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Pasadena City College
Volume 99, Issue 3
“The Independent Student Voice of PCC, Serving Pasadena Since 1915.
Samurai Imagery:
The evolution of
a Japanese
tradition through
anime and
manga.
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Thursday, March 5, 2009
Managers Association Supports
Interim Athletics Dean Tate
JEREMY BALAN
Editor-in-Chief
PCC’s Management Association released a
“Vote of Confidence” in Interim Dean/
Athletic Director Beverly Tate on Friday, after a
“Vote of No Confidence” was released regard¬
ing Tate from several members of the
Kinesiology, Health and Athletic Division.
Fifty-two of the 56 association members are
listed on the document, including 10 division
deans.
The document was submitted to the Board
of Trustees, PCC President Paulette
Perfumo, Vice President of
Instruction Jacqueline Jacobs, Vice
President of Student and Learning
Services Lisa Sugimoto, and Interim
Vice President of Administrative
Services Mark Zacovic.
The document says Tate has
“done an admirable job in redirect¬
ing a troubled division and has been
very collegial and supportive of her
management colleagues throughout
her tenure.”
Beverly Tate
van Pelt,
The Courier attempted to contact
Perfumo, Jacobs, Sugimoto and
Zacovic, but only Zacovic was avail¬
able for comment.
“I’m impressed by their act of
support,” Zacovic said. “In my 25
years of being involved with com¬
munity colleges, I have never seen
this kind of response and show of
support.”
According to Management
Association Vice President Richard
the association was surprised when
the Courier reported the “Vote of No
Confidence” last week.
“The division has been a troubled and divid¬
ed one, and the Board of Trustees, after a
lengthy period of deliberation, took action,”
van Pelt said. “Tate has striven to restore the
division to an ethical, responsible and honor¬
able position, and the association fully sup¬
ports her in those efforts. The Association,
through its overwhelming vote, is demonstrat¬
ing its complete support for one of the very
valuable managers on this campus.”
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Scene:
Cell Phones:
You can’t escape
them around
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Lancer Life:
Add Nauseam:
Students struggle to
add classes.
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News:
Library Thefts:
Recent increase in
thefts causes concern.
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Barbara Beaser
Assistant News Editor
Protesters on Campus
Jury Gets
Pigman Case
Former student's sanity
still in question in
prolonged murder case.
Linus Shentu
/
Courier
Students crowd a hall on the third floor of the C Building on
Wednesday afternoon.
Bryan Miller
Contributing Writer
Enrollment at PCC has
increased by an unprecedented 11
percent from the spring 2008
semester.
As of Feb 16, enrollment has
jumped from 21,459 students to
23,950, and the increase is not
exclusive to PCC, officials said.
Interim Dean of Enrollment
Management, Dr. Allen Dooley
believes that this could be due in
part to section cuts at other col¬
leges. Dooley pointed out, “When
there are fewer classes at other
schools in the area it draws stu¬
dents to PCC who can’t find class¬
es elsewhere.”
On Feb 26, Dooley responded to
a journalism class over the
announcement of impending state
budget cuts at a time when enroll¬
ment is on a steady climb.
Currently PCC has exceeded its
enrollment cap, meaning that the
state is not offering funding for any
students admitted over the limit.
This comes at a time when enroll¬
ment is up from the usual 2 percent
in growth seen in past semesters.
Some community colleges have
already cut winter or summer inter¬
im semesters from their calendars
all together due to the high demand
for class sections and no way to
fund them, Dooley said.
Dooley told students not to
worry yet.
"We historically have had a con¬
servative financial approach," he
said, explaining that the school has
enough money saved to "maintain
a zero loss approach" throughout
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Jenny Bartlett
/
Courier
Protesters demonstrate on the edge of the Mirror Pools at the front of
campus on Friday. _ _ ..
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The sanity phase of the trial of
ex-student George Wood Pigman
IV concluded Wednesday with
both sides presenting their closing
arguments to the jury.
Pigman, who was convicted of
first-degree murder Feb. 23, faces a
mandatory 25 years to life sen¬
tence. The sanity phase was to
determine where he serves his time.
“All we are asking is that you
allow him to serve his time in a
facility where he would be treat¬
ed,” Public Defender Jose Colon
said.
Earlier in the sanity phase
Pigman’s attorneys called a num¬
ber of doctors, who testified that he
suffered from Bipolar I Disorder
with psychotic features.
Deputy District Attorney Teresa
Sullivan called several doctors that
challenged that diagnosis.
Dr. Kris Mohandie, a clinical
psychologist, diagnosed Pigman as
having a Personality Disorder Not
Otherwise Specified, or a Mixed-
Personality Disorder, with Pigman
meeting some criteria for both
Anti-Social Personality Disorder
and Narcissistic Personality
Disorder.
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Enrollment Climbs
as Funds Diminish
