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Whitman Wire
Vol. CLVI, CIRCUIT
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire
Emma Fletcher-Frazer

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, News Editor

Emma has worked at The Wire as a Staff Reporter from 2018-2019 and a News Editor from 2019-2021. She will graduate with a combined Environmental Studies – Economics major in Spring 2022. She hopes to pursue journalism after college.

All content by Emma Fletcher-Frazer

Students and alumni frustrated by President Murray’s characterization of FSR backlash as “misunderstandings”

Sean Gannon and Emma Fletcher-Frazer
March 18, 2021

Work groups submit revised final FSR recommendations to President’s Cabinet

Sean Gannon and Emma Fletcher-Frazer
March 5, 2021

Anderson under quarantine: Tracing the campus’ first major outbreak

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

Whitman conducts COVID-19 testing for spring semester: six students, one employee test positive

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, News Editor
January 29, 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
Illustration by Lily Buller.

First death at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla as COVID-19 cases surge

Emma Fletcher-Frazer and Sean Gannon
November 25, 2020

Breaking news: Student tests positive for COVID-19, brings total to 8 cases on campus

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, News Editor
November 24, 2020

Whitman College announces plans for in-person spring semester

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, News Editor
October 30, 2020

“Omitted”: Whitman Teaches the Movement holds talk on gaps in K-12 curriculum of Black history

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, News Editor
October 5, 2020
Photo by Carson Jones.

Although its doors are shut, Penrose Library carries on

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, News Editor
September 24, 2020

Editorial: In support of the Black Lives Matter movement

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

Students contend with the impact of coronavirus in daily life

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, News Editor
April 2, 2020
Rick passed away on Jan. 26, 2020. He taught in the art department at Whitman from 2012 to 2020. Photos contributed by Whitman Communications

Whitman community mourns loss of art professor Rick Martinez

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, News Editor
February 20, 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
The roof of Maxey Hall. One of the cell towers is on the other side of the barriers. The barriers were put up to warn workers on the roof about RF radiation. Photo contributed by Jeff Donahue

Exposure to radio frequency radiation on Maxey Hall roof concerns Physical Plant workers; Whitman College cited by Washington State Department of Labor & Industries

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, News Editor
November 21, 2019
On campus housing for juniors and seniors is still in the design process but will occur at the College Creek site, replacing Marcus House.

On-campus housing for juniors and seniors takes shape

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, News Editor
October 1, 2019
2019 elections for Walla Walla City Council will be the first elections in Walla Walla under the new ward system.

Moss and Saturno battle it out over Seat 7 on the city council

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, News Editor
September 26, 2019
Dr. Rae Chesterfield joins the Whitman community.

Q&A with New Associate Dean of Health and Wellness and Director of the Counseling Center, Dr. Rae Chresfield

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, Staff Reporter
April 29, 2019
The Intergroup Dialogue Retreat taught students skills for engaging in dialogue and was offered for the first time to students this year.

Intergroup Dialogue Retreat Promotes Student Leadership

Emma Fletcher-Frazer
April 25, 2019
Isaiah Banta was recently elected as in incoming President of ASWC.

Under New Leadership: ASWC Elected Officials Hope to Enact Change

Emma Fletcher-Frazer
April 17, 2019

Spanish Department Prepares for Name Change

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, Staff Reporter
April 9, 2019

The Sunrise Movement Comes to Walla Walla

Emma Fletcher-Frazer
April 7, 2019

Whitman Receives Red Code Rating for Policies that Inhibit Free Speech

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, Staff Reporter
April 3, 2019
Bryn Hines (left) and Maddy Gold (right) are the primary programmers of the Whitman Teaches the Movement, and work closely with Walla Walla Public Schools to coordinate lessons.

Whitman Teaches the Movement: Breaking the Whitman Bubble

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, Staff Reporter
February 27, 2019
Junior lacrosse player Olivia Engle began her involvement in the Power and Privilege Symposium this year, leading a panel along with other students about Socioeconomic Status at Whitman.

Recent Resignations Raise Questions About Institutionalized Oppression

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, Staff Reporter
February 23, 2019
Whitman Debate Team in Maxey Hall preparing for a tournament.

Update on Debate: Off to the Quarterfinals

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, Staff Reporter
February 8, 2019
The Walla Walla chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America carried signs calling for a feminism that is anti-racist, intersectional, and socialist.

Despite Controversies, Walla Walla Hosts Third Women’s March

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, Staff Reporter
January 31, 2019

How do Whitties celebrate Thanksgiving?

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, Staff Reporter
December 7, 2018
Illustration by Abby Takahashi

Celebrating Veterans in Walla Walla

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, Staff Reporter
November 26, 2018
Illustration by Elie Flanagan

Midterm Results Impact Walla Walla Future

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, Staff Reporter
November 25, 2018

‘The Bald Futurist’ Comes to Whitman

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, Staff Reporter
November 6, 2018

Local Coffee on Campus

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, Staff Reporter
October 22, 2018
Construction has decreased the regular presence of Whitman students at Coffee Perk, but owners hope that the remodel will entice students to return.

Perking Up a Local Favorite

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, Staff Reporter
October 20, 2018

Encountering Marcus and Narcissa

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, Staff Reporter
October 1, 2018
Illustration by Sylvie Corwin

Sororities Reconsider Recruitment

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, Staff Reporter
September 24, 2018
Kazi Joshua is excited to take on a new set if responsibilities this year as the new Interim Dean of Students, succeeding Daren Mooko who left at the end of the academic year.

To Thrive and Flourish

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, Staff Reporter
September 23, 2018
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