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Vol. CLIV, Issue 8
Whitman news since 1896

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Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Illustration by Kai Bowen

Diverting the Flow: an argument for the construction of a Whitman moat

George Groebner, wannabe island-dweller February 15, 2024

Like many of you reading this, I often find myself pining for the good old days, before newfangled technology like printing presses and disease immunization made our lives so long and complicated....

Invisible Art Exhibit at Sheehan Steals The Show

Arham Khan, Unpaid Intern February 15, 2024

In an unprecedented move that has the art world baffled and oddly impressed, Whitman College’s Sheehan Gallery has introduced its latest exhibit: ‘The Emptiness of Perception,' which, true to its name,...

Creative basket-free ways to transport your laundry

George Groebner, dry clean only February 8, 2024

There are many reasons to be missing a laundry basket. Maybe it got carried off in a storm. Maybe it grew legs and walked away. Maybe you got confused by the giant “LAUNDRY” lettering on the side and...

Meet the Most Important Person at Whitman College––The Basketball Team Manager

Meghan Kearney, a top 2 fan and not #2 February 8, 2024

Whitman’s famous D3 Men’s Basketball team has achieved a remarkable increase in viewership, especially considering I now attend the games. There has also been a surge of college applications to Whitman,...

Illustration by Tali Hastings

I Lived In A Frat Basement: AmA

Arham Khan, former child February 8, 2024

Tell me honestly: who hasn’t laid in bed on a Wednesday night in their nice warm comfy dorm bed and thought “Man, I’d hate to die without having lived in a frat basement." Well, if you’ve ever...

Illustration by Uma Bratt

What Whitman REALLY plans on doing with North

Will Lanstra, Duli Junn’s Promoter February 8, 2024

What does Whitman plan on doing with North? With the dorm FINALLY shutting down as housing for students, there are many questions as to what Whitman will do with it. Rumors have been told that it will...

I Got Kidney Stones for Christmas

I Got Kidney Stones for Christmas

Meghan Kearney, adjusting next year’s wishlist February 1, 2024

Twas the night before break, and all through the campus, not a student was stirring – except me. My night began with a lack of holiday spirit, with my eyes glued to the clock of Phi Delta Theta,...

Top 5 Emails to Explain Why You Missed Your 9 A.M. Class

Will Lanstra, Bolton’s booty call February 1, 2024

Don’t worry, we’ve all been there. You wake up at 1 p.m. realizing that you hit the snooze maybe a couple times too many on a test day. It’s ok. It’s a part of college. But now you gotta un- Fuck...

Insulating Doc Martens and Other Cold Weather Tips

Grace Canny, out of the fridge freezer and into the blizzard February 1, 2024

I bet right about now you’re cursing yourself for abandoning the temperate climate of Portland/The Seattle Area/The Bay to come here, where it occasionally gets snowy and cold. I have survived 22 winters...

Time-traveling study-abroad students from Class of 2067 arrive

Time-traveling study-abroad students from Class of 2067 arrive

George Groebner, I’m you from the future February 1, 2024

As Whitman’s colorful cast of campus characters reshuffles with the return and departure of various studiers-abroad, many students are noticing a group of gangling goggle-wearers marveling at the...

Lust, Actually: A 20 year late review

Carmel Stephan, film buff December 7, 2023

Truth be told, I watch a lot of romance. With that said, it’s surprising I hadn’t seen the 2003 holiday hit, Love, Actually, until last week.  I wasn’t expecting much, but was open to liking...

Illustration by Jonah Rosen-Bloom

Interview with the bridge trolls of College Creek

George Groebner, unprofessional cryptozoologist December 7, 2023

Experts can now confirm that the College Creek footbridges, acclaimed for their two-person traffic jams, are also the abodes of several bridge trolls. News of these cryptids’ discovery has spread...

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