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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Illustration by Hayden Garner.

Student plans to clean room for fourth consecutive week

Ian Lewis, in need of a vacuum February 2, 2023

After a long period of ambiguity and broken promises, Whitman sophomore Jared Haney once again confirmed he was planning to clean his dorm room "sometime next week" for the fourth week in a row. After...

Whitman holiday celebration goes wrong

Sammy Fitts, Assigned to Butter Your Muffin. December 9, 2021

Whitman’s annual holiday party was wrought with many problems, but none was more devastating than the Christian outrage caused by events which occurred on Ankeny field. And no, I’m not talking about...

Record Bike Thefts Plague Campus

Record Bike Thefts Plague Campus

Mikaela Slade, News Writer September 24, 2015
The first four weeks of school have seen a record-number of bike thefts on campus, according to Whitman Campus Security. Security Officers and the Walla Walla Police Department have received reports of bikes being stolen from all over campus, ranging everywhere from North Hall to Anderson Hall, as well as at off-campus houses.

Haunting on Issacs Avenue

Rosemary Hanson October 31, 2013
A halloween haunting whodunnit
Bon Appétit's new policy presents dilemma

Bon Appétit’s new policy presents dilemma

Kyle Seasly September 19, 2013
It’s always tough when a situation presents itself as completely unfair. Sometimes one has no words to express the frustrations at a system that intentionally screws people over. That’s how I felt when working at Jewett Dining Hall last Monday night when a co-worker informed me of a change in Bon Appétit policy.

17 Percent of Students Too Drunk to Take Survey

Lachlan Johnson March 28, 2013

Whitman's annual student lifestyle survey has revealed that 17 percent of students have too many drinks on the average weekend to fill out the questionnaire. Administered by the Whitman Office of Propaganda...

Four Years of Residence

Four Years of Residence

Caitlin Bergman March 24, 2013

First-year rooms become a home away from home for most Whitman students––a chance to redecorate and create lifelong friendships. Though most Whitties only live in a particular room on campus for one...

Crawlspaces generate myths, serve purpose

Adam Brayton December 6, 2012
Some say it was once a morgue, while others tell tales that someone managed to live there, one thing is for certain: the Catacombs do exist.
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