by Emma Wood
COLUMNIST

give you an expose every week on some exotic person I’d met in Amsterdam, or even the boonies outside of Walla Walla. The truth is I’m spending my time with all of you. The people I wan to write about live so close they can peer in my kitchen window.
It’s scary […]

by Beth Frieden
COLUMNIST

Yes, there is a debate, and I hope this article helps bring it to Whitman. Here’s what I’ve found out this week: The term “food miles” is a misleading oversimplification of several different indicators of impact on the environment, but it may be the best thing we’ve got right now.
When we are told […]

by Natalie Knott
COLUMNIST

Feeling bored? Uninspired? Complacent? Here is the cure: go watch a sports movie. Yes, they’re formulaic, yes, they are idealistic and yes, there is always the obligatory sweaty training scene that usually serves absolutely no plot-related purpose. But all of these supposed “detractors” do nothing to diminish the beauty that is the sports […]

by Sophie Johnson
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

I pull a lot of all-nighters. I have grown kind of notorious for it. My friends and colleagues regularly see me and say, “You look tired.” I don’t think I really look tired. I think these people have figured out that chances are I didn’t get enough sleep the night before, and therefore […]

by Gabrielle Arrowood
GUEST WRITER

“You mean there are cups now?” I asked Kern excitedly as he sat back down after getting seconds in Prentiss the other day at brunch.
“A few,” he said, setting aside the bowl he had been using for his juice up until that point and replacing it with the triumphant cup that […]

There is something a little odd about the Whitman campus and its participation in the community: While college students often play an integral role in the larger community, making it truly what is known as the “college town,” Whitman and Walla Walla remain fairly distinct. Like the Jets and the Sharks, any encounter between […]

by Leah Bloomberg
STAFF WRITER

Walla Walla’s Destination Grill at the Depot, formerly The Depot, has been under new management since July 17 of last year, claiming to have a refurbished menu, a remodeled interior and a classier ambiance. A few members of the Pioneer staff decided to see what all the fuss was about.
With a […]

by Andrea Miller
STAFF WRITER

Considering the subcultures of Walla Walla—the onion growers, the wine makers, the inmates, the kids lurking outside Coffee Perk—the GLTBQ community is isolated and forced underground by the town’s dominating social values.
Brenda Gordon, a member of the local PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), social worker and director of […]

by Janna Stone
STAFF WRITER

A Web site with a liquid rainbow background and the occasional, somewhat hushed, reference: this is all most Whitman’s students see of the campus club known as GLBTQ, an acronym for Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, Transgenders and Questioning.
The club, started in the late eighties, is primarily focused with providing a support system and […]

by Dena Popova
STAFF WRITER

From Feb. 20 to Mar. 30, the Stevens Gallery in Reid is exhibiting all the participating photos in the 29th Annual Photography Contest. Staying for more than a month, this year’s collection deserves a look.
Ryan Peinhardt was awarded with Best of Show and President’s choice for his photograph entitled “Good luck charm.”
After […]

by Andrea Miller
STAFF WRITER

People from the East Coast say “wicked” and “straight” and people from the West Coast say “hella” and “tight.” This, given, is probably better known than one’s own social security number.
The differences are endless—or so it seems. In talking with two Whitman juniors, it became obvious that examples of said differences […]

by Hailey Rogge
STAFF WRITER

For some senior students, the final culmination of their greatest academic efforts will be publicly displayed for everyone to critique – but that’s the way studio art majors want it to be.
Whitman’s studio art majors begin the art thesis process during the fall, experimenting with their work in order to formulate a […]

by Ian Jagel
STAFF WRITER

You are not a philistine. In fact, you, as a representative of Whitman College, are supposedly very interested in culture and diversity. So if there were an opportunity to expose yourself to a quintessential piece of culture, you wouldn’t miss it… right? Starting tonight through this Sunday afternoon you have four opportunities […]

by Chase Bucklew
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Ok kids, for the last time… I do not miss the sun, heat, or year-round summer in Hawaii. It was all just a cruel plan to ruin my hairstyle every day. Five-minute walk to econ? Game over. My entire morning of developing a masterpiece, annihilated.
Oh I so don’t miss Hawaii […]

by Josh Boris
COLUMNIST

There are two major types of horror films that most horror movies can be seen as derivations of: the slasher and the atmospheric thriller. As popular as they are, I don’t see very much artistic merit in the former (with a few exceptions). The latter, however, is an excellent realm for artistic exploration […]