CHRISTINE MICHAELSStaff Writer

The now former CommunityEducation Center Dean RichardHodge did not have his employ-ment contract renewed as ofJune 30.

General Counsel Gail Cooperannounced Hodge was put onadministrative leave on Feb. 21by the Board of Trustees, accord-ing to the meeting’s minutes.

Cooper would not respond toinquiries asking about the natureof Hodge’s contract expiring.

According to CEC InstructorDanny Hamman, the adminis-tration sent an email to the CECexplaining Hodge was onadministrative leave, and VicePresident of EducationalServices Robert Miller would beaiding in the “day to day opera-

NICHOLAS ZEBROWSKIManaging Editor

Staff reductions and elimination of the wintersession were among the options scheduled to beconsidered on Wednesday evening by the Board ofTrustees as they weighed $10.5 million in possiblebudget cuts.

Also on the table was a 10-day furlough for non-faculty to be scheduled for 2013, if Gov. JerryBrown’s tax increase measure on the Novemberballot fails.

The options scheduled for discussion were pre-sented in a report from an ad-hoc subcommittee ofthe Board that drew up its recommendations July9.

Under the heading “Actions we are able to takenow,” the first item is a “reduction in force ofhourly temporary unclassified workers of 50 per-cent.” This implies that at least some would losetheir jobs. The action is said to save an estimated $3million.

Also, a reduction in the number of class sectionsby eliminating another 578 of them during 2012-13would account for another $3 million in estimatedsavings.

“By law the Board has to adopt a new budget bythe Sept. 5 meeting…so there is not much time,”said President Mark Rocha, ad hoc subcommitteemember.

“These are recommendations from the subcom-mittee to be discussed [by the Board] and the com-mittee put them on the agenda,” said Rocha. “Thebudget situation is absolutely terrible…[the Boardhas] some very difficult decisions [to make].”

Also scheduled for Board consideration was a2012-13 hiring plan for 41 positions, seven of which

NICHOLAS SAULEditor-in-Chief

Over in the barren desert of ElMirage Lake, where entire bodies ofwater are left dry and the sun’somnipresence scorches all forms ofmoisture, there is life. Once a monththe Southern California TimingAssociation hosts speed tests in thisdesert playground where some of theworld’s fastest drivers and most intu-itive car engineers look to break landspeed records.

The dried-up lake bed creates asolid, and perfectly flat landscape thatstretches for miles. A perfect venue forthose that like to test the limits of howfast a person can go. One such person

is PCC photography Instructor RolandPercey.

Percey drives a customized andsuped-up vehicle known as a gas mod-

ified sports car. Percey’s vehicle-of-choice? A 2002 Chevy Corvette, whichat 3300 pounds has over 830 horse-power. “Everything’s custom. Actuallythe only thing ‘Corvette’ about this, isits body,“ Percey said.

Percey, has been teaching photogra-phy at PCC since 1995, and racingsince the 1970s. On Sunday, he lookedto improve his personal record of 209m.p.h.—which is a feat that must becompleted within one and a thirdmiles.

“I don’t want us to go less than 200,”said Crew Chief Rick Haynes. “The carcan go 200, but what will the driverdo?” he jokingly added.

EMILY CHANG-CHIENContributing Writer

The dismal three areas desig-nated for smokers on campus areabout to get a facelift.

Immediate plans to upgradethe smoking sites were discussedTuesday by the reconstitutedHealth and Safety Committee.

According to committee Co-chair Dr. Kent Yamauchi, thecommittee aims to revamp thesesmoking areas and “leave some-thing to desire, if you are asmoker, in terms of making it acomfortable place.”

Facilities Service SupervisorSarah Flores will be temporarilyupgrading these areas and mak-ing them as aesthetically pleas-ing as possible, she said. Eacharea will be made uniform, giventrash receptacles, potted plants,

graded terrain; excess cigarettebutt cans will be removed, andforeign plants will be weeded.

Flores explained that theseplans will suffice “until some-thing more permanent comesup.”! She estimated that thesemodifications will be completedby Aug. 24, just in time forWelcome Day.

Permanent upgrades are stillin the planning stages. In thelong term, the committee aims toremedy these rough spots byplanting vegetation, as well asbuilding overhead shade tomake the areas attractive, andmost of all comfortable.!

The committee hopes to turnthis project into a communityeffort. “[We hope] to have a col-laborative or cooperativearrangement with PCC’s con-struction department [and

botany classes]…which will alsoallow the students in [these] par-ticular programs to contribute tothe campus,” Yamauchi said.

In the meantime, the commit-tee is working to raise awareness

of district policy that prohibitsoutdoor smoking on Districtowned property, except in desig-nated areas.

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Yvonne Najera / CourierPhotography instructor Roland Percey takes off his helmet after a successful run on the El Mirage race track in Mojave onSunday. Below: Percey runs diagnostic tests on his modified Corvette before taking it to the starting line.

Instructor hits 182 m.p.h. in racecar

Designated smokingareas to get makeover

Employment of former CEC deancomes to an end

Blair Wells / CourierOne of the few designated smoking areas presently on campus whichis located between Shatford Library and the U Building.

Aim is to save $10.5 million

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New registrationpriorities areimplementedPAUL OCHOAStaff Writer

Students with an educationalplan who have between 16 and30 credits are now getting the toppriority slots for registration. Nolonger do those with most cred-its get the coveted first crack atclasses.

This change is being imple-mented for the first time with fall2012 registration.

The reasoning for the change,said Robert Bell, vice presidentof student and learning services,is to help students with an edu-cation goal by making sure theyget the classes they need.

“The rationale for the changeis to give students with an edu-cational plan, priority to makesure those students are able toget their classes. It helps stu-dents complete AA degrees andtransfers within a two to threeyear period ” said Bell.

Students with more creditswill now fall behind on the regis-tration queue, said Bell.

“When a student gets to thatpoint, the sense is if they haven’tachieved their educational goalby then, we’re not going to kickthem out. It’s not that they won’tbe able to take classes, it’s justthat their priority will come laterin the registration queue and stu-dents who are between 30 and 45credits will move up,” said Bell.

Lowering the priority of stu-dents with more credits isbecause they should have

already of completed some edu-cational goal, he added

“The theory is that when a stu-dent gets to a hundred credits,the sense is by the time you getto a hundred you should havecompleted at least your AA or allyour requirements for transfer,or all your requirements for acertificate,” said Bell.

Bell said the main goal is to tryand get students out of PCC suc-cessfully and quicker.

“It helps students completeAA degrees and transfers withina two to three year period. I’veheard from students that itsometimes takes four to fiveyears to complete a transfer pro-gram to transfer to a four year[college] and the reason it takesso long is because there is somuch competition for thoseclasses they need to graduateand the are so late in the registra-tion queue,” said Bell.

Some students like the newpriority registration system, feel-ing that it will help them achievetheir goals faster.

Hamza Shakil, business,agreed. “That is a very big stepfor them and a real good thingdone by PCC. They are not goingto make students wait,” she said.

Other students are not sothrilled with the new priorities.

“That sucks because I have aneducational plan and I do needjust a couple more classes to getout of here,” said PedroAlmazon, Tele Communications.

New Senate president takes chargeEMILY CHANG-CHIENContributing Writer

Newly elected AcademicSenate President Dr. DustinHanvey is hard at work duringthe summer intersession, fueledby his passion to help as manypeople as possible.

Hanvey comes from a familyof teachers: both his parentswere teachers, as well as an aunt,and even his grandmother. “It’sjust in the blood,” Hanvey says.

“I’ve really always enjoyedhelping people—helping peoplebecome better, conveying theknowledge that I have to others,and actually learning from themtoo—it is a two way street.”

Over the course of his eight-year tenure at the college,Hanvey has been involved withthe Academic Senate for sevenyears—starting off as a represen-tative, then becoming a treasurer,vice president, and now presi-dent.

The English professor decidedto run for Senate President, hesaid, because he had an interest

in governance since a young age.However, what compels Hanveythe most is his deep concern andsincere interest in the wellbeingof students and faculty on cam-pus.

“[I] got involved to make adifference,” Hanvey says. As thenew Senate president, Hanvey’stop priorities are to “improvecommunication and mutualrespect on campus,” he says.

Hanvey holds true to his per-sonal philosophy of listen first,speak later. In an effort to furtherimprove the climate on campus,as well as improve and unite therelationships among students,administration and unions oncampus, Hanvey adopts ahands-on approach.

It is extremely important, hesays, to “just [talk] to people—actually get out there and [not]just hide behind a closed door.”

Academic Senate VicePresident A.C. Panella expressedhis excitement in getting moreinvolved with the school’s com-munity and servicing it.

Academic Senate office secre-

tary Judy Benson is thrilled towork in an environment with a“very approachable, personable,interactive, encouraging, andvery open supervisor (Hanvey),”she said.

However, Hanvey and theSenate are preparing for a yearfraught with hardships from topto bottom due to the ever-pres-ent state budget cuts.

The Senate has had “to dealwith large cuts, [while] trying tomaintain quality in the midst ofthese cuts,” Hanvey said.

“[My goal is] to try to serve thesame number of students, withless money…and also at thesame time keep improving thequality,” he says.

The Senate is looking to hostmonthly town-hall meetings—for students, faculty, and man-agement—to discuss majorissues of the day. The first one isdue to be held in September,Hanvey said.

“This is a service industry, andthat is what we do—serve stu-dents. The more people I canserve, the better.”

Killer of student gets maximum sentenceNICHOLAS ZEBROWSKIManaging Editor

A former PCC student hasbeen sentenced to the maximumprison term for killing his girl-friend and storing her body in atrash can filled with kitty litter.

Isaac Campbell was sentencedMonday to 11 years in prisonafter being convicted last monthof voluntary manslaughter in thedeath of his girlfriend Liya Liu,both former PCC nursing stu-dents.

“I recommended the maxi-mum on voluntary manslaugh-ter,” District Attorney SteveIpson said after the sentencing.“I estimate he will get outaround May 2017.”

Ipson added that Campbell’sconduct in prison may affect thelength of time he serves. Ipsonexpects an appeal to be filed.

Judge Stan Blumenfeld alsosentenced Campbell to two yearsfor possession of marijuana andthree for transportation of mari-juana. The sentences are to beserved concurrently. Campbellhas been in custody since

December 2007, and has aboutfive years served.

Campbell’s first trial in 2011ended in a 10-2 verdict thatresulted in a hung jury after nocause of death could be foundbecause of the mummificationby the cat litter.

Ipson argued that Campbellkilled Liu with a martial arts

chokehold after a heated argu-ment in his apartment.According to testimony from aneighbor, there was loud fight-ing then a loud noise, thensilence.

Campbell may also beenordered to pay restitution, this isto be determined at a hearing onAugust 31.

Blair Wells/CourierAcademic Senate President Dustin Hanvey, Ph.D., who is in the first month of his new position, has been aprofessor of English at PCC for 8 years.

Louis C. Cheung/Courier Parents of Liya ‘Jessie’ Liu listen to a court interpreter explain thecourts decisions.

NICHOLAS ZEBROWSKIManaging Editor

Public comment is the mostimportant aspect of meetings ofgoverning boards. But, the poli-cies the PCC Board of Trusteehas established concerning pub-lic comment limit concerned citi-zens’ ability to be heard.

This year, protests haveoccurred at most board meet-ings. Some of these meetingshave gone very wrong, althoughsome did turn out successfully.

Board President GeoffreyBaum seems to think that goinginto recess is the right way todeal with an uproar from theaudience that disrupts the meet-ing. But at the Jan. 18 meeting,when Baum was absent, BoardVice President John Martin tookcontrol, and the meeting wasconducted successfully with aroom full of protesters.

What was done differently?The protesters were louder, andin greater numbers than at anyother meeting this year, butsomehow this meeting seemedto be the most productive.

Martin was able to calm thecrowd, restart the meeting, and

go on with public comment andother business without offend-ing most of protesters, cuttingpeople off rudely, or threateningto adjourn to another room.There is no reason why the meet-ings of June 6 and June 20 couldnot have been handled in thesame way.

Baum has more than once hadthe Board leave the room at thefirst sign of uproar or anythingthat may “disrupt” the meeting.Board meetings are times for theconduct of official business, butthis should not be at the expenseof the public voice. The Boardneeds to think seriously aboutthe repercussions of constantthreats to adjourn to a privateroom.

Relocating to a private roomand allowing only a few mem-bers of the press in to documentthe proceedings is a manipula-tive way of doing things, and isone way to loose the confidenceof the public.

The Board’s reaction to theprotesters gives the public less ofa voice. Surrounding the audi-ence with police, as happened onJune 20, not allowing water intothe meetings, and having the

police chief hover around thepodium during public commentare scare tactics to discouragepeople from expressing theirviews.In fairness, the Board hasto deal with some obnoxious andrude people in the audience.Some who yell and scream at theBoard reflect badly on the wholegroup.

They prevent those in theaudience with real problems

from being heard. The way toallow citizens’ voices to be heardwould be to allow public com-ment to simply run as long asnecessary to accommodate allspeakers. Or the Board shouldhold separate meetings strictlyfor public comment and boardfeedback. The protesters may berude and inappropriate at times,but the reactions of the Boardhave been equally inappropriate.

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Was the Supreme Court ’s decision on the Obamahealth care law the correct one?

Reporting by: Anthony Richetts, Photos by: Yvonne Nejara

“Although the plan was notbroad enough, I understand

Rome was not built in a day.”Anastasia Gershnan,

English

“It was a good decision; every-body needs healthcare. I’m

concerned that not everyonewill be able to afford it.”

Tracy Woodsin, Psychology

“People are always going to com-plain, whether they are asked to

pay or not.” Jairo Garciasaucedo,

Psychology

“The whole healthcare act is ajoke. I see the quality of health-

care dropping in America.”John Hodanes, Dental

Hygiene

ONLINE POLL RESULTSONLINE POLL RESULTSOnline, we asked: How do you think Board andadministration officials are handling the bribery crisis?

Top three results as of 5 p.m. Wednesday:Very well: 43%Awfully: 37%The best we can expect from them: 10%

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Public’s voice squelched by Board

Is anyone taking care of business?CHRISTINE MICHAELSOpinion Editor

With six vital senior manage-ment positions at PCC vacant,students, faculty and staff canonly wonder how business isbeing properly and efficientlyconducted on campus. Therecent bribery investigation ledto a vice president and facilitiesmanager being put on adminis-trative leave. A week later, VicePresident of AdministrativeServices Rick van Pelt was termi-nated.

Since the beginning of thespring semester, there have beenthree vacant dean positions, twovice president vacancies, and

one director position left unoccu-pied. Others have had to fill incovering the duties of up to threepositions simultaneously.

What is more troubling is themanner in which these vacantpositions are being filled. TheBoard of Trustees has appointedother vice presidents and eventhe college’s General Counsel tooversee the business of divisionsand administration positionsalike.

The Interim Vice President ofInstruction Robert Bell is also theacting Division Dean for both theBusiness and ComputerTechnology Divisions. Whenasked by the Board in Februaryto help run the Community

Education Center after formerdean Rick Hodge was put onadministrative leave, Bellexplained he already had a fullplate.

Vice President of EducationalServices Robert Miller was askedby Bell to help the CEC withoverseeing its day- to- day oper-ations in early February. In June,Miller was asked to take on yetanother position as the ActingVice President of AdministrativeServices after van Pelt was puton administrative leave.

Vice President of InformationTechnology Services DwayneCable was asked to take over theposition as the Acting Director ofFacilities in van Pelt’s absence.

When the former VicePresident of Human Resourcesleft on “personal leave” in Mayfor an undetermined amount oftime, General Counsel GailCooper and President MarkRocha took over his duties.

These constant and growingvacancies on campus are oftenfilled by officials who are notqualified to for them.

Having the college lawyer tak-ing over Human Resources, hav-ing the Vice President ofInformation Technology over-seeing the Facilities Departmentfor a still undetermined amountof time, is not a wise, progres-sive, or safe way to run the col-lege.

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SCENESCENE July 19, 2012

Max Perez/CourierRaymond Yu, 20, Zoology, busts out some skateboard skills on campus during summer session.

Max Perez/CourierSwimmers take advantage of the heat by taking swim classes offered during the sum-mer season.

Blair Wells/CourierJase Toomalatai carries team mate Ernesto Moreno during drills at the Lancer's summerfootball practice at Robinson Stadium on Wednesday.

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Summer swingCampus takes no breaks for the sizzle of the season

Blair Wells/CourierLancer football players Kevin Tapiano, freshman, and LewisSovalbaro, freshman, work together on the Wheel Barrel Walk asthey participate in the summer practices at Robinson Stadium onWednesday.

Yvonne Najera/CourierPatrons crowd near the entrance to the Flea Market, which runs first sunday of every month in Parking Lot 5near Bonnie Ave.

Yvonne Najera/CourierShoppers pull their carts around the Flea Market.

Max Perez/CourierA Swimmer prepares to jump into the pool during a summer swim class held at the Aquatic Center onTuesday.

NICHOLAS ZEBROWSKIManaging Editor

A $3.9 million Hispanic-Serving Institution Title V granthas been awarded to the collegefor the Design TechnologyPathway program.

The U.S. Department ofEducation will provide PCCwith $755,000 for the next fiveyears, increasing the college’sgrant total to nearly $7 millionfor 2012. PCC was one of 19 col-leges in the country to receivethe grant, boasting a 34 percentHispanic Fulltime Equivalentenrollment, which is 9 percentmore than what is needed to beeligible for the grant.

“This grant represents a majorstep forward in our goal of trans-forming our current 20th centuryengineering and technology pro-grams into 21st century work-force education programs that

provide students the means toexcel in today’s global workforceand to provide employers theskilled workforce they so urgent-ly need to compete domesticallyand abroad,” said PresidentMark Rocha at a news confer-ence July 13.

The grant, according to schoolofficials, will be used to helpdevelop the Design TechnologyPathway program. The schoolwill partner with Cal PolyPomona to develop the programeven further.

“We conceived a program thatwould be project based so thatall the students, rather thanlearning a theoretical traditionalclassroom environment, wouldbe active design problems usingtechnology,” said Debra Bird,technology and engineeringdivision instructor.

According to Solomon Davila,also an instructor in technology

and engineering, the premise forthe use of technology in DesignTech was for preparation for theworkforce. The class integrateduse of technology such as 3Dmodeling and laser cutting.

“Our experience in workingout there in the industry … we’reable to address the fact that …we’re not preparing our studentsfor the workforce,” said Davila.“We felt that a social justice ininnovation that PCC stood wasvery much about Design Tech.”

Students from the pilot of theDesign Tech Program were pres-ent at the meeting and said thatthey learned a lot from thecourse.

“This Design Tech Programkind of explained how yourmajor or your GE’s collaboratetogether,” said Sandra Perez, amechanical engineering majorwho aspires to work for NASA.The program, according toPerez, integrated the use ofEnglish and math to help the stu-dents understand problem-solv-ing situations. A major projectthat the first students of theDesign Tech Pathway took onwas the designing of a RoseParade float.

“We were all surprised that wecould create our Rose Paradefloats,” Perez said. “It’s possiblethat anyone can do it if there’sthe right teaching.”

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New interface for online classes arrivesANTHONY RICHETTSStaff Writer

The online course interfaceused by many classes at PCC hasbeen replaced.

At the start of the summersemester, students who are tak-ing online courses got to experi-ence something different thissemester. Blackboard, which hasbeen the campus’ tool for pro-viding online courses for manyyears, has been replaced with anew learning management sys-tem, Canvas.

Learning Management SystemEvaluation Steering Group, agroup of 30 faculty and staffmembers representing eachdepartment on campus wereasked to determine whether ornot to continue with usingBlackboard as the primary sys-

tem for online courses, or tochoose between two other poten-tial systems, Canvas or Moodle.

The group set up a websitethat explained who the groupwas comprised of, and the evalu-ation process.

It also outlined the group’sreasons for the evaluation, stat-ing that faculty and studentswere “dissatisfied with black-board” and according to theDirector of Distance Education,Leslie Tirapelle, withBlackboard’s contract ending atthe end of June, that it was timeto find a more effective system.

“It had a lot of bugs, and everytime they would create a patch tofix one bug, something elsewould essentially break,” saidTirapelle about Blackboard, “Wejust found it to be glitchy for fac-ulty and students and we were

getting a lot of complaints.”According to the group’s web-

site the evaluation process lastedonly three weeks, from April 27to May 11.

The group watched presenta-tions from the three differentcompanies fighting for the topspot. They were then able to tryout the three different systems,after which they took an anony-mous vote to reach a majoritydecision.

Based on a one to 10 scale,Canvas received the top marks,receiving a 7.8 overall score,scoring high in both user inter-face and performance & reliabili-ty.

Moodle and Blackboard tooksecond and third.

Moodle received a 5.5 overallrating while Blackboard had amere 4.5.

“With Canvas I can do basical-ly everything by myself, andwith just a couple hours I canteach myself how to use

Canvas.” said Julie Kiotas, psy-chology instructor and one of theevaluators that voted forCanvas.

Photo illustration by Max PerezCanvas has replaced Blackboard, boasting a 7.8 score with theLearning Management System Evaluation Steering Group.

New parking permit machinesnow accept cards

Natalie Sehn Weber / CourierTechnology Instructors Solomon Davila, left, and Debra Bird attend a news conference at which the $3.9million grant was announced.

YVONNE NAJERAContributing Writer

New parking permit metershave been installed on campusthat now accept credit and debitcards.

According to ParkingTechnician Paul Broadnax, themain campus has 37 metersoperating, and the CommunityEducation Center campus onFoothill Boulevard has fourmachines.

Police Chief Stanton Perez,director of police and safetyservices, said the new machineshave the capability for real timenotification of any system failureor malfunction. They alertBroadnax on a system integratediPad for immediate maintenanceto that machine, he said.

“[The new machines] provideus with tremendous capabilitiesbeyond what we had up untilthis point, which is coins or thedollar [bill],” Perez said.

This updated technology cangreatly reduce the number ofcomplaints about the parking

machines, which mostly consist-ed of their inability to take cards,he said.

“Long term, we are looking tomake further improvementswith all of our parking systemsaround campus,” Perez added.“We looked at different technolo-gy, but this is the one that imme-diately came about. There areother functions we are looking atfor the future, one is being ableto take more than the one dollaror coin.”

Perez said complaints fromstudents and visitors in the pasthave been that a machine is notfunctioning or they do not havethe proper change or dollaramount. Then they run the riskof receiving a citation and haveto spend the time to contest it.

The new system was put intoplace a couple of weeks ago totest out during the summersemester, Perez said, and nowthat the machines have passedthe test, they are ready for theinflux of students for the fallsemester.

Film on overpopulation to be screened on campusKIRK CHUStaff Writer

The award-winning documen-tary Mother: Caring for 7 Billionwill be shown in a free publicscreening on July 31 at noon inthe Circadian Room, CCBuilding.

The screening will be one oftwo free showings presented bythe Glendale chapter ofPopulation Connection and theGlendale Human RelationsCoalition. The latter organiza-tion supports the film’s messagein emphasizing the importanceof women’s rights and in provid-ing contraceptive freedoms towomen if they need them,according to Sharon Weismanfrom the Glendale HumanRelations Coalition.

The film examines the often-overlooked and growing prob-lem of overpopulation, focusinguniquely on the importance ofwomen’s education.

Ludina Sallam fromPopulation Connections said,“Studies have shown womenwho are more educated tend tomarry later and have fewer chil-dren.”

As the population continues togrow, addressing this issue fromthe standpoint of women’s rightsis an important step to fixing thisproblem, she added.

A second screening of the filmwill take place at GlendaleCentral Library Auditorium onAugust 10 at 7 p.m. After bothscreenings, there will be a briefdiscussion of the film’s content.

Grant awarded for design program

Committee Co-chair Jo Buczkoexplained that the committeestarted meeting only in May, andis in the process of discussingcreative and friendly ways toenforce the policy. Buczko saidthe committee is working

towards creating an educationalcampaign to alert people aboutthe policy and to try to decreasemixed messages on campus.

“We want to make clear inmessage that our campus issmoke free, which means thatsmoking is allowed in designat-

ed areas only,” Buckzo said,Yamauchi elaborated: “Rather

than being punitive and givecitations, we want to do our bestto inform people about our poli-cy. We want to make the areasattractive [and comfortable] soas to not make smokers feel like

second-class citizens,” he said,The “no smoking within 20

feet of the buildings” signs situ-ated around campus have beenupdated. Alongside these signs,a campus map marked with thedesignated smoking areas alsowill also be installed.

tions of the CEC.” “The emailbasically said that Miller wasgoing to be our new dean…he ishelping our director [IbrahimNaeem] with everything over atthe CEC,” said Hamman in aninterview.

Miller explained he was notthe CEC dean. “I’m just helping

Mr. Naeem out with delegatinghow things work at the CEC,” hesaid. Miller also said VicePresident of Instruction RobertBell was originally going to be incharge of the CEC. “Dr. Bellalready has a full plate, so heasked me to help him,” Millersaid. Miller had no comment onwhy Hodge was put on adminis-trative leave. “I believe it is a

personal matter, but you can askthe General Counsel Ms. Cooper,if you’d like, but she will proba-bly tell you the same,” he said.

Bell also had no understand-ing as to why Hodge’s employ-ment contract was not renewed.“I’m still relatively new here,”said Bell. He explained he wasasked to help the CEC with itsday to day duties, but consider-

ing he is already the acting deanfor the E&T WorkforceDevelopment and Business divi-sions, he asked Miller to takeover the duties. “I don’t knowwhy Mr. Hodge was put onadministrative leave, but Mr.Miller has been doing an out-standing job in assisting Mr.Naeem in the CEC’s day to dayactivities,” said Bell.

would be new jobs that wouldrequire new funding.

“A lot of will depend on thediscussion [Wednesday],” saidTrustee Linda Wah, also a mem-ber of the subcommittee.

The furlough – time off with-out pay – would have to benegotiated with non-facultyunions.

No classes would be sched-uled in winter session 2013.Administrators and staff wouldtake a one-week furlough at thestart of winter and a one-weekfurlough at spring break.

Pay would be reduced in sixinstallments between Januaryand June.

The California CommunityCollege Chancellor’s office hasadvised districts to plan the cutsinto their 2012-2013 budgets.

Other recommendations thatrequire negotiation with theFaculty Association include afreeze in step pay increases forfaculty, estimated to save$740,000.

Elimination of the winter ses-sion would save an estimated $1million.

An action that would requireagreement by the AcademicSenate would be to increase classsizes by 20 percent from andaverage of 29 to 35 students.

Estimated savings: $2.75 mil-lion.

Addressing the new hires, thesubcommittee report says theadditional money would be real-ized by “additional cost reduc-tions in discretionary spendingand contributions from grants.”

“The odds of changing thestate mandated workload [thenumber of full time equivalentstudents] is unlikely,” said for-mer Student Trustee Alex Sotowho sat in on the sub-committeemeeting.

Soto also expressed concernedthat the reduction of temporaryworkers may include studentworkers.

“Hiring new managers canbring nothing but good things,”Soto said about the hiring of newemployees.

“[Things] are more likely to beoverlooked if there are lessstaff.”

LUIS RODRIGUEZStaff Writer

The hottest accessory all overcampus this summer is not a pairof trendy shoes or designerjeans. It’s cigarettes.

According to the Centers forDisease Control and Prevention,more Americans die from lungcancer than any other type ofcancer.

In an attempt to help studentsquit, Student Health Servicesoffers a smoking cessation pro-gram in room D-105.

The program is eight weekslong, costs $15 and is offered tofull-time students. Those whosuccessfully complete the pro-gram are given a refund, accord-ing to the PCC website.

“I have tried to cut downmany times but I always get thedesire to smoke,” said BrianDiaz, broadcast journalism, as hepuffed away on a Turkish SilverCamel cigarette outside theShatford Library.

Jo Ann Buckzo, coordinator ofStudent Health Services, saidthis program was started fouryears ago with the intention ofleading PCC towards being asmoke-free campus.

“I believe the campus wouldbenefit if it was 100% smoke-

free,” said Buckzo. “For starters,it would eliminate the substan-tial litter of cigarette butts we seediscarded on our campus…anddecrease the illnesses we see inthe health center related tosmoking and exposure to sec-ond-hand smoke.”

No AA-style meetings wherepeople gather in groups to dis-cuss their issues with strangersare involved. These are one-on-one sessions. Each session con-fronts a different problem facedby smokers such as managingstress and urges.“For those withwithdrawal issues we do havenicotine replacement aids,” saidBuckzo.Smokers got lucky whenProposition 29 was rejected byvoters on June 5; otherwise thetax on cigarettes would havegone up $1 dollar per pack. Butthe already high cost doesn’tseem to stop smokers.

“I’ve been smoking for over 20years and I’m getting to thepoint where I know I need to dosomething,” said Diaz.

Matt Suzuki, business, isunfazed by the cost.“[Cigarettes] are expensive but Idon’t care,” he said.“I’ve beenharassed for smoking aroundpeople who don’t want mearound.” Buckzo has first-hand

knowledge of breaking the habit.“I smoked in college for abouteight months during my fresh-man year,” she said.“From savedcigarette packages that I had andfrom those of my friends, I wall-papered one of my dorm roomwalls. When I saw that....I was

done with smoking. It wasn't auseful habit and was mostlysocially driven. I haven't smokedsince,” she said.When the smokeclears, students are awarded acertificate of achievement, butultimately in the long run get aneven bigger reward; good health.

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Smokers gettinghelp in kickingtheir habits

Buren Smith/CourierMany students and faculty, including student Neil Protacio can be seenfrequently smoking at the designated smoking areas around campus.

Job cutsweighedby Boardmembers

Dismal smoking areas slated for renovation

Former Community Education Center dean gone

Blair Wells/CourierConnor Martin,20 and mother, Maureen, hopes tohave the P.A.L.S. classes he attends moved fromEdision School to PCC.

Disabled students have a place to get help MARY NURRENBERN

Staff Writer

Students who are having difficultieshave a place to go to: Disabled StudentPrograms and Services helps physicallyand mentally disabled students.

“We help every person with a disabil-ity based on educational limitations,”said Bianca Richards, counselor.

DSPS helps disabled students withcounseling, tutoring, training assistancewith technology, liaison with off cam-pus agencies and class accommodationassistance. “I get students to think aboutwhat their strengths are,” said Richards.

Students appreciate the servicesoffered. “I use the counseling. I like thepeople, they are patient,” said Carly

Farrell, welding. Farrell suffers frommajor depression and the services havereally helped her. “They helped me tofind the wellness center, which has real-ly helped me,” said Farrell.

“Our largest population of DSPS stu-dents is those with hidden disabilitieslike learning or psychological issues,”said Richards.

“I have anxiety and depression andget overwhelmed really easy,” said JakeDenton, art. “They have helped me tostay focused and even figure out what Iwanted my major to be,” he said.“I lis-ten and I make them feel comfortable,”said Richards.

The biggest problem the studentsface, according to Richards, is adjustingto college classes when coming from

high school. An assessment is done tofigure out what challenges each studenthas and what specific assistance theywill need.

Students, depending upon their dis-ability, may need specific equipment ordevices. “If a student is blind, then wewill need to have all their schoolworkturned into audio,” said Richards.Catering to the students is what DSPSspecializes in. “We make sure every stu-dent with a disability has access to aneducation,” said Richards.

Students have responsibilities theyare required to fulfill. They are requiredto meet with teachers and discuss anychanges in their current condition, andany accommodations they may need.

Percey felt that if he couldkeep his revolutions per minute(RPM) up at 9500 through fifthgear he’d hit a speed that wouldeclipse the course record for hisvehicle class of 220mph.

“Just trying to get my headinto the sequence of things Ineed to do during the run,”Percey said a few momentsbefore his race. “It’s got to beconsistent, and hopefully wemake the record. I mean, we’realways shooting for the record.”

At the starting line, I had theopportunity to sit in the push-truck—which, surprisingly, is atruck that pushes the racecar forthe first few yards or so—and itallowed me a unique viewingexperience of the race.

Both vehicle’s engines roaredto life, their speeds in unison.After a few yards they were stillbumper-to-bumper, thenPercey’s Corvette reached a newgear, and made me realize Iwouldn’t see the whole run,because Percey was going todrive off so fast that in meremoments the distance he’ll out-gain the push-truck by will befurther than the eye can see.

Percey hit a whopping 182m.p.h. against a 20-mile head-wind. The crew was ecstatic asthey heard the results over theradio. The Corvette had hadbeen experiencing handlingproblems after they had startedto modify the chassis, and theywere finally figuring out how todrive it after they had changed it.

“The drawback to this type ofracing is it’s hard to get used tothe idiosyncrasies of the car driv-ing only once a month,” Perceysaid. “But that’s the nature ofthe game.”

But the 182 m.p.h posted was amuch improved result, and thepeople at the event noticed.Other drivers and racing officialscongratulated Percey and hiscrew. This spoke to the environ-ment of the event. Everyone waseasy-going, they all knew eachother.

The crew is looking to get theCorvette back to its 200-plusm.p.h. triumph by August, whenthey’ll go to Utah in an eventwhere drivers from around theworld reach speeds of over 400m.p.h. at Bonneville’s famoussalt flats.

“Don’t wear shorts toBonneville,” said crew ChiefHaynes, speaking aboutBonneville’s highly reflected saltsurface. “You’ll burn your balls,”he joked.

The world of desert speed rac-ing is pretty cool.

NICHOLAS SAULEditor-in-Chief

It’s almost that time of theyear: football season. A game ofchess played by giants.

Last season the Lancer footballteam wouldn’t have what youwould call a successful season.Plagued by injuries, by the endof the season the team was downto their fourth-string quarter-back, a less-than-stellar runningback corps depleted frominjuries, and a defense that attimes looked dominant and atother times, non-existent. Theteam went 3-7 for the year.

Despite this the team stillexperienced encouraging brightspots. In the first game of theseason Quarterback JustinPosthuma threw for a schoolrecord 96-yard touchdown passin the team’s 49-28 decimation ofGlendale Community College.

Then, PCC upset the No. 3ranked Fullerton College withthe poised arm of third-stringQB Zeek Julien and a viciouslyhard-hitting defense.

“We ended the season strong,and we look to improve on theway we finished,” said SteveRuedaflores, defensive coordina-

tor. Under Ruedaflores PCC

employs a 4-3 pro-style defensethat relies heavily on linebackers

and defensive ends. “Theintegrity is in the defensive lineand we have a lot of talent in thatarea,” he said.

Essentially, PCC is going for asmashmouth game next season,with the defensive emphasis incontrolling the line of scrim-mage, and a ground-and-poundrun game.

Offensive CoordinatorShannon Silva is looking tochange the pass-heavy offensethat they employed last year intoa more conservative style thatfocuses on the running game.

“We’re expecting someone tostep-up,” Silva said. “We have somuch talent right now that wedon’t know who’s going to bethe No.1 guy.”

The Lancers will also bechanging conferences this sea-son. “We’ll still be playing in thetop level,” Silva said. “Each teamon the schedule is highly com-petitive.” PCC will not playlong-time rival Mt. SAC.

Hopes are high for this squad.“We’re bigger, faster, andstronger than last year,”Ruedaflores said. “We expect towin every football game.”

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Football has high hopes for next season

Blair Wells / CourierQuarterback Justin Posthuma, Offensive Coordinator Shannon Silva, and Quarterback Zeek Julien run pass-ing drills during the team’s summer practice on Monday.

Instructor is alsomodified car racer

Yvonne Najera / CourierAbove: Roland Percey’s fully customized 2002 Chevy Corvette that has over 830 horsepower and the abili-ty to hit 182 m.p.h within a mile and a third.Below: Percey gets set at the El Mirage Lake starting line.

’Everything’s custom.Actually the onlything ‘Corvette’about this, is its

body’

–Roland Percey, photography instructor