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lmes Serving San Jose City College
Vol. 42, No.8
Thursday, December 15, 1988
Smoking issue is heating up; ideas sought
'tis the season
By Kathy Flynn
Two-year-old John and age-old Santa discuss events of the past year and hopes for the near future. Santa took time out of his busy schedule to meet with the
children at Val.Iey Fair, to make plans for the big Christmas Eve haul that comes only once a year. Photo by Jim BoeckJ
'Flip-flop' schedule debuts .
Records office so students standing in line don't have to hustle over to Such a deal! The schedule of the bookstore for a quick buy and classes for spring 1989 is off the be faced with getting in line again presses. at the records office. For 25 cents you get 64 pages A committee representative of of listings; no, wait, you get 50 both campuses has made recompages. mendations which are now being No, wait... implemented, explained Paulette "It's upside down half way Wamego, College Marketing Dithrough," said one City College rector. The committee adopted a Student. ''They're making it crea- format for the schedule of classes tive rather than making it easier to once used by West Valley/Mission react." Community College. "The flip "I like the design. Everything flop idea had been talked about by is ... self-explanatory," said another the committee for gaining recogniStudent. tion for both of the campuses," she "I'm not sure of the flip flop," said. Said Dave Painter, Director of 250,000 were produced, with Bookstore Operations for the San 235,000 mailed to area residences Jose/Evergreen Community Col- and the rest distributed on the camlege district referring to the City puses, Wamego said. "Most of the College listing of classes printed in students received schedules in the reverse from the listing for Ever- mail ....We try to give them all the &Teen Valley College. "I really mformation they'll need to plan lik:e the book this year, it looks their course of study throughout Very professional," Painter said. the semester," she said. Copies of the new schedule "It's easier to read ... (we've) have just hit the shelves at the City taken out a lot of redundancy. We By Ellie Molloy
sions and Records. "The maximum size on the schedule is 128 pages. If we go over that it can no longer bind," said Brown. A larger schedule means greater cost to the district, he said. "I had a problem with some of the lis,tings," said Journalism Instructor Art Carey, who found some of the course titles awkward. "If the choice is between a full title and a partial title, pick the full title," he said. Carey checked his journalism course listings in the new schedule and was dismayed to fmd his "Mass Media and Society" class had been abbreviated to "Mass Media." Carey hopes different short cuts will be made to save space in the next edition. The schedule also contains 10 pages of general information, ineluding an explanation of grading, final exam dates and a map noting 19 off campus sites. The covers, which depict scenes from both campuses, were the idea of graphic
Instructors, staff and students who are burning up over the issue of smoking in campus offices and buildings are being asked to submit suggestions for a solution to the office of Dr. Byron Skinner, City College president In a recent memo to the "Campus Community," Dr. Skinner made the following appeal: "Smokers are asked not to smoke in offices and buildings in respect for the health and safety of others." The appeal came after Dr. Skinner met with departments this semester on various subjects but kept hearing the same complaintsmoking poses a health hazard. Apparently in some buildings the ventilation system does not prevent the fumes from cigarette smoke from entering non-smokers' offices.
people not to smoke in offices and buildings. They are asked to go outside to smoke," Dr. Skinner said. "If they disagree with my recommendation, I encourage them to please send me a suggestion to solve this problem," Dr. Skinner added How are some of the instructors at City College reacting to Dr. Skinner's request? "It's an invasion of privacy," said English Instructor Anne Heffley, a smoker. "I am allergic to cigarette smoke. The smoke isn't contained in the smoker's office because of the inadequate ventilation system," said Sociology Instructor Dr. Jeane Gobalet, a non-smoker. "I have moved my office three times to resolve this problem," said History Instructor Dale Debold. "I moved to theW-Building into a private office so I can mainSee Smoking, Page 8.
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