VOL. 59, NO. 1 1
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
DECEMBER 7, 1984
New Associate of Science Degree Under Evaluation
By Diane Brandes
Associate Sports Editor
The Faculty Senate still is evaluating
the proposed Associate of Science
degree, designed to meet the needs of
the students who are enrolled in
certificate programs. Two years ago
when the requirements for the AA
degree changed and became more re¬
strictive, Phyllis Brzozowski,
professor of business, introduced the
new degree to the senate.
The AS degree would reduce the core
classes for students in the AS degree
program, and offer some alternate
classes that would relate to their voca¬
tional interests. The degree would sat¬
isfy the general education require¬
ments and enable students in
certificate programs to leave with a
degree. Previously 'these students
would have been unable to obtain a
degree without spending three years at
the college, earning both the certificate
and the AA degree.
“The AS degree would not change the
AA requirements, but rather would
benefit the students in the occupational
programs. Half of the students attend¬
ing the campus are enrolled in occupa¬
tional programs. If these students
could get a degree, they would stay
longer (than it takes to earn only a
certificate) and be more prepared in
the job field. The AA only prepares a
student for transfer to a four year
college, while the AS would be struc:
tured so that the student would follow a
particular course of study in an area
preparing him thoroughly for the job
market," said Brzozowski.
Changes in the AA degree English
composition requirements will
eliminate English 100 and Business 11A.
For mathematics and critical thinking.
Math 125, 126ABC, 135, and 139 will be
excluded. English 1A and algebra will
be the basic classes required for an AA,
in these two catagories.
According to Brzozwski. the require¬
ments for an AS should include more
alternative courses for the students.
The degree should include more 100
classes for the general education cur¬
riculum requirement. “According to
the state educational code require¬
ments listed under Title V, the writing
courses must cover expository and
argumentative writing. Many classes
qualify and offer this requirement, but
the new AA requirements eliminate
these classes which include the re¬
quired quality writing study,” said
Brzozowski.
Presently, 32 colleges offer the AS
degree to their occupational students,
and it has been beneficial, said
Brzozwski. “The AS degree would be
three or four units less, but would be
tied into a specific curricular area."
“Businesses and industries require a
degree as one of their top priorities
rather than the certificte of acheive-
ment. The students would receive
training in their fields and at the same
time be able to offer a formal educa¬
tional degree to their potential em¬
ployer. We want to open up more for
the occupational students to take
courses that are more meaningful to
them. At the same time, we want them
to gain the knowledge of an applied
skill," Brzozowskisaid.
Journalists Bring Home Accolades
Competing Students Gain 13 Prizes
Heart Failure Claims Dr. Ewing
Versatile Professor To Be Missed
DON EWING
Dr. Donald J. Ewing, 65, died at
home on Monday, Dec. 3, 1984, from a
massive cardiac arrest.
“He will be sorely missed by every¬
one. He made some real intellectual
accomplishments,” said Crystal
Watson, communications chairwoman.
Students told the Courier that they
appreciated him and his teaching meth¬
ods.
“Dr. Ewing was always available for
students and extended himself as an
instructor,” said one of his previous
speech students ■
He has been teaching communica¬
tions here since 1962. From 1962 to 1970,
he instructed the drama classes and
directed student productions. He also
taught film and theater history, acting,
and speech during his 22 years at PCC.
He received his bachelor's at UCLA,
his masters at the Catholic University
of America, and his doctorate at the
University of Michigan.
He had a great interest in Italian
theater.
Funeral arrangements had not been
arranged as of Wednesday.
Journalists won 10 awards for mail-
in competition and photojournalists
captured three awards for on-the-spot
contests at last Saturday’s Journalism
Association of Community College’s
(JACC) regional competition. Approx¬
imately 35 colleges were represented in
more than 30 categories during the
conference at El Camino College, Tor¬
rance.
Richard Dones and Alan Duignan,
photojournalism students, won first
and second prizes, respectively, for
their on-the-spot news photos .of the
Conference. Mike Luna, this
semester’s photo editor, took first
place with his picture of a basketball
game played on the campus.
Newspaper categories netted seven
awards. With six places and honorable
mentions for each category, the
Courier earned second place for head¬
line writing. Fourth place spots include
general excellence; critical review,
Scott Tompkins; sports feature, Mark
Langill and front page layout. John
Horn won sixth for his opinion and a
staff photo essay got honorable men¬
tion.
Prism magazine took three awards
in the mail-in contest, first in magazine
layout and fourth for general ex¬
cellence and a light essay /humor piece
by Pat Francis and E’Lisa Kennedy.
Write-in contest officials accepted
three entries from each school in every
category. Submissions had to be pub¬
lished between October 1983 and Octo¬
ber 1984. On-the-spot contests required
students to complete assignments
within a given time frame. Winners of
both contests were announced and
awards presented at the Conference.
Four workshops provided students
with an opportunity to learn from
professionals in each field. Among the
workshops were interviewing tech¬
niques, review writing, and university
journalism.
Forensics Squad Wins
Five awards went to forensics stu¬
dents at the Pacific Southwest Col¬
legiate Forensics Association Spring
Championships at Los Angeles City
College last Friday and Saturday.
Michelle Jones captured a trophy for
first place in poetry and a certificate of
excellence which denotes a score in the
top 30 percent. In impromptu speaking,
Linda Friday won a certificate for
superiority, denoting the top 10 per¬
cent, and a certificate of excellence in
oral interpretation. Jan Mackay earned
a certificate for superiority in in¬
formative speaking and Valerie Villa-
gran and Michelle Jones broke finals in
duo interpretation.
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NO FREE RIDES — Students already purchase drinks and packaged food from the trolley stand in
front of the cafeteria. The official grand opening is next week. —courier photo by Alan Fiuhrer
A NEW HOME— Campus Cuisine's food truck will soon stop coming to campus. Their new trailer
and equipment is almost ready for use. —Courier photo by Alan Fiuhrer
New Trailer, Trolley Augment Current Food Services
By Jeffrey Shaw
Staff Writer
Campus Cuisine will opened its new fast
food trailer on the north side of the A
Bungalow. This trailer has an array of new
foods and machines.
For the past several years, rain or shine,
students had to stand outside to purchase food
at the truck in front of A Bungalow. When the
new trailer opens, Campus Cuisine will offer
not only standard items but also a whole new
line of foods.
Soup and chili are some of the items that
can be heated in the microwave and hot dogs
can be removed from a rotisserie. Other new
additions include fruit punch, bagels with
cream cheese and soft-serve yogurt with
flavors that are changed daily. “I’ll try to get
any food the students want,” said Carrie
Dean, manager.
The trailer will provide students with a
comfortable, pleasant atmosphere, Dean
said. It will be heated in the winter and air
conditioned during thesummer. It is also '
wheelchair accessible.
“The coffee will be better due to a new
machine. The service will also be better
because we have three employees during the
day and two at night,” said Dean. Other new
machines include a fruit punch and an orange
bang machine.
“The environment is nicer than anything
that has been here on campus before. I, along
with my employees, will strive to meet
campus needs,” Dean said. Hours for the
food trailer will be from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Another addition to campus food facilities
is the trolley car in front of the cafeteria,
operated by Professional Foodservices Man¬
agement. The additional food service re¬
places cafeteria use in the morning from 7 to
10:30 a.m. to cut down on overhead, said
Robert Imhoteb, trolley employee.
Although the trolley has been open the past
few weeks, PFM celebrates its grand opening
next Monday through Friday. Specials such
as a 15 cent eight-ounce coffee and 12-ounce
dispenser soft drink will be offered through¬
out the week. PFM will offer its small
hamburger for $1 and 10 cents more for
cheese.
During the week, PFM will announce the
winners of the facilities naming contest. Also
on Monday, the Campus Beautification Com¬
mittee will present PFM with a recognition
award for its contribution to enhance the
campus appearance.
Auto Shop Receives $1 1,000 Chevrolet
NO SUNDAY DRIVING — From left. Dr. John Casey, superintendent-president, Jack, Wall, president of
Jack Wall Chevrolet, Dick Ratliff, PCC Foundation president and Tom McEntire, engineering and technology
associate professor meet for Wall's presentation of a car for instructional purposes.
— Courtesy photo by Oscar Chavez
By Lorene Rosen
News Editor
An $11,000 1984 Chevrolet Celebrity
donated to the automotive department
Nov. 29 has already been utilized for
class instruction. Chevrolet Corpora¬
tion furnished the automobile through
the request of Jack Wall Chevrolet, a
local dealership.
In the presentation ceremony, Dick
Ratliff, PCC Foundation president, ac¬
cepted the automobile on behalf of the
campus fundraising organization.
Ratliff then awarded a commendation
plaque to Jack Wall, dealership presi¬
dent, for his support of the college.
“I am very much aware of PCC and
the quality of student they produce,”
said Jack Wall, dealership president.
“I have employees in sales, service and
management that went there. So, when
the car became available, I wanted to
contribute it to our local educational
program.”
“This is a perfect field car. Our
latest instructional vehicle was a ’79,
but from ’80 to ’84 there were some big
changes,” said Dave Cantrell, automo¬
tive lab technician and night instructor.
“After students learn on this car,
they will know how to work on all new
cars,” said Cantrell. Some of the new
‘This car will give students
the sophisticated trainings
they require . . . r^-Jack Wall
features include front wheel drive, fast
take-up braking system, throttle body
injection, electronic ignition and an
electronic control module.
“The automotive industry has be¬
come very scientific. This car will give
students the sophisticated training they
require to skillfully perform on the
job,” Wall said.
The new vehicle is registered for
instructional purposes only and can
never be driven on public streets. The
car became available after its roof was
damaged during unloading. In the past,
cars with $300 damage or more were
scrapped. Dealers got together and
worked out a plan with Chevrolet Cor¬
poration so that cars of this kind could
be donated instead.
Instructional vehicles are used to
teach how systems are constructed.
For repair problems, when the instru-
tional need arises, daytime automotive
classes work on student or faculty cars
free of labor charges. Tune-ups are
performed in the spring then alternated
with transmission work in the fall.
Instructors select only cars with prob¬
lems that will benefit the students who
work on them.
LANCERS WIN
FOOTHILL BOWL
See Story pg. 4
PCC
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