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Say Hello to the Spring 2014 Pioneer Editorial Board!

Say Hello to the Spring 2014 Pioneer Editorial Board!

Shelly Le January 25, 2014
Another semester gone and another looms ahead. I am halfway through my tenure as editor-in-chief and I'm feeling a mixture of excitement and nervousness. This is our chance to reflect on the mistakes that we made last semester and improve on our decisions this semester. I hope to let a few things go that aren't as important to the needs of our staff, but I'm also hoping to push us in ways that may make us uncomfortable at times. We work hard, we play hard, and I can't wait to see what the next thirteen issues have in store for us. Here's to another great semester.
Four Day Relaxation, Fro-yo Excursion

Four Day Relaxation, Fro-yo Excursion

Shelly Le October 15, 2013
I can't speak for the entire staff, but fall break (lovingly termed at Whitman as four-day) has undoubtedly been a much breath of relaxation. In the hectic weekly production cycle we have at The Pio it can be hard for people outside of the staff to remember that we're students and also hold a job that can take anywhere from five hours a week to over 40 (most people don't actually work over 40 hours a week ... I'm probably the only person on staff who is that obsessed with my job).

Making headlines behind the scenes, not in front of cameras

Alex Hagen October 11, 2012

As the Pio's Arts & Entertainment section editor, I feel personally responsible for educating our faithful readers about cultural events on and beyond Whitman's campus. As misguided as this sense of...

Endless hunt for story ideas

Pamela London September 26, 2012

Every Thursday, you pick up the latest copy of The Pioneer and-in a perfect world-read it cover to cover. You carefully scan each article and linger over every mesmerizing photo. You intermittently find...

Anatomy of a news story: Sexual assault on campus

Rachel Alexander March 15, 2012

If you've read my recent story on sexual assault reporting on the Whitman campus, you might be wondering what goes into writing an article like this. The short answer is: a lot of work. Here's a peek behind...

Photo by Ethan Parrish

Presenting the spring 2012 Pio editors!

Sara Rasmussen January 31, 2012
Back row, from left to right: Senior Reporter Rachel Alexander '13, Humor Editor Cari Cortez '13, Web Editor Sara Rasmussen '12, Feature Editor Kelsey Kennedy '12, A&E Editor Caitlin Hardee '12, Illustration Editor Binta Loos-Diallo '12, Managing Editor Cara Lowry '12, Web Content Editor Josh Goodman '12, Editor-in-Chief Patricia Vanderbilt '12, Sports Editor Libby Arnosti '12. Front row, from left to right: Feature Editor Alyssa Fairbanks '12, News Editor Shelly Le '14, Chief Copy Editor Jean Marie Dreyer '12, News Editor Karah Kemmerly '14, Photography Editor Ethan Parrish '14. Not Pictured: Opinion Editor Alex Brott '13.
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