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Alasdair Padman is the Editor in Chief of The Wire and is personally responsible for the headline Breaking: Wind alert in Walla Walla County . 

 

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The limits of mental healthcare in Walla Walla

March 25, 2021

Board approves cabinet’s FSR recommendations, makes final decisions on budget cuts to implement

March 18, 2021

Word spreads on a rushed final decision on FSR from Board of Trustees

March 18, 2021

Kathy Murray sends out financial sustainability recommendations from the cabinet

March 11, 2021

“Budgets are statements of values”: Whitman community continues to protest the FSR

February 26, 2021

Students mobilize to protest the FSR

February 24, 2021

Anderson under quarantine: Tracing the campus’ first major outbreak

February 13, 2021

Breaking: Anderson Hall under quarantine; nine positive COVID-19 cases

February 10, 2021

Breaking: Shooting on Stadium Drive; one dead, another injured (Update)

January 8, 2021

“I think I have a right during a pandemic to protect myself however I see fit”: Faculty members conflicted over inability to change method of instruction

December 24, 2020

Whitman prepares for Election Day

November 2, 2020

Editorial: Endorsing Joe Biden for president

October 28, 2020

Upcoming event: Anti-racist writing workshop with Felicia Chavez

October 19, 2020

Editorial: In support of the Black Lives Matter movement

June 3, 2020

Whitman receives letter from FIRE on listserv moderation

May 18, 2020

ASWC creates support projects for students

April 11, 2020

Letter of support for students of color issued by staff and faculty

March 1, 2020
Photo by Samarah Uribe

Tree falls outside of Penrose Library

February 25, 2020
Walla Walla and Whitman communities celebrate Unity Week with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace March, civil rights display, social justice training and a keynote address followed by a discussion.

Inaugural Unity Week promotes engagement in activism

February 6, 2020

Let’s Talk Title IX

April 25, 2019
Students sit outside of a session during block one of the Power and Privilege Symposium. This years Symposium san an increase in attendance in compared to the year before.

Professors on Power and Privilege: Looking Back, Moving Forward

March 7, 2019

The Dangers of Modern Journalism

November 27, 2018
Lisa Brown emphasized the need for dramatic change in government for Eastern Washington.

Brown V. McMorris Rodgers: Walla Walla Debate

October 30, 2018

ASWC Looks Forward

October 25, 2018
Before the Senate vote, Emma Patterson and Austin Kamin discussed student resistance to Kavanaugh on campus. They both emphasized the need to be politically active and cognizant of self-care needs.

Whitman Resistance to Kavanaugh

October 12, 2018
The recently completed Stanton Hall, housing 150 sophomores

Stanton: So New, It’s Uncomfortable

September 23, 2018

Review: “Isle of Dogs” is Beautiful but Disappointing

May 3, 2018

The Barn Hosts Student Play “love letters to the world as we would have it”

April 19, 2018
Hannah Bartman '16 helped to open The Barn, a new studio art collective in Walla Walla. It officially opened on April 8 with a night of live music and drinks.

Whitman Alum Helps Found Art Studio Cooperative

April 12, 2018
The Onlies performing in the Reid Coffeehouse

The One and Only Onlies

April 5, 2018

“The Shape of Water” a Beautifully Executed Film

March 29, 2018

“Trial of the Catonsville Nine” Connects Past and Present

March 8, 2018
'Hand of a Star' written by Dani Schlenker and directed by Kristina Roy won the One Acts competition. Pictured here are Chloe Hood (left) and Ella Meyers (right).

One Act Play Festival Addresses Contemporary Issues

February 22, 2018
Hari Kondabolu Is No Joke

Hari Kondabolu Is No Joke

February 8, 2018
Students Assist Fundraiser for Reproductive Rights

Students Assist Fundraiser for Reproductive Rights

February 1, 2018
Illustration by Catalina Burch

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Movie Review

January 25, 2018

KWCW Open Mic brings DJs Together

December 7, 2017

“A Few Good Men” Has Honorable Themes

November 9, 2017

Minute Film Festival: Sixty-Second Creative Endeavors

October 28, 2017
Photo by Samarah Uribe

“Mr. Kolpert” Brings Dark Humor to Stage

October 17, 2017
Illustration by Eric Rannestad

“Blade Runner 2049” Reflects Society

October 14, 2017
Photo by Samarah Uribe

Unraveling Whitman’s Myth About Spirituality

October 8, 2017
Photo by Samarah Uribe Mendez

Creative Writers Shape Instant Play Festival

September 28, 2017
Photo by Caroline Ashford Arya

Kate and the Crocodiles Blends Genres

September 17, 2017
Illustration by Claire Revere

“Baby Driver” Soundtrack Drives Film

September 11, 2017
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