The QC, Vol. 83, No. 14 • January 16, 1997

              WHITTIER
COLL  E   G   E
Quaker
January 16,1997
► Men's Basketball.
The Men's basketball
team started their conference season with a win
over CMS, 70-58.
The Poets are also 6-6
in preseason play, placing them fourth in SCIAC.
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► Opening the
doors to Naylor's
past
Now that Naylor is getting a face-lift, take a look
back at the history of our
beloved logo building.
Learn about all ofthe natural disasters that have
beseiged this richly historic Whittier landmark.
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► Something
Fishy
They'reblue. They're
gold. They're fish. And
they're surfacing once
again as Whittier's most
"popular folk-harmony
musical act. Read about
their long upstream
swim.
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news
you can use
► Everything You
Know is Wrong
Be sure to update your
records—the area code for
the city of Whittier will
change this month from
(310) to (562).
The change will be effective beginning Jan. 25,
but our beloved (310) will
continue to serve us until
My 25.
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
Juniors Nominated for Truman Scholarship
.AWARDS/HONORS
► Four Whittier students have
been selected by the College to
progress to the next level ofthe
competitive Truman Scholarship, which could pay up to
$30,000 for school
by CATHERINE PAYNE
QC Senior Staff Writer
Four Whittier College students
are busy submitting their applications as nominees for the prestigious Truman Scholarship. Juniors Beth Newman, Lisa Lucas,
Kris Saryani and Nate Malone are
Photo Courtesy of Lisa Lucas
Lisa Lucas
Chad Nicholson/QC Asst. Photo Editor
Nate Malone
the 1997 Whittier College nominees for the scholarship, which
would pay up to $30,000 for the
final year of college and first year
of graduate school.
Professor of Political Science
Dave Dixon is in charge of the
nomination process at the College. "The Truman Scholarship is
a national scholarship, funded by
the Truman Presidential Foundation," Dixon said. The Foundation awards 100 scholarships per-
year to individuals who possess
an interest in public service and
have the following three qualifications: high scholarship, public
leadership and social service. Each
college and university in the United States is allowed to nominate a
certain number of students for the
award. This year that number is
four.
Business major Nate Malone
is one of the nominees preparing
for the next level in the application process. The preparation includes writing a policy proposal
or statement on an issue that the
candidate considers to be important. Malone focuses on the environment in his statement, which
discusses the possible results of
the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. "I've researched and outlined a few ways on how it will not
Kris Saryani
QC File Photo
Chad Nicholson/QC Asst. Photo Editor
Beth Newman
be cost efficient in the future, and
the effectiveness of the plan will
dwindle as time goes on."
"I'm really interested in environmental business and environmental law," Malone said. "I think
businesses, corporations and government are the major forces behind environmental reform."
Art major Beth Newman's
policy proposal centers on rehabilitation programs in prisons.
"I'm doing [my policy] on art therapy, and how it can be incorporated into the rehabilitation programs
in prisons." Newman feels that
Please see TRUMAN, pg. 5
SPEAKER
WWH Medal of Honor . ^ndal Strikes Stauffer
Recipient Visits Whittier
► WWII veteran and recipient
ofthe Congressional Medal of
Honor, Walter Ehlers, visits
campus and recounts his
wartime experiences to students
taking Professor Bergerson's
Warfare class.
by CATHERINE PAYNE
QC Senior Staff Writer
Yesterday, a Congressional
Medal of Honor recipient guest
lectured about his service in WWII
and subsequent experiences,
which includes representing the
United States in the 50th Anniversary ofthe Invasion ofNormandy,
in a political science class currently being offered at Whittier.
Students in the Warfare class
listened as Walter David Ehlers
recounted his involvement in several major battles during the Second World War, including the allied landing on D-Day. "I felt
very fortunate and honored to have
the opportunity to experience such
an extraordinary event," said
freshman Rene Islas.
"It was truly inspiring to hear
the heroism and selflessness which
a 'plain ol' Kansas boy' devoted
"I never knew there
were so many tanks
and weapons in the
war until we got to
England and saw
what was involved
in the next invasion."
—Walter David Ehlers
to his country. Hearing Mr. Ehlers
restored my faith in our society's
ability to produce individuals with
the willingness to lay everything
on the line for freedom."
After graduating from high
school in Kansas in 1940, Ehlers
enlisted in the army and was sent
to Ft. Ord with the 7th Infantry,
where he was eventually transferred to the 3rd Infantry Division
at the Presidio in Northern California. From the Presidio, he was
sent to Washington for additional
training until the U.S. joined the
war in 1941.
Ehlers was learning how to
ski on Dec. 7,1941, the day ofthe
Please see MEDAL, pg. 6
ized during the wee hours ofthe rnorrung on Tuesday, Jan. s7.
Caii^us Safety Officer Jason Borman discovered the vandalism as he pulled into the Pla toer Hall parking lot at 4:06 am. The
vandalism had not been apparent durirj^Borrnan's previous patrol
ofthe area two hours earlier, and Campus Safety believes, that the
act must have occured sometime between2:05 and 4:06 a.m.
"TOTYLrVE/WE SLEEP "was scrawled^
the wall, and Campus Saftey estimates the monetary damages of
this defacement at $50.
Campus Safety presently has no suspects in this case..
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