For the first time in U.S. history, LGBTQ will be represented in the census-- but only to an extent.
The 2020 census will include the option to declare same-sex relationships, but only if the couple...
Coronavirus: the great equalizer.
Circulating in the media are a number of buzzwords surrounding the novel coronavirus— all of which focus our attention to the rising death toll and the...
I never thought I would see the day.
As the world continues to muddle through the COVID-19 pandemic, I find myself in an interesting position. As a political science student, this entire situation...
Kids are stuck at home. The COVID-19 curve has been flattened. Now what?
Schools statewide have been closed since March 17, some districts having opted to close even sooner. Though schools were...
Blue or red? This should not matter, the lives of millions are at stake.
Over the past few weeks, more and more states have issued ‘Stay Home, Stay Healthy’ proclamations. As of yet, there...
Welcome to the power of the bully pulpit.
As we enter what feels like the upteenth week of the Corona virus pandemic, we find ourselves at an interesting crossroads. The intersection between federal...
Dr. Kathy Lee | Guest Columnist
Five years ago on March 18, 2015, the Associated Students of Whitworth University (ASWU) passed a resolution requesting the administration “to add ‘sexual orientation’...
In the middle of President Trump’s State of the Union Address, Rush Limbaugh was awarded the nation’s highest civilian award- The Presidential Medal of Freedom. According to The New York Times,...
Finally, we have a race.
For the first time in the democratic primaries, things have become a little clearer. It is a two man race between former vice president Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders...
Chris Reichert | Editor-in-ChiefColleen Bell Craig | Copy Chief
Last semester, The Whitworthian conducted a readership survey. One of the overwhelming responses we got is that we do not publish enough...
The verdict is not guilty.
Well, more specifically, the respondent has been acquitted. On Wednesday, Feb. 5, President Donald Trump was acquitted on both articles of impeachment brought against...
A clean environment is inextricably linked to our health.
Climate change’s extensive media coverage has forced the issue to the forefront of national conversations, but remains tainted...
