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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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The Year of Abundant Anniversaries

Adam Heymann September 19, 2013
40 years ago, The Beatles topped the charts with Please Please Me and sparked a musical revolution. Now in 2013, music celebrates a multitude of anniversaries.
Candlelight Vigil in Memory of Sept. 11 Attacks

Candlelight Vigil in Memory of Sept. 11 Attacks

Caitlin Bergman September 11, 2013
A small group of Whitman community members met on the south steps of Memorial to honor of the victims and families of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. The event, which was hosted by the Muslim Student Associate began the vigil singing a verse of John Lennon's "Imagine." After, students discussed their memories of the day and the subsequent days after. Many students indicated that though years pass and vivid memories of the day fade, annual vigils allow them to mourn and reflect on the day.
Whitties Give a Spit to National Bone Marrow Registry

Whitties ‘Give a Spit’ to National Bone Marrow Registry

Jacqueline Rees-Mikula January 21, 2013
Last Monday, Jan. 21, Whitman students volunteered to donate to patients in need through the National Marrow Donor Program.

Sexcetera Quickies #1

Spencer Wharton January 20, 2013
From time to time, I get questions in my box that I can't fit into a whole weekly column, but deserve an answer anyway. Over the course of winter break, I thought I'd blow through some of these. Enjoy!

Radical Subtlety and Smartphone Ads

Spencer Wharton December 7, 2012

I was yelling at the TV for a lot of election night. I was at the Pio's election night liveblog headquarters (read: Managing Editor Libby Arnosti's house), watching a live feed of election coverage, as...

Ray Suarez speaks on elections to full house

Emily Lin-Jones October 23, 2012

Latecomers were turned away from the doors of Maxey Hall on Oct. 23, when PBS NewsHour correspondent Ray Suarez addressed a packed house about his take on current electoral issues. The talk was the second...

Whitman faculty teach, parent college-aged young adults

Audrey Davis October 19, 2012

Beginning at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, Family Weekend will commence, uniting Whitman students with their parents for the next three days. Many Whitman staff members can relate to the visiting parents, as...

Students flock to Canadian Thanksgiving

Caitlin Bergman October 17, 2012

Monday, Oct. 15 marked the annual Canadian Thanksgiving at Prentiss Dining Hall. To celebrate the beginning of the holiday season, eager students began to gather outside of Prentiss a half hour before...

We Can Work It Out: Talking About Sex

Spencer Wharton October 11, 2012

I want to talk to my boyfriend about sex, but I think he is a lot less comfortable talking about it than I am. We've been dating for a while (and are sexually active), but I don't know how to have the...

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