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Vol. CLVI, Issue 8
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Whitman Wire

Tri-College Community Day Connects Walla Walla's Colleges Through Service

Tri-College Community Day Connects Walla Walla’s Colleges Through Service

Lucy Walker, Campus Life Reporter April 17, 2025

Walla Walla’s three colleges joined forces this past Sunday, Apr. 13, to engage in 19 community service projects, which partnered with local organizations. Volunteers gathered from Whitman College,...

Azulejos Launch Party Celebrates Bilingual Artists

Isabel Mathy, Campus Life Reporter April 17, 2025

This semester the Hispanic Studies magazine, Azulejos, released in print for the first time. Previously only a digital release, the Spanish language magazine has been a project facilitated by the Hispanic...

KWCW Hosts Live Music from The Apricots and Love Brunch

KWCW Hosts Live Music from The Apricots and Love Brunch

Pendhay Singay Yeshay, Campus Life Reporter April 17, 2025

The sounds of epic drums, smooth guitars and impeccable vocals were heard throughout Reid as students made their way around the center on April 10. The source of the music was the bands Love Brunch...

Tracking History: Last Chance Road becomes a Historic Site

Tracking History: Last Chance Road becomes a Historic Site

Holly VanVoorhis, Campus Life Reporter April 10, 2025

Last Saturday, historians, railroad enthusiasts and Whitman alumni gathered for a dedication ceremony at Last Chance Road. This is where Walla Walla 2020, a local organization, unveiled a new sign...

Abbot Genjo Roshi Speaks on the Noble Eightfold Path

Isabel Mathy, Campus Life Reporter April 10, 2025

Genjo Roshi, the abbot of the Chobo-ji Rinzai Zen Temple in Seattle, guided audience members through a conversation about the Noble Eightfold Path, meditation and Buddhism. Connecting guests from the college...

Celebrating Women's History Month on Campus with WOCV

Celebrating Women’s History Month on Campus with WOCV

Lucy Walker and Alexa Grechishkin April 10, 2025

In 1978, Women's History Month began as a week-long educational initiative in Santa Rosa, California. After the initiative gained local traction, a presidential proclamation formally declared the week...

Law, Culture & the Humanities Minor Expands Liberal Arts Education

Isabel Mathy, Campus Life Reporter March 13, 2025

Editor's Note: the article's title was changed on 3/14 to more accurately reflect the academic goals of the minor. This year, Whitman added a new minor, "Law, Culture & the Humanities" (LCH), to...

Madeline Miller Talks Literary Witches in Classics Lecture

Madeline Miller Talks Literary Witches in Classics Lecture

Holly VanVoorhis, Campus Life Reporter March 13, 2025

On March 5, students, faculty and community members gathered in person at Kimball Theater and online via a Zoom video chat for a lecture on witches in Classical literature by author Madeline Miller....

Reflections on "Doubt: A Parable"

Reflections on “Doubt: A Parable”

Lucy Walker, Campus Life Reporter March 13, 2025

A dimly lit stage houses the office of a Catholic school in the Bronx, looking out upon seats packed with eager audience members. March 6 through 9, crowds gathered in Harper Joy for the showings of...

Penrose Library Awarded for Accessibility and Diversity Efforts

Penrose Library Awarded for Accessibility and Diversity Efforts

Lucy Walker, Campus Life Reporter March 6, 2025

As students congregate in study groups around the library to try and study for exams or work on projects, a group of staff is working behind the scenes making the space more accessible and inclusive....

Hair, There, and Everywhere: DIY Hair Styling on Campus

Hair, There, and Everywhere: DIY Hair Styling on Campus

Pendhay Singay Yeshay, Campus Life Reporter March 6, 2025

Hair is one of the many mediums that Whitman students express themselves through — whether you cut it yourself, ask a friend or go to a salon, there are many options for students to use hair as a...

Erik ReeL Fuses Fashion and Sustainability at the Sheehan Gallery

Erik ReeL Fuses Fashion and Sustainability at the Sheehan Gallery

Pendhay Singay Yeshay, Campus Life Reporter February 27, 2025

The Sheehan Gallery entices viewers in with bright pops of color and dynamic designs as it features a new artwork exhibition titled "FACT: fashion + art construct tomorrow." Featuring artwork from...

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