2000-2001

The Faculty Jim Hanson, Director of Forensics Bob Withycombe, Department Chair

David Kearney, Parliamentary-IE Assistant (Sept.-Oct.) Geof Brodak, Parliamentary-IE Assistant (Nov.-May) Julie Miller, Student Assistant and Intramural Debate Coordinator J.P. Lacy, Policy Assistant

Parli-IE Team

Front (seated): Sam, Natalie, Denice

Back: Gabe, Brian D, Darrell, Chris G, Bona

Policy Team

Front: David, Samantha, Keola, Lauren, Emily C.

Back: Emily M, John, J.P., Charles, Nicholas, Scott, Thad, Stew, Mario

Whitman News

· Tom Cronin, College President
· Jim Hanson Director of Forensics and Debate Coach.
· Julie Miller, Whitman Forensics Assistant
· David Kearney, Assistant Parliamentary and IE Coach, Sept.-Oct.
· Geof Brodak, Assistant Parliamentary and IE Coach, Nov.-May
· J.P. Lacy, Policy Assistant Coach
 

A. Penrose Library became fully operational after 14 months of renovation.

B. Whitman students began mentoring troubled teens through the Juvenile justice program.

C. The Seattle symphony preformed in Cordner.

D. Coalition names August pride month.

E. Annual Rainbow Rage theme is Heaven and Hell.

F. The First ever Whitman all night rave, “The Magic Onion Festival” was held.

G. Whitman’s female ultimate team won the northwest tournament in Corevallis Ore.

H. Goldfinger played at “Whitstock.”

 

Nicholas, Keola and Denice playing Skeeball during a break at a tournament.
 

Rhetoric Courses

CHANGE: Not much change in the courses. The team prep rooms are re-organized so they have twelve computers (three new computers are added) and the practice room 305 becomes the storage room.

Courses treat Rhetoric and Public Address as a liberal art, proposing that such communication is not a skill learned by rule but an exercise of judgment that can be no better than the communicator's understanding of the nature of the communicative acts.

The Rhetoric or Public Address minor: A minimum of twenty credits in Rhetoric and Public Address that consists of course work in two areas of study: (A) a four credit Performance requirement to be satisfied through Rhetoric 110, 210, or four credits of Rhetoric 221 or 222; (B) a sixteen credit Theory, Criticism, and Case Study requirement to be satisfied through Rhetoric 240, 270, 370, 379, and 380. Up to four credits of departmentally approved Rhetoric 401 and 402 may be taken to satisfy the Theory, Criticism, and Case Study requirement. Minor modifications in this program may be made with the approval of the department.

RHETORIC 110. Fundamentals of Public Address, 4 hours.

RHETORIC 121, Intercollegiate Forensics Practicum, 1 hour

RHETORIC 221, Public Address in Intercollegiate Forensics, 2 hours

RHETORIC 222, Debating in Intercollegiate Forensics, 2 hours

RHETORIC 240, Rhetorical Explorations: Gender, Class and Race, 4 hours

RHETORIC 270. Persuasion, Agitation and Social Movements, 4 hours.

RHETORIC 370. Seminar: Western Rhetorical Thinking, 4 hours.

RHETORIC 379, 380. Special Topics Courses. Rhetorical Criticism, Freedom of Rhetoric, Background of African American Protest Rhetoric, Argument in the Law, Politics and Society, Political Campaign Rhetoric: Persuading America

RHETORIC 401, 402. Independent Study.

The Parli teams enjoys Mexican food. On the left Brian D (cutoff), Geof, Denice, Mario; On the right, Gabe, Keola, Chris, Nicholas

World News

· January 1 - Y2K passes without serious, widespread computer failures, despite fears to the contrary.

· February 17 - Microsoft releases Windows 2000.

· March 26 - Presidential elections in Russia: Vladimir Putin is elected President.

· April 22 - Brazil officially celebrates the 500th anniversary, not without protests, especially from native and black populations.

· May 25 - Israel withdraws IDF forces from southern Lebanon after 22 years.

· June 28 - Elian Gonzalez returns to Cuba with his father, Juan Miguel Gonzalez, ending a protracted custody battle.

· November 2 - First resident crew enters International Space Station.

· December 13 - Bush v. Gore: The U.S. Supreme Court stops the Florida presidential recount, effectively giving the state, and the Presidency, to George W. Bush.

Denice, Samantha, and Scott

J.P. Lacy

The whole team! (well, almost everyone)

Team Awards

Policy Awards Brian Simmonds and Brian Ward, 9th, U. So. Cal. Brian Simmonds and Emily Cordo, Whitman, 5^th, NW CEDA Champs, 5^th, CEDA Nats, 17^th, NDT participant Brian Ward and David Guidry, WWU 5^th, CEDA Nats, 33^rd Charles Olney and Thad Blank, NW Scrimmage 3^rd, U. Kentucky, 17^th, Lewis and Clark 5^th, U. Oregon 1^st, U. So. Cal. 9^th, Cal Fullerton 5^th, Baylor, 5^th, Northwestern 9^th, Whitman 2^nd, NW CEDA Champs 1^st, CEDA Nats, 5^th, NDT participant David Guidry and John Poor, Lewis and Clark 1^st, Utah, 1^st Emily Cordo and Nicholas Thomas, NW Scrimmage, 4^th, Lewis and Clark 3^rd, U. Oregon 1^st John Poor and Mario Cava, U. So. Cal, 3^rd, Cal Fullerton, 3^rd John Poor and Samantha Howell, U. Oregon, 5^th Keola Whittaker and Scott Daniel, U. Oregon 5^th Lauren Ritter and Emily Marr, U. Oregon, 3^rd, U. So. Cal., 1^st, Cal Fullerton, 1^st, Utah, 1^st, Whitman, 5^th, CEDA Nats, 33^rd Scott Daniel and John Poor, WWU, 5^th, Whitman, 5^th Parli Awards Brant Olson and Todd Borden, Lewis and Clark 9^th; U. Oregon, 9^th, Utah, 9^th, Whitman, 3^rd, Hatfields, 5^th, NPDA Nats, 33^rd, NPTE 5^th Chris Gorman and Bona Sherifi, Lewis and Clark 9^th Chris Gorman and Mario Cava, Utah, 2^nd, Whitman, 9^th, DSR Nats, 9^th, NPDA Nats, 65^th Denice Kelley and Brian Danielson, Lewis and Clark 9^th,WWU, 3^rd, Whitman, 3^rd, NPDA Nats, 17^th Gabe McGuire and Natalie Havlina, Lewis and Clark 5^th; U. Oregon, 9^th, NPDA Nats, 3^rd, NPTE Participant Keola Whittaker and Nicholas Thomas, WWU, 5^th, Whitman, 9^th, DSR Nats, 9^th, NPDA Nats, 33^rd Sam Spiegel and Darrell Miller, WWU 3^rd, Pi Kapp Nats, Superior Rating Samantha Howell and Dani Boucher, Pi Kapp Nats, Good Rating IM Championship Experienced: First, Adam Woodard; Second, Stew Campbell Inexperienced: First, McLeish Martin; Second, Emily Young; Third, Chris McManus

Individual Events Awards Brian Danielson Junior Impromptu: Finalist, Lewis and Clark; Junior Extemp: Finalist, Lewis and Clark; Senior Extemp, Semi-finalist, Utah; Senior Impromptu, Finalist Brian Ward Jr. Extemp LD, First Charles Olney Novice Impromptu: 3^rd, Lewis and Clark Chris Gorman Junior Prose: 3^rd, Lewis and Clark, 3^rd; U. Oregon, 2^nd WWU; Junior Extemp: Finalist, Lewis and Clark, 3^rd, WWU; Senior Impromptu, Finalist Darrell Miller Junior ADS: 3^rd, Lewis and Clark, 1^st, U. Oregon, Finalist, WWU, 2^nd, Whitman; Senior ADS, Good, Pi Kapp Nats David Guidry Novice Impromptu: Finalist, Lewis and Clark Denice Kelley Junior Extemp: 1^st, Lewis and Clark, Finalist, U. Oregon; Junior Impromptu: 1^st, University of Oregon; Senior Impromptu: 3^rd, Utah; Finalist, WWU, 1^st, Whitman Gabe McGuire Junior Impromptu: Finalist, U. Oregon; Jr. Extemp: 2^nd, WWU; Jr. Inform: 3^rd, WWU Keola Whittaker Junior Impromptu: 3^rd, WWU, 3^rd, Whitman; Jr. POI, Finalist Mario Cava Senior ADS, 2^nd, WWU; 2^nd, Dean McSloy; 3^rd, Whitman; Junior Extemp: Finalist, WWU Mario Cava and Denice Kelley Open Duo: 1^st, U. Oregon, 3^rd, WWU, Finalist, Whitman Natalie Havlina Junior Poetry, 2^nd, WWU, 3^rd, Whitman Nicholas Thomas Junior Impromptu: 2^nd, U. Oregon; Senior Extemp, Finalist, DSR Nats Nicole Reynaud Junior POI, Finalist, Lewis and Clark; Junior Poetry: 2^nd, Whitman Sam Spiegel Junior ADS, 2^nd, U. Oregon, 3^rd, WWU, Finalist, Whitman; Senior ADS, Superior, Pi Kapp Nats Samantha Howell Novice Extemp: Finalist, Lewis and Clark, Finalist WWU Scott Daniel Junior Extemp: Finalist, Lewis and Clark; Junior Extemp-LD: 3^rd, Whitman Stewart Campbell Novice Extemp: 2^nd, Lewis and Clark Thad Blank Senior Extemp-LD, 1^st, Whitman Todd Borden Senior Impromptu, Semifinalist, Utah; Senior Extemp-LD, 1^st, Whitman; Senior NFA LD, 2^nd, Whitman; Junior Impromptu, 1^st, WWU Tony Torres Junior Extemp: Finalist, Lewis and Clark Wanjiru Kamau Junior Poetry: 3^rd, Lewis and Clark