PCC Courier, October 12, 1973

Senate Studies Policy Revisions constitutional revision committee, and propose the changes favored by the Senate. According to Lynne Calamia, acting Senate president, the meeting then became disorderly and had to be ad¬ journed. Later that afternoon, Vasquez held a meeting in his office with Latreille, Naudon, Calamia and several other interested students present. The meeting was called initially to discuss various campus problems such as food and book prices, but before these topics could be discussed, the subject of constitutional reform was introduced. For over an hour, Vasquez and the impromptu committee voiced opinions and exchanged viewpoints. When the debate ended, the students who supported the Senate’s position had convinced Vasquez to abolish the ASB Board Constitutional Revision Committee, and leave the document’s revision to the Senate. ASB Approval Needed Although Vasquez agreed to let the Senate committee handle the revisions, the ASB president noted that the committee would still need the approval of the ASB Board, in order to place the revision on the ballot. The only way the Senate could bypass the ASB Board would be to get a petition signed by 10 per cent of the associated student body. Student senator Naudon accepted the responsibility of heading the committee and agreed to report his findings to the ASB Board by Oct. 30. If the board approves the recom¬ mendations, the revisions will be submitted for voter approval in the next regular election. The next meeting of the Student Senate is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 16 at noon in C301. The meeting is open to all students. Dental Hygiene Program Offers Different Jobs Dental hygiene and dental assisting students practice their vocation both on and off campus. Dental hygiene students work at the Sepulveda Hospital for Veterans in the San Fernando Valley. They perform oral prophylaxis (cleaning and polishing the teeth). Some patients are very difficult because of their age or because the prophylaxis hasn’t been done for a long time. “This is a different kind of ex¬ perience from what the students usually encounter at school,” said Mrs. Joan Brandlin, director of the dental hygiene program. Students in the second semester class rurt a dental hygiene clinic for the public. For a $3 charge, or $2 if a student ID card is presented, oral prophylaxis is performed. The charge for a fluoride treatment, which helps protect against cavities, is $1. X-rays can also be taken if required by a dentist. The cost for full mouth x-rays is $5, and for bite wing x-rays $2. Dental assisting students get practical experience at USC. Second semester students also work with dentists as part of their program. Two Blind Girls Learn Typing by Tape Cassettes Two blind girls, Pattie Polagi and Connie Lewis, are learning typing along with 33 others in Jo Ann Lee’s Secretarial Science 26ABC. At the suggestion of Francisca Baldwin, coordinator of services to handicapped students, Miss Lee developed a series of audio tapes on cassettes that dictate the same lessons the other students have in their books. A Dictaphone with earphones runs the tapes. A foot pedal controls the speed as well as starting and stopping the cassette. For all her students, Miss Lee has packets for individual progress. Her objective for Miss Polagi and Miss Lewis are that they cover the same material as the rest of the class for the same number of credits. “There are very few things they cannot do,” she said. A teacher’s aide, Lina Gupta, at¬ tends the class with Misses Polagi and Lewis to assist them if needed. Both girls knew some typing before they entered the class and had type¬ written their assignments. Miss Polagi learned typing by using a Braille book. As a result, she had to continually take her fingers off the keys. The Dicta¬ phone is much more satisfactory because her fingers can remain on the keys, enabling her to improve her technique and increase speed. Being a good typist is part of the specific career goals of each girl. Miss Polagi would like to be a medical receptionist and Miss Lewis is training to be a telephone service representa¬ tive for the Social Security Ad¬ ministration. “This method of teaching typing is part of the continuing effort of PCC and our department to help handi¬ capped students,” says Delmas A. Bugelli, chairman of the Business Department. PCC CctuAieb VOL. 36, NO. 3 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 1 7 1 Q73 By David Rust Assistant Managing Editor By the end of this month, the students of PCC will have the op¬ portunity to approve a new ASB constitution. The constitution is going to be revised by a Student Senate Con¬ stitutional Revision Committee, which was established after a day of con¬ frontation between members of the Senate and Gene Vasquez, ASB president. The confrontation started at the weekly meeting of the Senate. Vasquez was present at the gathering to explain his Education, Unity and Involvement program to the new student senators. During the meeting, the subject of constitutional revision was introduced by Andre Latreille, a student senator, who is currently running for the office of Senate president. After a brief speech, Latrielle yielded the floor to another student senator, Mike Naudon. Ail Emotional Speech Naudon proceeded to give what he later termed “an emotional speech” which criticized the whole structure of the constitution, including the lack of power held by the Senate. Vasquez then spoke out, telling members of the Senate that they did have power, citing the three seats the senators hold on the ASB Board. The student body president also stated that a constitutional revision committee had already been created by the ASB Board. When Vasquez finished, a loud discussion followed which featured sharp verbal exchanges between Latreille, Naudon and Vasquez. Constitutional Revision Committee Members of the Senate then ex¬ pressed the opinion that an ASB Board committee would not recommend the changes desired by the Senate* Therefore, the members of the Senate decided to establish their own Elections Today for ASB Offices Elections continue today for several campus offices. One of the reasons for the election is that votes were not cast in the election last spring and “None of the Above” won in two categories. Those offices being contested are ASB vice president, Senate president, AMS president and Freshman Class president. The office of ASB vice president was vacated by Bob Wright, elected last spring, who failed to register this semester. Three candidates who filed ap¬ plications for the position are Timothy Kelley, Manuel Lopez and Dennis Meehan. Kelley, an electronic engineering and design major, has been a Senate representative, past president of the Ecology Club and AMS vice president. Lopez, a pre-law major, was a senator last year. Meehan has been active in the Ecology Commission, People’s Lobby and has worked at the Recycling Center. “None of the Above” captured the most votes for the office of Senate president in the last election over Andre Latreille. Latreille, a pre-law student, is running again and is the only applicant to file before the deadline. Another candidate, Bill DeLaney, must be a write-in. Nobody filed for the office of AMS president which was also left vacant by “None of the Above” last spring. Candidates for the office of Fresh¬ man Class president who filed before the deadline are Mary Hepburn, Steven Kosch and Dean Nicholas. Manuel Olague is a write-in candidate. Officers for appointive positions will be announced by the ASB Board after the election. Seminars for Women Tell of Supportive Services Women students have a chance to air their views and gain support in coming “Introduction to Education” seminars this semester. Organized by LaVera Garcia, counselor, the seminars are divided into three sections, Orientation to College, Vocational Decision-Making Steps, and Adjustment to the College. The seminars are the result of a questionnaire developed by Ms. Garcia. In it, women students were Contest On, Anthology Title Sought The English Department faculty and the English Council, a student organization, recently voted over¬ whelmingly to sponsor a contest to rename the department’s student anthology, “Pipes of Pan.” Dick Downer, the English Council’s hew president, also announced that the council will begin publishing a monthly literary pamphlet in addition to the anthology. The contest to rename “Pipes of Pan” is taking place now. The deadline for entries is Friday, Oct. 19. A prize of $15 will be awarded to the winning contestant by the English Council. Entries should be submitted on 3 x 5 cards containing the new name idea, the contestant’s name, address and phone number. They should be brought to the English Council’s mailbox in C217. The winner will be notified upon completion of the judging. The new literary pamphlet seeks submissions of tasteful poetry from the student body’s lucid, innovative and sometimes elusive writers. All students, whether full or part- time, day, night or extended day. are eligible for publication. A rotating editorial board, consisting of English Council members and A1 Gonzales, adviser, will select for publication what they consider to be the best creative works submitted. Manuscripts intended for publication in the literary pamphlet should also be submitted at the English Council’s mailbox. asked to specify whether they are new, returning or continuing students, what type of courses they would be in¬ terested in taking at PCC, and what types of activities and information they feel would be most interesting and beneficial. “I have discovered that many of my women students need supportive services,” Ms. Garcia says. “These seminars are designed to give women an opportunity to talk with each other as well as discover what services and facilities are available at PCC.” All the seminars will be held at noon Tuesdays, in the Campus Center conference room. Ms. Garcia feels that time slot will be most convenient for the majority of women. The next seminar session is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 16. The subject planned is “Requirements for Associate in Arts Degree and Transfer Requirements” Part II will begin on Oct. 23 with “How to Find and Use Vocational Information Summary.” Other seminars scheduled are “Ad¬ ministration Background Information Summary," Oct. 30; “Interpretation of Inventory Sheet,” Nov. 6; “Interpreta¬ tion of Kuder Vocational Interest Test,” Nov. 13. “Discussion of Home, Family and School Responsibilities” will launch Part III on Nov. 20. “Self-Fulfillment: Values, Goals and Reality” will be presented Nov. 27, followed by scheduled speakers Dec. 4, and a talk by Violet Verreux Dec. 11. Her topic is, "Changing Status of Women and Laws Affecting Women.” For more information about the women’s seminars, contact Ms. Garcia at ext. 7251. CO-OP ED STUDENTS Students who have already enrolled in the Cooperative Education Program (formerly called Work Study) for the fall semester are required to notify the Co-Op Ed office of any change of job, change of work supervisor, change of address or phone, etc. The Co-Op Ed office is now located in C248. SPIRIT OF 73— Homecoming is always a special event for PCC’s active song girls, and this year’s game is no exception. Ready to cheer the Lancers on to victory are, from left, Tricia Myers, Debbie Loman, Carroll Cervantes, Cindy Harlow, Michelle Simien, Michelle Banks, Sylvia Fitch and Wendy Minton. The song girls perform in association with the Lancer Band, . Sorrentino Draws on Experiences; Compares 'Godfather/ Real Mafia Teacher's Problems Come Before Senate The Faculty Senate, headed by President Leonard Perry, met Monday afternoon in the board room to discuss topics ranging from Proposition 1 to faculty parking. A committee was formed to inform PCC’s faculty of the Faculty Senate’s decision to oppose Gov. Reagan's tax initiative. The California Community College Faculty Association has also opposed the measure setting the precedent for PCC’s faculty. The major feature of the proposed initiative is the establishment of an expenditure limitation which will restrict state government ex¬ penditures to a percentage of the personal income of Californians. The Faculty Senate fears that California universities will not be able to handle a budget cut, and if the higher education budget is slashed, many programs will be cut. Senate members are looking into a possible solution to the parking problem. Stennis Waldon, Faculty Senate member, stated that there were 450 parking spaces marked for faculty and staff. The problem is that 800 parking permits have been issued. Grievances against the in¬ discriminate way teachers home telephone numbers are given to students was also discussed. It was suggested that the operator at the switchboard, who has access to the telephone directory, gives the num¬ bers. She was possibly assuming if a teacher’s number is listed it is per- missable to release it. The correct use of teachers’ private numbers was referred to the Professional Rights and Respon¬ sibilities Committee for the proper procedure. In an effort to promote good public relations between the faculty and the Board of Trustees, a dinner honoring the trustees has been scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 8, in the cafeteria at 5:30 p.m. In order to assure full attendance, a portion of the dinner price is to be subsidized by the Senate. This means that instead of $3.25 per plate, the meal will be available to guests for $2.25. The difference in cost will be made up from the Faculty Senate fund. C BUILDING GETS SHAFTED— Two 49-foot shafts were hoisted to the top of C Building last week by a 150-foot boom and lowered into the holes for the new elevators. Inside each shaft is a two-ton piston that will hydraulically lift and lower the elevators. Five men installed the two shafts in six hours. Two of, these workmen are shown lowering the shaft in through the roof of C Building. Ross Fontes, PCC’s resident construction inspector, estimates the date of com¬ pletion to be in mid-November. Sarafian Goes to Washington Dr. Armen Sarafian, superin¬ tendent-president of the college, is currently in Washington, D.C., at¬ tending the 56th annual meeting of the American Council on Education. Funding for the college and its participation in new programs will be discussed at the meeting, which lasts from Oct. 10 to 12. Also representing the college is Dr. Richard H. Green, member of the Board of Trustees. Earlier this month, Dr. Sarafian also met with congressional delegations at the California Junior College Association conference. “The Mafia As It Is Today” is the topic of the next Tuesday Evening Forum, scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 7 : 30 in Sexson Auditorium . Guest speaker will be Joe Sorrentino, at¬ torney and law professor at USC. The lecture includes a critique of “The Godfather,” and the image portrayed by the movie. Having a firsthand knowledge of the Mafia, Sorrentino is able to discuss the brutal realities of organized crime and its ties with the church, police and politicians. He deals with Cosa Nostra ’s attitudes toward women, killing, society’s tolerance and the law’s failure. Joe Sorrentino’s life meant trouble for a long time. Born in a tough Brooklyn section, he became a leader of a street gang. He dropped out of high school four times and went through 30 dead-end jobs. At the age of 20, Sorrentino had served time in the New York South House, Raymond Street Jail, Marine Brig and Parris Island Padded Cell for Incorrigibles. He joined the Marines but was discharged for bad conduct. Engaged in a short-lived boxing career, he almost killed two opponents with his fists. The turning point in Sorrentino’s life came when he signed up for Erasmus Night High School in New York, upon seeing a sign: “Register Now. Free.” He enrolled, loved every minute of it. enlisted in the Marines to take the black mark off his record. In 1967, he graduated as valedic¬ torian from Harvard Law School and his commencement address was heard all over the country. “Do not look for love, tragedy or trauma to explain the change,” he said, “it was simply a resolution within. “I had seen my best friend’s head blown off by the Mafia. Religion and my parents helped me not to become a Mafioso, which is what some of my boyhood friends have become. I saw that if I continued to be a fighter, I’d be a human relic. Or I’d be in prison. So I had a flicker of awareness and it was a transition in terms of resolution from within.” Today Sorrentino is a successful attorney and teacher, and currently has the largest lecture following in Southern California. He has produced several publications. His auto¬ biography, “Up From Never,” was hailed as “one of the 10 best books of 1971” by the American Library Association. As both a former longtime law¬ breaker and a lawyer who has served with the Justice Department, Sorrentino knows both sides of American society, the stench of the prisons and most important, the chance to start anew. “I am the arbiter of my own destiny,” he proudly declares. and graduated with the highest average in the school’s history. Realizing that education was his only chance to make up with society, he went on to USC, where he became student body president and graduated “magna cum laude.” He then re- FACEOF EXPERIENCE — Two vast polarities of life experi¬ ence make Joe Sorrentino a remarkable man. From the brutal results of street¬ fighting in Brooklyn to acco¬ lades as a magna cum laude graduate of USC, Sorrentino retains within this unebliev- able spectrum a firsthand knowledge of the Mafia.