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Happy Holidays Whittier College f^ ^^^ ^m^\ December 5,1996 Quaker Campus ► MVP's and ROY's The QC Sports staff presents its carefully researched picks for outstanding members ofthe fall teams. pg 7-8 C A M.P U/IS » ► Santa's Little Helpers Stuck here over the break? Live in the area? Feel like helping out? Check us out for some great volunteer opportunities, pg 5 C O L L E G ► Madrigally Delicious This week in the Faculty Center, the Whittier College Choir will present, for the sixteenth year in a row, the Madrigal Feaste—a week of dinner performances with singing, acting and chicken. pg 6 ► Last Minute ■PrOfC:- , •■'iS- As you're getting ready for finals, remember that the residence halls will close by noon on Saturday, Dec. 14. Don't forget to schedule a time with your Resident Advisor (or one in your building) at ing for break, else you could face a hefty fine for improper checkout. The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 Jascha Kaykas-Wolff/QC Photo Editor Vicky Yang QC File Photo Mike Garabedian Jascha Kaykas-Wolff/QC Photo Editor Sheila Ali Jascha Kaykas-Wolff/QC Photo Editor Liza Gershman At-LargeReps Selected L E G E, At ELECTIONS ► Constitutional changes and four new At-Large representatives were approved Wednesday'eveningto begin the 1997 calendar year. by JED GILCHRIST QC News Editor The COR Member-At-Large election results were tabulated on Dec. 4, with sophomore Vicky Yang and juniors Mike Garabedian, Sheila Ali and Liza Gershman elected At-Large representatives for the 1997 calendar year. In addition, changes to the A.S.W.C. constitution, agreed upon by COR, were approved by the voting student body by a landslide of 98%, according to COR Vice President Keristofer Saryani. Garabedian, who by. virtue of his current position should have organized and run the At-Large election, deferred those responsibilities to Saryani to avoid a conflict of interests. The office of At-Large repre sentative is designed as a way for students to represent the student body as a whole and bring specific student concerns to council meetings for consideration. Ali, who has had previous experience as an At-Large representative, said, "It's really gratifying to be able not just to represent students but to inform them as well." The changes to the A.S.W.C. constitution, which were resoundingly approved by the student body, were principally composed of changing terms of office (from a calendar to academic year term) for I.R.H.A., Publications Board, Interclub and Club Sports representatives to COR. All other changes were grammatical or punctuational, enacted to make the wording ofthe document more clear and consistent, according to Saryani. Voter turnout was low for this At-Large election, with 23% of 1298 eligible voters making an appearance at the polls. "I think people weren't very aware of this election and what it was for," Saryani said. College Loses Eleven Students in Fall Semester STUDENT LIFE by LETICIA GARCIA QC Staff Writer With the end ofthe Fall 1996 semester, 11 students have withdrawn from the College and 130 have not yet registered for Spring semester. Only 30 ofthe 130 students are not on billing holds. Although thoroughly tabulated statistics regarding retention rates are not available at this time, these numbers follow a trend of what may present another semester of low retention rates. Last year's retention rate dropped to 69%. This was a drastic decrease from the 70-80% in previous years. However, the percentage drop is indicative ofthe loss of merely 12 students. "Whittier is such a small campus that a few numbers make a big difference," Dean of Students Susan Allen said. To account for some of the losses last year, Allen mentioned the loss of the Geology and Speech Pathology and Audiology majors, as well as the athletic turmoils due to the turnover in football coaches. "I am optimistic about retention rates increasing," Allen said. "I don't think we are going to see that slip again." Of the 11 students who left this semester, the majority of them left due to personal problems, according to Allen. Three of these students were football players who had babies and girlfriends to care for, Allen said. Aside from personal problems, financial and academic problems are two other main reasons for leaving, according to Allen. "Some students are referred to as 'stop outs,' which are students who stop attending school in order to make money for tuition," Gerald Adams ofthe Registrar office said. According to recent statistics, 22% of students leave because they do not meet the minimal academic requirements. The college is attempting to address these academic problems by providing tutoring programs and requiring two semesters of writing seminars for those having academic difficulties. At the same time, Whittier also continues to provide challenges for the students at the top of their classes, Allen said. In 1992, the retention rates were as good as those of selective schools such as Pomona and Mills. Despite the low retention rates, Whittier remains in the middle ofthe retention scale. The school's goal would be to retain about 80% ofthe freshman students, according to Allen Of the students who started in 1993 only 58% have stayed to graduate. "Many students leave because it's not what they expected," Adams said. He compared it buying a sweater that looked good on the rack and when you got home it didn't fit. Un-Sportsfestman-like Conduct Causes Scuffle On Field SPORTSFEST ► Disciplinary action is pending regarding a Sportsfest- related scuffle that broke out on the football field late Saturday night by STEVE DESMARETZ QC Staff Writer A Sportsfest football game between the Harris D-mons and the Wanberg Ghetto Girls ended in a fight after a dispute over possessions on the evening of Nov. 23. The referees mistakenly an nounced that the game had ended, and the Ghetto Girls had won after only three possessions had been run. After a dispute over how many possessions had been played, the women returned to the field to play out the final fourth possession. The Harris D-mons scored with their next possession, tying the game. The Ghetto Girls quickly came back to end the game with a touchdown. It was after the final play that the fight broke out between Ghetto Girl Trina Salcedo and Harris D-mon Brenda Huicochea. "It was a rough gafhe, more physical than necessary," player Anne Dabney said. "It was really late, everyone was cold and cranky after participating in Sportsfest all day and things just got out of control." After the fight was broken up, both teams left the field and returned to their respective residence hall rooms, but the conflict continued over the phone. Finally, the Ghetto Girls called Campus Safety, reporting harrass- ment from D-mon Jennifer Moreno, and Residential Life took a report. "I don't have any hard feelings, and I hope they don't either," Moreno said. "If we would have won that game, we would have won first place by seventy points, so everyone was trying really hard. Instead, both teams lost 100 points and we took third," she added. Regarding discipline, Dean of Students Susan Allen said, "We try to teach our students to deal with problems the same way we teach our Broadoaks students—to use words. If a fight does occur, we handle the discipline on an individual basis depending on the situation." Moreno did not know what disciplinary action, if any, she would have to undergo at the time of press. ISSUE 13*VOLUME 83
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Title | The QC, Vol. 83, No. 13 • December 5, 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 | December 5, 1996 |
Language | eng |
Format-Medium | Newspaper |
Format-Extent | 8 pages ; 17 x 11.25 inches |
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Repository | Wardman Library, Whittier College |
Rights-Access Rights | Property and literary rights reside with Wardman Library, Whittier College. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections. |
Date-Created | 2013-10-16 |
Image publisher | Whittier, Calif. : Wardman Library (Whittier College), 2013. |
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Title | 1996_12_05_p001 |
OCR | Happy Holidays Whittier College f^ ^^^ ^m^\ December 5,1996 Quaker Campus ► MVP's and ROY's The QC Sports staff presents its carefully researched picks for outstanding members ofthe fall teams. pg 7-8 C A M.P U/IS » ► Santa's Little Helpers Stuck here over the break? Live in the area? Feel like helping out? Check us out for some great volunteer opportunities, pg 5 C O L L E G ► Madrigally Delicious This week in the Faculty Center, the Whittier College Choir will present, for the sixteenth year in a row, the Madrigal Feaste—a week of dinner performances with singing, acting and chicken. pg 6 ► Last Minute ■PrOfC:- , •■'iS- As you're getting ready for finals, remember that the residence halls will close by noon on Saturday, Dec. 14. Don't forget to schedule a time with your Resident Advisor (or one in your building) at ing for break, else you could face a hefty fine for improper checkout. The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 Jascha Kaykas-Wolff/QC Photo Editor Vicky Yang QC File Photo Mike Garabedian Jascha Kaykas-Wolff/QC Photo Editor Sheila Ali Jascha Kaykas-Wolff/QC Photo Editor Liza Gershman At-LargeReps Selected L E G E, At ELECTIONS ► Constitutional changes and four new At-Large representatives were approved Wednesday'eveningto begin the 1997 calendar year. by JED GILCHRIST QC News Editor The COR Member-At-Large election results were tabulated on Dec. 4, with sophomore Vicky Yang and juniors Mike Garabedian, Sheila Ali and Liza Gershman elected At-Large representatives for the 1997 calendar year. In addition, changes to the A.S.W.C. constitution, agreed upon by COR, were approved by the voting student body by a landslide of 98%, according to COR Vice President Keristofer Saryani. Garabedian, who by. virtue of his current position should have organized and run the At-Large election, deferred those responsibilities to Saryani to avoid a conflict of interests. The office of At-Large repre sentative is designed as a way for students to represent the student body as a whole and bring specific student concerns to council meetings for consideration. Ali, who has had previous experience as an At-Large representative, said, "It's really gratifying to be able not just to represent students but to inform them as well." The changes to the A.S.W.C. constitution, which were resoundingly approved by the student body, were principally composed of changing terms of office (from a calendar to academic year term) for I.R.H.A., Publications Board, Interclub and Club Sports representatives to COR. All other changes were grammatical or punctuational, enacted to make the wording ofthe document more clear and consistent, according to Saryani. Voter turnout was low for this At-Large election, with 23% of 1298 eligible voters making an appearance at the polls. "I think people weren't very aware of this election and what it was for," Saryani said. College Loses Eleven Students in Fall Semester STUDENT LIFE by LETICIA GARCIA QC Staff Writer With the end ofthe Fall 1996 semester, 11 students have withdrawn from the College and 130 have not yet registered for Spring semester. Only 30 ofthe 130 students are not on billing holds. Although thoroughly tabulated statistics regarding retention rates are not available at this time, these numbers follow a trend of what may present another semester of low retention rates. Last year's retention rate dropped to 69%. This was a drastic decrease from the 70-80% in previous years. However, the percentage drop is indicative ofthe loss of merely 12 students. "Whittier is such a small campus that a few numbers make a big difference," Dean of Students Susan Allen said. To account for some of the losses last year, Allen mentioned the loss of the Geology and Speech Pathology and Audiology majors, as well as the athletic turmoils due to the turnover in football coaches. "I am optimistic about retention rates increasing," Allen said. "I don't think we are going to see that slip again." Of the 11 students who left this semester, the majority of them left due to personal problems, according to Allen. Three of these students were football players who had babies and girlfriends to care for, Allen said. Aside from personal problems, financial and academic problems are two other main reasons for leaving, according to Allen. "Some students are referred to as 'stop outs,' which are students who stop attending school in order to make money for tuition," Gerald Adams ofthe Registrar office said. According to recent statistics, 22% of students leave because they do not meet the minimal academic requirements. The college is attempting to address these academic problems by providing tutoring programs and requiring two semesters of writing seminars for those having academic difficulties. At the same time, Whittier also continues to provide challenges for the students at the top of their classes, Allen said. In 1992, the retention rates were as good as those of selective schools such as Pomona and Mills. Despite the low retention rates, Whittier remains in the middle ofthe retention scale. The school's goal would be to retain about 80% ofthe freshman students, according to Allen Of the students who started in 1993 only 58% have stayed to graduate. "Many students leave because it's not what they expected," Adams said. He compared it buying a sweater that looked good on the rack and when you got home it didn't fit. Un-Sportsfestman-like Conduct Causes Scuffle On Field SPORTSFEST ► Disciplinary action is pending regarding a Sportsfest- related scuffle that broke out on the football field late Saturday night by STEVE DESMARETZ QC Staff Writer A Sportsfest football game between the Harris D-mons and the Wanberg Ghetto Girls ended in a fight after a dispute over possessions on the evening of Nov. 23. The referees mistakenly an nounced that the game had ended, and the Ghetto Girls had won after only three possessions had been run. After a dispute over how many possessions had been played, the women returned to the field to play out the final fourth possession. The Harris D-mons scored with their next possession, tying the game. The Ghetto Girls quickly came back to end the game with a touchdown. It was after the final play that the fight broke out between Ghetto Girl Trina Salcedo and Harris D-mon Brenda Huicochea. "It was a rough gafhe, more physical than necessary," player Anne Dabney said. "It was really late, everyone was cold and cranky after participating in Sportsfest all day and things just got out of control." After the fight was broken up, both teams left the field and returned to their respective residence hall rooms, but the conflict continued over the phone. Finally, the Ghetto Girls called Campus Safety, reporting harrass- ment from D-mon Jennifer Moreno, and Residential Life took a report. "I don't have any hard feelings, and I hope they don't either," Moreno said. "If we would have won that game, we would have won first place by seventy points, so everyone was trying really hard. Instead, both teams lost 100 points and we took third," she added. Regarding discipline, Dean of Students Susan Allen said, "We try to teach our students to deal with problems the same way we teach our Broadoaks students—to use words. If a fight does occur, we handle the discipline on an individual basis depending on the situation." Moreno did not know what disciplinary action, if any, she would have to undergo at the time of press. ISSUE 13*VOLUME 83 |
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