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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Knowledge is Power is Freedom

Sayda Morales February 15, 2013
I went to high school with Gossip Girl, and as the series suggests, she also made my life quite difficult. Nestled comfortably in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, the Nightingale-Bamford School, costing almost as much as a Whitman education, loomed over me five days a week for four years.
New Service Trips Aim to Educate, Restore

New Service Trips Aim to Educate, Restore

Keenan Hilton February 14, 2013
This March, Whitman students will be able to go on new Spring Break service trips to Portland and Northern California. The selection of new trips reflects an upward trend in students looking for co-curricular experiences to compliment their formal education. The two new spring trips will give students the opportunity to apply and enlarge their understanding of education and environmental conservation work in diverse communities.
Things to Do in Walla Walla On Valentines Day If Youre Single And Dont Want to Be Bitter

Things to Do in Walla Walla On Valentine’s Day If You’re Single And Don’t Want to Be Bitter

Clara Bartlett February 14, 2013

First off, let's clarify: This article (which, admittedly, was planned to come out on Valentine's Day) in no way presupposes a connection between being single and being miserable. In fact, more than likely,...

Local Addiction Recovery Community Uses Peer-Based Approach

Local Addiction Recovery Community Uses Peer-Based Approach

Maegan Nelson February 7, 2013
The Trilogy recovery community is a nonprofit dedicated to helping youth and families who are struggling with drug addiction. Under the guidance of executive director Kathy Ketcham, volunteers at Trilogy use a peer-based approach to address alcohol and drug problems in the community.
Salvation Army Food Bank Expansion

Salvation Army Food Bank Expansion

Jacqueline Rees-Mikula February 7, 2013
Walla Walla’s Salvation Army plans to expand its food bank, open a kitchen, and offer cooking classes.

”˜Tis the Season: Holiday Philanthropy at Whitman

Jacqueline Rees-Mikula December 19, 2012
This year, Whitties are particularly active in spreading the Holiday Spirit.
Whitman Teaches the Movement

Whitman Teaches the Movement

Maegan Nelson November 29, 2012
Whitman Teaches the Movement, a community service project started last year, sends Whitman students into local Walla Walla public school classrooms to teach about civil rights. This year, students will be teaching between Jan. 22 and Feb. 2, and training for the program occurred this week.

Make-A-Difference Day Brings Together Students, Groups, Communities

Lachlan Johnson October 31, 2012
On the morning of Saturday, Oct. 27, over 130 Whitman students, faculty and staff assembled in the Reid Ballroom to kick off 2012’s Make-A-Difference Day.
Illustration: Alex Bailey

Community service trip interns initiate new forms of individual fundraising

Karah Kemmerly March 1, 2012
Instead of relaxing at home or vacationing somewhere tropical during break, approximately 50 Whitman students will be spending a week focusing on social issues and service. As these trips become more popular, service trip interns are focusing on organizing more effective trip fundraisers.

Curt Bowen ’08 speaks about Semilla Nueva, non-profit work

Dylan Tull December 8, 2011
Two Whitman alumni, Curt Bowen and Joseph Bornstein, graduated Whitman in 2008, and in three short years built from the ground up a successful non-profit organization based in Guatemala called Semilla Nueva.
Credit: Marin Axtell

Fine Arts House hosts Valentines charity event

McCaulay Singer-Milnes February 10, 2011

Whitman students gathered in the Book Arts room Wednesday, Feb. 2 to turn glitter, paper hearts and creative sayings into charity. For the past four years the students living in the Fine Arts House...

Danielle Orchard and puppy Charmin play at a booth for the Blue Mountain Humane Society at the Whitman Spring Volunteer Fair 2011. Volunteers are always needed and new applicants are welcome at any time of year. Credit: Marin Axtell

Volunteer fair connects students to mid-year community service

Alyssa Goard January 27, 2011
Finding yourself with more free time this semester? The Volunteer Fair connects Whitman students with local organizations looking for volunteers.
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