The QC, Vol. 78, No. 10 • November 7, 1991

              QUAKERCAMPUS
Volume LXXVIII, Number 10 ^■■■■■^■■■■iM™ November 7,191
The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914
November 7,1991
INSIDE THE
QUAKER CAMPUS
NEWS
CALDICOTT SPEAKS
Nobel Prize Nominee, Dr.
Helen Caldicott, spoke last
week in the Shannon Center
on "Personal Activisim,
Environmental Solutions,
and Stopping War." Page 6.
EDITORIAL
MIDDLE EAST
Professor Hilmi Ibrahim
and senior Laura Gottlieb
on the Middle East Peace
Talks in Madrid. Page 3.
FEATURES
FAKE ID CARDS
Fake ID cards are common
in today's society, due to
the frequency of underage
drinking, and Whittier
College provides a perfect
exmaple. Page 8.
ARTS & ENT.
MTV IN AMERICA
Arts and entertainment
editor Jenny Colville
discusses MTV and how, in
ten years, it has become a
huge advertising firm.
Page 12.
LUAU
The Hawiian Islander
Club's Luau on Sunday
featured Hawiian food,
dance, music, and fun.
Page 13.
SPORTS
POETS LOSE AGAIN
The Poet football team lost
its fourth game in a row, 28-
9, to the Cal Lutheran
Kingsmen, who were led by
Cassidy O'Sullivan's 168
rushing yards and three
touchdowns. Page 16.
INDEX
News 1, 4-6
Editorial 2,3
Comics/Crossword        7
Features 8-10
Classifieds 9
Arts & Ent. 11-13
Sports 14-16
Students Petition For All-Weather TVack
By Julie Amiton
News Editor
A letter requesting that a
portion of the 1989 $18 million
bond be used to acquire an all-
weather track was submitted
to President James Ash last
week along with a petition,
signed by 323 students,
backing the letter.
The letter states: "The
track in its present condition,
while usable, remains shoddy
at best, with a plethora of ruts
and inconsistencies
throughout."
It continues, "While we do
realize that athletics has never
been a priority for funding, we
think that a new track would
present a healthier, more
attractive alternative...a new
track would benefit not only
the athletic sector ofWhittier
College, but the entire
community.''
In response Ash will be
submitting both the letter and
petition to the Task Force for
Campus Improvements.
According to Ash, "The
letter assumes that there is a
lot of discretionary money (left
from the bond)—that is just
not the case; everything has
already been committed."
"It is either the track or
something else," Ash said.
Dave Jacobs, Director of
Athletics, estimated that the
weathering of the track and
preliminary projects could range
from $900,000 to $1 million
dollars. According to Jacobs,
before the track could be
weatherized, the drainage
problem would have be taken
care of.
However, Skit Mainiero,
Vice President for
Administration and Finance at
the University of La Verne,
estimated that based on the costs
for a similar track, the total cost
could average as follows:
$223,718 for an all-weather
track; $20,000 to realign the
curbing surrounding the track;
and $56,676 for the asphalt.
Mainiero noted that these are
simply rough estimates, and that
actual costs may vary depending
on the company and the quality
ofthe supplies used.
Jacobs agreed that the track
is in need of repair, and said he
would sign the petition but
questions where funding would
come from.
Whittier Woodstock
Eric Berg/Assistant Photography Editor
The band Voodoo Grove jam at Whittier Woodstock
on Monday. Band members include: Kevin Brent
(drums), Bruce Puckett (electric guitar), Martin
Stuart (saxophone), Derrick Hooks (lead singer)
and Chris Erskin (base). Please see page 5 for
complete coverage of the event.
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Sarah Gammil/Photography Editor
Students want an all-weather track to replace the
current one.
Track and cross country
coach, GregPhillips, agreed with
Jacobs. According to Phillips,
every year Whittier loses
students because it does not have
an all-weather track. "As
prospective students come up
and see the facility, we don't
have a chance of having the
student attend our school,"
Phillips said.
Currently, only three
Southern California
Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference schools 0^a Verne,
Occidental College and
Pomona-Pitzer College) have
all-weather tracks.
Library Not Affected by
New Tax on Periodicals
By Julie Amiton
News Editor
Despite the enactment of a
new California tax on all
periodicals, Whittier College
will not be forced to cut back on
library resources, Phil O'Brien,
Head Librarian, said.
The new sales tax will cost
the state's universities and
public libraries more than $4
million this year in unforeseen
levies on magazines and
academicjournals, according to
a recent Los Angeles Times
article.
The tax was enacted to
reduce the state'srecentbudget
deficit.
The College was forced to
pay $9000 in taxes. According
to O'Brien this was not planned
for, but allowances were made.
"Every library is being hit
badly," O'Brien said.
The nine-campus
University of California system
will pay more than $1.7 million
for the 1991-92 year, while the
20-member California State
University system will pay an
additional $1 million.
To alleviate the effects of
this unexpected tax, some
institutions are being forced to
make some allowances
including cutbacks in library
hours, staff, and resources and
charging students for
materials.
However, the College will
not be forced to use these
measures, according to O'Brien.
"The tax has been taken
care of. I do not think this will
affect us negatively," O'Brien
said. "On the other hand, we
will not experience any
immediate growth, but are
thinking about future growth."
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