COURIER
VOL. 64, NO. 10
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
APRIL 30, 1987
Nathan Oliveira, PCC’s first Artist in Residence is seen here working on one of his monotypes. Many
students had the opportunity to see the artist at work in print room R523. Today at 1:30 p.m. Oliveira will
be presenting a monotype to PCC President John Casey in the Circadian room. The artwork is a gift to the
college from Oliveira and may be on display in the library. A formal workshop with the artist will be
presented today from 10 a.m. to noon in Circadian B. At the workshop, Oliveira will answer questions on
the monotype and his techniques. A lecture, Nathan Oliveira and the Archives of American Art, will also
be presented at the Huntington Library in the Scott Building at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 1.
— Courier photo by Jennifer Landis
Distribution Project
Will Feed Students
By Meta McCullough
Special Correspondent
Students having problems making
ends meet may have the opportunity to
buy government surplus food at a nomi¬
nal fee if a proposal by the PCC
Foundation and the AS Board passes.
During the Monday AS Board meeting,
Bill Goldmann, vice president for in¬
stitutional advancement, presented a
proposal that he said would meet the
needs of the campus. “We strongly
suspect there are a number of stu¬
dents” barly getting by on what they
earn. According to Goldmann, due to
governmental cutbacks in social serv¬
ices many low income, single parent
and other qualified students are no
longer getting the aid they may need.
Dr. Joseph Abe. president of the PCC
Foundation, originally proposed this
idea during a foundation meeting in
early February. After some discussion
on the the preliminary outline of the
project, it was then prepared for pres¬
entation.
Goldmann feels that there is a need
for such a program noting that other
area colleges have successfully im¬
plemented similar programs and that
the PCC Foundation “has an idea and
we’re running with it!” He also feels
that such a program could prove to be
the difference for some students to
remain in school.
Liability insurance, transportation,
distribution sites and storage space
were cited as small problems that
could be overcome before implemen-
tating the program, said Goldmann.
The project is still in its exploring
stages, but students who qualify for
assistance from the federal govern¬
ment would be eligably for this pro¬
gram.
Steve Amezola, AS president, said he
has been in support of the project since
February and that the AS Board is
“hoping to present a motion in support
of funds and guidelines” for the pro¬
gram.
At the meeting Amezola suggested
that an appointed student subcommit¬
tee could assist with the food distribu¬
tion and that perhaps the program if
approved could begin on a 90-day trial
basis.
Amezola hopes the 90-day pilot
project will begin at the end of May and
will include the distribution of non-
perishable food items such as can
goods and grains. According to
Amezola, this short term project will
help organizers see students' responses
to the project.
After studying the proposal, the AS
Board will present a recomendation to
the Foundation, the Board of Trustees
and the Faculty Senate. According to
Goldmann, money for the program is
no problem. Amezola said the AS Board
hopes to match the funds donated by
the Foundation supporting the project.
Student trustee Scott Svonkin ex¬
pressed his enthusiasm and support
regarding the proposal saying that “I
feel that it’s an excellent plan and it
can be an exceptional program with
students helping students.” as he of¬
fered his assistance to the board.
Amezola said, "we’d welcome any
interested students to assist in the
project.”
Writing Skills Required
By Jeremy Yeo
Special Correspondent
Guidelines are being developed to
implement Title V of the California
Administrative Code which, among
other directives, calls for a “writing
component” in all courses on campus.
“It is likely that better writing skills
will be required of students in the
future if they are to succeed in col¬
lege,” said Ann Reynolds, associate
professor of social science and member
of the curriculum and instruction com¬
mittee, responsible for developing the
criteria.
Thirteen articles exist under Title V,
the most salient being article 5 that
suggests students’ performance be
based on “. . .demonstrated profi¬
ciency in subject matter determined by
multiple measurement for evaluation,
and examinations, including essays
and/or, where appropriate, use of ap¬
propriate symbol systems and/or skills
demonstrations by students.”
However, according to Robert
Augur, chairman of the curriculum and
instruction committee, Title V and its
13 articles is not a direct attempt to
improve writing skills. He said, “Title
V is a mandate from the state to
reclassify our courses as being As¬
sociate of Arts or Associate of Science
degree courses, a non transferable or
transferable course. It also includes
non-degree credit courses. This essen¬
tially means that we have to develop
guidelines for all departments to have
specific course objectives written out
for students as well as specific measur¬
able abilities,” Augur said.
As an example, Augur brought up the
case of “fluency in Spanish.”
“Fluency,” he said, “is not specific
enough.”
“Specific measurable abilities may
include, two term papers, essay type
exams and one speech presentation.
They could well apply to geography,
history, economics and many of the
science courses too.”
In fact, in Augur’s Economics 1A
class this semester, he has already
introduced a book report and a re¬
search paper as part of a student’s final
grade. Reynolds, on the other hand,
only gives essay type exams. She has
been doing so ever since began
teaching philosophy.
Augur also said, “One other aspect
that Title V directs us to examine is the
rationale for prerequisites to courses.
In other words, we have to demonstrate
that a certain prerequisite is a realistic
one for a course, and this is very
difficult for a school to do. Conse¬
quently, some prerequisites to various
courses may be lessened while others
may be increased.”
When informed about Title V and the
possible introduction of a “writing
component,” student Daniel Isenhart,
21, said, “I agree with the idea of more
writing in courses. It is not useful if
students graduate but cannot express
themselves effectively."
Mohammed Elbaba, 23, a dental lab¬
oratory major from Lebanon, said,
“Essay exams will prevent cheating on
multiple choice exams. It will also
improve writing skills and ensure that
students really study.”
Nevertheless, faculty and students
will not feel the impact of Title V until
June 1988, the date set by the state for
guidelines to be drawn up.
Bradbury, PCC’s Illustrated ‘Writer in Residence’
By Neil Woodburn
Staff Writer
Master of the Macabre, seer of sci fi,
and writer extraordinaire, Ray Brad¬
bury, will be on campus for a special
“writer in residence” program spon¬
sored by the English department from
May 19 through 21.
According to Jane Hallinger, assist¬
ant professor of English, the writer in
residence program is the result of a
grant given to the department for the
purpose of bringing a noteable author
to campus for a few days. The idea
behind this program is to allow stu¬
dents an opportunity to view the world
of a professional writer through a
series of lectures and presentations.
“The real value for a student,” said
Hallinger, “is to have personal contact
with someone in the professional field.
There is the value in getting an in¬
terpretation of the author’s work by the
author himself as well as the excite¬
ment you get when you meet a well-
known artist.”
The English department didn’t have
Cinco de Mayo Celebrations
The MEChA club will feature Cinco de Mayo celebrations
during its MEChA Cultural Week. Monday, May 4 through
Saturday, May 9.
MONDAY, MAY 4
Noon in the Quad— Music and literature will be presented
at noon in the Quad. Classical guitarist, Jesse Villeges wili
perform and readings of Chicano literature will be presented
by Antonia Darder, Isabel Torres and Angie Rosales.
TUESDAY, MAY 5
At noon in the Quad the Xipe-Totec Aztec dancers of the
Lazaro Arvizu Group from Mexico will perform, authentic
Aztec dances.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
The La Rueda Mime Group performed by Eduardo
Sanchez and Judith Garcia will be presented at noon in the
Quad. There will also be a presentation of a play in Spanish.
The play will incorporate the art of Mime.
THURSDAY, MAY 7
The Nuevo Shauayo Mariachi band will perform in the
Quad under the noon day sun.
FRIDAY, MAY 8
At noon in the Quad MEChA members will perform folk
dances.
SATURDAY, MAY 9
The Latin jazz band, Ku-Kul-Can will perform in the
campus center lounge from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A Coronation
will take place between 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. The Master of
Ceremonies for the evening are Kathleen Hernandez, coun¬
selor, and Raymond Guzman, associate math prfessor. After
the coronation there will be a dance from 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
For more information on MEChA’s Cinco de Mayo
celebrations contact Nancy Martinez in the campus center.
Also to celebrate Cinco de Mayo La Raza will host a
breakfast on May 5. La Raza’s guest speaker will be Mario
Machado, television news personality. For more information
call 792-2124.
to look far to find "well known artist”
Ray Bradbury. He lives right here in
Pasadena.
Bradbury is the author of such best
selling books as The Illustrated Man, The
Martian Chronicles, Farenheit 451, and
Something Wicked This Way Comes.
Bradbury is best known as a science
fiction writer. However, his stories
also encompass horror and fantasy,
with many teetering on the edge of
reality.
Bradbury’s participation in the
writer in residence program will be a
three- day series of events starting in
mid May.
Prior to his visit, during the first
week in May the English department
will present a Ray Bradbury Film
Festival in Sexson. On May 6 at 7 p.m.,
the film Farenheit 451 will be shown.
The film is the story of a near future
world where books have been outlawed
and “firemen” enforce the law by
burning contraband books.
The Illustrated Man. which will be
shown at 7 p.m. May 7, is the film of a
tatooed man and the stories each of his
tatoos tell. Both of these films are open
to the general public.
On May 19 Bradbury arrives for the
three-day series of events in which the
writer will be spending much of his
time on campus.
Starting at 7:30 p.m. in Sexson
Auditorium, Bradbury will give a ma¬
jor address entitled “The Great
Beyond.” This discussion is open to
PCC students and the general public.
Wednesday, May 20 at 11 a.m. in the
forum, Bradbury will conduct an open
discussion of several of his short
stories. From 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
he will talk about “The Creative Writ¬
ing Process.” All prospective writers
are urged to attend, Hallinger said.
Ray Bradbury
At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Bradbury
will host a discussion panel in Sexson.
The panel, co-sponsored by the
Planetary Society, will include Brad¬
bury, a Caltech or JPL professor, and
possibly a Russian professor. The topic
of conversation will be “Exploring
Mars Through Imagination and Sci¬
ence.”
Thursday, May 21, the last day of
Bradbury's visit, gives students the
opportunity to listen to Bradbury dis¬
cuss more of his stories. At 10:30 a.m.
and 1:30 p.m. in the Forum, he will
discuss select stories. Copies of the
short stories in the program will be
available in the English department
starting the first week of May.
Thursday night Bradbury’s visit will
conclude as he hosts a showing of
Something Wicked This Way Comes at 7
p.m. in Sexson. The film, produced by
Disney Studios, is Bradbury's favorite
reproduction of his work. Prior to the
viewing of the film, he will talk about
his book and the making of the film.
“So many students have read his
work that I’m sure everyone will get a
lot out of the program,” Hallinger said.
All activities are free and interested
students are urged to attend as many
events as possible.