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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Students Take Caution to Avoid Zika Virus

Students Take Caution to Avoid Zika Virus

Marra Clay, Publisher April 14, 2016
The Zika virus requires caution for students traveling abroad.

Changes at The Pioneer

September 10, 2015

Happy fall! Thanks for picking up The Pioneer's first issue of the 2015-2016 year. We’d like to share a couple of quick updates and projects on the horizon for us as Whitman’s campus newspaper. First...

Summer Updates from The Pioneer

Sarah Cornett June 30, 2015
We are excited to inform you all of some new and exciting developments in The Pioneer's future!
Sister Outsider inspires at coffeehouse

Sister Outsider inspires at coffeehouse

Natalie Berg December 6, 2014

This evening, on Friday, Dec. 5th, slam poetry duo Sister Outsider performed at the FACE Equality Coffeehouse in Reid Basement. This event marked the sixth annual coffeehouse put on by FACE, or Feminists...

Olivia Coakley (2017), Jack Wheeler (2017), Caitlyn Yoshina (2015) rehearsing for the show.

Student opera class showcases singing skills

Daniel Kim December 4, 2014

Today, Thursday, Dec. 3, students in Whitman's opera class will be showcasing their talents. The showcase takes place at 7:30 p.m. in Chism Hall and is the culmination of a semester's worth of work with...

Photo by Marra Clay.

Main Street Studio Presents Acoustic Night

Aleida Fernandez November 15, 2014
Last night Main Street Studios presented Acoustic Night featuring Tim Atlas, Haley Heyndericks and Walla Walla's own Kory Nagler. All proceeds from the night went to the Artist Residency.
Students have demonstrated frustration with the current system for registration. Photo by Marra Clay.

Registrar’s office seeks to improve pre-registration

Sam Jacobson November 13, 2014

For students at Whitman, registration often means navigating the tricky business of choosing between classes, attempting to gain consent from professors and in some cases coping with less than ideal registration...

Sophomore Annie Want with a mattress in Prentiss Dining Hall. Photo by Marra Clay.

Carry That Weight demands action on sexual assault

Lachlan Johnson October 30, 2014

Activists from Feminists Advocating Change and Empowerment (FACE) carried a dorm mattress around Whitman's campus as part of the Carry That Weight national day of action on Wednesday, Oct. 29. They joined...

Four Day Flora Overflow

Four Day Flora Overflow

Marra Clay October 15, 2014

I've seen this plant every day this year while walking to the Science Building, but it wasn't until the fall break that I had a chance to really stop, look and take it in. The plant is incredible- little...

The Student Body

The Student Body

Marra Clay April 1, 2014
Whitman's active- this isn't a secret. With my fresh first year perspective, I still meander around campus, jaw dropped in awe of both the physical and intellectual talents of my peers.
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