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vo1. 48, No.2
Serving San Jose City College
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.
by Doug Cortney
Spring Bookstore Sales Sales as of Feb. 15, 1994
18,192 New Books Sold
3,483 Used Books Sold
$454,435 New Book Sales
$
$95,960 Used Book Sales
Source: Dave Painter, Bookstore Director Times graphic by Robert Unthank