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Computer Science student Caleb Neale works on a project in Eric Johnston Science Center, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash. | Caleb Flegel/The Whitworthian

Spring Speaker Series: Rituals of rest from technology

Rebecca Van Wyk May 11, 2025

On Wednesday, April 16, the second speaker of Weyerhaeuser’s Spring Speaker series, Felicia Sung Wu, gave the lecture “Faith Formation in a Digital World.” In the lecture, Wu explored digital practices...

Robinson Science Hall, Thursday, Nov. 17th 2022, in Spokane, Wash. | Caleb Flegel/The Whitworthian

STEM research funding secured for the 2023-2024 school year

Hannah Rainford, Staff Writer May 13, 2023

Robinson Science Hall, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, in Spokane, Wash. | Caleb Flegel/The Whitworthian “There are financial hardships going on across the university, and as much as they want...

Whitworth student Casey Moddrell uses ChatGPT, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Spokane, Wash. | Caleb Flegel/The Whitworthian

Chat GPT: Innovative AI or a threat to academic integrity? 

Britney Botez April 22, 2023

Whitworth student Casey Moddrell uses ChatGPT, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Spokane, Wash. | Caleb Flegel/The Whitworthian Chat GPT is a new AI platform prototype that uses a text-to-image...

Classroom technology debate

January 30, 2014

Students are required to use online resources in most classes a Whitworth. Some instructors, however, question the limitations of technology in the classroom. “I think having a fully interactive...

Communication skills impaired by technology

January 30, 2014

If someone asked us to get rid of our cell phones or deactivate our Facebook accounts, the immediate defense would likely be that those things make our lives and communication more convenient. We...

Technology should be used in moderation to avoid dependency

October 24, 2012

In a day and age when technology has taken the driver’s seat of our lives, the realization can be made that reliance on it has detrimental effects. No one would dispute the fact that it is convenient...

Technology deserves a round of applause

May 3, 2012

The global shift toward a world that is more reliant upon electronically based information is often criticized or condemned as an addiction. This attitude reflects the inability to separate use from...

Distraction fast helps break dependence on technology

April 19, 2012

Students at Whitworth are fasting technology for a week to concentrate on “real life” relationships. Distraction Fast is an event which encourages people to give up as much technology as they...

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