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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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‘On the future of the Bolivarian Revolution’

Jesus Vasquez February 26, 2009

Recently, 11 out of 17 million eligible voters flocked to the polls in Venezuela, in what international observers have called 'free and fair' elections. The vote that occurred most recently was a great...

Morning classes fail to facilitate learning

February 26, 2009

Early morning classes fail to help Whitman students get the education we are paying for. The lifestyle dictated to students by the college atmosphere is such that it is impossible to get a necessary amount...

The Dragon and The Eagle

Jesus Vasquez February 19, 2009

"Will China's economy continue to grow fast and steadily? Yes, it will." Thus spake Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao recently at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In general, Chinese authorities...

Think Whitman is just a college? Think again.

Spencer Janyk February 19, 2009

Whitman students get much more than they bargain for when they pay the $40k+/year for tuition. Many of us get our education heavily (or entirely) subsidized.   I do.   But even if we're not the ones...

GLBTQ target of crimes

Pedro Galvao February 19, 2009

Over the last year, 36 people were murdered because of their perceived sexuality or their gender identity. In a country that prides itself on its adherence to the principles of tolerance and human rights,...

Musings from abroad: Foreigners find American music

Connor Guy February 19, 2009

After living in France for almost a month, what strikes me most about the culture here is that it's conscious of its own, limited place in the world. In America, we usually think of ourselves as kind of...

Decrease minimum wage to save economy

Bryant Fong February 19, 2009

With the recent minimum wage increase many students around campus are happy to receive a paycheck that might be a little larger than last year's, considering they work roughly the same amount of hours. However,...

Newspaper crisis threatens freedom of press

Russ Caditz-Peck February 19, 2009

America's "Founding Fathers" seemed to think "freedom of the press" was pretty important. In fact, the First Amendment establishes the press as a central institution within democracy. But thanks to the...

Logophilia saps new creativity and dilutes identity

Logophilia saps new creativity and dilutes identity

William Lawrence February 19, 2009

  Walking about campus, a Whittie encounters a wide variety of attire on his or her fellow students. Kids who seem to wear the same t-shirt every day, girls who have a different dress for every day...

Mascot needs to find new face

February 19, 2009

For the entire history of Whitman College, the student body, faculty and staff have been represented by our mascot, the Missionaries. Perhaps it is time to reevaluate this representation. We understand...

A call for transparency

February 12, 2009

Whitman students live in a world of deliberate complacency, but this does not mean we are unaware of the world around us. The economy has the same effect on our lives, and especially our parents' lives,...

Sweet Sasha and marvelous Malia: Lay off the Obama girls

Lisa Curtis and Alex Kerr February 12, 2009

Ben and Jerry's has just debuted a new ice cream flavor "Yes Pecan," Chrysler is using an Obama-inspired voice in car commercials in Australia and Pepsi's billion dollar re-branding project is looking...

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