by by Teal Greyhavens
COLUMNIST

Shakespeare was born on April 23,1564. A mole is 6.022 x 1023. The Mayans predicted that the world would end on December 23, 2012. (20 + 1 + 2 = 23.) Charles Manson was born the 12 of November. (12 + 11 = 23.) And “The Number 23” is Joel Schumacher’s 23 [...]

by Natalie Knott
COLUMNIST

In 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson gave the graduation speech at the University of Michigan. In the year since he had assumed office, President Johnson had been pushing through legislation addressing the twin crises facing the nation: poverty and racial discrimination. The “Ann Arbor” or “Great Society” speech, as it would be labeled [...]

by Alex Potter
COLUMNIST

The Contract with America is one of the most important contemporary political events in America. The Contract was defined by its democratic (small d, sorry to get your hopes up) governmental reforms and the slate of conservative legislation it promised to pass.
The governmental reforms were meant to increase transparency of the Federal government [...]

by Rebecca Jensen
STAFF WRITER

The cycling team may be known on campus for winning Nationals, for teir conspicuous lycra uniforms and for being a monstrously large team, but few know that the team was born only five years ago by five guys and a girl who liked to ride bikes.
Mike Wise (‘04) and Andy Fischer (‘04) [...]

by Sarah Anderson
SPORTS EDITOR

Anne Levesque, a member of the Canadian National Freestyle Kayaking team from 1999 to 2003, bronze medalist at the 2001 Freestyle Kayaking World Championships and founder of the organization Girls at Play, visited Whitman on Feb. 22. During her visit, Levesque ate lunch and dinner with students, spoke and presented a miniature [...]

by Rebecca Jensen
STAFF WRITER

There’s a lot of excitement on the men’s baseball team this season. With a new crop of first-years, the attitude is optimistic. While the team is “playing with a chip on our shoulder, since we’re picked to finish to last,” said senior Patrick Johnston, spirits are still high to finish better this [...]