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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Your Guide to Every Stain Type on Campus Sofas

Arham Khan, couch sniffer November 21, 2024

Ah, campus sofas—the unspoken horror of student lounges. These couches have seen more than you could ever imagine. So let’s explore the fabric of their character. The Mystery Moist Spot This...

Tis' The Season (for last's years decor)

Tis’ The Season (for last’s years decor)

Hunter Tucker, Arch Nemesis of the HOA November 21, 2024

  Nobody wants to take their decorations down right after Christmas. You’re floating happily in a post-holiday haze, still slightly drunk on eggnog and stuffed full of glazed ham. After a...

How One Course Became the Most Important for Every Major

How One Course Became the Most Important for Every Major

Ben Sherry, Busy Learning about LinkedIn Accounts November 21, 2024

The Wire has recently been investigating a strange yet profound change in the Whitman curriculum. Unlike many other course additions which are given a fanfare of emails into just about everyone’s...

The Five Freshmen You’ll Meet at Whitman

The Five Freshmen You’ll Meet at Whitman

AJ Johnson, Over the word count November 21, 2024

Readers, I have a terrible confession to make. The truth is, despite my wisdom and grace… I’m a freshman. I know very little of adult life; I was flung straight from the womb into Whitman. I’ve...

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...

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...

I Am Arham Prime (a manifesto)

Arham Prime, aka Arham Prime November 14, 2024

I am Arham Prime. Gone is the simple time when I was just humble Arham; in his place stands a being of unparalleled self-regard, forged by weeks of Adderall and Redbull cocktails. Yes, there in the dingy...

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...

Do they really love you or are they aliens trying to figure out the concept of love?

Do they really love you or are they aliens trying to figure out the concept of love?

Emmett Schink, in love with an Alien? November 7, 2024

Have you ever experienced love? Well I have. I am here to tell you it is extraterrestrial in origin. Looking back on it, I feel silly, the signs were everywhere– the use of third person all the time,...

Reports of Animated Skeletons Sticking Around after Halloween

Reports of Animated Skeletons Sticking Around after Halloween

Ben Sherry, Again, Not a Necromancer November 7, 2024

The happy and spooky times of Halloween have gone and passed by us at the Wire once more. Treats were shared, costumes admired and we were definitely not hyper fixated on other unrelated things. An...

Why You Weren’t Invited to the Party

Why You Weren’t Invited to the Party

AJ Johnson, banned from Halloweekend celebrations forever November 7, 2024

Halloween weekend has come and gone, leaving you with one question on your mind: Why weren’t you invited to all the parties? You know that the frat houses were throwing ragers, you heard "Monster...

Alternative Words to “Procrastination”

Hunter Tucker, When is the deadline for this again? November 7, 2024

Procrastination gets a bad reputation. Some people like to get on a moral high horse about how it’s a “bad habit” or “you can’t produce good work when you’re rushed,” but really putting things...

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