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■ Letters! After weeks of work, we've managed to offend enough people to fill our page of letters. ■ disABILITIES Students discussed issues connected with disabilities on a panel during the Diverse Identities Week. ■ Heavy Metal and Men Dressed Like Bea Arthur We cover fhe WIMP Music Festival. ■ Men's Lacrosse Sticks Out Another Win By defeating Colorado College 10- 7 on March 31, the Poets have increased their chances at a playoff appearance. WHITTIER ♦ COLLEGE April 5,2001 John (jTetnttaf jWkittia f^^ -| ^-^ April D, ZUUl Quaker Campus The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 JLhtfn. http://www.wWttier.eita/qc C.P.A. Bill Limits Future COR Allocations for Rest of Semester ■ COR by Amy Stice QC News Editor Due to an unforeseen bill from a certified public accountant (C.P.A.), the Council of Representatives (COR) will be extremely limited in allocating any more funds for the rest of the semester, junior Treasurer Prithvi Nobuth said. Although COR has approximately $1,600 in its account, this money will be designated as an "emergency fund." The situation was revealed to COR at its last meeting on Monday, April 2. In accordance with the COR Constitution, COR is audited by an outside accountant every fiscal year. The group is a nonprofit organization and therefore does not have to pay taxes, but the cost of the C.P.A., who performs the audit, was higher than expected. Additionally, the bill was apparently not paid last year, and COR is paying off its debt, Nobuth said. Senior Liria Katrova, who held the office of Treasurer at this time last year, could not be reached. The first organization to suffer from the lack of funds was the Inter-Society Council (I.S.'C), which requested $ 151.00 on Monday, March 26. The Budget Committee recommended $0 because it did not want to use any remaining money. Nobuth says that I.S.C. will still probably receive money because organizations which have been previously allocated money do not always spend it all on their planned event; when COR allocates money, it is actually just agreeing to fund the planned event up to a certain monetary value. Often, a portion of the money is not spent. I.S.C. will be eligible to receive this unspent funding. "We can take care of other clubs, too, depending on how much they ask for," Nobuth said. According to Nobuth, several clubs have already turned in receipts for events and have not spent all of their allocated money, meaning COR will have more funds to further distribute to clubs and organizations. A few events with allocated funds have also been cancelled this semester. Nobuth says that clubs should not be overly worried about the COR funding because the events on the Master Calendar were funded during Block Funding at the beginning of the semester. However, the remaining $ 1,600, out of which the C.P.A. fee will be taken, will not be touched to fund any more clubs or organizations this semester. It will be saved for COR's internal use to pay unexpected bills, Nobuth said. Two anonymous students hung the word "FROG" over the edge of the John Stauffer Science Building at approximately 11 p.m. onTuosday, April 3, I"he ietti were made out of questia.com advertisement flyers featuring their mascot the Question Marquis that were formerly posted all over campus. The letters were removed by the morning of Wednesday, April 4. Accoid- ing to the students involved, they ch>. hewo*"d "frog" because it is a derogatory term for French people, and they wanted to critique the use of the Question Marquis as the figure of questia.com's ad campaign, }■■:, -■: __ .. ..... _ ". '• Y-Y.Y' Y r ■;■■■'. . ' Faculty Approves Graduation Honors Changes Group Also Modifies 30-Unit Residency Rule, Forwards Change in Dean's List Policy to David Muller 9 ACADEMICS by Amy Stice QC News Editor The Whittier College faculty has approved a proposal by Registrar Wayne Van Ellis to adopt a new grade point average (G.P.A.) requirement to determine student academic honors at graduation. The former system determined the Requirements for Graduation Honors: Summa Cum Laude: Previously: Top 1% of class Now: 3.9 G.PA. or above Magna Cum Laude: Previously: Top 3% of class Now: 3.8-3.89 G.PA. Cum Laude: Previously: Top 7% of doss Nm 3.7-3.79 G.PA. recipients of honors based on the comparative G.P.A.s of the graduating class; the top seven percent of the graduating class was awarded Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude or Cum Laude honors. Because the honors were based on a percentage comparison of the entire class, seniors did not know if they would be honored until they read the graduation bulletin the day of the ceremony. "If [the students] are working on their own merit, that's what [the honors] should be based on," Van Ellis said. "A student's G.PA. is not a competition." Under the new regulations, Whittier College students with a 3.9 G.PA. or higher will be awarded Summa Cum Laude honors; Magna Cum Laude will be given to students with a G.P.A. between 3.8 and 3.89 and a 3.7 G.P.A. will qualify a graduate for Cum Laude honors. At least 60 credits must have been earned at Whittier College to qualify for the honors, and at least two-thirds of the credits earned must be taken for letter grades. The G.P.A. requirements were determined by looking at the average overall G.P.A.s of the honored graduates. Van Ellis said that about the same number of students will probably be honored. Under the old system, it was possible for students with the same G.P.A. to be cut off from receiving honors because only a predetermined number of graduates could be recognized, Van Ellis said. Of the colleges in the area that Van Ellis surveyed, only one— Claremont McKenna College, which honors the top 22% of the graduating class—determined honors based on comparative G.P.A.s. One, Azusa Pacific University, bases its graduation honors on criteria such as "faculty recommendation of attitude and character." Van Ellis also submitted a proposal to similarly change the requirements to qualify for Dean's List honors. The current system awards the top ten percent of each class. Van Ellis proposes to change this requirement to a 3.7 semes- terly G.P.A. on at least 12 class units. Under this system, fewer students will probably be honored, Van Ellis said. He said that last semester, Dean's List honors were awarded to first-year students with G.P.A.s as low as 3.2. Van Ellis said that this proposal was submitted to the faculty last week for review and again this week for approval. According to Professor of Biology and Faculty Chair David Bourgaize, the proposal is not under the jurisdiction of the Faculty Executive Committee and has been forwarded to Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty David Muller. The faculty also approved the 30-unit residency requirement, which dictated that the final 30 units of a senior's education must be completed at the College in order to receive the Whittier College degree. The new policy requires only that a total of 30 units be completed at the College. ■ Van Ellis said that the former policy would present a problem for a student who transferred to the College as a j unior and wanted to study abroad. According to the proposal submitted by Van Ellis, "this change would save the registrar's office many hours of Xeroxing and faculty many hours of reviewing petitions and discussing cases." With additional reporting by QC Opinions Editor Eric Dzinski. news you can use m WE KNOW YOU'LL MISS US. Due to the impending Spring Break, the Quaker Campus will not publish another issue until Thursday, April 26. On a similarly sac us Inn (C.I.) . ring Break at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 6. Its regular schedule will resume on Monday. April 16 at 7:15 a.m. ISSUE 23 • VOLUME 87
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Title | The QC, Vol. 87, No. 23 • April 5, 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 | April 5, 2001 |
Language | eng |
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Title | 2001_04_05_001 |
OCR | ■ Letters! After weeks of work, we've managed to offend enough people to fill our page of letters. ■ disABILITIES Students discussed issues connected with disabilities on a panel during the Diverse Identities Week. ■ Heavy Metal and Men Dressed Like Bea Arthur We cover fhe WIMP Music Festival. ■ Men's Lacrosse Sticks Out Another Win By defeating Colorado College 10- 7 on March 31, the Poets have increased their chances at a playoff appearance. WHITTIER ♦ COLLEGE April 5,2001 John (jTetnttaf jWkittia f^^ -| ^-^ April D, ZUUl Quaker Campus The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 JLhtfn. http://www.wWttier.eita/qc C.P.A. Bill Limits Future COR Allocations for Rest of Semester ■ COR by Amy Stice QC News Editor Due to an unforeseen bill from a certified public accountant (C.P.A.), the Council of Representatives (COR) will be extremely limited in allocating any more funds for the rest of the semester, junior Treasurer Prithvi Nobuth said. Although COR has approximately $1,600 in its account, this money will be designated as an "emergency fund." The situation was revealed to COR at its last meeting on Monday, April 2. In accordance with the COR Constitution, COR is audited by an outside accountant every fiscal year. The group is a nonprofit organization and therefore does not have to pay taxes, but the cost of the C.P.A., who performs the audit, was higher than expected. Additionally, the bill was apparently not paid last year, and COR is paying off its debt, Nobuth said. Senior Liria Katrova, who held the office of Treasurer at this time last year, could not be reached. The first organization to suffer from the lack of funds was the Inter-Society Council (I.S.'C), which requested $ 151.00 on Monday, March 26. The Budget Committee recommended $0 because it did not want to use any remaining money. Nobuth says that I.S.C. will still probably receive money because organizations which have been previously allocated money do not always spend it all on their planned event; when COR allocates money, it is actually just agreeing to fund the planned event up to a certain monetary value. Often, a portion of the money is not spent. I.S.C. will be eligible to receive this unspent funding. "We can take care of other clubs, too, depending on how much they ask for," Nobuth said. According to Nobuth, several clubs have already turned in receipts for events and have not spent all of their allocated money, meaning COR will have more funds to further distribute to clubs and organizations. A few events with allocated funds have also been cancelled this semester. Nobuth says that clubs should not be overly worried about the COR funding because the events on the Master Calendar were funded during Block Funding at the beginning of the semester. However, the remaining $ 1,600, out of which the C.P.A. fee will be taken, will not be touched to fund any more clubs or organizations this semester. It will be saved for COR's internal use to pay unexpected bills, Nobuth said. Two anonymous students hung the word "FROG" over the edge of the John Stauffer Science Building at approximately 11 p.m. onTuosday, April 3, I"he ietti were made out of questia.com advertisement flyers featuring their mascot the Question Marquis that were formerly posted all over campus. The letters were removed by the morning of Wednesday, April 4. Accoid- ing to the students involved, they ch>. hewo*"d "frog" because it is a derogatory term for French people, and they wanted to critique the use of the Question Marquis as the figure of questia.com's ad campaign, }■■:, -■: __ .. ..... _ ". '• Y-Y.Y' Y r ■;■■■'. . ' Faculty Approves Graduation Honors Changes Group Also Modifies 30-Unit Residency Rule, Forwards Change in Dean's List Policy to David Muller 9 ACADEMICS by Amy Stice QC News Editor The Whittier College faculty has approved a proposal by Registrar Wayne Van Ellis to adopt a new grade point average (G.P.A.) requirement to determine student academic honors at graduation. The former system determined the Requirements for Graduation Honors: Summa Cum Laude: Previously: Top 1% of class Now: 3.9 G.PA. or above Magna Cum Laude: Previously: Top 3% of class Now: 3.8-3.89 G.PA. Cum Laude: Previously: Top 7% of doss Nm 3.7-3.79 G.PA. recipients of honors based on the comparative G.P.A.s of the graduating class; the top seven percent of the graduating class was awarded Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude or Cum Laude honors. Because the honors were based on a percentage comparison of the entire class, seniors did not know if they would be honored until they read the graduation bulletin the day of the ceremony. "If [the students] are working on their own merit, that's what [the honors] should be based on," Van Ellis said. "A student's G.PA. is not a competition." Under the new regulations, Whittier College students with a 3.9 G.PA. or higher will be awarded Summa Cum Laude honors; Magna Cum Laude will be given to students with a G.P.A. between 3.8 and 3.89 and a 3.7 G.P.A. will qualify a graduate for Cum Laude honors. At least 60 credits must have been earned at Whittier College to qualify for the honors, and at least two-thirds of the credits earned must be taken for letter grades. The G.P.A. requirements were determined by looking at the average overall G.P.A.s of the honored graduates. Van Ellis said that about the same number of students will probably be honored. Under the old system, it was possible for students with the same G.P.A. to be cut off from receiving honors because only a predetermined number of graduates could be recognized, Van Ellis said. Of the colleges in the area that Van Ellis surveyed, only one— Claremont McKenna College, which honors the top 22% of the graduating class—determined honors based on comparative G.P.A.s. One, Azusa Pacific University, bases its graduation honors on criteria such as "faculty recommendation of attitude and character." Van Ellis also submitted a proposal to similarly change the requirements to qualify for Dean's List honors. The current system awards the top ten percent of each class. Van Ellis proposes to change this requirement to a 3.7 semes- terly G.P.A. on at least 12 class units. Under this system, fewer students will probably be honored, Van Ellis said. He said that last semester, Dean's List honors were awarded to first-year students with G.P.A.s as low as 3.2. Van Ellis said that this proposal was submitted to the faculty last week for review and again this week for approval. According to Professor of Biology and Faculty Chair David Bourgaize, the proposal is not under the jurisdiction of the Faculty Executive Committee and has been forwarded to Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty David Muller. The faculty also approved the 30-unit residency requirement, which dictated that the final 30 units of a senior's education must be completed at the College in order to receive the Whittier College degree. The new policy requires only that a total of 30 units be completed at the College. ■ Van Ellis said that the former policy would present a problem for a student who transferred to the College as a j unior and wanted to study abroad. According to the proposal submitted by Van Ellis, "this change would save the registrar's office many hours of Xeroxing and faculty many hours of reviewing petitions and discussing cases." With additional reporting by QC Opinions Editor Eric Dzinski. news you can use m WE KNOW YOU'LL MISS US. Due to the impending Spring Break, the Quaker Campus will not publish another issue until Thursday, April 26. On a similarly sac us Inn (C.I.) . ring Break at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 6. Its regular schedule will resume on Monday. April 16 at 7:15 a.m. ISSUE 23 • VOLUME 87 |
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