This is part 2 of a multi-part Wire investigation into Whitman’s handling of sexual violence prevention. The following article includes depictions of sexual violence and other potentially triggering...
On Sept. 16 in Cordiner Hall, a speaker with SHIFT consulting delivered an hour-long consent and sexual health training for this year’s incoming students. The event comes just weeks after Whitman’s...
September 1, 2024 – Student leaders for Sexual Violence Prevention (SVP), accused Whitman’s administration of abandoning their work towards a safe campus. What was billed as a two-hour consent...
Whitman College has joined the two-year program Culture of Respect, a National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) initiative that brings together colleges nationwide to end sexual...
This fall, Whitman welcomed Mary Eaves Mitchell to campus as the new Sexual Assault Victim Advocate (SAVA).
Eaves Mitchell, a seasoned professional with experience in social services case management,...
Tenzin Uden, Campus Life Reporter
• February 2, 2023
Whitman Athletics has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX by using Instagram to spotlight accomplishments of women's sports teams and student athletes throughout the history of the college.
Lindsey...
Every year, we have the same dude, Jason Kilmer, come in and give a talk to freshmen during orientation week about “Beer Goggles to Blackouts, 'The Munchies' to Memory Issues." It’s supposed to be...
The Title IX framework does not suit the needs of all survivors. There need to be more ways to access sexual violence support at Whitman that don’t involve Title IX.
This might sound surprising,...
On Sept. 30, 2021, Whitman College released its Annual Security Report detailing several different statics on rape, forced fondling, homicide and hate crimes that have happened on campus or in the vicinity...
Content Warning: This article describes sexual assault in detail.
According to the Whitman Security Report, there have been zero instances of rape on campus since 2018. That is a blatant lie; I was...
Unless you’re brand new or really out of the loop, you are probably aware that Whitman has gotten rid of Green Dot. As a quick refresh, Green Dot is a bystander training program that aims to educate...
