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Vol. CLVI, Issue 9
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What do Computer Science, Anthropology, and French Have in Common? The 2025 Undergraduate Conference
What do Computer Science, Anthropology, and French Have in Common? The 2025 Undergraduate Conference
Holly VanVoorhis, Campus Life Reporter • April 24, 2025

On April 15, Whitman’s campus was abuzz for the college’s annual Undergraduate Conference. Classes were cancelled for students to present at and attend, and the conference...

Students Share Culture and Stories at International Night
Students Share Culture and Stories at International Night
Pendhay Singay Yeshay, Campus Life Reporter • April 24, 2025

Tons of flags from all over the world were strewn around Reid Ballroom to help set the stage for Whitman’s International Night. On April 14, international students gathered...

TogaGate: When Cultural Appreciation Becomes Cultural Anxiety
TogaGate: When Cultural Appreciation Becomes Cultural Anxiety
Arham Khan, Opinion Columnist • April 24, 2025

Last year, I returned from my hometown of Mardan, Pakistan, with a suitcase full of brightly colored kurtas and traditional shawls as gifts for my American college friends. Excitedly, I distributed...

AI Is Corrupting Art
Nohraine Rose Gaddi, Opinion Columnist • April 24, 2025

Since the ascent of artificial intelligence, or AI, in our contemporary society, it has served numerous groundbreaking applications in our everyday lives — from education to healthcare, finance and manufacturing.  Indeed,...

Pornography Consumption Leads to Brain Erosion and Destroys Intimacy
Ayat’arrahman Mahmoudi, Opinion Editor • April 24, 2025

Pornography is everywhere. From social media to streaming sites, adult content is no longer confined to the shady corners of the internet. For many people, particularly college-aged, porn has become a...

AI (Application Interference)
AI (Application Interference)
Zachary Peterson, Feature Writer • April 24, 2025

It should be no surprise that recently, the way people apply for jobs has changed – instead of having to seek out places and tailor resumes,...

Project 5311: Community Solidarity & Tribal Sovereignty
Project 5311: Community Solidarity & Tribal Sovereignty
Owen Jakel, Opinion Columnist • April 24, 2025

If you’ve lived in the Inland Northwest for any period of time, you’ve likely heard of proposals to breach the four lower Snake River...

Safeway: The Only Nightlife Option Past 9pm
Safeway: The Only Nightlife Option Past 9pm
Meghan Kearney, Pacing the Aisles • April 24, 2025

It’s a Friday night. The guy sharing a fence with Plan B and Beta has called the cops, yet again, at an 8 p.m. gathering of music and die....

Top 5 Things Students Plan for Summer
Top 5 Things Students Plan for Summer
Ben Sherry, Planning to Write even more • April 24, 2025

As we near the end of the Spring Semester, Whitman is eager to rest from the long and eventful year here. Many plans are already in order...

Five poems from a sad little guy.
Five poems from a sad little guy.
Nick Pecora, Always finishes last • April 24, 2025

S.A.D. Birds chirp, trees fall, men dance, and I am sad. Russian Space Monkeys eat bananas that soar above our heads, and I am sad? Dogs...

Sunshine La Croix
Carmel Stephan, Agnostic • April 24, 2025

You tropical zest filled motherfucker. On my hands and knees at your Croix,  My scorched lips part in merciless thirst, And I begin...

The Wire Wins a Regional Mark of Excellence in Journalism Award
Poppy Lasher, News Reporter • April 24, 2025

On April 12, The Whitman Wire was granted a regional Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award for their investigative article, “Whitman Under State Investigation...

Whitman Adapts to New International Student Policy
Chloé Williams, News Reporter • April 24, 2025

On April 5, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a press release titled: “Defending America’s Security through Visa and Travel Restrictions on South Sudan.” The five...

Whitman Tennis Teams Ace NWC Tournament
Whitman Tennis Teams Ace NWC Tournament
Garrett Schreiber, News Editor • April 24, 2025

Tennis has taken center stage at Whitman College as both the men's and women's teams have accomplished the extraordinary – qualifying for the NCAA Division III Championships...

SAVE Act Fuels Partisan Debates on Election Policy
SAVE Act Fuels Partisan Debates on Election Policy
Danny Pottharst, News Reporter • April 24, 2025

Motivated by election security concerns like voter fraud, the Republican-backed SAVE (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility) Act, a voter ID policy, is making its way through...

BREAKING: Faculty Call for Coordinated Defense on Academic Freedom
Chloé Williams, News Reporter • April 18, 2025

WALLA WALLA Wash.– On April 16, Whitman faculty unanimously voted to pass a motion that calls for Whitman College to coordinate against the Trump administration's attacks...

"The Twin Loves of My Life": Talking Soccer and Writing with Georgia Cloepfil
“The Twin Loves of My Life”: Talking Soccer and Writing with Georgia Cloepfil
Poppy Lasher, News Reporter • April 17, 2025

Georgia Cloepfil is an adjunct professor of Rhetoric, Writing and Public Discourse and the assistant women’s soccer coach at Whitman. Cloepfil has been at Whitman since...

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