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The QC, Vol. 87, No. 03 • September 21, 2000

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■ Acting Up
The students have issued their
cries: "What do we want? Activism! When do we want it? Now!'
Read about it on page 3.
Jewis
:: \
Whittier welcomes a new club
welcoming students of all faiths.
Join and learn more about Judaism
and its practices on page 9.
r^f:.:>
■ Our Review Revue
We review a rock 'n roll nostalgia
film, a landmark restaurant and a
classic novel. Only Phil Hendrie
breaks up our pattern of oldness!
■ Volleyball S
Another One
Women's volleyball begins
SCIAC play with a win against
Pomona-Pitzer.
WHITTIER ♦ COLLEGE
September 21,2000
John (jTeentcaf
'■■•^'WftittUT ,<
Quaker Campus
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 ^m,,™™^*.
http://www.whittier.edu/qc
Wilson Named COR V.P.; Four Other Positions Filled
Former At-Large Member Assumes Executive Position; Cross, Curiel Remkiewicz & Manzo Approved
■ COR
by Ted Leslie
QC Assoc. News Editor
Senior Leanna Wilson will be
assuming the position of Council
of Representatives (COR) Vice
President, progressing from her
role last year as a Member at Large
and Chair of the Faculty Tenure
Committee. COR President senior
Jon Collard foresees that any transitional problems of this administrative change will be minimal.
Wilson is "one of, if not the most
capable person on campus to fill
this position," he said.
Wilson, who is very involved
not only in COR but also as President of the Richard Nixon Republican Club, is looking to promote COR as accessible for all
students. "Some people know all
about COR, and some don't," she
said. "I want them to know there is
someone sitting on COR that represents them. They can get COR's
support to put on something."
Wilson decided to take the
position only a few weeks before
she was due back at Whittier for
this academic year. When her
plans for an internship at the United Nations in New York fell
through, she saw the opening as
an opportunity to get more involved. Due to her previous plans
in New York, "I was already ready
for a big commitment," she said.
Wilson will be at the COR
forum Thursday Sept. 21 at 7 p.m.
in Hoover 100 to answer questions along with Collard and COR
Secretary junior Vincent Vigil.
The other new additions to
COR this year include Program
Board Chair senior Joe Cross, co-
I.S.C. Chairs junior Matt Remkiewicz and senior Karina Manzo
and sophomore Interclub Council
(I.C.C.) President Mario Curiel.
Cross, now in his third year
with the Program Board, says
Homecoming, movies in the La-
trup-Ball Cinema, the annual
Envisioning the Future
Faculty, administration and students gathered in the
Faculty Center on Tuesday, Sept. 19 for the start of
biweekly meetings aimed at preparing the College for
the reaccreditation process next fall. After a short
introduction from President Katherine Haley Will,
Professor of Economics Greg Woirol moderated a
discussion in which those present attempted to define the vision of Whittier College.
Spring Sing and other existing
programs are poised for improvements. So far he has not received
suggestions for any new programs
this year.
Curiel is excited about a good
year for clubs on campus. Curiel
brings experience in leadership
from her high school, where she
was the student body president.
The I.C.C. is preparing for an innovative, productive year. "We
are here for the clubs," she said.
She anticipates guest speakers,
community service and the
I.C.C.'s bimonthly newsletter to
generate club support this year.
Remkiewicz and Manzo are
also new additions to COR this
year. "We specifically want to
bring more light to what societies
are," Manzo said. "[Societies are]
not just parties."
Remkiewicz plans to implement community service projects
done as a council this year, rather
than only by separate societies.
Following last week's resig
nation of
Treasurer senior Lina Katrova, the
search for a
student to fill
her vacated
position is
now underway. On
Tuesday,
Sept. 19 an
application
for the position was sent
to all student
mailboxes.
Collard expects to find
a treasurer by
Monday,
Sept. 25.
The majority of this
year's agenda items will not be set
until the COR annual retreat,
which is scheduled for the last
weekend of September. The Coun-
COR Vice President Leanna Wilson.
cil is currently focused on filling
the seven positions still open—a
task to be completed in the next
two weeks, according to Collard.
Graham Leaves Student Financing Office
Director Accepts Job at New Company; Position Remains Vacant
■ ADMINISTRATION
by Amy Stice
QC News Editor
Former Director of Student
Financing Catherine Graham began a career for a newly-founded
Internet student loan company on
Monday, Sept. 18. The company,
Versura, Inc., was launched on
Monday, Sept. 11, and Graham
will be entrusted with sales and
marketing in 12 western states.
Versura is an online auction
site that allows schools to compare prices of various studentlend-
ers. The website calls itself an
"efficient, open and neutral Internet-based marketplace" for student lending.
Thus far, the company has
been used by Georgetown University, the University of Southern California (U.S.C.), University of California at Los Angeles
(U.C.L.A.) and Yale University,
among others, according to Graham.
Graham, who began her career in administration and financial aid directly after
her college
graduation,
said that she
accepted the
job to "try
something
completely
different."
"I really
think that it
will make a
global difference in
student
loans, which
will in turn
benefit the
students,"
she said.
Such a site
potentially
reduces the
price of loans to students through
open competition.
See FINANCING, page 6
Catherine Graham.
ISSUE 3 • VOLUME 87

■ Acting Up
The students have issued their
cries: "What do we want? Activism! When do we want it? Now!'
Read about it on page 3.
Jewis
:: \
Whittier welcomes a new club
welcoming students of all faiths.
Join and learn more about Judaism
and its practices on page 9.
r^f:.:>
■ Our Review Revue
We review a rock 'n roll nostalgia
film, a landmark restaurant and a
classic novel. Only Phil Hendrie
breaks up our pattern of oldness!
■ Volleyball S
Another One
Women's volleyball begins
SCIAC play with a win against
Pomona-Pitzer.
WHITTIER ♦ COLLEGE
September 21,2000
John (jTeentcaf
'■■•^'WftittUT ,<
Quaker Campus
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 ^m,,™™^*.
http://www.whittier.edu/qc
Wilson Named COR V.P.; Four Other Positions Filled
Former At-Large Member Assumes Executive Position; Cross, Curiel Remkiewicz & Manzo Approved
■ COR
by Ted Leslie
QC Assoc. News Editor
Senior Leanna Wilson will be
assuming the position of Council
of Representatives (COR) Vice
President, progressing from her
role last year as a Member at Large
and Chair of the Faculty Tenure
Committee. COR President senior
Jon Collard foresees that any transitional problems of this administrative change will be minimal.
Wilson is "one of, if not the most
capable person on campus to fill
this position," he said.
Wilson, who is very involved
not only in COR but also as President of the Richard Nixon Republican Club, is looking to promote COR as accessible for all
students. "Some people know all
about COR, and some don't," she
said. "I want them to know there is
someone sitting on COR that represents them. They can get COR's
support to put on something."
Wilson decided to take the
position only a few weeks before
she was due back at Whittier for
this academic year. When her
plans for an internship at the United Nations in New York fell
through, she saw the opening as
an opportunity to get more involved. Due to her previous plans
in New York, "I was already ready
for a big commitment," she said.
Wilson will be at the COR
forum Thursday Sept. 21 at 7 p.m.
in Hoover 100 to answer questions along with Collard and COR
Secretary junior Vincent Vigil.
The other new additions to
COR this year include Program
Board Chair senior Joe Cross, co-
I.S.C. Chairs junior Matt Remkiewicz and senior Karina Manzo
and sophomore Interclub Council
(I.C.C.) President Mario Curiel.
Cross, now in his third year
with the Program Board, says
Homecoming, movies in the La-
trup-Ball Cinema, the annual
Envisioning the Future
Faculty, administration and students gathered in the
Faculty Center on Tuesday, Sept. 19 for the start of
biweekly meetings aimed at preparing the College for
the reaccreditation process next fall. After a short
introduction from President Katherine Haley Will,
Professor of Economics Greg Woirol moderated a
discussion in which those present attempted to define the vision of Whittier College.
Spring Sing and other existing
programs are poised for improvements. So far he has not received
suggestions for any new programs
this year.
Curiel is excited about a good
year for clubs on campus. Curiel
brings experience in leadership
from her high school, where she
was the student body president.
The I.C.C. is preparing for an innovative, productive year. "We
are here for the clubs," she said.
She anticipates guest speakers,
community service and the
I.C.C.'s bimonthly newsletter to
generate club support this year.
Remkiewicz and Manzo are
also new additions to COR this
year. "We specifically want to
bring more light to what societies
are," Manzo said. "[Societies are]
not just parties."
Remkiewicz plans to implement community service projects
done as a council this year, rather
than only by separate societies.
Following last week's resig
nation of
Treasurer senior Lina Katrova, the
search for a
student to fill
her vacated
position is
now underway. On
Tuesday,
Sept. 19 an
application
for the position was sent
to all student
mailboxes.
Collard expects to find
a treasurer by
Monday,
Sept. 25.
The majority of this
year's agenda items will not be set
until the COR annual retreat,
which is scheduled for the last
weekend of September. The Coun-
COR Vice President Leanna Wilson.
cil is currently focused on filling
the seven positions still open—a
task to be completed in the next
two weeks, according to Collard.
Graham Leaves Student Financing Office
Director Accepts Job at New Company; Position Remains Vacant
■ ADMINISTRATION
by Amy Stice
QC News Editor
Former Director of Student
Financing Catherine Graham began a career for a newly-founded
Internet student loan company on
Monday, Sept. 18. The company,
Versura, Inc., was launched on
Monday, Sept. 11, and Graham
will be entrusted with sales and
marketing in 12 western states.
Versura is an online auction
site that allows schools to compare prices of various studentlend-
ers. The website calls itself an
"efficient, open and neutral Internet-based marketplace" for student lending.
Thus far, the company has
been used by Georgetown University, the University of Southern California (U.S.C.), University of California at Los Angeles
(U.C.L.A.) and Yale University,
among others, according to Graham.
Graham, who began her career in administration and financial aid directly after
her college
graduation,
said that she
accepted the
job to "try
something
completely
different."
"I really
think that it
will make a
global difference in
student
loans, which
will in turn
benefit the
students,"
she said.
Such a site
potentially
reduces the
price of loans to students through
open competition.
See FINANCING, page 6
Catherine Graham.
ISSUE 3 • VOLUME 87