The QC, Vol. 79, No. 22 • April 1, 1993

              QUAKERCAMPUS
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Volume LXXIX, Number 22
April 1, 1993
Campus Inn To Be
Run by Fast Food
Chain Next Year
by Camille Wilson
QC Assistant News Editor
Starting next semester,
the food served in the Campus
Inn will be catered by the
Jack in the Box fast food
chain.
The decision was
announced late Wednesday
afternoon and according to
the Director of Campus Food
Distribution, this choice was
made in response to the
overwhelming request by
students to have greater
variety in the Campus Inn
menu.
The director said
Whittier College will be the
first institution of higher
learning to establish such a
cooperative relationship with
a fast food corporation. "I
believe it is the wave of the
future and the College is
setting a trend," he said.
Although the College
chose to begin serving fast
food to fulfill the requests of
the students, so far student
response to the new decision
has been mixed.
Junior Rob Warmuth,
said, Tm appalled! I think
having the CI food catered by
a fast food place is a great
idea but I would prefer the
food be from Subway.
Students should have been
consulted before the College
chose which restaurant they
were going to use."
He added, "Subway's food
is healthier and I love their
fresh baked bread, but it's
not that big of a deal because
I will eat whatever Grandma
serves me."
Junior Gus Lua stated, "I
think students will be much
happier with the Jack in the
Box food. The CI food isn't
that bad but I've had better
in my lifetime."
Lua added, "If it was up
to me I would have chosen In
and Out to cater the CI
because their cheeseburgers
are my favorite, but I'm
looking forward to feasting
on Jack in the Box's
supertacos.
According to the Campus
Representative from Jack in
the Box, Sterling Smith, the
food chain was elated when
the College called them.
"After the recent tragic
death of a Jack in the Box
customer, our business has
suffered greatly. It is great
to know that Whittier
College trusts us with their
students' lives," Smith said.
Smith also said there has
been concern about the
nutrition ofthe restaurant's
food. He said, "I want
students to know that we
serve a great deal more than
burgers and fries. Jack in
the Box also serves an array
of other foods."
"... it's not that big of
a deal because I will
eat whatever
Grandma serves   me."
— Rob Warmuth
junior
According to the Student
Services, the new fast food
catering service will not raise
the food costs to students.
Depending on the success of
the new food service, the
student cost may be
drastically reduced in the
Spring of 1994.
Besides the food content,
little in the CI is expected to
change. There may be the
addition of full color posters
of Jack in the Box entres and
meal deals, but the natural
ambience and atmosphere of
the CI will be left
undisturbed.
The CI staff will undergo
intense training sessions
during the summer to become
acquainted with Jack in the
Box's food preparation
techniques and they will be
receiving bright, baby blue
uniforms in the Fall.
Ash Joins Circus
Whittier College President James L.
Ash Jr. is expected to announce
today that he will step down as
president in order to pursue an
offer by the World Circus
Organization.
by Bob Woodward
QC Staff Writer
President James L. Ash Jr.
is expected to announce today
that he will step down as
president ofthe College in order
to accept an offer to become the
chief executive officer of the
World Circus Organization.
According to sources close
to the president, Ash was offered
the position at the world famous
circus organization three
months ago, but decided to keep
the deal a secret until a suitable
replacement could be found.
Sources also say that Ash
has always had a secret desire
to pursue a life in the circus.
According to one source, it is a
"childhood dream."
The Board of Trustees
decided last month when Ash
announced his decision, that
emergency steps were needed
to find a replacement and
formulate a plan dealing with
the situation.
However, Ash was not the
only administrator to announce
his resignation at the meeting.
In addition to Ash, all four
vice presidents announced their
decision to step down, citing
concerns over the future of the
college under another president.
According to one
source, the Board of
Trustees considered many
possible candidates for the
position, including
distinguished alumnus
Kevin McGlynn.
Other alleged
appointments, according
to sources, include the
Whittier College hockey
team to replace Harold
Hewitt, the vice president
of budget and finance.
"The team's recent
experience with money should
make them well suited for
dealing with the college's money.
Let us just hope they have
learned their lesson," said one
source.
The QC has also learned
that the Board of Trustees is
considering appointing the
Whittier College football team
to replace Wendy Furman, the
interim vice president of
academic affairs.
As the vice-president of
student life, the Board of
Trustees is considering trying a
rotating system where each of
the nine societies recognized by
the school will run the office.
This is expected to increase the
social atmosphere of the
campus.
Ash
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Sources say the Lancer
society may be the first society
in the position, and if so, Mona
Kai is expected to be a semester
long, $1 million dollar affair.
As the new vice president of
development and public
relations, the board considered
appointing the QC or the
yearbook,citing their experience
with publishing and selling.
However, concerns were
raised by the board members
that the QC would never get the
material out on time and would
somehow try to make it
controversial.
Concerns were also raised
that the yearbook staff might
spend double the amount of
money they raise.
Noofficial announcementis
expected for a month from the
Board on who will replace Ash.
Dream Come True:
Societies to Control Halls
by Carl Bernstein
QC Staff Writer
In contradiction to previous
policy, the administration has
decided to allow Whittier College societies the use of residence halls as their houses.
According to one source, the
reason for this policy change is
the recent announcement by
president James Ash Jr. that he
will not continue as president.
Without Ash, the Office of
Residence Hall Living is expected to begin planning for an
all society residence hall.
Although the hall will not
be available to the societies for
the '93-'94 school year, the office is expected to offer the option in the next room draw.
In addition, both the noise
and alcohol policy will be waived
in order to facilitate a better
social atmosphere and better
neighborhood relations.
The rest of the halls, accordingto sources, willbe turned
into theme floors, similar to this
year's substance-free and multicultural floors, for those students not in a society.
Some suggested floors include a substance floor, where
everything is legal, a co-ed floor
(by room) and of course the academic floor (for those who never
go to class).
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