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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 10
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Illustration by Paloma Link

ASWC Mulls Over Pros and Cons of Removing Vending Machines

Sebastian Squire, News Editor September 21, 2023

During a Sept. 10 Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) Senate meeting, representatives discussed possibly eliminating vending machines. This conversation comes as Whitman College moves...

Looking Back on a Summer of Unions

Sebastian Vera Cuevas, News Reporter September 21, 2023

Over the past year, there has been an increase in labor strikes and efforts to establish unions. Some high-profile examples include Hollywood writers and actors in the SAG-AFTRA, fast food workers across...

Come Get Some Whittie Wisdom: Alumni Reunion

Ansley Peard, News Reporter September 21, 2023

Thursday, Sept. 21, marks the first day of the highly-anticipated 2023 Alumni Reunion Weekend. Attendees from the classes of 1958, 1963, 1968, 1978, 1983, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2019...

Walla Walla Public Schools embrace ChatGPT

Sebastian Vera Cuevas, News Reporter September 14, 2023

Chat GPT, a leading generative AI tool, was first released on Nov. 22, 2022, and students were quick to realize its potential. In response, schools from New York City to Walla Walla imposed a district-wide...

Q&A with Whitman’s new Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Mary Eaves Mitchell

Q&A with Whitman’s new Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Mary Eaves Mitchell

Natalie Comerford and Nazaaha Penick September 14, 2023

This fall, Whitman welcomed Mary Eaves Mitchell to campus as the new Sexual Assault Victim Advocate (SAVA). Eaves Mitchell, a seasoned professional with experience in social services case management,...

A shaking of the stacks: The Dayton Library conflict

Ansley Peard and Kasey Moulton September 14, 2023

Editor’s Note: Some interviews for this article were conducted prior to the Columbia County Superior Court’s Sept. 6 decision to temporarily block Proposition 2 from appearing on Nov. ballots.  The...

27th Annual Wheelin’ Walla Walla Weekend races through downtown

27th Annual Wheelin’ Walla Walla Weekend races through downtown

Kasey Moulton, Editor-In-Chief September 14, 2023

  Eleven blocks of Main Street between N Park Street and N Sixth Avenue were closed to traffic on Saturday, Sept. 9 for the 27th Annual Wheelin' Walla Walla Weekend. Nearly 550 vehicles lined...

COVID-19 Cases Rise Following Summer Lull

Sebastian Squire, News Editor September 14, 2023

After a summer lull in the number of new COVID-19 infections, new variants of the virus have slowly started driving an increase in cases in the Walla Walla Valley and nationwide.  Dr. Daniel Kaminsky...

Breaking: Supreme Court overturns affirmative action in college admissions

Kasey Moulton, Editor-in-Chief July 1, 2023

On Thursday, June 29, the Supreme Court handed down a decision in Students For Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College. The 6-2 decision struck down affirmative action and other...

Illustration by Amelia Ebling.

President Sarah Bolton prepares for her installation

Abby Malzewski, Editor-in-Chief April 27, 2023

Only a few weeks before commencement of the class of 2023, Whitman is setting out to install its 15th president: President Sarah Bolton. In preparation for the installation weekend, President Bolton...

Photo contributed by Sadaat Momin Zada.

Whitman student creates new social media platform for college students

Natalie Comerford, News Reporter April 27, 2023

Recently, sophomore Sadaat Momin Zada launched a brand-new social media platform, Coho. On the app, users sign up with their college email to join an exclusive space for students from their college email...

May celebrates Asian and Pacific Islander heritage

Lily Yost, News Editor April 27, 2023

May marks Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month, a time to celebrate and honor the contributions of Asians and Pacific Islanders to American culture and society. The history of AAPI Month dates...

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