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QUAKER CAMPUS The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914 Volume LXXVII, Number 8 October 25,1990 Registrar Discovers Forged Signatures By Caitlin Duffy QC News Editor Registrar Gerald Adams has revealed that 24 students were found to have forged their mentor/advisor signatures during last week's registration for the January Interim. These students have been removed from their places in the classes and will not be allowed to register again until the beginning of January Interim. Adams would not disclose the names of the 24 students. According to Adams, the forged signatures 'were discovered after Vie reviewed the registration cards and came across some that he suspected were false. Adams determined the invalidity of the 24 after "conferring with the professors whose signature it was reported to be." The 24 students were sent notices from the registrar's office requesting that they meet with Adams. "Of the students who have received the notices, only half have responded (so far)," Adams said. 'Phe students who failed to meet with Adams received their registration cards in the mail with "void" written on them. Adams added that there may have been other forged registration cards but they weren't questioned because they weren't "obvious." "Forgery is a very serious issue, in some cases, if you forge someone's signature; you go to jail," Adams said. Whittier President James Ash said that "forgery should be taken seriously, and I feel that Adams is dealing with the situation with sensitivity." Charles Reeg, Faculty Chairman said that "none of us (the faculty) would like to have our signatures forged, it's an infringement on our rights." In order to deal with the possibility of forgeries in the future, Adams hopes that "if the word gets out that we will be checking signatures, people won't do it anymore and it will no longer be a problem." "I like to think that, for the most part, Whittier has intelligent, responsible students," Adams said. Adams is proposing that, for future registrations, a statement be printed on the cover of the schedule stating that "if anyone forges any faculty member's signature, they will be removed from their classes and will have to re-register." Adams doesn't see "any excuse for not getting their advisors signature because the registration information was sent out two weeks in advance." According to Adams students are required to have their registration cards signed by their advisors because "Whittier has a very active advisement system, oui faculty take it very seriously." An a nonymous sophomore who is one of the 24 students involved in the forgery, said that "we were given our mentors, we didn't pick them; I found it very difficult to find mine to get him to sign my registration card." Sophomore Ed Peterson, also one of the 24 students said, "1 can understand his (Adams) position, but I don't agree with the way that the situation was handled." Both students said that "we're in college, we shouldn't even have to get our advisor's signatures in the first place. We pay a lot of money for our classes and should be able to take any classes we want without getting anyone's approval." Two Speakers Stolen From Club Storage By Amy Szczukowski QC Editor-in-Chief Two speakers were stolen from the locked storage space in the the back of the Club sometime within the week before October 15. On the 15th, senior Rob Kessler, Club Coordinator, discovered that the speakers were missing when he went to get out some equipment for Jason Bates to practice for Woodstock. Kessler said that there was "no evidence that it (the storage space) was broken into at all." Student Advocate, junior- Alvin Henderson said that "The person who took it had to have had a key." According to Kessler, the only ones who have keys are security, maintenance, the contractors that are working in the Club right now, and himself. "We're trying to find out if they (the speakers) were insured by the school," Kessler said. "They will have to be replaced." Henderson said that "Either the administration will have to pay or BOG will," but, he added, "societies will not be charged for the added expenses. It will cost an additional $100 for each Club Open to rent speakers. | OLE: Tardeada was a big success last Sunday. Please see story page 5. Plans Underway for New Dorms By Adam Webster QC Staff Writer In order to fulfill the "philosophical mission of the college" and to help house the anticipated larger enrollment over the next few years, Whittier College officials have decided to commit $4 million of the $18 million tax exempt bond received by the College last year, to building at least two new dorms that will house about 200 new students. President James Ash said that "we have have to build new housing because it is important that we offer most of our students the opportunity to be part of the Whittier College community. "What you get in the classroom is only a part, and sometimes a small part, of the entire collegiate experience," Ash continued. Therefore, "it is abundantly clear that we need at least 200 beds as soon as possible," Ash said. Ash and Harold Hewitt, Vice President for Business and Finance, predicted the fall of 1992 as the earliest possible completion date because the college is still in the process of deciding on the design of the new dorms. It had originally been proposed that they would all resemble Harris, however, according to Hewitt, there was "negative feedback" about Harris's design so, they decided to reconsider and redraw the plans. To help in the design, Hewitt and Desma Murphy, ASWC president, have formed a task force; a group of students and faculty working together. Most of the students in the task force are also involved in BOG or RHA. According to Murphy, they "will travel around to look at other school dorms as well as (Whittier's) current dorms." The task force will be working directly with the architects on this project and their "role is purely advisory. The administration's (role) would be limited and the board of trustees would have the final word," according to Murphy. The task force will begin their work in about a week and a half. They will submit their ideas for drawings but it isn't expected that the drawings will be completed for six months. Then, after an additional month of "conceptualization", the actual construction will get underway and last about a year. Hewitt said that the construction could start as early as June of 1991 or, at the very latest, August of 1991. By starting the construction then, Hewitt feels that a lot of the noisy work involved in the ground preparation will be over by the time school starts and will not interfere with schoolwork. Presently, there is only one definite site for a new- building and other locations have been proposed. The definite site is on the hill by Harris which will house between 80-100 students and will cost $2 million to construct. Regarding this dorm, Hewitt said, "If we design it right, this ought to be the place that people will kill each other to get into." The proposed sites include the area in back of Wanberg, a portion of the parking lot on the way up to Wanberg and behind Ball Hall. Hewitt expressed an interest in the site behind Ball Hall because he feels that it would provide a continuity on the campus and connect the existing dorms to reinforce the community aspects that Whittier College prides itself on. However, Hewitt noted that the process of building wil! be "av negotiation between (the College) and the city due to building codes and parking regulations" and the decision will therefore not be totally up to College officials. Hewitt said that "philosophically, a liberal arts college is a residential Please see NEW page 5.
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Title | The QC, Vol. 77, No. 08 • October 25, 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 | October 25, 1990 |
Language | eng |
Format-Medium | Newspaper |
Format-Extent | 12 pages ; 17 x 11.25 inches |
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Date-Created | 2013-10-02 |
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Title | 1990_10_25_p001 |
OCR | QUAKER CAMPUS The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914 Volume LXXVII, Number 8 October 25,1990 Registrar Discovers Forged Signatures By Caitlin Duffy QC News Editor Registrar Gerald Adams has revealed that 24 students were found to have forged their mentor/advisor signatures during last week's registration for the January Interim. These students have been removed from their places in the classes and will not be allowed to register again until the beginning of January Interim. Adams would not disclose the names of the 24 students. According to Adams, the forged signatures 'were discovered after Vie reviewed the registration cards and came across some that he suspected were false. Adams determined the invalidity of the 24 after "conferring with the professors whose signature it was reported to be." The 24 students were sent notices from the registrar's office requesting that they meet with Adams. "Of the students who have received the notices, only half have responded (so far)," Adams said. 'Phe students who failed to meet with Adams received their registration cards in the mail with "void" written on them. Adams added that there may have been other forged registration cards but they weren't questioned because they weren't "obvious." "Forgery is a very serious issue, in some cases, if you forge someone's signature; you go to jail," Adams said. Whittier President James Ash said that "forgery should be taken seriously, and I feel that Adams is dealing with the situation with sensitivity." Charles Reeg, Faculty Chairman said that "none of us (the faculty) would like to have our signatures forged, it's an infringement on our rights." In order to deal with the possibility of forgeries in the future, Adams hopes that "if the word gets out that we will be checking signatures, people won't do it anymore and it will no longer be a problem." "I like to think that, for the most part, Whittier has intelligent, responsible students," Adams said. Adams is proposing that, for future registrations, a statement be printed on the cover of the schedule stating that "if anyone forges any faculty member's signature, they will be removed from their classes and will have to re-register." Adams doesn't see "any excuse for not getting their advisors signature because the registration information was sent out two weeks in advance." According to Adams students are required to have their registration cards signed by their advisors because "Whittier has a very active advisement system, oui faculty take it very seriously." An a nonymous sophomore who is one of the 24 students involved in the forgery, said that "we were given our mentors, we didn't pick them; I found it very difficult to find mine to get him to sign my registration card." Sophomore Ed Peterson, also one of the 24 students said, "1 can understand his (Adams) position, but I don't agree with the way that the situation was handled." Both students said that "we're in college, we shouldn't even have to get our advisor's signatures in the first place. We pay a lot of money for our classes and should be able to take any classes we want without getting anyone's approval." Two Speakers Stolen From Club Storage By Amy Szczukowski QC Editor-in-Chief Two speakers were stolen from the locked storage space in the the back of the Club sometime within the week before October 15. On the 15th, senior Rob Kessler, Club Coordinator, discovered that the speakers were missing when he went to get out some equipment for Jason Bates to practice for Woodstock. Kessler said that there was "no evidence that it (the storage space) was broken into at all." Student Advocate, junior- Alvin Henderson said that "The person who took it had to have had a key." According to Kessler, the only ones who have keys are security, maintenance, the contractors that are working in the Club right now, and himself. "We're trying to find out if they (the speakers) were insured by the school," Kessler said. "They will have to be replaced." Henderson said that "Either the administration will have to pay or BOG will," but, he added, "societies will not be charged for the added expenses. It will cost an additional $100 for each Club Open to rent speakers. | OLE: Tardeada was a big success last Sunday. Please see story page 5. Plans Underway for New Dorms By Adam Webster QC Staff Writer In order to fulfill the "philosophical mission of the college" and to help house the anticipated larger enrollment over the next few years, Whittier College officials have decided to commit $4 million of the $18 million tax exempt bond received by the College last year, to building at least two new dorms that will house about 200 new students. President James Ash said that "we have have to build new housing because it is important that we offer most of our students the opportunity to be part of the Whittier College community. "What you get in the classroom is only a part, and sometimes a small part, of the entire collegiate experience," Ash continued. Therefore, "it is abundantly clear that we need at least 200 beds as soon as possible," Ash said. Ash and Harold Hewitt, Vice President for Business and Finance, predicted the fall of 1992 as the earliest possible completion date because the college is still in the process of deciding on the design of the new dorms. It had originally been proposed that they would all resemble Harris, however, according to Hewitt, there was "negative feedback" about Harris's design so, they decided to reconsider and redraw the plans. To help in the design, Hewitt and Desma Murphy, ASWC president, have formed a task force; a group of students and faculty working together. Most of the students in the task force are also involved in BOG or RHA. According to Murphy, they "will travel around to look at other school dorms as well as (Whittier's) current dorms." The task force will be working directly with the architects on this project and their "role is purely advisory. The administration's (role) would be limited and the board of trustees would have the final word," according to Murphy. The task force will begin their work in about a week and a half. They will submit their ideas for drawings but it isn't expected that the drawings will be completed for six months. Then, after an additional month of "conceptualization", the actual construction will get underway and last about a year. Hewitt said that the construction could start as early as June of 1991 or, at the very latest, August of 1991. By starting the construction then, Hewitt feels that a lot of the noisy work involved in the ground preparation will be over by the time school starts and will not interfere with schoolwork. Presently, there is only one definite site for a new- building and other locations have been proposed. The definite site is on the hill by Harris which will house between 80-100 students and will cost $2 million to construct. Regarding this dorm, Hewitt said, "If we design it right, this ought to be the place that people will kill each other to get into." The proposed sites include the area in back of Wanberg, a portion of the parking lot on the way up to Wanberg and behind Ball Hall. Hewitt expressed an interest in the site behind Ball Hall because he feels that it would provide a continuity on the campus and connect the existing dorms to reinforce the community aspects that Whittier College prides itself on. However, Hewitt noted that the process of building wil! be "av negotiation between (the College) and the city due to building codes and parking regulations" and the decision will therefore not be totally up to College officials. Hewitt said that "philosophically, a liberal arts college is a residential Please see NEW page 5. |
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