San Jose City College Times, Vol. 45, Issue 2, Feb 28, 1991

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Vol.45, No. 2

Thursday, Feb. 28, 1991

New plan to ensure transfers

by Melanie Saxberg Staff Writer For the past five years the Aca-

demic Senates of the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges have been developingamassiveGeneralEducation transfer plan.

The commissioners and legislators of all three school systems felt that the master plan for higher education in California needed to be updated to better serve California's transfer community.

This plan, titled the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC), will be available as early as Fall '91.

IGETC will enable a community college student to enroll in 39 general education units that are guaranteed to transferinto any CSU or UC campus anywhere in California, without need for extra lower division classes after transfer.

"The IGETC allows a student to plan a 39 unit General Education plan without worrying about particular campus requirements," said Dr. Jim Samuelson, chairperson

City College students Stacy Silva and Laurie Palmtag pop

up their bumbershoots and splash to class during a long awa~ed

for the Curriculum Committee.

The IGETC is a consecutive semester plan and must be completed entirely or not at all. A student may not transfer early without completing all transfer requirements as with other plans.

At San Jose City College revi' '------

"The IGETC allows a studen to plan ...without · b t worrymg a OU particular campus requirements."

Dr. Jim Samuelson sions will be directed primarily towards entry level students.

"This plan is not the best thing for all students," said Dr. Samuelson. ~'For some pre-professional students, such as architects, it may be overkill."

The IGETC is not a requirement for transfer to CSU or UC, nor is it the onit. way to fulfill the lowerdivision general education requirements.

If a transfer student does not wanttotakeiGETCtheymustcomplete the general education program

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Won1en's Week to bring l11ix of events

Photo by Dawn Graves

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A fond farewell

by AnneEiena Foster Editor-in-Chief

to Dr. Owens

San Jose City College addresses contemporary women's issues and celebrates their accomplishments with its annual Women's History Celebration, to be held March lO 15.

The events begin with a presentation of the dramatic production "Vanities," a depiction of the lives of three women. This play represents the lives of not only the principal characters, but of American women in general. The show will be on Sunday, March 10, at 2 p.m., in the College Theatre.

A panel discussion titled "Beyond the Veil, Women in Islam," will be held Monday, March 11, from noon to 12:50 p.m., in the

by Otto Waldorf Staff Writer Dr. TJ. Owens is leaving his !OSt at San Jose City College to ISUrne the title of Dean of Students I Gilroy's Gavilan College.

His last working day at City CoUege will be Friday, March I. Afarewell party in Dr. Owens' kmr will be held that evening at Italian Gardens Restaurant.

There will be a $25 dollar per Pn>n donation for the dinner and ~-A portion of the evening 's ~will go towards the Dr. ens Hwnanitarian Scholarship d.

"It's an opportunity to work :hser to home, and an opportunity get back into administration," · Dr. Owens about his move to

Gavilan.

Dr. Owens' career as a counatCity College began 22 years !go, in 1968, during a turbulent lltriod of social upheaval. Many lllrbances of the time were foon college campuses of the

Area.

"It was perfect timing. We had nts concerned ... about minorstudies, black studies."

It was during this period that

Dr. T.J. Owens

Dr. Owens helped develop and implement many new programs that still exist today, including the child care center and the Extended Opportunity Program and Service (EOP&S).

As a counselor, Dr. Owens doesn't shrink from offering advice to students who may not be sure of a career choice.

His advice to other student counselors? "Try to listen to students ... but also be ready to make a decision."

"He will be sorely missed," said Dean of Student Services Chuck Southward.

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for the school of their choice. This may require more units, may take longer and involves the risk of the classes not transferring.

With only two exceptions, the plan will be the same for all three school systems.

The exceptions are in the areas of speech communication and foreign language.

Students transferring to the UC system will not be required to meet the oral communication requirement, and students transferring to the state college system will not be held to the foreign language requirement.

Though the plan is still in the beginning stages and some classes have yet to be chosen, the curriculum committee would like to see the plan implemented by next semester.

"The key to the success of whatever program you choose, whether it is the IGETC or something else, is to keep in touch with your counselor," said Dr. Samuelson.

"Only your counselor knows which classes transfer and which ones don't."

Ysabel Duron will speak at SJCC during Women's History Week .

Lounge. Ms. Duron is a native Salinas, and earned her bachelor's

See Women's Week, Page 8

Search for chancellor, president goes·on

by Otto Waldorf Staff Writer

The San Jose/Evergreen Community College District's search for a new Chancellor is gathering momentum as San Jose City College's search for President gets underway.

While the committee charged with the search for candidates for President of City College has sent out brochures announcing the position's vacancy and requesting applications, the district committee

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Faculty Lounge. The panel will feature City College instructors Donna HollowayandNasreenRahim, who is from Bangladesh, and student Makshin Keshavarz, from Iran.

CreativewriterandpoetMaribel Alvarez presents a lecture, "Women of Color and the Feminist Agenda," on Monday evening from 7:30 to 8:20 p.m. in the College Theatre.

"Maiko," a multi-ethnic drum, poetry and dance production will be presented in the Theatre from 8:35 to 9:30, following Ms. Alvarez' lecture. The ensemble will incorporate African, Brazilian, Cuban and Haitian beats with poetry, drama, and creative choreography.

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has prepared a forwn for the candidates for chancellor.

The staggering of the searches for a new District Chancellor and President of City Collegeisdeliberate, allowing the new Chancellor to participate in the selection of the new President, according to Jim Samuelson, chairman of the district selection committee.

There will be a series of forums, beginning March 11 to March 15, and continuing March 18 through March 20. Each candidate will make

Trivia contest

a ten-minute presentation followed by a 40-minute question and answer session. The forums will take place at 1:30 p.m. each afternoon, in the Faculty Lounge.

After the presentations, each candidate will tour the campus.

They will then be interviewed by the District Search Committee and the District Board of Trustees.

The Search Committee will then make recommendations to the

See Search, Page 6

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Shooting from the hip

by Beth McKinney Staff Writer

Editorial

Shortsighted cuts, hikes There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Or a cheap education, apparently.

As part of his new budget, Governor Wilson wants to set aside Proposition 98, which guarantees 40% of the state budget to education.

This could cost the community college system as much as $215 million. It's going to mean higher fees. It's going to mean no growth for basic skills, vocational, and transfer education programs.

The U Diversity of California system is expecting a loss of $295 million.

To offset projected shortfalls caused by the budget cuts, the regents of the University of California recently voted to boost student fees by 40%.

At this rate, California' s institutions of higher education, once the mecca of those seeking champagne education on a beer budget, will soon be as out-of-reach as the

Ivy League schools of the East.

Who's likely to be frozen out?

No surprises there.. .low income students will take the hardest lumps. Students from middle class families who cannot qualify for federal financial aid will suffer. Minorities will be hard hit.

In the long run, making quality higher education more difficult to attain will only degrade the overall quality of California's population.

Fewer people will make it in to universities, fewer still will make it out. The brilliant mind-mills of the Golden State grind ever more slowly.

Potential wasted. We'll never even know what we' ve lost.

Surely, our good governor could have found somewhere else to trim the fat.

Instead, he has chosen to drain the very lifeblood out of California's future.

sitting on tables in front of the Student Union for the first week of classes.

This is done as a service to students, many of whom lose their registration printouts and then haven't the slightest idea what they are supposed to be doing or where they should be doing it.

Questions of privacy and security arise, however, since no one monitors who is taking the slips. Anybody who wants to track you down has access to information about your whereabouts, provided you haven't already gotten your copy out.

Students concerned with possible risks presented by this arrangement may have their schedule slips removed before the

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Let 007 deal with Saddam Hussein

Editor: I'm against war in the Persian Gulf, but not because I'm a pacifist.

I'm against it because I totally agree with President Bush: Saddam Hussein is another Hitler.

Wemustrealizethatwhen Hitler became aware that he couldn't win WW II, he kept fighting: He didn't care that his decision would cause the almost total destruction of Germany and Europe. Hilter didn't even give the allies the 'pleasure' of capturing and judging him, he outsmarted them and committed suicide practically under the nose of the Russian troops storming his bunker.

Would you put a mad-bull in a chinaware store? Furthermore, would you chase him while he is inside the store? That is what the boxes are put out. A written request to this superpowers do when they help effect must be submitted to the Office of mad-bulls like Saddam Hussein to Admissions and Records before the semes- grab the power in critical countries and to develop huge annies. ter starts.

Nowadays, it seems perfectly Unfortunately, very few students know that these extra copies of their schedules are okay to chase this mad-bull while he is in the heart of the fragile placed at public access, and fewer still are chinaware store the Middle East is. aware that anything can be done to prevent Besides his opportunistic and this. ruthless methods, Saddam Hussein If this is to be a service to benefit stuhas proven to the world that he is as eager for victory as he is ready to dents, they would be better served by it if grant a Pyrrhic victory to his enthey were made aware of it; a minor note emies in case he faces defeat under registration information in the schedAs early as 1983, during the ule of classes would suffice.

Iraqfiran war, he ordered the bigFurther, they should be informed that gest oil spill until that time. He they can opt out of this "service" if they didn 't hesitate to use chemical feel uncomfortable with it. weaponry against his own people.

He ordered the shooting of many of Forewarned is forearmed.

Students' schedules up for grabs semester, copies of student schedules are placed in boxes and left E very

Celebrities have been trying to sell us products for years. Now they have a new product; morality.

They lend their names and support to various causes and organizations, from neutering your pets to preserving the environment I've seen numerous spots on MTV of celebrities encouraging people to register and vote. I can admire that They weren't encouraging people to spend money on some product They were selling patriotism and democracy, a chance to make a difference in our government, a very noble cause. This was a public service spot.

I assumed these celebrities were doing this not because they would get paid, but because they believed in the issue they were supporting.

Imagine my surprise and disappointment to find out some of them were not taking their own advice.

Rolling Stone magazine found

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Production Marta G. Norment Melanie Saxberg

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Photographers Sophia W. Gonzales Dawn Graves Grady Hazen Fitnete Kraja

out such stars as Madonna and Lenny Kravitz, among others, · not vote in the last election or vious elections.

Iggy Pop has never even tered to vote. These people respect and admire have let the American public.

Perhaps this is just another way get their names in the media. are just trying to sell us a positivt image of themselves by suppoltinj righteous causes.

They treat our privilege of votill( with no more concern than decidinr what soft drink to buy. This the credibility of people that believe in the causes they How are we to know who to Does this mean Jane Fonda is wing conservative? Do the Go really wear fur? Does k.d.lang meat? Where will it end?

I guess this is what happens show business and politics mix.

If we can't trust Madonna, can we trust?I wonder if this she doesn't drink Pepsi either.

his top officials, most of them roes of the Iran/Iraq war, who slightly disagreed with him.

With this scenario, the powers should screen the leaders they are dealing and as soon as they detect signs 'bull madness' in one, they stop strengthening him and, smoothly as possible, guy. This is work for theutuliJ"""·' and the secret service, not for military.

For almost two decades healthiest choice in the Persian was to stop dealing with Hussein and to dwarf him by litical and secret service means. didn't then vice-president, and president Bush commit the service to a job more suited to than to the military? Could it after so many years as chief CIA, Bush has first-hand edge of its inefficiency?

Among secret services, mammoth U.S. CIA and the KGB should take a ~rn~h-coU~"I effectiveness from the Mossad.

Don't get me wrong, in an alistic world we shouldn't need cret services or annies.

There is at least one nice about secret services: .:>tA;l<><'""' operations mainly involve the ing guys who are struggling power. Military operations · the entire population and of any country which is tt,.,.uua• •• this choice.

J. Peres

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SPEAKOUT§JP1EAKOU1rSPEAKOUTSJP1EAKOU1r What is your biggest complaint about City College right now?

Photos by: Grady Hazen Reporting: Elizabeth Gotelli

Nelly Rosales, 25, ESL

Melody Gardner, 30ish, Business

I don't have any . I don't have any complaints. I like it here. Everything's okay.

Fernando Licea, 21, Business

The schedule, the catalog ... the schedule is ambiguous. And after I got out of Re-entry, I was just kind of kicked free ... we all need a little guidance with these things.

Low enrollment It's hitting a lot of different areas, it affects funding, the budget, lots of things.

I can still fmd parking at lOa.m.

Jennifer Witte, 46 Director, EMT training I can't say that I have any.

I've taught so many other places and it's just fantastic here. I'm really excited about our program.

Dean Giannetto, 25 Civil Engineering It's old and outdated... like my lab class is freezing in the morning. They ought to put some money into fixing the place up. They're losing a lot of students to De Anza and West Valley because those are nice campuses.

Point/Counterpoint

No water, water, anywhere...not a drop to drink Mark Townsend Opinion Editor

Don't plan a picnic, because there will be few green lawns available for use this sum-

mer.

Conservation is in the future. The drought I if

has reached the crisis level. On April 1,

hi California drinking water will be compared to gold. pt California has received less than sufficient v precipitation for the last five years. San Jose's main source of drinking water, the Hetch Hetchy reservoir is dangerously low now and predicted to be dry by summer.

Conservation and rationing are the programs that will enable Californians to last out the drought Any other technical solution ruch asdesalinization-which our overloaded state budget could never handle-would take too long to build.

People are going to have to realize that while water is a renewable resource that fact doesn' t give license to blatantly waste it.

The days of washing the driveway with a garden hose are over. Long showers are out, navy showers are in. Leaving the tap running while you shave and all other water crimes · ·will no longer be economically feasible.

Conservation will take the form of new regulations.

Cuts in water allotment, fines for flagrant waste and a limit on the amount of water available will all be partofthenew way water

1s sold.

Many will take the stand "I'm not going to worry, I'll just pay extra money on my monthly bill." That kind of mentality will not work because contin ued non_ c 0 m p 1ian c e with the conservati n 0

regulations will result in a shut off after a person reaches their monthly ration.

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N Edit ews or With half a decade of severe drought behind us, and no rain in the foreseeable future, government agencies are in the process of passing unrealistic, impracticable restrictions.

It is not for the government to dictate to us, and tell us how much water we may have and when and where we will be "allowed" to use It is for us to dictate to the that we need

your eyes to the problem.

Invest some time in reading the instruc~ tiona! mail that ..you will re~ ceive from the ·~ watercompany. ~ California will survive the drought, th rough conservation.

Residents have only two choices; either let the drought affect their lawns and swimming pools or they will pay the conse-quences of noncompliance with the new regulations.

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Shooting from the hip

by AnneEiena Foster Editor-in-Chief

The slaughter of the innocents.

It is arguably the most heinous ~tofwar.

Recently, thesloshingofcrudeoil

into the Persian Gulf particularly vic-

liJnizes an entirely new class of in~nts -

non-humans.

Somehow seeing film of vast llt!mbers of birds and other marine lifewrithing on the shores coa~ in 'ck,pitchy scum, the waves gurgling to the sand in great black bubbles, es me as more indecent than the ~itrary slaughter of civilians by the lain of missiles.

There does not appear to have been any thought given to the

longterm and lasting effects of this wholesale environmental carnage.

Certainly; the absolute immorality of deliberately destroying countless species of non-human life to attain man's ends wasn ' t considered.

It is obscene.

Children are killed and wounded, yes, but they are human children, and as we visit the sins of the father upon the child, the babes and youth of the world take their licks and pay their dues in human war.

Itisacostofbeinghuman. Itisa price we know we will pay and we agree that our children will help pay it when we collectively agree to go to war. on-humans make no such

there simply is not enough water left for the people of California to survive much longer.

There is in fact more water available than we could ever possibly use, and it's damn well time they made it available to us.

With the Pacific ocean at our door and solar energy both plentiful and practical it is only a matter of putting the two together and forget about water "rationing" once and for all.

For the enormous cost of enforcing these · · · regu 1allons, so1ar powered de-s al'm1zauon 1an uld be b '1 hi h ld P ts co m t w c cou supply more than enough water for our needs well into the future.

De-salinization plants will be expensive to build, but, built right, they could operate for centuries with only the cost of general maintenance. In any case they would be cheaper than more years of enforcing ever more restrictive "rationing."

In a recession, limiting farmers' ability to plant will raise food prices and result in further hardship for those who are already "just barely making it." It is not only foolish to rely solely on conservation, it is suicidal.

The most practical solution would be for the Federal government to implement a five state southwestern water agency to provide clean fresh water newly re-claimed from the sea to all the desert states.

Watering the desert does cause some problems, but these are easily alleviated with ground-water drains.

The same minerals that make groundwater toxic are valuable industrial metals. Let industry refme the metals and the problem is solved.

Death of the First Amendment

agreement.

This is not to say that I do not place a higher value on human life than any other on Earth; I was raised to believe that people are divinely elevated over other life forms by virtue of their ability to reason and their capacity for morality. But I do not value the pursuit of power and economic superiority over any life.

Man has sunk to a new low in his quest for domination over all: not only does this unmitigated environmental warfare shortsightedly destroy the very planet on which we must all live, but it degrades our status as a superior species and belies our suitability to be the stewards of the Earth.

(San Mateo) -If there's a catchword for the '90s, it would have to be the classification of being" politically correct." What does it mean to be politically correct? Politics within the American culture is so diverse that to be "correct" in one's political thinking is absolutely impossible.

Should censors tell us what to say?

(Desert)- Censorship is something nearly everyone wants. Censorship is also something everyone with a highly refined sensibility can understand. No one wants to hear the vulgar expressions of profanity which are heard today in every public place.

However, censorship is not the answer.

Modem censorship is in vouge because most individuals shun ideas which oppose their cherished prejudices, and many groups fear their theories won't bold up under the light of an informed public debate.

Overpopulation demands a solution (Ventura)- Overpopulation will destroy the earth and its people.

Human population, with its rapid number increase, is the dangerous trend ever faced by human beings, for we alter the Pr""'""'-• terns of the whole Earth, upsetting nature's balance.

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Achievers recognized "Reaching Excellence," an annual publication that acknowledges individual faculty, classified staff and administrators who "exemplify thecommitrnentofthe college to the goal of excellence" recognizes 25 individuals to honor this year.

Ian Abell, Maintenance Manager.

Carole Bogue-Feinour, Asst.

Dean, Developmental Studies.

Don Brobst, Instructor, Health Education.

Norm Christopherson, Instructor, Refrigeration/Air Conditioning.

Kathleen Cqlligan, Instructor, Language Arts.

Kathy Degn, Financial Aids Senior Clerk.

John DeLeone, Instructor, Laser Technology.

Rosalie Eskew, Registrar.

Eva Flynn, Assistant, Learning Slcills Center.

Kathy Fredenberg, Senior Secretary, Athletics and Physical Education.

Jeanne Gobalet, Instructor, Social Sciences.

Lynn Gulkin, Senior Secretary, Business & Services Careers/

Natural Sciences.

Dr. Grady Jeter, Team Physician, Athletics.

Bob Jones, Instructor, Physical Education.

Marty Kendall, Instructor, Language Arts.

Fran McBrien, Instructor, Business Education President, Faculty Association.

Jean Miller, Instructor, Developmental Studies.

Oudette Molien, Instructor, Dental Assisting.

Gregory Ohanneson, Associate Dean Occupational Education and Apprenticeship.

Judy Rookstool, Assistant to the President.

Ben Shelton, Technical Director, Drama.

Merylee Shelton, Instructor, Speech.

Gustavo Valadez-Ortiz, Instructor, Mathematics. " Ruth Villasenor, Senior Secretary, Language Arts and Social Sciences.

Anna Woods, Director, Community Education and Business Link.

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Symphony to play benefit for Swiss trip

by Otto Waldorf Staff Writer

The San Jose Wind Symphony will present a Gala Benefit Performance at the San Jose City College Theatre on Sunday, March 17, at 7p.m.

Proceeds from the performance will benefit San Jose City College's full-time student musicians who will be flying with the Wind Symphony to Lucerne, Switzerland this July.

Some student-musicians would not be able to go without the financial help that the benefit will provide.

The concert will feature guest musicians from Switzerland, flutist Caterina Corvini and composer/ conductor Urs Leonhard Steiner.

The San Jose Wind Symphony was one of six orchestral groups from the U.S. chosen by the Lucerne Chamber of Commerce to perform at an Adult Band Festival celebrating the 700th Anniversary of Switzerland.

"We're really looking forward to it, it's quite an honor for the band," said Darrell Johnston, director of the group.

The San Jose Wind Symphony was founded in 1958 by Johnston with the intention of developing an adult ensemble of outstanding mu-

Armando Castellano of the City College Wind Symphony practices on his French horn while his mother Carmen Castellano, secretary in the office of the dean of administration here on campus, and symphony director Darrell Johnston look on.

Photo by Dawn Graves

Switzerland.

Tickets to the performance are $25 per person. Also available are tickets for $50 per person which include reserved theatre seating and a reception at Emile's Restaurant in San Jose.

Those interested in obtaining tickets or more information may call (408) 270-6418.

sicians, allowing them to continue their musical growth and perform quality band literature. Johnston is an instructor of woodwinds at City College.

In addition to performances in the city of Lucerne as part of the celebration, the San Jose Wind Symphony will perform in the town of Schoffberg during their stay in

BS Council Bound-up-.-.+-t.a.--~:t--1--.

•Elections for the vacant vicepresidential seat on the Assoc.iated Student Council will be held from March 18 : 23. Hopefuls must file an application of their qualifications and eligibility by March 15.

Those interested may pick up an application from Administrative Assistant Lori Branham in her office, upstairs in the Student Union.

•The AS C sent a letter to Dean of Student Service Chuck Southward

declaring its support for providing students with a low-cost medical/ dental benefits package. President Daniel Gunther expressed that he would rally the support of other students in requesting that such a package be made available to students.

•Club Welcoming Day is actually two days, March 4 and 5. The Club Day Flea market will be held on those days from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

in The Pit, and will feature vendors and refreshments. ASB cards may be purchased at that time. The peti· tions supporting a student medicaV dental package will also be avail· able for supporters to sign.

•This year's edition of the ever· popular Dating Game will be held Wednesday, March 13, at 11 a.m. in the Student Union.

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'Vanities,' in-depth probe of the female psyche grown up and grown apart together.

Forrester describes the producStaff writer tion as, "The struggle of three "Women will love it like crazy; women to find identity and purpose men will enjoy being permitted into in their lives." the gym , locker room ... " said The play is presented in three George Forrester, the director of acts, each act concentrating on a the current San Jose City College different period of their lives: high production of Jack Heifner' s school, college, careers.

"Vanities. " The entire cast consists of three "Vanities" will open March I in women, Nance Brandhorst, Kaaren the College Theatre. Performances Jorgensenand.T ylerRisk. The three will be March I and 2 and also actresses never leave the stage; they March7, 8,9,.at8p.m. with Sunday change costumes and make up in matinees on March 3 and 10 at 2 view of the audience to show the p.m. in the College Theatre. changes in their lives and the times.

The play looks at the relationNot only is this the story of indiship of three women who have vidual struggles but a look at the

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changing roles of women in society during the early sixties to the mid-

' 70s According to Forrester, men will benefit by the insight into the female mind.

"I enjoyed being let into the mysteries of the female psyche," he said .

Forrester had wanted to do a comedy and chose this one because it is "a bittersweet comedy with truly serious moments."

Tickets are on sale at the San Jose City College Box Office, $6 for general admission, $4 for students, and $2 for seniors. Call the Box Office at (408) 288-3786 for reservations.

'Awakenings' leaves you refreshed

by Rose Mary Wlasiuk Staff Writer

Nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture, 'Awakenings' is Oliver Sales' true account of an astonishing medical Nance Brandhurst, Tyler Risk and Kaaren Jorgensen star discovery that had the mystifying in 'Vanities,' the thought provoking play by Jack Heifner. effect of bringing catatonic patients back to life.

Director Penny Marshall, who was unfortunate! y snubbed from the all-male Best Directornominee list, simplifies a highly clinical account with her sensitivity and precision.

The audience leaves the theater with an understanding of the rare neurological disease, but Marshall's emphasis is on human relations Times ads can have between man and woman, mother magical results! and child and friends.

Robin Williams puts his comedic reputation aside and does a remarkable job playing a believable Call 298-2181, ext. 3849 Dr. Malcolm Sayer, whose devotion impresses the audience and whose rudimentary social skills amuse them. Sayer's extensive background in research combined with his dedication enables him to offer hope to his mostly immobile paYo u've learned a lot at San Jose City tients, when he makes a medical Co llege. Yo u've learned that you're a good connection between Parkinson's student-- and now you're ready to learn disease and the unexplained, ignored more. disease of his patients.

You want to jump right into your chosen Robert De Niro, nominated for field (Computer science? Education?

Best Actor, performs one of his Psychology? Art?). You wa~t to stretch yo ur thinkin g with students like -- and most moving roles as patient unlike-- yourself. You w ant perso nal Leonard Lowe who, under the suattention, encouragement, and th e ch alpervision of Sayer receives medilenge to do your best. Yo u want to~ cation and speaks after 30 years of yo ur future , not have it chosen for you. silence. De Niro's channing smile At Mills yo u w ill. and superbactingfillLowe'sawalcMills Colleg e has taken wo men and their ening with child-like joy and innofutures seriously for more than 100 years. cence, while the viewer becomes Our student body is among the most tangled up in wonder and hope when diverse in the country, and many of our best students are return ing women who Lowe invites Sayer to appreciate have a clear idea of what they want from lifeandgowadingwaist-deepin the their educat ion.

New York harbor. offer 33 majors (plus the option to We Although the treatment's unexcreate your own), a strong financial aid pected success fills the summer with program, a full-service career center, and wonder as each one of Sayer's paother support services. Most of all, we tients "awake" from their sleep-like prov ide you with the tools to dete~m i~ e your own future. At Mills, the chotce ts condition, the viewer prepares for yours . the heartbreak of lost hope as the Call now for your application. medication begins to have negative side effects on Lowe.

A drama-filled ending finishes this clinically precise film with a powerful appreciation for the simple joys of life. If you have forgotten how to enjoy a walk out in the open air, 'Awakenings' will remind you.

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Thursday, February 28, 1991

world 1•; National, news roundup Compiled By Marta Nonnent

THE NATION CQNGRESSPQNDEBSSA~M'SFATE;

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Congress is divided on the ultimate fate on Saddam Hussem. One camp urges a concerted allied effort to topple Saddam. Another figures a humiliating defeat, together with economic sanctions and embargoes, will prompt Saddam 's military or population to rise up against him. Those who insist U.N. resolutions must not be breached say it is likely Saddam will remain in power, though weakened.

CQURT TO RULE ON GROUP TACTICS;

The Supreme Court agreed this week to step into the angry dispute over Operation Rescue's campaign to block access to abortion clinics. The court said it would study whether women's rights groups can use a Civil War-era law, barring conspiracies to violate a group's civil rights, as a weapon against Operation Rescue.

LEADER BLASTS BUSH SPEECH;

President Bush dismissed charges that too many blacks were being sent into combat, but his speech marking February as black history monthwascalled"anabsolutesham"byDamuSmith, oftheNational African American Network Against U.S. Intervention in ~e Gulf.

Bush said: "The military of the United States is the greatest equalopportunity employer around."

RIGHT-TO-WE CRUSADE CONTINUES;

Joe Cruzan, whose daughter died three months ago after serving as the center of a prolonged battle over euthanasia, has escalated his crusade to give people the right to die. The Supreme Court has ruled that patients have a right to refuse extraordinary measures to keep them alive. But it also said states can set standards of proof of a patient' s intent.

NEW CALIFORNIANS ARE MINORITIES;

Three of four new Californians in the last decade were Asian or Hispanic, 1990 Census figures released Monday show. The trend is national, but most visible in the biggest state. California's 1990 population was 29,760,021- up from 1980. Hispanics made up half the increase; Asians 26 percent 26 percent of Californians are of Hispanic origin.

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It's not just a job, it's ...

By Kevin Moore News Editor Adventure, travel and money too! The summer job market for college students is full of opportunities that combine all three, to a greater or lesser degree. The time to start looking is now.

For those who want to maximize their time off in order to explore or enjoy their surroundings, the Job Placement Office on campus has a folder of summer job opportunities. Theyrangefromjobs at the beach to jobs with various national park concessions.

The Job Placement Office also has ordinary jobs available, as well ashelpwithresumesandajobsearch handbook.

They will be sponsoring a job fair to be held Wednesday, April1 0 where students can meet employers on campus.

For those who enjoy the wilderness there are also jobs with the National Park Service or the Bureau of Land Management.

Fire watch, forest fire fighters and trail crews are all needed for the

summer. than regular hours.

Fire fighters will need to obtain You don't have to end up flipa "red card" which shows that they ping burgers all summer. meet minimum standards of physiThere are plenty of adventurous cal fitness. The work is hot, dirty orunusualjobsjustwaitingforyou.

The only limits are those you set and sometimes dangerous.

Some of the most lucrative sum- for yourself. mer jobs, however, are in the Alaskan fisheries. They are listed in the Seattle yellow pages (available at the San Jose main library) under "fisheries."

Write and ask about jobs, room and board, equipment and transportation. Most will provide room and board as well as air transportation to and from either Seattle or Anchorage.

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Iraq's announced intention to withdraw from Kuwait came amid signs that the vaunted Republican Guard - Saddam hussein's premiere fighting force -would fail in a prolonged allied assault.

Analysts said that while the Guard could still inflict serious casualties on allied soldiers, it was only a matter of time until they were defeated.

WARSAW PACTeNDS

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The Warsaw Pact has gone out of business, ending a 35-year confrontation with NATO that divided Europe between the two alliances and created history's costliest arms race. Defense and foreign ministers of Warsaw Pact members fonnally dissolved the East Bloc alliance's military functions.

MANY WANT QUEBEC TO GO;

As French-speaking Quebec raises the stakes for remaining within Canada, Canadians are increasingly ready to let the province separate, a new poll found. About 42 percent of Quebeckers now favor outright separation from Canada, up slightly from 41 percent last July, a Gallup poll said.

IRA SUSfECTED IN BOMOINQ;

British police suspect the IRA of planting a born b that shattered a high-speed train track and disrupted rail traffic north of London. @Copyright 1991, USA TODAY/Apple College Information Network

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Exact figures for the salary range for the new chancellor were not available, but Samuelson said that itwouldprobablybeginat$100,000.

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Batter up!

by Amelia Lara Staff Writer

The San Jose City College Jaguar baseball team opened its first home game with an 8-6 victory over San Francisco City College.

The Jaguars led 5-0 until the sixth inning when San Francisco scored it's first two runs.

The Jaguars scored one run in the eighth inning to make the score 6-2. San Francisco made an impressive comeback after a somewhat lackluster performance when it

scored four runs at the top of the ninth inning, tying the score 6-6.

The Jaguars scored two more runs in the bottom of the ninth, ending the game with an 8-6 victory.

The Jaguars entered the game against San Francisco with a 9-4 record.

They walked away from the Sacramento Tournament with five wins and one loss. The team beat Pasadena 5-2, defeated Consumes River 11-1, and later lost to San Mateo 8-4.

However, they ended in Sacra-

mento with three straight wins by beating Mendocino 5-0, Chabot with a 9-6 victory, and edging out Consumes River, 2-1.

The Jaguars ended the season last spring by placing second in the Golden Gate Conference.

The team placed first in the Conference in each of the previous three years.

The City College baseball program has placed 19 of its players in the minor leagues, and three players in the major league during the last six years.

Men's team loses in playoffs

by Mark Gomez Sports Editor

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The SanJoseCity College men's basketball team was eliminated from the state's junior college basketball tournament after suffering a loss to the Hartnell College Panthers from Salinas, 83-75.

The Jaguars had ended the regular season with a 10 1-87loss to San Francisco City College, but their 18-11 record ensured them their playoff spot.

Hartnell had an identical record of 18-11 , and were the underdogs in Saturday night's contest which was played at City College.

They played a fast paced game, with the two teams exchanging the lead a dozen times in the first half.

Both teams played solid defense whichcausedanumberoftumovers, resulting in fast breaks and easy points.

Hartnell used a full court press which caused some problems for the Jag point guards. They were able to adjust to this defense, and the score at the end of the half was 42-41 in favor of Hartnell.

The beginning of the second halfbrought along more of the same; a rapid pace, the lead being exchanged frequently, and more tumovers. The game stayed close through the second half, with Hartnell pulling away in the last six minutes of the game. ''The last nine minutes was a breakdown for us," said Percy Carr, head coach of the Jags. During that

time, Hartnell moved the ball well and was able to take a 76-68 lead over the Jags. The Jags pulled to within five points of Hartnell, but the Panthers continued to score, forcing the Jags to shoot from the three point range. The Jags missed three 3-pointers in a row, and the game ended with a score of 83-75.

Sherman Morris led the high scorers with 17 points, followed by Darnell Woods and Eric Bellamy, each with 14 points. Overall, the Jags shot 36.7% from the floor, while Hartnell shot 50. 7%.

Hartnell had not won a play-off game since the early 1970's, and will play Merced next.

The finals will be held March 89 at the University of California at Irvine.

Baseball, hotdogs, apple pie and overpaid As spring training rolls around, players are beginning to report to their training camps, armed with gloves in one hand and outrageous, overpriced contracts in the other.

Jose Canseco and the Oakland Athletics started the nonsense a few years ago, when Canseco received his $3 million per year contract.

A's management said he deserved this kind of money because of the year he had statistically (50 home runs and 50 stolen bases, a first for any major leaguer), and the productive years he would give the 'sin the future.

Now it seems anyone who can hit for a 250 average or be alifetime .500 pitcher is able to cash in on the big bucks.

San Francisco Giants owner Al osen signed Bud Black to a four Year, $10 million contract this past Off-season. Black's lifetime career 83-82, not quite deserving of the lllillions he will earn.

These contracts have set a new ~dard for players and agents durg negotiations with management.

If a player with average statistics is earning $2 million a year, what ould the superstars be earning?

Dwight Gooden of the New York

Mets recently turned down a $13 million, three-year extension.

Gooden is demanding to be paid $16.2 million, making him the highest paid player in baseball.

Managers justify their payrolls by telling us that fans want to see a winner, and winners cost big bucks.

The problem with this is that as the salaries are skyrocketing, so are the prices to go see a game.

Some organizations, such as the Pittsburgh Pirates and Seattle Mariners, are claiming they may not turn a profit this year.

As this season ends, there will be players who've had outstanding years, and they will demand higher salaries than those of the highest paid ballplayers at that time.

A solution is drastically needed.

Management can not continue to pay these ridiculous salaries and then pass the cost on to the fans.

The days when a man played professional sports out of pride and honor are gone; players seem to be interested only in the money.

Baseball was never meant to be a business for making athletes into millionaires. It is our national pastime, and it's meaning has been lost in a sea of greed and profits.

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College in the opening round of the state's junior college tournament. Mary Jean Espino scored 17 points and Jennifer Vandenberg scored 13 points in the Lady Jags' loss.

The men's baseball team will play at Diablo Valley on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 2:30. The next home game is on Saturday, March 5, at11 a.m. against San Joaquin Delta College.

The women's softball team hosted Foothill College Monday, Feb. 25, and was defeated 6-3.

The Lady Jags allowed four unerumed and to

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The golf team is off to a fast start, defeating Cabrillo College 394-403, giving them a record of 4-0. The only medalist was City College's John Desantis, who shot a 72. Up next for the golf team is the Golden Gate Conference tournament, which will take place at Thursday, Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. at the Menlo Country Oub. The men's track and rteld team beat American River College 105-45, but the women's team was defeated 78-21.

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. >· ti'? 'FORYOUR INFORMATION'.

II AheW 3ftinitc6ili%e; ~ntTOduction to thlMiddle East,'

will be held from 6:30-9:30p:rrf .Thiirsdays. The class; which begins March 7, will be offered by instructor Clark Malek, who began his college st:iJOies at San Jose City College in 1983. An introductory session will be held.at noon, ThUrsday, Feb. 2~, in the College Theatre.

• San'Jose CitY College and Evergreen Valley College are accepf:ingapplications for a :Spring mmi-semester. Day, evening and Saturday coui"Ses'Will be offered beginning March 3. Interested students should register ii.t tfie Office. For rriore information, call EVC at 270-6441 or SJCC at 288~3700 . .... , . . . ·-= There be in-service sthlJ development workshop aimed at creating· a·"drug~free environment presented by Ron Heitziilger, ohMarch34and6 atSJ.C.C. The program willla5t21/ .

2 days. Any staff or faculty that wish to participate are can contact Chuck Southward in the counselling office on campus. .· • . For transfer students, there wm ·be an orientation meeting held at 9:30a.m. Wednesday, March 6, ·for transfer to the University of California, Berkeley'~ A genetal information meeting will be held at 9 a.m., Monday, March 11, for transfer to the University of California; Santa Cniii and agenefal informational meeting on transfer to Sarita Clara University be held at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 12. Individual appointments will follow general information m·eetings held in the Career Center. Coni:act the counselingoffitetdmake an apP<>iritmerit with a representative from the school of your choice.

• Clo8ing dates for applying for many scholarships are approaching. For example, the Vietnamese Student Association sp<insors a $300 scholar~hipfor students cUI'I'ently en~olled at SJCC. The deadline for applications is noon, March 22,; in room c~ s . A boOklet IS available in COi.lnseling with ·detailS ~garding Other available scholarships: ·'/ ·. · :< ····.· . · : . • · .. · · ' 111. , The · Deptpf.MusiC presents ''Music at Midday" every Thursday at noon, iii room 'T:of the Fine ArtS building. There is ·a ·:.:•: /: .. : .: {. :: . :• :. . stupentrecital sch¢iiledforf.\..Pril 4. >• '.=" Fot those 'o f us getti,rig alate start; free income:tax prepa· . ration is available ardrop-iri CliniCs thatwillbe held ll<Lrn; to 3 p.m? every Saturday until April13: For more info, call Professor Pat Jones ..... '=· . ·.'. '> · ==•=·= .. · at San Jose State; 924"3492. --==·::= ,.,,,,, .

• .On Wednesday,ApfillO, SiCC will hold it's Career Fair with local employers as guestS. This will be on theE buildmg lawn ·· . area from 8:30 a,m. ~12:30 p.m.

• ·Members ofthe~ampris community are invited to participate in an All-College ForunfCultural Connections from 12:30 p.m. to· 3:00p.m., AprillO, in the SJ.C.C. Staff Lounges. Space is limited, so please R.S.V .P: t.OPriscilla Santos by Monday, AprilS by mail or call ext.·3655. ··.:.,. . . ).. . , ...· .... . .: . __ ,.,· .·.· _ _, ,; ·"'' ' ' ..,,{._:,., ·'''". ' ' :· • =: The firsfiSsue 'ofthe Argumentor, the aliemat.estudent newspaper, was delayed awaiting approval of the Associated Student CounciL Apprcjy:ll \.Yas grant¢ Qn Feb. 1~ and the f.irstissue•_willbe available as soon as ei'ioughcirtides are stibiliiuci:L Iriteresi.@ sttideri!S can contact Merylee Shelton in D-2 or call her at ext. 3601. . ;::· ..

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Martha Kendall ofCity College's English Department will speak on "Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mother of the Greatest Revolution," giving her insights on the 19th century feminist. She will be giving her talk on Wednesday, March 13, at 11 a.m., in the Faculty Lounge.

"The War and its Effects on the Family" will be discussed by psychologist Dr. David Waxer on Thursday, March 12, at 11 a.m. in the Faculty Lounge.

Wrapping up the week's events, Del Rey and the Blues Gators, a Santa Cruz musical ensemble, will present "Women in American Music," featuring tunes by Patsy Cline, Bessie Smith and other popular female artists from the '20s through the '50s. Their presentation is scheduled to run from noon to 1:20 p.m. in Rm. D-101 of the Drama Building.

With the exception of "Vanities," all the week's events are free of charge. All the presentations are open to the public.

Cherie van der Molen, left, and Mary Sweeney of the San Jose City College Child Development Center visited Kiev in the U.S.S.R. over the winter

break. They are pictured here with (from left) Charooseh, Danielle Chapman, Kashima Samueli Daniel Embaye, and Vahid Charooseh.

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SJCC teachers visit Soviet school

by Miguel Delgadillo Staff Writer

of facts and figures. Surprisingly, in a society where ingenuity is needed to manage with chronic shortage, students have 10 suppress their own creativity in the classroom.

It may be for this reason the innovative teaching practices of the Samantha Smith Peace School are so popular. Sweeny says interaction between students and teachers "is very new" in the Soviet Union.

"An intense, moving experience," is how Cherie van der Molen summed up the trip she and Mary Sweeny took to Kiev in the Soviet Union over the winter break.

They visited the Samantha Smith Peace School operated by Sergei Schetcheuko.

The two child development teachers from San Jose City College werereturningthevisitSchetcheuko made to City College last year.

As teachers, the women were impressed with the importance Soviets place on education. With traditions going back over 1,500 years, Kiev is culturally one of the Cherie van der Molen most important Soviet cities. Kiev Schetcheuko, director of the citizens have a real pride in their school, is described as a dynamic, culture and art. With luxury items tireless mover.

It is only through scarce, Sweeny sees this devotion hiscommitmentanddedication that to art and education as the primary the school is able to survive. diversion.

It operates with few materials, "There is a great deal of pride in education. lf you can't have other yet with an abundance of enthusithings like material goods, you can asm. In a society where even blank paper can be scarce, Sweeny deeducate your children."

Although the Soviets value scribed the teachers as very creeducation, their educational system ative.

According to Sweeny, education is still based on rote memorization

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"Soviets value their children and they expect a lot from them."

is so important that the drive learn is instilled early on, and helps to overcome problems as the lack of materials. In concentrating on school, art professions make day-to· struggles bearable.

"The arts are revered," sa~ Sweeny. Many people with technical jobs have strong in music or painting.

"Soviets value their children.' said van der Molen, "and they ex· pecta lot from them." According~ Sweeny, Soviets have "higher ex· pectations based on respect for IN individual child" than Americanl do. The women agree this is some· thing Americans can learn from IN Soviet Union.

At the same time, the Soviets can learn spontaneity and a playfli attitude toward learning from IlK U.S. These are two things Swec:l! and van der Molen look forward I teaching them.

"I don ' t know when or how'I'm defintely going back to teaCh.' Sweeny said.

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