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PCC Courier, May 20, 1977
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MELLOWING OUT— Haitian music, with Carlos St. Juste on drums,
filled the Quad Monday when members of “Afriko” performed in
honor of Pan Afrikan Student Alliance Week (PASA). Special PASA
activities conclude today. —Courier Photo by Ron Kustos
Vets Center Cut Probable
Office One of 40 in State
Now Ineligible for Funds
By Joseph Riser
Editor-in-Chief
A drop in enrollment of veterans at
PCC receiving G.I. assistance may
cause the closure of one of the three
veterans offices, according to Sara La
Riviere, coordinator of the Veterans
Service Center.
The service center will be one of
approximately 40 centers in as many
colleges throughout the state that will
be ineligible for continuation of fun¬
ding.
The service center is presently paid
for by the Veterans Cost of Instruction
Program (VCIP) of the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare
(PEW). The program was granted to
colleges on the provision that the
college increased its veteran
enrollment each year, something
which, according to Irvin G. Lewis,
vice-president for student personnel
services, was not possible because of
several existing conditions.
A drop in veteran enrollment is
typical according to'Dr. Lewis after a
peak point when a large number of
veterans return from service during
war time.
PCC’s veteran enrollment has
decreased from a high in 1975 of 2149
when the program was instituted.
Veterans enrolled this semester total
1102, a drop of well over 50 per cent.
About half of that drop was a result
of the end of the ten-year extension of
benefits given to veterans who served
between the period of 1955 to 1965 by
the Veterans Administration. Veterans
who served during that period were
given until June of 1976 to use up their
benefits.
The application for funding of the
program has been sent to HEW ac¬
cording to Ms. La Riviere but she said
she is doubtful that the center will
receive the funds.
The center is paid by HEW three
separate periods each year. The third
period for this fiscal year saw the
center’s payment cut in half, a move
which forced the termination of four
part-time veterans counselors em¬
ployed by the center.
Ms. La Riviere said the additional
paper work that the remaining two
offices will have to do to take over
from the part-time counselors would
cause a delay in the veterans
enrollment process. Also, she said that
the other two veterans offices are not
accustomed to working with outside
agencies as much as her job entails.
The VCIP was originally set up to
encourage veterans to return to school
but the number actually returning has
decreased steadily since the end of the
Vietnam war according to Dr. Lewis.
“We’ve done a lot more than just
enroll people for classes here,” said
Ms. La Riviere. “In the two years
we’ve been up here I don’t think I’ve
had more than three phone calls with
the same question.”
Ms. La Riviere said that much of the
work done by the office is in referring
veterans to other offices on the
campus. “There are so many other
things on campus that can help
students,” she explained.
Since its beginning, the program has
By Blake Sell
Managing Editor
ASB President Brad Baldwin was to
blame for a flare-up by a member of
the audience at a recent ASB Board
meeting, according to the Supreme
Council.
The Council ruled last Friday that
Albert Bevans, a member of the Pan
Afrikan Student Alliance (PASA)
Steering Committee, was not out of
order when he created a disturbance
by standing up at the May 5 Board
meeting and accusing Baldwin of not
keeping his promise to grant PASA
sufficient funds for the PASA Cultural
Week.
In responding to the disturbance,
Baldwin ordered Bevans to return to
his seat and be quiet. When this was
not done, Baldwin threatened to
summon security and have him
removed. Instead, Baldwin called
Bevans “out of order,” dismissed the
meeting and reconvened in a closed-
door session.
The incident came after it was
learned that the ASB did not have
sufficient funds to cover the PASA
been operating on a budget of ap¬
proximately $40,000 per year which
paid for salaries and office supplies.
College officials have not, however,
ruled out the office for next year ac¬
cording to Dr. Lewis and Superin¬
tendent-president Dr. E. Howard
Floyd. “Dr. Lewis hasn’t crossed it off
the list yet,” said Dr. Floyd.
The office will exist in school plans
for the upcoming year, and the office
space stays reserved until the college
is notified by HEW otherwise, ac¬
cording the Dr. Lewis.
request, but would seek funds from
other sources.
Bevans, apparently misun¬
derstanding that PASA would get its
money, then interrupted the meeting,
shouting out his accusation.
In making its ruling, the Supreme
Council charged that Baldwin did not
properly perform the duties requested
of him at the meeting. A memo
released by the Council stated that
Baldwin had failed to inform Bevans of
the “inherent problems involved in the
motion of limited funding,” thereby
inducing Bevans to his action.
The memo continued by saying that
“Bevans was ignored and disrespected
during the meeting” and “his rights as
a concerned student and individual
were violated.”
Because of this ruling, Bevans will
not have to apologize to the ASB Board
for his action as requested by Baldwin.
The purpose of the five-member
Supreme Council is to provide final
jurisdiction over all students and
organizations in regard to violations of
codes, orders and rulings of the ASB.
‘Before 1 Say Qoo&Bye
Insights into people and life are a specialty of the
poetry of Ric Masten, a traveling troubadour who will
visit the campus Tuesday. See page three for details.
“for those of you wondering what to do
while waiting for your prince to come
, _ i say enjoy the frog” -- __
Baldwin Blamed
In ASB Dispute
VOL. 43, NO.13 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA MAY 20, 1977
By James Proctor
Staff Writer
Interdistrict attendance contracts
with four area community college
districts, the Coast, Mendocino,
Redwoods and Riverside community
college districts, have been approved
by the Board of Trustees.
PCC has similar contracts with all
districts in L.A. County and most
districts throughout California.
Though not as widespread as it once
was, interdistrict attendance is still
common.
Interdistrict attendance refers to
students attending school in a district
other than the one they live in.
Contracts are necessary for the
schools to recoup on the expense of the
extra students or, at least, to maintain
a balance of expenditures between the
schools.
They contracts terminate and are
renegotiated periodically, the time
span depends on the individual con¬
tracts.
Often Unnoticed
Some contracts terminate and
remain that way until someone notices
and decides to do something, ac¬
cording to E. Erdley Beauchamp, dean
of registration. This can occur when
the incidence of exchange is so low that
contracts are unnecessary.
Now, most students live and go to
school in the same district. However,
this was not always the case.
Until several years ago, students
were subject to what was known as the
“defined adult” rule. A defined adult
had to be over 21 and carry a certain
number of units in order to qualify for
that status.
Students under 21 were considered to
be under the guardianship of their
parents, no matter where they lived.
Therefore, the students’ residence
was technically the same as that of the
parents, even if they lived at opposite
ends of the state. A student could not
claim his place of residence as his
school district unless he lived in the
same district as his parents.
Adults at Eighteen
All this has changed. Anyone over 18
is legally an adult and, since most
college students are over 18 and live in
the same district where they attend
school, the incidence of interdistrict
attendance has dropped dramatically.
There, are several reasons to attend
school in another district. If the class a
student wants to take is full in his
district, he can go to a school where
there is room.
Not every school offers every class,
so a student might take a class at
another school that his own does not
offer.
Some schools have better facilities
for the handicapped than others. This
is true of Los Angeles Community
College District. According to Erlinda
Ruiz, in charge of interdistrict at¬
tendance in the PCC Attendance Of¬
fice, most exchanges between PCC and
Los Angeles involve handicapped
students.
Money as Supplement
Exchanges for other reasons are not
encouraged by Los Angeles.
—Courier Photo by Susan Andrews
MAKE LIFE EASIER— Joe Sandoval, employed by general con¬
tractors J. T. Garson of Montebello, works to complete the new curb
for handicapped persons in front of Jack-in-the-Box on Colorado
Boulevard. A plea for the curbs was presented to businesses near
PCC by Chuck Havard, handicapped specialist.
Cash Awards,
Honors Set for
Business Tea
Outstanding members of the
Business Department will be honored
at the annual Business Department’s
Awards Tea, Tuesday at 2 p.m. in
Harbeson Hall.
Students honored will receive more
than $34,000 in awards, with $29,000
coming from California State
Scholarships and $5,000 in awards
from PCC and the community.
Three new awards are being
presented this year: the California
Business Education Award; an award
from the Junior Executives Club and
the Bugelli Award in memory of Del
Bugelli, chairman of the Business
Department, who died last year.
Students were judged on several
criteria including Business Depart¬
ment and speciality grade-point
average and overall grade-point
average.
By Wendy W'atson
' Staff Wh iter
Approximately 23 food items have
increased in price since Mannings Inc.
took over management of the
cafeteria.
Dick Friedlander, regional director
of operation for Mannings Inc., said
the price increases reflect the pur¬
chase of the highest quality food,
wholesale price increases and larger
portions.
Friendlander also pointed out that 14
food items have gone down in price and
nine food iyems have been added to the
menu.
BOOK BUY-BACK
The PCC Bookstore will buy back
used textbooks June 10 through 17.
Used books are purchased at 55 per
cent of their original sale price. If
the books have been dropped or
outdated, the price will not be as
high. W'hile in the Bookstore,
students are advised to use the
cubicles for storing items. If unable
to keep an eye on them when
shopping, free lockers are provided.
According to Michael Pettite, in¬
structor of food service classes at PCC
Mannings recipes and the quality of
food are better when compared to
recipes and products used by Vencoa,
which previously operated the
cafeteria.
Mannings Inc. employs a panel of 14
people to conduct blind food tests,
assuring that the products used are of
the highest quality. Friedlander said
Mannings is a quality house. “Man¬
nings is here to make a home and we
want to try and please everyone
concerned.”
In response to complaints about
changes in the food taste, Friedlander
said it has to do with different recipes
and up-grading of the food.
Friedlander welcomes suggestions
for up-grading the quality of the ser-
Creative Movement Focus
Of Workshop for Children
Two workshops focusing on creative
movement for children will be con¬
ducted free Tuesday at 2:30 and 4:30
p.m. in the Cal State L.A. Gymnasium.
Gertrude Knight of Palo Alto, in¬
ternational authority on creative
movement, will demonstrate musical
movements for the pre-school child.
Prior to the workshop, Mrs. Knight's
film, an international Film Festival
Award winner entitled “Building
Children’s Personality with Creative
Dance,” will be shown.
The workshops are presented in
conjunction with PCC’s Associate of
Arts program for nursery, school
teachers.
Patricia Schliestett, instructor of a
class in nursery school music which
familiarizes pre-school teachers with
music and instruments for children,
arranged the workshops. The
workshops are open to the public.
Allows Schools To Balance Expenditures
T rustees Approve New Interdistrict Contracts
The contract between PCC and Los
Angeles calls for a $300 supplement for
every exchange student taking classes
for 10 or more hours a week.
When a student applies for per¬
mission to attend school in another
district, this application is reviewed by
Dean Beauchamp. If approved, the
student gets a permit.
If the student plans to take nine or
less hours per week, however, he does
not have to apply in most cases.
Schools keep track of the Average
Daily Attendance (ADA) of exchange
students and report to the state.
The exchanges are not always even.
Dean Beauchamp said PCC gets more
students from Los Angeles and
Glendale districts than vice versa. He
attributes this to the extensive sum¬
mer school program here.
Modifications Set for
U Building Intake Fan
By Brad Haugaard
Staff Writer
Modifications to the intake fan on the
third floor of U Building will be made
by A and D Mechanical and Metal
Service of Baldwin Park to eliminate
uncomfortable effects believed to be
caused by fluctuations in air flow.
Identical modifications have been
made to the fourth-floor fan and the
results have been encouraging enough
to warrent expenditure of $4200 for
modification and $120 for idler pulleys
for fan belts for the third-floor fan.
The modifications were originally
suggested by Raymond Baird, a Santa
Monica consulting engineer, who
labeled the vibrations “sub-audible
sound attenuation,” or “infrasonic
sound” (sound at a frequency too low
to hear). He quoted an article from
Biology Digest which said “the skeletal
system, organs and body oscillate at
different frequencies in the 2-15Hz
range.”
Cafeteria Food Prices Increased
Use of Better Quality Items Cited
Studies of the building began after
some students and faculty began to
experience dizziness and nausea when
the building was completed three and a
half years ago.
It was originally believed that the
nausea was caused by structural
vibration of the building, but Baird’s
report, the eighth in a series, deter¬
mined the problem to be very low
frequency sound caused by incorrectly
designed air-conditioner intakes.
Baird noted, however, that the study
of infrasonics on human beings is a
new field and there is the possibility
that his findings are not correct.
SHORT ON SHORTS— As a method of reducing apathy on campus,
unknown “friends” of ASB president Brad Baldwin borrowed a pair of
his gym shorts and T-shirt to put in front of the school. Baldwin
claimed he did not know the origin of the undershorts, but said,
“What can I say? I get around.” —Courier Photo by Susan Andrews