Frosh Orientation Proves Sutcessful
Vol. 32, No. 1 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California September 24, 1969
STUDENTS can be seen enjoying the new mall
completed during the summer vacation. Al¬
though the mall took more funds and time than
predicted, it has finally been completed. Other
construction will be carried on during this year.
— Courier Photo by Dan Hueftle
Plans are being formed for revamping C Build¬
ing and number one on the priority list is the
problem of providing more parking spaces for
students. See story at bottom of page for details
on plans to alleviate the parking situation.
Traylor Appoints Woods to
ASB Vise-Presidential Office
ASB president Wayne Traylor
appointed Don Wood to the office
of ASB vice-president, left open
by James Bowler. Don, who is
aiming for medical school, has
been active in the Circle K, AMS,
church, and sports.
Other ASB Board officers are
Pat Lowry, Senate president; and
Oscar Rodriquez, Senate vice-
president. Oscar believes that
“creativity and self-involvement
are what’s needed ... I hope that
during the coming semester many
students will get involved in stu¬
dent activities, as well as extra¬
curricular activities. Our college,
like an education, can become any¬
thing you want it to become.”
ASB Cards
Bruce Malter is the second
Senate vice-president. AMS presi¬
dent is Rudy Fordham, AWS
president is Patricia Eikenbery;
Sophomore president, James Hur¬
ling; and Inter-Club Council pres¬
ident, Adrienne Thomas.
ASB clerks are recordng secre¬
tary of the Board, Bonny Miller;
corresponding secretary, Sue
Frank; and clerk of the Cabinet,
Ray Dotson.
ASB commissioners are athlet¬
ics, Rick Still; dialogue, Ian Mac-
Kintyre; and assemblies, Cynthia
Streeter.
“I feel a need for better enter¬
tainment here at PCC,” said
Cynthia. “Working with the clubs
Include
and private organizations will
give me a chance to prove that
entertainment can be brought to
PCC.”
Other commissioners are elec¬
tions, Ed Powell; pep, Derek
Woods; publications and publicity,
Chris Storms; public relations,
Bob Medina; and finance, Dave
Marks.
Marks notes, “As finance com¬
missioner I’m asking for your
ASB cards. Many benefits are of¬
fered through this plan. I’m avail¬
able for any questions or infor¬
mation you may desire. Ask for
me; introduce yourself in the
Campus Center.”
Advisers are John Eikenbery,
ASB Board; Sam Soghomonian,
ASB Senate; and Earl Holder, fi¬
nance.
Students Pleased
With New Program
By Jack McGlasson
September 15 marked the be¬
ginning of the 1969 fall semester
at PCC and with it came the host
of the student body.
Over 3000 freshmen are attend¬
ing classes full-time. For the most
part, the newcomers found the
first day of college a somewhat
trying experience, what with lo¬
cating classes, finding books, and
adjusting to the new self-depen¬
dent way of life.
For many the confusion was
lessened by the advent of a pilot
program for freshmen, called
“Introduction to College.”
The program, which is brand
new this year, is designed to take
the place of the freshman orien¬
tation class that was a part of
the regular frosh schedule in past
years.
The old program, according to
administrators, fell through be¬
cause of apathy on the part of
students, who felt little need for
attending a non-credit class that
had nothing to do with their
studies.
The overall opinion seems to be
that the old program was a use¬
less waste of time to the students
and administrators. And that
taking a good book to the class
usually kept one from faffing
asleep.
On the other hand, the new pro¬
gram, which was mandatory for
all freshmen, answered a lot of
the questions in the minds of the
newcomers.
“Interesting”
According to most freshmen,
“Introduction to College” was in¬
teresting and highly informative.
The entire session, lasting from
Wednesday to Friday, welcomed a
total of 2055 students, all of whom
received gift packages and infor¬
mation designed to ease the anx¬
ieties of college entrance.
The program began with all
frosh assembling in Sexson Audi¬
torium where they listened to
PCC president Armen Sarafian
explain the workings of student
government, and the school’s
unique philosophy — “We care
about each student personally.”
“You attending this orientation
are pioneers in a new venture,”
said Sarafian.
Freshmen Praised
He then went on to compliment
the entire Freshman Class on its
enthusiasm toward school and the
orientation program itself.
A short talk by ASB President
Wayne Traylor and performances
by the cheerleaders and song girls
ended the first part of the presen¬
tation.
The new students were then
excused to pre-assigned class¬
rooms to complete their registra¬
tion.
After registering, the incoming
students were taken in small
groups on tours of the campus.
The program was instigated by
Dr. Sarafian, dean John Eiken¬
bery, and dean Irvin Lewis, who
all hoped this new idea would
prove more interesting and an¬
swer more questions than the old
set up.
3000 Frosh Welcomed
by Campus Organizations
Nearly 3000 incoming freshmen
were welcomed last week by the
administration, faculty, and PCC
organizations.
Freshman Welcome Week was
aimed at orienting new students
and helping them get acquainted
with PCC.
Membership drives were started
by Spartans and Adelphians,
women’s service clubs, and Circle
К
and Junior Executives, men’s
service clubs, and the Associated
Student Body.
Spartans encouraged smiling to
create a friendly atmosphere on
campus.
Thursday, Sept. 18, a rally was
held at noon at the Campus
Center.
“I think it was the best rally
we’ve had in years,” commented
Mr. John Eikenbery, dean of stu¬
dent activities. He estimated
PCC-Compton football game Sat¬
urday night at Horrell Field and
the after-game dance in the Cam¬
pus Center. The dance was spon¬
sored by Junior Executives.
Postponed to this week in order
to avoid conflict with the opening
football game is the Women’s’
Athletic Association-sponsored
Sports Night. It wifi be held Fri¬
day, Sept. 26, from 7 to 10 p.m. in
the women’s gym.
Activities planned include vol¬
leyball, tennis, ping-pong, and
table games. According to Judy
Barbour, WAA president, gift
packs will also be given out.
“We want this gym packed,”
said Miss Suzanne Macauley,
Women’s PE Department chair¬
man, “whether the kids actively
take part or just sit and chat.”
No admission will be charged.
Activities, Insurance
Editor of the Courier is Mary
Jo Young, and editor of Aspect
is Stephen Lantz.
about 500 attended, and noted the
high enthusiasm.
Climax of the week was the
PCC Parking Facilities
To Be Expanded Soon
ASB cards are still on sale at
the College Bank for $12. They
are valid for the entire school
year.
The Student Body card not only
entitles students to free admission
to athletic events, but also gives
them a reduced rate for assem¬
blies, dances, and plays. This
card also includes a $1500 insur-
Chess Tourney
All interested students and
faculty members are invited to
enter the San Gabriel Valley
Open Chess Tournament, begin¬
ning October 3 at 8 p.m. Play
will continue every Friday night
for six weeks in the basement
lounge at the Cal Tech Athe¬
naeum, 551 South Hill, Pasade¬
na. Registration starts at 7:30
p.m. There will be an entry fee
charged and trophies and class
prizes awarded. For further in¬
formation call Pasadena Chess
Club members Dr. Irvin Lewis
at 793-5192 or 799-7123, or Mr.
Montague Cowdry at 798-4809.
ance policy, that provides cover¬
age while on campus or at college-
sponsored events.
At the end of Orientation Week,
only 1000 SB cards had been sold.
To guarantee more and better ac¬
tivities for PCC students, 4000
more SB cards will have to be
sold. Through SB card sales, ma¬
jor financial support is obtained
to improve all activities on cam¬
pus.
When you purchase your SB
card, you also receive two Sha-
key’s Pizza discount coupons, an
insurance ID card, and a VIP
card.
The VIP card is new to the PCC
campus, and will entitle students
to discounts when they patronize
various merchants of the commu¬
nity. In Pasadena there are 32
merchants who are now partici¬
pating in the VIP program, which
is under the direction of the Vari¬
ety International Publications,
Inc.
More business enterprizes are
expected to support the VTP pro¬
gram as the money-saving plan
gets more publicity.
Dr. Armen Sarafian, president
of PCC, and Arthur S. Garr, col¬
lege facilities planner, announced
recently that the administration
has given a number one priority
to substantially increase student
parking facilities.
The administration and trustees
have taken steps to complete the
east area parking complex as
soon as possible. The C. G. Brown
Company has been hired to nego¬
tiate the purchase of the two
properties at the corner of Win-
ship and Sierra Bonita.
Garr stated, “The acquisition of
these properties would permit the
closing of Winship and the addi¬
tion of at least 200 spaces to the
parking area.”
The seriousness of the parking
crisis was carefully explained to
the Board of Trustees by Dr.
Sarafian in July. He asked the
trustees to remember that the
real traffic problem on Sierra
Bonita is a hazard to students and
all personnel, as well as a noise
problem. He added that the clos¬
ing of Sierra Bonita requires the
purchase of the remaining struc¬
tures on Winship and Bonnie, the
closing of Winship, and the wide¬
ning of Bonnie.
Long-range plans for additional
parking space include construc¬
tion of two $1.5 million multi-level
parking facilities. However, the
shortage of constrution funds is
holding up these badly needed
projects.
Garr, a former planning analyst
at the University of California,
Berkeley, was hired earlier this
year. He handles PCC space plan¬
ning based on academic needs, to
provide the building and other
facilities needed to properly han¬
dle present and future student
enrollments.
Colloquiums
Ten English Department Collo¬
quiums will be given this year
beginning next Tuesday. They
will be presented one a month
at staggered days and hours.
The first one will be an outside
newscaster from a top TV net¬
work discussing the role of the
newscaster in society. Other col¬
loquiums in this series will be
Dr. Donald Ewing and a group
of students on the pantomime
technique of the “Comedia del
Arte.” The international stu¬
dents, representing 60 nations,
will present their colloquium.
American humorists will be dis¬
cussed by Dr. George Feinstein
and in another colloquium the
English and Music Departments
will be together to present Eng¬
lish ballads and folk songs.
Black students will have a
panel discussion on black cul¬
ture moderated by Mrs. Jeffalyn
Johnson, social sciences instruc¬
tor. The final colloquium will be
a talk on violence in American
films given by William Shanks.
All colloquiums will be present¬
ed in 200C.
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