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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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The Dodos lose momentum with ‘Time to Die’

Andrew Hall October 1, 2009

It's hard not to blame this one on the producer. For their third album, the Dodos, the San Francisco-based duo of Meric Long and Logan Kroeber: now expanded to a three-piece with the addition of vibraphonist...

Joel Pett gave a campus-wide lecture on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 22, followed by a series of workshops on Thursday, Sept. 24 Credit: Gold

Pett workshop reactions mixed

merrettkrahn October 1, 2009
“If you have a passion for something, anything, that's what you should do," said Joel Pett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist and Whitman's O'Donnell visiting professor of global studies.

Top three grocery stores in Walla Walla

Connor Guy September 30, 2009

When students move off of the meal plan and subsequently start cooking on their own, they often have serious doubts about the Walla Walla's grocery scene. Sure, there's the farmer's market, but it usually...

Answers to Issue 3 Crossword--Sept. 17, 2009

Answers to Issue 3 Crossword–Sept. 17, 2009

Connor Guy September 29, 2009

Puzzle by Karl Wallulis 9/17/09 ACROSS 1. Bus. Bigwigs 4. Israeli-Palestinian conflict site 8. They may be grade A 12. Before, poetically 13. Improved, as wine 14. Shark product? 15. Open...

Our picks of Events on Campus – Oct. 1-8

Connor Guy September 28, 2009

Each Thursday, the Pioneer highlights three events happening on campus or in Walla Walla over the weekend. Here are this week's picks: Walla Walla Sausage Festival See our article, "Grills and homemade...

Answers to issue 2 crossword puzzle

Answers to issue 2 crossword puzzle

Connor Guy September 23, 2009

Crossword by Karl Wallulis Theme: Whitman Frolf Course Theme Answers: "Frolf course", "Steps to Jewett," "Lakum Duckum" ACROSS 1 Messy person (SLOB) 5 Corn unit (COB) 8 Bullring cry (OLE) 11 ___...

Our picks of Events on Campus: Sept. 24––Oct. 1

Connor Guy September 21, 2009
This week's highlights are the Drive-in-Movie on Saturday and the Instant Play Festival Saturday and Sunday. Enjoy.
Patrons enjoy the tasty yet healthy options from Pita Pit at its Colville Street location. It is the same building that Luscious by Nature used to occupy, which closed its doors last spring due to financial concerns. Credit: Cornelius

Pita Pit provides healthy, inexpensive alternative

contributor September 21, 2009
Just like the Eagles once said, there's a new kid in town when it comes to Walla Walla restaurants. Cheap, close to campus and supposedly delicious, the Pita Pit seems to be the cool new place to go for relatively inexpensive food. But is it really as delicious as everyone says?

Wolf’s Eskimo Snow ‘rewards repeated listens’

Andrew Hall September 21, 2009

When it came out in 2008, it seemed like we all needed Alopecia for some reason or another. Maybe we were all just terribly depressed in early 2008. Regardless, Yoni Wolf's brilliantly written bad year...

Peter Richards 10 and Kevin Klein 11 perform a skit together. Varsity Nordic will perform bi-weekly shows in Kimball to showcase their preffered long form style. Credit: Guy

T-Sports ups its game as new Varsity Nordic

C.J. Wisler September 21, 2009
Varsity Nordic has been reborn. Don't tell them that the name doesn't belong to them, though. "If the ski team comes back, they're going to have to get a new name," said senior Peter Richards, a member of the "new" Varsity Nordic. "Otherwise it would be awkward, like wearing the same outfit someone else is wearing."

Youth Orchestra still strong after economic crunch

Connor Guy September 21, 2009

Last fall, just months before the economy took an unprecedented tumble, the Walla Walla Symphony (WWS), already struggling by definition as an arts organization, decided to reinstate its long-dormant youth...

Current cinema: “The Informant!” and “Away We Go”

Becquer Medak-Seguin September 20, 2009

"The Informant!" "Lying is like alcoholism. You are always recovering." Stephen Soderbergh's own quote perhaps serves as the best frame of reference for watching "The Informant!" Central to this...

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