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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
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Whitman Wire

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Whitman Wire

Letter to the Editor: Hillel-Shalom clarifies misunderstanding around Convocation speech controversy

The Editors November 13, 2014

Dear Whitman Community, We are writing because we believe there has been a misunderstanding with regard to the faculty address at convocation this year. Our concern about Professor Elyse Semerdjian's...

Hillel Builds Sukkah Despite School Restrictions, State Laws

Hillel Builds Sukkah Despite School Restrictions, State Laws

Lorah Steichen October 3, 2013
If you walked past the Amphitheatre last week, you might have been perplexed by the roofless tent set up there. Members from Hillel-Shalom, the Jewish student organization on campus, set up the structure, called a sukkah, on Sunday, Sept. 22, in celebration of the holiday of Sukkot.

Dachau liberator makes history come alive

amyhasson April 19, 2012
On Thursday, April 19, Whitman and Walla Walla community members will get the opportunity to hear from Dee Eberhart, a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Army 42nd Rainbow Division credited with liberating the infamous Nazi concentration camp at Dachau.
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