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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 9
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

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Walla Walla booksellers keep business local

Sean McNulty October 28, 2010
North Star Comics and Earthlight Books provide Walla Walla residents with new and used books.

2010 Commencement speaker Juan Williams fired from NPR

Molly Smith October 28, 2010

After a ten-year stint with National Public Radio (NPR), the network terminated its contract with Juan Williams last Wednesday, Oct. 20 after Williams made a series of disparaging remarks about Muslims...

‘The Social Network’ depicts Facebook lifestyle

Nate Lessler October 28, 2010
David Fincher, director of "Se7en" and "Fight Club", exposes the darker side of the deeply intertwined college and internet lifestyle in "The Social Network."

Hauntings at Harper Joy

Sean McNulty October 28, 2010
Students tell eerie true stories of strange occurrences and ghostly presences at Whitman's Harper Joy Theatre.

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor October 26, 2010

To the Editors: Last week the Pioneer published the board editorial entitled "ASWC must always be mindful when allocating student dollars."   We in ASWC are thrilled to participate in discussion about...

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Whitman students join farm workers in Pasco to fight for fair working conditions

Rachel Alexander March 11, 2010
' ¡Si se puede!' has been used as a rallying cry for everything from pro-immigration marches to Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Its original usage, however, was as the motto for the United Farm Workers of America labor union. In this spirit, union organizer Arturo Sepulveda led a group of dairy workers in a march last Friday, March 5, to demand fair working conditions from their employers at the Ruby Ridge dairy in Pasco, Wash., who have fired a number of workers in the past for attempting to unionize.

Obama the failure?

Russ Caditz-Peck March 11, 2010
Is Obama a failure? Looking a the last year of Obama's administration.
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Greenhouse gas audit aims for carbon neutrality

Rachel Alexander March 11, 2010
Whitman has joined colleges across the nation in addressing the global impact of climate change and the threat it poses to humans, animals and ecosystems. To better understand Whitman's contribution to climate change, as well as potential areas of improvement, a group of students is conducting Whitman's second annual greenhouse gas audit.
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Chatroulette: The grim reality of anonymity

joeykern March 11, 2010
This article discusses the nature of anonymity and how it brings out the worst in people. It discusses how Chatroulette.com acts as a medium for this kind of obscenity and doubles as social commentary on just what people will do when cloaked in this kind of anonymity.

Big oil is making America fall behind

Lisa Curtis March 11, 2010
The inability of politicians to take action on climate change doesn't only have dire implications for the planet. It is also affecting our ability to get ourselves out of the current recession and compete in the global market.
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Dragfest festivities defy gender norms

Hadley Jolley March 11, 2010
Last Saturday, the Coalition Against Homophobia hosted Dragfest, a dance party that encouraged students to question established conceptions of gender in a festive, open environment.

Chatroulette: Vulgar, artistic, awesome

William Witwer March 11, 2010
Chat Roulette has value and artistic merit, minus all the penises.
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