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QUAKER CAMPUS T~l TWTTTT Tk.T * A ^ S d A 1__ Volume LXXVII, Number 4 September 27,1990 Mets Put on Full Probation By Amy Szczukowski QC Editor-in-Chief Following two keg parties in the past two weeks that violated the recently activated alcohol policy, the Metaphonian Society has been put on full probation. The Met House on Earlham has been declared a "dry house." No alcoholic beverages are allowed in the house by anyone, including non-society members, regardless of age. No member of the Mets may have more than four or five people in the house at once, each member must do five hours of community service, and the society as a whole must sponsor one quality alcohol awareness program for the entire campus. "They're trying to make an example out of us for the rest of the campus," Paula Monaco, President of the Mets said. "But I understand why they did it.." ASWC President, Desma Murphy said, "I agree to a small extent, but I don't think it should have been taken to that extreme." The Met's violation began on Saturday, September 15, when the society hosted a party. The following Monday Monaco noticed the housekeepers taking Polaroid pictures of the kegs. On Wednesday, the Friday Afternoon Club Unlimited (FACU) asked the society to host Friday's party. The Mets hadn't heard anything regarding the past weekend's incident and thus voted "yes, knowing full well what the consequences could be," Monaco said. At about 1:30 on Friday, Monaco checked her mail and received a letter from Area Coordinator Kim Campbell requesting a mandatory meeting regarding the kegs from the weekend before. By this time, FACU was already setting up, so the Mets voted and decided to go ahead with the party. "The party was small, quiet, and mellow," Monaco said, but around 7 p.m. security arrived and told FACU to leave. Members of the club proceeded to carry the keg out of the front door where Campbell, two Resident Advisors, and security were standing outside. A meeting was held on Monday night between Campbell and the entire Metaphonian Society, in which the group was given the option of either full probation or moving out of their house. "We know we were wrong and we shouldn't have done it," Monaco said, "but we did, and now we're paying the consequences." The one thing Monaco doesn't agree with is that their punishment is "undisputable. I think we had some good points." She continued "They (Residential Life) have told us every year that we couldn't have kegs, but they never did anything. We assumed this year would be the same as every other year." Campbell said that she is "not in a position that I can comment." Whittier College President, Dr. James Ash said "What we're trying to do is encourage the responsible use of alcohol by students who choose to drink legally. Our policies are not extreme compared to every other college I know. "We're stuck with the law," he continued, "We can't change it." Ash explained that the legal liabilities could be "staggering." If a tragedy occurred that involved minors who were drinking, a lawsuit could be filed and "could wipe this college out." "We really don't have any choice," he said. ALL DRIED UP: Members of the Metaphonian Society gather on the steps of their Earlham house. Freshman Enrollment Down Across Country; Whittier Retention Is Up By Caitlin Duffy QC News Editor Although this years freshman class enrollment is down 11% from last year, total student body enrollment is up by ten students, due to an increased retention rate. "This is our (Whittier College's) second best year for retention in the past decade," President James Ash said. The retention rate has increased due to the decrease in students transferring or leaving Whittier before graduation. Whittier's total undergraduate enrollment for 1990 is 1,022, up from 1,012 in 1989. Actual retention rate statistics were not available. According to the Assistant Director of Public Affairs for Pomona College, Nina Ellerman, "there is a national decline in the number of high school graduates." Ellerman stated that although Pomona was able to meet their goal of 370 students for the freshman class, they too received a fewer number of applicants last year. Ash said that "due to the national drop in applicants, we (Whittier College) were lucky to only be down in enrollment by 11%, some institutions were hit much harder." According to a September 7 article in the Los Angeles Times, "the University of Southern California (U.S.C.) is beginning their fall semester with 18% fewer freshmen than last year." They also cited "the national dip in the number of high school graduates," as one cause of lowered freshmen enrollment. Over the next four to five years, Ash plans to boost Please see ADMIT page 5. BOG Gets Slow Start Due to Lost By-Laws By Julie Amiton QC News Staff Due to lost by-laws and a lack of records from last year's Board of Governors (BOG), This year's BOG has had trouble getting off the ground. According to Desma Murphy, ASWC President, "We're off to a slow start because the by-laws did not arrive; they're lost somewhere in the postal service." Murphy attributes the lack of direction, initially taken by board members, to the restructuring of the the bylaws. "No on had any idea of what they were responsible for," she said. "There was no black or white, but gray." She continued explaining that "last year, positions were both eliminated and added to create a stronger board." Cat Cantor, Student Organizations Chair said that "Not having the by-laws has definitely slowed me down." She continued that "I feel like I'm trying to guide myself but I don't know where to go. I don't know what my boundaries are." Heather Johnston, Special Committees Chair, is also having trouble getting started. Last week she asked former! two-year BOG memb .,, Kandis West to serve on a| committee. According to West, "She (Johnston) didn't have any idea what the committees were, and that's a problem!:! But," she continued, "it's not her fault - no records were kept. This year's BOG is having a really hard time because nothing was recorded last year." In the past, quarterly reports were submitted by each Board member to the president. "Paul [McManus, former ASWC President] didn't have any reports submitted," West said.1 He didn't have us record anything; the only thing on record are the minutes, but each member had separate involvement in other areas of the school." According to West, another problem has been that of a BOG advisor. "It was intended that the Dean of College Life and the Vice President of Enrollment and Please see BOG page 5.
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Title | The QC, Vol. 77, No. 04 • September 27, 1990 |
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 | September 27, 1990 |
Language | eng |
Format-Medium | Newspaper |
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Title | 1990_09_27_p001 |
OCR | QUAKER CAMPUS T~l TWTTTT Tk.T * A ^ S d A 1__ Volume LXXVII, Number 4 September 27,1990 Mets Put on Full Probation By Amy Szczukowski QC Editor-in-Chief Following two keg parties in the past two weeks that violated the recently activated alcohol policy, the Metaphonian Society has been put on full probation. The Met House on Earlham has been declared a "dry house." No alcoholic beverages are allowed in the house by anyone, including non-society members, regardless of age. No member of the Mets may have more than four or five people in the house at once, each member must do five hours of community service, and the society as a whole must sponsor one quality alcohol awareness program for the entire campus. "They're trying to make an example out of us for the rest of the campus," Paula Monaco, President of the Mets said. "But I understand why they did it.." ASWC President, Desma Murphy said, "I agree to a small extent, but I don't think it should have been taken to that extreme." The Met's violation began on Saturday, September 15, when the society hosted a party. The following Monday Monaco noticed the housekeepers taking Polaroid pictures of the kegs. On Wednesday, the Friday Afternoon Club Unlimited (FACU) asked the society to host Friday's party. The Mets hadn't heard anything regarding the past weekend's incident and thus voted "yes, knowing full well what the consequences could be," Monaco said. At about 1:30 on Friday, Monaco checked her mail and received a letter from Area Coordinator Kim Campbell requesting a mandatory meeting regarding the kegs from the weekend before. By this time, FACU was already setting up, so the Mets voted and decided to go ahead with the party. "The party was small, quiet, and mellow," Monaco said, but around 7 p.m. security arrived and told FACU to leave. Members of the club proceeded to carry the keg out of the front door where Campbell, two Resident Advisors, and security were standing outside. A meeting was held on Monday night between Campbell and the entire Metaphonian Society, in which the group was given the option of either full probation or moving out of their house. "We know we were wrong and we shouldn't have done it," Monaco said, "but we did, and now we're paying the consequences." The one thing Monaco doesn't agree with is that their punishment is "undisputable. I think we had some good points." She continued "They (Residential Life) have told us every year that we couldn't have kegs, but they never did anything. We assumed this year would be the same as every other year." Campbell said that she is "not in a position that I can comment." Whittier College President, Dr. James Ash said "What we're trying to do is encourage the responsible use of alcohol by students who choose to drink legally. Our policies are not extreme compared to every other college I know. "We're stuck with the law," he continued, "We can't change it." Ash explained that the legal liabilities could be "staggering." If a tragedy occurred that involved minors who were drinking, a lawsuit could be filed and "could wipe this college out." "We really don't have any choice," he said. ALL DRIED UP: Members of the Metaphonian Society gather on the steps of their Earlham house. Freshman Enrollment Down Across Country; Whittier Retention Is Up By Caitlin Duffy QC News Editor Although this years freshman class enrollment is down 11% from last year, total student body enrollment is up by ten students, due to an increased retention rate. "This is our (Whittier College's) second best year for retention in the past decade," President James Ash said. The retention rate has increased due to the decrease in students transferring or leaving Whittier before graduation. Whittier's total undergraduate enrollment for 1990 is 1,022, up from 1,012 in 1989. Actual retention rate statistics were not available. According to the Assistant Director of Public Affairs for Pomona College, Nina Ellerman, "there is a national decline in the number of high school graduates." Ellerman stated that although Pomona was able to meet their goal of 370 students for the freshman class, they too received a fewer number of applicants last year. Ash said that "due to the national drop in applicants, we (Whittier College) were lucky to only be down in enrollment by 11%, some institutions were hit much harder." According to a September 7 article in the Los Angeles Times, "the University of Southern California (U.S.C.) is beginning their fall semester with 18% fewer freshmen than last year." They also cited "the national dip in the number of high school graduates," as one cause of lowered freshmen enrollment. Over the next four to five years, Ash plans to boost Please see ADMIT page 5. BOG Gets Slow Start Due to Lost By-Laws By Julie Amiton QC News Staff Due to lost by-laws and a lack of records from last year's Board of Governors (BOG), This year's BOG has had trouble getting off the ground. According to Desma Murphy, ASWC President, "We're off to a slow start because the by-laws did not arrive; they're lost somewhere in the postal service." Murphy attributes the lack of direction, initially taken by board members, to the restructuring of the the bylaws. "No on had any idea of what they were responsible for," she said. "There was no black or white, but gray." She continued explaining that "last year, positions were both eliminated and added to create a stronger board." Cat Cantor, Student Organizations Chair said that "Not having the by-laws has definitely slowed me down." She continued that "I feel like I'm trying to guide myself but I don't know where to go. I don't know what my boundaries are." Heather Johnston, Special Committees Chair, is also having trouble getting started. Last week she asked former! two-year BOG memb .,, Kandis West to serve on a| committee. According to West, "She (Johnston) didn't have any idea what the committees were, and that's a problem!:! But," she continued, "it's not her fault - no records were kept. This year's BOG is having a really hard time because nothing was recorded last year." In the past, quarterly reports were submitted by each Board member to the president. "Paul [McManus, former ASWC President] didn't have any reports submitted," West said.1 He didn't have us record anything; the only thing on record are the minutes, but each member had separate involvement in other areas of the school." According to West, another problem has been that of a BOG advisor. "It was intended that the Dean of College Life and the Vice President of Enrollment and Please see BOG page 5. |
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