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• FORMER STUDENT ARRESTED IN AS OFFICE;
POLICY AND ARREST QUESTIONED
AS officers face
restrictions as
tensions mount
By GILBERT RIVERA, Courier Staff Writer
Associated Students Vice President Kim Smoot felt as if she walked into
a recurring nightmare. Former PCC student J.P. Henderson was arrested
when he refused to leave AS offices when ordered to do so by campus police.
Henderson says he doesn’tknow why
he was arrested. PCC Chief of Police
Philip Mullendore knows why. But
two of Henderson’s friends don’t buy
it.
There are two sides to this inci¬
dent, one of the many documented
cases involving campus police and
the AS Board. One thing is certain
however, the tension among the stu¬
dent body leaders is mounting.
According to Mullendore, he and
an officer responded last Friday to a
request made by . Smoot to have
Henderson removed from her office
in CC204. Smoot said she saw
Henderson using the computer in the
office and felt ‘'threatened” by his
presence.
“He scares me to death,” said
Smoot, who has previously filed re¬
ports with campus police against
Henderson who now goes to USC. “I
have been literally threatened by him
on several occasions since I was in
office last May. Not only have I been
verbally threatened by him, but he’s
put his hands on my face.
“When 1 saw him in my office,”
added Smoot, “I feared for my
safety.”
Also present in the office were
ASB president Roldan Herrera, who
shares the room with Smoot, and
PCC student Darrell Price.
Because of a policy implemented
last fall that restricts visitation inside
the AS offices, Mullendore said he
asked Henderson to leave or he would
be arrested. Henderson refused and
placed his hands together and said
“let’s go to jail.”
“Henderson had been reported to
campus police on several prior occa¬
sions for being disruptive and mak¬
ing threats and racists remarks,”
Please see RESTRICTIONS, Page 6
CAMPUS CENTER
RESTRICTIONS
Effective March 25, 1996
♦ All student offices (CC
204, 208, 209, 210, 211,
215, 218) are to be closed
and vacated by 5:30 p.m.
Monday to Friday. Access
to these areas is not
available during the
weekend. Emergency
access will be handled by
the campus police.
♦ Access to Associated
Students offices is
restriced to AS officers
with appropriate ID issued
by campus police.
♦ Students or others who
wish to visit or do business
with AS officers must
check-in at the information
counter and the staff will
inform the appropriate AS
officer of their presence.
All business and visitation
is to be conducted outside
of the student offices.
♦ A cadet will be present
in the area of the student
offices from 7:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. or as requested
by the AS officer. Office
doors are to remain open
during occupancy.
♦ Violaters of these
regulations may be subject
to disciplinary actions in
accordance with student
disciplinary procedures
and/or the penal code.
• $880,000 UPWARD BOUND GRANT SET UP
FOR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Grant to help those
considering college
By BEATRIZ VALENZUELA
Courier Staff Writer
High school students who are
unsure about attending college have
just been given an opportunity to see
what it would be like. PCC has just
received an $880,000 four-year Up¬
ward Bound Grant. The money will
be split up into four one-year blocks
of $20,000. The grant was set up to
help ninth and 10th grade students
attend college.
A total of 50 high school students
will be chosen to attend workshops
and classes at PCC on the weekends
and during the summer. Beginning
in May, students will spend two Sat¬
urdays a month attending academic
workshops and field trips at PCC.
Then during the summer they will
take six weeks of college courses,
three weeks at PCC, and three weeks
at Cal State Northridge. At
Northridge, they will attend classes
on a live-in basis at the university’s
dorms Many of these students will
be the first in their families to attend
college Parents who have questions
will be able to attend workshops
about financial aid and how higher
education works. They will also
learn how to prepare their children
for life in college.
Four-year colleges and universi¬
ties have been participating in the
grantprogram foryears on a national
scale. Currently, there are more than
580 colleges participating in the
Upward Bound program. Only re¬
cently have community colleges par¬
ticipated and this year is the first
time PCC will be taking part.
Upward Bound has a national
success rate of 90 percent, according
to Cecile Davis-Anderson, project
director and counselor at PCC.
Please see GRANT, Page 6
ANTHONY GEORGILAS
photos by JOSE CORTEZ
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THE COURIER
ELLEN REYNOLDS LIGONS
Candidates ready for showdown
'PEOPLE SHOULD VOTE FOR ME
BECAUSE OF TRUTH, HONESTY,
FACULTY UNITY AND
THAT I HAVE NO
HIDDEN AGENDAS'
'IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE
FACULTY TO KNOW THAT IN THE
FACE OF OPPOSITION AND ADVERSITY, I
HAVE THE ABILITY TO REMAIN CALM,
COOL AND COLLECTED'
ЩВ|Р
By DOUGLAS WILKIE, Special Correspondent
By KEN WOO, Courier Staff Writer
When Anthony (Tony) Georgilas
was cast as the voice of the con¬
science in the Broadway play “Seven
Year Itch,” little did he know that he
would someday become a self-de¬
scribed conscientious voice for PCC
faculty concerns in his current role
as president of the Faculty Senate.
Seeking a consecutive third term,
communication department profes¬
sor Georgilas brings personal diver¬
sity to his job.
As a child actor, he received one
of the early Screen Actors Guild
cards (you can tell by the low mem¬
bership number), while performing
in such well-known radio serials as
“The Lone Ranger” and “Green
Hornet.” World War II led First
Lieutenant Georgilas to the 187th
parachute infantry unit of the 1 1th
Airborne Division during the occu¬
pation of Japan. After returning to
the States, he was graduated from the
University ofMichigan with the only
master’s degree in television/film
production awarded up to that time.
The lure of show business took
Georgilas to Detroit, Chicago, New
York City and ultimately Los Ange¬
les to perform in a variety of live
radio and television shows, as well
as filmed TV series such as “Raw-
hide” and “Twilight Zone.” Now
firmly established in Los Angeles,
he found himself in the professional
company of such notables as Lucille
Ball, Bing Crosby, and Ronald
Reagan.
Some 28 years ago, after tiring of
frequent absences from his wife and
two children, Georgilas began his
second career as a college professor.
Los Angeles City College was his
first stop, beginning first as a part-
time instructor while still employed
at CBS. He soon made his way to
Pasadena City College in 1967. In
addition to his PCC duties, he teaches
at USC in the graduate film program.
Still active in the motion picture
industry, he is called upon from time
to time to lend his skills in “final cut”
editing of feature films, “City Hall”
being his most recent credit.
In his candidate’s statement,
Please see GEORGILAS, Page 6
Ellen Reynolds Ligons knows a
little bit about the faculty senate. In
her nearly 20 years as a senate mem¬
ber, she has been on numerous com¬
mittees including shared governance,
vocational education and the busi¬
ness education division.
She is now focusing her attention
on the senate’s presidential seat. “ I
want to be a part of the PCC culture
and work harmoniously for the mis¬
sion of the college,” said Ligons.
She vows to run the senate more
efficiently and effectively. “ It’s
• PROFESSOR DENIED BY TECHNICALITY
Probst loses bid to run
By DOUGLAS WILKIE
Special Correspondent
Speech professor Jo¬
seph Probst has lost his
bid to have the Faculty
Senate Board move to
reconsider the invalida¬
tion of his vice presi¬
dential nomination. His
candidacy had been re¬
jected by the election
committee in a 5 to 4
vote, with nine members abstain¬
ing. Probst had apparently failed
to submit the mandatory platform
statement to the Faculty Senate
office by the noon deadline on
Friday, March 8 . Although Probst
had indicated his intention to run
for the office early on in the pro¬
cess, his failure to provide the
statement in a timely manner led
to the committee vote.
Professor Probst, in an inter¬
view with The Courier,
asserted that his failure
to provide a statement
was the result of parlia¬
mentary error. He
stressed that, asa former
Senate parliamentarian,
both the constitution and
by-laws are silent on the
subject of nominating
procedures. He also took strong
exception to the many committee
abstentions. He asserted that ab¬
staining on such an issue could
imply a possible conflict of inter¬
est on the part of individual com¬
mittee members. If that were the
case, he stressed, those members
Please see PROBST, Page 6
Joe Probst
important for the faculty to know
that in the face of opposition and
adversity, I have the ability to re¬
main calm, cool and collected.”
Running a clean campaign with¬
out mud-slinging. She vows to be an
advocate for faculty concerns which
include shared governance and due
process. She also plans to strengthen
the faculty’s relationship with the
administration, classified staff and
students. Ligons will try to take on
the task of fortifying PCC ’ s relation¬
ship with the statewide academic
senate. “ We need to operate with a
high degree of integrity with
them(statewide senate),” she said.
Another important aspect of
Ligons’ campaign is communica¬
tion. She wants to incorporate all
levels of faculty, which include aca¬
demic, non-teaching and vocational
in senate decisions.
Ligons, an assistant professor in
the business department, feels she is
the right person for the job. She
holds a bachelor’s degree in business
administration from La Verne Uni¬
versity and a master ’ s degree in busi¬
ness education from Cal-State L.A.
In addition to her 19 years of teach¬
ing, she believes she works well with
groups on campus and can maximize
opportunities presented to her. She
has also served as vice-president and
secretary of the senate.
She ranfor president lastyear, but
lost out to Anthony Georgilas by
nine votes. She accused Georgilas of
violating election procedures, but no
violations were found.
Since the questions were raised
Please see LIGONS, Page 3
