What would life be like without intercollegiate athletics?
No training room, no stadiums, free afternoons and a dramatic decrease in the number of red water bottles—it would undoubtedly be different; but different doesn’t have to mean worse.
It’s not to say college athletics are bad—the homepage on my old computer was ESPN’s college basketball site and there’s […]

In an open letter to the Whitman tennis team in 1998 Dr. George H. Ball, a former professor of religion at Whitman, said, “The tennis court is not simply a place for an athletic event. It is a stage on which a large part of what is to be the theme of one’s life is […]

“I think things are starting to change in athletics,” said women’s basketball coach Michelle Ferenz while she stuffed the contents of her office into boxes as she prepared to move out of Sherwood before renovation begins. The Sherwood renovation, set to start over spring break, has helped usher in an attitude of optimism […]

For Joseph Farnes, a senior religion major, Lent is a time to find “deliciousness in the rest of creation.”  Though Lent is a time of fasting and general sorrow, it is also an extremely important time for Christians as many feel it can lead to a more fulfilling relationship with God.  The spirit behind Lent […]

Even though campus jobs are widely available, several Whitman students chose to find a job in Walla Walla. They note many benefits: Jobs off-campus usually pay better, can be carried through summer vacation and give students an opportunity to experience a world outside of Whitman. Five students give their perspective on working off-campus, including wages, […]

+ February 27: The House of Representatives approved legislation to  up renewable-energy tax incentives by getting rid of $18 billion in tax breaks that currently go to oil and gas companies. The bill has yet to pass in the Senate, and is likely to be vetoed by President Bush if it does.
source: grist.com
+ February 27: […]

The introduction of compact discs in the 1980’s (along with the subsequent digital media explosion they heralded) spelled the end of the vinyl record’s golden era. CDs have since eclipsed vinyl as the dominant music medium; only to subsequently be replaced themselves by the almighty mp3. In today’s age of iPods and Internet […]

Every family has certain myths and legends attached to food. For instance, I grew up believing that iceberg lettuce stays in your stomach for seven years, that ketchup is a normal accent to tacos, that pectin (a firming agent similar gelatin) was made from chicken’s beaks (that’s why it was called PECKtin) and that brownies […]

This last week, I took my second annual trip to the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. It’s a big international gathering of many people in the video/computer games industry giving speeches, showing off products and meeting each other to try to score some money.
I don’t design games, but every year I go, I come […]

After graduating from Whitman last May, Kevin McNellis decided to trade in his cap and gown for a paddle, two canoes and one journey of a lifetime. For two months, he and three friends paddled the more than 2,000 miles of the Mississippi River from northern Minnesota to New Orleans, La. in two canoes.
The trip, […]

George Bridges made an unexpected announcement at the main event of Focus the Nation in January.  The college plans to establish a $100,000 revolving loan fund for sustainability initiatives, and to carve out a spot for the new position of Sustainability Coordinator, to be filled by a current student or recent graduate.
“When he actually announced […]

The women’s tennis team this season serves up energy with each ball. The young but talented squad started out a season with great potential by beating George Fox and Pacific at home in their first conference games. Though they lost to Willamette the same weekend, junior captains Katie Oost and Alex Robinson were very positive […]

The Reid Campus Center Ballroom typically serves as an entertainment and informational venue for the students of Whitman College. Last Friday, however, the Ballroom was transformed into a carnival catering to an entirely different crowd. The Whitman Mentor Program sponsored the Mentees to Campus Day, bringing over 100 local elementary and middle school students to […]

Whitman’s latest literary outlet, Spark: Student Journal for Social Justice, was introduced to campus this week online. Spark is the creation of Kim Hooyboer, who also runs the literary magazine quarterlife on campus.  The journal, which will be released primarily online for ease of access, provides Whitman students with the chance to share the academic […]

The flags of dozens of nations hung from every wall of Jewett Dining Hall Saturday evening as the annual International Banquet got under way.
The banquet, themed “A Night with Kaleidoscope,” featured an international menu consisting of five courses from across the globe, as well as traditional performances by Whitman students.
Performances included a Vietnamese fan dance, […]