Tons of flags from all over the world were strewn around Reid Ballroom to help set the stage for Whitman’s International Night. On April 14, international students gathered for the evening to help...
Arham Khan, I fly for 42 hours every summer
• March 7, 2024
In a groundbreaking move that has left the Whitman community buzzing, a group of international students has taken a bold step to address a common yet often overlooked issue: jet lag. The newly formed...
Tenzin Uden, Campus Life Reporter
• April 27, 2023
Have you ever not seen President Bolton at any campus event? Whitman's newest president has quickly gained a reputation for seemingly being everywhere on campus at once, whether it be at a Harper Joy show...
Tenzin Uden, Campus Life Reporter
• April 20, 2023
On April 11, the 25th annual Whitman Undergraduate Conference (WUC) took over campus with demonstrations of student research projects in their respective fields of interest.
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Every year, students get the opportunity to be educators at the Power & Privilege Symposium (P&P). They get to tell their stories: what they’ve learned, what they’ve experienced and what these...
Tasha Hall, Campus Life Reporter
• February 16, 2023
The Whitman Outdoor Program (OP) has been making strides in improving accessibility to off-campus outdoor experiences by offering international students discounted, independent opportunities. These international...
Sophomore Diana Issa takes pride in the elements of the Freedom Zine that her home country of Belarus inspired: its red and white cover and its bold typeface. These, however, are the same qualities...
Beginning in the middle of June 2022, Pakistan experienced abnormally heavy rainfall, which continued through the rest of the summer. By late August, Pakistan declared a national emergency. The flooding...
On Sept. 15, Whitman students caught a glimpse of some Chinese cultural traditions at Mid-Autumn Festival. In the Reid Campus Center Ballroom, China@Whitman hosted a celebration where students were treated...
On Saturday, April 16, the Whitman African Student Association (WASA) hosted Taste of Africa, a fun-filled night of music, food and performances. The event featured a poetry reading, music from different...
The war in Ukraine may be thousands of miles away, but the distance does not preclude the Whitman and Walla Walla communities from feeling its effects. First-year Basil Shevtsov has personal ties to Ukraine....
*Editor's Note – 3/10/25: This article has been updated to replace the name of an interviewee with a pseudonym due to safety concerns related to their status in Belarus. The change was made in response...
