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The
Pasadena City College
Pasadena, California
Vol. 73 No. 15
COURIER
Thursday
June 6, 1991
NEWSLINE
COMMENCEMENT ATTIRE
Graduating students can pick up
their caps and gowns beginning June
10 in CC202. Those who have not or¬
dered their attire will be served on a
first-come, first-served basis. For more
information, call 585-7384.
FALL REGISTRATION
Mail-in registration for fall classes
will begin June 10 and last through
July 3. Registration permits can be
picked up with a valid ID in D200.
SELL BOOKS BACK
Students can sell back books to the
Book Store beginning June 7 through
June 14. Hours are 7:45 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Monday through Friday, and 6 to
8:30 p.m. Monday thourgh Thursday.
For more information, call 585-7594.
THEATRE IN OREGON
Earn one to three units of transfer
credit at the Twelfth Annual “Page to
Performance” session in Ashland,
Oregon. This is scheduled for June 21
to June 23 and August 3 to August 10.
For more information, call 585-7424.
SUMMER AUDITIONS
Students interested in acting, sing¬
ing, dancing, technical and production
work can audition for “The Three Penny
Opera.” Auditions will be held June
14 from 7 to 10 p.m., June 15 from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m., June 17 and June 18
from 6 to 9 p.m . Auditions will be held
in the Sexson Auditorium. For more
information, call 585-7216.
VACCINATIONS
Students under 30 are advised to
visit the Student Health Center for a
free measles-rubella vaccination.
Doctors recommend inoculation re¬
gardless of any previous immuniza¬
tions. The health office is located in
Cl 27. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information, call 585-7244.
Sandra Reeves
Sandra Reeves, associate professor
of philosophy, who taught at PCC for
23 years, died of cancer May 24. She
is survived by her husband, John Ellett,
Prerequisites are challenged
By CANDY DANIELSON
Staff Writer
A new placement process, effective this
summer, will give students certain “rights”
(with exceptions) to enroll in classes of their
choice, even against advice by the college
resulting from tests, interviews and records
showing performance below the criterion
level .
Mandated by the 1986 Seymour-Campbell
Matriculation Act, the intricate and care¬
fully crafted law will apply to, and must be
followed by, departments that use placement
tests or prerequisites.
When exercising this new right to reject
the advice of counselors and instructors by
insisting on enrolling in a course of their
choice, students will be requested to sign a
waiver, or Student Responsibility Statement.
This statement reflects the student’s rejec¬
tion of the college’s advice.
If a student refuses to sign the statement,
or to see a department chairperson as advised
by acounselor, the student’s rejection of col¬
lege advice will be documented.
One exception to these student rights will
become effective if and when both English
400 and the English placement test have been
validated as prerequisites (which currently
they are not), and the test has been approved
by the Chancellor’s Office.
In that event, students must follow the
college’s advice, and may be dropped from
the English class in which they previously
enrolled against college advice. Another
exception pertains to the required validat¬
ing, effective July 1, of any test used for
placement purposes. However, validation
will not be required for any prerequisite
courses in degree-applicable sequences (such
asChem lA,Chem IB), which were in place
before July 6, 1990.
Therefore, any student insisting on en¬
rolling in Chem IB from 1A, against the
college’s advice, cannot do so because there
is a valid, mandatory prerequisite already in
place.
Matthew Lee, PCC’s acting matricula¬
tion coordinator, held two seminars on May
29, to inform faculty and administration about
matriculation. He saidthewholeideaofma-
triculation originated with the statewide Aca¬
demic Senate in response to declining stan¬
dards of the community colleges. He ex¬
plained the five-year gap between the Act’s
1986 passage by the State Legislature to
actual implementation in 1991 as the lead
time needed by colleges to plan for the new
regulations. Lee advised David Ledbetter,
assistant superintendent of instruction, in
developing the latter’s three-page memo¬
randum of May 8 to department chairs and
instructors. Lee detailed several scenarios
regarding student placement in classes to
conform to the requirements of the Act.
The memo refers to placement as ‘ ‘part of
the assessment process which is designed to
improve the student’s chances of success ip
a given course sequence by matching the
student’s skills, interests and motivation with
the requirements of particular courses.”
Howard Burger/The COURIER
An elephant entertains children at the circus last weekend on Horrell field.
Graduation exercises
slated for June 14
By GUADALUPE BERGIN
Staff Writer
The satisfaction of academic goals
achieved will be celebrated once again
during the traditional ritual of the 66th an¬
nual commencement on Friday June 1 4 at
6:30 p.m. in the mirror pools area of the
campus.
The commencement program will be
highlighted by the delivery of a special
recognition certificate to co-valedictori-
ans Denise Andrews with an associated
arts degree in humantities and a grade
point average of 4.0 and to Andrea
Schwartz with an associated of^science
degree in applied liberal arts. She also has
earned a grade point average of 4.0.
There will also be special recognitions
for Gerald Lewis, teacher of the year, Le¬
onard C. Knapp, who served PCC for 35
years and Robert Chaney, president of the
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Associa¬
tion.
The commencement speaker will be
Larry Carroll, a 20-year veteran of Los
Angeles broadcast journalism. He joined
the Channel 9, news team in 1989.
Carroll is a prime time anchor and
reporter, covering local, national, and inter¬
national stories. In addition, he produces
and reports special series, exclusive inter¬
views and news documentries, including
Larry Carroll, graduation speaker
his two-hour news special. “Legacy of a
Movement,” which examines the impact
of the civil rights on today's generation.
The selection process for the com¬
mencement speaker began last December
when students were asked to submit sug¬
gestions. After taking suggestions into
consideration, the commencement speaker
selection committee, which consists of
students and faculty, chose Larry Carroll.
A reception for graduates, staff and
guests will follow the ceremony in the
Quad.
Groundbreaking for multi-million dollar library to begin in September
By VICKI GARCIA
Special Correspondent
Plans for the construction of the $19.5
million PCC library have been approved by
the Office of the State of Architect. The
library will be one of the first projects to be
built under the multi-million dollar PCC
Master Plan.
Originally, construction of the library was
scheduled to begin last February. However,
since the project was running a million
dollars over budget, construction was post¬
poned until the fall. After adjustments were
made in the redesigning of the entrance
rotunda and the landscaping surrounding the
building, costs were cut and the revised
version was completed.
Now that the State Department of Fi¬
nance has approved the funding, and the
Department of Public Works has approved
that the project will meet the proposed col¬
lege budget, the ground breaking ceremony
will occur within the first two weeks of Sep¬
tember.
Dr. James Kossler, assistant superinten¬
dent for administrative service, said that the
district is in the process of getting a general
contractor.
Between 18 and 20 contractors from
around the community have filled out appli¬
cations which the district is reviewing.
Before the contractor is appointed in Au¬
gust, the district will be examining previ¬
ous buildings the contractors constructed.
Although Kossler feels that the construc¬
tion plans have run smoothly, the project
is facing minor obstacles. The college is
waiting for final clearance from the city to
secure the two parcels of land which the
college aquired through eminent domain.
Once the construction begins, Sierra
Bonita and Francisca Streets, which run
through the north-east side of campus, will
be eliminated. The parking structure on the
north comer of Bonnie Street and Colorado
Boulevard will also be removed in order to
accommodate the library.
Kossler said the opening of the parking
structure where the baseball diamond used
to be, should compensate for the loss of
parking spaces.
associate professor of history, her fa¬
ther and a brother.
For memorial service information,
call 585-7248.
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