The QC, Vol. 80, No. 08 • October 28, 2003

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Volume LXXX, Number 8
October 28,1993
INSIDE
THE
NEWS
No Poet Hockey
The hockey club will not be able!
to compete in league play this
year and their entire season is
in jeopardy due to insurance
and    liability    problems.
p.4
yiEWPOINT
Credit Card Mania
Using credit cards can be a
dream come true or a never
ending nightmare: which way
will you choose?
p.7
FEATURES
Apathy on Campus
j
I Do students have Whittier
, College spirit?   Do students
really care about what is going
on at their campus?
p. 3
A&E
Student Art Exhibit Open
Junior Karen Maness uncovers
her artistic talent in her solo
show at the Wardman Gym.
p.10
SPORTS
Football Team Wins Again
The Poet Football Team won
the homecoming game against
Claremont McKenna 38-12.
p.16
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Stephanie OrWQC Aut. Photo Editor
Senior Julie Grovdahi In
action.
Kimura and Lindstrom Named
Homecoming King and Queen
by Janine Leigh Kramer
QC Copy Editor
Seniors Troy Kimura and
Shauna Lindstrom were named
1993 Homecoming King and
Queen during half-time at last
Saturday's football game against
Claremont McKenna. They were
crowned by last year's Queen,
Erika Williams.
Finalists for Queen were
Jenai Beland and Sunny Lee and
finalists for King were Tim
Browder and Neil Reeves.
'It was a really big compliment to be elected." said
Lindstrom. 'It was really exciting."
lindstrom, a chemistry major, wants to teach, perhaps at
the high-school level, after graduation. Her activities in her time
at Whittier have included crosscountry and chem club. She was
also a Resident Advisor and is
currently a member ofthe Athenian society..
Kimura said, "At first, I was
shocked and embarrassed to win,
but later I was happy that people
would vote for me."
Kimura, a child development
major, wants to become a kindergarten teacher. He is active on
campus in Delta Phi Epsilon (the
honorary child development fraternity), Hawaiian club and as
an aid at Broadoaks. "Overall, it
was a good experience." he said.
The elected princess and
prince for the junior class were
Elise Edson and JaMarr Brown.
Edson, a double major in po-
Please see COURT pg. 6
Jenn? Cdvilk/QC Photo Editor
Kimura and Llnstrom shortly after being named 1993 Homecoming King and Queen
Assistant Football Coach Arrested After
Allegedly Hitting a Student at Whittier Hilton
by Alexander Mackie
QC Advertising Manager
An assistant Whittier College football coach was suspended
Monday after he allegedly
punched two students in the
Whittier Hilton Hotel parking
lot at 1:40 a.m. Sunday, following the College homecoming celebration, according to a police
report and other sources.
Jim Bittner, a Whittier College football coach for two and
half years, was arrested by the
Whittier Police Department on a
misdemeanor charge of assault
and battery after two Private
Person Arrest forms were filled
out by a witness and by Richard
Irwin, one of the students who
was allegedly struck, according
to a Whittier Police Department
report.
Michael Sullivan, the other
student who was allegedly
struck, refused to press charges
at first, but later that night decided he wanted Bittner prosecuted, according to the report.
Officers had difficulty dis-
cussingthe incident withSullivan
because he "was obviously intoxicated due to his slurred speech
and his shouting and swearing
and his uncooperative behavior,"
the report said.
Sullivan, a freshman, declined to comment on how much
alcohol he had during the party
andsaidheremembers only parts
ofthe incident.
' Irwin, 23, said he had three
beers and a shot of whiskey mixed
with something else within four
hours and was "drinking socially,
not heavily."
Bittner refused to comment
specifically on his actions during
the evening, and refused to confirm or deny if he struck Sullivan
and Irwin. He did confirm that he
received a citation for assault
and battery and has been suspended until a Campus Safety
investigation is completed.
"Basically there was a minor
altercation," Bittner said.
"Whether I was right or wrong in
what I did is unknown."
Bittner refused to comment
on how much alcohol he had during the evening, but said he was
within his limit and in control of
his actions. Bittner refuted the
police report which stated the
officer could tell Bittner had been
drinking.
The police report, as ofTues-
day, was being reviewed by a
Whittier PD detective. A decision as to whether Bittner will be
prosecuted will be made when it
is turned over to the district attorney, Chuck Drylie, Whittier
PD Community Relations Officer, said.
The single punch which
struck the two students was allegedly thrown while the three
were outside the North main
entrance ofthe Hilton. Minutes
before Whittier PD and Hilton
security had dispersed the Whittier College crowd after a minor
altercation occurred in the main
lobby area. Many people were
moving outside into the parking
lot, according to Irwin.
According to the police report, a witness said that a "slight
shoving match occurred (in the
lobby) and the crowd began to
move outside."
Numerous Whittier PD officers were present due to "several small fights which had broken out among the 600 guest
party," according to the report.
As Whittier PD was dispersing the crowd Sullivan said he
moved outside. Irwin said he was
approaching Sullivan as Bittner
Please see FIGHT pg. 5