1998-1999

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

David Kearney, Parliamentary-IE Assistant Abby St. Lawrence, Student Assistant and Intramural Debate Coordinator Becky Galentine, Volunteer Policy Assistant J.P. Lacy, Policy Assistant

Jessica and Adam with J.P. and Sean at the NDT where they took 9^th. This dynamic duo placed NUMBER ONE AT THE 1999 CEDA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP shown in the second picture.

Becky was not able to attend due to her battle with breast cancer. Sadly, she passed away shortly after the Whitman spring semester ended.

Jim and Glenn Kuper (coach at UPS) battle it out at CEDA champs to see who won the bet on who finished their dissertation first. Jim received his Ph.D. in 1999 (as did Glenn).

Jeep smiles for the camera during the team’s end of the year party at Bob’s house.

Geof opens a gift at the team’s winter holiday party.

Whitman News

· Tom Cronin, College President
· Jim Hanson Director of Forensics and Debate Coach.
· Abby St. Lawrence, Whitman Forensics Assistant
· David Kearney, Assistant Parliamentary and IE Coach
· J.P. Lacy, Policy Assistant Coach
· Keola Whittaker was student body president.
 

1998-1999

1. Hunter Conservatory restorations were completed.

2. A hot water pipe in 4 West exploded flooding the section and setting off the fire sprinklers in the building.

3. Washington Governor, Gary Locke, visited campus.

4. Michelangelo Signorile, gay author, columnist and activist came to speak out about homophobia.

5. Four Whitman students were arrested for peacefully protesting the death penalty at a candle light vigil near the Prison.

6. The old “Cinemas” movie theater reopened near the Safeway.

7. Coed sections were created for frosh in Jewet.

8. Poets Edward Dorn and Jennifer Dubar visited for a reading of their works.

 

Adam, Courtney, and Natalie smile at the dinner at the President’s house celebrating the team’s success.
 

Rhetoric Courses

CHANGE: The description of the minor is changed to avoid confusion about what is a history and what is a criticism course. Marilee has left and her courses are dropped from the curriculum. Rhetoric 121 is added to offer low key involvement with the forensics team though it did not appear in the catalogue. Rhetoric 380 Critiquing Communication is renamed Rhetorical Criticism again. The department moved to the Hunter Conservatory (formerly the Conservatory of Music). A high tech public speaking room, Hunter 107, is used. The forensics team gets two rooms with computers, scanners and printers for use plus a practice room and a cove for their heavy tubs of briefs. These are Hunter 307, 306, practice room 305, rhetoric seminar room 304, bob’s office 303, jim’s office 308, “the cove” for debate tubs was hunter 310.

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, Basic Intercollegiate Forensics, 1 hour

RHETORIC 210, Advanced Public Address

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, Argumentation in the Law, Politics and Society, Political Campaign: Persuading America

RHETORIC 401, 402. Independent Study.

Bob Withycombe receives an honorary award for his contributions to the forensics community by Larry Richardson, Western Washington University’s former coach (who was Jim Hanson’s coach when he debated in college)

World News

No information at this time. Clinton was impeached but was not found guilty. His popularity soared during the impeachment hearing.

Gabe with many of the team’s parliamentary debaters behind him studies while at the University of Oregon tournament.

Team Awards

 

Team picture, spring 1999 at the President’s house.
 
POLICY DEBATE

Team	Division	Prelims	Win %	Elims	Win %	Awards
Jessica Clarke and Adam Symonds	Open	72-22	77%	24-9	73%	4^th, Western Scrimmage, 3^rd, Lewis & Clark, 3^rd Emporia, 3^rd, Oregon, 9^th, Wake Forest, 9^th, University of So. Cal., 1^st, Long Beach State, ,5^th, West Georgia, 3^rd, Northwestern, 17^th, Heart, 1^st, NW CEDA Champs, 1^st, CEDA Nats, 9^th, NDT
Courtney Gardner and Emily Cordo	Open	25-22	53%	2-2	50%	10^th, Western Scrimmage, 3^rd, Oregon, 5^th, NW CEDA Champs
Courtney Gardner and Emily Cordo	Junior	11-3	79%	4-0	100%	1^st, U. So. California, 3^rd, U. Utah
Brian Simmonds and Todd Borden	Open	17-24	41%	0-1	0%	9^th, NW CEDA Champs
Todd Borden and Brian Simmonds	Junior	23-3	88%	7-1	88%	3^rd, Lewis and Clark, 1^st, U. Oregon, 3^rd, U. So. California, 1^st, U. Utah
Brett Pahler and Nicholas Thomas	Junior	19-15	59%	0-2	0%	5^th, Lewis and Clark, 5^th, U. So. California, 5^th, U. Utah
Natalie Havlina and Keola Whittaker	Junior	13-15	46%	0-1	0%	5^th, U Oregon
Jason Liu and Peter Stiffler	Open	1-7	13%	NA	NA	NA
Jason Liu and Peter Stiffler	Junior	5-3	62.5%	0	0%	9^th, U. So. California
Jason Liu and Peter Stiffler	Public	8-0	100%	NA	NA	1^st, Lewis and Clark, 1^st, UO
Natalie Havlina and Nicholas Thomas	Open	2-4	33%	NA	NA	NA
Brett Pahler and Keola Whittaker	Public	4-1	80%	NA	NA	1^st, Western Scrimmage
Matt Johnson and Gary Vandenberg	Public	4-1	80%	NA	NA	2^nd, Western Scrimmage
Patty Bayley and Bobby deGrouchy	Public	4-7	37%	NA	NA	2^nd, Lewis and Clark
Brian Danielson and Rose Alappat	Public	2-3	40%	NA	NA	NA
Julie Miller and Gabe McGuire	Public	4-1	80%	NA	NA	3^rd, Western Scrimmage
Brett Pahler and Nicholas Thomas	Open	5-7	42%	NA	NA	NA
Keola Whittaker and Beckah Johnson	Open	1-5	17%	NA	NA	NA
Brett Pahler and Todd Borden	Junior	3-3	50%	2-0	100%	1^st, Whitman
Jessica Clarke and Courtney Gardner	Senior	2-4	33%	NA	NA	NA
Beckah Johnson and Keola Whittaker	Junior	1-5	17%	NA	NA	NA
Adam Symonds and Emily Cordo	Senior	5-1	83%	2-0	100%	1^st, Whitman
Nicholas Thomas and Brian Simmonds	Junior	5-1	83%	0-1	0%	3^rd, Whitman
Lisa Beyl and Patty Bayley	Public	2-0	100%	NA	NA	2^nd, UO
Overall	All	239-162	60%	41-17	71%	2nd, Lewis and Clark, 2nd Western Scrimmage, 1^st, U Oregon, 2nd, U So. California, 1st, Long Beach, 2^nd, U Utah, 1^st, Whitman, 1^st, NW CEDA Champs, 6^th, CEDA Nats

PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE

Team	Division	Prelims	Win %	Elims	Elim %	Awards
Matt Johnson and Gary VanDenBerg	Senior	31-19	62%	11-3	79%	1^st, Lewis & Clark 2^nd, University of Utah9^th, WSCA 1^st, Whitman 17^th, Parli Nats
Rose Alappat and Brian Danielson	Open	14-6	70%	1-3	25%	17^th, Point Loma 5^th, Willamette 33^rd, Parli Nats
Rose Alappat and Brian Danielson	Junior	17-7	71%	2-2	50%	5^th, University of Oregon 5^th, WSCA
Emma Zavala and Kelly Schultz	Novice	4-2	67%	1-1	50%	3^rd,Whitman
Gabe McGuire and Peter Stiffler	Junior	5-1	83%	0-1	0%	9^th, Whitman
Patty Bayley and Natalie Havlina	Junior	4-2	67%	0-1	0%	9^th, Whitman
Anthony Eames and Heather Fife	Novice	2-4	33%	NA	NA	NA
Sean Flammer and Mark Lanning	Novice	4-2	67%	3-0