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WHITTIER COLLEGE April 23,1998 ampus The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 C O L L E ( ■ Poetic Justice Two Chinese poets find America— and Garrett House—a safe place to express their voices. OPINION TOPIC Maintenance Requests. Students and administration share their ongoing concerns about the new campus maintenance company, Marriott. SPORTS ■ Trojan War The Women's lacrosse team wrapped up their season with a close loss to U.S.C. on Saturday, April 18. CAMP U.S to M Earthly Desires The campus celebrates Earth Week with many events. Ash Announces 5% Tuition Raise TUITION by Adam Pava QC Editor-in-Chief President James L. Ash, Jr. announced a 5% increase in tuition for the 1998-99 school year in a letter to students on April 2, bringing it to $19,250. Room and board rates will also increase by 5%. Ash said that the tuition raise is due in part to the decision to admit a smaller freshman class as a means to lessen faculty work loads. "One ofthe things we're trying to^io is not put so much pressure on the faculty by having as large of a freshman class as last year,' he said. "Student body size has a direct correlation to tuition." Ash added, "What we are trying to accomplish within the next few years is to discipline ourselves to hold tuition increases to a minimum. Our goal is to make sure [the cost of tuition] is at a point needed to support the College and keep the educational level at what we need it to be." He stressed that the raise in Whittier's tuition is comparable to that of most colleges the same size. "That's not to say we make decisions like this based on other PAST TUITION Year Increase Tuition 1980-1 11.80% $4,250 1981-2 16.50% $4,950 1982-3 15.15% $5,700 1983-4 17.11% $6,675 1984-5 9.36% $7,300 1985-6 9.59% $8,000 1986-7 8.13% $8,650 1987-8 8.09% $9,350 1988-9 12.30% $10,500 1989-0 8.10% $11,350 1990-1 13.66% $12,900 1991-2 9.84% $14,170 1992-3 5.01% $14,880 1993-4 5.00% $15,624 1994-5 3.99% $16,248 1995-6 4.00% $16,898 1996-7 5.34% $17,800 1997-8 3.00% $18,334 1998-9 5.00% $19,250 Information courtesy of Jo Ann Kankin. schools, but you don't want to be out of step with the competitive environment. That would hurt us in the long run." According to Vice President of Finance and Administration Jo Ann Hankin, the tuition money goes directly into general operations, which includes payment of faculty and staff, as well as improvements in the College's infrastructure. She cited improvements in Stauffer Hall made during Spring Break and last summer, and work done last summer in Ball and Johnson halls. "Some of the improvements in facilities has been funded through gifts, and some through operations," Hankin said. The general operations budget also funds the Student Support Services and all other legally required services. The tuition cost is just one component to the College's budget, which is not yet complete. It will be presented for approval to the Financial Committee May 7, and then to the Board of Trustees on May 21. According to Ash, the tuition has to be determined before the rest of the budget "because we have to get things like financial aid out toespecially freshman long before the final budget is approved," he said. The yearly tuition raise is determined as part of the budget by the Budget and Priorities Committee, chaired by Hankin. The budget is then recommended to Ash, who in turn gives it to the Financial Committee and ultimately the Board of Trustees. Ash believes that American colleges and universities have become much more restrained in tuition raises overthe last 15 years. [See graph, inset] "That's good news for students," Ash said. MALDEF President to to ^ :=:!:: :^!;i: .to ! toto;: toto:;.:; ;;::.;;; ::::;-::to"^ J :.:r_:; - |\ :": ;:;;!:;:-::;! \:MkZ%f: ;:::;;: : ■ :; ::: ii;; ::;:: !::!: !;:=:: ; ..: .:* : ■■ ■^■"f-^/f-:; -:::''j. v:" f Speak at Graduation by Carlos Estrada QCAsst. News Editor Aatonia Hernandez, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund ; MALDEF), will be t he featured speaker ai WWttiet College's 95th commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 21 "We are fortunate to have found a fabulous speaker who is very weli known and has ciose tie: to the College." Whittier College President James L. Ash. Jr. said. Hernandez has been MALDEF s president since her election in 1985. MALDEF is a national organization dedicated to protecting thecivii rights ofLat- inos through law, community education and research. She began her career as an aUomey for the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice in 1974. In 1977,she became the administrative di- Antonia Hernandez. jecior ol a six-attorney staff at .'.to..'. '■ ; . .'... ,. ...■ . '. TO -' .'■'. . , . . . Angeles. She has also served as staff counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee un the Judiciary, where she drafted bills ami '■', ' ■■ .'. TO to ■■ . issues of national importance. "I called her and she was thrilled todcath." Ash said. The guest speaker is selected by Ash from a list compiled by the Faculty Honorary Degree Committee {see related story, page 51. Students Petition to Keep Visiting Professor Touchstone ■ FACULTY by Liz Valsamis QC News Editor Visiting Assistant Professor of Business Administration Ellen Touchstone's students have organized a petition to voice their concern over the fact that Touchstone Financial aid reminder letters tor the t99fc"99 academic year will go out to mailboxes next week. Please submit missing documentation to the Office of Student Financing immediately. was not rehired. The petition targets Touchstone's dismissal and also the students' desire to play a larger part in decision making. "We decided to start a petition campaign with two goals in mind, First of all, we want to express the general sentiment that Dr. Touchstone should have been rehired," junior Business Administration major Kevin Au said. "Secondly, we want to take some sort of action to communicate to the administration our desire to take a more active role in the faculty selection process. Our position is that our needs could be better met if we possess a greater sense of autonomy on issues which affect us so directly." The petition was initiated last week by Au and sophomore Business Administration Major Jessica Sanchez. Nearly 350 students have signed it. They hope to present it to President James L. Ellen Touchstone. Photo Courtesy ot wwwjnakteforg Ash, Jr., Dean of Faculty Richard Millman and members ofthe Business Department sometime next week. "Ideally we would like to get her rehired," Au said. "We would also like to let it be known that the students of Whittier College want to take a more active role in deciding how the College is run." Touchstone was hired by the College to fill the vacancy left by Professor of Business Administration Jeffrey Decker, who left the College in August of 1997 [see QC Issue I, Vol 84]. Decker was given a leave of absence to allow him the flexibility to return if he chose to. According to Touchstone, she was informed by the College that if Decker did not return, they would begin the search again looking for a permanent replacement. In February, the College proceeded with the search placing an ad in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Two positions were being advertised: a tenure track position and a 3-year nontenured track position. Touchstone applied and made it to the short list, which consisted of her and two others. "We did not hire any of our final candidates. We did not think any of them had the mix of qualifica tions we were looking for," Pro- fessorof Business Administration Mary Finan said. Touchstone commented,"I was terribly disappointed. I really enjoyed my students and the collegiate environment at Whittier college and I will miss it." In conjunction to the petition, fliers were posted concerning the Touchstone situation. "I am incredibly touched and, no matter the situation, I encourage students to express their opinions," Touchstone said. Junior and Business Administration major Chris Dagnes commented, "She is one of the greatest professors we have here. She gives a lot of feedback; her ability to communicate with [students] is outstanding. She is intelligent and she knows what she is talking about. You learn a heck of a lot in her class and also have a great time." ISSUE 24 • VOLUME 84
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Title | The QC, Vol. 84, No. 24 • April 23, 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 | April 23, 1998 |
Language | eng |
Format-Medium | Newspaper |
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Title | 1998_04_23_p001 |
OCR | WHITTIER COLLEGE April 23,1998 ampus The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 C O L L E ( ■ Poetic Justice Two Chinese poets find America— and Garrett House—a safe place to express their voices. OPINION TOPIC Maintenance Requests. Students and administration share their ongoing concerns about the new campus maintenance company, Marriott. SPORTS ■ Trojan War The Women's lacrosse team wrapped up their season with a close loss to U.S.C. on Saturday, April 18. CAMP U.S to M Earthly Desires The campus celebrates Earth Week with many events. Ash Announces 5% Tuition Raise TUITION by Adam Pava QC Editor-in-Chief President James L. Ash, Jr. announced a 5% increase in tuition for the 1998-99 school year in a letter to students on April 2, bringing it to $19,250. Room and board rates will also increase by 5%. Ash said that the tuition raise is due in part to the decision to admit a smaller freshman class as a means to lessen faculty work loads. "One ofthe things we're trying to^io is not put so much pressure on the faculty by having as large of a freshman class as last year,' he said. "Student body size has a direct correlation to tuition." Ash added, "What we are trying to accomplish within the next few years is to discipline ourselves to hold tuition increases to a minimum. Our goal is to make sure [the cost of tuition] is at a point needed to support the College and keep the educational level at what we need it to be." He stressed that the raise in Whittier's tuition is comparable to that of most colleges the same size. "That's not to say we make decisions like this based on other PAST TUITION Year Increase Tuition 1980-1 11.80% $4,250 1981-2 16.50% $4,950 1982-3 15.15% $5,700 1983-4 17.11% $6,675 1984-5 9.36% $7,300 1985-6 9.59% $8,000 1986-7 8.13% $8,650 1987-8 8.09% $9,350 1988-9 12.30% $10,500 1989-0 8.10% $11,350 1990-1 13.66% $12,900 1991-2 9.84% $14,170 1992-3 5.01% $14,880 1993-4 5.00% $15,624 1994-5 3.99% $16,248 1995-6 4.00% $16,898 1996-7 5.34% $17,800 1997-8 3.00% $18,334 1998-9 5.00% $19,250 Information courtesy of Jo Ann Kankin. schools, but you don't want to be out of step with the competitive environment. That would hurt us in the long run." According to Vice President of Finance and Administration Jo Ann Hankin, the tuition money goes directly into general operations, which includes payment of faculty and staff, as well as improvements in the College's infrastructure. She cited improvements in Stauffer Hall made during Spring Break and last summer, and work done last summer in Ball and Johnson halls. "Some of the improvements in facilities has been funded through gifts, and some through operations," Hankin said. The general operations budget also funds the Student Support Services and all other legally required services. The tuition cost is just one component to the College's budget, which is not yet complete. It will be presented for approval to the Financial Committee May 7, and then to the Board of Trustees on May 21. According to Ash, the tuition has to be determined before the rest of the budget "because we have to get things like financial aid out toespecially freshman long before the final budget is approved," he said. The yearly tuition raise is determined as part of the budget by the Budget and Priorities Committee, chaired by Hankin. The budget is then recommended to Ash, who in turn gives it to the Financial Committee and ultimately the Board of Trustees. Ash believes that American colleges and universities have become much more restrained in tuition raises overthe last 15 years. [See graph, inset] "That's good news for students," Ash said. MALDEF President to to ^ :=:!:: :^!;i: .to ! toto;: toto:;.:; ;;::.;;; ::::;-::to"^ J :.:r_:; - |\ :": ;:;;!:;:-::;! \:MkZ%f: ;:::;;: : ■ :; ::: ii;; ::;:: !::!: !;:=:: ; ..: .:* : ■■ ■^■"f-^/f-:; -:::''j. v:" f Speak at Graduation by Carlos Estrada QCAsst. News Editor Aatonia Hernandez, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund ; MALDEF), will be t he featured speaker ai WWttiet College's 95th commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 21 "We are fortunate to have found a fabulous speaker who is very weli known and has ciose tie: to the College." Whittier College President James L. Ash. Jr. said. Hernandez has been MALDEF s president since her election in 1985. MALDEF is a national organization dedicated to protecting thecivii rights ofLat- inos through law, community education and research. She began her career as an aUomey for the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice in 1974. In 1977,she became the administrative di- Antonia Hernandez. jecior ol a six-attorney staff at .'.to..'. '■ ; . .'... ,. ...■ . '. TO -' .'■'. . , . . . Angeles. She has also served as staff counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee un the Judiciary, where she drafted bills ami '■', ' ■■ .'. TO to ■■ . issues of national importance. "I called her and she was thrilled todcath." Ash said. The guest speaker is selected by Ash from a list compiled by the Faculty Honorary Degree Committee {see related story, page 51. Students Petition to Keep Visiting Professor Touchstone ■ FACULTY by Liz Valsamis QC News Editor Visiting Assistant Professor of Business Administration Ellen Touchstone's students have organized a petition to voice their concern over the fact that Touchstone Financial aid reminder letters tor the t99fc"99 academic year will go out to mailboxes next week. Please submit missing documentation to the Office of Student Financing immediately. was not rehired. The petition targets Touchstone's dismissal and also the students' desire to play a larger part in decision making. "We decided to start a petition campaign with two goals in mind, First of all, we want to express the general sentiment that Dr. Touchstone should have been rehired," junior Business Administration major Kevin Au said. "Secondly, we want to take some sort of action to communicate to the administration our desire to take a more active role in the faculty selection process. Our position is that our needs could be better met if we possess a greater sense of autonomy on issues which affect us so directly." The petition was initiated last week by Au and sophomore Business Administration Major Jessica Sanchez. Nearly 350 students have signed it. They hope to present it to President James L. Ellen Touchstone. Photo Courtesy ot wwwjnakteforg Ash, Jr., Dean of Faculty Richard Millman and members ofthe Business Department sometime next week. "Ideally we would like to get her rehired," Au said. "We would also like to let it be known that the students of Whittier College want to take a more active role in deciding how the College is run." Touchstone was hired by the College to fill the vacancy left by Professor of Business Administration Jeffrey Decker, who left the College in August of 1997 [see QC Issue I, Vol 84]. Decker was given a leave of absence to allow him the flexibility to return if he chose to. According to Touchstone, she was informed by the College that if Decker did not return, they would begin the search again looking for a permanent replacement. In February, the College proceeded with the search placing an ad in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Two positions were being advertised: a tenure track position and a 3-year nontenured track position. Touchstone applied and made it to the short list, which consisted of her and two others. "We did not hire any of our final candidates. We did not think any of them had the mix of qualifica tions we were looking for," Pro- fessorof Business Administration Mary Finan said. Touchstone commented,"I was terribly disappointed. I really enjoyed my students and the collegiate environment at Whittier college and I will miss it." In conjunction to the petition, fliers were posted concerning the Touchstone situation. "I am incredibly touched and, no matter the situation, I encourage students to express their opinions," Touchstone said. Junior and Business Administration major Chris Dagnes commented, "She is one of the greatest professors we have here. She gives a lot of feedback; her ability to communicate with [students] is outstanding. She is intelligent and she knows what she is talking about. You learn a heck of a lot in her class and also have a great time." ISSUE 24 • VOLUME 84 |
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