World Cup:
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ready for
soccer fever.
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Abortion presentations ignite debate on campus
Neil Protacio
Staff Writer
In what was supposed to be a
memorial for slain American
physician Dr. George Tiller, a clash
of voices sprouted over the issue
of abortion.
With tombstones labeled with
abortion statistics and a table filled
with information brochures, the
PCC Feminism Club banded
together on May 27 in order to
spread awareness of abortion
rights.
"We don't want more abor¬
tions," said Marissa Anderson,
mathematics major and a member
of the Feminism Club. "We just
want to keep women safe and
abortions legal and accessible."
Coincidentally, the commemo¬
ration to Dr. Tiller who was killed
in 2009 by an abortion foe, came
face to face with Justice For All's
yearly anti-abortion outreach
exhibit, which was designed to
lure eyes towards the towering
imagery of newly aborted fetuses
and genocide victims.
"The pictures are a reality," said
Rebecca Haschke, a representative
from Justice For All. "There's truth
attached to them."
According to Joanna Wagner, a
Justice For All volunteer, the goal
is to not convert people's values.
Rather, it is to openly discuss their
concerns.
"We want to begin a dialogue,"
Wagner said. "When people
protest, it shows they care. But it's
disappointing when people pass
by and say they don't care."
Justice For All, an organization
based in Wichita, Kansas, was
invited to the campus by the PCC
club Marriage Open to Life and
Love Always. The exhibits have
never failed to catch attention in
three locations around campus;
however, the content has come
under fire with those who pass by
it.
"I'm very grateful to live in a
country that acknowledges the
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Feminist club member Gina Maune holds up a sign in front of Justice
For All's anti-abortion exhibit on May 27.
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Volume 101, Issue 13
"The Independent Student Voice of PCC, Serving Pasadena Since 1 91 5.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Slate
sweeps
AS board
elections
'Students For Progress'
wins all top positions
Hannah Leyva
Staff Writer
The preliminary Associated
Students election results, which
declared that all candidates from
the slate Students for Progress
won their respective positions,
were certified at the election com¬
mittee's meeting on Tuesday.
The winners are: Jamie
Hammond, AS president, Kristian
Espiritu, vice president of Internal
Affairs, Cameron White, vice pres¬
ident of Academic Affairs, Matilde
Restrepo, vice president of Student
Services, Samantha Yu, vice presi¬
dent of Business Affairs, Joseph
Garcia, vice president of Campus
Activities, Ashley Jackson, vice
president of Cultural Diversity,
Alexander Soto, vice president of
External Affairs, Cheslea Pack,
vice president of Public Relations,
Ahmad Kasfy, Chief Justice for the
Supreme Council, and Nolan Pack,
Student Trustee.
President-elect Hammond is
ready to bring new ideas to the
table in a time of change at PCC.
"I'm excited to be part of the
movement that will provide serv¬
ices and opportunities to students
at PCC that other colleges provide
for their students," she said. "I first
and foremost plan to advocate for
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Natalie Sehn Weber
Staff Writer
President Lisa Sugimoto opened
the Veterans Club's Memorial Day
Service on Thursday with words
of reflection and respect for indi¬
viduals who fight for their civil lib¬
erties.
Miniature American flags filled
the lawn behind the more than 35
Concerns
emerge over
choices for
top PCC spot
Speakers at board meeting, private gathering
urge review of more candidates for president
Courier
Students for Social Justice held another event in front of the Mirror
Pools on Tuesday to remember the many fallen military personnel.
Campus honors military in
Memorial Day ceremonies
attentive participants who listened
as Sugimoto and several veterans
spoke in front of the black granite
wall that dominates PCC's War
Memorial Court.
Sugimoto said honoring those
who served and died for their
country on just Memorial Day was
insufficient.
"We should be honoring and
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Barbara Beaser
Editor-in-Chief
Concerns about the two finalists
for PCC president were aired at
the Board of Trustees meeting
Wednesday night and at a private
meeting attended by major cam¬
pus groups on Friday.
A parade of speakers
Wednesday urged the board to
consider more than the two candi¬
dates who are currently finalists
for the position. Most agreed that
the two are not a good fit with
PCC.
According to those who attend¬
ed the Friday meeting representa¬
tives from the Associated
Students, The Faculty Association,
Classified Senate and the
Instructional Support Services
Unit attended.
They discussed the selection of
Desdemona Cardoza, provost and
vice president for academic affairs
at CSU LA, and Mark Rocha, pres¬
ident of West Los Angeles College.
Board of Trustees President Hilary
Bradbury-Huang hosted the meet¬
ing at her house, with Trustee Bill
Thomson attending.
English professor and Faculty
Association President Roger
Marheine attended the meeting.
"We have a general consensus
that neither candidate is ade¬
quate," said Marheine.
Bradbury-Huang disagreed.
"The two represent different
pathways for the college," she
said. "We have brought the finest
candidates. I say that with 100 per¬
cent confidence."
The AS Executive Board chose
not to endorse either candidate
last week.
"The process is flawed," said
Student Trustee Brian Abadia.
Speaking for the board,
Bradbury-Huang said that there
had been three candidates, but one
of them dropped out at the very
last minute.
President of AS Allen Tsay dis¬
agreed that the process was
flawed, but added, "I'm not happy
with either of them."
Jason Herbert, AS vice president
of academic affairs, said that the
meeting lasted about 90 minutes.
Herbert said that those at the
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