Jonathan Booker

Sign-ups for undergraduate students to participate in the 2025 Student Faculty Conference (SFC) and Student Life and Experience Conference (SLEC) are now open. The ASCIT Board of Directors has been working to secure the support of faculty and administrative staff for the chance for students to finally be able to take the initiative to make a visible difference within the Caltech experience. This will be accomplished by creating consensus between students, faculty and administrators. In order to

The Associated Students of the California Institute of Technology (ASCIT) Board of Directors (BoD) has announced that, for the first time, both the Student Faculty Conference (SFC) and the newly established Student Life and Experience Conference (SLEC) will take place in April 2025. These two conferences, scheduled back-to-back on April 10 and April 11, 2025, in Ramo Auditorium, aim to engage students, faculty, and administrative staff in critical discussions about improving both the academic an

ASCIT Board of Directors Announces New Student Life and Experience Conference (SLEC) alongside 2025 Student Faculty Conference (SFC) The Associated Students of the California Institute of Technology (ASCIT) Board of Directors (BoD) has announced that, for the first time, both the Student Faculty Conference (SFC) and the newly established Student Life and Experience Conference (SLEC) will take place in April 2025. These two conferences, scheduled back-to-back on April 10 and April 11, 2025,

In a shocking development that has significantly impacted the political scene, Congressman George Santos from New York’s 3rd congressional district is under intense scrutiny due to allegations of fraud and deceit. This situation has led to a thorough investigation by the House Ethics Committee. George Santos, the first openly LGBTQ+ Republican elected to Congress, has been engulfed in controversy following the discovery of his fabricated biography and employment history. Investigations ha

Last year, members of ASCIT, which is the entirety of all undergraduate students at Caltech, voted to raise dues from $33 per an academic term to $40 per an academic term by an overwhelming margin. Despite this amendment passing, as ASCIT Treasurer, I feel the need to further detail the previous and current states of ASCIT’s finances, the implications the dues increase will have in the future for the corporation, and the further justification of increasing dues last spring. ![](https://xguzskb

“I can say that when I was first asked about it, it obviously seemed like a challenging role, but I genuinely believe that I can stand up to the challenge,” chimed Dr. Jennifer Jahner, newly appointed Dean of Undergraduate Students. Despite being in the early days of her tenure, Jahner already shows a promising vision for Caltech’s undergraduate program, and an understanding of the need for continual growth and adaptation in this new environment. In an interview with the Tech, Jahner described

ASCIT Board of Directors Meeting Minutes for April 16, 2023. Taken by Jonathan Booker. Officers Present: Kavya Rajagopalan, Gabi Twombly, Shwetha, Matticus Brown, Rachel Ding, Jonathan Booker Floor: Michael Gutierrez Call to Order: 7:10 Officer’s Reports: President (Kavya) VPSA Meeting on 4-19 We are potentially getting an active advisor. Guutz has been active with the current one. Guutz: A lot of people are discouraged to take the journalism class because it is

The Caltech undergraduate population has, despite its small size, a diverse variety of species that make up the techer population. This week we’ll embark on an in-depth analysis of a peculiar invasive species of Techer that has emerged in the Caltech ecosystem: the iPad Kid. We will examine the case study of the Bitchicus Matticus genus and species. You may be asking, why are we ex