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On FC, Cypress campuses Security probed taking an extended leave of absence HINKLE Administrative Office." Recom- BY RICHARD (three months or more) or upon ter- Hornet News Editor mendations for budgeting the cost of such a security force was also mination. Short term, transferred or may also have Measures are being taken to asked for. reassigned employees paychecks withheld until they review and possibly improve securi- Another measure recently propos- their keys when required, if ty on the Fullerton and Cypress Col- ed in the name of tighter security was return their is passed. lege campuses. a recommendation by NOCCCD the proposal on campus security The Board of Trustees of the Chancellor Leadie Clark for a stif- Commenting Borst said, "Social North Orange County Community fer key policy "governing the FC President under now College District (NOCCCD) re- distribution and replacement of lost conditions we're living to have com- quested that the administration look keys." makes it impossible that FC is into security and systems per a writ- Clark made the recommendation plete safety. He explained safe from society's ten recommendation by Trustee due to the fact that "the security of not an "island" it is "subject George Trosko at the boards Nov. the colleges and the protection of harsh realities because lawlessness 10 meeting. equipment is an on-going to the same forces of that Within his recommendation, problem." and disregard for humanity" as Trosko expressed his belief that the The proposal calls for fines to be of all society. that he is "first and foremost concern should administered to employers for the Borst clearly indicated solutions to be the protection of our students, loss of keys. A $25 charge would be open to any reasonable our faculty, and our personnel, and required for the lost of a grand security problems at FC. that a se- that money spent on a security master key; $20 for a building In acknowledgement "Cure-all" for system is a necessary fact in today's master; $15 for a building sub- curity force is not a board member violent world." master/exterior door; $10 for a security problems his recommendation The recommendation called for: room key and $5 for a file or desk Trosko said in have reached "A detailed report on the costs and key. that "we (the district) in the procedures required for having a Withholding of paychecks may be the point where we should, (a security force) security force for the Cypress and the result for those employees not least, investigate it Short year unlikely Fullerton campuses and the District returning keys on request before as an alternative. * BY CONNIE SPENGER The law cannot go into effect im- Actually, the new law offers more a. Hornet Editor in Chief mediately, because the state flexibility than simply going to to chancellor's office was charged with 160-day school year, according Negotiation efforts by the making regulations to implement Leonard Shymoniak, research California Teachers Association it. ' This process will not be com- specialist for the state chancellor's (CTA) regarding calendar changes pleted until 1983. office. Sorriet may have been premature, accord- With the possibility of a 160-day Formerly only the semester or ing to Dave Ibsen, chief negotiator year postponed until 1983, many quarter system was allowed at com- for North Orange County Com- teachers are having second thoughts munity colleges. Now courses of Friday, Nov. 20, 1981 Fullerton College Volume 61 Issue 11 munity College District (NOCCCD) varying lengths will be possible. semester teachers. about wanting to end the Students might enter and leave a Christmas, Ibsen said. As the result of new legislation before course at any time - open entry If a 160-day calender were (AB 1149); passed this summer and exit. A three-unit course with 48 the law would still require could be spread allowing a flexible calendar, the FC adopted, hours of instruction not earthquake safe to work for 15 extra "in- FC buildings Faculty Senate recently took an in- teachers over five to 10 weeks, Shymoniak days to bring the total to He added that the code simply the revised standards. formal poll on calendar options, service" said. BY PAUL HUGHES These extra days could be spent Hornet Staff Writer states specific requirements are to be In keeping with standard safety and, in conjunction with Cypress 175. The process of implementing AB in activities such as field trips with a incorporated into new buildings and procedures, the North Orange College teachers, turned over the 1179 involves deleting old provi- meetihgs for FC prior to buildings which are remodeled. County College District (NOCCCD) results of the poll to Ibsen. class, departmental sions (made invalid by the new law), "Structures built at or updating not "Title 21 is not retroactive," has published a sheet containing a contract offer to revision of curriculum, going through the educational code the 1971 Sylmar earthquake do Ibsen made also be "By that I mean that safety measures to be taken in the Philip Borst, course outlines. They could for what is inconsistent or pre- meet today's building standards," Conners said. NOCCCD negotiators like planning commis- event of an earthquake. vice spent on "staff development," empted, and making provisions for said George Conners, a district we (the district FC president; Joe Newmeyer, the old During such a quake it is best not computer literacy, reading difficulty faculty accountability if a 160-day planning administrator. sion) are not bound to bring chancellor of Finance and Facilities; to panic. Unless the tremor is strong sensitization, or Spanish update for school year is instated. These provi- The tremor standards are govern- structures up to the present day and Barney Flanagan, vice chan- enough to shake a building down on teachers. sions include deciding what teachers ed by title 21 of the California standards." cellor of Educational Services. of someone, the motion is With a standard number of days, may do on the 15 extra days and building code, which went into ef- Conners emphasized that it's not top Although Borst could not com- the -fall semester would have to records must be made. fect after the Long Beach earth- a matter of money that makes title harmless. ment on the desirability of shorter what begin in August in order to end If teachers on a 160-day schedule quake of 1933. These standards, ac- 21 retroactive. "It's just that the For people who get caught in a semesters, which could be a result of are inside a before Christmas. Since some stu- choose not to attend workshops on cording to Conners, are updated OSA doesn't consider this to .be a quake while they the negotiations, NOCCCD Chan- dents can't come back to school that non-teaching days-, "If they after various quakes. major problem. If they thought the building, they should stay inside. cellor Leadie Clark said, "I am con- early, classes might have to remain decide to sell real estate instead of "The present requirements, school was inuit1nienitdanger, they -Try to take cove'r under a desk, a cerned with quality. Will teachers be open to new enrollment for a full a curriculum development which were last updated after the wouldn't hesitate to update the table, a bench, in doorways pr halls, able to get the course attending material month after school starts. This - Shymoniak said, their 1971 quake, do not co-relate with a older buildings." or against walls. Above all, stay across in 160 days? Are they even meeting," situation, Ibsen said, is unaccep- salary would be adjusted according- Richter scale measurement and Title The buildings that are being away from glass. able to do so now?" table to many teachers. 21," Conners said. remodeled at FC will measure up to continued on page 3 Study highlights advantage of tutored EOPS tutorial program helps prevent withdrawals help. On an average day, according BY DIANE QUARTAROLO were the most likely to withdraw hired, they must have a recommen- Hornet Managing Editor because of their academic dif- dation from a faculty member, a B to Brown, 110 students receive ficulties. or better grade in the course they 165-70 hours of tutoring. Brown and Pearl are not will be tutoring, and an interview and Pearl publicize their service At a time when the rate of student While Brown effect the tutoring pro- with Brown and Pearl, who look for through radio announcements, pos- withdrawals from classes is 'up to 35 sure what overall qualities that show the tutor can ters and presentations to classes. percent, the staff of the EOPS gram could have on the said, "It communicate and use a variety of Brown and Pearl hope that the Tutorial Center is working to withdrawal rate, Peal it could only help. approaches to get the information survey will convince both students this trend. couldn't hurt; reverse across. and college administrators that their study compiled by The program has great potential." According to a Sometimes this means instilling program produces results. "We feel coordinators Gary The increase in enrollment at FC Tutorial Center confidence as well as information. we have a good product, one that Jeffrey Pearl, students makes the tutorial program even Brown and Brown recalled a man who not only has been shown to be effective for receive 25 hours or more of more valuable, Brown said. In a who' had to overcome low grades, but an over 10 years," Brown said. tutorial help in a semester are 16-21 larger class, an instructor may not upbringing that convinced him -he study, percent less likely to withdraw from notice that a student has a problem Brown also hopes the couldn't learn.

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