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Vol. CLVI, Issue 5
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Whitman Wire

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....

America's Dying Malls

America’s Dying Malls

Catherine Gallo, Feature Writer November 21, 2024

“This… is the Walla Walla Valley’s only mall”  The statement comes from the long-defunct blog "Walla Walla Valley Daily Photo". The accompanying photo is a bleak one: a vast blue sky was...

Dynamic Pricing: How prices can change in a flash

Dynamic Pricing: How prices can change in a flash

Danny Pottharst, Feature Writer November 14, 2024

It’s no secret that frustrations with the United States economy are widespread among many Americans. Complaints about inflation, the cost of living and the wealth gap have run rampant to the point that...

Keeping Community Alive: Whitman's New Dorms

Keeping Community Alive: Whitman’s New Dorms

Catherine Gallo, Feature Writer November 7, 2024

Whitman has always made significant efforts to build a sense of community within campus, including requiring students to live on-campus for the first four semesters of their Whitman experience. Though...

(Dis)ability at Whitman: Rethinking the Norm

(Dis)ability at Whitman: Rethinking the Norm

Danny Pottharst, Feature Writer October 31, 2024

The Social Model of Disability animation envisions a town that is populated solely by people who use wheelchairs. The town is physically designed for such people and has no high ceilings or doors as...

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