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• TODAY, DR. JACK SCOTT CLOSES ANOTHER CHAPTER IN HIS CAREER AS HE RETIRES AS SUPERINTENDENT-PRESIDENT
FAREWELL
LOOK OUT ASSEMBLY,
HERE HE COMES
DR. SCOTT
SCOTT'S CAREER TAKES
ANEW TURN
By DREW McDIARMID, Courier Staff Writer
As students, staff and faculty say good-bye to
Superintendent-President Dr. Jack Scott, it defi¬
nitely will not be the last time they see him. Scott, as
of Tuesday, is running for State Assembly as a
Democrat. He will be challenging incumbent Re¬
publican Bill Hoge. Scott believes he has something
fresh to to offer voters of the 44th district. His
platform is based upon his ability to give leadership.
He says he will provide: “Leadership that brings
people with diverse views together to meet the needs
of the entire community. Leadership that puts the
people’s business ahead of scoring cheap political
gains. Leadership that rises above harsh partisan¬
ship. Leadership that unites rather than divides.”
According to an article in the Star News, on Nov.
21, Fred Register, a
longtime Pasadena
Democratic political
consultant said that
Scott’s name kept
coming up when
people were looking
for a candidate to run
against the incum¬
bent.
“When we began
to think about who
could be our strongest
candidate, his name
kept coming up.
People kept
saying, ‘ Someone like
Jack Scott, ’...Finally
we said,‘How bout the
real thing?”’
“On the day I am elected, education will have a
new champion in Sacramento,” Scott said.
The years of work at PCC only made his commit¬
ment to education stronger, he said.
“I have been a life-long fighter for the cause of
education, both as a teacher and college president.
Nothing has greater power to transform people’s
lives for the better. Nothing is more essential for
California’s future,” Scott said.
Scott’s other goals include bringing more busi¬
ness to the San Gabriel Valley.
“For the last eight years I have worked with
business and government to bring tens of millions of
Please see POLITICS, Page 3
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THE COURIER
Scott, with his wife
Lacreta, announced
T uesday morning that he
will run for the 44th
assembly district.
♦ For a pictorial spread on Dr. Scott, please
see page 4
SAMUEL HERNANDEZ
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THE COURIER
Secretaries Fran Boaman and Meta Holcomb bid their boss Dr. Jack A. Scott a fond farewell.
By RAY ARMEN DARIZ, Courier Staff Writer
After the clock strikes 5 this afternoon, don’t
expect to hear that Texas drawl so easy to distinguish
in a crowd. Don’t try to catch a glimpse of him
strolling down the hall of C Building, shaking hands
and greeting students on their way to history or
English class. Don’t look around the campus for the
man who has been its leader for the past eight years.
Today Jack Alan Scott is stepping down from his
post as PCC superintendent-president. He will turn
over the reins of PCC to Dr. James Kossler.
During his years at PCC Scott, 62, has been praised
by educational and community leaders for his leader¬
ship. He led the college through tough financial times
with a $ 100-million construction program including
the Shatford Library, the parking structure, and the
proposed physical edu¬
cation building.
Scott laid a founda¬
tion for what PCC will
be in the future..
The community be¬
lieves in Scott. They
believe in him enough
to urge him to run for a
public office. On Tues¬
day Scott held a press
conference and an¬
nounced that he will
seek election to the
44th Assembly District
in the Democratic pri¬
mary.
“One month ago, to my great surprise, a group of
citizens came to my office to urge me to run for the
State Assembly,” said Scott, whom many have
called, “the life-long fighter for education.”
“I was pleased that the leaders in the community
thought so highly of my qualifications and of my
record of leadership at the college. Therefore I prom¬
ised to think seriously about their proposal.”
Before his decision to campaign for the State
Assembly, Scott had planned to become a professor of
higher education at Pepperdine University. His plans
have not changed, but he will take a leave of absence
in the fall to campaign.
When making career decisions, Scott asks for the
support of a special person in his life, someone who
has always been there for him: Lacreta, his wife of 4 1
years. She has helped him decide on every career
move he’s made. He wouldn’t make a change without
her support. “We are a supportive and loving family,
Please see SCOTT, Page 3
Dr. Jack A. Scott
• STUDENTS GET A TASTE OF
'CLOSER THAN EVER'
Musical review
scheduled to
open tomorrow
By SUSAN BRAY, Courier Staff Writer
The PCC Music Theater Workshop performed a
sampling of the music from “Closer Than Ever,” its
musical review scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday and
Sunday. Students who saw the performance in the Quad
Tuesday described it as “very good,” “dynamic,” and
“expressive.”
The contemporary, Off- Broadway show, originally
produced in 1989, was conceived by Steven Scott Smith
with lyrics by Richard Malby, Jr. and music by David
Shire. It focuses on relationship themes of the 80s and
90s, such as love triangles, divorce, women as single
parents, and life and death. “We’ve nicknamed it ‘30
Something’,” said Abdulah Hall, assisting director and
one of the members of the cast.
Anne Marie Ketchem, associate professor of music,
is the producer and director of the show. PCC staff
accompanist Wendy Caldwell is the musical director.
The background of the cast is diverse. Psychology
and linguistic majors, as well as music and musical
Please see MUSIC, Page 3
• $10,000 DISTRIBUTED TO 17 CAMPUS CLUBS EACH SEMESTER
Clubs get $20,000 from ICC
By AARON LOUIE
Courier Staff Writer
The Inter-Club Council recently
began distributing money to campus
clubs from a $20,000 grant from the
Associated Students.
Clubs submitted proposals for
funding of their activities. Requests
ranged from $280 to $1300. Be¬
cause of the limited amount ofmoney
available, clubs received approxi¬
mately 70 percent of what they re¬
quested.
“No club is underfunded,” said
Kim Smoot, executive vice presi¬
dent of the AS. “We have to be fair
to everybody.”
Since the grant comes directly
from the AS, all proposals must be
approved by both the AS and the
ICC. After receiving the proper pa¬
perwork from clubs, the AS finance
committee looks through every pro¬
posal and makes the recommenda¬
tions to the ICC. “No special privi¬
leges are given to any one club,” said
Smoot.
After the ICC votes on a motion,
Please see FUNDS, Page 3
• CLUB PRESIDENT CLAIMS 'TOO MUCH BUREAUCRACY IN ICC'
ICG under fire by Filipino Club
By AARON LOUIE
Courier Staff Writer
The Filipino Club claims that the
Inter-Club Council gave them per¬
mission to operate as an official cam¬
pus club and then denied the group
funding.
Franz Lao, the Filipino Club presi¬
dent, said that too much bureaucracy
and lost paperwork caused the club
to be denied funds to operate and a
place to hold meetings.
The club’s paperwork for reacti¬
vation was repeatedly misplaced, so
the ICC told the group to “go ahead”
and run the club. All the red tape
caused the Filipino Club problems,
according to Lao.
“The people who are supposed to
process the paperwork didn’t get to
it,” he said. “People just keep hand¬
ing off their work to others.
“The people who usually receive
the club documents do not put them
in the right places,” he added. “ICC
officials are often unavailable for
discussion — especially during their
office hours. WhenI turned the forms
in, they told me I had to give them to
this other person. I then left it for that
person. When I finally contacted
Please see FILIPINO, Page 5
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SPLITTING UP THE DOUGH
ICC DISTRIBUTION OF THE
$10,000 CLUB GRANT
FOR THE 1996 SPRING SEMESTER
Chinese Christian
$280
Evangelical Fellowship
Fencing Club
$640
Christian Club
$385
Fashion Club
$157
Vietnamese Student
$1053
Association
Black Student Alliance
$900
Phi Beta Lambda
$900
Korean Bible Study
$700
Circle
К
$900
Nurses Association
$900
Paralegal Association
$490
Hong Kong and Cantonese
**
Student Association
QSO Amateur Radio Club
$560
Korean Student Association
$420
Rotaract
$630
Caduceus Club
$525
Armenian Student
$490
Association
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