WHY WHITMAN HAS A SEGREGATION PROBLEM
Kainat Ansari
Opinion Writer
Diversity and globalization of a campus is one of the biggest advertisement factors for U.S. colleges and universities. On these campuses, tokenism is mainly used to attract international students and faculty. However, campuses fail to acknowledge the division that exists primarily between domestic and international students. At Whitman, this division takes place in many forms, such as classroom dynamics, social interactions and friendship circles. As Whitman's diversity grows, the segregation between domestic and international students does as well.
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MY FAVORITE SINGER IS PROBLEMATIC, AND I DON'T CARE
Natalie Comerford
Opinion Writer
It seems impossible to keep up with celebrity drama. Take, for example, Rex Orange County’s recent sexual assault accusations, Taylor Swift’s enormous carbon footprint or Kayne West’s anti-semitic tweets. And yet, their art continues to speak to us on a cultural and personal level. In light of Taylor Swift's latest album — and latest scandal — Swifties everywhere are facing a dilemma. Is "Midnight" redeemable, or is it time to hang up the "Folklore" cardigan?
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Illustration by Holly VanVoorhis.
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POWWOW TAKES PLACE AT WASHINGTON STATE PENITENTIARY
Charlotte Wilken
News Reporter
It has been almost three years since inmates at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla have celebrated a traditional Indigenous powwow. Powwows are native gatherings with singing, dancing and the celebration of ancestral history. They are social celebrations of both reunion and spirituality. At the penitentiary, they serve as a rare opportunity for Indigenous inmates to connect with their culture and their loved ones.
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GHOST ENCOUNTERS OF THE WHITTIE KIND
Keathley Pinney Brown
Feature Writer
It's October — time for ghosts, ghouls and spirits to capture our minds and dwell in our stories once again. For some, the spooky season is nothing more than an excuse to dress up. For others, it carries greater significance: ancient cultural traditions, personal experiences with ghosts or connections to ancestors. Wherever your opinions on the supernatural sit, Whitties have plenty of ghost stories to share. It turns out there’s a lot to learn from the paranormal.
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Illustration by M Hu.
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CULTURE AND COMMUNITY:
WHITMAN CELEBRATES HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
Alexa Gechishkin
Campus Life Reporter
On Oct. 11, the Whitman community celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with an evening brightened by lively music, dancing and delicious food. The event was a true community effort, as students from different organizations shared resources, ideas and responsibilities to make the night a success. With Whitman often feeling isolated from the city of Walla Walla at large, the initiative taken by students to connect the event to other celebrations of Hispanic Heritage Month across the city signaled the value of community inclusion.
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Photo by Sofia Del Fiol.
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"THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE" TEASER PROVES THAT CHRIS PRATT IS.
Samantha Fitts
Honorary Italian (New Yorker)
Welp, it’s finally here — we have now witnessed Chris Pratt’s rendition of Nintendo’s Mario. As expected, it’s terrible. The animation looks great, despite the fact that they stole Mario’s thicc ass from us, but the man’s voice is untenable. There are obviously major problems with this casting, but worst of all: Chris Pratt is straight, and Mario is Italian.
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HEAR FOR THE TEA:
THIS WEEK ON THE WHITMAN WIRE PODCAST
Melody Li
Podcast Reporter
Over the four-day break, first-year and transfer students took part in Whitman Outdoor Orientation Trips (WOOT). As podcast reporter Melody Li finds, these programs fit into a longer history of outdoor orientation activities at Whitman. Through conversations with Outdoor Program staff and students, it becomes clear that time spent in the outdoors is a valuable way to get to know your peers, gain valuable skills and get comfortable with vulnerability.
Tune in here.
Illustration by Payton Davies.
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