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The Voice Of Whittier College Since 1914 September 19,2002 QUAKER CAMPUS http://web.whittier.edu/qc ALLISON CORONA/QC ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR We can see deary now, the fliers are gone... Foronce, nature, not advertisements, is visible through Whittier windows. See story on page 5. Bodey resigns ■ COR by Christina Gutierrez QC News-Co-Editor Junior Vivian Bodey officially resigned her positions as COR Secretary and Interim Vice President at the weekly COR meeting on Monday night, Sept. 16. "I never thought it would come to this," Bodey said at the meeting, in tears. "My philosophy completely differs from that of the Executive cabinet. [COR] has gone in a direction it never should have gone. We need to focus on students' wishes and needs instead of our own personal issues." Bodey, who was elected COR Secretary last December, took on the duties of Interim Vice President when senior Carrie Stone vacated the-position last spring. Bodey was slated to return to her secretarial duties after this week's elections. AccordingtoseniorCOR president Jess Craven, to fi 11 the vacancy We did it again Last week's Editorial generated a response in defense of American freedoms. Opinions, Page 2 "I'm not a quitter. I mean, I still smoke." Vivian Bodey Former COR Secretary that Bodey's resignation creates, COR can either hold a special election, or he himself will ask permission from COR to appoint another secretary. "[Bodey's resignation] is unfortunate, but I respect and support her decision." Craven said. "We can't go a whole year without a complete Executive Council, so I'll have to appoint someone at the COR retreat this Saturday." Until a permanent secretary is appointed, COR Administrative Assistant Fern Costales takes on the duties of Interim Secretary. A new Vice President will be selected in this week's elections. "I don't have the same passion I used to," Bodey said. "I have gotten too bogged down in things that are unimportant to my position. Hopefully, COR will work to correct its faults." Bodey has hope, however, that the programs she started in COR, including Whittier's new peer-mediation system, will continue even without official input. "I'm not a quitter," Bodey emphasized. "I mean, I still smoke." 95-101 sex offenders reside in Whittier area SAFETY by Christina Gutierrez QC News Co-Editor Between 95 and 101 registered sexual offenders live in the city of Whittier at any given time, including one serious sex offender on Penn and at least two others in close proximity to the College, according to Community Relations and Crime Prevention Officer Alan Dela Pena of the Whittier Police Department. California Penal Code, Section 290, also known as "Megan's law," defines registered sex offenders as anyone "convicted of specific sexual assault crimes against adults and children." Dela Pena emphasizes the fact that relative to the number of sexual offenders in L.A. County, the proportion living in Whittier is actually quite low. "Out of nine and a half million people living in L.A. county, 18,000 people (about 5.27 percent of the population) are registered sexual offenders, and of these, 153 are classified as high risk," he said. "In Whittier, there is a population of 85,000, and only around 100 (about 8.5 percent of residents) are registered sexual offenders. Whittier also has only one resident classified as a high risk offender." The name and picture of this high risk offender is on display in the Whittier Police Station's front office for viewing by concerned citizens. According to Dela Pena, although there are potentially dangerous individuals living in Whittier, there is no immediate cause for concern. "The police department keeps close tabs on all of the registered sex offenders," Dela Pena said. Senior Liz Holt shares this attitude, stating, "Honestly, I don't think about [the offenders] I know we have a few in close proximity to the school, but it's not the first thing on my mind. "However, you should not be complacent," Dela Pena cautioned. "That's where you start getting into trouble. Alcohol and drugs in and around campus are a big part [of putting yourself into a potentially risky situation] so people, students especially, have to be aware of what they are doing and what they are getting themselves into." Megan's law, the section on the penal code outlining procedures having to do with registered sex offenders, was enacted in 1996 after a 7-year-old girl named Megan Kanka was abducted, raped, and murdered by_ a man who, as it was later discovered, had a history of committing crimes of a sexually violent nature. The law requires that sex offenders notify the police station any time they move, and if they move to another city, they must notify the station in the town they leave as well as the one in the town they move into. Sex offenders are divided into three categories: high risk, serious, and other. Only information concerning offenders classified as "high risk" or "serious" can be made available to the public. According to the law, high risk sex offenders are those who are likely to be repeat offenders. They must have been "convicted of multiple violent crimes, at least one of which was a violent sex crime," and they must "pose a greater threat to the community." Any member of the public who is not a registered sex offender can have access to information about high risk offenders without having to prove a "need to know." Serious sex offenders are individuals who have committed offences such as: "assault with intent to commit rape, child molestation, kidnapping with intent to commit sex offences, or felony sexual battery." According to the law, information about this class of sexual offenders can only be released to a member of the general public if the See SEX OFFENDERS, page 7 I.N.S. monitors foreigners GOVERNMENT by Eva Sevcikova QC Editor-in-Chief When senior Imran Khan left the United States on Sept. 21 last year to study abroad at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, he made sure he had a clean shave. He wasn't worried about looking handsome on that last photo with his American friends; his action had a much deeper meaning. "I shaved to avoid the stereotype of a bearded Muslim." Khan, who is an Indian Muslim, said. "Because my last name is a typical Muslim name, popular especially in Europe, I often get mistaken for a Muslim from countries that are on the U.S. hit list." Still, several months later, while he was in Italy in March of this year, he was the only person pulled off the plane to have his luggage and his paperwork thoroughly checked. A year later, he doesn't feel much difference. "I feel apprehensive about the process one has to undergo [while staying in this country]," he said. The Immigration and Naturalization Services (I.N.S.) recently implemented a new policy that requires all non-citizens to report their address within 10 days of their move. "It makes me feel like I've done something, like I'm on parole or something," Khan, who mailed his form this week, said. "I can understand what Americans went through, but a year later, I was stopped at an airport in London on my way here, and it was based purely on appearance," he relates another incident which he thinks is related to insensible screening of citizens of other countries. According to Dean of Enrollment Urmi Kar, the new I.N.S. policy will affect approximately 70-80 students on campus. This new requirement addresses issues of efficiency in light of 9/11 and it is designed to "make sure that the I.N.S. is kept informed of current physical address of all the international students," she said. Students can obtain the form, INS AR-11, at the Office of Admission, Office of See I.N.S., page 6 ISSUE 3 • VOLUME 89 Beaches & Cream Travel visits Venice Beach and we include an interesting look at...well, an interesting beach. Campus Life, Page 8 Fiends for food Come join in the exploits of four daring, young men as they eat their way to freedom. A&E, Page 10 Women Win One Women's occer win one game and loses one during their road trip to the San Francisco Bay Area. Sports, Page 14
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Title | The QC, Vol. 89, No. 03 • September 19, 2002 |
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 | September 19, 2002 |
Language | eng |
Format-Medium | Newspaper |
Format-Extent | 16 pages ; 17 x 11.25 inches |
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Repository | Wardman Library, Whittier College |
Rights-Access Rights | Property and literary rights reside with Wardman Library, Whittier College. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections. |
Date-Created | 2013-11-11 |
Image publisher | Whittier, Calif. : Wardman Library (Whittier College), 2013. |
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Title | 2002_09_19_p001 |
OCR | The Voice Of Whittier College Since 1914 September 19,2002 QUAKER CAMPUS http://web.whittier.edu/qc ALLISON CORONA/QC ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR We can see deary now, the fliers are gone... Foronce, nature, not advertisements, is visible through Whittier windows. See story on page 5. Bodey resigns ■ COR by Christina Gutierrez QC News-Co-Editor Junior Vivian Bodey officially resigned her positions as COR Secretary and Interim Vice President at the weekly COR meeting on Monday night, Sept. 16. "I never thought it would come to this," Bodey said at the meeting, in tears. "My philosophy completely differs from that of the Executive cabinet. [COR] has gone in a direction it never should have gone. We need to focus on students' wishes and needs instead of our own personal issues." Bodey, who was elected COR Secretary last December, took on the duties of Interim Vice President when senior Carrie Stone vacated the-position last spring. Bodey was slated to return to her secretarial duties after this week's elections. AccordingtoseniorCOR president Jess Craven, to fi 11 the vacancy We did it again Last week's Editorial generated a response in defense of American freedoms. Opinions, Page 2 "I'm not a quitter. I mean, I still smoke." Vivian Bodey Former COR Secretary that Bodey's resignation creates, COR can either hold a special election, or he himself will ask permission from COR to appoint another secretary. "[Bodey's resignation] is unfortunate, but I respect and support her decision." Craven said. "We can't go a whole year without a complete Executive Council, so I'll have to appoint someone at the COR retreat this Saturday." Until a permanent secretary is appointed, COR Administrative Assistant Fern Costales takes on the duties of Interim Secretary. A new Vice President will be selected in this week's elections. "I don't have the same passion I used to," Bodey said. "I have gotten too bogged down in things that are unimportant to my position. Hopefully, COR will work to correct its faults." Bodey has hope, however, that the programs she started in COR, including Whittier's new peer-mediation system, will continue even without official input. "I'm not a quitter," Bodey emphasized. "I mean, I still smoke." 95-101 sex offenders reside in Whittier area SAFETY by Christina Gutierrez QC News Co-Editor Between 95 and 101 registered sexual offenders live in the city of Whittier at any given time, including one serious sex offender on Penn and at least two others in close proximity to the College, according to Community Relations and Crime Prevention Officer Alan Dela Pena of the Whittier Police Department. California Penal Code, Section 290, also known as "Megan's law," defines registered sex offenders as anyone "convicted of specific sexual assault crimes against adults and children." Dela Pena emphasizes the fact that relative to the number of sexual offenders in L.A. County, the proportion living in Whittier is actually quite low. "Out of nine and a half million people living in L.A. county, 18,000 people (about 5.27 percent of the population) are registered sexual offenders, and of these, 153 are classified as high risk," he said. "In Whittier, there is a population of 85,000, and only around 100 (about 8.5 percent of residents) are registered sexual offenders. Whittier also has only one resident classified as a high risk offender." The name and picture of this high risk offender is on display in the Whittier Police Station's front office for viewing by concerned citizens. According to Dela Pena, although there are potentially dangerous individuals living in Whittier, there is no immediate cause for concern. "The police department keeps close tabs on all of the registered sex offenders," Dela Pena said. Senior Liz Holt shares this attitude, stating, "Honestly, I don't think about [the offenders] I know we have a few in close proximity to the school, but it's not the first thing on my mind. "However, you should not be complacent," Dela Pena cautioned. "That's where you start getting into trouble. Alcohol and drugs in and around campus are a big part [of putting yourself into a potentially risky situation] so people, students especially, have to be aware of what they are doing and what they are getting themselves into." Megan's law, the section on the penal code outlining procedures having to do with registered sex offenders, was enacted in 1996 after a 7-year-old girl named Megan Kanka was abducted, raped, and murdered by_ a man who, as it was later discovered, had a history of committing crimes of a sexually violent nature. The law requires that sex offenders notify the police station any time they move, and if they move to another city, they must notify the station in the town they leave as well as the one in the town they move into. Sex offenders are divided into three categories: high risk, serious, and other. Only information concerning offenders classified as "high risk" or "serious" can be made available to the public. According to the law, high risk sex offenders are those who are likely to be repeat offenders. They must have been "convicted of multiple violent crimes, at least one of which was a violent sex crime," and they must "pose a greater threat to the community." Any member of the public who is not a registered sex offender can have access to information about high risk offenders without having to prove a "need to know." Serious sex offenders are individuals who have committed offences such as: "assault with intent to commit rape, child molestation, kidnapping with intent to commit sex offences, or felony sexual battery." According to the law, information about this class of sexual offenders can only be released to a member of the general public if the See SEX OFFENDERS, page 7 I.N.S. monitors foreigners GOVERNMENT by Eva Sevcikova QC Editor-in-Chief When senior Imran Khan left the United States on Sept. 21 last year to study abroad at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, he made sure he had a clean shave. He wasn't worried about looking handsome on that last photo with his American friends; his action had a much deeper meaning. "I shaved to avoid the stereotype of a bearded Muslim." Khan, who is an Indian Muslim, said. "Because my last name is a typical Muslim name, popular especially in Europe, I often get mistaken for a Muslim from countries that are on the U.S. hit list." Still, several months later, while he was in Italy in March of this year, he was the only person pulled off the plane to have his luggage and his paperwork thoroughly checked. A year later, he doesn't feel much difference. "I feel apprehensive about the process one has to undergo [while staying in this country]," he said. The Immigration and Naturalization Services (I.N.S.) recently implemented a new policy that requires all non-citizens to report their address within 10 days of their move. "It makes me feel like I've done something, like I'm on parole or something," Khan, who mailed his form this week, said. "I can understand what Americans went through, but a year later, I was stopped at an airport in London on my way here, and it was based purely on appearance," he relates another incident which he thinks is related to insensible screening of citizens of other countries. According to Dean of Enrollment Urmi Kar, the new I.N.S. policy will affect approximately 70-80 students on campus. This new requirement addresses issues of efficiency in light of 9/11 and it is designed to "make sure that the I.N.S. is kept informed of current physical address of all the international students," she said. Students can obtain the form, INS AR-11, at the Office of Admission, Office of See I.N.S., page 6 ISSUE 3 • VOLUME 89 Beaches & Cream Travel visits Venice Beach and we include an interesting look at...well, an interesting beach. Campus Life, Page 8 Fiends for food Come join in the exploits of four daring, young men as they eat their way to freedom. A&E, Page 10 Women Win One Women's occer win one game and loses one during their road trip to the San Francisco Bay Area. Sports, Page 14 |
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