Whittier College News

• AREA COLLEGES: Poets denied in bid for NCAA playoffs (Los Angeles Daily News)
  posted on April 28, 2012 at 09:46:00 pm
  Whittier College's dream of advancing to the NCAA Division III softball playoffs came to a disappointing end Saturday.
• Whittier College softball team needs a win to stay alive in SCIAC tourney (Los Angeles Daily News)
  posted on April 28, 2012 at 01:20:00 am
  After an upset victory in the opening game of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference postseason softball tournament Friday afternoon, Whittier College lost in the second game and the Poets now have their backs against the wall.
• Public Invited to Poetry Reading and Lecture with Award-Winning Dramatist Nilo Cruz (Experience LA)
  posted on April 15, 2012 at 02:45:00 am
  (4/19/2012) Cuban-American playwright and Pulitzer-Prize winner Nilo Cruz will be returning to Whittier College on Thurs., April 19 to take part in a poetry reading and special lecture, titled Theatre Accompanied by Light. This free event begins at 7:00 p.m. in Memorial Chapel, at 13406 Philadelphia St., Whittier, CA, Whittier College. A frequent guest at Whittier Colleges Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, Cruz was bestowed with an honorary doctorate of humane letters (L.H.D.) in 2010. Two of Cruzs plays, Lorca in a Green Dress and Beauty of the Father, have been staged by students from Whittier Colleges theatre department. This public lecture and poetry reading are
• Local colleges (Los Angeles Daily News)
  posted on April 3, 2012 at 02:32:00 am
  The Leopards split a SCIAC doubleheader against Whittier College, winning the opener 2-1 but falling in the nightcap 10-9 on Monday at Wheeler Park.
• AREA COLLEGES: Schwenn impressive for Poets (Los Angeles Daily News)
  posted on April 2, 2012 at 09:02:00 pm
  Ryan Schwenn has been the Whittier College baseball team's most effective pitcher this season, and he certainly was that and then some last Friday against La Verne.
• The 75th Annual Whittier College Bach Festival: Bach and the Piano (Experience LA)
  posted on March 18, 2012 at 05:20:00 am
  (3/19/2012) The 75th Annual Whittier College Bach Festival will take place March 16 - 19, 2012. This years focus will be Bach and the Piano. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 75th Whittier College Bach Festival BACH Musicale Friday, March 16, 2012, Noon Memorial Chapel, Free BACH Choral Concert Mass in b minor Chorale Bel Canto, soloists and orchestra Stephen Gothold, conductor Saturday, March 17, 2012, 4 pm Shannon Center, $20 general, $17 seniors Please use this link for tickets for this concert on...
• Poets take down Loggers (Pasadena Star-News)
  posted on September 25, 2011 at 06:45:07 am
  First-year Whittier College coach Kirk Jellerson promised a new, exciting era for the Poets when he accepted the job in January.
• AREA COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Whittier hoping for something positive (Pasadena Star-News)
  posted on September 24, 2011 at 03:45:13 am
  There were positives and negatives during Whittier College's 51-3 loss to Azusa Pacific University last week.
• Whittier students give peace a chance (Whittier Daily News)
  posted on September 22, 2011 at 02:51:09 am
  WHITTIER - With shouts of, "Peace rocks," and "Peace is love," students from Broadoaks Children's School celebrated United Nations International Day of Peace Wednesday at Whittier College.
• Fryer on football: St. Margaret's vs. Whittier Christian (Orange County Register)
  posted on September 21, 2011 at 11:59:18 pm
  ST. MARGARET'S (1-1) VS. WHITTIER CHRISTIAN (1-2)Where, when: Whittier College, Friday, 7 p.m.Outlook: It's a matchup of the two best small schools teams in Orange County...
• Coleman oversees resurgence at Whittier College (Pasadena Star-News)
  posted on September 20, 2011 at 06:30:45 pm
  WHITTIER - Robert Coleman came to Whittier College five years ago with a vision of building the Poets into the elite program in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
• Whittier College grad Fraumeni honored as state's National Distinguished Principal (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
  posted on September 20, 2011 at 07:43:02 am
  A penny for your thoughts may not sound like much, but when Penny Fraumeni offers her thoughts, it's often a treasure of educational advice.
• Bulldogs set for their first home match (Redlands Daily Facts)
  posted on September 20, 2011 at 05:27:29 am
  REDLANDS - The University of Redlands volleyball team plays its first home match of the season tonight against Whittier College at 7:30 in Currier Gym.
• Whittier College Professor Joseph Price To Sing Anthem (OurSports Central)
  posted on July 15, 2011 at 07:28:27 pm
  (Whittier, CA) - During the 2011 baseball season, Whittier College Professor of Religious Studies Joseph L. Price will be traveling across the country performing the national anthem for more than 100 minor league baseball teams in 40 states.
• THEN AND NOW: Playing the name game at facilities (Pasadena Star-News)
  posted on July 12, 2011 at 02:47:51 am
  In a recent column, we mentioned that Newman Field at Whittier College is named after the college's former football coach, Wallace "Chief" Newman.
• College Professor Brings Anthem Tour to Burlington (OurSports Central)
  posted on July 2, 2011 at 12:43:17 am
  BURLINGTON, VT --- During the summer months college professors fill their time off with a variety of hobbies, jobs and pastimes. Whittier College Religious Studies Professor Joe Price spends his time off in a most unique way.
• Man, 21, Stabbed On Bus Outside Whittier College (CBS 2 Los Angeles)
  posted on June 19, 2011 at 04:16:17 am
  A 45-year-old man stabbed a 21-year-old man several times on a bus outside Whittier College Saturday, police said.
• Gage headed to Whittier College (Victorville Daily Press)
  posted on June 4, 2011 at 06:50:56 am
  HESPERIA Hesperia Christian football player Jason Gage signed a letter of intent Friday to attend Whittier College in the fall.Whittier College competes in NCAA Division III and doesn't offer athletic scholarships, but Gage qualified for the John Greenleaf Scholarship.To be considered,...
• Whittier College Professor Joseph Price to Sing Anthem at Huntsville Tonight (OurSports Central)
  posted on June 2, 2011 at 04:27:48 pm
  (Whittier, CA - June 2, 2011) - During the 2011 baseball season, professor of religious studies Joseph L. Price will be traveling across the country performing the national anthem for more than 100 minor league baseball teams in 40 states.
• Whittier College named to national honor roll for community service (Whittier Daily News)
  posted on June 1, 2011 at 12:27:45 am
  WHITTIER - Whittier College was among 114 postsecondary schools to be named to a national "honor roll" for its efforts in volunteerism, service-learning and civic engagement among students and faculty that has produced positive results throughout the local community.
• Proposed housing project by Pasadena developer could save Whittier College's Guilford Hall (Pasadena Star-News)
  posted on May 31, 2011 at 04:34:32 am
  WHITTIER - A nonprofit Pasadena housing developer has proposed a moderate-income, for-sale condo project that also would serve as a location for Whittier College's controversial Guilford Hall.
• Freedom Rider: 'We Were All Prepared to Die' (Los Angeles Times)
  posted on May 22, 2011 at 02:53:35 pm
  May 22, 1961: Susan Herrmann, 20, an exchange student from Whittier College at Fisk University, Nashville, majoring in psychology, was one of two white girl "freedom riders" mobbed in Montgomery's race riot. Here is her account by phone to The...
• GAEDE: Athlete brings her top game (Brea & La Habra Star Progress)
  posted on May 18, 2011 at 07:59:01 pm
  LA HABRA Katie Heard was recruited by Whittier College for the fall for girl's volleyball and girl's basketball. She is a dual-sport athlete, which is really rare these days. She is a natural athlete, and uses her height and athletic ability to...
• 3 Fulbright scholars from Whittier College headed overseas for research, teaching (Whittier Daily News)
  posted on May 16, 2011 at 12:27:32 am
  WHITTIER - They're not only earning their bachelor's degrees this spring, but three Whittier College graduates can also count themselves among the newest batch of recipients for the prestigious Fulbright Award that will allow them to research and teach overseas.
• Famed journalist Bill Moyers and TV couple speak at Whittier College commencement (Whittier Daily News)
  posted on May 14, 2011 at 02:12:32 am
  WHITTIER - Before delivering one of two commencement addresses Friday at Whittier College, award-winning journalist Bill Moyers said he hoped for one thing as he looked into the crowd of nearly 350 black-robed graduates.