The QC, Vol. 88, No. 13 • December 6, 2001

              The Voic
hittier College Since 1914
December 6,2001
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CONNOR NELSON / QC INTERNET EDITOR
Memorializing art
Seniors Bianca Juarez (foreground) and Ginger Gohier
assemble their final project on Tuesday, Dec. 4 in the
Upper Quad for Introduction to Art 2-D: a memorial to
artwork abandoned in the Wardman Art Building. Other
projects included tributes to former President John F.
Kennedy, Jon-Benet Ramsey and former Director of
Athletics Dave Jacobs.
Adkins leaves
Bon Appetit
FOOD SERVICES
by Rose Ochoa
QCAsst. News Editor
"Following four years of service, David Adkins, General Manager of our Food Service, has left to
explore new opportunities," read
the e-mail sent by Vice President of
Finance and Administration Jan
Legoza to faculty and facilities last
Thursday. District Manager of Bon
Appetit J. P. Dozier, who made the
decision to change the management,
was not able to discuss Adkins'
departure in order to "protect Dave's
interests and privacy."
Dozier confirmed that Adkins
is no longer with Bon Appetit and
that former Whittier College Catering and Cafe Manager Lori Flash-
ner filled his position last Tuesday.
'After four years at Whittier, it was
just too long to be sitting in one
place," Dozier said. "I felt it was
time for a new vision.... I am pretty
confident that Lori Flashner will do
a good job and take us forward," he
added.
Flashner, who has been working with Whittier College since last
summer, has also been joined by the
new Assistant Manager Juliana Ng,
who will work primarily in the Campus Inn (C.I.). "I think she is going
to help us very much with the food
vision in the C.I.," Flashner said
about the new staff addition.
Flashner has two key elements
to better the food program at Whittier College. She wants a fresh
vision in the type and presentation
in the food program. According to
Flashner, that comes with increased
Wingfield does it again
Scholar-athlete reaches
final stage of Rhodes
competition; will interview
this Saturday.
by Meredith Wallis
QC Copy Editor
She hurried through LAX, holding her carry-on (which had the
perfect, not-quite-formal dress and
a sensible pair of black heels) and
clutching an outdated copy of the
New York Times that an anxious
friend had thrown at her for last-
minute plane prep. On Monday,
Dec. 3, senior Ashley Wingfield
was on her way to Colorado for a
reception and an interview to qualify for the state candidacy of the
Rhodes Scholarship.
She had spent the weekend
thinking up ways to talk about Afghanistan, United Nations' policy,
and internally displaced people; she
had combed journals and read old
class notes, and she was nervous. "I
was so scared that I swear I lost
feeling in my legs on the car ride
over to the reception," Wingfield
said. "I was afraid I wouldn't be
able to talk."
But talk she did—at the reception, sipping a glass of ice water ("I
didn't think the wine was such a
good idea"), at the interview, fielding questions on how to rebuild
Afghanistan ("I used Mozambique
as a case-study"), and lacrosse ("I
explained the difference between
men's and women's in detail, but
left out the part about Queen Victoria. ... It would have been going
overboard"). She talked her way
right into being one of the two state
candidates, moving on to the regional interviews at the end of the
week.
Wingfield left Los Angeles,
fearing the Inquisition, but "the
Rhodes committee and all the applicants were exceptionally nice and
relaxed."
She did not expect to win. "They
had everyone sit in a room to announce the two who would be chosen to go to regionals, and I told the
girl next to me that it was like a
beauty pageant, and that I felt like
we should hold hands and prepare
to wave and cry, 'Who me? no!
me?'"
Wingfield might have been surprised, but no one else is. As Professor of Political Science Mike
McBride said, "She is someone who
clearly deserves this recognition.
She epitomizes not only the qualities we are looking for in our student-athletes, but also the Quaker
QC FILE PHOTO
Ashley Wingfield.
values of leadership and service that
are such an important part of Whittier's heritage."
Wingfield will be flying to
Houston for the final reception and
interview. Four students total will
be chosen on Saturday to be Rhodes
Scholars for her region, which includes Texas, Colorado, Louisiana,
Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming,
Utah, and Montana. There are a
total of 32 Rhodes scholars chosen
annually.
This isn' t the first time her name
has appeared on the front page, and
if everything goes 'veil this weekend, it won't be the last.
Turner Hall plagued by
multiple false fire alarms
See FOOD, page 4
Solution to false alarms?
Lewis suggests equipment
that would mark the
perpetrator.
by Eva Sevcikova
QC Asst. News Editor
Three false fire alarms awakened Turner Hall residents early
Sunday, Dec. 2, forcing the evacuation of all the hall's residents. The
first fire alarm sounded through the
hallways at 5 a.m., and the situation
was repeated only one hour and
eighteen minutes later. The piercing shriek of the fire alarm sounded
for the third time at 8:22 a.m.
Each time a pull station was
pulled on a different floor on the
north side of the building, Asst.
Chief of Campus Safety John Lewis
said.
As students repeatedly marched
into the cold morning weather covered in blankets and holding pillows, many voiced their annoyance.
Senior Jennifer Taraba put on her
clothes from the night before and
had time to snatch a blanket the
second time around.
"I was really upset about it going off so frequently. At first, I
thought it was a power surge," Taraba said. "When I found out that
someone was pulling it, I was pissed
off. It was just apain; it was Sunday
morning and everybody was really
tired. I am concerned because now
people may not take fire alarms
seriously."
Senior Jason McKissick was
equally upset. "This is an issue that
needs to be dealt with and correct
ed," he said referring to the prank
behavior. McKissick also said that
he had moved out of Stauffer Hall
to get away from the fire alarms.
"Do I have to move out of Turner
now?" he asked.
"We can assume it was the same
people, but no suspects were seen,"
Lewis said. "This is a very disruptive behavior, especially at this time
of the year."
Lewis suggested the importance
of a more sophisticated fire system,
such as dye packets attached to the
pull stations identifying the person
tempering with fire equipment.
No injuries were reported, but
if there were injuries related to the
evacuation of the residence hall, the
perpetrator(s) would face charges
of felony and up to 10 years in jail.
"This isn't funny; this is bad business," Lewis said.
ISSUE 13 • VOLUME 88
Letters and the Law   Brrr...
Rants range from racism to
Sportsfest to those COR
flyers floating around
campus. Read 'em.
Opinions, Page 3
Kick off the holiday season with
hand-drawn snowmen and unique
gift ideas.
Campus Life, Page 6
ASPECT Fashion
It takes a certain flamboyance
to wear a jean jacket with a
jean skirt—especially if
fringes are involved.
A&E, Page 10
MVPs
Hey, Most Valuable Players.
Cool.
Sports, Page 16