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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

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Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

City of Walla Walla responds to fallen branch on Valencia Street

BREAKING: Wind Storm Takes Down Trees Around Walla Walla

Kaitlyn Salazar, Science and Environment Editor November 20, 2024

Heavy winds began early last night in Walla Walla, as several students reported lights flickering in Whitman buildings and off campus houses around 8 pm. A post on the Facebook page Walla Walla Scanner...

BREAKING: Sheriff's Office contacted for Student Protest

BREAKING: Sheriff’s Office contacted for Student Protest

November 14, 2024 — At roughly 6 pm a representative from Three Rivers Winery called the Walla Walla Sheriff’s Office, requesting that officers respond to student protesters outside a Whitman Board...

New Study Says Pretending to be a Goblin has Mental Health Benefits

New Study Says Pretending to be a Goblin has Mental Health Benefits

Ben Sherry, Currently stealing gold and eating mushrooms November 14, 2024

Conflict, Climate Change, Economic Downturns, the Election, Prejudice, On-site Office Work, Rude Drivers and Pineapple on Pizza. All these and more are reasons as to why the world, to put simply, kinda...

Big Tech Coming to Wallula Gap

Big Tech Coming to Wallula Gap

Kaitlyn Salazar, Science and Environment Editor November 14, 2024

On Oct. 21, the Union Bulletin broke the news that the Port of Walla Walla Commissioners were considering selling 500 acres of land in the Wallula Gap Business Park to Advance Phase LLC for $32 million....

Fighting the System for Those Too Chicken to Miss Class

Fighting the System for Those Too Chicken to Miss Class

AJ Johnson, will fight to the end (with many naps in between) November 14, 2024

The system has beaten you down, left you tired and bloody on the floor, but you’ve never been one to throw in the towel. You’ll do everything it takes to make the world a safe place!!! …Except...

Navigating Gun Culture within America

Navigating Gun Culture within America

Baran Abbasi, News Reporter November 14, 2024

Increasing gun violence in Walla Walla creates impacts that are felt everywhere, including Whitman's campus. In the early morning of Oct. 6, a shooting near Tau Kappa Epsilon left bullets embedded...

Reviewing Election Impacts in Walla Walla

Reviewing Election Impacts in Walla Walla

Owen Jakel and Bex Heimbrock November 14, 2024

Former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party defeated Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party during last Tuesday night's presidential race. While many in the Democratic camp discussed...

First Foods Festival Frontlines Political, Social, and Cultural Engagement with Salmon

First Foods Festival Frontlines Political, Social, and Cultural Engagement with Salmon

Angela Froming, Campus Life Reporter November 14, 2024

Salmon fishing is a way of life for many people, especially for the Tribal communities in the Pacific Northwest. The second annual First Foods Festival, previously called the Salmon Film Festival, was...

Chromakopia Establishing Tyler, the Creator's Legacy

Chromakopia Establishing Tyler, the Creator’s Legacy

Garrett Schreiber, Opinion Editor November 14, 2024

Tyler, The Creator, real name Tyler Okonma, has been a part of the mainstream hip-hop and rap scene since his single “Yonkers” became a huge hit in 2011, with him describing this as the moment...

We must imagine Sisyphus happy…., listening to Christmas music in November

We must imagine Sisyphus happy…., listening to Christmas music in November

Emmett Schink, stealing presents with my dog November 14, 2024

  It’s that time of year again, and no, if you thought I was going to say the lead-up to Thanksgiving, you would be wrong. Instead, we have begun a time of great merriment for some and woe...

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...

BREAKING: Trustees Relocate as Students Protest

BREAKING: Trustees Relocate as Students Protest

Garrett Schreiber and Kaitlyn Salazar November 14, 2024

November 14th, 2024 – At 6:12 this morning, a shuttle bus parked outside Cordiner Hall with the goal of taking members of the Board of Trustees to their meeting. The location of the meeting changed recently...

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