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Jaguars prepare to win
Board versus senate AS takes a look at the options By Jon Marinao TIMES STAFF
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Coach Carr at practice with Keith Martin, forward, on Oct. 4 at San Jose City College. The Jaguars’ first game of the season is 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at Los Medanos College.
The Constitution Committee met on Oct. 13 in Student Center 204 to discuss changing the governance of the San Jose City College Associated Students from a board to a senate. Mike Casas, 42-year-old political science major and student body president, Alyssa Issac-Casey, representative from Chabot College and Wayne Spalding, representative from DeAnza College answered questions with Karrawinds Salters, 35-year-old social and behavioral sciences major and region four representative from SJCC mediating the panel. “How are we able to motivate people to run for office when we can’t get enough people to run now,” asked 31year-old student Tony La Rosa. “Marketing. We have to get the information out to the student body,” Issac-Casey said. “Getting the people elected to be more involved in the students will generate more interest in the student body,” Spalding said. “One of the things we need to do better on campus is to market us by sending out emails and flyers to get more information out about elections and the student body,” Casas said. “If we elect officers and commissioners during the spring, we will be able to keep them in there for the fall semester.” About the two styles of governance, Issac-Carey said, “Instead of the board with the clubs sending members to sit on the council we have senators elect-
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Karrawinds Salters speaks on the difrence of a board and senate ed from the student body.” On dealing with elections, a problem which plagued the AS last semester, Spalding said, “We don’t have petitions for people to run we just have an orientation meeting and then there isn’t any crossover when the ballots are cast.” “We have our director of student life verify all student identification numbers alone, so there is no cross contamination from the petitions and the ballots.” Issac-Casey said. The student body put the question whether they wanted to switch to a student senate to a vote last semester and the vote was turned down. “I don’t know why they are bringing this up again.” La Rosa said. Students are confused over the measure and few have knowledge of the change. “I don’t know what the difference is between the senate and the AS thing,” said Robert Chleboun, 20year-old economics student.
Vice Chancellor Jeanine Hawk Resigns Resignation effective immediately; Hawk declines to state reason BY STEVE HILL TIMES STAFF
“The executive team will be working together to ensure that we continue to provide effective administrative services ...”
Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services Jeanine Hawk resigned Oct. 11 from her position in the San Jose Evergreen Community College District. “I’m particularly proud of contributions that were made during my time at SJECCD,” Hawk said. The Vice Chancellor of Administrative Chancellor Rita Cepeda Services is responsible for coordinating most administrative programs and services for the district and preparing the district bud- amid accusations of misusing the district’s get. The position also oversees the overall funds. Jeanine was appointed acting chancellor until the position was filled. management of the budget during the year. Reflecting on that time, Hawk said she Chancellor Rita Cepeda wrote in a district-wide email that the “executive team is “proud of our accomplishments and the will be working together to ensure that we spirit in which we moved forward.” She went on to say, “I’m particularly continue to provide effective administrative services while we develop the next steps in proud of the $268 million bond effort passed and the contribution that bond will have to staffing this critical area.” Hawk began her tenure in the district in support instructional facilities, instructional technology and deferred maintenance across the summer of 2009. “Shortly after I arrived at SJECCD in July the district.” STEVE HILL / TIMES STAFF Hawk declined to state the reasons for her Vice Chancellor Jeanine Hawk at work during the fall of 2009 2009, it became a very difficult time for the resignation and where she is going, but she when the District Offices temporarily occupied the first floor of district,” Hawk said. In the fall of 2009, former Chancellor said she will make an announcement in the the Technology Center. Rosa Perez left the district on medical leave coming weeks.
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