Professor Alleges Theft, Assault on Campus Writing Program Audit to Bring Improvements
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The Voice Of Whittier College Since 1914 April 17,2003 QUAKER CAMPUS http://web.whittier.edu/qc Professor alleges theft, assault on campus CRIME per in the professor's office, and the suspect was taken into grabbed a piece of paper and left. custody for theft by the W.P.D. by Patrick Holmes The professor then checked her The victim required no medi QC Assistant News Editor purse and found her wallet miss cal treatment and recovered all A suspect described as a 29- ing. The professor caught up to stolen items. The professor and year- old female was arrested the suspect, but the suspect denied secretary were not available for Monday after allegedly trying to that she had the wallet. She was comment. According to Lewis, steal the wallet out of a profes then pulled into the secretary's who questioned the suspect after sor's purse. The suspect was pre she was detained, the suspect 1 office, and Campus Safety was S^tSw^sJ ^ *' ~ tending to be a student of Whittier called in to investigate. claims that she was given the wal College and may have used the The professor kept a firm grasp let from a student at Whittier same cover to commit a possibly of the suspect's jacket and they named Kelly McGee. The suspect related crime in the Shannon Cen left Deihl heading towards Cam also said she was on campus to ter [see story, QC Issue 19, Volume pus Safety. When the two got out drop off some paperwork with the 89]. side, the suspect tried to pull away, Education Department. Campus The incident took place at and when the professor held on to Safety followed up report, and 10:30 p.m. on Monday, April 10 the suspect's jacket, the suspect found that neither the suspect nor in Deihl Hall. According to Assis allegedly punched the professor in the name Kelly McGee have any • >»»* tant Chief of Campus Safety John the face. The secretary had been association with Whittier College, Lewis, "the purse was left unse following the two and confirmed and the Education Department had cured and unattended while the the story. no records of paperwork being MEGHAN GUARINO / QC NEWS EDITOR victim left the office briefly." The professor managed to dropped off. Freshman Tonesha Webb participates in the Penn Society-spon According to the report filed with keep control of the suspect. On The description of the suspect sored volleyball game in the Lower Quad on Wednesday, April 16. Campus Safety, when the profes the trip to Campus Safety, the sus matches that of a similar incident sor returned she found the suspect The event was a part of the week-long "Un-Greek Week" festivities pect tried to give back the purse that occurred in the Shannon Cen in her office. saying she did not want to get in sponsored by the Inter Society Council in conjunction with Whittier's ter, but no formal link has been nine societies. For full story, see Campus Life, page 9. The suspect told Campus Safe trouble. Around this time Campus ty that she was given permission < Safety arrived, the Whittier Po made. When Whittier Police De- from the secretary to look for pa lice Department was contacted, See CRIME, page 6 Writing program audit to bring improvements • PROGRAM REVIEW analysis as part of the College's been to the writing center for help over: "I think a lot of people aren't think Freshman Writing should be a self-review cycle. on a paper. "I never go to the writ even aware of where the writing whole year, that would give the class "The point of this meeting was ing center, unless I need to staple center is, much less what we have to es more time to bond with each other my paper," first-year student Josh offer," said writing center tutor by Christina Gutierrez to receive interceptive views from and their professors," said junior outside experts," Weil explained. Batts says, "I have confidence that sophomore Jessica Stowell. WritingCenter tutor VivianneBodey. and Eric Dzinski Most students who attended the my writing is already where it needs Due to the wide range of disci Because Weil wants the program QCNews Editor and Opinions Editormeetin g were writing center tu to be; why do I need someone to plines studied at a liberal arts col to change, she arranged for this audit tors, peer mentors and students who lege, the tutors commented, there is to assess student perceptions of the As part of a complete audit of had served as preceptors for intro "/ never go to the writing a multitude of writing styles that program. "I want to see program im the College's writing program, var ductory-level courses. One topic center, unless I need to students are exposed to, and they provements made," Weil explained, ious members of Whittier's writ brought up dealt with the admis staple my paper. I have may not receive instruction about 'This is why I had so many people ing community met in Johnson sions essay that students are re confidence that my basic writing skills, even if they are from the writing center come to this House for an hour and a half on quired to write when applying to writing is already where it proficient in writing in their own meeting. These kids have been Monday, April 14 to discuss the Whittier. The concern of students needs to be; why do I discipline, be it English or Biology. through it all and have many different and faculty involved in the pro writing program and what improve need someone to assure Some of the writing center tu experiences and know how it is." ments need to be implemented to gram is that this essay is not con tors also felt that more students give students the help that they sidered for students' placement in me of that?" would stop by the writing center if Additional reporting by Jon So- need. either the Freshman Writing Sem it were more accessible. "Maybe lovy. Writing Center Director Asso inar, INTD 100, or the remedial Josh Batts the Center could be located in the ciate Professor of English Lan writing class, INTD 90. First-Year Student library, or another, more logical, guage and Literature Susanne Weil Located in the basement of place" said senior Writing Center News You Can Use arranged for Doug Hesse, profes Hoover Hall, the Writing Center's tutor and preceptor, QC Copy Ed Students considering a major sor of English at Illinois State Uni mission is to improve student writ assure me of that?" itor Natalie Kubasek. in Physical Education and Recre versity, and Joan Mullin, professor ing through peer revision. As di Another concern of those in Other concerns that students ad ation are advised that the new name of English at Toledo State Univer rector of Whittier's Writing Pro volved in the program is that much dressed were that skilled writers, of the department is Kinesiology sity, to conduct the review. Though gram, Weil is responsible for hir of the trouble with students' writ including those who work at the and Leisure Science. There are the College usually conducts these ing Writing Center tutors, as well ing possibly occurs before college, Writing Center, are not being chal also new core classes and areas of audits itself, this year's budget al as coordinating peer mentors. when students never fully learn lenged by current standards. Other emphasis within the major. Con lowed auditors from the National According to most of the writ basic writing skills. A few of the tutors were concerned that the writ tact Department Secretary Darline Council of Writing Program Di ing center tutors, many students writing center tutors commented ing curriculum did not meet the McCracken for more information. rectors to perform interviews and who attend Whittier have never on some of the papers that they look standards that other colleges set. "I ISSUE 23 • VOLUME 89 U.N.-Dead Iraq and Nutrition A Feeble attempt Wrap-ups galore No, not zombies. What do the two have in common This issue ended up sucking We're not wrapping up pre Is the United Nations you ask? Absolutely nothing, pretty bad...psych! We review sents—we're wrapping up seasons. finished or can it rise from except that nerve gas isn't good Australia's most disturbing We also cover the continuing suc- the grave? for you. More on nutrition inside! film, Meet the Feebles. esses of Men's Lacrosse. Opinions, Page 2 Campus Life, Page 8 A&E, Page 10 Sports, Page 14 QUOTE OF THE WEEK 'That was cool. We should have a Jell-O wrestling ma|ch every week; I wouldn't mind." —Anonymous student • see Campus Life, page 9 Thursday, April 17,2003 - QUAKER CAMPUS- QC EpiTOMALResidential living, uncut Spring is an interesting time in probably living somewhere they point, and maybe we can make that pie say "Wow, you have too much Amy Stice the lives of Whittier College stu don't want to be, with somebody some kind of identity contest.) time on your hands...where did you Editor-in-Chief dents. Besides the delightful change who they don't want to be living Anyway, what makes it all even get that wonderful Spongebob post of weather, we must deal with such Margo Chilless with. more infinitely fun of an experience er?!?" ' Managing Editor plights as pastel clothing and the Secondly, you have to worry is that dorms are divided up into Hopefully everybody got the dreaded room draw.