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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
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Whitman Wire

Social Justice Concentration Promotes Interdisciplinary Approach to Activism
Angela Froming, Campus Life Reporter • October 31, 2024

Whitman students can engage in material methods to change the world around them, working across departments to complete the new Social Justice concentration. The Social Justice...

Student Activities Shine at Family Weekend
Student Activities Shine at Family Weekend
Isabel Mathy, Campus Life Reporter • October 31, 2024

Whitman students and their families spent the weekend pumpkin carving, being radio hosts, talking to student leadership, watching sports and seeing plays. This year's...

Israel Attacks Iran: Children with Weapons
Baran Abbasi, News Reporter • October 31, 2024

The idea of Israel and Iran striking each other directly was unimaginable a year ago. The two nations have been engaged in a shadow war for years, with Iran funding proxy strikes against Israel by Hamas,...

Why You Should Watch the PWHL
Why You Should Watch the PWHL
Alisson Alerte, Opinion Columnist • October 31, 2024

It’s that time of year again. As October brings the start of the National Hockey League (NHL) season, hockey fans across the United States and Canada are gearing up.  The 2024-2025 season officially...

Shrinkflation: Corporate Greed at its Worst
Nohraine Rose Gaddi, Opinion Columnist • October 31, 2024

Corporate greed has taken over once again. In the age of overconsumption and excessive lifestyles, companies have devised a devious scheme to extract more money from their consumers: selling more air than...

(Dis)ability at Whitman: Rethinking the Norm
(Dis)ability at Whitman: Rethinking the Norm
Danny Pottharst, Feature Writer • October 31, 2024

The Social Model of Disability animation envisions a town that is populated solely by people who use wheelchairs. The town is physically...

It's (Probably Not) Gonna Blow!: Recent Seismic Activity at Mount Adams
It’s (Probably Not) Gonna Blow!: Recent Seismic Activity at Mount Adams
Leah Chang, Science and Environment Writer • October 31, 2024

40 million years ago, the Cascade Mountain Range was formed, the result of the incredible forces of the earth's tectonic plates colliding...

Grandparents show up for Rocky Horror show and say “Too tame too lame”
Grandparents show up for Rocky Horror show and say “Too tame too lame”
Emmett Schink, dressing up as Sophocles for Halloween • October 31, 2024

"Rocky Horror" is a fixture at Whitman College and at schools all around the US (or so I'm told). I remember my first time going to a "Rocky...

This Weeks Horoscope: It’s Time To Drop A Class
Arham Khan, afraid of women with tapestries and healing crystals • October 31, 2024

Aries: That 8 a.m. philosophy class was never going to work. It’s time to accept that neither Kant nor caffeine can save you now. Drop it before...

A Germaphobe’s Guide to Living with Roommates
A Germaphobe’s Guide to Living with Roommates
Hunter Tucker, Currently Scrubbing • October 31, 2024

Living with people who do not share your standard of cleanliness can be challenging. Maybe your housemate thinks leaving dirty dishes in...

Haikus for the Fall Semester
Haikus for the Fall Semester
AJ Johnson, bad poet, and enemy of much worse poets • October 31, 2024

Dear Whitman, the midterms are upon us! Fight for your grades, but remember to go easy on yourself. Take a break once in a while, read more...

Tradition or Tragedy: The Story of the Marcus Whitman Statue
Tradition or Tragedy: The Story of the Marcus Whitman Statue
Deogracious Rubangakene, News Reporter • October 31, 2024

The vandalism of the Marcus Whitman statue on Oct. 14 joins a list of several actions amidst controversies surrounding this particular statue. In 1953, the first Marcus Whitman...

Whitman Accused of Withholding Funds for Sexual Violence Prevention
Whitman Accused of Withholding Funds for Sexual Violence Prevention
Bex Heimbrock, Nazaaha Penick, and Natalie Comerford October 31, 2024

This is part 2 of a multi-part Wire investigation into Whitman’s handling of sexual violence prevention. The following article includes depictions of sexual violence and...

Whitman’s Place in the Opioid Crisis in Rural Washington
Owen Jakel, News Reporter • October 31, 2024

Since August, Walla Walla has seen a dramatic rise in opioid overdoses amidst public concern. Carfentinal, a drug used to anesthetize large animals, and that is 100 times...

Bird Flu Cases Prompts Caution in Walla Walla County
Bird Flu Cases Prompts Caution in Walla Walla County
Baran Abbasi, News Reporter • October 31, 2024

Bird flu, also referred to as avian influenza (HPAI), is a highly contagious viral disease that mostly affects bird populations, although it can also occasionally spread...

Exploring Extremism in Washington State
Deogracious Rubangakene, News Reporter • October 24, 2024

On Nov. 5, 2024, United States citizens will vote to elect candidates to political office. Since 2016, white nationalist extremism has exponentially increased in the United...

Celebrating Halloween Season Outside the Whitman Bubble
Celebrating Halloween Season Outside the Whitman Bubble
Owen Jakel October 24, 2024

The Walla Walla Corn Maze opened for its 25th year this October with a number of fall activities, including the famed Haunted Corn Maze. Although the day serves all those...

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