ROSE RACE FINALISTS — On October 23, one of these seven young ladies will become the 67th
Rose Queen. They are, from left, Suzanne K. Walter and Kristina K. Smith, both of PCC; Stephanie J.
Engler and Christine H. Gillins, both of La Canada High School: Amanda C. Hendrickson of San Marino
High School: Andrea E. Martinet of Arcadia High School: Karen M. Sanchez of PCC.
Tournament Selects Lancers for Court
By Kim Baldridge
Staff Writer
PCC students Karen Sanchez, Kristina Smith
and Suzanne Walter were selected Monday as
finalists in the Rose Queen competition. Other
finalists include Andrea Martinet, Arcadia High
School; Stephanie Engler and Christine Gillins,
La Canada High School; and Amanda Hen¬
drickson, San Marino High School. The an¬
nouncement of the Queen will be made Tuesday
after the court spends a weekend on Balboa
Island with the judges and their wives.
The Court will preside over the 96th Rose
Parade and will represent the Association at
hundreds of public appearances during the
coming year.
The young ladies competed in a month long
contest with 881 other young Pasadena area
women. They were chosen for their poise,
personality and intelligence. The Royal Court
will reign over the Rose Bowl Game January
first.
After the announcement was made, half the
young ladies were sent to I. Magnin’s to be
fitted for their wardrobes while the others were
informed of their duties and responsibilities as
members of the Court. They were briefed on the
history of the Tournament of Roses. “Many of
them know nothing of the history, even though
they live in the Pasadena City College Dis¬
trict,” said Bill Flinn, public relations director.
The wardrobes consist of several skirts, two
blazers, one jacket, one formal for the parade,
one after-five dress, one pair of slacks, four
blouses, Iwo sweater vests, four ties, and four
pair of shoes. The Court is allowed to keep the
clothing. The princesses will wear magenta
gowns in the parade and the queen will wear
white.
Hair styles were selected for the young
women by Gates of Spain in San Marino.
Smith’s hair was cut and will be highlighted at
her next appointment. Walter had long blonde
hair which was cut very short. Sanchez’ hair
remained the same length but was restyled.
Between now and January first, the Court
members may have their hair styled and nails
painted at the salon anytime they need it.
The Court had their make up done at the
Tournament House by make up artists. They
are provided with make up throughout their
reign.
The co-eds were surprised when their names
were announced on Monday. “I really didn’t
expect to win, ” Smith said. "Everyone has a
chance because you are not judged just on your
looks. When I heard my name I got this rush of
adrenalin. I screamed and ran down the stairs
so fast I couldn’t believe it,”
“One day you're going to classes and every¬
thing is normal, ” Sanchez said. "The next day
you’re swept up in Rose Court activities. I still
feel like
COURIER
VOL. 59, NO. 5
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 19. 1984
Cofer Wins Emotional AS Election
Will Tackle Tuition, Parking Issues
KAREN HOLGERSON
— Courier photo by Mike Luna
Bv Gabrielle Meindl
Staff Writer
Chris Cofer won the AS presidential
election defeating Angela Toft by 398
votes, A total of 1,189 votes were cast,
representing an increase in student
participation from last year when 808
students voted.
“I feel great. 1 am glad I won. We
have hard working people with ex¬
perience in student government, and I
am sure we will accomplish a lot this
year," said Cofer.
Cofer attributed the success of his
campaign to his “position of being
behind student issues." Cofer’s seven
member ticket was elected. Two mem¬
bers of Toft's ticket, who ran unop¬
posed, were elected as campus ac¬
tivities and special programs coordi¬
nators.
“Candidates were emotionally
charged beyond the normal desire to
become an AS officer and therefore
very zealous in there desire to win.
They did not impose self discipline
upon themselves," said Alvar Kauti,
dean of student activities.
Kauti removed all campaign mate¬
rial from around the campus on Oct. 8
China Seminar Planned
Trip Experience Shared
By Lorene Rosen
News Editor
China: The Human Dimension, a
one-day seminar on Chinese people,
language, culture and customs, will be
presented Saturday, Oct. 27. Karen
Holgerson, assistant professor of Eng¬
lish. based the new seminar on facts
gathered during her six week stay in
China last summer,
A Department of Education federal
grant provided 16 California com¬
munity college faculty members with
the opportunity to travel in China and
study at Shandong University. More
than 150 applicants were considered,
including eight from PCC.
"Selection was based on interest and
involvement in intercuitural issues.
They especially looked for people who
would come back and share their ex-
perinceswith schools and communities.
I feel so fortunate to have participated.
This seminar is just one of the ways I
can disseminate the information I
gained in China," Holgerson said.
Otto Schnepp, chemistry professor at
USC, will also lecture at the seminar.
He will discuss the roles of scientists
and intellectuals in contemporary Chi¬
nese life, recounting their aspirations
and explaining official policy toward
them.
English 12, an intercuitural com¬
munication class, is another area in
which Holgerson utilizes her knowledge
of the Chinese. Each semester two
foreign cultures and American culture
are studied individually then com¬
pared. In the final phase of the course,
students experience personal interac¬
tion with the three cultures. "I have
always wanted to include China in this
class, but until this semester I didn’t
have enough information,” Holgerson
said.
The seminar will take place in C311
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will cost $35.
Information regarding registration
may be obtained at (818 ) 578-7261.
because both tickets- were accusing
each other of tearing up posters. "We
felt this would eliminate some of the
animosity between the two tickets."
said Kauti. Since the election is over,
Kauti said "It is time now to switch
gears and get on with business."
Cofer has promised that there will be
no tuition increases during his adminis¬
tration or he will resign. "When the S50
tuition fee was imposed on the com¬
munity colleges, there wasn't a strong
enough student lobby opposing it," said
Cofer. This past summer Cofer at¬
tended a conference in Sacremento for
the California Student Association of
Community Colleges (CSACC) where
he met Speaker of the House William
Brown. “With this organization I am
developing contacts with the legisla¬
ture and am confident that I can play a
part in making sure the $50 tuition is
not increased," said Cofer.
In addition. Cofer plans to work with
CSACC to "try and bring back as much
of the $50 tuition from Sacramento to
local campuses as possible. There is a
surplus in the state budget partly due to
the implementation of tuition," said
Cofer.
Concerning his proposed $7 million
two level parking structure, Cofer said
"first we need the Board of Trustees to
approve the 20 year bond measure for it
to appear on the March municipal
election ballot."
"It is time to act," said Cofer. If the
bond issue is not approved, Cofer said
steps will be taken for an alternate
plan.
Three Alternatives Available for Parking Citations
Pay Fine, Appeal to Committee, Seek Trial Date
committee is comprised of two stu¬
dents, two staff or faculty and a student
activities representative. Mullendore
and another safety staff member are
PCC Parking:
Second of a
three part series
present for interpretation and clari¬
fication of parking regulations. How¬
ever, they do not vote with the commit¬
tee.
The citation recipients need not be
present for the case to be reviewed.
Those who choose to appear can pres¬
ent evidence of photos, testimonials or
other material which they think may
help their cases.
The person's case will be heard, and
then deliberated immediately.
If the verdict upholds the citation,
the recipient still can take his case
before the court. The committee’s
evaluation will not be submitted to the
court.
Day in Court
If the final option is chosen, a Pasa¬
dena Municipal Court judge also may
uphold the citation or suspend it.
If the appellant chooses to plead "not
guilty,” the chances of winning the
case are 50-50. The citing officer must
be present, and must be able to recall
the exact situation in which the citation
was issued. If the officer does not
appear the matter is left to the judge to
rule.
Apply on Time
The campus safety office accepts
permit applications by mail about five
weeks before the semester begins.
Next semester registration will begin
earlier than usual. Parking permit ap¬
plications will be accepted by mail no
earlier than Nov. 19, and no later than
Nov. 23.
The applicant must pick up the ap¬
plication from CC108. mail to PCC,
Department of Safety, 1570 E. Colorado
Blvd., 91106-9980. A self-addressed
stamped envelope must also be in¬
cluded. The applicant will receive the
approved application in the mail and is
required to pay the fee at registration.
No applications will be accepted which
do not fulfill the mail-in requirements
or are delivered in person at the safety
office.
Associated Students Get Bookstore Profits
Money Helps Pay for Campus Programs
By Irene Garcia
Staff Writer
The Associated Student body is in¬
volved with a great number of things on
our campus, but did you know they run
the campus bookstore and receive a
large percentage of the profits?
Not only did the AS help fund the
building when it was built in 1963, but
recently spent $187,000 to remodel and
build a storage room as well. Ninety
percent of the profits earned by the
bookstore go to the AS. The money is
put into a general fund and a student
government fund.
A1 Kauti, dean of student activities,
said the bookstore operation started
out as a student venture, then became
an individual business under the control
of the college administration. The ad¬
vantage, he points out, is "if the book¬
store was college-run, all the extra
things the AS uses the money for
wouldn’t exist.”
Kauti is referring to extras for stu¬
dents that are paid for by bookstore
profits. They include Asian studies,
cultural weeks, noon recreation, the
Campus Crier, campus beautification,
and the student handbook. Last year
$60,000 was put into these programs
from the AS bookstore profits. Another
$5,000 went to child care. “In essence
those profits go right back to the
students,” Kauti said.
The college hires a manager to run
the bookstore. However, a committee
of students and staff members set
policies. "The committee tries to make
things as good as possible for students,
the majority of bookstore customers."
Kauti said.
For example, there is no three per¬
cent freight charge on our textbooks
which is charged by other college
bookstores. That makes our textbooks
cheaper. Though 70 percent of the
bookstore's business is textbooks, they
are not high profit items.
Kauti said the bookstore has to be
under excellent management to make
such great profits. He pointed out that
a large number of college bookstores
don’t make money due to poor manage¬
ment and the fact that they’re college-
operated.
WINNER ON TOP — AS President Chris Cofer gets a jubilant lift
from Scott Svonkin, vice president of student services. Both won AS
offices in the recent student government elections.
— Courier photo by Andy Glover
The Courier is starting a weekly
column about upcoming campus club
events. Club members must submit
flyers or other material on or before
the Friday preceeding publication. A
mailbox, located at the north-east
В
Bungalow entrance, is available for
Stlbmissions.
If information is submitted through
the use of inner-campus mail, it should
be addressed to the Courier,
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Bungalow, marked “attention club
news.”
Items will be published based on
timeliness and available space.
This is an open opportunity for all
official campus clubs and it should
work fo the advantage of all.
Club columnists will be Jacqueline
Barron and Jennifer Mathews.
By Lisa Lowery
Editor-in-Chief
Many individuals and groups are
working to solve the campus parking
problems. Acquiring land, building
structures, or starting carpools and
shuttle services are all feasible future
solutions according to Phillip Mullen¬
dore, safety office director who is in
charge of the parking facilities, While
some of the solutions are being nego¬
tiated or are in beginning stages, issu¬
ing citations allows the safety depart¬
ment minimal control over the inade¬
quate parking situation.
The Citation Chase
When anyone receives a citation
from the campus safety officers, three
options are available. The citation reci¬
pient can pay the fine at the safety
office, request a court date at the
safety office, or appeal the citation
before the citation review committee.
The appeal option is available every
Friday at 2 p.m. at the Campus Center.
In order to take advantage of this
option, a safety office appeal form
must be filled out and returned. The
safety office director will personally
review each citation appeal before it
goes to the committee. He can suspend
the citations which are clearly un¬
deserved.
The five member citation review
— Announcement —
PCC