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Shrinkflation: Corporate Greed at its Worst

Nohraine Rose Gaddi, Opinion Columnist • October 31, 2024

Corporate greed has taken over once again. In the age of overconsumption and excessive lifestyles, companies have devised a devious scheme to extract more money from their consumers: selling more air than...

Whitman Raises Rent for Off Campus Housing

Sebastian Squire, News Editor • February 1, 2024

Whitman College is planning a roughly $150 rent increase to college-owned off-campus housing at the beginning of the next academic year, according to Jeff Hamrick, the College’s Vice President for...

Washington State minimum wage increases

Sebastian Squire, News Editor • February 2, 2023

The minimum wage for Washington State increased by $1.25 on Jan. 1, 2023, due to an annual adjustment. The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced the change on Sept. 30, 2022, citing...

The state of inflation in our nation

Charlotte Wilken, News Reporter • November 3, 2022

While inflation has always been a pressing issue in the minds of the American people, the possibility that it might lower tax rates for some in 2023 has made it more relevant to some populations. Inflation...

Whitman Sets Lowest Tuition Increase in a Decade

Emily Lin-Jones • April 11, 2013

Whitman recently sent out letters to parents, announcing that tuition is set for $43,150 for the 2013-2014 academic year. This marks an increase of 3.25 percent, the lowest increase in the past decade, down from last year's increase of 4 percent.

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