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PCC Courier, May 30, 1975
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Senate
By Jill Boekenoogen
City Editor
Representatives from the Southern
California Rapid Transit District
attended Tuesday's ASB Senate
meetrng to discuss how possible new
routes to serve the San Gabriel Valiev
will directly affect the PCC campus.
The Senate invited the represen¬
tatives so they could question them on
how the new routes and schedules
planned would affect the bus shuttle
system the Senate is proposing.
If these new RTD routes are put into
effect, six new lines and many
realignment of old routes will take
place. Depending on how much fun¬
ding the RTD can get the new routes
and schedules can take place as soon
as next fall.
According to Frank Schroder of the
San Gabriel Regional Planning Office
of the RTD. the new routes took into
consideration the public's attitudes,
population surveys and existing lines.
New lines serving San Gabriel
Valley would be numbered from 400-
tr>o with odd number lines running
north and south and even numbers
running east and west.
The low numbers would serve west
San Gabriel Valley and high numbers
would serve the east.
While only three lines feed into PCC
directly, "we had to look at all San
Gabriel," said Mary Lou Echternach,
community relations representative
for the RTD.
“This would be a feeder system,
where one might have to transfer, but
this system would create more
headways" Headways are the time
between busses of the same line
coming by a stop.
Linder the new system, there would
be no more than a 20-minute wait
between buses. Transfering from one
bus to another should involve no more
than a 10-minute wait.
“From any area, someone with one
transfer can get to this campus,” said
Miss Echternach.
“People do not understand the
problems of public transportation,”
remarked Miss Echternach. "There is
not one public transportation system in
the U.S. completly operational on its
own. The RTD was one of the last. In
1970 the RTD asked the Board of
Supervisors to help subsidize them.”
In 1964, when the RTD was formed
by the State legislature, it had two
goals: to be a public service, and to
develop a rapid transit system.
“LIntil the gas problems, who cared
Campaign Hopefuls
Present Platforms
PCC CotVU&t
about the RTD? We have had strikes
before, but not until the last- one did it
matter," said Miss Echternach.
The RTD is funded by four sources:
the Board of Supervisors, the gas sales
tax, the Urban Coalition for mass
transit, and fares. Through the gas
tax, each car on the road subsidized
the RTD by $400.
According to Miss Echternach, the
student discount cards are under
scrutiny by the RTD Board of
Directors. These cards allow students
to ride the bus for 15 cents rather than
the usual 25 cents, except during the
hours of 4:30 to 6:45 p.m.
These restrictions were placed on
the students because these are peak
traffic hours. This time restrictions
may be lifted by the Board of Direc¬
tors.
Interested people may call Schroder
for details on specific new route lines
proposed and to make suggestions for
change or other comments on the RTD
by calling him at 448-3464. This is the
San Gabriel Regional Planning office
in El Monte.
NOON NAP— A typical PCC student relaxes after a
long day with a Diet-Pepsi and a Courier before
dozing off in the afternoon sun. Many students are
afflicted with the after-Memorial-Day-before-
summer-vacation disease called spring fever, or
“Doggone it, I have to get that biology paper in
before finals.”
Hears
Transit Plans
Applicant deadlines for the fall '75
ASB offices are now over and those
who are in the running for the June 5
and 6 election will give short campaign
speeches today at noon in the Free
Speech area.
Literature Class
Examines Fiction
It is never too late to enroll in
"Current Literature," the nongraded
fiction course offered through the
Pasadena City College Office of
Continuing Education, according to
Bill Simmons, dean of Continuing
Education at PCC. The class meets
from 9:15 to 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at
Pasadena's Central Public Library,
285 E. Walnut St.
Contemporary life in the United
States, as seen through the “eye of
fiction." is the subject of study and
discussion led by PCC literature in¬
structor Dr. Bobker Ben Ali. Using
short works of fiction by the best of
America's contemporary writers as
"starters" for informal discussion, the
class provides a forum for the ex¬
change of ideas and opinions about
current issues, values and social
ethics.
There is no charge for this course
which will continue through June 17.
According to Simmons, anyone
seeking a stimulating exchange of
ideas about how we live in this per¬
plexing era is welcome to join any
class meeting.
Further information concerning this
course may be obtained by calling the
PCC Office of Continuing Education at
578-7261.
Contending for the ASB presidency
are Lawrence (Larry) Jennings, Joe
Fisbeck and Jerome Spears, for the
office now held by Nick Martinez. No
candidates have registered yet for the
job of vice-president, currently held by
Jennings.
Julie Theresa Byers is the only
candidate for Sophomore Class prexy,
with Geoffrey J. Eliel running un¬
contested lor AMS president.
Two young ladies, Paula Clarke and
Jana Helton, are vying for the post of
AWS president, and president of
athletics activities is sought by
Stephanie Knowles and Yolanda
Brooks.
The only candidate for Senate
president is Tim Fuller, who has held
the position as Senate historian this
semester. Bob Komoto is running for
Senate first vice-president, and there
are no contenders for the seat of
second vice-president.
Voting areas will be open on both
election days from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
according to Ralph Champion, Senate
president and election chairman.
Students who wish to vote must
present their ID cards to an election
representative.
ONE-ACT PLAYS
The Drama Division will present an
evening of one-act plays tonight and
tomorrow night at' 8 in the Little
Theater. The four plays are “Educa¬
tion," “Stars and Stripes,” “Rocky
Raccoon" and "Fortitude.” Admis¬
sion is free.
VOL. 39, N0.15
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
MAY 30, 1975
TV Hopes Discussed
Advisory Committee Holds Meet
By Melissa Lundgren
Staff Writer
Dr. Armen Sarafian said the major
problems of PCCTV are financing for
productions and the square-footage
storage of production facilities. The
rate of production is too slow for their
instructional TV needs.
The discussion on the problems,
future hopes of PCCTV and job entry
into television took place at the PCC
Television Advisory Committee
meeting on Thursday, May 22, in the
Circadian.
The Committee consists of Dr.
Sarafian, the faculty and the student
staff of PCCTV and various members
from the industry, including Theta, an
educational station, and commercial
stations KABC, KNBC, KTTV, KHJ,
KCOP and Ch. 58.
PCCTV is involved in television
educational courses with a consortium
of 36 other community colleges serving
seven counties and 26,000 students.
Due to the above problems there are
only two courses developed and
completed by the PCC- Studios each
year.
One of the few possibilities for ex¬
pansion would be to convert the
balcony of Sexson Auditorium into a
shooting area. The possibility of using
commercial or educational station
Fire Prevention Speech
Wins Robinson Award
No one expected a parson to dash
hastily into the Phil Robinson Safety
Speech Contest last Friday night. But
more than that, no one expected a
parson to bolt into the contest and then
win first place. Oddly enough,
however, one actually did.
About 8:30 Friday evening, a young
man clad in full clerical garb flew
through the doors of Harbeson Hall,
PCC's Circle
К
Service Club Road Rally
Turns Pasadena Streets Into a Maze
An assortment of vehicles rumbled
through area streets Friday night
during a road rally, sponsored by
PCC's Circle
К
Club.
Winners of the rally were two La
Canada High School students. Paul
MacNeal and Susan Holmes, while two
PCC coeds received second prize
during award presentations following
the rally.
Fifteen vehicles, containing 20 Circle
К
members and 30 others, participated
in the rally, which began in the parking
lot south' of the tennis courts and
finished in the lot nccTr the
Paramedical Building.
The first car got underway at 7:15
p.m. The vehicles were spaced two
minutes apart, with the last one
finishing at 11:30, a half-hour after the
award ceremony began.
Contestants received points for
order of completion and adherence to
the prescribed route. The fastest time
was two hours and 20 minutes,
although this car did not win the race.
Two persons were allowed per
vehicle, with a 25-cent fee for any
additional occupants. One vehicle, a
van, was carrying five people. This
was the same vehicle which en¬
countered the only hitch during the
rally— generator problems.
Drivers maneuvered through the
streets by locating and deciphering
verbal conundrums which correlated
to landmarks. A typical puzzle would
be, “Go to the 28th President and turn
left,” with the answer in this case
being “Wilson.”
Participants were told to bring along
a dictionary to assist them in
unraveling the messages.
According to Mike McKune, co-
chairman of the event with Rob
Howell, “We did not realize that this
was Memorial Day weekend,” and
first expressed fear that this might
affect the turnout. Later he said he was
satisfied with the event despite this
factor.
BIRD’S EYE VIEW— This is what the PCC campus
looks like 1 500 feet in the air in the PJC-4. The PJC-
4 was built 37 years ago by the airplane construc¬
tion class here on campus. The plane is presently
owned by Capt. Mel Heflinger, United Air Lines,
who was a member of the class.
gave a presentation on fire prevention’
and darted out again. The fleet-footed
vicar was none other than Craig
Secord, who, at the same time, was
enacting his role of Lionel Toop in the
Drama Department production of
“See How They Run.”
Within an estimated time allotment
of 17 minutes, Secord was able to make
his last exit in Act I, give his speech ( in
full costume and make-up) and return
to the Little Theater in time for his
entrance in Act II, much to the relief of
fellow cast members.
The Phil Robinson Safety Speech
Contest is sponsored annually by the
Robinsons in memory of their son who
died in a PCC football accident in 1947.
Each year $110 in prize money is of¬
fered to the contest winners. The
speeches entered have to be five-to-
seven minutes long and can be on any
aspect of safety.
Secord was awarded $50 for first
place and Deanne Yap won the $25
second place award for her speech on
the prevention of heart disease. David
McCharen's talk on safety attitudes
won him $15 for third place.
Diane Hawley, who spoke about TV
violence, tied for fourth place with Bob
Gersztyn's speech about the dangers of
drugs. They each received $10. Run¬
ners-up were John Martin, Diane
Quinn, Dave Hickey and Sheri Friedel.
Of course, this year's winner, though
a trifle unorthodox in his presentation,
well deserved his award. Just the
same, one cannot help but wonder if
his clerical collar had anything to do
with it.
Club to Brave
Wild Yosemite
A weekend Yosemite trip for in¬
ternational students from Friday,
June 20. to Sunday, June 22, sponsored
by the Pasadena Rotary Club, will
oiler photography, nature viewing,
and walks and hikes with the rangers
are among the available activities.
The drive approaching Yosemite
passes through Mariposa Grove of Big
Trees. Badger Pass and Glacier Point
Students will stay at the Yosemite
Lodge for the two nights.
The scenic return trip will go over
Tioga Pass to Mono Lake, south
through Owens Valley. Invokern. the
Mojave Desert and Antelope Valley,
then hack to Pasadena.
The cost of this nature-filled
weekend is $13. Meals are not included.
There is a quota of 30 PCC students
and reservations must he made before
June 6.
For more information contact Ben
Rude in '(’121.
broadcasting and production facilities
was raised by Dr. Sarafian. Com¬
mercial stations are bound by unions,
it was pointed out; Theta Cable,
however, has a limited student in¬
ternship and tight scheduling.
Potentials in these areas will be looked
into further.
Dr. Sarafian mentioned the idea of
tying together the TV and campus
experience. Saturday meetings will be
held on campus for guidance and
practical application in certain areas
of study such as art. Other ideas are to
get access of UHF station time so more
courses can be aired, and to involve
faculty more with course develop¬
ment.
Also under disscussion was the
proposed Statement of Policy which
will spell our PCCTV’s function as a
lull-time campus closed-circuit TV
station operated by students, under
staff and faculty supervision.
The programming will be of general
interest and campus information.
Procedures include following the
guidelines and codes of the Federal
Communications Commission,
although PCCTV is not a licensed
station.
The committee broke up into
disscussion groups on programming,
production and engineering, centering
around job entry for students.
The PCC television production and
engineering staff and faculty feel that
the training here is practical and
realistic. Technical facilities are
similar, if not identical, to those in the
business.
The PCC policy is “hands-on” and
not strictly theoretical as prevalent at
the majority of educational in¬
stitutions. All of the staff members
have worked in professional television,
so they are teaching from first-hand
experience.
Students, therefore, are prepared to
meet job requirements. This is
reflected in the large number of PCC
students who have found employment
in the last few years in television
alone. At least 54 students have been
employed since 1968 at small or major
stations around the country.
In discussing job-hunting
techniques, major conclusions
emerged. It was agreed that desire
and persistence are the two most
important characteristics. A student
must be willing to start at the bottom,
to “pay his dues” and work in many
areas to learn the business and gain
expertise.
Controversial KPCS Tapes
on JFK Killing Found Erased
By Sergio Caponi
Editor-in-Chief
Three tapes of a proposed KPCS
series of broadcasts on the investiga¬
tion of John F. Kennedy’s murder were
found erased last week by series co¬
ordinator Fred Cardenas, the Courier
has learned.
The incident reportedly follows a
number of anonymous phone calls and
a letter received by Cardenas warning
him to discontinue his program on the
Kennedy assassination. Cardenas said
he has not been able so far to prove the
seriousness of those threats.
Cardenas said the degaussed
(erased) tapes, which were part of his
“La Voz de la Gente” series, contained
a conversation with Jeff Cohen,
member of an independent organiza¬
tion to investigate conspiracies called
Campaign for Democratic Freedoms,
during which Cohen alleged the
possibility of a plot to kill the
President.
On May 20, Cardenas was editing the
tapes in KPCS Studio E. He said he left
the place for approximately 15
minutes. When he came back he found
two of the tapes “scattered all over the
counter. " He then left the studio again
to report the occurrence, but upon
returning found that a third tape of the
same conversation had been erased.
The series was to include two broad¬
casts covering respectively the events
of November 22, 1963, in Dallas, the
conclusions of the Warren Com¬
mission, and an analysis of the latest
rumors asserting the possibility of a
conspiracy being involved in the
Kennedy shooting.
The first program was broadcast on
May 14. According to Cardenas, 20
minutes after the show was over a man
identifying himself as a member of the
"Workers Party" called him and
warned that he “did not appreciate
that kind of program" and that “if you
persist in continuing this investigation
you arc going to suffer.”
On Friday of that same week Car¬
denas received an anonymous letter
delivering basically the same
message.
After the May 14 transmission,
Cardenas had also announced that on
Thursday of that week he would invite
a special guest to speak on the theory
that Lee Harvey Oswald was not alone
in the shooting of the President.
Because of the threatening phone
calls, however, instead of going on the
air live, Cardenas recorded the
program as a safety measure, making
three tapes of a two-hour conversation
with Cohen.
Cardenas said that'although there is
no effective proof that the warnings
and the degaussing of the tapes are
connected, he rules out the possibility
that some careless, inexperienced
KPCS operator may have erased the
tapes accidentally.
“It happened too fast to be a simple
accident,” he said, adding that who¬
ever is responsible for the erasing had
to have a knowledge of the radio equip¬
ment and machinery.
He said the degausser, or bulk
eraser, was not in the vicinity of the
tapes, making the chance of an ac¬
cidental placement of the tapes on the
machine a remote one. The degausser
demagnetizes the tape, virtually
erasing its content.
“Degaussing is a simple operation,
but you still need to know how to do it,”
commented Cardenas. He said that
anyone who took a class in radio
operations in high school could have
done it. He added that access to the
studio is easy enough to permit
anybody to sneak in unnoticed.
Station manager Dr. John Gregory,
however, reported that there have
been previous cases of beginning and
advanced radio students accidentally
erasing important tapesN from the
KPCS files while - practicing on the
degausser.
“Recently we found a tape of
‘Echoes of Greece' completely ruined
because someone was practicing with
it without knowing what it was,” said
Gregory.
Suggesting a possible conclusion to
the case, Cardenas said, “It’s probably
somebody who had been listening to
the programs, a loner with no friends;
someone who is trying to get publicity
by disrupting the radio station.”