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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Whitman Wire

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Whitman Wire

Letter to the Editor

April 3, 2013

To the Editor, "For the last three years," the recent ASWC press release on international travel reads, "there has been a ban on college funding going to any international travel." That statement is...

Whitman Through the Years

Whitman Through the Years

March 19, 2013
We asked faculty, staff and alumni how Whitman has changed over their time as a part of the college community. Here's what they had to say.

Those Suffering from Mental Illness Need Not Suffer Alone

February 27, 2013
Though the current “Information Age” has made communication easier and faster, our society still remains silent on some important issues, including mental illness. As a society, we focus so much on physical health, staying fit and eating a healthy diet. Yet we forget how to take care of the mind.

Letter to the Editor

February 27, 2013

My thanks to The Pioneer and to [first-year] Jacqueline Rees-Mikula, who wrote the article about the Whitman Student Composers Concert in Chism Recital Hall on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, featuring new...

Letter to the Editor

February 7, 2013

To the Editor, The recent article about one-year sabbaticals may have given readers the impression that Professor Dana Burgess' current sabbatical left several classics majors without an advisor. As...

Black Student Union Hosts Ratchet Radio Show

Black Student Union Hosts ‘Ratchet’ Radio Show

December 6, 2012
Black Student Union students are to host a new radio show on KWCW. The show, "Ratchet Radio," will feature hip hop and rap music of a ratchet variety, an aspect of African American culture lacking on Whitman campus.

Recent violence prompts question of which lives matter

November 29, 2012
In light of the recent bout of violence between Israeli and Palestinian forces, we must consider which lives are 'mournable', and acknowledge the universality of human vulnerability.

Meaningful Volunteer Experiences Require Thought

November 26, 2012
Finding a good place to follow your passion and share your talents is like looking for a job. You need to do some research about the place and package your skills and talents in ways that make it easy for folks to include you.

Writing in the Wallowas: A Week with Fishtrap

November 26, 2012

This article was written by Ryann Savino '13. Driving along Wallowa Lake Highway, I wondered silently what the coming week would hold. To my right shone the choppy early morning surface of Wallowa Lake,...

Learning Walla Walla Requires Walking

November 26, 2012
You want to know what's happening in the Valley? Try hitting a different convenience store, espresso stand, lunch counter, grocery store or gas station each week and take some time to shoot the breeze with the people behind the counter and in line.

Whitman Students Leave Meaningful Impact on Community

November 26, 2012
Whitman students should consider community involvement because it's training for life outside the bubble and because Walla Walla and environs needs your youth, smarts and enthusiasm.
Obamas pro-coup politics must be condemned

Obama’s pro-coup politics must be condemned

October 18, 2012
Obama's foreign policy record is far more condemnable than Bush's, yet has been met with profound silence by liberal America. This election, we need to vote in a way that condemns pro-coup policies.
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