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ASC restructu red and refocused

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With too few commissioners and a wide

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AssociatedStudentsCouncil (ASC)hasbeen rosily restructuring. one.

Under reconstruction, the ASC has ap:e ri p>inted some new faces and eliminated two p>sitions.

The open spots in the council were filled

by Jennifer Snyder, appointed as CommissionerofPublicity,Diana Wyland, appointed 111 Commissioner of the Student Union and Wendy Sumida, appointed as Secretary.

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The duties of the Director of AdministraElections and Student Recommendations and Commissioner of Evening Affairs tion, which deals with clubs on campus, will (which will most likely be eliminated). Col- now be given to Vice President Mike leen Reilly was re-appointed from Fall of Manselle in an effort to make it easier for 1996 as CalSACC (California Students As- clubs and the executive council of the ASC sociation of Community Colleges) repre- (the President, V.P., Director of Activities, sentative, which is tlle governing body of and Director of Finance) to work together.

The ASC is composed of the executive the ASC. The ASC also voted to eliminate the council, appointed council, and chartered Commissioner of Activities and the Direc- clubs. The executive council includes tor of Administration positions. The Com- President Marie Chatterton, Vice President missioner of Activities was changed to Di- Mike Manselle, Director of Finance Chris rector of Activities. By making it a director Robinson and Director of Activities Erin position, it is guaranteed that someone will Enriquez.

The appointed council includes the posibe responsible for activities all year round See Council , page 8. instead of from semester to semester.

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by Luisa Prieto

by Tamiko Rast Staff Writer

Staff Writer

There are several reasons why scholarships are often left untruched. Myths cloak financial aid and often students don't pursue it because they are not full time honor students with4.0 grade point averages.

The truth is that there are hundreds of scholarships out there that are as different as the people that 3ij>ly for them.

The requirements for many of them have grade point averages as lowas 2.5. Otherrequirements can betllatyoumustbe the single head of ahousehold (the R.W. Goff), be a declared Drama major (Daryl Linstrom Memorial Scholarship), be friendly towards gays and lesbians (Pride Alliance Scholarship), or be a continuing student with an Associated Student Body card, (San Jose Associated Students).

Students don't have to be inVolved in community work for lllany of them. Often, the applicant ust show financial need, write an The Lunar New Year brings family together as ~y. and have a student body Chau Nguyen and his son Troy offer incense at

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Also, if students fill out the Free . . .

Application for Federal Student Aid, (the FAFSA), they will beCOme eligible to receive grants or ~ly for loans.

It is here that one must look - - - - - . . . , _ - - - -- - :' One ago, all classes began beyond the myths and not dis- by Trevor Bryden .classes starting late (mini-semesl!llalify themselves from applying: Staff Writer - - - - - - - -- - - . ter and Saturday classes) have yet ~ thingsawaitthosewhowere IncreaSed numbers of students ' ·: to be accounted for. before January of 1974, are enrolled a1 San Jose City College · - SinCe the City College budget lllarried, or are veteransofthe U.S. for the spring 1.997 semester re- .~- is primarily based on student enArmed Forces. fleet improv~ments in the. ·rollment, the Admissions departEven if a student does not college'stechnologydepartments, ment has been vig<X"Ously adverify for any scholarships, they accordingtointefim.presidentBill iising in an effort to keep the "ghtstill be able to qualify for the Kester. >. · ·'' number ofWSCH (Weekly Stud of Governor's Fee Waiver, Altboiigh R.~ _Eskew re- dent Contact Hours) at the same ~ referred to as the BOGW. pori.S .that the actual number of -level as the spring of 1996.

The BOGW does not need to be s~dent hours registered are down '·:,.' '1f(this)doesn' tbappen. I don't ~ and will enable the student ·cOmpared to last year, Kester .:·. wanttosaythebudgetwillbecut, :asserts ·that tbis ·can be attributed · but something bas to give," com-

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Beobservantandwalkingroups - those are the two most important safety tips San Jo~ City College students should remember while on campus.

According to Campus Police Officer Glenn Fudge, students should be aware of their surroundings and the people around them at all times.

Crimes of bodily harm involving students are infrequent, but of those that do occur, Fudge warns most are caused by trespassers.

He advises students to be cautious of people entering the campus from off the street, particularly those who aren't carrying books or appear unkempt Suspicious activity should be reported to Campus Police, located in room 207.

During night classes, students are safer parking in the same general area of friends or classmates and should make arrangements to leave class in groups.

"Don't be by yourself if you can avoid it.. .if you'll be leaving class late, call us. We'll be more than happy to provide an escort," he said. While students take preventative measures to protect themselves from harm, they must also protect their belongings.

Although the number of campus thefts is considered low, it is still the most prevalent crime at City College.

Students are warned not to leave their possessions unattended.

The police presence on campus is equal during day and night, with one traffic officer monitoring parking lots and another police officer patrolling campus grounds.

If anyone needs assistance or has any safety concerns, Officer Fudge asks that they not hesitate contacting the Campus Police at 288-3735.

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Free Press for sale

by Emilio Ratti Staff Writer

Editorial

TY. rating system waste of time TnAmerica today, there are increases in l.violence, teenage pregnancies and drug abuse by children. Many people would say it is the content ofT. V. programming that contributes to these problems.

An attempt to alleviate these problems is a cumbersome system of warnings that appear in the top left hand comer of T.V. shows.

Some of the warnings are in the form of a "G, PG or PG 14" rating system.

There are many others, but they would need a guide book to explain them and they only add confusion.

Simply put, the T.V. rating system is a waste of time.

This editorial isn't going to be on whether T.V. ratings infringe on constitutional rights.

It will not lament the lack of discipline that parents have over their kids. It has all been weakly argued before.

There is no reason to have it. It cannot control who watches what and is not an answer to criticism that says television plays an important role in the demoralizing of America.

The T.V. rating system does not equal the effectiveness of the one in the motion picture industry.

Motion pictures have ratings of G, PG, PG 13, R and NC 17. This system covers nearly the whole spectrum of an audience. From the one to six year-olds who

cry, kick chairs, throw food and yell at every opportunity to the over-1 7 members of society who ... let's not go there, all are represented.

There is no "voice-over" when an actor cusses, or love scenes cut out in a movie, because the cinema rating system protects people from films containing scenes that they are not ready to watch.

This is the problem with the television rating system.

It is a fa~ade that is supposed to do some of the things that movie ratings do, but doesn ' t.

The system supposedly gives parents the opportunity to know the contents of what their children are watching.

T.V. standards of what can and cannot be shown would be pointless with an effective rating system.

Networks like NBC, ABC and CBS that edit movies with "mature material" and then give them a T.V. rating are wasting their time.

Why does a network need to edit movies if there is a rating system?

Movie theaters won't let people in to see a movie if they are too young, but a network has no control over what people are permitted to watch at home.

The rating system doesn' t do anything.

It doesn' t cover the whole spectrum of its audience, cure the moral dilemma in America or control what children watch.

The Times welcomes comments from the public on subjects of interest to the campus community. Letters to the Editor and Viewpoint articles should be submitted typewritten, If possible. Letters and Viewpoints will be edited for clarity and length.

We especially encourage comment by student, faculty, staff and acfministrators on matters of general interest.

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People every day read or hear some kind of news. They all will accept almost everything they see on television or read in the newspaper.

When o ur critical skills are working, we start to question the information given to us. At that point, a spontaneou s question arises: Does a free press exist anywhere in the world?

That was the main question proposed in a recent documentary entitled, "Fear and Favor in the Newsroom." The documentary was only aired on KTEH, a public broadcast station.

Why did the other TV stations refuse to take that responsibility?

Certainly, it is due to the contents . of the documentary. The authors explore the connections between the main television networks, major newspapers and the corporations that "own" them.

For example, the influence of the Coca-Cola company on the renowned Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution and the favors the company received from the newspaper were explored in depth.

Several interviews of former Atlanta reporters highlighted how, sometimes, reporters and edi tors who refuse to be "collaborative" or to practice "self-censorship" are alienated and forced to resign from their duties.

Similarly, the story of Francis Cerra, an investigative reporter, clarifies how The New York Times board acted when she started to

writeaboutanuclearplantonLoog Island.

After she was isolated by her editor and no more assignments were given to her, she left ~ newspaper and her career in joor. nalism.

Another example of business pressure refers to a case from ~ San Jose Mercury News in 1994.

After the newspaper published 'A Car Buyer's G uide to Sanity', Jo. cal car dealers withdrew 52 pages of advertising. After the newspaper lost about $ 1 million in OO· vertising, a f ull-page ad was published to appease the car dealers. Then the car dealers returned to invest in advertising.

If a television station accepts a controversial documenta.ry,itisnct immune from certai n kinds of pressure. Peter Graumann, ex· correspondent for the 'MacNeiV Lehrer Newsho ur', remembers how one of his reports on a nuclear waste dump in Needles, CA, was transformed.

Basically, footage showing bulldozers burying yellow barrels was cut off from the story, whicb resulted in the protestors of the dump looking fanatical. Yean later, it was confirmed that con· tarnination had occured.

As things are, it is everybody's duty to monitor the information fed to us. Sometimes, itiseasieriD accept the reality which is manufactured by the mass media aJXI their corporate owners than to fOOD one' s o wn opinion. The risk 6 getting used to accepting every· thing; if not today, perhaps Illmorrow.

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Women deny equality Sonya Wormington Editor-in-Chief

Every day there is a battle raged in our country about women' s rights. Women supposedly fight hard in order to get equality.

People are always talking about equality, but what is equality? To women, equality is equal pay for equal work.

That's fi ne and dandy if men and women are doing the same type of work. Yet how can women get paid for the same work when they are often not doing the same work?

Women say that they want equality, but they are not willing to be drafted if the need arose.

Women are not willing to lie in the trenches of battle next to their supposed equals .

If women wanttobeequal, what exactly is their version of equal ?

Womendon' treallyknowwhat they want They want to be treated equally, yet they still want men to be chivalrous and hold the door open for them.

Women want to be equal, yet they ask for special privileges.

They want to be understood and cared about, yet they often strive to be cool and professional.

Women don't truly want to be equal. If they wanted to be equal,

they would work harder towards it People would be calling their Senators and Representatives. complaining that nothing is being done.

Nothing is being done becaiJ.II there is no one to support the gov· ernment officials in case they decided to take a stand.

Men and women alike have Ill deal with everything that is fliDI& at them, but women often walt special privileges without having to fight for them .

Is this some sick form ofequality or is this just unfairness in a w~ that is striving to be equal?

Women don't seem to ~ equali ty-they want it all. Tbel" want the opportunities and tbejol:6 afforded to men without having Ill get into the trenches and fight They want to break the gla\i ceiling, yet they do n' t underswi that they can never break it f clawing at it They need to liSt something stronger, something th.1 will smash onto the sceneandscaxt the pants off the men in charge.

Many women today are tryin; to do this, buttheoldboy' net\\-~ shoots them down as being cral).

Women need to tand up f<t what they believe in, fightfor w!lj they think they want, and tart . L -n letter-writing campaigns if lbe1 truly want to be equal.

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Recently in Florida, J udgeLucy C. Brown lifted the stay that blocked Charles Hall's right to die under current Florida law.

Euthanasia has been a major issue throughout the country in recent years, but it has come to a head in Florida, where it is now legal to perform physician-assisted uicide on terminally ill patients.

Society has come to the conclusion that a quick, painless death may be more ethical than forcing someone to lose their dignity in a slow and unmercifully painful death.

People have fmally decided that simply withdrawing treatment is not good enough.

With "Passive Euthanasia," a patient often must starve themself or die a horribly painful death in order to keep from living in a state of terminal care.

People have the right to choose whether or not they want treatment to prolong their lives, so they should also be able to choose about treatment to end their lives.

When every minute passing brings death astep closer, people should be able to choose D Whether they want that death to be slow and )Xlinful or relatively quick and painless.

This is not to say that all terminal patients Would rather commit suicide than live, but those who feel that way should have a choice.

Suicide is not illegal, as long as you actually go through with it, but assisting SOmeone else's suicide is. Doesn't it make more sense to let a doctor guide his patient through the process than force the patient to blow his head off to relieve his pain? )II

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Doesn't it seem more humane to let a patient die peacefully with his family and friends than a violent, painful death surrounded only by hospital workers?

Doesn't it seem better for the family to offer support and help the patient make that choice than to receive a call in the middle of the night saying that he is dead?

Doesn't it make more sense to allow people to choose a humane manner of death, rather than force them to take violent measures to end their lives?

People may argue that there's the possibility of a miracle cure, but people who have faith in miracle cures do not choose assisted suicide.

People also argue that if assisted suicide is allowed for terminal patients, then it should also be allowed for patients who are suffering from emotional trauma. lf it's allowed for emotional disturbances, then suicide would have to be legalized for anyone who is overly depressed.

Others may argue that doctors shouldn't play God- only God should be able to give and take life. The problem with this reasoning is that doctors are already playing God. Everyday, doctors choose to use treatment that can prolong someone' s life and also have the ability to kill.

It's also often true that these life-saving treatments are what's causing patients to be in so much pain later in life. Why should doctors have the choice to save someone' s life, but not to help end it?

People shouldn't be forced into committing suicide, but they should have the option of ending their pain.

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Euthanasia impractical

by Trevor Bryden Staff Writer

A current "humane" movement in medicine asserts that if a person's pain and suffering is great and their disease is terminal, the person should have the right to choose the time and manner of their death.

If the patient reque ts a physician's assistance, neither they nor the physician should face legal consequences.

Ab, idealism. Simplicity. This would be a tranquil nation if decisions made for American society followed such elegant lines. This decision, like most, cannot. The issue here is too murky and the conclusions too open to debate to effect legislation permitting suicide.

Considered pragmatically, controlled suicide is not rational.

The first problem to be found in the opening argument is in the phrase "pain and suffering" and the measure of "great".

Proponents of euthanasia almost always support suicide only in instances of physical suffering, and this begs the question: Is physical suffering necessarily more painful than mental or emotional conditions? The answer here would be another question: Who can tell? Further, if the right to death is granted only to certain individuals, who determines who is qualified ?'

The shades of distinction are too fine here, a "grey area" encompassing mo t of the spectrum. Fairness would decree that if any person in pain is given the right to die, every person in pain must be given that righL Society already clearly disagrees with

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most forms of suicide.

There is very little definition of the idea of the "teiUlinal disease." In abstract, the human condition itself is terminal; we all will die. Within that condition, however, humans find hope: the hope for love, for discovery, for achievement, for enlightenment, for success.

Any one of these things can happen at any time - within months, days, or even minutes. The idea of throwing away life for fear of death is as tragic for a 60-year-old emphysema patient as for a teenager. Suicide at any point is the abandonment of any of these hopes.

Finally, there is the idea of"legal consequences." The position and power of law in a functional society (especially in a democracy), is as a mandate of the masses.

The law reflects the will of the people and supercedes the rights of the individual. By necessity, and always with a mountain of reasons, no human right is without limits in society. The right to life is left outside the gas chamber. As far as the right to liberty goes, well, try walking around a campus naked for awhile. And if a person's happiness is aided by marijuana, they'd be better off pursuing it elsewhere.

Legislation is forced to take the form of a tireless animal nipping at the heels of the strays and self-outcast in the defense of the common good.

America's existing euthanasia law must remain because of all the "ifs" addressed above. Idealism and simplicity have no place in law. It is not uncaring or callous.

This is the way it must and always will be.

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Luke Skywalker and Darth

Vader came from Planet Earth the kind of science fiction names like Zenon and Zorba," he told the Times. "They had to sound indig"Luke," invokes Darth Vader, enous and have consistency bein an ominously raspy voice. tween their names and their culture."

"I. ..am ...your. ..father!"

That was the sensational conThat's why he borrowed from clusion of"Retum oftheJedi," the the Dutch to come up with Darth last installment of the "Star Wars" Vader, which roughly translates trilogy in which dizzying visuals into "Dark Father." left movie-goers feeling like they ' d Vader's original name is Anakin Skywalker- "Anakin is a been hit by a dark star.

But would the trilogy, which variation on the race of giants in was re-released on Jan. 31, with Genesis, while "Skywalker" is a digitally remastered effects, pack take on Loki, theN orse god of fire as much punch if Darth Vader had and mischief. been named, say, "Jean-Luc"? Or Luke Skywalker 's name if the lovely Princess Leiaanswered comes from the Greek word "leeks" to the Greek-goddess-like "Xena"? or light. Also, the biblical Luke Filmmaker George Lucas re- was a gentile who converted to cently told The New York Times Christianity and became an apostle. just where on earth he came up That seemed appropriate for with the catc hy names that the young man who discovers 'The launched a thousand action fig- Force." ures .

The name Han Solo stems As itturns out, names such as from two sources: "Han" is the "Luke Sky walker" and "Han Solo" archaic pronunciation of the comdid come from earth. Lucas said mon boy ' s name , John , while he borrowed from a mix ofliterary, " Solo" is borrowed from the cultural and linguistic sources to character Napoleon Solo in "The devise the memorable names.

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Solo also appeared in the Jame~ Bond novel, "Goldfinger."

Princess Leia's name evokes the character Princess Dejah Thoris in Edgar Rice Burroughs' "John Carter of Mars" tales, and also Lady Galadriel of Lothlorien i J .R. R. Tolkien's "Lord of tilt Rings." The braids that look like earmuffs are all hers, however.

The loveablerobot R2-D2ga his name from a sound editor's shorthand for "Reel Two, Dialogue Two" during the making of another Lucas flick, "America Graffiti."

Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Jedi knight, got his name from the Japanese word "obi," which is a sash used to tie a kimono.

The sash, or belt, is thoughtto be connected to Obi-Wan Ken obi' status as martial-arts master.

Also, the desert scenes in "Star Films" were filmed in Tataoui~ Tunisia. Luke's home planet, course, is "Tatooine."

By the way, Lucas had a rambunctious pet dog named "lndi· ana," who later lent his name totlx filmmaker's "Indiana Jones" se· ries.

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Nancy Huey of Red Panda Acrobats throws and balances bowls on her head.

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long story" chronicles the struggles of the black man through the ages on a brick wall.

It includes slaves working out in the fields and the marches of Martin Luther King, Jr. The recurring theme in three of the paintings is Claybrooks talks through the children in his work to express his views on many different issues.

The piece "We shall overcome" has a black child standing in the middle of a street right next to a stop sign.

His arms are outstretched and he is casting an extremely tall shadow over the street.

Surrounding him are chalk writings on the ground with different themes such as "drugs," "racism" and "violence".

The child is standing on the chalk writing saying "We shall overcome."

The most elaborate is the painting named "Encounter."

It has a black man in chains coming upon an American Indian spearing a fish.

They both have a surprised look on their faces and don' tseem to know

by lewis Rountree Staff Writer

Jimi Claybrooks' paintings are in the San Jose City College Gallery and do a good job of expressing the struggles of the black man throughout history.

The intricate paintings adorn the gallery walls with beautiful pictures of ch ildren on the ground writing inspirational phrases such as "We shall overcome."

All the paintings are enormous and are printed with egg tempura on masonite. The size he lps the visitors soak up all the details in Claybrooks' work.

The painting "Give me some blues" has many black men sitting on the porch of a store with five of them holding many different styles of guitar. This captures the atmosphere of the sorrowful sound of rhythm and blues music. The small details such as the cigarette advertisements come through with amazing success.

The piece titled "It's a long,

what to do next.

The background is a breathtaking view of a mountain wilderness with a waterfall streaming down over the rocks on the bills.

No detail is missed, even down to the reflection of the mountain against the water and every stone on the bottom of the lake.

This exhibit is notto be missed

by anyone who enjoys great ings of ethnic diversity.

The exhibit started on Feb. and is open in the gallery Feb. 26.

Thieves abound in 'Blood'

by Luisa Prieto Staff Writer

In "Blood and Wine," Jack Nicholson plays a wine merchant who, besides cheating on his wife, is planning on stealing an expensive diamond necklace with the help of a dying thief named Victor. While adulterous thieves don' t usually don' tlea ve me crying for more, Nicholson pulls off the rather complex Alex Gates with a devilishly charming smile and a clever wit.

Having carefully balanced his career and mistress on one hand and a wife and distrustful stepson on the o ther, Alex is in for a surprise when his carefully laid plans come crashing down on him when his wife realizes the truth to why thecreditcards have been canceled yet again and leaves him - with the suitcase containing the diamonds .

From there, the movie races along at a fast, tense pace as Alex has to deal with his ruthles partner, (played with fiendish glee by Michael Cane), who assures him that, "there is no honor amongst thieves," and his desperate desire to somehow protect his wife and stepson from Victor's murderous desire to leave this world in luxury.

Set against the backdrop of the east coast's ocean front, the movie is breathtakingly beautiful.

The plot entertwines the characters brilliantly, showing each ones' strengths and faults with magical ease. "Blood and Wine,'' is a wonderful movie that poses the question, "honesty or Jaclc:Nicbolsoo' s devil-may-care grin?"

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7 Sports Soft ball, strong head Sunken free throws sink Vikings Jaguars ready to face Chabot Thursday, February 20, 1997

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by Lynda M. Pearson Staff Writer

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A picture can be misleading as freshman Angie Castro takes her cuts at a recent practice. She wasn't hit on the head, and is still available this season to play.

Returning sophomore ' athletes drive team ~ Lynda M. Pearson

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Set up the hurdles and lace up running shoes because the start ~ track season has begun.

San Jo~ City College men's ~ and field team bas placed tin eight non-scoring events at ~ Santa Rosa, Contra Costa and 1 e Dame meet held February 7.

There were seven athletes that eligibletocompete. The team ~ first overall and took only 1'11o second place standings. The events included the lOOmeterrace, II which Jo Jo Wright placed first llith a time of 11.1 seconds and Michael Owens placed second with I time of 11.5.

In the 200 meter race, Jo Jo Wright placed first with a time of .4, while in the 400 meter race, ~Priorplacedfirstwith atime OC48 flat and Rick Ventura placed d with a time of 52.4.

In the 4 X 100 relay, the team fl isbed ftrst with a time of 42 flat ough the combined effort and ltrength of Jo Jo right , o pb omore; Derek Prior ,so ph o m ore; Rick Y tura,fresbman and Michael ·ens, freshman.

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A combination of strength and distanceplacedDerekDitmer ftrst in Shot Put: 42-3.25, Discus: 12910 and Hammer: 147-11.

Returning to compete yet another year as sophomores are Charles Griffm, Daniel Chen, Sok RosChimandDavidJackson, who will channel their experience to help the freshmen reach their full potential. The incoming freshmen are Jorge Perez, Ryan Bailey, Re uben Hernandez and Will Obicbere.

"Our athletes will be challenged this year. The 4 X 100 relay was very good for their ftr t meet performance. The returning experience will provide a strong nucleus of athletes that will contend all the way to the state champions," said Steve Haas, bead coach men's track and field team .

The Jaguar will travel to San Mateo to compete in the Coast Conference Relays wh ich starts at 9:30a.m . Saturday, Feb. 22. ''The track and field team has fmished in the top second and third in the past 20 years. We fini bed fourth in the conference. Thi could be a very exciting 1997 season," said coach Haas.

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However, theCityCollegeJaguars still have to face Chabot College at borne on Friday.

The Jags record is currently 264. TheSanJo~CityCollegemen's basketball team is currently second in Northern California and fifth in the State. They bold a 7-1 record in the Coast Conference League.

A pressing defense throughout the game kept the Jaguars in the game against the West Valley College Vikings. With 25.3 seconds left on the clock the score was 56 to 57 in favor of the Vikings, but they couldn't bold the lead against the Jaguar's strong defensive maneuvers. The Jags sealed the victory in the last12.8 seconds of the game with two free throw shots made by freshman forward Leroy Mayo.

Frustrating technical difficulties with the shot clock started within the first one and a half minutes of the game.

The Jaguars were challenged to keep focused as the audience shouted out the ticking seconds.

The leading scorer of the game for the Jags was freshman guard Dave Fergerson, who scored 15 points and went three for five in three point shots. Freshman forward Lynn Washington followed close behind with 14 e<>ints and 6

ketball coach and Athletic Academic Advisor for City College.

Feb. 12 the Jaguars were in the Foothill College Owl's home territory. The Jaguars ruffled the feathers of the Owls with a three point win, defeating them by 73 to 70.

Sophomore guard Jesper Rasmussen bad 23 points and five 3- point shots, Fergerson bad 13 points and 7 assists, Washi~ n bad 10 points and 11 rebounds and freshman guard Adrian Egger bad 10 points.

"It was difficult playing there.

We bad good adjustments which helped create a victory for us," said coach Carr.

Following an earlier Chabot victory, the Jaguars bad the home court advantage against the De Anza College Dons. The Jaguars blew out the Dons, with a half time score of 42 to 32.

The experienced shooting against Ohlone were freshman forward Lynn Washington, who bad strength of the offense came from 19 points, 10 rebounds and 5 Washington, with 19pointsand 14 blocks, freshman guard Shawn rebounds. Fergerson scored 15 Harris with 14 points and 7 re- points and 6 assists, sophomore bounds and freshman guard Dave forward/guard Chris Wilkerson Fergerson with 7 points and 7 as- scored 12 points and Harris scored sists. It was yet another victory on 10 points and 8 rebounds. The the road towards the champion- combination of talents on the team ship. ensured yet another victory for the "I think that we played well in Jags. The Jags walked away with the big games, but webaven'tkept a win, 84-55. their focus in all of the games.

The last game before Regional There is no killer instinct yet and Play-offs will be at 7 p.m. Friday, we need it for the rest of the year Feb. 21 , when the Jaguars host the and next year," said Rob Chabot College Gladiators for the Wojtkowski, assistant men's ~ru;- - ~-t place seed. rebounds.

Earlier, a Valentine's Day game that bad the Oblone College Renegades hosting City College showed the Renegades unable to contain the Jaguars. With a final score of 68-55, the Jaguars traveled their way to yet another victory.

"We need to play well. We are a very capable team, even though we didn' t win by much in the away games. The home games are on us," said Percy Carr, bead men's basketball coach.

At the ten minute mark, the Renegades cut the Jaguars' 20 point lead to five points.

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) There were four football players from City Collegewbo were offered full scholarships.

Their names and universities are as follows .: Tight End Anthony Martin will be transferring to The University of Oregon.

Defensive End Cedric Pittman will be transferring to The University of Nevada, Reno.

Currently enrolled is Offensive Lineman Jose Martinez who accepted a transfer to the University of Hawaii.

San Jos ~ City Coll e ge women's basketball team has a majorityoffresbmen with only three sophomores which combined make an unstoppable team with a strong 24 and five record .

City College pinned the wings oftheCabrillo Seabawks by a score of 64 to 25. The Lady Jags also defeated the De Anza College Dons by a score of77to

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The Jaguars bad balanced scoring with fres hmen forwards Jackie Hotchkiss cori ng 24 points and Anissa Butler scoring 14 points . Freshman guard Christina Lombardo scoring 12 points.

"We are playing really good basketball right now. We are peakingattheright time and we are ready to go onto the playoffs," said Terri Oberg, head women's baske tball coach.

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}.< 'for Your Information• • WelcomeClub Day; will continue p.m. aftheStudentUniQ.ri~

today from io a.m. to 1 .

• Remodeling of the office of Admissions and Records began .Wednesday. The new office hours are: 8 a.m; to 6:30p.m.

•Monday through Thursday and 8 a:m. to 3 :30p~IIl· on Friday.

• M.E.Cll:A mee~g ~ill be held on Wednesd<i§ at i2:30 p.m. and Thursday at 1 p.m. in U 200. For more information call298~ 2181 exl 3923 .

• A s~..Al~eXbibit:by Jim Claybrooks will be held in the San

·Jose City College art gallery by Feb. 20- 26. ·:·: ·::.

• Mafic M6'reno, ar~'Porter for the San Jose Mercury News and former City College student, will speak to the :Mass Media, and Society classes on at 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21, in GE 205. .

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• Arepresentative from U.C. Davis will be on campus from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m>doing college visitation.

• There will be a r~eption for Acting Jnterim President Bill Kester in the community room frorn 1 p.m: t03 p.ut on Feb. 26 ... ·.·.

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by Lewis Rountree Staff Writer

The new desks in the general education building are finally in place. The new desks are big enough to accommodate wheelchairs and left-handed students.

Albert Solomon, the dean of Language Arts and the administration, held meetings and decided to change the desks for two reasons. ''The old desks we e designed for kindergarten childien and nobody could sit in the desks for more than 20 minutes without starting to squirm ...and secondly the desks did not accommodate left-handed people ... ," said Solomon.

Teachers and administration had a meeting during the intersession to decide on what new desks would be bought and finally compromised on the desks and chairs now in 16 of the general

education classrooms.

The teachers met with the administration and discussed how the teachers liked to teach their classes and ordered desks to meet the majority of the teachers needs.

Some teachers liked to move their desks to the perimeter of the classroom and some liked the regular configuration of all the desks facing forward.

The administration decided to get desks that were separate from the chairs so they would be wheelchair accessible. They also wanted to get furniture that was sturdy enough but inexpensive enough to get as many classrooms furnished as possible.

Solomon estimates the cost of each chair was about $34 with the desks costing around $100."We bad the director of custodial services participate in this meeting because his crews are the one that have to fix them and asked them if

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Council From page 1. positions previously mentioned, as well as Secretary of the ASC Newsletter Jon Perez and Justice Hugo Hernandez.

This semester, the ASC would like to see more student activities, such as noon-time bands and club days, along with other events.

However, the biggest concern is student involvement.

"Last semester, the council concentrated on representing the council to the falculty and administrative bodies. We now need to represent the students," said Perez.

Vice President Mike Manselle says that the main goalfortheASC is to get students involved in more school programs and events. He also added that fmding replacements for the executive council, all of whom are leaving next year, is another important part of the Council's goals.

"If any students have any concerns, they should feel free to come to us, that's what we're here for," said Manselle. ·

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Although the deadlines for the scholarships and are in February/ March, students can apply for the BOOW at any time and the deadline for the FAFSA is June 30th.

The new San Jore City College scholarship information book is now available at the financial aid office.

''The thing that is most encouraging," says Bill Kester, "is that in the programs where we are providing state-of-the-art instruction, enrollment easily achieved capacity. Where we have upgraded our facilities, things are going well."

The raw statistics are as follows: So far in spring '97 there are 10,007 total (day and evening) students.

In the spring of 1996, there were 9606 total students.

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the desks were going to be easy 10 cleanaround...andgottheirinpul,' said Solomon.

The decision to remodel !he classrooms came when theadmiJJ. istration received $100,000 to u~ date the G.E. building.

The last building to receilt $100,000 funding was the bus~ ness building, which used !he money to build another compulll lab in room B-6. $100,000 111! enough money to do only I! classrooms said Solomon.

Most students were not awatt that the desks had been replarel with better facilities. The studenll having experie ce with the ret setup enjoyed having more rooa to layout all of their school supplia The biggest complaint to Ill new desks bigger size is when the! are all facing forward in rows they are closer together and harder k1 walk down the rows to get to !he inside seats.

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