Thursday, April 10, 2025

Cinephiles on campus will have multiple options for film screenings to attend during the next few days—and some choices to make for overlapping events.

The Salmon Conservation Club will host a free screening of “The Grand Salmon” tonight, Thursday, April 10, at 7 p.m. in Olin Auditorium. Following three women on a 78-day paddling expedition, “The Grand Salmon” explores the effects of four dams on the Lower Snake River and their impact throughout the watershed on rapidly dwindling wild salmon populations. One of the filmmakers will participate in a virtual Q&A session with the audience following the screening. (Flyer attached.)

The multiday Wim Wenders Film Festival is sponsored by the German Studies Department and curated by Film and Media Studies major Ariella Ruben ’25. Wim Wenders is a German filmmaker and photographer, and selected films will be screened in a mix of languages with English subtitles.

The Wim Wenders Film Festival screenings will take place in Kimball Theatre in Hunter Conservatory. (Flyer attached.)

The Whitman Climbing Club will host a screening of the Reel Rock 19 Film Festival on Friday, April 11, at 7 p.m. in Maxey Auditorium. The event will include a collection of climbing films, promoting inclusivity, acceptance, challenge and engagement in the climbing community.  Admission is free with your Whitman ID. Free pizza will be provided for the first 50 attendees. (Flyer attached.)

Penrose librarians made multiple contributions at the recent Association of College and Research Libraries conference in Minnesota. Student Success and Instruction Librarian Bridget Scoles and Instruction Coordinator and Outreach Librarian Emily Pearson presented their poster “Smut in the Stacks: Romance Reader’s Advisory in a College Library” about a program they did last year with the Sexual Violence Prevention team. Scoles also presented a poster titled “Making a Long Story Short: Social Stories in Academic Libraries” about work she is doing to make the library a more welcoming place to neurodivergent patrons. Pearson, along with Scholarly Communications Librarian Amy Blau and Head of User Services Julie Carter, held a panel discussion titled “Library Values in Action: Community Engaged Learning in Library Instruction” about the Library 120: Information and Society class.

Sarah Buchanan, Associate Professor of French at the University of Minnesota Morris, will deliver a guest lecture on Thursday, April 10, at 4 p.m. in Olin 129. Buchanan will detail her theory of the “Inside Realm of Immigrant Imagined Community” and show how it manifests in the Yamina Benguigui film “Inch‘Allah Dimanche.” This lecture is sponsored by Whitman’s French, Sociology and History departments, with additional funding provided by the Virginia Penrose Cagley Lectureship in Foreign Languages and Literatures. (Flyer attached.)

The Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) Oversight Committee will host candidate debates for the 2025–2026 general elections on Friday, April 11, at 4:15 p.m. in Maxey Auditorium. More information about ASWC and the election schedule are available at goaswc.org.

Whitman Events Board and International Student and Scholar Services will co-host the annual International Night cultural event on Sunday, April 13, from 5–7 p.m. in the Reid Campus Center Young Ballroom. International students will perform with dance, voice, piano, fashion and digital works. Attendees can also enjoy global cuisine, Henna skin decorations and a photo booth. (Flyer attached.)

Eric Orlin, Professor Emeritus of Greek, Latin and Ancient Mediterranean Studies at University of Puget Sound, will deliver the third installment in the Spring 2025 Transforming Classics Series on Monday, April 14, at 5:30 p.m. in Olin 129. In a talk titled “Trajan in Oregon? What Rome Is Doing at the Mouth of the Columbia,” Orlin will discuss why the Astoria Column in Astoria, Oregon, at the mouth of the Columbia River, looks similar to Trajan’s Column in Rome, and how that understanding helps us better understand the American version.

During spring break, Šináata Scholar Sky Pasena-Littlesky ’26 (middle) shared her perspective as a Native student on the “Indigenous Students Panel on Centering the Student Experience” at the 2025 Continuums of Service Conference in Seattle, Washington.

12:10–12:50 p.m.

Movement That Matters: Step Aerobics

Sherwood Athletic Center

3–5 p.m.

Open Office Hours: Off-Campus Studies

Reid Campus Center, Lower Level

4–5 p.m.

Art & Soul

Reid Campus Center, All Faiths Room

4–5:30 p.m.

Guest Lecturer in French & Francophone Studies: Sarah Buchanan

Olin Hall, Room 129

4:30–6:30 p.m.

TransVerse

Reid Campus Center, Queer Resource Center

5:30–7 p.m.

Town Hall: ASWC Finance Committee Budget

Reid Campus Center, Room G02

6–8 p.m.

Celebration: 50 Days to Graduation

Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom (RSVP)

7–8 p.m.

STILL: Zen Meditation & Learning

Reid Campus Center, All Faiths Room

7–8:30 p.m.

Film: ‘The Grand Salmon’

Olin Auditorium

7–10 p.m.

Wim Wenders Film Festival: ‘Kings of the Road’

Hunter Conservatory, Kimball Theatre

8–11 p.m.

Concert: The Apricots

Reid Campus Center, Lower Level

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