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Vol. CLIV, Issue 8
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Letter to the Editor: Thank You for Lincoln High School Support

Alex Brott • March 7, 2013

Thank you, Whitman College, for inviting Lincoln High School to come to Maxey Hall and share about our trauma-sensitive model. We appreciate all the Whitman students that have come to Lincoln to volunteer...

Letter to the Editor

February 27, 2013

My thanks to The Pioneer and to [first-year] Jacqueline Rees-Mikula, who wrote the article about the Whitman Student Composers Concert in Chism Recital Hall on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, featuring new...

Letter to the Editor

February 7, 2013

To the Editor, The recent article about one-year sabbaticals may have given readers the impression that Professor Dana Burgess' current sabbatical left several classics majors without an advisor. As...

Letter to the Editor: Alum offended by comments heard on KWCW

February 16, 2012
Driving from Seattle to visit, an alum is disappointed by a KWCW DJ's comments.

Letter to the Editor: Sexually fruitful relationships need not lead to divorce-ridden marriages

February 16, 2012
I am appalled by the uxorial hubris exhibited in the article 'Replacing communication with sex prepares us for divorce!' I'm surprised by the sophomoric claims made by last week's guest columnist.

Belated thank-you

November 7, 2011
I think I was too startled to say thank you, so I want to say "Thank you, Tree Climber, I don't think anyone at the UW would have done that!"

Check your irony at door

October 20, 2011
Last week, the Backpage published a twitter-themed piece degrading women and indigenous, LGBT, and black communities. I assume Adam Brayton intended to be ironic, but this does not alleviate his responsibility for publishing offensive material.

Elimination of varsity football program did not result in fewer donations

October 20, 2011
The September 29 article by Pamela London, “Football controversy: Sudden end of declining program in 1977 vexes Whitman community," may have unintentionally left Pioneer readers with the misperception that Whitman's fundraising efforts have suffered long-term repercussions as a result of the closure of the varsity football program.

Letter to the Editor: Sociology professor clarifies Bridges’ role

September 22, 2011
The members of the Department of Sociology enjoyed reading Sam Chapman's article in the September 15 edition of The Pioneer, assuring Whitman students that we are in fact offering a full range of Sociology classes this semester, despite our personnel challenges of the past six months (challenges which are not really all that uncommon at our institution).

Letter to the editor – Celebrating showcase of student involvement

September 15, 2011

To the Editor: Congratulations on a fantastic first issue. It is clear that Pio readers are in for a treat with this year's talented staff. I especially want to commend you on the 'Outside Whitman'...

Letter to the Editor: Parent proposes line of ‘pretentious’ clothing

September 15, 2011
Promoting a liberal arts education can be awfully weird, sometimes. Especially in the marketplace. But as Ms. Ruth Wardwell has proposed, “let's own it."

Letter to the editor

Heather Nichols-Haining • September 30, 2010

Dear Editor, In regards to Zach Duffy's article on implementing a mandatory volunteer policy, I present to you the following picture . . . Shovels dig into the freshly ground dirt outside a Habitat...

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