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Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Sex Week Returns to Campus to Fight for Change

Sex Week Returns to Campus to Fight for Change

Pendhay Singay Yeshay, Campus Life Reporter May 1, 2025

April 22 to 25 marked Whitman’s annual sex week — a week filled with a variety of different events and programs to rally together the campus community in hopes of addressing sexual wellness and...

Pickleball Club and IM Sports Collaborate to Host Third Annual Pickleball Tournament

Pickleball Club and IM Sports Collaborate to Host Third Annual Pickleball Tournament

Holly VanVoorhis, Campus Life Reporter May 1, 2025

April 25-27, Intramural Sports (IM) and the Pickleball Club collaborated to host the third annual IM Pickleball Tournament at Pioneer Park. Members of the Pickleball Club, which officially began this...

Preparing for the Second Annual Pášx̣apa Powwow

Isabel Mathy, Campus Life Reporter May 1, 2025

May 3, Whitman will once again be home to the Pášxapa Powwow — an all-day event full of song, dance and celebration. Jeanine Gordon, Special Assistant to the President for Native American Outreach...

What do Computer Science, Anthropology, and French Have in Common? The 2025 Undergraduate Conference

What do Computer Science, Anthropology, and French Have in Common? The 2025 Undergraduate Conference

Holly VanVoorhis, Campus Life Reporter April 24, 2025

On April 15, Whitman’s campus was abuzz for the college’s annual Undergraduate Conference. Classes were cancelled for students to present at and attend, and the conference featured 86 presentations...

Students Share Culture and Stories at International Night

Students Share Culture and Stories at International Night

Pendhay Singay Yeshay, Campus Life Reporter April 24, 2025

Tons of flags from all over the world were strewn around Reid Ballroom to help set the stage for Whitman’s International Night. On April 14, international students gathered for the evening to help...

Celebrating Sustainability for Earth Day

Lucy Walker, Campus Life Reporter April 24, 2025

April 22 marked the middle of a week filled with Earth-themed events organized by a variety of groups around campus to honor Earth Day. Events ranged from glass recycling to native plant restoration to...

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...

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