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Volume 102, Issue 2
"The Independent Student Voice of
РСС,
Serving Pasadena Since 1915." Thursday, September 9, 2010
Keegan Farrell/Courier
The T building was vacated in summer of 2009. It is scheduled to be demolished to make way for the new
Center for the Arts building. Construction of the new building is scheduled to start on Oct. 15.
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Construction to begin on Arts
building after yearlong delay
Samantha Petersen
Staff Writer
The Division of State Architect
has finally approved plans for the
proposed Center for the Arts build¬
ing, concluding over a year-and-a-
half of delay. With the final go-
ahead, PCC can initiate construc¬
tion.
According to Interim Vice
President of Administrative
Services, Richard Van Pelt, "The
Center for the Arts is the capstone
project for this Facilities Master
Plan. It will be a very technologi¬
cally advanced center that will
serve students who will be the
grandchildren of our current stu¬
dents."
Currently, interested contractors
are forming bids and quoting the
school as to how much the entire
job would cost. These bids are to be
submitted by Friday. Once the col¬
lege has reviewed and narrowed
down the bidders, a recommenda¬
tion will be made to the Board of
Trustees.
Construction is expected to
begin October 15 and will take
roughly two years to complete,
according to Director of the
Measure "P" Projects, Jack
Schulman. Measure "P" is a $150
million voter approved bond,
which passed in March 2002. It has
provided the funding to bring
PCC's facilities up to standard as
well as for the Center for the Arts
building.
Dean of the Visual Arts and
Media Studies division, Alex
Kritselis, said the center will be,
"an extension of PCC's efforts to
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Five finalists
announced
for vacant
trustee seat
Samantha Lai
Staff Writer
The Board of Trustees has
agreed unanimously on five final¬
ists who are seeking the Area 5
position vacated by former Board
President Hilary Bradbury-
Huang.
Bradbury-Huang resigned in
July to take a teaching position as
professor of management at the
University of Oregon.
Members of the Ad Hoc Board
Member Vacancy Committee on
Sept. 1 evaluated a total of 10
applicants and passed on their rec¬
ommendations to the Board of
Trustees.
In a special meeting on Tuesday,
Sept. 14, the Board will interview
the five finalists and may finalize
its decision at its regular
meeting the next day. Within 60
days of Bradbury-Huang' s resig¬
nation, the Board must appoint a
new trustee by Sept. 22 to comply
with state law, said Mary
Thompson, the administrative
assistant of the Board of Trustees.
The candidates include
Benjamin Figueroa, Melinda Hsia,
and Adam Murray of South
Pasadena; and Linda Wah and
Warren Weber of San Marino.
To qualify for the position,
applicants must live in Area 5 of
the Pasadena Area Community
College District, which includes
the cities of San Marino, South
Pasadena, and a large area of
Temple City. According to
Thompson, there were 11 candi¬
dates initially, but one was dis¬
qualified for failing to vote in the
represented area.
Board President William
Thomson hopes that the incoming
trustee will bring along not only "a
background of involvement in
Area 5," but also experience with
education.
"With that type of background
[in education], the new trustee will
be prepared to demonstrate that
he or she can work collaboratively
as [part of] a team," Thomson said.
Since the Board held a special
session in August to elect officers,
the Area 5 trustee will serve as a
representative only, without an
officer position.
A regular election for the Area 5
representative will occur in
November, 2011.
The State Education Code lists
two methods of filling a vacancy
on the Board: by special election,
the costs of wl-iich the Board cov¬
ers, or through a
nomination /selection process. At
its July 21 meeting the Board opted
for the latter method and set Aug.
27 as the deadline for applicants to
submit material.
Football coach leaves under cloud of uncertainty
Sara Medina
Staff Writer
The controversy-riddled foot¬
ball program took yet another hit
when Head Coach James Kuk's
"tenure at PCC ended on August
27," according to a statement
released by the college.
"Our football program is going
in a 'new' direction," said Director
of the Kinesiology, Health &
Athletics Division Beverly Tate.
"Our athletes, who are first and
foremost students, are our 'first'
priority. They represent a 'rich'
and 'magnificent' tradition at PCC.
All of our coaches, faculty, and
support staff are here to provide
the 'highest quality' academic and
athletic experience available."
Dennis Gossard, who served as
the head coach from 1987-1994 and
again in 2005, will be at the helm of
the Lancers once again as interim
head coach.
According to Robert Lewis,
sports information specialist, a
permanent head coach will be
hired for the 2011 season but will
not be addressed until "later in the
school year."
"My understanding, and this is
not first-hand, is that Coach Kuk
had spoken with Beverly Tate last
spring about getting a contract
approved," said Ron Gorrie, an
attorney with Anderson &
Associates, the firm serving as
Kuk's counsel.
"He was under the impression
that a meeting two weeks ago was
to sign a new contract, but he was
terminated. We are investigating
the options right now, so I suppose
[a lawsuit] remains a possibility."
Gorrie was not present at meet¬
ings with Kuk, Tate and PCC
President Mark Rocha.
Kuk's attorney, Mike Anderson
was present at the meetings but
could not be reached for comment
after two messages left with the
firm.
"I understand that Mr. Kuk is
now coaching at Riverside
Community College," said Rocha
in an e-mail. "The college wishes
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James Kuk in 2009.
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