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Volume LXX1V, Number 11
January 28, 1988
Rash of Thefts on Campus
Over Christmas Vacation
A True Nixon Scholar
By Cindi Carrell, QC Editor-in-Chief
Numerous thefts on campus
over the Christmas break may be
linked to rash of crimes in the area
between Hadley, Whittier Blvd.
and Colima, according to the
Whittier security department.
A sharp increase bike thefts,
mainly popular mountain/trail
bikes, also occurred during the
month of December, said Jim
Williamson, head of safety and
security. Williamson, and his
associate, Captain Don Blackman,
believe the bicycle thefts to be the
work of professionals.
Since November there have
been 31 reported thefts on
campus.
Quiet Campus
The break-ins to dormitory
rooms during the break from
December 18 through lanuary 10
coincides with daytime and
nightime burglaries to area
houses. "It could be we're just
part of the whole thing," said
Blackman. In four of the recent
incidents transient related goods
were taken, according to
Blackman. He explained that
smaller goods are easily
transportable and that things like
clothes may be good to someone
living on the street.
Six incidents of apparent
residence hall break-ins were
reported to the security
department. Entry, in most cases,
was via a window. Screens were
usually found removed and next
to the window. Some windows
were broken, others pried open,
and some had been left open and
simply raised to allow access.
Rooms Ransacked
Several rooms in Stauffer,
Johnson, Wanberg and Wardman
residence halls were ransacked.
No break-ins were reported from
small housing, which remained
open to residents during the
break. Campbell, Wardman anc
Turner halls remained open tc
students during the breaktime
also.
Redwood Hall, a faculty office
building and center to the home
economics department, had a
picture and wall clock taken, and
the glass in a display case broken.
In December a phone answering
machine was taken from the
building. The Student Health
center, also housed in Redwood,
was also burglarized during the
break.
A student's car, parked in the
CI lot was also broken into on
lanuary 10.
First Floor Break-ins
Missing from a first floor room
in lohnson were a 12 speed
mountain bike, valued at $400,
and a $700 stereo, according to
the security report. The report
said there was not sign of forced
entry but that the window was
open and. the screen off. All
Please see THEFTS, page 4.
Faculty Committee Considers
Changes in Daily Schedule
By Trever Esko, QC Managing Editor
The Whittier College faculty is
currently investigating changes in
the daily class schedule for the
college. Dr. Chuck Hill, daily class
schedule task force chairman,
says that the options being
discussed are "not to the stage
of finality yet."
The task force is attempting to
design a daily schedule for all
classes to fit into, which will
preserve a time for session
classes, retain the 'C-hour' break,
and create a two hour block every
afternoon for athletics and
extracurricular activities.
Seven Possible Solutions
The seven schedules discussed
at faculty meetings on lanuary 14
and 15 keep 4 pm to 6 pm open
for athletics and preserve, for the
most part, a three hour block
from 1 pm to 4 pm available for
science lab courses, a one hour
block for freshman writing, and
blocks for session classes at
either 11:30 am or 8 am.
The majority of classes would
therefore be scheduled between
8 am and noon.
Afternoon Conflicts
Dr. Ed Klein, communication
disorders chairman, is "not sure
a large change |in the schedule|
should be made, and stated that
' 'there are two or three disciplines
which need the afternoon as
much as athletics."
"We have too many needs and
too few hours. I don't see this as
a problem that can be solved,"
Klein said.
Education Problems
Registrar Betty Kenworthy said
that "the problem [with
afternoon conflicts] lies mainly
with education classes." She
added that, because of the nature
of the education instructors, the
department has trouble finding
people who are available to teach
classes at the usual times.
Sandra Robison of the
education department also
stated that there would be a
problem confining the
department to only morning
classes. Since many of the
students in the department are
not regular students at Whittier,
they need to offer classes in the
afternoon.
"Many education classes are
lab courses and we need to offer
them at 4:15 and 6:00 so that it
is worth these people's time to be
here." Robison said.
Klein however does not believe
that exceptions should be made
for one department if everyone
else is expected to conform to the
daily schedule.
"We have a couple of
departments who aren't working
with us and so we need some
decisions to be made...When
certain people aren't living up to
their responsibilities, someone
must make them live up to them,''
Klein said.
Klein advocated that all
departments should conform to
the schedule which is decided
upon.
Klein points out that members
of his staff teach 9 pm classes and
that it would be unreasonable to
expect those people to teach
morning classes. However,
although he protested the idea of
forcing the communications
disorders department into
morning classes, Klein also said
that "anything that works better
for the college as a whole, our
department can work around."
A 'Historic Problem'
Although the schedule is being
changed   to   accomodate
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New Campus Counselor
See Page 4.
Jefferson Assists Pres.
See Page 5.
Dr. Stephen Ambrose shanajenner
Nixon Biographer Fills
Endowed Chair at Whittier
By Cindi Carrell, QC Editor-in-Chief
Biographer Dr. Stephen Ambrose says he tries "fiercly not
to psychoanalyze" his subjects, and hinted that he does not
particularly like the personality of his latest study, Richard Nixon.
Ambrose, in a firesidediscussion sponsored by the Whittier
Scholars Program, explained that whether or not a historical
figure is liked by his biographers becomes less important as
the general "sense of the man that emerges and that places
him in history."
Nixon Historian
The New Orleans based historian is on campus forthe month
of lanuary as the Nixon Scholar, an endowed chair which brings
professors of national eminence to the campus. Their courses
and seminars are open to all studentsand membersof the public
Ambrose recently published 'Nixon: The Education of a
Politician'. He is teaching a lanuary course entitled the Nixon
Presidency. The highlight of the class' first week was a visit by
H.R. Haldeman, chief of staff under Nixon. Haldeman answered
students questions on all aspects of his White House years and
his long association with Nixon, including 15 minutes of in-depth
discussion of Watergate.
Expert on Eisenhower
Also a noted scholar of Dwight Eisenhower, Ambrose
presented public lecture on 'Ike and Nixon' on lanuary 12.
Ambrose was associate editor of the Eisenhower Papers and
author of several books.
Ambrose said his research brings him so close to his subjects
that "I dream about these people."
"I even begin to act like them," he said, "or so my wife says."
During his work on Nixon, Ambrose said he discovered Nixon
would take long walks to contemplate decisions, and Ambrose
found himself doing the same thing.
Women Win Opener
See Page 8.