Hall of Fame Showcases Whitman’s Finest
Arie Knops, Staff Reporter
May 4, 2017
Filed under Front Page Slideshow, SPORTS
In the foyer of Sherwood Athletic Center sits Whitman College’s Athletic Hall of Fame. 58 athletes, coaches and supporters from over a 100-year span have plaques in the Hall of Fame, celebrating momentous athletic events, from Olympic time trials to multi-decade coaching careers. The Hall of Fame...
Renewal of the Vows: Whitman College and Fossil Fuels
Lindsey Brodeck, Staff Reporter
May 4, 2017
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This Thursday, Whitman College and Fossil Fuels will renew their wedding vows outside the Memorial Building. Divest Whitman, the club organizing the event, will hold a similar ceremony to the one held three years ago, but with a politically charged guest list including Donald and Ivanka Trump, Direct...
Breaking: Beta Theta Pi Will Remain in House for 2017-18
Andy Monserud, Staff Reporter
April 30, 2017
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Whitman’s chapter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity is expected to remain in its house for the 2017-2018 school year, and possibly beyond. Betas received the news following a Sunday meeting between fraternity leaders and the board of the Gamma Zeta Association, which owns the Beta chapter house at...
Changing Focus: Administration to Recommend Not Renewing Certain Tenured Positions
Kate Grumbles, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2017
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The Whitman administration has recommended not renewing tenured positions of at least five retiring faculty members in a push to increase the student-faculty ratio. The administration recommended replacing three positions in the Music, Chemistry and Economics departments. The process of deciding wh...
Walla Walla Tour de Fry
Mitchell Smith and Marra Clay
April 27, 2017
Filed under FEATURE, Front Page Slideshow
With just two issues of The Wire remaining, Publisher Marra Clay and I asked ourselves what we had missed this year. One word came to mind: food. Then another: fries. So we decided to embark on a selflessly (ful)filling expedition, the Walla Walla Tour de Fry. We visited local favorites The Green Lan...
Crank, Climbing Reach New Heights
Conor Scanlon, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2017
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In its twenty fifth year, last weekend’s annual Sweet Onion Crank bouldering competition brought nearly 200 students from schools across the Northwest to campus for a day chock-full of laughs and challenging climbs. On a weekend with the Renaissance Festival, Admitted Students Day and the 24-hour Varsit...
Sheehan Hosts Senior Thesis Art Exhibition
Michelle Foster, Staff Writer
April 27, 2017
Filed under A&E, Front Page Slideshow, MEDIA, VIDEOS
A diverse and striking spread of artwork now inhabits the Sheehan Gallery and the Fouts Center for Visual Arts exhibition space. These pieces are the works of class of 2017 art majors, who went through an extensive artistic process that culminated in the 2017 Senior Thesis Art Exhibition. The show op...
Breaking: Beta Chapter to Lose House in Fall of 2017
Mitchell Smith, Editor in Chief
April 23, 2017
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Earlier today Gamma Zeta Association, the housing group that owns the Beta Theta Pi chapter house, notified the Chapter that they plan to close the house for the coming fall semester and potentially the entire 2017/2018 school year. The letter indicated mainly financial reasons for closing the ho...
Team Positivity Sets Men’s Golf on the Upswing
Jesse Sindelar, Staff Reporter
April 20, 2017
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While the men’s golf team here at Whitman might not always have a place in the spotlight, the team has been quietly creating an impressive program oriented for the future. The team has finished in the bottom half of their past nine tournaments and their record this season has not exactly been e...
Tennis Confidence High as Conference Tournament Looms
Arie Knops, Staff Reporter
April 20, 2017
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Both Whitman men’s and women’s tennis teams wrapped up their seasons with wins and now look forward to next weekend’s Conference Tournament. The men’s team finished on top of the Northwest Conference with a perfect 12-0 record, going 22-6 overall. “This season has been going pretty we...
Breath, Sweat, Hair, Dirt, Dust
Michelle Foster, Staff Writer
April 20, 2017
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A sweeping set of performances came to the stage at Harper Joy Theatre for Whitman’s annual Spring Dance Performance, titled “breath, sweat, hair, dirt, dust.” Performances ran from April 12 to April 16 and featured the artistry of student performers alongside some notable guest choreographers. The...
Waste at Whitman: Online Shopping on the Rise
Olivia Gilbert, Feature Editor
April 20, 2017
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Last year the New York Times published an article entitled “E-commerce: convenience built of a mountain of cardboard.” The article looks at online shopping in what many imagine is its most extreme form: a Silicon valley worker orders produce through Google and receives his cardboard box of onions and...
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