As a small liberal arts college, Whitman prides itself on bringing together diverse backgrounds and perspectives. For religious students at Whitman, its secular nature is both a benefit and drawback. It...
Passover, a major Jewish holiday that celebrates the Israelites' escape from slavery in Egypt, took place this year from April 5 through 13. For many Whitman students, this holiday is a time of community...
In the face of COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders, faith communities at Whitman College and around the world have had to adapt their worship.
For the Abrahamic faiths, important holidays occur in April....
Maybe you shouldn’t be true to who you are. When someone says you’re wonderful the way you are or to never change, it sounds uplifting. It’s a confirmation that someone finds us valuable, that we’re...
Lauren Lewis tried to show me the bell atop their admin/philosophy/history building. It is tradition, I gleaned, for seniors to sign the bell, or the bell-access room (or something).
Last Wednesday evening a group of about a dozen individuals gathered on the top floor of the GAC to share a loaf of banana bread and discuss the afterlife. The discussion was the first meeting of a new...
On a campus where we too often misplace our faith in meaninglessness - at the expense of our community, education and well-being - we must seek to reclaim the burden of trust amongst our peers.
