PCC Courier, December 08, 1978

Budget Still Big Problem for FSB; It Looks to 1979 THANKS FROM OMD— Dorothy Kolts, assistant professor of communications, receives a basket of flowers from OMD member Sister Mary and congratulations from Dr. Richard Meyers, superintendent-president. Story, page 8. By Sharon Stafford Staff Writer Budget problems, directly related to the passage of Proposition 13. continue to plague the Faculty Senate Board. Topics of . discussion at Monday’s meeting included the 1979 summer session, the possibility of a tuition, class drops caused by failure to meet the 20 student minimum requirement, and the question of sabbatcial leaves for faculty. Faculty senate members were asked to complete a survey indicating whether they favor maintaining a regular summer program : a minimal program for prerequisites only; a program open only to students who must complete requirements (such as nursing students); or dropping the summer session entirely. Many of the members protested participating in the survey, saying they did not have enough information on which to base their decision. Funding for the summer session is provided by a Block Grant, which the administration fears will only be 90 percent of last year's grant. The state legislature will determine the destiny of educational funding, but no decision is expected until March. “Students who need units at PCC will get them during the regular session," said FSB member Ben Rude con¬ cerning the expressed fears of some faculty members that cutting summer sessions will lower student enrollment substantially. The question of a tuition charge was discussed. The FSB members agreed that tuition would create the problem of eliminating some students. “Even if a charge of $10 per unit were made, it would only contribute five percent to the cost of the budget." said Dr. Carol Kipps from the math department. Concerning dropped classes, the Faculty Senate Board proposed a "power shift" from the administration to the faculty. Department chairmen should decide which classes should continue even if they don’t meet the minimum 20 student requirement. At the present time. Dr. Stanley Gun- stream. vice president of instruction, makes the final decision in this matter. Dr. Gunstream has sent a letter to all department chairmen requesting that they increase their "lead" by 10 percent. Faculty Senate members expressed fears that if students did not increase by 10 percent, faculty would be reduced by that same amount. Sabbaticals also' were discussed. Board member Maria DiMassa said that she had heard Board of Trustee members Robert Spare and Warren Weber refer to faculty sabbaticals as "useless” and that “teachers don’t do anything" while on sabbatical leave. John Gregory, from the Com¬ munications Department said, “Some of my colleagues— my God, they are taking vacations." discussing sab¬ batical abuses. "I would like to see an outside group go over sabbatical proposals." Board member Gordon Brown said, “I would not be surprised if 30-40 percent of the faculty are opposed to sabbaticals." The faculty Senate members ac¬ cused the Board of Trustees of dealing with th.e sabbatical issue in an irrational, emotional manner. More on Student Trustee Board Kills Senate Amendment By Kathy Braidhil! News Editor The ASB board vetoed the senate’s constitutional amendment for a student trustee yesterday. All board members vetoed except Shahid Hamid, associated men student president, who abstained. The ASB- board meeting of .November 30 was delayed for half an hour while other members of the board waited for a quorum. This left only half an hour for the board to discuss -the amendment and other board topics on the agenda. Once Derek Coleman. ASB president, called the meeting to order, he quickly skirted through the agenda to devote the roost time discussing the senate’s amendment. Mike Tiberi. student senator, im¬ mediately asked the board for feed¬ back once he was given the floor. In the amendment, a vacancy for the trustee position is to be filled by a presidential appointment with a two- thirds majority ratification by the senate. Lisa Albanese, ASB vice-president. T eacher-Composer's 'Molly' Airs on KPFK Program on Women Composers Will Play Electronic Interpretation of James Joyce “thought it was rather odd” why a two- thirds vote was inserted in the amendment instead of a simple majority. Most appointed ASB officials are ratified by a simple majority vote by the senate. Tiberi ’s response was, “Why not? We thought it would be stronger than a simple majority.” A proposal to lengthen the term of office of the ASB president from one semester to one year was presented by Mario Saracco. sophomore president. This would “legally” allow the ASB president to fill the year-long position of student trustee. “If the student trustee's position lasts for one year, then the ASB president can be one year," said Ms. Albanese. One drawback that surfaced when discussing Saracco’s suggestion was the exclusion of freshmen from the presidency, should the board extend the president's term. ASB elections are held in the spring, too early for incoming freshmen to run. Since election of the student trustee will coincide with ASB elections, fresh¬ men could be excluded from both of¬ fices. The senate’s position, echoed by Tiberi. is creating an independent figure; “one who is not bound to or influenced by student government.” Coleman passed the gavel to Ms. Albanese during the meeting to ex¬ press his opinion. He stressed looking at the effect of an independent trustee in the long run. "We have not learned to utilize our position on the board yet. When students want something looked at by the board, they stand behind the tables and say, ’Mr. President, we have a proposal for the board.’ The student trustee is virtually ignored by the students," he said. Other problems he brought up was the disunification of ASB government, and how that might affect the Board of Trustees when ASB presents them with the amendment. Coleman also brought forth the ef¬ fect of having more than one trustee on the board. "What will the faculty senate say if we have three representatives on the board?" Patrick Sifts Answers Looking for Goals “What about a Gay club?" “We demand non-smoking areas in the cafeteria.” “I suggest a two-level parking lot; what about time restrictions on campus parking?” These were some of the varied responses which Tyrone Patrick, ASB senate president, received from his student questionnaire. The questionnaire was composed and distributed on campus last month by Patrick. Titled, "Time to Be Heard,” it queried students for opinions concerning current campus issues. Out of 1000 questionnaires Patrick distributed throughout the campus, he received about 750. “It has really encouraged me." “I want a goal to work for," said Patrick. This was the purpose of this questionnaire. He said this goal must reflect the needs and demands of the students and therefore be elicited from the student body. Students responding to the questionnaire wanted to see student government in action. "They wanted more activities on campus to keep them interested in student government," he said. Patrick believes that apathy is basically the fault of those who are in leadership positions and aims to become better known by the students. He said he plans to make himself more available to the student body by placing two booths on campus, where students could talk to him and discuss campus issues. "One goal and a common cause," said Patrick is what is needed to dissolve apathy. About half of the students who responded complained about this “common as a cold" disease. Apathy infects most two-year colleges as a result of a "drive-in. drive-out" mentality. Other feedback expressed a desire to have teacher evaluations twice a semester for each teacher. “The students felt that the teachers were— I won’t say incompetent — some teachers were very lazy in their jobs." He plans to repeat the student query after the Christmas break, and distribute 2000 questionnaires. Patrick said he will compile the student opinions and present their views to the ASB board and senate to get their feedback. By Arthur Wood Circulation Manager "I think it’s important to work at your craft as well as teach,” said Canadian -born music teacher Zina Louie. "It makes you a better teacher.” PCC has a "local” artist who came all the way from Vancouver, British Columbia. Now she’s getting radio airtime. Radio station KPFK will feature "Molly,” an electronic composition by PCC music teacher Zina Louie, Saturday night. The .10 p.m. to mid¬ night program will showcase pieces by women composers and is sponsored by the Independent Composer’s Association of Los Angeles. Ms. Louie talked about composing and music, and how it relates to teaching. She is one of those teachers who does what she teaches about. "Lotus,” her composition for five players and two-channel tape, premiered in Vancouver, British Columbia in January this year and will have its Los Angeles premier next April. “Lotus II,” completed in August this year, won second place in the Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada Composition Contest. “Molly” is Ms. Louie’s treatment of the Molly Bloom soliloquy in James Joyce’s “Ulysses." “My students call it my X-rated composition,” she laughed, referring to the erotic nature of the “Ulysses" text. It took her over five and one-half years to conceive the electronic composition. She first studied "Ulysses,” she . . . musically inclined said, as a freshman in college where she came across the Molly Bloom speech. “I thought,” ‘this is in¬ credible,’ ” she said. She wanted to do something with Molly’s speech musically but “I couldn’t figure out how to do it justice." Merely putting music to the words would not do because she felt a responsibility to the text. The meaning had to be clear, she said. She finally put the composition together as part of her masters thesis in 1972 during her first year of graduate school at the University of California, San Diego. The project took six months to assemble and record, during which she was at the studio for at least a portion of every day, usually 7 p.m. to midnight. “It was a get-what-you-can sort of thing," she remembered. “Dozens of people were always trying to sign up for studio time. The piece took shape because she had a clear idea of what she wanted to say with it. One technique of 20th century - composition is breaking words into component parts, working more with the sound of words than their meanings. But, Ms. Ix>uie said, she wanted to steer clear of that. The reading is slow, and every word is well-understood, she added (about the piece). Though strongly grounded in classical music, Ms. Louie teaches two electronic courses, one in synthesizers and the other in electronic music composition. She also teaches piano at PCC. She got involved in electronic music as a sophomore at the University of British Columbia, where she earned her bachelor's degree in music. "When you're involved with 20th century music you owe it to yourself to become familiar with it." she said. Still, her main thrust has been classical. During her undergraduate work, she also earned an associate of piano performance degree through the Royal Conservatory of Toronto. The course of study is private, running concurrently with regular studies. She came to PCC in 1973 and has been a part time teacher since then. “A lot of students think being a musician involves only playing an instrument well, but it's much more than that. "I've been thinking a lot lately about it; how much time it takes to become a musician. It’s a way of life, perceiving and communicating, and you have to put your whole self into it." Flea market Has’Em Itching They Came from All Over to Market Their Fleas By Bob Markese Staff Writer It was billed as the largest flea market east of the Rose Bowl. There were station wagons filled with used books, clothing, and old televisions. There were recreational vehicles filled with new and used paintings, portraits and art frames. It was the PCC parking lot. transformed into a Flea Market. Among other fascinating sights, there were the people: selling key chains, handmade jewelry, clocks, radios, etc. One girl was selling pictures she took of her -recent trip I о Yosemite. John Bald, a logger from Santa Cruz, was visiting relatives in Pasadena. He brought down handmade Christmas wreaths and mistletoe that he made in his logging camp there. “1 was going to bring down some Christmas trees, bin at the last minute. 1 decided on the v; -aths and mistletoe. Cm glad because when I found out about the Flea Market. I knew these would sell, and they are selling. " Bald said with a large sei.le i miking over the varied displays, one man si oo I proudly over his picture clocks and was asked by an interested buyer if they were hand made. "Of course, by a company in L.A.." he said. A husband and wife team selling children's toys were standing around sipping hot coffee, and keeping an eye on their merchandise. "Me and a buddy bought the remains of a toy store bankruptcy sale just for the Flea Market, said Morris Badowsky. an ex-Pasadenan now living in West Covina. Among the toys Badowsky was selling was his prize item, a collector's set of procelain- mude tropical birds worth $88. He was selling them lor $22. "When 1 bought the remains of the loy store. 1 came across these birds and so I paid a little extra for them because I knew they were worth more." The coffee booth was the busy place at $ a.m.. with most of the adults sending their children out to get them cups of coffee. Dorris Johnson, in charge of the coffee con¬ cession. said, "we knew it would be successful, because of the response by the sellers. We had a small flea market last year, but it was mostly students, and it was kind of a testing event. This year is actually the first flea market at PCC.” PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA DECEMBER 8, 1978