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The Pines Cafe, Dec. 17, 2023, at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash. | Caleb Flegel/The Whitworthain

Mind and Hearth vs The Pines

Britney Botez December 13, 2023

The Pines Cafe, Dec. 17, 2023, at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash. | Caleb Flegel/The Whitworthain The Pines Cafe and Mind and Hearth are popular spots on the Whitworth University...

Cowles Music Center, Sunday, Apr. 30, 2023,  in Spokane, Wash. | Caleb Flegel/The Whitworthian

Theft in the Music Building Leaves Students Without Instruments 

May 22, 2023

By: Caleb McGever Cowles Music Center, Sunday, April 30, 2023, in Spokane, Wash. | Caleb Flegel/The Whitworthian On the Friday evening of spring break, an unknown person stole multiple instruments...

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...

Washington state works to expand access to student aid 

Caleb McGever, Staff Writer April 21, 2023

On March 2, 2023, the Washington State Senate passed bill SB 5711. If signed into law, this bill would extend the number of years a student can receive the Washington College Grant (WCG) from five...

Conservative students form new club after feeling silenced on campus

March 10, 2017

The Young Americans for Freedom club will be advised by professor Mike Ingram.

Whitworth alumna experiences Baltimore protests

May 5, 2015

Riots make for great television. Freddie Gray’s death on April 19 sparked weeks of peaceful demonstration, protests and outcry across Baltimore. But after his funeral on Monday, April 27, a confrontation...

Student opinion revealed through ASWU fall survey

October 1, 2014

Multiple Associated Students of Whitworth University affiliates including coordinators and senators went out into the Whitworth community to survey students for the annual ASWU Fall Survey on Sept....

Students encouraged to share ideas through their own lectures

September 24, 2014

Through Whitworth Student Symposium, students are able to share their ideas and experiences in an attempt to engage and enlighten their peers. Sponsored by the philosophy department, the organization’s...

Community Building Day fulfills the Whitworth mission

Community Building Day fulfills the Whitworth mission

September 24, 2014

On Tuesday, Sept. 16, Whitworth students and staff loaded into buses and headed to various nonprofit organizations located all throughout Spokane community for Community Building Day, a four-hour...

Whitworth scholarships provide buffer for rising tuition costs

March 11, 2014

Tuition prices have been steadily rising at universities across the country and Whitworth is no exception. Whitworth students are facing a 4 percent increase in tuition for the 2014-15 school year....

In the Loop: Finding time to exercise as a student enhances one’s overall well-being

February 10, 2014

Many students find little time for recreation in the midst of fall term. Students who have fallen behind with schoolwork struggle with not only assignments, but a long list of catch-up reading. Faced...

Whitworth reports $2.2 million gap in 2013-14 budget

February 5, 2014

Whitworth University had a $2.5 million revenue shortfall this year, resulting in a budget gap of approximately $2.2 million, President Beck Taylor said last week. The target set for incoming first-year...

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