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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Whitman Wire

Fraternity recruitment to switch to sorting hat

Fraternity recruitment to switch to sorting hat

Tristan Gavin September 27, 2012
Despite notching another successful year of buying friends through the fraternity recruitment process, the Interfraternity Council (IFC) has moved to change the structure of recruitment for years to come.

Whitman in China program celebrates 30-year anniversary

Evan Taylor September 27, 2012
Alumni of the Whitman in China program gather this weekend, Sep. 28—30, to celebrate the program’s 30-year anniversary. Since its creation in 1982, the program has been sending Whitman graduates to China to teach English for one year.

Defining ‘normal’ needlessly moralizes sex

Spencer Wharton September 27, 2012
What is normal when it comes to sex? We need to be careful when answering this question to not conflate two very different definitions of normal, both of which are problematic.

Pinging hazing accusations bring dead issue back to life

Zach Gordy September 27, 2012
A couple weeks ago, investigative reporter Tristan Gavin brought forth several accusations regarding the forced “pinging,” Whitman freshman are forced engage in. The hazing accusations have led to immediate action on the part of the administration calling for an end to the ancient tradition.

The Judge splatters justice in “Dredd”

Nathan Fisher September 27, 2012
Nathan Fisher explores the blood-splattered, wisecracking world of futuristic thriller "Dredd."
Teach for America signs were scattered near Penrose Library last week.  Photo by cade beck.

Whitman cracks list of top contributors to Teach for America

Elise Tinseth September 27, 2012
Whitman's recently graduated class of 2012 is the 16th top contributor in the small schools category to the Teach for America program, sending 12 students. Teach for America, a growing nonprofit program of about 33,000 members, takes employees, teachers and college graduates and places them into schools in low-income communities around the country. Each employee of the program works as a full-time teacher in their school district.
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Women’s tennis sets the tone for the upcoming season

Kyle Howe September 27, 2012
Over the past weekend the Whitman women's tennis team was hard at work at the USTA/ ITA Fall Regional Tournament, their first major tournament of the season. The stakes at this competition are high, as every participant competes for the few available positions in the USTA/ITA Fall National tournament in Mobile, Alabama, and All-American recognition.
Style spotlight: Camille Liedtka 16

Style spotlight: Camille Liedtka ’16

Becca Mellema September 27, 2012
Every week, The Pioneer searches out Whitties who bring an extra splash of fashion consciousness and sartorial daring to campus. This week’s style spotlight: first-year Camille Liedtka.

Senior math major estimates he’ll graduate in 7 dog years

Kyle Seasly September 27, 2012
Senior math major Dhavan Cue's thesis has had a serious impact on the greater math community and “also the world.”

Whitties have power, responsibility to halt Port of Morrow time bomb

Sam Chapman September 27, 2012
Ambre Energy's proposed coal processing facility in nearby Boardman, Ore. poses serious risks not only to the global climate, but to our own health and well-being here in the Northwest. Thankfully, there is much we can do, even as busy Whitties, to help put it to a stop.

Boxer Classic golf recap

Tristan Gavin September 27, 2012
This past weekend, the Whitman men’s golf team headed to Pacific University to compete in the Boxer Classic golf tournament. Whitman finished third as an overall team, scoring at the six-team Boxer Classic with a two-day, 36-hold score of 609.
Apples finances provide confidence in future

Apple’s finances provide confidence in future

Blair Hanley Frank September 27, 2012
Apple's success isn't just about Steve Jobs. You don't hit $700 a share without making good products and providing value to the market. Tim Cook, Jony Ive and the rest of the folks in Cupertino are responsible for the rampant success of this new phone, and they deserve credit for it.
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