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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
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Whitman Wire

Whitman Accused of Withholding Funds for Sexual Violence Prevention

Whitman Accused of Withholding Funds for Sexual Violence Prevention

Bex Heimbrock, Nazaaha Penick, and Natalie Comerford October 31, 2024

This is part 2 of a multi-part Wire investigation into Whitman’s handling of sexual violence prevention. The following article includes depictions of sexual violence and other potentially triggering...

Why You Should Watch the PWHL

Why You Should Watch the PWHL

Alisson Alerte, Opinion Columnist October 31, 2024

It’s that time of year again. As October brings the start of the National Hockey League (NHL) season, hockey fans across the United States and Canada are gearing up.  The 2024-2025 season officially...

It's (Probably Not) Gonna Blow!: Recent Seismic Activity at Mount Adams

It’s (Probably Not) Gonna Blow!: Recent Seismic Activity at Mount Adams

Leah Chang, Science and Environment Writer October 31, 2024

40 million years ago, the Cascade Mountain Range was formed, the result of the incredible forces of the earth's tectonic plates colliding together and forcing the earth upwards to create those inspiring...

(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...

Haikus for the Fall Semester

Haikus for the Fall Semester

AJ Johnson, bad poet, and enemy of much worse poets October 31, 2024

Dear Whitman, the midterms are upon us! Fight for your grades, but remember to go easy on yourself. Take a break once in a while, read more poems and go touch grass. And to any of my professors reading...

Action from the White House to Restore Columbia Basin Salmon Populations

Action from the White House to Restore Columbia Basin Salmon Populations

Kaitlyn Salazar, Science & Environment Writer October 26, 2023

The role of salmon in the Pacific Northwest cannot be understated. They are a keystone species in both coastal and inland ecological systems and they generate billions in economic activity through...

Long Road Ahead Following Downtown Gas Leak

Long Road Ahead Following Downtown Gas Leak

Natalie Comerford and Coden Stark October 19, 2023

The Marcus Whitman Hotel & Conference Center evacuated on Sept. 14 due to a mysterious chemical odor in their basement, and remained closed for almost a month. Since then, the City of Walla Walla,...

Photo contributed by Brit Moss

Programmable Plants? Engineering Plant Growth Control Systems

Alicia Buchter, Science & Environment Editor October 19, 2023

Plant-based burgers that bleed, microbes that produce unnaturally strong spider silk, face masks with a CRISPR sensor for wearable detection of SARS-CoV-2 and plants that can be programmed like computers:...

Illustration by Helios Santoro

Tinder: Sparking the Unexpected

Amelia Leach, Feature Writer October 19, 2023

Tinder entered the dating app scene in 2012 as a haven for young people seeking "short term fun" or casual hookups. However, over the course of a decade, people’s views on the app have expanded,...

Photo contributed by Whitman Students for Justice in Palestine

Beyond the Bubble: A Look at the Latest Israeli-Palestinian Clashes

Sybella Ssewakiryanga, News Reporter October 19, 2023

On Saturday, Oct. 7, Hamas, a Palestinian militant group, launched an unprecedented attack on Israel, prompting a formal Israeli declaration of war against the group. Thousands of Palestinians and...

Illustration by M Hu

Money Talks, Players Walk

Garrett Schreiber, Opinion Columnist October 19, 2023

Trades are one of the most entertaining parts of American sports. There is no greater feeling than being a fan when your team goes all in on a huge trade to bring in a top 25 player in the league,...

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