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Letters to the editor on April 2017 Planned Parenthood decision

May 3, 2017

Jenna Morris, ‘17 In his recent email about the decision to cut ties with Planned Parenthood, President Taylor wrote of how “Whitworth’s relationship with the organization […] sends a confusing...

Letter to the editor: Open letter to faculty

May 3, 2017

Whitney Jester, ‘17 Over Jan-Term, I spent time asking fellow seniors about their favorite memories at Whitworth. In response, I heard recollections of meeting soulmates in the coffee shop, joining...

Guest column: Excluding Planned Parenthood diminishes campus conversation

May 3, 2017

In the mid-1990s, a few weeks into my first semester at a big state school, I joined a handful of other students from our campus pro-life club and held a giant poster of an aborted fetus. It was one...

Thank you to retiring Whitworthian adviser Jim McPherson

May 3, 2017

Journalism professor Jim McPherson accepted a temporary, one-year position upon coming to Whitworth 17 years ago. For the next two-and-a-half weeks before retirement, he will continue to occupy the basement...

Editorial: The implications of Beck Taylor’s decision

May 1, 2017

The administration’s decision last week to end the university’s formal relationship with Planned Parenthood created a passionate stir across campus, social media and Spokane, and reached national...

Dropped credit ceiling? Dropped potential

February 26, 2017

A reduction in the maximum allowed credits from 17 to 16 may be moved to a tier two priority based on student feedback, Carol Simon, provost and executive vice president, said in last week’s ASWU...

Whitworth takes positive steps toward protecting all students

Whitworth takes positive steps toward protecting all students

February 25, 2017

Katie Shaw|Opinions Editor “We at @Whitworth stand in solidarity with our international and undocumented students. They are us. We are Whitworth.” Those words, posted on Facebook by President...

Letter to the Editor: Marching for life on the front lines

February 25, 2017

by Mattie Bond, ‘18Co-President of Whitworth Students for Life On Jan. 28, people from across the Northwest, including me and around a dozen other students from Whitworth University, gathered at...

Home for the holidays? Bring a friend!

Home for the holidays? Bring a friend!

December 7, 2016

Emily Goodell|Columnist Everyone should bring someone home for the holidays. Not a romantic someone per se, but a friend or an acquaintance. Many people do not have anywhere to go for the holiday season....

In the Loop: Professors should wait to be asked about politics

December 7, 2016

Whitworth students have no doubt experienced an extensive variety of discussions surrounding the 2016 election and its results. On Facebook, with their friends, with relatives at Thanksgiving. And in...

Letter to the editor on the electoral college

November 17, 2016

I am writing in response to the recent article on the Electoral College in the Nov. 9 issue. What I think a lot of people forget about the Electoral College is that it is designed specifically to...

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