Alumni News
Yasmin Khorram '10 Documents Lives of Iranian Americans (7/27/10)
Playing to her strengths, aspiring television journalist Yasmin Khorram produced a 60 Minutes style documentary on the 2009 Iranian elections for her Whittier Scholars senior project. Khorram's documentary, So Far Yet So Near: Iranians View Their Homeland Crises, explores the controversy surrounding the June 2009 elections and subsequent protests and demonstrations that brought Iranian politics to the forefront around the world.
"[What was] surprising is the prominent role Iranian women and the younger generation played in these protests," said Khorram.
A native Farsi speaker, Khorram interviewed members of the Iranian-American community in Los Angeles which is home to one of the largest Iranian communities outside of the country itself. The recent Whittier grad has previously completed two internships with CNN where she worked closely with the West Coast news crew to cover breaking news surrounding the Iranian elections. Khorram also helped establish the campus television news program QCTV.
To view Khorram's documentary click here.
Alumnus Michael Muller '01 Wins on Jeopardy (7/22/10)
Whittier College graduate Michael Muller '01 made his television debut on the popular game show Jeopardy this week.
According to Muller, his half-hour stint on one of the longest-running television quiz shows was an event that was years in the making. In addition to reading up on everything from history to science to literature, Muller completed multiple pre-tests and interviews. He was finally called to the stage in early 2010.
Muller, who teaches junior high school history in Downey, CA., did not go home as a first place winner, but did make an impressive come back from third place to second during the "Final Jeopardy" portion of the game — winning a little more than $18,000.
And what was his final clue: "When the body of this man who died in 1870 was moved in 2002, a cloth with the motto, 'Un pour tous, tous pour un' was used."
Answer: "Who is Dumas?" (Click and drag to see the answer.) More »
Whittier Graduate Among Top Ten on NBC's Last Comic Standing (07/06/10)
Whittier College alumnus James Adomian '02 is one of the top 10 finalists on the NBC reality program Last Comic Standing.
Last Comic Standing features some of the best and brightest comics from all over the country in a competition for top comic. America will vote to decide who will be the winner of the $250,000 prize and an exclusive talent deal with NBC.
Adomian is an actor and writer from Los Angeles best known for his impersonations of George W. Bush among other characters including Vincent Price, Al Franken, Joe Lieberman, Sean Hannity, Paul Giamatti, Sam Elliott, Rufus Wainwright, William H. Macy, and many others. He performs sketch comedy and improv with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and was a member of the Groundlings Sunday Company.
Catch his latest performance by clicking here. More »
Legendary Whittier College and NFL Coach Don Coryell dies at 85 (07/02/10)
Whittier College Hall of Fame coach Don Coryell, one of the founding fathers of the modern passing game, has died. He was 85.
While at Whittier (1957-1959), he developed the I-formation as a means for featuring outstanding running backs. It was under the direction of Coryell that the Poets won three of eight straight SCIAC titles from 1957-1964.
Subsequently, Coryell spent 14 seasons as an NFL head coach, five with St. Louis and nine with San Diego. His famed 'Air Coryell' offense led the league in passing yardage every season from 1978 through 1983.
Coryell is the only coach in modern day history to win 100 games in college and pro football and is a member of the college Hall of Fame and was a 2009 finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Coryell had battled a lengthy illness and was surrounded by his family when he died at Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, the Chargers said. More » |
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