Press, MECHA, and BSU Discuss Slights
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Groups Accuse Courier
of Inadequate Coverage
Vol. 33, No. 20
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
March 24, 1971
May Moratorium To Be Subject
of Student Senators' Inquiry
By JIM JONES
The Student Senate held its
weekly 12 noon meeting last Tues¬
day. Until now, representatives to
the Senate were elected by their
classes. However, one of the reso¬
lutions that was passed a week
ago is that now anyone can be
a representative.
All that is necessary is that he
be interested in student govern¬
ment.
Another matter of old business
was deciding that there be a
teaeher-of-the-year award given
to the most outstanding teacher.
There is still some speculation as
to how this idea can be most ef¬
fectively carried out.
Since there is a good possibility
an individual of draft status faces
interruption of his education by
being drafted, it was agreed that
much concern should be shown
to the existing draft laws. That is
why the Senate meeting yester¬
day was devoted entirely to the
discussion of the draft.
Scheduled for May in Washing¬
ton, D.C. is a draft moratorium.
Senate members are seeking the
general opinion of the student
body to see what feelings exist
on the spending of ASB funds to
send representatives to that mor¬
atorium.
On the agenda as new business
was hitch-hiking. In California
Counselors To Represent PCC
at 'PCC Night at Arcadia '
The goal of bringing the PCC
story to the high schools in the
district will begin next week so
that students, parents, and every¬
one interested may learn more of
the opportunities here.
“PCC Night at Arcadia High”
will be March 25 in the Girls’
Gym from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. There
will be displays and demonstra¬
tions from all 16 departments by
the PCC faculty and students.
The 15 PCC counselors will be
ready to answer any questions in
their fields with the latest infor¬
mation. They will also help those
who wish to transfer sifter grad¬
uation from PCC.
In addition, the counselors will
have data on employment oppor¬
tunities for students as well as for
adults.
Joe Mathias and Ed Simpson,
counselors, have worked with Pat
Griffin, an Arcadia High School
counselor, in providing the most
meaningful program for the stu¬
dents. About 40 per cent of Ar¬
cadia High graduates transfer to
PCC.
To be covered are a wide range
of subjects dealing from an art
exhibit to radio and TV displays.
“PCC Night at South Pasadena
Higs” will be April 29.
Vacation
PCC’s spring vacation extends
from April 5-10. The library will
be open to students 9 aan. to
4 p.m., April 5-8. It will be
closed Friday and Saturday,
April 9 and 10.
$500 Scholarship
in Essay Contest
Uptight about politics?
Here’s a chance to get your
gripes out of your system — and
maybe win a $500 scholarship for
writing an essay on “What’s
Wrong with Politics?”
Vets' Education
at $21.7 Billi
The Veterans Administration
revealed today the American peo¬
ple have invested an estimated
$21.7 million to educate 12.4 mil¬
lion veterans under three major
GI Bills during the past 26 years.
The agency noted that at cur¬
rent GI Bill training allowances,
it spends about $6300 during the
36 months required for a veteran
to earn his college degree.
Armed with this degree, a vet¬
eran can then expect to earn
about $213,000 more in his life¬
time than he could if he were only
a high school graduate, accord¬
ing to the Bureau of the Census.
The Bureau of Internal Reve¬
nue estimates it will collect rough¬
ly $40,000 in taxes on the extra
income.
Thus, the Federal Government
stands to get back more than six
times its original investment of
$6300.
Last year, participation in all of
VA’s educational programs peak¬
ed at 1,025,000 in November — a 31
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there is pending legislation to
have hitch-hiking outlawed.
For their own reasons, Califor¬
nia lawmakers at Sacramento are
once again allowing their inept¬
ness to show through, some Sen¬
ators feel.
By DAVID SLOCUM
Representatives of MECHA, the
BSU and the Courier, meeting last
Wednesday morning, discussed
complaints by Black and Mexican-
American students that their ac¬
complishments and activities have
received inadequate press cover¬
age.
In a recent letter to the Courier,
the BSU complained of alleged
lack of recognition of black stu¬
dent body election winners and
the homecoming queen, incompe¬
tence, and absurd retrogression in
the journalistic approach to black
students and their achievements.
The writer also claimed that
“We of the BSU feel that lacka¬
daisical approach to the accom¬
plishments of black students is
consistent with the irrelevancy
shown by your paper.”
Editor Denise de Vines replied,
Funds for Format Set/
Site Not Yet Decided
The ASB Board voted Thursday
to set aside $2000 in ASB funds
for a spring formal later this se¬
mester.
The question now is where will
it be held?
Some possibilities are the Stat-
ler-Hilton ($1150), the Century
Plaza ($750), the Sheraton Uni¬
versal ($1000), or the Mediterra¬
nean Room of the Brookside Golf
Club ($600).
The final location will be de¬
cided on by a committee headed
by Jim Jones.
Some board members expressed
doubt that PCC students would
attend a spring formal.
Other important business in¬
cluded discussion of a proposed
Rare Earth — James Gang Con¬
cert on the football field April 2.
The concert would be a joint ven¬
ture of PCC and the Elevator
night club.
If the board agrees to provide
the $1000 needed for a stage, tick¬
ets, handbills, and security, and
the concert is successful, the ASB
fund stands to gain $10,000. A fi¬
nal decision will be made Monday
at a special 3 p.m. session.
The last major piece of business
dealt with on Thursday was a re¬
quest by the PCC Forensics Club
for an $800 loan to cover registra¬
tion fees at debating tournaments.
Jim Jones was the main oppo¬
nent of the loan. He felt that the
ASB couldn’t afford to lend $800
to a club of only 33 members,
most of whom don’t even hold
ASB cards.
Other members were quick to
point out that a man who wanted
to spend $2000 on a prom no one
will go to had no right to block
support to an academic organiza¬
tion.
Paul Schwartz moved to com¬
promise by giving the club $200
and letting them raise the other
$600 themselves. The loan was fi¬
nally tabled until next Thursday,
when the facts can be examined
in more detail.
Auto Plate Tax
Deduction Noted
California’s registrar of vehi¬
cles, John L. McLaughlin, said
motorists may deduct all but $11
from the 1970 fee paid on each
passenger vehicle, and all but $12
on each 1970 station wagon fee in
figuring state and federal taxes.
“These amounts,” he said,
“were strictly registration pay¬
ments and not deductible.
“The balance was a two per
cent tax based on the value of the
vehicle, collected in lieu of local
property taxes and returned to
cities and counties where the ve¬
hicle is kept. This ‘in lieu’ portion
is deductible.”
Any sales or use tax also is de¬
ductible if new or used vehicles
were purchased last year.
Republican Associates, 315 W.
Ninth St., LA, are the sponsors.
The contest is open to all students
carrying nine academic units this
semester in a Los Angeles County
junior college, college or univer¬
sity.
Second prize is a $250 scholar¬
ship, and third is $100 cash.
Maximum length of the essay
is 500 words — not counting “a,”
“an,” “and,” “the,” “as,” and
“but.” Entries must be postmark¬
ed or in the Republican office by
5 p.m. May 1. Winners will be
announced June 1.
Essays will be judged on origi¬
nality of thought, insight into
the political process, constructive¬
ness of suggestions for improve¬
ment, plus organization and neat¬
ness. Six finalists will be selected
and interviewed by the judges be-
bteen May 24 and 28, at places
and times to be announced.
The winners will be selected
upon completion of interviews.
The decisions of judges are finaL
All entries are property of Re¬
publican Associates and will not
be returned.
For more information, go to
the English Department office,
117C; the Social Sciences Depart¬
ment office, 213C; the Courier of¬
fice, 37C; or the ASPECT office,
31C. There you may learn of the
format for submissions, how
awards are paid, details of the
judging, and the address to which
to mail your entry.
Student Help Is Needed
To Protect You at PCC
“Students can be the eyes of
security and still enjoy their lei¬
sure moments on campus,” ac¬
cording to security department
head Gil Robinson.
This statement means that stu¬
dents who are relaxing can be a
boon to security by merely keep¬
ing their eyes open for suspicious
looking characters in the parking
lots.
At PCC there are five lots with
a total of 3000 stalls. With only a
five-man security staff, this area
becomes even larger than it
sounds. However, thanks to con¬
cerned students, there have been
two arrests in the last 10 days.
Robinson suggests that if any
would-be vandals are spotted, the
best thing to do is get the license
number of the car that is about
to be robbed, get a quick glimpse
at the individual, and report the
incident at the Information Office
in the C Building as soon as pos¬
sible.
Students who ride their bicycles
to school are urged by the securi¬
ty department to secure their ve¬
hicles with a strong chain and a
good lock.
The theft of bicycles as well as
motorcycles is increasing rapidly
as the weeks ramble on. Robinson
suggests that cyclists fasten their
bikes to some permanent object
in order to combat crime.
“In most cases observed,” Rob¬
inson asserts, “the only reason for
such vandalism is that an unlock¬
ed bike is too great a temptation
for a weak-willed person to over¬
come. So remember, not only can
you protect yourself, but also
your fellow man. Prevent theft-
lock your bike.”
The security department is de¬
signed for the protection of the
student, the faculty, and the prop¬
erty. If you want to help this
cause with a minimal amount of
effort, keep your eyes open.
in the same issue, that the suppos¬
edly slighted items had been cov¬
ered, and that the newspaper at¬
tempts to give equal coverage to
all ethnic groups, not favoring
any one over the others.
Told that their closed-door
meeting policy works a hardship
on reporters wanting to attend,
members of both groups retorted
that nothing occurs in these gath¬
erings which could be considered
of interest to an outsider. Further¬
more, they declared, the presence
of such a person would upset the
members and unfavorably alter
the tone of the proceedings.
In the end, the complainants
were reminded that news release
forms are available, and the de¬
cision was reached that in the fu¬
ture, MECHA and the BSU will
prepare announcements and sub¬
mit them to the paper, subject, of
course, to the same editorial treat¬
ment as all others.
Present also was Dr. Armen Sa-
rafiian, president.
Press Day:
Big Success
An impressive array of guest
speakers spoke at the Pasadena
City College annual Journalism
Day yesterday. Students from the
district’s high schools and inter¬
ested persons in the community
participated in the annual event
in Sexson Auditorium.
Members of Beta Phi Gamma,
national journalism fraternity,
along with Mary Sullivan, arrang¬
ed the program, which included
Tom Reddin, former Los Angeles
chief of police, now a commenta¬
tor on Channel 5; Bob Cooke, en¬
vironmental editor, Star-News;
Donn Reed, nightside reporter,
KMPC; and Tom Hall, news di¬
rector, KLAC.
Some of the questions explored
included: Do the news media
blow events out of proportion? Is
objectivity a myth? Is opinion
being passed off as fact?
“The thesis behind Journalism
Day is that in the rush of every¬
day life people tend to skim the
news and assume everything they
read is fact,” says Miss Sullivan.
“We try to explore the respon¬
sibilities of the media and of the
public in achieving an informed
electorate.”
High school visitors met PCC
journalism faculty and students,
and learned about opportunities
in the expanding curriculum on
the Lancer campus. The Courier
and PCC’s monthly magazine,
ASPECT, were also discussed.
The successful telecommunica¬
tions curriculum on the PCC cam¬
pus offers experience in broadcast
journalism through the campus
radio station, KPCS-FM.
Drops and Grades
Any time before June 4,
я
stu¬
dent may drop a class, or with¬
draw from college, and grades
of W will be recorded. Teachers
may drop students for exces¬
sive absences, but it is the re¬
sponsibility of the student to
take action to be sure he does
not receive grades of F.
Summer Research Grants Offered
As a result of a grant from the National Science Foundation, 12
undergraduate college students will be chosen to participate in chem¬
istry research at California State College, Los Angeles.
The $12,260 grant is under the direction of Dr. Costello L. Brown,
assistant professor of chemistry.
This program will enable these students to conduct research
directly with members of the chemistry faculty who are currently
engaged in research. Offered will be a wide variety of research,
including air pollution, synthesis of new organic and inorganic com¬
pounds, in addition to other chemistry projects.
The project is part of a nationwide National Science Foundation
program totaling $3,998,860 involving more than 3000 students
throughout 49 states and the District of Columbia.
Applications should be submitted to Dr. Costello Brown, Cal State
LA Chemistry Department, LA 90032. Deadline to apply is March 31.