PCC Courier, April 19, 1972

VW Politics Week: Few # ruilliu IfWIli rCl и Attend Good Show [■H Ш J Я Jtm у Я ^Я JtB Я. _r Local candidates, representa- sional district. In the race for the ВШг fives of several ballot measures 47th, Democrats Robert Tweedy and of various political persua- and David Ridenour were joined 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.