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Vol. 47, No. 1
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Thursday, February 4, 1993
ASC debates Perdue's future as president due suggested, "If I'm doing something wrong, why don't you come forward and help me do it After almost seven hours of a right." Also, former Vice-President sometimes heated debate Wednesday, concerning the legal- Jerome Jones added, "I don't think ity of removing the Associated you should blame the disorganizaStudent Council President David tion of the meetings on just one Perdue, the ASC concluded that it person." Although Krop recognized this needs an impartial committee. meeting to be "an opportunity to The initial resolve our problems" little resoarguments belutions were offered compared to gan during the the amount of complaints. frrst ASC meetAccording to Krop, "Leadering ship arises from crisis, not when Spring semesthings are going good, and we have ter. A motion was made by=-----,------' a crisis here." After hours of arguments, fiCommunica- Perdue tion and Forensics Association nally came an attempt to build a Representative, Olaf Krop to de- better student council. Among the few mentioned, clare the office of the President vacaot,atwhicbpointPerduecalled were biweekly meetings and a the meeting to a close and walked out All of the commotion and frustration came to a head on Wednesday, Feb. 3, during an informal ASC meeting with an agenda designed to settle the problems. This meeting produced, at most, a list of grievances. The many charges against Perdue included threats, degradation of fellow council members, rumors and a fear to voice any objections or opinions. Overall they felt that the council was not run in a democratic matter. When representatives complained that Perdue wouldn't let them talk, he responded, "I'm not a dictator and I will not run this government as a dictator, but I leader who listens. The suggestion oeed help, we all need to work backed by most of the present council was offered by Chuck together." by Margaret Bethel Staff Writer
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Empty parking spaces are few and far between during peak hours at City College. Be careful to park legally though, the spaces in the
Kingdale Oaks apartment complex are off limits. Armando Hernandez learns first-hand as Ga len Bruner prepares to tow the his car a way.
Colleges impacted by budget Higher fees, less students and fewer classes may spell disaster for California's Community College system. Fees for the Spring 1993 semester rose 66% over the previous lerm to help compensate for the decrease in state funding. A current Jl"Oposal to the fees to $30 per unit is currently being considered for the fall which will balance the 11.1% decrease in funding for 1993-94. Dr. Martha Kanter doesn't think itis fair to triple the fees, and said the increase will cause, "a problem of epidemic proportions." Community colleges in the south bay area are already feeling the effects of the higher tuition. The San Jose/Evergreen Commu-
nity College District bas bad 30% College increases every year. The decline in evening students and a increase this year was significant 15% decrease overall. Other com- and mostly due to this semester's munity colleges have bad decreases fee increase to $10 per unit. as well. The largest dollar amount of However, the drop in enrollment student aid comes from the federal bas not bad significant impact on government, in the form of Pell the amount of fmancial support the Grants. district will receive from the state. Other sources of federal student The money the district receives aid are Federal Supplemental is determined by the amount of Educational Opportunity Grants hours that students are in class, not (SEOO), Federal WorkS tudy, and by the number of students. EOP&S. There bas been a 4% drop at Students who need and are eliSan Jo~ City College and a 1% gible for financial aid should apply drop at Evergreen, which means early because there is average wait there are less part-time students in of six weeks to receive funds. the district. With the recession and increasThe information for this report was ing fees, the number of students compiled by Eva Prince, Karen Smith applying for fmancial aid at City and Luisa Prieto.
KJCC returns to airwaves Feb.16 by Christopher Geer Editor-in-Chief
After a three month absence, San Jos~ City College's radio station, KJCC, hopes to return to the
airwaves on Tuesday, Feb. 16. In the interim, students will be able to enjoy a radio show from the new Union Station which can be beard only in the College Union beginning Tuesday, Feb. 9. The show will feature alive disc jockey and a middle of the road type forlllal.
The Union Station will be the Broadcasting department's only tangible production until KJ CC can
return to the airwaves on 104.1 FM. Before the station can return, it must be certified by an outside engineer to assure that the station is broadcasting within the legal limits. "I would really like the matter to be closed," says Raymond Collins, Broadcasting instructor, "the transmitter bas been corrected and it's time to go on." To get KJCC back on the air, the school bas purchased a new transmitter which can not broadcast above the legal limit of half a watt The new transmitter, which cost around $200, is not on line yet The new transmitter is weak
and KJCC may need to install multiple boosters so that it can be heard around campus. In order to avoid any more tangles with the Federal Communications Commission, audio-visual technician Jim Campbell is consulting an engineer to make certain the boosters are legal within FCC guidelines. The problems for KJCC started last semester when there was a surprise visit from an agent of the FCC in Hayward to investigate allegations made by K.K.SF, a commercial station in San Francisco,
The meeting produced a list of grievances, threats, degradation of fellow council members, rumors and a fear to voice any objections or opinions.
Although this weeks meeting was supposed to be a problemsolving discussion, Perdue was repeatedly defending himself against the numerous accusations thrown at him by fellow council members.
When former Commissioner of Activities, Tiffany Bliss admitted that she felt threatened of losing her job, Perdue responded, "I do not believe in firing anyone, the 'threats' were a misunderstanding." Ron Thomas, former Commissioner of Publicity stated, "I don't think we ever got anything important accomplished during the meetings, that's where we need a strong leader." After the questionSee KJCC, page 4 ing of Perdue's leadership ability was discussed ~e and again, Per-
Southward, Dean of Student Services. He recommended that Perdue and the Council, each appoint two representatives to sit down and work out a process to resolve the situation. The process worked out by these representatives will then be used to determine if the actions taken to remove Perdue were legal and therefore valid, deciding his future as President of the ASC. Southward later added, "If there's one thing that David (Perdue) needs to do, it's bring these people back together." ASB Election Feb. 17-18 An election will be held for the offices ofV.P., Directors of Administration and Finance. For more call x3365