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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Back to sports: The summer in review

Cole Anderson, Sports Editor September 6, 2015

Though football season is undoubtedly the best time of the year, summer is a close second for various reasons. My personal favorite sporting event of the summer is the Stanley Cup Playoffs and subsequent...

Photo by Hannah Bashevkin.

Women’s soccer shoots for tops in NW Conference

Cole Anderson October 9, 2014

In any sport, a coaching change typically means a transitionary period in which the team and coach search for a new rhythm and work to become a unit. A rough start was precisely what the Whitman women's...

International Games Cost More Than Just Money

International Games Cost More Than Just Money

Andy Monserud April 24, 2014
I wrote a column earlier this year discussing the chronic mismanagement of the Olympics and the havoc they wreak on the cities who host them. Perhaps my lens was too narrow—enormous global sporting events appear to bring this kind of chaos everywhere they land.
Photo by Anna Von Clemm

Pick-Up Sports Attract Range of Skills, Passions

Cole Anderson December 12, 2013
Whitman College prides itself on an extremely active student body, and understandably so. With 30% of the student body involved in varsity athletics, and a large majority of the remaining population involved in everything from popular intermural sports to kayaking in the Harvey Pool, the Whitman campus is quite active. One resource that active students often get involved in is the pick-up sports community on campus. Though pick-up is not a formally organized outlet on campus, various pick-up groups regularly schedule games that anyone interested is welcome to join.
Division III Recruitment Boasts Unique Perks

Division III Recruitment Boasts Unique Perks

Cole Anderson October 23, 2013
While DIII athletics lack the prestige of the DI level, Whitman coaches are able to draw players by emphasizing the academics, atmosphere, and balance of the college.

Men’s Season Finale

Tristan Gavin November 8, 2012

Two months ago, Whitman's men's soccer team traveled to California and beat a nationally ranked Redlands University team on their home field. In the next two days they lost in overtime to a solid Claremont-Mudd-Scripps...

Illustration: Emily Johnson

Intramural Sports: The fun factor

maddybell December 1, 2011
As most students sat sunken into library couch cushions or quiet room bean-bag chairs the Monday before Thanksgiving Break, Whitman's intramural dodgeball teams began the first day of their 2011 season in the Sherwood racquet-ball courts.
Credit: David Jacobson

Profile: Assistant Soccer Coach Brett Axelrod ’09

Sarah Debs November 17, 2011

Class: 2009 Current Position: Assistant Soccer Coach Sitting comfortably on a leather couch in Reid, Axelrod wears a grey Whitman College Varsity Soccer sweatshirt and appears refreshed, having just...

Illustration: Emily Johnson

Soccer men intend to dominate weekend of competition, take top spot in NW Conference

Matt Tesmond September 22, 2011
The men's soccer team, bolstered by young talent, returns home this weekend for two important confernce contests. The men will square off against a fiery University of Puget Sound team and the preseason favorite to win the Northwest Conference, the Pacific Lutheran University Lutes.
Credit: Binta Loos-Diallo

Athletes find challenges, benefits in living with teammates

Andrew Hawkins April 21, 2011

With housing options being discussed and sorted out for the coming year, Whitman College athletes frequently choose to live with teammates. But is this a wise decision? Off-campus houses, Greek...

Senior women close out collegiate soccer careers

Tyler Hurlburt November 11, 2010
For Kristen Innes and Kate Newman with the end of the season, came the end of their time playing soccer for Whitman.
Amy Hasson ‘12 engages with the competition as she goes up for a header in Whitmans game against Pacific on Oct 23.  Despite outshooting Pacific 23 to 7, Whitman was unable to capitalize on early opportunities. The game ended in a 2-2 tie. Photo Credit: David Jacobson

Whitman women’s soccer aims to end on high note

Bailey Arango October 28, 2010

The Whitman women's soccer team enters this weekend hoping to write a positive ending for a season defined by disappointment. The Missionaries, who entered the 2010 season with hopes of finishing atop...

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