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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 9
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Illustration by Taylor Penner-Ash

Students embrace “dicks out for Harambe”

Ben Freedman, humor page editor October 20, 2016

  Nearly five months have passed since the world lost Harambe, our last true hero. In honor of this milestone, The Wire turned to Whitties to recall the legacy of our fallen gorilla comrade....

Illustration by Taylor Penner-Ash

The Unanswered Questions of the Second Presidential Debate

Megumi Rierson, staff writer October 20, 2016

The second presidential debate that aired last Sunday featured a smorgasbord of substantive policy discussions and comments by both candidates that will be cited heavily in the forthcoming history books...

Me Try Impress Now

Trevor Lewis, staff writer October 20, 2016

  Hello. Me couldn’t help but notice you very pretty lady. You think me pretty too? Me wear ironic button up with tiny schnauzers printed on it. Me lather Axe bodywash to disguise stink flesh...

Illustration by Taylor Penner-Ash

New Disinterest House to Open

Clara Wheeler, staff writer October 9, 2016

In recent years, the Interest House Community has felt an absence in their ranks. “Some students simply do not care about anything,” said IHC Resident Director Jean Nye. “In a way, isn’t a complete...

SEC/Provost Partnership Ushers in New Academic Era

Megumi Rierson, staff writer October 9, 2016

At the most recent faculty meeting, it was decided that the office of Student Engagement will no longer report directly to the Dean of Student Affairs, but rather the Dean of Faculty. The Dean of  Faculty...

New Class Offerings for White Male Fragility

Megumi Rierson, staff writer October 5, 2016

It’s been a tough run for the White Guys recently. In the past few months, they’ve braved the inaccurate media representations of Whites at Trump Rallies, indiscriminate and vague blame being placed...

Alumni weekend helps students meet future selves, confront mortality

Megumi Rierson, staff writer September 29, 2016

I walk into Reid on a Thursday afternoon to pick up my mail and my senses are immediately bombarded with the sounds of our prestigious alumni and their hoards of near-identical spawn, checking in for...

Campus republicans have less sense of humor than expected

Trevor Lewis, staff writer September 15, 2016

Twelve o’clock descends upon the sweltering lawn as my attention is caught by a large sign with “Rick for President” written in large red and blue font. The activities fair is in full swing and my...

Illustration by Taylor Penner-Ash

Macklemore Song Solves all Religious Conflict

Trevor Lewis, Staff Writer September 8, 2016

We all knew you could do it, Macklemore!  Way to go!  In case you’ve been living under a rock for the last week, hip-hop recording artist Ben Haggerty obliterated growing tension between the Judeo-Christian...

This week in the news

Jeffrey Gustaveson, Staff Writer September 8, 2016

-Post-80s dance Prentiss brunch the surest sign yet that the apocalypse is nigh -RA spends a heartbreaking amount of time making bathroom “Crush Board” poster that will be covered in phallic imagery...

Retaliation Against Systematic Oppression of White Males

Clara Wheeler, staff writer May 5, 2016

Whitman is known for its active student body, but one group especially feels that it has not received the recognition it deserves. The Whitman White Male Club will be hosting an all day protest next Tuesday....

15 Ways that a Thesis Lowers Your Standards

15 Ways that a Thesis Lowers Your Standards

Austin Biehl, staff writer May 5, 2016

Illustration by Taylor Penner-Ash. You pee sitting down just to have a brief moment of rest. You stop washing dishes and instead start eating off of other household objects. You...

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