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- PCC Courier, December 03, 1982
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PCC Courier, December 03, 1982
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Forty Schools Compete
— Courier photo by Jerome Gibson
BENDS TO THE WIND— The powerful arctic storm that passed through
Pasadena earlier this week caused considerable damage. This tree is the
quad area failed to withstand the wind's force.
For Forensics A wards
By Doug Brown
Staff Writer
The PCC forensics team will com¬
pete in the Pacific South West Foren¬
sics Association fall championship
tournament today, tomorrow and Sun¬
day at Los Angeles City College.
The tournament, sponsored by the
Pacific South West Forensics Associa¬
tion, includes all state universities,
colleges, and community colleges in
the southwestern states. “There should
be close to 40 schools competing in the
tournament, ’’said Anthony Georgilas,
forensics coach.
PCC will enter in nine different
categories— extemporary speaking,
persuasive speaking, oral interpreta¬
tion, speech to entertain, communica¬
tion analysis, inpromptu speaking, ex¬
pository speaking, duo interpretation
and readers theater.
“We will be competing against the
major four-year colleges and univer¬
sities in the area ” Georgilas said.
“The competition will be tough, but I
think we’ll do very well.”
Georgilas said universities such as
Berkelv, USC, UCLA and Northridge
will be represented, but “our people
are well trained and they have ex¬
perience under tournament pressure. I
think we will place in just about every
event we enter.”
Competing in the extemporary
speaking event will be Mary Mecum,
Bob Clearwater, Jamie Baca, Mike
Bozeman and William Tate.
Persusive speaking contestants are
Carlos Gomez, Denise Dubois, David
Leatherberry, Glenn Shoenfeld, Laura
Dukes, David Altenberg, Jamie Baca,
Jane Hallahan, Stewart Carpenter and
Hugh McTeague.
In the junior division of oral in¬
terpretation, Margie Gear, Dwain
Schenk, Tony Rael, Mark Haddix,
Diana Gomez, Lori Krol and Mei Chinzi
will represent PCC.
Competing in the speech to entertain
contest will be David Leatherberry,
Todd Brown, Mike Cocoris, Rhea
Dancy and William Tate.
In readers theater, Tony Rael, Lori
Krol, Diana Gomez, Dwain Schenk,
Mei Chinzi and Mark Haddiz will recite
“Viet Rock,” which placed third in the
Lancer Invitational Forensics Tour-
nment held at PCC last month.
Meyers Applies for Job
By Alex Spada
Editor-in-Chief
Superintendent-President Dr. Rich¬
ard S. Meyers interviewed for Western
Oregon State College’s presidency last
week. Meyers said he was also a
finalist for Alaska’s state com¬
missioner of education last month but
withdrew due to family considerations.
Meyers, whose contract with PCC is
in danger of not being renewed, said he
is “looking at various options” and
“professional challenges.” He also said
“teaching is another option” he does
not want to dismiss.
Meyers said the initial interview
with the 3,000-student Oregon school
was a process of evaluation “for them
as well as me. I would still need to
meet with their board and chancellor.”
Although not sure he would accept the
position if it were offered, Meyers said
he is “seeing what options are avail¬
able.”
He said he withdrew liis application
for Alaska’s education commissioner
“because of geographical considera¬
tions.” Meyers' daughter, Anne, is an
accomplished violinist and needs to live
close to an cultural center. “Juneau
didn’t offer what my daughter
needed,” he said.
Meyers said he believes he is one of
five finalists out of 200 applicants for
the Oregon position. The position’s
salary would be about equal to his
$64,000-a-year pay at PCC, he said.
The board of trustees failed to renew
the college president's contract last
August past the June 30, 1983 expiration
date. The action put off the board’s
decision whether to retain him until
Dec. 30, when by law, the contract
would be automatically renewed for
another year if no action is taken.
Meyers said he expects the board to
take some action regarding his con¬
tract in “the next few weeks.”
He said the impending decision
prompted him to seek outside employ¬
ment. If he were not offered a new
contract, he said he would consider
teaching at PCC, probably in political
science. Meyers, who has repeatedly
expressed a desire to teach a class
during next semester, has taught Eng¬
lish, photography and music.
“I would like to stay at PCC,"
Meyers said, “but I don’t know if that’s
possible. It may not be in the best
interest for the college nor for myself."
Meyers has been criticized for lack
of leadership by the Faculty Senate and
hasbeen under attack by the board of
trustees as well. “The administration
and I have been under attack and I
don’t know how effective I could be
without board support,” he said.
Meyers likened his relationship with
the college to a marriage. “Sometimes
the chemistry goes wrong,” he said.
AS Discusses KPCC, Budget Cuts
Asks Radio Move Reconsideration
By Bill Noertker
Assistant News Editor
Associated Students (AS) govern¬
ment unanimously endorsed a petition
to move the KPCC transmitter at last
week’s meeting. Also discussed were
academic commissioners, a supreme
council and tuition.
The petition to move the transmitter
was originally submitted to the AS
board by student Thomas House at
their Nov. 23 meeting. Although the
board of trustees twice defeated the
proposal for KPCC to raise funds for
the move, Housewants students to en¬
dorse a reconsideration by the trustees.
Four weeks ago, the trustees de¬
feated a proposal 4-3 that would have
financed the move with no cost to the
district.
The trustees doubted enough funding
to maintain the transmitter could be
found and disagreed among themselves
as to the purpose of the radio station.
“I am opposed to creating a
professional radio station from this
community college radio station,”
trustee Joseph E. Sargis said at the
time the proposal was defeated,
“We’re not here to compete with
private industry, we’re here to provide
an instructional program.”
According to KPCC program direc¬
tor Larry Shirk, with the upcoming
budget cuts, KPCC must look to outside
funding in order to survive. “If the
transmitter was moved, KPCC would
move toward being self-sustaining,”
said Dr. John F. Gregory, KPCC’S gen¬
eral manager.
AS officers also discussed the need
for students to act as academic com¬
missioners or as members of the su¬
preme council. Each commissioner
represents an academic department at
the weekly AS meeting, with veto
power overboard votes. The supreme
council would have the final say on
interpretation of constitutional mat¬
ters.
“How can the AS board function as a
body without a supreme council or
academic commissioners? This is an
injustice to the board,” said House
during the audience participation pe¬
riod.
“If a constitutional question arose,
AS would come to a halt until a council
was appointed and it reached a de¬
cision,” said Paul Kelly, AS president.
“But we want applicants, not just
appointments.”
Academic commissioners have also
not been selected. “It seems the fac¬
ulty is trying to shirk the matter,” said
William Tate, AS executive vice presi¬
dent. Dr. Henry Kirk, vice president
for student personnel services, sent a
letter to each department chairperson,
according to Jennifer McKinney,
studentactivities adviser. “Obviously
they haven’t acted yet,” she said.
In an unrelated matter, the AS of¬
ficers also discussed efforts to stop
tuition. “The tuition protest bus was a
failure,” said Kelly. “Only 10 people
were on the bus, although 40 signed up.
This shows that the students are
apathetic. Talk is cheap.”
“We need to concentrate our efforts
in the coming month. It is up to the AS
board to rile the campus up.” said
Kelly.
Hugh McTeague, vice president of
academic affairs, recommended atten¬
dance at the next College Council meet¬
ing Wednesday as a method of express¬
ing student opposition to tuition.
Student Slake Suzuki suggested
forming a student coalition against
tuition and budget cuts. The coalition
would not be organized by AS govern¬
ment, although the board supports its
formation.
The coalition would act as a support
group, organize events and serve as an
educational resource on campus. The
group meets next Thursday at noon in
CC216.
Faculty Senate Opposes Tuition for PCC
By Mark Blocker
Sports Editor
In an informal vote on whether or not
to go on record as opposed to tuition,
the general faculty senate voted 44 to 19
to oppose the looming measure as the
state comunity college system
scrambles to aquire funding.
The vote was taken during a special
meeting called by senate president Dr.
Fredrick E. Holland “to discuss the
budgetry and program review mat¬
ters,” for faculty opinions Holland will
take to “crucial” board of trustees
meeting later this month, and yester¬
day, according to the faculty senate
newsletter, the Senategram.
In these meetings the board will be
dealing with a new “hit list” issued by
the state that could result in in 100
more classes being eliminated from the
curriculum.
Holland called the meeting to gather
consolidated faculty opinion on
whether to oppose tuition and opt for a
flat fee, to oppose any charge for
admission at all or go in favor of tuition
and fees.
Holland did not get consolidated
opinion, however, as the faculty senate
is quite divided on the matter.
“What difference does it make to
charge fees and not tuition? Library,
counseling, lab and health fees could
easily run up to $1000 annually while
tuition could only amount to $50. It’s
absurd to say ‘I’m for fees and not
tuition.’ It’s -a matter of what comes
out of the kids’ pockets,” said Ben
Rude, english professor.
Katherine Dabelow, social science
professor, said it was “the tradition of
the faculty to oppose tuition, since free
higher education distinguished Califor¬
nia.”
“I agree about tuition, but after
Proposition 13 situation and tradition
are no longer viable for us. Going on
record against tuition could hurt us.
There will be more cuts that we can’t
supplement. We shouldn't vote now, but
wait and see> if we can find an alter¬
native,” said Michael Finkenbinder,
associate professor of social science.
Many in attendance moved that the
vote be taken later, but Holland ex¬
plained to the group that it would be an
informal vote, and that a poll would be
taken of each faculty member to de¬
termine whether or not he could ad¬
dress the board of trustees as a solid
voice of the faculty.
On Nov. 19, the Board of Governors
of the states' community colleges
proposed a one time fee of $20 be
charged at admittance. The Senate-
gram estimates with just that fee. a
three percent loss of students would
result.
Holland pointed out to an article in
the Los Angeles Times claimed persons
hurt most by the fees would be low-
income, minority and reentering
women.
After the Tuesday noon meeting
Holland expressed concern at the lack
of turnout from the faculty. Since it
was a general faculty meeting, all
members were eligible to attend.
“Here their jobs are on the line and
some aren’t bothering to show up,”
said Holland.
Academy Rigorous Training for College Safety
By Sheryl Mee
News Editor
“Move your rears! Try harder . . .
come on . . . Move! ”
Four men line up along the jogging
track. They pause, stand expectantly as
they wait for the signal.
“Go! ” shouts the coach, and the men
shoot forward, striving for the finish
line.
The Olympic trials? Not likely. The
men running around the track are not
professional athletes, but cadets in the
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Academy.
Leroy Henderson and Eric
McWilliams are two of the 300 cadets
now in their seventh week of training at
the academy in Los Angeles. Hen¬
derson and McWilliams will not be
patrolling the streets of the city when
they graduate, but the hallways and
side streets of Pasadena City College.
The police training is part of the
reorganization of the college’s security
department and will enable officers to
provide full security services, includ¬
ing any necessary arrests of offenders,
according to Philip Mullendore, direc¬
tor of college safety.
“The academy training will bring
more professionalism to the PCC se¬
curity department,” said McWilliams.
After graduating, Henderson and
McWilliams will join fellow college
safety officers Dwight Ward and
Joseph Daum, who have already com¬
pleted their training.
The academy is “extremely demand¬
ing but you get out of it what you put
into it,” said McWilliams.
Run as a military-type organization,
the academy is “more military than
the military,” according to Henderson,
who has lost 18 pounds since entering
the academy. “The disipline is just
something else. They want you to give
110 percent, and if you don’t, you
definitely catch it.”
The police training is extremely de¬
manding psychologically as well as
physically. “The cadets go through a
trauma they have never been through
before,” said staff instructor Deputy
Tom Harris.
“Since there is a lot of pressure on
the job, the cadets are trained to handle
stress in every form,” according to
Deputy Harris.
Physically Demanding
Exercise plays an important role in
the cadets training. The students now
run three miles a day, but by gradu¬
ation in eleven weeks they will be
running more than six miles. In addi¬
tion, the cadets exercise three hours
every day, with special “stress re¬
covery exercises” included.
This week, the cadets, including
McWilliams and Henderson, competed
with another platoon in special track
and field events. Tug of war, foot races
and other athletic tests were used to
determine the best platoon.
Training On-The-Job
Cadets must report for inspection at
6:45 a.m. where they stand at attention
for sometimes close to two hours. They
are then marched into the classroom
for eight hours of lecture on subjects
ranging from the California Penal
Code, evidence law and the laws of
arrest.
The students are also required to
complete 40 hours of report writing
before they graduate.
The academy has extensive “on-the-
job training” which includes going out
on patrol two days a week after the
ninth week in the academy. Cadets
learn what the job will be like when
they graduate by riding with training
officers from the various stations, said
Deputy Harris.
The Pomona Fairgrounds is the site
for a high speed “pursuit driving
course” which includes “oil slick”
driving. The cadets are also required to
learn the basics of lifesaving and swim¬
ming along with first aid, CPR and
childbirth before graduating.
One of the ways instructors help
cadets learn the realities of being a
police officer is by “mobilization.”
According to Deputy Harris, a riot
occurred a short while ago in the Los
Angeles City Jail which required addi¬
tional police help. All 300 cadets were
called to help LAPD control the prison¬
ers.
“One way we try to help our cadets is
to have practical application as well as
lectures,” said Deputy Harris.
Unity Stressed
When police officers are on duty, it is
important that they have confidence in
themselves and in their partners. For
this reason, one of the most high-
lystressed concepts taught at the
academy is unity and the ability to
work together.
“One of the things we strive for is
teamwork. We start with 300 cadets
and in a short time we have them
working together as a team,” said
Deputy Harris. Cadets are required to
carpool to the academy every day to
promote this unity, and to lessen the
stress.
According to McWilliams, “The
academy teaches you to help each
other.”
Accuracy in Weapons
Although the PCC gun policy has yet
to be determined by the board of
trustees, Henderson and McWilliams
are receiving extensive weapons train¬
ing at the academy.
For eight hours every week, day and
night, cadets aim their guns at a firing
range to achieve accuracy. In addition,
“weaponless defense” is taught to the
AT THE STARTING LINE — Cadets at the Los Angeles County Sheriffs
Academy practice for athletic training among platoons. Intense physical
exercise is part of the 18-week program. —Courier photos by Sheryl Mee
Officers
students for ten hours a week.
According to Mullendore, the ma¬
jority of security officers at com¬
munity colleges in California do carry
guns, but it is up to the board whether
PCC officers will be allowed to.
Many men and women who begin
training at the academy do not grad¬
uate. Cadets are required to go through
extensive testing, including a written
test, physical ability test, a two phase
medical exam and a very extensive
background investigation, according to
Deputy Harris.
“We have a very high attrition rate
at the academy, approximately 1 to 3
percent,” said Deputy Harris.
Eric McWilliams and Leroy Hen¬
derson say they will be part of that 1 to
3 percent, and from the looks of their
performances, they probably will.
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