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OI t COMMENTARY CHICANO'? N: ..... LATINO" , Community Mourns Death 115PANC? %. ceived the report," she said. HE.LLO.ou .2 The search for missing CSUF But the Torrez family felt like more needed to be Student Cathy Torrez comes to a done. Martin Torrez contacted his adviser in the Ex- tended Opportunities Program and Services (EOPS), tragic end. Cheryl Coatney. "We talked for a while, got some flyers ready, and By Natalie Cruz got him connected with some other people," Coatney News Editor said. "The students really kicked it into gear." Writer scoffs One person contacted was Jose Morfin, from the growing "It was hard-the agony of not knowing where your Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Atzlan (MEChA). P.C. movement child was. It was hard." Morfin received the hand-written flyer from EOPS Mary Bennet reflected on the week the Torrez fam- and typesetted it, and then FAXed it to universities ily spent waiting to find out what had happened to her throughout the state. He also took Torrez around to the SPORTS daughter, Cathy Torrez, when she did not come home local media, including the L.A. Times, and contacted from work Feb. 12. many other community organizations. "I appreciated everything the police did; I know "The mainstream media was very hesitant to do any- Men and women's they're working very hard at it," Bennet added. "It just thing until pressure came from the Latino groups," basketball teams takes time to get the wheels moving. Torrez said. "MEChA here at FC has helped out a lot" make it to the But for the Torrez family, that time seemed endless. Cathy's car was found in the early morning Feb. 19 play-offs Especially when they felt like no one was paying atten- with her body inside the trunk. Placentia patrol officers tion. found the car in the common parking lot of the Placentia "It was hard to get people to listen," said Martin Linda Hospital and a medical center south of it. Torrez, Fullerton College student and brother of Cathy. The Placentia Police Department has located a wit- ARTS & Torrez said when telling people about Cathy, many ness who saw the car parked in that lot on the morning did not take it seriously. of Feb. 14 but did not contact anyone about it. ENTERTAINMENT "It's a shame that you have to work so hard to try to As for the progress of the case, Loomis said, "We convince people," Bennet said. have various leads we are following, and hopefully one Fortunately, Bennet felt this was not the response of them will be promising." No further information could from the police. She filed a missing person's report with be released about the case. A $25,000 reward is being the Placentia Police Department Feb. 14. offered for information leading to the arrest and con- Detective Corinne Loomis of the Placentia Police viction anyone involved or responsible. Department said there is no longer a time period people The time of death is still not known, and could take must wait in order to file a missing person's report. up to several weeks to be determined, according to After the report was entered, it was assigned to Loomis. Loomis on Feb. 15. Now that the waiting is over and the family has done "Essentially the investigation began the day I re- all they can, all that is left is for them to adjust back to Please See TORREZ/4 'Reality Bites': Movie and music for post-college set Chancellor Receives Salary Increase HORNET INDEX By Cara R. Stewart The faculty will recieve a 2 percent an extraordinary commitment to to him," Lee said. NewsEditor pay raise this year. doing just that. I just wish they United Faculty has yet to take an EDITOMAL................ Board members, according to would show the same commitment official position on the chancellor's A decision reached last Decem- Board President Nilane Lee, ap- to the faculty," Simpson said. salary increase issue. Simpson, COMMENTARY........... 3 ber by members of the North Orange proved the salary increase after con- "On the face of it, I think the raise however, said he could predict the County Community College District ducting an extensive study to deter- is unfair. Faculty has never realized union's stand. Board of Trustees to increase Chan- mine if Harris' salary paralleled that a 10 percent-plus salary increase in "It is my sense that the United NEWS ......................... 4... cellor Harris' salary by almost 13 of other chancellors in the county. one year; that is just unheard of," he Faculty would believe thatthe trust- percent has sparked controversy, Based on the study, the board dis- explained. ees have shown a tremendous FEATURE .................. 6 prompting faculty members in the covered that he "was the lowest paid Other reasons also prompted the amount of support for Chancellor district to raise questions of fairness. chancellor of all chancellors within board to grant the chancellor the pay Harris," Simpson said. "Our salary increases have been Orange County," Lee said. SPORTS .................. 5 & 8 Dr. Tom K. Harris raise, which increased his salary "We would like to see the same modest, with the exception of the "I would not argue that they (the from $ 107,728 to $ 121,125, ac- support for the faculty,"he com- chancellor's. It just doesn't look board) are out of hand," said tion out to faculty and students. cording to Lee. mented. ARTS & good," said Bob Simpson, vice Simpson. "The salary increase has "If the board desires the "The board was in support of Harris was out of town and ENTERTAINMENT..... 7 president and president-elect of the to be compared to other districts, but chancellor's salary to be competitive Chancellor Harris' performance the unavailble for comment at United Faculty, the teacher's union. I think they should let that informa- with other districts, they have shown past year and we wanted to show that presstime. Death Claims Security Release S New Statistics Public Safety Office ported cases and the number of re- The Orange County by the public safety office and District Educator ported thefts dropped to 119. then are sent to administrative ReleasesUpdated Also down were the number of Register Reported services for release to the pub- Security Staticsfor hazards to public safety, which went Incorrect Crime lic. By Cara R. Stewart from 24 cases in 1992 to five in 1993 Director of Public Safety John News Editor FullertonCollege. and the number of traffic accidents, Statisticsfor 1992. Maw, who ensures that accurate 23 incidents in 1992 to nine in 1993. statistics are sent to administra- By Eugene Fields One reason that Director of Pub- By Eugene Fields tive services, said the correct sta- Long-time educator and commu- The Weekly Hornet lic Safety John Maw feels that the The Weekly Hornet tistics left his office but were nity leader, Walter J. Prey, a former number of reported thefts, burglar- published incorrectly. trustee member of the North Orange After incorrectly reporting the ies and incidents have dropped and In the Feb. 12,1994 edition of the He said he is willing to take County Community College Dis- crime statistics for 1992, the Ful- will continue to do so is because of Orange County Register, incorrect responsibility for the mistake. As trict, died Feb. 3, at the age of 77. lerton College Public Safety Of- the higher visibility of public safety crime statistics for Fullerton College for the 101 cases of burglary, Prey began his association with fice released the corrected statis- officers. were published due to a filing error Beeler had no idea how that the district in 1946 by providing in- tics for 1992 and 1993 which More reasons Maw credits the between the offices of public safety number came into existence, be- struction in American history and in showed a drop in incidents on drop in incidents are due to the bud- and administrative services. cause the true number of burglar- public speaking at Fullerton Union campus in 1993. get problems and lack of funds to In the article, the crime statistics ies for 1992 was 77. High School and at Fullerton Junior According to the corrected replace lost or stolen merchandise. from every Southern California col- Although Beeler admits the College, as Fullerton College was 1992 incident index given, to the But the number of reported inci- lege campus were reported in accor- records were made before he then named. Weekly Hornet by the FC Public dents of vandalism went up from 33 dance with the two-year-old Stu- took on his role as interim vice La Habra High School appointed Safety Office, there were a total cases in 1992 to 43 reports in 1993. dent-Right-To-Know-Law. president, he is taking steps to Walt Prey Prey to serve as president in 1953. of 407 incidents recorded as op- In response to the high number The Register reported thatFC had make sure this mistake never He left the position to assume the posed to a reported 346 incidents of incidents, Maw said, "We have all 26 cases of aggravated assault and happens again. post of assistant superintendent for of Optometry's board of directors, in 1993. of the potential problems of a city 101 burglaries in 1992, the most re- Public Safety has constructed personnel of FUHS and FJC in 1960. and the Pacific Auditorium Although the number of inci- with the same population." ported from any Southern Califor- a incident index report which cat- When the NOCCCD was formed Foundation's board of directors.

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