PCC Courier, May 13, 2004

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Vol. 89, NO. 24 May 13, 2004 A Global Issue Jim Comeau/Courier A mock cemetery in the Quad depicts the reality of how many lives are lost every minute in the world. The display was part of a week-long series to promote AIDS awareness to the student body. AS Votes to Support Health Fee Increase Raises may add to the already high price of higher education Diane Garcia Staff Writer The Associated Students board approved a $1 increase in the stu¬ dent health fee at its May 5 meeting, by a two-thirds majority. The increase will take the fee up to $13 per semester and $10 per intersession. Jo Buczko, PCC's health nurse, and Dr. Kent Yamauchi, assistant dean for special services, provided information packets to better illus¬ trate their reasons for the increase. Buczko said they "wanted to get approval from the students first and not just go directly to the board of trustees." If approved by the board of trustees the increase will take effect for the fall 2004 semester. The health center is open to all PCC students and offers a variety of free and low-cost services, which include free physician and registered nurse visits, personal counseling, low-cost medication and lab fees. First aid treatment, diagnosis and treatment of short-term ill¬ nesses are given at the center. Since the last increase, new serv¬ ices have been added. The center now offers free testing for chlamy¬ dia and gonorrhea through a part¬ nership with the Los Angeles Infertility Prevention Project. The program offers free treat¬ ment for students and their partners who test positive for either disease. The health center is also collaborating with California Seepage State Polytechnic Tests Show Students Not Practicing Safe Sex Jessica Pirkl Staff Writer Imagine you're in a chat room and find out that the man you just had a one-night stand with is HIV positive. Unlikely? Not for one PCC student who is now HIV positive. This is just one of the many student stories being shared during AIDS awareness week. Many people on and off campus are unaware that two-thirds of STD infections cannot be detect¬ ed without a test. Students on campus may also be unaware that the PCC student health center offers free testing for many STDs including gonorrhea and chlamydia. According to Jo Buczko, college health nurse, there are an average of about 20 people a week coming in for testing. Buczko anticipates that 4-5 percent of tests results will come back positive, that is much higher than an optimal 3 percent positive return. One woman shared a personal story in which her friend, in a three-year relationship, had a feeling that something was wrong and decided to get checked out. After being thoroughly tested, she was informed by her gynecologist that she had con¬ tracted chlamydia. The woman got the disease from her philandering boyfriend who was the only per¬ son she had ever had sexual relations with. Not an uncommon story, it is echoed over and over in different tones from different people, shar¬ ing their experiences. Another man admitted, that at one time, he was engaging in unprotected sex with multiple partners, until he tested positive for genital herpes. A condition Crystal Samuelian/Courier Love can't protect you from the dan¬ gers of catching a sexually transmitted disease. that, until testing positive, he believed was only a rash. Every one of his partners thought they were engaging £ee page in monogamous sex acts with this man. STDs Health On May 8 a group of U.S. troops on patrol in Baghdad found the body of Nicholas Berg. Berg was a businessman from West Chester, Penn., in Iraq to try to set up busi¬ ness for his telecommunications company. May 1 1 a video surfaced on an Al Qaeda-related web site, showing Berg, bound and seated, along with five masked men. After Berg identified himself in English, a masked man read an Arabic statement and then pulled out a knife. Berg is pushed down to the floor, and the knife is used to '( . Opinion Work-Study Program Jobs Saved by College A portion from next year's budget will be used to bring back the 300 work-study students who were laid off last week Tameka Davis Staff Writer PCC students working through the federal work-study program had their jobs reinstated on Monday after financial aid con¬ trollers found the money to extend the work-study budget. Margaret Hayes, 18, was happy to hear from the financial aid department Wednesday morning when she was called and informed her position in the job placement center had been restored. "I had already begun looking for another job," Hayes said. Two weeks ago the federal work study program had to close after financial aid controllers learned the $300,000 allotted to the work study budget had run¬ out before the year's end. Kim Miles, assistant dean for scholarships and grants, and Donna Holloway assistant director of scholarships and financial aid, worked last week reviewing time cards and researching student FAFSA profiles to calculate an amount needed for eligible stu¬ dents to continue working in the program. To reinstate the cancelled jobs. Dr. Lisa Sugimoto, vice president of student learning services, said stu¬ dents who qualify will be placed in EOPS programs. The college will also have to "carry back" funds from next $450,000 federal work-study budget. Students involved with the fed¬ eral work-study program are awarded a specific amount at the beginning of the year. Sometimes students work beyond the hours allotted in their awards without faculty supervi¬ sors noticing which was part of the reason the budget depleted its funds so early, Miles said. in 2002, see page PCC was . penalized RG-fl 3 Г© Senate to Make Subtle Changes to Academic Calendar The college is still trying to perfect the 16- week schedule after inaugural year saw his head off as he screamed. The assailant then holds up the head before the camera. The killers claim this is revenge for the report¬ ed abuses of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. troops at Abu Ghraib prison. The Courier asked PCC students for their reactions to the story. "It's really sad. We shouldn't go to war if they don't want us there. Why should we be there? I feel really bad for him." - Liritze Padilla, 20, graphic design "I think it's messed up." - Andrew Jones, 21, business "It's hypocritical. They tell us we're bad, then they do this. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem." - Jack Niemczynowicz, 21, business "Terrible. Really violent. It shouldn't have happened." Barbara Lee, 23, child development "No offense, but it doesn't sur¬ prise me. What do you expect?" - Nancy Lam, 18, psychology "I think the U.5. asked for it by releasing the photographs. It's ter¬ rible for his family." - James Kim, 23, history. Stephen Folan Staff Writer The Academic Senate's calendar committee recently presented the latest draft for a possible 2005- 2006 school calendar. "There were a lot of difficult decisions leading up to our cur¬ rent 16-week semes¬ ter," said committee representative James Arnwine. "It wasn't easy, but this year is pretty well set." The proposed draft will change the starting dates of various school events, notably holidays and the begin¬ nings of each term. "We always start as soon as possible after New Year's," Arnwine explained. "The problem is that this year it would have us beginning on the day of the Rose Parade. There'd be no way for students to get trans¬ portation here," he said. Rather than begin the winter intercession on a four-day week, the committee decided to push the beginning of the term for¬ ward until Jan. 9. This ensures that students will have a full week of classes upon returning to the campus, and gives faculty extra time to settle in before students arrive. To adjust for this lost week, var¬ ious smaller changes will be made to the schedule. Both spring break and the last day of school will get pushed forward one week from their current dates, April 12 and June 12 respectively. There will also be fewer breaks overall. "In general, this is pretty tame as far as revisions go," said Arnwine. "We're not changing too much, and we'll still have a 16-week semester." The draft still has to be pre¬ sented to faculty organizations and the board of trustees for review, but if approved, it will take effect Jan. 1, 2005. "I don't foresee problems," Arnwine assured. "The commit¬ tee works things out yearly to determine any changes that should be made, so if anything comes up, we'll be ready to fix it for the following year."