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PCC Courier, October 28, 1983
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Board Backs Compromise Bill
By Lisa Lowery
Staff Writer
The Board of Trustees supports a unified
effort and a compromise vehicle (AB 207) to aid
in breaking the appropriation/fee deadlock ex¬
isting among various political factions.
The Oct. 12 letter containing a compromise
proposal from the California Community Col¬
lege Trustees (CCCT) and Chief Executive
Officers (CEO) of the California Community
Colleges asks that the 70 community college
district’s governing boards and their chief
executive officers to take a position either for
or against the compromise proposal. Each
district is asked to respond in writing before
November 15. If the districts support the
compromise, tabulated by district count and by
weighted Average Daily Attendance (ADA)
figures, the CCCT and CEO will ask publicly the
governor and the legislature “to take the
appropriate action to put the proposal' into
law.”
If the districts oppose the compromise vehi¬
cle, efforts to find other alternatives to solve
the community college financial crisis will
continue.
Dr. John W. Casey, superintendent-president,
presented the document and its background at
the Oct. 20 board meeting. Before the board
examined the document Casey suggested to the
board that if a position was not taken publicly
“what would their silence say?”
The CCCT’s and CEO’s Oct. 12 letter states
the key features which would serve as the
compromise include: restoration of the state-
provided base funding of $108.5 million, the
governor’s $50 tuition proposal, a ceiling on fees
for the remainder of the governor’s term, a
sunset clause, and a hold-harmless clause for
ADA losses in 1983-84.
Throughout discussions Walter T. Shatford II,
board of trustee clerk, said, “In resolution no
one is committed to one component or combina¬
tion of components, and there is lots of room for
all points of view.” He expressed the need for
“some sense of urgency” in doing something to
promote legislativeaction in November. “The
" Silence (from the Board)
would construe consent. "
—MURPHY
only thing that has got a chance to go is
something where both sides win. The com¬
promise effort might be a temporary way out of
this impasse and a short term solution to get the
college through the semester,” Shatford said.
He made the motion for the board to support the
compromise package and the CCCT’s and
CEO’s attempt for a unified effort.
Marion Murphy, president of the faculty
senate, appealed to the board to set aside their
differences and take a position. She emphasized
the problem is the quality of our educational
program and how it has suffered. She agreed
with Casey’s observation and said, “Silence
would construe consent.”
Due to the lack of specifics within the
proposal Joseph E. Sargis and Roger Gertme-
nian, board members, objected to the board’s
support of the compromise proposal. Sargis
summarized the request as a simple resolution
expressing urgency rather than getting into
details. He made an additional motion to write
the state Legislature and the governor with
copy of that letter sent to the CCCT, CEO
saying, “This board absolutely recommends in
the strongest terms a resolution of the com¬
munity college crisis without necessarily taking
a position nor constraining the negotiators in
the positions they might take.”
Before Sargis’ additional motion was recog¬
nized, the board put to a vote the original
motion supporting the compromise action listed
in the Oct. 12 document. Short one board mem¬
ber, Dr. Richard Green, the motion was carried
with Sargis and Gertmenian maintaining their
oppositions.
However, the board unanimously carried the
additional motion to address the political fac¬
tions as Sargis suggested.
In closing the subject and recapping the
board’s movements, Dr. Gary B. Adams, presi¬
dent of the board of trustees, said, “We have
done more than what the CCCT, CEO wanted us
to do.”
The Actor Inside
the Ewok
See page 4
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VOL. 56, NO. 9
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE. PASADENA. CALIFORNIA
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PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
Attempted Kidnapping
By Michael Collins
Feature Editor
An attempted kidnapping occured at
the Burger King on the corner of E.
Colorado and S. Bonnie.
According to police reports, on Mon¬
day, Oct. 22, at 10:46 a.m., a mother
was leaving the Burger King with her 13-
month-old baby. An elderly black
woman in a green dress grabbed the
baby out of the baby’s stroller and
attempted to walk off with it, saying it
was her baby. The mother stopped the
woman immediately.
The woman started to scream and
use profanity, insisting the baby was
hers. Eyewitnesses said the mother
spoke very calmly to the woman and
eventually convinced her to let go of
the baby.
The mother then ran down Colorado
Blvd. with her baby and got into the car
of a passing motorist. Whether or not
the woman knew the motorist is un¬
clear. Some witnesses said the motor¬
ist was a friend of the mother’s who
saw what was happening from a near¬
by garage and drove over to her. Others
said the driver was just, “a good
Samaritan.”
The woman who made the attack
started walking west down Colorado
Blvd. mumbling incoherently to
herself. She had walked to the corner of
Colorado Blvd. and Sierra Bonita Ave.
(the north-east corner of campus)
when two Pasadena police officers on
motorcycles spotted her, and stopped
to talk to her.
About ten minutes later, a police car
pulled up and the woman was hand¬
cuffed, put in the back seat and taken
away.
PCC students Chrissa Vayos, Lisa
Bartolai and Kathy Nash were eating
lunch at the Burger King at the time of
the incident. They said, “The black
woman was yelling something about
adoption papers.” They also said that
Eyewitnesses said the
mother spoke very calmly to
the woman and eventually
convinced her to let go of
the baby.
as she walked away, she tried to
explain to them that the baby pictured
on the side of the Pampers box was also
her child.
The police report said the woman
was suffering from mental illness. The
report stated the woman was, “in
danger of hurting herself and others,
especially those with small children.”
She was removed from police custody
later that day by Arcadia mental health
officials for a 72-hour psychiatric ex¬
amination.
After this, she was transported to
Metro State Hospital. The report also
mentioned that the woman had been
detained for 72-hour psychiatric ex¬
aminations “several” times before.
A Serious Problem
Every year, thousands of families
suffer the tragedy of an abducted child.
Individuals and organizations are tak¬
ing action against this problem. For¬
tunately, progress is being made.
Local police departments are listing
the identities of abducted children with
the FBI. Now police departments na¬
tionwide know which children are miss¬
ing, no matter where they live. This
development was made possible by a
new law spurred by the parents of
Adam Walsh, who’s kidnapping was the
subject of a recent television movie.
Organizations across the United
States are starting programs to inform
parents and children how to avoid
abductions. For instance, this month
Camp Fire started a nationwide pro¬
gram to teach its kindergarten and first
grade members how to deal with
strangers and avoid potentially danger¬
ous situations.
Most importantly, individual parents
are informing themselves on how to
avoid kidnappings.
Opportunity, Money Surround Army- Navy Game
By John Horn
Staff Writer
Dr. Henry P. Kirk, vice president tor
student personnel and an active mem¬
ber of the Army-Navy ’83 Foundation,
says that the upcoming Army-Navy
football game will benefit both the
community and the college.
“Whatever is good for Pasadena is
good for PCC,” said Kirk.
Will Generate Revenue
The game, to be played on Nov. 25 in
the Rose Bowl, is expected to generate
approximately $6 million in revenue for
Pasadena and ten times that amount in
tourist income for the entire Southern
California area, according to Rolfe E.
Arnhym, who is executive vice presi¬
dent of both the Pasadena Chamber of
Commerce and the Army-Navy ’83
Foundation.
Kirk has been working to provide
housing for a portion of the 9,000 cadets
and midshipmen who will arrive in the
The game is
expected to generate
$6 million in revenue
for Pasadena.
area a few days prior to the game. He
is responsible for coordinating and
recruiting host families in Pasadena
and Sierra Madre.
“I’m thankful to all of the students,
faculty and staff of PCC who have
signed up as host families,” said Kirk.
Applications Still Available
Applications for potential host fami¬
lies are still available in C216. Kirk
explained that there are only a few
cadets and midshipmen left who re¬
quire housing, so those interested
should be prompt with their offers.
The Army and Navy drum and bugle
corps will entertain PCC students and
area residents when these two bands
join together for an afternoon musical
review. The event is scheduled for
Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 3 p.m. at
Horrell Field. A joint performance by
the Army and Navy glee clubs will
follow that night at the Pasadena Civic
Auditorium, starting at 8 p.m.
Escorts Needed
PCC students between the ages of 18
and 24 are encouraged by the Army-
Navy ’83 Foundation to escort West
Point cadets to a Cadet Hop at the
Pasadena Center. The first 1,500
women and 500 men to write Mrs. Edna
Krueger will receive a free invitation
to the dance and reception. Krueger
can be contacted at Bushnell Optical,
2828 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, 91107.
Kirk reports that ticket sales for the
Thanksgiving weekend game are lag¬
ging-
Said Kirk, “It’s the first time the
game has been played west of the
Mississippi and it may well be the only
". . . an opportunity to
participate in this historic
and great event. "
—DR. HENRY P. KIRK
time this century. I would hope that
everyone who can will take advantage
of the opportunity to participate in this
historic and great event.”
Although the tickets are costly ($25
and $50), Kirk believes the experience
will be well worth the price of ad¬
mission.
Tickets can be obtained by writing
Army-Navy Classic, Central Ticket Of¬
fice, P.O. Box 24607, L.A. 90024.
Newsbriefs
Festival of the Arts
Campus artists and craftsmen display their wares amidst entertainers,
exotic foods and club booths today in the quad from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Festival
moves to the mirror pool area tomorrow, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
PARKING PROBLEMS— In an effort to alleviate traffic
congestion on Hill Avenue the entrance to the pay parking lot will
be on Del Mar starting Monday, Oct. 31.
— Courier photo by Ted Soqui
Halloween Dance
The International Club hosts a Halloween party tonight from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.
in the Campus Center lounge. A contest for the most creative costutne, dancing
and games are planned, and costumed disc jockey Joseph Brosta provides the
music for the third year in a row.
The club also invited students from Cal State Los Angeles, Cal State
Northridge, Caltech, Fuller Seminary, Ambassador College and Glendale College.
PCC instructors may attend free of charge.
Tickets may be purchased at the door for $3.50 a person, $6 a couple.
Homecoming Queen Hopefuls
Applications for Homecoming Queen and Court are available in the Campus
Center are due today. Contestants meet in R122 at 1 p.m. today.
A court of six and the queen will reign over Homecoming festivities and the
game against Long Beach Saturday, Nov. 19.
“Image Makers” Lecture
A one day lecture “The Image Makers” meets tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. in 175 Dodd Hall, UCLA. Guest speakers include some of the leading political
strategists who work behind the scenes with political candidates. Further
information available at 825-2272.
Learning Disability Seminar
Dr. Emy Lu Weller explains different learning disabilities, how to recognize
them, and “what strategies instructors can use to make learning easier for the
student,” Thursday, Nov 3 at noon in D305. The lecture is open to the public.
AS Executive Board Plans Annual Expenditures
By Richard Riehl
Staff Writer
The AS Executive Board members were asked to
submit detailed expenditure forecasts so work could
begin on the budget proposal for the 1983-84 academic
year.
The AS board’s task of constructing an itemized
budget is difficult according to Glenn Schoenfeld,
vice president of business affairs, because “there are
no financial policies.” Schoenfeld insructed the AS
board members to submit their budget estimates by
Nov. 1.
Alvar L. Kauti, dean of student activities, and
Cheryl Miller, PCC business services budget man¬
ager, work with Schoenfeld to formulate a workable
budget. A tentative budget is expected by Tuesday,
Nov. 8, at which time it will be presented to the AS
board for deliberation.
In follow-up action, AS President Helen Hanson
extended an speaking invitation to State Senator Art
Torres last week. Torres’ office has expressed
interest in speaking at Pasadena City College about
community college funding options. However, Torres
cannot commit to a date due to other funding-related
speaking engagements in the area.
Torres recently formed the “Community College
Truth Squad” to speak out in support of tuition-free
education at the community college level. His
speeches rally student awareness and provide media
coverage of the colleges according to Hanson.
New Committees to Form
In subsequent discussion, Hanson solicited AS
support for three newly proposed committees. Dr.
John W. Casey, superintendent-president and origi¬
nator of the committees, enlisted AS involvement in a
meeting with Hanson on Friday. The committees
envisioned by Casey are legislative contact, district
planning and development of policies and procedures.
“We need a collective policies and procedures
source,” said Casey. “There is a need for a listing of
policies that relate to all segments of this institution
and procedures that relate the policies to everyone.”
Each committee will have of 16 members. Four
members will be selected from the student body,
classified personnel, faculty and management. Two
of the four student committee members will be AS
executive officers.
Rock Concert Plans Underway
Plans are under way for a rock concert fund-raiser.
A tentative go-ahead has been given by Casey to use
the football field after the football season according
to Hanson. The AS board set no date for band
auditions.
Later, Darryl Grimaldi, student trustee and chair¬
man of the student foundation asked Hanson to
appoint five AS members to serve as foundation
members. The matter is under consideration. Hanson
is director of the foundation.
The Voter Registration Drive, originally scheduled
for a two week period beginning Oct. 24, has been
indefinitely delayed according to Schoenfeld. The
logistics and manpower requirements are still in the
organizational stage.
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