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Vol. CLIV, Issue 10
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

U.S. military should step lightly in Haiti

jamessledd January 24, 2010

The images pouring from earthquake-devastated Haiti onto the Internet and television are heart wrenching. The nightly news shows New York City firefighters crawling over downed buildings in search of survivors,...

China: Complicated is an understatement

Gary Wang January 22, 2010

Maybe you haven't heard, but Google has found a new adversary after vanquishing Yahoo and Microsoft: China's Communist Party! Google recently announced (on its official blog no less) that it is threatening...

Letter to the Editor: Response to ‘Students weigh in on file-sharing’

Letter to the Editor December 10, 2009

Last week in a thoughtful, yet arguably misinformed piece, Caitlin Hardee likened music piracy to 'stealing your laptop and all of your hard work.'  We can all appreciate how horrific an event that...

Letter to the Editor: ‘Democracy’ in America now an empty cliché

Letter to the Editor December 9, 2009
Democracy is not a cliche, it's a euphemism for capitalism and way overused.

Letter to the Editor: ‘Graduate School Grief’

Letter to the Editor December 9, 2009
Pio's 'Graduate School Grief' article misrepresents the graduate school advising available to students at Whitman.

Direct from Copenhagen: U.S. Congress prevents progress

Lisa Curtis December 9, 2009
U.S. delegation fears another 1997 when they refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. U.S. wants developing countries to commit to set emissions.

Breaking the Bubble: To all volunteers

Matt Manley December 8, 2009
Rather than highlight a program, Matt and Alethea asked community groups to share their thoughts this week, their response: Thank you.

Letter from the Editor: Reading and writing

Gillian Frew December 8, 2009
Editor-in-chief Gillian Frew highlights some of the Pioneer's successes and failures of the semester.
Credit: Song

Comparing the Pio with my Chinese university newspaper

Rensi Ke December 7, 2009

I applied to be a columnist mainly to explore how it feels to work with an American college newspaper. But a  comparison of The Pioneer and The STU Journal, Shantou University's newspaper where I...

Access to abortion still threatened by Stupak amendment in House

jamessledd December 6, 2009

The Senate has started debate on the much-anticipated health care reform bill. As they discuss the bill, senators face a crucial decision on abortion. The Senate must remove language in the house bill...

Credit: Loos-Diallo

Uniqueness just another brand

Gary Wang December 6, 2009

Who are you to yourself? We all have a self-image, or an idea of who we are from our point of view, with which we wrestle. We can't ignore the self-image, obviously, because then we wouldn't be self-conscious....

Credit: Potter

Palin Country: Sarah signs ‘Going Rogue’ at Tri-Cities bookstore

Alex Potter December 1, 2009
Pioneer columnist Alex Potter stood in line with diehard Palin-fans at the politician's book signing in the Tri-Cities last Sunday.
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