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Vol. 49, No. 11
Dis·trict's budget is complete
Election ·rules tightened by J.S. Sarmento
by Kirsten Smith Editor-·in-Chief After nearly a year of speculating, estimating and proposing, the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District adopted a 199596 budget. Between the districtoffice, City College and Evergreen Valley College, the option adopted was a 60%-20%-20% ratio of cuts. This translates to a $188,000 cut in the budget of both City College and EVC and a $564,000 cut at the district office. "This is probably the best budget year seen in a while," said Chris Brown, director of fiscal operations . The budget was adopted in August. City College also had $350,000 infusion of funds so t11at cuts weren' t harsh ones. Title III funds expire this month so beneficiaries of Title III funds have been reallocated money in order to continue. Budget proposals consisted of many diffe rent options mainly dependent upon the outcome of the state's budget. ''The state adopts a fallacious budget and we're stuck witll it," Brown said. Funding from the state to community colleges comes from property taxes and, according to Brown, tlle state over estimates the property tax revenue in order to balance their own budget. According to City College President Raul Rodriguez, only half the allotted money from the state was actually received, but the Legislature ;ipproved acost of living adjustment (COLA) an d that money was incorporated into the entire budget plan. "We clearly don' t get enough money from t11e state to run our institution," Drown said. 1l1is is why fundraising is expected to be alarge partofCity College's future. A feasibility study was just conducted which determines to what extent the community is willing to support the college. "We have to find out whether the odds will be in our favor," Rodriguez said. "Some places the community support is high, some it's not," said Brown, "Our problem witll fundraisers in the past is we haven't tended to mix fun with tllem." The sale of seats in the theater Started during the spring '95 semester and has raised almost $)2,000 said Judy Rookstool, interim development director.
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Traffic school means revenue by Lisa Truong Staff Writer
Dangerous driving, speeding and wrong turns are luring new students to San Jose Ci ty College. City College could gain an estimated $30,000 from the traffic school offered by t11e San Jose/ Evergreen Community College District. The Institute for Business and Community Development has been awarded a contract from the Santa Clara County Municipal Court to provide driver improvement training at City College and Evergreen Valley College. The Governing Board ofTrustees of the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District approved t11e agreement on Sept.12.
"We anticipate that they will get $30,000 from the traffic school," said Anna Woods the director of business and community linkage s at th e In s titute. The
In conjunction with West Valley, Mission and Gavilan Colleges, the district will be doing business as the Alliance of Community Colleges for Traffic Safety.
The primary contract holder for this agreement is the San Jose/ Evergreen Community College District and will subcontract witll West Valley, Mission and Gavilan Colleges. The contract agreement is for a of one year, and tlle Alliance will be allowed to continue service after that year at tlle discretion of the Municipal Court. Students are referred to the traffic school tluough the Municipal Court. The court has allowed tllese people, who have received a moving violation ticket, to have the driver improvement training instead of having the ticket become a part of their permanent record. The traffic school will give instruction, approved by tlle Depart
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Commissioner of Elections David Voepel is tightening reins on candidates for the Associated Student elections of Oct. 3-7 because of protests regarding the lack of campaign poster removal which almost led to the resignation of tllree ASC members. As of Sept. 26, all candidates are required to remove election fliers when polls open and must provide Voepel witll a map detailing the location of fliers . In addition, tllere is no campaigning of any kind for t11e position of district student trustee once the polls open. Voepel imposed these new election rules as a result of R. J. Rivera , district student trustee candidate and former A.S. president, violating election codes. Rivera failed to remove election fliers within one week oftlle spring '95 elections. The fliers remained posted throughout the summer and into the fall semester. The ASC first decided on sanctions against Rivera in a special session held Sept. 7. Rivera was tllen instructed to remove all existing fliers and was restricted to 10 postings, which were to be removed when the polls opened. In the following ASC meeting Rivera protested sanctions because the ASC violated state law by not following proper procedure in holding the special session. "The sanctions were decided upon in tlle same meeting that they were brought forw ard," said Rivera. According to Rivera, state law requires items to be put forward for discussion first, then action can be taken at a later meeting. The ASC and Rivera debated thes~ points during the meeting, but couldn't come to a resolution. Discussions were postponed until the next meeting. In an attempt to deal witll the sanctions, Rivera met privately with David Voepel, commissioner of elections. According to Voepel, Rivera proposed that he put up a bond of $40, if he did not pull down his fliers witJ1in two weeks the ASC could keep the money. "I said hey, let's try to settle t11is outside of council, let's try to come to some equitable resolution outside of council. Why take up council time for this (tlle sanctions)," said Rivera of the offer. According to Rivera, Voepel
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A sue-crazy society ·by Colton W. Evert Staff Writer
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Media 'sold-out' to sell-out uccumbing to the Unabomber's demands without the slightest com proS mise is only opening the gateway for other criminals to make, "If you don't do this, than I will do that," threats. Printing the Unabomber's manifesto was an absolutely absurd decision, but even more absurd is the Washington Post and the New York Times agreement to print an additional three, annualmessages from this coldhearted killer. The manifesto was released in complete cooperation with a known murderer. These publications yielded to the Unabomber's -=--.!..JI00-.. demands as he threatened to kill again if his 35,000 word manifesto wasn't printed in its entirety. Should the San Jose Mercury News publish the sexual fantasies of the serial rapist that is now on the loose in the Bay
Area? What if he promises not to rape anyone else as long as the fantasies made the newsstand? The answer is no, just as it is every time Charles Manson comes up for parole and swears he has changed his ways. Neither newspaper, or any other paper on the manifestoband-wagon, have made this decision to save someone from '04E the death the Unabomber has promised. Instead, this decision was made for the same reason other business decisions are made, money. Since the Oakland Tribune has included the Unabomber's manifesto as an insert in their daily edition, the newsstands have sold out. Readers want to know what goes through the mind of a psycho. This decision had nothing to do with journalism and journalism is the reason news papers exist.
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Ever since Shakespearean times, lawyers have been looked at in a less than flattering light. Our country can not survive with all Ule lawyers we have today. The expressions "sue happy" or "sue crazy" have been used to describe the society today. I believe that these are valid terms, and they have been invented because of lawyers. The simple fact is U1at lawyers want to make money,just like any of us. But the way they make money is by convincing people that they deserve something that they haven't earned, and then proving it to U1e court system. Take for example the woman who sued McDonalds after she spilled hot coffee on herself. What happened was that she spilled hot coffee on herself, got burned, and raU1er than admitting t11at it was a stupid mistake, blamed a corporation, saying that t11e coffee U1at she spilled on herself was too hot and demanded millions of dollars for it. But she didn't just go up to a judge and ask for the money, she had a lawyer supporting her the
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Parking Nightn1ares by Lynda Pearson _s_ta_ff_W_r_ite_r_ _ _ _ _ __
Exhausted from late night studying, the snooze button on the alarm clock gets hit repeatedly, which becomes the start of this nightmare . Merging onto the freeway be-
Apathetic ASC election turnout :~!~E::::v:::::~: merica is built on democracy; where voting is power. Voting gives an individual a voice in school. San Jose City College students, like America, have a democratic government body, here it is called the Associated Student Council (ASC). Yet, unlike a national election, only 2 percent of the 8,477 students voted in the ASC elections last year. If only a few people vote for the President of the United States the future
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whole way. It is safe to say that many people have spilled coffee on themselves, (myself included) and have not received one U1in dime for il. And it is also safe to say U1at the woman who sued McDonalds would not have gone into court if not for her lawyer. Therefore, lawyers help people get rewarded for being stupid. Take any household product or appliance. It is guaranteed that on the packaging there will be some kind of waming label. For glass cleaner there is, "Do not spray directly into eyes," for micr-owave ovens t11ere are, "Do not use while submersed in water." The sad thing is that some person, somewhere in the world, thought it would be a good idea to heat up aT. V. dinner while taking a batl1 . When he got burned, he talked to a lawyer and discovered that it was U1e company's fault for not warning him . Darwin's U1eory of evolution states that only the smart and tlle strong can survive. But what are the smart and strong to do when the weak and feeble have all t11e money? If we get rid of lawyers, people will start learning from t11eir mistakes instead of earning from them.
the traffic as the minutes start ticking by as fast as an icicle can meslt onJa s~C~ercda Y in J~ly. 0 t atrn ffios~ . htttsy egue ts only away. pon arwo a tc tg rival to the general education building parking Jot, mass hysteria is on Ule rampage. Drivers do not know how to follow the directional traffic arrows. A huge white arrow pointing one way means that no drivers should be coming toward. Unfortunately, many drivers do not follow the directional traffic arrows and this causes a panic attack for the other drivers who see oncoming headlight~ . As the hourly class bell has now
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started to ring, the traffic is again halted. Many students are sitting in their cars awaiting a parking space to become magically available right in front of them. Look! Students should become more courteous and thoughtful to other student drivers. If U1ere is no parking available at this exact moment, move along. If you have the urge to await parking that you can't control, wait on one side of the isle so other students can drive around you. Handicapped parking is the most misused parking spaces because of the availability and the convenience. I have waited many a time for over five minutes just to arrive at the handicapped spaces only to find the spaces blocked by students awaiting parking or picking-up or dropping-off someone. If everyone would just simply remember the Golden Rule, ''Do unto others as you would want them to do unto you," this parking nightmare would tum into a slice of heaven.
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Ovum banks need equality by Patty Galligan-Silcott Staff Writer
Sperm banks exist So ovum banks have the same right to exist too .It's just one more battle women have to face. Men set legal precedence to sell a product of their bodies and women just want the same right The typical sperm donor in Britain is a young male student who needs beer money and that is also true for California. Direct pay for ovum in the United Kingdom is considered unethical because it lowers human dignity. How come men can sell their product and women can't? Sperm banks provide a safe, confidential environment for men to store their genes for their own personal use, sell to infertilemen or sell to single women who want to be mother. Awomanownsherbody. It'shertemple, her vessel, and her right to pour life from and share and create for the good of mankind. She is born with about 400,000 ovum in each ovary or 800,000 total. A woman could ve 95%
have 10 or 20 children. She has 1st amendment rights and she can choose to save her genes for the future, donate her ova to her sister, cousin or mother or donate/sell her ova to other women who are infertile For many years the Genetics and IVF Institute in Fairfax, Va. has gotten its donor eggs from other infertility patients who have over-produced eggs and simply offers these women a discount on their next treatment cycle if they give some of their eggs away. A discount does equate to savings and savings equates to money and money saved is money earned. Isn't that payment? Fertilization "in vitro" shocked the world years ago and now thanks to a very competent infertility specialist (the pharmaceutical industry) a group of doctors and nurses extracted four ova from a one-time infertility patient so that four paternal men could become daddies, so four maternal women could become mommies, and most importantly so four much wanted precious babies could enter this world. These prospective babies are actually four very special gifts from God. Four hopes and four dreams may come
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Ovum profits equal slavery her ovum? If she does, then under what circumstances would it be justified as morStaff Writer ally right or wrong? With determination and a lot of vigilant Is she going to put a "satisfaction guarwork on their part doctors were able to give anteed" on her eggs or will she refund the a once infertile woman the chance to give money if the purchasing couple doesn't suclight to a child from her womb as she had so cessfully fertilize it? longed and prayed for. Why then after her This isn ' t something to be put in body produced four ovum does she tum society's hands, this is merely a human around and sell each of them for $2,000 a species put here on this earth as a gift not as pop? a given. Taking advantage of this will not Trying to justify her actions by saying, get a woman in trouble with the law because "What about male sperm-banks?" is beside there are none to control her. the point because men do not spend two What kind of ethical morals does she years in therapy on various medications, have in mind while she is brewing future tests, and treatments to be able to produce profits inside of her instead of a baby? their seeds. A few hundred years ago this idea was Itmaybeherbodyandhereggs, but this widely practiced and there were also no laws isn't a woman's issue, it is a moral and against it. People were being sold at the humane one. Her physicians' valuable time market, barely standing after their masters was thrown in the garbage without much had abused, and chained them, ultimately consideration. They could have been help- humiliating a whole human race. ing someone who honestly had intentions of Slavery, it's a strong word, but it's the giving birth to a baby and not selling its truth. beginnings. The bottom line is, people are going to This is stretching the band of humanity keep doing this until it is blown out of too far. proportion and then realize far too late that Should a woman have the right to sell it should never have began in the first place.
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All right, I admit it. I'm a diehard, can'tlive with out 'em, cigarette smoker. Smoked since I was 12 and , worked my way up to a pack a day by 15. This would mean I've smoked for almost 10 years. Not bad, huh? So what if I have chronic bronchitis? A little lung butter never \ltZI'll!ttl:tt±iWI:.::iiiH hurt anyone. Okay, maybe it hurts justa wee bit, but more annoying than the pain are those windy days when that lugi . . . . .al~~A.£.=::~..d~~~~l{~~~L---_jflies back in the car window and lr>~~~~di streaks across my newly painted face. It's even worse when I I remember waking up in the Japanese people are wrong for cause of his charm. reach into the glove box for a napmiddle of the night feeling alone. speaking their own language." I also remembered ari old Japa- kin and find the last one was used I got out of bed, went to the The powerful ignorance was nese lady telling the teenager that to wipe away the yellow film that's refrigerator made some chocolate followed with the prejudice be must be Japanese because he built up on the inside of the winmilk and went outside. American's motto, "These Asians showed unconditional respect to dow. I leaned against the garage door, an elder. Wonder what that's from any looked at the city lights and began Faced with these paradoxes I way? to think of Japanese people, Puertobegan to realize where I fit into this Well, approximately one week Ricans, white people and Filipinos world. ago a friend and I stole an idea and where I fit in. I was born Japanese, Puerto- from the 12-step programs and As the wind brushed against my Rican, white and Filipino, but I decided to sponsor each other on face, I remembered a boy who was was raised with Japanese ideals raised with Japanese ideals failing and with a lot of in born Puertoto identify with Japanese kids beRican characteristics. cause his eyes were not slanted. I don't deny being white or FiliHearing a cat fight, I remem- come into my country and steal pino, because if I did I would be bered a teenager ready to throw jobs that belong to Americans. denying myself and my family, but down because a Latino said that They should get on a raft and go I don't associate myself with them the teenager did not act Puerto- back to where they came from." either because everything that I Rican because he didn't speak As a speeding car drove by, I know about them is only through a Spanisbordress the way the Latino remembered Italians coming to stereotypical view. did. America and not getting jobs beAs I got up to go back in my I looked at my watch and saw cause certain employers told them house a smile appeared on my face the moon reflecting in it and re- to go back to where they came and I told myself to forget trying to membered a man who couldn't from or get an "Italian job" at a fit into a stereotype and just be an recall a day that he did not have to sweatshop. individual. deal with prejudice. Rubbing the goose bumps off I know what I am and no one One Italian lady told this Japa- my arm, I remembered a girl from can take that away from me. nese, Puerto-Rican, white and Fili- New York telling a teenager that Thus, thesecondmemberofthe pino man that, " ... those damn she knew he was Puerto-Rican be- Poi-Dogs was born.
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our greatest endeavor ever: to quit smoking. Never again shall I inhale that oh-so-wonderful-tasting tar. Never again shall I relish in the luxury of exhaling smoke that resembles car exhaust. Never again shall I experience all the aforementioned luxuries along with anything else I may have forgotten about how cool smoking can really be. The only comfort I can find is when I'm brushing my teeth and myself, tell "Good thing you stopped when you did , just think, those creamy canines could have f~M~~ ended up the same color as a Camel butt." I suppose that without smoking my perfume name will return to Fendi instead of.O-fend-thee. My calculations show I have invited the Grim Reaper to knock on my door 290 days ahead of schedule. This is, ofcourse, because each cigarette brings a smoker seven minutes nearer to their de~1h .
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Clubs encourage students to participa te in club activities by Patty Galligan-Silcott Staff Writer
"Join a club!" "Start a club!" "Sign up for B.S.U.!" All this enthusiasm could be heard at Welcome Day at San Jore City College. A light breeze accompanied by a welcoming sun set the atmosphere for a day of information and bright, colorful display tables. This Sept. 14 event was a celebration and a chance for the clubs to competition to be honored as having the best table. Officers and speakers from career clubs,
parent clubs, entertainment clubs and cui- Club. tural clubs were encouraging students to "We have 7 clubs chartered, as of Sept. enhance their formal education by partici- 14th," said Priscilla Santos, director of stupating in club dent activity, activities. "butlhopetosee Thequadwas • • • five or 10 more outlined with by the end of festive and innext month." formativetables. CU S The BroadThe panel o f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - casting Club, judges awarded first prize for the best deco- Delta Epsilon Chi, La Raza Student Aliirated table to Sigma Eta Beta. ance, MeCha Club, Parent Action Group, There was a tie for second place between Psychology Club, and Sigma Eta Beta have Parent Action Group and Delta Epsilon Chi. been chartered. Third place was awarded to the MeCha To start a new club on campus is simple
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all that is needed is five people with a common interest and goal, a supportive fac. ulty advisor and then the participants com. plete a club charter packet. This packet can be obtained from Santos, in room C-23, located in the Counselino 1:> Building or by calling 298-2181 ext. 3655. If you are interested in joining a soon to be chartered club, such as the Journalism Club call 298-2181 ext. 3849 or stop by room 303. For more information about clubs, sign. ups and meeting times contact Santos by phone, by note, by appointment (she's also a counselor) or by dropping by room C-23.
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said be would consider the offer. by Kirsten Smith and Lynda Pearson After consulting the election committee Times Staff report and the dictionary, Voepel said that the a proposed idea sounds like a bribe. For a man that spent seven years as a "If you have been a past officer and you prisoner in Lebanon, Terry Anderson' s huare offering another officer money, to me mor was more than abundant when he told tlJl!tjust sounds so wrong," said A.S. Advi- of his latest troubles. sor Priscilla Santos. "I'm a loyal American. I believe in naA.S. Secretary Marie Chatterton said she tiona! security," said Anderson. felt it was an attempt to try to buy off He told the attendees of the Californian Rivera's sanctions. In the Sept. 20 ASC FirstAmendmentCoalitionConferencethat meeting,A.S.PresidentMarkCisper vetoed the names and techniques of government all sanctions imposed on Rivera. intelligence agents should be top secret, "My resignation takes place as soon as "But I don't think 40,000 documents conhe(Cisper) decides that I'm not competent cern that stuff." to make a decision," said Voepel. Since his release more than three years Due to Cisper's actions, Chatterton also ago, Anderson has been trying to find out threatened resignation, but she decided to exactly what the government knew about remain in office. his kidnapping by using the Freedom of On Sept. 27, Cis per said, "I am retracting Information Act (FOIA) to access important my veto and supporting David Voepel's files. recommendations." Anderson was told that no papers could "Several times I have contemplated re- be released without the kidnapper's permissigning as A.S. president," said Cisper. sion because that would be a violation of the · According to Cisper, this was due to the kidnapper's right to privacy. frustration of the recent events. The few documents Anderson has re-
ceived consist of his own Associated Press stories, a document from the Department of the Navy which was completely blacked out, and other documents that are basically useless. Anderson is now suing 11 government agencies for FOIA violation. The fact that the President tried to get information released on the invasion of Normandy and couldn't is just another example of the violation of the First Amendment that happens every day. "Freedomisnotfree ...it takes diligence ," said Anderson. Times graphic by Jack London Square in Oakland was the host location of the conference and what better place than a harbor on a sunny day to set the scene for peace and freedom. The First Amendment Coalition and the Freedom Forum are two organizations that dedicate their time solely to the First
Amendment and sponsored this conference. Part of the day was dedicated to student journalists and their rights with the college newspaper. It is too often that student journalist's rights are violated because they are students, the Freedom Forum participants explained. Student journalists are not on the lower rung of society and shouldn't consider themselves to be such. They are just as responsible for their actions andwordsasaprofessional Andrew Hunt is. The Freedom Forum had five panelists, Freedom Forum Vice-President Felix Gutierrez, City College of San Francisco journalism advisor Juan Gonzales, journalist and education consultant Betty Medsger, attorney Mark Goodman and attorney R.B . Quinn.
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livery. The fair was held in the Union Quad at San Jose City College on Sept. 25.
South Bay Environment displayed a portable air purification system that can be plugged into a car cigarette lighter. Representatives also listed employment opportunities for those interested in actively cleaning up the air and water. Several transit and health representatives manned booths to informcollegestudentsof theimpact poor air and water can have on the quality of their health and life. Bus and Light Rail schedules were handed out and visitors were assisted with personal trip plans.
A representative from Narcotics Anonymous provided meeting schedules and guidance. Dr. Richard Peterson, a Sunnyvale chiropractor, checked body fat and tested for possible signs of carpeltunnelsyndrome,acondition affecting the movement of the wrist. The Asian American Donor Program was on sight to heighten awareness of the small percentage of Asian Americans registered as bone marrow donors. An explanation of the simple procedure to become a donor was
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given and sign ups were taken. Bruce Parmenter of Sunnyvale . electric . F ord demonstrated his Bronco and touted the ease of converting any gas-guzzling automobile into an energy and cost
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Rockin' with Viva Brazil by Colton W. Evert Staff Writer
Students were treated to -soft jazz like, Brazilian music, echoing throughout the halls and corridors of the San Jos~ City College campus. Around noon, last Wednesday, the local band, \:'iva Brazil played in the Union Quad as part of the Music at Midday series, supporting the Festival de Ia Raza theme of Mexican and Latino culture. Viva Brazil has been playing locally in the Bay Area for the past 18 years. It consists of Clauido Amaro! on lead vocals and guitar, Jeff Buenz on lead guitar and vocals, Marcos Silva on piano, Andrew Buffington on drums and Tim Gutierrez on percussion. When the band first started playing at 11 :30 a.m., the audience consisted of only a few passers by and Union Quad regulars. Buenz joked about the small crowd and brief applause between songs, "Someone tell the Science lab to keep it down," said B uenz,as he pointed to the science building.
"We're doing some experiments of our own out here." People who were walking through the Quad sat down and began listening intently. Soon benches and tables fl.lled and people began pulling chairs out of the Student Union. Most people chose to sit in the shade, away from the hot, midday, sun. The heat didn't seem to bother Viva Brazil. Not once did they miss a beat. When the 11 a.m. classes ended, students headed to the Union for lunch were lured to the South American music of Viva Brazil. For many, it seemed nice to sit and listen to music while eating lunch or working on class assignments, but most sat a listened because the music was a good and welcome change from the usual dominating background noise. As the crowd grew, the band stepped up the beat , from soft and driven to a faster tempo and percussion driven style of music. The beats caused almost everyone in the crowd to tap their feet or bob their heads in time with the music.
DATEBOOKI9/29-10171 of local attractions Date
Event USA Volley_!lall 7 p.m. <
San Jose Arena
$!!_- $19
Brew Ha Ha noon-7:30p.m.
San Pedro Square
Free
19th Annual Italian-American Festival
Santa Clara County Fairground
$0-$3
Parade of Champions
Santa Clara Church Monroe and
Free
Jaap Schroder Friends
International Bedding Plant Conference
Oct. 7
Cost
Location
Safe and Sound 2 Concert
Le Petit Trianon 7th and N. Fifth
$8 -$16
San Jose Convention Center
FIX
400 S. First
$10
$5
SJCC Students!
Campbell Billiards • Serving All Ages! • Student Discount 10-25% Everyday! • Free Clinic - Call for Schedule Located next to Erik's Deli 1777 S. Bascom 377-9886
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The band Viva Brazil from left: Tim Gutierrez, Clauido Amarol , Jeff Buenz, Andrew Buffington
Thursday, September 28, 1995
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Hoop Dreams Jags are ready to face Fresno by Jon Perez
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After all the high school recruiting is <lone, four-year college coaches tum their attention to players in the junior college ranks. That is just what the coaches from colleges such as Oregon State, Utah State, University of California at Berkeley and San Jose State did as they watched the San Jose City College men's basketball team practice. The practice was Friday, Sept. 22 at Evergreen Valley College due to an event in the gym at City College. City College and West Valley College were the top billing in players for recruit----· 'That's kind of a feather on Your cap because all these coaches are
"Were doing something good," said sophomore forward Torraye Braggs. There was a good and bad side to the practice. "It's good because it states that we have a good program," said Carr. Carr also said that be was worried about the team losing their focus. But it was practice as usual for players as they concentrated more on the practice instead of the high profile coaches. ''I'm always looking forward to practice though," said sophomore guard Gay lord Phillips.
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Fundamentals and consistency are stressed during bye week by Lynda Pearson Staff Writer
The San Jose City College Jaguar football team, which has come off a week of rest, will look forward to playing one of the toughest opponents this season. Fresno City College was 9-2 last season. Fresno's talent pulled together to get the Rams into last year'sBowlGameandwereranked top 20 in the nation. The home game kicks-off at 7 p.m. Sept. 30. Head coach Howard Gay said that playing Fresno will be like combining the talented players from both Solano and Marin. Playing this multi-talented team will be a test for the Jaguars to
seeiftheteamcanriseaboveFresno with the incredible talent that already runs through the Jags. The Jaguars spent the bye week of Sept. 23 to get into rhythm and
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pull together as a team and become more consistent by developing strength from within, both offensively and defensively. Gay said that the Jags would work on fundamentals including time in the weight room, building on players' strengths to incorporate all players' talent and for the special teams endurance and consistency training. The Jags have not been sue-
cessful against Fresno in the past years records against the Rams. Fresno has owned the Jaguars by beating them 4 out of the 5 games in the past six years. Gay said, " Can we play with them? Can we beat them? Do we have more work to do?" "We have to concentrate these next weeks. Hopefully, both sides will come off as a group offensive! y and defensively," said freshman Justin Wiltz, defensive lineman. The Jags 2 and 0 record was made possible by beating a strong Marin College team. The home game was held Sept. 30. Many talented players pulled together as the Jaguars won 28-13. " It was an inspiring day for the defense," said Wiltz.
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thelags, but it did not stop them from participating in .the Two ~------...;..__;..__ · Nrg Rivers Invitational at Gray Eagle · VThe cioss::CountrY bas · Sept. 21-24. . had some· Setbacks thiS season, . Tademy placed fifth b~t it should not binder -the with a running time of 23:25. Hernandez placed 31st with a running time ented · Tbe \wo sophomore . of26:08. Andre placed33rd with veteran rii.rmers are (Jreg Tademy and Brandon .· a running time of 27:01. · Cbim placed 37th with a Moser .who is unable to compete tight now due to an running time of 28:51 The non-scoring event was injury . . • . •· ''Being good at it aiong with a building block in strengthena. sense pride," Ta.demy said ing their qualities to become a abOut why be runs. · more competitive tearri. · Tbe freshman runners are "We have a good team this v~2e Herilandez, Daniel Chen, . Injuries have taken their toll on . year ~ith pOtential," said Chim . . . .·· . . . .
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Tra ffi c---- --Fr-om-p-ag-e-1. ment of Motor Vehicles, to the class rooms a week at San Jose students in ·areas such as driver City College," Woods said. Approximately 30 students will responsibility, laws and regulations, vehicle maintenance, drugs be in each class. City College has and alcohol and tlle effects on driv- been used as a training facility in ing while intoxicated and defen- the past; however, it was run by the National Traffic Safety Institute sive driving techniques. The student will be allowed to (NTSI) and not the district. NTSI, which held the contract attend in the district which is most wit11 the county for 12 years, has convenient to them. The first week in October is · lost the bid to renew tlle contract when tlle traffic schO<;ll will begin and is now being accused of over and students are already enrolling charging traffic violators and misrepresenting profits to tlle Municiat a cost of $28. "Right now we're using ten pal Court.
A Moscow subway terminal, thick with travelers, was no place to fali, but there Ron Levesque, an English as a Second Language instructor at San Jose City College, was on his back with hordes of people mechanically being transported towards him at high speed. An operator was poised in a control booth, ready to halt the e.scalator. This had happened before. Could it be stopped before Levesque was trampled by tlle stream of people behind him? Would the people make any effort to help him? As a foreigner he didn't speak their language, know their etllics, . nor was he privy to tlleir sentiment towards Americans. Happily, this incident had a less dramatic ending tllan beginning. T he escalator was stopped, Levesque was helped up, brushed off and pointed in tlle right direction. Levesque, an insu·uctor since 1971 andamemberofTeachersof English to Speakers ofOtller Languages, toured Eastern Europe which enabled him to walk a mile in anotller man's shoes. He speaks English, French and a IitUe Arabic, but no Russian or German. Altllough Levesq ue had visited Czechoslovakia, France, and Morocco when he was in t11e Peace Corp., tl1is summer's trip toRussia, Poland, Sweden, Germany and Denmark gave him new insight on theobstacleshisESLstudentsface. "I admire the ESL Students," said Levesque. In the countries he visited he was the student anxious to see and learn all he could, wanting to explore another world. His lack of Russian speech and culture wefe handicaps, so he needed to use hand signals and body la nguage to communicate. Levesque's group saw some spectacular sights which included Nikolai Lenin' s tomb and "the statue graveyard", a temporary rest-
Ron Levesque sits on bank of the Volkhov river over looking the Kremlin wall and the Saint Sophia Cathedral, which was built around 1050, in the ancient city of Novgorod. ing place for ousted statues of past He found that on his visit to leaders. Russia,heneverventuredfarfrom Although language was an ob- the tour group alone. He was stacle, it was never insurmountable. nervous any time he didn' t have It seemed any where they went, his passport on him and whenthere was someone who spoke some ever a uniformed official was near. English. Even as an educated, seaChildren in Eastern Europe be- soned traveler it was difficult and gin learning English as a second unnerving at times. language in elementary school. Levesque has great respect for Levesque discovered that when the students in the United States someone is in a situation where they in the same language predicament don' t know the culture or even speak - they don't speak English. the language, their behavior changes. "I kind of relate to the chalThey are less outgoing, less con- lenges," said Levesque. fident and more fearful.
Pell grant and Stafford loan offered at C ity College 1 by Cy ndi Kessler
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January is an important montll for students who want to apply for financial aid. This is when application deadlines for tllree financial aid programs start. "Students who apply after the first of the year get a much better (financial aid) package. Theydon'thave to worry about funds being gone," . said financial aid officer Bobbie Banks. During the last academic year, 1,603 studen ts were served by San Jose City College's financial aid office, which was an increase from tlle previous semester. Still, many students don't apply for financial aid after finding out about tlle paperwork involved. The process begins when students complete the Application for Federal Student Aid. Next, students receive a student aid report that lists what kind of aid they are
eligible for. The college then requests all the necessary documents from the student and submits them. Lastly, the student receives a letter telling them if they have been accepted by the program, and their financial aid money is dispersed by tlle financial aid office. Two main types of financial aid are offered at City College. Botll the federal and state government provide loans and grants so students can afford books, transportation, and oilier costs related to attending school. The Pell Grant is one option that is available. It is open to tllose who do not have a bachelor' s or professional degree. Up to $2,300 can be given out to each student per year, and aid from other sources can be added to that. The amount given is based on cost of attendance, and whether the person is a full or part time student. Another financial aid program is the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity
Grant (FSEOO), which is based on need and gram. Students who are in thi~ the student's high school or community work at on campus jobs and rece1ve college GP A. Students who have received a according the hours they work. Pell Grant gain priority for the FSEOO and The state of California offers three can receive up to $200 per year. cial aid programs. The Stafford Loan is a loan from a bank Calgrant A is available to students or other lending institution that can be paid plan on attending to a four year back once someone enters tlle work force . It The grant can be put on reserve for is available to students from lower and middle who are still attending a two year college income families. plan to transfer. The U .S. budgetcutsmight eliminate the Calgrant B provides assistance to Stafford Loan program which provides loans dents attending two year colleges. Cis a grant for students in vocational for 363,781 students in California. The budget cuts would be made in an grams such as dental assisting. effort to fi~---------------------------------ji nance$9.6billion in tax cuts. Students Scholarships Available who want to Call (408) 730-5200 gain work exNational Scholarship Referral Service perience can 1310 Hollenbeck Avenue, Suite 0 enter the FedSunnyvale, CA 94088-0099 eral Work • Study proL----------------------------------1
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