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Vol. CLVII
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

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Whitman Wire

Student Activities Shine at Family Weekend

Student Activities Shine at Family Weekend

Isabel Mathy, Campus Life Reporter October 31, 2024

Whitman students and their families spent the weekend pumpkin carving, being radio hosts, talking to student leadership, watching sports and seeing plays. This year's Family Weekend was full of events...

Family Weekend returns

Family Weekend returns

Allison Cohen, Editor-in-Chief October 28, 2021

  This past weekend, Family Weekend featured the usual array of events including a welcome by President Kathy Murray, the Whitman Music Sampler Concert, spikeball and cornhole tournaments,...

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Whitman from a first-year’s parent’s perspective

Hadley Jolley October 22, 2009
Upon my arrival at Whitman, the first thing one of the RAs in the Prentiss Hall lounge said after I picked up my room key was, “I had that room! It's tiny!" Yes, compared to other Prentiss rooms, my room was particularly tiny. So tiny that we had to carry some of what I brought to campus back to the car and take it home. When a man saw my father carrying a few boxes back to the car, he said, “So you over-packed?" “No. We were under-roomed," my dad, Michael Jolley, said.
Theater department sets 'Romeo and Juliet' in skateboard culture

Theater department sets ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in skateboard culture

caitlinhardee October 22, 2009
Director Chris Petit is a man with a vision. “You want to make that more of a struggle," he says to Lady Capulet, portrayed by sophomore Caitlin Goldie, as her husband, senior Spenser Meeks, pulls her away from her daughter's still form. At rehearsals for Whitman's production of Romeo and Juliet, the cast and crew wrestled with details while I huddled in the back row with sophomore props technician Niccole Cluff and talked shop.

Parents’ questions about Whitman answered

helenjenne October 22, 2009

As a Whitman parent, especially if your Whittie is a first-year, you probably have many questions, not all of which your son or daughter can answer. To help inform you, The Pioneer asked current parents...

Top 10 things to do on Family Weekend

Top 10 things to do on Family Weekend

William Witwer October 22, 2009
10. Show your parents your dorm The small space in which students are confined to live is an important part of college life. While inevitable, this activity is notable for its brevity, because there really isn't much to do in a dorm room but stare at the walls and laugh awkwardly at the mess. Students, clean your dorm before before opening it up for parental examination.
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