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| Thursday, April 7th, 2005 | |
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| _12:33 pm_[grenadinegirl] |
Sappy Diatribe ahead... _While at home for summer break, you are out running errands one day wearing your Whittier College t-shirt. A high school student approaches you and says that they are starting to think about colleges and has hear about Whittier on KROQ’s morning program, Kevin & Bean. They ask you why you chose Whittier and what you think of your experience so far. How would you answer?_Well, this is the number one question that I address in my tours, whether people ask it or not. Fundamentally, it comes down to two things, which have many components. I will only talk about the two things here, though; otherwise, this will start to look like some creepy admissions praise essay or something.The first factor is community. This word gets thrown around incessantly at Whittier, but even after 3 years, or perhaps especially after 3 years, I really believe in it. Whittier’s community is truly diverse in many different senses, it is cohesive, it is invested; it is welcoming, flexible, supportive – so many things. The faculty are an active part of our community. Broadoaks is a part of our community. The students, both residential and commuter, are part of our community. Societies are part, not separate from, our community. This is what is attractive about Whittier, and it’s ultimately what keeps me here and happy. It’s easy to meet people, to make friends, to have new experiences, and to make the most of your college time. The school provides lots of opportunities, curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular, to help build, maintain, and refine the Whittier community. You can go on field trips to LA. You can watch free movies with your friends. You can lay on the upper quad. You can do all of these great Whittier-type things that really make this place special and unique. To that end, it is what you make it. You truly get out of this place what you put into it. Especially as a Whittier Scholar, I know this to be true within my own department, as well as on campus as a whole. If you give a lot to this community, it will give you a lot in return. The faculty, staff, and students all support each other, across age, role, and interest divisions. We come together to do things, to talk, to deal with issues, etc. This is not without flaws, of course, but fundamentally, Whittier College works, and rocks, because it is invested in the idea of a community of learners, friends, and individuals.The second is the faculty themselves. I may not be the best person to talk to about clubs, social events, or having a “life” on campus – I am very invested in my schoolwork and probably don’t get out as much as I should. I know, however, that social things happen, they are cheap or free, they are accessible, and people are friendly and welcoming. If you want to do something, you can do it – socially. Academically, however, the faculty is stellar. Their investment in students as students and as people is far above and beyond what is expected or even hoped for. They want us to succeed in all endeavors; they want to know we are happy and healthy, we are making good decisions for us, and that we are ultimately given the chance to become excellent individuals. They do not overstep their boundaries, but support students in every way possible within those boundaries. They are interested, interesting, caring, creative, innovative, excited, unique, and are in effect an integral part of why the Whittier community succeeds as well as it does for me as a student here. This is the sort of school I would want to teach at if I were to be a professor. They are great role models, they are fun and funny, and they do great things with students – lectures, dinners at their homes, activities in the community, field trips, special and unique learning experiences. They challenge us, they challenge themselves, and they challenge each other. You can get what you want from them, too – they will leave you alone, or they will throw themselves into a project with you, depending on what you need. This flexibility and adaptability is especially appreciated.There are many other reasons why Whittier is a stellar institution. It may not be an ivy league, but I think it’s better that way. I think I get more out of this school that way. There are more benefits to be reaped in new and different ways. Whittier takes risks, asks questions, and inspires students to push themselves.(Now I will get off my soapbox. This is, by the way, how I really feel, and I would’ve written it for any other reason even if I wasn’t trying to get a job with you guys.) (1 Comment |Comment on this) |
| Tuesday, February 8th, 2005 | |
| _7:57 pm_[satine18] |
well, well, well... it seems that we have all forgoten our Dub C pride, cuase no one post here anymore. I just wanted to drop a line and say that after a semester away from the beautiful Dub C, I am even more in love with this place. To spite it's rummor mill, and slightly inept administratin, and general complex mediocrity I still love this place. long live my dub C pride! (1 Comment |Comment on this) |
| Thursday, October 7th, 2004 | |
| _4:02 pm_[la_nana] |
i just read in the QC that Choir got absolutely NO block funding. not for music, not for madrigal feaste. can someone give me a good reason as to why we got no help at all? cuz i'd sure like to know. Current Mood:  shocked (3 Comments |Comment on this) |
| Tuesday, September 21st, 2004 | |
| _3:52 pm_[la_nana] |
it seems like the whole campus has been diagnosed with the same condition.... whatever THAT is. i swear, everyone either has been, is, or is going to be sick by the end of the month. i dont care who you are. if you know at least one person right now who is sick, you're gonna get it too. Current Mood:  sick (Comment on this) |
| Friday, September 10th, 2004 | |
| _2:24 pm_[la_nana] |
i needed one more credit... so....i finally got out of precalc and into sociology, but i needed one more credit to be a full-time student. so Antonio, with a big smile on his face says, "what about indoor soccer?" i said, yeah right, but asked him to check out arobics or something. it turns out that the only thing that did work was indoor soccer. i guess i was sold. so now, i will be getting my ass up t 8 every tues and thurs to go play indoor soccer. Current Mood: hilarious (Comment on this) |
| _10:04 am_[ka0] |
Whittier HEAT Has anyone been having trouble sleeping due to the heat?Argh. ;( (1 Comment |Comment on this) |
| Saturday, August 28th, 2004 | |
| _4:55 pm_[ka0] |
Since Returner Check-In Is Coming Soon... Ya'll better treat your RAs well or I'll beat you down with a spork. (2 Comments |Comment on this) |
| Tuesday, May 18th, 2004 | |
| _2:21 pm_[ka0] |
Home is where the heart is I look at my empty wing and it's hard for me to realize that Stauffer was my home for a year.The eerie chipping white paint, the stained blue carpet, the recylcing bin filled with empty alcohol containers, and the pink bathroom is all that I have left to greet me in the morning and say good night to me before I sleep. Soon enough, I will be packing up my belongings in my room and go on with my life. All I will have left are my initials placed somewhere in the room. Those small carvings will be the only symbol of the drama, the friendships, the write-ups, the fire-alarms, and the general feeling of love I've been used to. Those small carvings will be the next addition to the collection of other past RAs in Stauffer 141. It will be among the collection of memories of past RAs who have graced this wing in the past.When I leave, the residence hall will be once again hollow and allowed to rest.*sigh* (1 Comment |Comment on this) |
| Wednesday, May 12th, 2004 | |
| _10:15 am_[redgreenblue] |
Good luck with finals everyone! (Comment on this) |
| Friday, May 7th, 2004 | |
| _1:53 pm_[acidrockburn] |
Goodbye President Wills Hey I'm posting because I haven't posted in a very, very, very long time in the dubcpride livejournal. I'm kinda sorry to see President Wills go, she actually remembered my name which was really cool when I was a scared Freshman. Anyway, goodbye! (Comment on this) |
| _1:12 pm_[ka0] |
LOOK AT THE ROCK I painted it last night with  monkeyballer. Ugh.I have painted the rock 3 times since I've been here and I swear, I dunno how those society members do it! I was planning to paint it at 5 pm...but the Lancers were blocking me. So I went to the CI and waited, and that's when Laura told me I couldn't paint the rock because it's her birthday rock - point taken.So I waited till midnight and I realized something. It's dark. I had no idea if I was actually covering the rock with enough paint since I couldn't see anything...but I did it! The Palmers don't call me the Rock Wiper for nothing...heh. (Comment on this) |
| _1:07 pm_[grenadinegirl] |
Posting access Read me!If you want posting access, you need to follow the link and do it. I can't add you unless you request it through this. I'll also be posting this in my LJ so that everyone can read it there.Thanks, and keep up the DubCPride, yo.peas! (Comment on this) |
| Monday, April 26th, 2004 | |
| _10:44 am_[la_nana] |
so.....i've noticed that no one's written in this community in a while, so i thought i'd write here.....just because. not that i have anything interesting to say at the moment. i'm only at work and just a little bored at the moment. well, i'm talking to my friend about a REALLY Catholic girl we know and her obsessively conservative ideas....so maybe i'm not that bored.ok....banana muffin. Current Mood:  blah (Comment on this) |
| Friday, March 12th, 2004 | |
| _10:47 am_[la_nana] |
time sheets i've always been very good with turning in my time sheet on time. but for whatever reason, i forgot they were do this week. debra, the secretary at deihl hall, is really cool and maybe she'll let me turn it in a little late. i feel so bad for doing this. i never forget about that. i mean, come on, it's a paycheck. maybe i'm still trying to get back into the swing of things. how sad os that. Current Mood: forgetful (Comment on this) |
| Tuesday, March 9th, 2004 | |
| _11:05 am_[la_nana] |
*evil laugh* i am currently in my precalc class sitting at a table where there is a computer. i'm feeling very daring....i don't know why. true, i'm not being what you might call the most respectful student, but if you've ever had Ath as a teacher, you know that sometimes you need SOMETHING...ANYTHING...to pass the time, even do harder homework. ok, ok. i'll pay attention now. i at least owe it to him for showing up today. Current Mood:  mischievous (Comment on this) |
| Sunday, March 7th, 2004 | |
| _10:30 am_[la_nana] |
Yay Dub C Choir!!! we had an awesome day yesterday at the USC choir festival! i was a little scared because Dr. Cook had yet to rehearse a whole song without stopping at least once in the middle of it because of something he didn't like; in fact, he did it during rehearsal, which kinda scared me a little. true, we were the last of 14 choirs to perform, but we ended it with a bang. both the songs we sang were upbeat and commanded the audience's attention; that and we were the last to sing and people just wanted us to hurry up so they could get out of there. eh. although i couldn't hear the choir as a whole(except for myself and a few people around me) apparently we kicked ass. at least the Altos II kicked ass anyway. ALTOS! we always pull through, true, at the very last minute, but we pull through, don't we? i'm so excited for tour. if we sing like this every day that we perform in South Carolina, we are gonna have an awesome week. i feel like the shit right now, so i think it's time to take my ego down a notch, no? either way, i'm still proud! Current Mood: excited (Comment on this) |
| Wednesday, March 3rd, 2004 | |
| _3:29 pm_[la_nana] |
Spanish Tutor @ Deihl Hall last semester i actually had some business, but this sememster no one, i mean no one, thinks it's wise to come in and get some tutoring, at least not during my hours anyway. after a while, i lose incentive to check emails, do hw and play solitaire. so if u know anyone who is taking spanish and might need a tutor, please tell them the spanish tutors are deparate for something to do! Current Mood:  bored (Comment on this) |
| Tuesday, March 2nd, 2004 | |
| _2:23 pm_[la_nana] |
*Sigh* FINALLY! a beautiful day in the neighborhood!(would you be mine, could you be mine?)ok...i'm done. Current Mood: content (4 Comments |Comment on this) |
| _1:21 am_[satine18] |
don’t get me wrong, I love the dub C, love it with my whole little heart, but what the fuck were they thinking when they built this place. Did not one single person think about the fact that it rains every now and again, and that maybe we'd want some sort of a drainage system so as not to have massive floods in parking lots, and huge flowing rivers running down streets, its ri-cock-ulous! ok I'm done venting. Current Mood:  frustrated (1 Comment |Comment on this) |
| Sunday, February 29th, 2004 | |
| _9:20 pm_[grenadinegirl] |
I would just like to say dubcpride is watching the oscars even though you don't really give a fuckall about movies and politics and awards. And having a good time doing it because your RA provides food, and your friends are there to banter with, and it's just a good ole' time. Thanks, guys. :) (Comment on this) |
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