by Erin Salvi
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
I’m not sure that I have ever felt more uncomfortable for 105 minutes straight than when I watched “Hard Candy.” In a good way.
Directed by David Slade, and recently released on DVD, this film will have you squirming in your seat. Still, you won’t be able to look away […]

by Andrea Miller
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
North Haunted House
Roaring chainsaws, an inverted William Shatner mask famously known as the face of Michael Myers and a jaunty but horrifying clown—these are the bare essentials for all entertainment but especially entertainment in the forms of haunted houses or corn mazes.
The annual North Hall Haunted Hospital opened its doors […]

by Lizzie Norgard
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
“Is there a form of imperialism still in existence in the present, even though we passed through decolonization in the mid-20th century?” James Tully, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Law, Indigenous Governance and Philosophy at the University of Victoria, addressed this question in his Oct. 26 lecture “On Imperialism.”
Tully argued […]

by Caitlin Tortorici
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
On Oct. 24 in Kimball Theater, Professor Melissa Wilcox presented her documentary, “Each of Us: A Documentary on Religion, Gender and Sexuality.” The film included interviews with six people of various sexualities, ethnicities and religious backgrounds in order to explore how these facets of identity intersect with religious beliefs and […]

by Marcus Koontz
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
On Monday, Nov. 6, Professor Gilberto Q. Conchas of the University of California, Irvine will present the results of his career-long research into socio-cultural processes within the school context.
Latino youth make up around 30 percent of the Walla Walla school district–and number that will only grow in the coming years, […]

by Christina Russell
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
Last Wednesday marked Whitman’s annual Vegetarian Day, an event coordinated by Action For Animals in partnership with Prentiss Dining Hall.
For one entire day, all three meals in Prentiss were cooked entirely without meat products, many without using any animal products (such as egg or dairy) as well, in order […]

While graduate schools look for applicants with real-world experience, students ask: ‘What am I going to do after I graduate?’
by Andrea Miller
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
“So what’s next?” is a common question asked to the liberal arts student. For some, the answer might include further education pursuing “skills necessary to develop policy and become strong and […]

by Christina Russell
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
“The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line,” wrote W.E.B Dubois in 1901. In an effort to address this problem here in the twenty-first century at Whitman, a “town hall” style meeting was held on race relations last Sunday in Cordiner Hall.
President Bridges began the […]

Event earns an impressive $7,224 for charity
by Caitlin Tortorici
WHITMAN COLLEGE PIONEER
Kappa Kappa Gamma’s biggest annual philanthropy event, the Mr. Whitman Pageant, pleased crowds on Friday, Oct. 27 in Cordiner Hall.
Under the judgment of professors U.J. Sofia, Melissa Clearfield, Kendra Golden, and Jeff Northam, fraternity members Nich Weinheimer (Beta Theta Pi), Rob Munday […]