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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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‘Non-Shock Jocks’ talk: March Madness

Brian Woods and Eli Asch April 3, 2008

ASCH: I think we both agree, Woods, that for sports fans, it's not Christmas but instead March that is the most wonderful time of the year.   Now I know you went on a big road trip, but I had a pretty...

Whitman skier, swimmer qualify for national championships

Elise Otto March 6, 2008

This week sophomore Devon Spika will compete in the Nordic Skiing NCAA National Championship in Bozeman, Mont.   She was one of two Whitman students to qualify in their sports, along with senior Erin...

‘Non Shock-Jocks’ talk: A whole lotta basketball

Brian Woods and Eli Asch March 6, 2008

ASCH: Despite the fact that the barrelful of fun that is the NHL regular season is approaching its home stretch, we're going to completely ignore it and talk about basketball this week: we're gonna talk...

Young women’s basketball team ends ‘pretty good’ season

Alice MacLean March 6, 2008

In the strong Northwest Conference, every night is a dogfight. The Whitman women's basketball team came out battling from the very beginning, against their initial ranking as seventh place as much as against...

Women’s tennis team starts season with two home wins

Alice MacLean February 28, 2008

The women's tennis team this season serves up energy with each ball. The young but talented squad started out a season with great potential by beating George Fox and Pacific at home in their first conference...

Bonding on road trips

Mike Rathwell February 28, 2008

For the last two weekends, Whitman baseball has been on the road, first in Los Angeles and more recently in McMinnville. Road trips bring teams together.   Despite all of the practices and games, teams...

‘Non-shock jocks’ talk: College hoops

Brian Woods and Eli Asch February 28, 2008

WOODS: Last week was NBA basketball, so this week we'll take it down a notch and talk some college hoops.   There's a lot to talk about but let's keep it focused on the PAC-10 for now, since that's a...

‘Non-Shock Jocks’ talk: Scandal

Brian Woods and Eli Asch February 21, 2008

ASCH: It is a slow time of year for the mainstream sports fan.   In this post-Super Bowl hangover period college basketball's conference tournaments haven't started, the NBA and NHL are in the boring...

Men’s tennis team seeks ‘nutty’ new mascot to represent Whitman

Elise Otto February 21, 2008

The Men's tennis team's sweatshirts are, at a glance, no different from any other athletic apparel on campus, except that there is a small squirrel wearing boxing gloves embroidered into the hood.   The...

Whitman’s number one fan: Steve Rubin

Elsbeth Otto February 21, 2008

There was a timeout on the floor.   Before two notes of the Soulja Boy song were out, he was up: dancing, jumping, hips swiveling, arms waving. This is Steve Rubin.   Or more generally known as The...

Nordic ski team faces tough competition

Alice MacLean February 20, 2008

The Whitman Nordic ski team is used to running with the big dogs. Since they changed divisions in the 2002-'03 ski season, the ski team has been the only Division III school in the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate...

‘Non-Shock Jocks’ Talk: NBA

Brian Woods and Eli Asch February 14, 2008

WOODS: With the NFL season officially behind us and pitchers and catchers not set to report until Feb.. 14 (Editor's note: Woods wrote "February xx" there, knowing Eli would fill the date in), the...

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