Pasadena City College
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present "20th Century," a
screwball comedy in the
Sexson Auditorium.
Volume 96, Issue 7
“The Independent Student Voice of PCC, Serving Pasadena Since 1915."
Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007
What's Inside
Protesters gathered out side of Wriggly Mansion on Monday to voice their
opposition to the inclusion of a float in the Tournament of Roses Parade
with alleged direct ties to the Chinese government, celebrating the 2008
Summer Olympic games in Beijing.
Rose Parade
Float Protested
What's Going
Down
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Web Editor
The selection of the Rose Court, an
annual event in Pasadena, normally a
festive occasion, took on a political
dimension as several local human
rights organizations protested outside
the event.
The groups object to the float in the
Rose Parade, which is celebrating the
upcoming 2008 Summer Olympics to
be held in Beijing.
The groups which included organi¬
zations protesting the Chinese govern¬
ments actions in Tibet, its relationship
with Sudan, and crack down on practi¬
tioners of the Falun Gong religion,
gathered to protest the float sponsored
by a group of Southern California Chi¬
nese Americans in partnership with the
Avery Dennison Corporation.
The parade is an integral part of the
PCC, through its historical and logisti¬
cal connections with the campus.
Despite this, controversy has largely
been absent from the campus.
Several students asked about the sit¬
uation were unaware of the issue. Bio¬
chemistry major Tom Hsu, disregard¬
ed the protesters complaints saying,
“They should be represented because
there arc so many Chinese people in
Los Angeles”.
PCC Chinese instructor Zoe Wu,
unaware of the situation took an even-
handed view stating the Protesters
have a right to protest while the float
also has a legitimate right to be in the
parade.
The protest was organized to coin¬
cide with the naming of the seven Rose
Court finalists, who will ride in the
parade.
During the naming ceremony, the
protesters were largely unseen and
unheard however, the event was not
See 'Rose' - on Page 2
Richard Quinton
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Courier
Sports
Keeping Way Ahead:
Women's soccer team
trounce Harbor College.
Page 11
Adaptive Technology
Helping the Disabled
Karoline Steavenson
Staff Writer
Deep in the heart of the D
Building can be found a technol¬
ogy oasis for disabled students at
PCC.
The Disabled Student Pro¬
grams & Services Assistive Tech¬
nology Center in room D208 has
all the latest adaptive computer
technology for students who have
visual, hearing, physical, or
learning impairments.
Regina Fernandez, Alternate
Media Specialist, runs the center.
She and several other teacher
specialists are available by
appointment to assess student
needs and teach them how to use
the specialized equipment and
software.
The center uses software that
can scan and read aloud text of
all kinds, software that can help
See ‘Help’ - on Page 3
Slaying
Suspect’s
Hearing Set
Campbell Fights Extradition in Killing of PCC Student
Franco Sui Yuan
Sports Editor
After being arrested in Min¬
neapolis, Minn., Isaac Campbell,
suspect in the killing of former
PCC student Liya
Jessie Lu, will face
an extradition hear¬
ing on Oct. 30.
“We are still wait¬
ing for the extradi¬
tion hearing. Once
it's done, [Camp¬
bell] should be back
in Los Angeles right
away,” said Los
Angeles Sheriff’s
Homicide Bureau
Lieutenant Gil Carrillo.
Though Campbell’s attorney
Eric Shevin was contacted, he did
not respond to voice messages.
Campbell, a former nursing pro¬
gram student at PCC, was
detained Sept. 27 and is now in the
Hennepin County jail in Min¬
neapolis, explained Carrillo.
"Campbell was taken into cus¬
tody alter a short foot pursuit by
Minneapolis Police Department’s
Violent Apprehension Team,” said
L.A. Sheriff’s Headquarters
Bureau Deputy Maribel Rizo.
"People, anonymously, have
helped us locate Campbell by giv¬
ing information through the Inter¬
net and on television," Carrillo
said. "That is how we found his
PCC Officer
Steven Matchan said:
“The question is did
they apprehend him
on questioning or on
a criminal charge. To
extradite someone
for a criminal charge
is simple but for ques¬
tioning that is hard¬
er.”
In California, a
person can be held for
48 hours and if more time is need¬
ed, the police department would
request more time from a judge,
according to Matchan.
When seeking a suspect, many
times a warrant is put into the
National Crime Interstate System,
NCIS.
From there, if a suspect were
apprehended in another state the
department would run the sus¬
pect's name through the database
to inquire about any out-of-state
warrants.
See ‘Captured’ - on Page 2
location.'
Isaac Campbell
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