Whitman College is a beautiful stretch of green fields, bridges over babbling streams, and picturesque buildings set amongst the trees.
And that’s the problem.
When I first arrived at Whitman College...
The Week Without Driving Campaign, from Monday, September 29 to Sunday, October 5 taught drivers about the challenges pedestrians face as commuters. The campaign started in Washington state in 2021 and...
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....
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...
Paul Florence, Chief Copy Editor
• November 10, 2022
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...
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...
