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VOL. 34, NO. 26
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
MAY 17, 1972
PCC STUDENTS march peacefully in front of the
Pasadena Nixon headquarters during last Thurs-
— Courier Photo by Pete Principe
day's antiwar rally. The demonstration was
estimated to involve about 250 persons.
ASB Candidates Present Ideas
and Propositions for Fall 1972
ASB President
The office I am seeking is that
of ASB president. I feel that I
am well qualified for the job,
having worked closely with the
ASB Board this past year.
These past two semesters I
have held the office of ASB fi¬
nance commissioner. I have
gained a working knowledge of
student government at PCC from
this experience. While attempt¬
ing to keep the students’ money
from being spent needlessly, I
organized the only ASB activity
that brought in any profits. That
was the paper drive last semes¬
ter.
I have helped to achieve posi¬
tive results on all the student
committees I have served on the
past semesters. The main one
was the Bookstore Committee, of
which I was the only student who
ever showed up at any of the
meetings. Through this commit¬
tee, I acquired an increase in the
buy-back pohcies for students,
which starts this semester.
I have also organized and
worked on the committee which
brought about the turning over of
the cafeteria to the students. Now
we will be able to decide for our¬
selves how we want it run.
I believe that I have organiza¬
tion and leadership ability to han¬
dle the job of president efficient¬
ly. I have been the president of
two active clubs on campus, one
of which I instituted.
These qualifications I feel show
that I am qualified to serve as
president next semester. I have
also a number of plans which I
would like to work on if elected:
— Have an open door policy to¬
ward all students.
— Help fund activities that the
school district can’t afford, in
drama, forensics, athletics and
music.
—Bring legal representation on
campus if funds are available.
: _ Bring child care facilities to
the campus if funds are avail¬
able. , ...
—Try to develop more activities
that will raise funds so that dif¬
ferent activities can be afforded.
_ Work for a decrease in book¬
store costs.
—Work for a decrease in tne
parking fee. .
—Bring minority representation
to the ASB Board.
All of these plans I intend to
fulfill if elected. Vote for me. I
can insure you that I will do a
good job as student body presi¬
dent.
—Thank you,
Bob Held
☆ * *
My name is John Marshall and
I am running for the office of
ASB president.
I believe that government
means much more than just mon¬
ey. The purpose of government
is to serve the people who elect
it I would like the chance to ini¬
tiate the following programs:
Legal aid — the ability to get a
student a lawyer at any time day
or night in the event he is arrest¬
ed.
Consumer protection — with the
cooperation of the business law
classes, any student may get re¬
liable information on products
and contracts for on and off-cam¬
pus purchases.
Child care — the initiation of a
free day and night care center
on the campus or across the
street (Del Mar).
To coordinate the operation of
the new student cafeteria and to
work harder for quality, not prof¬
its.
These are only a few of the
things that we need.
Remember when you vote that
it shouldn’t stop at the polls. We
will need students who are will¬
ing to work for other students and
help when help is needed.
We must educate ourselves and
each other if we wish to make
this college and this world better.
— John Marshall
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ASB Vice President
I have chosen to run a write-in
campaign for the ASB vice presi¬
dency, because I feel that the
time has come for a change in
student government.
The philosophy has been that
students should go out of their
way to become involved in cam¬
pus activities. I feel that if stu¬
dent government acts properly,
it will go to the students and get
its direction from the general
student body.
The school needs a blend of ed¬
ucational and entertainment ac¬
tivities such as has never existed
at PCC. Such necessities as crea¬
ting better day care facilities,
non-academic counseling (such
as legal aid) should be balanced
with popular entertainment at
popular prices.
I have worked toward these
goals in the past, as editor of the
Courier and as commissioner of
publicity. I have also worked
with committees studying the
problems of the cafeteria, the
withdrawal and drop policies, and
many other such groups.
With these qualifications and
OMD Carnival
PCC will visit the Gay Nineties
world of the barbershop quar¬
tet and bicycle built for two at
the annual Omicron Mu Delta
Carnival Saturday, May 20.
From 2 to 10 p.m. there will be
games, prizes and refreshments
on the Campus Quad. A special
attraction will be showing of
old silent films. Student arts
and crafts, including pewelry
and silk screen posters, will be
displayed and sold. Proceeds go
to the OMD scholarship fund.
your support behind me, I will
work for the improvement of the
college and attempt to make it
more responsive to your needs
and interests.
— Ray Thursby
Dick: Hey, who’s running for
Student Body vice president?
George: Chris Lucas, for sure!
Dick: How do you know?
George: He’s the only qualified
candidate.
Dick: What’s he done?
George: Well, he’s been an of¬
ficer in the Circle
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service club
where he received the outstand¬
ing service award.
Dick: So what?
George: So it means he’s will¬
ing to work for the betterment of
the students.
Dick: What can he do?
George: He can listen, and de¬
velop the ideas of the students
• Continued on Page Three
PCC Students Hold
Protest on the War
Over 250 students took to the streets of Pasadena last Thursday
to protest the new war policies of President Nixon. The students
marched to the Nixon headquarters at Green and Lake streets.
Antiwar activities began with a rally on the Campus Center
steps on Wednesday. A crowd of several hundred was addressed by
Ida Honoroff, who spoke to the crowd about pesticides; Rodger
Regnier, 54th Assembly district candidate; Marianne Cordova, ASB
president; and Ray Thursby, Courier editor.
An announcement was made at this rally that a march to Nixon
headquarters would be made on Friday.
On Thursday, the decision was made to have the march that day
instead of Friday. Despite this last minute change, a large group
massed to hear wounded Vietnam veteran Ron Kovics describe some
of his experiences after he was wounded in Vietnam. Following
Kovics’ speech, the group marched peacefully to the Nixon head¬
quarters, The march was quiet and there were no arrests.
Upon their return to the campus, the demonstrators moved to
the administration building where they were addressed briefly by
college President Armen Sarafian, who expressed his support for the
right of the demonstrators to make their protest heard.
Following the Sarafian statement, the marchers peacefully
dispersed.
PCC's Black Activities
Planned for This May
The BSU is sponsoring activi¬
ties for Black Culture Month at
PCC.
The group announced that a
banquet will be held in the student
cafeteria on Friday. It will be
free and will feature a chicken
dinner, films and entertainment.
Malcolm X’s birthday is Fri¬
day, and the banquet is centered
around that theme. BSU Presi¬
dent Bobby Jackson points out
that the banquet is not a celebra¬
tion but an educational event.
“Malcolm X spent his life
educating people and we will
serve his interests best by con¬
tinuing to do that,” he said.
The first annual Miss Black
Culture Pageant will be held May
26. Again emphasis will be on ed¬
ucation. Jackson said, ‘We want
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— Courier Photo by Alan Zanger
INJURED VIETNAM vet Ron Kovics leads the antiwar marchers
away from PCC on the way to the Nixon campaign office.
Following the march, students returned to the PCC campus where
college president Dr. Armen Sarafian spoke to the assemblage.
Kovics' own story appears on Page Three.
Cafeteria Responsibility Given
to ASB by Trustees' Action
20 per cent of the money will go
to the ASB, 20 per cent will go
to the school to help defray the
costs of maintaining the cafeteria
and 60 per cent will go to a spec¬
ial fund to be controlled by a
nine-member board made up of
students and staff.
The Trustees also informally
honored Dr. Cecil Osoff, the pres¬
ident of the Board of Trustees,
who is currently in the hospital
recovering from an operation.
The student body has taken
over the cafeteria with the bless¬
ings of the PCC Board of Trust¬
ees.
The trustees, in a 4-0 decision,
with one abstention, agreed to
turn operation of the cafeteria to
the Associated Student Body,
which will contract with a cater¬
ing service which will run the
food operation and turn over a
portion of its profits to the school.
Money accruing to the school
will be distributed to three funds:
to reinforce black awareness
about culture and accomplish¬
ments.”
There will be a talent show
and professional entertainment.
Tickets are $1.50 in advance
or $1.75 at the door. The tickets
are available in the PCC Bank,
BSU office (A106) and at the
Hughgordon Bookstore at Gar¬
field and Orange Grove in
Pasadena.
The Swahili class of Adimu
(Mollie Lucas), as part of Black
Culture Month, is presenting a
slide-lecture by Charles White,
dean of contemporary black ar¬
tists today in R122 at noon.
Winner of seven major scholar¬
ships, White now teaches at Otis
Art Institute in Los Angeles. His
works are on permanent display
at Howard University in Wash¬
ington, D.C., Fisk University in
Nashville, Tenn., and in private
collections of such actors as Sid¬
ney Poitier, Sammy Davis and
Bill Cosby.
The program is being spon¬
sored by the Foreign Languages
Department with Mrs. Phyllis
Jackson as chairman.
ASB Board
Meets Again
The condemnation of Nixon’s
war poUcy was the main decision
of the ASB Board at its last meet¬
ing.
Marianne Cordova proposed a
resolution that the Board con¬
demn President Nixon’s actions
involving the Vietnam war as be¬
ing harmful to peace. This reso¬
lution was passed with one ab¬
stention by Eric Dee.
John Conroy’s motion was
passed to have the cafeteria look
into other companies to supply
snacks other than Hostess. A
government report on the ingre¬
dients put into Hostess products
shows some of those ingredients
as harmful.
BSU for Black Culture Week,
was granted $559.40 on the condi¬
tion that 25 cents admission for
the movie be charged with the
profits up to $200 going back to
the ASB General Fund.
Cece Bachicha announced that
MECHA repaid the $350 loan
from the Board for Cinco de
Mayo. The Board also granted
her request that the $350 be do¬
nated back to the MECHA schol¬
arship fund.
Caps and Gowns
Notice to sophomores: The
deadline for reserving caps and
gowns at the College Bank Is
May 19.