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TLiursday, October 28, 1999
Volume 85, Number 9
Today:
Sunny.
High: 77°
Low: 56°
Tomorrow:
Sunny.
High: 84°
Low: 51°
Saturday:
Sunny.
High: 90°
Low: 48°
Sunday
Sunny.
High: 86°
Low: 51°
Student Choir to
Perform at Harbeson
Allyson Esbenshade will direct
a choir of college students in
the premiere performance of
"Vox Magna." The event will
debut this Saturday at
Harbeson Hall at 8 p.m.
Homecoming Festivities
The Homecoming court will be
presented today at noon in
the Quad, along with music
acts and other events. An AS
sponsored Trick or Treating
trip will be held Friday.
Saturday's Homecoming
events include a carnival in
lot one from 1 0 a.m. to 5
p.m., and a talent show, cul¬
minating with the first
Homecoming at the new
Lancer Stadium. The game
time is 7 p.m. with the
Lancers playing Orange Coast
College.
Deadline to sign up for the
talent show is today. For more
information on these and
other events call the AS office
at 585-7982.
Facilities Luncheon
Coverage on the Net
Facilities personnel were hon¬
ored at a luncheon last
Thursday for their initiative and
hard work in putting on a how¬
to home repair workshop for
the college's flex day.
Log on to pcc-courieronline
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with our updated archives.
Disabled at risk in emergencies
By Audrey Allen
Staff Writer
What if the C Building started
burning, with flames ripping and rag¬
ing through the hallways? Would
everyone want to jump out windows
or hover in the comer of a classroom,
maybe thinking that the fire might
will be extinguished? Would masses
of students, instructors and adminis¬
trators run to the elevators? If they
did, they would see a big sign: “In
case of a fire, do not use elevators,
use stairways.”
These directions seem easy
enough, but physically challenged
people are not able to run down the
stairs; elevators are sometimes the
only way to get out. So what do they
do?
In a life-threatening emergency,
handicapped people are directed to
wait in front of an elevator until
someone in the campus police or the
fire department, rescues them.
Instructors and staff are responsible
for making sure that everyone — stu¬
dents as well as non-students will
evacuate the building safely.
These procedures were written by
Charles Havard, teacher specialist in
the disabled student program
(Havard is paralyzed and is in a
wheelchair). In this “Evacuation
Procedures for Those Persons with
Disabilities,” Havard writes: “This
information may be new to the many
unidentified mobility-impaired stu¬
dents and the majority of non-dis-
abled students.”
In the event of an emergency
would all people on crutches, canes,
wheelchairs, or anyone else unable to
take the stairs, know that they are
supposed to wait in front of an eleva¬
tor? How do the police, who are
trained, in Emergency Response
Plan, know where each handicapped
student is waiting, and on what floor
level?
“We have a pre-designed search
protocol,” and we will systematically
search the campus for stranded peo¬
ple, said Phil Mullendore, director of
campus police. Disabled people are
encouraged to wait in front of eleva¬
tors because, “structurally, it’s one of
the strongest areas in buildings.”
These procedures were created
because the original evacuation plan
did not work, and was very unsafe,
according to Havard. “Supporting,
holding or carrying another person,
either up or down the stairs, is
extremely risky, both to the helpers
and to the person being helped. It
should not be attempted without
proper training.”
Mullendore said that it is danger¬
ous to carry someone down the stairs.
“We leave the disabled at a disadvan¬
tage by not keeping their wheelchairs
with them. We may impede the evac¬
uation by carrying someone down
the stairs, and there is always a risk of
injury.
“It’s best to just stay put and
wait,” said Mullendore.
“People who do get stranded are
not going to get carried-down (the
stairs) unless there’s a medical emer¬
gency. The school doesn’t want to
take the risk,” says Havard.
Havard stresses that the
Evacuation Procedures should be
understood by everyone on campus-
ON THE RECORD
“We have a pre¬
designed search
protocol, and we will
systematically search
the campus for
stranded students.”
-Phil Mullendore,
Campus Police Chief
disabled or not. “Every alarm and
every evacuation must be responded
to as the real thing,” reads the small
yellow piece of paper that is located
in the disabled center, and is usually
Disabled, Pg. 4
Peter Schrock
/
Courier
A slam dunk contest in the Sculpture Garden was one of many Homecoming events this week.
CAMPUS BEAT
Homecoming the
way it should be
New stadium, carnival bring the celebration back to campus
By Gali Raval
Staff Writer
Can you feel the spirit? It’s almost that
time again, time for the coronation
of a new homecoming king and queen.
This year’s homecoming is a very special
one. Not only will the college be celebrating
its 75th Anniversary, but it will also be wel¬
coming the Lancers to a brand new stadium.
The Associated Student Body along with
the Homecoming committee are trying to
make this event one that everyone will enjoy.
In order to get the college into the “homecom¬
ing spirit,” the committee has planned a week
of events in the Quad. In honor of the col¬
lege’s 75th anniversary and homecoming,
Omicron Mu Delta (OMD), as well as the
office of student affairs will host a carnival on
campus Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This
year’s homecoming is very special because
PCC has not had the privilege of hosting a car¬
nival on campus since 1993, according to
Rebecca Cobb, Associated Students adviser.
Admission for the carnival is free, but food
and games will be provided at a low cost. The
front of the mirror pool area will be trans¬
formed into carnival grounds. Along with
rides and games, various activities there will
be face painting and arts and crafts vendors.
The PCC marching band and a variety of eth¬
nic costumed dancers will provide entertain¬
ment throughout the day. A post game recep¬
tion will be held in the CC Lounge from 10
p.m.to 12 a.m.
Thursday will be the grand finale of the
week-day activities. Alpha Gamma Sigma
will host a fundraiser, “Blast-a-scholar”, an
annual event to raise money for student schol¬
arships. Volunteer faculty members will sit in
a dunk tank and students will have the oppor¬
tunity to dunk them for a prize. The event will
be held in the quad at noon. Along with the
dunk tank, the cheerleaders will conduct a pep
rally featuring the football team and the home¬
coming court.
The festivities began on Monday with a
mock game show, “Let’s make a deal.” About
150 students earned prizes supporting the col¬
lege and having fun. On Tuesday, in the
Sculpture Garden, the homecoming committee
held a slam dunk contest. Radio station 92.3
the Beat DJ’s showed up to get the crowd
motivated. “Chipmunk” said, “We’re here to
sponsor PCC’s homecoming. We come to as
many club sponsored events as we can.”
More than 200 students showed up to
watch over 30 participate in the slam dunk
contest. On Wednesday, the committee spon¬
sored, “20th Century trivia,” a game of ques¬
tions about the century.
The homecoming court for this year’s cele¬
bration consists of nine members, six women
vying for queen and three men running for
king. To qualify for Homecoming court, the
members first filled out applications. They
were then interviewed by the homecoming
committee which narrowed the candidates
down to nine finalists. The women competing
for queen are Nina Javan, Jennifer Guerrero,
Ginny Masterani, Kia Hamm, Yolanda
Cunegin-Ferdinand, and Jana Weeks. The
men running for king are Louis Rivera, Venus
Celebration, Pg. 3
TRAFFIC BEAT
Slaying the parking monster
New structure and Green Street lot expected to alleviate traffic problems
By Alisha Gomez
Staff Writer
With the number of students
attending PCC rising every
semester, parking seems to be get¬
ting worse. The new lot on the
south side of Green Street that
was originally supposed to be
completed at the beginning of this
semester will not be finished for
another few weeks. Though the
new lot has 120 spaces, the cur¬
rent lot that is going to be torn
down has 131 spaces for a loss of
11 spots.
As the old maintenance build¬
ings were torn down, obstacles we
formed. “We had a number of
problems as we started to demol¬
ish. There were holding tanks,
foundations of concrete that we
had to remove. So we had some
unforeseen things happen,” said
Dr. Rodney Fleeman, vice-presi¬
dent of administrative services.
The future of the current Green
Street lot is still to be determined.
“We are looking into the possibil¬
ity of a vocational-technical
building to house the automotive
program, welding and printing
Parking, Pg. 5
Daniel Archuleta
/
Courier
A sign posted on Bonnie Avenue heralds plans for a new parking structure.
Inside This Issue
Halloween Honor
The shooting of a youngster who
tried to steal a jack o' lantern has the
southland on edge. Opinions, Pg. 2
Back on Track
Women's soccer
comes back with
a vengance.
Sports, Pg. 1 0
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