Under new leadership, ASWC adjusts to virtual learning
Abby Malzewski, Staff Reporter
September 10, 2020
Under new leadership, the Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) are optimistic they’ll find innovative ways to support the student body during the fall semester online. On July 29, Sneh Chachra, an undeclared sophomore from Los Angeles, formally introduced herself as this year’s ASW...
In the midst of a pandemic, mental health challenges grow
Kate Grumbles, News Reporter
May 15, 2020
As college students across the country adjust to their new routines at home or on campus, they must recon with new mental health challenges as well. For many students, issues of maintaining a source of income, food insecurity, housing and rent costs, isolation, inability to complete schoolwork fo...
ASWC creates support projects for students
Alasdair Padman, News Editor
April 11, 2020
On March 12, Whitman College President Kathy Murray announced that Whitman would be moving to online learning after spring break in response to COVID-19. That afternoon, the Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) held two emergency meetings to brainstorm and discuss solutions for the problems...
“For the Record” zine sparks conversations around Power & Privilege
Grace Jackson, Staff Reporter
March 3, 2020
The zine “For the Record: Official Internal Review of the 2019 Power & Privilege Symposium” was released and dispersed by an anonymous group of students in conjunction with the 2020 Power & Privilege Symposium. It was found throughout the college, and offered an alternative and jarring pers...
ASWC reflects on 2019 and looks towards 2020
Jessica Lilly, Staff Reporter
February 18, 2020
The Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) is Whitman’s student government, responsible for representing student interests on campus, sponsoring all campus programming and funding student organizations. On Sunday, Feb. 9, ASWC held their second Senate meeting of spring semester, during whic...
Tracking the demise of the Whitman yearbook
Rosa Woolsey, News Reporter
February 4, 2020
After years of budget cuts and vacillating student interest, Whitman’s yearbook, previously known as Waiilatpu, went quietly out of publication in 2017. Its discontinuation has repercussions for both the Alumni Association, which utilizes the yearbook in their reunion efforts, and the Penrose Librar...
Student Code of Conduct explored at ASWC Town Hall
Louis Moench, News Reporter
December 5, 2019
This year, President of the Associated Students of Whitman College Isaiah Banta has organized a series of town hall-style meetings on campus, a process formalized in the Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) by-laws. The two meetings so far have taken place in common spaces around campus: Re...
Penrose guided by Library Advisory Committee
Louis Moench, News Reporter
November 14, 2019
Penrose Library is one of the most widely used academic resources on campus — a place where students do homework, print between classes and check out books. However, the administration of the library, as well as its new policies and projects, are all managed by a little-known committee. Penrose Lib...
Meet your first-year senators
Rosa Woolsey, News Reporter
October 3, 2019
The Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) ran elections for the Student Outreach Committee this past month, welcoming three new first-year representatives to Senate. Their campaign saw a lower-than-average voter turnout rate and no candidates from the junior class. Despite these factors, ASWC rep...
OP-ED: Why was it so difficult to get funding for a students of color conference from ASWC?
Ye Rim Cho, Senior
October 12, 2018
I went to two ASWC meetings last week – one with the finance committee and one with the senate. A few students of color and I volunteered since we had to justify our request of $3,000 for transportation and lodging for the upcoming students of color conference. For those who aren’t familiar, Whitman ...
ASWC Inflicts Racial Trauma, Begins to Grapple with Consequences
Kate Grumbles and Mickey Shin
October 12, 2018
At the Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) Senate meeting held this past Sunday, Sept. 30, senators engaged in inappropriate questioning of a funding request for the 2018 PNW (Pacific Northwest) Students of Color Conference, prompting a schoolwide email describing the Sept. 30 discussion that wa...
First-Year Senators Elected to ASWC
Rylee Neville, Staff Reporter
October 1, 2018
The Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) held its first Senate last Sunday, September 30th. The Senate recently welcomed five new additions, as the first year class of senators was elected after a weeklong race earlier this month. All five of the first year senators for the semester ran for...
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