The QC, Vol. 87, No. 21 • March 22, 2001

              ■ Campus Safety?
Students speak out about their
concerns about safety at Whittier.
Are the recent crimes on campus
isolated or part of a larger problem?
■ Little Rock Nine
Terrance Roberts, one of the nine
black students who integrated
Little Rock Central High School,
shared his memories with Whittier students.
■ Modernism—That's
Sooooo 30 Years Ago
An exhibit of Modernist architecture
takes over the Getty and we
covered it.
■ Women's Football Team
If you thought the X.F.L. was something to see, wait until you get a look
at the women's football team. Who
knew flag football was such a violent
sport?
WHITTIER ♦ COLLEGE
March 22,2001
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Woman Accuses Franklins of Voyeurism, Society Denies
Alleged Victim Says Man Broke Through Door to Take Pictures; President Says Camera Not Loaded
■ CRIME
by Amy Stice
QC News Editor
A female student was allegedly the victim of photographic voyeurism at a society stag hosted by
the Franklin Society on Saturday,
March 17. Senior Franklin President Mike Muller, on behalf of his
society, denies the allegations.
The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, told the Quaker
Campus (QC) that she was alone
with a Franklin in a locked room
and that her shirt was off when
another Franklin Society member
kicked ifl tfirdoor and started taking pictures of her. She said that
the other men present stood be-
them did anything to help me or to
stop him," the woman said.
She said she then "freaked
out," grabbed her shirt and went
into the bathroom. She was taken
home by two friends and told her
roommate what had happened
when she returned to her residence hall room. Her roommate,
also present for the interview, said
that she went to Campus Safety
and asked for the officer on duty
to retrieve the film from the society's house. Campus Safety said
that it had no jurisdiction off-campus and that the Whittier Police
Department (W.P.D.) wouldhave
to be involved. Not wanting to
make any decisions for the victim, her roommate returned home
for the night.
"They don't deserve to be
supported by the school.
That's not a human thing to
do."
Alleged Victim of Voyeurism
On the morning of Sunday,
March 18, however, the victim's
roommate says that she went to
the house where the alleged pho-
entered before the door was answered. She confronted a member
of the society, who said that he
didn't know where the film in
question was and told her to leave.
She complied. The alleged victim
says that she filed an official report with Campus Safety later that
evening.
Muller does not deny that
someone came into the room with
a camera, but says that the camera
was not loaded and that the photographer did not realize the victim was not fully clothed. "Someone came in just fucking around,
just flashing the flash, but there
was no film [in the camera],"
Muller said. He said that when she
started crying, everyone apologized and that he personally called
her on Sunday and apologized
again. The victim confirms his
call.
"We're sorry about causing
her any pain," Muller said. "It
wasn't intentional. People just act
stupid sometimes. The point is we
feel bad about it, and we' ve talked
to her about it and tried to remedy
the situation."
The victim says she does not
feel the society is remorseful
enough. "If fhev were sorry about
film?" she asked. According to
her roommate and her, various
Franklin Society members and
non-affiliated students have told
her different stories about the fate
of the film, including that it was
non-existent, that it was never developed and that it was given to
Campus Safety.
Assistant Chief of Campus
Safety John Lewis cannot confirm or deny that the woman who
testified to the QC was the same
woman who filed the Campus
Safety report on Sunday night.
The report filed, however, is a
replication of the firsthand story.
Lewis said that numerous people
involved in the incident have been
interviewed and that the report
has been delivered to Dean of
Students Dave Leonard. Leonard
was unavailable for comment.
"We're sorry about causing
her any pain. It wasn't
intentional People just act
stupid sometimes."
Mike Muller
Franklin President
vertly instrumentally viewing anyone who has reason to believe that
they are in a private space, is illegal according to the California
Penal Code (647k) and is considered a sexual offense at Whittier
College. i-;:
According to the Student
Handbook, "Any Whittier College student, faculty member or
staff member who commits a sexual offense will be subject to Col
lege disciplinary procedures,
which, depending on the nature of
the offense can result in suspension, expulsion, or termination of
employment. Further, those who
commit a sexual offense may additionally be subject to prosecution by external authorities."
The Franklin Society was
placed on probation last academic
year, when they displayed a society board depicting scantily-clad
women in compromising positions. [See QC issue 17, Volume
86] Muller says that the probation
ended in April.
The victim is hopeful that the
society will be punished. "They
don't deserve to be supported by
the school," she said. "That's not
a human thing to do."
"I don't want this to turn into
out through the media," Muller
said. "This is being handled
through the school. Everyone involved has been interviewed by
Campus Safety and is cooperating with them. I've apologized to
the girl involved and I'm confident that any problems will be
addressed and resolved."
"It's bad business all the way
around, whether it's a prank or a
malicious act," Lewis said.
Program Board Faced With Debt   An°nymous COR Flyers
Carried Over From Last Year
Demand Diploma Change
■ SENIORS
■ CAMPUS EVENTS
'yv Amy Slice
QC News Editor
According to senior Program
Board Chair Joe Cross, Program
Board ove rs p- -lidgci by
what he estimates to be between
$6,000 and $7,000 last academic year. Cros'S vays that this
rolled-over debt did not affect
the ability of Program Board to
hold their customary annual
events, such as the Homecoming festivities, Luminarias and
Spring Sing. However, Program
Board was unable to sponsor
smaller supplementary events
due to the overexpenditure
Cross says that he has "no
idea how they managed to go so
far over budget" last year and assumes the deficit to be from costly
events such as Homecoming and
Luminarias.
Cross could not provide an
exact figure of the debt. He said
that he knows that Program Board
spent approximately $33,000 last
Spring, while only $25,000 was
avs-x:-. ~,-.d kKotbe Pr^gramBoard
account. He is unsure about how
much money had r'»iicd over from
the Fail account into the Spring
and therefore cannot provide a
more precise estimate of the debt.
In the past. Cross says, clubs
and organizations would approach
Program Board to ask tor funding
supplementary ('■ J sat received
from the Council of Representatives (COR) to host events on campus. 'Tliat hasn't happened this
year," Cross said. "First of all, no
no*. * appiv-^l'Cd us, ,-tfid wc
probably wouldn't have been
help anyway."
B mal tradition
al events planned by Program
liza-
tion has hosted speakers and
presentations on campus, such
as televisions'sVV/iiwe Line Is
It, Anyway? comedian Wayne
Brady in The Club last year.
Program Board receives 25
percent of COR's annual budget in the Fall and 30 percent in
the Spring, according to junior
COR Treasurer Prithvi Nobuth.
This money comes from student body fees.
Program Board advisor and
Area Coordinator Pablo Cora,
who assumed the position this
academic year, was not available for comment.
by Eric Dzinski
QC Opinions Editor
On Tuesday, March 20, students found anonymous flyers in
their mailboxes informing them
that major areas of study are not
listed on degrees received from
Whittier College. According to
the flyers, the degree reads "Bachelor of Arts" under the graduating
student's name. The flyer goes on
to call for a change in the school's
policy regarding diplomas, asking that individual majors be list"
ed on the degrees. The Council of
Representatives (COR) has assumed responsibility for the flyers.
According to the flyers, the
only current way to prove a major
was to provide employers with a
transcript. It reads, "many of us
would rather not have to show a
future employer or client our grade
to legitimize our future professional career." The flyer also
stated that the only way to change
this policy is with the approval of
College President Katherine Haley Will. Will could not be reached
for comment as of press time, but
Registrar Wayne Van Ellis agreed
that for lack of precedent, the decision would probably have to be
made by Will.
Junior COR President Jeff
Cleveland said that the flyers are
part of COR's effort to spread
awareness of the school' s policy.
He said that a number of students
have approached COR concerning this issue, and that has prompted them into action. "At first it
was mostly seniors," said Cleve-
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