T-Rex racing, Microsoft Excel data management and dodgeball are just a few of the bizarre sports that spectators can watch on ESPN8 The Ocho. Originating from the 2004 comedy...
Fall 2025 marked one of the most memorable semesters in recent Whitman College athletics history, defined by postseason breakthroughs, cultural transformation and standout...
On Dec. 4, Whitman men’s basketball lost to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (UMHB) 90-75 in a game whose outcome belied its box score. In fact, the Blues held onto...
My first article in The Wire was one about bathroom justice. It analyzed how public bathrooms are few and far between in most cities, and how when they do exist, they’re hardly ever accessible or maintained....
When people think back on college, they remember late nights with lifelong friends, unforgettable memories and – somewhere in the mix – maybe a little schoolwork. Within a college experience, the college...
Broadly generalizing here – the average Gen Z boy’s adolescence was largely shaped by one of two potential interests: Video games or sports. That is not to say a synthesis of the two is not possible;...
For most of us mere mortals the idea of running 26.2 continuous miles is herculean. However, for more and more runners the classic marathon is...
On Dec. 3, the Southeast Washington Ski Area Bluewood announced it would postpone its projected Dec. 6 opening day due to insufficient snowfall....
Have you ever read your horoscope for the day and thought that it was just too vague? Maybe it said that you were destined to “see something...
Dearest readers of The Wire, it is safe to say that we are once again in the final stretch of this semester. It has been a long and grueling...
Long ago – but not so long as to make it irrelevant – there was a tower. This tower was not just any tower, it was crafted of the finest...
Amidst a litany of outcry, Whitman has released its newest budgeting decision: For the next fiscal year, every salary will be cut except for...
There's an old adage that says it’s lonely at the top, and that’s not just true for those with power. It is also true for those who are simply...
The Planned Parenthood Generation Action (PPGA) at Whitman College brought students together for a Period Power Dance-A-Thon on Dec. 5 in the Cordiner Foyer. The event acted...
Blue Moon, the college’s longest-running literary and arts journal, recently hosted its annual “Big Art” event on Wednesday, Dec. 3, while campus’ quarterly publication,...
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act of July 4, 2025 enacted sweeping cuts to federal student loan programs. The bill phased the Grad PLUS loans program out as of July 1, 2026...
UPDATE – Nov. 23, 2025. 2:12p.m. – Multiple corrections have been made to this article. They will be demarcated with double asterisks (**) to prevent confusion with pseudonyms. (1.)...
Throughout the week of Nov. 10 to Nov. 14, the Whitman College First Responders (WCFR) participated in Collegiate EMS week started by the National Collegiate Emergency Medical...
On Thursday, Nov. 13, Professor of Psychology Dr. Erika Langley presented a talk on her area of expertise — the psychology of humor. Langley lectured on how humor affects...