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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Shrinkflation: Corporate Greed at its Worst

Nohraine Rose Gaddi, Opinion Columnist October 31, 2024

Corporate greed has taken over once again. In the age of overconsumption and excessive lifestyles, companies have devised a devious scheme to extract more money from their consumers: selling more air than...

AI, the Nobel Prize, and the Dark Road to Corporate Science

AI, the Nobel Prize, and the Dark Road to Corporate Science

Catherine Gallo, Feature Writer October 24, 2024

In 2003, David Baker, a biochemist at the University of Washington, designed the first novel protein and predicted its 3-dimensional structure. Although technology and science have long been intertwined,...

Illustration by Hannah Paul.

Hey Whitties! Ready for a BetterYou™?

Michael Conlin-Elsen, Columnist April 22, 2021

A strange advertisement appeared to me while I was scrolling through my Instagram stories. It read, “Hey, Whitman students! Ready to become the healthiest version of you this semester? Download BetterYou...

Illustration by Hannah Paul

Are corporate monopolies killing choice?

Elise Sanders, Columnist February 20, 2020

Walk into your local Safeway and look at what’s on the shelves and in the fridges. Although there’s a large variety of foodstuffs and beverages bearing the insignia of many brands, most of these products...

American Jobs Act insufficient; more assistance urgent

Daniel Merritt September 22, 2011

Employment has lagged behind economic recovery. We need jobs and we need them now. President Obama's recent push in Washington has been for a piece of legislation known as the American Jobs Act, a piece...

War has become business

Heather Nichols-Haining April 8, 2010

The U.S. military is privatizing at an alarming rate. Thousands of troops are now employed by companies such as Blackwater and while many hoped that Obama would decrease this corporate-socialism at least...

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