San Jacinto Times Should I drop or should I not? Vol. 21, No. 12
The Student Publication of the San Jacinto College District
Feb. 21, 2011
www.sanjacintotimes.com
Sticking with a class can be a tough decision By WILL STEWART San Jacinto Times
Dropping early in the semester isn’t something that is on every student’s mind, but it should be. Many people have had that ‘one bad class’ that played to their disadvantage from the very start that has dropped their GPA. One can usually tell it almost instantly when entering a class. Either by the teacher being hard to understand, or maybe their Blackboard site that is never updated. Dropping classes is not difficult and can benefit one’s college career if used properly, but remember it should be used sparingly. Dropping a class can easily be done online on the school’s SOS website. To drop a class, log on to your SOS site and click on the “My Student Records” section of the page, then on to “My Registration” which should be the first button near the top of the page. Then click on “Step 5. Register, Add or Drop Classes” where it will then ask what term you are currently in. After the term is selected, a list of the classes you are taking during the chosen semester should be at the bottom. Find the class you want to drop and open up the scroll down window and select “Drop Course.” There should be a percentage refund on the cost of the class being dropped if it’s being dropped early in the semester. To finalize, click on the “Submit Changes” button at the bottom of the screen. Though, if the class in question is College Prep, the SOS website cannot drop the class, it must be done manually. The assigned counselor must be notified of one’s intention’s to drop a College Prep class and finalized in Enrollment See DROP on Page 5
Individuality top priority for this prof Graphic by Chris Shelton
Aiman ace at imparting wisdom on students By CHRIS SHELTON San Jacinto Times
Boy Scout troupe located in Third Ward and also works with Ronald McDonald’s House, Texas Children’s Hospital, Marathon Kids and the 2011 Texas Med 5K at Ben Taub Hospital. Mr. Aiman stated that he enjoys being involved with organizations that “teach citizenship and civic duty.”
If you’ve been to San Jacinto College North you might have seen him around campus. It’s pretty hard to miss a white guy with long dreadlocks sporting a dress shirt and a tie walking around. His name is not just “that guy with the hair” as some students refer to him as. He is Professor Professor Aiman enjoys teachEdwin Aiman and he teaches ing philosophy and its related Philosophy at North Campus. If you courses because “[it] is the most stuck with your initial surface judgpractical of any subject you can ments you would never guess that he study because it has applications is an avid Mixed Martial Arts fan, and implications in everyday life. loves 80s hip hop (the golden era of The trick is to get students to see hip hop, with artists like KRS-One that, while the benefits of a philoand Public Enemy) and enjoys cult sophical education might not movies of the 70s. appear immediate, the critical In Professor Aiman’s class, the thinking skills developed will objective is to teach students to think reverberate for years to come independently and break any albabeyond the classroom experitross that confines students to the vice ence.” of close-mindedness. His courses attack broad themes including misogOne example Mr. Aiman uses is yny, racism, and classism using Immanuel Kant’s Categorical diverse elements. For instance, JeanImperative, which in layman’s Jacques Rousseau's Discourse on the Photo by Chris Shelton/San Jacinto Times terms, says that the validity of Origin of Inequality attempts to one’s actions should be judged by explain how savage man began to Professor Aiman points at a sign bearing a personal motto. how positively or negatively it accept alienation and inequality. He also used more recent examples like would affect society if all citizens committed the same action. For instance, If Bryon Hurt’s documentary Beyond Beats and Rhymes which explores misog- banks, lending agencies, investments firms, insurance companies which handyny and homophobia in hip-hop. ed out faulty loans and packaged them on Wall Street, and irresponsible individuals that accepted loans that they could not possibly pay back practiced the What Mr. Aiman is proud of, is that he can have a positive impact on the Categorical Imperative, maybe the ensuing economic down turn in 2008 lives of young people, either through his extensive community service or his would have been avoided. They would have known their actions were unsuswork at San Jacinto College. He is an alumni advisor and active participant tainable if many others used similar judgment. with the local chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, a Coed Service organization at the University of Houston. This group is affiliated with Yellowstone Academy, a See AIMAN on Page 5
Opinion
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Career encouragement
Music
Reviews of recent album releases Page 3.
Just for fun Play Sudoku, crossword: Page 5.
Photo by Michael Deats/San Jacinto Times
Students observe Shell Federal Credit Union during the career expo at San Jac Central.
Comm. Day set for April By JOSEPH ENG San Jacinto Times
On Thursday, April 14, San Jacinto College will be hosting its annual Communications Day. High school students and college students with an interest in pursuing Mass Communications (such as news anchor or radio DJ) as a career choice are invited to attend. The Event will take place in the Slocomb auditorium from 9 am to 11 am. The event includes contests with prizes and several guest speakers. There will be three major stars guest speaking, headlining with Richard Justice from the Houston Chronicle. If you would like to meet any of these three people in person as well as ask them questions, you are encouraged to attend.