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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
Whitman news since 1896

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Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Visiting Writer Matt Bondurant Offers Advice, Sheds Light on Hollywood

Mallory Martin November 15, 2012
In the latest edition of the Visiting Writers Reading Series, novelist Matt Bondurant spoke about his writing process and his experience having his novel "The Wettest Country in the World" adapted to the big screen.

Senior art majors reveal thesis projects with metropolitan inspiration

Clara Bartlett April 19, 2012
For Whitman's visual art majors, a thesis is not made of paragraphs and footnotes, but of charcoal and pigment. The "Visual Art Majors Senior Thesis Exhibition" opens tomorrow, April 20 in Sheehan Gallery. This opening is the culmination of months of creativity and long hours spent working in Fouts Center for Visual Arts, where each senior visual art major has a studio.
U-B Letters to the Editor spur conversation on climate change

U-B Letters to the Editor spur conversation on climate change

Emily Lin-Jones April 19, 2012
Over the past few months, several Whitman students and Walla Walla residents have opened discussion on the portrayal of science in local media and local attitudes toward the issue of climate change.

GlobeMed Thailand trip raises international unaccompanied student travel questions

Rachel Alexander April 19, 2012
This summer, three Whitman students will travel to Thailand to work on a women’s health project. As members of GlobeMed, they have partnered with a group called the Burmese Women’s Union, which strives to empower Burmese refugees living in Thailand.

Stephanie Coontz brings history back to sociology

Shelly Le April 19, 2012
Whitman students, faculty and locals interested in feminist history had the opportunity on Tuesday, April 17 to meet family historian Stephanie Coontz. Coontz delivered an hour-long lecture in Olin Hall on the misconception of gender roles and the family unit of the 1960s.
Endowment fosters diverse initiatives

Endowment fosters diverse initiatives

Molly Emmett April 19, 2012
The cost of a Whitman education is high. That fact is indisputable. However, without Whitman's approximately $400 million endowment, tuition would cost about 30 percent more.

Senior music majors prepare for recitals

Alex Hagen April 19, 2012
For Whitman’s senior music majors, the end of the year brings senior recitals—their last chance to perform for the Whitman community and watch their peers show off what they can do. Beginning Sunday, April 15 at 3:00 p.m., the seniors’ performances reflect not only their current talents and skills, but also their growth and progress from the beginning of their music studies at Whitman.

Numbers in the news

Shelly Le April 19, 2012
Numbers in the news is a weekly feature highlighting numbers and statistics of interest to college students.

Thriving Whitman pool culture offers splashy opportunities

Kyle Howe April 19, 2012
Whitman's sparkling blue Baker-Ferguson pool is an incredibly versatile body of water that provides students, staff and community members with a variety of opportunities to get involved in water-based activities on campus.

Re-Bar Mitzvah’d: Do you love this shit?

Backpage Team April 19, 2012

In Drake's new music video for HYFR, he gets "re-bar mitzvah'd as a re-commitment to the Jewish religion." Now that he is of legal age and loaded, he can have a real rager, as opposed to the relatively...

Comic: Erika Zinser

Comic

Erika Zinzer April 19, 2012

W Club gives athletes moral, financial support

Sarah Debs April 19, 2012
The Whitman W Club is an athletic booster club composed of alumni, friends of the college and parents who want to support excellent student-athletes and competitive varsity athletics.
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