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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

City of Walla Walla responds to fallen branch on Valencia Street

BREAKING: Wind Storm Takes Down Trees Around Walla Walla

Kaitlyn Salazar, Science and Environment Editor November 20, 2024

Heavy winds began early last night in Walla Walla, as several students reported lights flickering in Whitman buildings and off campus houses around 8 pm. A post on the Facebook page Walla Walla Scanner...

BREAKING: Students Continue to Protest Board of Trustees Visit at Three Rivers Winery

Kaitlyn Salazar, Bex Heimbrock, and Nazaaha Penick November 15, 2024

November 15, 2024 — Student protesters have gathered again at Three Rivers Winery, where students say the Board of Trustees has moved the day’s meetings. Previously, the Board was set to meet at Memorial...

BREAKING: Sheriff's Office contacted for Student Protest

BREAKING: Sheriff’s Office contacted for Student Protest

November 14, 2024 — At roughly 6 pm a representative from Three Rivers Winery called the Walla Walla Sheriff’s Office, requesting that officers respond to student protesters outside a Whitman Board...

BREAKING: Trustees Relocate as Students Protest

BREAKING: Trustees Relocate as Students Protest

Garrett Schreiber and Kaitlyn Salazar November 14, 2024

November 14th, 2024 – At 6:12 this morning, a shuttle bus parked outside Cordiner Hall with the goal of taking members of the Board of Trustees to their meeting. The location of the meeting changed recently...

LIVE: 2024 Election Coverage

LIVE: 2024 Election Coverage

2024 Election Coverage Team November 5, 2024

This story is part of our continuing coverage of the 2024 General Election. We aim to provide fair, complete coverage of this race across issue and political party. The Wire's live election updates...

Firemen leave the library.

BREAKING: Penrose Library Evacuated Due to Smoke, Smell of Burning Rubber

Nazaaha Penick, Natalie Comerford, and Bex Heimbrock October 15, 2024

OCT. 15, 2024 — The Walla Walla Fire Department was dispatched to Penrose Library after the fire alarm was triggered by smoke building up inside the building. At roughly 7:50 p.m., students at Penrose...

A bullet casing from what appears to be a pistol-style weapon, taken by an anonymous student in the immediate aftermath of the shooting.

BREAKING: Shooting At Frats Early Sunday Morning Damages Vehicles, Buildings

Bex Heimbrock, News Editor October 6, 2024

October 6, 2024 – Shots were fired near Tau Kappa Epsilon and Beta Theta Pi early this morning, around 2 a.m. Multiple cars were hit by the bullets, and photos of bullet holes in the walls and windows...

BREAKING: Students and faculty protest outside Board of Trustees’ dinner, demand divestment

Nazaaha Penick, News Editor May 3, 2024

In response to the Board of Trustees’ recent visit to Whitman’s campus, Whitman Students Justice for Palestine (WSJP) and Whitman’s Student Action Coalition (SAC) organized a protest to demonstrate...

Photo by Jake Lee

Breaking: Student Occupation of Memorial Hall Continues into Second Day

Nazaaha Penick, Kasey Moulton, and Sebastian Squire November 10, 2023

At 10:00 a.m. on Nov. 10, assembled students gathered in the Governing Boards Room (Memorial 331), renamed by protesters as the Edward Said Reading Room, to discuss the previous 24 hours and set objectives...

Students occupy Memorial Hall demanding divestment and designated student organizing space.

BREAKING: Students strike for Palestine, intend to occupy Memorial until demands are met

Nazaaha Penick and Natalie Comerford November 9, 2023

At 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, Whitman students gathered in front of Penrose Library as part of a global walkout supporting Palestine. The Whitman Student Action Committee (SAC) organized the strike,...

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