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FULLERTON COLLEGE SPECIAL THEATRE FESTIVAL SECTION Es- abiw h - Wednesday March 17, 1999 Vol. 78 Num. 19 k ol Library moves j*i'.;.2.;' I.::::::.x..:: :Accreditation to the quad t:.Team Visits FC a Marge Nelson, the North Outdoor education has President Viera Orange County Commu- new meaning as library explains visit nity College District Board of Trustees and a host of makes its move. others have worked many Robyn Bryson hours over recent months to Staff Writer ensure that a degree from Mark Nettles FC counts. Editor-in-Chief Will Fullerton College This week, a visiting Make the grade? accreditation team will On May 20, the library will be closing its is Campus accreditation evaluate our campus. doors and moving into a tent~on the quad. of the a critical element President Viera explains the According to Administrative Services the Without education process. process in this message: library will. be in the tent for seven months it, .a certificate or diploma "Accreditation is a vol- while asbestos is being removed and the not be worth the would untary process that occurs library is being refurbished. paper it is printed on. every six years by the It has been 30 years since the library's interi- South County is experi- Accrediting Commission of or was refurbished. encing problems with the Western Association of Currently, the library cannot supply stu- accreditation. .Schools and Colleges to dents with the tools required for moder It is conceivable that insure that an institution-is research . and Saddleback College responsive to the demands "We're in a mid-20th century facility trying Irvine Valley College will of a changing community, to offer late 20th-century, technology and ser- and lose not be recertified has been responsive to the vices with an infrastructure that is out-of- their accreditation. recommendations of previ- date," said John Ayala, the dean of learning. accreditation Loss of ous visiting teams, has resources. that students would mean developed sound evalua- "We've had to patch all this together [in the attending during an unac- tion and planning proce- past] to make it work." creditated period wouldn't dures,'is.committed to the The refurbished library will have two new have the necessary creden- pursuit of excellence and computer labs containing over a hundred com- tials behind their degrees merits continued accredita- puters. and their faculty wouldn't tion. Internet access and power will be provided a "real" col- be teaching at "A visiting team careful- at many of the study cubicles free of charge., lege. ly selected from other com- New fumiture and energy efficient lighting At FC, President Michael Photo by Dirk Johnson/Hornet munity college faculty and will replace the old fixtures. Faculty Senate Officer A. Maria-takes down a -report of a broken window and stolen items. "I'm shocked I Viera, staff members, administra- To meet federal handicap accessibility codes Joe 'Carrithers, didn't think anything like this could happen in Fullerton," said Chris Husken, owner of the car. President Please see Library Page 2 Accreditation secretary, Please see Team Page 2 From drop-out to doctor -Guest speaker As- a community college first Chicana English.profes- student working at a fast food sor. encourages students restaurant, her talent for writ- Mentors were crucial to her to live responsibly ing caught the attention of a academic success. few teachers. Lopez explained that they Eventually she received a could be found in the least Ann Bethancourt bachelor's degree from likely professors. Special to the Hornet The strictest, 'You don't have to be brilliant as opposed to the Former highschool drop - most popular, out to earn a Ph.D., Dr. Tiffany Lopez, pas- t just conmited. teachers at times sionately addressed Full- may be the men- erton College students and -Dr. Tiffany Lopez tors one may staff last week. need. The lecture, sponsored by Whatever the the Cadena Center and the case, a mentor Latina Leadership Network, California State University at may be the deciding factor in was to commemorate Women Sacramento, MFA in creative realizing your educational in History Month. writing and a full scholarship goals. "You don't need to be bril- to the University of Santa "Make opportunities hap- liant to earn a Ph.D. just com- Bariara where she entered an pen," said Lopez. mitted, she.said. Her scholar's english Ph.D. program The university professor eyes shone bright as she Lopez later completed her also discussed the importance recounted her journey through dissertation at Dartmount, of networking with peers, various learning institutions. funded by a fellowship. which was paramount' to She is not the stereotypical As the only Chicana that attaining her doctorate. academic, young and out- year to receive a, Ph.D. in The five students that com- going student. English, she began a career in pleted the program were her Her list of firsts are over- Photo ;by Dirk Johnson/Hornet teaching at the University of Delores Huerta, United Farm Workers Secretary, spoke at the Cadena center on March 15 whelming. California at Riverside as the Please see Doctor Page 2 Distinguished Humanitarian visits FC Cadena center celebrates "Women in. Huerta the once grammar school teacher, "I History month" with guest speaker thought I could do more by organizing the farm workers than trying to teach their hungry chil- dren." Ann Bethancourt Muralist, world renowned artist, teacher, Special to the Hornet and Fullerton" College alumni, Emigdio Vasquez has depicted the likeness of Cesar The Student Center was the venue of a pres- Chavez and the images of the farm worker and tigious event last week; Delores Huerta gave a sees it as "working class struggle of a people spoken word performance to a well-represent- seen as a commodity." Vasquez spent summers ed audience of students, teachers, administra- picking oranges and lemons and knows too tors, and visitors. The Cadena transfer center well the hard work in the fields. and Latina Leadership Network again pro- As an organizer, negotiator, lobbyist, Huerta duced an event that celebrated the "Women in championed this cause with obvious danger History month,"from which all could benefit. that striking power corporations often bring. As co-founder and the first president of the This was evident'in a 1988 San Francisco United Farm Workers, Huerta worked closely incident where she was beaten with batons by with Cesar Chavez in the struggle of the police officers for passing out newspaper migrant farm workers. releases, regarding the current grape strike, This mother of eleven balances her humani- outside the Saint Francis Hotel. She suffered tarian duties with motherhood. A feat the con- three broken ribs and a ruptured spleen. temporary career mother can minutely under- Huerta spoke fondly of her late colleague stand. "when Cesar was asked why he had women in Ruben Martinez introduced Huerta as "one so many important positions he would say of the best known women in the labor move- because they are the ones that get the job done." ment in the United States". This desire to help Photo byDirk Johnson/Homet Ladies Home Journal recently shared.this teaches her moves to new recruits as tryouts begun this week'on the farm workers stems from her father who Cheer squad captain Tiffany Brandos sentiment by naming Huerta one of"the one was a miner, field worker, union activist and campus For more information on cheerleader try outs, see special insert on page four.. Pleae see Humanitarian Page 2 state assembly member. Martinez quoted 2 Wednesday March '17, 1999 NEWS Hornet dent groups, faculty, classified From Team page 1 staff and administrators. Team tors, and trustees will evaluate members will randomly stop the philosophy of Fullerton and talk to students and visit College, its goals, objectives and classes. functions, facilities and physical "The visit is scheduled for plant, financial resources, March 16-18, 1999. instructional programs, student "A large portion of the college services library and learning community participated in the resources, and its planning, deci- campus survey used as a compo- sion making.and governance nent of the Self Study.Report. processes. "Over ninety members of the "Members of the visiting student body, classified staff, fac- team will look at the participa- ulty, and administration have. tion of faculty staff, and admin- worked on committees that istrators of the college. developed the Self Study Report. "The team will point out the "Numerous individuals have strengths and weaknesses of our prepared for the visit of the efforts and will recommend team. steps we might take to remedy "The effort was coordinated those weaknesses and build on by myself and Joe Carrithers, those strengths. serving as co-chairs of the self "The team will meet with stu- study committee." 'From Doctor Page 1 mother heritage that is fellow students that formed a Mexican in origin has spawned support system. the cultute we call Chicano "Live life as a student with today". responsibility," said Lopez. This validation of a new cul- ture is very important. One such responsibility is the Photo By Dirk Johnson/Hornet ~ability to master the written Chicana/o's frequently have Local children visit Fullerton College on Fridays as participants of the College Bound program. word. been given the responsibility of From Library page 1 Beeler acknowledges that. representing defining, and r___ 7 f.: Though we all'are capable of trom numantaran Page 1 Message from the library's closure will defending their communit. the bookshelf aisles will be Scomposinga paper at home, a have a significant impact on This has proven to be a diffi- hundred most important women widened and repositioned.

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