PCC Courier, November 20, 1986

The Courier School Closed for Thanksgiving Nov. 27-28 VOL. 63, NO. 12 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA NOVEMBER 20, 1986 EAT YOUR HEART OUT WAYNE GRESTSKY— Is unicycle hockey about to become the great American pastime? Well this unidentified player is getting his practice in just in case. — Courier photo by Paul McDonnell Search Calendar Maybe Revised By Andre’ Coleman News Editor The search for the new super¬ intendent-president may be ex¬ tended. The search, which was well underway and nearly over, will be discussed at tonight’s Board of Trustees meeting. The announcement was made on Tuesday night after a special board meeting dealing with the applications and backrounds of the candidates. One possibility is that the board may be exercising its option to consider other applicants aside from those selected by the ACCT, since the extension of the search may also include an ex¬ tension of the deadlies for filing applications. Prior to the special board meetings it looked as if this option would not be exercised, “We’re concerned only with the job assigned. At this time we are not looking at anyone else,” said AS executive vice-president Brendon O’Brien. The board is also expected to consider further contractual rela¬ tions with the Association of Com¬ munity College Trustees (ACCT). The board had been working in conjunction with the ACCT and an advisory committee to select the new superintendent-president. This is the first indication of any delay in the selection process which began with the first meeting of the Advisory Committee on Oct. 27. On that day the committee, which is made up of members of the board, faculty, administration, staff and students, held an orienta¬ tion meeting to discuss its objec¬ tives. Shortly after that, the com¬ mittee received 15 recommend¬ ations from Dr. Marie Martin and Dr. Joseph Dobbs, the ACCT con¬ sultants. The 15 applicants recom¬ mended to the advisory committee came from a total of 50 completed applications submitted before Oct. 17. At that time the members of the committee voiced their ap¬ proval. “There are a number of well qualified applicants with a great deal of experience in the educational field,” said student trustee Scott Svonkin. “We will have a hard time selecting the new president.” “We’re carefully re¬ viewing each of the applications and their qualifications,” said O’Brien. The ACCT was working in con¬ junction with the advisory commit¬ tee since it provided backround information on Nov. 6. The two groups were working together to reduce the list of finalists to five. Those five were recommended to the Board of Trustees. These candidates were sup¬ pose be the subject of an extensive investigation, which was expected to last a minimum of two weeks. The results of the investiga¬ tions were expected to be made to the board on Monday at a special board meeting, and at that time, the board was expected todecide on the candidates to be interviewed. Appointments for the candidates to be interviewed, were to be set up this month by the campus coordi¬ nator. In early Dec. the candidates were to be interviewed and shortly thereafter, the board was to set-up visits to the campuses of the suc¬ cessful candidates to see how well the students and the administration got along with the candidate. The committee was also supposed to get some insight into the kind of programs the candidate set up. After the campus visits, the board was suppose to finalize their selection. The announcement of the new college president was ex¬ pected to be made on Dec. 18, and The new superintendent-president was expected to begin work on Feb. 1, 1987, but with the revision of the calendar it is also expected that the anticipated starting date will change. It is not known if the cost of the nationwide search, which began on June 5 and expected to total over $10,000, will change. 'Fashion' in Art Gallery By Jennifer Ramirez Staff Writer 100 Years of Fashion is being showcased in the campus Art Gal¬ lery. This cost free fashion exhibit, which contains articles of clothing, and accessories from 1850 to 1950, will run through Dec. 11. Exhibit hours are Mondays through Thursdays, from noon to 4 p.m. and Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Karleen Cunningham, and Jen¬ nifer Harrell, of PCC’s Art Depart¬ ment are co-curators of this “first time” exhibit, which contains pieces obtained from volunteering donors including: The Fullerton Museum, the Los Angeles County Arboretum, LA City Colleges- Theatre Dept, and other private parties, who have loaned their pieces to the exhibit. The individual pieces selected for this particular exhibit, were chosen for their color, good condi¬ tion, quality, and their ability to fit , the stories most important to the timeline of this exhibit. “It is very difficult to acquire museum quality pieces and to bor¬ row them” said Cunningham. For¬ tunately, one of the main sources the Fullerton Museum is under renovation, and its staff members volunteered some pieces as part of this exhibit. Harrell teaches; history of costume, clothing construction and tailoring and fashion design feels, this exhibit can be used as “a teaching tool for apparel art ma¬ jors because historical clothing is a major inspiration for designers”. She said this exhibit will also give her students a chance to form ideas for their own designs. Cunningham, who teaches clothing construction and tailoring, textiles and pattern making said this exhibit would “be very impor¬ tant, not only to apparel art majors but also to anyone related to fash¬ ion as well.” She also feels that anyone who is interested in psy¬ chology, sociology, history. Anyone who has an interest in wearable art, should really enjoy this show¬ ing. Harrell, and Cunningham hope that this exhibit will encourage people to contributed pieces of clothing and accessories to the PCC Art Department so these professors can form an “on cam¬ pus” collection for future showings and for use as fashion references for students. Students To Study the Southland By Natalie Shore Staff Writer Thanksgiving weekend holds certain traditions for the average student, gobbling up leftover holi¬ day goodies is the most notable one. But what can foreign students look forward to? What does the campus traditionally do for them during the long weekend of Amer¬ ica’s greatest founding festival? Thanks to the Pasadena chap¬ ter of Rotary Club International, PCC foreign students can learn a little more about America by em¬ barking on a weekend getaway to San Diego. Rotary organizes the Nov. 28-30 trip for up to 45 interna¬ tional students who can spare $35 and wish to explore parts of Cali¬ fornia south of the L.A. County border. “International students from Caltech, Fuller Seminary, the Arts Center, as well as Pasadena City College are invited to participate,” according to organizer Lyn Stevens, chairman of the local chapter’s Youth Service Commit¬ tee. Having sponsored the trip for more than 30 years, Rotary’s goal is “to introduce the American way of life to international students.” He added that there are more than 1,000 foreign students currently liv¬ ing in the Pasadena area. The three-day excursion will allow students to explore numerous points of interest in the San Diego region. The nominal $35 fee covers bus expenses, one or two meals, and visits to the Mission San Juan Capistrano, the Wild Animal Park in Escondido, the San Diego Zoo and the Palomar Observatory. De¬ pending on the weather, students will also take a harbor boat cruise or stopover at Sea World. “Area Rotarians will provide lodging and most of the meals,” according to Stevens. Twenty-three host families will open their homes to the students who range in age from 20 to 40. A retired businessman, Stevens accompanies the group with his wife Ethel for the second year. “The program has actually been going on for the last 30 years,” he explained, “and the students have always enjoyed it tremendously.” Dedicated to making local points of interest available to for¬ eign students, Pasadena’s Rotary Club sponsors fun, educational events throughout the year. “Three weeks ago we hosted our annual ‘Get Acquainted Party’ which 80 students attended. We also offer tickets to the Pasadena Symphony orchestra and sponsor local day trips to places like the J. Paul Getty Museum.” Foreign students who wish to explore parts of cen¬ tral California should note upcom¬ ing Rotary sponsored visits to Hearst’s Castle in February and Yosemite in June. International students who wish to participate in the Thanksgiving weekend getaway should sign up by noon today in C121A. They should also be fore¬ warned that the school year’s first annual excursion has developed a tradition all its own. “In recent years, students have met their spouses during the San Diego trip. I can recall three marraiges off hand,” reminisced Marilyn Porter, the International Students Office administrative assistant. NEWSLINE □ The Oxford Abroad Program has announced that the deadline to apply for the Oxford trip has been extended to Dec. 3. Applications can be picked up in C209. So hurry, this is a great opportunity. □ There’s no such thing as a free lunch, but there are still free movies. In order to qualify for Academy consideration, the independent motion picture Papa was a Preacher will have a free showing tonight at the Esquire theater (Colorado Blvd. at San Gabriel). The film, a musical- comedy, is entered in four Oscar categories including Best Actress, and stars Robert Pine, Georgette Engel and Dean Stockwell. Papa was a Preacher screens at 5 p.m. □ Rehearsal for anyone wishing to participate in the Choral Mall Crowd Scene of “A Miracle” will take place tonight at 7:30 p.m. in K102. □ AGS will be meeting today at noon in C312 The club will be discussing food for the needy please bring non-perishable food items or canned goods. □ Tomorrow night’s Free Captioned Movie will be “The Man From Snowy River.” The movie, which stars Kirk Douglas, will be shown in R122. □ SCORE will discuss business insurance at its small business seminar, tomorrow morning at 10. For more information call 578-7287. □ If you are a work study student and want to work at registration starting in early Dec. contact Connie Hurston in the Campus Center. Wanna Register 24 Hours in Advance? The PCC counseling team is is currently making special priority appointments to advise continuing students. The appointments, which can be obtained until Dec. 4, are set up to help students develop their ap¬ propriate career and educational goals. Students who participate in the advisement period will be given a special priority registration bonus that enables them to register 24 hours in advance of their sched¬ uled registration date. Students wishing to take part in this special program may do so by making an appointment with a counselor or by completing a Pro¬ gram Planning Form and seeing a counselor via a walk— in appoint¬ ment. Students who do not take part in this special opportunity will regis¬ ter at the time according to their original priority number. Continuing students are en¬ couraged to take advantage of this opportunity. A permit to register may be obtained in D200. INSIDE • In the early 1980s a great place of integrity and value was saved from a horrible threat! Check out page 2 to find out where this great place is and who saved it. • Streets of Gold is the newest boxing movie! Does it pack a powerful punch, or does it have a glass jaw? Find out on page 3. • Are you interested in the world of sports? Then read On the Pro Scene on page 4. • The PCC Cross-country Team competed in the tough Southern California finals last week! Find out the results on page 5. • Barbara Phillips-Turner is one of the many great instructors in the Social Science Dept! Recently Turner was selected to chair a very important committee find out what committee on page 6.