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District cuts $1 million; more cuts expected· by Julie A. Galvan Editor-in-Chief
Jane Morris can remember when an education at San Jose City College was free. "I've been going here off and on since 1966. I resent having to pay $50 a unit just because I have a degree... but in general I don't think young kids these days realize they're still getting a bargain," she said. But with fees on the rise, a $1 million cut in the San Jose/Evergreen Community District budget this year and a $1.2 million cut expected next year, no one is sure how long that will be the case. :e "The problem of funding California community colleges will be difficult I· throughout the rest of the nineties," Mike I· Hill, Vice Chancellor of the district Valley !· District said. The district has run three of the last
four years at a deficit. Fortunately, these overruns are covered by the district's reserve fund, which is similar to a savings account. The Board of Trustees can also allocate funds in case of an emergency. This year's budget of $3.8 million is expected to run a $450,000 deficit "We're making a myriad of small reductions ... contract services, supplies, etc." said Hill. ''We're cutting the budget, but it hasn't been enough." Even though City College's student population has risen one percent since last fall, the expected revenue from increased fees, including the $50 per unit differential fee imposed on students who hold a baccalaureate degree, has left City College and the rest of the California community college system in the red. ''We know the $50 per unit increase has had a significant impact on community
colleges," Robert Brown, district Director of Admissions and Records said. According to Brown, Cai'lada Community College in Fremont lost 20 percent of its enrollment last spring when the differential fee was enacted, and Skyline Community College in San Bruno has also lost a significant number of students. "At the end of fall, 1992, the district had 1,600 students enrolled who had degrees," Brown said. "San Jo~ City College didn't have as many people with baccalaureate degrees to begin with, but we did lose 400 in in the spring and even more from spring to fall." Brown pointed out that although the college can verify if students who have previously attended City College hold a degree, there is no way to account for those who have not, or who choose to withhold that information.
Students who believe they are erroneously listed as holding a degree have the opportunity to change their records. "I'm sure that some people took advantage of it," Brown said. According to Brown, the average student course load this semester is 9-10 units. In addition to the differential fee and higher fees per unit, the absence of a cap on on the cost of enrollment is also having an impact on students. "The cost has cut down how many classes I want to take a semester," said Cindy Smedley, a general education student. "This is my first semester, so I can't say I've noticed any change. But it is painful," said Doug Lorenz, a biology major. "It's been bard on the students. A three dollar increase per unit isn't a big deal ... but the absence of the cap is what hurts," said Brown. ''Money's hard to come up with."
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When San Jose Cit College's 11,000studentsreturned to campus this fall, many of them were unaware of the efforts of the Associated Student Council. In a random poll conducted by TheTimes, about 90 percent of the students dido' t know that a student council existed. The ASC, the official voice of the student body at City College, consists of five student-elected board members, appointed commissioners and club representatives. The council discusses and evaluates matters and activities . which concern the student body. The council's agenda includes chartering campus clubs, distributing student activity funds and organizing the student body as a whole. Last semester the ASC was involved in planning a rally on the steps of the capitol building to protest the $30 per unit fee hike pro-
posed by California Governor Pete Wilson. Although the amount of student influence at the state level is questionable, one look at your enrollment printout will show that the rally was not in vain. The ASC also adopted Santee elementary school last semester to encourage literacy and higher education in children. During the semester, members of the student body volunteered once a month to appear as guests and to read to the children of Santee Elmentary School. But all of the ASC' s efforts and services don't come for free. The Associated Students' budget or the 1993-94 academic school year is $34,950 . With this budget the ASC funds a myriad of student activities, scholarships and other operating expenses, including $5,550 for student activities, $2,650 for the student accounts office, $2,900 in memorialscbolarshipsand$11,400 to run the student government This last item, the largest of all
ASCexpenditures,includes$2,650 in salaries for the student officers, $1,000foranASCawardsbanquet and $5,650 for the California Student Association of Community Colleges and the CCCSAA Conferences. Included in the CCCSAA/ CalSACC expenses are allocations of $1,500 for registration fees, $2,7 50 for transportation and lodging and $400 for club advisor appreciation. "I feel that it's very important for us to facilitate the (other) clubs on campus," said ASC President David McKague. The ASC does so by encouraging the clubs to promote and support themselves. The ASC is the voice of the entire student body and awareness of the elected student council's efforts involves participation. Students interested in the governance of City College are welcome to attend the meetings, held every Wednesday in the ASC chambers, located above the San Jose qty Cafe.
OWer outage shuts down campus . Facilities in theW-building were thout power last week because of dy functional transformer on the Uth end of campus between the ·anal and arts buildings. 1be problem had to do with a se holder on the transformer itlf. The transformer had to be en apart so power was shut off classes on Sept. 8. After the outage reoccurred on llrsday, a technician specialist
was brought in at 2:30p.m. Mowry, Director of Facilities said. Del Anderson, the president of Power was completely off at 11 San Jo~ City College, decided to p.m., but was turned on again at 4 turn the power off after 3 p.m. a.m. except for the W-buiJding. Thursday. Evening instructors Fuse bolder in theW-building are were then notified of cancelled too old and have yet to be replaced. classes. This is the third time in the last At 4:30p.m. the technician in- four years City College has bad a dicated that power could be left on, power problem. The other two were but it was too late to notify in- the result of a high voltage cable structors of the decision. shortedtotbeground.Maintenance "I hope it never happens again. workers are regularly scheduled to It is unfortunate it happened, al- check high voltage areas because though I believe we used the best the sy tern is old. judgement at the time," Phillip
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Prop. 174 is not a solution f schools are the greenhouses in which I society encourages the flower of
education dollars go to Community Colleges. knowledge to bloom in the fertile soil of Mter a lot of esoteric calculations, young minds, then California is suffering community colleges will lose at least $343 from a serious case of root rot. million under Prop. 174, according to the There are as many ideas on how to Faculty Association of California Commucure this ailment as there are opinions on nity Colleges. what caused it in the first place. Voters This will mean fees of $40 per unit for should demand a solution that is compreCommunity College students, plus $8 more hensive, that promises results and that is per unit for every 10,000 students who likely to succeed. leave the public K-12 system. Almost This November voters will be asked to makes the $30 Governor Wilson wanted decide on Proposition 174, the Parental look like pocket change, doesn't it? Choice in Education Act, which would California's public schools need help, provide school vouchers of at least $2,600 but Prop. 174 is not the solution. Instead it to subsidize the private education of any only offers a windfall to students already child attending a private school. attending private schools and to the private At first glance this appears to be a schools themselves. But it leaves untreated good deal. Unfortunately the funds for the blight menacing public education. these vouchers will come from the budThis proposition will hurt K-12 students gets of our public schools. attending public schools, it will hurt comEven if there is not a single child who munity college students and it will not help leaves the system because of Prop. 17 4, public education in California. our schools will lose an estimated $2 Somehow that doesn't seem like such a billion to provide vouchers to students good deal. already attending private institutions. Proposition 174 is not a comprehensive K-12 and the Community College approach to the problems facing education. system are funded under Proposition 98, It promises results, but is highly unlikely to which guarantees 11 percent of the state's live up to its promises.
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Leave the smokers alone by Dan Fink Staff Writer
All of you health nuts really get on my nerves. I know it's petty of me to let you irritate me. I may eat red meat, drink and smoke like a chimney, but all you do is nag like a bunch of old biddies. Just the other day I was sucking down a greaseball burger, fries, a shake and having a smoke when a friend of mine came over and began spewing out little facts that all always be aware of what's going on around of you health freaks seem to know. them and try to walk with other people ''That hamburger and fries are when possible. just filled with cholesterol and salt; He also advises that if students become both of which give you heart palpitations and clogged arteries. And involved in a threatening situation they just think of the poor cow who had should use any one of the five recently to die for your hamburger." installed call boxes on campus. Campus Well, now I have a few words police will respond to these calls 24 hours a for you. First off, about that bamday. burger and fries. I don't care bow Safety is a serious issue. For more unhealthy it is to eat them. If it information, crime prevention pamphlets tastes good I eat it. are available in the campus police departAll I ask is that you all leave me ment. alone while I indulge in my grease-
Campus crime can be deterred n retrospect of the recent assault at I Evergreen Valley College, students should remember that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. District Police Chief Ed Dunn points out that students should take a proactive rather than reactive stance on crime. He suggests that students give thought to possibly dangerous situations ahead of time in order to be prepared. By using common sense and good judgement, campus crime can be prevented. Dunn recommends that students
The fracas that bas gone on be-tween the Israelis and the PLO for well over two decades is a terrible example of war, one that unfortunately took hundreds oflives before emotion gave way to reason. I remember when the war broke out in 1967; I was only seven years old. As I sat on the living room floor of our diplomatic headquarters in London, listening to news of the war with my father, I turned to ask my dad, "What is the meaning of war?" He looked down into my eyes, put his right arm around me, sighed and shrugged. "Well," be said, shaking his head sadly. "I wish I could really give you the true definition of war, son .. .it is the most ultimate of all human stupidity." I could not help but remember that statement as the hostilities of the Israelis and their Arab neighbors progressed from the end of a six-day war to the daily conflict between the victor and the vanquished. Israel refused to give up the lands it occupied during the war and imposed strict laws and regulations on the Palestinians living in the occupied territories. After the Arab/Israeli war of 1967, an umbrella political group, claiming to represent the world's estimated four-and-a-half million palestinian Arabs, was formed in 1964 to centralize the
Editor-in-Chief Julie A. Galvan Opinion Editor Margaret Bethel Pr oduction Manager Christopher Geer
Staff Writers Julia Ballantyne Doug Cortney Sonja Costello Dan Fink Mark Gomez
Photographers Jay Cantu Esmeralda Contreras Sam Junaidy Genaro Meza Son Nguyen
Cartoonist Gil Zamora Graphic Ar ts Allan Angel
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leadership of the various groups In 1969, Yasir Arafat, leader 0 Fatab, the largest of the palesliniaJ groups, became chairman of lb PLO. Life in the occupied territo ries was a daily routine of harass ment, arrest and death on both side.! They lived in suspicion of on another. Casualties piled up, yc both sides refused to see eye 1 eye. My father was right; waris tb ultimate of all human stupidity. Arafat realized it didn't maru what the Syrians, Jordanians ao the other Arab communities nu have thought of his decision make peace with Israel. It mm have been a heartbreaking momer of courage for Arafat, but the 10\ for his people superceded anythin else. Prime Minister Rabin, oflsrae also knew that no nation could liv in hostility with its close neighbo In an era of dwindling global re sources, it was senseless to con tinue to waste time and mone: fighting . In spite of the oppositio. he knew he would face from hi people, Rabin plunged ahead wi !courage. We all heave a big sigh ofrelie that Israel and the PLO have final! allowed wisdom to prevail. It · time for healing, but the pain wi prove slow to heal. Arafat an Rabin have already taken the fm step; it is now the collective re sponsibility of everyone in thl region to give peace a chance. AI ~ they need is time. ,
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How would you improve City College?
Theresa Delarosa Admissions Department ''We should have more activities in the quad during the day to keep students involved and interested ..."
Stef Pacifico Computer Science "More chairs in the (College Union) because there is no place to sit during lunch."
Lan Nguyen Pre-Medicine "City College can improve the quality of my life. I think it has everything I need."
Johnny Morales Sociology "I think they should have more instructors in the Math and Physical Education Departments because they don't have enough time slots to fit my schedule."
Jackie Sias Child Development "I think they should have clocks outside around campus so that you don't always have to go inside to see what time it is." Photos: Esmeralda Contreras Reporting: Julia BaUantyne
Peace through superior firepower
Reality Gheck By Julie A. Galvan
Get maniac drivers before they get you We've all been taught to say pleases and thank yous and to the Golden Rule. D But get some of us behind the . wheel of a car and put us on the road, and we soon develop a sense , of secure anonymity that compels 1 us to take defensive driving to an extreme. Any thought of consideration for our neighbors go out ! the window. No longer are we simply aware
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' of the drivers around us, but we are convinced that the whole world is out to get us, and that some conpiracy has been set in motion the momentwepulloutofthesafetyof our driveways. In our paranoia we become that which we fear the mo t ... road demons. While a hopper's motto might be "whoever dies with the most clothe wins," a road demon's mouo might be "whoever can bust the speedometer while nailing a pedestrian for 50 points is King of
the Road." Unfortunately, there is no sureftre way to detect a road demon before a ituation develops, as they C<nle in all shapes and sizes. They can be cute little grandmothers, Punky teenagers in their parents' BMW or beer-bellied truck drivers in roaring Mack trucks. But put them in 8 a.m . or 5 p.m. rush hour traffic, and they're all the same.
In bumper to bumper traffic, the road demon behind you will expect you to drive 65 mph, although it can clearly be seen that cars in every direction are either stopped or moving at a crawl. Should you refuse to push the red button on your dashboard that magically transforms your vehicle into some kind of hovercraft or "Star Wars" Land peeder, the road demon will honk and swear at you, using four-letter obscenities that make dead relatives everywhere roll in their graves. Maybe I should take a moment and make one thing clear; road demons do not limit themselves to freeways! You will find them no matter where you roam, and you should always be on the lookout. Road demons have been known to sit in residential driveways with their cars in reverse, counting the seconds on a military stopwatch until some un uspecting driver pulls around a nearby corner. ... Five, four, three, two, one ... only as you are in the process of driving by their parking spot will they decide to pull out, as vision of insurance claim and neck injuries dance in their heads. Should you survive this ordeal unscathed, try meeting the gaze of the offending driver in your rearview mirror ... you will undoubtedly find dollar signs in hi or her beady little eyes. There is no easy solution to these nerve-wracking and aggravating situation . You can either follow DMV's "RulesoftheRoad" to the letter and be a sitting duck ... or you can try to get them before they get you.
Wake up and stop hitting the snooze bar, America; someone is out to rob you of your constitutional rights. That someone is, believe it or not, is the collective membership of the United States Congress. It's the same legislative body which only a couple hundred years ago passed this thing called the Constitution and then added the Bill of Rights. Since the California Street shooting there has been a lot of discussion up on Capitol Hill regarding whether the American populace is responsibleenough to handle the right to bear arms and if out of the goodness of the legislators' hearts, they should relieve us of that right so we can become fuUy moronic dependents of the U.S. government. Why the hell should 200 million law abiding citizens be punished because some hate crazed lunatic walked into a nameless building and gunned down a few lawyers? Was thi crime any more heinous than the one committed by Erik Chatman when he stabbed San lost City College student, Rosellina LoBue, 51 times until she lay dead in a pool of her own blood? The crime went un olved for three years because no one in
the vicinity was aware of what had happened. This was probably due to the fact that the sound a knife makes while ripping your flesh and draining the life from your body is relatively silent. And even after his terrible crime was solved it received very little media coverage and there were no testimonials from her parents crying out to ban the weapon which cut their daughter's life short. I believe these actions are just a little on the dark side of hypocriti-
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Now it is indeed sad that people lost their lives to the madman of California Street, but he by no means represents all of the gun owners of this nation. And I would like to suggest that just possibly if someone in that building would have had a gun in their possession they could have defended themselves and others against the assailant. But all the media want to do at this point is cry and convince America that guns bring violence to our utopian society. This is a lie. A gun is an inanimate object which when wielded properly and in a
legal manner can not only provide its user with sport and food, but a method for self-defense as well. And why shouldn't everyone have guns? The knowledge that people around you are packing iron will assuredly make the moron with thirty items think twice before jumping in the express lane at Lucky's. But Congress claims we don ' t need to have weapons for selfdefense because we have our friendly neighborhood law e nforcement officials and the military to protect us from the bad guys. What happens when these people are the bad guys? Youdon'tneed to look any farther than the front page of the newspaper to see why citizens need to posess means of self-defense; the crisis in what was formerly Yugoslavia, the murder of protesters in Teinamin Square, the aid-stealing warlords in Somalia and I won't try to list all of the skirmishes south of the equator. We need to have every avenue of freedom available to every American in order to keep this country safe and free. And if you are foolish enough not to take advantage of the rights which our forefathers gave their lives for, then you deserve the apocalyptic future you bring upon yourself by your apathy.
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Irresponsibility in Jackson case ... It is now an established fact that (Michael) Jackson Jeeps individually with certain young boys; two of them appeared on television with their mothers to peale in support of Jackson. The mothers looked unblinkingly and unflinchingly at the camera as the reporter delicately asked Brett Barnes, 11, and Wade Robson, 10, if Jackson had make improper advances toward either of them as they lept with Jackson in that big bed. The
answer was no, and the mothers supported Jackson by saying he was as innocent as a child himself. Hello? The lights are on, but is an adult home in that big mansion? ... ... Whether or not I ackson is guilty of the alleged sexual abuse, parental irresponsibility and child abandonment are at the heart of the issue.
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Seville went from 'nothing' to the best in his league by Christopher Geer Production Manager
It's a story you only see in Disney f!lms and would never believe in real life. Lou Seville was born in 1970 and was raised in Philidelpbia. He grew up playing ice hockey with friends on frozen ice ponds in the city of brotherly love. Like every kid, be bad dreams of playing the game at a higher level, but never believed anything would come of it. In 1983even the neighborhood games came to an end when Lou's family moved to sunny California, not exactly the hockey mecca of the world, so Lou thought be hadbunguphis Lou Seville takes skates for good. While attending Santa RosaJ unior College and trying to decide where to transfer, Lou bad a friend who knew be was really into hockey and who told him about a hockey club forming at San Jose State Univer-
sity. "I began playing again in pickup games at the Redwood Ice Arena in Santa Rosa," Lou remembers, "I bought all foward gear and spent tons of money." "My friend came out (to the rink) one night an said, 'Listen, we need another goalie for tonight. I have an extra set of goalie gear in my car. Would you mind playing
some shots before practice. Chris Geer/ The Times goalie?' I thought about it for a second and said, 'No, I don't want to play goalie.' " Lou bad second thoughts after declining the offer and realized be bad made a mistake when be saw
how much fun the stand-in goalie was having. When the offer to play came the next week, Lou quickly jumped up and said, "Me, I'm there," and knew the position he wanted to play. "So now I wanted to be a goaltender. Now I have to ..._-~=----"==....::====== go out and buy "Even your damn pads match," Lou Seville teases all new equipment. So I went out and got my Butthehonorsdidn'tendthere first credit card and it all took off forthisfreshmanteam:headcoach Ron Glascow was named coach of from there." Lou made the club at San Jose the year; Elliot Chung was named State, but there were already two high scorer of the year and Lou, other, extremely good goalies on even though he bad learned to skate the roster, so Lou didn't see his only the previous summer, was name on the starting lineup until named goalie of the year. the ftrstroad trip of the club when The club continued winning the teammate and friend, Cody Smith, nextseaonbutftnancialdifftculties pressuredbeadcoacbRonGlascow and scheduling conflicts probibto "give him a try." ited a championship game from Lou stopped everything thrown being played. Although the Sparat him that game and the Spartans tans werenamedcbampionfortwo pummeledtheiropponent9-0.Lou consequtive years, it was won by and the Spartans ftnished the sea- default. son 17-0 and were named cham pi'There is still a bitter taste in ons of the Paciftc Coast Hockey my mouth," Lou said, "because Association for the 1991-92 sea- afterwinningbydefault.theydidn't son. band out any of the awards."
Spartan hopeful , Jim Seimas. Chris Geer/ The Times But Lou and the rest of the Spartans are looking foward to great season in 1993-94. The league has been restructured to include more teams and make for a more exciting schedule. Some of the new schools the Spartans will be playing this season are; Arizona, Arizona State and Colorado. It should be a season to watch as Lou will be graduating this spring and wants it to be "a season to remember." "Coming from nothing, zero, ground floor ... I don't like to say that I was the best goalie, but I was the best at what I was doing at my level and it made me feel pretty good,"saidLou. Wbosaiddreams never come true in real life?
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Sports
Lady Jags prepare to serve by Mark Gomez Staff Writer
Competition for women's volleyball in the Golden Gate Conference last year was strong enough to send five teams to the state playoffs. This year looks no different. "You think you have a good team, buteveryone else gets stronger," said Sam Huerta, San los~ City College volleyball coach. However, the Jaguars (1-0) got off to a good start by defeating Monterey Peninsula College in three straight games (15-12, 15-8, 15-6) on Wednesday, Sept. 15. The Jaguars, along with conference winner Chabot College (111), Diablo Valley College, San Francisco City College and Delta College, competed in last year's state tournament. The Jaguars (1911, 6-6 in conference) finished the season in 5th place. City College lost to De Anza College in the first round of the state play-offs 15-9, 15-9, 15-10. "We played them tough, and led at one point in all three games," said Huerta. De Anza went on to fmisb second in the tournament. This year, City College only has three returning players, but have added height to their roster. Freshmen Michelle Carlson and Nora Puni, both 5 feet 10 inches,
with freshman April Reynolds and sophomore LeShon Brown, both 5-9", should give the Jaguars a better defense at the net blocking shots. Puni, a left banded bitter who plays on the right side of the court, should give the Jags an edge when on offense. Huerta is a strong believer in a good defense, and for the Jaguars
'Conditioning is number one. We are very specific in our training.' Sam Huerta Volleyball coach to have a successful season, they need to dig the ball consistently. "Defense sparks momentum and keeps the rail y going," he said. "When the other team bas a 6-foot hitter and we keep digging them, it demoralizes the bitter," be said. Huerta is also counting on his returning players, middle bitter Lascean Brown, outside bitter Eva Knowles and right side bitter Isabel
Tiscareno, to have an impact both on and off the court. ''I start leaning on them for court leadership. Showing up on time, leading on the field," be said. The Jaguars spent much of the pre-season concentrating on conditioning and basic volleyball skills. "Conditioning is number one. We are very specific in our training." Huerta added that the freshmen have been ''moving along pretty good," but the team is still working on individual techniques. The Jaguars competed in the Cuesta Invitational, a pre-season in San Luis Obispo on Saturday, Sept. 11, where they played ten matches against ten different teams. The Jags finished the day with a 4-6 record, but Huerta was not overly concerned with the record. He was actually optimistic. "There were some real good surprises. We started playing as a team," said Huerta. "Balance wise, we looked real good," be added. The conditioning that Huerta is adamant about seems to have paid off. The Jaguars won their tenth matchoftheday,defeatingCabrillo College 15-11. Huerta noted that both teams were tired, but the Jags were able to pull it out. Conference play begins on Wednesday, Sept. 29, at home against Laney College.
Lady Jaguar's outside hitter Michelle Carlson goes for a kill. Son Nguyen/ The Times
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Mustangs kick Jaguars 24-0 by Julia Ballantyne Staff Writer
The San Jose City College Jaguars started the pre-season with a shut out by Los Medanos City College 24-0 Sept.11. After being inside the 20-yard line six times and having two touchdowns called back, quarterback Lenard Alvarez's pass attempts dissolved into interceptions and fumbles, with 33 total offensive pass attempts and only 7 completed. ''We tried out a totally new offensive line that just dido' t work well together," said Assistant Coach Bob Springer. Regardless of the victory over Modesto City College in the previous Saturday's scrimage game 210, the Jaguars still need to work on both their offensive and defensive line to better prepare themselves for the 7:30 borne game on Saturday, Sept.18, against Fresno City College. "1be first half of the game was
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just sloppy playing on everybody's behalf, but I think after the first half we started to play much better," Head Coach Howard Gay said. The first quarter of the game ended with Los Medanos taking the lead 14-0. With less than five minutes remaining in the first half, the Jaguars recovered a fumble by Desi Barbour, a sophomore defensive back from Whitehaven High . Barbour moved the ball from the 30-yard line for a touchdown that was called back because the referees claimed that be landed out of bounds. The Jaguar's defense held the Mustangs inside the 15- yard line for three downs but allowed a field goal which ended the ftrst half with the score17-0. The fourth quarter bad some good plays that could have made
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the difference but there were more fumbles, interceptions and penlites that kept the Jaguars from scoring. Defensive lineman Pedro Plascenia, a freshman from Santa Theresa High, intercepted a pass on the 30-yard line and ran it in for a touchdown that again was called back on a penalty. The ftnal score remained 24-0. "We were down inside the 20yard line six times and couldn't make the score," Gay said. "If we would have made any one of those scores, it would have given the offense and defense a lot more confidence and possibly turned the whole complexion of the game around." "By the time we get to the conference games we should have all problems worked out and the positioned," Gay said. "We have a different kind of challenge in the next game coming up than in the last game against Los Medanos, we're disappointed, but we're not cru bed." Gay said.
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''Music at Midday" runs until December 15 from noon to 12:50 every Wednesday in room F-7. The next performance will be presented by tbe music Faculty on September 29. Admission is free, and all students, faculty and friends are invited to attend.
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The National Breast Cancer Coalition is encouraging people to sign a petition in order to get President Clinton to increase money for research and declare breast cancer a national emergency. To support the petition, the Student Health Services office will be accepting signatures until September 24.
, Steven Emrick points out a piece of his art to Gloria Magana, left, and other interested students
The second meeting of the San Jose City College Alumni and Friends Steering Committee will be beld at 5:30p.m. Tuesday, September 21, in the College Union Community Room. Anyone is welcome. RSVP Judy Rookstool at 2982181 ext. 3149.
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The Faculty Association, the union of San Jose/Evergreen Community College District's faculty, willelectnewofficersnext week. Voting will occur from Sept. 20 througb Sept. 27. Of the eight offices on the Faculty Association's Executive Board, six are up for election. These are the offices of district-wide president, internal information officer, external information officer, San Jo~ City College campus representative, City College part-time representative and Evergreen Valley College part-time representative. Henry Gee, interim districtwide president since Fran McBrien resigned in May, is running unopposed for a full term in his current office. Anne Heffley, an English instructor at City College, is the only candidate for internal information officer and Bruce CarrolL an Evergreen Valley College mathematics instructor, will run unopposed for external information officer. Linda Heiliger, a City College photography instructor, will cballenge Virginia Scales, incumbent, for the position of City College Campus Representative and Jack Burroughs, an instructor at City
College, will face Emily Strauss, incumbent, in the race for the City College Part-Time Campus Representative. There are no candidates for the office of Evergreen Valley College Part-Time Representative. The Faculty Association bas been criticized in the past for lack of communication and lack of input from union members. If elected, Gee intends to "refocus the FA back to being more responsive." Gee points out that the board needs to seek out differing viewpoints. "It is not enough to simply allow dissent," he said, "you must ' encourage it and seek it out"
"Functional Art," an exbibit in the San Jos~ City College Art Gallery featuring the furniture and art of Steven Emrick, expands the limit of imagination when it comes to working with wood design. When viewing his craft, an observer migbt consider it to be anything but "functional," because each piece looks more like a sculp' lure rather than actual furniture ' you could use in your home. As you take a closer look, you begin to discoverthatmostpieceshavehidden drawers, unconventional lids, and pivotal mirrors that make them "functional" in some way. "I like pushing the boundaries ofwbatpeoplethinkit(WoodFurniture Design) should be. I don't do anything that's typical," Emrick said at the lecture and slide show that preceded the Gallery showing on Sept8. "I've gone through this evolulion of doing everything to wood possible; someone once called it torture. I like to play with balance and structure, like having things appear to be falling over," Emrick said. One piece currently being sbown in the Gallery called "Classical Balance," is a jewelry box made out OfJ:Jt3ple and black walnut woods. The box is balanced on beams and looks as if it could fall at any moment. "I enjoy his work because it toys with the senses by playing with perception and balance," Brande Barrett, a fine arts major, said.
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Eve Page, an art instructor at City College, described Emrick's work as "defying the natural tendencies of wood by bending and shaping wood in unusual ways. He's a trickster with art and he's a highly respected artist in his field." "One day I saw an exhlbit of wood design that was completely different than anything I've seen before, like in cabinets and drawers with sharp edges. That's what gathered my interest," Emrick said. When designing new pieces, Emrick uses visual interpretations that reflect his everyday life and thoughts. Most of the furniture in the Gallery reflects Emrick's new phase of design, which is working with wood in its natural state with all its imperfections, as well as using the contrast of sharp and natural round edges together. Emrick is more than ju simply an artist; he's also an Artistic Facilitator at Deuel Vocational Institute for men, a prison in Tracy, Ca. Through art, Emrick bas bad the opportunity to help some inmates bring satisfaction and
meaning back into their lives. One inmate commented at the lecture and slide show, "I've been in and out of prison a few times and there's never been anything tbat made me feel really good about myself. It bas given me self-esteem. Every time I got out of prison I didn't know what I was going to do, but now I know. I have a new direction and something to look forward to." "Society bas made artists feel that we are eccentric and frivolous, that art doesn't have a place in everyday life. But what I found here at Deuel is that art is very meaningful; it saves lives. For myself as an artist, I think this experience has shown me that art is extremely important. It's important in prison and in our community," Emrick said. Emrick's exbibit will be on display until Sept. 29. Students interested in seeing his work are invited to visit the Gallery from 2-6 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, noon-4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and from noon-2 p.m. on Fridays.
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