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COURIER
VOL. 65, NO. 10
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
NOVEMBER 5, 1987
Courier/Jay Dorfman
The rains came, students could be seen covering up before they scurried for whatever shelter was available.
‘Moore’
By Keith Foster
Special Correspondent
Ernestine Moore, dean of student
services, has been elected president of
the board of directors of the Pasadena-
Foothill Valley Young Women's Chris¬
tian Association (YWCA). Moore has
been a member of that board for six
years.
Moore believes that her involvement
with the YWCA's board of directors
was a natural outgrowth of her partici¬
pation in many of its programs. Moore
adds, that many of their views are
“consistent with my own values," es¬
pecially where they concern women
and children.
As a working parent, she found the
Y's Carousel after-school program es¬
pecially helpful. She says that knowing
her son is going to be picked up and
cared for after school is a relief.
The YWCA is also working on an¬
other children's program that Moore
says is badly needed. It is called
Help for YWCA
Children Abuse Prevention Program
(C.A.P.P.). It is designed to teach
children to feel good about themselves,
and to teach them how to avoid being
abused.
Moore also sees the YWCA as a
social change agency that has a lot of
impact on the community. One social
program that is very personal to her is
the YWCA's “One Imperative.” -That
program is attempting to eliminate
racism. They try to achieve this by
having a diverse group of people in
their various programs. The YWCA is
open to people of any race, creed,
ethnic background or religion.
One of the YWCA’s most noted pro¬
grams is the rape hotline. There is also
a rape crisis center, it is there to
provide support for people who have
been sexually assualted. Along with
counseling the victims, they offer crisis
intervention, advocacy and information
and referral services.
Moore also got involved with the
YWCA, because it is an expansion of
her concerns at work. Both are agen¬
cies that contribute to the quality of life
in the community. Moore added. "I feel
it is part of my job as an administrator
at PCC to get involved in the com¬
munity."
Moore is also a member of the
Pasadena Toward 2000 Committee. The
committee is made up of 125 citizens
whose job is to look at possible prob¬
lems that Pasadena might be facing in
the year 2000. Once they find the
problems, they need to come up with
strategies for dealing with those prob¬
lems. The ultimate goal is to try to
improve the quality of life in Pasadena.
One of the programs being worked on
is the After-school Enrichment Pro¬
gram. Children will be getting involved
with activities in their own neighbor¬
hoods.
How does Moore find time for all of
this, dean at PCC, president of YWCA
board of directors and mother? She
answers, "If you live in the com¬
munity, you feel a responsibility to find
time for the projects."
Editor Says America Produces
By Mark McElrea
News Editor
“Disinformation is an integral part
of low intensity warfare,” said
Miranda Collet, editor of a Nicaraguan
based newspaper distributed in 48 coun¬
tries. during an address at the PCC
Forum on Monday.
Her talk centered on the belief that
the world needs an alternative source
of information concerning the Sand-
inista regime, other than those filled
with misinformation by the United
States government.
According to Collet. Barricada In¬
ternational provides an avenue to com¬
bat the worldwide disinformation cam¬
paign headed by the United States.
She feels one of the most widely held
misconceptions about Nicaragua per¬
petuated by the Reagan administra¬
tion, is the so-called alignment of
Nicaragua with the Soviet Bloc coun¬
tries. “Nicaragua belongs to the coali¬
tion of nonaligned countries,” said Col¬
let. “Currently this union has 121 mem¬
ber countries."
Continuing her effort to dispell the
thoughts that Nicaragua is solely a
communist country, Collet pointed out
that currently there are four to five
political parties in the country. "A
party does exist inside Nicaragua that
follows the Marxist-Leninist line," she
said. “But there are other parties as
well. The word of God is an example of
a party made up of Catholics and
Protestants. We are a very religous
people.”
According to Collet, Bamcada In¬
ternational operates out of primitive
conditions, where a staff of 15 women
and three men use manual typewriters
to turn out the 24-page biweekly publi¬
cation.
“We highlight one main topic in each
issue, treating it in a broad manner,"
said Collet, who indicated that the news
reported in Barricada International" is
not just favorable to the Sandinista's,
but an accurate review of Nicaragua's
policies and how they affect the popu¬
lace. The way in which we choose to
report events is not restricted to just
what the government wants us to re¬
port.”
“I'm not saying to only read Bar
ricada International." said Collet. “I'm
just saying it is important to be in¬
formed about all sides of the issue."
The Nicaraguan government owns
the paper, and uses the facility, one of
only four printing services for a variety
of tasks in the country for a variety of
tasks.
“We are a valuable source of rev¬
enue within Nicaragua." she said. "We
are not only self-sufficient, but a
money generating enterprise. It's vital
for our economy to bring in foreign
dollars.”
An American citizen. Collet has
worked extensively in Central America
and Mexico for more than 15 years. In
1986 she worked on the Washington
D.C. based report, Violations of Interna¬
tional Laws of War. taking more than 100
sworn statements concerning Contra
aggression all across the war zone.
Collet said, only 850 subscribers of
the publication reside within the U.S.,
but the paper has more than 5.000
readers in Spain.
“Spain has demonstrated solidarity
with the Sandinista cause." said Collet.
“Spaniards have shown a commitment
to get first-hand information about
what is really happening in
Nicaragua."
She contends that questionable condi¬
tions concerning the U.S. mail service
have hampered distribution efforts
within the U.S. According to Collet, the
newspaper arrives late, or not at all.
“For some time now mail arriving in
Nicaragua from America by way of
Miami and then Panama has been
tampered with or destroyed. The same
is true of mail going to the United
States from Nicaragua. This has been
formally charged, but as of yet nothing
has come of it."
It is Collet's hope that her speaking
tour will not only increase the read¬
ership of Barricada International, but
also will dispel some of the popularly
held views in America concerning the
Sandinista regime — views she feels
are a byproduct of a well thought out
disinformation campaign.
Foundation Hopes Fly High with This Finch
By Sean DuPont
Staff Writer
Robert 11. Finch, former California
Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of
the Health. Education and Welfare will
serve as honorary chairman for this
year's PCC Foundation fundraising
campaign.
“I want to be helpful in the founda¬
tion; to keep the ball rolling, “said
Finch.
The foundation hopes to raise
$400,000 for the 1987-88 year under the
theme “Proud Heritage — Dynamic
Future.” Last year $485,000 was raised
to support such PCC programs as
student scholarships, and for in¬
terpreters for the hearing-impaired.
According to Dr. William E. Gold-
mann, executive director of the founda¬
tion, “Robert Finch is committed to
community college education. His time
is genuinely offered.”
Finch feels that the sometimes in¬
consistent tax dollar flow to com¬
munity colleges elevates the founda¬
tion's importance.
“A college needs some support to get
its job done. The so-called “other sec¬
tors" of public education, like the UC
schools, have foundations. We need to
offer the same support to our com¬
munity colleges," he said.
Finch has a long history in working
with education. From 1969 to 1972. he
headed the Office of Health, Education
and Welfare in Washington. D.C. He
has served as a member of the Board of
Regents for the University of Califor¬
nia and on the Boards of Trustees for
both the California State College sys¬
tem and Palos Verdes College. Pres¬
ently, he is the President of the Board
of Trustees for Occidental College.
Lancer Invitational: PCC Fares Well in Events
By Sally Blake
Associate Opinion Editor
The Lancer Invitational Forensics
Tournament was held last weekend
with PCC tying for first place with
Saddleback College in the overall
point standings.
Regarding individual events, PCC
beat Orange Coast College in the
Readers’ Theater event. Jennifer Joy,
Sharon Saucer, Philip Shaeridan and
Doyle Sterkin combined for the ef¬
fort.
PCC dominated the radio division
with Dennis Anderson taking first
place, Anthony Horton winning sec¬
ond and Linda Hall took third in the
open competition. Each place was
worth $50.
Roxanne Lee received a superior
rating in the oral-interpretation cate¬
gory, while Jennifer Joy went home
with three excellent ratings. Kara
Moore and Shawn Barry also received
an excellent rating in oral-interpreta¬
tion.
In the persuasive speaking cate¬
gory, Stephanie Rigdon and Jeff Tap-
peiner got superior ratings. Holly
Alexander, Pamela Bervin, Liam
Daly, Robin Hollinger. Claudine
Soltani and Londa Temple also placed
in that category.
Anderson landed a first place in the
impromptu competition. John Gras-
sel and Lorie Harvey walked away
with superior ratings, and Gi Gi
Hanna, Mike Imposimento. David
Jung and Roxanne Lee earned ex¬
cellent ratings.
Imposimento received excellent
standings in the extemporaneous cat¬
egory.
In the junior division of the Lin¬
coln/Douglas debate. Daniel Hurst
and Carrie Johnson defeated Cyprus.
Chrystal Watson, the tournament
director, said. “This was the biggest
tournament in 10 years. More schools
were invited because more were qual¬
ified. The teams were the most com¬
petitive."
Reaction to the tournament, ac¬
cording to Tony Georgilas, tourna¬
ment host, w’as excellent. “Credit
should be given to Michael Bloebaum.
department of communications chair¬
man. and to Barbara Kotulla. depart¬
ment secretary, for their time, sup¬
port and service."
Tony Georgilas
Disinformation
Courier/Mark McElrea
Miranda Collet, editor for a Nicaraguan newspaper answers questions.
Health Center’s AIDS
Awareness Continues
By Dennis Anderson
Special Correspondent
Always fatal and having no known
cure, the word AIDS strikes fear in the
hearts of all. But Janice Roman, R.N.
of the Student Health Center is trying
to fight that fear, and the resulting
myths through education.
In conjunction with October being
national AIDS Awareness Month. Ro¬
man devoted the entire October issue
of Health Beat, a monthly Student
Health Center flier to AIDS. The flier
gave answers to such common ques¬
tions as, “Can I get AIDS from being
around someone with AIDS, from tele¬
phones. from toilets or drinking foun¬
tains or mosquitos?" According to Ro¬
man. the answer to all of these ques¬
tions is “no.”
The Student Health Center also holds
a monthly forum focusing on different
health issues. The October forum
focused entirely on AIDS. “We had a
good turnout.” said Roman. “The most
asked question by students was "Can I
get AIDS from kissing?' The answer
for social kissing is no. There has also
been no known reported cases of the
virus being transmitted by deep kiss¬
ing.” Roman went on to say. however,
that "there is a general attitude among
students that they can't catch AIDS.”
Unfortunately, according to Roman,
the statistics prove them wrong. So far
in 1987 there have been more than 1.000
cases diagnosed in Los Angeles County
alone.
While the Student Health center does
not provide AIDS testing, it does refer
interested students to the Pasadena
Health Department for free confiden¬
tial testing. It takes two weeks for the
results to come in. If the test is
positive, the exam is repeated two
more times to ensure accuracy. Those
individuals who are not comfortable
being tested by the Health Department
are referred to a private physician.
According to Roman, private physi¬
cians usually charge $21 for AIDS
testing.
Roman would not disclose how many
students have been referred for AIDS
testing, but she did say, “There are a
lot of students who are fearful of
having AIDS."