Luther Harper, Opinion Columnist
• February 13, 2026
“They’re not good, they’re just lucky!” is the classic counterpoint thrown out by would-be sports sceptics. However, your disgruntled uncle might be onto something when he proclaims your team’s...
Oliver Song, Opinion Columnist
• December 12, 2025
Broadly generalizing here – the average Gen Z boy’s adolescence was largely shaped by one of two potential interests: Video games or sports. That is not to say a synthesis of the two is not possible;...
It’s time to rep that Whitman pride — so throw on your blue! Or yellow? Or gold? Or maybe baby blue? Honestly, just wear whatever’s clean (seriously, some of y’all need to start using deodorant)....
Nick Pecora, Non Athletic Reprehensible Person
• March 6, 2025
I love our athletes, who wouldn’t? They’re not only physical specimens but they are also more intelligent and caring than the rest of us ordinary people. When I see a Whitman Athlete I think: “Wow,...
Alisson Alerte, Science & Environment Writer
• October 31, 2024
It’s that time of year again. As October brings the start of the National Hockey League (NHL) season, hockey fans across the United States and Canada are gearing up.
The 2024-2025 season officially...
Well, he did it. John Joseph Fisher has officially killed off the Oakland Athletics. What a dark, dark time for sports as a whole.
The Oakland Athletics played their last game in Oakland on Sept....
With 12 minutes left in the first half in Spokane, Alabama’s Aaron Estrada pump-faked, got his defender to jump, then rose to finish at the rim. He was met by the hand of Grand Canyon University’s...
Whitman’s famous D3 Men’s Basketball team has achieved a remarkable increase in viewership, especially considering I now attend the games. There has also been a surge of college applications to Whitman,...
Despite being a common identity, the idea of what makes a person an athlete is nebulous. One could argue it has to do with competition, others could say the goals and others might claim it’s the team...
My evenings typically begin with my daily trek across Ankeny towards Cleve. The sun is setting, the ducks are quacking and unbeknownst to me, a frisbee comes hurling towards my head with a sweaty player...
Tenzin Uden, Campus Life Reporter
• November 17, 2022
Whitman's Women's Volleyball team ended their fall season with a win against Pacific University. They entered the game with the goal of improving their record from previous years by finishing at least...
Sand volleyball, anyone? Three days a week on the courts next to Stanton, the Whitman sand volleyball club meets to play. Created by students in the fall semester of 2021, the club was created to bring...
