PCC Courier, May 06, 1977

Asian Culture Week Slated Lion Dances, Exhibitions Scheduled for Celebration By Dana Pedersen Staff Writer This coming week, Asian students will host a number of free activities open to all in honor of Asian Cultural Week. According to Carol Imai, counselor and adviser for Asian Affairs, all activities planned are sponsored by Asian Affairs, which is composed of the Chinese, Filipiana, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese and Associated Asian clubs. Opening events on Monday feature a presentation of the Chinese lion dance Controversy arose last week con¬ cerning funding of Asian Cultural Week at the ASB Board. Members of various Asian clubs presented their request for funding shortly after the Board adopted an official declaration of its long-standing matching-funds rule. In the past, the ASB Board has maintained an unwritten policy con¬ cerning distribution of money from the ASB general fund to campus clubs and organizations. In order for a group to have been granted money, it needed money in its account to match the amount requested. Not Aware By adopting the policy at the meeting, the Board was able to obtain an official policy definition in writing, according to Brad Baldwin, ASB president. The Board’s Asian representative in the Free Speech Area from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, there will be Chinese calligraphy and custom picture exhibitions, plus a Rung Fu demon¬ stration in the Free Speech Area from noon to 1 p.m. suggested that the policy should not become official until a later date because several organizations were not aware of its existence and were not able to provide matching funds. Baldwin, however, said the official adoption of the policy would have no effect on the Board’s decision con¬ cerning appropriation of money because the Board has always abided by the unwritten policy. The policy was passed in spite of opposition by Asian and MEChA representatives. “Good Question” After the policy was adopted, the Asians presented their request of $1159.60 for Asian Cultural Week to the Board. However, when the Asians stated they did not have money of their own to match such a request, Baldwin The main event will take place Wednesday in the form of an Asian cultural variety show scheduled from 7 to 10 p.m. in Sexson Auditorium. Like all activities, the show is free and open to all students. Featured will be Chinese instrument said the request could not be granted from ASB general funds. When it was asked if there were any other sources for the money, Baldwin responded, “That’s a good question. That’s the best question I’vb heard all year.” Baldwin said the ASB could give the Asians money from other sources within the ASB. The Board analyzed the itemized request submitted by the Asians and determined that a number of the items could be covered by the athletics and publicity budgets. In addition to these, the Associated Men Students representative offered $100 from the AMS fund. Baldwin added $100 from his own discretionary fund. Baldwin said the Asians could get another $200 later from the ASB general fund if they could come up with the matching sum. players, a Chinese lion dance, Chinese folk songs, a Korean martial arts demonstration, Korean folk dances, a Vietnamese flute player and folk dancers, plus a demonstration of Vietnamese martial arts called “vovinam.” Also Wednesday night, a fashion show will be presented as a joint effort of all the Asian clubs. The Chinese calligraphy and custom picture exhibition will continue through Wednesday in the Free Speech Area. Thursday, Korean martial arts ,аг.ч Korean arts and crafts will be displayed in the Free Speech Area from noon to 1 p.m. Asian Woman’s Experience Asian Americans from the Chinatown Service Center will speak Thursday in R122 from 7 to 10 p.m. Also scheduled is a slide show, a speaker from UCLA and a discussion of “Asian American Women’s Ex¬ perience.” Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Asian Affairs will host a com¬ plimentary pot luck dinner in the Campus Center for Asian Affairs members and visiting high school students only. From 2 to 4 p.m. on the women’s volleyball courts, located south of R Building, there will be a volleyball tournament. Those wishing to par¬ ticipate in the tournament are asked to contact the Asian Affairs Office at 578- 7117. Disco Dance A disco dance sponsored by four local high schools takes place in the Campus Center from 8 p.m. to mid¬ night. Guest disc jockey Wayne Hedges will bring his “traveling machine.” The dance is open to all students and tickets are $1.50 in advance or $2 at the door.. Food demonstrations are scheduled daily in the Free Speech Area from noon to 1 p.m. Matching Funds Ruling Adopted by ASB Board OPERATION: FACELIFT— Plans for remodeling the Campus Center lounge have been designed by interior design major Deborah Mat¬ thews. The ASB has allotted $14,680 for remodeling which should be completed before the opening of the fall semester. OF5WPEWTLOUUS£ DEBORAH tMVWew? $iesj:;4S>«yS«*ft sxs И Щк* штшШ tLOUiici Plans Underway for Campus Center Project VOL. 43, NO. 11 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA MAY 6, 1977 FOR WHOSE SAFETY?— Blue lines on campus are intended to be used as bikeways. More often than not, though, students use them as safety lanes while the bikes ride on the outside. Security officers have requested the bikers to use the lanes, —courier Photo by Jim Huigan Security Chief Requests Bike Lane Observance Pedestrians are requested to walk outside the blue marked bicycle lanes in order to avoid collisions with cyclists, said Ralph Riddle, director of security and parking. In addition, cyclists have been asked to walk their bicycles in the Quad and areas where there are no bicycle lanes. So far this year, five pedestrians have been hit by cyclists. One case involved an older woman who threatened to sue the school after a cyclist hit her as she was walking in the Quad, Riddle said. “The lanes were put in three years ago as a controlling factor for cyclists and, at the same time, to give them a certain amount of right of way,” Riddle said. “Pedestrians are more apt to be missed if they stay in their proper place.” Riddle said there is a possibility of painting bicycle lanes in the Quad because security plans to put more bike racks next to the D and E buildings. “Cyclists would need some sort of access lane to reach them (the bike racks),” Riddle said. Security officers will issue cautions to cyclists riding in the Quad and in areas where there are no lanes, ac¬ cording to Riddle. Monday is the first day students may file applications for Associated Student Body (ASB) offices for the fall semester. Applications may be picked up in the Campus Center from receptionist Dorothy Byles and must be returned no later than Friday, May 20. Eligible candidates include students who are enrolled in at least 10’/2 units, are not on academic probation, maintain a 2.2 grade point average and will have 11 a.m. Thursdays free during the fall semester to attend ASB Board meetings. Senate officers must be available Tuesdays at noon when the Senate convenes. Offices open to students are ASB president, vice-president, Associated Men and Women Students presidents, athletic president, Senate president and first and second Senate vice- presidents. Freshman and sophomore class presidents are also open to students from those respective classes. Check on Record Leak Fails To Find Source By Susan Andrews News Editor An investigation to determine the source of an unauthorized release of City Board Director Loretta Glick- man’s college transcripts has failed to turn up any definite charges, ac¬ cording to Dr. E. Howard Floyd, superintendent-president of PCC. “We made a very, very thorough investigation of all possible persons who were working in transcripts. We did not come up with any definitive charges,” said Floyd. Mrs. Glickman, opponent of in¬ cumbent Henry Wilfong in the recent board of directors election, charged that her PCC transcripts were released without her authorization prior to the March 8 primary election. A Pasadena newspaper received an unofficial copy of her transcript record on March 10. Information contained in the tran¬ scripts, as reported by the Pasadena newspaper and Wilfong, showed that Mrs. Glickman held a “D” average at PCC. Mrs. Glickman demanded an im¬ mediate full-scale investigation into the transcript release. According to Dr. Floyd, the in¬ vestigators (Irvin G. Lewis, vice- president for student personnel ser¬ vices, and Delmar Heyne, dean of admissions and records) contacted every person directly involved with the files. “We have exhausted everything we can do at this time and are now in¬ vestigating the security of the files,” said Floyd. “We have an extremely fine procedure to protect the files of students,” he added. By James Proctor Staff Writer Plans to redecorate the Campus Center lounge are underway with the choosing of an artist’s concept for the design. ASB President Brad Baldwin said construction will begin when details are hammered out. The ASB is asking for bids on the project which, according to Baldwin, has been allotted about $14,680. There is a chance that another $5000 will be coming from the Student Service fund, Baldwin added. He said the actual construction should start within 90 days after the Board finishes with the final plans, including furniture design and graphics. He said it could be finished as early as the end of the first summer session and, at latest, before the beginning of the fall- semester. The plans include new sofas and chairs, carpeting, wall murals and other graphics. Baldwin said he spoke with A1 Kauti, dean of student activities, last semester and decided the Campus Center was in definite need of im¬ provement. Designs were submitted and one, by interior design major Deborah Mat¬ thews, was chosen to guide the con¬ struction. Baldwin said Ms. Matthews would work closely with the contractors in decorating the center. Recent Legislation Affects State Nurses Architectural Designers Take First in Contest Three structures designed and built by the PCC Architecture 20B class were judged the best of nine structures entered in the “Earthquake relief structures” category of Design Village 77 held at California State University, San Luis Obispo. The three cardboard dwellings took about 45 minutes apiece to erect and “went together beautifully,” ac¬ cording to participating students and instructor Phil Davies. The three structures were arranged with all entrances facing inward to form a small community area for the 21 students who lived in the temporary homes. The housing units accommodated eight people each and could be assembled from the 10 cardboard pieces with a hammer or stone to pound the stakes in. The corrugated cardboard was donated by Crown Zellerbach’s Container Division. College administrators are preparing for a last-minute rush of students to its continuing education program by 1978 due to nursing relicensure legislation, according to ‘Stanley Gunstream, vice-president of instructional services. Passage of Title 16 of the Professional and Vocational Regulations for Nursing Education Licensure-Practice requires professional nurses in California at¬ tend 30 hours of continuing education courses every two years to qualify for relicensure. The ruling went into effect July 1, 1976 and is designed to keep licensees informed of developments in the registered nursing (RN) field. California is the first state to enact such legislation. Instructors Sought To satisfy the expected enrollment increase, course instructors are being sought in specialty fields by Christine Decaros, continuing education coor¬ dinator. Currently one-half the PCC nursing faculty teach continuing education with the remaining in¬ structors coming from the community. Fall ASB Positions Open for Students' Applications Grants, Loans Go UNNOTiced Women Miss Money OffERiNqs By Kathy Prohs Opinion Editor Money for students who have financial needs is going begging, according to Gene Miller, coordinator of the office of Scholarships and Financial Aids. Mrs. Miller gave a presentation on April 21 and 22 about funds which are available to PCC women, but relatively few came to hear it. Mrs. Miller said the money is available but many women who need the aid do not know about it. In another effort to distribute the information about grants and loans to more women, she has scheduled another presentation concerning financial aid for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday in C238. Gay Parker will give this presentation. Ms. Parker will discuss who is eligible for financial aid, what money is available and how to get it. Mrs. Miller hopes that more women will come to the lecture and then be motivated to apply for the funds. Fear No Reason She said there is no need to be afraid of the forms which are required before receiving any grant or loan. The staff of the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aids helps people fill out the forms, checks them and even mails the forms for the applicants. Mrs. Miller also said the forms are confidential and that people should not let money hold them back from attending school. “Money is not a reason for not getting a college education,” said Mrs. Miller. “Money is available. “We are getting zero dollars from the National Direct Student Loan Program (NDSL) for this fall but we have some money that we are carrying over from pay backs of former loans to students.” She said the office is working hard to get the loans paid back so more money will be available to loan. Determined by Financial Need She said she expects to be able to make the normal amount of loans this year. Mrs. Miller said that eligibility for financial aid is not determined by grades but by financial need. The ap¬ plicants first apply for a basic grant, which is money which does not have to be repaid— a gift. She said if the grant is not enough money to continue school, then loans or part-time jobs are considered to help provide the necessary money. Mrs. Miller said that a single, self-supporting student requires $3400 to $3600 per nine months of school. The total includes allowances for expenditures such as rent, food, supplies, a $150 to $200 transportation allotment, clothing and entertainment. Mrs. Decaros has asked her students to recommend persons outside PCC, in a nursing specialty, to act as in¬ structors. She is “very concerned about the future” of the program because the fee for teaching adult education is low. More pay is available to instructors in credit courses. Nursing Information “Nurses have to keep up on what is going on in this field,” said Mrs. Decaros. She feels, however, the continuing education courses should be equal in pay to credit courses to stimulate instructor interest and support. Locating instructors to teach the classes is her most difficult problem concerning relicensure. She is hoping the college administration will “look into the discrepancy in salaries.” The new ruling allows nurses, if they choose, to apply the earned continuing education hours toward a certificate in a specialty. Because there are no course guidelines for certification, the student can fulfill the only requirement, working in a clinical area for two years, through continuing education courses, said Mrs. Decaros. Queen To Be Crowned at MEChA Ball MEChA, the chicano club on cam¬ pus, will hold its annual Cinco de Mayo Coronation Ball tonight at 8 in the Campus Center lounge. Master of ceremonies for the event will be Henry Alfaro of the KABC-TV Eyewitness News. Entertainment for the show will be provided by Ariel Disco Sound Production and Mariachi de Cal State L.A. Tickets are available at the College Bank or in the Chicano Affairs Office, CC219. GAP RECRUITERS Representatives from The Gap clothing stores will be on campus on Tuesday to interview people in¬ terested in management positions. Graduates in marketing, business, merchandising or with comparable experience may sign up for ap¬ pointments any time before Tuesday in the Placement Office, D216.