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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
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Whitman Wire

Truth and Reconciliation Day Initiates Dialogue on Campus
Angela Froming, Campus Life Reporter • October 10, 2024

On Sept. 30 in Reid Ballroom, the Truth and Reconciliation Day film screening moved many of the 80 students, faculty and community members who attended to tears. Truth and...

Third Space Center Opens its Doors to BIPOC Students
Third Space Center Opens its Doors to BIPOC Students
Isabel Mathy, Campus Life Reporter • October 10, 2024

The Third Space Center, located on the Fouts Center for Visual Arts lawn, is lined with art set behind beanbags, a barber chair and a dining room table. The new center is...

Caught Between Being Demons and a Hard Place
Caught Between Being Demons and a Hard Place
Ayat’arrahman Mahmoudi, Opinion Columnist • October 10, 2024

Recently, music artists like The Weeknd, Rema, and Doja Cat have risen to mainstream fame, captivating audiences worldwide with their distinctive sound, unique artistry, and bold brand images. However,...

Smoking Places and Social Dynamics at Whitman College
Brandon Martinez Serrano, Class of 2024 • October 10, 2024

A single new strategic priority focused on environmental justice, sustainability and climate action was approved by the college’s Board of Trustees in 2023. Within the efforts of this priority, we find...

Rhinoplasties and Identity
Kaela Babasin, Opinion Columnist • October 10, 2024

I swore to myself at age 13 I would get a nose job when I turned 18. I would watch before-and-after nose job videos and envy the people who had the means to undergo such a procedure. The media I consumed...

Behind the Counter: On the Job at Bon Appétit
Behind the Counter: On the Job at Bon Appétit
Danny Pottharst, Feature Writer • October 10, 2024

The first time I came across a comment about Cleveland Commons on YikYak’s Whitman thread, I laughed out loud.  “God probably knew...

Tweets and Chirps from Maxey Hall: Inside Whitman’s Bird Labs
Tweets and Chirps from Maxey Hall: Inside Whitman’s Bird Labs
Leah Chang, Science and Environment Writer • October 10, 2024

Sitting under the fluorescent lights in the Hall of Science, I imagine this environment is not too different from the lab in which senior...

Ranking of sexiest Looney Tunes characters
Ranking of sexiest Looney Tunes characters
AJ Johnson, Can a duck and a rabbit truly fall in love? • October 10, 2024

After various community polls and outreach projects, I’ve compiled a controversial but entirely accurate ranking of most of the "Looney Tunes"...

Free Speech Ruined by People I Don’t Like
Free Speech Ruined by People I Don’t Like
Hunter Tucker, Starting a Podcast • October 10, 2024

I like to think of myself as a fair and open-minded person, always open to dialogue and discussion with those of differing political opinions....

Public Service Announcement on Cardboard Responsibility and Siege Combat
Ben Sherry, Frontline War Correspondent. • October 10, 2024

The following article is authorized as a public service announcement for the greater Whitman College public consciousness. It is approved by...

Carrier Pigeons are coming back in a big way
Carrier Pigeons are coming back in a big way
Emmett Schink, three pigeons in a suit • October 10, 2024

  Emails, boring texts, FaceTimes and airdrops are old news. We live in an age of instant communication. I can text someone in Ethiopia,...

The Future of Climate Activism at Whitman College
The Future of Climate Activism at Whitman College
Owen Jakel, News Reporter • October 10, 2024

On Sunday, Sept. 29, climate leaders hosted a get-together, or Green Out!, with engaged parties to think collectively about the future of sustainability and climate justice...

Encampment Evictions Imminent as Milton-Freewater Seeks To Address Homelessness
Bex Heimbrock, News Editor • October 10, 2024

On Monday, Sept. 30, over 30 community members attended an event in Milton-Freewater billed as “Controlling the Homeless Population Along the Walla Walla River.” The meeting...

Shooting on Whitman Campus Prompts Reflection
Nazaaha Penick and Bex Heimbrock October 10, 2024

Multiple shots were fired near the Tau Kappa Epsilon and Beta Theta Pi fraternity houses in the 1000 block of Isaacs Ave. around 2 a.m. on Oct. 6. Damages included parked...

Elections Heat Up in Walla Walla
Baran Abbasi, News Reporter • October 3, 2024

On Sept. 24, 2024, Carmela Conroy (D) and Michael Baumgartner (R) participated in an hours-long debate at Cordiner Hall. Presented by the American Association of University...

Why Are Parties Getting Shut Down?
Why Are Parties Getting Shut Down?
Chloé Williams, News Reporter • October 3, 2024

For the first few Saturdays of the semester, students are primped and prepared to hit Isaacs Street and track down the most recent posting on the Instagram account @whittiesbluesclues,...

New Surveillance System in Walla Walla Raises Privacy Questions
New Surveillance System in Walla Walla Raises Privacy Questions
Deogracious Rubangakene, News Reporter • October 3, 2024

The Walla Walla Police Department (WWPD)’s recent installation of 16 Flock Safety cameras across the city has seen a mixed reception amongst residents and experts. Cameras...

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