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The Whitworthian

The real currency of the future: Breadcoin as a platform to help those in need 

The real currency of the future: Breadcoin as a platform to help those in need 

April 5, 2022

Scott Borger states that Breadcoin is an “asset-backed token” whose goal is to support communities in need and keep the money within those local community. Photo by Scott Borger.   Emma...

Little Lights Program Director Karmen Taylor said that Little Lights is “an organization of excellence,” addressing educational disparities and practical needs by working with students and families in various ways. Photo by Little Lights Program Coordinator Sophia Nalty.

Educational nonprofit Little Lights shines bright in the DC area   

February 25, 2022

By Emma Maple | Staff Writer Emma Maple pictured with her DC volunteer group. Little Lights Program Director Karmen Taylor said that Little Lights is “an organization of excellence,” addressing...

ChAOS Club comes together to unite students in STEM

ChAOS Club comes together to unite students in STEM

October 2, 2021
ChAOS serves many purposes in the Whitworth community, such as connecting students who are passionate about science, as well as introducing those students to professors in a casual setting.
On-campus coalitions band together to hold KIPOS Community Garden Harvest Festival

On-campus coalitions band together to hold KIPOS Community Garden Harvest Festival

September 24, 2021

Photo by Benjamin Gallaway. Students work in the KIPOS Garden during Community Building Day This Saturday, Sept. 25 the KIPOS Community Garden (across the street from...

Club charter: Poor People's Campaign

Club charter: Poor People’s Campaign

March 3, 2019

“The Poor People’s Campaign,” said Mowery, “is a national organization that’s working to address what MLK, and then contemporaries, have identified as the four great systemic evils of America, which are poverty, militarism, racism and ecological devastation.”

President Taylor and Whitworth’s Pirates Persist campaign

September 30, 2018

Whitworth has a moral imperative to ensure that we are doing everything possible to give students the best opportunities for success.

Diving in: engaging Whitworth’s culture and community

September 30, 2018

As a university committed to low student – faculty ratios, a broad liberal arts education, and mentorship, Whitworth provides its students with the unique and invaluable opportunity to form lasting relationships with mentors and peers from a variety of backgrounds and fields. These features are some of Whitworth’s worst kept secrets, yet too often students fail to take full advantage of these fulfilling and rewarding opportunities.

Whitworth stands in affirmation of inclusive community

Whitworth stands in affirmation of inclusive community

November 16, 2016

This story will continue to be updated. Look for more information about this event in our last print edition of the semester on Wednesday, Dec. 7. All photos by Peter Houston-Hencken Ten minutes...

‘Ignorance is bliss’ mentality will worsen woes

November 15, 2012

A campus-wide email that went out a couple of weeks ago reminded students that actions of hate have no place at Whitworth. With many students and others in denial that hate even takes place at...

Too much TV time poses dining distraction

November 14, 2012

By most accounts, the remodeled dining hall and HUB expansion are significant improvements in décor, food quality and variety. The goal to give the dining hall more of a “restaurant feel”...

Intramurals provide alternative community

October 26, 2012

Whitworth is known for its community; the community in the dorm, the community in the coffee shop and elsewhere. However, the community provided by intramurals is often overlooked. It is so easy...

Loving thy neighbor: WU acts early in response to past complaints

October 19, 2012

As each new semester starts, moving vans and pickup trucks roll into Whitworth’s surrounding community to fill empty houses with college students. Some of these off-campus students save money on...

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