.lty Vol. 30
No. 3
Spring phone 298-2181, x346
Friday, March 3, 1978
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am irez challen ges stit ution of ASB By David C. Brown
Does San Jose City College have regal student government and is 1975 constitution of the Asso· Body a valid document? The answers to these questions up for grabs after the Feb. 28 of the Student Council. According to Robert Ramirez, of the Student Body the constitution is not valid. On premise he vetoed the ASB of Feb. 21, 1978. Ramirez that the 1975 constitution never been passed by the stubody.
minutes of the Feb. 21 show Dean of Student Ativit·1es T.J . Owens informing the council that they are a
legal body. Also Owens stated t hat the constitution matter was straightened out, it had been passed on July 5, 1977. In a meeting with the editor of the Times last week Ramirez said \hat the constitution had to be passed by 10 percent of the student body before it was valid. . The last known election having to do with the constitution was reported on by the Times on May 27 , 1975. At that t ime revisions 1 and 2 to the constitution were passed with 166 yes votes to 30 no votes. .The enrollment at San Jose City College during the spring of 1975 was 7,198 day students adn 11,781 evening students according to statistics provided by Ramirez. The current action by _Ramirez
• • • 1ve m 1n1-course.s
ill offer variety By JoAnn Souza Jose City College will' offer ini-courses in social science, I science and ethnic stud· ..._.._ •h•'" inning in March. are open to re&idents of San Jose City College District are either 18 years of age or schoo l graduate. of t he three classes to be in social science is Local Stud ies. The course will the hi'St o ry of special areas ifornia such as Santa Clara Monterey Peninsula and Rush Count ry. ts will also learn the basic of historical research , ng how to gather, interpret document history data. A class on some aspe«t of loCal ry will be required. cl asses w ill be form March May 15 and will meet on Mon· and Wednesday f rom 1:00 to in room 32. The instructor be B. Wyman. A maximum of units may be earned. en in American History will the social, economic political history of women in Unit ed States from t he Colonial to the present. cl ass will begin March 28 go through May 1B and will on· Tuesday and Thur~ay 1:00 to 3 :50 in room 33. The rctor is J . Friedman. Three can be earned . e Emergence of the Middle in World Politics will discuss events that have shaped the pre· political situation in t he Mid· East and North Africa and how have influenced world politics. class is from March 27-22 and will meet Monday from to 10:00 in room V-2. A. AI· is t he instructor. Three units be earned. classes will be in the beral sciences. The first, Psych· for Women, will study the • :nn'' ' ""' " I development of the and her identity, the asof the self-actual ized woman the effects of culture on worn· class will be held form 27--May 15 on Monday and at 1 :30··3 :50 in room e instructor is M. Reynolds. a three- unit class. losophy of Crime and Punish-
ment in America will explore philo· sophical perspectives on crime and punishment, theories of pre'vention and the means of cont rol. It will be offered from March 1-May 17 in the Y-Building Conference room on Wednesday from 6 :30- 9:20. L. Duggan is the instructor. Two unit s can be earned. One class in ethnic studies en· titled Symposia in American Stud· ies : Chicano Literature Symposia will offer student s the chance to participate in special interest areas within the d iscipli ne of Mexican American Studies. Topics may include history, sociology, literature, language, culture and remediation of communication skills. The class in Literat ure and Film will be from March 7--April 13 on Tuesday and Thursday at 12:00-1 :20 in room B-2. The Chicano Oral Literature class will begin April 18 and end May 18. Tuesday and Thursday at 12:00·1 :20 in room B-2. T he instructor is A. Ar· tego . One o r more unit s may be earned fo r each subject .depending on the student. Registration for these courses will be conduct ed at the fi rst class meeting a nd require the student to bring his social security card and $2.00--$5.00 for t he Health fee. Tuition is free, though students must buy t heir own books and sup· plies, Appl icat ions and further in· formation are available at the Off ice of Admissions ard Records.
Presi denc y for Wirt Math t eacher Eliot Wirt has been nom inated for President of the Northern California Computer Consorium. He was one of t he planners of the computer ce nter on campus and serves on the Instruct ional Tech· nology Committee.
Che ss club T he San Jose Cit y College Chess Club meet s Mo ndays from 4 :307 and 011 Tuesdays from 10 to 1 at the Student Union Cafeteria.
makes all activities of the Student Council invalid until the matter can be straightened out. Ramirez's veto can be cancelled by the voting members of the student council. S ince all the members of the council were not present at the Feb. 28 meeting v.oting was put off until the Mar. 2 meeting. Ram irez stated that he would be better able to defend his postition at that time. Ramirez's action prompted Owens to comment that all activi· t ies requiring money form the ASB budget would not be valid without a legal constitution. He further added that he would be unable to sign any checks wntil the matter was resolved. One of the areas in question was the $50 prize money for the winner of the Mr. SJCC contest held Feb.·23, 1978. Owens claimed that the money wasinvalid because the money had been approved during the Feb. 21 meeting. Ramirez stated that the money did not come from the ASB but was donated by a private party. . Owens stated that the funds for Black History Month and the activities planned for this period would not be forthcom ing until the constitution matter was straightened out. Other activities planned by the ASB in the Feb. 21 meeting include Student Government Day, Mar. 1, Pie Eating Contest, Mar. 8, Pinball Tournament, Mar. 15, Petitions fo r election Mar. 27 and an April dat e (not yet set) for a student faculty game between San Jose ' City College and Evergreen Valley College. Other action by Ramirez at t he meeting was to declare open the positions of Director of Finance, Activit ies and Academics.
"SHARE has more contracts than ever before and we don't have enough tutors to fill t he contracts," said Barbara Beildeck, SHAR E co· o rdinator. Eighty more tutors are needed by t he SHAR E program by Mar. 3. Right now 180 tutors are matched w ith chi ld ren. There are over 200 contracts to be filled. Operation SHAR E is a personto-person tutoring program that gives students on the college level a chance to help children who need help in school, who have learning disabilities, chidren who are physi· cally handicapped and children who need understanding and love. Students who are interested in the SHARE program and have a desire to share their life with a child, can recieve 3 units of cred it per semester for their involvement. T hese units which are transfe rable are recieved in three different ways. 1 0ne unit for 36 contact hours tuto ring a child, about three and a half hours per week, o ne unit fo r attending once a week seminars, and one unit for workshops and activitites. . Beildick along with other people in the program feel that SHAR E is a very good opportunity for an in· dividual to express their love for other people. "By giving of yourse lf you have given the unltimate gift one person can make to another," says Be ildeck.
BAR ING THEIR BICEPTS- - These four candidat es sought the Mr. San Jose City College t itle . From left at top is Richard Van Cleave, winner Steve Shewmake,
and Robert Booth. At the bottom is Rene Perez. The contestants answered questions before a capacity crowd in t he student uninn Phot o b v C arl Jaco
Sense of humor wins rMr. SJ-CC' crown
Four members of the City College student body bared their chests and flexed their muscles late last week for a chance at winning $50, a t rophy and the title of "Mr. San Jose City College 1978." The first " Mr. San Jose City College" contest, ·held in the stu· dent union, was sponsored by the CitY College act ivities committee to be the male equivilant to the Homecoming Queen contest. Emceeing the contest was Mike Gerdland, director of activities, and judges were Romona Card inale, Rosemary Keveles, Carmelita Boyd, Dee Delgado, Rita Holiday and Robin Preston. · The contestants were graded on three things: talent, physique, and how they answered three questions. In the end, sense of humor won
over lo oks and talent when Steve Shewmake won the title after the co mmittee was expecting the others t o win for the ir more serious at· temps at competing. Asked why he wanted to be Mr. San Jose City College, Shewmake mumbled something about prestige a nd added, " I can use fifty dollars." His talent was wearing funny glasses. and trying to hoola-hoop and blow a whistle at the same t ime. Robert Booth took second place with h is muscular build and swift· ness at posing. Third place went t o Rene Perez whose talents are in his muscle building training. He jumped rope :>n the riser of t he st udent union, displaying some skilled tricks in the .process. Richard. Van Cleave took fourth
place by ·singing to t he City College student body . The " Mr. San Jose City College" contest d rew a fairly sizeable crowd in the campus un ion as compared to previous events that apparently did no t interest many people. It came as q uite a bit of fun and entertainment to those who attend · ed . Boos and hisses came a s a big thrust from the audience when the judges o rigi nally an nounced the lineup of the st andings of the participants putting Robert Bootb in t hird and Rene Perez in second. The audience's jeers prompted a recount and the six judges re· t all ied the ir votes. The judges stuck to thei r guns and did not alter their decisions any. The recount only altered t he second and third p lace standi ngs.
M oped riders don't worry about p arking or fuel costs By Keith Hodgin What goes up to 200 miles on a gallon of gas, travels at speeds up to 30 MPH, doesn't need a license, and costs less than $500? No, it's not Detroit's car of the future. It 's a moped . Moped s, or " effortless bicycles" as they are sometimes called, are beginning to appear around City College and on other area cam· puses. And with advantages like high gas mileage, low cost, reason· able speeds, it's not hard to under· stand why . Although mopeds (mot or plus pedal ) are new to the San J ose area, they have been imported from Eur·
ope for nearly 30 years. Because Americans are aut omobilie orient · ed, and there has never been a need t o conserve gasoline as t here is now, mopeds are just now being con· sidered as a practical alternat ive for t ransportation. (They cost 2 cents a m ile to operate compared to an auto's 5 cents.) Rising gas prices, increased park· ing problems, and a greater concern for t he eco logy have been cont ribu· t ing facto rs t o t he ir rise in popular· ity. But a recent change in Californ ia state law reclassifying mopeds as bicycles instead of motor· cycles has been the biggest break· t hro ugh fo r area moped dealers. With the new law mopeds no
longer need to be licensed or regis· tered; however, t he rider must have a California driver's license or learne r's permit. "They can be ridden in the bicycle lanes allowing the rider to avoid co mmute t raff ic. This is one of the reasons there has been an increase in students purchasing mopeds," claims Nelson Dennis of The Bike Shop in San Jose. " No t only do they avoid heavy traffic, but they are economical and can be parked in the bike racks in school," he added. " Most people who come in to buy m opeds are hesit ant because (Cont inued o n page 3)
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EVC Ml LES TO GO- -Community 75. Each contestant received a Services and Adidas sponsorlld tee sh irt and t here were prizes a 6.2 mile road race last Sunday. fo r the f irst 10 winners in six Eight . hundred joggers and run-, catagories. The• winner was J ohn ners entered the race. The ages Moreno in a t ime of 30 min. 30 of t he runners ranged from 5 to seconds. Phot o b y Da>~ld Brown