PCC Courier, February 23, 1973

Board Agrees on Price Increase By W. John Fox News Editor What began as a confrontation ended as business as usual at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Student Services Fund and representatives of R & R Food Services last Tuesday. The Board, consisting of five faculty members and administrators and four students, met in the afternoon to consider a request from R & R Food Services for a raise in cafeteria and snack bar prices. It is the responsibility of the Board to administer the Student Services Fund and it is empowered to negotiate price in¬ creases with R & R. The meeting began in the office of Stanley L. Riordan, director of business services, who is chairman of the Board. Charging that the meeting was held in secret, about 25 students came into Riordan’s office and demanded to be admitted. Showing some irritation, Riordan explained that the meeting was being held in his office simply because it was not known that students were interested in attending. After a brief discussion, the meeting moved to the board room, which is large enough to accomodate all those who were present. Riordan began the meeting with an explanation of the function of the Board and some background information. The makeup of the Board was determined by the Board of Trustees. Rs purpose is to administer the newly begun Student Ser¬ vices Fund. Money for the fund comes from the cafeteria and other food vending operations. The money is used for several purposes including insurance for members of athletic teams, financing of field trips and revenue for the ASB general fund. The makeup of the Board was challenged by Floyd Beatty, who serves on the Board as a student-at-large. He charged that the Board was topheavy with faculty and administrators. Since R & R contracts directly with the ASB, Beatty felt that students should have the most say. Jim Brownfield, ASB president, agreed. Riordan pointed out that the ASB Board retained the option of continuing the contract or cancelling it and that the administration and faculty are not represented on the ASB Board at all. By that time, most of the students who had demanded admittance had lost interest and left. Within an hour of the time the meeting began, only two of the 25 remained. Brownfield and Mark Walther, president of the Student Senate, brought up complaints that they had received from students about the quality and prices of cafeteria food. Dick Peckron, president of R & R, said that he was glad to listen to student complaints and that R & R would try to correct any legitimate faults. Riordan then suggested that complaints be held until the next ASB Board meeting. That, he said, was the proper place to discuss complaints about food. Peckron then presented R & R’s case for price increases. He cited rising food costs, referring occasionally to newspaper clippings about the price index. He pointed out that the contract provided for price negotiations at the beginning of each fall semester. R & R, he said, had not asked for higher prices last fall because they had not anticipated the extent of rising wholesale costs. R & R, he added, has lost about $13,000 since it began operations here last July. Beatty then stated that he felt it was wrong for the district to support a profit¬ making corporation. Peckron replied that R & R’s original position had been to cut the amount of the sales that are paid to the Student Services Fund. That suggestion had been unanimously rejected by the Board at a previous meeting. “The ASB is in this for profit, too,” he said. At the end of the debate, a vote was finally taken. The Board voted six to three to approve the price increase. All five of the faculty and administrators voted for aDproval along with one student. Members of the Board include Riordan, Stanley S. Hutchinson, represen¬ tative of the Faculty Senate; Lois Ramey, representative of the College Bank; John M. Eikenbery, dean of student activities; Jim Brownfield, ASB president; Mark Walther, president of the Student Senate; Polly Richards, ASB treasurer; Floyd Beatty, student-at-large; and one representative of the classified em¬ ployees’ union. i Cowiieb Anchorman for KNBC Television Speaks About Job Opportunities Vol. 35, No. Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California February 23, 1973 College Enrollment Rises: Efforts Mode To Retruit Veterans, High Schoolers PCC’s enrollment rose this spring to 16,295 from 15,778 last year, of which 10,237 are day students (10,026 last year) and 6058 evening students (5752 last year). “The growth of 200 in daytime enrollment is levelling off somewhat from general anticipation of about four to five per cent,” said Dr. Irvin G . Lewis, administrative dean for student personnel services. “Though there is a slow down in growth, PCC is still in a strong enrollment position when compared to other many colleges around the country which are suffering in this area.” Speech Tourney PCC is sponsoring its own speech tournament on March 9 and 10. Contestants are coming to the college from junior colleges all over the state. If you want to enter in any one of the many events, contact Mrs. Crystal Watson in A95, or Mrs. Mildred Royall in C120. According to Dr. Lewis, efforts are being made to encourage students to come to PCC. Counseling vans are sent into communities, and special efforts, including the publishing of new brochures, are made to recruit veterans. “In March we are going to take ex¬ tensive visitation programs into the community, especially the high schools,” he explained. “Counselors from the college will talk to young people about opportunities in this college.” Dr. Lewis believes that the problem is mainly one of lack of information. “If the people know about PCC, they will 'enroll,” he stated. “And very often the most effective source of information is from other students,” he continued. “If the students here want to keep the curriculum going, to have a broad curriculum from journalism to dental hygiene, they must help to sell the college, to present it to their peers. “If they believe in this college, ”he concluded, “they should tell others about it.” Veteran newscaster Jess Marlow of KNBC-TV will share the spotlight with Jay Roper, KNBC news director, in the “Last Tuesday Forum,” Feb. 27, in the Little Theater at noon. Marlow, the anchorman for KNBC’s news service, will speak on the vast employment opportunities in the television and radio broadcasting fields. The one-time journalism major started in the low ranks of the net¬ works and worked his way up after covering the world as a reporter. Roper, director for the news service, will be on hand to give students some information about his job. In addition to news direction, he is also involved in producing youth concerts. College To Close Streets, Expand Campus in Summer Two streets will officially become part of PCC’s campus this summer. Sierra Bonita Ave. (between Fran- cisca St. and Del Mar Blvd.) and Winship St. (between Sierra Bonita and Bonnie Ave.) will cease to be thoroughfares. Francisca St. and Bonnie Ave. will PCC Cosmetologists Hold Day of Hair Care Kinky instincts? Or do you wanna get straight? The cosmetology department has a day to cater to you either way— Monday, February 26, from 2 to 8 p.m., experienced beauty students will provide a complete cold wave or chemical straightening treatment for $6. This price includes everything from shampoo to final comb-out, and the preparations used are all brand-name beauty items. Sponsored by the cosmetology club, Eta Delta, this afternoon of hair care will take place in R409, where com¬ plete cosmetology facilities are available. The funds from this venture will be used to finance student graduation pins and certificates and to pay for the awards dinner where these will be presented. The time element limits the amount of openings available for permanents and straightenings, so make your appointment now by calling 792-8361, or 795-6961 ext. 300. Grade Level Designation Grade level codes 1 through 4 designate students who at the time of programming expected to have few¬ er than 30 college units at the begin¬ ning of the spring semester (fresh¬ men); codes 5 through 7 designate students who expected to have 30 or more units without the AA degree by the beginning of the spring semester (sophomores); codes 8 and 9 desig¬ nate students with the AA or higher degree. be widened during the summer to accommodate the PCC students. “Streets should be completed by Sept. 1, and sidewalks and lighting by mid October,” said Leonard C. Knapp, director of building services, at last week’s Board of Trustee meeting. Knapp said that property owners on the east side of Bonnie Ave. want to sell their property because of the noise that will be brought by the increased traffic from the new freeway. “Architects are examining the possibility of a parking structure in case this happens,” said Knapp. But Dr. Armen Sarafian, president of the college, is concerned about the safety of students if a parking struc¬ ture is erected. He pointed to the tragedy that happened in UCLA’s parking structure. He explained that the property on Francisca St. to Del Mar Ave. would hold about 400 car spaces. Roger Gertmanian, board member, interjected that, believe it or not, parking was as bad or worse when he went to school. He suggested students double up. “I think it’s time to do something in this area,” Gertmanian said. “We should take advantange of the freeway and look at new land on the east side of Bonnie, as long as we do not negotiate beyond that point.” “We are kidding ourselves if we think 400 spaces are going to solve the problem,” said Charles F. Eckels, board member. “Eventually we are going to have to go up with parking, even in dangerous areas.” JESS MARLOW . . . KNBC anchorman Clyde Eaton Tells Story of 'Eclipses' “Eclipses,” a timely topic, will be the subject of the Thursday, March 1 planetarium lecture at Pasadena City College at 7:30 p.m. in the campus Planetarium. Professor Clyde B. Eaton will discuss the differences between total, annular and partial solar eclipses and lunar eclipses and occulations. His presentation covers problems of eclipse prediction and observation, with special attention to the rarity of total solar eclipses at a given place. Prof. Eaton will describe and show pictures of the total eclipses which he observed in Mexico in 1970 and Canada in 1972. He will also discuss the coming great eclipse of June 30, 1973 and several others which will occur in the next few decades. Prof. Eaton will also explore why eclipses have been such as important source of information to astronomers. ONE OF PCC’s cosmetology students begins the final comb-out after a chemical straightening treatment. The cosmetology , students ' volved in cold wave and chemical straightening are 9 У experienced in every phase of these treatments. Want to explore a variety of career choices? Then Cooperative Education is for you because it’s designed to broaden student experience and self¬ development. For instance, as an education major, a student may work as a teaching assistant in a school, a laboratory technician in a hospital; a business major may work in a gas station or as a management trainee for a big petroleum company. Last date to enroll in Cooperation Educational Work Study 3 and 4 is Feb. 23. There will be no exceptions, ac¬ cording to Ralph Gutierrez. Students interested in enrolling in the program should go to the Financial Aids Office, Room C236, or telephone 795-6961, Ext. 401. At the end of each semester the student and his employer will evaluate the student's work experience to determine if it has been a meaningful learning experience. By participating in the Cooperative Education Work Study 4 program, a student must be enrolled in nine or more units and work 15 or more hours a week. For this a student may receive three units of course work credit; but no more than four units can be received in any one field practice class a semester. PCC also offers Cooperative Education Work Study 3 program for The informational program is an attempt by members of Theta Rho Pi, the broadcasting club, to further the knowledge of students and faculty in the broadcasting area. Both Marlow and Roper will be available for questions from the audience. Dr. Robert Wright of the com¬ munications department, a former KNBC newscaster, was responsible for bringing the two personalities to the “Last Tuesday Forum.” He offered a little inside information on Marlow and what it takes to put together a topnotch newscast. “Jess is no phony,” he said. “He feels he has a tremendous responsibility to thousands of viewers to get across unbiased accounts of the news. Ap¬ proximately 150 people at KNBC help put together the news service.” Marlow, who boasts of being a family man, is referred to by Dr. Wright as an excellent skier, also. Marlow's philosphy is that “no man can be truly objective, but he should always be fair,” and that is true of the format of his news service. The “Last Tuesday Forum” is presented on the last Tuesday of each month by the broadcasting club. The goal of the forum is to bring together as many people interested in com¬ munications as possible in an attempt to increase their knowledge about a rapidly progressing field. Marlow was raised in Salem, III., and upon graduation from high school, enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois, with a B.S. degree in journalism. In Illinois, Marlow earned credit as a reporter, writer and editor. He moved to California in 1961 and before joinning NBC News, spent five years in the San Francisco Bay area where his name and face became familiar to television viewers as an anchorman. He joined the NBC news team at KNBC in Burbank in 1966 as a reporter, and prior to being named anchorman, served as the chief of KNBC’s Orange County News Bureau. PCC Board Will Lose Trustee Dr. Robert Boyd Cooperative Education Enrollment Ends Today students who are enrolled in nine or more units and wish to volunteer five hours of service a week in a public service agency. A student receives one unit of course work credit for this. Women's Role Scrutinized “You’ve come a long way, baby,” is a well-recognized commercial referring to women's current status. But have they, and what about the male in their lives? That will be the topic for exploration in the new PCC class on “Changing Status of Women.” This non-credit continuing education course starts Wednesday, February 28 at Pasadena High School, Room 211A. Coordinating the class which will include panel discussions and guest speakers will be Vi Verreaux, local human rights spokeswoman and research sociologist, who is currently co-director of Women’s Clinic in Los Angeles. Ms. Verreaux states that the class will cover all aspects of the current status of women, economic, political, religious, psyco-social, etc. She adds “that also means the current role status of men because you don’t change one without the other.” Advanced registration may be made by calling PCC at 795-6961, Ext. 261. Dr. Robert I. Boyd, a PCC B<vi i of Trustee member for the last six ana а half years for the Arcadia area has decided not to run for reelection. “I’ve enjoyed the Board,” said Dr. Boyd. “I’ve enjoyed the faculty and the students. It’s been a rich and rewarding experience. “When I came to PCC from the Arcadia School Board, I came without any preconceived notions,” he said. “I was very impressed with the college.” But Dr. Boyd admitted that he was aghast when students first served on the board. “I didn’t think much of it at first, but on the whole, it’s been good for students and the Board.” Running a campaign is quite demanding, explained Dr. Boyd. “It’s a mistake to run anything but an all out campaign in my district. The first time I ran I found I didn’t have en6ugh time to do my work at the office and run a campaign at the same time. “I can’t see getting into that for six weeks at present.” Dr. Boyd served eight years on the Arcadia School Board prior to coming to PCC. He feels he needs some time to relax, time to contemplate. “I will not rule out the possibility of coming back some time in the future,” he said. Dr. Boyd and his wife Virginia have Explorer Gives 'Sea People' Lecture, Film “The Sea People,” a narrated film by sea explorer Stanton A. Waterman, will be presented at PCC’s Tuesday Evening Forum on Feb. 27. Waterman, a special consultant to the National Science Foundation, was a member of the Cochran underwater archaelogy expedition to the Algean, the Tikehau Expedition for shark research in the Taumotu Islands and the Niagra Falls Aquarium Expedition to the Amazon. Also a film producer, Waterman has produced “Genesis 1-27,” a short documentary; ’’Polynesia,” an hour CBS National Geographic special; “Blue Water-White Death,” a full theatre release feature; and “Miss Pickerell,” NBC one hour underwater photography special. He is the recipient of the Jacques Cousteau “Diver of the Year” award; the “Underwater Photographer of the Year” award from the International Underwater Film Festival; the “Golden Eagle” award from the National Cine Festival; the “Nogi Award” from the Underwater Society of America; and the “Diver of the Year Award” from the Boston Sea Rovers. The Tuesday Evening Forum series is presented in Sexson Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. The series has been presented annually to the community since 1937. Season tickets may be obtained at the College Bank. OMD Seeks Fete Theme Want to earn an easy $10? OMD is looking for a theme for the coming OMD Carnival in April. Write down your ideas and submit them to Kathy Haffee in the Campus Center. Deadline is Tuesday, Feb. 27. five children, Bob 28, Carol, 26, George, 23, Julie, 22, and Bill, 14. Although elections are held in April, Dr. Boyd’s term of office doesn’t ex¬ pire until June. Board Meets To Discuss New Projects The Student Senate is in the process of establishing several study com¬ mittees. Mark Walther, Student Senate president, announced at last week’s ASB Board meeting. One of these, the busing committee, will look into the feasibility of mass transportation for PCC students. The grounds committee will investigate possible uses of campus space and will make reccommendations to the Senate as a whole. The Board also reviewed request from the Women’s Athletic Association for $400 from the ASB general fund. The request was discussed and then tabled pending further study by the Board. The meeting was then opened for announcements. The first of these had to do with the proposed PCC hotline. Romaine Edwards, instructor in continuing education, wants to start the hotline as a class project in Psychology 130. Mrs. Edwards believes that the operating costs of the hot line could be as low as $50 for the first month and $25 per month thereafter. The low cost would be due to the fact that students would operate the line for class credit rather than for pay. Mrs. Edwards has had experience with hotlines and other forms of counseling and feels that students involved in the project would gain valuable experience beyond anything that could be taught in a classroom. Woodcuts, Printing on Display Old maps, fine printing, exquisite colors, and unusual woodcuts are just a few of the items on display in the PCC Library through the end of February. The exhibit was loaned to the library by a Pasadena citizen who simply calls himself “a friend of the students of Pasadena City College.” Most of the printed material that is in the display dates back 100 to 700 years. One of the pieces on exhibit is a Mercator Atlas printed in 1595 which shows California extending into the Arctic Circle. The Japanese atlas made in 1666, the earliest printed atlas in Japan and the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493, the first mass produced book ever printed, are also in the collection. Another item of interest is a travel book printed in the 15th century that shows drawings of monsters that travelers might run into on voyages across the ocean. Also included in the display is the first pocket atlas ever printed.