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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Whitman students cautious about use of P-D-F

Liz Forsyth November 3, 2009
PDF deadline approaches, meets student's doubts about worth of pass grade for graduation application.
Humanists for Equality provides free meals, open mics

Humanists for Equality provides free meals, open mics

Rachel Alexander November 3, 2009
Walla Walla residents Jade Fenton and Clinton Sweeney hope to address wide range of social issues with free meal programs and open reading nights.
Credit: Bullion

Holding out for a hero: Mr. Whitman pageant raises funds for Hondurans

Lea Negrin October 29, 2009
The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority has long been awaiting the draw of the red curtain in Cordiner Hall this Friday, Oct. 30, for their eighth annual Mr. Whitman pageant. A fundraiser for a chosen non-profit organization, the event brings eight male contestants to compete in formal attire, swim wear, talent and question-and-answer categories. In past years the non-profit organization which would receive the profits of the event was chosen by the Kappas, who looked at groups with which they had some personal connection or affiliation. Last year, for the first time, they asked the Whitman College community to submit applications for organizations they believed the fundraiser should benefit. For this year's performance, due to heightened publicity, the Kappas found themselves struggling to choose between 21 organizations.
Credit: Cornelius

Flu increases at Whitman, strain unknown

Lea Negrin October 29, 2009
Flu-like symptoms continue to hit the Whitman campus. As of yesterday, Oct. 28, there have been a total of 85 cases of flu-like symptoms this season at the Welty Health Center. The health center does not test whether or not individual cases are H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu. While the flu has hit campus, the health center, with the support of the student body, is working to keep the flu's impact at Whitman as low as possible.
Credit: Loos-Diallo

Mysterious Board of Trustees impacts Whitman life

Liz Forsyth October 29, 2009
While Whitman's Board of Trustees prepares to meet on campus Nov. 5 and 6, who the board is and what it does remains unknown to many Whitman students. Tony Cabasco, dean of admission and financial aid, remembers when as a student he too felt in the dark regarding the Board. “As a student I thought it was some mythical board with closed doors and smoke rooms," said Cabasco. Despite its obscurity, the board influences students' experience at Whitman perhaps more than any other single entity.

A sit-down with WCLU co-president Kelli Kuhlman: voting in an off-year election

Josh Goodman October 29, 2009

With no national races, the elections on Tuesday, Nov. 3, aren't at the forefront of most voters' attention, but that doesn't mean democracy comes to a halt.  The Pioneer sat down with senior Kelli Kuhlman,...

Credit: Sloane

Local colleges energize community solar project

Rachel Alexander October 29, 2009

If representatives from each of Walla Walla's three colleges have their way, the region will soon be transformed by an energy revolution. This, at least, is the hope of Walla Walla University physics...

Credit: Hubanks

College Fair supports students looking for life after college

Eric Nickeson-Mendheim October 29, 2009
Over thirty graduate schools attended Whitman's eighth annual grad school fair this past Tuesday, Oct. 27. The schools attended to recruit potential applicants and give students a first hand look at the rigorous application process. “With the economy, it's definitely getting harder to get into graduate school," said Student Engagement Center Director Susan Buchanan. “There's going to be at least a year before there are significant job opportunities, especially in certain fields."
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Surprisingly successful Walla Walla Valley Farmer’s Market season concludes

Maggie Allen October 29, 2009
As winter approaches, the Walla Walla Farmers' Market draws to a close. The last market will be this Saturday, Oct. 31, and with the exception of the Holiday Market in December, fresh and local produce will not grace the streets on weekend mornings until May. The growers and farmers that sell their goods remain positive at the end of the year, despite the economic downturn. “It's been a good season. Sales are down a little bit, but overall, we're doing very well," said Ron Courson, president and founder of the new Walla Walla Valley Farmers' Market three years ago.
Credit: Hubanks

ASWC town hall draws student input

Liz Forsyth October 29, 2009
Senior Will Canine, student advocacy chair for ASWC, could not have been happier. “That's student input right there," he said as he held up a stack of responses to the Whitman policies that were discussed at the ASWC Town Hall last Thursday, Oct. 22. A “ballot" was offered to the more than 50 people who attended the ASWC Town Hall meeting, asking them to give their input on everything that was discussed. The topics put forward for students to consider were the GoPrint system, the Alternative Voices requirement and a discussion of Whitman's plagiarism policy.

Official Pioneer guide to the Nov. 3, 2009 election

Rachel Alexander October 28, 2009

This Tuesday is election day, and neither Barack Obama nor John McCain appears on the ballot. This fact might be enough to stop some people from voting, but there are still compelling issues that Washington...

Credit: Hubanks

Network for Young Walla Walla unites student activists across local colleges

Galen Bernard October 22, 2009
Getting students involved in community activism isn't always about capturing their interest in the issue at stake; sometimes it's necessary to engage other interests first. In its kick-off events at Whitman College and Walla Walla University, the Network for Young Walla Walla opted for balloons and banana splits, respectively.
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