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VOL. 61, NO. 10 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA NOVEMBER 1, 1985
Accreditation Team Reviews Campus
The Pasadena Dance Association is
sponsoring a big band dance with
proceeds to benefit KPCC’s “Swing
89.3.” The dance is Friday, December
20 from 8 p.m. to midnight. This gala
evening of big band sounds will be held
at the Glendale Civic Auditorium on
1401 Verdugo Rd. in Glendale.
The Bob Keane Orchestra with vo¬
calist Lorraine Feather will be fea¬
tured. Advanced tickets are $12.50 and
$15 at the door. There will be door
prizes, a raffle and hors d’oeuvres. For
reservations and more information,
call 799-5689.
Learning Assistance Center is en¬
couraging students who are experienc¬
ing difficulty in subject areas to take
advantage of the tutorial services
available in math, English and foreign
languages.
Tutorial services are available year
’round, but students may be interested
in clearing up any academic difficulties
prior to the mid term exams Those
interested in becoming a tutor should
contact Lizz Walsh in the Student Re¬
source Center.
The PCC Library installed a new
lighting system in the entry way last
week. The old system was replaced
because it was considered dangerous in
the event of an earthquake. They also
were not providing sufficient light.
Joanne Kim, director of library serv¬
ices, said that the new lights are
justone of the many renovations that
can be seen in the library. Two new
computer catalogs will be set up some
time this month for reference purposes
and a $4000 carpet was recently in¬
stalled.
Kim says the long range goal of the
library is to get a whole new building,
partial funding for this project comes
from “Friends of PCC Library.”
Further information is available in
pamphlets located in the library.
A suggestion box is being set up near
the bulletin board, and student input is
welcome. Responses to suggestions
will be posted on the bulletin board
with strong efforts being made to
please library users.
Evans. “Students should properly identify prop¬
erty that is of any value to them,” said Evans.
Detailed descriptions on all items found are
available in the office and students are advised
to fill out information cards on items still
missing. — Courier photo by Mike Zelenak
College Days
A bounty of information was available on the quad this Tuesday as
representatives of 50 colleges were available to speak to interested
students. Sean Acosta speaks to Jacque Ward, a representative of UCLA.
Information on financial aid, transferring, curriculum, housing and
more were on hand as well as literature on each of the colleges.
“It made me a lot more aware of what I’m going to need to continue
my education. With the variety of colleges represented, every field of
interest to me was available. PCC should have more college days,” said
Steve Salmon, medicine major.
— Campus Briefs —
ITEMS OF THE LOST AND FOUND— The
office receives hundreds of lost items including
such valuable property as jewelry, radios,
wallets, and purses just to name a few. "We get
lots of books and important papers that are
unidentifiable,” said Campus Investigator Ralph
By Joe Holman
Editor in Chief
As PCC prepares for an accredita¬
tion committee to visit the campus on
Nov. 5-7, Dr. Henry P. Kirk, vice
president and assistant to the presi¬
dent, has already encountered some
“minor problems.”
The team was scheduled to stay in
the Huntington Sheraton,” said Kirk
with a smile. “But the Sheraton was
closed down the very day that Glenn
Smith (chairman) and Michael Kim¬
ball came down to organize the visit.
The other members of the team were
asking them if there was any correla¬
tion between their visit and the clos¬
ing!”
While the complex, three-part ac¬
creditation process is no laughing mat¬
ter, Kirk remains “Extremely op¬
timistic” that the team’s findings will
aid in the renewal of PCC’s accredita¬
tion for another ten year period.
Accreditation review occurs only
once every ten years when a team of
educators representing the Accrediting
Commission for Community and Junior
Colleges of the Western Association of
Schools and Colleges visits PCC. It is
their job to access whether the school’s
standards are at proper levels.
This is the most important institu¬
tional process,” said Kirk. “We have
every reason to believe that the ac¬
creditation team will find the quality of
PCC high.”
The accreditation team will be on
campus to meet with staff and faculty
members, administrators and students
as part of the all-important process.
What this means to the students of
PCC is that their credits will be good
from Harvard to USC,” said Dr. Henry
P. Kirk.
The team will be chaired by Smith,
chancellor-superintendent of San
Mateo Community College District.
Members of the team include Kimball,
Dr. Robert Allison, Helen Bridge,
Thomas Cooper, Gloria Crosson,
Joseph Ozida, Edward Jones Jr., Dr.
Janet McAfee and Dr. Larry Stevens.
All will call the Pasadena Hilton home
for their three day stay in Pasadena.
For Smith, the return to PCC will be
a memorable one. Smith attended sev¬
eral classes at PCC before going to
Occidental, and his wife graduated
from PCC. “It was a nostalgic moment
Student Given Probation
By Lisa Acosta
News Editor
Terry Davis Wood, a former PCC
student arrested last April on campus
for tying up female students in empty
classrooms, will return to court Nov. 25
for a hearing to ask that seven counts of
battery stemming from the campus
incidents be dismissed. Wood was con¬
victed of seven misdemeanor counts of
false imprisonment when he appeared
in Pasadena Municipal Court on Oct.
21.
Wood must serve one year of proba¬
tion and seek psychiatric counseling as
his probation officer sees fit.
Wood posed as a psychology student
on occasions and reportedly asked
female students if they would partici¬
pate in an experiment on stress. He
then led those who agreed into empty
classrooms with windows and blinds.
Wood allegedly blindfolded, gagged
and tied the students to chairs where¬
upon he told the participants that he
would lift the window blinds in the
classroom to see if anyone would come
to assist them. He then reportedly told
the women that he would step outside
and observe the progress of the experi¬
ment. Yet according to two of the
women involved, he never left the
room.
In a letter to his probation officer,
Ronald Terzino, Wood stated, “I spent
six horrifying days in jail. I acted
foolishly, true, but I never acted mali¬
ciously. I’m basically a regular guy
who did an irregular thing and has paid
an incredible price.”
Wood was apprehended by campus
police while on a visit to a staff
member. He voluntarily gave the
names and phone numbers of the
women involved in the incidents to the
police. The women suffered no injuries.
When interviewed in the probation
office Wood stated, “I should have had
this all cleared before I did this. I feel
overwhelmed with remorse and I am
apologetic if I shook up the girls.”
for him when he was asked to serve as
chairman of the accreditation team,”
said Kirk.
The accreditation process is divided
into three parts. The first is a self-
study of the campus that “discusses the
school’s standards.” This was carried
out last year under the direction of
Michael Finkenbinder, coordinator,
and close to 100 people were involved in
the implementation of over 1000 ques¬
tionnaires sent out to faculty, staff,
students and neighbors of the PCC
campus. All of the information than
came back to Finkenbinder who put
together a massive report.
Phase two of the process is the
actual accreditation team visit. “Their
purpose is to validate the findings of
the self-study,” said Kirk.
The final phase is the recommenda¬
tion of whether or not to accredit the
college for an addtional five or ten
years.
The team’s preliminary findings will
be announced at an “exit meeting”
held on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 1:30 p.m.
in C301. Members of the college com¬
munity are invited to attend.
“There are a lot of misconceptions
about the team’s visit,” said Kirk.
“Some people think this will be a
chance to change or discuss every little
facet at PCC. However, this is not the
team’s purpose.”
According to the Accrediting Com¬
mission, the team is directed to do the
— continued on page 6
Student Jobs Available
By Lisa Acosta
News Editor
Students who are currently having
trouble finding a job may not be looking
in tbe right place. Career Planning and
Placement Services in C236 can help
students find temporary, part-time,
and full-time jobs.
Approximately 250 students a week
take advantage of the office which
offers opportunities in business, in¬
dustry, education, sales and services
and more. According to John W. Casey,
superintendent-president, two-thirds of
PCC students are employed and 75
percent of the students who use the
placement services must work to stay
in school.
The services are available to all
current and former students. Those
interested must fill out a job history
card. Appointments with one of the two
placement officers are available on a
walk-in basis.
“We used to be located in D Building
and we shared the office with the
counseling team. We’re really
enthusiastic about the new office and
the opportunity to service a wider
spectrum of students,” said Montanez.
Opportunities for internships and ap¬
prenticeships are referred to the office
and many employers visit the school
for on campus interviewing.
Binders for professional jobs and
directories of employment are avail¬
able in the office at all times.
Videotapes on career planning and
other related subjects are also avail¬
able in C236 and D200.
“We offer help in writing resumes
and offer guidance in on-the-job prob¬
lems,” said Montanez. “Many of our
jobs help students to develop contacts
in a field of future interest. This office
gives a student a chance to try out a
career.”
In the future the office hopes to have
job opportunities available on a com¬
puter system. This way businesses can
recruit from colleges nationwide.
Career Planning and Placement is
open daily 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on
Tuesday evenings 4:30 to 7 p.m.
This Year's AS Budget Approved
Emphasis On Control and Fairness
By Donald G. Chandler II
Staff Writer
After analyzing the 1984-1985 AS
budget, Karen Vargo, vice-president of
business affairs has made changes to
“better accomodate the suprises that
inevitably occur at the end of the
year,” according to Vargo.
By a 9-0 vote, last week the AS body
approved the 1985-1986 budget.
Last year’s budget had 15 different
funds, as compared to 23 funds this
year. Vargo stated that she wanted to
isolate expenditures more specifically
so control and fairness would be the
major emphasis.
The eight new funds created from
highest dollar value are: Educational
Seminars /Workshops /Conferences,
Public Relations, Office Supplies and
Services, Child Development Services,
Cultural Awareness, Awards Banquet,
Honors and Awards, and Commence¬
ment.
During the summer, the interim AS
board provided funds for nine PCC
students to attend a leadership con¬
ference in Irvine. Vargo has ap¬
propriated $2100 dollars to this seminar
fund to allow qualified students an
opportunity to attend leadership con¬
ferences.
As specific conferences are made
known to the board during the course of
the year, the AS board will advertise in
the Campus Crier about the specifics.
Basically, students will fill out an
application and then be interviewed by
the board.
Vargo has appropriated $500 and $550
respectively for Awards Banquet and
Honors and Awards, with the idea in
mind of combining the the ICC and AS
banquets at the end of the year. Instead
of having two separate banquets, which
has relatively low turn out for both.
The Coordinator of Campus Actiuities
budget has been increased from last
year to provide extra funds for possible
educational guest speakers. Tradi¬
tionally, the fund has only been used for
lunchtime bands.
The Public Relations Fund will allow
the AS board to host other colleges for
banquets and also provide lunches for
guest speakers.
AS Budget for 1985-1986
President . $200.00
Executive Vice-President . 500.00
Vice-President of Academic Affairs . 50.00
Vice-President of Business Affairs . 50.00
Vice-President of Student Services . 300.00
Coordinator of Campus Activities . 2000.00
Coordinator of External Affairs . 200.00
Coordinator of Cultural Affairs . 50.00
Coordinator of Special Programs . 50.00
Educational Seminars/Workshops/Conferencer . 2100.00
Office Supplies and Services . 550.00
Adviser’s Contingency . . 100.00
Honors and Awards . 500.00
Public Relations . 400.00
Telephone . 600.00
Computer Fund . 75.00
Awards Banquet . 500.00
Child Development Center . 500.00
Cultural Awareness . 500.00
Commencement . 300.00
Elections . 100.00
Discretionary . 100.00
AS General Fund . 5375.00
Budget Total . $16,000.00
