PCC Courier, March 07, 1991

EDITORIAL FEATURES SPORTS Cease Fire! Support troop pullout, even if you didn't support the war Page 2 Art Exhibit Alumna Elizabeth Garrison's paintings will be on display through March 29 Page 3 Hyde is back Harvey Hyde returns as track coach Page 4 Pasadena City College Pasadena, California Vol. 73 No. 3 The COURIER Thursday March 7, 1991 NEWSLINE BLOOD DRIVE The Caduceus club is sponsoring a blood drive March 20 and 21 from 8:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in the Campus Cen¬ ter. The group is hoping to reach its goal of 60 pints of blood. Contact the Student Activities Office at 585-7384 to make an appointment. If you would like a Caduceus Club member to come by your class to give a three minute talk about the blood drive please call Maryann Mayer at 585-7019. HOLOGRAPHY EXHIBIT For a 3-D experience, students can stop by for the holography exhibit and lecture sponsored by the PCC Laser Club. Several holograms will be on exhibit, plus a slide show, video pres¬ entation, and a discussion will be held about holography and its place in art today, where it has evolved from and where it is going. The exhibition will be held in the Forum, Saturday, March 9, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is free. FROM UC BERKLEY... The Social Sciences department will present Robert L. Middlckauff, from UC Bcrkely, as a visiting scholar on March 26 and 27. He will be focusing on three topics: “Thomas Jefferson and Liberty” at 10:30 a.m. in C301, “Revolutionary Origins of the Bill or Rights” at 8 p.m. in the Forum and on March 27 “Religion and Liberty in Early America” at 10 a.m. in C301. UNDECIDED MAJOR? Students who have not yet declared their majors can attend a workshop to help them make that decision. The pro¬ gram is scheduled for Thursday, March 14 at noon in D209. For more informa¬ tion, call 585-7950. INCAR RALLY Since last week’s rain cancelled The International Committee Against Racism’s (INCAR) demonstration against the U.S. involvement in the Persian Gulf, they have rescheduled it for noon today in front of the armed services recruitment office across campus on Colorado Boulevard. TAX WORKSHOP Need help with your 1040 EX or 1040 short form? Free tax workshops will be sponsored by PCC’s Associated Students and the Student Activities. The workshops will be in the Campus Center on: March 14 and March 28, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and March 20, from 3 to 5 p.m. Bring your 1990 W-2, 1040 EZ or 1040 short form, state and federal book¬ lets and forms, 1099, PCC student ID, calculator, pens and pencils. WOMEN’S CONFERENCE PCC will be hosting ‘ ‘The Commis¬ sion on the Status of Women Confer¬ ence”, March 23, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Campus Center. All arc invited. Scholarships and childcare will be available. For more information, con¬ tact Beth Kaiama at 585-7036, or stop by and sec her in C236. INDEX Drug F aire pushes awareness By MARI SUNNAA Staff Writer The Third Annual Alcohol and Drug Awareness Faire takes place today in the quad with a variety of booths offering information. From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., the Acceler¬ ated Learning Van, a 34-foot-mobilc van, will be in front of the Library displaying 14 exhibits of drugs and paraphernalia, AIDS information, and gang graffiti and cloth¬ ing. From 10a.m. to 1 p.m., the community will set up booths for informational pam¬ phlets about their programs and series. Young Lee, director of Villa Espcranza, will be speaking about fetal alcohol syn¬ drome in C301 from noon to 1 p.m. This Faire is a direct result of Federal Law PL 101-226 which is the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendment of 1989. This law mandates community col¬ leges to educate students and employees about places for treatment and the dangers of substance. “The goal of this law is to create a learning environment free from substance abuse.’ ’ Education is the next step after this law, and there is a need for an educational program, according to Barbara Bondurant, direct of the Substance Abuse Prevention Program and nurse in the Student Health “Studies have shown that putting an educa¬ tional program in a classroom has proven ineffective for high risk students at the col¬ lege level. High risk students include students from dysfunctional families, single parent homes, or homes with one or more parents with a drug or alcohol problem.” Programs on substance abuse should co¬ incide with other programs, such as one-on- one tutoring, according to Bondurant. “Substance abuse programs teach anew way of life and it must involve the community to help make it effective,” Bondurant said. This type of program is in the research stages. The concern of the Pasadena Area Community College District is getting infor¬ mation to the public about the health risks Teresa M. Rochester/The COURIER Students voice their opinions about the Gulf situation during open forum in the Quad, Tuesday, March 5. Gulf debate stirs emotions By WESLEY WONG Sports Editor Although the war ended last week, The PCC Coalition for Peace in the Middle East, held an open forum in the quad, Tuesday, March 5, to debate the many issues that still exist. .Several coalition members spoke and invited people to step up to the micro¬ phone to ask questions and debate the subject of the Gulf War. “The war is over, but now the diffi¬ cult job of winning the peace is at hand,’ ’ said Paul Hannosh, student and Veterans for Peace member. “This war is not something we should be proud of. There arc 1 50,000 dead Iraqis, should we be proud of that?” When Hannosh made that statement, an immediate disagreement was voiced by the crowd, proclaiming that we should be proud. Soon, more people began to assemble in front of the speakers, and many students observed from the balconies from the R building. “Saddam Hussein would have used nu¬ clear weapons,” shouted a spectator. “We gave him six months, and when he did not get out, we had to do something.” “The war should be called the, 'greatest slaughter’ ever,” responded Hannosh. As the clouds above grew grayer, and the weather grew colder, the debate got hotter. Along with the official debate that was going on, several other heated arguments erupted within the crowd, resulting in an exchange of profanities flying across the quad. While the arguments went on, speaker Alfred Madin stepped up. Madin, a member of the International Committee Against Ra¬ cism (INCAR), discussed the topic of racism towards this country. “Eight out of ten soldiers who fought in the gulf were cither hispanic or black,’ ’ said Madin. “What arc we offering them? Goto South Central L.A. or downtown, and look at all the homeless people lying around. The money we spent on the war could have gone there instead to help thehungerprob- lem.” As the crowd clapped in agreement with the statement, Madin asked, what were they fighting for? ‘ ‘The only people who benefited from the war were the oil companies, along with General Motors who sold 20,000 cars to Kuwait.” “What we were fighting for was free¬ dom,” shouted another spectator, who yelled if you don’t like our country, get out!” Rudy Hayben stepped up to the micro¬ phones to debate Madin. As the debate intensified, Hayben and Madin were sepa¬ rated by campus police. About ten seconds later, a campus police car drove up and asked the crowd to dis¬ perse. Palmer elected as new student trustee Opinion Editorial Features Sports By CHRIS LANGREHR Staff Writer Allison Palmer was elected as the Stu¬ dent Trustee, after receiving 1 1 1 of the 114 votes that were cast last week. Palmer was unopposed in her bid for that position. Palmer is replacing Paul Stuart, who re¬ signed when he transferred to another col¬ lege. Palmer resigned from her position as A.S. vice president of student services to which she was elected last year. No one has been appointed to that po¬ sition on the A.S. Board. As Student Trustee, Palmer will attend the Board of Trustees meetings and repre¬ sent student interests. She will also keep the Board of Trustees apprised of information that is discussed in the Associated Student meetings. “I would like to learn about what goes on at PCC. I want to be an effective communi¬ cator when issues come up at the Board of Trustees meetings,” Palmer said. One of her goals is to publish a newslet¬ ter containing surveys of student opinions re¬ garding campus services. Palmer will do this newsletter as a way of getting input from students. This survey will be a one time publication. Palmer believes she was unop¬ posed in the election because it is the begin¬ ning of the semester and people had a lot of things to do. “Students not only have a lot of class work, but also put in many hours at jobs. Consequently, they do not have a chance to get involved in school,” Palmer said. Palmer enjoys working in student gov¬ ernment because she is thinking of studying journalism. ‘ ‘Learning about politics and the mechanism will give me some insight into journalism,” she said. Palmer plans to transfer to UC Santa Barbara next year and major in English. and warning signs involved with substance abuse. Peer counseling, or one-to-one tutoring will specifically benefit students, accord¬ ing to Bondurant. “I have been approchcd by many people, either drug users or their parents, asking about drug side effects, treatment, or counseling,” said Bondurant. “We need to get more information to people, and we will develop a program which will hopefully include peer counsel¬ ing,” said Bondurant. An Employee As¬ sistance Program is in the beginning stages to educate college employees about sub¬ stance abuse. For more information on substanceabuse, contact Bondurantat585- 7244 or 792-2124. Governor wants suspension of Proposition 98 By CANDY DANIELSON Staff Writer Gov. Pete Wilson’s proposed Prop. 98 suspension to help alleviate the state’s budget crisis was discussed, as well as the strategy to fight suspension, during the Faculty Senate board meeting of Feb. 25. Kim Miller, field director of the Fac¬ ulty Association of California, and Jane Hallinger, FACCC board member, revealed a tactical process for the faculty senate to use in recruiting participation of all PCC faculty in the stop-suspension campaign. Several steps were outlined, including letter-writing to state legislators and at¬ tending an April 10 FACCC/Acadcmic Senate Lobby Day in Sacramento. One report concluded that voters still regard education as a top priority, with 67 percent of Californians expressing strong opposition to suspension of Prop. 98 as well as to Wilson’s proposed funding cut for K- 14. The report warned that should suspen¬ sion succeed, funding for each community college student would be cut by seven per¬ cent in he next two years. Although the association was aware that the state would be facing a deficit between S7 billion to S9.9 billion, the cuts in Wilson’s January budget proposal are seen as especially punitive toward com¬ munity colleges. This projected deficit is based on the following: the general fund is projected to increase by 3.7 percent while community colleges are scheduled for only 1 percent from that source, but correction will get a 13 percent increase. Another perceived inequity is Wilson’s statutory growth funds proposal which ear¬ marks the full rate of 3.3 percent for K-12 and 2.2 percent for UC, while slighting community colleges at only 1 .5 percent, instead of 2.2. The Governor’s budget includes not only the suspension, but a student fee in¬ crease and a stop to faculty salary raises. Miller called the effort to protect Prop. 98 “a tough battle” and the Association’s “highest priority” over the next few months. “The only way we arc going to have even a remote chance of avoiding suspen¬ sion is having the involvement of faculty across the state,” Miller said. Miller’s primary duties since January have focused on reporting to the faculty Senate at community colleges statewide. Miller defined FACCC as “an organi¬ zation that has been around since the mid- 50s, charged exclusively with lobbying in the State Legislature regarding the issues of importance of community colleges.” Miller continued to explain that Prop. 98 came about as the result of a situation similar to what we have now. ..the playing of games. "If we allow that to happen and don’t challenge theGovernor, we will be in more trouble down the line," said Miller.