PCC Courier, June 24, 1999

тмсшетНтт Pasadena City College College fees may go down A proposed $l-per-unit fee reduction for California community col¬ leges has sailed through the legislature and is expected to be approved by Gov. Gray Davis for next fall. Down from $13 two years ago, the new fee would be $11 a unit. The new average yearly fees for a full-time stu¬ dent would be $330, which is $30 less than the $360 average as it now stands, currently the lowest in nation. Water Polo Coach Woman’s water polo will be the new sport offered next semester. The offi¬ cial announcement will come sometime in early July. Try-outs will start in August. Absent President AS President Robert DeOcampo has been excused from his duties for the summer because he is interning in Washington, D.C. Adi Gelmont will be taking over his duties. How much did the Sculpture Garden cost? Original Budget . $1.3 million Current Budget . $1.3 million Original Deadline . May 1998 Actual Deadline . May 1999 The sculptures will be evolving over the next two to five years. Statues have yet to be commis¬ sioned. There will also be space available for stu¬ dent work. SINCE 1Э15 Thursday June 24, 1999 Voi. 85 - #1 Luis E. Reyes / Courier What will happen to the campus' radio station? By Tim Alves Staff Writer Delaying the future of KPCC for some time to come, the board of trustees voted to explore alternative options other than the Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) deal currently on the table. The board decided to solicit requests for proposals (RFP) from outside organiza¬ tions detailing ideas and gover¬ nance models for the station. “We want to see who’s out there, and see what they pro¬ pose,” said board member Warren Weber at the May 19 trustees meeting. Weber outlined five options for the station, and said the first was to maintain the status quo for the station, keeping in place the current system that requires the station completely to fund itself. Second was to form a foundation to run KPCC, third was to enter into a “time-bro- kered” agreement and lease the station to an outside operation. KPCC, Pg. 13 English Beat New Writing Center To Open By Shiara M. Davila Staff Writer Ten years after the initial proposal, the English and foreign languages division will open the writ¬ ing center in time for the fall semester. The pro¬ gram is specifically designed to improve the writ¬ ing and composition skills of students in various English classes. According to Amy Ulmer, dean of the English and foreign languages division, the writing center was supposed to open last summer, however, the opening was delayed due to on-campus construe e — *5SEi * К «*• W ■ . ■ * 1.» j H. Photo Illustration by Ray Shui / Courier Center, Pg. 1 6 The new writing center with the current computer lab superimposed. Technology Beat New Loopholes in the Privacy Policy? By Audrey Allen Staff Writer The “final draft” of the “Privacy, Security and Acceptable Use of Electronic Resources Policy,” may have sat¬ isfied most of the concerns about individual privacy on the college- owned computers, by showing how and when the college can monitor someone’s personal e- mail. However, there is no men¬ tion of whether encrypted e-mail messages or other independent e- mail accounts will be considered legally be “acceptable.” According to the policy, a person’s e-mail can be moni¬ tored under the right circum¬ stances, and after proper legal notification. But what are they going to do if that e-mail has been encrypted and is impossible to read by any law enforcement agency or the campus administra¬ tion? “Acceptable” and “pro¬ fessional” use of the college’s computers is stressed by the poli¬ cy, meaning that the individual user, be it student, instructor, staff, or administrator, with the policy that is now in effect, have specific rules to follow when using the campus computers. But the question is does encryption Privacy, Pg. 8 Featured Professor Mayor Honors Retiring Professor For Service By Fred Ortega Staff Writer Courtesy of Anthony Georgilas Thank you. Those are the two words that come to mind when thought turns to Anthony Georgilas. The man starts his answering machine greeting with a hearty “Thank you!” for calling. He calms down his classes at the beginning of lectures with a loud and stern “thank you.” He thanks you for visiting, thanks you for listening, thanks you for just being who you are. Thank you. You could consid¬ er it the Georgilas Mantra, one Georgilas, Pg. 1 3 Inside this issue: HTTPy/UUMCOURIER-OriuMECOn lass’ Шш Luis' back! His infamous column is back for anoth¬ er round of sarcasm and self-embarassment See Free Speech : Раде 3 Madonna at PCC? She makes a secret visit to the campus for her lat¬ est romance/comedy flick See Campus, Page 4 Retail Program An innovative way of giv¬ ing students hands-on experience See Mews, Page 6 Sports Wrap-up Jainifer Fish and Casey Preston are honored as PCC 5 athletes-of-the-year See Sports, Page 16