PCC Courier, April 16, 1976

Dance To Cap Cultural Week By Julie La Chance Assistant City Editor Dancing to the soul music of the nine-member band, “Powerhouse,” will climax Asian Culture Week tonight from 8 p.m. until midnight in the Campus Center. Sponsored by the Associated Asian Students, the Chinese Club, Filipiniana and the Japanese and Korean clubs, the annual festivities began Tuesday and will end tomorrow. Tickets to the dance, which is open to all PCC students, are available in advance for $2 and at the door for $2.50. Today’s Asian Culture Week ac¬ tivities also include recreation on the volleyball courts. "The purpose of Cultural Week is to provide an atmosphere for social and educational awareness for all Asian and Asian-Americans in the Pasadena community,” according to the program of activities. “We want to reach out to the com¬ munity," says Carol Imai, adviser for the Associated Asian Students. “In¬ volvement with high schools, USC, UCLA and L.A. City College is also a part of the program. Lion Dance A Lion Dance in the Free Speech Area and art display upstairs in the Campus Center opened the festivities on Tuesday. Conducted by the Chinese Club, the Lion Dance is a cultural display in Chinese costumes. While the dancing was going on below, delicately painted Chinese screen art was being viewed above. Each show evidenced the age old cultural heritage of China and how its tradition has been handed down from generation to generation. Later that evening in Harbeson Hall, “Visual Communication,” a non-profit organization which produces educational materials focusing on the Asian-American, showed a free movie, “Birds of Paradise” along with documentary and animated films, filmstrips, books and a photographic archive on the Asian-American. Arts and Crafts Sponsored by all of the Asian clubs, ceramics, prints, photographic essays and paintings were a part of the Asian arts and crafts display Wednesday in the Free Speech Area to provide a sampling of the rich culture of the East. Korean and Chinese food were there to look at but not to taste at the food display and recipe sale. Recipes went for 25 cents apiece to those interested in Oriental cuisine. Wednesday evening was the “high point” of the week with the Asian Culture Variety Show. Ed Parker, the famous karate expert, kicked the extravagaza off with a demonstration MEAL TICKETS Members of МЕСИЛ, the PCC Chicano student organization, are selling tickets good for $1 off on meals purchased at four local Mexican restaurants. The money raised will go toward the purchase of costumes for the Ballet Folklorico and the MECHA scholarship fund. The tickets will be accepted at La Posada Nueva, El Poche, Emilliano's and Mijares. The sale will continue through May !). of “kempo” karate. Then Filipino students from UCLA took over the stage and danced “Sayaw Sa Bangko.” A tour of the Philippine Islands without having to leave the chair was in store for those who saw the film "Mabuhay,” presented by Filipiniana. Following the film, the audience got a taste of Filipino culture “live” when USC students sang “Ang-Himig Natin," a native Filipino song. Martial Art A demonstration of Taekwondo, a Korean martial art preceded a Japenese folk dance performed by PCC student Makiko Hata. The Chinese Club then presented North Saolin martial arts in two parts followed by a Korean fan dance, a Chi¬ nese Club and Filipiniana costume show, a “Contemporary Japanese” Jilm and the Chinese Club's Lion Dance. L.A. City Coiiege Filipino students performed both “Tinikling,” a bamboo dance, and a modernized Filipino dance for contrast. All ended with a grand finale in which the members of the show' introduced themselves. “Asian Americans for Fair Media” presented a free movie Thursday duplicating the Asian-American in the media today. The organization is a watchdog group of students and professional people who are constantly on the lookout for offensive sterotyping of the Asian in the media. Judiciary Requests Club Rules All PCC clubs and organizations were requested in a memorandum Monday to submit their bylaws for Supreme Council inspection and approval no later than today as a result of action taken at the April 2 meeting. “Stipulations for approval of the bylaws of all clubs and organizations shall include compatibility with the ASB Constitution, club observance of its own bylaws and compliance with federal and state tax regulations regarding non-profit organizations,” the memorandum reads. Failure to comply with the request “will result in immediate and automatic disapproval of bylaws and suspension of club charter until compliance.” The Supreme Council will also review the Financial. Publicity and Election codes to see if they comply with the ASB Constitution. The Constitution stipulates that all clubs and organizations shall be ap¬ proved by both the ICC and the Supreme Council, and their bylaws submitted to the Council for review and approval at the beginning of every semester. Official meetings of the Council are unscheduled, but when called take place on Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays at noon. VOL. 41 , NO. 9 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA APRIL 16, 1976 A Filipiniana “Fiesta" at noon Thursday filled the air with sounds of native Filipino music supplied by PCC students. “The Asian-American Movement." “Asian-Americans and Civil Rights" and "Asian-Americans and Mental Health” were the topics discussed by PCC students Dennis Chang. Lilith Demonteverde. Robin Kin, JoAnn Nakayama, Tony Nicholson, Carol Roufael. Bob Shirtaku and Dereyn Wong. Warren Furutani and Shin’Ya Ono. Resthaven Community Mental Health Center in Los Angeles; and Mike Ishi- kaw'a. a field representative with the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, made up the remaining three panelists in the discussion which was presented free of charge by the Associated Asian Stu¬ dents in Harbeson Hall. ASIAN CULTURE FESTIVITIES-Spectators watch as Chinese Club members inside activate imposing hand-made dragon in traditional “Lion Dance,” which opened Asian Culture Week Tuesday in the —Courier Photo by Bruce Archie Free Speech Area. In contrast, tonight’s “soul music” dance upstairs in the Campus Center pro¬ vides more modern appeal to all PCC students. —Courier Photo by Pete Whan EASTER PREPARATIONS-Heidi happily displays her collection of Easter eggs made at the Children’s House while her mother takes classes at PCC’s North Lake Avenue Community Adult Training Center next door. Dr. Lewis Goes to Washington By Tina Keimann Staff Writer Dr. Irvin G. Lewis, vice-president for Student Personnel Services, will attend the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers’ (AACRAO) annual national conference in Washington, D.C., April 18 to 23. Dr. Lewis is chairman of AACRAO’s Committee on Undergraduate Ad¬ missions. AACRAO is a nationwide organization of 15,000 members repre¬ senting all undergraduate institutions in the U.S. Dr. Lewis’ Committee on Under¬ graduate Admissions will sponsor eight of the 113 sessions, four of which will deal specifically with issues of special interest to the committee, such as the types of student recruitment practices used by colleges and universities in America. Due to declining enrollment figures in recent years, colleges and universities have made special efforts to entice students to come to their respective schools. Many schools have employed practices which raise a number of ethical questions, including the practice of hiring commerical agencies to recruit students. Dr. Lewis will also participate in another session which deals with the various practices of admitting foreign students to college. The question is whether to have an open door policy with regard to ac¬ cepting foreign students, or whether to be more selective, Dr. Lewis says. Some colleges are accepting foreign students when they don’t have the services for them, Dr. Lewis added. Adelphians Aid Families at Easter A door-to-door canned food collec¬ tion in southwest Pasadena was held by the Adelphians, PCC women’s service club, April 2, in connection with the Friendly Visitor’s Program of the Ecumenical Council of Churches to benefit needy families at Easter. The Adelphians have contributed 619 pounds of canned food to the project, according to Coleen Rinehart, vice- president. Included in the 619 pounds were 30 pounds contributed to designated boxes on campus by PCC students and faculty. The Business Department contributed the most cans, Miss Rinehart said. Goal Is Equal Representation PCC T rustees Approve Briscoe Redistricting Plan By Joe Riser Assistant Sports Editor After much deliberation and the in¬ troduction of several new plans, PCC trustees unanimously agreed upon a redistricting plan presented by Trustee Charles Briscoe at their April 1 meeting. Briscoe’s plan, a revision of an earlier plan proposed by Trustee Robert Spare, met with the approval of all board members after some discussion. It calls in part for the unification of the Linda Vista area of Pasadena and west Altadena with the La Canada trustee district. Parts of east-central and east Pasadena that were previously in separate trustee districts were joined. South Pasadena will be united with San Marino, and Sierra Madre will be joined with the remainder of Altadena. Separate districts will be maintained for Arcadia and for west- central Pasadena. The main purpose behind the redistric- ting is to reapportion the population so as to give equal representation through more balanced districts. Plan Comes Close Briscoe’s plan came closer to the desired purpose than any of the previous plans, with only a three per cent variance in district population figures. The largest district would be set at approximately 53,000, and the smallest at 48,000. Previous plans had pro¬ duced as much as 30 to 40 per cent difference in population figures. “This is the type of thing we tried to accomplish in redistricting, a more even balance,” Briscoe said. Although attempts were made to allow most unified school districts to remain intact, it became necessary to “carve up” some districts Much to the dissatisfaction of a con¬ tingent of Temple City educators, the axe fell to a small portion of their school district which will be combined with Rosemead and El Monte. No present trustee lives in the new district six. However, since the board itself was under a deadline, it became necessary to disregard the school district lines in favor of a more balanced district population-wise. The Los REDISTRICTING MAP— Map above shows new proposed district boundaries and indicates the residence of each of the present PCC trustees: Dr. Richard H. Green, Robert L. Spare, Charles F. Briscoe, Walter T. Shatford II, Roger Gertmenian, Charles F. Eckels and Robert J. Considine. Angeles County Committee on School Organization would redistrict PCC if the board had not come up with a plan by April 7. Spare then attempted to slightly modify the Briscoe plan in order to bind the South Orange Grove district of Pasadena with the La Canada district on the grounds that he felt they were more socio-economically com¬ patible. This would have in turn removed the west Altadena district from the La Canada district as was originally proposed. Spare’s proposal was rejected by the board. As a result of the accepted plan, trustees Spare and Dr. Richard Green would become residents of the same district with the result that possible future elections would deter¬ mine trusteeship of the area. All trustees are assured of the right to serve out the remainder of their terms before steps will be taken to resolve the problem. Public Hearings Set The Briscoe plan has now been sent for approval to the Los Angeles County Com¬ mittee on School Organization which has the prerogative to change the map. Public hearings on the matter will be held on May 27 in the PCC Forum at 7:30 p.m., according to Dr. E. Howard Floyd, PCC superintendent- president. The plan is scheduled for voter approval in the November general election. In other moves, the board elected officers for the coming term. Serving as president will be Green. Spare will serve as vice-president and Briscoe was chosen as clerk of the board to be assisted by Dr. Floyd, who will serve as secretary of the board. The board also placed on the agenda for later discussion the request of the Certified Employees Council for a general pay in¬ crease.