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VOL. 67, NO. 10
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
NOVEMBER 3, 1988
Four Offices Filled in Last Week’s AS Elections
By Sean DuPont
Editor-in-Chief
Five hundred and fifteen students
decided on the selection of four coordi¬
nator positions for the Associated Stu¬
dent Body board in elections held last
week.
In a relatively quiet election, the
Committed to Progress (CAP) ticket
won only one seat on the board, with
CAP’S Henry Hernandez winning the
post of coordinator of External Affairs
by seven votes, 250 to Paul Stuart’s 243.
For the office of Coordinator of
Campus Activities, Stacey Dempsey
defeted opponent Claudine Alfano,
271-218. That 53-point margin was the
largest of this election.
Fernando Marti earned 260 checks on
the ballot to ease past Charmayne
Camp’s 233 to win the post of Coordi¬
nator of Cultural Affairs.
Meanwhile, Cynthia Wagner out-
polled Leilani “Lani” Imai, 259-229 to
become the A.S. Coordinator of Public¬
ity. Wagner ran with the Jose Rodri¬
quez slate last spring for Vice Presi¬
dent of Academic Affairs, but lost that
race to George Castaneda by about 170
votes. This time, by 30 votes, she
defeated Imai, member of the A.S.
Supreme Council.
The election results were certified as
correct the members of the Pasadena
Chapter of the League of Women Vot¬
ers, including the organization’s presi¬
dent, two vice presidents and director.
The results came in last Thursday, Oct.
27 at 12:48 p.m. Incomplete ballots
were counted, thus some of the posi¬
tions did not add up to 515.
“I think all four of the winners
worked hard and deserve to serve on
the board,” said Greg McLemore,
president of the board. Connie Hurston,
faculty advisor for the board expressed
similar confidence.
‘‘It looks like we have a good group
coming in,” she said.
The low voter turnout gave con¬
cerned to both Hurston and McLemore,
though.
AS Sets Off to Palm
Springs, Washington
By Sean DuPont
Editor-in-Chief
Three members of the Associated
Student Body board and the Student
Trustee will attend the 16th Annual
National Conference on Student Serv¬
ices in Washington, D.C. tomorrow
through Tuesday.
President Greg McLemore, Vice
President Margarita Cornejo, Vice
President of Student Services Larnoe
Dungca and Student Trustee Gilbert
Morgan will be accompanied by A.S.
Faculty Advisor Connie Hurston to the
conference.
According to conference materials,
40 workshops will be offered that deal
with subjects as student activism, mul¬
ticultural programs, goal setting, the
roles of alcohol and sex on campuses,
and a confidence-building workshop en¬
titled, “Life Is a Deck of Cards and I’ve
Been Dealt a Poor Hand.”
“I think this will be an exciting
experience for these students,” said
Hurston. “I’ve heard good things about
this conference and, with the elections
taking place, it should be a good time to
be in the nation’s capital — the center
of public service.”
For the board members, funding for
the trip is through A.S. accounts.
Morgan has recieved funding from the
Board of Trustees.
The fees for the conference are $255
per person. Lodging at the conference
hotel and airline fares are discounted.
The total cost for one member to attend
is about $850, according to Hurston.
“This conference will give these
students a chance to network with
other student government leaders and
trade ideas on how to govern effec¬
tively,” Hurston said.
McLemore agrees. “We expect to
learn a lot and get some good informa¬
tion. This information will help the
board to run smoother for the year.”
The conference-goers will share
their notes with other A.S. board mem¬
bers upon their return.
Last spring, the desire of the board
to attend the 15th Annual National
Conference on Student Services
created tension between Hurston and
the board. In late March a petition
circulated among board members for
funding to attend the conference, held
in Chicago, Ill. The cost would have
been $8,500 for 10 board members.
Hurston felt the trip would serve as a
“last hurrah” for some members since
the school year had only two months to
go.
Hurston feels that this weekend’s
trip has the advantage over the Chicago
trip. “The four students will be able to
share their knowledge with other stu¬
dents as well as with the rest of the
board.”
The petition for the spring trip to
Chicago was signed by all members of
the board except McLemore and Cor¬
nejo.
A.S. board members not traveling to
Washington will be attending the forth
annual Leadership Institute conference
in Palm Springs.
Besides meeting with other student
leaders, the PCC contingent will attend
lectures given by leaders of business,
education, administration, political sci¬
ence and psychology.
The registration fees for this con¬
ference are $50 for students and $65 for
advisors. Student Activities Intern
Chuck Ward will accompany the group.
“Perhaps there is a lack of student
interest on campus. Students could
have no knowledge of the A.S. board or
perhaps they have the feeling that
there is no benefit to the board or its
candidates,” McLemore said.
Both Hurston and McLemore said
that the board may be looking into
changes in the A.S. Constitution that
would re-consolidate all the elections
into one period. The spring elections
for the President and Vice President
positions brought out 776 voters.
For his part, McLemore feels that
because the board is now at full
strength with nine members, business
can be attended to.
“It was extremely important that
the board be rounded out. With only
five members since June, the board has
been under restrictive powers. Now the
board can move ahead at full
strength,” the president said.
The PCC Blood Drive
Nelson Green
/
The Courier
Last week’s PCC Blood Drive raised a total of 122 pints of blood
over two days. On the left, the Red Cross’ mascot invites students
to participate in the drive. On the right, a donor tries to relax
during his session. Travis Vaughn of the Pasadena Red Cross said
that the first day’s goal was broken while the second day’s fell
short.
KPCC Program Connects Pasadena with Moscow
By Jim Dyce
Special Correspondent
A unique radio show linking listeners
from Pasadena and Moscow was in¬
augurated last week by KPCC, the
college’s National Public radio station.
The program, entitled Calling Mos¬
cow, focused on environmental condi¬
tions and problems existing in the
Soviet Union that are most prevalent in
the minds of the Russian people.
The progam aired at 3 p.m. last
Friday, and will be broadcast monthly
thereafter. American listeners were
invited to phone in any questions they
might have on environmental interests.
Answering these questions in Moscow
were four enviornmental scientists
from universities throughout the Soviet
Union.
The program covered a broad range
of problems facing the Russians. The
effect of acid rains that are harming
vast Russian forests and the divertion
of of northern-flowing rivers to south¬
ern Russia were discussed. The latter
has resulted in the killing of many fish
due to oxygen dipletion, according to
the radio program. Listeners also dis¬
covered that the Russians are con¬
cerned about the large nitrate concen¬
trations in soils that have resulted in
contaminated fruits and vegetables
found in the market place, and for the
dangers of nuclear power plants such
as those at Chernobol and Three Mile
Island. These were the most prominen¬
tly focused among all the environment
concerns voiced by the Russians.
Americans seemed most interested
in getting a comparison on the types of
organized environmental groups that
the Russian people’ have formed. The
responses to these questions indicated
that with the exception of university
student groups, organized groups are
new to the scene. Local groups were so
new, in fact, that no national groups
have been formed.
A rather surprising realization to an
American listener is the speed at which
things can be done in the environmental
area when groups applied pressure
upon the government. Because of such
pressure, for example, the Soviet gov¬
ernment stopped the divertion of river
waters to southern Russia in less than a
year once local groups and scientists
protested the action.
The next installment of Calling Mos¬
cow will air on KPCC on Friday, Nov.
25 at 3 p.m. The phone number to use
for questions to the Russian panel is
1-800-942-1515.
Board to Set Curriculum
The 1989 Risser Award
Educational Support Nominations to Start
By Jim Gunther
Staff Writer
Nomination procedures are cur¬
rently underway for the eighth annual
Outstanding Support to Education
Award. Faculty, staff, and students
have the opportunity to submit nomina¬
tion for non-teaching staff members.
Nominees must be full-time personal
who serve in either a classified or
certified postion at any level in the
college.
The award is an excellent chance to
recognize those individuals who con¬
tribute a great deal to the college,
according to Dr. William Goldmann,
Dean of Educational Services. He also
recognized, “It’s getting tougher every
year to select a winner.”
The award was orginally concieved
by J. Ray Risser, a former social
sciences Chairman and Board of
Trustees member. He set up a founda¬
tion to recognize faculty and teaching
staff at the college. It was his son Joe
Risser who had the idea for an addi¬
tional award to honor the substantial
contributions made by PCC’s many
non-teaching professionals. Risser,
who served the college’s psychology
testing and Health Services depart¬
ments, stated, “My father believed
very strongly in education as a hope for
a better world.”
While the orginal idea was his
father’s, he adds, “Education is a team
effort to provide the best possible
opportunities for the students.”
Among the judging criteria are:
quality of job performance, attitude
and qualities of character, service
beyond the job requirements, and loyal¬
ly to both the college and to the United
States.
A committee of previous year’s win¬
ners make the selection. The winner
recieves a plaque with his name in¬
scribed on it, a place on a larger plaque
in the hallway of the C building and a
check for $500, which is free for them to
use as they wish.
Previous winners of the Risser Out¬
standing Support to Education award
have included Leonard Knapp for facil¬
ities, Mary McGuire for her work in the
Learning Assistance Center, and most
recently A1 DePonte, PCC’s bookstore
manager.
Nominations for the award include
the completion of a form which re¬
quires 15 signatures, as well as any
testimonials or statements that can
serve as evidence that the individual
has met the specified criteria. The
deadline for filling all materials is 4:30
p.m. Tuesday, No^. 22. Nominations
should be sent to C-209.
Announcement of the recipient will
be made at the Management Assoca-
tion’s Annual Christmas Tea on Dec.
15. The award will be presented by Dr.
Jack Scott, President-Superintendent
of PCC.
By Tim Frank
Special Correspondent
Even though the school year is only
eight weeks old, planning is now going
on for the curriculum of the fall, 1989
session. The classes are now being
decided by the Curriculum and Instruc¬
tional committee.
The committee is comrised of fac¬
ulty, department heads, staff and stu¬
dents. Students are not only welcome to
witness these meetings, but they also
participate in the discussion and repre¬
sent the student body as voting mem¬
bers of the committee.
“It’s an exciting commitee, said
Robert Auger, faculty chair of the
committee. “It’s on the cutting edge of
what is happening at this college.”
The committee discusses what
courses to offer for how many credits,
whether or not a course should be no
credit, course prerequisite and the pol¬
icy and goals of the school.
One student will represent each of
the college’s 12 departments on the
student curriculum and instuctional
committee. Of those 12 students, one
may represent each of the four major
divisions as a voting member of the
main committee.
The main committee meets every
Tuesday until Thanksgiving from 2:30
p.m. until 4 p.m. in the Board of
Trustee Chambers in the C building.
The studsent committee is tentatively
scheduled to meet between noon and 1
p.m. each Tuesday in C235.
Any full-time student with a 2.7 GPA
is eligible to join the student commit¬
tee. Eligible students may seek nomna-
tion to the main committee by contact¬
ing their department chairman.
Student committee members will be
asked to attend a weekly meeting in
which they will discuss the issues on
the agenda for the next main commit¬
tee meeting. They will also choose
voting representatives.