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The construction going on between the Science Building and !be 300 wing is at its peak, and will rontinue until the end of the spring semester. The fences that block students' ji!SSllge from the back parking lot llmany places will be up until the ronstruction is finished. The fmishing date is still August, and Hodgson Construction bas not asked for any additional lime. The next major step will be the liSe of heavy machinery that will reemployed to haul out much of lhe tom up concrete. This will add 10 the noise of jack hammers and ooll dozers. "It's going to be noisy," said Richard Casey, dean of adminisllation. The fences have forced the City College Bookstore to move into a small quarter for its operation. However, the blocked access and small area have not greatly im~ sales. "Sales are better than we ex~"said Colleen Hatbnan, one of the Bookstore's managers. Hattman added that "a big portion
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The catering truck in front of the S building, which used to flourish with business at all times of the day, is suffering. "lt' s slow. We've lost business," said worker Peter Danh. "It's not like before," he added. As far as inconvenience for students and faculty, the fences force students to use alternate routes. "I have to walk a little further to get to places. It will be nice when its done," said ASB Vice-President Doug Cortney. Phil Mowry, director of facilities, said one of two things can happen ifHodgson Construction is not able to finish by August. ''First, if they have reasonable reasons for not completing the project in the allotted time, the district can grant an extension. If From the rooftops, the rubble and debris by the Student Union takes on a bird's eye-view. the board of trustees does not feel photo by Dirk .Johnson the reason is adequate, they can assess a penalty for liquidated damages." "Everything hinges on the A native of New York, he weather. They' re ready to work," by AnneEiena Foster served four years in the United Assistant to the Editor said Casey. States Army before attending New One of the most recent projects York University, where he earned Students and faculty alike recompleted by Hodgson Construcdegree in biology. Mr. a bachelor's sponded with shock and grief upon tion was the destruction of many of hearing of the death of instructor Hasscame to California in the midSee Fences, page 8 Harry Hass. A biology and ecol- '50s and earned a master's degree ogy teacher at San Jore City Col- at the University of California at lege for 33 years, Hass died Sun- Berkeley, where he studied under Dr. Kurt Stem, the eminent human day of a heart attack. He was 61 . Mr. Hass was driving along geneticist Mr. Hass came to teach at City Felton Grade to Felton from his home in Bonnie Doon when he College in 1959. His wife, Sue, began to feel ill and pulled to the had been a student in his biology side of the road. He flagged an- class. They married in 1964. Students say Mr. Hass was other motorist who notified para-
Instructor Hany Hass dies at 61
medics. Mr. Hass died en route to Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz.
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Harry Hass
Discriminatory groups one step closer to being barred from City College Affumative Action policy. The hiring policy of the disStaff Writer trict prohibits discriminating The Associated Student against anyone on the basis of Council (ASC) discussed a mo- "race, color, sex, religion, national tion by the Faculty Senate that origin, age, disability, status as would bar military recruiters Vietnam-era veteran, marital stafrom campus due to the militar- tus, political beliefs or sexual oriies policy of discriminating entation." "I think the military should be against homosexuals. During the March 25 meet- banned ..... the visibili ty of doing ing, the ASC members debated so will apply pressure to congress the benefits and problems of the to change their policy," said ASC Faculty Senate's resolution. Vice President Doug Cormey. This resolution, if adopted, Others felt that this would not would expand on the hiring bring about change, but would policy of the district to include limit information available to stubanning from campus any inde- dents, resulting in limitation on pendentgroupwbichopenlydis- career options. criminates against any group of "I don't believe we should ban people protected by the district's any groups from campus. After
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Michael McCord, left, and Jimmy Reed peer through the fence in the playground of the Child Development Center. photo by Desiree Larson
all, it's not the military' s fault they have this policy, it's Congress' ," said KJCC DJ. John Bartley. After a lively debate on the topic at the ASC meeting of March 25, which included hearing concerns from Army recruiters, the ASC decided at the April I meeting to pass the motion supporting the Faculty Senate's proposal. The motion was passed by a vote of 13 to 5, with one abstention. The policy will now go before the college's Administrative Council where they will vote on its merits, before going to Evergreen Valley College.