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Serving San Jose City College
Vol. 41, No.8
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Thursday, December 10, 1987
It rained cats and Dons
Program offers student jobs
Photo by Mike A. Chacon
By Marie Mattison Staff Writer . City College business students will have ·the opportunity to take advantage of between 20-40 job opportunities at Valley Fair Shopping Center as part of a new program set up by the college and the mall. Within the next six months, Valley Fair will be hiring for both part-time and management positions for the Christmas season and throughout the new year. Establishments that have responded to the program so far include Graffiti, Emporium, Esprit, The Gap, and Banana Republic. - " - - - --: " ...o "leon lnnlr'inO' cmpiOyci :S C1J..,V "N•~··c for permanent people who are interested in learning the marketing field. "I'm really excited because this is the first time we have ever had such a program involving City College and an entire shopping center," said Dan McUsic, City College Q;I"\J
San Jose fans braved the chilly rain and beat the Jags 28-21 after scoring a last cold to root on the Jaguars in the inaugural minute touchdown. For more pictures and San Jose Bowl last Saturday. The Dons the complete story, see Sports, page 8.
Class withdrawals declining By Mike White The number of students. withdrawing from classes with a "W" grade is .declining, thanks to a 'one-of-a-kind on-line computer system, according to San Jose/Evergreen Community College District Director of Admissions and Records Robert Brown, The withdrawals, or "W" grades are· issued between the fifth week of the semester and approximately five weeks before its conclusion. After this time, an evaluative grade of A, B, C, D, or F must be given. The amount of "W" grades issued at the end of the 1987 spring semester accounted for 18% of all final grades, compare~ w.ith
23% in 1980. Part of this decrease, Brown believes, was due to the introduction of a $10 drop-fee (to a maximum of $20 per semester) in 1983. By the spring of 1984, withdrawals had · already dropped by to 21%. Significant reasons for this decline began in 1985 when new students were · required to t:;.ke assessment tests to judge their writing, reading and math abilities. This replaced the haphazard method of simply moving the students into the next level of classes as determined by their previous records. Besides taking the assessment tests, new students are also required to attend an orientation of City College
J·aguars fall to De Anza 28-21 ·,
and meet with a college counselor. However, these changes could not be reinforced if it were not for an on-line computer system. Through this system, Admissions and Records officials and counselors can quickly check a student's academic background to make sure he or she has met the minimum assessment scores or completed the prerequisite classes. City College and Evergreen are the only colleges in the world to use this type of on-line computer system. Part of the reason for this is the great amount of time and work needed-to implement this system, Brown said.
See 'W' GRADES, page 5
marketing instructor. Some positions begin at entry level at minimum wage, but the majority of the jobs available can eventually become assistant manager and management positions. . "Students may feel that it's not the most elaborate of jobs to be in retail, but the money and experience can be very satisfying for a student interested in the marketing field," McUsic said. "One of the important assets of this sort of thing for the students involved in the program is that they can learn and earn at the same time, " said Greg 0!1&'1!1~50!!;- A~~~i~tt? Dean of the Occupational Education at City College. "Generally speaking, merchants want experienced people, but what we're trying to do is strengthen that experience and tum it into the student's best ability," he said.
See JOBS, page 5
Look for condom machines in '88 By Jason Engel Staff Writer Next spring City College will join the forces for safe sex with other area community colleges when the campus installs condom vending machines. The college has been pushing for the machines since March, but is still awaiting approval by the San Jose/Evergreen City College board of trustees. "The contract is very close to approval," said District Assistant Superintendent
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1-Aike Hill. Far West vending machines company will install the machines which will dispense condoms to students for fifty-cents. Hill said the company and board members will decide where they will be ilistalled. Far West will be picking up all cost for installation and maintenance with no cost to the college. In addition Far West was chosen over uther compa· :ies because their machines
See CONDOMS, page 5
Poetry of City College students pages 10-11