1995-1996
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The
Faculty
Jim
Hanson, Director of Forensics, Acting department chair
Bob Withycombe, On sabattical |
Natalie Yarwood, Assistant Director of Forensics
Jennifer Becker, Volunteer Assistant in Forensics
Jared Phillips, Volunteer Assistant in Forensics Loan Lam, Volunteer Assistant in Forensics |
Whitman News
Jim Hanson is the Director of Forensics and debate coach.Tom Cronin is the College President.Jacqueline Nguyen is the student body president.Pat Keef replaces David Deal as dean of faculty · The politics department hires two new professors Manfred Steger and Andrea Wuerth
· Whitman welcomes two new professors to its education department, Fred Garza and Anne Pailliotet.
· New professor Matthew Freytag joins the philosophy department.
· The foreign languages and literature departments adds two new Spanish professors this year, Polly Hodge and Richard Davies.
· Professor of Economics Gordon Philpot retires after 27 years teaching at Whitman.
· In the fall of this year the beginning of the tennis courts is one of the most noticeable projects on campus
· Whitman receives a grant of 2000,000 from Kresge Foundation for the renovation of Lyman.
· The Office of Admission and Financial Aid relocate to Penrose House
Disneyland without Jim who was at home recovering after breaking his ankle. In the picture (going clockwise), Steve Rowe, Natalie Yarwood, Andy Backlund, Matt Johnson, Adam Symonds, Andy Nachtigal and in the center near Tigger, Sean Harris.
Speech
Courses
CHANGE: Bob Withycombe goes on sabattical. Jim teaches 30 person Rhetoric 110 courses to cover the load. 221 and 222 are split up with 221 being for parliamentary debate and individual events; 222 being for policy debate. Minor changes in the wordings of a few courses were also made.
Speech Department Description: Courses treat public speaking as a liberal art, proposing that such speaking is not a skill learned by rule but an exercise of judgment that can be no better than the speaker's understanding of the nature of the communicative acts.
SPEECH 110. Fundamentals of Public Address, 4
hours.
SPEECH 210, Advanced Public
Address
SPEECH 221, Public Address in Intercollegiate Forensics,
1 or 2 hours
SPEECH 222, Debating in Intercollegiate Forensics, 1 or 2 hours
SPEECH 270. Persuasion, Agitation and Social Movements, 4 hours.
SPEECH 370. Seminar: Western Rhetorical Thinking, 4 hours.
SPEECH 379, 380. Special Topics Courses. Rhetorical Criticism, Freedom of Speech, Background of African American Protest Rhetoric, Argumentation in the Law, Politics and Society
SPEECH 401, 402. Independent
Study.
Jenn Becker, Andy Backlund, Natalie Yarwood, and Jim Hanson hang out at Jared and Loan’s apartment (which was right next door to Jim)
World
News
· The Republicans and the Young Democrats club debate about the affirmative action. Feminists also debate the path to gender equlity.
· Internet censorship promotes violation of rights.
· Drinking abuse a concern on campus
· Washington DC Clinton signs a bill that gives states the right to set their own speed limits. He also asked to send 20, 000 troops to Bosnia for peacekeeping
· The Pio ran adds on date rape awareness, the Treasure Net Computers and for the Walla Walla vision center.
· Faculty and students raise gay awareness on campus as part of the National Coming Out Day.
· In the world news, the situation in Rwanda. The government fails to help. The jails are overpopulated and over 2000 inmates have died over the past 15 months from desease.
· Sri Lanka at least 70 people were killed in between Sri Lankan troops and the separatist forces in a week.
- The situation in Israel. Israeli soldiers were killed in the Southern Lebanon.
Jason Smith and David
Kearney showed well at the Northwest Pi Kappa Delta tournament.
Team
Awards
Intercollegiate debate.About 40 schools attend the Whitman College Intercollegiate debate tournament hosted by Jim Hanson. This tournament brings about 500 contestants, 30 of which are from Whitman College. The CEDA Debate Topic is on U.S foreign policy relating to Mexico
|
Team |
Division |
Prelim |
Win % |
Elim |
Win % |
Awards |
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Biluk-Lechner |
Open |
3-4 |
43% |
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Rowe-Harris |
Open |
47-24 |
67% |
3-8 |
28% |
2nd (WWU Scrimmage), 9th (L & C), 5th (SDSU), 2nd (Linfield), 9th (USC), 9th (CSU), 17th (UU), 9th (NW CEDA Champs), 33rd (CEDA Nats) |
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Backlund-Symonds |
Open |
45-26 |
64% |
4-6 |
40% |
6th (WWU Scrimmage), 3rd (SDSU), 5th (Linfield), 9th (CSU), 17th (Heart), 9th (NW CEDA Champs), 33rd (CEDA Nats) |
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Johnson-Carlson |
Open |
8-11 |
43% |
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Nachtigal-Kamola |
Open |
2-5 |
29% |
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Nachtigal-Kamola |
Junior |
8-4 |
67% |
2-2 |
50% |
5th (L & C), 3rd (Linfield) |
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Biluk-Lechner |
Junior |
5-7 |
43% |
1-1 |
50% |
5th (L & C) |
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Johnson-Nachtigal |
Open |
14-22 |
39% |
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Kamola-Banducci |
Novice |
3-3 |
50% |
0-1 |
0% |
5th (UU) |
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Johnson-Nachtigal |
Junior |
5-3 |
63% |
0-1 |
0% |
9th (UU) |
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Carlson-Biluk |
Open |
1-5 |
17% |
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Rowe-Symonds |
Open |
3-3 |
50% |
1-1 |
50% |
3rd (Whitman) |
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Backlund-Harris |
Open |
3-3 |
50% |
1-1 |
50% |
3rd (Whitman) |
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Banducci-Kamola |
Junior |
2-4 |
34% |
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Overall |
|
149-124 |
55% |
12-21 |
37% |
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Team |
Division |
Prelim Record |
Win Percentage |
Awards |
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David Kearney and Jessie Sherwood |
Open |
7-5 |
58% |
9th, 9th |
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David Kearney and Kristofer Peterson |
Open |
4-1 |
80% |
1st |
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David Kearney and Dawn Mac Donald |
Open |
1-5 |
17% |
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David Kearney and Jason Smith |
Open |
8-6 |
57% |
Excellent |
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Dave Perry and Tim Clairmont |
Open |
4-7 |
36% |
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Dave Perry and Jason Smith |
Open |
3-3 |
50% |
|
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Dawn Mac Donald and Anea Bergen-Barer |
Open |
2-4 |
33% |
|
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Ashley Gelvin and James Kuwahara |
Nov., Jr. Whit. |
12-5 |
71% |
3rd, 5th jr. |
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Amy Lechner and Kelly Phipps |
Junior |
2-4 |
33% |
|
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Tim Clairmont and Matt Vanderberg |
Junior |
4-2 |
67% |
5th |
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Lea Rees and James Kuwahara |
Novice |
4-2 |
67% |
2nd |
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Evan Bartlett and Anea Bergen Barer |
Novice |
2-4 |
33% |
|
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Evan Bartlett and Lea Rees |
Novice |
2-4 |
33% |
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Overall |
All |
55-52 |
51% |
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Speaker |
Division |
Event |
Awards |
Leg? |
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Anea Barer-Bergen and Dawn Bird |
Open |
Duo Interp |
1st Place |
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Anea Barer-Bergen |
Open |
Oral Interp |
3rd Place |
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Dawn Bird |
Junior |
Drama |
1st, 1st |
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Kelly Phipps |
Open |
Impromptu |
1st Place |
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Kelly Phipps |
Open |
Oral Interp |
1st Place |
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Shannon Henderson |
Open |
ADS |
Finalist, Finalist |
Yes-4 |
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James Kuwahara |
Novice |
Impromptu |
Finalist |
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James Kuwahara |
Junior |
ADS |
2nd Place |
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Adam Symonds |
Junior |
Extemp |
2nd Place |
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Lara Clark |
Junior |
Drama |
2nd Place |
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Lara Clark and Dave Perry |
Junior |
Duo |
2nd Place |
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David Kearney |
Open |
Impromptu |
Excellent Award |
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Jason Smith |
Open |
After Dinner Speaking |
Excellent Award |
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