Hot Takes: Bon-App dishes and Devin the Dude
Andrew Schwartz, Radio Editor
April 26, 2018
Filed under OPINION
Hot Take: Anyone who thinks they’re woke is a hypocrite if they leave their Bon-App dishes lying around campus on the garbage cans and stuff. It’s a tacky and thoughtless thing to do — take your dishes back to the dining hall. Hot Take: You might consider listening to Devin the Dude more. Whitman...
The Problem with the White Moderate Allyship
Jordon Crawford, Columnust
April 26, 2018
Filed under OPINION
“Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.” -Martin Luther King Jr. In light of recent events such as the #boycottStarbucks and other cases of racial discrimination, I could not help but turn my attention to the topic of allyship and, in particular, the allyship ...
#trending Social Justice
Peggy Li, Opinion Editor
April 26, 2018
Filed under OPINION
Students at Whitman care a great deal about social justice issues that primarily do not affect them. In contrast to communities of color from underprivileged backgrounds, students at Whitman are (at least for now) primarily white and privileged. So when these students speak on behalf of/about the injustices...
Signalling Through Stickers
Peggy Li, Opinion Editor
April 19, 2018
Filed under OPINION
Sitting in a classroom, I can almost guarantee that at least one person there will have some brightly emblazoned logo on their water bottle, computer or backpack, maybe with the words ‘Patagonia,’ ‘Bernie Sanders’ or ‘Green Dot.’ Some people you know will even have hundreds of stickers pile...
Op-Ed: Whitman’s Commitment to the Community
April 19, 2018
Filed under Letter to the Editor, OPINION
The disparity in demographics between students at Whitman College and those living in Walla Walla is striking. Whitman’s most recent Fall 2017 Class is comprised of just 9 percent self-identifying Hispanic/Latinos and 64 percent self-identifying White/Caucasian students. Meanwhile, 38 percent of Wal...
Absence of Asians in Media
Rina Cakrani, Columnist
April 19, 2018
Filed under OPINION
Asian Americans are one of the minorities with the least representation in American media. This minority group continues to struggle for equal opportunity and representation in key media roles while constantly trying to denounce any character played by a white person that should be played by an Asian ac...
Op-Ed: ‘Culture of Silence:’ What the WWU Administration Will Not Address
Jake Sloop, WWU Sophomore
April 12, 2018
Filed under OPINION
These past few weeks at Walla Walla University have been rocky, to say the least. Therefore, in this week’s Swap Issue, I hope to address some of the questions many Whitties have asked me about the blackface social media post at WWU and the discussion it has sparked. I think that this issue is intrinsical...
Op-ed: Outreach
April 12, 2018
Filed under Letter to the Editor, OPINION
Two weeks ago, I came back from the Utah Canyonlands in the southern deserts of Utah, with a group of 10 other people on a hiking trip that lasted one week. We lugged 50 lb. backpacks, climbed and descended canyons and navigated off-trail with our eyes, maps and persistence. This is new for me; I...
Op-ed: What is Your Purpose for Being Here at Whitman?
April 12, 2018
Filed under OPINION
What is your purpose for being here at Whitman? I ask because I am starting to question my reason for being here and I need some people to talk to. Like many privileged students here, I come from a wealthy family that encouraged me to go to college, or assumed that I would go to college, and I did so. I...
Hot Take: Sauna Locks
Andrew Schwartz, Radio Show Editor
April 12, 2018
Filed under OPINION
The best part of Whitman College has always been that I can sauna whenever I want. Saunas have phenomenal vibes and facilitate very pleasant conversation. On a few occasions, I and people I know have been weirdly accosted by security when trying to bring friends non-male friends to the male locker room...
Op-ed: Recommitting to Whitman’s Academic Freedom
April 10, 2018
Filed under Letter to the Editor, OPINION
Consider Bret Weinstein. He was a biology professor at Evergreen College who sent an email on March 15, 2017 criticizing the new “Day of Absence.” In the past, one day each year students of color at Evergreen would choose to not show up to campus. But, in 2017, organizers of the event asked white memb...
Op-Ed: “No Bathroom Breaks” Policy is Discriminatory
Anna Middleton, Senior
April 9, 2018
Filed under OPINION
Over the past semester, I have heard from several friends that professors in different departments across campus don’t allow students to excuse themselves to use the restroom during class. Some announce this policy during the first week of class, while others confront students who use the restroom ab...
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