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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.
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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.