Academics | Whitworth University

Financial Aid | Whitworth University

News & Events | Whitworth University

Parents | Whitworth University

Apply | Whitworth University

What Is It Like? | Whitworth University

Connect | Alumni | Whitworth University

Resources | Alumni | Whitworth University

Admissions & Aid | Whitworth University

Index of Offices | Whitworth University

Do not link to an anchor on the page that does not exist. For example:
linking to `#content` without a valid destination such as `<body id="content"></body>`.

A common web design pattern is to use a named anchor to show an element via JavaScript, e.g.

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('.bar').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div class="bar">
    This is some content.
</div>
``` 

In these cases, the anchor (`#foo`) should point to the `id` of the hidden element:

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('#foo').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div id="foo">
    This is some content.
</div>
```

This way the semantic intent of the link is preserved, even without JavaScript. 
Note that doing so may require modification to your script, to prevent automatic 
scrolling to the named anchor.

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Title / URL	Issues
Academics \| Whitworth Universitywww.whitworth.edu/cms/academics/	1
Financial Aid \| Whitworth Universitywww.whitworth.edu/cms/administration/financial-aid/	1
News & Events \| Whitworth Universitywww.whitworth.edu/cms/news-and-events/	1
Parents \| Whitworth Universitywww.whitworth.edu/cms/parents/	1
Apply \| Whitworth Universitywww.whitworth.edu/cms/administration/admissions/apply/	1
What Is It Like? \| Whitworth Universitywww.whitworth.edu/cms/academics/what-is-it-like/	1
Connect \| Alumni \| Whitworth Universitywww.whitworth.edu/cms/alumni/connect/	1
Resources \| Alumni \| Whitworth Universitywww.whitworth.edu/cms/alumni/resources/	1
Admissions & Aid \| Whitworth Universitywww.whitworth.edu/cms/administration/admissions/	1
Index of Offices \| Whitworth Universitywww.whitworth.edu/cms/about/index-of-offices/	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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