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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
Whitman news since 1896

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Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Clocks to run via satellite control

Shannon Buckham November 6, 2008

According to Whitman clocks, it sometimes takes people five minutes to walk up a single flight of stairs. Due to the  unreliablity of the clocks, they are being transferred to a more consistent satellite...

Frolf remains popular while lacking key targets

Jocelyn Richard November 6, 2008

Climbing on rooftops, jumping into ponds and dodging oncoming traffic in pursuit of wayward Frisbees, Frolfers are used to taking on a challenge. This fall, Whitman's dedicated crowd of Frisbee Golf players...

This Week in Greek

Chase Cooper November 6, 2008

Delta Gamma: The ladies of Delta Gamma are in the process of slating for officers, and next year's executive board will be announced soon. Last week's scholarship luncheon went well, and the chapter was...

Walla Walla draws in road biking tourism

Maggie Allen November 6, 2008

Walla Walla draws numerous tourists to its rolling wheat fields and quaint downtown every year. While most come to sample the popular wine, many wine connoisseurs also visit to bike the level terrain,...

This Week in ASWC

Rand Biersdorff November 6, 2008

The second ASWC Senate Session took place Sunday evening. The Senate discussed changes made to by-laws that would affect the duties and operations of ASWC officers and programs. Contentious topics included...

This Week in ASWC

Rand Biersdorff November 6, 2008

The second ASWC Senate Session took place Sunday evening. The Senate discussed changes made to by-laws that would affect the duties and operations of ASWC officers and programs. Contentious topics included...

Pickens Plan promises clean energy through wind

Chelsea Bissell November 6, 2008

Anyone who has watched TV in the past couple months has seen them: commercials starring an elderly gentleman with a Texas accent deploring our nation's dependency on foreign oil. He claims we must look...

Bon Appetit feels budget cutbacks

Gillian Frew and Kim Sommers November 4, 2008

When The Pioneer first reported on possible implications of the financial crisis on college spending, Whitman Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Peter Harvey was hesitant to speculate too far into the...

Students to celebrate, volunteer on Halloween

Hanna Ory November 4, 2008

It's that time of year again: the leaves have fallen, the pumpkins have been carved and candy has been bought in mass amounts. This Halloween, the Whitman community has planned various events for students...

College given grant for solar panel project

J. Staten Hudson November 4, 2008

A $51,750 grant from Pacific Power's Blue Sky renewable energy program was awarded to Whitman recently to support the college's proposed photo-voltaic solar array. The $180,000 project would place 20 solar...

Fire prompts Clinton Court evacuation

Becquer Medak-Seguin November 4, 2008

All 90 Clinton Court residents, many of whom are Whitman students, were evacuated from their apartments at just past midnight Friday morning due to a fire that erupted in one of the basement apartments. "I...

Whitman Direct Action fosters international aid programs

Mariko Helm November 4, 2008

They've built houses in Nicaragua, worked on biodiesel projects in Central America and, most recently, raised money for clean water in India: the Whitman Direct Action group does not let one issue govern...

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