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SJCC SOPH WINS G LDEN GLOVES TITLE Figueroa P ecisions O'Donnell in 3 Rounds
Bond Ballott Slated for EVC On April 20th voters in the San Jose Community College District will be asked to approve a $34,555,140 bond measure which will be allocated for the buidling of the Evergreen Campus, as well as tpe remodeling and replacement of equi~ent and buildings on the Moorpark Campus. If the electorate gives the bond propos ition its needed two-thirds majority support it will ena ble the district to proceed in the above mentioned areas without dependency on the state for needed funds. Funds derived from the bond election can ol')ly be us ed for buildi ngs, replacement and remodeling. All operating costs, including salaries, must originate from the basic t~x rate, which in turn is derived from assessed property valuation. This rate was not increased because of the override failure. The bond proposition going before the voters in April was recommended by City College President/ Superintendent Otto Roemmich and was unanimously approved by the Board of Trustees. This proposition is based on a 10 year term but due to changing interest rates and the influx of new voters into the community college district, it is impossible, according to public information director Stu Grannis, to arrive at a precise figure that taxpayers will be obligated to pay. The primary reason given for the bond being ba~ed on a ten year term without state assistance is the simple fact that the amount of monies available to the community colleges is unstable. The state is expected to match funds that the local taxpayers are willing to pay in support of their community college, but even this program is not assured because of budget m aneuvering by the state. Evergreen campus will be the primary benefactor if the bond proposition is successful. Approximately $28 million is earmarked for that campus, while nearly $2 million will be used for remodeling of City College and $4.75 million will be set aside for replacement for City. If the bond e lection should take the samepourse as the tax override (down), then a tax override will be levied on the electorate without an election, according to Grannis.
Trinidad Figueroa scores a solid right to the jaw of Danny O'Donnell
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in the third round of his heavyweight semi-final match. Figueroa went on
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to win the bout and the· Golden Gloves championship.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3,1971
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Less Money; F ewer Classes At CC The re;ou;cting defeat 16: 479 to 10,022 of the San Jose Community College District tax override by a 62 to 38 margin, will lead to severe cutbacks in school expenditures, deficiencies in teaching and staff personnel and may prevent the . opening of the new Evergreen campus, according to City College president Otto Roemmich. The final decision as to which areas will be trimmed will be left to the Board of Trustees, but as Roemmich revealed, "We will be running the same program next Fall. In some areas we may reduce." Registrar Robert Brown said that they would have to make "Value judgments" as to where cuts will be made that will hurt the least number of people, "but someone will get hurt." Richard Goff, assistant superintendent of business services, said " We will do the best we can with the dollars at hand. I can't say definitely, but there will be no
Child Care Center Slated For Fall 'il Student council legislative aid Bertram E . Washington, revealed that foundations are being laid this semester for the proposed child care center on campus, and is expected to be in full operation by Fall 1971. Washington stated that the special. committee appointed on child care is already investigating property adjacent to the campus on which to establish a center. " There are about 2,000 or 3,000 s tudents, including evening division students, who would use this facility. Most of the community is not aware of the needs of the junior college (or they just don't care.) The need has been stated and now is the time for the people react to these needs," said to h. w as mgton. Washington feels that the child care center should become part of the student body fu.nction. Such centers have already been mcorporated in some junior colleges in the Santa Clara Valley. He also made suggestions to the fact that credits be given to those students in the City College nursery school teaching program who would spend their time assisting in the child care center as a laboratory course. "This would give the nursery teaching program practical experience in their field, besides helping out the students of the SJCC community, " Washington stated. The Center would be supervised by a professional salaried coordinator. Washington, 24, a psychology and art major said he is particularly interested in establishing the child care center because of his in volvement with Ope~ation Share and his encounters with special education for young people in local elementary schools. He announced that a meeting will be held Tuesday at 8:30a.m. in U-200 and urged all interested people to attend.
new teacners or replacements, fewer sections with more students in each section. We won't fire anyone. Everyone has to do more, and what they can't get done won't be done ... It will not be the same educational program, nor will there be the same educational opportunities for students. " Stu Grannis, public informa tion director, summed it up by asking, " How
Service Director Calls Cultural Series Meetin g
much bread do you buy for a household' on a 1937 budget?" President Roemmich concurred with Goff, and added "It's a cinch we couldn't open the E vergreen campus without additional funds, either from the local taxpayer or the state by 1974. We're going to have trouble trying to keep just this campus open. "A lot of students didn't.go to the polls. It's pretty obvious that there are a possible seven thousand votes right here on campus. Most students of voting age didn't bother to vote. •' Where I thought we were going to win, we only won one precinct - over on the East side. We only won 10 out of 81 precincts, and nine were in the San Jose Unitifed district." About 25 per cent of the registered voters turned out for the election. Some of the primary causes for the defeat were the " taxpayer's rebel - lion," the depressed economic conditions in the area and the present image of colleges in general , according to Grannis. He blamed some of the problem on "simplistic answers. P eople expect the college administration to make the sone they had troubles with and make him into a perfect being," and told about several letters he had received about the " burning , destruct ion, pilaging and raping" going on at colleges. Some of these letters had newsclippings enclosed. ,None of those people wrote in favor of the . tax override. Goff said " When 90 per cent of faculty and students will get out into the community and agressively work for it, then · it will go through. " " I can't speak for the members of the board, but I don' t intend to ask for another election untii tiie people of our community have to come to us and say
' Why don' t you call fOr a tax ~ection? ' Unt!l then, somehow, we'll keep jamming students in,". Roemmich said.
Larry Arnerich, community services director, in response to complaints concerning the relevancy of some of this seme3ter's cultural series presentations, requests all interested persons attend a meeting Thursday, March 4 at 11 a.m. Room U-200, to discuss both next semester' s choices a nd curre nt problems. He said certain improvements Among the many items that would were possible witQ. wider student faculty been eliminated at City College have interest. if the tax override had passed, is the When questioned by an entertainment parking problem . As it stands now, it reportorial spokesman about the is possible that the Evergreen justification of such choices as Jack La campus will not open due to lack of La nne, E rnie English, The Pulika funds needed to hire teachers and Gypsies and the California Streetcar, Ar nerich cited the difficulties in balancing a series serving both community and college while keeping within the current budget of $10,000. He stated tha t many entertainers and speakers previously hir ed have now priced A major problem faced by both Sar. themselves out of our fee range. City and West Valley College adJose "Jack La Lanne wanted $1,000 but ministrators has been the costs involved accepted s175 and I' m willing· to bet we in carrying courses which have attracted get all $175' back at the door. No choice would please everyone anyway," he said. Choices are made through recommendations from a student-faculty committee, from individual agency · t.mgs, c1ass if.1ed, outSJ·d e sugges t.wns 1IS The first in a series of classes entitled and a member of the California Inand subscr ipt ion to the California ''Drug E ducation for Parents and teragency Council on Drug Abuse. All sessions will be held each Wednesday . Associ~tion of _Public E vents, a booking Teachers " will begin tonight under the from 7 to 9 p.m. in room 504 and will San the of Trujillo Don Sgt. of supervision · committee des1gnecLto lower the costs of continue until April 7. This course is coll~ge , programs through '' block Jose P olice Department. primarily concerned with drug abuses in of author the is who Trujillo, Sgt. bookmg. More sources than these are the community and is r eportedly innee~ed to . meet current problems, Ar- " Marijuana and Other Poisons," is an 11formative in the areas of hallucinogens, department police the of veteran year nench believes. stimulants and depressants. How to He suggested that . a student poll, recognize symptoms of use ... and what helpful in the past, m1ght be conducted to do about it .. . is also covered in again, ?u.t warned against ~e possibility detail. of receiVmg an overwhelmmg supply of The class is expected to answer many impractical and expensive requests. " La J uventud de La Raza" Chicano que s tions that plague parents and "Many would prefer to see Bill Bosby or a rock group currently in the national students from district high schools have tea chers such as why people turn to spotlight, which would either wipe out planned a Mexican-Ameri can youth drugs and how to recognize pills, capour funds altogether or leave us with no conference to meet Saturday, from 9 sules, or paraphernalia used in drug , abuse. general student recommended choice if a.m. to 4 p.m. .course, the "high the of phase Another the of one include speakers eatured F the group should disband before the Soledad brothers, two brothers from Los school drug scene," includes interviews season arrives," he said. Arnerich stated that, in addition to Seite, and Tim Gallardo, chairman of the with an ex-drug abuser and lectures by prominent physicians and concerned recent financial difficulties, the con- San Jose Community Alert Patrol. Those interested ma y register in citizens. MECHA by sponsored conference, The tinuing problems of night parking on campus Monday throug h Thursday, a nd the Mexican American Community room 510 of the district offices building at feasible admission fee structures and Services Agency, 766 N. 13th St. , San the corner of. Laswell and Moorpark suitable program content relevancy for J ose, is aimed a t all school-age Mexican- Avenues, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday the uses of the community still remain. Americans in Santa Clara County. Music through Fri da y. Additional information may be obThe meeting is scheduled for March 4 for dancing and a lunch of tamales, rice and beans, will be provided. tained by calling 298-2181, ext. 205. at 11 a.m. in Room U-200.
West Valley and City College Reach Agreement To Save Cash
Drug Abuse Classes Start
MECHA To Sponsor Youth Conference
seriously when he enrolled in Harley Dow's physical education boxing class / ' here. " Trini was always a gentleman and a hard working individual," commented Dow , who was pleasantly surpr ised when told about his former student's accomplishment. " He was constantly seeking extra work in class and he would borrow gloves over the weekend so he could box with his brother at home. Loaning boxing gloves or any other athletic equipment is not a common practice, according to Dow, but he never had any qualms about Figueroa. " He was always the quietest kid in the class, never said five words," Dow said, " he always went through all the drills without ever complaining. " He definitely had superior skills. Trini and DeSando used to help the other kids in the class." In order to continue boxing, Figueroa joined PAL and met boxing coach Nelson. "The fi rst time I saw him," commented Nelson, himself a champion boxer, " I knew he had the a bility to be a . good boxer." If anyone should know, it would be Nelson. Currently the football an d wrestling coach at San Jose High in addition to his duties with PAL, Nelson was a three-time National Collegiate Athletic Associa tion feat herweight cha mpion a t San J ose State in 1958-59-60. In 1956, Nelson was a member of the United States Olympic Boxing team. "Trini moved around a lot, kept the ja b busy ," said NeJson, describing F igueroa' s victory Friday . " He definitely got in more punches during the fight than O'Donnell. There was no doubt in my mind that Trini took all three rounds." Unfortunately for Figueroa, who plans to transfer either to SJS or Santa Clara upon completion of his studies at City, boxing on a collegiate level was dropped in 1960. The death of boxing was attributed to the death of three boxers in three years during collegiate bouts. " It's a shame they dropped boxing in college, " laments Nelson. "Trini would have an excellent chance to get a scholarship.' ' Trini is undecided about his major in college. He does lean towar ds Spanish,., however. His boxing career right now is in the hands of Nelson. " We are tr ying to get amatuer fights on the professional car ds here (San Francisco)," Nelson revealed. "If we can, then Trini will get some experience . up here. "We would like to see if Trini's good - enough to go to the Olympics. We have to set a goal to s trive for a nd the Olympics is our goal," Nelson said. Some of the most impressive bouts of the evening were put on by representatives of Hamilton Air F or ce Base. The air men won seven of ten senior titles and all fi v:e bouts they participated in Friday. T~ airmen, in gaining their victories, followed the same style taught by their coach Gene Cooper. Constantly moving in on their opponents, they forced the enemy to move back. The opponents were never able to sustain an attack against the airmen. Avery Garabedian was awarded the best fighter trophy as a result of his second-round knockout of Lloyd Marshall 'in the 165 lb. senior division. Garabedian, fighting out of Babe Griffin's Boxing Club in San J ose, showed form and style in his relentless attack on the son of the former professional boxer of the same name. The figh t, also the most popular in the minds of the fans, brought a shower of acquire equipment. Thus students in nickels, dimes and quarters onto the the future will still have to contend canvas after Garabedian was announced with the headaches of finding a place the winner. to park in parking areas that were Matty Jiminez of Eureka and Carlos designed for fewer tha n 14,000 Trevio, also out of Babe Griffin's, put on stude nts now enrolled in City quite a show. From the opening bell until College. See story page 2, column 1. Jiminez ended the fight with a technical knock-out (TKO ), the two 125-pounders battled fiercely. Both fighters threw away the boxing form book ~nd continuously slugged each other until the end in the second round. Again, the crowd showed its appreciation with a shower of 'coins. few students, therefore making those other excellent fights were put on by. classes financially unfeasible. · Venegas , San Fran~is co, Brent To combat this situation, represendecisioning Frank Villa, Fresno, m the tatives from City and West Valley 149 lb. junior class and Jesus Dorantes, reached an agreement which will make it Oakland decisioning Rafael Portillo, San possible for those courses traditionally Francis~o, in the 139 lb. junior class. low in enrollment to be offered at one or the other colleges during a given semester. Students from both districts will be able to enroll in that particular class at either college. This should result in a sizable enrollment, making it This semester's first drama producfinancially possible to offer the course. tions, " Thieves' Carnival," by Jean ,-,Any other solution would constitute a Anouilh, and Becket's " Waiting for tax drain, serving no practical purpose," Godot," have been cast and ~ates set, the according to Dr. Gerald Strelitz, drama department announced last week. associate superintendent of instruction Anouilh's play, under the direction of and student services at SJCC, " By William Kester, will open the season on working out our difficulties in this April 16, 17, 23, and 24 in the college manner, we can foresee other in- theatre. It stars Grant F oster, Bob terchanges that will benefit the com- Loomis, Don E. Moore and Judy Burke. ' munity ." Other major roles will be played by Streiitz also feels that this decision Francis Williams and Teda P ilcher. should please all -- s tudents, parents and Additional characters will be portrayed by Craig and Kent Bunnell, Courtland taxpayers. As a result of the interchange program , Sanders, and Dave Spiro. Lisa Kester West Valley studentS desiring an ad- will be appearing in the role of the little vanced electronics course ha ve been girl. "Waiting for Godot," directed by Stu accepted for that class at City this Bennett, will be given a studio producsemester. Eventually this agreement will lead to tion. The sensitive lead roles of Estragon a four - college interchange system when and Vladimir will be taken by Bob Gould plans for the Evergreen Valley College and Tom Oleniacz. Lucky,. a tortured campus in the San J ose Community soul, wi ll be Edie Berry, and Bill CampCollege District .are fulfilled a nd when bell has the r ole of Pozzo. " Godot" will r un 3 days - May 20, 21 the development of Wes t Va ll ey' s a nd 22 in D-1 01. Mission campus is completed. By PETE MOYLAN A City College student, making his r ing debut, fought his way to a West Coast Golden Gloves championship Friday. Tinidad Figueroa, J r., captured the Heavyweight Title in the junior division with a unanimous decision over DaJ;Jiel · O'Donnell of San Francisco in the semifinal bout at San Francisco Civic Auditorium, site of the 41st Annual Golden Gloves Tournament. Figueroa was to meet Adam Rogers of San Francisco in the finals later in the program but Rogers did not appear. A record crowd of 6,102 paid to see 36 bouts during which '1:7 West Coast Golden Gloves championships in the senior, junior and novice divisions were decided. Figueroa gained entry into the semifinals by defeating James Hammons of Hunters Point, Feb. 23. The 20-year-old sophomore from El P aso; Tex. , har dly r esembl ed a heavyweight in either fight. Bobbing and weaving, 'moving quickly about the ring, F igueroa caught his opponents flatfooted much of the time. Moving in, scoring· with combinations and moving away before the adversary could return the blows, occurred all too often to deny the young boxer his victory. To his coach, Dave Nelson, it was probably a shame Figueroa couldn't show more of his form to the Golden .Gloves officials. The fact that he didn ;t fight a second time eliminated any chance he might have had to take the trophy for best fi ghter of his division. Another City College student, Mark DeSando,.was scheduled to meet Richard Shirdes of San Francisco in the 165 lb. junior semi-finals, but he failed to appear and could not be reached for comment 7 Shirdes lost in the final to Ovidia Valdivt ofStockton. Figueroa was the first San J ose P olice Athletic League (PAL) boxer to cla im victory since the Golde n Gloves originated in 1931. "I have to credit my victory to conditioning," said Figueroa , who impressed many boxing buffs at the Civic Auditorium in his two fights. Figueroa has been impressing people since he first took up boxing about six months ago. "My brother got me interested in boxing," explained the six-foot, 190pound .figher . He used to box to keep in shape and I spa rred with him for a long time. Along with his boxing brother Albertc;>, Figueroa moved to San J ose about two years ago with his parents, two sisters a nd two other brothers. F igueroa . began ta king boxing
Drama Department Slates Two Plays