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LOOK OF SUCCESS— The seven princesses for this
year's Tournament of Roses Royal Court were named
this week. Captured at the moment of announcement
(clockwise from left) are: Linda Deal, from PCC: Julie
Raatz. PCC: Mary McCoy, San Marino; Liz Matioli, PCC:
Mindy Margett, PCC; Sue Davis. PCC; and Judith Bacic
from Arcadia High School.
PCC Coeds Take Five Court Spots
This year’s Tournament of Roses
Royal Court is dominated by PCC
students, as five of the seven positions
were snatched by campus coeds.
The seven winners were annouced by
Association President, Frank Hard-
castle, who drew the names from
sealed envelopes and read them to the
27 finalists, Monday at 9 a.m.
Selected to reign over the Rose
Parade and Rose Bowl activities Jan. 1
are: Susan Louis Davis, Linda Fran-
cine Deal, Elisabetta Raffaella
Matioli, Melinda Ann Margett and
Julie Deanne Raatz, all from PCC.
Judith Ann Bacic of Arcadia High
School and Mary Jeanne McCoy of San
Marino were also chosen for the court.
The real climax to the judging, how¬
ever, will not come until Oct. 23, when
the 61st Rose Queen will be announced
from the ranks of the Royal Court.
Last year’s Queen Catherine
Gilmore and her court made their
farewell appearance and presented
each new princess with a traditional
bouquet of roses.
“This is so exciting! It really paid off
to try out a second time,” sighed Sue
Davis, while Liz Matioli and Linda
Deal shared the same first comments :
“I don’t believe this, I can’t believe I
made it!”
Eighteen-ye^r-old Julie Raatz com¬
mented on her success :
“I’m so happy, but I feel a little bad
for my friends who did not make it.”
Will being on the court change her?
“Maybe a little . . . i^ will bring
about more responsibilities, but I al¬
ready have so many.”
The court has an average age of 18
and an average height of 5’5”. Almost
all the girls have definite plans for the
future.
From PCC, Sue Davis dreams of a
career in illustrating, Linda Deal is
studying for the math and science field,
Mindy Margett wants to enter public
relations and Liz Matioli plans to study
International Relations at USC. Only
Julie Raatz remains undecided but is
interested in business and geology.
In the meantime, all members of the
new court are expecting to take part in
some 80 official functions between now
and New Year’s Day.
OCTOBER 19, 1979
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA. CALIFORNIA
VOL. 48, NO.
Another Vote Scheduled for Oct. 26
Student Trustee Election Declared Void
By Tom Pfeiffer
News Editor
The recent election for student rep¬
resentative on the Board of Trustees
was declared void this week by Dr.
Irvin G. Lewis, vice-president of stu¬
dent personnel services.
A schedule for a new election has
already been readied: filing deadline is
noon, Oct. 26 in CC203. The election will
take place on Nov. 5 and 6.
Three major concerns were ex¬
pressed as the reasons for voiding the
Oct. 3 and 4 election. One candidate,
the eventual winner Tiberi, was al¬
lowed to file late. Also, an interview
with Tiberi was broadcast over the
campus television station before the
filing deadline, but other candidates
did not receive equal time. The final
concern was over the fact that night¬
time students were hot granted an
Student Senate Approves
A SB Budget of $5,233
The Student Senate approved a $5,233
ASB budget by a 9-6 vote at its Oct. 11
meeting. The budget remained un¬
changed from its condition when pres¬
ented to the Senate on Oct. 4.
The Assemblies Commission was
budgeted no money; Student Govern¬
ment contingencies received $900; the
Pep Commission received $800; Home¬
coming, $500; and ASB President, $400.
The remainder of the budget was split
among different groups on campus.
The Assemblies Commission re¬
ceived no money because, according to
ASB President Derek Coleman, ASB
still owes the Student Service Fund
$2,000. Last semester the ASB “spon¬
sored a concert and lost money,” said
Coleman.
The Student Government Contingen¬
cies fund is for the expenses for the
California Community College Student
Government Association. It covers the
dues for the association as well as
some of the expenses for members who
attend the annual convention.
The Pep Commission fund covers
expenses for pep activities while the
homecoming fund is for some of the
homecoming activities.
The money budgeted to the ASB
President is a discretionary fund used
when no money is available from any
other sources. Senate Second Vice
President Bruce Difley said he thought
the Senate “shouldn’t allow the ASB
President to have such a large fund at
his discretion.”
Other Senators had doubts about the
budget as well. Senator Helen Roberts
wanted to know the source of ASB
funds and asked Finance Com¬
missioner Mike Fischer if she could
“see a rundown” of ASB Funds and
their sources. Fischer said that the
“ASB receives most of its funds from
profit sharing from the bookstore and
vendors around campus” and that he
would have the rundown ready this
week.
Senator Rafael Jones said that he
thought “things were being rushed.
How can we vote on the budget if we
aren’t sure of the way we want to
vote.”
In other business, Student Trustee
Mike Tiberi reported that he wasn’t
sworn in as a member at the last
meeting, because the election results
had not been reported to the adminis¬
tration. He hoped to be sworn in at the
Oct. 18 meeting.
Tiberi also reported . that the board
now has the County Counsel’s opinion
on the Courier policy.
opportunity to vote.
In the new election, each candidate
will be given the opportunity to submit
a statement of qualifications and a
platform of ideas. The statement,
which is not to exceed 200 words, will
be available at selected campus sites.
Evening voting hours will be provided.
Also, an effort will be made to
provide the candidates time in the Free
Speech Area to discuss their views.
This provision was not made at the last
election.
The election had been challenged
almost from the beginning when Terry
Robertson, a candidate for the elec¬
tion, revealed that Tiberi was allowed
to file late for the position. Dean
Phyllis Jackson, who was in charge of
the election, confirmed the report.
Tiberi explained that he felt the
filing deadline was not as important as
some other people claimed. When he'
was discussing the problem, he in¬
dicated that Dean Jackson was already
aware of his intentions to file for the
trustee spot due to a televised on-
campus interview in which he revealed
his plans.
The other candidates expressed their
concern that no one else was allowed
equal time, but only Robertson official¬
ly contested the election.
Tiberi explained that the TV in¬
terview was an accident. He said he
granted the interview to a student to
use as a class assignment. “It was
nothing planned; there was no con¬
spiracy,” said Tiberi.
He also said the new election would
really serve no purpose. “I hope it is
run right,” said Tiberi. “I might cam¬
paign this time.”
Students To Gain Buying , Management Experience
Robinson's Conducts Job Training Search
By Sylvia Cann
Staff Writer
The Pasadena, Arcadia and Glendale
Robinson’s Stores are now in the proc¬
ess of interviewing PCC students for
participation in Robinson’s Merchan¬
dising Training Program. PCC, along
with USC, was specially selected for
participation in the program.
By combining structured on-the-job
training with formal classes, the pro¬
gram is designed to prepare individ¬
uals, especially those with Associate in
Arts degrees, for careers in buying and
management, according to instructor
Charles T. Harrington, merchandising
Counseling Team Offer? Free Services
By Stephanie Zimmerman
Staff Writer
Students can find answers to ques¬
tions about their personal and
academic lives at the PCC Counseling
Center.
A staff of 18 counselors, two psy¬
chologists and three psychologists-in-
residence are located in D Building to
provide services, most of which are
free.
In addition to English and math
placement tests, English as a second
language and high school equivalency
exams are offered to both students and
members of the community.
The Counseling Center also offers a
wide variety of tests to help students
choose the right career. These tests
indicate where a student’s abilities and
aptitudes lie, as well as measure his
goals, motivations and interests
against those of people who are suc¬
cessful in the student’s field of interest.
The center tests those who are curious
to measure their intelligence quotient.
“No test can really give you an
answer about yourself,” says Dr. John
J. Risser, who is one of the two
psychologists at the center licensed for
private practice, “A test is only a
guide, a student’s expectations for
himself are what really matter, and
they count as much as his abilities.
People want many different things
from a job and from their lives.” Dr.
Ritter feels that counseling and testing
can help students determine what they
really want.
“But testing is only an adjunct to
what we do here,” Dr. Ritter added.
“Psychological counseling is our main
function.
“Some people come to me just for an
impartial opinion,” he said. The most
common problem students have is de¬
pression,” said Ritter. “Students of all
ages suffer from depression— feelings
that life has no meaning for them.”
The doctors and interns, a.t the coun¬
seling center, have regular consulta¬
tion appointments available to students
on a weelky basis. This is a free service
which would cost from $20 to $40 an
hour with a private psychologist, Dr.
Ritter stated. The sessions are totally
confidential and no records are kept of
them.
Dr. Ritter counsels students ranging
from 17 to 70 years old and attempts in
helping them arrive at decisions about
their problems. He provides guidance
for problems in friendship, marriage
and job relationship. Drug abuse prob¬
lems, pregnancy dilemmas and pa¬
rent/child conflicts are other situ¬
ations discussed.
Correction
In last week’s Courier, Board of
Trustee candidate Mario Sewell’s
name was misspelled in the Page 1
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endorsement story. We
apologize for any inconvenience
caused by our error.
management coordinator at PCC.
Robinson’s chose PCC “because of
our track record with them— we’ve
placed many students with Robinson’s
—and because of the uniqueness of our
Merchandising Management Pro¬
gram,” Harrington said.
The two-year Merchandising Man¬
agement Program has been at PCC for
several years. It offers retail and man¬
agement training in retail stores in the
San Gabriel Valley.
“We give classroom instruction, and
the stores give on-the-job experience,”
said Harrington. “All the students in
the program have to work in stores.
The exceptional ones are interviewed
for the new apprentice program with
Robinson’s.”
It is not necessary to continue educa¬
tion at a four-year college in order to
participate in the program, according
to Harrington. In fact, both he and
alumna Jacqueline Dupuis agree that
the stores prefer students with only AA
degrees.
Ms. Dupuis, a 1974 PCC graduate of
the Merchandising management Pro¬
gram, is now assistant store manager
at Robinson's in Glendale.
“I’m a firm believer in the pro¬
gram,” she said. “The actual work
experience was very good, and to be
able to clarify in class what I learned
on the job was helpful.” She began as a
part-time sales executive still attend¬
ing PCC and in four years climbed the
ladder to her current position. “We’re
always looking for candidates."
With Robinson’s new program “stu¬
dents get both sides of the coin” ac¬
cording to Ms. Dupuis, meaning that
the program gives students a choice of
two career paths. One path gives the
employee the opportunity to work from
trainee to assistant buyer, to buyer, to
divisional merchandise manager, to
vice president of general merchandise
manager. The other option involves
store organization starting from train¬
ee and advancing (depending on the
individual) to department manager, to
assistant store managaer, to store
manager, to vice president of stores.
Our students have a big advantage
because they have worked before,”
said Harrington. “The program will
give them a great deal more exposure
to downtown.”
Robinson’s merchandising classes
cover such areas as merchandise plan¬
ning and strategies, maximizing prof¬
its, legal responsibilities of retailers,
vendor relations and Robinson’s his¬
tory, philosophy and organization. Har¬
rington said that some of the individual
qualities of a student entering this
program should be possession of fash¬
ion awareness, acceptance of change
as not being threatening, ability to take
initiative and responsibility, knowl¬
edge of how to make decisions based on
business math, great flexibility and
visible enthusiasm.
“The program lets students learn by
doing.” said Harrington. “It gives
them the opportunity to work with
other people'.”