The QC, Vol. 75, No. 04 • October 6, 1988

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Volume LXXV, Number 4
October 6, 1988
Illegal Parking Proves Problem
For Whittier College Students
By Chris Perkins, QC News Editor
Harold Hewitt
Hewitt Named Director
Of Budget And Planning
By Amy Szczukowski, QC Staff
As the new director of Budget
and Planning, Harold Hewitt, said,
"This promises to be an exciting
time for Whittier, the school is on
the verge of moving ahead and
i am excited to be a part of it."
Hewitt, who began at Whittier
Sept. 19, will have three primary
responsibilities. First, he will
analyze and develop the budget
for all aspects of the school.
"I've been trying to catch up on
ten years of history in two weeks,''
he said. "I'm trying to get a feel
of others' perceptions of the past
and the present. My hope is to be
as open as possible in setting the
budget."
Hewitt's other responsibilities
include working with the benefit
plans of the college and dealing
with risk management insurance,
an area which he said was
"becoming an. extremely
important function for all
colleges."
Previous Employment
Hewitt was previously
employed as assistant to the
president of Finance at the
Claremont University Center. He
prepared the budget for the
central services at Claremont.
Because of this, "the numbers are
familiar to me," he said.
Hewitt came to Whittier
primarily because of Joe Cardoza,
vice president of Finance and
Administration. The two men
worked closely in the Claremont
system where Cordoza was the
Writer
asociate treasurer and controller
at Pomona College until he came
to Whittier last June.
"I will be a support role to Joe,"
Hewitt noted.
Likes Environment
He said he was also interested
in coming to Whittier because it
is small like Cornell University, his
alma mater. He received his
bachelor's degree in philosophy
from Cornell and his masters in
finance at the Claremont
graduate school.
He is currently working on his
doctorate in religion, which he
hopes to receive in two years
from Claremont.
"This is a nice combination for
academic administration," he
said about his varied interests.
He was originally interested in
teaching as a profession, but after
pursuing it for two years at the
University of La Verne, he
discovered that it was not for him.
Because of this experience,
however, he feels that he has a
better understanding as an
administrator.
"I really like the administrative
experience," he said.
Hewitt said the term "budget"
sounds boring and tedious to
most and "brings up negative
images," but he concluded that
"I'm interested in it because I
realize how important it is to the
college that it is done right.
The Whittier College
Department of Security has
written an estimated 2 50 parking
tickets in the first month of school,
resulting in fines totalling well
over $1,500, said Don Blackman,
deputy director of Security.
Currently, Security is writing
between 5-30 parking tickets a
day, he said.
In addition. Security has towed
four cars so far this semester. "If
a car's creating a major problem,
then it's out of here," Blackman
said.
Jim Williamson, director of
security said, "We hit every lot,
every day''
Necessary Tickets
The ticketing is necessary,
Blackman said, to control
students' illegal parking practices.
"We try to see the student's
point of view, but we've got to
maintain control. It's a case where
we're going to have to keep
control of |parking|, otherwise it's
all going to fall apart and we're
going to have zero control,"
Blackman said. :
He also said, "|Parking| is as
bad as it used to be...because
of this enforcement."
Lack of Space
There are several reasons for
the present lack of on-campus
parking, Blackman said.
Construction has blocked parking
lots periodically, and construction
workers have to be allowed to
park their cars on campus. In
addition, spaces are reserved in
most lots for faculty,
administration and other staff.
Non-school people parking on
campus such as neighbors and
unauthorized visitors also
contribute to the lack of parking
space. Blackman said the present
parking situation inconveniences
the entire college community, not
just students.
"This is a problem for
everybody...staff, students, and
Security," he said.
Student Response
Board of Governors
Ombudsman Ben Brewer, who
handles student grievances, said
the student body is beginning to
wear under the strain of both the
ticketing and the scarcity of
parking. He cited approximately
!0 informal complaints from
students.
"Security is a lot more strict
about [parking infractions] this
year," Brewer said. "They're
giving out a lot more tickets.
There just isn't adequate parking
for   students   in   convenient
places."
The Ombudsman's first council
meeting was scheduled for Oct.
4. Brewer indicated prior to the
meeting that he would try to bring
up the parking issue.
Looking Into It
"Definitely, we will look into it,
but I have my reservations |about
the success of any investigation!.
I'd say there's very little we can
do," Brewer said.
Brewer said some measures
can be taken, however. He said he
will try to develop a line of
communication with security,
which might lead to a reduction
in tickets.   .
Brewer also said he plans to
speak with the administration to
institute even allotment of spaces
to faculty, students and
administration.
Barbara Green, dean of
students, brought up the point
that there is always available
parking space on campus, but,
"not where people would like it
to be.'.'
The Wardman parking lot and
the lot behind Arnold Hall, the
music building, usually have
spots available, Green said, but
Please see PARK page 3.
Latest NSF Grant Makes Whittier
Five For Five in Last Two Years
By Manuel Gonzales, QC Staff Writer
Last June, the department of
mathematics was awarded a
grant for $ 13,800 by the National
Science Foundation which is to
be matched by college funds.
With it, the department will be
able to purchase 12 new
Macintosh computers, to be used
in calculus courses.
In the last three years, the
biology, geology, math and
political science departments
have submitted applications to
the NSF for grants to support
their programs. A total of five
have been submitted since 1986
and every one of them has been
accepted.
Previous Grants
Fritz Smith of the math
department, who worked on this
recent proposal, credits the
previous grants for his proposal's
accomplishment.
"Our success is due to the
previous proposals and the
experience of others in writing
them," he said. He added that
Whittier College is doing well for
a small college competing against
bigger universities across the
nation.
In fact, he said, in 1987 only one
out of every 10 proposals was
accepted and Whittier received
three in that year.
Making Progress
Dallas Rhodes of the geology
department said, "This is an
outstanding accomplishment."
Rhodes has worked on two of the
grants for the geology
department.
He said when he helped write
the first proposal in 1986, it was
competing with 923 other
proposals submitted throughout
the nation, of which only 211 were
accepted.
The grants allowed the science
department to purchase
equipment to aid in the
instructional labs.
With their last grant, the
geology department was able to
purchase a zoom transfer scope.
enabling a person to adjust the
scale of maps for comparison.
With this instrument, they are
now able to compare and analyze
the Fairchild Aerial Photograph
Collection which the department
possesses.
Biology Department
In 1987, the biology
department was granted $2 5,000
by the NSF to purchase
computers for physiological
experiments.
Warren Hanson, head of the
biology department, said, "At
present they are being used in
anatomy and physiology courses
and will be expanded to general
biology courses."
Hanson said he is proud that all
grants submitted have been
accepted and said the grants are
a very important resource for the
college.
"It's one of the ways that
colleges like Whittier can remain
competitive," he said.
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