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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Pretentious Student Overly Proud of Guatemala Spring Break Service Trip

Ben Freedman, humor editor April 7, 2016

Intent on venturing abroad during break while still helping out the less fortunate, first-year Brian Saunders selflessly spent his Spring Break painting doors throughout rural southeastern Guatemala. Having...

The Berlin Cathedral and the TV Tower perfectly encapsulating Berlins historical conflict with Church and State.

Discovering How to Travel Alone

Aleida Fernandez April 29, 2014

When you travel alone there is a definite fear that you'll be lonely. With just your thoughts as company in a strange, new city it's hard to imagine having a good time without someone to share it with....

Phi Delta Theta Installs New Solar Panels

Phi Delta Theta Installs New Solar Panels

Daniel Kim April 17, 2014
Over spring break, junior Joseph Heegaard finished his three-year project of installing 14 solar panels on the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house, making Whitman's Phi Delta Theta house the second fraternity in the nation to have installed solar panels.

The beginning of passover break

Serena Runyan April 6, 2014

This is another post written on a bus. This time we're heading home from a school trip titled "yam le yam" or "sea to sea". The idea is to hike from the Mediterranean to the Sea of Galilee, but in reality...

Upcoming Movies for Pre-Finals Procrastination

Upcoming Movies for Pre-Finals Procrastination

Nathan Fisher April 1, 2014
Movie reviewer Nathan Fisher provides a number of different movie in preparation for pre-final procrastination at Whitman in May.

Águas de Março (Waters of March)

John Reed March 14, 2014
Hey. I'm done with midterms. It's officially spring break. I hope everyone has a great one and here's a song to kick it off:

How to Have The Best Spring Break Ever!

Tara McCulloch March 13, 2014
Everything I know about spring break I learned from movies.
Illustration by Luke Hampton

Summer Movie Preview

Nathan Fisher May 2, 2013
The summer brings an action and laugh-filled movie list.
Whitman Group Rafts the Grand Canyon

Whitman Group Rafts the Grand Canyon

Tristan Gavin March 7, 2013
Devin Kuh leads a group of Whitman students and alumni through the Grand canyon on a Spring Break rafting trip.

Walla Walla Airport Announces Spring Break Schedule Change

Emily Lin-Jones February 28, 2013
Beginning March 10, Alaska Airlines flights departing from Walla Walla Airport in the morning will leave at 6:25 a.m. instead of 6:50 a.m. The change will likely impact the travel arrangements of students traveling home for spring break. Daily evening flights will also be arriving earlier, at 8:24 a.m. instead of 8:50 a.m.
My Moment as the Super Talented Foreigner

My Moment as the Super Talented Foreigner

Sara Portesan March 23, 2012

Tokyo, 3/20/12 (pictures pending) The Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo is famous for guess what? Fish! And therefore, sushi (it's Japan, after all). So for breakfast I feasted on fresh, raw fish atop rice...

Credit: Carrie Sloane

Spring break in Walla Walla full of fun things to do

McCaulay Singer-Milnes March 10, 2011
Here is a list of things to do in Walla Walla for students who are staying in town for spring break.
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