Comments on: 95 things I love about Whitworth.

By: Joys of MIT (so far) « Onward and Upward

Joys of MIT (so far) « Onward and Upward — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:21:27 +0000

[...] easy to criticize our situations; however, I think that it’s very important to take stock of what we love about the people and things around us. That’s what I’m doing here. This is a list of things that have given me a little bit [...]

By: Nathan Harrison

Nathan Harrison — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:15:55 +0000

“The America”? No. Just regular America.

By: Nathan Harrison

Nathan Harrison — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:15:13 +0000

@Dan: It’s also proof of Conan O’Brien’s continued reign of awesome over the rest of us lowly mortals — he wrote that one! Good Ole Coney.

FUN FACTS: The Simpsons also trained Brad Bird (The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille) as an executive producer, as well as Greg Daniels, who transmuted possible fail into definite win with the NBC version of The Office. While we’re talking about The America’s contributions to the world.

By: Tim Langeloh

Tim Langeloh — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:21:17 +0000

I completely agree and wish to add to # 73. Last year, I ambled forth from the baldwin basement to take a stroll through the back forty. Skirting over a hill I descended upon The Back 40 Trash Heap. My walk had turned into an archeological dig, as I pulled a vintage 1960’s office chair from the junk around it. I admit this chair is missing a wheel and badly bent, but the sheer glory of THE BACK 40 TRASH HEEP was something to behold. if you didn’t know, it has been replaced this year with a pile of leaves, but the legend will live on, at least as long as I have the chair.

By: Daniel Walters

Daniel Walters — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:21:58 +0000

That would be “Marge vs. the Monorail,” Cory. That’s works for both “best episode of the Simpsons” and “America’s greatest contribution to the world.”

By: Cory Marshall

Cory Marshall — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:28:33 +0000

108) Having a meal with professors where the conversation goes from how to improve the school to what America’s greatest contribution to the world has been to which episode of the Simpson’s was the best.

By: Charity Purvis

Charity Purvis — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:48:43 +0000

Oh! That spam comment makes me think of another one!

107) Whitworth’s email filter is very very good compared to other school’s filters (or lack thereof). I only get three or four aggrivating pharmeceutical emails a week instead of thirty or forty a day!

By: Charity Purvis

Charity Purvis — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:24:35 +0000

BJ and Duvall, have testimony from Arend and Warren that the walls aren’t that bad there either. Maybe it’s the difference between girls’ and guys’ floors.

But still, I’ve been in dorms, apartments, and houses that really give paper thin its meaning. Is every conversations whispered next door completely audible in Mac? We may hear our neighbors sometimes, but it just isn’t that bad here. I’m thankful for the people who built our walls.

By: Caleb Knox

Caleb Knox — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:15:14 +0000

Where do YOU live? Every dorm I’ve lived in (BJ, Mac, Stewart, Arend) has had walls that were essentially paper-thin.

By: Charity Purvis

Charity Purvis — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:38:25 +0000

106) The decent amount of soundproofing in dorm rooms. Of course we hear some noise from people romping up and down the halls, but our doors actually block a whole lot of it. The walls aren’t paper thin either, which is quite a blessing.

By: Caleb Knox

Caleb Knox — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:55:00 +0000

105) Christmas time at Whitworth. I spent 13 years in public schools, hearing about “Winter Break” and wishing people “Happy Holidays.” Whitworth says, “screw it! We’re a Christian school, and we are celebrating Christmas through and through!”

By: Kelly Vincent

Kelly Vincent — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:25:23 +0000

To add some support for one and two up there: I found out around mid-semester that one of my professors in a class that’s team-taught is teaching the class *for free*. He took it on as unpaid overload because he thinks the material is great, and he likes to teach, and he learns a lot from the other professor and the students. Isn’t that amazing? This is like the opposite of pushing things off on your T.A.s. Vic Bobb, you are incredible.

By: Kelly Vincent

Kelly Vincent — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:34:44 +0000

(104) Free storage in your residence hall (or former residence hall) for about as long as you can get away with it.

By: Charity Purvis

Charity Purvis — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:14:16 +0000

103) The Harry Potter room (closet under the stairs) in BJ.

By: Charity Purvis

Charity Purvis — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:54:48 +0000

101) That we can call our college president by the nickname “B-Rob” — and he doesn’t mind at all.

102) My neighbor: KellyThorpe. What’s the likelihood at any other school that your randomly assigned roommate and hallmates would become your closest friends imaginable?

By: Caleb Knox

Caleb Knox — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:15:25 +0000

99) It’s 1:15 AM, and I’m starting to write a paper. Procrastination? Probably. Poor study skills? Quite possibly. The norm at Whitworth? Why, yes!

100) The Big Three. Seriously, it’s a Christian school with only three rules? And those three rules are reasonable? Sign me up!

(I may be adding more… I love a lot of things about Whitworth)

By: Cory Marshall

Cory Marshall — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:06:29 +0000

After hearing multiple people complain about whitworth or some aspect of whitworth (oh wait…dang, I have to include myself now. Stupid Core 350 article…) it always makes me want to ask “look, you came to Whitworth for a reason right? This wasn’t your punishment for not getting into your first choice of Eastern Oregon University?” So, thanks for giving the opposite side.

I would like to add a few things: 96) Late night trips to Applebees and/or Sharis which are organized 2 minutes before actually leaving. 97)The small-school ability to sign up for classes in 15 minutes. Freshman, trust me, it gets better. And 98) Having a heated argument on campus with someone whom I disagree completely with, yet internally rocking with the personal admission of “dangit, they’re making good points!”