PCC Courier, December 07, 2000

I Pasadena City С О 1. I E G E the Since 1915 VOL. 86 NO. 15 www.pcc-courieronline.com December 7, 2000 Briefly '*> I '/ i * |# ш 1 7th Annual Theater In London For those of you interested in theater, you should con¬ sider joining the a nine-day Theater in London tour from March 30 to Apr. 18, 2001. Participants will spend eight nights in London and receive tickets for five plays. The cost of the program is $1,999, which includes round-trip airfare from Los Angeles, eight nights in a London three-star hotel (double occupancy), daily con- tinenetal breakfast, theater tickets, a London travel card and tour tickets. All travelers will have to regis¬ ter in one of the two spring semester English courses offered as part of the pro¬ gram. For more info, call (626) 585-7649. ш WebExtra The college has been given a $1 million dollar grant for increased teacher training. It’s the largest such dona¬ tion given to PCC. The financial windfall is a gift from a local couple and will benefit the so-called “blend¬ ed program.” Staff writer Alicia van Wijk explores PCC’s “digital academy” that is still in the planning stages. Originally conceived as a hands-on student lab, the project is currently being developed by administrators and radio industry experts. Check out www.pcc- courieronline.com for more. Teachers’ private information displayed on college’s Web site By Robert Glassey Staff Writer The names, Social Security numbers and hourly pay rates of more than 900 faculty members were accessible through the PCC Web site from Nov. 1 until they were dis¬ covered and removed last week. The confidentiality of faculty Social Security numbers was jeopardized by the 1 accidental downloading of two files into an area on the Web site that was not secure. The files were reports generated by man¬ agement information services for the fiscal services office. More specifically, they were hourly payroll work registers for part-time faculty and for full-time faculty who were teaching an overload in February and March of 1999. Dale Pittman, director of management information services, said he is responsible for the security of the Web site. “The files were downloaded erroneous¬ ly,” Pittman said. “It was a mistake, we are apologetic about it.” Pittman deleted the files about 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, shortly after being alerted to the problem by PCC President James Kossler. “We try the best we can to put in systems that protect this kind of information, but people being human, mistakes are made,” Kossler said. On Tuesday, Kossler sent a memo to fac¬ ulty and staff informing them of the securi¬ ty lapse and that MIS will intensify its efforts to protect personal information. The memo also apologized for “any inconvenience or apprehension this error may cause you.” A redesigned home page, activated on Nov. 1, made it possible for the first time to search the Web site. And that made it inevitable that eventually someone using SOCIAL SECURITY, page 3 jgSJStart £Pj hllp://www.paccd.cc... - V V |§ http://www-paccd.cc.ca.us/root/asp/hpspool/9907/g16o1097-1-2.txt - Micros* File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ■P v Г?) U N J 9 Back -- av Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites History | 1 Address &f] http: //vmw . paced, cc. ca. us/root/asp/hpspool/9907/g1 Sol 0:37-1 -2. t:-:t NAHE SOC . AB U— GHA S AL E H , NAB IL S ACEVEDO, PATRICIA S AD AHS , E D WARD C . A GOP I AN , И I CHAE L W . AGRAWAL, ANIL AGVANIAN, YOURI AHLTJWALIA GY AN ALEXANDER. LANS ■SEC.NBR. PAY RATE Bi Derek Blackway / The Courier Teachers were surprised to find their Social Security numbers and pay rates on the PCC website. * \ ?■ t Inside Heller thinks Santa should come everyday, but. since he doesn’s... ■ Ш’25 Ж Slade ru per formers :: > take pari m: a •- n dial periorumce | tided TdfabraJ’ jmgv3 > Ш in a hcartbreakmg Ялте, the mend has* ... jt It. J i lean i I n sc s by 20 points so LA. , Southwest College, peny d . . .. Matt Robinson / The Courier Andrea Snyder, Marilyn Quinto, Bujin Dorj and Arlene Feliciano display many of the toys donated to AGS. Holiday toys for girls and boys Students donate gifts to help make wishes come true By Kristen Glover Entertainment Editor A Christmas tree stands in the foyer next to the CC lounge. It isn’t your average Christmas tree at all, but it represents exactly what Christmas should be. It isn’t decorated with ornaments or lights. Instead, It is decorated with wishes-the wishes of chil¬ dren. The Floliday Angels Giving Tree project, in its fifth year at PCC, matches gift-giving stu¬ dents and faculty with under¬ privileged children. The children who receive the gifts are products of single¬ parent homes whose parent is enrolled in the Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE) through Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOP&S). To participate, simply take a gift card from the tree and sign it out at the Office of Student Affairs desk next to the CC lounge on the second floor of the student center. Buy the gift, wrap it and attach the gift card to the package. Then, XMAS, page 4 AS looking to fill PR vacancy By Alicia van Wijk Staff Writer The Associated Students Vice President of Public Relations Lina Chai, will officially resign her position on Dec. 19, after almost six months in office to pursue her academic endeavors at Art Center College of Design. Chai chose Dec. 19 at 4 p.m. to resign so she could have enough time to inform her future succes¬ sor about the job so everything can run as smoothly as possible after she is gone She was elected vice president of public relations in the Spring of 1999. Chai was reluctant to apply at first because the A.S. requires approximately 12 hours of dedi¬ cation each week and she wanted to make sure she could success¬ fully take on the duties and responsibilities her position required. She said, if she did not have the support from teachers, friends and mentors she wouldmot have been able to be part of A.S. As the vice president of public relations she was responsible for publicizing and promoting A.S. activities, distributing and designing fliers, posters and brochures. During her six months as an A.S. board member she estab¬ lished the first e-mail list which was used to e-mail A.S. informa¬ tion to more than 270 students, faculty and staff. “I hope my suc¬ cessor will continue to use the e- mail list,” said Chai. As the vice president of public relations Chai learned time man¬ agement, conflict resolutions and social skills. “It was definitely worth getting involved with A.S, I grew up so much. I learned so many things and would not give up this expe¬ rience for anything,” she said. “I met many people and I feel I have grown up tremendously; I became more assertive and more vocal during my time on A.S.,” said Chai. As a graphic design major, she plans to specialize in cooperate identity which involves designing logos and trademarks for compa¬ nies and clients or she plans to specialize in editorial design RESIGN, page 4 ‘Avengers to speak By Tim Alves Editor In Chief " He’s known to millions of people around the world as the rather witty and immaculately dressed John Steed from the 60s British spy series “The Avengers,” but now Patrick Macnee is getting up close and personal with his fans for a rare public appearance tonight at the college. Starting at 6 p.m. in the Vosloh Forum, the legendary stage and screen actor will be on hand to sign copies of his latest book and then will be interviewed by KPCC’s morning talkshow host Larry Mantle. The event, “An Evening With Patrick Macnee,” is a fundraiser by Alpha Gamma Sigma (AGS) and Omicron Mu Delta (OMD) and was the brainchild of Robert Bowman, classified employee and AGS adviser. “I had designed his website and thought, what the heck, I’ll ask him to do this. The worst he could say was no,” said Bowman. To his surprise, Macnee agreed saying that a scholarship helped ’ star set tonight him attend the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in Britain. People from across the Southland, and surprisingly, across the country are pouring in for the event. “There’s this guy from Cleveland that’s coming in. There was this couple in England that said they’d like to come, but they couldn’t get time off work,” said Bowman. “The Avengers” is one of the most popular series of all time, showing in a total of 120 coun¬ tries. Although Macnee was paired with a number of actresses oppo¬ site his dashing Steed, it was the pairing with Diana Rigg as Emma Peel that many fans regard as “quintessential Avengers.” Bowman says there will also be door prizes, a raffle and copies of a limited edition commemora¬ tive poster.. Tickets are $5 at the door for general seating and $3 for PCC students with a valid ID. For more information call (626) 585- 7605. PCC’s changing face Report says Latinos, Asians make up campus majority I By Enriqueta Murillo Courier Contributor What ethnic group do you think is the dominant one on campus? if you look around at the signs in the Lancer Pass and see that some menu items are written in Chinese, you might assume that Asians have the highest number of students enrolled. However, this is one of those cases where students asked to guess the dominant group were wrong 80 per¬ cent of the time. The 2000 Fall census for the college has finally been completed, and there is now a definitive answer. Hispanics, Latinos, or Chicanos, are the dominant group on campus. Out of the 24,019 stu¬ dents enrolled 7,589 are Hispanic. Those students constitute 35 percent of the student body, giving them the top spot this year. As a matter of fact, Hispanics have had the most students on campus since 1995. Asians/Pacific Islanders, came in second with 31.6 percent. There are 7,175 Asian students on campus. On the other hand, Caucasians are now in the minority category with only 19.8 percent of the student body. That reflects a major pop¬ ulation change since 1990 when Caucasians made up 33.5 percent of PCC stu¬ dents. The next largest group is African Americans with 1,544 or 7.2 percent of the student body. Filipinos are 4.2 percent, and American Indian came in at 0.7 per¬ cent. Although they make up less than 1 percent, Native Americans on campus num¬ ber 171. If you thought there were more women on campus than men, you would be right. There are 12 percent more females. Women total 56 percent of the students and men 44 percent. There are 13,456 women to 10,563 men. If you thought some of the students in your classes looked really young, you have good powers of obser¬ vation. Approximately 14 percent of the students on campus are under 18, with more than 3500 students falling into that group. However, the largest group or 34.4 per¬ cent, are between the ages of 19 and 21. Only 15.5 percent of those enrolled are between 22 and 24. If your age falls between 25 and 29, you will find 3,037 others in that cat¬ egory. Those 30-34 total 7.6 percent of the student popu¬ lation, and those over 35 make up 15 percent of PCC students Most students live outside of the Pasadena Area Community College District. The majority of the students are commuters. District residents make DIVERSITY, page 4 m Native АТол" m v Ш . Is'*'*»™ Here’s a lo the ethnic ' breakdown of students attending PCC.