v Priscilla Moreno
Managing Editor
Since the start of the semester, the campus police
department has been hiring new cadets to fill vacancies in
their scheduling roster.
Applicants have been interviewed and screened for
potential employment despite the program taking deep
financial cuts. PCC has the largest number of cadets on staff
than any other college campus in the state, according to Lt.
Bradley Young of campus police.
"We've got so many people wanting to get into this pro¬
gram," Young said. However those who apply, have to go
i through a rigorous screening process.
Last semester, because of the school's budget cuts, the
number of cadets patrolling the campus was cut dramati¬
cally.
Where there were up to two or more cadets stationed
on each floor of the parking structure, only two cadets
were scheduled per shift in the structure from 6 a.m. until
10:30 p.m.
People get accustomed to these kids," said Young. Also,
which was installed on campus during the
summer.
Other Art Night exhibits include
"Treasures from the Himalayas: Sacred
Images from Tibet, Nepal and Northern
India" at the Norton Simon Museum and
"Art Over Your Head" at the One Colorado
gallery in Old Town Pasadena.
Patrons will also be able to take a shut¬
tle to the Pasadena Civic Auditorium for a
free open rehearsal by the Pasadena
Symphony from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The symphony will be preparing for its
opening night of "All Beethoven."
Doors to each of the galleries open at 6
p.m. A large turnout is expected.
City officials estimated that "Art Night"
last March attracted about 6,500 people to
one of eight venues.
The numbers may be larger this year
with the addition of PCC and the new
Armory Northwest location.
Those wanting more information regard¬
ing "Art Night Pasadena" can call (626) 794-
7249 or visit the websites for the city of
Pasadena at: http://ci.pasadena.ca.us, or Art
Center College of Design at: www.artcen-
ter.edu/artnight.
University
Day for
Transfer
Students
Bonnie Selders
Staff Writer
Never before has there been a
more important time to consider get¬
ting help for transferring to a univer¬
sity than now. With state budget cuts
affecting enrollment at the UCs and
CSUs, students need to learn about
all the changes that will affect them.
Because most UC and CSU schools are
shortening their deadlines for appli¬
cations, many qualified students are
being turned away.
"It doesn't matter how high your
GPA is, or how many extra
curricular activities you
have, or even how good
your applica¬
tion is, you
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because of the shortened summer session, thee wasn't the
need for as many cadets on staff. Most cadets were forced
to resign or take jobs elsewhere.
Now there are more students on campus and more lots
to patrol. "The academic year is a big roller coaster," said
Young, "Once need and activity slows down, we don't need
as many cadets."
With the construction of the new parking structure on
Bonnie Avenue and the leasing of Lot
К
off of Kineloa, the
police department needs to hire extensively. Letters were
sent out to employees who were once on the payroll, how¬
ever, "very few came back," said Young.
Just returning to work is not an option. Each returning
staff member has to be re-screened in order to be reconsid¬
ered.
"We don't know where their lives have gone," said
Young. He expressed that records kept on file only account
for what each person did while employed.
Along with the basic application, which lists a
hopeful's education and work history, there is also
an "Information Release Form," for
"Character References" and a place
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Cadet Christy Lopez listens and observes the delivery area on Hill Street.
Priscilla Moreno
Managing Eoitor
Pasadena city College will take it's place
among the city's cultural elite when it par¬
ticipates for the first time in "Art Night."
Alex Kritselis, visual art and media stud¬
ies division dean, hopes that each q| the
: installments prepared for the night will
show who we are as an institution.
Kritselis said that this event will place
PCC into Pasadena's cultural mix.
"Art Night Pasadena," which was devel¬
oped in 1999, allows the public a chance to
see what area museums and galleries have
on exhibit on one night for free.
The city of Pasadena, cultural affairs
1 division, and the Pasadena Arts
Commission fund the event.
Patrons can park at any of the locations
and take shuttles, which will run continu-
i ously, making stops at each of the points
on the tour.
The central shuttle stop will be located
close to the Armory Center for the Arts at
Raymond Avenue and Holly Street.
Gold Line riders will be happy to know
that this shuttle stop is also close to the
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This student's haircut helps the CEC donate to the City of Hope in Duarte.
Cut-a-thon Helps Fight llness
Terrance Parker
Copy Editor
Students in the PCC cosmetol¬
ogy program donated their time
and effort Monday to help the
fight against life-threatening ill¬
nesses.
Their department hosted its
third annual City of Hope Cut-a-
Thon at the Community
Education Center.
Haircuts, and only haircuts,
were the order of the day, with
all proceeds going to City of
Hope in Duarte.
Newer students were assisted
by more experienced students
while faculty members supervised
the operation.
"This is my first quarter on the
floor," said Summer Zenner. "I've
always had an interest, doing my
friends' hair, things like that, but
I'm pretty new as a student."
Zenner sought advice and
assistance from Jaymie
Thibault.
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The battle for
Student Trustee
decided with low
student turnout.
Rita Vega-Acevedo
Senior Staff Writer
The battle for the office of stu¬
dent trustee was tarnished by low
voter turnout and accusations
that the online voting system was
flawed.
At approximately 10:55 a.m.
on Monday, the PCC election com¬
mittee declared Manny Torres the
winner. He had 121 votes com¬
pared to 33 for Shahin Younessi.
By the afternoon, Torres was
sworn in at the regular Associated
Students (AS) meeting.
"I gave it my all and my wish
was granted," said Torres.
The 21-year old political sci¬
ence major said he wanted to
help students and accomplish a
lot.
He said he would try to emu¬
late his predecessor, Samir Gharib.
Metro Gold Line's Memorial Park station.
This year, along with activities at the
Armory Center for the Arts, Art Center
College of Design, and the Norton Simon
Museum, among others, PCC will provide a
feast for the eyes and ears of its visitors.
The Art Gallery will open its "Siggraph
Show." It is a digital and multimedia show¬
case of the international association of
computer graphic artists.
Guests will also be able to enjoy musical
performances by students and faculty
throughout the campus. These perform¬
ances will take
place in the
quad, in front
of the mirror
pools and in
the Jameson
Amphitheater.
Various win¬
dows on PCC's
main buildings
will be illumi¬
nated with
images both
moving and
stationary.
Kritselis said
the images on buildings such as the C
building would give visitors, "Something
to think about as they walk through our
campus."
Each of the department contributing to
Art Night is doing this on a voluntary basis.
However, Kritselis said the work will
pay-off and inspire people to return for
"Art Night" twice a year.
What the coordinators want to accom¬
plish is to show the diverse and dynamic
things that make studying at PCC a fun
experience.
Also on
display will
be the
bronze horse
statue by
Deborah
Butterfield in
the George
Boone
Sculpture
Garden.
Alexander
and Adelaide
H i x
о
n
donated the
statue.
Courtesy of PCC Art Gallery
Gesture V, 2000, by Lyn Bishop. One of
pieces many to be displayed at traveling show.
Younessi had a
different point of
view. "I am not
going to contest the
election, but people
said the system kept
kicking them off. I
think we should be
cautious of online
voting because of
flaws."
The candidate
said that voting was
complicated and
required too many
steps. "There was no
direct link," said
Younessi.
Stephen Johnson, assistant
dean of student affairs, headed
up the seven-member PCC elec¬
tion committee.
It included two staff, one pro¬
fessor, three AS officers and one
other student.
"Only one irregularity
occurred," said Johnson. "Three
people voted too early because of
a mix-up on the system clock
which used Eastern Standard
instead of Pacific Standard Time.
The problem was quickly
Torres
resolved."
Johnson also said
the election was fair
and that the commit¬
tee had enlisted the
support of the League
of Women Voters.
The league also
certified the election
results.
By all standards,
the low student
turnout was worse
than in previous years.
Approximately,
29,730 students are
enrolled at PCC and
were eligible to vote in the spe¬
cial election.
Chuck Champlin, director of
public relations, reflected on the
low voter turnout. "It is difficult
to get the students' attention
when only one office is being
voted on and when it's a special
election."
The student trustee position
became vacant after Paul
Chenard Jr. resigned on
June 19, only one month
after being
elected by
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