CO URIER
VOL. 69 NO. 10
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
DECEMBER 7, 1989
What's Rockin'?
THE EASTWOODS- Robert Mills (left) plays the drums for The Eastwoods, one of
Pasadena's local bands. Tom Mehren, the lead vocalist and guirarist of the group, started the
group in 1988. The band performed pieces from their latest release, The Prevailing
Westerlies, on Nov. 30. Please see story and more pictures on page 3.
Computer Club Sponsors Show
Leaves of Absence
Criteria Released
Board of Trustees Sets New Standards
First Place
Artwork by
Deaf Artist
Still Missing
Michael Rocha
News Editor
What Melanie Oxley cannot com¬
municate in words, she conveys with
her hands.
For many years, Oxley, a deaf
student at PCC, has used the art of
sign language to communicate with
other people. In the last two years,
however, Oxley found another artis¬
tic way of communicating: drawing.
In January of this year, the Inter¬
national Creative Arts Festival hon¬
ored Oxley with a first place award
for her pencil drawing of rock star
Madonna.
Immediately after she recieved
the award, Gloria Muldoone, educa¬
tion sign language interpreter, de¬
cided to put Oxley’s artwork in the
glass case in the basement of C build¬
ing.
For weeks, her artwork was adored
by many passers-by. On Veteran’s
day weekend, however, the adora¬
tion was replaced by vandalism.
When Muldoone returned on Mon¬
day, Nov. 13, she noticed an empty
glass case. She then asked Oxley if
she had taken the artwork home.
The answer was “no”.
Then the case of the missing
“Madonna” began.
Oxley, with the aid of Muldoone,
reported the theft to the Campus
Police. On Nov. 12, Oxley reported
that the artwork, its worth estimated
at $200, was stolen from the glass
case.
Oxley said that if anyone asked to
purchase the artwork, she would have
gladly sold it
If anyone has any information
leading to the arrest of any person or
persons responsible for the theft,
please notify the Campus Police.
Their office is located at CC108A.
Mail-in Registration
Ends Tomorrow
Every semester, continuing
students get the opportunity to
register early and avoid the
hassles of tong lines and over¬
burdened counselors by utiliz¬
ing the Mail-in Registration
■ system,::' :
Students may pick-up their
permits to register in D2Q0. All
registrations must be postmarked
by Dec. 8 or hand delivered to
the Regi stration Office in D204.
Michael Rocha
News Editor
The PCC Computer Club is spon¬
soring a Computer Show and Sale to
be held on Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. in the Campus Center cafeteria.
The computer fair, a first for the
newly-formed club, will offer “a
large variety of computer hardware,
software and books at low prices,”
said Ousama Shamma, president.
Joe Yobaccio
Staff Writer
Seven hundred classes will be
shifted from early morning hours to
afternoon hours this spring to in¬
crease the avialability of classroom
space on campus, according to Dr.
David Ledbetter, PCC assistant
superintendent.
By moving the classes to after¬
noon hours, PCC will be utilizing its
classroom space more efficiently.
Shamma said that the club mailed
120 letters to dealers all over south¬
ern California, asking them if they
would like to rent a booth in the
computer fair. With more than 20
dealers currently signed up, Shamma
hopes that the show will be a success
because the money they raise will
go towards the club’s scholarhsip
fund.
The club also hopes to buy an
IBM computer that they hope to
“Classes have been canceled be¬
cause of the lack of classroom space”,
said Ledbetter.
Moving classes to the afternoon
should increase the number of park¬
ing spaces available during morning
hours, and students who take after¬
noon classes should experience even
less difficulty finding a parking space.
Some evening classes will be
shifted to off campus locations, in¬
cluding Arcadia and South Pasad¬
ena high schools, said Ledbetter.
install in the library where they will
house various programs ranging from
graphics to desktop publishing. The
programs were donated to the club
by Robert Cody of the Instructional
Computer Center. “If we establish
the software library, that will be a
first for the college,” Shamma said.
General admmission is $3 but
students are free. There will also be
a drawing for a graphic program,
said Shamma.
This will not only alleviate parking
congestion but will be more conven¬
ient for students who live near the
new classroom locations.
Laura Hakimian, a PCC student,
said that the shifting of the classes
"would probably solve the parking
problem here."
Some of the classes will also be
shortened to 14 weeks. During spring,
those classes will end before Memo¬
rial Day. The 14-week fall classes
will end before Christmas.
Gigi Hanna
Editor-in-Chief
In the wake of the Skip Robinson
saga, the Board of Trustees has pro¬
vided a criteria to be used in granting
unpaid leaves of absence.
According to the president/super-
intendent’s office, the policy for
unpaid leaves of absence has not
changed. The board has established
the criteria to better and more con¬
sistently implement the existing
policy.
The set criteria comes almost two
months after the board voted 5-2 to
allow cross country coach Skip
Robinson to take an unpaid 13-day
leave of absence to conduct track
clinics in South Africa.
Robinson’s initial request was
denied because the board already
granted him a leave last year. Mem¬
bers of the board felt it was not in the
best interest of the school to allow a
faculty member two leaves of ab¬
sence in one year.
The new criteria sets standards
for the board to follow when a leave
The Courier staff came home
with top honors from the Journal¬
ism Association of Community
Colleges southern California Con¬
ference held on Dec. 2 at Ventura
College.
More than 400 students from
50 southern California commu¬
nity colleges attended the one-
day conference where they com¬
peted in writing, photography and
design competitions.
Editor-in-Chief Gigi Hanna
garnered a first place for mail-in
editorial writing and a second place
for on-the-spot editorial writing.
Arts and Entertainment Editor
Margie Goodhart received a sec¬
ond place for mail-in humor writ¬
ing and a third place for mail-in
critical review.
Michael Rocha, news editor,
won first place in on-the-spot front
page layout design.
Photographer James Ojeda won
first place in on-the-spot news
and sixth in on-the-spot sports.
of absence is requested. The stan¬
dards read, “...the District will weigh
the benefits to the college and its
instructional program compared with
the detriments associated with the
instructor’s absence. Significant
considerations include, but are not
limited to, the nature of the activity
during the leave and its relationship
to the instructor’s responsibility for
the college....”
This clause seemingly seeks to
eliminate the confusion caused by
Robinson’s request for leave. Whereas
the trip might have been an asset to
Robinson ’ s career, it would not have
been in the college’s best interest
because of the amount of class time
missed. The instructor requesting
an unpaid leave of absence must
include in the request “....a specific
description of the activities that
represent the basis for leave.” In
addition, “...a statement of the
benefits to the college and its
instructional program expected to
be derived from the activities dur¬
ing the leave...” is to be submitted
with the request.
Will Lester, chief photogra¬
pher, won fifth place in on-the-
spot.
Nelson Green received third
place in mail-in magazine photo,
which is included in this year's
issue of PORTFOLIO.
One of the conference’s high¬
lights was a keynote address given
by Mercedes de Uriarte, profes¬
sor of journalism at the Univer¬
sity of Texas at Austin and a former
Los Angeles Times reporter. De
Uriarte, who holds a doctorate
from Yale University on press
coverage of Latin America, de¬
livered a speech entitled, “Infor¬
mation Politics: Press Projec¬
tions and Patterns.”
Various workshops presented
by professional journalists also
kept the students busy Saturday.
One of the presenters was Tom
Porter of the Orange County
Register who presented a work¬
shop on newspaper design.
-Courier Staff
Parking Problem Eased
700 Classes Shifted to Afternoons
Courier Takes Home
Awards from Regional
Journalism Conference
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gather people of all ages from
southern California to candles
Sexson Auditorium on Dec. 14 at 8
p.m.
Showtimes will be at 8 p.m.
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on Dec. 14, 15 and 16, with a
ALCOHOL AWARENESS
With “No Thanks, I’m
Driving” as its theme, Alcohol
Awareness Day offers students
life-saving information,
especially important during the
holidays.
Alcohol Awareness Day,
which was held in D200 on
Dec. 5, continues today from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Quad.
One of this year's goals is to
designated driver program which
proposes the idea that one member
of a group remain alcohol-free
druing course of a gathering in
order to drive his friends home
safely.
AIDS WALK
The Pasadena Posada will
through the streets of Pasadena.
The candlelight walk for AIDS
will stop at ten of the city’s
famous cultural and historic sites.
The walk will start at 5 p.m. at
All Saints Church, located at 132
N. Euclid in Pasadena.
‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL’
Charles Dickens’ classic, A
Christmas Carol will open in
The show will be preceded by
featured Carols of the Season, to
be accompanied by the new J.
Ross Reed Wurlitzer Theater Pipe
Orgran.
A Christmas Carol, directed by
James Hatch and musically
directed by Donald Brinegar will
feature Dr. Patrick Brown as the
Scrooge.
Saturday matinee at 3 p.m.
Admission is $6 and $5 a
group rate for groups with 20
or more. On Dec. 14, admis¬
sion is a donation of four
canned goods. On Dec. 16,
children with a new un¬
wrapped toy will be admitted
free. More information can be
obtained at (818) 578-7124.
UFOs: Fact or Fiction
Former Courier editor to
speak on UFOs.
Please see Page 3
INDEX
Opinion
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Features
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Sports
4
Sports
5
Features
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