Whitman Wire

Students propose 2010, 2011 commencement speaker possibilities

Eric Nickeson-Mendheim • December 8, 2009

Seniors and faculty members have begun the long nominations process to decide on a 2010 Commencement speaker.

Early Decision applications decline from last year, still above average

Lea Negrin • December 7, 2009

High number of Early Decision I applications continue upward trend over recent years, though they fail to match last year's records numbers.

Cafe ’66 robbed during break

Lea Negrin • December 3, 2009

Police are pursuing a man who they believe stole $225 from Bon Appétit cash register in Reid Campus Center.

Students, ASWC seek additional graduate school advising from Whitman

Galen Bernard • December 3, 2009

Seniors looking at Graduate School programs must do so largely on their own since Whitman has no full-time grad school adviser.

Colored glass not trash in Walla Walla

Rachel Alexander • December 3, 2009

Students mistakenly trash colored glass due to misunderstood Walla Walla recycling policy.

Jacobs, Radosevic and Allen continue recovery from Nov. 6 crash

Josh Goodman • December 2, 2009

Jacobs, in a Level III coma but improving, flies to her home state of New Mexico today, while a wheelchair-bound Radosevic eagerly awaits her return to Whitman next month.

Walla Walla Police arrest suspect in connection with armed robbery of America West bank on Isaacs Avenue

Gillian Frew • December 1, 2009

Police arrested a 34-year-old man Tuesday, Dec. 1 in connection with that day's robbery of the AmericanWest bank at 1850 E. Isaacs Avenue after a witness was able to provide them the license plate number...

Victorian Christmas lights up Kirkman House

Lea Negrin • December 1, 2009

Walla Walla's Kirkman House Museum turned back the clock on Christmas this past weekend with their annual Victorian era holiday celebration.

Keystone brews can of controversy

Rachel Alexander • December 1, 2009

Students gulp down Keystone Light at parties without really knowing where the money from their purchase goes.

Gift market aids humanitarian causes

Lea Negrin • November 30, 2009

Money from the Alternative Gifts Market will assist Helpline's STEP Women's shelter and raise money for meals for Whitman students on Spring Break Service Trips.

Delta Gamma Anchor Drive fuels Service for Sight fundraising

Eric Nickeson-Mendheim • November 30, 2009

Thanks to Anchor Drive, a chauffeur service offered by the Delta Gamma womens' fraternity, wine-tasters at this weekend's Barrel Tasting event can drink without being a danger on the road.

Junior creates College Coaches program for Walla Walla High School

Rachel Alexander • November 24, 2009

New program would encourage college as an option for students who might not otherwise consider attending.