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Serving San .Jose City College
Vol. 39, No. 14
Friday, November 14, 1986
Enrollment drop means less funds By Deborah Kerr . . . Dechnm~ enroll_ment h_as grown to epic proportwns at C1ty College over the past decade and could cost the college an estimated $750,000 next year, according to Dr. Richard Goff, chancellor of the San Jose/ Evergreen Valley College District. "City College has dropped 300 ~A (average.~aily attendance) this semester, srud_ Dr. Go~. "We must have an mcrease m enrollment next semester tog~ this (the $750,000), or part of 1t back.'' Otherwise the state will issue less funds to the college next year at a cost of $1,800 per ADA decrease, in accordance with the amount od students registered this year. The actual number of City College ADA drop is 320, yet there is no drop in ADA at EVC, according to the first census report, fall semester, 1986, by Mike Hilll, district assistant superintendent. ADA is figured by the amount
· d f rom th e Sk"Inner. o f h. ours m1sse prevwus ~emester and calc1;1lated "We're viewing this problem as m~o full-ume ho~s. accor?mg to an emergency," responded Dr. Hill. One ADA 1s the eqwvalent Skinner to the memo. "All the to one full-time student. administrative deans are putting According to Hill, the City their heads together to address the College headcount for fall 1985 problem.'' was 10,623, as opposed to To combat the declining 10,203 in 1986 -decline of 420 enrollment, Dr. Skinner is or 4%. Evergreen, on the other . working towards changing the hand, increased its enrollment 3% start date for the fall semester, fron: fall1985 t~ fall1?86. possibly after Labor Day. He Cay Collt1ge s declme enroll- will also reexamine the marketing ·mentis not new, according to Dr. strategies and programs in order Goff, who said he's been to recruit more students. monitoring the situation for a "Positive action is being long time, but has been taken," he continued. "Surely, it happening for "a dozen or so will take time." years.'' According to Administrative However, he continued, the Dean Richard C. Casey, there has steady decline was masked by a been a serious ADA drop in boom in evening students, electronics, machlne technology followed by an increase in and reading programs. Night veterans, and, most recently, an programs, such as drama and influx of Viemamese students. computer studies, have suffered "Who is going to take the place large student losses, and the of the Viemamese after the big biggest drop is in the night ESL surge passes through?" asked Dr. program. Goff in an urgent memo to City "We want to retain all of these College President Dr. Byron F. programs," he said. "we're not '
· to w1pe · them out. " . gomg In addition, the draftmg and machine «?Chn?logy pro!Vams are losing therr pnvate fundmg as of next year. Casey declined to say what would happen to these programs as a result of the funding loss. Dr. Goff cited the main problem as a lack of marketing. He said that because of poor marketing, City College is not receiving its share of students, and that if the administration remains passive in this area, other colleges would end up getting students who would customarily attend City College. "In the past, it (marketing) focussed on activities that are not target-oriented," he said, indieating that the marketing targets have been too big, too general, and too broad. Instead, he wants to target marketing to potential student~ in the City College community, portraying the college as a college of first choice. . Goff said his desire is to
· · " 'We're vtewmg t h IS problem as an emergency,' said Dr. Byron F Sk _,;,;,·...--.-ln;,;,n;,;;~,;;,~r•.- - - - - involve the entire staff in the marketing process, with each department being responsible for generating its own information. He also said he wan s to develop a brochure that concentrates on course offerings. A budding of these desires took place at the administrative conference held in Carmel on Oct. 24 and 25, where a wide representative body of different disciplines on both campuses congregated to discuss the theme, "San Jose/Evergreen- colleges of first choice." At the retreat, participants worked out different marketing, image-building and personnel encouragement strategies. Swnmations were then presented to Dr. Goff at the last district board meeting and he was charged to present these summations to the district board of trustees. ·
Parking ticket 'shot down' by Hunter By Salvador Ascencio miss class." Chuck Hunter, the English "There is a functional and instructor who received a ticket honorary reason for the for parking in the president's president's and staffs parking," reserved space, had his citation . said Skinner, who added, "Other dismissed by Campus Police schools, like Harvard, do not before he could present his case debate over parking.'' to the San Jose Traffic Court. Evergr~n Valley College, City Then, earlier this week, Hunter College's sister campus, has a 50 round that a prankster had cent parking fee per day. But, reserved his name, along with unlike City College, EVC has a those of six other persons, free parking area. In addition, emblazoned in white and bright EVC does not have a parking orange on a general parking space space reserved for the Predisent. near the General Education De Anza and Foothill charge building. $10 per twelve week quarter Hunter looked out to his about 20 cents per day for "reserved" parking space and parking. Both colleges have found somebody else's car reserved parking for their trespassing on his space. So he Presidents. Mission and West called campus police and .Valley have free parking. West requested that the offender be Valley does not reserve a spot for ticketed. Action was swift. One hour the President while Mission does. and 30 minutes later, Hunter's . At Santa Clara University, a name, along with all of the debate is currently taking place in others, was removed from the regards to their parking situation. parking area. SCU President William Rewak "The painted signs were has appointed a committee to unofficial," said District Police resolve student's and faculty's Chlef Edwin Dunn in reference to concerns for parking. the prank, but City College SCU presently charges both President Dr. Byron F. Skinner staff and students a $5 armual fee still has his reserVed parking fo r parking and the president space. does not have a reserved parking "The president's space was spot. authorized by the Faculty Senate Meanwhile, City College stuand the Chancellor's offi ce dents expressed their opinions during Dr. [Theodore] Murguia's a_bou~ the campus parking term," said Dr. Skinner. Sl~tlon. . . In answer to allegations of We attend Ctty for a ~rt~ elitism, Dr. Skinner said, "It's · rea_son ...to sa~e m~ney,. satd just as necessary to· have a Rms Robles. If we re gomg to reserved parking space for the pay, we ma,y as well go to San president as it is to have a staff Jo~e State, he added, as he parking area. If staff doesn't · pomt_e d to the half empty staff . have a space to park and staff p ark rn g area by the G .E. miss class, then 40 people will See PARKING, page 8
'Star Wars' needed says student page 2
Jose "Dino" C. Alvarado displays hls medals.
Photo by Luzmaria V. Martinez
Medal of Honor awarded Alvarado proud recipient By Nora Hensley City College campus- night policeman and Viemam hero Jose "Dino" C. Alvarado, 43, was the recent recipient of the prestigious Medal of Honor for his services in Vietnam. "It's not unusual to receive tills type of honor, even eighteen years later," said Alvarado. Along with hls most recent honor, Alvarado has previously received 18 other awards, including the Purple Heart, the Silver Star and the Bronze Star. Alvarado received these awards for hls gallantry and illtrepidity in action, and for risking hls life above and beyond the call of
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As a U.S. Army Green Beret, he was the commanding officer of civilian irregular forces, the 351-2nd Battalion, Mobile Strike Forces. Sgt 1st Class Alvarado was cited for gallantry and courage in action at the risk of hls life above and beyond the call of duty. U?d~r h~v y_ frre in , Long Khanh Province, the cttat~on mdic3:tes, Sgt Alvarado displayed extraordinary herOism, distributing ammunition, assisti_ng the. wounded, providing courage and leadership to his men. In the final assault against the enemy, he Alvarado was wounded and was taken captivel8 See 'VET', page 4
Jaguars ranked 5th in the nation page 6
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Opinion Letter
W€LL RECTOR.,/
Peace will come with 'Star Wars'
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Justice is delayed Gregory P. Rector became entangled in California's legal system on the evening of Wednesday, February 26, when he surrendered himself to the Livermore Police department. Mark K. Garies, a 'san Jose City College student who at the time was serving on the college district's Board of Trustees, had died, earlier that evening, of a gunshot wound in Alameda County, some 40 miles from his,San Jose home. Subsequently charged with kidnapping Garies and Lori Shifrel, who served as City College's student body president, as well as with murdering Garies, Rector was set on the path to receiving a full measure of justice, and so, not incidentally, was Mark Garies. What has followed, however, resembles a hamstrung bureaucracy more than an efficient legal system. Almost ten months after Garies' death, Gregory P. Rector still has not faced a jury and as yet no trial date has been set. The legal process in this particular case has bogged down as the result of an Alameda County public defender's understandable desire to properly represent his client, his admitted inability to do so because of a prior commitment in another murder trial and the trial court's reluctance to exercise its power to relieve an overburdened public defender and order the employment of a private attorney to defend Rector at the public's cost. Consequently, Rector's formal arraignment, at which he must answer the charges against him, has been "continued"legalese for postponed - six times. It was first set for September 29 but was subsequently rescheduled; first to October 7, then to October 28, then to November 4 then to November 10 and finally to the lat~t date, November 26. In the State of California there is no statute or court precedent which fixes the time within which arraignment must occur after a defendant is presented with the charges against him. In effect, Rector's formal arraignment could drag on for
several more months or even years. Furthermore, the arraignment is not complete until the defendant enters a plea. Since a trial date can only be set after the defendant pleads either innocence or guilt, a delay in arraignment proceedings results in a delay in the trial, if one is neccessary. Meanwhile, witnesses' memories fade, distorting details which could affect the outcome of a trial, whether to the accused's
'Almost ten months after Garies' death, Gregory P. Rector still has not faced a jury . . .. '
Deborah Kerr Opinion Page Mark Moreno
1986
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A recent editorial on "Star science and military thinking. Wars" (the SDI nuclear defense His words to the 3,000 gradsystem) labels it "Reagan's toy" uating officers of the new Soviet in an anempt to ridicule it. The Rocket Forces were prophetic. liberals are marshalling all their "He who controls space will forces in an hysterical effort to control the world." That was in 1961. stop the U.S. from developing a Since 1978 the Soviets have space-based defense, which is a copy of what the Soviets have been pushing as their top national priority the deve"lopement of a been working on for years. The antics and anguished rage_ "Star Wars" defense system. A of many American scientists who relative of mine in East Germany argue that it can't work are just as sent me a beautiful magazine with ludicrous as the rantings of 25 or so color pages showing clerics in the middle ages who paintings of space stations, demanded that people believe the hunter/ killer attack satellites, earth was flat. Copernicus and laser cannon and various strange Columbus proved these types weapons shooting down American ICBM's. This was from'a wrong. Nothing enrages the Soviets large symposium in 1979 held in more than Reagan's determi- East Berlin and attended by several thousand Soviet bloc nation to build the SDI. If it were a crazy, unworkable idea. then scientists and thinkers under the why are the Russians so furious theme of a Soviet military victory about it? Never in the history of in space. The task of building "Star the world has one country demanded that another stop its Wars" is staggering, almost research on a military project. beyond human comprehension. Thousands of angry and violent But the will and fanatacism lies "peace demonstrations," and the there to accomplish it. Reagan is communist partys of over 30 a Johnny-come-lately with his Western countries have de"Star Wars" ; the Russians have manded that America not be been at it for years. But what allowed to develope a laser infuriates them is, the Americans system that could stol) Russian might catch up like they did under missiles from hitting American John Kennedy's initial guidance, cities if a world war broke out. .when this country finally beat To understand what's going on Russia in the space race and today, we have to go back 35 Project Apollo put a man on the years to when Khruschev listened moon. to a bunch of "crazy" German An American "Star Wars" rocket scientists. He forced system will make nuclear weathrough a vast space and science pons useless; failure to build such effort that resulted in Sputnick a system will make World War and put Soviet cosmonaut Y. III inevitable and lead to disaster Gagarin into orbit. Khruschev's and the total annihilation of this military opposed him violently, country. It is our choice to decide which future we want. but he forced his will upon them. Kruschev's genius and ruthless determination to make the Soviet Union invincible in any future Kenneth Rauen nuclear or conventional war has Student - Chemistry left a lasting imprint on all Soviet Department
benefit or detriment. The importance and vitality of an individual, once a fixture of his family and friends' lives but now lost, is overshadowed by daily concerns. In truth, the loss of one life pales in significance when compared to the annual Santa Clara County homicide toll - 67 in a recent year or the statewide toll- 2,702 in the same year. With a legal system in which a criminal prosecution can drag on for nearly ten months without result, it becomes reasonable to wonder when justice will be served, or if it can be served at all. She wouldn't take "no" for an By Nora Hensley Additionally, if the prosecution of one case answer and went running straight to a city councilman, and of can ~pede another, how many such delays A few years back I didn't agree course, got her way. will It take before the entire legal system is with what President Reagan was There are still a lot of rip-offs at a standstill? doing to our social service progtaking place, but one wants to get Justice is best when it is swift and sure, rams with all those the cut backs. involved or do anything about it unfettered by delays or uncertainty. When I was working in some of these for fear of rocking the boat justice is deferred, neither the victim nor the programs at the time and saw a Do we want to keep feeding lot of needy people receiving _ into this sort of thing and let our accused receives his due. help. country continue to go down hill The death of Mark K. Garies, a much . and our taxes up hill? involved member of the student body, a In tune I began to see a lot of · abuse and rip-offs taking place in r As long as we ~ve these fon:ner sti!dent. bo~y president and campus the programs and a breed of - P ograms people are gomg to stay radto station diSc JOCkey, was not just dependent people sweeping acr- depen~ent · . another ~e story to the City College I behev~ strongly ~t President oss the nation. Reagan IS on the nght track . . commuruty. The campus community lost a No~ Ion~ ~go I, was working m towards. ~g our country back student leader, teachers lost a pupil, and a semor etUZens program ~~ I to traditiOnal American work students lost a friend. They await the encountered a person who s m- values and leaving social prooutcome of the Rector case with special come Wll;S too high to qual~ for grams to only those who are truly interest as well. our servtce - and I mean hzgh . in need.
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Sports Page Michael Tejero Campus Page Helen Ryan
Viewpoint
President curbs system-cheaters
Reporters Darius Harris Brenda Yesko !Salvador Ascencio Photographers Tony Bellaver Sheldon J. Griffith
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Students should In my opinion be central to all district planning
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By Salvador R. Ascencio Evergreen Valley College and San Jose City College have some excellent academic and vocational programs that provide top quality education to our students . Evergreen has a reputable nursing education program and moderr. industrial television production facilities. City College has a :fme drama department, a reputable business education program and an outstanding cosmetology department. In spite of these excellent. resources, City College is ex .. periencing a dramatic decline in. overall enrollment of students .. The decrease may cost the college $750,000 in funding from the state. Fortunately, our district i~: addressing the problem by for:.. mulating a new marketing strategy. During a recent retreat at Carmel Valley and at District Board meeting, district administrators, faculty and staff discussed the initiation of proposals for developing a marketing strategy. This strategy is being devised to project a positive image of both colleges into the community. Many excellent ideas came out of the retreat. There were four main topics of discussion; marketing, quality, physical environment and people value. This people value was discussed in terms of how district employees are valuable to the schools. True, our faculty and staff are one of the highest paid in the state. Still, they must be convinced that the district values them for their talents and academic achievements. Students
also, I believe, must be convinced that they are valued for their talents and desire to gain a good education. It is the student body who is the primary consumer of the product (quality education) offered by our schools . Historically, our school has ignored this fact. This old marketing strategy is partially responsible, I think, for the decline in student enrollment. This decline in student enrolment will cost City College $750,000. Colleges are like a supermarket of ideas. You enter the front door (admissions) of the store (the school), proceed down the aisles (hallways) toward a respective department (classroom) and examine the goods (ideas) presented by a salesman (instructor). The price paid by the students is a nominal fee ($50.00) and hard work, i.e., doing the homework assignment, gening to class on time, fulfilling prerequisites, etc. The student is a consumer and like other consumer markets the student will "spread the word" about the product (education) at Evergreen and City College. And, if the student/consumer is not happy with the product, he will take his business elsewhere. I praise the districts plan for marketing a positive image into the community. I also praise the district for fostering the "people value" of staff. I encourage the district to consider that the student is the primary consumer and ought to be the primary target of its marketing strategy.
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Honors program commenced By Michou Yenokida An honors program for City College students designed to closely parallel the school's General Education requirements is scheduled to start this January. _ The district's Board of Trustees has provided funding for the program's budget of $44,500. "We have a lot of very bright people here," said Dr. Albert Solomon, an English instructor who heads the program. He estimated that 20 to 25 percent of the student body would be eligible, but he said he could not estimate how many students would apply to the program. The eligibility requirements established are a 3.5 grade point average, a 90 percentile score on verbal placement tests, a writing sample submitted for evaluation and an interview with the honors cotruninee. These requirements are consistent with national standards and will serve to screen students because the program will require "a great deal of intellectual ability," Dr. Solomon said. "There is a common misperception among the community, the students and the faculty that students just want a free ride," he said. "Instead, a lot of students are anxious to be stretched and would enjoy the intellectual challenge." The faculty will participate in the program on a semesterby-semester basis. The first four courses offered will be honors sections of English lA, taught by Kathleen Colligan; Introduction to Sociology, taught by Jeanne Gobalet; Physical Environment, taught by John Martin, and Great Books, taught by Solomon.
More classes are expected to be a01ed in the fall of 1987. It is projected that by the fall semester of 1988, a full course load of 27 units (nine courses) will be offered, with a con)of 12 units (four courses) which will remain the same and be offered each semester. The other 15 units (five courses) will be electives and will alternate each semester, said Dr. Solomon. Dr. Solomon said that the goal is to establish relationships with various four year colleges and universities, including the University of California at Berkeley, Santa Clara University and San Jose State University. Students who complete the program will have automatic acceptance or priority at those institutions. "This program is long overdue. We have put a tremendous amount of money, both federal and state, into remedial education and, by comparison, we have put nothing into helping the intelstudent Teresa Taczala prepares lectually gifted," Dr. Solomon .....,,.. ,",a Sutter for a spookey evening. Each said. · "We used to feel that the best of our students were better than those from other nations, but now our best are not as good as the best in other nations," he continued. "We're not developing the ability of our bright Continued from page 1 hours by the enemy. students." He was questioned, he said, "with a gun at his Dr. Solomon said he is pleased head and the trigger being pulled on an empty to include his great books class in chamber." He said that it was like "dying 100 the program. He said that it is the times," and he decided to risk escaping. He was most intellectually stimulating successful, evading an enemy search, and was class he ever taught in his career. able to rejoin friendly forces. Many community colleges are For the past few years, Alvarado said , in the process of setting up "Veterans day is back to what it used to be" similar programs. Locally, De Anza, Evergree Valley and because most of me derogatory remarks about Foothill Colleges have honors Vietnam have died out and · veterans can be programs. he nored and respected for serving in the armed
year, cosmetology students get into the 'spirit' dressing up models for their Balloween contest.
Veteran receives honor forces. Alvarado is not bitter about what happened in Vietnam; in fact, he said ·that he's "matured from it and gained the skills to be able to perfo rm a law enforcement role in civilian life." In other words, he's gained the "ability to function calmly in emergency situations." Alvarado enjoys helping students, including those who lock their keys in their cars or need a jump start for a dead battery. The one thing that he doesn't like, he said, is passing out parking citations.
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.Oiscouery is port of the educational eHperience. Many things on campus ore waiting for eHplorers. For eHomple there is a bomb shelter on campus, but it is now used to store theatre props. How about the natural history m~seum, cosmetology, or the switchboard operator. Sometimes with · luck: a wondering minstrel may catch the ear.
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Jags battle for title Football team still unbeaten; SJCC climbs to. No. 5 in U.S . By Brenda Yesko
Photo by . .,. ..,.u~'" Quarter Back Ed Larson is ready to fire.
While there will be plenty of pro and college football games to catch on the tube this weekend, the most exciting game of all isn't going to be on television anywhere. It's going to be live and it's going to be mean. The Jaguars, upon defeating the Chabot College Gladiators 45-20 last Saturday night, have put themselves in the position they'v.e been working towards all season - the Golden Gate Conference playoffs. "We'll be going into Saturday's game with the best team we've had all season," said head coach Howard Gay of the upcoming game against the City College of San Francisco, whose team is at 7-1, 4-1 for the season. The Jaguars~ who are now ranked No.5 nationally, No.2 in the state, and No.1 in Northern California, will enter the contest
with a season record of 8-0 and a Golden Gate Conference reeord of 4-0. Their opponents, the Rams of San Francsico City, look as if they may be the only ones who can put a stopper on the flow of Jaguar victories. Their 1ast opponents, the City College of San Mateo went down 62-20. Corner back Darius Harris, who had a 51 yard interception for a touchdown during last Saturday's game against Chabot; expressed opitimism towards his team's chances of winning, saying, "The Jags are fired-up and hot, we're ready to go all the way." The Jags need only defeat the Rams to walk away with the Golden Gate Conference title. And while coach Gay was impressed with individual players at the Chabot game, he stuck with
the phrase he's be using all season, ".. .it's was a team effort," adding that the team would have to work together and play even better to win on Saturday. H the Jaguars plan to play anything like they did against Chabot, things will be very intersting. Their game totals were impressive, as quarterback Ed Larson completed 13 of 22 passes for 291 yards including three ID's. In addition, offensive player of the week, Dan:on Aldrich, burnt-up the Gladiator defense rushing and receiving for a total of 189 yards. So, give up the boob-tube for sports this Saturday and come on out and watch some real pro action live. Help root the Jaguars on to the Golden Gate Conference title!
Harriers fall short of title. in season finale By Michael Tejero Coach Steve Hass' young flock of harriers were outrun and outmaneuvered at the Golden Gate Conference Cross Country finals held in San Francisco last Friday. Before the season started, Coach Haas was hoping for only two things. One, that bis team improve enough to reach the Northern California finals for the first time since 1983, and, that t4e Jaguar runners !md a way to break the unbelievable ten-year winning streak held by the West Valley team. Entering the meet,
the Jaguar runners knew they had an outside chance of turning both these dreams into reality. But it wasn't meant to be as the Jaguars fought and clawed their way for as long as· they could, only to watch their dreams shatter along the four-mile course at Golden Gate Park. The harriers ended their season finishing third, behind the teams of San Mateo and defending champion West Valley,_who ran away with their 11th straight GGC title. "It was very dissapointing to not reach the Nor-Cal finals but I am very pleased with the w~y we performed during the season,"
Lady spikers soar oveJ Eagles By Darius Harris The Women's Volleyball team played two games last week and wound up going 1-1 for the week. The win, coming Wednesday night, over a very "t:rappy Laney College squad, wok the Jags all five matches to win. The loss that the Jags recieved was at the hands of a much improved Chabor Gladiator team. It only took the Gladiators three matches to dispose of the Jags. . On Wednesday night, ·the Spikers hosted Laney College. After the Jags won the !ust two !flatches 15-7, 15-1, it looked as 1f they were ready to clip the Eagle's wings, but the Jags got careless and allowed the Eagles to tie the game at two matches apiece. The Lady Jags were faced with more problems when team captain, Jennie Fischenich, had to leave the game at the start of the fifth match with an ankle injury. However, she did return later in the match. After a very exciting fifth and final match the Jags were victorious with a 16-14 score. "Our passing and serving was great at the start of the game, but
in the third match we seemed to have !~ad a mental lapse and fall apart," said Huerta. "Losing Jennie Fishcenich took a lot away from the team, luckily we were able to regain our composure and come from behind to win the game," said Huerta. Things didn't tum out so well for the Jags on Friday night when ·hey traveled to Chabot College to ·ake on the Gladiators. The Jaguars were soundly defeated 15-9, 15-12, and 15-10~ by what Coach Huerta described as a much improved team. Coach Huerta also went on to say that "the girls seemed to be in good spirits before the game, but when it came down to it, we didn't play well together as a team." He also p<"inted out that freshmen setter Serra Gokce has been gaining some valuable · experience, and working really hard for the Spikers. "Freshmen Monique Vandenberg and Perla Ross, have also been doing a good job for the us from the middle hiner positions," stated Huerta. The Jags will host San Francisco City College at 7 p.m. here at City College.
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said Haas. The !mal team scores tallied with West Valley taking first place with a score of 26, and San Mateo and San Jose following with a scores of39 and 99, respectively. Roque Matagulay, the number one runner, !mished 7th overall clocking in with a time of 21:13. Dashiilg across the finish line and · capturing the 19th position was Ro~ W~d, and fo.llow~g cl~se be~d him was Bnan _Latrd w1th ·a tlme of 2~:18 . .M1ke Daley, Harry Headrick and Pete Wagner also ran effectively, contibuting to the team's overall score~ City College's six" man squad
may have came up with the short action, Betty Gongora of City ~nd of the stick, but Matagulay's . College captured 6th place in the ume was good enough to qualify GGC Finals with a time of20:14 him for the Nor-Cal Cham- qualifying her for the all-confer: pionships held at Shasta College. ence team. Luara Sullivan with Out of a field of 100 of the best a time of 21:07, !mished t7th on distance runners in the Northern the three mile course, while section of the state, Matagulay Barbara Keehner also helped the !mished 26th. Lady Jags in their meet. Coach Haas had nothing but Coach Bob Jones claimed that praise for Matagulay, pointing due to injuries and other probout that he was a "stabalizing lems, there wasn't a very good influence and consistent leader" turnout of women runners this for a very young group of season. However, he was quick rurme.rs that. hope_ this yeru:'s to point out that for only ex~nence will be mvaluable m competing with three runners his tl;lerr careers. team did exceptionally well 'this In Woman's Cross Country. season.
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leave your tissue at home By Deborah Kerr
Sid(Gary 01~) and Nancy(Chloe W~bb) embrace outside a London pub where the Sex ·Pistols play h' 'Sid and Nancy.'
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'Sid and Nancy' drugs & destruction By Brenda Yesko "Sid and Nancy," which opens throughout the Bay Area tonight, is a chilling but honest account of the love and deaths of Sex Pistol punk guitarist Sid Vicious and his groupie turned-girlfriend, Nancy Spungeon. The Sex Pistols, who have been called the innovators of punk music in the early 70's London, live up to their infamy in · this revealing and destructive 111-minute dramatization. In one scene, the band's manager and founder, Malcolm McLaren, says that Sid Vicious "embodies the dementia of a nihilistic generation." The film is blunt, possibly to •the point of being offensive to some, but didn't seem to shock its audience, who remained engrossed the entire length of the film. The film follows the career of the Sex Pistols from the time that Sid replaces the group's bassist, and fits perfectly into their hard-core environment, at least for a while. When the band fmally heads to America for their first tour abroad, things aren't so great anymore. The signs of Vicious'
drug useage come <;lUt in the open as an over-powermg Spungeon dictates his every word and injection. . . , The tour is a flop, which Isn t a surprise, just as the br~ up of the band soon after isn t. The flick turns into scene after scene of gut-wrenching herion shoot-ups a!ld b~zzare interpetations of life as an mstantpunk star and then as a has-been rock-and-roll star. Gary Oldman is superb as Sid and is able to capture both his compassion and vunerablility as well as his tough, straight-up attitude~ And Chloe. Webb makes a perfect New Yorker turned-groupie with just the right pitch of whinney voice to add some pepper to her obnoxious but appealing character. Despite a web of herion addiction and perverse sexual attitudes dis- played in the _film, it is not on the whole offensive and best of all, it doesn't try to make any statements about the rights and wrong of drug use or moral values. The movie simply "tells it like it is" and lets you be your own judge.
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People who are familiar with the script of "Oliver!" based on the book by Charles Dickens, would come to the a performance of the award-winning play with plenty of handkerchiefs. In last weekend's performance presented by the San Jose Civic Light Opera, however, handkerchiefs were not necessary. Seemingly, it is impossible to go wrong with such an excellent script and a repertory company with such an outstanding reputation, but unfortunately, such was not the case with the CLO's production of "Oliver!" The CLO, as usual, boasted a well-engineered and interesting stage, but that is not enough to make a sensitive play like "Oliver!" a success. To start with, the boys who appeared in both the workhouse scenes and the thieves' den scenes were ill-equipped to handle the soprano-style melodies required of them for their musical numbers. It would have been better if the CLO had employed a boy's choir to take those parts. Another problem was the choreography. With the. exc.eption of two scenes (the Picadilly Circus and "Oom Pah Pah" · scenes), the choreography was, at best, dull. T.J. Espinoza was the right size and shape to play the lead character, Oliver Twist, but was unable to give his role any personality. There were some redeeming performances, though. One of them was equity actress Beth McVey from West Virginia, who has performed on Broadway and other locations throughout the country. An exquisite singer, she was sensitive, and totally unaffected by all of the lousy acting going on around her. AnOfuer redeeming character
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T. J.Espirioza as Oliver Twist, and Beth McVey as Nancy. was the thieves' old supervisor Fagin, played by equity actor John Wylie, who, among other thin gs, has made frequent television performances. . Fagin's cohort and partner-mcrime, the artful Dodger, Saratoga High School senior Jeff Bryant, added a touch of vitality to the otherwise lifeless younger crowd. The play was designed to be a combination musical-comedydrama. The musical and the comedy were understood, but there was iittle drama. What drama existed was a ·result of McVey's
outstanding performance. Here's the clincher. In the script, there. are at least three episodes that should makt: a theater-goer pull out the hank1es. Not so in any of the scenes f ~ ~ ··. the CLO production. . The main antagoni s: .md "bad-guy," Bill Sikes, wa so unconvincing, that eve1 a beloved character's death at his hand left the audience yawning. The CLO will perform "Oliver!" tonight, Saturday night and Sunday matinee at the San Jose Center for Performing Arts.
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Homecoming in 1986 -- An event that failed coming didn't happen this year. A.S.B. Secretary Anne-Matie Ruiz said the problem was lack of student participation and the failure of the campus cheer~aders to come up with a fe~sable proposal in time for the council to approve and incorporate it. "We made every effort to work something out for homecoming this year, but the faliure of the cheerleaders to present a proper proposal made everything impossible," said Ruiz. A.S.B. interim President Kim McDonald stressed that the task of putting together homecoming festivities were entirley up to the cheerleading squad as it always has been in the past. "Traditionally, the cheerleaders have always handled ·homecoming activities," she said . "This year should have been no different." She also stated that former council obligations and lack of student involvment contributed to the problem. Former President Kelly Anderson, who was still in office when the proposal should have been submitted, said, "anything that goes on around campus is A.S.B." For this reason, he continued the council was
By Brenda Yesko The City College stadium wru. packed with spectators on a recent Saturday night, when students, parents and friends· came to the game expecting to see the City College homecoming at half-time. Spectators eagarly awaiting the crowning of the king and queen were flushed with enthusiasim and support . But somehow, as half-time came and went, homecoming The hype and dissappeared. enthusiasm vanished as students were dumbfounded. In the October 31 issue of the Ti mes, the Campus page ran a story on the Associated Student Body's Homecoming pep-rally, which took place Oct. 24. The article sited the involvement of the school's newly formed 'B.Y.O.I.' pep-band and the Music Department as well as the presence of cheerleaders and campus football stars, all geared towards promoting the Jaguars' homecoming game that weekend against West Valley. Traditionally, the Jaguars annual game against West Valley is their homecoming. But for some reason, in spite of it's promotion and hype, home-
bogged-down at the begining of the year, thus putting most of the responsibility on the cheerleaders. Secretary Ruiz seemed to come up with the best explaination, which was simple and direct. "No proposal, no homecoming," she said. One of the council's major obligations now is to fill the shoes of its former president who has been out of office for over a month. However, to date, it hasn't received any petitions for the office. McDonald, who will step into the position if the council doesn't receive any petitions by its Nov. 24 deadline, explained the qualifications for those who are interested. "You have to attend City College for at least one semester before you serve, and while you're serving, you have to carry at least 9 units and maintain a 2.0 or 'C' grade point average." Petitions are avaliable upstairs in the Student Union from any A.S.B. officer. Elections are due to be held on Dec. 3rd or 4th. The council members all agreed that the biggest challenge the new president ~ill face, though not a new one, is how to deal with the lack of student involvement.
Newsbriefs City College Drama Department's production of "The Suicide" opens at 8 p.m. tonight in the College Theatre. The play is a Russian corned)( by Nicolai Erdman. Other performances are at 8 p.m Saturday, Nov. 15; Thursday, Nov. 20; Friday, Nov. 21; and Saturday Nov. 22. Sunday performances start at 2 p.m. and are on Nov. 16 and 23. General admission is $5; student and senior admission is $3. For reservations call 288-3786.
The Music Department will present "An Old Fashioned Christmas Festival" 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7 in the College Theatre. General admission is $3; student and senior admission is $1.50.
_ A 1985-86 annual report for City College, City College's bookstore will ~ closed the first in more than a decade, has been Friday, Nov. 21, for inventory. produced by the President's office. Copies are available in the President's Office in Room Ceramics created by Fresno-area artists are 506. on display until Thursday, Nov. 20, in the City The San Jose Symphony Orchestra has made College Gallery. Ceramics of artists in the San Jose area will go on display at Fresno City student tickets available for $6. For more College this spring as part of. an exchange. The infonnation call 298-2300. Gallery is open from noon to 4, p.m. Monday Two employees have joined tbe staff of the through Thursday and noon to 2 p.m. on Counseling department. They are Evelyn Fridays. Carter, who will work as.a day-time counselor Does City College have a school song? If Mondays and Wednesdays, and Suzanne you've heard of one, contact Judy Rookstool at Gutierrez, who on Oct. 31 received a Ph.D Ext 3655. . degree in International Business from the City ' University of London, who will work late •. afternoons and evenings. ··. .
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The Division of Athletics and Physical .Education, the Division of Criminal Justice Training and Administration of Justice, and the Maintenance, Grounds and Custodial Departments will sponsor a Lunch and Lyceum from 11:30 a.m. to J:30 p;m. today in the Faculty-Staff Lounge.
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Continued from page 1 building. "Parking is horrible," said night student Lynn DeLeon. "Student parking is so full that many women are forced to park · out on the street, while the staff
parking is quite empty," she added. "They [staff] should put · up with the hassle just like we [students] have to," said Raul Rameriz. "Staff should not have all the :erivileges."
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