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Whitman Wire
Vol. CLVII
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief

Alasdair is a senior English, Film and Media double-major who has worked for The Wire since his first year. He has worked as an Arts & Entertainment reporter, news editor and editor in chief. In the summer and academic year of 2018-2019, he also worked as a reporter for the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. He’s covered and maintained a variety of beats including activism, homelessness, Title IX, mental health/illness and Whitman’s 2021-2022 Financial Sustainability Review. After college, he intends to continue working as a journalist and a writer.

Managing Editor’s note: He is personally responsible for the headline Breaking: Wind alert in Walla Walla County . 

 

Fall 2017-Spring 2018: A&E

Fall 2018-Spring 2019: news editor

Spring 2020: News editor

Fall 2020-Spring 2021: Editor in chief

All content by Alasdair Padman

“A tale of two Whitties”: Mental healthcare at Whitman College

Mat Chapin and Alasdair Padman
May 12, 2021

Four active COVID-19 cases detected after two off campus student gatherings

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
May 12, 2021

Debt Reveal Day uncovers Whitman College’s institutional debt

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
April 15, 2021
Illustration by Kiara Paninos.

The limits of mental healthcare in Walla Walla

Alasdair Padman and Mat Chapin
March 25, 2021

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

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
March 18, 2021

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

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
March 18, 2021

Kathy Murray sends out financial sustainability recommendations from the cabinet

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
March 11, 2021
"Budgets are statements of values": Whitman community continues to protest the FSR

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

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
February 26, 2021

Students mobilize to protest the FSR

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
February 24, 2021

Anderson under quarantine: Tracing the campus’ first major outbreak

Alasdair Padman, Sean Gannon, and Emma Fletcher-Frazer
February 13, 2021

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

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
February 10, 2021

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

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
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

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, Sean Gannon, and Alasdair Padman
December 24, 2020

Whitman prepares for Election Day

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
November 2, 2020

Editorial: Endorsing Joe Biden for president

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
October 28, 2020

Upcoming event: Anti-racist writing workshop with Felicia Chavez

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
October 19, 2020

Editorial: In support of the Black Lives Matter movement

Alasdair Padman, Emma Fletcher-Frazer, and Ella Meyers
June 3, 2020

Whitman receives letter from FIRE on listserv moderation

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
May 18, 2020

ASWC creates support projects for students

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
April 11, 2020

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

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2020
Photo by Samarah Uribe

Tree falls outside of Penrose Library

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
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

Alasdair Padman and Emma Fletcher-Frazer
February 6, 2020

Let’s Talk Title IX

Alasdair Padman and Audrey Hecker
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

Alasdair Padman and Audrey Hecker
March 7, 2019

The Dangers of Modern Journalism

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
November 27, 2018
Lisa Brown emphasized the need for dramatic change in government for Eastern Washington.

Brown V. McMorris Rodgers: Walla Walla Debate

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
October 30, 2018

ASWC Looks Forward

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
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

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
October 12, 2018
The recently completed Stanton Hall, housing 150 sophomores

Stanton: So New, It’s Uncomfortable

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
September 23, 2018

Review: “Isle of Dogs” is Beautiful but Disappointing

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
May 3, 2018
"love letters to the world as we would have it" is a play by Whitman student Kenzie Spooner '18 that features love letters they have written over the past year.

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

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
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

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
April 12, 2018
The Onlies performing in the Reid Coffeehouse

The One and Only Onlies

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
April 5, 2018
"The Shape of Water" a Beautifully Executed Film

“The Shape of Water” a Beautifully Executed Film

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
March 29, 2018

“Trial of the Catonsville Nine” Connects Past and Present

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
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

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
February 22, 2018
Hari Kondabolu Is No Joke

Hari Kondabolu Is No Joke

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
February 8, 2018
Students Assist Fundraiser for Reproductive Rights

Students Assist Fundraiser for Reproductive Rights

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
February 1, 2018
Illustration by Catalina Burch

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Movie Review

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
January 25, 2018

KWCW Open Mic brings DJs Together

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
December 7, 2017

“A Few Good Men” Has Honorable Themes

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
November 9, 2017

Minute Film Festival: Sixty-Second Creative Endeavors

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
October 28, 2017
Photo by Samarah Uribe

“Mr. Kolpert” Brings Dark Humor to Stage

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
October 17, 2017
Illustration by Eric Rannestad

“Blade Runner 2049” Reflects Society

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
October 14, 2017
Photo by Samarah Uribe

Unraveling Whitman’s Myth About Spirituality

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
October 8, 2017
Photo by Samarah Uribe Mendez

Creative Writers Shape Instant Play Festival

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
September 28, 2017
Photo by Caroline Ashford Arya

Kate and the Crocodiles Blends Genres

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
September 17, 2017
Illustration by Claire Revere

“Baby Driver” Soundtrack Drives Film

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief
September 11, 2017
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