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 […]

by Erin Salvi
For fans of the martial arts film, Jet Li’s “Fearless” will probably not disappoint. The film is packed with interesting, well-choreographed fight scenes that fit nicely into a decently fleshed out plot. If you are not, however, passionate about Wushu, this film has a number of problematic elements.
“Fearless” is a biopic tracing the […]

by Josh Boris
Following in the footsteps of “Hollywoodland,” “The Black Dahlia” presents yet another unsolved mystery from Hollywood circa 1950. It is not rare for movies to be paired—to have two movies similar in topic released within a year of each other. However, as is often the case, one far outshines the other. Unfortunately for […]

by Caitlin Tortorici
On Friday, Sept. 22, the Reid Campus Center Ballroom had a truly new experience. After thousands of dollars and hours of labor by ASWC (among other orange-shirted assistants), Whitman was prepared to take on Flogging Molly, a seven-piece Irish American Celtic punk band famous for its unique sound and ability to make any […]

by Christina Russell
Sleep deprivation is not something to yawn about. Last week Richard D. Simon Jr., MD visited Whitman to address the far-reaching implications of sleep loss among college-aged students. In his lecture “Who Needs Sleep?” he described the dangers of functioning with no sleep and strategies for combating this dangerously common problem among the […]

by Lizzie Norgard
Attracting submissions from across the Whitman community, the first issue of the student-run literary magazine “quarterlife” is in its formative stages.
Students interested in staff positions met last week to discuss the details of the new magazine. Drew Arnold, who with Ben Gannon formulated the initial vision for “quarterlife,” said that the magazine aims […]

by Gayle Chung
In regards to the Asian Cultural Association (ACA) club, one might ask, “How ‘Asian’ do I have to be in order to attend this club?” For some, this might be a sinful question. For others, it might be slightly racist.
Few Whitman students know about the ACA club. Those who are aware of its […]

by Marcus Koontz
Your Whitman education will give you “the ability to think critically, to communicate, and the confidence it takes to succeed,” said Travis McElfresh, class of 1988, during his recent lecture on his own career path after attending Whitman.
McElfresh came to Whitman from Hillsboro, Oregon almost 20 years ago. “I looked at Reed College. […]

by Lizzie Norgard
When one of your professors returns from sabbatical, don’t ever ask, “How was your time off?” You might ask them what they were working on, though their scholarly labors will likely be revealed through their teaching. Such is the case with professors Patrick Frierson and Robert Tobin, who took sabbaticals in 2005-2006 and […]

Sept. 21, 2006 – Whitman College announced today that it has repaid the Farm Service Agency (FSA) for all payments it received under the federal Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) for 2004 and 2005. The repayment of $101,000, including interest, was a result of an unintentional violation of CRP rules, according to President George Bridges.
In 2004 […]

by Christina Russell
“Change is a hard thing,” said Lynn Sharp, head of the board of faculty appointed to revise the Antiquity and Modernity curriculum.
Antiquity and Modernity, the required class for the first-year student body known to the Whitman community as “Core,” has essentially been the same for the past 12 years. Minor augmentations have included […]

by Lizzie Norgard

Graciously forgoing the IM football games, over 30 students took part in youth-themed service projects at Green Park Elementary and the YMCA last Sunday.
Several of the students met at Reid at noon on Sept. 24 to help re-paint a map of the United States on the playground at Green Park, while another group […]

by Lizzie Norgard
Though we all know by now that we can’t walk past Reid down Park Street, the details of the Park Street bridge project have remained a mystery.
Formerly an arched structure leading across Mill Creek, the 80-year-old Park Street bridge was demolished over the summer, and construction of a new bridge has since been […]

by Alex Henke
Bruised and dismayed Republican senators ‘reluctantly agree’ to implement Bush torture bill
Shortly after leading Republican senators who support a slightly anti-torture bill met with the president in his newly created ‘special interrogation’ room, each senator returned to Capitol Hill bloodied and in ‘reluctant support’ of Bush’s staunch pro-torture bill.  “As a Vietnam P.O.W., […]

by Andrew Hookom
The women’s soccer team had a disappointing start to Northwest Conference play this weekend, losing twice.
After a hard-fought 0-1 match against second-ranked Willamette Saturday, the Missionaries were soundly beaten 1-4 by last-ranked George Fox on Sunday.
“This is obviously not the way we wanted to start off the conference season,” said Coach Scott Shields […]