OPINION
FEATURES
SPORTS
THE WAR OVER THE ELECTION
PROCESS ON CAMPUS IS OVER
Now that Roldan Herrera is president, he
has to deliver on the promises he made
to the students who elected him
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
VOL. 81, NO. 4
A NIGHT AT THE EMMYS
An exclusive first-person look at
the 47th annual Emmy Awards
held at the Pasadena Civic
Auditorium
LANCERS DESTROY
PIRATES 47-18 IN 1995
SEASON OPENER
Impressive offense racks up n
525 yards in blow-out &
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE
THURSDAY
SEPTEMBER 14, 1995
HE PUSHES CITYVOTE AND ADDRESSES ISSUES OF URBAN AMERICA
Rev. Jackson
speaks on ‘a
historical day’
By T AMINA AG HA and GILBERT RIVERA
Courier Staff Writers
The Rev. Jesse Jackson thundered
one of his trademark sermonic
speeches in Sexson Auditorium, in
an effort to increase student aware¬
ness and voter turnout for the Nov. 7
CityVote elections. Monday’s
speech ended with Jackson calling
forth unregistered students from the
audience and registering them to vote.
Some students came to Jackson’s
speech unable to participate in elec¬
tions and left as registered voters.
Encouraging students, Jackson
said, “I challenge you to be a new
generation of hope. Not the X Gen¬
eration, but a real generation of free¬
dom fighters, who will not despair
and who will keep hope alive.”
CityVote is a non-partisan citizen
initiative to educate America’s
changing cities. Jackson, along with
Bill Clinton, Bob Dole and Pete
Wilson, will participate in City Vote’s
Pasadena Town Hall Forum, sched¬
uled for Oct. 29. Voters in 18 cities
across America will choose one of
20 candidates in CityVote’s national
presidential poll.
Before African Americans legally
gained civil rights, many injustices
were inflicted upon them.
Among these, not being able to
utilize a single public toilet, restau¬
rant or hotel. Jackson, in his speech,
mentioned these injustices and how
they sparked his generation’s striv¬
ing for justice and equality.
Although racism today is differ-
Please see JACKSON, Page 7
♦ For campus reaction to
Jackson's speech, please see
page 2
“I challenge
you to be a
new genera¬
tion of hope.
Not the X
Generation
but a real
generation of
freedom
fighters, who
will not despair
and who will
keep hope
alive.... If you
support the
multi-cultural
arrangement
of society,
affirmative
action and the
improvement
of urban
policy, you
cannot help if
you are not
registered to
vote,"
The Rev.
Jesse
Jackson
•WILSON TO SPEAK NEARBY
Affirmative action
supporters to hold
rally in Pasadena
By FELICIA BRICHOUX
Courier Staff Writer
Gov. Pete Wilson will address a campaign fund¬
raiser Tuesday at Kevin Costner’s Twin Palms Restau¬
rant, a scant seven blocks from a rally to be held on the
steps of Pasadena City Hall in support of the affirmative
action policies he seeks to abolish.
And after the rally, if the Citizens for Affirmative
Action and Fairness have their way, hundreds of people
will march from City Hall to the restaurant at 101 W.
Green St. where Wilson is speaking.
The rally was organized after the Pasadena City
Council passed a resolution Aug. 7 reaffirming its
support for current affirmative action policies.
Soon after the city council action, the Pasadena
Unified School District Board also passed a resolution
in favor of affirmative action.
The rally, billed as a peaceful community vigil, will
begin at 6 p.m. in Centennial Square, in front of the city
hall, at 100 N. Garfield Ave. It is being organized by
Citizens for Affirmative Action and Fairness, a group of
community-based organizations, businesses, elected
officials and educators.
In a letter mailed to more than 1,000 groups and
Please sec ACTION, Page 7
COUNTDOWN TO DR. JACK SCOTT’S
OFFICIAL RETIREMENT ON NOV. 30
Days left as superintendent-president 78
' OSCAR CHAVEZ/IRC
Above: The Rev. Jesse Jackson is greeted by PCC
students on his way to Sexson Auditorium. Middle:
Jackson gives a thumbs-up before he makes his
speech. Bottom: Jackson with KPCC's Larry Mantle.
• THE VOTE COUNT: 399-187!
Herrera wins
AS presidency
by a landslide
By JOSE INOSTROZ, Courier Staff Writer
Student government will reach a new turning point
when the Associated Students Board meets later today.
Roldan Herrera, after being denied the AS presidency
due to alleged campaign violations, will be swom-in as
AS president.
Herrera won by a landslide in a special election held
Sept. 6 and 7. The action brings to a close a tumultuous
summer in student politics, the aftermath of last spring’s
student elections. Herrera had won that election with
518 votes while his opponent Kris Le received 489.
However, Herrera was accused of violating campaign
bylaws, and an election committee voted to uphold the
complaints. Runner-up Le assumed the AS president
post for a month and a half until a decision by the Board
of Trustees annulled the election for president.
In last week’s first-ever special election, only two
percent of the student body voted. According to Nino
Valmassoi, associate dean of community education, a
total of 588 ballots were cast. Two ballots were voided,
bringing the total valid ballots to 586. Herrera, in his
quest for the AS post received 399 votes, while Le
received 187 votes.
“We ran the exact same, clean campaign as in the last
election,” said Herrera. “The only difference was the
results, which were due to the many angry students who
knew the truth of the last election’s controversy. I think
those students gave me the decisive victory. But now we
need to put that all behind us, and move forward. Now,
it’s time to get to work,” ■
Dr. Jack Scott, superintendent-president, appointed
Valmassoi to coordinate the special election, after the
Office of Student Affairs and its election committee was
accused of favoritism by Herrera and his supporters at
Board of Trustees meetings during the summer.
“Both candidates satisfied all requirements. Both
had the knowledge and experience needed, and it was
great working with them,” said Valmassoi.
Le, who made a run for the post a second time said,
“Now that the elections are over, and now that we know
who the AS president is, I hope that he will be able to
carry out his campaign promises. I hope his platform
wasn’t just to get votes, but that he actually plans to carry
them out.”
After Herrera’s victory, members of the executive
Please see AS ELECTIONS, Page 8
♦ For related material, please read the editorial
on page 2
“We ran the
exact same,
clean cam¬
paign as in the
last election.
The only
difference was
the results,
which were
due to the
many angry
students who
knew the truth
of the last
election's
controversy. I
think those
students gave
me the
decisive
victory. But
now we need
to put that all
behind us, and
move forward.
Now, it's time
to get to work,"
Roldan
Herrera, AS
president¬
elect
ONLY A FEW REALLY CARED
The vote count in this year's special election shows that only 2 percent of
the total student population voted. In last spring's general elections, only 5
percent voted. Here are the numbers for this year's special election:
Voters 586
Total number of Students
124,142
OSCAR CHAVEZ/IRC
>$16.5 MILLION ALLOCATED TO NEW PROJECTS
Board of Trustees adopts $100-million annual budget
By PAT ROBISON,
Courier Staff Writer
The Board of Trustees unani¬
mously approved a $106 million
balanced budget for the 1995-96 fis¬
cal year. The budget includes $9
million for student financial aid, $27
million to pay teachers and adminis¬
trators and $16.5 million for new
construction projects .
The college began the year with
$6.1 million surplus, and under the
new budget, is expected to end with
a similar balance.
Enrollment fees held steady at
$13 per unit this semester and the
$50 per unit charge for students who
hold bachelor’s degrees will no
longer be charged in the spring. This
means that monev from the fees will
total $6.2 million or just six percent
of the total budget.
Included in this budget is a one¬
time payment of $1 million that the
state Community College
Chancellor’s Office said PCC would
be receiving from funds promised
last year. The state delayed that pay¬
ment to help the solve its financial
problems.
The largest part of the budget is
the Unrestricted General Fund, which
will be $65 million this year. The
general fund is the source of all
salaries, hourly wages, benefits and
services for anyone employed at
PCC. It also covers supplies and
most maintenance on campus.
The income for the general fund
comes from local and county taxes
Please see BUDGET, Page 5
WHERE
YOUR
FINANCIAL
AID COMES
FROM
The total
available fund
for the 1995-
1996 year is
$9,004,090,
which
includes a
$405,653
cany-over
from last
year.
FIGURES IN DOLLAR AMOUNTS