Whitman is the 44th best college in the country, according to "Forbes". That's down from 16th in 2010 and 36th last year.
"The primary takeaway is that Whitman is among the top 20 liberal arts colleges...
Diners at Walla Walla restaurants are in for a sweet treat this week––a sweet onion treat, that is.
July 9 through 15 is the first annual Sweet Onion Restaurant Week, an event meant to highlight...
President George Bridges has upheld a decision by Whitman's personnel committee denying tenure to Alberto Galindo, assistant professor of foreign languages and literatures for Spanish. Galindo was informed of the decision on Friday, June 15. The appeal directly to Bridges took place after the personnel committee denied Galindo tenure in December and denied his appeal in May.
For the last 115 years, The Pioneer has more or less shut down for the summer, leaving a four month gap in our coverage of Whitman news. In the past this made sense--not much happened, and not many students...
Alberto G.*, assistant professor of foreign languages and literatures for Spanish, was again denied tenure after the faculty personnel committee reconsidered his case.
Alberto, who has been at Whitman...
LGBTQ students who are not out describe their experiences at Whitman. Junior Marcos Garza* is in many ways a typical Whitman student: he’s studious, a member of a fraternity and active in campus clubs. Yet there’s a part of him that only a small number of his friends know about:
“I guess, to tell you, I'm gay,” he says hesitantly.
A Whitman student was hit by a sport utility vehicle while using the pedestrian crosswalk on Isaacs Ave. shortly before 11 a.m. on Monday, April 16.
The student, senior Stephen Stradley, was taken to Providence St. Mary Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries following the incident. Dean of Students Chuck Cleveland said that a full recovery was expected.
About 205 admitted students, along with 200 of their parents, got a taste of life at Whitman during Admitted Students� Day on Saturday, April 14.
The day included such activities as sample classes, a mock Humans vs. Zombies mission, a tour of residence halls and an opportunity to learn about programs such as community service and off-campus studies.
The 14th annual Whitman Undergraduate Conference is this Tuesday, April 10. If you're not sure where to go, check out these Pio Picks:
Session I, 9 a.m., "Food for Thought," Reid Campus Center G02
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Whitman alumni have a long list of recognitions, but here's a new one for the list: Adam West '51 became the first Whittie to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, April 5.
West, famous...
Whitman will notify all applicants for the Class of 2016 as to whether they will be admitted by April 1. The Pio raided the Office of Admissions and found some of the rejection letters they were sending out.
