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Tl CE OF WHITTIER COLLEGE SINCE 1914 Quaker Campus Thursday, April 24, 2008 Issue 24 - Volume 94 WWW.QUAKERCAMPUS.ORG President leads D.C. delegation Herzberger, Duran, seniors travel to capital Josh Wood QC News Co-Editor A delegation led by Whittier College President Sharon Herzberger lobbied Congressional offices in Washington, D.C. to support funding for colleges and universities serving Hispanic students. The delegation included Associate Professor of Business Administration Dan Duran and seniors Lauren Vargas and Melissa Vega, who returned to campus Wednesday, April 16 after the four day trip. "Our students were invaluable because they put a face to the request," Duran said. "As good as it is forthe faculty and administration to meet with these representatives, it's more critical and powerful to see what the real impact is on students." The delegation traveled to the capital as part of an annual HACU (Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities) meeting to promote the need for more funding to support Latino students. According to Vega, most of the attendees were leaders of organizations and institutions. "There weren't a lot of students from other schools there, and that says a lot about [where] Whittier's priorities because obviously it was an expense for us to go," Vega said. "For them to be willing to make that expense shows that they actually care." During their stay, they met with the offices of Senator Dianne Fein- stein (D-Calif.), Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (D-Lakewood), and Congressman JoeBaca (D-Rialto), who is the Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. "We met face to face with Joe Baca, who was obviously very supportive, which gave him a chance to chat with our students," Duran said. "When we were talking to the representatives, they wanted to know how going to a Hispanic- serving institution influenced our lives and our education, so it was actually first-hand," Vega said. A Hispanic serving institution is defined as serving a 25 percent Hispanic student body. However, Vega and Duran felt that their efforts were less effective when meeting with representatives who already support their agenda. "Honestly, a lot of the people that we visited were already pro-education, so we were just reiterating what they thought," Vega said. "I see DELEGATION, page 4 PHOTO BY JOSH WOOD / QC NEWS CO-EDITOR A projector flashes words of inspiration and information about the food system's impact on the environment across the walls of the T.l. on Tuesday at lunch. Students ate outside. Bon Appetit celebrates Earth Day • Josh Wood QC News Co-Editor Whittier's T.I. turned off the lights and changed their menu to help reduce their carbon footprint on Earth Day this past Tuesday. Over four hundred of Bon Appetit's college cafeterias participated in the company wide execution of Low Carbon Diet Day to initiate awareness of carbon creation and reduction of energy. Tuesday's lunch saved most in terms of food thrown away. "We saved 120 pounds of food today vs. a typical day in the T.L," Director of Dining Service Fabio Soto said. see EARTH DAY, page 5 College applications trends declining nationally Justin Velasco QC News Co-Editor When Ivy Han was looking for colleges to apply to last fall she was looking for three things: small class size, close student-faculty relationship and a strong writing program. Whittier College stood out for the soon-to-be high school graduate, and now that she has had to wait for her acceptance letter, it is time for Whittier to wait for her, along with the other 2,000 (approximately) accepted applicants, to confirm fall enrollment. Though attracting college bound students such as Han may have been easy with a population boom in teenagers, according to Vice President of Enrollment Lisa Meyer, that boom might be reach ing its end. In three to five years, Meyer said that colleges nationally will expect to see fewer students applying to their school. "Now that that growth is about to cap off and start to decline there won't be that many students going to college," she said. To increase interest from prospective students, Meyer said Admissions is continuously trying to assess what Whittier does well and how to share it with high school seniors. To do this, Admissions has tried implementing new recruiting promotions such as revamping the whittier.edu Web site, hosting Admitted Students Weekend and Family Weekend concurrently and implementing online chats with prospective students, allowing them to connect with professors, students, athletes and administration. Han said that through the Whittier Web site, she was able to do her own research into the college and see that it had everything she was looking for, and has decided to attend Whittier in the fall. The college has also developed new mail information cards, but Han said she receives too many things through mail for her to care to look through. "I usually look at the e-mail not the mail," Han said. "I get a lot of those." High school senior Sam Schwartz said he applied to Whittier because of his counselor's recommendation. Schwartz said academics, size and location weighed on his mind when selecting a school. In an e-mail interview, Schwartz spoke candidly about Whittier: "Whittier's small size makes it easier to get to know professors and get a more hands-on education," he wrote. "This small size is also super constraining, and I noticed this right away. In the two days that I was on campus, I saw the same guy around 10 times. He did stand out, but for me that reinforced how small the community was. Academically, Whittier is very strong, but its reputation isn't as good as some of the other schools I am looking at." S wartz said he will be attending the University of British Columbia next fall. "Each year we try to either do new programming or tweak the ones we have to make them better. I do think we are making progress," Meyer said. Last year, Whittier brought in 312 first-year students and about 55 transfers, according to Meyer. Each year, Admissions tries to bring in 350 first-year students and 50 transfers. She added that this has been the trend for the past four years she has been at the college. After looking back at previous data, Meyer said about 65 to 70 percent of the 2,500 applications they usually receive are accepted. The accepted students have until May 1 to make their pick. Though predictions about future college-bound students may be right, according to the Associated Press, the national acceptance rate for colleges remains roughly 70 percent. "We want to articulate what Whittier is and get that message out as much possible," Meyer said. PSYCH CIRCUS The Sachsens get psychedelic. Campus Life, Pages 8-9 PABLO MENENDEZ Cuban guitarist comes to rock. A&E, Page 11
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Title | The QC, Vol. 94, No. 24 • April 24, 2008 |
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 | April 24, 2008 |
Language | eng |
Format-Medium | Newspaper |
Format-Extent | 16 pages ; 17 x 11.25 inches |
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Date-Created | 2013-11-22 |
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Title | 2008_04_24_001 |
OCR | Tl CE OF WHITTIER COLLEGE SINCE 1914 Quaker Campus Thursday, April 24, 2008 Issue 24 - Volume 94 WWW.QUAKERCAMPUS.ORG President leads D.C. delegation Herzberger, Duran, seniors travel to capital Josh Wood QC News Co-Editor A delegation led by Whittier College President Sharon Herzberger lobbied Congressional offices in Washington, D.C. to support funding for colleges and universities serving Hispanic students. The delegation included Associate Professor of Business Administration Dan Duran and seniors Lauren Vargas and Melissa Vega, who returned to campus Wednesday, April 16 after the four day trip. "Our students were invaluable because they put a face to the request," Duran said. "As good as it is forthe faculty and administration to meet with these representatives, it's more critical and powerful to see what the real impact is on students." The delegation traveled to the capital as part of an annual HACU (Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities) meeting to promote the need for more funding to support Latino students. According to Vega, most of the attendees were leaders of organizations and institutions. "There weren't a lot of students from other schools there, and that says a lot about [where] Whittier's priorities because obviously it was an expense for us to go," Vega said. "For them to be willing to make that expense shows that they actually care." During their stay, they met with the offices of Senator Dianne Fein- stein (D-Calif.), Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (D-Lakewood), and Congressman JoeBaca (D-Rialto), who is the Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. "We met face to face with Joe Baca, who was obviously very supportive, which gave him a chance to chat with our students," Duran said. "When we were talking to the representatives, they wanted to know how going to a Hispanic- serving institution influenced our lives and our education, so it was actually first-hand," Vega said. A Hispanic serving institution is defined as serving a 25 percent Hispanic student body. However, Vega and Duran felt that their efforts were less effective when meeting with representatives who already support their agenda. "Honestly, a lot of the people that we visited were already pro-education, so we were just reiterating what they thought," Vega said. "I see DELEGATION, page 4 PHOTO BY JOSH WOOD / QC NEWS CO-EDITOR A projector flashes words of inspiration and information about the food system's impact on the environment across the walls of the T.l. on Tuesday at lunch. Students ate outside. Bon Appetit celebrates Earth Day • Josh Wood QC News Co-Editor Whittier's T.I. turned off the lights and changed their menu to help reduce their carbon footprint on Earth Day this past Tuesday. Over four hundred of Bon Appetit's college cafeterias participated in the company wide execution of Low Carbon Diet Day to initiate awareness of carbon creation and reduction of energy. Tuesday's lunch saved most in terms of food thrown away. "We saved 120 pounds of food today vs. a typical day in the T.L," Director of Dining Service Fabio Soto said. see EARTH DAY, page 5 College applications trends declining nationally Justin Velasco QC News Co-Editor When Ivy Han was looking for colleges to apply to last fall she was looking for three things: small class size, close student-faculty relationship and a strong writing program. Whittier College stood out for the soon-to-be high school graduate, and now that she has had to wait for her acceptance letter, it is time for Whittier to wait for her, along with the other 2,000 (approximately) accepted applicants, to confirm fall enrollment. Though attracting college bound students such as Han may have been easy with a population boom in teenagers, according to Vice President of Enrollment Lisa Meyer, that boom might be reach ing its end. In three to five years, Meyer said that colleges nationally will expect to see fewer students applying to their school. "Now that that growth is about to cap off and start to decline there won't be that many students going to college," she said. To increase interest from prospective students, Meyer said Admissions is continuously trying to assess what Whittier does well and how to share it with high school seniors. To do this, Admissions has tried implementing new recruiting promotions such as revamping the whittier.edu Web site, hosting Admitted Students Weekend and Family Weekend concurrently and implementing online chats with prospective students, allowing them to connect with professors, students, athletes and administration. Han said that through the Whittier Web site, she was able to do her own research into the college and see that it had everything she was looking for, and has decided to attend Whittier in the fall. The college has also developed new mail information cards, but Han said she receives too many things through mail for her to care to look through. "I usually look at the e-mail not the mail," Han said. "I get a lot of those." High school senior Sam Schwartz said he applied to Whittier because of his counselor's recommendation. Schwartz said academics, size and location weighed on his mind when selecting a school. In an e-mail interview, Schwartz spoke candidly about Whittier: "Whittier's small size makes it easier to get to know professors and get a more hands-on education," he wrote. "This small size is also super constraining, and I noticed this right away. In the two days that I was on campus, I saw the same guy around 10 times. He did stand out, but for me that reinforced how small the community was. Academically, Whittier is very strong, but its reputation isn't as good as some of the other schools I am looking at." S wartz said he will be attending the University of British Columbia next fall. "Each year we try to either do new programming or tweak the ones we have to make them better. I do think we are making progress," Meyer said. Last year, Whittier brought in 312 first-year students and about 55 transfers, according to Meyer. Each year, Admissions tries to bring in 350 first-year students and 50 transfers. She added that this has been the trend for the past four years she has been at the college. After looking back at previous data, Meyer said about 65 to 70 percent of the 2,500 applications they usually receive are accepted. The accepted students have until May 1 to make their pick. Though predictions about future college-bound students may be right, according to the Associated Press, the national acceptance rate for colleges remains roughly 70 percent. "We want to articulate what Whittier is and get that message out as much possible," Meyer said. PSYCH CIRCUS The Sachsens get psychedelic. Campus Life, Pages 8-9 PABLO MENENDEZ Cuban guitarist comes to rock. A&E, Page 11 |
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