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Rep. Kevin Parker to give keynote speech at May 19 Whitworth commencement ceremony
State Representative and Whitworth alumnus Kevin Parker will address graduates at Whitworth University’s 123rd undergraduate commencement ceremony May 19.

Chris Stedman thinks Atheists and believers have some key things in common and should start working together to improve society.

He writes about this in his book, “Faitheist: How an Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious” and will discuss it further on April 29 at Eastern Washington University, where he’ll spend the day visiting with students and community members about the importance of interfaith work.

Clothes, mini-refrigerators, TV sets. College students rid themselves of a vast amount of clutter each year and Gonzaga University Housing and Residence Life is expanding its “Zagiving” program, now in its third year, to ensure more Spokane families benefit from students’ donated goods.

The Associated Students of Whitworth University will be celebrating their year-long efforts against human trafficking by hosting a fundraising for Lutheran Community Services Northwest next month.

The event will include benefit concerts by Barcelona and He Is We, small stage performances by local artists, and outdoor games, such as a basketball tournament and relay race, according to a press release.

This evening Whitworth University will host a lecture and panel discussion on sex trafficking.

Speaker Smita Singh will discuss what happens once a girl is rescued from the sex trafficking industry and what care she needs physically and spiritually.

Cherie Vaughn-Dahlgren had been walking inside of the building when she saw a large spider, as big as her hand, crawling on the cement wall.

This was one of several surprising things she encountered during her time in Haiti.

The Whitworth University Board of Trustees this month adopted a statement that affirms and expands Whitworth’s relationship with the Presbyterian Church and elevates the university’s theological identities, according to a press release.

The statement is the culmination of a yearlong inquiry a board-appointed Task Force on Denominational Relationships conducted in anticipation of the June 2013 expiration of the university’s current covenant agreement with the Synod of Alaska-Northwest and the concurrent cessation of the synod’s functions.