The QC, Vol. 94, No. 19 • March 13, 2008

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COR decides to
adopt new name:
ASWC Senate
Josh Wood
QC News Co-Editor
The name of C.O.R. (Council
of Representatives) was changed
to ASWC Senate (Associated
Students of Whittier College
Senate) at the weekly meeting on
Monday, March 10. The change
needed a three-fourths majority
vote and passed 15 to 2 with no
abstentions.
According to a press release
issued on Tuesday, March 11, the
reason for the change was "to
hopefully bring more knowledge
to the student body about what we,
as the students' representatives,
do and that we are not separate
from the ASWC, but rather, we
are their elected officials to represent them."
Additionally, the Administrative Committee, chaired by Vice
President Jacob Genzuk, found
that "Senate" is becoming a common title for representative bodies at colleges across the nation.
"Many colleges have moved to
being called a Senate," the press
release stated. "Senate was chosen because 'senate' is defined by
the Oxford American Dictionary
as 'the governing body of a college or university,' conveying the
body's charge and purpose."
According to a document
titled "Proposed Constitutional
Changes," originally proposing
the name change, the governing
body was "often met by students
who say, 'What is COR?' or
even make statements such as, T
thought it was "core" not COR.'
While 'Council of Representatives' conveys the meaning and
scope of our body's charge, COR
(which is invariably used in place
of the body's full name) conveys
none of this."
"The representatives understood the need behind students
understanding what the body,
does," ASWC Senate President
Dan Strauss said. "We need to
have our name explain what we
do."
It was proposed that the members of the Senate be referred
see COR, page 4
Oil company seeks to
drill in Whittier Hills
Neal Behrendt
QC News Asst. Editor
A private oil company is
courting the city in hopes of
installing two-acres' worth of
oil-drilling equipment in the
Whittier Hills. This issue was
brought up at the Whittier City
Council meeting on Tuesday
March 11 at the City Council
Chamber on Penn Street.
Several references were
made to the slant drilling technology that is to be implemented
in the mineral and oil extraction.
Slant drilling is a process by
which up to a one-mile radius
of underground drilling can be
reached with only a small area
of above ground activity.
It is still to be seen whether
the city council will pass bills
allowing for the company to
perform any activity on the
land. The council assured the
chamber that it was up to "nothing nefarious" just as they went
into closed session.
According to The Whittier
Daily News, the oil company
to be in charge of this project
will be Matrix Oil Corp., which
already operates 20 wells on
one acre of property that pumps
about 400 barrels a day.
Officials state that drilling
would not harm the hills and
would  generate  hundreds  of
see COUNCIL, page 4
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Significant increase of interest
in Residential Advisor positions
Yasmin Khorram
QC News Co-Editor
Sophomore Samah Mustafa is
a prospective Residential Advisor.
With that comes the responsibility of maintaining a 2.5 grade
point average, enrolling in a RA
training course and participating
in a spring retreat. Though she
is participating in these required
activities, her sacrifice may be
in vain.
This year, Mustafa is one of
33 female applicants eyeing the 16
spots open for women. According
to Director of Residential Life
Delaphine Hudson, strong marketing strategies was the reason
behind this increase of interest.
"We set up and advertised at the
T.L, there was a lot of literature
about positions and our current
"I think a lot of them
are applying partially
because its a new generation coming in, and
partially because of the
current Residential Advi
sors.
Tiffany Bogue
Area Coordinator
RA's did a great job," she said.
First-year students have shown
the utmost enthusiasm in getting
the job. "I think a lot of them are
applying partially because it's a
new generation coming in and
partially because of the current
RA's," Area Coordinator Tiffany
Bogue said.
Current R. A.s have to reapply
for their positions, meaning that
they could lose their job next year.
"We make the job look awesome,
particularly the women," sophomore Sam Costa said.
As for possibly modifying
the qualifications for students to
be considered, Hudson said that
will not happen. "We will keep
the current GPA because we'll
get a variety of people applying
for positions," she said. The final
see RA.., page 4
PETER G0TZE
Den-marks the spot.
Campus Life, Pages 8
WOMEN'S LAX
Double overtime ends in victory.
Sports, Page 16
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