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The
COURIER
VOL. 67. NO. 1
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
JUNE 30, 1988
The Mirror Pools were
formally re-dedicated
June 16 in a
ceremony presided
by Dr. Jack Scott.
The estimated cost
of the project
was $350,000,
which includes a
total renovation
and planning.
Here, three children
find a new use for
the pools during
the 90 degree weather
at the ribbon cutting.
Courier/Steue May
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McLemore Ticket Sweeps AS Elections
‘Some Have Stretched the Limits of Reasonableness in Your Words and Actions’
By Sean DuPont
Editor-in-Chief
The Greg McLemore ticket
swept the recent A.S. elections,
winning victories in all offices. In
one case the margin of victory was
greater than two to one.
But what quickly is becoming a
trend, complaints and controversy
accompanied the results. Charges
of election code violations were
filed by the Jose Rodriguez ticket
to the Election committee, which
ruled against Rodriquez 4-3, ac¬
cording to committee members.
In the presidential election,
McLemore outpolled Rodriguez by
more than 150 votes, 391 to 240.
Independent candidates Kevin
Forbes pulled in 109 votes while
Henry Hernadez gathered 26 votes.
According to the Pasadena chap¬
ter of the League of Women Vot¬
ers, who counted the votes, there
were a total of 776 votes cast in the
election.
The entire McLemore slate did
impressively against opponents. In
the widest victory of the election,
Margarita Cornejo beat Martin
Enriquez-Marquez, 544 to 206 to
become the new executive vice
president.
In that post, George Casteneda
pulled in 450 votes while Cynthia
Wagner, a member of the Rodri¬
guez ticket, garnered 282 checks on
the ballot.
Tami Abe retained a spot on the
board by capturing the office of
vice president of business affairs.
She won 480 votes to Noel Truick’s
270. Abe previously held the post of
coordinator of special services, a
post that the new constitution has
eliminated. Last semester, Truick
had been nominated by Rodriguez
to the post of coordinator of ex¬
ternal affairs but saw his con¬
firmation blocked when members
of the McLemore ticket feared
that the appointment would give
Truick an advantage in the next
election.
And Regina Ringo lost her bid
for re-election to the office of vice
president of student services to
Larnoe Dungca, 330 to 415. That
spread, 85 votes, was the nar¬
rowest margin in the election.
The results were made official
by the election committee June 7.
In a letter dated May 27,
Rodriguez protested a “gross and
flagrant violation of over-expen-
da ture” by the McLemore ticket
for a two-week advertisement
placed in the Courier before the
election. He cites the Election
code procedures for Spring, 1988,
which rules that slates may not
exceed $70 per candidate. Part V,
Section A of the code calls for the
disqualification from the election
if the allegation is proven.
The seven-member election
committee met three times after
the election to address complaints
and name winners. Instructors Dr.
John Gregory and Enrique Orosco,
along with Manuel Lozano, an
alumnus, resigned after the second
meeting. All three were appointed
to the committee by Rodriguez.
“We felt that there was a viola¬
tion. It was quite definite in our
minds,” said Gregory.
The committee also included
Joe Barnes, Alvar Kauti, associate
dean of student activities, Connie
Hurston, A.S. Faculty Advisor,
and Henry Kawahara.
“There was a lot of discussion,
but there was nothing in the elec¬
tion code saying that the ticket
could not act as a free agent for
the Courier,” said Hurston.
Hurston said that the McLemore
ticket was issued a warning when
reciepts for the campaign expense
were not turned in by the deadline
of June 2.
In what could be read as a
response to the often turbulent
A.S. year, a letter written with the
consensus of the election commit¬
tee called for the 10 slate can¬
didates to examine their behavior
during the election.
“Some of you have participated
appropriately, some of you have
not, and others of you have
challenged and stretched the lim¬
its of reasonableness in your words
and actions.
“It is also important to keep in
mind that it is not often advisable
to challenge every rule, every
limit, notwithstanding its nominal
significance. Some issues are
more important than others and
therefore justify more time,
energy and resources. There is an
old adage about ‘winning the battle
and losing the war.’ You may
achieve short term benefits and in
the long run miss the most impor¬
tant prize or opportunity.”
Brunol Named Teacher of Year
By Sally Blake
Special Correspondent
Carmen Brunol, professor of
Italian, Latin and French, won the
1988 J. Ray Risser Outstanding
Teacher Award. This is the tenth
annual presentation of the award.
The award came as an honor for
her. “I am grateful to those who
established the award,” she ex¬
plained with her Italian accent in
full force. “But I am even more
grateful to my students. I want to
especially thank them. I wish the
prize amount was ten times what it
is. I would share it with them.”
Students nominate the can¬
didates for the Risser award,
which comes with a $1,000 prize.
By all accounts, Brunol’s students
are equally greatful to their
teacher.
“I could not bear to imagine a
semester without one of her
enlightening classes,” said one of
her students in a nominating letter
to the Risser committee. Another
said that attending her class is,
“Always a delightful experience
because of her profound expertise.
She adds her charming, vivacious
personality.”
“I need the continuous feedback
and the continuous challenge,”
Brunol said. “Every semester is
new and different. The new faces
dictate how I will teach.”
Although her methods change
every semester, Brunol believes
that there are certain ideas and
ideals that need to be taught con¬
stantly.
“I believe there are several
things a teacher needs to teach.
First, he should educate the stu¬
dents to learn about society, how
to work in a group. He should teach
politeness, respect, warmth and
friendliness.
“I tell my students the first day
not to be shy, that there will be
times when I yell at them, and
they should not be embarrassed.
They need to become acquainted
with one another.”
Second, Brunol believes that
teachers need to teach students
how to study, how to learn. “Some
students doze off in class, and stay
up all night studying. There is no
reason for that! ”
Lastly, she believes that she
must teach her students the reason
for the language. “There is a strict
association between the language
and the culture, and they need to
know this. Grammar comes first.
But grammar alone will not do it.”
Brunol is planning to retire in
June, 1989, but admits that some¬
thing deep inside will continue to
stir. “I am still looking for the way
in which to get every one of my
students to learn the languages I
teach. I ask myself ‘why can’t I
wake them up!’ I am not doing
good enough if even one student
drops my class.
“I should be able to motivate
him. All my students should pass. I
cannot die before I have found the
perfect way to teach a foreign
language effectively!”