Authoring spaces for the literary arts: Whitman’s Visiting Writers Reading Series
Eleanor Dudley, Feature Writer
October 9, 2019
Within the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest lies a community of writers, readers and lovers of literature who work in conversation to further their art form. Port Angeles born poet and author Tess Gallagher, wife of famous Northwest author Raymond Carver, is one member of this intimate community. She...
Connections and new beginnings: Transferring to Whitman
Emma Foley, Feature Writer
September 30, 2019
One-third of college students will transfer schools at least once. I remember reading this statistic while parsing through the Google results for “how to know if you should transfer,” a phrase I hesitantly searched in October of my first year of college and would many more times before I finally...
Off-Campus Housing: Traditions of Community
Eleanor Dudley, Miyona Katayama, and Alex Brockman
September 26, 2019
With houses in short supply in the Walla Walla area, Whitman homes hold special value. Students are often unaware of the off-campus housing options available to them through the College. After the first two years of required on-campus living, students are free to find homes in the Walla Walla community....
A Passion for Fashion: Style at Whitman
Alex Brockman, Feature Editor
May 3, 2019
In the morning as Whitman students wake and get ready for class we all have a seemingly simple decision to make in common: what clothes to put on our back. Admittedly for me this decision is often fueled by convenience: whatever shirt I pull out of my drawer first or what pair of jeans are the most comfortable...
Technology in the Classroom
Lena Friedman and Alex Brockman
April 25, 2019
As American society continues to rely more heavily on technology year by year, it has become a topic of hot debate whether the use of technology in classrooms enhances or hinders the experience of students and teachers. At Whitman professors take a range of stances: from strict no computer policies to...
Reducing Waste One Plastic Container at a Time
Alex Brockman, Feature Editor
April 18, 2019
The phrase “zero waste” can be an intimidating phrase for those with a desire to become more eco-friendly or green in their lives. Thinking about the waste that the average person goes through in a single day makes it seem like an insurmountable task to completely cut that waste to zero. However,...
Are Whitties Open to Discussing the Military?
Lena Friedman, Feature Writer
April 11, 2019
What’s it like to have ties to the military in a relatively small, liberal arts college environment? A few students at Whitman share in this very experience, and can attest to how it affects their interactions on campus. Junior Julia Wilke is in a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend Gabe...
The Dirt on Dating
Alex Brockman, Feature Editor
April 4, 2019
Writing an article on Whitman’s Dating scene for the Wire I thought I knew what I would hear. As a second semester junior, I have seen a lot of discontent in some of my peers, myself included, in the options available in the Whitman and Walla Walla communities for dating. Whether it is the small nu...
Shanty Town Biscuits Proves that Comfort Food Can Be Vegan
Lena Friedman, Feature Writer
April 3, 2019
“We’re not a health food truck; we’re a vegan biscuit truck,” said Caitlin Rockey, co-owner of plant-based biscuit shop Shanty Town Biscuits in Walla Walla. Husband and wife Aaron Mooney and Caitlin Rockey opened their shop in mid-February with the aim of creating a menu that both vegan and...
Senior Thesis: Research Bringing Students Around the World
Alex Brockman, Feature Editor
March 7, 2019
Genevive Foster: Rethinking the Hawaiian Luau Genevieve Foster, a senior Anthropology major, is using her personal experience of growing up in Hawaii and her love for creative non-fiction in her thesis which takes the non-traditional form of three creative non-fiction essays focusing on images of the...
Creating Spaces for All: Whitman Clubs for Many Interests
Sophie Leibsohn, Staff Writer
February 28, 2019
Dance Team: a Community through Movement Leksi Kostur, a senior psychology major, has been co-running the Dance Team, a club on campus that invites students to let off steam through fun original dances created by Leksi and her co-president Grace. “Typically we meet once a week, and we work to...
Inter(national) Whitties: a Space to Share and Simply Hang Out
Alex Brockman, Feature Editor
February 23, 2019
While each Whitman student may have the common experiences of the hardships of freshman year, eating in the dining hall and expanding their world view through new classes, each student experiences their time at Whitman differently. The factors that play into these differences are numerous, but among...
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