PCC Courier, December 07, 1973

SHARE A RIDE— The first carpool program being started at PCC proved to be a success. During its two-day drive earlier this week, 439 students signed up either to be a driver or rider. This program not only helps to ease the energy crisis, it also reduces parking problems here on campus. Annual Toys for Tots Drive Led by Faculty; Collection on Dec. 13 “Make Someone Happy” is the theme selected by Leonard Dionisio and his Marketing Work Study troupe for the holiday season’s push to get toys for needy children as part of the “Toys for Tots” program sponsored by the Marine Corps Reserve. Dionisio and Robert van der Veen and his lithography class are coor¬ dinating a joint effort to get posters, flyers and the collection barrels in order for the Dec. 13 collection date. Any toy, whether new or old. as long as it is in working condition, is the only requirement for a donation. Reclamation centers have been set up in the Campus Center, R108, the Music Building and in the Paramedical Building. This is the second year that the PCC Faculty Association has sponsored the program. Last year it collected over 1000 toys for deserving children. VACATION К KM I Ml К RS Classes will be in session through Dec. M. Offices will be open Dec. 17 to 2(1 and 2(i to 2!) from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on Dec. 21 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Library hours during the holidays are as follows: Dec. 17 to 20, !) a.m. to I p.m.: Dee. 21. 0 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Dec. 20 to 28. 0 a.m. to I p.m. The Marine Corps will distribute the previous year’s toys this year in an effort to keep ahead of themselves. This also allows them time to catalog the toys and figure out the receipts. Dionisio said, “This is a worthy program dedicated to worthy kids, so if you can open up your heart just a little bit, you can have the satisfaction of knowing you made some needy child's Christmas a merry one.” High Schoolers Learn from Lancer Visitors Junior advisers from Dorothea Emerson's Psych 112 class have made the first step in reaching out to help possible newcomers to PCC. Eleven students traveled to Pasadena and Muir high schools to offer information and dispel myths about this college. The theme of the visits was “Why PCC— Ask Us.” Students took bulletins and applications to pass out. The unstructured sessions took place during the lunch hour. It was emphasized that the college is free and if a student is undecided on a career or major. PCC is a good place to explore individual likes and dislikes. PCC CcmbieA PARAflFN A CITY C.OI I FGE. PASADENA. CALIFORNIA Попет hor 7 1 Q7^ Free Form Style Used in 'View from Bridge' “It deals with an emotion that was handled by the Greeks 2500 years ago— impending doom. You recognize it immediately and wonder what’s going to happen.” That is how director Bruce Gill describes "View from the Bridge,” the production that opens Dec. 7 at 8:30 in the Little Theater, C Building. Those attending will be in for a few surprises. Gill has decided to use free form in an attempt to avoid any repre¬ sentational staging, sets or furniture. Set in the early 1950s, the story concerns itself with the love of an uncle for his niece that has grown out of all proportion and with his niece's love for a young Italian immigrant. Scene and time changes will take place in front of the audience. No curtain will be used. “It’s sort of a stand up and act situation,” explains Gill. “It’s a great training area for the actors.” Working on meeting this theatrical challenge are Chris DeVore, who plays Eddie; Nora Masterson, as Catherine; Mike Bonnabel. portraying Rudulfo; Ann Pomante as Bea; and Mark Lewis, who plays Marco. Also in the cast are: Jesse Brown, Eric Bergren, Bill Hodge, Bill Quinones, Scott Baker, Steve Lownes, Craig Coulter, Lori Poulos. Julio Polock and Cliff Makins. VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE— The drama division’s next venture is Arthur Miller’s emotional portrayal of a complex love triangle. Bea, played by Ann Pomante, mourns over Eddie, played by Chris DeVore. Standing in the background are, from left, Mark Lewis as Marco, Nora Masterson as Catherine, and Mike Bonnabel as Rudolfo. German Immigrant Bern for Spring Term; Eric Epl Bernie Horner, assistant news Assisting Ripley on Page Two will be ie Horner Heads Courier ing Named Focus Chief Bernie Horner, assistant news editor-columnist, has been named editor-in-chief of the Courier for Spring 1974. A journalism major who plans to teach journalism -comm unications, Ms. Horner came from Germany in 1967 where she worked as a trilingual secretary for five years. She came back to school because “my ex-husband told me I was too dumb and I wanted to find out if he was right. I've discovered that I’m not so dumb after all,” said Ms. Horner. Heading the new Courier staff will be Steve Ripley, who was chosen by Ms. Horner to be her managing editor. Ripley majored in philosophy in his first two years at PCC but changed to journalism this year. He has taken classes in reporting, writing, and copyreading. He plans to work in journalism but leaves his options open to newspaper, magazine or public relations. Assisting Ripley on Page Two will be Toni Stuart, who will also assume the post of political columnist. Ms. Stuart is a first semester student at PCC but holds a B.A. in English from Stanford University. She was also advertising director for Vroman's for nine years. Her goal is to get an A. A. in jour¬ nalism and eventually do investigative reporting on a small community newspaper. Assistant fine arts editor Sergio Caponi will be news editor next spring. In his third semester, Caponi has had various journalism classes and ex¬ perience. He will graduate next fall and plans to pursue his education at California State University at Los Angeles. Bill Spangenberg, Courier sports editor, will retain his position next semester. He will also work 16 hours a week at the Pasadena Star News’ sports desk as part of its internship program. First semester student Jeremy Kettleson will be the Courier's new chief photographer. Although he had not taken any photography classes before coming to PCC. Kettleson worked at San Marino High School’s newspaper and has been interested in photography for the last four years. The other political columnist will be Thomas Schrader, this semester’s managing editor. A journalism major, Schrader plans to graduate in June and work for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner. While working on the Courier this semester, he has also done writing for the Arcadia Tribune, Star News and the Examiner. News editor Pam Beerer will switch to advertising next semester and be the Courier’s new business manager. A third semester student at PCC, Ms. Beerer has a B.A. in geography from California State University at North- ridge. She is also a freelance writer and photographer and has been published in Westways, Swimming World and the Montrose Ledger. Focus, the Courier supplement which is published twice a semester, also has a new editor. Eric Epling. An English major, Epling hopes to transfer to Humboldt State College in Areata and get degrees in both English and journalism. While he was in the service, Epling was editor of Fort Jackson Leader, a weekly tabloid newspaper at Fort Jackson, S.C. Senate Finalizes Plans for PCC Extravaganza The PCC Student Senate finalized plans for the coming Extravaganza last Tuesday. The Toys for Tots program will begin next Tuesday night and end the following Saturday. The final projected expenditure foi the four-day festivity will be $5925. The first budget, proposed by Gene Vasquez, was $6920 but the Student Senate demanded an economical revision of that amount. A large proportion of the money ($2800) will go for the cost of the Dec. 14 concert night in Sexson Auditorium. Azteca, the Ice House Blues Band, and the Syndicate are the three bands that will be performing. Tickets are on sale at the Campus Center, Ticketron and the PCC Bookstore. Tickets are $3 in advance and $4 at the door. The concert begins at 7 p.m. and ends at 11 p.m. “The Battle of Algiers" is the film for movie night at 7:30 Dec. 11, in Harbeson Hall. It is being presented by the Anthropology Club. Tickets are 50 cents. The Extravaganza ends Saturday with kiddie shows, carnival games and a dance at the Campus Center. The Toys for Tots drive, which started last Monday, ends Saturday. Andre Latreille, Senate president, asks students for contributions to help deprived children have a happy Christmas. $825 has been designated for advertising to promote the Ex¬ travaganza. The Senate had set up a Committee to investigate the economically disastrous film festival project. In the two-month period of showing comedy classics, featuring such stars as W. C. Fields and Charlie Chaplin, the ASB spent $300, while it took in $8.20 in ticket sales. “Obviously a financial mistake such as the film festival should not have gone on for as long as it did, and we want to find out why it did,” said Latreille. The Seante will decorate its 12-foot Christmas tree Sunday. The tree will be set up in Harbeson Hall for the Extravaganza. The Student Senate also planned to launch a petition drive for a child care center at PCC. Student senator John Meacham, who is also president of the Child Care Action Committee, said that PCC is falling behind the times when com¬ pared with other colleges in bringing about a child care center for students' children. BERNIE HORNER ERIC EPLING | District Attorney Speaks Out; | Questions Gag Order Necessity | I !v I ;* й i $ 1 Editor’s note: This is the winning news story entered in the Jour¬ nalism Day writing contest. By Mark Russell Pasadena High School "I do not believe you can muzzle the press," Joseph P. Busch told Pasadena City College and com¬ munity high school journalists Nov. 29 during the annual PCC Jour¬ nalism Day. In his press conference on the freedom of the press and a fair trial, the Los Angeles County district attorney said, “The great measure of a reporter is to be objective. “You do form, and you do mold public opinion," the respected lawyer added. Busch talked severely of the “gag order.” He believes that judges should not restrict certain information stemming from a court case, "The people have a right to know,” he claimed, "not just the defendant. It's our community; they are our laws." On Watergate, Busch thinks that a fair trial is possible. However, he insists that the press has written unfavorably about it. In reference to the Los Angeles community, Busch feels that newspaper reporting is responsible, “except for underground repor¬ ting." When asked if a shield should be placed upon reporters, lie said no. Instead, such an action should come from within. "Good reporting deserves a shield,” he further in¬ sisted. In observation of Busch's political position, he said “Nobody can give me an order to block my investiga¬ tion." He suggested that there is a large degree of public observation, and want of observation. “You will always find attorneys and proseeuters who will want to live in front of the camera,” he said. "When you have a camera in a courtroom, the reactions of wit¬ nesses are not the same." The dif¬ ference between the defendant and the prosecutor, too. is important. For instance, Busch said that there should be no gag order of a defen¬ dant. making a keen example of Angela Davis. Such things as objectivity and responsibility are important to Busch. When asked about the sequestering of juries, he said that such cases are rare. The gag order is only limited to outside the cour¬ troom. and it is valid when attitudes are heard inside the courtroom that they be noticed also. After the press conference, the high school newspaper representa¬ tives took part in a writing contest sponsored by the journalism sub¬ division of the PCC Communication Department. I JOSEPH BUSCH 439 Sign Up for Lancer Carpools By David Rust and Dan Summerville Staff Writers More than 400 PCC students are doing something about the energy crisis. These students are participants in the new, ex¬ perimental “Share-a-Ride" computerized carpool program. The plan, developed by students, faculty and ad¬ ministrative personnel, began this week with a two-day signup drive conducted by student volunteers. The “Share-a-Ride” program will match drivers and riders from eight geographical areas around the Pasadena Community College- District. Participants will receive a computerized list of students in the same geographical zone with approximately the same class schedule. The students then take the initiative and organize a carpool from the list. Administrative Support Although the plan is simple, it took many weeks of organization4planning and cooperation to make it a reality. The ASB government started the carpool idea. It formed a Student Transportation Committee to deal with the problem. The committee developed a plan which required fun¬ ding, more than $8000. but abandoned the idea when it couldn't obtain the money. Students then took their idea to an administrative panel, headed by Dr. E. Howard Floyd, vice president of the college. Between the students' ideas and administrators' cooperation and support, a mutually acceptable program was worked out. "Share-a-Ride" was divided into two phases, the first beginning this week and another starting next semester. Dr. Floyd suggested that the first phase would provide a test of student interest in a carpool system. At the carpool meeting, he said if the “Share-a-Ride” plan got 300 participants this semester, it would .be a suc¬ cess. Student Response Student response was better than expected. After revealing that 439 students signed carpool forms. Joe Chavez, former president of the Student Transportation Committee, said, "This is only the beginning. With over¬ whelming response shown in these past two days, next semester's program should be fantastic." Chavez emphasized that the scope of student interest was larger than just the 439 carpool participants. “We had over 50 volunteers to man the eight tables over a two-day period." he said. "The majority of volunteers came from the Student Senate while others were just students interested in fighting the energy crisis, pollution, and the lack of adequate parking facilities.” commented Chavez. In February, students will again have a chance to join a carpool. Students will receive a “Share-a-Ride" registration form in the mail with the usual class registration material.