Whittier College receives 12 million Donation from MacKenzie Scott
After a year of budget cuts, Whittier College will end 2020 with an unrestricted $12 million donation from billionaire MacKenzie Scott.
Have Whittier College Students Have Reached Their Breaking Point?
82 percent of Poets believe this school year has been “harder than usual,” according to the Quaker Campus’ December 10 Instagram poll.
Biden Chooses Becerra for Secretary of Health and Human Services
California Attorney General Becerra has become president-elect Joe Biden’s nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services.
New Title IX Policy from Administration and Students
Title IX administration is changing policy in accordance to federal requirements, and ASWC is drafting their own Bill to target campus issues.
President-Elect Biden on Issues Affecting Gender Rights
Presidential Elect Joe Biden plans to address several gender-related social issues including women’s rights .
Last Module’s Grades to Be Published at End of the Semester
Students concluded their first module of the Fall semester, though grades will not be published on MyWhittier until the end of the semester.
Tensions Grow as Police Chief Michel Moore Faces Backlash From LAPD
Chief Michel Moore of the LAPD is facing pressure to resign that cite a lack of leadership and defense of the police during BLM protests.
Nature’s Wake Up Call: How Deforestation Contributes to Pandemics
The Amazon rainforest is burning, the trees are on fire, and smoke is rising. Deforestation contributes to pandemics.
Joe Biden is the 2020 U.S. Presidential Elect
The Associated Press named Biden as the 2020 presidential race winner after he received his final electoral college points from Pennsylvania.
The Poet Food Pantry is Safe: New Takeout System
The Poet Food Pantry has adjusted to COVID-19 with a new, safer takeout system.