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The Voice Of Whittier College Since 1914 November 14,2002 QUAKER CAMPUS http://web.whittier.edu/qc "Women of Whittier" calender sparks debate ■ PUBLICATION by Christina Gutierrez QC News Editor The Photography Club is currently accepting e-mails from female students interested in being featured in their new publication, the "Women of Whittier" calendar. However, the calendar has sparked some debate on campus as to whether it, and the fliers that advertised it, are degrading to Whittier's female population. According to senior Photography Club president Andy Wilcox, the most difficult and controversial phase of putting together the calendar has been deciding which 12 interested women it will feature. "Obviously we don't want the criteria to be based on 'just beauty' or 'just brains,'" he said. To make the selection process as impartial as possible, Wilcox decided tc let members ofthe Whittier ,-,.^ unity decide. Once the Club has enough women interested, members will take headshots and post them on the photography club's Web sue. Students and faculty will then be able to vote on their twelve favorite candidates. There are still those with concerns about the message that the calendar will send. Assistant Professor of Philosophy Michelle S wit- zer said, "[The calendar] is a piggish adolescent objectification of women. Even though people have the right to be sexist pigs doesn't mean they have to be." "[The calendar] is a piggish adolescent objectification of women." Michelle Switzer Assistant Professor of Philosophy Many„of the oWginal fliers for the calendar, which featured a scantily clad woman soliciting submissions, were torn down. Wilcox responded to this saying, "To my dismay, several students have taken matters into their own hands. It is disappointing to me that there are students at this college who believe they have the right to censor other people's endeavors." However, sophomore Emily Moorehead feels that there are better ways for the Photography Club to advertise. "The approach they are taking is very derogatory," she said. "It' s not right for them to show a 'socially beautiful' woman on the flier and call it 'Women of Whittier.' It makes me question what they are defining as beautiful, especially using that name, which is also the name of a campus women's empowerment club." According to Director of Student Activities Barney Peake, the Office of Student Activities has re- cieved complaints from both faculty and students about the content of the fliers. Peake had concerns as to whether these fliers violated Student Handbook policies. "Page 103 of the Handbook outlines the policies for visual conduct. That includes fliers and posters," he said. "If people take offense [to the fliers] it can be deemed harassment." The calendar debate comes at the same time Assistant Professor of Education and Child Development Anne Sebanc and the Vagina Monolougues group are beginning to advertise auditions for their February performance, thus bringing on-campus gender relations to the spotlight. "Men do not object to the Vagina Monologues group and their CUNT sign [which stands for C U See CALENDER, page 7. HELENA NGO / QC PHOTO EDITOR Presidential candidates juniors Todd Spanier and Zach Winters and sophomore Sunny Hira answered questions about their diverse platforms and campaign promises at the debates on Tuesday, Nov. 14. HELENA NGO / QC PHOTO EDITOR Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu spoke about the effects of globalization on indigenous populations at a presentation at the Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, Nov. 13. For full story, see Campus Life, page 8. V^^JLXtL4X%34o.Lw^l IJ.'CLIcLLI^ ■ ELECTIONS by Patrick Holmes QC Assistant News Editor Four presidential candidates addressed their views on communication, experience, goals, and strategies for the future of COR in a debate held on Tuesday, Nov. 12 in Hoover Hall, to an audience of only 40 Whittier students. Sophomor e student Sunny HiraandjuniorsZack Winters and Todd Spanier were present at the debate, and junior Nick Levine joined the debate via phone from Italy, where he is currently studying abroad. The candidates agreed on issues ranging from the need for more call boxes on campus, better lighting, and a greater representation of women on COR. They also noted the need for improvements in retention and the importance of supporting societies as a way of building more relationships for students. They differed with their views on candidate experience and goals for the new term of office. One ofthe more pressing issues addressed at the debate was the diversity in political experience from the can didates. Winters, the only candidate who has not previously served on COR said, "We need someone in office that is not politically obligated to anyone, I'm going to get in, throw everyone on their heads, and they're not even going to know what happened." Hira, who questioned Winter's experience, contended saying, "Barriers of entry are high, in order to attack a system you need to understand it." An audience member asked the candidates how they would deal with what they called "the administrative roadblock" in trying to enact initiatives. Spanier pointed to relationships he established as COR vice-president and said, "Changing policy requires some- See DEBATES, page 7 CORRECTION The Quaker Campus apologizes to the Health Center, and particularly to Dr. William Stimmler, for incomplete reporting in the Oct. 31 story "Students doubt quality of Health Center service." The story should have included a response from Dr. Stimmler. For a response from Dr. Stimmler, please see page 2. ISSUE 11 • VOLUME 89 We got dates! Candidates, that is. Read the COR presidential campaign statements before it's too late. Opinions, Page 2 A HI'bit of everything From the new Cribs, to our first senior profile in weeks. Nothing beats momma's home cooking like Campus Life. Mmm! Campus Life, Page 8 MARVEL-ous It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...it's...it's hundreds of free comic books. We found the source of it all just for you. A&E, Page 10 Wet and Wild Men and women's Swimming and diving teams dive into the season, both with a completely new coaching staff. Sports, Page 16
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Title | The QC, Vol. 89, No. 11 • November 14, 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 | November 14, 2002 |
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 | 2013-11-11 |
Image publisher | Whittier, Calif. : Wardman Library (Whittier College), 2013. |
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Title | 2002_11_14_001 |
OCR | The Voice Of Whittier College Since 1914 November 14,2002 QUAKER CAMPUS http://web.whittier.edu/qc "Women of Whittier" calender sparks debate ■ PUBLICATION by Christina Gutierrez QC News Editor The Photography Club is currently accepting e-mails from female students interested in being featured in their new publication, the "Women of Whittier" calendar. However, the calendar has sparked some debate on campus as to whether it, and the fliers that advertised it, are degrading to Whittier's female population. According to senior Photography Club president Andy Wilcox, the most difficult and controversial phase of putting together the calendar has been deciding which 12 interested women it will feature. "Obviously we don't want the criteria to be based on 'just beauty' or 'just brains,'" he said. To make the selection process as impartial as possible, Wilcox decided tc let members ofthe Whittier ,-,.^ unity decide. Once the Club has enough women interested, members will take headshots and post them on the photography club's Web sue. Students and faculty will then be able to vote on their twelve favorite candidates. There are still those with concerns about the message that the calendar will send. Assistant Professor of Philosophy Michelle S wit- zer said, "[The calendar] is a piggish adolescent objectification of women. Even though people have the right to be sexist pigs doesn't mean they have to be." "[The calendar] is a piggish adolescent objectification of women." Michelle Switzer Assistant Professor of Philosophy Many„of the oWginal fliers for the calendar, which featured a scantily clad woman soliciting submissions, were torn down. Wilcox responded to this saying, "To my dismay, several students have taken matters into their own hands. It is disappointing to me that there are students at this college who believe they have the right to censor other people's endeavors." However, sophomore Emily Moorehead feels that there are better ways for the Photography Club to advertise. "The approach they are taking is very derogatory," she said. "It' s not right for them to show a 'socially beautiful' woman on the flier and call it 'Women of Whittier.' It makes me question what they are defining as beautiful, especially using that name, which is also the name of a campus women's empowerment club." According to Director of Student Activities Barney Peake, the Office of Student Activities has re- cieved complaints from both faculty and students about the content of the fliers. Peake had concerns as to whether these fliers violated Student Handbook policies. "Page 103 of the Handbook outlines the policies for visual conduct. That includes fliers and posters," he said. "If people take offense [to the fliers] it can be deemed harassment." The calendar debate comes at the same time Assistant Professor of Education and Child Development Anne Sebanc and the Vagina Monolougues group are beginning to advertise auditions for their February performance, thus bringing on-campus gender relations to the spotlight. "Men do not object to the Vagina Monologues group and their CUNT sign [which stands for C U See CALENDER, page 7. HELENA NGO / QC PHOTO EDITOR Presidential candidates juniors Todd Spanier and Zach Winters and sophomore Sunny Hira answered questions about their diverse platforms and campaign promises at the debates on Tuesday, Nov. 14. HELENA NGO / QC PHOTO EDITOR Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu spoke about the effects of globalization on indigenous populations at a presentation at the Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, Nov. 13. For full story, see Campus Life, page 8. V^^JLXtL4X%34o.Lw^l IJ.'CLIcLLI^ ■ ELECTIONS by Patrick Holmes QC Assistant News Editor Four presidential candidates addressed their views on communication, experience, goals, and strategies for the future of COR in a debate held on Tuesday, Nov. 12 in Hoover Hall, to an audience of only 40 Whittier students. Sophomor e student Sunny HiraandjuniorsZack Winters and Todd Spanier were present at the debate, and junior Nick Levine joined the debate via phone from Italy, where he is currently studying abroad. The candidates agreed on issues ranging from the need for more call boxes on campus, better lighting, and a greater representation of women on COR. They also noted the need for improvements in retention and the importance of supporting societies as a way of building more relationships for students. They differed with their views on candidate experience and goals for the new term of office. One ofthe more pressing issues addressed at the debate was the diversity in political experience from the can didates. Winters, the only candidate who has not previously served on COR said, "We need someone in office that is not politically obligated to anyone, I'm going to get in, throw everyone on their heads, and they're not even going to know what happened." Hira, who questioned Winter's experience, contended saying, "Barriers of entry are high, in order to attack a system you need to understand it." An audience member asked the candidates how they would deal with what they called "the administrative roadblock" in trying to enact initiatives. Spanier pointed to relationships he established as COR vice-president and said, "Changing policy requires some- See DEBATES, page 7 CORRECTION The Quaker Campus apologizes to the Health Center, and particularly to Dr. William Stimmler, for incomplete reporting in the Oct. 31 story "Students doubt quality of Health Center service." The story should have included a response from Dr. Stimmler. For a response from Dr. Stimmler, please see page 2. ISSUE 11 • VOLUME 89 We got dates! Candidates, that is. Read the COR presidential campaign statements before it's too late. Opinions, Page 2 A HI'bit of everything From the new Cribs, to our first senior profile in weeks. Nothing beats momma's home cooking like Campus Life. Mmm! Campus Life, Page 8 MARVEL-ous It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...it's...it's hundreds of free comic books. We found the source of it all just for you. A&E, Page 10 Wet and Wild Men and women's Swimming and diving teams dive into the season, both with a completely new coaching staff. Sports, Page 16 |
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