PCC Courier, March 15, 1974

I Cornier Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California March 15, 1974 —Courier Photo by Hugh Levine STREAKER LEAVES THE QUAD— Two male streakers dashed across campus at noon Monday and were greeted by hundreds of cheering students as they passed through the quad. Campus Center Quad Bears Bony Bare Bods Democratic Vice-Chairman in 1972, Yvonne Burke To Speak Tuesday Rumors about possible streaking at PCC were proven true, when two young men wearing only tennis shoes dashed through the campus quad at noon Monday. The PCC streaking duo stopped by the Courier office after their Monday show, and in much less of a hurry consented to reveal to staff writers the secret motivations of a participant in this revealing activity. The couple, wishing to remain anonymous, gave little information about themselves. < One is the happily married father of a baby girl. He is a part-time student at PCC. His streaking partner, on the other hand, is single and a non-student, and that's all he had to say. USC Gives Awards to Journalists PCC and Santa Monica College tied for most awards during last week’s 49th annual USC Newspaper Day. Last semester’s edition of the Courier’s supplement, “Focus— on Women,” won first place in the special supplement category: The Courier itself placed second in the college competition for best publication: first place award went to Santa Barbara City College’s “The Hibachi.” David S. Rust, photo editor of the Courier during the fall semester, placed second in news writing and also received an honorable mention for best single photograph. Other honorable mentions went to Alan Zanger for his photo essay, and Bernhild E. Horner for news writing. Michaelene Bolliger, who works with the Courier staff, was named “College Adviser of the Year.” She shares this honor with Charles Donaldson of Santa Monica. Chicano Club Forms Local Health Group The Office for Chicano Affairs at PCC is planning to establish a college chapter of the National Chicano Health Organization (NCHO). An organiza¬ tional meeting will be held Thursday, March 21, at noon in the MECHA of¬ fice, A108. Rita Ledesma, from the Office of Chicano Affairs, said the two main goals of the organization are to “upgrade the quality of health care for the Chicano community,” and to “increase the representation of Chicano students in the health sciences.” She said the organization is federally funded, but the local PCC chapter would not be, but run on a club basis; the group would be mainly concerned with counseling Chicano students interested in a health science educa¬ tion. It would encourage Chicanos and Chicanas to enter the field as doctors, paramedics, technicians, and nurses, and help them get information about transferring, graduate schools, financing, and admission policies. NCHO was started in 1970 to aid the Chicano community by delivering information about health care careers and aiding students interested in such a career. It has initiated a nationwide recruitment of Chicanos and Chicanas and is planning a national conference in San Antonio, Tex. April 13 and 14. They said their plan started last week when they called AM-FM radio station KROQ, to announce their streaking at PCC the following Mon¬ day. Asked why they chose this par¬ ticular college, the duo replied that since it was happening practically everywhere else, they thought PCC was ready for it, too. To the obvious question, “How does it feel to be a streaker,” the two men answered that the toughest part is the beginning. “I was scared until I came around the corner by the bookstore. All those people were waiting for us. After that, it was a breeze, literally,” said one of them. “I thought I had it made when they let out a really big cheer. I don’t remember what happened next. One of your photographers kept running with me all the way to the front of the C Building, and totally out of breath, he asked me to slow down,” commented the other streaker. Among the many possible reasons for streaking, PCC’s pair seems to have found the simplest one. We wanted to prove to ourselves that we had the guts to do it. Nobody forced us or challenged us,” they said. “My wife would have participated too, but she’s a little overweight,” said the married streaker. Asked if he would repeat the experience, he said that after the first time, it would just be “a drag.” By Sergio Caponi News Editor Congresswoman Yvonne Brathwaite Burke will speak on “What It Means to Be a Freshman Congresswoman” at the Tuesday Evening Forum, March 19, at 7:30 in Sexson Auditorium. Mrs. Burke attracted nationwide attention during the 1972 Democratic Convention in Miami, where she served as vice chairman. She is a proponent of liberal social welfare programs and increased federal aid for ghetto schools. Reared in Los Angeles, Mrs. Burke received her B.A. in political science from UCLA. She graduated from the USC School of Law in 1956. During 10 years of private practice, she served as a deputy corporation commissioner, hearing officer for the Police Com¬ mission and staff attorney for the McCone Commission, which in¬ vestigated the causes of the 1965 Watts riots. In 1966, when Mrs. Burke entered the California Assembly, she became the first black woman ever to serve in the legislature. Vice chairman of the Trustees Okay Van; May Delivery Slated The van for the severely handi¬ capped students was approved by the Board of Trustees during its regular meeting last week. Board member Melvin Burt stated the additional information he had obtained considering the cost involved in the project had answered most of his questions and he was now ready to cast his vote in favor of the purchase. According to Burt, the cost of the van amortized over a 10-year period, salary for a driver and projected maintenance expenses add up to an average of $114 per student per month. The van will be equipped to carry eight students, including four persons in wheelchairs. Francisca B. Baldwin, teacher-coordinator of the program for the handicapped, projects delivery of the van for the middle of May. PCC Plans to Remodel Three Campus Buildings A plan to remodel part of three campus buildings was introduced at the last Board of Trustees meeting. Remodeling part of R Building for Dental Technology and the installation of acoustical ceilings and electrical fixtures in C Building was included in the proposal. There is already a complex in¬ cluding Dental Hygienists and Dental Assisting on the fifth floor of R Building, according to Arthur Garr, district facilities planner, “It would be natural to bring Dental Technology there also.” Work on remodeling all of D Building should commence a year from Sep¬ tember. By the time D Building is emptied, R Building will have to be ready. Hopefully work can begin in September or November of this year. In C Building, “there are 34 class¬ rooms which are acoustically inadequate,” Garr says. Students have complained they can’t hear the in¬ structor. Teachers themselves have aired problems about these conditions and there has been an overall dissatis¬ faction about “intense reverberation.” Acoustical tile ceilings have been necessary especially since 1966 when air conditioning was installed in C Building. Studies of the rooms were made by the acoustical engineering firm of Paul S. Veneklasen & Assoc, of Santa Monica. They observed the rever¬ beration time and made recommenda¬ tions as to what should be done to the MAN OF LA MANCHA Would you like special invitations for the production of “Man of La Mancha” for your friends or rela¬ tives to join PCC’s celebration of its 50th birthday? Invitations are available on campus, at the Library, Campus Center, and the Research Office, R402. “Man of La Mancha” will be presented on March 29, 30, and April 5, 6 in Sexson Auditorium. rooms. The finished classrooms should all resemble C139, which has lowered ceilings with acoustical tile and im¬ proved electrical fixtures. The work must be completed by the fall semester of 1974. Classes this summer will probably be moved out of C Building to other areas. It is hoped all rooms can be modified at one time. Be Wary of Overseas Job Offers Students who plan to go abroad for work in answer to enticing advertise¬ ments, are warned that many of the organizations that promise job place¬ ment are strictly get-rich-quick operations. Alice Mothershead, director of the Community Liaison Center for Foreign Students and Americans Abroad, C221, will advise anyone with plans to go overseas. Many of the programs for job placement in foreign countries have found to be misleading, she said. Such programs exist because the cost seems . so cheap that students fail to check the quality of the service. “Because you see a poster offering quick job placement overseas, don’t get carried away and send off a request and a fee for a job. Come in and see us first. The more information gained here in the U.S. before you travel abroad, the happier the outcome will be,” Mrs. Mothershead em¬ phasized. College and university placement abroad is not difficult and Mrs. Mothershead can help here, too. In her office she has reference materials available that tell about conditions and requirements for enrollment. A suggestion made earlier to possibly buy a used vehicle rather than a new van and have it remodeled was found to be unsatisfactory since ap¬ proximately half of the cost of the van ($10,394) stems from the needed ad¬ ditional equipment and modifications. Another alternative proposed at one of the earlier meetings, the renting of such a vehicle, was checked into by the chairman of the board, Roger Gert- menian, and also proved to be in¬ feasible. Although Embree Buses, Inc. does indeed own a van similar to the one discussed, it is being used full time to transport elementary school students within the Pasadena School District. Relating what he observed during a personal visit to the Handicapped Students’ office, Burt said, “I watched some of the students lift one of the persons who would be using the van into a VW through the roof— I was amazed they got him in. It is my in¬ tention to see that these students get the attention they deserve.” “This semester we have about 120 students involved in our special program for the handicapped,” said Mrs. Baldwin following the meeting. “Many are able to get around by themselves and our whole objective is to teach them to be self-sustaining, independent. Our blind students receive special training in how to get from home to school using public transportation, and many other handicapped students either drive or ride with friends. “Those who will be using this van are students who really are so severely handicapped— quadraplegics, people with neuro-muscular and cardiac disease— that they have little if any chance of getting to school if adequate transportation is not provided for them.” Governmental Efficiency and Economy Committee during her fresh¬ man year, she was later appointed chairman of the Urban Development and Housing Committee. In 1972 she carried 50 bills, as well as her primary campaign. Asked about the reasons why she moved to the federal level, Mrs. Burke says, “I got tired of being told in Sacramento that something couldn’t be done because it was a federal problem.” Commenting on her own success as a black woman in traditionally white, male politics she says luck had a lot to do with it. “I just happened to have applied to law school the year USC had a new dean and changed its quota system to allow more women. And the year I went to college was the year my father’s union gave a scholarship. I was the first person to get that scholarship. I’ve had a lot Of lucky breaks in my life.” YVONNE BURKE ASB Votes To Establish Committees The Student Senate decided Tuesday to set up a new committee to explore the possibility of student evaluation of counselors. George Reich will chair the com¬ mittee which was created because some senators expressed dissatisfac¬ tion with their counselors. The senators also formed a com¬ mittee to revise the Student Senate Constitution. Those interested in serving on the committee should contact Senate President Scott Peterson. Room Allotments According to the guidelines suggested by the council, PCC should have 1020 to 1500 reading room stations. At the present time 419 students are crowded into an area designed for use by 275; this represents a shortage of 24 to 36 per cent. An increase of approximately 3000 volumes each year further threatens available seating space. William K. Grainger, chairman of Library Ser¬ vices, expects to add another 20 sec¬ tions of shelves within the next year. We weed out one book for every two we buy, but it really is impossible to be updated and not increase in size. Originally built for 75,000 volumes, the Library now contains 105,000. Out of all community colleges in the state, only Los Angeles City College boasts a more extensive collection of books. Alternatives Considered Adding a second floor to the existing building is not a realistic possibility because the existing foundation is not strong enough to support the extra weight. Tearing the whole building down would be costly and cause problems with temporary relocation. Dr. Sarafian sees as a feasible solution to the room problem an ex¬ tension of the existing building to the east and west. “We would like you to give us some direction,” Dr. Sarafian said. “The estimate of $250,000 sup¬ plied by our architect to add 4000 to 4500 square feet to the west of the Library seemed high. We would like for somebody, maybe a specialist in library design, to come and take another look.” In order to familiarize themselves with the conditions, the members of the board are planning to use part of their next meeting to walk through the Library : Some of them mentioned they may follow the suggestion of ASB President Stuart Silver and come visit during the day, around noon “to see what it’s really like.” Rose Bowl Photo Wins Prize Honorable Mention in the annual citywide photography contest, “Pic ’74,” was given to Rick Zens, a PCC cinematography major. Zens, winning the honor for his nighttime shot of the Rose Bowl fire¬ works, “A Bang Up Time,” also en¬ tered three other works in the compe¬ tition. The photos were in competition with more than 400 entries. His favorite, “Mount Lowe Resort,” shows a house fronted by a cactus. Vividly illustrated with rich tones of brown, blue, and green, Zens expected this entry to win some honors. “I thought it was the best one I did. I really didn’t expect any awards for the ‘Bang Up’ picture.” Becoming interested in films while a senior in high school, Zens did not try his hand at still photography until reaching PCC. He has been successful, and is planning to enter more photography contests in the future. Zens feels that strong experience in film production and direction will be of great value to his career, having previously experimented in film directing. His future plans include attendance next fall at Cal State, Long beach as a cinematography major, hoping ultimately to become a producer and director of motion pictures. The picture he wants most to make? A western. Life Sciences Get New Audio-Visual Laboratory, Student Center to Augment Lecturing, Tutoring Modern equipment worth more than $10,000 has been installed in the Life Science Department’s audio visual tutoring and aid center. The new lab, located in U Building, will be used as a replacement of class time and as a tutoring center for science students. Up to seven students a,t any one time may use one piece of audio visual equipment. Equipment includes a rear view console, Graflex Study Mates, film loop projectors, and film strip sound cassettes. The center can hold 37 students and will have tutors to issue software study materials. Some classes will use the lab for replacement of up to two-thirds of class lecture time. Studies by the department show that students using the lab for substitution or make-up work receive comparable grades. The center will be open to all science students and will be used most often by those taking Biology 11A or Physiology 1. HERE’S HOW IT’S DONE— Instructor Edward Hart is shown using some of the new equipment installed in the Life Science Depart¬ ment’s new headquarters in the Paramedical Sciences Building. The audio visual facilities will be used by students as tutoring aids. Library Facilities Need Expanded Study Space By Bernie Horner Editor-in-Chief In 1965 the Accrediting Com¬ mission for Junior Colleges com¬ mended Pasadena City College’s Library for having an adequate budget, a well-designed library studies program and generally providing good facilities. The student population during that fall semester was 13,540. Last September, 17,644 persons were enrolled and while other facilities were built, expanded or remodeled, the Library still has the same amount of floorspace available now as it had then. “We need to really think about ex¬ panding the Library,” said Dr. Armen Sarafian, president of the college, during the last board meeting. It is too small, there is not enough stock space, not enough study space considering the size of our student body. We will be up for re-accreditation real soon.” Accreditation Reports The report to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges has to be finished by next summer. The accrediting commission will, then visit the campus in November of 1975. Accreditation represents a “seal of approval” given to the college and certifies its high standards in curriculum, staff and facilities. A self-evaluation was submitted for re-accreditation in 1970. It was prepared by' John S. Madden, associate professor in the Social Science Department. Asked about the Library, Madden comments, “I feel the report indirectly already pointed out the shortage of space there.” On page 67 the report reads as follows: “Based upon standards set by the Coordinating Council for Higher Education, the Library is not adequately housed. The standards recommend seating for 17 per cent of the full-time enrollment. Within five years, it is projected that the assignable square feet will be only 40 per cent of the recommended stan¬ dard.”