Serving San Jose City College
Vol. 41, No. 1
Thursday, S~ptember 3, 1987
San Jose Bowl comes to SJCC By Brenda Yesko
and Doug Thurman When the San Jose Football Bowl kicks off at 1 p.m. on Dec. 5 at City College, it will see the vision of one man coming true and the start of what promises to be a tradition of quality community college football. "It's been a dream of mine for a long time," said head coach Howard Gay of the co-national champion City College Jaguars. . Gay was convinced that the college
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needed its own bowl game after viewing the crowd in attendance for the Jaguar victory at the Merced Elks Bowl last December. "There are not enough bowl games in California and I think the best JC football is played in the state of California," he said. The bowl's board of directors coupled with advertising has raised nearly $8,000, sixty percent of which will reciprocate back to SJCC. According to college president, Dr. Byron R. Skinner, these funds will
be used to start a fund to brin·g renowned instructors to SJCC and to expand the college's athletic program. Despite a 15-game winning streak,
"There are not enough bow 1 games in California and I think that the best JC football is played in the state of California."
--Howard Gay
determined to carry on their own tradition of quality football. "This is how we begar}. the season, we challenged our kids to be good enough to be in our own bowl game," remarked Gay. Already the San Jose Bowl has attracted lots of attention, simply because coach Gay and his staff have proven that the)' can produce a winning football team and give community college football national recognition in San Jose.
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enroll ed By amie ffimson
By Kathy Flynn
Staff Writer Although the fall semester generally seems to draw fewer students to City College than the spring, state funds for the college were increased 2% this semester as enrollment took a slight swing upward. According to Director of Admissions and Records for the San Jose I Evergreen Community College District, Robert L. Brown, there were 669 more students enrolled in day and night classes this year over last fall. City College's total student population as of August 22, was 9,961 students, 7% more than that of the last fall semester. Evergreen Valley College's total student population rose to 7,007 bringing its state funding to an increase of 1%. The average age of all students at City College is 28 years old. The college's oldest student ever is now attending classes at the age of 96, while the youngest, 15, was admitted through a special program.
Briefly -Monday Sept. 7 is Labor Day. No school! -The next issue of The Times will be Sept. 17. -Root on the Jaguars as they face the Giants of the College of the Sequoias, Visalia at Visalia, Sept. 12 at ?p.m. -Also on Sept. 12, The Fresno Invitational for Cross County at 10 am. at Fresno. -The last day to drop a class and not receive a a "W" on your transcrips is Sept. 12.
Staff Writer
Photo Patrick Quick
Enrollment Blues- Many students fmd the experinece of standing in line to register at Admissions and Records
more agomzmg then their toughest Algebra midterm. It seems to be a tradibn however, for SJCC students.
7 join, 6 leave faculty College and Foothill Junior States International University. College. Staff Writer She was production assHer career includes such Seven new faces have highlights as her selection as istant on the set of a fe~ture joined the City College Outstanding Business Studfilm on the east coast titled faculty this fall, while the "Witches of Eastwick." college said good-bye to six ent of the Year and her She has produced an long time employees who selection for the California Opportunity Grant and upcoming episode on have retired. television called "Auto Four have permanent Legal Secretaries of America America". positions with the remaining Scholarship. She has also been crownIn this two minute segthree only instructing for ed Miss Young Gifted and ment celebrities are interthe fall semester. Black, and Miss Black Gal.viewed on their personal Sharon Youngblood, axy. cars. Daryl Lindstrom, Robe!t · Daryl Lindstrom graduatWhile Susie Castaneda Schirrmacher, and Susie ed from Emerson College has been on the staff of Casteneda -are the four and attended Boston UnSJCC for 10 years working permanent employees. iversity for graduate schoolin all phases of CosSharon Youngblood starting with a MFA in Theater. metology, this fall she has ed her teaching career at the She has taught at Boston been added to the faculty age of twenty two at Indep- University, University of endence High School. Mter Rhode Island, Dean Junior See FACULTY, page 4 two years she transferred to James Lick where she worked for eight years in the business department. Mrs. Youngblood graduated from Bakersfield High School and continued her education at San Jose City College and San Jose State University. She has recently received her diploma from a Master's Degree program at United By Amber Sailors
This fall, City College will get its first-ever condom vending machines, which are scheduled to be i,nstalled in both the men's and women's rest rooms on campus by the end of this semester. Approval for installation of the machines on the City College campus came at the July 21 meeting of the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District Board of Trustees. Evergreen Valley College was alsQ included in .this decision, Last semester, the Associated Student Council of City College put together a survey to get student reaction to the issue of condom machines on campus. This came after the campus held a "Safe Sex" week to help prevent AIDS. Of the 274 students who took part in the survey, 239 were in favor of having condom machines installed, while 35 students voted 'no'. Current .ASB president Marie Yoder, is opposed to having the condom machines on campus, noting that students can purchase condoms at Student Health Services. "Out of the 5,000 registered students, approximately 274 students were surveyed. I don't feel that fairly reflects the student body as a whole," said Yoder. Yoder added however, that she would be supporting the decision to have the machines on campus because the former ASC had already passed it. :Former ASB president Kim McDonald, stressed her support. "I am all for it. Last semester we gave a student survey which reflected that students were also in favor of it," said McDonald. According to ASC advisor Judy Rookstool, bids will be sought from local venders and then installed when one is chosen.
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The Times•Thursday, September 3, 1987•page 2
Viewpoint
What? No swim team at SJCC? By Jamie Hanson Staff Writer
Editorial
Support Dr. Skinner disarray of graduati~n ~d enc~mraged · feelings of protest within the VIetnamese community. All of which made the school look underhanded, devious and out of control. It was obvious to the Vietnamese community and to the students and faculty, that there was a communication problem. - Dr. Skinner's membership in Rotary was another instance where faculty and administration split over a topic that they should have come together on. Dr. Skinner had to contend with Faculty Senate members, especially its president, David Yancey. -When district trustees ordered an investigation into campus fundraising and accounting, the administration had fmally began ~o realize that in order for the college to function at its full potential, both sides had to work together. This year opens with many promising projects for Dr. Skinner, including the San Jose football bowl and the construction of the library "Walk of Fame." Support from faculty, students and fellow administrators would greatly benefit the president in his efforts and in turn benefit the college as well.
Isn't it ironic? Despite all the extra effort and sincere attempts at building a solid foundation and reputation for City College he made last semester, City College president Dr. Byron R. Skinner continually ran into brick walls. Meet some proverbial walls and their "brick-layers:" -Probably the most damaging and fresh in the minds of college administrators, students and the public, was City College's 1987 commencement ceremonies.
As social science instructor Jan Groenen along with district trustee Robert Guili, battled with various faculty members, over the scheduled appearance of Assemblyman Tom Hayden, which Groenen and Guili opposed and the faculty members supported, they succeeded in placing Dr. Skinner between a rock and a hard place. First, Groenen insisted Dr. Skinner cancel Hayden's_ speech, however, when he did, he was still picked on by faculty members who thought he should have held his ground. And in the end, Hayden appeared anyway. Groenen's "silent vigil" only added to the
Editorial
The Times
installation of these benches, which took place August 25, is cause for just one more round of applause for the "The Magnificent Seven Plus One" (Lori Lema's speech club), the ASC, and ASC advisor, Judy Rookstool, who made these benches possible. The only draw-back is trying to find a seat on these benches, which are obviously the new campus hot -spot to take a seat or do what ever.
Editor-in-Chief Brenda Yesko Sports Editor Doug Thurman
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Member CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION
Photo Editor/ Production Chief Luzmaria V. Martinez Advertising Timothy King
Staff Writers Kathy Flynn Jamie Hanson Elyse Jacobsen Roxanne King Marie Mattison Amber Sailors Theresa Wasson Cartoonists Jason Engel Tom Newsom
Letter
ASC positions still ·open for 1987-88 The Associated Student · tions. The A.S.C. is concerned Council welcomes all students about its students and how we to San Jose City College. are better able to serve them. This year will be an exciting "Committment to Excelone. Many activities are in the lence" is the goal of the workings. A.S.C. for 1987-1988! ExcelOne of which will be lence takes a lot of hard work presenting the half time show and team players, which for the San Jose Bowl in includes both students and December at S.J.C.C. faculty. The council consists of four elected officers and 11 apIn closing, The A.S.C inpointed directors. All of our vites you all to get involved in officers have already been student government. Sincerly, elected for this year, but we are accepting applications for Marie Yoder, our appointed directors posiASB 1987-88 president
For the rec.ord
Benches are here TheY:ve finally arrived. You can't rniss'em. In fact, you've probably already sat on them, ate lunch on them, snoozed on them, or made-out with your sweetheart on them. Of course the four new, wooden, benches in the general education quad do have practical purposes, like presenting the student body with a lasting symbol of what teamwork and dedication is all about. Its been said man times, but the
"What's this, no swim team?" I chose San Jose City College to prepare myself for the "Big Stuff' that is to come in my life. I figured SJCC would help me prepare a little better because it has students just like me; scared and confused , I enrolled in and received every class I wanted which included swim class at 8 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdaj'S. I was anxious and ready to get started. I walked into class on Tuesday morning, ready to ask questions about the swim team. When did they start training, how often, and if they've ever placed in city or state competitions, were some of the questions. After everything was said by "Our Coach", I asked if there was a swim team. "No, but there used to be one," he said. When I asked why, he answered, "Because of Proposition 13." Proposition 13 was fund-
amental to the change of "College for Everyone" because it shifted the bases of community college tiiihcing from the local property tax to the state general f'w!d, and the power went with it. In order for the community colleges to receive more funds, they had to have an equal amount of men's and women's sports. Taking away the men's and women's swim teams, and adding Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball and Women's Softbal11. I don't understand one of those choices. Why couldn't they have kept Women's Swimming, and . added basketball and ~ Volleyball? After all, the Women's Basketball, and Women's Volleyball are in the Olympics, as is swimming, but where is the softball team? Is that really fair . for the students who wish to swim and maybe make a future out of it to be all washed out by a sport such as Women's Softball which really has no career lead to it? I say no.
Photographers Dolores Lorigo Patrick Quick John Zancanaro Production Frances King Advisor Art Carey
The Nov. 14, 1986, edition of The Times contained a story describing the exploits of a campus policeman, Jose "Dino" C. Alvarado, 43, in winning the Medal of Honor . while serving with the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Facing a deadline, the newspaper attempted to venfy the claim without success with local U.S. Army recruiters and with the FBI officials in San Jose and San Francisco. A subsequent investigation by a Santa Clara ~oun~ Medal of Honor winner, who contacted authones m Washington D.C., revealed that Alvarado's claim was fraudulent. He admitted the deception to the college in June and resigned. The Times regrets publication of the story. The Times is published twice a month during the school year by the Journalism 65 class at San Jose City College. Represented by the Collegiate Advertising Sales and Service and College Media Placement Service, Member Journalism Association of Community Colleges and the California Newspaper Publishers Association. The Times is located in Rm. 303 at San Jose City College, 2100 Moorpark Ave., San Jose, CA 95128. Newspaper staff hours are 11 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Telephone: (408) 298-2181, ext. 3849.
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The Times• Thursday, September 3, 1987•page 3
Sports----~------------------Gay faces the burden of being No.1
Jags face Giants ·in season opener By Doug Thunnan
Sports Editor What does winning a community college national championship do for a football team? It just makes the next season a little bit tougher, according to Jaguar Head Coach, Howard Gay. "Past successes do nothing more for you then make it more difficult for you to win," Gay said. "Everybody's out to get a team which has the longest winning streak in the nation. All the other teams are really gearing up for us. They all play a little harder and we're going to see each teams' best game of the
season." September 12 in Visalia, the It may make it a little Jaguar winning tradition will tougher, but as far as winning once again be on the line. is concerned, it sure hasn't "I'm very excited (about this hampered the Jaguar's perfor- year's team)," said Gay. "We mance in the past. have a good nucleus of Not in 15 games, anyway. That's how many games the Jaguars have won without a "We don't talk about winnincr0 mark in the loss column, the but we prepare for it." longest winning streak in the --Howard Gay nation. They have been sitting on top of the Golden Gate Conference four consecutive years, last year being the returnees and some good ultimate title--USA Today's freshmen coming in. I'm Co-No.1 ranking in the very optimistic about this nation. "' year. 1 really think we're With the first pre-season going to have a good team." game against the College of One thing that a national the Sequoias due up on champion does, .however, is
Football schedule DAY
DATE
OPPONENT
LOCATION
TIME
Sat
Sept 1 2
College of the Sequoias
Visalia
7:00 PM
Sat
Sept 19
Fresno City College
SJCC
7:00 PM
Sat
Sept 26
Santa Rosa Junior College
SJ~C
7~00
Sat
Oct
3
San Joaquin Delta
Stockton
1 ;00 PM
Sat
Oct
10
*Diablo Valley College
SJCC
7:00 PM
Sat
Oct
17
*West Valley College
Westmont HS
1:00 PM
Sat
Oct
24
•san Francisco
SJCC
7:00 PM
Sat
Oct
31
*Chabot
Hayward
1 :00 PM
Sat
Nov
7
Sat
Nov
14
*Laney
SJCC
7:00 PM
Sat
Nov
21
*College of San Mateo
San Mateo
1 :00 PM
PM
BYE
*Golden Gate Conference Games
bring big-name ballplayers to City College. "We've got about 90 people out right now. We're going to have to trim the roster down and talk to some about redshirting, but hopefully our final scrimmage (at Modesto on Saturday) will allow us to sort out the situation before league play," Gay said. · Team captains for this years squad will be four sophomores whom Gay stated to be highly respected among the players and the coaching staff. They consist of wide receiver Robert Gaines, defensive back Mark Gray, tailback Darron Aldrich, and offensive tackle Dan Mcintyre. "Both the coaches and the players feel real good about ·these kids. They should be four of our better players," Gay said. Although Gay stated that it was still too early to pick who the key players at each position will be, the only positions left completely wide open will be at the quarterback job and the kicking spots. All four quarterbacks competing for the job, Dan Yetter, Darryl Fortenberry, John Besmer and John Komar, are all new-comers to City College. The quarterbacks will be firing at what Coach Gay called, "an outstanding group of wide receivers. Team captain Gaines, Rob Grady, Ricky Washington,
. Eric Jennings and Albert King are among some of this group . . Carr~mg the. ball for .the Jags this year will be Aldnch, Howard Hodge, Darryl Gagliardi, Louis Gomez, Henry Scott, James Lacero and AI Lemorande. Th~ defen~ive line will c_onstst of Jumc_>r Fatu, a parttime starter m 86', Jim Orlowski, Jim Reed, and freshmens Kevin Pavack and Ken Sears. Leading the linebacking crew will be sophomore Todd Thatcher, Cecil Lincoln and Drew Krake. Behind them in the secondary will be Gaines, Dwayne Parrish, Paul Coleman and Thad Phillips. The kicking and punting chores is the other issue that is up in the air at this point. Fighting for the kicking position is AI King, Corey Fontaine and Paul Fratus, while vying for the punting job is Fratus and Mike O'brien. "We've got pretty good speed and a lot of depth," claimed Gay. ".. .1 think our returners feel real good about themselves, about the program and our chances for winning." This, coupled with the fact that the winning tradition is on · their side, is what Gay and his players hope will put them over the burden of being national champs.
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Campus
Memories of protest
Continued from page 1 after receiving her AA in June, 1987. She has at least 20 years salon experience and teaching experience as a substitute and night class teacher. Background information on Robert Schirmacher was unavailable at the time of this article. Temporary hires for the fall semester only are Vivian !vfartinez as a Cosmetology mstructor and Johanna Stewart to add to the Dental Assisting Program. To help with the Disabled
Students Program for a year, Eleanor Sue has been added to the staff. Ray Creswell of the electronics department began the change of this year's retirees in August 1986. Joining him in June of this year were Vincent Cosanza, a 32 year veteran of the mathematics department; Jack Haley an eleven year employee in Chemistry; Steve Holeman, a biology teacher for 31 years; Ralph Wildermann, after 26 years as a marketing instructor; and Elizabeth Mersereau, a business education teacher for 27 years.
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Although it took place over three months ago, the images of pain and protest which accompanied City College's 1987 graduation ceremonies weren't easily forgotten. The surprise appearance of Assemblyman Tom Hayden (left in top photo with Instructor Jack Burrows) led to
a protest walkout by almost two dozen students. One student, Tien Duong, bottom right, was comforted by Instructor Barbara Snyder. Meanwhile, Instructor Edward Coyne participated in an anti-Hayden silent vigil on the football field on campus.
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