The QC, Vol. 83, No. 02 • September 12, 1996

              WHITTIER
COLLEGE
^^"^W ^ -^ September 12, 1996
Quaker Campus
► H20 POLO '96
Whittier College's
Water Polo team returns
with several key players
and a talented crop of
freshmen. Fifth-year
men's coach Paul Gothold is just the man to lead
them to victory in the
months (and matches)
ahead. Find out more
about the team's "goals"
inside.
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► '96 Grads Back
for Seconds
This summer the College hired five of last
year's graduates to various departments. Find out
which of your former
classmates are now staff
members. __  ■»
P9   '
p- Dull Adventures
in Hi-Fi
REM's newest CD
doesn't live up to its hype.
It might be better to put
last year's release back in
the CD player,   pg. 11
► Whittier Public
Library Closes
Temporarily
The Whittier Public
Library is having carpet
hence will be closed beginning Friday. Sept. 13.
The library will reopen
Tuesday. Oct. 1.
Whittier College students may receive alibrary
card free of charge regardless of their home residence. Just bring your student ID card, proof of cur-
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dress while attending
Whittier.
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
Big Brother Watches The Spot and Club
CAMPUS SAFETY
► A large committee this
summer approved the
placement of cameras on
campus in an effort to
safeguard equipment, students,
and staff.
by PARUL PATEL
QC Asst. News Editor and
JED GILCHRIST
QC News Editor
Four high-tech cameras were
installed this summer to enhance
security at The Spot and The Club.
The cameras were included in the
plans for The Spot's construction.
Two cameras survey the north
and south entrances of The Spot
while the other two "cover the
cash register and the inside of the
DJ booth (in The Club)" Ed Malone, Campus Safety Chief said.
The cameras located outside
the buildings have the ability to
"tilt, pan, and zoom to move
around the parking lots," Malone
said. The cameras inside the two
newly renovated structures have
limited features. "The camera in
The Club can't swing around, but
covers theexpensiveequipment,"
Malone said.
The use of surveillance cameras on college campuses is by no
means something new, as several
schools in the southland and elsewhere have employed the vigilance technique for years.
Jascha Kaykas-Wolff/QC Photo Editor
One of four cameras overlooking the area around The Spot and The Club.
All activity registered by the
cameras is monitored by the Campus Safety department and videotaped 24 hours a day.
On the subject of 24-hour surveillance, students seem divided.
Senior Roger Hennessey said, "It
sounds like a good idea to me,"
while senior Marcy Holmer commented, "It's pathetic that we can't
live in acommunitv where we can
trust and be trusted...before we
know it, we will be watched and
monitored from every angle."
"I feel the installation of cameras that function to monitor student life is excessive and insulting," sophomore Alex Weber said.
Malone stressed that "those
cameras are only in public areas.
There are no spy cameras or mon-
itoringof hallways." Federal laws
do not allow cameras in restrooms
or residence hall areas.
During the summer, a committee was organized to research
various clubs in the Los Angeles
area, focusing particular attention
on equipment and security features. "The equipment in The
Club is better than what you find
in most of the clubs in L.A.,"
Malone said.
The College does not have
any immediate plans for establishing additional camera locations. With these recent additions, the number of cameras on
campus comes to five.
The first camera, placed in the
computer room of Turner Hall,
was installed because of previous
experiences with computer thefts
in areas such as Wanberg Hall.
Due to the layout of then newly
constructed Turner Hall, student
supervision did not seem enough
to deter further pilfering.
In the past, the old Spot was
burglarized despite the fact that it
was equipped with an alarm system. These cameras may be able
to curtail or hamper future criminal attempts.
Malone said that the basis for
camera installation depends upon
whether or not there is a need for
it. This need is defined in terms of
life and property. "The College
does not have the money to put
them everywhere," Malone added.
Any plans for the development of new buildings on campus
will include installation of fire
and intrusion alarms.
Environmental Justice Internship a Complex,
Interdisciplinary, Long-Term Endeavor
CAMPUS
►After a summer's worth of
work, research is still ongoing
in the quest to create an
environmental land use
database.
by PARUL PATEL
QC Asst. News Editor
The Environmental Justice
Project made headway this summer with assistance from 14 interns that were selected last year
to begin and continue to accumulate data on land use over time.
They are in the process of analyzing how the use of land changes,
especially in recreational areas.
According to information
found on their project web site,
the question that the project is
attempting to answer is "to what
extent have San Gabriel Valley
communities, as they have grown,
Please see
INTERNSHIP, pg. 6
Chad Nicholson / QC Assistant Pholo Editor
The Keck Image Processing Lab was the work space for many students this summer.
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