The QC, Vol. 86, No. 20 • March 16, 2000

              ■ Election Results
Students discuss the results ofthe
California elections from both
liberal and conservative perspectives.
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■ His mwufiyLosson
Professor Richard Harvey, our    '
resident guru on California politics,
is retiring. Harvey's colleagues and
students reflect on his legacy.
■ 63rd Annual Bail
Festival
Whittier College celebrates
Johann Sebastian Bach's 315th
birthday.
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■ Another Broken
Record
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Luis Ibarra set a new record in the
3,000 meter steeplechase at the
Occidental Distance Carnival.
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Whittier Scholars To Add New Requirements
New Criteria to Include Possible Options for Students Enrolled in Program
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by Valerie Vera
QC Asst. News Editor
Plans are underway for the
Whittier Scholars Program
(W.S.P.) to require students who
enter the program during the
2000-2001 academic year to participate in either a study abroad
program, an internship or community service in relation to their
Educational Design.
"It will help them see the connection and relationship between
their academic work and the wider world. The internships have to
be such that supports the student's Educational Design
(E.D.)," Associate Director of
Whittier Scholars Program Irene
Carlyle said.
Whittier Scholars complete
their degree by creating their own
personal curriculum, called an
E.D., which must be approved by
a panel of faculty. Students will
be required to show how their
outside activity relates to their E.D.
"If students have a major in
Sociology and get an internship
working in a community nursery
or garden, they would need to
show how this pertains to Sociology," Carlyle said. "Students need
to make some connections."
Students in the W.S.P. will
be required to complete up to
three units in any of the three
areas depending on the number
of hours they participate. Typically students will fulfill this requirement their junior year after
they have been admitted to the
W.S.P. in the Spring Semester of
their sophomore year. "It is not
required to happen at that particular time, but that is generally
how it will happen," Carlyle said.
Although it is not currently a
requirement, students are highly
encouraged to participate in something outside to their academic
curriculum.
"It's a good idea. It has pushed
me to get an internship that I normally may not have thought of
Wardman Hall houses Whittier Scholars Program faculty and students.
getting," sophomore Michal Merraro said.
"Studying abroad was an important part of my design as a
Whittier Scholar student," senior
Misty Sanford said. "The kind of
people that do the Whittier Scholars Program are pushing their limits and are going to be willing to
do something like this." Sanford
studied abroad in Spain and incorporated the experience with
her minor in Multicultural Stud
ies.
Advisor for the Off-Campus
Program for the Whittier Scholars Program Roberta Ritz will
coordinate and facilitate students
to find a program that will help
fulfill the new requirement. She
will also help students figure out
how to fit their study abroad or
off-campus experience into their
E.D.
"We want to provide students
in the Scholars Program with
more guidance. We want to listen
to them more and we want to give
them an idea of all the options
that are out there," Ritz said.
Senior J.R. Luker commented, "It's hard to create an internship on your own and I think it is
good that there is a staff person
helping students out with that."
This new component to the
W.S.P. will allow students to get
job experience, give back to the
community and network with
employers in the field that they
are interested in. "Before [students] have to jump into the big
pool 24 hours after graduation,
[now] they've got real experience," Ritz said.
COR Positions Filled WIN. Fair Takes Over Upper Quad
■ COR
by Christian Gregoire
QC Staff Writer
For the first time in nine
months, all 18 seats comprising
the Council of Representatives
(COR) have been filled. COR
had previously been incomplete
under former President Rene Islas'tenure during the 1998-1999
academic year.
The six new members of
COR include freshman Armilla
Staley (Freshman Class President), junior Kristin Gingold
(I.S.C. Representative), sophomore Jesus Hernandez (I.S.C.
Representative), sophomore Jeff
Cleveland (At-Large Representative), sophomore Michael
Wilkerson (Publications Board
Representative) andjunior Nancy Chaires (Minority Caucus).
Staley feels she is ready to
inject some life into the Freshman Council and freshman class,
whose "lack of participation"
she said has been detrimental to
the college. Staley plans to hold
a minimum of two events during
the remainder ofthe school year.
Staley has initiated her plan
by sending out surveys to all
members of the freshman class
this week, along with a letter
introducing herself and explaining her intentions.
Staley replaces former Freshman Class President Michelle
Vincent, who resigned in February due to dissatisfaction with
the efficiency of the class council.
She is confident that "COR
will support [her] if the Freshman Council won't." Furthermore, she is fully aware that it is
largely up to the freshman class
to help itself by engaging in and
supporting planned activities.
Cleveland became intrigued
by the position of At-Large Representative by talking to COR
President junior Jonathan Collard. Cleveland says he "always
On Wednesday, March 15, the Student Health Center held a
Wellness Improvement How! (W.3.H.) Fair on the Upper I3uad. The
event was organized as part of Hational Collegiate Health and
Wellness Week. Over 25 organizations participated and students
w®m utv®s% free massages and the opportunity to Jump in a giant
inflatable bounce house.
See COR, page 4
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