We need to start curbing greenhouse gases right now, and it’s looking increasingly clear that economics is the only way to do it. The only responsible option is to instate a carbon tax to make emissions not an externality but a true cost for polluters.
Last spring, the Whitman men’s basketball team graduated one of the school’s highest all-time scorers in Brandon Shaw, a pair of layers who would go on to sign professional contracts in JP Alvarez and David Michaels, and versatile wing D.J. Wright. In spite of its losses, this year’s team expects to improve upon its 2011-2012 season and second place Northwest Conference finish.
Preliminary hearings for the city of Walla Walla’s 2013 budget have placed Pioneer Park’s Aviary in peril. In the face of a budget shortfall due to low tax revenues, city officials say that the aviary may have to go unless volunteers can obtain sufficient funding from private sources.
Like many of its peer institutions, Whitman doesn’t hesitate to emphasize its commitment to diversity. Diversity is currently the focus of Whitman’s application supplement writing prompt, and the word pervades much of the college’s advertising literature. And according to the Whitman website, the Whitman experience “involves deep and lasting learning in an academic community comprised of people with varied experiences and global perspectives.”
Yet for many students, that ideal hasn’t yet been realized on campus.
Whitman�s Green Leaders, a group of students on a quest to decrease the Whitman community�s carbon footprint, hosted am environmentally friendly fun run on Saturday, April 21 in honor of Earth Day.
Whitman golf simultaneous reached its peak and valley this past weekend as the women's golf team took home the Northwest Conference Championship while the men found themselves in a disappointing sixth place finish.
Want to have some celebrations and fun without leaving campus on Cinco de Mayo next Saturday? Try these fun ideas:
- Wear a sombrero to class the day before. Nothing says appropriate respect on...
Varsity Nordic is one of the most beloved organizations on campus, even though they have often been shrouded in controversy. Many have theorized that the change from the name "Theater Sports" to "Varsity...
The month leading up to Earth Day brought new ways of being green to campus as Campus Climate Challenge unveiled two new “share” programs: a pilot bike share program and a Reid Campus Center mug share. Both projects aim to bring students resources not currently at Whitman.
