Kaitlyn Salazar, Science & Environment Writer
• October 26, 2023
The role of salmon in the Pacific Northwest cannot be understated. They are a keystone species in both coastal and inland ecological systems and they generate billions in economic activity through...
On Sept. 8, the world was faced with the news that Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96. Queen Elizabeth II was the United Kingdom’s longest-serving monarch and reigned for 70 years. Her eldest son...
Grace Canny, dutiful roommate to Alissa Berman
• April 7, 2022
Early Wednesday morning, while all of campus slept, a detectable hum was in the air. Not a single bird dared chirp nor a duck dare quack. Whitman was nearly silent except for one building: Reid Campus...
When 6 former Residents Assistants (RAs) moved into 6969 Valencia St—or the Hague—they were all excited to get away from the first-years.
“We’d all been working so hard on programs that no one...
Conor Bartol, Ass-half of the two-person horse costume
• September 23, 2021
Misinformation, conspiracy theories, pseudoscience: the effort to vaccinate Americans against COVID-19 has faced a lot of hurdles, least of which is some people’s propensity to turn toward untested “treatments”...
Lee Thomas, awake for the last 48 hours
• September 23, 2021
Dear Auntie Lee,
I'm a first-year student at Whitman, and these last few weeks were rough. I already feel I've ruined my future here because of all the embarrassment I've caused myself recently. I...
Lee Thomas, President of PALT (the People Against Lee Thomas) organization
• September 16, 2021
Jeff Bezos, the "self-made" billionaire, shocked the world when he shot a load of metal into space with himself inside. While he only lasted a few minutes, many have been speculating over what this means...
Carmel Stephan, Shit or get off the pot please.
• September 16, 2021
This summer, as you sat your bare ass down on the porcelain throne, it may have occurred to you that this level of comfort would soon cease to exist. You wouldn’t be pooping in your private residence...
Your Mom’s Gonna Love That New Ying-Yang Face Tattoo
“Why are Finals?” and Other Questions Asked in the Quiet Room at 4:00a.m.
Local First-Year Can’t Wait to Continue...
MONDAY
Study: BBMB Majors choose course of study solely for intellectual self-aggrandizement
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Thanksgiving dinner with Wisconsin extended family poses foreseeable conflict
WEDNESDAY
Beginning...
The Blues will officially become Whitman College’s new mascot.
On Thursday, November 3rd, President Kathy Murray emailed the announcement to the Whitman Community. She wrote “After looking at all the responses from alumni, students, faculty and staff to the most recent survey, it became clear right away that the Whitman Community feels the Blues is the mascot that best represents Whitman.”
Two headlines off the impetuous digital press dateline September 8, 2016: “The Entire Seattle Seahawks Team Will Protest the National Anthem at Opening Game” and “Entire Seahawks Team Planning to...
