A GIFT AND A BURDEN: STUDENTS DISCUSS CREATIVITY

Anna Shimkus
Feature Writer

We have the choice to expand our creativity to the edges of what we are willing to explore within ourselves. The idea of creativity as a "lifestyle" can pour beyond our academic, extracurricular and even personal lives, seeping into the way that we socialize as well. Find out how the artists, musicians and songwriters among us get creative on campus.

Read the full feature article here.

Photo contributed by Wind-Up Birds.

CROSS FIRE:
STAY IN OR WALK OUT

Bex Heimbrock, Opinion Editor
Natalie Comerford, Opinion Writer

A flier plastered on campus for the Oct. 4 abortion rights walk-out reads: “STUDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROTEST. DO NOT LET YOUR VOICE BE SILENT.” Students do have the right to protest, but who are we protesting, and why are we walking out of class for it? In this issue of the bi-weekly segment "Cross Fire," Opinion Editor Bex Heimbrock and Opinion Writer Natalie Comerford debate the effectiveness of activism on an already liberal campus.

Read the full debate here.

Illustration by Megan Suka.

HOW ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS HAVE SHIFTED THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC

Bhavesh Gulrajani
Campus Life Reporter

Turning in assignments on time has proven to be a challenge over the last two years. Many Whitman professors have become more lenient since the lockdown, but are students seeing the benefits of that leniency?

Read the full story here.

UPDATE ON WALLA WALLA BOOK BANNING EFFORTS

Sebastian Squire
News Reporter
 

On Sept. 22, the Walla Walla Public School District held its second school board meeting of the 2022-2023 school year. During the public comment portion of the meeting, several parents expressed outrage over the content of “This Book Is Gay” by Juno Dawson and called for it to be restricted. 

Read the full story here.

Illustration by Eleanor Amer.

BEYOND THE BUBBLE:
WHITMAN COMMUNITY RESPONDS TO PROTESTS IN IRAN

Paul Florence
News Reporter

On Sept. 16, 2022, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was visiting Tehran when she was arrested by the morality police for not wearing her hijab correctly. She died while in custody. The Iranian government has been cracking down harshly on dissent, led mostly by young women like Mahsa. Whitties weigh in on what these protests mean for the future of Iran.

Read the full story here.

HOW TO SPOT AN IMPOSTOR WIRE WRITER

Conor Bartol
A real employee who definitely works here

You may have seen someone on the social media platform and local hive of scum and villainy, Yik Yak, pretending to be a writer for The Wire looking for sources. And hoo-boy, what a pretentious “writer” they were! But it was all a lie: it was no Wire employee, but an imposter among us. In the future, here’s how you can tell if someone works for this most esteemed publication, or is just pretending.

Read the full story here.

Illustration by Amelia Ebling.

WHAT'S GOING ON HEAR?
THIS WEEK ON THE WHITMAN WIRE PODCAST

Kasey Moulton, Podcast Editor
Audrey Marthin, Podcast Reporter

In this episode of the "Whitman Wire Podcast," Editor Kasey Moulton covers the current state of campus security post-release of the 2021 Annual Security Report. She discusses the forum held on Sept. 30 and some of the differences between this report and others. In the second half of the episode, reporter Audrey Marthin speaks to staff at the Career and Community Engagement Center about a Whitties helping Whitties event held over Reunion Weekend. 

The new episode will be released on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 11 a.m.

Tune in here.

Illustration by Payton Davies. 

MORE FROM THIS ISSUE...

• Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month - Nazaaha Penick, News Reporter

• "They Don't Pay? We Won't Pay!" in review - Tenzin Uden, Campus Life Reporter

• Hello Africa: Welcoming a new year of WASA events - Alexa Grechishkin, Campus Life Reporter

• The romanticization of mental illness at Whitman - Ahmed Elsayed, Opinion Writer

• Ode to my Cleve cup - Carmel Stephan, Humor Writer

• Essentials for your email signature, according to the CCEC - Lee Thomas, Humor Writer