Senior Will Canine, student advocacy chair for ASWC, could not have been happier. “That's student input right there," he said as he held up a stack of responses to the Whitman policies that were discussed at the ASWC Town Hall last Thursday, Oct. 22. A “ballot" was offered to the more than 50 people who attended the ASWC Town Hall meeting, asking them to give their input on everything that was discussed. The topics put forward for students to consider were the GoPrint system, the Alternative Voices requirement and a discussion of Whitman's plagiarism policy.

Most known for selecting campus concerts and funding student clubs, ASWC is emphasizing another role this year under the leadership of senior President Nadim Damluji: student advocacy. Damluji believes there is an opportunity for student voices to be heard by the administration and faculty that ASWC has wasted in the past. “I think they really are receptive to student input, we just haven't been providing it. We've been waiting for them to come to us and ask us what we think, but my administration is much more proactive," he said.