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The Whitworthian

The Student News Site of Whitworth University

The Whitworthian

The Student News Site of Whitworth University

The Whitworthian

Graduating with honors

March 3, 2016

by Karlin Andersen Editor-in-Chief This May the first class of students to complete the George Whitworth Honors Program will graduate. Three students out will walk with honors cords in a class of 529...

Preparing for emergencies

Preparing for emergencies

February 26, 2016

At the end of Chapel service last Thursday, an estimated over 200 students, staff and faculty sat in silence behind locked doors and closed windows as messages broadcasted across campus from phones,...

Whitworth student earns pageant crown over Jan Term

Whitworth student earns pageant crown over Jan Term

February 26, 2016

Nine women anxiously stood on stage hand in hand waiting for one of their names to be called. After many long moments under the hot lights, the emcee announced Whitworth junior Mikayla Scharnhorst...

Diversity: Broadening the spectrum

February 26, 2016

An ASWU survey conducted by dorm senators this fall concluded 22 percent of on-campus students feel the term diversity is “promoted excessively” and has “negative connotations.” When asked...

Should Pirates take up arms?

February 26, 2016

In 2015 there were 64 school shootings nationwide, according to Everytown for Gun Safety, a database and research group. While most of those were minor with few or no injuries, some became headlines...

Campus leaders can’t guarantee confidentiality

October 1, 2015

Starting this fall, student leaders and most faculty and staff at Whitworth are required to report any issue which violates Title IX including sexual assault. The policy comes in part after the administration...

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