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Whitworth: Planning for everyone’s best future

Whitworth: Planning for everyone’s best future

March 5, 2021

The new construction happening on campus is aimed at expanding community involvement and graduate student programs. Photo Credit: Ben Gallaway. When I think of Whitworth, the picture that fills...

For Rent sign in front of a house.

The pandemic teaches us that housing should be a human right

March 5, 2021

For Rent sign in front of a house. In the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, Washington residents were given certain forms of relief, including a statewide moratorium on all evictions. On...

The importance of student journalism for student journalists

The importance of student journalism for student journalists

March 5, 2021

Image courtesy of Student Press Law Center in honor of Student Press Freedom Day 2021. When I started as a staff writer on the Opinions section at The Whitworthian, I considered myself well-informed,...

Can we catch a stress-relief break?

December 18, 2020

Picture Caption: Students stress level are increasing due to COVID, lack of Christmas breaks, and now online finals. Photo Credit- "Stress" by topgold is licensed under CC BY 2.0 If Whitworth had...

Abolishing the SAT/ACT requirement won’t ruin higher education

December 18, 2020

It’s no secret that the use of SAT and ACT tests for college admissions is inherently biased, so it is an unexpected and positive consequence of this pandemic that such testing has largely...

USAS fights for lesser known sect of civil rights

December 18, 2020

Among other issues, USAS seeks to promote higher wages for food workers like those who work for Sodexo. ("Fast food strike and protest for a $15/hour minimum wage at the University of Minnesota" by...

Our voting system is valid

December 18, 2020

From the second Trump first thought that he might lose the 2020 presidential election, he has been purporting claims of voter fraud.     And his supporters, for the most part, have believed...

COVID-19 testing: The way forward

December 14, 2020

Dear Editor,  We are 10 months into this pandemic and I am very frustrated with the insufficient amounts of testing available for our country and community. I recently got tested for COVID-19...

Stop making excuses: Get a flu shot

December 1, 2020

These days, it seems like every decision that we make revolves around COVID-19.   Flu shots are no different.   A flu shot may be one of the most important vaccines you’ll ever...

The Thanksgiving break dilemma

November 23, 2020

On September 3, Whitworth announced the official policy for travel over Thanksgiving break: students who leave Spokane County for Thanksgiving will not be permitted back on campus for the remainder...

Photographer: Ben Gallaway

Whitworth, FLEX our meal plans

November 23, 2020

Photographer: Ben Gallaway College meal plans are typically an important factor in choosing a college. In fact, it is one of the key rankings looking at college life on Niche. According to Psychology...

Pandemic fatigue can be a death sentence

November 18, 2020

The first couple weeks of college, COVID-19 restrictions drove me insane. I was in a new place. I didn’t know anyone. Social distancing made it hard to build relationships with the girls on my floor....

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