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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...

A photo of a Captain Patches brochure inside of the Hixon Union Building at Whitworth University, Friday, Mar. 7, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. | Gana Battumur/The Whitworthian

Introducing PatchChat: Whitworth’s new AI system

Haley Wallace March 17, 2025

“Ping!” your phone goes off, but it’s not just any regular message. Instead, it’s the new AI system from Whitworth University—PatchChat—ready to help you with everything from campus events...

The Baldwin Jenkins Parking Lot at Whitworth University, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Spokane, Wash | Stella Fergin/The Whitworthian

The great parking hunt: The secret to parking on campus 

Andres Aguilera March 17, 2025

Parking on campus is an ongoing topic of discussion for students and faculty at Whitworth. Campus facilities admittedly report that the removal of the Baldwin-Jenkins (BJ) parking lot further adds to 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...

Whitworth University Students are grabbing dinner from the caferteria (Sodexo) at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. | Photo by Nandia Tungalag/The Whitworthian Staff

Spreading ‘Healthy Living’ to the Dining Hall

Candice Stilwell March 10, 2025

Over Jan Term, Sodexo has decided to make the Healthy Living station, between the Grill and the Deli, into a pasta bar.  Instead of one station that caters to vegan, vegetarian, or allergy-safe diets,...

Darren Melville (left), Ty Patterson (middle) and Lance Dunn (right) pose for a photo inside of Robinson Science Center at Whitworth University, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Spokane, Wash | Gana Battumur/The Whitworthian

Student start-up ‘Boss Moss’ works to revolutionize clean water

Candice Stilwell March 10, 2025

Three Whitworth seniors created a device to improve water quality after Whitworth’s Startup Weekend, which operated very similarly to the show Shark Tank. The company, Boss Moss LLC, is co-owned by Lance...

McEachran Hall, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash. | Eq Qian / The Whitworthian

Understanding this year’s registration changes: exploring delays and self-service challenges

Haley Wallace March 10, 2025

At 3 a.m. on Nov. 3, time changed, and Microsoft hit snooze, but Whitworth would not hear the alarm till four days later.  On the fourth day of registration, Nov. 7, Self-Service was not accessible....

T-Shirt at the Whitworth 1st Gen Day Celebration, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 in Spokane, Wash. | Caleb Flegel/The Whitworthian

Finding a way to Whitworth: BUCS Bridge celebrates first-generation students

Haley Wallace March 10, 2025

National First-Generation College Student Day was celebrated in the center of the Hixson Union Building on Nov. 8. Whitworth has a handful of different ways it shows appreciation for and works to attract...

Whitworth Ethics Bowl team, photo courtesy of Dylan Richardson

Philosoraptors now and forever: Whitworth’s Ethics Bowl team at nationals

Norah McLaughlin March 10, 2025

What do you call a dinosaur that studies ethics? A Philosoraptor!   Whitworth’s Ethics Bowl team, the “Philosoraptors,” will compete at the national competition from Feb. 22 through Feb. 23...

Allison Maus Assistant Director of Summer Fellows Program poses for a photo in the chapel of Beeksma Family Theology Center at Whitworth University, Friday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Spokane, Wash. | Jasmine Olson/The Whitworthian

Bringing passion and pastoral care: Whitworth University welcomes new assistant director of the fellowship program

Norah McLaughlin March 10, 2025

The Office of Church Engagement (OCE) welcomed the new Assistant Director of the Fellowship Program, Allison Maus, during the Jan term. However, she is not a new face to the Whitworth community.   “I...

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...

Mark Baird in discussion with a colleague outside of the Seeley G. Mudd Chapel at Whitworth University, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in Spokane, Wash | Stella Fergin/The Whitworthian

The Marriage & Family Therapy Program welcomes Mark Baird as next director

Haley Wallace March 3, 2025

As Spokane's only master's program dedicated solely to marriage and family therapy, Whitworth's Marriage & Family Therapy Program (MFT) is a 64-credit, full-time day program that begins in June. The...

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