The QC, Vol. 79, No. 14 • January 21, 1993

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Volume LXXIX, Number 14
January 21,1993
Societies Question
Mandatory Drug
Education Program
by Camille Wilson
QC Assistant News Editor
Many society members and new member education
trainees expressed anger at being required to attend an
informational meeting to address the problem of drug use,
held Sunday in the Shannon Center.
According to Steve Gothold, Dean of College Life, the
meeting was organized in order to inform students of the
health and legal consequences of druguse. This meeting is
of particular timeliness because of the two, near fatal
incidents which occurred on campus involving the use of
LSD before the holiday break.
Gothold said there were three reasons why societies
were required to attend. The first was that almost every
other college has required programs on alcohol, drugs and
rape for new society members.
Gothold also said that socitey members are the ones
who give and attend the most parties making them an "at
risk group"in terms of drug use. It also guaranteed a large
audience, therefore reaching the most people.
Franklin Society member Nicholas Hermes said, "The
general feeling is that it was informative. However, it
seemed to say that societies are the problem, but societies
are not where the drug culture is."
When asked why the meeting was mandatory for
society members, Gothold responded, "Societies were not
targeted. During New Member Education we (the College)
thought we'd have a captive audience."
According to Gothold the program was open to everyone, however communication was poor.
Please see PROGRAM pg. 4
Spring '93 Marks End
of Small Housing
by Alec Mackie
QC News Editor
School owned small housing
currently occupied by societies
will no longer be offered for
student housing starting this
fall, according to Dean of
Residential Life David Leonard.
Administrators will meet Jan.
27 to officially decide the future
use of the buildings.
Although unable to
comment fully on the issue until
the meeting, Leonard said that
the houses may be used for
faculty office space or general
office space. "Various ideas have
surfaced," Leonard said:
Dean of College Life Steve
Gothold said one house may be
used as a place for receptions
and official visitors, instead of
the Mendenhall lobby.
Of the nine recognized
societies on campus, five of them,
the Metaphonian, Penn,
Palmer, Lancer and Thalian
societies currently utilize houses
which are owned by the school.
The societies were notified
at the beginning of this year,
according to Thalian president
Dana Haselwood. Although the
school said it would close the
houses last year, Haselwood felt
that this year they will follow
through.
"I've been here since 1988,"
Please see HOUSING pg. 5
Name Change First Step of
McDonald Administration
by Michele Apostolos
QC Staff Writer
In a gesture symbolic of its
mission, the newly elected and
appointed members ofthe Whittier College Board of Governors
approved to change its name to
Council of Representatives
(COR) at last Monday's meeting.
According to ASWC President Andy McDonald, the council wanted to pick a name that
would convey that the representatives are accountable to
the students. "There is already
a real feeling of wanting to seek
accountability and a real student serving atmosphere on the
council," McDonald said.
Student Advocate Scott
Sauter said, "BOG was not representative of what we are. We
are not here to govern, we are
here to represent."
According to sophomore Ben
Hubble, Student Services Representative, other reasons for
the name change include that
"right now BOG has a negative
connotation, and we thought we
would be more effective under a
new name with a better connotation. BOG is a strange name
for student government, it is
especially strange for those new
Related Story-
■ The QC Editorial
See pg. 2
to the school."
Hubble noted that in Spanish COR means heart and that
the council hopes to be at the
heart of what is going on with
the students.
Members ofthe council said
they feel the new name embodies the kind of group they want
to be and what they want to
accomplish.
In addition to drafting its'
mission statement at the retreat,
the Council also established a
set of goals for the upcoming
year. They include: leaving a
legacy for the next Council, to be
informed about allocated funds,
to be fair with all fund allocations by establishing criteria for
funding, to set dates for responsibilities, to be accountable for
position, to have better communication between students, faculty, administration and the QC,
to improve student participation
and interests, and to be an advocate for expression and explanation of student concerns and
rights.
One of the most important
Please see COR pg. 4
Council Sets
Mission
The Council's mission, which they developed
at a retreat the week before last, states:
'The Council's primary charge is to be responsible for the diverse
interests, needs, and concerns of the Associated
Students ofWhittier College. In order to achieve
these responsibilities, in
accordance with the overall educational objectives
ofWhittier College:
■ The Council will be
an approachable body that
represents students'
rights and concerns and is
accountable and responsible to the association for
all legislative and executive decisions.
■ The Council will foster and maintain open
communication between
the students, faculty, administration, and the community at large.
■ The Council will sup-
Please see GOAL pg. 4
Speaker Commemorates King's Birthday
by Camille Wilson
Assistant News Editor
In commemoration of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s
birthday, Professor
Clayborne Carson, a history
professor at Stanford
University, lectured on the
"Myth and Realities of
Martin Luther King Jr. and
Malcolm X" in the Shannon
Center for the Performing
Arts on Monday.
Carson's visit to the
college was sponsored by the
Black Student Union, BOG,
and the Wanberg Faculty
Masters Program.
Approximately 200 people
attended the event.
Public Relations
Renowned King expert, Dr. Clayborne Carson
Carson, who is a renowned
expert on King, addressed the
need to "protect Martin Luther
King's holiday from being just
another three day weekend and
use it as an opportunity for
education."
The lives and legacies of
King and X were compared
and contrasted by Carson.
He said that the recent
Please see KING pg. 5
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What's Inside: A Useful Guide to the Quaker Campus
News
Mills Publishes Book
Former Whittier College
President Eugene S. Mills
will visit the campus Jan. 28
to promote his book on
Elderhostel. See pg. 5
Viewpoint
Societies Respond
Society members
respond to the drug program
and the small housing
problem that face societies
today. See pg. 3
Features
Japanimition
The large impact made
by the recent influx of
animation from Japan and
the reasons behind it are
discussed. See pg. 6
A&E
Mean Margarida
Meg Hagele's senior
project, a two hour long, one
woman show about a
dictatorial teacher is
reviewed. See pg. 8
Sports
Poet Divers
The men's and women's
diving team each placed
third at Saturdays meet due
to many strong individual
performances. See pg. 12   .