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Vol. CLIV, Issue 10
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Infographic by Sara Rasmussen

End of an era: The life, death of Harry Potter fan culture

Sara Rasmussen March 13, 2012
Wizard rock enthusiast Sara Rasmussen writes on the end of Harry Potter fan culture's golden age.

Plugging in at the 2012 ACP conference

Sara Rasmussen March 5, 2012

This weekend, 13 Pio staff members learned about journalism at an Associated College Press conference in Seattle. The ACP hosts this conference twice annually, but it was my first-ever chance to attend....

Credit: Emily Johnson

Staying informed difficult in the Whitman bubble

Allison Bolgiano November 18, 2010
Staying informed at Whitman requires effort and adaptation due to the insular "Whitman bubble".
Credit: Sloane

Vlogging further bastardizes Web media

joeykern November 15, 2009
A line should be drawn when people can receive ad money for things as silly, trivial and inherently second-rate as amateur vlogging.

‘NaNoWriMo’ encourages almost everyone’s inner novelist

Blair Hanley Frank November 11, 2009
Focus of National Novel Writing Month should be on the writing. Leave the editing for National Novel Editing Month in March.

Realistic study tips for a realistic academic life

William Witwer November 9, 2009
There are a lot study tips out there, very few of them actually worthwhile. Here are some study tips from the Pioneer that will benefit a real college student.

Time to make Internet access a legal right

Russ Caditz-Peck November 3, 2009
Increased reliance on the internet puts those without it at a severe disadvantage. It's time the government passed legislation for universal broadband.
Credit: Sloane

Future of publishing materializes online

Blair Hanley Frank October 29, 2009
In 2005, author J.C. Hutchins was at an impasse. “I started looking for an agent in 2005, and that went nowhere," he said in an interview with me regarding “7th Son," his trilogy of novels. His original 1300-page manuscript was turned down by every agent he met. With the advent of the Web, authors like Hutchins have many options when it comes to getting their content out to potential readers. For Hutchins, his rejections changed his perspective on getting “7th Son" out to the masses.

Experiment: student life exclusively on Firefox for week

Blair Hanley Frank October 22, 2009

Earlier this year, Google hired several student interns to work with the team behind Google Docs, its free internet collaboration suite, with features similar to Microsoft's Office and Apple's iWork. ...

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