We are “Whitman Alums for a Free Palestine,” and last semester we started a No Donation Pledge with the goal of supporting Whitman Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) in pushing Whitman to divest...
In response to the Board of Trustees’ recent visit to Whitman’s campus, Whitman Students Justice for Palestine (WSJP) and Whitman’s Student Action Coalition (SAC) organized a protest to demonstrate...
On Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 10:30 a.m., approximately 150 students gathered outside Penrose Library in support of Palestine following the recent escalation of conflict between Israel and Hamas. Whitman’s...
*Editor’s Note – 3/31/25: This article has been updated to grant anonymity to a source to immigration concerns related to President Trump’s recent executive order on deporting individuals deemed “Hamas...
In a move that has been dubbed by the New York Times as questioning the sanctity of Israeli democracy, the Israeli Supreme Court has begun to debate over Prime Minister Benjamin Natanyahu's attempt...
*Editor’s Note – 3/31/25: This article has been updated to grant anonymity to multiple sources due to immigration concerns related to President Trump’s recent executive order on deporting individuals...
Brought together by tasty food, great music and community fun, Whitman staff and students celebrated Indigenous Peoples' Day in style with a potluck at the Glover Alston Center (GAC).
The celebration...
*Editor’s Note – 4/15/25: This article has been updated to grant anonymity to a source for immigration concerns related to the Trump administration's recent actions against students on college campuses....
It’s that time of year again: sweater weather, curling up around the fire with hot cocoa and eating “freshly” baked goods brought to you by Pillsbury — made in the illegally occupied West Bank...
As a campus, we focus a lot on certain social justice issues pertaining to race and gender discrimination, but conversations about the Israeli occupation of Palestine barely happen. Although we talk about...
After living through the devastation of the Lebanon War more than a decade ago, Bashar Haidar, a junior at Whitman College, decided it was time to show his support of the Palestinian state and its inhabitants...
