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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Making headlines behind the scenes, not in front of cameras

Alex Hagen October 11, 2012

As the Pio's Arts & Entertainment section editor, I feel personally responsible for educating our faithful readers about cultural events on and beyond Whitman's campus. As misguided as this sense of...

Oct. 10 Production Night Liveblog

Rachel Alexander October 10, 2012

Hello dedicated readers! We're back with a second Production Night Liveblog, written by Editor-in-Chief Rachel Alexander and Managing Editor Libby Arnosti. (Update: and Web Editor Blair Hanley Frank, who...

Rachel and Libby’s Production Night Liveblog

Rachel Alexander September 26, 2012

Hi everyone, and welcome to our first liveblog of the semester! Every Wednesday night (and on into Thursday morning), the staff of The Pioneer gather in the newsroom, tucked away on the top floor of the...

Endless hunt for story ideas

Pamela London September 26, 2012

Every Thursday, you pick up the latest copy of The Pioneer and-in a perfect world-read it cover to cover. You carefully scan each article and linger over every mesmerizing photo. You intermittently find...

The Editors’ Blog is back!

Rachel Alexander September 25, 2012

Outside of Greek groups, The Pioneer is the largest student organization on campus––74 paid staff members, as of my last count––but on a campus this full of busy, high-achieving people, it's easy...

Seniors reflect on their time with The Pioneer

Patricia Vanderbilt May 28, 2012

ALYSSA FAIRBANKS, Feature Editor The end of this semester brings the end of my time at Whitman, and specific to this post, the end of my involvement with Whitman's newspaper, the Pioneer. I have worked...

We’re here for the summer!

Josh Goodman May 22, 2012

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...

Production night liveblog, part deux

Cara Lowry April 19, 2012
It's me again, The Pioneer's Managing Editor. Enjoy liveblog number two�a faithful account of the goings on of the evening of April 18, 2012 and the early morning of April 19.

Production night productions: The Popcorn Dance

Sara Rasmussen April 1, 2012

Pure skill. Featuring Managing Editor Cara Lowry, Photo Editor Ethan Parrish, and fall semester's Humor Editor Adam Brayton.

Anatomy of a news story: Sexual assault on campus

Rachel Alexander March 15, 2012

If you've read my recent story on sexual assault reporting on the Whitman campus, you might be wondering what goes into writing an article like this. The short answer is: a lot of work. Here's a peek behind...

Plugging in at the 2012 ACP conference

Sara Rasmussen March 5, 2012

This weekend, 13 Pio staff members learned about journalism at an Associated College Press conference in Seattle. The ACP hosts this conference twice annually, but it was my first-ever chance to attend....

Photo update (3/1/12 9:30 p.m.)

Production night liveblog

Cara Lowry March 2, 2012
A typical Wednesday night for "Pio" Managing Editor, senior Cara Lowry.
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