PCC Courier, November 05, 1987

Past Students Remember Oxford Page 3 Homecoming Game/Queen This Saturday Lancers Beat LBCC in the Mud, 21-14 Page 4 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."