0 Vol. 30
No. 5
Spring _phone 298-2181, x346
afeteria boycott lied by council By David Brown The Associated Student Council , upset over high prices and poor quality of food, has called for a boycott of the Student Union cafe· teria. The student council had voted the boycott of Guckenheimers the Mar. 9 meeting. A recently formed ad hoc committee decided that the renewal proposal being of· fered by Guckenheimersm which called for raising prices on eight items, was not in the best interest ' of the student body. Guckheimers, which has been on campus for a Iittle over a year, is hoping to acquire a five-year con·
tract with City College. The pro· posed contract must be confirmed by ~ committee made up of faculty, classified staff and student representatives. The decision of this committee must be passed on to the Board of Trustees for final confirmation. The ASB is hoping to block the contract renewal by involving students and getting them to boycott food sales in the cafeteria. The ASB is urging students to brown bag their lunch to bring economic pressure on Guckenheimers. The signs had an immediate effect on the management of Guckenheimers. By 11 a.m. Monday, Louise Tuite, sales representative of
the contractor, had managed to have the general manager Warren Newfield on campus to meet with ASB President and members of the food committee. Newfield expressed the concern that the student government should have contacted them before mak ing such a decision. He stated that Guckenheimers has not raised any prices over the past year and the price increases being asked for we re brought about by inflation. One of tpoint of contention is the "build-your-own sandwich" which was introduced at the beginning of spring semester. Guckenheimers says that it has not proved to be profitable or pop:: 1 3r with the students and that it is being taken off the menu and being replaced with made to order sandwiches. At Tuesdays Student Council meeting, the chairman of the food committee told the council that all of the members had not been contacted yet regarding the removal of signs but that those contacted were in favor of leaving them up. Other action at the Tuesday meeting included t he installation of Greenpeace as a recognized club. Carmelita ~d proposed the and the action was approved unanimously. G reenpeace is an organi zation dedicated to the saving of marine mammals throughout the world. They have been involved in saving whal es from destruction by the Russian and Japanese whaling f leets off the coast of California. Persons interested in the club can contact Boyd in Room 41 on regular meeting days wh ich are to be Fridays or by leaving messages in Room
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CAFETERIA BOYCOTT-- The Associated Student Council is calling for a boycott of the food operation in the Student Union. A box of oranges was placed in the Student Union Wed. to help curb the hunger pains of those students taking part in the boycott.
The American Ind ian club will also be having ,a n all Indian basket ball tournament in the men's gym this weekend. The tournament will _ begin Friday . Dennis Banks, a well known Indian leader, w ill be present at the tournament. The Indian group hopes to raise funds fo r the support of the Longest Walk which is a walk by a group of Indians that started in Sacramento and is bound for Weshington D.C. There will be a small charge for the tournament. The future th ink club is spon· soring an Easter party for the children at the Child Development Center today from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. All students are w elcome to attend.
Wome'n on the move • 1n WREP prog·ram '
By JoAnn Souza
Over the past few years, the of women who have tempset aside housework to their education is steadily un,,....,,.~;ng. There is evidence of this the Women's Programs at San City College where 170 WQmen are prese'n tly taking the fi rst steps necessary in moving-them their desired goals. Their reasons for returning to I vary according to the invidual woman. Yet some common are the need to supplement r husband's income, to learn a· ill in case they suddenly become head of the household, o r even to seek a career change. For Dorothy Goins, the need to expand he r education surfaced four years agao when she separat ed from her husband. She had a four r-old daughter and no means of ing he r. To add to that, her of any one partic ular skill ant job opportunities were limit -
school in Kentucky, her home state, but dropped <>Ut. Being 29 yean; old. did not make her anymore sure about this venture. Once Goi ns began t he c lasses offered by the Program her fears started to subside. The courses that were ta ught, though as rig id as those of other classes on campus, had an extra added ingredient. T he instructors provided a supportive educational atmosphere. Individual, group and peer counseli ng
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were a lso available. After she took the courses in the Program, which last two semesters, Goins continued for three semesters on campus taking Liberal Arts courses. She then transfered to San Jose State Univer· sity with an A.A. degree. Despite Dorothy Goins' oncertainty about facing competi· tion with o ther students at San
However, with the encourage· l'l'lent of Lettie William s, a neighbor Who then wo rked in the \Vomen's Re- Entry· Program on campus, she back to school in 1974. The thou9h~ of going back to after being- away from it for years made her apprehensive. e had ente red college after high·
Times goes on vacation This will be the last ed itio n of the City College Times before taster Vacation . Look for our next issue o n April 7. Have a happy · ho liday!
Photo by Carl Jec:u
MARCH SHOWERS' SPR IN G FLOWERS- -All around the campus ~here are signs of_spring popping from the earth . Flowers are bloomIng and o verhead 1n nooks and crannies birds are building nests .
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CONCENTRATION AT THE LINE--Sandy Jewett prepare~~ make a free throw shot at the foul line. Sandy who· is a member of San Jose City Coll~e 's
wheelchair ba~ketball team lines up shot on far basket and then lofts the ball over her head for two po ints.
Basketball team on wheels By Keith ~odgin
Basketball when pi ayed well requires a great deal of extra eff<>rt on the part of the athlete whether you are six foot eight or confined to a wheelchair. Sandy Jewette's fo ul shots are a good example of the extra effort needed to play wheelchair basketball. What would be considered a " t rick shot" by most basketball players is a routine foul shot for Jew ette. She lines herself up w ith the basket at the opposite end of the court and shoots the ball backwards over he r head. Bscause of the size of her arms and t he strengh needed to reach the basket, this is the only was she can get enough momentum on the ball to reach the basket. It looks impressive to say the least. Wheelchair basketball as 'played by the members of San ·J ose City College's team is a tough 'flemanding sport calling fo r strong arm muscles and quick responses. I had a chance to practice with the City College team last week which showed me the determination needed to play the game well.
Practice cons11t0d of a series of drills in ball control, shooting and play action. After the drills, I participated in a scrimmage between , team members. The team takes their game seriously, and their strategy is well planned. Not only did I not Score a point all night, by the time I wheeled off the court my arms·felt like warm jello. Probably the most impressive aspect of the practice, besides the amount of physical dexteritY and skill involved , was the enthus iasm and professionalism the- team dis· played. This scrimmage was In p reParation for an exniliftion game with De Anza College. The game w ill be held at 7 p.m. March 29 in the men's gym and admission is 50 cents with an ASB card and $1 for general admission. City College•s wheelchair basketba ll games are currently limited to exhfbitiorima tches'Vith local teams ; however, if they become a member of CWAC (California Wheelchair Basketball Conference) it would enable the team to travel throughout the 1state competing w ith other community colleges. The top three
New courses and contractS okayed ~
By Joan Ward
Contracts fo r . certif!.:ated personnel and twenty-eight new course proposals were approved by the Board of Trustees at a special meet· ing Mo nday. The special session was called in order to approve facu ltY contracts by the March 15 deadl ine. Faculty contracts were not approved at the regular board meeting March 7, because of lack of a quorum. In eluded among the approved new course proposals are: a psycho logy course on T he Dilemmas of Death and Dying, four computer courses, several courses in solar energy, environmental studies and diesal equipment. Also approved are experimental courses in color photogrijppy, a sociology course on social games and simulations and a social science cou rse on Japanese t ~ havior and culture. In other action the board - approved the 1978 summ er schedule and budget of $177,000 for San Jose City College and th e 1978 summer session schedul e and b ud get of $92,000 for Evergreen Valley College. --e lim inated a posi tion in machine tec hnol ogy at City College. --approved a $1.1 million District Expenditure Report. --awarded the bid for a $60,000 e lect ronics office portable to De-
signed Building Systems. The board deferred a presentat ion on the 160 day cale ndar by Dean Clyde Herrick u nt il t he regular meet ing on Tuesday, March 21 . City Colr'ege is one of seven communitY colleges participat ing in a pilot program for a more flex · ib le and effect ive _non -t raditional calendar and course schedul ing under a bill passed by the state legislature in 1975 and extended to July 1, 1980. Continuation of the 160 day program has been recommended by Chancellor Dr. Otto Roemmich a nd has the approval of a majority 'of students and faculty at City College.
Admissions will close Mar. 20-22 The Office of Admission and Re· cores will be closed March 20-22 for remodeling. During this time, personnel will be located in o ther offices (probably in the Counseling offices) for any phone calls and limited personal inquiry. However, remember that they will not have access to the,ir fi les and will be limi ted in the services they can pro vide.
colleges in California are then eligible to compete in t he nationals which are held on the east coast. "Money is the. hold up mqst schools are having in getting handicapped teams started," says Chris Melvin, corrective therapist and physical education instructor. Membership into CWAC requires an annual fee of $100, and ve rification that a budget has been established for the upcoming se~n. " Meals and travel expenses account fo r the largest part of the budget," added Melvin. She estimates the an· nual cost of the program to be ten thousand dollars. Melvin implemented the athletic therapy program when she came to City College two years ago. Therapy classes now include basketball , weightlifting, swimming, bowling and track and field. · There are about 500 handicaped students attend ing City College, and '120-150 are enrolled in Melvin's therapy classes. Hand icap players are classified accordi ng to their d isabi lities, and a medical form with a description of the disabilities must be signed by a doctor. This enables students to be matched against people with similar handicaps. " There's always a job for some· body, no matter what their disabilities are," says Sandy Jewetf"e, e'rty College student and member of the wheelchair basketball team. " When the basketball team was set up last semester not many students knt:w about it, but by word of mouth the enrollment has more than doubled," Jewette adds, " we need more people so we can rotate them in and out of the game." I can understand why they need people to rotate. After ten minutes of practicing with them, I was ready for the bench.
Jags bow in tou rney San Jose City College's appearance in the Star-Kist Comn munity College Basketball Tournament in Long Beach turned out to be rather short and dismal, as the Ba kersfield Renegades eliminated th e Jaguars from tournament com petition with a 74-48 rout of the Jags last Wednesday night. The win enabled Bakersfield, the number-two ranked team in the state, to advance to the quarterfinals of the tourney. The Jaguars e nded a successful year with a 21-11 record. SJCC's a ppearance in the state tourney was their first in 17 years, dating back to 1961. The Jaguars won the state tournament in 1960. Mea nwhile, Golden Gate Conference winner San Francisco edged Pasadena, 74-70 during the same night. to advance to the quarterfi nals wi th Bakersfield.