PCC Courier, May 21, 1992

NEWSFEATURES | FEATURES Melody Computer music class deviates from the norm. Page 2 Elections The Philippine elections are unlike the American system in every way. Page 3 |ЩВж . ЩЩЩВш Шт И г ШЩ W ч »».♦***» NEWS Tickets Campus police pioneer the use of ticketing computer. Page 4 Pasadena City College Pasadena, California Vol. 74 No. 28 "• COURIER Thursday May 21, 1992 Instructor John Jacobs, left, speaks with student Photos by Teresa Rochester/The COURIER Luis Barberena at the Career/Transfer Fair. Jeff Herring shows off his handywork at the fair. Campus fair focusses on careers aijd transferring Parking fee sales break record By AL SANTANA Staff Writer As student enrollment at PCC continues to reach record heights, so do parking permit sales. This semes¬ ter, sales reached the unprecedented number of 14,000 parking decals purchased, surpassing the previous record by nearly 1000, according to campus police officials. About 8,000 day parking permits were sold this semester, compared to 6,000 evening parking permits purchased during the same period. Fifty cent daily parking permit sales have also increased to 600 per day. SgL Vince Palermo said that these figures represent a normal upward trend in parking sticker sales in all California community colleges, and the problem is not limited to educa¬ tional institutions. “We can see parking problems everywhere we go. Supermarkets, shopping malls, recreational centers, you name it. It’s a big problem that would be difficult to resolve. It’s a problem that we have to get used to and live with,” he said. The campus police department handles the administration and dis¬ tribution of parking permits. Yearly, the department generates approxi¬ mately $485 ,000 from parking decal sales. The money is used to cover police expenditures, including sala¬ ries for 19 uniformed and adminis¬ trative officers, and the repair and maintenance of police equipment. Three years ago, student organi¬ zations on campus asked college officials not to limit the number of Please see Permits: Page 4 By AL SANTANA Staff Writer In a decided maneuver aimed at interesting students in pursu¬ ing career and transfer opportuni¬ ties, faculty members organized the first in-home Career and Tranfer Fair in the Quad Tues¬ day. Sponsored by the Faculty Sen¬ ate Board and the matriculation office, representatives from 10 academic departments were pres¬ ent. Members of the art, commu¬ nications, engineeering and technlogy, English and foreign languages, life science, music, nursing, physical science and social science departments at¬ tended. Matthew C. Lee, acting ma¬ triculation coordinator, said that the main reason for organizing such a showcase for local faculty mem¬ bers is to let students know what is, “academically going on in the col¬ lege.” “We have had many representa¬ tions from four-year institutions showcasing their transfer program at the college over the years, but we haven’t had similar programs for PCC itself. It seemed like a good idea to let the student body talk to us informally about careers and trans¬ fer opportunities,” Lee said. With banners and signs identify¬ ing each area, booths were set up to display written information about the benefits of a career in those aca¬ demic fields. Informative videotapes were also available at the event, which ran from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. According to Lee, members of the faculty and matriculation de¬ partments have expressed “con¬ siderable enthusiasm” for the event, signing up 30 faculty and department chair volunteers to staff the display tables in one hour shifts. Student turnout at the exhibi¬ tion booths was described by some faculty participants as “very good.” However, efforts to reach often neglected evening students landed short of expectations because of a lack of volunteers to fill the two and-a-half hour period scheduled from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. “This is a real tough time of the year for faculty members. People don’t really seem to have any extra time,” said John Jacobs, Faculty Senate vice-president and co-organizer of the career and transfer day. Please see Career: Page 4 Elections outline future of student government □ Candidates prepare for elections that will determine the future of the AS Board in the 1992/93 school year. Elections are scheduled to take place on May 27 and 28. By CHRIS CATHCART Staff Writer Twelve students wishing to be elected to the various positions on the Associated Student (AS) board submited petitions to the Student Activities Office, and the names of the official candidates were an¬ nounced May 12. This year, only three of the nine positions will be contested. The petitions required support from student signatures, and a brief outline of each candidate’s goals and qualifications. All hope to be elected on May 27 and 28 at the general election. The positions of president, ex¬ ecutive vice president, vice presi¬ dent of academic affairs, coordina¬ tor of student activities and coordi¬ nator of external affairs are likely to be filled by the single candidate who filled out the paperwork and handed it in on time. Barring any write-in candidates, the candidates are cer¬ tain to fill the positions. President: Karen Koch - the cur- rentpresident, (since Maggie Tracey resigned in April) Koch states that in lieu of the troubled year, (where one board member was dismissed, and two resigned) she has brought cohe¬ siveness to the remaining board members. She is a former president of Alpha Gamma Sigma, honor so¬ ciety at PCC, and Circle К Interna¬ tional. Executive Vice President: Kay Hogerty - the current coordinator of cultural affairs, Hogerty believes that she has the dedication to spend the amount of time the position takes. “I want to create a tight bond between the Inter Club Council, and the As¬ sociated Students,” said Hogerty. “As always, I remain open to student suggestions.” Vice President of Academic Af¬ fairs: Macaria Elizarraras - citing her interest, enthusiasm, and intesti¬ nal fortitude, hopes to bring educa¬ tion to the students through semi¬ nars, and guest speakers. “Outside of the classroom, there is also a need for further education not taught in a traditional college course,” Elizarar- ras said. Vice President of Business Af¬ fairs: David Osorio - the current vice president of external affairs, Osorio was the PCC representative to the California Student Associa¬ tion of Community Colleges, a meeting of community colleges that dealt with issues surrounding fund¬ ing, and lobbying for the colleges. Coordinator of Student Activi¬ ties: Osiris Lee - the new со ordina- tor of campus activities, (he was appointed on April 29 by the AS board) Lee believes that his past high school experience, and leader¬ ship skills will enable him to be a good board member. “I joined the student body government to be in¬ volved in school and activities that would benefit not only the school, but also the whole student body,” Lee said. Coordinator of Student Affairs: Please see AS: Page 4 jjjl Fair stresses drug, alcohol awareness By WES KAWANO Staff Writer The Alcohol and Drug Aware- nessProgram will hold its 4th an¬ nual Alcohol and Drug Aware¬ ness Fair in the Quad next Tues¬ day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Each year a different theme pertaining to the program is selected. This year’s theme, “Families of Alco¬ holics,” will primarily focus on the problems of family members who are co-dependent on alco¬ holics. Several tables will be set up in the Quad to distribute informa¬ tion about substance abuse. Free cholesterol testing will also be offered. “The problem involves the fam¬ ily members and people that live in the same house as the alco¬ holic,” said Barbara Bonderant, director of the campus substance abuse program. Bonderant, also a nurse in the student health serv¬ ices department, said substance abuse is very common among college students. “One out of 10 people use either drugs or alco¬ hol, and 30 percent of the people admitted into hospitals have al¬ cohol related problems.” The program was formed in accordance with the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act. The law requires that a descrip¬ tion of the health risks associated with the use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol be available to students, faculty and staff. The college is also required to pro¬ vide counseling for the problems. “We would like to raise the students’ awareness by having them try to understand people who are having difficulties with alcohol and drugs,” said Frank Wong, student representative for the fair. “Some of the issues will be dealing with how alcohol and drugs can affect one’s daily life, how to work with someone who is using and ways of assisting them back to a normal and healthy life.” The six hour event will feature more than 25 groups that deal with substance abuse problems. They include the Pasadena Coun¬ cil on Alcoholism, The Intercity Recovery Connection, Cocaine Anonymous and Starting Over Straight. A presentation at noon in the Forum will feature two speakers whose topic will also be, “Families of Alcoholics.” Show features student designer’s works AZADOUHIE KALAYDJIAN Staff Writer Fashion designs straight from the imagination of students enrolled in the certified fashion program will be on display when 25 to 30 models walk down the runway during Fash¬ ion ‘92, the annual spring fashion show. Student designed lingerie, swimwear, career wear, sportswear and evening wear created by 24 designers will highlight the show on Friday, May 29 at 8 p.m. at Sexson Auditorium. In order to be eligible for the show, student designers must be skilled in designing, pattern making and garment construction. Intermediate fashion students had to submit a minimum of three gar¬ ments to participate in the show. Advance students, on the other hand, were required to submit four to eight pieces. Garments will be selected by seven industry judges. Karlene Cunningham, chairman of the fashion department, said the major focus of this year’s styles are career and sportswear clothes ap¬ pealing to the customer. “Designs range from the conservative to the exotic,” she said. Students designers include Mani- vanh Phongsa, honorable mention winner in a recent California com¬ munity college contest, and Kelli Duong, second place winner in the junior sportswear contest. According to Cunningham, who also produces the fashion show, at least a hundred students will be in¬ volved in the contest. The fashion show is organized by the students in Fashion 130. They are formed in groups to arrange for different ac¬ tivities for the production, such as modeling, supervising of models, make-up artists, hairstyling, chore¬ ography, public relations, ticket sales, advertising, lighting, etc. None are paid, except for the producer chore¬ ographer and co-producer of the show, Bill Cider. The rest of the staff, however, may earn up to three units of credit depending on the type of projects undertaken. Models earn only one credit and are selected in the spring semester by audition. Cun¬ ningham said that the students pro¬ ducing the show come from diverse ethnic backgrounds, yet work co¬ operatively together. They commu¬ nicate very well under the tremen¬ dous pressure of meeting their as¬ signments and work many extra hours after class. “Not only do we teach the class, but we volunteer many hours outside of class,” Cunning¬ ham explained. The show will take approximately two hours. Tickets can be purchased at the Student Bank for $7.50 for the general public, and $5 for students and children. “Everybody is busy working long and hard hours. The students are all excited about pre¬ senting their job,” Cunningham said. Photo by Katrina P. Ten/The COURIER Laura Jung, left, tries on an outfit designed by Manivanh Phongsa.