500 To Co Through Grad Ceremony
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VOL. 32, NO. 16 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA JUNE 10, 1970
A A Degree Earned
by 1500 PCCers
Bizarre events may be altering
commencement procedures on
many campuses, but serenity and
tradition are expected to prevail
at the June 19 cap and gown cere¬
mony on our campus.
In an impressive mirror pool
setting, Dr. Armen Sarafian will
introduce the graduating class of
about 500. This is approximately
one-third of those who have earn¬
ed AA’s. Three thousand people
are expected to attend the pro¬
gram, which will be underway at
6:30 p.m.
Sister Helen Kelley, president
of Immaculate Heart College, will
be guest speaker on, “The Way
the Crowd Feels.”
Linda Wimmer, valedictorian,
will speak on “Do You Care?”
Salutatorians Sue Lauritzen, Mary
Manzer, and William Miller will
lead the procession of graduates.
Music will be provided by the
Lancer Choir with William Hatch¬
er directing, and by the Lancer
Band, with Dr. Richard Coy di¬
recting.
Walter Shatford, president of
the Board of Trustees, will dis¬
tribute the diplomas.
Invocation and benediction will
be given by the Rev. Stephen
Crowell.
Mrs. LilUan Castagna, secretary
to Dean John Eikenbery, express¬
ed confidence that the ceremony
would proceed harmoniously
although changes and disruptions
have marred traditional proceed¬
ings at many four-year campuses.
LEADING THEIR CLASS in graduation ceremonies
Friday, June 19, are from left, Susan Lauritzen,
Mary Manzer, and (standing) William Miller,
— Courier Photo by Brian Bailey
co-salutatorians, and Linda Wimmer, valedic¬
torian. Ceremonies are set for PCC's mirror pool
area beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Angela Davis Was Mot
Requested or Banned
Frustrated Students Expect
Some Parking Relief in Fall
Trying to find a parking space
when you are already late to your
9 o’clock class won’t be quite so
frustrating next fall.
Plans are already in progress
for an addition to the parking lot.
Three houses on Sierra Bonita
Ave. and one house on Francisca
St. have been purchased by PCC,
Which will add approximately
24,000 square feet, or room
enough for 52 standard cars.
The completion date is set for
September 1.
At the moment the campus pro¬
vides 2585 parking spaces, which
includes emergency service and
restricted parking areas. For a
campus with a daytime enroll¬
ment of 8600 students (Fall ’69),
there should be a minimum of
3440 spaces.
The projected daytime enroll¬
ment for 1973 is 10,000 students,
which will considerably increase
the serious problem of parking,
simply because there is not
enough space to accommodate
that number of people.
Already PCC occupies a 52-acre
site, but parking, athletic fields,
and buildings are now fighting
for every square foot of space on
the campus.
According to Arthur Garr,
school facilities planner, “With
the realization that PCC is virtu¬
ally a 52-acre island in a complex
of residential homes, cultural in¬
stitutions and commercial outlets,
campus area expansion possibili¬
ties are extremely limited.”
The main obstacle is the lack
of land space to work with, but
over the span of a few years even
this obstacle will be diminished.
Despite disadvantages, though,
plans for the next 10 years are
already tentatively blueprinted.
Future plans for PCC include
expanding eastward across Bonnie
Ave., expanding north of Fran¬
cisca St., constructing multi-level
parking, and providing roof-level
structures for athletic courts,
thereby freeing surface areas for
construction.
By CONI MOSER
How could Angela Davis be
banned from PCC when she had
never even been requested? The
facts in the story in last week’s
Courier were partially incorrect.
A mild protest was heard on
behalf of the administration about
the statement in the Courier, and
Jerry Lile was almost strung up.
So let’s make it clear than Angela
Davis was not banned.
It’s illegal anyway; the Consti¬
tution guarantees free speech and
Miss Davis’ rights would have
been infringed upon had she been
banned.
The dean of student activities
said that even if Miss Davis had
been requested, they could not
pay her (sometimes she nets
$1000 a speech).
Also, somewhere somebody
made a rule that you can’t pay a
known communist.
The school, however, has had
other known communists speak
on its grounds, so Miss Davis’ ap¬
pearance was really no big deal.
Maybe she’s a little more famous
than the ordinary communist one
hears about.
Outgoing Proxy Comments on
Problems of Student Govt.
Computer 'Driver File'
Completed by DMV
Six months ahead of schedule,
the Department of Motor Vehicles
has finished the four-year job of
computerizing the “driver file” of
every holder of a driver’s license
in California, DMV Director Rob¬
ert C. Cozens announced today.
The final license numbers — those
ending in 99 — were transcribed
from file drawers to electronic
storage, along with vital informa¬
tion about each licensee.
“This is a good time to remind
every California motorist,” said
Cozens, “that every time he has
a traffic citation and is found guil¬
ty in court or forefeits bail, the
fact is entered in his ‘violation
point count’ record. Most viola¬
tions count one point; major vio¬
lations count two.”
Three violation points in one
year, six in two years or eight in
three years flag a driver as “negli¬
gent” and he can expect a warn¬
ing letter from DMV. If more vio¬
lations follow, the pressure to im¬
prove his driving becomes more
emphatic.
A driver’s record also tells if
he has ignored a traffic citation
by being a “no show” in court or
has failed to pay a fine. In either
case he won’t get his license re¬
newed until he has settled with
the court.
All this information about a
driver is now at the fingertips of
any judge or officer of the law
with access to the statewide
California Law Enforcement Tele-
communications system
(CLETS). It was always obtain¬
able by phone, teletype or mail,
but is now normally less than a
minute away via computer in
most cities and nearly all county
seats. The chance of a driver be¬
ing treated as a first offender if
his record shows otherwise is
sharply diminished.
By CONI MOSER
Bob Medina, outgoing ASB
president, has been “through the
rack” — he’s seen the workings of
the government from both sides
now. There is much he has to say
about his term of office this busy
spring semester.
Medina took a lot of guff from
a lot of people — including the
Courier, and now it’s time to tell
it like it was. The following is a
farewell statement from ex-presi¬
dent Bob Medina.
“Anybody who thinks student
government is a farce is not too
far wrong. Yet I feel more has to
be said in order for one to under¬
stand why it is a farce.
“I am not one to pass the buck,
nor will I take the entire blame
for something that I wasn’t able
to do anything about.
“The problem begins long be¬
fore the election results are
known. In campaigning, students
get together and run on a slate
and often make promises that are
well-intended, yet cannot always
be kept. Generally, there are two
opposing slates competing against
each other.
“This in itself creates sides and
opposing differences. This would
be good if after the elections they
could get together and act as a
unified body.
Who’s in Charge?
“But instead, a struggle over
who is going to rule on the Board
begins amongst those Who were
elected. I think the easy solution
to this is to abolish slates, causing
the individuals seeking office to
speak for themselves.
“Fortunately, this coming fall
semester, I don’t believe the prob¬
lem of a divided board will exist
because Bob Serrano is a very
able leader and has his board
backing him. He is, however, in¬
heriting some problems from my
administration.
“I would like to commend those,
such as Pete Kuretski, Rudy Ford-
ham, Sherry Campbell, and Dave
Marks (even though he was forc¬
ed to resign out of frustration)
for the exemplary jobs that they
did in their respective offices.
“These are the ones who stand
out in my mind the most and
showed no biases, even though I
may not always have agreed with
them. It is a shame that I cannot
say more for myself or my ad¬
ministration — other than the fact
that I did manage to uphold the
standards of ASB president in
the community and with student
organization groups, and the few
conferences I attended.
Greatest Pleasure
“But the greatest pleasure
seems to have come in my excite¬
ment and joy for the new admini¬
stration, excluding one member.
I wish them well and all the suc¬
cess that I didn’t have. I know
they will bring about the changes
this school needs.”
Serrano, incoming president,
was sworn in June 4 by Dean
John Eikenbery: he now takes
over Bob Medina’s job. Most of
Serrano’s “Reconstruction” cam¬
paigners made it into office and
Medina agrees that they are all
able to work together.
Mike Karpiel, the only “Recon¬
struction” candidate who did not
make office, was given special
tribute by Serrano — as having
been the one most responsible
for getting him elected and for
working hard.
Will Serrano’s board be any
more successful than Medina’s?
Well, Serrano and his crew have
a lot of plans for next year.
One of them is to get rid of the
telephone in his office — it’s part
of a plan to save money for the
student body. Another is to make
the Area A parking spaces avail¬
able for all students, as promised
during the campaign.
Parking Restricted
These parking spaces are now
half-filled by students in govern¬
ment and others. They also pro¬
pose to do something constructive
with the three extra days of
school that students are attend¬
ing.
Improving the student body
card — with both sales and quality
— is on the agenda, too. Of course,
better assemblies with good
groups, free, are planned (rumor
has it that Credence Clearwater
might be considered).
Another thing that Serrano and
the new board want to do is short¬
en the term of office provided by
the new constitution. It is now at
one year and they feel it isn’t
fair to the other students who
wish to participate in govern¬
ment, and it is too hard on the
officers.
The most impressive thing and
probably the biggest change that
they plan on is getting a central¬
ized grievance committee to go
out to students. The board would
appoint the committee members
— who do not have to have a pre¬
vious office — and they would be a
contact between administration
and students.
The last item Serrano mention¬
ed is that he wants to publish ev¬
erything he does and be respon¬
sible to the students.
Admirable?
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