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Pasadena City College
Pasadena, California
Vol. 70 No. 8
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Thursday
April 18, 1991
NEWSLINE
KPCC SPRING FUND DRIVE
KPCC is signaling for volunteers to
participate in their spring fund drive
which begins May 3, and lasts though
May 12. Campus clubs and organiza¬
tions, wanting to participate, can be
recognized on the air as they answer
calls from pledgers. However, stu¬
dents do not have to be in a group to
voluteer, anyone can participate.
KPCC is a broadcast service of
Pasadena City College and a growing
voice in Southern California’s radio
market. The commercial-free format
is supported in a large measure by the
fundraising efforts of semi-annual
pledge drives. For those interested in
participating, stop by C 106 and fill
out a volunteer form, or call Tina Harris
at 585-7000.
OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS
The Photonics society of Southern
California and the Laser Electro-Op¬
tics Association will present “Preci¬
sion Distance Measurement using In¬
terferometry: Industrial Applications.
The lecture and discussion will be
held by Dr. Eldred F. T ubbs who works
at Jet Propulsion Laboratories in Pasad¬
ena where he specializes in optical
measurement systems.
This lecture is scheduled to be held
Saturday, April 20 at 2 p.m. in the
Forum. Admission is free
EARTH FAIRE
No more smoking in buildings?
Carl Scayan/THE COURIER
To puff or not to puff? This will be determined by the outcome of the proposed No
smoking policy, which would prohibit smoking in all campus buildings.
By CANDY DANIELSON
Staff Writer
Separate smoking and no smoking areas
on campus may soon become history if the
strict campus-wide No smoking proposal
exploded onto the fast track recently on its
circuitous route to the Board of Trustees for
final approval. Approved by the Faculty
Senate on March 25, the ban was then okayed
by the College Safety and Health Commit¬
tee (CSHC) eight days later, on April 3.
Though some may regard the no smok¬
ing policy an idea whose time has come, its
procedural journey was not without objec¬
tive study nor objections and gripes.
At the Faculty Senate meeting on March
25 meeting, Chrystal Watson, senate presi¬
dent, quickly finessed a tactical maneuver
and won near-unanimous approval of the
smoking ban.
Watson then entertained, for Senate ac¬
tion. Enrique Orozco, professor of social
sciences, objected by insisting all faculty be
polled on the ban.
Although a past canvass on smoking
revealed that it “balanced out pretty evenly —
an impasse,” Orozco’s motion for faculty in¬
put passed unanimously, and the question¬
naires have since been distributed.
Renee Copeland, associate professor of
English, and a member of the Senate’s Non
Smoking Committee (NSC), made the case
for a strict ban. She pleaded for approval of
the NSC’srccommendation to seek Board of
Trustees approval and “prohibit smoking in
any building, including but not limited to,
hallways, classrooms, laboratories, offices
and elevators, except in areas specifically
designated by school officials upon approval
of the CSHC.
The NSC prohibition wording was short¬
ened by the CSHC to read “smoking tobacco
is prohibited in any building,” according to
Philip Mullendore, director of campus po¬
lice and safety.
The NSC forged the twin tools of federal
warnings and regulations into a clarion call
for smoke^free air inside campus buildings,
in its background report.
The U. S. Surgeon-General’s warnings
zeroes in on the dangers of second-hand, or
passive, smoke. And, the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration’s regulations
focused on obligations of U. S. employers to
provide a work environment “free from
recognized hazards.”
In a memo to the NSC, a faculty member
observed, “socially, it is becoming less
acceptable to smoke while others arc eat¬
ing.”
The teacher complained of sporadic
smoking violations in the Circadian and
said, “we are adults, we know the rules and,
like them or not, we should be able to live by
them as a courtesy to all others who abide by
all the other rules.”
The NSC also identified the colleges
which have previously banned smoking in
most indoor public areas such as UC Berkeley
and the Cal State Long Beach, Fullerton and
Northridge.
The latter’s pipe-smoking president,
James Cleary, has pledged to also “ban
smoking at all university events by 1995 —
even football games at the outdoor stadium .”
Earthwise will sponsor an Earth
Faire with booths and free information
in the quad Tuesday April 23, and
Thursday, April 25 from noon to 1
p.m. There will also be guest speakers
on campus through out the week be¬
ginning Monday, April 22:
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Tuesday, April 23, at ,7:30 p.m.
in the Campus Center: Action now, an
anti-malathion group, will inform stu¬
dents on why malathion is ineffective
as well as updating us on cases in the
courts. £
■ Wednesday, April 24, at fl p.m.,
in the Campus Center: The founder of
Suppressed, an anti-vivisection group,
will lecture on the scientific and medi¬
cal fraud of animal testing. (,
■Thursday, April 25 at
/:
30 p.m.
in the Campus Center, Don May, a
representative from Earth Island, will
lecture about nuclear power.
Carl
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COURIER
A preschool child participates in a
project with organic products to
celebrate the beginning of spring.
INDEX
Opinion
2
Editorial
2
Features
3
Sports
News Features
4,5
6
AS joins battle to stop suspension of Proposition 98
By CHRIS LANGREHR
Staff Writer
PCC will lose $5.5 million if Prop. 98 is
suspended. The college is also faced with
turning away students for the first time in its
history, according to William Goldmann,
Dean of educational services.
This information was made available
during a speech he made in front of the AS
board before spring break.
He urged the AS in this speech to pass a
resolution that supports Prop. 98. He also
urged AS members to send letters that favor
Proposition 98 to State lawmakers.
Proposition 98
guarantees grades
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through 14,40 per¬
cent of the state
budget. IfProposi-
tion 98 is sus¬
pended, grades
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through 12 will face
a massive budget
cut. Gov. Pete
Wilson also pro¬
poses the cost of
living adjustment
(COLA) no longer
remain in effect.
With inflation, the
college will pay
four to seven percent more money for equip¬
ment, according to Goldmann.
“The cuts to this school will have a
massive impact on the instructional pro¬
gram,” he said.
With the increase of tuition by 40 per¬
cent at the Cal State system, some students
will not be going there during their fresh¬
man and sophomore years. Instead, they
will seek their education at a community
college, Goldmann said.
However, Gov. Wilson proposes a cap
on the amount of money community col¬
leges can spend on educating students.
Consequently, PCC will not be able to help
absorb the thousands of students turned
away by the Cal State system, according to
Goldmann.
At the University of California, it cost
$14,500 to educate one student. At the Cal
State system, it cost $6700 to educate one
student. At the community college, it costs
just over $300 to educate one student, he
said. “Our view is to put the money where
the efficient and cost effective education is.
We believe the idea of suspending Proposi¬
tion 98 is a bad one. Don’t balance the
budget on the back of community colleges
and
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thru 12 students. There are other ways
of sharpening the budget pencil to reduce
costs,” Goldman said.
He continued to say that the college has
sent out more than 1000 letters to area legis¬
lators to stop the suspension of Proposition
98. After Goldmann's speech, the AS unani¬
mously voted to oppose the suspension of
Prop. 98. Since then, the AS has handed out
many form letters in their classes and en¬
couraged classmates
to send them to
elected officials.
These letters urge
officials to uphold
Proposition 98.
The suspension of
Proposition 98, will
cost community col¬
leges seven percent
of their funds over
the next two years.
In order to sus¬
pend the proposition,
the state legislature
needs a two-thirds
majority vote. “I don’t think they’re going to
win approval after receiving the form letters
students are writing,” said Craig Hakola, AS
President.
The AS is also sending eight people to
Sacramento to convince senators, the gover¬
nor and legislators to raise the CAP funds —
funds issued on a per student basis. Currently
PCC is losing $2 million per semester by
having more students than the current CAP
level will fund.
“The United States is based on the expres¬
sion of ideas and being open. And these cut¬
backs undermine the principles of our coun¬
try,” said Hakola. He said having an edu¬
cated work force should be our top priority,
but it’s the first thing the government wants
to cut. “I am not going to stand for the
cutbacks. 1 will fight to the death to say edu¬
cation matters. I think the whole board feels
the same way,” he said.
Hakola said these cutbacks don’t make
“Our view is to put the
money where the efficient
and cost effective education
is. We believe the idea of
suspending Prop. 98 is a
bad one. Don’t balance the
budget on the back of com¬
munity colleges and
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thru
12 students.”
Dr. Goldmann, dean of educa¬
tional services
any sense. “S tatistics show that a person with
just a high school diploma is not making
money anymore. People need to, at least, go
on to a community college.
I don’t know what the government is
saying to these people. You can’t continue
your education because we don’t have the
money? This is like saying you don’t have
the right to liberty, happiness, and every¬
thing guaranteed to us. I am worried about
it. All I can do is encourage students to
write letters and be outspoken about what is
going on. I think students sometimes sit
back and don’t speak up,” said Hakola.
Missing tools slow engines
By V. WADE CONTRERAS
Staff Writer
The auto mechanics department will
have a difficult time getting those en¬
gines revved up without the almost $4,000
worth of tools that have been stolen
from the auto shop over the past eight
months, according to reports from
Campus Police and Security.
Three reports have been filed re¬
cently. The first report, dated Dec. 3,
1990, documents missing hand wrenches
worth $ 1 ,000. A week later, on Dec. 10,
a report stated a locked tool cabinet was
opened, and torque wrenches worth a
total of $282 were stolen. The most
recent report, on March 3, lists three
torque and three combo wrenches miss¬
ing, valued at $607. Only one item has
been recovered, a Snap-On timing light.
As a result of the thefts, the auto shop
has adopted a new policy, which re¬
quires students to give the instructor
their drivers license every time they use
shop tools. Since the policy- change,
one month ago, no tools have been
reported missing.
Although changes have been made,
students are keeping a positive attitude.
“It’s an excellent program. It’s been a
very good learning experience,” said
Kevin Smith, an auto shop student. Some
students have started using their own
tools when possible.
Students with any information regard¬
ing the missing tools can call campus
police at 585-7384 or stop by CC 108 A.
Ralph Evans, investigator for Cam¬
pus Police, said he is mainly interested
in getting the missing tools back, and
not making an arrest.
Katrina
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Baaklini Milad, auto mechanic student,
has less tools to choose from, due to
thef by an auto mechanic gremlin.
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