The COURIER
VOL. 66, NO. 7
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
MARCH 31. 1988
Moore’s Efforts Garner Her One More
By Coleen Meyers
Editor-in-Chief
Members of the college staff and
community broke bread, shared laugh¬
ter, paid tribute and became
challenged all in just a little more than
90 minutes at a luncheon and awards
ceremony honoring Ernestine Moore,
dean of student services, last Thurs¬
day.
Gerda Steele, president of the Pasa¬
dena Commission on the Status of
Women, presented the second annual
Woman’s Scholarship Award to Moore
for her contributions to PCC and the
community. KHJ-TV’s Stephanie Ed¬
wards was the event’s keynote speaker.
“This award is especially significant
to me because it is given by family,”
said Moore. “Since family has the
advantage of being exposed to both
your positive and negative sides it is
usually your severest critic. Therefore
to recieve such an award from the PCC
family is truly an honor,” she said.
Moore came to California and PCC in
1971.
She said she grew and developed
professionally and personally since
comming to PCC. Her mentors at this
college instilled in her that “bureau¬
cratic institutions can be responsive to
the people that they serve and that
administrators must deal honestly and
with the utmost integrety with all
members of the college community.”
She stressed the fact that people in
the college community have made ad¬
vances in their lives, but must not
forget or lose sight of the fact that
many people, especially women, live in
poverty or are unemployed. She
challenged those present to further
develop programs for people in Pasa¬
dena.
“There are some issues that were
with us 15 years ago that are still with
us today. These issues include avail¬
ability of quality child care, unemploy¬
ment and training and reduced finan¬
cial support to needy families.”
She called for the college to respond
to those needs and offer more services
such as expanding child care and
providing programs to promote the
development of values in students —
values that were once taught in the
home that enable people to live in a
democratic society.
In addition to Moore’s presentation,
Edwards who was awarded the Pasa¬
dena woman of the year award by the
faculty senate in 1982, shared her
thoughts about Moore and her own
career.
“Moore’s crediatials are sterling and
she is respected for specific ac¬
complishments but above all she is
loved for who she is as a person,” said
Edwards.
Edwards asked the audience mem¬
bers to think about how they would be
remembered if this was there last day
on earth. She said, “no matter what
age we are or what endeavor we are
undertaking, we probably are best de¬
scribed by what we accomplish in our
next hour.” What we do in that time
means as much or more than what we
have done in our past, she said.
Proceeds from Thursday’s luncheon
will benefit the Women’s Scholarship
Fund.
Sculptor’s Work To Be Exhibited
Jack Zajac exhibits his work that is now being
displayed in the art gallery. The two that he holds are
titled Falling Water. They are just two in a series. The
piece to the right is another example of his talent.
By Coleen Meyers
Editor-in-Chief
Poetic qualities in sculpture, based
on natural forms and phenomena,
goats, and waterfalls, will be on
display in the campus gallery begin¬
ning April 4.
Internationally recognized sculptor
and painter Jack Zajac will be PCC’s
1988 artist in residence April 25-29.
During his visit to the college he will
provide the community with the op¬
portunity to observe him at work.
Zajac will also present a public
lecture “Confessions of a Sculptor —
the Whole Truth,” on Monday April 25
at 7 p.m. in the Forum.
Since 1948 Zajac’s art has received
worldwide acclaim. He joined the
Felix Landau Gallery in 1951 and
exhibited his work biannually in the
gallery for the next two decades.
Zajac resided in Europe and spent
time in Southeast Asia from 1954-74.
During that period, the Europeans
were developing the mode of ex¬
pression that Zajac was after: a
cosmopolitan sculpture which drew
its strength from natural forms and
forces. It was at that time he blended
European techniques and idioms into
a language he believed fit to express
California’s understanding of the nat¬
ural world.
In 1954-55 Zajac received the Rome
Prize Fellowship in painting. He ex¬
hibited his works in Rome at the
Schneider Gallery, followed by a one
person exhibition at Galeria II Segno
in Rome.
He completed five bronzes of the
Falling Water series in 1965-69. These
works exemplify how water, swan
forms and metamorphoses figures
were constant themes for his works.
These forms will be among the works
on display at PCC.
After numerous exhibits in this
country, he returned to Europe in 1978
and worked on a series of small scale
paintings, focusing on water imagery.
In 1984 he dedicated his work to
incorporating bronze and marble in
his Falling Water Series. And he later
returned to the United States.
There will be opportunities
throughout the week to observe the
artist at work. All activities are free
and open to the public.
Courier /by Kathleen Miller
Dean Moore received another award for her contributions to the campus.
Student Hemorrhages
Is Rushed to Hospital
By Virginia Landa
Special Correspondent
Tragedy struck the PCC campus
recently when student Shyh Yang, 38,
was found by Nancy Isaaco hemorrag-
ing in the D building counseling center.
Police officials were contacted and
immediately reported to the scene,
finding Yang lying on the floor in a pool
of blood. Spotting a cut over his left
eye, Sgt. Barbara Keith immediately
contacted the paramedics for medical
assitance. PCC police adminstered
first aid until the paramedics arrived
at the scene.
Throughout the time in which PCC
police aided the injured student, they
attempted to keep Yang calm. Keith
stated that, “he was in shock and
acting irrationally, he insisted on get¬
ting up and leaving. It was very dif¬
ficult trying to keep him calm and
still.”
To complicate matters further, Yang
did not speak English and the police
and paramedics had a very difficult
time trying to communicate with him.
As they were attempting to keep Yang
calm, additional aid arrived at the
scene. Ms. Hung, also a PCC student
noticed that Yang was speaking
Taiwanese, which she also fluently
spoke. Hung volunteered to interpret
for Yang and the police.
Because of Hung’s assistance, police
officials were able to learn that Yang
was experiencing terrible pain in his
neck. The paramedics pulled his shirt
off and noticed that Yang had dislocated
his shoulder. When the paramedics
tried to stabalize his shoulder, they
found an additional wound at the back
of his head.
Yang was transported to Huntington
Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Due to communication problems, po¬
lice officials were not able to de¬
termine the cause of injury. Hung, who
was also in the room at the time of the
incident, reported to the police that she
heard him fall behind her but did not
observe the accident nor the cause.
Police officials seem to think the acci¬
dent was caused by a seizure, which in
turn caused Yang to fall. The cause of
the accident has not yet been con¬
firmed.
Registration by Mail
Begins This Summer
By Sally Blake
News Editor
This summer and fall semesters
continuing students have the option of
using the walk-in system for registra¬
tion, or mailing in registraion papers to
avoid the long lines.
According to Sandra Wittenmyer,
director of admissions and records, the
processis rather simple.
First, students enrolled in credit
classes can pick up their summer and
fall registration permits in D200 start¬
ing April 4. At that time, they can see a
counselor and get approval for both
summer and fall semesters.
Beginning April 29, the summer
schedule will be available in the book¬
store. Students can then plan their
schedules and mail in their registra¬
tion.
“The students need to enclose three
items in the envelope,” explained Wit¬
tenmyer. “Their permit, a check or
money order, and a stamped, self-
addressed envelope need to be sent in.”
On their permit, the students need to
write the class code numbers and the
classes that they want. On the reverse
side, alternative classes should be
selected.
“If a class is not open, the people
processing the schedule will look on the
back of the card and will select an
alternative,” said Wittenmyer. “For
example, if the class is English IA,
they will try and get another English IA
with a different instructor. If that does
not work, they will try an alternative
class. If the student does not have any
listed on the card, they will leave a hole
in the schedule.”
The mail in registration papers must
be postmarked by May 20. If students
do not trust the mail, they can drop
their registration in a box that will be
set up in D200.
If a student wants to repeat a class,
he must go through the regular process
of obtaining a petition from the Dean of
Student Services Office. This petition
must be enclosed with the rest of the
information.
The amount for registraion remains
the same. The cost is $5 per unit, with a
$50 maximum. If a student needs a
summer parking sticker, the cost is $4.
But, if he has a spring parking sticker,
it can also be used for the summer with
no additonal charge.
The completed printouts will be
mailed out the week of May 31.
An adjustment day will be held on
June 6 for any changes that need to be
made.
This mail-in system will also be used
for the fall semester.