Pasadena City College
Former Quarterback
Changes Schools
Casey Preston, former Lancer
quarterback and All-North
Mission Conference player,
has left Mount St. Mary's
College for greener pastures
at SW Missouri State. Preston
holds PCC records for com¬
pletion percentage in a sea¬
son (,622)and most comple¬
tions in a season(191) .
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Thursday, September 16, 1999 Volume 85, Number 3
TESTING AND TRANSFERS A :f
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SAT’s not a requirement to transfer
Community college students transferring to some four-year universities are not always expected to take the infamous test
By Jim Lindsay
Staff Writer
Does the scholastic aptitude test
(SAT) stand between you and
admission to a four-year college or
university? Do you dread taking
the SAT? Is your fear of the SAT so
great that you presume your dream
of a university degree is simply a
fantasy? Do you feel unprepared to
take the SAT?
If you answered yes to any of
these questions, then you are not
alone, but as a PCC student, your
worries may be over.
“Community colleges, like PCC,
offer students the opportunity to
remake themselves,” said Dina
Chase, director of PCC’s transfer
center. Chase explained that under
certain conditions, transfer students
from community colleges such as
PCC might be admitted to some
four-year colleges without having
to take the SAT.
Students do not have to take the
SAT to be eligible for admission to
the CSU system if they have com¬
pleted 56 transferable semester
units of college courses with a 2.0
grade point average or better in all
transferable units attempted, and are
in good standing with their college.
Alison Jones, transfer center
director, said the office of the chan¬
cellor for the CSU system con¬
firmed that transfer students do not
have to take the SAT as long as they
meet all of the other the require¬
ments specified in their undergradu¬
ate admissions catalog. A represen¬
tative of CSU Los Angeles agreed
the same is true for the L.A. cam¬
pus.
Since admission requirements
can vary among campuses and
majors, however, Chase recom¬
mended students become familiar
with the admission requirements of
the university they plan to attend.
SAT’s, Pg. 3
Bulldozing Away
Matt Robinson
/
Courier
A construction worker operates some heavy machinery behind the new pool. Despite completion of
most of the elements of the Master Plan, there's plenty of cleaning up and landscaping still left to do.
ENGLISH BEAT
New writing center gives
students a valuable tool
With an enrollment of 4,200, center provides computer workshops, tutoring
Former athletic
director Ernie
Romine dies
By Bobby Lee
Staff Writer
After four weeks since its grand
opening on Aug. 16, the new writ¬
ing center in C341 is receiving high
marks from faculty and students
alike.
“Everything is working really
well, outstanding,” said Steve
Whitney, writing center coordina¬
tor. Nearly 4,200 students come into
the center each week. It is a manda¬
tory supplemental instruction class
designed to be taken concurrently
with English 1A, 100, and 400.
Students cannot take these compo¬
sition classes without enrolling for
tutoring in the writing center. It is
designed to give students in these
classes in-depth, one-on-one help
with their writing.
The center is not only an aid to
students, but teachers as well. It
allows instructors to continue in-
class instruction without having to
stop to help one student. The lab
affords the students personalized
assistance in their specific area of
need.
Currently the center is not an
open lab and is limited to those who
are enrolled in specific English
courses, but expansion is not far
away.
“The goal of the English faculty
is to eventually open the center up
to everyone, and not restricting it to
“The goal of the
English faculty is to
eventually open the
center up to every¬
one and not restrict
it to students in a
few English class¬
es.”
-Amy Ulmer,
English Division Dean
students in only a few English
classes,” said Amy Ulmer, division
dean of English.
Students were given two weeks
of orientation to familiarize them¬
selves with the new facility. The
center houses 60 IBM Micron com¬
puters and 10 laptops. Students are
allowed to guide themselves
through the computer tutorial ses¬
sions as they wait for tutorial help.
The software “Skills Bank,” leads
students through grammar and writ¬
ing exercises.
There are two rooms being used
at this time, and a third is opening
soon. One room is the computer lab
while the other is for one-on-one
aid. The third is tentatively planned
to open in November. It will be
used, as a tutoring and advising
room for social science students.
The space will also serve as a work¬
shop for large, group-like seminars.
Students can choose to attend these
workshops if they feel they need
more help in a certain area.
Funding is calculated through
average daily attendance, and
Ulmer feels that after a few years
there will be enough students par¬
ticipating that the center will begin
to pay for itself and not rely on state
assistance.
Writing Center, Pg. 3
By Jim Lindsay
Staff Writer
Earnie Romine, former ath¬
letic director (A.D.) and dean
of physical education suffered
a fatal heart attack and passed
away on Sept. 3.
Romine, 52, collapsed after
an exercise run at Aquinas
College in Grand Rapids,
Michigan, where he was cur¬
rently working. According to
Aquinas officials he had just
finished teaching a condition¬
ing class before collapsing.
Sandi Iverson, women’s
softball coach, spoke highly
of Romine. “He brought fair¬
ness and consistency to our
department,” she said. “He
had a genuine interest in every
sport and wanted everyone to
be successful.”
Iverson knew him for the
full five years Romine worked
at PCC. “He was very sincere,
honest and cared a great deal
about the total student popula¬
tion, not just about the ath¬
letes. He was concerned
about the role physical educa¬
tion played in students’ lives.”
Romine worked at PCC
during the time the college
Master Plan was being devel¬
oped. As Iverson said, “He
ON THE RECOB,
“He was very sin¬
cere and honest.
He cared a great
deal about the
entire student
population, not
just the athletes.”
-Sandi Iverson,
Softball Coach
was a big part of the develop¬
mental stages of the Master
Plan project. I think he would
have been really thrilled to see
what became of it.”
His accomplishments at
PCC included a successful
File Photo
/
Courier
Merritt "Ernie" Romine was 52
when he suffered a fatal heart
attack on Sept. 3.
restructuring of the athletic
department, a comprehensive
departmental curriculum
review, the implementation of
a highly supported scholarship
program and active involve¬
ment in both the renovation
and planning of the campus’
future athletic facilities.
After resigning his position
at PCC in July of 1995,
Romine served as a P.E.
instructor at Aquinas and was
recently appointed as their
new department chair of
health and physical education.
A graduate of Wayne State
University, Romine grew up
in Detroit, Michigan. He
came to PCC late in the fall of
1991. He served as the A.D.
at Florida Community College
in Jacksonville. While in
Florida, he coached a nation¬
ally-ranked men’s golf pro¬
gram. He also coached the
U.S. golf team to a gold medal
at the World University
Games in 1988.
His many honors and
awards include Michigan
Recreation Educator of the
Year, National Golf Coach of
the Year, and Mid-Florida
Athletic Director of the Year.
Romine began his stint as
the college’s athletic director
in 1991, winning the respect
and admiration of coaches,
students and administrators
alike.
A memorial service has
already been held for Romine
at Aquinas College.
Ins Me This Issue
Everything you
ever wanted to
know about
Financial Aid.
Insight, Pg. 6
Head On
A teenager struggles to come to
terms with his homosexuality in this
adolescent drama. Trends, Pg.5
Lancers inaugurate
new stadium with
a win over Santa
Ana College.
Sports, Pg. 7
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