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In the midst of a pandemic, mental health challenges grow

May 15, 2020
Illustration by Isabella Buchter

Scents of the different majors

May 8, 2020
The leadership behind Walla Walla's 2020 Women's March chose to separate from the national Women's March after allegations of anti-Semitism and lack of intersectionality in the national movement. Photos by Beej Haas

Women march on Walla Walla

March 12, 2020
Green Dot and the Sexual Health Advocacy Group hope to create more sex-positive programming promoting both consent and sexual pleasure. Photos by James Baker.

Inaugural Sex Week promotes pleasure

February 24, 2020

Green New Deal Q & A with Professor Brick

February 18, 2020
The leaders of the Sunrise Movement in Walla Walla engage with Walla Walla and Whitman community members. Photos by James Baker

Sunrise Walla Walla: “The plan to win”

February 6, 2020
The Goodwill in downtown Walla Walla will remain open in the location pictured above until the new store in College Place is ready. As of now, the opening is planned for the spring of 2021. The new store will feature an employee connection center, a new loading dock and easier access for donations.

Goodbye, Goodwill

December 10, 2019
Messages referencing Greek Life appeared throughout campus last week, including the above image which features a scale with a dollar sign outweighing “safety.”

Whitman Greek Life under review

October 29, 2019
Elissa Brown is Whitman’s third sustainability coordinator following Tristan Sewell and Brandon Bishop.

Elissa Brown: taking on campus sustainability

October 7, 2019

ASWC Inflicts Racial Trauma, Begins to Grapple with Consequences

October 12, 2018

Free to Bleed

September 23, 2018
Contributed photos

Walla Walla 2040: An Interview With Dennis Crockett

April 25, 2018

ASWC Budget 2018-2019

April 17, 2018
Salcedo, 5 from right, poses here with students at the Glover Alston Center. Salcedo has received numerous awards for her work, notably the West Coast Liberty Award, James Earl Hardy Legends Award, and the Women in Leadership Award, among with others.

Internationally Renowned Trans-Activist Bamby Salcedo Visits Campus

April 9, 2018

Strategic Priorities Discussed at Feedback Forums

April 5, 2018

Cuts to Classics Cause Upset

March 8, 2018

Shady Lawn Antiques Reopens After Winter Hiatus

February 19, 2018
Lisa Perfetti and Kazi Joshua

Dialogue and Difference: Race and Ethnic Studies Class Leans Into Discomfort

February 8, 2018
Photo by Tywen Kelly

Continuing the Conversation: Politics of Material Memory

February 1, 2018
ASWC Kicks Off Six Year Strategic Plan

ASWC Kicks Off Six Year Strategic Plan

January 22, 2018

Responding to Whitman’s Forbes Ranking Drop

December 5, 2017
Photo by Samarah Uribe

Balof is Next Faculty Chair

November 14, 2017
Photo by Taj Howe

End of Airbnb in Walla Walla

November 9, 2017
Photo by Caroline Ashford Arya

Students Assemble for Change

October 30, 2017
Candidate Marilee McQuarrie. Photo by Taj Howe

City Council Candidates Address Housing Issues

October 19, 2017
ASWC Opening Senate Foregrounds Diversity and Accessibility

ASWC Opening Senate Foregrounds Diversity and Accessibility

October 2, 2017
Captured by Tywen Kelly

Diversity Takes Center Stage in City Council

September 18, 2017

Whitman Internship Grant in Walla Walla

September 5, 2017

The Theses

May 12, 2017

Cassandra Otero Wins Governor’s Award

May 4, 2017
Changing Focus: Administration to Recommend Not Renewing Certain Tenured Positions

Changing Focus: Administration to Recommend Not Renewing Certain Tenured Positions

April 27, 2017

Whitman Students Awarded Watsons

April 20, 2017
Taking Back the Night

Taking Back the Night

April 13, 2017

Susanne Beechey on Health Care

March 30, 2017
Whitman Tech Services settles into new home

Whitman Tech Services settles into new home

March 2, 2017

Whitman Professor Jack Jackson weighs in on Supreme Court nominee

February 16, 2017
Photo by Mitchell Smith.

“Jornaleros” shown in Walla Walla

February 2, 2017

Whitman and the A.C.A.

January 26, 2017
PPGA Continues Consent Education

PPGA Continues Consent Education

December 8, 2016
Weighing In On Whitman's Food Waste

Weighing In On Whitman’s Food Waste

November 3, 2016
Kappa Kappa Gamma Invites Lincoln Students to Campus

Kappa Kappa Gamma Invites Lincoln Students to Campus

October 20, 2016
Portrait of Juliana Matz by Caroline Ashford Arya.

Whitman Students Pursue Internships in Walla Walla

October 13, 2016
Mixed Gender Housing Debated at Cookies and Controversy

Mixed Gender Housing Debated at Cookies and Controversy

October 5, 2016

Rethink Dams! Petitions for Breach of Snake River Dams

September 29, 2016

Whitman Admissions Adopts Test Optional Application Process

September 22, 2016

Waitsburg Weighs In on Nestle, Declines Offer

September 15, 2016
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