The
Courier
School Closed for
Thanksgiving Nov. 27-28
VOL. 63. NO. 1 1
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
NOVEMBER 13, 1986
T rustees Approve Parking Proposal
Scott Svonkin
AS Commissioner
Positions Still
Available
By Neil Woodburn
Staff Writer
Students not holding an AS office who
still want to participate in AS govern¬
ment there still exists a chance to have
their voice heard.
In this case, students can even par¬
ticipate on the AS Board without going
through the hastles of running for an
office. This can be accomplished by
applying for a position as an AS com¬
missioner.
The commissioners act as liaisons
between the different instructional de¬
partments and the AS Board. Although
they do not have a vote on the board,
the commissioners do have a voice.
They can bring ideas and suggestions
before the board to be considered for
possible action which are related to
their designated department. The com¬
missioners can also make motions as
well as secondthem before the board.
Commissioner positions which are
currently open to applicants are from
the following departments: Art, Com¬
munications, Engineering and Technol¬
ogy, English/Foreign Language, Life
Science/Allied Health, Math, Music,
Nursing, Physical Science, and Social
Science. These positions may either
last a semester or the whole year
depending on the wants and needs of
thedepartment chairperson and the
commissioner himself.
In order to be considered a possible
candidate, a student must have a min¬
imum GPA of 2.00 as well as being
currently enrolled in at least nine units
at PCC.
The official appointment is made
through a combination of recomenda-
tions from the department chairperson
as well as approval from the AS Board.
There is no deadline for these recom¬
mendations so many will be treated on
a “first come first serve basis.” Of
course, all candidates will be con¬
sidered as long as the positions remain
open. However, this may not be for
long. The Business Department and the
Physical Education Department have
already selected their commissioner
for the year and other applications are
already being reviewed.
Commissioner positions have the ad¬
vantage of often being a “back door”
into the government arena. These posi¬
tions definitely provide important ex¬
perience for the future candidate.
“The commissioner position offers a
tremendous advantage for those who
want to run for an ASB office next
year.” said Dean of Student Activities
Alvar Kauti.
Of course, those less politically ori¬
ented are invited to try their hand as
well. An application for AS com¬
missioner may be obtained in the Cam¬
pus Center.
i
J. Ray Risser
IN MEMORY
Mr. J. Ray Risser, one of the original members of the Board of
Trustees, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 1.
Risser devoted 50 years of his life to education and he is best known for
establishing the Outstanding Teacher Award and the Outstanding Support
to Education Award. These awards, known more familiarly as the Risser
Awards, were presented by Risser semiannually.
Risser, who retired in 1960, served on the Board of Trustees from
1967-75, and was president of the Board during the 1972-73 year.
Risser will not only be missed by his family, but he will also be missed
by Faculty and Staff at PCC.
By Andre’ Coleman
News Editor
The Board of Trustees has made an attempt to
alleviate and ultimately solve the parking problem.
On Oct. 23 the board voted unanimously in favor of a
parking proposal put forth by student trustee Scott
Svonkin.
The proposal, which was authored by Svonkin and
developed by the Parking Facilities Master Plan Sub-
Committee, calls for all student parking facilities to
be converted into “controlled lots,” and an unlimited
number of permits would be sold, giving students an
equal chance to park in 2000 spaces.
Any student who purchases a permit would be
allowed to park in any of the lots free of charge. Any
student who does not purchase a permit will be
charged 50 cents as they exit the lot.
The open access system may also save students
time. Posted signs will let the students know im¬
mediately if the lots are full. They won’t have to drive
around for 20 minutes looking for non-existant spaces.
“I think it’s a great idea to allow equal parking
opportunities for every student. That’s much better
than the current system which is not only unfair but
seriously deceiving. There may be problems at first,
but the results are well worth the trouble,” said
Brendon O’Brien AS executive vice president.
The proposal was developed last year after a
parking survey was distributed among the students. A
total of three different surveys were run. The first
one was a pilot survey to test the validity of the actual
survey to be distributed. The second survey was given
in the parking lots, and the third survey was
distributed in classrooms. Careful precautions were
taken to make sure that the students who had been
survey in the lots did not take it in the classroom.
After the distribution of the survey was completed,
it was discovered that out of the 1600 students
surveyed 1046 ( 65 percent) of them indicated that
they thought the current system was unfair, and 1278
(80 percent) indicated that they wanted to see an open
access system.
“I believe that all students should have the same
chance to park,” said Svonkin, “The major reason I
pursued the problem is because it interferes with the
education of the students. If we have a hard time
parking our performance will be affected in the
classroom and it also has a terrible affect on college
morale.”
The proposal not only seeks to alleviate the
situation, but it will also serve as a means to end the
parking problem. The monies made through the
selling of permits and the exit lots will be placed in a
new fund. Those funds will only be used for the
purchsing of new parking spaces, land for a parking
structure or a combination of the two.
Although the board accepted Svonkin's proposal,
they didn’t accept the implementation. But they did
however request that the administraton take steps to
bring about the open access system. In addition the
board made a recommendation that the students
know that under the open access system, parking will
be on a first come first serve basis.
The proposal has the support of not only this year’s
AS Board, but last years as well. The Faculty Senate
and the ISSU also support the proposal.
Svonkin also warned that this is not a solution to the
parking problem.
“It will alleviate the problem, and it may even¬
tually help to solve the problem. But it will not
immediately solve it. That can only be done by adding
more spaces,” said Svonkin.
The new system is expected to be implemented at
the beginning of the 1987 fall semester.
WHICH WAY TO THE R BUILDING?— This humorous photo was taken by Courier Photo Editor Vern McGuire. The photo
was taken as part Of a PhOtO 23 Class assignment. —Photo courtesy of Vern McGuire
NEWSLINE
• Students interested in acting who
were not cast for a specific role in
the upcoming Christmas program
may still try out for crowd scenes
and chorus. First rehearsal takes
place Thursday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. in
the music department chorus room.
• The Philosophy Club will meet to¬
day at noon in C239. Come in and
explore the secrets of life.
• Rotoract, “A Worldwide Organiza¬
tion for Youths Interested in Service
and International Understanding,”
will meet today at noon in CC201.
• AGS will meet at noon today in
C312. Join them for an hour of fun
and information.
• The UCLA Transfer Alliance Ap¬
plications will be the lecture topic in
D209 at noon.
• National University Rep. Susan
Drebing will be on campus from 5-7
p.m. tonight in D200.
• The Gay and Lesbian Student Union
meets tonight from 7-9 p.m. in CC202.
The meeting is open to the public.
• “Color Me Beautiful”— a free mini¬
seminar that will help you discover
your own color palette will be held in
the Campus Lounge (Circadian?) to¬
night. Learn techniques that will help
you look your best socially and
professionally. The program is being
sponsored by the Public Relations
class. It’s open to the public.
• Dr. Marion C. Diamond from U.C.
Berkeley will be the lecturer in the
Social Science Forum at 8:00 p.m.
tonight. The topic will be “How the
brain responds to experience.” Open
to the public.
• Restaurant Management will be
the subject of tomorrow’s SCORE
seminar at 10 a.m. in Harbeson Hall.
Free Counseling is available by ap¬
pointment in D217.
• Tomorrow night’s free captioned
movie will be “Making Love.” The
film begins at 7 p.m. and will be
shown in R122.
• Special guests will address Ron
Lanie’s English 120a class next week.
Public interest investigations expert
Keith Roman, who appeared on the
CBS special Clue, will speak on the
“world of the private eye.” Also:
writer Dick Lochte, author of the
Edgar Award-nominated novel Sleep¬
ing Dog. November 20 at 7 :00 p.m. in
C231; open to the public.
• If you are interested in seeing
“Cats,” you can save $15 with a
discount coupon available in the
Campus Center.