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What’s getting left out: my fantastic ideas
I have had one or two hits in my storied career as a Wire Humor Writer, but what if I told you that everything you’ve seen...

Best practices for capitalizing off your student body
Back in August of 2002, on the day of my birth, Whitman College gave me my first diploma (second one currently in progress). It reads,...

Perceptions of diabetes and health: addressing the stereotypes
At the age of six, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, a condition that has been a part of my life for almost 14...

My slur reclamation is not your neutralization
“I have learned to strengthen myself in the midst of suffering. Although suffering is not a prerequisite to growth, it does catalyze our survival instincts,...

Why we need a bigger orgasm gap
Writer’s note: In discussing the way we conceptualize sex as a culture, my language will necessarily be binary. This is not to diminish the wide...

Are gap years helpful?
When you move from high school to college, and then maybe from college to graduate school, you may wonder whether you should take a break...

Whitman to install turf field despite environmental concerns
On March 5, the Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) Senate passed a resolution urging the College to conduct an environmental review. Four months earlier,...

Casino Prom wins big
With the hard work of the Whitman Events Board (WEB) and the enthusiasm of the student body, Casino Prom, the extravagant culmination of spirit week,...

To embrace or eradicate? Whitman’s hacky sack epidemic
Hacky sack circles are so hippie-dippy-liberal-artsy-granola-college it’s disgusting, and I’m a massive fan. I was vehemently opposed at first. You would not catch me making...

Whitman student creates new social media platform for college students
Photo contributed by Sadaat Momin Zada. Recently, sophomore Sadaat Momin Zada launched a brand-new social media platform, Coho. On the app, users sign up with...