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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Search Committee Prepares to Pick Next President

Search Committee Prepares to Pick Next President

Ben Caldwell April 10, 2014
The search for Whitman's next president will be nationwide and exhaustive, and it will require hard work, expertise and months of dedicated service from those chosen to serve on the presidential search committee.

Presidents Past and Future

Emily Lin-Jones April 10, 2014

As the search for the next president of the college kicks into gear, we take an inside look at the legacy of past presidents and the process of hiring a new one.

Theatre, Encounters Partner to Bring Texts to Life

Theatre, Encounters Partner to Bring Texts to Life

Lachlan Johnson March 13, 2014
Performances of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet were held March 5th to 9th in Harper Joy Theatre (HJT) as part of the collaboration between Whitman’s Theatre Department and the Encounters faculty. This is the second year HJT has incorporated a performance of one of the texts in the Encounters syllabus.
What I Ate Abroad in Thailand: The Time I was Served Snake for Breakfast

What I Ate Abroad in Thailand: The Time I was Served Snake for Breakfast

Molly Johanson December 9, 2013
Humor Editor Molly Johanson shares her experiences eating grilled snake and authentic pad thai during her semester abroad in Thailand.
Converging Histories Festival to Bring Past into Focus

Converging Histories Festival to Bring Past into Focus

Serena Runyan November 7, 2013
Find out more about the Kirkman House Museum and their upcoming Festival of Converging Histories, an event that celebrates the Victorian past of Walla Walla.
Swim Team Season Preview

Swim Team Season Preview

Cole Anderson November 7, 2013
The swim team is looking to continue their record-breaking pace this season with an infusion of young talent to complement the accomplished returners.
Tutoring Program Links Whitman, Walla Walla Students

Tutoring Program Links Whitman, Walla Walla Students

Lorah Steichen November 7, 2013
The America Reads America Counts program employs 30 Whitman students to work toward enhancing reading and math skills in classrooms throughout Walla Walla. While the nature of work varies, ARAC interns work primarily with students in small groups or one-on-one settings.
Project Connects Students with Local Francophone History

Project Connects Students with Local Francophone History

Karah Kemmerly November 7, 2013
Four French majors worked with the Whitman archivist to catalog letters from local Frenchtown settlers.

Stand Up for Justice, Sit Down When Tired!

Rosemary Hanson November 7, 2013
While the rest of the Backpage writers are on strike, I’ve decided to conduct a one-woman sit-in to present the administration with the visible face of our struggle. I will not leave the Pio office — even to go to class — until this travesty of unequal pay is remedied.
Punk Rocks Message in Myanmar

Punk Rock’s Message in Myanmar

Kyle Seasly November 7, 2013
In George Orwell's essay/short story "Shooting an Elephant," where he was stationed in Burma (now Myanmar), he remarked of the Buddhist priests: "I thought that the greatest joy in the world would be to drive a bayonet into a Buddhist priest's guts." It seems that certain punk rockers in Myanmar share a similar sentiment today.
Womens Basketball Season Preview

Women’s Basketball Season Preview

Kelsey Peck November 7, 2013
After getting to the Elite Eight last season, the Whitman women's basketball team are hungry for more success this season.

Backpage Manifesto

Evelyn Levine November 7, 2013

We The Backpage, a conglomeration of Whitman students committed to providing comedy and coincidence to the student newspaper experience, are entitled to and deserving of social and financial equality within...

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