OPINION
FEATURES
Students should be aware of
what petition they are signing.
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New dance/cheer instructor Annie Yee
brings spirit to class
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Women’s Volleyball beats Mt.
SAC to gain second place in
the South Coast Conference.
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PASADENA CITY COLLEGE
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
VOL. 80 No. 12
COURIER
Serving the Pasadena Community since 1915
THURSDAY
November 17, 1994
Group tries
to recall AS
president
Accusing AS President Robert Bowman
of “neglecting his duty” and not properly
defending student interests, a group of 22
students, under the banner Statement of the
Students (SOS), are collecting signatures to
recall him. According to Jeffrey Pierce
Henderson, a member of the group, as of
yesterday, more than 1,500 signatures have
been collected. Under the AS constitution, a
recall petition must have the signatures of 10
percent of the student body, which, accord¬
ing to Dr. Stuart Wilcox, dean of admissions
and records, is currently 25,984. The group
has until Nov. 27 to complete the recall
campaign.
However, support for Bowman seems
strong among campus leaders, who all have
only good things to say about him. In addi¬
tion, some students complained that in order
to convince them to sign the petition, they
were told an exaggerated versions of
Bowman’s alleged shortcomings.
“We want to recall AS President Robert
Bowman not because he is a bad guy but
because he is not up to paras far as politics,”
said Henderson. “The parking fee increase is
the main issue why we are upset with Bow¬
man. We want to get it back to where it was,
or with a small increase. Why did he not,
with the same zeal, go against this parking
problem as he has gone against Proposition
1 87. Did Proposition 187 affect us at PCCas
students? Negative. What affects us is park¬
ing. We had this big rally [against Proposi¬
tion 187], why couldn’t this rally be against
the parking increase? There is now “Laugh¬
ing in the lounge.” We had weeks of public¬
ity on that. What for? The same for the AIDS
awareness. We had a whole week on that.
We are aware of AIDS. As the country of the
United States we know more about AIDS
than anything else. We don’t need more
AIDS awareness.”
Cesar Loera, coordinator of cultural af¬
fairs, disagrees. “I think Bowman has done a
lot of good things to increase student aware¬
ness on many of the problems they face.”
Loera, now in his second year on the board,
added that Bowman is a hard worker. “He’s
constantly helping everybody on the board
with their jobs. If he is not going to one
meeting, is because he is at another one. The
recall campaign accusations are not valid.”
Please see RECALL, Pag.3
Gotcha!
ANDREW ZIMAAHE COURIER
David Uranga, instructor in social sciences, is showered by pails of cold water
at the recent Blast-A-Scholar activity, which helped Alpha Gamma Sigma raise
$450 in scholarship money. Other participants included David Douglass,
assistant professor of physical sciences, and math instructor Dan Gallup.
AS ousts VP, seeks
replacement by ’95
By GILBERT RIVERA
COURIER STAFF WRITER
In its first action to remove a member
from office after tightening meeting atten¬
dance policies, the Associated Students (AS)
Board voted unanimously last Monday to
officially accept applications for the vacant
position of vice president of student ser¬
vices.
The position was vacated when Chris
Koo violated attendance by-laws. He was
removed from office on Nov. 7 after missing
three AS meetings.
According to the attendance policy, no
officer may miss more than two unexcused
meetings per semester and no more than
three total absences per semester.
Carrie Afuso, AS adviser, said that Koo
was given until Nov. 10 to respond so the
Board could discuss further action. The Board
has the authority to make an exception,
override, reverse, or circumvent the atten¬
dance rules with a majority vote in the event
of mitigating circumstances. Koo, however,
did not respond.
“If he was interested in keeping his seat,
he would have responded,” said Stephen
Johnson, dean of student affairs.
During the meeting, Robert Bowman, AS
president, said that an appointment to the
position should be made next spring since
there are only a few weeks left in this
semester. However, Johnson suggested that
the Board should use the remainder of this
semester to fill the position so that no time
would be wasted filling the position next
spring.
After brief discussion, a time-line was
set: the deadline for applications will be on
Nov. 28. On Nov. 30, the candidates will be
interviewed and on Dec. 5, Bowman will
make an appointment with a
2/3
majority
vote by the Board to ratify his selection.
Since the term for an appointment is one
semester, the new vice-president of student
services will have to be reappointed for
spring. Appointed members Devena John¬
son, vice-president of academic affairs,
Adrienne Georgine, coordinator of external
affairs, and Alan Chu, coordinator of public¬
ity, will also be reappointed for the spring
term.
“Koo’ s dismissal is not a drawback,” said
Bowman. “He wasn’treally up to par on his
performance and 1 was attending all his
student services meetings for him anyway.
He really didn’t have anything in the works
for this semester so nothing was really lost.”
This is not the first time that an AS
member has been removed from office this
semester. Janelle Gonzales, coordinator of
campus activities, lost her position when she
broke the attendance by-laws after having
three unexcused absences. However,
Gonzales was reinstated under the provision
that if she missed another meeting during
this semester, excused or unexcused, she
would be dismissed from the Board. Gonzales
is allowed to have one more excused absence
for the year.
Campus celebrates Native
American heritage week
By RAY ARMENDARIZ
COURIER STAFF WRITER
In the past few weeks students have wit¬
nessed unusual things on campus; coffins, an
altar decorated with skulls, chalk art and
signs about AIDS awareness. AH have been
part of either celebrations or awareness
campaigns. But for the Inter-Tribal Student
Council, it has been both celebration and
awareness, as members celebrate Native
American Heritage Week at PCC.
“The event’s theme is to show and pro¬
vide information on Native American cul¬
tures, said Bob Cagle, club treasurer.
“I am very happy with the turnout we
have had so far. A lot of students who have
Native American blood in them are coming
up and asking good questions about our
culture.lt’ s very good because we have been
an oppressed people for a long time and it’s
about time people start learning of our roots,”
Cagle added.
“One of the questions students have been
Please see NATIVE, Page 2
AIDS Awareness week deemed ‘a success’
By JAMES WH ALLEY
COURIER STAFF WRITER
Kevin Fullen realized he had a
mission when he assumed the chair¬
manship of the AIDS Awareness
Committee last spring, and now he
considers his mission accomplished.
“I have seen too many people die
from this menacing disease, two of
themveryclosefriends,thatwas one
of my motivations to take on this
project to raise awareness.” he said.
Anyone who ventured a walk
through campus last week was bom¬
barded by information tables, ban¬
ners, live performances, memorial
exhibits, buttons, freecondoms, safe
sex kits, quippy signs espousing safe
sex, and even fortune cookies con¬
taining referrals to aids service orga¬
nizations. Fullen considers the most
successful aspect of the week-long
event the many people who were
touched by the traveling exhibit of
memorial quilts from The Names
Project in the campus center lounge,
and the site specific installation of
photos and red ribbons in the library
rotunda.
“I was not necessarily concerned
with the number of people who saw
the memorials, but how those who
did were affected. We have re¬
ceived so many positive comments
about the installation in the library
that we have extended the viewing
through the end of this week,” he
said. Fullen esti¬
mates that the four
people worked
more than 28 hours
to install the the me¬
morial.
Dr. David
Dowell, library di¬
rector, said “I saw
students wandering
through and experi¬
encing the exhibit.
We’ve not had a lot
of exhibits in the li¬
brary, but this one
seemed to capture
the students ’ attention more than any
other. When the AIDS Awareness
Committee asked for an extension ,
I approved because it is very taste¬
fully done.”
Working with a budget of $5,700
and a committe that fluctuated from
between 10 to 20 members during
the course of the semester, Fullen,
3 1 , took on the task with dedication
and aplomb after observing AIDS
Awareness Week last fall.
“Last year’s event was somewhat
small and there was more emphasis
on games used to raise awareness.
This year I tried to focus on organi¬
zations which are
directly involved in
the prevention of
AIDS. I contacted
55 area groups and
25 participated on
campus.” he said.
Fullen extimates
that 3,000 condoms
and 1,000 safe sex
kits were distrib¬
uted. The mobile
health unit of the
Charles R. Drew
medical center
tested 1 10 members
of the PCC community for HIV , the
virus that causes AIDS . The confi¬
dential results are being disclosed
this week by counselors friom the
medical center in CC 202.
“Overall I would consider the
event very successful, the largest
event of its kind the school has ever
had,” Fullen said. Proceeds from
car wash tickets sold on campus,
private donations, and T shirt sales
will enable the committee to distrib¬
ute approximately $1,200 to AIDS
service organizations in the San
Gabriel Valley.
“The display of the quilts from
The Names Project served as a pre¬
view for the display of the entire
work next October at the Rose
В
owl .
It will be the largest display ever on
the West Coast, “ he said.
Fullen , a political science major
who hopes to transfer to UC Berkley,
is in his second full time semester at
PCC. He serves as Chief Justice for
the Supreme Council of the Associ¬
ated Students and as a member of the
Library Committee. He is a student
intern for the Student Affairs office.
“I’m not sure what my involve¬
ment will be with the committee
next year. I’d like to see it turned
over to the Student Affairs office, “
he said.
The large ribbon that graced the R
building and framework that an¬
nounced AIDS Awareness above it
are in storage for use in the future.
“The framework can be used to an¬
nounce other events, so it is an asset
for the Associated Students,” he said.
Kevin Fullen
ANITA NARDINEm-IE COURIER
The display in the Shatford Library rotunda attracted many people.
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