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QUAKER CAMPUS /hlnmp I XXV Numher 19 ^5 5"l ADril 13 1989 Volume LXXV, Number 19 April 13, 1989 >■'&;!'■; A-' Midday Fire on Franklin Street Jumps Two Blocks to Met Garage By Anita Rafferty Last Thursday's 105 degree weather led to a fire at an apartment building under construction on Franklin Street, spreading to areas on Penn and Earlham Street, including the Metaphonian House garage on Earlham. Junior Gina Lujan lives in the Met house and said, "It's a scary thought that a fire two blocks away can come to our house. I am really thankful that somebody spotted it and called the fire department." Storage Space The Met's garage was used by Whittier College as a storage place, said Jim Surwillo, director of the Physical Plant. He said the items lost in the ASHES TO ASHES: A firefighter works to put out the smoldering remains of the garage behind the Met House on Earlham after it caught fire last Thursday. Magazine Solicitors Dupe Students in Scam By Dan Bronstein Have you been approached lately by an overly aggressive, friendly, traveling magazine salesman? Did he work for a Texas based company and have no I.D? Did you ever get the subscription you ordered? According to a recent California Community College Police Chief's Training Bulletin, numerous incidents of fake magazine solicitors have been reported. Magazine salesmen roaming college campuses and shopping malls, have been approcahing "customers" using overly aggressive techniques to sell their products. In many incidents, these techniques have gone as far as resulting in battery charges against salesmen. Also at Whittier Although Whittier College is a no soliciting campus, the students are not safe from these salesmen. Junior Chris Perkins is one student who has been approached by one of these solicitors. "If it was a con-job, it was a very good one," Perkins said. A very friendly but aggressive man came to Perkins' apartment and told him he was traveling across country, selling magazines for a Texas based company. Perkins said he told the salesman he wasn't interested and didn't have enough money, but the solicitor persisted. . The salesman continued to tell Perkins that he needed to sell the most subscriptions for his company to win a free trip to Mazatlan. He said he was doing well in the competition and would appreciate Perkins' solicitation. When Perkins refused a second time the salesman showed him his prices and the company's letterhead. "My first initial thought was that this is a rip off;' Perkins said.' 'But when he showed the prices, they were very good. It seemed like a really good deal, not a rip off because he showed the company's letterhead; which looked authentic." Finally, in an effort to get rid of the salesman, Perkins said he picked the magazine of his choice and told him all he had was seven dollars. The salesman said that was enough to start, and he would be. billed for the rest later. No Checks Please According to Whittier College Security Chief Jim Williamson, this is a common occurrence. "If you offer them a check, the salesmen will tell you it takes too long for the checks to clear and for them to be paid. They say that Please see ISSUE page 3. blaze were catalogues for admissions, doors, platforms, a vacuum cleaner, floor machine, desks, dressers, voting booths, office partitions and sign standards. However, "the garage was the biggest loss of the whole deal because it was a convenient place to store things that we don't use very often," he said. The garage will not be rebuilt, Surwillo said. The charred structure will be knocked down and the cement floor will be left. Surwillo said that if the fire had spread to the college,' 'We would have evacuated the buildings.'' He also said there was not much ' danger of the campus buildings going up in flames because the materials used to build them are 1 not flammable. Junior Firefighters Students were not only involved in the fire, but also in prevention of the fire. "I think a number of buildings on Penn Street are still standing because of |Whittier College students'| early involvement," said professor of sociology Leslie Howard. Senior Scott Crabb, who wet down some of the roofs of surrounding buildings to avoid their getting caught on fire, said 20 or 30 people were on individual roofs. "It was neat to see all those people get involved with it. People can pull together," he said. KWTR Leaves Air Early Due To Technical, Personnel Problems By Kathy Seymour Whittier College's radio station, KWTR, which has been plagued with numerous problems in the two years it has been in existence, has been shut down for the remainder of the year. According to station manager sophomore Heather Robinson, KWTR will not be back on the air because of technical problems, such as equipment damage. She said out of the two turntables and two cassette decks they own, there is only one functional turntable left. "I'll be petitioning BOG for a bigger budget for next year," she said. Other Problems Other problems have arisen over recent controversial incidents involving alleged racism and profanity. Wednesday night's dinner show and Thursday night's 'Neil and Bob Show' are the two programs in question. Sophomore Andy Roach organized a petition with 109 signatures that was printed in last week's Quaker Campus regarding an incident that happened the evening of March 29. Roach wrote that he heard on several occasions derogatory remarks about homosexuals and the Student Gay Alliance. "They would also play comedians' albums that were negative toward gays. Eddie Murphy was played once" along with another one, Roach said in an interview. He said he was not out to condemn the people, "because I think we all have prejudices, but we should be more cautious about expressing them." , The next problem was on Thursday evening's 'Neil and Bob Show.' The dispatcher working Security that evening received two phone calls complaining about the behavior in the radio station. One was from an unidentified caller off campus, not affiliated with the school. The other was from a member of the Palmer Society. The Palmers had been rehearsing for Spring Sing in the Club and reported that they were being harassed. Irv Rosner, the Security officer on duty that night, went down to the radio station to investigate. Drinking in Station Upon arrival, Rosner said he found approximately 10 to 12 people in the station and many were drinking alcohol. He cleared the people out, asking them not to return. The disc jockeys involved, Chris Smith and Chris Sinfield, cleaned up the mess they made and were, according to Rosner, "very cooperative." Rosner also said he tried to get Sinfield to let him take him home because he was "really bombed." Sinfield denied both of these statements. He said. "No, we weren't bombed, we just had a few beers." He later said they had consumed "mass amounts." Both disc jockeys admitted to making the rude comments. Smith's said tha no one ever told them they couldn't say such things on the air. Both D.J.'s said they had been told that if they were going to say something derogatory they were to disassociate themselves from Whittier College, which they said they did. They also said they told their listeners that if they had a problem with what was being said they should call up and tell them. "No one ever called us," Smith said. Sinfield added, "We were just having a good time, but maybe we did get out of hand." Right to Opinion Robinson said "There's only so much I can do. As a college station the people should have the right to voice their opinions as long as they disassociate themselves from the college." Dean of students Barbara Green called a meeting between senior Vanessa Mills, Communications director for the Board of Governors, and Robinson. The outcome of that meeting was to ask the disc jockeys to quit. Green said she is also pursuing the drinking factor in this incident because it is against college policy to drink in the radio station. "I think the radio station is a great idea," said Green. "I just hope people learn from this experience" Special Campaign Section Inside
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Title | The QC, Vol. 75, No. 19 • April 13, 1989 |
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 13, 1989 |
Language | eng |
Format-Medium | Newspaper |
Format-Extent | 8 pages ; 17 x 11.25 inches |
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Repository | Wardman Library, Whittier College |
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Date-Created | 2014-02-21 |
Image publisher | Whittier, Calif. : Wardman Library (Whittier College), 2014. |
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Title | 1989_04_13_p001 |
OCR | QUAKER CAMPUS /hlnmp I XXV Numher 19 ^5 5"l ADril 13 1989 Volume LXXV, Number 19 April 13, 1989 >■'&;!'■; A-' Midday Fire on Franklin Street Jumps Two Blocks to Met Garage By Anita Rafferty Last Thursday's 105 degree weather led to a fire at an apartment building under construction on Franklin Street, spreading to areas on Penn and Earlham Street, including the Metaphonian House garage on Earlham. Junior Gina Lujan lives in the Met house and said, "It's a scary thought that a fire two blocks away can come to our house. I am really thankful that somebody spotted it and called the fire department." Storage Space The Met's garage was used by Whittier College as a storage place, said Jim Surwillo, director of the Physical Plant. He said the items lost in the ASHES TO ASHES: A firefighter works to put out the smoldering remains of the garage behind the Met House on Earlham after it caught fire last Thursday. Magazine Solicitors Dupe Students in Scam By Dan Bronstein Have you been approached lately by an overly aggressive, friendly, traveling magazine salesman? Did he work for a Texas based company and have no I.D? Did you ever get the subscription you ordered? According to a recent California Community College Police Chief's Training Bulletin, numerous incidents of fake magazine solicitors have been reported. Magazine salesmen roaming college campuses and shopping malls, have been approcahing "customers" using overly aggressive techniques to sell their products. In many incidents, these techniques have gone as far as resulting in battery charges against salesmen. Also at Whittier Although Whittier College is a no soliciting campus, the students are not safe from these salesmen. Junior Chris Perkins is one student who has been approached by one of these solicitors. "If it was a con-job, it was a very good one," Perkins said. A very friendly but aggressive man came to Perkins' apartment and told him he was traveling across country, selling magazines for a Texas based company. Perkins said he told the salesman he wasn't interested and didn't have enough money, but the solicitor persisted. . The salesman continued to tell Perkins that he needed to sell the most subscriptions for his company to win a free trip to Mazatlan. He said he was doing well in the competition and would appreciate Perkins' solicitation. When Perkins refused a second time the salesman showed him his prices and the company's letterhead. "My first initial thought was that this is a rip off;' Perkins said.' 'But when he showed the prices, they were very good. It seemed like a really good deal, not a rip off because he showed the company's letterhead; which looked authentic." Finally, in an effort to get rid of the salesman, Perkins said he picked the magazine of his choice and told him all he had was seven dollars. The salesman said that was enough to start, and he would be. billed for the rest later. No Checks Please According to Whittier College Security Chief Jim Williamson, this is a common occurrence. "If you offer them a check, the salesmen will tell you it takes too long for the checks to clear and for them to be paid. They say that Please see ISSUE page 3. blaze were catalogues for admissions, doors, platforms, a vacuum cleaner, floor machine, desks, dressers, voting booths, office partitions and sign standards. However, "the garage was the biggest loss of the whole deal because it was a convenient place to store things that we don't use very often," he said. The garage will not be rebuilt, Surwillo said. The charred structure will be knocked down and the cement floor will be left. Surwillo said that if the fire had spread to the college,' 'We would have evacuated the buildings.'' He also said there was not much ' danger of the campus buildings going up in flames because the materials used to build them are 1 not flammable. Junior Firefighters Students were not only involved in the fire, but also in prevention of the fire. "I think a number of buildings on Penn Street are still standing because of |Whittier College students'| early involvement," said professor of sociology Leslie Howard. Senior Scott Crabb, who wet down some of the roofs of surrounding buildings to avoid their getting caught on fire, said 20 or 30 people were on individual roofs. "It was neat to see all those people get involved with it. People can pull together," he said. KWTR Leaves Air Early Due To Technical, Personnel Problems By Kathy Seymour Whittier College's radio station, KWTR, which has been plagued with numerous problems in the two years it has been in existence, has been shut down for the remainder of the year. According to station manager sophomore Heather Robinson, KWTR will not be back on the air because of technical problems, such as equipment damage. She said out of the two turntables and two cassette decks they own, there is only one functional turntable left. "I'll be petitioning BOG for a bigger budget for next year," she said. Other Problems Other problems have arisen over recent controversial incidents involving alleged racism and profanity. Wednesday night's dinner show and Thursday night's 'Neil and Bob Show' are the two programs in question. Sophomore Andy Roach organized a petition with 109 signatures that was printed in last week's Quaker Campus regarding an incident that happened the evening of March 29. Roach wrote that he heard on several occasions derogatory remarks about homosexuals and the Student Gay Alliance. "They would also play comedians' albums that were negative toward gays. Eddie Murphy was played once" along with another one, Roach said in an interview. He said he was not out to condemn the people, "because I think we all have prejudices, but we should be more cautious about expressing them." , The next problem was on Thursday evening's 'Neil and Bob Show.' The dispatcher working Security that evening received two phone calls complaining about the behavior in the radio station. One was from an unidentified caller off campus, not affiliated with the school. The other was from a member of the Palmer Society. The Palmers had been rehearsing for Spring Sing in the Club and reported that they were being harassed. Irv Rosner, the Security officer on duty that night, went down to the radio station to investigate. Drinking in Station Upon arrival, Rosner said he found approximately 10 to 12 people in the station and many were drinking alcohol. He cleared the people out, asking them not to return. The disc jockeys involved, Chris Smith and Chris Sinfield, cleaned up the mess they made and were, according to Rosner, "very cooperative." Rosner also said he tried to get Sinfield to let him take him home because he was "really bombed." Sinfield denied both of these statements. He said. "No, we weren't bombed, we just had a few beers." He later said they had consumed "mass amounts." Both disc jockeys admitted to making the rude comments. Smith's said tha no one ever told them they couldn't say such things on the air. Both D.J.'s said they had been told that if they were going to say something derogatory they were to disassociate themselves from Whittier College, which they said they did. They also said they told their listeners that if they had a problem with what was being said they should call up and tell them. "No one ever called us," Smith said. Sinfield added, "We were just having a good time, but maybe we did get out of hand." Right to Opinion Robinson said "There's only so much I can do. As a college station the people should have the right to voice their opinions as long as they disassociate themselves from the college." Dean of students Barbara Green called a meeting between senior Vanessa Mills, Communications director for the Board of Governors, and Robinson. The outcome of that meeting was to ask the disc jockeys to quit. Green said she is also pursuing the drinking factor in this incident because it is against college policy to drink in the radio station. "I think the radio station is a great idea," said Green. "I just hope people learn from this experience" Special Campaign Section Inside |
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