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• CLERGYMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER CALLS FOR ACTION AT POLLS NOV. 5
Jackson speaks out
against Prop. 209
SAMUEL HERNANDEZ
/
THE COURIER
In Monday’s speech, the Rev. Jesse Jackson urged all students to give up their time on Nov. 5 and volunteer at the ballot booths.
By RACHEL URANGA
Courier Staff Writer
Calling for “young America to come
alive,” the Rev. Jesse Jackson urged students
and faculty in a packed Sexson Auditorium
on Monday to get out and vote.
Hoping to defeat Proposition 209, Jack-
son said, “Today, your Selma, your Bir¬
mingham is Nov. 5. It’s your date with
destiny.” The event, sponsored by M. E. -
Ch. A., the Black Student Alliance, and the
Philipno Student Alliance, was intended to
rouse students to oppose Proposition 209.
Jackson, a long-time civil rights activist,
defended the merits of affirmative action,
explaining that, “Reverse discrimination is a
misappropriation of terms, a misnomer. We
are opening doors, not taking away from
those that have,” he said. He explained that
racism is still prevalent, citing the distorted
picture of an Asian American “Newsweek”
portrayed on its cover last week.
Behind Jackson as he was speaking was a
banner across the stage reading “Keep Hope
Alive.” Jackson, who has been touring
California advocating a “no” vote on Propo¬
sition 209, compared today’s fight to keep
Affirmative Action to the struggles indi¬
viduals faced in the South during the 1960s
when trying to vote or register people to vote.
“When cotton curtains came down, the doors
of opportunity opened. However, they
opened with the blood of the innocent.” He
said Proposition 209 is threatening to close
these doors of opportunity.
The distorted view that Americans have
about each other is part of the reason for
continued scapegoating on immigrants,
Blacks and Latinos, he said. This race¬
baiting, he said, tears down the liberating
idea of the American dream which is epito¬
mized in the adage, “give me your tired, your
poor, your huddled masses. Most poor people
are not black or brown. They are white,
female and two thirds of them are children.”
Jackson said it is these people who cannot be
denied the American dream.
He condemned Bob Dole for his rhetoric
on Proposition 209. “Even as I speak, he is
speaking in Anaheim. He is immigrant¬
bashing, affirmative action bashing, fear-
pedaling and hope bashing,” Jackson said.
He further attacked Dole for his support of
English-only policies. “We know he is
trying to put his elbow in the side of Hispanic
Americans and Spanish-speaking Americans.
How can you argue about English only on
one day, and vote for NAFTA the next.”
Jackson encouraged the audience to vol¬
unteer on election day and get Proposition
209 defeated.
• JACK SCOTT AND
LIBERTARIAN
CANDIDATE DEBATE
Hoge once
again dodges
public forum
By DANIEL ARCHULETA
Courier Staff Writer
PCC’s Forum was set for a debate on
Thursday between three candidates for
the 44th Assembly District seat. Dr.
Jack Scott, Democrat and former PCC
president; Bill Hoge, incumbent Repub¬
lican; and Ted Brown, the Libertarian
candidate, were scheduled to face off.
Unfortunately, the incumbent did not
appear.
“This is the 13th time I’m here and he
isn’t,” said Scott about Hoge’s repeated
no shows at scheduled talks.
During the opening of the forum,
Scott said that he was appalled by Hoge’ s
snubbing of appearances, adding, “It
cheats the democratic process.”
Although Scott used the forum as an
opportunity to vent his frustration over
Hoge’s behavior, he expounded on some
of the issues in his campaign.
He said he would adequately fund
education because, “It enables people to
earn a living more efficiently and suc¬
cessfully.” Scott also stressed that a re¬
emphasis on the skills of reading, writ¬
ing, and math is what needs to be done to
repair California’s education woes. “Ev¬
eryone needs these commonbasic skills,”
he said.
Scott then linked the low level of
education in public schools to the high
number of high school dropouts incar¬
cerated in California’s prisons. He said
that, “90 percent of prisoners are drop¬
outs.” He also said that, “Education is a
crime preventing enterprise.”
Adding to the topic of crime, Scott
said, “If we can get people off the streets
and into the schools, society will im¬
prove.”
Unlike Scott, when Brown spoke he
refrained from attacking Hoge in lieu of
stating his beliefs. He said he is for
smaller government, lower taxes, and
relaxed drug laws.
Brown said that if elected, he would
lower the legal drinking age to 18. He
would also prohibit employers from drug
SAMUEL HERNANDEZ
/
THE COURIER
Jack Scott, former PCC president,
was not happy about Hoge’s absence.
testing either perspective employees or
current ones. “The Libertarian Party
will never tell you to pee in a cup like
President Clinton and his fellow Demo¬
crats and Republicans.”
“Preferential treatment shouldn’t be
given to anyone,” said Brown on the
controversial Prop. 209, the initiative
that seeks to eliminate affirmative action
in California.
Brown also spoke of today’s ailing
prison system. He said that if drugs
became legal, prisons would see a de¬
crease in population. “About 50 percent
of prisoners are there on drug charges,”
he added.
He also said that, “People who want to
use drugs will use them; you can’t stop
that.” Brown said that the only thing to
do is legalize drugs so they can be regu¬
lated like alcohol.
One of the aims of the forum was to
give voters a chance to pose questions to
the candidates. The topics of Prop. 209
and the minimum wage were among
those brought up by the audience.
Brown, who is against a federally
mandated minimum wage, said that the
wage a business pays is between, “the
employee and the employer.”
He not only said that it’s up to the
employer to pay fairly, but he stated that
not all people deserve $5 an hour. “They
need to learn before they earn,” he said.
“The reality is a lot of discrimination
has occurred in our society. Something
has to be done to level the playing field,”
said Scott, who opposes Prop. 209.
• COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER ADDS TO PCC'S HISTORY
New 'dream7 facility gets dedicated
OSCAR CHAVEZ
/
IRC
The Community Education Center is iocated three blocks from PCC’s main campus.
By SUSAN SAMPLES
Courier Staff Writer
College and community leaders wrote a
new page in the history of PCC with the
dedication of the Community Education
Center. Addressing an audience of past and
present administration, faculty, and mem¬
bers of the community, Dr. James Kossler,
PCC’s president, entrusted the new facility
“to the service and commitment of the stu¬
dents.”
The ceremony took place in the center’s
Multipurpose room, which will be the home
of a tapestry, a gift from Coast Federal Bank
to commemorate the official opening of the
center. The 5 by 35 foot tapestry, originally
commissioned by Coast as a mural for their
Pasadena location, depicts Pasadena land¬
marks. The mural’s artist, Monica
Chmielewska Lehman, was on hand to dis¬
cuss her work and present it.
Dr. James Crayton, associate dean and
center director, explained that the idea of a
community skills center was bom from the
1968 Watts riots. “The city of Pasadena and
PCC saw the need for a job training program
forthose lackingjob skills. As a result of this
concern, the community adult training cen¬
ter was established.” From this dream, the
center provided service for those seeking
jobs and a new way of life.
Dr. Jeanette Mann, a member of the Board
of Trustees, spoke of the “three Cs” that were
involved in the building of the new center:
collaboration, community and commitment
to neighbors and the college.
Jay Blackshaw, a representative of
Pasadena’s Mayor William Paparian, called
the CEC “a dream come true.” She added,
“There is no better gift to give our commu¬
nity than to educate the young, the old and
the workers who need more skills.”
However, not everyone thought the cen¬
ter was a good idea. Those living near the
site fought to not have the facility in their
backyard. Tim Price, president of the Daisy
Please see DEDICATION, Page 5
• UNION REQUESTS NEW MEDIATOR
Faculty bargaining talks stall
By DOUGLAS WILKIE
Courier Staff Writer
Ongoing collective bargaining talks be¬
tween PCC’s faculty, represented by the
California Teachers Association, and col¬
lege administrators have apparently stalled.
The negotiations which, began in April of
this year, reached an impasse last Monday,
according to Dr. Gary Woods, PCC/CTA
president. As a result, the faculty union has
requested that a “fact finder” replace Tom
McCarthy, the current mediator.
Joyce Black, vice president of instruc¬
tion, indicated that the administration will
continue to meet with faculty while the
mediator prepares his report. She empha¬
sized that the mediator’s recommendations
are not binding upon the district.
“I’m disappointed that our talks don’t
appear to be concluded,” Black said. “It is
our understanding that the appointment of a
fact finder must be at the suggestion of the
mediator. It’s far from being a slam dunk at
this point. I also am unaware that McCarthy
said he wouldn’t be coming back (to con¬
tinue the talks).”
Woods expressed disappointment with
President James Kossler’ s role in the collec¬
tive bargaining process. He described Kossler
as “like the Titanic on her maiden voyage.”
“I believe Kossler is hiding behind Black
and Pat Mollica (dean of human resources).
They never come to meetings prepared,”
Woods said. “The fact finder is the only
authority who can issue a ruling on these
matters. The CTAwill accept a fact finder’s
report as binding on PCC faculty.”
Black disputed the notion that such a
ruling would be binding on the district. She
also emphasized that until the mediator re¬
leases his report, a fact finder could not be
appointed.
“The fact finder is actually a panel of
Please see TALKS, Page 2
Candidate
misuses quote
By ALEX VALLADARES
and DANIEL ARCHULETA
Courier Staff Writers
Catherine Hazelton, Associated Students
coordinator of external affairs, has always
dreamed of a career in politics. However,
she never thought she would get involved in
the controversial side of politics so soon.
The controversy began when a portion of
a “thank you” letter she wrote was used
illegally by Republican State Senate candi¬
date Paula Boland in campaign flyer.
Hazelton sent a copy of the letter to the state
legislature thanking them for their approval
of the new state budget which favors public
education.
However, Boland’s campaign lifted a
quote from the letter and printed it in cam¬
paign literature, giving the impression
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