PCC Courier, November 19, 1998

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19, 1998 - VOL . 84 #13 News Extra maos жтт№: FIND OUT WHAT THE COLLEGE OFFERS AHO HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF IT, Inside I www.pcc-< emmememmum ВИИ MATT ROBINSON / COURIER Work continues on the various capital improvement projects around campus. See page 3 for construction beat. INTERNATIONAL BEAT Trustees Could be History Proposal by self-appointed council calls for the removal of all locally elected boards; officials believe it could hurt the current power structure By DANIEL ARCHULETA Staff Writer If a proposal making the rounds of the state capitol becomes a reality, locally elected boards of trustees may become a thing of the past. Dubbed, “A State of Learning: California Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century,” the report includes recommendations and sug¬ gested improvements, but buried deep inside is a provision that would remove all locally elected boards. “The power structure of this col¬ lege may change if this proposal becomes a reality,” Dr. James Kossler, college president, said of the report published by a self-appointed group of concerned citizens and busi¬ ness people. Campus Group Joins Hurricane Relief Effort Latin-American Issues Through the Arts helps many victims of Mitch By ANAMAR1A GONZALEZ Staff Writer Boxes of goods overflowing a classroom and $1,200 in donations collected for the Hurricane Mitch relief drive held by the Latin-American Issues through the Arts (LAA) club, served as evidence of the giving spirit of students and the community. The president of LAA, Martha Gutierrez, went to a club meeting on Nov. 2 with the proposal of hold¬ ing a drive to help those who must live in the after- math of Hurricane Mitch. Her idea was taken on as a club activity right away. Signs were made and posted all over campus advertising “more than 7,000 killed, thousands disappeared, people have lost everything. ..any help is welcome.” Donations of supplies were taken from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 3 through 7 in the quad, and money donations were accepted at the student bank. A wealth of information was posted by the dona¬ tion receiving tables, illustrating the desperate needs of people in Central America who had survived the fourth strongest hurricane in the Carribean ever, with winds up to 180 mp’n, floods, and mudslides. The death count is now over 10,000 and climbing as relief efforts continue. A list of needed supplies was posted, but LAA received even more than they anticipated. “CC202 was completely filled; it was hard to get around in there,” said Gutierrez. Among the supplies received was a wheelchair, medicine, boxes of baby formula, a portable toilet, clothes, and food. RELIEF, page 4 Giving a hand. Shawn O’Malley, freshman, loads food stuffs collected by campus organization into truck for transport to distribution center. DANIEL ARCHULETA COURIER CAMPUS EVENT Students and Staff Celebrate Well Into the Night Jaerin Washington and Nancy Osipo were crowned in the Quad last week. ERICK RUIZ COURIER Those who were lucky enough to attend enjoyed a great night of revelry By ERICK RUIZ Staff Writer At halftime of Saturday’s football game Nancy Osipo and Jearin Washington were crowned as monarchs of this year’s Homecoming. Escorted by the rest of this year’s court, they led a celebration that cul¬ minated with a dance in the Crevling Lounge that night. Student affairs adviser Rebecca Cobb worked with a host of student volunteers to make homecoming a memo¬ rable event. She said, “I wish there was a ton more students here because those who didn’t come tonight are missing out.” Cobb and the student-volun¬ teers worked until 1 a.m. on Friday and still put in an at least 12-hour day on Saturday in preparation for the dance. Their diligence paid off as the Lounge was turned into a casino for this very special evening. There was a bevy of free entertainment for everyone who attended. Besides a DJ that rocked the house and great HOMECOMING, page 4 Homecoming events have an interesting, sorted history By ERICK RUIZ Staff Writer Now that this year’s homecoming is part of the school’s history, it gives us a chance to look back at some of the most memorable celebrations of this tradition. “Homecoming was associated with the Rose Bowl ceremonies in the distant past,” said Rebecca Cobb, student affairs adviser. The school’s first homecoming celebra¬ tion was in 1930 but one can probably claim that homecoming week came out from under the shadow of the Tournament of Roses in 1956 when the Student Body HISTORY, page 4 An item on page 19 of the 33-page report titled, “Improving the structure and governance of the California Community Colleges,” concerns campus officials. It states that in order for the two-year system to “be efficient and highly focused on meet¬ ing the expanding demands for edu¬ cation,” the state must replace elected officials with politically appoirlted governance councils. “We don’t want to change what we currently have, it’s a good sys¬ tem,” Kossler said of the power struc¬ ture. “That’s why we got a group of local colleges together to discuss the situation and prepare a statement in support of locally elected boards.” The statement signed by represen¬ tatives from the college’s faculty sen¬ ate, associated students, classified TRUSTEES, page 4 SPORTS BEAT Volleyball Squad Donates Time, Gifts Women’s team gives back to community By BOBBY CROSBY Staff Writer The women’s volleyball team donated gifts to the pediatric ward and visited sick children at Huntington Memorial Hospital on Friday afternoon. All 11 players personally deliv¬ ered dozens of beanie babies, games, children’s books and a book¬ shelf to the “Anne and Courtney Marculescu Pediatric Playroom.” “The shelf is really nice. We’ve had a lot of books with no place to put them,” said Tammy Tedesco, pediatric ward public relations director. “These are great. Kids love the balls and the soft ones are cool.” One child, 18-month old Kaleb Sokolowski, was in the playroom at the time of the visit. The players, who beat Cerritos City College later that night, spent the majority of their stay with him. “Kaleb is just here to keep him occupied so he doesn’t have to worry about what’s going on with his sister,” David Sokolowski, Kaleb’s father, said. Not all children at the hospital are patients, and the gifts can be put to good use for everyone. Kaleb’s newborn sister, Mekinna, was brought in that morning and was undergoing tests. “That little boy was smart and VOLLEYBALL, page 4 What 's on the Web? 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