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Pasadena City College
Thursday, November 18, 1999
Volume 85, Number 12
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College Hosts Fashion
and Entertainment Show
"Sight and Sound; Millennium
2000" is the name of the enter¬
tainment and fashion show to
be held on campus next
Wednesday, Nov. 24 at
Harbeson Hall. Beginning at
7:30 p.m., the event features
martial arts and Ballet
Folklorico performances, as
well as break dancing, rap and
modern dance presentations.
The fashion show will showcase
the latest in contemporary
styles. Tickets may be pur¬
chased in advance for $5 at the
student bank or for $8 at the
door.
CDC Prepares to
Celebrate Turkey Day
The Child Development Center
invites everyone to join them in
a day of family, fun and feast¬
ing. College President James
Kossler will be on hand to carve
the Thanksgiving day bird,
along with Rod Fleeman, vice-
president of administrative ser¬
vices. Festivities will begin at
1 1 :30 a.m. on Nov. 24. Please
bring your favorite dish
(enough for 1 5 people) to
1 324 E. Green St.
New Big Shots Picture
Gallery is Now Online
Check out our website for
loads of images reproduced
from our print edition. Our
current gallery features photos
from Dia de los Muertos and
Baja California. You can even
copy the images you like right
onto your desktop. Log on
today.
Scholarship fund falls short
By Audrey Allen
Staff Writer
Last February a 17-year-old PCC dance stu¬
dent was brutally murdered only a few blocks
away from the campus. Since the tragic death
of Marie Isabel Fernandez, there has been a
confusing series of events involving scholar¬
ship money, the associated students (AS) and a
flamenco performance.
Miguel Fernandez, the girl’s father, says the
AS promised him $3,000 would be donated
into a scholarship trust fund created to keep his
daughter’s memory alive. The money would be
awarded to talented PCC dance students. The
AS ended up donating $250.
Fernandez has left messages on many cam¬
pus answering machines. Speaking to a voice
recording, he asks, “why have you broken your
promise. . .what is going on. . .why is there only
$250 as opposed to $3000?”
Account established in honor of slain dance student lags far
behind $3,000 originally promised by Associated Students
Fernandez did not ask for the scholarship.
The AS offered to start it.
They promised to help him in three ways.
First, the AS helped organize a flamenco cele¬
bration called, “Remembering Marie Isabel
Fernandez.” Secondly, they created a scholar¬
ship in her name, and decided it would be
awarded to PCC dance students. The last thing
the AS decided, was to sell videos of the per¬
formance, with the proceeds going directly to
the scholarship. Robert DeOcampo, AS presi¬
dent, wanted not only to raise money for the
scholarship, but also to aid in the capture of
Fernandez’s suspected killer, Johnny Ortiz.
“In my year at PCC, the AS has not ever
established a scholarship,” said DeOcampo.
The administration donated Sexson
Auditorium, but the video, the scholarship, the
performance was mostly the responsibility of
the AS.
“The money from the ticket sales of the per¬
formance is for the capture of her killer, and the
money from the videos will go to her scholar¬
ship,” DeOcampo. “Our goal was to not let this
woman die needlessly, we wanted another stu¬
dent to benefit in the future, even a $500 schol¬
arship would make a difference to a dancer’s
life,” he said.
All this was officially decided and voted on
during the summer. DeOcampo was in
Washington D.C. during the summer. Adi
Gelmont, vice president for academic affairs,
took over his duties. Gelmont resigned from the
Fernandez, Pg. 5
Soccer Team Makes Playoff History
Peter Schrock
/
Courier
Men's soccer won its first playoff match ever on Tuesday with a SCC champions play number one-ranked Santa Ana College next
dramatic, 2-1 overtime victory over John Hancock College. The Saturday. Get the scoop on page A of our exclusive sports insert.
Courtesy of Miguel Fernandez
Maria Isabel Fernandez was found dead in her
home last February with over 40 stab wounds.
CAMPUS BEAT
Students go
‘Cruisin”
GM intern program gives marketing
students real world experience
By Gia Scafidi
Staff Writer
An all-student staffed extravaganza will wrap up a
semester of laborious planning and organizing when
the Marketing Trends (Mktg. 133) class hosts the
General Motors’ “Cruisin’ in the Cavalier” event next
week.
The promotional event is part of the General Motors
Marketing Internship (GMMI), which PCC students
have participated in for the past six years. This year,
PCC worked with local promotional partner Pasadena
Team Chevrolet.
“We knew from the beginning that there was going
to be a lot of work involved. But you never really imag¬
ine that so much time and hard work is needed to put on
a promotional event,” said Lisa Swartz, marketing stu¬
dent in charge of public relations for the project.
In creating the marketing internship nine years ago,
GM’s goal was to teach students time and team man¬
agement skills, organizational and communication pro¬
ficiency and help them develop as leaders. Students
involved in the program also learn advertising strate¬
gies and marketing research skills. “It’s amazing how
much the students learn and grow throughout the
semester. This program teaches the students how to
work together to create something that is entirely
theirs,” said Nonie Hillier, Marketing Trends instructor.
PCC students, along with 200 other colleges and
universities took part in the marketing program this
Interns, Pg. 5
Looking forward
to the year 2010
New Master Plan will be unveiled in January, 2000
By Gali Raval
Staff Writer
Parking hassles may be a thing of
the past in the coming millennium if
plans to build another parking struc¬
ture are approved in the new Master
Plan 2010.
The new goals for the college
include building the new parking
structure, creating a center for the arts
on the site of the current
К
and T
Buildings and building a new occupa¬
tional technology center that would
house the automotive, construction,
welding, printing departments and
possibly the machine shop.
“We have reports that the number
of students attending community col¬
leges within the next 10 years will
increase by 33 percent. We need to
respond to this proposed growth,” said
Dr. Rod Fleeman, vice-president of
administrative services.
“Parking and traffic studies are
currently underway to determine the
impact on Hill Street and Del Mar
Avenue. They are also being done to
find out where students are coming
from so we can find various locations
and configurations for building the
Master Plan, Pg. 5
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What: Master Plan 2010
Шеш
To be presented
to the board of trustees
in January, 2000.
Majorjrnprpvements:
1. New parking structure
to alleviate traffic and
overcrowding (Location
to be determined).
2. New center for the
arts to replace
К
and T
buildings.
3. Occupational technol¬
ogy center to house
vocational programs
(Green Street lot site).
REGISTRATION BEAT
EOP&S first in
line to register
By Erika Kennelley
Staff Writer
It’s once again the all too familiar
time of the semester when students
begin registering for spring courses
with hopes of being able to sign up
for a preferred class before it’s full.
It’s always frustrating to students
when they are unable to take a need¬
ed class because it’s already over-
populated with people. However,
some students don’t have to worry
about such a thing happening to
them. They have the privilege of get¬
ting first dibs on classes by register¬
ing almost an entire week earlier than
most PCC students.
Who are these lucky ducks?
They’re students who belong to
PCC’s Extended Opportunity
Program & Services (EOP&S).
EOP&S assist students in achieving
academic goals, transferring to four-
year colleges and earning associate
degrees or occupational certificates.
According to Title V of the
California Education Code, EOP&S
students are allowed to register early
in order to make sure that they’ll be
Registration, Pg. 9
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Inside This Issue \
Title 9 Update .
Basketball Preview ..
Lancer Hall of Fame
Section A
Section
В
Section C
What’s in a Name P
New cultural identities vying for atten¬
tion help fragment an already divided
society. Opinion, Pg. 3
