The QC, Vol. 94, No. 23 • April 17, 2008

              The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914
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Thursday, April 17, 2008
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PHOTO BY THOMAS ELLIOTT / QC CAMPUS LIFE ASST. EDITOR
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A sold out crowd of 400 people watched nine performances by student and professional dancers at the 27th Annual Asian Night hosted by the Asian Student Association on Saturday, April
12. For more, check out Campus Life, pages 8-9.
Whittier greets
visitors
Parents, relatives
visit with students
Yasmin Khorram
QC News Co-Editor
Over 40 families traveled to
Whittier on Friday, April 11 to
engage in the events of Family
Weekend. Including the 40 that
registered, many more parents
and relatives were on campus to
participate in the activities. "We
feel fairly comfortable about the
participation level," Associate
Dean of Students Andre Coleman
said. "This is the first year we've
offered it in the spring."
With other major events
taking place in the fall, such as
Homecoming, Luminarias and
society dances, the administration felt Family Weekend would
be a nice addition to the spring
semester. "Having it in the spring
is a nice little twist," Coleman
said. "Students come home a lot
in the fall, first-years in particular
because they just got into college.
see FAMILY, page 5
Prospective students
tour the campus
Josh Wood
QC News Co-Editor
Whittier College hosted the
President's Reception for Admitted
Students on Sunday, April 13. A total
of 437 guests, 166 prospective students
and their families, came on campus for
the day's events.
Sunday's highlight was the Activity Fair on the Upper Quad. Sharing
the space and time with multiple
bands performing at Sunday Jams,
prospective students were able to visit
with members from organizations on
campus. Representative students sat
at tables lined up on the pathways of
the Quad, promoting their clubs and
societies.
Professors from various academic
departments were also promoting to
prospective students. "I'm looking
into the history and sociology departments. So far I've met some really nice
people," Sarah Mames, a prospective
student from Dallas, TX, said.
see PROSPECTS, page 5
Honors Convocation awards seniors and fac
Neal Behrendt
QC News Asst. Editor
The dulcet tones of a brass
quintet served as backdrop for
the procession of faculty robed
in academic regalia who walked
onto the Shannon Center's stage
for this year's Honors Convocation on Friday, April 11.
Whittier College President
Sharon Herzberger started the
night with a moment of silence
in the "Quaker tradition of reflection." She then delivered a short
address urging students to retain
their humble ways while trying
to compete with students from
"USC, UCLA and the less humble
schools."
Soon after the President's brief
speech, Dean of Faculty Susan
Gotsch introduced this year's
Nerhood Award winner by reading
from student recommendation letters. This year's Nerhood Award
went to Associate Professor of
Kinesiology and Leisure Sciences
Trish Van Oosbree. "She is an ex
cellent role model, in every sense
of the term," Gotsch said.
Van Oosbree, seeming rattled,
delivered a short speech saying:
"This is my 15 seconds of fame,
I don't want to extend it beyond
that."
"I never expected this in a
million years," Van Oosbree continued. In one of the nomination
letters, Van Oosbree was credited
with "keeping the KLS department
from the brink of eradication."
Van Oosbree concluded her
speech by affirming that "students
here at Whittier College are getting the best education available
in the country."
Herzberger urged students to
seek, in President Ike Eisenhower's words, their "private hope
and dream."
. In Herzberger's words, the
Nerhood Award is "the highest
honor a faculty member can receive at this college."
Last year's Nerhood recipient
see HONORS, page 5
PHOTO BY NESLIE TUMULAC / QC PHOTOGRAPHER
Whittier College President Sharon Herzberger addresses her colleagues and students at
the Honors Convocation on Friday, April 11 in the Shannon Center.
SENIOR RECITAL
Eydie Aguilar's capstone performance.
A&E, Page 11
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Win, loss in SCIAC games.
Sports, Page 16
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