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Investigating crime rates in Walla Walla

Ben Kearney, News Reporter • October 5, 2022

Editors note: this article was updated on October 6 to reflect new information released surrounding a source mentioned in the article. On Sept. 22, a Washington State Patrol trooper was shot in the...

The repercussions of a Timely Warning

Rosa Woolsey, Copy Editor, Distributor • March 3, 2020

On Feb. 15, members of the Whitman community received a Timely Warning from the Director of Security Marvin Viney, which described the “Hate Crime/Bias Incidents on Campus.” Seven hours after the initial...

What’s up with Whitman’s crime?

Marra Clay, Publisher • March 30, 2017

Spring Break is often a time when the campus sees an increase in crime. Normally, there are several incidents of theft and some students will choose to report the crime to Whitman’s Security Office....

Cops Call Crook’s Creators

Clara Wheeler, Cub Scout • March 9, 2017

Due to the recent ineffectiveness of gun control laws to keep dangerous firearms out of the hands of criminals, police all around the country have started taking more drastic measures to keep the streets...

A Prison Sentence Impacts Many

Alya Bohr, Columnist • December 8, 2016

It’s not news to say that our criminal justice system is broken. The United States constitutes 5 percent of the world’s population, but 25 percent of that population are imprisoned individuals, the...

Holiday season creates spike in on-campus crime

Lachlan Johnson • December 4, 2014

As the holidays approach, Whitman Security and the Walla Walla Police Department are preparing for what is typically the busiest time of the year for thefts and burglaries of Whitman students' belongings....

The Awesome Mind Puzzles of Alain Robbe-Grillet

Vincent Warne • October 27, 2014

I've been watching the films of Alain Robbe-Grillet lately. He's best-known as the writer of Alain Resnais's "Last Year at Marienbad" but after "Marienbad" he went on to write and direct quite a few...

Trial date set for former Whitman student charged with ID theft, burglary

Shelly Le • March 1, 2012

A trial date for a former Whitman student who has been charged with identity theft in the second degree and burglary in the second degree has been set.

Report shows decrease in crime on campus

Josh Goodman • October 6, 2011

Whitman was a safer place in 2010 than 2009 according to the college's Annual Security Report released Thursday, Sept. 29. The report, federally mandated by the Clery Act of 1990, noted that incidents of robbery, burglary and forcible sex offenses at Whitman decreased from the previous year.

‘The Town’: Affleck proves himself as director

Nate Lessler • September 23, 2010

Ben Affleck proves to be a natural born director with his sophomore Boston crime drama "The Town"

Whitman students harassed on Isaacs, Boyer

kristencoverdale • October 29, 2009

Sophomore Gia Anastasiou and first-year Julia Bowman were walking down Boyer Avenue toward Reid at 8 p.m. on Oct. 17 when, practically out of nowhere, a man on a bike bumped into them and pulled Anastasiou's purse from her hand. The pair chased after the thief but couldn't keep up. Anastasiou called the police, who arrived within minutes, but they have yet to recover her purse or any of its contents.

Whitman campus crime resources

Hanna Ory • October 29, 2009

1. Campus Crime Log Campus Security Officers are required to document their activities during each shift. These activities are then translated into a security log, which details any alleged criminal...

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