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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Dr. Shepard lectured on her experiences working with female refugees and African-American prisoners. Credit: Hubanks

Filmmaker Gilda Shephard addresses Whitman on her travels in Ghana and Liberia

merrettkrahn September 17, 2009
Dr. Gilda Shephard spoke to a group of students on Tuesday, Sept. 15, about her work as an ethnographer and sociologist and her travels in Ghana, West Africa and Liberia.
Cate Sturtevant, 13, contributes to a Whitman Events Board (WEB) meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Meetings are open to all who are interested. Credit: Van Neste

Whitman Events Board replaces CAB

Liz Forsyth September 17, 2009

Packed into the semester's first Coffeehouse, students listened as junior and Music Entertainment Director Matt Coleman introduced headlining band Point Juncture, WA. His single-handed determination to...

The Beatles – Stereo Box, In Mono (2009; Capitol)

Andrew Hall September 17, 2009

What more can really be said about the Beatles' music in 500 words? In an unbelievably productive period that in actuality lasted only a little over half a decade, the band delivered thirteen albums, many...

Credit: Krahn

Senior studio art majors prepare for future: The Pioneer spotlights the work of five studio art majors

merrettkrahn September 17, 2009

Iris Alden "I have a really hard time seeing waste and not thinking of something I could do with it, and that definitely contributes a lot to what I make," said senior Iris Alden, as she casually surveyed...

Pio Picks: Events on campus between Sept. 18-23

Connor Guy September 17, 2009
Friday Sept. 18, 10 p.m. - 1 a.m. - BSU Hip-Hop Dance Saturday, Sept. 19, 7-9 p.m. - Coffeehouse Open Mic Tuesday, Sept. 22, 10 p.m. Varsity Nordic

The best of current cinema: ‘District 9’ and ‘Inglourious Basterds’

Becquer Medak-Seguin September 17, 2009

District 9 With the ecstasy of a sixth grader in front of his favorite comic book and the allegorical wherewithal of a college professor, Director Neill Blomkamp has birthed a cinematic sci-fi treasure...

New positions, anniversary spark changes for Drama Club officers

C.J. Wisler September 17, 2009

Many changes are in store for Drama Club and its officers this year with the addition of two new officer positions as well as several important events. "We decided this year, for a variety of reasons,...

T-Tones vocalist Mark Arend, 12, leads the group in an a cappella performance. Due to a Walla Walla city ordinance, no amplified music was performed. Credit: Hubanks

IHC block party finds success, community support

Connor Guy September 17, 2009
A dunk tank. Cotton candy. Acoustic music. Slip ‘n' Slide. All are things that you might reasonably find on a college campus any given day in mid September.

Instant Play Festival revived

C.J. Wisler September 3, 2009

Despite a turbulent year for the arts across the country and budget cuts here at Whitman, the theater department has brought back the Instant Play Festival, a successful program started last year that...

Student actors put an unconventional twist on Shakespeares rarely-performed tragedy. Credit: Van Neste

Shake Up the end of summer with Shakespeare’s ‘Timon of Athens’

C.J. Wisler September 3, 2009
Picture a world full of social decay, inlaid with corrupt people, violence, war and hedonism—a world where the most benevolent and philanthropic of people turn away in disgust at the nature of this society and perhaps the nature of humanity itself.

Pio Picks – September 3, 2009

September 3, 2009

Art Walk Walla Walla The first Friday of every month, including Sept. 4, 31 art businesses around Walla Walla extend their hours, allowing art enthusiasts to stroll from venue to venue until 8 p.m. Check...

Out on the town

C.J. Wisler September 3, 2009

Students returning to Whitman this past week faced a particularly bittersweet homecoming: Though greeted by the newly polished façade of Sherwood Center, they arrived in a city still mourning the...

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