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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 9
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Illustration by Kelsey Lund

A Tool for Hosting Prospective Students: Brought to You by the Office of Admission

Evelyn Levine April 25, 2013
Do you feel weird around your prospie? Does it seems like they don’t want to do anything? Do they sit quietly and look longingly at stuff, or text all the time? You want them to have a good time. You want them to want to go to Whitman because you love it. It’s certainly for the love of Whitman and not the $10. But then, you have this prospie and you want to make them happy, you don’t know what they want to do, what they want to see, and they are too shy to ask.
Illustration by Emily Jones

Humans vs. Zombies Keg Sneak

Kyle Seasly April 25, 2013
Everyone knows what “4/20” means. And on Saturday, it had a very interesting twist… A keg sneak! Indeed, as everyone knows 4/20 was the start of the fad that is “Humans vs. Zombies.”

Oh yeah, I forgot, the yearbook

Matt Raymond April 25, 2013
After the Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) narrowly voted against decommissioning Waiilatpu, the college’s yearbook, various students across campus reported that oh yeah, guess we have a yearbook at Whitman again.
Illustration by Marlee Raible

Macklemore’s Coming!!!!!

Tristan Gavin April 18, 2013
An article where Tristan "Three Unicorn" Gavin reveals that Macklemore will come to campus... yet again.

Whitman Students Have No Idea What Divestment Even Is

Kyle Seasly April 18, 2013
Students have no idea what divestment is... and quote movies!
Illustration by Emily Jones

Unusual New Changes to Greekend

Tabor Martinsen April 18, 2013
Tabor talks about Greekend... nuff said.
Illustration by Luke Hampton

Puzzle

Julie Peterson April 18, 2013

Illustration by Katie Emory

Kappas Have Sixth “Bikini” Sense

Evelyn Levine April 11, 2013
It’s the first sunny day of spring, about 75 degrees, a little after four in the afternoon, and Ankney is populated. There is soccer, ultimate, slack-lining, guitars, and the grass is lined with Kappas in bikinis on towels. The Prentiss lawn is crowded, too. They were the first ones out. There are already pictures on Instagram.

White Male Grateful for Power and Privilege Symposium

April 11, 2013
Two weeks after the Power and Privilege Symposium, Michael Anderson is still talking about race. A first-year upper-middle-class white student from Portland, Michael is thrilled to have had the two-day lecture series confronting the issues of power and privilege. “I wasn’t sure at first if I’d have enough time to even attend a workshop, but then I realized I could probably watch the finale of 'Girls' on HBO Go anytime," he said.
Illustration by Marlee Raible

Mother Nature Loves to Torture Whitman Students in Spring

Tabor Martinsen April 11, 2013
Spring has sprung! The grass has rizz! I wonder where all them Whitties is? Oh, that’s right, they’re all inside and going crazy because Walla Walla springtime weather is so goddamn fickle!

Fouls of Instagram

Elena Aragon April 4, 2013
Fouls of Instagram. Don't do it
Illustration by Emily Jones

Veteran Cigarette Smoker Anchors the Sweets

Matt Raymond April 4, 2013
A profile of Paul Cathcart, a smoker and current frisbee player who is tearing it up on and off the field.
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