PCC Courier, February 25, 1977

PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA FEBRUARY 25, 1977 ire to be with con- completion ruction is cording to iner. Exact contract is er on April ost of the ction of a e stairway compliance [ Act con- :andards of ipacity ex- ber of per- size of the о the south- inside floor Dt, six-inch le outside ;airs would rrow ramp to connect jf the third still in the nd may not e. SJ* >06 UOTE NCY 91006 l CH 71 VOL. 43, NO. 2 Enrollment Figures Miscalculated Computers Face More Re-mapping —Courier Photo by Vince Mercade DEAD MACHINES— Computers have been “down” in student attendance three years ago has caused several times the past few months, disrupting the recent problems, forcing computer operators registration and grade-processing. Miscalculation to process information by hand. Explorer Shares Culture Film Portrays Life-Styles By Kathy Prohs Opinion Editor Gene Wiancko, explorer and film¬ maker, will present his film, “The Ancient World: Athens to Cairo,” Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., in Sexson Auditorium as part of the Tuesday Evening Forum series. His full-color, travel-documentary motion picture portrays today’s eastern Mediterranean life-styles. The film features a discussion of the at¬ titudes, reactions, joys and dreams of the Mediterranean peoples and authentic examples of their music recorded on location. The film depicts the life-styles of people who live along the coasts of southern Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and northern Egypt and on the islands of Crete, Rhodes, Hydra, Mikonos and Cyprus. By Dale Kyle Staff Writer PCC’s parking problem has spilled Wiancko’s movie is a guide through some of today’s famous cities, such as Athens, Istanbul, Beirut, Alexandria and Cairo, as well as through some renowned cities of the ancient past — Mycenae, Corinth, Delos, Knossos and Damascus. In addition to “The Ancient World: Athens to Cairo,” Wiancko has also produced films about Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania, mysteries of the Balkan world and the legendary Mediterranean. Prior to producing motion pictures, he was a radio narrator, producer, writer and explorer. For 12 years, Wiancko was an ex¬ ploration geophysicist. He supervised the exploration party which helped discover the gas field at Point Barrow, Alaska. He was also in charge of a scientific undertaking which operated from small ships in the Arctic Ocean. over into surrounding business parking facilities. Several PCC students have received parking tickets Wiancko is a graduate of the University of California and a member of the Society of Exploration Geophysics. State funding has been decreased 3.2 per cent due to a drop in the average daily attendance (ADA) at PCC. Every 15 units a student enrolls in is counted as an ADA point, according to Dr. E. Erdley Beauchamp, dean of at the Pizza Factory, 1515 E. Colorado Blvd., using both building and alley spaces. Most businesses in the area have similar spaces clearly posted for only business parking but the Pizza Factory lot is sparcely marked with signs restricting use. Parking enforcement began when the proprietors, unable to find parking at their businesses, notified police. PCC student Don Jacobsen was ticketed for parking at Pizza Factory. He has plans to contest the action in court. Other students also plan similar action. Jacobsen clains he wouldn’t have parked there if the lot had been clearly posted restricting its use. Russel Moorehead, telcom- munications student, stated he parked there because of signs left over from the Rose Parade, saying “parking available.” He said he also plans to contest the action in court. All clubs that were not represented at Tuesday’s Inter-Club Council (ICC) meeting have been rendered inactive, according to Gary Lookabaugh, ICC president. Advance announcements for the meeting were sent out to all active clubs. In an attempt to put some life into, the ICC this semester, Brad Baldwin, ASB president, said all clubs would have to attend ICC meetings. Any clubs that were not represented at the first meeting would be declared inactive and have room assignments By Isaac Richard Associate News Editor Computer difficulties, which have hampered enrollment procedures since the beginning of the semester, have been attributed to computer rearrangements and normal mechanical breakdowns. According to Robert Berger, director of computer services, a certain section of the computer is being enlarged so it can cope with more information. “We have to make room in the computer for the summer semester, because, three years ago, our com¬ puter programmer miscalculated the number of class schedules the com¬ puter was to handle. The error has caught up with us and now we have to re-map the whole computer,” Berger explained. Re-mapping is the process of changing the computer around. Although a computer office in Wilshire is helping with the re-mapping, the bulk of the work is being done on campus. Computers Not Human In regards to the mechanical break¬ downs, Berger pointed out that the computer is a machine and is susceptible to problems like any other machine. “It’s just like a transistor radio or a clock. The only difference is that when the computer breaks down, it’s everybody’s problem,” he said. The five-year-old, $750,000 computer is responsible for over 470,000 records. With 13 staff workers, Berger in¬ dicated that the task is not easy. “In the past four weeks, the staff has put in more than 300 hours overtime. Their chins are dragging the ground,” said Berger. The computer problems are further complicated by the lack of any on- campus maintenance. An outside engineer must be hired if something needs to be fixed and the school has allocated only $40,000 for computer maintenance. Working Out Bugs Also, it has been only three months since student registration has been registration. If three students each enroll in five units of classes, they are counted as one ADA point. He said ADA dropped 3.2 points. Dr. Charles Miller, vice president of business services, said the school receives about $732 per year for each ADA point a student enrolls in. Due to the drop, the school lost approximately $300,000, Dr. Miller said. He said, however, he will not know how much the school will lose or gain until an ADA census is taken in April. Some non-credit classes might be dropped because of declining enrollment. However, he said, credit classes will not be cut back if class size is small. Scholarships and loans are also affected by the decrease in funding. Dr. Miller said it will be harder for a student to obtain them. Dr. Beauchamp said one of the causes for the drop in enrollment is that jobs are easier to find. He also cited the decrease in the population growth as a result of the baby boom leveling off. “High school classes are getting smaller and the student enrollment is not increasing from year to year,” he said. AWS MEETING Associated Women Students (AWS) will hold its second meeting of the year in the conference room in the Campus Center on Tuesday, March 1, at noon. Interested men and women are invited to come and speak with president Christy Green, vice-president Therese Burke, secretary Anita Cosey or treasurer Rhoda Wallace. taken away. In past semesters, attendance at meetings has been a problem, ac¬ cording to Lookabaugh, preventing the ICC from being effective. Clubs represented were the Adelphians, Eta Delta Cosmetology, Hillel, International Club, Junior Executives, Junior Lithography Club, MEChA, PASA, Social Dance Club and Spartans. The club representatives voted to hold regular meetings once a month as opposed to holdind them ir¬ regularly, a few times per semester, connected to the computer. Bugs in the procedure are still being worked out. Berger has asked the administration to set up some means of com¬ municating computer problems to the Fall semester grades, which should have arrived at students’ homes this week, were delayed by computer problems and checking procedures which compare computer records with other records for possible error. When a computer makes an error, it usually makes the same error repeatedly in similar circumstances, according to Delmar Heyne, dean of admissions and records. Because of this, the staff checks grade cards for these circumstances and cross-checks them with other records. Actions of a review committee which is examining the effectiveness of radio station KPCS-FM’s 18-hour broadcast schedule were questioned by a com¬ munication student, Walt Danheiser, at the last meeting of the PCC Board of Trustees. Responding to a call for audience participation, Danheiser, an intern at the station, requested the Board’s advice about rumors that a committee had been formed to review the station’s present schedule and its educational benefits. Danheiser said that the committee has plans to go to administrative bodies at the college and suggest that the 18-hour schedule “is not serving the instruction of students.” The committee has plans to suggest “some sort of cutback,” he added. Danheiser went on to say that the committee plans to ask that the schedule be changed to include only an eight-hour broadcast day. In response to Danheiser’s statements, Dr. E. Howard Floyd, superintendent-president, said that he had only just heard of the committee and its intent. He believes that the committee’s intent is to “strengthen the educational value of the program.” Floyd then asked Dr. Stanley as is written into the ICC constitution and by-laws. A committee was formed to re-write the constitution and by-laws in an effort to improve the efficiency of the ICC. The purpose of the ICC is to provide communication among campus clubs to coordinate activities and provide support for campus events. The ICC president is a member of the ASB Board and reports club activities and the position of clubs on issues before the Board. The next ICC meeting will be at noon, March 22, in the Campus Center. students. He feels this has not been done effectively, allowing misun¬ derstanding about the computer room and its difficulties to exist among students. Heyne said this is the first time grades have been processed with this computer. Making sure that those who are supposed to be on the Dean’s Honor List, probation and disqualification has caused processing to take longer than usual. He feels the problems will be corrected by the time grades come out for the spring semester. If any student feels there is an error in his grades, he should report it im¬ mediately to the Records Office, C106, so it can be checked. Gunstream, Vice-presudent for in¬ struction and continuing education, to follow up on the committee’s in¬ tentions. Dr. Gunstream said that he felt that the intent of the committee was only to make sure that the 18 hours were beneficial to the students involved in the program. Floyd assured the board members that no action would be taken before the Board of Trustees is given a chance to study the subject. Green Takes Trustee Spot Unopposed Dr. Richard H. Green of La Canada has been appointed for another term as Area 1 trustee on the PCC Board of Trustees. He was the only Area 1 candidate to file in time for the March 8 election. Dr. Green has served as a Trustee since 1973, served as president of the Board for the past year and was 1975-76 vice-president. He is employed as manager of en¬ vironmental technology at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. Green and Trustee William Shatford are the only Trustees to seek re- election. Charles Eckels and Robert Considine announced plans for retirement. Robert Spare, Roger Gertmenian and Charles Briscoe have two years remaining in their terms. ITCHY ITEM PCC nursing students will host a flea market in the Hill Avenue north parking lot on Saturday, March 5, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Further in¬ formation is available by calling the Nursing Department at 578-7323. WHICH TO BELIEVE?— Two signs are posted on Harkness, one-halt block north of the PCC campus. One sign says “Parking Vacancy,” the other, “Parking for Tenants Only.” Several students are con¬ testing tickets they received. —Courier Photo by Joseph Riser Commercial Parking Signs Cause Confusion, Tickets for Students State Aid Reduced; Drop in ADA Blamed By Jim Bradley Staff Writer Groups Lose Room Assignments ICC Declares Several Clubs Inactive Computer Error Delays Grades —Courier Photo by Joseph Riser WAITING WON’T HELP— Final grades were not recorded because the college computers were “down,” or not functioning. Grades were mailed Tuesday and should arrive by the end of the week. Student Challenges Proposed KPCS Cut