PCC Courier, March 31, 1994

OPINION FEATURES SPORTS Murder of two Japanese students raise s concern over too much violence. Page 2 Dr. Amy Meyers, curator of American Art at the Huntington Library, visits campus. Page 3 Gherardi and Peinado get full- ride scholarships. Page 4 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE Pasadena, California Vol. 78 No. 10 COURIER Serving the PCC Community for 76 years THURSDAY March 31, 1994 A§.§Qciated...S.tiJ(fents Candidates ready for elections Smile! ANITA NARDINE/The COURIER William Wegman, world-renowned artist/ photographer, was chosen as this year’s artist in residence. Artist visits campus □ World-famous photographer shares knowledge to students. □ Final list of those running for student offices is released. Campaigns start Monday. By PAT ROBISOfC Staff Writer The final listof candidates for the Associated Students (AS) executive board and student trustee positions have been released. According to Rebecca Cobb, stu¬ dent activities adviser, the candi¬ dates for sLudent trustee are George Battle, Rebecca Doughty, Carolyn Ernest, Jeffrey Henderson and Michael Douglas Young. The candidates for AS president are Robert Bowman, Julie Grainger, DeVena Johnson, Kris Le and Alex Ortega. For executive vice president Roldan Herrera, Shelly D. Johnson and Gena Lopez. R uniting for vice pres iden t of aca- dcmic affairs are Ron Montoya and Billy Ng; for vice president of business affairs, the candidates are Karen Andrews and Anhnga Annie Le. For vice president of student services, the cand idates arc: Christo¬ pher Boyden, Hin-Tak Chan, Chris Koo and Reiko Kuruma.' The candidates for coordinator of campus activities are Janelle Gonzales and Kim Sntoot; for coor¬ dinator of cultural affairs, Cesar Loera. The candidates for coordina¬ tor of external affairs are Linda Herrera, Caron Ng and Leng Taing. The only candidate for coordinator of publicity is Dennis Wang. The candidates will give 90- second introductory speeches today at noon in the campus center lounge. Campaigns officially start on Mon¬ day. Elections will be held in the Quad on Tuesday, April 12, and Wednes¬ day, April 1 3. By KATRINA P. TEN Features Editor William Wegman ’s success as a photographer began w ith a small dog that was a gift to his wife Gayle. Who would have thought a Long Beach advertisement sell¬ ing a S35 baby weimaraner could have inspired such powerful pho¬ tos full of humor and insight. But, this man’s best friend did and his name was Man Ray. “He (Man Ray) was my savior. He saved my art career,” said Wegman of his four-footed com¬ panion. Man Ray inspired Wegman to continue exploring photography. Priortophotograph- ing his dog, Wegman received hardly any recognition. In the late 1980’s, Wegman gained public acknowledgement for his photos of his dogs dressed in outfits and posed like portraits of people. World famous conceptual artist/ photographer, Wegman, has been this year’s artist in residence at PCC. He is the first photographer to be invited. Out of the many candidates proposed to the artist in residence committee, he was one of the most diverse. “He is multi-talented. He is a painter, a drawer, a video maker and a photographer,” explained Linda Hoover photography professor. She was the one to suggest the possibility of Wegman as a candidate. “His photography is humorous yet it makes us look closer at our¬ selves and to human-like qualities and traits. Wegman isable to get past the technical part of photography and just do his art, and I like that,” said Hoover. Surprisingly, Wegman has had no formal training in photography. “I never took a photo class and I know nothing about photography,” admitted Wegman to a room filled with attentive art students. Related story on visiting scholar , _ Page 3 He explained that he studied to be a painter earning two M.F.A. degrees, one from the Massachu¬ setts College of Art and another from the University of Illinois. He then began teaching painting at the University in Wisconsin. It was while teaching that. Wegman learned photography from one of his students. “I always needed to have pho¬ tos of my art work and had my friends take pictures of them. I was interested in doing it myself,” Wegman said. He set up his first photo lab in his bathroom. And, that interest in photogra¬ phy would lead his artistic career down a new path. Wegman brought home a puppy one day for his w i fc and 1 ike any pet owner, he confided, he began taking snap shots of his dog, Man Ray. “By taking pictures of and working with Man Ray, I was able Please see “WEGMAN,” Page 3 Lobby trip set for May □ Students to head off to Sacramento to hold a rally and meet with state legislators to fight another possible tuition fee hike. By PAT ROBISON Staff Writer The Student Activites office will sponsor a trip to Sacramento on May 9 to hold a rally and to lobby local representatives in an attempt to stop a proposed tuition fee hike. Mem¬ bers of the AS and any student who wants to go will travel with represen¬ tatives from the California Student Association of Comm unity Col leges (CalSACC) to the state capitol and meet directly with legislators to discuss the fee hike. In his proposed 1994-1995 bud¬ get, Gov. Pete Wilson has proposed a $7 fee hike for community college students. John Robinson, student trustee, said the group from PCC will leave Sunday, May 9 and will attend the rally and meetings the next day. He said students will not have to pay for transportation, meals or ho¬ tels, “The only thing it will cost the students will be one or two days of class. If they let their instructors know what’s going on, there shouldn’t be a problem,” Robinson said. Linda Herrera, AS coordinator of external affairs, said that the group may return on Monday night if the rally and meetings finish early. “We should know by next week when we get the final itinerary from CalSACC.” Herrera also said it has not yet been determined exactly which legislators the group will meet with. That, too, should be set by next week. Herrera said a petition is being circulated with a statement of con¬ cern about the suggested S7 fee hike and a plea to legislators to seek other means to close the gap between the money budgeted for community col¬ leges and the amount the colleges actually need to operate. She said the group will take the 1 Д locmoeoddoad /’ C fl Fighting the budget petition to Sacramentoand present it to the legislators to strengthen the impact of their argument. Robinson said several workshops will be conducted in April to help students know how to address their represented vcs. “S tudents shou Id feel comfortable speaking with their leg¬ islators. It can be intimidating,” he said. He hopes that through work¬ shops, students will be able to make their arguments confiden tl у but w ith decorum. “They also should not spend the first five minutes blasting away at what they think is wrong with the way the state government treats higher education or the particular legislator’s record,” he pointed out. The rally will be held on thccapi- tol grounds and will in vol ve all of the community collegestudcnts whoare not meeting with legislators. Robinson said students will be ro¬ tated between the rally and the meet¬ ings to give as many students as possible a chance to meet with repre¬ sentatives. Herrera said that letters and phone requests have begun to go out to local representatives. “Sharifa Johka, AS president, and Alex Ortega, AS executive vice president, began working on this project before I be¬ came involved.” Robinson said, “It would be nice to see those students who arc running for AS offices go on this trip. This is part of our education.” Any student who wishes to attend should contact Herrera or Robinson in CC210. Health information to highlight fair □ Expo tackles breast cancer and AIDS, among other topics on Wednesday, April 6 in the Quad. By JANETH PARRILLA Staff Writer Many people usually associate breast cancer with women and women only. According to Penny McLain, breast health facilitator for the Ameri¬ can Cancer Society (ACS), 300 out of 1 ,000 men in the United States die of breast cancer each year. Cancerof the breast is the most common can¬ cer in women. In the U.S. about one in 1 1 women develop thediseaseand 46,000 out of 183,000 die of it. Men and women will have the opportunity to learn how to conduct a brcastselfexamination on Wednes¬ day, April 6. The health center will be presenting a “Health and Safety Fair” from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Quad. Students will begivcna“pass- port” as they enter the fair. Barbara Bondurant, a registered nurse in the health center, explained that thepass- port is “a piece of paper that will be stamped every time the student vis¬ its a booth.” After visiting 10 booths, the stu¬ dents can present the passport at the information desk, and they will re¬ ceive a condom key chain, said Bondurant. Me Lain will be present to teach men and women how to conduct a breast self exam. Students will also be able to learn more about breast cancer prevention at the fair. Kaiser Permanente’s Wellness Van will also be giving free choles¬ terol and blood pressure tests. The AIDS Service Center and the Pasadena Health Department will be distributing free condoms as a way of promoting safe sex. Information about AIDS will be available along with information about the consequences of steroid use. There will also be earthquake kits available for students to purchase. Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcot¬ ics Anonymous, the Rape Crisis Center, L.A. Fitness, and the Pasa¬ dena Fire Department, among oth¬ ers, will beavailable to answer ques¬ tions students might have. The Health Center urges students to take advantage of the Health and Safety Fair. “Students will gain so much edu¬ cation in different areas. It’s not just forsick people. Students will be able to learn how to take care of them¬ selves and their bodies,” said Bondurant. "Gypsy, "the Broadway smash musical, is this spring’s major production from the music and theater arts departments. VICTOR SOLIS/The COURIER Musical runs two more nights By ANDREW McDIARMID News Features Editor Few musicals have been produced in all three areas of entertainment: the stage, the motion pic¬ ture, and television. “Gypsy,” has graced each. It returns to the stage in PCC’s spring musical produc¬ tion. “Gypsy” spans the years of two women’s lives, portraying a stage mother’s obsession with the show business career of her daughters, one who became known as “Gypsy Rose Lee.” The spring production has always been the pinnacle of the year’s theater presentations, and this production will continue the tradition. The production will be playing in Sexson Audi¬ torium tomorrow night at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. Ticket prices are S 10 for adults, 56 for seniors, students, and children. Reservations and special group rates for parties of 10 or more can be obtained by calling (818) 585- 7208.