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Vol. CLIV, Issue 9
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

ASWC Update: Its McCorvie!

ASWC Update: It’s McCorvie!

Mitchell Smith, Editor in Chief April 13, 2017

A new era has dawned on the ASWC Executive Council. Tuesday, April 11, EC election results were certified and announced by the ASWC Oversight Committee. AnnaMarie McCorvie will be next year’s President,...

Contributed by ASWC

ASWC Election Results

April 14, 2016
Arthur Schemitz will be president of the student government next year.

ASWC Needs You…To Vote

Ellen Ivens-Duran March 10, 2016
This year’s ASWC elections will encourage students to vote by keeping polls open for a longer period of time and having physical voting booths in addition to individual online voting.
Photo by Natalie Mutter.

Voting initiatives on campus

Sara Platnick November 5, 2015
ASWC and Walla Walla for Bernie Sanders have separately implemented measures to encourage student voting on all levels.
Write-In Candidate Fills ASWC Senior Senator Position

Write-In Candidate Fills ASWC Senior Senator Position

Andy Monserud October 22, 2015
Godwin Wang, who garnered two write-in votes in last spring’s election, was offered the position following Nick Hochfeld’s resignation at the beginning of the semester.

Elections fill 5 ASWC positions, leave 1 empty

Sam Jacobson September 25, 2014
ASWC Faculty Liaison Jack Percival, speaking before the election, was enthusiastic about the campaign. “I am excited to see how much interest there is among the freshman class about ASWC," said Percival. "I am excited to see who will be elected to represent their class, and I am sure that whoever is will do so to the best of their ability.”
Tatiana Kaehler Next ASWC President, Executive Council Elected

Tatiana Kaehler Next ASWC President, Executive Council Elected

Lachlan Johnson April 17, 2014

Results for the Associated Students of Whitman College 2014-2015 executive council election were released on Monday, April 14. Junior Tatiana Kaehler will be ASWC president for the 2014-2015 academic...

Federal Campaign Reform Requires Transparency

Kyle Seasly April 10, 2014
Since the Supreme Court defined money as speech in Buckley v. Valeo, United States federal elections have become increasingly more akin to an ad campaign selling the latest American lager than a model republic’s electoral process.
Illustration by Eduardo Vazquez

ASWC Has Improved, But Engagement Still Problematic

Blair Hanley Frank April 18, 2013
ASWC has made some great strides to bring their message to Whitman's campus, now they just need to put the hard work in to actually make its process more engaging.

2013-14 ASWC Senate Elections Results Announced

Emily Lin-Jones April 15, 2013
The results of the 2013-2014 ASWC Senate race were announced Monday April 15 at 8:00 p.m.

Several ASWC Candidates to Run Unopposed in Upcoming Elections

Karah Kemmerly March 27, 2013
Executive council elections and senate elections are coming up soon, and several candidates are running unopposed.
ASWC undergoes major overhaul

ASWC undergoes “major overhaul”

Maegan Nelson September 27, 2012

With results of the 2012 Senate elections in, major changes are in store for ASWC. In addition to the freshly elected first-year senators, this year's ASWC has an unusually high proportion of new members...

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