Yao, Komoto Fill
ASB Vacancies
VOLUNTEER DAYS — Priscilla Wilson, right,
volunteer coordinator for the United Way spon¬
sored Voluntary Action Center, tries to recruit PCC
student Cecilia Escarcega. Twenty-eight non-profit
community agencies have sent literature and repre¬
sentatives to tables set up in the quad this week in
cooperation with the Cooperative Education
Department. Students receive one hour of credit for
each five hours of weekly volunteer work.
—Courier Photo by Bruce Archie
By Mary Jane Birdsall
City Editor .
January election results have placed
Paul Yao at the ASB helm for the
spring semester. Michael Schultz is
the new ASB vice-president.
PCC students selected Bob Komoto
for Senate president. Komoto will
appoint three vice-presidents from
among the Senate membership
composed of representatives from
each 9 a.m. class. Any student who
attends two consecutive Senate
meetings is also eligible to become a
senator.
Mike Lockwood is the new AMS
president, and Rose Marie Dockstader
will head the AWS.
Angela Capobianco was elected
Sophomore Class president. She has
appointed Sophomore Class Council
members Kim Brown, Michael Arm¬
strong, Jerry Kopak. Geraldine Hud¬
speth and Richard Wall.
The ASB officers will be installed by
the ASB Board of Directors Thursday,
Feb. 19. at 11 a.m. in the board room at
the Campus Center.
Appointive Positions
Appointive positions, subject to
ratification by the Senate next
Tuesday. Feb. 17, at noon in C301,
include finance commissioner Camile
Ward and representatives from PASA,
the Asian students and MECHA, the
student Chicano organization. The
VOL. 41, N0.1
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
FEBRUARY 13, 1976
Speeds Processing
SIGI Receives Terminal
■ A second terminal fo/ the com¬
puterized System of Interactive
Guidance and Information (SIGH will
arrive soon to speed up the processing
of students desiring this type of career
counseling.
SIGI is funded by the federal Voca¬
tional Education Act (VEA) of 19(18 for
the two-year phase of the program
with an S80.000 grant administered by
the Chancellor's Office of the
California Community Colleges.
Educational Testing Services (ETS)
"of Princeton, N.J.. selected PCC to be
one of five test sites in the U.S. for
SIGI. ETS provides the "software” or
program free which .would otherwise
cost PCC between $9000 and $11,000 a
year.
The program contains approxi¬
mately 150 occupations for the com¬
puter to match to the student's talents
and interests in a question and answer
type interaction.
VEA funds are distributed through
the states to improve and extend voca¬
tional programs to U.S. citizens. Some
of these funds may be used for re¬
search projects such as SIGI, ac¬
cording to Jack Toothaker. former
PCC director of occupational educa¬
tion.
Research projects funded by VEA
excluded equipment or "hardware”
prior to PCCs SIGI project. Toothaker
says.
VEA funds of from $300,000 to
$400.000 3 year support the entire occu¬
pational education program at PCC,
Toothaker added.
Both transfer curricula students.
Jack Smith
PCC Forum
Jack Smith, columnist for the Los
Angeles Times since 1958, will lecture
on the “Misadventures of a Literary
Lamb" at next week’s Tuesday
Evening Forum.
Smith, a "Jack-of-all-interests,"
writes columns on a variety of topics
from football to women's liberation.
Having called Los Angeles "the free-
who intend to go on to a four-year
college, and occupational curricula
students, who will seek employment-
when they leave PCC. may take ad¬
vantage of SIGI.
"There are many students who have
unrealistic career goals," Toothaker
commented.
SIGI may tell them they are better
suited for an occupation rather than a
profession, and therefore all PCC
students may partitipate in the voca¬
tional education research program,
Toothaker said.
Toothaker forsees for phase two of
SIGI another funded project that could
put SIGI in the high schools from
which PCC draws students.
Each high school could purchase a
terminal and hook up to PCC's PDP-11
computer so that SIGI could assist the
students in making a more realistic
selection of a career at an earlier age,
Toothaker added.
The PCC Board of Trustees has
approved the seeking of bids to pur¬
chase an additional $9000 of core
memory for the PDP-11 so that the
faculty may continue using the
computer for instructional purposes.
The second SIGI terminal will
consume all of the PDP-11 's existing
core memory.
Computer Club Plots
Students' Biorhythms
JACK SMITH
. forum speaker
By Michael Joncich
News Editor
Computer plotted biorhythm
charts— maps indicating the high and
low' "roads" of the individual's
physical, emotional and intellectual
cycles— will be available to PCC
students beginning this week.
For a 50-cent fee. students will
receive a computer printout covering a
two-year time span with indications as
to the high, low and critical periods in
his or her three biorhythmic elements.
This new service is part of a fund¬
raising effort by the PCC Computer
Club. According to the club president,
Stewart Stone, a one-week processing
To Be
Speaker
est city in the world," Smith's columns
often deal with local lifestyles and
domestic situations. He writes more
about himself than political figures or
celebrities, except for his wife, his
French daughter-in-law. his Airedale
and his enigimatic neighbor Dalton.
The lecture begins at 7:35 p.m. in
Sexson Auditorium. Those without
Tuesday Evening Forum season
tickets will be admitted free of charge
after 7:30 p.m.
Before joining the Los Angeles
Times in 1953, Smith had written for
four California newspapers: the
"Bakersfield Californian," the "San
Diego Journal." the "Los Angeles
Daily News" and the “Los Angeles
Herald Express."
Smith worked on the staff of the
Honolulu Advertiser at the time of
Pearl Harbor, and at one time served
as a combat correspondent with the
U.S. Marine Corps.
He has authored three books: "God
and Mr. Gomez." "Three Coins in a
Birdbath" and "Mr. Smith on Wry."
A member of the Authors Guild and
the Writers Guild of America West,
Smith lives with his wife on Mt.
Washington, just four miles from Los
Angeles City Hall.
time from the day the student orders a
biorhythm chart to delivery will be
required. The use of an off-campus
computer for the processing will cause
the delay, he said.
Students will be able to order and
pick up their charts from Computer
Club members stationed at a table in
front of the Campus Center each
Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to
noon.
The biorhythmic theory applies
mathematics to the biological scheme
of living. Around the turn of the cen¬
tury. German scientists, intrigued
with an observed pattern to man's
biological functioning, discovered
rhythms to certain aspects of
behavior.
Their theories developed into the
observation of the three biorhythmic
elements— the intellectual, emotional
and physical rhythms.
According to club member Sheryl
Kirk, the computer printout supplied
students will indicate the periods in
which each of the three biorhythmic
elements are weak, strong or experi¬
encing a critical day.
By reading the chart correctly, the
individual can become aware of the
best and worst days for studying,
taking a test or entering athletic
competition, she said.
After supplying the computer with
his birthdate. the students will receive
a printout containing four columns.
The left hand column will indicate the
dates in which one or more of the three
biorhythmic elements change. The
three right hand columns will indicate
PTA Loans
Available Now
PCC's Parent and Teacher
Association's (PTA) $400 interest-free
loans are now available to students.
Applications may be obtained at the
Financial Aids Office in C236
Deadlines are the 20th of each month.
An applicant must be an American
citizen. He must be a California
resident attending a California
community college as a full-time
student during the loan duration.
Students also must be under 31 years of
age.
the 23-day physical cycle, the 33-day
intellectual cycle and the 28-day emo¬
tional cycle.
According to Miss Kirk, the words
"good" or "bad" will indicate the high
and low points in each cycle. Another
set of marks will show critical days—
those days when caution should be
observed, she said.
Vets Open
New Offices
on Campus
No matter what the problem, no
matter what the need, there are three
offices on campus to help veterans
enrolled at PCC.
Those students having difficulty with
their benefit checks are helped by
Veterans’ Representative Clifford
King in C247. Until recently this office
was staffed by two veterans represen¬
tatives, King and Larry Keller. Since
Keller was transferred to another
branch of the Veterans Administra¬
tion. and King is now manning the
office by himself, he has established
new office hours. He is available to
help veterans from 12:30 to 9 p.m.
Mondays and Tuesdays: 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays and 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays.
The Veterans Affairs Office, C108,
takes care of certification procedures
for G.l. benefits. Veterans who have
changes of address, program, or other
matters that would effect their
benefits, are urged to notify this office
as soon as possible. Office hours are 8
a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Mondays through
Thursdays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Fridays.
The newest office for veterans on the
campus is the Veterans Service
Center, located in the trailer in front of
R Building in the campus quad.
Included in the services offered
there are counseling, referral in¬
formation. a mini-library and a place
for veterans to sit and relax between
classes. The trailer is open from 8 a.m.
to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays
and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays.
Inter Club Council president will also
be a member of the ASB Board.
Yao will nominate a Freshman Class
president at Tuesday’s meeting
because of a last-minute absence of
candidates on the January ballot.
Yao. fall semester chairman of the
Chinese Club and a member of OMD,
says his primary goal for the spring
semester is an increased involvement
of students from all ethnic groups in
campus activities.
Supreme Council
Article IV. Section 3 of the ASB
Constitution calls for a Supreme
Council which "shall have the power to
enforce all laws concerning any
student body department, or the
student body as a whole.”
The five Supreme Council positions
have not been filled for several years,
according to Yao.
Yao says he would like to activate
the Supreme Council, which has the
constitutional authority to approve the
by-laws of all student organizations, by
nominating members who would each
represent a different campus ethnic
group such as Circle K. Adelphians,
the Pan African Students Alliance, the
Associated Asian Students and
MECHA.
Other Projects
Other projects proposed by Yao
include the decorating of the Campus
Center lounge with posters representa¬
tive of the different cultures; a
student get-together with PCC’s new
president. Dr. E. Howard Floyd; a
student activities exchange program
with other community colleges; and
activities to promote student aware¬
ness of the value of a free education
such as PCC provides.
Yao is particularly concerned about
the plight of the foreign student. Yao
came to the U.S, with his parents from
Hong Kong in 1965.
During the 11 years of his residency
in the Los Angeles area, Yao has
learned the English language, has
served in Vietnam with the U.S. Army,
has become a U.S. citizen and is now in
his final semester at PCC.
Yao hopes to further continue his
education in business management at
San Diego State University.
П
PAUL YAO
new president
Shuttle Bus
Discontinued
The shuttle bus. shrouded in contro¬
versy since its inception, was officially
terminated January 30.
Considered a profitless endeavor by
the Board of Trustees, the decision was
made during the January 19 meeting to
end the service. The board cited the
lack of student interest, high operating
costs and inadequate revenue as
reasons for the discontinuation.
The shuttle bus became operational
at the beginning of last semester, but
encountered difficulties immediately.
A shutdown was threatened as early as
last November 21. Several modifica¬
tions were made, including an increase
in fare from 10 to 15 cents, and the
addition of more stops.
The total investment in the project
was $16,000, of which $600 was returned
in revenue. It was reported that the
bus carried an average of 100 students
per day. An estimated 225 daily
passengers were needed for the
system to break even.
Even more problems arose when
security guards, hired to protect the
student vehicles in the Sears parking
lot, often failed to attend to their
duties. Several autos were vandalized,
said Ralph Riddle, security chief.
FENCING ENTHUSIASTS
Fencing enthusiasts may register for
classes and-or attend Amateur Fencing
league meets by signing the sheet
|M>sted on the wall in the fencing room
located upstaiis hi the Women’s Gym.
ll;uis|K)itation to and from the meets Is
available to both spectator and partici¬
pants.
Bob Komoto, Senate president and
former Transportation Committee
head, said that the committee may
attempt to devise a transportation plan
in the future which would work con¬
currently with the Rapid Transit
District. The distribution of a student
discount card was one possibility, he
noted.
Circle
К
Calls for
Members
The Circle
К
Club, an on-campus
service organization, opens St.
Valentine's Day weekend with a
membership drive. The club, one of the
cornerstones of Kiwanis International,
researches and develops activities
applicable to the campus and to the
community.
As concerned student-citizens,
Circle
К
members assist the YMCA in
its year-round Little Braves project, in
which each member becomes a big
brother to a fatherless boy, conducts a
blood drive in cooperation with the
American Red Cross, and assists
various on-campus organizations with
their events.
The membership drive ends on
February 27.
BRAVE MASCOT— The Adelphians are taking applications from male
students who would like to serve as mascot for some 30 coeds in ex¬
change for his participation in club activities. Mascot aspirant John
Hitchcock receives the scrutiny of club members, clockwise from
Hitchcock’s right, Sue Sampson, Coleen Rinehart, Carole Diaz and
Julie Romero. Application forms are available in the C Building
lobby, Library and Campus Center. —courier Photo by Pete whan