Vol. 41, No. 13
Thursday, April28, 1988
Serving San JC?se City College
Diaz wins election as ASS president By Joe Posadas Alba Elena Diaz Diaz was voted ASB President in a mostly uncontested election which was held April 20 and 21. Diaz, currently acting as Director of Publicity, will take over the gavel in the Fall semester . Marie Mattison will assume the office of Vice-President, and the Administrative Assistant position was captured by Ramona Romandia. In the only contested position, current ASB President Marie Yoder
!]eat out Frances King for the title of Student Trustee. For Yoder, however, the battle has not ended. Since the Student Trustee represents both City College and Evergreen Valley College, she will now face the Evergr~n Valley candidate running for this position. No candidates ran for the position of Director of Finance, so a special election will be held in the near future. A lack of candidates was not the only problem these elections faced,
however. Few students bowed up to vote. A.S.C. Advisor Judy Rookstool
called the turnout "disappointingly low." When asked what she would do to increase student interest in the A.S.B., newly elected Vic~-President Mattison sai.d ..she would encourage more actlvttles. "My ~ction woul~ be backing up the commtttee and workmg closely with the President [Diaz]," Mattison said. Diaz as well expressed concern about the lack of student involvement. She cited publicity problems as the culprit. "The ASB needs to publicize more
so that more students can become involved. Already ASB is publicized through the Times, [and] KJCC but it would [also] help w~en club reps, through word of mouth, could tell other students what ASB is involved in," Diaz said. Having been involved in several committees herself, Administrative Assistant Romandia is all too aware of the lack of student interest concerning matters which would affect students at City College. "Students should know what goes on here," Romandia said, "I've learned that one person can make a difference ."
P. E. investigation attracts criticism By Jim Boecld
City College President Dr. Byron Skinner discussed his plans to investigate the San Jose Mercury News' allegations of impropriety by the school's physical education department, Thursday, in a tension-ftlled college theater. Earlier tliis month the Mercury News published a three-part, front-page series alleging that the City College physical education department had neglected the academic education of student-athletes, and that rules were violated relating to recruttmg, eligibility, and special treatment to players. His plan drew immediate criticism from black history instructor Charles Murry. Pat Butler, psychology instructor and counselor, and Phil Crawford, administration of justice instructor, also QUESTION TIME-Wednesday was College and Univer- expressed reservations about sity Day on campus as dozens of representatives wer~ on the plan. Murry was the most hand to provide City College students ~ith information outspoken of the three. He about transferring to four-y~ar schools. accused Dr. Skinner of lying when Skinner denied that a Faculty Senate subcommitteehad contacted him to address the needs of student-athletes. At another point during the meeting, Assistant Dean of year. The San Francisco Athletics Bert Bonanno By Lori Cambridge quake was in February of accused Murry of lying about 1906, as was the San another matter. Murry got Fernando quake of 1972. The upset and asked Bonanno to . The big one is coming, it's Coalinga quake was in May of JUst a matter of when. 1984 and the last major quake This, according to David in Morgan Hill was in April of Richie, author of "Superthe same year. Ironically, April quake", who claims that major is also Earthquake Preparedquakes occur every 22 years By Joe Medina ness Month. and 1988 is next in the cycle. Here are some tips for Nostradamus, a 16th cenRobert Guili, trustee for earthquake preparedness: ~ psychic, predicted that a the San Jose/Evergreen CommaJor earthquake would hit munity College District, spoke Before an earthquake: California on May 10, 1988. *Familiarize yourself with to a large group of City If Nostradamus was right, earthquake safety. Have at College electronics and comWe have less than two weeks least a 72 hour supply of puter engineering students on to prepare. Even if he was food and water. (A flash- "the future of technology" in wrong, it is important to be . light, radio, ftrst aid kit and Silicon Valley. ready. As one seismologist Guill emphasized that with blankets would also be put it, "If you don't choreothe steadily increasing use of helpful.) graph this event in advance, computers in all walks of life, During an earthquake: You are not going to like the from publishing to the turret *Stay calm. Take cover dance." control systems of tanks, to undersomething solid if Many major California daisy wheel typing machines possible. Avoid windows. earthquakes have occurred in and the lasers that scan the bar the ftrst few months of the See Quakes Page 4 codes on groceries, the need
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step outside. Bonanno promptly apologized. Dr. Skinner's plan calls for a task force of prominent people from outside the college · to: • Study the allegations made by the San Jose Mercury News. • Review the response ·of the administration to the allegations. • Conduct open and closeddoor hearings at which the campus community will be able to express their views. The task force will present two written reports on it's impressions of the validity of the allegations, the condition of the athletic department, and suggestions for correcting any problems found therein. A preliminary report is to be released May 19, and the ftnal report is due June 7. Butler raised the question of the task force's ability to be "objective." He pointed out that several of the task force _ members were closely relaled to City College, and that some were on the board of directors of the Bruce Jenner Classic, which is organized by Assistant Dean of athletics Bert Bonanno. Dr. Skinner said the people he had picked were of the highest integrity. "I think you've got a firstclass committee. To [suggest] that the committee will do a
whitewash is an insult," he said. Task force members include Dr. Glenn G. Gooder (Chairman and Executive Secretary); John M. Black, Jr; Irene M. Epstein, San Jose State University Prof; . Dr. Frank Fiscalini; Dr. Anne E. Golseth; Dr. John Marlow, former district trustee; Ms. Edna McGhee; Dr. Ben Pope; the Very Rev. William J. Rewak, Santa Clara University President; Larry Rice; Walter Rilliet; Ms. Lillian Silberstein; Dr. Bill F. Stewart; Steve Tedesco; City Councilwoman lola Williams; and Fernando Zazueta. A budget of $11,000 will cover the costs of the committee investigation and will include $6,000 for Dr. Goodcr's consulting fee, $1,150 in travel expenses for two out-of-town members, $1,200 for secretarial services, and $2,650 for miscellaneous expenses. Dr. Skinner ended his presentation with an appeal to the campus community to put aside petty differences and attempts at character assassination, and to work together to solve the problems that face City College. "I believe in San Jose City College. . .I hope you believe in San Jose City College also," he concluded. ·
Guili speaks on technology for people who have a working knowledge of computers is becoming great. He briefly discussed Silicon Valley's role in the history of electronics, including Silicon Valley's important role in the 1960s space race between the super-powers and how the Silicon Valley computer manufacturer Intel began using an old Safeway store as a base . Guili said that Silicon Vaile:>" is still the focus of the industry. "I'd rather see it all here than in Tokvo." he said.
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