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Machine tech classes help unemployed By Jim ~oeckl A group of 25 economically disadvantaged students will graduate Friday from a Labor Employment & Training Corporation (L.E.T.C.) machine technology course. , Four years ago the L.E.T.C., in cooperation. with the United Auto Workers union, developed a six-month, 960-hour training program specifically for economically disadvantaged and unemployed · people who want an opportunity to learn the basic skills necessary to enter the field of machining. These skills provide . meaningful job opportunities which in turn can enable these people to become economically independent. The course exposes the students to a broad spectrum of machine shop equipment,
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Joe Roy from conventional milling machines, lathes, and grinders, to the more sophisticated computer numerical controlled (CNC) machines. Students also learn the basics of reading blueprints, shop mathematics, plus inspection and quality control techniques. There is even instruction in resume writing and job interviewing. Program director Joe Roy thinks that vocational training is lacking in the high school systems and that too much emphasis is placed on college prep. "Only about 15% of high school students actually go on to graduate from college. Of those who don't, many face
the job world without any skills. School should be a place for them to learn the skills to get a good job and make a decent living." he said He points out that in his program, there is much m~re involved than just teaching the students machining skills. Each staff member must also be able to motivate, inspire, and instill confidence in the students to help them overcome barriers that have held them back in the past. · With a list of 4,000 machine shops on file, job placement after graduation is all but guaranteed. "Anybody who passes the course and really wants to work, can get a job." Roy said. In addition to job placement assistance, the graduates earn certificates of completion, 32 units of college credit towards an A.A. degree in Machine Technology, and a starter i.ool kit. Of the students interviewed, the majority praised the program and showed appreciation for the chance to participate. The program, which has trained over 250 students during the last four years, is government-funded by the Job Training Partnership Act. Roy says that with a larger budget he could train more students and ease the long waiting list. He would also like to acquire more CNC equipment to expose the students to, as it is the technology of the times and the future. The graduation ceremony will be an informal gathering of the students and staff members of the program, and will most likely take place in the machine shop (room 109L) around noon.
Photo by Jim Boeckl
Thuong Le (left) helps Jesse Alcala set up a milling machine
The 'Dating Game' SJCC students try their own version as a warmu for Valentines Day By Keith Gaxiola
In the spirit of Valentines Day, City College held its .own version of the Dating Game Wednesday Feb. 10 in the Student Union. Approximately 250 students were on hand to witness an enjoyable hour of a favorite American pastime-flirting. Prizes were also awarded to the lucky couples. The master of cere-. monies, counselor T. J. Owens, was pleased with the "full student participation". Dating Game chairman Fernando Licea went on to comment about the special screening of contestants, in which the number of contestants was reduced from 30 to 9. They were asked about their hobbies, special interests and, academic majors. In the first game, bachelor Gary Clark chose Kim Watson, whose idea of a good night is "partying." They then went on to pick the envel_ope that
contained the tickets to · dinner at Lou's Village. In the second game, bachelorette Denise Anderson picked Tim Jackson after he said he would impress her on the first date by just showing up. The envelope they selected had tickets for horse back riding at Grant Ranch, near Mount Hamilton. In the final match, bachelor Gary Michael May chose Alba Elena after the other two bachelorettes sang
a song recommending her. Alba and Gary were given a certificate good for a free pizza from Murphy's. Most students liked the game; however, some stated that the contestants were hard to hear. "Some of the students acted like they didn't want to be up there," said freshman Christina Oliver. Licea mentioned that another game may be planned for the end of the semester.
Assemblyman Hayden invited to talk By Martin Oppus
Tom Hayden Speech planned
Southern California State Assemblyman Tom Hayden has been invited back to speak at City College, but the date has not been determined. His speech, which is expected to take place later in the spring, is expected to focus on the state of community colleges in California It was Hayden's surprise appearance during the last graduation exercises that led to the walkout of about two dozen students, most of whom were Vietnamese. David Yancey, Faculty Senate President, extended the invitation to Hayden with the approval of the Associated Student Body and the Classified Council. The Classified Council represents the classified employees on campus. Hayden is generally recognized as being on the forefront of
Community College education in the State Assembly. According to Yancey, Hayden is one of the "m?st supportive and most concerned" California legislators m the area of community colleges. Hayden has written legi.slation ~or the Community College Funding Bill. He is also m tl_le mtds.t of preparing a book on the future of community college educauon. Hayden's invitation is not without controver~y. ho~- .ever. Tran Thien, a Viet-namese student counselor, satd that lliS not the right time" for such an appearance because of the high emotions that are still running among the Vietnamese students. Thien said the college's admin.istration should be "car~fu~" since Hayden's appearance·may cause the same f~o~ that It ~1d before. He said he is pleased that Hayden s Iffipendmg appearance is being announced in advance. Hayden, hush~~ of actress Jane Fonda, angered many Vietnamese when he vtstted North Vietnam during the Vietnam war.
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Editorial
Parking at San Jose City College is difficult enough, but to know that the faculty lot has an over abundant amount of parking is simply not fair to the struggling student As the ratio of students to teachers is 1 teacher to 25 students, it's funny that the faculty lot always displays vacant spaces while the students resort to parking in the nearby residential areas and the crowded, expensive student lots. Furthermore, the time one spends fervently searching for a parking space is frustrating. For example, a student can arrive to the campus at 7:30 p.m. and still be late to their 8 p.m.
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"The most important thing is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in. life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing js not to haye conquered but to have fought well." -Olympic Creed
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he 1988 Winter Olympics ate now under way in Calgary, but between · the cheers for this hockey team or that skier, the philosophy of the Olympic Games is often overlooked. The allure of the precious Olympic Medals can obscure the essence of the athletes' efforts. . The original Games began in ancient Greece as a festival in honor of Zeus, king of the Greek gods. Athletes performed to emulate his strength and ability. They challenged the limits of their bodies and minds in an effort to achieve perfection. In spite of all the hype about winning medals, most of today's athletes seem to have a good understanding of this concept. For them, the essence of the Olympics lies in participating, in performing their skill to the best of their ability. Prizes and awards are secondary.
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class; on the same token however, a teacher can arrive to campus at 7:55 p.m. and be situated in class by 8 p.m. One suggestion for this dilemma is for the faculty to be kind-to SHARE-their parking lot (at least with the night students) during the hours of 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. (as there are more night students than day students). It would certainly · save the students time, money and frustration, as well as flip the coin over to the teachers.
Pinnin Zurbriggen exemplified this I have always been an admirer attitude during the men's Alpine combined of the printed word, and your event last week in Calgary. He skied the fine publication has given me frrst two of the three runs with fervor and much pleasure since arriving at needed only a careful, precise third run to win a second gold medal. Instead, he skied this campus Fall of '86. I am, the last run with abandon, attacking the therefore, giving you your 20 minutes worth. course with all he had. In his passion for speed, he hooked a gate with the tip of his First of all, the Viewpoint article · was well written and ski and was thrown off course, disqualifyeffective. For me, anyway. I ing himself. Though his aggressiveness may have was disappointed in reading the cost him the gold, he made a statement article on Rosalina LoBue Memabout his love for personal freedom. He orial Scholarship; there was no time mentioned for the meeting. put the medal second to that freedom. I do hope that the meeting When the games are over and all the medals have been awarded, Zurbriggen will attract a large number of the staff, since it will be in your may have second thoughts about that last · interest to tum the direction of run. But any regrets he has will probably the scholarship in the direction not affect his priorities much. of journalism. I understand that The material awards that the Olympics she was a journalism student, provide are sometimes emphasized more than the spiritual rewards. The courage the and it would be quite appropriate for the student body • to athletes show in demanding perfection of acknowledge this fme career. themselves and-risking failure is often overlooked for the sake of a medal that's not even worth its weight in gold.
The Times welcomes comment from the_ public on subjects of interest to the campus comrmmity. Letters to the Editor and Viewpoint articles should be submitted in typewritten form double spaced if possible. Handwritten submissions will be acceptable if readable. Letters and vie"YP9ints will be edited for style and length, and should be signed. Names may be withlield \Dlder ~a! circumstances. We eSP._eetally encourage comment by students, faculty, staff and administrators on matters of general interest, regardless of whether or not they have been discussed in the Times.
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I regret not seeing any mention of the Women's History Week we are planning for midMarch. This important week is being planned by a small but dedicated group of women on campus, and the next meeting is scheduled for ~oday at 3:30 (Feb. 11).
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Sporis Jags lead off with Laney . By Christopher Filice
The 1988 Jaguars' baseball team is trying to improve last year's 33-12 record and certainly has the talent to make a strong bid for the Golden Gate Conference league championship. "This is the best team since I've been here," said Head Coach Barry Woodbead. "I'm usually more reserved with my comments. I stay secluded and don't praise players. I make them prove themselves but this year we -are good. Our pitching- is outstanding. Everyone in the state says we've got as good or better staff than anybody. It excites me!" However, Woodhead is reserved about making any bold predictions. "Without sounding prejudiced, in my opinion, this league is one of the top two or three in the state. It's also the best I've ever seen. We played most of our league competition in the fall. San Mateo is always good. Chabot, we know, is good. Laney's excellent. Diablo Valley has as good a team as they've had ~n years, and we hear that San Francisco City is much improved." For the Jags, speed and power are not as abundant as in years past, but several players have caught the eyes of major college arid pro scouts. Some players have
ady Jags ind ·up By Le'Vinia K. Loyd. Feb. 19 marked the end of he women's basketball ason at City College when he Lady Jags played a aditional rival-West Valley liege. The Jags started the game owing great enthusiasm and ept the game close by hold. g their opponents to a low ftrst-half score. Going into the locker room at half-time, City College was own by only two points after aWest Valley player salik the freethrows after a foul, making the score 16-14. But as the second half got Under way, the Jags simply Were outscored, finally losing to West Valley, 45-29. The leading San Jose SCorer was Maria Orozco with 10 points. Prior to that game, the ladies hosted San Francisco City College. In the second half, C.C.S.F. tripled its first-half score of 16. City College scored 14 points in the first half, but was heid to seven in the second half. The fllla.l score was 52-21. With a record of 3 and 17, the Jags didn't have the best 0f seasons this year, but they dtd hang in through thick and through thin. Next season's team, which should have a number of returning players, will have lllore experience.
already been drafted by professional teams, and others could get drafted depending upon their output this season. Scott Erickson, who was Pitcher of the Year in the G.G.C. last season, has been drafted twice and has a full scholarship waiting for him at the University of Arizona next year. Second baseman Jeff Borgese, a Los Gatos High School standout, has a full ride to the University of Miami. He batted .394 and led the state in doubles last year. Center fielder Steve Bosco, a three-sport, allCentral Coast Section athlete at Prospect High School, will most likely wind up at the University of Nebraska. Pitcher Shawn .l<.ohrwlld, has been drafted once, and infielder Kerry Woodson and pitchers Jim Thompson, Todd Manley and Joe Misa all have good chances of being drafted. "Misa is the best pitcher I've seen all fall," said Woodhead. Although the Jaguar team was placed on probation last summer because of a recruiting violation by Woodhe~d, it will not spoil their chances at a title bid. Woodhead is barred from coaching in three lea~ue games. T.hree nonleague games, which wouldn't have counted on the record, were
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ordered cut from the team's schedule. The Jaguars won the City College of San Mateo/ Chabot Tournament two weeks ago with a record of 5-1. Their only loss came in a 9-inning affair with Santa Rosa, who needed to sweep a double-header, to claim the championship. However, the Jaguars bounced back with a vengeance in the fmale, winning 10-1, to capture the title. "The week prior, the Jaguars lost their number one NorCal ranking when they lost twice to a team comprised of professional. players in the first Sacramento Tournament of the year. "Those games sho~Ild really be forfeits," insisted Woodhead. "They shou!dn't count at all on our record because there wasn't a guy on their team that wasn't a triple-A or double-A player. They were professionals, not college kids. And we still played them good." "We could actually be 9-0 right now," said Woodhead after the Chabot Tournament. '.'All of our defeats have been in extra innings or in the last inning." Their mark stands currently at 10-2-1 (excluding the two losses in first Sacremento Tournament) after out-lasting Mission College _7 -6 on Tuesday, and a 2-2 record in the second Sacremento Tournament last weekend. After pounding American
· Top Players-(clockwise from top, left) Pitchers Joe Misa · and Scott Erickson, second River 13-8 and Humboldt 12-1, the Jaguars took a nose dive and crashed 11-1 against Sacramento City, ~e new No.1 ranked· team m NorCal. The Jags finished the crash with a burn in the consolation bracket fmale against American River. With the score tied 6-6, the game was called after the three-hour time limit. However, according to
'Photo by Christopher Filice baseman Jeff Borgese and centerfielder Steve Bosco are among the leaders for the Jags. tournament rules, fewer base-on-balls constituted American River the victors. This weekend, many of southern California's power schools will flock up to the Delta Tournament for the final exhibition before league play begins. Interested fans can see the home conference opener against Laney College on Thursday, March 3 at 2:30.
Sasketball playoffs loom for SJCC The Jaguars (23-6) are seeded fourth in the community college regional basketball playoffs, and will play at home at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday against the winner of Friday's Foothill-Diablo Valley College game. The opening round of the playoffs features 26 teams playing in the Northern California region and 26 teams in the Southern Califor-
nia region. The four survivors from each region will go to the California Community College tournament that will take place at the Toso Pavilion at Santa Clara University on March 10-12. The Jaguars gave the Chabot Gladiators, the Golden Gate Conference champions, a run for their money Friday night at Chabot College in Hayward, only to
lose 79-74. to the wire. Woods filled up Scoring 35 points in· the an eight-point gap by making first half, the Jaguars played a· a shot and catching the refast and harrowing game that bound of a missed free throw eventually backfired once within the last 58 seconds of Chabot guard Michael Pear- the game, but it still wasn't son took control of the court enough. and scored 25 points. Jaguar Chabot, with a 29-2 overall guard Darryl Woods led San record, will play the winner of Jose with 22 points in the first Saturday's game between the half. The second half, however, 'College of Marin and Amerwas a fierce struggle between ican River. - the two teams that ended close
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"As Is" was written by William Hoffman. In 1985 it was nominated for three Tony "As Is," a play about awards, including Best Play AIDS, will be presented by for 1985 and the Drama Desk the City College Drama award for Outstanding New Department at 8 p.m. March Play. It won an OBIE (that's 3-5 and March 10-12 in the off broadway) for DisCollege Theater. tinguished Play Writing. "As In addition, there will be Is" is still running in New two matinees at 2 p.m. on York and has been since ' March 6 and 13. 1985. Then the play will move Daryl Lindstrom , City downtown to the City Lights College drama instructor, is Performance Group Theater. the director. She said that "As These performances will be Is" "is positive, funny play held at 8 p.m. March 24-26. about the No. 1 issue" of the The Saturday shows on day. It is about a man who March 5, 12, and 26 will be has AIDS and the people he benefit performances. Proceeds will go to the ARIS · comes in contact with. Lindstrom added that the play Project and Necessities and is informative and educaMore, AIDS support groups. tional, and deals with the
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