News across Greater Walla Walla
Elise Richman Discusses Snake River Salmon Through Art
On Sept. 25, members of the Whitman and Walla Walla communities gathered in Olin Auditorium to hear artist Elise Richman discuss her series “High Lonesome: Sanctuaries for Imperiled Snake River Salmon.” The event continued with a reception at the Sheehan Gallery catered by Wild…
Cells at Work
The privilege of health is not having to think about what could go wrong. But when things do go wrong, it’s crucial to have resources available. Whitman College First Responders (WCFR) is a student-led, student-run organization that responds to medical emergencies on campus. It…
Looking Up: Four Stories of Astrophysics in the Columbia Plateau
It can be cosmically easy to get caught up in the rhythm of things: classes, work, loved ones and sleep. We become so transfixed by these core components that we forget we are all living on a rock orbiting the sun. We owe the very existence we spend studying, dancing and laughing…
The Realities of Postpartum Care
For mothers, the postpartum period can involve responsibilities beyond recovery from childbirth, like caring for a newborn and managing daily life. Dr. Adina Nack, a medical sociologist and founding director of the Center for Equality and Justice at California Lutheran…
The Tortured Artist Conundrum
In thinking of the late Kurt Cobain (the most notable and, for the sake of this article, recognizable example), we often tell ourselves that the music preceded the legacy. This is true on a broader, more external level, at least. The mythos of Nirvana, and the grunge scene at…
Women’s Professional Baseball League Makes History
The Los Angeles Queens prevailed against the San Francisco Firebells to win the first ever Women’s Professional Baseball League championship on Sept. 22, marking history for not only the WPBL itself but for North American sports as a whole. When discussing the Queens’ season in…
A New Initiative: Center for Data Discovery
Data surrounds us as we move through the world. It is constant, omnipresent and influences all aspects of our lives. In a processed form this is called information. The information used to convey ideas, make decisions, process one’s surroundings as well as illustrate the world…
College Student Equates GenAI Use to Directing, Declares Theatre Major
True artists suffer for their work. Every stroke of a painting, every breath into a flute and even every finger used to hit ‘command + copy + paste’ into a Google Doc. Raw, human suffering and perseverance. And, nobody knows this better than junior Viktor Halas, who — after…
“Search continues for sorority members lost to depths of Prentiss basement.”
For the Prentiss Hall sororities, Rush Week should have been a period of excitement and anticipation. But this brief moment of happiness was usurped on the morning of Philanthropy Day following the disappearance of three Alpha Phi members. What began as a trek to find more tape…
The Debate Around Sydney Sweeney’s Novig Ad
Antiquated ideals have cast doubt upon women’s place in sports for a very long time, suggesting that women’s bodies belong elsewhere. Though males have traditionally dominated mainstream sports, women have made resounding progress in regards to taking up space in the field.…
Republican lawmaker resigns to work for Democrat Secretary of State Steve Hobbs
OLYMPIA [Jerry Cornfield] — In a surprise announcement, Republican state Rep. Skyler Rude of Walla Walla, said Tuesday that he will resign from office days before the election to start a new job with Democratic Secretary of State Steve Hobbs. Rude, a moderate Republican, said he…
Fake Plastic Therapists
The promise of an AI therapist is seductive: an on-the-go counselor that is cheap, nonjudgmental and always available. In a world facing a massive mental health crisis, and a country creeping on the verge of an economic crisis, turning to a chatbot for emotional relief feels like…