Wire Watch: The Week of October 12
Michelle Foster, A&E Editor
October 8, 2017
Filed under A&E
Whitman Fridays at Four Recital Series Presents The South Hill Guitars: Oct. 13 at 4 p.m. in the Kimball Theatre. This recital will feature musicians James Reid and J.P. Shields. International Archaeology Day Celebration Field Trip: Historian Sam Pambrun will be leading a trip to Frenchtown on O...
A Plush Platform to Share Music with Tiny Futon Concerts
Emma Chung, Staff Writer
October 8, 2017
Filed under A&E, Front Page Slideshow
An underground music scene is brewing at Whitman College. Tiny Futon Concerts, a project started by Jake Barokas ’18, is an online platform for student bands and musicians to share their music. What started as a casual jam session between band mates and a joint desire to share their music became a...
Unraveling Whitman’s Myth About Spirituality
Alasdair Padman, Staff Reporter
October 8, 2017
Filed under A&E
"Tapestry of Journeys," an interactive exhibit in the Stevens Gallery, allowed students to engage with their spirituality.
Read more »From Noise to Art: Tatsuya Nakatani Sculpts Sound
Michelle Foster, A&E Editor
October 7, 2017
Filed under A&E, Front Page Slideshow
In the crash of cymbals and ringing of singing bowls, a seemingly random series of noise is shaped into a sculpture of sound. Tatsuya Nakatani, master percussionist and sound artist, demonstrated this when he gave a solo performance and short talk at the Whitman Dance Studio on Tuesday, October 3. The...
KWCW Spotlight: Students Talk Race, Sexuality and More on Air
Michelle Foster, A&E Editor
October 4, 2017
Filed under A&E
"We're Black, We're Queer, We're Here" brings the intersectionality of race and sexuality to KWCW radio.
Read more »Every Brilliant Thing Brings Real-life Issues to the Stage
Afton Weaver, Staff Reporter
October 4, 2017
Filed under A&E
The play "Every Brilliant Thing" addressed issues relevant to Walla Walla and encouraged audience participation.
Read more »Fall Composers Concert: A Showcase of Musical Talent
Emma Chung, Staff Writer
October 4, 2017
Filed under A&E
Whitman's Fall Composers Concert featured music composed and performed by students.
Read more »“Celilo: Progress Versus Protest” Opens in Maxey Museum
Emma Chung, Staff Reporter
September 28, 2017
Filed under A&E
The new exhibit in the Maxey Museum, “Celilo: Progress Versus Protest,” shines light on marginalized voices of American history. Curated by the staff at Tamástslikt Cultural Institute in Pendleton, Oregon, the exhibit illustrates the ramifications of the Dalles Dam on Native American tribes of...
Spotlight on a Visiting Professor: Zachary Campbell
Michelle Foster, A&E Editor
September 28, 2017
Filed under A&E
Whitman has gained another visiting professor teaching in the arts this year. Professor Zachary Campbell is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies and Rhetoric who taught at DePaul University in Chicago for a year and a half before coming to Walla Walla. This week, The Wire sat do...
Creative Writers Shape Instant Play Festival
Alasdair Padman, Staff Reporter
September 28, 2017
Filed under A&E
Popping ghosts, pirates sniffing cocaine, a writer’s mind unraveling, radical love and the bargaining of lives marked the first night of the 10th annual Instant Play Festival. By the end of the weekend of September 24-25, ten student writers responsible for this assortment of ideas had watched...
Revamping the Past: Vinyl Resurgence
Afton Weaver, Staff Reporter
September 17, 2017
Filed under A&E, Front Page Slideshow, VIDEOS
Whether it’s the result of nostalgia or a search for high quality music, vinyl is trending again; Whitties are revamping the past. Atop sophomore Kate Swisher’s desk lies all of the things that make her happy: books, chocolate, tea and an electric turntable spinning her favorite vinyl, “Nashville...
Kate and the Crocodiles Blends Genres
Alasdair Padman, Staff Reporter
September 17, 2017
Filed under A&E
Two communities, the students and faculty of Whitman College and Walla Walla community members, filled Hunter Conservatory on Friday, Sept. 15. They were gathered to hear a live performance of Kate and the Crocodiles, a three person band from Portland, Ore. The band's singer, Kate Morrison, is a Wh...
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