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Vol. CLVI, CIRCUIT
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Whitman Wire

Chromakopia Establishing Tyler, the Creator's Legacy

Chromakopia Establishing Tyler, the Creator’s Legacy

Garrett Schreiber, Opinion Editor November 14, 2024

Tyler, The Creator, real name Tyler Okonma, has been a part of the mainstream hip-hop and rap scene since his single “Yonkers” became a huge hit in 2011, with him describing this as the moment...

Letter to the Editor: Open Letter to BOT

Surrounded by hopelessness, Whitman Students for Justice in Palestine has always rooted divestment in our radical hope to disconnect our tuition dollars from genocide and inspire a broader movement to...

Letter to the Wire: In response to the Cabinet’s email about the vandalism of Memorial Hall

Whitman’s Art History Department November 7, 2024

As art historians invested in questions of social justice, we teach Whitman students to be attentive to the use of terms to describe interventions on objects of cultural patrimony. We seek to understand...

Letter to the Editor: Whitman Alums For A Free Palestine

Whitman Alums For A Free Palestine November 7, 2024

We are “Whitman Alums for a Free Palestine,” and last semester we started a No Donation Pledge with the goal of supporting Whitman Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) in pushing Whitman to divest...

Gendered Stereotypes Disguised as Culture

Gendered Stereotypes Disguised as Culture

Ayat’arrahman Mahmoudi, Opinion Columnist November 7, 2024

While progress has been made in some societies, gendered standards remain prevalent across the globe, shaping the lived experiences of people based on their cultural backgrounds.  Culture is often...

Letter to the Wire: On the Board of Trustees’ Rejection of a Joint Committee

Whitman College Faculty November 7, 2024

Whitman College’s mission statement concludes: “We help each student translate their deep local, regional and global experiences into ethical and meaningful lives of purpose.” In their reply to the...

Medical Misogyny: An Ignorant Institution

Medical Misogyny: An Ignorant Institution

Nohraine Rose Gaddi, Opinion Columnist November 7, 2024

As a woman, it has never been a rarity for me to have others dismiss my health concerns as a natural part of being a female and it’s clear I’m not the only one. This is a sentiment I constantly...

Israel Attacks Iran: Children with Weapons

Baran Abbasi, News Reporter October 31, 2024

The idea of Israel and Iran striking each other directly was unimaginable a year ago. The two nations have been engaged in a shadow war for years, with Iran funding proxy strikes against Israel by Hamas,...

Why You Should Watch the PWHL

Why You Should Watch the PWHL

Alisson Alerte, Opinion Columnist October 31, 2024

It’s that time of year again. As October brings the start of the National Hockey League (NHL) season, hockey fans across the United States and Canada are gearing up.  The 2024-2025 season officially...

Shrinkflation: Corporate Greed at its Worst

Nohraine Rose Gaddi, Opinion Columnist October 31, 2024

Corporate greed has taken over once again. In the age of overconsumption and excessive lifestyles, companies have devised a devious scheme to extract more money from their consumers: selling more air than...

Reclaiming Feminine Rage

Kaela Babasin, Opinion Columnist October 24, 2024

Content Warning: This article contains brief mentions of rape and sexual violence.  Women are taught that assertiveness is a negative aspect of their identity. We are taught that being courteous is...

Performative Activism and Its Fatal Flaws

Nohraine Rose Gaddi, Opinion Columnist October 24, 2024

Un-genuine acts of activism are fatal. As social media continuously puts us in an endless loop of doom-scrolling and online addiction, we become more exposed to the abundance of horrific events and overwhelming...

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