PCC Courier, December 17, 1982

ХАТ ON А f 4 Saturday, 2 p.m. VOL. 54, NO. 14 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA DECEMBER 17, 1982 . . — on't Miss It- SPECIAL MOVIE SECTION Governors Oppose Tuition, Hat By Alex Spada Editor-in-Chief Opposing tuition, the California Com¬ munity College Board of Governors approved a “contingency plan” for the Legislature at a Sacramento meeting last Friday. The plan also opposes a “general fee” and advocates “substantial stu¬ dent financial aid” to ensure “access for low-income students,” according to board spokesman Charlie Klein. The board recommended a long-term policy to charge students “who have com¬ pleted a degree or a certain number of units or who do not matriculate,” he said. The board also recommended, that if an educational fee is imposed, revenue should supplement and not substitute public tax subsidies. The governors encouraged the Legislature to “consult with the board before setting the amount of any potential fee,” Klein said. At the meeting, board members said they would work to defeat any tuition measure. “We don’t know to what extent our lobbying efforts will carry,” Klein said, the decision to charge fees or tution lies “solely with the Legisla¬ ture.” The plan was requested last spring by the budget commitees of both houses of the Legislature. The board of governors, composed of 15 members appointed by the governor, distributes state funds and adopts rules and regula¬ tions for all 107 California community colleges. The plan, which acknowledges the state’s fiscal problems, recommends support funding for colleges to help manage financial aid and suggests that before any educational fee is imposed, existing service fees, such as parking and health center charges, should be made mandatory and high enough to cover their cost. The board of governors, while oppos¬ ing a general or “blanket” fee, recom¬ mended such a fee as an emergency measure restricted to the 1983-84 school year only. Such an emergency fee would be limited in amount and be an uniform charge to all students in all districts, the contingency plan said. Klein said the long-term policy to charge students whose educational goals are primarily personal, is recom¬ mended to be imposed on those with an AA degree or higher, or students with 70 earned units or more. The decision to impose a fee or not would be made at the time of the student’s admission. Students would also be required to meet a “matricula¬ tion status” including a set “required progress,” Klein said. Board President Jack Messerlian J told the audience of more than 500 students and other concerned citizens, if the board’s anti-tuition efforts fail, the governors would work to establish adequate student financial aid. He also the board would seek to return a portion of any new revenues from tuition to the colleges to help them maintain a high educational qual¬ ity. “On these points, the board of gov¬ ernors sincerely hopes the Legislature hears what we’re saying,” he said. State Chancellor Jerry Hayward told the board during the meeting the cur¬ rent state budget has at a $1 billion deficit and if sufficient cuts were made across-the-board to eliminate it, com¬ munity colleges would lose $40 to $50 million. “What was once referred to as an obscene surplus has now become an obscene deficit,” Hayward said. “The state’s fiscal experts are unanimous in their opinion that cuts totalling $1 billion could not be made this year and all agree that new taxes or other revenue enhancements will be needed to bring the budget into balance.” Calling the community college sys¬ tem “one of California’s proudest achievements,” Messerlian told the meeting the board wants to “keep these schools free and accessible.” PCC, CSULA Share Work Study By La Monte Westmoreland Staff Writer PCC and California State University Los Angeles will share work-study stu¬ dents next semester if CSULA ap¬ proves a recommendation by the board of trustees at PCC. The recommenda¬ tion would allow work-study students coming to PCC to work in the financial aid department. “The students will do clerical work, typing, answer phones, keep financial aid reports intact and other records in the department,” according to Verna Hazen, financial aid assistant. The students will come from low- income families, said Hazen. “We will accept only former PCC students who were working before going to CSULA.” The reason PCC is involved in this program is simple, there aren’t any qualified work-study students on cam¬ pus. Those coming from CSULA will be qualified and experienced, saving PCC money to train new students. The contract between CSULA and PCC calls for CSULA to pay 80 percent of the students’ wages with the remain¬ ing 20 percent to be paid by PCC. “This will enable us to use the students for more hours than if we were paying the entire sum,” Hazen said. The students will work on campus longer but PCC’s cost will be less. “We couldn’t afford to hire them after grad¬ uation, because our budget would not allow it. This is why we initiated the program and recommended it to CSULA,” said Hazen. The students coming from CSULA will have no affect on the work-study students on campus, there will be no fewer jobs available to the present work-study students. In fact, PCC work-study students will now be af¬ forded the chance to get off-campus jobs at an evergrowing rate. The students from CSULA will be interviewed by off-campus employers but it is hoped that PCC will get the students it wants, namely the gradu¬ ates who worked in the financial aid office. CSULA is expected to make a de¬ cision on the contract within a month, allowing enough time to make the proper arrangements and set up in¬ terviews for the positions. If they ap¬ prove, and it’s expected they will, it will mean a large burden off the finan¬ cial aid department next semester. LEARNED HANDS GREENE AWARD— Student trustee Learned Jeremiah Hand congratulates actor Lome Greene for his contributions to the "Greene Up Lome Greene on Campus America” campaign. Greene was on campus Tuesday to attend rally promoting pilot campaign. — Courier photo by Tom LaBarbera 'Greene Up America By Sheryl Mee News Editor Actor Lorne Greene addressed a large group of enthusiastic students and faculty at a rally Tuesday in the quad area to promote his “Greene Up America” campaign. At the rally, students were asked to sign up to assist Greene in his na¬ tionally publicized clean up operation. According to Greene, who was grand marshall of the Rose Parade two years ago, volunteers of the cam¬ paign will help clean up along the Rose Parade route on New Year’s Eve and Day. “It is my hope to make this effort a nationwide event,” said Greene, “and if it becomes nationwide, why can’t it become worldwide?” At the rally, Greene honored AS President Paul Kelly and Richard Freeman, vice president of business affairs, for their help in organizing the event. “I think this will be tremendous for PCC,” said Freeman, “and if all goes well, I’m sure we will do it again.” According to Kelly, a couple of clubs have already agreed to take part in the program, including the Hyan- nisPort Club and Adelphians. On behalf of PCC students, student "It is my hope to make this effort a nationwide event. " — LORNEGREENE trustee Learned Jeremiah Hand presented Greene with a placque for his efforts to clean up America. Along with Kelly and Freeman, Greene also honored Doctors Gayle Roberts and Robert Rooks of the Crown Valley Animal Hospital for their efforts to save the California Brown Pelicans found maimed off the southern California coast. The “Greene Up America” cam¬ paign will be continuing through com¬ munity colleges all over the country in the coming year. At the parade, Glad Products will provide 6,000 trash bags to be given to volunteers postioned every mile along the parade route to pick up trash. Greene, the host of the new tele¬ vision show “Lorne Greene’s New Wilderness” has long been a supporter of wildlife and nature. Although best known for his role as Ben Cartwright in the series “Bonanza,” Greene is the Vice-Chairman of the American Horse Protection Association, and served as honorary chairman of the American Wildlife Federation in 1978. The posters for the campaign were designed by PCC sign art student Pam Gram under the direction of instructor Bob McDaniel. Students interested-in signing up for the campaign should contact Eunice Williams in the campus center office. The office will be open Mondays, Tuesday and Wednesdays during Christmas vacation. Finishing Touches The International House of Pan¬ cakes' float deft) stands ready for its New Year's coat of flowers at C.E. Bent and Son on Raymond Avenue. Rosa Martinez (right) works on the City of Lakewood float, preparing it for the long journey on January 1. — Courier photos by Tom LaBarbera News Briefs Air Your Opinion Want to tell the faculty senate what you think of tuition, AA requirement changes and campus procedures? Emy Lu Weller, chairwoman of the student concerns committee, wants student input for reports turned in to the administration and board of trustees. The first meeting will be Jan. 6 in the Circadian В room at noon. Hot Cat for Your Roof This is the last weekend to see “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” in the Little Theater. A Saturday matinee will be performed at 2 p.m. and regular performances are tonight and tomor¬ row at 8 p.m. Admission for Tennesse Williams’ classic play is $4, $3 for students and $2 for senior citizens. The play is the PCC selection for the American College Theater Festival. Claus Lands at PCC Free music, refreshments and holi¬ day spirit will be presented at PCC’s Christmas Festival tonight and tomorrow in Harbeson Hall. On hand will be everyone’s favorite guy, Santa Claus, with the Chamber Singers ind the Concert Choir-Octet. Model Students Fashion Troupe ’82 will offer fash¬ ions from various stores in a show presented tonight in the Campus Cen¬ ter lounge. Admission is $4 per person for the runway event. Continuing Education Sets Spring Concerts Free Flight, Jose Feliciano and George Shearing will appear in three separate concerts hosted by PCC this spring. These performances, part of the Cul¬ tural Events Program, are sponsored by the office of continuing education and community services. According to Brenda Scranton, coor- dinator for instruction, cultural and entertainment events, “We tried to find artists who were established, but also affordable to the college,” for the cultural series. The first event will be held March 27, 1983 at 8 p.m. and will feature Free Flight, an L.A. quartet specializing in classical jazz. Two leading musicians, Jose Feliciano, Free Flight Headliners James Walker and Milcho Leviev will also appear. Free Flight’s music ranges from pop tunes such as “Just the Way You Are” to standards like “How Deep is the Ocean.” Walker, plays the flute with the L.A. Philharmonic Orchestra, and has done a great deal of movie work. His credits include the flute solo in Debussy’s “Afternoon of a Faun” for the film “Nijinsky.” Walker is also a private instructor and holds teaching posts at numerous colleges. Leviev, a piano player from Bul¬ garia, was the number one music talent in his native country. He has conducted the Sofia Philharmonic and the Bul¬ garia Radio-TV Big Band. Credited with composing the first Bulgarian jazz film, Leviev won first prize at the Moscow Film Fstival in 1968. Jose Feliciano, popular song writer, recording artist and guitarist, will per¬ form at PCC April 23 at 8 p.m. Feli¬ ciano has received 32 gold albums in his career and is considered one of the finest guitarists on the contemporary scene, performing with John Lennon, Joni Mitchell, Bill Withers and Minnie Riperton on their albums. In the third concert, to be held June 4, George Shearing, an orchestrated jazz pianist and arranger will appear. Shearing, who has appeared at the Hollywood Bowl with Bill Evans and George Brubeck, includes in his re- petoire “The Lamp is Low,” “Autumn in New York,” and an original version of “Lullaby of Birdland.” According to Scranton, series tickets can be purchased for all three events through Feb, 18, 1983. “We are planning on a very good turnout for the concerts,” said Scran¬ ton. Orders received seven days prior to the event will be held at a “will call” window the night of the concert, which will be held in Sexson Auditorium. For information concerning ticket prices, contact Scranton at 578-7261.