Voi.41,No.15
Thursday, May 12, 1988
Serving San Jose City College
South African pastor denounces apartheid By Joe Posadas
S NJOSE ITY Photo by Dolores Lorigo Rev. Farisani condemns so-called apartheid reforms
Calling the South African policy of apartheid "a violence being committed against my people," The Rev. Tshenuwani Simon Farisani spoke before a City College &udience and shared his experiences of torture and beatings at the hands of South African police. On the issue of violence, the 40-year-old Lutheran Pastor went on to add, "I do not practice nor advocate violence but understand my people's resort to violence. I'll never condemn them." His strongest criticism centered on the so-called reforms by the ruling whiteminority Afrikaner government: "We have refused to accept that apartheid can be 'reformed'. Apartheid must be brought down, not reformed, it must be destroyed and democracy installed. If the
West supports us, it will shorten our struggle, if it doesn't we will be free in spite of it." The Rev. Farisani was also critical of the lack of education given to black children calling apartheid "an academic disaster for our people." The Rev. Farisani has been imprisoned four times in the past 10 years. He has spent a total of 442 days in either solitary confinement or in a hospital recovering from his beatings. His third imprisonment was the longest at seven and a half months, and the worst. He was beaten then made to wipe up his own blood from the floor. He was placed in a pool of water and electric wires attached to his body and genitals. It was the third imprisonment that sent him to the hospital to recover from his beatings. The Rev. Farisani toured Europe and the United States
in 86 with the help of Amnesty International and upon his return to South Africa in , November, was imprisoned for the fourth time. The Rev. Farisani left his country upon his release on January 30, 1987 to receive medical treatment which was denied him in his own country. He now resides at the Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley. The Rev. Faris ani concluded his speech with a plea for everyone to become involved in doing something about the injustice being committed in South Africa. "It is not enough for you to come listen to me and say ' Oh yes I agree with you'. Anywhere I speak I get standing ovations, deafening applause, but it is meaningless unless meaningful actions are taken on behalf of the African people" he said, "there is no freedom without a price."
City College G.A.I.N. program has new advisor Kathy Flynn The G.A.I.N. program (Greater Avenues For Independence) has extended it s services to include a counselor on campus in the ' Fmancial Aid Office. This program is designed to assist A.F.D.C. (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) recipients in becoming self-sufficient, and less welfare dependent. G.A.I.N . hel ps A.F.D.C. recipients become job ready in two years by
providing vocational training, academic instruction and counseling. The program also provides English classes for non-English speaking clients. Ramona Romandia, City College's newly elected A.S.C. Administrative Assistant and volunteer in the G.A.I.N. program, is one of those who has benefitted from the program. "The G.A.I.N. program allowed me the freedom to take evening, Saturday, and Intercession classes by
paying for child care," Romandia said. In addition to assisting in child care costs, the G.A.I.N. program also provides her with monthly checks for transportation to school and A.S.C. conferences. George Posey, the new G.A.I.N. counselor at City College, describes his duties as assisting G.A.I.N . .students with financial aid forms, registration, tutorial assistance and work studies. Posey also has, on occasion,
New G.E. stan.dards for fall '88 By Joe Medina The General Education requirements at City College have been modified, in an attempt to better consolidate graduation requirements and California State University transfer requirements. The changes will only affect students who enroll during or. after the fall of 1988 semester. Students who have enrolled prior to fall of '88 will be held to the G .E. requirements that were in effect at the time of their enrollment. Fall '88 freshmen will be
Trustees, are part of a twostage renovation program that is intended to update and improve the City College campus. The new program still does little to guide students who are interested in transferring to the University of California sysde~ees. In addition, current classes tem or other universities. will be re-evaluated during the Those students are encouraged next few months to determine to seek counseling advice for if they follow the new G.E. specific transfer details. "The earlier you can plan ideals. The new G .E. patterns, your major apd transfer which were recently approved requirements, the better," said by the District Board of Dr. Chavez. offered two G.E. curriculums: one with an emphasis on vocational training, and the other with emphasis on meeting transfer requirements to the Cal State University system. Both paths offer associate in arts or science
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helped students whose child care checks had not been issued. "Because the program is new, my workers have sometimes either misplaced or sent me the wrong forms for child care," explained Romandia. She added that although filling out all the forms every month is time consuming, the amount of child · care money the G.A.I.N. program provides is worth the effort. All A.F.D.C. recipients with children of age six and
Honors program
By D. Le'Vinia K. Loyd Students interested in more challenging courses, more recognition ·for good grades and the possibility of winning a $500 scholarship, should look into the City College Honors Program. To be eligible for the program students with no previous college experience should have a high school G.P.A. of at least 3.5. Students with college experience should have completed 12 credits with a G.P.A. of at least 3.25. Honors Program Director Jim Samuelson, said that these
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over are required to register in G.A.I.N., unless they are determined by Social Services to be exempt or deterred until a later time. A.F.D.C. recipients can, however, register in the program on a voluntary basis before their children reach age six. Persons interested in making an appointment with Mr. Posey can find him in room 500 or can call 2982181 extension 3743 from 8 a.m·.-5 p.m . Mond ay through Friday.
requirements are mostly a guide and that he will allow students with a G.P.A. lower than 3.25 to enroll in a class if they show ability in that subject. The honors courses offered next fall will be: American Literature (English 84B), taught by Mary Jane Page; Basic Ethics (Philosophy 65), taught by Dr. AI Di Pippo, and Contemporary Issues Election '88 (Soc. Sci. 50), taught by Dr. Leo Chavez. Students interested in applying should contact Jim Samuelson, in room GE-206N, ext. 3880.
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