PCC Courier, May 15, 1981

BLACK CULTURE WEEK STARTS MONDAY TONIGHT MAY 15, 1981 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA VOL. 51, NO. 14 Job Needs Met Courses Expand HIGH AWARENESS — Cultural demonstrations and special celebrations highlighted the Seventh Annual Asian Awareness Week, May 11-16. The activities, which included a bake sale, films, martial arts demon¬ strations and dancers, started Monday and continued through the week. The Asian Student Dance is tonight from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Pasadena Convention Center. Ticket prices are $5 if purchased ahead of time, or $7 at the door. — Courier photo by Marge Wood ASB Board Denied A Vote In Senate By Julien Orow Associate News Editor Associated Student Body Executive Board members will not be allowed to vote in student Senate meetings, ac¬ cording to a decision made by the Supreme Council Monday. 'However, they will count in a quorum and can be recognized to speak. The Student Sen¬ ate agreed with both decisions. Kelly Nakano, ASB publicity com¬ missioner, was approved by the Stu¬ dent Senate as the fifth member of the Supreme Council. The other members are Bob Carroll, student trustee; San¬ ford Johnson, Democratic Club presi¬ dent; John McTeague, senator-at- large, and Steve Henson. Barry McGowan, Student Senate president, objected to the Supreme Council intervening in the issue, saying that “they haven’t given the Senate or ASB time to decide these problems for themselves.” McTeague and Carroll contend that By Mike Mendez Contributing Writer The Pasadena Area Community Col¬ lege District has issued its initial pro¬ posals for changes in the contract agreements with the PCC chapter of the California Teachers Association. ' Written as a response to proposals submitted by the PCC/CTA in Febru¬ ary, the document expresses little need for change in the contract and proposes that changes in salaries and fringe benefits be postponed until July 1, when the district will know how much the Senate was allowed reasonable time to decide on the matter, but didn’t. Because the Senate hadn’t made a decision, the Supreme Council felt it was time to bring it up, McTeague said. Of the four Supreme Council mem¬ bers voting, McTeague was the only By Lisabet Seek Contributing Writer Students wishing to earn college credits by television this summer have a choice among four courses. The telecourses offered correspond to Data Processing 60, Philosophy 8, Physical money will be available for fiscal year 1981-82. Changes in workload and grievance procedures and the addition of binding arbitration were rejected by the dis¬ trict. Despite the emphasis placed on these areas by the PCC/CTA, the district’s proposal addressed only those issues related to improvements in economic benefits for the staff. “I think it’s unacceptable that we have to live with the same agreement as last year,” said Dr. Gary L. Woods, PCC/CTA president. He said formal negotiations could start as early as next week. one in favor of ASB Executive Board members being able to vote. Carroll disagreed, saying that stu¬ dent government was set up with three divisions so that one couldn’t dominate. He feels that they should be able to contribute to the meetings, just not be able to vote. The ASB and Student Senate are two separate committees, he said. Science 10 and Psychology 1. Students wishing to take a TV course are expected to watch the television show plus attend on-campus lectures. The seminars, mid-term and final ex¬ ams add up to 19 campus hours, except in the case of Data Processing course “There’s no reason we can’t nego¬ tiate salaries now because they have a $3.8 million surplus to work with. Their response (to salary increases) is way out of line,” said Woods. “I don’t know anything about a $3.8 million surplus,” said Dr. Bonnie R. James, vice president of Business Services and the district’s chief nego¬ tiator. “We have $1.3 to $1.5 million in reserves that the board has set aside for contingencies and for operating next year, but I don’t know what our ending balance will be until the end of the year.” By Leslie Sheinbaum Copy Editor Occupational education at PCC is in the process of expanding to meet in¬ dustrial needs, according to Dr. Rich¬ ard S. Meyers, PCC superintendent- president. When Melinda Carter Luedtke, director of the State of Cali¬ fornia Department of Economic and Business Development, addressed the over 400 advisers to the vocational courses, she had high praise for the college’s extensive vocational training. Recommending that PCC develop a curriculum in international trade, Mrs. Luedtke said, “We’re in a world econo¬ my. We’re going to be dealing with other countries and we need to under¬ stand them and their economics.” “We’re investigating a two-year ma¬ jor in international business,” said Meyers. “I feel we’ll be the second college in the state to have this type of program.” The course content would include studies in international rela¬ tions, applicable to many fields, such as law, overseas marketing and im¬ port-export subjects. “We have to prepare students per¬ sonally and economically for life in a multi-cultural society. For our stu¬ dents to compete in the market-place and to survive economically, they have to understand how people from other countries compete,” Meyers said. The United States no longer is an economic island and American work¬ ers cannot survive as individualists. Meyers compared automobile as¬ sembly-line workers here who each contribute one operation but are not concerned with the final product to Japanese workers who meet regularly to discuss how to improve their auto¬ mobiles. “We need to know more about how other people operate and think so that we can improve our own system,” he said. In response to Mrs. Luedtke’s rec- (22 campus hours). Classes will be held one night a week from 7-10 p.m. During these meetings, students will have the opportunity to ask questions and obtain information not covered in the television programs. Applications for enrollment are available in the office of Instructional TV Services, C115 or in D200. Students will receive verification of enrollment by mail. The deadline for enrollment in any summer TV course is June 26. “Making it Count” is the title of the Data Processing course, Introduction to Computers. “The Art of Being Human,” to be seen on KTTV-TV, Channel 11, cor¬ responds to Philosophy 8. Students seeking credit for Physical Science 10, Introduction to the Marine Environment, can watch “Oceanus.” “Understanding Human Behavior” will also be seen on two channels. It can be seen on KNBC, Channel 4 from 5:15 to 5:45 a.m. beginning June 22, and on KCET from 3 : 30 to 4 p.m. beginning June 29. On-campus sessions will be held Wednesday evenings with Dr. Margaret Bennet. Each course offers three units of transferable credit. For further in¬ formation, students can call 578-7108. Salary Increase Postponed Until Budget Is Finalized Four New Classes Added Watch TV and Get Credit Laser Instructor Named As Outstanding Teacher By Mary E. Jones Staff Writer Wai-Min Liu, a laser technology in¬ structor at PCC, received the Santa Anita Industry-Education Council’s 1981 Outstanding Teacher award re¬ cently. “Liu was selected because of his dedication and exemplary contribu¬ tion to the development of our new laser program,” said Vernon G. Spaulding, supervisor of Occupational Education. Liu started teaching laser technolo¬ gy at PCC five years ago after Spauld¬ ing asked him to open the program. PCC now has over 400 students enrolled in what are the only laser courses offered in Southern California. “Our success is the result of a collaborative effort between everyone involved and I feel we all share this award,” said Liu. “There are tremendous potentials in the laser field. Many of our current students are already working for com¬ panies like the Jet Propulsion Labora¬ tories, Apollo Lasers and Xerox, ”Liu said. One of Liu’s students is currently working for the University of Southern California Medical Center researching the use of lasers to help cure patients. “Liu was chosen for the award be¬ cause of his concern for students and his success at helping them find well¬ paying jobs,” said Dr. Norman J. Juster, chairman of the Physical Sci¬ ence department. Liu has also helped the department obtain free equipment from businesses in the local communi¬ ty, according to Spaulding. Occupational Education officials and Dr. Richard S. Meyers, PCC’s super¬ intendent-president, were responsible for presenting Liu’s name before the Santa Anita Industry-Education Coun¬ cil. “Every year the council asks us to choose one faculty member we feel has made an outstanding contribution to education during the year,” Spaulding added. Liu holds seven U.S. patents in the optics-laser field. He is a membership chairman of the Southern California Chapter of the Laser Institute of Amer¬ ica and works as a systems engineer for Xerox Corporation. The council is a non-profit organiza¬ tion with members from industry, busi¬ ness, education and community serv¬ ices. “The council brings together educators and business leaders to en¬ courage cooperation between the two areas within communities,” Saulding said. Last year’s winner was William L. Jacot, assistant professor in the department of Erigineering and Technology. New Editors Announced For Courier and Prism KICKING A WINNER — Pep tryouts for the 1981-82 school year ended with 25 women earning spots on the squad. Approximately 50 contestants competed for positions on the cheerleading squad, song girl, and short and tall flag sections. — Courier photo by Gary McCarthy Julien Orow Editors for the fall Courier and Prism publications were announced this week by the journalism division of the Communication Department. Julien Orow is selected as Editor-in-Chief for the Courier, and Ian Bernard is the new Prism Editor. Both editors will serve for one semester. “A college newspaper should be more than a forum for the journalism students, it should reflect the interests of the campus and community,” said Ms. Orow, who is presently Associate News Editor of the Courier. “I’d like the students to feel that we’re covering issues they’re interested in reading about,” she added. When asked what he planned to do with Prism next year, Bernard replied “What? . . . prison? Hey, I wasn’t even near tha place, and I never heard of that guy. honest . . . Oh, I’m sorry, you mean Prism. Oh yeah, that’s right, I’m the editor! “Seriously, I really hope to incarcerate a lot of good ideas during my Prism term, barring any problems,” added Bernard, who is Fine Arts Editor for the Courier this semester. Ms. Orow will begin her job this summer by producing the Courier’s summer editions. As Editor-in-Chief, Ms. Orow will select the new page editors. ommendation that community colleges keep pace with expanding technology by training people for current job needs, Meyers said that PCC is in the forefront in developing relationships with industry. He cited the introduction of the two-year laser technology pro¬ gram, initiated and taught by Wei-Min Liu, an optical engineer who saw the need for trained technologists in his field. Keeping up with technology used in industry, PCC will incorporate new ideas into existing programs, by adding courses in micro-circuitry. The in¬ structional computer system will be expanded with the addition of more mini and micro computers. Pep T ryouts Pick Squad Ian Bernard By Vallee Bunting Contributing Writer Pep squad tryouts for the 1981-82 school year culminated last week with the announcement of a new squad. Twenty-five women out of approx¬ imately 50 contestants earned positions on the cheerleading squad, song girl and short and tall flag sections. Eight of 22 young women who com¬ peted for cheerleader emerged vic¬ torious. New cheerleaders for the 1981-82 school year include Carol Eilhs, Gretten Miller, Dawna Oak, Cathi Pe¬ tersen, Shely James, Rene Juarez, Charmine Jones and Darla Sanks. The song girls amassed the largest pep squad unit with eight regular mem¬ bers and two alternates, who perform in the absence of one of the regular members. The new song girls are Lisa Brown, Jill Fisher, Jeanine Gutierrez, Sara Harris, Jeannie Hong, Becky Lawlor, De Edra Jackson, Tracy Wilson and alternates Elizabeth Siapno and Nurah Watt. Seven members form the twirling flag team with two members, Lynette Gutierrez and Beth Ann Visty from this year’s flag girls returning. The other five are Sharon Cordon, Lisa Limon, Yvonne Vockeroth and alternates Barbara Arbalk and Karen Richards. Each contestant was required to learn routines taught by previous pep squad members. They were also re¬ quired to make up their own routine for each of the prospective positions. After two weeks’ practice they displayed their talents to a panel of judges which included coaches from the men’s physi¬ cal education department. Robin Sharp, pep squad adviser, expressed pleasure at the turnout and choices for next year’s pep squad. “They have a lot of potential and I believe they’ll be an excellent group,” she said.