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Serving San Jose City College
Thursday, November 11. 1993
Phone registration A noteworthy performance possible for 1995 by Margaret Bethel Opinion Editor
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As early as the spring of '95, swdents may be able to cut their tiroespentregisteringconsiderably by using phone registration. Robert Brown, dean of admissionsand recordsbas beenrequesting the implementation of phone registration since 1989. "Our biggest sttm1bling block frankly,is money," said Brown. The estimated cost of establisbiog this time- saving system for the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District ranges from Sl25,000-$150,000. Since the office of Admissions and Records does not have any reserve funds to spend on this project, the money will have to be allocated from the district "It's not necessarily a money saving venture for the college's, it would be a service to the students," Brown said. OnWednesday,Nov. l7,Brown will fmall y get to meet with district administrators to discuss the proposal.
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Each student would receive a letter informing them when they would be able to call in and register. It would then be up to them to be prepared with their anticipated class schedule along with possible alternative courses, their social security ntm1ber and a personal identification number. After completing the registering process the student will be given the option of purchasing a parking permit and will then be informed of the total fee. It bas not yet been decided whether students will be billed or if they'll need to walk in and pay. Although the system will not be accessible to first t,ime City College students, it will be available to all continuing students with less than 90 units. "I think it's a great idea," said Andreas Bocsary, a student at City College, "it's worked well in the past with other schools". While there have been no fmal decisions made concerning the possibility of phone registration, Brown said, "I would very much like to see the district move in this direction as a service to the students."
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Those who atttended the Nov. 3 Music at Midday performance by Russian flautist Evgeny Ganin found music to be an international
language. Ganin played several classical pieces that were appreciated despite the language barrier. (See page 6 for review.)
Future uncertain for City College spo.rts; rivals may not compete by Christopher Geer Production Manager WbenaskedwbySanJo~City
College bas been refused admittance to the Coast Conference after being accepted only three weeks ago, Bert Bonanno, dean of physical education and athletics, said, "I don't have a clue." City College is now faced with a Dec. 1 deadline to align itself with either the Coast Conference, if admitted, or to stay in the Golden Gate Conference. "It's still a very strong conference," Bonanno said, but be con-
tinued to say that joining the Coast Conference would benefit sports at City College because of geographic proximity, competition with natural rivals and fmancial savings. The four colleges Bonanno speaks of are De Anza, Foothill, Oblone and West Valley. Although six applied, West Valley was the only school from the Golden Gate Conference to be admitted to the Coast Conference. The future is very uncertain. Bonanno described the situation as perplexing and said that City College would most likely remain in the Golden Gate Conference.
But other schools have also joined in theemmigration from the Golden Gate Conference to protect themselves if it collapses. Both Laney College and San Joaquin Delta College have applied to the Bay Valley Conference. If admitted, that would leave onlyfiveteamsin theailingGolden Gate Conference. Every team in the conference bad applied for admission to play somewhere else. "I can't say what's going to happen," Bonanno said. "After being in the Coast Conference for only three weeks ... and violating norules, we'resuddenlyoutagain."
Reports of campus thefts on the rise by Julie A. Galvan Editor-in-Chief
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Although the "H.R. Buchser College Union" has always been its official name,this building is often referred to as the "Student Union" instead of the "College Union." Perhaps if one of these signs were taken down, people could get it straight.
In recent weeks, reports of stolen personal property have increased with losses estimated from $35- 363. The items reported stolen include a bicycle, a backpack and purses, some having been stolen from Reprographics and offices in the GE building. "This kind of thing happens in spurts, butnotusuallyonaregular basis," said Di trict Police Chief Ed Dunne. "We're putting the word out to be aware." According to Dunne. there is
most likely someone "working" the campus. "This person looks just likeanyoneelse,"Dunnesaid. "An
Thieves are opportunists opportunist, a thief, blends in perfectly on this campus." Often, students will leave their bags or purses unattended in the library to return to the stacks or
speak to someone at the front desk. People who do this take a risk that a thief is watching and waiting for such a moment to make amove. One of the biggest causes of theft is usually an individual's carelessness in assuming a false sense of security. "When a person works in their office, they feel secure, just as students feel secure when they come on this campus," Dunne said. "Their immediate concerns are on other things." Dunne said the best prevention is for people to be aware of their suroundings and not assume someone else will do it for them.
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Debate fails to enlighten you didn't understand the North I fAmerican Free Trade Agreement before Tuesday's debate on "Larry King Live," it's probably safe to guess that you are still in the dark. Unfortunately for America, television has become the largest medium for the exchange of political views before the American public. Some of the greatest losses in the history of politics can be attributed to poor appearances on television-just ask Richard Nixon and Ted Kennedy. But has the American mind become so hollow and empty that we accept 90 minutes of accusations and childish taunts as a political debate for one of the most important pieces of legislation to go before Congress in more than a decade? Sadly, the answer is yes. Millions of people tuned in to the debate to make pro or con decisions about NA.FfA but the end result could at best be described as entertainment. Clearly, Gore's mission was to make
Perot the embodiment of the forces opposing NA.FfA and disarm him by showing America the inequities of Perot's political causes. He started by trying to force Perot into disclosing the amount of money he as spent in his televised opposition to the free trade agreement and continued with attacks on Perot's incorrect predictions of the Clinton administration and his hipocritical fight against lobbyists in the Capitol. Perot fought back, though, with his copyrighted charts and props and responded to many of Gore's accusations as "lies" and asked Gore if he "Would ...know the truth if he saw it?" The only loser after Tuesday's debate was the public. Once again we turned to the idiot box in our living rooms for enlightenment and answers, but received a hour-anda-half of childish political banter. The only way for people to make an educated decision on a piece of legislation as important as NA.FfA is to sit down and do some research. Good luck finding your library card.
For a long time I have pondered the irony of the short span between remembrances of Halloween and Veterans Day and how we celebrate them. On Halloween we are amused by "fearful" things: evil, cinematic death and dismemberment. fake blood .and staged violence. We suspend our indifferenve long enough to celebrate dangerous, malevolent forces in stylized cartoon form. On Veterans Day we think of parades, speeches and costumes, behaving as if the only thing these days have in common is costumes. It would be more realistic to reverse the days and what they represent. We could think of Halloween as a day of costumes, parades and speeches, putting flowers at the base of a tomb of some unknown spook. With that token observance behind us, we could get down to the grisly business that Veteran's Day represents. We could commemorate real fear, death, blood, violence, unseen malevolence, dismemberment and the horror of combat. We could thanks.
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Simple solutions best Editor: I was reading over the Times and came across Carla Gregoire's letter to the editor entitled "SJCC Should Recycle." She was feeling a little guilty about drinking from a styrofoam cup (styrofoam is not biodegradable and does not decompose in the earth).
Forgive yOW'Self, Carla. It's very hard in today's throw-away society to do the right thing in every situation. I commend you for being "Earth Conscious." It's true it's Earth Day everyday, not justa week in April. The simple act of bringing your own cup to school and using it can As a kick-off for the drive, anyone who be a step in the right direction. Then tell someone why you do it; brings a new toy or a can of food to the that's education! Homecoming game Saturday, Nov. 13, will I have been elected president of be admitted free. the Green Revolution EnvironThe food and toys gathered will make mental Action Team (G.R.E.A.T.) the holidays a little brighter for families and hope to serve you while I am who would otherwise go without. here at San Jost City College by helping educate our student popuWe applaud the Associated Students' lation regarding earth issues and efforts to help the needy in the holiday ecology-oriented events. I encourseason, and hope this work will not end age the entire campus to particiwhen the holiday decorations are taken pate in recycling and regenerating down.
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ASB leads campus food drive s the holidays approach, our minds APeople tum to thoughts of kindness. wander through crowded stores to fmd a perfect gift, send cards to acquaintances they haven't seen in years and may even be a little more forgiving when other drivers cut them off in a parking lot. The Associated Students, sharing in this holiday spirit, will hold a food and toy drive from Nov. 13- Dec. 10, with collection bins located around campus.
treat the tricked. It is unlikely that there are an· around who remember th grapeshot and gangrene and potations of the 1860s, few w knew the trenches, bayonets, and gangrene which began · fading century, or the dust ao; Gatling guns and arrows and dea in between, or the deadly macbetet the leather collars, mosquitos llllj stink of the jungle. Perhaps more of us can re member the night patrols, snipe artillary, the bloated bodies on beaches, or the camps, the phos. phorus and land mines. The blood, the screams, the fear. Still more will remember the encore of the bugles, the snowy cold, the predawn charges, the fear, the mindwashing and the "coded conduct." Many will remember the Oay. mores, the punji sticks, the napalm and the stink and the blood and the terror. Then the drugs and the boou and the psych wards. The abandonment. Halloween's reality is cavities in the teeth. Of Veteran's Day, cavities in the ground and in lbc soul. Happy Halloween, Vets ... and
good ol' Mother Earth. Carla, you will be pleased to see 1 that there are recycle bins in the Student Union (you have to loot for them) and more are on the way. Also, students are using them. Good going, City College. On campus we have a great 1 environmental/biology instructor, Ann Lopez, and Dick Davis is our faculty advisor. We have an environmental sci· ence bulletin board in the science 1 building with upcoming events posted. In the library there are copies of Audobon, Mother Earth News, 1 OrganicGardeningandSierraCiub magazines for your eco-appetires. Please support our efforts on campus. We welcome everyone inter· ested in joining our club or in oor events. All ideas, whether you are a member or not, are welcome. <» meetings are on Mondays at 2:1 in room U-207. If it fits in wilb your schedule, consider yoursell invited. Ian Stone Studenl
The Times is published alternate Thursdays during the school year by the Journalism 65 class at San Jose City College. Sales representatives are the Collegiate Advertising Sales and Service, College Media Placement Service andAmericanPassage. 1be1imesisamemberoftheJoumalismAssociatioo ofCommunity Colleges and the California Newspaper Publishers Association· The Times is located in Rm. 303 at San Jose City College, 2100 Moorpark Ave., San Jose, CA 95128. Newspaper staff hours are 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Telephone: (408) 298-2181 , ext. 3849. Fax: (408) 288-9023 Unsigned editorials represent majority views of The Tunes Editorial Board. Signed Viewpoint columns represent the views of individual writers. Neither necessarily represents the opinion of San Jose City College' s administration, faculty, staff, students, nor that of the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District
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bY Julia Ballantyne anl sports Editor tb Prostitution is an obvious means of eco~Jilic survival for women and men alike andis considered the "oldest profession" in history. Sex is natural and shouldn't be considered a moral crime. Women who have entered this profession voluntarily don't think of it as a social disorder or even sexual exploitation but
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even until the early 1900' s that Americans ay. came to see the profession as a social evil." 11m In those days married couples who no the longer wanted to have children bad no other ~tion for birth control except abstinence, lzt and tbe only form of sexual outlet for men an. was at brothel houses. It was a known fact of everyday life and even though it wasn't jes ~en of in the household, it was an implicit ay, reality. lbe By 1918 reformers proceeded to put
prostitution underground but that didn't stop it from happening. It just changed from the local brothel bouse to new forms of prostitution such as streetwalking, call girls, escort services or massage parlors. Since prostitution bas been forced underground there has been an incredible increase of women arrests. Over 30 percent of the women in jail are there for prostitution. Iftheirworkenvironmentwerecontrolled and legalized, our state could save money on prosecution and jail costs and spend more time controlling serious and truly victimizing crimes such as robbery, murder and rape. Recent statistics show that the prostitution industry has close to 250,000 women and men working with a gross annual income of about $8 billionstaggering when compared to all of the major league professional teams in four of the most popular spectator sports which gross oly $500 million anually. Our economy would only benefit from taxing not only their income but also their sales. We all have a right to choice and the law shouldn't try to dictate what is moral or immoral. If prostitution was controlled and legalized to brothel houses again, the entire country could benefitThere would be fewer instances of venereal disease, reduced cost in the criminal sytem and more tax money to spend on improving the quality of life in America.
by Margaret Bethel Opinion Editor Those who feel that the legalization of prostitution would benefit California are the same mindless idiots who live like sewer rats and thrive on how they can use their parasitic instincts to take advantage of other human beings. Prostitution is an immoral and repulsive profession, degrading not only our streets but our ethics. As soon as Candy, the 15year-old runaway, covered by only a few threads of gold lam~, steps into an alley with Joe Blow and accepts his grimy ten spot, she bas thrown away any hint of equality between the genders, making the efforts of women, who have spent years striving for equality, all for naught When Alice Paul wrote the Women's Declaration of Independence in 1848, she probably envisioned a day when women would no longer be treated like second-class citizens, but with respect and equality. Instead, the day has come when women are not only being treated as if they are property, but they are willingly providing low rates. This type of stone-age mentality makes me wonder when Norman the Neanderthal might hit me over the head with a wooden club and drag me to his cave. These women of ill repute are not the only people causing our society to regress;
the men who participate in the exploitation of these women are equally to blame. If prostitution were legal, there would just be more of the certifmbly demented and morally challenged men crawling out from under their rocks to employ these women without any self-worth. If prostitution were legal, it would be impossible to regulate as proponents would tell you. The women would have to be tested
As soon as Candy steps into an alley and accepts Joe Blow's grimy ten spot, she has thrown away any hint of equality between the genders. for disease every day, each customer would have to be tested every time be wanted to use their services and no matter bow organized and safe the system might turn out to be, there would still be those women willing to go beyond the legal boundaries, charging less and not enforcing the safety measures imposed by the state.
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members of the ASC, but what is to the floor. It is rather ironic that really frightening is that they do the majority of these people would not realize how serious their in- consider themselves to be liberal. fractions of freedom were. "Antl'tis remarkable that This country was founded on they- Talk most who have the the twin beliefs that everyone has least to say." -Prior the right to speak freely on any subject and that anyone is allowed due processofthe lawwhen any group of people feel so strongly that their ideas should be turned into law. The ASC and other close-minded fools don ' t It should never be thought that agree with these basic ideals of the student government or any other freedom. They have so convinced group on campus shouldn't voice themselves that only their views their opinions on controversial isare right that they refuse to give up sues-especially items that would the soapbox so those with oppos- affect our college as unfavorably ing views may put their own ideas as Prop. 174. But the idea that the
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Editor, Almost everyone shares Julia Ballan tyne's fear of speaking \'Terror in the Classroom," Oct 28 issue). However, most people learn to set aside their fear because the ability to speak effectively in ~blic is a valuable asset in our SOciety. Good public speaking akiiis enhance other important · such as interview for emPloyment, participation in meetings group discussions, making
effective arguments and developing critical thinking skills. The faculty and administration of the college review the general education requirements on a regular basis and continue to believe that public speaking is an important skill for all students to attain. With all due respect, Julia Ballantyne, you will thank us for this later! Del M. Anderson SJCC President
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measure put before Cali(ornia voters was so hideous, ridiculous and dangerous that the words needed to be burned is an atavistic act of hedonism. In pre-World War II Germany the Third Reich burned those pieces of literature which it found offensive or threatening to its own ideology. What makes those forgotten atocities any different from what the students of San lore City College saw in the quad that Wednesday afternoon? When it happened I wanted to say something, to move against this act of lunacy and ignorance,
but I didn't budge and my ambivalence to the situation made me as guilty as those who put the match to paper.
"Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste death but once. " -Shakespeare What needs to be done is to let the ASC and anyone who would favor such censorship and silence know that we will not stand for it. The idea that everyone should have an opportunity to speak their minds is as fundamental as it is essential. Any motions against this idea should be viewed as tyranny and treason.
"Speech is civilization itseij The word, even the most contra-
dictory word, preserves contactit is silence which isolaJes. " -Thomas Mann
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At San Jose City College, there is plenty of activity between the time the flag is lowered at dusk until the first rays of sun again brighten the campus. While the nighttime campus may at first seem deserted, a close observation will reveal a college alive with students in class, janitors making their rounds and others arriving to watch sporting events or drama productions.
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'93 voters split on education, taxes by Doug Cortney Assistant Editor
Wben voters went to the polls earlierthlsmonth, they were faced with issues ranging from theearthrooving to the trivial, from school vouchers to police dummies. Voters in Santa Clara County bad a fairly short ballot this year, with just four county measures, but San Francisco residents faced a staggering 28 issues. Many Santa Clara voters also elected state and local representatives. The big-money election statewide was Proposition 174, the school voucher initiative. Proponents of the initiative were overwhelmed by the $24 roillion spent by the opposition, who easily defeated the measure byatwo-tbirdsmargin. Prop. 174
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supporters raised only $1 .4 million. The other major education ballotinitiative, Prop. 170, would have allowed school bond issues to pass with a simple majority vote, a significant change from the current two-thirds requirement. If history is any indication, nine out of ten bond issues would have been approved had the measure passed. Current! y, 45 percent of bonds pass. Statewide, Prop. 170 lost 30 percent to 70 percent. Prop. 172, the other big-ticket financial measure on the ballot, was the only major statewide proposition passed by voters. It sailed to victory 57 percent to 43 percent, extending the state's temporary half-cent sales tax to fund public safety.
by Doug Cortney Assistant Editor
The ballots have all been counted and the polling booths have been put away until next year. There are a few new faces in state legislatures and the nation has two new governors. But will the election results really have any effect? The loss of Proposition 174, which would have provided school vouchers for students who attend private schools, certainly will. Had Prop. 174 passed, it would have drained state coffers of funds which will now be available to public schools, including the community college system. But Prop. 174 did not pass. Instead, voters sent the message
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that they are unwilling to send public tax dollars to private schools without any public oversight of the schools' curriculum. But if the public school lobby hopes to prevent future voucher initiatives from passing -the next attempt has already been filed with the state - it must overhaul California's educational system, because the voters are angry. Prop. 174 failed because voters disliked the initiative, not because they approve of the state· s schools. And without the intense media campaign, Prop. 174 would not have lost as badly as it did. The education lobby cannot afford $24 million every couple of years. Voucher plans will be back on the ballot in the future, and if public education hasn'timproved by then, aplanlikeProp.174issureto pass.
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Clarence Thomases of the world. look out! President Del Anderscinhas recently announced that Director of SchoOl and COmmunity RetationSJl.idyRookstoOl has been designated as the Title IX officer fotSan Jo~ City College. RoOkstOOl is responsible for investigatingrolnptaintsofsexual harassmen·t and discrimination (m campus. For more infoonation, call298~2181, ext 3149.
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It seems there have been purse thefts on campus recently. Back packers and p·urse carriers alike should keep their eyes open and watch their backs (or their bags, rather).
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. Forget Howard Stem and the · restofthePerry Stone wannabes. The real 'joclc of ·Shock and rock radio, Dennis Erectus, has returned to Bay Area airwaves. After a three-month hiatus, Erectus bas jumj:>ed ship and joined the staffat 92.3 KSJO and can be heard from 9 p.m. -1 a.m., Monday through $aturday. ,
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Things to do on Thanksgiving to keep relatives away at Christ-
mas. 5.Keeprepeating, "Wouldn't Rush Limbaugh ·make a great President!'
4. Invite .religious zealots to make for stimulating dinner conversation. 3. Refuse to watch football for fear of missing "It's a Wonderful Life."
2. Offer to show scars from your recent colostomy. l. Four words: "Dahmer did the cooking."
Michael Whitecloud lgnagni, below, playing Lord Fancourt Babberley playing Charley's aunt, is upset that Jack Chesney (Michael Goodson) has found him (her?) a man to marry. The two men are in "Charley's Aunt," a farce put on by the San Jose City College drama department. The play opens Friday, Nov. 12, and runs through Saturday> Nov. 21 .
Vietnamese artwork displayed in Gallery by Julia Ballantyne Sports Editor
The current art exhibit in the San Jost City College Gallery, Vietnamese Art: Transition and Change, is an exhibit of paintings and multi-media sculptures that depict the influence of escaping from Vietnam on the artists' lives. Two of the four artists were on campus Tuesday, Nov. 9, for an open panel discussion of their work. Vi Ly's work has the quickest impact and is the most noticeable piece of art because of its size and
dramatic flair.
"These drawings are my personal interpretation of a refugee's desires and struggles to be free. They are about the ironies of freedom," Ly said about her art The most striking piece ofLy' s work is a piece named "The Great Escape," a large canvas in a medium of dry pigment pastel. It is a mirage of body bags that mirrors the emotions of refugees who were literally dragged back to Vietnam from Olina. Ly described the event as degrading because those people would rnther have died. Another refugee from Vietnam was Kai Hoang, who escaped to America lOyearsagoafterserving in the Vietnam War and experi· encing lifeiri a concentration camp. Hoang's paintings are a color"By the Way" and "Datebook." two new additions to the 1imes Entertainment Page, will appear in each issue. "By the Way" will be a down-
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ful and emotional expression of his dreams and images of the way he saw them in his head and the way he felt in his heart throughout his adolescence. "Homage to the Ancestors," a small painting that uses only red, black. turquoise and yellow, atflfSt takes the form of a house, but it's really an altar that Hoang bas envisioned for his ancestors and loved ones from Vietnam and the war. The other pieces in the exhibit are equally meaningful and creative. David Pharo' s abstract paintings take on a more lighthearted and positive form of expression. He uses computer print and watercolor. Darlene Nguyen-Ely bas the most unusual work of all the artists, a series of multi-media shrines sculptured into what look like houses or altars, each one consisting of either skeleton or bone symbolizing of the souls of the dead. The exhibit is not only art, but also an emotional display of personalexperiences. It runs until Nov. 24 in the City College Gallery.
It was with no small amount of trepidation that I approached room F-7 at12:20p.m.Wednesday,Nov. 3. I was ten minutes late to Music at Midday, a weekly campus music recital. I don't like being late and I don't like music. But waiting for a chance to enter unobtusively, I found myself drawn closer and closer to the door, until my ear was pressed against it. The playful music beyond the door teased me - loud for a momentto give me a tate ofits beauty, then so soft I bad to hold my breath to bear the notes through the wooden door. When I fmally entered the room I saw themanwbomadethismusic that was at once so fragile and yet so full of life that it seemed he bad charmed spiderwebs to life and set them dancing in the morning sunlight Evgeny Ganin stood with his flute before a crowd of perhaps 40.He waited for the crowd to settle and created his magic once more. For the next 35 minutes I sat enraptured. W ben Ganin and Nataly Gingis, accompanying Ganin on piano, played Poulenc' s Sonata for Flute and Piano I actually found a tear in my eye. Mozart's "Adagio," Berewvsky's Sonata inC Major, Rachmaninoff's Vocalies Italian Polka and Bach's Badinerie from Suite #2 in C Minor rounded out the noontime recital. The selections were perfect together. Each piece had its own beauty, and yet they all seemed
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to fit togetper as if this ment was what the composers in mind when they wrote the sic. After the recital I spoke Ganin, a Russian poet, writer flautist who has been in the States for the last two years. In that time he bas that European and American dents have many similarities, spite their differences. Ganin said European tend to have wider ""'l'w";;u~t:ll music, but American students greater depth in their specific
eas. The greatest similarity, is that both have a great wish knowledge. Ganin' s final comment was it is the mission of every artist makebeautifulfeelings and is pleased to share his and to bring these feelings to can students. Mission accomplishedl. Ev mission accomplished.
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Thursday, November 11, 1993
nJaguars' defense outshines offense bY Julia Ballantyne Sports Ed~or
If anyone's wondering why tbelaguars have so many losses in this year's conference games, accmling to Head Coach Howard Gay, it certainly isn't from a lack ofcommitment, dedication or skill on the field. After interviewing some of the top Jaguars on both the offense and defense, it's apparent that size and inexperience as well as a lack of prowess inside the red zone have been the most viable contributions.
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It is apparent that a lack of prowess inside the red zone has hurt the Jaguars
During Gay's career as a football coach for San lost City College he hasn't seen such an inability to score inside the 20. "When they get so clos~ to scoring so many times and Qtiss the mark ... it's a real test for the offense," Gay commented. Gregory Thomas, a 6-foot-2incb, 185-pound freshman wide receiver is currently ranked 23 in the state in yards gained for recep~ tion and ranked third in the Golden Gate Conference for pass receiving, with a total of 483 yards gained and five touchdowns in only eight games. Thomas has been one of the trongest offensive players this c season for the Jaguars and feels
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their weakness is defmitely not in the defense but with the offensive line. "The defense is solid and they have kept us in a lot of games. They are simply bigger up-front than the offense," Thomas said. "The lack of effectiveness in the red is because they want to win so much they get too tense and tighten up." That was a mutual opinion from many of the players who expressed their views. ButtheJagsreal weakness this year has been in size and experience. "Our team has a lot of skill and every time were out there we have been competitive, but our interior linemen are young and there's a lack of size. We're not as big as the other teams and you must have size to compete now-a-days, but with time and repetition they will have it down," Desi Barbour, a sophomore defensive back who is ranked second in GGC interceptions, said. The Jags have held all other teams to their lowest points per game this year, better than any other team, which show& that the defense has played well. Some of the most consistent and strongest defensive players include linemen Bryan Gay, a 6-2, 216-pound sophomore and Bruce Foumai, a 6-1, 285-pound freshman and defensive back Marcus Thompson, who has captured two interceptions in eight games. In the skill positions, returner DePrice Kelley has been very impressive this year. Kelley has run
by Chris Geer Production Manager
The soundS of feet beating the parquet floor returns to San
Jos6 City College on Saturday, Nov. 13, as the Jaguars face the College of Sequoias in the season's home opener. . But the Jaguars must fJISt traveltoSanBrunotobattleSkyline College on Friday, Nov.l2, in their season opener. "We would like to get off to a good start. especially with the away game," Head Coach Percy Carr said, but he added that both of these teamS wUI be very difficultto beatbecause theyare generally among the top-ranked teams in the state, Arepeatoflast season's stellar perform;mce would be quite an accomplishment for the Jaguars as they would be the only terun to have·made the playoffs three years in a row. Last season the teaDifmisbed with a overall record of23-7 arid third in the Golden Gate Conference behind f"ll'St place Diablo Valley College''(26-6) and second plaee ·wesfValley College (21.{)). .·.·. The-Jaguars improved their game in the playoffs but fell to Ventura College 78-68 in the quarterfmals of the state championsbips-:' af'the Uxpversity of
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What do you call a sports team Whose members practice every day, Yet never competes? Try the San lost City College Women's cross-country team. Bob Jones, the team's coach, said that Alicia Morales and Alex Moreno, the only team members, train together fourdays eacb week, run in a meet one other day and train alone the remaining two. Bot without five members, the runners can never compete as a
team. Morales and Moreno both run
in competi tion individually Jones estimates them to be the No.
lO and No. 12 ranked runners in the conference- but the team, Whose regular season ends Friday, has never competed in a race. "That's been a big disappointlllent to the girls who are running," JOnes said. It is particularly ironic thatJ ones lieves the two runners to be ~g the best be's had on the learn in some time. This is Moreno's second year the team. She ran two years ago, was unable to join the team last Year because of her job. "I had to work the whole year. I
lllx Country kind of regret it, because I'm feeling it now," she said. Morales, too, bas had job-related problems in the past.This is her flrst year on the team. She wanted to run last year, but her work schedule interfered. ''Work commitments have been the biggest problem we've bad with the team," said Jones, who bas coached the team for the past 12 years. Morales and Moreno will run in the Golden Gate Conference championship Friday. That meet qualifies runners for the state championship. Jones said both runners have a good chance to advance to the state meet. "If I just keep it up and push a little bit more I can probably just squeeze in there and make it," Moreno said. Moreno was the only City Collegerunnertocompetein the Northem California Invitational, held Saturday, Nov. 6 at Woodward Park in Shasta. "That was a good place for her to be," Jones said of Moreno's 46th place fmisb in the meel
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shooting 75 percent from the fieetlrrOw line and 45 percent from the field and allowing 12 or fewer turovers per game. "I think we're going to have a very, very succesful season and I hope students will come out and support their team," Carr said.
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The San lost City College *** The women's volleyball team women's basketball team will go head to head in their season was defeated in a match against home game opener against the San Joaquin Delta on Friday, Nov. College of Sequoias at 7 p.m. 5, with a 0-3 match score. That game put them for 5-5 in the Friday, Nov. 12. Golden Gate Conference, holding The Lady Jaguars ended last season by losing the first place them in fourth place overall. Next title to Hancock College in the up for the Jauguars is a home game again t City College of San Franstate playoffs. Look for a preview of cisco at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12. women's basketball in the next Watch for the state championship in December. issue of The Times.
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The campus will be closed Friday, Nov. 12, in observance of Veterans Day and also on Thursday, Nov. 25, and Friday, Nov. 26, for Thanksgiving.
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Join the Associated Students and the Jags~ football team for the annual Homecoming game and ceremonies at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13. Tbe Homecoming King and Queen will be presented in the·ceremOnies at balf-tiJ:J;le. Don't forget to briilg a new toy or a can of fOod to get in free!
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The San Jose City College drama department presents its annual play, "Charley's Aunt," directed by George T. Forrester. The play opens Nov.12 at 8 p.m. in the campus theater. Other performances will be held at 8 p.m. on Nov. 12,13,19 and 20 and 2 p.m. on Nov. 14 and 21. General admission is $7 and for students and seniors $4.
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The City College Associated Students will bold its annual Holiday Faire from 9 am.-2 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. Nov. 15 -19 in the College. Union. Food, arts and crafts will be displayed by students and local artisans. For information or exbibi tors' passes call Priscilla Santos at298-2182, ext 3655. The ''Great American Smokeout" by the American Cancer Society bas designated Thursday, Nov.18, as its day for smokers to stop smoking for at least a 24-bour period with a goal of giving up the habit. From Nov. 15-19 you are .invited to come to Student Health Services in room 308-A for information and materials on bow to improve your health,
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This year's high school visitation at City College will consist of about 250 seniors from San Jose Unified School District and Independence High School on Tuesday, Nov. 16, and 250 seniors from East Side Union High School District Wednesday, Nov. 17. The students will watch a presentation on campus merits, take a campus tour, talk with faculty, hear about special services and. student experiences and have lunch. You are encouraged to attend the ''College Fair" each day from 11-11:45 am.ontheW-atealawn.FormoredetailscontactJudyRookstool by Nov. 2at298-218i, ext. 3149.
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The City College Gallery and The Association for Viet Arts present "Vietnamese Art: Transition and Change;• a multimedia exhibition by Vietnamese Artists in the Bay Area The exhibit will run until Nov. 24. Gallery show times are 2-6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, noon-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and noon-2 p.m. Fridays. Compiled by Julia Ballantyne
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months of waiting, students and faculty will longer have to shop at the small, cramped ltarnnr'""''' Bookstore. The n remodelded
one, which features a bank style checkout, better lighting and more modern design, was ""''""'ri to the ublic Nov. 8.
New administrator at SJCC by Margaret Bethel Opinion Editor
After only two weeks on the Christopher Brown, director of administration and fiscal operations at San Jo~ City College, already bas his work cut out for him. 'The first big challenge we're facing is that we've got to cut a big chunk out of the budget," said Brown. Brownisreplacing former Dean of Administration Richard Casey, who retired at the end of last semester after 32 years of service to the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District. "Casey bad it in pretty good shape. It's not like I'm walking into a mess here," said Brown. Brown bas bad several years of
ootball for a total of 158 yards on 16 punt and one in for a touchThe Jags have only two more games this season to prove their talent. They play their Homecoming
experience with administrative management and accounting. He received his bachelor's degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting and fmance from the University of Regina, Canada and later went on toCalState,Sacramento, wherehe earned his masters in Business Administration with an emphasis in accounting and management. ' He has worked in a private flllD as a staff accountant and in a public finn as a financial systems analyst and an auditor. Brown has taught accounting at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He also taught accounting and Computer Information Systems at Los Positas Community College in Livermore.
Although Brown bas only with City College a short be's realized, "We definite Iy a ways to go in technology." However, he added, not a lot we can do until the stale budget is turned around."
gameagainstChabotat7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13 and end the season in an away game against the College of San Mateo at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20. 1f the Jags can balance out the next two games with an offense as
equally strong as the defense, there's no doubt they will end tbt season with wins. We have a lot of talent, we need to play together and minimize mistakes and not tum the ball," Defensive Lineman
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Dental students receive $1,000 merit scholarships from ADA one of the top students in the pro- tinue her education and become a gram, said the scholarship applica- hygienist. Regardless of which tion was very difficult Students approach she takes, Atlas said she The American Dental Associa- received applications before the intends to run her own business. tionawarded25$1,000scbolar-~==-------. r====------. Hampton, who is juggling shipstodentalassisting students school and family, said her busthis year. San Jo~ City band and four children have been eating "a lot of macaroni and students received two of them. Julie Atlas and Donna cheese for dinner these days." Hampton, who will graduate With her husband Steve talcfrom the program in August, ing an orthopedic technician appliedfortbescbolarsbips course two nights a week and this fall and recent! Ylearned worldng full-time, Hampton said they would receive the awards. that things are pretty tight this "Weareveryproudofthem, year, but she expects things to Pat Wilson, dental assisting in!=;;;.:;;;~:;:;;:;;;;;~ improve once she graduates and structor, said. "This is the first fmds a job. "Everyone bas been sosupporttime our students have gotten semester began and bad to com(scbolarships) from ... the Ameri- plete them in a short time. ive around here. It keeps you roocan Dental Association." Onceshegraduates,Atlasbopes tivated and lets you know you can Atlas, who deScribes herself as to open her own dental lab or CO!l- do it," she said.
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