The QC, Vol. 80, No. 19 • March 10, 1994

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Volume LXXX, Number 19 ^—   —^ March 10,1994 |
Informing Whittier College for 80 Years
March 10,1994
College to Receive $1 Million Over Ten Years
From Sale of Thrner Casting Corporation
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INSIDE
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Behind the Scenes
at the CI
Read about how the Campus
Inn really works behind the
scenes and where exactlyyour
food dollars go.
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yiEWPOINT	
Poet Athletics
Why is it that attendance is
low at sports events? What is
the role of student athletics on
our campus and what should
it be?
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FEATURES
Students Travel to
Japan to Sing
Whittier College students say
sayonara to America as they
travel to Japan to sing in a
goodwill concert.
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Virtual Mystery
Opens Tonight
Whittier College Theatre
presents Virtual Mystery, a
comic mystery, which was
written and directed by Jack
de Vries.
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SPORTS	
Lacrosse Wins Again
The women's lacrosse team
won twice over the weekend
to remain undefeated in
WWLL, while themen's team
won twice at Berkeley.
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Aiyn WrobdAJC AmL Sports Editor
Sophomore Wendy
Newman rushes down
field.
by Andy Markowitz
QC Managing Editor
Vice President for Business
and Finance Harold Hewitt,
President James Ash and Board
of Trustees members Ray
Dezember, Ernie Park and Bob
Bailey completed the sale ofthe
Turner Casting Corporation,
which was formerly a College
assent on Thursday, March 3.
The Turner Casting
Corporation, which was part of
the gift left to the college by the
Wallace Turner estate, was sold
to Consolidated Foundries Inc.
The two main parts of the
Turner Casting Corporation
involved in the sale were the 4.6
acres of land which the business
sits on and the business itself.
The business was sold for
$200,000 and thelandwasleased
for $800,000 over ten years.
There were no restrictions
set on the gift by the Turner
Estate, therefore it is up to the
Board of Trustees to decide what
the money will be used for. "The
money will most likely be
invested into the
endowment,"said Hewitt.
However, President Ash
said he does not know where
the the money will go. 'lean not
make any speculation about
what the money will be used for
unitil all of the proposals come
in to be evaluated," he said.
The Turner Casting
Corporation is an aluminum
alloy sand casting company that
makes engine parts for Air Force
jets and some commercial
airlines.
The main reasons for the
sale of the company were the
declining state of the defense
industry and it would be in the
best interest of the Turner
Casting Corporation if it were
run by someone other than the
college. The fact of the matter
is that colleges were not designed
to run businesses," said Hewitt.
"When we received Turner
Casting it was not in selling
condition," said Hewitt. The
college maintained the company
and got it into selling shape.
Although the College had
always intended to sell the
Turner Casting Corporation
plans had to be accelerated to
accommodate the sale Hewitt
said. The school originally
wanted to keep Turner Casting
Corporation longer to make the
maximum amountofmoney from
it. The sale was not expected to
take place until at least January
1995 or 1996.
"We wanted to keep faith
with Wally Turner by selling
Turner Casting to a trustworthy
company that would run it
correctly "Hewittsaid. "Inother
words we wanted to avoid selling
to a person who would just break
up Turner Casting and sell off all
the little parts," Hewitt
continued.
Turner Casting Corporation
is a foundry and the buyer,
Consolidated Foundries Inc.,
already operates foundries in
California.
As part of the sale, Turner
Casting Corporation was
subjected to a phase two
environmental inspection, which
entails taking soil, air and water
samples, and was found to be in
compliance.
The Turner Casting
Corporation is the second portion
of the gift given to Whittier
Collie by Wallace Turner. The
first part was $1.2million in cash
which was primarily used in the
constructionof Turner Residence
Hall. Also included in the second
part of the gift were a house
locatedin Montebello, California,
a ranch in northern San Diego
County and a parcel of land in
Kem County.
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J        Schedule of Events   S
Thursday, March 10
9 a.m.-3p.m.
5 p.m.-6p.m.
Session I
7p.m.-10p.m.
Whittier Hunt
Opening
Ceremonies
Backgammon
Scattergories
Pictionaiy
Soccer
Friday, March 11
9a.m.-2p.m.
Session II
7 p.m.-10p.m.
Blood Drive
Video Games
9-ball
Table Tennis
Foosball
College Bowl
Saturday, March 12
Session III
lp.m.-4p.m.
Session IV
7p.m.-10p.m.
Sunday, March 13
Session V
9a.m.-12p.m.
Racquetball
Swimming
Tennis
TMysteiy Event?
Basketball
Track
Football
Session VI
lp.m.-3p.m.
5p.m.-7p.m.
Volleyball
Softball
The Sleaze
Obstacle Course
Tug-of-War
Closing
Ceremonies
$1.5 Million Endowment
Latino Scholarship Fund
Created, Named for Ortiz
by Aurelio Alba
QC Staff Writer
The creation of a $1.5 mil-
lion endowment scholarship fund
for Latino students in honor of
Martin Ortiz, Director of the
Center ofMexican-American Affairs, was announced by President James Ash on February 26.
This is the first scholarship at
Whittier College to be named
after a Latino figure.
The funds will be raised as
part ofthe new five year Capital
Campaign undertaken by the
college. $210,000 has already
been pledged by various companies and organizations (TELACU
- $100,000, Mayr Foundation -
$50,000, Miller Brewing Co. -
$50,000,Union Pacific Foundation - $10,000).
It is expected that the $1.5
million goal for principle will be reached
in the next two to three years. At that
point, an interest rate of about 7.5% will
make approximately $112,500 available
for scholarships presented to Latino students.
Although $1.5 million is the goal for
the endowment, it is not limited to that
amount. The specific types of scholarships that will be available has not yet
been determined. "How the scholarships
are defined will be responsive to the contributors wishes," said Ash.
When the announcement came at
the annual scholarship banquet held by
"Alianza de los Amigos", a Latino alumni
group, Ortiz quipped, "Tm not retiring."
After being honored, Ortiz added, "I
can't think of a better way of remembering what has been done by the Center of
fcnny Crfvilk/QC Photo Editor
Martin Ortiz, Director of the Center of
Mexican American Affairs
Mexican-American Affairs. Fve often said
that Whittier College is not just a place,
ifs a state of mind, likewise with our
Center which helps students to help themselves. I like to see us be an integral part
of whafs happening on this campus and
not to isolate ourselves. Anything that
has to do with students, I wholeheartedly
support."
Ortiz was the only Mexican American to graduate from Whittier College in
1948. He joined the Whittier College
campus again in 1968 to teach Chicano
studies courses and as the Founding Director for the Center of Mexican American Affairs.
"Martin Ortiz is a treasure to have at
Whittier. It is great to see him honored
Please see ORTIZ pg. 4