The QC, Vol. 81, No. 23 • April 6, 1995

              WHITTIER
COLLEGE
^^"^^ j^-^* April 6,1995
Quaker Campus
► LACROSSE
The men's lacrosse
team improved its record
to 11-2 with wins over
UCLA and Arizona. The
Poets will now play four
games against East coast
teams in the next eight
days. pg 16
A Aloha Luau
With over 400 people
in attendance and after
several months in the making, find out about this
annual event.
pg7
C  O  L  L E  G
L E  G  R,
M
► The Wright
Stuff
Senior Andrea Wright
admits she was recently at a
personal crossroad: go to
graduate school or work with
aministry. Discover her final
choice inside.
pg 10
)► Don't Miss
Room Draw!
Room draw cards and
license agreements arc
due in the Office of Residential Life in Philadelphia House by 5 p.m. this
Friday, April 7. If yon
are planning to live on
campus next semester
you must turn in yourcard
and contract by this deadline. All freshmen, sophomores and juniors who
are not exempt are required to live on campus
and will not be allowed to
register for fall classes unless they have gone
ihn.ugh roi-triskiiw.
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
FINANCES
Tuition Increase of 4%, Room and Board
Increase of 2% Lowest in Ten Years
by JANINE LEIGH KRAMER
QC Editor-in-Chief
"The concerns of students and
parents about the price ofWhittier College were heard, which is
why the increases in tuition and
room and board are less than anyone's definition of inflation," said
Vice President for Business and
Finance Harold Hewitt. "Rather
than attempting to finance the
campus by jacking up tuition,
those who pay were listened to."
The increases of 4% in tuition
price and 2% in room and board
costs were officially announced
in a letter from President James
Ash sent to Whittier College students on Monday. This is exactly
two months after the decision of
the increase was made at a Board
of Trustees meeting.
The estimated additional revenue from the increases is approximately $485,000. However, part of this money will need to
absorb $185,000 from increases
in sports budgets off the business
cycle last year which were for
football and Chapter IX, which
requires additional support for
women's teams.
"The increase is intentionally
constrained and we (the College)
will live within that," said Hewitt.
There are other concerns for
where money should be spent in
the 1995-96 budget. "Operating
budgets and library acquisitions
remain low and need to be addressed. Administrative budgets
which were increased may need
to be decreased," said Hewitt.
"There is a significant issue to
be dealt with in the fair and proper
treatment of employees," said
Hewitt. A 3% raise for College
employees would cost approximately $500,000.
"A high priority is: Will employees have a raise next year? It
has not been decided yet, as discussion is not over. There are
April Lake/QC Photo Editor
The current look of the Student Union, which includes a
fireplace which is missing tiles and has not been lit in years.
COR Approved
$13,050 for Student
Union Renovations
► The improvements to be
made before the end ofthe year
include the removal of the
fireplace, new carpetandafresh
coal of paint.
by CHRIS LONGMAN
QC Staff Writer
Working to correct what
ASWC President Brian Brown
calls an "eyesore," COR has budgeted several thousand dollars for
renovations to the Student Union.
The work, originally scheduled to
be done over Spring Break, will
not begin until later this school
year. The remodeling will include removal of the circular fireplace, replacement of the carpet
and repainting.
By all accounts, Brown is the
impetus behind the project. "The
condition ofthe Student Union is
terrible," he said, "and I thought
Please see RENOVATIONS pg. 6
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things that could be done before
the budget goes before President
Ash," said Hewitt.
The finance committee ofthe
Board of Trustees thinks that a
critically important issue for the
College is the endowment spending rate, which is too high.
" Currently, it is at 7.5% and it
by Janine Leigh Kramer/ QC Editor-in-Chief
needs to be brought down to 4.5%,
but each half of percent is
$150,000," said Hewitt.
"Afterall, the endowment is
only worth something if it increases with inflation," said Hewitt.
An example would be that if you
Please see INCREASE pg. 5
YEARBOOK
Panetta Elected '96
Acropolis Editor
by MELANI NAKASONE
freshman Toni Panetta as ihe
cditor-in-chiefoi 6 year
book, the A
Publications Board (hair
senior Brett Schraeder said,
"We |the Board) these Toni
because we felt she was the
bestqualified for the position."'
She applied for the job because is. ic is a lot of
poteiu; >k and
there a mges I
wanted to implement."
On- \s is the
studer, in the
Acropolis Workshop/I'm really excited for next year because it | the yearbook | has a lot
of potential, and I hope more of
the student body becomes involved with the making of the
yearboi i jboul
one of her goals for next vear.
is an hmh>h nu-
Toni Panetta
P.- joking
toward to worl next
year's book and making this
yearbook outstanding and to
help it reach its full potential.
"11 I great
ideas that people have and 1
want to work with them to make
them happen. This Acropolis
jor. a member of the Palmer
Society and will be a resident
advisoi :i next
year.
to follow Loma's steps in terms
of making the hook a classy.
award-winning book th.it students, faculty and community
alike will take pride in and
refer to 20 years down the
road." she said.
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