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latitudes of change and thus
shaped the modern community
college system. His message rung
true among the assembled crowd
of 30 or so students, faculty, staff
and veterans gathered amidst the
red, white and blue balloon
arrangements decorating the
room.
"I owe an enormous amount of
gratitude to the veterans of World
War
П,"
said Martin. "They had
just gotten back from the war and
could have gotten high-paying
jobs, but they instead took advan- Melissa Edis/Courier
Continued on page 7 Professor of Psychology and US Army Vietnam Vet Dr. Harold Martin
speaks at the celebration for veterans on Nov. 12.
Veterans appreciated at high-spirited event
Catherine Sum
Staff Writer
Spirits were high at the first
Veteran's Appreciation event held
by the Associated Students'
Student Services Committee and
Veteran's Club in Creveling
Lounge.
The Nov. 12 event, touted as the
climax of the weeklong celebration
for on-campus veterans, featured
two guest speakers, including
PCC's own Harold Martin, a pro¬
fessor in the social sciences depart¬
ment.
Dressed in full fatigues, Martin
spoke in a deep, gruff voice punc¬
tuated with the preciseness of
well-chosen diction. He recalled
his days in Vietnam, during which
he completed five years of service
with the Army.
"I'm going to talk about myself
more than I would have liked," he
said, "because when I was your
age — the age of most of you vets
here now — I couldn't talk."
Martin's address centered on the
importance of higher education,
stressing how much the veterans
of World War II have stretched the
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Pasadena Oity College
? Volume 100, Issue 11
" The Independent Student Voice of PCC, Serving Pasadena Since 1915.'
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Hitting the high notes
Free swine flu shots continue
Roy Lenn
Staff Writer
After hundreds turned out for
shots over the past week, Student
Health Services is offering addi¬
tional swine flu vaccinations today
from noon to 4 p.m. and Dec. 10
from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
According to Coordinator of
Student Health Services Jo Buczko,
response for the free vaccinations
"has been really good", and she
expects between 150-200 individu¬
als to come to the next clinic.
Free H1N1 shots are available to
individuals who have undergone
the screening process and obtained
a ticket for an appointment, avail¬
able at Student Health Services
during hours of operation. Tickets
must be picked up before noon on
Ex-president
delivers first
assignments
Melissa Edis/Courier
"PCC students perform scenes from "La Serva Padrona" by Pergolesi at "Opera Scenes" on Friday night.
From left, Noah Sheets, Mike Davis and Meline Ambartsumyan. See story page 6
Barbara Beaser
Editor-in-Chief
The former president of PCC,
who resigned abruptly in August,
has turned in two monthly legisla¬
tive and grant opportunities
reports, as part of the agreement
reached by her and the college
when she stepped down.
Paulette Perfumo was put on a
"special administrative assign¬
ment" for which she will be paid
close to what she was making as
president, about $215,000 annual¬
ly-
Her first report contains eight
pages of her summarizing the fol¬
lowing 35 pages of attachments.
"I have been monitoring state
and federal legislation as well as
funding opportunities, particular¬
ly from grant sources," she said in
the first report. After one page of
introduction, she included a four-
page memo about budget cuts
from Vice Chancellor of College
Finance and Facilities Planning
Erik Skinner, and Linda
Michalowski, vice chancellor of
student services and special pro¬
grams.
Perfumo also included in her
report excerpts from Assembly
bills, and briefs about bills that are
pending in the Legislature. Most of
the attachments come from the
California Community College
Chancellor's office. There are sev¬
eral pages of tables that are labeled
as coining from the Chancellor's
Continued on page 7
the day of the clinic.
"Just walk up and inquire about
it," said Buczko. She noted that the
free vaccinations are available to
any at-risk individuals in the com¬
munity, and aren't limited to PCC
students.
"Our focus is PCC students, and
second with staff and faculty,"
Buczko said. "Next is anyone that
Continued on page 7
Board approves 1 3 new
majors for AA degrees
Catherine Sum
Staff Writer
Thirteen new Associate in Arts
(AA) majors presented for consid¬
eration on Wednesday before the
Board of Trustees were approved
unanimously and added to the col¬
lege's curriculum.
Edward Martinez, vice presi¬
dent of the Academic Senate, and
Jacqueline Jacobs, vice president of
instruction, brought the proposal
before the board.
Traditionally, the AA degree
only offered one "de facto"
major — that of liberal arts — to stu¬
dents who wished to receive their
degree from the college. With the
Continued on page 7
