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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Town Hall.  Photos by Brennan Johnson.

ASWC Town Hall Looks at International Travel, Budget, Yearbook

Dylan Tull April 11, 2013

The final Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) Town Hall of the year focused on three major subjects: the lifting of the international travel ban, addressing concerns regarding the ASWC budget...

Extra Costs Leave ASWC Budget Tighter for Clubs

Extra Costs Leave ASWC Budget Tighter for Clubs

Shelly Le April 4, 2013
ASWC allocated a portion of the funds set aside in the preliminary budget to clubs who attended the appeals meeting on Wednesday, April 3.

Sustainability Coordinator Position Approved

Dylan Tull February 21, 2013
The Board of Trustees met Friday to decide whether or not a permanent sustainability coordinator, who would oversee all of the green projects happening at Whitman, will be installed at the school. Back in November of last year, ASWC sent a request to Whitman College for the approval of a permanent sustainability coordinator position. The Board of Trustees met to determine whether or not the position was officially approved, and their decision will be made public within the next few days.
ASWC Senate meeting, Feb. 10.  From left: Leann Adams, Tim Reed 15, Marcial Diaz Mejia 13, President Kayvon Behroozian 14, and Sam Sadeghi 13.

ASWC Fee Raised $14 For 2013-14 Academic Year

Lachlan Johnson February 10, 2013
The ASWC senate voted on Sunday, February 10th to raise the ASWC student fee an additional $14 to total $350 for the academic year of 2013-14.
Several recent Walla Walla City Council meetings have included discussions about the citys biennial budget.  Photo by Halley McCormick.

Aviary Saved: Concerned Citizens Plan for Future

Emily Lin-Jones December 6, 2012

Thanks to the concentrated efforts of a group of citizen volunteers, the Pioneer Park Aviary will be preserved for the time being––and, if fundraising goes according to plan, for years into the future. At...

Illustration: Julie Peterson

Students question timing of club budget request forms

Karah Kemmerly April 26, 2012
For the first time this year the ASWC budget request forms required club leaders to itemize lists of their expenses for each event they put on. Senior Finance Chair Fritz Siegert worked on restructuring the club budget request form to address several areas of the previous form, which he found problematic.

W Club gives athletes moral, financial support

Sarah Debs April 19, 2012
The Whitman W Club is an athletic booster club composed of alumni, friends of the college and parents who want to support excellent student-athletes and competitive varsity athletics.

Board of Trustees approves faculty pay raise

Emily Lin-Jones February 2, 2012
Trustees approved a two percent salary increase for college faculty and staff this year. The increase was recommended to the Board by President Bridges at a board meeting in November, and went into effect Sunday, Jan. 1.

Whitewater Club, SAW among beneficiaries in new budget

Molly Emmett September 15, 2011
Every year, the Finance Committee of the Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) makes a budget for the school year that represents the needs of the student body. Looking at the ASWC budget for this school year (fiscal year 2012) compared to the budget for last school year (fiscal year 2011), there are some notable amendments.
Credit: Olivia Johnson

Obama needs to push for compromise

Alex Brott April 21, 2011
President Obama needs to use the compromises he has made recently to more aggressively push for significant changes in the way we approach budget deficits, and reduce the debt in a serious way.
Credit: Loos-Diallo

Mysterious Board of Trustees impacts Whitman life

Liz Forsyth October 29, 2009
While Whitman's Board of Trustees prepares to meet on campus Nov. 5 and 6, who the board is and what it does remains unknown to many Whitman students. Tony Cabasco, dean of admission and financial aid, remembers when as a student he too felt in the dark regarding the Board. “As a student I thought it was some mythical board with closed doors and smoke rooms," said Cabasco. Despite its obscurity, the board influences students' experience at Whitman perhaps more than any other single entity.
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