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PCC Courier, October 14, 1977
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PASA Develops Fall Activities
Programs Designed to
Aid Black Awareness
By Steve Johnston
Staff Writer
The Pan-Afrikan Student Alliance
(PASA) is developing a wide range of
programs this semester to deal with
the special concerns of PCC’s Black
students, according to PASA member
Albert Bevans.
Bevans said the underlying goal of
PASA’s activities is to increase aware¬
ness of what it means to be Black.
“We try to keep in mind three main
concepts when we plan programs,”
Bevans said. He listed those as iden¬
tity, who we are ; purpose, what we are
about; and direction, where we are
going.
Most of the organization’s programs
and services come under the direction
of one of five committees within PASA.
Chairmen for four of the committees
have been selected. They are Bevans,
cultural and social committee; Isaac
Richards, political action committee;
Donald Colbert, student services
committee; and Shababa Townsend,
public relations committee. The com¬
munication committee chairman has
not yet been chosen.
According to Bevans, the top item on
the communication committee agenda
is publication of a monthly newsletter
for Black students. “The newsletter
will print items about campus and
community events relevant to Black
students,” Bevans said. He added that
the newsletter will include political
information, editorials and input from
Black students on pressing issues. “We
need this sort of forum because issues
relevant to Blacks have been con¬
sistently neglected by the Courier,”
Bevans said.
PASA’s public relations committee
is planning a Community Organiza¬
tions Day later in the semester. “We
hope to have booths set up in the Quad
or Campus Center, representing many
of the community improvement and
service organizations from our area,”
Bevans said.
Student services chairman Colbert
said his committee should continue
useful programs originated in previous
semesters. “One such service is our
book loan program, which provides
books for PASA members who can’t
afford to buy them,” Colbert said.
“Another service is the gas price
report, which lists the area’s most
economical gas stations.”
He added that PASA is developing an
instructor evaluation report, to be
ready by spring semester. “The
purpose of the evaluation is to give
students a beforehand idea of the
strengths and weaknesses of in¬
structors,” Colbert said.
The major project of the cultural and
social committee this semester is the
production of a “fashion fair,” to take
place on campus in November, ac¬
cording to Bevans. The event will be
sponsored by the Urban League.
Primary issues concerning the
political action committee, Bevans
said, are the Bakke controversy and an
upcoming Tuesday Evening Forum
program on South Africa which
Bevans called “insensitive” to the
feelings of Black people. “The political
action committee is determining how
we will proceed on those two issues,”
he said.
The range of programs and services
being developed by PASA marks a
change in the organization’s direction
which was begun last semester, ac¬
cording to Bevans. “Last spring we
decided to go beyond the social activi¬
ties which PASA had been confining
itself to,” he said.
Student services chairman Colbert
added that one objective of the array of
programs is to “legitimize” PASA as a
student organization.
“During past semesters, some
people have questioned PASA’s use¬
fulness. These programs are meant to
establish PASA as a working organiza¬
tion which provides needed services
not provided by other campus offices,”
he said.
“Another obdective is to get students
more actively involved with the issues
which affect their educational and
personal lives,” Colbert said.
Bevans pointed out what he called an
“ongoing dilemma” in reaching Black
students with social and political
programs. “Most Blacks at the junior
college level have never been exposed
to such programs. We feel these
programs are important in increasing
awareness among Blacks. The more
knowledge and awareness you have,
the better off you are in society,” he
said.
Colbert said PASA’s programs
would be announced in Black studies
classes.
He added that there has been a
marked increase in attendance at
PASA meetings this semester. “So far
we’ve been averaging about 30
students, which is greater participa¬
tion than in previous semesters. A
large percentage of those in at¬
tendance are new students,” he said.
Bevans noted that an important
theme in PASA’s decision-making
process is the “family concept.” “Ibis
means that decisions are reached by
the group as a whole, and are arrived
at through a relaxed approach rather
than through a rigid bureaucratic
process,” he said.
Bevans said the “family concept”
has historical implications. “All ad¬
vances for Blacks in this country have
come about through group action,” he
said.
PASA meets Tuesdays and Thurs¬
days at noon in CC222.
OCTOBER 14, 1977
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
VOL. 44, NO. 8
Lambert Questions Budget
Senate Prexy Takes Post
“missing” profit monies.
Elena Rodriguez, ASB president,
said that 10 per cent of the profits of the
Bookstore and Cafeteria were used for
the student budget. Whether the
amount is two per cent or 10 per cent,
the Senate is unaware of what other
uses the money has. One of the duties
of the Senate is the approval of the
annual budget, which is done easily if
it is understood.
The budget has not yet been ap¬
proved by the Senate, as most of the 51
senators want more clarity in its dis¬
bursement and the process by which it
was developed. Lambert is willing to
set up a committee to redesign the
budget if necessary. (The proposed
budget is listed on Page Eight of the
October 7 Courier.)
Lambert would also like to “cut the
loopholes in the student constitution
and add amendments to the student
by-laws.” He considers them outdated,
having been written in 1974.
“I would like to leave something
behind for all students to benefit
from,” said Lambert. A monument or
something visual would leave the
mark of the 1977-78 Senate that
Lambert has in mind.
Lambert thinks the Senate is off to a
good start with 51 people attending the
first meeting. “If we retain the interest
shown at the first meeting, I believe
the Senate will grow,” said Lambert.
Lambert opened the October 6
Senate meeting as president pro-tem
in place of the resigned president,
Moses Jones. “Pro-tem is an artificial
title given to open the meeting,” said
Lambert.
During the first week of this
semester, the Senate was to have held
its first meeting. Lambert was one of
the two or three people to show up. He
“signed up for president,” and was
interviewed by Dean Phyllis Jackson
to act as president pro-tem until an
election could take place. “I wanted to
get the Senate going,” said Lambert.
Lambert was elected president at
the first official Senate meeting on
October 6. Chris Cadd was voted first
vice-president, and Chung Jin Yoon
second vice-president.
By Mary Crawford
Staff Writer
ASB Senate President Steve Lam¬
bert is willing to do whatever it takes
to fulfill his position, even picket.
One of Lambert’s concerns is the
budget, where it comes from, and how
it is distributed. The student budget
funds consist of two per cent of the
Bookstore and Cafeteria profits, ac¬
cording to Lambert. He wants to know
how the other 98 per cent profit is used.
“If it takes picketing the Bookstore
to find out, I will do it,” said Lambert,
who is determined to get answers.
According to Lambert, one ASB
senator last semester had tried and
failed to find the answer to the
ASB Features
Dance and More
BIG GAME
Free tickets to tomorrow’s football
game against Bakersfield at the
Potato Bowl may be picked up in the
Student Bank with a student ID card.
This will be the biggest game of the
year and the Lancers need your
support.
the scholarship guidelines are final¬
ized, some of the proceeds will go into
the ASB scholarship fund, said ASB
President Elena Rodriguez at the
board’s October 6 meeting.
Also announced at the ASB meeting
was a flea market which will be open to
all students. Goods may be sold or
traded.
In discussing tentative arrange¬
ments for Homecoming, which is
November 19, the ASB Board decided
that one person would be in charge of
all Homecoming activities. That
person would be aided by the
Associated Men Students (AMS) and
by any other interested organizations.
The board plans to have a Home¬
coming parade with floats sponsored
by the campus service clubs and a
Homecoming Queen contest. The
board intends to present a trophy for
the best float.
Ms. Rodriguez has also pointed out
that anyone who wants to be listed on
the agenda as a speaker at a Thursday
ASB meeting should notify her by 2
p.m. the preceding Tuesday.
Members of the audience may also
speak during the audience participa¬
tion section at the end of the meeting.
Summer session was the first time
Lambert attended PCC. He previously
was active in the Los Pueblos High
School Student Senate. He was also a
member of the Varsity Club and at
graduation received a $100 scholar¬
ship.
Lambert spent three years in the
U.S. Army and “is proud to have
received an honorable discharge.”
Lambert equates his position with
the law that “an atom does not react
without the electrons,” meaning he
cannot be effective without an able
Senate. He invites all interested
students to come to Senate meetings
every Thursday at noon in C301.
A Growing Population of Cultures
International Club Members Hike
PCC’s International Club is getting
underway this year with the largest
membership in its 25-year history,
according to club president Karen
Bush. “We have 78 members and we’re
still growing,” Miss Bush said.
The purpose of the International
Club is to provide an opportunity for
foreign and American students to
share their cultures. “It’s an enjoyable
way to find out how people from other
countries live,” Miss Bush said.
“We plan weekend outings to help
along the cultural exchange,” she
added. On the agenda for the fall
semester are trips to Santa Barbara
and Knott’s Berry Farm. “Some
students have expressed a special
interest in hiking, so we are also
planning some weekend backpacks.”
The club holds bake sales and other
fund-raisers to finance the trips. Funds
are also raised for scholarships which
go to club members.
“Last year we gave four $50 scholar¬
ships. This year we hope to raise the
amount to $75.”
The club is presently- concentrating
on plans for International Awareness
Week which takes place on campus
November 7 through 11 and will be a
showcase for the many foreign
cultures represented at PCC,
The International Club meets Thurs¬
days at noon in C121.
DEAD AND GONE— Now there is barely a trace of the alder tree
which was at the southwest corner of the Library. The tree suddenly
dropped its leaves about two weeks ago. It died as a result of a root
fungus and became a hazard. courier Photo by Biake sen
The Associated Student Body (ASB)
is sponsoring a dance called “Get It
On,” to be held tonight in the Campus
Center lounge from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
The band will be “Days.” Tickets are
$1.50 per person if bought in advance at
the Student Bank or $2 at the door.
Refreshments will be sold. The dance
is open to members of the community
as well as to PCC students. The
minimum age is 16 years old. All
persons under 18 must present an ID.
Profits from the dance will go into
the ASB general fund and later when
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STEVE LAMBERT
Facelift Gives Students, Lounge Opportunity for Cozy Relationship
By Blake Sell
Staff Writer
Ever look for a place to kick off your
shoes and relax between classes or on
your way home, but could not find one?
Last year, student body representa¬
tives and administration, seeing the
need, set out to create such a place. By
joining minds and money, and spen¬
ding the numerous hours necessary to
plan the project, a rejuvenated student
lounge was born— on paper, at least.
Now, months later, as workmen add
the final touches, the lounge, as it can
be properly called, stands ready for its
official coming-in party, scheduled
roughly for the beginning of Novem¬
ber.
In past years the lounge was little
more than a wide hallway, echoing the
sounds of the pinball machines that
were the destination of many students
entering it. Today, the pinball
machines have a new home one floor
down in the cafeteria and the lounge’s
richly upholstered furniture and
thoughtfully arranged conversation
areas defy anybody to pass them up.
Satisfying students’ need for a
comfortable place away from the wilds
of the Quad that would attract students
was the concept spring semester ASB
President Brad Baldwin applied
throughout the planning stages. In
addition, the lounge design also had to
incorporate versatility so that the
facility could be used for dances,
meetings and any other duties called
for. With this in mind but unsure of the
funds available, Baldwin sought the
assistance of last semester’s design
art class. Each of the class members
was given the opportunity to design a
total environment including floor-
plans, fabric selections, colors and
whatever else they felt was necessary
to make the lounge inviting to
student’s.
According to Al Kauti, dean of
student activities, all of the work has
been executed “to the letter” from the
plans submitted by student Deborah
Matthews. Kauti said Miss Matthews
is presently attending an art school out
of state and has not been able to see
her designs put to life.
The design called for special or¬
dering of both furniture fabrics and
carpet colors and consequently took
more time than expected to be
received from the manufacturers and
installed. Baldwin hoped when the
project was announced that the lounge
would be ready for student use at the
beginning of the school year. The
painting was done during summer and
the carpet and furniture installed
earlier this week. Still uncompleted is
the installation of banners and other
smaller items.
The cost of the entire project came to
approximately $20,000. This was the
sum accumulated last year after
combining funds from the ASB ac¬
count, an unused portion of the student
service fund and $5000 from the Board
of Trustees.
Kauti said he was not sure of the
specific sum spent so far but said, with
a certain amount of optimism in his
voice, as soon as more money is avail¬
able, the rest of the Campus Center is
in line for a little revamping, too.
CHANGING TIMES — The student lounge in the
Campus Center took on a new look this week as most
of the major items were received and installed. Car¬
peting covered the last traces of the old tile flooring
earlier in the week and most of the new furniture was in
place Thursday morning. Shown is Victor Ewing, one of
the star forwards on the fall 1976 basketball team.
Courier Photo by Blake Sell