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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 10
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Illustration by Elena Kaminskaia

Skeleton has no BODY to go to the dance with

Maude Lustig, Three Stomachs November 1, 2019

Awww, how sad :( This skeleton has no BODY to go to the dance with (get it?). One month ago the skeleton made a very public prom-posal to Jennifer Beef, the most popular girl in the senior class. They...

Juniors Sara Dong and Shubhra Tewari pose at the events photobooth (left).

Fall Festival: Celebrating the season

Sienna Axe, A&E Reporter November 1, 2019

This past weekend, students and parents alike gathered on the Stanton lawn for caramel apples, a photo booth and no less than 120 pumpkins to carve for the second annual Fall Festival, hosted by the Whitman...

Illustration by Hannah Paul

Top 5 candies to hand out for a bitchin’ Halloween

Elise Sanders, Allergic To Not Having Fun October 28, 2019

Do you feel a disconnect from this generation’s youth, so great that you don’t even know what to give them on Halloween? Well, don’t you worry. Take my advice, and your house will be the most popular...

Illustration by Tywen Kelly

A Perspective on Cultural Appropriation

Rina Cakrani, Columnist October 31, 2017

The issue of cultural appropriation has been and still is very debatable and some would say ‘controversial’, because apparently we still don’t have a clear idea of what appropriating a culture truly...

Photo by Caroline Ashford Arya

Last North Hall “Haunted Hospital” Goes Out With a Scream

Emma Chung, Staff Reporter October 29, 2017

On October 28, North Hall hosted the final annual “Haunted Hospital” to bring in the Halloween weekend. This year’s event was particularly bittersweet for students, staff and community members...

Photo by Natalie Mutter.

North Hall continues tradition of Halloween frights for charity

Emma Cooper November 5, 2015
"But that is where I discovered that there is a simple and very satisfying joy in scaring the pants off of your friends and neighbors."

George Fox student dies after attending Halloween Party

November 17, 2014

This story was originally published in The Crescent of George Fox University on November 5, 2014. It was written by George Fox editor-in-chief Leah Abraham. This story is printed here through the Northwest...

The Horror of the Unseen in ‘Berberian Sound Studio’

Vincent Warne October 21, 2014

I've been watching a lot of horror movies lately in anticipation of Halloween. One that stood out was "Berberian Sound Studio", an independent British film from 2012. Directed by Peter Strickland, it tells...

Tale of Wolfman College

Tale of Wolfman College

Melina Hughes October 31, 2013
First there was one... then there was WOLFMAN.

Haunting on Issacs Avenue

Rosemary Hanson October 31, 2013
A halloween haunting whodunnit

Dots: Why?

Evelyn Levine October 31, 2013
Dear candy-making dudes, let's be real. Dots are gross (seriously).
Walla Walla Celebrates with Colorful Community Events

Walla Walla Celebrates with Colorful Community Events

Isabel Mills October 31, 2013
See how Walla Wallans celebrated Dia de los Muertos at the first annual community festival for the holiday. Then read about a few local Halloween activities.
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