On Aug. 21, the Whitman Office of Communications sent out a Whitman Today email saying that Walla Walla County had detected its first probable case of monkeypox (MPV).
MPV—a member of the same virus...
President Sarah Bolton has begun her official tenure as Whitman’s 15th president. Bolton arrived in Walla Walla in the middle of July and assumed the mantle of presidency with the start of the fall...
This past summer, communities nationwide joined together to protest for both women’s rights and abortion rights following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 24. On Sept. 10, members...
In 2021, the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education released a national report including data on student participation in voting from Whitman College. According to the report, 78 percent of voters...
Carmel Stephan, Lost her funny, trying to get it back
• February 10, 2022
Wherever you spent your winter break, you might've made a connection (or reconnection) if you catch my drift. However, with the semester now in full swing, you’re no longer in the same state of desperation...
Sammy Fitts, Make Sure Not to Forget It
• February 10, 2022
Life sucks, that’s a fact. COVID-19, systematic oppression, income inequality, the other stuff. In these dark times, people look towards tiny beacons of light to provide comfort. These objects, like...
Dear Auntie Lee,
I came to Whitman assuming I wouldn't need a car since Walla Walla is smaller than my hometown, but now my eyes are open to all the benefits a car could provide me with. But I'm a (non-trust...
Conor Bartol, No I haven’t read Snow Crash, why do you ask?
• February 10, 2022
In the wake of the Omicron variant, Whitman College has prepared a plan to move classes online effective Feb. 14. However, Whitman, unlike other schools, has opted to move classes to the “Metaverse”,...
CONTENT WARNING: This article contains a detailed discussion of rape and sexual assault.
RESOURCES:
RAINN, 800-656-4673
Malia Lewis, Whitman’s Sexual Assault Victims Advocate (not a mandatory...
Carmel Stephan, Shit or get off the pot please.
• September 16, 2021
This summer, as you sat your bare ass down on the porcelain throne, it may have occurred to you that this level of comfort would soon cease to exist. You wouldn’t be pooping in your private residence...
Art pieces of all forms now make their temporary home in the gallery space and hallways of Fouts Center for Visual Arts. The eleventh Annual Winter Student Art Salon opened there on January 16 and will...
