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PCC Courier, March 26, 1976
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Board Allocates Funds
for School Buildings
PASADENA
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The PCC Board of Trustees voted
allocations of over $80,000 for building
facilities at its March 18 meeting.
The board approved a $3000 contract
with Raymond C. Baird, consulting
engineer, to investigate alleged Para¬
medical Building vibrations. Baird
will conduct tests to identify and
determine the source of structural and
or atmospheric movements, analyze
the test data in relation to established
threshold criteria and prepare a report
which could, if required, be in¬
terpreted by qualified professionals as
to potentially adverse psychological
and or physical effects on normally
sensitive persons and recommend
changes required to reduce any con¬
ditions disclosed by the tests and
analysis to levels not exceeding of¬
ficially accepted magnitudes.
Vibration Criteria
The threshold criteria are included
in a “Guide for Evaluation of Human
Exposure to Whole-Body Vibration," a
study made by the Aerospace Medical
Vibrations Laboratory at Wright-
Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton,
Ohio. This guide sets up tables which
determine how long a normally sen¬
sitive person can be in a building when
it vibrates without experiencing ad¬
verse effects. The tables measure both
lateral, back and forth, and vertical,
up and down, movements.
The tables show measurements of
from one movement per second up to
40 movements per second.
The exposure time, from one minute
to eight hours, that a given movement
takes before it affects a person is also
given in the tables.
Babel’s Research
Dr. John Babel, chairman, life
sciences, feels "We have probably 10
to 80 movements per second," based
on preliminary studies performed by a
Caltech graduate and two firms hired
by the architects, Paul S. Veneklasen
and Associates and Converse Davis
and Associates. "But we should wait
until the final study to be sure.
“There is very little empirical data
on the vibrations." Dr. Babel said. The
Caltech graduate performed
frequency tests, but did not study the
possible amplitude of the vibrations.
"The study by the consultant will
give us our own independent study
which we can rely on.”
Dr. Babel uncovered the Air Force
study after researching published
literature in the field and searching for
any other type of information related
to the effect of vibrations on humans.
"This guide was about the only data I
could find. This guide not only contains
material from the Air Force
laboratory research but also in¬
formation collected all over the
world."
Baird Report
Consultant Baird has already made
a primary report. “I simply walked
through with no instruments. Now I
will measure and identify the source of
the problem. We are not sure right now
what it could be."
Baird will use electronic sensors and
microphones for sound to test both the
frequency and the amplitude.
Baird has been a consultant in
acoustics, vibrations and air duct
pulsations. He plans to start gathering
data within the month and has tenta¬
tively set the ultimate date of com¬
pletion as three months. "I hope to ah-
ve preliminary data in about six
weeks.”
At the October 16 meeting, the board
viewed a report which recommended
contracting with Engineering Decision
Analysis Co., Inc., at a cost not to
exceed $6240. Alternate proposals were
discussed and the board decided to
accept Baird's bid of $1600. After that
meeting negotiations were conducted
with Baird and the scope of requested
work was widened.
This enlarged study is recommended
by County Counsel as a means of
determining whether a condition
detrimental to health actually exists in
the U Building.
CATC Lease
In other action, the board agreed to
accept the Bertea Corp. and Electro-
Tork, Inc. proposal for a one-year
lease at $78,000 on the Community
Adult Training Center, 1496 N. Lake
\ve.
This lease, which takes effect July 1 ,
1976. renews the old seven-year lease
vhich expires this year.
A one-year proposal was accepted
because there is discussion in
Sacramento that adult education be
placed under the control of the high
schools.
Dr. E. Howard Floyd, PCC president
and superintendent of the community
college district, made the recom¬
mendation to the board for the one-
year lease.
"I felt it was wise to wait to see
which way the financing of adult
education goes.” The board was
concerned that it might be stuck with a
seven-year lease on the building if the
responsibility for adult education is
moved.
"But I don’t think that will happen,"
Dr. Floyd concluded.
The board held a special meeting
last night to discuss redistricting.
D.A. Selects PCC
Couple for Council
Two PCC administrators, a husband
and wife team, have been appointed to
a citizens advisory council being re¬
organized by Los Angeles County
District Attorney John Van de Kamp.
E.F. Neumann, dean of counseling
services and Francisca Neumann,
coordinator of services for the handi¬
capped, attended the first meeting of
the San Gabriel Valley committee held
last week in Pasadena at the Southern
California Gas Company’s Redwood
Room.
The council was originally formed
by former county district attorney
Evelle Younger, now state attorney
general, who appointed some of the
members as did his successor, Joseph
P. Busch Jr.
The present council encompasses
approximately 2200 members through¬
out the county who will meet quarterly
in 10 separate committees determined
by residence, according to Gary
Bamberg, coordinator of the advisory
council.
Bamberg is part of a 12-man Bureau
of Community Affairs which Busch
formed in 1973 following state legisla¬
tive action allowing district attorneys
to become involved in crime preven¬
tion activities.
The bureau recommends prospec¬
tive council members to the district
attorney who makes the appointments,
Bamberg said.
Prior to 1973 community affairs
were handled by the district attorney's
office on a voluntary basis by in¬
dividual attorneys requesting citizen
advice through the council.
Bamberg foresees a fall seminar for
the county-wide committee. His office
is sending out questionnaires to all
members for suggestions as to the
course of action as well as organiza¬
tional recommendations.
The San Gabriel Valley committee is
comprised of approximately 100 area
citizens. The first meeting was in¬
formal and attended by representa¬
tives from law enforcement, crime
prevention and community agencies,
according to Mrs. Neumann.
Van de Kamp obviously knew every¬
body, she said, and introduced his
deputy district attorneys working in
the San Gabriel Valley while outlining
the thrust of his office's influence.
Changes in the handling of rape
cases, proposed state legislation per¬
mitting convicted 16- to 17-year-olds to
be accorded the rights of adults, the
removal of drug addicts from the
streets to lessen the occurrence of
robberies and other crime preventa¬
tive measures were discussed by the
district attorney.
Mrs. Neumann said Van de Kamp
both talked to the committee and
listened to their input.
“We are considering holding forums
at PCC or making ourselves available
to the students and staff for sug¬
gestions on crime prevention for the
district attorney's office,” Mrs.
Neumann added, speaking for Dean
Neumann and herself.
SPRING IS HERE— Student Jim Bradley celebrates the beginning of
spring with a splash through the mirror pools. PCC is anticipating a
week’s spring vacation beginning April 5.
VOL. 41 , NO. 7
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
MARCH 26, 1976
Transfer of Student Records
Microfilm Offers File Security
All parts of current PCC student
files, with the exception of permanent
records, will be transferred from
paper copy to microfilm by the end of
the spring semester, according to
Delmar Heyne, dean of admissions.
The switch will be made to take
advantage of the space-saving and
security opportunities offered by
microfilm.
Dean Heyne says filming will begin
as soon as the updating of the master
list of students is completed to include
only current students. The filming
process will take about two weeks.
Each roll of microfilm will be
Senate Drops Support
for Socialists' Petition
Soccer Ticket Sale Underway
for Soph Class Fund Raiser
The Sophomore Class Council is
sponsoring ticket sales to the Soccer
Spectacular which opens Sunday at
1:30 p.m. in the Rose Bowl featuring
the Los Angeles Aztecs and the Seattle
Sounders.
The council is selling tickets at $2.50
to raise funds for a donation to Finnish
students Raimo Esleola and Kimmo
Jokiuartio whose books and equipment
were stolen.
Newly appointed class treasurer
Kim Brown will handle the funds.
John Ellet of the Social Sciences
Department is the club's adviser.
The ASB Senate withdrew its en¬
dorsement of a petition submitted by
the Young Socialist Alliance, a
chartered club on campus, at a
Tuesday meeting.
The Senate also determined that
profits from the pinball machines
located in the Campus Center be trans¬
ferred to the Student Book Loan (SBL)
for a year on a trial basis.
The Senate gave endorsement to the
YSA's petition last week which calls in
part for "freedom of speech, freedom
of press and freedom of assembly of all
students at Pasadena City College."
The petition also asks that “any
student or student group should be
allowed the freedom to set up
literature tables, distribute and sell
newspapers and books, and pass out
leaflets as long as the time, location
and manner of sale do not interfere
with the normal functioning of the
college.”
Before the vote was taken. Senate
President Bob Komoto said he had
done some research on endorsements
of policy by past student senates.
"Supporting of principles in the past
have come up and the Senate policy is
that the Senate does not support
principles directly or indirectly,”
Komoto said.
The voting on the motion for with¬
drawal of support on the YSA was
deadlocked with Komoto casting the
"yes” vote with the stipulation that the
senators take the petition back to their
classes for more student reaction.
Komoto told the Senate that some of
his officers and some senators
questioned whether last week’s ap¬
proval of transferring the pinball
machine profits to the SBL account
should go on indefinitely.
Some senators objected to the idea of
limiting the term of transferrals of pin
ball machine profits to the SBL saying
this action would deplete the amount of
loans that could be given to needy
students.
A proposal to have a committee in
the Senate gather information on
request for money by ethnic groups for
their culture weeks was also turned
down.
The Student Personnel Committee
notified the Senate on a change of
school rules to go into effect next
semester.
The changes include notification to
the student of teacher-initiated drops,
letting the teacher decide whether
three tardies constitute an absence
and not having a teacher’s signature
on student-initiated drops.
The committee also decided to keep
the sixteenth week of a semester as the
deadline for a class drop or with¬
drawal.
duplicated for security purposes. One
copy will remain at PCC. The other
copy will be sent to a yet to be deter¬
mined off-campus site, in case of
damage to the PCC rolls.
Under consideration is the possibilty
of renting an underground vault in a
mine in Salt Lake City where USC
reportedly has some records stored,
Dean Heyne added.
One roll of microfilm carries ap¬
proximately 3000 pictures, which
means that less storage space will be
required for the storage of student
records.
Another advantage of microfilm is
the low cost of record duplication. A
student may have a microfilm copy of
his file for a cost to the college of only
five cents, which is much less than the
cost of paper copies, Dean Heyne says.
Parts of student records to be micro¬
filmed will include petitions, grade-
change forms, applications and tran¬
scripts from other schools. The per¬
manent record, which is the list of
classes taken and the grades received,
will not at this time be microfilmed
because it is pulled often for correc¬
tions or additions and must be easily
accessible, according to Dean
Heyne. “The updating of permanent
records onto microfilm takes a good
system. Therefore, permanent records
will remain in paper copy until the new
microfilming system is well setted and
running smoothly,” Heyne added.
Women's Center Begins
Rape Seminar Tuesday
A "Rape Seminar,” sponsored as a
community service by the Women's
Center, will be held on the PCC
campus Tuesday 1 and Wednesday,
March 30 and 31 and Thursday, April 1.
Three films are scheduled to be
shown Tuesday. “Lady Beware” and
“Nobody's Victim” may be seen at
noon in C301 with counselor Joann
Billingsley as discussion leader. "How
to Say No to a Rapist and Survive” will
be shown at 7 p.m. in the Forum. Sara
La Riviere, veterans affairs coordin¬
ator, will lead the discussion.
Wednesday will feature a panel dis¬
cussion at 1 p.m. in C301 moderated by
Camile Ward, PCC finance com¬
missioner. Participants are Sgt.
Margaret Cheney of the sex crime
division of the Temple City station of
the Los Angeles County Sheriff's De¬
partment; Karen Arndt of Rape
Hotline and Marcus Merchasin, a
deputy district attorney.
The “Rape Wrap Up Rap” with Jill
Blacher, intern psychologist in the
office of campus psychologist Dr. John
J. Risser, will conclude the seminar at
noon in the Campus Center conference
room.
Linda Haight Selected
as Freshman President
Area Colleges Participate
PCC Students Take Honors in Forensics Tourney
Three PCC students were finalists in
the forenics tournament hosted on
campus last weekend.
Stan Swantek took second place in
the Junior Impromptu category, the
second trophy in a month for him. He
placed third in extemporaneous
speech at the University of Riverside
tournament on February 28.
SUE ROBERTSON
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BOB HOHERD
. . PCC student
STAN SWANTEK
. . second place
The other two PCC finalists were
Mike Schultz in novice extempora¬
neous and Marlene Stowe in novice
impromptu.
The Pacific South Coast Forensics
Association (PSCFA) indiviual event
tournament was the third organized by
the Cultural Association of Speech
Coaches, comprising coaches from 55
different Southern California two and
four-year colleges.
Chrystal Watson, PCC director of
speech activities, said that par¬
ticipation in forensic tournaments is
the only way she knows to successfully
help speech students.
The tournament, she said, developed
smoothly. The 54 prizes awarded in the
categories of impromptu, persuasive,
extemporaneous, expository, com¬
munication analysis and oral in¬
terpretation. were presented in the
Robbins Building Auditorium.
Prizes were won by students from
Palomar. Biola, Orange Coast. UC
Riverside. Northridge. Cypress. USC.
L A. Trade Tech, Moorpark, California
State Polytechnic IHnversities at
Pomona and San Luis Obispo. L.A.
City. Long Beach City. Whittier, El
Camino, Riverside City. Cerritos and
Santa Ana colleges in addition to the
three received by PCC students.
The ASB Board has 'selected Linda
Haight to serve as Freshman Class
President for this semester.
The Freshman Class President
would normally assume the duties of
the office during the first week of the
semester; however, since no students
applied for the spring semester post,
the selection of a president was
delayed until someone applied.
Ms. Haight will represent the in¬
terest of the Freshman Class on the
Board as a voting member while also
heading the Freshman Class Council.
Before being appointed as Freshman
Class president, Miss Haight, a nurs¬
ing major, served part of this
semester as a student senator.
She is positive that there “will be
action in the Fresman Class— not a do-
nothing council.
"As of this week. I have three people
on the council," Miss Haight said.
Their first order of business is to ratify
their own constitution.
One of the main projects she has
planned is the presentation of a Bicen¬
tennial flag to the college as a gift from
the Freshman Class.
FOOD DRIVE CONTINUES
The Adelphian Canned Food Drive
will continue until April 2. Boxes are
located in the Library, both gyms,
the Campus Center and in the C, R,
К
and C buildings. Once collected, the
food will be distributed to those
people in the greater Pasadena area
who cannot afford an Easier meal.
She also plans to collaborate with the
Sophomore Class to improve the orien¬
tation given to incoming freshmen in
the fall.
"One formidable problem that has
confronted the Freshman Class is the
lack of sufficient funds in our
treasury,” she said. “We have only $25
in our account which doesn't help us
much.” she added.
One suggestion to raise money is to
hold a rummage sale.
"If I can get enough support, I want
to get the Freshman Class off the
ground," Miss Haight concluded.
The council meeting schedule will be
announced soon.
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LINDA HAIGHT
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