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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Origami workshop attendees well-supplied

Origami workshop attendees well-supplied

Faith Bernstein April 10, 2013
Last Thursday, April 4, Whitman Events Board Creative Arts organized an origami paper folding workshop in Reid Coffeehouse. While the event was met with low attendance, those who came were supplied with plain color and patterned paper and large instruction sheets for a wide variety of designs including boxes, birds, and balloons. Students were able to take their creations home with them. Pioneer photographer Faith Bernstein brings us photos.
Illustration by Emily Jones

ASWC President Sex Tape Scandal

Evelyn Levine February 27, 2013
This past week, a sex tape of Associated Students of Whitman College President junior Beemon Shethmoozian surfaced. The video of the ASWC president, a plate of kale, a giant stuffed teddy bear and multiple members of the Whitman Events Board in what is presumably an empty Town Hall meeting has spread across campus like wildfire.

Come join WEB to cuddle out the Valentine’s Day blues!

Evelyn Levine February 14, 2013
Come join WEB to cuddle out the Valentine’s Day blues! WEB is hosting a cuddle puddle this Valentine’s Day to promote healthy touching, consent and care.
From left: Leann Adams, Tim Reed 15, Marcial Diaz Mejia 13, Kayvon Behroozian 14, and Sam Sadeghi 13.

ASWC Fee (print)

Lachlan Johnson February 13, 2013

The ASWC senate voted on Sunday, Feb. 10 to raise the ASWC student fee an additional $14 for the academic year of 2013-14. The fee, now $350 per student, was raised to adjust for inflation and an expected...

ASWC Senate meeting, Feb. 10.  From left: Leann Adams, Tim Reed 15, Marcial Diaz Mejia 13, President Kayvon Behroozian 14, and Sam Sadeghi 13.

ASWC Fee Raised $14 For 2013-14 Academic Year

Lachlan Johnson February 10, 2013
The ASWC senate voted on Sunday, February 10th to raise the ASWC student fee an additional $14 to total $350 for the academic year of 2013-14.

Head and the Heart, Royal Blue concert leaves behind happily humming Whitties

Serena Runyan September 14, 2012

This Thursday at 8:00 p.m. the much-awaited concert featuring The Head and the Heart took place in the Reid Ballroom, making a crowd of 500 Whitman students joyously jazzed off of folk-rock. The Seattle-based...

WEB brings The Head and the Heart to campus

Emma Dahl September 13, 2012

By now, it is well known around campus that Seattle-based indie band The Head and the Heart will give a show here at Whitman on Sept. 13. With a feel-good sound reminiscent of The Lumineers or Blind Pilot,...

Struggle to stop sexual violence engenders artistic expression

Mallory Martin April 19, 2012
The stand against sexual violence on campus has taken a creative turn. With the "Take Back the Night" rally on Thursday, April 19 and the release of a new zine, "Breaking Ground," Whitman College students seek to combat sexual assault with artistic expression.

McCain talk opens door for moderate dialogue

Rachel Alexander April 12, 2012
Meghan McCain, a self-described �black sheep of the Republican Party,� addressed a group of several hundred Whitman community members on the evening of Wednesday, April 11. McCain spoke about the challenges of being socially liberal, fiscally conservative and female woman in today�s Republican Party.

Whitman psychs up for Seattle rap act Macklemore, Ryan Lewis

Alex Hagen March 1, 2012
On Saturday, March 3, Seattle-based hip-hop artist Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis will play a sold-out show in the ballroom of Reid Campus Center. The concert, which was only announced last week, generated a massive response, with students camping out in line to secure one of only 500 tickets.
Credit: Faith Bernstein

PostSecret’s Frank Warren encourages students to share secrets

Emily Lin-Jones December 1, 2011
On Friday, Nov. 18, Whitman students were greeted with a blank index card in their mailboxes along with a note urging them to write down a secret and submit it to WEB's annual PostSecret Gallery Show. This year the show coincided with a lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 30 by Frank Warren, creator of the original PostSecret website.
Credit: Marin Axtell

Luz Rivera captivates, inspires during lecture about social change in Mexico

Dylan Tull November 17, 2011
Luz Rivera, lead organizer of the Consejo Nacional Urbano Campesino, and her translator and colleague, Stuart Schussler, are traveling to schools in the Northwest giving their lecture entitled, “Sowing Struggle: Urban and rural social movements in Tlaxcala, Mexico."
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