Erika E. Perez

Students can now enjoy their time together outside the StoJo Courtyard at the Martin Ortiz Fire Pit finished this summer. The memorial features stone seats that surround the fire pit and various stones in the center. A railroad track design runs through the middle to replicate one of Martin Ortiz’s life-impacting experiences.

Erika E. Perez - Thu, 2011-09-15 02:06

Greetings McCall, 
Tell us some interesting things about your life and how you ended up at Whittier College.
“I started high school when I was 12 and finished when I was 16. I then moved to Seattle and did AmeriCorps and completed over 3,000 hours of service within one year. Then I went to college and I found Whittier. After a year at another institution I decided to transfer to Whittier College.”

How do you feel about being featured in the Quaker Campus? Why do you deserve this?
“I’ve been chosen because I am [the] Class of 2011 commencement speaker and because I am involved on campus and because I feel that I represent the transfer student population well.”

How were you involved on campus?

Erika E. Perez - Thu, 2011-04-21 04:42

Handing out hot chocolate, engaging in conversations with homeless people, cleaning the streets of Tenderloin District, packaging food for distribution, cleaning and painting an old storage room...was it worth replacing the more common celebratory, bingeful or idle traditions that may be associated with spring break? The four students who attended Alternative Spring Break in San Francisco along with Interfaith Program Coordinator Deborah Lang, Assistant Director of Residential Life David Christof and I concluded, yes.

Erika E. Perez - Thu, 2011-04-07 02:43

Director of Residential Life Delaphine Hudson

Erika E. Perez - Thu, 2011-03-24 02:37

An anonymous Whittier College female senior has found Twitter.com to be an effective way of documenting her last college memories while entertaining her followers and herself.
The first tweet was posted on Oct. 17, 2010 and the witty female’s posts have slowly attracted a growing amount of 22 followers since.

“I chose to create this account as a way to have others acknowledge the sometimes hilarious or ridiculous things that happen around me,” the anonymous senior said.

Her Twitter bio describes her as a student trying to find success and sanity in the midst of the amusing environment that is Whittier College. The Tweeter’s username further emphasizes her observer status as it deems her as always the nominated designated driver (DD).

Erika E. Perez - Thu, 2011-02-24 02:42

Whittier overwhelmed Caltech like a tidal wave, as the Poets women and men swimming and diving teams swept Caltech 160-74 and 161-74, respectively, on Saturday, Feb. 5.

- Thu, 2011-02-10 04:56

While workers’ efforts to improve treatment from their employer, the Sodexo company, came to light about a year ago, the workers feel the administration has failed to address their issues. “Replacing this company for one that wants [worker] unions is the only way we are going to get a better salary, treatment and not excessive work,” worker Estela Sanchez said.

The workers have previously met with President Sharon Herzberger to gain support, but have been unsuccessful. “First, I am quite supportive of employees’ working with their supervisors to improve working conditions,” Herzberger said through an e-mail response. “The disputes need to be settled between the employees of Sodexo and Sodexo itself, and we should not interfere.”

Erika E. Perez - Thu, 2011-02-03 04:31

On Saturday, Jan. 22, the women’s swim and dive team defeated La Verne 154 to 76. Their A and B team took first and second respectively in the 200-yard medley-relay. The A team also got first place in the 200-yard freestyle relay, gaining 11 points for the Poets. Sophomore Amelia Harvey won first place with a time of 11:51 in the 1000-yard freestyle. More points were amounted by sophomore Erin Bartholomew who took first place in the 200-yard freestyle, 2:02. Senior Sara Wolff and first-year Carsen West placed first and second in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle, respectively. First-year Haley Von Schottenstein gained 9 more points for the Poets with a first place win in the 100-yard butterfly, 1:02.

Erika E. Perez - Thu, 2011-01-27 03:58