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Camp Whitman has been really fun, and I am amazed at how fast it has gone by. Actually, I’m very surprised by how fast the year has gone by. Nine more hours until the beginning of the end of freshman year. I am happy to be going home and seeing my family, but I am [...]
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I found this gem somewhere on my facebook, and figured it would be entertaining for many to watch! This was a marriage proposal that took place in Whitman’s Penrose Library. As you can tell, many Whitties were involved in the … Continue reading 
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Home from College Cabin! You must be thinking, “Joan. Why on earth would you go into the wilderness when you have your first finals exam this coming Friday?” Well, it’s College Cabin! What else can I say?? College Cabin was really fun! There was an outhouse in front of the cabin. It is one of [...]
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This weekend, I traveled to San Francisco with 16 other psychology majors and one of our professors. We all were presenting our theses at the Western Psychological Association’s annual conference. I was a little nervous to be talking about my … Continue reading 
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Yesterday night was amazingly fun! If you ever have time here at Whitman and am brave enough to do this, definitely consider playing hide and seek at North. For those who do not know, North Hall used to be a hospital. It closed down and now it is a dorm. Scary, isn’t it? Though I [...]
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The weather has been very peculiar here in Walla Walla. On Monday, the day wa excruciatingly hot (in the 80′s–too hot for a Seattle-lite.)! The air humid, and everyone was trying to find the coolest shade on campus. Hm…now that I think about it, wouldn’t the academic buildings be air conditioned? That will be my [...]
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Another week has passed; a little less than two more weeks until the start of finals. How scary! Time has really passed by…and I still have not gone into the fountain yet! I was supposed to today, but three hours of volunteering in honor of Earth Day wore me out and I took a nap [...]
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My friend’s birthday was today, and the party turned out to be really fun and well. Leading up to the party was a whole other story. She and a group of students attended the 15th Annual Harvard Latino, Policy, and Business Conference. It spanned from Thursday to Monday, with them returning on Tuesday. Since then, [...]
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This weekend has been a very hectic weekend! For an obvious reason of course: Admitted Students’ Day. It was really nice to see so many prospective students and parents, because it’s exciting. A lot of these students will be coming to Whitman next year, and with them, their experiences, ideas, and freshness. Also, it was [...]
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Today is just a very gorgeous day, full of sunshine, good news, and happiness. The workload has diminished greatly, because tomorrow, the Undergraduate Conferences is taking place. This means, classes are cancelled on Tuesday and there will be a lot of interesting presentations to attend. I am looking forward to learn more about Women’s Identity; [...]
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Paul lives in a town much smaller than Walla Walla; his high school has a total of 500 students or so. He first visited Whitman for Admitted Students’ Day, and he found the college just as beautiful as today was, except with more leaves. What I thought was interesting is the fact that he did [...]
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Julia is from Seattle, which is clearly different than Walla Walla. The biggest surprise coming to Whitman is how much she enjoys living in the town. Initially, Whitman’s location was really problematic. It was the main reason why Julia was reluctant in applying to Whitman. But the positive factors outweighed the negative factor. She knew [...]
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Remember that senior thesis I mentioned a few weeks ago? Well…it is finished! My thesis was due at 11am Wednesday, and my two thesis partners and I all clicked ‘send’ together when we emailed it to our adviser. This is … Continue reading 
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Congratulations and welcome to the Whitman community! It is hard to believe that four years ago I was just receiving my acceptance letter to Whitman. Now I have less than two months left in my senior year! My time here … Continue reading 
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WOW…it’s been a while since I’ve posted. my apologies! These are 3 random thigns I’ve learned at Whitman…..I’m sure I’ll come up with more eventually. #1 EVERYTHING is Socially Constructed! I’m not over-exaggerating here! Units of measurements are socially constructed! Who’s to … Continue reading 
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Well, it’s that time of the year again for us Whitman students: The middle of winter break. Winter break for us is five weeks long and right about now is the time most students are looking at their calendars and … Continue reading 
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I don’t know, cause I don’t go to a College that is near a big city. But I imagine not. Last night I was having a conversation with a prospective student, and they raised a big concern that I myself … Continue reading 
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Well, as I was walking back from the Admissions Office after giving a tour, I was passing by Jewett Hall (an all freshman resident hall) where the below crowd had formed (That’s Grady smiling at you) The reason this crowd … Continue reading 
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Like millions of people out there, it has been my Sunday morning ritual for a while to wake up and check the PostSecret first thing in the morning. For those of you that don’t know what PostSecret is: it’s an online community started by Frank Warren in 2005. He wrote down his address on 100 [...]
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Dear Blog, It has been a while since our last encounter. I miss your spell checker that saves my every entry, the chance to just write something that’s NOT a paper, and my lifted spirits from seeing new page views. … Continue reading 
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…that time of year when gluttony is a heavenly virtue and not a deadly sin. One day a year, I know it’s okay for me to consume copious amounts of turkey, mushroom stuffing, cranberry sauce, something called “cardio beans” (it’s a secret recipe), some more stuffing with cranberry sauce, then a couple of more slices [...]
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I’m sitting at the table right now, eagerly awaiting thanksgiving dinner to be readyyy! I can’t cook, and probably would burn down the kitchen if I tried. So rather than put my family and home at risk by offering my … Continue reading 
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In less than a week Whitman will be off for thanksgiving break (11 days long). This is the point where students are either gearing up for some upcoming exams this week, or really have a pretty easy week ahead of … Continue reading 
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So being confined within the Whitman College bubble is probably the easiest things to do as a student here. The rest of the world ceases to exist and one forgets all about real world news, what’s going on with family and old friends, and a lot of the times even…(hold your breath!) celebrity gossip. Moving to [...]
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A lot of people who come visit Whitman always ask “well what is there to do all the way out here?”. I had the same worry when I was visiting schools, especially Whitman. I refused to believe my tour guide … Continue reading 
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At 14 and a half straight hours in the library that is possibly the worst feeling EVER to have. But what can you do? Such is the life of the college students who have the tendency to over-commit but still like to procrastinate. Late nights and regular all-nighters become your chosen path and sleep becomes [...]
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So that’s me during a very late night of studying, taking a break. The orange man I’m sitting upon was walking around the library that evening. I can’t explain exactly what he was doing, but it was rather entertaining watching … Continue reading 
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…that was the theme of Mr. Whitman 2011 that happened last night. And what a great one it was. Pretty much the perfect theme to have for those of us whose last Mr. Whitman pageant it was. For those of you who don’t know, Mr. Whitman is a philanthropy event/fundraiser male pageant organized by one of [...]
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…Some Alumni of Phi Delta Theta came over. But before I get into that, I suppose I should talk about Phi Delta Theta and my relationship to it. I am a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity at Whitman. … Continue reading 
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Spring semester sophomore year, I decided to go from being a theatre and psychology double major to just a psychology major. I began to realize it was impossible for me to commit fully to both theatre and dance — it had left me with almost no time or energy for anything else. It was an [...]
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I just got done with an intense hour and a half long dance practice a while ago, and left with kind of a strange feeling. Not the bad nervous kind of strange, but more like the exhilarated and nostalgic kind of strange. If there’s one thing I love more than anything in this world it is dancing, [...]
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So it’s the end of “four-day” My last four-day (Apparently, lamenting for every event, day, even class, as it goes by comes with the territory of being a senior). It was a good one though! At first, I actually didn’t really want to leave for the long weekend — I thought it would be the [...]
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Hello, world! First, a brief introduction: My name is Zach Duffy and I’m a senior Politics major here at Whitman. I work as a Senior Admissions intern, which means that I’ll be reading your applications and may interview you if you come to visit campus. I serve as a senator in ASWC, our student government, [...]
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Happy October! The semester is really moving along quickly… Friday, October 7th is our first Fall Visitors’ Day, which means we’ll have hourly tour sessions, information sessions, student and faculty panels, and other informative activities to tell prospective students and their families a little more about Whitman College. The campus usually gets pretty busy on [...]
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If there’s anything weIndians love more than synchronized singing and dancing , it’s our food. So naturally, one of the things that is hardest for me to deal with being away from home for almost 10 years now is the serious lack of it. Living in Singapore, Mauritius, the U.S., and being in boarding school [...]
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So it’s a scary feeling starting your last year of college, not gonna lie. As if classes, tests and papers aren’t enough already, now we have theses, graduate schools, and job applications to worry about? Just writing about it right now I can feel the onset of a serious case of senioritis. These days, I’ve [...]
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This week has been a whirlwind. I can’t say that there have been too many events that I’ve attended, although there have been lectures and campus-wide activities. I’ve mostly spent this week in class, doing homework, or in club meetings. We had a good meeting for Coalition Against Homophobia yesterday and it was great to [...]
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Hello friends! Sorry for leaving you all hanging at the end of April. As you may have guessed, the end of the semester swallowed me up and unfortunately I wasn’t able to keep you all posted about the goings-on of the end of term. But I’m back for my final year of Whitman (both very sad [...]
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I am a survivor. I, along with two others in Anderson Hall remain “humans” in the game. Unfortunately for me there are a total of five zombies in my section who are attempting to “eat my brains” by tagging my … Continue reading 
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After a week filled with leading class discussions, some tough reading, and other assorted tasks to take care of, the weekend was much welcomed. The weather has held up over this weekend so far and while it hasn’t been extremely warm, it’s been sunny enough to look nice. Yesterday was Spring Visitor’s Day so I [...]
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Hi friends! We are hurdling towards the end of the semester so quickly. This last week was a blur, so my apologies for a lack of update. Spring break was fantastic. As a recipient of the Claire Sherwood Memorial Scholarship, I got to travel with other the five other scholars to New York City. We [...]
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New tasks and partners were assigned to us at the work site the next day. Instead of dry-wall and mudding I was switched to door frames. I was terrible at door frames. I managed to put one up, but it … Continue reading 
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“Work time!” Was my first thought on Monday morning, we were finally starting work on our houses that day. First we headed down to the St. Bernard offices and received our assignments for work sites, sadly Nelson, my roommate, and … Continue reading 
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“You here on your spring break?” Said an astonished elderly woman while exiting mass. My nervous nod and smile made her plump cheeks tighten into a broad, loving smile. “Bless you! Thank you so much for coming, bless your heart!” … Continue reading 
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Spring break is right around the corner, and I’ve been so caught up in midterms, planning for break, and classes that I forgot to update last week! Sorry guys. I’m really excited for spring break, not only because we have two weeks off, but also because I’ll be spending time in New York City and [...]
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Hi friends! I really do have to apologize for how sporadic this has been as of late. I just can’t believe how busy I’ve been. Between class, research and clubs I’ve been trying to find time to do some fun activities, like see plays, attend sports games, go to lectures, etc. Last weekend I saw [...]
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I pushed my body’s sleep deprivation abilities to a new maximum. Last week I had three papers, a French test and a French project due, on top of my regular reading and homework for each class. The first was an … Continue reading 
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Exciting things around here: I went to the roller derby last weekend and saw several other Whitties, including President George Bridges. Fun! Both the men’s team and the women’s team won their games last night, and the men’s team gave the Whitworth team their first loss of the season. Nice! My radio show did a [...]
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Another night in the Allen reading room! Also known as the quiet room, where Whitman students go to spend time doing homework in a completely silent environment. Admittedly I’m typing this blog alone with “You Don’t Know Me” by Ben … Continue reading 
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Things are really in full swing again on campus, and not only in terms of academics. The Whitman Events Board is back in action and is bringing awesome events to campus. Namely: Raj Patel tomorrow. For those of you who don’t know, Raj Patel is a journalist and award-winning writer who has done and continues [...]
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I’m back at Whitman! Despite the fact that I’ve been on hiatus for a month and then some, I actually am alive. And I’m excited for this semester. I just moved from North Hall (a big residence hall about two blocks north of campus) into Marcus House (a smaller on-campus residence hall) and I’ve got [...]
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A Few Highlights The Portland airport isn’t a hotbed of paranoia, nor does it take very long to get through security, nonetheless dad was freaking out the entire time. In fact, he managed to freak out so productively that we … Continue reading 
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I played more video games involving zombies during finals week than the rest of the semester combined. I also studied my mind raw for the time I wasn’t melting it trying to survive Nazi Zombies. Apart from relaxing with video … Continue reading 
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It snowed here. Walla Walla has this weird cycle of snowing decently, lingering for a week, and then slowly melting. Then it snows again. This morning was particularly icy and as I was walking out of the dining hall I … Continue reading 
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