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WHITTIER COLLEGE ^ ^ Marcn Z5, lyyo March 28, 1996 IAKER CAMPUS The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 A Men's LAX Men's Lacrosse is ranked amoung the top 20 teams as semi-finals approach. Several of the players, including Brad Downey, lead Division III in scoring. pg 15 CAM ► We are the World This year, over a hundred students are making the annual trek up to San Francisco to help put on the Model United Nations of the Far West. Find out what it's all about...pg 7 C O L L £ G ► Trista Rokitta At the'age of 10, she had her first work of art displayed in a professional art gallery. Find out what she's been doing since then in this week's A&E profile. pg 10 news you can use > Room Draw The Room Draw Card and i ment are due in the Office of Residential Life by 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 9. Students wishing to live on campus next year must turn in their Room Draw men) their number for Room Draw. Room Draw will be held on April 17 in Ball Hall I «t the rash ttr in formation before Spring Break, William Gates of Hoop Dreams Selected as Main Speaker for the Year by Program Board SPEAKER ► William Gates will relate his story of inner-city struggle during a presentation to the i Whittier Community in the Shannon Center May 1. by RENEE TOTI QC Staff Writer William Gates, starof the 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams, has been selected as the major speaker for the semester and will discuss family, education and dreams from the perspective of a young African American who grew up in the inner-city. According to David Stimler, Program Board Chair, Gates was chosen because students will be able to relate to the program, finding the experience both entertaining and enjoyable. Gates became well known after his participation in the documentary, which shows the hopes and fears of two voung men in their struggle to make it into the National Basketball Association (NBA). Program Board works with a photo courtesy of Admire Entertainment Inc. William Gates limited budget to bring one major speaker to the campus each year. "This year the budget was at half of its normal sum," said Stimler. The Board had limited funds this year because of the expense of Luminarias. The Board had transferred money from the speaker fund so that more students would be able to attend the dance, said Stimler. Program Board had considered writer Kurt Vonnegut as speaker of the semester, but with the speaker budget cut, they im- Students Assaulted While Walking From Penn Park CRIME ►A male and female student are attacked with a shin-gun or taser near Penn Park, roughly two blocks from campus, last Saturday night. by CATHERINE PAYNE QC News Editor Two students, a male and female, were attacked on Penn Street in front of Penn Park last Saturday at around 11:22 p.m. According to Chief of Campus Safety, Ed Malone, the students said they were attacked by two male latinos armed with a stun gun or taser. Responding to a call from a student who lived nearby, both Campus Safety and Whittier Police Department arrived on the scene. "A person called to inform us that two students from A.O.K.P. were being assaulted by a taser or stun gun by two hispanic males," Malone said. According to the Campus Safety report, at around 11:15 p.m., a white Datsun with five people inside stopped in front of Penn Park and started yelling obscenities at the two students. "Then two male hispanics with shaved heads exited the car," Malone said. "One of them came up behind the female and tased or stunned her in the back ofthe neck and started to run west on Penn." After being attacked, the female student turned around to see "suspects kicking and punching the male victim," the report said. "The male victim was also tased or stunned, then kicked and punched." The male victim then escaped, and ran towards Painter Avenue. Campus Safety arrived on the scene at 11:25 p.m., and Whittier Police Department arrived at 12:03 a.m. after being contacted by Campus Safety. The police spoke to both victims who "refused medical attention and would not file a report for any further prosecution due to fear of retaliation," Malone said. The names ofthe two students were unavailable from Campus Safety. According to Malone, this incident happened despite a 10 p.m. curfew at Penn Park. Also, last spring under roughly the same time and circumstances, there were two students who were attacked; one suffered a slight injury from a knife. mediately began working toward their second choice, Gates. Filmmakers Steve James, Peter Gilbert and Frederick Marx began Hoop Dreams as a 30 minute documentary for public television. Their end result was a 176 minute film that was voted best documentary by the audience at the Sundance Film Festival in '94. It was, however, left out of the Oscar race, leading to a controversy about the Academy's criterion. Hoop Dreams captures the hopes, disappointments and achievements of Gates, who like many other young African-Americans living in the inner-city viewed basketball as an opportunity for a better future. Gates' ability on the court earned him a basketball scholarship at St. Joseph High School, on the outskirts of Chicago. Gates endured a two-and-a-half hour commute every day because knew that St. Joseph's was his best chance at professional basketball. Gates continually had to struggle with his studies, and had to accept the joys and responsibili ties of being a teenaged father, and overcoming two serious knee injuries. The injuries healed, but he never played with the same confidence as before them. His desire for an education, and his dreams of someday playing in the NBA helped him to overcome the challenges that stood in his way. Before graduating from high school, Gates was courted by many colleges, and he ultimately chose Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. His talent won him a full four- year scholarship to Marquette, where he earned a communications degree in the fall of '95. Hoping to pass his good fortune on to others, Gates has created the Hoop Dream Foundation, which will provide scholarships and after school programs for 10 inner-city kids from Chicago, who are active in basketball Gates said in an interview with the Washington Post, in May 1995. Gates has used his own 'hoop dreams' to create many opportunities for his future. He is interested in using his communica- Please see DREAMS, pg. 6 Decision on SPA Major Still Sought, Issue Falls to FEC CURRICULUM U'HERINE PAYNE QC Nkws Editor With its members unable io reach consensus as lo whether the Speech. Pathology and Audiology major should be discontinued, the Educational Policies Comn 'O re linquished the issue tothc Faculty Executive Council (FEC). which met Wednesday and early 1 lodis- cuss the issue. After Dean of Faculty Richard . ended dropping the Geology and SPA major; C decided to delay the decision on Geology until the fall of 1996 and make the ruling on SPA as soon as possible. The issue was then passed © O R R i OTJ ® t* ► In the March 21 issue of the QC the number of pro- yof 00 and a low of $43,000 was misstated, due iiilllll jlflfflllil "It will be F£Q's responr at this point to try and reach a decision on SPA," Mike McBride. Chair of FEC to EPC, which failed to come to consensus on whether or not the SPA major should be dropped. FEC Mike McBride. the committee had deck ! if EPC was unable to reach a decision, then that decision would be turned over to FEC. "It will be FEC's responsibility at this point to try aruj| reac^a decision oa SPA," Please see SPA, pg. 6 fo an editing error. The fac- ulty group with this salary range is full professors. There are 37 full professors /-d. § error. ISSUE 21 • VOLUME 82
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Title | The QC, Vol. 82, No. 21 • March 28, 1996 |
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 | March 28, 1996 |
Language | eng |
Format-Medium | Newspaper |
Format-Extent | 16 pages ; 17 x 11.25 inches |
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Date-Created | 2013-10-16 |
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Title | 1996_03_28_p001 |
OCR | WHITTIER COLLEGE ^ ^ Marcn Z5, lyyo March 28, 1996 IAKER CAMPUS The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 A Men's LAX Men's Lacrosse is ranked amoung the top 20 teams as semi-finals approach. Several of the players, including Brad Downey, lead Division III in scoring. pg 15 CAM ► We are the World This year, over a hundred students are making the annual trek up to San Francisco to help put on the Model United Nations of the Far West. Find out what it's all about...pg 7 C O L L £ G ► Trista Rokitta At the'age of 10, she had her first work of art displayed in a professional art gallery. Find out what she's been doing since then in this week's A&E profile. pg 10 news you can use > Room Draw The Room Draw Card and i ment are due in the Office of Residential Life by 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 9. Students wishing to live on campus next year must turn in their Room Draw men) their number for Room Draw. Room Draw will be held on April 17 in Ball Hall I «t the rash ttr in formation before Spring Break, William Gates of Hoop Dreams Selected as Main Speaker for the Year by Program Board SPEAKER ► William Gates will relate his story of inner-city struggle during a presentation to the i Whittier Community in the Shannon Center May 1. by RENEE TOTI QC Staff Writer William Gates, starof the 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams, has been selected as the major speaker for the semester and will discuss family, education and dreams from the perspective of a young African American who grew up in the inner-city. According to David Stimler, Program Board Chair, Gates was chosen because students will be able to relate to the program, finding the experience both entertaining and enjoyable. Gates became well known after his participation in the documentary, which shows the hopes and fears of two voung men in their struggle to make it into the National Basketball Association (NBA). Program Board works with a photo courtesy of Admire Entertainment Inc. William Gates limited budget to bring one major speaker to the campus each year. "This year the budget was at half of its normal sum," said Stimler. The Board had limited funds this year because of the expense of Luminarias. The Board had transferred money from the speaker fund so that more students would be able to attend the dance, said Stimler. Program Board had considered writer Kurt Vonnegut as speaker of the semester, but with the speaker budget cut, they im- Students Assaulted While Walking From Penn Park CRIME ►A male and female student are attacked with a shin-gun or taser near Penn Park, roughly two blocks from campus, last Saturday night. by CATHERINE PAYNE QC News Editor Two students, a male and female, were attacked on Penn Street in front of Penn Park last Saturday at around 11:22 p.m. According to Chief of Campus Safety, Ed Malone, the students said they were attacked by two male latinos armed with a stun gun or taser. Responding to a call from a student who lived nearby, both Campus Safety and Whittier Police Department arrived on the scene. "A person called to inform us that two students from A.O.K.P. were being assaulted by a taser or stun gun by two hispanic males," Malone said. According to the Campus Safety report, at around 11:15 p.m., a white Datsun with five people inside stopped in front of Penn Park and started yelling obscenities at the two students. "Then two male hispanics with shaved heads exited the car," Malone said. "One of them came up behind the female and tased or stunned her in the back ofthe neck and started to run west on Penn." After being attacked, the female student turned around to see "suspects kicking and punching the male victim," the report said. "The male victim was also tased or stunned, then kicked and punched." The male victim then escaped, and ran towards Painter Avenue. Campus Safety arrived on the scene at 11:25 p.m., and Whittier Police Department arrived at 12:03 a.m. after being contacted by Campus Safety. The police spoke to both victims who "refused medical attention and would not file a report for any further prosecution due to fear of retaliation," Malone said. The names ofthe two students were unavailable from Campus Safety. According to Malone, this incident happened despite a 10 p.m. curfew at Penn Park. Also, last spring under roughly the same time and circumstances, there were two students who were attacked; one suffered a slight injury from a knife. mediately began working toward their second choice, Gates. Filmmakers Steve James, Peter Gilbert and Frederick Marx began Hoop Dreams as a 30 minute documentary for public television. Their end result was a 176 minute film that was voted best documentary by the audience at the Sundance Film Festival in '94. It was, however, left out of the Oscar race, leading to a controversy about the Academy's criterion. Hoop Dreams captures the hopes, disappointments and achievements of Gates, who like many other young African-Americans living in the inner-city viewed basketball as an opportunity for a better future. Gates' ability on the court earned him a basketball scholarship at St. Joseph High School, on the outskirts of Chicago. Gates endured a two-and-a-half hour commute every day because knew that St. Joseph's was his best chance at professional basketball. Gates continually had to struggle with his studies, and had to accept the joys and responsibili ties of being a teenaged father, and overcoming two serious knee injuries. The injuries healed, but he never played with the same confidence as before them. His desire for an education, and his dreams of someday playing in the NBA helped him to overcome the challenges that stood in his way. Before graduating from high school, Gates was courted by many colleges, and he ultimately chose Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. His talent won him a full four- year scholarship to Marquette, where he earned a communications degree in the fall of '95. Hoping to pass his good fortune on to others, Gates has created the Hoop Dream Foundation, which will provide scholarships and after school programs for 10 inner-city kids from Chicago, who are active in basketball Gates said in an interview with the Washington Post, in May 1995. Gates has used his own 'hoop dreams' to create many opportunities for his future. He is interested in using his communica- Please see DREAMS, pg. 6 Decision on SPA Major Still Sought, Issue Falls to FEC CURRICULUM U'HERINE PAYNE QC Nkws Editor With its members unable io reach consensus as lo whether the Speech. Pathology and Audiology major should be discontinued, the Educational Policies Comn 'O re linquished the issue tothc Faculty Executive Council (FEC). which met Wednesday and early 1 lodis- cuss the issue. After Dean of Faculty Richard . ended dropping the Geology and SPA major; C decided to delay the decision on Geology until the fall of 1996 and make the ruling on SPA as soon as possible. The issue was then passed © O R R i OTJ ® t* ► In the March 21 issue of the QC the number of pro- yof 00 and a low of $43,000 was misstated, due iiilllll jlflfflllil "It will be F£Q's responr at this point to try and reach a decision on SPA," Mike McBride. Chair of FEC to EPC, which failed to come to consensus on whether or not the SPA major should be dropped. FEC Mike McBride. the committee had deck ! if EPC was unable to reach a decision, then that decision would be turned over to FEC. "It will be FEC's responsibility at this point to try aruj| reac^a decision oa SPA," Please see SPA, pg. 6 fo an editing error. The fac- ulty group with this salary range is full professors. There are 37 full professors /-d. § error. ISSUE 21 • VOLUME 82 |
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