PCC Courier, September 29, 1989

- тш - - L Page 6 \ Sci-fi Illustrator Joseph Mugnaini, illustrator of the Martian Chronicles, joins PCC faculty ШшШШШШШ «i'l H3u& j 1 Mantle Talks ШШк 1 ' "S' ЧЙрШяяя8В Meet the host of KPCC's AirTalk Г Page 7 Lancers Win, 3-0 Volleyball team off to a good start with easy wins The CO URIER VOL. 69 NO. 1 PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 29, 1989 Pipe Ruptures, Floods V Building 130,000 Gallons Pumped Out of Basement Margie Goodhart Arts & Entertainment Editor It’s 8:20 a.m„ Sunday, Septem¬ ber 10. The campus is quiet. New flow¬ ers are planted and watered. New paint is gleaming. The remodeled student lounge awaits the fall-stu¬ dent rush. Dr. James Kossler, assistant superintendent of administrative services, and Ernest Church, di¬ rector of facilities services, are here early this Sunday to give a final check to the campus to make sure everything is in order. At 8:30 a.m., the Sunday-morn¬ ing calm is broken by shouts that the basement of V building has water pouring in and is flooding at an alarming rate. The basement of the building holds electrical transformers and fuses, as well as being a central location for much of the telephone circuitry for the campus. Church hears the shouts and goes to check. He sees water com¬ ing up the stairs at an alarming rate. But at this point, it is impossible to tell where the problem is, so all three main valves for the campus are shut off. Approximately 130,000 gallons of water and mud have deluged the basement in a matter of minutes. The electricity is shut off, and the Emergency Response Team and Pasadena Fire Department are called in by cellular phone. The fire department arrives at Please see FLOOD, page 8 Weber Faces Only Challenge in Board Of Trustees Elections Gigi Hanna Editor-in-Chief Three of the four positions open in the PCC Board of Trustees will be taken by the board incumbents on election day November 7. Only the fourth position, that covering Area Warren Weber 5, will be challenged. The current Area 5 trustee, War¬ ren Weber, is being challanged by Robert Almanza, the dean of aca¬ demic affairs at East Los Angeles College. Almanza, who was intro¬ duced by Weber to the board as a candidate for Area 5 at their last meeting, brings more than 30 years of educational experience to the race. In addition to his administrative duties, Almanza has also taught at the community college level. Just as important as his educa¬ tional experience, and perhaps more important to his electors, is Almanza’s awareness of the area he is running for. According to Almanza, he has “an extensive knowledge of [that] community” which is predominately in San Marino. The three positions that will not be contested are Area 1 trustee, held by Richard Green, Area 3 trustee, held by Walter Shatford and Area 7 trustee, held by Joeseph Sargis. State Employee Association Pushes for New Legislation Gjames Dyce Production Manager The California School Employ¬ ees Association (CSEA) is urging its PCC members (Classified Staff) to support state legislation now in the legislature. The legislation know as SB 288 would require that employees who are promoted, but do not complete their probationary period in the new promotional position, would be re¬ instated back in their previous clas¬ sification from which they were promoted. Such protection for classified school workers would, the asssocia- tion argues, provide classified em¬ ployees with the same protections that state employees currently en¬ joy. While the employees Associa¬ tion does expect the legislation to be passed by the state legislature, it is concerned about the Gov. George Deukmejian willingness to sign the measure. According to CSEA, it needs its members to send letters to Gover¬ nor Deukmejian urging his signa¬ ture on SB 288. This is necessary the CSEA points out because of the governor’s past record showing that he tends not to sign this type of legislation unless their’s a great deal of pressure put on him by the CSEA and members. Naturally Artistic — *7 / 4 ' - 1 %f: ' 4 ' жЁг* I' / Ralph Parra / Courier MASTER AT WORK-Muralist Betty Dore, a graduate of PCC, began work on her second mural for PCC, "Endan¬ gered Species" last July. (More pictures and story, page 4) FROM THE EDITOR With the beginning of the semester comes changes for The Courier. In the past, the production of the paper has been a joint effort between student writers and editors and the on-campus printshop which did the text output and paste-up jobs. Now, the Courier is entirely a student- produced publication with the text, design and paste-up done electroni¬ cally on the IBM Pagemaker system. The new system not only allows students the opportunity to be totally responsible for the final product, but it also allows for more creativity and experimentation; hence the new look of the paper. In addition to the new look, The Courier also has a new location. The newsroom has moved from the В building into the more centrally located Campus Center. Letters to the editor and press releases can now be dropped off in CC220. Gigi Hanna, Editor-in-Chief Hall Named After Armen Sarafian Joe Yobaccio Staff Writer In a heart-warming, family-like ceremony last Wednesday, the U Building was officially renamed the Armer Sarafian Hall, after the late former president of PCC. Sarafian founded the Pasadena Area Community College District and served as President of PCC from 1965-1976. Sarafian was mainly responsible for the funding and completion of U building. That is why the decision by the board to rename the building in honor of Sarafian was unanimous. Among those in attendance were Sarafian’s three children, Norman, Joy and Winston, along with many of Sarafian’s former colleagues. The keynote speaker was Jerry Tarkanian, head basketball coach at the University of Nevada, Las Ve¬ gas. Tarkanian, a long time friend of Sarafian, is a former student and basketball coach of PCC. It was during a UNLV basketball game at the Long Beach Arena when Sarafian suffered his fatal heart attack last March 11. Tarkanian said that Sarafian “brought out the best in everybody.” And while choking back his tears said, “He was such a great man. He meant so much to me and my fam¬ ily.” During his 29 years as an educa¬ tor, Sarafian touched many lives. At a memorial service earlier this year, one of Sarafian's long time Please see SARAFIAN, page 8 New Class Scheduling To Ease Overcrowding Jay Lebsch Staff Writer College administrators are plan¬ ning to shift some of the emphasis in class scheduling beginning Spring, 1990, according to Dr. David Ledbetter, ass't. superintendent of Educational Services. The scheduling changes will add afternoon, evening, Saturday and off- campus offerings in an effort to re¬ lieve the crowding in parking lots and elsewhere. “We’ve got to relieve some of the congestion on campus in the mornings,” Ledbetter said. College officials hope to attract students to PCC during times that are poorly utilized. There are some Saturday classes offered now, Ledbetter said, and they are important for many working students. “They are mov¬ ing very well,” he said. He added that Saturday sections are an impor¬ tant part of proposed Spring changes. To increase student interest in the new schedule ideas, these classes will offer incentives. Sections will be 14 weeks long, allowing students to complete courses by Christmas break during Fall semester, and be¬ fore Memorial Day in Spring. Nearly all current offerings are 18 weeks long. The expected increase in on- campus parking availability and lack of crowds on campus should attract many students to the expanded of¬ ferings. Ledbetter estimates there are about 1,200 new students this se¬ mester, an increase of about 6 per¬ cent in student population. Unofficial estimates put the total student count at nearly 21,000 stu¬ dents, yielding more than 15,000 full-time student equivalents (FTSE). One FTSE is a student or students registered in twelve credit hours per week. Student Parking System Saves College $47,000 David Sands Staff Writer A new student parking system has been adopted at PCC for the west and south lots located on Del Mar Boulevard and Hill Street. Under this new system, students who park in one of the two pay lots on campus are now required to insert 50 cents into a mechanical device which will dispense an all-day park¬ ing permit. The permit dispensers are centrally located in both of the parking lots and require quarters. Automobiles that do not visibly display either a semester permit or the daily fee receipt will receive a citation of $15. “Many students were not aware of the changes in the pay lots, so at the beginning of the semester, several students were at the station asking about the changes,” said Campus Police Dispatcher Bea Samorano. luis new parking method for students has been implemented by Please see PARKING, page 8 FOOD DRIVE The AS Board recently launched an on-campus food drive that will benefit needy students. The drive, which began Sept. 25 and will end Nov. 10, aims to collect non-perishable goods and toiletries. People can put donations in marked boxes located throughout the campus: Admissions Office, Counseling Office, Student Activities Office, EOPS, Book¬ store and Cafeteria. Donations can also be dropped off at the PCC Child Development Center and the Community Skills Center. As soon as enough food have been collected, goods will be dis¬ tributed through the Financial Aid office. MUSICAL DEBUT There was a recent addition to the stage of Sexson Auditorium. The premiere performance of the J. Ross Reed Memorial Wurlitzer pipe organ will be held Saturday, Oct. 14 in Sexson Auditorium, featuring Lyn Larsen. Tickets are S5, $10 and $15. The SI 5 ticket includes a reception in the Circadian after the the performance. Tickets and more information are available at the PCC Founda¬ tion office in C221. LECTURE SERIES The Asian Pacific Americans Lecture continues Oct. 10 with a lecture by Roy Morales entitled “Pilipino Americans: From Col¬ ony to Immigrants to Citizens.” Morales is a member of the Pil¬ ipino American Alcoholism Project, L.A. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the PCC Forum at 7:30 p.m NO SMOKING Beginning Oct. 2, “NO SMOKING” signs will be put up in the cafeteria, and the Mini Mart (formerly Palm Cafe) will be available for patrons wishing to smoke. The AS Board voted on the ordinance last week and will be | officially approved during today's board meeting. -Courier Staff reports Inside