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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 9
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

U2’s “Free” Concert: You’re Doing it Wrong

Blair Hanley Frank November 10, 2009

To celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago today, world-famous rock group U2 held a free concert at the Brandenburg Gate. Free, in this case, means that the tickets were free of charge, not...

Descend into “Descent”

Blair Hanley Frank October 27, 2009

With the release of J.C. Hutchins's novel "7th Son: Descent," the Pio is partnering with several other blogs and content authors to release a 100-page, Special Edition PDF excerpt of the book, but we're...

Shocker of the Week: Miley Cyrus Quits Twitter!

Blair Hanley Frank October 12, 2009

In a development that has sent shock waves through the entire Internet, Miley Cyrus, star of Hannah Montana, and daughter of Billy Ray, has ceased using Twitter. The outcry has been so severe, she has...

Tech Tidbit: This is why you don’t mess with gamers.

Blair Hanley Frank September 16, 2009

Do video games lead to violence? I don't think so, but owning a samurai sword certainly might: Detectives are still interviewing a Johns Hopkins University student who fatally lacerated the upper body...

Russ Caditz-Peck and Submission

Alex Kerr March 20, 2009

When the admittedly professional journalist Russ Caditz-Peck argues for Whitman College's right to withhold all but three staplers, here, he demonstrates the exact greed-defending mentality that allowed...

Entitlement and Alex Kerr

Russ Caditz-Peck March 11, 2009

An aspiring "journalist" nicknamed Alex Kerr provides evidence here that we are truly Generation Me; a peer group of entitled, self-absorbed, and self-important complainers who refuse to buy their own...

How does this school not have staplers?

Alex Kerr March 6, 2009

1) This is a college 2) College students write papers 2a) often more than one page 2b) ... 3) Multiple page papers require staplers 4) This school has three staplers 5) How is this still true?!?!

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