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WHITTIER uaker March.26,1998 ampus COL Geirola, My Dreams Gustavo Geirola is in the midst of creating a new interpretive play with students. S P O R Making a Raquet Women's tennis blanked the College of Notre Dame and LaVerne. The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 OPINION TOPIC ■ A Major Problem? Is there gender equality among the majors at Whittier? CAMP U.S m ■ Sticking to It Jeff Cain and Krista Whyte made their Lumies outfits out of shiny adhesive. Maintenance Transition Angers Staff ■ MAINTENANCE by Liz Valsamis & Anna Neese QC News & Campus Life Editors Despite being told by Vice President of Finance and Administration Jo Ann Hankin that maintenance employees would not be negatively affected by the transition from Johnson Controls to Marriott [see QC Issue 16, Volume 84], employees will have to pay a significantly higher price for benefits, according to Manager of Special Projects and Facilities Dan Peterson. Two weeks ago, employees underwent a personnel interview with Marriott in order to keep their jobs. They had been told prior to the Marriott takeover that they would not lose their positions with the College. Not only will maintenance workers pay more for benefits, but they will also have to go on another 90 day probation period with Marriott, according to employee Elmo Rocha. Rocha has decided not to continue working at the College under Marriott, which will end his year-long career at Whittier."Johnson Controls would pay for full medical, but these people aren't even bother ing. That's why I'm leaving," he said. "Family medical went up from $10 to $215 [a month]." Other disgruntled maintenance workers spoke to the QC as well, but chose to remain off the record in fear of their jobs. Peterson said, "Johnson Controls may have chosen to use part of their profit towards their employees' benefit [programs]." Peterson feels that the College has done their part in taking care of the employees. "We did not legally have to worry about taking care of them, because we are not employing Johnson Control employees," Peterson said. "But morally we have the responsibility. We did have the option from Marriott to bring in a whole new crew, which from the beginning we refused to have anything to do with." According to Peterson, Marriott designs the benefit packages for the employees and the College allots a budget for Marriott to work with. "We told them what we wanted as a benefit package and they put it to their program," Peterson said. Hankin said, "The benefit programs that Marriott offers may differ some from those offered by Johnson Controls, but I understand that the employees have choices regarding health and re tirement programs available." Peterson also said that Marriott will allow only three sick days per year, compared to the 12 sick days offered by Johnson Controls. "Marriott has a three yearcontract with the College that allows for specific pay increases in various areas over the years," he said. The interview process that employees were subject to also required an application that they had to fill out, according to Peterson. "The other thing everyone needs to know, even though Marriott interviewed everyone for their jobs, the interview was specifically for what their [the employees'] plans were," Peterson said. "Hav«T ing to go through a job interview is an erroneous thing. It was a personnel interview because they were already accepted as employees as long they were willing to meet the agreements they have as an employer." Rocha felt differently.'! assumed that it was a regular interview. They were treating us like, cattle. If you asked questions they had no answers." Johnson Controls' last day at Whittier will be Friday, March 27. Marriott's official takeover begins March 30 and their new maintenance department will be referred to as the Facilities Department. Advanced Placement Policy Faces Revision ■ CURRICULUM ■ TOS QC News Editor A proposal for applying Advanced Placement (A.P.) credit to the Lik-ral Education Program, not just towards individual major requirements, was presented before faculty on Tuesday. March 24. It has yet to he vote.! on by faculty. i lie proposal was presented by Frit/. Smith.a representative from the Transition Committee Professor of Mathematics and Coordinator of the Liberal Education Program. He proposed that the current policy be restructured to allow A.P. credit to he absorbed into the Liberal Education Program. Currently, .'.. ':. to.;,, to Education Matii requirement; however, A.P credit is accepted among various departments to fulfill courses that are not be TO TO ;, ■'■;:,..; ... Fritz Smith. a) Education requirements. if accepted by faculty, incoming students will be able to apply their A.P. credit lo fulfill various Liberal Education requirements. According to documentation iclea.icd to 1 acuity h> the Transition ('ommiltce. A.P credit in Biology. Chemistry or ■TOto . to.. TOto ductory Laboratory Science re- TO '■. '.'.TOTO jnts; credit in TOTO'.",' . ' totoTOTO TOTOTO- TO'. European re- See A P., page 4 Student Union to Receive New $13,000 Furniture ■ ON CAMPUS by Carlos Estrada QCAsst. News Editor Furniture for the Student Union has been ordered and should be in place by the end ofthe Spring semester. The new furniture has been funded by the Council of Representatives (COR) and will consist of couches, love seats, chairs and end tables. The new furniture will cost approximately $13,000. The new Student Union furniture will not include pool tables, televisions and other forms of entertainment that were found there previously. "We were told when KWTR was given a place in the Student Union that we would not be able to have them," senior Business major and project coordinator Renae Waestman said. "Too much background noise would interfere with the station." Plans are in the works for installing coffee tables and plants to give the room a "house-like feeling," Waestman said. When finished, the room will have plaques from each of the College's societies hanging on the walls. COR is also considering plans to decorate the room with student murals and art. The patio facing Painter Avenue may also be renovated once Marriott takes over the maintenance of the campus. "It will be more of an atmosphere where people can hold meetings or study," Waestman said. The renovation ofthe Student Union has been an issue since 1995 when a new site for KWTR was first being considered. Since then, COR has tried with varying success to secure funds for the project. An outside committee was eventually formed to deal with the issue and was headed by senior Kim Bartl. COR has incorporated their suggestions into their plan for renewing the Student Union. "I have been working with Kim and [Director of Student Activities] Tracy Poon-Tambas- cia," Waestman said. "I am working on the project because COR thought a member should be overseeing the purchases." The allocation of funds for new furniture was not originally COR's responsibility. Money for new furniture was originally included in the planning for KWTR. During construction, the radio station went over its budget and used some ofthe money allocated for furniture. "COR debated for a long time whether to fund the project or not," Waestman said. "[Vice President for Finance and Administration] Jo Ann Hankin's office was asked to pay for the furniture but they did not have enough money." Faced with waiting several years for the project to become a priority, COR decided to undertake the financing of the project and approved the plan two weeks ago. The Student Union will still require security cameras to ensure that the new furniture is not stolen, but it is not sure who will fund that purchase. If COR has funds remaining at the end of the year, they intend on purchasing speakers so that KWTR's broadcasts can be heard in the room. "We're just glad that it's finally getting done," Waestman said. "We think that the student body has gone too long without a functioning Student Union." ■ Next Week's QC Next week, the Quaker Campus will be distributed on Wednesday, April 1 instead of Thursday. April 2. ISSUE 23 • VOLUME 84
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Title | The QC, Vol. 84, No. 23 • March 16, 1998 |
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 16, 1998 |
Language | eng |
Format-Medium | Newspaper |
Format-Extent | 16 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 | 2013-10-17 |
Image publisher | Whittier, Calif. : Wardman Library (Whittier College), 2013. |
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Title | 1998_03_26_001 |
OCR | WHITTIER uaker March.26,1998 ampus COL Geirola, My Dreams Gustavo Geirola is in the midst of creating a new interpretive play with students. S P O R Making a Raquet Women's tennis blanked the College of Notre Dame and LaVerne. The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 OPINION TOPIC ■ A Major Problem? Is there gender equality among the majors at Whittier? CAMP U.S m ■ Sticking to It Jeff Cain and Krista Whyte made their Lumies outfits out of shiny adhesive. Maintenance Transition Angers Staff ■ MAINTENANCE by Liz Valsamis & Anna Neese QC News & Campus Life Editors Despite being told by Vice President of Finance and Administration Jo Ann Hankin that maintenance employees would not be negatively affected by the transition from Johnson Controls to Marriott [see QC Issue 16, Volume 84], employees will have to pay a significantly higher price for benefits, according to Manager of Special Projects and Facilities Dan Peterson. Two weeks ago, employees underwent a personnel interview with Marriott in order to keep their jobs. They had been told prior to the Marriott takeover that they would not lose their positions with the College. Not only will maintenance workers pay more for benefits, but they will also have to go on another 90 day probation period with Marriott, according to employee Elmo Rocha. Rocha has decided not to continue working at the College under Marriott, which will end his year-long career at Whittier."Johnson Controls would pay for full medical, but these people aren't even bother ing. That's why I'm leaving," he said. "Family medical went up from $10 to $215 [a month]." Other disgruntled maintenance workers spoke to the QC as well, but chose to remain off the record in fear of their jobs. Peterson said, "Johnson Controls may have chosen to use part of their profit towards their employees' benefit [programs]." Peterson feels that the College has done their part in taking care of the employees. "We did not legally have to worry about taking care of them, because we are not employing Johnson Control employees," Peterson said. "But morally we have the responsibility. We did have the option from Marriott to bring in a whole new crew, which from the beginning we refused to have anything to do with." According to Peterson, Marriott designs the benefit packages for the employees and the College allots a budget for Marriott to work with. "We told them what we wanted as a benefit package and they put it to their program," Peterson said. Hankin said, "The benefit programs that Marriott offers may differ some from those offered by Johnson Controls, but I understand that the employees have choices regarding health and re tirement programs available." Peterson also said that Marriott will allow only three sick days per year, compared to the 12 sick days offered by Johnson Controls. "Marriott has a three yearcontract with the College that allows for specific pay increases in various areas over the years," he said. The interview process that employees were subject to also required an application that they had to fill out, according to Peterson. "The other thing everyone needs to know, even though Marriott interviewed everyone for their jobs, the interview was specifically for what their [the employees'] plans were," Peterson said. "Hav«T ing to go through a job interview is an erroneous thing. It was a personnel interview because they were already accepted as employees as long they were willing to meet the agreements they have as an employer." Rocha felt differently.'! assumed that it was a regular interview. They were treating us like, cattle. If you asked questions they had no answers." Johnson Controls' last day at Whittier will be Friday, March 27. Marriott's official takeover begins March 30 and their new maintenance department will be referred to as the Facilities Department. Advanced Placement Policy Faces Revision ■ CURRICULUM ■ TOS QC News Editor A proposal for applying Advanced Placement (A.P.) credit to the Lik-ral Education Program, not just towards individual major requirements, was presented before faculty on Tuesday. March 24. It has yet to he vote.! on by faculty. i lie proposal was presented by Frit/. Smith.a representative from the Transition Committee Professor of Mathematics and Coordinator of the Liberal Education Program. He proposed that the current policy be restructured to allow A.P. credit to he absorbed into the Liberal Education Program. Currently, .'.. ':. to.;,, to Education Matii requirement; however, A.P credit is accepted among various departments to fulfill courses that are not be TO TO ;, ■'■;:,..; ... Fritz Smith. a) Education requirements. if accepted by faculty, incoming students will be able to apply their A.P. credit lo fulfill various Liberal Education requirements. According to documentation iclea.icd to 1 acuity h> the Transition ('ommiltce. A.P credit in Biology. Chemistry or ■TOto . to.. TOto ductory Laboratory Science re- TO '■. '.'.TOTO jnts; credit in TOTO'.",' . ' totoTOTO TOTOTO- TO'. European re- See A P., page 4 Student Union to Receive New $13,000 Furniture ■ ON CAMPUS by Carlos Estrada QCAsst. News Editor Furniture for the Student Union has been ordered and should be in place by the end ofthe Spring semester. The new furniture has been funded by the Council of Representatives (COR) and will consist of couches, love seats, chairs and end tables. The new furniture will cost approximately $13,000. The new Student Union furniture will not include pool tables, televisions and other forms of entertainment that were found there previously. "We were told when KWTR was given a place in the Student Union that we would not be able to have them," senior Business major and project coordinator Renae Waestman said. "Too much background noise would interfere with the station." Plans are in the works for installing coffee tables and plants to give the room a "house-like feeling," Waestman said. When finished, the room will have plaques from each of the College's societies hanging on the walls. COR is also considering plans to decorate the room with student murals and art. The patio facing Painter Avenue may also be renovated once Marriott takes over the maintenance of the campus. "It will be more of an atmosphere where people can hold meetings or study," Waestman said. The renovation ofthe Student Union has been an issue since 1995 when a new site for KWTR was first being considered. Since then, COR has tried with varying success to secure funds for the project. An outside committee was eventually formed to deal with the issue and was headed by senior Kim Bartl. COR has incorporated their suggestions into their plan for renewing the Student Union. "I have been working with Kim and [Director of Student Activities] Tracy Poon-Tambas- cia," Waestman said. "I am working on the project because COR thought a member should be overseeing the purchases." The allocation of funds for new furniture was not originally COR's responsibility. Money for new furniture was originally included in the planning for KWTR. During construction, the radio station went over its budget and used some ofthe money allocated for furniture. "COR debated for a long time whether to fund the project or not," Waestman said. "[Vice President for Finance and Administration] Jo Ann Hankin's office was asked to pay for the furniture but they did not have enough money." Faced with waiting several years for the project to become a priority, COR decided to undertake the financing of the project and approved the plan two weeks ago. The Student Union will still require security cameras to ensure that the new furniture is not stolen, but it is not sure who will fund that purchase. If COR has funds remaining at the end of the year, they intend on purchasing speakers so that KWTR's broadcasts can be heard in the room. "We're just glad that it's finally getting done," Waestman said. "We think that the student body has gone too long without a functioning Student Union." ■ Next Week's QC Next week, the Quaker Campus will be distributed on Wednesday, April 1 instead of Thursday. April 2. ISSUE 23 • VOLUME 84 |
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