Pasadena City College
Pasadena, California
Vol. 72 No. 5
The COURIER
Thursday
September 27, 1990
$96.4 million budget adopted
NEWSLINE
Rose court tryouts
Seven hundred girls paraded them¬
selves Saturday and Monday in front
of nine male judges, hoping to be the
73rd Rose Qeeen or one of six Prin¬
cesses.
Each girl had to walk in front of
the judges, pivot, state their number,
and then explain why they tried out
Each contestant’s picture was taken
with a dozen roses. The girls were
given a tour of Wrigley Mansion.
This Saturday, 250 girls compete
in the Quarterfinals from which about
60 semifinalists will be chosen. Those
60 will be narrowed down to 25 final¬
ists and then the seven Royal Court
members will be selected.
Organization for the homeless
The Homeless Education Life¬
style Program (HELP) was officially
charted as a club yesterday. The
program’s main goal is to help home¬
less students finish college by pro¬
viding housing, food and jobs. The
club wants to work for owners of
uninhabited houses in exchange for
residency of homeless students. It
also plans to work with the food serv¬
ices on campus to aid the students in
meals.
Its founder, Tony Escamilla, is
eager to get things underway. He is
in the process of selecting an adviser
and encourages any interested teacher
to apply. So far, there are seven
members. The club is open to anyone
with the aim of helping the homeless.
“This club started from encour¬
agement and it will prosper from en¬
couragement and support,” Escamilla
said, a 24-hourHomeless Student
Hotline, (818) 792-2044.
Satellite teleconference
A live, interactive teleconference
will take place at the Forum on Fri¬
day, Oct. 5. This video conference
will provide an opportunity for all
members of the campus community
to consider the impact of increasing
incidents of racial harassment and
intimidation on individuals and on
the academic community. Reasons
for the behavior, successful strate¬
gies and models for dealing with the
behavior, as well as a discussion of
the legal issues, will be highlighted.
The conference hours are from 10
a.m. to noon. Contact Philip Mullen-
dore at (818) 578-7484 to register.
Environmental task force
The environmental task force met
for the first time this semester on
Tuesday, Sept 25. The task force is
seeking ways for the campus to cut
down on the amount of paper that it
uses, and to re-use paper when pos¬
sible. Other concerns are for water
conservation and more efficient use
of utilities.
Louis Evans, manager of opera¬
tions and grounds said that hopefully
within the next month a recycling
system will be established. Evans
said that outside vendors will pay as
much as $190 per ton to collect
computer paper from the campus,
and $80 per ton for white ledger
paper. Colored ledger paper could be
picked up for $50 per ton. The ven¬
dors will supply bin areas on campus.
INDEX
Opinion
2
Editorial
2
Features
3
Sports
News Features
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4
By BECKY ROUSE
Editor in Chief
The college has adopted a 1990-1991
budget consisting of $96.4 million in district
appropriations. The increase from lastyear’s
budget is mainly in salaries and capital out¬
lays.
Salaries and benefits for all people em¬
ployed by the college take up approximately
By AMOR PADILLA
News Features Editor
With the opening of the new Cross Cul¬
tural Center, PCC has entered the era of
advanced cultural competence. This signi¬
fies that students as well as staff value cul¬
tural differences and are developing new
approaches to cultural interaction.
Cross Cultural Center, located in CC 2 1 5
is the headquarters for more than 30 clubs
that are active on campus. According to
Cayndis Bemhane, coordinator of the cen¬
ter, 4 ‘It’s a meeting place to keep the inter¬
action between clubs.”
In the past, CC215 and CC216 were the
focus of disputes between clubs over how
much space each one would occupy. The
dispute was settled with the division of the
rooms and the designation of what was
called the multi-cultural center, which was
Staff Writer
The first two weeks of classes have
meant work and study for some and crime
and disappointment for others. During the
14 day period since the start of the semester
there have been several incidents of car
break-ins and other thefts.
One car was reported stolen from lot 2 on
Sept. 17. There were also three reported car
break-ins, three stolen bicycles, two thefts,
and one purse snatching during this period.
On Saturday Sept. 22, campus police
were notified by the Pasadena police of a
purse snatching in staff lot 8 at approxi¬
mately 7:40 p.m. Campus police officer
Mitchell and Pasadena police officers ap¬
prehended the suspect a short distance away
at Burger King on Colorado Boulevard.
The purse was recovered after being
dropped by the suspect The man was taken
85 percent of the $60.5-million unrestricted
general fund, according to Dr. James Kossler,
assistant superintendent of administrative
services. Salaries are such a large chunk of
the budget because the college is a “people
organization,” he added.
The other major budget appropriation is
for the capital outlay projects fund of $23.3
million. PCC is working with a master plan
that involves several major campus building
implemented for space reasons. Now, with
the help of A1 Kauti, associate dean of stu¬
dent activities, and Connie Hurston, A.S.
faculty adviser, as well as the coordinating
efforts of student members, the cross cul¬
tural center was dedicated last Thursday.
“Our objectives are to coordinate ac¬
tivities and ethnic weeks or cultural weeks,”
Bemhane said. “Many clubs don’t interact
with others because of the language barrier,
but now, at least there will be a place where
all clubs can interact and coordinate their
activities.”
In the center, each club will have the
opportunity to share desk space, file cabi¬
nets, books, and basically have a place to
meet and organize their activities with the
help of the Bemhane, and Jorge Cornejo, the
executive-vice president
The creation of a place where clubs
could interact and have access to a space to
into custody by the Pasadena police.
From the men’s gym area, a videocas¬
sette recorder was reported stolen on Sept.
19. A locker was reported broken into in the
same area on Sept. 20. A men's watch and
approximately $200 in cash was stolen in the
incident. More than $700 in losses have also
been reported in car break-ins. Cash, a
womans watch, tapes, and a radar detector
are among the items lost in the thefts.
Philip Mullendore, director of safety
services, said "we are not dismissing these
incidents as trivial or unimportant, because
were take these matters seriously. But if we
compared our crime statistics to a city with
a population of 25,000 and that has more
than 10,000 cars coming and going per day,
we are relatively crime free. We are, how¬
ever, always vigilante to protect students
and staff.
projects.
The$19.5-million library and media cen¬
ter will be the first of these projects to give
a noticeably new look to the campus. Ground¬
breaking is scheduled to take place in the
spring of 1991.
Another key budget item is for parking. If
the state approves funds, a multi-level park¬
ing structure will be built, adding 2,000
spaces to campus parking. So far, the col-
meet has been in the making for more than
two years. Originally, the project came
from conversations with students, Hurston
said. She and the student activities depart¬
ment have been working against racism on
campus, trying to create a harmonious at¬
mosphere for international students. “Stu¬
dents from other cultures have different
needs,” Hurston said . Only with interaction
can we enhance our understanding of other
cultures.
Among the activities that the cross cul¬
tural center is going to help coordinate are
the possible Octoberfest held around the
second week of that month. Also, the Gay
and Lesbian Student Union will have guest
speakers on campus for the National AIDS
month.
“Students need a focal point, this is why
cultural activity is lacking on campus,”
Bemhane said.
lege has been fortunate in acquiring state
funding.
‘ ‘PCC has a good relationship with the
legislature and with the Chancellor’s office,
largely due to the efforts of Dr. Jack Scott,
president-superintendent,” said Kossler. “In
fact, PCC is often used as a model of how a
community college can revitalize itself.”
Building act
will boost
construction
A proposition on the upcoming Nov. 6
ballot will, if passed, provide $450 million
for building programs at California colleges.
Proposition 143, the Higher Education Fa¬
cilities Bond Act is sponsored by Assembly-
man Pat Nolan, R-Glendale. The bond is the
second half of a two-part building program
for that will benefit community colleges as
well as the UC and CSU systems. The first
half was approved by the state’s voters in
June with the passage of Proposition 121.
“PCC favors the passage of the bond
because it will give more money to commu¬
nity colleges,” said Dr. Jack Scott, super-
intedent-president. The state has helped to
fund the building of the new library, and
currently a proposal for new physical educa¬
tion facilities is being considered by the
Chancellors office.
In the ballot argument supporting propo¬
sition 143, Governor George Deukmejian
said the measure “will benefit California by
maintaining and improving the many contri¬
butions our public colleges and universities
make to the state and the students they
serve.”
More than 1 .6 million new students are
expected to pour into our public school
system over the next decade. A new state
Department of Education studey shows 20
percent more high school students are taking
the courses needed to enter college. This
comes on the heels of public college and
university enrollments already at record levels.
Enrollment at PCC for the Fall semester is
approximately 23,000, an increase of 7.5
percent over last year’s.
General obligation bonds, like Proposi¬
tion 143, are a form of long-term financing
used often by the state for major construc¬
tion projects. The state sells the bonds to
investors who earn interest on the money
they loan to the state. The bonds are paid off
by the state general fund.
California’s general obligation bonds have
the highest rating possible by the nation’s
three major bond-rating agencies, which
allows the state to sell its bonds at a lower
interest rate. Proposition 143 would be paid
off over 20 years at an annual cost of $1.52
per Californian.
Print shop gets a facelift
By VICKI GARCIA
Staff Writer
The T building, back in use this Fall,
was renovated during the summer to cor¬
rect electrical and ventilation problems.
Other repairs were made as well to bring
the structure into compliance with state
codes. The building houses the instruc¬
tional labs for the printing, autoshop, and
architectual classes in addition to the
printing services department.
Renovation began on May 14 with
the demolition of the bathrooms. School
wide printing services were shut down
on June 1 1 . With equipment temporarily
unavailable, outside vendors were used.
Plans for the project were developed
over the last five years with input from
the engineering and technology depart¬
ment. The state covered 90 percent of the
expenses, while the district paid for the
remaining 10 percent. The contract was
signed with Maaco for $923,800. This
amount, however, did not cover the de¬
sign or consulting fees.
The project was completed in mid
September. New lighting, air condition¬
ing, and restroom facilities have made
the building easier to work in. Douglas
Haines, coordinator of printing services,
said the change was "a definite step for¬
ward for the technology program." He
emphasized the cooperatiive efforts of
EmestChurch, facilities director, Donald
Holthaus, manager building services, and
John Lindemann, leadperson building
services, to complete the project.
Phantom drivers
Carl Scayan / The COURIER
Headlights of cars are captured in this extended exposure photograph along Sierra Bonita Avenue, near E building.
Cross cultural center opens its doors
Thefts mar Fall opening
By EDWIN FOLVEN
