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Vol.45, No.4
Thursday, April 4, 1991
ASC V.P. election • surpr1se by AnneEiena Foster Editor-in-Chief
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Noise, rubble, cyclone fences and cautionary )'eUow tape are unmistakable signs that construe~ is underway. The current construction is one phase of a bog-anticipated project that will significantly change the appearance of the campus, especially ~ area around the Student Union and the Li-
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current construction near the library will treate a small parking lot on Moorpark Ave. This ~truction is able to proceed since it doesn't llvolve alteration to any structures.
The demolition of the existing sidewalk has been slowed by the fact that it was reinforced with rebar. Most sidewalks are not reinforced in this manner, so the contractor charged with the extraction of the sidewalk had not anticipated the considerable difficulty involved in removing reinforced concrete. TheplannedrenovationoftheStudentUnionon San Jose City College should begin in late June or early July. It was originally planned to begin prior to the current semester, but was delayed due to a permit snag at the city level. Once approved by the city, the plans will need to go to the Office of the State Architect That hurdle shouldbeclearedbymid-May, andwill befollowed by a month of bidding among construction firms for
the contract Cost for the current construction will be around $230,000. The facelift for the Student Union will run approximately $1,400,000. Plans for continuation of student services during the construction period, such as the snack bar and vending machines, as well as student access to Admissions and Records and the Coonseling building are still being discussed. Plans for the Student Union include filling and landscaping the area known as "The Pit," expanding cafeteria services, adding a quiet study lounge upstairs, a big-screen TV area, new offices for the student government and a staff lounge with a gas fireplace.
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Symphony "The concert was both an artisand a financial success," said ...J ~. Richard Jones, president of San City College, about the San by AnneEiena Foster Editor-in-Chief City College WindS ymphony ~ormance on March 17. The Imagine yourself and your . twas a fundraiser for the Wind partnersailingacrossthedancefloor, . phony's trip to Switzerland On April 2, a S1,750 donation while the dancefloor goes sailing · made by Muriel H. and across the Bay. wood Dozier to the fund. The fifth annual San Jose City '!be Doziers had attended the College Black and White Ball will benefit on March 17, and were be held on board a boat in the Blue ed by the quality of the per- and Gold Fleet, a bay cruise charter ce they decided to make the fleet out of Pier 39 on the San Fran· n, Dr. Jones said. cisco Bay. The boat will set sail at Mttriel Dozier and her husband , wood are music students at 8:15, Friday, May 17. The Black and White Ball is .()College. Mrs. Dozier is a flutller husband plays the clarinet sponsored each year by the Associlhesymphonyhasraised$4,750 ated Student Council. It is City and donations can still be College's major social event of the . Contact Darrell Johnston at year. Recipients of the annual Hall 277-3717.
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of Excellence Awards, as well as been very pricey, which has afother recognition awards will be fected turnout. Last year's ball was honored at the Ball. Swearing-in of heldattheRedLionlnn, with tickets new ASC officers will also be held. costing $25 per person. Tickets to the ball went on sale Overall cost for the entire cruise April 2 in the campus cashier's of- on the Blue and Gold Fleet will be fice. There are approximately 180 about $4,500. The Ball is not a fundraiser. tickets available. Sales will be made to City College students, staff and The ASC expects to break even on faculty exclusively for the first two the evening's expense. Tickets, on weeks of sales, after which they saleat Student Accounts in Admiswill also be made available to inter- sions nd Records, are only $15, as ested persons from Evergreen Val- most of the cost of the evening is ley College. borne by the ASC. "It's going to be fabulous," said The ticket price includes a caBall coordinator Tammie Iorio, tered gourmet dinner, the cruise and "everything is really well planned." dance. Normally, such an evening Funding problems have been an on the Blue and Gold Fleet runs issue in past years, and tickets have about $35 per head.
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In an unusual tum from tradition, write-in candidate Sophia Williams-Gonzales swept the Associated Student Council vicepresidential elections, garnering nearly twice the votes of her competitor, Sherri Sorce. Customarily, being a write-in candidate is sure death for those running for elected office, but Williams-Gonzales campaigned aggressively, placing numerous large posters around the campus and talking to students. Sorce also advertised her candidacy yet was only able to net 18 votes to WilliamsGonzales' 35. Student Mark Muse also received one vote. There was low tum-out for the election, with only 54 votes total being cast, yet some students complained that the polls were not always open as scheduled, and that proper procedure at the polls was not consistently followed "How do we even know these people are students?" asked student Melanie Saxberg. "They're not even checking the names in the roster." Students were required to sign a list with their names and social security numbers, which were to be checked against enrollment rosters to assure that no non-students voted. "I did it when I was there," said election chairperson and ASC administrativeassistantLori Branham. "I can't say for sure what anyone else did" Many people who signed up to help with the election did not keep their commitments, never showing up to man the polls. "If you didn 't work on it, I don' t want to hear any complaints," said Branham, "anyone who has any suggestions on how the election could be more efficiently run can bring their ideas to me," she said. "I would welcome any input" Former vice--president Kevin G. 'S' Dishman said he plans to challenge the election. "They violated sections of the constitution having to do with the electoral process," he said. Williams Gonzales will only serve as vice-president until May 17, when the next regular vicepresident will be sworn in at the Black and White Ball. Applicants interested in running for ASC office for 1991-'92 must pick up an application from Branham and return it completed by noon, Friday, April 12, in order to be placed on the ballot. Elections will beheld April15-19.
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Thursday, April 4, 1991
Dating Game allegations
Contest unfair? Editor: misreprese:.tation of the contest I am a student at San Jose City rules, but it is in very poor taste. College. On March 13, there was a Why was this contestant promised contest held at the college known as this spot by Michael Urueta? Why the Dating Game. couldn't the game be conducted on I understand that this is an in- an honest and simple level? nocent contest open to any and all This wouldn't be so bad (evm students who filled out an applica- though it was dishonest), but I have tion, with the contestants to be found out that Michael Urueta is chosen from those applicants. also the Region IV Cal SAAC ~ The reason I am writing this let- resentative of San Jose City ter is that I feel an injustice occurred College's Associated Student in the contest. The injustice is that Council. Is this the type of leaderthe female contestant who picked ship we want representing us? I herdate,BelindaLopez, was prom- don't think so. ised this spot more than a week In my opinion, I feel that we prior to the applications being put should have a more serious and in· out. This promise was made by the depth look at our ASC to ensure thai emcee and coordinator of the Dat- we are being properly and honestly ing Game, Michael Urueta. served by our student leaders. It is disturbing because not only is this dishonest, as there was a M. Taylor
Editorial
Animals should come out of the closet Extinction for jobs? At one time in this country there was 1""\.. a fad fashion for women's hats decorated with exotic feathers. That led to the devastation of major bird flocks in the Florida Everglades and the near extinction of birds of paradise in the south pacific. Those populations have never recovered from that passing fancy, and virtually none of those hats remain today. This would be bad enough were it an isolated occurrence, but the human passion for items made with exotic animal parts remains a strong economic incentive for ' destruction to this day. The desire to own, in part or in whole, living or dead, wild animal species is presently fueling a billiondollar-a-year industry. The wholesale slaughter of elephants, walrus and boar for their teeth, rhinoceros for their horn, crocodilians, sea turtles, snakes and wild cats for their skins accelerates on a daily basis. The extinction of ' whole species of animals to accommodate the passing fads of fashion is an obscene testament to the thoughtless greed of man.
Not all these exotic animals are killed for their organs; many are captured alive for sale as pets, though most face a slow, lingering death from hunger, thirst or disease at the hands of smugglers. Attrition rates for smuggled animals exceed 90%. Those that do survive are frequently disease-ridden, posing the danger of ailments such as psittoriasis (parrot fever) to their new owners. The capture of these free animals, and their subsequent life imprisonment, together with the wholesale destruction of their native habitat, will insure that in the very near future the only living representatives of these bird and reptile species will be in captivity. As the atrocities continue unabated, we must not only cease to contribute by not buying exotic animals, we must speak out against them. The politicians in Washington grant foreign aid, they should demand more protective wildlife laws and more effective enforcement. We can't afford to allow this madness to continue.
Ban ROTC· end discrim-ination against gays and iesbians
he academic senate at San Jose State T University is writing a resolution to ban ROTC on that campus, because of the United States military's practices of discrimination against gays and lesbians. San Jose State is not the first state university to attempt a ban of ROTC. Other state universities to attempt the ban are Chico Fresno, San ~rancisco and Northridge. ' The statewide aeademic senate for the state college system has taken a strong position supporting a ban on ROTC and any other discriminatory programs on state campuses.
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Hooray for them! The United States military's discriminatory policies are in complete opposition to decency. Gays and lesbians are ostracized enough by society without the government encouraging it The United States government has h~sto~c~y.been guilty o~ legisl.ati~g . dtscnmmauon. The pracuce of rnsutuuons excluding people based on race, religion or sexual preference is appalling. There is no place for institutional discrimination in a truly free society.
Editor-in Chief AnneElena Foster Opinion Editor Kevin Moore
Entertainment Editor Mark Townsend
News Editor Miguel Delgadillo
Mark Gomez
Campus Editor Beth McKinney Sports Editor Rose Mary Wlasiuk
Feature Editor Otto Waldorf
Staff Writers Elizabeth Gotelli Amelia Lara Mark Muse
Ediitohr: al sed th t t f ave ways u e es o "what you practice is what you preach" as a test of one's integrity · the' .; I t an d truth m rr acuons. canno fmd that consistency in the Environmentalistmovement. True, there are many different factions of this
general group like: save the red and bluepolkadottedowl,savethegreen onearmedAfricanBeetleandmany
there should be consequences f<J businesses that are not. However, lines do need to be drawn so that we
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will not slow industrial growth or deerease this country's potential fiX what it once was and what can pos· Before we get involved and stick our necks out, shouldn't we as in tel- sibly become. When it comes down to the potential loss of more than ligent human beings research what . b . th ti be · d rrv of 3 wearestandingbehindandfighting '000 JO sm e m rm USw ; for: For instance, did you know that Oregon we need to rethink these there is still no hard factual evi- policies. dence that concludes that there is a My point is this. We as students should be more concerned about hole in our ozone layer. factual problems in the U.S. such as If you ask yourself where did crime, drugs, education and the rapid you find out about this "problem?" decay of America's moral fiber, than Your answer will probably be like saving blue polka dotted owls and everyone either the T.V., your beetles. Abraham Lincoln stated friends or the Earth First gang. Did that, "The youth of this generatioo you ever do any in-depth research will run tomorrow's government on your own on the issues,or did I would rather be known to have you just take it for granted because saved America than have saved the T.V. told you so. beetles any day. For those of you that did do some light reading on the issues did you Robert D. Davis ever wonder what makes that au-
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other dubious cliques. It just makes me wonder if these students who are active in these groups ever take a moment to think.
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Dr. Richard Jones, College President I think it would be a good experience for him to work with the homeless in some city. Maybe he could pass out food for the Salvation Army.
Kim Canty, 26 Computer Science He should be a stenographer. Then he'd never have to talk, just listen. He could
George Tappen, 52 Machine Operation He could do public relations for some company. Primarily because he has a good line of bullshit.
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by Mark Gomez Staff Writer In the elated clamor following the end of the war, a significant anniversary quietly passed. Terry Anderson has now been held hostage by terrorists for six years, forgotten by this government This administration has nothing to gain with his release, and it would be politically profitable to disregard his entire situation. Our government rocked the boat when another nation's people's rights were violated, spending a colossal amount of money during the process, but our fellow countryman has been held against his will for more than 2,190 days. During the Gulf War we risked the lives of thousands of U.S soldiers to aid another country and its people, but our government sits on its fat gluteus-maxim us as Anderson continues to rot away in what has to be a hell hole. Why we value another nation's citizens over our own is beyond me. President Bush will not negotiate with terrorists, so he waits for Anderson's captors to release him. Because neither the Reagan nor the Bush administration has stood to benefit politically or economically from his release, he continues to Wasteaway.Anderson'scaptorswill be especially cooperative after our recent endeavors in the Middle East. It seems we want the world to see our country as the Magnificent Seven riding over the horizon, saving the helpless people of the village. But what about our people, why do they.rank at the bottom of the list of Priorities? I don't think we can fully comprehend what Anderson is going ough, butifyoustopforaminute to thoroughly try to understand his 'tuation, you are hit with an onlaught of emotions: disgust and embarrassment over the way our ovemment has handled( or hasn't
handled) the situation; pity for Anderson and his family; and finally, a sense of urgency to help this man get his freedqm. He has had none of the freedoms we Americans take for granted, and one can only wonder what has happened to this man's opinion of the United States. Is he still proud to be an American? Should he be? There is no way in hell he should still be a prisoner, but he is. It seems our government has turned their back on this man and given up on his liberation. Six years. This makes me ashamed that I continue in my daily endeavors while another American is held hostage, and Anderson is not the only one. When our forefathers wrote the Constitution, this country's most sacred document, they did so to ensure the citizens cenain rights. George Bush was sworn in as president of the United States of America to "protect and defend the Constitution." It is quite clear that Anderson and the rest of those held captive are not getting their fair share of" life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Wakeup,Washington,pullyour head out and get this man released. You are so concerned whenever another country' s people are mistreated, but you let your own suffer endlessly. Anderson has lost six years of his life and there is no justifiable reason for this. It is time George Bush and his cahinet did something for the good of the people, not to get good public relations or to win an election. Our government has become too concerned with helping its neighbors, and it has forgot.ten its reason for existing: to ensure the freedom of every one of its sons and daughters and fight to make sure those rights are kept in place.
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Pump it up at the Fitness Center
Working the machines, from left to right, are James Dupree, Jose Fernendez and Mauricio Maldonado.
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Kim Heaney pumps up her latissimus dorsi.
Rodney Wynn bears down and curls up in the free weight area.
by 70 foot room, the freeweightarea is to the left. Stretched across the by Otto Waldorf center and against the back wall are Features Editor several new Nautilus weight maIn case you just got into town, chines, and the areobics area to the it's official. The new Fitness Cen- right is outfitted with several Uniter on San Jose City College versal Aerobicycles, a Double Club campus is a qualified hit Stairobic machine, and a few rowCentrally located in Rm. 308, ing machines to boot next to the Bookstore, the Fitness The international character of center has been generating a loyal City College is reflected by the and expanding following since its colorful display of no less than 28 opening during the last week of flags from different countries February, and has even spawned hanging from the ceiling. its own line of sports wear. "The Fitness Center has erased a Bert Bonnano, Dean of physi- lot of preconceived ideas about City tal education is upbeat about stu- College, and that's important to us," dent response to the new facility. said Bonnano. "We've had an overwhelming Currently open only to students response, .. he said, "as you can · enrolled in physical education classes, the possibility of opening see, it's a gorgeous facility." Upon entering the spacious 40 up the Fitness Center to students as
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a lab class is being discussed. Taking the Fitness Center as a lab class will probably be an option for City College students in falL and Bonnano expects that it will attract many new students to the campus. For the time being, athletics instructors are shuffling their classes in and out of the new facility as quickly as they can arrange the time. Many students gave the new Fitness Center high marks in comparison to its predecessor, the weight room. "It's far superior (to the weight room). There are a lot more options here," said Roberto Turner as he took a break from his workout atone of the new Nautilus weight machines. "I think it's great," said Benny Matias. "Before they only had the
weight room, people with back injuries counldn't use it Here you've got the walker and the bicycle machines." Kim Stevenson agreed that the new facility was an improvement over the weight room. "It has all the basic things you need, especially compared to the last one. It's great," he said. Students can make up classes they have missed at the Fitness Center, and Bonnano mentioned something previously inconceivable. Apparently, some students who had actually attended class returned later claiming to have missed it in order to get more time in on the weights. A female student who did not wish to be named made the observa-
tion that a larger selection lighter dum bells would be appreciated by most women, saying most were "too heavy for the average woman." Plans for the Fitness Center include cosmetic improvementS and possible expansion. Compact disc and video sy · terns are being readied, but neither were functional at press time. In addition, part of the planned Student Union construction project will put a common plaza area in front of the bookstore and FitneSS Center. Fitness Center sweatsuits, staff shirts, T -shirts and shorts can be had for a price at the Bookstae. while they last. The Fitness Center logo is appearing on better studen bodies everywhere.
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It's a tough game ... High profile New York detectives from left, Peebles, Nelson and Ice T, fight the drug lords of Harlem, from the movie "New Jack City."
l'ri1 your pusher "New Jack City " will be a smash at the box office for the wrong reasons. The movie is finely filmed an awesome opening aerial w of New York, the music and the women beautiful. It's exciting to watch and too easy to overlook its flaws of substance. This is a gangster movie the gangsters are more interthan the cops. "City" profiles a criminal's life attitude, it continues in the of films like "Tequila Sunthat glamorizes drug pushers. Criminals are shown as such characters the audience up cheering for them. · The good guys (Van Peebles, T and Nelson) never seem able get things together and are too shallow to be admirable. The film "Street Smart" thi~ much better and was less frank. Van Peebles and Ice T come as fearless, honest cops but never fully become the posirole models American movie look for when they go to the
neighborhood theater. Throughout the film the police shout and posture but never deliver the macho assurance of protection they represent. It's as if the cops are springboards for the gangsters. This fllm wants us to believe a ghetto kid, Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes) could have been anything if he had a fair chance but he didn't, so he's a successful pusher. Viewers are led to believe Brown is smart and sophisticated enough to conceive and manage a well structured drug operation even . though he never displays any foresight. Brown rises fast, but alienates the very allies he needs to survive. In a memorable scene an old black man accuses Brown of killing his own people.Undercover cop Ice T looks on as Brown shouts indignantly, "What else do you have to offer people?"Instead of answering that question the movie fawns over the gangster's persistence, leading us to infer that Browns' path is a viable option because of his social origins. Snipes gives a fme performance but his character is transparent. Nino Brown is a caricature created by pre-existing conceptions of
What did you do for fun last weekend?. by Mark Townsend Entertainment Editor
If anything can be learned from the fact that it takes 30 minutes to fmd a parking spot south of Santa Clara Street in downtown San Jose 1 Thursday though Sunday nights, it's that the night life of downtown is anything but dead. In the past, downtown San Jose was considered by most to be a bad area Not the kind of place people went for a night out. The comers of First and San Salvador-which are now homes of FX the Club, The Cactus Club and Marsuigi's Bar-are now the chosen venues of San Jose's 18and-over nightlife scene. Until two years ago, South First Street was one of the biggest embarrassments of the downtown community. Thestreetwasamecca of pornography and prostitution. Today, all but one of the sex shops is gone. FX used to be the Pussycat Theatre and Cactus was a llOrnographic book store. The lone remaining XXX shop now sits in the shadow of a minirenaissance composed of the local
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and a public ear for their band. After two years the trend is spreading. Investors are now convinced that nightclubs set downtown will float economically. There'sanewclubinthePavilion called Heartthrob and just down the block Katie Bloom's Pub is standing room only on the weekends. And there's a sports bar under construction upstairs at the Pavilion. Ajax Lounge, located above Eulipia on First Street, is scheduled to open the first week in May. The club will offer everything in the way of music and particularly a venue for local jazz musicians. The nightclubs of South First Street offer an altemati ve to the 60mile trek up to 'Frisco, just to find a decent club or see a live show. Nationally reknowned bands such as Killing Joke, The Mission U.K.,AFlockofSeagullsandMojo Nixon have performed on the stages ofFX, Cactus or Marsugi's. As the weather warms up and the reruns start to permeate T.V. programming, be advised that there's a smorgasbord of fun available downtown on and around the corners of First and San Salvador.
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by Kevin Moore Opinion Editor
"Journalism for me has always meant adventure," said Puli~er prize winning investigative reporter Pete Carey of the San Jose Mercury News, "It's always been exciting... thrilling." When he spoke to the mass media class, he left a definite impression of intensity. His piercing blue eyes peered from beneath bushy gray eyebrows, and a sparse strip of silvered beard accented the gauntness of his features. Pete Carey graduated from Berkeley with a degree in Economics, and went into journalism when his roommate suggested he write for the Wall Street Journal. His first payingj~b was with the San Francisco Examiner. It ended four months later after a dispute with his editors over the causes of the free speech movement. The editors apparently felt that it was a communist pl<t, Carey did not agree.
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"You never know what's going to happen next." He said, "There's challenges, complications, threats of lawsuits." "I had people fired. People lost their jobs because of stories I've worked on, including Ferdinand Marcos, president of the Philippines, he lost his job," he said, referring to the series of reports that won him his first Pulitzer prize, which he shared with Kathleen Ellison and Lewis Simons. "We came in on this story after Lew Simons got a tip, from a source of his he was having dinner with in Manila, that Marcos and some of his cronies were busily investing in real estate in the United States and elsewhere." "You sometimes can change things a little bit... by doing stories that have an impact I find that if you do research, you know, you Pete Carey, journalist will come up with information, and bling uncertainty when speaking of be able to put it in a different conhis accomplishments to animated text which will make people think intensitywhenhediscussedhiswork. differently about an issue." From there, he went through several changes of papers and positions until he landed a~ the Mercury News in 1967, where·he's worked ever since. He varied in his address from mum-
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The Associated Student Council's Annual BlackandWbite Ball will be held from 8 to 12 p.m. on Friday, May 17. The dinnerdance will be held on a boat from the Blue and Gold Fleet off of San Francisco's Pier 39. Tickets are $15 per person and went on sale April2 in the Students Accounts office in the Admission and Records Building. There are 180 tickets available for both City College students and Evergreen Valley College students.
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Council discussed suggestions for the use of a magnetic card to replace the student body card. Possibilities include using the card to keep attendance and use as a library card. Students with other Sliggestions may submit them to Bob Brown in Admiscions and : Records.
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The track and field Special The Cultural Connections hi Olympics will be held on Satur- All-College Forum will be held ~ day, April 27, at the City College from 12:30-3:00 p.m. on Wednes- I( Field. day, April10, in the Staff Lounge.
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The Spring Fair, which was The Spring Career Fair will c originally planned for April8-9 has be on April 10 in the G E Building ei been rescheduled to April15-16, lawnareafrom 10:00to1:30p.m. c and will be held in front of the D Compiled by Mark Gomez 31 Student Union.
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Zeke Garcia, program director for Extended Opportunity Programs & Services for the last 10 years, has been named Director of the Disabled Students Program. The DSP, which had been without an administrator since Nancy Gressleywenton medicalleaveon Feb. 1, offers many services to disabled students here on campus. Services include counseling, tutoring,interpreter, note taking, support groups, instruction and adaptive physical education. . Garciawasnamedtheprogram's duector on r - - - - - - , March 19. Running both programs is very demanding, so Garcia will be devoting about 40% of his time to the DSP compared to the-50% of time Nancy Gressley devoted. "This will not lessen the quality of services offered," said Jeff Norment, counselor for the DSP for the last 11 years. Along with the new administrator, the DSP has two newly created positions. Instead of a part-time secretary, they will be hiring a full-time assistant and Norment is taking on the role of assistant program director. "The DSP has an outstanding staff," said Garcia, "they are welltrained and supportive." The DSP staff is busy assessing the needs of the campus' disabled population. They are determining the number• of disabled students, which facilities need to be updated, developing an advisory panel, promoting faculty and staff awareness and figuring the budget for the coming year. "The most imPortant thing right now," said Garcia,"are the needs of the students with disabilities, and everyone needs to be aware. The goal is to provide support services in the most effective way our budget will allow. My staff and myself will restructure the program together."
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by Rose Mary Wlasluk as a Sports Editor lthet San Jose City College has a golf 0 to team. A team that has first place in and sight. "Stubbing their toes and making small errors in tournaments," Dow wi1J said "is the only reason why the :on. team holds second place in the ~ Northern California Coast Conference." Coach Harley Dow is proud of ions his players who stand undefeated in 1eld dual competitions with an overall oes- record of 9 - 0. 1ge. Eligibility for the team is the same as it is for all sports at City will College, but there is room for only ling eight golfers on the course. City . m. College has seven players with John DeSantis leading the team in spirit nez as well as the top average par of 72.2. Danny Rescue, Joe Grana, Mike Nagel, Todd William, Marc Braga and Jim Pieper are the .other six individual golfers who make up the
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It's not the quantity but the quality. The San Jose City College Jaguars' women's basketball team is a small squad with a big record. Terri Oberg coached the women's basketball team to their first record season of 22 wins 10
The men's track team took flfSt place at the Chabot Delta Dual Meet Friday, March 22, at San Jose City College. City College won with a score of 81, followed by Delta with 57 and Chabot at 32. City College took first place in four events and second in two. Oliver Santicruz took first in the 400 meter with a time of 50.0 seconds, his personal best Other Jaguars taking a first were: Rocky Morris in the high hurdles with a time of 14.5, Jim Lawrence in the pole vault, clearing 15.6 feet, and Mark Wohlford in the shot put.
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"We are battling for first [place.] We want to win first," Dow said. Dow emphasizes the team concept his golfers believe in while playing an individual game of "integrity and morale." Dow has been City College's golf coach for 27 years, cultivating professional players like Roger Maltbie and Fezler Forest There is a decline in the sport because of budget cuts in athletics and the high cost of club membership. Will golf have a resurgence? "I'd love to see it happen," answered Dow. It is a sport that any individual is able to enjoy no matter what age. Home matches are held at The Village Golf Course and occasionally at the San Jose Country Club. Spectators are welcome to walk or drivecarts beside the golfers to cheer their performance of skill, patience and agility. The next golf competition will be held at 1 p.m. today on The Villages course.
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"We have good chance to 1500 and 800 meter at the Panther be conference champions," said Invitational in Sacramento. The Coach Steve Haas. Jags will host West Valley and San The team is now 6-0 and will Francisco 2:30 p.m., Thursday, host Wyst Valley College and San Apri14. FranciscoCityCollegeat 2:30p.m., The softball team lost to ColThursday, April 4. lege of San Mateo with a final score The women's track team placed of 3-1. The Jaguars next game will third in the Chabot Delta Meet in be held at 3 p.m. , Thursday, April 4 spite of five first place finishes. against Laney College in Oakland. First places went to Laura Jenkins The City College baseball team in the 3000 and 1500 meter, Evie holds a season record of 18-11, Barry in the 800 meter, Octavia currently holding third place in the Dumas in the discus and Kitty Golden Gate Conference. The Bittenbender in the shot put. Jaguars will host West Valley Evje Barry took first place in the College at 2:30 p.m., today.
There is dancing in the streets of Los Angeles for good reason; the Los Angeles Raiders have signed the 49ers Ronnie Lott and Roger Craig,givingthem apro-bowlsafety and a running back to help fill in for the injured Bo Jackson. The Niners' decision to let Ronnie Lott go is the most illogical decision the Niner front offke has made in years. The Niner brass did not want to sign Lott for two years, saying that they felt he only had one year of playing left. Did they miss that hit he made in the last Pro Bowl? His hard-hitting style and ferocity will certainly aid the Raiders; meanwhile the Niners, their fans, and the entire city of San Francisco are losing a great player and leader to the men in silver and black. Lott played on all four 49er Super Bowl Teams, and he knows what it takes to win. The Raiders will benefit from this, and their defense will show up next year with an intensity strong enough to carry them to the Super Bowl. The Raiders should be grinning from ear to ear, because they have a Roger Craig to replace the injured Bo Jackson and a defensive player who will fit nicely into the Raider way of football. They also know that defense wins football games, as proven by the New York Giants in last year's Super Bowl. The Raiders are not the only team from down south that is benefitting from this change. Jim Everett and the rest of the Los Angeles Rams will no longer have to worry about Mr. Lott thrashing on · defense or Roger's tackle-breaking touchdown runs. Ram fans everywhere are complimenting theNiners on their decision to let these players go. The Niner backfield will be a question mark, but the Niners do have that guy at quarterback who knows how to orchestrate an offense. Unfortunately for golden Joe, he is going to have to play against an emotional Ronnie Lou this year. Safety blitz, anyone?
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Contrasting the 'new world' with the mother country Americans say that Brits are weird. The Brits say that Americans are weird. While these generalizations may be true, wouldn't it be nice to get some specifics? The Times has solicited commentary from two exchange instructors. Stewart Norton is on loan to San Jose City College from Chester, England, and City College's Spencer Shaw recently spent time teaching in England. The following are excerpts from their comments. Spencer Shaw Most streets and roads in Britain have two lanes, one for parking and one for traffic. Actually, Britons park on either side of the road, pointed in either direction. Brits drink their beer by the pint, which is really 1 1/4 pints. You can easily tell whether a Brit is left or right-handed by noting which arm is more developed from lifting pint beer glasses. Drinking water fountains are unheard of in the U.K. They use pubs instead. All British houses are made of brick. Only the wealthy can afford to decorate the exterior with wood trim. Everyone decorates the exterior with plumbing pipes. Houses are small and often lack amenities such as closets in the bedrooms, or a shower in the bathroom. Brits consider a daily shower a peculiarly American fetish. All four wheels on grocery carts pivot in all directions, all at the same time. The British don't slaughter beef cattle. They cook them to death ... The best British television programs are produced for export only to PBS in the United States. Domestic consumption includes gems such as "Sticky Moments," bested by a male transvestite dressed in seductive outfits and endless hours of snooker tournament coverage. British are quite class conscious, even down to such details as accent Having an "Oxbridge" accent is considered the epitome of culture.
There is smog. Yet nobody walks to shops. Stewart Norton Many households own three or more cars and Debates in Parliament resemble AmeriAmerican phones still have (and use) let- have log fires. can vaudeville theater, including the cheers, Houses are mostly wooden with no insula· boos, and heckling. Topics for debate include ters on the phone buttons. Phone 1-800-LUVtion. British houses are mainly brick with such weighty issues as whether or not dogs MATH is not possible in England. We do not have noisy leaf blowers to tiled roofs. should be licensed. On a car, a bonnet is a hood, a boot is a Dogs are a national obsession. The most pollute the air and blow your leaves on to popular outdoor activ- your neighbour's trunk, a tyre is a tire, a silencer is a muffler, a gear lever is a shift, a petrol tank is a gas tank. ity is taking your dog (note spelling) garden Why are all dollar bills the same size and for a walk so he can (yard). colour? Here, green to amcrap in someone else's ber at traffic lights American students all use pencils with yard. little rubbers (erasers) on one end. "Vegetables" in the means 'accelerate to Washing machines and other kitchen apU.K. means peas and beat the red light' and not 'brake.' Perhaps carrots. pliances are big and look old-fashioned, but r:f they give excellent results. Smart students are some of the ve7 long Many Americans spit Too many close· "keen" and dumb stu- waits on red explain ...__ __..;;.. ___, dents are "thick." this. ups of baseball batters? Turning right on Norton Bath towels are very small compared Bakery shops are Shaw in England. Perhaps we are more modest. those red is a great idea. I only hope we don'tgeta everywhere, and no one worries about getting ticket for turning left on red when we return In Britain, shops have sales only two fat. three times a year. Here some of the lar to England. The British students' goal in education is stores seem to have a different sale ev U-turns are uncommon in England. to pass an exam in order to get a certificate weekend. Americans go OTT (over the top) with that says they passsed an exam. Most items are cheaper, especially British football (soccer) is the only sport holiday celebrations. First we had the pumpout, although drinks are over 50% ice. kin patches, then the Christmas house fairy in the world which has more injuries in the can't spell our language but I favotr You lights, Valentine cards for everyone in the stands than on the field. your spellings. family, now wooden Easter bunnies in the The climate in the U.K. consists of ten Finally, in response to the nice article months of winter, followed by two months of gardens four weeks before Easter. What's written about me last semester we are enjoy· next? bad weather. Many Brits reach adulthood ing our stay. American students are friendly but all the lawns are There is a drought believing that the sky is grey. A weather and are fun to teach even in enormous classes, green and many sprinklers just feed the drains. forecast of "sunny spells" means five minbut I still think your beer is tasteless, too and hoses in Britain would ban sprinklers utes of sunshine in the morning and/or afterbubbly and served far too cold. similar circumstances. noon.
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, • The Union Latino/Hispano invites students to join them in forming a committee to celebrate Cinco De Mayo here at San Jose City College. Interested individuals should attend Union Latino/Hispano meetings at 12 p.m., Tuesdays in the Student Union Building in Room U-209. • City College's Cosmetology Department is having a Haircutting Day, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Tuesday, April23. Manicures will be $1, haircuts $2 and eye brow arches $1. All work will be done by students. • Informational workshops on sabbatical leave policies & procedures for City College Faculty will be held from 12 p.m.- 1 p.m., Wednesday, April24, in the President's Conference Room. • ''Laffs Straight from the Art," art exhibit opens Aprill-19 at the City College Gallery. Showin~s will be from 12-4 p.m. , Monday- Thursday and 12-2 p.m., Fridays. • "Sacrificial Offering,"a modem passion play, will be performedat 8 p.m. on April19, 20,25-27 and at 2 p.m. on April12 and 28 in the College Theatre. For ticket information call (408)2883786. • New San Jose State University admission application deadlines for fall 1991 are: Friday ,Apri112 ,for lower division transfers, students who have completed less than 56 transferable units and were eligible out of high school to attend SJSU; and Saturday, June 1 for upper division transfers, students who have completed 56 or ~ore transferable units with a 2.0 GPA or better. Compiled by Elizabeth Gotelli
THE WORLD DEMANDS SENT TO SHEIK
Nearly 100 people have sent the Kuwaiti emir a letter demanding that a date for parliamentary elections be set Other demands include implementation of the 1962 constitution and freedom of speech and press. TREMORS IN YUGOSLAVIA
Yugoslavia faced a new threat of civil war after leaders of the Serbian
minority in Croatia said they were unifying a huge part of the republic with Serbia. THE NATION
suicide is the second leading cause of death among 15- to 19 year olds. ANTI-ABORTIONBILL VETOED
North Dakota Gov. GeorgeS in· nerrecently vetoedwhatwouldbave been the USA' s strictest anti-abor· tion bill. The bill would have banned abortions except in the case of rape, incest,or if the mother'slifewasin danger. Copyright 1991 USA TODAY/Apple College lnformaJion Network.
TEENS CQNSIDER SUICIDE
A third of U.S . teen-agers say they have considered suicide, 15% have thought seriously about it, and 6% have actually tried, a Gallup Poll says. According to the Nationa! Istitute of Mental Health,
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