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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
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Whitman Wire

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Whitman Wire

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Tracking the demise of the Whitman yearbook

Rosa Woolsey, News Reporter February 3, 2020

After years of budget cuts and vacillating student interest, Whitman’s yearbook, previously known as Waiilatpu, went quietly out of publication in 2017. Its discontinuation has repercussions for both...

'Waiilatpu' Evolves to Adapt to Budget Cuts

‘Waiilatpu’ Evolves to Adapt to Budget Cuts

Lachlan Johnson October 23, 2013
Facing extreme budget cuts, Whitman's yearbook has instigated significant changes in order to expand their audience and generate excitement among new students. ASWC granted Waiilatpu $3,500 this academic year, a drastic change from the $13,350 in 2012-2013.

Oh yeah, I forgot, the yearbook

Matt Raymond April 25, 2013
After the Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) narrowly voted against decommissioning Waiilatpu, the college’s yearbook, various students across campus reported that oh yeah, guess we have a yearbook at Whitman again.
ASWC Senate Keeps Waiilatpu, Passes Resolutions on Student Taught Classes and Divestment

ASWC Senate Keeps Waiilatpu, Passes Resolutions on Student Taught Classes and Divestment

Sarah Cornett April 15, 2013
Last Sunday night, April 15, ASWC Senate met for nearly six hours, discussing resolutions regarding student taught classes, divestment and the fate of Waiilatpu.
Town Hall.  Photos by Brennan Johnson.

ASWC Town Hall Looks at International Travel, Budget, Yearbook

Dylan Tull April 11, 2013

The final Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) Town Hall of the year focused on three major subjects: the lifting of the international travel ban, addressing concerns regarding the ASWC budget...

Second yearbook proposal approved by ASWC

Riley Mebus February 17, 2011
Second time was the charm for Whitman's yearbook, which gained funding after a re-vote during the ASWC Senate meeting on Sunday, Feb. 13. After their initial proposal to ASWC was voted down on Jan. 13, the yearbook staff came back with a new proposal.

Whitman students look to revive yearbook

Joe Volpert November 11, 2010
Nearly two decades following its discontinuation, there is a group of Whitman students who want to bring back the school's yearbook. The original yearbook, entitled "Waiilatpu," ceased production in the 1990s due to the misuse of funds and deposits.
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