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NEWS
 Committee proposes changes to General Studies requirements

To graduate, all students must fulfill distribution requirements in cultural pluralism, fine arts, humanities, quantitative analysis, science, and social science. The General Studies committee, which includes faculty and student representatives, recently proposed a revised list of categories into which distribution should fall: textual analysis, the individual and society, scientific inquiry, quantitative analysis, the creative arts, global cultures and languages and power and equity.  "There was a desire for a new program that was clearer than the current one and that students understood and felt enthusiasm for," Associate Professor of English Adam Gordon, who chaired the committee, said about the change. If the proposal passes, the new General Studies requirements will go into effect fall 2023. Anabelle Dillard reports on the committee's proposal. 

CAMPUS LIFE
One-on-one with Dragtastica organizer Lukas Zmuidzinas or "Princess Crow"

Ben Kearney interviews Lukas Zmuidzinas, whose senior thesis in Art involved hosting Drastastica, a drag performance featuring Whitman students that took place on April 2. Zmuidzinas performed as "Princess Crow," and talked to Kearney about his goals for the event: "I didn't want it to just be a Whitman thing because I think it's important to have safe queer spaces in this town, especially in a rural town like this. I wanted people of all ages to come," he said. 
Photo of a performer at Dragtastica by Jake Lee

FEATURE
Learning differently at Whitman

Amelia Leach writes about her experience navigating the educational system with ADHD—from facing dismissive teachers in high school, to finding support and clarity on what it means to have a learning disability in college. 

"Despite being aware of my diagnosis, I had no conception of the many ways in which having ADHD makes everything in school harder. I chalked up my difficulty focusing in class to laziness or inability to understand the material. I remember telling my mom junior year, while trying to make sense of why I felt I was not getting anything out of school, that I had no academic interests and was simply not intellectually curious...Coming to college helped me discover that I was wrong, and do in fact enjoy learning." 
Illustration by Anna Stone

OPINION
Stop capital punishment now

Parsa Keshavarz Alamdari argues for an end to capital punishment.

"I'd argue that life imprisonment should be considered the maximum punishment for all crimes that are punishable by the death penalty. There have been numerous cases of those who have been wrongfully sentenced to death, or their conviction is dubious at best...[Some] argue that life imprisonment would cost the government more than capital punishment, which is actually not true. It will also prevent the death of innocent people, and give the perpetrator a chance to rehabilitate and have a life."
Illustration by Madi Welch

HUMOR
Auntie Lee's last minute thesis tools

Lee Thomas
Academic Genius

"Dear Too Busy,

I'm still a third-year student and don't have to start writing my own thesis yet (I'm not even thinking about it! Though I probably should be...Auntie likes to torture their future self). However, my overwhelming intelligence and 800 IQ knows how to get the job done and do it well. So this one goes out to all you seniors crying our eyes out in the library on a Tuesday night." 

Read the humor piece here.

Illustration by Madeleine Stolp
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