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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Whitman Wire

FDA rethinks blood donation restrictions

Natalie Comerford, News Reporter February 9, 2023

Historically, regulations around blood donation prevented bisexual and gay men from donating blood.  In 2015, some rules changed to allow gay or bisexual men to donate blood if they had not had sexual...

Washington State minimum wage increases

Sebastian Squire, News Reporter February 2, 2023

The minimum wage for Washington State increased by $1.25 on Jan. 1, 2023, due to an annual adjustment. The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced the change on Sept. 30, 2022, citing...

Photo contributed by Brittany Eickstaedt.

CTUIR Youth Council empowers members to get involved in their community

Katherine Ellis, News Reporter February 2, 2023

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) Youth Council encourages young tribal members to improve their communities, including advocating for environmental preservation...

PPGWNI hosts screening of short film “Walla Walla”

Sara Marshall, News Editor February 2, 2023

Jan. 22, 2023, would have marked the 50th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling. To commemorate the day, Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and Idaho (PPGWNI) hosted a screening of the short film...

AI Chat-GPT developments provoke discussion in academic spheres

AI Chat-GPT developments provoke discussion in academic spheres

Nazaaha Penick, News Reporter February 2, 2023

ChatGPT, the cutting-edge language generation model developed by OpenAI, is revolutionizing the way researchers and students approach language-based tasks in the academic world. On Nov. 22, 2022, ChatGPT...

Lunar New Year shooting in Monterey Park, CA

Charlotte Wilken, News Reporter February 2, 2023

Following a Lunar New Year celebration on Saturday, Jan. 28 at Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, California, gunfire erupted, leaving 11 people dead and nine injured.  After the shooting,...

What’s up with the World Cup?

Charlotte Wilken, News Reporter December 8, 2022

Talk about the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup has been buzzing around campus and every corner of the world lately. Football itself is not the only reason for this...

After-school climbing program with Edison Elementary wraps up

Paul Florence, News Reporter December 8, 2022

After applying for a Whitman Internship Grant this fall, Cassidy Washburn created an after-school climbing program. This past summer, Washburn worked at Summer Sol, a free summer program for all Walla...

Parade of Lights ushers in the holiday season

Parade of Lights ushers in the holiday season

Ben Kearney, News Reporter December 8, 2022

December in Walla Walla always starts off merrily with the annual Holiday Parade of Lights. Held the first Saturday in December, the event is organized by the Downtown Walla Walla Foundation and features...

Decrease in midterm election turnout

Sebastian Squire, News Reporter December 8, 2022

Despite record spending on elections, the 2022 midterms marked an estimated overall decrease in the percentage of eligible voters that actually voted. This is a stark contrast from the 2018 midterms, which...

Native American Heritage Month at Whitman

Native American Heritage Month at Whitman

Nazaaha Penick, News Reporter December 8, 2022

Native American Heritage Month and the 175th anniversary of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman’s death took place this November.  Declared on Aug. 3, 1990 by the Bush administration, Native American...

Illustration by Amelia Ebling.

Do we still need daylight saving time in 2022?

Ben Kearney, News Reporter November 17, 2022

In March 2022, the U.S. Senate passed legislation, the Sunshine Protection Act, to make daylight saving time (DST) permanent. While the legislation would not take effect until November of 2023, many...

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