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Grades are intended to provide the student with feedback, reward and motivation, but the present traditional grade point system used in higher education works in a negative manner commented Mr. Victor B. Graff, staff member at San Francisco City College. " The poor grades accumulated follow the student through his academic career and once received are harder to get rid of than a prison record," he added. A significant number of community college students fail, either because they are not ready for college or because they do not know where they belong vocationally, Graff announced. " Many students who fall into the above categories are ready to function effectively by the time of their second or third year in college. When they do arrive at this point, they should not be kept back continually and punitively by their past grade point average," he expressed. Graff has prepared an article, published by the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Fall 1970 Newsletter, in which all of his previous statements and more are included. Presently, community colleges in Title 5 in the California E ducational Code recognizes and expressly authorizes a grading system in addition to the letter grade scale.
a proposal for submission to the Board .of Governors for suggested change of provisions relating to practices in Title 5. The committee held its initial meeting in Sacramento on June 22. After a lengthy discussion the committee re;1ched a number of following recommendations for change vyith the pres~nt grading system so perhaps the followmg resolution would be appropriate for that body. Whereas, no method exists for a grade once recorded to be deleted from a students r ecord, whereas, many students, usually veterans, who return to college after a period of time find poor past grades acting against them, wher eas, many returning students have a new outlook on education, everyone should be able to start with a fresh record.
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Therefore be it resolved that the California CommUnity College Student Government Association Board of Governors instruct the organizations legislative liaison to seek an amendment to Title 5 of the Educational Code which would permit a student to petition to have a gr1de removed after a period of two years and which would empower the Board of Trustees of each Junior College District to instruct the administration of their respective colleges to do so under manner p~sc_ribed by code.
Student body officers for the Spring 1971 semester are Gilbert Jones (seated ) - ASB president; and (left to right, standing) Miss Vicki Ruff-
This is the credit - no credit scheme authorized in Section 51002, which is incidentally employed at San Jose City College. A number of Community Colleges are using a variety of so - called "non punitive" grading practices, according to Graff. These include the elimination of D 's and F's, permission to repeat courses without penalty, extension of the period to contract between the student and instructor. A loopbole in Title 5 which may be applied to the resolution concerns, to a degree the forgiveness of a grade. Section 51005 of Title 5 permits the dropping from computation of credit toward a degree those courses which are not a part of required State instruction or within the major. It further explains that each college may determine what courses are to be computed within the curriculum and which ones can be ignored Graff said.
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Norma Crockett will work full time as the tudent Health Center clinical psychologist starting in the spring . semester. The Board of Trustees, in a regular meeting Tuesday night, Jan . 5, unanimously passed the recommendation made by Dr. Peden, head of the Health Center, and supported by Paul Becker, Dean of Student Affairs, and Dr. Otto Roemmich, SJCC President. Mrs. Crockett has been on campus since September, with her duties divided between the Health Center and counseling. She will be available this spring to help students with their psychological problems on a drop - in basis. Her office will still be in the counseling building, but construction of additional office space in the Health Center Complex is scheduled this summer. Dr. Peden and Mrs. Crockett see this additional service as vital in helping students. "It's more important than headaches, colds, sprained ankles, dispensing birth control pills and even VD," said Dr. Peden. The $3.75 student health fee thal is paid each semester at tration pays for these services.
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Ecology Briefing Slated:
Students Seek Administration Support
By BILL PURDY A slide presentation and informational briefing examining the efforts of Ecology Action will be given for the administration, faculty, and student body Dr. Sidney Brossman, Chancellor of ·tl~xt Thursday at 9:00a.m., January 14 in Community Colleges formed an ad hoc the Board of Trustees conference room. c ommunity on grading practices for examining the procedure for developing In keeping with their policy of education as wetl as action, the new environment minded organization hopes to establish new critereon for ecological information at SJCC.
Students Receive Psychologi st -Full Time
bottles and assorted household refuse.' Photogr aphs depicting City College students and others at work on the 3/ 4 mile stretch will be shown as well as shots of the finished results. LaRosa will give additional information a bout the projects and Ecology Action's goals for the future. " What we want to establish," LaRosa stated, ' 1is a working, give - and - take relationship with the administration and get support from
them for further ecology ori ented proje.cts. St~den~ ~qwernmen.t is alre.ady workmg w1th m> aJong w1th vanous organizations i~', tJ:\1'1 ~ommunity." Tentative pl~~~ \l( ~cology Action inin the SJ CC . clude a paper and library and on campus. aluminum sup,eort the "W)th ecology action possibil increased," on this c said LaRosa.
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Ecology Action President Sal LaRosa commented that, " The presentation is By STEVE BRUMMEL designed to enlighten the administration and faculty of our group's effectiveness DEATH TO THE POPE. DEATH TO as a community service organization." RON JAMES. KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL NIXON. SAVE AMERIKA. The slides offer a visual description of DEATH TO THE PIGS. the first two successful monthly clean up projects held at Coyote Creek on Dec. 5 These words written on the Radical and J an. 9. The area was formerly Action Movement office wall on Monday, blanketed with an array of beer cans, Jan. 4, caused Dennis Manning, ASB
Mandatory AHende nce Set For Board of Activitie s Due to changes in the recently adopted Board of Activities constitution, all recognized clubs and organizations on campus will be required to send a representative to future meetings of the council. The new constitutional regulations allow any club or organization to go on inactive status by petitioning the Director of Activities. In an inactive status, attendance of meetings would not be required, but the group could not have any activity on campus.
Also, under the new constitution if a club had no representative at three meetings they would go on a probationary status. Attendance for three consecutive meetings without a vote would be required to remove the probation. Non attendance of six meetings would mean a club's charter would be revoked after prior notice in writing to the club advisor and student leader. The Board of Activities meets at 11 on Tuesda,ys in room U - 200. A re~resentative of each recognized group or club on campus should attend.
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of his action Manning Council in the text of the meeting Jan. and asked for inscription to . felt it was an discussion. Several isolated inciderit.and that RAM members should not be Mid responsible. Others wanted an explanation of the use of the office. Manning pointed out . that the office belongs to student government. He considered the writing on the wall to be a gross misuSE: of school property . T. J . Owens, Faculty Representative, made the motion to request members of RAM to come before the next council meeting to enlighten the council on the incident and to justify continued use of office space in the itudent union. The motion passed in a 4.- ~· vote. Dissenting votes were cast by.,apae Higashi, faculty senate representativ,e; ~Q Chris Nunez, director of academic affairs. Jeff Kitzis, A~il'lntrative Assis tant, pointed out that use .of~e office by RAM was to be reviewed ' ~t· the end of the semester . Council pla~use of the office in a probationarY"· :;;tatus until RAM members present th'e'i r views on the incident. At the Ja~_,council meeting, RAM disavowed-r esponsibility for the writing on the wall incident. Miss Nune~ . said she felt RAM was 'singled otit · ~~·- it was an anglo radical studetlt group. Other students questioned.·why ~M was having their office use prfVilf!H~ ~xamined when other office space was not being likewise examined. Rose Higashi l!'l•lie t~e motion to allow RAM use of ~e· ~{ife' until the end of semester review ef:·all student office space. It was pa~eQ unanimously. A Tuesday, 'Jan. 19 meeting in Room U200 at 10: 00 a.m. was set for the office space review by student government. 15"'
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vice president; T. J . Owens faculty representative; and adJohn assistant ministrative Sepulveda.
manicures Little, right an instructor in nursing at San Jose City College.
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Student Body Eleds First Black Presiden Gilbert Jones, a 25 - year - old econom'lcs major, became the first black student body president - elect in the ,history of City CollegE' · Dec. 16 when he defeated Miss Chris Nunez in the general election. After tying with Miss Nunez in the primary election with 329 votes apiece, Jones joined forces with vice presidential candidate Miss Vicki Ruff to oppose the team formed by Miss Nunez and Sonny Madrid, her vice presidential running mate. The Jones and Ruff ticket, campaigning on such issues as a " no policy" attend~n ce policy, constitutional revision, minorities conference board, grade forgiveness, and support for the upcoming tax override election, formed the coalition, according to Jones, " to present a slate with the broadest possible base representing all students." Dennis Manning, whom J ones will follow as Associated Student Body president, has been working closely with Jones and Miss Ruff in an effort to facilitate a smooth transition when the new administration takes over Feb. 8. " Gil's (Jones) natural charisma, will, I imagine, bring a lot of non - committed students into their first contact with student government," Manning told the Times. Manning also pointed out that, beca use of the broad representation of campus groups, more involvement in student government should be evident next semester. Jones, who has been a coordinator of English tutors in the Cooperative Learning Program, and who is involved in club activities with the Black Students' Union and Campus Ambassadors, told the Times that his administration will see the ful fillment of present administrative council goals. " We intend to continue those positive and
progressive programs initiatea by the ! present administration, and to press the attack against those problems which have not been resolved," said Jones, " We would like to bring about, through student participation, a stronger social community and conscious ness awareness in order that students may go out into the community with more than the tools of aca demic achievement." Miss Ruff is a 19 - year - Old political science major who hopes to be on the first women's basketball team to go to the olympics. Being a member of the present administration (director of student ac· ti vities), she foresees an easy transition into the vice - presidential slot.
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Drama - Dance Production " Machinal," a multi-media drama and dance production, will be presented January 14, 15 and 16 in the San Jose City College theater . The director is George Forrestor, the drama instructor at SJCC, and Mrs. Jimmyle Swope, of the College's dance faculty, will direct the dance sequences. In producing "Machinal," Forrestor uses electronic music, light displays and filmed backdrops while live action performances are presented on stage. Tickets will be available at the door, running from $1.00 general admission, $.50 with a SJ CC ASB card, and 75 cents with an ASB card from any other school. Curtain time is 8:30 p.m.
Promethean Staff Begin Plans For Spring Plans have been announced for the formation of the staff of the Spring 1971 Promethean, the Associated Students Literary and Art Magazine. The Promethean is published each semester, and is entirely a student endeavor based on the concept of providing an outlet for creative thought and free literary expression on the SJCC campus.
Richard Gault, the present editor, said a meeting to discuss plans for next semester's publication and to elect a new editor, would be schedUled for Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 12:00 in Room U-200 of the Student Union. All students who would be interested in working on the staff of the Spring Promethean are encouraged to attend.
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Vasconcellos Reintroduces Anti-war Bill Assemblyman John Vasconcellos will reintroduce his bill to test the Constitutionality of the undeclared ·:·: Southeast Asian War.
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