The QC, Vol. 79, No. 04 • October 1, 1992

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October 1, 1992
Volleyball Van Overturns Leaving 13 Injured
by Adam Webster
QC Editor-in-Chief
On the way to a match versus Mills College Friday, one of
the two vans in which the volleyball team was traveling hit a
tire on the freeway causing the
van to flip and end up in a ravine
injuring 10 Whittierplayers, two
assistant coaches and a trainer.
The one vehicle accident
occurred at 2:30 p.m. when, according to Athletic Director
Dave Jacobs, Morgan Bowman,
the assistant coach who was
driving the van, "was passing a
slow moving truck and cut back
into the slow lane. She went in
at an angle and there was a
large truck tire which punctured
our tire. The van swerved on the
road, flipped at least a couple of
times and went down a ravine
and landed on its wheels."
The passengers of the van
were Bowman; Peggy McKinnie,
assistant coach; J'Lynn
Mathews, student trainer; and
players Sarah George, Heather
Brandt, Erika Enomoto,
Malaika Williams, Ami Lloyd,
Ina Hunt, Katie Wilcox, Jennifer
Flynn, Chaana Rosenthal and
Sabrina Lee.
Jacobs said the three most
serious injured were Brandt,
McKinnie and George, all of
whom were taken to San
Joaquin General Hospital and
treated for cuts and abrasions.
Brandt, who was seated in
the first row of seats behind the
driver, cut the back of her head
on the side window and lost a lot
of blood, according to Jacobs. At
the scene of the accident, she
was diagnosed in critical condition, but was stabilized en route
to the hospital.
She was the only player kept
overnight in the hospital for
observation and cautionary
measurements. She was released on Saturday to her parents who live near the area of
the accident. Head coach Sherry
Calvert expects her to return to
campus sometime next week, at
the earliest.
Accordingto Jacobs, Brandt
was the only passenger, aside
from Bowman and McKinnie in
the front seat, that was wearing
her seatbelt.
McKinnie, who was in the
Orthogonian Society to
Appear in Acropolis
by Hector Villegas
QC Staff Writer
The Orthogonian Society
will appear in the yearbok
despite last year's
controversy over the fact that
they are not officially
recognized by the College.
According to Rob Kessler,
last year's editor of the
Acropolis, the sanctioned
society is included in the
yearbook which will be
distributed to students next
week.
"The O's are recognized
by the student body, they
qualified under the Pub
Board and Acropolis
standards,"Kevin McGlynn,
president ofthe Orthogonian
Society said.
In June of 1991, the
Orthogonian Society was
expelled from campus and
official school recognition was
taken away due to broken rules
both on and off campus. In
March of last year they
requested to be included in
the 1991-1992 edition of the
Acropolis, an action
interpreted by many to be a
violation ofthe sanctions.
The question at hand was
a matter of what "recognition
" meant and who held the
power to recognize a campus
organization, the
administration or the student
body. Kessler, then editor of
the yearbook, decided to adopt
a new standard being included
in the yearbook. Working with
Please see SOCIETY pg. 5
A CHP Officer looks on as the
passenger front seat, received
stitches in her elbow and George
was looked at for a possible
fractured pelvis. However, it
turned out to be just heavily
bruised and is still being monitored.
Lee, Hunt and Flynn were
treated for cuts and bruises at
the hospital in Tracy and the
others were treated at St.
Dominic's hospital in Manteca.
Junior Deana Shively, who
Photo Courtesy of Forrcsl G.Jackson, Jr./Thc Modesto Bee
volleyball van is towed from the
was in the other van, said that
when they came upon the scene,
the van had already flipped and
was resting in the ravine. She
added that some ofthe players
were getting out and helping
each other.
"I was in shock to see my
friends and the van," Shively
said.
Calvert said that her first
thoughts were "absolute fear
and concern" and that it was the
scene of the accident.
worst thing she had ever seen.
"From there, it was a moment to moment thing about
what to do next. I tried not to
panic and to make sure everything I could do for them was
possible," Calvert said.
An ambulance came upon
the scene nearly when it happened and Calvert said she felt
fortunate that both the EMTs
and the Highway Patrolmen
Please see INJURED pg. 6
Hockey Club Responds to Concerns
by Michele Apostolos
QC News Editor
In response to concerns
about the new hockey club,
administrators and members of
the hockey club addressed issues
of finance, liability and
procedure.
According to Harold
Hewitt, Vice President of
Business and Finance, the
current issue is that the Hockey
Club needs to consult him about
liability and other financial
issues, such as the contract
signed with the ice rink and
insurance policies. "As of this
point and time, I have not seen
liability insurance, medical
insurance, and any copy of any
contract," Hewitt said.
"Questions of contracts,
liability, and insurance are
extremely complicated issues.
There is no one who can use the
name Whittier College or
Associated Students ofWhittier
College (ASWC) in connection
with athletics, club sports, the
issuence of contracts or in any
other capacity that transfers
liability to Whittier College
without explicit approval (from
Hewitt)," Hewitt said.
"Club sports connotes the
formal sanction of Whittier
College," Hewitt said.
Hewitt explained that it is
his job to watch out for the
institution's best interest.
Since last week the Hockey
Club was informed that in order
to be authorized to play this
year they must meet six
conditions.
According to Mike Poutre,
one of the club members, the
Hockey Club was asked to do
the following:   1)  To produce
minutes from BOG meetings in
which the Hockey Club was
discussed and information and
records on league meetings that
members attended, 2) to present
the bylaws and regulations of
the Pacific Collegiate Hockey
Association (PCHA), the league
in which the club will be playing,
3) to present all the paper work:
including the contract with the
ice rink in Norwalk, 4) to find a
non-student who is familiar with
the game to coach the team, 5)
to present a liability insurance
policy, and 6) a medical
insurance policy.
Poutre said the club has met
all the conditions except the
ones involving insurance.
"We are in the process of
clarifying the insurance
guidelines and registering the
team with USA Hockey (the
Please see HOCKEY pg. 7
What's Inside: A Useful Guide to the Quaker Campus
News
Off-Campus Forum
BOG held a forum to discuss the impact and concerns regarding the new
Campus Safety policy on
off-campus parties. Pg 5
Viewpoint
Letters to the QC
Readers voice their views
on the quality of the QC,
the Hockey Club, parking
problems and the campus
phone system. Pg. 2
Features
A Look Back at '87
Five years ago, the Whittier Narrows quake rocked
Whittier. What happened
then and what the school is
doing now. Pg. 8-9
A&E
Brief History of Time
Dr. Charles Adams reviews
the movie chronicling
physicist Stephen Hawkins'
life and revelations about
time and space. Pg. 11.
Sports
Men's Soccer
The Poets knock off rival
Occidental and gear up
for defending SCIAC
champion Cal Lutheran.
Pg. 15
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