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Thursday, February 1s, 1996

Proposal brought up to ban Dianetics from· campus 'r1f Cyndi Kessler

Staff Writer

San Jost City College librarian Joseph King brought up aproposal and was denied at an Academic Senate meeting 10 ban Dianetics representatives from campus.

The meeting was held on February 6.

"I don' tliketobananything,andiamagainstcensorship, ootl alsodon't want tofacilitatediscrimination," said King.

Dianetics is a part of the Church Of Scientology, which is fully recognized as a church, and has been in existence since

1954.

There have also been many complaints of harassment from students and faculty. King spoke of an incident where one of the men physically grabbed him. '"They were very aggressive in their manner and approach," said King.

Many teachers said that they were uncomfortable walking to their mailboxes because of the table set up next to the walkway.

One of the representatives, John Mirrachi, denies touching anyone in an effort to get them to get them to take their

personality test, and wants people to tell him when they are not interested. ''Whenever I get a clear indication that someone doesn't want to take the test, I leave them alone," said Mirrachi.

The main issue at hand is the district's nondiscrimination policy that states "No institution, organization or company can come on campus to recruit, solicit or provide info for any institution without flrst signing at statement that they do not practice discrimination." King spoke with a representative at a Los Angeles Scientology facility who told him

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l1t Kevin Winzer Staff Writer The administrators of the San lose/Evergreen Valley Community College District are not alone in !laving their ranks refilled by new lllembers.

The Associated Student CounCil of San Jose City College has lllade several changes in personnel Ibis semester.

The presidential position vacated by Mark Cisper on Decem~ l:er 6, 1995, has been filled by Gabriel Esparza. a theater arts tnajoc.

The vice-presidential space left

by Esparza has been filled by Colleen Wade, a 31-year-old psyCbolo~y major.

Wade hopes to resolve the problem ofexcessive student cards with a "universal" card.

She is presently planning a multicultural fair intended to bring the various cultural groups of City College together.

Commissioners, who serve on a semester to semester basis, experienced high turnover with the spring semester.

The position of commissioner of activities, formerly held by Rashel Rosa, is now occupied by Ana Zamora The new commissioner of the Student Union is Pamela Rivera Rivera replaces former commissioner Ron Daniels.

Rivera has several ideas, in" eluding cleaning of the Union, an

A1M machine and an additional microwave.

The new commissioner of recommendations and elections is Timothy Robinson.

One of his primary goals is to motivate the students of City College into utilizing what is available to them.

The new commissioner of publicity is Mike Manselle.

The CalSACC representative and commissioner of evening student affairs have not been chosen at this time.

The new members of the Associated Student Council are ready to contribute.

Wade said, "I have not seen anything but a spirit of cooperation in the council meetings."

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Dear Editor: I wanted to respond to the letter in your Feb. 1issue aboutDianetics and correct misinformation presented in the letter.

Students or faculty should know that they can call the Hubbard DianeticsFoundationortheChurch of Scientology at any time if they have a question or complaint and we would be very willing to address this.

You can find us in the phone book.

Editorial

'1984' revisited in San Jose eorge OIWell made a fatal mistake when he wrote the title for his book "1984." He should have named it "San Jose, 1996."

A curfew, Prop. 187 and public street cameras has pushed San Jose a step closer to OIWell' s book that is about a society that is ruled with an iron fist where Big Brother is the figurehead.

Slowly, San Jose is turning into an OIWellian nightmare.

It started last year when the curfew law, where individuals under the age of 18 have to be home at 10 p.m., was implemented.

Already the influence of Big Brother has been felt Minorities are complaining that the police only target them, and individuals who work after 10 p.m. worry about whether or not their reason will be believed when they get pulled over.

OtWell's Big Brother doesn't stop there though. It seems that the police like to flash their high beams and follow people over the age of 18, also.

By doing that action, people from the ages of 13-30 are put in the same category and are treated like a mindless mass as in "1984."

It's no longer a 16-year-old being responsible by helping support his or her family, but rather a young thug who is looking to do a drive-by shooting.

It's no longer a group of people in their 20's, but rather a gang up to no good.

Prop. 187, a law that forbids services to illegal aliens, is another foundation for an OIWellian San Jose.

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That means that people who have last names that put them in a category of a potential illegal alien have to carry their identification cards at all times in order to feel safe from potential harassment It doesn't matter whether or not a person fought for his country, is the son or daughter of a respected citizen or a legal resident that pays taxes, all that matters is the last name and the category that they are put in because of it.

In "1984," there were cameras everywhere in stores, banks and on public streets.

Well, ·at least San Jose doesn't have street cameras... wait a minute, what is that downtown?

OIWell would be turning in his grave if he saw what was happening in the streets of San Jose.

Cameras are set up to catch speeding drivers and running red light offenders, with tickets coming in the mail.

More and more power is being taken out of the hands of the people and being put in the hands of the city.

Meanwhile, people are getting more and more complacent and more willing to give up certain liberties so someone else can deal with problems that they do not have the answer for.

San Jose is becoming a place where some citizens are confined to their house after hours, have to carry an identification card and are being watched by .... Big Brother.

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Additionally the student uses a pejorative statement expressing disparagement about a religion which is absolutely untrue and not based on fact.

Statements of this type foment fear and blind hatred against religious groups and create a climate of intolerance.

Something I thought college students were against.

Dianetics is a methodology

which can help alleviate such ~ ments as unwanted sensations emotions, irrational fears and psy. chosomatic illnesses (illnes1 caused or aggravated by menti stress.)

The word Dianetics canes !rca the Greek words dia, meani through and nous, soul.

The full and proper defini!Q of Dianetics is what the soul u doingtothebodythroughthemind Dianetics has been a best-sello since it came out in 1950 and u used by people throughout tk world.

Its effectiveness, astonishingI many cases, has been documentcl in a multitude of case histories over nearly half a century of ~ plication.

Sincerely, Darlene Bright Director of Publics Affairs Church of Scientology

Viewpoint

From grun ge to disco

by Raul Rangel Staff Writer

The next time you are sitting in .a class, look around you.

If you're young, do you ever see a classmate that you can picture being acquainted with your parents?

If you're not-so-young, there is probably a guy in the class that reminds you of your younger brother.

If you are older, you probably can'thelpfeelingparental towards the young ones.

There has been so much that has been written and said about life at San Jost City College that has to do with it's ethnic and cultural diversity.

Although these are both great advantages to students, another invisible line that divides some of us here is what's known as the "Generation Gap." While most people believe that the only purpose that the Generation Gap serves is to separate people, such as grunge from disco, or Scrabble from Sega.

It can easily become beneficial to any college student.

Ideally, we should all have the same goal in mind when it comes to school, to become educated.

However, we do not live in an ideal world, so goals become fogged by the pressures of f~cing

the "real world."

For a young student, this can all be very overwhelming and could lead to real discouragement.

I have to admit, sometimes I am just as unsure about my academic career as the next guy, regardless of age.

Somehow though, I find com· fort when I see both younger and older students looking just as clueless as I have on many occa· sions.

There have been instances where an older student in a history class of mine will remember cer· tain events from frrsthand memory, bringing a new dimension to the class discussions.

And there has been a time where a younger student that will help a computer illiterate guy like me understand what the beck this "information superhighway" sll!lf is really all about.

Of course, there are also those I rare moments like the one I wit· nessed on the flrst day of English class.

Two people from complelt different generations can have a meaningful discussion about bow the line 85 bus offers a moredired route to downtown than the 25 to the light rail.

After all, we want to help eadl other, we all appreciate a good education and we all think disCO'S kind of cool, don't we?

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Dianetics exe rcising rights Choices are made not forced

by Kevin Winzer Staff Writer Many students have complained about the persistence of the Dianetics representatives on San Jose City College campus.

Students are beginning to question whether they have the right to be on campus at all.

Students and faculty have complained about being harassed by the representatives.

Whensomeonesays"Notnow,maybelater," they are being polite, but not giving the representatives a frrm idea that they don't want to participate in whatever Dianetics have to offer.

If people were to let them know that they are not interested, the representatives would remember this in the future, and not ask again.

This question was answered a long time ago, in the frrst amendment of the Constitu-

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This priceless and often ignored amendment guarantees several liberties that are used daily by everybody. These liberties include freedom of speech, freedom ofpress, freedom of religion, and freedom of assembly. The Dianetics group is exercising these rights when they station themselves here every day.

The rights of the Dianetics group are as important as the rights of anybody else.

It is also important to think about the other students enrolled at City College.

Dianetics is getting some form of positive response, or they would not station themselves here.

Just as Dianetics has the right to speak their mind, the students are given the rightto agree or disagree, to listen, or to walk away.

Remember, not allowing one group to speak makes it that much easier for another group to be silenced. It is for that very reason that the frrst amendment was written.

by Lynda M. Pearson Staff Writer America has freedom of religion, which enables people to choose the spiritual path that will led to what is believed to be a peaceful existence on earth.

When the time comes to choose a religion, the choices should not be forced upon anyone.

Advertising the various religious faiths is part of the Freedom of Information Act, a legal way for the public to become aware of the various activities of different religions.

The way in which Diane tics handles publicity makes students avoid the path that leads by the Dianetics table.

Anyone walking by the surrounding area of the student union will be confronted by the mass hysteria of Dianetics recruiters who approach with L. Ron Hubbard's boOk called, "Dianetics."

Dianetics claims that this book is the world's frrst and only practical and effective technology of the mind and that living by this book as one would a bible, will make a dramatic and permanent improvement in anyone's life.

If this is true, then that's great, but the decision should be made by individuals, and not by having other beliefs thrown out at them each and every time that they walk by the Dianetics table.

Anyone looking for a way to improve his or her life should have the opportunity to decide when it is convenient to stop and find out more.

Even though Diane tics expresses this as a result of their book.

It should not be the responsibility of the Dianetics worker to seek out and interrupt students' class schedules by stopping them and asking questions about their knowledge of Dianetics .

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Thursday , February 15, 1996

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by Cyn~t Kessler Staff Wnter

From the sound of laughter in the room, one might think Angelo

series of minor catastrophes, ineluding being stranded at an emergency center, and falling in a large pothole, which resulted in him

Figueroa was a comedian. ' ' DuringaMassMediaandSociI ety class on Wednesday, be told 1 stories about his childhood, and thelifeofaprofessionaljoumalist. WOn e U JO Or He started his series of careers WhO thOSe WhO in 1979, by becoming afrrefigbter.

Figueroa then worked in a hospital and after that as a vocational A I c· t"' ' nge 0 rJgueroa ~ counselor. ;;-. Hestartedinjournalismin1983, Columnist ~ when he wrote a story on Jesse ~ Jackson for a small community having to talk to the President of "' newspaper. This lead to being of- Jamaica while be was soaked from ~ fered a job by the Miami Herald, bead to toe.

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the custody of Union City · after the case bad been closed.

Next, Figueroa moved to Angeles. His ftrstmajorstory was a week undercover in the Angeles County Jail.

Figueroa startedattheM News in 1994 as a columnist, even being a columnistdidn't his editors from assigning biin 1 story on theNortbridgeearthq on his ftrst day on the job.

Figueroa' s column runs~ times a week, and he is able writeonsubjectsofhisowncing.

"Journalism is a wonderfur for who those who get bored ily," said Figueroa.

He spoke about jobs a~ in journalism, and the possibift) for more jobs in on-line jol~IllaQ and stressed the value of co~ nication skills in

.Math whizzes ·advance

by Raul Rangel Staff Writer

The math-whizzes who participated in the second round of the San Jore City College mathematics contest on Feb. 13, are worlcing their way to the Northern California competition where scholarships and cash prizes will be given to the top contestants.

The ftrSt round of this three part contest was held on Nov. 13 and out of the 116 colleges across the nation that participated, City College placed eighth.

"I'm very happy about theresults of the ftrst round and the number of students that turned out for the second round," said mathematics instructor Michael Divinia.

The number of students who participated in rounds one and two reached record highs.

Divinia says the contest is a great way to help the students

further their skills.

"I watch these students research questions that they're normally not used to answering and it teaches them how to approach problems from a different angle," said Divinia.

Armed with only a pencil and a sheet of paper, the students must solve a mixture of math problems in one hour and although most of the questions are multiple choice, Divinia says that there isn't much · room for wild guesses.

The third and fmal round of the contest will beheld on April9 and the five students with the top scores in aU three rounds will represent City College in the Northern California competition.

The specific scores and overall results of the second round have not been made available yet, but the contestants will be gearing up for the last round in contest preparations on March 12 and 19.

Dianetics From page 1. that the church would try to "cure" homosexuals.

"I don't know who he spoke with, but that person said something really ignorant. There is no official po ilion," said Darlene Bright, director of public affairs for the Church of Scientology.

Bright did say that she knew people who were homosexual who cbanged their sexual preference afterjoining the church and tressed that it had been a personal decision.

Evelyn Wesley, vice-president of student services, is cwrently working to update the statement required by the nondiscrimination poHcy. She is getting legal advice on whether groups can be required to sign the statement. Wesley is also working on a process for dealing with challenges to the validity of a statement signature. "'The first thing I want to do is honor the district's policy and make it fair for every group," said Wesley.

The new process will be implemented in the next two weeks, and will apply to all groups who request to come on campus.

The February 1, 1996 issue of The Times stated in the Adelante story that the ADHOC Committee was not placed on the agenda of the next regularly scheduled meeting. The committee was included in the January 31 Student Council Meeting agenda.

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Sights and sounds a1ive in the quad The day was warm and sunny while an anxious crowd packed the College Union Plaza as "Carnival Expo" kicked off the month long Black History Month Celebration on Wednesday, Feb. 7.

Vendors lined the lawn, and the events of the day included the Children's Development Center singing "Friends" and "The World is a Rainbow."

"Royally Stepping," the all girl step team from Overfelt High School entertained the crowd with their amazing step routine.

Rappers "D-Lo'' and "Tha-Glok" pumped up the crowd their beats and rhymes.

Reggae artist "Majestic" performed a set by himself and then joined "Alligator and Bayou Boogie Band" for a rendition of a Bob Marley tune.

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The movie spans four generations and follows the lives of four women as they struggle to survive in a predominantly male world just 1 after the end of World War II. Antonia (Willeke Van ""'-~ ;Ammelrooy) is an elderly woman , in her late 80's facing the last few !moments of her life and as she !comes to accept this, she reflects on the beginning of her life as a new farmowner, somewhere out 1on the Dutch countryside.

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So the saga of this woman and her daughter's daughter begins and although there are a few great scenes featuring the women proving themselves equal to (if not suJ)erior to) the men in this small town, the story seems sometimes directionless and without meaning.

The film is spoken entirely in Dutch, but the dialogue still carries as much wit and humor as it would in English, but for the most part, the colorful and fully realized characters in the movie seem wasted in what feels like a two hour dissertation on life.

Director Gorris has some great ideas, however, and some of the

moments between the women are touching, including one where a young Danielle comes to a mentally retarded girl's aid by saving her from being raped, courtesy ofa nearby pitchfork.

The acting is believable, par. ticularly by the film's lead actress Willeke Van Ammelrooy, and watching her age 50 years in two hours (with the help of some top notch make-up), seems even more believable.

"Antonia' s Line" could have benefited from a more streamlined plot, but since it is a movie about life, it succeeds in portraying life realistically and at the same time, passionately.

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Salt has a future in alternative rock

by Cyndi Kessler Entertainment Editor

Three bands performed at the Cactus Club, with Salt being the headliner before a rowdy crowd.

The concert was on held on Feb. 12.

Mystery Machine, a Canadian band was one of the bands playing with Salt.

They played their loud. melodic rock to a small crowd. They didn't get as large a crowd as they deserved, considering how good they were.

Next was Local H, with an uninteresting 30 minutes of pure noise. The words were hard to hear over the guitars and pounding drums.

Salt was the third band on the

bill. Salt consists of Jim Tegeman on drums. Nina Ramsby on guitar and vocals, and Daniel Egerman on bass.

The trio hails from Stockholm, Sweden where they met in art school.

They ended up living together on a houseboat, and were later evicted when their neighbors complained about them playing too loud at their parties.

The band has a wide range of musical influences, from Prince to PJ. Harvey. ''We are influenced by everything we listen to, like blues, rap, and reggae," said Egerman.

The band is currently on a tour that will take them from Portland, Oregon to Atlanta. Georgia. and will run through March. Egerman

and his bandmates are getting used to the differences between Sweden and the United States.

"It's like old movies from the United States, it's really great," said Egerman.

After viewing an expensively made video for the frrst single, "Bluster", the band made their own video.

A small piece of their flfSt video can be seen on a television in their new one.

Salt played a deafening set, with Nina Ramsby pounding on her guitar and screaming at the top of her lungs during one song.

They played songs from their forthcoming album.

The performance was good, and Salt definitely has a future in the alternative rock world.

The trials and tribulations of having hair Aliona Gibson visits City College and discusses new book

by Joe Scott Staff Writer

Standing amongst the students patiently waiting to enter the College theater, one would never have guessed that the attractive, dread locked. smartly dressed woman was newly published author Aliona L. Gibson.

Gibson made an appearance on Wednesday, Feb. 14 promoting her book, "Nappy: Growing Up Black & Female in America" Gibson, who was born and raised in Oakland has been writing since she was 10 years old.

"This is my first published writing ever," she said to a crowded theater.

"I felt honored, happy and lucky. Like I was in the right place at the right time."

Gibson' s book deals with self image and identity in a society that makes it difficult for Black women to be themselves.

"For Black people, hairstyling is a natural aspect of our grooming," Gibson said. "A lot of people haven't a clue what Black women go through with their hair."

Gibson, 28, started writing the book when she was 25.

"I wrote an essay about politics of hair in the Black community and submitted it to 'Essence' magazine," said Gibson.

The essay was rejected but rather than be discouraged, Gibson continued to write until she ended up with

eleven essays on personal issues in her life.

Whenaskedifitwasdifficulttowritesopersonall y about herself, Gibson said, "Yes, because you involve other people," but when she started on the book she was mainly writing, " . .. to get some things off my chest."

Gibson, at her appearance in the theater, read "Hairpeace," a selection that dealt with the trials and tribulations she has had with her hair throughout her life.

After pressing, perming, Jheri curling and plaiting her hair Gibson fmally decided to cut it all off but worried about "being mistaken for a lesbian, an expert on Black history, or dealing with White men and their damn 'Jungle Fever. "' Presently, Gibson has two books in mind, one on relationships and one inspired by her job. ''I'm a non-fiction writer, so writing fiction would be difficult." Gibson said. "It would be difficult for me to write a novel."

However, Gibson's book is fairly successful for a first time writer. 10,000 copies were printed, 4,672 copies were sold the first month it was released. and the book is now in its second printing.

But Gibson hasn't let the success go to her head. ''I still work a nine to five as a secretary in downtown Oakland." said Gibson.

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The San Jos6 City College men's basketball team are now 254.The Jaguars were able to put up atwo-game winning streak despite their loss to West Valley College.

On Feb. 7, before a packed aowd, theJagsbostedthe Vikings lld lost by a score of 64-61.SopboIOOre Terrill Woods led all scorers with 29 points and grabbed seven rebounds, while Braggs contributed 16 points and eight rebounds.

"We played very well, but the difference in the game was that they (West Valley) shot 9 of 17 from 3points and we made 2 of 17:· said Percy Carr, bead coach.

The Jaguars bad no answer for West Valley's smooth inside out game which was dominated by their outside shooting.

While they dominated the inside, the Jags couldn't fmd the answer to their shooting woes.

"I felt like they gave a gallant effort," said Carr. "I was disappointed that we dido' t shoot better, but I wasn't disappointed in their overall performance."

The first half was highlighted by the play of Woods, 6 foot, 6 inches tall, and Braggs, 6 foot, 8 inches tall.

Braggs was able to utilize the double-teaming that be faced by dunking on one play and postingup, waiting for the double-team and passing to an open Woods for an uncontested dunk.

Woods, meanwhile, was in a league of bis own.

Facing West Valley and want-

ing a victory made Woods scream Valley's defense. for the ball, bang for inside posi"If we played well all year as in tion, and feed off the crowd's emo- the West Valley game, that would tion when he made a good play. have probably been our only loss," "It bas something to do with it, said Carr.

I wanted to win," said Woods.

Carr said that outside shooting The half ended with a 35-35 tie. is a major thing they need to suc"I think in the first half me and ceed in if they want to make it far Torraye were killing them in the in the regional playoffs, wbicb inside," said Woods. begin Feb. 23.

Braggs was never able to get He further went on to say that into a flow due to his foul trouble freshman forward Seth Maxey and which caused him to sit out for the Rasmussen will take some of the middle of the second half. shooting responsibilities.

"It was like a turning point in Rasmussen responded by scorthe game, because it gave them ing 19 points while Woods bad 19 momentum," said Braggs. points and nine rebounds and While Woods shouldered the Braggs was two assists sby of a scoring load, it wasn't enough as triple-double by having 16 points, West Valley hit three-pointer after 11 rebounds and eight assists in a three-pointer to build a 64-61lead victory at Chabot on Feb. 9. with 12.2 seconds left to play "We've got to improve on our Freshmen Jesper Rasmussen outside shooting. If we knockdown threw up a desperation three pointer some threes, we can go far," said that bit off the rim due to West Woods.

The softbollteam will play today against Diablo Valley Collegeat3p.m. today atSan Jost City College. Currently the team record is 3 - 1.

The track and field team will participate in a competition at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb.16 against American RiverCollegeatSanJostCity College track.

The golf team will have a match today against Chabot College at 1 p.m., at The Villages Golf Club.

Lady Jags beat Cabrillo College

by Lynda M. Pearson Sports Editor Wednesday night, the Lady JaguarsdefeatedCabrillo College by the score of 75-63 . ·s ' Currently the San Jost City College women, basketball team

have peaked at the right time and are playing good right now," said Oberg.

"Post players Jenny Ljepavaand Shannon Wright have made a big difference. They' ve stepped out so that the guards don't have to do it all. They are playing as a team, "said Oberg.

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Admission is free.

"It is a different team now than when we started this season. We have a team chemistry that is work· ing for us. We have won four of our last five games and we are finishing strong, "said Oberg.

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Thomas Alvarez, left, watches as his daughter Debbie serves a customer at Peabody's Coffee.

Providing quality and consistency Peabody's brings 28 years of coffee experience The prices at Peabody's will be with creme de menthe, and the lowerthanthepreviouscoffeebars, Mocha Freeze, espresso and ice and there will be weekly specials blended with chilled milk. They San Jo~ City College bas it' s to allow students to try new prod- also offer Italian sodas, smoothies, third coffee bar in three semesters.

Mystic and Snapple juice, iced This time around it's Peabody' s I tea, Gatorade and bottled water.

Coffee, a company with 28 years Soon, they will be adding apple, of coffee experience. orange and other juices rrom According to Jim Merron , Odwalla. The company is also Peabody's director of retail sales, selling muffins and scones from a the previous coffee bar, KJ 's delocal company.

The products sold will be OOsed cided to leave because of improper management.LikeKJ's, Peabody's on input from students. is subcontracted by Canteen, who ucts at a discounted price.

"We want to bring in what the provide food and services for the 'The prices seem reasonable, students want, "said Merron. cafe and all the campus vending and the coffee's really good," said Peabody's will not be accept· machines. student Michelle Panelo. ing the frequent customer cards N "Our goal is to provide the best Peabody's will be offering all given out by KJ's. g quality products, consistency, the standard coffee drinks, plus Hours are 7:30a.m. to 8:30pm. 11c friendlystaffandspeedofservice," somespecialtydrinks,thatinclude Monday through Thursday, and said Merron. the After 8, which is bot chocolate 7:30a.m. to 2:30p.m. on Friday.

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featured hairstyles such as zulu knots, upsweeps and fingerwaves.

When asked what she liked the most about the luncheon, student Amber Mackey said, "Definitely the modeling."

The month isn't over yet and the celebration continues with an exhibit of paintings in the City College Gallery by Richard Tucker, a former City College student.

Tucker's paintings are vibrant and full of life depicting many known and unknown African Americans and are on display from Feb. 6 through Feb. 29. An artist reception will be held Wednesday, Feb. 26 in the Gallery. Admission is free.

Upcoming events include an Affirmative Action Panel Discussion Thursday, Feb. 22 and a performance by the San Francisco based rap group, ''Midnight Voices" on Wednesday, Feb. 28 in the College Theater.

The next big event is the "Gospel Extravaganza" held at Bethe.l

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from7:00-9:30p.m. Admission· is free but a "Love Offering" will · be appreciated. Proceeds _will be _b_y_C_a_n_d_i_d_a_E_s_t-ra_d_a____ used for student scholarships.

Staff Writer Youngblood is excited and expects a big turnout.

For students interested in elecThe first year was held in the ' tronics and who have a general College Theater, she said. 350 electronics background, there is a seats were available and 500 new program coming to San Jos~ people showed . This year it's City College. being held at Bethel which seats This new program will be an 3,000 but Youngblood says she Intel Corp. sponsored lab. needs volunteer hosts and host- • The course will include a simuesses for the "Extravaganza". l lated laboratory and 14 Intel "Right now I have seven vol- i Pentium computers. These comunteers," she said. "I need aboutt puterstationswillsimulatevarious 13 more." Anyone interested can l phases of the wafer fabrication contact Youngblood at ext. 3984. , process. Students will utilize the "We want to be a vehicle to ; labasifitwereafabricated"Clean touch the community ... " said: Room." While in the laboratory Youngblood. "To reach out to let students will be required to wear a people know that you're not alone· white bunny suit and will enter the . . . to make students and the class through a simulated air lock. community aware of the · The cost of this program per acheivements of Black Ameri-: student will be approximately cans."

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$52, plus books and laboratory supplies. The course is a four unit course.

There will be availability of 24 students to a class. "Eventually we hope to be able to offer more coursespersemesterdependingon demand," said Dr. Greg Ohanneson, Dean of applied Sciences. The course will consist of 50 hours oflecture and 50 hours of lab per semester.

Total cost of the program is approximately $70,000.

Intel donated approximately $50,000 in equipment, $60,000 of faculty development and time, $50,000 in Intel staff and time to support the development of the program, and possibly $20,000 in student internship at Intel.

"Althoughwearestillworking on the details of this proposal, we

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The Latino Education Association is sponsoring a workshop for L.E.A. scholarships from noon to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 21 in the College Conference Room, next to the President's Office.

expect to have the facility remod· eled and Intel computers installed in time to pilot test the laboratory in the summer of 1996," said Ohanneson.

"We hope and expect to have the first course available to shl· dentsbythefallsemesterof1996."

During the fall of 1995 three electronics fac ulty members, Bob Derushia, Gerry Mullen, and Ken Pekarek took part in a faculty in· ternship at Intel.

From that internship came a joint proposal by Intel staff and the City College electronics faculty to develop a simulated wafer fabri· cated laboratory.

In May of 1995, City College was contacted by a representative of the Intel Corporation for preliminarydiscussionsaboutthisnew program.

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