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Tips On
The Care of
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By Lisa Acosta
News Editor
The relatively large number of
crimes committed on campus in¬
dicate that students and staff need
to guard their belongings more
carefully.
Eighty per cent of thefts involve
female students. Women, in par¬
ticular, are leaving purses, wallets
and other such items on tables
where they can easily be stolen.
Frequently, these are emptied and
then dumped and found blocks
away from campus. This article
offers useful tips for protecting
valuable posessions.
Available through Dean Kauti’s
office in the Campus Center,
school lockers provide a good way
of keeping items secure. If you
must bring valuables to school,
secure them inside your car.
Leave everything of value out of
sight. Students should remember
to always lock their cars.
When shopping in the bookstore,
always put your belongings in one
of the lockers located inside the
entry, just to your left. If the
lockers in the bookstore were used
more; the school would un¬
doubtedly purchase more.
Bicycles are constantly reported
stolen. The safety office advises
cyclists to spend money on the best
lock available. Ten speed bicycles
can be safely secured by removing
the front wheel, putting it next to
the rear wheel and locking both
wheels and the frame together.
Motorcyclists should place
helmets in school lockers or se¬
curely lock them to the motorcy¬
cle.
The safety office feels that very
few thieves break into lockers or
take the time to steal secured
items. They usually snatch valu¬
ables that are easily available. Be
aware of people around you and
watch out for your property. Call
the safety office, 578-7484 if you
see any suspicious people that you
believe don’t belong on campus.
Members of the campus com¬
munity should work together to
eiminate crime.
KICKIN' BACK — Cam Van Tram enjoys the hot summer weather while taking some time to
relax by the mirror pools. —Courier photo by Mike Luna
Mirror Pool Project Proposed
By Keith Gustafson
Staff Writer
For years the PCC mirror pools
were once a beautiful sight for
students to reflect upon, now they
have become a better place for
trash and debris due to main¬
tenance problems that shut them
down over three years ago.
At a meeting held last semester,
Bob McDaniel, member of the
Campus Beautification Commit¬
tee, recommended Neill Noble and
Steve Smith to design the mirror
pool project. Noble is an architect
who graduated from PCC and went
on to graduate from USC.
At the April 30 meeting mem¬
bers of the committee decided to
introduce a mirror pool proposal to
the Board of Trustees that would
provide an open lawn area for
students, large plaza with curving
wall seat; simple large fountain
bowl, contrasting paving materials
and tree lined walks on either side.
At the Board of Trustees meet¬
ing on June 14, Noble and Smith
presented the plan for the mirror
pool project. They explained to the
board that the project would take
six to nine months construction
time and would cost the school
$300,000.
The budget situation, still uncer¬
tain, will play a major role in the
approval of the plan. Minor repairs
of the pools is possible but this
would only last for three years,
said Dr. Henry P. Kirk, assistant
to the president and head of the
Campus Beautification Commit¬
tee, “The present system has no
method of filtration or automatic
filling system. Maintenance costs
are very expensive due to the
hours it takes the individuals to
drain the system clean it out and
replace the water. The roots of the
trees have torn holes in the bottom
of the pools, it can no longer hold
water.” He adds, “ the board
would have to come up with $90,000
of the money. The Beautification
Committee would go out and raise
over $200,000. “People in Pasadena
are very interested in this project
donations will not be hard to find.”
The Cultural Heritage Commission
and the Pasadena Historical Soci¬
ety have taken a special interest in
the project.
Foster Parents Have
New Training Program
By Keith Gustafson
Staff Writer
PCC will team up with Citrus, Mount San Antonio and Glendale
community colleges in an effort that will try to provide an adequate
foster care training program for members of the community.
According to Ann Reynolds, supervisor of continuing education, the
department is in the process of hiring a director and facilitator for the
program. The director will make sure the program runs smoothly from
the administrative point of view while the facilitator will organize the
class and work with the advisory committee to ensure community input.
The committee will consist of representatives from local foster parent
organizations and members of the community.
“The purpose of the classes is to assist foster parents in dealing with
problems unique to that type of parenting,” said Reynolds. “One
objective of the class will be to set up a support group outside of class for
parents that need extra help.”
She adds, “Over 900 foster parents are identified inside the
boundaries of the program. It is important that we serve those parents
and their special needs.”
According to Dr. Vernon Halcromb, administrative dean of occupa¬
tional education, the program is now waiting for word from the state on
when it will receive the funds. The money needed will come from the
state’s foster children and parent training fund. “The purpose of this
program is to provide something for the students and the community,”
said Halcromb. “The average age of PCC students is 27. Many of our
students can benefit from this program.”
At the Board of Trustees meeting on July 11, the Board authorized
the district to participate as a member of the consortium, in the Foster
Parent Training Program, An application for funding ($3000) was also
submitted during the meeting.
“This is not costing the college anything more.. .they are just
clarifying that some Of my time will be spent working with this project”
said Reynolds. “The state funds and the ADA (average daily attendance)
will generate enough money to pay for the salaries of the teacher,
facilitator and director.” She adds, “We hope to start this program by
the Fall semester. The initial grant is for one year but we hope it lasts
much longer.”
Library Changes Include Cameras and Computers
By Linda Friday
Arts Editor
People who think the library is
only for locating books, should look
again. The PCC library has many
changes in store that can help all
students, faculty and the surround¬
ing community.
Hopefully a new on-line card
catalog system will be installed by
the start of Fall semester. Then,
the library user will be able to
locate a book by title, author or
subject using computer terminals.
Thanks to a donation by
Polaroid, six Autofocus Instant
Land Cameras will also be avail¬
able for loan beginning in the fall.
By Christmas a new micro com¬
puter will be installed that can be
used for gathering resources. Just
by punching in a general subject, a
list of books, periodicals and news¬
papers pertaining to the subject
will be listed in bibliography form.
The computer could save the stu¬
dent valuable research time. Al¬
though cost per use has yet to be
determined, Kim said that the fee
would probably be around $5. With
over 110,000 volumes of books in
circulation, 6000 reels of micro¬
film, 900 paperbacks, 358 period¬
icals, 3000 cassettes and 500 re¬
cords, the library provides an
abundance of information and
entertainment.
For a mere $1.40, a card holder
can take advantage of the inter-
library loan program, if the PCC
library doesn’t have the volume he
needs, a book will arrive from the
Pasadena Public Library within
four or five days. If he has two
weeks to spare, he can even bor¬
row a book from England.
Since the library covers every¬
thing from architecture to zoology,
it would seem to have something
for everyone. But according to
Joanne Kim, librarian , many
areas of interest are either not as
complete or as current as they
might be. “The library goes by
demand,”. The least utilized,
therefore, the least upgraded
areas are the engineering and
technology, and science collec¬
tions.
As with most things, money is
always a stumbling block in im¬
proving the library’s resources,
Kim said. The magazine budget
has been the same for the last
eight years and yet subscription
prices have tripled in that time.
However, the board has slowly
been reallocating funds to allow
the library to function at its best.
But limited funding hasn’t kept
Kim from initiating new pro¬
grams. The detection system is
paying for itself as it deters people
from illegally removing library
property.
Not just a retreat from the
weather, the library is a cor¬
nucopia of information, electronic
wizardry and the best in personal
service.
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