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PCC Courier, June 01, 1984
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PCC
COURIER
Pacifying Perkins
Palace
See Photo Essay pg. 5
VOL. 57, NO.
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
JUNE 1, 1984
Summer Fest Fashion Show Saturday
EXERCISE IN STYLE — As demonstrated by students Denni Young, left,
Lori Costello and Rose Wolf. —courtesy of Ted soqui
Students Join with Pros
“That California Feeling” June 2
fashion show begins promptly at 1 p.m.
tomorrow with a festive luncheon in the
mirror pool area. The summer fest
continues through the afternoon with
live music, a variety of fashions and
entertainment. Students, faculty and
staff can purchase tickets today at the
college bank for $5. Tickets will also be
available at the show. Public general
admission is $10.
Staged to benefit the college and the
community, the project began in a
public relations class as a scholar¬
ship/charity fundraiser. With the help
of student Phyllis Herbert, com¬
munication student Ron Siders has
blended student and professional par¬
ticipation in behind-the-scenes duties
and on the stage. It has become one of
the biggest community events ever
attempted at the college, according to
Siders, project administrative direc¬
tor.
A number of local specialty clothiers
will show men’s and women’s fashions
ranging from swimwear to casual and
career attire. Outfits will be modeled
by both students and professionals.
Additional entertainment provided
by Mary Lou Privett’s' Jazz Ensemble
features The Lady Shortcakes and The
Young Cereal Breakers. For the ath¬
letic enthusiasts, a Glendale health spa
presents its aerobics team wearing the
newest exercise look.
To do legwork and other promotional
tasks, Siders has recruited several
students including Herbert, who is the
fashion director. For other necsessary
aspects of putting on a fashion show, he
has enlisted forteen college or com¬
munity groups to get involved in spon¬
soring or underwriting the student
project. Herbert said, it could be the
most exciting, entertaining presenta¬
tion to be staged in Pasadena.
Tickets also are available off campus
at the Pasadena and Monrovia
branches of California Federal Sav¬
ings, Arcadia Studio of Dance, and
Rosie’s Country Kitchen of Altadena.
Futher information is available by con¬
tacting Siders at 578-7130 or 578-7207.
THE CALIFORNIA LOOK — Students Monica Auzenne, left. Heather
Wukilich and Stacy Marikian model that look.
— Courtesy of Douglas R. Burrows
Library Funding Increased, Head Position To Be Filled
By Lisa Lowery
Assistant News Editor
The library funds proposed in the 1984-85
preliminary budget have been increased by
almost $80,000 over last year’s budget.
Severe budgets cuts last spring forced The
library staff to operate the facility without a
head librarian and two technical service librar¬
ians. However last March, one technical librar¬
ian was reinstated, said William Weitzel, senior
reference librarian.
Last week the approximate $40 million
budget proposal, presented to the Board of
Trustees by Dr. John Casy, superintendent
president, included $390,557 for campus library
funding. The budget, which Casey calls a "stand
still budget” or one that will change little, is in
the first of a four phase budgetary plan.
Adjustments, approval and publication will be
made prior to the fall sesmester.
At the time of the administrative reorganiza¬
tion in March, the board approved filling the
head librarian position. Within a week to 10
days the job description and qualifications will
be announced and opened up to applicants,
according to Robert Miller, assistant dean of
instruction.
After a sufficient amount of time for appli¬
cants to respond, a five member committee,
formed of members representative of the Fac¬
ulty Senate, the library, the council of depart¬
ment chairs and the instructional administra¬
tion, will interview the applicants. A second
level interview session may be necsessary,
however, Miller said.
Pending board approval, the new head
libarian will resume duties in the fall. The head
librarian position oversees the three divisions
of the library, provides leadership for the staff,
and acts as laision between the library and the
administration, according to Miller.
Operating without that position filled, the
administrative responsibilities have been taken
over by Miller, who is administrative super¬
visor of the library and five other cost centers.
In addition to the three library staff positions,
four other library personnel were laid off or
transferred. He said that then the staff was
reorganized to service the patron rather than
adequately staffing the technical positions of
acquisitioning and cataloging materials.
Miller said he expects the amount alloted in
the budget to increase due to special needs
requests totaling $64,880. The requests cover
such needs as increasing the supply of books
and periodicals. He also said library hours may
be extended in the fall depending on additional
funding for staff.
Casey said the additional funding requests
from all areas of the college total $4 million,
and all are pending additional state funding.
As a staff member for 30 years, Weitzel said
he is grateful to Casey and the board for the
renewed interest in the library, and he is
pleased the new board members recognize the
importance of a library to an institution.
Registration Still Open,
Summer Session Begins
By Pat Francis
Feature Editor
Permits to register, and applications
for admission, are now available for
the 1984 summer Intersession and fall
semester.
If you are a continuing student and
plan to attend summer classes, priority
registration dates have already passed.
However, you may still obtain your
permit to register in Room D200. Sum¬
mer school begins June 18, and con¬
cludes July 27.
Priority registration for new and re¬
entering students takes place today and
Monday. Applications for admission
are available in Room C208.
A recent board action eliminated the
drop fee that had been levied at regis¬
tration. A revised procedure begins
with the summer session. A student
will pay the fee when he initiates a
class drop request ($10 per class, not to
exceed $20). July 13 is the last drop
date for any of the six-week summer
courses.
Students will pay both material fees
and the traditional health fee, reduced
to $2.50 for summer sessions. Spring
parking permits will be honored for
summer school. Summer-only tags
may be purchased for $4, payable at
registration.
Unless a student makes prior ar¬
rangements with the instructor, he
must be dropped from the class roster
if he does not attend the first meeting.
Late arrivals for the first session may
also be dropped as well as students who
miss the second class without notifying
the instructor in advance.
Applications and registration per¬
mits are also available for the fall
semester, which begins Sept. 10.
Priority registration for continuing stu¬
dents runs Aug. 15 through Aug. 23; the
priority dates for new and re-entering
students are Aug. 24 to Sept. 4. Between
Sept. 5 and 7, students may add or drop
classes without penalty.
Tuition will not be levied until the
fall semester.
Should a student encounter difficulty
meeting the tuition/enrollment fees, a
waiver or grant covering costs may be
available. When determining
eligibility, the following criteria is
used; you must be receiving benefits
from Aid to Families with Dependent
Children, Social Security Disability, or
General Assistance (Relief). The fam¬
ily income must be $12,000 or less for
students living with their parent(s) and
heads of household, who are married
and have two or more dependents. A
single, self-supporting student’s in¬
come can not exceed $5,500 and he must
have applied for and been determined
to be eligible for financial aid pro¬
grams.
Further information can be obtained
at the Financial Aid Office, Room
D205, or by calling 578-7401.
Trip to Ireland
Small Group Planned
By Karen Gury
News Editor
Katie Peters, speech pathologist
special services, will escort her
seventh group to Ireland and Eng¬
land this summer.
"Ireland’s size, 300 miles by about
150 miles at its wider points, is
deceiving," said Peters. "Many
Americans think that they can go all
over the island but that’s not the
way to see Ireland,” she said. "In
Ireland you're dealing with narrow,
winding roads, old men with walking
sticks, hedgerows and stone walls so
that you don’t have much visibility.
Plus if you try to see Ireland that
way you really aren't going to enjoy
it, "Peters said.
Leaving Los Angeles on July 3 the
group will travel to Shannon Airport
at Limmerick. The itinerary lists a
tour to Bunratty Castle, built in the
15th century. After an overnight stay
in Limmerick, Peters’ group will
depart the next day by motorcoach
for Galway.
Seven days will be spent touring
Ireland. Journeying from Lim¬
merick in the west to Donegal in the
north, they will wind their way to
Dublin on the east coast. Four days
in Dublin allows time for antique
shopping, for traveling east and
south through the countryside and
attending the world famous Abbey
Theatre before taking the boat to
Wales.
Eight days in England affords
time to see many of the sights in
Chester, York, Cambridge, and see¬
ing the award winning play "Cats”
in London. The returnf light to Los
Angeles on July 23 will be a day
flight.
The program, costing $2,198 from
Los Angeles, is a good travel value
for this summer. This cost includes
hotel rooms with bath including full
Irish or English breakfasts, apex air
far, two banquets, ticket to “Cats”
in London, all transportation via
motorcoach, boat, and airport trans¬
fers overseas and flight bag. Some
sightseeing and entrance fees as
listed in the brochure are included
also.
It is possible to have fun, ex¬
perience something new and earn
4.7 continuing education credit units
this summer.
The twenty day trip, offered
through continuing education, com¬
munity services and the Consortium
for International Education at
Irvine is open to anyone. The group
will be small in number, ten to
twelve people.
Applications are available in
C117. Additional information is
available from Peters 7062.
Budget Cuts Force Board To Lay Off Classified
Campus Public Information Office Director Terminated
By Michael Doyle
Sports Editor
Bob Gomperz, public relations director for the last
12 years, has been terminated. The Board of Trustees
eliminated his position at the May 23 meeting.
The board’s action continued the reorganization
plan presented by Dr. John Casey, superintendent-
president, last March. Dr. Steven Cerra, vice presi¬
dent of instruction and John Madden, vice president
of administrative services were reassigned to the
classroom as part of that plan.
Both the termination of Gomperz’s post and re¬
assignment of the vice presidents take effect July 1.
According to Casey, the termination did not relate
to Gomperz’s job performance but to economics.
“The philisophy being that we’re doing everything we
can to ‘lean down’ so we (the college) can be more
efficient,” said Casey. “There is simply a need for
administrative lay offs,” he said.
Prior to the board action, Norka Manning, an 11-
month employee of the college, assisted Gomperz in
the Public Information Office. Manning will be
retained and will work through Casey’s office. Her
job consisted chiefly of writing press releases for the
college, a function she will continue to do after July 1.
Gomperz was informed of the termination by
Casey a week and a half before the board meeting.
“The announcement really came as a blow. When
something like this happens, you can’t just say you
have no emotions about being released,” Gomperz
said.
Gomperz feels that at first glance, the budget of his
office looks overinflated and unnecessary. Functions
of the Public Information Office include issuing press
releases, publishing the schedule of classes, the
community services schedule, and an in-house news¬
letter which is distributed to faculty and staff.
According to Gomperz, his office converses a great
deal with the media and the public over the telephone.
“It’s almost like being a switchboard,” he said.
“Casey says he considers public relations and
public information vital to the college. He (Casey)
just has a different means of doing it,” said Gomperz.
Gomperz said he feels that Casey’s personal style of
management may be just what PCC needs.
Prior to coming to PCC 12 years ago, Gomperz was
a communications officer for the Los Angeles Com¬
munity College District. Since coming to PCC, he has
served under five superintendent presidents. During
the first three, the size and functions of his office
increased.
As the college has experienced financial dif¬
ficulties, the Public Information Office has been
slowly dismantled. “I was here as the office de¬
veloped. I also had the not so enviable task of
dismantling the program over the years,” said
Gomperz.
The framework of Casey’s reorganization plan
calls for the elimination of the college’s four vice
presidents. In their place will be two assistant
superintendents, one for education and the other for
administration.
Five Hundred Graduate,
Ceremony on June 1 8
On Friday, June 15, at 5:30 p.m. over
500 students will be gathering in the
quad for the 1984 graduation com¬
mencement exercises. Family and
friends of the graduates are invited.
The festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. but
the graduates are to be in the quad at
5:30 p.m. Dr. Charlie M. Knight, super¬
intendent of Lynwood School District,
will be speaking along with valedic¬
torian Gretchen Berger. Some of the
trustees will be present as will the
faculty. The PCC Swing Band will also
be attending to provide music. Other
valedictorians are Gayle Allen,
Pamela A. Gram, Vicki Misun Ha and
Erich Christian Strauss. Representing
OMD will be past president Debbie
Gehlken.
Graduation ceremonies should con¬
clude by 8:30 or 9 p.m. There will be a
reception in the quad immediately fol¬
lowing the exercises.
Those students wearing golden stoles
on their commencement gowns are
members of Alpha Gamma Sigma, a
statewide scholarship organization for
community college students. Among
other qualification, they must be in the
top 10 percent of the class. Alpha
Gamma Sigma’s pinning ceremony will
be held June 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Forum. At this ceremony the students
receive their permanent membership
in the organization.
Another of the several groups having
various graduation ceremonies in the
next two weeks is the nursing gradu¬
ates. Sixty-three students will have
their pinning ceremony on June 14 at 7
p.m. in Sexson Auditorium.
Deadline to petition for summer
graduation is July 3.
—Stephanie Jensen
Supervisor Campaigns
Small Group A ttends
Even the 30 off-campus visitors and
PCC members present could not make
up for the apparent lack of interest
evidenced last Thursday, when Super¬
visor Mike Antonovich held a question
and answer session on campus. Though
Antonovich had arrived for the meeting
35 minutes late, only one person re¬
fused to wait.
The Supervisor commented briefly
about the upcoming Olympics and the
problems he foresees for the Los Ange¬
les area before commenting on the up¬
coming primary on June 5.
Negating the validity of reports that
District Attorney Robert Philobosian’s
staff voted against him (Philobosian),
Antonovich said, "Philobosian’s staff
supports him fully, but the Board of
Directors oppose him. They prefer the
fringe benefits and a raise in salary Ira
Reiner has promised them if he is
elected. I believe some people have
placed their own vested interests for
economic gain over what is good for the
people. We need a person like Mr.
Philobosian, who represents law en¬
forcement. A person who has already
proven himself a strong prosecutor.”
Addressing what he sees to be a
disturbing attitude prevalent among
today’s U.S. youth — espousing con¬
demnation of capitalism — Antonovich
offered, “It’s due to a serious lack of
information as to the values of a free
society and free- market system. If
they would contrast capitalism and
freedom with communism and
fascism, they would see that the free-
market society creates prosperity and
a higher standard of living, while the
authoritative societies create short¬
ages and poverty." He recommended
the recent nobel prize-winner in eco¬
nomics, Milton Friedman, as a source
for better understanding of America's
economic principles.
Not everyone present agreed with
Antonovich's viewpoints, but most who
offered their opinion planned to support
him in his bid for re-election this
November. — E'Lisa Kennedy