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The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914 Quaker Campus Thursday, March 22, 2007 Issue 21 -volume 93 QC@WHITTIER.EDU Franklin Society to return in fall Justin Velasco QC News Editor The Franklin Society will return to campus in the fall and could possibly have their first pledge class two years after being put on a four-year suspension after reports of hazing were made during the 2006 pledge class [see Quaker Campus Issue 5, Vol. 92]. Dean of Students Jeanne Ortiz said it is the administration's goal to get the Franklins to have a pledge class in January 2008. "The concept is to allow the Franklins to come back in a way that would permit them to begin the Rush process along with the other societies and have a pledge class in January 2008," Ortiz said. If given the chance, the last remaining active member of the society in fall 2007, junior Ryan Foresta, will lead the new pledge class along with 10 alumni. The current President of the Franklin Society, senior Levi Leon, will graduate this year, but plans to help usher in the new Franklins. "I'm still trying to figure out how we are going to be able to come back and not come back as a struggling society," Leon said. "Because by losing two pledge classes we won't be able to recover in theory in six or eight years." Ortiz said that if the Franklins continue to follow all the rules currently set up by their suspension and all other college policies, the Franklins will have a pledge class. "As with any organization if they're not abiding by college policy or by any special provisions that are set up and agreed upon that would influence their ability to have a pledge class," Ortiz said. After the society was suspended for hazing, part of getting back on campus was to do extensive research on hazing. Leon decided to write his Literature Review, which is a requirement for his Psychology major, on hazing. His findings influenced him as he created the next Franklin pledging program. "You don't really need sleep deprivation, you don't really need to be yelling at them and you don't reallv need to make it hell for them to have that bonding," Leon said. "People are under the illusion that that's the way to connect with people during that small amount of time, but in reality you are going to bond with them more after pledging." Along with researching hazing, Leon had to rewrite their Purpose and Values Statement that, according to Leon, is about 20 pages single- spaced. "I have been very impressed by the work of the Franklins and see FRANKLINS, page 4 Community Garden to be planted on hillside MASON FELDMAN / QC PHOTOGRAPHER Sophomore Ben Brown (31) of the Men's Lacrosse team played against Colorado College in one of two games held on Friday, March 16 and Monday, March 19. Men's Lacrosse came out 1-1, winning 17-6 against Colorado College and losing 9-8 in overtime to McDaniel College. Kelly Muscolo QC Sports Co-Editor Throughout the history of Whittier College, the hillside between Wanberg and Harris has been barren and non-productive. Now, however, the Greens of Whittier (or the Community Garden Club), an organization of roughly 10 students headed by junior Nicole Schmidt, is working with Groundskeeper John Gonzalez to transform the hillside into a community garden. Schmidt and the Greens are hoping that, after proving the garden's beauty and productivity, the Whittier College administration will take note of the beneficial qualities of the project and award the garden a larger plot of land, where an even greater amount of students can participate. "We would really like to be able to hold events and master gardening classes," Schmidt said. "Maybe one day [we'll] be able to join the ACGA (American Community Garden Association) and be able to go to conferences. For now though we are just here to garden and bring- awareness to students regarding food and environmental issues." Why all the work? What's so special about a community garden? "It gives us an opportunity to take part in what we eat and definitely allows for a great understanding of where our food comes from and just how much effort goes into producing the things that we eat," Schmidt said. "And I mean gardens are beautiful if they are maintained and way more useful then grass or a barren hillside. So, why not?" Sophomore Juliette Donatelli decided to be a part of this program because, "I felt it was an important investment for Whittier's student see GARDEN, page 6 First-year Transition Seminar approved to help build retention Julia Kitlinski-Hong QC News Asst. Editor A proposal for the First-Year Transition Seminar (FYTS) was passed on Tuesday, March 13, by the Student Affairs Committee and will apply to the next incoming freshman class. The idea of the seminar is to further connect the Freshman Writing Seminar (FWS) and the Living-Learning Communities in a collaboration of both academic and social resources. The proposal is based on the principle that the current FWS helps provide a strong foundation for academic success; but does not focus on the social component of transitioning to college. The Living-Learning Communities and Orientation Week Leader programs help with issues that come up for first-year students in terms of transitioning to college, but are not completely incorporated within the FWS. The seminar will require first- year students to take an additional one-hour session that will be taught by a peer mentor who would help assist students with the social aspects of transitioning and a peer tutor who would provide writing guidance. According toAssistant Dean for First-Year Programs Lisa Bortman, the tutor and the mentor would be sophomores, because of their recent past experience as first-year students. "I believe it would be ex tremely beneficial for an upper- classman to mentor freshmen in both academic and non-academic issues," first-year student Calvin Wong said. "Whittier provides that to a certain extent with the OWL program, but I believe a more personalized version would definitely be more effective." A variety of subjects, such as academic integrity to how to deal with homesickness will be taught during the seminar. During the hour the peer tutor will also be available to help students with academic needs. Bortman said, "One qualification for these students to obtain these roles would require them to be good Whittier College citizens, along with being mature and responsible." According to Bortman, one of the main benefits of this new program is cited to be that the incoming students will have peers see FIRST-YEARS, page 5 STUDENT MOMS Going above and beyond in the classroom and at home. Campus Life, Page 8 ARTISTS UNITE Music, dance, art, poetry and fun hair. A&E, Page 11
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Title | The QC, Vol. 93, No. 21 • March 22, 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 | March 22, 2007 |
Language | eng |
Format-Medium | Newspaper |
Format-Extent | 16 pages ; 17 x 11.25 inches |
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Date-Created | 2013-11-21 |
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Title | 2007_03_22_001 |
OCR | The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914 Quaker Campus Thursday, March 22, 2007 Issue 21 -volume 93 QC@WHITTIER.EDU Franklin Society to return in fall Justin Velasco QC News Editor The Franklin Society will return to campus in the fall and could possibly have their first pledge class two years after being put on a four-year suspension after reports of hazing were made during the 2006 pledge class [see Quaker Campus Issue 5, Vol. 92]. Dean of Students Jeanne Ortiz said it is the administration's goal to get the Franklins to have a pledge class in January 2008. "The concept is to allow the Franklins to come back in a way that would permit them to begin the Rush process along with the other societies and have a pledge class in January 2008," Ortiz said. If given the chance, the last remaining active member of the society in fall 2007, junior Ryan Foresta, will lead the new pledge class along with 10 alumni. The current President of the Franklin Society, senior Levi Leon, will graduate this year, but plans to help usher in the new Franklins. "I'm still trying to figure out how we are going to be able to come back and not come back as a struggling society," Leon said. "Because by losing two pledge classes we won't be able to recover in theory in six or eight years." Ortiz said that if the Franklins continue to follow all the rules currently set up by their suspension and all other college policies, the Franklins will have a pledge class. "As with any organization if they're not abiding by college policy or by any special provisions that are set up and agreed upon that would influence their ability to have a pledge class," Ortiz said. After the society was suspended for hazing, part of getting back on campus was to do extensive research on hazing. Leon decided to write his Literature Review, which is a requirement for his Psychology major, on hazing. His findings influenced him as he created the next Franklin pledging program. "You don't really need sleep deprivation, you don't really need to be yelling at them and you don't reallv need to make it hell for them to have that bonding," Leon said. "People are under the illusion that that's the way to connect with people during that small amount of time, but in reality you are going to bond with them more after pledging." Along with researching hazing, Leon had to rewrite their Purpose and Values Statement that, according to Leon, is about 20 pages single- spaced. "I have been very impressed by the work of the Franklins and see FRANKLINS, page 4 Community Garden to be planted on hillside MASON FELDMAN / QC PHOTOGRAPHER Sophomore Ben Brown (31) of the Men's Lacrosse team played against Colorado College in one of two games held on Friday, March 16 and Monday, March 19. Men's Lacrosse came out 1-1, winning 17-6 against Colorado College and losing 9-8 in overtime to McDaniel College. Kelly Muscolo QC Sports Co-Editor Throughout the history of Whittier College, the hillside between Wanberg and Harris has been barren and non-productive. Now, however, the Greens of Whittier (or the Community Garden Club), an organization of roughly 10 students headed by junior Nicole Schmidt, is working with Groundskeeper John Gonzalez to transform the hillside into a community garden. Schmidt and the Greens are hoping that, after proving the garden's beauty and productivity, the Whittier College administration will take note of the beneficial qualities of the project and award the garden a larger plot of land, where an even greater amount of students can participate. "We would really like to be able to hold events and master gardening classes," Schmidt said. "Maybe one day [we'll] be able to join the ACGA (American Community Garden Association) and be able to go to conferences. For now though we are just here to garden and bring- awareness to students regarding food and environmental issues." Why all the work? What's so special about a community garden? "It gives us an opportunity to take part in what we eat and definitely allows for a great understanding of where our food comes from and just how much effort goes into producing the things that we eat," Schmidt said. "And I mean gardens are beautiful if they are maintained and way more useful then grass or a barren hillside. So, why not?" Sophomore Juliette Donatelli decided to be a part of this program because, "I felt it was an important investment for Whittier's student see GARDEN, page 6 First-year Transition Seminar approved to help build retention Julia Kitlinski-Hong QC News Asst. Editor A proposal for the First-Year Transition Seminar (FYTS) was passed on Tuesday, March 13, by the Student Affairs Committee and will apply to the next incoming freshman class. The idea of the seminar is to further connect the Freshman Writing Seminar (FWS) and the Living-Learning Communities in a collaboration of both academic and social resources. The proposal is based on the principle that the current FWS helps provide a strong foundation for academic success; but does not focus on the social component of transitioning to college. The Living-Learning Communities and Orientation Week Leader programs help with issues that come up for first-year students in terms of transitioning to college, but are not completely incorporated within the FWS. The seminar will require first- year students to take an additional one-hour session that will be taught by a peer mentor who would help assist students with the social aspects of transitioning and a peer tutor who would provide writing guidance. According toAssistant Dean for First-Year Programs Lisa Bortman, the tutor and the mentor would be sophomores, because of their recent past experience as first-year students. "I believe it would be ex tremely beneficial for an upper- classman to mentor freshmen in both academic and non-academic issues," first-year student Calvin Wong said. "Whittier provides that to a certain extent with the OWL program, but I believe a more personalized version would definitely be more effective." A variety of subjects, such as academic integrity to how to deal with homesickness will be taught during the seminar. During the hour the peer tutor will also be available to help students with academic needs. Bortman said, "One qualification for these students to obtain these roles would require them to be good Whittier College citizens, along with being mature and responsible." According to Bortman, one of the main benefits of this new program is cited to be that the incoming students will have peers see FIRST-YEARS, page 5 STUDENT MOMS Going above and beyond in the classroom and at home. Campus Life, Page 8 ARTISTS UNITE Music, dance, art, poetry and fun hair. A&E, Page 11 |
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