Breaking: Wind Alert in Walla Walla County
Mat Chapin, Managing Editor
October 13, 2020
The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning for the evening of October 13 from 2pm to 11pm in Walla Walla County and the surrounding area. West winds are expected to hit 30-40 mph with gusts of 60-65 mph. In an email to the Whitman Community, Peter Harvey urged students to “tak...
Breaking: Whitman Scholars Strike Racial Injustice
Sean Gannon, News Editor
September 8, 2020
Several Whitman professors — including the entire Politics Department — are participating in a national Scholar Strike against police brutality and racial injustice today, Sep. 8, and tomorrow, Sep. 9. Types of participation in the strike will vary, including the reallocation of class time for ...
Breaking: Second confirmed case of coronavirus in Walla Walla
Alissa Antilla, Editor-in-Chief
March 24, 2020
Walla Walla County health officials confirmed a second case of novel coronavirus in Walla Walla this afternoon. A Walla Walla resident in her 20s tested positive for the virus, according to a press release from the Walla Walla County Department of Community Health. She is now under home isolation and will be for fourteen days, until her fever subsides for 72...
Breaking: Governor Jay Inslee issues statewide “stay at home order,” effective immediately
Samarah Uribe, Publisher
March 23, 2020
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee issued a “stay at home order” on Monday, March 23, effective immediately. This order directs Washington residents to remain at home (except to conduct essential business, such as grocery shopping and visiting the doctor), bans all gatherings and mandates the clo...
Breaking: First confirmed coronavirus case in Walla Walla
Alissa Antilla, Editor-in-Chief
March 22, 2020
Walla Walla’s first case of novel coronavirus was confirmed on Saturday, March 21, by the Walla Walla County Department of Community Health. “We are surprised it has taken this long for a local case here in Walla Walla County,” Meghan DeBolt, the director of the Walla Walla County Department of Co...
Breaking: Whitman College moves to online classes in wake of coronavirus outbreak
Alissa Antilla, Editor-in-Chief
March 12, 2020
Whitman College has made the decision to suspend all in-person classes and move to an “online learning model,” according to an email sent by President Kathy Murray to the Whitman community this morning. The College’s decision comes in the midst of a rapid increase in the spread of novel coronavi...
Breaking: Walla Walla hospital treats Oregon’s third case of coronavirus
Alissa Antilla, Editor-in-Chief
March 2, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has reached Walla Walla County. An adult who tested positive for the virus is currently being hospitalized at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla, according to the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. The man hails from Umatilla County, Walla Walla’s neighboring county. According to The Oregonian, ...
Breaking: Board of Trustees Vote to Fully Divest Whitman College from the Fossil Fuel Industry
Alissa Antilla, Managing Editor
November 9, 2018
On Friday, November 9, the Board of Trustees unanimously voted to fully divest Whitman College from the fossil fuel industry. “I think it’s a really powerful statement that we’re at least more committed than we used to be towards ethical investing," said senior Tyee Williams. "And that we do...
Breaking: Cabasco to leave Whitman
Martina Pansze
August 19, 2017
According to an email sent by President Kathy Murray to all Whitman staff Friday morning, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Tony Cabasco has “decided to part ways with Whitman” in response to organizational changes made in the Admissions office. Cabasco graduated from Whitman with a B.A. i...
Another Drugging Reported at Whitman Party
Mitchell Smith, Editor in Chief
April 9, 2017
Another Whitman student reported unknowingly ingesting dissociative “date rape” drugs on Saturday night. The drugging reportedly occurred at an all-campus party at the Sigma Chi fraternity house. The incident comes on the heels of a similar string of dissociative druggings late last semester...
A Breach of Trust: Whitman College Grapples with Dissociative Drug Investigation
Mitchell Smith and Marra Clay
November 10, 2016
A criminal investigation is currently underway after multiple Whitman students reported that they exhibited symptoms consistent with unknowingly ingesting dissociative drugs over the last two weekends. On the morning of November 7, Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Chuck Cleveland sent a “Timely Warning” email alerting the Whitman community to the suspected druggings. In the email, Cleveland indicated that the police would begin interviewing any who are familiar with the situation or suspect they may have been drugged.
An Undetectable Drug
Marra Clay and Mitchell Smith
November 10, 2016
Testing for any dissociative drugs, such as ketamine (“Special K”), gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and rohypnol (“roofies”), is particularly challenging because the drugs have a very short half-life, meaning they quickly leave the body. If an individual thinks they may have been drugged, then they would need to be tested within a few hours of ingesting the drug or it will not show up in the test results.
