Voluntourism on the rise: a call to reexamine how we help
September 22, 2016
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We have all seen this photo on social media: a varying number of white people are surrounded by a varying number of smiling brown or black children. The backdrop is vaguely exotic–perhaps the white people are even sporting ‘native’ clothing. The whole thing is tied together with a nebulous quote...
Gluten-Free and Easy
Alissa Antilla, Olivia Gilbert, and Katharine Gillen
September 15, 2016
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Nestled in a quiet nook of the Walla Walla airport, Hidden Valley Bakery provides a peaceful respite from the hustle and bustle of the airport. The Paige family, who have owned the bakery for 16 years, aims to provide a home-away-from-home for their customers. In order to cater to people with different...
County Fair Rounds Up Republicans, Democrats, and Voters
Olivia Gilbert, Feature Editor
September 8, 2016
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If you walked by the Walla Walla County Republican Headquarters in the red brick building on Second Avenue last week, you would not have found a soul there. Travel about a mile south though, and you would have found, amid the smell of fried dough and the mechanical whirs and jerks of a dozen carnival r...
A Walla Walla Taco Tasting
Sarah Cornett and Hannah Bartman
May 5, 2016
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After a sunny Saturday of what can only be described as a Walla Walla taco challenge, three senior Pioneer writers admitted defeat.
Being a Whittie at WWU
April 28, 2016
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Lauren Lewis tried to show me the bell atop their admin/philosophy/history building. It is tradition, I gleaned, for seniors to sign the bell, or the bell-access room (or something).
Quiet in the Wallowas
Andrew Schwartz, Staff Reporter
April 21, 2016
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On March 8th of this year, Kip Rand and Ben Vandenbos, friends from the college days at University Montana-Missoula, were backcountry skiing around Chief Joseph Mountain and Sacagawea in the Northern Wallowas.
Crafting Comedy
Christy Carley, Staff Reporter
April 14, 2016
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Varsity Nordic, the group of campus improvisers whose predecessors snagged their name from the defunded nordic ski team, generally meets three times a week at 10:00 p.m.
Ankeny Field: 112 Years of Leisure
Josh Ward, Staff Reporter
April 7, 2016
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For over a hundred years, Ankeny Field has been the host of such gatherings and has been an important part of Whitman campus’ life and culture.
Adventures with Godwin
Andrew Schwartz, Feature Writer
March 10, 2016
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Mine and Godwin’s paths joined early last semester, in a class on Human Computer Interaction. We were part of a team that developed a prototype for journalism/news app. Godwin’s ways were not so much mysterious as impressive; we had made the prototype, and then unbeknownst and to the great delight of the other team member and I, remade the whole thing at the last second, just because, on a superior platform.
Walla Walla Town Center to See New Life
Hannah Bartman, Feature Editor
March 3, 2016
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Walla Walla’s Blue Mountain Mall sits lonely on the corner of Myra and Rose. Its only store, a Shopko, is surrounded by vacant buildings.
Animal Minds
Andrew Schwartz, Feature Writer
February 25, 2016
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There are some things at which a pigeon is better than you. For one, pigeons can fly. Second, pigeons are more adept at finding their way home. Also, pigeons are probably better at the old game show, Let’s Make a Deal, hosted by Monty Hall, than you are.
Muddy Frogwater No More
Hannah Bartman, Feature Editor
February 18, 2016
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Ten miles away, just a hop, skip, and a jump from campus, a new species extinction crisis is emerging. Over the past ten years, Milton-Freewater, or better known by some as Muddy Frogwater, has been defined in part by its wooden frog sculptures.
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