As students congregate in study groups around the library to try and study for exams or work on projects, a group of staff is working behind the scenes making the space more accessible and inclusive....
Lucy Walker, Campus Life Reporter
• February 20, 2025
Last semester, the word “ramp” was commonplace around campus, sprawled in colorful chalk on steps and next to cracks and ramps (or the lack thereof) as students highlighted the inaccessibility...
The Social Model of Disability animation envisions a town that is populated solely by people who use wheelchairs. The town is physically designed for such people and has no high ceilings or doors as...
Walla Walla Community College and Whitman College share a town. While the two schools share many other similarities, they also have their key differences.
One of the main differences noted by Walla...
Outdoor appreciation is fully endemic in Whitman’s culture. Physical ability is something that many students at Whitman take great pride in and, in many ways, it dominates social culture. Love of the...
Due to the nature of confidentiality in therapy, the use of anonymous sources has been deemed necessary in protecting the privacy of those who attended the therapy session. Comments from two different...
Kainat Ansari, Opinion Columnist
• September 15, 2022
I can vividly picture the moment when I got accepted to Whitman. My excitement was at its peak because Whitman was one of the few colleges who gave me a generous scholarship. Like many other international...
Never being able to sit still or stop talking are two of my most prominent personality traits. The question, “Did you take your meds today, Amelia?” was thrown around in my home and here at Whitman...
According to the Whitman mission statement, we are expected as students at Whitman College, to “develop our intellectual and creative capacities in a supportive scholarly community.” While I agree...
This article has been updated from the version published Issue 6 of the Wire’s print publication.
On Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, an email claiming there were “no restrictions on eligibility today at...
Many people at Whitman share the opinion that the Power & Privilege Symposium is something that deserves more energy, effort and appreciation from those who are not involved in the event, including...
A beloved cartoon took on a new form in Maxey Auditorium on Dec. 6, 2019. The “Scooby Dooby Doosical,” written and directed by sophomore Fi Black, premiered as a one-night show with music written by...
