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WHITTIER COLLEGE uaker January 21, IW c o i i v t; ■ My Brew Heaven The newest in a scries of quirky Uptown venues. A Room.Wilh A Brew. S V O H ! S _. ... — ■ Hello Nasi! *wf£\ We profile iJPi returning Rhodes l»iii Scholar state ^ finalist and Poet B) basketball player Kristina Nasi. fftriMPP I The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 O P I N ION TO P I C YEN, Okay? Will the potentially disastrous Year 2000 bug destroy the world as we know it? C A M P'U.S ■ Hollywood Hunter u& The Campus Life staff explores the world of Hollywood—with all its dirty streets, dirty prostitutes, dirty magazines, dirty hamburger stands and dirty pirate t-shirt vendors. Ex-COR President Proposes Free Room and Board for Officers Robinson Hopes Stipend Will Increase Student Involvement Students Escape Attempted Robbery Near Uptown 7-11 ■ COR by Chris Ziegler QC Editor-in-Chief Former Council of Representatives President Karl Robinson proposed a stipend program last week that would grant the four Council executive positions free room and board during their terms of service as part of an effort to increase student interest in running for office. The COR President, Vice- President, Secretary and Treasurer would receive a room occupancy reimbursement of approximately $3,500 each, 10% of which would be drawn from student body fees allotted to COR and the remainder of which would be provided by the College. Approximately $1,200 worth of student fees a semester would, if the proposal is approved, be used to compensate COR officials. "There will be a very minimal effect as far as funding for other organizations is concerned," former COR Treasurer Keith Fisher said. "But with this stipend, we can draw more people to run for positions on COR." Karl Robinson. Robinson said that he hoped such a stipend would encourage more students to consider involvement in COR, especially in light of several candidates running unopposed in recent elections. "It is so time consuming to be an exec uti ve of fi cer and you sometimes have to give up a work-study job," he said. "Money is a terrible incentive to get anyone to do anything, but [this] is an offset of the opportunity cost. I think it's long overdue." The stipend proposal is currently being considered by Vice President of Finance Jo Ann Hen- kin and Robinson said a decision should be made by the end of the spring semester. A student referendum on the proposal would be unlikely, he said. "In this day and age, when people have fairly intense work obligations, they expect to be paid," Director of Residential Life Dave Leonard said. "[But] I'm a little uncomfortable that we're creating room space where no revenue is coming back. We want to have a little flexibility." According to Robinson, many of the other SCIAC schools have had similar stipend programs for years. "Whittier is really behind the pace of other schools," Fisher said. "Here, [executive officers] are making nothing." Leonard said that until now, no formal proposals have been made at Whittier. "Student government never really broached the topic," Leonard said. "There were some conversations, but no one really came forward." Schools like Occidental and Redlands offer compensations to theirelected student officials, funded completely by student body fees. See COR STIPEND, page 5 m CRIME by Anna Neese QC Managing Editor Freshman Travis Nass was held at gunpoint by two men on the corner of Pickering and Philadelphia on Tuesday. January 12. as two ot his friends ran to call the police. None of the students Nass was left alone with the alleged robbers while the other two students used a pay phone at he •11 to call the police. WI :n A thi TO the men realized they were on the phone with the police, they fled the scene. The Whittier Police arrived al the scene about 15 minutes afterthey were called, the second student said When they arrived. the block. ■. "TO TO '■ '-"■'. to ' going to k: carschool danger when the men ap- . .... gan backing away from the men. When one of them asked for change, he told the others to run. "One guy said, 'Don't even try to run.' and we yelled that we were calling the cops. By the lime 1 got 911 on the line, they had let Travis go." the second student said, who also wishes to remain anonymous. N;;to.to '-.- . _ : belli riri when the other students ran. said that he didn't run because a gun was held io his stomach. had mental problems." The students believed this was due to the odd manner in which Nass was dressed, in a red cape, with his hair dyed blue. The police were unavailable for comment, as they did not return phone calls. One ol the alleged robbers was described by the students as Caucasian, in his thirties, with red mustache and approximately * >. -' ilir • ihe ■ , h '<'" ... i See ROBB1 College to Install ATM in CI Hallway This Week ■ CAMPUS by Gloria Blair QCAd Manager Whittier College will have a free standing Automated Teller Machine (A.T.M.) installed in the C.I. hallway on Friday, Jan 22. The machine will be operational and available for student use on Wednesday, Jan. 27.Cash withdrawals for credit union clients will be free of charge, while non- credit union clients will be subject to a fee of one dollar. Whittier Federal Credit Union won the bid to have one of their A.T.M. machines installed on the Whittier College campus after having offered to provide the machine free of charge. Whittier College's Cash and Trust Accountant James A. Garbat stated that other area banks wanted to charge the College a monthly fee of $3,000 for use of the machine. Whittier Federal Credit Union will pay for all installation costs, electricity and telephone line charges. The cost to Whittier College will consist only of the fees necessary for the installation and maintenance of security cameras in the C.I. hallway. The College decided that this security feature was necessary in order to protect not only the A.T.M. but also the new Student Union furniture, located near by. The furniture was recently purchased using student body funds though security camera costs will be shared between the Council of Representatives (COR) and the College. Members ofthe Whittier College com munity will no longer need to make the sometimes unsafe trek to Uptown Whittier to withdraw money from other A.T.M.s. The idea of not needing to leave the safety of Campus appeals to freshman Andrea Wong. "I think it would be good because it's a lot safer and provides easy access to cash. Really helpful," Wong said. Now that students do not have to walk to local A.T.M.s to withdraw cash, thus enticing them to perhaps stop at local eateries, Spot cook Luis Cosio looks forward to the change. "Hopefully it will increase business at The Spot. I'll use it." Dave Adkins, C.I. Director of Food Service, stated that students who misplace, forget or lose their meal cards will now be able to easily withdraw money to cover the $5 to eat without a meal card. ISSUE 13* VOLUME 85 An A.T.M.
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Title | The QC, Vol. 85, No. 13 • January 21, 1999 |
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 | January 21, 1999 |
Language | eng |
Format-Medium | Newspaper |
Format-Extent | 12 pages ; 17 x 11.25 inches |
Type | image |
Format of digital version | jpeg |
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 | 1999_01_21_p001 |
OCR | WHITTIER COLLEGE uaker January 21, IW c o i i v t; ■ My Brew Heaven The newest in a scries of quirky Uptown venues. A Room.Wilh A Brew. S V O H ! S _. ... — ■ Hello Nasi! *wf£\ We profile iJPi returning Rhodes l»iii Scholar state ^ finalist and Poet B) basketball player Kristina Nasi. fftriMPP I The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 O P I N ION TO P I C YEN, Okay? Will the potentially disastrous Year 2000 bug destroy the world as we know it? C A M P'U.S ■ Hollywood Hunter u& The Campus Life staff explores the world of Hollywood—with all its dirty streets, dirty prostitutes, dirty magazines, dirty hamburger stands and dirty pirate t-shirt vendors. Ex-COR President Proposes Free Room and Board for Officers Robinson Hopes Stipend Will Increase Student Involvement Students Escape Attempted Robbery Near Uptown 7-11 ■ COR by Chris Ziegler QC Editor-in-Chief Former Council of Representatives President Karl Robinson proposed a stipend program last week that would grant the four Council executive positions free room and board during their terms of service as part of an effort to increase student interest in running for office. The COR President, Vice- President, Secretary and Treasurer would receive a room occupancy reimbursement of approximately $3,500 each, 10% of which would be drawn from student body fees allotted to COR and the remainder of which would be provided by the College. Approximately $1,200 worth of student fees a semester would, if the proposal is approved, be used to compensate COR officials. "There will be a very minimal effect as far as funding for other organizations is concerned," former COR Treasurer Keith Fisher said. "But with this stipend, we can draw more people to run for positions on COR." Karl Robinson. Robinson said that he hoped such a stipend would encourage more students to consider involvement in COR, especially in light of several candidates running unopposed in recent elections. "It is so time consuming to be an exec uti ve of fi cer and you sometimes have to give up a work-study job," he said. "Money is a terrible incentive to get anyone to do anything, but [this] is an offset of the opportunity cost. I think it's long overdue." The stipend proposal is currently being considered by Vice President of Finance Jo Ann Hen- kin and Robinson said a decision should be made by the end of the spring semester. A student referendum on the proposal would be unlikely, he said. "In this day and age, when people have fairly intense work obligations, they expect to be paid," Director of Residential Life Dave Leonard said. "[But] I'm a little uncomfortable that we're creating room space where no revenue is coming back. We want to have a little flexibility." According to Robinson, many of the other SCIAC schools have had similar stipend programs for years. "Whittier is really behind the pace of other schools," Fisher said. "Here, [executive officers] are making nothing." Leonard said that until now, no formal proposals have been made at Whittier. "Student government never really broached the topic," Leonard said. "There were some conversations, but no one really came forward." Schools like Occidental and Redlands offer compensations to theirelected student officials, funded completely by student body fees. See COR STIPEND, page 5 m CRIME by Anna Neese QC Managing Editor Freshman Travis Nass was held at gunpoint by two men on the corner of Pickering and Philadelphia on Tuesday. January 12. as two ot his friends ran to call the police. None of the students Nass was left alone with the alleged robbers while the other two students used a pay phone at he •11 to call the police. WI :n A thi TO the men realized they were on the phone with the police, they fled the scene. The Whittier Police arrived al the scene about 15 minutes afterthey were called, the second student said When they arrived. the block. ■. "TO TO '■ '-"■'. to ' going to k: carschool danger when the men ap- . .... gan backing away from the men. When one of them asked for change, he told the others to run. "One guy said, 'Don't even try to run.' and we yelled that we were calling the cops. By the lime 1 got 911 on the line, they had let Travis go." the second student said, who also wishes to remain anonymous. N;;to.to '-.- . _ : belli riri when the other students ran. said that he didn't run because a gun was held io his stomach. had mental problems." The students believed this was due to the odd manner in which Nass was dressed, in a red cape, with his hair dyed blue. The police were unavailable for comment, as they did not return phone calls. One ol the alleged robbers was described by the students as Caucasian, in his thirties, with red mustache and approximately * >. -' ilir • ihe ■ , h '<'" ... i See ROBB1 College to Install ATM in CI Hallway This Week ■ CAMPUS by Gloria Blair QCAd Manager Whittier College will have a free standing Automated Teller Machine (A.T.M.) installed in the C.I. hallway on Friday, Jan 22. The machine will be operational and available for student use on Wednesday, Jan. 27.Cash withdrawals for credit union clients will be free of charge, while non- credit union clients will be subject to a fee of one dollar. Whittier Federal Credit Union won the bid to have one of their A.T.M. machines installed on the Whittier College campus after having offered to provide the machine free of charge. Whittier College's Cash and Trust Accountant James A. Garbat stated that other area banks wanted to charge the College a monthly fee of $3,000 for use of the machine. Whittier Federal Credit Union will pay for all installation costs, electricity and telephone line charges. The cost to Whittier College will consist only of the fees necessary for the installation and maintenance of security cameras in the C.I. hallway. The College decided that this security feature was necessary in order to protect not only the A.T.M. but also the new Student Union furniture, located near by. The furniture was recently purchased using student body funds though security camera costs will be shared between the Council of Representatives (COR) and the College. Members ofthe Whittier College com munity will no longer need to make the sometimes unsafe trek to Uptown Whittier to withdraw money from other A.T.M.s. The idea of not needing to leave the safety of Campus appeals to freshman Andrea Wong. "I think it would be good because it's a lot safer and provides easy access to cash. Really helpful," Wong said. Now that students do not have to walk to local A.T.M.s to withdraw cash, thus enticing them to perhaps stop at local eateries, Spot cook Luis Cosio looks forward to the change. "Hopefully it will increase business at The Spot. I'll use it." Dave Adkins, C.I. Director of Food Service, stated that students who misplace, forget or lose their meal cards will now be able to easily withdraw money to cover the $5 to eat without a meal card. ISSUE 13* VOLUME 85 An A.T.M. |
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