San Jose City College Times, Vol. 48, Issue 2, Feb 24, 1994

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Thursday, February 24, 1994

Financial need exceeds grants they are ineligible before checking the facts. Opinion Editor "It doesn't cost students anything to apply, except their time "We're a lot busier than last and a stamp," said Degn. year... there's a lot more students," Time is a main concern of stusaid Kathy Degn, San Jos6 City dents and the financial aid office; College's interim financial aid ofto Degn it is not unusual according ficer, when discussing an increase totakelongerthan4-6weekstoget of almost 22 percent in fmancial a check. aid applicants this year. With 400 more students receiv"I'm still waiting," said City ing financial aid College student Lynda Pearson. this year, the allo- - - - - - - - - - - - - A f t e r standing in

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cation of funds is It d oesn't cost linefortwohours getting more diffiwith other financult because theStudents cialaidrecipients o she realized, grants do not increase proportion- an yt n t0 "that was a long se City College student Victor Ramos, left, asks instructor Marcos Hernandez about PC repair. linetowaitinjust Son Nguyen/ The Times ally with the need. apply except ile The Federal Pell ' to find out they Grant program is their time and a don't have your the exception. Pell check yet." grants increase S tamp o In order to be with the cost of Kathy Degneligibleonemust aeducation and the . . • have financial number of eligible Fmanc1al a1dneed, have a high whose donation enabled the class to begin. ' by Vince Washington "The idea was to make usable computers for applicants. They school diploma ce Staff Writer are awarded to undergraduates in or GED, be enrolled as a regular other schools," Norment said. J. Gunder~n High School and the Cambrian school sums determined by the need of the student in an eligible program, be .e San Jore City College' s Personal Computer repair district will each recieve seven of the remaining individual applicant, with the maxi- aU .S. citizen or eligible noncitizen, e class is starting to draw a lot of attention. 1 mum currently being $2,300. have a Social Security number, computer systems. That is because the members of the class took 40 The donated computers are mM XTs. They' re The Pell Grant program, which and make satisfactory academic aging computers and transformed them into 30 but highly useable for entry-level comoutdated, provides aid to all eligible students progress. There are sometimes useable machines, seven of which were given to Del isnottheonlyfundavailable.Cammore requirements depending on puting, Norment said. Mar High School in Campbell. The XTs were expendable because Pacific Bell pus based programs give a specific the school. The computers for the class were donated by is upgrading its current equipment They were left amountofmoneytotheschooland To be sure that students are Pacific Bell , according to C. Carlyle Norment, dean it is spent, there will ·be no aware of all the elements required once for City College to diagnose and repair. of applied science at City College. of the repaired machines is decided Designation more awarded for that academic when applying for funds, the fiThe PC repair class, first offered last fall, is year. nancial aid office will continue to by Pacific Bell in conjunction with the mayor's Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. While approximately 1800 stu- offer workshops that show how to Roughly 35 students have enrolled during each of office in San Jose. A presentation titled "Computers for Schools dents have already been awarded complete the financial aid applicatbe last two semesters. It is taught by Marcos Hernandez, a graduate of the Day" was held Feb.17. It was held to expose the new more than $3 million, students can tion. still apply for financial aid for the These workshops are held in class and program to the public. applied science department at City College. 40-50 people attended, including stuAbout spring 1994 semester until April the College Union community The course "helps students fill a need in the comdents and representatives from the recieving schools 25. room and signs will be posted in Plier industry," Norment said. "While they might not The main concern of the finanthe counseling and financial aid and school districts. lx: able to program a computer, they are that much cial aid office is that students disoffices to inform students when dooer to learning." See PC Repair, page 8. the next workshop will be held. qualify themselves by assuming The idea for the class came from Pacific Bell,

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District funding a problem The good news is that the district is in better shape than others A.ssistant Editor in similar circumstances, said the Should the San Jose/Evergreen actuary. The bad news is that, although Canmunity College District honor · commitment to retired slaff or the district anticipates budget cuts again next year, the auditors say ~ current and future snidents? That was the question raised that the district should spend an ben Deloitte & Touche, the extra $1.5 million next year if it 'ct's auditing fum. presented wants to ftmd the medical liability ov. 15, 1993, actuary report in the next 20 years. There are, of course, other opretiree medical benefits at the Feb.8boardmeeting. Tbedilemma tions. The district could fund the ~ a simple one to explain, yet may benefits over a longer period or it ~ve difficult for the district to could limit the amount it will spend on a retiree in any given year. lve. The district board will not make The report concluded that the · lrict hasan unfunded liability of any final decisions tmtil later this ethan $13.5 million to pay for year, but the auditor's report made ical benefits already promised it clear that there will be hard choices to make. ~employees and retireeS.

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Spring Bookstore Sales Sales as of Feb. 15, 1994

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Media love to hate Tony by Chris Haskett Special to the Times

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Harding? Yeah, she shouldn't be

Unfortunately, in order for "real news" stories to compete with tabloid T.V. for She's the one who hired that guy to injure rankings, they are quickly joining the trend Nancy Kerrigan." of sensationalizing sleazy stories that "Michael Jackson is a child molester invade the privacy of both the victims and the accused. and should be put away for life." "I can't believe Hillary Clinton stands Another problem is that media execufor Bill's infidelity. If it wasn't for his tives are paying big bucks to anyone who money and position she would have will talk about the unfortunate persons already left him." involved in a scandal. These are just a few of the comments They are offered so much money that it uttered from the mouths of the ignorant is almost impossible to turn down, even if it when talking about the latest "news" or means exposing one's life for millions of the more infamous "tabloid gospel." viewers to dissect and shred to pieces. The question that immediatley comes So let the gossip begin. to mind is, do people really believe The First Amendment of the Constitueverything they read or see on T.V.? tion is the freedom of press, the freedom of Do the media have the power to speech and the freedom of religion. prosecute without a fair trial? Where's the clause that says freedom of The tables sure would turn if the media speculation on someone's personal life accused an average citizen of committing should have the ability to influence a trial a crime before a trial was held in front of and sway the decision of a jury? 12 jurors. There are few things that can be done to There is a major problem with the way curb the appetite of the media and the the media affect the public opinion of public parasites who feed on the tragedy of people thrown into the spotlight. others. With today's media sensationalism it's It's one thing for the public to read or almost impossible to .find a decent, impar- watch a story about an event that actually tial human being who never gets sucked happened and that is backed by facts and into tabloid hell by Hard Copy, Current evidence. Mfair, Inside Edition or even the nightly But it's another thing for people to read news. and watch the "news" that only discloses And anybody you would find who hearsay and opinions of spectators. never reads the paper or watches T.V. From all the poorly informed opinions could turn out to be a backwoods, of main figures in the news like Jackson uneducated, beer-guzzling hick. and Harding, it's obvious the general public Who would want that kind of person can't decipher what the truth is and what to make up the jury in a trial defending justice is, after the media allow it to be one's life? man2Ied.

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Tanya Harding ! Tanya Harding! Tanya Harding! Had enough? Well, according to CBS and all tlle other media scavangers who are trying desperately to make apathetidvingoffthe 1994 Winter Olympics, you haven't. Tanya is going to permeate the airwaves until the cartilage in your knees collapses from sympathetic vibration. "Why me?" whimper members of the helpless public. Why us indeed. Figure skating has never received this much attention from the masculine fraternity of sports writers, that is until it became a contact sport. And this tabloid technique of seeking lurid personal details has flourished. For example, CBS's profile of Tommy Moe Jr. insinuated that Moe Jr. never would have won a gold medal if his father hadn't caught him smoking pot and administered the appropriate punishment. "Former drug addict wins gold medal. Film at 11." But the drug angle has become

a clicM since Ben Johnson down in a fury of urine tests. 'It new angle is bludgeonin& scandal. Welcome to Skarttpt How unfortunate for tbe starved media that Tonya's ~ are not more involved. lmaait Tanya and Nancy conspiriaa bash the knees on one of scrawny, nine-year-old Sovieti:! skaters that looks like a · · Shirley Temple. Wait a minute... there m Soviets. No Russians draped in the war red of the "Evil Empire" we free- thinking Americans to love to hate so much. Perhaps that is what the Oly pies are missing now. The team utterly hate. The country to wist nuclear disasters upon. Now they're gone. And all have left are allies to politely fororrefugeecountriestofeelsar; for. Either way, the only way Americans can legally vent Itt unconscionable secret desire have for sanctioned violence year during the interminable t; spell between football and f~ is to join the Tanya Harding 0

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Ethnic studies needed by Vince Washington Staff Writer

"History" is something everybody must learn while growing up. In fact, from the time a child enters kindergarten to the time he or she graduates from high school, an individual will have studied roughly 10 years of "history." This decade oflearning about one's forefathers is necessary to children as American citizens, but learning the history of one' s individual race is j ust as important. Typically people must wait until their college years to study a history of their ancestors, b ut that is changing. It' s good to see these ethnically related history classes in the curriculum of high schools. Classes in African-American and M exicanAmerican history, for example, not only instill pride in the students, but also open the minds of other students. By now we know that the "history" taught to a pre-high school child is a brief overview of what is commonly thought to be " history." From Plymouth Rock to Abraham Lincoln to World Wars I and TI, nothing changes and for the most part, this continues thro ugh h igh school.

For minorities today, onlJ knowing one type of history · never allow them to know ~ achievements of their predecessm By not knowing the greatness tba came before them, they rarely aspire to greatness themselves. On the firs t day of my AfricanAmerican studies class this SJlln!my instructor asked us to answer the following question: "What &: you know about black people'!" The answers differed quite a til but some were pretty shocking. Answers like, "I know theyart great dancers," and ''They are vi; lent and lazy," led me to reafut thatsometimesnon-minorities view minorities by what they in the media. If more non-minority s were required to learn the histaY of minorities the way othetS • taught E uro-American hi t!WJ maybe the images of Blacks Mexicans as "lazy and · would disappear. The teaching of ethnic classes at the high school broadens the minds of the s taking them. Classes such as these mak: possible to limit hurtful tere<X) and create a new way of · for all through a common standing of each other.

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"I recycle at home and I cut up plastic six pack holders to help save marine animals"

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Jery Hartman Physical Education "I don't really recycle but I use the recycle bins for bottles, newspapers and cans."

Kristen Barker Administration of Justice "I don't litter; I don' t smoke and I take paper instead of

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Amel Abuluyan Business

"I don' t use aerosol hairspray and instead of driving I use a bike."

"I recycle; I'm conscious about where I throw my garbage."

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Despite what all the health and fitness reports claim, aerobic exercise is not always good for your lx:alth. Forget the cardiovascular benefits. Forget about the extra energy, the increased metabolism and the calories burned. No new year's resolution is worth waking up at the crack of dawn to participate in a 7 am. fitness class. It was only about three weeks ago that I realized there were even igns oflife at that ungodly hour. I was still under the impression that the rest of the world was doing what I had always been doing: just roiUng out of bed. I was wrong. There are actually others like me who enroll, of their own free wil~ in San Jore City College's version of boot camp - a class called Fit For Life. When I fust made the brilliant decision to take this class, I could

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my body and discovering muscles I never before knew I had. Butwhatmademethink iwould enjoy panting to a 1982JaneFonda aerobics/contortionist video at 7 am.? "Five, six, seven, eight, one more time! Feel the burn? Reach

and thigh torture (running up and down the bleachers sideways) that early in the morning? Each time I complete one lap successfully (meaning each time I make it without gasping for oxygen) the song "Chariots of Fire" ~~:·~· .... and I am

befeaturedina24-hour ~··•••••••••••••• Nautilus ad, and I would have absolutely no problem getting up on time. I should have listened to the little voice inside my head that By julie A. Galvan kept asking, "Are you sure aboutthisT' L-------------------~----------~----------~ water, things I should have listened to the through your legs! Pretend you're really aren't that bad. It's getting friends and family members who pulling weeds! Now wrap your leg out of a warm bed that's hard. warned me that since I am chrono- around your neck. Good! Don't It's difficult enough to climb logically challenged, 7 am. would forget to breathe!" out of bed knowing I have a nice And what about our mornings jog or workout session to look fornot be a realistic goal. at the track? But I didn't. ward to. What made any of us think we Don't get me wrong. I enjoy But I fmd it nearly impossible working out. I like taking care of would enjoy life-endangering hip to convince myself to get out of

bed when there's frost on the ground and I know I have to put on a bathing suit In a way, I feel cheated. There was no fine print in the Schedule of Oasses to warn students about taking a fitness class that early in the morning. "CAlJTION. It is pitch black at 6:30a.m. Wake up and exercise at your own risk. We are not responsible for any pain, excessive shortness of breath/halted breathing, sore muscles or mental distress caused by the lack of sleep you will experience should you enroll in this class." Despite all my complaining, I still consider myself somewhat fortunate. Things could be worse. I could have foolishly enrolled in Weight Training ... at 6 a.m., a time when some people I know are actually just returning home from a hard night out.

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··T.V. can't substitute for the classroom Americans are in the midst of a . lechnological revolution which has • the potential of making all of our • fives better. We all know that. But 'Ve must be on guard against the • JlOtential excesses of this vaunted ledmology - excesses that have been prescribed by the Comntis. on Innovation, a report writby the Board of Governors, "ch describes a vision of the for community colleges. The real danger of the report is recommendation that 20 perof all classes be "television rooms," classes that are on television and viewed, "taken," by people at home. The idea is that a student can home, and when the lesson is the or she can watch and Perhaps the effectiveness of lesson can be increased by · g the lesson and reviewing it The whole impetus behind this is fueled by its seductive lowappearance. Dozens of stucan be "taught" at the same , without needing to buy extra or schedulif)g extra class ses-

sions, thereby saving energy and labor costs. Periodic sessions would need to be held for all students to come together, but that would still be cheaper than holding the full classes themselves. But the low-cost element may not be so low cost in the long run as students who have enrolled in television courses drop out due to the lack of structure. Taking courses by television denies a student of the group experience a real classroom offers. And the group bonding, the social interaction, is a lot of what education is about Without seeing all of one's fellow students work through a class, or without feeling the group pressure of an upcoming test, is education really the same? And will people really stick around fora class wben, if it should become boring, all they have to do is switch it off? Television courses require more focus and self-discipline than most students can muster. Students will switch off the television in droves. Beside the practical question of keeping and losing students, oth-

ers abound. Can education, should education, be reduced to electronic images? Can a classroom become an extended infomercial? Teaching will cease to be a human endeavor, and become an electronic endeavor. Learn the information. Regurgitate it. Translate yourknowledgeintoelectronic signals. Really feeling history, or feeling physics, or feeling poetry - most emotion and interaction will be gone. And how can a person groan about a bad instructor to the television? Television education is a bad idea. We need to see the blood capillarie in our teacher's head bulge as he or she emphatically spouts Shakespeare. We need to bear the chalk click. And finally, and probably most important. we need to keep students in school. Telecourses may save money in the short term, but eventually it will prove to be a bad idea

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Fishermen in Thanh Hoa use bamboo rafts and nets to catch cuttlefish.

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Son Nguyen, a 34 year-old electrical engineering major, took these photos of his beloved country, Vietnam, from 1981 to 1989. Nguyen came to th e United States through the Orderly Departure Program in October, 1989, and started taking courses at San Jose City College the following spring. He began taking photographs in 1981 and since then has won several awards, including 2 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze medals in Vietnam, Japan and the USSR. Through these photographs, Nguyen hopes to give people a view ofVietnam other than that of a country torn by war. ,--..,....._--=--=~-=-=---,......-..,..-----=--=--::=-:-=-=- -:-:__ -----,---=---.

Ha Long Bay, one of the seven wonders of the world.

buffalo, the "work horses" of Vietnam's fields, cross Duyen Hai beach , located near Saigon, at low tide.


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Students whd:' have diffi: chityretuming·m~teriiils the . San Jose ¢fty College library on time shb4ld know they're not alo_n e..According to a receht {issue of Newsweek, e\;¢nrnembefs of Cbng~SS· ar~ &vif~y :,p~: keeping bo·oks oUt until the§~ re···· long>. long~ long overdue. Althqpgh ihe Library of Congress doesn't lend materials. out to the public, some volumes have even been out for.decades. About 3()0,000 ofthe the ·ubrarytsJ6A nlimohbooks are missi11g and considered stolen. Missini_ items i~­ clude two volumes oriNavajo ritu~is '(worih ':$1,560 each) and two collections of 19th-century Italian architectural drawings (worth $7,500 each). Makes you wonder what the late fees are like.

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And while we're on the subject of libraries ... students should be delighted to know they can now spend more time hitting the books at San Jose State's library. The library is now open a half hour earlier, at 8:30 a.m., Monday through Friday. Friday hours were extended an hour to 5 p.m., and Saturdays the library is now open three hours eat~ .·.... ·.·. . lier, at 10 a.m. So grab your book bag and research paper notes; you can no longer use the excuse that you can' t fit a library v1sit in you~ schedule.

California Community Colleges want a piece of the action to re·had in the sale of clothing and other items bearing the name and logos of schools. The twoyear college system has made a deal with School Properties Inc. to market community college merchandise. The goal is to give schools greater visibility and hopefully to provide a source of funds for education and programs. Unfortunately, it's going to take a lot of hats and sweatshirts to tum things around in , this state. . , "' •

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This Comedy-Dram~ which play that the aqdience. wilLJdeo· runs from :March 1i ~2o, was writ- tify with and i.~gniie r.iOOi ex· ten by. Ed. Graczyk and follows periences in their own lives: tlle live~ six female chitracters homophobia, single motherhood, from their ~nage years in the sexuality, idolization of celebJi. 1950s i() .iheif: reunion : ;i_o •years ties, fading friendships· and our .later illaWest i'exas:diriie store; .need to conceal· our: true 'selves . irhetf :I~V~~ : it.t& : iri~V&ably from others iris&iety. drawn logt:tfi& by a •'mythical One is always a little moo: event". 'l.hi( bccurred near their courageous in' expressing one's small town in'the 1950s-James true feelings among the closeness Dean, the infamous icon of Holly- of good friends. In this play the Jc wood fame and martyrdom, filmed audience will get a chance to see the movie "Giant." frrsthand this process of exposing Mona, one of the women fea- those fragile myths inside. tured in the play, was an extra on Perfonnances of"ComeBack \, the setanditisherhero worsbipof to the Five and Dime, Jimmy James Dean that ispires her to Dean, Jimmy Dean,'; will be on converttheotherfivewomen into March 11,12,13,18,19, and 20th ~ his disciples. in the city college ilieatre. Tick· Liketheteenagersoftodaywho ets can be purchased at the door paste Madonna and Pearl Jam ($7.00 general, and $4.00 stu· posters on the wall, Jimmy Dean dents and seniors). :eg

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is the glue t.hafeemehts the char. acters' friendships as teenagers. Staff Writer :i ., .· · ··•· · · Beverly Denhison,. San Jose We: ~ .baV~ dee~'brk 5ecrets State University Stgdent, pla)l thatwe hold close and dear to o& Juanita, owner and 'proprietor of psyches. These are mce the dime store where the womea ancient documents 1n danger of meet. Beverly feels that an iJn. perishing at the first gust of air. portant theme in the play is, "To San.Jos6 City College Drama face the truth in our lives." Instructor George Forrester is For example Mona, the extra curren.tlydirecting Jhe·City Col- on the setof'~Qiant," conceivesa lege spfing drama 'production, son during the fllming and per. "Comelf~k to theFive and Dime, .petuates a lie all her life thatJames Jimni)')?e.ari1 Jimmyi>ean:~· This Dean is the father. She holdsoa .p~%Ju£ij9#s9M~~f6@*!9 ~I.il$t · td ·this lie as' !$li¢ : W.QuJ~ta life ·tlr· r ·r ···· ts ·.·.·.·..·.· ·tili · · preserver. SbeU ·~HwiJUtii 'iobe by La.ura L~zzarJf.i:i

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For the past fifty years television has been nothing more than an idiot box which has watched the minds and bodies of the American populace atrophy at an alarming rate. But with recentadvancements in compact disc technology the television will soon become an invaluable learning tool in most of America's households. The flrst step was made by the Sega Corporation when it introduced the CD ROM adapter for its Genesis game system. The American public bought them up by the millions and there are already almost 100 titles available for the system. Riding on Sega's wave of success, some of the largest electronic manufacturers have introduced CD systems of their own and have taken the step past simple games creat· ing an entirely new use for television: education. In January 1993 Panasonic introduced 300. This multi-media system doubled the memory of Sega' s effort with a 32-bit processor. Panasonic is banking on the 300 to become an industry standard. The only drawback to the system is the $700 price tag and software titles between $50 and $70. Pioneer may be considered the biggest innovator of CD technology with its new Pioneer Laser Active system. This system combines analog video and digital audio to make an outstanding presentation of sound and sight The hardware also doubles its duties by performing as a laser disc player when the multimedia is not being used and adapters are sold so that

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TurboGrafx and Sega CDs can be used on the system. Coming in at $799 this is one of the most expensive system on the market and software is a bit pricey at $80. Radio Shack has also joined the multi-media race by teaming up with Memorex to present the MD2500. This system runs five-inch video and audio CDs and has an ffiM-based 16-bitprocessor. When it was first introduced at $699, the sales were far below expectations and the price was dropped to $400. This is a system for someone who is truly into the literary storage capacity of CD-Rom because the limited hardware power makes the system more textual than visual. TTl, the new owner of Turt>o Grafx and Turbo Duo, has introduced a new game system to go after the older players which Sega leaves out of its market Although the titles have yet to be introduced, the new Turbo Duo console will sell for $299 and will run all of the company's old titles. A good buy for the number of available games. The final newcomer to the market is a former failure. Commodore which bad limited success CDTV, will try again with the CD32. This system will have two parts: the console, which will run about $400, and a full motion video cartridge for $250. The major disadvantage to the CD32 is that Commodore will be the only software manufacturer. Someday there will be no need to leave your house because every form of entertainment will be at your fingertips through fiber -optic networks and your muti-media system. So sit back and fasten the seatbelt on your lounger because your televi ion is going to take you for a ride.

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Sports Hit the road Jags...

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With the baseball season well under way the Jaguars packed up their gear and headed out to the heart of the desolate San Joaquin Valley for a tournament at Fresno City College.

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San Jose City College's men's to an·'en(J Weooesday as Merritt. 'They should play together, like predictions for the outcome. and women's track and field teams College.defeated the lady Jag"As the old clicM goes, I just they have been," Carr said. Satf Wr~ e r will compete in the Golden Gate .uar~ ~0-~Q ill the fustrou.n.<ip~y take one game at a time," said Carr. Conference Relays Saturday, Feb. However, do not discount the TheSanJoseCityCollegemen's finished 26 at West Valley College. Jaguars chances of winning the J· Oasketball team finished their Men's coach Steve Haas beilie.5ea5oitsecond in the Golden championship. regular season with an overall lieves bis team will fare better this Gate Conference with a record Wins in their last 3 games ex~rd of 27-4 and 9-1 in Golden year than last. Haas said that an of7-5 bad exPected to advance tended their win streak to 7 and Gate Conference play. in the playoffs because former began with a thriller at West ValMore importantly, the Jaguars opponents. who bad fallen to the ley on Feb. 11 that lived up to all its ~ived the top seed in Northern Jaguars bad defeated Merritt pre-game hype. California's regional tournament. during the regular season. City College pulled out a 61-59 the No.I seed, the Jaguars will Standin.g~ During the fmal leg of the triumph over West Valley on a t No. 32 seed Ohlone College regular season the ladies bad 1993-94 Season buzzer beater by sophomore guard 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26. increase from 20 athletes last year Men's :······.·. Terry Fulton. The game will begin the first to 30 athletes this year will give the The shot snatched the victory d of the Northern California 9-1 from San Jose* team added depth in dual meets the Vikings, who never trailed gional playoffs. The Jaguars will 9-1 West Valley* helping them to improve. until the final shot, avenging the )!ed to win three games to advance Haas enters his 17th year of 6-4 San Francisco Jaguars' only loss in league play, a the March 10-12 state playoffs on seven game winning coaching at City College. Accordgone 10 point loss to West Valley. 3-7 Diablo Valley ld at University of California at streak which came to an end in ing to Haas, in the past 19 years, TheJaguarscontinuedtheirroll ,fVine's Been Events Center. The 2-8 Chabot 1 thefmal conference game of the City College has lost only 6 of201 ~te playoffs will showcase the 1-9 Feb. 15 with a 88-60 romp over 1994 season. S.J. Delta dual meets. visiting Diablo Valley College. • eight teams in the state. *tied for f'rrst The loss was at the bands of This season's men's team will The Jaguars kept their streak i AccordingtoCityCollegecoach San Francisco y.rbo toppled the be led by a cast of returning alive by hammering host San rcyCarr, the playoffs area timely Women's ladies .reign in overtime 72-68 sophomores. PPening that-coincide with the 11-1 Francisco on Feb. 18, 115-79. San Mateo It includes Sean Ramos in the on Feb.l8. All-American Vince Barnett 's improvement 7-5 San Jose Merrit College will advance 400m, pole vaulter Moises Ozuna, led all scorers with 32 points, in"They are playing at a higher 6-6 San Francisco to the second round of the · Erik Christensen in the javelin and cluding 6 three-pointers. Carr felt ·e1 than they have played all . Northern California playoffs Frank Filppone in the shot put and 4-8 this was the best game the Jaguars S.J.Delta '" Carr said. Tl. Saturday, Feb. discus. For a team that fmished in a tie 2-10 played all year. Chabot Carr is optimistic heading into ·tb West Valley College for the WANTED!! ~ championship, Carr does not Carr also doesn't intend to over- the playoffs and be believes the ~ any changes in theJaguars' look or underestimate any team in key to his team's success is in their CIVIL ENGINEERING GRADS oocb. FOR THE POSITION OF the playoffs and does not have any playing together. JUNIOR CIVIL ENGINEER I 994 Track & Field $41,772- $51,168*

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call ... Why isn't the San Jose City College weigbtroom and gym open to students during hours it is not in use? If this is something you have pondered, help us to change this. Maybe you want to be the next Cindy Crawford or Arnold Schwarzenegger. Or maybe you ju t want to stop by the gym and work out Either my, if this issue concerns you, stop by the City College Times office in room 303 to sign a petition so we can help pump... you up.

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f oYolio 'For Your Information• ·•

There will be an Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting held each Tuesday andThursdayfromnoon to l:OOp.m. inroom207 of the college union.

• · The last day todrop a class without it appearing on your record is Friday, Feb.25. The last day to drop a class andreceivea "W' on your transcript is Friday, May 6. •

Russian french horn player Arcady Sbilkloper will perform at 7:30p.m. Monday, Feb.' The performance will be free and donations will be accepted. Shilkloper will meet with students and faculty to discuss the artistic climate in Russia at noon on Monday, Feb. 28, in room F-7.

Check your deadline dates for scholarship applications. Most applications are due March 4, 1994. Eligibility sheets and application forms for scholarships are in the Career Center and room W-102.

President Del Anderson's office is seeking nominations for the Amicus CoUegii award (or the Friend of the College Award). Nominations are due by Friday, March 11. One student will be chosen for the following two categories: Community Leader and Alumnus (graduate or former student). If you are unsure of the qualifications call Anderson's office at 298-2181 ext. 3725 for more details.

SanJoseCityCollege'smusicdepartmentcontinueswithMusic at Midday in conjunction with the Black History Month celebration to present a faculty performance ''The African Diaspora in the New World" on Wednesday, March 16, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in room F-7.

Feeling upset or depressed? Student Health Services may be able to help. Dial288-3724 for a personal counseling appointment

For all the "karate kids" on campus, the City College Sbotokan Karate Club will be meeting at9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 1, at the raquetball courts. For more information call R.I. Rivera at 298-2181, ext. 3906. Compiled by Laura Lazzarini

PC Repair---From page 1. Also in attendance were City as well as The San Jose Mercury College President Del Anderson, News. The media coverage and Gary Ratb and Mary Jo brought about so much attention Rodrick, representatives from Pa- that other companies are calling to donate computers to the program, cific Bell. Norment called the presentation according to Norment Pacific Bell is doing their part "overall very positive and good for all." to continue the program. The By having members of all the company bas donated another 50 areas involved present everyone machines to be repaired and given was able to see, "the loop being away. The next lucky school in line, according to Norment, is completed," Norment said. Representatives from Channel Redwood Elementary School in 11 news and KNBC were present, Boulder Creek.

Profile of a U.S. College Student Mother's a Businesswoman 13%

Father's a Businessman 25.8% "B" Average in High School 56.8% Live In Dorm 58.7% White 79.6% Source: the F.A.A.C.T. magazine Times Graphic by Daniel Herrera, Esq.

Ayako Saito, director of student health services, takes a student's blood pressure during a check-up. Jarrod Walde/ The 1imts

Students may be unaware of Health Services at SJCC by Vince Washington Staff Writer

During registration each semester, many San Jose City College students ponder the same question after paying the Health Services fee. The lingering question on these students' minds is, "what do I get for my money?" At the same time the people running Health Services ponder a questionoftheirown: "How do we get more students to utilize our facilities?" Answering the flrst question is easy. By paying the $10 Health Services fee, City College students are offered most of the amenities found in a hospital. Hopefully students will answer the second question by seeing for themselves just what Health Services has to offer. Health Services is open 8 a.m .3 p.m. Monday-Friday in room 308A. Therearealsoeveningbours from 6p.m .-9p.m . MondayThursday. A liscensed family practice doctor is also avilable by appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Ayako Saito, director of student health services since 1980 plans to use "precautionary measures versus trouble shooting," when it comes to students' health. Health Services' goal is to, "keep students going to school by providing health education as support to a scholastic one," Saito said. Health Services offers students everything from treatment for minor ilnesses to medical emergencies. Someoftheservicesavailable include: blood pressure and vision checks, tests for pregnancy and sex uaU y transmitted disease, health and family planning counseling and tests for strep throat and tu bercu lois. Last semester Health Services helped approximately 2,900 students with their health i ues, 923 of them were ftrSt-timers. Females accounted for roughly 1,400 of the department's visitors and communicable disease were the most

common problem. Saito said that students are concerned with having H.I. V. testing available, but adds, "a lack of participation" prohibits such activities. In fact, last semester on the date the testing was scheduled only 25 people attended. Awareness of sexually transmitteddiseases isalwaysaconcem to members of Health Services. Contraceptive information for men and women, as well as counseling, are always available. Future programs designed to help promote disease awarenesss are being scheduled, including a peer group to help students with questions about sexual behavior. "Location is a big problem for Health Services," said Saito. She believes, "more exposure," will help students learn more about Health Services. Evidence of the lack of exposure is found when talking to students. When asked bow often he used the Health Services facilities,

freshmen Steven Monroe replied, "I've never been there. I don't even know where it is." SomeCityCollegestudentswoo use the Health Services don'tknow what the facili ties offer. Derron Gayle, a sophmore said, "I use Health Services for my little medical problems, but it's good to know they treat major ones too." According to Saito, future plans for Health Services include dealing with the issue of acquaintancera~ during the upcoming "Women's History Week". The spring will It devoted to AIDS prevention, highlighted by a play tilled "Choices," which deals witb coming into contact with H.I.V. The play will be shown on April 27, here on campus. Reading the "Open Line," provided by Health Services member Shirley Friesen will help educate students to the services available. Hopefully information such as thil will help students to answer tbeif Health Services questions.

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