SEPTEMBER 18, 1981
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
VOL. 52, NO. 5
Student Views on ROTC Differ
tied with Solidarity. “The Catholic
church has always been on the side of
the Polish people. And this time it’s in
direct opposition to the government,”
Goldmann pointed out.
The current upheaval is part of a
long series of uprisings since 1956.
Food shortages are a frequent occur¬
rence, due to a mismanaged economy,
Goldmann said. Shortages in hard
goods (finished products that are ex¬
ported from Poland to other Russian
governed countries) have already oc¬
curred.
“Already there are widespread food
shortages of sugar, meat, bread, vege¬
tables and almost everything you can
think of,” stated Goldmann. Not only
are there food shortages, but the price
of what food there is has sky-rocketed
due to the declining economy, Gold¬
mann said.
Another problem Poland faces is its
high debt to western banks and govern¬
ments of $22 billion, commented Gold¬
mann.
“I predicted intervention last
spring,” Goldmann stated, “and I am
convinced Poland will face interven¬
tion by the Russian government.” In¬
tervention is when a government will
physically invade their own country by
means of force.
“It’s going to be a blood-bath,”
Goldmann said. “The main force units
may switch sides from the Russian
government and fight on behalf of
Poland. Both sides are pushing it to the
brink.”
Goldmann has taught history and
world politics at PCC for 21 years. His
doctorate in history is from USC and he
has a Coe Fellowship in history from
Stanford University.
Escalation in Poland Soon
Legislature Passes Bills
Dr. Henry Kirk
By J. C. Catlin
Contributing Writer
As problems escalate in Poland, ex¬
perts have become more and more
concerned with possible ramifications.
One observer of this area of the world
is Dr. William E. Goldmann, PCC
political science professor.
“Solidarity is a genuine expression
of the Polish people who want free
determination of their political lives,”
said Goldmann. While governed by
Russia, Poland’s wish for solidarity, a
free trade union that has 10 million
dues paying members, is a statement
for more freedom.
Solidarity is demanding freedom of
elections, freedom of press, freedom of
speech and other things unheard of in a
Communist government, Goldmann
said.
The Catholic church is very closely
Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
(ROTC) personnel are on campus today for the
first time this semester, so reporter Libbie
Herbert asked PCC students: “What is your opin¬
ion of military personnel, such as the Air Force
ROTC, having access to this campus?”
“They should stay off campus.
They brainwash and they don’t
come through with their prom¬
ises.”
—Louis Salazar
“I don’t have anything against
it, since they are having a tough
time getting people to join. It
might be a good way for students
to earn money.”
—Pat Poindexter
“I don’t think they should. I
don’t want to be a part of the
service. Anyway they’ve got
their own office, they don’t need
to come here.”
—Nate Johnson
“I think it’s OK, as long as
they’re not pushing students to
join.”
—Darryl Bruchet
“I don’t think it’s right. Stu¬
dents can go to their office. They
should stop calling students at
home, too.”
—Ken Kotchnik
“For it— everybody has the
right to come on campus, includ¬
ing the Communist Party.”
—John Jacobs
Art Instructor
College Funds Approved
attendance). Last year PCC received
$1,827 for every 525 hours of classroom
instruction. This coming year they will
receive approximately $1,900 per ADA,
but only up to the 2.5 percent en¬
rollment increase allowed, Freitas
said.
This means that there will be no
money available for hiring any addi¬
tional instructors, scholarship and
grant money will have to be stretched
further and maintenance will fall by
the wayside, Freitas pointed out.
Tuition Possible
Many officials agree that enrollment
is up in community colleges because of
student economic problems: it’s an
inexpensive way for people to get an
education or retraining. Officials also
agree that something has to be done to
control this growth or colleges will
have to turn to a tuition system.
Already this past summer a proposal
went before the state senate asking for
annual tuition fees of $30 to $50 to help
community colleges defray costs. The
bill was defeated, “but the next time
around I suspect some minimum tui¬
tion will be passed,” James said.
The “next time around” may be
sooner than most community college
students expect. “I think the biggest
handwriting on the wall is tuition in
two years. Either that or there’s going
to have to be big reductions in serv¬
ices,” Freitas said.
But James wonders if tuition will be
7 suspect some
minimum tuition
will be passed. '
allowed to supplement the state funds
given to community colleges or if
tuition revenue will be subtracted from
the state funds so that community
colleges will actually not gain any¬
thing.
Reagan Fallout
What’s happening, according to
Freitas, is that there’s beginning to be
a fallout effect from Reagan’s at¬
titudes toward education. “I think at
least for the remainder of the Reagan
administration that the federal govern¬
ment is going to say to the state
government, ‘Education is your prob¬
lem.’ Then the state government is
going to turn around to the districts and
say, ‘We’ve got budget problems too, so
you handle your own funding.’ ” In¬
creasing tuition and local, private fund¬
ing programs will be the result, ac¬
cording to PCC Superintendent-Presi¬
dent Dr. Richard S. Meyers and many
other officials.
Whether college officials decide to
charge tuition or not they will still
' There are critical
decisions that
society . . . must
make. '
probably have to find ways to control
college growth rates, according to
Freitas. One way to do this is to hold
the number of classes down and main¬
tain a lid on their size.
Another method is to increase class
size per instructor. “If they cannot or
do not increase class size then many
students are not going to be served,”
Freitas said.
Education’s Importance
The decision administrators have to
make, James said, is what classes and
programs are going to get priority and
how many students community col¬
leges can afford to educate. Education
has been an important consideration to
California voters for many years and
both James and Freitas hope the Cali¬
fornia taxpayer will reconsider some of
their decisions made in the last two
years and return education to its pre¬
vious position of importance.
“Unless education is at the very top
of that priority list, I personally fear
that we are in trouble as a society. If a
person isn’t educated, he isn’t employ¬
able and will have to earn a living
somewhere— possibly in the streets,”
James said.
“I don’t see how an ignorant popu¬
lation can survive in a very technical,
complex world,” Freitas said. He
added, “I think the pendulum tends to
swing back and forth and I hope that
when people see the result of lower
revenues they will decide to tax them¬
selves to provide the services they feel
are important.”
Both James and Freitas said that the
public will be the deciding factor for
education in the next few years.
“It’s all right. People can do
what they want.”
—Cathy Jacobs
“I can do without them. The
campus is for studying.”
—Jan Passaretti
“I think it’s good. People who
are interested don’t have to go
off campus. They can feel more
comfortable here than in the
army building.”
—Ted Suthphen
— Courier photos by Steve Hegle
By Mary E. Jones
News Editor
The California state legislature re¬
cently approved the 1981-82 college
funding bills (SB1626 and AB1369)
which provide funds to cover a 5
percent inflation factor for the upcom¬
ing year and a 2.5 percent growth rate.
“The inflation factor is a totally
inadequate one,” said Dr. Bonnie R.
James, vice president of business serv¬
ices. The 5 percent figure is well under
the national rate of inflation, thus the
additional funds will not cover the
district’s inflationary loss.
James also called the 2.5 pecent
growth allowed “just a drop in the
bucket to what is needed.” The most
recently released figures indicate that
PCC’s enrollment this fall is up 11.55
percent.
With the discrepancy between funds
allowed for growth and actual growth
rates, community colleges are losing
money every semester. “What the
state is saying is— ‘don’t grow,’ ”
James said.
Enrollment Climbs
But enrollment rates continue to
dumb every semester. In fact, a sur¬
vey conducted by the American As¬
sociation of Community and Junior
Colleges predicted an average 5.5
percent rise in the nation’s college
credit courses this fall.
This growth means that California
community college officials have to
spend a lot of money they don’t have
every semester to support students,
said Joe Freitas, administrator for
fiscal services in the Chancellor’s of¬
fice. “If colleges grow beyond the 2.5
lid they will have to do it at their own
jeopardy for there is no funding for it.”
Community colleges receive funds
according to the ADA (average daily
New Child Care
Solutions Offered
visor of the Child Development Center.
The center is located at 325 S. Oak
Knoll; telephone 577-8317, from 8
a. m. -4:30 p.m.
The center has a waiting list for
morning openings but parents enrolled
in at least six units at PCC may
register their children for 12-4:30 p.m.
weekdays. Children need not attend
every day, but they do need to be
enrolled for at least a four-hour day on
a regular basis. All two-and-one-half to
five-year-old children are eligible, pro¬
viding they are toilet-trained.
The new staff at the center consists
of Teacher-Coordinator Michael Orr
(director) and two head teachers. The
school also employs hourly aides and
some volunteer parents participate in
the classes.
“We have a new staffing pattern. It’s
terribly exciting. I urge everyone to
visit the center,” Mrs. Crabb said.
“The majority of the people there have
minority backgrounds. They’re either
studying a vocational skill or are learn-
(Continued on Page 6)
New Vice President Hired
Sees Job as Challenging
By John Lloyd
Contributing Writer
PCC has a new vice president of
Student Personnel Services. His name
is Dr. Henry Kirk, and he came here
from El Camino College where he
spent 11 years as dean of Student
Personnel Services.
“It’s great!” said Kirk when asked
about his job. “All the other vice
presidents have dull jobs, but mine is
exciting because I really get to interact
with the students.” The other vice
presidents may disagree, but Kirk is
really enthusiastic about his new posi¬
tion since taking it over July 1 from the
retired Dr. Irvin G. Lewis.
Student Personnel Services is a de¬
partment that is responsible for many
functions on the campus. It covers
counseling, scholarships and financial
aid, student activities, the foreign stu¬
dent program and services to the hand¬
icapped as well as many other services
that affect students. With all that
pressure, most people would panic, but
Kirk remains confident and calm.
“I’ve been in an observing mode since
I got here, just getting to know what
the campus is all about.”
Kirk is concerned about the loss of
counselors due to cutbacks in govern¬
ment funding. One program he plans to
initiate this fall to compensate for the
counselor shortage will include para-
professional and student-peer counsel¬
ing.
Another program Kirk plans to in¬
itiate this year is student surveys.
“Too often educators try to figure out
what’s best for students when they
should ask the students themselves,
explained Kirk. “Students needs
change so programs and services must
also change,” Kirk went on.
Kirk became interested in Student
Personnel Services while at Geneva
College where he got his bachelor’s
degree in history. He then went on to
get a master’s degree in counseling
from the University Of Denver, and an
education degree from USC.
In the past 10 years Kirk has been
involved with Student Personnel Serv¬
ices at Columbia, Huron College, Cal
State Los Angeles and El Camino
College before coming to PCC.
Professor Predicts Russian
LETTING GO — Students with children sometimes find it hard to leave
their child at day care centers but it can be even harder to pay for those
services. PCC offers an alternative. — Courier photo by Sal Paradise
By Valerie Provines
Staff Writer
There now exists a solution to the
child care problem for a limited
number of PCC students who attend
afternoon classes. The solution is the
Child Development Center.
“We have space available in the
afternoons,” said Pauline Crabb, coor¬
dinator of Parenting Classes and super-
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