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W II 1 T T 1 i: R CO L L E G L. uaker September, 1998,. ampus COLL ■ Dead Boring? E G E Res. Life Director Dave Leonard discusses Dead Man On Campus. **— SPORTS ■ Luce Cannon Star quarterback Steve Luce returns to the Poet roster. The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 ....?■;■■■ .■ .''TO:toto ,.; ; : ..... OPINION TOPIC Oral Arguments TO Students debate whether or not President Bill Clinton's behavior warrants impeachment. m C A M P U-S^ ■ Safety ] U,C First We spend a day with those valiant boys in blue, Whittier College Campus Safety. President Ash Announces Resignation After Accomplishing all the Board of Trustees3 Goals, Ash Chooses to Leave at End of Academic Year ■ ADMINISTRATIOH by Adam Pava QC Copy Editor President James L. Ash, Jr. announced at Tuesday's Faculty Meeting that he will be leaving Whittier College at the end of this academic year. "I have come to the conclusion that by the end of this, my 10th year, I will have accomplished what the Board [of Trustees] brought me to Whittier to do," Ash said. He said finance and enrollment issues were his main concerns during his administration. "When I was hired, my goals were first to stabilize the College's financial situation and second to enhance the reputation of the College though fundraising," he said. In the last nine years, the College's undergraduate applicant pool has doubled, the student body has grown by 35%, and the College's endowment has more than tripled. Much ofthe fundraising success has come recently in the ongoing Capital Campaign. "I expect that by the end of this academic year, the Capital Campaign will have secured over $60 million," Ash said. "This is a clear indication that it will achieve the goal [of $70 million] well before the deadline [of October, 2001]." Ash feels that because of the College's current financial stability, it is an appropriate time for him to resign. "Nobody should expect there to be dramatic changes at the College," he said, "especially when there's financial stability." "Ten years is a good round number," he added. "I think this is a good time for the College to find fresh leadership, and a good time for me to find a new professional challenge." Ash is unsure of what professional path he will take after leaving the College: "There are a number of presidencies open [at other President James L. Ash,, Jr. colleges]," he said, "and I've been approached with a number of other options, both inside and outside of education." He said that he will wait a couple months before considering any options seriously. "I don't know what I will miss or won't miss about Whittier until I see the kind of job I take," Ash said. "I know I will miss the many members ofthe community who I regard as close friends." Ash said that he began thinking about resigning last Spring and discussed it with his wife, Pat: "This is a complex decision that I made with my wife, based on personal and professional opportunities for the both of us, and based on what I see is best for Whittier." By making this announcement at the beginning of the academic year, Ash hoped that it would "give everybody enough time to make plans for a successful transition." This includes a nation-wide search for his successor, as well as allowing Ash time to find another job. According to Chairman ofthe Board of Trustees Anthony Pier- no, the College will form two committees to find Ash's replacement. "One committee will be a broad- base search committee comprised of students, faculty, alumni and administration," he said. "This group will help develop a profile for the type of candidate we will look for. They will ask, 'who is this person?' and attempt to come to a consensus on the search criteria." The search committee may also interview candidates and recommend them to the second committee. The second committee, according to Piemo, will be a selection committee who will interview the final candidates and make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees. "Ultimately, the Board has the appointment power," Pier- no said. Pierno added that the qualities the College will look for in Ash's successor, which will be determined by the search committee, may differ from those the College looked for in Ash. "Certainly, there isn't the financial and enrollment urgency we had then," he said. "The accomplishments ofthe last nine years give us a different base to launch this search." Pierno also said, "I think it would be fascinating if it were a woman [president]. We will look for the person best suited for the job." See RESIGNATION, page 6 Lacrosse's Future Insecure if Misconduct Persists, Says Ash ■ LACROSSE by Chris Ziegler QC Editor-in-Chief Unless the Whittier Men's Lacrosse team has a year of "model citizenship and greatly increased supervision, the future ofthe program is questionable," President James L. Ash, Jr. said at the last Faculty Meeting of the 1997-98 school year. "The community as a whole is looking to make sure the prob- news you can use m Bookstore The last day to return books is Frk n. 25. For fur ther information please contact the Bookstore at Ext. 4251 lems of last year do not recur," Ash said on Tuesday, Sept. 15. "We expect all of our teams to exhibit good citizenship and behavior. When that doesn't happen, the College must take action." Last fall, a member ofthe Lacrosse team was involved in a harassment incident that occurred while Head Coach Doug Locker was out of town. One student was found responsible for multiple violations ofthe College's abuse and harassment policy and was suspended for three years. "There were obvious problems last year and I want to fix them," Locker said. "We are under scrutiny and I do expect model citizenship. The expectations have changed." In response to what Ash called a "number of quite clear conversations," Locker instituted a series of more stringent rules that restrict athletes' playing time af- WHITTiEK *£9 ULCSOSS! Doug Locker. ter as little as two discipline infractions and notified returning players that any severe discipline violations could result in removal from the team. His transfer out ofthe Admissions Office to a full-time position with the Athletics Department also permits him to more closely monitor team conduct. Dean of Students Susan Allen reported that last year a "large proportion" ofthe team had been involved with the college discipline system, mostly with minor noise and alcohol violations but occasionally with more serious violations. "There's a trend toward being in trouble," she said. However, Locker said that this fall has seen few lacrosse related problems so far. "I'd like to think it's because we've laid out some stronger expectations," he said. Director of Residential Life Dave Leonard said,"What I've witnessed this year is that there seems to be an impression that newcomers [to the team] don't understand that there's this history and they want to prove they're here for the right reasons." Allen said that, "There's a feeling among some students that the team has had a gang mentality." But lacrosse players who "There were obvious prob- ■ lems last year and I want "to fix them. We are under scrutiny and I do expect model citizenship. The expectations have changed." — Doug Locker, Head Coach of Lacrosse hadn't had any discipline violations felt they were being unfairly stereotyped, she said:"They felt the campus took a gang mentality toward them." Professor of Religious Studies Glenn Yocum, who initially raised the issue at last year's meeting, supported Ash's statement. "It's about time," he said. "This has been going on for a long time. It's embarrassing and it doesn't get paid [enough] attention." ISSUE 2 • VOLUME 85
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Title | The QC, Vol. 85, No. 02 • September 17, 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 | September 17, 1998 |
Language | eng |
Format-Medium | Newspaper |
Format-Extent | 16 pages ; 17 x 11.25 inches |
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Date-Created | 2013-10-17 |
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Title | 1998_09_17_p001 |
OCR | W II 1 T T 1 i: R CO L L E G L. uaker September, 1998,. ampus COLL ■ Dead Boring? E G E Res. Life Director Dave Leonard discusses Dead Man On Campus. **— SPORTS ■ Luce Cannon Star quarterback Steve Luce returns to the Poet roster. The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 ....?■;■■■ .■ .''TO:toto ,.; ; : ..... OPINION TOPIC Oral Arguments TO Students debate whether or not President Bill Clinton's behavior warrants impeachment. m C A M P U-S^ ■ Safety ] U,C First We spend a day with those valiant boys in blue, Whittier College Campus Safety. President Ash Announces Resignation After Accomplishing all the Board of Trustees3 Goals, Ash Chooses to Leave at End of Academic Year ■ ADMINISTRATIOH by Adam Pava QC Copy Editor President James L. Ash, Jr. announced at Tuesday's Faculty Meeting that he will be leaving Whittier College at the end of this academic year. "I have come to the conclusion that by the end of this, my 10th year, I will have accomplished what the Board [of Trustees] brought me to Whittier to do," Ash said. He said finance and enrollment issues were his main concerns during his administration. "When I was hired, my goals were first to stabilize the College's financial situation and second to enhance the reputation of the College though fundraising," he said. In the last nine years, the College's undergraduate applicant pool has doubled, the student body has grown by 35%, and the College's endowment has more than tripled. Much ofthe fundraising success has come recently in the ongoing Capital Campaign. "I expect that by the end of this academic year, the Capital Campaign will have secured over $60 million," Ash said. "This is a clear indication that it will achieve the goal [of $70 million] well before the deadline [of October, 2001]." Ash feels that because of the College's current financial stability, it is an appropriate time for him to resign. "Nobody should expect there to be dramatic changes at the College," he said, "especially when there's financial stability." "Ten years is a good round number," he added. "I think this is a good time for the College to find fresh leadership, and a good time for me to find a new professional challenge." Ash is unsure of what professional path he will take after leaving the College: "There are a number of presidencies open [at other President James L. Ash,, Jr. colleges]," he said, "and I've been approached with a number of other options, both inside and outside of education." He said that he will wait a couple months before considering any options seriously. "I don't know what I will miss or won't miss about Whittier until I see the kind of job I take," Ash said. "I know I will miss the many members ofthe community who I regard as close friends." Ash said that he began thinking about resigning last Spring and discussed it with his wife, Pat: "This is a complex decision that I made with my wife, based on personal and professional opportunities for the both of us, and based on what I see is best for Whittier." By making this announcement at the beginning of the academic year, Ash hoped that it would "give everybody enough time to make plans for a successful transition." This includes a nation-wide search for his successor, as well as allowing Ash time to find another job. According to Chairman ofthe Board of Trustees Anthony Pier- no, the College will form two committees to find Ash's replacement. "One committee will be a broad- base search committee comprised of students, faculty, alumni and administration," he said. "This group will help develop a profile for the type of candidate we will look for. They will ask, 'who is this person?' and attempt to come to a consensus on the search criteria." The search committee may also interview candidates and recommend them to the second committee. The second committee, according to Piemo, will be a selection committee who will interview the final candidates and make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees. "Ultimately, the Board has the appointment power," Pier- no said. Pierno added that the qualities the College will look for in Ash's successor, which will be determined by the search committee, may differ from those the College looked for in Ash. "Certainly, there isn't the financial and enrollment urgency we had then," he said. "The accomplishments ofthe last nine years give us a different base to launch this search." Pierno also said, "I think it would be fascinating if it were a woman [president]. We will look for the person best suited for the job." See RESIGNATION, page 6 Lacrosse's Future Insecure if Misconduct Persists, Says Ash ■ LACROSSE by Chris Ziegler QC Editor-in-Chief Unless the Whittier Men's Lacrosse team has a year of "model citizenship and greatly increased supervision, the future ofthe program is questionable," President James L. Ash, Jr. said at the last Faculty Meeting of the 1997-98 school year. "The community as a whole is looking to make sure the prob- news you can use m Bookstore The last day to return books is Frk n. 25. For fur ther information please contact the Bookstore at Ext. 4251 lems of last year do not recur," Ash said on Tuesday, Sept. 15. "We expect all of our teams to exhibit good citizenship and behavior. When that doesn't happen, the College must take action." Last fall, a member ofthe Lacrosse team was involved in a harassment incident that occurred while Head Coach Doug Locker was out of town. One student was found responsible for multiple violations ofthe College's abuse and harassment policy and was suspended for three years. "There were obvious problems last year and I want to fix them," Locker said. "We are under scrutiny and I do expect model citizenship. The expectations have changed." In response to what Ash called a "number of quite clear conversations," Locker instituted a series of more stringent rules that restrict athletes' playing time af- WHITTiEK *£9 ULCSOSS! Doug Locker. ter as little as two discipline infractions and notified returning players that any severe discipline violations could result in removal from the team. His transfer out ofthe Admissions Office to a full-time position with the Athletics Department also permits him to more closely monitor team conduct. Dean of Students Susan Allen reported that last year a "large proportion" ofthe team had been involved with the college discipline system, mostly with minor noise and alcohol violations but occasionally with more serious violations. "There's a trend toward being in trouble," she said. However, Locker said that this fall has seen few lacrosse related problems so far. "I'd like to think it's because we've laid out some stronger expectations," he said. Director of Residential Life Dave Leonard said,"What I've witnessed this year is that there seems to be an impression that newcomers [to the team] don't understand that there's this history and they want to prove they're here for the right reasons." Allen said that, "There's a feeling among some students that the team has had a gang mentality." But lacrosse players who "There were obvious prob- ■ lems last year and I want "to fix them. We are under scrutiny and I do expect model citizenship. The expectations have changed." — Doug Locker, Head Coach of Lacrosse hadn't had any discipline violations felt they were being unfairly stereotyped, she said:"They felt the campus took a gang mentality toward them." Professor of Religious Studies Glenn Yocum, who initially raised the issue at last year's meeting, supported Ash's statement. "It's about time," he said. "This has been going on for a long time. It's embarrassing and it doesn't get paid [enough] attention." ISSUE 2 • VOLUME 85 |
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