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PCC Courier, October 29, 1982
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'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.