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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Whitman Wire

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Whitman Wire

Understanding the impeachment process from the perspectives of the Whitman community

Jessica Lilly, Staff Reporter February 6, 2020

Impeachment — the issue dominating national headlines — has drawn varying levels of attention from the Whitman community. Of the 15 students in the dining hall asked by The Wire to go on record...

Illustration by Anika Vučićević

WWIII isn’t going to happen, but you should still care

Elise Sanders, Columnist February 2, 2020

After Qasem Soleimani, a powerful and influential Iranian general, was killed in Baghdad by an airstrike ordered by President Trump, millions took their anxieties to social media. Many feared a third World...

Don’t believe Trump’s Biden-Ukraine smear

Sean Gannon, Columnist October 19, 2019

When it comes to weaponizing misinformation for political gain, Donald Trump is a talented man. Just ask Hillary Clinton. Trump capitalized on her sloppiness with her private email server, hammering in...

Schmitz Gives Last Speech of 35-Year Tenure

Tywen Kelly, Publisher May 3, 2018

On Tuesday May 1, David Schmitz, the Robert Allen Skotheim Chair of History, delivered a talk titled, “Assessing President Trump’s Foreign Policy: America First versus American Internationalism.”...

Trump Lashes Out Against Athletic Protests

Trump Lashes Out Against Athletic Protests

Mario Santos-Davidson, Sports Writer October 4, 2017

The world is fed up, and the sports world is catching up. Donald Trump’s repeated message of racial intolerance is infuriating a large portion of the population, and athletes are using their public platform...

Illustration by Catalina Burch

Trump’s Climate Change Challenge

Jack Fleming, Columnist September 10, 2017

American political leaders are typically swept into office on a tidal wave of partisan fervor driven by their own campaign rhetoric. This was especially true in the 2016 election; the partisan lines drawn...

French Election Signals Danger

Rina Cakrani, Columnist May 4, 2017

If you have ever wondered what the female version of Trump would be like, the answer is Marine Le Penn, one of the candidates in the French presidential elections, who is now in the second and final...

Locking Horns with the Past

Wil Kotnik, Blogger April 4, 2017

This has been a busy few weeks, and Trump has been attempting to assert his competence in the oval office by making true the commitments he made during his campaign. As promised, he immediately went about...

Illustration by Meg Cuca

Killing the Conservative Paradigm

Cyril Burchenal, Columnist February 5, 2017

In years past, both Democratic and Republican presidential candidates have closely represented the views of their respective parties. This is no such year. The campaign promises of President Donald J....

Whitman and the A.C.A.

Kate Grumbles, News Writer January 26, 2017
While uncertainty shrouds the future of American healthcare, Whitman health services will remain largely unaffected
The Ascent of the Generals General

The Ascent of the “General’s General”

Marra Clay, Publisher January 26, 2017
General who spoke at Whitman in 2015 confirmed as Defense Secretary

NAFTA: Our Favorite Scapegoat

Cyril Burchenal, Columnist December 8, 2016

Among the institutions and agreements President elect Donald Trump has vowed to kill in his first 100 days in office, the North American Free trade Agreement may be the most costly to get rid of. Trump’s...

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