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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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WEB welcomes the Mowgli’s

Emma Cooper, A&E Writer September 17, 2015

On Thursday, Sept. 17, Whitman will welcome the indie-folk band The Mowgli’s, in an evening concert sponsored by the Whitman Events Board (WEB). The Mowgli’s debuted in 2013 with their hit single...

WEB, non-profit partner for film fest

Geoffrey Leach April 30, 2015

On May 2, Whitman College will host The Wild and Scenic Film Festival at Cordiner. Whitman Events Board (WEB) in a partnership with the Blue Mountain Land Trust will be showing eight independent films...

‘Dear White People’ examines the life experiences of black students

James Kennedy February 12, 2015

"Dear White People," an award-winning entry at the Sundance Film Festival, will be shown at Whitman as part of the Power and Privilege Symposium on Thursday, Feb. 19. The showing is open to all Whitman...

Many groups fund activism workshop

Linnaea Weld October 3, 2014

Today artist and activist Dana Lyons will be offering both a workshop and concert for students. Campus Climate Challenge (CCC) has been working on bringing Lyons to campus since last semester, but many...

Administration Responds to Weekend of Protests

Lachlan Johnson September 22, 2014
After a series of protests by students over alumni weekend, three top administrators from the college spoke exclusively with The Pioneer about their reactions to the calls by students, faculty and alumni for the college to increase socioeconomic diversity and change its approach to financial aid.
Photo by Annabelle Marcovici

Walla Walla’s Climate March Rallies for Action

Lane Barton September 21, 2014

While hundreds of thousands of people in cities around the world gathered on Sunday, Sept. 21 for the People's Climate March, a global movement calling for climate action, over 150 Whitman students, alumni...

Students participating in a performance protest during a luncheon on Saturday.

Students protest lack of economic diversity over alumni weekend

Lachlan Johnson September 20, 2014

Protests against the lack of socioeconomic diversity on campus continued throughout the day on Saturday, as students worked to alert alumni visiting campus of the lack of socioeconomic diversity at the...

WEB Concert Process Contains Multiple Steps

WEB Concert Process Contains Multiple Steps

Daniel Kim March 6, 2014
On Thursday, Feb. 27, Whitman Events Board hosted the headlining artist Sol featuring Skizzy Mars and Sam Lachow. Hosting big concerts at Whitman proves difficult, due to its being a small institution a few hours away from any metropolitan cities like Seattle and Portland.

Trio of Hip-Hop Musicians to Come to Campus for Spring Concert

Emma Dahl February 27, 2014
This Thursday, Feb. 27, three hip-hop artists will be performing in the Reid Campus Center Ballroom for the Whitman Events Board big spring concert.

Down North Brings the Funk to Coffeehouse

Vincent Warne February 1, 2014
Seattle-based foursome Down North brought their unique brand of funky, rocking soul music to Coffeehouse this past Friday, Jan. 31.
Tibetan Buddhists Share Art and Culture with Campus

Tibetan Buddhists Share Art and Culture with Campus

Keenan Hilton May 2, 2013
Two Tibetans from the Tibetan Children's Education Foundation – one of them a monk – came for a four day visit to campus, where they constructed and dismantled a sand mandala in four days.
Women in Advertisements: A Public Health Issue

Women in Advertisements: A Public Health Issue

Keenan Hilton April 18, 2013
On Tuesday, April 16, well-known author Jean Kilbourne delivered a lecture on the image of women in advertising, emphasizing the damaging effects that advertisements can have on young people.
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