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25 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA MAY 12, 1971
Students Celebrate
'Cinco de Mayo' Day
— Courier Photo by Alan Zanger
CHICANO STUDENTS march behind the flag of music representative of Chicano culture high-
Mexico as part of the Cinco de Mayo celebration lighted the observance of Mexico's Indepen-
on the PCC campus. Speeches, folk dances and dence Day.
SSC Is Authorized To Publish
'Student Classified' Each Week
By PATRICK ARRA
The significance of Cinco de
Mayo was of tremendous import¬
ance to a great many students on
campus last week.
The Mexican independence day
was celebrated by college stu¬
dents, high school students, junior
high school students, and just
about anyone who wanted to en¬
joy the celebration of a memor¬
able day in Chicano history.
The celebration was well-han¬
dled almost entirely by MECHA,
and Raoul Guzman.
Much time and trouble went
into the arrangement of an art
exhibit which was the combined
efforts of high school and junior
high school students.
The exhibition of art work
showed some truly original talent.
Considering the grade level from
which it came, it should be con¬
sidered excellent.
The interest and concern shown
by the Chicano students in and
around Pasadena to say the least
was without compare.
There was a menu of Mexican
food being served the day of the
celebration. It consisted of en¬
chiladas, Mexican rice, beans, tor¬
tillas, chile soup, and salad, all
very appetizing.
Entertainment was provided for
the people attending on two lev¬
els. One was on a cultural ethnic
basis. Many of the songs by the
mariaehes stemmed back to early
Mexican heritage and represented
a truly beautiful portion of the
culture which was honored on this
day. Members of the group were
The last of a three-part presen¬
tation, the “Creative I Film Fes¬
tival,” was seen last week. The
festival consisted of student films
from the cinematography depart¬
ment at PCC.
Each session seemed to get pro¬
gressively better. The first pre¬
sentation had many technical
problems with the sound and the
projectors, but this was not re-
Four Pasadena students have
been presented OMD awards this
week on the basis of their service
for community and school, aca¬
demic achievement, and general
activities.
Receiving the John W. Harbe-
son Scholarship Award are PCC
freshmen Michael Cunningham
and Sylvia Thomas. Lynda Leon¬
ard and Christopher Cates, stu¬
dents at Pasadena High School
and Temple City High, have been
awarded the John E. Twomey
Memorial Scholarship award.
Mike Cunningham, a journal¬
ism major, has been involved in
church and social work during his
last four years at La Canada
High School, serving as a leader
of La Canada’s Episcopal Youth
Council, fund-raiser for Father
Garrett’s Boys’ Ranch, and tutor
of underprivileged students at
Jackson Elementary School.
Mighty Active!
Not only has he been active in
community affairs, but he also
participated in dramatics at his
high school, was president of the
German Club there, and received
honors in English.
Upon entering PCC, Mike’s in¬
terests branched out into journ¬
alism and he was a Courier editor
and has already begun work as
editor for the 1971-72 ASPECT.
dressed in clothes in conformance
with the musical heritage.
The second portion of the mu¬
sical entertainment was perform¬
ed by two unknown but rather
popular groups. “Penetration”
was the name of the first. They
were good musicians, but their
singing left something to be de¬
sired. The next group was “So¬
ciety’s Children.” Their singing
and playing ability went far be¬
yond what one might have ex¬
pected.
There was the reading of a
poem by Rudolfo Gonzales, by
the Barrio Theater Ensemble. The
poem was moving and true to life.
It summed up, or tried to sum up,
what the Chicano feels is wrong
with the Anglo society he has to
live in.
I might add, it did an extremely
accurate job. Copies of the poem,
“I Am Joaquin,” are available in
the MECHA office.
As for the overall picture of
what happened May 5, it was a
beautiful sight. Chicano people of
all ages came together to express
a freedom which is rightfully
theirs. It was done in good taste,
and was an explosion of quiet,
fantastic revolution.
Binkley Talks
John Binkley, of the Foothill
Free Clinic, will speak on the
“New Politics and the 18-Year-
Old Vote” Thursday in Harbe-
son Hall. The talk will begin at
noon. No admission will be
charged, and all interested stu¬
dents are invited to attend.
peated. The other two showings
went smoothly.
There was a colorful variety of
films ranging from a documen¬
tary to totally non-objective chem¬
ical films.
Cinematography will be avail¬
able to students in the fall. The
beginning class offers the basics
of filmmaking and should be ex¬
citing.
Despite his varied pursuits and
a grade point average of 3.84, he
still finds time to enjoy skiing,
surfing, and tennis.
Sylvia Thomas, also a journal¬
ism major, is a graduate of St.
Andrews High School, where she
was a member of the honor and
service organizations and of CSF.
She also served as vice-president
of the French Club, and assisted
on the yearbook staff.
State Scholarship
Like Mike, Sylvia received hon¬
ors in English along with a Cali-
National Report:
College Accessible
High school seniors have a bet¬
ter chance of getting into college
this year than any of those in re¬
cent years, a national survey re¬
port said late last month.
A Boston consulting firm said
the economic situation and chang¬
ing draft outlook were major fac¬
tors. The report said 96 per cent
of the 352 two- and four-year col¬
leges responding to the survey
reported they still had openings
for September, and 90 per cent
had financial aid available.
The ASB Board last week voted
to have the Student Service Com¬
mission publish “Student Classi¬
fied” each week for students.
The paper will feature want-ads
and miscellaneous ads for those
who want to sell cars, stereo
equipment, household goods, mu¬
sical instruments, and pets.
The classified will be distributed
throughout the campus. Soliciting
information will be available on
bulletin boards around campus.
The board also approved having
La Verne Lobdell speak in the
Little Theater from 12 to 1 p.m.
June 8. Lobdell has a special tal¬
ent for reciting excerpts from his
fornia State Scholarship and a
Bank of America Award in social
sciences. Her community work in¬
cludes working on the Danny
Thomas St. Jude Hospital Drive,
aiding younger Girl Scout troops,
and helping to organize her
church’s guitar and singing for
Sunday masses. In addition to her
love of writing, Sylvia’s interests
encompass photography, skiing,
and music.
Drill team, Red Cross Council,
Spanish Club, and CSF are just
some of the activities that have
kept Lynda Leonard busy. Forty-
seventh out of a class of 1059,
Lynda maintains a GPA of 3.84
and still finds time to devote to
Auroras, PHS’ top service organi¬
zation; the Heart Fund, and her
church group, Omegas. She is
also interested in reading, sewing,
and modern dance production.
Senior Class President of Tem¬
ple City High School, Christopher
Cates, is involved in varsity swim¬
ming and water polo, band, and
CSF in addition to his ASB activi¬
ties. He was selected as the 1971
Outstanding Teenager of America
and has been active in Pilgrim
Fellowship, San Marino Congre¬
gational Church. Chris’ specialty
is drum-majoring and he has par¬
ticipated in numerous competitive
events.
favorite literature on love, peace,
meditation, and the now genera¬
tion. One of his most popular
sources is Gibran’s “The Proph¬
et,” a book about meditation.
Other topics mentioned at the
meeting were the possibility of
By DENISE deVINES
Have any of you job-seekers
been refused a job because of
your long hair or because you
had a beard?
Well, two PCC students experi¬
enced the same situation and de¬
cided to start their own business,
a student-operated gas station
where beards and long hair are
an asset instead of a detriment.
Steve Ryals and Don Oliver,
both English majors at PCC and
due to graduate in June, have ta¬
ken over the Phillips 66 service
station at the corner of Hill and
Colorado.
Student discounts are available
to all students who possess a stu¬
dent ID. There are two alterna¬
tives: take 20 per cent discount
on labor or 10 per cent on the
entire ticket. They can’t extend
extra discounts on gasoline,
though.
Relate to Students
Steve explained, “Because we
are students, we can relate to stu¬
dents and we understand their
financial problems.”
The student-owned and operated
business, which also employs Cal¬
tech students, got its start on
April 5. So far the response on
the part of the student body has
been excellent.
Even though their financial
backer, Gene Forster, is rather
short-haired, he explained em¬
ployee policy as “Hair doesn’t
bother us or things like police
records. Performance and honesty
are what count.” The station also
employs girls.
When asked if there were any
guilty feelings about working the
gasoline business in reference to
auto pollution, Don responded,
“If an engine isn’t properly main-
canceling the International Club
due to lack of participation, prom
ticket sales, and the board’s ap¬
proval of transferring the athletic
award account from a 91 to a 92
so that the account would be un¬
der student control.
tained, it’s going to produce about
twice as much pollution.
Change Public’s Habits?
“We in a gas station are not
capable of changing habits of the
public, considering that there are
some 12 million vehicles with in¬
ternal combustion engines in
California.”
Don helped start the ecology
action group at PCC last year.
The Phillips station will be selling
propane kits in the next few
months, to convert cars over to
propane gas.
The kits will be expensive:
about $300. The station will also
stock propane gas, but all this
requires major changes and ex¬
pense, plus further research.
During the station’s first week
of operation, the two owners put
in over 100 hours of work. Yet
Steve revealed, “We’re not trying
to get into a heavy business trip.
We just want to give everyone a
fair shake and provide the neces¬
sary service at an honest price.”
Summer School
A currently enrolled student
without a “hold” who has made
a decision on the class or class¬
es he will take in either or both
summer sessions need not see
his counselor, but may report
directly to the counter in 138C
to begin the enrollment proced¬
ure. Please present your current
student identification card. If a
student is in doubt about his
class selection and feels he
needs to see his counselor, he
should do so before reporting
to the counter in 138C. No ap¬
pointment is necessary.
Student Festival Finishes:
'Creative l' Closes Well
Four Pasadena Students Earn
OMD Recognition for Service
Let Your Hair Down
at Student Gas Station
