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The Voice of Whittier College Since 191 4 QUAKER CAMPUS Thursday, October 12, 2006 Issue 6-Volume 93 QC@WH1TTIER.EDU Republican Club back on campus Esther Chan QC News Asst. Editor Students walking down Founder's Hill Thursday morning on Oct. 5, could see the, "Thank you Governor," spanning across the Hoover patio with an Arnold Schwarzenegger picture during the Republican Club kickoff. The day was the first Republican meeting after being inactive for five years. The Richard Nixon Republ ican Club is a pre-existed club that has been restarted by senior Vince McLeod, who serves as President. He wanted to see Republican presence on campus again after seeing how strong and involved they were before. In recognition of Richard Nixon ('34), they have renamed the club after him. According to the Vice President of the club senior Alex Christenson, the goal of the club is to promote conservative values and modern republican values on campus. "I think that there are a lot of conservative people at Whittier that may subscribe to a conservative agenda or the Republican Party that feel a little intimidated to come out and express that because you see a lot of liberal philosophy in academia on a lot of campuses in general," Christenson said. The Democratic Club on campus is currently inactive. Sophomore Martina Miles said, "It's a sign of the apocalypse. I'm from Berkeley, and I've never seen anything like this before in my life. Oh, my poor Berkeley eyes." During the elections in November, the club plans to do a campaign watch on Saturdays from 10 am- 1pm to make sure that people are voting, supporting the Republican Party with fundraising efforts and helping local candidates. see CLUB, page 5 JUSTIN VELASCO / QC NEWS EDITOR Senior and Vice President of the Richard Nixon Republican Club Alex Christenson helped set up the Hoover patio for the first Republican Club meeting in five years. The patio featured cardboard cut-outs of Abraham Lincoln and The Statue of Liberty. A giant pro-Arnold Schwarzenegger poster that said "Taxpayers thank Arnold Schwarzenegger" hung across the back of the patio. The club plans to help fundraise and support local Republican candidates. Parking spaces low, parki olations rise JUSTIN VELASCO / QC NEWS EDITOR Campus Safety Officer Mike Planty contemplates writing this vehicle a ticket for illegal parking in a red zone in the Campus Inn Parking Lot. Planty decided not to write the ticket. Campus Safety has been working on ways to make more parking available to students while the renovation of the Campus Center takes place. There are 107 parking spots taken up in the Amphitheatre Parking Lot by the Sprung Structure. Erica Lfndquist QC Staff Writer Construction for the new Campus Center, which should be completed in fall 2007, has led to the loss of 107 parking spots in the Amphitheatre Lot, leading to an increase in parking violations. Soon. when the renovation starts, the CI Lot will also be gone. To prepare for the parking deficit, Campus Safety has formed a Parking Committee to discuss the problems and help create solutions. Chief of Campus Safety Bernard Alex and Director of Student Activities Barney Peake will start meeting next week, and they are looking for student representatives to serve on the committee. One of the suggestions they are mulling over is to have designated parking for certain students. For example, Ball Hall students would have stickers to park in the Ball Hall Lot. Also, Campus Safety observed every parking lot for the past two years to determine which parking lots would be full when, and then came up with suggestions to aid students and staff. Last year, the average number of parking violationspermonth was 179. Since the beginning of October, there have been 144 parking violations, according to Assistant Chief of Campus Safety John Lewis. He said that people tend to push the limits at the beginning of the school year to see what they can get away with. According to Campus Safety Officer Mike Planty, Campus Safety has been "cracking down" on parking enforcement. He said that a lot of people have complained about parking not being available, "as a result a lot of student are parking wherever they can." According to a parking bulletin, commuter students should park in the College Hall Lot across from the Amphitheater Lot and adjacent to the Office of Advancement. Staff members and faculty should continue to park in the assigned areas. Alex recommended that residential students should leave their vehicles parked near their dormitories instead of driving to class or the C.I. He said, "We have enough parking for everybody to have a space, you might just have to get out and walk,." Previous problems with parking involve Whittier residents trying to park on campus. According to Chief Alex, that is under control now. He suggested to the Whittier City Council that there be city parking permits, so residents would park solely on the streets and not attempt to park on campus, but the idea was denied. Students have tried to not registertheir cars, so they could park anywhere they wanted, such as in staff or visitor parking. However, if a car gets three parking tickets for parking without a permit. Campus Safety will put a boot on it. While students may argue that they should be allowed to park in visitor parking or near Mendhall, visitors to Whittier, such as prospective employers during job fairs, have to park somewhere, according to Alex. Whittier also issues parking permits for free as opposed to UCLA, which charged $657 for on campus student permits for this school year and $708 for commuters. Alex said, "The issue is not that there is enough parking, it's that the parking is not deemed convenient." However, sophomoreMallory Lopez said that parking is intense and believes, "Every time I park, I feel like Russell Crowe in Gladiator." ZION-1 Try to guess what music they play: A) Country, B) Pop Rock or C) Hip-Hop. A&E, Page 10 \ \ MAKE-UP PARTY From subjects of desire to objects of desire, Whittier girls make their outside as beautiful as their inside. Campus Life, Page 7
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Title | The QC, Vol. 93, No. 06 • October 12, 2006 |
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 | October 12, 2006 |
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 | 2013-11-18 |
Image publisher | Whittier, Calif. : Wardman Library (Whittier College), 2013. |
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Title | 2006_10_12_001 |
OCR | The Voice of Whittier College Since 191 4 QUAKER CAMPUS Thursday, October 12, 2006 Issue 6-Volume 93 QC@WH1TTIER.EDU Republican Club back on campus Esther Chan QC News Asst. Editor Students walking down Founder's Hill Thursday morning on Oct. 5, could see the, "Thank you Governor," spanning across the Hoover patio with an Arnold Schwarzenegger picture during the Republican Club kickoff. The day was the first Republican meeting after being inactive for five years. The Richard Nixon Republ ican Club is a pre-existed club that has been restarted by senior Vince McLeod, who serves as President. He wanted to see Republican presence on campus again after seeing how strong and involved they were before. In recognition of Richard Nixon ('34), they have renamed the club after him. According to the Vice President of the club senior Alex Christenson, the goal of the club is to promote conservative values and modern republican values on campus. "I think that there are a lot of conservative people at Whittier that may subscribe to a conservative agenda or the Republican Party that feel a little intimidated to come out and express that because you see a lot of liberal philosophy in academia on a lot of campuses in general," Christenson said. The Democratic Club on campus is currently inactive. Sophomore Martina Miles said, "It's a sign of the apocalypse. I'm from Berkeley, and I've never seen anything like this before in my life. Oh, my poor Berkeley eyes." During the elections in November, the club plans to do a campaign watch on Saturdays from 10 am- 1pm to make sure that people are voting, supporting the Republican Party with fundraising efforts and helping local candidates. see CLUB, page 5 JUSTIN VELASCO / QC NEWS EDITOR Senior and Vice President of the Richard Nixon Republican Club Alex Christenson helped set up the Hoover patio for the first Republican Club meeting in five years. The patio featured cardboard cut-outs of Abraham Lincoln and The Statue of Liberty. A giant pro-Arnold Schwarzenegger poster that said "Taxpayers thank Arnold Schwarzenegger" hung across the back of the patio. The club plans to help fundraise and support local Republican candidates. Parking spaces low, parki olations rise JUSTIN VELASCO / QC NEWS EDITOR Campus Safety Officer Mike Planty contemplates writing this vehicle a ticket for illegal parking in a red zone in the Campus Inn Parking Lot. Planty decided not to write the ticket. Campus Safety has been working on ways to make more parking available to students while the renovation of the Campus Center takes place. There are 107 parking spots taken up in the Amphitheatre Parking Lot by the Sprung Structure. Erica Lfndquist QC Staff Writer Construction for the new Campus Center, which should be completed in fall 2007, has led to the loss of 107 parking spots in the Amphitheatre Lot, leading to an increase in parking violations. Soon. when the renovation starts, the CI Lot will also be gone. To prepare for the parking deficit, Campus Safety has formed a Parking Committee to discuss the problems and help create solutions. Chief of Campus Safety Bernard Alex and Director of Student Activities Barney Peake will start meeting next week, and they are looking for student representatives to serve on the committee. One of the suggestions they are mulling over is to have designated parking for certain students. For example, Ball Hall students would have stickers to park in the Ball Hall Lot. Also, Campus Safety observed every parking lot for the past two years to determine which parking lots would be full when, and then came up with suggestions to aid students and staff. Last year, the average number of parking violationspermonth was 179. Since the beginning of October, there have been 144 parking violations, according to Assistant Chief of Campus Safety John Lewis. He said that people tend to push the limits at the beginning of the school year to see what they can get away with. According to Campus Safety Officer Mike Planty, Campus Safety has been "cracking down" on parking enforcement. He said that a lot of people have complained about parking not being available, "as a result a lot of student are parking wherever they can." According to a parking bulletin, commuter students should park in the College Hall Lot across from the Amphitheater Lot and adjacent to the Office of Advancement. Staff members and faculty should continue to park in the assigned areas. Alex recommended that residential students should leave their vehicles parked near their dormitories instead of driving to class or the C.I. He said, "We have enough parking for everybody to have a space, you might just have to get out and walk,." Previous problems with parking involve Whittier residents trying to park on campus. According to Chief Alex, that is under control now. He suggested to the Whittier City Council that there be city parking permits, so residents would park solely on the streets and not attempt to park on campus, but the idea was denied. Students have tried to not registertheir cars, so they could park anywhere they wanted, such as in staff or visitor parking. However, if a car gets three parking tickets for parking without a permit. Campus Safety will put a boot on it. While students may argue that they should be allowed to park in visitor parking or near Mendhall, visitors to Whittier, such as prospective employers during job fairs, have to park somewhere, according to Alex. Whittier also issues parking permits for free as opposed to UCLA, which charged $657 for on campus student permits for this school year and $708 for commuters. Alex said, "The issue is not that there is enough parking, it's that the parking is not deemed convenient." However, sophomoreMallory Lopez said that parking is intense and believes, "Every time I park, I feel like Russell Crowe in Gladiator." ZION-1 Try to guess what music they play: A) Country, B) Pop Rock or C) Hip-Hop. A&E, Page 10 \ \ MAKE-UP PARTY From subjects of desire to objects of desire, Whittier girls make their outside as beautiful as their inside. Campus Life, Page 7 |
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