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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 8
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

New Study Suggests Positive Relationship Between Tenure and Apathy

Trevor Lewis, staff writer March 10, 2016

While it has yet to be peer-reviewed, a groundbreaking new study from Georgetown University researchers points to a strong negative correlation between achieving tenure and caring about things. I reached...

Historic Rap Musical Hits Broadway

Clara Wheeler, staff writer March 10, 2016

Pope Leo X: I’m a patron of the arts and the head of the church, My power is supreme, but one man tries to besmirch My reputation with his declarations, his agitation of the rabble Is sure...

Bad Biscuits Make The Baker Broke, Bro

Jack Swain, staff writer March 3, 2016

“Do you know what you are doing after you graduate?” “What are you doing this summer?” “Are you nervous for your orals?” “What’s it like to be queer?” “Did you see the moon...

Breaking News: Mitochondria NOT the Powerhouse of the Cell

Jeffrey Gustaveson, staff writer March 3, 2016

According to a groundbreaking study published Wednesday in Science Magazine, mitochondria are not, as previously thought, the powerhouses of the cell. The discovery was made by researchers within the Department...

Sororities Settle With Quasi-Autonomy For Foreseeable Future

Megumi Rierson, staff writer March 3, 2016

As we all know, Whitman has a longstanding tradition of reminding women that they are the inferior sex. Earlier in Whitman history, this tradition took the form of forcing women to live on campus all four...

Ankeny Excavation Reveals Lives of Nineteenth Century Students

Clara Wheeler, staff writer February 25, 2016

A recent excavation done by the Whitman archival team at a dig site in an undisclosed and inaccessible corner of Ankeny revealed pages from the ancient college newspaper Unnamed, founded by the community...

McConnell Rallies Support Against Supreme Court Appointment With Pagan Ritual Sacrifice

Ben Freedman, humor editor February 25, 2016

WASHINGTON – Late last Wednesday, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell conducted a traditional Pagan ritual sacrifice deep within his chambers to maintain Republican solidarity against accepting Supreme...

Liberal Whitties Rejoice at Human Death

Megumi Rierson, staff writer February 25, 2016

It’s no secret that Whitman students take pride in putting the capital L “Liberal” in Liberal Arts, but this week we have really outdone ourselves. Following legendary Supreme Court Justice Antonin...

Two Skulls!

Jack Swain, staff writer February 25, 2016

I woke up very early today (far earlier than I usually ever do) and went to sit on my porch. It is a very nice porch. I am fond. I know I will miss it. In the morning it gets lots of sunlight. I am...

I Love My Mom

Jack Swain, staff writer February 18, 2016

I took a shower today. The walls of my shower are made of square tiles. Some of the tiles are white and some of them are light blue. There is a circular metal shower-head at the top of the shower. There...

Mascot Changed to the Fightin’ Ivory Towers

Mascot Changed to the Fightin’ Ivory Towers

Trevor Lewis, staff writer February 18, 2016

Illustration by Claire Revere.  Market analysts were able to confirm today that this has indeed been the most precipitous decline in white guilt on campus since George Bridges claimed to “have one...

How To Find Love In A Hopeless Places (Whitman on Valentine’s Day)

Megumi Rierson, staff writer February 18, 2016

Illustration by Taylor Penner-Ash. Practice mating calls. At Whitman these will sound like, “I just think Bernie is the more progressive candidate” or “I could totally pull off a man bun,...

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