During their March 31 meeting, the Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) quietly passed a resolution to increase the student fee after three years at the same rate. The increase moves the membership...
This column initially appeared in the October 19, 2006 edition of The Whitman Pioneer. The opinion was written by a staff writer and appears as it was initially ran; the only edits are to spelling.
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The inaugural Salmon Film Festival kicked off on April 12 and 13 on campus, drawing sizable crowds of community members and students with wafts of salmon cooking and the hum of conversation. The two-day...
In Walla Walla County, fentanyl killed 14 of the 21 people who died from drug overdoses between Jan. 2022 and Aug. 2023, according to the State of Washington. It killed 1803 of the 2001 people who overdosed...
As the weather warms up, plant-related activities and events are beginning to pop up around Whitman campus and Walla Walla. This includes the Walla Walla Public Library’s seed library, which launched...
On March 26, the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland collapsed after a cargo ship collided with an essential pylon. Six workers who were filling potholes on the bridge were killed in the collapse....
Mutual aid is a component of the Whitman community that involves community members supporting each other through various means. Mutual aid networks and systems are characterized by collaborative work and...
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), the US House Representative for Washington's fifth district, is not seeking re-election this year. Her absence from the election processes has allowed other contenders...
Tuesday, April 10 marked the 26th annual Undergraduate Conference, a day intended to celebrate the academic work completed by Whitman students. Dozens of students presented their work over two panel sessions...
As the U.S. government moves to address concerns around Chinese intelligence gathering via TikTok, a popular social media application, the focus of many Whitman students lies on the addictive nature...
On Friday, March 15, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Lasnik selected new boundaries for legislative districts in Central Washington after rejecting a proposed map in August 2023. This comes before a March...
On March 23, The Washington State Department Of Corrections released the news of the death of an incarcerated individual in the Washington State Penitentiary (WSP).
Sayadeth Phouthavongxay, a...
