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VOL. 83 NO. 23
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
Courier
THURSDAY
APRIL 2, 1998
Work on vari¬
ous on-going
projects have
suffered little
due to weather
conditions.
This worker
continued
through the
rains earlier
this week.
MARIO CORNEJO
THE COURIER
El Nino Delays Completion
Construction: Stadium work continues while the garden project is moved back.
By HECTOR MERCADO
Courier Staff Writer
After months of El Nino warnings, it
finally hit with a vengeance. Now the
question is what did it do to campus con¬
struction projects?
Surprisingly it had little effect, but
that’s not to say that it didn’t cause some
delays. The crew working on the stadium
continued through rainstorms, because
they are still demolishing the structure.
“Each contractor has plans as to how
they will deal with rain,” said foreman
Richard Strictland. “Some crews will be
able to work in the rain.”
Over at the sculpture garden it lias
been a different story. Even before the
rain began to fall recently, there was an
eight-week delay in work. The comple¬
tion date has been moved from gradua¬
tion day until some time in July. And still
more El Nino storms are expected to
plague the area in coming months. The
college just wants the garden completed
as soon as possible.
How soon crews can begin to work on
the garden is completely up to weather
conditions.
For every stomi that hits, crews must
allow the site to dry for at least three
days. Workers dug drainage ditches to
allow the wet soil to dry out. However,
those holes fill whenever storms hit,
meaning they had to truck in more dirt to
make up for erosion.
Since the garden will be built on exist¬
ing soil, the crews must ensure that it is
dry and is compacted to an acceptable
grade.
As of yet, the delays have not affected
die sculpture garden’s budget, even with
the eight-week delay. Other hassles have
included a redesign and resurveying of
the site. “Any additional cost will be sent
to die original surveyor,” said Rick van
Pelt, head of Facilities.
The extra work was required because
the original survey had some buildings
off the mark by as much as eight to nine
feet.
Sculpture Garden
Eight Weeks
Stadium Project:
None Reported
ASSOCIATED STUDENTS
Schaefer
Plans Center
Improvement
Proposal: AS president
is considering major
alterations to the CC
By JULIE DRAKE
Courier Staff Writer
If they build it, will students come? And will stu¬
dents want to pay for it? These are questions on AS
president Aaron Schaefer’s mind.
A place to hang out with friends, a place to study,
watch a basketball game or even a spot to make pho¬
tocopies for reports a la Kinkos are some of his pre¬
liminary ideas.
This is a commuter college whose students are
more likely to drive home for lunch or during a break
between classes rather than stick around. With limit¬
ed choices, a renovated campus center might provide
the incentive students need to feel some pride in their
college and make Schaefer out to be a genius.
“We want to give them something to do. We want
to say ‘please stay here.’ It offers students a place
to be,” said Schaefer.
His wish list is long and ambitious. It includes a
music listening room, a soda fountain and even a
movie theater. Realistically, however, his list
includes conference rooms for the clubs to meet in,
so they don’t have to use classrooms: a living room
with a television and cable along with pool tables for
the aspiring Minnesota Fats and a game room with
arcade games.
The cost of all of this would run anywhere from
$3 million to $4 million which may prove to be a hin¬
drance. To ease that cost, the AS may donate
$70,000 toward the effort.
Schaefer’s plan includes turning the Computer
Cafe into a free service on campus, so students who
must use the Internet for research can do so without
charge. He cited Santa Monica City College as an
example of what he envisions technologically. It
switches its computers out every two years in order
to keep up with advances in computer technology.
He also wants a Kinko’s type of copy center that may
be student run
All of this will not be possible unless the student
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FACULTY SENATE ELECTION
One Face Stands Out
Among Candidates
First: Elvio Angeloni
By LYNDA LAM
Courier Staff Writer
Among three incumbent nominees for
faculty senate offices this year, Elvio
Angeloni is the only candidate seeking
office for the first time. All of the other
candidates have held senate offices before.
Ellen Ligons, senate president, is seek¬
ing a third term.
Angeloni, an anthropology' professor
who has been on a three semester hiatus,
said he is taking this election in stride.
“I’m not a babe in the woods or the new
kid on the block. I’ve been away for awhile,
but I still know what’s going on. And I am
told that I am still well known,” said
Angeloni in a telephone interview.
He will bring to the treasury office 20
years of experience on the collective bar¬
gaining team for the California Teachers
the only first timer
Association. Angeloni is also an advocate
on the shared governance committee which
actively participates in decision-making
such as luring and firing of faculty mem¬
bers.
If elected, Angeloni aspires to improve
work relations between the faculty senate,
administration and other campus organiza¬
tions.
“Being an officer requires great concen¬
tration in dealing with concerns of the fac¬
ulty, the board of trustees and the council. It
isn't that this is not being done now, but I
really want to facilitate that to the best of
my ability,” he said.
Although election results will not be
announced until April 20, Angeloni chances
of winning are quite good. Thus far, each
office only has one person vying for it.
For the third consecutive year, Ligons
Please see ELECTION, page 3
JOSE MANCILLA
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THE COURIER
Jen Marie’s dog helps her traverse campus
safely and without fear.
The code of ethics to follow when
dealing with seeing-eye dogs
By DONE' DENNISON
Courier Staff Writer
Eveiyone enjoys going into a fast food restaurant and grabbing a bite to cat
between classes. No one expects the experience to be threatening in any way.
When PCC student Jeanmaric Tall took her guide dog, Thatcher, with her
into a fast-food restaurant near her home in Glendale, an employee told her to
leave or they would call the police. “I told him ‘may I dial the number for
you?’ I know my rights. I can have my dog here.”
Another blind guide dog user, Hector De Leon is no stranger to rejection.
When he first got his dog, he went to an eye clinic for a consultation. “The
reception area was very close to the street, but they tried to say the dog could¬
n’t come in. They said they did eye surgery and that’s why the dog wasn't
allowed,” said De Leon.
De Leon and his dog, Clia, were asked to leave an Old Town Pasadena bar.
“It was very crowded and people kept stepping on Clia. A security guard called
the cops and they said I had to leave,” said De Leon.
Both Tall and De Leon rely on their dogs to see for them. The blind person
and dog work as a team to navigate around obsticles. Most of the time the per-
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