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• Whitworth stays alive with victory

  May 28, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 APPLETON, Wis. – Watching Whitworth University’s Nick Scourey on the mound one would never know he was a freshman. Tabbed by coach Dan Ramsay to continue the rain-delayed elimination game …

• Dad helps paralyzed son earn degree at Whitworth

  May 21, 2012 in City, Region SPOKANE — When Ryan Sutherland wanted to go to college three years ago, his father, Steve, went with him. Not just for a visit, but to stay. The father and … 3

• Collaborating on reality

  May 5, 2012 in Features on Page E1 Brooke Kiener, assistant professor of theater at Whitworth University, has worked off and on for eight years to stage an original play titled “Wizdom: Making Dollars and Sense.” It will …

• Blanchette: Pirates coach Ramsay one for ages

  May 3, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 This replays itself probably once a season anyway, even now. The umpires come to the ballpark for the Saturday doubleheader, make their way to the Whitworth Pirates dugout and encounter … 1

• Getting There: Busy North Side intersection getting roundabout

  April 30, 2012 in City on Page A1 The popular arterial route on the west side of Whitworth University is going to be closed to through traffic later this spring for major reconstruction, including installation of a roundabout. … 43

• Bible study

  April 7, 2012 in Features on Page E1 If you’ve ever said that your world has been turned upside down, or something reminded you of a lamb being led to the slaughter, or if you know that to …

• Japan’s tsunami topic of lecture at Whitworth

  April 5, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Physicist Rich Wolfson, a physics professor at Middlebury College in Vermont, will present the 2012 Science and Society Lecture, “Nuclear Energy: An Environmentalist’s Perspective,” on Monday in the Robinson Teaching …

• Sax player, concerto shine in Whitworth performance

  April 4, 2012 in City on Page A6 If the mention of a university wind band concert brings to your mind the image of students struggling with their spit valves and slogging through “Oh, Danny Boy” and “Air …

• Students sample science careers while researching disease

  February 28, 2012 in City on Page A1 Could the clues to unraveling celiac disease be found in a shovelful of Palouse dirt? A group of North Central High School students will attempt to find out this summer … 4

• NCAAs for Whits, who hope to host game

  February 26, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 Whitworth played one of its cleanest games of the season Saturay night. The Pirates turned it over just seven times in a 86-71 victory over Puget Sound in the Northwest …

• Education Notebook: Mead staging classic comedy

  February 23, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S10 The Mead High School theater department will perform the classic comedy “You Can’t Take It With You” in the Mead High School Performing Arts Theatre, beginning next Thursday at 7 …

• Whitworth players, fans gear up for postseason

  February 23, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Wade Gebbers has seen it before: The Whitworth men’s basketball team is peaking at the right time, and so are its fans. “It’s exciting to play at home, and the …

• Book Notes: Whitworth to host Will presentation

  February 12, 2012 in Features on Page D7 Mark your calendars. Whitworth University is bringing noted political commentator and author George F. Will to Spokane in October. But you’ll need to set your alarm clock. Will’s presentation will …

• Whitworth football great Long dies

  January 26, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 Doug Long, one of the top football players in Whitworth history and the most recent Pirate to play regularly in the NFL, died Saturday after a 2 1/2-year battle with …

• Getting There: City faces slippery, uphill battle

  January 23, 2012 in City on Page A1 In the wake of last week’s snowstorm, Spokane City Hall sent out an email Friday about parking on residential streets and arterials. “The city’s Street Department needs your help,” it …

• Whitworth students inspiring others to pursue college

  January 13, 2012 in City on Page A1 Many high school kids dream of college, but not all students know how to get there – or whether it’s even a possibility for them. Four Whitworth University students decided … 16

• Art class teaches creativity with community in mind

  January 5, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 On a gray December morning, splashes of color warmed and brightened the Lied Art Center at Whitworth University. The color came in the form of rugs crafted by students in …

• Graduate who sought Obama speech thrives at Whitworth

  December 26, 2011 in City on Page A1 The Bridgeport High School graduate spent last spring in the spotlight when her senior class earned national attention as one of three finalists vying to have President Barack Obama as … 8

• Eighth-ranked Whitworth falls to No. 16 Wisconsin-Whitewater

  December 22, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 SAN ANTONIO – Chris Davis scored 22 points and 16th-ranked Wisconsin-Whitewater shot 71 percent from the field in the second half to top No. 8 Whitworth 76-61 on Wednesday at …

• Whits win on Lasisi’s late basket

  December 19, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Whitworth University seemed in no hurry Sunday afternoon to start its next long home-court winning streak. But with 7 seconds left in a nonconference men’s basketball matchup against visiting Northwestern …

• Whitworth’s 41-game home winning streak ends

  December 11, 2011 in Sports on Page C4 It was never going to last forever. But few of those on hand Saturday night for Whitworth University’s nonconference men’s basketball matchup against visiting Montana Tech expected the Pirates’ 41-game …

• Whitworth men kick into gear during second half

  December 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C8 Whitworth University’s first-half performance against Northwest Conference rival George Fox didn’t seem all that bad Saturday night. Unless one compared it to the way the eighth-ranked Pirates played in the …

• Gebbers scores 25 as Whitworth pounds Washington University

  November 21, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Whitworth University has had plenty of chances in the past five years to measure its NCAA Division III men’s basketball program against the best in the country. It got another …

• This tale has a familial feel to it

  November 4, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Among the hazards of being in the storytelling business is the inevitable feeling that you’re telling one that you’ve told before. But this time, it’s more than a feeling.

• Whitworth suffers emotional setback

    October 9, 2011 in Sports on Page C4 The Whitworth Pirates, who had already suffered through three close losses, endured their most painful defeat of the season Saturday. Just when it appeared the Pirates had forced overtime with … 1

• Book Notes: Auntie’s hosting Sedaris visit Dec. 1

  October 9, 2011 in Features on Page D7 David Sedaris, the best-selling writer and humorist, will return to Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main, on Dec. 1. The exact time and other details are still being worked out (although …

• Pirates fail to hold off Menlo at Pine Bowl

  September 25, 2011 in Sports on Page C3 Frustration, Part III. Whitworth added to its growing list of losing winnable football games, coming up short in the trenches and falling to Menlo 24-17 in front of 1,405 Saturday …

• Whitworth freshmen quarterback impressive in win

  September 11, 2011 in Sports on Page C8 Bryan Peterson and Zac Hill aren’t making it easy on head coach John Tully to name a starting quarterback, which is probably an encouraging sign for the Whitworth Pirates. Both …

• Whitworth drops opener on last-gasp field goal

  September 4, 2011 in Sports on Page C6 ORANGE, Calif. – The Whitworth University football team didn’t start the 2011 season the way it hoped it would. After taking a 14-10 first-half lead, the Pirates’ offense stalled in …

• Area roundup: WSU, Eastern release men’s basketball schedules

  August 18, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 Washington State and Eastern Washington revealed their complete men’s basketball schedules on Wednesday and both include several games against 2011 postseason tournament participants. WSU will play 12 games in Pullman, …

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