San Jose City College Times, Vol. 46, Issue 9, Oct 17, 1991

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Thursday, October 31, 1991

City College anatomy students are cutting up Anatomy class offers students hands-on experience with cadavers

by Kevin Moore

and then they were gone. They didn't come back. I had no problem, I couldn't wait."

Larry lies on a table in the tiny, This ain't the movies kids. The cramped room. Larry is dead. His cadaver has been prosected. His skin is cut and peeled back from the dried brown muscles that hang skin peeled back, fat and organs from his bones like month old removed, and his muscles and maleftover turkey. Formaldehyde al- jor nerves have been separated and most drips from the air, it seems to tagged. This is real, and as far from the green-painted movie mannestick to you like wet paint, and your stomach pulls into your quins as you can get.

Sophie, the female cadaver is a throat A small group of white-coated recent arrival to San Jose City College. Belvin was people are there, present when poring intently ~rand­ prosection suuted. over the human "Sister Campi took corpse on the table. Tracing the scalpel, and she went from the top of muscles, nerves the thigh. She just and arteries.

They'd eat in stuck it in and made a line all the way there if the course Student down to the ankle. instructor, Sister Annette Belvin That bothered me."

Rosemary Staff Writer

___,,___ ... their mothers on a gurney and we're cutting her up.

Anatomy students Joelle Nikkel, Freddy Montenegro and Tess Edmond need to wear masks to protect themselves from Larry's nasty formalde hyde body-odor. Students at City

College participate in prosection, a process like dissection, but which involves separation of tissues as opposed to cutting into tissues and organs.

Photo by Kristin Kirst

Campi, would allow it. Welcome to Human Anatomy 001, a 5-unit laboratory class where students cut up human remains in their quest for knowledge.

"The first day of class, when Sister Campi was talking about the cadavers, I don 't think people expected that," said Nursing major Annette Belvin. "You could see some of them turning green,

She said. "Just to dig a knife in the skin and cut all the way down, you know, and then she started cutting back the skin and separating the fat and the skin away from the muscle.

It's like a stabbing or something.

You know you think about their life. You think ... their relatives are still out there, and now their grandmother's on a gurney and

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Homecoming candidates selected; elections coming San Jose City College's annual homecomis fast approaching and candidates for the court have been selected.

Rules for homecoming elections were refor last year's homecoming and those

rules are still in place for this year's contest.

"Candidates earn their place on the royal court based on their participation and contributions," said homecoming chairperson Tara Roberts, "as opposed to before when just anyone could run. " Nominations for homecoming Icing and queen are made by the Associated Students'

Council, the Athletic Department and the Counseling Department.

The queen candidates are Arecia Cummings and AnneElena Foster, nominated by the ASC, Lori Branham by the Counseling Department and Michelle Ashen and Erin Rose by the Athletic Department.

The king candidates are Mike Pickett and

Doug Courtney nominated by the ASC, Richard Chavira by Counseling and Sherman Morris and Charles McMillian by the Athletic Department.

The voting days will be Nov. 6- 13. The homecoming game will beat? p.m.,Saturday, Nov. 16 against San Francisco City College at San Jose City College

High schoolers to visit SJCC Lost his head ~y AnneElena Foster cd itor·in-Chief

As part of San Jose City liege's ongoing recruitm ent students from San Jose UniSchool District and East Side flified School District will be visting on the City College campus , Nov. 5 and Wednesday, . 6. "lne campus visitations are part recruitment efforts organized by Udy Rookstool, special assistant e president, meant to attract students to City College.

Students will arrive on campus lh. days for a 9 am. welcome ess by President Del Anderson ~ <1 Associated Student Council e ·dent Miguel Cordero. presentation by Chuck South-

ward, associate dean, student services, will familiarize the visiting high schoolers with the basics of attending a community college.

Afterwards, the students will have an opportunity to speak with representatives of some of City College's special service and support programs. Representatives from the Adelante program, EOP&S, the Umoja program and CityCollege'stransferprograrn will be available to explain program services and answer questions of interested students.

"This will be really great for the students," said Rosalie Gonzalez, information/curriculum specialist, who is helping to coordinate the day's events, "they'll be able to talk directly to people from the programs that are here to help them ."

From there, the visitors will be treated to a tour of the campus, guided by volunteers from the Adelante Program and the Spirit Team.

Following the tour, the students will be able to speak with representatives from the different educational programs and departments at City College .

Tables will be set up on the Wlawn where the students can get general information and ask department representatives any specific questions they may have.

The visitors will be served lunch and then wrap up their visit in the College Theatre with another informational presentation and an opportunity to fill out admission applications with help from City College personnel.

One of many creative jack-o-lanterns carved by City College art students. For more Halloween images, see page 6. photo by Kristin Kirst

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Fire sparks memorie helplessly as the frremeo their work. My pa coma solid country stock and • The thing I remember most is the rural upbringing. He's a stench ... the thick, sickening odor of quiet man. Thatdayisaw · burnt and smouldering everything weep. I knew then it waswone that penneated even what survived I had guessed. and followed me through my life for The house was a total kls. years afterwards. we did salvage a few things t That odor still haunts me. Some- the back rooms that the flames times I'll open a book whose pages not consumed. Most of what are stained with smoke and the smell not burned was melted and of the fire creeps out and into my aged by smoke and the water nose, into my brain, stirring unset- the hoses. tling memories.

I threw myself sobbing My home was gutted by fire when thecharredhulkofmy piano, I was twelve years old and my fam- into the backyard where tre ily lost nearly everything. I was men had hacked it up with axe. home alone with two younger broth- make sure it hid no embers ers. Weescapedwithourlives,little could reignite.

Later, a sa AJ. still barefoot. - - - - -- - - - emotional par: At three, he was sis set in, all more dazed by the ing us to chaos than frightthrough the ened. Ten-yearold Jonathan ran bawling in terror from the house.

Mypadid fme woodworking as a hobby, turning beautiful, intricately patterned lamps just months earlier for my and bowls out of raw hunks of wal- mitzvah, blackened by smoke. nut, cherry, madrone. Half the ga- unburned. That discovery tiJa"; rage of our house had been con- my numbness and I wept verted into a workshop housing clutching the volume to my fa. woods of all varieties and every Hundreds of record albums manner of stain, varnish, and thin- reduced to a mass of melted ner imaginable. In the other half my vinyl oozing through the pa had built a sort of family room of the shelves that had held with my mom's sewing machine Thousands, literally tho and a television and too many lamps of books were incinerated. S · and other electrical gadgets-all of photographs and slides were plugged into one outlet. That was strayed. Family heirlooms, where the fire started and once it ate ably valuable only sentime through the thin wall to the were lost in the flames and woodshop, that's all she wrote. Fed Yet no one died, no one by the flammables there, the little injured. We moved to an stucco tract house went up in less house. We rebuilt our library than 10 minutes. collection of music. Things Thestreetwaspackedwithgawk- made it through the fire are ing people, thrilled by watching my heirlooms now, reminders ofa life go up in flames. I screamed at edy survived. them. I called them vultures. I cried.

I think of these things now My father stood in the driveway of a neighbor's house and watched See Memories, page

by AnneEiena Foster Editor-in-Chief

Editorials

Juries need more power oblesse Oblige is a term which is .rarely heard in modem democracies. The obligations of the nobility to rule well, fairly and justly, to look out for the needs and rights of the people, are no less important today than they ever were. In a democracy, the nobility is everyone. We do not only have a right to vote, or a right to sit on a jury. These are obligations, duties demanded of us as sovereign rulers of this nation.

In 1670 England, William Penn was brought to trial for giving a sermon to his Society of Friends (Quakers). There was no doubt as to his guilt. He was acquitted by a jury because they felt the law prohibiting religions other than the Church of England was unjust. A legal precedent was set giving juries the right to acquit a guilty person on the grounds that the law is unjust or improperly applied.

Today, this right is still present, though juries are increasingly instructed to perform their obligation only to determine guilt or innocence. They are not told they must judge the law as well.

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stance, might be acquitted because they were an active proponent of euthanasia, and the killing was an act of mercy rather than murder.

Juries are the only remaining check on the power of the government, which was not meant to rule, but to serve the public.

In 1798, Thomas Jefferson wrote in a letter to Thomas Paine, "I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution."

The Fully Informed Jury Act (FUA) is an attempt to force the courts to recognize the right of jurors to interpret law as well as determine guilt or innocence, and to insure jurors are informed that interpreting law is part of their obligation.

The Fully Informed Jury Association (P.O. Box 59, Helmville, Mt. 59843) is actively lobbying for FUA legislation and sponsoring local FIJA initiatives in attempt to reform our much maligned legal system.

FUA can only serve the best interests of the people, giving citizens the tools the need to act as sovereign rulers and meet their noblesse oblige.

Kindness softens the tragedy t's hard to believe there could be a silver lining anywhere within the cloud of black smoke that hung over the Oakland hills, brought by devastating fire that destroyed hundreds of homes, killed more than a dozen people and left the hillsides black and smouldering.

But if there is any bright side to the tragedy, it might be found in a renewed faith in human kindness and goodwill.

As in the a!termath of the Lorna Prieta earthquake, volunteers came by the hun-

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dreds, even while the fire still burned, offering help and aid of all varieties.

So many people offered help that organizing officials had to turn some away.

But they did offer.

Once again, in time of disaster, people has shown a great willingness to help.

Such help cannot repair the damage done, nor take away the misery of those who have lost, but it may ease their suffering some. In the least, it may give them faith and hope.

Editor-in-Chief AnneElena Foster Opinjon Editor Otto Waldorf Sports Ewtor Mark Gomez Entertainment Edjtor Elizabeth Gotelli Campus Editor Beth McKinney

Production Tom Pyles Staff Writers Amelia Lara Todd Mackey Kevin Moore Allison Torres Heather Wolfe Advertising Kathleen Guinther

Photographers Brent Collamer Chris Geer Joseph Jolly Kristin Kirst Andy Barron Adviser Art Carey

Fed by th e flammabl es ... the little stucco tract house went up in less than 10 minutes.

Letter

Condom users' priva should be protected Editor: I recently went to StudentHealth entirely if made to sign for As health care providers.

Services to pick up some condoms be more sensitive to the should for the weekend. The nurse on duty vacy of students. Condoms made me sign the clipboard for them. be made available to students.

I think a lot of students would not questions asked. want to sign for something as perDue to the sensitive topic; of. sonal as condoms. In fact, many letter, the Times agreed to prll'llll would forego the use of condoms signed.

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Should 'The Pit' be filled?

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Tara Roberts No, it's "The Pit," and a lot of people know it as "The Pit" To fill it up would be a waste of time, money and effort. It's better now because people can sit and enjoy the sun and have no one bother them.

Ralph Mersho No, filling it's a waste of time and money. The different levels add something. They should remodel it, not fill it It's going to look boring.

No, It's better like this.

There's somewhere to sit, kickback and watch things. It's great, there's nothing wrong.

No, it would be a bad mistake.

When it's sunny, people come sit out here to have lunch. It's a good place to sit down when you're by yourself.

No, where else is there to hang out? It should just be remodeled.

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Point - Counterpoint

Men are victims too

by Todd Mackey Staff Writer

I just don't get it Aren't there enough J>roblems in this world without making mountains out of mole hills? Sure, everyone agrees, sexual harassment is a problem, a J>roblem among males and females alike.

Let's not confuse the issue, females harass men, too.

Sexual harassment is a very new issue by any terms. Webster still has not put a definition on it, or one that will serve truth and justice to all, that is all who are implicated by it I was reading People magazine lately and was concerned when I came across a headline in a special report on the Thomas hearings, comparing the events in question with contemporary office politics. The headline read "What Exactly Is Sexual lfarassment....And Why Don't Some Men Understand ?" Shouldn't they say, "why don't some people understand?" Are we to automatically assume that men could only be capable of these cruel and demoralizing acts?

The article truly concerns me, for it represents the point of view of a great percentage <>f working women today. This especially touches home since a recent U.S. News and World Report poll ranks the San Francisco :Bay Area as having 38 percent female executives, the highest percentage nationally.

The article went on to query legal experts fjf sexual harassment asking questions such as, what is sexual harassment, how does a woman prove she has been subjected to ha-

rassment, and how do men and women view talking about sex?

The results of the study were at best inconclusive. Even on the basic issue of sexual harassment itself, it could not be defined, except in broad, general terms, leaving alleged "sexual harassment" to the discretion of the victim. When asked how women backed up allegations, even the experts agreed, most of the "proof' was the word of the accuser and rarely was there significant physical evidence or witnesses to back up claims.

I found other suspicions verified. On the topic of how men and women view talking about sex, I wasn't surprised to find the response tailor-made for the anti-male bias previously established by the article. The response portrayed men as flesh-hungry sexual demons and women as the pure-asthe-driven-snow maidens in distress. I am not inane enough to generalize, but I have been witness to female pow-wows on sex that would make a Hell's Angel cringe in embarrassment Finally, what are we to say about office affairs that evolve into normal, healthy and loving relationships? If a man makes sexual flirtations or advances that are reciprocated by the female with passionate responses, all is well and they live happily ever after. But if that particular female decides in her own mind that she does not like his advances, we necessarily have a case of sexual harassment, by broad and general terms.

I guess, in short, what I am trying to say is that a great number of women are using this legal bandwagon to achieve other ends, ex-

ploiting this volatile issue to draw attention to other problems women experience in the workplace. Even I agree, there is not enough equality in the business world today, but using tactics like bandwagon politics, as we have witnessed, will achieve no greater good

Harassment is not imagined

by Elizabeth Gotelll Entertainment Editor

In recent weeks, sexual harassment has been hyped by the media due to the charges brought against Clarence Thomas by Professor Anita Hill. For the many women who have experienced sexual harassment, the publicity is a welcome vindication. It is not a ploy to turn the tables on their male co-workers.

Sexual harassment may be a new issue, but the reality of it is not If sexual harassment has not been raised as an issue before, it is because women have never before achieved sufficient prestige in the work place as well as economic power to gain the attention of the media. It has only been in recent years that women have joined the work force as professionals in male dominated industries. Sexual harassment has been a part of the modern work place since women entered the work force.

Now that the issue of sexual harassment has begun to receive the serious attention it deserves, a obstinate current of denial has

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Vultures fly among the ashes ~taff Writer

My family has been tragically affected. y brother lost his home in the East Bay fire. l2nough said. I am not writing this to sob on <l:nybody's shoulder. If you are handing out S"ympathy, give it to the next guy because I <lon't need any.

I have been impressed by the outpouring ~f assistance by neighboring communities to tllose who lost everything. But at the same ~e I am angered at the continuous suffering ~f the those in need.

It seems that even in the midst of this ~tastrophe there are still people who seek to ~alee victims of victims. I like to classify tllese people into three types: gawkers, scam

surfaced along with it, but facts can't be ignored.

Washington State University conducted a survey of every sexual harassment charges filed with the Illinois Department of Human Rights over a period of two years. Ninetyfour percent of the charges were filed by women. Of that percentage only 31 percent of the cases, those which were considered to be serious charges, such as threat of job, sexual assault and continued physical contact had favorable outcomes.

Charges involving women having to endure abusive language, whistles, continual date requests or sexual propositions were less likely to win.

Sexual harassment of women in the work place is a very real problem and one which has just begun to be dealt with. The demeaning attitudes women have had to endure in the work place have finally in recent years begun to dissipate.

To begin a campaign to push them back under the carpet will only serve to mask a symptom of one of societies grievous illnesses.

Sexual harassment has been a part of the modern work place since women entered the work force.

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for anyone involved.

Sexual harassment is a thin line and a double edged sword for all involved. I think more people should take a critical look before making an issue of sexual harassment and jumping on the bandwagon to oblivion.

artists, and thieves. consummate scoundrel, the looter. I know The first, called gawkers, stall traffic and them as the common thief. They come in the emergency vehicles during urgent moments wee hours of dusk and dawn to rummage and crowd access areas making rescue and over the remains of peoples' lives, taking relief difficult Yet very few offer assistance. "souvenirs" of this great tragedy. They come These people thrive on misfortune of others unwelcome, to neighborhoods they are not and many times say "I'm sure glad it didn't from, to peoples property where they don't happen to me." belong.

These actions contribute little to the benIf you know someone described above or efit of those in need and are a sham to those are one yourself, stop it seeking assistance.

It is the mindsets described above which The second is the scam artist, they solicit are the symptoms of an awful disease of unwitting citizens for donations to assist fire materialism and greed which has plagued victims, only to take the money of sincere our nation and the only way we can cure it is people for the padding of their own pockets, to start with ourselves. exploiting the victims who are truJy in a time Put yourself in the shoes of the victims, of need. then imagine some trying to take from you The third and lowest of all is the most the little that you are left with.

gazing in shock and horror at newspaper pictures and television images of the devastation wrought by the fire in the Oakland hills; I am filled with gratitude and sympathy.

I am grateful my loss was not as complete as what some are suffering in Piedmont, Montclair, Rockridge. I am grateful for the kindness of people who gave us food, clothing, furniture and other goods afterward. I am grateful I didn't burn to death.

And I sympathize with the victims of Oakland's disaster. In a very personal way I understand their misery. What is their anguished reality today has faded to memory for me. But I do remember.

I remember the gut-wrenching pain of losing everything that is safe and familiar. I remember the terrible fear and insecurity of instant displacement I remember my father crying. And I remember the awful stench.

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Wind Symphony makes a roaring return 1920s style

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The San Jose City College Wind Symphony will give its first puhl ic performance since its return from much acclaimed performances in Lucerne, Switzerland.

The concert, "A Musical Salute totheRoaringTwenties"opensat8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, in the Milpitas Community Center, 457 E. Calaveras Blvd.

Directed by its founder, Darrell Johnston, and sponsored by a grant from the Cultural Arts SupportPro-

gram of the City of Milpitas, the performance will include works by William Schuman, Morton Gould, John Phillip Sousa, Gordon Jacob, and compositions in tribute to Trimble will be joined by a much Jerome Kern. younger soloist, oboist Rebecca William Trimble, a renowned Fields, who is currently a senior at San Francisco Bay Area saxophon- Milpitas High School. ist as well as an instructor of music The symphonies next perforat California State University mance is scheduled at 6:30 p.m.

Hayward and San Jose State Uni- Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Christian versity, will be the featured soloist. Church of Sunnyvale. The featured He will perform a special ar- soloist will be principal trombonist rangement by Gunther Schuller of Becky Dugan. several Rudy Wiedoeft solos capThe theatre contains 350 seats, turing the excitement of the roaring and the concert will be free to the public.

Jodie Foster stars with Adam Hann-Byrd in "Little Man Tate"

Little man, little movie

By Beth McKinney Campus Editor

''Little Man Tate" is a slowpaced look at a boy growing from a social outcast to finding his place in society. JodieFostersucceedsinher directorial debut. Foster takes the double task of starring and directing in this film. Her performance as the working class mother of a mentally gifted child is up to her usual standards of excellent acting.

Adam Hann-Byrd is Fred, the seven-year-old child prodigy. Fred is an outsider to everyone including the audience. There is a sense of his loneliness but we never break inside to feel his pain.

The only glimpses into the boy's mind comes in annoying special effects that thankfully only interrupt a few times.

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the movie for less than 15 minutes.

He gives a decent performance and does a quick piano duet with Fred P. J. Ochlan is an obnoxious savant that is losing his day in the limelight to Fred who idolizes him and the two form an unusual friendship.

"Little Man Tate" is a sometimesamusing, though a little corny, look at the difficulties of being a genius.

Diane Wiest's brilliant child psychologist is the typical intellectual professional that devotes her whole life to her job while her social and emotional life is stagnant.

Scott Frank could have written this in his sleep. The plot is predictable and uses cliches to tug at the heartstrings. This film is not comparable to the twists and turns of his original "Dead Again" screenplay.

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Ian Astbury's songwriting has Sllrpassed their previous albums, and Billy Duffy 's blazing guitar is more harmonically refined and sltillfully woven through the mu-

the single, "Wild Hearted Son." It is an expression of Native-American pride in the face of alienation, rejection and adversity.

The music video features a dancer from the Native American Dance Theatre in full ceremonial dress, performing the Grass Dance on the asphalt jungle of Los Angesic. les streets.

"Wonderland" is a bit choppy, One can easily understand why but the imagery in Astbury's lyrics Ian Astbury has such a compassion "'ill keep listeners interested, with for and is captivated by the Nativethe temptation and terrible freedom American philosophy and way of Of desperate youth. life. " Wild Hearted Son," tells of The best verse of the song starts, being caught between two cultures, "! tear the petal from the sweet "I was born to the city/But I longed llarcissus/Crumbles gently in the to roam free."

Palm of my hand .../ (What was) The Native-American dancer, Once magnificent has slipped awayI is the symbol of the grace and dig-.Once again I'm standing naked nity of his peoples and culture, in itvwonderland." the midst of the concrete and steel Singer/songwriter Ian Astbury monstrosities of L.A. ~ain draws inspiration from his "I'm just a breed of society/ fascination with naturalistic folk- Pushin' hard and stealing free/ Ore with the reference to thenar- Don't try to lay no trip on me/ I'm Cissus, long a symbol of vanity, a wild hearted son .... " It is a spiri<lrrogance and selfishness. tual and dignified declaration of The best song on the album is independence.

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Cadavers we're cutting her up."

SisterCampi,a confirmed Roman Catholic nun from age seventeen, is a highly animated woman with aggressive charm and a disarming demeanor. She runs the class and buys fresh cadavers from the Anatomy Department of the University of California, San Francisco every other semester.

The bodies are mostly of people who died alone in convalescent homes. They signed a release allowing the use of their remains for scientific or educational study and are cremated when the school is fmished with them.

The school retains two cadavers, one of .each sex. The male, Larry, died of starvation due to throat cancer. His muscles were better defined than usual so Sister Campi has kept him longer than is normally the case. Major ,organs, most notably hearts, are kept in jars

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As gruesome as the class may seem, the students are not allli ttle clones of Victor Von Frankenstein. Most are students of the healthcare professions, though the strongest impact seems to be on art students. "I've had students take it (Human Anatomy class) who were active Art majors," said Campi. "After having seen the cadaver, and worked in anatomy, I've had them say 'You know, my original drawings were all out of proportion. "' "Whether you're going to be a health professional or not, the course is valuable," said Campi. Belvin agrees. "Now when I have a muscle ache," she said, "I know which one's achin ' . You know where to stretch now, and where to focus, where as before, it was just 'well it hurts."'

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First year head coach Don Stagnaro is struggling as his team faces an 0-6 record. photo by Andy Barron

Gridders' losing streak extended

by Mark Gomez Sports Editor

Lost expectations and a feeling of frustration haunt the San Jose City College football team. The 1 aguars, who now own the the r ecord of 0-6, may be facing the w orst season in the school's history.

In the Jags' most recent loss, the team was defeated by Laney College 14-2. In that game, the Jaguar defense allowed a minimal 139 y ards, 40 of which came on a 40 y ard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter.

"The defense played a solid g ame," said head coach Don S tagnaro. The Jags' offense was u nable to score any points, and relied on the defense for the teams sole two points.

Laney had the ball on the half Yard and were forced out of the end zone, resulting in a safety.

The Jaguars fumbled the ball six times, losing it to Laney three

times.

One astounding statistic that rnay summatrize the Jags' season to date is that the Jags rushed the b all 35timesfora totalof22yards.

Don Stagnaro, who in his frrst Year as head coach, is dealing with a team thatiscomposedof55 freshlllenand 15 sophmores. Seemingly, the team has come up against Stronger, more experienced opponents.

Stagnaro took over at last season's end when former coach

Howard Gay asked for a one year re-assignment due to a minor surgery he had. Stagnaro would not comment on the possibility of Gay returning to a coaching position.

When Stagnaro took over, one of the areas he wanted to work on was thekickinggame, which he felt was a major factor in the team's 37 record.

In the game at Laney, the Jags punted the ball 7 times for a total of 111 yards. That averages out to 15.9 yards per punt Overall, the average per punt is 29.9 yards.

In the team's frrst SIX games, the Jags have scored 69 points while allowing 214.

The team is struggling with the unsuccessful season, and had better expectations to the season's outcome. "We felt we could we could compete well starting with Diablo Valley College," said Stagnaro.

Stagnaro added, "as we lose, confidence is down for us." Stagnaro noted that injuries in the middle of the season were a factor to the losing streak.

Running back Terrance Hill and wide receiver Shaun Johnston missed the game at Laney.

The team 's difficult schedule has been a major factor in their losing streak. The Jags have faced six ranked teams in Northern California With largely a new staff, there have been some small changes in coaching. "The style of practice

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has changed a bit, but nothing earth shattering," said Stagnaro.

Stagnaro has been coaching football since 1966, and has been part of the City College football program since 1982, and was part of the Jags when they won national title.

"We had a very experienced team with good leadership," said Stagnaro. "We were very deep."

Many of those players continued their football careers at four year universities.

As in any college athletic program, recruiting is a very important factor to success. "This year, we got the bulk of what we recruited," said Stagnaro.

Stagnaro tries to make the initial contact with the player, then the assistant coaches aid in making phone contact with the players. ''Players tend to seek situations for themselves," said Stagnaro. "If there are two or three running backs on one program, a player is likely to look elsewhere to find a better opportunity (to play)," he added.

The team is down to its final four games, three of which will be at home.

The Jags most difficult task will be when they host San Francisco City College, who was ranked 7th in Northern California( the week of Oct 21) and averages 487.2 total offensive yards per game.

Women's team hits its stride

by Amelia Lara Staff Writer

Two runners on the San Jose City College women's CrossCountry program have had impressive finishes in the last few Golden Gate Conference meets, and are expected to go on to the G.G.C. championships and the orCAL Championship.

Javiera Trigos, with a time of ~: 14, placedeighth attheG.G.C. meet #2 held at Crystal Springs i n Belmont In tenth place was Alexandra Moreno with a time of 20:38.

Heide Weed fmished in 29th placeamong38runnerswitha time of25:04.

At Meet #3 of the G.G.C., held at Oak Grove Park in Stockton, Trigos placed fourth with a time of 20:05. Kimik Anderson, with a time of 22:08, placed eleventh among 13 participants.

In order to compete at a meet as a team, five members are needed.

There are only four girls participating in cross-country this year.

Head coach Bob Jones expects Alexandra Moreno,Javiera Trigos, and Kimik Anderson times to be good enough to qualify for GGC

championships. The Golden Gate Conference Championship will take place this Friday, Nov. 1, at Crystal Springs parlc in Belmont.

This is the steppingstone to qualify for the Northern California Championships at Sierra College in Rocklin, on Friday, Nov.

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"Individually, we're doing very nicely. (We)don'thav.eany depth, that's what limits us. But individually we're doing very well," said coach Jones.

The San Jose City College Women's Volleyball Team hosted Laney College on Oct. 25 and defeated them in three straight sets, 15-7, 15-5, and 15-10.

This is a tum aroundfrom two previous losses against two of the state's top ten ranked teams.

"I think we're the best 2-4 team in the conference considering we've been given tough teams. Our serve receiveis strong and that is important," states head coach Sam Huerta.

The Jags traveled to Chabot College Oct 23 and lost in four sets, 15-5, 15-5, 7-15 and 15-13.

The Jags showed signs of life by winning the third game and putting up a fight in the last game before Chabot pulled away and won the fourth set.

Diablo Valley College visited the Jags Oct. 18 which resulted in another loss for City College. The scores consistedof15-6, 15-13, 15-

4 and 15-8.

The next chance to see the Jags in action is Friday, Nov.1 where they will journey to and battle West Valley College at 7 p.m.

"We're looking forward to the second half of the season. We need to maintain, play awesome defense, serve receive andour hitting will come," concludes Huerta.

The second half of the season consists of entirely Golden Gate Conference games.

The teams the Jags will face are: West Valley College, San Joaquin Delta College, San Francisco College, Diablo Valley College, Chabot College and Laney College.

Round one of the Northern California play-offs take place on Nov. 26, location to be announced. .State championships take place on Dec. 6-8, with the location to be announced.

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By Elizabeth Gotelll Entertainment Editor

Dia De Los Muertos (the day of the dead) comes to San Jose City College in a week long celebration which began Oct 27.

The holiday which is a tradition of Mexico, is a unique blend of European and pre-hispanic beliefs.

The celebration represents the belief that life is a cyclical event and that death is merely a transition before the next life.

The event, sponsored by Los Lupenos De San Jose, Inc. includes an exhibit at the City College Art Gallery,

a dance presentation and workshops.

The exhibit. entitled Dia De Los ........ ...., .. through Nov. 2 at the Gallery, and features campo santo, calaveras and other the 3000 year old tradition.

At 2 p.m. Nov. 2 there will be a dance in the City College Theatre highlighting ~>IJIOL.llll.---­ ers from different parts of Mexico. There will an on campus craft workshop, with a candk ceremony that follows.

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Empowering black ed ucate

by Beth McKinney Campus Editor

Just what can be done to expand the role of blacks in education?

This question was posed at the Black Association of Community Colleges of California (BLACCC) fall symposium "Empowering Ourselves" attended by a group of faculty and staff from the San Jose/ Evergreen Community College District.

Lectures and workshops aimed at exploring and expanding the role of blacks in education attended by more than 200 people were given at

the San Francisco Airport Hilton over the weekend of Oct. 3-5.

'The group does a lot to recognize black educators and issues related to blacks," said Del M. Anderson, president of San Jose City College, who was invited to speak at the symposium on the topic of validating the black educators experience.

Among the notables lecturing was Willie Brown, speaker of the state assembly. Brown spoke about the need for black people to get more involved in the administrative aspect of the campus.

Cedric Morris, a program aide

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Morris, who was the tendee from the district would like to see more attend to "learn how classified staff work tog~~.• "I gained more Jcn•owllt:q~~• reinforced who I am," said Williams, executive secreta()• president, who also atU~• conference. 'nfl•

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