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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 8
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Jacobs, Radosevic and Allen continue recovery from Nov. 6 crash

Josh Goodman December 2, 2009
Jacobs, in a Level III coma but improving, flies to her home state of New Mexico today, while a wheelchair-bound Radosevic eagerly awaits her return to Whitman next month.

Walla Walla Police arrest suspect in connection with armed robbery of America West bank on Isaacs Avenue

Gillian Frew December 1, 2009

Police arrested a 34-year-old man Tuesday, Dec. 1 in connection with that day's robbery of the AmericanWest bank at 1850 E. Isaacs Avenue after a witness was able to provide them the license plate number...

Victorian Christmas lights up Kirkman House

Lea Negrin December 1, 2009
Walla Walla's Kirkman House Museum turned back the clock on Christmas this past weekend with their annual Victorian era holiday celebration.
Credit: Cornelius

Keystone brews can of controversy

Rachel Alexander December 1, 2009
Students gulp down Keystone Light at parties without really knowing where the money from their purchase goes.
Credit: Hong

Gift market aids humanitarian causes

Lea Negrin November 30, 2009
Money from the Alternative Gifts Market will assist Helpline's STEP Women's shelter and raise money for meals for Whitman students on Spring Break Service Trips.

Delta Gamma Anchor Drive fuels Service for Sight fundraising

Eric Nickeson-Mendheim November 30, 2009
Thanks to Anchor Drive, a chauffeur service offered by the Delta Gamma womens' fraternity, wine-tasters at this weekend's Barrel Tasting event can drink without being a danger on the road.
Emily Lorente 11, who developed the College Coaches program set to begin spring semester at Whitman, poses in Penrose Library. Credit: Bullion

Junior creates College Coaches program for Walla Walla High School

Rachel Alexander November 24, 2009
New program would encourage college as an option for students who might not otherwise consider attending.
Credit: Van Neste

Students pursue thief from library, 2 laptops returned

Lea Negrin November 19, 2009
Two Whitman students' laptops have been returned following a week in which four laptops were stolen from the quiet room of Penrose Library.
Credit: Loos-Diallo

Whitman alumna, NASA astronaut preps for 2010 space flight to International Space Station

Liz Forsyth November 19, 2009
In March, alumna Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger '97 will fly to the International Space Station as a part of crew STS-131 on a NASA mission to deliver and replace equipment.
Administration hosts lunches, visits Greek chapters in effort towards greater transparency

Administration hosts lunches, visits Greek chapters in effort towards greater transparency

Galen Bernard November 19, 2009
Show me the money, students are demanding of the Whitman administration, as financial concerns have come to the forefront of their relationship with Memorial.
Credit: Johnson

Horizon Air shrinks Walla Walla schedule to two flights

Josh Goodman November 18, 2009
Lost flight means less selection for Whitman students and professors. More people may fly out of Pasco or Portland for greater time selection.
Credit: Cornelius

Dorms grant increased access to Whitman students

Eric Nickeson-Mendheim November 18, 2009
Starting next semester, all students on campus will have swipe card access to Residence halls. The changes comes as a result of persistent requests from students for the change.
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