Dialogue and Difference: Race and Ethnic Studies Class Leans Into Discomfort
Kate Grumbles, Staff Reporter
February 8, 2018
Each Monday night from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., 19 students take part in a class offered for the first time at Whitman called “Dialogue, Difference, and Social Justice.” This class explores how different aspects of identity, such as class, race and gender impact our social interactions with each oth...
Women in Leadership Symposium Honors Legacy of Student Activism
Christy Carley, News Editor
February 8, 2018
Whitman’s annual Women in Leadership Symposium will take on an expanded form this year. Centered around the theme “Identity and Leadership” the event will include a networking lunch and the opportunity for students to talk one on one with the six panelists in a drop in session from 2-4 in Reid G...
On Bystander Intervention
Harry Kelso, Columnist
November 9, 2017
In the end, we are all human. We will find ourselves in situations where we simply do not know what to do. However, we do bear a responsibility to help others. It is in our best interest to create a positive social environment. Thus, it is an act of learning and adaptation to fill the crucial role of an ...
Another Opinion on Bystander Intervention
India Flinchum, Columnist
November 9, 2017
Social justice advocates have argued for decades over the extent to which bystanders are responsible for intervening in acts of injustice. Indeed, an individual’s definition of “injustice” may vary according to his or her culture and values, but there is undoubtedly a universal feeling of unease t...
The Athlete Role in Social Justice
Cherokee Washington, Staff Reporter
February 23, 2017
Baseball legend Jackie Robinson once said, “a life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” This statement rings true not only in everyday actions, but also raises a question about what role activism plays within the world of athletics. In other words, is it an athlete’s re...
The Symposium Chronicles
February 22, 2017
Today marks the fifth annual Power and Privilege Symposium, a day in which members of the Whitman community will gather to attend sessions led by students, faculty and community members on the themes of justice, diversity and inclusion. Symposiums of all sorts are nothing new to Whitman. Throughout...
KWCW Show of the Week: The Minority Report
Eric Anderson, Staff Writer
April 21, 2016
For senior politics majors Gladys Gitau and Shireen Nori, the fact that they would be graduating a mere semester after beginning "The Minority Report" was not an issue in deciding to start the show. "We had been talking about doing a radio show for the past three years, and it never worked out," Nori...
“Chi-Raq”: An Amusing Look at a Serious Topic
Eric Anderson, Staff Writer
February 25, 2016
For a film that begins by presenting a damning social statistic-more Americans have been killed in Chicago in the last decade than in Iraq and Afghanistan combined-Spike Lee's "Chi-Raq" is curiously, but not pointlessly, lighthearted.
Supporting Critical Engagement
Ben Shoemake, Columnist
February 18, 2016
Conversations on the subject of power and privilege need to happen year-round, and real action needs to follow up as a result.
Greek influence not being used for meaningful action
February 26, 2015
My dearest Frat Stars and Soror Sisters of Whitman College, Greek groups have immense power on this campus. Besides having an extensive social presence on the weekends, a Greek group has the power to make normal certain behaviors and attitudes they value. If a member steps out of line, their men's...
Campus Climate Members Returns From Powershift Energized
October 31, 2013
While many Whitman students spent the third weekend of October consumed in midterm studies, members of Campus Climate Challenge were off campus engaging in a weekend of activism. Eight students traveled to Pittsburgh, Penn. to attend Power Shift, a biannual national environmental youth activism confer...
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