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PCC Courier, November 15, 1974
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Alumni Show Support
for New Associution
By Eric W. Epling
Editor-in-Chief
For the first time, efforts to form a
PCC Alumni Association appear to
have gained firm footing.
So far, more than 700 people are
included on the roll-sheet of the
recently (July 9, 1974) established
association. And, if predictions prove
true, many more will soon be joining
the fold.
Several times in the past the for¬
mation of an alumni group was un¬
dertaken, literally. For reasons of
finance and lack of cohesive leader¬
ship, the projects all suffered an early
demise.
According to James 0. Scott, a
former student body president at PCC
and newly elected president of the
Alumni Association, at one point a
group had gone so far as to form a
constitution and pay the California
filing fee for such an organization.
“Nobody followed through,” Scott
said. From that point, the effort
withered into total collapse.
The latest effort, according to Scott,
has reached its point thus far because
of what he terms “21 dedicated
people.”
The “21” are those who pooled their
comments and advice into a plan at the
first meeting of the organization, and
who stuck around long enough to make
it work.
The association so far has en¬
countered no insurmountable difficul¬
ties. This time, financing was found,
and additional monetary support,
possibly by the PCC Board of Trustees,
is in the wings. Several hundred
dollars were also granted the
association by the existing ASB.
Membership in the organization has
so far been built around an extensive
mail-out campaign that drew its
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November 15, 1974
Security Alerts Students
to Avoid Tricky Thieves
By Sergio Caponi
Assistant Managing Editor
The holiday season has been known
to bring with it a higher rate of crime,
and PCC is not immune to the
epidemic, according to campus
security officials.
Security coordinator Gil Robinson
explained that campuses are fertile
grounds for unscrupulous individuals
seeking easy money at this time of
year. He pointed out that a number of
thefts and related crimes on campus
could be avoided if faculty and
students followed some basic crime
prevention criteria.
Listed are some suggestions which,
if taken into consideration, might
prevent faculty and students from
falling victim to theft or attack.
Faculty and staff members are
cautioned not to leave their offices or
work areas unattended if there is
college or personal property therein.
Purses and other personal valuables
should be locked in desks during
working hours, and office keys
ohouldn’t be available to anyone but
authorized personnel.
The following are some crime¬
preventing suggestions directed
primarily to students:
—Do not carry large sums of money,
certainly never carry more than you
can afford to lose.
—Keep personal property such as
books and purses with you at all times.
—When shopping in the Bookstore,
place personal property in the free
lockers.
—Do not leave valuables or cash in
locker while attending gym classes,
and double-check your lock.
—Women should carry their purses
close to their body and men should
keep wallet in a secure pocket.
—Never display large sums of money
in a crowd.
—Do not give money to persons on
campus. If approached by a stranger
for a donation or handout, advise the
Security-Traffic office at once.
—Do not hitch rides and never accept a
ride with a stranger.
—Walk in lighted areas at night and
stay away from bushes and alleys.
Walk with a companion whenever
possible.
—Always lock your car and park in a
lighted area when possible.
—When returning to your car, look in
the back seat.
—Do not store valuables in your car. If
you must, use the trunk, and keep
anything valuable out of sight.
—Report immediately suspicious or
questionable activity on campus to
Security, A108, Campus Center, ex¬
tension 7366 or 7484.
names from past PCC club rosters and
the list of OMD members. The
existence of the association was also
passed by word-of-mouth.
“We take it step by step,” Scott said.
“There's no big rush about it. Building
a mailing list is the important thing.”
Scott feels that there are many PCC
graduates in the area who did not
continue on to a four-year school, and
who would be interested in what’s
happening at the school. Even for
those who did continue, Scott said,
there would be an interest.
For example, Scott went to Stanford.
“I can’t go up there and participate,
it’s too far away,” he said.
At the group’s first meeting, those
present broke into discussion groups to
outline objectives that such a group
must set for itself as well as the
problems which it might face.
As part of its list of objectives, the
group included the assistance of
recruiting new students to the campus.
Also mentioned were the enhanced
resources for job placement and
career counseling and possible fund¬
raising activities that would benefit
the college.
“We hope to raise enough to sponsor
students in scholarships,” he said.
Membership in the organization is
open to all PCC graduates, at no-
charge. The most recent graduating
class was mailed membership cards
upon receipt of the request cards
which were included with their
diplomas.
“What is sent to them is either kept
or thrown away,” Scott said, perhaps
illustrating what may turn out to be the
group’s greatest challenge— keeping
the growth rate steady.
Fireworks Included
A HOUSE DIVIDED— Rather than build the new Model Home on top
of the old one, it was necessary to move it to a new site until the
buyer could claim it. The structure will eventually reach its final
destination in Orange County.
Construction of Home
Due to Sturt Toduy
By Steve Wright
Assistant News Editor
With one completed house still on
campus, the building construction
class has started surveying the spot
where a new structure is due to start
rising today.
The new three-bedroom, one-and-
three-quarter bath structure is the
design of student architect Terry
Ferkol. After his design was chosen
last semester, the Architectural
Specifications and Writing class went
Homecoming Array Previewed
Tomorrow’s Homecoming game
against the Long Beach Vikings
features a variety of festivities for
students, as well as former students.
At 6:45 p.m. on Horrell Field the
Lancer Band will introduce a
procession of floats pertaining to the
theme of “Happy Days.” The floats,
which are entered in a contest for
Royal Hopes Narrowed to Seven Coed
Finalists; Final Selection Announced Soon
Queen Named Tomorrow at Football Halftime,
Judging Based on Poise, Personal Appearance
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GALENDA VELASCO
RENE CROWDER
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By Steve Ripley
News Editor
Seven coeds were surprised Tuesday
with the knowledge that they had been
selected for the 1974 Homecoming
court.
Rene Crowder, Margie Osborne,
Gracie Patino, Mayra Sasturain,
Galenda Velasco, Thyais Walsh and
Bernetta Wilfong were elected by a
board of athletes, student government
and student activities representatives
based on points given for poise, per¬
sonal appearance, sensitivity and their
reason for wanting to be Homecoming
Queen.
The seven girls with the most points
were chosen for the Homecoming
Court, and each now has a chance to be
the Homecoming Queen.
The queen will be announced
tomorrow at halftime during the
Homecoming game. The Lancers are
pitted against Long Beach.
Judges Walt Butler, Robert
Champion, David Dixon, Jesse Gomez,
John Hardy and Wayne Nakano were
allowed to ask four questions. Each
girl could get as many as five points
per question from each judge, thus
chalking up a possible grand total of 20
points per judge.
All the finalists are full of school
spirit, a sought-after trait on campus,
and are enthusiastic about their school
and its football team. Miss Walsh, a
freshman at PCC, said, “We’ll win.
Bakersfield was tough, but we’re
fighting to be number one.”
Miss Patino added that the game and
the connected halftime program
should be “one of the great events of
this year” for returning alumni as well
as current students. A medical major,
Miss Patino attended Alhambra High
School and is a freshman at PCC.
All the girls were pleasantly sur¬
prised at the news. Miss Wilfong feels
that the Homecoming court is a good
one, and that she and the other six will
represent the school well. Miss
Sasturain agrees that the court will
provide plenty of pep for Homecoming.
“Everyone just radiates school
spirit,” she said. Miss Wilfong is a
freshman, formerly of Pasadena High
School, currently studying business
administration at PCC. Miss
Sasturain, also a freshman, came from
Blair High to major in architecture.
Reaction about the judging for
Homecoming tryouts was mixed.
Some members of the court, and of the
judging board that elected the court
felt that the first judging last Tuesday
was not handled well. They said the
first panel, made up entirely of football
team members, asked some questions
that were out of line and irrelevant to
the issue of Homecoming itself.
For this reason, the second board
was formed to interview all 21 con¬
testants again, restricting the number
of questions to four and stressing
relevancy and fairness.
Miss Crowder felt that neither board
was better, that the first panel “was
nice because it was the players them¬
selves,” but that though the second
board was smaller and asked different
questions it was not appreciatively
better than the first. Miss Osborne
said, however, that she “definitely
liked the second one better because
they asked reasonable questions, even
though some were kind of hard to
answer. Miss Crowder is a psychology
major in her second year
Miss Osborne, a freshman at PCC
from Muir High School, is a sociology
major. She was the Homecoming
Queen at Muir last year, but said she
felt a little “funny” about running for
PCC’s throne.
Another Queen hopeful felt “funny”
too, but it was no laughing matter.
Miss Velasco was stricken last week
with appendicitis and talked her doctor
into letting her come to the interviews
this Tuesday. While still in con¬
siderable pain from her surgery, she
made the finals. The sociology major
told interviewers that she would be
feeling better by Homecoming night,
but not to ask her to “do any rock and
roll dancing.” Miss Velasco is a fresh¬
man this year, having graduated from
Arcadia High School.
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BERNETTA WILFONG
MARGIE OSBORNE.
GRACIE PATINO
THYAIS WALSH
MAYRA SASTURAIN
monetary awards of $75, $50 and $25,
are submitted by campus clubs and
organizations.
The Homecoming Queen will be
announced at halftime from among
seven finalists, which were chosen
Tuesday afternoon.
Fluorescent balloons and fireworks
will fill the air above Horrell Field as
the Queen is being coronated. She will
be crowned by Jim Scott, PCC Alumni
Association president.
Following the game a free dance in
the Campus Center features the
musical group “Charity.” There will
be dancing and pinball-playing, and
refreshments will be served.
Also after the game the PCC alumni
will meet in the Wentworth Room of
the Huntington-Sheraton Hotel for a
reception. This is the first official
event sponsored by the newly formed
PCC Alumni Association.
The alumni are expected to attend
the game in large numbers, and a
special section in the bleachers will be
reserved for them.
Photo Display
to be Viewed at
Campus Center
For camera buffs or just plain an¬
tique lovers, the Western
Photographic Collectors Association
(WPCA) has a unique program next
weekend on the history of
photography.
Scheduled for Nov. 23 and 24 from
noon to 9 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
respectively, the Photohistory Fair
will be held at the Campus Center.
The WPCA will feature a major
historical exhibition of cameras, from
their conception to the present.
Over 1000 cameras, including many
from the 19th Century, will be shown.
Rare and common alike, the
cameras will be sold or traded by
antique dealers. Photos will be those of
people of the old west, cowboys, the
American Indian, landscapes and a
photographic history of the early 20th
Century.
A silent auction is to be held Nov. 24
for people wishing to buy antique
camera and photo equipment. In¬
dividual collectors’ exhibits and trade
tables will be on public display. Motion
pictures from the early days of movies
will also be shown.
The fair is a continuation of the show
that was held at Riverside and the
University of California, Irvine.
Admission is $1.50 for adults, $1 for
students with ID’s. Children under 12
with a parent are free.
Ex-Harem Girl
at Tuesday Forum
This week’s Tuesday Evening
Forum features Marianne Alireza,
author of “At the Drop of a Veil.” This
former Harem girl of 13 years will
speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Sexson
Auditorium.
Her story includes her experiences
as the first Western Christian woman
to live in the harem of a prominent
Muslim Saudi Arabian family.
Mrs. Alireza was born in Muskogee,
Oklahoma and reared in California.
After graduation from college, where
she studied foreign languages, she met
her husband, Ali Alireza, who was
studying petroleum engineering and
business administration. They were
married in a civil ceremony.
to work figuring out what materials to
use for the inside of the house.
Working in cooperation with the
construction class, job captain and
student architect Glenn Blaaw is
working with construction superin¬
tendent Lloyd Persons. The two, as a
team, will go over the plans and
discuss any problems that might pop
up.
“It’s just like a professional job,”
said Don Watson, assistant professor
of architecture, “with architect and
contractor working together. This way
they get practical experience.”
The 22nd single-story structure,
scheduled for completion in mid-April,
1976, provides on-the-job training for
the construction class, which meets 20
hours a week. One hour each day is
devoted to classroom work with the
other three hours taken up by actual
construction.
Construction students work on the
layout, surveying and the building.
“By the time they finish the two-year
course,” said borne Johnson, con¬
struction instructor, “they have a
basic idea of what goes into con¬
structing a building.”
As during a professional job, the
crew of 50 is broken down into teams.
First in command is the superin¬
tendent, who’s in charge of scheduling
and overseeing all of the work. Next is
his assistant, followed by a foreman
and team captains. The teams consist
of five or six-man crews.
Upon completion of the two-year
course the student is at the fourth or
fifth period of the eight-period car¬
penter apprenticeship.
Once the frame and interior are
finished, an advanced class in specifi¬
cations does the interior decoration,
including furniture, color and floor
designs.
Student carpenters believe it’s a
“good program,” and want any in¬
terested students on campus to drop by
and talk about the house. One student
commented, “We’re always open for
questions and sightseeing.”
The old structure, which had to be
moved to the side to allow the new
construction to begin, should be gone
by the middle of next week, according
to Bob Burns, Director of Purchasing.
Bringing a bid of $20,253, the home
will be moved to Tustin in Orange
County. However, the height of the
house has caused some moving
problems. Standing, the structure is 17
feet high and when the necessary
dollies are placed under it for moving,
the structure is raised to 21-22 feet.
“This means we have to choose a
route that won’t take the home under
any low freeway bypasses or telephone
lines,” said Burns.
Another hurdle for the home was
financing. PCC helped by referring the
new owner to someone who would help
finance it.
Blood Bank
Offering Free
Student Aid
A pint of blood would cost a patient
from $40 to $70 today. Yet the PCC
Blood Bank offers it free to students
and even to members of their families.
The bank is part of the student
services program headed by John
Eikenbery, dean of student activities.
The Circle
К
Club sponsored a blood,
drive in the Campus Center lounge that
added 143 pints to the bank.
The program, in cooperation with
the Pasadena Red Cross, provides free
blood to PCC students or their family
members who need transfusions. Last
year a student who was in a car ac¬
cident received seven pints of blood
free.
Blood was taken from PCC faculty,
staff and students. It is stored in Los
Angeles or the Huntington Hospital for
PCC’s exclusive use. Donations were
received selectively as 62 of 205 doners
were turned away because of colds or
other infections. “I showed up with
high blood pressure,” said Eikenbery,
"and they wouldn’t take my blood. The
Red Cross won’t take just anybody.”
With the aid of the new freezing
techniques, blood can be preserved for
six months without losing any quality.
Previously, blood could be kept for
little more than a month.
Eikenbery thinks few students know
of the program and intends to add it to
the Student Handbook. His next dri-ve
will be in April.