PCC Courier, October 11, 1985

Standing in Line Golden West Springsteen Fans Has Become Second Exercises Patience Find Their Nature in America In Winning Effort 'Glory Days' pg- 2 — pg- 4 pg- 3 PCC COURIER Mr. T Says: Pick Up Trash, FOOL! VOL. 61, NO. 7 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 11, 1985 Mares Wins AS Presidential Election by a Landslide By Joe Holman Editor in Chief Jim Mares and his entire ticket made a clean sweep in last week’s campaign election. Mares, elected the new A.S. presi¬ dent, accounted for 485 votes in the victory, defeating opponents Angela Toft (327 votes) and Joseph Serrato (190). In all, 1113 votes were cast in one of the most heated campaigns in recent years. However, following the election Mike Titlon, spokesman for Toft’s ticket on this matter said, “This elec¬ tion was a sham. With 1113 votes cast, there was a discrepancy in the total number of votes counted. The official results indicated that 1130 votes were cast for the office of Coodinator of Campus Affairs. This is a discrepancy of 17 votes.” A1 Kauti, dean of student activities said, “There was an error of 17 votes for this office, but it had no effect on the the outcome (Lisa Hybsha had 280 more votes than the closest candidate). In viewing past elections, I would say that this was a successful election. There wasn’t any animosity among the candidates and there wasn’t any name calling,” Kauti said. Said Tilton, “We feel that we were unjustly persecuted during the the whole campaigning period and that rules were formed to prevent us from winning.” The other candidaes elected were Steve Amezola, executive vice presi¬ dent; Lance Oberholtzer, vice presi¬ dent of academic affairs; Karen Vargo, vice president of business affairs; Beth Schindler, vice president of student services; Hybsha, coordinator of cam¬ pus activities; Jose Novo, coordinator of cultural affairs; Dana Asta, coordi¬ nator of external affairs; and Irma Hernandez, coordinator of special pro¬ grams. “We ran a clean campaign,” said Mares. “We overcame a lot of adversity during the campaign. We had posters torn down and were told by everyone while the campaign was still in progress that we had no chance of winning.” Mares accounted for 48.4 percent of the votes cast in the presidential elec¬ tion. However, the elections are de¬ cided by a plurality vote rather than a majority vote, according to Jennifer McKinney, student activities adviser. Toft finished close behind with 32.6 percent, while Serrato settled for 19 percent of the vote. “My main goal is to reach the stu¬ dents,” said Mares on Monday. “I want to do this by conducting surveys on important topics, such as the Student Services fee. I also want to look into the parking situation. My final goal is о investigate the semester system at PCC. I want to find out if we could start school in August and finish by Christ¬ mas vaction. Many students want to transfer to other colleges after the Fall semester, but can’t becuase our semester doesn’t end until January.” Mares’ experience in AS government includes positions as coordinator of cultural affairs and vice president of academic affairs. He also served as treasurer on the interim AS Board this Summer. “Last year I played a sup¬ portive role to then AS President Chris Cofer. I want to play the role of a leader this semester. Watching Chris last year, I think I can do as good a job as president and maybe even a better job for the students.” JIM MARES — Newly elected AS President, celebrates his victory Monday with members of his ticket and the MEChA Club. — Courier photo by Don Plummer 'V — *v Pasadena Aids in Mexican Disaster ENJOYING A BREAK— Carmelo Nieves, electronics student, is caught off guard while visiting with friends between classes in front of the cafeteria. —Courier photo by Pat Мопсе Health Center Has Many Advantages Each club must send a representa¬ tive to every meeting if it is to be acknowledged as an official PCC club and remain on active status. The meet¬ ings will be held at noon in CC202 every first and third Wednesday of each month. The next meeting is slated for October 16, and there there will be an extra meeting October 30. “Membership in ICC sparks in¬ itiative as students develop talents, and it helps them learn to work together to organize events and activities,” McKinney said. Plans for one of the big events of the year are currently underway with “Homecoming,” slated for November 9. The theme for this year is “Fantasy Celebration.” McKinney said that clubs will participate in some way. PCC Lancers will play in Horrell Field facing El Camino College in a PAC-9 contest. Different clubs will construct and decorate floats, while other mem¬ bers will sell homemade sweets, cookies, cakes and candies. “ICC gets students involved in stu¬ dent government,” McKinney said. The young people gain a sense of responsi¬ bility for the financial aspects of ac¬ tivities and learn to see things through to the end. “ICC is an important organization on campus,” McKinney continued, “be¬ cause ICC helps club members share ideas, disseminate information as well as give clubs an impetus for becoming By Kyra Bowling Staff Writer Janice Roman, 18-year nursing vet¬ eran, is now stationed in the campus health center, replacing retired nurse Barbara Haisch. Roman received her BS in nursing from Cal State L.A. “We average about 70 patients a day, and the mornings are fairly busy. But after a while it slows down, and then there are always other things to do,” said Roman. Roman’s daily duties include: log¬ ging the patients in, refilling supplies and stocks, and assisting the physician. Aside from this, there are about three emergencies a week. Roman said, “They are usually injuries, falls, or complications with the handicapped. Just recently we had a fractured nose and had to call the paramedics , when someone calls, we have to decide whether they can take care of it and come to the center themselves, or whether we need to go get them.” Athletes are the only exception. They are taken care of by the trainers. Should a medical emergency arise, it is the physician who makes all decisions regarding the administering of anti¬ biotics or other drugs. According to Roman, there are many other services provided by the center. These include: vision and hearing screening, health counseling, and even lab work for certain health and medical classes. Discounts on rubella tests, pap smears, and urine and blood specimens as well as immunization tests are also available to all students. ICC Members By Sister Mary Scully Staff Writer ICC membership gives student club members practice in leadership and teamwork, helps them to plan their activities and offers them the op¬ portunity to participate in campus¬ wide events, according to Jennifer McKinney, student activities adviser. Mexico City sustained the most dam¬ age during the recent earthquake, fol¬ lowed closely by Ciudad Guzman. In a city the size of Pasadena, 5,000 were injured and more than 20,000 left home¬ less. The city of Pasadena has adopted Ciudad Guzman as its emergency sister city in a community-wide effort called Programa Amigos. Programa Amigos hopes to raise funds and collect supplies during the next few weeks. The drive which began involved in activities sponsored by the student government. In order to spon¬ sor activities such as a car wash1 or a bake sale on or off campus, to utilize clubroom mailboxes and participate in the Flea Market, clubs have to main¬ tain active status. Each club must file a copy of its constitutions, in the Student Activities Office. If a club does not have a constitution, members should compose one. The constitution expresses the purpose of the organization and the reason for its existence. Last year, Angela Parker, elected as the executive vice president of the Associated Student Government, and chairman of ICC, organized an all club on Oct. 4 concludes Oct. 18. Approximately 70 percent of the homes in Ciudad Guzman were dam¬ aged and about 30 percent destroyed. Hundreds of people are still living in city shelters and an estimated 4,000 are making their home in the streets. The city’s less hazardous one and two story buildings lowered the possible death rate. The city suffered 79 deaths. Twelve of the thirteen churches were destroyed or damaged beyond use. Christmas tea in the campus center. She also coordinated an all club picnic which was held in the spring. Both events were very successful and in¬ volved large numbers of club mem¬ bers.” Different groups want to con¬ tinue these two activities,” McKinney said. McKinney and Sandra Tipton, stu¬ dent activity assistant, encourage ICC and club members to be independent in planning events, scheduling the avail¬ able facilities and developing the budget to cover events. They also make them responsible for publicizing and running the events, as well as for preparing a written or verbal post¬ event critique. The Salvation Army in the United States has committed over $200,000 thus far for earthquake relief efforts in Mexico City. Contributions from students and em¬ ployees of the college will be donated to the Red Cross to aide Ciudad Guzman. “We certainly have the potential for a $1,000 contribution,” said Dr. Henry P. Kirk, program coordinator. Fun¬ draising efforts will consist of collec¬ tions at tomorrow’s football game, and soliciting contributions from students, faculty and staff. Dr. Kirk also said “I am sure the PCC family will respond.” Suggestions from the Oct.l meeting of Programa Amigos included PCC serving as a drop off point for dona¬ tions, and the nursing department con¬ tacting the nursing school in Guzman to inquire about possible damage to facil¬ ities and assistance needed which could be given through the department. Programa Amigos is coordinated by various members of the Pasadena Community which including the City of Pasadena, the Chamber of Commerce, Huntington and St. Luke hospitals, the Salvation Army, and numerous churches, businesses, organizations and individuals. The funds will also support rebuild¬ ing the city. Modern building standards will be met to minimize destruction should a similiar event occur again. Get Experience in Leadership — News Briefs — The Festival of Animation will present 16 international animated short films in Sexson Auditorium Oct. 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. and an additional show at 4 p.m., Oct. 20. Among the films representing Canada, Europe and Japan will be Canada’s academy award winner “Charade.” Advanced tickets are $4.50 at the student bank and various ticketron locations. The Art Gallery has recently added evening hours, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. It is continuning daytime hours, noon to 4 p.m. Currently on display is a show titled “Downtown L.A. Artists” a series of 10 abstract pieces that will remain on display until Oct. 13. Several other shows are scheduled throughout the year including such things as art work by faculty mem¬ bers and a possible pottery show. Admission is free. The library has extended its hours and is now open on Saturdays. The library now closes at 9 p.m. instead of 8 p.m. and is open on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rita Walters, evening card super¬ visor said the administrative de¬ cision was prompted by student requests submitted in the Sugges¬ tion Box located at the circulation desk. A film series dealing with learn¬ ing disabilities is currently being offered on campus. The series, which started last week will con¬ tinue every Thursday until Nov. 21 in C131 at noon and 4:30 p.m. The presentations last approx¬ imately one hour and topics range from hyperactivity in children to dyplexia in adults. The series will close with a film emphasizing the possibilities of success for students afflicted with a learning disability. Additional information concerning film topics and dates is available at (818) 578-7127. Psychological counseling is avail¬ able on campus to help students through their personal problems at no charge. Students need only to be currently enrolled to take advantage of the service. Dr. John Tulley and Dr. Kent Yamauchi are available in C232 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Brief interviews on a walk-in basis are available Tuesdays 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. on Fridays. Lim¬ ited evening hours are available Tuesday evenings. The Spirit of Recreation 5K and 10K runs will be held Sunday, Oct. 13, at Cal State University North- ridge. The fee is $10.00 and proceeds will benefit student scholarships. Awards will be given to the top three finishers in all age divisions. Registration begins at 6:30 a.m. and the races begin at 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.