The QC, Vol. 74, No. 09 • November 19, 1987

              Volume LXXIV, Number 9
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The Voice of Whittier Colleee Since 1914
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November 19, 1987
WRECKING TIME: Demolition begins on
Olivette House, located on Olive Street.
The house, formerly home to the Thalian
Society, suffered structural damage in the
Matthew Taylor
October quakes, four women were displaced when the house was condemned.
Demolition is being done by the company
of Vezquez and Daughter. ,^»
Yearbook Bill Creates Problem
For BOG, Budget Absorbs Cost
By Angel D. Ayala, QC Assistant Section Editor
A lack of communication is
once again the cause of another
Acropolis Yearbook scare.
At the begii ning of the year, the
Associated Students of Whittier
College received a bill for $7800
from Taylor Publishing for the
printing of the 1986-87 Acropolis,
the Whittier College annual.
Bill A Surprise
The bill came as a surprise to
Kelli Hokanson, president of this
year's Board of Governors and
last year's treasurer, because she
was under the impression that the
yearbook was paid in full, with a
surplus of $3,000.
Hokanson said she was told by
Candice Ward, a representative of
Taylor Publishing, printer of the
book, that $10,142 had been paid,
and there was a surplus.
Hokanson called the publishers
to confirm the situation when the
bill for $7,800 arrived.
Schedule Causes Mix-up
She said she discovered that
the contract with the publishers
involves paying in three separate
payments a year for each printing
of the yearbook. The first year the
Acropolis published with Taylor,
the '85-86 yearbook made only
two payments and the third
billing which came at the
beginning of the '86-87 academic
year was inadvertently paid as the
first payment on the yearbook for
that year.
The remainder of last year's bill
was paid for out of the surplus
from last year's unallocated
funds, so it's "not anything to be
worried about,'' Hokanson said.
"They just have to make it clear
to the next year that the final bill
is coming, and not to regard it as
the first bill."
Past Problems With Book
In the past, a lack of
communication concerning the
Acropolis was the source of other
budget problems for BOG. In
'83-84, BOG spent what they
thought was a $ 16,000 surplus on
the Friday's Coffee Shop and the
"Par Course" exercise route for
the college.
It was discovered later that this
money was not surplus, but
money which was intended to pay
the remainder of the  '82-83
Acropolis bill. No one was aware
of the mistake until the bill from
the publishers was received. At
the time the book was published
by Hunter Publishing company.
The '83-84 Acropolis cost the
ASWC almost $30,000 and was
delivered over a year late. The
'84-85 edition was three months
late and $10,000 over budget,
coming in at $32,000.
Publisher Changed
For the '85-86 year, the
Acropolis changed publishers
from Hunter to the present Taylor
and successfully delivered the
yearbook without delay and
under budget at $19,000. This
year's Acropolis was budgeted at
$23,000 and was also delivered
on time and under budget,
costing almost $18,000.
BOG no longer has to deal with
Acropolis problems because the
newly formed Publications
Board, which is independent of
BOG, handles all of the
publications on campus now.
Hokanson said she was "glad"
they didn't have to deal with it
anymore.
Frosh Writing Classes
Cause Schedule Conflict
By Trever Esko, QC Managing Editor
It is possible that not every
freshman will be able to register
for the second half of the
freshman writing program this
year although Dr. Ann Farmer,
english department chairperson,
says that "there are theoretically
enough [spaces in classes| if
everyone's schedule works out."
"We probably have enough
spots since 87 freshman are
fulfilling the requirement in
January," Farmer said, adding that
there may be a problem if some
of those students are from the
english department writing
classes.
Requirement to Complete
"Right now it is a college rule
that you finish your freshman
writing requirement your
freshman year,'' Farmer
explained. If a freshman can
prove that class conflicts prevent
them from registering for an
approved writing class this
semester, the school "will offer a
very few classes next fall.'' Farmer
stated.
Farmer says that ' the idea of
writing across the curriculum is
that you start learning to write
your freshman year and build
from there."
This is the first year of the new
freshman writing program,
implemented as part of the liberal
education curriculum. In the new
program, students have two
'tracks' to choose from the
english department program or
an interdisciplinary seminar
course first semester followed by
an approved class second
semester or during the January
interim.
Freshman who took the
seminar courses first semester
have 37 classes to choose from
to fulfill their second semester
requirement. These classes are
from 15 different disciplines.
'Regular Classes'
"The classes offered second
semester are real regular classes
with freshman, seniors, juniors,
and sophomores," Farmer said.
The only requirements for the
class to meet the writing
requirement is that the course
work include a three page
minimum research paper, a five
page minimum analytic paper, or
a larger paper requiring both.
"The classes are not just to
write the paper but to teach
students how to write the papers.''
Farmer said.
Permanent Improvements
Sought in Amphitheater
By Chuck Bock, QC Staff Writer
Improvements are in the air for
Harris Amphitheater. Jennifer
Berkley, development director for
the Board of Governors, is
planning to install some
permanent improvements in the
college facility.
"We |BOG| want to install
permanent fixtures for lights so
that events can be held in the
amphitheater at night," Berkley
said. She added that' 'we are also
adding some flowers and foliage
to the amphitheater area."
Graduation Flowers
"Right now, maintenance has to
go out and purchase plants and
flowers every year for the
graduation ceremonies," Berkley
explained. The flowers and plants
to be added will be permanent
and maintained by the campus
staff.
Berkley is consulting with an
expert in the field of plants to find
out which flora will grow best in
the amphitheater area. She has
also   consulted   with   Ron
Rybkowski, drama instructor, to
find out the best areas for lighting
around the amphitheater.
Fixtures an Asset'
"The permanent fixtures will be
an asset to the school. They'll
make it easier to have shows at
the amphitheater, and hopefully
more functions will be held
there," Berkley said.
Presently, the theater is used
four times over the school year.
These are the reggae festival,
horror show. Spring Sing, and
commencement. According to
Berkley, every year BOG spends
money renting portable lights
and planting flowers.
The permanent light fixtures
will be installed within the next
two weeks while the plants will
wait until a decision is made on
the plants to be purchased.
Berkley believes that, over time,
money will be saved by having
permanent light and plants
instead of renting them every
year.
Thanks^ving Spirit
Examined
See Rage 2.
New Short Film Reviewed
See Page 5.
Women's Soccer Comes
Long Way
See Page 8.