by Sophie Johnson
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
Walking into the Survivor-themed greek party, Sigma Chi juniors Brice Crayne and Bryan Ponti could never have imagined the kind of reaction their costumes would ultimately get. They said later that they just wanted to stand out: and with their faces and bodies painted entirely black with orange markings, […]

by Lizzie Norgard
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
Everyone believes that freedom is a good thing. Professor of Social Theory Barry Schwartz, of Swarthmore College, while delivering a lecture on Oct.17 regarding his recent book “The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less,” did not deny this truism. He did, however, propose a more critical theory for how […]

by Christina Russell
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
What many Americans remember as our country’s biggest mistake, national authority on U.S. foreign policy and Whitman Professor David Schmitz claims is unfolding before us once again. In a lecture titled “Iraq and the Unlearned Lessons from the Vietnam War” on Wednesday, Oct. 18, Schmitz presented his theory that many […]

by Andrea Miller
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
“Music to my ears,” is what Professor Robert Tobin of the Gender Studies department and the Foreign Languages and Literatures department said of Rebecca Young’s union of the humanities and natural science in her approach to the study of gender.
Professor Tobin introduced Young, an assistant professor in Women’s Studies at […]

by Andrea Miller
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
In an address fit for the lecture series’ namesake, William O. Douglas, Nadine Strossen, president of the American Civil Liberties Union, brought the Maxey Auditorium audience to its feet with her concerns for the discrepancies between the Constitution and the Bush administration.
Strossen is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard […]

by Carl Brodersen
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
It’s likely that at some point last week you spotted furtive-looking Whitman students running from building to building like scared bunnies, getting tackled near a door by someone who proceeds to mime eating their intestines.
 For almost 10 days, 212 Whitman students participated in the first ever Human vs. Zombies all-campus game. […]

Families regroup on campus to take in Adam Lau, Core classes
by Marcus Koontz
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
Whitman’s Family Weekend is one of the few times during the year when the families of Whitman students get to experience Walla Walla. “Downtown is busier than I’ve seen it in a long time,” said Matt Andring, class of 2006. […]

Be Scary. Be Safe.
Jack o’ Lantern
“My insides are burning… and it’s not because of the candle, it’s because of the syphilis.”
Black Cat
“I don’t hiss to be bad luck. I hiss because my genitalia hurts so much.”
Phantom of the Opera
“I still have phantom pains from my one night with my angel of music… she was dirty.”
Werewolf
“Hi! […]

by Caitlin Tortorici
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
On Saturday, Oct. 21, Whitman and Whitworth Colleges competed in the Bigfoot Open in Spokane.
In the men’s 8,000-meter race, Whitman beat Whitworth by a single point, placing third in the team scoring with 98 points and outscoring Whitworth for the first time in several years.
Of the 84 runners in […]

by Andrea Miller
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
Full of STL (Swim Team Love, for those not in the know), the Whitman College Swim Team inaugurated the new Harvey Pool with a first-year performance of a Disney medley, including tunes from “Aladdin” and “The Lion King,” and a strong showing from all classes against the alumni team.
When asked […]

Student trip helps ‘put a human face on abstract questions’ about immigration issues
by Andrea Miller
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
Though many complain about the lack of “real world” relevance of a liberal arts education, one group of students has gone to great lengths to see, experience and change what they have learned in their Whitman studies.
During the […]

by Sarah McCarthy
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
Almost all good experiences I have had, almost all friendships I have made, almost every single piece of my life has been set in motion by me sitting and staring at a blank computer screen with that infernal first question: Why do you want to be a member of ____? […]

This week we outline WA State’s initiatives so you can make informed decisions
In only a couple weeks, Washington State voters will head to the polls to fill their ballots out. Are you ‘ballot-ready’?
Aside from electing local, state and national officials, Washington residents will be asked to vote yes or no on four initiatives this […]

Tagging the ‘good life’ of the French with American social graffiti, a good dose of deviance
by Emma Wood
FRANCE
I’ve long had a bone to pick with those women with baby strollers, the steamroller type who walk two abreast and render entire sidewalks useless—but my grumblings came to a crashing climax yesterday morning. 10:13 a.m.: I’m […]

by Sophie Johnson
CHICAGO
For John Denver, it’s “the place I belong”; for Her Space Holiday, it’s “where you hang yourself”; and for Simon and Garfunkel, it’s “where my thoughts escaping, … where my music’s playing, … where my love lies waiting silently for me.” What is it that allures us so much about the definition […]