The QC, Vol. 80, No. 20 • March 17, 1994

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Volume LXXX, Number 20
March 17,1994
NEWS
INSIDE
THE
Vandalism to
Exterior Phones
A few of the phones on the
exteriors of residence halls
have been subject to
vandalism, but luckily most
of it has been easily repairable
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yiEWPOINT	
COR Improvements?
Various members of the
Council of Representatives
and the ASWC community
discuss COR, its current
condition and the areas in
which it can improve.
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FEATURES	
•When Irish Eyes
are Smiling'
On this St. Patrick's Day, find
out a little about the man
behind the holiday and green
beer.
Pg.8
LA&E _____
Russo Art Exhibit
in Mendenhall
Professor Kim Russo talks
about the inspiration behind
her exhibition, "Shedding My
Skin" currently on display in
Mendenhall.
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SPORTS
Bowman Resigns
Morgan Bowman, who
coached the women's tennis
team for the past three years,
resigned last Thursday. She
is being replaced by Paula
Tezak Pg.15
Stephanie Onm/ QC AM. Photo Editor
Freshman Jim Hunter
pitches In the first game of
Saturday's double header.
Official Academic
Honesty Policy
Approved by
Faculty Members
by Vuk Milojkovic
QC Editor-in-Chief
An Academic Honesty Policy was approved
by a consensus of the faculty on March 1.
The policy, which has already gone into affect, was drafted by the Academic Standing Committee which is chaired by assistant professor of
art David Sloan.
The policy provides a definition of academic
honesty and a clear definition of the policy and
specific examples of common violations, which
include plagiarism, cheating, falsification of
records, unauthorized collaboration, admission
of same work in two courses without prior permission and misrepresentation of experience or
ability.
The policy also defines proper sanctions and
due process in dealing with such violations which
will make both the faculty and the students
aware of proper procedures.
According to Sloan, parts of the policy regarding plagiarism were copied from the Random House Handbook which is used in Freshman
Writing seminars.
Please see HONESTY pg. 6
Fate of the
Whittier Hills
to be Discussed
by Sanjay Lai
QC Staff Writer
A symposium is planned for March 18
and 19 at Whittier College. At the conference,
discussions will include such topics as the
preservation ofthe Whittier Hills as well as
the beginning of plans to save open space for
other regional counties.
"The first thing we want done is to talk
to the people who have done scientific
research or other kinds of research - cultural,
geological, and etc. and we want to have
those people present the results of their
work. There will be a total of 31 papers that
will be presented at the Symposium," said
Dr. Warren Hanson, professor of biology.
The invited panel participants are:
Esteban Torres, the U.S. Congressman of
the 34th District, Ed Royce, the U.S.
Congressman of the 39th District, Charles
Calderon, the State Senator of the 26th
District, Grace Napolitano, the
Assemblywoman of the 58th District, Paul
Horcher, the Assemblyman of the 60th
District, Frank Hill, the State Senator ofthe
31st District, and Hilda Solis, the
Assemblywoman ofthe 57th District. There
will be three exhibits on display: The "Art of
the Hills" in the Mendenhall Lobby, the
"History ofthe Hills" in the Science Building
Lobby, and the "Children's Exhibits" in the
Campus Quad.
Hanson said that, "there comes from
this a continuing regional dialog that does
not limit itself to just people in Whittier
talking to people in Whittier, rather, people
Please see SYMPOSIUM pg. 4
Stauffer House: Sportsfest
'94 Champions
i    Cindy Bartok/ QC Goat PhMgnptx!
Forthe first time in Sportsfest history. Stauffer House (with teams from
Turner and Bail Halls) won the overall team competition. The first place
men's team was Physically Unchallenged, a Stauffer House team, while the
first place women's team was Women Back for More, an off-campus team.
(See related story on page 16.)
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Policy Requiring Most Juniors
to Live On-Campus Enforced
by Adam Webster
QC Columnist
With room draw scheduled for Monday, April 18, Dean of Residential Life,
Dave Leonard has clarified and established policies regarding the process.
As in the past, room draw will be
held in Ball Hall basement from 6-9
p.m. and the process will utilize random
computerized lottery numbers to decide
who gets to pick first. Lottery numbers
will be prioritized by class ranking based
on the number of credits one will have by
the end of this semester, Leonard said.
Class ranking will also play a big
part in whether or not a student has to
live on campus next year. Leonard said
that the existing policy, implemented in
1992, that requires students to live on
campus until their junior year, unless
they reside with their parents or guardians in a 25-mile radius, are 22 or older
or are married, will be strictly enforced.
Leonard said that some students
have tried to get around this clause by
not going through room draw and then
just living off-campus. However, this
year, witfrroom draw being before registration, it will be set up so that those not
having gone through room draw that
were supposed to, will not be allowed to
register until they have chosen a room
assignment through Leonard's office.
Leonard said that this will mean a
loss of priority number as room draw
will already have passed and the student will then have less of a choice open
to them.
There are numerous reasons
Leonard gives for enforcing the policy
which he said has been widely publi
cized by the Office of Admission's literature, in the Course Catalog and the Office of Residential Life Living Agreement.
One such reason is the fact that over
100 of the total 830 beds spaces on campus are currently unfilled. "We need to
increase occupancy," Leonard said.
That's a critical component for a lot of
this - lost revenue due to empty beds."
While next year's rates were not
available, the rates for this year for a
room were as follows: $2310 for a triple
occupancy, $2770 for a double occupancy
and $3390 for a single occupancy. At a
100 beds vacant, the school lost out on at
least $250,000 revenue.
Leonard ^nd Vice President for Business and Finance Harold Hewitt estimate the number of empty beds will drop
to 50 for next year after room draw.
Hewitt said the rates for next year
have yet to be decided, but will be by the
end ofthe month.
Hewitt said the rates for rooms are
set after a deliberation of the Budget
Priority Committee of the Board ofTrust-
ees and is based on "what is reasonable
to request." For example, the committee
looks at items such as the economy and
decide from there. Due to the economy
currently being bad, Hewitt said there
will most likely be an increase but that it
would be "a modest increase."
Hewitt said the total costs incurred
by the school to provide housing came to
$1.95millionlastyear. This includes the
salary of Leonard, his secretary Robin
McCaskey, the free room and board given
to the 28 Resident Advisors and four
Please see ROOM DRAW pg. 4