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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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FACE Aims to Increase Campus Dialogue about Sexual Assault

FACE Aims to Increase Campus Dialogue about Sexual Assault

Karah Kemmerly March 6, 2013
FACE events like the recent sexual assault panel and Take Back the Night create a space for crucial dialogue about sexual assault and the campus culture surrounding it.

Students Volunteer to Spread Knowledge About Earned Income Tax Credit

Daniel Kim March 5, 2013
Whitman students are currently working together with the Walla Walla Asset Building Coalition on the earned income tax credit campaign, a project that works to educate the local families of Walla Walla the possible tax returns they are able to receive.

Whitman faculty teach, parent college-aged young adults

Audrey Davis October 19, 2012

Beginning at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, Family Weekend will commence, uniting Whitman students with their parents for the next three days. Many Whitman staff members can relate to the visiting parents, as...

ASWC to continue review of college chaperone policy

Maegan Nelson October 18, 2012
Students are looking to reevaluate the college's club sports chaperone policy this year, which provides guidelines and restrictions for club sports travel. Members of ASWC began reviewing and discussing possible changes last year, and hope to continue the process this year.

President Bridges talks goals, challenges in annual ‘State of the College’ address

Rachel Alexander October 18, 2012
President Bridges addressed staff, faculty and select students in a State of the College address given on Fri. Oct. 12. While the President has in the past given some form of an annual report to the college's staff and faculty, this is the first year that a formal State of the College address has been given to a group containing faculty, staff and students.
David Brooks lecture discusses elections, political climate through moral lens

David Brooks lecture discusses elections, political climate through moral lens

Lachlan Johnson October 18, 2012
Political commentator and writer David Brooks spoke to a large audience in Cordiner Hall on Monday, Oct. 15, addressing American political culture and the narrative surrounding the candidates in the 2012 presidential election.

Whitman Gun Club takes another shot

Evan Taylor October 18, 2012
Whitman’s Trap Shooting Club met for the first time this year Saturday, Oct. 13 at the Walla Walla Gun Club for a day of shooting. A group of about 15 students, male and female, drove out to the local shooting range, which is situated among fields on the outskirts of town close to the Walla Walla Airport.

Whitman to cover application fee for undocumented students

Rachel Alexander October 18, 2012
Last fall, Whitman became the first liberal arts school in the nation to issue a statement in support of undocumented students. This fall, the college is putting action behind its words by providing funding for undocumented Whitman students applying for deferral of deportation under the Department of Homeland Security’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Tennis competes at Fall Nationals

Tristan Gavin October 18, 2012
Last weekend, five Whitman tennis players flew out to Mobile, Ala., to participate in the USA/ITA National Championships. Whitman has had great success in the small-college division of the tournament over the years, and the players they sent last weekend were no exception.
Fermenting a future: Whitman student develops business, beverage

Fermenting a future: Whitman student develops business, beverage

Sam Adler October 18, 2012
“I had one sip of the ginger kombucha and I had a transcendent moment where I said to myself, 'Oh my god, I could do this,'” said senior Dave McGaughey. Read more about Amaku Cultures, his new kombucha business, inside.

‘Noises Off’ comes to Harper Joy

Mallory Martin October 18, 2012
"Noises Off," a farce by Michael Frayn, is the latest production to hit the Harper Joy stage.
Ignoring conservative ideas costly

Ignoring conservative ideas costly

Joey Gottlieb October 18, 2012
In light of David Brooks' recent talk at Whitman, it's worth considering the treatment of alternative political viewpoints on campus
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