PCC CoufoCeSv
VOL. 34, NO. 15
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
FEBRUARY 24, 1972
UNA Pow-Wow Aids
COURIER EDITOR Ray Thursby and State Assem¬
bly candidate Rodger Regnier tune up for the
March 12 Bike for Life, which is being held to
— Courier Photo by Pete Principe
raise funds for the Clean Environment Act.
Caught in the middle are nervous pedestrians
Dean John Eikenbery and Dr. Armen Sarafian.
Bike Riders Will Earn Money
To Bask Clean Environment
Pollution must be stopped! This
was part of the message given to
about 200 people who attended
last Saturday night’s Indian Pow-
Wow on PCC's Horrell Field.
The United Native Americans
group at PCC sponsored the ac¬
tivities in order to raise money
for the Black Mesa Defense Fund.
The Black Mesa is a sacred In¬
dian burial ground located in
Four Corners, Ariz., where Colo¬
rado, Arizona, New Mexico and
Utah a join. This sacred land is
currently being strip-mined in the
name of progress and, as a re¬
sult, is receiving worse air pollu¬
tion than New York City.
Indian organizations and ecolo¬
gy groups are joining forces in an
effort to halt the strip-mining, and
Saturday’s activities were a part
of this effort.
Saturday’s Pow-Wow was pre¬
ceded by a Friday afternoon show¬
ing of Indian jewelry, and Indian
posters, as well as information
about the Black Mesa Fund.
Friendly Spirits
The Saturday night air was
filled with friendly spirits: the
result of an amiable congregation
of people, who came to view the
Indian art, food, and dancing.
One booth even contained post¬
ers of famous Indians, and bump¬
er stickers, some of which pro¬
claimed “Custer Had It Coming”
and “Indians Discovered Ameri¬
ca.” Another sticker advocated
“Indian Power.” The food booth
offered such Indian taste treats
as fry bread, Navajo tacos, and
Cherokee apple bread.
One of the highlights of the
evening was the dancing, per¬
formed by Indian men and women
dressed in colorful dance cos¬
tumes. The dancing was done in
a circular motion around six men
who sang and drummed, main¬
taining a steady, throbbing beat
throughout each song.
Before the evening was over,
two speakers warned the crowd
about the dangers of pollution in
America, and the sad state of af¬
fairs in Black Mesa. Thomas Ban-
yacya, a native Indian from the
Tuscarora reservation near Niag-
ra Falls, N. Y., told the crowd
that the strip-mining was destroy¬
ing the sacred Black Mesa area
for the Navajo and Hopi people.
Live Close to Nature
“We must learn to live closer
to nature so that we might live a
long life,” Banyacya told the
crowd. His speech also contained
this plea: “We must learn to
live peacefully with each other
no matter our race or language.
We must not destroy our home¬
land or we will sink like a boat,
for it’s the only land we have.”
The second speaker was Mad
Bear, a member of the Hopi tribe,
• Continued on Page Three
Environmental spokesmen from
throughout the San Gabriel Val¬
ley will be out in force on Sunday,
March 12. Unlike other spokes¬
men, these will not be making
speeches or passing out literature.
They will be riding in the “Bike
for Life,” a 40-mile bike ride be¬
ing sponsored to raise funds for
the campaign for the Clean En¬
vironment Act, which will be on
the ballot June 6.
The Clean Environment Act
was put on the ballot through
the initiative process by volun¬
teers from People’s Lobby, a
grassroots environmental organi¬
zation.
This measure has been describ¬
ed by many environmentalists as
“a crackdown on air, land, and
water polluters.” It will provide
for the phasing-out of lead from
gasoline by a set date; prohibit
the further building of offshore
oil rigs on the California coast;
and put a five-year moratorium
on the construction of atomic
power plants for a period of in¬
vestigation.
PCC Vets
Set Meet
Somewhere on this campus
there are 1800 men floating
around. These men have one
thing in common: they are all
veterans.
There is now a place for them
to get together, today at noon in
R102. The occasion is the first
meeting of the newly established
Veterans Club, which will concern
itself with academic and financial
benefits for veterans. It will not
involve itself with politics.
Bob Held, the originator of the
club, stated that he would like to
see all the veterans on campus
join the club, whether they be
active or inactive.
“There are a lot of things some
veterans don’t know about their
benefits. The club will be a way
of keeping them informed.”
Forms for applications can be
picked up in the Campus Center
from Held.
Don’t forget the meeting today.
The money raised in the “Bike
for Life” will be put into the
campaign for the Clean Environ¬
ment Act, which is up against
massive media campaign for its
defeat, being sponsored by many
major corporations in the state.
There will be five other bike
rides on March 12, all beginning
at 9 a.m. The locations of the
other rides are: Los Angeles, San
Fernando Valley, the Long Beach
area, Orange County, and San
Diego.
The San Gabriel Valley ride has
an established route of 40 miles.
Each rider starts at the check¬
point nearest his home and rides
as far as he can on the route.
There will be transportation for
those who cannot ride the full
route. They will be taken back
to their starting points in vans.
There will be a special check¬
point for those riders from the
Pasadena area at PCC. This
means that the established route
for those riders is 52 miles.
“Bike for Life” works on the
same principle as “Hike for
Hope” and “Walk from Hunger.”
Participants get friends and rela¬
tives to pledge a certain amount
of money for each mile that they
ride. After the ride, the partici¬
pants collect the money from
these sponsors, and donate it to
the campaign.
In the San Gabriel Valley ride
only, there will be prizes awarded
to the two people who bring in
the most money. First prize is
a 10-speed bicycle, and the sec¬
ond is a back pack. To win either
of these prizes, the rider must
have all of his money into the
People’s Lobby by March 29.
Bike cards and information for
the “Bike for Life” are available
MECHA Cakes
MECHA will sponsor
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sale on the PCC campus today
and tomorrow, from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. in front of the Campus
Center. Cakes for the sale have
been made and donated by
members of the campus Chi-
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organization. Proceeds
from the sale will be used to
finance a Cinco de Mayo cele-
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n being planned by
MECHA for the PCC campus.
on most high school campuses
and in most bike shops in the
area. The place to go on the PCC
campus is the ecology office, loca¬
ted upstairs in the Campus Cen¬
ter. The phone number is 285-3753.
ASB Board Appoints Students
To Serve on School Committees
Last Thursday’s session of the ASB Board
opened with the approval to subscribe to the Inter¬
collegiate Bulletin for one year.
The subscription costs $50, and is mailed out
each week. The bulletin will inform the Board and
various student groups on the progress of other
colleges on student government and academic
changes.
The Board appointed five members for the two
vacant committees. The Bookstore Committee is
George Gee, James McCallum, and Bob Held. The
Cafeteria Committee is Floyd Beedy and Joe Kung-
sen. The position of religious commissioner is still
open.
Gerald Kuehner, AMS president, submitted a
proposal on higher education improvements.
Ray Thursby, publicity and publications com¬
missioner, expounded on his policies on publicity.
He requires that a form be filled out by anyone
desiring publicity. Only the events turned in on
the proper form will be publicized.
Forms can be picked up and returned to the
publicity office in the Campus Center, but Thursby
can be found almost anytime in the Courier office,
C139. He concluded by suggesting that the Board
encourage people to read the Courier.
The assemblies commissioner, Gene Vasquez,
gave a presentation of his plans for entertainment
during this semester. He plans live entertainment
as well as informal talk shows between guest
speakers and students. Discussion on his ideas will
continue at the next session of the Board. The $1500
to be added to the funds of the Assemblies Commis¬
sion for this semester was approved.
The Board adjourned and went into a special
session to decide on the candidates for AWS presi¬
dent. Betty Knight was selected to fill the position
and Sally Wade was elected vice president
Stone To Speak
About Biography
Irving Stone, author of “Lust
for Life,” “The Agony and the
Ecstacy,” and most recently a
biography of Freud, “The Pas¬
sions of the Mind,” will appear in
a benefit lecture tomorrow at 8
p.m. in Sexson Auditorium.
He will speak about the impli¬
cations of Freud’s life on mental
health, and also on his own
thoughts of a writer’s role in a
troubled world.
Before the lecture, Stone will
autograph any books bought from
a special display at the PCC Book¬
store.
Mrs. Jean Stone, his wife and
editor, will also appear. The bene¬
fit is being held for the Pasadena
Mental Health Association, a
United Way agency at 1815 N.
Fair Oaks Ave. The center is a
crisis and referral agency staffed
by volunteer para-professionals.
Tickets may be purchased
through the center (798-0907) or
at any Mutual Ticket Agency.
ONE OF 40 Indians who participated in a "Dance-Off" at the
PCC Pow-Wow on Horrell Field, Saturday, Feb. 19.
Black Mesa Defense
