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Show ON CAMPUS 6 MIKA PINNER Students show off their dance moves at ASW s Gatsby Dance on Jan. new plans and events for the coming spring semester. MIKA PINNER STAFF REPORTER With the new year comes New Years resolutions, but unlike other years, this year Westminsters student government had a different kind of resolution in mind. Previously, ASWC underwent a rebranding and has now become ASW. The rebranding comes as a response to the potential change of the schools name from Westminster College to Westminster University. Why ASW? The rebranding began 16. This semester, the former ASWC is back but with a new name and new look: ASW. ASW has Griffins reconnected with fellow students kind of strange there was a big turn out, ing the C from ASWC. but thats good." Along with the rebranding of ASW, with ice skating, a movie and a dance. Hirning said the student government had Even in the cold, many students came out What to expect this semester This semester, many traditional events to ice skate at the events in August to Gallivan Center. are coming up, according to Hirning, welcome students It was really ASW events president. to school, but realfj EVENT ONE One event students should look forized the spring sefun, said Devon ward to is the Purple and Gold Gala, she mester didnt have Clark, sophomore STUDENTS SHOULD said. We are thinking of making it differfinance major. any of its own. FORWARD TO LOOK There are all When asked if ent than in years past. There will also be a she would go to , spring dance. There will also be a Taboo these new students IS THE PURPLE AND in the spring semore ASW events Talk with Kim Zarkin to preview her May GOLD GALA, WE ARE she said, I think Term class, How to be a Bitch, and that mester, too, and so... if it is ice skat- - should be really interesting. we have never reTHINKING OF MAKING . as updating ASWC and its branches, but with the potential school name change in the near future, the student government officials thought it would be best to plan ahead. When we realized that change could be happening, we changed it to ASW, said Sarah Hirning, ASW events president. So, if that change does happen in the near future, the student government at the time wont have to worry about remov ally done a wel- n IT DIFFERENT THAN IN ing. come back week, Many students werent aware of YEARS PAST. Hirning said. We the change from wanted to try it ASWC to ASW. out this year, and SARAH HIRNING ASW EVENTS PRESIDENT Kira it helped that we Jefferson, junior art adminis were launching ASW. tration major, said she hadnt heard about Welcome Back Week the change, and when asked about the With classes starting back up, many event she said, Ice skating is always fun, , 33 To get more information about what events ASW is putting on this semester, follow it on Instagram or Twitter or on Facebook at WestminASW. ster west-minstera- sw new endeavors, it hosted a Welcome Back Week for students. Students had the opportunity to attend events throughout the week, such as ice skating at the Gallivan Center, dancing the night away at the Gatsby Dance and watching a movie. As part of ASW's |