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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Whitman Wire

Hypnotic Hydrology

Hypnotic Hydrology

Marra Clay March 12, 2014

Sometimes, I think that the Whitman community takes our access to water for granted. We live in a desert. Walla Walla is not meant to have green grass and luscious rivers flowing through it, but our campus...

Hidden in the Ivy

Hidden in the Ivy

Marra Clay February 24, 2014
Shortly into my first few weeks here at Whitman, I learned a vital lesson: Watch out when near the ivy. You never know what will be there.
Student Entrepreneur Senior Alecia Lindsay Pursues Photography Passion

Student Entrepreneur Senior Alecia Lindsay Pursues Photography Passion

James Kennedy February 20, 2014
Most college-level photographers aspiring to make money off of professional portraits have been interested in a photography career for many years. Senior Alecia Lindsay, however, only needed a spontaneous burst of passion.
Woven Metal

Woven Metal

Marra Clay February 16, 2014
Whitman has gone through a whirlwind of weather changes. In the last few weeks, I have seen snow deep enough to bury everyone's Birkenstocks, enough sunshine to melt it all away, drizzling rain, and even a rolling, fleet of fog.
Photo by Emily Volpert

‘What I Be’ Project Aims to Empower Students

Emma Dahl February 6, 2014
This week, the Whitman Events Board, the Office of Admission and the Whitman Active Minds Club have brought a unique art and social justice project to campus called "What I Be."
Doubtful Sound

Doubtful Sound

Lindsey Holdren April 7, 2013

Doubtful Sound is in New Zealand's Fiordland National Park and was used as a backdrop in The Lord of the Rings (so of course we had to check it out). Fiordland is one of the rainiest places on Earth; the...

The Fellowship of the Ringers

The Fellowship of the Ringers

Lindsey Holdren March 29, 2013

Kiwis refer to The Lord of the Rings fans as "Ringers." My family is a rabid group of Ringers and we fed our hunger for all things Tolkienian (and my hunger for all things filmic) with a safari-style tour...

John Lee: Varsity Aesthete

John Lee: Varsity Aesthete

Tristan Gavin March 7, 2013
Pitcher John Lee captures his experiences off the field with his camera

Nelson, Abel Tasman, and the One Ring

Lindsey Holdren February 18, 2013

On December 24th we made our way to the South Island and to Nelson, a city on the shores of Tasman Bay and the second-oldest settled city in New Zealand. Oddly enough, it has been warmer on the South Island...

Frolicking In The Shire

Lindsey Holdren February 10, 2013

The Hobbiton movie set rests picturesquely in a hilly area of private farmland near the North Island city of Matamata. I'll let the photos speak for themselves, but I want to add: if you ever visit, try...

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