The Whitworthian

Whitworth’s provost/executive vice president announces resignation

May 4, 2024

Whitworth University sign, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Spokane, Wash. | Caleb Flegel/The Whitworthian *This story was updated on May 15, 2024, to reflect new information received. Gregor Thuswaldner,...

Past, present and future: Three generations of Editor-in-Chiefs reflect on the importance of a free student press

February 22, 2024

Stop the presses. While we have never uttered this phrase ourselves, it still rings figuratively loud and clear in student newsrooms around the world. And while no student journalist can claim...

Israel-Gaza crisis: A Christian peacemaker comes to Whitworth

December 2, 2023

Mary Karp presents a briefing on the conflict in Israel at the Whitworth Chapel Monday, December 4, 2023. | Ben Gallaway/TheWhitworthian Dr. Jer Swigart stood before a crowd at Whitworth University’s...

Pro-choice and pro-life chalk messages cover Hello Walk

October 25, 2023

Competing pro-life and pro-choice chalk messages, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Spokane, Wash. | Caleb Flegel/The Whitworthian Pro-life chalk messages drawn on the “Hello Walk” were crossed...

Hiring policy updated to include “sexual orientation” as a protected class

June 30, 2023

Signal Safe Space chalk, Thursday, Apr. 13, 2023, in Spokane, Wash. | Caleb Flegel/The Whitworthian On the morning of June 29, 2023, Whitworth University President Scott McQuilkin announced that...

Students for Life chalk messages draw mixed reactions

May 22, 2023

By Emma Maple | Editor-in-Chief Photo provided with permission by Sarah Quinn. On Monday, April 17, the Students for Life club decorated sections of the Hello Walk with pro-life messages drawn in...

Volume 113, Issue 6: April 2023

May 5, 2023

Featuring: "Board of Trustees Leaves, No Vote Taken on Hiring Policy" by Grace Uppendahl "2023 First-Year Student Enrollment Projections" by Emma Maple "Opportunities Opened by the Closure...