San Jose City College Times, Vol. 44, Issue 10, Oct 4, 1990

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Jaguar football hits cable TV

By Michael Hodgson While it's not Monday Night Football, the Radio and Television DepartmentatSanJoseCityCollege will be broadcasting Jaguar football home games on HeritageCablevision beginning October 17.

The play-by-play announcing will be handled by broadcast students Ron Gilmore and Ramon Johnson.

Mike Bowers and Ed Fritz will be at the cameras. Joe Flynn and Donnell Robinson round out the production crew.

Gilmore was the creative drive behind getting City College's home football games televised.

"In February of this year, I had a vision of televising home football games to help expose our football program and to give students in the Radio and Television Department an unequaled opportunity to learn

how to cover sporting events," said Gilmore.

With guidance from Chuck Southard, Associate Dean, Occupational Education and Bert Bonanno, Assistant Dean, Athletics and Physical Education, as well as from Dr. Raymond Collins, director of the Radio and Television Department, Gilmore's vision became reality.

"As we understand more about television production, we will hopefully be able to branch out and use what we have learned to promote and highlight other departments at City College with promotional films," stated Johnson.

Although Gilmore will be leaving in February to pursue a career in broadcasting at Arizona State University he is quick to point out, "All it takes is a little enthusiasm

Ramon Johnson, left, and Ron Gilmore, right, editing fi lm at campus studio. .

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erkeley, addressed an all-college convocation at San Jose City College on Sept 24.

Attended by students and faculty, the convocation, titled"Frag-

ile: Student Success-Handle With Care," was a major event consistent with this year's academic theme: "Ethics and Equality."

Openingremarksoftheprogram

sweet dome

Battiato and Eric Sander, students in Ramon Oeschger's Three Dimensional An design class, created this dome composed of butcher paper using a triangular

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technique invented by Buckminster Fuller.

The dome was displayed on the lawn near the art gallery for the admiration and inspection of students and faculty.

Photo by Mark Muse

were delivered by Dr. Michael Divinia, assistant dean of developmental studies. He asked the audienceto"open theirheartsandminds to new ideas."

The welcoming remarks of the program were presented by Interim President Dr. Richard Jones. City College is the oldest community college in the area, but according to Dr. Jones, "time has not passed us by."

The ethnic diversity of City College " may make us a stronger school," said Dr. Jones.

"There is a quest for equal treatment," because of the diversity of cultural backgrounds, disabled students, women and men who attend the college. In his fmal analysis Dr. Jones stated "the biggest difference is how well we deal with the students."

After Dr. Jones' welcoming remarks, Dr. Harry Edwards was introduced by Dr. T. J. Owens.

"We as a people and a nation have a very vast and diverse human nature. In this day and age individualsand institutions have to learn to diversify," Dr. Edwards said.

According to Dr. E dwards, society has lost sight of the importance of diversity among sex, age, race and ethnicity. People have generated the idea that one's own group is better than another.

Said Dr. Edwards, " ... white people resisted diversity because it took away their dominance. " Minorities were told to be patient and "learn to talk like whi te folks and dress like white folks to be ac-

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Dr. Harry Edwards Photo by Susan Matsuhiro cepted," he said.

Dr. Edwards added that a campus which fails to reflect the cultural diversity of its students and staff is lacking. Such a campus discounts the broad range of valuable input available to it, and each of us has a responsibility to cultivate diversity in our lives, asserted Dr. Edwards.

"Only part of education takes place in classes," he said. "We cannot ignore the in-home and community education."

Dr. Edwards concluded by saying, " ...'graduated' is not synonymous with ' educated. ' "If we build upon what we already have and already know here at City College, we can strengthen it. This college has great diversity of people and we are stronger because of it," he said.

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Viewpoint

Let's flip the coin ...

By Marta Norment

Editorial

Make the system work ur criminal justice ~ystem is.c<?ming.up 0 lame, time and agam. And, gettmg

We continue to hear that the courts are overcrowded, that public prosecutors and progressively worse. defenders are overworked and underpaid A July 1989 report by Steven Brill of and that our laws and regulations are so American Lawyer found that judges do not complex and unworkable that only a major seem to mind when criminal defendants overhaul will do anything for the problem. and their lawyers failed for the ninth or Perhaps that is pan of the difficulty tenth time over a period of eight months to everyone sees problems but no one can show up for scheduled hearings Ct?~ that offer solutions. For starters, why not stop police officers were taken off .therr Jobs . writing laws on the books that are (often at overtime pay) to tesufy at heanngs unenforcable, that waste police and court - hearings that were repeatedly postponed. time? The recent court ruling that a CaliBrill also found that criminal defendants, fornia mother has to stop smoking in front who committed well-witnessed acts of of her son until he is 18 (he is now eight) is violence against innocent people, were so a ridiculous, but perfect example. haplessly and indifferently pursued by Sure, everyone has a right to their day in prosecutors that these defendants became court. But since the courts are so overutterly contemptuous of court proceedings. crowded and everyone appears to be so Certainly the Sept. 19 conviction of overworked, maybe sticking to crimes like Gregory Rector in Oakland would seem to murder, robbery, assault, rape and other :substantiate that. It took four years for harmful actions against innocent people Rector to come to trial even though he had will help to slow the flood until someone admitted to the murder of his friend Mark figures out a more permanent solution - like Garies, a City College student leader. expediently convicting obvious criminals.

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Time to exercise your privilege t cost blacks beatings, burnings, and countries, where they have no vote. midnight lynchings. It cost women I Historically, Americans have paid dearly divorces, degradation and public humiliafor the right, the privilege, to vote. It is sad tion.

It was worth it.

It is The Vote.

In America, all citizens have the right to it, not all exercise that right.

The right to have a voice in determining one's fate is taken so lightly in this country, it is a disgrace.

Consider the fates of those who have no such voice. Palestinians waste away in refugee camps in Israel, where they have no vote. Blacks live in cardboard and tin shacks in South Africa, where they have no vote. Women spend their lives as chattel, hidden by swaths of sheeting, in Muslim

that something which was 'fOrked so hard for is now going so shamefully to waste, unused by a citizenry which simply does not appreciate the value of being able to participate in its own governance.

Elsewhere, people are still dying while fighting for that right to participate, to have a say.

Elections are approaching in November.

Your say does make a difference. You have a choice, you have a voice.

Use it.

Remember that if you do not exercise your right to vote, you forfeit your right to complain.

When I first came to California three years ago, I was faced with the reality that people here already had their own opinions about me before even knowing me. All I needed to do was to say that I was from Mexico and I was immediately put under the "Mexican Category." I already had, according to them, a certain color, shape and personality. The funny thing was that I could never really fit the standard to the highest degree of satisfaction. "You don't look Mexican," they often said.

Well, I always thought, they should travel down there and learn a little.

In my last trip to Mexico this summer, I remarked, for the first time, that something very similar was happening there in relation to Americans. When I talked to my friends about the United States, I found that many times their comments were negative or wrong.

They, like many other people, have bought an image often fabricated by television. In my home town, for example, there are at least three American cable channels.

This television image of Americans is the one of a heavy rock singer in immoral videos, or that selfish materialistic executive who couldn't care less about the environment, other people, or anything but himself. There's also that irresponsible young man or woman looking for trouble in the middle of the night.

Some people asked: "How come you aren't fat after eating all that American food (hamburgers and french fries)?" Other people stated: "I would never live in the U.S.A.; it's a boring life, and everybody is crazy."

Itwasimportanttonoticethough, that most of the people who share these ideas have come to the U.S. only for short business trips or as tourists. This means that they have had only a brief contact, if any, with the real American culture, with the real people.

I realize now that my own original opinion about Americans, mainly racist and materialistic, has changed considerably during these years. It is not possible to classify everybody in this way. Now I know that there is another side of that coin. There are people, for example, who not only claim to be concerned about the environment but who really do something about it. There are people who care and try to share ideas, those who vol-

unteer their time for a good c~ those who are interested in knowl I ing other cultures, and those w don't agree with the armamen policies or waste of resources 3I1G do something about it.

After trying to convince m1 friends that they could also find thiJ in the U.S. and seeing theirdoubtf looks, I confirmed that a precon. ceived idea is very difficult change.

Unfortunately, the ideas we hav about certain things or groups won change with a simple conversatio or by meeting a person. We are SCI used to accepting the standards and stereotypes as they are, believing everythingthatMr. Television say and thinking that by knowing orn person of a certain group or visitin

'I would never live in the U.S.A. it's a bori ng life F and everybody is crazy. ' one place we know them all. W happens then to the other side of coin? Could we at least see things iles amorebalancedway,including ~ the good parts?

Mexicans usually get upset wh somebody says "Oh yes, I kno~rr Mexico very well , I've been tan Tijuana a coupJe of times," or " 0~• no! The water in Mexico is awful, be got sick in Acapulco. I would never01 go back." Or " ...traveling by bus · Mexico ... with the chickens?!" f These statements reflect suciDa lackofknowledgeand closed mindsch; First of all there's a lot more tc Mexico than Tijuana and the reso~ areas. And isn't it true that one crur get sick in any country just becau~ of changes in the diet? What can we say about the water in San Jose?

Have they ever taken a bus in_ Mexico, or have they only read3y comics about it? ..

How important it is for every bodytostartseeingthingsandpeopleln' withafreshmind. It is necessary, nt course, to leave our fears and preju· e · dices behind. It would be a lot mo er interesting if we could learn fro on each other and, in that way, improv~or ourselves, than it is to criticize ano)m harm us mutually. lit~ We would simply have beuertvt relationships with all the world.

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Co mmentary----T-hu-rs-da_y._o_ct_ob-er_4_.1_ss_o__3_ SPEAKOUTSJP>IEAKOU1fSPEAKOUTSJP>IEAKOU1f How could this campus be more environmentally responsi~le?

Michelle Clayton

Elissa Payne

"We should have recycling bins around the school so that more people would be more apt to recycle."

"It would help if everyone would make it a point to clean up after themselves, and dispose of garbage in the proper bins."

Julian C. Whitney Michyael Smith Paige Marini "We should try not to use so much polystyrene, instead, we should encourage people to bring their own cups."

"Get the janitorial service to stop using aerosol cleaners."

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An economy of natural balance: quality vs. quantity

J By Daniel McCusic

In fact, in many ancient and nonWestern cultures, wealth was not measured by how much somebody

portant the economic quantity of it.

Consider a modem day example Economics Instructor here in Silicon Valley. Traditional With the increased recent intereconomics would tells us that the s tin environmental and ecological economy is growing,expandingand tls6ssues, it is of interest to look at how doing well. Unemployment is -economics relates to these fields. down. Building permits are up. ner Traditional economics, with its These and other economic indicao~mphasis on growth, development tors supposedly point to a healthy tamd quantitative measurements of economy.

Oleconomic activity, is increasingly But here is a statistic that didn't Jl,being criticized for creating envimake the front page of the local vt'tonmental problems. owned or material possessions, but business section: the average Cali· Donella Meadows, a professor money, prices, bottom lines forniacommuterspendanadditional of Environmental Studies at quantity- that it forgets to take into what mattered most was how one 20 minutes per day driving to work lCIOartmouth College, calls for a account that crucial but felt - a person's happiness. In between 1988 and 1989. That's unmeasurable characteristic we call other words, the quality ofa person's three additional days stuck in idschange: life was considered much more imIll "A new economics, one that quality." gridlock, not to mention the in0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ creases in air pollution, burning of fossil fuels, etc. This exannple, ~:Commentary which directly relates to our quality of life, is all but ignored by traditional economics. The late Edward Abbey, an environmentalist and than himself. That's a nice kid, to servative agenda. author, wrote on this issue of quan:ad~Y AnneEiena Foster be sure, but it's ludicrous to hold "Children need not grow up iltity vs. quality: ry! "The children of the world are this boy up as a symbol of hope for literate, neglected and abused," said "We can see that the religion of Jl nocent, vulnerable and depen- the plight of the world's children Canadian Prime Minister Brian ·o(pnt," reads the final declaration of considering that there are children Mulroney, "these are ills that can endless growth - is a kind of mania, a form of lunacy, indeed a dis·u- e First World Summit for Chil- in the world who've never even be remedied.'' ease.

And the one disease to which l en, " ... each day millions suffer seen a bicycle, many of whom But will they be? No time soon, the growth mania bears an exact om the scourges of poverty and would not have the physical if history is any teacher. The well1 ve;onomic crisis--from hunger and strength or ability to ride one, so being of children is repeatedly resemblance is cancer. Growth for ru:Pmelessness, from epidemics and tom are their bodies by the ravages back-burnered in favor of issues the sake of growth is the ideology of literacy, from degradation of the championed by more vociferous the cancer cell. Cancer has no terlvironment." and influential lobbying groups . purpose but growth, but it does have result - the death of the Not to mention from voicelessChildren are a silent Kids don't make cannpaign contri- another host " ~s. butions.The pay-off in caring for In order to prevent the death of Children are a silent majority in majority in the world. our young is long-term, and politie world . Their needs do not ... They do not spend, cians are notoriously short-sighted. our host, Mother Earth, New Age or 'unt They do not spend, they do Child-welfare advocates viewed non-traditional economics is trying they do not vote, they >t vote, they do not matter. the summit with guarded optimism, to fuse a closer relationship between ~ The leaders of some 70 nations do not matter. as well they should. Will the words economics and ecology.

Actually, both words get their et for that United Nations become action? Who among the meaning from the Greek word, r mferenc on Monday. Many world's leaders would not speak up toke eloquently and movingly of poverty. for progress in caring for children, tout the plight of the world's Bicycle repair has little signifi- in addressing their needs? Even ildren. Startlingly grim facts and cance to a child whose abdomen is Attila the Hun would not fail to at ttistics were slung aroung like so distended by malnutrition, or one least feign concern. But results-uch chaff in the wind: measles whose sanity is jeopardized by will there be results? lied nearly 1.5 million children . continued neglect or abuse.

"Will this be just another public >t year, and the epidemic is on George Bush's grandstanding relations event?" asked Harry e rise; diarrhea kills more than with the boy is even more pathetic Belafonte, goodwill ambassador million children annually, but when contrasted to his real actions for the United Nations Children's uld be eradicated with oral (or inactions) on behalf of children. Fund.

1ydration salts costing about ten Bush has repeatedly been Tragically, it probably will. nts a pack; more children die of unsupportive of child-welfare leg- Once the requisite declarations of DS than any other single demo- islation proposed in this country, good intent have been made, once lphic group. The list goes on. and the United States is one of the the day's gladhanding and rhetoric Much posturing was done. only industrialized nations to have have passed from our immediate .orge Bush had the audacity to declined to sign the U.N. conven- consciousness, our leaders may w up with one of his "thousand tion on the rights of children. settle back complacently on their Stats While-You-Wa it ints of light," a 14-year old boy Why? For one thing, because it laurels and rest assured that noone Student Discount m New Jersey who fixes bi- does not specifically oppose abor- with any power or voice will cry to les for children Jess fortunate tion a bi item on the U.S.'s con- them to kee their romises. could guide us to a world that is both desirable and sustainable, would not be so mesmerized by numbers,

... the quality of a person's life was considered much more important than the economic quantity of it.

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"There should be tabled containers for recyclable products throughout the campus."

Nothing but words for the voiceless

"oikos", which translates to house.

Ecology being the science of our home (Earth) and Economics the management of it.

Fusing this relationship may mean taking a step backward- to the economic systems of older cultures.

For exannple, the Ohlone Indians, a tribe that at one point had a population of over 10,000 in Northem California, had an economic system based on sharing.

Malcom Margolin in The Oh/one Way writes that for the Ohlone "generosity was a way of life. It was the only way a proper person could conceivably behave- toward a relative especially, but also toward the world at large."

The underlying theme beneath this economic system of sharingnot only for the Ohlones, but many non-western and ancient cultures -was a sense of oneness with the earth, asenseoftheinterdependency of everything upon the planet.

The Hawaiian word "lokahki" (unity, harmony) acknowledges the three major forces of God, nature and humans. The old Hawaiians knew that these forces were related and must be kept in harmony.

This idea of blending with nature- integration- as opposed to trying to control it, is perhaps the greatest economic lesson we can learn from other cultures.

It is from these cultures that we may be able to adopt an economic system that is biologically valid. In other words, an economc order that has respect and reverence for all life and the elements that sustain it.

4 Special services: secrets to student success Thursday, October 4, 1990

By Mark Townsend

San Jose City College offers a wide spectrum of services to ensure student success.

Services and programs include academic counseling, the Career Center, Financial Aids, Job Placement, Student Health Services, REEntry Program, Child Development Center and the computer labs.

The Counseling Center is located across from the Student Union. " A lot of students drop out (of City College) due to problems that could have been resolved by talking to a counselor," said Counselor T. J . . Owens.

When students stay in contact with their counselors, they know how they're doing and what their academic choices are. The Counseling Center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

City College has Apple Macintosh and IBM computer labs. The labs are open to all students. Students need only to sign up for Computer Information Systems (C.I.S. 200) at Admissions and Records. After you learn how to use the computers in the lab "your productivity can increase three-fold" said lab instructor Isabell Braunstien. The Labs' hours vary, but are always posted on the doors. of the labs which are located in rooms B2 and B6.

The Job Placement Center, located in the 500 building near Financial Aids, offers job counseling, assistance in making a resume, and a link between students and local employers. The Job Placem ent Center has developed "credibility and rapport with local employers," said the job placement officer Jeanette D'Anna. Jobs available now include positions in sales, child care,

clerical, casual labor and electronics. The hours of the Job Placement Center are Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 3:30p.m. and Friday 8:30a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Learning Center, located in room GE 207 offers academic tutoring to support all classes taught at City College. The Learning Center also can help students overcome their academic weaknesses and strengthen basic skills.

The Learning Center is open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m . to 9 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to 3:30p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Financial Aids office is located in the 500 building. The services include offering assistance to 1 students based on the individual's needs. Students' needs are established through the application process. The office hours for the Financial Aids office are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Student Health Services, located in room 308A, offers students a chance to see a nurse on a drop-in basis and a doctor by appointment.

The office hours for Health Services are Monday through Friday 8

p.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The Re-Entry Program, located in room 301, provides students entering college after five years or more away from school with counseling, support programs, and tutoring. The hours of the Re-Entry Program are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Child Development Center, located on the south comer of the campus in the K buildings, offers care for the pre-school age children (2 years 9 months to 5 years old) of City College students. To qualify for child care, students must be en-

rolled in six or more units eac semester. Child Developmen • C~nter hours are Monday throug~ Fnday 7:30 a.m . to 4:30 p.m.

The Career Center , located ~ the counseling offices, offers Stu\ dents occupational, career, and vo, cational information. The offi~ hours are Monday through FridayS a.m. to 4:30p.m.

In addition to these, City College provides other programs such the Disabled Student Program Vocational Rehabilitation, Veterans 1 Information, personal counseling 1 andEOP&S . c

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By Adam P. Segal Stephen King is arguably the most popular horror writer in America.

His novels top the best sellers' list about as often as they are published, and usually just as soon. When it comes to horror, he simply is king (pun intended).

Over the last 16 years, Stephen King has written 23 novels (five as Richard Bachman), five screenplays, one nonfiction book on the horror genre, and four short story collections .

His latest work falls into the last category. "Four Past Midnight" is a collection of four somewhat long short stories all related in someway to the concept of time and its distortion .

The first story, "The Langoliers," examines what happens to a group of people who pass through a rip in time while passengers on an airliner.

What awaits them on the other side of this rip defies imagination and shakes their very concepts of existence. The Langoliers are coming, and they're very hungry!

"Secret Window, Secret Garden" is the second unnerving tale and, as did King's previous novels "Misery" and "The Dark Side," this story deals

King's style, as always, is ex- despite his reputation in the literary telling abilities, though those with with the inner workings of a writer's weak hearts may wish to pass on mind. In "Misery," the writer had tremely accessible. He manages to world of being less than serious.

Even the most high-browed "Four Past Midnight" for, shall we to deal with a fan who adored him write intelligently and to pull the to dead! y proportions. In "The Dark reader helplessly into his stories among us will appreciate his story- say, health reasons?

Half," the threat was a sadistic pseudonym come-to-life.

Now in "Secret Window ... " King brings the horror home, internalizing it to the writer. King's stories about writers seem to reveal the fears of the man himself and are fascinating beyond their face value on that account.

As if people needed a reason to stay away from libraries, perhaps the most neglected haven for thought that there is, King brings us "The Library Policeman," the third of the four stories.

Instead of fines, or card suspension, in King's world an overdue book results in dire consequences.

If the library police come calling at your house, you'd better find the books, or die trying!

A Polaroid camera that somehow opens a door to another period in time is the subject of the fmal story, "The Sun Dog." No matter where the camera is aimed, its photos always show a mangy, black dog. Unfortunately Stephen King's latest book "Four Past Mid- "Carrie," and many others. A movie based for the camera's owner, the dog has night" adds to a list that includes such notable on his novel "Misery" is currently in proplans to pay a visit to place a little works as "TheStand," "PetSemetary, " duction. more familiar to you and I.

Record reviews: Some recommended Bay Area shows

Public Enemy/Mission U.KJLenny Kravitz!Iggy Pop and More Oct. 6 at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View Santana U.K. Subs

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Oct. 7 at the San Jose State U. Event Center Oct 7 at the Cactus Club in San Jose

Joe Satriani Oct. 12 at the San Jose State U. Event Center Los Lobos Oct.l5 at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz Modern English Oct. 16 at the Oasis in San Jose Billy Idol/Faith No More Oct. 20 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco

Play review: "Reckless"

Gene Loves Jezebel, Los Lobos, Randy Travis and more ...

Gene Loves Jezebel, does Michael?

The list of guests on Randy at all Sioux Nation shows and is Travis' new album "Duets" is a worth the effort of tracking it "Kiss of Life" is the title of virtual plethora of stars. "Duets" down.

When Robert Cray is the Gene Loves Jezebel's new album features Travis collaborating with chef, scorching blues is always on Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, B.B. which marks the departure of colead vocalist Michael Ashton, King, and even movie star Clint the menu. "Midnight Stroll," Cray's new ten-track album, is no leaving brother Jay Ashton to carry Eastwood among others.

This album is a definite must exception. the lead alone. The interplay beDespite his distinct vocals and tween their voices is sadly lacking for all country music fans. crack back-up band, the highlight The new album from Los Loon "Kiss of Life."

The remainder of Gene Loves bos, "The Neighborhood," blends of "Midnight Stroll" is Cray's J ezebel is left intact and their blues, rock, folk, and country in- electrifying guitar work, which will trademark modem rock sound, es- fluences into a unique musical impress even non-blues fans.

For all you Live lOSers, "All for tablished on past albums like melting pot of sorts.

"The Neighborhood" goes a Love and Love for All" is the new "House of Dolls" and "Discover," long way in wiping out Los Lobos' single from The Lilac Time, who has survived Michael's departure.

"La Bamba" association and sets deliver tight, college radio-ready, modem rock with punchy, dance them firmly in their own sound.

Local rockers Sioux Nation, club production (talk about labelwho have been tearing up the local ing!).

And for those of you caught in club scene lately, have released a the 60's, or just fond of the music, three-song demo.

Their sound is extremely try Lava Hay 's new single Rachel, the lead character, is rhythmic, hinting towards early " Baby." This track combines vividly played by Donna Mae Cult, while incorporating the heavy strummings of acoustic guiWong, a student at San Jose State heaviness of Danzig - a lethal tars, a rocking back beat, and thick University. She shows an endless vocal harmonies together in one combination. energy through the whole perforThe self-titled demo is available big, groovy, amalgam. mance, keeping the audience alert and following her sometimes graceful, and sometimes frantic movements as she bounces from one crisis to another.

Her friend Lloyd, played by Learn About A Management Career with Bill's Drugs!

Tom Ammon, has run away from his handicapped wife and two Did you know that. .. children, but now, ironically, works with disabled people.

1. Manager Trainees earn $9.10 per hour with full medical, dental To keep Lloyd's love, his girland retirement benefits? friend Potty, played by Jacque Greer, pretends to be deaf and 2. Store Managers earn up to $70,000 annually with 3 weeks paralyzed. The use of sign lanpaid vacation? guage in several scenes, makes her character real and persuasive.

"Reckless" is a mixed-genre 3. Opportunities for promotion abound because Bill's Drugs play, a modem tragi-comedy that will~ in size by the year 2000? not only entertains but also makes the audience think about the conflicts of values in modem society.

Visit with our Personnel Manager on campus Thursday, "Reckless," Ms. MendozaOctober 11th, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Crabtree's first production at San Jose City College, is profound, entertaining and well done.

Sign up at the Student Placement Office for an interview The play runs through Oct. 4-6 with performances at 8 p.m. and at appointment today!

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By Adam P. Segal

Campus play challenges values

By Marta Norment

"I wish it were always Christmas!" e xcl ai ms Rach el, as she fiddl es around her home in Springfield , Mass., taking care of the last detail s for the arrival of Santa Claus that Christmas Eve. Everything is perfect. It is snowing outside, the children are .in bed, and s he is very happy.

Rachel sings, recalls old times, and talks to her husband, who is silent until he says matter of factly, "I've got a contract out on your life."

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ing act of Craig Lucas' tragi-comedy "Reckless," a San Jose City College Drama Department production, directed by Donna Mendoza-Crabtree.

The play evokes the irony of people seeking happiness in symbols of holiday seasons while trying to run away from themselves, their responsibilities, and reality.

In their search for the place-ofthe-eternal-Christmas, the characters go from humorous to disturbing scenes; from funny game shows to attempted murder; from champagne toasts to death.

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Drop-out rate drops at college The percentage of student dropping classes at San Jose City College decreased from 31 percent in the fall of 1989 to 28 percent for the spring of 1990, according to a recent report on class retention by District Dean of Academic Standards John Kangas.The report indicated that 22 disciplines had retention rates of 80 percent or higher for the spring '90 semester, including music, which had an 84 percent retention rate, geography which had an 89 percent retention rate, and journalism which had an 81 percent retention rate.

The discipline with the highest drop rate was business education, which had 53 percent retention.

Nine other disciplines had less than 60 percent retention, including English with 58 percent, math with 57 percent, and dance with 56 percent.

The over-all retention rate of72 percent in the spring of '90 was the same for both City College and Evergreen Valley College, as was the 3 percent increase from the fall of' 89.

However, in disciplines offered at both campuses that had more than 10 percentage points difference between their rates, 60 percent of the time Evergreen had the higher retention rate.

The report speculates that the differences between the two campuses may be due to differences in grading practices, instructional methodology, or how prerequisites are enforced, among other things.

The report's stated goal is to increase the success and retention of students by breaking the retention rates down by school, discipline, and grade, to focus on problem areas.

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Jags look convincing in gaining first win Eaton returning his 48 yards for a touchdown.

Penalties were the only area in The San Jose City College Jagwhich the team seemed shaky, beuars, coming off of two consecutive losses, defeated the Foothill Owls ing penalized 10 times for a loss of Friday night41-27 ,giving them their 91 yards. The Jags were only pefirst win of this 1990 football sea- nalized a total of eight times in their previous two games. son.

This was the first time the Jags The Jags dominated the first half, had played the Owls since Foothill leading 34-6 at halftime. By the end and De Anza left the Golden Gate of the third quarter, the scoreboard read 41-13, and the Jags' defense Conference for the Coast division may have relaxed a little, allowing at the end of the 1985 season.

The Owls record this year is the Ow Is to score two touchdowns in now 1-2losses, previously beatthe final quarter.

The Jag's offense relied on the ing Yuba and losing to West Valrushing game. Of the 57 offensive ley.

The next game will be Saturday, plays, the Jags ran the ball 36 times.

In a most impressive performance, Oct 6 at 7 p.in against Chabot at Terrance Hill, a 5' 10" running back home, and will be the first conferfrom Oak Grove High School, car- ence game for the Jags in 1990. ried the ball13 times for 222 yards, Chabot was predicted at the beginJAGUAR RUNNERS- City College runners and Coach Steve Hass. From left, bottom ning of the year to win the Golden an average of 17.1 yards per carry. and coaches are getting ready for Golden row, are Ashu Jindal, Mary Ann Barrientos, Quarterback Dan Joyner, a 6'2" Gate Conference, and Coach Gay Gate Conference competition. From left, top Evie Barry, Laura Jenkins and Sandra sophomore from Oak Grove, was 11 feels that this upcoming game row, are Coach Bob Jones, Rob Sohn, Carlos Gonzalez. of21 for 164 yards, two touchdown "could be for the Golden Gate title".

Robledo, Cliff Pappadakis, Darryl Tapaha Photo by Sabrina Ragan Although this is the first conferpasses and no interceptions in a solid ence game, if the Jags can win, they performance.

The defense added an exclama- will be in excellent shape to win the tion mark to the convincing win by conference. Coach Gay feels" that sacking theOwl'squarterbackseven upon looking at the second half of times for a total loss 59 yards and our schedule, it looks noticeably recovering five of seven Owl easier." Coach Gay seemed to be fumbles. Chris Tiernan and Keith confident that his team could be over-all, with a time of 18 minutes. athletes.

Eaton each intercepted a pass, with real contenders this year.

By Marta Norment Unfortunately, the college's men Both teams are working hard team had two of its six runners toward further competition in the The San Jose City College Cross injuredandcouldn'tscoreasateam. Golden Gate Conference. The frrst As for the individuals, the fsrst step towards determining the con-· Country men's and women's teams competed in the "Lou Vasquez In- runner, Cliff Pappadakis, finished ference champion will be a meet at vitational" last Saturday, Sept. 29, at 24th, running four miles in 21.30 2:30p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. minutes. The second runner, Rob Coyote Hills, in Newark.

The community colleges parThere were about 160 female and Sohn, ended 64th, in 21.56 minBy Patricia Sullivan is an all around player. ticipating in this event are West The team holds a 3-2 record so 200 male runners from community utes.

"This event doesn't really Valley College, San Mateo ComThe San Jose City Women's far this season. The teams they have colleges in Northern and Southern count," said Steve Haas, coach of munity College, SanFranciscoCity Volleyball team is on its way to a beaten are Skyline, Westhills, and California.

The City College women's team, the men's team. He added that the College, Chabot College, Diablo "competitive season," according to Foothill. with five runners, finished the three invitational was· a practice event, Valley College and San Joaquin Coach Sam Huerta.

In the Chabot Tournament, City On Thursday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m, College tied for second place with mile race at the middle of the pack . and he didn't want to take the risk Delta College in Stockton, and San Top runner EvieBarry fmishedninth of further harming his two injured Jose City College. the Jags will play City College of Sacramento City College. Chabot see Cross country page 8 San Francisco. Friday, Oct 5, at 1 p.m., the S.J.C.C. Jaguar Invita- College took first Arlene Banaban tional will begin and continues was selected for the all-tournament through Saturday. Twelve junior team.

"The league is strong and _.college teams will take part in this tournament. balanced this year," said Huerta.

The team has "a good nucleus of Delta College, which has a strong individuals. The girls are working team, was added to the league this hard and looking good, they are year. Coach Huerta said, "Delta will learning to work together and are · make the conference that much getting their timing together, which stronger." is very important out on the court " The conference this year consists ;aid Huerta. ' of Chabot College, Diablo Valley The team consists of 12 girls this College, City College of San ~ear. five of whom returned from Francisco, West Valley College, last season . They are Arlene Delta College, Laney College, and Banaban, who is a setter; Mishka San Jose City College. They are all :armichael, Maria Orozco, and strong teams so, "It will be a dog :leather Larson, who are middle fight for the title," Huerta said. ti_tters; Joan Besmer and Kitty Coach Huerta's and Assistant 31ttenbender, who are outside Coach Brad Friesen's team goal this l~tte~; Trish Hodge, who is right year is consistency. The chemistry :tde h1tter; Becky Duarte, y olanda of working together is what they are }rijalva, Billie.Trus and Margaret striving for. Coach Huerta said, "The ..etuligsenoa, who are defensive girls are continually improving," :pecialists; and Charlie Jackson who and he is very optimistic.

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Campus Hodgson named neW Times editor Michael Hodgson is the new editor of the San Jose City College Times for the fall Semester.

Hodgson is 31 years old, married, and has a BA degree in biology from Principia College, Elsah, Illinois. He is a full-time, free-lance journalist and published author of several mountain biking guidebooks to the Bay Area.

Hodgson plans to begin working on his master ' s in

journalism during spring 1991 at San Jose State University.

He is looking forward to the opportunity of gaining editorial experience and working with a strong editorial and writing staff during the fall.

Please address any comments, questions andconcernsaboutthe paper, its content, style, and editorial position to Michael Hodgson, San Jose City College Times.

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Millard Hampton 1sn t runrung the 400-meter relay any more; these days he's running a newspaper.

Hampton, a former Olympic gold medalist and 30ish publisher of the San Jose-based Buffalo Soldier, discussed his path from the 1976 Olympicstojournalisticjourneyman with a group of San Jose City College students recently.

Radiating athletic fitness and dressed casually in cotton trousers and a pink golf shirt, Hampton spent the better part of an hour recounting the origins of Buffalo Soldier, his bimonthly tabloid aimed at the Bay Area's black community.

"Back east, there are publications dealing specifically with black issues and black communities," Hampton said.

"There were none in Santa Clara Valley. After my track career ended in 1988, I w~rked for a contractor slinging frames for homes. I became a police officer when the recession hit."

"As a police officer," he con tinued, "you see poverty and hunger.

As part of the narcotics task force, in response to so much need and so much negligence, you see a complete lack of hope in the black community.

I thought that we ought to have some sortofpublication focusing on that community with positive messages. I was told that (positive messages) didn't sell, that controversysells.Butithoughtthatpeople would be encouraged by positive information."

Hampton visited with writers andeditorsattheSanJoseMercury News who, while supportive, could offer only a limited amount of editorial space to help realize his vision.

Undaunted,Hamptonwentback to square one with his idea.

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That was in March of this year.as In May, Hampton and co-publisher an Randall Cooper converted to thesp paper's current tabloid newsprint format. By August the publication v2 required 36 pages.

In September, Hampton and Cooper advanced to bi-monthly publication, each issue still 36pages in length. Each press run produces ' 18,888 copies, all of which are distributed free in libraries, churches, medical offices, welfare facilities, E even liquor stores.

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and several dedicated individuals in the Radio and Television Department to keep what Ramon and I have started continuing for a long time."

All televised football games will be aired o n Heri tage Cablevision, channel 2B at 10 p.m. as follows: Oct 17 vs. Chabot College Oct 31 vs. Laney College Nov. 12 vs. West Valley College Dec. 12 vs. To Be Announced

The conference winner, decided by using a triple-elimination format, will then participate in the Northern California Competition in November.

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"The runners are improving," said Bob Jones, coach of the female team. "The idea is to get them to increase their condition."

"There are some good individuals at present, but not enough depth," added Coach Jones.

"Having such a small team makes it difficult," said Coach Haas.

Haas said that with only six runners, the possibilities of the teams winning decrease considerably when one or two of the athletes are injured.

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