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Serving San Jose City College
Black history honored · ~y Melanie
Thursday, Feb. 8, 1990
BUildings same, names changed By Darko Fazarinc
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Board of Trustees that the other buildings be renamed. A commit~ee, chaired by Marilyn Porter, was set up to implement the proposal and solicit new names from faculty and students . The Building Rededication Committee plans to rename other City College buildings, including the Administration (500) Wing, Business Education, Counseling, Drama and Speech, Child Development Center, both the men ' s and women ' s
'We need to give the campus more spice, as if it were a university.' -Dr. Skinner Gyms, Natural Science, Theatre, Vocational Arts (V-Bldg), Faculty Office (W-Bldg), XYZ Complex and Fine Arts. . The renaming was prompted by a faculty consensus that buildings of an academic institution should reflect its scholarly, historical, and multicultural aspects. Suggestions for future name changes will have to conform to criteria established by the committee and approved by the board The person honored must be deceased, have made a notable contribution to society, and must have a multicultural context.
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Ray, his wife and one of his three children sit homeless in the parking lot at Valley Fair shopping center in January awaiting help. Ray moved his family from Oregon to look for a better life, he said. The family wasn't to be given welfare for six weeks, and Ray couldn't rent a home without a job, but potential employers wanted an address from him, he said . Photo by Bill Byrne
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Editorial
A worthy contender Ron Kovic's birthday is celebrated each year by the entire country. "Born on the Fourth of July" is his story and, in a sense, this country's story as well. The movie, adapted from Kovic's 1976 autobiography, brings the Vietnam era back into the American conciousness. Vietnamese-Americans, whose lives and fortunes were, and still are, dramatically affected by this country's intervention in Vietnam, now constitute a sizable special interest group and voting bloc in California. A congressional race in Southern California could soon be the focal point of their attention. The fight brewing would pit Kovic, a heavily decorated, disabled Vietnam war veteran, against Rep: Bob Doman, RBuena Park, a conservative, self-proclaimed defender of the political right. "Bom on the Fourth of July" has propelled Kovic, 43, into public view and given him instant name recognition. He has recently been approached by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to take on the irascible Doman. Kovic is considering making such a move. Politics as a profession was a fong way from Kovic's thinking when he was a teenager. His heros were Audie Murphy and John Wayne, whose movie exploits glorifled war. Kovic wanted to be like them. Kovic served two tours of duty in Vietnam with the Marine Corps. He witnessed and anguished over the atrocities inflicted on Vietnamese civilians and watched in horror the killing and maiming of fellow Marines. Even before being evacuated to the States because of battlefield wounds which left him paralyzed from the chest down, he had begun to doubt the need for America's military presence in Vietnam. "America, love it or leave it" had been Kovic's philosophy, but ultimately he became a visible and vocal anti-war activist.
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Doman, 56, whose 38th Congressional District includes the largest number of Vietnamese in the United States, has the support of constituents who favor heavy defense spending and anti-Communist stance. The district has a slight Democratic majority of registered voters, but consis· tently votes Republican. San Jose City College VietnameseAmerican students demonstrated their own political clout a few years ago by forcing the cancellation of the college's invitation to anti-war, liberal Assemblyman Tom Hayden to speak at commencement exercises. The Vietnamese-American community may soon have a chance to reassess its political ideology. The choice will not be just between colliding political philosophies, but the candidates' views on the Vietnam war. · The articulate and witty Kovic, who helped organize Vietnam Veterans Against the War, could provide the opportunity for some provocative campaign debates. Doman likes to toss epithets, such as "wimp," at his opponents. Now, though, he would be faced with a challenger of undisputed patriotism and courage. If Kovic can be assured of the financial backing he'll need to run a campaign against an incumbent known to raise a campaign war chest of $1.75 million, he would make a formidable opponent. The vision of Ron Kovic taking to his wheelchair to fight on the conservative battlefield of Orange County already stirs the political passions of many Americans. Kovic is presently asking the residents of the 38th Congressional District if they would like to see him make the race. The salvos between Kovic and Doman have already begun. Kovic has said, ".. .If I run, I'll win." He would make a worthy contender.
David Rothenberg was six and a half years old when his body was doused with gasoline, he was set on fire, and left to die in a California hotel room. However, David did not die, but he did suffer third degree burns over ninety percent of his body. Charles Rothenberg is David's father, and at the time was involved in a bitter dispute with the child's mother over who would get custody of David. Charles Rothenberg admits to the crime. He did not want to lose David. David Rothenberg is 13 now. He has undergone over 100 surgical procedures. Some of his fingers and toes were burnt off, and his face can only be described as a nightmare. Yet, the man who did · this to him is free. Charles Rothenberg served 6 1/ 2 years, of a 13 year sentence. He was a model prisoner, and was re-
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cently released on supervised pa. role, at a cost of $18,000 a month, to California taxpayers'. Charles Rothenberg should 1101 be alive. He has comitted an un. speakable crime. He has not only victimized David and his family, he has victimized society. Charles Rothenberg has committed a crime against humanity, a crime that could have only been committed by an incarnation of d something evil. d Our society needs to be pro. ~ tected from monsters like Charles ~ Rothenberg. If we can put people to death for murder, then why not ~y for a crime that is more heinous 1er •. then even the most brutal homi· lnll cide? In an attempt to prevent any backlash from the community, the State Parole Board is keeping Charles Rothenberg's whereabouts a secret. When David was asked in a recent news conference if he feels safe, he replied "When Charles is dead, I will feel safe."
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all five players at once. "The system works well," Carr . said. "They have no complaints:" The defense has been giving up an average of 76 points per game. The regional playoffs start Saturday, Feb. 24. The state tournament will be held Thursday through Saturday, March 8-10, at the University of California at Irvine. Carr is not looking ahead. "I am not worried about the playoffs right now. It is too early," he said.
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. ;:,\ Applicationsaredue todayidtlheFourthAnnikrStVak~ntine's .· Qay Dating Game scheduled for noon,.Wednesd.ay, Feb. l 4 ,in the Slud,ent Union. .· . . . .•.. · · · , ... \.2 -The Sail Jo~ .(;ity-CollegeFaciil~y Sen!ite iiiv1.te8 you to meet < y'9Ui colleagues afa Valentine Tea at 3:30 p·:rn; Tues(Jay, Feb. 13 · iii the·col!ege Conference Room. · .• · . .. . .. ·.· · · . ·: Today is the first Faculty and Staff Buffet Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. in the Faculty I Staff Lounge.; . " .·: A scholarship has been established in the .memory of drama iris.tructor Daryf Lindstrom.·Those'mterested in contributing to' · · this fund are encouraged to contact the StudentAccounts Offlce. . ( A scholarship pamphlet is currently available at the Counsel.. . ing Reception Desk and the Library Front Desk . . The public is invited to attend the next public meeting of th(( _ Board of Trustees for the San Jose/Evergreen Community Col- .· lege District. Subjects slated fO'rdiscussion arid action 'include the iricreasing'of the number of district trustees'from five to seven and ·establishing' geographical election areas for each of them. This meeting will t>e held in the board room of the district offlces•at 4750 San Felipe Rd. at 7:30p.m., Tu~day! Feb; 20: · .,... . •. Mini-semest~r classes · ~n Developmental Studies, English; arid a Natural Science Field trip are being offered at City College . and Evergreen Valley College starting March S..Please contact ·. the Admissions and Records offlce for further information. : The final home game of theW.omen's Baske.tballteam for the · 1989-90 s~on isat 6 p.m. Friday; Feb. 9, again~i Chabot College. · :• · : : Available for viewing. in ili,e Library lo_bb}i': i~ exhibit of . model airplanes built by Tirnes production )uj}eryisor ·Chris Bucholtz. ·· ··· · ·· · j{ <: : ...... t .. iMath instructor Dr. Gustavo Valadez~O'rt(Z: ~liS ~n ·ap~ . . p6inted by the Board of Directors of the We5tei1iAssodation of. . Schools and Colleges to the Accrediting Comm_issimi for Com- .· munityand Junior Colleges for a three-y~ar ~f~, .. ·. ..·. . ) ·::. · CaiThomas;a l'nembero.f t11e campus polic¢'force; has been · promoted to sergeant. · · · . . · · . . .. ·· .. :• ·· . . .. ; . · · . ''Talking With," aplay by Jane Mactiri, willbe presented by · the)ianJoseCity College Drama Dep~rtmentaf8 p.m. on.feq. · · . . zf · .2~ ~ . March - 1;:7--3 .an~ at a 2 p:m, rnatinee;Oi(feb.'25 iri the. ···· cafi.lpus·¢eater. Admission is $~:50 f,or .the g~rief~fpqblic;··~3.5Q _. :: ;. :· :· foi-studen ts and·$1:50 JOr seniof Citizens= . ::: : ·.; ·:·/·:· . :< ::<:-:; . .Disabled Stu~entSCiub meets noori, e~erybther'I:'hursday_} '' 1n Room 308.-Students can _call288-3746 gc{to roorri 3iO fo{" .-:.furtherinformatioq,. · ···<•:-:···· .,>. · · · ···
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Earthquake-inspired art of San Jose artist Diane Scher is on display in the City College Gallery through Feb. 23
Shaking up the art world 'Aftershocks' on display in college gallery By Allison Torres "AFTERSHOCKS, PostQuake Expressionism", by San Jose artist Diane Scher and "City Life Through a Child's Eyes," hand colored black and white photos by Terence Chua, are showing in the City College Art Gallery . The exhibits run through Feb. 23 from noon to 4 p.m . Monday through Thursday and noon to 2 p.m on Fridays. The public is welcome to the opening reception 69 p.m. today in the gallery, located inF2.
Scher has created more than 30 drawings and paintings reflecting her personal feelings and observations about the effects of the massive earthquake that rocked the Bay Area on Oct 17. She refers to her work as "Post Quake Expressionism." This is a new art movement created to embody the spirit force and healing of people affected by the quake. . This exhibit is said to be the first of its kind in the Bay Area. Scher will donate a portion of the proceeds of her art and fees from future workshops to the Earth-
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