PCC Courier, April 06, 1984

\ (From left) Ken Eastland, Mike Mehterian, Chris Cofer and David Ward. A group of students, led by Collegiate Republican presi¬ dent Chris Cofer, disrupted a “No United States Intervention in El Salvador" rally sponsored by the International Com¬ mittee Against Racism (InCAR) Tuesday noon. The group of five or six began chanting an obscenity as David Harder, a UCLA and a PCC alumnus, spoke. Cofer and club vice president Mike Mehterian became further irritated when denied microphone access. Roger Marheine, an English professor and InCAR’s adviser, had invited members of the audience to speak before the disruption occurred Cofer said InCAR couldn't deal with the popular view¬ point. “Members of InCAR are interested in hearing only one side, their side. They hold meetings called open forums, but if you try to speak, you're told to shut up, "said Cofer. Said Marheine: “The Collegiate Republicans are beneath my comment." Courier Photos by Douglas R. Burrows Roger Marheine PCC COURI WOMEN'S SOFTBALL ROMPS OPPONENTS Sks, '~£ See Story pg. 5 1 ’ :. VOL. 57, NO. 8 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA APRIL 6, 1984 Casey Assesses Tuition and Fees By John Horn Editor-in-Chief When the California legislature recently de¬ cided to implement $50 per-semester tuition at community colleges, it marked the end of a bitter fight between a large number of college administrators and Gov. George Deukmejian. Joining the administrators in the fight against tuition was Speaker of the House Willie Brown, who eventually worked a compromise where pre-existing fees (such as health, materi¬ als and lab) would not be added on top of the $50 tuition. However, that compromise could cost PCC more money than tuition will generate. “We will probably come out on the losing end,” said John W. Casey, superintendent presi¬ dent, in a recent interview, citing the fact that many students already pay more than $50 for class fees. For example, a student enrolled in three advanced printing classes might pay up to $150 in materials fees. In addition, all students must pay a $7.50 health fee. Under the new legislation, such a student would pay $100 less in fall semester, 1984, than he paid in fall semester, 1983. Collecting the tuition will also cost the college. “Every additional regulation costs us more in time or money or both,” said Casey. Casey said he expects the college will have to hire additional personnel to collect tuition. That tuition will lead to lower enrollment, which in turn would lead to reduced state funding, concerns the administration. The col¬ lege receives a certain amount of money from the state for each student, based on the school’s average daily attendance (ADA). Casey said the school will “work hard to maintain ADA levels.” “Our fear is that it (tuition) will affect the student who can barely get by,” said Casey. He cited a 1973 study by the National Commission on the Financing of Postsecondary Education entitled “Financing Postsecondary Education in the United States.” According to the study, “an increase of $100 in tuition would reduce enrollment by approximately 0.7 percent among upper-income students, 1.2 percent among middle-income students, and 3.1 percent among low income students." The study added that an increase in student aid was estimated to have the same impact as the equivalent reduction in tuition. Although other states implementing tuition have shown that enrollment recovers after a brief tuition-related decline, Casey is seeking ways to avoid any dropoff whatsoever. Within the next two weeks, Casey said he will establish an enrollment committee which will “get the message out to students and potential students that there are ways to deal with the $50 fee." In reference to the availability of finan¬ cial aid. Casey said “there are all sorts of ways” to defer the cost of tuition. Even though Casey expects tuition to reduce attrition, the school will continue to implement the controversial drop fee this fall, Casey said. “What we are doing is legal and we will continue to do it," he added. In order to recruit new students to the campus and improve the relationship between the college and the community, Casey will work with the school to develop Contract Education Services. “A business, industry or community organization will pay us cost of instruction plus administrative overhead" to teach courses to their members, explained Casey. The adminis¬ trative overhead, Casey said, includes a 22-27 percent profit. While chancellor for the Seattle Community College District, Casey was successful with a similar program. According to Casey, the Seattle program was taking in $500,000 in fees when he came to PCC. Courses in Seattle included industrial first aid. printing, bank teller training, ways of dealing with sexual harassment, word process¬ ing and x-ray'technology. A goal of the program is to “serve as a feeder to the campus,” said Casey. We are seeking “ways to communicate and interrelate with high schools. I think that is important," he added. Student By Greg Augustyn Staff Writer An AS approval request for a prior committee appointment triggered a pre-campaign confrontation between two declared student trustee can¬ didates. The board passed a motion Tuesday approving the appointment of Martin A. C. Enriquez-Marquez, stu¬ dent trustee hopeful, to the affirmative action advisory committee. According to Enriquez-Marquez, the committee serves as a “watchdog,” making sure the college abides federal and state anti-discrimination laws. The AS decision drew heavy opposi¬ tion from Chris Cofer, social science department commissioner and student trustee hopeful. “I don't think he (Enri¬ quez-Marquez) cares at all about af¬ firmative action. And the only purpose of his being there(the AS meeting) was to use the AS for political gain (in regards to the student trustee elec¬ tion),” Cofer said. Enriquez-Marquez denounced Cofer’s allegations. “I would not be on that committee (affimitive action) for a year and a half as both a member and Trustee Hopefuls Disagree a guest if I had no interest ir. the rights and privileges of all PCC students,” Enriquez-Marquez replied. Cofer said he believes the recom¬ mendation of approval “doesn’t make sense” because Enriquez-Marquez had in the fall of 1983 been appointed to the committee by Alvar Kauti, dean of student activities. However, Enriquez- Marquez contends the recommendation gives AS approval and validity to his appointment by Kauti. Prior to AS recommendation ap¬ proval, Cofer questioned why Enriquez- Marquez had not brought his request before the board at the beginning of the spring semester. Enriquez-Marquez said his scheduling had created a time conflict. Student trustee election campaigning officially begins April 23. Elections are scheduled for May 2 and 3. Both Cofer and Enriquez-Marquez claim they have sufficient credentials upon which to base their campaigns. Regarding another AS matter, Jay Harvey, AS executive vice president, announced an April 17 Olympic forum in the campus Forum. It will giye students a chance to ask questions concerning Olympic employment and volunteer opportunities. “It is a once in a lifetime opportunity for people to be involved with the Olympics,” Harvey said. Olympic job interviews with the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Com¬ mittee (LAOOC) will occure April 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the student lounge. All who seek Olympic employ¬ ment must complete an LAOOC in¬ terview according to Harvey, PCC’s Olympic Collegiate Liaison Council (OCLC) representative. Interviews should take between 30 and 45 minutes. Fingerprinting and filling out a job application must occur before an in¬ terview begins. Positions that remain available in¬ clude tour guides, athlete escorts, driv¬ ers, language interpreters, and food service and security personnel. Harvey stressed that faculty members are needed to fill supervisory positions. Some jobs draw pay, and others do not, Harvey said. Selected applicants will be notified and probably will have to attend a couple of training sessions. Each Olympic employee will receive a personally fitted Olympic uniform which they can keep. The board also approved allocating $175 to bring the jazz fusion and “Vi¬ sions” to the quad for a noon-time performance. The group’s appearance has been tentatively scheduled for May 15. The Asian affairs office will split the band’s $350 performance price tag with AS. Stan Tsukahira, Asian affairs office representative, offered the cost shar¬ ing proposal to the AS board last week. However, the board decided to table the measure so that it could consult Hanson upon her return. Some board members had hoped the band would agree to perform in Sexson Auditorium. Tsukahira informed the board that the group would not be interested in such a proprosition. “The band ideally just wants to have a showcase. If they have a concert that holds 1500 people and they don’t sell¬ out, it doesn’t look good. The band has just cut an album and it wants to get some exposure,” Tsukahira said. TEMPORARY HOOPSTERS— Faculty and staff members prac¬ tice for the April 1 6 celebrity basketball game to be held in the men’s gym at 7:30 p.m. — Courier photo by Christine del Villar NO BREAK FOR LIBRARY — Complete library serv¬ ices will continue during the spring break. Monday through Thursday, the library hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will be closed on Friday, April 13 and weekends. — Courier photo by Christine del Villar Incoming Students Receive Cash Scholarships Offered up to $500 By Joe Holman Special Correspondent Four PCC students received $150 spring semester scholarships March 27 in conjunction with the Honors at En¬ trance program according to Paul M. Swaim, assistant coordinator of the office of scholarships and financial aid. The recipients were Farid Behshid, Robert MacDonald, Daniel Nese and Ruth Paik. The PCC Scholarship Fund Associa¬ tion finances the Honors at Entrance scholarships awarded to incoming freshmen for the fall and spring semesters. The guidelines for the scholarships require that the entering freshmen have graduated from a high school in the United States, maintained a high school grade point average of 3.5 or higher and be a citizen of the United States. The Honors at Entrance program is just one of more than 150 scholarship opportunities provided by the office of scholarships and financial aid. Scholar¬ ships usually range from $50 to $500. Applications for the various scholar¬ ships, each having specific require¬ ments, are available in D205. However, Swaim emphasized that students should research the requirements in the Campus Crier before applying for a specific scholarship. “Students come to us and say they want to apply for a scholarship,” said Swaim. “We just sort of look at them funny because there are so many dif¬ ferent scholarships. Students really need to have an idea of what is avail¬ able and what they can qualify for.” In addition to the financial assistance offered by the Scholarship Fund As¬ sociation, two other major types of awards are available to students; de¬ partmental and organizational scholar¬ ships. Departmental scholarships are awarded by the individual departments at their spring award programs. Stu¬ dents receiving these scholarships usu¬ ally have maintained a high grade point average in their selected area of study. Organizational scholarships include those offered by campus clubs and community organizations and corpora¬ tions such as Southern California Edison. Contributions, memorial funds and endowments willed to the school provided the initial funding for the Scholarship Fund Association, valued currently at approximately $1.5 million according to Swaim. The two major funds are; William C. Miller value $300,000 and the Nancy Lee Wacker value $250,000. The newest fund is the Ed Laurensen memorial. Laurensen, who was the first head football coach at PCC, died recently. People who had been close to Laurensen or had played under him made contributions to the school in his name. “We can't publicize the scholarships all year because we have an application period which restricts the amount of time students have to apply for scholar¬ ships,” Swaim said. “We’re still grow¬ ing and trying to meet the needs of the students, but the only way to do that is to make sure the students know what is available, ’’said Swaim. He said that response for scholarships is usually great and scholarships rarely go un¬ claimed.