The San Jose Bowl Saturday, Dec. 5, at 1 p.m., Jaguar Stadium
Serving San Jose City College
Vol. 41, No.7
Wednesday, November 2s, 1987
S~QC gears up for
gndtron show down
By Brenda Yesko Times Editor A long-awaited gridiron ·show down between th~ City College Jaguars and the De Anza Dons will inaugurate the San Jose Bowl Dec. 5 at Jaguar Stadium. The participants for the contest were announced last Thursday at a press conference at which San Jose and De Anza officials and coaches confirm~d a 1 p.m. kickoff and expressed their enthusiasm for continued bowl success. i) The rival teams have s identical8-2 (overall) and 5-1 d (conference) records, and I both · dropped their last conference games over the Photo by _Luzmaria V. Martinez weekend· De Anza of the De Anza Head Coach Bob Mazzuca, (left) and Jaguar Coast Conference to Gavilan Head Coach Howard Gay shake hands during a press College on Friday, and San conference which announced the two colleges as Jose to San Mateo, Saturday. San Jose, ranked fourth in opponents for the San Jose Bowl at 1 p.m., Dec. 5. the state and 1Oth in ·the
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nation, and De Anza, No. 6 in the state and No. 22 in the nation, haven't met on the field since 1985 when De Anza handed San Jose its last league loss prior to last weekend, 19-13, when De Anza was still a member of the Golden Gate Conference. Plans for a post-season meeting between the two last season were dashed when De Anza couldn't respond in time to a bowl game proposal set forth by San Jose. This year, both teams are eager to settle the score. "It will be a titanic battle between two outstanding football teams:· said City College Physical Education and Athletic Director · Bert Bonnano. · Head Coach Howard Gay, who has led the Jaguars to a co-championship in the Golden Gate Conference this season, said he was looking .
forward to the faceoff. "It's a great way to bring back the rivalry," Gay said. De Anza Head Coach Bob Mazzuca, who was an assistant City College football coach for seven years, pointed out De Anza's enthusiasm for the bowl. "This was a natural...the interest is there," said Mazzuca, who was named Coast Conference Coach of the Year after the Dons went unbeaten (10-0) in 1986. Sixty per cent of the proceeds from the $6,000 San Jose Bowl will go back to the college to help expand the athletic program and start a fund to bring renowned instructors to SJCC. Tickets are $7 for adults, $3 for students at the Student Accounts office or at the box office on the day of the game:
Re-entry program caters to both genders
By Rita Gilbert Adult men and women returning to college share many of the same personal and ndemic concerns. Consequently, the Re-entry Program at San Jose City College is attracting male students in increasing numbers. The Re- entry Program began in 1974, addressing the needs of female students over age 25 who had been away
from formal education for five years or more. "It's hard to live down the fact that we were once a woman's program," said counselor aide Diane·Graham Martinez. The original focus of the program has changed little since its beginning in 1974. The basic focus then, as now, is to address the concerns of the non-traditional student. Composition.of the program
is where change lies. Of the thought of as a "women's 200 registered students, program." about 10% are male, according to coordinator Carlos Jacquez, who thinks Maria Garcia. of the Re-entry Program as an Divorced Re-entry student organization to serve mature Mario Rameriz was laid off students, is also a Re-entry from his job in the electronic student. industry. Jacquez came to City College after the computer "I knew that if I wanted to get ahead, I would need an firm where he had been education," Rameriz said. He also admitted he wasn't manager merged with another aware that the Re-entry company. . "The_new company thought program had once been
education was more important than experience," he said. According to Jacquez, the support he needed when he decided to leave his job and return to school he found at the Re-entry department. The resources available in the Re-entry office include counseling, financial aid, child care information and social service referrals.
Did you give c;1t the office? By Marie Mattison Staff Writei
Over 85 people donated blood at the Red Cross/Associated Student Council sponsored blood drive Nov. 16 in the City College faculty lounge. ASC members joined the Red Cross in rbececruiting City College students and faculty to orne donors for this two-day event. Blood drive chairperson, Carmen Flores ~xpressed her support for the drive and the ISSUe.
"The reason I decided to coordinate the b. load drive is because I think it's an important Issue," said Flores . . .·~any donors cited community service and Ciyic pride as their reason for volunteering. "I think what it boils down to is helping people," added Flores. Red Cross registration attendant Doris Fitts said that some donors even came unexpectedly. "We had many volunteers show up to donate that did not sign up," Fitts said. The donation process takes approximately
45 minutes from beginning to end. First donors must go through a basic questionnaire form. Volunteers are handed several brochures to inform them of important facts about blood donation. Next, a health history of the donor is taken to insure they are eligible to donate blood or plasma by taking their vital signs. A test for anemia is also included. The actual drawing of the blood takes just 810 minutes and is painless. Donors gave 450 CC's each . Mark Delagado, Computer Science major a previous blood donor says, "I just want to donate blood to give it to someone else that needs it." Afterwards, as he sat in the canteen room, where each donor must sit for at least 15 minutes added. "It was no problem," said Alba Elena Diaz Diaz. "I encourage everyone to give blood and feel good about themselves."
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No pain, . noga1n
Ginny Knell R.N. (left), draws blood from the arm of Monica Diaz at the ASC sponsored Blood Drive, Nov. 16
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