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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Truth and Reconciliation Day Initiates Dialogue on Campus

Angela Froming, Campus Life Reporter October 10, 2024

On Sept. 30 in Reid Ballroom, the Truth and Reconciliation Day film screening moved many of the 80 students, faculty and community members who attended to tears. Truth and Reconciliation Day honors the...

Third Space Center Opens its Doors to BIPOC Students

Third Space Center Opens its Doors to BIPOC Students

Isabel Mathy, Campus Life Reporter October 10, 2024

The Third Space Center, located on the Fouts Center for Visual Arts lawn, is lined with art set behind beanbags, a barber chair and a dining room table. The new center is a space designed for BIPOC students...

School’s Back in Session: Whitman Students Volunteer in WWPS

Angela Froming, Campus Life Reporter October 3, 2024

Whitman College prides itself on its connection to the Walla Walla community, and one of the best ways it supports engagement outside of Whitman is through student volunteers. There are several programs...

Portable Connections: Spike Ball Takes over Ankeny

Portable Connections: Spike Ball Takes over Ankeny

Freja Holmes, Campus Life Reporter October 3, 2024

A small yellow ball and a net stretched over a collapsible setup carry more meaning to the Whitman community than we tend to assume. Taking on an easy-to play, portable form, spike ball is the perfect...

Students Mingle over Mooncakes at Mid-Autumn Festival

Students Mingle over Mooncakes at Mid-Autumn Festival

Isabel Mathy, Campus Life Reporter October 3, 2024

Every year over a billion people across the world celebrate the Mid-Autumn festival, and Whitman is no different. China@Whitman, in collaboration with Pan-Asian Club and Whitman Events Board (WEB),...

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at Whitman and Beyond

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at Whitman and Beyond

Alexa Grechishkin, Campus Life Editor September 26, 2024

On Sept. 15, members of Unidos, the Latine affinity group on campus, invited students to gather to celebrate the start of Hispanic Heritage Month with a barbeque on the side lawn of Reid. This first festive...

Club Noir Hopes to Electrify Whitman's Night Life through DJing

Club Noir Hopes to Electrify Whitman’s Night Life through DJing

Isabel Mathy, Campus Life Reporter September 26, 2024

Amidst the weekend nights spent frequenting sweaty basements and searching for the perfect party outfits, Whitman students can find a new group at parties that hope to transform the nightlife scene—Club...

New Sheehan Exhibit Weaves through the Stories of Métis Families

New Sheehan Exhibit Weaves through the Stories of Métis Families

Isabel Mathy, Campus Life Reporter September 19, 2024

A grandmother's living room, handwoven baskets, life-sized photographs and more multimedia elements made up this semester's exhibit at the Sheehan Gallery — "Picturing Family: Métis Life in the Walla...

Preseason Primes Whitman Athletes for Success

Alexa Grechishkin, Campus Life Editor September 19, 2024

Long before the official hustle and bustle of move-in day arrives at Whitman with its box-laden families and noisy residence halls, many first-year student athletes have already spent multiple weeks on...

Choreography and Community: Whitman's Dance Clubs Start the Semester

Choreography and Community: Whitman’s Dance Clubs Start the Semester

Angela Froming, Campus Life Reporter September 19, 2024

Attempting to enter Whitman’s Dance Department can be seen as a terrifying prospect, but it is not the only place to dance on campus. The different dance clubs are a great way to meet new people and...

Photo by Cooper Andersen

Whitsquatch brings Tacos, Bands and Dancing to Ankeny

Isabel Mathy, Campus Life Reporter April 25, 2024

Stage lights and the sunset illuminate a swirling crowd of swing dancers while bluegrass music plays in the background at the Whitsquatch Music Festival held on April 19. At Whitsquatch, hundreds of...

Debate & Forensics Team Hosts National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence

Holly VanVoorhis, Campus Life Reporter April 25, 2024

As the last weeks of April fade into final courses, exams and projects, Whitman’s Debate and Forensics team prepares for the first tournament held at Whitman in a number of years. The team will host...

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