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Pasadena City College
Volume 101, Issue 1
"The Independent Student Voice of
РСС,
Serving Pasadena Since 1915.'
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Search
for new
president
advances
Board seeks
more experience
in candidates
Catherine Sum
Staff Writer
Language modifications to the
president's job position profile
were at the center of discussion
during the Board of Trustees meet¬
ing held Jan. 20.
The board voted to list five years
of experience in senior administra¬
tive or leadership as the minimum
requirement for applicants, and
that instead of offering guaranteed
housing assistance, the profile
states: "As needed, assistance with
relocating will also be addressed."
The finalized profile was posted
to the Academic Search, Inc. web¬
site after the meeting and calls for
applications and nominations to
fill the position of superintend¬
ent/ president.
According to the document, the
appointee is expected to take office
in August and a soft deadline of
March 24 has been set as the cutoff
to receive nominations and appli¬
cations.
Stanton Hales, the senior con¬
sultant in charge of the search for
candidates, presented the prelimi¬
nary profile as compiled by the 15-
member screening committee after
a recent meeting.
During the board's discussion,
two primary areas of concern were
brought to attention: that the
applicant or nominee have "three
to five years of senior administra¬
tive experience" and that the col¬
lege would provide or assist with
"in-district housing" once a presi¬
dent is chosen.
Trustee Jeanette Mann was
opposed to setting a minimum of
five years for prospective appli¬
cants, saying too high a number
"limits the field diversity," and as
a result in the final candidates PCC
would be "less likely to get a
woman or colored person."
Mann also suggested that the
minimum be left at three years, as
any number higher would not be
"welcoming to people who are cre¬
ative and innovative," she said.
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Creating a sustainable garden
Steven Valdez/Courier
Volunteer students from La Causa joined with PCC students to make an island in the quad more environ¬
mentally friendly and sustainable on Wednesday.
Starting PCC down a green path
Hannah Leyva
Staff Writer
Over 40 volunteers comprised of
students and faculty planted a
new, more environmentally friend¬
ly landscape on campus on
Wednesday morning.
The project, led by natural sci¬
ences Professor Ling O'Connor,
focused on transforming an island
on the eastern edge of the quad
from a grassy area into a sustain¬
able garden.
The process of planting began at
10 a.m. and ended in the late after¬
noon, with the final touches being
added just before sunset.
Volunteers from two PCC stu¬
dent groups, Seeds of Change and
AS Sustainability Committee,
teamed with students from La
Causa, the East Los Angeles-based
branch of YouthBuild, a national
non-profit organization that helps
disadvantaged youths rebuild
their lives through rebuilding
communities.
Several professors as well as stu¬
dents just passing by also offered
to help out.
Two employees of the Los
Angeles County Arboretum and
Botanic Garden, permaculture
curator Caitlin Bergman and artist-
in-residence Leigh Adams,
designed the space in a very limit¬
ed amount of time.
Steven Valdez/Courier
Natural Sciences Professor Ling O'Connor pours mulch onto the new
sustainable garden in the quad.
" We had four days (to complete
the design)," said Bergman, a for¬
mer PCC student.
"We bought the plants right
after we got the approval."
"We bought what we liked and
designed around that," added
Adams.
The creators submitted their
final design on Tuesday to
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for all
Hoping to avoid long
lines, police promote
advantages of service.
Aubrey Quezada
Staff Writer
Parking permits for the upcom¬
ing spring semester, and all others
thereafter, are now available to
students, faculty, and staff online
at the PCC website.
PCC Chief of Police Peter
Michael and Christine Cooper,
PCC's parking division coordina¬
tor, are encouraging more of the
PCC community to take advan¬
tage of the online sales so that they
can avoid standing in long lines.
"People get aggravated when
they have to stand in line waiting
to purchase their permit, especial¬
ly during the first week of school
when they're trying to get settled
in their classes. Tins way they have
one less thing to worry about,"
said Cooper.
According to Michael, in order
for students to purchase their
parking permit online, all they will
need is their LancerCard ID num¬
ber, a valid credit or debit card, a
valid e-mail address, and a mail¬
ing address.
Also, a surcharge of $3.75 will
apply when a permit is ordered
online.
The permit will be mailed to the
address provided and students or
faculty and staff may print out a
temporary permit that is valid for
five days at the end of their trans¬
action.
In regards to the surcharge,
Cooper said, "The time you save is
worth $3.75. It's like buying a cup
of coffee at Starbucks."
Police Chief Michael empha¬
sized the ease of doing it online.
"This way is much more con¬
venient for everyone. We're only
capable of processing so much
with man power, especially after
budget cuts," he said.
According to Michael, the old
hanging style permits are outdated
and the new stick-on permits fea¬
ture static cling, which allows
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