PCC Courier, September 14, 1979

f- SEPTEMBER 14. 1979 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA VOL. 48. NO. 4 Resigns Trustee Spot Coleman Quits ASB President Derek Coleman re¬ signed his position as Student Trustee at the August 2 Board of Trustees’ meeting, citing his inability to meet the 2.5 GPA requirement. The Board ac¬ cepted Coleman’s resignation at its August 27 meeting. According to trustee Walter Shat- ford, Coleman should fill his own vacancy as ASB president, as stated in the stipulations of succession to the office. The Board postponed a decision on the matter until a later meeting, at which time they accepted the resigna¬ tion. ASB Vice President Charlotte Hutchins was named interim trustee until a new election could be held after school started. In other Board action last month, two separate motions to cut the federal grant portion of the financial program from the budget were both narrowly defeated, 4-3. Trustee David Hannah expressed dissatisfaction at the August 2 meeting with the amount of time it took for him to receive materials explaining Basic Educational Opportunity Grants (BEOG) and the Supplementary Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG) programs. He opposed the grants because he believed their manner of distribution was often wasteful. Superintendent-President Richard Meyers told the Board dropping the grants might jeopardize college en- Hutchins To Be Student Trustee Acting Student Trustee Charlotte Hutchins, replacement for Derek Col¬ eman following his August 2 resigna¬ tion, has not decided whether she will run for the trustee position in the special election at the end of the month. Her decision hinges in part on wheth¬ er Michael Tiberi files for the office. “He speaks up for students’ rights more than anyone, except maybe me,” said Ms. Hutchins. “He speaks up for himself. That’s needed on the Board.” The student trustee serves a one- year term. Ms. Hutchins currently plans to transfer to USC next semester to obtain a B.A. in accounting. How¬ ever, if Tiberi decides not to run, she may delay her transfer for one semester in order to be eligible to serve the student trustee’s full term. During her four semesters at PCC, Ms. Hutchins has participated actively in student government. She is currently ASB vice-president. In past semesters she has served as president, third vice- president, parliamentarian and senator for the student senate. Active in the California Community College Student Government Association, she is the representative for community colleges in Area 9. “Student government keeps me alive,” she explained. “I like the de¬ bates, I also like to buck the system.” The 31-year-old mother of two plans to become a certified public accoun¬ tant and open her own firm. Future ambitions also include serving as a regular member of the Board of Trustees. One of Ms. Hutchins’ primary con¬ cerns has been women who want to return to school but cannot because of child care problems. She was one of the principal organizers of the unsuc¬ cessful attempt last year to convince the Board to provide child care facil¬ ities on campus. She also campaigned for the Califor¬ nia Assembly bill that would make the student trustee a voting member of the Board. As acting student trustee, Me. Hutchins is scheduled to attend only two meetings of the Board, on Septem¬ ber 2Q and 27. Although she currently has no plans to place specific items on the agenda, she indicated she does intend to forcefully address any stu¬ dent-related issues presented to the Board during her tenure in office. rollment. He said the administration supported the grants because most other colleges participate in the pro¬ gram, and the money would just be used elsewhere if PCC rejected it. Earlier in the meeting, the Board approved the assignment of defaulted National Defense/Direct Student Loans to the Office of Education, De¬ partment of Health, Education and Welfare. “Due diligence” regulations allow PCC to assign its right under a note in default at least two years without recompense, and any sums collected on a loan will be deposited in the U.S. Treasury’s General Fund. The admin¬ istration will utilize systematic billing and two collection agencies to keep track of accounts and to collect on delinquent loans. Since assigned loans would no longer be included in PCC’s outstanding loan balance, this allows a reduction in the default rate and continued partici¬ pation in the program. However, continued participation nearly ended when Hannah once again brought up the loan program at the adoption of the Final Budget August 27. Hannah once again questioned the administration of the program while trustee Robert Spare stated his opposi¬ tion to loans because of their violation of “American work ethics.” Trustee Richard Green, however, disagreed with cutting the program at this late date because money had al¬ ready been committed to students. Ending the program now would “leave students out to dry,” according to Dr. Green. Trustees Warren Weber, Walter Shatford and President Charles Briscoe voted with Dr. Green to retain the loan program until an in-depth study, including a demographic profile on students receiving financial aid, could be completed. TRUSTEE PRESIDENT— Charles F. Briscoe, president of the PCC Board of Trustees, directed the board's endeavors during the summer. He has decided not to run for re-election November 6. Eight Hopefuls Up for November Board Elections At least two new members of the PCC Board of Trustees will take office after the upcoming election, November 6. Charles Briscoe, trustee from Area 2, has withdrawn his name for re- election consideration. Robert Spare will not be eligible for re-election this fall because a district re-alignment has placed his residence in a district that will not be up for election. Filing for District 2 are: Gary Adams, mayor of Sierra Madre; Joe Pilliero, retired Air Force civilian em¬ ployee; Mario Lopez Sewell, Los An¬ geles County health administrator; and Kristine Yokaitis, wife of Pasadena City Director Don Yokaitis. Running in Area 4 are: Roger Gertmenian, the only incumbent in the race; and Nancy White, wife of former Pasadena mayor Robert White. The Area 6 race is between three people: Larry Cude, Christmas Tree lot operator and an appointee of the college’s Citizens’ Curriculum Ad¬ visory Committee; Warren Hall, op¬ tometrist and president of the Temple City Chamber of Commerce; and John Martin, a sporting goods store employ¬ ee. Total Number Highest in History Foreign Student Enrollment Jumps 'El D/a Del Grito'To Be Celebrated Here Saturday By Laura Carlos Staff Writer Mexican-Americans will be celebrat¬ ing “El Dia Del Grito,” or Mexican Independence Day Saturday, Sept. 15, at PCC,. The celebration will begin at noon and last until 8:30 p.m. Hosting the celebration will be La Facultad de la Raza, made up of classified staff, Folklorico de las Rosas, MECHA, the Pasadena Recreation Dept., and other community organizations. “Several months were spent coordi¬ nating this project,” said Mrs. Naomi Garcia, PCC counselor. “There will be continuous entertainment with folk¬ lorico dance groups and Mariachis.” Local restaurants will serve food. “It’s not a fiesta without food,” said Mrs. Garcia. Mexican Independence Day com¬ memorates the most important local revolt which ensued as a consequence of Spanish repression in Mexico by Miguel Hidalgo у Costilla, a parish priest in the town of Dolores, Michoacan. He was considered one of the most enlightened reformers of his time. Three local radio stations will be covering the event and Rudy Mejias' dance band will play from 6:30 to 8 p.m. By Katrine Wegelius Fine Arts Editor More than 235,000 foreign students are actually enrolled in U.S. colleges, says an article in US News and World Report. This figure shows that the number has more than doubled in 10 years. PCC has experienced similar in¬ creases in its foreign student en¬ rollment. For the fall semester, it accepted as many new students from abroad as it already had on campus. Although only half of them actually enrolled, the number, approximately 150, is the largest in the school’s history. “Financially I think American education is becoming more advan¬ tageous for foreigners,” says Ben Rude, foreign student adviser. “With the dollar's value going down through¬ out the world, it becomes more af¬ fordable to come to the United States.” Although Iran, Japan and Hong Kong are still on top of the foreign en¬ rollment list, students are coming from all over the world. All students have their individual resons for coming to the states, but a statistical study shows they all have one thing in common: a desire to get the benefits of American higher educa¬ tion which is generally rated as equal to the best, if not the best, in the world. The most popular courses among these students are the technical studies in which this country excels, such as engineering, and business and man¬ agement studies. But foreign students are found in all fields of study. To understand why they chose PCC, four students from different parts of the world were interviewed. Jan Те Pass, 24-year-old cinemato¬ graphy major from Sweden, says “I ran into the name of Pasadena City College while reading through the col¬ lege catalogues at the American Cen¬ ter in Stockholm. I guess I chose it because it seemed less expensive than the other colleges.” Asked why he decided to come to the U.S., he says, “Well, I think an American diploma gives me a good start as a film maker in Sweden.” Hasmig Youseffian, an Armenian computer programming major from Lebanon, came to the United States fleeing the civil war in Beruit. “When I came I noticed that customs were very much different from those I was raised with. In my country mar¬ ried women don’t work unless they have to,” she said. “So I had no higher education or profession. Once here, I felt I needed one and started looking for places to study. As I already lived in Pasadena, PCC was the obvious choice . . . and a satisfactory one.” Marisa Mannuci and Ayse Sazak, respectively from Peru and Turkey, also heard of PCC when in the United States. “My father owns a clothing factory in Lima, Peru,” says Ms. Mannuci. “He sent me here so I could look into the possibilities of studies in Fashion Design. Once in the United States, my aunt avised me it would be better to enroll in a junior college first, since it is easier to make friends and to get acquainted to the American system in a smaller institution.” Ms. Sazak, a business major, heard of PCC when studying English at the Polylanguage Institute in Pasadena. “I thought it would be a nice place to go to and applied. I’m happy I did, I feel more confident, now, to transfaer into a bigger university.” The total number of foreign students in the United States is expected to exceed one million within 10 years. As this number grows, the foreign en¬ rollment in PCC may be expected to grow likewise. And each foreign stu¬ dent passing by PCC will make its name better known abroad. 800267 < The Squeeze Snarled lines of morning traffic, packed parking lots and a general disorganized rush marked the first week at PCC when unenforced free parking was allowed in the usual per¬ mit only lots. Because of delays in mailing parking permits to students who have already purchased them, the restriction against unstickered cars parking in the pay lots was lifted for the week. “We’re still mailing out permits, so students should receive them within a week or so,” said Ralph Riddle, direc¬ tor of security at PCC. He attributed the delay to an un¬ usually large number of parking per¬ mit requests and a substantial cutback in the campus security staff. “The security staff has lost four officers, a secretary and a clerk,” said Riddle, who explained that this has curtailed the efficiency of the security office. Parking headaches, however, may not be substantially releived for some time due to the security office’s stand¬ ard policy of over issuing of permits. Riddle estimated that 20 percent more permits than the 2,500 parking places will be issued.