DOA-LA19: Death House at the Road Theatre

#DOA-LA19: Death House at the Road Theatre by Annika Bjornson, ’22 “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it…The wound is the place where the light enters you.” -13th-century Persian poet Rumi, as quoted by Jason Karasev in… Continue reading DOA-LA19: Death House at the Road Theatre

DOA-LA19: Downtown LA Graffiti Arts

#DOA-LA19: Downtown LA Graffiti Arts by Heidi Massey, ’22 Standing in sharp contrast to the pristine Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels our class had visited earlier that day, our January 17th tour of L.A. Graffiti Arts opened my eyes to the intricate world of graffiti. After meeting our tour guide in L.A.’s arts district,… Continue reading DOA-LA19: Downtown LA Graffiti Arts

DOA-LA19: The Edge of Jazz at Walt Disney Concert Hall

#DOA-LA19: The Edge of Jazz at Walt Disney Concert Hall by Drew Bair, ’22 Throughout our time in Los Angeles, we have been wrestling with the question, “What is art?” But after we attended the LA Philharmonic’s January 15 performance at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, I found myself discussing a new question with my… Continue reading DOA-LA19: The Edge of Jazz at Walt Disney Concert Hall

Jacqui’s Story

Hello! My name is Jacqui and I’m a junior in biology at Whitworth. I love working with plants and animals and I’m especially interested in horticulture and aquaculture. I’ve had the incredible opportunity to embark on an Honors internship semester at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. this fall term, and I’d like to share a little about my experience.

A Freshman Jan Term Experience

A Freshman Jan Term Experience by Katie Lacayo I went on the Honors Freshman Jan Term Race Across America trip in 2016, not really knowing what it would be like or how it would transform my thinking. If I had not entered into the Honors program when I first came to Whitworth, I never would… Continue reading A Freshman Jan Term Experience