NOVEMBER 5, 1982
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA VOL. 54, NO. 11
Homecoming
Finals Held
By Sheryl Mee
News Editor
Twelve young women will compete
for positions on the Homecoming Court
in elections Tuesday and Wednesday in
the center quad.
Six women will be elected to the
Court with the one receiving the most
votes reigning as Queen throughout
Homecoming festivities.
“Last year we had close to 600 people
who voted, and we are expected close
to that for this year’s election,’’ said
Jennifer McKinney, student activities
adviser.
The new Court will be annouced late
Wednesday afternoon after the votes
have been tabulated, said McKinney.
The Queen will be announced at the
halftime of the Homecoming game
Saturday, Nov. 13.
Homecoming Court candidates in¬
clude: Jan Montgomery, Erica
Thomas, Allison Polka, Debbie Morris,
Elia Cardenas, Wendy Moore, Leilani
Williams, Mimnette Tett, Michelle
Basta, Shareen Hegle, Maria
Broussinos and Lee-Ann Brewer.
The preliminary screening, held
Tuesday, narrowed the candidates
down to 26 from an original 46. The
final screening left 12 finalists to com¬
pete for Homecoming Queen, said
McKinney.
Contestants were asked questions
such as “Why do you want to represent
PCC?” and “Why do you want to be on
the Homecoming Court?”
Thomas, marketing major, said she
tried out for Homecoming Queen be¬
cause “All my friends pushed me into
it, but I am happy I tried out.”
Morris, a freshman communications
student, said “I tried out for Home¬
coming Queen to meet some football
players and promote school spirit.”
Candidates were judged on poise,
personality, appearance, smile and
ability to answer questions asked of
them by the judges.
The six judges included McKinney,
communications instructor Larry
Kulp, Don Hunt from men’s physical
education, counselor Barbara Turner,
Elaine Broerman from admissions and
records and Jessie Gomez, EOP assist¬
ant director.
Wendy Moore, 1st year psychology
student, said that trying out for Home¬
coming Queen is a “good way to meet
people in different groups.” Moore was
a Homecoming princess at Citrus Col¬
lege two years in a row.
“I am really excited!” said
sophomore business major Leilani Wil¬
liams after her name was announced as
a prospective court member. Williams
was formerly Homecoming Queen at
Marshall High School. “I tried out
because I felt it was a good way to meet
people.”
The court will be treated to a lunch
donated by AS, and the Homecoming
Queen will receive a $100 scholarship
from Circle K’s Deborah Anne Pabon
Memorial fund.
Board of trustees member Walter T.
Shatford II will be honored at the half
time ceremony at the Homecoming
game. Shatford is a 1933 graduate of
PCC and the only remaining original
member of the college’s founding
board.
“An avid supporter of PCC and the
community,” Shatford will be given a
plaque and a life pass to all PCC
activities and athletic events.
Forensics Tourney Held
By Doug Brown
Staff Writer
The Lancer Invitational Forensics
Tournament is held today and tomor¬
row at PCC. Approximately 20 schools
are participating in the tournament,
each school bringing as many students
as they want. Approximately 40 stu¬
dents from PCC are participating.
There are several catagories open
for the students to participate. These
include persuasive, expository, im¬
promptu, extemporaneous, oral in¬
terpretation, after-dinner speaking, de¬
bate, reader’s theater, and duo in¬
terpretation of readings.
There is also a “Lincoln-Douglas”
debate in which two people compete.
Hugh McTeague competes in the nov¬
ice category, Bill Tate and Mike
Bozeman compete in another debate
entitled “National Debate Topic.”
A banquet in the student dining room
follows the tournament. There, the
finalists for the speech and entertain
category compete.
The tournament has been offered for
16 years. Joseph Probst, director of
forensics, has organized this event for
the past nine years. Before Probst, L.
Chrystal Watson, communication de¬
partment chairwoman, organized the
tournament for seven years.
Probst said that the Lancer tourna¬
ment “gives the students an op¬
portunity to attend a tournament in
their home court.” He also said that
this can give the students a chance to
“get the feel” of a tournament, and be
better able to compete in other tourna¬
ments.
The tournament is private, meaning
it is not sponsored by any forensics
organization. Probst said that the tour¬
nament usually opens up the forensics
season, and the national tournaments
end the season. Forensics is not con¬
trolled by any league, mandating when
and where they should compete, said
Probst. “What I do is sort through the
invitations I receive, and then choose
the tournaments which we will do best
in.”
“We hope for a good turnout for this
tournament,” said Probst. “I think we
have a very fine tournament, and some
fine competition. It’s something to look
forward to.”
HOMECOMING COURT FINALISTS— The 12 finalists for the
Homecoming Court will be narrowed down to six next week.
Students vote for the Homecoming Court Tuesday and Wednesday
between 9 a m. and 2 p.m. in the quad. Top row from left are:
Shareen Hegle, Jan Montgomery, Maria Broussinos, Lee-Ann
Brewer, Erica Thomas and Michejle Basta. Bottom row from left are:
Elia Cardenas, Wendy Moore, Allison Polka, Debbie Morris, Leilani
Williams and Mimnette Tett. — Courier photo by Jerome Gibson
State Board Discusses Tuition
Students Oppose Fee Programs
Student officials from Los Angeles
area community colleges spoke out
against tuition at a preliminary meet¬
ing with the State Board of Governors
of Community Colleges last week.
Students charged that the fee pro¬
gram would negate the “open access”
philosophy of community colleges.
“Tuition would eliminate people that
rely on community colleges for their
education,” said Paul Kelly, newly
elected AS president.
“I was disappointed in the board of
governers meeting,” said Kelly, “be¬
cause not much was accomplished. The
next meeting is the important one.” At
the upcoming Nov. 19 meeting students
from the area are planning a tuition
protest. “It won’t be on the agenda, but
the protest will show concern for alter¬
natives to tuition,” said Kelly.
The details of the protest will be
released today by the California Com¬
munity College Student Government
Association (CCCSGA). PCC is arrang¬
ing a bus for concerned students.
Senator Alan Robbins is presently
drafting a bill that would allocate one
percent of the current, sales tax to
education. “Sales tax was originally
designed to fund education. We must
direct some of it back to education,”
said Kelly.
A majority of the board of governors
claims to oppose tuition but it feels it
has no choice but to obey the legislative
mandate to draft a proposal. The board
is concerned mainly with whether tui¬
tion should be charged per unit or at a
flat annual rate. Fee proposals range
from $4 per unit to a flat annual
chargeof $80 for full time students to
$48 for part-time students.
Community colleges lost $30 million
in state support during the last state
budget battle in June. The budget de¬
crease resulted in a “hit list" eliminat¬
ing courses viewed as avocational,
recreational or self-help and mandated
the state board of governors to draft a
fee proposal.
Chancellor Jerry Hayward said the
system has “gathered in $29.2 million"
from the decrease in credit class offer¬
ings so far. “We have another $800,000
to go to meet our target. We are now
going back through all the colleges and
re-checking the figures and the data.
We will get the $30 million.”
Though the state chancellor’s study
estimates that between 95,000 and
102,000 of the system’s 1.4 million
students may drop out if fees are
charged, the board of governors would
rather soften the impact of tuition with
financial aid increases than with alter¬
native fees. The chancellor's study
recommends a 12 percent increase in
financial aid as a solution to the hard¬
ships tuition would impose.
According to the proposed fee plan
“open access” can only be maintained
through “greater financial aid for those
who can’t afford the fee.” Adoption of
the plan is expected in December.
Newly Elected Officers Organize Upcoming Year
By Bill Noertker
Assistant News Editor
Few students attended the first As¬
sociated Students (AS) government
meeting. “Students are encouraged to
attend these meetings,” said Paul
Kelly, AS president. The meetings are
held every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. in the AS board room.
Kelly and Richard Freeman, vice
president of business affairs, who have
drafted this year’s AS budget, will
present it for discussion and a vote at
next week’s meeting.
Computer Purchase Sought
At Tuesday’s meeting, Kelly
proposed that $2,000 of the AS budget be
directed towards a computer for stu¬
dent government. “The AS filing sys¬
tem is not in order,” said Kelly.
“A computer will allow for more
efficient storage and retrieval of
bylaws, budgets and minutes,” said
Doug Brown, vice president of student
services.
According to Kelly, the computer
should be bought outright so future
student governments wouldn't be put in
debt. “In my opinion the benefits
outweigh the costs,” said Kelly.
“There are untold advantages to a
computer.” Discussion on the proposed
computer is encouraged next week.
Affiliation Changed
AS officers also voted to change their
affiliation with the California Com¬
munity College Student Government
Association (CCCSGA) from area nine
to area four. Colleges within each area
meet to discuss mutual concerns.
“Area nine stretches from Lancaster
to San Luis Obispo, and has difficulty
organizing,” said Jennifer McKinney,
student activities adviser. Area four is
centered in Los Angeles and more
convenient for PCC government.
A tuition protest, organized by area
four colleges, will be held at the Nov. 19
meeting with the board of governors.
Details on the protest Will be discussed
at next week's AS meeting.
Commissioners Needed
Students wishing to represent an
academic department at the weekly AS
meetings should get written approval
from the department chairman for the
position of academic commissioner.
Although commissioners can’t vote as
officers, they may make or second
motions, and act as important
liasonsbetween the departments and
AS government according to Kelly.
“All departments are in need of
financial aid,” said Kelly. “The PCC
Foundation is working through L.
Jeremiah Hand to organize a bulk fund
where needed.”
Alvar Kauti, dean of student ac¬
tivities, stressed that the Foundation
drive aims at unity among departments
rather than splintering efforts.
Tom Hudgens, coordinator of cam¬
pus affairs, said instead of concentrat¬
ing on funding for one department, AS
government should assess the needs of
all academic departments when con¬
sidering public and corporate funding
drives. The Foundation drive will be
discussed further next week.
Coordinator of cultural activities,
Rafaela Molinar, is forming the Cul¬
tural Concerns Committee to act as a
liason between the AS and ethnic clubs.
“Every cultural group should have an
opportunity to speak to a member of
the AS government. Ethnic clubs
should work together, not, alone,” said
Molinar.
minded to park bikes and mopeds in designated
bike racks to avoid receiving a citation and having
bikes put in Storage. — Courier photo by Tom LaBarbera
NO PARKING AT ANY TIME— This bicycle is
having its lock cut by a college safety officer
because it is illegally parked. Students are re-
Students Tell Kirk Their Opinions of Tuition
Ways of avoiding or reducing tuition
were discussed at the first diversified
student meeting Monday.
The meetings give all students a
chance “to speak on the future of the
college,” said Henry Kirk, vice presi¬
dent of student personnel services. All
ideas will be reported to the board of
trustees during next year’s budget dis¬
cussions.
Most students at Monday's meeting
agreed a $50 a semester tuition was the
most they could afford. They also
believed paying a tuition would be like
“an investment preventing students
from leaving classes.”
Several ideas on saving or making
money were proposed. One involved
students developing a product to sell it
for school profit.
Another student proposed a fee for
all physical education and other “spe-
ciaT’classes instead of tuitions. “I like
P.E., but some people think of this
school more as a free Jack
LaLanne’s.”
Other ideas raised were having
larger class gatherings for certain
courses, bringing an ice cream vendor
on campus and selling Associated Stu¬
dent cards for discounts on athletic
games and dances.
Future meetings are planned for
Tuesday noon and Wednesday at 2 p.m.
in CC216. Kirk, moderator of the meet¬
ings, urges all students to attend them
so “students get their say, too.”
