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PASADENA CITY COLLEGE
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
VOL. 80 No. 27
THE
COURIER
Serving the Pasadena Community since 1915
THURSDAY
April 27, 1995
Candidates square off for election
By JOSE INOSTROZ
COURIER STAFF WRITER
Voting for Associated Students (AS)
officers will continue through today until
7 p.m. in the campus Quad. The following
profiles have been compiled to assist
students in making their selection.
The Courier asked AS president candi¬
dates why they should be elected, what
qualifications they felt they had to be
president, how they would participate in
the selection of the next PCC president,
and what they would do to eliminate
student apathy. Candidates are presented
in alphabetical order.
Bob Cagle, history major, believes in the
rights of students. He has served as president
ofEarthwise, council member of Inter-Tribal
Student Council, and (AS) commissioner. If
elected. Cagle would like to be a part of the
screening process for the next superinten¬
dent/president. To get students involved in
student programs on campus, he will push
for rock ’n’ roll rallies on election days and
during other events.
Roldan Herrera, current AS executive
vice president, said “I can best represent the
students, and 1 will fight hard for their rights.
I want to empower the students, and enable
them to make the most of the school, which
is theirs, I will work hard to improve the
quality of services here for the students,
especially education, through teacher evalu-
ations.”
Herrera said low student involvement is
caused by poor publicity, which results in
low participation in activities and events.
"If elected, 1 will increase student aware¬
ness by increasing publicity,” Herrera said.
Kris Le, international business major,
feels she should be student body president,
because, “My goals are to help the students
rather than myself. I am able to work with
people in my own way, in order to get things
done.” Le said she is qualified to be AS
president because, in her words, “I am a
student who is aware of the issues and prob¬
lems PCC students have, and I have the
knowledge and capability to help students
resolve our problems.” Le added she is a
member of Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor
Society (AGS), and served as second vice
president, corresponding secretary, and trea¬
surer in the last three semesters.
If elected, Le plans to be involved with
the selection of the superintendent/president
“by voicing the students’ concerns on
current issues, because the people who will
be hiring the newpresident are from a hiring
firm and are not aware of the students’
needs.”
Her platform is to put together events and
activities which every student on campus
can relate to their own culture. “When
there is an issue that all students face on
a daily basis, I believe they will get
involved,” said Le.
Tina Morris, psycholog}' major, stated,
“I feel that I am able to understand the
students’ needs and act upon them. It
does no good for someone to know what’s
going on and do nothing about it. I am a
person of action and will get done what
needs to be done! 1 have been the AGS
president for the past two semesters. In
those two semesters, we have raised more
money for scholarships than has ever
Please see ELECT, Page 2
Kris Le
Tina Morris
Roldan Herrera
Bob Cagle
Prop. 187:
Business
as usual
By TAMINA AGHA
COURIER STAFF WRITER
A San Francisco Superior Court
injunction has prohibited all com¬
munity colleges in the state of Cali¬
fornia from implementing and en¬
forcing the sections of Proposition
187 that relate to providing educa¬
tion to undocumented immigrants.
Dr. Jack Scott, PCC’s superinten¬
dent president, said, “It’s business as
usual. We will treat undocumented
immigrants the same way we have
before.” He added that PCC won’t
prohibit the admission, enrollment,
or attendance of any person who is
not a U.S. citizen or an undocu¬
mented immigrant. In addition, no
action will be taken by PCC to deter¬
mine the legal status of students.
The injunction issued on March
15 by the San Francisco Superior
Court is a further sign thatthe consti¬
tutionality of this propositionis ques¬
tionable.
Joyce Black, vice president of
instruction, said, “The court injunc¬
tion is appropriate. Our educational
opportunities are for all students.”
Black added that even if PCC must
eventually implement parts of the
proposition, “We won’t discriminate
in the process.”
David Uranga, a PCC professor
of political science, believes that the
reason Sen. Richard Mountjoy, co¬
writer of the proposition, wanted the
state court to review it first was
because the Court would have imple¬
mented it. Uranga said,“The State
Supreme Court is controlled by con¬
servatives appointed by Deukmejian
and Wilson.” According to Uranga,
the U.S. Supreme Court has “several
judges that are sensitive to judicial
restraint,” and it will be their respon-
Please see Prop. 187, Page 4
And the best jump goes to...
College keeps Art 8
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SAM HERNANDEZ/THE COURIER
At last week’s Sink-A-Scholar, Debra Wood, physical sciences professor, won
the best jump overall. The event, sponsored by Alpha Gamma Sigma (AGS)
Honor Society, raised about $1 ,300. The money will be used for scholarships.
By RAY ARMENDARIZ
COURIER STAFF WRITER
After weeks of being angry about losing
a course aimed at exposing them to Mexi-
can/Chicano culture and history, members
of M.E.Ch.A are now rejoicing at the deci¬
sion to keep Art 8 in the fall semester
schedule.
Two weeks ago Joyce Black, PCC’s vice-
president of instruction, decided to alternate
the Mexican/Chicano art history class with
Art 3b, an Asian art history class. The course
was not going to be deleted from the college
catalog, but plans were to offer it only in the
spring. However, in a meeting with six
members of M.E.Ch.A last Tuesday, Black
decided to reverse her decision and keep Art
8 in the schedule for fall. “I basically had
some very nice conversations with students
and we talked about where we would like to
go with programs for Chicano students,”
said Black.
“I will be working with students on get¬
ting a broader perspective of programs for
them as well as for our Asian and African
American students.
“What we were try ing to do initially was to
rotate those courses (Art 8 and Art 3b) to make
sure that we offered all of our ethnic courses at
some time, so that all students have an oppor¬
tunity to participate,” Black said.
Although Art 8 will be available next fall,
Black could not say if the course would be
offered in the spring. '
After hearing the news, Denise Lugo, Art
8 instructor, felt grateful to the M.E.Ch.A
members, saying that the pressure they applied
helped save the class.
She said it is important for students to know
that if they want something they can get it. She
also said she was very' impressed when
M.E.Ch.A members expressed their concern
for the course. “It’s our education. How dare
they try' to take this away from us?” Lugo said,
quoting the students.
“PCC has been home to me for the last four
years. I’m here because the students are here.
Every time I walk into that lecture hall, I feel
as though I’m doing something for my stu¬
dents.
“For me there is a reason to teach. Some of
my students don’t come from middle-class
America, and they come to me for their
Please see ART 8, Page 3
Student affairs to sponsor
retreat in Palm Springs
By LUZ MARIA CASTELLANOS
COURIER STAFF WRITER
The Office of Student Affairs is sponsor¬
ing a weekend-long leadership retreat from
April 28-30 in Palm Springs. The goal is to
help students develop innovative leadership
skills.
The theme of the retreat is “Progressive
Leadership: The Essentials.” Students will
learn a more modern approach to leadership,
according to Chris Boydcn, an intern for the
Cross-Cultural Center.
“I expect the retreat will be a challenging
and enriching experience,” said Boyden,
“with plenty of opportunity to learn the
essentials of progressive liberal thinking.”
The retreat will be directed by Rebecca
Cobb, AS advisor, and Gena Lopez, chair of
the event. “We want people to get involved
and develop leadership skills that will improve
the school in general. If the school has progres¬
sive leaders, students will be represented more
effectively,” said Lopez. “We want to teach
students that they have the initiative to make a
change,” she added.
“I hope students will have a unique educa¬
tional experience that will not only lead them
to meet people but also to develop leadership
skills and skills that they can use in other
aspects of their lives,” Cobb said. “Hopefully
with these skills they will have an additional
connectedness to the college.”
After the new AS candidates are elected,
Please see TRIP, Page 4
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