PCC Courier, October 07, 1993

OPINION SPORTS The Clinton Administration should reconsider its stance on Somalia. Pag e 2 FEATURES Casting director links her success in profession to her belief in God. Page 3 Cross country team places sixth in invitational at Bakersfield. Page 4 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE PASADENA, CALIFORNIA VOL. 77 No. 7 ™E COURIER Serving the PCC Community for 75 years THURSDAY OCTOBER 7, 1993 Budget to match expenses and revenue □Associated student government will spend $86,600 in the 1993-94. Student services to sponsor $10,000 homecoming celebration. By ENRICO PIAZZA Associate Editor The Associated Students (AS) board approved its 1993-94 budget last week with expenses matching expected revenue. The Board origi¬ nally planned to spend S 1 1 1 ,990, but reduced that amount to $86,600. The AS is financed mainly by revenue from the campus bookstore ‘Homecoming is important.The reason we have all these activities culminating with the homecoming game is because we want to build more support, something that wasn’t there in the past,’ Evelyn Brown, vice president of business affairs and the cafeteria. Last year, the AS budget was only $57,000, because the revenue from the cafeteria was used to pay for the extensive remod¬ eling of Checkers. To balance the budget, the board trimmed expenses and completely eliminated the cost of homecoming celebrations and cul¬ tural scholarships. The homecoming celebrations, that promise to be “bigger than ever,” this year, will be sponsored by the Student Services Fund. The Financial Aid office is considering financing the cultural scholarships. The budget was approved by dean Alvar Kauli, who expressed relief that the matter was finally over. “It has taken quite awhile, and now that it has being taken care of, we can proceed with business,” Kauti said. However, he said he would have preferred to see the board saving some money for the future. “I personally believe in saving for improvement projects, but th is board is interested in spending more than they take in. Saving is important for everybody, professionally and per¬ sonally.” The homccom ing celebration will include a volleyball tournament, a camival-Mardi Gras and Mardi Gras parade, a three point shot/slam dunk contest, a talent show and a home¬ coming dance to be held on the night of the homecoming game on Satur¬ day, Oct. 23. “Homecoming is important,” said Evelyn Brown, vice president of busi¬ ness affairs. “The reason we have all these activities culminating with the homecoming game is because we want to build more support, some¬ thing that wasn’t there in the past.” Brown added that the Student Ser¬ vices board responded entusiastically to the request to sponsor the $ 1 0,000 homecoming celebration. Four AS students sit on the Student Services Board, together with four adminis¬ trators, and one faculty member. AS president Sharifa Johka said the AS plans to provide cultural scholarships through the Financial Aid office. She added that the board is currently preparing the guidelines for awarding the scholarships as re¬ quested by Karla Henderson, direc¬ tor of the Financial Aid Office. “Our goal (for the cultural schol¬ arships] is to reward students who have actively tried to arouse cultural awareness within the campus,” Johka said. The AS originally allocated S3,000 for cultural scholarships. Rebecca Cobb, AS adviser, said she is impressed by the board’s hard work. “They work incredibly hard, far above and beyond 10 hours per week,” she said. Traditionally, the AS members dedicate at least 10 hours weekly to fulfill their respon¬ sibilities . Summoning help r, .. .. , . . , . NAMT. BUI /THE COURIER Paramedics attend a male pedestrian on morning after a truck rolled over him. He survived Colorado Boulevard and Hill Street last Friday and was released from the hospital last Monday. Dean Kauti to visit Moscow Professor of English dies of Nude man found in women’s bathroom By RODNEY MITCHELL Associate Editor Campus Police arrested a male cafeteria worker who was found kneeling naked in a women’s restroom on the 5th floor of the R building at approximately 4:30 p.m. last Friday. When a female student noticed a nude man in one of the stalls, she ran from the restroom and contacted cam¬ pus police. Sgt. Vince Palermo, supervisor of all security, said he observed the suspect in the stall, unclothed. The suspect was ar¬ rested and charged with lude con¬ duct in a public restroom. Meanwhile, the assistant man¬ ager of the college cafeteria, Joy Wabuke said that the suspect was on campus as part a of program to em¬ ploy mentally disabled people. She also said the suspect may have be- comedistraughtaflcrrcccivingword that his mother was undergoing emer¬ gency surgery which was scheduled the same day as the incident. Wabuke said that he did not ap¬ pear to be upset at the beginning of the shift and that she has never had any problems with the mentally dis¬ abled workers, “They are good people and we want to be fair to them,” Wabuke said. A counselor from the agency that placed the worker said that these incidents are “very rare” and that the public needs to know that the men¬ tally disabled arc not dangerous and are just as civil as anyone else.' The worker was discharged from em¬ ployment from the cafeteria. Palermo said students should report any incidents such as this one imme¬ diately to campus police. In a separate incident, the elec¬ tronic parts of one of the video games in the cafeteria valued at $ 3 ,800 was stolen. The cash box was taken with an estimated $85 in change, accord¬ ing to campus police. Palermo said the game was broken into from the back and that the electronic circutry would probably be sold on the “black market . ” JULIE A. GRAINGER Staff Writer Alvar Kauli, associate dean of student activities, will be a history- maker when he travels to Russia Monday Oct.ll. Kauti will travel with the Citizen Ambassador Pro¬ gram. Other participants will in¬ clude educators from higher educa¬ tion institutions throughout the coun¬ try. The Citizen Ambassador Pro¬ gram is sponsoring the Educational Support Services Delegation to Rus¬ sia in response to the invitation extended by the Russian Ministry of Education. Thiergoal is to “Provide [Russian] educators the opportunity to exchange ideas and goals for the future.” Kauti feels that Boris T. Yeltsin, Russia’s first elected president, did the right thing in dissolving parlia¬ ment. “In these kinds of situations when you can not allow forcompro- mise, the leader must take control politically,” Kauti said. He believes that this action by Yeltsin may very well have stopped more dissent. Kauti believes that it is important for Americans to pay attention to what is happening in Russia. “We can not ignore the impact of such large segments of people in the glo¬ bal environment,” Kauti explained. He believes that the United States does have a responsibility toward Russia. Referring to the cold war Kauti said, “Our thinking was to match, or exceed the military might of Russia. It didn’t make a lot of sense. If we would have spent those years of energy, and resources differently, Russia would be belter off.” Kauti isconfidentthalRussia will become a democracy, but not neces¬ sarily in the model of the United States. He believes the United States is unique within it¬ self. “Russia is in a good posi¬ tion, they have many natural r™euKau!! Alvar Kauti added. He said that Russia’s biggest resource is its people. Because of the recent problems in Russia between Yeltsin and the Par¬ liament, there has been a concern for those who are traveling to the region. Admittedly, Kauti’s wife is worried, and some of his friends have advised him not to go. Undaunted, Kauti is enthusiastic about the upcoming trip. He feels that because he is part of a group officially invited by the Rus¬ sian government, the trip will be safe. Kauti said he was not going to be walking the streets, like a regular tourist. “That would not be advisable,” he said. A myriad of cultural, and educa¬ tional opportunities will bcavailable for the educators who arc participal- ing in the program. The Citizen Am¬ bassador Program will be going to Moscow, Volograd, and St. Pe¬ tersburg. The group will tour such institu¬ tions as the Moscow State Univer¬ sity, the Russian Academy of Sci¬ ence, and a host of other higher education institutions. At these in¬ stitutions, the educators will ex¬ change ideas and information. The cross-cultural exchange will be shared by all. Kauti said he is looking forward to hearing presentations as well as giving his own. His presentation will include the successful PCC Ilea market. Other presentations will include student responsibility, and architectural de¬ sign. Kauti has already been to Russia before, when it was still a part of the Soviet Union. “I’ve seen Russia. What I hope to get on this trip is an inside perspective.” said Kauti. a heart By ALFREDO SANTANA Editor in Chief John Reib, an English professor who was known for his tough and passionate style of teaching, died of a heart attack last week. He was 53. Reib, whose string of heart-re¬ lated problems forced him to cut back on his duties as a professor of English 1 A classes this semester. He passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at his Sierra Madre home. He suffered from cardiovascular problems in his last years of life. Originally bom in S hangai, China, in 1941, Reib emigrated with his parents to the United Statesand settled in Sierra Madre. In 1946 after the death of his father, his family moved to Pasadena. Coming from a wealthy family, Reib always attended pri vate schools. He took elementary and junior high classes at Polytechnic school, lo¬ cated across Caltech. From there, he went to Flintridge Preparatory High School in La Canada. When lie graduated in 1 949, his mother rewarded him with a trip around the world. Once back in the United States, Reib enrolled in Principia College in Illinois, where he eventually earned a bachelor’s degree in English. He furthered his studies in California, where he received a master’s degree in English from CalStateUniversity, Los Angeles. He joined the PCC English de¬ partment in 1967, when he began teaching as a part-time instructor. Professors and students alike re¬ ceived the news of his death with disbelief. “I was totally shocked,” said Ri¬ chard Pierce, a life sciences profes¬ sor who met Reib 25 years ago when he started teaching at the college. “I felt completely devastated.” “His love for literature and his powerful way of teaching made a big difference in my life,” said a sobbing Maggie Krausse, who took his class last semester. “I’m going to miss him a lot.” Pierce said Reib was widely known for his vociferous teaching techniques while in the classroom. attack John Reib “If you ever walked down the first floor corridor in the C building, you could tell when he was leach¬ ing,” Pierce said. “He was really loud.” Rcib’s inspiring classes touched the hearts of many students, and he devoted special attention to disabled students, said Fay Chandler, English professor. “We lost a teacher who was able to reach students in ways many of us could not ,” she said. “He taught his classes in a way that everybody could learn.” Bill Farmer, English department chairperson, wrote in a memo dis¬ tributed to English professors last week that Reib was “never shy about expressing his opinions tocolleagues and students. | John] read constantly and always had new information and hypotheses to explore, both in ar¬ ticles he wrote for publication and issues he raised in his classes.” Private memorial services were held in Beverly Hills last Monday. About 70 people, including several college professors and former stu¬ dents attended the service. He is survived by his wife Susan, whom he married in 1988, and his 14-year-old son Edward. The three classes he was teach¬ ing this semester will be covered by Robert Obentile, a part-time English instructor for the last two-years. “We will miss his encyclopedi¬ cally curious mind and his boisterous presence in our hall¬ ways,” Farmer wrote in his memo to the professors.