Daily Archives: October 26, 2006

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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. … Continue reading →

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. … Continue reading →