Whitman Pioneer

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Articles by Sara Levy:

Best Senior Filmmaker: Ben Kegan

For as long as he can remember, senior Ben Kegan has wanted to make films for a living. “As a kid my friends and I would ...

Orientation Oopses

No college can make every one of its students happy, but 87 percent of survey respondents felt that Whitman tries to come as close as ...

Whitman students and local community members march carrying candlesticks. The march was part of an invent intended to spread awareness and break the silence and stigma attached with sexual assault. Credit: Klein

Students, community gather to ‘take back the night’

Just as the clock tower tolled at 9:30 p.m., a group of Whitman students and community members assembled in front of Memorial Hall and stood ...

Kappa Alpha Theta members Annie Horman, ‘11, right, and Emily Ufheil-Somers, ‘09, left, soap up a car at the April 25 car wash fund-raiser.  Proceeds were donated to the Helpline women’s shelter. Credit: Falltrick

Wax on: Thetas wash cars for new shelter

[caption id="attachment_5319" align="alignright" width="350" caption="Kappa Alpha Theta members Annie Horman, ‘11, right, and Emily Ufheil-Somers, ‘09, left, soap up a car at the April 25 ...

1960s Activism: Whitman Style

By protesting the Vietnam War draft, students in the late 60s were increasing their own likelihood of being drafted. Despite this threat, Whitman students continued ...

Dan Oschrin, ‘10 and Charlie Procknow, ‘11 of Red Light Blue Light perform with Peter Qualtere-Burcher, ‘12, on the Reid Campus Center side lawn. The band, along with Danger Mermaid and the Raptivists, provided tunes for the Formal. Credit: Klein

No shoes? No problem! Anything goes at campus formal

Like prom, but outside plus live music, minus shoes. This is how first-year Mary Allain described the barefoot formal that took place on Saturday, Apr. ...

Spring Fever

What is it about a little bit of sun that turns ordinarily studious young adults into a bacchanal mob and leaves no campus courtyard unafflicted? ...

Jason Holstrom, guitarist of United States of Electronica (U.S.E.) belts out one a number after an exciting performance by Starfucker.

‘Star-effer?’ ‘Starfracker?’ Bands shine in show

The concert on Friday, April 11 could be described as a stimulus overload. Not just one band from out of town, but three. Not just ...

Japanese native speaker Noriko Omoto, Jill Morita, ‘09, and Souksamlane ‘Souk’ Thongdymanyvong, ‘09, perform a traditional Hawaiian dance for students, faculty and community members at the Hui Aloha luau in the Reid Campus Center Ballroom. Credit: Hong.

Waikiki comes to Whitman as Hui Aloha host luau

Which Hawaiian athlete won the decathlon in the 2001 Olympics? Knowing the answer (Brian Clay) was enough to win junior David Changa-Moon an authentic Hawaiian ...

Interview with a ‘drag queen’

Sophomore Peter Baryshnikov attended Dragfest on Friday, April 4. Here, he describes his gender-bending experience: Q: Why did you choose to attend this year’s Dragfest? A: It’s ...

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