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WHITTIER COLLEGE September 21, 1995 ^ " ^ jjeptemDerzi, 1VV3 l^ker Campus The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 ▲ SPORTS Cindy Bock, a freshman, side tackles a opponent in an important game. The women lost their first home game against Clar- emont5-2. P9 14 C A M .P UilS W p- Roommate Wars Ever feel like you want to hit your roommate with a baseball bat? Want to know exactly what the definition of a roommate is? Learn what you can do if things are not going as well as hoped with your roommate. pg 7 COLLEGE M ► Senior Earl Shepherd's Student Art Exhibit Take an abstract look at a fellow student's artistic expression. Shepherd's art show will run in the Ward- man Gym student art gallery beginning tonight and will run until Oct. 13. pg 15 news you can use ► Last Day to Add Fall Semester Courses The last day to add Fall courses is THURSDAY SEPT. 21, 1995. If you have yet to register or plan to add additional courses. • you must do so by 5p.m. Classes can still be dropped through Thursday, Sept. 28. Committee To Find New 'Vision' For Whittier CURRICULUM ► Larger class sizes along with a fifteen-year gap since the last comprehensive review has led to a need for an updated curriculm. by JEN SANCHEZ-SALAZAR QC Senior Staff Writer A special faculty committee has been formed to lead a major review of the curriculum in the coming months, the first review of the curriculum in 15 years, according to administrators. In a faculty meeting Tuesday, Sept. 12, President James Ash announced that any changes to the curriculum as the result of this re- visioning would be supported by $1 million, which he pledged would be transferred into Academic Affairs by fall 1996. The faculty and administration's collective effort to revise the College's curriculum will be guided by questions like, "What should our underlying (educational) themes be? How do people learn best?" said Mike McBride, chair of the Faculty Executive Committee. Now is the time for the College to update its offerings, he said. "The curriculum we have is a great one," said Richard Millman,vice-president for aca demic affairs,"but the world has changed in the past 15 years." "The world now is far more technological, diverse, and globally oriented," Millman said. "We have to prepare students for the future, and this means incorporating into the curriculum the themes we see in the world." One reason the curriculum is being looked at is because the current curriculum has become difficult for the faculty to staff, said McBride, a professor of political science. McBride cited the recent increase in the number of enrolled students, which has not been matched by a commensurate increase in faculty, as one of the circumstances necessitating a re- visioning of the College's curriculum. SaidMillman,"Foralongtime the (College's) top priorities had to be the enrollment initiative and development efforts. But now we have an enormous increase in students with only a marginal increase in faculty," and this calls for a rethinking of the, structure of the. education offered, Millman suggested. The review of the current curriculum and re-visioning of it will be an ongoing process involving faculty, administrators, the Board of Trustees, and students, Mill- man said. Please see VISION, pg 4. Academic Programs To Receive $1 Million Budget Increase by JEN SANCHEZ-SALAZAR QC Senior Staff Writer Academic programs are getting a permanent one million dollar i«cftv.!.e h: lunding Marring the fa currkularre-visioningprojectand possibly to boost faculty salaries. President James Ash announced at a Sept. 12 faculty meeting. Th used to hire more faculty, said Richard Millman, vice-president foraca ins. "S.J.m:"> at WimiuT Coilci-e an. a.iiiv t.ii i.».- Kr„\.' - :iJ Mill- man. "Th iid be ity.li- : budgets, equipment: any number of things,'' he said Faculty salaries at Whittier *-i " -• ■' • . -.» ■>''■>■ 'increase last your, and hud been frozen U>. several years before that, said Mike * kBr.o ^ hair of the Faculty Executive Committee Th e money prom i sed by As h for 'l-i: re-visioning will, come from within ihe College's total budget. Millman said. IV m>-.ncy might come from a"rec l linon »c!ease"and a shrinking of the administration slightly, said Harold Hewitt, vice president lor business and 11- r.anee,. ^m^gmMW-^ mm"-mr\. H .. sta tion is aware of the high cost of a Whittier education and is considering a number of other financing options besides a tuition increase." "/V--^: Tl [min istration represents a shift in resources from offices which lor the past five years were stabiliz- i trices and s oi? ihe college's academic programs. Hewitt said. Tt Kid if tee will be working on how to allocate' the total funds in order to make $ i million more available to Academic Affairs next fall. This money would subsidize initial changes and immediate the next academic year. Mill- man said, and after that the appropriate academic budget wouid be requested to further the development and changes- agreed upon by the faculty and administration during the re-visioning process. STUDENT GOVT Inter-Club Representative Not Accepted by COR >< Inter-clubRepresentativede Leon was voted down by COR at this Monday's meeting for the second time. This is the first time COR has rejected a proposed member more than one time. by MICHAEL GARABEDIAN & ALEXANDER MACKIE QC Editors Inter-club's elected representative, senior Maria de Leon, was rejected, re-elected and rejected again as their body's member on the Council of Representatives (COR) at the Sept. 11 and at the Sept. 18 COR meetings. Before the Inter-club representative joins the student governing body they must be approved by two-thirds of COR. COR president Brian Brown refused to say why de Leon was rejected, saying the issue was a personnel matter. These portions of the meetings were closed to the public, and according to COR members, de Leon was not present at the second meeting. De Leon was elected by members of Inter-Club, a group of club representatives that has one representative on COR, in the spring of 1995. Upon nomination she received informational materials from theformerrepresentative and the Inter-club advisor. Although lacking COR approval, de Leon proceeded to carry out preliminary duties of the Inter-club position. "After receiving the nomination, it seemed natural for me to continue with work such as planning for the Activities Fair," de Leon said. After being rejected at the Sept. 11 COR meeting, de Leon attended the Sept. 14 Inter-club meeting and explained to the body her qualifications and was again elected with a majority vote as the Inter-Club representative to COR. COR then rejected her again. "I am shocked," said Anna R. Warren, a junior and co-presidept of ECHO. Warren said she was not aware that de Leon had been rejected twice. "I think she is very dependable and reliable. She deserves the position." Warren said that at the Sept. 14 Inter-club meeting no mention "It is the way the constitution works. Si ensures a system of checks and balances is used in the process of approving new members." —Brian Brown, COR President was made of de Leon's rejection by COR. The group heard from de Leon about her qualifications, the group then elected her. De Leon said that a positive result of the event is that it raises questions about the current system, "since in this case it seems as if they are taking away an entire constituency's voice." Now that she has been rejected, de Leon said she will talk with Inter-Club and see if they would like to elect someone else or if they should propose an amendment change. This is the first time in the two-and-a-half year history of the COR constitution that a person elected by their constituency has been rejected by COR. "The current system has only been in effect for the past two and a half years, so such an event is not unusual," Brown said. "It is the way the constitution works. It ensures a system of checks and balances is used in process of approving new members." Brown said that COR needs to approve new members "regardless" of what student organization that person comes from. "COR needs to have some say in this," Brown said. "This is the way the constitution works." Student activities director Tracy Poon, who sits on COR as an administrative advisor, deferred questions t& Brown. ► In I ■ tie (he QC incorrectly reported the number of students who entered in th of 1994. There were 347 freshmen that y< . ,-grets the error. ISSUE 3 • VOLUME 82
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Title | The QC, Vol. 82, No. 03 • September 21, 1995 |
Publisher | Associated Students of Whittier College |
Description | The Quaker Campus (QC) is the student newspaper of Whittier College. The newspaper has been in continuous publication since September 1914. |
Subject | Student newspapers and publications -- Whittier College (Whittier, Calif.) |
Date | September 21, 1995 |
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OCR | WHITTIER COLLEGE September 21, 1995 ^ " ^ jjeptemDerzi, 1VV3 l^ker Campus The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 ▲ SPORTS Cindy Bock, a freshman, side tackles a opponent in an important game. The women lost their first home game against Clar- emont5-2. P9 14 C A M .P UilS W p- Roommate Wars Ever feel like you want to hit your roommate with a baseball bat? Want to know exactly what the definition of a roommate is? Learn what you can do if things are not going as well as hoped with your roommate. pg 7 COLLEGE M ► Senior Earl Shepherd's Student Art Exhibit Take an abstract look at a fellow student's artistic expression. Shepherd's art show will run in the Ward- man Gym student art gallery beginning tonight and will run until Oct. 13. pg 15 news you can use ► Last Day to Add Fall Semester Courses The last day to add Fall courses is THURSDAY SEPT. 21, 1995. If you have yet to register or plan to add additional courses. • you must do so by 5p.m. Classes can still be dropped through Thursday, Sept. 28. Committee To Find New 'Vision' For Whittier CURRICULUM ► Larger class sizes along with a fifteen-year gap since the last comprehensive review has led to a need for an updated curriculm. by JEN SANCHEZ-SALAZAR QC Senior Staff Writer A special faculty committee has been formed to lead a major review of the curriculum in the coming months, the first review of the curriculum in 15 years, according to administrators. In a faculty meeting Tuesday, Sept. 12, President James Ash announced that any changes to the curriculum as the result of this re- visioning would be supported by $1 million, which he pledged would be transferred into Academic Affairs by fall 1996. The faculty and administration's collective effort to revise the College's curriculum will be guided by questions like, "What should our underlying (educational) themes be? How do people learn best?" said Mike McBride, chair of the Faculty Executive Committee. Now is the time for the College to update its offerings, he said. "The curriculum we have is a great one," said Richard Millman,vice-president for aca demic affairs,"but the world has changed in the past 15 years." "The world now is far more technological, diverse, and globally oriented," Millman said. "We have to prepare students for the future, and this means incorporating into the curriculum the themes we see in the world." One reason the curriculum is being looked at is because the current curriculum has become difficult for the faculty to staff, said McBride, a professor of political science. McBride cited the recent increase in the number of enrolled students, which has not been matched by a commensurate increase in faculty, as one of the circumstances necessitating a re- visioning of the College's curriculum. SaidMillman,"Foralongtime the (College's) top priorities had to be the enrollment initiative and development efforts. But now we have an enormous increase in students with only a marginal increase in faculty," and this calls for a rethinking of the, structure of the. education offered, Millman suggested. The review of the current curriculum and re-visioning of it will be an ongoing process involving faculty, administrators, the Board of Trustees, and students, Mill- man said. Please see VISION, pg 4. Academic Programs To Receive $1 Million Budget Increase by JEN SANCHEZ-SALAZAR QC Senior Staff Writer Academic programs are getting a permanent one million dollar i«cftv.!.e h: lunding Marring the fa currkularre-visioningprojectand possibly to boost faculty salaries. President James Ash announced at a Sept. 12 faculty meeting. Th used to hire more faculty, said Richard Millman, vice-president foraca ins. "S.J.m:"> at WimiuT Coilci-e an. a.iiiv t.ii i.».- Kr„\.' - :iJ Mill- man. "Th iid be ity.li- : budgets, equipment: any number of things,'' he said Faculty salaries at Whittier *-i " -• ■' • . -.» ■>''■>■ 'increase last your, and hud been frozen U>. several years before that, said Mike * kBr.o ^ hair of the Faculty Executive Committee Th e money prom i sed by As h for 'l-i: re-visioning will, come from within ihe College's total budget. Millman said. IV m>-.ncy might come from a"rec l linon »c!ease"and a shrinking of the administration slightly, said Harold Hewitt, vice president lor business and 11- r.anee,. ^m^gmMW-^ mm"-mr\. H .. sta tion is aware of the high cost of a Whittier education and is considering a number of other financing options besides a tuition increase." "/V--^: Tl [min istration represents a shift in resources from offices which lor the past five years were stabiliz- i trices and s oi? ihe college's academic programs. Hewitt said. Tt Kid if tee will be working on how to allocate' the total funds in order to make $ i million more available to Academic Affairs next fall. This money would subsidize initial changes and immediate the next academic year. Mill- man said, and after that the appropriate academic budget wouid be requested to further the development and changes- agreed upon by the faculty and administration during the re-visioning process. STUDENT GOVT Inter-Club Representative Not Accepted by COR >< Inter-clubRepresentativede Leon was voted down by COR at this Monday's meeting for the second time. This is the first time COR has rejected a proposed member more than one time. by MICHAEL GARABEDIAN & ALEXANDER MACKIE QC Editors Inter-club's elected representative, senior Maria de Leon, was rejected, re-elected and rejected again as their body's member on the Council of Representatives (COR) at the Sept. 11 and at the Sept. 18 COR meetings. Before the Inter-club representative joins the student governing body they must be approved by two-thirds of COR. COR president Brian Brown refused to say why de Leon was rejected, saying the issue was a personnel matter. These portions of the meetings were closed to the public, and according to COR members, de Leon was not present at the second meeting. De Leon was elected by members of Inter-Club, a group of club representatives that has one representative on COR, in the spring of 1995. Upon nomination she received informational materials from theformerrepresentative and the Inter-club advisor. Although lacking COR approval, de Leon proceeded to carry out preliminary duties of the Inter-club position. "After receiving the nomination, it seemed natural for me to continue with work such as planning for the Activities Fair," de Leon said. After being rejected at the Sept. 11 COR meeting, de Leon attended the Sept. 14 Inter-club meeting and explained to the body her qualifications and was again elected with a majority vote as the Inter-Club representative to COR. COR then rejected her again. "I am shocked," said Anna R. Warren, a junior and co-presidept of ECHO. Warren said she was not aware that de Leon had been rejected twice. "I think she is very dependable and reliable. She deserves the position." Warren said that at the Sept. 14 Inter-club meeting no mention "It is the way the constitution works. Si ensures a system of checks and balances is used in the process of approving new members." —Brian Brown, COR President was made of de Leon's rejection by COR. The group heard from de Leon about her qualifications, the group then elected her. De Leon said that a positive result of the event is that it raises questions about the current system, "since in this case it seems as if they are taking away an entire constituency's voice." Now that she has been rejected, de Leon said she will talk with Inter-Club and see if they would like to elect someone else or if they should propose an amendment change. This is the first time in the two-and-a-half year history of the COR constitution that a person elected by their constituency has been rejected by COR. "The current system has only been in effect for the past two and a half years, so such an event is not unusual," Brown said. "It is the way the constitution works. It ensures a system of checks and balances is used in process of approving new members." Brown said that COR needs to approve new members "regardless" of what student organization that person comes from. "COR needs to have some say in this," Brown said. "This is the way the constitution works." Student activities director Tracy Poon, who sits on COR as an administrative advisor, deferred questions t& Brown. ► In I ■ tie (he QC incorrectly reported the number of students who entered in th of 1994. There were 347 freshmen that y< . ,-grets the error. ISSUE 3 • VOLUME 82 |
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