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• 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 …

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  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

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  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 …

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  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.

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  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, …

• In brief: Whitworth hires Bowman as assistant coach

  July 7, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Women’s basketball: Heather Bowman, the all-time leading scorer in the West Coast Conference while playing for Gonzaga, has been hired as an assistant coach at Whitworth University, Pirates head coach …

• Shawn Vestal: Student, civil rights leaders revisit South’s battlegrounds

  May 11, 2011 in City on Page A5 When Benjameen “JaJa” Quarless rode into Greensboro, N.C., on a bus Monday, he was traveling in the shadow of 1961. Quarless, a junior at Whitworth University, is part of a … 4

• Sunday Locals: Gray, Vandersloot receive honors at Gonzaga

  May 8, 2011 in Sports on Page C3 A pair of basketball standouts and two soccer players picked up individual honors at the Gonzaga Senior Student-Athlete Awards Social that recognized 66 seniors. Basketball players Steven Gray and Courtney …

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  This gifted professor practices what she preaches

  May 7, 2011 in Features on Page E1 Margo Long, 65, founded the Center for Gifted Education and Professional Development at Whitworth University 36 years ago. She’s retiring this month as director of the center, but Long will …

• Book Notes: Pulitzer-winning Stiles lands at Whitworth

  April 24, 2011 in Features on Page D6 A Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer will discuss his acclaimed “The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt,” at Whitworth University at 7 p.m. Thursday. T.J. Stiles achieved a double feat …

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  Spokane vortex goes viral with ‘Friday’ song

  April 22, 2011 in City on Page A5 We used to call it the Spokane vortex – the way this town sprouts connections to major worldwide stories. Now the Spokane vortex has entered the viral age: The song … 3

• Caldwell: All those fingers in the pie left a financial mess

  April 17, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Brian “Duff” Bergquist was not aboard what he calls the Financial Crisis Express, but he was on the platform as the train approached. Now executive-in-residence at Whitworth University, Bergquist was … 2

• Whitworth bests mark at nationals

  March 24, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Whitworth men’s 200-yard medley relay broke the school record during the first night of competition at the 2011 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships on …

• Whitworth’s Taylor named Division III player of year

  March 20, 2011 in Sports on Page C3 SALEM, Va. – Whitworth senior guard Michael Taylor was named the D3hoops.com men’s player of the year, was named to a pair of All-America first teams, and led the West …

• Roundup: NIC women win opener at basketball nationals

  March 17, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 North Idaho College cruised to a 78-48 victory over Georgia Perimeter in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association national women’s basketball tournament in Salina, Kan., on …

• No. 1 Whits see dream season end at hands of No. 5 Wooster

  March 13, 2011 in Sports on Page C1 WOOSTER, Ohio – It’s not often the No. 1 team in the country has to go on the road in the Division III men’s basketball national tournament, at least not …

• Top-ranked Whitworth turns back Chapman in opener

  March 6, 2011 in Sports on Page C1 No. 1-ranked Whitworth University unleashed its “German Beast” early in Saturday night’s matchup against visiting Chapman in the second round of the NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament. And with …

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