The QC, Vol. 78, No. 17 • February 20, 1992

              QUAKER CAMPUS
The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914
Volume LXXVIII, Number 17
February 20,1992
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QUA PUS
NEWS
NO MORE PARSONS
The   College   and   Otis
Parsons have terminated
the 3-2 program due to
logisitcal problems.
Page 4.
COMMUNICORP
The national marketing firm,
Communicorp, displayed its
line of materials Friday which
will be sent out this spring.
Page 6.
VIEWPOINT
BLACK HISTORY
Students give their views
on Black History Month. Is
it needed? What about other
cultures? Woulditbeneeded
in a perfect society?
Page 3.
FEATURES
CREDIT CARDS
Students can get credit cards
without much hassle. But
do they become too much
hassle once students begin
using them?
Page 9.
SPORTS
POETS STILL IN IT
The Poet basketball team
upset first place Cal Lu
Saturday to keep its title
hopes alive.
Page 16.
KING OF THE BLOCK
Poet center Art Phillips set
a school record Saturday by
bocking 17 shots.
Page 16.
JACOBS WINS 300TH
Saturday's win was the
300th for 21st-year head
coach Dave Jacobs
Page 16.
INDEX
News
Editorial
Viewpoint
Comics
Features
Classifieds
Arts & Ent.
Sports
1,  4-6
2
3
7
8-10
10
11-13
14-16
Athenian Society Back Following
One-Year Suspension For Hazing
By Julie Amiton
News Editor
Following a one-year
suspension, the Athenian
Society officially returned
Monday, with banners and
Athenian posters streaking the
campus.
The posters were put up to
"let people know that our
reinstatement has begun,"
Christina Arriaga, Athenian
President said. 'We are happy
to be back."
The Athenians received a
one-year suspension after
being found responsible for
hazing last year.
Allegations were made
public when pledge Heidi
Barker openly admitted that
she had been hazed.
"I felt I was being hazed,"
Barker told the QC last
January. "They (active
Athenians) never did anything
physical to us ... but my body
couldn't handle it."
Following these
statements, formal charges
were filed, and the Athenian
Society was brought before the
College Hearing Board which
investigated the alleged hazing
charges.
After hearing over 10 hours
of testimony, the Board upheld
the charges.
Hazing activities
presented included: sleep
deprivation, servant'type
activities, degradation, mind
games, psychological
intimidation and humiliation.
Initiation
Program
Concludes
By Julie Amiton
News Editor
A formal ceremony will be
held tomorrow signaling to the
community the end of New
Member Initiation, Steve
Gothold, Dean of College Life,
said.
The ceremony, to be held in
the Shannon Center, will serve
two purposes, according to
Gothold.
First, it indicates the end of
the Initiation program, and
second, it welcomes the new
members into the sub-
community of society members.
President James Ash will
speak, along with Gothold. In
addition, the president's of each
society will introduce their new
members to the community.
The ceremony will begin at
7:30 p.m. and is open to the
entire college community.
Photo courtesy of the Acropolis
The Athenians shown here in front of their house last year, have completed their
one-year suspension.
In response to these charges,
Pledge Mistress Vickie Lovato
said last year: "We didn't ask
(the pledges) to do anything that
wasn't humanly possible."
Sanctions were then issued
by the Hearing Board and
included: suspending
recognition as a campus
organization for one year,
prohibiting the society from
inducting a pledge class for the
1991-92 academic year and
requiring the society to
restructure its pledge program.
In November, the Athenians
presented a proposal to Gothold
asking for reinstatement and a
pledge class this year. This
proposal was denied.
The Athenians currently
have 25 members, with five
seniors graduating this year.
According to Arriaga, the
Athenians have completely
restructured its pledging
program to eliminate all
hazing.
'We met with our advisor
(Irene Carlyle), some alumni
and active members to pull out
the most important aspects of
pledging," Arriaga said.
Lee to Speak Monday
By Adam Webster
Copy Editor
Film-maker Spike Lee will
speak at 7:30 p.m. in the Graham
Activities Center on an
undisclosed topic Feb. 24.
Jenny Kelly, President Pro
Tem., said that the speech is
titled "An Evening With Spike
Lee" and the actual topic is
unknown. However, it is
suspected that Lee will open up
to questions and answers after
his speech.
After his speaking
engagement a reception will be
held at the Whittier Hilton at 9
p.m. The attendees at this
reception will be dictated by the
RSVPforms distributed by BOG
last week. The first 150 to reply
will receive notification
"hopefully by tomorrow," Kelly
said.
The speech is open, free of
charge, to all Whittier College
faculty and administration and
their families and Whittier
College students with ID. There
will be a $20 fee for anyone else.
Charging the outsiders "was
the Board (of Governors')
decision," Kelly said. 'We don't
want a bunch of rowdies, we
want people genuinely
interested in his speech," she
added.
Kelly noted that the College
"had a problem with the Ray
Manzarek event with high school
students drinking and smoking
in the Shannon Center."
Freshman Sandy
Sternshein, coordinator of the
Manzarek event refused to
comment on the problems that
were encountered.
Kevin McGlynn, ASWC
President, said, "A lot of (the
reasoning behind the charge
deals with the ability to
facilitate" a lot of people.
However, this price has
aroused speculation and
criticism from the Student
Organization for Multicultural
Awareness (SOMA).
Sophomore Joel Rush, a
member of SOMA, said: "My
main concern is that a large
section ofthe people who would
be the most likely to come will be
excluded by the $20 entrance
fee. If (BOG has) to charge, it
could be a less exclusionary price
such as $5."
An example of the people
who may be unable to attend at
that price that Rush gave was
poor black youths.
The deterrent is based on
some questionable assumptions
about the people who would be
turned away — that poor people
would become rowdy, violent and
unruly," Rush added.
If there are any proceeds
gained   from   the   sale   of
tickets, the money would go
into the speaker fund for later
events,     McGlynn     said,
because  even  without  any
ticket  sales,  Lee's  $15,000
speaking fee, which does not
include travel  and lodging
accommodations, is covered
-under the $18,000 speaker
fund.
Please see LEE on page 5.