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■ The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914 Quaker Campus Thursday, February 1 , 2007 Issue 14-Volume 93 • QC@WH1TTIER.EDU 2007 pledging comes to an end Teresa Baranowski QC Staff Writer Seventy new society members were inducted on Sunday, Jan. 28, during the annual New Member Convocation ceremony held at the Shannon Center. This year only one all-male society, the William Penn Society, had a pledge class at convocation, which raises concerns among the administration that the meaning of pledging might be lost in male soceities. During the ceremony, the pledge masters and pledge mistresses of their respective societies introduced their new members. The Athenians had seven, the lonians had four, the Palmers had 13, the Tha! ian s had n ine, the Mets had 11, the Penns had 11 and the Sachsens had 15. This year, the Orthogonians and Lancers lost their pledge classes due to depledging [see Quaker Campus Issue 13, Vol. 9J], while the Franklins are stiil temporarily banned from campus. According to Associate Dean of Students Andre Coleman, the male societies may need to work on keeping a consistent message on why their pledges should join their society. "The women do a better job communicating their value, and for whatever reason that message isn't being communicated as well to the men," Coleman said. "We just need to make sure we have a good consistent message of what it means to be in amale society and the benefits of joining. We already have a lot of women in this organization, and it's a reminder we need to do more work in the male organizations." A common theme throughout the night as society presidents, see CONVOCATION, page 5 PAUL GALLAHER / QC MANAGING EDITOR MLK speakers take the stage Sophomore Martina Miles was one of five participants in the sixth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Contest that took place on Thursday, Jan. 25. in the Shannon Center. This year's theme was "Let's Dream Again," where Miles took home first place, and was awarded a collection of books and a plaque. For the full story see Campus Life, page 7. Tony Barnstone wins a $20,000 National Endowment for the Arts Fellow for his poetry REBECCA DEITCH / QC PHOTO EDITOR Professor of English Language and Literature Tony Barnstone will use the $20,000 to continue working on his book, Tongue of War: From Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki, which uses poetry to delve into the minds of Japanese and Americans during World War II. Julia Kitlinski-Hong QC Staff Writer ' Professor of English Language and Literature Tony Barnstone has been honored with a $20,000 National Endowment for the Arts Fellow for his acclaimed poetry. Barnstone is using his grant money to continue working on his book: Tongue of War: From Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki, which uses poetry to delve into the minds of Japanese and Americans during World War o. Barnstone was one of 50 writers to receive the fellowship, a highly competitive award, out of more than 1,000 applicants. "In brief, I submitted 10 poems that were then sent with names removed with well over 1,000 other manuscripts to a panel of 12 nationally recognized poets who were the judges." Barnstone is pleased to have won the award. He said, "It feels wonderful. Writers spend most of their working life wrestling with the void, which manifests itself these days as a blank computer screen, often at three in the morning when the rest of the world is sleeping, and so to have this* sort of external recognition is comforting, like a voice out of the darkness." The NEA is a national organization that supports excellence in the arts by awarding grants from a wide range of categories, from theater to literature. "The NEA Literature Fellowship consists of $20,000 to support the writing of a book of poems, a book of fiction or a book of translations," he said. "I won for poetry, and the money will help support me next year on my sabbatical, when 1 will be on half salary." When asked what inspired him to write his award winning book, Barnstone said, "I will say that in the 11 years I have spent researching this project I have read widely in the literature of war, drawing see BARNSTONE, page 4 JAN TERM CLASS Check out this cool Jan. Term courses that students actually didn't fall alseep in. Campus Life, Page 8 NEW MUSICAL Into the Woods and onto the Shannon Center stage; students perform musical. A&E, Page 10
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Title | The QC, Vol. 93, No. 14 • February 1, 2007 |
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 | February 1, 2007 |
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 | 2013-11-20 |
Image publisher | Whittier, Calif. : Wardman Library (Whittier College), 2013. |
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Title | 2007_02_01_001 |
OCR | ■ The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914 Quaker Campus Thursday, February 1 , 2007 Issue 14-Volume 93 • QC@WH1TTIER.EDU 2007 pledging comes to an end Teresa Baranowski QC Staff Writer Seventy new society members were inducted on Sunday, Jan. 28, during the annual New Member Convocation ceremony held at the Shannon Center. This year only one all-male society, the William Penn Society, had a pledge class at convocation, which raises concerns among the administration that the meaning of pledging might be lost in male soceities. During the ceremony, the pledge masters and pledge mistresses of their respective societies introduced their new members. The Athenians had seven, the lonians had four, the Palmers had 13, the Tha! ian s had n ine, the Mets had 11, the Penns had 11 and the Sachsens had 15. This year, the Orthogonians and Lancers lost their pledge classes due to depledging [see Quaker Campus Issue 13, Vol. 9J], while the Franklins are stiil temporarily banned from campus. According to Associate Dean of Students Andre Coleman, the male societies may need to work on keeping a consistent message on why their pledges should join their society. "The women do a better job communicating their value, and for whatever reason that message isn't being communicated as well to the men," Coleman said. "We just need to make sure we have a good consistent message of what it means to be in amale society and the benefits of joining. We already have a lot of women in this organization, and it's a reminder we need to do more work in the male organizations." A common theme throughout the night as society presidents, see CONVOCATION, page 5 PAUL GALLAHER / QC MANAGING EDITOR MLK speakers take the stage Sophomore Martina Miles was one of five participants in the sixth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Contest that took place on Thursday, Jan. 25. in the Shannon Center. This year's theme was "Let's Dream Again," where Miles took home first place, and was awarded a collection of books and a plaque. For the full story see Campus Life, page 7. Tony Barnstone wins a $20,000 National Endowment for the Arts Fellow for his poetry REBECCA DEITCH / QC PHOTO EDITOR Professor of English Language and Literature Tony Barnstone will use the $20,000 to continue working on his book, Tongue of War: From Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki, which uses poetry to delve into the minds of Japanese and Americans during World War II. Julia Kitlinski-Hong QC Staff Writer ' Professor of English Language and Literature Tony Barnstone has been honored with a $20,000 National Endowment for the Arts Fellow for his acclaimed poetry. Barnstone is using his grant money to continue working on his book: Tongue of War: From Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki, which uses poetry to delve into the minds of Japanese and Americans during World War o. Barnstone was one of 50 writers to receive the fellowship, a highly competitive award, out of more than 1,000 applicants. "In brief, I submitted 10 poems that were then sent with names removed with well over 1,000 other manuscripts to a panel of 12 nationally recognized poets who were the judges." Barnstone is pleased to have won the award. He said, "It feels wonderful. Writers spend most of their working life wrestling with the void, which manifests itself these days as a blank computer screen, often at three in the morning when the rest of the world is sleeping, and so to have this* sort of external recognition is comforting, like a voice out of the darkness." The NEA is a national organization that supports excellence in the arts by awarding grants from a wide range of categories, from theater to literature. "The NEA Literature Fellowship consists of $20,000 to support the writing of a book of poems, a book of fiction or a book of translations," he said. "I won for poetry, and the money will help support me next year on my sabbatical, when 1 will be on half salary." When asked what inspired him to write his award winning book, Barnstone said, "I will say that in the 11 years I have spent researching this project I have read widely in the literature of war, drawing see BARNSTONE, page 4 JAN TERM CLASS Check out this cool Jan. Term courses that students actually didn't fall alseep in. Campus Life, Page 8 NEW MUSICAL Into the Woods and onto the Shannon Center stage; students perform musical. A&E, Page 10 |
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