VOLUME 109 ISSUE 4
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February 13,2014
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Rocha to
faculty:
hold the
laughs
Daron Grandberry
Staff Writer
Tempers flared, our school
president was laughed at, and
important questions still remain
unanswered as President Mark
Rocha met with faculty members
from the School of Humanities
last week in the C Building.
Faculty members touched on
a variety of topics ranging from
money for instructional equip¬
ment to class sizes. However, the
biggest elephant in the room was
what faculty described as the ad¬
ministration’s misconduct, which
includes school realignment.
Headed by Amy Ulmer, Dean
of the Humanities Department,
the mood between the faculty
members was calm and sociable.
“I think the greatest concern
of most faculty members right
now is the administration’s refus¬
al to follow shared governance
procedures,” Language professor
Mary-Erin Crook said.
The mood was upbeat and
calm, uptil President Rocha
snuck in, seconds before the
12:15 p.m. start time. Things
devolved from there.
At one point, when Rocha
explained that the reorganization
of schools is designed to reduce
the amount of administration on
campus, faculty members made
their skepticism clear.
“You always want to have
the smallest amount of admin¬
istration possible,” Rocha said,
before several faculty members
SCHOOLS page 3
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Benjamin Simpson/Courier
Jeffrey Dockett celebrates the win against East Los Angeles College in Mon¬
terey Park on Friday February 7, 2014. The Lancers won 73-72 in a game that
went down to the last second. At 6-4, ELAC and PCC are now in first place
together with three games left to play.
Senate
still at
odds with
President
Philip McCormick and John Peters II
Staff Writers
The Academic Senate continued to be worlds
apart with the administration on numerous issues
that were brought up at its meeting on Monday,
according to senate members.
One of the biggest issues still on tire table is
the senate decision to boycott the Committee
on Academic and Professional Matters (CAPM)
meetings, which was made at the senate’s Nov. 4
meeting.
“There is nothing set in writing at these meet¬
ings,” Academic Senate President Eduardo Cairo
said. “We have had issues where President Mark
Rocha will promise to present what we discussed
about to the Board of Trustees, but instead only
presents what he wants to present.”
CAPM is a forum for discussion and mutual
agreement. It is the primary communication
mechanism between the faculty, administration,
and the Board of Trustees. Cairo said that the
senate had sent stipulations on what grounds they
would return to the meetings to the administra¬
tion. The administration said no to these stipula¬
tions, Cairo said.
“Why would we come to these meetings with
no means to protect ourselves?” asked Cairo.
“Rocha has shown that he will lie to us. With
these meetings being recorded and on record, it
would help build trust back up.”
SENATE page 2
Lancer standouts ready for next level: Division 1
Matthew Kiewiet
Staff Writer
Despite a 1-9 record last year,
the Lancers football team will
send two players to Division I
football programs after defen¬
sive standout Dalyou Pierson
accepted a scholarship to Iowa
State and star tackle Miguel
Machado committed to Michi¬
gan State.
Pierson, a sophomore, led
the Southern California Foot¬
ball Association with 11.5 sacks
this season to add to his already
staggering resume. The two-time
All-National Northern Con¬
ference selection finished his
sensational career with 14 sacks,
1 1 2 total tackles, and 28 tackles
for a loss. Expect to see Pierson
spending a lot of time in oppos¬
ing teams’ backfields during his
time with the Cyclones.
“The ceiling just got raised,”
said PCC Head Coach, Fred
Fimbres, in reference to Pier¬
son’s potential at the next level.
“When players don’t have to
worry about paying rent, and
buying food, they have a better
chance to flourish. They’ll be
able to focus on just athletics
and academics.”
Billy Skelly/Courier, Sports Information
Dalyou Pierson, left, will go on to Iowa State as a defensive
lineman. Star tackle Miguel Machado, right, will go to
Michigan State.
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