The QC, Vol. 80, No. 17 • February 24, 1994

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Volume LXXX, Number 17 v —' February 24,1994
Informing Whittier College for 80 Years
February 24,1994
1914 • 1994
AfEWS
INSIDE
THE
60th Anniversary of
Nixon's Graduation
Read about the days when
Nixon went to school here and
his lasting impressions on the
school as both student body
president and as a student.
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yiEWPOINT	
Food for Thought
Are you getting your money's
worth in the Campus Inn? Is
the foodtolerable and could the
service be a little better?
Students debate these issues
in this week's viewpoint.
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FEATURES
Going to College?
Fifth grade students from a
local elementary school visited
the campus last weekend to
see what college was like.
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-A&E.	
Potato Art
Whittier students learn the
skill of making art out of
potatoes during an inovative
January Interim course.
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SPORTS
Get a Piece of the
Rock
This week's sports profile
features Rock Carter, one of
the busiest people on campus.
Read all about what he does
and why he does it.
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Stephanie Orosz/QC AasL Photo Editor
Junior pitcher Brandon
Boettner in action.
Thistee Retreat Discusses Capital Campaign
Anthony Pierno was chosen as the new chairman ofthe board, while the trustees
discussed renovations for Naylor Hall and the expansion ofthe library.
by Marcy Holmer
QC Staff Writer
Business and pleasure
proved to be a profitable recipe
for success as Whittier College's
Board ofTrustees authorized the
proposed five-year $85 million
Capital Campaign at their retreat, held Feb. 10 through 12.
A team of administrators,
faculty, and students slipped
away from campus to join alumni
and trustees at the Huntington-
Ritz Carlton Hotel in Pasadena
for a weekend of discussion, planning and fine-tuning ofthe Campaign. A similar retreat is held
each year in order to focus on
concerns ofthe College that need
to be brought before the trustees.
At this retreat a new chairman ofthe board of trustees was
chosen. Anthony R. Piernois now
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the chairman, taking the place of
Rayburn Dezember.
"This weekend was designed
to motivate our trusteestolaunch
the campaign," said Joseph
Zanetta, Vice President for Advancement.
To earn the trustees' approval, groups of administrators,
faculty, students and alumni
began preparing for the weekend under the direction of President James Ash, Jr.
Panels of faculty, students
and recent graduates educated
the trustees by presenting inside
information about Whittier's distinctive academic programs and
uniquecommunity environment.
"I spoke about how I eiyoyed
the close student/faculty interaction at Whittier College. Most
of my friends who attend other
colleges have classes with about
200 people in
them, ours
have only 20,
and that
makes iteasier
to have close
James Farmer, an American civil rights
in ■
leading the non-violent "freedom rides' in the
early days of the civil rights movement.
The Shannon Center held a group of 200
students and faculty, who listened as Farmer
told his stories about the movement of the
1960's and answered questions from the audience about current issues in theAftiean-Aineri-
can community.
"He was veiy insightful. He gave a lot of
details and insight to history tliat most people
do not know," said sophomore Shani Hilliard.
Farmer wa* askt-d if he !**■*. ift* pa**
ons has contributed to the increase of violence
and crime in the inner-city today. "White man
does not have to kill us, wekill ourselves," said
Farmer, "We should not cop out by blaming it
on the white man and the way he treated us.
We have to stop the violence.... and get rid of
our own self-hatred."
*I think there was a lot of possibility in
what he said," commented senior James
Collins, "Ifhecan get his message out he might
start another movement.. JEGds are just doing
it (crime and violence) because they are
community hasregressed in its efforts toraove
out of suppression and discrimination. "Backsliding happened during the years of Reagan
Fanner was also asked various questions
about Malcolm X. Farmer said he often debated with Malcolm because of their exposing
views on civil rights. "Malcolm advocated
violence.... He believed in the separation ofthe
two groups (blacks and whites;....The nation
of Islam rejected the idea of civil
rights....Malcolm at the time he was killed
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relationships with your professors. I let them know you
wouldn't get that from any other
school," said freshman Hay
Cheam, one of the student presenters.
Administrative teams led
three presentations detailing the
Campaign and how funds could
be used to better the College.
Zanetta and Dezember presented the Campaign's plan
which involved extensive discussion of plans to raise money for
the College through the Capital
Campaign.
Vice President for Academic
Affairs/Dean of Faculty Lisa
Rossbacher presented the Academic Plan which included a proposal to use Campaign funds to
construct a new academic building at a yet undetermined site.
Renovation of Naylor Hall
and the expansion ofthe Library
were two topics presentedby Vice
President for Business and Finance Harold Hewitt and board
of trustee member Willard
Harris's Facility Plan.
Zanetta said that the purpose of these presentations was
to further educate the trustees
about the needs of the college
and to illustrate where revenue
from the Campaign would be
used.
"Basically, we used this
weekend as an opportunity to
showcase our students' and facilities' needs," Zanetta said.
The retreat, he said, was a
vital part of what he calls the
quiet phase of the campaign.
"Right now we're soliciting
our closest friends for donations,"
Zanetta said. The weekend was
also used as an opportunity to
announce the accumulation of
$13 million in preliminary
pledges from trustees. A major
public announcement of the donations will be made next spring.
"I was pleased with the outcome ofthe weekend because the
Campaign will help improve the
College," Cheam said. "It was
also a lot of fun, especially since
the College paid for it,* he added.
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Campus Safety Officer
Allegedly Pushes Student
by Janine Leigh Kramer
QC News Editor
A residence hall desk assistant was
allegedly pushed against a wall by a
Campus Safety officer after a broken
window prompted an argument on Sunday, Feb. 5.
The student, who wishes to remain
anonymous, has received one year residence hall probation for what he was
told was a "failure to comply" violation
of page 64 ofthe student handbook.
According to the student, ten minutes before his shift ended he saw two
men playing football and then heard a
window break. He went outside and
saw the third floor window broken.
"I didn't think the guys playing football had broken the window and I saw
that other people were handling the
broken window situation, so I went back
inside," said the student.
The student then alleges that he
went back into the lounge and saw the
football lying on one ofthe couches and
decided to take it upstairs and return it
to the owner.
The student said he went up to the
third floor and then saw a Campus
Safety officer come out ofthe bathroom.
The student alleges that an exchange occurred between the officer and
himself in which the officer asked about
his involvement in the broken window
and the desk assistant explained he
wanted to return the football.
The officer then allegedly asked for
his name and proof of l.D. "When I told
him that I didn't have my card it was
like he didn't believe me. He kept repeatedly asking for it and I kept telling
him that I didn't have it," said the stu-
Campus Safety
Jenny Colvflle/QC Photo Editor
dent. Then, several people came out of their
rooms and watched the disagreement.
"At this point I decided I just didn't
want to deal with it and I tossed the football
to another student. When I tried to leave, he
(the officer) grabbed both my arms and
pushed me against a brick wall and said,
*You aren't going anywhere,"" said the student.
The student admitted that he got angry
and told the officer to "take his hands off of
me."
One witness, who chose to remain
anonymous, said that he came out of his
room and saw the officer holding the student against the wall.
It was allegedly then that several Resident Advisors arrived and the altercation
ended.
"I wanted to file a complaint because of
the way I was treated, so I went down to the
RA office on the first floor," said the student,
"I knocked and he (the officer) opened the
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