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  Student wins Miss Spokane title

  February 25, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N11 Kylee Denevan, a sophomore at Whitworth University, was crowned Miss Spokane at Northern Quest Resort and Casino on Sunday. She will represent Spokane at the state pageant in Burien, Wash., …

• It’s ‘Play ball!’ for area colleges

  February 20, 2010 in Sports on Page C6 Late winter, when a young man’s fancy turns to … baseball? It seems to be the case, as the local Division I college baseball season opens this weekend, with Washington …

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  Whitworth students sample IRS fraud-fighting methods

  January 22, 2010 in City on Page A5 Accounting students at Whitworth University took a turn as gumshoes Thursday, trading in their ledgers and balance sheets for search warrants and surveillance. The props were bulletproof vests and dummy …

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  Book fairies pay visit to elementary school

  December 17, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page N6 Whitworth University education students, dressed as “book fairies,” surprised the children at Whitman Elementary School last Thursday and read stories to them as part of a community outreach project. According …

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  Peirone’s building new digs

  November 13, 2009 in Business on Page A16 By next spring, Peirone Produce Co. food handlers will be sorting eggs, lettuce and other food items at a new, 70,000-square-foot warehouse and operations center on the West Plains. Pronounced …

• Editorial: Visionaries helped shape University District

  October 8, 2009 in Opinion on Page A13 The Rev. Robert Spitzer’s retirement as president of Gonzaga University over the summer turns out to have been the beginning of a trend. Whitworth University President Bill Robinson and Community …

• Doug Clark: Whitworth’s new leader ready, waiting

  September 17, 2009 in City on Page A5 What a shocker in Wednesday’s paper: Bill Robinson announced that this will be his last school year as president of Whitworth University. Anxious university board members are no doubt trying … 1

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  Whitworth president plans to step down

  September 16, 2009 in City on Page A1 A student introduced himself to Whitworth University president Bill Robinson on Monday. Tuesday morning, before Robinson’s surprising announcement that this school year will be his last, Robinson ran into the …

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  Robinson “set a high bar” for leadership at Whitworth

  September 15, 2009 in News, City Community leaders react to the news that Bill Robinson, long-time president of Whitworth University, will leave at the end of this school year. Robinson “set a high bar” for leadership, …

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  Pathway to leadership

  September 5, 2009 in Features on Page E1 Last September and October, shocking economic news shattered almost every morning’s calm: bank failures, mortgage and insurance company failures, stock-market dives, layoffs and escalating unemployment. Workplace leaders throughout the country …

• Whitworth garners scholastic awards

  July 12, 2009 in Sports on Page C3 The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has announced that Whitworth University was chosen as the NCAA Division III 2009 Indoor Track and Field Scholar Team …

• Missing elderly man found safe

  April 22, 2009 in City An elderly man reported missing this morning has been found and is safe at home, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.

• Whitworth threat a hoax, law officers say

  March 27, 2009 in City An online threat that prompted Whitworth University officials to increase campus security this morning was determined to be a hoax that started in Uruguay, Spokane County sheriff’s deputies said this …

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  Whitworth celebrates career of professor with film festival

  February 20, 2009 in Features on Page C1 Leonard Oakland says that nobody at Whitworth University calls him Mr. Chips. But it’s not because they have trouble choosing between the two movie versions of James Hilton’s novel – …

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  Spokane-area students selected for full scholarships

  February 9, 2009 in City Meklit Kalebessa never imagined that she would be just the type of student Whitworth University was looking for.

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  Waiting his turn pays off

  January 14, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 There is a slight sense of impatience seeping out of the laid-back nature of easy-going Calvin Jurich. It has nothing to do with his life thus far.

• Artist uncovers Whitworth trove

  October 2, 2008 in Features on Page D1 Two decades ago, artist Tom O’Day effectively threw away 30 works of art by burying them six feet deep on the Whitworth University campus. Today, he’s going back for them.

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  Man accused of rape appears in court

  November 6, 2007 in City on Page B1 A man accused of raping an Eastern Washington University student in her Spokane home made his first appearance in court Monday. Superior Court Judge Michael P. Price set bond for …

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  Professor is conduit between cultures

  October 16, 2007 in City on Page B3 He is a man of many worlds. Fourteen years after he first left his home in Africa, Moses Pulei continues to straddle two cultures – the one he was born …