The QC, Vol. 90, No. 06 • October 9, 2003

              The Voice Of Whittier College Since 1914
October 9,2003
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Fox and Artinian crowned Queen and King
Seniors Hovig Artinian and
Morgan Fox were crowned Homecoming King and Queen in front
of a roaring crowd as a part of the
football game halftime extravaganza on Saturday, Oct. 4.
The underclass royalty were
named at the Homecoming Bonfire on Thursday, Oct. 2, as well
as three pairs of nominees for senior class King and Queen. These
six nominees received the most,
votes out of the initial nine write-
in nominees, and moved on to the
final coronation round. The other
two senior pairs that served on the
Homecoming court were Leslie
Pilo and Alex Thompson as well
as April Zamarano and Mike
Frazee. QC Advertising Manager
Yohanes Fadillah, QC Editor-in-
Chief Amber Hollingsworth,
Michelle Vincent and Rachel
Heiligman were also nominated
to serve on the senior Homecoming court.
Joining the senior court at the
ceremony were the royalty from
the first-year, sophomore and junior classes. The first-year class
was represented by Sue Majumdar and Napoleon Tavale, chosen
from nominees that included Erica Padgett, Ricky Cardenas, Damon Lewis'; Kyle Grant and Ryan
by Dustin Ray
QC Sports Photo Editor
Foresta.
Stacey Doran and Sam Karn-
ya represented the sophomore
class, whose other nominees were
Jason Yun, Ryan Young, Ben
Bailey, QC News Editor Patrick
Holmes, Melissa Daley, Rebecca
"I thought to myself,
gee golly gosh, this is
like early in the
morning after that
first cup of Folgers...
nothing comes closer
to home."
Hovig Artinian
Homecoming King
Bell and QC Assistant News Editor Brycie Jones. "[Being elected
Sophomore Prince] makes me feel
all warm and fuzzy on the inside,"
Karnya said.
Jenny Trang and Papa Kofi
Baffour were the junior class representatives. Juniors Ashleigh
Kruger, Fallon Shelly, QC Sports
Co-Editor Allison Roth, Victor
Heibert, Robert Ortega, Terry Lin,
QC Sports Photo Editor Dustin
Ray and QC Sports Photographer
Jeff Lee were also nominated to
represent the junior class.
Fitting with the "Hollywood
Stars" theme, the King and Queen
were revealed as the three nominee pairs unwrapped a board, only
one of which contained "walk of
fame" style handprints. The purple prints were immediately visible on Artinian and Fox's board as
they pried away the yellow covering. "I thought to myself, gee golly gosh, this is like early in the
morning after that first cup of
Folgers... nothing comes closer
to home," Artinian said.
The ceremony was similar in
style to that of last year, with Assistant Professor of English Sean
Morris reading a short profile
highlighting each court member
as they strolled down a runway
lined with a flurry of colorful balloons. Each couple stopped halfway down the runway and got just
a tad funky in time with the music.
Before the Homecoming Court
ceremony, the cheerleaders and
dance team each gave two minute
performances. "I think it went really well, especially for one of our
first performances. I'd give thanks
to Program Board," said sophomore cheerleader Amethyst Polk.
The Homecoming halftime
HELENA NGO / QC PHOTO EDITOR
Seniors Morgan Fox and Hovig Artinian exuded royalty during
the football game halftime show on Saturday, Oct. 4.
show ended with an alumni pre- Additional reporting by Mar-
sentation of a gift to the College     tin Voss, Patrick Holmes, Brycie
[see story page 5]. < Jones and Genevieve Roman.
Students get wet, strip in disaster preparedness drill
by Genevieve Roman and Camila Crawford
QC Assistant News Editor and For the QC
HELENA NGO / QC PHOTO EDITOR
Students and firefighters participate in drill held in the Athletic Center lot. These
volunteers are practicing decontamination methods along with the Red Cross.
Whittier College experienced a mock
hazardous chemical spill in the athletic center
at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7. Ten "contaminated" students were hosed down in their bathing suits, outfitted in plastic wrap and transported to the Whittier Community Center for
"decontamination." Executive Director of Human Resources and Administrative Services
Jan Meredith sent out an email thanking
volunteers for their efforts, which stated that
the drill "helped us reinforce our knowledge
of emergency preparedness."
"This drill was a joint effort between the
City of Whittier, the Whittier Police Department, the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the Rio Hondo Red Cross," said
Red Cross worker Randy Thompson.
The Athletic Center parking lot was closed
Monday night and was set to reopen to students Tuesday afternoon. Meredith also wants
students to know that the announcements
made during the drill that the water on campus should not be used, were not true but part
of the drill and that "campus water is fine and
you are able to drink the water."
NEWS YOU CAN USt
The Council of Representatives appointed seniors Todd Spanier Off-Campus Representative and Britni Sternquist
Member-at-Large during their meeting
Monday, Oct. 6. These appointments come
ten days after these two candidates were
struck from the voter ballot due to ineligibility. According to seniorCOR President
Zach Winters, these two candidates were
the only applicants for each position, as all
the other candidates pulled out of the race.
ISSUE 6 • VOLUME 90
Homecoming Photos
Two pages full of pictures from the
bonfire, the game, the carnival and
the dance. But best of all, they are in
bright, beautiful color!
Campus Life, Pages 8-9
Homecoming Game
The Menlo Oaks may have come
away with the victory, but the
Poets still have each other, and we
have photos of the game in color.
Sports, Page 16