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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 9
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Tablets will soon surpass personal computers

Blair Hanley Frank May 3, 2012
Not everybody needs the latest and greatest in computing anymore. Soon, having a portable tablet with long battery life will be more important than having a computer that can work harder than anything else on the market.
Graphic by Huang

ASWC has beef with meat dress, rejects appeal

caitlinhardee December 8, 2011
Junior Clare Spatola-Knoll's request for ASWC funding to recreate Lady Gaga's infamous meat dress was denied and her appeal was defeated in a 15-3 vote, but not without extensive debate.
Credit: Marie von Hafften

Whitman students to ‘Teach the Movement’ in Walla Walla

Molly Johanson December 8, 2011
Whitman Teaches the Movement, is born out of a partnership with the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Walla Walla Public School district in response to a study conducted by the center. Whitman students will teach civil rights subjects to students in local elementary, middle and high schools.

Curt Bowen ’08 speaks about Semilla Nueva, non-profit work

Dylan Tull December 8, 2011
Two Whitman alumni, Curt Bowen and Joseph Bornstein, graduated Whitman in 2008, and in three short years built from the ground up a successful non-profit organization based in Guatemala called Semilla Nueva.
Illustration: Julie Peterson

Whitman bookstore sacks plastic, adopts bagless policy

Rose Woodbury December 8, 2011
Last Thursday, November 29th, the bookstore formalized a policy it had been casually subscribing to for a while—it will no longer offer customers plastic bags unless they ask for them.
Credit: Caitlin Bergman

Whitman Christian Fellowship plans for cultural exchange in China

Sam Chapman December 8, 2011
Next summer, members of the Whitman Christian Fellowship will find themselves about as far from campus as a group could be. For six weeks, members will participate in a cultural exchange mission in China, coordinated by the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, a nationwide evangelical organization that works to establish religious communities on higher-education campuses.

10 facts about Whitman’s MUN

Shelly Le December 8, 2011
10 fun and interesting facts about Whitman's Model United Nation's club.

KWCW Show of the Week

The Editors December 8, 2011
DJ Kibbles and DJ Bit explore and uncover the tastiest hip-hop/electronic beats the world has to offer.

Style spotlight: Rachel Rice ’14

cade beck December 8, 2011
The Pioneer searches out Whitties who bring an extra splash of sartorial daring to the campus. This week's Style Spotlight: sophomore Rachel Rice.

What’s the price of unpaid student internships?

Alyssa Fairbanks December 8, 2011
Students discuss the pros and cons of unpaid summer internships
Illustration: Kelly Douglas

Political Cartoon

kellydouglas December 8, 2011
A weekly editorial cartoon by Kelly Douglas.
Credit: Ethan Parrish

Profile: Who’s that dancing man?

maddybell December 8, 2011
His name is Stephen Rubin and his affiliation with Whitman College began as one of the faculty. Rubin was hired on as a professor in Whitman's Psychology Department in 1971...
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