Vol.44, No. 7
Servi og San Jose City College
Thursday, May 10, 1990
r. Skinner: arrivederci, SJCC r Dr. Byron R. Skinner, president
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·o, Texas. Dr. Skinner announced his reslion during an SJCC Administive Council meeting on Mony, May 7, and it will become ficial upon approval by the San se/Evergreen Community Colge District Board of Governors, cording to Dr. Goff, District hancellor. According to two sources, Dr. kinner has recommended both ommunity Education Dean oberta Firetag, and Richard nes, interim Dean of Instruction, possible interim replacements to ancellor Goff, who will make an dependent. recommendation to district trustees for approval. Dr. Skinner will vacation for a
month after his last day of official duty July 1. He will remain president until July 31, and will assume his duties as president of PAC on August 1, said Goff. Dr. Skinner has been president of City College since 1985 after serving~ president of the University of Maine at Augusta from 1983-85. His career in education began in 1959 as a track coach and eounselor at Tuskegee College in Alabama. Palo Alto College i~ part of the Alamo Community College District (ACCD) in San Antonio. ACCD was established in 1945. It has three schools and a total enrollment of 32,180. Coincidentally, Dr. T. Diciana, former president of PAC, resigned to become president of Chabot College in Hayward. Dr. Skinner received an A.A. degree from Wilson Junior College in Chicago, lllinois. His Ph.D is
usic ·instructor ighting for tenure
Victor Chacon Chacon has missed at least five reeks of class due to appearances fore an administrative law judge an illness he said was caused the tenure situation. His students are up in arms. "This semester has been a te," said Susan Victor, a stut of Chacon's who attended a Y2 meeting with administration &anized- by students concerned at Chacon's class may be
cancelled during the spring semester, 'denying them credit for the class. "Our needs as students are not being met," said Linda Beach, author of a letter presented to the administration at the meeting and signed by seven Chacon students. ''The administration is not taking enough responsibility in finding and preparing a suitable substitute (for Chacon)," the letter said. Students did not attend class April 23 after waiting for a latearnvmg substitute, which prompted Beach to write the letter. "Some subs were notified the same day that they were going to teach, when Chacon had told the class a week earlier that he was going to be in court. There have been four or five days when no on at all showed up to teach the class," Beach said. Music instructor Darrell Johnston, representing the administration, said the abrupt scheduling occured because "the judge (in the Chacon case) changed the dates." The administrative law judge will issue a non-binding decision to Chancellor Goff by May 23, Chacon said. Johnston said there is no chance students will lose their credits "that I can see, if we can get Chacon to work with Pat Isham." Isham is an instructor voted at the May 2 meeting as a substitute-acceptable to the students. "I feel that this class has been put on the back burner by the administration in the hopes that students will stop coming so that the administration can withdraw the class," Beach said.
from the University of California, Berkeley. He has published two books and one entitled "Mary McLeod Bethune and Her Times" should be completed this year. "I have given much of myself to City College ...this is a new and innovative challenge .. .! want to leave while I have nothing but a good feeling about the college .. .I have nothing but a good spot for the people at City College," said Dr. Skinner. Dr. Skinner said he is proud of his accomplishments at SJCC and among them are: The establishment of a core curriculum, creation of a Hall of Excellence, the San Jose Bowl football game, the Luncheon Lyceum, the Division of Developmental Studies, the SJCC Annual Report, the 2+2 Honors Institute, Women's History Week agenda and the President's Awards. According to Dr. Skinner, he is
most proud of "The program for celebration of ethnic diversity," which includes Black History Month, Cinco de Mayo, an the fact that we are the first college in the Bay Area that has an annual Vietnamese Week. According to Dr. Skinner, he has hired 25 new faculty members, 35 percent are minorities of which 20 percent have been Hispanic. "He encouraged us to look for and develop the best in ourselves and our students, particularly with his desire to unite 'new majority' (minority) students together and build a coalition to empower students," said speech instructor Merylee Shelton. In 1987, Dr. Skinner came under fire over the appropriateness of having state legislator . Tom Hayden as a graduation speaker to an audience that included Vietnamese: In 1988, he faced criticism· when San Jose Mercury News ar-
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Dr. Byron Skinner ticles accused the City College athletic department of recruiting violations. A task force that included the state commissioner of community college athletics exonerated both thecollege's administration and athletic department.
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Election figures withheld By Darko Fazarinc The Associated Student Council election for fall semester officers was held April 23-26. The current council preferred not to release the figures for voter turnout, said ASC Adviser Judy Rookstool. Winners include current Director of Finance Daniel Gunther for President, and Black Student Union representative Kevin Dishmon-
for Vice-President. Elections for other A.S.C. officers, such as Director of Finance and Administrative Assistants, will be held early in the fall, '90 semester. The election was chaired by Election Chairperson Angela Morales. Ballots were counted April 27 and stored with Campus Police overnight. Spring '90 A.S.B. Vice President Virgil Dizon has taken over
POLLING FOR VOTES- Speech Club President Marie Mattison, left, and Administrative Assistant Angela Morales conduct the voting in the
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the duties of president since the resignation of spring '90 president Mildread Barnett. She announced her resignation and at the A.S.C. meeting, May 2. Medical problems have necessitated her to drop out of her spring classes and therefore her resignation was required bys A .S.B. constitution bylaws. Virgil will remain acting president until the swearing in of the new president-elect
election of the ASB officers for the next two semesters. Also shown con tim plating his choices of the candidates is student David Pierce. photo by Susan Matsuhiro
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Letter
No Chuck ... yuck! Editor: · A terrible tragedy is taking place on San Jose City College's campus. Lately, I have been noticing some new faces taking the place of the more familar and likeable employees here on campus. · One of these faces is a cafeteria employee that has suddenly replaced every student's friend, Chuck McDermed. Not that I'm not an advocate for change when appropriate, but the change taking place in there, our only refuge from books and demanding academics, cannot be seen as an improvment. Chuck McDermed's replacement is having a hard time filling his shoes. Not only is this person lacking his friendly smile and sense of humor, but she also lacks his speedy and courteous efficencey. Chuck was not just an employee, he was a friend, and I know I'm not the only one who feels this way. There are many students mourning the loss of Chuck's presence.
I do not appreciate a half-boor wait for my coffee in the morning, lines dragging around the corner, under-cooked hash browns and sausages so cold not even a pen. guin would eat them. It used to be a blessing to be able to eat in the cafeteria, now its just a bummer. If it weren't for Ruben's reliable smile, the situation would be totally intolerable. Things change and we all have to adapt to them, but we hope that changel) will result in improvments. Since Chucky left, things are rapidly going down bill in the cafeteria at San Jose City College. I can handle pollution in An tar· tica and holes in the ozone layer, bui this is going too far." I want my coffee hot · I make a call to all athletes who eat in the cafeteria, indeed, all stu· dents, to boycott the food services here at school until quality 4t botli the products and service goes bad up to the level to which we bave become accustomed. Sincerely, Nate Brown
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Flowers, pictures mark the scene of tragic crime
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A long siJence ends San Jose City College journalism student Rosallina LoBue's suspected killer, Erik Chatman, was fmally arrested in Houston Sunday. It took the honesty of an innocent five-yearold to expose an alleged killer who reportedly has bragged widely about his crime. Chatman's young son recounted the ordeal he witnessed to police recently. Why did it take two years to apprehend a suspect when more than 30 people had been told of the killing by Mrs. Chatman, a coworker and purported friend of Lo Bue? How can people stand by ~ilently with knowledge of a murder, especially when the killer was a stranger to them? It may be at least understandable that the wife protected her husband, but it is -inexcusable that the 30 members of her "support group" did not come
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forward. There is no provision for protecting murderers in the patient-doctor privilege For those of us who have lived near the shrine pictured above, or were otherwise affected by the atrocity, the experience has been sad and disheartening. It is impossible to read about the incident without feeling frustration and grief. Crimes against the utterly defenseless are the most heinous. . Walking by the quaint, 60~ear-old brick gas station (a state historical landmark) where she was slain, with flowers and heartfelt messages covering the small structure, is a poignant reminder that this is just the way things are here. Sometimes nice people working alone in cute little photo places get killed by hardcore creeps who smoke crack.
Editor-in-Chief , Brian Wachter Opinion Editor AnneElena Foster Sports Editor Patrick Boggini
Staff Writers Chris Caracci Bill Erb Darko Fazarinc Melanie Saxberg Melanie Salazar Advertising Barbara Gershowitz
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It seems whenever we recognize an injustice or problem in our society we say "that's politics" or some other version of that theme. What do people mean when they say "that's politics"? The "Dictionary of American Politics" defines the word "politics" as: 1) The art and science of organizing the state and managing its affairs, both internal and external; and also 8) The manipulation, often by resort to intrigue, of public affairs for private or factional advantage-used disparaging! y. One is management, the other, mismanagement There is a point behind all these semantics. There are a couple politicians emerging from this year's Associated Student Body (AS). These young men have demonstrated their outstanding moral character in the face of much private and factional politics lately. The future of the AS is beginning to look good, real good. The AS president-elect is Daniel Gunther. He is the current treasurer, having assumed the posi-
, 8 tion after Daniel Morales resigned · Gunther said he will chair the AS < meetings fairly and objectively e I Believe hi.tn. 1 The AS vice-president-elect i i Kevin Dishmon, the current AS 1 representative for the Black Stlll& dent Union. His calm and articulate J. demeanor is well-suited for his fu. ture role as AS parliamentarian. However, if the AS is going to be successful in the 1990-91 school year, these two people going to need some help. The AS needs a full-time ad· viser/counselor/instructor. Dr. Judy Rookstool needs more time to de- y vote to her AS adviser role, and the c students deserve her full-time at- 1 tention. Students who hold executive 1 offices should not be required to v4 enroll in more than nine units, including the optional Leadership 90 class. The administration of this , school should create a way to keep the Leadership 90 class open, even 01 if only one student is enrolled. A politically healthy student governing organization is an essen- u tial part of this campus community. < It should reflect the hellenistic ideals upon which this institution was founded. That's politics.
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Robert Smith Biological Sciences They should get paid only enough for basic subsistance expenses such as rent and food, and not a tremendous amount.
Nichole Keller No, scholarships already exist to cover their expenses.
Stephen Spencer Psychology No. They get enough benefits from the school already. ·
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College athletes should be-paid for participating Patrick Boggini College sports programs today troubled by controversy. The controversy centers around fact that many of the programs being put on probation for givtheir athletes money. Athletes in most college sports
do not have time to work. Typical student athletes go to classes in the morning, then they are practicing or playing their particular sport until dark. Then they go home to do homework. This leaves no time to earn any money. Yet the National Collegiate Athletic Association expects stu-
dent athletes to go to school, play their sport, and survive without a steady income. The best solution would be to pay the athletes for playing sports. Division I athletes who do a lot of traveling would get paid the most. Then all of the rest of the Division I athletes would get paid a
little less than the heavy travelers. Division II and III and other minor college leagues would be next on the pay scale. The reason they would not get paid as much as Division I athletes is that they do not do as much traveling, and they also are not playing in as competitive a league as Division I athletes.
Lastly, junior college athletes would get paid the least amount of money. I feel that all student athletes need some money in order to survive in today's world. The colleges' providing this money for them is the simplest and easiest solution.
hat's Hapnin', Dewd? Can you say If I were an elementary school today, I would learn to say If I was a high school teacher ve years ago, I would have edit . Not just to utter the word, but to e it, like, hapnin', dude. Wrong: what's up, dude? Right: 'tsup, dude? Actually, ore like: 'tsup, dewd? And, like, slooow, too. The point being that most ults, by the time they become chers, are 20 years behind the roes in jive. If they were ever
there at all. like, the fine new cheerleaders; I They march drudgingly forward mean to say children. into complacency acquire burdenAs a tool for teaching young somely correct language skills, and children, speaking the native lanforget how to, like, kick back and guage might help bridge an everjust check stuff out, dewd. They widening gap. forget how to shed that bogus load. And, as you might have noticed, the slang just soaks into the language; it don't stop. Case in point the word "dude," which started its lingo career as a cowboy word meaning "a city slicker," now has worked its way through jock and stoner high I guess most teachers are more school talk into the minds and familiar with a different lingo. The mouths of mere babes. Oh, excuse yuppie lingo: I'm "into" real estate. me; those aren't the babes that're I stay "focused" in my work. I "network" with my colleagues. How dry. . It would be harder to get children into focusing .on networking than it would be to get adults to kick it with the rap.
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East Side students view the campus By Melanie Salazar
"I like the sports programs and the extra-curricular activities. It was a positive experience in regard to decisions I have to make about my college plans." That was the comment of Andrian Rios, a high school student from Andrew Hill-, and participant in the High School visitation program held on the San Jose City College campus May 9. Rios has plans to become a paramedic and says he is ~finitely interested in enrolling at City College next falL
Fran McBrien at work in her office Photo by Susan Matsuhiro
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Faculty gets ?o/o pay hike By Bill Erb
The San Jose/Evergreen Valley Community College faculty have won a seven percent pay hike and state recognition of their independent district union. The pay hike is retroactive to July 1, 1989, and will increase the base salary of all district instructor/ professors ..The pay rise is part of a new contract between the district and the district Faculty Association (FA) that was ratified 75-2 on April30. The members of the FA voted 61-15 on Dec. 14 to disaffiliate from the California Teachers Association/NEA (CTA) and filed for re-certification of their union to reflect that change. The crA contested the disaffiliation, with charges that included violations of due process safeguards. PE~ rejected all of the CT A allegations according to Me Brien, FA president. McBrien said the CTA has ap-
pealed an April19 Public Employees Relations Board (PERB) determination that granted the FA state certification. Speech Instructor Merylee Shelton, who earlier questioned the "due process" of the disaffiliation, says that she was misinformed by the CTA and is impressed by the success of McBrien and the contract negotiating team. The contract also includes an agency shop clause that will require all district faculty, whether they chose to join the union or not, to pay the full membership fee for FA representation. Certain exemptions may be permitted by the FA executive board. In the past the FA was required by law to represent nonunion faculty members. "Everyone will have to pay their fair share," said McBrien. Other key issues covered in the contract include an 11-hour break between evening and next day as. signment, pay distribution by the fifth day of the month, starting fall
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1991, and bereavement leave for "step"-relatives or any person living in the household of a faculty member. There are 249 full-time faculty, and they can expect to receive retroactive pay in their May 31 paychecks. There are between 500 and 600 part-time faculty that will receive their payment included in the June 10 pay distribution. Some faculty will receive up to 8.3 percent in pay increases this year. "The difference was caused by an adjustment to the salary schedule," said McBrien. Fran McBrien, who also teaches business education, is pleased with the FA certification and faculty response to the new contract "The experience was like a flashback from my childhood days in New York City, jumping into polluted waters holding my nose and yelling, Geronimo! We charted new territory ... the only difference is this time I do not have any water below me. I am still holding my nose."
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Mr. Gilbert Yee has been selected by the Graduation Speaker Selection Committee as the 1990 commencement speaker for San Jose City College. Mr. Yee is a former science teacher, now retired, and a graduate of City College. He has been honored as both the 1988 Elementary School Science Teacher of the Year , and in 1978, California State Teacher of the Year. Mr. Yee is a former high school drop-out who at the age of 33 entered City College and went on to graduate from San Jose State University. He has had a distinguished teaching career. Although recently retired, tie will continue to instruct, but now he will educate teachers on the art of science instruction. He said, "This is the greatest honor that has ever been given to me." Graduation ceremonies for City College will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 6, at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts.
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The Natural Science Department's tour featured "hands-on" experience-with a live boa constrictor Other East Side High School students expressed favorable responses to their experiences during the day. "I look forward to coming to San Jose City College," said Gina Barr, a James Lick student with future plans to open a Child Care Center. She intends to include Business and Child & Family classes in her schedule. Most of the students made mention of the small, comfortable atmosphere at City College, including T.C . Fisher, a 19 year old Yerba Buena senior with aspirations in neurosurgery. ··1 like City because of the atmosphere and people. I felt needed and wanted." Fisher was most interested in the 2+2 Program, and said he would like to see more classes "pertaining to medical studies." Visitation days give area high school seniors the opportunity to get acquainted with the programs
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Where have the apricot blossoms gone? By Marilyn Mitri I'm a TV watcher. Because of a disabling back injury, I have watched much more TV than I ever wanted to. Entertainment, ideas, personalities, and information tumble over one another all day long in a kaleidoscope of sound and color. Out of this fractured, multi-image of American culture,certain bits catch the light, casting patterns and shadows across my mind. The patterns and shadows shift and coalesce into an ever clearer picture of something very wrong I sit up straighter in my chair, put down my handwork, and even tum up the sound when one of these bits is tossed out Literate, intelligent, educated people care about the slow destruction of the world as we know it-just watch Channel 9, or 54, or 60. But many people don t turn to the educational channels. How easy it is to miss the clues on the major networks! A few weeks ago, a person who knew about such things mentioned on a talk show that we had about 40 years of petroleum left. The comment was ignored, at1d buried by the next question in the interview. "Wait a minute!", I wanted to say. "That's in my lifetinle!" I thought about myself as an old lady, telling my great-grandchildren about internal combustion engines, at1d how we poured gasoline in the tanks of our cars, and
how the exhaust from the burning of that gas fouled our air. I would tell them about our many uses for petroleum products, making things that would not biodegrade, wastefully using up a non-replaceable resource, trashing the environment And how would I explain all the oil spills-and why we let them continue? The TV interview went on, but I was no longer listening. I was envisioning a world where lat1d fills were being dug up to get at the white plastic disposable diapers that had been discarded two generations before. The diapers would be needed for recycling as the sources of plastics disappeared.
to cut water usage by as much as 25% from previous levels. Then the commercial came on. The gardening department of a large discount store was having a sale on lawn supplies-everything you'd need to have a beautiful green lawn-hoses, sprinklers, fertilizer, weed killer, etc. Didn't they hear about the drought? Why couldn't they advertize drought-resistant platlt native to California, and maybe a short Saturday demonstration on how to make a natural rock garden using those plants? TV moves fast. There is little time to consider things before they are left behind.
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places decides to do an expose. The news has too many other items to cover, like basketball scores at1d the condition of Donald Trump's marriage. The best TV is early daytimethe 7 a.m. news and information shows, at1d the 9 a.m. at1d 10 a.m. talk shows. Yet, many people have already left for work at1d never see these. I fmd out the most thoughtprovoking things early in the morning. The world is too much with us, and most people are too busy to notice what is happening to the natural world while they are getting at1d spending.
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One planet in our solar system hangs in the perfect blackness of space and glows with the blues of water and ·the soft, swirling white of cloud. Yesterday, I saw for the frrst time a commercial for "Bunnies", a type of disposable diaper that will biodegrade. When my daughter has children, I will urge her to buy only this type. The appearance of this product is one tiny victory for the planet Commercials are a rich illustration of the way we live. Many still push products which are at odds with the environment. A couple of weeks ago, I watched a special report on the evening news about the fourth year of the California drought Rationing for Sat1ta Clara County residents may be imposed
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A day or two ago, I saw a report on leukemia in the children of men working at a nuclear plat1t in Great Britain. The children are afflicted at a rate many times that of the population at large. A plat1t official who was questioned about this said that perhaps men who wat1ted to work there should not have children. Younger men who want families are being quietly transferred to other work sites. What about the radiation leak that is causing this? Isn't anyone going to address the real problem? And yet, I may never hear of this situation again, unless someone in high
Another apricot orchard has been uprooted near the freeway exit from 280 North to Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road. The earth lies brown at1d bare where trees once blossomed sweetly. I have no doubt that the developers will name the concrete streets such things as Orchard Road, Apricot Way, and Blossom Drive. But where is the beauty of leaf shadow and dappled sunlight to delight the mind and heart? Where is the morning twitter of birds and the humming buzz of bees? We human beings have at1 innate need for green at1d growing
things: We need trees and animals and flowing water. We are part of nature too. For millions of years, we evol ved on an unfettered planet, sharing life with all the plants and animals that were evolving right along with us. Whether we acknowledge it or not, we have that past built into our genes. Why do people flock by the thousands to Yosemite? They are trying to get back in touch with their inner natures. Why do we keep pets and go to zoos? What is the allure of a fishing trip? A picnic? A weekend of camping in the woods? Why do kids love treehouses? Why, in fact, do we want green grass and flowers in front of our homes? We are part of this planet, as tied to it and its future as the smallest treefrog or bumblebee. Nature is not to be found only on the Discovery channel. Nature is us, too. At Stanford, artificial windows have been developed, which show a tranquil landscape that chat1ges lighting with the time of day, going from dawn, through high noon, ori to evening and the dark starry sky of midnight. If we are not careful, if we don't pay attention to the signs all around us, artificial windows may be all we have left to remind us of the once-beautiful world we ruined. One planet in our solar system hangs in the perfect blackness of space at1d glows with the blues of water and the soft, swirling white of cloud. There is life there. One living planet There is no other .
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Entertainment ---------Dance production now in rehearsal By Melanie Salazar
Gloria Manjeres, left, Katja Irvin, center, and Linda Edwards during rehearsal for dance production. Photo by Susan Matsuhiro
'Wild Orchid' appeals to senses and libido By Darko Fazarinc This cinematic sucr..ess, directed ''Wild Orchid" is an appealing by Zalman King and written by and artistic film exuding provoca- him and his wife Patricia Loutive sensuality and passion. Steamy isianna Knop is the second film for _ erotic encounters in exotic Brazil- King, Knop and Rourke - their ian settings allude to the rainforest first being "9 1/2 Weeks" " Wild Orchid" merits high evirons of the movie's namesake The delicate and beautiful praise for its artistic presentation of flower is played by film new- . the story with excellent photogracomer and singer Carre' Otis whp phy . The color and pageantry of teams up with the acting talents of Brazil's exotic multiethnic culture Mickey Rourke and leading lady. is captured on location in Rio. The high energy and unhibited nature Jacqueline Bisset The film explores the depth of of human sensuality found in Brahuman passion, sensuality, and zil is aesthetically portrayed desire between two people re- through visual artistry in the varistrained from consummating their ous scenes of sexual encounters. Tasteful and skillful photography feelings. In comparison to the dynamic lends a touch of class. A most notable feature of this and powerful currents of passion that flow through the script, the movie is the music, without which the impact of the film could not be plot is relatively insignificant. Emily, played by Carre' Otis , achieved. The ftlrn presents an inis a young, attractive and innocent novative musical repertoire of Midwestern woman who is hired -known world beat artistsd in the by a New York law firm for inter- soundtrack, including Ofra Haza, national business negotiations and David Rudder, Dissidenten , and is sent to Rio de Janeiro. Her work Brazil' s Margreth Menezes, Gerpartner, played by Bisset, intro- on imo , Nana Vasconcelos and duces her to the intriguing Simone Moreno. Zalman is the Wheeler, an eccentric American force behind this eclectic internamillionaire, played by M ickey tional musiCal blend. Feverish Brazilian carnaval rhythms and the Rourke. The ensuing relationship be- mystical vocali zations of O fra tween Emily and Wheeler passes Haza lend to the film ' s exotic and through a series of sultry episodes mysterious visceral appeal. This is a movie that impacts the that allow them to defme and confront their feelings towards each human senses with its primitive and uninhibited- sensuality , color other. In the end their inh ibitions and rhythm . Its capacity to leave break down releaving the viewer as the viewer in a state of sens ual they finally release the pressure of euphoria make it an experience worthy of persuit. their contained passions.
The San Jose City College Dance Department will present their annual spring concert, "Dance In Time," at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19. There will be a matinee performance at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 20. Directed by City College faculty Marla Stone and Janey Limpert, the concert will feature works ::horeographed by City College students and faculty. Guest artist and chairperson of the dance program at Mission College, Minda Goodman-Kraines, has co-produced several .local dance concerts and co-authored the book, "Jump Into Jazz." Stone has over 16 years of professional experience in all forms of dance-production, direction, performance, choreography, improvisation, teaching and musical composition. She holds a master's degree in Theater Arts and Dance. L impert is a free-lance performer, choreographer and teacher in the Bay Area. With 15 years of full-time teaching and artistic work
to her credit, she recently choreographed a new piece for the Dance Works Ensemble and is currently performing a solo by Tance Johnson at Third Wave Studio in San Francisco. She earned her master's degree in Education and Dance from Stanford University. The routines are as individual as the artists creating them, according to Stone. Limbert's selection features a modern dance approach, Stone offers an earthy Afro-American theme with an avante guarde flavor and Goodman-Kraines's background in jazz is evidenced in her piece entitled "Jurigle Jam." "My inspiration," said Goodman-Kraines, "came from the theme song 'Tied Up' by the group 'Yello'. As I listened to the music, images of Africa, action, excitement, jungle beasts and bright colors came to mind and I just added the moves that felt right" The performances will be presented in the City College Theater. General admission is $6 in advance, $7 at the door, $3 for seniors, students and children under 12.
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The San Jose City College Baseball team will play Friday, May 11 at Ohlone College in the first round of the playoffs. The playoff series against the Coast League cham.ps will be a best two out of three, with the winner advancing to the second round of the playoffs. The Jaguars finished the season (27-16) overall, and second place in the Golden Gate Conference. It took a strong finish by the Jaguars to vaul_t them into the playoffs. "We played really good defense and started hitting the ball really hard. In fact, in the last 10 games the kids raised their average from .260 as a team, to. .300," said Head Coach Barry Woodhead. The Jaguars won eight of their last 10 games, and the last three in a row. In the last of those three games City College beat San Francisco 16-0. The highlight of that game
was Pitcher Brent Dermer throwing a no-hitter through seven in. nings. The Jaguars then beat West Valley 9-2 at West Valley. The Jaguars wrapped up their regular season with an exciting 6-5 victory over San Mateo. The victory moved the Jaguars into the playoffs, where a loss would have eliminated them from post season play. The Jags were losing 5-4 going into the bottom of the ninth. They seored a run to tie the score at 5-5, and won the game on Jan Weisberg's squeeze bunt with the bases loaded. The Jags placed 5 guys on the all-league team . .Lou Lucca and ·Brent Dermer were both first team. selections. Dave Prosenko, Nathan Trotski and Jason Bugg were second team selections. "I'm happy that we got this far, this team played under a lot of pressure. I'm more satisfied with this year then any other," said coach Woodhead.
Golf team advances to state tourney
. . . By Patnck Boggm1 The San Jose City College Golf team will compete in the State Junior College Championship on Monday, May 14, in Sarr Dimas, California. The Jaguars qualified for the state tournament by placing third in Northern California. "We're peaking at the right time," said Head Coach Harley Dow. The Jags were paGed in the firSt round by Eric Buckelew and Marc Braga, who both shot 71. Steve Nichols and Doug Hanson also turned in strong performances by shooting 73 and 76 respectively. In the second round, Eric Buckelew's 73 lead the Jaguars to their third place finish.
Julie Norris Fields a ground ball during a recent Jaguar game. The City College softball team finished the regular season
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Coach DOw seemed optimistic about his team's chances in the state tournament. "We can win it, if we bring the right games. To finish in the top three in the state, would defmitely be a feather in our cap," said Coach Dow. Monterey Peninsula College fmished first in the Norcal toumament, and Canada finished second. Monterey, Canada and City College are all in the same conference, proving that the Golden Gate Conference is one of the strongest in the state. ''The Norcal ch~p has come out of this conference four years in a row and this year three teams from the conference qualified for the State tournament," said Coach Dow.
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·Bruce Jenner Classic to take place May 26 The Bruce Jenner Classic Track Meet is set to take place 1 p.m . Saturday, May 26, at the San Jose City College Track. The Jenner Classic is the only North American stop that the track tour will make. The field will be filled with competitors from 20 different nations. Included in the field is long distance runner Steve Scott from the United States. Scott has won the mile eight consecutive years at the Jenner Classic. Also competing for the men are well known Americans Butch Reynolds, Andre Phillips and Randy Barnes, who is the American record holder in the shot put For the women, Jackie JoynerKersee, the 1986 and 1987 top women track athlete, tops 'the list of great women track stars competing in San Jose. Joyner Kersee won both the Heptathlon and the long jump at the 88 Olympics in seoul. Joyner-Kersee is scheduled to
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Competing against JoynerKersee in the 400 meters are Grace Jackson, the Jamaican champ, and Jillian Richardson, the Canadian champion. In the 200 meter race JoynerKersee will face American Dawn Sowell, the collegiate record holder, Pauline Davis the Bahamian record holder, and Michelle Finn the NCAA champion. Other events for the women include, the 1500 meter and the 3000 meter runs. The 100 meter hurdles and the discus. The events for the men will include the 100 meters, the 800 meters, the mile, the 300 meters, the 300 meter steeple chase, the 400 meter hurdles, thehigh jump, the shot put and the hammer. "The meet put us on the map," said Meet Director and City College Athletic Director Bert Bonanno, "It's the number one outdoor meet' in the United States. The meet will be telivised on TBS accross the nation. TicketS for the meet are on sale at ticketron outlets.
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Toda y is the final day ~ buy tickets f~nheBiJ~k;nd White ·· Ball. Tickets are available until 5 p.m. in Rm; UlOO. The first ·••·· ·- 100 tickets sold will be $15. . .:·· · ) . T he Governing Board will be hondring this .fear's retirees from 6:45 -7:30p.m. Tuesday;May 15, in the J:>iStrict Office B oard Room. All staff are invited to attend and honor the retirees for their many years of dedicated service. . Registration forsummer class~ for newandretuming students begins May29. New students registering for fall classes only can register beginning July23 . Applications are{;urrently ·· available. . . .·. ·.·. .. .. · · · . Carcil Young has promoted tO EOP&$ (;9unselor. She was previously anEOP&S Program Assistant: .·.:. · The Seventh Annual Scholarship and Award Ceremony is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. Thursday, May 24. Faculty, administrative and support staff are encouraged to attend. _ San Jose City College is offering three 3-week sessions beginning June 6, 11 and 18. These 3-week classes will meet Monday-Thursday only. City College will also be offering a 6week session beginning on July 3 and ending August 10. Students can select from dozens of academic and personal growth classes. For information call 288-3700. Library materials must be returned by May 23. The Library will be open noon-2 p.m. Monday-Thursday, for the intersession that runs June 6- July 2. "Two For The Show," a dance recital presented by the Evergreen Valley College's Dance Department will beheld at 8 p.m. May 24-26 at the San Jose City College Theatre. Tickets are $5 general, $3.50 students and $1 ~niors. Fa( information .. ·. .·.· call 274:-7900, ext. 6645. Thi(Campus-Wide Peer Tutoring Program· at Sari Jose City College is in need of students who are interested in tutoring other students during the fall semester. Fof information, call Susan Smith, ext 3709. ... '··.·. Earth Day essay writing contest winners ttave been announced. The fitst-place award of $300 was won by Marilyn Mitri. The second-place award of $200 goes to Joseph O'Rear, and the third-place award of $100 was given tp .Beverly Freitas. Copies of the Winning essays •are available for viewing in _the Language Arts office in the General Education Building and in the College Library. Hispanic students who are interested in a supportiveenvironmentare encouraged to apply to the Adelante Program at San Jose City College. This yearlong program's goal is to increase the recruitment, retention and graduation rates for Hispanic students. For inforination, call 288-3708.· , .. ... The Bruce Jenner Classic, a premiere track meet, will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at San Jose City College. Reserved sea~ are $15, grandstand and standing are $10. · ... > Representatives from theUniversit)'"ofCaliforriia, Berkeley will be available for consultation by aPJ>Qintment in the Career and Transfer Center, 9:30-1 p.m. on Thursday, May 17. " Champs Foundation scholarship winners were announced at an awards brunch on Sunday, April 22. The winners were Marlo Aubert. Deborah Bedal, Pam ·Johnson and Francisco Perez. Information oompil~by V~cki Kostka
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Student Union construction to start in spring '91 The only difference will be the replacement of the current winThe long-planned renovation of dows that face north with glass the Student Union on the campus blocks. of San Jose City College is schedThe area known as "The Pit," uled to start prior to the spring adjacent to the Admissions Office, semester in January, 1991. is scheduled to undergo a major The plans for the remodeling improvement. This area will be rewere recently completed by the landscaped and will have a more architectural firm of Allan M . courtyard-like atmosphere. Walter and Associates. Shortly the drawings will be sent to the state for approval. The renovation, according to the latest figures, will cost approximately $1.6 million, but the final budget will not be available until a construction contract is secured. The Student Union will be completely shut down for a period of eight to nine months. By Vicki Kostka
This renovation is a continuation of the work that was done in August, 1989. At that time, workers removed substances containing asbestos from the ceiling. According to Mowry, students at City College can expect in the future to experience better food service and a more pleasant atmosphere.
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Continued from page 1 Dr. Skinner has been supportive of the curriculum in arts, according to Bill Kester, assistant dean of humanities. "I think Dr. Skinner has brought great vision and energy to this college and its programs." Psychology Instructor Pat Butler, who has long been an outspoken critic of Dr. Skinner; said that " The change will result in better faculty-administration relations in light of the (faculty) reception of his programs ...a good move." Associated Student Body Treasurer and President-Elect Daniel Gunther said that "Dr. Skin-
"Man's Abuse," by Mark Allen Warne, was third place winner of the Earth Day photography contest held recently at .San Jose City College. This picture
ner is very popular among students. We are sorry he is leaving, but if he likes taking two-year colleges and turning them around, that . is great." "Dr. Skinner's example of pluralism has been a role model which I hope the next president will carry on," said Hispanic Student Body President, John Morales. When asked for a message to his students, Dr. Skinner said he is proud of the students at City College. "I would pit the students of this college against those of De Anza (College), any time," he said.
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During this time, according to Phil Mowry, district facilities manager and member of the Facility Planning Committee, there will be a alternative place for food on campus. Mowry suggested that it may be a trailer but at this point the final decision has not been reached. Mowry said, "At least at City College, students are in reach of other food facilities." The current plans call for a complete renovation of the existing interior of the building. A large student dining area, similar-to what is now available, is included in the new plans. What will be different is the addition of a smaller, isolated dining adjacent to the grill. This separation will allow for smoking and non-smoking areas. Separated from the large student dining area will be a student lounge. This area will be a quiet study space for students. Directly opposite to the student lounge will be the faculty lounge. Both the faculty and student lounges will have fireplaces. The second floor will have sound-proofmg walls around what is currently the lounge area. Structurally, the outside of the building will remain the same.
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