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VOL. 30, NO. 2
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 25, 1968
Board Considers Constitution
Since the election of the ASB
president, Ron Firestone, many
innovations have been planned
for student government at PCC.
Firestone, his vice president
Larry Cluff , and the other officers
of the ASB have been working
on a new ASB constitution and
a more up to date and effective
method of student government.
The new type of government
will be called the Pasadena City
College Student Association
(PCCSA) and will serve many
more functions of benefit to the
student body, according to Fire¬
stone.
One of the major changes will
be in the Student Senate. This
legislative body will consist of 19
members, 18 elected and one ap¬
pointed. Present ASB officers
will form the Executive Council,
and will have the veto power over
the Senate. This council will re¬
place the now-in-effect Student
Forum. According to Firestone,
“The Student Senate in the new
TRAFFIC CONTROL
— Courier photo by Jim Martin
EXTRA PROTECTION — will be given the campus, and the cars on
the campus parking lot will have less chance of thefts now that
the security force is equipped with a new communication system.
Officer Jim Ransom uses a walkie-talkie that will be used by stu¬
dent assistants, as well as the security staff, in directing traffic as
parking lots fill up in the morning rush. The communication system
also includes mobile units and several radio phones located about
the campus.
Library Seturity Set-up
Over Eager in Debut
Pasadena City College has the
first junior college library on the
West Coast with a Sentronic Se¬
curity System. Installed during
the summer, it prevents unauth¬
orized loans and deliberate theft
attempts.
Student Action Committee Holds
Membership Meeting on Campus
By MAUREEN ABBOTT
“Support is the root, change is
the end.” These were the words
of Craig Short at the Student
Action Committee meeting at the
Campus Center Free Speech For¬
um last Thursday. Purpose of the
meeting was to perpetuate stu¬
dent support, interest, and mem¬
bership of the SAC, also known
as the Human Relations Commit¬
tee.
Purpose of SAC is to provide
with comprehensive information
on all viewpoints on various con¬
troversial topics, such as, the
draft, birth control and abortion,
the Black Panthers, Vietnam, stu¬
dent government, and drugs.
Four key words of SAC are
“Educate,” “Mobilize,” “Train,”
and “Resist.” These terms rep¬
resent the basic foundation of
Enrollment Up Again
Registration at Pasadena City
College increased for the sec¬
ond straight year. This year’s
total is 13,670 as compared to a
total of 13,403 last year and
13,332 in 1966. In the past
eight years, registration has in¬
creased by nearly 4000, making
PCC one of the largest jimior
colleges in the state.
SAC. Educate people on all
topics and problems of vital con¬
cern to college students today.
Mobilize or organize ideas and
truths into action which will
bring about changes in some ad¬
ministrative policies at PCC.
Train their members to under¬
stand topics on controversy so
that they can present their own
ideas clearly and factually. Re¬
sist, as I understand the term,
means to resist that which the
members of SAC feel is morally
wrong and unjust. Of course,
these are only a few definitions
to four words which have many
interpretations and meanings to
SAC.
Present members of SAC feel
that media for getting the news
to students or, for that matter,
getting students to the news is in
dire need of rehabilitation. The
Courier was constantly criticized
throughout the meeting, as was
The Crier.
It was said that there was too
much censorship on campus. It
is one aim of SAC to abolish
such censorship. The organization
is also concerned about the fact
that many students are uninform¬
ed on topics of major concern to
them today. SAC hopes to cor¬
rect mistaken ideas and half-
truths by distributing pamphlets
Off-Campus Individuals
Disrupt Member Drive
The Student Action Committee
began its membership drive on
campus last Wednesday by pass¬
ing out a pamphlet explaining
the purposes, views, and platform
of the organization. It also an¬
nounced a meeting for interested
members in the free speech area
for the following day.
Problems arose over the dis¬
tribution of the pamphlets, from
a table located at the front of
the Campus Center at 10:30 a.m.
A campus security officer ap¬
proached the table and found two
members of the black community
arguing with two individuals who
were manning the table. The ver¬
bal confrontation was taking
place over names on the front of
the publication.
According to Gil Robinson, co¬
ordinator of security, one name
in question was that of Malcom
X. The security officer then took
the names of the individuals,
none of whom were students.
According to the security officer,
he then took the pamphlets to
the security office to avoid possi¬
ble violence.
A student member of SAC
went to Dean S. Luke Curtis’
office to get the booklets returned
While he was with Curtis, a
phone call came from Robinson
informing Curtis of the confisca¬
tion and explaining that the rea¬
son for the move was to avoid
violence.
The SAC members than went
to the security office where the
pamphlets were returned with
the advice from Robinson that
they had been objectionable to
some students and to think twice
about handing them out. He went
further to say that if any trouble
started, SAC shouldn’t expect
security to be there to break it
up.
The security member said the
names of the off-campus individ¬
uals involved could not be re¬
leased. Robinson told a Courier
reporter that the event was not
newsworthy and should not be
printed.
to students, by setting up infor¬
mation tables throughout the
campus, by sponsoring speakers,
seminars, rallies, and films.
SAC supports the new consti¬
tution, and feels indirectly re¬
sponsible for perpetuating it.
Their main concern in student
government is to have the posit¬
ions of Senators taken more
seriously, thereby destroying the
present idea that student govern¬
ment is a farce.
In the future, when the mem¬
bership of SAC is larger, and
their funds wealthied, SAC plans
to sponsor a Black Panther and
a conscientious objector as speak¬
ers on campus. The organization
also plans distributing pamphlets
on the major controversial topics.
Nurses 1st
Meeting Set
First meeting of the Student
Nurses Association of PCC will
be held October 10 at noon in
104D.
SNAP is the student nurses’
first professional contact with
their future profession. Members
go to conventions all over the
country and to events sponsored
by the California chapter or na¬
tional offices of SNA.
These students are given the
same privileges as registered
nurses, including insurance cov¬
ered by their dues. SNA also
reaches many different countries.
Mrs. Joan Davidson, chairman
of the Nursing Department at
PCC, and six student nurses will
assist in medical preparations at
the community immunization clin-
at Franklin School, October 3.
Student nurses enrolled in the
RN program will participate in
the Doctor’s Fair October 5 in
a heart disease program with
the help of computers. This is
the first time students have par¬
ticipated.
Cyclists Urged
To Obey Rules
Because of complaints from
both faculty and student body,
Gil Robinson, of PCC’s security
and traffic control force, has
asked for observance of regula¬
tions regarding the parking lot
entrances and exits to be used by
motorcycle riders.
This regulation requires all cy¬
clists to use the Bonnie Avenue
driveway. According to Robinson,
“The reason for this is simple;
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Last year PCC lost $3000 in
stolen books. The Sentronic Se¬
curity System works on an alarm
installed at the check out desk.
When a student passes out of the
library through one of two turn¬
stiles with a book which has not
been checked, the turnstile locks
and an alarm is activated at the
checkout desk with the intended
borrower immediately apprehend¬
ed.
According to William K. Grang¬
er, head librarian, the new system
offers somewhat of a problem.
Occasionally a false alarm is set
off and a student is stopped who
has not taken a book. “False
alarms are running one to two
per cent,” says Granger.
The reason for them stems
from metal objects, such as en¬
closures of ringbinders, which ac¬
tivate the alarm. Students need
not worry about the false alarm
if they haven’t made an unauthor¬
ized laon. Perfection of the sys¬
tem is progressing, Granger adds.
A private college in Santa
Barbara has now installed one
of the systems.
Swahili
A new three-unit course in Swa¬
hili will be opento all students
at Pasadena City College. Miss
Beverly Coleman, a former
member of the Peace Corps
who served for two years in
Tanzania, will be the instruc¬
tor. For further enrollment in¬
formation, call the PCC Coun¬
seling Center, 795-6961, or con¬
tact the Department of Foreign
Languages, extension 212.
Constitution will have the same
relation to the Student Body as
U.S. Senators have to U.S. citi¬
zens.
The function of the Student
Senate will be that formerly
held by the ASB Board — that is,
legislation.
According to Firestone, the ac¬
tivation of the Senate will “broad¬
en the democratic base because
of the election of the 18 senators.”
“The Senate will halt the limiting
of Democracy at Pasadena City
College. The power of the Pres¬
ident will be greatly lessened.
As a matter of fact, as far as
power is concerned, I predict
that the president will be a
Queen Elizabeth or figurehead
type ruler. This will place the
majority of the power and influ¬
ence in the hands of the senators.
Through this added democracy,
we hope to have better under¬
standing with the students, and
more active student participa¬
tion.
Another major change in the
constitution will be the addition
of a due process clause. This
clause authorizes the formation
of a student court to try offenders
of disciplinary and educational
laws, codes, orders, or rulings.
There will be from two to four
students appointed to the court
bar by the Student Senate, and
approved by the Senate president,
Firestone. Other appointees to the
bar will be two members of the
PCC Faculty. The court will try
the accused, make an evaluation,
and will then give disciplinary
recommendations to the College
President, Dr. Armen Sarafian.
One of the helpful articles to
the constitution is that which
makes the editor of the Courier,
presently Bryan Cuthill, a non¬
voting member of all student
organizations. The editor will be
able to participate in discussions
held at meetings, but will not
vote, which will help the news¬
paper in producing accurate and
non-biased reports of the govern¬
mental activities and accomplish¬
ments.
This enablement article allows
the incumbent officials to remain
in office after the adoption of
the new constitution. By remain¬
ing in office, the writers of the
new constitution will be able to
get the changes made quickly
change of leadership at this cru¬
cial period, according to Presi¬
dent Firestone.
— Courier photo by Ron LeGrand
TO CATCH A THIEF — or just a forgetful student is the job of the
new Sentronic Security System installed in the library during the
summer to prevent another loss of $3000 worth of books, as was
true last year. Kathy Myers, victim of the over-eager system,
stands watching the red light go on as the turnstile locks and an
alarm goes off. The system has been giving some false alarms
on ring binders and spiral notebooks, as it is doing here to Miss
Myers.