Whitman Stories
February 21, 2022
The Long Road Home
When a cancelled flight stranded 15 international students in Seattle, Whitman College Head Baseball Coach Brian Kitamura and Religion Professor Lauren Osborne introduced them to a great American tradition: the road trip.
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February 21, 2022
Three-Point Play
Makana Stone ’20 plays pro basketball in England—and the sport’s ambassador off the court.
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February 21, 2022
It’s Show Time
Live dance, theater and music performances return to Whitman stages.
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February 21, 2022
Maxey Museum Explores Confluence of Art and Archives
A virtual version of the exhibit, which featured archival materials related to the planning of the sites that make up artist Maya Lin’s Confluence Project, is available online.
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February 21, 2022
Living in Wellness
Whitman College has a new Interest House, thanks to a grant awarded to support students in recovery.
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February 21, 2022
Cecilia Kang ’94 Shares ‘Ugly Truth’
The New York Times reporter discussed her best-selling book during a campus event.
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February 21, 2022
Going West
Semester in the West: 20 students, three months on the road, one unforgettable experience.
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February 21, 2022
Anything But Common
Whitman College’s dining hall, Cleveland Commons, puts sustainability on the menu.
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February 17, 2022
Going ‘Beyond the Bare Minimum’
When it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion, there’s always more work to be done, say 2022 Power & Privilege Symposium organizers.
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February 14, 2022
Professor Michelle Janning Shares Insights on Cultural Values and Romance
Janning, a professor of sociology and author of Love Letters: Saving Romance in the Digital Age, explains how couples control the presentation of their love story to others, and how for celebrity couples, relationships and breakups “are happening in a marketplace where their image as people who abide by romantic values is a lot more scrutinized, and therefore probably a lot more controlled because their livelihoods depend on it.”
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February 14, 2022
Professor Eunice Blavascunas Sheds Light on Poland-Belarus Border Region
The Polish government has begun construction of a massive wall across its eastern border to block migrants traveling through neighboring Belarus. Human rights groups and conservationists warn it will damage fragile ecosystems, including Białowieża Forest, which Blavascunas wrote about in her book “Foresters, Borders, and Bark Beetles: The Future of Europe’s Last Primeval Forest.”
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February 10, 2022
Whitties Support US Team on the Slopes at Beijing Olympics
Torey Anderson ’12 and John Rumpeltes, who attended Whitman from 1974-76, are in Beijing as part of U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s physical therapy team.
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