It took overcoming many hurdles for the Wal-Mart Corporation to open its store in College Place in 2001 after first expressing interest in 1994. With the support of the city government, and in opposition to local retailers and citizens groups, Wal-Mart has become part of the College Place landscape and was expanded in 2005.
The key [...]

“There are a couple of corrupt cops in Walla Walla,” said Nick* as he began to describe two police officers. “And they pretty much do what they want and don’t get in trouble.”
Nick speculated that one of these “corrupt cops” favors family members even when he knows that his relatives are getting into trouble.
“One of [...]

News media gets blamed for cultivating fear in this country.
As well it should: News sources report violent crime disproportionately to how often they really occur—especially regarding race and youth. The Berkeley Media Studies Group did a study in 2001 which found that “depictions of crime in the news are not reflective of either the rate [...]

On Sunday, May 20, the class of 2007 will graduate from Whitman College, walking across a stage assembled on the south lawn of the Memorial Building and receiving their diplomas. Commencement will begin at 11 a.m. and will be followed by an outdoor luncheon. About 365 seniors are expected to graduate this year. “We have [...]

A week before Harry Potter’s 17th birthday, the seventh book in the J.K. Rowling’s series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” will be released to bookstores and libraries all over the world.
Junior Hayley Hillman has been an avid reader and devoted fan of the Harry Potter series for years. According to Hillman, there are a [...]

It’s not easy being green, especially for a small city in eastern Washington. For instance, water use, land zoning and city planning are all hotly disputed in the valley.
The Walla Walla river basin has rich water resources year round because of the many tributaries to the Walla Walla river flowing from the Blue Mountains. Plenty [...]

The Holiday Lights Committee was formed this semester after a Christmas tree at the Physical Plant sparked controversy on campus. The controversy underscored the need to address an issue that had been brought to the Whitman administration’s attention by a student petition last year.
The petition was relatively vague and asked that the administration look into [...]

On Tuesday night Treasurer Peter Harvey, Dean of Students Chuck Cleaveland and Bon Appetit Director Roger Edens answered a second round of questions for about ten students and a few faculty members regarding next year’s proposed changes to the meal plan.
In light of ample student protest, Harvey proposed that a “guest account” be established on [...]

The sequel. That reviled cow that pours money out of her teats. While sequels have a tendency to merely latch onto the success of their prequel and suck gullible moviegoers dry, successful franchises have become more and more prevalent in the last 10 years. For years movie pundits have announced “the summer of the sequel” [...]

This is it. We have both finished our classes, and the sun beckons. Finals are a danger looming in the near future, but summer is calling and its siren song is far sweeter than the insistent pull of the science building or Olin. People are getting shot by pellet guns as cars drive by. It [...]

Drinking, dancing detract from event’s serious message
Men in dresses and women sporting usually male-associated clothing flocked to Reid Campus Center on Friday night to celebrate Dragfest. Dragfest is a dance party, the last event of drag week—an attempt to familiarize students with what it means to be transgender and to raise awareness about issues surrounding [...]

Since the release of the results of a recent sexual misconduct survey, Whitman’s fraternity leaders have begun seeking solutions to a problem that has gone unaddressed for too long.
The survey, which was covered in the Pioneer’s April 26 issue, reported that 78.6 percent of aggressors in incidents of forced vaginal intercourse were greek males. Additionally, [...]

Once school gets out we will finally have time to notice what we’re filling ourselves up with. Last night you filled up your head studying for finals. This morning, cereal. Rehearsal. Lunch. Chem final. An afternoon pit stop for e-mails and yogurt parfait.
I can never remember the end [...]

Whitman’s recent revamping of meal plans has created quite a stir. Some 50 students came to the recent Town Hall meeting to discuss their opinions of the changes and Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer Peter Harvey was there to explain and to listen.
“Over the past five years, the financial arrangements have become challenging for Bon [...]

On Monday evening, two students riding home on their bikes were shot at from a passing truck. Juniors Sarah McCarthy and Kyle Bain were at the corner of Howard and Lincoln, near Alder, between 11:30 p.m. and midnight. A blue or black truck drove up and they heard loud popping noises—pellets shot from [...]