San Jose City College Times, Vol. 29, Issue 3, Oct 7, 1977

No gra de infl atio n at SJCC Fall semester starting with 1973, when the current grading procedures were adopted, to 1976 were analyzed for the study. In order to cut the time costs for the research, Fall semesters were only studied under the assumption that there was no significant Fall and between difference Spring grades.

Bob Brown, who provided the data, said that "this kind of in· formation is collected at the end of every semester and has been ever since 1968, so the actual time it took to compile the data was only about two hours."

The findings of this report were analyzed and tabulated into nine tables. What follows are some

By Margaret O'Brien

There is no grade inflation at San Jose City College, a report to the Faculty Senate indicates.

The report issued by Robert Brown, the district d irector of Records and Admissions, was proupon request of the Senate ' after student allegations that teachwere inflating grades.

The Senate's main purpose in the report was the find "to what extent is there eviof grade inflation from 1975-1976 among day, evenand total students at SJCC, reen Valley College and thf nn i~+r•,..

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The comparison of Fall A and B grades 1975-76 of SJCC and EVC for total, day, and evening enrollment show that the percentage of A and B grades at SJCC, in parti· cular evening students, was much higher than those at EVC. Another comparison was made of all passing grades (A,B,C,D,F) for 1975-76 at SJCC and EVC for total, day and evening students.

The difference between SJCC and EVC lessened with the possible exception of evening grades (which are lower at EVC).

Another collation showed that the percentage of passing grades increased at EVC while passing grades at SJCC remained stable.

, After analyzing the data, the Faculty Senate came to the fol· lowing conclusions about grade inflation at SJCC and EVC. "The percentage of A and B (quality grades) as well as A,B,C, D,F (passing grades) at SJCC from 1973-1976 appears to reflect an relatively stable pattern." Thus it is reasonable to assume "that there is no evidence of grade inflation from Fall 1975-76 day, evening, and total students at SJCC." At EVC the indication for Fall 1975 is that instructors there were grading lower as compared with instructors at SJCC. In the Fall of 1976 the percentage of A and B and A,B,C,D,P grades awarded increased, but con-

ti nued to be lower than those at SJCC. une reason, explained by Dr. Jon A. Kangas, Director of Counsel· ing at EVC, was that in 1975 EVC did not have a placement test and, therefore, students may have been placed in "wrong classes." The second year, placement tests were given, which might account for the percentage increase.

Another explanation presented was that "the grading behavior of EVC may reflect higher individual instructor norms for A and B and -A,B,C,D,P grades at EVC as compared to SJCC," Pat Butler, a Psychology in· structor at SJCC, was asked how he felt about the possibility of grade rntlatron. He sard, "There are more

important things that we could spend our time doing instead of compiling reports on grade in· flation. For example, trying to get class size down, hiring more full· time instructors, getting part-time instructors offices, or finding out why only one-fourth of the district's money is spent on teachers salary and the other three-fourths on overhead. How a teacher grades is really up to the individual in· structor."

The Times attempted to contact Dr. Paul Preising, who analyzed the report, for further explanation of the statement "grading behavior at EVC may reflect higher individual instructor norms" but he was un· available for comment.

Times FALL Tele. 298-2181 Ext. 346 Oct. 7, 1977 Vol. 29, No.3

Is an A.A . deg ree eno ugh ?

By Margaret O'Brien Is a two-year education adequate to begin working in a good paying job?

You bet, and the Occupational Education Department and Job Placement Center at San Jose City College have the proof.

SJCC offers a wide variety of educational options from Air Con· ditioning and Refrigeration to Laser Technology and their newest program, Solar Technology.

However, before we can begin a new program we must first prove or justify the need for it. There is a definite process that is followed for the justification of new pro· grams.

First, research is done on the job market in the area to find out if there is a demand. The federal, state and county governments do separate job analysis too. Then, if the demand has been confirmed, local companies are asked what they would want their employees to know. Afterwards, a curriculum is designed, and a five-year plan ;th estimated costs for the prois planned.

Programs are not duplicated in he other community colleges un· less there is proof of its necessity, and conversely if the demand is '

no longer there then programs are dropped. For example, SJCC is the only junior college in the area to offer Laser Technology, but had to drop their Aviation and Vacuum Technology because they couldn't justify them.

Most programs have an Advisory · Committee made up of people employed in the field. With these committees and the instructors, the programs are constandy being updated.

Placement in jobs after the completion of the requirements is usually excellent. In the Laser Technology program there is 100 per cent placement upon gradua· tion.

Also a lot of instructors have contacts outside of the school and many students are employed this way. Sometimes even the

in jobs is through the Bay Area anything men can and a lot of times -Cooperative Education Clearing they do it better."

The programs that SJCC offer House in Sunnyvale. The B.A.C.E. C.H. works from Foothill to are very successful. The fact that Evergreen and collects data on jobs companies who have hired SJCC available. Then a report on a graduates in t~e past still c~me abilities is fed into a back to recruit is one of the n1cest 1 students 1 computer and it analyzes the in· compliments that could be paid. formation and can match a stu· However, the number one comdent with a job. plaint of employers is that the In addition, some students who students need more of a back· are involved in the Work Experience ground in the ~pplication of program are often employed by English skills. Technical majors the same outfit after graduation.

"Work Experience is not just are encouraged to complete their limited to the occupational majors. A.A. degrees for personal gain if Psychology and English majors can not for employment.

"Most of our evening classes also get credit for work," says Mary Student Placement · taken by ex-students employed in Edrington, technical areas, are for the comOfficer.

The technical areas are now pletion of their A.A., or job en· more than ever opening up to richment," says Herrick. women.

If you are not sure about the "These non-traditional areas are career you want to pursue or you previous graduates place students. now wide open for women," states would like to find out more in· "Our Electronics program has Edrington. formation on different jobs, Dean been around since 1947 and our Clyde Herrick adds, "This year eafly graduates are now in the Herrick suggests that you "go to 20 per cent of our Electronics the Career Center and try to tie position of hiring. A lot of the students are women and the top down what your interests are. time they come back to SJCC," two students in the senior' elec- Try to find a job that you can say~ Clyde Her:ick, Dean of Occu· . tronics are women." _ _2at10nal Education. e:,joy as much as a hobby. Try to ' The Placem.e?t OffJce also, In· 'The working conditions are keep salary secondary. You spend forms the specrfrc progr~~s of any good and the jobs vary. The work is over one third of your life working employm~nt opportunrtres that not greasy or dirty as people used so you might as well like what they receive. to believe. Besides; women can do you're doing."

Another way students are placed Mary Edrington adds, "The ~~ Career Center can also give you tests to hefp you pin-point just where your abilities and interests are. Because to go through two or four years of schooling, get a job and find out it's not for you is a waste."

New testing methods in compute rcenter

: TTING A CHECK-UP--Instruc tor Jerry Hurwitz,

Itt, and Mike Schultz check out the hydronic trainer,

a water heating and cooling system used for air con·

ditioning purposes and commercial use. The trainer is used in the air conditioning and heating program.

(Photo by Jim Thompson,

Budg et Crunch

By Joe Souse

"We are in a budget crunch, there's no question about it, District Chancallor Dr. Otto Roemmich said to faculty and staff members Tuesday at a meeting in the SJCC Theatre.

Dr. Roemmich said that there been no decision to reduce for budget reasons, but "if (reduction of staff) becomes ry, everyone will be involved," classified, certificated and personnel. ' Dr. administrative Roemmich's comments were largely devoted to the status of faculty salary negotiations and district budget problems.

The status of salary negotiations have been moving slowly, but Dr. Roemmich said that neither the Board ofA Trustees nor the Ad· mi~istrati?,n has been "dragging t~e,_r feet as far as stalling negotiations. Dr. Roemmich said that the California Teachers Association had been recognized by the

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district as the bargaining unit for the certificated staff. Origin· ally, problems had arose when the district did not recognize the CTA as the bargaining agent because of an unresolved problem of parttime instructors. Delays continued until the Educational Employment Relations Board in Sacramento

decided to who the bargaining agent would be and the district subsequently recognized the CT A ~s representative of the part-time rnstructors.

Dr. Roemmich indicated hope that a special meeting will be called next week with the Board of Trustees to discuss additions and corrections of the CTA proposals, thereafter, negotiations would be· gin immediately. He also noted that if negotiations are not completed by Feb. 17, 1978, there will be no retroactive pay for the staff.

At the same time, Dr. Roemmich noted the district does not

have the "sizable reserves" as in years past. Dr. Roemmich said most reserves are restrictive because of the large building fund-$6 to 8 million--and current dperating reserves are about $2.5 million, down from the $2.B mil· lion figure desired by trustees.

Indicating that reserves for the completion and operating of Evergreen Valley College are depleted and that the district must maintain the $2.5 million reserve figure, Roemmich noted that the district must reduce costs elsewhere if the district is to continue pro· vidina salary increases.

Symphonic band The San Jose Symphonic Band is schedule to appear at 8 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 15 in the SJCC Theater.

The band, directed by Darrell Johnston, will feature a guest appearance by Floyd Cooley, a tuba player with the San Francisco Opera Orchestra.

(Photo by Rafael Martorell)

uti er Pro fi le:P atB politician Teacher and

Diane Wesson Going from student teaching to a 60- to 70 hour weekly schedule involving ·full time teaching duties and campus politics has made Patrick l3.utler, psychology instructor and counselor an exceptionally bJJSY man at San Jose City College.

Butler began his teaching career at City College in spring of 1966 in a jun ior college teaching class in psychology. In the fall semester of 1970, Butler was hired for his first full year. Following that year he was dismissed. Butler returned to SJCC, having missed only one semester of active teaching, on a new contract as a full-time substitute, and continued teaching until the fall of 1975. At that time, a position opened for a ~rmanent full time psychology instructor in the San Jose Community College District to teach at Evergreen Col· lege. Butler applied. for this position.

The district received almost 300 applications. The full-time position was offered to a woman who at that time happened to be employed out of the district. Butler, having received tenure, was offered only a part time teaching position.

Feeling dealt with unfairly, Butler contacted his attorney. Soon thereafter, Butler said, "I received a letter from Dr. Kenneth Marr, (Provost at Evergreen College) stating that my services were no longer necessary, not even for part-time." So Butler decided to go to Europe and give power of attorney to Joseph Schumb, to defend him. While Butler was in Europe, Schumb sued the district.

After six months the district settled out of court. The settle· ment gave Butler tenure, paid h!s

attorney fees, ana also paid tor all of the time lost while he was dismissed.

When he returned, Butler got in· to educational politics. He began with the California Teachers Asso· ciation in organizing the faculty in collective bargaining. He was later elected to the Faculty Senate and elected President of California Teachers Association at City Col· lege.

"One of my gripes was that the San Jose Community College district is a very rich district. We have the largest money reserves in California." charged Butler. "We earn over one million dollars on interest alone, in the bank," he added.

"I am still the newest person in the psychology Dept." Butler said.

The size of our tull·time staff hasn't grown," he continued . Butler explained that there has been a great increase in part-time teachers, only teaching a couple of classes at the very most. ''They are paid 1/3 the hourly rate of full-time instructors and teach roughly 1/2 of the classes on campus," he said.

Butler said that, the part-time teachers have no benefits, no tenure, and no office hours to counsel their students.

Because of these conditions, he went to work publicizing to faculty and others that "of nearly $40 million only 6 to 7 million is spent on teachers' salaries." Butler feels there is far too much overhead.

Butler feels that the only up· dated facil ities are in City Colleges' Athletic dept. He thinks the idea is to increase the enrollment at Ever· green by not only transferring academic majors, but also by not maintaining the facilities for City College. "The class size is smaller at Evergreen and there is airconditioning in the rooms," stated Butler.

The new and exciting way to take a test is by computer at the Computer Center in room 207c.

This new testing system program designed by Jay Dickenson, Ed Poindester, Elliot Wirt, Dr. Mark Bunge and Garth Norton has attracted many students.

It is the center's first semester on campus and the computers are being used for basic programming by the classes of Dr. Bunge. Poin· dexter, Wirt and Norton use the computers for testing in the classes of Psychology, math, government and history.

The Computer Center has at its disposal 12 terminals and PDB 1134, the largest computer on campus.

The step by step procedures on testing on the computer is as follows: - First, Hello is typed on the com· puter.

- The student is given two num· Believing that SJCC has great The Veterans Tutorial Office, bers by the instructor and also Butler feels that the potential, by building portable the located in uses the last four numbers of his district can be one to be proud of. available making is bookstore, the social security number; com"It can provide top quality educabined this number is then given ' tutors to all veterans having prob· tion," he said. "Lowering taxes . classes. any in lems to the computer. may be accomplished by cutting They are seeking tutors. The An account number listed by back on administrative fat," he have to are tutors for qualifications courses and classes is then added. taken the course and passed it with entered.

Butler has worked on the legisan A or B. You don't have to be a A password is entered. for California Teachers Assolation veteran to be a tutor.

Then, a daily message is flashed ciation and worked with the calif· hour an $2.70 paid are Tutors on the screen. ornia Teachers Association in or· by veterans, and the Veterans' The score is then lodged into ganizing other facilities in other veteran. the reimburse will Office the computer. school districts. He is presently Every two weeks the machine is books New involved with the school board "dumped" (better known as ac· campaigns and on Bill Priests' at library counting dumping), the listing of election committee. how many hours students put in The library has recently reAlong with these extra activities, on particular courses. ceived 25 new books. These titles Butler enjoys counseling. He Besides the administration and are shelved next to the card cata· counsels on Tues. and Thurs. with the instructors using the center for log in the reference area of the his emphasis on "personal counsel· testing and classes, there are two library. ing. On Mon., Wed., and. Fri. he CLP workers, Susan Rilos and Joe The books cover a large rnage teaches psychology with hiS favor· Alvarex, and volunteers using the of disciplines - psychology to ite course being Child Psychology. center. geography, fiction and non-fiction.

While Butlers' busy schedule "Our biggest problem," Mr. A few of the books are ''The Arms takes up 60 to 70 hou~ a week, h_e Poindexter states, "is the lack of Bazaar: From Lebanon to Lock- still tries to set aside t1me for .h•s space; Mondays and Fridays the heed," "A Fam ily Matter: A favorite past times. These favontes place is packed and there are five Parents' Guide To Homosexuality," include tennis, running_ and !ast more instructors wishing to use "A guide For The Perplexed," and but certainly not least. wme tastlllQ. the center for testing.'' others.

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It is the land that nourishes us, play a part in preserving the "Our tendency is not to call things resources until the $upply both physically and esthetically. beauty; write your legislators runs short. When the end of the The land is what is important. To tell them how you feel; join o supply is in sight, we discover that sit ~igh above a rushing river, rain the many organizations rieciiCJitlllll the thing is valuable. The next falltng all around, miles from the to saving the earth, like resource. . .is the wilderness," nearest town, can be an experience - Club or the Audubon S()(:.i111tv.l said !!Cologist Aldo Leopold in ·in humility, beauty and give one a' . Wallace Stegner, author, h~stor· 1925. dedication to saving those parts tan, teacher . an? lover of wilder· The last outpost of pristine of the world that are irreplaceable. .ness o~ce satd. 'T~ese are some of wilderness exists in Alaska. With Henry David Thoreau said, "that the thmgs th~ Wilderness can do the completion of the Alaska pipe· in wilderness is the preservation for us. !hat IS the rea~n we need line, a pandora's box of further of the world." Take time to think t? put mto effect, tts preservadesecration has been opened. about that statement the next t ime t1~n, .some other p~mc.'ple than the The way has been established·for you visit a wild area large or small prtnctples of e)(p(ott~tton of u.sef\.11· the future exploitation of Alaska's and feel the tidings of nature flow ness or eve~ recreation. W~ stmply wilderness and natural resources. into you. Also think about ttie need that. wild country available tP The much acclaimed shortages of fact that only you as a concerned us! even ~f we never do mo~e than petroleum and minerals has caused citizen can save wilderness, even if ?nve to 1ts edge and look .'"· For the present administration in Washthe wilderness is in Alaska. There 1t can be a means of reassurmg our· ington to attempt to save wilder· are many things that you can do to selves of our sanity as creature~: a part of the geography of hope. ness in Alaska and other areas of the United States.

However, the pressure from the large Petroleum companies in an energy hungry .nation is something that cannot be denied . These com· panies would attempt to heat the nations homes and preserve an over· rated wasteful standard of living and in so doing destroy millions of acres of wildlife habitat and virgin forests, along with many different fragile ecosystems.

As in the original pandora's box there exists a cry of hope.

THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL It comes from concerned citizens and environmentalists who care about the earth and wish to protect as much as possible from the bite 'Don't involve me in your petty bickering' of the bulldozer and the cut of the chainsaw. The people of the United States have a personal stake in · Nidia Batlle: don'~ think they are glving1 wilderness. The very fibre of a away grades. I m taktng calculus right now. nation was formed from the wilderWe JUst had a quiz, and I got an "A" on t he · ness experience. This nation which whole thing. But because I forgot a "em'' in · carved a place for itself out of the fr~nt of the equation, I got a "B". The same dark and bloody ground, destroyed thing happened in physics. I forgot a letter much of what nurtured · it. But and this lowered my grade down to a " B", even with the amount of land So I don't think they are giving away grade~ destroyed there were enough far. sighted individuals who fought to save areas of great beauty for the Mari_,a Gomez: Yes, especially during · benefit of all mankind and the the daytime. like there are more students other organisms with which we dur.ing the daytime than evening. Yoa get

By James E. Olson share t he earth. Men like John better assistance. They help you more in Muir, Aldo Leopold and Bob PresidElnt, Wisconsin Newspaper Assn. the daytime. I think there's inflation in day Marshall. grades.

Publisher, Richland Observer Many people ask why we shoufd Richland Center ' be concerned about wild land that Every time you pick up your newspaper at restricted. is so far away and will probably your doorstep or t ake it out of your mailbox n.ever be visited by a large populafreedom is in your hands. ' Certainly newspapers are different. tion. I can only answer that the our newspaper is a living, everyday illusCerta!nly they relfect opposing views. world is growing smaller every tratton of · the freedom that is embodied in . Certatnly they support conflicting ideas. day and t hat at ,one time, the Margaret Batton: I don't know, because the very first amendment to the Constitution (;ena.i~ly the)' espouse different programs wonders of Yosemite and YelfowI'm working like the dickens to keep my stone were beyond the reach · of of the United States of America. The Foundar:'d polrcte~. .: • grades up. I'm in the technical classes, and the majoity of people in the East. ing Fathers of t his nation, who wrote the As surely as there are different types of I feel YO.u have to work for yo ur grades.

Now these two parks along with blueprint for the greatest experiment in readers, there are different types of newsmany wilderness areas are overgovernment the world had ever seen, felt so papers. This in itself is the guarantee that freecrowded and having to undergo strongly about freedom t hat they themselves dom belongs to both the press and the'public. quota regulations. Even though the annexed t he Bill of Rights amendments beThat fact is important and essential to our wilderness in Alaska may be fore t he Constitution could be submitted to system. thousa nds of miles away it still the several sovereign stat es fo r formal ratiAs surely as there are differences, ·both in exists and must be allow~ to do Merrit. Elmore: I don't know if I can an- · fication. so, for future generations and more the press and in the public, there will be those swer that very well. I think if anyone knows importantly for its sake alone.

Through it s free choice to present the who are critical of the press. That too enit would be somebody down at adminlstraOnce the oil mineral and timber news, to interpret the news, and to make sures a basic freedom. ' ' tioQ.j would say no. I don't think companies begin -t heir devastating · comment on the news, your newspaper in __is grade inflatioo at City CollegetO'.liJiY,· every edition relies upon those basic rights work the country will never be the Think back to the years and the circumgreat extent. same. and freedoms. Jn the process of pursing its ~ances that produced the totalitarian regimes Man does no t inhabit this planet every day dut ies and obligations to you, yqur '" Europe. Did any Italian newspaper endure all oy himself but rather is only newspaper stands as the first line of defense under Mussolini? Was any German newsone of the many life forms sharing agai.nst .any action or any effort that may tend paper permitted to take issue with Hitler?

Jaime Ashton: I haven't personally witlife. However, he is t he only or· n~ssed inflation of grades. I could be totally to mfnnge upon t hose rights and freedoms.

Essential to their control and power was a ganism that has the power to commtstaken t hat there isn't inflation of grades.

What is t he newspaper's freedom is your press that presented only what they wanted pletely destroy all other forms.

I believe the teachers want to see their freedom. One is dependent upon the other. presented. There was no choice or freedom But, more importantly, he can students pass.

One cannot be free without the other. either for the press or for the public. ' save all other life forms if he so desires. The same· is true for the . Eve ry newspaper reader has the freedom of They could not afford to permit the press wilderness, he can never· create hts o r h~r choice in selecting the newspaper, to be free because they could not allow the such areas but he has the power the stones, t he features, or the editorials he people the freedom of thought, choice and to se~ that it will remain ever so. or she may want to read . Every reader has the expression.

I am fortunate in that I am aiJie •r+-..w!~ freedom to respond to any of those articles or Freedom is basic and essential to all of us. to spend a few weeks a year in to ~ny . of those commentaries. As long as When you have your newspaper in your the wilderness areas of California chotce IS readily available and th e avenue of hand, you have freedom in your hand. and Wash iOgton. But, even if one response is open, your freedom is secured. can only visit the fine areas closer ·'Our liberty depend ~ on the Wh.en you have no choice or you cannot t~ home, like Pt. Reyes, Big Sur or freedom of the press, and that can· B1g Basin the experie nce can be a tak~ 1ssue, the freedom of the press is imnot be limited without being lost." rewarding one. These areas e)(ist penled and your freedoms are conseque ntly - Thomas Jefferson because farsighted people became concerned about their uniqueness.

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t h g i n o t e g a t s n o ' h c t i r d l E f o s r e m i 'R , C a m p u s / Arts

By Joe Sous a Ente rtain men t Edit or "Th e Rimers of Eldr itch, " the 1967 Drama Desk Vern on Rice Award-winning play by Lanf ord Wilson, will kick off the 2nd of 3 San Jose City Drama Dept. spon sore d showings toni ght at 8 pm in the SJCC Thea ter.

The play, which first appe ared at La MaMa Expe rime ntal Thea ter Club , New York, and subs eque ntly appe ared Off-Broadway at the Che rry Lane Thea ter in New York , conv eys a them e that the very fabri c of Bible Belt America is caug ht · up with its catc hwo rd mor ality and with its capa bilit y for vicious. Lanford Wilson's two- act play looks inside and outs ide of a tiny , Midwestern town called Eldr itch, a once bustling coal-rich city, whose citizens live out repres· sive half-lives.

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will cont inue to find thing s, that will suddenly surface; it's all part of the creative proc ess,' ' says Bennet:t.

The play was the intro duct ion of a new and rema rkab ly talen ted play wrig ht, Lanford Wilson, 36, who , besides the recipient of a Rock efell er Gran t, also direc ted the first prod uctio n of "Rim ers" back in 1966. In addi tion to the exce llent playwright, Wilson devised an unusual but effective struc ture of presenting the play .

Inste ad of the play proceeding in a norm al, chronological fashion, the "Wh at Wilson is tryin g to say, or emp loye d a uniq ue con· auth basically, is that in a com mun ity trap unta l tech niqu e whic h ap· that has lost its focu s whe re proa ches a -1ituation from several peop le's lives are being frust rated time -dire ction s at once ; in essence, by the fact they don 't have a futu re the play take s plac e duri ng the or even a place in a deca ying and 'Spring, summer, and fall of the term inal atmo sphe re a terri fic ten· Y.e ar; skipping, by the use of the sion sets up betw een the value tech niqu e, at will from sum mer syste m these peop le have and the back to spring or forw ard to fall y reali ty of whe re the town is reall and from one conv ersa tion to goin g,''· com men ts Stu Benn ett, anot her. This exot ic blend of tes direc tor of "Rim ers." people and bits of actio n crea very the ures capt h whic aic mos a The play revolves arou nd the heart and meaning of Wilson's trail of a wom an who killed a pre· story . This struc ture prod uces "a sum ed rapits · dirty old man . highly intensifying play ."

"Wh at you see," cont ends Ben· "I have a real appr ecia tion for nett, "is the com mun ity, out of the beau ty of his struc ture and his frust ratio n, takin g the kind of $Uperbly craft ed trans ition s,'' says actio n mos t com mun ities do by Benn ett. "He has a way of making going to the wea kest targe t and · thes e trans ition s never arbit rary. vent ilate . By mak ing certa in that Wilson's com plex struc ture is so the deat h is justifiable, by con· that ther e are shoc k cuts and verting so muc h atten tion that the smo oth transitional cuts . The textold man was no good and evil, ure keeps changing and that' s the who on pers the they can exon erate ting part - the tech niqu e of exci did the shoo ting. " the play - and conveying it is the Ben nett cont ends that the scope big chal leng e." of the play covers a broa d pictu re.

Essentially, ·. the lighting plays 6ne, The basic actio n is a simple the biggest part in dem onst ratin g but not just a who -don e-it story .

Wilson's trans ition al style. A scene yIt gets tiekd in with wha t ever cont inue s -som etim es a two or body thin ks abou t ever yone else. mor e in sepa rate areas of the stage ing The deep crevices of mean simu ltane ousl y - until the lights whic h conv ey Wilson's story is dim on the scene and the focus infin ite. ' 2oes elsewhere.

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"The lighting plot of the show is unbelievably com plex . There's 117 lighting transitions in roughly 120 minutes of show. . .it 's not just 117 lighting cues, but 117 chan ges of loca tion, " says Benn ett ' "and .t hat's moving I" And as for the sets, Bennett says that "cha rity is wha t I'm worried abou t. Ope n platf orms (as used in the original prod uctio n of the play) will be too bewildering. The set, basically, is very simple. A grou p of platf orms with characteristic textu res and furn iture arrangements to establish specific locations. Becaus e I have more specific location, it's a little mor e representational, mor e realistic, than the original, but just on the level of deta ils." ''The Rimers of Eldr itch, " which take s place in cont emp orar y time , has a 17 mem ber cast, representing the 70 men and wom en who pres ently live in Eldritch. Ther e is no defin ite lead role, cont ends Benn ett, and the play is interesting enou gh by itsel f to carry a lot of perf orma nces . ''Thi s is not an expe rienc ed cast ," adde d Benn ett. "We've had a lot of turn-overs in the way of perf orm ers." But Bennett views the situa tion from a diffe rent perspective: "The re's the stud ent, the stud ent is learning, and the audi ence essentially com es to see the prod uctio n at the level and the grow th they 've come to achieve."

In the end, Bennett's port rait . of Eldritch is full length, educationa l. and challening. "The play has a lot of deta il to measure, a lot to take on. . .I'm feeling very 'up' ~bout it." ''Th e Rimers of Eldr itch" will , conc lude its run Satu rday night in the SJCC Theater at 8 pm.

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CCSF invades Saturday

s !LI~ h,h~h•~·~·~•f •n~I? I; t z Jaguars, 2 3

Sports Ed1tor After three winless games, Coach J im Wheelehan must be wondering what has happened to the 1977 J aguar grid t eam.

Last Satur~ay, San Jose City College fell v1ct1m for the second . th'IS year, Iosmg · t 1me to t he h ost Cabrillo Seahawks, 23-6 at Aptos.

The game ,was billed as a battle of last years Coast Conference

Gate Conference champs (the Jags) But after 60 minutes of play ther~ was little doubt of what it really was - - a game dominated by the hosts.

The Seahawks, led by all·Coast Conference quarte rback Joe Bal· · and running backs Dale zanl')l Ogden and Ken Murray riddled the Jagua r defense, combi~ing for 350 yards (301 yards rushi tot al

RUSTLED - -Cabrillo tailback Murray is tackled by two Jaguar defenders in last week's 23-6 Seahawk victory over San Jose. This was one of the rare occasions that Murray was brought

Cabrill ·• gd ~· was the f orce 1n 0 1 180 lb ~ 1·f~usk ~g att;ck, as ~e rushed 'f0~ :~ r~m oquel H!gh And h Ogdyar ;.~~ 25 carnes. ball ~ en en 1 n t have the atta~~ a~a~ Murr~y who led the •. e ra n or 85 yards on 20 carnes.

Tho u h Cab . stead ~ k ~ 1111 presented a f irst tp;o~~~i~ ~~~:~s had the Halfwa t h h h .

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Hi~ rushing partner, Dale Ogden, (not pictured),

gamed 145 yards on 25 carries, as t he duo accounted for 230 of Cabrillo's 301 yards on the ground.

(Photo by Jim Thompsoq)

Le agu e-lea ding DeAn z a drop s Jaguar bo.oters The San Jose City College Jaguar soccer team dropped a 3-1

decision to t he powerhouse De Anza Dons last Tuesday on t he J ag

FLYING SPHER E--San Jose City College's Louie Ortega heads t he ball away from a West Valley player in recent soccer action. Ortega is the JMuar's leading scorer with six goals on the year.

(Photo by Carl Jaco )

• fs op e n I e ague P0 I0 IS S Ia t e t 0 d a y a t CSM T he City College water poloists will be searching for their first league win today at 3:30 pm when they o pen Golden Gate Conference play against the San Mateo Bulldogs at CSM. Last week, the Aquajags posted five victories, including four at the NCA F tourney held 2t De Anza and Foothill. The Jags defeated San Joaquin Delta at Stockton 12-10 on Sept. 28 on the strength of Doug Calvin's three goals.

T he Aquajags defeated Cerritos College 6-5 and De Anza College's "8" squad 5..() (a fo rfeit victory) ?n Friday. On Saturday, t he Aqua· Jags dropped a 22-6 decision to Fullerton before defeating Mt. San Antonio College 14·7 and El Camino College 10-8.

Doug Calvin was the big gun for the J~uars, as he scored eight goals agamst Mt. San Antonio.

Scott Coffee also turned in an excellent performance in goal while Mike Clark played well also. ' . Coach Bob Jones was pleased With the J aguars' performances explaining, "We played with mor~ continuity and were more con· fident of ourselves."

Sports dateline FOOTBALL Saturday, San Francisco - - at SJCC 7 :30p.m. ' Oct. 16, San Mateo - at San Mateo, 1 p.m.

WATER POLO Todey, San Mateo at San Mateo, 3:30p.m.

Oct. 14, Diablo Valley - at Pleasant Hill, 3:30p.m.

CROSS COUNTRY T hursday, Chabot and Diablo Va lley - It Coyote Park, 3 p .m.

SOCCER T uesday, Diablo Valley - - at Concord, 7 :30p.m.

Oct. 14, Chabot - - at SJ CC, 3 :15p.m.

Looking towards the league schedu le Jones noted, "If we can play to our potential we can finish in the top three." The Jags finished fifth in t he GGC last year.

"Our two top priorities are to finish in the top three and gain a bid to the NorCa l Championships, which we haven't been to in the past two years," Jones summed up.

pitch. The loss lowered the Jaguars' league record to 0-3-1 and 2-7-1 overall.

Louie Ortega was the lone Jag scorer, as he notched his sixth goal of the year.

Over the weekend the Jaguars split a pair of games, losing to the University of Santa Clara JV's 4-1 on Friday night and winning on Saturdqy, with a 3-1 triumph at Ohlone College.

Against the Broncos, the Jaguars were outshot 15-6. However, Louie Ortega averted a shut out on his fourth goal of the year, his third penalty kick of the season.

On Saturday, the hooters rallied from a 1·0 halftime deficit with three second . half goals. Sam Akhavein (Leland) scored his first goal of the year on an assist from Giovanni Rossi (Pioneer) at the 57 minute mark to knot the score at 1-1. Eight minutes later, Louie Ortega scored for the fifth t ime this season, on an assist from Don Kelly, to give the Jags a lead they never relinquished.

It was only five minutes after Ortega's goal that.Akhavein netted his second goal of the year at the 70 minute mark to wrap up the game for the Jaguars. Rossi earned his second assist of the day on Akhavein's second goal.

On Tuesday, the Jags w ill travel to Diablo Valley for a 7:30 pm contest. The Jaguars have not lost to DVC in three years and will hope to continue their hex over the Vikings.

Harriers capture first at GQ id ~ n Gate Invit a t io nal The San Jose City College cross country team tu rned o ut an impres· sive performance last Saturday with a first place finish in the Golden Gate Invitational at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

Coach Steve Haas best explained the victory, describing the win as "an unexpected pleasure."

Haas explained that the Jaguars outran both West Valley and San Mateo, the two powers who the Jags know they have to beat in GGC competition.

"No one expected us to win or run as well as we did," Haas said.

"We ran very well. We had to in order to beat both West Valley and San Mateo."

Paul Seachrist' finished eighth to lead all Jaguar runners, clocl- mg a 21.48 on the hilly 4 .2 mile course. "The course was much to his liking," explained Haas. " That's why he ran as we ll as he did."

Greg Miller finished ninth at

Wanted

21 .56, regaining the spark he had lost last season. Joe Fabris came in 16th, clocking a 22.08, while Bi ll Joseph was timed at 22. 14, good for 18th place. Joe Salazar finished in 21st position (22.19) to round out the top five Jaguar harriers.

The Golden Gate Invitational featured a field of 25 schools.

SJCC scored 72 while Fresno finished second with 85 points.

West Valley and CSM were third and fourth with 87 and 96 points respectively.

In the women's division, Sue Munday finished first, winn ing with a fine time of 26.19.

JAG JOGG INGS: The harriers face Chabot and Diablo Valley at Coyote Park on Thunday for • 3 pm meet. They will not be participatjng in the San Mateo lnvitationaJ as scheduled on Saturday. However, Sue Munday will compete in the women's divisio n at San Mateo.

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ter, the Jags took possession on t he Hawk · 44. Seven plays later, after a steady march, the Jaguars found themselves on the Hawk one yard line. It was here where a costly turnover changed the outcome of the game.

K en T a t e attemp ted to score from one yard o ut, b ut in the process lo~ the bal l, e nabling Seah.awk defens1v~ bac k Don Benedetti to recover m the end zone for a touchback.

With the ball on the ir own 20 quarterback Balzarini led t he Sea: hawks on an 80 yard d rive in 1 1 plays, result ing in a seven ya rd scoring toss to tight end Rod Tompkins on the first play of the second quarter.

Ogden was the back-breaker for the Hawks on the drive, as he ran for 39 yards and t hree fi rst downs.

So, inste ad of a 7..0 Jag uar lead it was 7..() Cabrillo.

The Seahawks had another opportunity to score only a few minutes after their fi rst touchdown when Ogden rushed for 34 yards on th ree carries fo llowing a Jag punt. Ho wever, once again fu mbilitis struck, as he lost the ball o n the SJCC 15, Marc Rebboah recovering.

It was here where the second costly turnover occurred. Tate fum bled aga in and , coincidentally, Benedetti recovered again, giving the Hawks the ball o n t he Jaguar 15. Two plays later, Balzarini hit Larry Carson in the end zone for 12 yards and another Seahawk score.

Yet , before halfti me the purple and gold struck quickly with the help of a strange one yard punt

by Don Bilardello, enabli ng the Jaguars t o ta ke possession on their own 48.

In four plays the J ags drove 52 yards, thanks to Ken Dougl as' ·40 yard run. It seemed as if the Jags would be denied after a 15 yard penalty, but quarterback Mark Adame, subbing for t he injured Tom Sheppard (hurt knee), hit Wallace Dossi w ith a beaut iful 3 3 yard scoring strike to narrow the margin to 13-6 at the half.

That was to be the last hu rrah fo r the Jag uars.

The second half was completely domi nated by the Hawks, whose defense stymied the Jaguar offense and shut down backs Tate and Douglas for the rest of the night.

With an inoperative offense, the Jag defense. gave way to Cabrillo's consistent attack.

With 1 :44 to go in the t hird quarter , Hawk punter Bilardello returned a Mike Perry . punt 4 2 yards to the SJCC 23 in what was the play that broke the J aguar's . back, so to speak. Seconds into the final stanza, Balzarini hit Tompkins again, this time from one yard out to make the score 20-6 and bag t he game for Cabrillo.

On Satu rday night the Jags will look for their first win of t he year when they host a tough City College of San Francisco Ram squad.

The Rams, who are led by quarterback Bill O' Leary and wide receiver Cliff Moore, come off a 14-13 win over Foothi ll last week.

Last year the Rams were the only team to defeat the purple and gold, as CCSF upset t ile Jags 25-14 in San Francisco.

GGC ROUND-UP

The GGC season is only two weeks old and already surprises abound. The Laney Eagles and De Anza Dons, last year's cellar dwellers, are the surprises of the year as both are currently u ndefeated and in first p lace.

Last Friday , the Dons d efeated Diablo Valley , 21 -7 behind t he ru nning of freshman halfback Rich Hershey . Hershey, the state's top community college rusher, gained 145 yards on 3 1 carries, scoring twice in t he process. T he Do n ground crew gained 245 y ards during the night in u pping th eir league ledger to 2..0.

T he Eagles p ulled off a big upset with a 20- 19 victory o ver Co llege of San Mateo at CSM last Satu rday. The Eag les rallied from a 19-13 deficit in the fourth q uarter to register their second league victory in as many games.

Chabot won their first GGC game of the season with a 29-14 thrashing of West Valley at Buck Shaw Stadium last Frjday. A 24 point th ird period surge spurred the Gladiators, as Chabot evened their league ledger at 1-1.

At San Francisco last Saturday afternoon, the CCSF Rams edged Foothill's Owls 14-13. Down 13~ at the half, t he Ra ms rallied with two touchdowns in the third q uarter on Richey Busse's 68 yard punt return and Dave Hill's 75 yard scoring pass to Cliff Moore.

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San Francisco It SJCC, 7:30 Wen Velley 81 D leblo V III'-Y, 7:30 L811 WMk'I ICOIW •cmrillo 23, SJCC 8 De Anze 21 , Dleblo Valley 7 Chabot 29, wen Valley 14

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RUSHING: SJCC: Douglas 10..95, Tate 13-20, Alexander 3~. Woolas 2-6,

MAD DASH- -Jaguar running back Ken Douglas dashes through a S... hawk hole for a big gain in last week's Jag loss at Cabrillo. Douglas rushed for 95 yards on ten carries to lead all Jag runnen.

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By Paul Lloret

Sports Editor On Saturday Oct. 1, o ne of the greatest legends retired from the world's most popular sport.

The great Pele bade the soccer world farewell as he pl ayed his last game of his career at the Meadowlands Complex in New Jersey.

Pele is the man whom the experts say made the sport of soccer what· it is today in America. Three years ago 'Clive Toye, then the general manager of t he New York Cosmos, and Warner Brothers Communications lu red Pele over to America fo r an appro ximat ed sum of four millio n dollars to help transform the sport to the' professional level.

Now that he has retired, what will happen to the sport in t he USA7 It is t rue that soccer is on the rise, as attendance increased drastically throughout cit ies in the North American Soccer League. Over 77,000 fans watched the Cosmos d efeat Ft . Lauderdale in a playoff game last August. Yet, what about the cities that d id not draw well ?

What will the NAS L do to solve the low attendance figures in Hawaii, Connecticut, and Los Angeles?

It seems as if t he NASL is running around in a circle - chasing its tail so to speak. With the addit ion of the new Oakland franchise there is only one thing that one can say -- it is a mistake.

The NAS L wants rivalries. It seems like a good idea and is; except in cases where you have franchises 50 miles apart. The sport is growing. Yet it hasn't attained the popularity to the extent of football or baseball .

Looking at the past history of professional franchises in Oakland one sees fail ure for losiOQ teams: Except for the Raid ers and Warriors (w mmng teams) all the other franchises are "dead."

The Seals were one example.

The A's are another example. Three straight years they were the world c~ampions but attendance figures still sagged. And it won't be a sur· prise to learn t hat the A's will be moving.

Ten years ago the Oakland Clippers, champions of the old National Professional Soccer League (or something of that nature) cOf. lapsed due to financial troubf'e.

Remember the Golden Bay Buccaneers of the American SoCcer League? Where are they now? A year ago they played at U.C. Berkeley in their initial season.

Now they are extinct.

The NASL approved of the move to Oakland. The league also wants to move into areas like Orange County and Boston.

Boston's franchise, the Minutemen, died in '76. How can the NAS L think of moving back there. How can an Orange County team draw when a mere 7,000 fans visit the L.A. Coliseum to watch the Aztecs?

The NASL still hasn't decided if the Connecticut franchise will be moved to Oakland, though reports claim that it is probable.

What about Hawaii's franchise.

3,000 fans a game will not suff ice.

The NASL has to think and do a little bit of planning before ex~ panding.

Commissioner Phil Woosman expects to have 30 teams in the league by 1980. He's dreaming.

The outcome of the popularity of soccer in this country will be decided on the moves the NASL makes. Right now they have to test those cities which have little or no other major league sports - - like San Jose.

So in the spring of '78, the fo~mer owner of the Earthquakes, M1lan Mandaric, wit h former Quake general manager Dick Berg will be headed to Oakland with smiles on their faces ant icipating success.

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