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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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First-year Yana Miakshyla, left, experencing life at UWC Dilijan in Armenia. (Left and right images) Sophomore Lola Al- barral Bravo, pictured far right, getting a tase of life in Singapore at UWC Southeast Asia.

United World Colleges: “The School of Life”

Alissa Antilla April 5, 2018

When American students enter their third year of high school, many opt for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, an advanced program  with an international focus that lasts two years,...

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Acuña Addresses Catalan Independence

Adam Rooney, Staff Reporter October 10, 2017

Álvaro Santana Acuña, Sociology professor at Whitman college, is a historian and sociologist from Spain. He recently wrote an opinion piece for Spain’s most circulated newspaper El País that compares...

Me and Carmela in our apartment

My Spanish Grandmother

clairejohnson September 8, 2012

Living with a host family was one of the things I was most excited and nervous about coming to Spain. I think this is a pretty common sentiment among students studying abroad. It's a hard thing because...

Carry-on Suitcase

clairejohnson August 22, 2012

It is my last day in my hometown of Portland, Oregon, for four and a half months. Everything is packed and ready, so much so that I could sit here right now and list off, without looking, the exact contents...

Credit: Cade Beck

Style Spotlight: Lindsey Holdren ’15

cade beck February 16, 2012
The Pioneer searches out Whitties who bring an extra splash of sartorial daring to the campus. This week's Style Spotlight: first-year Lindsey Holdren.
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