Thursday, October 16, 2025
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Whitman’s Queer Memory Map & Campus Events
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By Shelby Hearn, Interim Director of Identity and Belonging
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“I don’t need their permission to exist; I exist in spite of them. I want you to train and teach and love on and create families within my community and gender non-conforming people so that we can understand that we have a culture, we have a history, we have a reason to be here. We have a purpose. We’re entitled to be loved, and seek happiness, and share that with people that we care about.”
—Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
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When you visit Whitman’s Queer Resource Center (QRC), you will find among the many flags, zines, teas and games a large map of Whitman College. Dotting this rendering of our campus are numbered push pins: some mark residence halls, many cluster within Reid Campus Center, others rest in a classroom. Each of these pins represents the location of a memory, written in a notebook on the table below and labeled with a number corresponding to its push pin.
The Whitman Queer Memory Map was one of the first projects I began when I came to Whitman last year, in partnership with my colleague Sydney London in Alumni Relations. It remains an ongoing community project documenting and celebrating the everyday stories that make up queer life on our campus.
This month, as one of many potential ways of recognizing LGBTQIA2S+ History Month, I encourage you to find and engage with our Whitman Queer Memory Map. It will be at two upcoming events:
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- Thursday, Oct. 23, from 4–6 p.m. Countermapping Queer Histories in the QRC, Reid 216
- Friday, Oct. 24, from 4–7 p.m. Gender Studies x IRES x QRC Fall Social at the Third Space Center
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Whitman Golfer Wins NWC Fall Classic
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At the recent Northwest Conference Fall Classic, Whitman men’s golfer Mason Remington ’27 claimed his second title in three years. The Whitman men’s team finished second overall and the Whitman women’s team finished in third place. The Blues close the season hosting the Confluence Classic on Oct. 19–20.
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Postponed: October Student Supervisor Training
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Due to illness, the October student supervisor training is being postponed. Human Resources will cover both Accountability in the Workplace and Providing Performance Assessments for Student Employees in the workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m. in Memorial Building, Room 331.
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Museum & Gallery Exhibition Event Tonight
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Sheehan Gallery and Maxey Museum will host “Considering Higher Ed and Activism: A Whitman Community Reading and Storytelling Event” on Thursday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. in Olin Auditorium. The event will include readings from contributors to the current joint exhibition, “To Make Us Free: Witnessing Activism at Whitman and Beyond," plus opportunities for discussion and refreshments.
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Updated: President Bolton Hosts Open Office Hours for Students Tomorrow
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President Sarah Bolton will hold open office hours on Friday, Oct. 17, from 1:15-2:15 p.m. near the Fish Ladder Sculpture in the Reid Campus Center. Throughout the semester, students can drop by these sessions to share their thoughts or just to chat.
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Lowriders Film Screening & Roundtable Tomorrow
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The Hispanic Studies Department and the Film and Media Studies Department will host a screening of “Roll Modelz: A Chicano Lowrider Documentary Film” (view trailer) on Friday, Oct. 17, from 5–7 p.m. in Olin Auditorium. The screening will be followed by a discussion with filmmakers Oliver Rodriguez Dickson ’25 and Yahir Tzec-Carrasco ’25 as well as with representatives from two local car and bike clubs. (Flyer attached.)
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During the October Break, 12 students in the Climbing Wall Instructor course (SSRA-248) completed an intensive three-day training through the American Mountain Guides Association. (Photo by Brien Sheedy.)
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Reid Campus Center, Lobby
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 106
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Hall of Science, Room 151
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Reid Campus Center, Lower Level
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