PCC Courier, February 13, 1976

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