The QC, Vol. 86, No. 13 • December 9, 1999

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We review J.R. Luker's Senior
Project, a rendition ofthe
Classical Greek play by Jean
Anouilh, adapted by Lewis
Galantiere.
SPORTS
■ And the winners
are...
The QC's Most Valuable Player
and Rookie ofthe Year picks for
fall sports
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
OPINION    TOPIC
As the ball drops...
What do your peers predict for the
coming ofthe new millennium?
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Martin Ortiz is
Director of the
Center for Mexican American
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COR Allocates $7,362.54 for Franklinnium; Students Upset
■ COR FINANCES
by Steve Alvarado
Asst. News Editor
The Council of Representatives (COR) granted a funding
request by the Franklin Society
for a semester-ending dance in the
Campus Inn (C.I.) giving them
$7,362.54 for entertainment and
other expenses on Monday, Nov.
29. The vote was made against the
protests of some members who
opposed the disbursement of such
a large amount of money.
"I felt the comments being
made in favor of it on the council
centered around this being the end
ofthe year and us having so much
money left," junior COR member
Jon Collard said. "The debate did
not center around whether we had
been equitable with all clubs
throughout the year."
On Monday, Nov. 29, the Budget Committee presented their rec
ommendations for the Franklins'
budget application and awarded the
society 98 percent of the funding
requested for the event. The
$7,362.54 given out by COR is the
second largest single amount of
money given to an organization at
one time this year. Only Program
Board has received more. Of the
money given to them, $5,000 was
spent to pay guest artist Tone Loc.
COR Secretary VincentNguy-
en, who was absent from the vote,
was not pleased with the move
made by COR.  .
"It is shocking to know that a
large amount of money was given
away," Nguyen said. "This shows
poor allocations were applied
without consideration."
The motion to grant and approve the funding needed for the
event was passed by a vote of
seven to one, with one abstention.
COR members Collard, junior
Edith Braswell and sophomore
Luis Flores raised concerns about
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several issues, from the event's
high cost to the large amount of
funding needed for the sound and
lighting equipment in order for
the event to be held in the C.I.
According to Collard, initial
Scholars Program Recognized Nationally
9 SCHOLARS
by Veronica Miller
QC Staff Writer
The Whittier Scholars Program (W.S.P.) received national
recognition in The Templeton
Guide: Colleges that Encourage
Character Development, a national publication that ranks colleges
according to various categories,
on Friday, Oct. 22, for its redesigned Senior-Year Program. The
program was recognized for the
new aspects added as a result of
restructuring efforts begun by current Director ofthe Whittier Schol-
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"This will put Whittier out
there as having a nationally recognized program and a unique
educational experience for students," Kaufman said.
The W.S.P. has restructured
the curriculum and added courses
such as: W.S.P. 101, "The Individual, Identity and Community," and
W.S.P. 301, "Nature, Theory, and
Basis of Knowledge" to replace
courses previously offered by the
program. For the senior year, the
Senior Seminar and Senior Symposium have been added to fill out
the program's curriculum.
The Senior Seminar provides
peer discussion and review as a
part ofthe Senior Project process.
In this class, students share their
work and experiences on their senior projects with other students.
Seniors are able to gain insight
from their peers about the process
involved in producing a final work
and share their own successes and
problems.
The Senior Symposium allows
the students to share their Senior
Project with V/.S.P. colleagues
and the college community as well.
It requires students to give a public presentation to fellow scholars
Joyce Kaufman.
and the community at large, documenting and explaining their
work. It serves as a capstone for
the program.
"As seniorparticipants, students
are immersed in a unique learning
community characterized by: intellectual honesty, pursuit of varied
and diverse perspectives, respect
for the ideas of others, and meaningful and challenging dialog with
peers and faculty," The Templeton
Guide sdescriptionofW.S.P.reads.
See SCHOLARS page 5
	
About 350 people attended Franklinnium 2000.
debate on the issue was dominated
by statements that since the money
existed, it should be spent. The dissenting voices on the council countered that the money did not need to
be spent. The COR budget rolls
over if unused so the money could
have been used later if necessary.
They also raised questions
about claims by the Franklin So-
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Student Allegedly Sexually
Assaulted at Franklinnium
a CRIME
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QC Assoc. News Editor
A male suspect allegedly
assaulted a female student at
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however, did not report the incident until Monday, Dec. 6, at
around 3 p.m.
She described the suspect as
a six foot tall, 200 pound male in
his 20s. but was unsure if the
suspect was a Whittier College
student. Several Campus Safety
officers were on hand for the
event which drew over 350 people throughout the night.
There were no witnesses to
the incident since partygoers
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