PCC Courier, May 19, 1978

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Solutions to student apathy, intrinsic at PCC, ranged from more softball and volleyball games to going around and talking to various campus clubs and students. Running for ASB president are Ron Grant, incumbent, Derek Coleman, presently ASB vice president, Michael Tiberi, and Ramiro Rodriguez, presently MEChA representative on the ASB Board Rodriguez said having been on the board already, he would ‘‘play more of a leadership role than we have now.” He would make sure that the student Elections Next Week voice is heard by the administration and the Board of Trustees. Tiberi said past ASB presidents “haven’t done a very adequate job on what the students want.” Maybe polling the students or putting up suggestion boxes would increase student “feedback,” he suggested. If a need for child care can be proven, “then I would think that’s our responsibility to do something about it.” Grant said he “definitely” feels good about his performance as ASB president this semester. He would "like to see the child care finished” Board Reinvites Speaker For June 16 Graduation By Todd Axtell News Editor John FitzRandolph will speak at PCC’s 53rd graduation ceremonies on June 16 after all. The Board of Trustees voted 4-3 last week to reinvite the PCC alumnus after cancelling his invitation a week earlier. Both meetings were held in executive session so. board members would give no comments on the ac¬ tions. FitzRandolph, an associate dean at Whittier College School of Law and an active Democrat, claimed his political affiliations were the reason the board rejected him. He is also working as a consultant with a public relations firm doing publicity to defeat Proposition 13. Though several members of the board have publically supported the Jarvis amendment, FitzRandolph dismissed speculation his position was a factor in the board’s original action. At last week’s meeting, Trustee Walter Shatford made the motion to reinvite FitzRandolph after an hour and a half long executive session. Shatford, in a brief statement, blemed the situation on an “ad¬ ministrative foul --up*.” The board’s action the previous week “should not be construed as anything against Mr. FitzRandolph. he said. “We are all hopeful he’ll make an excellent speaker.” Shatford’s motion, which was in effect the same proposal the ad¬ ministration made to the board a week earlier, included paying the speaker a $100 honorarium. Before voting, Trustee Robert Spare, who eventually voted against reinviting FitzRandolph, asked Shatford to amend his notion to pay $200, the amount paid to last year’s speaker. Dr. E. Howard Floyd, superin¬ tendent-president, said last year’s guest was paid more because he had to travel from San Diego: whereas Fit¬ zRandolph lives in the area. Shatford then said, “As an intrepid guardian of public funds, I would like to pay him $100.” Trustees Dr. Richard Green, David Hannah, Board President Charles Briscoe and Shatford voted for Fit¬ zRandolph ’s reinvitation. Roger Gertmenian, Warren Weber and Spare cast dissenting votes. ^ In the past, the choice of com¬ mencement speaker has been a routine Faculty Asks T rustees For Jarvis Budget Details By Todd Axtell and Glenda Cade Faculty Senate President Chrystal Watson presented a list of faculty Senate Board (FSB) resolutions to the Board of Trustees last night. The resolutions voiced strong opposition to the school’s proposed Jarvis-Gann budgetary solutions. Originating in the English Department, the resolutions protest the “imposition of a 20 per cent overload assignment on the faculty.” They state such a “solution” would cause a “severe reduction” in the high quality of education at PCC and ultimately in the reputation of the college, resulting in declining enrollment. One resolution requests the “immediate and complete disclosure” of the Jarvis-Gann budget which Dr. Charles F. Miller, director of business services, refused to release prior to submitting it to the Trustees. Another resolution further requests an explanation as to how the Jarvis- Gann budget cuts would affect the administration in proportion to the faculty. What alternatives to the overload assignment were considered by administrators in planning the budget, and why were each of them rejected as more damaging to the academic program, asks another resolution. Members of the English Department drafted the four resolutions after the department chairman presented the teachers with their Jarvis budget assignments, Ben Rude, president of PCC’s California Teachers Association Chapter said. “Members of the department blew up. There are people teaching five or six English composition classes. Right now an extra class is a back breaker,” he said. In response to the FSB’s resolutions, Board of Trustees president Charles Briscoe said it would be “extremely difficult for the Board to do the things you are asking at this point.” However, Trustee Roger Gertmenian said “one thing the Board and the administration owes the faculty is to level with them as much as possible. The most important thing in the school after the students is the teacher.” Earlier yesterday, faculty members matter. Students and faculty serve on a committee which sends a name to the Board for rubber stamp approval. This year committee members Phyllis Jackson and Alvar Kauti, deans of student activity, sent a letter to FitzRandolph formally inviting him to speak. Jackson had said that board approval had always been a formality. FitzRandolph also had the en- dorsement of ASB government with the signatures of ASB President Ron Grant, and Senate President Charlotte Hutchins. “We all thought he was better than average,” Grant said. New procedures for choosing commencement speakers were given to the board for inspection last night at the request of trustees who expressed concern over the problem this year. and will push for a center on campus. Moreover, “We need a student vote on the Board of Trustees or a person who has some say-so. We should at least be able to attend the executive sessions.” Coleman said he wants to “gear ASB more towards students, find out what they want Jo do. Perhaps an advisory board could get together on student problems and see what ASB can do to help out.” He would like to be a part of student government and stay a “human being” as well, he said. Student Senate presidential can¬ didates are Brian Sandoz, presently a senator, Lawrence Bergman, Carolyn Brennan, presently the Senate second vice president, and Tyrone Patrick. Sandoz said he would “try to make a personal visit to 9 a.m. classes” to recruit persons for the Senate. This semester’s president sent memos to all 9 a.m. teachers asking them to send representatives to the meetings, but “half the teachers didn’t read them.” Bergman wants to see “if I could do any good for the college and see if I could promote a better understanding between the Senate and the ASB Board.” The Senate president should be able to advise the ASB on some of the people they nominate for various positions, he said, and he would work toward that goal. Child care, due process, and teacher evaluation are “very important, but we need people,” said Ms. Brennan. “I mainly want to get the Senate organized and build up the mem¬ bership. That would be a pretty large project right there.” Teachers could help by sending representatives from their 9 a.m. classes to Senate meetings, she said. Patrick, a law student, will push to get more accomplished in the Senate. Increased student involvement is a must, he said, in order to get better input on the Board of Trustees. Teachers of 9 a.m. classes could be more “considerate’' in getting students to attend the meetings, he said. While no one is running for Senate vice presidential positions, candidates for ASB vice president are Lisa Albanese, freshman president, and Charlotte Hutchins, Senate president. Teacher evaluation by students is the “maih goal” of Ms. Albanese. “The Senate was supposed to do it this semester, but it was never done,” she said. She offered her assistance to the child care committee this year, too, but “wasn’t contacted.” “One term as a Senate president is enough for anybody,” Ms. Hutchins said. She wants to get on the ASB Board because “that’s where a lot of the action comes from.” As vice president, she would still work on child care and push for more activities to draw people into student government. Mario Saracco is running unopposed for sophomore president. Presently Senate third vice president, Saracco “will go to any extent to get students to participate.” Perhaps a talent show or a carnival would “get them involved,” he suggested. He encouraged the Board of Trustees to pass a child care proposal in the near future. Running unopposed for ASB Athletics president is Darrell Glover. Jeannie Schultz, a member of the Supreme Council last fall, is the only candidate for Associated Women Students president. “*:**Solons Inspect 'Solar House'*-^^ Visitors Land To Face the Sun They came out of the sky and landed in the PCC parking lot. They weren’t gods, they weren’t aliens, but rather, two U.S. Representatives landing in a helicopter here to see PCC’s solar home. The congressmen, Leo Ryan, a Democrat from San Mateo, and Jack Cunningham, a Democrat from Washington, serve on the En¬ vironmental Energy Subcommittee of the House Government Operations Committee. They were in Los Angeles attending hearings regarding the possible role of California as a model for solar energy in the U.S. Landing at 9 a.m. in PCC’s west side parking lot, the congressmen walked to the solar house where they were given a guided “house tour” by David Jackson, president of Enersun Technology, the company that designed the system. The house, located near the tem¬ porary bungalows, is still being completed and is due to be put on the market in middle to late summer. The home is being put together completely by PCC students. Don Watson's architecture class designed the house, Lome Johnson’s building construction class is bringing those plans to life and Ted James’ electrical wiring class is providing the final energizing touches. The home employs a solar heat- walked out of a hastily called FSb meeting, claiming it was “illegal.” Meetings must be called 24 hours in advance, they said, citing the Faculty Senate’s constitution. Ms. Watson admitted she “didn’t have a chance to talk to everyone 24 hours in advance.” The FSB’s passage of the resolutions earlier in the week mandated Ms. Watson to present them to the Trustees last night. Thursday afternoon, however, there was some confusion whether she would present them or not. A petition signed by various faculty members had requested the resolutions be brought to a vote by the entire Faculty Senate. Whereupon Ms. Watson indicated her reluctance to submit them to the Trustees. Film, Speakers Planned for Jewish Week Jewish Awareness Week begins May 22, with programs scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday focusing on different aspects of the Jewish ex¬ perience in America. The 1977 academy award winning documentary, “Number Our Days,” will be shown Wednesday at noon in , C333. The film explores the problems of elderly Jewish residents of Santa Monica and provides insights into the difficulty faced by senior citizens throughout the country. Following the film will be a discussion led by Paulette Benson, director of the Jewish Community Hillel. The Ner Shalom folksinging group will perform at noon Thursday in the Free Speech Area by the Campus Center. The group from UCLA has played many campuses in the area, according to Dorraine Neckameyer, coordinator of the campus Hillel. It will also be a celebration of Israel’s 30th birthday as a nation. Paulette Benson will also be speaking to a group on women’s liberation in Judaism, combined with the Hillel in the women’s center, up¬ stairs in CC215, on Thursday, June 1. A discussion will follow. and heating for a swimming pool if the future owners opt for one. The system uses a standard heat- pump used by many homes for both heating and cooling, and supplements this with a solar heating system. By combining this solar system with the heat pump the energy requirement of the heat pump is lowered. When the house is being cooled, excess solar heat can be stored for future use in a storage tank or used to heat the water supply. The solar system can be used by itself or to supplement electric, gas, or water-pump systems in homes. After the substantial initial cost of the solar system there are no energy bills to pay except for maintenance. The time it takes to recover the pump system to provide space heating and cooling, domestic water heating initial cost of a solar system depends on the savings accrued on monthly gas or electric bills, and of course, on the cost of the system itself. After the house tour Congressman Ryan took a firm stand on solar energy. “Solar energy is a solution, now the public needs to know what it’s going to cost,” said Ryan. “The energy problem is going to affect your generation much more than mine. It’s up to students to take the initiative with solar energy. Get involved with government, write letters, find out whatever you can,” he added. On that note, the Congressmen re¬ entered the helicopter and took off towards Cerritos where they inspected a newly-built and completed solarized City Hall. -Mark Watt THE SUBJECT WAS ENERGY— At right, Rep. Leo Ryan (D-San Mateo), chairman of the Congressional Subcommittee on Environment and Energy, Rep. Jack Cunningham (D-Washington), Mark Braly, energy coordinator for the City of Los Angeles, and David Jackson of Enersun Co., examine a sample of the solar collection panel being used on the model home on campus. Above, Cunningham (front, in white) and Ryan (at his left) are joined by PCC Trustee Walter Shatford as they walk back to their helicopter after touring the model home. Below, the helicopter carrying the representatives and their staff leaves as PCC dignitaries and members of the press look on.— courier Photos by eiake sen . ssassa VOL. 45, N0.14 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA MAY 19, 1978