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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 10
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Men’s tennis team continues winning tradition

Kyle Howe October 11, 2012
Last spring, the Whitman men's tennis team kept the dynasty rolling. The team swept through the Northwest Conference regular season undefeated en route to winning its fifth consecutive NWC title and ultimately rose to number eight in the nation.

Coach Washington amasses 100th career win

Peter Clark October 4, 2012
This past Saturday, men's soccer head coach Mike Washington earned his 100th career win when Whitman defeated the University of Puget Sound 2-1 in overtime.
Current players won the game 9-2.

Whitman alumni baseball game

Tristan Gavin October 4, 2012
Every year, the Whitman baseball team concludes its fall season by playing a friendly scrimmage against the program's alumni. The game offers alumni an opportunity to share stories with current players, reminisce with old friends and see if they can shake off the rust for one day each year to compete against young athletes at the top of their game.
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Women’s tennis sets the tone for the upcoming season

Kyle Howe September 27, 2012
Over the past weekend the Whitman women's tennis team was hard at work at the USTA/ ITA Fall Regional Tournament, their first major tournament of the season. The stakes at this competition are high, as every participant competes for the few available positions in the USTA/ITA Fall National tournament in Mobile, Alabama, and All-American recognition.

Senior math major estimates he’ll graduate in 7 dog years

Kyle Seasly September 27, 2012
Senior math major Dhavan Cue's thesis has had a serious impact on the greater math community and “also the world.”

Boxer Classic golf recap

Tristan Gavin September 27, 2012
This past weekend, the Whitman men’s golf team headed to Pacific University to compete in the Boxer Classic golf tournament. Whitman finished third as an overall team, scoring at the six-team Boxer Classic with a two-day, 36-hold score of 609.
Whitman vs. Whitworth: battle of Whits

Whitman vs. Whitworth: battle of Whits

Peter Clark September 27, 2012
The Missionaries versus the Pirates, or in the joking words of many Whitties, good versus evil, has developed into a healthy rivalry between two schools that are similar in some aspects, but polar opposite in others.

Intramural Football Season Kicks Off

Elena Aragon September 25, 2012

As the fall semester continues to whirl by with increasing speed, the intramural football season has taken off. IM football is an opportunity for students to form teams with goals of bonding, having fun...

How Whitman stacks up: A sport-by-sport look at the upcoming fall season

Matt Tesmond September 20, 2012
The Whitman fall sports season heated up with the beginning of conference play last week, but how do the teams stack up compared to the rest of the Northwest Conference? The Pioneer takes a look at each sport to discover how Whitman stacks up and how the conference will shake out.
Medina is hopeful for the season ahead.

First-Year Profile: Marcos Medina

Tristan Gavin September 20, 2012
Marcos Medina grew up in the local area and has already asserted himself as a contributor to the 2012 Whitman men's soccer team, providing a pair of assists in his first two weekends of collegiate soccer.
Alumni, students link up at W Club golf tournament

Alumni, students link up at W Club golf tournament

Pamela London September 20, 2012
Whitman’s third annual W Club golf tournament went off without a hitch last Friday, bringing alumni and student athletes together for an afternoon of hitting the links.

IM, club sports

Kyle Howe September 13, 2012
At Whitman, you don't have to be a varsity athlete to play fun and competitive sports. The plethora of club and IM sports that exist on campus provide students with myriad opportunities to relax and recuperate after a hard day of classes.
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