PCC Courier, April 03, 1981

Reflections on the Mirror Pools See Page 5 л я ЯНН ' ■: <• Щ Ш VOL. 51. NO. 9 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA APRIL 3. 1981 Letters to congressmen concerning financial aid must be turned in today to campus boxes. у Angie Majorca igned to be of them. by specialized , approximate- till required to stem, said Ms. phase of the could be used who also hold aid. But wheth- Jted for other on teacher in¬ school is sup- e scheme. ; system would PCC to offer according to ‘Is that these they allow the than many of is aware, PCC immunity col- ted system to i a few of the 3 make use of iding system, rery expensive ny, said Ms. ■ystem we are ter which is ve than a mini on <\ 7A- 1 10 VADA tpril 1st lEDUSA'S SUES ril 2nd RPER »E 3 6606 m*' м; s t v •# e 4) 7 7p\\ s*4 си НЬЙк i MIME TIME — PCC Mime Company celebrates the Third Annual National Mime Week with a variety show opening tonight. Performances will be held in the Little Theater at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The nationally recognized Mime Week, which started Wednesday hosts a multitude of special events throughout the week. See related story ОП Page 4. — Courier photo by Rob Wells Cable TV Proposal Talks Approved Despite Protests By W. Majied-Muhammad Editor-in-Chief District Board of Trustees voted, 4-3, to authorize administration nego¬ tiations with Falcon Cable TV, despite protests that some of the cable com¬ pany’s regular entertainment pro¬ gramming constitutes a “detriment” to the community’s moral fiber. Dissenting arguments from Trustees John Martin, David S. Hannah and Roger Gertmenian were dominated by Martin’s contention that the college, as a public trust, has a responsibility to preserve the community. According to Gertmenian tax dollars would help indirectly to support the R-rated mov¬ ies broadcast on the cable company’s channels, though educational program¬ ming would be conducted under a separate format. Talks between college adminis¬ trators and Falcon will outline an agreement in which Falcon is allowed to place a receiving dish atop C Build¬ ing in return for the use of company facilities to broadcast educational pro¬ gramming over two channels through cable TV equipment to be installed in the media services division at the college. The dish would receive signals from the company’s satellite receiving sta¬ tion in Monterey Park and the com¬ pany would be responsible for main¬ taining equipment on which students would train. In his introductory statement to the board of trustees, David A. Ledbetter, dean of instructional services indicated the college will gain access to au¬ diences during prime time hours of the evening to broadcast community ser¬ vice programs, class lectures and other educational programming originating on campus. Trustee Martin objected to the R- rated movies as a “threat to an en¬ dangered species called families.” He said such programming “breeds divorce and the break-down in morals leading to a ‘police state’ ” to protect the citizens. He argued the entertainment fare offered by Falcon was a “detriment” to the community and stated, “I can’t vote for it (agreement with Falcon) unless you can guarantee the movies won’t be a part of it.” Falcon Cable TV is a privately- owned subscription television service that broadcasts by means of cable and microwave signals. The signals carry programs to sets fitted with an un¬ scrambling device which decodes the signal for that receiver. Subscribers pay a fee for the com¬ pany’s entertainment services, and proponents of the arrangement with Falcon stated the public should have as much access to broadcasting for educa¬ tional purposes as entertainment in¬ terests have access for the R-rated movies. Manager John Kobara stressed the company’s policy of dealing with public institutions, using public lands to re¬ turn to the city some of the benefits the company receives through private sub¬ scriptions. He said the entertainment aspects of the company’s program¬ ming is easier to market than the educational and public service pro¬ gramming proposed by the college. In his presenation, Falcon General ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★■ Future of Cable Television Job Opportunities Viewed Employment opportunities in cable TV was discussed by John Kobara and Richard Anderson, representatives from Falcon Cable TV, March 23. The Falcon representatives viewed the employment opportunities avail¬ able in cable as slim and very com¬ petitive. However, they felt there would be future need for people with technical, sales, management or cus¬ tomer service skills. Entry level jobs usually pay from $12,000 to $15,000 a year. Both speakers agreed that the most important thing about getting a job in the communica¬ tions field was getting your foot in the door. Kobara spoke of the future advances of television, “TV will become a new medium; the future will produce video text where you can sit home and buy a house, car, or tickets to a play just by pushing buttons on your computerized television set.” Cable TV is usually broadcast over UHF stations or stations on VHF that cannot receive normal transmitter sig¬ nals. Students Join Film and TV Techs By Barbara Lamprecht Contributing Writer The reputation of PCC’s Com¬ munication Department is growing by leaps and bounds. Nationally known for excellent preparation of students pursuing careers in the media, the department has now added to its pres¬ tige. Joining only 10 other American schools, PCC has been awarded a stu¬ dent chapter in the Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers. Founded in 1916, the society is a worldwide organization comprised of professionals in motion picture and television fields. Walt Disney, Thomas Edison, and Samuel Warner are a few honorary members. MasterCalendarSlated For All Club Activities By Mike Mendez Contributing Writer The Inter-Club council last week elected Sheri Howard as its con¬ stitution chairman and made plans to publish a calendar of coming events. - The ICC created the office of constitution chairman, “to revise the (ICC) constitution and to make it more appropriate for clubs now,” said Ms. Howard. It was proposed by ICC president Tony Messino and was passed by a unanimous vote. The calendar of events will list coming activities and fund raisers the various clubs have planned. A Circle К Red Cross Bloodmobile will be on campus April 28, 29, arid 30. Mike Bozeman, Circle К president, asked for volun¬ teers to help sign up donors and volunteers and to assist at the drive. tion to see which club could muster the most donors. The Adelphians’ representative announced their annual canned food drive. A door-to-door campaign will take place on Friday and all those who participate are invited to a party afterward. Anyone interested can meet the Adelphians at the Hill and Colorado parking lot, between 3:30 and 4, Friday, April 3. The Gay Student Union represent¬ ative took the opportunity to com¬ plain about difficulties in getting approval to post notices and said some students vandalize GSU posters. Messino suggested that ICC members observing any kind of van¬ dalism should ask the vandals to stop defacing the informative liter¬ ature. “We’ve got to stick up for our clubs,” he said. The society provides opportunities for its members to exchange ideas and stimulate technical progress in engi¬ neering and production. A very active organization, it is attuned to state-of- the-art developments. Last month’s meeting was held in the CBS set of “WKRP in Cincinnati” to view “hands- on,” a new editing system, which is the first of its kind in the country. People Relating to People “The thing that I like about it,” said Gerald Finn, department instructor, and faculty adviser of the new chapter, “is that students at PCC can meet people working in the field— people relating to people.” Chrystal Watson, communication department chairman, agrees, “It gives people a chance to start thinking as a professional— a , professional attitude needs to be cul¬ tivated.” “Active” would also describe Finn’s involvement with both the society and PCC students. His classes are regu¬ larly encouraged to attend the society’s functions. He initiated the petition to form the chapter, but credits the stu¬ dents themselves with being awarded the chapter. “The most important thing is the quality of the students,” Finn said. “There’s a sizeable number of engi¬ neers in Hollywood who formerly went here, and it’s not unusual for people already working in the industry to broaden exposure by taking sup¬ plemental courses. Although the stu¬ dents would be good with or without a society, it will lend more professional credence.” On Campus Speakers, Colleen McCrary is one of the com¬ munications students closely involved in getting the chapter organized on campus. A candidate for the chapter’s first presidency, she hopes it will bring PCC closer to motion picture and tele¬ vision professionals. Speakers will come to the campus, and field trips will be planned to facilitate this, as well as attendance of regular society meet¬ ings. Rep Lobbies Against Cuts By Lorna Moore Associate Opinion Editor Edward Razor, sophomore class president, has been elected by ASB board members to represent PCC at the 12th Annual Lobbying Conference in Washington, D.C. held April 10-14. The possibility of PCC’s being repre¬ sented at the conference came about through Razor’s quest to have PCC become a member of the United States Student Association, the organization hosting the conference. Razor con¬ sulted Dr. Richard S. Meyers, super¬ intendent-president, about joining the USSA, an organization of approximate¬ ly 400 colleges and universities across the nation. He said Meyers felt it would be a “worthwhile project and a good idea to have PCC represented on a national basis.” The ASB approved the proposal and appointed Razor as the delegate to the conference. Student Voice As head of the ASB’s newly formed Student Financial Aid Committee, Razor has been actively campaigning for PCC student voice in Washington concerning the proposed financial aid cuts. It was because of this issue that he became interested in the USSA and its conference, which will focus on the financial aid cuts. Razor formed the committee, which will seek alternative student aid, after learning from Gene S. Miller, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators president, that the cuts will drastically affect many students here. Razor plans to hand-deliver letters from students concerning the cuts to representatives on House and Senate appropriations and budget comrriittees in Washington, D.C. His committee has distributed a newsletter in Crier boxes throughout the campus informing stu¬ dents of the cuts and urging them to write their congressmen. Attached to each newsletter is a ready-made letter-form for students to fill in their version of how the cuts will affect them. There are boxes placed in the information office in C Building, the bottom floor of R Building and in the Campus Center for students to drop their letters. All letters dropped in the boxes by tonight will be delivered by Razor. If students can’t get their letters in the boxes by then, the newsletter provides an address in Washington, D.C. and the names of the representatives to which the students can send their letters. “Caught in the Squeeze?” The theme of this year’s conference is “Caught In The Squeeze?” Razor and hundreds of other student leaders will attend several workshops, skill sessions, and lectures held at George Washington University’s Marvin Cen¬ ter. The student delegates will have the opportunity to meet with their respec¬ tive congressional delegations to dis¬ cuss upcoming legislation and present persuasive arguments on issues con¬ cerning students. Capitol Hill staffers and student lob¬ byists will discuss information per¬ taining to lobbying techniques, back¬ ground research, proposed legislation, contacts and sources, introducing leg¬ islation and delivering testimony. Razor is looking forward to getting “connections galore” with other stu¬ dent leaders and congressional per¬ sonnel so that he may “get things done quicker” as an ASB officer at PCC. He plans to report back to his constitu- tients all news of the conference. “I think that at this point in time, it’s important that we are represented at this conference,” said Razor. ir Ш4 tOS ANGBUH «ажж шит i ■, . mmmm 1 4 r & - ***** i m Li i w* i ■■■ :• • Я Campus Gains ProfessionalSociety ■ If J • i ■ i ' 1 1 . . ■ ■ ■■ пвр|Н|Н| n _ F?, Bfc # *1 I ШШ, .АЛ, WASHINGTON BOUND — Student letters opposing financial aid cuts will be delivered to Washington, D.C. by Edward Razor, sophomore class president Razor is elected to represent PCC at the 12th Annual Lobbying Conference April 10-14. Today marks the deadline for students to return letters to ASB boxes on campus. —Courier photo by Doug Ayres Vietnam Vet Recalls Experiences in Book: 1 Born on the Fourth of July” By Leslie Sheinbaum Copy Editor Ron Kovic, Vietnam war veteran, author and PCC student, spoke to an audience of about 50 listeners during a library sponsored colloquium March 25. Kovic read portions of his book “Born on the 4th of July.” In it he described his childhood, his induction into the Marines, the war injury that left him a paraplegic and the callous way he felt he was treated by the government. “I am your 4th of July firecracker exploding in the grave,” he quoted from the book, referring to himself and his birthday on America ’a Independ¬ ence Day. He described himself as “an American boy who believed in his country and in a war that he felt was right.” After receiving the injury that paralyzed him from the waist down, he realized that he was one person in a whole generation of young men that had been “shattered and crushed forev¬ er.” “I wrote the book so that people could feel what I felt and go through the experience that I and four million Vietnam veterans went through,” he said. He described what he felt were “slum-like” conditions at the Bronx Veterans Administration Hospital and the imprisonment and cries of “traitor” he endured when he tried to tell the American people what he saw and experienced in the war and during its aftermath. The toll taken on Vietnam vets in¬ cluded the 55,000 suicides following the war and the veterans who constitute one-third of the nation’s prison popu¬ lation, he said. Out of his own anger and bitterness he developed the conviction that “even if I can’t walk, I can still speak.” He realized, he said, that he had the power and the responsibility to make people remember and question the war. “I love America and I feel that I’m a patriot when I speak out against things that divide our country, when I try to keep it from getting hurt and to pre¬ vent another catastrophe.” The book proved to be a catharsis and “time and love” healed some of the wounds.