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COURIER
VOL. 65. NO. 5
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 1, 1987
Courier/ Jennifer Landis
PCC student Joe Deal looks momentarily lost as he contemplates the artwork of Jack Butler. The show is taking place in the PCC Art Gallery.
Campus Gallery Displays Sexual Pictures
The PCC Art Gallery’s current
show reflects the socially conscious
mind of artist Jack Butler.
The exhibition, which runs through
Oct. 8, is composed of works com¬
pleted by the artist between 1978
through 1987.
Sexual tension and the manipula¬
tion that exists between men and
women permiate each piece.
“Г
try
and capture what I see around me,”
said Butler. “Each piece is com¬
prised of ads that I cut out of readily
available magazines. It’s the rear¬
rangement of the pieces that puts a
story behind all the individual
aspects.”
Butler taught experimental photog¬
raphy during the early 1970’s at PCC.
He currently holds a similar position
at both CSULA and UC Riverside.
At age 40, Butler is still young in
the realm of the art world. “I'm still
growing, and expanding on ideas that
I’ve held all my life.”
He sees the process of growth as
being never ending. “If an artist can
say to himself, ‘I have arrived,' then
the question where am I going must
be answered. Art is life, and life is
constantly changing, so the artist
must change to reflect his surround¬
ings.”
The most dramatic series in the
current exhibition is entitled Excitable
Pages. The series of Cibachrome
pieces enhanced by color depict sex¬
ually excitable women, and men in
extremely vulnerable positions.
“Right now I see society as being
governed by advertising and sex.”
The Gallery is located in front of
the R building and is open from noon
to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday,
and 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
By Sally Blake
Associate News Editor
The horror of standing in long lines
for registration could soon be replaced
by the convenience of a telephone call.
Returning from a fact-finding trip to
Metropolitan State College in Denver,
Colorado, Ernestine Moore, dean of
student services, had nothing but glow¬
ing reports on the potential of phone-in
registration.
According to Moore, the type of
system being investigated is “state of
the art.”
“Not many campuses have this sys¬
tem,” said Moore. “USC is just begin¬
ning to test it.”
The Board of Trustees’ timetable for
a trial run, if a system is adopted, will
be the summer session of 1988. “It is
going to take time to implement,” said
Moore.
Instead of coming on to campus to
register, students using phone registra¬
tion could simply pick up a touch-tone
phone. A voice activated computer will
answer and guide the student through
the process. A student inputs a service
code, then his ID number, followed by a
personal access code.
“At this point the student schedules
his own classes,” said Moore. “We
have not yet decided how to handle
prerequisites. We want the system to
be able to go through the student's
transcripts to see whether he is eligible
for the class, but this is an added
feature and not part of the basic sys¬
tem.”
According to Moore, projections for
a basic system run in the neighborhood
of $100,000, with add on features
pushing the price closer to $150,000.
A $5 service charge will be charged
on top of the $50 registration fee to use
Ellerman
By Coleen Meyers
Feature Editor
This year marks his seventh year in
retirement. Yet, he is still working. It
seems that the demand for his ex¬
pertise has meant one job after another
for Raymond Ellerman who is acting
assistant superintendent to adminis¬
trative services. Although he would
like to retire he can’t seem to say “no”
when somebody needs him.
Ellerman began his career working
for the San Bernadino Community Col¬
lege District as the vice president for
business. After 12 years, the Board of
Trustees promoted him to a chancellor
position. As a chancellor for 13 years,
he had two college presidents answer¬
ing to him. He officially retired from
that District after 25 years of service.
During the second summer of his
retirement, he received a phone call
from a superintendent-president from
a college in northern California. The
president’s business manager died and
he needed someone with business man¬
agement experience to fill in as a
temporary replacement. That job
lasted three months.
Once again retired, Ellerman began
traveling with his wife. They took pride
in adding new countries to their list of
“conquered” ones. Until he received
another phone call two years later.
This time the request came from a
college just south of San Diego. They
needed Ellerman to fill in as the chief
administrative officer while their
Board of Trustees made a nationwide
search for a superintendent-president.
That job lasted eight months.
Then he went back into retirement.
One of the more humorous awards
presented to this native son of Pasa¬
dena was a trophy made of fragmented
glass taken from a backboard broken
by Cooper in nearby Jackie Robinson
park during a slam-dunk contest.
Cooper has been renowned through¬
out Los Angeles for his devastating
“Coop-a-Loop” slam-dunk. Although
his great leaping ability has helped him
throughout his career, it has been his
defensive skills that twice have won
him the award of Defensive Player of
the Year.
After another rousing round from the
crowd of “Coooop, Coooop,” Michael
thanked the various individuals in his
life who contributed to his success.
First on the list was Barnes, followed
by present Lancer head coach. George
Terzian. who coached Cooper while he
attended Pasadena High School.
Acknowledging his wife Wanda. Co¬
oper said she always told me that my
hour would come.
“Now I’ve had a whole day.”
Pasadena Gives Cooper a Day
Ex-Lancer Receives Accolades for Scholarship Fund
Dr. Ray Ellerman
himself. He used to play in the army
band when he was in the service. In
fact, about once a year for the past four
years, his army band gets together to
play. “We think it sounds pretty good,”
lie chuckles. “But we taped some of the
music and when we listened to the tape,
we discovered we didn’t play as good as
we thought.”
Ellerman received a bachelor of
science degree in education from Val¬
ley City State College in North Dakota.
He then moved to California to com¬
bine vacation with education and re¬
ceived his MA and EdD from USC.
Ellerman will work on campus
through June 30, 1988. He then plans to
take his phone off the hook.
He and his wife will finally take that
trip to India. One of his goals is to “see
the Taj Mahal at midnight."
the system. In time, this fee should
recoup the revenue needed to start the
program.
A system for obtaining the registra¬
tion fee has not yet been decided. A
tentative plan would be for students to
either mail a check or bring the money
to campus.
“Some schools have a policy where
the student must pay the fees by a
certain date, or their program will be
cancelled,” said Moore. “ We are
considering this option.”
Counselors will still be available for
students needing their services.
“Students are to be monitored and
advised properly,” said Moore. “We
hope, should the system be given the
Board’s approval, that counselors will
have more time to help the students.
Students need more than approval.”
Moore feels the whole idea behind
college is to make the student suc¬
cessful. Proper course placement is
important, and she concedes a com¬
puter cannot do that.
Students will have the option of
registering on campus or by telephone.
Seventy percent of PCC’s enrollment
area is serviced by touch-tone phones.
In the event students do not have
access to such equipment, plans call
for such phones to be set aside on
campus specifically for registration.
It is hoped that telephone registra¬
tion would help alleviate the hassle of
waiting. Moore foresees no problem
with waiting excessively on the tele¬
phone since 16 lines would be utilized to
speed students through the process.
With PCC being a commuter college,
Moore feels this system would really
benefit the students, especially those
who work.
“Our'main concern is finding ways to
effectively communicate with stu¬
dents,” said Moore. “We are always
looking for ways to help them.”
By Meta McCullough
Staff Writer
As a vociferous crowd filled the air
with shouts of “Coooop, Coooop,” ex-
Lancer standout and guard of the World
Champion Lakers, Michael Cooper was
honored with Michael Cooper Day at
Pasadena City Hall last Thursday.
Accompanied by his wife Wanda and
mother Jean, Cooper received ac¬
colades from such dignitaries as PCC
chemistry professor, Joe Barnes.
Barnes was the Lancer coach when
Cooper played for PCC from 1974
through 1976.
Highlighting the festivities was the
announcement of the Michael Cooper
Scholarship, designated to help quali¬
fied students in the Pasadena area
fullfill their scholastic goals.
Among the dignitaries present was
Pasadena Chief of Police James Rob¬
inson, who commended Cooper for “his
tireless dedication to the youth of
Pasadena." Jokingly he suggested,
“recruitment of Cooper as an under¬
cover agent for the police force.”
Assemblyman Richard Polance re¬
marked that “Cooper is a distinguished
role model, a fine individual and an
outstanding champion.”
By Sally Blake
Associate News Editor
The tradition of Homecoming will
come alive on the evening of Nov. 7 at
Horrell Field. Although Homecoming
activities are a tradition, this year they
explode with innovation.
“What we want are the males of the
campus to get involved,” said Gilbert
Morgan, student trustee. “We want the
men to run for King, just as the women
run for Queen. It will be the first year
this has happened.”
In past years the men were chosen by
each princess. The King ended up being
whoever happened to be escorting the
Queen.
Applications are due at noon Mon¬
day. Oct. 19, in the Campus Center
Lounge, A preliminary screening meet¬
ing will be held, followed by a final
screening and photo session.
The candidates will be judged on
appearance, personality, poise, verbal
expression and congeniality. A newly
added category is campus and com¬
munity service.
The theme for this annual event is
Past Associated Student Body Presi¬
dents. The festivities include a parade,
band performances, and speeches
which will occur during halftime. The
Homecoming ceremonies will be
topped by the traditional coronation of
•the King and Queen.
Homecoming elections will be held
on Oct. 27 and 28, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
in the quad. Instead of pencils and
ballots, this year money decides the
victor.
Balloting becomes a pledge seeking
venture. In order to win, candidates
will need to urge friends and acquain¬
tances to open their wallets and
“vote”.
On the two election days, students
voting come to the quad and put their
money in their candidate's jar. People
are allowed to vote as often as they
wish, and contribute as much money as
they want.
“The person with the most money
wins,” said Morgan.
The candidates keep no money for
themselves. It will be donated to a
charity chosen by the A.S. Board. If
enough money is raised, it will be split
with a portion going to the Board.
Clubs are being encouraged to run
candidates of their choice. “We want to
draw from the groups who are active,"
said Connie Hurston, student activities
advisor. Students and their supporters
should not begin raising funds until
their nominee becomes an official can¬
didate."
“We don't want a beauty contest,"
said Hurston. “We want to reward
those who have put in time at PCC and
in the community. We are trying to
recapture the spirit of Homecoming,
and also infuse it with contemporary
qualities.”
Rescue
Comes to the
He and his wife took a cruise to
Alaska. They were planning a trip to
India this year, but had to cancel
because his phone rang again.
On Aug. 17, Ellerman replaced Dr.
Bonnie James, former assistant super¬
intendent, of administrative services.
James is taking a one year leave of
absence.
At first he hoped this job would only
last six months, but soon discovered
the job would last up to 11 months. He
had already gotten acquainted with
President Jack Scott and found Scott,
“sensitive to the financial and eco¬
nomic welfare of the college.”
“This job is a challenge. I think the
experience will be exciting since there
are a lot of things going on.”
Ellerman is responsible for oversee¬
ing the financial aspects of the district.
Although he does not handle the educa¬
tional budget.
Ellerman said his wife is very sup¬
portive of him accepting jobs since
retirement. “She was very supportive
when I got this job because she knew
we wouldn't have to move and she
could still play golf at the country club.
She enjoys her independence. She espe¬
cially enjoys not having to cook lunch
for me anymore.”
In addition to playing golf about once
a week, Ellerman spends hours work¬
ing on his microcomputer. “After I
retired my wife and daughter bought
me a microcomputer. At the time I
thought it was the dumbest thing they
had ever done. But since then, I have
stored my taped music in its memory
and found eight or nine other applica¬
tions for it.”
Ellerman plays the clarinet “fairly
well,” when he wants to amuse
Michael Cooper
Homecoming Changes In Effect
Telephone Call
Brings Changes
To Registration
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