The QC, Vol. 93, No. 08 • October 26, 2006

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Johnson and
Tryon crowned
Mr., Ms. Whittier
Justin Velasco
QC News Editor
The ten-foot bonfire provided
enough warmth and light for the
crowning of seniors Connor Tryon
and Barbara Johnson, as Mr. and
Ms. Whittier, on Friday Oct. 20,
in the Upper Quad.
"Greek Gods and Goddesses"
was this year's Homecoming
theme, which involved various
activities, including a Saturday
football game, [for the full story
see Sports, page 16], carnival
and dance at the Radisson Hotel
in Uptown Whittier, which was a
safe, crimeless event, according to
Assistant Chief of Campus Safety
John Lewis.
For a full color spread of
Homecoming events, see Campus
Life pages 8 and 9.
Whittier College President
Sharon Herzberger announced
the Homecoming winners for the
first time in her presidency. After
Herzberger crowned Johnson and
Tryon, the couple walked down the
steps arm in arm and celebrated.
"I actually didn't think that I was
going to win Mr. Whittier because
I had some amazing people as
competitors," Tryon said. "I actually feel that all of us represent the
college as well as the other but just
in different ways. That's not to say
that it isn't a great feeling. It felt
awesome, and I was very honored
to be selected by the student body.
I was king for a weekend."
Johnson said, "I was just myself
and put out my best effort. The
main thing is that I just had a great
time with it."
"This is the most successful
bonfire I have ever seen," junior
Program Board Member Carlos
Salazar said. "It was great to work
with the Alumni Association. It
added a whole new theme to the
bonfire."
The Program Board took charge
of this year's Homecoming weekend, replacing the Homecoming
JUSTIN VELASCO / QC NEWS EDITOR
Seniors Connor Tryon and Barbara Johnson, holding her Spirit Stick, celebrated after
winning the first Mr. and Ms. Whittier pageant during the bonfire on Friday, Oct. 20.
Court with the Mr. and Ms. Whittier
pageant [see Quaker Campus, Issue 7, Vol. 93.] "It was the start of
a new tradition," Salazar said. He
added that next year, there might
be a new twist.
Program Board considered the
Mr. and Ms. Whittier competition
very successful. In addition to
Tryon and Johnson, the candi-
JUSTIN VELASCO / QC NEWS EDITOR
Senior and candidate for Mr. Whittier Donato Clay answers questions with his dog, Octavia,
during the Whittier Trivia. Clay won the Best Dressed award, as well as the Whittier Trivia.
dates were seniors Donato Clay,
Jenzie Hallifax, Jason Jenkins,
Mike Rosenkrantz, Krista Key,
Bianca Naylor, Bobbie Roy and
Robin Warfel; all of whom were
required to participate in the different competitions. See
Campus Life page 8-9 for
the full story. The winners of
the Spirit Stick competition
were Hallifax and Warfel.
The winners of the Toga
competition were Tryon
and Roy. The winners
of the Whittier Trivia
were Roy and Clay.
The spirit award was
given to Rosenkrantz
and Hallifax, and the Best
Dressed award was given to
Roy and Clay.
Saturday's Homecoming football game against <■
La Verne brought dis- JWP
appointment to football
fans when Whittier lost 27-14.
Halftime provided a few minutes
of entertainment with Whittier's
dance team performing the Pussy
Cat Doll's song "Buttons," and Mr.
and Ms. Whittier made an appearance on the field. Herzberger also
received a check, the Aumni gift,
for $3,909,446.61.
The Homecoming carnival,
which took place on Saturday, Oct.
22, in the Upper Quad after the
football game, featured a bounce
house obstacle course called the
"Thunder Force" and another inflatable platform called the "Bungee
Run," where students could hook
their body up to a sling-shot and
launch themselves across the inflated mat. Only a few clubs and
societies decided to set up booths,
which is down from last year, Program Board Member and sophomore Nadine Barragan said. In
previous years, the carnival took
place on the baseball field, but
according to Barragan, the
carnival had to be held in
the Upper Quad because
the baseball field is undergoing maintenance.
\j^ Later that night, the
~"       annual Homecoming party
was held at the Radisson
and was packed tight with
Whittier College students,
faculty, staff and alumni.
The party featured a dance
floor, a live band in another
-    room and the outside patio
area for attendees to cool
off and escape the inside heat from
the bodies.
Sophomore Mike Muse was
glad that there weren't any fights
at the Radisson and that only one
person jumped into the pool. "Compared to last year it was a much
better environment," he said. "It
seems like a much more controlled
environment."
According to Lewis, there were
no "hiccups," no crimes or trips to
the hospital during the weekend.
"We had a pretty good event all the
see HOMECOMING, page 6
FOOTBALL DEFEATED
The Poets fall apart in the second
half to lose the Homecoming
game, 27-14.
Sports, Page 16
AFTERNOON DANCE
The 35th Annual Tardeada cavorts
the Upper Quad during Whittier
Weekend.
Campus Life, Page 7