PCC Courier, March 05, 1982

Award Benefits Dental Hygiene Planned Remodeling of Facility By Debbie Gehlken News Editor A $100,000 award from the Kenneth and Eileen L. Norris Foundation will allow the dental hygiene facility on campus to be completely refurbished and modernized. That award is the largest donation the PCC Foundation has received for a single project said Dr. William Applegate, executive di¬ rector of the Foundation. According to the report submitted by the PCC Foundation, the total cost of the project will be $128,600. Applegate said he’s exploring different avenues of funding to make up the difference. The Norris Foundation has a “history of giving to Los Angeles area community projects, particularly in the medical related areas,” Applegate said. Other awards made by the Norris Foundation include funding for the cancer research center at USC and the Norris library located in the USC medical center. Receiving this award was the cul¬ mination of a project that began in March, 1978. The college identified the need and put together a comprehensive plan to submit to the Norris Founda¬ tion. Dr. Jay Welborn, a member of the PCC Dental Hygiene Advisory Commit¬ tee, and Lathrop K. Leishmart, PCC Foundation Director, made the actual proposal to the Norris Foundation. Discussion of improvement plans began in 1978 after the three auxiliary dental programs, dental assisting, hygiene and laboratory technology, were being “site viewed” by the Amer¬ ican Dental 'Association Committe on Accreditation. Upgrading the facility will mean the students can learn the more modern sit-down method used in most dental practices today versus the stand-up method in use when the program began. Applegate said the new purchases “will allow a shift to a more contemporary state of the art train¬ ing.” The equipment currently in use by the dental facility has been used for 10 years. Mrs. Pauline C. Anderson, chairperson of the allied health depart¬ ment, said “our maintenance depart¬ ment has been great, but they have reached their limit on parts. They have cannibalized other chairs in order to try and keep these working.” Lighting in the current facility is also an area that needs improvement. Many of the lights are wall mounted and do not provide adequate lighting for the sit-down method. Seven base mounted lamps have already been installed and the improvement plan includes the purchase of eight more. In addition to the new lighting, 15 new dental chairs, two ultrasonic scalers, and new teaching manikins will be purchased. New carpeting will also be installed to cut down on the noise level. Another new innovation will be the installation of a light signal to notify the instructor that assistance is needed without leaving the patient alone. The dental hygiene program opened in September 1970 with a class of 18 students. The program opened after state legislation allowed a dental hygiene program to be offered at the comuni ty college level. “We are one of the few community colleges that have their own dental clinic. In fact, we are the only one in Southern California,” said Mrs. Anderson. She went on to say that two or three facilities do exist in northern California. However, according to the California Dental Practice Act the community college programs must be affiliated with an approved dental school. As a result, USC School of Dentistry has been affiliated with our program since 1972. Not only does the facility provide a training ground for students, but mem¬ bers of the community can receive dental hygiene services at a reduced rate. The clinic is open for 32 hours per week and received over 5,000 patients last year. The proprosed changes in the facility will begin this summer when no classes are scheduled. Right now, equipment orders are being placed in hopes of delivery by the summer. “We must be ready in some way by next Septem¬ ber,” Mrs. Anderson said, and hopes the entire project will be complete at that time. The upgraded facilities will greatly benefit the students in the program and Mrs. Anderson said “they will cer¬ tainly progress more rapidily because they have exposure to modern equip¬ ment.” VOL. 53, NO. 3 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA MARCH 5, 1982 Good Voter Turnout Highlights Faculty Senate Race By Lucio Villasenor Editor-in-Chief Dr. Frederick “Dutch” Holland was re-elected Faculty Senate president for his second straight one-year term. Along with Holland, Marion Murphy was chosen vice president, Ellen Rey¬ nolds was named secretary and Harold White was re-elected as treasurer. Holland, a social science teacher, ran unopposed for the presidential posi¬ tion receiving 242 votes from the 257 teachers that cast their ballots. Ms. Keon Holland, Murphy, Reynolds, White Win in Elections Murphy, an English teacher, defeated Susan Clifford (allied health) by a wide margin of 196 to 59. Unlike the vice presidential race, Ms. Reynolds, a business teacher, had a close race edging Pat O’Day (physi¬ cal science) by 31 votes, 141 to 110. White, a life science teacher, received 234 votes as he ran unopposed. ing Campus Safe Isn't Easy By Kim Francis Associate Sports Editor To the disadvantage of the campus security, it seems that the majority of students feel there is “never a security guard around when you need one,” or of there is one around all he’s doing is giving tickets. With 10 regular officers, one super¬ visor, four dispatchers, one senior of¬ ficer and one senior clerk, plus 10-hour shifts, there is definite security around the clock. There are five “beats” throughout the campus. That is five specific sta¬ tions in which security locate them¬ selves and from there patrol in certain areas. Sometimes five different of¬ ficers will each take a beat, while other times one or two officers will spread themselves among various stations. Although security can make citizen’s arrests like anyone else, they hold no law enforcement power. As of now none of the security guards have been enrolled to receive complete academy training. It is now under discussion whether or not they will go into training to be full-fledged officers. One of the biggest problems lies in the parking lot, with up to five at¬ tempted vandalisms per week. The biggest items stolen are stereos and parking stickers that aren’t attached to the windshield. Another problem is vandalism in the men’s and women’s gym, as well as the art lockers through¬ out campus. There is not much luck in apprehend¬ ing the parking lot troublemakers. But, the best tool for criminal recourse for known “suspects” is to go after his transcripts and put a freeze on them until he pays for what he’s stolen. Security guards are also on constant lookout for forged parking permits. Although none have been spotted this semester, about a dozen have been found in previous semesters. The qual¬ ity of these permits are pretty good as described by Mullendore, and could easily deceive an officer who is passing by, especially at night. In hopes of preventing this from happening next year, decals will be made that will be more difficult to duplicate. They will also be made with “easy stick” tape, but perforated so any tampering with them will cause them to tear. If by chance you are in trouble by means of personal robbery, or your car is burglarized, the important thing to remember is to report it immediately so security can take the appropriate action quickly. ASB to Publish Newsletter: Lance to State ASB Views The Associated Student Body govern¬ ment of PCC recently published the first issue of the ASB Lance, a news¬ paper “designed primarily to tell the student body what the ASB government stands for, what they’re doing, and what they hope to accomplish,” ac¬ cording to Bob Carroll, Lance staff writer. The Lance was published once last semester and plans to come out monthly this semester providing the ASB approves a budget to be proposed by the Lance. The Lance’s fall semester budget was $300, of which $299.03 was spent on the first issue. The reason for the large expense was that the Lance was not printed on campus. Carroll hopes to work out a contract with the PCC printshop. Carroll feels that this will cut down considerably on expenses, allowing them to publish more issues on a smaller budget. When final details for printing the Lance are worked out, a budget will be presented to the ASB. “We want to tell the students, ‘look, here are the issues which we think are important.’ We want to inform the student what’s happening on campus,” said Carroll. —Doug Brown In the candidates’ statements, Holland said, “I will continue to follow a positive program based upon princi¬ ples. I’ll fight on issues, not person¬ alities.” He also plans to continue to expand the channels of communication through his monthly Senate-Gram. Ms. Murphy will succeed Anthony Georgilas (communications). She plans to “imporve the status and work¬ ing conditions of the faculty. Also, she will work closely with the faculty on improvements for the college and stu¬ dents. Ms. Reynolds will take over for Virginia McCready (foreign language). She said “I enjoy teaching as well as carrying out my professional responsi¬ bilities to my students and my col¬ leagues. I will serve the Faculty Senate with the same enthusiasm.” “I welcome this opportunity to serve the PCC faculty,” White stated. “I will carefully continue the computerized accounting for use of our senate con¬ tributions for the maximum benefit of our faculty.” According to Georgilas, election committee chairman, there was an excellent voter turnout for the election. Out of the 345 eligible faculty members (teachers must be full time in order to participate), 75 percent of them voted. He added that this was a better show¬ ing than in previous years. This is the first time a Faculty Senate president has held the office for two consecutive years. Georgilas men¬ tioned that as far back as the records go (1967), no one has been in the position for more than a one-year term. Frederick “Dutch" Holland Marion Murphy Funding From ASB Budget, Local Merchants Student Body Begins 'Scholarship Committee' By Doug Brown Staff Writer The ASB government will establish a Scholarship Committee to help stu¬ dents meet the financial responsi¬ bilities of college. According to John McTeague, ASB President, the Schol¬ arship Committee will award a small sum of money to those students in need of financial assistance to continue their education. Funding for the Scholarship Commit- ASB Budget Receives 60 Percent Reduction The spring ASB budget was approved at the first Student Senate meeting of the semester. According to John McTeague, ASB President, this budget represented a general 60 percent cut¬ back over last semester’s ASB budget. The budget was approved with a 15-0 vote, with two Senators abstaining. Several members of the newly elected ASB government present in¬ cluded McTeague; Bob Carroll, Sophomore Class President; Bob Wilson, Freshman Class President; Brian Blair, AMS; Traci Childers, AWS; and Joe Krovoza, Student Trustee. Budgeted accounts such as the ban¬ quet fund, finance commission, and the election commission received the larg¬ est amount of cutbacks. The Senate and ASB general fund remained approx¬ imately the same as last semester. The ASB Lance received a 40 percent in¬ crease in budget, bringing the total allotment to $500. Senate President Barte Masciarelli said that the ASB budget was too loose because the Senate doesn’t have enough control over ASB funding, and how the funds will eventually be spent. A sug¬ gestion was brought before the Senate to institute an ASB spending control. This would set a limit on how much the ASB Could spend without Senate ap¬ proval. Anything over the set amount would have to be approved by the Senate. McTeague argued against this stating the Senate rarely has a quorum, and funding for important ASB func¬ tions might be needlessly delayed. — Doug Brown tee will come from the ASB budget, local merchants, and possibly from the student service fund. “The Scholarship Committee is one of the reasons why I’ve been tight with the budget. I want to have a large enough general account so that we can get this program started right away. This (Scholarship Committee) won’t compensate for the financial aid cuts, but I think if we can help just a few students with their educational goals then I think we’re doing something quite significant,” stated McTeague. McTeague also plans to set up a Legislative Committee in order to “let students know about legislation that’s affecting them.” Other areas he hopes to work on include further publication of the ASB Lance, and informing stu¬ dent Social Security recipients about future cuts. “I feel these four areas are of most importance for the early part of the semester.” One of McTeague ’s mid-semester goals is to set up a student awareness day to inform the students what the ASB is doing. Before becoming ASB President. McTeague was Sophomore Class Presi¬ dent. While in office, McTeague worked on the course information book¬ let, which described various classes and their content. He also worked on the development of a new commence¬ ment speaker policy. “Up until last year, the Board of Trustees met in closed session when choosing the com¬ mencement speaker. I looked into it, and found out that it was illegal. Now the Board decides who the speaker will be in an open session.” SENATE MEETING — Final ASB budget figures were Barte Masciarelli approved by the Student Senate on Tuesday. ASB allotment. President John McTeague (left) and Senate President (right) lead discussions on the money — Courier photo by Kent Zachary t