PCC Courier, February 27, 1997

OPINION Clinton's halting of American Airlines pilots strike points out administration's meddling in labor-management issues Government restraint is in order when collective bargaining seemingly reaches an impasse. FEATURES African drumming class attracts students from PCC and the community Nigerian master Francis Awe impresses amateur drummers with his skill and passion. SPORTS Women's Basketball qualifies for the playoffs; Coaches Peron and Smith lead team to a post¬ season berth for first time in seven years They open the playoffs at Rancho Santiago Community College J on Saturday at 7 p.m. led by standout Freshman Jackie Sadler. ^ The PASADENA CITY COLLEGE PASADENA, CALIFORNIA VOL. 82, NO. 19 Ft http://geocities.com/ ~ pccnewscourier THURSDAY February 27, 1997 March draws 4,000 By DANIEL ARCHULETA Courier Staff Writer A march protesting the alleged CIA crack cocaine connection attracted over 4000 people to Downtown Los Angeles streets last Saturday. March organizers, Crack the CIA Coali¬ tion, organized the protest to unify people against the CIA for their involvement in the inundation of U.S. cities by crack cocaine. The story was reported by Gary Webb of the San Jose Mercury News last August. Webb’s articles set off a fire storm of controversy when he claimed to have established a link between the Cl A and Central American drug cartels. Webb wrote that the CIA used proceeds from the sale of cocaine to gangs located in California to fund a covert Contra army during the early 1980s. This incensed Dea¬ con Alexander, chair of the California Green Party, to organize the march along with other individuals who felt they needed to do something. Among the others who assisted in the organization of the protest were, Mike Rupert, a former LAPD officer and L.A. Times reporter. The march itself attracted fewer than the 7,000 to 10,000 people that the organizers had hoped would show up. Those who attended behaved peacefully and the LAPD reported no disturbances during the march. Vendors took the opportunity to peddle t- shirts and newspapers. People were selling Workers World, The Revolutionary Com- JOSE CORTEZ / SPECIAL TO THE COURIER Young, old, black, white, and brown all added their voicesto the demonstration. Goldmann leaves PCC for politics munist Party’s Revolutionary Worker, and the New Federalist newspapers. Distribu¬ tors were asking for a $1 donation. Also march organizers handed out picket signs with the words “stop the CIA flow of drugs in our cities” printed in bold letters, and “Boycott L.A. Times stickers. Some protesters used the boycott stickers to cover L.A. Times vending boxes. On one of the boxes had CIA written out in an unidentifiable white power. People handed out multiple bags of the white substance to march goers. Some people poured the pow¬ der out along the march route. While people were liningup for the march an older man stood facing the on coming crowd and proclaimed in a boomirig voice, “If you want to change things, vote! Don’t just sit there and let others decide your destiny.” The route of the march passed the L.A. Times building, the Federal building, Parker Center, and the Twin Towers County Jail. These buildings were selected to emphasize the organizers’ displeasure with the govern¬ ment. Marchers chanted slogans like, “CIA, how many kids have you killed today”, and “Hey hey ho ho CIA has gotta go,” but the chant that most chose to repeat was the now famous, “No justice, no peace.”. Several PCC students attendedthe march. Please see PROTEST , page 3 Forum to address Black, Moifica situation set By RACHEL URANGA Courier Staff Writer In response to faculty complaints of vague and unsubstantiated allegations of adminis¬ trative misconduct, an open forum has been scheduled for March 4. The Board of Inquiry, at the request of the Faculty Senate, will clarify the alleged mis¬ conduct charges against two top administra¬ tors. Threats against tenured faculty, secret files and violations of hiring procedures are among some of the accusations that will be addressed at the meeting held in *****. The Board of Inquiry, which was formed on Aug. 24 with full support of the Faculty Senate, withdrew its recommendation to fac¬ ulty on a vote of no confidence against Joyce Black, dean of instruction, and Patricia Mollica, dean of human resources, pending a vote by the entire faculty. The committee refuses to divulge source names or the evidence it has gathered in its investigation on the two administrators. “This involves confidential matters about school employees and [the Board of Inquiry] is trying to keep confidential possibly em¬ barrassing information, said McLean, . Yet, when faculty was asked to vote on the issue of no confidence, they expressed dismay. “What are we really trying to do?” asked Mary Jane Cordon, a faculty senate member. Some faculty feel that a vote on such serious matters could not be judged on the unclear and ambiguous charges presented by the board. But thus far, nobody on the inquiry board has stated what a vote of no confidence actually would do. “We still have to hammer that out,” said Ellen Ligons, president of the Senate. Since its formation, the committee has remained secretive, holding unannounced meetings and sessions closed to the public, despite warnings by the college that the faculty senate board does not have authority to hold such meetings. “There are processes in place for admin¬ istrative grievances,” said President James Kossler, “The faculty senate is not respon¬ sible for hiring and the Board of Inquiry is not recognized as an official body with official standing.” But the Board of Inquiry contends that it must maintain a code of “sworn confidenti¬ ality” to protect its sources from adminis¬ trative reprisal. Although the Board of Inquiry' is not officially recognized by the district, the Faculty Senate Board has treated the com¬ mittee as legitimate scheduling updates on the inquiry during regular board meetings. Further complicating the issue, two mem¬ bers of the Board of Inquiry recently admit¬ ted that they have filed administrative griev¬ ances, although their exact nature is unclear. Moreover the tactics employed by the board have been a source of controversy, as faculty questions remain unanswered. Meanwhile, some faculty members claim the two administrators, have been targets of harassment, receiving numerous pieces of hate mail and crank calls. The Faculty Senate formally distanced itself from the harassment by passing a resolution stating, “The Senate wishes all to know that any and all harassments is neither encouraged nor condoned; in fact, the Faculty Senate here and now voices disapproval of such behavior.” The harassment both administrators have reportedly received since the investigation are in no way generated by the board’s actions, said McLean. Faculty wary of the direction the Board of Inquiry has taken and concerned about its implications expressed dismay at inflam¬ matory material published by the California Teachers Association (СТА), since its mem¬ bers also sit on the Board of Inquiry. . “We may want to separate ourselves from the СТА,” said Mary Jane Cordon, professor of mathematics. Posing a possible conflict of interest, the statewide union negotiates with the admin¬ istration for teacher contracts and also handles grievance procedures. But, two retiring faculty members com- ■After 46 years of service, William Goldmann leaves PCC to assist former PCC president, Dr. Jack Scott with his duties. By DOUGLAS WILKIE Courier Staff Writer When Dr. William (Bill) Goldmann be¬ gan his teaching career in Pasadena, the PCC library building was a far cry from what Shatford Library is today: a facility housing a state-of-the-art media center and a nation¬ ally-recognized National Public Radio af¬ filiate. Nor was there a Katherine Robbins or “R” Building when he first began as an instructorin 1957. The popular Study Abroad program, providing educational and cultural opportunities for hundreds of PCC students, would not even be conceived until decades later. Last month marked Goldmann’ s official retirement as Dean of Educational Services, capping a 46-year administrative and aca¬ demic career at PCC. Goldmann’s reflec¬ tions on his many years of service to the college are “uniformly positive.” “Over the years, I made some great friends,” he said. “But even more than that, I have been struck by the strength of the community college system over that span of time. A place like PCC is not only an inex¬ pensive way of going to college, it allows students to see new vistas in their lives.” Opportunity for higher education is para¬ mount, Goldmann said. Because PCC has essentially a policy of open enrollment, ac¬ cess to higher education can produce a bet¬ ter-informed citizenry. “Opportunity also has its demands,” he said. “With rights come additional responsi¬ bilities.” Goldmann said that he is one of only a few members of his family ever to have gone to college. After serving in WWII, he enrolled at USC in 1948. He continues to this day to be grateful for the educational opportunities the federal government provided to veterans MICHAEL ARNOLD / THE COURIER after the war. “The G.I. Bill gave all of us vets a real boost after the war,” he said. Of all his administrative responsibilities over the past 1 1 years, Goldmann is espe¬ cially proud of his leadership of PCC's Study Abroad program. After becoming its direc¬ tor in 1986, he was instrumental in expand¬ ing a program which had been limited to Oxford University, to include destinations like Italy, Vietnam, China, Mexico, Kenya and Equador. PCC president Dr. James Kossler was particularly impressed with Goldmann’s personal commitment to the program. “Not only did Bill seek out scholarship money to enable students to participate, but he was also known to use his personal funds to help out a student financially.” Goldmann wore several other hats while serving as dean. When he joined the admin¬ istration in 1 986, he also served as executive director of the PCC Foundation as well as convener for the annual Risser Awards. Although retired from PCC, Goldmann has assumed a new position working in an arena some would say is even more political Please see GOLDMANN, page 2 Guns found in men's gym By RACHEL URANGA Courier Staff Writer Construction workers discovered a stolen shotgun and an M-l rifle wrapped up in clothes while clearing out unused lockers in the basement of the Men’ s Gymlast Wednes¬ day according to campus police. No suspects have been identified in con¬ nection with the weapons. A backpack, clothes and a diary with the last entry dated in June of 1996 (double check) were also found inside the locker. “We don’t know who put them there or how long they have been there. Anybody could have put them there,” said Chief Phil Mullendore, of campus police. An investi¬ gation is pending. “These types of guns are primarily used for killing,” said Sgt. Vince Palermo of campus police. Both weapons had their stalk? and barrels sawed off. making them easy to conceal. “ I knew what it was right away. We were cutting open, abandoned lockers in the most southwest corner of the Men’s Gym. We were clearing them out because the football team is going to use that area.” said Bob McNeil, a construction worker. Unau¬ thorized locks were cut as part of a favor to Edward Valencia equipment coach, said "The weapons should not be taken as a negative reflection on any of the programs, " Chief Mullendore McNeil. The locker room, where the guns were had not been used by PCC athletic teams for several years. It will soon be knocked down to make way construction of the new physi¬ cal education facility. Please see GUNS, page 4 Photo courtesy Campus Police