The QC, Vol. 88, No. 05 • October 4, 2001

              The Voice Of Whittier College Since 1914
October 4,2001
QUAKER CAMPUS
Foreign students
scrutinized
across the nation
REBECCA WOLF / QC MANAGING EDITOR
A trap awaits a rodent in the Campus Inn's pantry.
Rats invade
campus facilities
Reports of vermin on campus
have escalated. Rats have been
spotted and sniffed out in the
residence halls and in the
Campus Inn.
by Amy Stice & Rebecca Wolf
QC Editor-in-Chief & Managing Editor
It's a common story told among environmentalists: humans build on land that
was once the home of animals. The animals have no place to go except into the
"human world," where they are subsequently killed.
A little over a month ago, when the
digging of trenches began near the Ward-
man Library, animals were displaced once
again. This time they rushed to the open
doors, or at least unprotected cracks and
crevices, of the Campus Inn (CI.)'.
"We have never "had a rat problem,"
Director of Food Services Dave Adkins
said. "We weren't acutely prepared for
this, and that led to a regrettable situation.
... I'm comfortable that I've taken all pertinent measures."
"I'm 90% assured the issue has gone
from 100 [rats] to 10," Adkins said. Adkins said that the situation should be under
complete control within the week and that
"dozens of rats have been caught."
According to Adkins, about a month
ago the morning chef reported seeing a rat
in the basement of the C.I. At that time
Adkins called the contracted pest control
company Hco-labs. A plan of action was
then created which included two weeks of
aggressive trapping, the filling of cracks
and crevices where rats can get into the
building, and cutting back the trees that
hang over the C.I.
"There were dozens of points of entry," Adkins said. Each point was filled
with steel wool, covered with wire and
filled with expanding, hardening foam.
Adkins said that all areas of the kitchen
have been scrubbed and sanitized.
The area underneath the conveyer belt
has not been scrubbed because Adkins
said that would cause the rats to change
their habits. Last week a student wrote in a
Quaker Campus letter to the editor that he
allegedly saw a dead rat /see Issue 4, Vol.
88], However, Adkins said that the claim
that the rat had been there a few weeks was
incorrect because workers from Eco-lab
See VERMIN, page 5
As larger colleges and universities
are asked to provide statistics
about international scholars,
Whittier College has not yet been
approached to provide information.
by Eva Sevcikova
QC Asst. News Editor
A controversial plan to more closely monitor foreign students in the United States is
slowly advancing inside the Immigration and
Naturalization Service (I.N.S.), with congressional opposition largely collapsing in the
wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, the Los
Angeles Times reported on Saturday, Sept. 29.
While federal agents asked colleges and universities across the nation last week for lists of
foreign students and confidential student
records, Registrar Wayne van Bllis said that
Whittier College has not yet been asked to
provide such a list.
"If the Department of Education and/or
the Federal Bureau of Investigations (F.B.I.)
were to ask (and provide proper documentation of the request), I would have to release the
information," van Ellis said. "This is no different than being asked to supply a list of all
foreign students by the government to prevent
I.N.S. fraud. It is not uncommon for any level
of government to request a list of students
currently enrolled for whatever reason," he
said.
While federal investigators continue their
efforts to obtain information from colleges
about international students in the United
States, several California State and University of California campuses were approached
and many complied. As of Friday, Sept. 28,
Dominiguez Hills, Hay ward, Fullerton, Pomona, San Bernardino and San Diego State Universities have been asked for records of specific students, the Los Angeles Times informed.
"A student's state or country of residence
is considered directory information," van Ellis
said. The Whittier College Catalog lists the
following items under directory information—the student's name, address, telephone
number, major field of study, participation in
officially recognized activities and sports,
weight and height of members of athletic
teams,datesof attendance, degrees and awards
received and the most recent previous educational agency or institution attended by the
student.
"Regarding confidential information,
these two agencies [the Department of Education and F.B.I.|, being federal agencies,
can subpoena the files of any student. Depending on the issue, they wouldn't necessarily have to tell me why they need the information," van Ellis said. "I would have to comply."
See STUDENTS, page 6
Intoxicated male
arrested on campus
CRIME
by Jon Wilson
QC Staff Writer
An unidentified male was arrested on
campus on Saturday, Sept. 29 for public
intoxication, Assistant Chief of Campus
Safely John Lewis said.
According to Campus Safety records, a
call was received from a staff member at
10:45 p.m. stating she had seen someone
passed out on the lawn underneath the Bonnie Bell Wardman Library. Officer Omar
Cano responded to the call, finding the
subject, a white male, face down in a fetal
position, unconscious and reeking of alcohol. The officer made numerous attempts to
arouse the subject by using "verbal and
painful stimuli," neither of which the subject responded to, Cano tested the subject's
pulse and breathing, both of which cameout
positive.
Officer Tim Shultz arrived on the scene
minutes later to assist Cano in attempting to
rouse the subject. After several attempts by
Shultz, the subject regained consciousness
and began talking, showing symptoms of
alcohol intoxication.
When prompted by the Campus Safety
officers, the subject admitted to a prior
See ARREST, page 6
ISSUE 5 • VOLUME 88
Rolling in Dough?
COR's sizeable internal budget has
raised a few eyebrows from within,
as well as from the student body.
Opinions, Page 6
New York now
A QC staff member experiences
post-attack New York City firsthand.
Campus Life, Page 7
Forget celebrities
Check out the real shining stars at
the Griffith Observatory.
A &E, Page 11
Men's soccer
Men's soccer breaks a three-
game losing streak in a tough
battle with Caltech.
Sports, Page 16