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Another Officer Quits
Margaret Arechiga resigns as vice president for academic affairs; she is not the first officer to do so this year
By ROGER CHENG
Sta ff Writer
The associated student vice president
for academic affairs resigned last
Wednesday, only two weeks after
Marisol Hernandez’s departure from her
post as AS vice president for student
services.
Margaret Arechiga’s reason for her
withdrawal from the board was person¬
al. She moved to the Bay Area because
her husband had been reassigned.
“Most of the board came under
'[Arechiga’s] vision,” said AS President
Robert DeOcampo. She served on the
board the previous year, as AS vice pres¬
ident for publicity.
In quick response, a committee was
formed to select and recommend a
replacement for the vacant position.
After two weeks of discussion and
debate, the committee chose Eleta
Fellows. “She had the highest point total
among all the candidates,” said Nina
Javan, student trustee and chair for the
selection committee. Points were given
based on certain qualities that the AS
looks for in their potential officers.
Fellows comes from a strong busi¬
ness background from which she hopes
to use to her advantage. She is also a
mother and juggles that task with work
and school.
“I bring a wealth of experience,” said
Fellows.
She has al$o actively participated as a
board member for the Alpha Gamma
Sigma honor society.
“I look forward to working with the
board and students of PCC in the
spring,” said Fellows.
“She’s well spoken, just one of those
people that just lights up the room, very
energetic,” said Javan.
There was also a committee formed
OFFICER, page 4
Margaret
Arechiga
celebrates
her win in
last spring’s
Associated
Students
election.
COURIER
FILE PHOTO
MEDIA BEAT
Station Goes
Off the Air
Racy on-air content leads adviser
to ‘pull the reigns in’ prematurely
By SID SARAF
Staff Writer
The fall programming for the campus’ one-watt stu¬
dent station came to a somewhat premature and contro¬
versial end last week.
The station, which operates under the Telecom 14B
class, was slated to end last Friday since students would
need to use the studio for their final projects. Several
DJs wished to keep their shows going this week, howev¬
er, an incident involving one of them foiced course
instructor Doug Johnson to pull the plug for the semes¬
ter.
Apparently, students involved with the Larry
Gallegos program on 88.9 FM, disturbed classes by
keeping the door to their C building studio wide open. In
RADIO, page 4
ADMINISTRATION BEAT
Smart ID Card
On the Horizon
Service could potentially lead to
the elimination of cash purchases
By ROGER CHENG
Staff Writer
Starting next semester, the entire campus population
will receive new identification cards sporting high-tech
innovations that will supposedly make life easier.
Officially titled the PCC Lancer Card, the “smart
card” will eventually be used at vending machines or to
pay college fees. A small computer chip inside will han¬
dle all of these new features. The card will make its first
appearance on Jan. 7.
Its only function in the beginning will be similar to its
predecessor, that is, as a simple form of identification.
Students will only be able to use it for the computer labs
and in the library to check out books. During this first
phase, students will get new identification numbers.
Rather than using social security numbers, the school has
SMART CARD, page 3
BOBBY LEE
/
COURIER
A maze of scaffolding covers the north side of the football stadium.
Various Projects
Near Completion
By ERICK RUIZ
Staff Writer
With more than 800 man hours being
put in per week, the school expects the
pool to be ready for the spring semester
even though this year’s El Nino rains
slowed down the construction process.
“It is the most critical project at this
moment,” said Rod Fleeman, vice presi¬
dent of administrative services.
The pool has the most pressing dead¬
line in the $100 million Master Plan. The
swimming facility is expected to be ready
for student use on Jan. 1 1 . In the next few
days a crew of construction workers will
be laboring to complete their task.
According to the official project
CONSTRUCTION, page 4
PHOTO COURTESY ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
An artist conception of what the physical education facility
will look like once completed. It will be done in July.
Action! Barbara
Naylor gets the
opportunity to
work in front of
the camera as
part of this
course.
RICHARD FAVELA
COURIER
EDUCATION BEAT
Students Pitch In To Produce Cable TV Show
By DAISY LEE
Staff Writer
All work, from
beginning to end, is
done by students
enrolled in this
telecommunications
course
A hush falls over the crew as the
fine-tuning for the taping begins. Last
minute make-up is done, microphones
are tested over and over, and the cam¬
eras are in place. The crew is ready to
film.
This practically professional crew,
made up of a staff of students, has
come a long way to be here. They
have managed through courses such
as Telecom 7,107 and 16A, to hone
their skills to be a part of a production.
While some students are taking
naps in classes, others are making the
most out of the education that PCC
offers them. These talented students
are in Telecom 16B.
A production about the creative
process is currently being taped.
Titled, “Conversations with Creators,”
the program involves interviews with
faculty members, and their discus¬
sions of “what it takes to be creative.”
The student producers, Kim
Kelley, Joanna Paden, and Chris
Augustine follow the lead of Patricia
Staub, their “guiding force” and
instructor to work on this term project.
Barbara Naylor acts as supervising
producer and host.
Everything from beginning to end
is done completely by the students,
including make-up, lighting, camera,
audio, and stage-managing. A serious,
CABLE, page 3
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