Anna Wellborn, Science & Environment Writer
• April 11, 2024
In the landscape of today's social media, the cult of consumerism reigns supreme. In the mix of Paul Mescal edits, photo dumps, tattoo flash sheets and horrible news of another dying species, something...
As the U.S. government moves to address concerns around Chinese intelligence gathering via TikTok, a popular social media application, the focus of many Whitman students lies on the addictive nature...
In Nashville, Tennessee, two Black Democratic legislators were ousted from their seats in the State Legislature by Republican leadership. In Massachusetts, Governor Maura Healey vowed to keep the abortion...
Chloe Hansen, Opinion Columnist
• February 16, 2023
Advocacy or retraumatization? That’s the question I find myself asking whenever TikTok recommends me a video tagged “#corecore.” Corecore is a recent trend that takes a third person perspective...
Chloe Hansen, Opinion Columnist
• February 9, 2023
“Whenever feasible,” says Hannibal Lecter, “one should always try to eat the rude.” He is sitting in an expensively decorated office, cross-legged in a three piece suit. This is the depiction of...
Isabel Mathy, Opinion Columnist
• December 8, 2022
It's August 2020, and I’m mindlessly scrolling through TikTok for what must be an hour straight and "Money Trees" by Kendrick Lamar keeps popping up on my feed. The videos are mostly of white women dancing...
Lee Thomas, author of critically acclaimed novel series Goosebumps
• October 21, 2021
With rapper Saweetie's voice saying "Let's go" in the background, the Marcus Whitman statue records his frozen, expressionless face with text reading: "Me omw to Oregon Country spreading the White Man's...
Carmel Stephan, Could go for some berries and cream
• October 7, 2021
September’s biggest Tik Tok sensation, The Little Lad who likes berries and cream will be coming to Whitman for a workshop in body form and character building. Jack Fervor, the little lad themself, is...
In the year since lockdowns began, you may have noticed increased dialogue around ADHD; an ostensibly unprecedented volume of people are discussing the disability, wondering if they may have it and even...
In a socially distant world, many people are turning to social media for connection and community-building.
In recent months, young people have been turning to the video sharing and editing app TikTok....
Gen Z is the largest and most racially diverse generation in the United States; we distrust power and dislike authority; we are masters of technology and pioneers of social media. With that said, Gen Z...
