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Vol. CLIV, Issue 8
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Mease not Mooses: Signs of November

Mease not Mooses: Signs of November

Luke Hampton November 21, 2013

Cartoon by Asa Mease

Hunger, Homelessness Awareness Week

Karah Kemmerly November 21, 2013
This past week was Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, so The Pioneer met with the Interfaith Coalition on Poverty to discuss their recent community events, where attendees could educate themselves on the ways these issues manifest locally. Then, we chatted with several student volunteers at the women's STEP shelter.
Voices of the Community: Issue 11

Voices of the Community: Issue 11

Tanner Bowersox November 20, 2013

What is your opinion on the Whitman Encounters website? Videographer Tanner Bowersox polls the community on what they think about the Whitman Encounters website.

Not a Fan of the Red Monkey

Riley Foreman November 18, 2013

Want to see an outdated advertising strategy? Look no further than the Red Monkey Downtown Lounge on Alder. The bar recently released a pair of sexist TV commercials in a failed attempt to drive game...

Senate Round Up Number 4

Abby Seethoff November 18, 2013

At the fourth ASWC senate meeting, the ASWC Communications Committee introduced itself, three students were appointed to the Sustainability Advisory Committee, and a resolution about race issues on campus...

Swim Team Makes Big Splash With Hour of Power

Swim Team Makes Big Splash With Hour of Power

Kelsey Peck November 18, 2013
Last Tuesday, collegiate, high school, and club swim teams all over the country participated in the "Hour of Power", a charity event to raise both money and awareness for Sarcoma, a rare soft tissue disease that takes effect all over the world, primarily in young people.
Associate Professor of Politics Aaron Bobrow Strain Discusses The Future of Food

Associate Professor of Politics Aaron Bobrow Strain Discusses ‘The Future of Food’

Anna Von Clemm November 16, 2013
This past weeks' Big Idea Talk at the Walla Walla Public library featured Associate Professor of Politics Aaron Bobrow-Strain. With a set of panelists including Welcome Table Farm Owner Emily Asmus, Farm to School Coordinator Beth Thiel and Director of Corporate Responsibility at Broetie Orchards Roger Bairstow. Bobrow-Strain led a discussion on "The Future of Food."
Mease not Mooses: Things I know to Be True

Mease not Mooses: Things I know to Be True

Luke Hampton November 16, 2013

Illustration by Asa Mease

Who am I?

Katrina Allick November 15, 2013

This blog is going to keep things short and sweet... I am not going to analyze anything existential or come to any worldly conclusion, except that I hope to purely expose you to the type of music that...

Jackson Katz Challenges Gender Violence Rhetoric

Sarah Cornett November 15, 2013

Nationally recognized gender violence prevention educator Jackson Katz visited Whitman Wednesday, Nov. 13 night. He lectured to students about the dangers of de-gendering language when talking about men's...

Skateboarding Club Brings New Life to Skating Culture

Skateboarding Club Brings New Life to Skating Culture

Cole Anderson November 14, 2013
There are clubs to satisfy most any passion at Whitman, but for the skateboarding community, a small but tight knit and enthusiastic group, the idea to create a formal club has been not much more than just a formal idea. However, that could change very soon.
Getting Adventurous with Drunken City

Getting Adventurous with ‘Drunken City’

James Kennedy November 14, 2013
The Pioneer sits down with the leads and the director of Harper Joy's new play, Drunken City.
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