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Rosemary Hanson
April 24, 2014
@Downtonhaveme137 Looking for: Small estate in the country, quaint but not shabby. Decent staff, French cook a must. Gender: "Gentry," dear. Landed. Title: Duchess. Income: One does not discuss money. It is frightfully vulgar. Occupation: One does not "do," but has done f...
More Accurate Christmas Carols
Rosemary Hanson
December 12, 2013
O Christmas Tree: O finals week O finals week Why study when there's Xbox? O finals week O finals week Why study when there's Xbox? Halo's great, though violent be And have you played Assassin's Creed? O finals week O finals week Why study when there's Xbox? ...
Who Stole My Seasonal Pies?: Part II
Rosemary Hanson
December 5, 2013
Winter nights in Walla Walla are long. Weary people sulk through the shadows, coming from nowhere in particular, going nowhere worth mentioning. I've worked some long nights as a campus student security officer, and winter nights are the longest. The air is full of tension, the people one thread from snapping. It wa...
Give Hoot about Oxford Comma
Rosemary Hanson
November 21, 2013
Lists. They are very important in our day-to-day lives. We use them at work, at school, and even in text-messages. Yet there has been a shocking development when it comes to lists at Whitman College in the classroom, written publications, and public discourse. It is the lack of the serial, Harvard,...
Ode to That Girl Who Jogs Past My House Every Day (A Sonnet)
Rosemary Hanson
November 21, 2013
Rosy-fingered dawn is not yet up And paper-ridden, I am not yet down Yet ‘ere the Starbucks sells its opening cup You are awake and jogging through the town Each day in hot-pink track pants you endure As winter gods are practicing their might If Sisyphus were still alive,...
Students Just Want Snacks!
Rosemary Hanson
November 14, 2013
Recent polls by the Huffington Post have revealed a shocking fact: Despite commonly held beliefs about college students, the amount of snacks students consume is far less than it was 30 years ago. Similar polls on Whitman's campus confirmed this surprising decline. Though theories are abound, we decided to ask studen...
Stand Up for Justice, Sit Down When Tired!
Rosemary Hanson
November 7, 2013
While the rest of The Backpage writers are on strike, I've decided to conduct a one-woman sit-in to present the administration with the visible face of our struggle. I will not leave the Pio office –– even to go to class –– until this travesty of unequal pay is remedied. Day 1 Got pretty b...
Haunting on Issacs Avenue
Rosemary Hanson
October 31, 2013
Though North Hall has long been rumored to be the most haunted place on campus, recent reports coming out of Jewett Hall may challenge that claim. First-year roommates Alan Bazonrkinson and Bruce Stevens of 2-west report a number of disturbing occurrences. "We keep hearing voices at all hours of the...
Self-Guided Spirit Animal Quest
Rosemary Hanson
October 3, 2013
Recommended: Have a friend read this out loud while you meditate. Close your eyes. Breathe. Try to breathe slowly –– fill you lungs with light, cool air and then let it go. But don't worry too much about the rhythm or speed. Just breathe as you have always done. Relax. Let the tension flow out of you –– ...
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