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Vol. CLVI, Issue 9
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Whitman Wire

The It Girl: Capitalism’s Favorite Daughter

The It Girl: Capitalism’s Favorite Daughter

Riley Cooper, Feature Writer May 1, 2025

In 2018, as I entered the world of YouTube, I grew familiar with a face that many girls my age knew, Emma Chamberlain. She was everything I wanted to be. Funny, stylish, relatable and authentic in...

AI (Application Interference)

AI (Application Interference)

Zachary Peterson, Feature Writer April 24, 2025

It should be no surprise that recently, the way people apply for jobs has changed – instead of having to seek out places and tailor resumes, we have entered a world where the differentiator is how...

Gen Z & Reimagining the Anti-Work Movement

Gen Z & Reimagining the Anti-Work Movement

Riley Cooper, Feature Writer April 17, 2025

The Anti-Work Movement: Lazy or Legitimate?  “Our director of HR just came into mine and my colleagues office to tell my colleague, who is pumping for her 4 month old baby, that she can’t keep...

The Wrong Impression

The Wrong Impression

Zach Peterson, Feature Writer April 10, 2025

I’m not much of an artist, but let me tell you – my latest project is groundbreaking. I remember seeing a painting titled "Starry Night" by some Dutch artist, I don't really remember who. It’s...

Is Reading Culture Dead?

Is Reading Culture Dead?

Riley Cooper, Feature Writer March 13, 2025

We hear it everywhere: "People just don't read as much as they used to." While traditional notions of reading may seem less apparent, reading culture is alive and well, though it looks different than...

Chalk Talk

Chalk Talk

Zachary Peterson, Feature Writer March 6, 2025

It’s in your face, it’s powerful and, most importantly, it comes in affordable, portable containers — with so many colors it makes ROYGBIV look like a Charlie Chaplin film. Since my freshman...

Let’s Talk About the Seventies

Let’s Talk About the Seventies

Riley Cooper, Feature Writer February 27, 2025

"God, this airport is so effing sterile. I think I was just born in the wrong generation," a young woman lamented into her iPhone as I stepped off my flight to Denver. She wore a vintage Penny Lane-style...

The OscaRRRs

The OscaRRRs

Zachary Peterson, Feature Writer February 20, 2025

The feeling of motionlessness when the credits roll, like all the entropy has been sucked out of you by the sheer power of what you just watched – that's the feeling we chase. You’re left bottled...

Crunchy, Controversial, and Trending: Wellness Today

Crunchy, Controversial, and Trending: Wellness Today

Riley Cooper, Feature Writer February 13, 2025

"POV: you used to be normal but now you drink colostrum, avoid seed oils, block blue light, and get in bed by 8:00." This caption, posted by Ava Noe (@cleanlivingwithava) on Instagram, encapsulates...

Let Them Eat Cleve

Let Them Eat Cleve

Zachary Peterson, Feature Writer February 6, 2025

When I initially toured Whitman during the summer of my senior year, I remember being taken aback by how good the food at Cleveland was. I had a bowl of poke and a couple of pieces of sushi from Global....

Whitman’s Institutional Resources for Sexual Violence Fall Short

Whitman’s Institutional Resources for Sexual Violence Fall Short

Erfan Vaezpour, Science and Environment Writer December 12, 2024

Sexual violence transcends geographic, cultural and institutional boundaries and its impact is deeply felt within the Whitman community. To address this issue, Whitman relies heavily on the student-led...

Whitman College’s Title IX Shortcomings Exposed  

Gauri Vaidya, News Reporter December 12, 2024

In 2015, Whitman College commissioned an external review of its Title IX policies and procedures to assess how effectively it was handling complaints of sexual misconduct, discrimination and harassment....

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