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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Illustration by Anika Vucicevic.

Don’t zoom through your mental health

Genevieve Vogel, Feature Reporter October 1, 2020

Students are constantly facing mental health challenges, but now, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they must also attempt to continue their education online. Previously published in “Viva la remote...

The Art of Listening: Peer Listeners offer chance to learn what it means to listen

Kamna Shastri November 20, 2014

"Can you envision a society where people don't listen? What would happen?" -Michelle Janning, Professor of Sociology From sun-up till lights out on campus, students are talking and exchanging ideas...

Credit: Mitchell

Peer Listeners conduct survey to assess needed changes

Libby Watkins March 5, 2009
Many Whitman students delete the plethora of emails inundating their inboxes, thinking they do not pertain to them; some emails, however, can contribute to a student's life more than they realize. Whitman's Peer Listeners group has been administering a confidential survey about student health at Whitman, asking students about how they're dealing with certain issues like depression, stress, eating disorders, suicidal thoughts, discrimination, ideals and resources.
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