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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 10
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

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Sweets Earn 2nd Straight Nationals Trip

May 5, 2016

The Sweets (formerly known as The Lady Sweets) have had an incredibly successful season, posting 3 tournament wins. This included a victory at the Stanford Invitational, one of the most competitive Division...

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Students Dissatisfied with Health Center Experiences

Georgia Lyon May 5, 2016
Whitman’s Health Center is ranked tenth in the nation by the Princeton Review and touts a wide array of services, yet some students have been placed in danger due to poor diagnoses and advice received there.
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Farmers’ Market Hosts Homegrown Art

Allison Hall, Staff Writer May 5, 2016
Though all quirky and original, artists at the Walla Walla Farmer’s Market have a few things in common: passion, resourcefulness, and creativity.
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Campus Event Bring Attention to Islamophobia

Lane Barton May 5, 2016
A forum and lecture were held on campus to discuss Islamophobia and media coverage of issues in the Middle East.
Students Demand Sexual Misconduct Prevention at Trustee Meeting

Students Demand Sexual Misconduct Prevention at Trustee Meeting

Sarah Cornett, Editor-in-Chief April 29, 2016

Editors note: this article was updated on May 5 to reflect developments since last Friday's interruption. Please see the concluding section to read about these developments. “Your silence is...

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ASWC Striving for Gender Balanced Representation

Ellen Ivens-Duran April 28, 2016

If you wander into Memorial 331 on a Sunday night, you’re likely to find a room full of student representatives deep in discussion over the minutia of college policy and current issues. If you take a...

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Being a Whittie at WWU

April 28, 2016
Lauren Lewis tried to show me the bell atop their admin/philosophy/history building. It is tradition, I gleaned, for seniors to sign the bell, or the bell-access room (or something).
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NWC Finals Wrap-up: Women’s Tennis falls short, Men’s team takes home 9th straight title

April 27, 2016

After four consecutive years of hosting the conference tournament, the Whitman women’s tennis team found themselves in a new situation on the road with a championship on the line. The women routed Linfield...

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KWCW Show of the Week: The Minority Report

Eric Anderson, Staff Writer April 21, 2016

For senior politics majors Gladys Gitau and Shireen Nori, the fact that they would be graduating a mere semester after beginning "The Minority Report" was not an issue in deciding to start the show. "We...

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Women’s Lacrosse on Right Track for Future Success

April 21, 2016

Competing in their first full season at the varsity level, Whitman Women's Lacrosse has shown that they will be a force for years to come. The Northwest Conference is comprised of five teams, with Whitman...

Students Unite for Take Back the Night

Students Unite for Take Back the Night

Sara Platnick April 21, 2016
FACE and ASWC hosted the annual Take Back the Night event on Thursday, April 14.
Photo contributed by Tom Whipple.

Quiet in the Wallowas

Andrew Schwartz, Staff Reporter April 21, 2016
On March 8th of this year, Kip Rand and Ben Vandenbos, friends from the college days at University Montana-Missoula, were backcountry skiing around Chief Joseph Mountain and Sacagawea in the Northern Wallowas.
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