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Vol. CLVI, Issue 9
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Club Sports Budgeting Reallocations Create Uncertain Landscape for Captains

Chloé Williams, News Reporter April 17, 2025

*This is part one of a two-part article exploring recent budget issues in club sports. Last semester, Whitman College’s Nordic and Alpine ski team temporarily lost their endowment funding, creating...

BREAKING: Pro-Palestine Chalkings at the Memorial Building

BREAKING: Pro-Palestine Chalkings at the Memorial Building

Chloé Williams, News Reporter April 11, 2025

At around 12:30 this afternoon, students were inscribing their final messages across the Memorial building steps and surrounding pavement. One chalking reads,  “Boycott Whitman. Defund Facism. Defund...

Whitman Wins Nail-Biter Against Linfield to Make NWC Championship Game

Whitman Wins Nail-Biter Against Linfield to Make NWC Championship Game

Garrett Schreiber and Bex Heimbrock March 1, 2025

Whitman’s Women’s Basketball (No. 1 seed) beat Linfield in their first game of the Northwest Conference Tournament, continuing their fight to win the Championship and compete in the NCAA tournament....

BREAKING: Students Walk Out for Palestine

Bex Heimbrock, News Editor February 19, 2025

February 19, 2025 -- Whitman Students for Justice in Palestine are leading a 'teach-in' at Maxey Auditorium, following a mid-morning walk-out. 12:35PM: As protesters gathered in Maxey Auditorium, Dean...

BREAKING: Sexual Violence Prevention condemns administration, shatters "false hope"

BREAKING: Sexual Violence Prevention condemns administration, shatters “false hope”

Bex Heimbrock and Nazaaha Penick September 2, 2024

September 1, 2024 – Student leaders for Sexual Violence Prevention (SVP), accused Whitman’s administration of abandoning their work towards a safe campus. What was billed as a two-hour consent...

Whitman Community Engages with Campus Sustainability Plan

Whitman Community Engages with Campus Sustainability Plan

Nat Lange, Science & Environment Editor March 7, 2024

A new era of sustainability policy is on the horizon at Whitman College. In collaboration with higher-education sustainability consulting company GreenerU and local firm Cascadia Consulting, Whitman is...

Wire Watch Apr. 30-May 6

Wire Watch Apr. 30-May 6

Gillian Mackay-Brown, Managing Editor April 27, 2023

Ongoing   Senior Art Gallery Open during gallery hours, Sheehan Gallery in Olin Hall Our senior art majors have been working tirelessly on their theses all year. This gallery displays the...

Wire Watch Apr. 23-29

Wire Watch Apr. 23-29

Gillian Mackay-Brown, Managing Editor April 20, 2023

Sunday, April 23   Little Watts Family Series: Duke Otherwise 2 p.m., Gesa Powerhouse Theatre In a  continuation of the Little Watts Family Series, Gesa welcomes Duke Otherwise: a playful...

Wire Watch Apr. 16-22

Wire Watch Apr. 16-22

Gillian Mackay-Brown, Managing Editor April 13, 2023

Sunday, April 16   Gamma Games 12-3 p.m., Sand Volleyball Court Kappa Kappa Gamma presents their annual fundraising event, Gamma Games! All proceeds from this beach volleyball tournament...

Wire Watch Apr. 6-15

Wire Watch Apr. 6-15

Gillian Mackay-Brown, Managing Editor April 6, 2023

Thursday, April 6   First ASWC Debate 6 p.m., Reid Basement Candidates for the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Chair, Student Development Chair and Finance Chair will be debating. Snacks...

Wire Watch: Mar. 26-Apr. 1

Wire Watch: Mar. 26-Apr. 1

Gillian Mackay-Brown, Managing Editor March 9, 2023

Trans Week of Empowerment All Week, Reid Campus Center Monday: Educational Tabling, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday: Gayme night, 6 p.m. Wednesday: Zine-making, 10 a.m-1 p.m. Thursday: Destressor...

Wire Watch: Mar. 5-11

Wire Watch: Mar. 5-11

Gillian Mackay-Brown, Managing Editor March 2, 2023

Kissing the Witch March 2-5, Harper Joy Theatre Written by acclaimed Irish author and playwright Emma Donoghue, and directed by Dr. Laura Hope, "Kissing the Witch" puts the fairy tales ingrained...

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