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Volum e 51, No.3
Thursday, March 6, 1997
Asians, Hispanics majority at City College by Sonya Wormington Editor-in -Chief
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SanJoreCityCollegebas faced tremendous changes in its population in the past 16 years. City College bas become much more diversified in the past two decades, with a tremendous change in its demographics. In 1980, 77 percent of the JXlpulation of students at City Colle!!t! were while, with only 5 percent Hispanic and 6 percent Asian. Last semester, the numbers of white students bad plummeted to only 21 percent, while Hispanic 2 students rose to 6 percent and Asian students reached a tremenoous 40 percent of the population. According to Jon Kangas, Dean of Academic Standings, this is jmlially due to waves of immigrants who don't necessarily have lhe language skills required for the CalifomiaState University system. He believes, however, that many
of tbese new immigrants have the ementary schools, over half of all support from tbeir families and students are minorities ." communities necessary for tbe City College bas been attractskills upgrade and to be successful ing many of these new immigrants in tbeir new surroundings. due to the support programs on c This trend is spreading campus. City College bas been throughout tbe San Jose/Evergreen focusing a great deal on recruiting Community College District and Hispanics, especially by including through California in general. support programs on campus The SJCC/EVC district has which help students by providing shown many of tbe same percentcounselors and tutors. age changes, with white students Many of these Hispanic studropping from 73 percent to 17 dents are frrst-generation college percent. students, and City College is doing Hispanic and Asian students as much as possible in order to have also dramatically increased, help them succeed. with Hispanic students jumping Other minorities may not have from 7 percent to 26 percent and as many support programs on Asian students going from 7 per- campus. cent to 44 percent. According to Kangas, "if they According to Jeanne Gobalet, [students] bring in strong cultural an instructor at City College witb a values, the support we need to proPh.D. in Sociology witb a specialvide varies from group to group." ization in demography, "This is City College is well known generally tbe pattern in most areas. within many immigrant commuThe youngertbe group is, the higher nities because of the possibilities the number of minorities. In elfor expanding English language
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skills and job training_ Many of the immigrants who come to City College tell other people in their communities of its positive a pects, thereby making
the population more diverse. "It is encouraging that we have a large population of minorities. We are really an open-door college," said Gobalet.
Winning Carr a valued model Jags rip Wolverines
.. City College coach is most successful in California by Joe Feldman Staff Writer
If there is one tbing Jaguars' b Percy Carr knows, it's bow to win. With a lifetime record of 434 - s and 223 losses after 21 years up to this season, Carr is the Winningest basketball coach in the - tory of the California community college system according to lhe National Association of Bastball Coaches Courtside Maga- , December 1996 issue. And be keeps on winning. This the Jaguars have compiled 29-4 overall record, including a I record in their conference. y are also Coast Conference pions, 1st place in Nortbern "fornia and 5th place in the _ On top of that, Carr was coach of tbe year for the ern Division. What does be tbink about all of - success? "I haven ' t given it much !bought," be says, "I'm just proud the fact that I haven ' t got frus(as so many other coaches ) and quit." Surprisingly, winning doesn' t ·veCarr the greatest satisfaction. "Watching a player grow, uateand become a productive ·tizen in society is a greater feelg than winn ing a basketball ," be said_ This shows bow Carr gets inlved with his players beyond etball.
"He' s a good coach who demands perfection. When I transferred from Foothill College, be made sure I stayed on top of my books. He's like the father of a family," said Reggie Williams, sophomore forward. About seven years ago, Carr began the Creative Athletic Retention Response (C.A.R.R) program located in room 301 , which is a tutoring program for student athletes on campus. It is the only program of its kind among California community colleges and has been very successful in helping student athletes improve academically. As a former student athlete himself, Carr knows the importanceofeducation. AtTulare Union high school, be played football, baseball, and basketball while still keeping up with his studies. He continued playing baseball when he went to the College of Sequoia and, eventually, Fresno State Univer ity. Although well educated, Carr never strayed from his passion for sports. His desire is what led him to become a basketball coach. In 1968, be began his coaching career at his old high school as an assistant coach. After two yearsatTulare Union, he became head coach at Edison Emilio Ratti/ The Times high school, where be coached for Carr discusses strategy with his team during a recent game. four years. After one year as assistant coach at Stanford Univer- coach, Carr has a simple formula butgivethemfreedomontbecourt, sity, be started at San Jo~ City for success-player communica- and we develop trust with the playCollege. tion. ers," be says about the coaching "We teach players bow to play - After 22 years as Jaguar head
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78-64 y Lynda Pearson Senior Sportswriter
The stands were crowded, the stage was set. The electric ity that marked the previous two Jaguars' basketball games was present. None of this was needed, however, as San Jore City College pulled out to a twenty-point lead en route to a 78-64 victory over the Sierra College Wo lv e rines Wednesday night. The City College men's basketball team advances on the road to the state champion hips and
improves their record to 29-4. By halftime, the score was 3925 and the packed were without the anticipation of the overtimes previously viewed by dedicated Jaguars fans. The leading scorer was freshman forward Lynn Washington with 15 points and six rebounds. With 13 points were fre hman forward Leroy Mayo and sophomore guard Jesper Rasmussen. The Jaguars will next face
See Playoff, page 8.