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Instructors have their own time in
the classroom during Flex Day
PCC professors have full day of workshops and
meetings.
Sophomore Sara Robinson wins gold medal at
National Junior Collegiate figure ice skating
championship
PCC student is champion among students.
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Campus is
more than
buildings
and classes
By SUSAN BELL SAMPLES
Courier Staff Writer
The words “free” and “discounts”
are always welcome words to the
typical college student. Who doesn’t
like to save a buck? Although at¬
tending Pasadena City College isn’t
free, there are a few perks that the
college offers with the cost of tu¬
ition.
Several of these perks are found
in the Campus Center. Many stu¬
dents don’t realize there is more
available to them here than just a
good cup of coffee and Taco Bell. If
you need a place to live, a roommate,
or a ride to school, there is student
housing information on the first floor.
Should you need a place to study or
relax, the Louis Creveling Lounge is
available on the second floor. This is
a quiet, relaxed room with couches,
comfortable arm chairs, and tables
for student use. There are a few rules
to follow when using the lounge: just
like at Mom’ s, no food and keep your
feet off the furniture. The Campus
Center also holds the keys, or at least
the combinations, to the lockers
around campus. There’s no need to
haul a day’s worth of books to each
class. Students carrying at least nine
units may apply for free use of the
school lockers for the. semester.
Another great service the Campus
Center provides is emergency short¬
term loans. If a student is short on
money to purchase books, the school
will grant a $50 maximum loan for a
Please see SERVICES, page 3
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Many students soak up some sun between classes alongside the Mirror Pools.
Students travel to
Italy and Oxford
BY AU DRY ALLEN
Courier Staff Writer
Many PCC students will venture
thousands of miles across the Atlan¬
tic to study abroad this school year in
Florence, Italy or Oxford, England.
This fall, from Sept. 5 through
Dec. 5, a troop of students will soar
off to see and participate in Italian
culture. This trip will mark the first
voyage students have taken to Flo¬
rence, according to Dr. Simonetta
May, an Italian instructor in the de¬
partment of English and foreign lan¬
guages.
However, a trip during the spring
semester, from Jan. 13 through April
30, will mark the 12th year PCC
students have traveled to Oxford,
said Dr. William E. Goldmann, dean
of educational services.
“Thirty- eight students are
registerd to go to Florence, even
though we only advertised for 30,”
May said. We plan to see just about
everything. We will take city excur¬
sions to Rome and Persia/Lucca.”
Students will share apartments in
Florence. These students won’t be
living with host families, according
to May. Lunches will also be pro¬
vided four days a week.
Oxford students can expect to see
several cities througout Europe, in¬
cluding: London, England and
Dublin, Ireland. “We will take about
40 students on that trip,” Goldmann
said.
In Oxford students will live in
British homes, and will eat breakfast
and dinner with their host families.
There will be only one PCC student
with each family, according to
Goldmann.
“Some students have developed
life-long friendships with their Brit¬
ish host families. English families
have even traveled to America to
visit the student they hosted,”
Goldmann said.
Oxford will cost $4599 and Flo¬
rence $3999. These prices include
airfare, insurance, various field trips,
some meals, and housing accommo¬
dations.
Oxford, however, doesn’t include
housing for one week during spring
break. “It’s good for them to spend a
little time away from host families,”
Goldmann said.
The prices for both of these excit¬
ing trips are kept as affordable as
possible.
Students must buy some meals
and take money for personal ex¬
penses. Goldmann recommends tak¬
ing “$3000 or $4000” to cover these
expenses. “However, it all really de¬
pends on the student,” he said. That
may seem like a lot of money, but
students will be living away from
home for more than three months.
Students must take at least 12
transferable units in both travel pro¬
grams. They can take classes in
humanaties, history, Italian, and in¬
dependent study. In Oxford students
can take anthropology, humanities,
history, and physical education.
Students will enjoy long week¬
ends to soak up the local color, be¬
cause they only have classes four
days a week. There is also about a
week break at midterm, and students
can travel independently.
Students range from high school
ages to middle 60s, according to
Goldmann. All of the students have
Please see TRAVEL page 3
Associated Student Board to
poll students regarding CCRI
BY DANIEL ARCHULETA
Courier Staff Writer
The Associated Student Board
will conduct a poll to gauge the
student body’s stance on Proposition
209, the California Civil Rights Ini¬
tiative, which seeks to end affirma¬
tive action.
The board has decided what its
actions will be regardless of the re¬
sults of the poll.
Catherine Hazleton, coordinator
of external affairs, said there will be
a rally on campus in October as well
as possible contributions made to
one of the campaigns. Who gets the
support and the money will depend
on the results of the student poll.
In the AS meeting on July 30, the
board focused its discussionon the
initiative. Members voted on whether
to support or opposethe measure.
The board held three consecutive
votes at the request of Forrest
Poindexter, AS president. The first
vote was to back the initiative. There
were no objections, so the vote was
recorded as unanimous in favor of
supporting it. At that time,
Poindexter said, “One more time,
are there any objections?” Then
Frank Fernandez, vice president of
academic affairs, objected, forcing
a second vote.
Fernandez later said he raised an
objection because he felt the stu¬
dents should have a choice. The
second voted ended in a 4-4 dead¬
lock, which forced a third vote. That
time, the board opposed the initia¬
tive. Ben Bushnell, executive vice
president, changed his vote the third
time around.Bushnell said, “If we
turned it down, we could bring it to
a vote again based on the results of a
student poll.”
A sub-committee hasbeen formed
at the request of Poindexter to con¬
duct the student opinion poll. The
committee will be chaired by Crys¬
tal Banasiak, vice president for stu¬
dent affairs. Hazleton, Fernandez,
and Jody Wymar, student trustee,
will serve on the committee.
Distribution of an information
sheet explaining the initiative will be
handed out to instructors. The board
hopes they will photocopy the infor-
mationand circulate it in their classes.
The poll will then be conducted
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs¬
day, Sept. 10, 1 1 and 12. Votingwill
be held in the Quad and in CC208 and
CC210.
The results of the poll will be
presented at the AS meeting on Tues¬
day, Sept. 17 at 8 a.m. At that meet¬
ing the board will have the option of
voting again on whether or not to
support the initiative.
Students representing both sides
will be able to make presentations to
the board members. The board mem¬
bers will use the results of the student
poll to help them make their deci¬
sion. The board will take a final vote
on the matter at its Tuesday Sept. 24
meeting.
Times that polling will take place
Quad: Sept. 10 and 11, 11 a.m - 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
CC208: Tuesday 9 a.m. to noon and Wednesday 1 1 a.m. - 1 p.m.;
Thursdays 1 0 a.m. - noon.
CC210: Tuesday 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. and Thursday 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. and
2:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Former PCC president Jack Scott
fights for Pasadena Assembly seat
BY DONE' DENNISON
Courier Staff Writer
Dr. Jack Scott retired as presi¬
dent of Pasadena City College
only last year. He then accepted
a distinguished professorship of
higher education at Pepperdine
University. That appointment
was short-lived, however, when
Scott elected to enter the political
fray by announcing his candi¬
dacy for the 44th Assembly Dis¬
trict. The Altadena Democrat is
challenging the district’s Repub¬
lican incumbent, Bill Hoge.
Describing himself asthe “edu¬
cation” candidate, Scott is cam¬
paigning in a district that encom¬
passes Pasadena, South Pasadena,
Altadena, San Marino, La
Canada-Flintridge, and parts of
Sunland and Eagle Rock. Scott
says that 85 to 90 percent of the
Pasadena Area Community Col¬
lege District lies within thebound-
aries of the 44th Assembly Dis¬
trict.
“Education is necessary for
job creation, citizenship training,
and the betterment of society in
general,” Scott said. “It helps to
reduce the welfare rolls by creat¬
ing more and better-paying jobs.
I see education as an investment,
not a drain on the system. For
each educational dollar spent, the
benefits returned to society are
tenfold.”
Scott was not surprised that
Proposition 203 was approved by
California voters
earlier this year. He
was quick to point
out that the addi¬
tional funding pro¬
vided by the ballot
initiative will assist
PCC in completing
its $100 million
master plan he
helped initiate dur¬
ing his tenure as
PCC president.
“I don’t know if
voters are aware
that Bill Hoge was
one of only six leg¬
islators who voted
not to even allow
Proposition 203 to
be placed on the
California ballot,”
Scott emphasized.
Scott says he is
in favor of educa¬
tional improve¬
ment and reform,
but stops short of
endorsing vouchers as an alternative
to the public schools. Heeven thinks
the concept maybe unconstitutional.
However, he does endorse “choice”
in the context of public education.
“I would be willing to look at
ways to facilitate parents sending
their children to schools outside of
districts in which they reside,” Scott
said.
Scott claims all major education
groups in California are supporting
his candidacy. According to his
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Dr. Scott is running for the 44th Assembly seat.
campaign literature, the Califor¬
nia Teachers Association, repre¬
senting community college fac¬
ulty, as well as organizations like
the California Federation of
Teachers and the Faculty Asso¬
ciation of California Community
Colleges, have lent their endorse¬
ments to Scott’s candidacy.
Scott observed that, if suc¬
cessful, he would be the only
former community college presi-
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