San Jose City College Times, Vol. 45, Issue 7, May 16, 1991 by San Jose City College Times

Serving San Jose City College

Vol.45 No. 7

Thursday, May 16, 1991

e art of lost dreams More budget troubles )

Enrollment cap limits state funding "City College is faced with students who want classes but we will not be able to accommodate them," said Richard Casey, dean of administration. San Jose City College faces serious budgeting Evergreen Valley College faces similar probchallenges in upcoming semesters. lems because their enrollment has been increasing With increases in enrollment and funding cut- steadily ever since the school was established. "With both schools together, the district is about backs coming out of Sacramento, the college is faced with more students to educate and less 800 students over cap this semester," said Chancellor Richard Goff. "We have to continue to be money to do it with. Acapwasplacedonenrollmentforcommunity responsible for demographic changes and try to colleges in 1983 by the state of California. The serve everybody with limited resources." "We're faced with having to decide what to cut state will not pay for enrollment increases larger · and what to give to whom," he said. than 2.5% in any given year. Two independent studies will be conducted to Community colleges were growing so quickly then that the state would not have been able to look at what programs are offered and what needs are the highest priorities. afford the continuous increases. An outside consulting firm, Mass & Associates, Because of the cap, large increases in enrollment are not encouraged, yet City College experi- has been hired to review the district's budget and enced a 10% increase this semester, bouncing help formulate an educational master plan. City College is also currently undergoing its back from three consecutive years of enrollment accreditation self-study, which will help the school decline. Because of the declining enrollment, City Col- determine areas of need and establish priorities for lege had been able to stay under the cap limiL- disbursement of funds. If a college goes over the cap, money must be tions. This year's enrollment represents the highest percentage over cap that the school has ever diverted from other programs to pay for instructors and supplies that have been already used. reached.

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This is the week for kudos, attaboys and accolades! Some honorees will get their pats on the back today at the 8th Annual Scholarship and Awards Convocation at 2 p.m. in the College Theatre, and others will be honored tomorrow night at the Black and White Ball. Recipients of on- and off-campus scholarships as well as other campus awards will be receiving recognition at this afternoon's presentation. More than 85 scholarships and prizes worth over $31,000 were awarded this year and will be presented at the Convocation. The Times editor-in-chief AnneElenaFoster won the most scholarships, five, as well as first prize in San Jose City College's Annual Essay Contest. Deanna Orr will receive the highest monetary value. She was awarded three scholarships totalling $2,025, including the Soroptimist International Scholarship for $1,200. Peter Belleau won the Foundation Award in the

amount of $800 for overall academic achiever. Hall of Excellence winners will be formally inducted at the Black and White Ball. AnneElena Foster was selected as Outstanding Student for 1991. James Campbell of the AudioVisual Department was selected for the Humanitarian award. Outstanding Faculty Member honors went to Charlotte Simpson of the English Department, and Tina Martignetti was selected as Outstanding Athlete. Counselor and ASC adviser Priscilla Santos was chosen as Outstanding Alumni. Plaques bearing the names of the winners will be placed in the Hall of Excellence display in the Library. Other members of the campus community will be recognized for their contributions to the school and students, as well, and newly ele.::ted ASC officials will also be inaugurated at the Black and White Ball. The Blxk and White Ball will be held on board a boat from the Blueand Gold Fleet out of Pier 39 in San Francisco. The boat is scheduled to depart by ep.m.

Going, going ... Goff ~ Chancellor to retire after 27 years ~ 'If AnneEiena Foster

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o :ompany man. " d "My father raised me that way," said. "The company takes care of and you have obligations to the llnpany." Goff's 16 years as vice-chandlor and another 11 as chancellor · the San Jose/Evergreen Comity College District attest to his ty to "the company." When Richard Wellington Goff e to San Jose Junior College in 163, it was a "cash cow" of the San

Jose Unified School District. Seat fees from the college went to the district to fund the building of new elementary schools and high schools. I;:a the '60s, that's where the need was. The school had a student population of3,150 and an annual operating budget of $3 million. Funded by a local tax base, the district knew where its next meal was coming from. "Back then we had stability of funding. We could plan ahead," said Goff, "we can't do that now. We don't really know what we'll be getting from the state from one year

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to the next...another way of putting it is 'what is Sacramento going to do to us?'" As Goff came on, the college was just gaining its independence from the school district, and in 1964 the San Jose Community College District was formed. Back then, San Jose Junior College was the community college in the South Bay. There was no Foothill, no West Valley, no Evergreen. Back then Richard Goff knew the education codes backwards and forwards.

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Hostages used as pawns Foreign policy and American lives should not be used as pawns for partisan gains. Recently an article in the New York Times by Gary Sick, National Security Council member under the Carter administration, supports allegations of a Reagan-Bush campaign conspiracy to delay the release of the American hostages held by Iran until after the 1980 election. The Reagan-Bush camp is accused ofmeeting secretly to ransom the 52 Americans for U.S. military equipment using Israeli conduits as early as October 1980. This would have served as the precedent for the full scale anns-for hostage-bartering used to finance the contra mercenaries. If Sick is right, this would be surprising but not startling. William Casey, veteran of the WW ll Office of Strategic Services (predecessor of the Central Intelligence Agency) and Reagan-Bush campaign manager, is alleged to have been one of the chief organizers of the plan having met in Paris with Iranian officials in the fall of 1980. Remembering Casey's later appointment as

CIA director in the Reagan administration, one can see he proved his ability. Sick claims Israeli shipments of spare parts began as early as October 1980, coinciding with a delay in negotiations between Iran and the Carter administration. According to Sick, Casey learned of the second hostage rescue attempt planned for September 1980 and leaked this information. The announcement of Carter's "OctoberS urprise" led to the dispersion of the hostages throughout Iran and stymied the rescue attempt. Ted Weiss, House Representative of Manhattan, New York, has called for a complete investigation of these allegations. While many would not enjoy learning these charges are true, the American people-Republicans included-must concern themselves with discovering the facts. An investigation can only strengthen our identity as a free nation. These charges of a Republican conspiracy are shocking and sound improbable but they are no less believable than the complex machinations of the Iran-Contra affair; charges thought impossible, only to be proven true.

Governmental racism, part II The Federal Bureau of Investigation is rights, after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s questioning the loyalty of United States crusade in the '60s, they are doing it again. The FBI is questioning Persian Amencitizens on the basis of their race. This is not the first time the government cans' loyalties. has been guilty of racism. During World War In a free country you are supposed to be II the government imprisoned thousands of able to have your own opinions without Japanese citizens and robbed them of their being persecuted. The FBI is infringing on land and possessions on the basis of their the privacy rights of our fellow citizens. race. . Patrick Henry once said "Give me liberty The victims of this horrible crime were or give me death." awarded $20,000 each by the government, What are we willing to sacrifice for and this supposedly compensated them for justice? their losses. What are we willing to do about this Now, after all the alleged progress in civil obscenity in the face of liberty? Editor-in-Chief

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They see us accelerating over the speed limit after fmally breaking free of a 20-minute traffic jl!Jll. They see us pass the slow moving ve~icles in bike lanes. They see us speed up and switch lanes in the middle of an intersection. Law makers say everyone does it, and we can't give them all tickets. But if we could, we would generate so much money. How can we catch all those people? Introducing law maker's newest friend... Coming to a corner near you. It's called a photo laser. It isn't new, it's just that more cities are beginning to use them. In the past, the photo lasers could be found in Campbell, but today you can find them staked out on many of San Jose's busiest streets, including Bascom Ave. and various locations downtown. The photo lasers work by radar to detect any one driving approximately 11 milesoverthespeed limit. The device then snaps a picture of car and driver. A snap shot, accompanied by a speeding ticket is sent to the offender via U.S. mail. Not very sporting of them, is it? Now instead of checking our rearview mirrors for light bars while ~e'rerushingtobeatthetimecl?Ck,

mg our necks to SPEED stare up at any LI~~IT newly posted m street sign. They might already be installed in your neighborhood? PHOTO RADA Maybe whoENFORCED ever is in charge of the photo radars would be game for randomly switching them oo and off, hence creating an air ci chance for the daily commuter. We could even go double or nothing. I'll wager that if these ph<*! lasers prove effective in generating new cash flow for local city administrations we'll be seeing a lotmm of them. Soon they will invent devi~ that monitor how long driven paused at stop signs. They will incamerasoutsideofbarsandotha problems areas, until finally the will come in which police officen will monitor traffic without evo leaving the local donut shop. Do not be fooled. Using IIIIS technology in order to catch traffic violators is only a way to subsiW. the local municipality. I am angry that we are be' monitored in this absurd manner. The photo laser sounds like something directly out ofGeorgeOrwelfs novel "1984".

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The tee shirt reads "Official Bi- the economy as well. Our basic fils wl kini Inspector." It started as a joke, amendment rights to freedom d th. but more and more small, provin- expression are I>eing abridged . th• cial towns are passing legislation to these over-zealous, tight-Jacei pr St outlaw modern thong and G-string stuffed shirts. bikinis. Freedom of expression mu.stap- in Whether or not it is tasteful for a ply to every means of exp · young woman to wear such gar- not just the printed word, orelsei at: ments in public is irrelevant, it is a meaningless. Some things ~ tu matter of personal choice. Only the can'tbeexpressed in words, and fn most puritanical, self-righteous and beauty of the human form is ore. ru domineering persons could even It is essential that every uprigl se consider such a law as tolerable in a citizen fight against these aut.oc111' Lh and priggish laws. The next wa~ p1 free society. Such people do not see the hu- blue-nosed busy-bodies may deCii c< si man form as God's personal work what kind of haircut is a1lo of art. They fear any sexual feeling outlaw blue jeans and sneakers. e< p: whatsoever, and seek to protect their even demand the wearing of twisted mores by punishing anyone toe shoes at all times. to who does not share in them. Those may sound like ridi ot Our society is based on democ- projections, but are they any racy, not autocracy, however much absurd than telling people what CJ the prudes would like it otherwise, of swimsuit they can wear? A and our commerce is primarily ruled point is not about bikinis, it is U by supply and demand. In a capital- laws. Laws that take away our ist nation, the modern trend toward freedoms as Americans are bad iJ smaller, more revealing swim wear and must be fought tooth and a is driven by a real economic de- every individual who believesil c mand. promise of this nation. FreeOOI n The fashion police are not only hard to gain and easy to lose, . trying to stifle our souls, but to stifle lose it without a long, hard figll. The Times is published alternate Thursdays during theschOO year by the Journalism 65 class at San Jose City College. Sal representatives are the Collegiate Advertising Sales and Service, College Media Placement Service and American Passage. The Times is a member of the Journalism Association of Com munit Colleges and the California Newspaper Publishers Association. The Times is located in Rm. 303 at San Jose City College, 2100 Moorpark Ave., San Jose, CA 95128. Newspaper staff hours are 11 a.m. to noon Monday. Wednes· day and Friday. Telephone: (408) 298-2181, ext 3849. Fax: (408) 287-7222.

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When one man's freedom is another's abuse by Anne Elena Foster

ProudandegocentricAunericans often cite the United States' founding principles of freedom and equality when extolling the virtues of this fine land. Unfortunately, freedom and equality have been more theoretical ideals in this country than practical realities. And ~ while it may be unrealistic to hope nrJ this country, or any, could become 1 the utopian society our founding ' principles might suggest, the United States could do far better than it has ap- in pursuing those ideals. The quest for equality for all in iu any land so rich in ethnic and cultural diversity is one inherently 1 • frought with difficulty, yet other nationswithasimilarmakeuphave seemed to fare better than we in that pursuit If one assumes the premise that the United States' constitutional precepts were designed to promote that elusive equality, it may serve us to compare the success of our constitution to that oflaws with similar goals in other nations. American statistics on hate crimes are jarring, to say the least. According to Time Magazine and U.S. News and World Report, for 1989, New York City reported and increase of 74% in hate crimes against homosexuals, San Francisco a 27% increase. Racially motivated crimes in those cities were up 80% and 37% respectively. - Anti -semitic incidents were up 30% in New York and Los Angeles County reported an increaseof80% in hate crimes against all groups in the same period. Contrast these statistics to those for major cities in Canada, which has in its Criminal Codes legislation which prohibits the dissemination of materials or information designed to promote bigotry and discrimination. Montreal, the heart of that country's most heated ethnic controversy (between FrenchCanadians and Anglo-Canadians) showed an increase of only 21%

while Vancouver and Toronto, more removed from the FrenchCanadian controversy, indicated increases of only 14% and 19% respectively. One must draw the connection between restrictions on the promotion and dissemination of materials designed to incite hatred toward certain groups, and the lower incidence of aggressive crimes against those groups. When bigotry is not encouraged, it is • ' more slowly, if at all. Itissaidthatyou can't legislate morality. Nations can, however, legislatestandards of propriety and acceptability for conduct in a vari-

ing the spread of those social ills, and thus have supported equality for Canadians in a way the United States has yet to do for its people. Yet movement toward demanding that Aunericans behave to the ethical standards suggested by our constitution has indeed inched forward. Scattered universities across the country have instituted anti-harassment policies outlawing the use of "fighting words," ' defined as

, I d h , negative or ofentlt e to t elr fensive nature • • directed at a Opinions, but they group or indid , vidual, which are nee n t necessar- based on 'I b t'tl d t ethnicity, sex, I Y e en I e 0 sexual orientab th 'th tion, race or relia USe 0 erS WI gion." Cha!thOSe OpiniOnS lenges to. the

ety. of areas. A natton's Jaws can be said to be areflection of the ethical standards to whichitscitizenshavemoreorless agreed to adhere. Itwasnotsolong ago a man could be fined in parts of the United States for swearing in front of a woman. Since the ethical ideals of justice and equality are so revered in this country, it would not be unreasonable to expect abundant legislation designed to protect them, legislation which would mark activity contrary to those principles as unacceptable, and indeed illegal. President George Bush recently signed into Jaw the Hate Crimes Statistics Act which calls for specific record keeping of crimes motivated by hatred directed toward particular groups. Stayingapprised of the severity of the problem is important, but record keeping will do nothing to mitigate its spread. Canada's legislation may not have done much to alter the gut feelings of bigots and narrowminded, ethnocentric persons in that nation, but it has been successful in enforcing the ethical imperarive of assuring decent treatment for sundry minority groups there. By passing laws indicating that the promotion ofbigotry and discrimination is unacceptable, Canadians have taken a big step toward slow-

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campus ruhngs whichhavemade it to outside courts often have received only limited support, the judiciary instead upholding the schools' rights to demand and enforce conduct which conforms to their more elevated standards of decency. It is not such a great jump from Aunericancampuses'prohibitions againstfightingwordstoCanada's laws prohibiting the dissemination of materials which promote hatred and bigotry. Americans' reverence for their rights to free speech and press constitutes a major stumbling block to instituting any such laws in this country, however. The introduction of any "anti-hate" or "antiharassment" legislation would likely be met with rabid opposition, at least initially. Free speech laws have been more vigorously protected throughout the history of this country than any of a variety of laws providing for equality and fairtreatmentforminorities, which have been at best, selectively enforced. Those constitutional provisions protect our freedom to say and do what we want, to some extent- not something most folks would give up easily, regardless of the moral trade-off. Yet when actions taken under

protection of those laws in effect disable the freedoms of other Aunericans, when they inhibit the realization of ideals of justice and equality, we can fmd those laws to be failing in achieving their intent. When the letter of the law is construed so as to defeat the spirit of the law, itisno longer a reflection of the ethical standards it was meant to uphold. It comes down to a question of priorities. According to Maclean's, the Canadian Supreme Court in a recent ruling agreed that their antihate laws infringed citizens' freedoms of speech, but ruled that the limitation was, according to Justice Brian Dickson, "of sufficient importance to warrant overriding a constitutional freedom." This limited abridgement of free speech is not the first step down a slippery slope toward totalitarianism, as reactionaries might have us believe. It is simply a call for people to conduct themselves with common decency, providing consequences for the refusal to do so. Bigotry leads to discrimination, discrimination to inequality. As long as we allow Aunericans to continue to promote bigotry and hatred we will never draw any closer to that utopian society. Americans may be entitled to their opinions, but they needn'tnecessarily be entitled to abuse others with those opinions. Other countries have set a precedent in legislating the illegality of promoting discrimination and inequality; the United States must follow suit. To continue to allow the purveyors of hatred to ply their wares is in itself unethical and indecent, and therefore unacceptable in a country which boasts freedom and justice for all.

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crimes on campus has increased, the number of arrests has declined from 24 at this time last year to only ~..,....----i five this year.

"Today we are a swamp of regulations coming down from Sacramento and the federal government...you just sink in the muck and mire of paperflow and reports," Goff said. "W e spend an inordinate amount of time and mone y and effort telling what we did when we should be spending that time actually doing." "The new chancellor will always have to be wrestling with that paper bureaucrac y .. .it's no t an unmanageable problem , but you do learn to swear quietly quite a bit." Goff says his biggest challenge over the years has been to operate the district with unstable funding. "Now again we'vegot thesecuts coming down from the federal government and from Sacramento and the universities are cutting programs for students saying 'Let the community colleges educate them. ' That' s great, but with what?" Changes in enrollment presented problems, as well ... problems which

needed cre2tive solutions. In the fall of 1989, when City College was faced with its third consecutive year of declining enrollment, Goff sent a letter to former West Valley College president Dr. Leo Chavez warning that he had a "pit bulldog which ... clamps down on the reproductive organs of West Valley personnel who enter our district for recruiting purposes." Enrollment is on the rise again, funding is as unstable as ever, a new c hancellor is on his way and Richard Goff is thi nking about fishing. "If I've left a mark personally, it's a transient one, like a footprint in the sand ...it gets washed away with time. "I suppose I'm proud of the fact that at a time when other districts are experiencing cuts in staffing and programs and budget cuts we are experiencing no budget cuts. Fiscally, I've operated the district in a prudent manner," he said. However, Fran McBrien, presi-

dent of City College's Faculty As. sociation said "Ironically, his cooservative fiscal policies have placed the district in a very desirable posi· tion at this time of state ftSCal crisis and I'm grateful to him for that.but programs and students have suf. fered as a consequence of th~ policies as well." She said the district suffers from program cutbacks and excessive class size. He likes to think of himself as a team player, however. "It's the kind of thing you think about when you're shaving. You look back over your life .. .I guess I'm pleased to say I participated in something that made a difference in people's lives." ''I'm proud of the job we do here. When you have a district that serves people fro m high socioeconomic backgrounds, it' s a piece of cake. We ' ve had to serve such a diversity of students here, it's always beena challenge. I've stayed because I believe in this district." He's a comoany man.

Work study fraud, forgery suspected

by Miguel Delgadillo Staff Writer

A San Jose City College student has been arrested on charges of felony forgery and grand theft, said District Police Chief Edwin Dunn. Vincent Durham, 25, is charged with forging speech instructor Merylee Shelton ' s signature on work study time sheets and then submiting them for payment According to Dunn, Durham received more than $900 in false claims. ''The total is yet to be determined", Chief Dunn said. The investigation is continuing and further charges may be filed. Durham was taken into custody May 10 by District Police officer Chris Floyd, as he picked up a fraudulent check on campus. He has allegedly submitted fraudulent work study time sheets for the past two months. District police officials charge Durham with forging the name of the speech instructor as his work study coordinator. Swindles like this are uncommon, according to City College Financial Aid O fficer Maureen Kent "Approximately 3,000 students apply for Financial Aid in an academic year, and approximately 1,100- 1,200 will receive some type of aid throughout the year." Kent stressed that misrepresentation is the extreme exceptidn. Dunn said a discrepancy in signatures led to the investigation.

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In "Truth or Dare," Madonna's latest, we get a view of Madonna not often exposed to public scrutiny. The film, called a documentary, is an interesting bit of spectacle that should intrigue Madonna's fans and foes alike. The film boasts gorgeous concert footage of the 1990BiondAmbition tour, and if it had nothing else, it would still be worth watching. But what really makes "Truth or Dare" a special bit of cinema is what the camera lets us see and hear backstage. Cameras filmed almost everything that occurred backstage during the tour. After editing, the effect is fascinating, if a bit claustrophobic. Madonna and her "inner circle," consisting of dancers , backup singers and support staff, form a kind of extended family relationship to help support each

other emotional! y during the course of the tour. Madonna, more experienced to the rigors of the road, and older than most of her troupe, is the undisputed matriarch of the family. We see the other side of the coin in her interaction with her father, where the little girl who still seeks his approval must live side by side with the young woman determined to assert her independence. We see the tension rise backstage when authorities in Toronto threaten to arrest Madonna if she does not play down a particularly risque portion of her show. Warren Beatty makes a brief appearance backstage, and comments incredulously on the film project Spanish film director Pedro Almodovar becomes part of Madonna's movie when he invites her to a party during the tours stop in Madrid. Alek Keshishian , director, made the decision to shoot concert

footage in 35 millimeter color film, and the offstage footage in 16 millimeter black and white. According to the director, "To me the color symbolizes the world of light, artifice and theatricality that Madonna lives part of the time. The black and white conveys the grittier reality of her private life." The result is both striking and effective, and makes "Truth or Dare" a visually intriguing piece of cinema. Madonna is no stranger to controversy. In fact, she courts it. Each new video, song, or public appearance or statement seems calculated to up the ante from the previous. Of course, the public's outrage tends to be rather easily titillated, so she probably doesn ' t have to think too long before she comes up with something guaranteed to have the folks in Centerville U.S.A. readjusting their pacemakers. In this regard, "Truth or Dare" should do the trick.

Gerardo's M6 Ritmo by Miguel Delgadillo Staff Write r

"M6 Ritmo" (Interscope Records) introduces Gerardo, a Latin rapper whose style and attitude are truly fresh. Totally today, Gerardo's bilingual lyrics never leave you wishing you had paid more attention in Spanish class. With a conspicuous absence of profanity and belligerence "Mo Ritrno", proves Latin rock is real. Rhythm and blues, and an unmistakable Latin sound comes through each rap song, as Gerardo blends the staccato slang around some of the slickest music. "Rico Suave", is a fine example. With a dynamite video that shows he knows how to visually entertain, this song may well become the 90's counterpart to Carlos Santana's "Evil Ways."

"Brother to Brother" tells of a young couples' marital problems and a reluctant fathers plight, condemning irresponsibility without preaching. All of the songs are danceable, but "Fandango" jumps out of the bcom box and pulls you out of your chair. If you stay stationary during this number, get your pulse checked quick. The 1975 hit by Parliament "We want the funk" becomes a players theme song with improbable but entertaining lyrics. "Latin til I die," based on a classic Santana song, pays respect to the original while delivering his own message. More than a rap album, "M6 Ritrno" introduces a Hispanic to mainstream music. Gerardo can rap and dance with the best while contributing a unique ingredient: Latin soul.

No dice, Andrew by AnneEiena Foster Ed itor-in-Chief

What's so funny? There's nothing on Andrew Dice Clay 's "Dice Rules" album that you couldn't reasonably expect to hear in some filthy, roach-infested biker bar about four beers after quitting time. People milk a lot of humor out of sexism and racism. We might hate the root of it, but sometimes there's something to laugh about But not here. This guy is just not witty.Heoffersnotoneastuteobser-

vation, no pithy comments, nada. Okay, maybe after a six-pack or so it's funny to hear an· ignorant misogynist with a nasal Brooklyn whine say "big, fat f--g tits" while admonishing some "hoor" in the audience to bare her breasts to one and all. And ifyou'reabout half brain-dead (and drunk) you might get a chuckle thefustninety-threetimeshetellsabout "jerking-off" but after that, even a fourteen-year-old boy on a hormonal rampage would get tired of hearing it "People are so f----g dumb" says Clay. Lucky hirn .. .if they weren't he'd never sell a record.

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Trusty Robledo is back as trustee By Rose Mary Wlasiuk Staff writer

Students' complaints and praises need to be heard. The voice that will carry those opinions to the Governing Board of San Jose/Evergreen Community College District is Robert Robledo's. Robledo's role as student trustee is to act as a liaison between students in the district and the Governing Board. He hopes to involve the students' opinion in decision making processes concerning topics like the bookstore budget, curriculum developement and hiring new members into what Robledo calls the "district family.". Never accomplished by any other student in the district, Robledo is the first student ever to serve three terms on the board, representing students from San Jose City College and Evergreen Valley College. "I've kept my campaign promise of increasing communication between the students and the administration," says Robledo. A full time student of communications and political science at Evergreen, Robledo manages to absorb City College student's concerns by attending the weekly Associated Student Council meetings on Wednesday and keeping an open channel of communication with ASC advisor Priscilla Santos.

RobIe do ' s Student Trustee Rights policy to the Governing goal for this term Board requesting equal compensation and votis to establish a ing rights. joint committee Robledo is also proposing that the student to represent stutrustee shall have an advisory vote on motions dent concerns. before the governing board recorded in the The committee minutes of the board meetings. willincludethree "The board is open-minded and I feel that students from they would never hide anything from me," he each campus' said. Although the relationship between Robledo student council, and the Board is sincere, Robledo wants to see both AS advisors the Board's listening skills to improve. "Ifeel we are on the road to that with the new and himself as chairman. Both Student Trustee Rights that are going to the colleges are very Robledo Board May 21," he said. open to his proposal and see the need to work Robledo is drawn to serve his fellow stutogether. dents. This has led him to be a founding member "Truly working as a united district is impor- of the California Community College Student tant, so when we go to the board there will be a Trustees (CCcsn. unified opinion among the students," Robledo For the future Robledo would like to become said. Self-motivated, he has a good chance of the chairman of CCCST and hopes .o bring accomplishing these goals. more credibility to our district, "make us more The student trustee is required to attend each known not only on the state, but on the national meeting of the Governing Board except closed level," said Robledo. sessions, yet by law is not entitled to vote on any Robledo's sights are going for the top, he decision. Robledo is not aware of issues being would like to work in a local political position discussedduringtheclosedsessionsandneedsto where he will be able to utilize his skills to trust th at the board members are only discussing cultivate a better society. If any student has a concern they wish to topicsthatheisforbidden,bylaw,tobepresent Hisenthusiasticattitudehasledhim to putout express, Robledo may be reached at extension

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t: t :1=1 Vice President Sophia Williams has formed a committee to revise and correct spelling and grammar errors in the present Associated Student Body Constitution. The committee has also expressed an interest in updatingandrevisingthe constitution, which has not been done since 1986· Starting June 12 the Student Union will shut down for renovation. The renovations are expected to last 9- 12 months. Student Trustee, Robert Robledo, asked the AS Council to fill out a student survey and has received the ASC's support 011 a proposal to form a club for gays, lesbians,andbisexualsatEvergreen Valley College. Williams has proposed to hold an AIDS Week at' the end of the semester. Literature and inforrnationonAIDSwouldbeemphasized Complied by Amelia Lara

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Thursday, May 16, 1991

Sports

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to turn it up for jthe terminal test by Mark Gomez Sports Editor

The San Jose City College track and field team is sending I 0 athletes to the state championships to be held on May I7-I8 at Sacramento City College. The team had competed in the Northern California Championships on May IO at American River College, the steppingstone to the state championships. If a competitor's time was not fast enough or distance long enough at Nor Cal, the athlete will be watching from the stands. The Jaguars had two first place peuorrnances at the meet; one from Marie Wohlford in the shot put and the other from Joe Amendt in the 800-meter dash. Wohlford threw fora distance of 54 feet, 8 inches, while Amendt's time in the 800 meters was I minute,

52.34 seconds. Cliff Pappadakis qualified by taking fifth in the I500 meter. Jim Lawrence took second in the pole vault, clearing I6 feet even. Evie Barry turned in the best performance among the four lady Jags who competed in the Nor Cal finals. Barry took second in the 800 meter and third in the I500 meter(there were no official times available.) Barry was one of two members of the Lady Jags who qualified to participate in the state tournament. Octavia Dumas also qualified for the state championships, placing fourth in the discus with a distance of 134 feet even. Kitty Bittenbender placed seventth at Nor Cal in the shot put, launching it 39 feet. Heather Larson placed twelfth in the high jump, clearing a height of 4 feet, 10 inches.

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The softball team's utility playerTinaMartignetti, who played eight different positions throughout the season, was named California's first team all state. Martignetti batted .444 this past season.

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The golf team had two members compete in the State Tournament held at Kings River Country Club and Visalia Country Club.

Jenner Classic The Times will have full coverage of the Bruce Jenner Classic to be held at San Jose City College at noon on Saturday, May 25. The Associated Student Council will have volunteers helping direct traffic. There will be five parking lots available for parking.

John DeSantis placed third with a score of I5I. Coach Harley Dow said of DeSantis" he's been our top player all year." Denny Rasku was the other Jag who participated, but was not one of the top six finishers.

which was good enough be named to the Golden Gate Conference's 1st team all-league. Photo by Sophia Williams

Jags miss the playoffs Baseball coach believes record was good enough by Mark Gomez Sports Editor

The baseball team finished the season fifth in the Golden Gate Conference with a record of IS wins and 13losses (27-19-I overall).but it was not good enough to receive an invitation to the state play-offs. "We should have made it," said head coach Barry Woodhead. "Six teams had over25 wins in the GGC, nootherconferencehad these many teams win over 25 games." Each of the teams that finished ahead of the Jags in the GGC made the playoffs. The Jags were ranked 13th in Northern California at the season's end, and the GGC had five teams ranked in the top 20. Coach Woodhead feels that "people are tired of hearing how good the GGC is, and they feel antagonistic to-

wards us." Coach Woodhead puts the blame on himself and some of the coaching decisions he made." I am upset with myself, but it makes me extremely motivated. I wish the season would start again. " The Jags lost the last game of the season to San Mateo, and a victory could have given Woodhead 200 careerwinsastheJaguarheadcoach. The Jags made the playoffs five years running, and had won over thirty games in each of the past four years. Jag infielder Steve Sekimoto was named to the Golden Gate Conference's first team all league. Sek.imoto batted .374, which led the Jags in average. Also making first team all league was utility player Marc Coca, who hit for a .335 average. Scott Ferriera made second team

all league for outfielders and infielder Chris Amos received an honorable mention. The Jags will have six or seven starters returning next year, and Coach Woodhead believes "this will be a good nucleus, but they're going to have to improve.

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The team had participated in the Northern California Tournament held on May 6 at Oakdale Country Club. The team fmishedthe Nor Cal in eighth place, which did not qualify for the state tournament.

Hunting is the favorite sport of many good Americans. In this age of mass produced meat factories, hunting has evolved into a beautiful, enlightening event Although there are a few archaic hicks out there who still hunt animals for the purpose of gathering food, todays enlightened hunters kill for the "sport" of it, and if they feel like it, they make trophies out of the carcasses. Recently a slew of arrests were made in Monterey County. It seems a fme group of hunters had purchased some retired zoo animals to set free on private property for the sole purpose of blowing their heads

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by Mark Townsend Opinion Editor

Taking a morning class in the General Education Building's Room 121 used to be as hard as trying to study in the local mini mart parking lot. Imagine trying to listen to somebody while being constantly distracted. Either somebody is on their motorcycle racing past, lots of loud people are hanging out and socializing or the latest pop music is pounding in your ear via a two million watt car stereo. Sound like the atmosphere

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• Fall class schedules are available in Admissions and Record Office and the Bookstore for 25 cents. • There is an error in the Fall ' 91 sched ule of classes. The French 1B course should read French 1A. Section and time are the same. There will be no French lB course offered this Fall. • The Peer Tutoring Program seeks tutors for the fall semester. Contact Susan Smith in the Learning Skills Center for more information. • The Community Coordinated Child Development Council of Santa Clara will be presenting Promoting Progress in Child Care: Ma.:aging Administrative Issues in Uncertain Times here at City College. The seminar is from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday, May 18. Registration is $20. Call Darcy Rasmussen at 947-0900. • The Journalism Department is sponsering a Careers in Public Relatons seminar, at 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 22. Rick Brown, assistant account coordinator of the Sunnyvale office of Ketchum Public Relations will be the featured speaker. Interested persons should contact Art Carey at ex. 3848 or visit room X-02, • City College Staff Members are invited to attend Macintosh computer workshops. Workshops will be as followed: Excel, Thursday, May 16; Hypercard, Thursday, May 23;and Ragtime, Wednesday, May 29. Call Laurie Battaglia, x 3631, to make a reservation for one or more of these workshops. • Tickets for the May 25, Bruce Jenner Classic are now on sale in Students Accounts Office in Room U-101. • No classes will be held on May 25,in honor of Memorial Day. • The Latino-Hispanic Club is holding it's First Annual Awards Luncheon at noon, Wednesday, May 29, in the Faculty Lounge. Anyone interested should R.S.V.P. by May 24, to Phil Renteria in theE.O.P.&S. office. • The San Jose City College Natural Science Field Studies program will sponsor a seven-day field trip to Mt. Lassen Volcanic Park from June 9-15, 1991. For more information, call298-2181 extension 3930. • Deadline for Fall '91 admission application for upper division transfer students is June 1.

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around the local mall? No. What is being described is the scene that used to exist around the south side of the Building. by Amelia Lara This problem was first brought Staff writer to light when when Jan Groenen San Jose City College's Cinco was assigned to teach in GE room de Mayo celebration boasted festive 121 in 1985. Groenen called the room, "no Mexican dancers dressed in beautiful, brightly-colored costumes, doubt the worst possible room that live singing and a variety of tasty anyone could be assigned to." "The jocks would gather there, Mexican foods. Miguel Angel Cordero, president especially on Monday," said of the club Union Latina, organized Groenen, referring to the bench in the Cinco de Mayo events with the help of club members, and the Associated Student Council. A follcloric dance troupe from Yerba Buena High School, which featured dancing and costumes from different regions in Mexico, put on an excellent show. Authentic Mexican food was sold throughout the celebrations. The Union Latina Club purchased the food at a discount from El Faro Restaurant There was a fashion show hosted by Margaret Gaeta, an instructor here City College. Entertainment was also provided by acoustic guitarist Juan Guiterrez, who goes by the name Johnny Guitar. Guiterrez, a student at City College, also performs at local restaurants. Cinco de Mayo commemorates Newshounds the battle at Puebla, when Mexico won its independence from the French in 1862. On that 5th of May 129 years ago a small Mexican army greatly outnumbered, defeated the invading French force, considered a world power ~t that time.

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