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Whitman Wire
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Lily Yost, News Editor

Lily is a news editor from Los Angeles who joined The Wire her first semester at Whitman. She is a Politics major and Hispanic Studies minor with an interest in international affairs. In the rare occasion she has free time, you can find her curled up with a Stephen King or Haruki Murakami novel.

All content by Lily Yost

Continuing to reflect on legacy of Queen Elizabeth II: continuity or colonialism?

September 22, 2022

Climate extremes cover the West Coast: from Walla Walla to California

September 15, 2022
Illustration by Kai Bowen.

“It has transformed the way that I will teach:” Reflections on the Long Tent

May 5, 2022
Illustration by Madeleine Stolp.

Record number of COVID-19 cases at Whitman prompt reinstatement of the mask mandate

April 28, 2022
Contributed Photo by Gaby Rose.

Students elect new ASWC executive council

April 21, 2022

Beyond the Bubble: Students from Pakistan react to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s dissolution of Parliament

April 14, 2022
Photo by Jake Lee.

The choice to mask: Students and faculty navigate Whitman’s mask-optional policy

April 7, 2022
Illustration by Lily Buller.

Is Greek life on the decline?

April 1, 2022

Eastern European students seek solidarity amidst Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

March 10, 2022
Photo by Nathaniel Martin.

Wave of book bans hit Walla Walla public schools

March 3, 2022

Washington State dropped its mask mandate. Will Whitman?

February 24, 2022
Photo by Nathaniel Martin.

Student Life Committee organizes external review of Greek life

February 17, 2022
Photograph by Jake Lee

Why so many Americans are quitting their jobs

February 10, 2022

Beyond the Bubble: A2019 U.S. airstrike raises questions of war crimes and the UN agrees on terms for the future of AI

December 9, 2021

Beyond the Bubble: Conflict at the border of Poland and Belarus and the president of Brazil facing accusations of homicide and genocide

December 2, 2021

Beyond the Bubble: Growing up in the West Bank, Franko Omair risks his life to visit the ocean

November 18, 2021

Beyond the Bubble: Normalized violence against Salvadorian women and the military controlled government in Myanmar

November 11, 2021

Beyond the Bubble: Conflict in Ethiopia and the anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad’s birth

November 4, 2021
Whitman alum and NYT journalist Gillian Friedman and Parents magazine editor Kelly Glass discuss the “beautiful and perfect endeavour” of journalism

Whitman alum and NYT journalist Gillian Friedman and Parents magazine editor Kelly Glass discuss the “beautiful and perfect endeavour” of journalism

October 28, 2021

Beyond the Bubble: Italy’s vaccine passport and the state of the Taliban in Afghanistan

October 21, 2021
Indigenous Peoples’ Day lectures call attention to Whitman’s role as a college on stolen land

Indigenous Peoples’ Day lectures call attention to Whitman’s role as a college on stolen land

October 7, 2021
Whitman helps celebrate the legacy of former Superme Court Justice William O. Douglas

Whitman helps celebrate the legacy of former Superme Court Justice William O. Douglas

September 30, 2021
Photo contributed by Lauren Riker.

Whitman alum and New York Times reporter Cecilia Kang returns to campus to promote her book

September 23, 2021

Detected cases from Whitman’s COVID-19 screening left students “shocked and confused”

September 16, 2021
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