PCC Courier, November 15, 2012

Playoff bound Volume 106, Issue 11 The independent student voice of PCC. Serving Pasadena Since 1915. November 15, 2012 Board OKs new hires 7 positions are filled Speak out! Do you think the Lakers hired the right coach? vote at pccCourier.com Women's soccer team players Taylor Gore, left, Amanda Papac, Danielle Busta and Cassandra Orozco celebrate during the half time break on Friday Nov. 9. After a 12-4-5 record, the women's soc¬ cer team heads to the Southern California Regional Playoffs today. Below: Midfielder Jennifer Hernandez breaks away from a pack of ECC Compton Center players in Friday night's game at Robinson Stadium. Vending Healthy alternatives wanted Page 9» Pasadena City College Courier Online edition pccCourier.com Facebook PCC Courier Twitter @pccCourier Tips offered for staying healthy on a tight budget Win streak Women's basketball starts off season undefeated Page 12» Scan to visit pccCourier.com Photographs by Makoto Lane Christine Michaels Staff Writer Nicholas Zebrowski Managing Editor Students were given a chance to learn more about eating healthy and staying fit Tuesday at a healthy food workshop organized by Cross Cultural and Student Health Centers. The workshop included a presentation by Lilibeth Katigbak, a Dietetic Intern from California State Polytechnic University Pomona, who spoke about nutrition concepts, nutri¬ tional facts labels, tips for shop¬ ping and eating out, and gave detailed information about nutrients and how students can eat healthy. Katigbak explained that eating healthy is key to succeeding as a college student. "[Healthy eat¬ ing] is a preventive form of med¬ icine,” Katigbak explained. "If you are healthy you are not spending money on medicine,” she said, adding it is a great way for college student to not only stay healthy, but save money. "We want to raise awareness on what we're eating and how we can be healthier," Katigbak said. Katigbak is currently working on her post graduate studies after graduating Cal Poly Pomona with a Bachelors Degree in Nutrition. Her presentation is part of a nine-month practical experience requirement of her degree program. Student Health Services Coordinator Jo Buczko explained that the workshop Trip to Asia Instructor reveals treasures of Chinese study abroad program Page 8» / Courier Pathways program receives prestigious award Mary Nurrenbern Staff Writer The First Year Pathways pro¬ gram will receive the Chancellors Student Success award given out by Chancellor Brice W. Harris, as part of the Community College League of California's annual conference on Friday. The Pathways program works with students graduating from district high schools. It focuses on helping students identify and complete their academic goals, according to Brock Klein, interim associate dean, teaching and learning center. "If students can make it through the first year, their chance of completion in college increases," said Klein. Through the program students participate in Summer Bridge programs which are also called Jams. Some of the jams have been for ESL, Design and Math. They are two-week, no cost pro¬ grams which integrate instruc¬ tion and structured supplemen¬ tal support with engaging orien¬ tation to college activities, according to Klein. The other element to help the students is counselors and coaches according to Shelagh Rose, faculty lead, Pathways. Counselor Cecile Davis Anderson explains the differ¬ ences between the counselors and the coaches. "The counselors are professionals who are also faculty, and their role is to help students with educational and career goals," said Davis Anderson. "The coaches are para professionals and their role is to help students follow through on the educational and career goals by getting them engaged on campus and using resources,". Students usually drop out for personal reasons, according to Lily Tran, first year coach. Continued on page 9 New and vacant positions were filled after the Board of Trustees approved seven new hires at the Nov. 7 meeting. The new positions were creat¬ ed to fill the Business and College Services Team. The Executive Director of Business Services will be Joseph Simoneschi, who will be respon¬ sible for "managing and inte¬ grating a program of broad, comprehensive business servic¬ es," according to Office of Human Resources description. The Interim Director of Fiscal Services will be Maria Descalzo, who will be acting as the dis¬ trict's chief financial officer and controller and will be in charge of all fiscal services operations and plans on campus, according to the job announcement. The Interim Associate Dean for Curriculum and Program review will be Matthew Jordan. Jordan will be working closely with the Curriculum and Instruction committee and the director of institutional effective¬ ness. The Instructional Designer Continued on page 9 was to give students a chance to learn how they can stay healthy. According to Buczko, healthy eating can help students do bet¬ ter in their classes. "[Healthy eat¬ ing is important] so students can handle stress and have more energy," Buczko said. Buczko herself tries to stay healthy by eating smart and staying active. Nursing student Crystal Del Real attended the workshop to Continued on page 9 Buren Smith/Courier Lilibeth Katigbak explains nutritional food at a workshop Tuesday.