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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Martin Luther King Jr. March Acts as Outlet for Community Activism

Martin Luther King Jr. March Acts as Outlet for Community Activism

Audrey Hecker, News Editor January 31, 2019

During the week of Jan. 21, Whitman students and faculty joined with local university and community members in commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy. The week’s events began with...

Photo by Caroline Ashford Arya

“Promised Land” Hits Close to Home: Indigenous Struggles in the Northwest

Michelle Foster, A&E Editor December 7, 2017

The film "Promised Land" addresses the ongoing political struggle of various indigenous tribes in the Pacific Northwest. On Tuesday, Nov. 29, the award-winning social justice documentary was shown in Olin...

Photo by Caroline Ashford Arya.

No Ordinary Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Andrew Schwartz, News Editor January 17, 2017

Feet crunching through the snow. Two friends, wrapped in blankets, cheerily huddled with their dog below an awning at the corner of 2nd and Main Street, shouted in support as the Martin Luther King Jr....

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