PCC Courier, October 29, 1982

'Diversity' Ticket Sweeps Elections By Bill Noertker Assistant News Editor Paul Kelly and his “Diversity, Unity, Continuity” platform claimed a strong victory in this week’s Associated Stu¬ dents (AS) elections. Roughly five per¬ cent of the total student body turned out, with 1,140 students voting. Last semesterl,200 students voted. “It’s been a good election with re¬ sponsible campaigning and that’s a leadership quality to look for,” said Jennifer McKinney, student activities adviser. Newly elected AS President Paul Kelly said that stopping tuition is his number one priority. Last year, as ASB vice president, Kelly fought to stop a proposal lifting the ceiling on student parking prices. He sees parallels be¬ tween that issue and the tuition issue. “There is no necessity for tuition. There are other ways to raise funds,” said Kelly. He and other officials from other community colleges met with the board of governors last night to discuss the possibility of tuition. Kelly said, “Community colleges can no longer be all things to all people," but student support will help, he be¬ lieves. “Our door is always open, please visit us. Our offices are above the cafeteria, and the board meetings, held at 11 a.m. every Tuesday, are open to everyone.” Kelly said the new student govern¬ ment will try a “new approach" with the board of trustees, but it will be “a friendly approach.” William Tate, AS executive vice president, will coordinate all other vice presidential offices in conjunction with Kelly. Tate is also concerned about the possibility of tuition next semester. He plans to get students involved in lobby¬ ing and calling congressmen to ward off tuition. Vice president of academic affairs, Hugh McTeague, said “I am happy I was elected." He said he plans to work as hard as possible to get student input and support on the tuition issue. “We’re out here for the school, ” said Richard Freeman, newly elected vice president of business affairs. "I want to put the new constitution to work." Under the new constitution, AS offices are held for the entire year. Freeman said the longer term of office gives candidates a better chance to make long range plans. Doug Brown, vice president of stu¬ dent services, has immediate plans to send out a student survey. He wants to poll students to find out their views on the student services offered at PCC. He also wants to expand health services to increase it’s availability. “The reason for the survey," Brown said, “is to find out what students feel about the serv¬ ices offered on campus and what my course of action should be." The new coordinator of cultural af¬ fairs, Rafaela Molinar. said her goal is to establish a cultural concern commit¬ tee. She wants to promote cultural events and ethnic participation. Mike Sandoval, coordinator of ex¬ ternal affairs; Barbara Zurick, coordi¬ nator of special programs and Tom Hudgens, coordinator of campus ac¬ tivities, were unavailable for comment at press time. AS President Paul Kelly . 664 Eddie Barraza . 417 AS Executive Vice President Bill Tate . 519 Manuel Lozano . 310 Osvaldo Casio . 186 George Arredondo . 21 Vice President, Academic Affairs Hugh McTeague . 596 Victor Mena . 286 Vice President, Business'Affairs Richard Freeman . . . 579 John Gee . 432 Vice President, Student Services Doug Brown . 541 Blake Suzuki . 409 Coordinator, Campus Affairs Tom Hudgens . 580 Coordinator, Cultural Affairs Rafaela Molinar . 558 Peter Hironaka . 324 Van Muse . 105 Coordinator, External Affairs Mike Sandoval . 511 L. Jeremiah Hand . 487 Coordinator, Special Programs Barbara Zurick . 558 Robert Richardson . 236 VOL. 54. NO. 10 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 29, 1982 HERE TO STAY — The board of trustees turned down a proposal to move KPCC’s transmitter to Mount Wilson last week. Transmitter Proposal Defeated By Sharon Ching Contributing Writer The proposal to move the KPCC transmitter from campus to Mount Wilson was defeated by the board of trustees last week. 4-3. The opposing board members feared hidden costs may arise and the instruc¬ tional program may be weakened by the change. They also felt certain “shadow areas" of Sierra Madre, Altadena and La Canada would not be reached. T am opposed to creating a professional radio station from this community college radio station," said Trustee Joseph E. Sargis. “We're not here to compete with private industry, we re here to provide an instructional program." Adams also argued. “I am not con¬ vinced that the additional resources are there. I don’t think it's feasible to keep that station running year after year." Trustee Roger Gertmenian. in a con¬ trasting view, said “I think it’s a worthy venture. I endorse the idea heartily.” KPCC presently has 3,800 watts and 750.000 regular listeners. If the trans¬ mitter were placed on Mount Wilson. the station would only output 700 watts, therefore power costs would be less. Because of higher elevation, the vol¬ ume would have greater magnitude and the amount of listeners would increase to a possible 10 million. After the final decision was made. Dr. John F. Gregory, KPCC general manager said, “It's unfortunate that the board does not see the educational benefit of the proposed move. The real losers are the students, the depart¬ ments and the community. It's regret- able that KPCC will be restrained from expanding, even at no district cost." Gregory replied that he had hoped that the station would become "professional." He said becoming professional is what community col¬ lege is all about. “We’re sending people out to get jobs. We need to give them a competitive edge. ” He added that PCC is not “competing with private in¬ dustry.” As far as the “shadow areas" not being covered. Gregory said they could be reached “by way of expanded cable services." When comparing the Federal Com¬ munications Commissions purpose of “to serve the community" with stu¬ dent's welfare, Gregory felt that both had to be served. “You can't sacrifice one for the other. Both are equally important." Discussion of the transmitter began last December, when Gregory obtained a $67,000 federal grant. The only re¬ quirement was that PCC match the grant with $22,000. But because of budget cutbacks, the board turned down the grant and the funds were lost. Superintendent-President Dr. Rich¬ ard S. Meyers and John S. Madden, vice president of administrative services, the two intiators of the proposal, later approached Gregory asking for his support. Gregory devised a plan in which the transmitter could be funded completely by outside assistance. If the transmitter could be moved to Mount Wilson. Gregory said. KPCC could be financed by such associations as National Public Radio (NPR), The Braille Institute, Lions Club and other supporting sources. By going into a "partnership-ven¬ ture" with these corporations, NPR alone would be contributing $50,000 a year. Thus, with the co-ventures and current underwriting, all expenses would be paid for through exterior funding. According to Meyers, “a greater audience would be obtained and there¬ fore help with outside funding," if the transmitter were moved. Estimated costs of the move in¬ cluded $25,000 to transport KPCC's existing transmitter or from $65,000 to $75,000 to purchase a new automatic switching transmitter. In the latter situation, the current transmitter would have served as a back-up. Two new small dish antennas were also planned to send signals between the mountain and the college. The trustees also criticized the ad¬ ministration for presenting essentially the same plan the board turned down last semester. "I see no difference in this proposal," Sargis said. '7 am opposed to creating a professional radio station. " — Trustee Joseph E. Sargis News Briefs Miyatake Art Shown Gallery Adds Exhibits Diversified Student Meetings Four "diversified student meet¬ ings" are scheduled for early No¬ vember because "student^ are our customers, so to speak," said Dr. Henry P. Kirk, vice president of student personnel services. The meetings follow diversified meetings bv classified staff and faculty members where matters surrounding PCC’s 1983-84 fiscal budget were discussed. Kirk arranged the student meet¬ ings because he believed “students should have an opportunity to speak on the future of the college, too.” The results of the meetings will be recorded and presented to the board of trustees along with the other diversified meeting reports when negotiations for the budget begin in December. Topics under consideration are academic priorities, possible pro¬ gram cutbacks, possible tuition or fees and other items which could affect the future of PCC. Kirk urged students to attend the meetings and voice their opinions. Meetings will be located in the OMD Room on the second floor of the Campus Center. They are sched¬ uled for Monday at 2 p.m.; Thurs¬ day, 10:30 a.m.; Nov. 9, noon; Nov. 10, 2 p.m. Lancer Football Films .The Lancer Club, PCC’s booster society, will present films of PCC football games again after a five year lapse. The films will be screened in the Garden Room at Bullock’s Pasadena Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Football coach Larry Reisbig will discuss the plays at each presenta¬ tion, according to Raymond Year- ick, a club member. “It’s great. You get to see more football that way. The football coach explains the plays and even points out the mistakes,” he said. The club sponsored the films on campus for several years, but the series was discontinued because “we had parking problems, ” Year- ick, a former club president said. The football films will continue every Tuesday, except for Monday, Nov. 15. “We were thinking of starting the films next year," Yearick said, “but we decided not to wait since we have a winning team this semester." Bullock’s is located at 401 S. Lake Ave., in Pasadena. Safety Council Memberships Students interested in occupa¬ tional safety, health or driver and traffic safety are eligible for a special membership in the National Safety Council. The cost is $20 for persons enrolled for academic credit in a post-secondary educa¬ tional institution. For an application form and more information, in¬ terested individuals are requested to write to the School and College Department, National Safety Coun¬ cil. 444 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611. YWCA Self-Defense Workshop A "Self-Defense Workshop” will be taught by the Pasadena YWCA Rape Hotline tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the YWCA. The workshop seeks to prepare women spiritually and physically to deal with possible as¬ sault by teaching self-defense skills and facts about assaults against women. Certified instructors from the Southern California Rape Hot¬ line Alliance will present the four- hour workshop. The YWCA is lo¬ cated at 78 N. Marengo Ave. The workshop costs $15 and pre-registra¬ tion is requested due to limited space. More information is avail¬ able from the Pasadena YWCA Rape Hotline at 793-5171. “Love Life” “Love Life." a new comedy by Adam Sandel about a widow's com¬ ing to terms with her husband's death, will play in the Little Theater (C130) at 8 p.m. tonight and tomor¬ row and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $4. Reservations may be made by calling 578-7485. Community College Symphony The Community College Sym¬ phony will present a concert featur¬ ing Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor and Symphony No. 5 and Saint-Saens’ Danse Macabre tonight in Sexson Auditorium at 8:15 p.m. Michelle Lofthouse, PCC mu¬ sic major, will appear as the guest soloist. Parking and admission are free. “The Elephant Man” The English Council will present "The Elephant Man" Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. and Thursday at 10:30 a.m. in Sexson Auditorium. Ad¬ mission is $1.50. By Alex Spada Editor-in-Chief The campus art gallery will exhibit seven more shows this school year encompassing the diverse areas cov¬ ered by the art department, according to Kay Yee. art gallery director. The current show exhibits works by Toyo Miyatake, a Japanese immigrant forced to shut down his photography studio and transferred to Manzanar Relocation Center during World War II. The traditional art faculty show is scheduled for Nov. 22 through Dec. 16. "Various faculty members volunteer one piece of their own work for the exhibit." said Yee. "plus the work of one student of their choice, if they choose." This year, the show will travel to Cal State Los Angeles after it is run here, said Yee. Sculptor Eugene Jardin. a Los Ange¬ les artist, will show his work at the gallery from Jan. 10 to 28. Jardin works on fiberglass to produce his figurative- based art. Yee said. A printmaking show follows from Feb. 14 through March 10. Ceramics will be exhibited from March 21 through April. 7 and a design exhibit is scheduled for April 18 through May 5. Two student shows wind up the year from May 16 to June 9. The shows, divided up among the several art ap¬ proaches taught by the department is made up of work by current students who have been recommended by the faculty to the art gallery committee. Yee. a jewelry instructor here, is the first art gallery director at the school in three years. "There are several shows I would be interested in curating." she said. One would be a juried show of small images, such as small paintings and drawings and an exhibition focus¬ ing on the work of former PCC students who are now practicing artists, she said. The art gallery committee, which is in charge of scheduling and presenting the exhibits, is made up of faculty representing the different approaches to art. THE SECRET'S OUT — Suzanne Gillaspie (left) and Mary Hernandez register surprised looks at the announcement of the 1983 Rose Queen . . . . outgoing 1982 Queen Katherine Ann Potthast congratulates her royal successor with a victory hug . . . . . 1983 Tournament of Roses Queen Suzanne Gillaspie beams as she is presented to the world as the Association’s 65th queen.