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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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BREAKING: Shots fired at students running on Lower Waitsburg Road

Rachel Alexander February 4, 2013

Two students had shots fired at them while running on Lower Waitsburg Road  last Saturday, Feb. 2. Dean of Students Chuck Cleveland became aware of the incident today and sent an email out to the student...

Over 70 students expressed support for divestment from fossil fuels today by gathering at Memorial Building.  Photos by Marie von Hafften.

Students, faculty gather to urge divestment from fossil fuels

Rachel Alexander January 29, 2013

Approximately 70 Whitman students and faculty gathered on the steps of Memorial earlier this evening to ask Whitman to divest from fossil fuels. "Our thought is that by divesting from these companies...

Week in Review: January 28, 2013

Rachel Alexander January 27, 2013

Welcome to our first edition of the Week in Review! Each week, the news staff of The Pioneer brings you a list of the top national and international stories from the past week. If you want to know what...

Talking Feminism with Rebecca Walker

Rachel Alexander January 25, 2013
Pioneer Editor-in-Chief, Rachel Alexander, discusses American feminism with Rebecca Walker.

Letter from the Editor

Rachel Alexander January 24, 2013

One of the first things I did after getting back from break was to create a reader survey for The Pioneer. As an organization, I believe The Pio should always be responsive to the students, staff, faulty,...

Faculty Retention Leads to Diversity Concerns

Rachel Alexander December 6, 2012
Over the past year, the college administration and faculty have been talking more about the difficulties of handling faculty diversity on campus. Although the college makes efforts to recruit a racially diverse faculty, and has sought out larger numbers of female professors, in part to reflect the growing female proportion of the student body, professors in both of these groups tend to leave Whitman in greater numbers than their white and male counterparts, especially prior to receiving tenure.

Whitman and the Walla Walla Community

Rachel Alexander November 26, 2012

Whitman students have written volumes about the relationship between themselves and the rest of Walla Walla and have debated the existence and shape of the Whitman bubble for decades. We decided to...

Photo by Rachel Alexander.

Powwow Behind Bars: Reconnection Under Unlikely Circumstances

Rachel Alexander November 26, 2012
A stretch of gravel no man’s land, which marks the boundary between those who have the freedom to leave this place at the end of the day and those who must stay here, for months, years or life. I belong in the first category; my friend, whom I’m going to see for the first time in over a decade, belongs to the second.
Students Have Little Insight Into Governing Boards

Students Have Little Insight Into Governing Boards

Rachel Alexander November 15, 2012
The fifteen members of Whitman's Board of Trustees have the power to set tuition, hire and fire the president and guide long-term policy for the college, but in spite of the influence they wield on campus, most students have relatively little knowledge about what actually occurs at Trustee and committee meetings.

Surprise not-quite-Halloween liveblog!

Rachel Alexander October 30, 2012

We surprised you, didn't we. That's right, it's Tuesday and we're doing production. Why, you ask? Because I'm heading to Chicago tomorrow afternoon along with seven other Pio staffers to attend the Fall...

West Coast Ballot Measures Summary

Rachel Alexander October 24, 2012

Whitman students come from all over the country, but it's no secret that most of us are concentrated on the West Coast. Even if you're from a completely different state, the  initiatives and referendums...

Oct. 24 production night liveblog

Rachel Alexander October 24, 2012

3:30 p.m. I arrive to a deserted office, with the exception of Opinion P.A. Maddie Coons. In the process of snacking, I manage to get honey stuck all over my hands. I feel oddly like Winnie the Pooh. 3:52...

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