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Auntie Lee’s winter break survival kit
Illustration by Keeli McKern. Maybe you’re a first-year who had your first “returning home” experience over Thanksgiving break or you’re a student who stayed in...

What’s up with the World Cup?
Illustration by Alicia Buchter. Talk about the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup has been buzzing around campus and every corner of the...

All-international executive team takes on Freedom Songs
Photo contributed by Diana Issa. Sophomore Diana Issa takes pride in the elements of the Freedom Zine that her home country of Belarus inspired: its...

Illegal? Student orders Domino’s to Penrose Library
Whitman Security was called to Penrose Library sometime after 8 p.m. on Dec. 7 to handle a report of a serious disturbance and violation of...

Do we still need daylight saving time in 2022?
Illustration by Amelia Ebling. In March 2022, the U.S. Senate passed legislation, the Sunshine Protection Act, to make daylight saving time (DST) permanent. While the...

Crossfire: American democracy
“The winner of the midterms: gerrymandering” – Kyle Mathy Alabama’s seventh and Louisiana’s second are the only congressional districts Democrats won in the two states on...

Funding for police body cameras excluded in proposed city budget
The City of Walla Walla excluded body cameras in the proposed biennium (two-year) budget for the Walla Walla Police Department (WWPD), which was released Oct....

Whitman Orchestra opens on a high note
The orchestra opened their fall season on Nov. 1 with an evening concert in Cordiner Hall. Associate Professor of Music Paul Luongo conducted his musicians,...

Counseling Center offers support group for students encountering professors outside campus
Students-Outside-Observing-Professors Therapy, Encouragement and Affinity (SOOP TEA) is the Whitman Counseling Center’s newest support group. It is designed to address the difficulties experienced by students...

Gearing up for a S.A.D. winter
Illustration by Amelia Ebling. “Into each life some rain must fall, Some days must be dark and dreary.” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow...