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Volume 107, Issue 3
The independent student voice of PCC. Serving Pasadena Since 1915.
January 31, 2013
Alumnus i
Richard Quinton
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Courier
Former Lancer
receiver credits
PCC for success
Philip McCormick
Sports Editor
PCC alumnus David Reed, former
wide receiver for the Lancers who will
play in Sunday's Super Bowl, said in
an email received by the Courier on
Wednesday that he gives credit to his
time at PCC for his successful career in
the National Football League.
"[Former] Offensive Coordinator
Marguet Miller and [former Head]
Coach Kenny Lawler, [deserve cred¬
it]," said Reed. "Those guys stayed on
top of me and made sure I stayed on a
straight path. I love those guys, and I
give so much thanks and credit to
those guys. Miller is that guy."
While at PCC in 2007, Reed broke
records for both receptions and receiv¬
ing yards for community colleges
nationwide, with 111 catches and 1,661
yards. He was also First Team All-
Conference and First Team Junior
n Super Bowl XLVII
Courtesy of the Baltimore Ravens
Top left, wide receiver David Reed plays during his record-breaking 2006-07 sea¬
son at PCC. Above, Reed now plays for the Baltimore Ravens.
College Gridwire All-American. This
week, this former Lancer finds himself
playing in Super Bowl XLVII with the
Baltimore Ravens.
"Everybody has a route to get to the
NFL," said Reed. "And my route to get
here was just a little bit tougher than
others."
Reed was drafted by the Ravens in
the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
He was drafted as a wide receiver and
explosive kick returner. Reed also set a
franchise record his rookie year for the
Ravens with the longest kick-off return
with a 103-yard touchdown against the
Houston Texans. Reed said that he still
keeps in touch with his former coach¬
es. "Actually, [Offensive Coordinator]
Miller has two players in the Super
Bowl right now. [Myself and] Delame
Walker from the 49ers," said Reed.
-Additional reporting by Andrew Salmi
Academic Senate plans for 1 6-week calendar
Anthony Richetts
Online Editor
Academic Senate
President Dustin Hanvey
confirmed that the college
will remain on a 16- week
semester for the 2013-14 aca¬
demic year at the Senate
meeting on Jan. 28.
There has been consider¬
able talk of a 17 or 18-week
semester, but Hanvey said
courses will still have to be
scheduled to fit 54 hours of
instruction.
"It was brought up in the
town hall meeting last
November and the consen¬
sus was not there," Hanvey
told the Senate, referring to
the discussion of the
Carnegie Hour at a meeting
held by the Senate on Nov.
29. "So therefore the focus of
the Ad-Hoc Committee [on
Scheduling] has changed."
The newly formed Senate
Ad-Hoc Committee on
Scheduling will grapple
with classes overlapping
and finding locations to
hold courses, especially
those that require special¬
ized classrooms, such as
chemistry or automotive
courses.
"The committee will be
focusing on what is called
"block scheduling" and fig¬
ure out how we can better
schedule our classes within
16 weeks," said Hanvey.
"No cutting of the number
of hours, no additional
weeks to the semester, just
trying to find a way to make
it work."
In an interview on
Wednesday, Hanvey said
his understanding is that
Continued on page 7
New dean ready to tackle multiple challenges
Luis Rodriguez
Features Editor
Just as students begin to settle into
routines at the college, so do faculty.
Among them is new Dean of Academic
Affairs Ofelia Arellano, ready to tackle
the unique challenges presented to her.
Arellano said she has adjusted to the
job well after leaving Santa Barbara
City College because of restructuring
that eliminated her division.
"People are just so welcoming,
friendly, helpful and I'm learning a lot.
Everyone's been really helpful, from
the president, the vice presidents and
the staff," said Arellano in a recent
interview.
Faculty also is enthusiastic about the
new dean.
"I've found her very open and she's
made a lot of suggestions that have
been helpful," said Dustin Hanvey,
president of Academic Senate. "My
first impressions of her are a good
solid addition to the administrative
team. She is sophisticated, very well
thought of, obviously a lot experience.
And she knows how to deal with very
complex issues in a way that make
sense."
Arellano is filling a newly created
post. "It is a new position. My primary
responsibilities are to really work on
the schedule of classes to ensure we
have a schedule that students can use
and schedule classes that they want,"
she said.
"Г11
spend time working in
collaboration with the deans and the
Continued on page 7
New legal
developments
in bribery
probe cases
Two more hearings set, another
possible lawsuit is in the works
Nicholas Saul
Editor-in-Chief
Two new hearings in lawsuits related to an
ongoing bribery investigation of two fired school
officials have been scheduled.
Meanwhile, a wrongful termination claim filed
against the District by one of the men was denied
by the Board of Trustees at its Jan. 16 meeting.
The bribery investigation by the Los Angeles
District Attorney's office of former Vice President
of Administrative Services Richard van Pelt, and
former Facilities Supervisor Alfred Hutchings is
continuing, officials at the DA's Public Integrity
Division said this week.
In one of the lawsuits, the plaintiffs, LED Global
LLC, and its two principals Robert Das and Saila
Smith allege that van Pelt and Hutchings solicited
bribes to the tune of $250,000 in exchange for a
campus-wide lighting contract. The contract was
eventually awarded to another company, Seesmart
Inc.
LED Global representatives later claimed to be
the initial whistleblower that prompted the DAs
investigation into van Pelt and Hutchings.
LED Global is also suing the District for negli¬
gence and breach of contract. The complaint was
initially dropped when the school challenged the
legal sufficiency of the document, but has since
been amended and is set for a court hearing,
according to the school's general counsel Gail
Cooper.
More recently, Hutchings filed a claim for dam¬
ages from the District in excess of $10,000, alleging
"wrongful termination, unpaid wages, failure to
return personal property, and defamation,"
according documents on the Board agenda for Jan
16. The claim, a legal step required before filing a
suit in court, was denied by the Board.
In the initial lawsuit, Hutchings and van Pelt are
accused of soliciting bribes, cigars, limo service,
prostitutes, and a first-class excursion in India in
exchange for the $5 million lighting contract for the
school.
In turn, van Pelt and Hutchings filed a cross¬
complaint against LED Global, alleging conspiracy
to commit fraud and to slander them. That com¬
plaint was eventually dropped without prejudice
in an earlier hearing because their representatives
were failed to reply to motions made against them.
A new hearing in the LED Global suit against
van Pelt and Hutchings is scheduled to take place
on Feb. 27.
In the second case LED Global filed against the
District, a hearing has been scheduled for March
12.
Justin Clay/ Courier
Dean of Academic Affairs Ofelia Arellano goes over
notes in her office on Wednesday. Arellano is in her
first semester as Dean of Academic Affairs, an
entirely new position on campus.