Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 9
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Flu shots, caution urged after first influenza case

Flu shots, caution urged after first influenza case

Cindy Chen February 12, 2009

Influenza's arrival on the Whitman campus has been relatively quiet, with only one documented case so far on campus and one other case at Walla Walla College just a few days earlier. Though the college...

Career center tackles tough job market

Cindy Chen February 12, 2009

It's the time of year where students begin to look for summer jobs or internships, and seniors begin to figure out what they will do after graduation, but the major issue on everyone's mind is the tough...

Bridges joins NAICU board of directors

Libby Watkins February 12, 2009

Whitman College president George Bridges has recently been elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU). The NAICU, which is made up...

Early Decision option draws more applicants

Alex Jeffers February 12, 2009

In the wake of the current economic downturn ­ ­admissions trends amongst private liberal arts colleges have changed. As global demand decreases and more Americans lose their jobs, working and middle-class...

Bon Appétit prepares for first review

Bon Appétit prepares for first review

Elana Congress February 12, 2009

No more pineapple, bananas only at breakfast, buckets to collect wasted food… Such changes leave students wondering about the future of Bon Appétit. Are these new waste management programs...

Center for Community Service expands programs

Elana Congress February 12, 2009

Two student-created community service programs, The Youth Adventure Program (Y.A.P.) and Adopt-A-Grandparent (A.A.G.), have been incorporated into the Center for Community Service (C.C.S.) this semester....

Local restaurants close their doors

Local restaurants close their doors

Alethea Buchal February 12, 2009

No one can escape it. Even the bubble of Walla Walla has been popped by the recent economic recession. Four restaurants, 26Brix, Luscious, Sean Destination Grill and Pine Street Diner at Elmer's...

Little league volunteering, something to give back

Little league volunteering, something to give back

J. Staten Hudson February 12, 2009

In many American households, the advent of spring means one thing: Little League baseball. Across the country, gloves are being broken-in, throwing arms strengthened and fielding techniques perfected in...

English department in midst of hiring process

Rachel Hoar February 12, 2009

The English department is in the process of filling a tenure-track position in Modern and Contemporary American Literature, which is currently shared by Jean Carwile Masteller and Rick Masteller. The two...

Welty center provides free HIV testing to students

Welty center provides free HIV testing to students

Shannon Buckham February 12, 2009

The thought of acquiring a sexually transmitted disease (STD) is enough to instill fear in the average college student. To combat the spread of STDs on campus, the Whitman Welty Health Center provides...

Pay to print: new quota

Josh Goodman February 5, 2009

When first-year Lyndsey Sherman printed an assignment for her Core class last week, she had to release her printing job using a new program called GoPrint. For each page she printed, five cents were deducted...

Bringing oppression to light in the Tunnel

Billy Low February 5, 2009

The Intercultural Center's annual Tunnel of Oppression in the basement of Prentiss Hall will feature five new skits on Saturday, Feb. 7. The Tunnel includes new skits each year to demonstrate the various...

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