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DECEMBER 19, 1980
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
VOL. 50, NO, 17
Second in Senior
Citizen Series
See Page 2
Workers Charge
Unfair Practice
An Unfair Labor Practice charge has
been filed against the Pasadena Area
Community College District by
Teamster’s Local 911. An impasse has
also been declared.
The local, which represents approx¬
imately 89 skilled trade workers and
custodians at PCC, has charged the
District with stalling the negotiating
process over the issue of parity. Parity
is a salary scale equitable with area
public and private workers.
Because the Teamsters declared an
impasse, a member of the Public Em¬
ployees Relations Board will be
brought in to mediate between the two
groups.
A meeting has been tentatively
scheduled for today at 2 p.m. with
William Drohan, a mediator with the
State Conciliation Service. If Drohan
decides future negotiating sessions will
be useless, he can order fact-finding.
If fact-finding is ordered, a panel of
outside investigators will scrutinize the
positions of both sides and present a
report on their findings to the District
and the union. The object will be to find
ASB President
Quits Office
By Cheryl Robinson
Staff Writer
Jorge Caamano, Associated Student
Body president, stepped down from his
position yesterday, when it was dis¬
covered that he no longer met scholas¬
tic eligibility.
A record check was made this week
on Caamano by Jennifer McKinney,
Student Activities adviser, and it was
discovered that he was currently en¬
rolled in only nine units instead of the
10 required of all ASB elected officers.
Caamano became ineligible when he
Jorge Caamano
was dropped from his accounting class
due to excessive absences.
“I saw Jorge around here (Campus
Center) too much at the time when I
knew he had his Accounting class,”
said Ms. McKinney. “Jorge could have
picked up another unit, but he men¬
tioned that he’d rather step down.”
According to Caamano, his account¬
ing homework was stolen and it would
have been too much work to try and
make it all up. He said he experienced
frequent absences because of the many
meetings he had to attend which were
at the same time as his accounting
class. “It’s a ‘catch-22.’ I was definiet-
ly violating the ASB Constitution. It
was my duty to step down.”
Ordinarily, the ASB vice president
would automatically assume
Caamano’s position. According to Ms.
McKinney, she, as well as Charles
Sifuentes, ASB vice president, does not
know whether Sifuentes currently
maintains the unit eligibility require¬
ment.
“I might know who the next eligible
ASB prsident will be tomorrow (Fri¬
day),” said Ms. McKinney, who needs
to run a record check on Sifuentes. She
feels that Caamano’s removal from
office will not be bad for ASB morale
because it is so late in the semester.
some ground of compromise.
The local’s first contract was signed
Feb. 2, after more than three years of
negotiations. It was tentatively agreed
upon by both sides that a study on the
issue of parity would be undertaken.
The Teamsters are taking the posi¬
tion that parity should be included
retroactively in the original contract.
The District, however, maintains the
position that parity was not to be
included in the first contract.
The District is willing to offer a
salary package, including parity, and
does not want to make it a separate
issue in wage negotiations.
“We’re asking for a 12 percent
across-the-board salary increase (sep¬
arate from the parity issue). That’s
how much the cost of living has
jumped,” said Raymond Martin, union
shop steward amd welder.
The District has offered a 6 percent
increase or up to 11.36 percent includ¬
ing parity for some positions.
The Teamsters say that parity
should not be involved at all in wage
negotiations. “We feel that parity is a
separate issue,” Martin said.
OF COURSE I'VE BEEN GOOD— Four year old
Chris McClure and you-know-who exchange holiday
greetings after Chris tells Santa, "All I want is a
motorbike that goes by itself." While Santa didn't make
any guarantees, he did say he'd try. The Courier staff
joins both of them in vyishing all of you a joyous holiday
season.
— Courier photo by Larry Goren
Lewis Retires; Gunstream Back to Chair
Two Vice Presidents Resign
By Sylvia Cann
Editor-in-Chief
Two administrative vice presidents
announced their resignations last
night at the Pasadena Area Com¬
munity College District Board of
Trustees meeting.
Dr. Stanley E. Gunstream, vice
president for Instruction, will be
stepping down to the position of
chairman of the Life Sciences
Department, effective July 1, 1981.
He was formally chairman of this
department from 1968 to 1970.
Dr. Irvin G. Lewis, vice president
of Student Personnel Services, will
be resigning due to retirement as of
June 30, 1981.
In the 11th year as vice president
for Instruction, Gunstream said he
always looked at his present position
Parade Nets Cash for PCC
School Property Leased
IN MY SOLITUDE — This student apparently doesn't know about the
crowds which will soon overtake Colorado Boulevard and much of the PCC
campus in anticipation of the 62nd annual Rose Parade. The theme of this
year's parade is "Great Outdoors." Judging from our recent 85 degree
weather, it was a perfect choice. —Courier photo by John Lloyd
PCC will net approximately $30,000
from two companies who have leased
campus property for Rose Parade ac¬
tivities during the winter break, ac¬
cording to Robert D. Burns, director of
purchasing. The money will go into the
general fund for school operations.
United Production Services has con¬
tracted land for grandstands in front of
the school on Colorado Boulevard, and
some parking lot areas from Dec. 31-
Jan. 1.
Trailer-Life has contracted most of
the other parking areas on campus,
including the quad area, from Dec: 28-
Jan. 1. “The organization may elect to
reserve other campus facilities during
that time such as restrooms, showers,
the coffee shop and lounge,” said
Burns.
Bidding for the contracts goes
through the Purchasing Office and is
approved by the Board of Trustees. The
land contracted by Trailer-Life is open
for bidding every year, while the land
contracted by United Productions Ser¬
vices is negotiated every three years.
In the past, students have operated
the parking lots, but according to
Burns, it was unsuccessful, and there
was too much risk involved. “These
contracts are a sure thing,” he said.
In the contracts PCC suggest that at
least one PCC custodian and one mem¬
ber of the security personnel be on duty
every eight-hour shift. They suggest
that school personnel be employed for
that time period since they are famil¬
iar with the campus, according to
Burns.
There are approximately 1,900 park¬
ing spaces available. “Campers will
occupy two car spaces each,” said
Burns. A pdrtion of one parking lot will
be reserved for the Lancer Marching
Band, the official Tournament of Roses
Band.
Additional space will be leased to
individual campers at a cost of $50 for
the night of Dec. 31 — Monique Meindl
as “not a forever job.”
“My interest in science is still
there, and I want to get back into
science education, which is prac¬
tically impossible to do in my present
situation (as vice president for In¬
struction),” said Gunstream. “1 look
at this (the position change) as an op¬
portunity.”
Gunstream said he feels the
change from an administrative posi¬
tion to one of a department chairman
is “probably not uncommon.” He
said he does not think the shift will
pose any problems.
Serving at PCC since 1947, Lewis
said he has been planning to retire at
this time. “It’s been a tremendous
experience over the years,” he said.
“I’ve enjoyed it. I like students, and I
like working with students.”
When his retirement takes. effect,
Lewis looks forward to working in
the area of foreign student -affairs.
He currently has worked for the
National Association for Foreign
Student Affairs.
Lewis said he may also work as a
real estate broker since he just
received his real estate license this
year.
At PCC Gunstream was also
associate professor of biology,
zoology and human physiology. In
addition, he taught botany and
physiology at Pasadena High School
and biology at Downey Union High
School.
Gunstream has worked part time
as a lecturer in entomology at
Pasadena College, a lecturer in insect
physiology at California State
College and as a research associate
at the University of Southern
California.
His honors include the National
Science Foundation Fellowship for
Secondary Teachers of Science and
Mathematics at University of
California at Los Angeles and the
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National Science Foundation Pre-
doctoral Fellowship at USC.
An author of several science
publications, Gunstream is a mem¬
ber of the American Association for
Advancement of Science and the
American Association of Higher
Education.
Before taking the position of vice
president for Student Personnel Ser¬
vices, Lewis has been administrative
dean for Student Personnel Services,
dean of Counseling, assistant dean of
Admissions and Records, counselor,
and instructor in speech and jour¬
nalism at PCC.
Lewis has also taught and ad¬
ministrated at Merna High School in
Nebraska and at El Modeno Schools
in California.
A dviser Missing
Since Last Week
A PCC counselor has been missing
since Dec. 9. Donald DePledge, a mem¬
ber of the applied arts counseling
team, was lasbseen by his roommate,
whom he dropped off at work at 7:30
that morning, according to the Sierra
Madre Police Department.
Donald DePledge
When the roommate, Lugo Bien-
venido, returned home later that day,
DePledge’s car was there but he was
not. Bienvenido filed a missing person
report with the Sierra Madre Police
Department Dec. 10.
DePledge has not been to PCC since
Dec. 8, according to Superintendent-
President Dr. Richard S. Meyers.
“This is not typical of Don,” he said.
“He is a punctual, detail-oriented per¬
son. He normally would call if he Were
going to be even 10 minutes late.”
Police believe that DePledge is
alone. According to police, one possible
lead is that he may have gone to
Mexico.
However, police say they do not have
an other solid leads as to his where¬
abouts.
“We have nothing to dispute that he
left of his own free will,” said Sgt.
Wayne Bailey. “We have no other
information at this time.” Right now
we are working on information dif¬
ferent people who know him are sup¬
plying us with.”
DePledge started at PCC as an in¬
structor in the Business Department in
1960 and became a counselor in 1964.
He is currently serving as adviser to
the Arab Club and the Gay Student
Union.
Players In Town for Rose Parade
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ing Band To Host Festival
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high school bands for the Second
Annual Band Festival Tuesday, Dec,
30.
The festival, co-spqnsored by the
Marching Band and the
mber of Commerce,
on Harrell FleM and
lake
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begin at 1:30 p.m.
The Lancer Band will not be
according to Robert P. Farrington.
Lancer Band director
will help sell tickets and ;
a proportional amount of the
ticket sales to put toward the new
uniforms,” said Farrington. “The
cost will be approximately $50,000 for
150 new uniforms ”
The bands performing include
Harlingen High School "Big Red"
Cardinal Band, Harlingen. Texas;
Mead Senior High School Band.
Spokane. Washington; Kahuku “Red
Raider” Marching Band, Kahuku,
Hawaii; Douglas County High School
Marching Band, Castle
l 4;
Wa
School Marching Band,
D.C.
All five bands are visiting Pasa¬
dena to perform in this year’s Rose
Parade, The bands, picked regionally
to help represent the United States,
will perform the Star Spangled Ban¬
ner together ai the show’s start. Each
band will also perform their own
halftime act. The entire running time
of the festival will be approximately
90 minutes.
Festival ticket prices are adults—
$5, students— $3.50 (ID required),
senior citizens— $3,50. children—
$2,50 (3-12) and children under 3—
free. Tickets may be purchased
Lancer Band members, at the gate
by mail from the Pasadena Chamber
of Commerce, 181 S. Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena 91101,
Parking is available in PCC’s
northwestern lot (bordering Colorado
Boulevard and Hill Avenue and north
eastern lot (bordering Colorado
Boulevard and Sierra Bonita). The
charge is $1 per car. Parking is also
available in and around the PCC
campus on side streets.
—Ian Bernard