PCC Courier, April 20, 1989

6. 1989 ;ve Allyn. ;hen wasn’t ’he Warriors bleeders that у pitcher in give a good extra at-bat, >f it nine out lal run in the 'ick doubled id doubled to )avis (4-0) the last five l Newville. ; any of the is hit hard in giving up all hile walking ricers, giving :ed two and : victory was it no defeats, against the iule The COURIER VOL. 68, NO. 8 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA Thursday, April 20, 1989 НПО itos C SED CD'S DIT !!! 1.99 BLDG L0RAD0 .LERIA irge es ;eling *gal, Forensics Team Wins National Honors More Than 70 Schools Compete, Members Win Gold, Silver, Bronze Awards By Michael Rocha Staff Writer Topping off last month’s awards at the California Community College Forensics Association (CCCFA), the PCC forensics team came home with top honors from the annual Phi-Rho-Pi National Tournament held in Concord, California over the spring break. With more than 70 schools as its competitors, the PCC forensics team came home with one gold, one silver and three bronze awards. In a group of 80 Lincoln-Douglas debaters, newcomer Stephanie Rudin received the gold in this category, mak¬ ing her the best Lincoln-Douglas deba¬ ter in the nation’s community colleges. Brian Donner, who along with Rudin was named the state’s third best debate team at the CCCFA state tourney last month, came home with the bronze in Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) debate, the silver in im¬ promptu and the title of outstanding CEDA debater. “Being named outstanding CEDA debater is a very prestigious award,” said Christal Watson, forensics team director. “Brian was named because he was the best CEDA debater and an all- around nice person.” “The title of best all-around CEDA debater is the highest honor a student can get at the nationals,” said Joe Probst, former debate coach. Forensics team members Tracy Fasola won third place in persuasion, and Glen Harrell received third place in poetry. The other students who attended the national tourney were Kelly Beasley, Vince Bohanec, Cindy King, Roy Kokoyacuchuk and Jill Moses. Beasley, Harrell, Kokoyacuchuk and Moses were PCC’s representatives in the toumey’s Reader’s Theater, a Phi- Rho-Pi competition where the students act out a script they wrote on a particu¬ lar subject. This year the PCC forensics team wrote a script on “a material world.” This year’s tourney brought com¬ munity college students from all over the nation to compete for the titles of best debaters in the country. “California had the largest con- tigent, making it the state that did very well in the tournament,” said Watson. “California is the strongest com- petetive area in the nation.” That is one reason PCC’s forensics team felt very confident in facing the nation’s top debaters. “They felt they could do fairly well. Sure enough, they did,” said Watson. Last month, the PCC forensics team came home with numerous awards from the CCCCFA state competition held at Saddleback Community College (SCC) in Mission Viejo. In a group of more than 300 students, the debate team of Donner and Rudin left the state competition with the title of the state’s third best debate team. Rudin went on to win first place in individual Lincoln-Douglas debate. Beasley and Harrel both received two third places in individual debates. The competition at SCC held on March 18-21 was a four-day tourney composed of 14 speaking events, mak¬ ing it the largest tournament in com¬ munity college debate competitions. “PCC has a long tradition of strong participation in speaking events,” said Watson. “We are only continuing our tradition of excellence in debate.” This semester’s forensics team, though lacking in experience, is begin¬ ning to show its capability. Last semes¬ ter’s strong team of Paul Stewart and Shannon Farris was broken up this semester. Stewart is currently in stu¬ dent government, while Farris transferred. With that loss came a new breed of debaters eager to learn and eager to compete, Watson said. “We are rebuilding the squad. We’ve had some students who transferred,” she said. “But our new squad is very prepared to take on its competitors.” PCC competitors range from two- to four-year colleges, including USC and UCLA. According to Watson, a college with a strong forensics team is often perceived as an ‘academic’ instituion. “That is why USC is spending thou¬ sands of dollars on their forensics team,” Watson added. By doing well in competitions, the forensics team has helped PCC’s image become that of a prestigious academic institution. “We really are a fine academic institution. We do achieve, and winning in forensics competition is an additional indication that the school is an academic one,” Watson said. Unlike the forensics program of schools such as USC, PCC’s forensics program is not a fast-paced one. It emphasizes communication skills and better delivery. Whereas, USC emphas¬ izes the technical aspects of the pro¬ gram. “Our program focuses on teach¬ ing the student how to think on his feet while he is in front of 250D people,” said Watson. “That way the student can learn the finest way of critical think¬ ing.” Throughout the years Watson has directed the forensics team, she has seen students come in for self- improvement. “I have seen students join the team to promote self- confidence,” she said. “We teach them that an audience is an audience is an audience. After that initial stagefright, the fear is gone. The students know they can do it in front of five people or 100 people.” During the filming of an episode of Hard Times oh Planet Earth during Spring Break, Walt Disney Produc¬ tions turned the Quad into State University (below). Martin Cove, (right) of Karate Kid fame, stars in the series which airs on CBS Wednesday at 8 p.m. The planetarium was given a com¬ pletely new appearance by install¬ ing gizmos and dials, giving the chamber a high-tech, science-fic¬ tion look. The bookstore was rechristened Coulter Books. The show should air in two weeks. John Quintanilla / The Courier Ш mm . I I ' ? * A-*' Ж -A ш» Curtis Kim / The Courier The PCC Forensics team came home from the Phi-Rho-Pi National tournament held in Concord, California over Spring Break with top honors. $4.1 Million Boosts Master Plan By Sally Blake Special Correspondent In this day and age, everyone seems concerned with appearance and image. People want to look good physically because it makes them feel good psychologically. Businesses and in¬ stitutions want to look good internally and externally because management hopes it will make them more success¬ ful. However, looking good has its price. For PCC that price ranges into the millions. Fortunately, though, the state has recognized this, and it has proposed $4.1 million to help PCC get started on its new image. Dr. Jack Scott, president/ superintendent, said that Gov. George Deukmejian has propsed $4.1 million for the 1989-90 budget. With this money, PCC could initiate Scott’s mas¬ ter plan to improve the college. The plan has many phases, but if approved, the $4.1 million should suffice to get phase one off the ground. Scott said that $2.7 million would be used to buy land and draw up plans for the library, $1.2 million to renovate the technology building, and $270,000 to Computer Club Logs on in C303 By Michelle Basta Special Correspondent provide seismic correction to the central energy plant. The library, presently small and in¬ adequate, would be able at the new site to house 150,000 volumes compared to the 110,000 that it holds today. Scott said that the college plans to build the new library on Colorado Boulevard east of the mirror pools across Sierra Bonita on the land oc¬ cupied by the Sidewalk Cafe coffee shop and Dunlap Transmission Ser¬ vice. The. site is bordered on the east side by Bonnie Avenue, the west by Sierra Bonita Avenue, and the south by Francisca Street. PCC already owns part of the land where there is a parking lot but would have to purchase the rest. The library would continue into the now standing parking lot. “We would have additional parking, but the build¬ ing would displace the present parking lot. Still, we would have equal distribu¬ tion for the parking situation, “Scott explained. He further explained that the college plans to ask the city to close the sec¬ tions of Sierra Bonita and Francisca that border the site. The budget must now go before the state Legislature. If approved, it will be returned to the Governor for his signa¬ ture. “We feel very optimistic that the budget will be approved,” Scott said. If the approval for the plans is given, the next phase is to obtain approval for the actual construction of the buildings. “Farther in the future, we are look¬ ing towards completely new physical education facilities and an on-campus day-care center,” explained Scott. The need for new physical education facilities is great as the men’s gym was built in 1926, when the college was two years old. The facilities were com¬ pleted in the 1940s. The issue of an on-campus day-care has long been a debated one. The Child Development Center is just not conve¬ nient enough for student parents. But for the immediate future, the library and the tech building are first on the list. “We have no options as to what we can do with the money. We have not been budgeted for anything else,” ex¬ plained Scott. PCC now awaits its answer from the state. It is eager to improve its image for the physical well' being of the col¬ lege and for the improved psyche of its students. For those who are enthusiastic about getting their software and hardware together, wait no longer — your oppor¬ tunity has arrived. The Computer Club is a recent addi¬ tion to the array of clubs on campus this semester that will cater to students in¬ terested in the field of computers. Just prior to Spring Break, the application for the new club was accepted and became official. Ousama Shamma, a computer science major, had been pondering the idea to begin a club of this type since he first came to PCC last summer. Finally with the encouragement of other computer-interested students, he began to formulate the Computer Club. “It’s the support of the students who are working with me on this club that encouraged me,” said Shamma. The club, which complies with all Instructional Computer Center regula¬ tions, has named its primary function as providing assistance to students taking courses in computers. There are many other features of the club which will be helpful to students. One is providing students with current information on new technology within the computer field. Other benefits are aid to transferring students in contact¬ ing various universities to obtain infor¬ mation on programs offered, what a student would need to transfer to a university and guidance in selecting classes a computer major should take. The club’s faculty adviser is Dr. Morris Roper, professor of mathema¬ tics, and the first meeting will be held this Friday at noon in C303. Elections will be held to elect executive board members. “Everyone who is interested is welcome to join,” said Shamma. Newsline Cheerleader Tryouts To all those peppy young people with energy to spare. Tryouts for cheerleaders will be held in May for the Fall ‘89 squad. For more informa¬ tion, contact the campus center at 578-7384. La Raza Luncheon The La Raza Faculty and Staff Association will be hosting a luncheon for Councilwoman Gloria Molina. The event will be this afternoon between noon and 1:30 today in the Circadian. Tickets are now on sale at the student bank. Tickets are $8 for faculty and staff and $5 for students. Literary Competition The deadline for entries is next Friday, April 28. Entries should be turned into the English and Foreign Languages Department office. For answers to specific questions you might have, contact Fay Chandler in C247. May Elections Another reminder. Those interested in running for positions on the AS Executive Board or for Student Trustee, these positions will be available soon. Watch for more information in The Courier and at the Campus Center. Magic Mountain Half-price tickets are available to PCC students, faculty and staff for Friday, April 21. To get tickets, go to the student bank. Prices of the tickets are $9.95 with AS Benefits sticker and $10.95 without. Noted Dancers to be on Campus As part of International Dance Week 1989, two professional dancers will be giving classes on campus on Thursday, April 27 and Friday, April 28. Carolyn Berger will be giving a combination class that will focus lyric modem and modem/jazz from 1-2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Gregg Bielemeier will lead a modem dance class on Friday from noon until 1:30 p.m. On the subject of dance, Alice Lo will be here on May 9 during Asian Awareness Week. She will be providing a demonstration and participatory program on Chinese dance. Lo is a graduate of PCC.