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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Winter Art Salon exhibits new media and technology

Hannah Bartman January 29, 2015

The eighth annual Student Winter Art Salon opened at the Sheehan Gallery last Saturday, Jan. 24 and will remain open until Feb. 13. The art pieces featured are all completed in studio art classes at Whitman...

This is Logues first year of dancing. Photo by Marra Clay.

New show builds student dance community

Daniel Kim December 11, 2014
It is the student dancers whose hard work and training will set the pieces in motion. Students in the show come from all backgrounds and represent a variety of experiences with dance.
Dancers rehearse for Peter deGrasses piece. Photo by Hannah Bashevkin.

Actually Just Kind of and Almost

James Kennedy December 4, 2014

"Actually Just Kind of and Almost," the dance performance starting Dec. 11, reflects last year's introduction of dance to the theatre department, and Harper Joy Theatre has begun introducing dance-based...

Photo by Nikki Antenucci.

Yearbook expands focus with new gallery

Lane Barton November 20, 2014
By fall of this year, some of the pictures and quotes used in the 2013-2014 yearbook were assembled to create the art gallery currently residing in the Stevens Gallery. Waiilatpu members hope that this is only a first step, with the goal being to feature the same students from this month's gallery in a new spring gallery coinciding with the release of the 2014-2015 yearbook.

Visiting writer tries to reconcile Mormonism, personal history

Geoffrey Leach November 13, 2014
On Thursday, Nov. 13, Shawn Vestal will give a talk as part of Whitman’s Visiting Writers Reading Series. Vestal will talk about his writing which includes a collection of short stories named “Godforsaken Idaho” and his memoir “A.K.A. Charles Abbott.”
Photo by Nikki Antenucci.

Off the Record

Daniel Kim November 6, 2014

Two weeks ago a new band popped up on campus whose three performances all drew big crowds. The band, named Off the Record, is the two-piece project of senior Maya Abramson and Writing Support Specialist...

Anu Lingappa 15 (left) and Erin Walters 17. Photo by Tywen Kelly.

KWCW show of the week

Linnaea Weld October 30, 2014
The show has many fans, including unsuspected popularity among teenagers in Ohio.

Faculty-student film raises race issues with stuffed animals

Geoffrey Leach October 23, 2014

On Oct. 15, Professor of Film and Media Studies Robert Sickels and junior Evan Martin showed their joint project, documentary "Seven Ways from Sunday," to a packed Kimball Auditorium. The film, created...

Artist John Powers Creates Installation Piece in Stevens Gallery

Artist John Powers Creates Installation Piece in Stevens Gallery

Halley McCormick October 16, 2014

During the week of October 6, artist John Powers set up a temporary studio in Reid Campus Center's Stevens Gallery where he constructed a futuristic art piece out of foam rods. Videographer Tywen Kelly...

Professor Scott Elliott. Photo by Hayley Turner.

State book awards include faculty work

James Kennedy October 9, 2014
"Temple Grove" is set in the Olympic peninsula area of Washington and tackles everything from environmentalism to mistaken identities to the philosophy of the Makah native tribe that inhabits the area.
Photo by Hannah Bashevkin.

KWCW Show of the Week: Hello Newman

Linnaea Weld October 3, 2014

Show: Hello Newman Time: Saturdays, 7-9 p.m. Hosts: Evan Heberlein and Wesley Sparagon If you are looking for a good way to unwind and get groovy on Saturday evenings, tune in to "Hello Newman." This...

Photo by Nikki Antenucci.

KWCW Show of the Week

Linnaea Weld September 25, 2014

Show: Morsels Time: Fridays, 3-4 p.m. Host: Tino Mori and Chloe Kaplan   "Morsels" is a comedic twist on a radio cooking show. Tino and Chloe focus on one ingredient per week, featuring...

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