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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
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Students Join the King's Court for Renaissance Faire's Winter Ball

Students Join the King’s Court for Renaissance Faire’s Winter Ball

Holly VanVoorhis, Campus Life Reporter February 1, 2024

Shimmering tulle skirts and Renaissance-style YouTube covers of "Toxic," "Poker Face" and traditional European folk music filled the Reid Ballroom on Jan. 26 at the Renaissance Faire’s second annual...

Illustration by Amelia Ebling.

Students have a ball at the RenFaire Winter Ball

Tenzin Uden, Campus Life Reporter December 8, 2022

On Saturday, Dec. 3, the Renaissance Faire (RenFaire) Planning Committee hosted its first annual Winter Ball. Dressed-up students gathered in the glamorously decorated Reid Ballroom, with round tables...

For cake and honor: Renfaire Club hosts foam sword-fighting tournament

For cake and honor: Renfaire Club hosts foam sword-fighting tournament

Zac Bentz, Campus Life Editor October 21, 2021

As afternoon fell over Walla Walla on the warmest day of the week, the club behind Whitman’s annual Renaissance Fair gathered in the amphitheater with an arsenal of foam swords for their inaugural...

The Renaissance Returns to Whitman

Nidhi Jaltare, Staff Reporter April 26, 2018

Jousting, people in costume and vendors selling their colorful wares became a normal sight this past Saturday, April 21. Spanning the day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the 49th Annual Renaissance Faire brought...

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