CHRISTINE MICHAELSStaff Writer

Erroll Cayald seems much like otherstudents suffering through the budgetcuts; not getting the original 15 unitshe was enrolled in, not getting thefinancial aid he was looking forwardto. But despite being homeless and job-less, he has found his way throughschool, and then some.

Cayald is working to create a planfor students to overcome the obstaclesthey face in his current situation.

Twenty-one-year-old HolisticMedicine major Cayald had a challeng-ing road to get to where he is today.“I’ve been in foster care since I was 8

years old,” he said solemnly. His par-ents were reported for physically abus-ing their children, he said. “[At thetime], I didn’t know what was goingon. I was just trying to keep my familytogether.”

Cayald, the eldest of 11 siblings,tried to keep them together throughthe years. It wasn’t until 2001 when hisgrandmother, Shirley Ann Perkins,took them all in that Cayald’s familywas together. However, when Perkinsdied from a major heart attack on his19th birthday, Cayald was left to carefor his family alone once again.

After her death in California in 2010,Cayald’s siblings were put back intofoster care, and he went to meet his

father in Washington. “My father and Ididn’t exactly see eye to eye on, well,anything,” Cayald said. Cayald cameto PCC in spring 2011, and stayed witha friend, until he was kicked out inNovember.

“My friend ordered me to find work,which, naturally, I was doing anyway,”he said. “He kicked me out anyway,the same day as the wind storm. Inever felt so alone that night,” he saidwith a sigh, then looked and smiled athis fiancé, Holistic Medicine majorEmani Matthews “until I met her.”

Emani and Erroll had met at the CBuilding steps last semester.

“I personally didn’t have anyone to

TIFFANY HERRERAStaff Writer

Despite the heat, a large crowdflocked to the Quad on Wednesday forUCLA Day to get information abouttransferring, majors, and other pro-grams.

There were about 18 tables with atleast one representative each to handout information and talk to students.The UCLA Departments and theUndergraduate Admissions tables hadthe most students waiting to gather theinformation available.

“We’re excited that PCC studentshave an opportunity to talk with

UCLA firsthand,” said TamekaAlexander from the PCC TransferCenter. “They’re able to learn about thetransfer process, the admissionsrequirements and… especially if there

are any changes that are coming downthe pipeline. [It’s] a great opportunityfor students.”

Assistant Director for the Center forCommunity College Partnerships atUCLA Santiago Bernal praised theevent. “It’s really helpful to bringdepartments from the university thatcan give students information that [is]sometimes hard to get,” he said.

Former PCC student Tatev Papikyanwas representing UCLA and helpingseveral students to transfer. Papikyantransferred in 2011 and was happy tobe visiting PCC.

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Scholarshipscam coststhousandsPHILIP MCCORMICKStaff Writer

A student was swindled out of $2,146 after hewas approached by a man claiming to work for acompany which awards scholarships to students,said Chief of Police Stanton Perez in an interviewFriday.

Perez said the student was approached near theSculpture Garden by the man, who identified him-self as a representative of J & J Prudential. The mansaid the company was awarding scholarships tostudents who were doing academically well.

“The student reported the scam on May 1 afterhe found out that he was overdrawn in his bankaccount,” said Perez.

The police chief said that the student fell for thescam and called a telephone number that the mangave him. The student then called the number pro-vided by the imposter, and gave the con artist hisbank account information.

The con artist deposited $8,250 into the student’sbank account and then explained to the studentthat he was to return $7,000 to the con artist. Thestudent withdrew the money and met with awoman, who was supposedly a representative ofthe company who accepted the cash, then depart-ed in her car, said Perez.

“We have sent out an alert to all the surroundingcolleges in the area,” said Perez on Monday after-noon. “The Pasadena Police Department has sentover a member of its Financial Crime Unit to helpwith the investigation.”

Perez went on to say that there might be a con-nection with a similar scam reported at GlendaleCommunity College. “The GCC campus policedepartment told us of an incident that involved aman of similar description as our suspect,” saidPerez.

Sgt. Steve Matchan of Campus Police saidMonday that he would be going over to GCC to seeif he could get any additional information for thecase.

Education a-bruin

Throngs crowd Quad for transfer day

Homeless student works to create outreach program

Teresa Mendoza / CourierErroll Cayald is a homeless student who’s workingto create outreach programs for students in similarsituations.

Teresa Mendoza / CourierTransfer hopefuls Agnes Wong and Dayoung Kim discuss educational opportunities with Derek Hoskin, UCLA peer mentor inthe Quad on Wednesday. Below, Anthony Merrill inquires about UCLAs application and admission process.

NICHOLAS ZEBROWSKINews Writer

Over spring break stu-dents were offered a chanceto tour London, and attendseveral plays at historic the-aters. Students and commu-nity members traveled toLondon with the PCCLondon Theater trip.

Seven students and eightmembers of the communitytraveled on the trip that wasoffered through EnglishDepartment. “I led the Ox-ford trip last fall…. this wasthe first time I have led thisprogram,” said EnglishProfessor and trip leaderDebra Bronstein in an inter-view after the trip. “Every-one really enjoyed it.”

Participants on the triphad the chance to attend

four plays; Billy Elliot, LongDays Journey Into Night,She Stoops to Conquer, andThe Duchess of Malfi. Thetrip also included a tour ofthe historic Globe Theater,the Tower of London, andseveral historic museums inLondon. A few students alsoused the opportunity totravel to Paris for the day.

“The group got along real-ly well,” said Bronstein,adding that many of the stu-dents became very closefriends.

Psychology majors CateGorton and Isabel Navarroparticipated in the trip.

“My passport was mygraduation present,”Navarro said about goingabroad. “I had never left thecountry before.”

“I wanted to see London,and I love Bronstein,” Gor-ton said as her reason forgoing on the trip. Gortonand Navarro said they havebeen involved in theater inthe past, and enjoyed all theplays attended.

“My favorite play was thelast one, She Stoops toConquer,” Gorton said.

She Stoops to Conquer inan 18th century comedy by

Oliver Goldsmith. The tripoffered plays written in var-ious time eras and by differ-ent authors.

Both Navarro and Gortonenjoyed the trip because itgave them a chance to travelwithout affecting their cur-rent enrollment in school.

Students from variousmajors participated, includ-ing English, film, psycholo-gy ad ESL.

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Theater trip offersunique viewsof historic London

MARY NURRENBERNStaff Writer

Students gathered in the quad to enjoy the Cincode Mayo and Financial Aid day sponsored by theFinancial Aid Office, on May 3.

Extended Opportunity Program and Services,Financial Aid, Transfer department, Pathways andthe Counseling office information booths lined upto help students.

“Students miss out on $5,000 because of not reg-istering early,” said Elliott Turner, financial aid rep-resentative.

“I wasn’t aware of EOP&S. They will help mepay for my books and give me a counselor for ayear,” said Ruben Gradilla, Journalism.

EOP& S assists students from academic and eco-nomically disadvantaged homes. “We have sup-port services above and beyond, so that we canhelp disadvantaged students attend college,” saidCheryl Samuels, financial aid liaison.

“There are many different types of scholar-ships,” said Elliot Turner, Financial AidRepresentative

Hispanic music played and Aztec dancersbrightened up the quad, as the smells of tacos,churros and salsa filled the air.

“It’s a tradition to celebrate Cinco de Mayo inmy Mexican – Salvadorian heritage,” said Gradilla.

“I enjoy watching Aztec dancers, it brings mecloser to my heritage,” said Ernesto Corona, politi-cal science.

There was a wheel for students to spin to winsmall or large prizes such as wallets and gift certifi-cates for local merchants.

Along with the prizes was Kim Miles, assistantdean of scholarships and financial aid to help outwith any questions students might have.

“There is still time for students to apply forfinancial aid,” said Miles.

Financial aidhelp offered onCinco de Mayo

Human resources VP goes on sudden ‘personal leave’NEIL PROTACIOEditor in Chief

The vice president of humanresources has suddenly taken a ‘person-al leave.’

Repeated attempts to reach BenedictLastimado both by email and in personhave been unsuccessful.

At the Board of Trustees meeting onMay 2, Lastimado’s nameplate had been

removed from his usual seating at thedais.

An assistant working in the humanresources department, however, saidthat he had been gone since April 30 onpersonal family leave, but it is notknown when he will return.

In response to an inquiry made lateFriday to President Mark Rocha,General Counsel Gail Cooper repliedsaying that Lastimado continues to be

an employee of PCC.“All human resources functions are

being handled during his absence,”Cooper said on Monday.

“The Human Resources staff are con-tinuing to do their usual job, and theExecutive Committee and their staff,along with Payroll and Fiscal services,are providing any assistance they need.”

Cooper said that the future of Dr.Lastimado could not be discussed.

Photo by Saira MirzaFilm major Andrew Mergenthaler, business major CliffZheng, and English major Isabel Navarro at Hyde Park.

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How will you vote on the ballot measure in June thatwill raise taxes on cigarettes by $1 per pack?

Reporting by: Edwin Lee, Photos by: Justin Clay

[The measure] would leanme away from not buying[cigarettes] as often. It issomething I want to quit.

John Sok, business

I support the measurebecause [cigarettes] are

deadly.Robert Reinholtz, cinematography

I’ll vote yes. It’s greatbecause people might stop

smoking now.Amanda Anzlovar, liberal

studies

Yes, because I hate smoking with a passion.

Shandon Silva, Asst. Football Coach

[The revenue] brought in bythe taxes could go towards

a better cause.Wendy Ortiz, art studies and

psychology

The intention is to stop peo-ple from smoking, but if you

are addicted it won’t stopyou from smoking.

Magally Miranda, English

No. People who smoke aregoing to put out the cash to

smoke, anyways.Alfredo Villatoro, Fire

Science

People who do smoke arealready addicted. They

should [tax] each pack $10.Pedro Castro, music

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no.Brian Pun, undecided

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Student borrowers also deserve a bailoutDUSTY EARLStaff Writer

US News reported recentlythat unpaid student loans havesurpassed credit cards as thebiggest form of debt in Americaat just over $1 trillion owed. Theaverage debt for students gradu-ating today? $25,000 accordingto The Institute for CollegeAccess and Success’ Project onStudent Debt.

Yet compared to other forms ofdebt, that can be defaulted onand dissolved, student loans aremade of Teflon; bankruptcy can’ttouch them.

The argument is simple. If con-sumers who spend beyond theirmeans are able to get a ticket out,

why not afford the same luxuryto students who simply get aneducation beyond their means?And if the government can bailout the banks, why cant it bailout the struggling, educatedmasses?

According to a NortheasternUniversity report, 1.5 millioncollege diploma-holders underthe age of 25 are either unem-ployed or underemployed.

Graduating students mayhave to postpone buying ahouse, or car because of the debtincurred while in college.

To add to the problem, the stu-dent loan interest rate, whichcurrently sits at 3.4 percent, is setto double July 1 unless Congressacts.

Sure, there is the PublicService Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)program. Started by PresidentBush in 2007, the program for-gives loans after 10 years of mak-ing payments for debtors in abroad range of public serviceindustries, from teaching tohealthcare, but the programdoesn’t go far enough.

Those debtors who are in theprogram face problems if fired orlaid-off, an increasingly commonoccurrence in today’s era ofshrinking government. It alsoignores millions in the arts andthe private sector who face thesame tough economy.

The newly proposed StudentLoan Forgiveness Act of 2012aims to restore fairness in higher

education in America throughstudent loan forgiveness andcapping interest rates.

It strengthens the PSLF pro-gram, by lowering the10 yearperiod to only 5 years, increasingthe chances that a person will beable to stay employed in publicservice. It also broadens thenumber of debtors who can getrelief, as well as freezes the inter-est rate at the current level.

The act will make greatprogress in evening the playingfield for those with educationdebt, and in doing so it willstrengthen our workforce.

Education loan reform andstudent bankruptcy relief is notjust fair. It’s not just right. It’ssmart.

Private universities seem to be only option for studentsBRENDA RENTERIAStaff Writer

As both students and parentscontinue to endure the escalatingcost of higher education, manyexamine whether attending aprivate university, where tuitionis much higher than a public uni-versity, is worth the expense.

Deciding on a college, publicor private, often turns on morethan just money, but with the cir-cumstances the economy is inthe decision has been made forperspective students. Currentlyprivate universities are the onlyoption for higher education.

One must consider, where willthe quality of the education bet-ter? Will students be able to reg-ister for classes they need or

have to spend an extra semesteror two trying to graduate?

The key difference betweenpublic universities and privateuniversities is how each one isfunded. The reason is, that howmuch funding a universityreceives affects tuition prices.

Today, state government paysfor most of the cost of operatingpublic universities and overseesthese institutions.The state funding is why tuitionis lower at a public universityand is also the reason why stu-dents at a public university havetrouble with class overcrowding.These public universities have toenroll more student’s each yearto compensate.

Meanwhile, private collegesdon't receive funds from state

legislatures. They rely heavily ontuition and private endowments.Tuition rates are generally high-er, but with smaller classes.

During the fall semesterLoyola Marymount Universityreceives over 11,000 applications,and enrolls around 1,300 stu-dents, according to their website.Meanwhile UCLA receives over60,000 applicants, and enrollsalmost 6,000 students accordingto their website.

According to the LMU web-site, 80 percent of students grad-uate in four years, at CSULB, thegraduation rate is around 50 per-cent with students graduating infive to six years according totheir website.

In the 2013 spring semester,the California State Universities

will not be admitting new stu-dents in efforts to recover from a$750 million cut in funding madeduring fiscal year 2011-12. Thishas put a major road block in theeducational plan of many trans-fer students.

The smart decision now is notwhere you can afford to go toschool but where can you actual-ly finish your degree and notspend a decade trying to achieveit.

The UC and CSU systems arefailing to provide students theeducation they need in theappropriate amount of time, andwith the CSU enrollment freezethat will happen in the Spring2013, semester the private sys-tem is looking better and bettereach year.

SCENESCENE May 10, 2012

Sheddingthe layers

Less fabric and more colorbrighten up campus spring

fashions.

Teresa Mendoza/Courier Lekwan Frazier, 20, business finance, chills with his shades in the shade on Tuesday.

Max Perez/CourierMaria Herrera, 18, radiology, rocks her big green scarf at Galloway Plaza on Tuesday.

Love Luu, fash-ion, 23, pro-claims mint isin as part ofthis spring'sfashion palette.

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Justin Clay/CourierMarcel Tawamba, 20, computer science,spends time in The Piazza between class-es, wearing a sleek striped sweater withhis Los Angeles Lakers cap.

Teresa Mendoza/CourierLiz Phan, 19, biology, sports a vibrantfuschia Oxford.

Max Perez/CourierMatthew Martin, 21, photo/film, takes a break near the R Building and listens to music,on Tuesday.

Associated Students 2012-2013 candidatesSimon Fraser - President (Students for Progress)

I’m Simon Fraser, running for AS President, and I'm aStudent for Progress. PCC is going through tough times- budget cuts, canceled classes, lost services. I promise torepresent students honestly, boldly. Even this year I’vebeen willing to say 'no' to administration when needed.I’ll fight for winter intersession and push forprograms/events that keep you succeeding. When class-es are threatened, we must stand firm in opposition.When the money’s gone, we need to go to the PCCboard, Sacramento and Washington DC to get it back. Ifelected, I will do this and more. Please vote SFP!

Anna Torres - Internal Affairs (Students for Progress)

My name is Anna Torres and I’m a Student forProgress. As the candidate for ASPCC Vice President forInternal Affairs I believe that I’m well qualified for thisposition. I’m currently serving as the Vice-Chair of theInter-Club Council (ICC), where the elected VP forInternal Affairs is the Chair. Having consulted in therewriting of the ICC By-laws, I am well aware of therules clubs are to abide by. Being a former PCC athlete Isee how far apart the Athletics are from Clubs. My pri-mary goal if elected is binary support between them.

Miranda Alvarado - Academic Affairs (Students for Progress)

My name is Miranda Alvarado and I'm running forVice President for Academic Affairs as a Student forProgress. I have been actively involved in AssociatedStudents and Academic Commission for a year and ahalf, where I currently sit as Vice Chair. I have plannedacademic related events, made dozens of classroom vis-its about issues on campus, and have participated inreviewing scholarship applications for students. If I'melected, I plan to improve students' awareness of aca-demic events and issues. I will also serve as a advocatefor students' voices and interests. Please, vote for me,Miranda Alvarado, for Vice President for AcademicAffairs.

Myra Whittington - Student Services (Students for Progress)

My name is Myra Whittington and I am running withStudents for Progress as Vice President for StudentServices. As the VP for Student Services I plan to educateall PCC students on services available to them here atPCC. Through my experience and leadership abilitiescurrently being President of the Black Student Alliance Iknow I am capable of helping the students of PCC bemore knowledgeable of their campus. Being withStudents for Progress as Vice President for StudentServices I will bring PCC to a more student friendlyfuture!

Peter Torres - Public RelationsMy goal is to promote inclusion within the student

population. I aim to make sure that more students areaware of the projects, events, and scholarships thatAssociated Students work hard to make available, and toincrease the attendance rate of students per event for amore engaged community. I want to continue what theprevious Vice President for Public Relations has doneand grow from it. Because the success of student-coordi-nated events are largely measured by their level of pub-licity, I want to ensure that all events are promoted to thegreatest extent possible, reaching all corners of PCC.

Diego A. Chavez - Public RelationsAs Vice President of Public Relations I would like to

work with PCC’s strong mission to educate and supportour students. I believe I am the right candidate for thisposition because I am highly qualified to carry out theduties and responsibilities of the Vice President of PublicRelations. With advanced skills in editorial, networking,and web oriented programs I am able to promote mes-sages to the students. Keeping everybody in campusupdated of student life is my mission. I am a self-drivenindividual who would like to take on the position of VicePresident of Public Relations position.

Andrew Bott - Business Affairs (Students for Progress)

My name is Andrew Bott and I’m running for VicePresident for Business Affairs as a Student for Progress.My experience as a manager for a national company hasgiven me the skills to manage our finances. Through myleadership the Finance Committee will continue to pro-vide resources for students, while informing the collegecommunity about budget issues at PCC. We will producehandouts on how to get financial aid, make tip-sheets onhow to get scholarships, and give advice on other waysto receive money for college. Transparency is key; mak-ing it easy to find resources and information.

Juan Diego Ashton - Sustainability (Students for Progress)My name is Juan Diego Ashton and I am running for

Vice President for Sustainability as a Student for Progress.My experience on Shared Governance committees such asFacilities & Planning and Circulation give me a significantadvantage for this position. I have an outstanding track-record supporting student interests with my time asPresident of the Engineering Club, advocacy for the PCCCycling community, and continued work on student-ledinitiatives. At Pasadena City College I support changes toimprove energy efficiency, facilitate clean transportation,and to implement environmentally friendly technologythat will improve the quality of life for students.

Jason Carman - SustainabilityI am the current ASPCC Sustainability Committee Vice

Chair and PCC Seeds of Change Club President. I haveorganized many successful events, including the recentVegucated movie screening in the quad. I was involvedwith the planning and implementation of our campusorganic garden. As VP for Sustainability, I will push theimplementation of new programs such as iBike with spe-cific goals of improving bike access, storage and securityfor students. I will be working hard to reduce our opera-tion costs while increasing our general funds throughcampus-wide sustainability policies. I have the experi-ence to be your VP for Sustainability.

Fernando Becerra - Campus Activities (Students for Progress)

My name is Fernando Becerra and I am running forVice President of Campus Activities as a Student forProgress. As Vice President, I aim to continue the amaz-ing events such as Lancer Movie Night put on by theCampus Activities Committee, as well as integrate ASwith sports to increase school spirit. I want to sponsorstudent participation in events like that enriches stu-dents lives while on campus by getting them involvedwith PCC beyond the curriculum. I hope to continue thefantastic events here on campus, and further the amaz-ing atmosphere here at PCC.

Danielle Delgado - Campus Activities With several years of experience in planning and host-

ing events I am qualified for Vice President of CampusActivities. I will make sure to coordinate events that willencourage students to get more involved and be active inschool. I am hardworking, organized, outgoing, friendlyand can bring my expertise to the Associated Students. Iunderstand the responsibilities that come along with thisposition and I believe that I can bring the necessary skillsto carry out my duties as Vice President of CampusActivities.

Diego Lopez - Chief Justice (Students for Progress)My name is Diego Lopez and I am running for Chief

Justice of the Supreme Council as a Student for Progress.I am currently serving as the Associate Chief Justice ofthe ASPCC Supreme Council, in addition to being theParliamentarian for the Inter-Club Council. If I am elect-ed as Chief Justice, I will ensure that ASPCC is followingthe Governing Documents and make sure that ASPCC isheld accountable. I hope to continue to update and clar-ify the Governing Documents, working especially to fillany gaps or address any inconsistencies within them.

Hanna Israel - Student Trustee (Students for Progress)I, Hanna Israel, want to be your next Student Trustee. As

a part of Students for Progress, my accomplishments with-in student government is apparent through my emphasison student interests in campus-wide committees, whilespearheading major district policy creation as the firstASPCC VP for Sustainability. The political climate on cam-pus has intensified, due in part to fiscal crisis, but also amajor breakdown in collaboration for solutions. Withunmatched experience, I intend to maintain student repre-sentation in how this college conducts business. Join me asa Student for Progress, and vote to maintain integrity andadvocacy for student success.

Editor’s Note: Candidate statements are published asthey have been submitted. They have not been edited inany way by the Courier Staff.

Voting begins at 8 a.m. May 16 and will continue until11:59 p.m. May 17. The link for voting will be available onthe AS website as well as the official PCC website. Votingbooths will be available in the Quad for the duration of thetwo days.

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talk to, so I wanted to be there for him tohave someone to listen,” said Matthews.“He’s helped me open up, when I didn’tsee light anywhere,” she said with a quiv-ering voice.

“She was the first person in the lastseven years that has seen me cry, and cry-ing didn’t feel like a sign of weakness,”said Cayald quietly. “It’s not a prettyworld, but with her, it becomes substan-tially easier to deal with…if it weren’t forher, I wouldn’t be doing this work.”

Cayald is now working with counselorsto create a resource package for studentswho are in his position, along with thosewho have been in foster care.

“I’m calling it O.S.A., [meaning]Operation Situation Awareness,” saidCayald. “I want to help people in difficultsituations learn how to manage them bet-ter. I want to give them that extra punchto move forward in life.”

Ujima club Counselor Armia Walkerasked Cayald to compile the research forthe package.

“Given his situation, I think he’s doinggreat. A lot of people don’t take advan-tage of the opportunities here on cam-

pus,” said Walker. “He’s very tenacious.[And] just like students who have a lot ofproblems, he gets through them.”

Ujima Coordinator and CounselorGena Lopez explained that the resourcepackage, when complete, will includeservices for foster youth and homelessstudents, with information on differentshelters and financial resources.

Cayald is the Inter Club CouncilRepresentative for Ujima; Lopez offeredthe position to him during winter session.“It gave him more responsibility, more ofa purpose. And it gave him a connectionto a group on campus, which createsincentive,” said Lopez.

She felt he deserved the position as ICCrepresentative, noting that he is a diligentstudent. “He has a great attitude aroundus, especially in his circumstance. Hegladly has taken a leadership role,” shesaid.

Cayald described the project as a guid-ing light to those in need.

“I know this is going to be big [when itis finished]. I want the outcomes to begreat,” he said with determination. “Iwant people to learn to always havefaith.”

“I represent the Office of ResidentialLife, but today I am representing theCommunity College Partnership pro-gram,” Papikyan said. “I came here torepresent UCLA and talk about mytransfer experience. It is an adjustmentwhich can be hard for some people,including myself. But you get used to itand UCLA is a great school.”

The event included information rang-ing from UCLA’s ROTC program to theNursing and Science programs. “[Ilearned] about how to increase theopportunity to transfer to UCLA. [Therepresentative] suggested to do the com-munity college programs [because they]may be very helpful,” said Sun Boyue,economics major.

Candace Parra, biology, was busy get-ting advice. “[The representatives] tellme what I need to do to get on track,what classes I need to take, and they alsohave peer mentors who have actuallytransferred from community colleges toUCLA,” she said.

Both Boyue and Parra hope to transferto UCLA next year.

But the event wasn’t just for studentshoping to transfer to UCLA.

Representatives were also there to giveout information about other universities.Anh Truonz, business, isn’t planning totransfer to UCLA but said, “[I got] goodinformation about the [different]majors.”

UCLA’s Bernal visits PCC everyWednesday to help students with thetransfer process. “I am one of the transferadvisors. I assist students with informa-tion about the UCLA definitely, but allthe UCs, Cal States, private schools, out-of-state schools, and even internationalschools,” he said.

Admissions Officer Lena Brown visitsPCC weekly to help students transfer toUCLA. “I [help them] figure out whatthey need to do to get into UCLA or anyUC for that matter,” Brown said. “I talkto [students] about the majors, prerequi-sites for the major, the basic GE require-ments…and the most important thing Italk to students about is make sure theyhave the [correct classes] for the majorsbecause that’s how UCLA admits [stu-dents].”

Brown said that students have to makesure they have their English and mathcompleted or they won’t get in. Also, stu-dents need to have a competitive GPAwithin their major.

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Associated Student election candidates outline plans at town hall meetingPAUL OCHOAAsst. News Editor

Passion, giving back, and making adifference are some of the reasons thecandidates gave at the AssociatedStudents Town Hall meeting for whythey should be elected in the up comingAssociated Students Board election.

Andrew Botte, candidate for vice presi-dent of business affairs, said his reason forrunning is not only to represent the stu-

dents, but also to make students passion-ate.

“It is very important that students haverepresentation and that we have passion-ate students,” said Botte while addressingthe nearly empty Town Hall meeting onTuesday.

The meeting featured candidates mak-ing speeches about why they should beelected.

Not all of the students running werepresent at the meeting, but the candidates

present did not hold back on their enthu-siasm and passion.

Jason Carman, running for vice presi-dent of sustainability, said his reason forrunning is to give back what he haslearned by being a member of the Seeds ofChange club on campus, which promotesustainability.

“I like to give back to the communityand teach others what I have learned,”said Carman.

Trying to show how he can support sus-

tainability at PCC Juan Diego Ashton,also running for vice president of sustain-ability said: “I ride my bike to school andI have come to realize how importantusing different forms of transportationis.”

“I can’t stand there and do nothing,”said Peter Torres, candidate for vice pres-ident of public relations.

The turnout might have been low butthe enthusiasm was at a high with stu-dents trying hard to make a difference.

7CourierMay 10, 2012 Arts & Entertainment

Juried studentart exhibitionpacks galleryJESSI ALVAA&E Editor

Students, artists, faculty and friends all gatheredat the Pasadena Museum of California Art for theopening of the Tomorrow Today exhibit Fridayevening.

The exhibit filled a section of the museum withthe art of many students. Pieces that included jew-elry art, photography and intricate paintings cov-ered the walls as Chris Miles, a renowned artist, artwriter and curator judged the pieces he chose to bein the exhibit.

Twelve pieces were chosen and the winners wereall given an equal award of $150.

Miles kept everyone in anticipation as he heldthe names of the winners until the very lastmoment. No one but he knew the results of hisdecisions.

“There is so much talent here, its amazing,” saidMiles. “It’s incredible to see a range of talents inone place.”

One winner, photography major Wesley Kanesaid, “I felt like my work was strong, but felt nerv-ous when I saw everyone else’s work.”

This was Kane’s first award for the art photo,Wood & Staples.

Another winner, art major Jamie Julian, was inthe student exhibit last year and again submittedand got selected to show her wood painting worksthis year.

Her piece, Portraits on Wood, received one of theawards.

“This piece is part of a series I have been work-ing on for long time now,”said Julian.

After the show a viewer who took great interestin her art offered to buy her winning piece. “I amecstatic to be finally recognized for my work,” saidJulian.

Brian Tucker, Art Instructor and director of the

PCC Art Gallery was pleased with the opening ofthe exhibit. “This has been a great night for the stu-dents, art department and the museum itself,” saidTucker. “There is a high level of energy and it allbenefits the program and the students especially.”

Among Tucker and Joseph Futner, interim deanof the Visual Arts and Media Studies division, wereother faculty and board members, including PCCPresident Mark Rocha, who seemed to be thor-oughly entertained by the art.

The Tomorrow Today exhibit will be openWednesday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. untilMay 20. Admission is $10, and $5 with student ID.

“This is a solid show and deserves to be here, ina museum like this,” said Miles.

Author wows crowdwith acappella singing

ANDER AROSTEGUIStaff Writer

Award-winning journalistand author Andrew Lam sangacappella as he read his essay“Singing in the Family” in oneof the most memorablemoments of the journalist’sApril 29 presentation at PCC.

Lam sang the lyrics fromCarole King’s “You’ve Got aFriend” as well as lyrics fromother songs because they arequoted in his essay. 

The essay deals with howAsians often do not communi-cate their emotions verbally butinstead they find an outlet fortheir feelings in karaoke.

During the talk he discussedhis experiences as a Vietnamese-American immigrant and hisideas on culture.

“Culture should never beforced on a person,” Lam said.

“A person must feel drawn tothat culture, must feel that it isreally a part of him [or her].”

The event was also sponsoredby Lee’s Sandwiches, a well-known Vietnamese sandwichcafe, which provided food andbeverages. 

Guests were able to taste thesandwiches and Vietnamesecoffee that Lam describes in hisessay “From Rice Fields toMicrochips.”  This essay usesLee’s Sandwiches as an exampleof the growing Vietnamese com-

munity in the United States andthe community’s success stories.

Lam , honored with an awardfrom the Society of ProfessionalJournalist, was born in SouthVietnam and immigrated withhis family to the United States.His experiences growing up andthe conflict of identities werethe motivation for his winningcollection of essays “East EatsWest: Writing in TwoHemispheres,” he said duringthe event. Lam pointed out thatthe title of his book  East EatsWest  is a double entendre.“Both east and west are con-suming each other,” he said.

He used the example of hisown nephew. Lam and his olderbrother speak to the nephew inVietnamese, but his nephew isused to everyone speaking tohim in English.

The fact his uncles speak tohim in a different language puz-zles him.

The Office of Student Affairsand the College DiversityInitiative along with EnglishInstructor DootsdeemalachanokThongthiraj organized theevent.

According to Thongthiraj, theevent generated a favorableresponse.

“At least 150 people attendedLam’s presentation, includingfaculty from divisions outsideof English,” she said.

‘East eats west’ writer explains Asian culture

Ronald Johnson/CourierPCC Illustration major, Arotin Hartounian, standsnext to his work titled "DJ Dalai Lama.” Hartounianwas one of 12 artists to be honored with a prize.

NICHOLAS SAULSports Editor

PCC got a taste of professional, international bas-ketball on May 5 when the school hosted the LosAngeles Sparks and the Chinese national team in anexhibition game. The Sparks won handily, 98-71, ina game where the Pasadena community witnessedan Olympic appetizer.

“We’re trying to get ready for the Olympics,” saidBo Overton, assistant coach for the Chinese nation-al team. “This is our training camp.”

While members of the Chinese media were thereby the handful, the real story lay in the debut of theSparks’ newest additions, the number one overallpick Nneka Ogwumike, and new head coach, CarolRoss.

“I’m excited because we have a lot of talent onthis team and a lot of cohesion already,” saidOgwumike who excelled in her debut with gamehighs in points (20), rebounds (11), and blocks (1).Ogwumike was selected first overall in the WNBAdraft after a stellar career at Stanford where she leadher team to the NCAA Final Four.

The Chinese team did have an intimidation factorthough, bringing a bevy of players that dwarfed theactive Sparks team. China’s starting center, Wei Wei,stood at a daunting 6’8” out gaining any Sparksplayer by at least four inches.

China got off to a 4-0 start with Wei snatchingrebounds and essentially laying in baskets with herelongated reach, but the Sparks quickly figured outher game and effectively shut her down the rest ofthe match, putting up eight unanswered hoops andnever looking back.

“The big girl [Wei] was very good early,” SparksHead Coach Carol Ross said. “We had a hard timewith her, but we managed to adjust.”

Despite China’s overwhelming height advantage,the Sparks made them settle for an unhealthyamount of jump shots. China’s Wei, and the othertowering centers, Zhang Liting and Chen Xiaoli,looked downright clumsy in the post. They wereunable to establish position against the vertically-challenged defense of the Sparks and looked lost,deferring to pass to a well-guarded jump shooter.

The Sparks out rebounded China 35-23, playedwith more cohesiveness by out-assisting them 29-19, and as a result were more efficient shooting 55percent, to China’s 45.

SPORTSSPORTSMay 10, 2012OURIERC

LA Sparks beat Chinese Olympians at PCC

Legendary swimming coach dies

Coach RonBellatore isimmortalizedwith a bronzebust in theCourt ofChampionsnext to theHutto-Patterson Gym.

Buren Smith/Courier

Staff Writer

Legendary PCC swimming coach Ron“Sticks” Ballatore died April 27 after a longbattle with bone cancer in Gainesville, Fla.He was 71.

Ballatore is immortalized in the Court ofChampions, an honor reserved for the col-lege’s most famous athletes, coaches oradministrators.

According to Sports InformationSpecialist Robert Lewis, the honor is sig-nificant.

“Coach Ballatore’s impact at PCC as a successfulhead coach can best be defined by his addition tothe prestigious Dick Ratliff Court of Champions,”Lewis said. “Only an elite group of five great PCCcoaches have been [honored] with bronze busts inthe court that also includes some of the great ath-letes in [the college’s] history.”

Ballatore’s bronze bust portrays him with hissignature mustache and a thoughtful attitude.

Among his many accomplishments, Ballatorewas head coach for a record five state champi-onship winning men’s swimming teams.

During his time at PCC from 1967 to1978, heestablished the school record when he lead PCC to10 conference titles, seven Southern Californiateam championship squads, and multiple otherlocal titles.

“Of sports that PCC still hosts intercol-legiately,  [Ballatore’s] five state teamtitles in swimming has not beenmatched,” Lewis said.

He also successfully coached PCCswimmers Jack Tingley, Eric Marks, andGlen Aiken, who also share a space in theHall of Fame.

Ballatore’s achievement extendedbeyond PCC. He served as assistantcoach for Peru at  the 1968 MexicoOlympics, assistant coach for Ecuador

at  the1972 Munich Olympics, assistant coach forIsrael at  the1976 Montreal Olympics, assistantcoach for the United States at the 1984 Los AngelesOlympics, and assistant coach for United Statesat  1988 Seoul Olympics. Ballatore coached 28Olympians, including gold medalists BrianGoodell and Tom Jager, who set the 50-meterfreestyle world record.

He also coached UCLA for a total of 16 seasons,and last year received the honor of being inductedinto the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.

Ballatore’s swimmers produced 11 Americanand NCAA records. Due to his success, Ballatorewas inducted part into the American Swim CoachAssociation Hall of Fame in 2009.

The loss of this memorable figure from the PCCfamily is also a lost for the “the entire world ofcompetitive swimming.” as Lewis said.

Ronald Johnson/CourierLA Sparks Center Rashidat Junaid goes up high to lay one in, over a toweringWei Wei, a 6’8” center for the Chinese National Womens’ basketball team onSaturday in the Hutto-Patterson Gym.

Ronald Johnson/ CourierLA Sparks 6'1" Guard Marissa Colemanshoots over two members of the ChineseNational Womens’ basketball team.

LA managed to rout the visitingChinese team without the help of theirbest player, Candace Parker, a formerWNBA MVP and Rookie of the Year.Parker, who missed most of last seasondue to injury was not active, but lent hersupport to the team from the sideline.

Parker commented on the team’snewest acquisition in Ogwumike: “Shedid fantastic, she shocked me with herathleticism and she’ll definitely make us abetter team.”

A veritable who’s who were in atten-dance including former Lakers pointguard A.C. Green, New Jersey Nets centerShelden Williams (husband to CandaceParker), former Sparks center and hall-of-famer Lisa Leslie, and Pasadena MayorBill Bogaard.

Ron Ballatore