PCC Courier, December 20, 1974

PEACE ON CAMPUS— PCC's D Building is caught on a shimmering winter evening, and seems to PCC ASB Candidates reflect a serenity that often accompanies the Christmas season. Inside, the lights burn bright. Registering Now By Haul McLean Staff Writer At least two candidates for each office in the Associated Student Body general elections are expected to be registered by today. In past elections, offices have1 remained unfilled because of lack of interest on the part of candidates. This is not expected to be the case this semester, however. “We expect at least two to be signed up for each office by Friday," said Student Body President Stuart Silver. By Tuesday, only five candidates had been signed up for the 10 offices. Today is the suggested last day for filing, but the final date for registra¬ tion is 3 p.m. Jan 6. Student body president. Sophomore Class president, Freshman Class president, Senate president and Senate second vice president have one can¬ didate registered each. However, student body vice president, AMS and AWS presidents, athletic president and Senate first vice president have not yet been applied for. Mandatory Events Four mandatory candidate events are scheduled, starting on Jan. 7. The first meeting, held in the Board Room, will inform candidates of the ground rules for the election and give them a chance to meet their opposition. Another meeting is scheduled for Jan. 9 in the Board Room, during which time each candidate’s can¬ didacy will be validated. CdViieSi If the offices remain unapplied for, they will remain unfilled through the coming semester. All candidates will give three-minute speeches in the Free Speech Area on Jan. 14. Candidates will also be in the Quad in designated areas for questioning on the first day of elec¬ tions, Jan. 16. Elections will also be held Jan. 17. Polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days. A greater voter turnout is expected this year, according to Silver. To draw more voters, a mariachi band from Cal State Los Angeles will perform in the Quad at noon Jan. 16. Voter Turnout Voter turnout has also been sparse in the past, with less than one-tenth of the student body bothering to vote at all in some cases. Candidates will each write state¬ ments concerning their candidacy and selling their position. The statements will be posted, with the candidates' photos, at locations around campus. They will also appear in the Courier during the week following Christmas vacation. Information on registration or campaign guidelines can be obtained from Silver or Jeff Taylor, elections commissioner. Registration for office is handled by Dorothy Byles, upstairs in the Campus Center. ALUMNI OPEN HOUSE A Christmas open house for PCC alumni is scheduled for tomorrow at 1930 S. Santa Anita Ave., in Arcadia. The open house will be from 5 to 9 p.m. RSVP to Campus Center. Senate Allots $2050 From Abundant Funds By Paul McLean Staff Writer A re-examination of the financial resources of the Associated Student Body has revealed an abundance of more than $2000 in funds. The extra funds were revealed in the Fiscal Consolidation and Expenditures Act of December, 1974. Besides $6000 set aside for next semester, $500 in the Student Book Loan and $3000 for next year, the ASB has $2421.81 to spend on projects and various outstanding debts. The Senate has suggested for ap¬ proval several items for which the funds could be spent. The deans of student activities have $750 in their budget for furniture for the lounge upstairs in the Campus Center, the Senate proposes that $1000 be alloted so that a more professional job can be done. A proposal of a wall to be erected around the pinball machines in the Campus Center was also made. The wall would be similar to the ohe on the northeast side of the lounge, housing the Women's Center. The cost would be $400. The Senate also proposed an allot¬ ment of $300 for a statistical study of the child care problem, $100 for the ASB spring general elections and $250 to pay for three bands that already have played on campus. The total from the suggested ex¬ penditures is $2050, leaving $371.80 in the ASB general fund for any unex¬ pected expenses or outstanding debts. VOL. 38, NO. 12 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA DECEMBER 20, 1974 Class Changes? Tuesday, Thursday Noon Aetion Threatened by Tear her s' Wants ASB To Profit From Camper Parking Sales By Steve Ripley City Editor Student activities are gradually being threatened by teachers' requests for classes to be held at noon on Tuesday and Thursday, according to Robert Champion. Student Senate president. The subject was under hot discussion Dec. 11 in a Campus Council meeting, though no decisions were made. Some English and social science classes are now held during the hour, and some teachers want the hour opened further for classes. The teachers' point of view, said Champion, is that the noon hour is a prime time for teaching, since students are alert and receptive. Classes held in that hour would also enable teachers to finish class work sooner and give them more time for conference hours and paperwork. The students' angle, however, is that 38 hours are already devoted to teaching, and two hours per week are not too much to ask for student ac¬ tivities. Said Champion, “The school is not run on classes alone. It's the students who make up the classes and they deserve a time of their own.” The teachers offered alternatives. One suggestion was to start classes at 7:30 a.m. instead of 8 a.m. so that the teachers could get classes done before lunch. It was pointed out, however, that neither students nor teachers enjoy getting up early to go to 7:30 a.m. classes, so the idea was dropped. Another proposal was offered to start classes at 8:15 instead of 9 a.m. This proposal raised objections from student representatives who said that many students have jobs that start at 1 p.m. and have employers who would not take kindly to employees coming at 1:15 p.m. Thus, said Champion, student activities would still be in¬ fringed upon. He said he felt the students’ voice was “drowned out” by the amount of teacher and administration represen¬ tation at the meeting. He said if students do not show some interest in the issue, student activities could suffer or even be curtailed. Instead of erecting grandstands for Rose Parade viewing this year, the ASB has sold parking spaces for campers. The decision was based on economics, said Stuart Silver, ASB president. Last year the grandstands returned a profit of only $350. To use them this year would require structural repair and repainting to the tune of $3000 and $2000 respectively. The probable profit would not be enough to defray the cost of the repairs. "It's just better business.” said Silver. "The parking spaces are already sold. We hope to make S1000,” he said. Front line spaces sell for $25 Drums, Tape Recorder Stolen from Locked Rooms; Security, Police Without Suspects By Belinda Bustecd Staff Writer A tape recorder and drum set, each valued at $700, were reported stolen this month at PCC according to Gilmer G. Robinson, director of campus security and parking. According to the security report, both were taken from locked rooms. There are no suspects for either theft. PCC Television Crew To Document Network Coverage of Rose Bowl By Cass Luke Assistant Sports Editor On New Year's Day when the Rose Bowl game is commanding the screen of television sets across the nation, a PCC TV production crew will be video¬ taping the game for an instructional tape on sports production. The taping will be done in con¬ junction with NBC, whose staff in¬ cludes several former PCC students. “We have established good rapport with NBC," said Sid Orloff. executive director of the production. “It would be good public relations for them and us. To show they’re helping in education will benefit NBC.” After taping the game, the rest of the work will take some time to complete, and will not involve class time, but will be done on weekends and in the spare time of the crew. All of the taping procedures will follow the standard methods of broad¬ casting. The crew will consist of four members: Bob Miller, producer and director : Jeff U-Ren, cameraman and tape operator; Eric Johnson, in¬ terviewer and production assistant; and Orloff, executive producer and video tape editor. Orloff also said, “PCC is the only junior college in the country that has gone this far as far as television production goes with the students. This type of training is important because it is necessary for work in the professional world.” Television students have been busy this year. Among other things they are responsible for the tape of the football game that is shown in the Campus Center. Miller, who will be the producer and director of the Rose Bowl taping, has done an excellent job in taping the football games,” Orloff said. The taping will be available for use by other schools, and will be credited as a PCC production. The tape recorder, a Sony, was found missing Dec. 12 from a projection booth in the Forum, a lecture auditorium in the Paramedical Sciences Building, said Randy Swaydan, security officer for the building. Shortly after I a.m. the night officer had found a matchbook in the door, removed it and locked the door, said Swaydan. Later that morning assistant stage technician Dwight Morgan discovered the loss, he said. Police detectives took fingerprints - and the details of the case but noted that the large student flow in the room and the absence of leads thwarted thorough investigation. The drum set was left in a locked room in Harbeson Hall after a Pan- Afrikan Alliance Fashion Show Dec. 5 by student Gregory Corrales. When he returned the next day he found them missing and the lock unbroken, he said. Corrales has sought reparation from the Alliance and PCC's Business Services office, but so far has been unsuccessful. Security chief Robinson said that Harbeson is too accessible for tight security and therefore the equipment was "not properly secured.” Stanley Riordan, PCC's vice president for business services, says that the school has no theft insurance and therefore cannot pay claims or automatically replace equipment that has been stolen, even if it has been locked up. These two thefts are the first major crimes since the end of September, said Riordan. On-campus losses of equipment from July through Sep¬ tember totaled $2850, he added. This figure includes the theft of camera equipment from the Art Department and a saxophone from the Music Department. Evolution of Man Subject of Three-Unit TV Course Enrollment is now underway for “The Ascent of Man,” a course offered by PCC and the Consortium for Community College Television. The three-credit course is televised on Channel 28, Tuesdays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 to 9 p.m. The 13-part series begins Jan. 7. "The Ascent of Man" is intellectual history, tracing the major events in the biological and cultural evolution of homo sapiens. The course traces the development of science and art as expressions of the special gifts that characterize man and have made him unique among the animal species. Topics included are "Lower than the Angels,” which follows the cranial development of man and sees his gifts of foresight, imagination and plan¬ ning; "The Harvest of the Seasons.” which shows how man’s domestication of animals and plants leads to the transition of the nomad to the farmer; "The Ladder of Creation”— Darwin’s theory of evolution causes con¬ troversy. “The Ascent of Man” is an award¬ winning BBC television series, based on Time-Life books. It is written and narrated by Jacob Bronowski. The only cost for the course is the textbook, and students need only leave their homes to take the midterm and final examinations which are announced in advance. Registration may be completed by calling David Ledbetter, dean of in¬ structional services at PCC, at 578- 7491, or by mailing a self-addressed envelope to him at PCC. Enrollment information will be sent back by return mail. and back line for $15. The ASB will pay for PCC security supervision of the area. PCC will provide one security officer; two will be hired from off campus. Any parking lot area left over from camper parking will be available for regular Rose Parade parking. KABC To Air TeleSCOPE' Next Month KABC-TV, Channel 7 announces that it will air PCC's TeleSCOPE series. The 22 programs, nominated for an Emmy Award last year, cover various facets' of the community college. The half-hour programs delve into such diverse areas as earthquake faults. Hollywood, acoustic resonance, drama, Black affairs, the Fantazmic Express, pottery, welding and den¬ tistry. The first two programs, “Eight for Today” and "But What Have You Learned Lately- -I,” will be broadcast Tueday, Dec. 31 and Thursday, Jan. 2 at 6:30 a.m. The remaining 20 shows are to be presented daily at 6 a.m. Monday through Friday, beginning Monday, Jan. 6 and continuing through Friday, Jan. 31. Occupational TURNED-ON TOMBSTONE— A neon show, which ends today in the campus Art Gallery, is unlike any other art form. Projects range from the fanciful to the more geometric. The show is free. in Coop Ed Students interested in exploring occupational opportunities are invited to participate in the college's Cooperative Education program. The Cooperative Education's “Career Exploration" service offers PCC students a chance to determine what jobs interest them the most. Individuals can explore career goals through work, which is either paid for or voluntary. In the Coop 8 program, known as “Related Field Experience,” a student must work 40 hours a week as an ex¬ tension to classroom instruction, earning eight units per semester for a maximum of two alternating semesters. Supervision is conducted by both the employer and the college. A student should either have a job or be able to find one before entering the job experience program, and can select whatever work he or she is in¬ terested in. Those persons par¬ ticipating in this service have found jobs in business, engineering and tech¬ nology and police science. Another facet of the Cooperative Education program is "Coop 10,” which emphasizes orientation to work through training and the relationship between the student’s present em¬ ployment and future occupational goals. A student can earn up to 16 units toward his A. A. degree and six units transferrable to a California state unversity in the various courses provided by Cooperative Education. More information may be obtained by checking with Ralph Gutierrez, coordinator of the program, or the two supervising teachers. Dr. Joseph Di Massa and Dr. Cecil Osoff. in the Coop Ed Placement Center, C248.