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Serving San Jose City College
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Lady Jags to face S.F. Page 7
Spinetingling fun Page 6
Thursday, October 14, 1993
Enrollinent down only ·3%since last fall
ver SarJ Jose City ·c ollege
by Doug Cortney Assistant Editor
In many tases,things aren't as they seem to be. Magicians such as.pav jgpopi}erfield use sleight of hand, mirrors and the wonders·· ·of:)elevisi6n technology to create 'illusions; this • photographer used a photo montage technique to create the illus.ion pf.Jb.e. 9,ollege Union quad illuminated by a harvest
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The ph~o consists of two negatives, one of the College
and' one of the moon, Union, shot with a wide-angle 24 mm shot w~h a telescopic 500 mm lens. Both negatives were then printed on the same paper. Of course, a harvest moon could never be seen from this perspective, but then again, one only has to take a look around campus to see that even without a full moon, strange things do happen.
Son Nguyen/The Times
JCC Bookstore no longer to compete •th campus Cafe in refreshment sales
Figures from the first enrollmentcensus of the semester, taken Sept. 13, show San Jos~ City College's enrollment down three percent from one year ago. "We're pretty much where we were at the end of the ftrst week's classes and that's good for the college," said Robert Brown, Director of Admissions and Records. The census showed 10,517 students enrolled at City College. This is a signillcant increase from the 9,634 counted on the ftrst day of classes, but it is three percent below the 10,856 students attending classes at this time last year. While total enrollment was down, there were only 11 fewer daytime students on campus. The overall decrease was mostly because of a seven percent drop in the number of evening students enrolled. Brown said the decrease is ''not a signillcant figure ... when we' recompared with other schools and colleges up and down the state of California" The state uses final enrollment flgures to determine bow much money a district receives. The San Jose/Evergreen Community CollegeDistrictisfundedupto2,384.5 full-time students this year. If registration totals are too far from goal then the district may have financial problems. Brown said that the college is in pretty good financial shape. "Our funding is right about where we want it to be," he said.
"We found they (Canteen food by selling textbooks, supplies ... vices and contract reps, the fact the service to the students isn't that the Bookstore and the Caf~ services) bad a concern, sat down going to drop tbatmucb since we're sold similar products was flrst and addressed it, and made the Students used to the conve- so close to the Student Union." brougbttotheattention to Ramona decision to discontinue carrying ence of running into the BookAngelaGeer,abusinessadmin- Heimlich, the Caf~ manager, and See Food Sales, page 8. for a drink or a quick snack istration major, said. "I think it's the food contractors, by students Ynow be running over to the . - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - . and staff last spring. 50% liege Union. '"There are certain items the SJCC STUDENT As Of this semester, the BookBookstore bas always sold, such 45% POPULATIO BY . hasagreedtostopcarrying ascandy,nuts ... Thegreyareain 40% ETHNICITY COOkies and drinks other thecontractwasduetothejuices, SPRING '93 bottled water because simisodas and some of the vendors 35% items are sold at the campus that were selling to the Book30% ~. store," Mui'los said. According to Dave Painter, The matter was brought up at 25% tore director, Snapple a Food Forum. amontblymeet- 20% \Vere sold about 40 cents ing the food service contractors at the Bookstore than at ridiculous. Competition is only started last year, and then further 15% Care. fair.'! discussed at a meeting last sum~teen(thefoodservicecon"'t's not that I think they should mer. ) was concerned because compete," Tania Johnson, an En''1bediscussionswerebetween \Vas a price difference," be glisb major, said. "Whoever can myself, theBookstoremanagerand provide the products at the best the Vice-Chancellor. It wasn't a .As for the other itemS, Painter price to students should be able to decision not to compete ... we just d, '17om a business standpoint, do so." asked, 'What was it that you were Black Hispanic Other Asian/ White ~don't want to run competition According to Liz Pak Munos, carrying for several years before Pacific lnfographic by Allan Angel . tach other. The Bookstore's district director of purchasing and this became an issue?'" Muflo I lander !'unction is to serve students liaison between Canteen food ser- said.
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Battle over the bottle Editor: What is the primary purpose of having food services on campus? Is it to provide nourishment for the students/faculty at a reasonable cost or to maintain a profit ratio? It appears, sadly, that the latter is the
case.
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During the past several weeks, I have noticed that more of the edible items that were available for purchase in the bookstore are no longer available. Why is this? Because the staff of the City Cafe bas decided that the bookstore is infringing upon their contractual right to provide food for the City College population. So, to rectify this situation, the bookstore has been prohibited from selling beverages (other than certain types of bottled water) and snack foods such as potato chips in an effort to force the City College student/faculty population to purchase their sustenance from the City Cafe. While I understand the motivation for such actions, (i.e. maintaining their profit-expense ratio), I do not agree with them when it causes financial hardship for the students of City College.
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The reason that the City has had so few customers in past for its snack products is cause of their grossly over-· prices. Whyshould webd pay, for example, $1.35 fora of Snapple at the City Cafe the same item could be at the bookstore for92 cents. City Cafe cannot provide desired items for the stu staff at a reasonable price, they should allow wbicbevc partment that can (i.e. the h store) to do so. When I made this commeru passing faculty member, I was that the problem could be by removing the Snapple ages from the campus enti: Wrong! Why punish the s when the problem can be so when the staff of the City Cafe the bookstore finally take minds to the bargaining table ] reach a marketing agreemelll best serves the needs of their mary customers-the studen
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very weekday morning San Jose City E College students search the parking
available in the campus lots. If there were not 40 off-campus cars in City College's lots there might not be as lots in a quest to track down that elusive much of a parking problem. At the very beast, an available parking space. Parking is a continual problem for City least the situation would be better than it is today. College. The 1,119 parking spaces are simply not enough for the 3,000 students Students parking in the Wendy's lot are who purchase permits. towed. This is understandable; the Wendy's lot is for Wendy's customers. Likewise, The only two solutions to the parking problem are to increase the number of City College's lot is for City College's customers, the students. spaces or to decrease the number of drivers using them. It is unfortunate that local workers can't While the college and the district are find parking without invading campus, but working on plans to add more parking that does not obligate City College to provide it for them. The college must spaces and to encourage students to ensure that students have priority for the carpool or take public transportation to spaces in student parking lots. campus, these are long-term projects; The solution does not need to be exstudents need parking now. travagant or expensive; it needs to work. Fortunately, there is a way the district A system as simple as giving each can improve the parking situation for students today. student a dashboard placard to place next to the daily permit and requiring that placard On a recent morning more than 40 for all cars parking more than two hours people who work in nearby businesses would solve the problem without preventparked in the lot adjacent to Bascom Ave., across from Valley Medical Center, ing those with valid on-campus business from parking in the lots. and walked across the street to their The college should continue working on workplace. The 40 students displaced by long-term solutions to the lack of adequate these workers are certainly not unique; this scenario is replayed every weekday. parking, but keeping off-campus drivers Every weekday morning there are City out of the lots would make it possible for College students who must park blocks more students to vanquish the parking from campus because there are no spaces dragon today.
Look for a really spooky issue Oct. 28!
The Times
Editor-ip-Cbief Julie A. Galvan
Staff Writers Julia Ballantyne Mark Gomez
Assistant Editor Doug Cortney
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Member CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS .ASSOCIATION
Opinion Editor Margaret Bethel
Production Manaeer Christopher Geer
Cartoonist Gil Zamora
Pbot2ernphers Jay Cantu SamJunaidy GenaroMeza Son Nguyen
Graphic Artjst Allan Angel
Advjser Art Carey
Pardon my accent by Ailabogie Aikpaojie Special to the Times
Tradition is the basic philosophy of life, yet, tradition in itself originates not from the rules and regulations of the gods, but from the collective experiences of a group that makes up a society. Thus, from tradition, a cultural refinement is structured par each society, through which an individual is nurtured. Therefore, an individual's personality, attitude, dress, style, belief and/or accent is relative to the culture in which that person is nurtured and the geographical re, gion of that culture. If that individual then leaves to pursue life outside his/her culture, such individual should not be subjected to inferior treatment and undue mockery by members of his/her newplaceofabode,simplybecause of the person's look and accent. I am sometimes amazed at the level at which some professors in this college condemn and/or make a mockery of their immigrant students, who speak with accents. One particular professor even went as far as suggesting to his immigrant students to read more federal documents to help eliminate their accents and make them "Ameri-
cans." Whatever this pro~ u means by that statement is uiX to me, especially when the 2 fessor, who is ofltalian origin, regularly speaks with a . drawl. It is quite clear thai < professor bas more to do in f becomefully"American."B · for a person with a PhD., 1 professor bas the morality and cabularyofadog, using the~ and the most vulgar language O< becoming of a college pro~ 0 His biased attack on the sl nothing short of "immigrant ing," and such an attitude is a grace to a diverse college nity like San Jore City CoU Let us understand that not one culture that is better the other and those who think their cultural values give thtS excuse to disrespect and mod uJ differences in others are not e stamping themselves with a UJ of ignorance, but are guiley ethnocentrism as well. country is made up of people various parts of the world anC diversity of its citizenship is basic foundation of its s Such diversity bas been a pat e the history of this country and who have not yet woken up to reality are not fit to call themseAmericans.
The Times is published alternate Thursdays during the school year by tbt Je Journalism 65 class at San Jose City College. Sales representatives are tbt Collegiate Advertising Sales and Service, College Media Pl~ment Se~~ II)! American Passage. The Times is a member of the Journalism Assoc~~oo Community Colleges and the California Newspaper Publishers AssociallOO· The Times is located in Rm. 303 at San Jose City College, 2100 M~ Ave., San Jose, CA 95128. · Newspaper staff hours are 11 a.m. to l p.m. Monday, Wednesday aD' Friday. Telephone: (408) 298-2181, ext 3849. Fax: (408) 288-9023 Unsigned editorials represent majority views of The Times Editorial B~ Signed Viewpoint columns represent the views of individual writers. Nel~ Ui necessarily represents the opinion of San Jose City College's administrab~ · faculty, staff, students, nor that of the San Jose/Evergreen Community Co lieS'
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SPEAKOUTS IPJEAKOU1rSPEAKOUTSIPJEAKO U1r Do you believe the United States should be in Somalia?
"Yes, we are the only ones that can set the tone and lead the United Nations in global issues ...we are the super power and it's helping people
Daniel Castro Fine Arts
Ingrid Johnson English
"This country is going under... you can't help others until you help yourself first."
"We should help out people that are starving, but I don't think we should be in a war there."
Jessica Guy Fine Arts
Desi Barbour Architecture "When you send in military troops, people will be killed on both sides .. .it comes with the terri tory."
''No, I don't think we should be there. We're not helping the people and we're not wanted there." Photos: Son Nguyen Reporting: Julia Ballantyne
Life would b e easier if .,.ve did not care lf you are among the politically correct dare offended easily, do yourself a favor d turn to the Entertainment page now. In "Devil's Advocate," a column which I gan this semester, I intended to take a tand on an issue and blow it to the extreme, eft or right, I really didn't care. And I did just that in the first appearance f this column when I suggested that citins should carry firearms to dissuade indi"duals from entering the express line at ucky's with a basket full of groceries. This week was to be more of the same. I , as going to label Boris Yeltsin as the anti·st complete with quotes from the Bible d trite metaphors about a democratic "ctator with too much power who talks out fboth sides of his mouth. But after picking · P the final edition of the Sunday San Jose ercury News I couldn't do it. Since August, my attention bas been nsumed by my own pitiful life; rent, car, OOd, hockey, baseball, friends, hockey ... ou name it, I worried about it. And that was fme until I read the final edition of the llllday Mercury News. Did you read it? I would be willing to bet t. I would guess the average San Jose Silly
college student spent Sunday in front of the one so I read the caption beneath the photo television or shopping for his/her winter to learn more. wardrobe at Macy's. The woman pictured is-was, actuallyI know because the only reason I stopped Amy Biehl, a Stanford graduate who was watching football on Sunday was to go to murdered in South Africa on August 25, boursafwork at Paramount's Great America where o n ' 1 y ter the a copy p b o to of the fin a I d i s played edition bad been of the taken. Sunday MerShe cur y bad been preparNews ing to lay on leave the t b e country after a ten-month stay and had inaddesk. I only opened it to look for the ads and the vertently driven her car to the wrong place at comics, but they were missing. One of my the wrong time. This can't be chalked up to college-attending co-workers, who also al- a simple case of stupidity or bad driving, lows his brain to atrophy on the weekends, though; she was killed by an angry mob of bad absconded with them to the other room. the people who she bad gone to South Africa I started restacking the paper when I to help. Ican'tdecidewbotocriticizehere.Should noticed a photograph of a young woman it be the Mercury News for waiting almost with friends on the front page. It struck me as odd that a paper would run a stupid two months to report the story? Should it be snapshot of a girl and her cohorts on page the criminals and those like them who killed
her? Or should it be myself? There isn'tenough space in the paper to print what I would like to say about my first two options so I will limit the criticism to myself. Had I completed this column on time it would have been about Yeltsin becoming what be bas said be would fight against: a dictator. Had I completed this column on time the editor could have formatted it on Friday and the production schedule for the paper would still be on track. Had I completed this column on time you would have never bad to read this dribble. Had I never picked up the fmal edition of the Sunday Mercury News I would still be consumed by thoughts of rent, my car, food, hockey, baseball, friends, hockey ... Perhaps Amy's friend, Evaron Orange, who cowered at a pelrol station across the slreet while Amy was being killed, bad the best advice for everyone in the world when be said, "Save yourself." I would like to add that if you want to remain what society considers to be sane and absorbed in your own self-important life, do what I do; try not to care.
as Vegas: enlightenment in the Holy Land We were supposed to leave for Vegas by 8 p.m. When Chris, ulie and Haskeu arrived to pick up at 10:30 p.m., I was not
UtJ>rised. After getting the, "Don'tspeed, n't do drugs and behave your-
lves at all times," speech from , rny mother, we had to stop by
Store to pick up enough drinks Cigarrettes to get us through Coa£1 trip, which we were bopg to cut short by exceeding the limit sanctioned by law. By 11:30 p.m. we were on the Way. The excursion had begun We bad abandoned our need to Jeep, After twelve hours of a hiand unforgetable journey luding broken limbs, potent ~u.J;IN~Iticalsandbandcuffs, we &ed to reach our mecca Visiting this realm of tastelessWas a first time for all of us, finding the hotel immediately as a treasure shared among four ~&ry, grimy and exhausted
etlds. We staggered up to the desk at
noon and were informed that our recent kill, and psychopathic mer- failed to see the humor in our little room would not be ready for a few cenaries just waiting to puncture joke. When we received our passes more hours. In desperate need of someone'scbest with a few rounds. showers and sleep, we went in Fortunately, Chris arrived with for the conference, I was petrified search of Chris' father. his father just as I was about to to step foot inside the building. I Galen Geer was in Vegas to make a run for it, and Mr. Geer' s hoped that if I avoided eye contact attend a "Soldier of Fortune" firstwordstomewere, "Ob,you're with these NRA-loving escaped magazine convention; ,...t• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • l l l l l l convicts, I wouldn't get be is the Outdoor Editor shot. I considered carrying of that magazine and a apiece of raw meat in my talented professional purse to appease them if writer, whom I was they gotfiesty and most of looking forward to all I prayed that my life meeting. wouldn't be cut short by a Waiting outside the drunken, toothless hick. convention for Chris to By Margaret Bethel Yet upon entering the find his dad, I was disconvention I saw booths gustedbytherifle-totingred-necks Margaret; I'm going to kill you." which focused on stopping the dressed in camouflage and "Rush This, coming from a strange man poaching of animals, saving Limbaugh for President" T-sbirts who I had beard usually carried a POW's, promoting gun safety and that were entering the building. gun, was somewhat less than com- advocating many other non-vioThe realization that I was to go fortin g. lent, intelligent causes. through those same doors as soon Chris, whom be bad not seen The "Soldier of Fortune" conas Mr. Geer provided us with press for three years, thought it would be vention was not what I expected. passes made me wish I had never funny to terrify his father and tell While there were some convenembarked on this journey. him the two of us were geuing tiooeers who fit the stereotype I I envisioned the convention as married that weekend I was peri- bad conjured up, the majority of being a mixture of beer-guzzling odically reminded each time Mr. them were knowledgable, conserhunters, boasting about their most Geer threatened my life, that be vative Americans, able to elo-
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quently express their views. Mr. Geer, to whom I can now refer as Galen since I realized be wasn't going to kill me, was very insightful and willing to give advice about writing techniques and other tricks of the trade to four aspiring writers. By the time Galen finished motivating us we were ready to bit the streets of Vegas with our new found journalistic knowledge; we gambled and accepted free drinks until our livers could take no more. Having wasted away our entire life savings a nickel at a time and unable to evade the authorities any longer, we began ourjourney home, but only after the hotel security escorted us to the lobby. For the first time, I learned through experience that you can't judge a book by its cover nor a magazine by its readers. Neither can you really know your friends until you spend twenty-four hours out of one weekend with them in a smoke-filled, radio-blasting, match box 1987 Nova
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Eddie Macafee, an English major, preps for class by reading his textbook surrounded by the library's collection.
Not just for bookworms Many students think of the library as a place haunted by bespectacled, gaunt-faced bookworms, a place filled with dusty books preserving for the ages words of long-dead authors But the library is more than just long, poorly lit aisles; it is a place where students gather to read the newspaper or a favorite magazine, research for that 10,000 page term paper or study for major exams. At the San Jose City College library, students can use computers, watch videos or listen to audio tapes. There are even typewriters for those so inclined. The tables and study carrols are always teeming with students bent on serious studying or just in need of a place to hang out. Whatever your needs, academic or otherwise, the library is the place to be. Nguyen Vinh uses a computerized periodicals index.
Photos by
Genaro Meza
Miguel Terrizzano gives Candelaria Valencia, a business major, a few quick tips in the library.
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by Julia Ballantyne Staff Writer
Every semester the campus goes through changes. New courses, new students ... we're used to seeing the faces of new students, but what about new instructors? The fall 1993 semester at San Jore City College bas welcomed three new instructors to the staff, Beth Gaydos, Mark Newton and CbooSong. All three of the new instructors are part of the natural sciences department. "We are very happy to be able to hire two of our school's parttime instructors for full-time positions ... it's a rarity to be able to do that and the competition is fierce," Jim Samuelson, dean of mathematics and physical sciences, said. The two chosen part-timers, who have taught at both Evergreen Valley College and City College for the last few years, are Beth Gaydos and Cboo Song. "Cboo Song and Beth Gaydos were stand-out part-time instructors that did things for the school that was beyond the call of duty," Samuelson said. J. Cboo Song, who bas a doctorate in chemistry, filled a growth
J. Choo Song
Beth Gaydos
Mark Newton
position (or new added position) in the chemistry department. Song teaches a general education chemistry class of about sixty studentsandaCbemistry lB class, the highest level chemistry class at the community college for those wbo are going onto professional engineering or medical careers. "I try to make the chemistry course interesting by bringing chemistry to the student's level and by bringing up day today life," Song said of bis teaching. "If you don't get students to participate in class you lose your audience." All three instructors discussed the incredible student diversity at
City College. "It's the one thing that got me really excited. The school bas great strength and potential because of this diversity; the students will be well prepared for the work force when they getoutofscbool," Song said. One of Song's teaching philosophies is to help people to reach their maximum potential, and to continuallyinteractoneononewith each student. "'Ibis is a perfectteacbing environment," be said. Beth Gaydos, the other parttime instructor hired full-time, received ber bachelor's degree in
biology from UC Santa Cruz in 1974, and in 1977 completed her education at San Jose State University with a master's degree in biology. "I'd like to get the students excited ... not by just lecturing but having more bands-on training for the students and allowing them to do the teaching," Gaydos said of ber goals as an instructor. Gaydos teaches a general education biology class and a microbiology class. One of her main goals is to bring bio-technology (modem biology) to ber classes as soon as possible. "I'm having a lot of fun and
defmitely think tbe students are wonderful to work with," Gaydos said. "I'll bring as mucb modem biology into the classroom as I can." After going through close to sixty resumes, the selection committee chose Mark Newton for the second full-time opening in the biology department. Newton is very excited to be back in his borne area again. His last three years have been spent in Oregon keeping busy with many different part-time teaching assignments, including a class on animal behavior for 165 students at the University of Oregon. With a bachelor's degree from Berkeley in 1979 and a Pb.D from Arizona State University in 1990, both with a zoology emphasis, be is an established expert in that area. One ofNewton'smain goals as an instructor is to help people leave bis class imowing more about science and the way that it affects their lives and their environments. "I want people to become more effective voters by helping them understand environmental issues," Newton explained. Newton teaches a general biology class and a global ecology class.
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Police show off blues District officers change their look by Margaret Bethel Opinion Editor
The San Jose/ Evergreen District Police are sporting a new look for the fall . For tbe last decade campus police have been trekking around San Jore City College and Evergreen Valley College in Ranger Joe uniforms, and have been treated as such. In their new blues, which cost each officer about$230, "they look like real police officers," said District Police Chief Ed Dunn, "we are now more easily identified." Because the state of California advocateS that peace officers dress
in blue, SJ/EVCCDistrictbas followed the lead of many other college police departments and have modified their look. The new threads of district law enforcement officials are similar to those of the San Jose Police Department, with exception to the white stripe on be municipal officer's uniforms. While the police officer are in new attire, tbe traffic officers will keep their current uniforms and wear different badges. This safety measure bas been taken to prevent campus officers from being faced with real municipal police responibilitie for wbicb they are not trained.
On any given day you can find the small Times staff of six writers, photographers and artists scurrying around room 303, writing the articles and laying out the very pages you bold in your bands. On every other Wednesday night this same group of faithful writers burns the midnight oil to get the latest edition of the paper to the presses. We would like to take this space to introduce the four people who make up the Times Editorial Board, those brave souls who decide what editorials are written, who generate most of the story ideas and who put together the majority of the pages. Julie A. Galvan, Editor-inChief: This is my third semester here at 5iHy City College and my second semester on this staff. Last semester I was the Opinion Editor under the leadership of Chris Geer, then the Editor-in-Chief and now the Production Guru. I have several years of experience writing for newspapers and would rather see my name in print than in lights. As a journalism major and professional procrastinator, I expect I
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will decide anyday now where I am going to transfer next fall. Doug Cortney, Assistant Editor: While I am currently in my sixth semesteratCityCollege, well on my way to becoming a professional student, this is my ftrst semester on the Times staff. I am studying computer science and intend to transfer to UC Santa Cruz next year. In my copious free time I enjoy playing volleyball, reading science fiction and camping with . my Scout troop. Margaret Bethel, Opinion Editor: My firSt semester on the Times was rather tragic; it was the year Hemingway retired from the San Francisco Forty-Niners. But seriously though this is my third semester as a Times staff member and second as a page editor. I hope one day transfer to a four year
school far, far away from bere to major in journalism. P.S.-Lima beans are my least favorite legume. Christopher Geer, Production Manager: I have been a staff member of tbe Times since Christ was a child. I began as a photographer in the Fall of 1991, was Photo Editor the following spring and Editor-in-Chief the past two semesters. I would eventually like to transfer to the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and major in magazine journalism, following in my father's footsteps as a top-notch journalist. The Times welcomes feedback from its readers. Feel free to stop by the news room with a Letter to the Editor or call 298-2181, ext 3849, if you have an idea for a story or suggestion for something you would like to see in the paper.
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'Mortal Kombat' knocks out all competitors §pCC presents ~ro;u~:~~~a~~~:eer
Break out those typewriters moms; you've got something new to complain to your congressman about. It's Arena's borne version of Acclaim •s arcade smash ''Mortal Kombat." Although it bas been more than a month since ''Mortal Monday" (the game•s release date) thefervorsurroundingitjustwon't die. In an article Sunday, David Plotnikoff, a staff writer for the San Jose Mercury News, said that "Mortal Kombat may be the most notorious game ever to come off the drawing board ..." I believe it is and that is what will make this game a huge success. Although I have grown old and rarely frequent video arcades anymore, I knew what this game was about. I have seen students in our own College Union stand in front of the arcade version of the game mesmerized by the ability of another player to successfully battle his way through the first round of fights, then the endurance matches and fmally to the ultimate bad character of the -game, Shang Tsung, all the time slurping a Coke and calmly accepting the 100,000 bonus points for fatally wounding his opponents. But what the hell. The game is a lot offun and when it was fmally released a month ago I persuaded my gainfully employed friend to purchase both the Sega Genesis
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"Street Fighter IT' isn't much different from the one released for Super Nintendo over a year ago. I was very disappointed in the Cap<;om release, especially after having to wait so long for the Sega version. So for the best kicks, punches, fireballs, fatality moves and value, pickupArena's"MortalKombat." It is an excellent example of good ol' mean-spiritedAmericanfunand it should be a blast challenging Grandma to a game after Thanksgiving dinner and listening to her scream as you pull her character's
... 'the San Jose City College dnlma department is putting on itSannualplay, "Cbarley'sAunt," a romantic farcical comedy written by Brandon Thomas. The story is about two young Oxford undergraduate roomates, . Jade Chesney (played by Michael GOodson) and Charles Wykebam (John Rboadarmer) who have fallen in love with two young ladies who drive them to extensive lengths to prove their undying love when complications arise. The "Charley's Aunt" cast Consistsoften actorsand actresses. For a few of the actors this isn't the first time they have been in a pJay that is directed by Drama Instructor George Forrester; C As this twisted and confused Comedy unfolds it's sure to move the audience to tears and laughter as i(bas done previously in ils inany stage and motion picture revivals . This English play was written in 1893 and is celebrating its 1OOth imniversary of production. 'J.be play will be presented at 8 p.m. Nov. 12, 13, 19 and 20 and during the day at 2 p.m. on Sundays Nov.l4 and 21 in the City College Theatre. Generaladmissionfor theplay is $7.00 and student tickets are $4.00." The two daytime performances will be free to senior cili·
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An audience of one watches Gage Opdenbrouw rip hearts out of combatants in "Mortal Kombat." Chris Geer/ The Times
version and the one for Sega' s Game Gear. Along with the $100 in new games cartridges, we purchased the new six-button control pad, which was designed to be played with "Mortal Kombat" for more arcade-like action and a copy of Game Pro Magazine, which bad the secret codes to put the game into "Kombat Mode" where the characters bleed and the fatality moves are similar to those in the arcade. ''Mortal Kombat" will not disappoint its projected 2 million owners. The Genesis version is
close enough to the arcade version that I can not tell any difference between the two as far as graphics are concerned. Although the Game Gear version is missing the character "Kano" (the one who rips his victims' hearts out of their chests), it is still one of the best games I have played on the Game Gear system to date. For comparison, I rented Capcom' s latest release for the Sega Genesis, "Street Fighter II, TheChampionshipEdition."There really was no comparison. Aside from fancy bells and whistles, the newest version of
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a touchdown pass during a practice. Above, Football Head Coach Howard Gay sketches out a new offensive strategy for the team to try in future games. Ssshhhhhh _. . don't tell the City College of San Francisco, the Jaguars' Oct. 16 opponent. .. Son NguyeJJ!l'hf Times, ,
Jags gear up for top-ranked S.F. team by Julia Ballantyne Staff Writer
The Jaguars were defeated in a close game of 28-21 in their Golden Gate Conference opener against host Diablo Valley College Saturday night San Jose led 6-0 in the first quarter of the game, but DVC crushed them with 28 points in the second quarter, the only period that they were able to score against the Jags. "The Jags bad a stale and dry first half but responded very well in the second half and played a
tremendous game," Head Coach Howard Gay said. The Jaguars' pre-season record is 1-2 and their conference record is 0-1. Two of the Jags' players are among the top three leaders in the Golden Gate Conference ranking as of the pre-season. Quarterback Chris Brooks is the GGC' s No. 3 rated passer with 269 yards and three touchdowns. Defensive backDesi Barbour is rated No. 2 for interceptions. Barbour bas gained more yards than any other player in that category with a total of 58 yards and
Young volleyball team struggles for strategy by Do ug Cortney Assistant Editor
The San Jost City College volleyball team let serving and passing stand in the way of victory over Chabot College Oct. 8, Volleyball Coach Sam Huerta said. Chabot won in straight sets (515, 4-15, 8-15). "Our serving broke down at the wrong time," Huerta said. "It was our own mistakes that helped them." Huerta said that the team' s strong points are its blocking and bitting, but that it is a young team that is still adjusting its strategy and getting used to playing as a team. "We' re still in our experimental stages," be said. In the week before their loss to Chabot, the Jaguars kicked West Valley in four sets (15-1, 10-1:", 15-6, 15-8) for their second COJ I ference win of the season and finished the Fourth Annual San Jost City College Jags Invitational meet with a record of 7-4-1. The Invitational, held on Oct 1-2, brought 28 teams to City College, a significant increase from the 20 teams participating in last
year' s meet. Golden West College, the topranked team in the state, placed ftrst in the meet The Jaguars placed second in their pool both days. The Jaguars will travel up the peninsula Wednesday to take on the City College of San Francisco for their fifth conference match of the season. Huerta said be expects the team to play well.
one touchdown. Gay said. Last year' s game against CCSF, The Jags intend to play their next game, against nationally Gay said, was one of the Jags' ranked City College of San Fran- worst games as a team and his cisco, with the same intensity biggest disappointment as a coach. shown in the game against DVC. CCSF dominated the Jags 47-7. San Francisco bas an average of "We will go out and play bard about 50 points per game and a and hope to bold them under 50 pre-season record of 3-0. They are points, something no one else bas currently ranked No. 3 in the state done," Gay said. "If somebody and are the ftrst place pick for the would like to see a great game against a nationally ranked footGGC ranking. "Every time they score it's a ball team, then they should see this strike on a long play, both passing game." The game will be 7 p.m. Saturand running. Our goal is to force them to drive the ball down the day, Oct.16, on the City College field and takeaway their big play," field.
The San Jost City College' s cross--country teams competed in the Lou Vasquezlnvitationalmeet
Oct. 9. While the women's team did not score, runner Alica Morales placed52nd with a timeof20:50
on a three mile course. The men's team finished sixth out of a field of 25, with team member Samuel Yobannes placing ninth, finishing the four mile course with a time of 20:34. The teams travel to Stockton on Friday, Oct. 22, to run against San Mateo and West Valley Colleges.
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Bookstore re-opening delayed again; shipping problem blamed by Julie A. Galvan Editor-in-Chief
Although students and staff at San Jore City College were expecting the new Bookstore to be ready for business this week, a problem with shelving materials has pushed the re-opening date City College Associated Students will present a Red Ribbon back to mid-November. Drug and Alcohol Awareness Program on the campus in the "All the shelving is manufacStudentUnionPlazafrom 11 am.-12:30p;m. Tuesday,Oct19. tured back East, mainly by two There will be many community outreach programs involved. companies," David Painter, direcFor more inforritation, contact the Associated Students Coin-::: . . .tor of the Bookstore, said. missioners· office at 298~2181 exL 3906, ·· ·· ···· According to Painter, the people who create the fixtures bad prob,.·· lems with one of the companies. Music at Midday presents City College.Chambci-Cborus diI They now expect to have the rected by Gail Goldenbirdsong from noon~12:50 .p.ril. Wednesshelving materials shipped at the day, Oct. 27;·in room F-7. General addinission is free and end of the month. Students, Faculty and Friends are welcome. The $450,000 remodeling, j which was began April and is The Transfer Admission Agreement (TAA) Program for stu,scheduled to be completed at the dents planning to transfer to four-year colleges or universities end of August, bad been delayed must be completed by Oct. 31 for the Fall.'94 semester. Call the by a faulty sprinkler system and counseling office at 288.:.3749 to inake an appointrilent. rescheduled for Ocl 15. "There has been no change in Step back in time to the California Pioneer days during the the estimated costs. We're still running right along," Painter said. fourth annual Evergreen Settlers' day: ·A celebration of our 1 "History has said that when heritage starting at 11 a.m. Sunday, 0cL24 at Evergreen. Enjoy live entertainment, family activites and ethnic food. Admission you're dealing with construction and parking are free. FOr details, call 276-6418. companies and permits, you
History has said that when you're dealing with construction companies and permits, you should expect delays. David Painter Bookstore Director get more students in and out of the store more quickly," Painter said.
"Our main job is to serve swdents." City College has had a book· store since 1958. It was frrstlocated in the Admissions and Records office and in temporary portables. In 1968 it was moved to its present location where 8-10 sw· dents are employed each semester. "A bookstore shouldn' t be just a place where people buy their books; people on campus should be proud of their bookstore," Amber R. Mackey, a Bookstore employee said. "It's really a dream come true that we've been able to modernize our store," Painter said. "We want people to be proud of this campus."
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