OPINION
Students learn through the
phone about new
community college fees.
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NEWS FEATURES
Granny’s place
turns one year
old.
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NEWS
Telephone registration
proves to be easy to use,
save college money.
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PASADENA CITY COLLEGE
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
VOL. 76 No. 1
THE
COURIER
SUMMER EDITION
THURSDAY
JULY 15, 1993
Tuition increases by 33 percent
□ New fees to be
implemented this
fall. The two-year
colleges ‘fared’ well,
officials say.
By ALFREDO SANTANA
Editor In Chief
In what has been considered a
dose of good news l or community
colleges, an increase from S10 to
S13 a unit was approved by Gov.
Pete Wilson as he signed this year’s
budget, scaling back steeper hikes
proposed early this year.
The new tuition fees, which were
approved on June 3 1 , the last day of
the 1992-93 fiscal year, will lake
effect this fall.
It is estimated by state college
officials that 1.5 million students
who attend the 107 two-year insti¬
tutions across the state will result
affected by the fee increase.
The state set no cap on tuition
charges, so students will have to
pay for as many units as they take.
For instance, if someone enrol Is for
a 15-unit load, he will pay S195
plus health fees and books. How¬
ever, students at PCC are assessed
Please see HIKES, back page
Costly way to college
Ever since 1984, when
attending a community
college was free, tuition has
increased, although not at
the same pace as those at
the UC and Cal State
Universities. Gov. Pete
Wilson recently signed a
$52.1 billion state budget
that calls for hikes from $10
to $13 a unit at the state’s
107 two-year institutions.
Looking beyond academia
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A general view of the 68th commencement ceremony that was held at the Mirrors Pool area.
Completion of
new library
maybe
By ENRICO PIAZZA
Associate Editor
The new Shatford library , which
was originally supposed to be com¬
pleted in April is still far from
finished. A completition date for
the SI 8-million building was later
renegotiated for June 21 due to
damages caused by the bad weather
last winter.
The only part almost completed
is the first floor, that will be the
new site of the Instructional Re¬
sources Center (ICR)and will house
radio station KPCC 89.3.
delayed
“We already started to move
some of the equipment,” said Jo¬
seph Moreau, IRC supervisor.
“We’ll have most of our furniture
there before classes start [on
Aug.17].”
But there are more wrinkles in
the library situation. As of today,
part of the third floor is stil I without
windows, making it impossible to
lay carpel and hang dry wall in
those area.
“We had planned to close the
old library on July 30, the last day
of the summer session, and reopen
on Aug. 17, the beginning of fall
Please see LIBRARY, PagelO
President picks social science head
By ALFREDO SANTANA
Editor In Chief
In a move that puts an end to a
bitter debate between the college
administrators and social science
professors, the board of trustees
last week approved President Jack
Scott’s nomination of Gretchcn Lee
Anderson, a former USC professor
and researcher in as the first
woman to head that academic de¬
partment.
Anderson, who served as assis-
tantprofessor of public administra¬
tion at USC from 1978 to 1985, was
hailed by Scott as a “consensus
builder” who will be able to work
with professors and meet the aca¬
demic needs the department re¬
quires.
Edging out about 35 other can¬
didates who applied for the chair
position, four of whom were from
within the department, Anderson
becomes the first woman to be
picked as head of the social sci¬
ences department. Replacing
Kennon G. Miedema, Anderson
will start her duties on July 26.
After graduating with a
bachelor’s degree from Purdue
University, Anderson began as a
part-time instructor at Santa
Monica College and also taught at
the Los Angeles City College for a
year.
Anderson, who is vacationing
in France, could not be reached for
comment. She is expected to return
on July 19.
Anderson furthered her educa¬
tion at University of California in
Santa Barbara, where she earned a
master’s degree in sociology. But
in 1 978 Anderson achieved another
academic goal when she received a
doctorate in urban studies from
USC.
Her expertise in that field helped
Anderson to get a job as educational
program designer for the First Afri¬
can Methodist Episcopal Church.
She also served as principal coordi¬
nator and investigator for assistant
childcare facilities research study
sponsored by UC Berkeley and CS U
Northdridge.
Please see HEAD, Page 10
Gretchen Lee
Anderson: A
closer look at her
academic career.
■ Received a B.A. from
Purdue University.
■ Earned a master's
degree from UC Santa
Barbara in sociology
■ Graduated from
USC with a doctorate
in urban studies.
■ USC professor from
1978 to 1985. UC
Berkeley researcher.