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Vol. CLV, Issue 3
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Champion of champions: RenFaire’s second annual Boffing Tournament

Champion of champions: RenFaire’s second annual Boffing Tournament

Tenzin Uden, Campus Life Reporter October 20, 2022

On Oct. 15, the Renaissance Faire planning committee hosted its second annual Boffing Tournament in the amphitheater and on Ankeny Field. The tournament, in which competitors fought with foam swords,...

Photo by Jake Lee.

The Renaissance Faire brings joy to campus

Diana Issa, Campus Life Reporter April 21, 2022

The annual Whitman Renaissance Faire was undeterred by the past weekend's unseasonably cold weather, featuring foam sword fighting, pickles, skits, alchemy and dance lessons. The Renaissance Faire...

Illustration by Anna Stone.

Theatrical clubs return to campus

Isabella Hunter, Campus Life Reporter September 23, 2021

In fall of 2019, Varsity Nordic had nine members, consistently attracted major crowds and—according to Matthew Triplett, a senior and member for the past three years—“were all working together to...

Familiar Faces, Strange Places

Familiar Faces, Strange Places

Olivia Gilbert, Feature Editor March 30, 2017

The multi-generational, the secluded, the tiny: enter the living spaces of four Whitman students who call their unconventional dwellings “home.” By upending traditional college living experiences,...

Local blacksmith forges tradition at 2015 Renaissance Faire

Geoffrey Leach April 23, 2015

On April 25, merchants, singers and jugglers will all come to the Memorial Hall lawn for the annual Renaissance Faire at Whitman. The Czyhold family has been in Walla Walla for many years and has been...

Renaissance Faire Skits to Entertain with Royal Style

Renaissance Faire Skits to Entertain with Royal Style

Emma Dahl April 24, 2014
Whitman College’s 44th annual Renaissance Faire will take place this Saturday, Apr. 26 and will last from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the lawn in front of Memorial Hall.
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