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The Whitworthian

The Student News Site of Whitworth University

The Whitworthian

The Student News Site of Whitworth University

The Whitworthian

Accommodations and awareness: defining and understanding “disability” in a pandemic

Accommodations and awareness: defining and understanding “disability” in a pandemic

May 16, 2021

Katie McCray, Whitworth’s disability support services coordinator, works to create more equal opportunities for students. Photo by Jake Yeager. The pandemic has affected every student in significant,...

Goal Six: Continuing and Graduate Studies Programs have grown greatly, though not in revenue or online offerings

Goal Six: Continuing and Graduate Studies Programs have grown greatly, though not in revenue or online offerings

May 10, 2021

Hawthorne Hall is the home of the Continuing Studies, one of the programs addressed in Goal Six. Editorial Board Note: As Whitworth 2021, a visionary plan launched by the university in 2011,...

Whitworth welcomes nine new Act Six scholars for this fall

May 10, 2021

Litzy Soltero-Arriaga is one of the students will be joining the Whitworth community the fall of 2021. Photo courtesy of Litzy Soltero-Arriaga. This spring, Whitworth announced the nine Act Six...

Diversity and improvement for employees falls short at Whitworth

May 10, 2021

Emma Maple | Staff Writer  Orwig says that “it’s very logical any strategic plan would want to set a strong goal for itself to hire, retain, and keep the best employees.” Yet we see a lack of...

@whitworth.confessions proves that we are all tired of silence

@whitworth.confessions proves that we are all tired of silence

May 10, 2021

Rachel Wilson | Staff Writer The @whitworth.confessions Instagram page features a more-or-less anonymous google form and the rules for submission. Image courtesy of @whitworth.confessions page owner. You...

A heartfelt and realistic depiction of the Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club: “Concrete Cowboy”

A heartfelt and realistic depiction of the Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club: “Concrete Cowboy”

May 2, 2021

Photo courtesy of Netflix. In his 2021 Western drama and coming-of-age film “Concrete Cowboy”, writer-director Ricky Staub tells the uplifting story of a troubled teen reconnecting with his...

Students fight for LGBTQ+ employee protections in university bylaws

Students fight for LGBTQ+ employee protections in university bylaws

May 2, 2021

Generation Action and Pride club members continually talk with the Board of Trustees and President Beck Taylor, but no progress has been made in the bylaws. Generation Action and Pride Club continue...

Run-off election results reveal Whitworth’s 2021-2022 president is Rachel Ayres

Run-off election results reveal Whitworth’s 2021-2022 president is Rachel Ayres

May 2, 2021

Ayres said that her first reaction to a congratulations text from SEC chairwoman Emily Clemons announcing the results of the election was a little bit of shock. Results for the run-off elections...

Farewell to the Taylors: A Q&A with President Beck Taylor

May 2, 2021

Rachel Ayres, News Editor and Kyle Evers, Editor-in-Chief President Beck Taylor and his wife Julie pictured with his three children in 2010, the year the family moved to Spokane. Photo courtesy...

Whitworth men’s golf rallies to NWC Championship behind best team round in a decade

Whitworth men’s golf rallies to NWC Championship behind best team round in a decade

April 26, 2021

Katelyn McLean | Sports Editor Reilly Hegarty follows through on his golf swing at the NWC Conference championship on Sunday, April 18. Whitworth men’s golf rallied from being down 13 strokes...

After an intense campaign, the ASWU election results are in... ending in a run-off for ASWU president and Oliver Hall senator

After an intense campaign, the ASWU election results are in… ending in a run-off for ASWU president and Oliver Hall senator

April 26, 2021

After an intense campaign, the ASWU election results are in... ending in a run-off for ASWU president and Oliver Hall senator. Photo by Jake Yeager. ASWU election results came in after voting closed...

Affordability and feasibility: Study abroad goals for the Whitworth 2021 academic vision

April 19, 2021

Editorial board note: "As Whitworth 2021, a visionary plan launched by the university in 2011, comes to a close this year, The Whitworthian is looking at the plan's eight goals. Through a variety...

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