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- ■ To Vote or Not to Vote? Student columnists debate the impact of a lone vote on the future of our nation. ■ Activism Does ten kilometers sound like way too far to walk for you? A group of Whittier College students thought otherwise while participating in the AIDS Walk. ■ Laughing at the 23rd Floor Jack De Vries directs Laughter on the 23rd Floor this week in the Shannon Center. ■ Poet Football Wins! After an unlucky 13-game losing streak, football breaks through with a win over CMS. pd WHITTIER ♦ COLLEGE October 19,2000 Jofm Qrunkaf Quaker Campus ^■" The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 J. h*,./AMmlvtm„ ftttp://v»ww.wWttier.etlu/!|e Erotic City Closes Early Amidst Fighting and Crowds ■ EROTIC CITY by Amy Stice QC News Editor The Lancer Society's annual Erotic City dance ended more than an hour early on Saturday, Oct. 14 due to "overcrowding and escalating verbal fights," according to Assistant Chief of Campus Safety John Lewis. When authorities working at The Club estimated that the room had reached its maximum capacity of 311, a Campus Safety officer was posted at the internal door to regulate how many people entered from The Spot. However, these measures were not enough to prevent overcrowding throughout fhe area. Additionally, afightbroke out outside the entrance to The Spot. According to junior Lancer Aaron Ellis, students in the line outside had "tried to initiate fights with [the Lancers] and Campus Safe- The five Campus Safety officers on duty at the dance herded partiers off the dance floor and into the parking lot, where students chanted in protest. The Whittier Police Department was called in to assist in evacuating the parking lot. "We requested Whittier P.D. to help move the crowd, because the crowd was congregating," Lewis said. Sophomore Cora Poage was one of many who was waiting outside The Spot for admission into the dance when the party was broken up. She estimates that she waited for half an hour. "I felt [Campus Safety] could have done a better job explaining to us why we didn't get let in," Poage said. Although they acknowledge that the overcrowding of The Club will have to be taken into consideration while planning future Erotic City dances, the Lancers at this point are not considering moving the dance off-campus. The society's annual Mona Kai dance is held off-campus every year. "We like having Erotic City on campus, and we would rather keep it there," Ellis said. In the future, the Lancers may have to "limit the guest list by having [the guests] sign up prior to the event. In order to prevent overcrowding we should limit the guests first," Ellis said. Director of Student Activities Janetta Dismuke feels that it would be possible for many of the same problems, such as fighting, to occur off-campus. "Some things would have to be discussed, and we'd have to pre-plan ahead of time," she said. Ellis feels that actions taken by the administration present were unnecessary. "It is anew administration—I think that they were kind of overreacting because they weren't expecting a turnout that big," he said. Calling the administration of the dance "ill-prepared," he added that "in years previous, the doors have never been shut, even with this size of a crowd." Additional reporting by Rose Ochoa, QC Asst. News Editor. Two Erotic City partiers talk to Campus Safety officers in the C.I. parking lot after the dance was prematurely ended. COR Allocates Semester's Funds to Clubs and Organizations Three-Hour Meeting Results in $26,290 Distributed; Eight Groups Denied Funding ■ COR by Amy Stice QC News Editor The Council of Representatives (COR) allocated 45% of the money requested by clubs and organizations on Monday, Oct., 16 during their block funding process. The general body of COR agreed to distribute $26,290 to 31 groups. Eight groups were denied funding [see table, page 5]. Senior COR President Jonathan Collard can veto any of the allocation decisions until Thursday, Oct. 19. At the time of press, he had taken no action. According to senior COR Treasurer Jaison Battle, COR had $74,000 in its account at the beginning of October. After deductions to fund events which have already taken place this semester and after setting aside money for use during January, when COR does not convene, $38,031 was available to allocate during block funding. A total of $62,536 was requested by campus clubs and organizations. Clubs which were denied funding were typically requesting money for events that COR does not fund, or that were not yet scheduled on the school's Master Calendar. These clubs may later request money from COR, although COR had hoped to allocate the majority of the available funds during block funding. Sixty-eight percent of COR's available funds were allocated. Clubs requesting money.lat- er in the semester submit a request to COR and go through a process similar to block funding. Battle points out that most of the clubs that did not receive funding did not attend either of the two informational sessions organized by COR for club officers to explain the allocation process. He estimates that fewer than 25 students attended the sessions and that some of the representatives may have been from the same club. Club presidents and treasurers received notice of these meetings in their campus mailboxes. Organizations requesting money submitted the necessary forms on or before Friday, Oct. 13. The COR Budget Committee—which is chaired by Battle and made up of COR At-Large members junior Jaason Roschke and sophomore Armilla Staley and two non-COR members, seniors Diana Quesada and Desiree Garcia—met the next day to discuss recommendations to make to COR's legislative body. These recommendations are based on the COR budgetary policy, although exceptions were discussed at the Oct. 16 meeting. The Model United Nations Club received $4,440—the most of any organization, although the club had requested almost $ 17,000 to host the Model United Nations conference in San Francisco later this year. The Sociology Club received only three percent of its requested funds—six dollars. Although COR does not fund itself via the process of block funding, it set its yearly budget at $6,900—approximately $2,500 more than any organization on campus was allocated. This figure is in accordance with an internal budgetary policy approved this semester. The remainder of the COR funds will be allocated to clubs and organizations who go through the proper request channels on a first-come, first-serve basis. news you can use ■ ■ ■...::.:.:::.:. :.... ■ Mid-Semester Break Meal Hours C.l. Friday, Oct. 20 No breakfast 10:30 a.m. to 1 p,m. 4:30 to 6 p.m. The Spot Friday, Oct. 20 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. ISSUE 7 • VOLUME 87
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Title | The QC, Vol. 87, No. 07 • October 19, 2000 |
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 | October 19, 2000 |
Language | eng |
Format-Medium | Newspaper |
Format-Extent | 16 pages ; 17 x 11.25 inches |
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Repository | Wardman Library, Whittier College |
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Date-Created | 2013-11-06 |
Image publisher | Whittier, Calif. : Wardman Library (Whittier College), 2013. |
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Title | 2000_10_19_001 |
OCR | - ■ To Vote or Not to Vote? Student columnists debate the impact of a lone vote on the future of our nation. ■ Activism Does ten kilometers sound like way too far to walk for you? A group of Whittier College students thought otherwise while participating in the AIDS Walk. ■ Laughing at the 23rd Floor Jack De Vries directs Laughter on the 23rd Floor this week in the Shannon Center. ■ Poet Football Wins! After an unlucky 13-game losing streak, football breaks through with a win over CMS. pd WHITTIER ♦ COLLEGE October 19,2000 Jofm Qrunkaf Quaker Campus ^■" The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 J. h*,./AMmlvtm„ ftttp://v»ww.wWttier.etlu/!|e Erotic City Closes Early Amidst Fighting and Crowds ■ EROTIC CITY by Amy Stice QC News Editor The Lancer Society's annual Erotic City dance ended more than an hour early on Saturday, Oct. 14 due to "overcrowding and escalating verbal fights," according to Assistant Chief of Campus Safety John Lewis. When authorities working at The Club estimated that the room had reached its maximum capacity of 311, a Campus Safety officer was posted at the internal door to regulate how many people entered from The Spot. However, these measures were not enough to prevent overcrowding throughout fhe area. Additionally, afightbroke out outside the entrance to The Spot. According to junior Lancer Aaron Ellis, students in the line outside had "tried to initiate fights with [the Lancers] and Campus Safe- The five Campus Safety officers on duty at the dance herded partiers off the dance floor and into the parking lot, where students chanted in protest. The Whittier Police Department was called in to assist in evacuating the parking lot. "We requested Whittier P.D. to help move the crowd, because the crowd was congregating," Lewis said. Sophomore Cora Poage was one of many who was waiting outside The Spot for admission into the dance when the party was broken up. She estimates that she waited for half an hour. "I felt [Campus Safety] could have done a better job explaining to us why we didn't get let in," Poage said. Although they acknowledge that the overcrowding of The Club will have to be taken into consideration while planning future Erotic City dances, the Lancers at this point are not considering moving the dance off-campus. The society's annual Mona Kai dance is held off-campus every year. "We like having Erotic City on campus, and we would rather keep it there," Ellis said. In the future, the Lancers may have to "limit the guest list by having [the guests] sign up prior to the event. In order to prevent overcrowding we should limit the guests first," Ellis said. Director of Student Activities Janetta Dismuke feels that it would be possible for many of the same problems, such as fighting, to occur off-campus. "Some things would have to be discussed, and we'd have to pre-plan ahead of time," she said. Ellis feels that actions taken by the administration present were unnecessary. "It is anew administration—I think that they were kind of overreacting because they weren't expecting a turnout that big," he said. Calling the administration of the dance "ill-prepared," he added that "in years previous, the doors have never been shut, even with this size of a crowd." Additional reporting by Rose Ochoa, QC Asst. News Editor. Two Erotic City partiers talk to Campus Safety officers in the C.I. parking lot after the dance was prematurely ended. COR Allocates Semester's Funds to Clubs and Organizations Three-Hour Meeting Results in $26,290 Distributed; Eight Groups Denied Funding ■ COR by Amy Stice QC News Editor The Council of Representatives (COR) allocated 45% of the money requested by clubs and organizations on Monday, Oct., 16 during their block funding process. The general body of COR agreed to distribute $26,290 to 31 groups. Eight groups were denied funding [see table, page 5]. Senior COR President Jonathan Collard can veto any of the allocation decisions until Thursday, Oct. 19. At the time of press, he had taken no action. According to senior COR Treasurer Jaison Battle, COR had $74,000 in its account at the beginning of October. After deductions to fund events which have already taken place this semester and after setting aside money for use during January, when COR does not convene, $38,031 was available to allocate during block funding. A total of $62,536 was requested by campus clubs and organizations. Clubs which were denied funding were typically requesting money for events that COR does not fund, or that were not yet scheduled on the school's Master Calendar. These clubs may later request money from COR, although COR had hoped to allocate the majority of the available funds during block funding. Sixty-eight percent of COR's available funds were allocated. Clubs requesting money.lat- er in the semester submit a request to COR and go through a process similar to block funding. Battle points out that most of the clubs that did not receive funding did not attend either of the two informational sessions organized by COR for club officers to explain the allocation process. He estimates that fewer than 25 students attended the sessions and that some of the representatives may have been from the same club. Club presidents and treasurers received notice of these meetings in their campus mailboxes. Organizations requesting money submitted the necessary forms on or before Friday, Oct. 13. The COR Budget Committee—which is chaired by Battle and made up of COR At-Large members junior Jaason Roschke and sophomore Armilla Staley and two non-COR members, seniors Diana Quesada and Desiree Garcia—met the next day to discuss recommendations to make to COR's legislative body. These recommendations are based on the COR budgetary policy, although exceptions were discussed at the Oct. 16 meeting. The Model United Nations Club received $4,440—the most of any organization, although the club had requested almost $ 17,000 to host the Model United Nations conference in San Francisco later this year. The Sociology Club received only three percent of its requested funds—six dollars. Although COR does not fund itself via the process of block funding, it set its yearly budget at $6,900—approximately $2,500 more than any organization on campus was allocated. This figure is in accordance with an internal budgetary policy approved this semester. The remainder of the COR funds will be allocated to clubs and organizations who go through the proper request channels on a first-come, first-serve basis. news you can use ■ ■ ■...::.:.:::.:. :.... ■ Mid-Semester Break Meal Hours C.l. Friday, Oct. 20 No breakfast 10:30 a.m. to 1 p,m. 4:30 to 6 p.m. The Spot Friday, Oct. 20 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. ISSUE 7 • VOLUME 87 |
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