PCC Courier, March 17, 1971

early ; shot lining turn- lation ; gun e 440 , won d in i the lin. year, jllege fiitan PCC CotVii&t VOL. 33, NO. 19 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA MARCH 17, 1971 tieat- fifth Vade hort- and >ugh- od. 11 to m in few use lings t ah. s hit litial n to wing on 3ob wart med Con- эге, 're- Prom Proposed for PCC in Near Future JOHN MclNTOSH, Jo Neison and Antonia Hoff¬ man appear in Shakespeare's “As You Like It" Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20; then again on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, March 27, 28, and 29. The production is to be present¬ ed in the newly renovated Little Theater. 7s News Biased ?' Will Be Theme of Journalism By MARY SULLIVAN Does the news media blow events out of proportion? Is ob¬ jectivity a myth? Those and other questions will be answered at the annual Journ¬ alism Day at PCC next Tuesday, March 23, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Sexson Auditorium. Under the direction of the pub¬ lications commissioner, members of Beta Phi Gamma, national journalism fraternity, will organ¬ ize and conduct the event. Vocational Tests Offered at PCC Among the many tests offered at PCC, the vocational test may be taken at any time and gives the student an idea of what field is best suited for him. The test consists of three parts. One is an IQ test and the other two are vocational. The student should allow two and a half to three hours to take the test. First he fills out an eight-page form with questions on his back¬ ground, his interests, problems he has faced, and his vocational ideas thus far. Although one wonders how valid these tests really are and if they are worth the time, they are given at practically all Calif¬ ornia city and state colleges. News Summary for Art Majors Art majors — if you want to transfer to a good art school next fall, there is still time to apply to the Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles County. Stop by 118R for more information. Like to find out what’s happen¬ ing in the PCC Art Department? You can be notified by mail, free of charge, of all fine arts events, art gallery exhibits, special pro¬ grams and lectures on campus. Applications are available in 118R. The Student Art Gallery in C Building is closed for remodeling. With a little luck, it will be open in time for the student art show this spring. In the past the audience has been limited to high school journ¬ alism students. This year anyone in the community who is interest¬ ed in learning whether or not opinion is being passed off as fact in today’s news media is invited to attend. The thesis behind Journalism Day is that in the rush of every¬ day life, people tend to skim the news and assume that everything they read is fact. Journalists will explore the re¬ sponsibilities of the media and of the public in achieving an inform¬ ed electorate. Speakers include Tom Reddin, former LA chief of police and now a news broadcaster for Chan¬ nel 5, KTLA; Bob Cooke, the en¬ vironmental reporter for the Pasadena Star-News; Donn Reed, nightside reporter for KMPC; and Sam Hall, news director for KLAC. A formal prom was proposed by Jim Jones, Senate vice-presi¬ dent, at the March 11 ASB meet¬ ing. Jones requested that $2000 be set aside for the dance. He felt that many of the stu¬ dents would desire such an affair. There were arguments from some board members who felt that money might be lost. Jones reflected that the ASB Board had a history of losing money, and since this would not be a money-making venture, it would not lose money. This would be a chance for those interested students to “get out of their levis and into formal attire!” Green Men Assaulted By DAVID SLOCUM At 2 this morning, officers Ben Claridge and Tom Corey of the Pasadena Police Department stop¬ ped their patrol car on Colorado Blvd. to investigate a disturbance on PCC’s front lawn. According to Claridge and Cor¬ ey, several young men were run¬ ning back and forth near the mir¬ ror pool, as if chasing something invisible. When apprehended, they declared they had seen numerous “little men in green coats and knee breeches, dancing, making shoes and drinking from stone jugs.” They are being held on charges of violating the Once-a- Year-Penal Code, Section 253, “unprovoked assault upon a leprechaun, with intent to steal his treasure.” The dance could be considered a pre-graduation type dance. “After-parties could also be ar¬ ranged by various service clubs,” Jones went on to explain. Students interested in such a dance or those ASB card holders who have an opinion that they’d like to express on the issue, should come to the ASB meeting on Thursdays in the Campus Center. President Paul Schwartz report¬ ed an approximate $1300 loss of student body funds on the March 5 “El Chicano” concert. Only 80 people attended the event, which was held in an auditorium with a capacity of 2130. A motion to purchase two ping- pong tables for the Campus Cen¬ ter failed to be approved. AMS requested the tables be bought at $105 apiece, plus equipment. OMD unofficially offered to buy the tables after the motion failed. The March 11 ASB meeting was to have been held at 11 a.m., but Schwartz cancelled the meeting without notice. However, the meeting was rescheduled for 12 noon. Student Honored with Scholarship Cecil Costilow, co-editor-in-chief of ASPECT, PCC’s student maga¬ zine, received the Pasadena Elks Lodge 672 annual Emer D. Bates journalism scholarship last Tues¬ day evening. The award goes to PCC’s out¬ standing journalism student each year. Costilow had impressive creden¬ tials for the judges. Following 10 • Continued on Page Three Police Cadet Applicants Qualifying Examination May Take on March 20 Dystrophy Shamrocks Muscular Dystrophy Drive will be held until Friday, March 19. A table will be set up outside the Campus Center and stu¬ dents are urged to give to this worthy cause. Hemophilia Drive Anyone who wishes to walk door-to-door collecting funds for hemophilia, please contact the service commissioner upstairs in the Campus Center. This drive will be held March 20 to March 3L A fine opportunity for young persons interested in police work is coming. The City of Pasadena will be testing applicants for positions as cadets March 20. Successful candidates will, un¬ der direct supervision, perform varied clerical assignments, as¬ sist at the complaint desk, answer telephone calls, operate business office machines, maintain records and files, and occasionally serve subpoenas. To qualify, a potential cadet must be 18-20 years of age, a high school graduate or have success¬ fully passed the GED examina¬ tion, and possess a valid Califor¬ nia driver license. For individuals who wish to begin, or continue school, in the police work, this is a chance to combine both the educational and practical experience needed. Of prime importance, a police cadet earns $2.92 to start, with in¬ creases to the top salary of $3.56 hourly, and may be promoted at age 21 to policeman. If interested, contact Dick Thornburgh or Pete Bryant in the personnel office at the Pasa¬ dena City Hall, or call 577-4366 on or before March 19. Library Hours Library hours for spring vaca¬ tion are announced as follows: Monday through Thursday, April 5-8, open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Good Friday, April 9. Student Writers To Show Literary Talent Concern for Off-Road Use of Forests Will Be Discussed So you think you could be an¬ other Hemingway or Steinbeck. Well, here is your chance to show the world what you can do with your talent. The English Department is sponsoring its an¬ nual Literary Contest. Any PCC student carrying six units is eligible to enter. Students may submit entries in more than one category, so here is your chance to write poetry, short stories and essays, and sub¬ mit all that you like. Judges will be off-campus authors, members of the South¬ ern California Writers Guild. As your name will not appear on the manuscript, you need not worry that partiality will be shown any¬ one. , ‘.УШ Be sure to make a carbon copy of your work so that if it is lost, you won’t lose out too! Use proper manuscript form, preferably white paper for work that has been typed, and regula¬ tion lined paper for written work (try to keep it as neat as possi¬ ble). All manuscripts must be turned in to the English Department of¬ fice, 117C, no later than Thursday, April 1. Copies of the contest rules can be picked up in 117C. You may not think you are a great writer, but this contest is a good way to express yourself and your ideas. Last year’s win¬ ners probably felt the same way. Who knows, you may be better than you thought! The Sierra Club, the Conserva¬ tion Club, and school geologists will attend meetings next week in Pasadena, Burbank, and Palm¬ dale, about off -road vehicle use in the Angeles National Forest. The problem lies in the fact that off-road vehicles, such as motor¬ cycles and jeeps, can go anywhere in the forest except hiking trails and thick wilderness. Because of this, much land has been ruined in the Angeles Na¬ tional Forest. Forest rangers have no legal right to keep these vehicles out of the forest. This is a good ex¬ ample of urban problems reach¬ ing rural areas. The only way to stop this is to show that public safety is ham¬ pered and that there is damage to the areas involved. One plan is to have a certain forest area desig¬ nated for off -road vehicles only. If something isn’t done, what will happen to this unique forest which is in the middle of one of the largest urban centers in the country? Carnival Theme ICC President Terry Calopedis announces a contest to determ¬ ine the theme for the May 8 OMD Carnival. Any club wish¬ ing to submit an entry should place it in Miss Calopedis’ box upstairs in the Campus Center or in Mrs. Kolts’ box in 117C by March 19. The prize will be a free booth at the carnival for the winning club. The winner will be selected at the OMD meeting of March 21, with the winner announced at the ICC meeting March 23. Happy St. Pat's Day from the Courier