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Lottery funds give SJCC budget boost Gilbert A. Gardner
When California voters created the state lottery in 1984, supporters argued it would supply muchneeded money for the public system. The suggestion to supplement funding in this manner was persuasive, as the lon)Do:siticm won approval. Lottery funds distributed to the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District have become part of the operating budget. 'This year... we're 78 percent on them for general opsaid Michael Hill, assissuperintendent for administraservices for the district. means that only 22 percent is into capital outlay, equipment. "That's kind of our strategy, to not be 100 percent dependent on type costs for lottery because that can get you a very tough budget situation." The district has a general operbudget of $34 million accordto Hill, who's held his position
for eight years. In fiscal year '87-88, the district received $1.34 million from the state lottery fund and is projecting $1.35 million this year. "We use part of it for equipment," Hill said. "We tried to set a level. Whatever we receive we wanted at least 25 percent to be in equipment." · Lottery funds are received from the state on a quarterly basis and the amount fluxuates with participation. Californians spent over $2 billion ($899 million on scratch-off tickets and $1,196 million on Lotto) playing the lottery in fiscal year '87-88 according to state lottery officials. Of that, $800 million was disbursed to public schools. City College has used its portion of these monies to purchase, not exclusively, equipment for applied science programs according to Dick Casey, dean of administration. These departments include the electronics, laser technology, machine technology, construction technology, dental technology, cosmetology, computer, drama, and business programs. "We've received a substantial amount of money ... over the last three years," Casey said. "It has served as a supplement... It has, in fact, helped us out substantially." District Chancellor Dr. Richard Goff agrees that the lottery funds have been beneficial. "When you've gone through 10 years of always being cut back," , Dr. Goff said, "to suddenly have something where you at least stay
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People have hit each other in the face with pies for years, but at San Jose City College, some people skip right to hitting themselves. A record turnout at the Student Union witnessed the messy spectacle of a pumpkinpie-eatingcontestatnoontimeMonday,Nov.
Photos by Luzmaria V. Martinez 2l.Twooftheparticipants inthepastrypillagingwere ASB PresidentAlbaElena Diaz Diaz (left, under hair) and Ruben Salinas, who cleaned his plate fastest to win the contest and took home a 30-pound turkey to go with his dessert.
Despite joint efforts, holiday food drive not yet in gear By Marie Yoder
For the first time, both San Jose City College Associated Students and Evergreen Valley College Associated Students are co-sponsoring a joint effort for the Santa Clara County Food Bank. "Because of last year's success in helping the community, we decided that if both colleges sponsored the canned food drive it would be even more successful," said Marie Mattison, last year's Food Drive Chairperson and this year's ASB Vice-President and Food Drive Committee member. "Unfortunately, this year's donations are not sufficient to meet
However, Mattison is quick to the needs of the community," Mattison said. "Thanksgiving has add that Diaz Diaz has sent out passed and we (the students) announcements about the drive to over 50 Bay Area radio stations. haven't donated anything." The Santa Clara County Food Last year's committee had flyers posted and put in the instruc- Bank is a central agency that distors' mailboxes so the drive would perses food to any church or orbe announced in classes, Mattison ganization that feeds the hungry. It accepts canned foods as well as dry said. The result of this publicity was · foods such as beans, rice, non-fat the donation of nearly 90 pounds powdered milk, cereal and flour. Collection boxes for donations of dry and canned foods. According to Mattison, the lack are in the library, the bookstore and of student participation this year the Disabled Students' Office. For more information on donatresults primarily from the lack of organizatiorr and publicity on the ing to the drive, contact Diaz Diaz part of both the EVC chairperson or Mattison in their student offices, and SJCC chairperson and ASB located upstairs in the Student Union, or call extension 3923. President Alba Elena Diaz Diaz.
Dr. Skinner to stay at SJCC Peralta District selects Penn State V. P. for chancellor By Chris Bucholtz
San Jose City College President Byron Skinner will remain at City College after narrowly missing an appointment to the chancellors' position in the Peralta Community College District "I was in the top two," said Skinner, who has been City College's president since 1985.
Dr. Robert Scannell, currently
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the Vice President of Pennsylvania State University, was chosen by the Peralta District Board of Trustees to head the four-college district located in Alameda County. Skinner was disappointed by the decision, but saw it as an opportunity to continue improving City College. "I was never totally satisfied with the idea of leaving City College," Skinner said. "I didn't think my work here had been finished."
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Safety first on Hwy. 17 This spring thousands of young people will flock to the beaches of Santa Cruz in pursuit of fun, sun and members of the . opposite sex. This influx of drivers will create massive traffic jams on Highway 17, the major pass over the Santa Cruz Mountains, and will shorten the amount of time these sunworshipers spend over the "hill." What most of these weekend joy-seekers don't realize, however, is that Santa Cruz commuters confront such traffic tie-ups daily. Numbers create some of the headaches for these commuters. The average daily traffic load on Highway 17 from Highway 1 to the Pasetiempo off-ramp is 63,000 vehicles. Another 10,000 cars merge into the traffic flow by the time commuters reach Los Gatos. We propose adding an additional lane, in both directions, to a€commodate the heavy burden placed on this aging road. Another cause for traffic delays are unsafe drivers who weave in and out of traffic. According to California Highway Patrol statistics, there were 378 reported' accidents on Highway 17 last year. Three of these resulted in fatalities and 101 involved injuries. What was the Number One cause of these accidents? Speeding. We suggest increasing the amount of
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patrol hours the CHP uses to increase their visibility on this dangerous road. At present, about 950 man-hours are devoted monthly on Highway 17. We suggest doubling these hours and,also creating a daily motorcycle patrol, currently only employed on summer weekends, to serve as a deterrent for the unsafe drivers who use this pass. Another safety hazard is the slick road surface caused by high amounts of rain and fog. We support grooving these surfaces to increase traction and to provide runoff channels for the water. Another hazard on the road are the slow tractor-trailer rigs which ply the road. While we recognize their right-of-use, these vehicles often slow traffic to a standstill and effectively reduce Highway 17 to a one-lane road. If a third lane is added, this can be reserved for slow-moving vehicles. In the meantime, we propose limiting the times these vehicles can use this mountain pass. By preventing semis from using Highway 17 from 5-8:30 a.m. northbound, and 2:3Q-6 p.m. southbound, this danger confronting daily commuters would be eliminated. Implementing all of these suggestions could make Highway 17 a less dangerous road and will make the trip "over the hill" a more relaxing experience.
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With all the injustice in today ' s world, one single event warmed the hearts of many right-thinking Americans recently. I'm not speaking of George Bush being forced to take the fall for the deficit. I'm talking about the fortuitous collision between a folding chair and the face of America ' s bestcoiffed "journalist," Geraldo Rivera. Geraldo is doing for journalism what Juan Corona did for migrant farm workers. The fact that this folding chair became airborne in the first place is a testament to Geraldo 's general lack of intellect.
The congenial host invited a group of racist skinheads and some civil rights crusaders to appear on · the same show. Sheer genius. Then, the two sides decided that simple verbal abuse didn't make for good television, and took the debate to a more personal level, hand-to-hand combat Surprise, surprise. Some divine entity directed a chair from the melee in the direction of the P.T. Barnum of this sideshow, Mr. Rivera. I'm not saying I enjoy seeing people injured, but this is a veritab le ho t fudge sundae with whipped cream, nuts and a cherry in terms of just desserts. T his is the same guy w ho
brought us "drug raids" of innocent people live on television. This is the same guy who backed up the facts in his NBC special on devil worship by asserting that "some of it may be true." This is the same guy who' s a correspondent for "Entertainment Tonight." Add to this list his half-witted talk show ("left-handed nudist lesbian dentists-on the next Geraldo!"), and you don't exactly end up with Edward R. Murrow. Rivera is from the "Real People"- " That's Incredi ble" school of"journalism." He doesn't seem to realize that his stories on light issues should be treated more lightly or that his stories on serious topics should be taken more seriously. Instead, he skims the surface, and rarely substa ntiate s his sources. He sensationalizes even the most trivial stories. But, apparently, some people enjoy his drivel, or else he would have vanished by now. These are probably the same people who enjoy demolition derbies, tractor pulls, the Weekly World News , and other similar : cerebral exercises. So, for those of us who see Rivera for the fraud he is, we'll just have to enjoy seeing replays of Rivera getting nailed with the chair.
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It's only a game By Joe Medina Several years ago, a young man stayed in his room for hours and days at a time and finally shot himself in the head , believing he wouldn't die because of an astral movement spell he saw in a book from the "Dungeons and Dragons" game. His parents blamed his death on that game. Other people look at the covers of those books, see the demons attacking wizards and barbarians, and condemn the game as some devil-worshipping cult or some mind-poisoning literature. It never occurs to these people to look inside, to think over the explanations of how to make up a character, or to run an adventure so players enjoy themselves In the game, magic spell requ ires certain herbs to be found and Certal·n words to be spoken to work t"n th1·s I·magi·nary world, a world about as real as other gameworlds like "Risk" or "Pac-Man."
Not all role-playing games have the sword-and-sorcery theme of "Dungeons and Dragons." Opponents of these games never refer to the many games based on " Star Trek," comic book superheroes, simulations of historic battles, the James Bond movies, stories from literature, Sherlock Holmes or "Star Wars." The games are adventures of mind, of pencil, paper ~d wit. It never dawns on the opponen of these games that tragedies lik the one mentioned previously c be avoided if parents take care their children and act on obvio signs of trouble, whether it be con stantly ignoring school work £ " Dungeons and Dragons" or takin drugs instead of doing homework. The opponents of role-playin don't know what they 're ta1kin about, in short. "N · d a book by i ever JU ge , mber cover. Do you reme th . f bo saying? Mter all IS · uss a k firm} role-playing games, it sue s Y in one's mind.
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If only I could run like OJ. Simpson, I'd have made it to the gate at San Diego Airport with 10 minutes to spare rather than two. But, then, maybe what I needed was a little excitement early Monday morning after Thanksgiving holiday to get the adrenaline flowing before my flight back to San Jose. After all, I'm now back at work and back at school. Both mind and body needed a jolt to urge me into the harness of everyday living. My dear friend Sheila's view of getting me to the airport "in plenty of time" notwithstanding, my three-day vacation in San Diego was a magnificent reprieve for me.
"Vacation" is a euphemism for -San Josean, and I sat in the stands at Jack Murphy Stadium enjoying recovery from burnout Burnout from job pressures. the balmy weather and rooting for Burnout from the stress school our team as it annihilated the San Diego Chargers 48-10. work engenders. I forgot it all (or mostly I did) Now I'm home in San Jose. on my trek south to Mexico (18 The car I drive is a utilitarian stops on the ''Tijuana trolley" from Honda Civic. Ocean and bay are San Diego to the San Ysidro/Inter- not immediately visible as they are national Border) and north to La "down south." No splendid scenJolla (driving Sheila's borrowed ery between my place of work and Datsun 280 ZX). City College. And San Diego itself? "Face reality," I think to myself. All the happy, joyful words Back to life. Back to work. Back come into play to describe this to school. lovely city-sunny, friendly, picBut I've put burnout behind me. turesque. I'm energized, motivated. And Sunday the San Francisco And I have splendid memories 49ers came in to play in San Dieven if they include a less-thanego, too. Sheila, a transplanted ideal run to catch a plane.
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Condom sense: 7-11 vs. SPIN Among the truly disgusting things that were brought to life this week by the media was a 30-second blurb on CNN recentlyt about n SPIN magazine and its ongoing n fight against censorship. SPIN has fought censorship before and won. The magazine has always backed the artist's right to free expression. When record Y companies were being reviewed by a congressional committee to determine if labeling and censorship \Vas needed in pop music, SPIN's Publisher Bob Guccioni Jr. pleaded the artist's case. The labeling law \Vas never passed, and Guccioni can take some of the credit. SPIN was sued by the Rev. Jimmy Swaggart two years ago for an artists conception of what. Swaggart would look like in stiletto heels and a corset. SPIN won. again, a victory for the frrst amend-· lllent, if not for good taste.
In their November issue, however, SPIN has fmally lost Oddly enough, the loss is not because of any ed.itorial matter. SPIN also, oddly enough, did not lose the case in court, thereby assuring a fair fight SPIN was censored arbitrarily. The censoring body was 7-11,. which began pulling SPIN off the shelves of most of its stores Tuesday. I don't know exactly why there is a condom in the November issue. It could be part of an ad, or it could be a visual aid for one of the topical articles it usually mixes amongst its music coverage. I haven't seen the issue yet, as I'm unable to purchase SPIN until I pay off my textbooks, which could be well into the coming year, so I can't be sure. But I can draw some snap con-
elusions: 1. 7-11 is upset about the controversial latex thingee in the magazine and feels compelled to save its customers from it 2. 7-11 figures that it needs to decide on what the contents of a magazine should be. 3. 7-11 is worried that its own condom sales might drop due to SPIN's assault on the prophylactic market. Either way, removing the magazine is a lousy idea. You'll have to go elsewhere to buy SPIN this month. In fact, almost anything you need from 7-11 you should purchase elsewhere.
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Linda Hofbauer was just starting to get the hang of n algebra problems when her 5-year-old son Michael came with strep throat. As a result, she spent several days and ~ the doctor nursing him back to health. When she came e school she faced a huge backlog of work, not just in alg in her other classes as well.· Linda is one of several single parents at City Coli knows the weight of a heavy load. After a day of cl work-study, how do you entertain a small child and mid-term at the same time? Last December Linda came to San Jose from Michigan
Mother and son share a special moment while waiting for the doctor
Linda asks the doctor about treatment for Michael's strep throat
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•ear-old... new life after a divorce. But new lives take time and effort to Her first priority is to move out of the cramped, one-room apartnt that she and Michael have been living in, and into a two,..,... ...,,..r,nrn unit. Her overall goals include getting through school a teaching credential and breaking free of the welfare sys-
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As arduous as her life sometimes seems, Linda somehow to keep going. Perhaps it's those special moments with , the support of friends, and the determination of meeting goals that recharge her with the energy to persevere.
In their one-room apartment, Linda studies while Michael watches TV
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Snack bar king 'Chuckie-Poo' is a real prince By Ellie Molloy Chuck McDermed never made it to his high school homecoming prom. So when an opportunity presented itself decades later to run for homecoming king at City College he considered it a late-in-life second chance. "Chuck is pretty agreeable to doing anything," said Ann DeLara, food service director ·at SJCC and McDermed's boss and campaign manager. "I put signs on him saying 'Vote for Me, Chuckie-Poo."' "I call him 'Chuckie-Poo' for fun," said DeLara. "Everyone else calls him that too, even the administrators," she added. McDermed, 60, a stocky, broadshouldered, affable man knew he couldn't win. ''There's certain requirements to run for homecoming king. You have to have a GPA of 2.5, must be enrolled in a minimum of nine units and be an ASB (Associated Student Body) member. Chuck had none of these qualifications, unfortunately," said Marie Mattison, Homecoming Committee chair. "I told Ann he can't (run), but you can do it out of school spirit. For fun, right?" So McDermed acquiesced to his colleagues' demands to run as a write-in candidate. "I went along with it," he said. Last year DeLara and her staff at the cafeteria ran McDermed for king as a gag. This year they got behind their candidate in a serious way. Campaign strategy included using balloons to attract attention, putting up banners, tacking campaign slogans
and their candidate's picture around the snack bar and on the windows of the Student Union Building. And the reason behind this major campaign effort? ''There are a lot of activities at school (but) kids don't have as much fun with them," DeLara said. "We thought 'We'll just get things going.'" And get things going they did. Their candidate came in third in the vote count, and McDermed was told by the Homecoming Committee that he would be given a special award for school spirit and participation. "I had more fun with this than the kids," McDermed said. "A lot of kids came up to me and said 'You've got my vote. " ' As the night of the Oct. 29 homecoming game between City College and Chabot drew near McDermed became more and more apprehensive. The Homecoming Committee was expecting him to appear. "If they're that gracious, I have to be there," McDehned said before the festivities and presentation of awards to the new king, queen and an honorary prince named Chuckie-Poo. 'I'll bring my wife for moral support...she's my princess," McDermed said. "We told him what to do," said Mattison. "Follow everyone else to the middle of the football field (at half-time). We started to present certificates, bouquets of roses and carnations to the women, boutonnieres to the guys. Then Chuck came out and lined up on the side of the track... "
"I was never so proud in all my life ... there was a standing ovation ... they just screamed and yelled 'Chuckie-Poo' as Chuck was coming through the gate," recalled McDermed's wife, Mary. McDermed got his boutonniere and a certificate from Mattison indicating that he had earned "special recognition during the semester of Fall1988 for Honorary Prince." The certificate, awarded for the first time, is signed by Student Body President Alba Elena Diaz Diaz, President Byron Skinner and Associated Students Council adviser, Judy Rookstool. "Chuck received more applause than anyone who came out to receive anything-the longest and loudest applause. It was great," Mattison said. "It was neat, that's all I can say, the kids were super. They made me feel good ...I had a tear in my eyedon't you dare print that! I was a little oblivious to what was going on, I was thinking this is not the place for me with all these young, vital kids. Ann and the group from staff came. It was an evening I will remember for a long time to come," said the new honorary prince the week after the festivities. People say bad things about kids, McDermed said. But their caring attitude toward him personally "knocks a big hole" in that idea "I'm 60 years old and (these kids) are taking the time to recognize me, and I think it gives me hope that their world won't be so bad after all, (there's) still a ·lot of good out there," McDermed said. McDermed makes other people feel good. "Chuck is great to work with.
He's lightened up the place," said Yvonne Moreno who works on the cafeteria staff with McDermed. Chuckie-Poo McDermed will celebrate his 6lst birthday on
Monday, Dec. 5. There will undoubtedly many people at SJCC who him WhO turn Up in the r <a f,~tPrio l that day to tell him so.
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Volleyball team reaches finals By Joe Posadas
Photo by Jim Boeck! WRONG ~AY,BUDDY!-A Diablo Valley ball carrier m anages to slip past one Jaguar only to be faced by Terrel Taylo r (3) and another unidentified Jag lineman. The Jags
outscored Diablo Valley 42-28 in the final game of the Golden Gate Conference season, to finish second overall in the league standings, with a record of 4-1-1 .
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converted the PAT for a 7-0 lead. Two touchdown passes by the GGC most valuable player, Vikings' quarterback Steve Backster (28-52-2 for 388 yards and four
tions for 36 yards) and Oscar Pittman (16-50). "I think, offensively, we just started getting off the ball and blocking and running at them pretty darn well," Stagnaro said. "Defensively, we tried to make them drive the ball. "We only gave up one score in the second half. Of course, we got a couple of key interceptions at the
San Jose City College completed an UJ>"and-down season with a comeback 42-28 victory over the Diablo Valley College Vikings (3- ID's), gave Diablo Valley a 14-7 3), wrapping up sole possession of lead. second place in the Golden Gate City College reacted quickly to Conference in the process. ·being behind, scoring on a 60-yard After losing its fi rst three run by Sean Mounger three plays games, City College (5-4-1, 4-1-1) later. suffered only one setback, to Mounger broke througn a nOJe end." leag~e champion Chabot (6-0), the Defensive back Stacey Boyd in the middle of the line and remamder of the year. made those drive-ending thefts, the sprinted down the left sideline into "I think ·the gratifying thing is the endzone, untouched. Azevedo first one preserving a 35-28 Jagthat, when we lost to Chabot. .. , tied the score at 14 by converting uars' lead with 2:26 remaining in they (the team) just didn't throw it · the contest. the PAT. in," said Assistant Coach Don That pick-off also positioned The Vikings closed out the frrstStagnaro. ''They continued to play half scoring on their next posses- the offense for its game-clinching hard and we finished out the seasion after a 35-yard kickoff return score, a one-yard sneak by Fortenson on a positive note. by Glen Allen and 20 yards in J>en- berry. ''Their goals were to win it, but Azevedo completed the scoring alties against the Jags. still, they came to play." Backster connected with wide for the 1988 season by successfully receiver David Jackson on a 14- kicking the extra point. Play, they did against Diablo ' yard pass to give Diablo Valley a Valley. 20-14 half-time margin. The extra The Jaguars scored on the point atJempt was blocked by JagLEAGUE HONORS &ames first possession after a 51After the recently completed uars' lineman Kevin Pavack. Yard kickoff return by Tony Salter &ave the offense field position. In the second half, City College Golden Gate Conference football outscored DVC 28-8 on the season, coaches from around the Quarterback Darryl Fortenberry strength of running backs Mounger league gathered to vote for the all(8-17 for 136 yards and one ID) (16 carries for 126 yards), Greg league team. engineered the drive and scored on Members from the San Jose a one-yard sneak. Dan Azevedo Jones (15-83 plus three compleCity College squad who were elected were: First team all-league; Sam Hernandez (defensive line), Cecil Lincoln (linebacker) and Jeff Smith (defensive back). Second team all-league· included; Darryl Fortenberry (quarterback and kick returner), Sean Mounger (running back), Thor Harrison (tackle), Mark Wohlford (center), Kevin Pavack (defensive line), Terrel Taylor (linebacker) and Jeff Snyder (linebacker).
Final G.G.C. standings 6-0 Chabot 4· 1-1 SJCC 4-2 San Mateo Diablo Valley 3-3 2-3-1 CCSF 1-5 Laney West Valley 0-6
The women's volleyball team under Coach Sam Huerta advanced further than any previous Jaguar volleyball team by competing in the Northern California Tournament. The Lady Spikers made it to the tournament with a win over Chabot College in the second round of the Golden Gate Conference Schaughnessy playoffs after having won in the first round against Community College of San Francisco. Against Chabot, City College dominated the game, winning in three sets 15-7,15-8, and 15-9. The victory over Chabot cleared the way for City College to reach its highest level of post-season play with a trip to the Nor. Cal. finals against the College of the Sequoias. The Jaguars looked primed to capitalize on the momentum from the Chabot victory but the College of the Sequoias proved to be a much more difficult adversary. City College lost three straight sets (15-10,15-9,15-11) to end their drive for a berth in the State Tournament to be held at City College Dec. 3-4. Coach Huerta's team ended the season with a 9-7 overall record and saw three of its players recognized in the Golden Gate Conference all-league. First-team all-league honors went to Chantel Polizzi, secondteam all-league honors went to
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Cary Gessell and Tonya Robnett. Chantel Polizzi also was recognized as all-Nor. Cal. Coach Huerta lauded his team as one of the best he's ever had. Considering the stronger than usual schedule, Huerta said that his team more than held their own against some very tough opponents. Hopes of another winning season next year look good for City College with five returning players including all-league teammates Polizzi and Robnett. For four members of the team who contributed to the Jaguars' winning season it was a very productive ending to a long and memorable year. Leaving the team will be Delfina Gallardo, Adriana Vera, Gessell, and Alba Elena Diaz Diaz.
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State tournament come·s to SJCC By Joe Posadas San Jose City College will be the site of the 1988 women's State Volleyball Tournament to begin at 9 am. Saturday Dec. 3 and concluding with the championship game at 6 p.m. Sunday Dec.4. The State Tournament marks the first time that the finals will be held in San Jose, and though our own Lady spikers did not survive the Northern California Qualifying Tournament, this competition will showcase the top teams in California. Teams representing colleges from north and south include De Anza vs. Santa Monica, Grossmont vs. King River, Golden West vs. Diablo Valley, and Cerritos vs. Santa Rosa
California junior colleges have been the training ground for some of the top players in the nation who have gone on to play at four-year colleges and with professional teams, according to City College volleyball coach Sam Huerta. Fans of the sport looking to see the best teams California has to offer won't be disappointed. Tickets are $4 for adults and $2 for students with an A.S .B. card. . With the State volleyball finals in our own backyard and the San Jose Bowl also being played Saturday Dec. 3, City College will be a beehive of athletic competition. And if that weren't enough to satisfy the average sports fan's appetite, there is also the San Jose City College Basketball Tournament Dec. 8-10.
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· ~nglish as a Second Language (E.S.L) test~ates are DeC.3, 6, 8, 12, 15, and 20. Students must submit an application to obtain a · ticket to the examination. The testis two hours long. Call the E.S .L. Department at 288-3 771 or the Counseling Department at 288-3 750 for times and location. There will be a resume writing workshop in the Career Transfer Center from 6-7 p.m. on Dec. 5. The annual City College ceramics sale will be held from 9 a.m. -to 9 p.m. on Dec. 6-7 in the Ceramics Dept., Room 311. Gregg Young's paintings entitled A Holy Night at the Cross of Erandique will be on display in the Art Gallery from Dec. 5- Jan. 31~ There will be a reception for the artist from 6-9 p.m. on Dec. 6. City College's ASB will be sponsoring the annual Christmas Faire from 9 a.m; to 2 p.m. on Dec. 7, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Dec. 8. The Christmas Faire will include food, crafts, and entertainment Evergreen Valley College will present music performed by SJCC's chamber music class at Montgomery Hall, EVC, 3095 Yerba Buena Ave. from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on Dec. 9. Admission is free. For more information, call270-6418. SJCC Department of Music presents A Christmas Celebration featuring the San Jose Wind Symphony; the College Orchestra and more. The concert will be in the SJCC theater at 7 p.m. on Dec. 11. Tickets are $3 for adults and $2 for students and senior citizens. •Because many people feel that smoking poses ahealth h3Z¥d on campus, smokers are asked not to smoke in offices and buildings ..If ··. you oppose this propqsal, please send your suggestionf or an . · alternate solution to Dr; Skinner in Room 506. · · · ..
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The mixing of "religious ideolcgy with racism and hostility toward ethnic minorities," typified by white supremacy groups, is increasing, according to cult expert Dr. Lowell D. Streiker. "It scares me a lot," Dr. Streiker said recently during a campus speech sponsored by the Speech Club and the Associated Student Body. Dr. Streiker is a national expert on cults, a self-proclaimed historian on American religious movements, a psychologist, an ordained minister for the United Church of Christ, and was a professor at Temple University. He is the author of the book "Mind-Bending," which offers an in-depth study ofcults, satanism, black magic and brain-washing. He has also counseled survivors of the J onestOWIJ massacre. Some white supremacy groups have become perfect targets for KKK solicitation, he said, and the number of members of such groups is increasing, causing an increase in racial tension across the United States. Dr. Streiker offered a simple synopsis of religious groups, describing some as making either high or low demands of their members. It's the high demand groups Photo by Robin Stock which carry a societal label of . Dr. Lowell Streiker makes a point on cults, Satanism and b~ainwashing "cult," he said . Dr. Streiker defined cults as or- experiences. ism." ganizations demanding "excessive or fanatic devotion or extreme loy"It's what is done in the name How do you know if someone alty." is involved in a "bad" cult or reli- of Satan; the actions taken, using Satan as a scapegoat" that have After the deaths of more than gious movement? become a serious problem, he said. 900 persons at Jonestown, in Guyana, the media was responsible Streiker said that signs include Dr. Streiker has "deprogramed" for creating a "new cult," he said, "radical personality changes, many former cult members and noting that people often forget that thought reform, and death threats uses the same treatment or counmembership in some cults can upon the member." seling for someone with a dependhave a good and positive conseency problem with alcohol or quences in a person's life. Satanistic groups are often char- drugs. He begins by finding out A "good" group allows devel- acterized by "power-worshipping, why they became involved or opment of personal abilities, room ruthlessness, egocentricity, rebel- "dependent." He allows clients to to grow and an opportunity to be lion against dominant groups, and tell their story from their the value of pleasure over self- perspective,then offers his objeccritical, Dr. Streiker said. control," he said. tive viewpoint. He warned that people should Reports of child abuse related to A sign that someone is respondbe cautious not to pre-judge religious groups and to realize that Satanist groups are common, but ing to treatment is when he starts former members of groups are of- Dr. Streiker explains that "child using "I" instead of "we" in referten negative in describing their abuse is the problem-not Satan- ring to himself, he said.
Johnathan V. Plaut. By Kathy Flynn The eternal light had been exIt's time to break out the latkes tinguished by the Syrians. Mac(potato pancakes) and grape juice cabee and his followers found only again. Hanukkah begins on Kislev a one-day supply of oil for the 25, or the eve of December 3, and light The miracle came when the light stayed lit for eight days. lasts for eight days. The "Feast of Lights" is obHanukkah commemorates the recapture of Jerusalem by Mat- served by lighting a candle each tathias, his military leader son Ju- evening in the menorah (a special dah Maccabee and his followers eight-candle stick) and placing the after they defeated the Syrians. menorah in the window. Blessings The Syrians took over and dese- are given, children play "spinning crated the temple. Maccabee and top," drediel or sevivon and receive Continued from page 1 his followers won the war for reli- Hanukkah ge/t (gifts of money). gious freedom and purified the Contrary to popular belief, Hath . h . d Chri even, at was a tnump . desecrated temple. nukkah ts not r~1ate to . stmas. "Wh did . 1980 , 81 ,82 Hanukkah ts becommg very , at we. m • • : "The war began when Antiochus put up statues of himself and popular in the United States, but .83, all we did was cut pro~a~s, expected the Jews to worship it. many Jews are becoming commer- J~St cut, cut,.c~t.... ~d thts mtlhon dollars, JOmed wtth ot~er ~?!Mattathias rebelled against this cialized and exchange gifts. Adults are not supposed to get Iars, allowed us to stop cuttmg. idolatry and his Judah lead the DJ:· ~off warns, ho~ever, that Jews into war for religious free- gifts, and children are suppose to th~ dtst~?ct must be cauttous when dom," said senior rabbi Dr. get ge/t, commented Plaunt usmg thts source of revenue. "Some dependency on lottery funds is normal and would be prudent business," he said. "It's not likely that all lottery funds would disappear. "I feel it would be best for the 10. To work off all that turkey by shopping. district to get down in the range of 9. So kids can start driving their parents out of their minds sooner. 50 to 60% dependency. Above 8. So Burl Ives can get more woi:k time in. that I think we start running some 7. Santa Claus can't be expected to cover the world in one night. risks." 6. To get all this X-mas junk out of the way in time for Hanuk, The risk he alludes to is a statekah. wide recession where people 5. Result of Elves' Union - Santa bargaining agreement. would stop playing the lottery. This would dry up lottery funds 4. To sell off the surplus nativity scenes. and force the district to make op3. That's what you get when you play around with the Julian erational cuts. Calendar. "We're now dependent on those 2. So you can start experimenting with egg nog. lottery dollars. That frightens me a 1. So Santa can get the reindeer smog-checked. bit," said Dr. Goff.
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