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Meet the new ASWU representatives 

October 14, 2023

Seven new representatives were elected in October’s ASWU elections—four off-campus representatives, two incoming class representatives, a neighborhoods representative and a Baldwin-Jenkins senator.  The...

ASWU Elections: Many candidates ran unopposed, but campus had high voter turnout

May 24, 2022

On Monday, April 11, the campus body voted to elect three new executives and nine new senators to the ASWU team for the 2022-2023 academic year. The results include Georgia Goff ’24 for president...

Millennials and Gen Z need to start voting

October 27, 2018

In the 2016 presidential election, an estimated 43 percent of eligible voters didn’t do so, according to The Washington Post.

ASWU executive-elects speak on their hopes for the future, campaign experience

ASWU executive-elects speak on their hopes for the future, campaign experience

May 15, 2018

The results from the recent election resulted in junior Tersa Almaw as president, sophomore Andrews Boateng as executive vice president and sophomore Chelsea Shearer as financial vice president....

ASWU Election results announced

April 12, 2017

The results of the 2017 ASWU Election have been announced. Man Ho Lee | Staff Writer Junior Jeff DeBray won the presidency. DeBray is the current financial vice president, majoring in political...

ASWU executive candidates debate before election

April 11, 2017

Abebaye Asrat Bekele | Staff Writer  The ASWU executive debates were held on April 10. Presidential candidates Jeff DeBray and  Hannah Le Roy, executive vice president candidate Dylan Reyes and...

ASWU general election candidates announced

April 10, 2017

Abebaye Asrat Bekele | Staff Writer The results of the 2017 spring ASWU primary election have been announced. Junior Jeff DeBray and junior Hannah Le Roy will be on the ballot for president for...

Student Elections Committee prepares for 2017 ASWU Elections

April 9, 2017

With general elections coming up April 11, each candidate prepares for their campaign with posters and reminding people to vote for them. Behind the scenes the Student Elections Committee (SEC) is...

Young voters seek the end of the Electoral College

November 10, 2016

With the 2016 Presidential election now closed, many Americans had their eyes on news stations that covered the electoral votes as they came in. While the Electoral College system has been used to...

Church and state: separating faith and politics when casting a vote

October 12, 2016

In the current presidential election, a tension exists between the role of faith and politics. Both candidates align themselves with Christianity, with Donald Trump identifying himself as Presbyterian...

A first-timer’s guide to elections

October 5, 2016

Young voters have been a crucial demographic to campaigns in recent elections to rally support for candidates. However, with some voters experiencing elections for the first time, they can feel unprepared...

ASWU fails to comply with ambiguous election rules, holds no re-election

October 17, 2015

by Hayley O’Brien & Katie Shaw News Editor, Multimedia Specialist Last Wednesday, the Associated Students of Whitworth University (ASWU) voted not to hold re-elections for campus representatives,...

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