Congratuations to the SGA Executive Board for next year! (continue reading...)

[caption id="attachment_23948" align="aligncenter" width="616" caption="The NASA space shuttle Discovery flies over Whitman today on its tour over D.C. The shuttle traveled to D.C. from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it stayed after returning from the International Space Station in March. Photo by Charles Hemsley. "][/caption]

As part of the Manos Unidas club, I traveled to Costa Rica for a week over spring break to engage in a community service and culture trip. After a long 12 hours of traveling, we arrived at Earth University Saturday.  (continue reading...)

While most of my friends visited colleges over spring break, I was halfway around the world getting a taste of Chinese culture. (continue reading...)

This is a public service announcement: plastering posters for your club event on every flat surface in the school may seem like a great way to advertise, but it makes Whitman look like a subway station. (continue reading...)

Looking out the window of the car, I saw an abandoned warehouse parking lot with a few scattered buildings in the distance and a small shack next to the lot. This wasn’t the set of a Hollywood movie, and I wasn’t a stunt-devil—even when the car started spinning out of control. (continue reading...)

Origami is said to aid the body and mind in a variety of ways, from reducing stress to helping the body achieve balance. Sophomore Lisa Deng is using origami to promote another kind of wellness: finding a cure for rare diseases that take the lives of children every year. (continue reading...)