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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 9
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

iPad may enable new education breakthroughs

Blair Hanley Frank January 28, 2010

Apple yesterday announced the iPad, a new tablet computer that blends e-reader, office software and a general computing device.  Its screen measures 9.1 inches on the diagonal, is half an inch thick and...

Jan-starts arrive to campus fresh from exciting fall semesters

Lea Negrin January 27, 2010

Whitman welcomed new additions to the student community with the beginning of the 2010 spring semester. The students who begin at Whitman in January: known as Jan-starts: moved onto campus for their orientation...

Credit: Von Hafften

Students organize to help Haiti

Josh Goodman January 27, 2010

Following the devastation of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, several Whitman students have sprung into action with fundraisers to raise money for disaster relief. The quake, which...

Head lice spread throughout campus, cases now waning

Hadley Jolley January 26, 2010

Head lice have spread throughout campus, with three cases confirmed by the Welty Student Health Center as well as multiple unconfirmed cases within the past week. Though cases have decreased in recent...

Chuck, who wouldnt provide his last name, is one of many regular passengers of Valley Transits services. (Photo Credit : Bullion)

Students campaign for Valley Transit measure

Rachel Alexander January 25, 2010
Whitman students get the word out to Walla Walla residents about the valley transit vote on Feb. 9.

Whitman administration addresses student concern about thefts

Lea Negrin January 25, 2010

After returning to Walla Walla from winter break to find her off-campus house burglarized, senior Julie Grimm took action and organized a meeting with members of the Whitman administration to discuss students'...

Credit: Van Neste

New Glover Alston Center features lounges, kitchen, private meeting rooms

Robert Crenshaw January 24, 2010
Center provides a comfortable space for Whitman community members to work and relax.
Charlie Procknow 11 and community members listen to a panel title Bridging the Gap: Intergenerational Activism in Walla Walla Saturday, Dec. 5, as part of the Network for Young Walla Wallas First Annual Youth Leadership Summit. Credit: Van Neste

First Leadership Summit a success for Network for Young Walla Walla

Galen Bernard December 10, 2009
Students from Whitman and Walla Walla University gathered last weekend for the group's first event under the theme of sustainability.
Chelsea Kollman 13 selects a gift for the local family she sponsored through the Adopt-A-Family program. Credit: Bullion

Adopt-a-Family spreads holiday spirit

Rachel Alexander December 9, 2009
The Adopt-a-Family program allows Whitman students to form groups that sponsor a family with a certain number of members.

Whitman’s Watson nominees advance to final interview stage

Liz Forsyth December 9, 2009
Whitman's four nominees for the year long Watson Fellowship offer vastly different proposals for International study.
Professor Robert Withycombe sits in his office stacked with books and files from 29 years of teaching at Whitman. The Carnegie Foundation acknowledged Withycombes efforst with its 2009 Washington State Professor of the Year award. Credit: Hong

Bob Withycombe named 2009 Washington Professor of the Year

Lea Negrin December 9, 2009
Bob Withycombe honored to receive the award, but more honored by the warm messages he's received since from former students.
A comparison of menu prices and actual prices for small beverages at Reid Espresso and Café 41. Bon Appétits menus, which came down this week, had not been updated since a price increase at the start of the semester. Credit: Boggan

Bon Appétit apologizes for misleading menu prices

Josh Goodman December 8, 2009
The Pioneer's investigation leads Bon Appétit to take down menu boards with outdated prices.
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