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Vol. CLIV, Issue 9
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

David Collier collaborating with his teammates about the up coming high school debate tournament. Photo Credit: Kendra Klag

Whitman debate tournament provides opportunities, conflicts

Shelly Le November 4, 2010

About 600 high school students from the Northwest are expected to flood campus as part of the 38th annual Whitman College Remy Wilcox High School Speech Tournament on Nov. 4-6, bringing with them tubs...

Whitties not enthusiastic about car sharing

Shelly Le October 28, 2010

"It's super easy getting around campus, especially since Whitman is small for a college," said sophomore Dieter Brandner, "but I think using a car-sharing program would be the same as borrowing a car from...

Slavery Awareness Week educates students about human trafficking

Shelly Le October 21, 2010
When the word "slavery" comes to mind, most people immediately picture 19th-century forced labor. The International Justice Mission (IJM) defines slavery as “forced labor, with the use of deception or violent coercion to compel someone to labor without pay or for no pay beyond the substance necessary to continue the labor."
Green Leader Lillian Soshnik-Tanquist 14 shows off and turns the composting bin outside of Lyman.  Photo Credit: Marin Axtell

Composting trend expands beyond Whitman

Shelly Le October 14, 2010

With so much food often placed on our plates, it is easy to be unaware of where it all eventually ends up. According to an article in the New Scientist on July 31, sixteen percent of the energy consumed...

Four day weekend much needed for relaxation

Shelly Le October 7, 2010
October is infamous for countless sleep-deprived students stuck in the library or in their dorm rooms, frantically studying for midterm exams and finishing up essays at the last minute. Luckily for Whitties, fall break 2010 arrives just in time to give students a much-needed break from the pressures of college life, kicking off on Saturday, Oct. 9 and extending until Tuesday, Oct. 12.
Health center offers improved HIV, hepatitis tests

Health center offers improved HIV, hepatitis tests

Shelly Le September 30, 2010

The Welty Health Center will offer free saliva swab HIV and Hepatitis C testing on the first Wednesday of every month. The new, less invasive procedure is made possible though a new partnership with...

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