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SEPTEMBER VolumeXH Housing Crunch, Naivete Issue 1 Follows
By Max Smith more students wanting on campus housing than the 585 spaces available would The housing problem that accomodate. the Pitzer dorms now face is At this point, various the culmination of a series alternatives were looked into. of misunderstandings and Historically, upperclassmen unprecedented events. In last moving off campus, space at May's room draw, the 365 the other Claremont colleges, spaces alotted forudents were study and recreation room filled and 67 sophomores space, and doubling had were left without rooms. accomodated this influx. This problem has occured in The study and recreation previous years, "but the rooms were deemed unproper number of sophomores .. housing this year because of waiting had never been quite inadequate restroom and that high," says Dean of living facilities. The spaces Students Jane Holcombe. at the other colleges were "In hindsight, I would be unknown until just last concerned." WHERE'S THE TIDRD MAN SLEEP?--- Left, Jim Davis and Jerome Peralta wonder By May 14, the college had week. Since the overflow was where the missing mattress is. This was one of many unprepared rooms awaiting recieved 185 deposits from mostly underclassman, off students. the class of 1991 and offered campus housing such as admission to 53 from the apartments was not seriously waiting list [see related considered because it could By the time the triple and Holcombe made the negatively affect the triples sharing the same story; Overenrollment]. The assignments were made in assignments under the bathroom. 3) spread tripling yield from the waiting list residential nature of the mid-August, the overflow following principles: 1) college. So Holcombe, with among all three residents would prove t6 be higher number had decreased to 75. maintain freshman corridors halls 4) match classes than estimated and the total the advise of Dean of Faculty, The hall directors, Dean of and keep mentor groups the AI Bloom, decided to plan for together 5) make best number of freshman, Freshman Betsy Emerick, same size 2) have no two possible matches, including transfers and special students triples. ended up greater than the 220 housing spaces reserved for them. the whole floor or suite. "In hindsight, I might have Holcombe admits that the mentioned to Paul Ranslow AcdJm~~~k02rr1 Sit©lff: notification to those placed (Vice President of in triples should have been Admissions and College PijjW[p©~®~lf Adm~itit~U1~ M©W® sooner, " but we kept Relations) that we had thinking it was going to another 25 students waiting shakedown." However, when would be lower because of a after draw, and maybe we By Robert Meyer were received, 26 more school started there were still surge of acceptance by the should cut the number of students were admitted from 53 more people than the 585 Each year the admissions staff University of California, and rooms we're holding for new the waiting list The yield spots. admits more students than other schools closely students from 220 to 200, " from this group was much At fee paying, with 69 no they expect to enroll at Pitzer monitored by Pitzer during says Holcombe. During the higher than anticipated; shows, triples could have College, anticipating that a its admissions process. summer, the number of subsiquently, along with late been quickly broken up, but percentage of these students Anticipating a 37% yield students with an on-campus conformation deposits, the this process was delayed in will enroll elsewhere. The from the accepted applicants, space who decided to petition total reached 202 students in order to wait for those who decision of how many a total of 521 students were to move off campus was the freshman class. did not register on time. students to admit involves the accepted. The admission lower than ever. Coinciding Dealing with the possibility "For a few days there, it was incorporation of key factors staff believed this would wiJll this, new student of overenrollment, Jon Parro, a real juggling game to try to such as: attrition rate (the result in 191 confonnation housing cards were Director of Admissions said, guess who's going to fmally number of students who for deposits assuring acceptance. mounting quickly! Dean " We wanted to enroll 185 be in residence," says one reason or another decide For the first time in an students ... we would rather HotcoiD:be, who had been to withdraw), sizes of the Holcombe. For example, if -acting as Housing Director unspecified number of years end up on the high side than a good portion of the no upperclasses, avalible Pitzer employed an for the greater part of the the low ..." This year's shows were actually not housing (both on and off application deadline of April summer in place of.departed freshman class size follows going to enroll and more campus), and the student 1 to help process the Daria Shockley, realized by the trend set by the two students were to move off population's direct impact on increased number of Aug. 1, "That lo and behold, preceding classes, in that campus, "the question would the budget applications. On the the numbers were not going each subsequent class has have been, will we be The recent yields (the National Candidate Reply to shakedown." been slightly larger in underoccupied?" percentge of accepted students Date of May 1st, only 142 As on many campuses number than the year before. Last week Harvey Mudd who do enroll at Pitzer ) have deposits had been received. across the country this year, The administration is called to say that they had six been similar in the last few The admissions staff, currently trying to reevaluate the combination of the large years. In1984 the yield was spaces available and CMC number of returning students believing they had their admissions process in confmned that they had four 43%, in1985-43%, and in overestimated, admitted 27 hopes of fmding a more plus the rise in number of 1986-38%. Although there spaces for Pitzer students. By new students has been hard students from the waiting acctirate method of October 1, according to was an influx of applicants, list Two weeks later, to accomodate. On August anticipating enrollment Holcombe, the number of Pitzer felt its yield this year because only 185 deposits 1 at Pitzer there were 103 triples will drop to 8-10 from its present 23. See Crunch, Page 16 SOFA Opens Doors To Student Volunteer Effort By Jonathan Dowell donating money to aid the problem is more serious in joining in demonstrations arrested last year for refusing Los Angeles, where there are to leave the site of the Last year the organization homeless in Los Angeles. and acts of civil disobediance, no ordinances which make it if necessary, against sweeps. pedestrian tunnels at the called SOFAH, Studets The organization had not asked them to do so. mandatory for the city to Sweeps are organized by the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Organized For America's provide shelter Jor the had their rights violated. Homeless, proved to be a Aside from all these efforts secret service and local police homeless when the in order to disperse groups of Among the violations were group of serious students designed to meet the temperature drops below a homeless people from not being read their rights with both short and long immediate needs of the certain mark. Though specific areas. Last week and not being infonned of the tenn goals. SOF AH's first homeless, SOFAH would like to. research the problem warmer than other areas in police made sweeps to ensure charges. Had it been organizational meeting this the country, winter feasible, these students would year took place on Tuesday, of homelessness in order to the safety of Pope John Paul temperatures in Los Angeles II during his papal visit to have filed suit against the September 15. Senior David receive valuable insight into still present a health risk. Los Angeles. According to city of Los Angeles. In Callies, founder of SOFAH, long-tenn solutions. In SOF AH leader, David another incident, members of has made the position of this Callies, police feared that the SOFAH who were dressed as student organization quite homeless people were clear. He welcomes any The organization is looking into homeless, many of whom are Vietnam veterans, might stopped by a policeman. The student who is willing to ways to help provide medical bring harm to the Pope. The officer first drew his gun offer his or her time and without probable cause, then skills to SOFAH's efforts in care for homeless, whose health reasons given for sweeps, however, are not always ordered the group to assume a helping the homeless. suffers appallingly as a result stance against the wall, and Last year, students offered clear. An organization called of living on the streets. Justiceville, led by a man proceeded to frisk some of their cars for transportation, named Ted Hayes, has the female members of the took photographs, stuffed group. envelopes, made telephone addition, the organization is Such ordinances, he adds, repeatedly engaged in acts of civil disobediance and staged Any member of SOFAH will calls, wrote letters to editors looking into ways to help exist in cities like New tell you that the group's and politicians, and gathered provide medical care for the York, where the winters are demonstrations in opposition to sweeps. Hayes spoke at main objective is to get food and clothing for Los homeless, whose health considerably more harsh. Homeless Awamess Week students directly involved in Angeles' homeless. In April, suffers appalling] y as a result To add to the hardships of the the problem of SOF AH staged a memorable of living on the streets. homeless in Los Angeles, last April. Hayes believes that if Martin Luther King homelessness. Many and successful Homeless However, SOF AH does not new ordinances have been students are sympathetic to Awareness Week, during yet know how funds could be passed recently which Jr. was alive today, he would be fighting for the rights of the cause, but do not feel that which Claremont students appropriated toward buying prohibit homeless people homeless people. they, as individuals, can donated thousands of cans of medical supplies. from sleeping in pedestrian make a difference. College food and filled an entire room Although its efforts are just tunnels and doorways. Sweeps are just one aspect of what Professor Garcia refers students, however, are in with clothing for the beginning to get underway, Because of these measures, many ways more able to help homeless. SOF AH members members of SOFAH expect Professor Garcia believes to as a "double legal standard" affecting the the homeless than homeless also constructed a replica their most critical time of many more homeless people homeless today. He people themselves. They shantytown in front of Scott action to be the months from are in danger of freezing to have many resources Hall where some members October to December, when death this winter. For this maintains that the rights of this community are availible to them and can use slept for an entire week. The the weather becomes colder. reason, SOFAH will be very these resources to raise week culminated with a party Many homeless peple suffer active in the winter months, consistantly violated. He adds, too, that members of public awareness. SOFAH to which admission was or die from hypothennia in providing warm clothing, SOFAH have experienced has demonstrated that $1.00 with two cans of food. America each year. blankets, and hot food for the creativeness and students' To the suprise of the According to Professor homeless. this "double legal standard" directly. Five members of willingness to invest their organization some students Homer Garcia, the faculty Still another concern for time and energy can indeed insisted on anonymously sponsor for SOF AH, this SOFAH members will be the organization, who were make a difference.
Elderhostle Comes To Pitzer
By Linda Klein designed classes, taught by planned for after class time, Why do they come? Most themselves to be put on a Pitzer faculty. The session including local tours and realize that there are no age shelf. A long time attender Learning at Pitzer by no in June dealt with a wide trips. The students attending limits for learning and that of Elderhostle, Josephine means ends when the regular tange of subjects: Mozart, during Japan - Week were education does not stop when Smith, has noticed, "The students head for home in the Nicaragua, and The Good invited to visit the Zen you graduate. They enjoy new old people won't take it spring. Learning continues Life. Center of Mt. Baldy. Other the age they are at. Like one like the old old people." So, as another generation steps in The July session was events included tours of the participant put it, ''I'm in the this new breed of older to fill the shoes of Pitzer centered around the theme of Botanical Gardens, 5 College prime of my senility!" Most people are embracing life for students. Enter Elderhostle. Japan. The students learn~ a tours, guest speakers and of tend to believe that there is a all it is worth and Elderhostle This network of college variety of things about course some afternoons were new age of older people on is a program providing programs for the elderly Japanese culture and dedicated to just lounging the horizon. The older support for that movement. brings 50 "over sixty" lifestyles. There were no around by the pool. generation is not allowing students back into the tests, no homework and no classroom for an intense one proir knowledge of the week session. The subject matter was required. Elderhostle program strives They only needed to bring News Briefs to reintroduce the challenges with them the desire to and thrills of college level stretch their young minds. There are several new The Graduate Record The Women's Center learning into what could To get a true feel of college changes in the Housing Examinations (GRE) is now a new addition to the otherwise be a very stagnet life the students had the Department. David Winn is wiD be offered on Grove House. A wide range lifestyle. One of the ideals gracious opportunity to the new Dean of Housing. Deeember 12. Regular of speakers lead weekly behind the world wide experience three meals a day Daria Shockley is now regestration ends Nov. 6. discussions dealing with program is to provide older in the McConnell Dining working in the Alumni Cost ranges from $29-58, various issues. For more people with different options room. Although they were Office. Wenona Price is the depending on each students information call extension when they may feel they considerably quieter than the new Holden Hall Director and needs. Infonnation can be 3653. have few. regular crowd, the dining hall Chris Freeberg is the new obtained in the Career Pitzer offered two Elderhostle "electricity" was still there. Hall Director of Sanborn. Center. sessions this summer, one in A multitude of interesting June and one in July. and different events were South Korea Attempts Democratic Changes By Winston !noway Various views exist among students, but watching what the middle class does in the in general they are egalitarian, nationalistic, and upcoming months. There has been almost three months of strikes some voice Marxist doctrine. They call for the end Another significant factor in the current political and demonstrations since the current ruling of the current government and its relations with the situation is the 1988 Summer Olympics scheduled government of South Korea agreed to ease its United States. It is their view that the United States to take place in Seoul. South Korean international restricti!>ns on organized activity and move toward is responsible for the pressure of economic growth credibility is tied to the success of the Olympic more democratic principles. The political unrest has which has lead to the low wages and high work rate. Games. If the United States and other major nations come as a response to the growing need for social Above all they see the need to end autocratic choose not to participate in the Games because of a and political change to keep up with South Korea's regimes which have exploited South Korea's lower potential security risk, South Korea's image will economic advancements. It was considered a major and middle class. suffer as well as the absence of expected income development when the ruling government announced It is the relationship of the military and the produced from the Games. In this way, the United that it would amend the national constitution and students, says Dr. Geung, that models the political States is tied to the changes in South Korea. In hold presidential elections by December of this year. situation in South Korea. The students have the another way, the United States might send a ability to bring down the current regime, but they message to the ruling government in Seoul, making The upcoming elections are the key to South lack the ability to put together a government. On clear its desire to see refonn. Roh Tae Woo has met Korea's prospects for democracy, according to Dr. the other side, the military has the capability of with President Reagan, but the Unites States has yet Geung Chan Bae, Professor of International forming a new government. But the only to announce its support for any party or individual. Relations at the Claremont Graduate School. Dr. mechanism they have is a military coup, which is The administration has sent word to South Korea Geung discussed the current political situation in an event all groups hope to avoid. It is the inability that it does not wish to see the military taking a South Korea as a guest speaker at the Thursday of any one actor to proVide a legitimate structure of political role. Lunch and Conversation, at the International Place government that has made the past three months a In light of all that has happened in the past few on September17. critical time for South Korea. months, Dr. Geung cautions that American The political unrest in South Korea is partially a According to Dr. Geung, the key factor in the observers should not limit their view to the classical responce to the 16 year autocratic rule of current upcoming election will be what group can attract theory that economic development will always lead President Chun Doo Hwan, and also a response to the support of the middle class. He reports that 80% to social and political development. "Political the social and economic climate of South Korea's of South Koreans consider themselves middle class democracy is not the only possibility of political labor and working class in the midst of a developing when in actual figures, the numbers are closer to change." He also believes that the United States international economy. Economic development has 30%-40%. "The middle class will play a significant should take note of the recent Yellow Revolution in led many workers to compare their situation with role. They want a change in direction, but not a the Republic of the Philippines. If the United States workers of other industrial nations such as Japan and bloody revolution." Whoever can best co-opt the hopes to see a move toward democratic reforms, Western Europe. A contributing factor to South middle class will have the strongest position in the then it should take special consideration of the Korea's economic success is its labor practices. elections. Dr. Geung stresses the importance of events leading up to the December presidential With labor costs at $1.55 per hour, wages are much elections. lower than countries of comparible economic development. The 54.4 hour work week also exceeds other country's labor practices. Factors such as these have lead to the current outcry for reforms in the work place. On June 29 of this year, the ruling party suprisingly agreed to grant a number of reforms. One agreement was the right of workers to strike and voice grievances against management. Since June 29, South Korea has been stagnant with strikes, labor negotiations, demonstrations, and violence. Although the looser labor restrictions allow an outlet for suppressed social and economic disparity, the prospects for change seem to lie in the upcoming presidential elections in December. The direction that the various political groups take will be the decisive factor as to what social and political situation will develop in the next few years. Dr. Geung discussed some of the different elements that key upon the elections and prospects for democracy. The two groups taking the greatest interest in the upcoming elections are the opposition organization and the current ruling party. The ruling party, the Democratic Justice Party, Ullrffll Forrip LIM,..f'· Language study abroad provides an hopes to retain political power in the election of unparalleled opportunity for attaining fluency in a foreign language. Roh Tae Woo, the man choosen by President Chun Doo Hwan to succeed him. Roh Tae Woo has tried 611m11 Globlll E4WIIfioll. Studying abroad enables you to gain a to gain the support of the workers by voicing his global perspective as it provides valuable insights into how other peoples interest in labor/management reforms. The two work and live. most likely candidates of the opposition are Kim Young Sam and Kim Dae Jung. As of yet, the E•hau C.reer ,.,_,.,,.In a society which is becoming opposition has not been able to form a single party. increasingly international in scope, you 'II gain the edge that future The weakest possibility for the opposition is that employers will recognize. the two Kims may both run on different tickets, thus splitting the opposition's numbers. CIM•f' Ynr Life. Whether you select a summer, semester or full aca In addition to the ruling party and the opposition, demic year program, you 'II find that studying abroad will change your /if e. other elements in the upcoming elections are the M11u ynr .oN lolllly. For details contact: military, government officials, and upper class, which represent more conservative views. On the other side there are the university students who support a more leftist position. The military has not been a political actor up to now, but it has represented the conservative upper class, who also support the government and management in labor disputes. The upper class fear student centered uprisings, and some conservatives feel that the leftists should be exterminated. The question in most minds is how much longer the military will put up with the students and radical left. Both the For further information please contact the Pace Office at Pitzer College ruling party and the opposition hope that the military will not stage a coup, and thus negate the Ext. 8104 electoral process. 1· teresting Perspee ive On Freshmen remarks, "Minority representation by the rule of the school is equal, but socially there are problems. Sometimes it's a little hard to fit in with the majority, but I find I get along with most of the people. It is more difficult for those who are shy. I don't believe in the quota system though. Requirements for admission should be based on ability, not race." Although our class has a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, our reasons for attending Pitzer are very similar. When asked what most attracted him to the school, Josh Herman responded "The academic freedom. By goint here, I won't lose a year of searching by having to take required courses that would not interest me." Also C?ntinued on Page 10 as follows: California (81 By Sheryl Seckel Pitzer has resulted in increased selectivity. Only students), Arizona (13), New The class of 1991 has fifty percent of applicants York (12), Massachusetts arrived! They will be referred were accepted this year, (10), Colorado (9), Illinois to as freshman for the entire compared to sixty-five to (9), Oregon (8), Washington year; however, the negative sevent percent in 1985 and (8), Missouri (6), and Connecticut (5). connotations typically 1986. associated with that title do Pitzer is, without a Pitzer has succeeded in not exist at Pitzer. Pitzer doubt, a nationally (as well having geographic diversity; however, the school has always been a school as locally) renoun school, where fresman can get just as drawing stiidents from twenty continues to look for a involved in the community six states and six nations. In greater number of miw·<.y as any other class. The class terms of selectivity and students. The Dean of of 1991 will not be an quality of education, it ranked Admissions, Paul Ranslow, exception to this rule. within d1e top ten percent has stated "last year was a As far as admission out of over 3400 colleges and fine year for Pitzer terms, this year's freshman universities in the nation. admissions, and as we class is the most competitive Proof of Pitzer's expanding continue to see increases in to enter Pitzer. However the popularity can be found in the number and quality of word competitive does not the geographic breakdown of students, we know that we necessarily mean a 4.0 GPA this year's freshman class. must redouble our efforts to and a 1600 SAT score. Only forty-one percent of the attract underrepresented Competition deals with the class of 1991 are from minorities." This year Pitzer number of students who California; the majority of admitted twenty-four Asians, apply to a school in students come from out of seven blacks, and seventeen ANOTHER HAPPY CAMPER IN THE ADMISSIONS relationship to the number state. The top ten states are Iatinos. Freshman Mart Han OFFICE. accepted. Most schools accept the top percentage in terms of SAT and GPA, while Pitzer accepts students who can contribute more than a grade point average to the community. This is not to say that Pitzer's freshmen had low grades and SAT scores; on the contrary, they entered having one of the highest averages of the two in the history of the college. However they also have lived up to their predicesor5 in terms of the amount of extra curricular involvement they participated in during high school. This year the amount of inquiries, applications and waiting list students was double that of 1985. The amazing burst of interest in THREE CAMERA SHY FRESHAMN Senior
direction of the school I had been out of school for system in Chino," said 20 years, " stated Chamberlain. "It has only Chamberlain. been three years since I went As a political studies through the school system. major, Chamberlain hopes to I know the problems and the use his degree by being a things that should be politician. "I thrive on all stressed," added things political. By Chamberlain. supporting education, I can Throughout his have some effect on social, campaigning , economic and political Chamberlain's opponents changes for the betterment of continually bring up his the Chino School District relatively young age as an and society in general," said issue. He answers his Chamberlain. On campus he is forming a WORKING FOR A WIN-- David Chamberlain studies recent data concerning the opponents by pointing out committee to help aid his Chino School Board. He is running for one of three seats to be contested Nov. 3 an advantage to having just completed his education in campaign, "I think it is the Chino school system. important to note that there board member very seriously. By Mike Gosnell running for a seat on the "If I were elected, I has been and informal group Chino School Board. At the He has been involved in the would offer a very unique on campus that is called . Senior David age of 21, he is a resturning politics of the Chino Unified and different perspective on Pitzer Students For David Chamberlain carries with candidate with a good chance School District for over four educational decisions. I Chamberlain and is headed by him a tough goal of being of winning the election and years now. came through the system Debi Hutchens," said elected a US Congressman. starting on his goal to be a "I do not hold this in my only three years ago. I feel Chamberlain. "Their plans Obviously this would take Congressman. mind as just a step to get there I can empathise with the include fund raising and enormous amounts of time, Even though busy with [Congress]. I would not be students and teachers about anything else they can do to effort and luck. In wasting school, Chamberlain is running for school board if I their problems better than if help win the election," added no time, Chamberlain is taking the position of school did not truely care for the
By Johanna Murphy talk to no matter what", special at Pitzer. of Hall K-2 in Holden. One interviewed that the training which is really what it is all On Hall L-2 in Holden, way in which her week served to bring all When one thinks of the about. Mike Wranovics is the expectations differed from those involved closer, while role that R.A.'s (Resident Stacy Kyman, the R.A. Mentor. He became reality was the fact that she also allowing them to Advisors) and Mentors play of Hall L-2, supports that interested in the job because was trained and prepared for become friends among in our lives, a variety of "expectations aren't usually of past experience with the worst, and her group got themselves. Also voiced was thoughts come to mind. lived up to." She put a lot similar positions. At frrst, settled so quickly without the fact that the staff is close, They are usually there for us of planning into being an he admits "I felt strange, but problems. On the issue of and enjoys working together. to open doors, listen to R.A. , such as creating a soon extablished a role of dealing with an authoritative complaints, and generally comfortable soothing room someone my Mentees could role, Elissa feels it "unifies Although only a few of lend support. We do know where students would feel at look up to, someone who student body and staff in a the staffs opinions have been their role, but do we really ease. During our interview had a little more experience common goal." It has been recorded here, a taste of their know their opinions and the true role of an R.A. was at Pitzer." Mike feels things interesting to see people of perspective is given. It is reaction to this new exercized as students stopped have gone smoothly, very different backgrounds important to realize that position? As soon as they by with requests. She feels although he would have liked come together and coexist so above all, the Resident have been chosen R.A. or that her position is to help to have had a smaller Mentor well. Elissa comments Advisors and Mentors are Mentor, many expectations freshmen, to whom college group; "having a large group "Most of all, I love seeing here to help us in any way arise. Are these expectations can be a new and confusing hinders it's being a group, all these new people they can. It is exciting to met? Finally, these people place. She comments on and people tend to do experience Pitzer in their see the progress of student have a responsibility to the expectations versus reality by different things." Mike goes individual ways." interaction, and involvement administration, as well as the saying that "one is always on to say "the program is A significant part of the at Pitzer. Here is a list of all students. Could a balance preparing for the problem, valuable, I've had a great success of the R.A. and R.A.s and Mentors on the between the two be difficult the student, or the situation, time doing it" Mentor program is unity. It Pitzer Campus: to keep? The following are a but when it comes down to Elissa Epel is the Mentor was expressed bv those few interviews with R.A.'s it, one's own personality and and Mentors which will help instincts guide them." shed light on their Ben goren, Mentor of PITZER, PAUl t WEAVER perspective and opinions. Level Z200 in Mead, realizes Ceth Ashen is the that the experience of being a REsident Advisor of Tower Mentor has enabled him to Win Mead. 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Creeping on, they gleam by-- comatose, ever verbose. stark and passing ... fading on; some don't fir.d out 'till they're half dead. Cymbols crashing symbols to the cement of neighboring dust. unwhaling, forgiveness everprevailing; a feel, a glimpse oh dear God! "What was your name again?" Friends in Sanborn get together for a quiet study break. Mead resident getting a helping hand. "\/'/I~~ oTHERtl ,"~'~ I:-'..,...... ' ...... rk's Conservative V.. ews Threatens gbts excessive amounts of lead By Susan Calvin Moreover, Bork has made it States Supreme Court. Bork that female employees that a woman has the right public that he severely limits commented that he opposed the were at risk of having to make private decisions Circuit Court Judge Robert the application of the equal final decision to repeal the law. chilren with birth defects if about her own pregnancy, Bork, who is Reagan's latest gratification clause of the His arguement was based on the they decided to become and has declared Roe vs Wade appointment to the Supreme fourteenth amendment This grounds that there is nothing in pregnant As a result, the to be~"wholly unjustifiable Court, is in no way fit to amendment states that the the constitution guarenteeing company insisted that all and unconstitutional". serve as part of that judicial government will not everyone the right to use birth the women who were To state, .as right body. The extremist views discriminate against racial control. In his arguement, he exposed had the choice of wing extremists have, that he has freely expressed over lines, but Robert Bork feels even went so far as to compare sterilization, or loosing Bork should not be denied his the last 25 years threaten the that equal protection for the right of marital couples to their job. When the position on ideological constitutional rights of all hispanics, homosexuals, have sexual relations without Union took the company grounds is absurd. Americans. If nominated, women or the handicapped is the fear of producing an to court, Judge Bork ruled Candidates for Supreme Bork will influence not guarenteed under this unwanted child, to the right of in favor of the company. Court positions have always important decisions with his amendment public utility companies who Five of the women been nominated on the basis conservative interpretation of Judge Bork also evade compliance with underwent the surgical of their ideological stands as the Constitution, and he has fails to respect individual pollution laws. This analogy, operation because they had well as their extensive also implied in a testimony rights. This can be that asserts that regulating to keep their jobs. Within knowledge of the to Congress in 1981 that he demonstrated through his private sexual relations is the months of their constitution. The Senate is may challange cases that comments on Griswold vs. same as regulating the amount sterilization, that area of responsible for ensuring that have already been decided. Connecticut A number of of pollution that industries the plant was closed down the candidate is fit to serve, Minority rights , for years ago, the state of release into the environment, is and the women ultimately and has rejected example, is one area that Connecticut passed a law absurd. lost their jobs. This case approximately one out of Bork has verbally contending that it was The clearest and most is an unfo~nate example every ftve nominations for condemmed in the past, and criminal for anyone, even frightening example of Bark's of the total disregard that the Supreme Court in the may challenge in the future. married couples, to use birth views is exemplified through Robert Bork has for past If the United States When Congress passed a law control. When the state of his decision on the OCAW vs. individual rights. plans to uphold its principles that forced hotels and Connecticut prosecuted and American Cyanamid case in Judge Bork also of liberty, equality and restaurants to serve black convicted a doctor that had 1984. The case began when an flatly denounces the freedom, then Robert Bork Americans, he described it as prescribed birth control, the American Cyanamid factory Supreme Court's decision must not be appointed as a "unsmpassed ugliness". case went before the United exposed workers to such on abortion. He denies Supreme Court Judge. Letter To the Editor existance of extra on Scott to use as an office. the current housing crisis is a campus housing, namely Besides this the rest of the Fear and Loathing at Pitzer This is not what we are clear manifestation of this two unused R.A. study rooms are unavailable College: paying for! This is not the administrative "bad attitude". apartments in Mead Hall, for living. This "important Through a series of way Pitzer has been in the To exemplify these points one capable of housing four to office" is open one hour a discussions with Jane past. In fact these behaviors need only notice the way in six students. For the first day. In combination these Holcombe, David Winn, and are the antithesis of why which the administrators have time ever in Pitzer history rooms could house nine Michele Scott this student most of us choose Pitzer dealt with student proposals. a Mead study room has students in Mead alone! Yet over competing schools, has found himself face-to face David recently learned about the been invaded by Michele David Winn refuses to allow with the ugly realization that (because it sure wasn't the Pitzer College has begun an price. baby!). Past Letter Cont. page 12 unfOrtunate shift toward total generations of students have bureaucratic control. actively sought to create a Suddenly phrases such as, student school-- personal, THE OTHER SIDE "that's just the way we're functional and concerned. I Pitzer College 1050 N.-Mills Ave. going to do it", "that's just have much fear that our the way it is" and the beloved Dean of Student Claremont Ca. 91711 infamous, "we don't have the housing, David Winn, like Editorial Board ...... Mike Gosnell, David Straus, Heather Twist authority to change the his colleagues Jane and Assistant Editor ...... Todd Hjelt decisions that we make", Michele, know not of what Layout Editor ...... Stacey Kyman have found their way into the he speaks concerning such News Editor ...... Winston !noway Pitzer administrative matters. By all empirical Features Editor ...... Linda Klien vocabulary. When logic fails evidence one would think Editorial/Other Side (Opinion) ...... 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The staff reserves the right to edit 2. print gossip columns. articles to conform to space requirements and publication guidelines. 3. take issue with any policy or program without printing both sides. Unsigned editorials represent a majority opinion of The Other Side staff. Signed opinions reflect the views of the author only. Send letters or articles to The Other Side encourages letters to the editor. The author's Tbe Other Side, Pitzer College. name is required, but it will be withheld from printing if it is requested and the editorial board agrees. Forgotten Sandwich Shops: Starting School For Scandal In Although Daphne had though. New Trend Lunch Scene graduated from a large "I will have to make some By Linda Klein coast and in the Mid-West few extra minutes. Four institution of higher adjustments though", Daphne Are you tired of the They're famous for their dollars is enough if you can education back East, she thought, "Mainly my clothes - "trendy" l~ch scene? Then original style of sucessfully resist the ice had decided that she wanted these girls are fashion disasters, set the trend and try out some "sandwiching". Their cream. to experience a smaller God visible body hair is so of the area's "forgotten sandwiches are not only Both the original school, a real school. passe'." Sandwich Shops". generous, their round. The Tasty Bagel Works and Tasty As a famous model and Tiffany looked at that Daphne Wolfs market is a cute meger of hunger should start Bagel Too are good breaks actress, Daphne was not girl, her suitemate the model, and friendly grocery store with the smallest size from the ordinary sandwich, able to form close bonds over and honked the horn of her very near the campus at 160 sanwich ( 4" ) and work his but The Works is by far the with her peers at golf cart. She was sure glad her w. Foothill (comer of way up. These are serious better of the two. They are Princeton. She was parents bought her this golf cart Foothill and Harvard) You'll sandwich people and they'll owned and operated by the hoping that at a school so she didn't have to walk to fmd a meat counter offering "make it your way". same people, but Tasty Too like this; one that meals or classes along with just generous hot and cold Schlotzk's is located in the is still working kinks out encourages the everyone. She was actually on sandwiches, soup, and chili Skaggs Alpha Beta shopping Both offer deli sandwiches blossoming and her way to the mailroom now that's really got a kick to it center just south of the 10, along with their bagels at a development of not just to see if her Laura Ashley You'll eat your fill for about on Claremont center drive. range of 3-5 dollars. Tasty the mind but the spirit in wallpaper was here. It should three dollars. It is open until With cost ranging from 2-6 Too has the advantage of a small, loving have been in days ago. She 7 p.m. on weekdays and 6 on dollars, they'll feed you well being right across the street community, she could didn't know how they expected weekends. anytime between 11 a.m.-10 from Pitzer at Foothill and achieve her goals. Not people to live in donns that Bentley's, located at p.m. (9 p.m. on Sundays) A Claremont (near Claremont only were most of the kids were like bad 70's communes 235 Yale in the village, must for the Sandwich Yogurt), an easy walk from so out of it here they without necessities to make it a breaks the traditional conisuer.. the campus. But if you've wouldn't know who she bit more comforatable. sandwich shop atmosphere, Bryan's is close to got a hankering for big or was; they wouldn't even Tiffany wouldn't even be at because it's not a sandwich school, but you'd never find Bagel piled with cream care. But she was hoping this pit of a school if she could shop. Much like Wolfs, it accidentally. It's in the cheese the Works is worth that someone would care, have gotten into any other. they'll serve you hot and cold Griswald's Old School mall the extra distance. Both are preferably a cute boy. Besides with no requirements sandwichs over the butcher on Indian Hill and Foothill open Monday-Saturday 7-9 Now Daphne wanted to she could take all the pottery counter. This is a great (downstairs), and is open and Sunday 7-6. Get there experience what she was courses she wanted. "Maybe fll place if you only have a few from 9-5 daily . Their early for the best selection. robbed of; a nonnal, major in glass blowing for fun minutes and will only cost sandwiches are tasteful and So if ·you are conditioned average college life. It and therapy" ,she thought you two or three dollars. the atmosphere is pretty nice, to think 109 Yale, Harvard would be hard for her Her roommate was such a Open Monday-Saturday 9- but their big plus is that they Square or Walters when 6:30 p.m. double as an ice cream shop. someone says "sandwich", Schlotzk's is new in There is no getting out of get out of the rut (and the the area, but they have a Bryan's with just a sandwich, village) and try something a great reputation on the East the wide selection of Dreyer's little different. Variety is the will keep even the satisfied a spice of Claremont. Dining Hall Recipies: McCartney : Dead or Alive Change of Pace By Ctiris Fey and By Linda Klein can cook it as you would a Perrin Williams It is amazing how regular waffle. This recipe quiet voice is heard to say it was claimed that he works with other fruits, such A recent article in something which sounds represented a minister. Ringo quickly the food in the dining hall becomes boring and as bananas. Use your People magazine tells of the like "I hurried Paul." follows John in a black suit, imagination. rumored death of Spuds What the voice actually supposedly an undertaker. Next redundant. So, instead of complaining, students can MacKenzie and lists many says is "cranberry sauce," is Paul, barefoot and smoking Bread Pudding different claims of "proof," but it can sound like with his right hand (Paul is left solve the problem themselves. It is time to get including that "Go Spuds either, depending upon handed), the corpse. Last is Before you start this one, Go" played backwards states what one is listening for. George, dressed in shabby creative. The possibilities are endless if you take a good you have to make sure that "Spuds is dead." This In 1968 Paul was still clothes, the gravedigger. In the there are raisins out situation is analogous to the not making appearances, background is a VW Bug with look at what you have available. somewhere. Check the salad hype that surrounded Paul but the Beatles did release the license plate "28 IF," and bar and the cereal area. First McCartney twenty years ago. the White Album. This this was taken to mean that Here are two ideas for recipes. If you have any old run two pieces of bread (any McCartney dropped out bizarre compilation of McCartney would have been kind) through the toaster set of public view in 1967. songs, which supposedly twenty-eight, IF he had lived. favorites, send them to Box 495 and we'll print them! on very light. Or you can let Mter a myriad of previous drove Charlie Manson to In truth, Paul turn¢ twenty two peices sit on your tray public and media appearances lead his "family" to seven that year. Cinnamon Apple Waffles during the first part of your this did seem odd. Why were commit vicious slayings, The major ramification of meal. The idea is to dry it only the other three Beatles includes the song the rumors was that Beatles out a little. When it is dry, showing themselves? "Revolution 9." This record sales skyrocketed. Some Cut an apple into small chunks. One apples is good remove the crusts and cut The 1967 movie Magical song starts with someone said rumors were almost slices into small cubes. In a assuredly started by the record for about two waffles. Put Mystery Tour ends with the repeating "Number bowl, combine whole milk, four Beat1es dancing in white nine ... number company itself, as sales them in a bowl with a tablespoon of butter and two teaspoons of sugar and a tuxedos and wearing roses. nine ... number nine" for no dwindled after the release of handful of raisins. Cook this John, Ringo, and George all evident reason. However, "Sgt. Pepper." However, about two or three teaspoons of sugar (honey works too). in the microwave for about a have red roses. Paul's is when this is played teenage imagination nurtured minute. To get the right and built upon the rumors to Coole this in the microwave black. The album of the backwards, it sounds like amount of milk, you might fllm has a color photograph he is repeating "Tum me the point of absurdity. Paul is for about 45 seconds. Then stir. Cook again until apples have to experiment. The idea of the same scene. It also on dead man." very much alive and releasing is to have just enough for the contains the song Abbey Road was albums. Then again, Larry are soft. In another bowl, prepare a "waffle's worth" of bread to soak up. "Strawberry Fields Forever," released in 1969. On the Nonnan sings 'Tve been Well, there are some which ends with a musical cover of this album, the listening to some of Paul's batter. throw the apples in the batter, add cinnimon to starters. See what you can interlude of psychedelia. At four Beatles are shown records lately; I think he really come up with! the end of the interlude, a crossing a street First is is dead." taste and mix. from here you John. dressed in white, and 0 Movie Review Fatal Attraction: Emotional Thriller Restaurant Review By J. Patrick Henry th3n trying to kill both Dan implemented at the fllm's and his wife. most climactic moments. Fiesta Bar Debuts Before going to see this Consistancy is this film's The storyline is also a little film, prepare yourself for a major problem. The only inconsistanl In hte At Bob's Big Boy very intense expirience thing that stays really good beginning of the fllm we are because Adrian Lyne's new throughout the almost two treated to some really rnd sex By Brian Gibb salad bar and all the soup you film "Fatal Attraction" is not hour fllm are the scenes in which all the can eat, either minestrone or a movie that can be called performances by Douglas, tension, attraction and Good news Pitzer vegetable. The food is fresh mellow. The fllm stars Close and Archer. The entire passion are conveyed quite students! Now you can get and ther are plenty of choices Michael Douglas as Dan cast fit into their roles and clearly to the audience. great Mexican food at a price for vegetarians. Galager, a lawyer who has an situations with an ease that Many times throughout the that is actually cheaper than The decor of Bob's is late affair with Alex Forrest, who almost makes the audiance movie I was on the edge of what we pay for McConnell. 70's Dennysesque, but the is excellantly portayed by forget that they are sitting in my seal But about two Bob's Big Boy has added a food is very satisfying. Glenn Close. Dan indulges a movie theater watching a thirds of the way through the new feature to the menu at Bob's Big Boy has two in two nights of kinky sex in movie. "Almost" is the key movie it begins to drng and its Foothill and Indian Hill locations that are quite close strange places while his wife word, however, because we you realize you've been locations - the Fiesta Bar! to Pitzer: Indian Hill and and little girl are away for the are frequently reminded of sitting in your seat a very For $4.99 one can experience Highway 10, and Foothill weekend. Trouble begins the what we are doing and where long time and "can't they just "all-you-can-eat" Mexican and Towne, both of which last night when Alex tries to we are by some really funky get on with it?'' Even food. The Fiesta Bar is are open until midnight On commit suicide as she camera shots. There are too though there were several stocked with everything you Sundays there is a breakfast realizes that Dan doesn't want many shots where the film is tense or jolting scenes, many need to create fantastic bar until noon, when the their relationship to be jarred by the cameraman's times they were also nachos, great tacos and of Fiesta Bar begins. If you ongoing. Dan figures that footsteps. This works in predictable. course, taco salads that defy feel up to it after your meal, by bandaging her partially some places and in movies Overall, the film is an the imagination. The Fiesta Big Boy souvineer banks are severed wrists he has also where a creature's-eye-view excellant piece of work. The Bar is replenished constantly available for $2.75- no dorm bandaged her psyche and put can enhance the scene, but really good scenes are so with fresh chili, refried room is complete without a an end to their passionate here it just looks like good that you wish every beans, cheese, guacamole, smiling big boy on the rendez-vous. 1bis is not the someone was looking for a scene in the movie could be sour cream, salsa, olives, coffee table. Don't hesitate ... case as he finds out that Alex new way to use the camera. so electrifying. Lyne makes lettuce, rice, tomatoes, act now! Visit your closest is more than just slightly But then, strangely enough, us feel exactly how he wants, onions, taco shells, nacho Bob's Big boy today. Junior crazy. When Dan fends off the fllm will turn around and and that is what makes the chips, flour tortillas, and Linda Klein summed up the her less- than- subtle do something really cool like film such an emotional delicious taco salad bowls. fiesta Bar experience attempts at communication, the bathtub scene at the end rollercoaster. It is definately Included in the low price pedectly, "It's not just a she cooks the family rabbit, or some really great self worth seeing. of $4.99 is also the cold salad bar.. Jt's a Fiesta!!" and settles on nothing less destructive knifing Freshmen SnJrud©l~ I Continue from pg 5 • emphasizing the benefits of C~ru®m©l Pitzer's unique education is Ask Jane Mide Ransom who enjoys ~~ [8@1 this to happen, sighting the holding out his firm unused housing space on the might be a good idea to handshake sets) countless hall director's opposition and administrative/politician hand Pitzer campus. The space create alternate study space, times in futile attempts to the impossibility or to be shaken and flashing his has been reallocated for uses (if the Honnold Library, the achieve some level of reversing "are we done yet?" smile. which are impractical. I have Grove House, the Mead cooperation. They, on the the decision of a past Next I was off to see Jane. a better plan so lets talk." living room, McConnell other hand, have sought to council. During the spring of Jane Holcombe, Dean of Two days later we talked. Center and rooms of our own quell the growing outrage at 1987 this council designated Students, had a smile and She greeted me with a aren't enough) , by renting a their ridiculous behavior by ignoring any plans which the apartments as a study area handshake remarkably similar remarkably familiar smile couple of portable office and Xerox room. The to David's --but she's been and handshake, (I was trailers for use as additional have any basis in logic or ridiculous nature of this here longer so he must have beginning to suspect study space and/or Xerox common sense. Logic and decision is evident even learned it from her. Maybe conspiracy). Michele room. When I later proposed sense as we know are the without introducing the they went to the same proceeded to explain why she this identical plan to Jane she virtual Kriptonite for urgency of the housing finishing school? Jane was a believed that Mead Hall was enraged to think that my administrators. shortage. Yet again we find smprise however and in fact should be subjected to the plan was better than hers. In I am anxious to see how long the administrators at ourselves pinned against she scored very high on the ludicrousness of the refutation she smugly rep!i~ another bureaucratic A.P. Smith scale of adinistrations whims. She that it would be too Pitzer can continue to ignore criminality. The proposal administrative prowess. That seemed shocked that I expensive and difficult to add the requests and wishes of the students body and retain their has been made, several times, is she seemed to know where couldn't understand the fact the plumbing for portables. jobs. to liberate these rooms from Mead Hall was and was quick that using the two I took the liberty of the clutches of this confused to assure me that everything apartments for a Xerox and explaining the Xerox I am equally anxious to see and illogially inclined was being taken care of-- study room could solve the machines don't go to the how the students of Pitzer are minority group of "Y es, thank you for coming mystery of what to do with bathroom and therefore they willing,to put up with this asinine treatment. administrators and return to see me. Thank you for the students who need study don't need toilets. Jane's them to the students for being patient. Are we done space because they are tripled smug look was gone and she We all have a measure of whom they were built yet?", (with a smile) ... Next and can't study in their [asked] not to interrupt her! control over what happens Naturally at first there was a I spoke with Michele Scott, rooms. On the other hand I Michele was equally affronted here. In fact we each have about seventeen thousand great deal of confusion on the the person responsible for was puzzled that she couldn't by the plan, and proceeded to dollars worth of control and part of this little group. allocating Mead study and see that it might be a good flash another one of those, if I'm not mistaken this David Winn explained that he apartment space to idea to use the student "are we done yet?" smiles and had no idea that these spaces administrative control. First housing to house students we parted. looks like a real good time to start using it even existed. "I'm still new I wrote her a letter explaining thus solving the problem all I've personally met with here and I don't really know the obvious, 'We have a together. She was confused David, Jane, and Michele Adamatly, where anything is quite yet " housing shortage. We have so I thought I had better go (easily recognized on campus Thank you David. But slowly and explain that it by their matching smile and Anthony P. smith indeed David promised to look into the mater while