PCC Courier, June 06, 1975

GEOFFREY ELIEL JOE FISBECK TIM FULLER JANA HELTON ANNA HUIZAR JEROME SPEARS ASB Holds Elections JULIE BYERS KPCS To Air British Meet For the first time a live broadcast from the floor of the House of Com¬ mons m London. England. will be carried jointly by KPCS. the National Public Radio service (NPR) and the British Broadcasting Corporation < RRO. The House of Commons, nearly •100 years older than our Congress, has agreed to four experimental broad¬ casts conducted by the BBC. In the past only special addresses by members of Parliament were allowed to be braodcast. KPCS-FM will carry this historic broadcast Monday beginning at (»:4Г> a.m. The segment to be aired is called "Question Time." in which ministers of the government are called to answer questions by members of Parliament. The questions may be formulated either by members of the party in power or by the opposition. KPCS is located at 89.3 on the KM dial. Following the House of Commons broadcast. KPCS will provide live coverage of the 1975 Legislative Conference of the National Council of Senior Citizens on "The Problems and Prospects of Senior Citizens." The first session of the conference, held in Washington, is to run until ap¬ proximately 10:45 a m. Alter an hour break, the second session is scheduled to start at 11:45 a.m. and is expected to run until ap¬ proximately 1 : 15 p m. I!\ Put Francis Assistant City Editor (Fditor's Note: Only five candidates «ere available for comment and eight lor pictures at press time. With several changes, candidates for the dune 10-1 1 ASB election are now final Fifteen students have declared lor a total of nine offices. Contenders for the student body presidency are Lawrence (Larry) Jennings and doe Fisbeck. Fisbeck. the current Inter-Club Council president, was also the Freshman ( lass president and head of the Veterans Club in spring. 1974. Fisbeck feels his involvements qualify him lor the position "I feel that past presidents have done a real great lob in bringing the student body closer together, and I feel 1 can step into their place and continue to do the same I have worked closely with student government." Sophomore Class Proxy Julie Theresa Byers and Galinda Velasco are vying for the post of Sophomore Class head. Miss Velasco has served on the ASB Board for the past two semesters and is now the assistant pep commissioner. Geoffrey d. Fliel is running unop¬ posed for the post of AMS president. ■Fliel. the current ASB Senate treasurer, is a past president of Lancer's Signer ' former, ly Lancer's I 'oaf Clulv and was an ASB com¬ missioner. • lann Helton and Anna Huizar seek the job as AWS head. .Ms Helton cites a number of qualifications she holds. Having served on the Student Senate for three semesters, she was chosen Sonator-at- Large for spring. 1975. A member of the Sophomore Class Council, she is active in Adelphians and Spartans and was tapped this semester for membership in OMD. honorary service group on the campus. Vow s \\ ork « ith W omen's Center "If elected I « ill work closely with the Women's Center to coordinate activities and organize programs to meet the needs of all women students at PCC Many have unique problems, especially those who are coming back to school after raising families. Senate committees, and served one A free introductory lecture on transcendental meditation (TM) is to be given today at 7 : :?() p.m. in К 1 22 by TM instructor dames Glomb. Glomb is director of the Student International Meditation Society (SIMS). He «ill explain the nature and the advantages of transcendental meditation. He says after this in- Circle K’s Entry Wins OMD Crown; $2042 Collected dacquie Lee. a PCC sophomore representing Circle K. was crowned OMD Queen at the annual OMI) Spring Banquet Inst Friday evening. Miss Lee and 15 other contestants collected •^2042.20 over a two week period. This is the largest amount collected in recent years. ( h er GO per cent of the total was collected by Miss Lee and her court, comprised of six princesses, 'those girls included Vicky Bullock, second place, representing the Fngineering and Technology Department: and third place «inner Nalu Nalaakiki. «ho was sponsored by the Junior Fxecutives. The rest of the court was composed of Micki Altiveros. Filipiniana Club; Colleen Cullen. Communication Department: Carol Ann Feroni. Nursing Department: and Tonita Fernandez. PF Department. The contest was co-chaired by two new members of OMD. Rob Howell and Brad Nix. Nix told the Courier. "I fully appreciate all the help given me during the contest. 1 would like to thank all «ho helped make it a suc¬ cess. (if the total. $(100 «ill go for two in¬ coming freshmen, two to second- semester freshmen and two to graduating sophomores. Another $200 « ill go to fund the 197(1 Queen contest, and the balance «ill be placed in a special hind for future scholarships. Hopefully, soon the yearly interest will help create another scholarship. "I would also like to thank those girls «ho participated as contestants: Cheryl Samstag. Ann Jani. Anna lluzier. Roslvn Lett. Denbbie McCray. Claire Gougeon. Lynn Pcschke and Maria ( alderon .” troduction. students who want to continue « ill meet « ith him and start a session at the conscious thinking level, which ultimately develops into a finer, more abstract quality of thought. Glomb is to show evidence of how the grades and the learning ability of students «ho have engaged in the discipline improve» tremendously. "That's because through meditation they receive a deep quality of rest, deeper than sleep, and this eliminates a lot of strains and tensions." said Glomb. "Meditators settle down with their body and « ith their mind as Well. "Once they achieve this, their thinking becomes clearer and therefore more efficient, .just like when one wakes up in the morning, energetic and refreshed after a good night's sleep " ( ilomb « ill also show graphs of brain waves which compare the activity of the brain « ith and « ithout meditation. The graphs show how meditation causes brain waves to become more coherent, and to increase their magnitude. "All people kno«' is 10 per cent of their mind." said Glomb. ''.just boundaries, relativity ; they never use their full potential " He claims that, through I'M. it is possible to develop this full potential. When asked about the initial skep¬ ticism of I’M beginners. Glomb said that skepiticism is healthy. "You don't have to believe to make it «ork. you don't have to change lifestyle or religion. 'I'M is a simple mental technique; inherent in our nature as human beings. Once learned, it becomes elementary, practically auto¬ matic. like breathing." Glomb has a geology degree from the 1 niversity of Santa Barbara. He lirst engaged in TM because his room¬ mate did. and he became curious. "You can see the beneficial effects that I'M produces in the life of somebody They «ill eventually change him. and this affects the people around him N on start wondering ho« come he is not so uptight anymore and you want to find out how he did it." said Glomb. lie said more studies have been conducted on TM in five years than on psychotherapy in 50. and. because of scientific indications of TM's ef- lectiveness and validity, more people are trying it "Child care, peer group pressure and other concerns among «omen need to he met." she said. Ms. Helton said she «ill also «ork «ith the I’ep Commission to generate better school spirit. 'The presidency of Athletic Activities is being sought by Stephanie Knowles and Yolanda Brooks. \SI> Offices ( andidates for ASB Senate president are 'Tim Fuller and Jerome Spears. Fuller, a political science major, has been a Senate member for two semesters. He has chaired a number of semester as Senate historian. T have worked closely with the Senate leadership, and. in short, have gained a working knowledge of the Senate and ASB government in general" said Fuller. He has also served as student-at-large representa¬ tive to the Bookstore Management ( ommittee. Running for Senate first vice- president are Jean Hector and Boh Komoto. An active Senate representa¬ tive. Komoto has served on several student-faculty committees. "If elected. I «ill push for more student representation on the Senate." said Komoto He would like to see more 9 a.m. classes send representa¬ tives to the meetings, and would initiate a mass publicity program so that more students are aware of the Senate and its functions. Kevin Fvans is the only candidate for the seat of second vice-president. (|iia<l. Cafeteria Voting Areas Rolls « ill be open on both election days from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to election chairman Ralph Champion. Students who wish to vote must present their ID cards to an election representative. GALINDA VELASCO PCC CouHi&v VOL. 39, N0.16 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA JUNE 6, 1975 Bus Shuttle ASB Senate Plans Proposals Lecture on Meditation Scheduled This Evening By Jill Boekenoogen City Editor The ASB Senate is requesting $32.000 from the Board of Trustees to support a proposed bus shuttle system that would begin in September. 1975. The ASB has pledged an additional $20,000 that would he paid at the end of the first year, with the initial $32.000 meeting the first year's expenses. 'The bus shuttle's purpose is to alleviate the parking problem at l’GC by letting students park in lots off campus and then be bussed to campus. The Senate has been looking into a leasing arrangement «ith several bus firms. . The Senate's best lead has been Kmbree Buses, a local company « hose owner used to attend PCC. The terms Kmbree gave the Senate «ere that each bus would cost $7500 per year's lease, with an additional $100 for service. 'This service fee would take care of maintenance, driver expenses, insurance and all other operating costs 'The Senate would be leasing three buses starting in September. The areas where students can park their cars and from which the buses «ill leave are the Rose Bowl parking lot. the Sears parking lot and the Public Social Service lot in Rosemead. The Rose Bowl would serve Pasadena area students, the Sears lot would serve Sierra Madre and the Rosemead lot would serve Rosemead and FI Monte. Fees to ride the shuttle bus have not been set yet.' but the figure is around $17. which is lower than parking permits. Besides the lump fee paid at the beginning of the semester, the Senate is also considering a "pay- when-you-ride" system. "W e would like to get the cars off the road." said Senate President Ralph Champion, "but we welcome non¬ driving students, too." At first the ASB will lease the buses I oi' two months to see if student in¬ terest warrants the system, rather than lose a great deal of money. Champion also said that, if the pickup areas do not meet the needs of students, the system is flexible enough to change. Before setting any definite plans, the Senate went to the students by way of a questionnaire to see if the campus would support the shuttle bus system. The final tally showed that over 700 were in favor and less than 200 against. Many students said on the question¬ naire they would be willing to pay upwards of $35 to $40 for busing. Champion, when asked if students would be willing to give up the privacy of Their own cars, said. "The behavioral patterns of Americans must he changed." Summer Study Opportunity Offered in Mexico City, Mazatlan, Merida By Ernie Aldrich Staff Writer Would you like an opportunity to study in Mexico this summer? Instituto Cultural Tenochtitlan (ICT), with its U.S. headquarters at the University of Washington, offers this chance. According to Linda L. Hasten, PCC anthropology instructor, “This program gives the student a chance to study in a foreign country and receive 1 2 quarter units or eight semester units that are transferable anywhere.” Miss Hasten. PCC program coor¬ dinator for ICT, became interested in Mexico when she attended an Ameri¬ can Anthropological Association meeting in Mexico City last Novem¬ ber. She returned to Mexico twice, going to Mazatlan during semester break and spring vacation. She heard about ICT and approached Stanley F. Gunstream, vice-president for instruction and continuing education, and Irvin G. Lewis, vice- president for student personnel ser¬ vices. Both of these men had been interested in curriculm expansion for some time. The ICT program offers the kind of expansion they were looking for— junior college student studies in a foreign country. So. they decided to try it on a trial basis. "This year we will participate on an individual professorial basis, but we could expand to the level of depart¬ mental or institutional participation," said Miss Hasten. Miss Hasten has taught at PCC for four years. Prior to her arrival here she earned her masters in anthroplogy at UCLA. While there she met Carlos Castenada, author of the Don Juan books. She is listed this summer as an alternate to teach Anthroplogy 315, a seminar in the works of Carlos Castenada. She will also take Anthroplogy 410 — Cross-Cultural Experience as Per¬ sonal Exploration. The institute offers three fields of study at three campuses. Courses in social sciences, language-literature and fine and applied arts are available at Mexico City, Mazatlan and Merida. The tuition for the session is $300. Students may take up to 12 quarter units for this fee. Room and board may be arranged with a Mexican family for $149 for the month or individuals may make their own arrangements. If a student takes one of the intensive Davidson, Nursing Chairman, Retires After 9 Years of Service to PCC Bv-Clcophas GrilTin Stall Writer Ever have a dream come true? 'The Paramedical Sciences Building at PCC represented the fulfillment of a dream lor Mrs. Joan Davidson, chairman of the Nursing Department. Now Mrs. Davidson is retiring from PCC after nine years of service as an instructor and department chairman "Basically. I'm retiring for two reasons - health, and the fact that I've newer had time for myself. I've been in nursing for 36 years and loved every ■minute of it. but now my husband and I intend to do a lot of traveling and enjoy life a little." Mrs. Davidson said. Although she is retiring from PCC. Mrs. Davidson «ill continue to serve as consultant for nursing curriculum at different colleges and programs. She also intends to participate in many community and church activities. After receiving her Registered Nursing License from Nashville i Term. > General Hospital. Mrs. Davidson graduated from San Francisco State University in 1961 « ith a B.A. in Nursing Education. She studied for her М.Л. at Cal State Los Angeles and graduated in 1966, majoring in Health Education. Post master's studies include Psychology and Curriculum Framework at the University of California at San Francisco. Loma Linda University and UCLA. A noted author in nursing circles. Mrs. Davidson published the "Concept and Utilization of a Multimedia Laboratory in Nursing Education" in 1972 through McGraw-Hill. In 1973. Mrs. Davidson was presented the "Outstanding Educators of America Award." Fulfillment of her dream materialized «hen she authored the "Project for Design and Equipping of a Nursing School Building. Based on a Conceptual Model for 'Teaching- Learning." The result of that proposal is the Paramedical Sciences Building at PCC. "1 worked « ith faculty and students, and «с were able to put together a dream." Mrs. Davidson said. 'The nursing program at PCC has received, national acclaim. Each «сек, faculty groups from other colleges visit PCC seeking portions of the multimedia concept for their programs. “The concept has an omni¬ directional approach, designed to fit the pace of different learners." Mrs. Davidson said. "When students learn, thev should learn with all their sen- sories. Some students learn better touching, others visually, and still others learn quicker utilizing audio. The multimedia concept allows instructors to hit every learner, so they may learn as fast or as slowly as they desire." Mrs. Davidson explained. "Our faculty has grown in proportion to the students; we no«' have 30 full¬ time faculty members." What has been the effect of the multimedia concept'.’ When the Nursing Department was located in Bungalow B. there «ere 81 students in the class, 31 of whom graduated, less than 50 per centrhe graduating class this year had 137 students out of a class of 150. over 70 per cent. According to Mrs. Davidson. 10 of the 150 dropped out lor personal reasons and «ill re¬ enroll. "'The only regrets I have are regarding administration." Mrs. Davidson said. “Being an ad¬ ministrator doesn't allow you to communicate « ith the students. 1 love working for PUG and working «'ith the faculty, but I'll miss the students most of all.'" Mrs. Davidson's retirement becomes official in October. 1975. Spanish classes, he is advised to stay with a local family, where he would use his Spanish. Students are expected to provide their own transportation to their chosen campus. There is a reduced air fare rate but students can take the train or drive. Miss Hasten is enthusiastic about this program. "We are the only junior college affiliate, with the exception of Forrest Park City College in St. Louis, Missouri. I also want to be sure that people understand that all classes will be given in English with the exception of the Spanish classes.” Board of Trustees Rejects Buildings’ Remodeling Bids An additional $700,000, increasing the cost of remodeling 1), E and К buildings to $4.125.000 caused the PCC Board of Trustees on May 29 to reject all bids for the remodeling. Then they reopened the project for bids from other construction firms. In order to receive about $300,000 from state construction funds, the contract has to be granted by June 26 and the state office must approve the change by June 30. The cost increase made the bids about 23 per cent higher than the original proposal. To bring down the cost of the remodeling, about $1 million is ex¬ pected to be deleted from the project. Air conditioning, however, is sure to be included. "We must have air conditioning in К Building, if it means the district has to come up «ith the dollars." said Dr. Armen Sarafian. PCC president. Most changes in the remodeling « ill "meet teaching needs in terms of walls. We re reducing the quality, but retaining the essence of the educational plan. Everyone has to make some sacrifices." said Howard Morgridge. a representative of the architectural firm of Powell. Morgridge. Richards & Coughlin. Revised costs submitted to the board by Morgridge 's firm break the project down into separate cost categories, one each for I>. E and К buildings. 'The revised analysis shows funds available lor construction covering the costs of construction for D and E buildings, after omitting sandblasting and stucco on the exterior, all casework not deleted previously in both buildings, all carpeting in I) Building and all chalk and tackboard not already cancelled in E Building. The revised figures for К Building show the cost of construction running higher than the funds available.