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PCC Courier, March 21, 1975
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LOOOOONG LUNCH— Why can’t all class assignments look as good
as the five-foot submarine sandwich like Mike Nese is preparing for
his speech class? After adding a bit more mayonnaise and a touch
more meat, Jay Hern’s class dug in.
EXPERIENCE— Sandwich-making is an occasional experience for
Mike Nese who works in the market which provided the makings,
including tomatoes, pickles, salami, bologna, swiss cheese,
capocollo and lettuce.
PCC CousU&v
Prof. Dorothy Reynolds
Leads Help for Seniors
VOL. 39, NO. 6
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
MARCH 21, 1975
According to Survey
Handicapped Ramps Inadequate
By Jill Boekenoogen
City Editor
“Getting the campus accessible for
people who have a handicap is a
problem,” said Chuck Harvard, a
paraplegic and the man who did an in-
depth survey of the architectural
barriers handicapped students run into
on campus. The survey is part of a
program sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Rehabilitation to im¬
prove the campus and make it more
accessible to those with a physical
handicap.
Women Speak
About Careers
in Broadcasting
The College Women in Broadcasting
Organization will present KRLA’s Sie
Holliday, KMET’s Mary Turner and
KFI’s Patsy Hoffman in an open forum
on Tuesday, March 25, in the Little
Theater, at noon.
The discussion will cover each
woman’s work in radio broadcasting
which includes announcing, produc¬
tion, programming, news-casting,
traffic continuity direction and public
relations.
Ms. Holliday holds a B.A. degree in
broadcasting from the University of
Texas. She has worked in radio and
television stations on the Texas Gulf
Coast and at KDEO Radio in San Diego
as an all night disc jockey, and at
KRLA in Pasadena for the last 13 and a
half years where she is a pop-rock
announcer and a news caster.
Ms. Turner is a graduate of the
University of Indiana. She first worked
at KSON in San Fransisco, then was
transferred to its sister station KMET-
FM in Los Angeles, where she an¬
nounces a hard-rock music show and
does production work.
Ms. Hoffman, also a graduate of the
University of Texas, worked in small
stations as an announcer and did
television commercials in Texas
before she came to California. She was
hired at KBIG-AM within her first
week in Los Angeles. Ms. Hoffman has
worked at KFI-AM for the last five
years.
“Just getting on campus from
outside without a van or a wheel chair
is impossible,” said Harvard. “If
you’re not in a wheelchair you just step
over the curb.” The students also hope
to work with the city of Pasadena for
some renovations of city property.
One of the major on-campus barriers
students find, is the need for more
ramps, such as between the
planetarium and observatory, the
entrance into C Building and between
the football field and the parking lot.
“We have to get into the street and if
we stay in the street we get run over,”
said one student.
The ramps currently on campus are
inadquate. Students asked for han¬
drails on the ramps which go from C
Building to R and from R to the bank
area. “Those ramps are too steep and
slippery. The ramp from R Building to
the catering truck is at an angle and
students fall into the bushes,” said
another student.
Another major problem is in the rest
rooms.
Students in wheelchairs find it im¬
possible to wheel a chair into the stalls
and close the doors. Even the modified
stalls in R Building are not big enough.
Paraplegics mentioned having to
wheel their chairs to the doors and
having to leave the doors open. One
student told about the “eyeballing you
get” from other students.
Also troubling are the doors which
lead outside, which are too heavy for a
paraplegic to push open and the
windows in the doors are too high for a
person in a wheelchair to see anyone
coming through the opposite way.
Both the blind and paraplegic
students have difficulty not knowing
what floor the elevator is on. When a
person in a wheelchair rolls into an
crowded elevator there isn’t enough
room to turn around and it’s hard to
see what floor the doors are opening
on.
Beneath the doorknobs in C Building
are class numbers written in Braille.
These numbers were not put on the
door correctly and some numbers read
backwards. “Whoever puts one on
should be accompanied by someone
who knows Braille,” said a student.
“School is the introduction to real
life for a lot of people with a physical
disability,” commented Harvard.
The Board of Trustees reviewed cost
figures for the needed changes and
voted on proposals on Thursday.
By David Gero
Staff Writer
Dorothy P. Reynolds, professor in
the Life Sciences Department,
initiated the senior education affairs
program last semester to help “reach
out to surrounding areas of the com¬
munity.”
One of the first services was the
introduction of a broadcast on PCC’s
KPCS radio station designed for the
elderly. The program was begun in
October, 1974.
A lecture series for senior citizens
takes place every Friday at 2 p.m. in
the college' cafeteria. The last of six
discourses will be presented today.
Physical education classes are now
available for senior citizens. Mrs.
Reynolds noted that senility is often
related to inactivity, and that physical
exercises will often help to rejuvenate
the individual.
One contemporary problem which is
more pronounced among the aged is
rising prices of food and commodities.
Mrs. Reynolds noted that ap¬
proximately 33 per cent of the com¬
munity’s older citizens live below
poverty levels.
Counselor Hardy To Face Run-off
Election for Pasadena Bd. of Ed.
By Pat Francis
Assistant City Editor
This is the first in a series of two
articles on the candidates for the
Pasadena Board of Education run-off
election, scheduled fpr April 15. Its
purpose is to acquaint students who
reside in Pasadena with information to
help them vote more intelligently.
John Hardy, in his fourth year as
director of the Student Resources
Center at PCC, is one of two con¬
tenders for the post that will represent
District 4 on the local Board of
Education.
A 20-year resident of Pasadena,
Visiting Japanese Professor
Observes Business Classes
Masae Yonekura, an assistant
professor at Tokyo Women’s Christian
' College, is visiting classes in the PCC
Business Department. Miss Yonekura
is here to observe many of the modern
techniques used by the department’s
instructors.
Miss Yonekura was able to leave
Tokyo because the Japanese school
system is recessed from the middle of
February to the end of March. She is
paying her own expenses.
Coming to the United States this
year, Miss Yonekura wanted to ob¬
serve business classes taught by
Lucille Irvine, an assisistant professor
in the Business Department, who
taught Miss Yonekura 18 years ago at
UCLA. Miss Yonekura says that
Inside Great Britain' is
Topit of Tuesday Forum
“Inside Great Britain” is the title for
a film and lecture to be presented at
the March 25 Tuesday Evening F orum .
Commander Peter Cockburn (“Co¬
burn”) will present, in his new travel-
adventure film, a look at Britain and
some of the reasons for its survival
from the years of Roman occupation to
the present. Historical, rural England
to the antique and modern sights of
• London will be shown. The famous
Grenadier Guards will be studied also,
CMDR. COCKBURN
. . . Great Britain
showing how they are trained to be
fighters as well as musicians.
Commander Cockburn, born in
Scotland and educated at England’s
Bedford College, was trained as a
Royal Naval Reserve officer. In¬
cluding six and one-half years spent in
the Royal Navy during World War II,
he has directed commercial films in
Great Britain and continental Europe
for Newsweek, Allied British
Engineering, Scotch Whiskey
Association and Imperial Chemical
Industries.
He is a member of the California
Film Association, the British
Photographic Society, the In¬
ternational Motion Picture
Association, County Geographic
Society and a number of travel clubs.
Cockburn has lectured in Great
Britain for Newsweek, in New Zealand
for British Travel and on the east coast
for Wines of the World. He is a member
of the British United Services Club in
Los Angeles, the R.N.O.C. in New
York, and the Naval Club in London.
Cockburn has lived in France,
Lebanon, New Zealand, Britain and
the United States and is now a resident
of Fallbrook, California. He is vice
president of Shaw Productions and is
married to Bettina Shaw, well-known
travel-adventure television per¬
sonality.
Tuesday Evening Forum is a regular
offering of PCC, bringing speakers of
interest to the college and surrounding
community. The 7:30 p.m. lectures
take place in Sexson Auditorium.
without Mrs. Irvine’s patient
assistance she would never have been
able to finish her work there. She
graduated from UCLA with a master’s
degree.
In addition to Mrs. Irvine’s classes,
Miss Yonekura is also observing a
shorthand class taught by Jo Ann Lee,
assistant professor James Clark’s
business communication class and a
course taught by Assistant Professor
James Curry in speed-increasing
typing. Miss Yonekura says that each
class activity she has observed has
insprired her, and hopes it will aid her
in improving Japanese business
education.
In Tokyo, Miss Yonekura uses the
modern American method of in¬
dividual training for her shorthand
classes. This is the Gregg method, and
it differs from the older style of in¬
struction which did not teach shor¬
thand with the individual progression
of the student.
Miss Yonekura is impressed with the
well-equipped classrooms here and she
admires the facilities provided for
handicapped students. She is ap¬
preciative of the cordiality extended to
her by the Business Department
faculty and says she may return in a
few years to again review the ad¬
vanced business education program.
Health Office
Open to Help
All Students
Under the direction of Barbara
Haish, registered nurse, students can
receive personal health care in C118.
Counseling and guidance is given in
a confidential atmosphere to help
students develop attitudes and skills
needed in preventing and reducing
problems.
Two psychologists, Dr. John Risser
and Dr. John Tulley, assist Ms. Haish
in consultation.
Students under 18 are advised to
have a notarized letter of medical
consent from their parents or guar¬
dians, because most hospitals will not
treat minors without it.
The health center is open from 7:30
a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday thru Thursday
and 8 a.m. -12 noon on Saturday. Two
nurses are joining the staff to help with
the load. Consultation is available with
Ms. Haish at students’ convenience.
Hardy received his training at pec,
Cal Poly Pomona and Azusa Pacific
College. His entire adult life has been
devoted to education, involving six
years in elementary teaching, one
year as a counselor-vice principal and
two years in a junior high school
position.
“My background as a teacher-
trainer, especially in athletics, plays a
big part in my love for education,”
said Hardy. He played football with the
Oakland Raiders for a short period
after completing his schooling.
Amidst an era of turmoil in the local
system, Hardy believes the greatest
problem among students in Pasadena
schools lies in basic lack of ability in
the most essential areas. If elected he
vows support for placing greater
stress on the fundamental subjects of
reading and writing.
“I am opposed to busing simply for
the purpose of an ethnic balance,” he
added. “Equal allocations to schools in
every area of need will do much more
to solve problems of unequal
education.”
Discipline in the schools is another
area of concern to Hardy. “No one
seems to bother with kids who are
delinquent any more,” he said. As an
educator he feels attendance
requirements and discipline should be
more stringent, thereby creating a
more effective atmosphere for
education.
This is Hardy’s first entry in the
political arena, and as he related, “I
was surprised to find all of the bit¬
terness that can come with politics. I
found people I’d known for 20 years
who suddenly couldn’t talk to me
because our philosophies finally dif¬
fered.
“I’m a competitive person and like
to win, but I still have the ability to
accept defeat,” he said.
In the local election on March 4,
Hardy polled 49.3 per cent of the total
vote cast and Sam Sheats, his nearest
opponent and contestant in the runoff,
received 41.7 per cent. Charles Clay, a
third candidate in district 4, received
only nine per cent of the total vote cast.
$100 Circle Formed
by Alumni Association
The College Alumni Association
recently named new officers for the
coming year, and created “The
President’s Circle,” an inter¬
association group requiring $100 an¬
nual dues to receive special benefits.
Free parking on campus, priority
seating at Tuesday Evening Forums,
Faculty Dining Room privileges, and
free admission to certain campus
activities are but a few of the benefits
granted the group.
Its goal is to add 100 new members to
the circle this year.
In other action, the Alumni
Association named officers for the
year. They include James Scott,
president; John Christie, first vice
president; Eric Johnson, second vice
president; Lillian Castagna, secretary
and Arthur Dyson, treasurer.
The Association has met with
favorable response to date and pledges
money raised through circle mem¬
bership to items purchased for PCC
Stipends Available
to U.C. Riverside
Transfer Students
Stipends of $1500 each will be
awarded four incoming students to the
University of California at Riverside
majoring in the areas of studio art,
dance, music and theater.
A fifth award of $1250 has been
established for a student whose studies
will focus on photography.
Applications for the awards may be
picked up in the Financial Aids office
in C236 and must be completed along
with official college transcripts and a
statement of educational and career
objectives. Deadline for applications is
April 18.
These awards have been made
possible, in part, by a gift from the
UCR Citzens’ University Committee.
The photography award was made
possible by Eastman Kodak Company.
All applicants must be eligible for
admission to the university.
outside of the support of district taxes.
Circle monies will be used for
scholarships, short term funds,
awards and an administrative
discretionary fund.
Interested persons may contact
Lillian Castagna, at 578-7384.
Pinball Firm
To Dissolve
ASB Pact
Pinball Wizard, leasor of pinball
machines in the Campus Center
lounge, has been sent a 60-day notice to
dissolve PCC’s contract with them, it
was announced at the March 13 ASB
Board meeting.
One of the reasons cited for the
Board’s action is that students have
been losing money on faulty machines
and the company has made no effort to
repair them or to reimburse lost
money. In its present contract with
Pinball Wizard, the college receives 55
percent of the profit, with the company
taking 45 per cent.
It was announced that other firms
are interested in supplying students
with the machines. A committee was
formed to look into the matter.
The spring budget was approved by
the Board and all of the specific ac¬
counts have been transferred and are
now open. A motion has been carried to
purchase two new ping pong tables and
repair four others with $200 available
in the Campus Center fund. Prices
were to be checked and a report was
expected at the next meeting.
The shuttle bus system was again
discussed at Tuesday’s Senate
meeting. Senate President Ralph
Champion said that questionnaires will
be sent to 9 a.m. classes next week.
The purpose of these questionnaires is
to ascertain if students will support
such a system.
She also said that the problems of
social acceptance are not limited to the
young. “We must not lump seniors into
one category, since older adults often
have greater differences among each
other and may be less able to conform
than many young people.”
Mrs. Reynolds announced several
coming events on the campus
beneficial for everyone.
The first will be “Food Fair Day,” to
be held in the quad April 17. Several
exhibits will be on display in hope of
bringing greater awareness to college
students on the world food shortage
problem.
A health fair will be held on campus
May 16. Qualified medical personnel
will administer examinations of blood
pressure and other vital health signs of
the participants.
Mrs. Reynolds will begin classes
next semester on pre-retirement
planning.
Clubs May Be
Deactivated'
Inter -Campus Clubs which were not
represented at last Tuesday’s council
meeting are in danger of being
deactivated. According to Joe Fisbeck,
ICC president, nonrepresented clubs
will be notified by letter that they may
not hold any meetings or activities on
campus. Use of the Crier or any other
publicity will not be granted to clubs
until application for reactivation is
approved.
Tuesday was the first meeting of
ICC. Two previous meetings were
cancelled and until recently there was
no president. Fisbeck was appointed
by ASB president Nick Martinez. He
hopes to get the clubs off the ground
and initiate some new programs such
as interclub sports activites.
Abdul Quasim, Pan-African Club
representative, was elected vice
president at Tuesday’s meeting while
Pat Sahagian was chosen secretary
and Rob Howell, finance and projects
chairman.
An attempt to elect a three-member
panel in charge of contacting and
representing the ICC members at
large failed to come up with more than
one member, Pat Diggins. The two
remaining seats will be filled at the
next meeting, April 1 at noon in the
Campus Center.
Diggins announced the Sophomore
Class Fair will be held on March 24 and
25. Fifty artists from Santa Barbara
will show their wares. All clubs are
invited to participate and can have a
booth for a $5 cleaning deposit.
The OMD Carnival is set for May 29
and 30 with an alternate date set for
June 5 and 6 should the first date prove
unacceptable. There is a $10 charge for
each booth and a $5 clean-up fee which
is refundable.
Aspiring Writers'
Works Needed for
Literary Contest
PCC students interested in writing,
can enter poetry, short stories and
essays in a literary contest which is
being sponsored by the English
Department.
Winners in the three categories will
receive for first place, a $25 gift certifi¬
cate from the PCC Bookstore,
Pasadena Book Co. or Vroman’s;
second place prize will be $10 cash in
each category.
All students enrolled in regular
spring session or extended day classes
are eligible to enter two manuscripts
in each category. The deadline for
submission is April 18.
Students can submit their manu¬
scripts in a box in the English
Department office, C217, or to Jerene
Cline in C229. Manuscripts must be
submitted with a sealed envelope with
your name, address and phone
number. The outside must be titled
with a false name, so that none of the
judges can play favorites.
The winning entries may be printed
in Inscape. Winners’ names will be
posted in the Writers Case, and the
English office May 23.
FIELDS FANS FORTUNATE
A W. C. Fields film festival will be
held in Sexson Auditorium Thurs¬
day at noon. Three favorite Fields
films will be shown: “Fatal Glass of
Beer,” “The Big Thumb” and
"Great Chase," as well as a Little
Rascals film, “Kid From Borneo.”
Admission is free.