by Lizzie Norgard
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
Visiting Professor of Art History from the University of Rome, Ricardo de Mambro Santos, explored Leonardo da Vinci’s unprecedented vision of nature in his farewell lecture “Leonardo da Vinci: the Invention of Nature” on Dec. 4.
Professor Mambro Santos began by saying that Leonardo da Vinci was especially interested in […]

Heckling at show raises concern
by Christina Russell
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
Last Friday students flocked to Maxey Auditorium, where Whitman’s Theatre Sports troupe faced Washington State’s Nuthouse in a game of improvisation. The evening started like any other T-Sports performance, save for the midnight show time and Washington’s presence on the stage. “No alcohol allowed” signs laced […]

by Lizzie Norgard
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
As ’06 alumnus Evan Carman puts it, working for the college as a former student offers a “unique perspective.” Many recent graduates connect to Whitman in new ways as they take on positions with the college staff, learning about the mechanics of the college and relating to the community in […]

by Jamie Soukup
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
The drive from Seattle to Whitman College under normal conditions typically takes around five hours, driving the speed limit. But many students were not so lucky on their trips back to school after Thanksgiving Break. The snowstorm in Snoqualmie Pass caused considerable trouble for those heading eastbound back to school.
Those […]

by Caitlin Tortorici
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
Sponsored by the Intercultural Center, the President’s Office, the Dean of Students and the Asian Cultural Association, Comedy Central’s Eliot Chang brought his “Let’s Die Laughing” stand-up comedy tour to the Reid Ballroom on Thursday, Nov. 30.
Chang’s TV appearances include Comedy Central’s “Premium Blend,” NBC’s “Law and Order: SVU,” […]

by Josh Boris
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
1968: a terrible year for the liberal dream. Not only was Martin Luther King, Jr. gunned down in the midst of his increasingly politicized fight for the future, but Robert F. Kennedy, upon whom was placed the burden of fixing everything that was wrong with America, was assassinated during the […]

by Sarah McCarthy
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
Ivona, Princess of Burgundia is a play that masterfully combines the beautiful and the ugly—while it is visually stunning in terms of its set and costumes, its plot centers around nothing but the ugliest parts of human nature. It is well-paced, well-acted and well-directed, and though there is hardly a […]

by by Erin Salvi
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
“Truth is stranger than Fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.” When Mark Twain wrote these words back in the 1800s, I doubt he could have foreseen that Zach Helm would use them as the premise for a postmodern screenplay in 2006. […]

by Sarah McCarthy
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
Alright, Canada. You’re better. Fine. This thought occurred to me an average of 145-160 times a day during the four days I spent there this Thanksgiving break. Canada’s betterness is something that most of the United States’ population is, at some deep and subconscious level, aware of, but spending time […]

To President George Bridges; Treasurer and CFO Peter Harvey; Dean Timothy Kaufman-Osborne; Dean Chuck Cleveland; the students, staff, and faculty that make up the College Budget Advisory Committee; and the general Whitman community:
We are a cadre of concerned student leaders who are enthusiastically in support of the proposal presented by the Dean of Students to […]

by Valerie Lopez
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
Having to say farewell to relationships is never an easy experience. Unless of course, we’re saying goodbye to relationships that have contributed much damage to our emotional health and psyche.
It’s also another thing when the relationship we’re saying goodbye to is not an actual, living person. And no, I’m […]

by Lucie Dufkova
GUEST COLUMNIST
My Thanksgiving break on campus gave me plenty of time to reflect on life. As Whitman turned into a ghost town, I became a daily customer of downtown Starbucks, trying to escape the deadly silence of our school. I began to contemplate over my favorite latte about my first few months […]

by Ari van Schilfgaarde
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
George Packer’s “The Assassin’s Gate” is a wonderfully crafted and insightful look at the Iraq War from its idealistic beginnings. What makes this book so relevant and insightful is the great care that Packer takes to analyze issues with depth and sensitivity.
As opposed to many in the popular media, […]

CHICAGO
When CNN broke a story earlier this month that showed reports of black heart disease patients dying at a much higher rate than equally sick white patients, there shouldn’t have been any surprise. The story—on racial inequalities in the American healthcare system—is an old one, and the reasons behind it are manifold and debatable. […]

Last weekend a couple of friends and I headed to Paris for the least traditional Thanksgiving ever. The Mayflower was booked so we went with RyanAir, which was kind of like tuberculosis because it was airborne and inconvenient as hell. Our flight departed at five-something on Thanksgiving morning, so we had the genius plan of […]