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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Senior Thesis Profiles

Natalie Berg May 18, 2015

Many seniors have spent this year researching and writing theses in their major. The Pioneer spoke to three of these seniors about their projects. Nate Higby - Sociology The Pioneer: Tell me about...

Include Christians in diversity conversation

Christopher Hankin February 19, 2015
Atheism, sometimes even with mockery of organized religion, is part of the Whitman culture. The Northwest as a whole is less religious than the rest of the country, and college campuses typically take that even farther.

Sports are the new religion for many Americans

Zan McPherson February 5, 2015
In a religiously declining modern world, we have adapted to our basic need for faith, devotion and worship by dedicating ourselves to sports teams. As traditional faith continues to decline, Americans will be more worried about winning a game than achieving salvation.
Illustration by Cooper-Ellis

Lack of religious presence on campus complicates celebration

Audrey Kelly October 16, 2014

Illustration by Sophie Cooper-Ellis. It's the people, not the perks, that are important to Whitman students when it comes to religious holidays. Celebrating with the people they know is what is important...

Holy

Serena Runyan March 20, 2014

Jerusalem is a holy city. A bridge between the material and the spiritual. Many would say between the earth and the heavens. But what is holy?: "Connected to a god or a religion/ religious and morally...

Homelessness Activists Address Cold Weather

Homelessness Activists Address Cold Weather

Andy Monserud February 20, 2014
During freezing temperatures earlier this winter, volunteers and community leaders converted the First Congregational Church into an emergency warming center for the city’s homeless. The center provided warm cots to those homeless who could not or preferred not to sleep in Walla Walla's existing shelters.

Finally Settled

Serena Runyan January 30, 2014

I'm sitting in my apartment in Jerusalem, Israel, where I am studying abroad this semester at Hebrew University with the DOME program: Dynamics of the Middle East. I came here primarily for the academic...

Mystics Discuss Spirituality at Local Church

Mystics Discuss Spirituality at Local Church

Emma Dahl November 7, 2013
Mysticism has long been at odds with the Church. But at First Congregational Church, mysticism and spirituality has found a safe home for Dr. Joy Kachel to discuss mystical aspects of different world religions.
Finding Faith: Lack of Religious Dialogue on Campus

Finding Faith: Lack of Religious Dialogue on Campus

Hannah Bartman October 23, 2013
Active religious participation among Whitman students, and college students in general, appears to be small compared to that of the rest of the population. The small groups of students who do practice their religions, in whatever form, at times feel stigmatized, and thus religious discussion is further muted. Where is the room for religious freedom at Whitman?
Joel Ponce 16, Ziyi Vicky Su 16, and Ashley Ehlers 13 listen during the afterlife discussion.

Better Together Club Encourages Open Dialogue Between Religions

Maegan Nelson February 14, 2013

Last Wednesday evening a group of about a dozen individuals gathered on the top floor of the GAC to share a loaf of banana bread and discuss the afterlife. The discussion was the first meeting of a new...

Spirituality fosters inclusive community

Talia Rudee February 16, 2012
Whitman is a secular school. However, for many Whitties, religion and spirituality are important in their personal development and contributions to campus life.

Religion confronts secular present

Alyssa Fairbanks February 16, 2012

Founder's Day prompts discussion of religious life and the history of secularization at Whitman College.

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