PCC Courier, October 02, 1986

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 ONL Y 84 DA YS 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.