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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman pairs community engagement with education through volunteering

Alexa Grechishkin, Campus Life Reporter February 23, 2023

For Whitties lamenting the infamously isolating “Whitman bubble,” volunteer organizations offer the perfect opportunity for engagement that gives students the chance to understand Whitman as just one...

Illustration by Madi Welch.

Auntie Lee’s tricks for accessible transportation in Walla Walla

Lee Thomas, Not an eel February 10, 2022

Dear Auntie Lee, I came to Whitman assuming I wouldn't need a car since Walla Walla is smaller than my hometown, but now my eyes are open to all the benefits a car could provide me with. But I'm a (non-trust...

Photo of the Buddy Program contributed by Jeremy Nolan.

Service Learning Organizations connect students and citizens

Martina Pansze November 6, 2014

Living in the "Whitman Bubble," most students spend most of their time interacting with people their own age. However, some service learning organizations on campus are working with community members to...

Whitties still possess missionary spirit

Cara Lowry October 27, 2011
We are missionaries, but in a sense different from the Protestant wagon-train variety of the mid-19th century. "Critical thinking" is our new religion; "helping people" is still our mission.
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