Election Rates Total 256 Votes From ASB
oardMayNix C Bus Service City Cr1 llege's experimental service is costm6 the school more than $100 a day and cancellation of the service, unless the number of passengers radically increases, was recommended to the Board of Trustees Feb. 22. The board was warned by Richard W. Goff, assistant superintendent for business services, to be careful of a "!:alvation surge" by the students. The experiment, which was scheduled to run five weeks, resulted from a random survey of 1,000 students taken by the Cooperative Learning Program. More than 500 of the students interviewed said they would be willing to pay 2.:> cE:nts to ride a bus to and from school. Statistics however, showed that a total fewer than 500 rode the buses in two ee!r..s
l'he number of students availing themselves of the service ranged from a high of 29 on the 7 a .m. Milpitas run Feb. 14 to a low of two Feb. 7 on the 8 a.m. run from King Road. The buses, intended to help minority students, had fewer minority students than whites. One reason for the lack of passengers, according toT. J. Owens, assistant dean of student activities, was that students had to walk too far to the bus stops along the route. There are only nine stops on the Milpitas run and 10 from King Road. "As such as we hate to throw money a way," reacted board member Yancy Williams, "we do have a commitment to C'ontinue the service for five weeks." Aa~r five weeks, Williams indicat(;d, the :;ervice will be cancelled. Board memJers did not expect a great increase in U"e of the buses before a final decision 1s made at the next board meeting March 7. In other action, the board denied P 1·esident Otto Roemmich authorization t<, sell stock left to City College by a late ins tructor Sale of the stock, worth about $6,500 would be donated to the financial Aids l<'oundation, primarily for loans for ~tudents.
"We just can't give you permission to sdl stocks without some facts substantiating the sale, argued board m~"mber Renee Baum. "That's awfully ..li4~Lif• general power to give someone, albeit someone responsible (lndlcatmg R()emmichJ." Williams wanted to know how the f.'inancial Aids Foundation would use the money, mdicating he would not like to see all the funds loaned out within one year. " We all know the record on paying back loans," Williams said. The board did give Roemmich
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1nners San Jose City College recently ;aiDed four students to represent the c:;chool in Bank of America's 1972 l'ommunity College Awards r ogram. These outstanding second year tudents have the opportunity to compete for $85,800 no - strings 1 .tached cash awards, with first ..,.ace worth $2,000 in each of four study fields. Winners from City College were, eter Moylan, Social Science; Anthony De More, Science and Engineermg; Barbara Mora, Vocational; and Technical E riverto Oliva in the Business field. The purpose underlying the rogram is to honor outstanding P s tudents whose scholastic attainment, sense of civic respon,b lity, and leadership give most 5 1 promise of future success and . . t o SQCiety. sPrvtce • ·~· .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .
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authorization to obtain title of stocks in the name of the board. Trustees also approved he implementatiOn of a computer systems program eventually leading to leasing or purchasing a new IBM computer. The system, called Management Information System, would save City College large sums of money, according to Goff. Goff added that less manpower would be needed to run the computer and that the present system, already at capacity of its work handling capability, would be unable to handle the work needed to open the Evergreen Valley College <EVCl . campus in 1975. The system would be beneficial to computer program students because IBM controls more than 75 per cent of the computer market and, thus, the job market, Goff told the board. The board must also decide whether or not to join the city of San Jose in a project which would open to the public almost 100 acres of park land bordering three sides of EVC. However, the San Jose Community College District would have to pay approximately $350, 000 for acquisition of the land west of the new campus including Montgomery Hill, according to Bert Gerlitz, supermtendent of parks for planning, San Jose Parks and Recreation Department. Gerlitz said the City already has funds to develop Montgomery Park south of the campus and would purchase the land east and southeast for future development as a park site. Williams said that the distnct is already pouring 40-50 million dollars into developing the campus
A very small "minority" of the City College student body voted to pass Friday's election changing the Constitution allowing for four new positions. The positions will be called Commissioner of Black Affairs, Commissioner of Chicano Affairs, Commissioner of Native-American Affairs, and Commissioner of Asian -American Affairs. When the results were tallied late Friday afternoon, they were discouraging. A total of 256 students voted, 195 "yes" votes and 61 "no" votes, this was less than two per cent of the student body. The proposal states that the purpose of these commissioners is to maintain the interest of each of the ethnic groups on campus, and to bring to the council meetings any business pertaining to their respective groups. The responsibilities of each commissioner are:
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ASB \ 'ice President Sam Rohde, in circus clown make - up, asks students to "take student govern~ mE>nt s eriou~ly " in his unsuccessful
attempt to defeat the constitutional amendment put before the student body on last Friday's special ballot.
You can be among the 100,000 Christians who will be ass-embled in Dallas, Texas for EXPLO '72 in June. To find out more a bout EXPLO '72 attend the showing of a film at 11 a.m. Tuesday in room 201. The film will explain what EXPLO '72 ·~ and how you can be a part of it. The film will be shown by members of lhe Campus Cr.tsade for Christ staff as a part of an EXPLO Blitz on campus Tuesday. For further information call 287-6762.
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VRATo Seek Aid Bob Mantey, president of Veterans for Responsible Action, and VRA vicepresident, Ken Norman, are appealing to the Student Admini!.trative Council and City College's 2800 veterans to aid in subsidizing a trip to Washington D.C. Once they raise the money for transportation, the two veterans will testify before the Senatoral Investigative Committee, which is holding hearings concerning major changes in the G. I. Bill. Mantey said that all the expenses in Wshington would be paid for, but $310 would be needed for flight expenses. The hearings, which are set for March 15 could produce the "biggest change since World War II," claimed Mantey. The VRA is asking that all contributions be sent to the VRA account.
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5 "How the War is Not Winding Down,'\ will be the first of a five-part anti-war seminar series sponsored by the Student Mobilization Committee CSMC) . The program will take place tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the College theater. "The reason for the anti-war seminar is because he SMC feels that the American public is being deceived by the President and the news media," according to Jim Welsh, SMC spokesman.
How does the President deceive the American people? "While Nixon speaks of winding down the war, he increased the amount of military aid to South Vietnam, resumes bombing of the North, and increases bombing of the south and of the Ho Chi Minh trail." Welsh quoted an article out of Atlas magazine entitled, "The Silent War in Vietnam (the troops, go out, the gadgets go in .. ) ", which reads in part:
City College may be able to recoup monies lost as a result of the recognition of 18 -year- olds as adults if a senate - approved bill is passed into law, according to Gordon Peterson, dean of student services. C alifornia community colleges are threatened with the loss of $34 million in revenue, a United Press release International reported.
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The whole situation according to Doctor Peterson gets rather complicated. For instance he cited the fact that any person under the old statue, taking Jess than 10 units and over 21 years old was considered an adult, and the school would get Jess m s tate a1·d for t hese students. But he a dded , a person over 21 takmg more than 10 units would bri·ng 1·n the school more money, but still
Passes less than those who are considered non - adults which at this stage of the game is anyone 17 or younger. Continuing, Dr. Peterson said that as the situation now stand!\ C1ty College would stand to Jose $80,000 to · h the col1ege $100,000 - wh1c can ill afford. In the UPI release, Senator Fred Marler Jr. of Redding, Republi'can floor leader, said the potential loss
"Despite President Nixon's muchheralded "winding-down" of the war, more tons (of bombs) have been dropped on Vietnam in the last three years than in the Johnson era of escalation ( 95,000 tons per month, against LBJ 65,000)." While Nixon withdraws the troops to pacify the American people, it gives him the opportunity to carry out 'technological genocide', according to Welsh.
The purpose of the proposal, which was first submitted by the Ethnic Affairs Committee last semester, is to allow for "equal representation with an equal amount of authority." It seems, however, from looking at the election results, that very few students, day or evening division , care if the council has equal representation, or how they go about getting it, or establishing its authority. As a result of the election the council will now seat 12 voting members, including president, vice-president, administrative assistant, three directors (pcademic affairs, finance, and student activities) two faculty representatives (one from faculty senate) and the four Commissioners. The three directors have not been appointed as of yet, so the past semester directors are "acting directors." These positions are appointed along with the four ethnic commissioners, and the faculty senate rep, leaving the only positions voted on by the entire student body are the executive positions, now being filled by Paul Sepulveda, Sam Rhode, and John Borda, and the faculty · rep, Mr. Angelo Atando. Council vice-president Rhode stated that the amendment was contradictory, in that the procedure for appointment or election of these commissioners is not clearly defined. In one palce the commissioners are elected in the same manner as the executive positions, and in another the com,missioners are appointed as are the dlrectorsl)ips.
u 5 public relations at home, to disable people rather than kill them. A dead person is buried and forgotten ; butan invalid has to be taken care of perhaps for the rest of his Hfe. When disabling weapons are used, the Vietnamese must devote their energies for caring for their wounded." When will the war end?
An example of technological genocide is the use of electronic battlefields, added Welsh. He explained that special electronic sensors are dropped in to the jungle. These sensors can detect any movement in the area. When the sensors are activated by the enemy, civilians, or perhaps even a water buffalo, it sets off a chain of events that terminate in the indiscrimnant bombing of large areas.
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• Serve as a recource person to the Administrative Council •serve as an official member of the Financial Aids Committee eshall act as an official student liaison between his ethnic group and the Student Administrative Council • Shall be appointed by his own ethnic group on campus • shall be appointed within fourteen (14) days prior to the close of each semester and shall serve for the following semester • shall have the same voting rights and privileges as those of other members of the Council
was triggered by the passage last year of legislation reducing the legal age of adulthood in California from 21 to 18. Senator Marler also said the new legal definition of adulthood had the effect or of rewriting existing junior college financing statutes so that the colleges no longer would qualify for funds they once received because of 18, d d 19 an 20 - year · ol s were minors. considered then
Welsh said that the types of bombs used in Vietnam have "inhumane qualities;" the bombs are specifically made to mutilate human beings. He cited as examples, plastic and fiberglas bullets which escape x-ray detection. Welsh added that round, metallic bullets are considered "too humane by the War· the p en tagon. " mongers m · · another part WeIsh cone1udedb y c1tmg I t" At! th f as ar 1c e: o e " American war theoreticians have calculated that it is better psychological warfare, and better
Longtime opponent of the war in Indochina, Robert Scheer, will ~~~s~v:t:~~~n~/he forthcoming
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ft . er a full semester of on the extStence C . College D City campus the seems to ff rop-m h enter up w at can o er 'bed as a mixed on ly bedescn bag Of accomplis bment. th DC Last semest e er un derwent a change .m focus il from deal" g · Y with m pnmar to problems drug related d r pnmarily In with ea mg problems. adpersonal dition the DC suffered from · th hat personne1 m e center w saw as a lack of publicity about the DC. Finally, the DC also suffered under lhe burden of having to iron out their own organizational problems. In spite of all these problems, however, the DC managed to score some successes during last semester. Two semes ters ago it was
widely reported in the June 1971 issue of the City Colleges Times that "The center would primari"ly a 1'd students with drug related problems." At that time student advocates of the DC such as Virginia Ingersoll also sat'd that..while the DC would be an outreach program" to help students deal wJ·th any persona1 difficulty the main emphasis was to be with drug related problems During last sem.ester however drugs were no longer seen as a maJ·or bl pro em on the City College ~~Pt~se ~C.those affiliated Dr G 12,
sch~l ph~~f~!n,Bdt"rePcetodrenor' student health services, and b advisory mem ~r of the "the feltDCthat commtttee,
drug problem on the City College campus is less of a · t he past. A problem than Ill 1 of years ago it was a coupe f ad and now the fad is over." Norma Crockett, clinical psychologist and director of the DC, saw the drug problem on campus as mmimal. Many of the DC student aides also concurred with this. Jim Young, one of the aides said, "The drug people are not coming in but ~~~;u~~~ not a b1g issue on The possibility exists however that the DC had somehow failed to attract drug abusers to the center. Dick Gould, student aide, said that he believes the use of drugs is on the decline on campus and that while there are undoubtably some drug users on campus they are too
underground and too close knit for the a1des and the DC to penetrate. · College Nan Godd art, City counselor and advisor to the DC student aides, believes that people with drug problems are not making use of the DC facilities as much as they might due to the adequate than more facilities available at the nearby Santa Clara County Mental Health Center. Miss Goodart differing with most of the personnel affiliated with the DC also said "that while drug abuse may be on the dechne the fact is that the drug abuse cult has particular needs that would not be met by the DC at this time. This is not to say, however, that the DC has not 1·ndtrectly dealt with drug
abuse problems. Both Miss Goddart and Mrs. Crockett point out that the center offers a viable alternative to drug use in its Yoga and Meditation sessions. Another case of the center's indirect dealing with drug problems is found in the experience of Juli Swift, 18, a freshman at City College. Miss Swift freely admits that she once had a problem wtth the use of seconal or "reds" in drug jargon. She also admits that although she had managed to stop using "reds" on her own, Miss Goodart and the student aides of the DC helped her stay off the drug "the her by giving machinery to cope with personal problems." However, whi1e the Dc program does help persons
with drug problems indirectly by offering alternatives and by, as in the o! Miss Swift, experience -furnishing moral support, the DC can and has aided persons with problems of this nature. A Chicano girl after a consultation with Mrs. her brought Crockett problem with what she felt was racism in the nursing dept. to o·n·e of the racial encounter sessions at the DC. The encounter under the guidance of Fred Stroud, a student counselor, was at· tended by Mrs. Crockett. In addition one of the student aides with the center and several students were also present. th e encoun t er · D unng session the girl cried,
laughed, and vacillated between wanting to talk about her problem or not talk about it. Through all this and at the end of the session the girl seemed to acquJ·re som-e insight into her problem and · to basically good adv1'ce 10 what she should do. After the session was over Mrs. Crockett pointed out that this was one of the unexpected benefits of the DC. A person could enter into a theraputic relationship with a professional and then enter a "half-way house" kind of relationship with students and professionals to help them cope with their problems. The organizational problems which the DC experienced 13st semester which Mrs. Crockett has detailed as growth pains and
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which most of the personnel connected with the DC believe they will be able to correct, nevertheless, did affect the complexion of the DC last semester and will continue to affect it in this and future semesters. The controversy centers around the exact role of the student aides. Mrs. Crockett, stressing the role of the professional, said that "the center should be a partnership between students and professionals" and points out the experience of the Chicano girl as an example of this working relationship. Miss Goodart, on the other hand, said that "i\trs. Crockett sees the students as intake and outtake personnel."