Whitman’s Intergalactic Student Exchange Program has been of specific interest to many Whitman students. The founding of the Vulcan Appreciation Club some months ago and their subsequent Reploid Lava Bash last week are but a few of the notable examples of the program’s success. The Wire, however, decided to look at one example of how the program may be lacking in some aspects with one student in particular; Whitman’s first, and so far only, Dalek exchange student: Dalek Vask.

Dalek Vask is a mostly ordinary Dalek, coming from the planet of Skaro. He was a late applicant to the Cult of Skaro, thus being rejected and unable to be within the group. Seeking to pursue other potential achievements in life, Vask decided to apply to Whitman’s Intergalactic Student Exchange Program. Ever since, it has been quite an adjustment for them.

Their main struggles at Whitman aren’t the constant urge to retaliate against the plunger jokes and simply EXTERMINATE everyone. The biggest hurdle for Dalek Vask is actually all the paperwork needed simply to get into Whitman. Not only are the necessary accommodations difficult to fulfill, but the Exchange Program has also done little to help them.

“We’ve tried to communicate with the Accommodations office about this,” said an anonymous representative of Whitman’s Intergalactic Student Exchange Program, “but the problem is simply we’re so overwhelmed by other matters that attending to broader problems has been difficult. The Cylon scuffle from last month is something we’re still trying to resolve, leaving most other things on the backburner.”

“THE FAILURE OF THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM IS INTOLERABLE,” said Dalek Vask. “ONLY SLIGHTLY MORE INTOLERABLE THAN YOU. IT MUST BE EXTERMINATED!”

Aside from these faults, Dalek Vask has for the most part focused on retaining his position as a unique student of Whitman College. Just recently, The Wire was informed of their choice of majoring into EXTERMINATION, with a minor in Biology and Music.