Elections Special: Marco Rubio
By Brad Davis /// Business Manager As one of the few vocal conservatives on this campus, students constantly stop me in the Bon, Maggie’s, or Watzek to …
Opinion
The Malheur Standoff, rights and reason
By Jamie Stewart /// Staff Writer Cliven Bundy keeps a copy of the United States Constitution in his pocket. The Nevada rancher, who has become known for …
Feeling the bern and being a feminist
By Natalie Rich /// Staff Writer The presidential primary season is upon us, and with that comes the onslaught of advertisements, stump speeches, baffling caucuses and endorsements. …
Alumni aid directly benefits students, bolsters school’s image
By Lexi Kelley /// Staff Writer The first thing that comes to my mind when I hear the word donation is giving to someone who needs what you’re …
The real cost of tuition
By Brad Davis /// Staff Writer Tuition sucks. As the cost of higher education continues to rise across the country, this financial burden grows heavier. This is why, …
Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor reflect on their time spent at the Pioneer Log
By ALLIE MCRAITH and JOHN ROGERS Well, it’s been a helluva ride. As we publish our final Pioneer Log issue of the semester — and for the both of us, our …
Guest Opinion: Canons, courses, and change, or what’s the curriculum got to do with it?
By MOLLY ROBINSON KELLY It’s been quite a November. Just a couple short weeks ago, comments made on Yik Yak somewhere in our geographical vicinity warned our …
The grande that stole Christmas: Minimalist cups make some coffee consumers red with rage
The Starbucks cup controversy probes common conceptions of religious freedom and tolerance By LESLIE MUIR People are mad that beloved Starbucks, a bastion of coffee capitalism for …
Clarifications on the Watzek library renovations
Dear Pioneer Log Editors, Thank you for the November 13th story on the Watzek Library renovation planning efforts. This is an exciting project that offers the opportunity …
College newspaper publishes controversial opinion, provokes free speech debate
Wesleyan University’s newspaper funding slashed unjustly; student publications have the duty to publish opinions from their readership, regardless of their potentially controversial nature By BRADY ANTONELLI Part …
November’s identity crisis: Autumn’s premature death and rebirth as the Christmas season
From red cups to candy canes, autumn suffers from a barrage of early winter festivities By SYDNEY OWADA Aisles lined with icicle lights, candy canes of all …