The Wilderness First Responder (WFR) training attracts a large number of Whitman students every year. The 80-hour course, offered by Whitman Medicine Institute of NOLS every January and March, takes students through class and hands-on learning in order to educate them about medical practice in the outdoor environment. This weekend, just under 30 students met at Reid for a three day WFR re-certification course.
The Pioneer searches out Whitties who bring an extra splash of sartorial daring to the campus. This week's Style Spotlight: the cast of The Vagina Monologues.
A graphic designer and comic illustrator with many diverse projects under his belt, Whitman senior and KWCW Art Director Sam Alden took a moment to chat with The Pioneer about his recent endeavors, artistic process and future plans.
Although Like a Little and Whitman Encounters can be endlessly entertaining when you're trying to procrastinate, the issues trying to be solved on the site, both personal and campus-wide, are greater than the sites themselves.
With the variety of internships and community-based courses that Whitman offers on a yearly basis, it is no surprise that both the student body and administration place a high value on education through experience. Courses like Semester in the West, History and Ethnobiology of the Silk Roads, and State of the State for Washington Latinos are celebrated for drawing students outside of the classroom, and, thanks to the recently trumpeted "Now is the Time" campaign, made public in November 2011, these types of programs face a bright future.
Blaming the poor, especially those on food stamps, for their poor food choices is to ignore the deep, underlying problems with an industrial system of food production. Personal choice is worthless if all options are unhealthy.
It's a scenario out of the worst, buried nightmares of humanity. Recent blockbuster 'The Grey' depicts an oil drilling team stranded in Alaska after a plane crash, who are stalked by a malicious pack of wolves. There's one problem with this thrilling scenario—it's utterly absurd.
Rihanna, the pop world's most prolific star, has released an astonishing six full-length albums over the past seven years. Her most recent one, Talk That Talk, is an uneven but cohesive collection of songs that center on love and sex, two topics that have been present throughout her discography.
Hello, fellow Whitman students. I just wanted to let you know that sometimes you say some weird things. To demonstrate this, I have written down some conversation snippets, word for word, that I have found...
