• Abstract and Figures
• Public Full-text

QUAKER CAMPUS Informing Whittier College for 80 Years Volume LXXX, Number 23 ^— ' ApriApril 21,19921,19944 " Nixon Suffers Stroke, Complications; Friends, Former Classmates Offer Support by Janine Leigh Kramer ing to Dr. Fred Plum, QC News Editor neurosurgeon-in-chief at the Medical Center. Former President and alum­ Nixon has been undergoing nus Richard M. Nixon is on outpatient treatment for an ir­ heavy medication in a 'last ditch regular heartbeat and had been attempt" to save his fife after he taking a prescribed blood thin­ suffered complications due to a ner. .It is a medical fact that major stroke he had last Mon­ strokes can occur as a complica­ day night. tion of cardiac arrhythmias, but INSIDE Nixon was taken from his no direct fink has been made THE home in Park Ridge, New Jer­ yet. sey, to the intensive care unit at Nixon is presently receiv­ New York Hospital-Cornell ing anticoagulants as well as Medical Center when he had a drugs to reduce intracranial stroke which caused partial pa­ swelling, said Plum. ralysis on his right side and loss Nixon will be monitored by -mss. of speech. physicians whether and to what New Math Professor Nixon's condition stabilized degree speech and movement This Fall on Tuesday so he was moved to may return while trying to pre­ Photo cotuteay of Whittier College's Library a private room. However, Tues­ vent additional complications Former President and Alumni Richard Nixon Dr. Jeff Lutgen will be joining day night he appeared to be like respitory or urinary prob­ Four members of the class has been inundated with mail the Whittier College faculty drowsy and doctors suspected lems from occurring. of 1934 talked about the kind­ from well-wishers. this fall as a professor of that he may have had swelling Yesterday in the Nixon ness Nixon had shown them At press time Nixon's condi­ mathematics. of the brain. A CT scan con­ Room of the Whittier College over the years and howthe press tion was worsening. Pg.5 firmed their suspicions. library, friends and classmates mistreated and misunderstood Info, about Nixon's medical yiEWPOINT Presently, a team of twelve of Nixon came to speak with him. condition obtained from the Los doctors and nurses keep Nixon television crews abouttheirfeel- Nixon's office has been Angeles Times and last night's Plans for Change "under close scrutiny" accord­ ings about the former President. flooded with calls and his home 11 p.m. news on Channel 2. This week the QC solicits responses to the plans to Library Enhancements renovate and actually Whittier College Hosts reconstruct both floors of the Student Union building. Model UN Conference Planned; Disruptions to Pg.3 by. Seng Hua FEATURES QC Staff Writers Students to be Minimal by Aurelio Alba brary policy will be to prohibit Bead Any Good The 44th session ofthe Model United Nations ofthe Far QC Staff Writer all tobacco products, including West {MUNFW)hosted by Whittier College brought together chewing tabacco, as is the Books Lately? 400 students from colleges and universities across various Read about the bookstores in Disruptions to students present case with food, drinks states for a three-day simulation aimed at teaching people using the library during the up­ and smoking. The chance of a Uptown Whittier where you about the United Nations and the issues facing it. can find rare books and good coming library enhancement spit cup tipping over is our ma­ The theme of this year was human rights and about 85 process will be kept at a mini­ jor concern. Although we looked bargains. Whittier College students, acting as chairs of committees, Pg.9 mum by undertaking much of for the best stain resistant car­ delegates representing countries, and UN staffs, along with the improvements during the pet, we have to protect it," said LA&E professor of political science and MUN advisor Mike McBride, summer stated College Librar­ O'Brien. Kathleen Tiirner attended the April 14-17 event held at the Red Lion Hotel. ian, Dr. O'Brien during an in­ Carpeting will not shut Delegates played the role ofthe countries chosen by their terview. down the library and with the school and debated current issues such as the Rwanda situa­ help of library workers, most This week's review is of John "Some problems may arise tion, continuing Arab-Isreali conflict, and the AIDS epidemic materials will be accessible. Water's Serial Mom shows in the fall, but we want stu­ in their respective committees ranging from General Assem­ dents to be aware that it's for The re-lamination of table yet another! evil side of bly to Security Council. The delegation from Whittier College Kathleen Turner. the improvement ofthe services tops in groups of 15 to 20 will represented Peru, Romania, and Gabon, the library provides. We are begin before the end of the year, Pg. il At the conference, secretariat members, students of the enhancing the atmosphere 'and it will be completed during SZPORTS host school running the simulation, acted as moderators and within the library through re­ June. insured debate went smoothly, while other people worked in duction of noise level, increased Painting of the interior of The Playoffs the Department of Public Information typing and printing comfort, and a better appear­ the library is presently under­ are Coming resolutions submitted by the committees, on the conference ance. We would like the im­ way to repair earthquake dam­ Both men's and women's newspaper World Press, as pages or as security personnel. provements to lead to greater age. Although there is not a lacrosse will host their first The schedule for the delegates began with registration on student use. The areas being definite plan, O'Brien hopes all round playoff games over the Thursday afternoon followed by meetings continuing until 11 targeted are areas of student of the interior will be painted, weekend as they, look to p.m.. On Friday and Saturday, participants worked after use, not office improvements," but even if it begins it will not be advance to the final four. breakfast hours for 12 hours with lunch and dinner breaks in explained O'Brien. completed until next semester. Pg.16 between. One major project which is O'Brien said that certain areas Despite the apparent exhaustion, participants had a likely to still be under construc­ would be roped off during the positive view of theexperience overall. "I teamed a great deal tion during the fall is the air process, but he does not antici­ about diplomacy and the United Nations. I also had a good conditioning system. The inte­ pate a major disruption. time and met new people," said freshman Chris Cardott in a rior construction will be given New lounge furniture is be­ telephone interview. priority, but may not be com­ ing purchased to replace the old Freshman Karrah Lompa said it was her "best experience pleted by fall because the inte­ furniture, and it will be installed ever in all her years participating in MUN", adding that rior work is not completely in­ before the fall semester with no everything went well because ofthe "incredible leadership of dependent of the exterior pro­ disruption to library users. • seniors Greg Whaling and Marce Scarbrouftfi, co-advisor cess. In order to alleviate any A committee was set up by Michelle Cervantes, and others." problems, the library will be the library this year to establish *wwin The final event of the conference was Sunday morning issuing information on the sta­ priorities for library refurbish­ when chairs spoke about what occured in their respective Stephanie Oro«z/QC Ant. Photo Editor tus of the library in the fall. ment, to select new items (like committees in the General Assembly and the passing of the Carpeting the library will the furniture), and to serve as a Junior Nancy Peterson In gavel to the next Secretary-General from San Francisco State action. be a two week task beginning Please see MUN pg. 5 on May 23. One change in li­ Please see LIBRARY pg. 6 2/QC April 21,1994 EDITORIAL THE QC EDITORIAL Letters to the Editor Talk Now or Shut Up Later The blueprints are coming, the blueprints are coming! Yes, after over a year of waiting for something to happen, Emcee's Response Whittier College a bad name. should condemn these types of comments and help in the battle you will be more than happy to know that the plans for the Dear Editor, renovation of the Club, as well as the rest of the building in P.S.. If you want to duel, against intolerance. Fvegotmy banjo in hand waiting which it is located, are finally here. It's just too bad that some for you. "Deliverance," baby. Thank you, Since the blueprints for the proposed renovation are people find the time to censor currently being circulated among different student groups other people's first amendment (COR, Society Advisory Board, Interclub, etc.) you will prob­ David A. Stelmach ECHO rights. This happened to us at senior ably hear about the proposed new arrangement of the Stu­ Spring Sing when, (I won't SOMA dent Union, the Spot and the Quaker Campus, COR and mention any names), not the HSA Acropolis offices. area coordinator from 9999 The proposed layout ofthe building in which the Campus Wanberg/Harris, Stauffer/ Intolerance? • * • • Inn is located (and whose name nobody seems to know) would Wardman, or Johnson/Ball but Dear Editor, be veiy different from theexistingarrangementofboth floors. the other one, threatened to Dear Editor, The top floor, across the hall from the CI, would, under one pull the plug on myself and Being a minority at The Whittier People's Lib­ proposal, become a centralized TV/study room, somewhat Dave Lowrey after our second Whittier College isn't always eration Army (WPLA) hereby similar to Turner Hall, surrounded by the aforementioned act "You're this dose, this close easy, especially considering proudly accepts full responsi­ offices.

Load more

  16

Copy Link