Thanksgiving break reminds Whittie that most people fall somewhere between treebark-eating ultrafeminist and homophobic oil baron on political spectrum
Annelise Ellingboe, Inexplicable Corn Nut Addiction
November 29, 2018
Filed under Humor
First-year student Ernest Wilderby experienced severe culture shock after leaving Whitman for Thanksgiving for the first time since beginning school. Having become a kind of Cultural Bubble Boy within Whitman’s socially-conscious walls, the real world suddenly felt abrasive and intensely callous to the st...
The Second City: Famed Troupe Performs at Power House Theatre
Missy Gerlach, Staff Reporter
December 5, 2016
What do Tina Fey, Bill Murray and Stephen Colbert all have in common? Each of them at one time or another, were a part of the Chicago-based improv and comedy group, The Second City. This year, The Second City came to Walla Walla’s Gesa Power House Theatre for one night, bringing their show, “The Sec...
Students sell their wares at Winter Craft Fair
December 11, 2014
Filed under A&E, Front Page Slideshow
Whitman's annual Arts and Crafts Fair provides an opportunity for Whitman students and Walla Walla locals to show off their art prowess and make a profit. Held Monday Dec. 8, the fair exhibited a combination of local community members, student-run businesses and amateur artists just looking for a little...
Lack of religious presence on campus complicates celebration
October 16, 2014
Filed under FEATURE
Illustration by Sophie Cooper-Ellis. It's the people, not the perks, that are important to Whitman students when it comes to religious holidays. Celebrating with the people they know is what is important to Whitman students, not decadent meals and days off of school, especially when their holidays don't line...
Snowbound explorations of love delight in ‘Bus Stop’
December 8, 2011
Filed under A&E, Front Page Slideshow
Consider this your Greyhound ticket to thoroughly enjoyable procrastination. From Thursday, Dec. 8, through Sunday, Dec. 11, Harper Joy Theatre presents the romantic comedy "Bus Stop" by William Inge on the Alexander Stage, directed by Visiting Instructor of Theatre Katie Pearl. The Pioneer caught an earl...
Decreasing consumption during holiday season
December 14, 2008
Filed under NEWS
Between Thanksgiving and New Years Day, Americans produce 25% more waste than they do normally. This amounts to 25 million pounds of waste total during the holiday season. Since we like to think of ourselves as environmentally conscientious here at Whitman, here are a few ways you might keep yourself fr...
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