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I I -" -R~BOI~YII~I - -- I - EOPS sells education "We 're in the educational business. Through the use of college-age assistant coordinat- that's our ball game. " ors and high school-age tutors working with 2i IgnacioY Pando elementary and junior high school students, the BY DEAN MCCLESKEY educational and social experience benefit all the I Hornet Staff Writer participants. The children benefit because the tutors Editor's note: last of a series. understand the child and provide positive role models the child can relate to. Ignacio Pando, 25, is known as "Nacho" around The tutors, who, according to Pando, were usually EOPS, where he serves as the Assistant Coordinator of "turned off to school," have benefited by getting EOPS and coordinator of Community Services "turned on to education." component. He also is a member of the United Way "They're not being taught; they're doing the Board, the Board of Directors for the People's Center in teaching and that's a sense of responsibility. (Also,) Fullerton, the Fullerton Redevelopment Agency, and that high school student is being told by the college the FC faculty (he teaches a self-awareness class). students involved in the program: 'Hey, education is Discussing community service Pando said:"Our viable for you'." main focus is education. We're out there in terms of of coordinator. selling higher education." EOPS is "selling" two EOPS's role in SEP is that developed educational programs to the community. One is the "Historically 13 various agencies had Saturday Activity Program and the other is the individual programs for the disadvantaged population- Summer Enrichment Program (SEP). the end result of their good-faith effort had been a The two programs are similar except in size, the SEP chaotic endeavor," Pando explained. Through the of these efforts have been is much broader in scope. These programs offer the coordination of EOPS, all effective program. EOPS student the opportunity to be placed in real-life orchestrated into a single, highly job opportunities. High school-age tutors are hired At the eight community sites hosting SEP, the main from the community to work with elementary and thrust seems to be toward development of self-confi- junior high school children. dence and postive vibes about education for the over "We have found that difficulty in school. For this 1,000 children involved in the program. reason, they seem to have more patience with their "It's a whole fun atmosphere during the summer. pupils," Pando said. College-age students work with They do a lot of field trips, and along with this there is and advise the high school-age tutors. the supplemental learning in the basic areas," Pando "Traditionally institutions of higher education have said. "If a child feels good about himself," Pando EOPS photo basically serviced the dominant society," Pando concluded, "he'll pick up a book and read. If a person MORE HAM THAN MUSCLE-Children participat- building. There is also time for cr afts, eating and explained. SEP reverses that emphasis in favor of the feels wanted and people pay attention to him, then hey, Ing in EOPS's Summer Enrichment Program take a learning. minorities. that person will go places." break from swimming to do a little lighthearted body - -- I I __ Senate approves alternatives for child care center funding BYMICHAELJOHNSON hopefully run concurrently. Vice require construction to begin on the News Editor President Howard Perkins added new lot before building the center. The A.S. Senate approved that the facility would be built on Baugh's amendment also failed Volume 55 Issue 32 Fullerton College Friday, June 3, 1977 Tuesday several alternatives for the small lot on the Northeast end of after Senator Paul Feneck said that financing the proposed Child Care campus. "No one parks there the Technical Education division Center including a possible tax anyway," he said. needed a definite answer by June 15 levy on the city. After Wood's amendment failed, to begin the planning of the center. The Senate will now recommend Senator Charles Baugh proposed The division will be responsible for these alternatives to the NOCCCD another amendment that would construction. Aid ripoff a problem Child Day Care Board. A proposal to buy additional BY GREG BRATOFF gone that far," he added. "Students are audited as to whether property for parking off-campus and Acting Workshop Special Assistant However, a student wishing to they use their grants for use existing parking space for construction of the facility "There will always be students remain anonymous, said, "I'm not education-related expenditures." was the other major alternative trying to make a buck off the Basic worried at -all. I've gone two years However, he added, the Financial approved. S ates four plays Both the tax and Educational Opportunity Grant without my units being questioned, Aid office will not take any actions the use of the parking lot would program (BEOG)," said Albert and I know people who've gone on the basis of rumors. "They be considered BY NANCY COOK "The Private Ear" will be directed only Salgado, Financial Aid officer. longer. It's a racket." (illegal recipients) may stretch their if the district purchases the Hornet Staff Writer by Steven Porter, both students. center as "They may get away with it for a "We try to minimize abuse of the luck for one, two or three years, but opposed to the A.S. The Acting Workshop productions while, but it'll catch up with them." BEOG program," said Salgado. then Pow!-and they get caught." buying it. The Theater Department's Act- are designed, directed and perform- President Sue Fenwick said if the or's Workshop will present four ed by Theater Arts 11 AB students The case in point was students center were built on existing plays, June 8 through 11 at 8 p.m. in said instructor Jim Henderson. receiving financial aid for courses parking property the new lots to be the Little Theater. These productions, open to the they had dropped. "We get a small 1,800 students to receive purchased would approximately The one-act comedy, "Trevor," public free of charge, provide percentage of such cases," said double the space that the center written by John Bowen and student- students with an opportunity to Salgado. "However, these cases are would take up. directed by Phyllis Palatnic, and experience theater direction and usually eliminated by the fact that Associate of Arts degrees However, Senator Brad Wood "Overtones" by Alice Gertsen- production in a way no other payments are broken down." moved to delete the proposal. berge, and student-directed by Lynn community college does he said. Supporting Wood, Senator Ed Cole A full-time grant is $762; this is BY ADE KUNLE MOHAMMED president of the Board of Trustees. Jansen will be featured Wednesday The 21 students in the class are said the deletion would better serve broken down to four payments of Hornet Staff Writer Other activities highlighting the and Friday. responsible for all costumes, props, about $190 each. If a student drops the students since lack of adequate Thursday and Saturday, two co- casting, program designs and man- An estimated 1,800 students will occasion will include the presentat- classes during a semester, his next parking effects more people than medies by Peter Shaffer, the author agement. receive their Associate of Arts ions of the Emeritus Certificates payment would be diminished. the lack of a child care facility. of the recent Music Center hit Including the four scheduled degrees on graduation day, and Alumni Awards. Wayne D. Adviser Allen Olsen then told the "Equus," will be presented. Shaf- productions, the class has now "If a student were to drop out of Wednesday June 15. Wedin, Brea City manager will Senate that the timetables for the fer's "The Public Eye" will be produced over 94 plays in the last 7 college shortly after receiving his The ceremony will be presided by present the Alumni Awards. Dr. new lot and the center would directed by Cathleen Cockrum, and years. first payment," said Salgado, "we Acting FC President, Dr. Phillip W. Genevive Stack, a counselor at FC would ask him to return the Borst. It will take place at Fullerton for 15 years, and Gordon Melgrin money." If the student refuses, Union High School stadium at 7:30 will issue the Emeritus Certificates. then the case is referred to the p.m. Melgrin has served FC and the Santa Ana's Bowers Museum hosts federal bureau spons6ring the Conferment of the degrees will be NOCCCD for 31 years as a teacher BEOG program. "But it has never made by Mary Pat Toups, vice and an administrator. priceless Tunisian mosaics exhibit An exhibit of 19 Tunisian mosaics, evening. Also, a 45 minute educa- examine the same elaborate mosaic dating back to 2nd to 4th centuries tional walk-through tour will begin pavements which served to cover A.D., will be on display starting this at 6:15 p.m. large architectural spaces such as Sunday until August 14 in Santa This family-oriented exhibit, walls, floors and vaults and ornamen- Ana's Bowers Museum, 2002 N. which includes six mosaics excavat- tal decorations. During this period, Main St. ed as recently as 1964, takes the rich villas, classic temples, sanctuar- To mark the opening, a private viewer back through eight centuries ies, monumental buildings, the black tie reception is scheduled to be to the time of the Roman and Forum and the public baths were all held for Tunisian Ambassador, his Byzantine periods, when the art of routinely decorated with mosaics.

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