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VOL. 83 NO. 17
PASADENA , CALIFORNIA
Courier
THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 5, 1998
A Work In Progress
JOSE MANCILLA
/
THE COURIER
Marlond Taroreh, left, Aaron Schaefer, and the rest of the AS
are considering implementing a new constitution. Students
may review a copy of the document at the library, the student
services desk, in the CC Building, and in division offices until
the end of February. Comments are welcome.
FINANCIAL AiD BEAT
Fee Waivers Give
Students Choices
By LY PHAN
Courier Staff Writer
A lot of students qualify for a
form of financial aid but don’t know
it.
The Board of Governors Grant is
often overlooked by students
because so much attention is placed
on the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid. Students needing
financial aid for enrollment fees
only should apply for the fee waiv¬
er. Doing so would save lots of time
and sanity from the hectic proce¬
dures of FAFSA.
The application for tire Board of
Governors Enrollment Fee Waiver
can be found in the spring schedule
of classes. All California residents,
regardless of how many units they
are taking, are encouraged to apply.
It is a simple one-page form that
asks general information on income
and dependency status.
Costs of enrollment and health
fees are covered by this grant. A
student taking 12 units can save
$167 a semester. That totals $334
annually. The fee waiver can be a
helpful supplement to any financial¬
ly strapped student.
“Eligibility for the Board of
Governors Grant is primarily deter¬
mined by income,” said Paul M.
Swaim, assistant dean of scholar¬
ships and financial aid. Students
receiving government assistance
like AFDC, TANF, or SSI are eligi¬
ble.
A certification from the
California Department of Veterans
Affairs or National Guard Adjutant
General also places students in con¬
sideration for dependents benefits.
Proof of documentation is required.
However, fee waivers are not limit¬
ed to those students who receive
government assistance. Students
Please see FEE, page 7
MASTER PLAN BEAT
Bid Approval Expected
Construction: PE facility work will begin as soon as trustees give OK
By DANIEL ARCHULETA
Courier Staff Writer
With a majority of the construction bids on the
upcoming $22 million physical education facility
turned in, college officials are optimistic that the
board of trustees will soon give the final go
ahead.
Edgar Nandkishore, director of purchasing
services, said that, although he couldn’t divulge
details about the still pending dealings, “We have
several bids in the process of devising a consent
item (for trustee review). As far as this project is
concerned, we are now ready to issue the con¬
tracts if the board approves it.” But he did say
that whatever information he has is subject to
change.
Altering plans for the project has been some¬
thing those involved have had to do once before.
Last November, Rod Fleeman, vice president of
administrative services, dissatisfied with the fact
that the first round of bids came in over budget
had to rethink the design plan to bring it under
cost.
Fleeman decided to hire, CW Driver, a con¬
sultant firm, to break-up the facility construction
into 43 separate contracts. The procedure,
known as multiple primes, allows separate firms
to divvy up job tasks, making it less expensive
than having a general contractor handle the entire
operation. It also may allow smaller, and perhaps
minority, companies the chance to be awarded
Please see BIDS, page 4
Classes and
offices on
the first and
second
floors of the
C Building
have been
gutted
during the
recent
renovation.
CECILIO
MURILLO .
THE COURIER
Classes, Offices Play 'Musical Chairs'
Construction:
Ongoing;
renovation of
the C Building
causes some
services to
move locations
temporarily
By LYNDA LAM
Courier Staff Writer
Construction on the first floor of the C Building is
expected to be completed on Feb. 9.
Communication and theater students whose class¬
es were moved throughout the campus will soon be
back in their regular classrooms.
“We had to move classes all over campus last fall
and the first month or so of this semester,” said Dr.
Mike Bloebaum, division dean of communications.
“It’s difficult in a campus with limited space, but par¬
ticularly when that space is compromised by con¬
struction. It is difficult finding places for classes.”
Four communication classes on the first floor of
the building were transferred to other parts of the
campus including the D Building, upper levels of the
C Building, and the library to allow construction to
proceed.
“I was upset because there are certain areas where
I’m used to most of my classes being situated. Now I
have to go here and go there. It’s kind of a pain in the
butt,” said James Smith, a student whose speech class
was originally located on the bottom floor G Building.
Shortly after the start of the semester, a sign was
placed on the door indicating the relocation of his
class to the top floor of another building.
“Obviously, there are going to be problems with
students going to a classroom and expecting to find a
Please see BUILD, page 3
Students
are known
to access
porno¬
graphic
sites on
campus
computers.
PABLO
BRYANT
THE COURIER
What Are Y ou Looking at on that Screen?
Internet access on college-owned computers not for entertainment
By LUIS E. REYES
Courier Staff Writer
The 104 on-campus computers that are
linked to the Internet have “wide open”
access to the World Wide Web.
Students using either the computer labs in
the D Building, the stations on the first floor
of the library or the Computer Cafe can
access everything from Satanic material, to
chat rooms, to pornography.
According to the Shatford Library’s
Ethical Guidelines for College Equipment,
Software and Data, “Individuals should use
the Pasadena City College equipment, soft¬
ware and data only for educational purposes.”
Yet, it is very apparent that many people
are disregarding these guidelines and using
the Internet for recreational purposes. Among
the predominant uses are searching for porno¬
graphic sites and engaging in sexually-
themed cyber chats.
“First of all, there might be a legitimate
reason. One person might be doing a paper on
pornography,” said Hollis Stewart, computer
center technician. “Pornography is a subject
of research for a lot of people. But if I see
you are in one of those sites, I want to see
how that relates to your classwork,” Stewart
continued.
“I would never assign something like
that,” said Daniel Tiberi, professor of human
sexuality. “But still, [students] are adults and
they have tine legal freedom to access these
places on the Internet.”
Pobert Cody, assistant dean of computer
services, brought up an interesting problem
that American Online faced last year.
In an attempt to make the server more
“family oriented,” AOL pulled the plug on
words that tend to lead to pornographic sites.
The result: web sites with information on
breast cancer were unavailable because of the
word “breast.”
AOL then took all restrictions away from
its search engine.
“The problem with software is that a lot of
legitimate sites can be filtered,” said Cody.
“We would be doing nothing other than polic¬
ing.”
Cody went on to say that if someone com¬
plains about the explicit sites that another stu¬
dent is visiting, he would handle it by asking
the student to stop viewing the questionable
material because it could be viewed as sexual
harassment.
Please see NET, page 4
