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The Voice Of Whittier College Since 1914 November 15,2001 QUAKER CAMPUS http: //web.whittier.edu/qc edu/qc AMY STICE/QC EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Junior Presidential candidate Mario Neavez, seniors Brian Kistler and Jeff Cleveland and junior Presidential candidate Jess Craven at the presidential debate on Wednesday, Nov. 15 in the Lower Quad. The debate, attended by approximately 30 students, provided a forum for candidates for the COR President and Vice-President to outline their platforms. Presidential debate tackles campus issues ELECTION by Meredith Wallis QC Copy Editor Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates for the Council of Representatives (COR) all voiced similar goals regarding improving safety on campus, improving communication between students and the administration and increasing COR's receptivity to student input, at the debate on Wednesday, Nov. 14. The differences lay in the details. Safety on campus was the most thoroughly discussed issue. Junior presidential candidate Jess Craven and junior Vice Presidential candidate Armilla Staley, who For Your Information Because ofthe Thanksgiving holiday, the QC will not print an issue next week. In related news, The Campus Inn and The Spot will be open and in full operation through lunch on Wednesday, Nov. 21. They will reopen on Monday, Nov. 26. are running on a common platform, advocated the formation of a student committee to review campus safety and emphasized the need for more lighting and call boxes. Junior Vice Presidential candidate Carrie Stone advocated the implementation of a "Tipsy Taxi" program to provide rides home to students who have been drinking off campus. Pressing student concerns with the administration was also a popular issue. Junior Presidential candidate Mario Neavez stressed his commitment to advocate on behalf of students with administrators, particularly in regards to issues involving societies. Stone stated that as a member of the COR Safety Committee, she was already working with administrators such as Director of Human Resources Jan Merideth and Director of Student Activities Barnaby Peake in bringing call boxes to campus. Craven stated that he is presently discussing the creation of a peer mediation board between students and administrators with Dean of Students Dave Leonard. Regarding increasing communication between COR and the stu dent body, Staley expressed a desire to make the COR internal budget "more transparent" by using the COR Web site. Craven also stressed his role in helping develop the COR Web site this semester, and emphasized its role as an outlet for student feedback about COR. Stone and Neavez emphasized the importance of the Executive Council consulting the students and the legislative body of COR before setting the internal budget, not afterward, as was the case this year. Craven, currently the COR Secretary and thus a member of the Executive Council, defended the Council's decision. Craven stated that the Executive Council's agenda was based on previous years' COR surveys, and criticized the administration's "hampering" of the Executive Council' s implementation of their agenda. "The Executive Council sets priorities," he said. "Those are the issues we wanted to get through this semester. I'd like to see one student who didn't want our goals." See ELECTION, page 6 Suspicious letter proved harmless MAIL by Kiril Kolev For the Quaker Campus A suspicious letter received at the College mailroom on Monday, Oct. 22, was initially considered to be a biological weapon threat by the postal staff but was later deemed safe. The person on duty noticed a package with no return address. The text on the envelope was illegibly written and almost impossible to read. Alarmed by the mysterious piece of mail, the worker contacted Campus Safety. Security officials reacted immediately in order to avoid any possible threat. After a thorough analysis the officers managed to decipher the names of the recipients. The letter was apparently sent to some former members of the Biology Department. Two ofthe recipients -Professors of B iology Inez Hull and Louis James— are no longer alive. This increased suspiciousness even more. Assistant Chief of Campus Safety John Lewis opened the piece of mail with gloves and a mask to avoid any potential hazardous exposure. What he found inside, however, was only a letter written in a similar man ner - the sentences were scattered all over the sheet and were difficult to read. "It was a judgment call. Someone had to open this letter and see what was inside," Lewis said. The people from the security office could not explain the purpose of the letter but did not find any threat whatsoever and decided to end the case. They presume that the letter was sent by a former student who sustained a brain injury or has another type of brain- related disease. Lewis pointed out that the mailroom staff is experienced enough to easily recognize suspicious mail and examine it when needed. Because of the nationwide concerns about any possible anthrax threats, the College administration distributed a special handout that explains what constitutes a "suspicious parcel." Students are advised to contact Campus Safety whenever they receive letters or parcels that are from someone that i s unfamiliar, have no return address, contain misspelled words, or have excessive tape or string. There have been seventeen accidents reported to Campus Safety around the mailroom area since the beginning of the year. One of them included an empty vodka bottle sent through the mail. College evaluation team listens to students' opinions WASC By Lindsey Brengle QC Asst. News Editor Students repeatedly referred to the College's sense of community in an informal question and answer session attended by nine students held by the WASC Committee [the Western Association of Schools and Colleges] on Wednesday, Nov. 14. The Committee, currently residing in Johnson House, is made up of faculty and administrative representatives from school such as University of Cal ifornia Davis, University of Arizona and Allegheny College in Pennsylvania and is evaluating Whittier College as a part of a regular accreditation process. Several students mentioned that their favorite part about the College is the community. One student mentioned that he enjoys the fact that he "saw other people on a regular basis and knows their names." In their effort to hear firsthand opinions directly from students, the WASC Committee began with simple questions like See WASC, page 5 ISSUE 11 • VOLUME 88 Who's it gonna be? The candidates for ASWC President square off in hardcore Q&A. Opinions, Page 3 For love of the game Bowling just doesn't get enough play. Neither do we. Campus Life, Page 8 Down the river Screenwriter Kathleen Lohr decries the necessity of selling art in TV-land. A&E, Page 10 Splish splash Water polo ends the season in second place after battling it out in the SCIAC championships. Sports, Page 14
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Title | The QC, Vol. 88, No. 11 • November 15, 2001 |
Publisher | Associated Students of Whittier College |
Description | The Quaker Campus (QC) is the student newspaper of Whittier College. The newspaper has been in continuous publication since September 1914. |
Subject | Student newspapers and publications -- Whittier College (Whittier, Calif.) |
Date | November 15, 2001 |
Language | eng |
Format-Medium | Newspaper |
Format-Extent | 16 pages ; 17 x 11.25 inches |
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Date-Created | 2013-10-07 |
Image publisher | Whittier, Calif. : Wardman Library (Whittier College), 2013. |
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Title | 2001_11_15_p001 |
OCR | The Voice Of Whittier College Since 1914 November 15,2001 QUAKER CAMPUS http: //web.whittier.edu/qc edu/qc AMY STICE/QC EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Junior Presidential candidate Mario Neavez, seniors Brian Kistler and Jeff Cleveland and junior Presidential candidate Jess Craven at the presidential debate on Wednesday, Nov. 15 in the Lower Quad. The debate, attended by approximately 30 students, provided a forum for candidates for the COR President and Vice-President to outline their platforms. Presidential debate tackles campus issues ELECTION by Meredith Wallis QC Copy Editor Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates for the Council of Representatives (COR) all voiced similar goals regarding improving safety on campus, improving communication between students and the administration and increasing COR's receptivity to student input, at the debate on Wednesday, Nov. 14. The differences lay in the details. Safety on campus was the most thoroughly discussed issue. Junior presidential candidate Jess Craven and junior Vice Presidential candidate Armilla Staley, who For Your Information Because ofthe Thanksgiving holiday, the QC will not print an issue next week. In related news, The Campus Inn and The Spot will be open and in full operation through lunch on Wednesday, Nov. 21. They will reopen on Monday, Nov. 26. are running on a common platform, advocated the formation of a student committee to review campus safety and emphasized the need for more lighting and call boxes. Junior Vice Presidential candidate Carrie Stone advocated the implementation of a "Tipsy Taxi" program to provide rides home to students who have been drinking off campus. Pressing student concerns with the administration was also a popular issue. Junior Presidential candidate Mario Neavez stressed his commitment to advocate on behalf of students with administrators, particularly in regards to issues involving societies. Stone stated that as a member of the COR Safety Committee, she was already working with administrators such as Director of Human Resources Jan Merideth and Director of Student Activities Barnaby Peake in bringing call boxes to campus. Craven stated that he is presently discussing the creation of a peer mediation board between students and administrators with Dean of Students Dave Leonard. Regarding increasing communication between COR and the stu dent body, Staley expressed a desire to make the COR internal budget "more transparent" by using the COR Web site. Craven also stressed his role in helping develop the COR Web site this semester, and emphasized its role as an outlet for student feedback about COR. Stone and Neavez emphasized the importance of the Executive Council consulting the students and the legislative body of COR before setting the internal budget, not afterward, as was the case this year. Craven, currently the COR Secretary and thus a member of the Executive Council, defended the Council's decision. Craven stated that the Executive Council's agenda was based on previous years' COR surveys, and criticized the administration's "hampering" of the Executive Council' s implementation of their agenda. "The Executive Council sets priorities," he said. "Those are the issues we wanted to get through this semester. I'd like to see one student who didn't want our goals." See ELECTION, page 6 Suspicious letter proved harmless MAIL by Kiril Kolev For the Quaker Campus A suspicious letter received at the College mailroom on Monday, Oct. 22, was initially considered to be a biological weapon threat by the postal staff but was later deemed safe. The person on duty noticed a package with no return address. The text on the envelope was illegibly written and almost impossible to read. Alarmed by the mysterious piece of mail, the worker contacted Campus Safety. Security officials reacted immediately in order to avoid any possible threat. After a thorough analysis the officers managed to decipher the names of the recipients. The letter was apparently sent to some former members of the Biology Department. Two ofthe recipients -Professors of B iology Inez Hull and Louis James— are no longer alive. This increased suspiciousness even more. Assistant Chief of Campus Safety John Lewis opened the piece of mail with gloves and a mask to avoid any potential hazardous exposure. What he found inside, however, was only a letter written in a similar man ner - the sentences were scattered all over the sheet and were difficult to read. "It was a judgment call. Someone had to open this letter and see what was inside," Lewis said. The people from the security office could not explain the purpose of the letter but did not find any threat whatsoever and decided to end the case. They presume that the letter was sent by a former student who sustained a brain injury or has another type of brain- related disease. Lewis pointed out that the mailroom staff is experienced enough to easily recognize suspicious mail and examine it when needed. Because of the nationwide concerns about any possible anthrax threats, the College administration distributed a special handout that explains what constitutes a "suspicious parcel." Students are advised to contact Campus Safety whenever they receive letters or parcels that are from someone that i s unfamiliar, have no return address, contain misspelled words, or have excessive tape or string. There have been seventeen accidents reported to Campus Safety around the mailroom area since the beginning of the year. One of them included an empty vodka bottle sent through the mail. College evaluation team listens to students' opinions WASC By Lindsey Brengle QC Asst. News Editor Students repeatedly referred to the College's sense of community in an informal question and answer session attended by nine students held by the WASC Committee [the Western Association of Schools and Colleges] on Wednesday, Nov. 14. The Committee, currently residing in Johnson House, is made up of faculty and administrative representatives from school such as University of Cal ifornia Davis, University of Arizona and Allegheny College in Pennsylvania and is evaluating Whittier College as a part of a regular accreditation process. Several students mentioned that their favorite part about the College is the community. One student mentioned that he enjoys the fact that he "saw other people on a regular basis and knows their names." In their effort to hear firsthand opinions directly from students, the WASC Committee began with simple questions like See WASC, page 5 ISSUE 11 • VOLUME 88 Who's it gonna be? The candidates for ASWC President square off in hardcore Q&A. Opinions, Page 3 For love of the game Bowling just doesn't get enough play. Neither do we. Campus Life, Page 8 Down the river Screenwriter Kathleen Lohr decries the necessity of selling art in TV-land. A&E, Page 10 Splish splash Water polo ends the season in second place after battling it out in the SCIAC championships. Sports, Page 14 |
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