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Serving San Jose City College
Vol. 46,No. 2
Thu rsday, February 20, 1992
ASC president Maoists incite campus debate resigns office; VP fills vacancy by Mark Gomez Editor-in-Chief
At the Feb. 12 ASC meeting, Miguel Cordero resigned h~ position as president of the student bOdy. Vice-President Bianca Hernandez has assumed the offiee and will serve until elections are held in April. Cordero noted that he resigned because his studies came before anything else, and he
"cordially resigned," his office, but said that "we've all made errors." Cordero then noted flaws of most of the members of the executive council, beginning with the vice president Bianca Hernandez. Cordero noted that Hernandez
has missed meetings that were in her line of responsibilities as vice president as well as filling in for Cordero when he could not make certain meetings. He said that she would now be the president, but that "you don't care who you hurt along the way." Cordero also noted that the adminisrtaive assistant Mike Pickett did not check club charters 10 see who held student body cards. Secretary Ilene Meeks was not void of criticism from Cordero, being accused of not taking good notes during ASC meetings. The biggest implication made was when Cordero said the advisor of the ASC, Priscilla Santos; "lacked a code of ethics" and "broke a personal confidence." Cordero said his peace and gave the floor to the new president Bianca Hernandez. After the meeting, Cordero futher accused Santos of "discussing personal
On Tuesday, Feb. 12, two supporters of the Revolutionary Communist Party, identifying themselves only as 'B.D.' and 'Trac,' set up a table in the G. E. ·area, sparking a lively and occasionally heated exchange of political views with students. Four campus police officers converged on the scene, demanding to see a
permit. In the photo, Chuck Southward, associate dean of student services and counseling, points out to B.O. that the permit only allowed them to be in front of the S building. The police dutifully escorted the activists to .their proper location, stood watch until their permit expired, and then followed them off c~mpus. Photo by ~hri~ Geer
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Construction mess to worsen in spring by Julie F. Atlas Staff Writer
Jason Noce works on the Student Union Photo by Desiree Larson
Construction on the San Jost City College campus will continue in March, with work on a plaza in front of the bookstore and weightroom. . August · 1992 is the expected completion date for the newly refurbished Student Union. 'The cost of the Student Union Building has a ballpark figure of about $1.8 million," said Phil Mowry, director of facilities. If you were to put on a hard hat and walk around the fenced off area into the Student Union, you would have to watch out for falling sheet rock, step over wood planks, and hear an array of loud noises from hammers, drills and a moving forklift t6 get an igea of what it takes for the 29-year-old Student Union to be transformect. "Fifteen per cent of the building i completed," said Mowry. 'The only surprise so far is a small amount of dry rot under the floor and some corroded plllll!bing in places." Since the Disability Act of 1991 is now in effect, wheelchair
ramps, bathrooms and te!ephones will be up 10 code. The last inspection code·upgrade was in 1974and many changes have taken place since then in the law. The changes that will be taking place include refurbishing the dining area. The snackbar will be moved into the serving area, enlarged ·and· made accessible from the outside of the building. ~ kitchen will now be able 10 pro-
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duce a wider variety of foods . The upstairs will house a balcony to the mezzanine area with. a number of rooms, including a big screen TV room, a semi quiet lounge, a DJ booth and upgraded bathrooms. The lower level will have a glass partition separating the video game
See Union, page 4
Quincy Troupe to speak at City College by Mark Gomez Editor-in-Chief
Quincy Troupe, noted poet and novelist, will speak at San Jore · City College 10 am. Wednesday, Feb. 26 in the College Theatre, in recognition of Black History Month. Troupe is best known for writing the life story of Miles Davis, and editing the biography of author James Baldwin, and has been publis!led in over 100 magazines. He has also written three books of poetry, entitled "Skulls Along the·River,""SnakebackSolos,"and "Ash Doors ·a nd Juju Guitars." There will also be an oral presentation of black literature, entitled "Black Voices," from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 25 in the SJCC theatre. Students will give presentations ~d intepretations of black literature. The event is sponsored by the Communication & Forensics Association at City College, and au- thentic Afro-American refreshments will be erved. Both events will be free of charge to the public.