PCC Courier, March 20, 2014

March 20, 2014 VOLUME 109 ISSUE 8 ;«-r INSIDE REWIND TO THE FUTURE Discover how mix tapes are back in style with Lancer Radio! PAGE 6» COFFEE WITH AN ART DROP Get your java on with some PCC art at Zephyr Coffee House. PAGE 7» r i SPEAK OUT! Will you be going to the new Chick-fil-A near campus? Vote at PccCourier. com L ONLINE EXCLUSIVES AT PCCCOURIER.COM Unwind at the Sculpture Garden Barney Soto/Courier Ray Hernandez, 20, straddles the "Red Pine" by Deborah Butterfield in the Boone Sculpture Garden on March 6. The garden was completed in 1 999. Aubrey Quezada Features Editor With works of art scattered throughout soft green lawns and a small pool that cascades into a swiftly flowing channel of water, the Boone Sculpture Garden provides an escape for students who need a quiet place to study or take a break between classes. “The Boone Sculpture Garden offers a pleasant outdoor envi¬ ronment for everyone on cam¬ pus,” said Brian Tucker, director of the art galleries at PCC. “For the larger community, it signals the college’s commitment to the visual arts and its contribution to the cultural center that is Pasadena.” Designed by Jodi Pinto, a New York-based artist and landscape designer, the area that was once a mundane parking lot was trans¬ formed into a space to display contemporary sculptures as well as provide a forum for perfor¬ mances and art installations. Named in memory of George and Fern Boone, the Boone Sculpture Garden was complet¬ ed in 1999 and comprises three major components — the garden itself, the Galloway Plaza and the Jameson Amphitheater. The garden currendy features BOONE page 6 ► Committee considers ‘release time’ reduction Jessica Arceo Staff Writer A spike in the amount of money paid to fac¬ ulty for duties performed outside the classroom got the attention of the Budget Resource and Allocation Committee, which may look into ways of reducing the millions of dollars spent on so- called “release time.” The paid time, known as release time or reas¬ signed time, involves assigned duties for faculty that is performed out of the classroom or is not part of an instructor’s traditional role, according to Robert Miller. “Reassigned faculty are performing instruc¬ tional activities deemed important to the attain¬ ment of aspects of the college’s Educational Master Plan and student success,” Miller ex¬ plained in an email. Benjamin Simpson/Courier Robert Bell, senior vice president, speaks at the Budget Resource Allocation Committee (BRAC) on March 6. BRAC page 2 §► City board OKs new Chick-fil-A, college admin still opposed Philip McCormick Managing Editor The Pasadena Board of Zoning voted 3-2 Wednesday to allow a Chick-fil-A to open across the street from PCC, a plan strongly opposed by college administra¬ tors because of the fried chicken compa¬ ny’s financial support of anti-gay groups. “I’m exceptionally disappointed,” Student Trustee Simon Fraser said. “I’m deeply concerned that every concern that I raised and every PCC student that was here raised fell completely on deaf ears.” Although the Board of Trustees doesn’t have an official position on the Chick-fil-A yet, Senior Vice President Robert Miller said at the public hearing that he, President Mark Rocha and other administration members had a respon¬ sibility to work within the scope of the college community, which includes many LGBT students. “For me, Chick-fil-A is more than a corporation expressing their opinion,” PCC student Bernard Noi said. “For me, it is a symbol that has supported orga¬ nization that tell me that I should not be happy with who I am. I fear for my friends. They already live stressful lives. . . This could push them over the edge.” The restaurant was originally approved by Pasadena to start up in December last year before Pasadena City Councilman Terry Tornek appealed the approval. Chick-fil-A development supervisor Jennifer Daw said Wednesday that the Chick-fil-A would help the community Charles Winners/Courier Simon Fraser, PCC's Student Trustee, spoke against the opening of Chick- fil-A during a Pasadena city hearing. by providing 50 to 60 new full-time and part-time jobs in the area and would improve the aesthetics of the location. She said that it would be more inviting than the dilapidated building at the loca¬ tion formerly occupied by Burger King. The Zoning Board was mainly con¬ cerned with the removal of two trees on the property and expanding the current drive-thru. Zoning laws in Pasadena cur¬ rently prohibit any new drive-thru being built for restaurants. Chick-fil-A applied for a permit for the expansion of the drive-thru, which was approved by the Board. Fraser said he isn’t finished fighting the restaurant. “I plan to contact the councilman for the area in which PCC resides and re¬ quest that it be pulled again,” Fraser said.