PCC Courier, June 05, 1981

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The veterans are demanding a meeting with President Reagan. —Courier photo by Larry Goren By Alex Spada Opinion Editor Ron Kovic, a Vietnam veteran and PCC student, has entered his third week sitting in at a Veterans Adminis¬ tration hospital in support of hunger strikers there protesting treatment and conditions at VA hospitals. Kovic said the strikers have vowed to strike “until the death” despite pleas to end their fast. The veterans gathered at the Wadsworth VA hospital in Westwood are demanding a meeting with President Reagan to discuss “the need for a full-scale investigation of the VA, Agent Orange (a defoliant) and delayed stress syndrome,” Kovic said. Although two hunger strikers col¬ lapsed and were hospitalized this week and VA officials announced independ¬ ent physicians will evaluate medical care at two VA hospitals in Los Ange¬ les, the veterans said they would not give up their protest. The protestors also indicated this week they would not leave the hospital despite an order from Congress to allow former soldiers to be treated at VA hospitals for ill¬ nesses related to Agent Orange. Plea Rejected The veterans rejected a plea last week from Robert 0. Muller, executive director of the Vietnam Veterans of America, to end the hunger strike on the grounds the Reagan Administration had acted in a “commendable manner” in replying to their demands. Muller sent his message in regard to a letter sent last week by Dr. Donald Custis, the newly named administrator of veterans affairs. In his letter Custis said there would be no staff reduction of VA hospitals. The Veterans of Amer¬ ica, the Muller message said, “do not support your continuing protest.” “I think it was a huminatarian gesture,” Kovic said of the Muller message, “but I feel we can’t stop this strike; it has to continue.” Claiming support from the public and veterans. Kovic said, “I think in time Bobby Muller will inderstand why we had to do this strike and why we have decided to continue it.” Only “a meeting with the President” would stop the strike, he said. Cause Misunderstood County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn also urged the strikers not to “starve themselves until the death,” when he visited the encampment outside the hospital early this week. Hahn said he would ask the county Veterans Depart¬ ment to prepare a report on the situ¬ ation at the hospital. “I think they have a cause that’s not understood,” Hahn said. “I hope the President will issue the necessary directive to have their cause heard and investigated. It’s a worthy cause and a worthy appeal.” “It’s much more than a bunch of veterans asking for some crumbs off a cake,” Kovic said, “it’s the whole soul of this nation that’s at stake and I think we’re in the forefront of that fight.” The veterans want a full-scale in¬ vestigation of the Veterans Adminis¬ tration and its hospitals, further stud¬ ies into the jungle defoliant Agent Orange which was used during the Vietman War and is the source of health complaints from many Vietnam veterans and the declaration of delayed stress syndrome as a disease. They also want a re-evaluation of the GI bill. Homecoming Wanted “We cannot and will not end this strike until we are assured by the President and the American people (Continued on Page 6) Record Number of Voters Elect Trustee Perfect GPA Earns Valedictorian Honor By Leslie Sheinbaum Copy Editor Three students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average, Liselotte B. Runde, Charlene Marie Chapman and Mark A. Metheny, will share the hon¬ ors as co-valedictorians at commence¬ ment ceremonies June 12 at 6:30 p.m. Mrs. Runde will present a speech to some 1200 fellow graduates entitled, “Public Education and Its Social Eco¬ nomic and Political Benefits.” Liselotte Runde A re-entry student majoring in Early Childhood Education, Mrs. Runde worked for nine years as an assistant in the parent education department at PCC while at the same time starting her part time studies more than 10 years ago. She presently works as a teacher at the Hastings Ranch Nursery School, where she will continue after graduation. The mother of three chil¬ dren Mrs. Runde will be joined in he Charlene M. Chapman Mark A. Metheny Learning Disabled Aided By New Summer Course ceremonies by her son, Hermann, who will be graduating at the same time as his mother. Another son, Karl, also attends PCC. Charlene Chapman Ms. Chapman graduated from Tem¬ ple City High School in 1979 and has majored in legal secretarial services here while also working part time as a secretary at the Huntington Sheraton Hotel. After graduation, she will be¬ come the secretary to the senior vice president of the Sheraton Corporation. She credits the training she received at PCC with helping her obtain the skills necessary for that position. Mark Metheny A former truck-driver and presently a political science major, Metheny plans to attend UCLA and study pre¬ law courses. While attending school he also has worked full time for the Association for Retarded Citizens as a recreational therapist. “It surprises me that I’ve actually done it (attained a 4.0 average), Metheny said, after admitting to a “C” average at Palm Springs High School. “It doesn’t take great intelligence, it takes motivation, determination and deciding how to allot your time,” he said. Echoing the sentiments of the other two valedictorians, he said that PCC is an excellent community college academically and that the enthusiasm of is teachers motivated him to excel. Earning a record number of votes, Joe Krovoza was elected as the new student trustee of PCC. Krovoza had 568 votes, a margin of 223 from his closest competitor. The election, held May 27 and 28, was protested by Barte Masicarelli, one of the candidates, on several grounds, none of which A1 Kauti, dean of Student Activities, Jennifer McKinney, Student Activities adviser, or Mike Bozeman, elections commissioner, felt were ade¬ quate to disqualify the election. The protest was made before the ballots were counted, and the decision was made after complaints of unfair cam¬ paigning practices were reviewed. Krovoza, who is presently Freshmen Class President, will officially take office in July. He has served as presi¬ dent of the pre-registration program, has been active in college council, the Bookstore committee and the student personnel committee. Krovoza feels that his major contribution has been his work on writing a new ASB con¬ stitution. “I recognize the student trustee is the only voice which students have on the highest level of college govern¬ ment. As student trustee I will work vigorously to represent the students on the level of the board of trustees,” Krovoza said.. As student trustee, Krovoza plans to form a student advisory committee which would meet every Tuesday before the board meetings to review possible student imput on agenda items. The meetings will be open to all students. “I feel that the student trustee is the most important student position on campus. It takes a lot of time and effort to be an effective student trustee, yet, the results are very re¬ warding because of the broad effects that the governing board has on the campus,” said Bob Carroll, student trustee. —Monique Meindl Election Results Joe Krovoza . 568 Barte Masciarelli . 345 Lisa Ervin . 45 Joe Krovoza Top Awards Given Students Honored Many departments announced the recipients of honors and awards this past week. Every semester each de¬ partment’s faculty gives their most deserving students these honors. A few of these honorees are given below. The art department’s Altadena Rota¬ ry Club Award for the outstanding student in the occupational education area went to Anna Pinter. William E, Regents Scholarship Is Given to PCC Student John McTeague, Supreme Council justice and senator-at-large, recently received a Regents Scholarship from the University of California at Santa Barbara. The appointment is the most distinguished recognition that Board of Regents accorded a student. “I’m overjoyed I could receive such an honor,” McTeague said. “I was quite concerned whether or not I could attend a university because of the cost, and now that I’ve received the Regents Scholarship I can attend without a financial problem. McTeague will receive an approx¬ imate $5,000 annually for two years of study at UC Santa Barbara. Presently, McTeague is the Student Senate chairman of the Course In¬ formation Committee. He was awarded the Social Science Schoparship (the Burch Award), re¬ ceived Honors Extraordinaire in the Social Science department, was tapped into OMD, and was chosen as a Center Fellow for the Study of the Presidency. Kepler and Eric Zammitt won the Ruth Estes Bissiri Memorial Scholarship. Elizabeth Arevalo won the business department’s award for superior serv¬ ice. The Merrill J. Poore Memorial Award went to Patricia M. Bucich. Douglas L. Allen received the Corcoran Memorial Award. In the social sciences department, Carolyn Tafoola Truscott was given the Jose Benigno Padilla Memorial Schol¬ arship Award. Lisa G. Jig, Stephen C. . Tedesco, and John D. McTeague were also honored with scholarships. Honorees in the English Department included scholarships for Marlly Hernandez, Linda M. Gallacher, and Helene L. Greene. Honors Ex¬ traordinary also went to Ms. Greene. Awards of Superior Merit in three different categories were given to: Scott Barrett, poetry; Elizabeth P. Lent, essay; and Drew Vickers, short story. Denise Goolsby walked away with two scholarships in the women’s physi¬ cal education department. Diane Ludt won the Monterey Park Sports Club Award. Athletes of the year in each of their various sports were: Ing Ping Liem, Diane McClain, Dori Duff and Anna Marie Bernstein. By Lisabet Seek Contributing Writer Registration has begun for Re¬ mediating Learning Disabilities 109, to be offered this summer, pending suffi¬ cient enrollment. The class is offered from June 22 to Aug. 1, Monday through Thursday, 1:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Emy Lu Weller, who is teaching the course this summer, said it will be geared primarily toward dealing with adolescents and adults with learning disabilities, although the techniques taught are applicable for children. The course teaches techniques to help the learning disabled develop reading, writing, listening, speaking and social skills. Students will have the opportunity to tutor students in English 403 to apply the techniques they have learned. Ms. Weller noted the special dif¬ ficulties involved in teaching the learn¬ ing disabled adult suffering from dys¬ lexia, for example. Dyslexia is an impairment marked by a reading level far below that which would be expected based on the person’s general in¬ telligence or abilities. The dyslexic adult, she said, with a second grade reading level has a greater gap between his experience and skills than would a young child. The adult can generally handle more, but he does not have the means. Because of the time limitations, it is generally quite difficult to raise that adult’s reading to a 12th grade level. A more realistic goal would be a seventh grade reading level. Handicapped 109 is the result of a recent division in the curriculum of Handicapped 108, Introduction to Learning Disabilities. The course will be -offered in the fall with more emphasis placed on chil¬ dren. For further information, students should contact Emy Lu Weller in the Learning Disabilities Center or call 578-7127 between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.