PCC Courier, December 01, 1972

Board Responds to Legal Threat By Rosemary Weiner Editor-in-Chief A temporary policy of "Students' Rights and Responsibilities" was adopted by the PCC Board of Trustees at a special meeting last week in anticipation of a possible lawsuit against the college by students. Dr. Armen Sarafian, PCC president, told the Board that the college’s refusal to allow two posters to be displayed will probably involve the college in a court case. Strong reaction by Board members was given to the posters in question which read, “F - the War,” and “Any administration that allows its students to be murdered is F - .” Several Board members were concerned about “offending the sensitive feelings of the people in the community.” Charles F. Eckels, Board member, said that the way he judged a program was by what it did for the school. “Does it inspire, teach, educate, entertain?” he asked. “These posters don’t do any of these things. They have no redeeming features. They don’t improve anything.” Ray Risser, president of the Board, said that he “couldn’t find anything significant about the posters — only vulgarity.” Dr. Sarafian explained to the Board that it should be aware that the same word was ruled "not obscene” by the Supreme Court a few weeks ago. All of the Board members expressed a preference to have the court mandate that the posters be displayed rather than give their voluntary permission. The temporary policy on students’ rights is in effect until Friday, Dec. 8, a day after the next regular Board meeting, at which time a new policy will be adopted. Spearheading the test case on obscenity against the college are students Floyd Beatty, Martha Hubner and Denny Meehan. They are working with lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union and the Westside Center on Law and Poverty. The first step Beatty took was to submit the two posters to John M. Eikenbery, dean of student activities. "I received a letter from Dean Eikenbery thanking me for my courtesy in submitting the posters,” said Beatty. “He wrote that he could not approve' the posters because of Education Code 10611, but that Г could appeal to Dr. Howard E. Floyd, vice president of the college.” Beatty said that he submitted the posters to Dr. Floyd, who also replied by letter. “Dr. Floyd thanked me and told me that he had contacted the county council and that he could not approve the posters for our campus,” said Beatty. “He wrote that if I wasn't satisfied, I could appeal to the president of the college, which I did.” Beatty explained that he is in the process of gathering enough evidence to take to court. "If Dr. Sarafian's final decision denies approval of the posters, then I’ll make up new posters changing the word to which the administration objects to a lesser degree word,” continued Beatty. “I’ll submit these new posters and again go through the chain of appeal. "I do this again and again until I find out what words the college will accept. Then I’ll go to court and charge that the college is totally unreasonable. "After all,” said Beatty, “the word which the administration is against has already been ruled by the Supreme Court to mean smashed when used in its non- sexual context.” Beatty said that the Supreme Court has also ruled that if a word is obscene for minors then every book in the library that has the word in it must be removed because minors have access to them. “You can’t remove every book from the library,” asserted Beatty. "Therefore, the college will have to allow the posters to be put up.” There had never been a policy on students’ rights set, said Beatty. “Students didn’t know what could be put up. I just want to press the administration to have solid guide lines. I want maximum freedom with minimum controls. “It’s confusing not to have guide lines and when the decision seems to be solely in the hand of the dean of student activities. “Are we really free or is this just a high school with ash trays?” PCC CoutiieSv IRS, PCC Will Train Volunteers VOL. 35, NO. 10 T. A. Rose Sculptures on Display PCC’s Art Gallery is currently featuring the unique fiberglass sculptures of artist Thomas A. Rose. This show is a series of pensive environments such as “Playground Occurrence,” a sculpture of a prone adolescent black boy with a bullet wound in his back. Other scenes include a typical American family titled “Sear’s Family Portrait” and “Veteran’s Day,” a sordid glimpse of a lonely old man. teacher at New Mexico State University, studied under Peter Voulkos, Harold Paris, William King and George Miyasaki at the University of California, Berkeley; and under Frank Gallo and Roger Majarowitz at the University of Illinois. A study Grant from the University of California took him to Lund, Sweden in 1967 where he concentrated on graphic arts and photography. He has given one-man exhibitions at Bolles Gallery in San Francisco; Mesilla Gallery in Mesilla, New Mexico; College of Santa Fe in New Mexico; Gilman Gallery in Chicago, and at the University of Texas in El Paso. Rose has received several grants and awards, and his work is in various colletions. This show will continue through Friday, Dec. 15. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; from 12 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday; and from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Library Hours For the convenience of students with papers and research work to do dur¬ ing Christmas vacation, William K. Grainger, Pasadena City College li¬ brarian, has announced the library will be open seven days in this period. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Dec. 18-20, and Tuesday through Thurs¬ day, Dec. 26-28. On Thursday, Dec. 21, hours will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. _ Psych Used To Help Students A non-profit handbook for persons involved in the learning process has been written by English instructor John D. Reib. “What Am I Doing, Why Am I Doing It and Where Will It Get Me?" is specifically • designed as a psychological approach to career and study skills. The book deals mainly with the problem of motivation (or lack thereof) that plagues so many students. Psychology ill, one of the newer one-unit classes, was originally planned to help students having trouble with studying, and long-range goal planning. Reib has redesigned this course with a more psychological outlook in order to make it more relevant by emphasizing the com¬ bination of reality therapy and tran¬ sactional analysis. The course gives students access to psychological services and testing. It will be taught by Reib and some of college counselors, and will last only nine weeks. Reib says the book explains the fallacies and realities of relevance and is written in a language students can understand. Some of the points discussed in the book are the common failure and self¬ defeatist patterns borne by many students, and the effect of advertising that convinces people of the im¬ mediacy of short-range goals. “It includes,” says Reib, “everything that the author says he went through already. It is a super¬ relevant book and course.” Courier Editor To Retain Post, Names Staff for Second Term Classes will begin tomorrow to prepare people for the Volunteer In¬ come Tax Assistance (VITA) program. Classes will be open to everyone and will be held on four consecutive Saturdays: Dec. 2, 9, 16 and 23. VITA is a program aimed at • providing income tax assistance to low-income families. Many of these families are unaware of benefits to which they are entitled and cannot afford to pay professional tax firms for information and advice. Those who qualify by completing the classes will then be able to help these families by sharing the knowledge they have gained. “Our goal right now is to get the college involved in the community.” says Harry Sarkisian, assistant professor of business. Sarkisian, who is initiating the program at PCC, feels that everyone involved will benefit. “It is good for the students who will learn a lot about tax work and it is good for the college and will bolster its image in the community.” Robert E. Andrews, VITA coor¬ dinator for the Internal Revenue Service in Southern California, has been instrumental in beginning the program here. According to Andrews, “The volunteer in the field always has a professional backing him up. If possible we send a man from the IRS with the volunteers. If not there is always a phone number that the volunteer can call if he or she has any doubts about a question.” Another IRS employee, James Donohue, has been very helpful and will be assisting Sarkisian with the actual instruction. PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA DECEMBER 1, 1972 Anthropological Center Displays Skulls, Tools At the anthropological museum, located in C344, is a compact little room that promises to be on the move in the future. Since the opening of the museum approximately two years ago, Prof. Elvio Angeloni and student Dave Morrill are gradually building up their display cases. Anthropology course enrollment is on the rise. Jim Bell, a free tutor, said, “It is possibly due to the society around us. People are more interested now in themselves, and have a greater desire to learn about the past." The course is also accepted at many major universities for meeting the life science requirements. Not receiving credit for a class is a definite deterrent to enrollment. The room features displays of various tools used by man dating from the past to the present. Skull replicas of different cave men are there to show the evolutionary changes man has made since prehistoric times. A great number of artifacts ranging from old stone tools to crude weapons also have their share of space in display cases. “We are a combination museum, meeting place and library,” said Angeloni. In addition the group at the museum also distributes different information on recent finds, mostly about those made in California. UCLA will donate a skeleton of a Chumash Indian that dates back to 500 B.C. Morrill and company will simulate a burial rite with the skeleton, showing the mannerisms and customs the Chumash were buried with. After many of the drawers are converted to glass display cases there will be more room to show the miniature replicas of the La Brea Tar Pits, and Eskimo life. The room was described by Angeloni as "an anthropological center,” and will be the meeting place for a new club that has already started to form. Said Morrill, “We will have a fabulous selection of films, lectures and other points of interest that we want to share. The anthropological club will be open to anyone who is interested, and there are no prerequi¬ sites.” Angeloni concluded, “We are deeply grateful to Linda Hasten, Laura Platt and numerous other faculty members and advisers who have been such a tremendous help in organizing our museum.” —Courier Photo by Sergio Valladares HE’S DEAD — This untended corpse is one of several sculptures by artist Thomas A. Rose, which are currently featured at the PCC Art Gallery. Rose is a sculpture and graphics teacher at New Mexico State University. This show will continue through Friday, Dec. 15. Foundation Grants Awards to Minorities Ford Foundation Scholarship appli¬ cations are now available in rooms C236 and C212. They must be filled out and returned by Dec. 11. PCC has been granted a total of 15 winner awards and 30 honorable mentions this year, which is 50 per cent more than were received in 1971. There are three requirements necessary for application: the student must be a black American, Chicano, Puerto Rican or American Indian; the student must be completing a transfer program during the current 1972-73 academic year, and the student must be a citizen of the United States. Scholarships in this program are designated for partial support of full¬ time study toward the baccalaureate degree in a senior college or university in the U.S. beginning fall term 1973. A winner may enroll for summer term but the scholarships do not cover this period. Festival of Lights Set for Saturday “Festival of Lights,” a celebration of traditional holiday season music, is presented in Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 8 p.m. The combined forces of the Men’s Glee Club, Women’s Glee Club, Madrigal Singers and Chamber Choir and the Occidental College Brass Ensemble will sing traditional Hebrew songs, Gregorian Chant, carols and instrumental selections. The pageant will move from the pre- Christmas Advent season to the story of Hannukkah and finally to the words and music of Christmas. General admission is $1.50 but all PCC students can get in for SI with student I.D. For further information call 793-7043. It is the student’s responsibility to arrange for his own admission to an accredited degree-granting senior institution of his choice and also for additional financial aid, if needed. The PCC faculty and administration will review the applications and select those to be submitted to the Foun¬ dation for nomination. They will be judged on the basis of financial need and the student’s intended school of transfer. Dance to Aid Tellez Set for Dec. 8 Julian Tellez has no money for in¬ surance or a car or money for rent. He is paralyzed from the waist down and will never walk again after he was shot in the spine in the Pasadena area a few months ago. But he is deter¬ mined to continue his pre-medical studies. Being a Mexican national and here on a student visa, Tellez is not entitled to the student insurance program. A dance is being held Dec. 8 from 8 p.m. to midnight in the Campus Center with a 50 cent minimum donation. The ASB Board is donating all proceeds to the Julian Tellez Fund to help him pay for hospital bills, books, rent and transportation. Being disabled, he has no opportunity for employment. The Sign Arts Club is also donating its time and people for free posters to help advertize the Friday night event. "Bushwacked and Hornswaggled" will be the band playing, without fee. said Ed Stanley, concert coordinator and student senator. Stanley emphasized, “This guy can't get a job or a student loan, but he wants to continue his pre-med studies more than anything!” Stanley also mentioned that the search is on for more bands. Contact him at 795-6961 ext. 384 or leave a note in the Campus Center. Ms. Rosemary Q. Weiner, editor-in- chief of the PCC Courier, has been chosen by the journalism staff to continue to be the editor-in-chief next spring. She has helped in initiating the Courier’s present format of full-size, offset printing and advertising. A journalism major, Ms. Weiner plans to become a professional jour¬ nalist after graduation. She is also interested in telecommunication. Besides being editor of the paper, Ms. Weiner is treasurer of PCC’s chapter of Beta Phi Gamma, the national junior college journalistic fraternity. She is also working at the PCC Press Bureau as a student writer. After being chosen as editor for a second semester, Ms. Weiner ap¬ pointed her editorial staff. Anthony Ott, the Courier’s business manager, will carry on his job next semester. He is vice-president of ASB, and president of Beta Phi Gamma. A public relations major, Ott will graduate next June and plans to complete his studies at the University of Southern California. A student from Hong Kong, Ms. Agnes Leung will be the Courier's managing editor next semester. At present she is the paper's assignment editor, and publicity chairman of the International Club. She plans to transfer to California State University at San Diego next June for her BA in journalism. John Fox, one of the Courier’s political columnists, has been ap¬ pointed to be news editor, responsible Madrigals To Perform in Concert The PCC Madrigals and the Chamber Orchestra will present a free concert next Friday, Dec. 8, at 8:15 p.m. in Harbeson Hall. Under the directorship of Prof. Robert E. Heckman, the Madrigals will sing a repertoire of 12 songs, in¬ cluding “Ave Maria" by Victoria, "There Is No Rose" by Joubert. and “Ding Dong Merrily on High” arranged by Deale. The Chamber Orchestra, directed by Prof. Frank Van Der Maten. will perform a number of concertos in¬ cluding "Quintet No. 6 ’’ W.A. Mozart, and "Organ Concerto Opus 4." by G.F. Handel. for page 1. He will retain his column as well. Fox is also co-editor of ASPECT magazine. Fine arts editor Ms. Karen Vogel will be doing page 3 of the Courier next semester. She will also continue reporting in her column what’s hap¬ pening in fine arts. A journalism major and English minor. Ms. Vogel will graduate next June and plans to go to California State University at San Diego. She is acting as secretary for Beta Phi Gamma. The Courier will have a new sports editor next semester. Steve Cozzens, a sports writer for the Pasadena Star News, will join the staff. Bill Naeve, will continue his political column next semester along with Fox. He will also graduate in June and then transfer to USC. Cindy Heard, editor-in-chief of ASPECT, will write a legislative column for the Courier next semester and will contribute to the editorial cartoons. She plans to transfer to USC. Photo editor Sergio Valladares will also be staying for next semester. Working part-time at the PCC Press Bureau as a photographer, he hopes to be a professional photojournalist after graduation. William P. Buttler and Mrs. Dorothy J. Kolts are the advisers. SECOND TIME AROUND — Ms. Rosemary Q. Weiner, editor-in-chief of the PCC Courier, has been chosen by the journalism staff to head the paper for a second semester. A journalism major, Ms. Weiner plans to become a professional journalist after graduation. She is also interested in telecommunication. Ms. Weiner has appointed her editorial staff for the spring semester.