PCC Courier, January 18, 1985

VOL. 59, NO. 15 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA JANUARY 18,1985 Student Effort Rewarded; Honors Given Future Nurses Presented $500 Scholarships Radio interns By Lauretta Joyal Staff Writer Seven KPCC interns helped bring home a “Golden Mic” Award for the best local radio newscast longer than fifteen minutes. The Radio-Television News Association of Southern Califor¬ nia honored the 30-minute KPCC Eve¬ ning Edition last Friday at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The Evening Edition focuses on San Gabrial Valley events along with southland, state, national, and international coverage. “This is the first Golden Mic Award taken by PCC in seven years,” said Larry Mantle, news director. “I am particularly proud of this honor be¬ cause of the time span involved since the last award. This is high praise, especially considering we do all of our local news with just one paid news¬ person,” Mantle said. The interns honored along with Man¬ tle were Kathy Lambros, Bob Clayton, Clark Macy, Julie MacLean, Emily Payton, Gabrielle Meindl and Eric Bauer. This award was achieved by sending a recording that Mantle and the interns put together. The judges described the KPCC Evening Edition as well written, with good story selection and strong coverage of local news. This contest included all participating radio stations from Santa Barbara to Bakersfield. “The Golden Mies” have been awarded annually for the past 35 years. It has become the Southern California area’s most prestigious broadcast journalism award. We offer PCC students a program for training in broadcast journalism which Rate is superior to every college in this area by providing students with great op¬ portunities to gain professional broad¬ cast experience. Students in our pro¬ gram are getting advanced training in the newsroom,” Mantle said. “KPCC is a very unique station, in that we are serving the general public while at the same time training stu¬ dents for careers in the media. The “Golden Mic” Award is a stamp of approval for both of our missions. We are being recognized for journalism excellence while we train the students for the rigors of the radio and television world, ’’ said Mantle. By Kim Baldridge Staff Writer The Allstate Nursing Foundation presented two $500 scholarships to first year nursing students on Monday, Jan. 14. Scholarship recipients Peggy E. McGinty and Tom L. Richardson were selected by a committee headed by Kristine T. De Queiroz, nursing depart¬ ment chairwoman. “The annual scholarship is designed to encourage students with high poten¬ tial to enter the nursing field,” said Elizabeth K. Rosenberg, nursing professor. The Allstate scholarship has promoted high standards in nursing education since 1982, she said. The fund is administered by the PCC Scholarship Fund Association. A total of $1,000 is made available for two awards of $500 each. “The committee waits until the stu¬ dents have proven themselves suc¬ cessful in nursing before making the award,” said Rosenberg. “It usually waits until after the middle of the first semester to present the awards.” The committee reviews all appli¬ cants for the incoming class and de¬ velops criteria for the selection proce¬ dure. Previous scholastic achievement, grades received in the sciences as well as other factors are considered. The Allstate Foundation had envisioned that at least one of the scholarships would be awarded to an ethnic or gender minority. “Tom Richardson fits into that category,” said Rosenberg. Knee injuries caused McGinty to retire from gymnastics activities when she was 16 years old. She enrolled in a physiology class at PCC because she had been thinking of a career as a physical therapist. However, what she learned in the class inspired her to train to become a nurse. McGinty has been successful in the theoretical nurs¬ ing classes she has taken and her teachers have noted that she possesses the attributes of a good nurse. Two of her sisters are currently licensed voca¬ tional nurses (LVN). A former ambulance driver and par¬ amedic, Richardson plans to pursue a career working in a hospital emer¬ gency room. His teachers also believe that he possesses the aptitudes for a nursing career. He is married and his wife is working to enable him to devote more time to his nursing education. He wants to continue his education to obtain a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Memorial Scholarship Given Gwenda Perry was awarded the first $500 Jessica Lukehart-Hilt Memorial Scholarship as a second semester nurs¬ ing student who demonstrated high potential, good character and financial need. Jessica Lukehart-Hilt was a 1977 nursing graduate who was one of the original flight nurses in the Las Vegas Valley Hospital’s Flight-For-Life trauma care unit program. Her parents established this scholarship after she was killed in a helicopter crash while serving as a flight nurse. Ms. Perry is a re-entry student who became interested in a nursing career through the influence of her mother, an LVN, and her experience as a nurse assistant in a rehabilitation hospital. Ms. Perry’s goal is to become a re¬ habilitation clinical nurse specialist. There are approximately 250 stu¬ dents currently enrolled in PCC’s nurs¬ ing program. Classes are offered for both registered and licensed vocational nursing. “Graduates are well received in the health care facilities in the community,” said Rosenberg. SOMEBODY'S LISTENING— From left. Bob Clayton, Larry Mantle, Kathy Lambros and Clark Macy with the “Golden Mic” after radio award ceremonies. —Courier photo by Andrei Bodo STUDY PAYS OFF — From left, Kristine deQueiroz, Peggy McGinty, Robert Wicks, Thomas Richardson and Dr. Henry Kirk gather for Allstate awards. —Courier photo by Scott Finchein Two Replacements Necessary for AS Board Vacancies By Gabrielle Meindl Staff Writer Chris Cofer, AS president, is working to fill two AS board vacancies by the start of the spring semester, according to Scott Svonkin, vice president of student services. Joseph Baine Trimarchi, special pro¬ grams coordinator, turned in his letter of resignation Jan. 8, creating the first vacancy. When Joe Castro, vice presi¬ dent of business affairs, transfers to Northridge after this semester, his position will have to be filled. Appli¬ cants are interviewed by Cofer, who appoints officers to be approved by the board. At Tuesday’s meeting, the board approved the appointment of Kathy By Diane Brandes Associate Sports Editor The early registration for continuing students worked out very well, accord¬ ing to Ernestine L. Moore, dean of counseling services. “However, this is only the preliminary evaluation. The results will not be final until Feb. 1, when registration is over,” said Moore. Approximately 9500 students have registered. Moore said, “We were able to serve students in a more timely manner. They were able to have coun¬ seling without crowded offices and not Minges to fill the coordinator of ex¬ ternal affairs position left vacant when Davida Small resigned. “All candidates were well qualified for the position, but I chose Minges because of her quality experience,” said Cofer. “I feel very proud to have been chosen for a position on the AS board. I’m very excited at the prospects which the position holds, especially this year. We are watching history being made with CSACC (California Student As¬ sociation of Community Colleges), as it will soon be one of the most powerful student organization in the state. I’m looking forward to making PCC a very active part of this organization. On a personal level, I feel an obligation to do much of a wait. For those that needed testing in order to register, there was enough time and the testing services accommodated all students. “However, there have been concerns expressed by students that will have to be evaluated if this process continues,” Moore said. Individual class schedules were not available when registration began. Students had to crowd around the schedule board to organize their programs. Also, evening students were not aware registration had begun and some missed it. They assumed when the schedule came in the mail it would my very best and to leave something positive to PCC when I leave.” Minges vied for the AS presidency in fall ’83 and was editor of Inscape. She currently acts as AS representative to the president’s advisory council and participates as a member of the cam¬ pus beautification committee. Ron Martinez, coordinator of cam¬ pus activities, reported at the meeting that Alvar Kauti, dean of student ac¬ tivities, requests that the decibal read¬ ing be metered during band per¬ formances in the quad. Kauti said his request was due tocomplaints that the bands are often too loud. Cofer announced that the proposed AS social night at Shakey’s would cost $1,000 for the evening. AS would rent be time to register. Students with comments regarding early registration are welcome to share them at the counseling services office in C216. Registration for new and reentery students will take place Jan. 22 through Feb. 1. Continuing students can regis¬ ter starting Jan. 22. According to Moore, the purpose of early registration for continuing stu¬ dents was to allow them to prepare their schedules without rushing and avoid interference with final exams. the restaurant from 7 to 10 p.m. A free “bunch-a-lunch” would be served to a maximum of 250 students. The date is tennatively scheduled for Febuary 7. “Sponsoring a social night would help us to introduce ourselves to new stu¬ dents and might encourage them to get involved,” Martinez said. Svonkin proposed that AS sponsor a picnic on campus as an alternative to the social night proposed at Shakey’s. “It would serve more students,” By Kim Baldridge Staff Writer “I want to have a clear understand¬ ing of the law and I’d like to find out how the government is structured,” said Annette Collins. She- has been selected to spend six months in the state capital as PCC’s Extended Op¬ portunity Programs and Services Sac¬ ramento intern. Collins will learn about law while working as a community college repre¬ sentative. “I’m excited about the op¬ portunity of rubbing elbows with the governor and seeing decisions being made in the Rotunda,” she said. Her Sacramento orientation began Monday. The state funded EOP&S offers coun¬ seling, tutoring, financial aid and the internship to low-income and other disadvantaged students. Collins was Svonkin said. Minges suggested in¬ corporating the picnic into a 60th an¬ niversary celebration. AS resolved to form a committee to look into the matter. Other topics discussed at the meet¬ ing were appropriating $100 for the Carmen Barcelo Memorial Fund and presenting the results of the AS student survey to Dr. John Casey, superinten¬ dent president. Several members of AS attended selected for the internship on the basis of her experience and writing ability. A criminal justice major, Collins plans to transfer to a four year college next fall. “I would like to become a prosecuting attorney,” she said. Collins plans to eventually enter politics. “I would like to make some connections in Sacramento.” In addition to her 20 hour a week government internship, Collins has enrolled as a full time student at Sacramento City College. She takes a political science class one night a week in which she and other interns discuss their experiences. Collins said she had a well-paying, but dead-end job in the garment in¬ dustry. “I asked myself where I was going. I quit and came back to school full time. I wanted to contribute some¬ thing to society,” she said. region seven’s first California Student Association of Community Colleges (CSACC) meeting at East Los Angeles Community College last Saturday. PCC is one of 15 community colleges repre¬ sented in region seven. Three campus students were nominated for positions on the board. Cofer was nominated for vice president and Joseph Serrato, stu¬ dent trustee, and Mingus were nomi¬ nated for secretary. The election of officers is scheduled for April. ANNETTE COLLINS College Examines Early Registration Helps Some Problems; Creates Others Student Wants Political Connections New Sacramento Intern Is Selected NOSING AROUND _ Munira Al Masuir, left, potential Mexican art history student, learns about a 600 A D fertility goddess artifact from Rosalyn Mesquita, Art 8 instructor. Women of that period elongated their noses for beauty's sake. -Courte.y photo by Lorene Rosen Mexican Culture Explained with Art; New Class Offers Historic Overview By Lorene Rosen News Editor “Conceptual imagery links the earliest Mexican societies to one an¬ other through time, and contributes to today’s Mexican culture and art,” said Rosalyn Mesquita, art instructor. Mes¬ quita will survey Mexican art from its beginnings through the present in a new art history class, Art 8, being offered this spring. Mesquita will structure classes so students can understand the function of art in the Mexican cultures of s the Americas. The course will begin by studying cultures that flourished before the Spanish arrived in Mexico. It will continue through three centuries when Mexico was known as New Spain. The course will then deal with the modern art period when Mexico was independ¬ ent. Finally, students will look at con¬ temporary art from the 1910 revolution to Chicano art in America today. It took five years for Mesquita to shoot more than 3,000 slides of artifacts in Mexico. “It makes such a difference in teaching because I can tell the class about geographic locations of sites and people who live there. I interviewed natives of each region. I got the Indians to take me to jungle sites. I’d never have found them on my own,” Mes¬ quita said. Mesquita took photography classes in order to shoot her own slides. “There are companies that sell slides for classes but they are mostly overviews of sites. I was allowed to take pictures that are not in any slide directory. I got detail. There are pictures that show chips of paint peeling from under¬ ground murals,” Mesquita said. “With the influx of Mexican people into Southern California, there is a new interest in Mexican culture. A class like this can give people a better understanding of how the past con¬ tributed to present art and the direction of Mexican art in the future,” Mesquita said. Mesquita has collected a number of artifacts for class use. She spent a year studying in Spain and has lectured and taught beginning drawing and design at several area colleges. The three unit Art 8 class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. “I got Indians to take me to jungle sites.” —Rosalyn Mesquita