The
Pasadena City College
Pasadena, California
Vol. 74 No. 5
COURIER
Thursday
October 22, 1992
The planned building will provide 2,087
additional spaces, while the
restructuring of lot 14 will yield 1,606
more spaces. The completion date for
the project is August 1994.
Parking structure
plans approved
□ Board of Trustees
OKs next phase of
2,087 space parking
structure.
By GULLERMO DUARTE
Staff Writer
A preliminary design for a new
parking garage presented by In¬
ternational Parking Design Inc.
received approval from the Board
of Trustees at its Oct. 7 meeting.
The Board also approved work¬
ing drawings for the structure.
As part of the college’s master
plan for the 90s, the approval of
the structure attempts to resolve
the problem that parking off
campus by students has created
on surrounding streets.
This problem, caused by an
insufficient number of parking
spaces available, was reason for
some of PCC’s neighbors to
voice their concerns to Pasadena
City Councilman Bill Thomson.
Thomson in turn asked Dr.
James P. Kossler, assistant super¬
intendent for administrative serv-
Campus
Improvements
ices, to meet with some of PCC’s
neighbors and discuss the prob¬
lem.
Kossler explained to them that
the college was trying to resolve
the problem through various meth¬
ods such as shuttle bus service,
ride-sharing, and bus transporta¬
tion.
He informed them about the
new parking structure project and
the progress the construction plans
were making.
Thomson suggested the col¬
lege should cancel all night classes,
but Kossler said that PCC had a
responsibility to use its facilities
to their greatest capacity.
“I’m very excited about the
project,” Kossler said. “It’s been
years and years that the college
See, “PARKING,” page 3
□ Victim is unable to
identify his three
attackers.
By EDWIN FOLVEN
Special Correspondent
A student working on the stage
crew at Sexson Auditorium was in¬
jured Friday evening when he was
clubbed from behind with a blunt
object as he walked to his car before
a performance.
According to campus police
reports, the incident occurred at about
7:20 p.m. in lot 5 as Eric Torrez, 1 8,
was leaving to get refreshments from
a local store.
“This is the most serious offense
we’ve had here this year,” said Sgt.
Vince Palermo, campus police. “We
caution all students and staff to be
more aware of their environment as
they walk through the campus.”
Torrez said he was approached
by two black males asking for money
Health fees may rise
By ANISSA VICENTE
Editor in Chief
Rising insurance and supply costs
have prompted the office of student
services to propose an increase in
student health fees from $7.50 to $ 1 0
in the spring. The proposal will be
submitted to the Board of Trustees
for approval on Nov. 4.
“Our health costs are like soci¬
ety’s in general — they keep rising,”
Dr. John Tulley, assistant dean of
student services, said.
If passed, all students will pay the
$10 fee regardless of full-time or
part-time status. Summer school
students will pay $7 instead of the
current $5.50.
“We’re reluctant to do this, but
costs have gone up and you can’t
anticipate escalating expenses,” Tul¬
ley said. Last year, the supply budget
doubled over the previous year. Health
insurance per student also increased
from 90 cents per student per semes¬
ter to $1.25. The insurance covers
accidents which occur on campus or
at college-sponsored activities off
campus. Insurance for non-college
related accidents or for medical
expenses due to an illness may be
applied for and purchased on an in¬
dividual basis.
Tulley said
the fees will be
used to update
the health serv¬
ices program.
PCC’s health
services are
well-received
and appreciated,
Tulley said. He 1 .
feels confident that the proposal, to
be submitted by Ernestine L. Moore,
dean of student services, will pass.
The state legislature gave com¬
munity colleges permission to in¬
crease student health service fees
before they closed session, Dr. Jack
“Our health costs are
like society’s in
general. They keep
rising.”
John Tulley,
assistant dean of student services
Scott, superintendent-president, said.
Glendale Community College ap¬
proved the fee increase Monday
night. Long Beach, and Rio Hondo
community colleges have already
decided to charge the higher fees for
spring of 1993.
Categories for exemptions from
the fees remain the same. These in-
■ннптш
elude students
who refuse
health services
because of reli¬
gious beliefs,
low-income
students as de¬
fined by state
law and welfare
1 1 recipients.
The fee pays for three specialized
service areas: health, medical and
psychological. Health services in¬
clude emergency care, blood pres¬
sure checks and immunizations.
Medical services cover physician con¬
sultation, initial medical diagnosis
and care, oral contraceptives, minor
surgical procedures, breast and pel¬
vic examinations and referrals. Cri¬
sis psychological counseling, psy¬
chological consultation and individ¬
ual or group counseling make up the
psychological services covered by
the fee.
Tulley said the campus health
center is visited by about 2,000 stu¬
dents a month. In 1991, students
took advantage most often of physi¬
cian consultations, medications for
nausea and sore throats and health
conferences with nurses.
The center’s four physicians, most
of whom are specialists with experi¬
ence in emergency medicine, are on
campus four times a week. Their
hours are posted on the center door.
The Student Health Center is lo¬
cated in C127. A registered nurse is
available from Monday through Fri¬
day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Mon¬
day through Thursday from 6 p.m. to
9 p.m.
Student injured in
parking lot holdup
as he walked through the parking
lot. As he approached his car, a third
person hit him on the side of the head
from behind, knocking him uncon¬
scious for several minutes.
After regaining consciousness,
he contacted a Pasadena Unified
School District officer for assistance.
The officer was on campus for a high
school football game. Torrez was
taken by paramedics to Huntington
Memorial Hospital in Pasadena where
he was treated for a bruised jaw and
facial swelling.
Torrez was part of the stage
crew for “Thieves,” a theater arts
production currently running in
Sexson Auditorium.
Palermo believes the suspects may
have been from the crowd at the
football game. He said police have
little hope of finding them because
there were no witnesses. The sus¬
pects only stole Torrez’s baseball
cap, but could be charged with two
felonies if their identities are discov¬
ered, Palermo said.
Photos by RAYMOND CHIU/ The COURIER
Photo above , Dr. Simon LeVay explains his theory on the origins of homosexuality; Right,
Dr. Jack Scott, superintendent-president, presents his view on ethics in research.
Series discusses ethics in research
By AZADOUHIE
К
ALA YD J IAN
Staff Writer
Divergent ideas met on the
Harbeson Hall stage when a theo¬
logian and a research scientist,
presented their beliefs about sci¬
entific research.
In a lecture sponsored by the
life sciences department and GTE,
PCC superintendent-president,
Dr.Jack Scott, spoke about the
importance of ethics in scien¬
tific research . Famous research
scientist, Dr.Simon LeVay, in¬
troduced his research in neuros¬
cience suggesting the causes of
homosexuality.
A Claremont graduate in the¬
ology, Scott presented his views
about the advantages and disad¬
vantages of scientific research. He
said that the dark side of scientific
research is that it promotes ethical
distortion. Pollution, for example,
has destroyed the natural beauty of
our environmnent. And sophisti¬
cated weaponry, as a byproduct of
technology, could perhaps destroy
all life on this planet.
Even the toxic chemicals scien¬
tific research has created are all
negative results of scientific re¬
search, Scott said.
“Scientific research cannot be
moral or immoral. Rather, it can be
described as amoral because it has
the power of good and evil,” he
said. Money has a great potential
to corrupt a person but it can also
reduce hunger in men.
One advantage of scientific
research, however, is the world’s
communication system. The com¬
puter has advanced scientific research
and methods of communication.
Because scientific research is
carried on by human beings, it can
certainly have the possibility for
corruption, Scott added. He said
that because in research, these is the
potential for good and evil, the
issue of ethics is a very appropriate
one to discuss.
“I believe that ethics must inform
every human activity, whether it is
law, medicine, or even politics. The
issues of good and evil, right and
wrong, morality or immorality are
very pertinent,” he said.
Dr.Scott’s view about ethics led
his speech into the question of hon¬
esty in the performance of scientific
research.
“The methodology of scien¬
tific research must be rigorously
truthful in which we must be
confident that the scientist is
absolutely honest in recording,
interpreting, and presenting
data,” he said.
In the discovery of truth in re¬
search, he must have superior
honesty, and a total commitment.
Since scientific research is not
carried by law but by human
beings, our efforts are not al¬
ways truthful. Sometimes false¬
hood in scientific research can
impact thousands of lives, or
perhaps the researcher’s biasy
can affect his or hers attempted
objectivity, Scott said.
The lecture also featured a
British research scientist, with a
See, “SERIES,” page 4
SCHEDULE FOR ADVISEMENT AND
PROGRAM APPROVAL
Priority Number
Dates
1-2,500 /f
\\ Oct. 20,21,22
2,501-4,000
J Oct. 23, 26, 27
. 4,001-5,500
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Oct. 28, 29, 30
5,501-7,000 T
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Nov. 2, 3, 4
7,001-8,500
Nov. 5, 6, 10
8,501-10,000
.
Nov. 11, 12, 13,
10,001-11,500
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Nov. 16. 17, 18
11,501-13,000
Nov. 19, 20, 23
An up-to-date list of open classes will be posted Dec, 14 for continuing students with
priority numbers 14,001 and higher.
Students urged to register early
By ANISSA VICENTE
Editor in Chief
Students are being warned to get pro¬
gram approval early and register by pub¬
lished deadlines in order to beat the scramble
for fewer classes and sections.
“The suggested schedule for advisement
has been coordinated to complement the
mail-in registration deadlines and to provide
an advising structure designed to reduce
lines and increase effectiveness to students,”
said Rick Neumann, associate dean of coun¬
seling and curriculum liaison.
Walk-in registration begins on Jan. 25,
1993. The first program adjustment days for
those who registered by mail are Jan. 20 for
priority numbers 1-14,000 and Jan. 21 for
numbers 14,001 and above.
Continuing students whose permits to
register are marked “SEP” do not have to
get a counselor’s signature. These programs
will be processed in order of priority number
if submitted before the deadlines.
The deadline for mail-in registration is
Tuesday, Nov. 24 for students with priority
numbers 1 to 7,000; Tuesday, Dec. 1 for
priority numbers 7,001 to 14,000 and Wed¬
nesday, Dec. 16 forpriorily numbers 14,001
and above.
Counselors also advise students to com¬
plete the “Alternate Scction/Course Request
Card” included in every mail-in registration
packet. This card provides students with the
chance to indicate section or course alter¬
nates to their first choices.
Mail-in registration packets for continu¬
ing students are available for pick-up at the
front counter in D200. A printout of the
spring schedule is posted in D204. Spring
class schedules will be available in the
bookstore in mid-November.
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