PCC Courier, April 21, 1978

“HIGH” UPON THE ALTAR— New campus minister Father Brad Dusak is happy to be on campus, where he says his primary goal is to make friends. —Courier Photo by Suzan Guerra Campus Priest Wants Students As Friends Groups Circulating Petitions Care Drive Begins By Amy Miller Feature Editor “Dad Brad” is the new campus minister. A Catholic priest appointed by the Ecumenical Council of the Pasadena area churches, Father Brad Dusak is available as a friend and counselor to all students on campus. Father Dusak, known as Dad Brad to his friends, spends the hour from 11 to noon in his Campus Center office. The rest of the day he wanters around the campus trying to meet students. Father Dusak, who was voted the “Most Beautiful Baby of 1939,” always wears his collar denoting his priest¬ hood when on campus. He says that he notices people’s eyes go right for the collar as they do a double-take. He is hoping that word will “get around that there is this weird priest” on campus. Father Dusak said he is “trying to express the love and acceptance that Christ has for people” to PCC students. He repeats often that Christ “loves us A constitutional amendment which may lead to the election of a new Faculty Senate vice-president will be voted on in May. In addition to the amendment, the faculty will be asked to affirm or rescind the Faculty Senate Board’s (FSB) appointment of Joseph Probst, instructor of communication, to that post. If it rescinds the FSB’s appointment, the senate nominating committee will submit two names to be put on the ballot for a new election. The amendment, in response to a petition initiated by Pat O’Day, associate professor of physical as we are.” That is his operating procedure. Dad Brad spent time as music director at St, John’s College and as a parish priest in the surrounding area. He spent the last four years as a Benedictine monk - at St. Charles’ Priory in Oceanside. His current project is “trying to figure out a way to get to know 20,000 students.” The students or student groups he wants to get to know do not have to be “religious.” “Any door that happens to be open, I go through. I maintain people are people. If some¬ body can take something from me, terrific.” Father Dusak feels that he is “more capable of being a friend than adviser. Not everyone wants your advice but they may need a friend.” So far he has met with “fantastic acceptance and help” on campus and finds the people, students and staff alike, friendly and helpful. sciences, stipulates new elections shall be held in the event an officer -elect resigns or cannot take office. Presently, vacancies are filled by a majority vote of the Senate Board. The amendment deals only with officers- elect prior to taking office. Earlier this semester, William Gibson, a counselor and the FSB treasurer at the time, was elected vice- president for the 1978-1979 school year. When he resigned from the college, the FSB appointed Probst to take his place. In the previous at-large elec¬ tions, Probst ran against Gibson and lost. O’Day, who would be a candidate for the office himself, said he thought the FSB’s appointment of Probst was undemocratic, FSB President Child By Arthur Wood Staff Writer Petitions are being circulated at the Campus Center calling on the Board of Trustees to set up child care facilities for PCC students. A similar petition drive within the community is attempting to establish the need and desire for a child development center. Further, a random telephone survey will be conducted soon with the administra¬ tion’s assistance, said PCC’s Student Senate President Charlotte Hutchins. Valerie Martin, co-chairperson of a student child development committee, said efforts had been made in the past to establish such facilities but concrete proposals never reached the Board of Trustees. This semester, the committee plans to submit a detailed proposal for child care to the board, including funding ideas and suggestions for a site. Administration officials have said there is no room on campus for a child care center. However, the group is proposing the land adjacent to the campus between Bob’s restaurant and Burger King be purchased for the facility. Presently, the college is negotiating to buy the land, but not for child care. The college plans to lessen PCC’s parking problem with the installation of approximately 150 parking spaces. A second proposal for a site would be nearby residential property that could be purchased by the college for a child care center. Response to the community petition drive has been “pretty good,” ac¬ cording to Ms. Hutchins. Seventy-five By Vivianne-Marie Parker Staff Writer ASB and New Pasadena, a campus group, are pushing for a no-vote on the Jarvis initiative. Plans to demonstrate the group position include a march from the school to city hall on April 25 at 1 p.m. As a result of last Thursday’s ASB Board meeting, the two groups have set up a coalition which aims to make Chrystal Watson said. The petitioners want the vice-president to be elected by the Senate as a whole. Since there is “so much time” between now and next October, when the new officers assume their duties, Ms. Watson agreed the constitution should be “democratized.” She also said she was quite happy with the present choice but that the decision is up to the faculty. If new elections are held, Probst said he does not know if he would run again. “I hate to make speculations about something that hasn’t happened yet.” It appears Probst, who represents the Communication Department, might end up without any position on the board. Once the FSB appointed him vice-president, his department chose another representative to replace him for next year. If his ap¬ pointment were rescinded by the faculty and he failed to win a new election, he would have no position on the FSB. Maria DiMassa, associate professor of English, recently was appointed by the FSB to finish Gibson’s term as treasurer for this year. The whole Senate elected her treasurer for next year. A third item on the May ballot deals with another petition submitted to the FSB about one month ago. Signed by more than 40 faculty members, it stipulates certification of competency for continued employment past age 65 be based on the same standards of competency as for other faculty members. < Petitioners felt a new retirement policy recently approved by the Board of Trustees was discriminatory to teachers over 65. They wanted the trustees to delay action on the matter until the Faculty Senate had a chance to voice its opinion through an election. Ms. Watson said the wording of the petition makes it a statement of principle more than an effort to change the new retirement policy. “Mixed signals” between the FSB and the administration over the new policy had been the biggest problem, she said. signatures have already been obtained and more are expected, she said. Volunteers are still needed to assist the committee in its telephone survey, she said. The California Community College Student Government Association (CCCSGA) officially came out against lowering the drinking age to 19 at a spring conference held in Sacramento recently. PCC’s four delegates to the confer¬ ence also voted against lowering the drinking age. They were Ron Grant, ASB president; Charlotte Hutchins, Student Senate president; Anita Cosey, Sophomore Class president; and Elena Rodriguez. Ms. Cosey said the four representa¬ tives felt it would “cause more problems with drunk driving” if 19- year -olds could buy liquor. Since PCC’s ASB just recently joined the statewide organization, position papers on various resolutions such as the drinking age measure were not sent to the college in time to get student input. Consequently, our four delegates had to vote according to their own consciences, she said. information available to the students. A voter registration booth is set up outside the cafeteria to urge non¬ voters to become aware of the issues in the community and school. Several petitions to extend the deadline on the equal rights amendment are also being circulated. Information on Jarvis is listed on a poster above the booth and more information can be obtained by speaking to the representatives present. A child care petition is also available there. The coalition hopes to join the Faculty Coalition, according to Steve Skordiles, ASB finance commissioner, who heads the student group. Senator Albert Rolda is being con¬ tacted to speak at the school on the initiative. Other plans include flyers distributed throughout the school and the community. The group is trying to get a special discount rate for mailings. The Jarvis initiative proposes reduced property taxes, commercial and personal. Assessments will return to 1975-76 market values and remain there at an annual increase of two per cent as long as the same owner keeps the property. Spaulding Fills In as Interim Head of CATC Vernon G. Spaulding, the supervisor of Occupational Education at PCC, has been chosen for an interim assignment as supervisor of the Community Adult Training Center (CATC). The position has been vacant since the March death of longtime CATC supervisor Bob Dickerson. Spaulding said that his interim assignment “would only fc?e until further notice. “I accept the job as a challenge and will do everything possible to bridge the gap left due to the untimely passing pi Bob Dickerson. I will be working under the jurisdiction of Manny Perez, dean of Extended Campus Programs.” Due to “the new political winds of Jarvis,” Spaulding said that he may be forced to cut certain classes and will “do everything necessary in the college interest to maintain cost effec¬ tiveness.” Spaulding emphasized that CATC “would continue to develop classes that will meet the needs of the com¬ munity.” “We’re trying to keep the calling load at 20 calls per person,” she said, so it will take at least 20 volunteers to contact the 400 people in the survey. The survey will determine how many community college students and organizations to cease doing business with banks maintaining financial interests in the “racist South African regime,” as the resolution terms it. Chase, Security Pacific and Bank of America were some of the banks mentioned. CCCSGA also officially opposes the Jarvis-Gann tax initiative. PCC representatives voted in favor of the resolution, which states the initiative, or Proposition 13, would “seriously reduce the necessary financial support for community colleges.” The resolution further exhorts member colleges of CCCSGA to work actively against Proposition 13 by educating students and community members of the potential cutbacks in services, programs and personnel in community colleges. Obtaining a student vote on the State Board of Governors was discussed, said Ms. Hutchins, “but that’s all.” While this bill benefits homeowners because their property taxes would not be hiked, local governments such as education, police and fire protection and hospital care may face sizable cut¬ backs. If passed, the bill goes into effect July 1. Besides the Jarvis issue, the ASB Board is still trying to set up a political forum on campus for candidates in the 42nd district. Also at Thursday’s meeting, there was a motion to grant Circle К the remaining $100 it requested. The group women would attend PCC if low-cost child care were provided by the college. As soon as Robert Berger, director of Computer Services, provides a computer printout of names and phone numbers, the random survey will begin, Ms. Hutchins said. From the printout, every twentieth number will be chosen to ensure a random sample is taken, she added. The phone numbers of the prospective contacts will be provided, but she emphasized no information will be removed from the files in order to protect the privacy of the people to be contacted. Dr. I. G. Lewis, vice-president of Student Personnel Services, authorized the release of the informa¬ tion by Bruce E. Conklin, dean of in¬ stitutional research, according to Berger. The phoning will be done from Conklin’s office, he said. Through the telephone survey and the various petitions, the committee hopes to prove establishment of a child care center would attract new students who otherwise would be unable to afford private child care. The committee hopes this plan might appeal to the trustees because a drop in enrollment at PCC is causing a reduction of the school’s budget. The committee is also seeking state funding for child care needs, Ms. Martin said. If the trustees approve the center, an effort would be made to make it self-supporting. The center could handle approximately 90 children a day. For more information on the child care proposal or on volunteering to help, call 578-7384. asked for $200 for its international con¬ ference, which it attended last week. Previously the board only granted Circle К a loan because it wanted to keep enough money in the general account for emergencies. But Skordiles commented that if members of the board give money from their accounts, a grant can be given instead. Associated Men Students President Ron Dixon gave $50 to Circle K. Ath¬ letics Commissioner Les Thompson and Freshman Class President Lisa Albanese gave $25 each. Regional Peer Counseling Conference Set for PCC Peer counselors, Equal Opportunity Program students and personnel from 18 colleges have been sent intentions to attend the regional Peer Counseling Conference which begins here next Friday from 8 : 30 a.m . until 2p.m. Nat Jackson, associate dean at El Camino College, will be a guest speaker. He plans to discuss the profile of peer counseling and the general impact it has made on the professional field of counseling. Six schools will present workshops. Southwest College plans to do “Show and Tell, What's New;” Fullerton, “Working Relationships;” and Rio Hondo College, “Where Do We Go From Here?” These workshops will be presented from 10:30 to 11:30a.m. in the Circadian lounge near the Campus Center. Los Angeles City College will present “How Do We Take Care of Ourselves ; ” Harbor College, “Values Clarification” and Glendale College, “Groups vs. One-to-One.” These run from 11 :30 a.m. to 12:30p.m. also in the Circadian. PCC, host of the conference, has 12 certificated peer counselors, all of whom must have a background in psychology or sociology. Students then must enter a nine-week training session, including field practice in counseling. After that, they had to go before a committee for cer¬ tification. Students interested in peer counseling do not need a specific grade point average to be admitted. Counselor Dorothy Emerson feels that since students must help solve others’ problems, they generally solve theirs first. Eighteen more students are taking training now. —Vivianne-Marie Parker —Courier Photo by Paul Fanci DESIGNED FOR TODAY— Student construction workers install the solar energy panels which will power the model home now reaching its final stages of construction. Steve Mueller (left), Willie Haywood (center) and Xavier Pichardo are shown doing the heavy work. The panels circulate 15,000 gallons of chemically treated water which heat copper coils and transfer energy to the house. FSB Constitutional Amendment May Recall Probst as Vice-Prexy By Glenda Cade Assistant News Editor Another resolution PCC voted for and saw passed was one urging £:5£:KiSS£SSS85S55fti5 SSx-S:!KS£*X£vSi5SSS£S: — By Glenda Cade ASB Mounting Effort To Raise Voter Opposition to Jarvis-Gann Student Gov't Group Says No to Drinking Age Cut