Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 10
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Illustration by Jonah Rosen-Bloom

Two weeks in: recovery efforts following Alumni Weekend

George Groebner, future alumnus October 5, 2023

Alumni Weekend has swept over Whitman once again, flooding campus with former Whitties hell-bent on reminiscence and leaving behind a wake of wet outdoor tables. With reports coming in that the last...

Administration Responds to Weekend of Protests

Lachlan Johnson September 22, 2014
After a series of protests by students over alumni weekend, three top administrators from the college spoke exclusively with The Pioneer about their reactions to the calls by students, faculty and alumni for the college to increase socioeconomic diversity and change its approach to financial aid.
Students participating in a performance protest during a luncheon on Saturday.

Students protest lack of economic diversity over alumni weekend

Lachlan Johnson September 20, 2014

Protests against the lack of socioeconomic diversity on campus continued throughout the day on Saturday, as students worked to alert alumni visiting campus of the lack of socioeconomic diversity at the...

Football controversy: Sudden end of declining program in 1977 vexes Whitman community

Pamela London September 29, 2011
The 1977 football controversy irrevocably altered the Whitman community. All it took was a simple leaked story to create a campus-wide uproar, the ramifications of which are felt to this day.
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