On Tuesday, April 22, President Scott Mcquilkin sat down with former U.S. Representative Liz Cheney for a Q&A event. They invited faculty, staff and students to engage in political discourse in the...
The Associated Students of Whitworth University (ASWU) meeting on Feb. 26 consisted of various presentations from clubs about their events, and votes were conducted to approve speakers requested by the...
On Monday, Sept. 23, Whitworth alumni Miranda Zapor Cruz gave a lecture in Weyerhaeuser Hall, tackling questions that Christians often ask themselves in the political sphere. Cruz aimed to answer tough...
On Wed. Oct. 2, Patricia Bruininks and Megan Hershey presented a "Hope & Democracy" discussion as part of the Whitworth University's Election Year Speaker Series. Bruininks, a psychology professor,...
By: Emma Maple, Staff Writer
Graphic by | Ben Gallaway/The Whitworthian
I grew up being told that to be a ‘true’ Christian, I had to vote Republican. Some of my friends grew up hearing the same...
By: Emma Maple, staff writer
Nate Beine gives a recap of his trip to the COP26 Conference in Weyerhauser Hall Thursday, Dec. 9 | Photos by Ben Gallaway/ The Whitworthian
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“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.”
We all have a stake in engaging our youth and in ensuring more of them can get the training they need for the future of our economy. We need a leader in the 5th Congressional District who will be an advocate for these issues in Congress.
Partisan and party politics have become so entrenched in our government that it no longer functions the way it was meant to. Instead of a Supreme Court confirmation process free of party biases, we have Senators on both sides acting like petulant children.
As the midterm elections are approaching for the region, it is important to consider many of the different perspectives the candidates are bringing to light through their campaigns. We Believe We Vote is a recently-founded organization that claims a non-partisan, Biblically-founded evaluation of candidates running for political offices in the greater Spokane area.
I am writing this letter to respond to the article titled, “Conservative Opinions Overlooked at Whitworth,” published in the Whitworthian Opinions Section on March 21.
The purpose of my response...
