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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Mr. Whitman candidates aim for fun, philanthropy

C.J. Wisler October 29, 2009
The annual male beauty pageant, Mr. Whitman, will take place Friday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in Cordiner Hall. The event offers a few new surprises this year, according to Kappa Kappa Gamma Philanthropy Chair, and one of the event's organizers, junior Leah Wheeler. “This year's theme is Superheroes, a kind of save the day, save the world type theme, and the group dance will feature personalized costumes, including tights and capes," said Wheeler. “They're going to look fabulous." The Mr. Whitman pageant is a philanthropic event put together by the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, offering students a chance to support KKG's selected charity, Salud Juntos, as well as promising sheer entertainment and laughter.
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Delicious Halloween recipes that look like food, not eyeballs

contributor October 29, 2009
I have four major phobias: organ music, dying alone, Renaissance faires and foods that look like anything other than food. As a child, I could never understand how people enjoy those little candies that looked like hamburgers. Even fruit-shaped fruit snacks bothered me. Needless to say, Halloween can be a frightening time for someone like me and not because of scary stories and the haunted corn maze. I am flabbergasted by the delight some people take in meatballs made to look like eyeballs. Or cookies in the shape of weird bugs. Food magazines this time of year are relentless in their offerings of “spooky" or “creepy" menu items. The instructions for such recipes can be especially terrifying.
Crossword courtesy of Puzzlemaster Karl Wallulis

Answers to issue 7 crossword puzzle

Connor Guy October 25, 2009
Another edition of the Pioneer's exclusive crossword from Whitman puzzlemaster Karl Wallulis.

New theater group ’12 Stones’ aims for high-quality student theater

C.J. Wisler October 22, 2009

After last year's hit, student-produced, zombie musical "Francis," seniors Ian Jagel and Peter Richards collaborated to form the new theater troupe called 12 Stones in hopes of  producing high-quality,...

‘Where the Wild Things Are’ captures child’s psyche, avoids children’s movie traps

Becquer Medak-Seguin October 22, 2009

To call Spike Jonze's "Where the Wild Things Are" the best possible cinematic adaptation of any children's book: or any book for that matter: anywhere in the entire world would not even begin to afford...

Our Picks of Events on Campus – Oct. 22-29

Connor Guy October 22, 2009

Each Thursday, The Pioneer highlights three events happening over the weekend on campus or in Walla Walla. Here are this week's picks: Romeo and Juliet See reporter Caitlin Hardee's preview of the...

Theater department sets Romeo and Juliet in skateboard culture

Theater department sets ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in skateboard culture

caitlinhardee October 22, 2009
Director Chris Petit is a man with a vision. “You want to make that more of a struggle," he says to Lady Capulet, portrayed by sophomore Caitlin Goldie, as her husband, senior Spenser Meeks, pulls her away from her daughter's still form. At rehearsals for Whitman's production of Romeo and Juliet, the cast and crew wrestled with details while I huddled in the back row with sophomore props technician Niccole Cluff and talked shop.

Relax and savor Walla Walla’s Creektown Café

Matt Manley October 22, 2009

My father and I have a tradition of patronizing one of Walla Walla's many elite eateries every fall, and after much consideration settled on Creektown Café as this year's venue of choice. We soon learned...

Music Video Meltdown

Music Video Meltdown

Mike Sado October 22, 2009
The way it used to be: Bumping, grinding and sweating in your mansion. If you're Jay Sean, you have accomplished one great thing during your U.S. invasion: you have finally dethroned the Black Eyed Peas and their awful “feelings" (L'chaim!). You look good and feel great. You can even summon balls of light from your fingers, and your entire world looks like it was filmed through a filter that screams, “Wet dream!" You're also British. We didn't react so well to Robbie Williams (“Too British and possibly gay," we said in our Texan drawls before returning to our tea parties and death penalty pretty parties). We don't quite know who you are. Are you Justin Timberlake? Chris Brown? Usher?

WEB Cinema Arts Director hopes for student input

C.J. Wisler October 22, 2009

Junior Chris D'Autremont's involvement with campus activities began his first year at Whitman when he joined the Campus Activities Board. "It was sort of a fad in Anderson to be a part of campus programs...

Dena Popova: Whitman student, published author

Dena Popova: Whitman student, published author

merrettkrahn October 15, 2009
"Aren't you going to ask me about my book?" asked senior Dena Popova, an international student from Bulgaria, at the wrap-up of a conversation concerning her latest film script entry in the NISI MASA International Screenwriting Competition.

The Walla Walla Symphony holds its first concert of 2009-10 season

caitlinhardee October 15, 2009

The 102-year-old Walla Walla Symphony, one of the small town's big claims to fame, opened its 2009-2010 season this past Tuesday, Oct. 13, in Cordiner Hall with a program including works of Rossini, Chopin...

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