by Alex Henke
Devil offended by all the politician comparisons
The Devil arose from the dreary pits of Hell, Michigan, to clear his name and distance himself from the politicians he has been compared to in the past week. Lover of Jesus, hatred and the snack aisle, Reverend Jerry Fatty Falwell apologized for comparing Hillary Clinton to […]

This week the Back Page takes a look at the history of our school and of the famed fifth fraternity: ∆T∆ (or Delta Tau Delta for you non-classics major independents out there). What was this mysterious fraternity about? Why did they become disbanded? Do you call measured quantities of meth an eighth? Well read on […]

by Sarah McCarthy
It was an excellent weekend for Whitman volleyball, as the women won both of their first home matches.
On Friday night, the team beat George Fox University in a 3-0 win, scoring 30-19 in the first game, 30-18 in the second, and 30-21 in the third.
“Our entire team was in sync for that match,” […]

by Caitlin Tortorici
If you think your weekend was intense, picture spending up to 12 hours a day running around on a tennis court.
On Friday, Sept. 22, the men’s Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Northwest Regional Championship tennis tournament kicked off, keeping players on the court from dawn until dusk.
Matches continued through Sunday, Sept. 24, and have […]

by Emma Wood - Brest, France
Last night we celebrated my little host brother’s birthday: all five siblings, two parents, and me, the American, gathered around a choclatey, buttery cake. Like any 11-year-old, my brother ripped open his gifts; then he proceeded to walk around the table kissing each gift-giver on the cheek.  “Merci, Emma! Merci […]

by Sophie Johnson - Chicago, Illinois
I thought I would be all for Chicago’s “big-box” minimum wage ordinance. It seemed pretty black and white to me: If an alderman voted yes on the issue he was standing behind the working man, the little man, the suffering, the poor. If he voted no, he was greedy, money-hungry, […]

by Sally Sorte - Spain
Can’t find the light switch? Try using your knee. Smoking is rampant, and tobacco stunts growth.
If you’re vegetarian get ready to eat Ghandi-style.  You can’t even order an ensalada because it’ll def contain tuna; dolphin safety questionable.
Flip-flops don’t exist. If you’re at the end of your Rainbows then you’re out of […]

by Sarah McCarthy
Living off-campus is, in many respects, unassailably cool. You are out from under the tyrannical thumb of the bureaucracy that demands you call your place of living some boring name like “Anderson” or “Douglas.” Instead, you may christen your house any name you choose, preferably a name that communicates without question that your […]

by Valerie Lopez
In a stark, sterile emergency room, I found love.
Granted that it definitely was not the best romantic setting, I heard the crescendo of violins and might have felt the same rapture Darcy experienced the first moment he sees Elizabeth Bennett. I just knew there and then, what I was going to spend the […]

First off, I ride a bike just about everywhere I can and it comes in especially handy here on campus.  I just flat out love to ride and I know there are many students and faculty that share my enthusiasm for  wheeling through the gauntlet of sprinklers and  across the everglades otherwise known as Ankeny […]

by Marcus Koontz
The other day Hugo Chavez, the dictator of Venezuela, appeared before the United Nations. In his speech he called President Bush the Devil and held up a book by Noam Chomsky that claims the United States is as much a terrorist state as any other. Chavez said he could still smell the sulfur […]

by Ari van Schilfgaarde
This week, the environmental news was full of the promise of Sir Richard Branson, who pledged the sum total of the profits of his transportation businesses towards the development of renewable and carbon-neutral fuels. He is quoted as saying that the “transportation industry must be at the forefront of developing environmentally friendly […]

by Ari van Schilfgaarde
This week, the environmental news was full of the promise of Sir Richard Branson, who pledged the sum total of the profits of his transportation businesses towards the development of renewable and carbon-neutral fuels. He is quoted as saying that the “transportation industry must be at the forefront of developing environmentally friendly […]

by Christina Russell
With the October break approaching, one group of Whitties is sacrificing opportunities to catch up on sleep and homework in order to educate themselves on the immigration debate in Eastern Washington.
Entitled “The Border in our Backyard: The Immigration Debate in Eastern Washington,” this project received funding through the Mellon Diversity Grant. “Immigration is […]

by Sarah McCarthy
If you’re already planning on going to see “Mr. Marmalade,” stop reading. The main thing the actual script has to recommend it is its shock value, and if you already know the plot, the play will be far less thought-provoking than if you go without any expectations.
Likewise, don’t go to the show expecting […]