PCC Courier, April 11, 1980

RAH! RAH! — Approximately 45 girls turned out for practice for song and cheerleader tryouts At the practices, the prospective pep members learn the routines that they will be required to perform at tryouts. Final selection will be made later this month by a panel of judges. — Courier photo by Zack Harmon Iran Students Face Aid Cuts By Mike White Staff Writer Iranian students who are in the Unites States are in no danger of being deported because of President Carter’s action, said Bob Seitz, a federal public information officer. President Carter announced April 7 that the United States was breaking diplomatic relations with Iran, which included invalidating all visas for Ira¬ nian students. For the Iranian students in the Unit¬ ed States, including the 83 at PCC, the most pressing problem, according to Ben Rude, PCC coordinator of the foreign student program, will be the closing down of the Iranian consulates in the United States. Many students receive financial aid from their home country which goes through the consulates. Now that the consulates are closed the students will have to find other ways of receiving funds, said Rude. It is too soon to tell what actions the Iranian government will take, he said. The financial problem is further complicated by the employment re¬ strictions placed on nonimmigrant stu¬ dents in the United States. A nonimmigrant student is not per¬ mitted to work in the United States unless permission to do so has been granted by the Immigration and Natrualization Department, Rude ex- lained. That permission cannot be granted unless the student can estab¬ lish that the employment is necessary due to unforeseen circumstances. However, Rude said that as far as he knows Iranian students can assume that their eligibility for a work permit will be equal to other foreign students. Iranian students should not leave the country, Rude-said, because if they do, it would be impossible for them to return under the new restrictions. Even students with multiple visas should not take a chance of leaving the country, because it is uncertain as to how the United States government will enforce the rules, he warned. VOL. 49, NO. 9 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA APRIL 11. 1980 Athletic Release Telecom. Class Declares Boycott By Brad Lehman Editor-in-Chief Athletes are not receiving special treatment in PCC classes, according to By Brenda Toms Staff Writer The PCC speech team won several honors at the National Community College competition held in Kansas City, Mo. from April 2 to 7. Beth Fernandez, team member, won a gold plaque, first place, for her informative speech entitled “Fairies.” Other PCC winners were Judith Din- neen and Don Vecchione. They each Term Passed For Summer The Board of Trustees passed board report 106-1 at its last meeting which anthorized PCC to hold a six-week summer ses¬ sion. The summer session will run from June 16 through July 25. According to PCC Super¬ intendent-President Dr. Rich¬ ard S. Meyers, the session will closely resemble the session that was held last year. a news release dated April 8 from Robert J. Gomperz, public information director. “There is no conclusive evidence of won a bronze plaque, third place, for their rendition of “Gin Game” in duet acting. Laura Horton missed the bronze plaque by only one point for her informative and impromptu speeches. “It was a good experience and very valuable,” said Mrs. Fernandez. “It was interesting to see the variety of different styles represented.” There were about 72 community col¬ leges represented at the competition, and approximately 600 students partici¬ pated. Each college who sends repre¬ sentatives must.be a member of Phi Rho Pi, a national forensics society affiliated with Phi Kappa Delta. Each speech team member usually performs in at least three different categories. Categories entered were: informative, persuasive, rhetorical analysis, impromptu, extemporaneous, three types of debate, readers’ theater, oral interpretation of poetry, oral in¬ terpretation of prose and duet acting. The competition “brings together all junior colleges in the United States in different kinds of speech competitions which are important to liberally educated persons,” said Mrs. Fernandez. an overall trend toward leniency in grading athletes at Pasadena City Col¬ lege or towards any known irregularity in the awarding of credit to them, according to an investigative report,” the release said. The invetsigative report was from attorney Elaine Canty, who was hired by the college to conduct the investiga¬ tion, She, in turn, hired two in¬ vestigators to direct the probe. The release said Mrs. Canty’s “pre¬ liminary findings indicate that there are certain areas of individual instruc¬ tor involvement which warrant further checking.” Gomperz said the statement was worded in this way to avoid identifying individuals, which “would not be right.” By Brad Lehman and Sheri Emond Highlighted by a 30-hour fast at its conclusion, Hunger Week will begin Monday. Inter-Varsity Christian Fel¬ lowship will sponsor the event, which is being held to raise money to help feed needy children. Although two films will be shown, and a book and information table will be available throughout the week, the main event will be the fast, or the “Planned Famine.” According to an Inter-Varsity an¬ nouncement, 30 to 40 members of the organization plan to participate in the Made Despite the issuance of a statement, the investigation is not over, according to the release. “There are areas that the adminis¬ tration intends to follow up on,“ said Gomperz. He said several members of the administration will be working on the investigation, including represent¬ atives from the student personnel, in¬ struction and personnel areas of the college. The release said the investigation began in February at PCC bcause of athletic scandals at other colleges. The two investigators “conducted 160 on- campus interviews, mostly with ath¬ letes enrolled in the 1979 summer session,” the release said. The release also said the college has worked with the district attorney’s office, the NCAA and the Big 10 Con¬ ference in their investigations. Al¬ though some other colleges have found fast. The “Planned Famine” will begin the afternoon of April 18 and last until the following evening, said Greg De¬ Rosa, Inter-Varsity president. The par¬ ticipants will have water and fruit juices available, DeRosa said, but food will not be consumed. The fast will occur in the Campus Center lounge. DeRosa invites Christian and non- Christian students who want to help alleviate hunger to take part in a 30- hour fast. Inter-Varsity members are not the only ones eligible to participate. Any¬ one may take part, but those who are The students of Telecommunications 100D (television studio controls) have refused to participate in a joint class with Telecom. 16A and 16B. A letter sent to Chrystal Watson, chairman of the communications de¬ partment, stated that all 10 students enrolled in Telecom. 100D would stay out of the joint class until the class had been restructured. Milton E. Rudge, Jr., one of the students who signed the letter, said that the quality of the productions was poor, and the' joint class was un¬ satisfactory. “If we were working in a real TV station in the industry, workers could not get away with the things they do in that class,” he said. By Laura Carlos Staff Writer A PCC student was shot in an armed robbery attempt at Fedco gas station, 3100 E. Colorado Blvd., during Easter vacation. Bill Nicely, 19, was shot in the face on a special diet for health purposes are recommended to remain on their diet, DeRosa said. Although those per¬ sons are encouraged to attend, they should limit their participation to dis¬ cussion, he added. The “Famine” participants hope to gain an understanding of hunger and to raise money to prevent it with their fast. “We plan for the students partici¬ pating in the program to stay together during the fast so that while we share the experience of feeling hungry, we (Continued on Page 6) The adequate rehearsal of material by the 16A and В students and the setting up of necessary props in ad¬ vance are two demands stated in the letter. Responding to the letter, Ms. Watson said that the students can’t always expect things to run as they like but added that it is too soon to decide as to what action to take. “I really have not had time to talk it over with the instructors,” she said. The Telecom. 100D students did dis¬ cuss the problem with Ms. Waton before the Easter holiday. No action resulted from the meeting, Ms. Watson said. The students seem determined to stay out until the class is restructured. at close range while on duty by a youth who attempted to steal money from the cash register on March 31. Nicely, who was taken to the hospital in critical condition is now recuperat¬ ing after an operation last Thurday. “The operation was a real success and he’s doing real well now. They removed the bullet, and the healing is going to be complete,” said Nicely’s mother, Mrs. Donald Teep. Nicely had already experienced a similar hold up, in which $319 was taken from the register six days prior by two men. The suspect, according to the Tem¬ ple City sheriff’s report, pointed a blue steel revolver at Nicely and said, “Give me your money,” to which Nicely replied, “No, because we just got robbed last week.” The suspect answered, “I don’t care” and pro¬ ceeded to kick Nicely in the leg. The suspect, identified as an 18- or 19-year-old youth, fled the scene without taking any money. According to Fedco manager Lynn Lingo, the gas station has been robbed twice this year. Speakers Win at National Contest 'Planned Famine' to Last 30 Hours Fast Will Highlight Hunger Week Student Shot in Robbery A ttempt Child Care Facility May Be Expanded; Possible Need For Center At PCC Date to Move CAT C is Postponed Until June By Brenda Toms Staff Writer The moving of PCC’s Community Adult Training Center to the McKinley Junior High site early this month has been postponed until after June 13, according to Harold Abbott, coordi¬ nator of vocational education. When CATC is moved, renovations will have to be made, and it is con¬ ceivable that the child care facility located there could be expanded to include children of PCC credit stu¬ dents, said Alvar L. Kauti, dean of student activities. Facility, Plans, Funds For a child care facility to become operative, three steps are necessary, said Pauline C. Crabb, PCC parent education coordinator and supervisor of Children’s House at CATC. First, a facility must be found close to the campus with a good-sized outdoor play area. Secondly, a plan must be agreed upon by administrators and teachers, including those who will use the facil¬ ities and how much it will cost. Finally, funds must be found and allocated, and plans must be approved by the Board. If McKinley is expanded, PCC will look to outside funding in the form of private foundation monies for augmen¬ ting the program, said Dr. Stanley E. Gunstream, vice president for instruc¬ tion. The possibility of child care has been discussed by Dr. Gunstream with Vernon C. Halcromb, dean of occupa¬ tional education, and Gunstream is sure it will be looked into. Funds are also available from the state legislature. Other colleges in the area, Chaffey and Citrus for example, have child care facilities which are funded by the state legislature. Cerro Coso Community College, the college which Dr. Richard S. Meyers, super¬ intendent-president, was president of before coming to PCC, also has a large child care center which, according to Dean Kauti, is one of the first things you see when you approach the cam¬ pus.” Problems to Overcome Children’s House, the child care cen¬ ter at CATC, is not available to PCC credit students. “No one has actually said, ‘No, you can’t use the facilities there,’ ” Dr. Gunstream said, “but children of credit students have been given second priority due to lack of space.” There are credit students at¬ tending CATC who use the child care center there, he said. “If Jarvis II passes, child care wouldn’t even have any type of a chance,” said Dean Kauti. “We are just getting into budget development for ’80-’81, and we don’t know what the impact of Jarvis II will be,” Dr. Gunstream said. Jarvis II, called Proposition 9 and “Jaws II,” will be on the ballot June 3 and will take effect July 1. If it passes, PCC would have no chance to apply for funds, Kauti said, since it is suspected that educational budgets will be cut drastically. Women, and often men, cannot at¬ tend classes unless they have a place for their children to stay during school hours, or know how to juggle family and educational responsibilities, ac¬ cording to Mrs. Crabb. Facilities for children are not readily available in the Pasadena area. Parental and Instructional Need Enrollment at PCC has increased by more than 2,000 students since Pam Beerer advocated the installation of a child care center in the Nov. 30, 1973 issue of the Courier. The need for one has expanded rapidly, but PCC is still without a child care center. Recently, William H. Ivers, as¬ semblyman, sent a letter to PCC’s Board of Trustees requesting informa¬ tion regarding the status of child care at PCC. In response, the Board asked for a report from Mrs. Crabb which she presented at a board meeting. She pointed out that a child care center at PCC would serve four purposes: It would serve as a labora¬ tory teaching situation for early child¬ hood education and other departments, and it would provide an expanded parent education program similar to the one currently offered in the ex¬ tended day program, which provides classes for parents-to-be. It also gives parents a place to meet and discuss child-related problems. It would, in addition, enable many more parents to enroll as students and permit students in nursery education to do their field work on the premises, according to Mrs. Crabb. As a result of the change in our economy and the re-entry of women into the work force, a child care facil¬ ity is necessary, Mrs. Crabb said. Advantages “Students who have children in child care centers often become instruc¬ tional aides. They may even go on to become administrators of early child¬ hood educational curricula as a direct result of involvement with their own children in such programs,” Mrs. Crabb said. Administrators of other child care centers have said that the grade point average of students with children in child care centers is better than those of other parents, and that child care stabilizes the family situation, accord¬ ing to Mrs. Crabb. History In 1978, the ASB child development committee requested permission from the college administration to conduct a “telephone survey” of the female col¬ lege population to determine the need for an on-campus children’s center. The people questioned were female students enrolled in day and evening classes at the beginning of the 1978 spring semester. The following results were found: Of the 1,436 women selected for interviewing, 1,244 mothers replied they would have used a child care- center on or near the campus. Because of free child care, 32 said they would not use it, and 160 were uncertain. Of the same number, 1,276 were willing to pay for child care facilities on or near the campus, 64 were not willing to pay because of free child care by relatives, and 96 were unsure. ANOTHER CLASS, MOMMY? — Yu Yu Nakano accompanies mother, Sufang, to classes, as did many other youngsters this week. While PCC students were on spring break last week, Pasadena and Temple City Unified District Students are ОП Vacation nOW. — Courier photo by Richard Qr..n