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Jason Baehr, an associate professor of philosophy at Loyola Marymount University, will deliver a lecture at Whitworth University next week on the virtues of the mind and why they matter.

He's an expert in the field of virtue theory and author of "The Inquiring Mind: On Intellectual Virtues and Virtue Epistemology."

On Sept. 21, the Whitworth University Board of Trustees will officially break ground on the Whitworth Campus Recreation Center, which will be open to Whitworth students, faculty and staff in fall 2013, according to a news release.

The public is invited to attend the groundbreaking ceremony, which will take place behind Whitworth’s Westminster Hall from 12:30-12:45 p.m.

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake rattled most of Costa Rica at 8:42 a.m. local time Wednesday morning. According to a news release, Whitworth University received confirmation that the students, faculty and staff at Whitworth’s Costa Rica Center are safe and unharmed.

Whitworth has landed once again on Forbes’ annual rankings of the top undergraduate institutions in the United States and is listed as one of the top 10 private schools in the Pacific Northwest.

For the fourth time in five years, Whitworth University was named a top school in the country on CollegesofDistincton.com, an online guide that takes a fresh look at colleges and universities appealing to students’ unique and varied interests. Based on the opinions of guidance counselors, educators, and admissions professionals, Colleges of Distinction honors colleges excelling in key areas of educational quality, according to a news release.

SpokaneFAVS is pleased to welcome Amy C. Rice to its growing team of writers!

Rice is a technical services and systems librarian at Whitworth University and has been attending Nazarene churches for most of her life.

The question of evil is central in scripture just as is God's judgment. Jesus showed us a path to confront evil, but I'm not sure your friend wants to take that path. It's the narrow gate, while he wants to take the road that is wide and spacious (Matthew 7:13-14).