EDITOR, I recently read your article on gender-neutral bathrooms and thought I would chime in on the issue. It seems to me that the Whitman community often looks at these situations from the wrong end. Instead of completely renovating the bathrooms, spending large amounts of money and putting others into uncomfortable ...
EDITOR, We are very excited to have been a part of creating a new structure for programming on campus. We believe that the new board, which combines all Student Activities groups (CAB, Coffeehouse, Steven’s Gallery, and Arts & Crafts) and ASWC Programming into a new umbrella organization, is a productive and ...
EDITOR,On March 10, Congress passed legislation to make birth control affordable again for millions of American women who obtain contraceptives at community health centers and college clinics – including Whitman college students. The provision was included in the 2009 omnibus appropriations bill that passed the U.S. Senate March 10 and ...
EDITOR, We, The Secession, are indeed an “object of excessive suspicion.” While this is an undeniably exciting thing to be, the anger caused by said suspicion confuses us. A suspicious stranger in a dark alley may cause sensations of danger and fear; a suspicious bi-monthly publication should provoke a non-threatening brand ...
EDITOR, I graduated from Whitman College in 1993, and like most alums I have very fond memories of my Whitman experience. Two years ago, I moved back to Walla Walla with my family, and for the last two seasons I have helped out with the men’s and women’s cross-country teams. I ...