PCC Courier, October 15, 1976

Community Liason Center Forms Foreign Student F/ousing Council GALLERY OPENING— Students pause from the materials used in the construction of Cristo’s academic life to look at exhibits in the reopened Running Fence, which will be on display until next PCC Art Gallery. The gallery’s first exhibit includes Friday. History And Background Investigated Forum To Examine South African Strife “Warfare in Southern Africa” heads a list of topics for discussion in this year's first Social Science Forum to be held Wednesday at 9 a. m. in C301. Dr. William Goldmann. professor of history and world politics, and Mar¬ jorie Bogen, instructor in African and Afro-American History, will par¬ ticipate in the Forum titled “The United States and Africa.” The history and background of present-day Africa, U.S. interests there and attitudes of Americans toward Africa are topics which they hope to discuss at the forum. “We don't represent opposing views,” said Ms. Bogen. “Rather, (we) create stimulation for varying ideas.” Since major events are occurring so rapidly in Africa, both Bogen and Goldmann emphasize that much of the forum may have to be a comment on the morning headlines. Ms. Bogen has been teaching for 10 years. She holds a bachelor’s and masters degree from Adelphi University in New York and is presentty enrolled at UCLA where she is working for a doctorate in African History. Her most recent visit to Africa was to the United Republic of Cameroon, where she collected data on agriculture and social history for her doctoral dissertation. Dr. Goldmann has been on the PCC staff for 16 years. He received his doctorate in history from USC in 1966, and has research interests in guerilla warfare and African trade unions. There is no admission charge, and students are encouraged to attend. Students wishing to graduate at the end of the fall 1976 semester should file a petition for graduation no later than Monday, Oct. 18. Potential candidates will need to visit their counselors and have a petition made out before the deadline. A petition for graduation will not be By Alice Stone Feature Editor The Community Liason Center, under the direction of Alice Mother - shead, has announced the formation of a Foreign Student Temporary Housing Committee. The members are Mrs. Mother- shead, Ivan Jones and William O’Brien. “The three of us will be working on emergency rentals and homes for foreign students,” Mrs. Mothershead said. Upon arrival, foreign students are to contact the Community Liason Center. Mrs. Mothershead will then call upon the other two members of the com¬ mittee who will assist in finding temporary housing. “I have had lists of emergency homes, but have not previously had people to help me,” Mrs. Mothershead explained. The Center also assists in securing permanent quarters. The committee will aid-in finding rentals for students who desire them, working from a list maintained in the Center. Jones and O’Brien are volunteers. accepted unless a student has at least 60 units completed or nearly com¬ pleted as of this semester. Require¬ ments for graduation are explained in detail in the PCC Bulletin and vary depending upon the student’s major. More information may be obtained from the Office of Counseling Services or from the counselors themselves. Jones is a former English instructor at PCC, and O’Brien is a retired member of the Department of State, having served in Europe and Asia. The Community Liason Center helps foreign students become acquainted with American customs and assist American students who are planning to live or study abroad. The Center is located in C221, and is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thur¬ sday. ; M —Courier Photos by Michael Jonclch THE MANY FACES OF . . . —Former Dean of Student Activities John Eikenbery is seen expressing many moods at a breakfast given in his honor by Omicron Mu Delta (OMD), PCC’s honorary society. Dean Eikenbery retired this month after many years as an educator and administrator in secondary schools in the Pasadena area. He has served as dean of student activities at PCC for the last eight years. Potential Fall Graduates Must File Petitions Before Monday VOL. 42, NO. 8 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 15, 1976 Trustees Table Revisions to Students' Rights Policy By Joseph Riser City Editor A revised edition of PCC’s “Students’ Rights and Respon¬ sibilities” failed to win the approval of the Board of Trustees at their October 6 meeting. Trustees Robert Spare and Roger Gertmenian disapproved of the revised document on grounds that they felt that the policy now in effect was good enough without revisions. The two trustees particularly ob¬ jected to the revision which would allow off-campus groups to come on campus with presentations if they were approved by the college adminis¬ tration and sponsored by an on- campus group. The present document allows only on campus groups to make presentations. Former Dean of Student Activities John Eikenbery,. the author of the revised policy defended it by saying that it was simply what was originally intended to be said in the present policy. According to Eikenbery the present policy is too general and therefore has been described as indefensible by County Counsel, legal representative for PCC. According to County Counsel, any group that wished to challenge the present restrictions in regards to on- campus presentations would probably in a court of law. Trustees Charles Briscoe, Walter Shatford and Richard Green supported the revised policy and voted against Spare and Gertmenian to adopt the measure. However the absence of trustees Robert Considine and Charles Board Suspends Day Care Lease The votes of trustees Robert Spare and Roger Gertmenian proved enough to hold back payment of a lease now held by PCC for the weekend use of the Campus Children’s Center, located at 240 S. Michigan St., Pasadena. —Courier Photo by Tom Ritchie THE HOLE THING— Workmen dig postholes during the first steps of construction on the new model home. The holes were used to place posts for the fence that will separate the construction area for the 1977 solar-heated home from the surrounding parking spaces. The center, now in use for PCC’s non-credit Saturday Day Care Management Class, a non-credit, six- week class, brought on the objection of trustees Spare and Gertmenian due to the fact that FCC now pays for the Saturday use of the center, as well as the instructor’s salary. “I’m afraid we’re slipping into child care, and that’s something we have no business in,” said Gertmenian. Gertmenian ’s response was echoed by Spare, who said that he was con¬ cerned over the very existence of a day care class or center under the auspices of PCC. President-Superintendent Dr. E. Howard Floyd told the board that PCC in no way finances the normal operation of the center but simply uses the vacated premises for the Saturday class. PCC pays a rental fee of $6 per class session for the use of the center. The measure to continue the class was supported by the remaining three trustees: however, the absence of trustees Charles Eckels and Robert Considine made the - four votes necessary to pass the lease unob¬ tainable. The decisions regarding the future of the Saturday Day Care Management Class as well as the participation of CWS students in area day care centers will rest on a vote at the next board meeting to be held Thursday at 7:30 pm. Eckels kept either side from attaining the 4 votes needed to pass the resolution. As a result of the board’s failure to pass the revised document Eikenbery was forced to cancel the on campus presentation scheduled by representa¬ tives from the Republican Party. Under the present distribution policy, the representatives could not be allowed on campus because there is no on-campus Young Republican organi¬ zation to sponsor them. Eikenbery said he had asked several other on-campus clubs to sponsor the republican visit in order to comply with Trustee requests for equal representation of political groups. The clubs had said that they were too busy. Both the Socialist Workers party and the Democratic party have held sponsored on-campus presentations. STICKY SITUATION — Annitta Hollis affixes one of the new PCC bike registration stickers to the frame of her bike. The free stickers, along with identification cards with matching numbers, will be used to match up bikes and owners. —Courier Photo by Joseph Riser Security Issues Permits Bike Registration Begins Free red, white and black bicycle stickers are being issued by the Security office to increase the effec¬ tiveness of security guards in pre¬ venting thefts. Students with bicycles should go to the Security Office with the frame number, color, number of speeds, make, state registration number and the bicycle’s value to get the permit. Eventually, the security guard posted beside the compound will check each registration sticker and the bike’s appearance against the bike’s descrip¬ tion, an orange card carried by the student. The bike will only be allowed to leave the compound if the card and sticker match. As a service to the students, the Security Office is also issuing state registrations. The small blue and silver stickers may be purchased at the Security Office or at the Pasadena Police Department. The registration costs $1 and is valid for three years. Ralph Riddle, director of security and parking, said that students still park in the compound at their own risk, but he knows of no safer place on campus to leave a bicycle. He added that a bike registered and parked in the compound has a greater chance of being recovered if it is stolen. Riddle also said bicycles should be parked in the compounds and not on the rails by the sidewalks where they would be especially dangerous to visually handicapped students. He hopes to have all the registering done within the next few weeks so that security checks can begin. Nineteen PCC Coeds Among Finalists Rose Queen Hopefuls Narrowed to Twenty-five Nineteen PCC girls were among the 25 finalists announced Thursday for the Royal Court of the Tournament of Roses. These finalists have gone through four increasingly rigorous judgings to compete for the honor of presiding over the New Year’s Day parade. On October 18, the seven-member Royal Court will be announced, and from them the Rose Queen will be chosen on October 26. Starting with a field of 695, nine Tournament judges looked for good carriage, a genuine smile, and poise. At each session, the judges became better acquainted with each girl, and poise and personality counted more heavily. All must be at least seniors in high school or attend college in the Pasadena area. Contestants are identified only by number until the finals, when their names are released. If chosen for the Royal Court, the girls receive a complimentary ward¬ robe, attend parties, receptions and the Rose Bowl game, and preside over the Rose Parade. PCC had 207 girls in the original field of 695, 58 in the second group of 136, and 30 in the third of 57. Applications Due For 76 Homecoming Court By В1аке Sell Managing Editor Monday is the last day to submit applications for consideration in the com¬ petition for PCC’s 1976 Homecoming Queen. Homecoming is November 6 and coincides with the Lancer football game against Long Beach City College. According to Ron Weekley, Homecoming publicity chairman, 150 women are expected to compete this year. To be eligible, women must be enrolled in at least 12 units and must attend any required meetings and other activities of the Homecoming Court. Previous finalists are not eligible. Tryouts will be held on October 21, at which time the number will be reduced to 25, seven finalists being chosen October 26. Both tryouts are scheduled in Harbeson Hall at noon. Applicants will be judged on posture, poise, smile, personality, appearance and on how well questions are answered. The judges are representatives from Asian Affairs, PASA, MECHA, the ASB president, Senate president, two football players and two faculty members. The Homecoming Queen is chosen from among the seven finalists in a general election. A date for this has not yet been set. Applications are available in the Campus Center, Information Center, Library and Women’s Gym. They should be turned in to Dorothy Byles in the Campus Center. The Associated Men Students organization is in charge of all Homecoming events. Further information can be obtained by contacting AMS president Mark Tellez or Weekley in the AMS office in the Campus Center. Weekley has high hopes for the events. “We are expecting a great success and ask the entire student body for its participation and enthusiasm . ’ ’