San Jose City College Times, Vol. 44, Issue 4, Mar 22, 1990

Serving San Jose City College

Vol. 44, No. 4

Thursday, March 22, 1990

SJCC instructors reject 'pretentious' title .. "The title is .virtually meani.ngless," said Dr. DiPippo, because there IS no (professonal) rank." Universities, the traditional users of the title, assign a rank, such as "assistant" or "associate," to "professor," indicating seniority and pay · status. There was no pay raise for EVC professors.

"Most instructors weren :t interested in rank," countered EVC Academic Senate President Bill Jacobs, adding that professors polled recently wanted no distinction.

The professor title is not generally used in community colleges; EVC is the only of the valley's six that does.

"This is something the instructors wanted," said EVC

By Brian Wachter - An ordinary instructor, P hilosophy Instructor Dr. AI DiPippo leaves San Jose City College for his other job at Evergre~n Valley College, where he instantly attains the rank of full professor.

Instructors there recently voted to become profe§SOrs; a similar proposal was rejected by City College intructors in September. . . .

"I make it a pomt to call groundskeepers, Jam tors and everybody professors," said Dr. DiPippo.

President Gerald Strelitz, who approved the title change after the Academic Senate voted for it in October.

"People here don ' t seem to want (the professor title)," said Faculty Senate President Gene Costello; "it's a bit pretentious." City College President Dr. Byron Skinner had proposed the title changes at City College.

The meaning of the title is "a very subtle one," said Jacobs. "People don't put priority or importance on it one way or another."

Dr. DiPippo summed up the title change as a "wimp gesture."

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By Melanie Salazar

Lopez created this image for Linda Heilinger's Photography 22 class-see p. 5 and other photographs from the class are on display in the City College Library

Mediator named to break impasse in ·faculty contract negotiations

By Bill Erb

The State Mediation Board has appointed a mediator to resolve ~.dlocked faculty contract negollatJons.

Representa~ves of the San Jose/

Evergreen Communi ty College District Board of Governors and district fac ulty members will resme negotiations on March 29 ·iith John Jeager, a State-appointed Olediator.

Representatives of the newly formed Faculty Association (FA) and District representatives agreed ~at they were at an impasse on Feb. 25. Both parties signed necessary papers that resulted in the state lppointing the mediator, on Feb. j ~· a~cording to business educabon mstructor Fran McBrien P£esident of the FA. ' At the heart of the dispute are ~ges. According to McBrien fac1 lty are paid less then area high SChool teachers. The faculty had

been asking for a 10 percent pay raise. The district had offered 7 percent pay increase. The district_ had conceded earlier to deduct any benefits-cost increases the fac ulty gained in negotiations.

The Faculty have been without a contract since July. In July 1988 the faculty agreed to extend their last contract for a year in exchange for a 4.5 percent wage increase According to Fran McBrien, the district has tentatively agreed to an agency shop clause (or the new contract. "Agency shop is a coveted clause in today's union-busting environment... its a great accomplishment...for us and our predecessors," McBrien said.

If the contract incl udes the clause, most instructors will be required to pay union fees.

When the new contract is ratified, it will have a new look. According to the January edition of the Faculty Association News, the new contract will reflect a "gender

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Students on San Jose City and Evergreen Valley College campuses are in favor of a 15 percent discount on $20 minimum bookstore purchases for ASB cardholders, but they have not collected enough signatures for a petitition proposing the change.

"Most students I have talked with agree on the .high price of textbooks and supplies in the bookstores, but I have only received two petitions since February," says Robert Robledo, Student Trustee for San Jose City and Evergreen Valley Colleges.

Robledo would like to present the Board with 2,100 signatures, 10 percent of the combined enrollment at both campuses, but has only received 300 from Evergreen and 100 from City College to date.

He is disappointed that the students have not been more active in gathering signatures in support of this action. · "I don' t understand the unwillingness of the students to take the fe w minutes it would take to inform their fellow classmates and pass the petition at the end of class," Robledo stated . He also said that "sys tems cannot be changed without time and effort."

According to Dave Painter, City College bookstore manager, students on this campus spent $21,000 on used books and $30,000 on new books during the first three weeks of this semester. Painter said that · the City College Bookstore oper-

ateswithin a 25 p erc ent gross markup margin.

Painter explained that the cost of stationery supplies are higher than many retail stores due to the comparatively lower vol ume purchased by the bookstore, and the high quality of the products stocked.

"We operate ·on the same profit margin as any other college bookstore," Painter said. He reported a 3 percent profit margin in 1989.

Painter had no comment on the petition but did say if the proposal became a reality it would mean an increased workload for bookstore employees as they would have to · keep accurate records of discounted amounts.

Other stores operating on the 25 percent markup margin are Spartan Bookstore at San Jose StateUniversity, Campus Bookstore at Santa Clara University, Bay Tree Bookstore at UC Santa Cruz, and the campus bookstore at Evergreen Valley. Mission and West Valley College bookstores operate on a 22 percent margin.

Books are the greatest expense ~ for most local students. Students wishing to sign the petition can contact Robert Robledo a t Ci ty College (ext. 3618), or at Evergreen Valley (ext. 6694), or (408) 778-3389.

Robledo said he intends to take his petition before the board regardless of the number of signatures collected; however, he would appreciate the support of those interested.

'Open Line' for students and staff

By Vicki Kostka "Open Line," a newsletter for the fac ulty , staff and students of San Jose C ity College , has returned.

First offered in 1982, this newsletter hasn ' t been published since 1986.

The subject of a way to open communication throughout the campus was brought up at a Faculty Senate retreat which took place last fall. At that time it was established that an excellent way to do so would be to rei nstate the newsletter.

Although no department in par-

ticular is in charge of the newsletter, it is heartily endorsed by all City College departments including Administration, Faculty Senate and the Associated Student Body, said newsletter coordinator, Shirley Freisen.

This newsletter is bei ng distributed once a week and will be available on Mondays. The deadline to submit items for publication is at 9 a.m. on Wednesdays. Distribution boxes are placed throughout the campus.

Further information can be obtained by contacting Shirley Friesen at ext. 3724 or the Student Health Services in Rm. 308A.

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Drug-related jobs Editor: The ramifications of A Foster's "Viewpoint" on drug legalization (Times 3/8) are far more reaching than she implies, In order to fully examine the Bush administration's "War on .

Drugs" and proposed plans to spend $1.1 billion, we must also look at some underlying motivations behind the prima-facie case for the drug war.

Besides cleaning up the streets of our inner cities, the current drug "war" is an effort to help educate the members of the underclass of this great nation. They are the people most likely to be imprisoned for drug offenses.

Few people are aware that our local, state, and federal governments have been cooperatively running the largest apprenticeship program in the world.

The Criminal Apprenticeship Program (CAP) is housed in our nation's jails, prisons, and peneten-

tiaries. The CAP franchises are all over this country. It is a thriving enterprise, and new franchises and support services are popping up everywhere.

Not only is this program provid· ing valuable training to our country's inept criminals in topics such as special assault techniques and advanced burglary, and pro· viding housing for many otherwise destitute people, the CAP also provides jobs for "good people."

Sure, there are other ways to deal with the drug problem. But at what cost? How many other op· tions do we have that would provide the number of jobs drug prohibition does?

What A. Foster proposes would mean the Joss of thousands of jobs from police to judges, from shrinks to social workers, and perhaps the end of inexpensive license plates from one end of the nation to the other.

Bill Erb

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he issues of Earth Day, 20 years after the original hippyish gathering, are more sharply focused in the light of frightening facts, having thus evolved beyond hazy ideology and splinter-group extremism. lhe greenhouse effect, and the mathematical theory supporting it, has been confirmed by direct atmospheric measurement. Carbon dioxide emissions, the major cause, must be placed in check.

Yet the major global producers of C<Y-the U.S., U.S.S .R. and Japanstymied the efforts of many industrialized nations to agree on a limit to C02 production at a November summit in the Netherlands.

At some point, climatic realities will outweigh political resistance that is based on the cost of attaining these limits. A University of Chicago report out in December warned against the global warming effect quickening as temperature increases; an exponential rise in' world temperature that could begin very suddenly after a critical level is reached.

The political heat is already increasing, however.

Three out of four Americans consider themselves "environmentalists," a recent Gallup poll reported. "In the future, the green movement may be so strong that without its support, no government can do anything sound," said Soviet People's Deputy Alexei Yablokov. Even President Bush recently called for a greenhouse summit in fall '90.

As the pressure to cleanse industry builds, those at the forefront of new and

sional who has genuine respect and concern for all music and voice safer technology will profit. Tax incentives students. He has unlimited panow being sought for clean energy produc- tience with those whose musical ers will boost demand for cleaner, more knowledge is comparatively nil. efficient equipment. Designers of cleaner His skill and experience as a vocal processes will be rewarded. artist are indisputable, and he eaThe third world is both a main cause and gerly and unselfishly gives of himself and of his knowledge to help the primary victim of environmental destruction. In countries where the devouring all aspiring vocal performers.

He is fluent in at least five Ianof the environment is a source of survival guages, both in speech and in song. income, persuading governments to conHe is extremely knowledgeable in serve is like asking them to starve for the the anatomy, physiology, and psygood of the planet. In this vicious circle the chology of good voice production. depletion of their resources hurts them the Mr. Chacon is an advocate and most. teacher of the International PhonetBut the Amazon rainforest, for one, is a ' ics Alphabet, so important in sound-shaping for highest quality resource of global importance. A petition singing. signed by 3 million people calling for an He is a vocal coach who enemergency U.N. session to deal with raincourages serious, sincere students. forest destruction was submitted in SeptemHis was a class for which course ber. A proposal to swap third world debt for objectives and terminology were environmental protection has met mixed clearly delineated and explained, reactions, but is looking in the right direc- where new theories and techniques tion: toward the industrialized nations were taught, and in which test preparation was clearly guided. sharing the financial burden of global Class materials, diagrams, and cleanliness and health. song literature were amply supEarth Day should include discussion on plied for instruction, study and the transition from global militarism. Some practice; additional outside reading

resources developed for weapons research are well suited to climatic work. Research done on the nuclear winter is potentially useful. Los Alamos National-Laboratory hosted a conference of world scientists in July-a third in attendance were from U.S. weapons labs-to discuss this future role.

The atomic scientists wish to atone for their sins, and the funds that will be needed should be converted.

April 22, 1990 is a good juncture for planning and progress on Earth Day.

Editor-in-Chief Brian Wachter Opinions Editor AnneElena Foster

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Sports Editor Patrick Boggini Campus Editor Vicki Kostka

Staff Writers Chris Caracci Darlco Fazarinc Bill Erb Melanie Salazar Melanie Saxberg Allison Torres Advertising Barbara Gershowuitz

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Pack came back Editor: On Friday, March 9, 1990 I lost a hip hugger, or fanny pack, as they are called. with all my credentials and money. It was turned in to the Campus Police and returned tome.

Photographers Dolores Lori go Susan Matsuhiro Jim Ferreira Production Chief Chris Bucholtz Production Assistant Ellie Molloy Adviser Art Carey

hearsals were encouraged and ar· ranged. Mr. Chacon had several instructional video tapes shown, and has provided an "even mix" of lecture and vocalizing. His classes had an atmosphere of congeniality and equality; grading was fair and in direct proportion to individual effort- whatever the individual background of the student.

I've had Mr. Chacon for two semesters thus far; the second was better than the first, and surely subsequent semesters under him would be even better yel I recommend this college to all singers or would-be singers- because of him. He will surely continue to be a treasure to SJCC and the surrounding community, provided that he is allowed to chan nel his talents and competence where they can best serve toward development of higher quality vocal music in this area The loss of his services would be a misfortune to many music lovers here.

A grave error would be committed if Mr. Chacon were allowed to slip away from us. I fear that I, among others, would also slip away.

Eugene R. Guido

I don't know who the person is who did this, but I am grateful and thank you for restoring my faith in humanity.

Andrew W. Grant

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"I cut down on (the use of) water and hair spray. I also worry about chemicals."

"Recycle, recycle, recycle."

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John Fitzgerald Leyva Biological science

"I use paper instead of plastic. To help conserve water, I changed my shower heads to ones that conserve water."

"I use biodegradable bags and paper instead of styrofoam."

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Tax gas to reduce waste ~

The politicians and businessmen around the Valley have gotten hot and heavy about different ideas to get people to stop driving and start using alternative transportation.

What they are doing is playing political bull games with themselves. They know that people will not stop driving their cars to work: .

They won't even join a car pool or take the bus once in a while.

And they won 't propose REAL solutions because they know that the only way to get people out of their cars is to make it expensive for people to drive. They are like you or me; they love talking about pollution and crowded roads, but will they ever get out of their roadhogs? No. Will any of their diamond lane ideas get people out of their cars?

No again. You will never get a large percentage of drivers to car pool using diamond lanes because they just don't save that much time for the commuters. On a 30-minute commute, a driver may save ten by giving someone a ride, but that driver probably wastes some of his personal time by picking that other guy up. People won't stop driving until they get hit in the pocketbook. The only way to do this is to raise the gas tax by $2. I'm serious.

That is the only way to cut

down the amount of traffic by at least 30 percent. It would get rid of several of America's problems: The money raised would be used to pay off the budget deficit and build superior mass transit systems. A $2 gas tax would also improve the environment because many people would drive less, take public transportation, car pool and probably buy smaller, more fuel efficient and less polluting cars.

Lee Iacocca, CEO of Chrysler, said the other night on TV that he would love to build fuel efficient cars so that America would depend less on foreign oil. But he said that because gas is only $1 a gallon, consumers are staying away from small cars. He said that is why Japan is importing larger cars now.

The American auto industry would be forced to build small fuel efficient engines if gasoline cost $4 a gallon - like it does elsewhere in the world. Consumers would also demand that solar and battery operated cars be put on the road.

Short term effects of a $2 gas tax raise would hi negative. There would be high rates of inflation, since truckers would have to greatly raise prices to pay for such an increased fuel cost. Living and driving WOULD be more expensive. But Germany, Japan and Italy all pay $3 to $4 a gallon for gas

already and they are economically better off than we are. That is because their car companies have figured out how to build fuel efficient cars and these countries are leaders in the use of mass-transit.

If our government ever decides to build one of the new high-speed magnetic rail systems we would have to buy it from Japan or Germany. The magnetic rail will be standard mode of short distance travel in the future because it is whisper quiet and very fuel efficient while traveling at high speeds: it travels on a magnetic cushion at speeds up to 800 mph.

Since the budget deficit would be paid off in short order from the new tax, loan rates would go down to the three to five percent range that Japanese businessmen pay.

Buying houses would be cheaper for the consumer and building new factories would be cheaper for the businessman.

The government would have loads of cash to build high speed magnetic rail systems so transportation costs would go back down.

Our dependence on foreign oil would also go down over time as people get out of their cars to hop on one of the super-railways of the future.

Robert W. Scobie West Valley College

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B A F t y · os er Sequestered away in the quiet haiJs of the Science Building is a place where the harried student may find peace and respite from the hectic pace of a busy schedule.

San Jose City College's Natural Science Museum has an interesting array of exhibits to take a student's mind off his worries.

On display are geological specimens, small diorama models of different types of habitats, such as a tide pool or a forest floor, a selection of sea shells, and stuffed birds, reptiles and mammals.

City College recently acquired some new specimens for display in the Natural Science Museum.

The specimens, mostly mounted animal heads, were acquired as a donation. Feeling the hunting· trophies were better used in an educational institution than as home decor, a woman contacted the school and offered to contribute the heads from her late husband's collection of safari kills.

Hazel Funke, the Biology Department's technician, was happy to have received the donawill

plement a collection which already mcludes some endangered species, such as the gray wolf and grizzly bear, and other exhibits, including a moose head with a rack of antlers a record 5 1{1 feet wide.

Most of the animals are not endangered species, however, and ~ere not killed for the purpose of d1splay. Some of the animals were r?a? kills salvaged for use as exh1b1ts, others were purchased from a taxidermist Of the big game animals displayed, most were taken in safaris dating from the '50s and earlier, before the general public had much consiousness about preserving wildlife.

"It's better that they are here being used for educational purposes than in somebody's den to be ogled over," said Funke.

The museum is open every day from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m.

In addition to the exhibits inside the museum, there are displays in the hallway of the Science Building, including a collection of archaeological models of skulls belonging to John Martin of the Physical Education Department, · displays

ronmental issues and live animals.

Living in the glass display cases along the walls are a sixyear-old iguana, two box turtles, and two two-year-old boa constrictors, Rip and Winkle, who were born here at the school.

The parents of these two, who also live in the hallway, have just become parents again, the female having borne 19 baby boas on March 12.

Getting 19 new babies is quite a treat, as. the mother snake actually has the ability to divert the sperm of the father if she feels uncomfortable about the environment in which she is conceiving. The last litter the two produced had only five bahies. Boas are born live rather than hatched from eggs.

The babies were all about 18 inches long and will not eat until their first shed, at about fo ur weeks old.

The Biology Departmen t will likely keep one of the litter to maintain the generational line here at the school. The others will remain on display in the until they are sold.

To Russia with love: SJCC class plans shuttle contact .

Butler to lead the way

By Victor Perez

By Melanie Saxberg San Jose City College psychology instructor Patrick Butler is leading a tour to the Soviet Union on July 9 with students from San Jose City, De Anza and West Valley Colleges.

The tour group will fly from San Francisco and visit Stockholm, Moscow and Leningrad. The package includes visits to the Kremlin, Red Square and the Russian countryside. They will ride the express train to Leningrad and tour the Imperial Palace and the Hermitage Museum. Highlighting the tour is a meeting with Russian students.

"I can not imagine a more interesting or exciting time to visit the Soviet Union. We will have a - -

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Students may choose to travel to Sweden after they return from Russia. The entire trip will cost $1,860 and includes all transportation, tours, hotels, breakfasts and dinners.

Butler will be holding an informative meeting on the trip at the Student Union, room 200, on Friday, March 23 at 11 a.m. Information can be obtained by calling Butler at 298-2181, ext. 3250.

San Jose City College students enrolled in Astro Electronics 168, under the direction of space program veteran Howard Paul Shuch, will spend the spring semester preparing their equipment for the April 1990 launch of NASA's shuttle mission STS-35 For the fourth time in seven years, City College electronics students will conduct communication experiments with astronauts aboard an orbiting space shuttle. This spring the students will first attempt to lirik directly with a com-

puter in orbit.

Astro Electronics is one of a series of microwave, aerospace, and satellite communications courses developed by the college's Electronics Department. Besides the challenge and excitement the completion of these courses will bring to the students, microwave technology graduates have abundant career possibilities in microwave and aerospace related industries.

Instructor Shuch encourages more students to enroll in 168 Astra Electronics and expresses his concern that unfilled spots mean the loss of opportunities.

Asked if potential students need a background in math and physics, Shuch said, "Probably man y people have some misconceptions, but in fact, after just two semesters in the standard Electronics Technology Program students can join 168 Astro Electronics."

Student Mike Tolleson added that these specialty courses are available not only for those pursuing a major in Engineering but also for technicians who desire to upgrade their professional skills.

Astro Electronics meets a t Room 107-D from 6-9 p. m. on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

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Faculty, staff and students with 6 units or more* can now purchase Macintosh Computers at lower prices than ever before! For ordering information students should go to the computer lab in B2, faculty and staff should contact the A V . department. •Restrictions may apply see details.

Macintosh Computer classes!

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All classes will be held in the computer lab room BZ. Classes are provided by ERA Computers. Pre-registration isn't required.

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Entertainment---------Record review

Bonedaddys: brains and beat

By Darko Fazarinc

The Bonedaddys' new album spotlights their intelligent views and a great diversity of styles.

Record review

Town Cryers craft hip debut

By Chris Bucholtz

Imagine this, if you will: It's late July in the central valley. The sun's been down for over two hours, but it's still 95 degrees and so humid you wish you could wring out your entire body.

You're driving toward Fresno in a '68 Barracuda with the windows rolled down, a long way from where you're going and a longer way from where you've been.

As you swat a bug against the , back of your neck, you notice a shack far off in the distance. As you get closer you start to hear something - music, but not like any you've heard lately.

It's got feeling, longing, and although it's not letter perfect, it's somehow better because of it.

You pull that big 'Cuda onto the gravel next to the shack, and get a good earful of this wonderful, lonesome, lovely sound.

Now - imagine this on a record. What you've got is In the Cool Part of Town, the debut album from the Town Cryers, an outfit from Fresno that captures but doesn ' t kowtow to the '60s.

It's got all the classic elements - simple but evocative lyrics, solid guitar and a wheezing Hammond organ - but the Town Cryers add something of themselves to it The album has a wistful, sort of sad feel to it that makes it the per-

feet soundtrack to a late summer evening. It's the sound of a band that would play the blues, but they're too proud to admit they're down in the dumps.

Kevin McHatten, David Oulashian, Michael Scott and Craig Sullivan have a real team effort here -none of them is a virtuoso, but together they propel the band like the cylinders of the 360-inch V -8 under that Cuda' s hood.

The songwriting, by all members of the band, is pure '60s pop in the best way-=- not bubblegum, but listenable, with plenty of twists and mysterious chord changes to keep listeners off balance.

Had "Girl with the Blue Sweater," the album's kickoff track, been recorded in 1966, it would have been covered by a dozen bands by now. It's perfect -everything in its place, from Me Hatten's drums to Sullivan's mournful lead vocals to the subdued but effective guitar work of Scott. This is pop nirvana, plain and simple.

Similar masterpieces abound, as in "Love in the Cool Part of Town," "Tell Me You Won't Go Away" and "We See People." In every case, the Cryers know how to write splendid material, and then know exactly what to do with it.

The influences of the Kinks and the Yardbirds (whose "For Your Love" is covered especially well) are apparent, but the Cryers share that trait with thousands of bands.

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"THE SOUND OF MUSIC AT CITY" . ~ SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE ORCHESTRA & COMMUNITY CONCERT BAND OF CITY COLLEGE SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 7 P.M., COUEGE THEATRE Highlighting tunes from Andrew Uoyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera.

Admission: $3 General, $2 Students/Seniors.

For more information on next weekend's events, call the SJCC Music Department

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San Jose City College 2100 Moorpark Avenue (Bascom & Moorpark) San Jose, CA 95128

It's a pity more of them can't put those influences to as good use as the Cryers.

In the Cool Part of Town is a debut that'll be hard to top, and these lads seem to have untapped fuel in reserve. I say- gas up the 'Cuda.

On their latest release, Worldbeatniks, the Bonedaddys have forged a different current in the mainstream of dance and rap numbers that have poured forth, adnauseam, in the overhyped '80s, no bones about it.

This timely release, as we enter the global decade of the '90s, is a tribute to the diversity of world beat styles from far-flung shores that have been eroding the barriers of American pop music with increasing momentum.

Worldbeatniks points to a new generation of American youth emerging in the '90s with a global consciousness mixed with the forgotten ideas of the '60s-nothing less than peace, love, brotherhood, and a reassessment of materialistic values gone mad.

The Bonedaddys' seemingly new beat uses traditional polyethnic instruments and rhythms to forge a rebirth of styles first popularized by groups such as Santana, Tower of Power, and Third World.

Melded into this not all unique "ethno-rock" style are new musical elements derived from more contemporary world beat forms such as, Afro-Beat of Nigeria's Fela Aniku'la'po' Kuti, Cameroonian makossa, and the brass drenched sound of soca and zouk from the Caribbean.

The band's membership reflects a similar cosmopolitanism, with Jai Vatuk (a native of India) and

Jelanie Jones (of Trinidad, W.I. ), both on guitar, vocals and keyboards, and 13 others of various exotic influences and backgrounds.

The Bonedaddys' dress is tailored to the same patterns as their music and message, and is "essential material" in the piece "New Suit."

Worldbeatniks' skillfully mastered arrangements are the work of Ed Cherney, who's credits include the likes of Bruce Springsteen.

Bonnie Raitt, Ry Cooder, and the Jackson Browne.

Some pieces like "Zombie," "Jokenge" and "Rekpete" are straight takes from Africa's Fela, makossa, and traditional West Af. rican sources respectively.

Choice pieces for the Bonedaddys' message are "Hippie Children," a song of the up and coming '90s youth with the hippy ideals of their parents, and "Yes They Do," a rap satire on materialistic madness, America's economic disparity and illicit drug dealing by the nation's elite, complete with a voice dub-over of "public trust #1 "-George Bush boasting, "The American Government is functioning fully."

This new current of music flowing from the warm tropics is worth getting into for a washing of the old residue of the '80s and a mental reconditioning with some fresh old ideas for your socio-political edification . So, get with the Bonedaddys because the Bonedad· dys are with it.

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Jags off to· 3-0 start

Track team off and running and IS m the top 10 m Northern California, with a best mark of 149 California with a best mark of 6 feet, 11 inches.

"Cliff Pappadakis is a good The San Jose City College feet, 8 inches. men's track team ran past both Marc Harrisay is a former CCS long distance runner," said Coach Chabol and San Francisco in a dual champion in the shot put, and is Haas. Pappadakis • best mark in the meellasl Friday at the City College one of the better throwers for the 1500 meters is 4 minutes, 10 sectrack.

Jaguars with a best mark of 48 feet, onds.

James Shipp is a former CCS The victories improved the 7 inches. team's record to 3-0 overall. The Keith Harvel is the team's top champ in both the 100 and 200 team's other victory was over sprinter, with a best mark in the sprj.nts.

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100 of 10.9; in the 200 his best "James joined the team late , so The 3-0 start has impressed mark is 21.9. "Keith is a good he is still coming along slowly," Coach Steve Haas. "With only 18 sprinter, but he wiil get even better said Coach Haas. guys on the team, it makes it difft- with rest," said Coach Haas.

Joey Bush is the teaffi•s number cult for us to win dual meets. We Luis Juico is second in North- one long jumper with a best mark should be stronger for the Confer- em California in the high jump, of 22 feet, 6 3/4 inches. ence meet, the Norcal meet, and with a best mark of 6 feet, 10 This year's team will try to conthe State meet." _ inches. tinue the tradition of great Track Coach Haas' team 'has several Jim Lawrence is last year's high teams at SJCC. "We have the best oustanding individual perfm;mers. school pole vauJt champion. "He is program that I know of, and the Jeff Dunn is the team's leading doing good, but he still has a lot to fact that we went 16 years without shot putter with a best mark of 51 learn," said Coach Haas. Law- a loss in a dual meet should make feet, 3/4 inches. "Jeff is a very renee's best mark is 14 feet, 6 us one of the best programs in the hard worker, and has made great inches. nation," said Coach Haas. strides," said Coach Haas.

Jason Moeckel is the fourthThe team's next meet will be JamalElmidge is a high jumper, best discus thrower in Northern Friday at West Valley .

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Jags beat S.F. City Victory moves team into second place

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Eric .Buckelew. Bottom from left, areS Nichols, Marc Braga, and Doug Hanson.

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Golf team chases Canada in GGC

By Chris Caracci San Jose City golf team, led by Eric Buckelew and Steve Nichols who both shot 78, defeated De Anza College 402-408.

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Freshman Mark Braga out of Gunderson High is the team's number two golfer with an overall average of 76.2.

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San Jose City College has played eight matches. Their record is seven wins and one loss.

Coach Harley Dow said, "the Los Altos course is the toughest course we play on."

Otherwise, " the team is doing fme," according to Dow The City College golf team is in action today in an important conference tourament at De La V eaga Golf Course.

The team is in good position to reach the Northern California post season tournament

The San Jose City College Baseball team beat San Francisco City College Saturday, 15-9.

The victory improved the team's record to 5-2 in the Golden Gate Conference, and 17-7 overall.

Lou Lucca paced the hitting attack with 6 RBis, and Rob O'Neil chipped in with a 3-5 hitting performance, including a home run.

Brent Dermer got the victory, improving his record to 5-l. Jeremy Avacudo and Ron Quijada both pitched well in relief. "Ron really could help us, he throws hard and is a good-one inning man," said head coach Barry Woodhead.

In the team's only other game last week, the Jaguars beat Laney College 4-2.

"In that game we stole a lot of bases and got good pitching performances from both Brent (Dermer} and Jim Courtney," said Coach Woodhead.

The Jaguars' pitching staff has been led this season by Dermer and

freshman Darr McConell.

The hitting attack is spearheaded by lead-off batter Kenny Alaracon. "Kenny has been getting on base a lot, and he has been stealing a lot of bases," said coach Woodhead. In fact, Alaracon is batting a sizzling .458.

The Jaguars face a tough task this week, with games against West Valley, San Mateo and Laney. · Next week, the Jaguars face conference leader Chabot. The Jaguars lost to Chabot 14-6 earlier in the season. "They crush the ball, they are very physical and they don't get cheated on their swings," said Coach Woodhead.

Coach Woodhead is optimistic about his team's future. "We'll be all right If our pitching improves, we can be successful."

As many as four teams from the Golden Gate Conference can go to the playoffs. "Our conference is the best, and three teams went last year, so it's possible that four teams will go this year," said Coach Woodhead.

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.. "Students or Color," a multicultural ad hoe group will be ·holding a forum today at 1: 15 p.m. in Rm. U200.

Earth Day planning me;tfu~s will be h~Ia at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26, and April3-l 0 in the Faculty Lounge. Coordinators Jeff Norment and Dick Davis are currently seeking ideas : for exhibits, demonstrations and other activities. Everyone is urged to attend and participate. ;' .. The San Jose City College Orchestra, along with the Community Concert Band of City College, wm present a concert at 7 · p.m. on Sunday, March 25 in the College Theatre. Planned highlight wiLl be a medley of tunes from "The Phantom of the .Opera," utilizing one of City College's newly acquired synthesizers. Admission is $3 for general public; $2 for students and seniors.

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·:·: A workshop on "Meditation and Poetry" will be. h~ld 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, March 24. The workshop is being presented by Gary Snyder and Norman Fischer and will cost $50 for general admission and $40 for PoetrY Center members or students. For information on location of the event, call292-3254. ·:·:

:::•: 'The Disabled 'c lub i~ scheduled to ~eitat noon on Tuesday' March 27 in Rm. 308 to plan an agenda for next semester. ,.<: . "Dance Force>• a dance con~e~t pre~ented by the San Jose ·· State University Dance Department, will be held 8 p.m. March 28-31 at the SJCC Theatre located at 5th St. and San Fernando.

Cost is$8 general, $6 students . .f'or information call 924-4555.

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....·.. Nominees for "Faculty Member' of the Year'' are John Marlln:::..Physical Scieri'Ce; Rosemary Cainpi-Natural. Science; Fran McBrien-Superv~ion Management/Foreigi:l Language and Lydia Keuser-Business. The Senate will be selecting the reeipient for · this year's award at its March 20 meeti.ng.

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Lose your blues free of charge Do y'ou have the classroom blues? · Maybe the San Jose City College Music Department can help.

Recitals are held in room F-7 at noon every Thursday. No admission is charged.

Music students and faculty members are featured.

Occasionally th ere are wellknown performers from the San Jose Bay Area.

So, if you like music, ranging from classical arrangements to Broadway show tunes,come listen and relax.

Evergreen Athletic Club Now hiring Sales/trainers and Spring/Pre-summe aerobic instructor Call (408) 274-4155 between noon-3 p.m.

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Zhang Min, left, helps Norma Cedillo in the libray, where tutorial services are available five days a week from student tutors and teachers. With mid-terms approaching rapidly, students are taking advantage of this instructional opportunity.

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Praise for feeding the needy Heising wins awa_rd for food bank work

By Vicki Kostka . and Darko Fazarinc Mary Ellen Heising, executive director of the Second Harvest Food Bank, was honored with the "Janet Gray Hayes Award" at a Women's History Celebration luncheon held in the faculty club at San Jose City College on Friday, March 16.

A group of over 50 City College faculty and staff members attended an award presentation emceed by Roberta Firetag, Dean of Community Education and Services and coordinator for the event.

This award is given each year to a woman who has made a significant contribution to the South Bay community. The award was established in 1987, and is named after

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its first recipient, the former mayor of San Jose .

Featured speaker Janet Gray Hayes praised Mary Ellen Heising for her achievements, "This is a woman responsible for some tremendous efforts in the community."

Among her credits are the provision of food for over 85,000 needy members of the community.

The food bank Reising heads col-· lects an average of 1 million pounds of less-than-perfect or nonmarketable food per month and distributes this bounty to 300 relief agencies .

She is dedicated to serving the hungry "with dignity."

Reising said that one out of every four children in Santa Clara County currently are living below

the poverty level. Many famil ies who are unable to survive in the community and are left without alternatives are served by her organization. In addition, many eld· erly who also find themselves in need are served.

Her activites in food relief started from a federal program under "Johnson ' s Great Society" known as Economic Social Serv· ices Organization (ESSO), which went private in the '70s and lost the all of its federal funding in the '80s.

Today, the Second Harvest Food Bank is recognized for its excellent service and commitment to the community. For the future she vows to continue her efforts and is open to assistance from interested volunteers.

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