San Jose City College Times, Vol. 44, Issue 8, Dec 13, 1990 by San Jose City College Times

Serving San Jose City College

Vol.44, No. 8

Thursday, Dec. 13, 1990

In a cloud of dust and a hearty . • • SJCC renovation begins in February By Adam P. Segal

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your corner When the cold steely talons of impersonal bureaucracy seize you by the throat, you would do well to have a champion such as Alice Gosak, English as a Second Language instructor at City College. Gosak has lobbied the San Jose Public Library since August 1988 to change its theft policy and stop arresting the absent-minded. It's hard to imagine the cherubic Gosak angry. Her perpetual smile and aggressively friendly demeanor

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Registering for classes, meeting withcounselorsorjustgettingacup of coffee may be difficult next Fall. Pavement from the Library to the Student Union will be tom up during remodeling, pr~venting .a~cess to the adjacent buildmgs through the usual entrances, from June 1991 to February

according to Phil Mowry, director of facilities planning for the district Beginning in late May or early June, the Student Union will be shut down completely and unless ar' '

Right now there isn't a plan for food service' but we know we have to do something about it.

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"We've got to very carefully plan and anticipate, and put signs up, and get people out there directing so we don'tlose students," said Administrative Dean Richard Casey at a meeting with the Facilities Planning Committee. The remodeling begins this February with the complete destruction of City College's main entrance. Over the following four months, the short-term parking lot will be moved eastward to the area directly opposite the Fine Arts wing, and a new main entrance will be put in,

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- - Dean Richard rangements are made, no food will be available on campus. "Right now there isn't a plan for food service, but we know we have to do something about it," said Casey. The vending machines, games and juke box will also be unusable during this time. "Video games won't be active and that's an impact on (ASB) revenue unless we do something about it," stated Casey. Science classes and placement

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1 Kevin G.'S ' Dishmon

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resigns By AnneEiena Foster

In a fmal ironic twist, Kevin G. 'S' Dishmon resigned as the Associated Student Council's vice-president on Wednesday. Dishmon had been underfuefrom other Council members for his allegedly negative attitude in dealing with the Council. At the Dec. 5 meeting President DanielGunther read a letter submitted by someASC members stating grievances against the vice-president and calling for his resignation. The letter, signed by members Tammie Iorio, Lori Branham, - - - See Dishmon, Page 5

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testing that normally takes place in rooms Sl and S2 will have to be moved due to the noise of trucks and jack hammers. . Thecampusbookstoremayhave to operate out of its warehouse for a time. Noise is likely to intenere with other campus activities near the construction site. When the dust finally clears, the new Student Union will have an enCasey closedgameroom,anew student lounge with a fire place and a brand new food service area on the ground floor. On the second floor will be an enclosed study group area, an entertainment area and a display area. A glass wall will replace the railing along the balcony. The area in front of the Student Union, known as the "pit," will be filled in and landscaped. A new sign, entrance banner and campus directory at the main entrance will put the finishing touches on the campus renovation.

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IndignantDOD-smotasa.ycmc:e contiDued to smote iDside lbe again be holding their breath in tbe Student Union. Student Union. In a maDO submitted to ASC 1be Associared Student Council PresideDl Daniel Gunther 011 Nov. 011 Wednesday, Nov. 4 rescinded its 14, ASC Vice-President ICevia earlier ruling that smotina be po- Dishmon brougbtitiOtbeaaenlioa of eo.cn lbat it may ba¥e . , . hibited in the Studalt Unioa. 1be Union WIS dedlnd to be a operating OUISide tbe scope of its. non-smoking facility by abc COuo- power to decJare the biailding cil early in the semester. A Jmse SIIIOte-Re. 'llleissnewasaa.lapiaattbe lamer 8IIDOUJieiag as madl 4 meeting when Delll ofSiabung malbD-.clflcufcrlltw-~

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or broadcast. Thi is no t the ftrs t time the hasj rked uch righlS due to circum tance and, as preced The power of news media in our pile up, it probably won 't be the The cia ic argum e nt used society today i con iderable. Use of that power mu t be tempered such news organizations is that with wisdom based on wh the public has the rig ht to know. w and However, CNN should have public real ly needs to when they need to know it alizcd when the tapes w e re airee Unfortunately, omelime the mi l.rial would be declared and courts m e tho decision for entire judicial process, an expc new organization thatcan'tmake sjve process paid for w i th o ur them for them " dollars, w . . . start over ag selves. IS T h is ha· Thusthe current pli ght of Cable pened. The News Ne two rk , lie may be which can only be ingfor a new dcscribedasam IS o r the char in which the real . . • . may be drop COn- T h e foota, loser i the public. The 24 -hour may ha cable network ob- S boosted c taincd tapes of alratings but leg ed dru g- racketeer Manue l ably wouldn't have e nlighte ned Noriega conferring with his law- public enough to make paying fcx yers. new trial or lettin g Noriega go Like any new organ ization, free palatable. The tapes could have run CNN was eager to oop i competitors and ran the tape almo t the l.rial and all Noriega's ap immediatP-ly. were exhau ted. Defen!>C at mey in the case The public would have lcno said airing the tape was a vi lati n saved some cash and maybe of attom.ey-cl.iem privilege, and a there was a reason to send y federal judge agreed. CNN w men into the Ce ntral Arne · ordered not to broad t the ta . jungle. Itis frighten ing that the Su The ruli ng w upheld by the Supreme <;ourt on ~ov. 18.. Court is willing to arbitrarily · In the jargon of JOUTnali t and constitutional rig hlS. Iawrers, this is known P.ri .r .reIt'salsodecplydisappointing stramt--the government hmtung CNN was so short-sighted. what our constituti nally-guaranThe abuses of power on teedfreepres i allowedtopub · h partS are equal ly reprehensible. The fof lowin i an edit rial w hich a ppea r ed in the o . 29 Spartan Daily.

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Bag yo11r bah-humbug And now, a few words in the defense of ./""\..Christmas. Despite the crass commerciality of this year-end celebration, and beyond its religious significance, Christmas is a great thing. When the Christmas season is afoot, people are just plain_ nicer to be around. Grumpy neighbors who haven ' t spoken to each other since . . .well a long time, wave hello, and hurried drivers let others go ahead of them in traffic (except in L.A. of course). It' s nice. The holiday spirit invades us without our even knowing and we become more forgiving, more tolerant and even more patient. This is extremely fortunate considering the size of lines we must wade through in order to be generous. There is something charmingly American about Christmas too. The colors are bright and the trees are big-in true, tacky American style-and why not? Americans are revered world wide for our size and brashness, and Christmas in this country definitely fits the

image. The weather in December is another great thing about the season. For the San Jose area, we fmally get weather with some sort of character to speak of. For other parts of the country there's snow; possibly the most beautiful atmospheric phenomenon on Earth. T he Christmas season is also a time for gathering and celebration. In celebration, humans truly set themselves apart from all other creatures of the planet. There 's something veryhearteningaboutpeople comingtogether for the sole purpose of enjoying each other's company, an activity sorely missed in our usual day-to-day isolation. Granted, as with all things, there are many valid criticisms of Christmas. But nothing that makes people feel so good could be all that bad, co uld it? Besides, there's another really great thing about Christmas; there's not just the joy of giving, there's the joy of receiving too. Who could deny that they enjoy at least that much of the holiday?

Here we go again ... Yet another administration of the City College Associated Student Council has been splintered by infighting and lack of team spirit Kevin G.'S' Dishmon was dedicated to serving the student body of City College. He is described, alrriost without exception. as a hard worker and a man of initiative and creativity. Even his detractors do not question his intentions. Unfortunately, due to what some call "personality conflicts," he became ineffective as a

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driving force for productivity on the AS Council. Who is to blame? Who knows? At this point, it hardly matters. We pause now for a semester break. Go to the restroom, get a soda and a snack, then come back and settle in for the next exciting episode. With new cast changes perhaps the plot, too, will change enough to give us, for once, that elusive happy ending.

EdHor·in-Chief Michael Hodgson Managing Editor AnneElena Foster Chief Photographer Bill Byrne Campus Editor Marlc Townsend Entertainment Editor Adam P. Segal

Staff WriteTS Mark Muse Marta orment Teresa Beck Mark Gomez Photograph ers Susan Matsuhiro Grady Hazen Sabrina Ragan

Letter

up to AIDS

Editor: When will the pr ideot wake up to reality? He continu purchase another unneeded nuclear weapon y tern of mass destruction, the B-2 Stealth bomber, at a final co t of m re than 8 million per plane. Meanwhile acros the nation and the world, people are dying in a ravaging AIDS epidemic. Surely by cancelling the B-2, S.D.I. and olher nuclear weapon systems enough m ney w uJd be freed to fmd cures for AIDS , most cancer and probably feed aod eJ ter the homeless, and still go a long way toward balancing the budget The Food and Drug Administration must wake up to reality, While people die of AIDS here in America. Other AIDS fferers elsewhae are being saved with AIDS drugs wruch the F.D.A. tubt:xnJy delays teSting and approval of, to mention making it illegal to manu-

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facture, prescribe and possess TheF.D.A. mus t wake up and its inhumane AIDS policy · d.iately. 1llc Supreme Court could l.itlle realjty also and recognize the true marriage bond is lhe lo~e and mutual sharing re shJp bond and not a piece of 1L must recognize this and the to grant nothing less than full man, civil and economic righ privileges, regardless of preferences in suc h reJ.ati I urge everyo ne to give a up call to the president, S Coun. the F .D A. and Con sending them copiesofthis l ~of a chain le tter to ev friends and relatives, so tha1 may do lhe same. Let's all do our pan ~e a donation to an AIDS lly.

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SPEAKOUT§PJEAKOU1rSPEAKOUT§PJEAKOU1L What does Christmas mean to you? Photos: Sabrina Ragan Reporting: AnneElena Foster

Tim Eglington ''This year it doesn 't mean much because I'm in school 40 hours a week and I'm working 25. One of my big secrets for Christmas happiness is --DONT WORK

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"I'm gonna get a car and a present and a basketball and a present and a bear and a present."

"I'm gonna open my presents for Christmas and play with my toys and eat candy all day."

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Danielle Chapman "Jingle bells, jingle bells.

"I've been through 24 years of my life without celebrating it, so it's a whole new experience in spending money."

I wanna decorate my tree. I wanna put the star on it"

Viewpoint

From tragedy to hope been wounded, but not all of them. Some people died by grenades. All the tragedy frightened me Two important events have occurred in my life during the past for a long time. two years. About two weeks after that inBefore I came to the united cident, one night at II p.m. the States I was a student Besides my soldiers came into my village. schooling, I helped my mother. They tied up all the men in the She sold clothes and dresses that village without asking or telling the sbe got from the tailor. men what they did wrong. My Everyday was a typical day, all brother was included. They took the sellers in the market were everyone to jail. happy and cheerful. I was waiting for my brother Suddenly one day, the soldiers and I didn't know what to do, or of the communist party came into what would happen to him. They the market and used their power to used violence on the people. opp-ess the sellers in the market. About two weeks later, they reThey took all the things that leased all the young men from jail. they needed in the market and used I was happy that I met my brother grenades to kill the people. again. After that, all my family deI was scared. I ran to ftnd a safe place. Finally, I found a small cided to leave my country to come table and I hid under it to the United States. About two hours later it was We wanted to ftnd the freedom quiet. I gathered all my stuff and and peace that people deserve. tan straight home. I was glad that I Ravi Vou is an ESL student from was still alive. Some people had Cambodia. By Ravi Vou

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Cars will kill you Cars kill. Oct 2, a runaway car in Noe Valley mowed down four young People, one a San Francisco City Couegestudent In I989,according to tbe California Highway Patrol, ~.38 I people died in auto accidents . California. Another363,000were ~llred.

Cars kill. Auto accidents massacre over 5O.ooo Americans annually, a letnam War on our roads every . Millions are injured seriously gh to spend time in a hospital. yare disabled. .l tisestimated that over IObillion a year are ground under the Is as road-kills in America.

Cars kill. mog and air pollution from obiles cause respiratory disand death. Hundred of thouoffatali ties a year are reported l>laces like Tokyo, Los Angeles Mexico City. ~skill.

you read this, vast armies to kill and die in the Middle for control of the right to drive. that's not all . Cars pollute air water, contribute to acid rain global warming and generally

foul up the environment. They kill the future. So when people complain about parking problems it reminds me of criminals complaining that there are too many cops on the street. Driving isn't a right, it's a wrong. If you can't fmd parking, TAKE Tiffi BUS. Take the BART. City College has some of the best bus service in California. You can fmd a direct route from almost any neighborhood in the city. lfyoulivemorethanafewblocks from any of these lines, get a bicycle (and a good lock) and ride to the bus. Fresh air will do you good. Do yourself a favor. Driving costs money for gas, insurance, repairs and tickets. Driving causes stress, makes you angry and makes you blow your top. Do us all a favor. Driving fouls up everybody's air. Cars injure bicyclists and pedestrians, many of them children. Don' t hassle with the parking. City College isn't going to build more parking, and they shouldn't. We don 't need more parking, we need less driving. Because cars kill.

This viewpoint appeared in San Francisco City College's newspaper, The Guardsman.

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National, World news roundup Information Compiled by Marta Norment

Feature

'Death' by paintball Stalked! Trapped!

lREE ALLERGIES FOR CHRISTMAS Allergy and asthma sufferers may find an unexpected present with their Christmas tree: watery eyes, stuffy nose and coughing. Trees, natural and artificial, can trigger allergy and asthma attacks among the nation's 41 million allergy and asthma sufferers. Why the Christmas tree? Natural trees can be substantial sources of mold, while artificial trees are sources of dust. NEW BIRTH CONTROL APPROVAL The America's first major new contraceptive since the 1960s gained Food and Drug Administration approval on Monday. Norplant is a set of hormone capsules implanted in a woman's arm for up to five years. It should be commercially available by February. Price has not been announced, but the maker says says it will be "below the five-year cost of the oral contraceptive" of about $900. AFRO-AMERICAN KIDS LIVE IN POVERTY Nearly half - 46.5 percent - of the Afro-American children live in poverty, and the youngest are the worst off, say researchers. The study, disclosed this week by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington, found that black children under three usually live in families headed by young, single women who have few marriage and job prospects. INTEREST RATES QUICK TO DROP Mortgage lenders are not wasting time this week dropping interest rates now that interest rates in the bond market are dropping. In the East and Southwest, where mortgage rates are most competitive, 9 percent and 9 , 1/8 percent mortgages are appearing. Borrowers willing to pay a bit more in upfront fees can fmd rates below 9 percent ATLANTA CURFEW HARD ON ALL For Atlanta teen-agers scattered among neon-lit, glitzy shops, restaurants and bars called the Underground, the clock is ticking. A new curfew prohibits teens under 17 from being on the streets past midnight on Iweekends and 11 p.m. weeknights. The teens may face brief detention, but it is parents who will suffer the most. Parents of repeat offenders can 1 get 60 days in jail, $1 ,000 fines.

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THE WORLD U.N. CALLS CONFERENCE: The U.N. call for an international conference on Arab issues has generated little enthusiasm among Palestinians in Jordan. Main worry for Jordan's 1.4 million Palestinians,- and the hundreds of thousands in the region: Key parties to any accord- the United States and Israel- reject a conference to sort out prospects for Israeli Palestinian peace. GORBACHEV RECEIVES NOBEL PRIZE An envoy for Mikhail Gorbachev read a statement urging international harmony Monday after accepting the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize for the Soviet president. Gorbachev said the 71st peace prize was "a recognition of what we call perestroika and innovative political thinking, which is of vital significance for human destinies all over the world." COMMUNIST PARTY SET TO WIN Serbia's Communist President Slobodan Milosevic and his ruling party are set to win elections in Yugoslavia's biggest republic, a result that could push the divided country closer to disintegration.

Felton early so we could get a feel for the playing field. It was very cold, and I really didn't want to leave the car; partly because I was doubting my decision to come. As I sat in my car, I watched the warriors arrive. I was hoping that I

qualified. After approximate! y ten seconds Picture this. I'm hidden behind a of equipment instruction, Steven tree that barely conceals my presMeckler, owner/operator of Ad· ence, and I'm holding a gun so cold venture Games of America, wished that the tips of my fmgers hurt. me good luck. I wonder what the hell I'm doing. I walked out onto the field where The enemy the players were spots me, so I separated accord. quickly come to ing to ability. The the conclusion I field judge (who had best attack; I looked about 18) missed my tarexplained the rules gets by a mile. of the field and the My inexperience object ofthe game. with guns is eviAm ong the dent. Now I'm in many levels of ex· real troubleperience, including cover is exposed. tournament play. They know ers, I was consid· exactly where I eredanewbie- one am, and they that hasn't previ· know they have ously had the great me trapped. I feel pleasure of being like an animal shot being stalked by "Here come the mad hunters. targets," quipped Pink and yellow one experienced "bullets" rocket player. Oh joy! past the tree, and There was an I feel them splatinteresting variety ter near my of semi-automatic backside. and single action I'm scared. guns among the Not terrified players , with scared. I quickly names like Blood· yell hit, and leave sucker, Bushmas· the forested area ter, Sniper, and my to safety. personal favorite, This was my Paintball player stalks foe while avoiding incoming shots. Splatmaster. Photo by Michael Hodgson The tournament exciting introduction to the game of outdoor wouldn't be the only woman there. players all had expensive machine Paintball and it lasted for a fiveThe final count was 50 men, whose guns. I had an inexpensive singleminute eternity. average age was around 30, and shot I felt as if they were the Green Outdoor Paintball is the sport three women. Great odds had I not Berets and I was the Girl Scout. where weekend warriors dress in been married! After the fourth game, I decided camouflage gear, arm themselves I was given a contract that was to sit out the rest of the day. The with a C02 powered gun that shoots two pages long and mentioned in- games were just too intense and small balls of paint, and attempt to jury and death. The fact that death quite frankly, I felt out of place. I capture the opponent's flag within a was mentioned five times made me had been stalked and chased enough. certain time period on a designated a little uncomfortable! Therearespecialgames designed playing field. Upon signing away my life, J for women which restrict guns to I'm a 36 year-old woman. I have wasissuedagun,aboxofpaintballs single shots and requires one fenever played any type of war game. and a protective face mask and male for every male player. N<X Yet, when I was given the opportugoggles. that day, however. nity to go paintballing, I decided Eye protection is extremely imI had heard that paintball is "why not?" portant and I was advised that popular for the outdoor atmosphere My husband, myself and two male should the goggles be removed, and an opportunity to relieve streSS. friends arrived at the game site in even accidentally, I ' , ould be disAt least it was a beautiful area

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TRIAL BEGINS IN BRAZIL Those accused of assassinating Brazilian rain forest activist Chico Mendes go on trial this week, in a test of authorities' ability to dispense justice in the lawless Amazon. His 1988 killing brought international attention. Mendes had led the region's rubber tappers seeking to save the Amazon from loggers and ranchers.

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Dlegal aliens find hope for their children By Maria Kinney Crouched under the sage bush, Raquel squeaked as she felt the skunk walk over her foot Ramon's hand came from behind and covered her mouth. "Callado!" he whispered. They were in the hills, about 20 yards north of the U.S.Mexican border. "La Migra," (U.S. Immigration Officers) were on the other side of the bush with flashlights. "Come outl" an officer demanded "I've seen you." Slowly they disentwined themselves from the bush, and stood up. They trudged to the van to join seven other sad captives. Ramon and Raquel spent the night in the

immigration jail in Tijuana, Mexico. At eight o'clock the next morning they were released. Within two hours they had crossed the border, and were hidden in a shack in San Diego, waiting for a call. The caller would say that the San Clemente check point was clear, and they would head for San Jose, where they would join many other illegal immigrants in the work force. Yearly the U.S. Immigration Border Patrol agents arrest about 50,000 illegal aliens at the California border. This is about onequarter of those who succeed in passing, according to Immigration officials. Many of the aliens are caught three or four times before they actually arrive in the United States. "I want my kids to have more," Raquel

said. "I can work, and they will go to school and become someone." In Mexico die government provides six years of school. The classes, however, are not mandatory, and many children never attend. In San Jose many immigrants attend english second language classes at City College. Raquel chose Adult Education, through the High School system, to further the education she was not able to achieve as a child. Raquelleftschoolat 13, tohelphermother wash dishes in a restaurant. Her brother at age 10 spent his day selling gum or shinning shoes in the plaza. She wants her kids to have more. Ramon has lived in San Jose for 12 years. Of his four children, two were born in Mexico,

and crossed the border as babies. "It was hard at first We had nowhere to go, and we didn't speak English," he said Eventually he began to work. They now have visas, and return to Mexico regularly to visit relatives. "It's nice to be able to come and go," be said, "but there' s no adventure, no excitement " With fear of the immigration officials. "cholos," who are Mexicans that rob and beat their unsuspecting prey, and the "coyoteS~ who they pay to lead them across the border. the Mexican people come across in ho~ They accept these dangers as part of the triP•

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Trouble Shooters! The electronics classes at City College · are designed to help students obtain the basic tools to become electronics technicians and get an entry-level position in the electronics industry.

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a use eThe U.S. encouraged Iraq to invade Kuwait, the Emir of Kuwai t is aslave owner and the U.S. Constitu!d tionhas beenburied sincethe Korean ld war, said David Kilber, a VietNam 1 veteran and political activist, in his speech at a peace forum sponsored )1. by Kilber and the Speech Club. !(! 'We are on the verge of one of 10 the most gruesome, bloody, useless e· wars the world has ever seen," said 01 Kilber. is Kilber offered literature, includre ing, imprisoned political activist, lyndon Larouche's newspaper, The s. New Federalist and literature fro m L Mrs. Helga Larouche's political organization, the Schiller Institute, an organization that Kilber says is II(

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dedicated to stoppmg genocide m an Anglo-Amencan conspuacy. The announcement Kilber put out f~r this "forum," ~hich took placemtheStudentUruononDec. 5, is nearly identical to an article LaRouche wrote in The New Federalist. Kilber's theology is strictly constitutionalist, staunchly anticommunistbutotherwisehis views about what he calls the "AngloAmerican" military presence in underdeveloped nations are simiJar to the views of the far left. In his speech he covered topics ranging from the U.S. and Israeli supportoftheSyriandestructionof Lebanon to Conservative Republicans like Patrick Buchanan being

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accused . thof anti-Semitism .. . for. proth I p a tn.ck K e 11 y, Mike U re ta , Shen· e military action m e I Sorce, Tara Roberts and the presiMiddle East. dent listedamongtheircomplaints "You probably saw a little blurb that' Dishmon had been condein the news~aper~ a~ut hundr~s seen ding and argumentative, had ofpeoplebemgkilledmtheSynan acted outside the scope of his reair~d m_ilitaryattackon EastBe~t sponsibility, had not worked coopwhich wiped out what was remam- eratively with administration and ingofGeneralAoun'sforcesthere," othercampusentities,andhadmade said Kilber. "That invasion of negative comments to the Times Lebanoncouldnothavetakenplace regarding the Council. without the green light from the Iorio said after the reading that U.S. administration and Israel." theydidnotactuaJiywanthisresigKilber invited questions of the nation,butratherthattheletterwas sparse crowd in the audience and he simply a list of grievances the sisolicited a mildly apathetic re- gnors hoped Dishmon might give sponse. heed to. Members said that Kilber was the only prepared Dishmon could be counted on to speaker at the "peace forum" so it take the initiative and get things turned out to be more of a platform done, but that they were upset that for Kilber's views. he lacked a spirit of cooperation.

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"The opportunities of the north ate worth the risks taken to get re," Ramon and Raquel concluded. "I left 12 brothers, my parents, Illy wife, and kids, to come the first time " Ramon said. He stayed one Year' before he returned for his family. Immigration officials estilllate that for every woman or child !here are 20 men who cross. Many Of the men who come, leave wives ~ children behind. This aiJows b to earn dollars, spend little send money home where prices elower. The exchange rate of the dollar · pesos is constantly changing. In 1\merican banks a dollar is equal to t 2,600 pesos. In Mexico you

2,800 pesos. This sounds like a lot, and it adds up. "My mother pays 4,000 pesos a month rent for a room," Ramon said, "just a room." There is a hole in back that three rooms share for a bathroom. She placed her stove in the room to cook, and bathes in a basin in the same room. This is the way she has always lived. The rent is cheap, but basic necessities are not part of her life. Raquel 'smother owns a piece of land. It is about l/16ofan acre, and is worth about $200. She built a nice two-bedroom house with a kitchen and a bathroom. Her grandchildren sell baskets in the square, and her daughter, mother of six, lives with her. According to American custom this is overcrowded, but they cannot affor~ to

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With the opportunities so close at hand, it is hard to fight the temptation of"the north." Ramon and his family are now part of the system. They legalJy enjoy the freedoms of America. He works 60 hours a wee~ cooking in a restaurant, and would work more if he could. Raquel is still escaping the system. Her two children, one in kindergarten and one who is 3, though not legal, have many benefits she did not have. She and her hu band both work full-time for S5. an hour. They share their two-bedroom apartment with her brother-in-law and three other men. Theirlivesmaynothavechanged much, but there is still hope for their children.

"In my personal opinion, he's got a lot of talent," Branham later 1 , said, "he's literate, he's articulate, he's creative, but he doesn't work well with the Council.. .it would be nice to not have all the bickering." DuringGunther'sreadingofthe letter, Dishmon took notes andresponded to some of the charges, saying that he denied he had overstepped his authority and that he had taken no actions on behalf of the council "to which the council had not conceded." InalettersubmittedtoPresident Daniel Gunther, Dishmon stated simply that he wasnolongerableto fulfill the duties of vice-president, andwasthereforeresigninghispost. Council members tried to convince Dishmon not to take the action or to at least explain his motivations. He said only, "It's all in the letter." Dish mon had distributed evalu-

all·on fiorms on himself to Council members at the Oct. 24 meeting. Theformsweredesignedformembers to evaluate his performance on a scale of one to ten. "All I got back were eights, nines and tens," he said. " ...this thing with the letter is about personality differences. My performance speaks for itself." Said Gunther, "He's a great parliamentarian and he works really hard .. .I told him myself 'You're a greatmanandyouhavegreatideas, butyougottachangeyourattitude."' However, Gunther explained he felt that Dishmon had taken too professional an approach to his position. "We'reactuaJly just amateurs here," he said, " ... student govemmentis a Jab like any other lab class on this campus. This is a lab for people interested in politics, govemmentand business. IfDan Quayle were to speak one time against the president or his administration, he would be gone." "We don't want him to resign," said Iorio, "we just wish he could take some of our concerns to heart. He works hard and he has great intentions, but he is so negative. We're busting our asses up here. We're not pros , and he should be inspiring us, not criticizing us."' Aside from packing his belongings and cleaning his office , Dishrnon gave no prior indication of his intention to resign. After submitting his resignation, he gave no further comment AS advisor Priscilla Santos said. "There were a lot of students who asked Kevin not to resign. They tried to talk him out of it, but it was entirely his choice to do this."

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Desert nightwinds tease the air, Whirling twirling, without a care. Thunder 'claps, my eyes close tight Warm breath on skin, the winds of night. Soft raindrops falling, wet upon my face. My eyes still closed, your liJJs replace The raindrops falling from th~ sky . To become your kisses, the wmd your stgh. I reach for you, to pull you near. .. But nightwinds footloose, fancy free Who brought you close, right next to me Pick you up, swirl )'OU away To leave me dreammg for another day.

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which appears here is the work of City College students, including those in Anne Heffley's Creative Writing class, which produces the campus literary magazine The Promethean. Layout by AnneElena Foster.

A jung le of words, t he m ind a g reat white hunter captures on paper. Kristin C uoron

Dinosaurs - Kevin Mo,.,re Did the dinosaurs pray in their reptilian way When Nemesis did blot out the sun? Did hamsters then clatter and happily chatter When the age of mammals begun? Their larders were stocked and full to the top Was there chatter and scamper and fun? And can we discern what we should have learned When the age of mammals begun? With nuclear fission cooked up in a kitchen It may soon be our turn to burn. Will all the Cockroaches ride horse-driven coaches When at last Their time has come?

Television Black and white or color Sits, waits, dies Like the people watching it Brain dead ... K:tthryn Andrews

Telling other's sto Inane banter, truth Crushing hearts for All aghast for one Heaven in a Heaven in your Heaven's on the Heaven inside a Atop a pyre's Holy trust of all Nothing left of Only five more Heaven in the s Heaven in the earth Heaven inside

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Flies are like miniature vultures Waiting arotmd for someone To die or defecate Cockroaches are like miniature human be~ Both are filthy and prosperous Only cockroaches are stronger and smarter and prettier Than most human beings.

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Marilyn Mitri

Paint splots on a freeway sign. Invitation to anarchy, How many miles? ... Right here if you want it. Paint them all like that and let people figure it out all over again. In that sign I see Mexico. Mexico. Santa Monica. L.A. - Hollywood Boulevard and Punks Slamming off into the sunset...

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Holy cow, a good Stephen King movie! It's been a long time since 'good movie' and 'Steven King' could be used in the same context, but the latest adaptation of the horror

writers work, "Misery," is a very good movie--maybe even a great movie. James Caan ("The Godfather," "Ro/lerball") portrays romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who has just completed his frrst serious work apart from a wildly successful

Child." Elated to have finished his Misery-less novel, Sheldon heads down from his Colorado hide-away only to drive off the road in a sudden snow storm-the least of his troubles to be sure. Fortunately, he is rescued from his car before freezing by Annie Wilkes, a registered nurse. Unfortunately, Annie Wilkes, rivetingly played by Kathy Bates, is extremely unstable and totally obsessed with Paul Sheldon and Misery Chastain. Wilkes nurses Sheldon, setting his shattered legs and effectively hooking him on pain killers, but she also holds him hostage under the pretext that all the roads are closed . Little by little Annie becomes unglued, and when she reads "Misery' sChild" to find her idol killed off .. . The intense pacing of "Misery" makes it impossible to leave your seat, while the unnerving behavior of Annie Wilkes makes it impossible to sit back. Caan plays the victimized writer perfectly. His expressions of shielded horror as he patronizes the psychotic Wilkes are subtle and convincing at the same time, creating an atmosphere of tension and foreboding rarely equaled in horror fJ.lms. On top of all the tension and horror, provided by Annie Wilkes and her sledge hammer, is something completely unexpected:

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Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) VICtumzes Paul Sheldon (James Caan).

series of western romances featuring the heroine Misery Chastain . Sheldon kills the Misery character off in his soonto-be released novel "Misery's

humor. That's right, "Misery" is a funny movie. It is packed with hilarious ations and off the cuff one-liners. The madness of Wilkes and Sheldon as straight man combine with the wry of Sheriff Buster (Richard Farnsworth) his wife Virginia (Frances Sternhagen) to "Misery" with a laugh for every jolt. Why did this movie work while so other King adaptations have failed? A bet is director Rob Reiner ("When Sally"). His touch also did wonders by Me," another King story. One recurring criticism of King and novels for that matter, is that the don't live up to the build up-take the version of "IT" for example. No worries "Misery" definitely delivers, and wi th the most hectic, edge-of-your-seat ever to grace the screen. If you've been avoiding Stephen movies because of mediocre ventures "FireStarter," orthehorrendous "M G!XlmHi Overdrive," then here's your chance to chance-and you won ' t be disappointed.

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Costner's 'Dances with Wolves' pulls heart·strings One of two things comes to mind when the word epic is used to describe a movie; either a long, lwnbering, poorly-acted, celluloid monster or a truly important, lengthy film that begs to continue well past the final credits. "Dances with Wolves" is the latter. Actor/director Kevin Costner portrays a Union Army soldier (John Dunbar) during the Civil War who, in the face of so much death, has given up on life. While attempting suicide, he inadvertently ends a standoff between his company and Confederate soldiers,

resulting in a Union victory. filled with dread, knowing that white civiliAs reward, he is granted his choice of zation is expanding westward at a bounding military posts, and he chooses the western- rate. most installation, intent on seeing the frontier Dunbar's discovery of these people and beforeitdisappears.Hefindsthepostdeserted, the resulting discovery of himself is fascinating to watch. Ice-breaking scenes in which but opts to stay and wait for help. Eventually he makes contact with Sioux Dunbar and the Sioux overcome language Indians living near the post, and his life takes (Dunbar's love interest, a white woman who on new meaning. Dunbar discovers that ev- grew up with the Sioux, makes this possible) erything he'd believed about Indians was and fears are reveling and hwnorous. "No, not Dumb Bear, Dunbar, Dunbar!" false. The Sioux are peaceful and intelligent, Costner's character tells the Sioux medicine not savages. As he grows to love the Sioux and their man Kicking Bird. Kevin Costner tackles his directorial deharmonious co-existance with nature, he is

but with the poise of a seasoned pro, drawing the audience so far into the story that when

snow falls, the audience shivers; when tears fall, the audience cries. This film is also extremely authentic in its portrayal of Native Americans. When "Dances with Wolves" comes to an end after nearly three hours, it is a truly sad event This is the kind of movie--majestic and touching- that you want to continue forever. Luckily, "Dances with Wolves" will be shown in its full length next year, including more than an entire hour not contained in the present version.

'Predator' returns .

"Rocky" saga. Instead of the usual human monstrosity, Rocky's ring opponentis nowbetrayaland greed. "Rocky." Despite being a perpetual underBalboa's wife '' dog, Rocky a)- By Mark Townsend ways seems to Adrian (Talia The Soviet superman The people behind "Predator 2" Shire) even takes from the last movie workhisway back didn't get ArnoldSchwarzenegger, Inthis, thefmal roundof "Rocky" herjobbackat the punched away some to triumph in true star of the original "Predator," to do sequels (?), boxer Rocky Balboa pet store where American-dream the sequel, but that's all right because the two first met, of ·Rocky's critical fashion. Next to • (Sylvester Stallone) fights problems they took the money they would and opponents that hit harder and and his 11 year old thinking skills the first "Rocky," have paid him and created a special closer to home than in the past in- son is now hang"Rocky V" is the effects blow-out devoid of those stallments. ing out on the streets just like his most original of the sequels and it lame one-liners he's famous for. The Soviet superman from the dad.. provides a good opportunity to tune The film is set in the near future last movie has punched away some Now, in walks Tommy Gun, a in, turn off and just absorb th is feast of inner-city Los Angeles, and the of Rocky's critical thinking skills, muscular, young, undiscovered of American culture. movie's star, Danny Glover, porand now the Italian Stallion's box- fighter who gets his motivation to trays a tough-guy cop. Drug dealing career is over. inggangscontrol the streets, "Rocky V" brakes away from the he's • ~ and a sensationalistic time-worn Cinderella story of the dadHeconvffices '""!~ tabloid journalother four movies, and the audience 0 ist, played by is shown the grim facts of Rocky's 1/.J talk-show hos t existence. the two work Morton Downing The boxer is faced with loosing well as a team. the media. Jr , dominates his smarts, his money and rna ybe his You might think As if the police don 't have relationship with his son all in the that, with Rocky's enough problems on their same month. guidance, Gun goes on hands containing the crime His economic hardship, caused to win the World Heavy of L.A., enter a dreadlockacrooked accountant, forces him Weight Title, but it wearing, neon bloodmove back to his previous digs in doesn't happen. bleeding, hunter-alien that -town Philadelphia, where This is where we get into has chosen Earth as its lapses back into his old ways. virgin territory for th e hunting ground. It collec ts and displays human skulls as a tribute to its strength and skill as a hunter. The alien will only hunt men and women tween Pulovski and Ackerman that it thinks are warriors, similar to could easily have been lifted directly itself, of the human race. In his latest movie, actor/direc- from the Dirty Harry installment Upon its arrival in L.A., it begins Oint Eastwood has once again "The Enforcer." -Old cop ignores systematically wiping out all the the same old cop movie he young cop; young cop gets into drug lords. Then, the predator sets been making for the last 20 trouble; young cop learns lesson. usually featuring the characThanks mainly to the overDirty Harry. whelming presence and appeal of Eastwood does not play Dirty Clint Eastwood, this time-worn in "The Rookie," but he might formula works extremely well, and have. His character Nick as long as Eastwood is on screen is Dirty Harry with a few "The Rookie" is exciting and fun. lines of dialogue. Unfortunately, there is a long Pulovski'~ partner gets killed, span in the middle in which the theveterancoptobeteamed focus is on the Charlie Sheen charrookie David Ackerman , acter and his hang-ups about a A dominating Oint Eastwcxxi by Charlie Sheen ( "Pia- childhood accident that killed his "Men at Work" ). brother. During this time the movie the charismatic Eastwood and has lbe dialogue ~ situations be- lags severely. Sheen iS no match for trouble carrying the movie on his own. If ld rather ~ ~ Lara Flynn Boyle ("Twin Peaks") plays Ackerman's girlfriend and is wasted as a pretty female ornament, nothing more. Raul Julia ("Presumed Innocent" ) is believable as the villain-leader of a car-theft ring if not particularly ominous. More villainous is Julia's female counterpart Lies! played by Sonia Braga, although her sex scene with Pulovski is offensive and unneces-

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Out of the limelight Former Jets player goes back to class in 1977 and made the squad. "Although the competition was fierce, I knew I could make it if I gave my best shot," he said. Newton played professionally for seven years, and was twice named special teams player of the year. "I enjoyed playing pro-football however I wasn't ready for the amount of racism which existed there at that time," he said. Presently Newton is back at City College working to complete his degree. He plans to someday coach football, however he needs his behavioral science degree to achieve his goal. Newton intends to return to UC Berkeley to complete his degree.

By Steven Foster For Tom Newton, former San Jose City College and New York Jets football player, and presently theCityCollegeequipmentmanager and student, it's been one struggle after another. Newton is a 1973 graduate of Overfelt High School in San Jose where he lettered in football. He then attended City College for two years, (1973 to 75), where he perfected his football skills, and transferred to the University of CaliforniaBerkeley, (1975 to77), where he also played for two years. Since he wasn't drafted by a professional football team, he tried out for the New York Jets as a free agent

"If I could have foreseen the future I would have concentrated more on my studies than athletics," he said. Newton feels that a lot of athletes are making the same mistake he made by putting sports before academics. "What this school needs is an athletic academic counselor to steer athletes in the right direction," Newton said. "They (students) need to realize academics should be their primary goal, and sports secondary." "I hope through coaching that I can be a positive example to athletes, and influence them to see the advantage in having a good education," said Newton.

Coach guiding lady Jaguars to best season in years WINNING ATIITUDE- Fred Casey (32) and Anthony Porter (40) practice hard in preparation for an upcoming tournament See story in Sports Look.

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dent makes them competent." up and up in years to come, " she By Marta Norment For their part, the players moti- said. WhenplayersjoinedtheSanJose vate her by showing up everyday " We are defmitely competent CityCollegewomenbasketballteam with a smile and willingness to now, but there's a long road ahead and losses come as easily as victothis season, they probably didn't work. know that they would be having a Oberg invites college students ries," she added. great deal of fun and facing a great and staff to come see them play. The Lady Jags next home game "SanJoseCityCollegewomen's will be 6:00p.m., Tuesday,Dec.18 deal of stress. With Terry Oberg as coach, the basketball team hopefully will go against Monterey College. tearnisbuildingupconfidenceand ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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MEN'S BASKETBALL Continuing their winning ways, City College men's basketball team walked away from the SJCC Classic as champions. Both Eric Bellamy and Brian werenamedtotheAll Tour-

ing performance as a baseball pitcher. "Dave was an outstanding player and is a pleasure to be around," said City College Athletic Director BertBonnano. "Wewillhavemore access to him now which is great for the college." "Kids really love him because he is so real- no arrogance and very inspirational," said Bonnano.

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In the fmal, the Jags handled Chabot, 90 - 80. "We carne into the tournament expecting to win," said Head Coach Percy Carr. "The team played very well and we lived up to our expectations." The Jags carry an 8 and 3 record into the College of the SeTournament at Visalia, Dec.

13 - 15. "While we are playing well now, team is too young to be able to consistency," said Carr. "Perhaps after the Chabot Tournament (Dec. 27- 29) we will know whether the team can be expected to continue winning through the end of the season."

BASEBALL SUPE R ALUM Reliever Dave Righetti has home to the Bay Area to play for the San Francisco Giants. The trade bringing Righetti to the Bay was announced Wednesmorning, Dec. 5, 1990. Righetti played baseball for City Collegel976 to 1977. He was later named to the City Hall ofFameforoutstand-

You may have seen them on Heritage Cablevision, channel 2B, this Fall covering Jag football. Now, you can see Ramon Johnson and Ron Gilmore again - same channel, different sport - next semester covering men's basketball with play-by-play and color commentary. Look for a schedule of broadcasts in Open Line and the Times next semester.

FOOTBALL AWARDS This was a lean year for the Jaguar football team, which may have accounted for the minimal presence of Jag players nominated to the All Golden Gate Conference Team. Defense provided some bright spots this season and the strong play by several players resulted in three Jag defenders being named to the second team defense by the coaches. Recipients of the season honors are defensive back Martin Earl, linebacker Dwight Reese, and defensive lineman Mike Weber. Northern California Player the Week honors went to running back Terrance Hill, Quarterback Dan Joyner, and also to Reese and Weber.

bringing home more victories than it has in years. As of Wednesday, the Lady Jags were 9-2. TIME OPPONENT LOCATION DATE Oberg, who has been working in DAY CityCollegefortwoyears,is pleased , DEC TBA COS Tourn. 1 THR-SAT 13-15 with the team's work. Visalia 7:00 UC DavisJV 19 SJCC "I love working with this team," WED TBA Chabot Tourn. Hayward she said. ''The kids are determined THR-SAT 27-29 JAN and work hard. We have created a 7:00 TUE 8 SJCC Modesto positive atmosphere." 7:30 FAI 11 SJCC Diablo Vly. One of the main strengths of the 7:30 WED Saratoga 16 West Vly. team is that it is well balanced and its FAI 8:00 18 SJCC Chabot members play well together. There WED 7:30 23 San Joaq. Dlt. SJCC isn't any particular star player. The FAI 7:30 25 CCSF San Fran. whole team contributes. FEB 7:30 Pleasant Hill "Everybody has a role, and we all FAI 1 Diablo Vly. 7:30 WED 6 SJCC work for the same goal," said Oberg. West Vly. 7:30 8 Hayward Chabot "That has made us successful as a FAI 7:30 WED 13 Stockton San Joaq. Dlt. group." 7:30 FAI 15 SJCC San Fran. One of Oberg's greatest satisfactions is to see that her players are !=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:==:=:=:=:=::::::::::=::::::~ actually having fun while putting an extra effort As any other team, the Lady Jags have their ups and downs, but that doesn't stop them. "We have a lot of work to do," she said. "Our personal goal is to make this program competitive on Come Join The Bookstore Staff the state level. We want to make the For Som e Holiday Cheer college womens basketball team December 13th & 14th highly known and respectable." Oberg uses confidence to moti9 AM to 7 PM vate her players. "I ask them to do things I know SJC C BOOKSTORE CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE they can do, and they maybe don't realize," she said. "Athletes face a lot of stress: house, school, practices, games ... " Oberg pointed out "Being confi-

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