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Signal Safe Space chalk, Thursday, Apr. 13, 2023,  in Spokane, Wash. | Caleb Flegel/The Whitworthian

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

Emma Maple, Editor in chief 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...

Letter to the Editor: Choosing love for the Whitworth community

May 22, 2023

By: Aaron Bratt Disclaimer: Letter to the Editor does not represent the viewpoints of The Whitworthian, members of the editorial board or Whitworth University. Dear Editor,  As of late,...

Campus plastered with QR codes, chalk and pride flags

Campus plastered with QR codes, chalk and pride flags

May 15, 2023

Posters and chalk are laid out on the ground as students prepare to spread their message at Whitworth University, May 15, 2023 | Photos provided with permission by Thomas Peach On Monday morning,...

Volume 113, Issue 6: April 2023

Volume 113, Issue 6: April 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...

Letter to the Editor: Is Whitworth Committed to Remaining Aligned with God’s Word?

May 2, 2023

Disclaimer: Letter to the Editor does not represent the viewpoints of The Whitworthian, members of the editorial board or Whitworth University.   Dear Editor,  "Regarding the issue of...

A lamppost in the loop covered with rainbow paper and posters. A large poster reads "Change the policy" in black writing, and a smaller print reads "Don't be SPU" in red ink over yellow paper.  Spokane, Wash. Celia Hagey/student contributor

Unauthorized posters hung up in efforts to change the hiring policy 

April 22, 2023

On April 12 and 13, students hung up unauthorized posters in response to conversations surrounding Whitworth's current hiring policy. Once taken down, some students took their posters out of the trash...

Rainbow chalk is removed from the Chapel exterior

Rainbow chalk is removed from the Chapel exterior

April 17, 2023

Campus workers remove chalk graffiti left outside the Chapel door at Whitworth University, April 13, 2023. | Photo by Aidan Speake On the morning of Thursday, April 13, chalk messages decorating...

Students protest Whitworth’s hiring policy with chalk rainbows 

Students protest Whitworth’s hiring policy with chalk rainbows 

April 14, 2023

Protestors' messages are scrawled in chalk graffiti across campus. Covering public walking areas and several walls around Westminster Hall at Whitworth University, Spokane, Wash. | Ben Gallaway/ The...

Timeline of Petitions Surrounding Whitworth’s Hiring Policy  

April 12, 2023

Editor's note: Some Whitworthian editors and staff writers have become actively involved in efforts to advocate to the Board of Trustees on this issue. Per Whitworthian policy, these students are...

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