The QC, Vol. 82, No. 20 • March 21, 1996

              WHITTIER
COLLEGE
A SPORTS
Brad Downey scores
one of his five goals during Whittier's 15-8 win
over the Chapman Panthers last Tuesday.
pg 16
A Spring Break!!
Any big plans for the
week away from stress and
hectic life? Take a look at
some exciting options
California offers the
Spring Breaker on a college budget. pg 7
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The Theatre Department's new play opened-
Wednesday, March 20
and runs until Sunday,
March 24.
pg 10
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Club Opening Delayed Until April 28
STUDENT LIFE
► Administrators attribute the
delays to differences between
the architect's originalplans and
the construction site itself.
by JANINE LEIGH KRAMER
QC Senior Staff Writer
Unexpected problems have
plagued construction on the Club
pushing the anticipated opening
date to Sunday, April 28, according to Harold Hewitt, vice president for business and finance. This
is almost two weeks later than the
earlier estimate for an opening
date.
Most ofthe delays have come
from the inability ofthe construction crew to follow the current
architect's plan because features
of the downstairs area are in different locations than the as-builts
indicate. As-builts are the contractor' s record of what was actually done to the property last time
it was renovated.
These misplacements were not
discovered until full demolition
was completed due to the fact that
they could not be seen.
For example, the construction
crew discovered pipes and conduits on the south wall that were
directly in the intended path ofthe
air conditioning unit to be installed
for the downstairs area.
In order to resolve this prob
lem, both the pipes and conduits
and the intended air conditioner
path need to be moved. However,
since the pipes and conduits are
vital to the operation of the Campus Inn, the construction crew
must arrange a time to do this
work when food service will not
be interrupted.
When the air conditioner vent
shaft was moved, it was in front of
the speakers for the sound system.
"The vent had to be moved to
that location, which meant that
the shaft would be right in front of
the speakers. This would cause a
rattle and poor sound quality, so
the sound system needed to be
redesigned," said Hewitt.
Another delay occurred when
the crew dug into the floor with
the anticipation of finding sewers. These were not where the as-
builts said they would be and construction was held up as the crew
had to then find the sewers.
"These problems have caused
90% ofthe delays. I think we've
seen the worst of it, but there are
always surprises," said Hewitt.
The Spot, the food service
section downstairs, will not be
open when the Club opens in
April.
This delay is due to absence
of a charbroiler in the final plans
forthe Spot's kitchen. This omission was significant because in a
poll taken two years ago students
Campbell Room Burglarized
While Students Sleep
CRIME
► Failing to lock their door
the nightbefore, three Campbell
hall residents awoke to find
$870 worth of belongings
missing.
CATHERINE PAYNE
QC News Editor
OnMarch 14,aCampbellHall
room was burglarized while the
three residents were asleep. The
theft took place somewhere between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. Friday
morning. The residents, who were
Aspect students, were not harmed.
Two purses, a ring, a watch and a
pager, amounting to about $870,
were taken.
The three women had gone to
sleep Thursday night at around 9
p.m., and do not remember locking the door.
They awoke the next morning
at about 8 a.m. to find their door
ajar discovered that their belongings had been stolen off of their
dressers where they had left them
the night before.
According to Chief Ed Malone, the incident was not reported
to Campus Safety until 12:10 p.m.
on Friday, four hours after the
theft was discovered.
"A time lag between discovery and reporting [the crime] is
not uncommon to Aspect students," said Malone. "By the time
they had called us, they had already cancelled their credit cards."
Whittier Police Department
was informed ofthe burglary, and
sent an officer to take a report.
There was no signs of forced
entry, no fingerprints and no witnesses, said Malone.
"This was a crime of opportunity," he said. "It's a real major
issue we're harping on our own
students... they don't lock their
doors."
In the majority these incidents,
Malone noted, there are no signs
of forced entry, indicating that the
door was unlocked.
In an effort to prevent similar
incidents, Malone advises students
to lock their doors, even if they are
going down the hall to the bathroom.
requested to have a charbroiler
for hamburgers and other items as
a healthier way to cook than a
fryer.
The charbroiler's absence was
caught two and a half weeks ago.
Fixing this mistake requires the
kitchen designer finding space for
the charbroiler. In addition, a
vent needs to be cut to the outside
for health reasons, new health
permits are needed and the equip
ment order has been delayed four
weeks.
In the interim between the time
the Club and the Spot opens, the
CI will provide food from upstairs for certain events to be
served on the patio or in the Club,
according to Hewitt.
As for plans for the Club when
it opens, the Office of Student
Life has been working on polling
Please see CLUB, pg. 6
^^rclub progress report
Completed:
• DJ boiMh and stage fniines.
• All under-floor plumbing (including plumbing for ihe
new b I.
• Moving of electrical conduit.
• Mechanical contract has been awarded. Basic color
scheme lias ..d.
Current:
• Excavation for new sewer lines to Painter Avenue.
• Putting air-conditioning fan coil units in place.
• Wall framing.
Upcoming:
• Door and window framing.
• Final agreement on exhaust and intake equipment
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Completion Dates:
Original expected completion date: April 15
Expected completion as of March 19: April 28
Source: Nelson Park, the College's project manager.
This box is a twice monthly feature.
Committee Proposes
10% Salary Increase
FACULTY
► Whittier faculty salaries
have lagged below those of
faculty at comparable
colleges in recentyears.The
increase will help to bring
the salaries up to date.
by ALEXANDER MACKIE
QC Editor-in-Chief
A faculty committee recently sent a recommendation to
the dean of faculty for a 10%
pool increase in faculty salaries as part of the $1 million
permanent transfer to academic affairs. The increase follows
a 3% increase over the last three
years.
In recent years, average
Whittier faculty salaries have
lagged behind those at comparable colleges according to faculty members and administrators. Despite the recommended
$525,000 increase in salaries
"# think the
increase is not
enough. We need
to do more, but
this is as much as
we can do."
—Richard Millman
Dean of Faculty
for Whittier's 81 full-time professors, Phil O'Brien, chair of
the faculty Professional Interest Committee, said Whittier
will continue to fall below the
average.
The faculty has had salary
increases of 0% in 1993,3% in
1994 and 0% in 1995. In the
early 1990's the faculty had
several double digit increases,
according to one faculty member.
Whittier has not always
lagged far behind other colleges. Between 1989 and 1992 the
College gave several raises that
Please see INCREASE, pg. 4
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