Spring is upon us: for the first time all year, the thermometer has jumped above 65, the sun is showing its face, and people are taking off their shoes and shirts to step into the fountain in front of...

With the arrival of spring comes pollen, and soon people will be sneezing left and right.   Pollen from grass and trees is the main cause of allergies during springtime, and pollen from flowers can spark...

  Magnolias, bloom early April Mainly found in east and Southeast Asia.  Named after French botanist Pierre Magnol. Daffodils,   bloom in early spring The earliest known reference...

What is it about a little bit of sun that turns ordinarily studious young adults into a bacchanal mob and leaves no campus courtyard unafflicted? Even the presence of Vitamin D cannot justify it. Perhaps...

A lot of graphic design work goes into the Featured section every week. In order to credit The Pioneer's amazing layout staff we post the section as it looks in print so that you can appreciate the work...

Pio: What's the most common question prospective students ask?   What's the most common question their parents ask? Xi: Students always ask me what is there to do and what I specifically do on campus....

I've been working for the admissions office for three years. There's no formula for why a person chooses a school. I recently did a survey for current freshman and found that the overwhelming majority...

Tony Cabasco, Dean of Admission & Financial Aid As told to Cindy Chin The Interview:  "A student who was a perfectly good student but in the interview, as she's walking in, her cell phone rang...

As Whitman College approaches the end of the year, the future class of 2013 has just begun their college journey with the arrival of their acceptance letters. This prompts some Whitman students to ask...

A lot of graphic design work goes into the Featured section every week. In order to credit The Pioneer's amazing layout staff we post the section as it looks in print so that you can appreciate the work...

1. wash your hands. You've known it since you learned how to use a potty, but it bears reiterating. Wash them after you pee. This means you, too, guys. Just be- cause you don't have to take your...

This April 1st marked the third year anniversary of a bathroom stall relocation effort to play a prank  on a Resident Director. Seniors Peter Griffin and Justin Hampton did it together in Lyman House,...