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PCC Courier, October 26, 1979
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Board of Trustees Candidates Speak Out on the Issues
By Dan Hutson
Editor-in-Chief
The establishment of a child care
center on campus and Courier policy
sparked the greatest disagreement
among Board of Trustee candidates at
an Oct. 18 forum at Temple City Wom¬
an’s Club.
Candidates Roger Gertmenian and
Nancy White for Area 4, and Larry
Cude, Dr. Warren Hall and John
Martin for Area 6, answered questions
on a variety of topics during the two-
hour meeting.
Probably the greatest division of
opinion was voiced when the question
of PCC’s need for a child care center
came up.
“A child care center is one of the
things PCC does not need," stated
Gertmenian, the sole incumbent in the
race. He went on to say that there is a
center at the college’s Community
Adult Training Center in northwest
Pasadena, but a campus site isn’t
needed.
“It (CATC) is in a very low soci¬
oeconomic area where many of the
students are minorities, blacks, who
have children, many of them il¬
legitimate. They don’t have the chance
to go back to school, and if they don’t
have this child care center they would
go on welfare.
“Since I'm so violently opposed to
welfare for anybody, I've had to condi¬
tion my vote to allow for the center.
But moving it to the PCC campus is
unnecessary.”
He continued that a child care center
has been pushed by a small radical
element, many without children, who
want to “embarrass the Board of
Trustees.”
Mrs. White disagreed with Gertme¬
nian, stressing that such a center could
help “teach mothers to be mothers,
and fathers to be fathers.” She felt the
center could be tied into existing nurs¬
ing and education programs.
As to cost, Mrs. White indicated
many women would be willing to pay a
fee, and students could see their taxes
put to use for something they want.
Gertmenian took an opposite view,
stating this was “one small way to
saddle the taxpayers with other peo¬
ple’s problems.”
In Area 6, Dr. Hall agreed with Mrs.
White that the center should be made a
teaching program. “If met with im¬
agination. the costs would be very
small as opposed to the value of such a
program.”
Cude questioned who would be re¬
sponsible for the center under licensing
and funding. He said he would submit
such a plan if his constituents put it
through the proper channels.
All candidates did agree on the larg¬
est single problem facing the district-
money.
“After Prop. 13,” said Gertmenian,
“an awful lot of things changed, and I
think the changes are for the better.”
He felt it prompted the Board and
administration to “cut out some of the
fat,” but he thought there was more of
the roughly $31 million budget that
could be eliminated.
“I still think we can do a better job
of educating people for the amount of
money spent per pupil.”
Cude agreed that more could be cut,
stating, “I’m a butcher; I can cut the
fat out of anything.”
Another area of agreement was on
the student trustee. All the candidates
felt a student on the Board was impor¬
tant, but the response to giving that
student a vote or letting him into
executive session was negative.
“Without the students, there
wouldn’t be a college,” . said Cude.
However, the vote would give students
two representatives on the Board, ac¬
cording to Martin.
Gertmenian felt executive session
was the crucial point because of per-
Roger Gertmenian
Nancy White
Larry Cude
VOL. 48, NO 10
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE. PASADENA. CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 26, 1979
T rustees Rescind Policy Revision
Alter Considering Legal Opinions
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BACK TO THE PREVIOUS POLICY— From left Trustees Warren
Weber, David S Hannah and Charles Briscoe were joined by Walter T
Shatford in a vote to rescind an amendment to Courier policy. The Board
took action after receiving two legal opinions that the revision was too
restrictive — Courier photo by Boris
The Board of Trustees voted to re¬
scind an amendment to the Courier
policy which would have forced the
paper to print rebuttals to any “politi¬
cal editorial" after discussing it in
executive session at a meeting Oct. 48.
In a subsequent vote, the Board also
agreed to look into hiring an attorney
specializing in constitutional law to
check further into the policy issue.
Ater reviewing legal opinions from’
the Los Angeles County Counsel’s of¬
fice and a private attorney, the Board
voted 4-2 to remove the revision.
Trustees Charles Briscoe. David S.
Hannah, Walter T. Shatford and
Warren Weber voted yes, with Robert
L. Spare and Roger Gertmenian cast¬
ing the dissenting votes. Richard H.
Green was absent.
Both legal opinions cited a 1974 Su¬
preme Court case in concluding that
the action might be construed as un¬
constitutional.
The court decision, Miami Herald
Publishing Co. vs. Tornillo, held that a
Florida law requiring newspapers to
print replies to editorials violated the
First Amendment of the U.S. Constitu¬
tion.
County attorney Audrey Oliver
Future of the Sandpipers Much Brighter as Singing
Group Moves From Musical Theater to Show Choir
By Stephen Share
Staff Writer
The future of the Sandpipers is a lot
brighter now, according to director
Marshall Ramirez.
Ramirez is the first person hired to
direct the ailing campus singing group
full time since the departure of the
group’s originator, Stennis Waldon, in
1976.
The 12-member group, as recently
selected by Ramirez, bears little re¬
semblance to Sandpipers of the past.
The major point of distinction is that
the term “musical theater” can no
longer be used to accurately describe
the group, according to Ramirez.
“I want to get away from the name
‘musical theater,’ ” said Ramirez,
Briscoe and Risser Support
Area Two Trustee Hopeful
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Board of Trustees President Charles
Briscoe and J. Ray Risser, a past
Board president, announced their sup¬
port of Dr. Gary Adams in the Area 2
trustee race.
Briscoe, currently representing Area
2, decided not to seek re-election last
August-
Other candidates running in Area 2
are Joe Piliero. Mario L. Sewell and
Krvstyna B. Yokaitis.
Dr. Adams, a professor and chair¬
man of the criminal justice depart¬
ment at Cal State Long Beach, is a
iormer deputy sheriff and has served in
Sierra Madre as councilman and
mayor.
According to an Oct. 22 press re¬
lease, Briscoe and Risser believe Dr.
Adams’ “education, experience and
interest in insuring that PCC continue
to provide quality, relevant instruction
will indeed make him a valued member
of the Board of Trustees.”
The release states Dr. Adams sees
fiscal responsibility as a key issue
facing PCC. As an administrator, he
favors the continuation of sabbaticals
and spending tax dollars on directly
related instructional programs.
Adams also believes in complete
communication with all parties before
decisions are made.
“What I want is a show choir, one that
will do jazz-swing.
“There's a lot of talent on campus,
and there should be no problem in the
group’s continuation.”
The outlook, however, was not
always so optimistic. The Sandpipers,
acccording to Music Department
Chairman Dr. Robert Fleury, has
always been in existence but “like a
losing football team " for the last two
years.
“Waldon developed the singers into a
highly professional group. They were
on TV and gave concerts all over the
country,” said Fleury.
In 1976 when Waldon asked for a
change of assignment, he had directed
the group since 1964. The result was “a
part-time group with part-time teach¬
ers,” according to Fleury.
“Using part-time teachers was like
putting a Band-Aid on a large wound,”
he said.
Fleury explained that although part-
time teachers were qualified, the
work-load was tremendous, and the
pay was roughly half of the full-time
scale.
“The teachers did everything they
could, but at half the pay. they were
doing it mostly out of the goodness of
their hearts,” Fleury said. “Teachers
who were earning $6 an hour here could
make up to $40 an hour privately.”
sonnel and legal discussions that take
place in these private meetings. “I
welcome the student trustee; I just
don’t want him in executive session.”
The candidates split sharply on
Courier policy, however. Earlier that
evening, the Board of Trustees had
rescinded Gertmenian’s amendment to
the policy forcing the Courier to print
rebuttals to any political endorsement.
According to Gertmenian. “dirty
partisan politics” had crept into the
paper recently, and he is angry with
the present policy. Unlike with the
Pasadena Star News or Temple City
Times, he said, one can’t cancel the
subscription if one disagrees with an
endorsement in the Courier.
In reply, Mrs. White pointed out the
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amendment would force the Courier to
print rebuttals - in full, leaving them
open to a lawsuit if libel was present.
Cude said he would stand by a
student's editorial freedom, but would
“come down hard" on an adviser for
allowing a libelous article to be
printed.
According to Dr. Hall, students on
the newspaper are being trained to
work in the real world, therefore it’s
important they be able to write what
they think as long as it’s protected by
the First Amendment.
Martin agreed with Gertmenian’s
opinion of partisan politics in the
Courier, and said he thought editorials
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John Martin
Dr. Warren Hall
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Stats Show Few Students
Making Use ofBEOG
stated in her opinion to the Board, “It
is in my opinion the amendment too
broadly restricts editorial freedom.’.’
Shatford, who cast the only vote
against hiring another lawyer, argued
that the move would be unnecessary
and a waste of funds.
Hannah, in suggesting another law¬
yer be considered, disagreed with Shat¬
ford and said he thought the Board
should go to the best legal counsel
specializing in this particular field.
Shatford also took issue with the
Board's intention to discuss the legal
opinions in a session closed to the
public. In arguing against moving to
executive session, Shatford said the
opinion was requested at a public meet¬
ing and that the matter ‘deserved
public discussion” in light of the “great
deal of interest” in it.
The Board then went into executive
session, which is usually held only
when personnel or financial matters
such as salaries are discussed.
Courier policy controversy was re¬
kindled after an editorial last May
criticized remarks made by Gertme¬
nian at a previous Board meeting.
Gertmenian succeeded in amending
the policy Sept. 20.
By Laura Carlos
Staff Writer
According to Financial Aid Office
statistics, few students are taking ad¬
vantage of the readily available Basic
Education Opportunity Grant. Students
whose income is less than $6,400 or
whose parents earn not more than
$25,000 are eligible for up to $762 in aid.
The Middle Income Student As¬
sistance Act of 1978 allows students
applying for financial aid to be eligible
to receive some form of assistance.
A family of four with one working
parent, one family member in college,
net value assets below $25,000 and a
total family income of $25,000 or less
may be eligible for a grant. Eligibility
chances increase as the size of house¬
hold and/or the number of family
members attending college increases
even though family income may be
higher.
Gene Miller, financial aid director,
received a letter from the Department
of Health. Education and Welfare in
Washington. D.C., asking why students
were failing to apply for more grants
since eligibility quotas had been lifted
considerably.
“We'd like to see more students
applying for the BEOG since it’s so
readily available,” said Miller.
Unlike a loan, the BEOG is a grant
and does not have to be repaid, unless
the student fails to maintain normal
academic progress and consistent at¬
tendance.
An applicant need only be a United
States citizen or a permanent resident
and be at least a half-time student (6-8
units) who has not yet received a
bachelor's degree.
Awards may not exceed one-half the
cost of attendance at an institution.
Awards at the community college level
range from $200 to $762 per year for
full-time students while part-time stu¬
dents can receive from $200 to $382 a
year.
The aim of the MISAA is to increase
financial aid to students from middle
income families and to assist students
from low income families so they will
receive sufficient aid to pursue post
secondary education. The passage of
MISAA added a total of $11.5 billion to
federally funded student aid programs.
BEOG application forms are avail¬
able at the Financial Aid Department
located in D Building Monday through
Friday.
According to Ramirez, the require¬
ments for aspiring Sandpipers are good
vocal ability and personality, as well as
proficiency in musicianship and
sightreading. He emphasized that in¬
terest and loyalty to the group are
necessary to get it rolling.
“The group will be successful. The
schedule is relatively light this
semester." he said.
Candidates Must
File Application by
Today's Deadline
Anyone interested in running for
student trustee must file an application
by noon today. Applications are being
taken upstairs in the Campus Center.
Requirements for the position are a
2.5 GPA and current enrollment in 10
units or more.
Candidates for the position are ex¬
pected to attend a meeting at 2 p.m.
this afternoon in the ASB Board Room.
(’(’202.
Student trustee candidates will cam¬
paign the week of Oct. 29. Balloting
will be Nov. 5 and 6.
-Courier photo by Judith Gordon
Crowning of a Queen
Julie Deanne Raatz, an 18-year-old
PCC freshman, has been named the
61st Queen of the Pasadena Tour¬
nament of Roses.
Selected from a Royal Court dorni1
nated by PCC coeds, Miss Raatz was
crowned Tuesday by Tournament
President Frank Hardcastle during
traditional ceremonies at the Tour¬
nament House.
Retiring Rose Queen Catherine
Gilmore was first to offer congratula¬
tions as she presented the new queen
with a traditional bouquet of red
roses.
Princesses of the Royal Court, also
from PCC, include Melinda Ann
Margett, Elisabetta Rafaella Matioli,
Linda Francine Deal and Susan Lou¬
ise Davis.
Judith Ann Bacic of Arcadia High
School and Mary Jeanne McCoy of
San Marino were also chosen for the
1980 court.
A native of Pasadena, Miss Raatz
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rolf
Monhoff of Pasadena. The 5 foot 5
inch brunette has one brother, Dan
Raatz (20), and a sister, Wendv
Monhoff (6).
Though the new queen’s career
plans are undecided at present, she is
interested in business and geology.
Her hobbies include sewing, writ¬
ing and gardening, and she admits to
being a “so-so” piano player.
Among, her favorite sports are-
snow skiing, horseback riding, jog¬
ging and volleyball.
However, Miss Raatz won’t have
much time for hobbies and sports, as
a myriad of activities now confront
her related to the 91st New Year’s
Day Tournament of Roses and 66th
Rose Bowl football classic. The queen
and her six princesses will partici¬
pate in some 80 official functions
between now and Jan. 1.
Future plans of the other reigning
princesses from PCC include: a ca¬
reer in illustrating for Susan Louise
Davis, Linda Francine Deal is study¬
ing for the math and science field,
Melinda Ann Margett hopes to enter
public relations and Elisabetta
Rafaella Matioli is an internatinal
relations major with plans to transfer
to USC.