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Serving San Jose City College
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Thursday, March 24, 1994
College prepares for $339,744 in budget cuts It's ooly eight weeks into the semester, .t San J~ City College English lnstruc11' Aline Heffley is already 760 sheets into
a 1,000-sbeet allotment for making pbotoalpies.
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Last semester instructors were allowed lXX> sheets. "Almost everyone I know bas spent at klgy iast $20 of their own money," said English _.J Instructor Maurice Costello. "I've already spent $50 on copying baodouts at Photo Drive-Up," Heffley said. "We only have one copy machine in the GE Building, and half the time it's broken." Although times are tougher in other dis111 riels (the West Valley/Mission Community College District bad to cut $4 million from budget), everyone at City College is · g to feel the budget crunch. On March 17, a list of President Del Anderson's rec-
ommended budget adjustments to meet the college's target reduction of $339,744 was released. Anderson cited a property tax shortfall and the continued recession as reasons for the budget reductions. "When the state's revenue falls, our revenue falls," she said. "A lot depends on whether or not the state economy turns around. That's the only way we're going to get off this train." Despite district budget cuts amounting to $450,000 in 1992-93 and $1 million in 1993-94, reductions of $1.2 million from a total budget of $40 million are underway. Although no student services are going to be eliminated, there will be cutbacks. During the summer, the library is usually open four nights a week. But this summer, according to Russell Fischer, library director, the library will only be available two nights a week. This semesterAdmissions and Records is open from 8 a.m.-9 p.m., Monday-Tburs-
day. Next semester, however, the office will Anderson pointed out that no one received a close at 7 p.m. March 15 letter of termination, although "That's going to be very difficult for twopeoplereceivedlettersofreassignment. me," said Jeannie Ruiz, a forensic psycbol"Some of our people will be affected, but ogy major. "I take night classes because I it won't be nearly as horrendous as over at have a full-time job. It's not always easy to West Valley," Anderson said. West Valley's journalism program was make it here right after work." Students will also noticea price increase among five programs targeted to be cut from in class schedules from 50 cents to $1. the district next year, including fashion Transcripts will be up from $2 to $3.50. merchandising, photography and office Recommendations to reduce the budget technology.Lastyear,DeAnzaandFoothill were also made in regards to district em- collegesalsolosttheirjoumalismprograms. ployment, including freezing of a vacant "It would take a really disastrous budget administrative position and consolidating crisis for that to happen here," said Raul of administrative duties in student services; Rodriguez, City College vice president of consolidation of administrative duties in instruction. Deans have been told toexpect$900,000 student services; restructuring of several part-time classified positions; and elimina- in cuts next year. tion of college graphics services. "It's going to be much more difficult next "It's always stressful when anybody's year," said Anderson. "It may be that we employment position is threatened," said can't have as many programs, but the proAnderson. "But people do resign and fmd grams we do have get the support they other jobs, and positions become vacant" need."
Mercury News columnist receives 9th annual Janet Gray Hayes award by Julie A. Galvan Editor-in-Chief
hu, left, receives award during Women's History Celebration. A. Dennis Gaxiola/ 'kbra Photography
San Jose Mercury News columnistT.T.NhureceivedtheJanet Gray Hayes Award Thursday, March 17, as part of San Jose City College'sNinthAnnualWomen's History Celebration. Janet Gray Hayes, the first woman to be elected as mayor of San Jose, presented the award, which is given to women annually in recognition of community service. "T.T. Nhu was picked from an outstanding list of candidates," Hayes said. "She bas helped us to understand, through her writing, some of the things that happened to her people in Vietnam."Nhu was born in Vietnam in 1947 and was raised in Europe and the United States. Since 1987 sbebasbeenawriter for the San Jose Mercury News.
Putting the President in her place Pop quiz! What does San Jore Collegehaveincommon with state of Texas? Give up? Both oftheirCEOs featured in Lindsey Johnson Jackie Joyner-Kersee's "A 'oman's Place Is Everywhere," inspirational collection of proof female leaders in the United
Most people at City College see Anderson as the determined college president, but Johnson and JoynerKersee show the
v.orm have no idea how they found " said City College President Anderson, one of 30 female in the book. "'t's very ex... I'm the only educator tbe on1 y person from San Jose."
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t be behind title. The book describe the way Anderson's upbringing in segregated Missis ippi and eventual expulsion from
Alcorn College as a civil rights demonstrator tempered her for her future career. "Once I left Mississippi, I considered myself to be practically indestructJble," Anderson said. Johnson and Joyner-Kersee go on to detail Anderson's education and later employment at San Diego State University and the trail that led her to City College. Gov. Ann Richards of Texas, Wboopi Goldberg and Janet Reno are also among the women profiled. "This book is about women demon trating courage and leadership," said Anderson. I suppose that's why she's in it
Her columns, which are often about changing California communities and situations in her own life, appear in the Living section. Nbu bas worked for NBC News
'Usually in the newspaper business you have to submit your own name for awards. But this is the best.' Ti Ti Nhu Columnist in Saigon and was the primary researcher for the documentary "Sins of the Father," a film about AsianAmerican children abandoned by
G.I.s in Vietnam. She is a board member of KPFA-FM radio, Asian Women United and the East-Meets-WestFoundation. She was awarded the Fifth Annual Freedom Award from Asian Americans for Community Involvement in 199l.Nbu bad been nominatedfortheJanetGray Hayes award last year, and this year her name came up again. "San Jose has been very wonderful to me. Usually in the newspaper business you have to submit your own name for awards," Nhu said. "But this way ... this is the best It was completely unexpected. It's just the best feeling." 'This is a great celebration," said Richard Tanaka, President of the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District. "There are many women who have made tremendous contributions to our society, yet are not recognized."
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