Skip to Main Content
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Vol. CLVI, Issue 8
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

BREAKING: Faculty Call for Coordinated Defense on Academic Freedom

Chloé Williams, News Reporter April 18, 2025

WALLA WALLA Wash.– On April 16, Whitman faculty unanimously voted to pass a motion that calls for Whitman College to coordinate against the Trump administration's attacks on academic freedom. The motion...

"The Twin Loves of My Life": Talking Soccer and Writing with Georgia Cloepfil

“The Twin Loves of My Life”: Talking Soccer and Writing with Georgia Cloepfil

Poppy Lasher, News Reporter April 17, 2025

Georgia Cloepfil is an adjunct professor of Rhetoric, Writing and Public Discourse and the assistant women’s soccer coach at Whitman. Cloepfil has been at Whitman since 2021. She attended and played...

BMAC Closes Mobile Food Distribution Service Amidst Federal Funding Cuts

BMAC Closes Mobile Food Distribution Service Amidst Federal Funding Cuts

Danny Pottharst, News Reporter April 17, 2025

The Blue Mountain Action Council Food Bank (BMAC) is terminating its mobile food distribution service. Citing cuts to federal and state funding, the Blue Mountain Action Council (BMAC) Food Bank announced...

Club Sports Budgeting Reallocations Create Uncertain Landscape for Captains

Chloé Williams, News Reporter April 17, 2025

*This is part one of a two-part article exploring recent budget issues in club sports. Last semester, Whitman College’s Nordic and Alpine ski team temporarily lost their endowment funding, creating...

Armed Security on Campus Lack License, Documents Show

Armed Security on Campus Lack License, Documents Show

Bex Heimbrock, News Editor April 16, 2025

Security First, the company that provided armed security guards on Whitman's campus, lack the necessary licensing that would allow its employees to carry weapons according to licensing documents shared...

President Addresses Private Security Concerns

President Addresses Private Security Concerns

Bex Heimbrock, News Editor April 16, 2025

President Sarah Bolton addressed concerns and questions surrounding the new private security detail at Memorial Hall in a campus-wide email sent Wednesday morning. The email, titled "Security at Memorial...

BREAKING: Private Security Stationed Outside Memorial Hall

BREAKING: Private Security Stationed Outside Memorial Hall

Bex Heimbrock and Nazaaha Penick April 15, 2025

Update, 5:13 AM: Whitman Security struggles to identify if blood was smeared on the inside right pillar of Memorial Hall’s main entrance. Private Security seems to be exiting the building for the...

BREAKING: Pro-Palestine Chalkings at the Memorial Building

BREAKING: Pro-Palestine Chalkings at the Memorial Building

Chloé Williams, News Reporter April 11, 2025

At around 12:30 this afternoon, students were inscribing their final messages across the Memorial building steps and surrounding pavement. One chalking reads,  “Boycott Whitman. Defund Facism. Defund...

ASWC Candidates Present Bold Visions at Annual Election Debates

Gauri Vaidya, News Reporter April 11, 2025

Friday, April 11 - Earlier today, candidates running for various ASWC positions presented their platforms and answered questions during the ASWC election debates held at Maxey Auditorium. The debates showcased...

Student Publications Face Financial Setbacks

Student Publications Face Financial Setbacks

Chloé Williams, News Reporter April 10, 2025

Over the last few years, The Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) has decreased the funds for two long-standing student publications, blue moon and quarterlife. Students feel their voices...

The Wire’s Deletion Policy

Editorial Board 24-25 April 10, 2025

In response to the rapidly evolving political landscape that has led to real and demonstrated risks to students across college campuses, The Wire came together to create an official policy to deal with...

Mariners 2025 Season Off to Unpromising Start

Danny Pottharst and Garrett Schreiber April 10, 2025

Heading into their 49th Major League Baseball (MLB) season, the Seattle Mariners occupied a spot both familiar and not. Years of postseason-less baseball had finally come to an end in 2022 when the team...

Load More Stories