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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Whitman Wire

Seattle, Bay Area Battle for Sports Supremacy

Quin Nelson December 5, 2013
Seattle and San Francisco are the two finest sports towns in the nation, but who has it better, the Emerald City or the Bay? Reporter Dylan Snyder and editor Quin Nelson weigh in:
Who Stole My Seasonal Pies?: Part II

Who Stole My Seasonal Pies?: Part II

Rosemary Hanson December 5, 2013
A continuing search to right the wrongs done against a certain pie-eater.

Buzzfeed Represents Constant Enumeration of Society

Kyle Seasly December 5, 2013
Whenever I log on to Facebook these days, I am plagued by a certain terror. People update their statuses with this link to a website that specializes in lists upon lists of useless information. I am talking of course, about the website “BuzzFeed.”
Wa-Hi Bond Takes Next Steps

Wa-Hi Bond Takes Next Steps

Hannah Bartman December 5, 2013
Walla Walla High School’s school board is taking steps to modify the bond which failed last February that would serve in a needed renovation for WaHi’s facilities. The first bond, which called for $69.6 million from tax payers, was supposed to bring additions and modifications to WaHi’s 50-year-old classrooms and sport facilities.

Pac-12 Football Getting Too Good?

Dylan Snyder December 5, 2013
Pac-12 football is steadily improving and gaining on the SEC, but is the conference getting too good to give Oregon or Stanford a shot in the national title game?

Family Questions, How to Avoid Them

Elena Aragon December 5, 2013
Here at The Pioneer, we want to provide you with some acceptable and not-so-acceptable responses to aid in your conversations coming up soon.
New Female Security Officer Brings Corrections Experience to Campus

New Female Security Officer Brings Corrections Experience to Campus

River Sterne December 5, 2013
Security Officer Linley HaneyNixon spent 16 years in corrections before she took the campus security position. She is the first female security officer in more than ten years.

Turkey Drop Update

Evelyn Levine December 5, 2013
The “Turkey Drop” is a term referring to the ending, or "dropping," of a relationship, specifically long-distance (often with a high school student and first-year in college) that is ended over Thanksgiving break when the college student returns home. The common reasoning is that the college student finds more opportunity for sexual encounters that comes with more “maturity” at school.
Counseling Center Lacks Sufficient Resources for Students

Counseling Center Lacks Sufficient Resources for Students

Lorah Steichen December 5, 2013
In the 2011–2012 school year, over 27 percent of students used the Counseling Center resources compared to the national average where nine to 12 percent of students at small colleges sought counseling services.
Whitman Sweets Strive to Utilize Youth, Depth

Whitman Sweets Strive to Utilize Youth, Depth

Mitchell Smith December 5, 2013
The Whitman Sweets men's ultimate frisbee team lost some talent from last season but are looking to succeed this year with a more balanced attack. After a couple successful tournament, the team is feeling optimistic about this strategy.

Staff, Students Sell Wares at Fourth Annual Craft Fair

Isabel Mills December 5, 2013
Learn more about the fourth annual Whitman craft fair and some of the students and staff selling homemade treats and wares there.

Arts and Crafts

Karah Kemmerly December 5, 2013
This week The Pioneer spoke with several crafty businesspeople in town, like the owners of Stash, one of the few independent craft stores in Walla Walla. We also interviewed student and staff vendors who will be selling their homemade crafts and tasty treats at the fourth annual Whitman Arts and Crafts Fair on Monday, Dec. 9.
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