Candidates Face Strict Expenditure Limits
By Natalie Shore
Staff Writer
Associated Student government can¬
didates face stricter enforcement of
the $50 campaign expenditure limit
during the upcoming October elections.
In addition to collecting receipts to
account for all monies spent, Student
Activities Dean Alvar Kauti and Ad¬
viser Connie Hurston will impose newly
defined penalties on those who violate
the $50 limit.
The changes were made under the
authority of the dean, who supervises
student activities such as elections.
Currently, there are no rules governing
student elections in either the constitu¬
tion or AS bylaws.
Candidates will receive the new cam¬
paign procedures next Tuesday, Oct. 7
at the first mandatory meeting, ac¬
cording to Hurston. She will also work
closely with the candidates to ensure a
smooth, equitable election.
At the meeting, candidates will be
informed of the following new penalty :
Any expense uiolation of $10 or less shall
result in a fine of 10 times the amount of
the uiolation. The candidate must pay the
fine to be eligible before balloting begins.
Any expenditure uiolation ouer $10 shall
result in disqualification from the election.
“Keep in mind this is a school
election, not a local, state or federal
election which has specific laws to
govern it, ” added Hurston. “There’s
an issue of trust here. We have to
appeal to people’s sense of morality,
responsibility and ethics.”
Hurston admits the difficulty of re¬
ally knowing whether or not a can¬
didate has violated the $50 limit. Since
she is involved in monitoring all other
aspects of the elections, she will be
paying close attention to the violations
that can be monitored, such as failure
to respect other candidates’ campaign
materials, posters and hand-outs.
Hurston has no qualms about “repri¬
manding candidates in private or in
public" for these violations.
Supreme Council member Dan
Stuart and Kauti developed the new
procedure last spring in response to
controversies stemming from past
campaign spending. Although the
spending limit has existed for at least
ten years, it had never been enforced
until last year’s student trustee elec¬
tion. “There had never been an election
before last May that ran smoothly,”
said Stuart.
“There was a situation two years ago
in which it appeared that a candidate
made a questionable number of phone
calls and may have forged some re¬
ceipts,” admitted Kauti as he spoke
candidly about one of the most sensi¬
tive activities related to his duties.
“Luckily the candidate lost, and the
situation resolved itself.”
“Having the penalties makes no dif¬
ference, if there are no violations. The
new procedures still need to be in place
when someone violates the spirit,”
added Kauti.
Current procedures offer an option to
those who feel $50 is insufficient, ac¬
cording to Kauti. “Students may run
together on a ticket. Since there are
nine offices, there’s a potential $450
that students may pool together.”
Student Trustee Scott Svonkin has
participated in the student election
process for two years and doesn’t
believe that enforcement of the $50
expenditure rule will make much dif¬
ference. “Someone who will cheat,
meaning someone who wants to win at
all costs, is going to do it anyway.”
During Svonkin’s first student
trustee campaign, he found himself
face to face with an opponent who
distributed cookies, pencils and
balloons during voting time which
brought the candidate’s campaign costs
under question.
Violation of the $50 expenditure limit
is one among many points of dissention
regarding election procedures said
Stuart. Other issues include a rework¬
ing of the AS bylaws and constitution.
Stuart hopes to continue working with
Kauti and the student government of¬
ficers to clarify the rules and create a
document “that makes sense, is gram¬
matically correct and outlines a fair
system. Our current rules are not
unfair, just unclear.”
‘There’s an issue of trust here. We have to appeal to
people’s sense of morality, responsibility, ethics.’
—Connie Hurston, student activities adviser
The
Courier
VOL. 63. NO. 6 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
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LEFT 'TIL XMAS
OCTOBER 2, 1986
TOUCHE'! — The duel between these two fencing students are class meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 a m. to
only part of the fast paced action involved in Phys Ed 48a. The 10:30 a.m.
Board Approves
New Contract
For Teachers
By Andre’ Coleman
News Editor
PCC instructors will receive a raise
in their October paychecks, thanks to
their new contract. The contract,
which was approved by the college
certificated employees with an over¬
whelming vote of 124-4 on Sept. 18,
provides a fixed four percent increase
retroactive to July 1. Employees will
also receive a two percent bonus, which
will come from this years lottery
funds.
The contract also allowed an in¬
crease in fringe benifits, to be paid by
the district. Another provision allows
teachers on disability between the ages
of 55 and 65 to receive disability for the
remiander of their term. Under the
new provision, the disabled employees
will not have to retire. Those employ¬
ees can return to work if they recover
from their disabilities.
California Teachers Association
President Gary Woods was very
pleased with the contract. “The con¬
tract is better than the ones most other
community colleges got, some of them
didn’t even get a raise.”
However there was one setback, the
СТА
tried to get part-time instructors a
raise in pay, but it was rejected by the
district. However, Ed Ortell, chief
investigator for the
СТА
said the issue
would come up again.
“An increase for part-time imstruc-
tors will be vigorously pursued.” said
Ortell.
Ortell is also one of the primary
members of the Medical Committee
which studies different medical plans
and makes sure that the staff the best
possible plan.
“We are anxious that the district not
impose on us one of those sicker but
sicker health plans,” said Ortell.
The negotiations, which are man¬
dated by state law began more than six
months ago when each department was
asked its concerns.
The district was trying to cut down
the fringe benefits. They were arguing
to decrease the raise and we were
arguing to maintain it.”
Overall Woods was very pleased with
the negotiations. “This year’s negotia¬
tions were probably the best ever
evrything was a step forward,” he said.
Nursing Department
By Neil Woodburn
Staff Writer
Throughout the years the PCC
nursing department has continually
relied on both private and public
donations in order to maintain its
successful program, and this year
is no exception. In fact, the 86^87
school year looks very promising
for the nursing students as a result
of a number of special donations.
One of the more impressive
donations to date has been a $37,000
grant from Kaiser. This grant has
been ongoing for a number of
years.
Kristine T. de Queiroz, chair¬
person of the Department of Nurs¬
ing, claims that “Kaiser has been
very generous in its support of our
Career Ladder Program.” De¬
veloped by PCC, the program will
allow a licensed vocational nurse
the eligibility to take her registered
nurse exam. As the title implies,
the program is very beneficial be¬
cause it allows students greater
career mobility. The monies from
the Kaiser donation are to be used
solely for maintaining and support¬
ing this program. Endowments
provide another interesting source
of donated funds. Last year the
Pasadena Medical Society donated
$10,000 for a special endowment
fund. After one year, the interest
will be taken out of the account and
placed into a special scholarship
fund, de Queiroz said. She hopes
that the interest will bring in
enough money this year for three
or four scholarships.
“I think this is rare,” de
Queiroz said, “that a public nursing
program would receive endowment
monies from the community for
scholarships is an exception.”
When the St. Luke’s Volunteers
heard about this endowment they
wanted to join the act.
Receives Aid From Community Donations
At the Sept. 3 Board meeting,
it was announced that another
$10,000 endowment will be given to
the nursing program. By next year,
when the St. Luke’s Volunteers
account and the continuing Pasa¬
dena Medical Society endowment
mature, there will be twice as
much scholarship money available.
A 10 percent interest rate would
supply approximately $2,000 to the
nursing program.
In addition to these major
donations, there are many individ¬
ual and private ones which increase
greatly the contributions to the
nursing department. Throughout
the years people and families have
either made donations or have set
up a yearly scholarship fund in
memory of certain loved ones. One
such scholarship fund is the Jessica
Lukehart Hill memorial estab¬
lished by her family. Hill received
her education here but died in a
helicopter accident during her
nursing career.
When added together, all of
these donations provide different
scholarships for the students.
These scholarships, which average
anywhere from $200 to $500, are
intended to help cover the added
expenditures incurred by nursing
students, such as $500 for books and
$200 for uniforms. Many of the
students must also work as well as
go to school full time. In order to
allow the students to get the best
education they possibly can, “I
would like to lessen their load of
working outside by giving the
scholarships,” de Queiroz said.
“Whether it’s gas money or text¬
book money, it isn’t a lot but it does
offset the expenses. I think that our
nursing students are very for¬
tunate.”
A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS— The nursing depart¬
ment received a $37,000 grant from Kaiser Permanente. Christine
de Queiroz and Joseph Sargis were presented the funds from a
Kaiser representative — Photo courtesy of Oscar Chavez
NEWSLINE
□ Free flu shots are available for
students and staff in the health cen¬
ter. Daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and
evenings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Mon.-
Thurs. Remember a healthy body is a
safe body.
□ Students interested in joining a
club can gather information in the
quad today. There are over 50 clubs to
choose from. Have fun, and get in¬
volved.
□ The Association for Black Science
Students meets today at noon in C335.
All students are welcome.
□ Bible Study and Fellowship will
continue their study on the search for
Christian excellence today at noon in
C348. All students are welcome.
□ The Philosophy Club, the newest
club on campus, invites you to their
noon meeting in C329 today. All stu¬
dents are welcome.
□ The first meeting of the Gay-Les¬
bian Club will be held tonight from 7
p.m. until 9 p.m. Anyone interested
may see faculty adviser Bill Farmer
in the English Dept.
□ Today is All Clubs Day. New mem¬
bers are invited to learn more about
MEChA in the quad. The Los Angeles
Dance Company will perform folk-
lorico and contemporary dances.
□ Tomorrow is the last day to drop an
18 week class without record of
enrollment. Students may obtain a
drop slip in D200.
□ This Saturday night the Chinese
Club will present two Chinese movies,
with English subtitles. The location
where “Teenage Fugitive” and “Love
in the Big Country” are being shown
will be posted on the CC porch before
7:30. Admission is $1.00 for members
and $2.00 for non-members.
□ If you are interested in submitting
an article to Inscape Magazine, an
info sheet may be picked up in C217
now. Students may submit poetry,
short stories, essays, art work and
black and white photos.
□ $200 scholarships are available for
registered nursing students. Appli¬
cant must be a U.S. citizen and a
sophomore, who can exhibit financial
need, carrying 12 units or the
equivalent in contact hours. The dead¬
line for registration is Oct. 24.
□ The Horrell family is offering a
scholarship of up to $300 to an out¬
standing freshman male athlete, who
had at least a
В
average in high
school, enrolled in a minimum of 10
units, and participating in at least one
varsity sport. Interested students
should apply as soon as possible.
□ Atletic and Achievement scholar¬
ship applications may be picked up in
the Financial Aid Office. The scholar¬
ship is available for students with a
GPA of 2.5 or better, active in PCC
and high school athletics. Students
should apply before Oct. 17.
□ Special Services needs five student
assistants to help in the adapted
physical education class. The job pays
$3.35 and offers students good ex¬
perience. For more information, see
Chuck Havard in the special services
office in C123.
□ Students may register now for the
After School Music Conservatory.
The classes are low cost and small
group lessons. More information may
be obtained in K101 Mon.-Thur. 3-6
p.m. or call (818) 578-7102.
INSIDE
• Should children turn their parents in to the authorities? Find out in
Associate Opinion Editor Catherine Reynolds’ story on page 2.
• Tired of the same old car chases and slice-em dice-em movies?
Then you might want to check out “Children of A Lesser God.” Read
Staff Writer Natalie Shore’s review of the movie on page 3.
• The rivalry between the Pasadena and Glendale football teams
goes back a long way! Last Saturday night these two teams met
again and their defensive struggle will surely be recorded in the epic
saga. Staff Writer Paul Allen brings us the results of the latest clash
on page 4.
• The Baseball season is winding down to a close! It seems that
some people weren’t satisfied with the season. Find out why in Dan
Stuart’s story on page 5.
• The Rialto Theater is changing its format. Read the shocking
reasons why in Neil Woodburn’s story on page 6.