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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
Whitman news since 1896

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Whitman news since 1896

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Walla Walla’s Christian Aid Center offers hope

Alethea Buchal November 3, 2009

The Christian Aid Center, serving food to low-income and homeless people in the Walla Walla area, is just like a school cafeteria: serving the same plastic trays with the little squares for milk boxes...

Windows 7’s claim to fame: better than Vista

Blair Hanley Frank November 3, 2009
Window's 7 doesn't have much going for it, but hey, at least it's better than Vista.

Homeless people remain invisible

Gary Wang November 2, 2009

When was the last time you saw a homeless person?   On TV? Do they even exist in this day and age?   Well, not in America, the land of the free and soon-to-be-rich, right? I personally have seen homeless...

Less is more: the professor-student dating policy

joeykern November 2, 2009

Professor-student relationships, like any other relationships, are the source of endless gossip and rumor, with some stories proving more innovative and unusual than others but all maintaining the allure...

Chinese education instills professor phobia

Rensi Ke November 1, 2009

I have  been considered a "good" student since kindergarten.  I'm active in class, conscientious after class. I  excel in quizzes  and exams; I  stand out in activities and contests. But I  get nervous...

Credit: Sloane

Future of publishing materializes online

Blair Hanley Frank October 29, 2009
In 2005, author J.C. Hutchins was at an impasse. “I started looking for an agent in 2005, and that went nowhere," he said in an interview with me regarding “7th Son," his trilogy of novels. His original 1300-page manuscript was turned down by every agent he met. With the advent of the Web, authors like Hutchins have many options when it comes to getting their content out to potential readers. For Hutchins, his rejections changed his perspective on getting “7th Son" out to the masses.

Whitman students: Don’t overlook R-71, I-1033

October 29, 2009

The upcoming Nov. 3 election isn't a sexy presidential race, but Whitman students should still take it seriously. Two issues in particular dominate the Washington state ballot: the way we see it, R-71,...

Credit: Johnson

Transitioning from Shantou’s bubble to Whitman’s

Rensi Ke October 29, 2009
Waking up from an eight-hour siesta, glancing at the clock in the dark and recalling with remorse how many assignment deadlines I had missed because of this extended nap—the result of working overnight on a midterm paper—I suddenly got a sense of Whitman's bubble. My personal Whitman bubble is currently filled with Bronislaw Malinowski's psychological functionalism, Sandra Gilbert's ekphrastic poetry and my slow process of adjusting to that bubble. That's right: my goal is to immerse myself in the bubble that many Whitman students try to break through. While the content within individual bubbles varies, our communal Whitman bubble remains the product of what Whitman proudly claims—its traditional liberal arts education.

Controversy over carbon offsets misguided

Lisa Curtis October 29, 2009

When I told a professor that I'm working on a project to install energy efficient compact florescent light bulbs (CFL) in low-income areas in Walla Walla, he became excited. Then I told him that I'm writing...

Credit: Douglas

Denied interracial marriage reinforces racism’s prevalence

jamessledd October 29, 2009
Earlier this month, Beth Humphrey (who happens to be white) and her boyfriend, Terence McKay (who happens to be black), went to a Louisiana justice of the peace seeking a marriage license. The judge's answer? He does not perform inter-racial marriages. The story made headlines worldwide. According to London's Guardian, justice of the peace Keith Bardwell, who is white, claimed that “he is not a racist." Rather, Bardwell said, he does not “do interracial marriages because [he doesn't] want to put children in a situation they didn't bring on themselves. I feel the children will later suffer."

Liberals would benefit from understanding paleoconservatives

Alex Potter October 29, 2009

Wall the border. Abolish the income tax. Withdraw from Iraq, Afghanistan and, while we're at it, the UN and NATO, too. Abolish NAFTA to protect American jobs. Who believes in these kinds of things? The...

College hook-ups defined: “Thinging”

joeykern October 29, 2009

"So are you guys dating or do you just hook-up a lot?" My friend squirmed over the question. "Well, we're not really dating or anything but it's not just random hookups either, I'd say we're . . . thinging?" Ah....

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