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Sabbatical Practice Under Fire
Chemistry
professor
Richard McKee
is known to be a
Brown Act advo¬
cate. The act
calls for
meetings of
public agencies
to be open.
RICHARD FAVELA
COURIER
Professor files suit against college claiming that leave of absence procedures should be open to public
By SID SARAF
Staff Writer
A campus professor has struck again in
defense of the Brown Act on Oct. 16, peti¬
tioning Pasadena Superior Court to issue a
writ of mandate against the district’s
Sabbatical Leave Advisory Committee
(SLEC).
Richard McKee, a college associate pro¬
fessor of chemistry since 1975, claims that
the SLEC has met secretly as it determines
which faculty members should receive
leaves. In addition, he says that the commit¬
tee has not posted agendas to inform the pub¬
lic of its meeting times or the business it will
discuss and act upon.
The Ralph M. Brown Act states that “all
public commissions, boards and councils and
other public agencies in this state exist to aid
in the Conduct of the people’s business.
Therefore it is the intent of the law that their
actions be taken openly and that their deliber¬
ations be conducted openly.”
While seeking no monetary damages,
McKee will meet the district in L.A. County
Superior Court on Dec. 16 as the professor
petitions the court to force the committee to
open the meetings to the public.
“I believe that the public should be able to
see the decision making process,” said
McKee who served on the committee from
1996-98.
The committee is made up of five mem¬
bers: three appointed by the faculty senate
board and two from the administration desig¬
nated by the district. The committee receives
all prospective sabbatical applications in
October of each year for the following fall.
The members then peruse the applications,
and rank them according to article 5. 16.2.6 of
the Pasadena Area Community College
District/California Teacher’s Association
LAWSUIT, page 4
NEW FACES
College’s Foundation
Taps New Members
Fundraising group decides to expand its ranks, selects seven
By ROGER CHENG
Staff Writer
Seven new members were added to the col¬
lege foundation’s board of directors, four of
whom are alumni.
The new directors for the PCC Foundation
are Tom Delahooke, Julie Gallant, Mark
Ladesich, Roberta Moon, Dr. William Opel,
Jon T. Pawley, and Jack Daniel Smith. Each
were approached by existing members of the
foundation earlier this spring to encourage
their participation on the board.
“Our new board members are all prominent
people in the community, committed to com¬
munity service and eager to serve on the foun¬
dation. The talents and skills that they bring to
our board ensure that the foundation will con¬
tinue to do great work on behalf of the col¬
lege,” said Dr. Grover C. Goyne, executive
director of the foundation and dean of external
relations for the college.
The alumni are Delahooke, who also served
a term as Student Body President during his
five years at PCC, Moon, Opel, and Pawley.
Both Moon and Pawley met the loves of their
lives at PCC. They also developed a love for
the school. All of them were here in the 1950s
and 60s, when PCC was still a combination
high school-community college.
FOUNDATION, page 3
HEALTH BEAT
Professor in Need of Blood
Following Heart Surgery
Students, staff with type
В
positive are encouraged to donate
By HECTOR MERCADO
Staff Writer
Sociology professor
Milton Brown is recovering
from triple by-pass surgery
after suffering a heart attack
on Oct. 19, a statement
released by the social science
department said.
Brown was experiencing
chest pains during his first
two classes. Several members
of the staff transported him to
Huntington Memorial
Hospital when the pains
became more severe. He was
checked into its intensive
care unit. He is currently
listed in stable condition. Dr.
Julie Kiotas said Brown
needs blood and she is asking
for any students or staff
members with
В
positive ‘
blood and are able to give to
please do so. Brown will be
out for the remainder of the
school year. A substitute will
be taking over his classes.
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Brown is currently
listed, in stable condi¬
tion at Huntington
Memorial Hospital
CAMPUS EVENT
Day of
the Dead
Festival
Slated
MEChA plans a full
plate of events to
honor holiday
By ANAMARIA GONZALEZ
Staff Writer
MEChA will continue the
Mexican tradition of celebrating
“Dia de los Muertos” in its fourth
annual celebration of the “day of the
dead” today, from noon to 1 p.m. in
the Quad.
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JOSE MANCILLA
/
COURIER
Stephanie Lozano performs during last year’s celebration.
It is a
Mexican holi¬
day and in its
present form,
it is a mixture
of the Spanish
and Mexican
Indian tradi¬
tions of cele¬
brating death.
Dia de los
Muertos is
symbolic of
the belief that
“death is not
a whole loss,
rather it is a
coming
together of
life and
death,” said
Enrique Orozco, professor of history
and Chicano studies. In Mexico,
MUERTOS, page 3
“Events far
the day will
include
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sand mural,
face painting,
maskmak¬
ing, a rafBe of
Chicano art
and for the
kids, apinata,
grab bags
and more”
Rocky Atkinson,
who suffered a
fractured
vertebrae in a
game earlier
this season, is
recovering
nicely.
JOSE MANCILLA
COURIER
UPDATE
What’s on the Web?
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Injured Football Player Looks to Fully Recover
Although Rocky
Atkinson is out
for the season,
he is expected to
rebound
By ANAMARIA GONZALEZ -
Staff Writer
Rocky Atkinson will be able to return
to the football team next year, after he
recovers from the vertebrae fracture he
suffered in the Sept. 19 game against
Palomar.
Atkinson was playing defense on a
kickoff when he “speared” the other play¬
er, which means he tackled him with his
head facing downward.
“I broke the cardinal rule of foot¬
ball. ..never put your head down,” said
Atkinson.
That act pushed his spinal column into
a “U” shape and caused his P4 vertebrae
to fracture. The P4 vertebrae is located in
the lower neck.
His injury could have resulted in a
break of the spinal column serious
enough to have caused paralysis.
He and his family are grateful that it
was not as serious as it could have been.
“This was my first major injury in 1 1
years of playing football,” said Atkinson.
“It’s rough because I’m used to playing.”
After his injury, Atkinson received
phone calls from fellow teammates, and
players prayed for him at the Riverside
game.
Atkinson returned to class after a week
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“I broke the cardinal rule of
football., never put your
head down (when tack¬
ling),”
Larry Loser,
Assistant to the man
of rest at home. He is wearing a back
brace and will begin physical therapy
next week. “I want to hurry up and heal
so I can get to play,” he said.
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