For those of us who perceive a growing arrogance in American culture, itself exposed by the very term “American”—aren’t Canadians from America, too? And Mexicans and, oh yeah, there’s a whole continent down there somewhere bearing the same name—for those of us who spend more time wincing at the image of the “American” than rejoicing [...]

Ever since the “war in Iraq” or the “war on terror” or whatever other name it has been dubbed started, there has been little or no security or stability in Iraq. Regional violence runs wild, terrorist attacks strike daily and barriers are broken every hour.
This has always been the case, but there are some [...]

If you’ve been wondering what global warming has to do with peace anyway, let me help you out. I want to talk about natural resources in Iraq today, a nation not experiencing a great deal of peace, as we all know.
Iraq has limited natural resources that are crucial to its economy and that are [...]

The baseball World Series is happening right now…I think. Maybe it happened last week, or maybe I’m thinking of the wrong sport. Whatever the case, I can’t say I really care.
There are a lot of people who do care, and that’s all right; I know that it can be fun to watch a sporting event.
But [...]

Imagine being able to buy fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, cheese and meats all year round. Imagine if the Farmers’ Market went all year round. You are probably saying that would be impossible living in a temperate climate like here in Walla Walla. Those people obviously weren’t at the last market of the [...]

I am an ugly American.
Or so I’ve been told by people who are not Americans. Being told this as an insecure 17-year-old was devastating. Convinced that I was beyond the reach of people who might make such drastic oversimplifications of my character, I was shocked into a crisis of personality. [...]

Oh, YouTube. I just never know how to feel about you. For every legitimate presidential debate or beautiful Regina Spektor video you show me, there is a video of women beating the living hell out of each other in Compton or else taking their clothes off in any variety of ways.
My sister made a [...]

How one should feel while eating is, I suspect, a question often deliberated upon but little discussed. You probably haven’t heard too many people lament, “I don’t know how to enjoy my food the correct amount.” But I’m sure you have probably said something similar to yourself on many occasions as you go through the [...]

Moderate members of all religions, it is time to speak out. In order to keep people from attacking your religion, you must reassure them that you are not out to conquer or destroy them. (Unless, of course, you are, in which case this article is not addressed to you and you may stop [...]

I hope some of you got as good a surprise as I did this week: After this semester, I will be finished with distribution requirements. Finally I will be able to concentrate on my major, take the classes I want and bring my GPA back up. What more could I ask for? I have been [...]

The bookstore sells shirts with cartoon missionaries. The student handbook and official Web site have a blurb about Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and their role in Walla Walla and Whitman’s founding. A few t-shirts with missionary position jokes are floating around. But how much does Whitman’s past really play a role in its present?
“I don’t [...]

Last week, a proposal by junior Keefe Piper to invest $24,000 in the PAX World Mutual Fund was passed by the Whitman Investment Company (WIC). A mutual fund is a company that invests money from its shareholders into a portfolio of stocks that it selects and maintains. Investors who opt to pool their money into [...]

Cora Davidson, Public Affairs Field Organizer for the Walla Walla Planned Parenthood, met with students at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23 at Verve Coffeehouse to discuss the recent Deficit Reduction Act (DRA). As a result of the DRA, enacted by Congress in January 2007, birth control prices at universities and health centers across the [...]

On Tuesday, Oct. 27, Stuart Religious Counselor Adam Kirtley presented a lecture entitled “Religious Diversity: Beyond Tolerance” in Prentiss Great Hall. His lecture was part of the Prentiss Hall Lecture Series.
The Prentiss Lecture Series was created by the spring 2007 Prentiss staff in the hope of providing an avenue for challenging Whitman students’ stereotypes regarding [...]