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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Tribute to an unsung hero: the legacy of March Fool

Tribute to an unsung hero: the legacy of March Fool

George Groebner, young and foolish then, old and foolish now April 4, 2024

April Fool. An icon of practical jokery, an inspiration to countless pranksters of today, regarded by the world as one of the finest to ever wear the squirting flower lapel. Who could forget Madame...

Illustration by Kai Bowen.

Exclusive: An interview with the Ankeny April Fool

Ian Lewis, owed money April 13, 2023

In an event that got moderate YikYak attention, the April Fool, for whom the day was named, sat on Whitman's own Ankeny Field on March 31. The April Fool gave out prizes, including loose grass and...

Illustration by Paloma Link.

Fort Walla Walla Museum uses April Fool’s scavenger hunt to create excitement around learning

Naia Willemsen, Campus Life Reporter April 21, 2022

Although April Fool’s Day has come and gone, the Fort Walla Walla Museum will be celebrating all month long. However, they won’t be pranking the visitors in the traditional way. Instead, the...

April Fools’ Day reported to have “hit different” this year

AQ, Negative Debby April 5, 2020

This year you could have literally said or done anything that would later be revealed as an “April Fools” and I would not care. There is nothing that would have fazed me. Since Whitman’s announcement...

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Molly Johanson April 3, 2014
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