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VOL. 34, NO. 22
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
APRIL 19, 1972
Polite Ask for Weekly Column
for Police-Student Pelutions
The community minded Pasa¬
dena Police Department has ex¬
pressed a desire to have a week¬
ly column in the PCC Courier.
Community Relations Officer,
Jorge Garcia, told the Courier,
“I would like to see a section of
the PCC newspaper devoted to
police-student relations in the col¬
lege community.”
Presently, the Pasadena Police
are involved in an intense pro¬
gram of improving community
relations. By having a column in
the Courier, the police would be
able to explain reasons for their
procedures and activities.
Officer Garcia added, “We
would like a column in the news¬
paper that would deal with topics
that pertain directly to the stu¬
dent. Subjects like: the preven¬
tion of car thefts, parking prob¬
lems surrounding PCC, and what
action can a person take if he
feels that the police have over¬
stepped their bounds in a given
incident.”
The column itself would be set
up very much like the Star-News’
New Philosophies
for Summer, Fall
Because of the heavy attrition
rate between Philosophy 6A and
Philosophy 6B, and because of
unintentional duplication in these
courses, the Social Sciences De¬
partment is providing three new,
independent introductory philoso¬
phy courses this summer and
next fall.
Replacing 6A and 6B (covering
metaphysics and epistomology),
Philosophy 7 (covering ethics and
politics), and Philosophy 8 (deal¬
ing with philosophies of man such
as reason, desire, ignorance,
alienation and education).
These courses are designed to
meet the interests of students
and do not carry the stigma of
being prerequisites of one of the
others, stressed John Christo¬
pher, assistant department
chairman.
Since these three new courses
are in the transferrable category
they all meet the requirements
of general education or breadth
for credit toward an AA degree
and “will be articulated for trans¬
fer to the University of Califor¬
nia or Cal State LA.”
“Action Line.” Students would
submit questions to the Courier.
The Courier would relay these in¬
quiries to the appropriate depart¬
ments of the Pasadena Police
Force. Qualified police officials
would provide in depth and frank
answers for publication in the
Courier.
Police Visit PCC
A room full of policemen, pre¬
sent, retired, and aspiring, was
the scene of a program sponsor¬
ed by Alpha Lambda Epsilon
(the Police Science Fraternity)
to promote better understanding
between students and policemen.
Representatives from the Pasa¬
dena, San Gabriel, Burbank, and
Monrovia Police Departments as
well as Los Angeles Sheriffs
were present to answer questions
about their particular depart¬
ment.
It was the general opinion of
the officers that public relations
were improving. This is due to
the less stringent organization
within the departments. It also
felt that there is a growing intra-
departmental
с о
m m u n ication
which is aiding in the all around
effectiveness. Lee Cligan, from
the Pasadena Dept, explained that
the helicopters now being used
were just beginning to show their
benefits. It has taken many
months to learn and take advan¬
tage of their potential, which
seems to be growing every day.
Every thing seems to be much
the same in the Sheriff’s dept.
The sheriffs can now wear mus¬
taches and slightly lower side¬
burns, but they are still re¬
quired to wear their full uniform,
tie and all.
The Monrovia PD really has
something going. Tom Wellinger,
a Monrovia Crime Prevention of¬
ficer said there were so many
projects they were working on
that it was hard to remember
them all. Some of these projects
are a bicycle theft prevent, (Li¬
censes are scratched on the
sprocket. Approximately 35 per
cent of the marked stolen bikes
have been retrieved), a youth in¬
formation class held on the Junior
High and High School campuses.
The department also has pro¬
grams for drug abuse and senior
citizen safety.
Future policemen promise to be
a different blend. We are all well
accustomed to the hardcore red¬
neck policeman, but this type of
officer is fading. John Sullivan,
PCC police science teacher and
retired FBI agent, explained that
in the past the infamous charac¬
ter of the policemen was sub¬
stantiated by the divorce rate
among officers (second only to
Hollywood), but with the cooper¬
ation of the communityy, espe¬
cially the youth, this can and will
change. We need more informed
students, was the major concern.
Sullivan hopes that “Police
Day,” scheduled for May 11 will
attract students and further this
Understanding.
sions, came to PCC last week to
woo newly-enfranchised young
voters. The occasion was Politi¬
cal Awareness Week, sponsored
by the ASB Board.
During the week, students had
the opportunity to hear a remark¬
able diversity of opinions, from
those of Paul Ericson of the John
Birch Society to Mariana Her¬
nandez of the Socialist Workers
Party.
Attendance during the five
days of activity was generally
sparse; with the exception of
Supervisorial candidates Warren
Dorn and Baxter Ward, and Dis¬
trict Attorney candidates Joseph
Busch and Vincent Bugliosi, ave¬
rage attendance was less than 50
students at each event.
The dearth of attendance was
attributed by one of the organi¬
zers to lack of interest on the
part of the general student body
and a lack of cooperation from
the faculty, who seemed reluc¬
tant to allow their classes to par¬
ticipate.
Although not well attended,
the most interesting of the for¬
ums seemed to be those of the
candidates for the 47th Assembly
district and the 20th Congres-
by Republican Eugene French
and American Independent can¬
didate Robert Lyon. The group
made a Uvely presentation.
Equally colorful were the 20th
district candidates John Binkley,
Democrat, and Republicans
Carlos Moorehead, Dr. Bill Mc-
Coll and Bryson Kratz.
Most of the scheduled speakers
appeared, although several last-
i.iiiiuie cnanges necessitated the
issuance of a revised schedule
midway through the week. Only
three Presidential contenders
were represented, Democrats
George McGovern, Hubert Hum¬
phrey and Shirley Chisholm.
Other Presidential hopefuls were
contacted by the organizers of
the Week, but response was lim¬
ited to those three.
Generally, speakers indicated
their pleasure with the conduct
of the Week, although all had
hoped for better attendance. The
events functioned smoothly, and
those attending seemed to enjoy
the presentations.
Organizers of the event were
ASB President Marianne Cordo¬
va, Senate First Veep John Amos
and Frosh Class President John
Conroy.
Campaign '72 Film, Tapes Now Here
Among PCC's Audio-Visual Series
American, Foreign Women
Participate in Counterpart
Counterpart is a program sponsored by the Pasadena-Foothill
Valley YWCA. The goal of the program is to promote friendship and
understanding between American and foreign women.
Members are teamed — an American and a foreign woman — and
they are allowed to choose activities they would like to participate in.
They can then plan the frequency of their meetings and how long they
plan to stay with the program.
Some Counterpart friendships have lasted for an entire lifetime.
The meetings are an ideal opportunity for the participants to share
their respective experiences and introduce each other to their culture.
The program is to the mutual benefit of both the parties, because
the American counterpart is exposed to new ways of living. If she is
interested in learning about a particular country, she can get infor¬
mation from someone from that country.
The foreign counterpart, in turn, is made to feel more at home
by her American friend and is able to adjust herself more rapidly
locally.
YWCA wants more women to join this program to fulfill its pro¬
jective, which is the elimination of racism.
As a group, all teams of Counterpart meet approximately twice
a month and share meals, experiences and cultures. But the program
is primarily designed to be a personal experience for each involved
team.
Foreign women students receive free memberships, which also
include the privilege of unlimited use of the swimming pool or Keep
Fit exercise classes. Women students at PCC are urged to take
advantage of this program. For more information, contact Sunny
Kim, who is the Young Adult Director at the YWCA.
— Nazneen Allarakhia
There are probably many stu¬
dents on campus who want to
take part in political action, in¬
cluding wise voting. But most are
not political science majors, nor
have they been extensively in¬
volved with politics.
Our library is a rich source of
information for these students,
especially with the audio-visual
material available. The library
offers the special Campaign 72
film-tape presentation, the Vital
History Cassette series, and ma¬
terial from the Instructional Re¬
source Center.
NBC has produced the Cam¬
paign 72 presentation with at
least one new film-tape combina-
Tim Rose, NRBQ
at PCC April 22
Support grass roots environ¬
mental programs by attending a
concert starring Tim Rose, NRBQ
and the Zekes. The concert will
be held on Saturday, April 22 at
8 p.m. in Sexson Auditorium.
It is being sponsored by the
Citizens for a Better Environ¬
ment in conjunction with the PCC
Ecology Commission. Steve
Clean, disc jockey for radio sta¬
tion KMET, will emcee.
Tickets are $2.50 in advance
and are available at the College
Bank, or by phoning 274-9396. A
charge of $3 will be made for
tickets purchased at the door.
tion each month. Our library has
only three volumes so far, but the
Campaign 72 table in the refer¬
ence room has been well used.
The Vital History Cassettes se¬
ries is available at the central
desk. This is a collection of cas¬
settes, which includes three ma¬
jor speeches each month, con¬
tinuing through the year. There
are already many good speeches
in the collection, including the
State of the Union Address, Pres¬
ident Nixon’s Peace Plan, the
Psychology of Dying, by Dr. Eliz¬
abeth Kubler-Ross, and several
separate tapes with announce¬
ments and positions of Presiden¬
tial candidates.
Also available to students, by
request to a librarian, are many
audio tapes from the Instruction¬
al Resource Center on campus.
You may check out tapes on
Electing a President, Politics
and the Public Poll, the Inven¬
tion of the Presidency, the Poor
People’s Lobby, and more.
Chicano Educators Gather
To Exchange Techniques
An all day Chicano Education
Conference at PCC on Saturday,
April 29, is expected to attract
leaders from community, state
and private colleges throughout
the Los Angeles area.
“Chicano educators are com¬
ing together to exchange ideas
and programs and to learn how
other people are solving their
problems,” said Edward Hernan¬
dez, Jr., coordinator of the con¬
ference and director of Chicano
affairs at PCC.
Guest speaker Edward Casa-
vantes, deputy chief of the Mexi¬
can American ‘Studies Division
of the U. S. Commission on Civil
Rights, will discuss “Direction
for Chicanos in Higher Educa¬
tion.”
Casavantes, a psychologist, is
a graduate of the University of
Arizona. He is a consultant to the
Educational Testing Service,
Princeton, N.J.; West Texas Ed¬
ucation Agency, Midland-Odessa,
Texas, and Southwestern Cooper¬
ative Educational Laboratory,
Albuquerque, N.M.
Workshops at the conference
will include “Admissions and Re¬
cruitment for the Chicano,” “A
Relevant College Curriculum for
the Chicano,” and “The Role of-
the Counselor.”
The Savedra Dancers will per¬
form during lunch served in the
cafeteria.
On the preceding day Casavan¬
tes will meet with PCC social
science classes and faculty mem¬
bers and will give a general lec¬
ture in Harbeson Hall.
WARREN DORN responds pointedly to a ques¬
tion put to him during his appearance here last
week. Dorn and his opponents for the post of
— Courier photo by Sergio Vallardes
County Supervisor, Baxter Ward and Norman
Regnier, were presented in Harbeson Hall as
part of Political Awareness Week. See Page 3.