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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Tuition Raise, Renovations, Student Representation Discussed at Latest Trustee Meeting

Rachel Alexander February 14, 2013
Whitman's Board of Trustees approved the college's proposed budget during their meeting last week, as well as plans for renovating Baker Faculty Center, Memorial and the outdoor tennis courts.
Life after Whitman Athletics

Life after Whitman Athletics

Kyle Howe February 14, 2013
All varsity athletes dedicate their lives to their respective sports at Whitman, working hard to balance academics and athletics. When these athletes graduate, they go in many different directions; some pursue careers, others turn their sights to graduate school. Regardless of what they do, the same work ethic that they perfected in college is with them after graduation.
New Service Trips Aim to Educate, Restore

New Service Trips Aim to Educate, Restore

Keenan Hilton February 14, 2013
This March, Whitman students will be able to go on new Spring Break service trips to Portland and Northern California. The selection of new trips reflects an upward trend in students looking for co-curricular experiences to compliment their formal education. The two new spring trips will give students the opportunity to apply and enlarge their understanding of education and environmental conservation work in diverse communities.

Soles4Souls Charitable Shoe Drive Comes to Whitman

Dylan Tull February 14, 2013
Do you have old shoes gathering dust in your closet that someone else could make use of? Senior Alyssa Roberg and alumnus Conor Holton-Burke '12 bet that you do, and in order to make productive use of all those worn shoes, they have contacted Soles4Souls to set up a chapter of the non-profit organization at Whitman. Soles4Souls is an organization that collects donated shoes and distributes them for crisis-relief and to support micro-enterprise in impoverished countries.

Shorter Work Week Would Mitigate Employment Woes

Daniel Merritt February 14, 2013
If we believe that everyone has a right to work and a right to education we need to create a job marketplace that gives people the chance to apply their degrees to a job that fits their skills. We need to channel the values of past labor leaders and fight for a basic right to work, sustainable living wages and a shorter work week and work day so more people can enjoy a fulfilling job that makes use of their skills and education.
Joel Ponce 16, Ziyi Vicky Su 16, and Ashley Ehlers 13 listen during the afterlife discussion.

Better Together Club Encourages Open Dialogue Between Religions

Maegan Nelson February 14, 2013

Last Wednesday evening a group of about a dozen individuals gathered on the top floor of the GAC to share a loaf of banana bread and discuss the afterlife. The discussion was the first meeting of a new...

Skier qualifies for Winter Olympics

Peter Clark February 14, 2013
While the Virgin Islands may not be known for producing Olympic skiers, one Whitman student is an exception to the trend. Junior Jazz Campbell, a member of the club ski team at Whitman, recently qualified to represent the Virgin Islands in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Investigation of Waitsburg Road Shooting Concludes, No Charges Filed

Emily Lin-Jones February 14, 2013
An investigation into last week's shooting incident on Lower Waitsburg Road has turned up evidence that the shots fired were not intended to hit or warn the students who heard them while running.

Uneven Libidos Require Cooperation to Resolve

Spencer Wharton February 14, 2013
Everyone has their own sexual needs. This might not be discussed as often as other parts of relationships, bu everyone has a libido that works at a different pace. It's critical to sit down with your partner if differences in libido start to cause problems in your relationship or sex life.
FIDLAR record review

FIDLAR record review

Kyle Seasly February 14, 2013

FIDLAR's eponymous debut album leads with the track "Cheap Beer," whose chorus echoes "I drink/ cheap beer/ so what/ [expletive] you,"  which sets the tone for the entire album. The song sounds like...

New Dual Sheehan Exhibit Features Artists Io Palmer and Cory W. Peeke

Emma Dahl February 14, 2013

The Sheehan Art Gallery in Olin Hall will replace the Student Art Salon with two new exhibits this month, one entitled "Parted Leisure/Labored Ways: The Work of Io Palmer" and the other "Image Attached:...

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