Recently, Barack Obama received a very rousing endorsement from none other than Colin Powell himself—Republican golden boy and soldier extraordinaire. Likewise, Obama has received the endorsement of other defectors from the Bush administration, including former Secretary of the Treasury Paul O’Neill and former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan (both are ardent critics of [...]

Organizations like Planned Parenthood have a vested interest in the election. The election determines the politicians that will shape public policy in the years to come. Planned Parenthood focuses on laws and bills that affect women’s reproductive rights.
Planned Parenthood Public Policy Network, also known as “The Network,” isn’t allowed to be involved with the election. [...]

With limited access to a car and a limited budget for restaurant food, my fine dining options outside of Parents’ Weekend are fairly limited. One of my favorite parts about Parents’ Weekend, therefore, is the chance to explore Walla Walla’s varied culinary options on the dime of someone with an annual salary. This weekend, my [...]

For those who miss their younger siblings, or want to work with little kids, the Story Time Project helps foster those connections between kids and Whitman students. The Story Time Project is a way for Whitman students to get involved with the kids of Walla Walla by reading aloud to them a few times a [...]

The time is upon us: starting in January, Whitman students might actually spend less time in the library. In expectation of the Dec. 3 biennium vote on the city budget, Walla Walla County may decide to cut funding to the public library next year in a decision that would affect library service to Whitties as [...]

Cordiner Stairs
On a vert ramp in the middle of April, a legend, Billy, was born. Hey, I’m Billy.  Billy’s been skating for a while and his first video was The Search for Animal Chin, by Powell, gifted to him by his mom’s ex-husband, Rick.  Dude was rad.  Anyways, you’ve probably seen Billy around campus and [...]

Through the Mail Slot: A sneak peek in the life of Sue Washington, mail lady extraordinaire
L: What brought you to the mailroom in Walla Walla?
S: I used to teach preschool, but I was always getting sick. Two years ago I saw a job opening here and I thought, I’ll try Whitman. My husband’s the soccer [...]

Winter squash. Oh, winter squash.  A good reason to welcome fall and stop cursing the weather gods for turning the ground cold and the nights chilly.  Winter squash is one vegetable I start hankering for every year around this time.  These gourds, you are probably familiar with varieties like acorn or butternut, are a warm-seasoned [...]

Perhaps it started with a housemate’s Guitar Hero name.
Perhaps the flyer posted on a North Hall bulletin board searching for band members got it all going.
Or perhaps it all began when Reel Big Fish and The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones were blasting on the radio all through junior high.
Either way, Danger Mermaid is here to bring [...]

To say that the third entrée from the “High School Musical” franchise is a “good” movie or even a “decent” movie is as rude and inaccurate as it is to say that Gov. Sarah Palin understands a financial derivative, a fundamental cause of our current economic woes. So, I won’t.
High School Musical 3: Senior Year [...]

It’s hard to tell where this went wrong.
Last year’s “Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?” saw Kevin Barnes perfect his brand of psychedelic not-quite-dance pop he’d been developing for the last five years. Unlike its predecessors, Fauna created a striking contrast through its relentless documentation of Barnes’ divorce, depression and escapism by setting it to [...]

Even though it’s Thorton Wilder’s most memorable play, “Our Town” also has a reputation of being banal and dull.
But Harper Joy Theatre’s Family Weekend production of the play was met with surprisingly effusive praise by the community members, students and parents who attended the sold-out shows.
“Our Town” focuses on the modest lives of the inhabitants [...]

In addition to aesthetic appeal, the artwork of Adnan Charara humorously comments on the nature of humanity through subliminal ideas equally provocative and profound. Adnan Charara, an internationally acclaimed artist who promotes tolerance and individual identity through his art, was recently welcomed to Whitman College. His exhibit titled Osmosis I & II is being displayed [...]

“Who has access to all of the psychiatric and medical resources necessary to end their own life?”
This was the question posed by associate professor of politics Bruce Magnusson during the faculty panel discussion on Washington’s upcoming
“Death with Dignity” ballot measure (Inititative 1000) Tuesday, Oct. 22.
The panel on Initiative 1000 was the third of the three-part [...]

Organizations like Planned Parenthood have a vested interest in the election. The election determines the politicians that will shape public policy in the years to come. Planned Parenthood focuses on laws and bills that affect women’s reproductive rights.
Planned Parenthood Public Policy Network, also known as “The Network,” isn’t allowed to be involved with the election. [...]