A much-beloved Walla Walla institution, the Pioneer Park bird sanctuary, was slated for closure in a recent City Council meeting. Community members are still campaigning for the resources to save it.
As the weather continues to warm up, The Pioneer talks to some of the people who are most looking forward to spring––the students and staff who help maintain the campus through the winter months.
Students and administration discuss the progress of the Whitman community's continuing conversation about race, where it has been and where it may go in the future.
This week the Pioneer speaks to students who started their Whitman career halfway through the year, plus a look at the process of admitting so-called "Jan-starts."
Students returning from their fall semester off-campus studies programs share highlights from their experiences, plus a look at the changes made at home in the Off-Campus Studies Office.
This week, The Pioneer spoke with dancers, jugglers, stage assistants and actors participating in the upcoming Harper Joy Theatre variety show, Ukulele! Find out more about the director's rationale behind the show and about some of the unique student talents on stage.
This week The Pioneer spoke with several crafty businesspeople in town, like the owners of Stash, one of the few independent craft stores in Walla Walla. We also interviewed student and staff vendors who will be selling their homemade crafts and tasty treats at the fourth annual Whitman Arts and Crafts Fair on Monday, Dec. 9.
This past week was Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, so The Pioneer met with the Interfaith Coalition on Poverty to discuss their recent community events, where attendees could educate themselves on the ways these issues manifest locally. Then, we chatted with several student volunteers at the women's STEP shelter.
This week, Pioneer feature writers talked with Whitman students and alumni with international goals. First, we chatted with this year's Watson Fellowship nominees to find out more about their project ideas. Then we got in touch with several alumni who have found work opportunities in other countries.
This week, The Pioneer took a look at Walla Walla history. First we chatted with the president of the Kirkman House Museum board of directors about the museum's upcoming Festival of Converging Histories, a celebration of Victorian history and steampunk aesthetics. Then we talked with a research team about their work in the Whitman College and Northwest Archives.
This week, The Pioneer went to the first annual Dia de los Muertos community festival to check out the student artwork. We also chatted with alumnus Stanley Wilson '66 about his 2004 thriller novel set in Walla Walla's supposedly haunted cemetery.
