PCC CotPiieSt
VOL. 35, NO. 26
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
MAY 11, 1973
“AFRICAN WRAP-IN”— Sadikifu, Joni Pitts, Pede Taylor, Sheila
Ellis, Paul DeVine and Valora Dinkins (from left) will participate in
“African Dress, Wrap-In,” one of the seminars scheduled for the
“Black Expo 73.” It will be in the Robbins Building Saturday af¬
ternoon.
PCC’s first “Black Expo 73” on
Saturday, May 12, kicks off Black
Culture Week May 12 through 18. The
Expo is a multi-faceted extravaganza
of art, music, drama, literature and
history.
Theme for the week-long event is
“Black Seeds Keep on Growing.”
Willie Davis, all-pro and former Green
Bay Packer; Dr. M. Njisane, professor
of ethnic studies at San Francisco
State College; and the famed musical
group, the Inkspots, are among those
scheduled to appear.
Saturday’s “Expo” activities begin
at 2 p.m. with an athletic competition,
which is open to young men from the
ages of eight to 15 years. This track
event, to be held in Thurman Field, is
sponsored by the Boys’ Club of
Pasadena.
Special guest Willie Davis officially
welcomes “Black Expo” visitors at 4
p.m. on the steps of the campus
library. Davis’ presentation will signal
the start of several events to be seen
simultaneously until 8 p.m.
Visitors to “Expo” may attend
seminars in Robbins Building ranging
from “Talking Drums as Means of
Communication” by Mwalimu
Ashamu, to “African Values” by Dr.
Njisane, and “African Dress Wrap-in”
by Ruth Phillips.
Also offered in Robbins Building will
be films depicting various aspects of
the black experience, past and
present.
Exhibits of African designed yar¬
dage and jewelry, arts and crafts,
Heritage Bookstore, Black Media-
television and radio, cornrowing
•(styling by hair sculptress) and many
others will be on display in the quad
area.
Singers, dancers and dramatists,
WAKATI [TIME]— Louis Bailey, Umshiede and Charles Hall of the
“Wakati” will provide musical entertainment for the “Black Expo 73”
on Saturday, May 12 through 18. They can be seen at the campus
quad Saturday afternoon.
local bands and a poetess are sched¬
uled to perform throughout the
“Expo.”
At 6:15 p.m. Dr. Armen Sarafian,
president of the college, will honor
individuals in the community and on
campus who have contributed toward
the concept of blackness and the
betterment of the community.
A concert in Sexson Auditorium at 8
p.m. and a dance at 10 p.m. in the
Campus Center culminates the day’s
activities.
During the entire week displays of
talented students and community
residents will be exhibited in the
Campus Center and in showcases
throughout the campus.
Tuesday, May 15, at noon in Sexson
Auditorium, Dr. Jeffalyn Johnson,
PCC instructor, will introduce in¬
terested students to the campus of¬
ferings and provide counseling in the
black perspective. A guided tour will
follow Dr. Johnson’s presentation.
Also on Tuesday noon, films will be
shown in R122 and C301.
A dramatic presentation will be
given in R122 at noon on Thursday with
Davis Roberts, a black dramatist,
performing.
A Swahili play illustrating the unity
of an African family is presented
Thursday evening at 7 in Sexson
Auditorium. Other entertainment that
evening will include the Harold
Jackson’s Inkspots; PCC’s Phyllis
Jackson; William Marshall, the distin¬
guished Shakespearean actor; and
singer Judy Nelson.
Proceeds from the “Expo” will be
used to provide financial aid to
students attending PCC.
A REMINDER
Work study term papers are due in
the work study office, C236, by
Friday, May 18. Students should
contact their work study coordinator
before the semester ends.
WILLIAM MARSHALL — A
distinguished Shakespearean
actor, William Marshall, will be
part of the program during PCC’s
first “Black Expo 73.” He will
appear Thursday evening at 7.
BLOOD AND GUTS— Victims of last Monday’s mock disaster drill at
PCC were being treated by nursing students and led away to the
“field hospital”— the volleyball courts. The simulated disaster was a
joint effort by the Nursing Department and Security Department,
aided by the Pasadena Fire Department, police and rescue crews.
After the “explosion” in the welding section, victims began
screaming, bystanders became hysterical and onlookers were ap¬
palled by the realism. At the end, it left 40 simulated wounded and 10
dead. Drama students applied make-up to victims adding to the
realism. See story on Page Three.
Black Culture Week
Features Ethnic Art
'Dylan' Opens Run on Campus;
Poet's Life Featured in Drama
The drama division’s production of
“Dylan” makes its debut tonight in the
Little Theater at 8: 15. The play is set to
run May 12, 18 and 19 at 8:15 p.m., and
May 13 and 20 at 5 p.m.
Office Seekers
Hit New Low
for Elections
At Courier press time Wednesday,
no one had filed for any ASB elective
office.
Positions on the ASB Board to be
filled are president, vice president,
president of Associated Women Stu¬
dents, president of Associated Men
Students, Sophomore Class president
and athletics president.
Freshman Class elections will be
held in the fall, and all ethnic offices
will be filled from the above elective
groups.
Candidates and those who may want
to conduct write-in campaigns must
submit biographical information to the
Courier office, C139, by Monday, May
14. All Courier campaign advertise¬
ments will be provided at half-price for
ASB candidates on a space-available
basis.
Based on two novels, “Dylan
Thomas in America,” by John
Malcolm Brinnin and “Leftover Life to
Kill,” by Caitlin Thomas, the play was
written by Sidney Michaels. It is the
story of a man obsessed with a
responsibility to poetry that drives him
to a life of alcoholism and emotional
despair.
The relationship between Dylan and
his wife Caitlin is a complicated and
intense portrayal of the alienation that
can grow^between two people in love.
Every lift? that they say to each other
during the course of the play has an
undercurrent of despair and depen¬
dency which causes a continual con¬
flict between them.
“Dylan” is a deep and emotionally
challenging play with a purpose of
making the audience aware of the
torrential life of one of the greatest
poets of the 20th Century.
Eric Bergren is playing the lead in
the production. He was an active
member of the drama division at Muir
High School, and has played in many
productions at PCC including “Spoon
River Anthology,” “Look Homeward,
Angel,” and “Fiddler on the Roof.”
Caitlin Thomas, Dylan’s tem¬
pestuous yet understanding wife, is
played by Debbie Malczynski. She is a
recipient of Arcadia High School’s
Best Actress Award, and has per¬
formed in “The Madwoman of
Chaillot,” “The Crucible,” “Stage
Door” and “Look Homeward, Angel.”
Other principle members of the cast
include Ann Pomante as Meg Stuart,
Vince DeStefano as poet-manager
Brinnin and Vince Ferraro as Angus
Marius, Dylan’s publisher. Annabelle
Graham-Pike, one of Dylan’s
mistresses, is played by Terri Jones.
Patti Gil! appears as Elena, and Chris
Eastland plays her husband Jay
Henry.
Cheryl Bayer, Betty Bell, Ruan Berg
and Michael Bonnabel also have parts
in the play, along with Steve Cardwell,
Native Americans
Set Up Pow Wow
Here Saturday
The PCC chapter of the United
Native Americans, an organization of
American Indians, is sponsoring a pow
wow tomorrow to raise money for its
budget. The pow wow, highlighted by
authentic Indian entertainment,
begins at noon and continues until 6:30
p.m.
Among the celebrities scheduled is
Jay Silverheels. Silverheels is best
known for his role as “Tonto” in the TV
series, “The Lone Ranger.” Also
featured are the dance group. Many
Trails, and the Little Big Horn Singers.
UNA members and friends will have
booths where they will sell jewelry,
bead work, books and Indian food.
Admission is by a 50-cent donation per
person.
According to Fay E. Chandler, the
UNA adviser, the money raised will be
used by the UNA chapter here to
continue its work and by the Native
American Awareness organization to
educate people in the community
about Native Americans.
Eugene Cervantes, Craig Coulter and
Susan Hershey.
Other cast members are Mark
Lewis, Terrence McDonnell, Terry
Regan and M. Howard Sheppard.
Other parts are played by Shari M.
Sumner, Bill Zube and Nora
Masterson.
“Dylan” is directed by Duke Stroud,
with assistance from student director
Craig Coulter.
OMD Queen
Being Sought
for Contest
Omicron Mu Delta, the highest
honorary society on campus, has
announced it is looking for a friendly,
outgoing girl to represent it as Queen.
“The girls campaign for monetary
votes. They go around campus and ask
a person to pledge money. This works
in lieu of actual votes. The girl who
raises the most money is honored as
Queen.
“There will be seven finalists, and
the runners-up will be selected as
princesses,” said Chris Lucas, contest
chairman.
To apply, see Dorothy Byles in
the Campus Center or your depart¬
ment chairman no later than May 16.
Each girl will be given a department
or club to represent in competition
with the other girls.
“This is OMD’s primary fund-raiser,
and the money goes directly into the
scholarship fund. The girls who apply
can't be shy. The one who is going to
win is the girl that goes out with the
most desire to win. The OMD Queen
-contest is a tradition at school and has
been a success every year,” said
Lucas.
The Queen will be crowned at the
OMD Carnival June 2.
Brownfield Tells Board
of Interest Conflicts
Within one week the structure of
student government at PCC may be
changed.
Jim Brownfield, ASB president, told
members of the ASB Board that the
present governmental structure is
“not representative and is made up of
special interest groups.” Brownfield
added that the constitution is “full of
holes and conflicting interests and
needs revision.
“To completely revise the con¬
stitution before the student body
elections (May 24 and 25) would be
impossible,” explained Brownfield,
“but a revision of the major flaws
could be accomplished by a committee
prior to that date.”
Brownfield proceeded to establish a
committee to revise the constitution to
which he appointed Kris Champion,
Senate first vice president; Paul Knoll,
Senate second vice president; Phyllis
De Vine, black students representa¬
tive; Gene Vasquez, Chicano student
representative; Betty Lou Curtis,
Associated Women Students
president; Martha Hubner, athletics
president; and Samantha Cochran,
ASB vice president.
Brownfield told the committee to
have the revised document by the next
board meeting. This would give the
board sufficient time to approve the
changes and present them to the
student body for ratification.
Also needing change, according to
board members, was a revised
publicity code. The revised code was
prepared by a committee last week
and presented to the board for ap¬
proval. Several board members
wanted more alterations, so Brown¬
field established a new committee “to
revise the revised publicity code.”
The ASB president stressed the
importance of having the new code
completed by the next board meeting
so that it can be in effect before spring
elections.
Besides the new committees, the
ASB Board also got a new representa¬
tive. Lourdes Pammit, International
Student representative, was sworn in
by Dean Phyllis Jackson prior to the
start of the session. Miss Pammit, a
Philippino student, has had previous
experience on the board.
In the only financial transaction of
the day, the board granted $200 of its
$231.05 budget to the Inter-Collegiate
Athletic Council for an awards
banquet. This left the ASB Board
budget with $31.05, not including
several “small” bills yet to be paid.
The board also announced that its
newly purchased offset printing press
would now be available to any student
or campus organization that knows
how to run it.
Pistol Shots
by Outsiders
Ruin Dance
A Cinco de Mayo dance held on
campus ended in a shooting Saturday
when young men from outside the PCC
district, who were not attending the
college dance, gathered in the parking
lot.
Shot were Jessie Huarto and James
Oballes of Monrovia. Four juveniles
were arrested on attempted murder
charges and several others were
booked on various charges. But many
of the out-of-town youths who were
involved in the shooting escaped.
Police were patrolling the area when
the shooting occurred. Members of
MECHA, who heard that there might
be a disturbance, had called the police.
About 500 community members
were attending the dance at the time of
the shooting. The dance was closed
early, and the police praised MECHA
members for helping to “minimize the
hostilities of the agitators.”
None of the people involved in the
incident were PCC students. “It’s
unfortunate that this happened in our
parking lot,” said Edward Hernandez,
coordinator of Chicano affairs on
campus. “These people came in to
shoot somebody and did it. No one
could stop them.”