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Vol. CLIV, Issue 9
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Surviving winter break: tips from a veteran

Austin Biehl, staff writer January 28, 2016

Winter break can be a trying time. Yes, the comforts of home are seductive: consuming meals that aren’t mild laxatives, sleeping in a bed without listening to your roommate snore, and getting to torment...

Super PACs invade Greek life

Megumi Rierson, staff writer January 28, 2016

The most recent Greek election cycle brought with it the addition of student-operated super political action committees (super PACs). You may have heard the term “super PAC” thrown around by the 2016...

Baby it’s cold outside (and we’re all going to die)

Clara Wheeler, Staff writer December 10, 2015

The recent appearance of snow on the ground made one thing clear: Nature is throwing in the towel and has declared humans as the victor over global warming! We should all take a moment to congratulate...

Five tips to have the most productive Winter Break EVER!

Jeffrey Gustaveson, Humor editor December 10, 2015

Winter Break is a great time for relaxation and catching up with friends. But it’s also a great time to get a jump start on your career. Courtesy of Whitman’s own Student Engagement Center, here are...

Jackpage: Someone left a light on downstairs

Jack Swain December 10, 2015

Our living room is a pigsty. A paper plate on the floor holds the rotting remains of a pomegranate. Biochemistry textbooks and torn vogue magazines. Mugs, bowls, spoons and trash. There is a knife sticking...

Making the holidays halfway tolerable: A guide to avoiding conversation about your future

December 10, 2015

Ahhhhh the holidays. A time to be with family, give thanks for all the love around you, sip casually on a glass (or five) of actually decent wine courtesy of your parents and, of course, deal with droves...

Delta Iota Kappa Hosts Globe and Shackle

Austin Biehl, staff writer December 3, 2015

Every year as the leaves begin to change color, Whitman College is subjected to a hideous plague that wracks the school for a good eight months. From the stomach flu to the permanent sore throat to the...

Kanye concert divides campus

Ben Freedman, staff writer December 3, 2015

Although she has only been the president of Whitman for a few short months, Kathleen Murray has revealed bold plans for the rest of the school year. During the first faculty budget meeting after Thanksgiving,...

First-year discovers colonialism

Megumi Rierson, staff writer December 3, 2015

Over the Thanksgiving break, most Whitman students were overjoyed to return home to their self-replenishing refrigerators, passive aggressive comments about lack of progress on finding a spouse and group...

Mother’s Life Critiqued by Siri’s New Critical Analysis Patch

Ben Freedman, staff writer November 19, 2015

Groundbreaking software advances in artificial reasoning by Apple have resulted in Siri’s new ability to offer criticism of iPhone users. This new remarkable patch allows for unfiltered objective life...

Pros and Cons of a Paul Ryan Speakership

Jeffrey Gustaveson, Humor editor November 19, 2015

Following the resignation of House Speaker John Boehner last month, the Republican Party majority in the House named Representative Paul Ryan as Boehner’s successor. New Speaker Ryan, the GOP Vice Presidential...

Scientists discover new purposes for world monuments

Clara Wheeler, staff writer November 19, 2015

After GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson’s groundbreaking discovery that the pyramids of Giza were actually used to store grain, there has been a sudden rush of scientists and historians to determine...

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