NW Connections: The Known is thriving in the chaos

By Amy Rose, The Crescent After another hard day of working at a homeless agency in Portland, Chris Miller was ready to go home. It would be a long way back...

NW Connections: Sister Outsider duo performs edifying slam poetry

By Rachelle Robley, The Whitworthian “This is your house, make us feel comfortable,” Denice Frohman said. On Oct. 2 at 9:00 p.m., spoken word poets Denice Frohman and Dominique Christina...

NW Connections: Second-annual Day of the Dead festival draws crowd for art

By James Kennedy, The Pioneer Last weekend, Walla Walla’s Day of the Dead printmaking event showed the community both the iconography and culture surrounding the tradition as well as the talent...

NW Connections: Sharing stories across generations

By Natalie Berg, Web Content Editor of The Pioneer One of my big projects this summer was to set up the Northwest News Network, a collaborative news-sharing project among college papers throughout...

There’s something brewing on campus

By: Sarah Ward Something new is brewing in Pacific Lutheran University’s (PLU’s) campus coffee shops. Students returning for fall semester may have noticed a subtle change in flavor in both the standard...

Fun at the fair

By Chloe Wilhelm & Craig Gustin When you see exciting rides, crowds of people and smell freshly-baked raspberry scones you know you’re at the Washington State Fair. The fair ended its September season on...

NW Connections: Whitworth a strong choice for non-Christians

By Matthew Boardman, Columnist for The Whitworthian  According to the Whitworth website, “Whitworth is a private, residential, liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church.” One of its mottos is to...

NW Connections: Inside the financial aid machine

By Lachlan Johnson, The Pioneer Financial aid was among the top concerns at the Board of Trustees’ meeting this past week. National financial aid expert Sandy Baum presented to the board,...

NW Connections: Raise of minimum wage will cause harm

By Lindsay Hubbart, The Whitworthian To raise concerns about minimum wage and fair compensation, the natural inclination is to turn to either the government or the labor unions. We assume that...