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Jags remain undefeated

SJCC becomes 'user friendly'

by Kirsten Smith Editor-in-Chief

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With seconds Iefton the clock, hman defensive lineman Rios intercepted a pass to

keep the San Jose City College football team undefeated with a record of 4-0.

The Jaguars are ranked 14th in the state and sixth in Northern California after a 49-18 upset over

Picking a college is easy I Computers instead of catalogs

by Pauline Rudy Staff Writer

Just as the computer made RiChard Kimball's, search for the one ann man easier in "The Fugitive," it' smaking it easier for students to learn what they need to know about choosing and applying for college.

Finding a college can be very llluch like looking for one person ina large city. Students can spend lllonths obtaining and wading through thick catalogs and still have unanswered questions about dorms ~ fmancial aid.

A newly installed program in the Career Center at San Jose City Couegeaptly named College View talces viewers on a visual tour of 3,0()() college campuses throughOUt the United States.

Richard Kimball started his search on the computer because of the enormous amount of information available and it's cross referencing capabilities. This same feature allows a student to fmd out that Iowa State has a computer in each dorm.

Students can call up a list of colleges by categories such as majors, sports programs, gender eligibility, religion or location to name just a few.

Students just choose from a host of options to let College View know what they want Fifty-seven matching refer-. ences were found fora female nondenominational Christian college.

This was narrowed to 42 with programs for those with learning dis-

See View, page 8.

Fresno City College and a 21-20 win over West Valley College.

The Jaguars barely got past West Valley at home on Oct.6 "As emotional and well as we

See Football, page 7.

Thursday, October 12, 1995

A three-year technology plan written by Raul Rodriguez, interim president, is designed to bring San Jose City College the high-tech power that will rocket students into the 21st century.

It is estimated that $2,570,129 will be needed over the three-year time period to fund this plan.

The plan says, "The major limiting factor ... is the cost. The costs associated with this preliminary plan are substantial and will not be easy to fund."

"I'm hoping the projections are a little high," said Dill Kester, interim vice president of instruction and chair of the Academic Computing and Technology Committee.

According to Kester, funding for the project would come from district capital outlay, state allocations and other existing funds .

"We want to be sure to spend the first chunk of money wisely," said Kester because the future financial picture is unknown.

The Academic Computing and Technology Commiuee will meet Wednesday, Oct. 18 to discuss priorities and revisions of the plan.

"There may be other needs that have emerged that we need to look at," said Rodriguez.

Even though the existing technology plan is a preluninary one, some things are already being implemented.

"One area very clear to virtually everybody was the need for new

microscopes in the biology department... some of the microscopes were as old as the facilities," said Kester.

Access to the internet is available in the General Education and Business Buildings and the Journalism Department.

The internet provides access to information world-wide.

The internet may also be used in the future to aid distance learning classes.

One way this may work is by having students log on from their home computers and experience an interactive class. Foothill College is experimenting with virtual classrooms right now.

Other major components of ~e plan include upgrading and expanding computer laboratories, purchasing new software packages, and providing equipment to create multimedia classrooms .

Bringing in new equipment and programs not only means that training will need to be provided for faculty and staff, but the need for computer technicians increases.

"Media services is too small to handle all this technology," said Eugenio Canoy, City College computer/electronic technician.

Hiring new people for technical support positions has already began.

Not all items of the technology plan are computer related, but equally necessary to provide a desirable learning environment.

"We need to get rid oftherinkydink wooden desks and get college size desks," said Rodriguez earlier.

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No voice, no power

by Pauline Rudy Staff Writer

Editorial

Modifying affirmative action n 1776 a document was written and given to the British Empire declaring the independence of the American Colonies because power was held in the hands of the few. Affirmative action prevents a small class of people from having all the power. If affirmative action is abolished, the California public will become hypocrites.

Affirmative action is not a perfect idea, but the argument that minorities and women do not get entry level jobs is a valid one and the ideas of quotas is feasible.

On the flipside of the coin, many Caucasians express the belief that they don't get raises or higher level jobs in their company because quotas have to be met, and this too is a valid point.

The problem with affirmative action is that somewhere someone gets hurt. When a person's pocket gets hungry, that person looks for scapegoats which end up being minorities and women.

This is what the idea of abolishing affirmative action feeds off of. The people behind the idea want to get rid of affirmative action and make it harder for the scapegoats to get jobs and get into major universities.

Contrary to popular belief, the California public still has racism and prejudice.

There is no reason why a minority who is educated and highly qualified should get turned down for a job because an employer favors a Caucasia~.

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There is also no reason why an educated and highly qualified Caucasian should get turned down for a job because a quota needs to be met.

Ideally, the way to solve this problem is to modify affirmative action.

There should be quotas for entry-level positions and colleges because every person should get an equal chance in a society infested with closed door prejudice.

In terms of raises and promotions, affirmative action should be eliminated.

These benefits should be given to people based on who is the hardest working and most qualified.

A non-partisan group going into businesses to insure that the most qualified people are getting the benefits.

Once it is established that a company chooses its employees solely on the factor of hard work, the company can be rewarded by small government subsidies or by free advertising. The company that still discriminates will see the potential profit and take the necessary steps so they too can receive the same benefits as the unbiased company.

In that ideal world, everyone would have an equal chance to get jobs and benefits based on hard work. In this world, jobs are based on people who know people in a company and raises and promotions are based on who brown-noses the best.

In a world full of hypocrisy, maybe the ideals which the 1776 document was based on was a waste of words.

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Everyone hates being tpld what to do.

We relish making our own decisions from the small choice of what to wear to the big choice of whether or not to have a child.

Not only do we want to make our own decisions, we tend to want to tell others what to do.

Simply divulge a personal problem and everyone around, tired of lousing up their own lives, will rush to give you advice on yours .

After hearing them out, we usually do what we want anyway.

Decision making gives us power and distinguishes us from other mammals.

We take pride in telling people to butt out and let us pay our own consequences. Then we tell them what to do with their obnoxious _spouse.

So why, if we are all so independent and capable, is there such a lack of interest in the school dections?

There were more students in the student union to hear the

Simpson verdict than in the qu~ to hear the election forum for As. sociated Students positions.

"The greatest threat to a de. mocracy is a silent citizenship,' wrote Rieke & Sillars.

Our silence enables others 1o speak for us.

If we choose to withdraw from the process of choosing who wm speak for us, we give up our voice.

Sitting around the union com. plaining about thecostofbooks!X lunch might release anger, but it won't change a thing.

Your voice in the District meetings will.

Do you know who that voice is? Do you know what that voiceil saying?

About 98 % of us don't.

Yet, once those decisions are made we're bound by them.

Not realizing the impotency of our perceived power, we convince ourselves we are in charge of our lives.

We each control only a small radius around us.

The larger circle is being de· cided by those who speak to more than just their friends.

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A ·sign of the times byJ.S. Sarmento Staff Writer

The other day, while stopped at a traffic light, I found myself confronted by yet another sign which read "Will work for food," and as I looked into the eyes of the man holding the sign, I was suddenly struck by the thought that these guys really get a bum rap, no pun intended.

Some might argue that to give to charity is a charitable act of kindness, an act of helping a person in need.

To drop a pocket full of change into a cup only serves to fill the cup which will most likely be filled with cheap booze, causing the person to become an even greater burden on the institutions which provide them with life's necessities.

I had even taken the same point of view until it dawned on me that these sign-holding, roadside-fixtures were only following an acceptable consumer oriented trend, cutting out the middle man.

Although charities are nonprofit organizations, they do have overhead costs and only a percentage of what you give goes to the individual.

Sure, giving to charity is great.

They provide help to those in need, but it's up to the individual to take the initiative to help themselves.

If a person wants, they' ll ftnd some way of funding their vice o choice, whether it's drugs oral· cobol.

Now don't get me wrong, I'n not k'Ilocking charities.

They're well meaning and o~ an effective way of working o bad karma, but this is a matter o , 1 economics.

I'm only glad to see that some individuals have taken the initiativ to apply a Costco-nian sense o economics by cutting out lhe middle man and soliciting chari~ for themselves.

When you realize they're per forming the same job as the San ' who graces the entrance to Macy. during the holidays, then to giv them the same respect is only fair What we're really looking when we see these, "Down on m) luck,""Nojob,Nofood,Nomoney.

Need help," individuals, is enter· prising self-employed solicilorso charitable donations.

A couple bucks passed out til! window and the light changed. Al I drove through the intersection,! , could see in my rearview mirrora man who had taken a great ste! towards helping himself.

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"Not me, never me," are words member the movies from safety that are used as affirmations all too education more than anything else often. I know I am not the only one in high school. guilty of this.

Those movies and photos of When I was men and women 15 and saw seat with flesh that belt commerrotted and sores cials, I thought a that festered unseat belt would IP'II!ftl,..9~ til they looked never have an like a walking impact on my life corpse, all this -until my boybecause they friend died beloved their high. cause he wasn't ~~M~Ir!ili~KJI learned from wearing one. · those visuals, and I'll never forget When Smokey the Bear told me them . in kindergarten to make sure my Heroin never hit home until re· house had smoke detectors, I never cently. I found out that a long lost thought 15 years later I would be friend had disappeared for the last standing 6 feet above my best friend year so he could become one of who would be alive today if only a those stupid fools who loved his smoke detector had awakened him high. when the fire started.

He loved his high so much that Every time a radio announcer he slammed that needle into his or newspaper said that heroin beautiful body until his flesh was use among youth was on the covered with puss filled sores, rise again, I chuckled. deep red needle holes, and The chuckling was not scabs replaced freckles. because heroin use is humorHe became the loser who ous, but because I thought my stomach in safety education class; he these were just reports of b e - came the epitome paranoid statistic-gatherers of what I was so ignorantly and who made a mountain out of a callously chuckling about. He mole-hill. turned my fiction into fact.

Luckily, my friend realized I'd have bet my only dollar he was killing himself so he that everyone alive in the '70s sought help. had seen "Needle Park" or ~Rush" which just carne out He has now been sober for three months and counting. earlier this decade, and they Three months, all one day at would never consider slamming a needle into their veins. a time.

The losers who did do this It is hard for him, but he's still weren't imaginable to me, rock here and he's still sober. stars maybe, or a bum living in a For all those times I thought it would never be me, never my famCrack house.

I don't know, but I did know ily, never my friends, I wish Irethat nobody I associated with would membered it's always going to be be so stupid. somebody, somebody's family, The old school gang and I re- somebody' s friend.

''Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge; and its nature is sinned against when it is doomed to ignorance."

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Mter getting out of my Thursday basketball class, I only had one thing on my mind: the Times is coming out.

An hour passed and I didn't see a fellow staff member distributing the paper so I went to the Times office and saw a stack of newspapers.

Whoever was supposed to distribute the papers didn't show and begrudgingly I decided to do it The ftrst box I went to was full of the previous issues. At ·the end of the distribution, I had more of the previous issues than the issue I just distributed.

I began to wonder why students don't read the paper. It can't be because it is a bad one, because our newspaper, with its small staff, can hold its own against any college newspaper.

It couldn't be because of my column because in the last issue I didn't mention my arch-enemies who are the pretty boys and the materialistic women who

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while waiting for class so that the pretty boys can come up and talk to them with their 1990 pick-up lines and say, "Hey baby you!re kinda fly."

I began to wonder why I was writing for the paper. It is only a three unit and the

long with some days having me come to school at eight in the morning and leaving at midnight.

But then I remembered my friend who got shot in the back because the murderer thought my friend was talking trash about him when it was really somebody else.

Words travel fast and if one person reads what I write and just thinks about its contents, than I

have done my job.

That reader could then spread my ideas by telling friends that some fool from the newspaper wrote a stupid article about understanding and being an individual.

Another idea is the first tool to taking off the blanketofignorance.

Whether the blanket is pulled up to an individual's neck or thrown off depends on the person's openmindedness.

I could have avenged my friend by putting a bigger hole in his murderer's back, but I have my family, my girl and the first poidog to think about and I can't let them down.

Instead I decided to become a writer so my views could be ex-, pressed and make people aware that there is someone who always has a different opinion.

I'm avenging my friend by helping to cure the ignorance that makes a person pull the trigger.

That's the hole in your back fool.

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A.S. budget is cut by $5,395 overall A loss of revenue is one of the reasons tor the three percent cut

by J.S. Sarmento Staff Writer

The '95-'96AssociatedStudent (A.S .) budget has been cut overall by three percent, totalling $5,395.

The Associated Student Council was also cut by 25 percent, $3,205.

One reason for the recent cuts is a loss of revenue from the sale of Associated Student Body Cards.

Sales have been declining over the past few years.

Last year's projected revenue from card sales was $4,250.

In the ' 95-'96 budget that number has been revised to $1,800, which is a decline of 57.6 percent

in expected revenue.

"We did not meet last year' s estimate and had to revise," said A.S. Advisor Priscilla Santos.

According to Santos, the decline in card sales is largely due to the lack of advertisement and promotion.

The budget committee also cut three scholarships, the Executive Council Award, Sports Award and the Spirit Award, which all consist of a male and female recipient.

According to Santos, the scholarships that were cut bad too many restrictions on who could receive them.

'1'hey (A.S.C) were just making up (scholarship) titles so they

could give money away," said Santos.

New scholarships were created to make up for cut scholarships.

The new scholarships are available to a greater variety of students, so the overall amount is still $4,000.

Some members of the A.S.C. will receive less money than they earned last year.

Stipends (salaries) for elected officials and appointed committee members were cut by 17 percent.

The largest cut in stipends was for the position of A.S. president.

Last year the stipend for president was $100 a month for 12 months, totaling $1,200.

election forum last week The stipend has been cut by 58 candidates expressed their percent, a reduction of $700. ions on issues and answered According to Santos, this was tions from an open microphone. done to take the money incentive '1'his should be the most out of the picture. portant event on campus," The position of president will Richard Montes , a focus more on the students' needs .dissappointed in the and not the fringe benefits.

Montes was glad he attended.

More money will be spent on "I beard assemblies during the ' 95-'96 and I know who I' m going to school year. for," said Montes.

Last year the A.S. allotted $250 Student awareness of the for this purpose and an additional . and the impending election $350 was added this year bringing low. Some students attending the new total to $600. forum admitted being there TheA.S. will continue to spend accident. $1,500 on graduation ceremonies "We thought it was a big and the book loan program will conference about OJ.," said still be budgeted at $3,000. seph Miller,

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by Colton W. Evert Staff Writer

In a world where the rules are . new and ever changing, two people have found a way to break them.

"The Scarlet Letter," opening Friday, Oct. 13, is not a movie to watch instead of reading the book.

Many liberties have been taken in adding to the story originally written by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

That does not mean that this is a bad movie though.

On the .contrary, ''The Scarlet Letter" is one of the best movies out this season. Directed by Rolland

of the Oscar winning films "The Killing Fields" and "The Mission," it follows the arising passion between Hester Prynne, a married woman, and Arthur Dimmesdale, a reverend, in puritanical 17th century Boston.

Demi Moore ("Indecent Proposal," "A Few Good Men") has the starring role as Hester Prynne.

She captures the role of the scandalous new-comer exceptionally well. Moore is believable when she portrays innocence by not knowing why the townspeople talk behind her back about how she uses so much lace in her dresses and how she arrived without her husband.

The best performance, without a doubt, was from Gary Oldman ("Immortal Beloved," "Romeo is Bleeding"). He delivers a passionate role as the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Anyone who has ever seen Oldman in a movie before will be impressed with how well he becomes almost child-like when it comes to his lust for Prynne, as opposed to past movies in which he portrays a pill-popping detec-

tiveoraover-confidentstreetpimp.

Robert Duvall ("To Kill A Mockingbird," "The Godfather") has the most disturbing part in the movie. He plays Pry nne's husband Roger who is captu~ed by the natives and assumed to be dead, only to arrive in Boston to find that his wife has commited adultry.

The movie describes the madness that consumes Roger Prynne after his capture better and in more detail thap the book does. . The movie "is definitely not the book, but it is a beautiful story of for~idden love. No punches are pulled when it comes to the passionate love scenes or violent attacks by the natives. "'The Scarlet Letter" also deals with issues of prejudice and may _open many people's eyes to how prejudiced they may have been in the past without even knowing it It shows how the closed mindedness ofindi vi duals can tear down all that is held dear.

This movie should definitely be seen by all the romantics out there who have ever wanted something, no matter how wrong it was.·

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Couch potatoes can look forwar to fall line up "Adorable" is the word Kathy Lee Gifford used to described the new show ''Caroline in the City."

This gives you some indication of the shows depth. Okay, it's just a sitcom, but it should have some substance or at least a good laugh. I found neither.

The two male characters dominate the screen in a show who's title implies, a single woman living in the city. The two female lead roles are reduced to nothing more than poorly dressed backdrop.

If it weren't for the great 9:30

p.m. time slot in NBC's Thursday line up, and the exposure of Lea Thompson's great figure, this show would have no audience except the likes of Gifford and the adorable Olsen twins.

Johnathan Silverman stars in '7he Single Guy,"asitcom based on a bachelor struggling in the dating world, while getting advice from his married friends.

The show has whatmightbe the best time slot at 8:30p.m. Thursday nights between mega-hits, "Friends" and "Sienfeld," but '7he Single Guy" can hold it's own

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The writing is done well, and while comparable to "Friends" it

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Earnest Borgnine plays in a reoccurring role as the overly friendly doorman in Johnathan's building.

Many of this season's new shows may not last, but ''The Single Guy" will definitely be

around for awhile and deserves a chance from new viewers. ''Strange Luck," a new Fox show, Fridays 8 p.m., fits in very well before the "X-Files." Chance Harper, a photojournalist, is the sole survivor of a plane crash that killed his family. He discovers that he is unusually lucky and able to get out of dangerous situations to find answers to strange mysteries.

A very good job of blending science fiction and mystery is done.

The show is dark , but still manages to be humorous. It's a show that anyone would enjoy,

even if they're not interested in science fiction genre.

'7he Naked Truth" is recently divorced tabloid rapher who desperately wants get a job with the legitimate This ridiculously funny features a new celebrity week. Having a new celebrity ery week keeps this show in back of the viewer's mind, curious to see whose coming next week. "The Naked is on ABC at 9:30 p.m. days.

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Lady J aguars fall to the Dons Loss does not reflect overall successs

by Jon Perez Sports Editor

On Wednesday night, Lady Luck turned her back on a team. It didn't matter how hard the team played, because without her presence, spikes didn't fall into place and digs went wild.

The 15-13, 15-8 and 15-9 loss to De Anza College is typical when the San Jos~ City College women's volleyball team has faced defeat The Jaguars were evenly matched against De Anza even though the Dons bad stronger hitters.Out of sync play left participants on both sides sliding on the floor, missing digs and making mistakes on routine plays.

The game was tight and close, but the Dons well spaced defense, dominance on the block and their scintillating spikes were too much for the Jags.No matter how hard the mistake or how bad the luck, theLady Jaguars never lost their positive attitude or their reassuring smile to a teammate.

Head coach Sam Huerta said that this has been a major reason for the team's recent success along with the Jaguars determination to win and play with heart.

"You play hard no matter what and what happens, happens," said

Huerta.

Huerta words would prove prophetic as the Jags traveled to Salinas to face Hartnell on Oct. 4.

The lady Jaguars fell into a hole early by losing the first match 315, butapositiveattitudeandsheer perseverance paid off as they battled back and took the next to sets with the scores of 15-12 and 15-6.

"We got a positive team," said assistant coach Dawnis Guevara.

Facing a 9-0 deficit, it looked like Hartnell was ready take the momentum away from a hot Jaguar team and send the game into a fifth set, but the Jaguars sucked it up and battled back and allowed

one point on defense to win 15-10.

"It was a good gut-check for the kids," said Huerta.

The Hartnell game carried over as the Lady Jags allowed 24 teams into their den to host the San Jos~ Jaguar Tourney held on Oct. 6-7.

A positive attitude and strong work ethic backed by a 3-2 record in tourney play made them champions in the silver division.

"The team started to play together as a unit," said Huerta.

"We've been champions in the silver division in three tournaments," said Huerta. "We' re 7-1 in tournament playoffs."

The groundwork of having confidence and character is laid for a successful team. Upcoming games against colleges such as Ohlone College, at 7 p.m. Oct. 13, at Ohlone and Foothill College, at 7p.m.Oct.18,athome, will enable the team to gauge where they stand in the tough Coast Conference.

"They're starting to have confidence in each other," said Huerta.

'Their work ethic is developing their character."

Burning the midnight oil

by Jon Perez Sports Editor

A typical 11:58 p.m. Saturday nightforan 18-20year-oldstudent is getting to or leaving a party, but for theSanJoreCityCollegemen's basketball team it is a whole different story.

At12:01 am. October 15, the . Jaguars will be a part of an event that occurs at many universities across the country, Midnigh t Madness. Midnight Madness heralds the frrst official practice of tbe new season for the Jags.

"This is the official day of practice," said head coach Percy Carr.

Midnight Madness is not limited to the boundaries of a normal .

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practice. Other events include a dunk contest, 3-point shooting contest and a team scrimmage.

"It gives an opportunity to let them have fun," said head coachPercy Carr.

Spectators are welcome to come, get a frrst look at the team and participate in shooting games where prizes will be awarded.

Admission is free and City College t-shirts and hats will be sold at the event.

Carr sees the practice as preparing players whom are aspiring-to go to four-year colleges that have Midnight Madness yearly.

'The reason is to create a different atmosphere for the players," said Carr.

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In the 21 years of Carr's tutelage, this is only the third Midnight

Midnight Madness is not limited to the boundaries of a normal practice.

Madness e ver held.

With a lot of returning sophomores, Carr sees the practice as a must "We wanted to do somell:ling different and have fun with it before the main part of the season," said Carr.

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Project Advance students challenged at City College

by Mark Schmidt Campus Editor Project Advance has allowed high school students to challenge themselves in a college environment for five years.

Project Advance is a mediumlevel program that allows high school juniors and seniors to take college classes and earn high school credit for them simultaneously.

Project Advance is a joint-union program between San Jose Unified School District and San Jose City College.

"The success rate is pretty high.

I would say about 90 percent because we keep them (students) on a trial basis. They come in on probationary status and if they don't do well, they will have to leave and go back to their home school," said Debbie Estreda, Project Advance instructor.

There are 68 students currently enrolled in the program.

Thestudentsarerequired to take a minimum of eight college units at City College as well as three

highs_choolclassesdaily. Someof the h1gh school classes that are offered are junior and senior English la, government, economics and humanities. , The students receive triple credit · toward their high school units for each unit of college level classes they take. This allows students to graduate a least half a year early, with some students finishing high school in two years.

In order to qualify for this program a student must score at least ' level two on the City College placement test and have a letter of recommendation from an administrator at their high school.

A conference is then held between Project Advance administrator and the student to see if the student is motivated to succeed.

"Somestudentsareatrisk. They are considered at risk because maybe they don't like their regular high school or... they are really bright and are not challenged by their home school, or they are more mature and they want a more mature atmosphere," said Estreda.

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