MECHA Loan
Sparks Debate
CHICANA AWARDS— PCC hosted an awards
banquet to honor Chicana women who have done
much to foster the development of their people as
well as enhance their status as women. From left,
they are Cora Almarez, Erlinda Ruiz, Janet Pereda,
Maxine Casso, Mary Alice Cervera, Rosemary
Weiner, Yolanda Venegas, Mary Luise Isenberg,
Linda Bernal and Myrna Prieto. The winners are
Ms. Cervera and Ms. Ruiz.
MECHA, a Chicano student organization, may face
disciplinary action if it doesn't repay a $750 ASB Board loan.
The board loaned MECHA the money as part of a $1500
proposal to help cover the estimated costs of the week-long
Cinco de Mayo celebration. Originally, half of the $1500 was
to be a grant, while the other half was to be repaid at an
unspecified date.
During the last ASB Board session, Jim Brownfield,
ASB president, asked Gene Vasquez, MECHA represen¬
tative, to advise the board as to the status of the loan.
Vasquez stated that the celebration was a success and
MECHA did make enough money to repay the loan.
“However,” continued Vasquez, “we would like to
postpone a financial report until next week.”
After hearing the request, Brownfield accused Vasquez
of dragging his feet and mentioned that the board had been
asking for a financial report for over two weeks.
This prompted Vasquez to respond, “We (MECHA)
understand we have an obligation to the board, but, due to
the fact that the ASB Board has not been able to effectively
organize activities for all students, we took the respon¬
sibility for providing those activities and, therefore, we
shouldn’t have to repay the loan.”
Expanding on his statement, Vasquez said that the
board set spending precedents with the MECHA proposal
giving the Chicano organization a 50 per cent loan and a 50
per cent grant. The following week, however, the board
ignored the precedent and granted $1950 to the BSU,
requiring only a small percentage of the profits to be paid
back.
This, according to the MECHA representative, was
unfair and was the reason he wanted to postpone repaying
the loan.
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Brownfield didn’t agree with Vasquez, saying that the
BSU proposal and the MECHA proposal weren't related.
Other members of the board expressed the opinion that
MECHA had contracted the debt and should be willing to
pay it back.
Brownfield then said, “We approved of MECHA’s
programs, but, if they do not meet their obligations, then
their credibility as an organization is lost.”
The ASB president also mentioned possible ’disciplinary
action, including future restrictions on borrowing money.
Vasquez finally promised to bring a full financial
statement to the next board meeting, but he didn’t commit
himself to repaying the loan. Instead, the Chicano
representative hinted that he may submit a new proposal
rather than pay the debt.
The proposal, according to Edward Hernandez, MECHA
adviser, might be similar to the one MECHA submitted to
the ASB Board last year. MECHA borrowed $700 on a half
loan, half grant basis. When it came time to repay the loan,
MECHA agreed to repay it, but immediately requested a
$350 grant for a MECHA book loan.
Hernandez said the board approved the proposal and a
Chicano book loan was established.
Any funds which MECHA might receive from the board
will probably be used to increase the size of the book loan,
added Hernandez. This would make it available to more
Chicano students.
After the meeting was adjourned, Brownfield expressed
his views on board spending. He said, “I hope that future
boards get out of the business of loans— either give it (the
money) away, or forget it.”
Cosmetology Student
Wins Hairstyle Award
Vol. 35, No. 29
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
June 1 , 1973
PCC Teacher Goes to England
on Fullbright Exchange Program
Fay E. Chandler, assistant professor
of English is going to England this fall
as a Fullbright exchange teacher.
She will teach at the University of
London’s Institute of Education, St.
Mary’s College in Twickenham,
Middlessex.
A briefing in Washington D. C.
during the first week of August will
allow Ms. Chandler to meet with her
exchange teacher, John Iddon. He will
teach at PCC for two semesters. His
courses will be in English literature
and composition.
..Ms. Chandler expects to teach a
seminar on American drama. She
expects to cover authors Eugene
O’Neill, Henry Miller, Tennessee
Williams and Edward Albee in the
course. She will also be teaching
English methods. Ms. Chandler’s only
regret is that she cannot teach
American Indian literature. “But I
have ways of working it into the
discussion,” she said.
While Ms. Chandler is being ac¬
companied on her adventure by her
husband and three children, Iddon will
have to make the many adjustments
without the help of a family. He will,
however, find one very familiar thing
waiting for him in Pasadena.
To make things easier for all con¬
cerned the Chandlers and Iddons
agreed to an even exchange of houses
and cars, not realizing that a Morris
Minor was to be found in either garage.
Six teachers from Southern
California will leave for Europe on the
exchange program to spend one school
year in a foreign country. Ms. Chan¬
dler will be back at PCC for the fall
semester, 1974.
NEW PRESIDENT — Gene
Vasquez is the new president¬
elect. Other winners included
Robert Wright for vice president
and Glenn Perry Ehlig for athletic
president.
In the past, PCC students have
earned for themselves and their school
various awards and prizes.
However, Darlene Medrano, a
second year cosmetology student at
PCC, has brought to the campus for the
first time, a first place award from the
20th Annual Hairstyling Show, spon¬
sored by the National Association of
Cosmetology Teachers.
“Hair On The Move” was the theme
of this year’s contest held Saturday,
May 20, at Golden West College. PCC
students competed through the finals
in three of the four categories : evening
haristyles, daytime hairstyles, artistic
division and quick service. It was in
this last category that Ms. Medrano
place first.
The quick service category con-
sised of a method of blow drying and
curling which is rapidly gaining
popularity in salons throughout the
country, according to Ken Kolle,
cosmetology instructor.
He said that the current trend in hair
fashions today is the “small head”
look-not the large and exaggerated
hair fashions which were so popular a
short time ago.
“The competition was tremendous,”
commented Kolle. “There were about
14 contestants in each division, and
they were all very good.”
Not only were the girls judged on the
basis of the style they created and the
set and comb-out they performed at
the contest, but they had also worked
with their models for up to six weeks
before the show and were also judged"
on the hair coloring and conditioning
they had achieved during that period.
Angelia Abbadessa, a PCC student,
acted as Ms. Medrano’s model. Other
PCC contestants were Nina Picinisco
and Debbie Robinson, with Diane
Halverson and Loretta Hollier as their
models.
Among the other participating
colleges were: Cerritos, Citrus, El
Camino, Fullerton, Golden West, Los
Angeles Trade-Tech, Riverside City,
San Diego City and Santa Monica City.
Judges were representatives from
cosmetology in Southern California.
“I won’t make any predictions about
next year’s show,” said Kolle, “except
to say that we’re hosting it, so at least
we’re assured of a lot of work.”
Fashion Show Sale
The apparel arts division will
present a fashion show sale today in
R422 from 1 to 5 p.m. All types of
fashions will be there, from beach to
formal wear. All students are
welcome to attend.
Jazz Rock Concert
The Jazz-Rock Stage Band is slated
to appear this Saturday in Harbeson
Hall at 8:15 p.m. under the direction
of Glenn Stuart, assistant professor
of music. The troupe will present a
variety of songs, including some by
Ladd McIntosh, Ferguson and
Downey, and Hank Levy.
Students, Professionals Gather for Presentation
of Journalism Awards at Annual Division Banquet
PCC's Journalism Awards Banquet,
the first since the mid-’60s, attracted a
packed crowd to the Oak Knoll Inn
Saturday night.
Eleven categories, including both
writing and photography, were judged
by professionals in the media.
Lee Austin, Los Angeles Times
education writer, awarded first place
in the news category to Rosemary
Weiner, second to Tom Schrader, third
to David Rust and fourth to Steve
Cozzens.
Magazine features were judged by
Helen Schrader, editor of the Arcadia
Rust, second; Jim Douglas, third; and
Pam Beerer, fourth.
Newspaper feature winners were
Tom Schrader, first; Ms. Weiner,
second; John David, third; and Rust,
fourth. Mike Pottage, a reporter for
the Montrose Ledger was judge.
The editorial category was judged
by Bob Evans, editor and publisher of
the Sierra Madre News. Winners were
Rust, first; Schrader, second; Agnes
Leung, third; and Karen Vogel, fourth.
In the column category, Jack Smith,
Los Angeles Times columnist,
presented Ms. Weiner, first place;
third; and Rust, fourth.
Best photo series category was
selected by Wilhelm Bleckmann,
photographer. Alan Zanger won first
place; Stanley White, second; and
Mrs. Beerer, third.
Also judged by Bleckmann was the
photo feature news division. Rust
copped first place; White, second;
Hugh Levine, third; and Alan Zanger,
fourth.
Sports photo winners were picked by
Margaret Stoval, chief photographer
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CONGRATULATIONS— Fay E. Chandler, PCC assistant professor of
English, is going to England as a Fullbright exchange teacher and
will begin teaching at the University of London’s Institute of
Education this fall. Changing places with Ms. Chandler will be John
Iddon.
Annual OMD Carnival Raises
Funds and Fun on June 2
One of Pasadena’s oldest annual
events will again take place Saturday,
June 2 from 2 to 10 p.m. as OMD,
(Omicron Mu Delta) highest honorary
service organization at Pasadena City
College, holds it’s 44th annual carnival
on the PCC campus.
With the theme “Remember When,”
the carnival will begin with a 45-car
parade starting at Pasadena City Hall
at 12:30 p.m., proceeding north on
Garfield to Green St. and terminating
on the campus.
Among the car clubs participating in
the parade will be the Model T Ford
Clubs of America, and Southern
California; the Vintage Chevrolet Club
of America; the Edsel Owners Club of
America and Studebaker Owners Club
of America, Inc.
The carnival is held annually to raise
scholarship funds for deserving
students, according to OMD President
Lee Heins. While admission is free,
those attending may purchase food at
concession stands or take part in any
of the 15 attractions such as the
dunking booth, cake walk, pie
throwing booth and jail booth.
Fifteen young hopefuls for the OMD
Queen Contest will be soliciting votes
at the cost of a penny per vote. The top
seven ladies will make up the queen
and her court, which will be announced
at 8:30 p.m. In the past, queen con¬
testants have raised as much as $2,000
for scholarships during the festivities.
Dr. Sarafian
Recognized
for Service
Dr. Armen Sarafian, president of
PCC, was awarded honorary life
membership in the Pasadena
Chamber of Commerce at a banquet
held at the Pasadena Hilton Hotel
Wednesday evening.
The award was given “in recognition
for his many years of devotion to his
community and his college.” ac¬
cording to Dr. Bruce Conklin of the
committee of the Pasadena Chamber
of Commerce.
This was the 85th annual meeting
banquet of the Pasadena Chamber of
Commerce and Civic Association.
Arnold Beckman, chairman of the
board of Beckman Instruments, Inc.,
was the featured speaker.
THE BIG WINNER— Courier staff member David Rust accepts the
award for first place in the editorial writing category. Bob Evans,
presenting the award, was the judge for the category. Evans is the
editor and publisher of the Sierra Madre News.
AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST— John Fox, Courier news editor,
received the Art Ryon Award for outstanding journalism student at
the annual Journalism Awards Banquet. Presenting the award is
Dorothy Kolts, assistant professor. Fox also won a second place
award for his column and a third place for headline.
