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WHITTIER COLLEGE ^^^W March 20, 1997 Quaker Campus The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 Jascha Kaykas-Wolff/QC Photo Editor ► Making a Splash Women's Waterpolo began SCIAC play on Wednesday, March 19 with a 12-3 loss to Red- lands. This season's roster of six returners and nine rookies looks to be a competitive squad. pg 16 C A M .P U/l S » r Asian Night Last Saturday, March 14, students, faculty and staff got a taste of Asian culture as the Asian Student Association put on its annual Asian Night dinner and performance. pg 7 ► Southern Comfort Cult fiction writer and midget aficionado Harry Crews impressed listeners in the Faculty Center on Sunday, March 15 with a reading from his latest book, Celebration. pg 10 news you can use ► The Joy Luck Speaker Amy Tan, famous author of The Joy Luck Club and The Hundred Secret Senses, will speak in the Shannon Centeron Thursday, April 10. Tickets are available in the Shannon Center box office. Vaughn Steps Down as COR Secretary STUDENT GOV'T ► COR Secretary Amanda Vaughn is the second COR officer to resign this year, followingformer Vice President Billy Pierro. by LORNA BELL QC Editor-in-Chief Massive frustration with the bureaucracy of COR has led sophomore Amanda Vaughn to resign from her current position as secretary of the organization. "COR is a waste of my time," Vaughn said. "We aren't out there making changes. I'm very frustrated." Vaughn, who said she has not been happy since her position with COR began, cited the leadership as amain source of her frustration. "I don't like the way [COR President] Kris [Saryani] runs the council," she said. "He doesn't try to change things." This is the second resignation which Saryani has had to deal with since his position as president of the council began in January. A month ago, former vice-president Billy Pierro stepped down to "focus on academics." [See Feb. 13 issue of the QC.J "I can't force people to make COR a priority," Saryani said. "I don't want people to do things they don't want to be doing." Vaughn said that she has always been interested in politics and was very interested in getting involved with student government, but her experience this term has not met her expectations and has left her "angry after every meeting." "It seems like everyone is really anxious to get the meetings done in half an hour rather than focusing on issues," Vaughn said. Specifically, Vaughn mentioned the restructuring of the curriculum, KWTR and reaching out to students as issues which are not being addressed by the council. She stressed that COR is a body with the potential to make changes, but claimed that under the current administration, that potential is not being used effectively. "Nothing happens in COR, and perhaps it even goes beyond COR," Vaughn said. "We don't talk about or even ask each other what it is that we need to work on." In response to Vaughn's resignation, Saryani acknowledged the importance of her position on COR, but added that "every COR member is responsible for bringing their own ideas to COR. Ifpeople aren't happy, Amanda they need to come talk to me." Saryani was adamant that the executive board will be able to fulfill Vaughn's responsibilities until a replacement is found. Just as in Pierro's case, the council will decide whether they want to hold another election to replace Vaughn, or allow the position to be chosen by appointment. COR treasurer, Lisa Rollins agreed that the board will be able to compensate for the loss, but said she was surprised to Jascha Kaykas-Wolff/QC Photo Editor Vaughn hear about the resignation. "It's hard because it puts a lot of stress on the others," Rollins said. "Herpresencewillbemissed, but if she's not happy, it would most likely be reflected in her responsibilities, so we are probably better off without her." Rollins raised another concern due to the relatively large number of COR members resigning and/or Please see VAUGHN, pg. 5 WORK STUDY $ 1; 153 of Merchandise Stolen From Turner Hall pw Work Study Policy to Benefit Upperclassmen CRIME ► Electronic equipment was found missing during the early morning on Saturday, March 15 from a room that showed no signs of forced entry. Bv MYLES COPELAND QC Managing Editor A second floor Turner Hall room was burglarized to the tune of $ 1,15 3 sometime between 9:00 p.m. on Friday, March 14 and 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 15. One of the room's two residents telephoned Campus Safety at 2:00 a.m. on March 15 after returning to her room and noticing the absence of several possesions. Among the stolen items were a Kawai stereo system, a 35 mm camera, a cellular phone, 16 compact disks, a Texas Instruments calculator and a wallet organizer. The first victim reported that she had locked the room when leaving at 7 p.m. on March 14. The second victim, who arrived at the residence at 2:30 a.m., told Campus Saftey that she was not sure whether she had locked her door when departing at 9:00 p.m. on March 15. The second victim said that all of the items had been situated in their normal fashion at the time she left. The room showed no signs of forced entry. "It was probably a crime of opportunity," Chief of Campus Safety Ed Malone said. "I can't tell you how many crimes happen on this campus where the students either are not sure they locked the door or left them unlocked. In order for a crime to occur... there must be opportunity." The Whittier Police Department was notified and arrived on the scene at 2:20 a.m. A police report was filed. A third student reported seeing five males in the vicinity of the burgled room during the time frame in which the crime is believed to have occured, but Malone stressed that there were presently no suspects in the case. Assistant Chief of Campus Safety Malinda Hall will conduct a program on theft prevention tips in Wandberg Hall on Thursday, March 20, at 7:00 p.m. ► Students will be allowed to keep their work-study awards despite an increase in loans during theirjuniorand senior years. by CATHERINE PAYNE QC Staff Writer Starting this fall, the College will implement a new work- study policy, designed to allow juniors and seniors to retain their work-study awards at the same level of their freshman and sophomore years rather than losing the awards to loans. . The change in policy is in answer to faculty and studentcon- cerns that upperclassmen were losing their work-study. The current policy requires students to take out their maximum loan award before being considered for work-study. Because students1 eligibility for loans increase their junior and senior year, the eligibility for work-study awards are diminished. As a result, juniors and seniors could lose their work study award all together while their debt increases. The new policy lets those juniors and seniors who work off their awards continue receiving work-study regardless of loan eligibility. "People who arc actually using their work-study and wish to keep indebtedness as low as possible will be allowed to retain the same level of work-study [as freshman an?* sophomore year]," Vice President of Academic Affairs Rich Millman said. According to Millman, the policy has two benefits. First, the student benefits because he or she is able to keep as much work- study as possible and keep loans to a iranimurn. Secondly, since will be able to retain experienced students rather than losing them after their sophomore year and Please see WORK, pg. 4 ISSUE 21- VOLUME 83
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Title | The QC, Vol. 83, No. 21 • March 20, 1997 |
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 20, 1997 |
Language | eng |
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Title | 1997_03_20_p001 |
OCR | WHITTIER COLLEGE ^^^W March 20, 1997 Quaker Campus The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 Jascha Kaykas-Wolff/QC Photo Editor ► Making a Splash Women's Waterpolo began SCIAC play on Wednesday, March 19 with a 12-3 loss to Red- lands. This season's roster of six returners and nine rookies looks to be a competitive squad. pg 16 C A M .P U/l S » r Asian Night Last Saturday, March 14, students, faculty and staff got a taste of Asian culture as the Asian Student Association put on its annual Asian Night dinner and performance. pg 7 ► Southern Comfort Cult fiction writer and midget aficionado Harry Crews impressed listeners in the Faculty Center on Sunday, March 15 with a reading from his latest book, Celebration. pg 10 news you can use ► The Joy Luck Speaker Amy Tan, famous author of The Joy Luck Club and The Hundred Secret Senses, will speak in the Shannon Centeron Thursday, April 10. Tickets are available in the Shannon Center box office. Vaughn Steps Down as COR Secretary STUDENT GOV'T ► COR Secretary Amanda Vaughn is the second COR officer to resign this year, followingformer Vice President Billy Pierro. by LORNA BELL QC Editor-in-Chief Massive frustration with the bureaucracy of COR has led sophomore Amanda Vaughn to resign from her current position as secretary of the organization. "COR is a waste of my time," Vaughn said. "We aren't out there making changes. I'm very frustrated." Vaughn, who said she has not been happy since her position with COR began, cited the leadership as amain source of her frustration. "I don't like the way [COR President] Kris [Saryani] runs the council," she said. "He doesn't try to change things." This is the second resignation which Saryani has had to deal with since his position as president of the council began in January. A month ago, former vice-president Billy Pierro stepped down to "focus on academics." [See Feb. 13 issue of the QC.J "I can't force people to make COR a priority," Saryani said. "I don't want people to do things they don't want to be doing." Vaughn said that she has always been interested in politics and was very interested in getting involved with student government, but her experience this term has not met her expectations and has left her "angry after every meeting." "It seems like everyone is really anxious to get the meetings done in half an hour rather than focusing on issues," Vaughn said. Specifically, Vaughn mentioned the restructuring of the curriculum, KWTR and reaching out to students as issues which are not being addressed by the council. She stressed that COR is a body with the potential to make changes, but claimed that under the current administration, that potential is not being used effectively. "Nothing happens in COR, and perhaps it even goes beyond COR," Vaughn said. "We don't talk about or even ask each other what it is that we need to work on." In response to Vaughn's resignation, Saryani acknowledged the importance of her position on COR, but added that "every COR member is responsible for bringing their own ideas to COR. Ifpeople aren't happy, Amanda they need to come talk to me." Saryani was adamant that the executive board will be able to fulfill Vaughn's responsibilities until a replacement is found. Just as in Pierro's case, the council will decide whether they want to hold another election to replace Vaughn, or allow the position to be chosen by appointment. COR treasurer, Lisa Rollins agreed that the board will be able to compensate for the loss, but said she was surprised to Jascha Kaykas-Wolff/QC Photo Editor Vaughn hear about the resignation. "It's hard because it puts a lot of stress on the others," Rollins said. "Herpresencewillbemissed, but if she's not happy, it would most likely be reflected in her responsibilities, so we are probably better off without her." Rollins raised another concern due to the relatively large number of COR members resigning and/or Please see VAUGHN, pg. 5 WORK STUDY $ 1; 153 of Merchandise Stolen From Turner Hall pw Work Study Policy to Benefit Upperclassmen CRIME ► Electronic equipment was found missing during the early morning on Saturday, March 15 from a room that showed no signs of forced entry. Bv MYLES COPELAND QC Managing Editor A second floor Turner Hall room was burglarized to the tune of $ 1,15 3 sometime between 9:00 p.m. on Friday, March 14 and 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 15. One of the room's two residents telephoned Campus Safety at 2:00 a.m. on March 15 after returning to her room and noticing the absence of several possesions. Among the stolen items were a Kawai stereo system, a 35 mm camera, a cellular phone, 16 compact disks, a Texas Instruments calculator and a wallet organizer. The first victim reported that she had locked the room when leaving at 7 p.m. on March 14. The second victim, who arrived at the residence at 2:30 a.m., told Campus Saftey that she was not sure whether she had locked her door when departing at 9:00 p.m. on March 15. The second victim said that all of the items had been situated in their normal fashion at the time she left. The room showed no signs of forced entry. "It was probably a crime of opportunity," Chief of Campus Safety Ed Malone said. "I can't tell you how many crimes happen on this campus where the students either are not sure they locked the door or left them unlocked. In order for a crime to occur... there must be opportunity." The Whittier Police Department was notified and arrived on the scene at 2:20 a.m. A police report was filed. A third student reported seeing five males in the vicinity of the burgled room during the time frame in which the crime is believed to have occured, but Malone stressed that there were presently no suspects in the case. Assistant Chief of Campus Safety Malinda Hall will conduct a program on theft prevention tips in Wandberg Hall on Thursday, March 20, at 7:00 p.m. ► Students will be allowed to keep their work-study awards despite an increase in loans during theirjuniorand senior years. by CATHERINE PAYNE QC Staff Writer Starting this fall, the College will implement a new work- study policy, designed to allow juniors and seniors to retain their work-study awards at the same level of their freshman and sophomore years rather than losing the awards to loans. . The change in policy is in answer to faculty and studentcon- cerns that upperclassmen were losing their work-study. The current policy requires students to take out their maximum loan award before being considered for work-study. Because students1 eligibility for loans increase their junior and senior year, the eligibility for work-study awards are diminished. As a result, juniors and seniors could lose their work study award all together while their debt increases. The new policy lets those juniors and seniors who work off their awards continue receiving work-study regardless of loan eligibility. "People who arc actually using their work-study and wish to keep indebtedness as low as possible will be allowed to retain the same level of work-study [as freshman an?* sophomore year]," Vice President of Academic Affairs Rich Millman said. According to Millman, the policy has two benefits. First, the student benefits because he or she is able to keep as much work- study as possible and keep loans to a iranimurn. Secondly, since will be able to retain experienced students rather than losing them after their sophomore year and Please see WORK, pg. 4 ISSUE 21- VOLUME 83 |
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