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Lady Pirate Lacrosse starts strong

Hannah Rainford March 19, 2025

With play beginning the final weekend of February, the Lady Pirates Lacrosse team had a victorious season opening weekend against both George Fox and Willamette.  “This is our seventh year as a program,...

Whitworth Career Center hosts Internship Fair 2025

Whitworth Career Center hosts Internship Fair 2025

Telmen Amarbayasgalan March 18, 2025

On March 12, 2025, the Whitworth Career Center hosted its Internship Fair at the Whitworth HUB MPR from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event featured a variety of employers offering internships in fields...

Special Guest Timothy Caldwell sharing information about new Chatbot AI at the ASWU meeting at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. | Photo by Nandia Tungalag/The Whitworthian Staff

Votes, voices and safety: How campus voting ensures safety and representation

Andres Aguilera March 17, 2025

The Associated Students of Whitworth University (ASWU) meeting on Feb. 26 consisted of various presentations from clubs about their events, and votes were conducted to approve speakers requested by the...

Dr. Samantha Miller, a leader for the backpacking trip for spiritual development and community in the Westminster Garden at Whitworth University, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, in Spokane, Wash. | The Whitworthian/Stella Fergin

Faculty forge new paths: Last summer’s backpacking retreat fosters spiritual development and community for Whitworth faculty

Rebecca Van Wyk March 17, 2025

This past summer, ten of Whitworth’s faculty members and a dog went on a five-day backpacking trip in the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon. The retreat was led by assistant professor of theology Samantha...

Auntie’s Bookstore on Monday, March 10, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. | The Whitworthian/Madison Stoeckler

Community: How to engage in Spokane

Rebecca Van Wyk March 12, 2025

Spokane offers a variety of “extracurriculars” for seniors leaving behind the easy opportunities of college communities and students looking for ways to engage with the wider community. These opportunities...

Whitworth’s MFA: An insight into the school’s new program coming next year

Whitworth’s MFA: An insight into the school’s new program coming next year

Kyler Cramer March 12, 2025

Dr. Jessica Clements, the chair of the English department, is optimistic about the new Master in Fine Arts (MFA) program coming to fruition that is anticipated to start in less than a year. For Whitworth,...

Boba tea can now be found at the coffee shops around campus, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash. | The Whitworthain/Caleb Flegel

Boba is here: Why everyone’s talking about The Pines Cafe

Telmen Amarbayasgalan March 12, 2025

On January 15, 2025, The Pines Cafe announced the addition of bubble tea to its menu, giving students a trendy and refreshing new drink option right on campus through their social media. In 2021, Whitworth...

Jupiter's Eye Opening, Wednesday, Feb., 26, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. | The Whitworthian/Matt Cochran

The eye of the storm: New book cafe offers refuge from the chaotic college life

Kyler Cramer March 12, 2025

On January 17, Jupiter’s Eye Book Cafe opened in downtown Spokane, specializing in science fiction, fantasy and horror.  For college students, Jupiter’s Eye – as the name implies – is a place...

Lauren Podhajsky, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. | The Whitworthian/ Matt Cochran

ASWU adjusts to Board of Trustees’ visit change while keeping events on track

Telmen Amarbayasgalan March 8, 2025

Whitworth University’s Associated Students of Whitworth University (ASWU) is moving forward with its planned events, despite an adjustment to the Board of Trustees’ visit. Originally scheduled for...

Chalk messages in front of Weyerhaeuser Hall, Thursday, March 6, 2025, at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash. | Kiernan Martin/The Whitworthian

No unity without accountability: Chalk protests against Turning Point

Hannah Higens March 7, 2025

On Thursday morning, the entrance to Weyerhaeuser and part of Whitworth University’s Hello Walk were covered with chalk being used to protest.  Touching on themes of racism and injustice, students...

Author and Historian Lerone A. Martin giving a speech at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash. | Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. | Photo by The Whitworthian/Nandia Tungalag

Dr. Lerone Martin’s talk on MLK: ‘A King for Our Times’

Rebecca Van Wyk March 4, 2025

Martin Luther King Jr. scholar, Lerone Martin, came to Whitworth to give the lecture “A King for Our Times” on February 26. Martin is the director of King Institute at Stanford University with the...

The Whitworth dugout watches an at bat by #22 Austin Paul (left), Saturday, April 13, 2024, at a NCAA baseball game against Whitman College in Spokane, Wash. | Caleb Flegel, courtesy of Whitworth Athletics Department

Whitworth Baseball: Predicting a successful season

Hannah Higens March 3, 2025

With the first game right around the corner, the Whitworth Pirates are expecting to see big success as they kick off the 2025 baseball season.   The team experienced a taste of success last year as...

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