A group of 20 sophomores and juniors gathered in the Jewett Lounge on Monday, Oct. 5, to learn about becoming Resident Advisors. A panel of current RAs answered questions and talked about the application...
In a campus-wide survey conducted by The Pioneer, 69 of the 100 student polled have used illegal drugs, and 67 of those students, about 97 percent, cited social aspects and entertainment as their reasons...
Many students have tried them, some are repulsed by them and a few are hooked. No matter what one's opinion is on the topic of illegal drugs, it's no secret that they play an integral role in the health and social aspects of college life.
To see just how much drugs impact the Whitman community, The Pioneer conducted a campus-wide survey detailing student opinions and personal habits regarding illegal drug use.
Data collected from the first 100 responses of a campus-wide mail survey.
By the numbers
80% of students surveyed believe that Whitman has a drug scene.
42% of students surveyed believe that drugs...
When alumni weekend rolls around, who actually cares? Whitman's development office, for sure, and the greek system.
Fraternities get their old alumni back who want to have a good time and relive their carefree youth and the college has various activities planned to showcase itself. Now, there's an element of nostalgia involved because at some level, growing up is a process in learning to be inauthentic.
For senior Ben Spencer, the end of the day began with a sunrise. On a park bench at 7:00 a.m., coming off an all-night high, Spencer watched the sun begin its ascent and passers-by starting their day with...
With the closing of local café Wildberries, located just off Main Street, neighboring Aloha Sushi Bar seized the chance to expand its premises and offer Walla Walla a new nightlife opportunity. The old...
At the Whitman Composers' Concert, student composers' works “see the light for the first time," said Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music John D. Earnest.
The concert, which took place on Thursday, Oct. 8, celebrated each student composer's hard work and dedication to music by showcasing their various pieces of music to the Whitman community.
In an annual security report released Thursday, Oct. 1 that Associate Dean of Students/Student Programs Barbara Maxwell sent to students, faculty and staff, the college provides a breakdown of crimes reported...
First-year Calvin Atkins walked briskly across Ankeny to the ASWC offices in Reid to learn his fate in senate elections on Monday, Sept. 21. For him, the news was good: he will be on ASWC's Finance Committee.
"It...
Two days ago, Whitman cancelled classes to celebrate the accomplishments of its students. Comprised of four lecture sessions and one poster session, the 2009 Undergraduate Conference boasted 184 student presenters featured in six different venues.
This year's Undergraduate Conference, the eleventh in Whitman's history, signaled a connection between under and upperclassmen.
“There were very few first-year and sophomore presenters, so it allowed us [underclassmen] to meet the upper-classmen through their interests and presentations," said first-year Elizabeth Fleming.
For upperclassmen, many seniors were just glad to see the work of their classmates.
“It was nice to be able to see friends' thesis work, because I didn't really have a chance to talk to them about it during the year," said senior Jared Burns.
Ever want to instant message in your Whitman e-mail or use it for online documents? You may not be able to, but the class of 2013 will.
Next year's incoming first-years will use Gmail for their Whitman email using a special login page, gmail.whitman.edu, and their Whitman IDs and passwords.
Gmail, launched in 2004, is a free e-mail service from Google offering users 7.14 gigabytes of storage, as well as audio and video chat features. Whitman's current Unix-based system, in place for over 10 years, offers 25 megabytes. That's one three-hundredth of the capacity for Gmail.
“Gmail is much more user friendly," said Whitman Developer of Emerging Technology Kyle Singer. “[It] offers services that are not sustainable on a campus-based system—seven gigabytes of storage, for example."
The reason for the switch is simply that Gmail offers a good product for Whitman students.
“WCTS has been evaluating various alternatives for quite some time, but had not seen a good solution up to now," said Singer. “We recently determined that Gmail would serve our students well."
