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Good for the economy, bad fo r enrollment Luisa Prieto Staff Writer
San Jore City College's total student enrollment for the fall was down 6% as of August 20, according to Rosalie Eskew, the Director of Admissions and Records. "(We) start losing students When the economy is good," Eskew said. "People are working and don't have time to come to SChool." While the numbers of enrollme nt tend to fluctuate during the first few weeks of each new semester, as school began, City College had 5,515 day and3,086evening students. When compared to last semester's enrollment of I 0,007 Cancelled or 1996's fall semester enrollment of9,606, the current enrollment figure of8,60 I students is the lowest City College has seen in several years. Because class size determines whether a class Will remain open, many students were greeted with cancellation notices posted outside their clasroom doors. 'They should look at the fact that I'm working 50
to 60 hours," said Maurice Astacio, after learning that his Comparative Religions class had been canceled. "None of (the students) are dropping because they want to be here. It shouldn't be necessary for 40 people to be in the class." Due to the low enrollment, many classes that had less than 15 people were dropped within the frrst week. 'There may be some cases .. . (but) the general rule is that it has to be 15," said Charles Southward, Associate Vice President of Matriculation and Special Programs. "We want to do it early enough so students don't get into a big jam with no place to go," said the dean of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Jim Potterton. "After tlle first week, P. E. classes everything settles down." Eskew adds that the administration is currently seeking ways to boost enrollment. "Dr. Tsang is very hands-on and sees these cycles ... (he is) leading administration and be has a lot of innovative ideas," she said. Eskew said that additional figures on campus enrollment would be available at a later date in the semester.
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Tsang offers three-step plan for college Sonya Wormington Editor-in-Chief
e The InstituteofTechnologies would provide ind ustry-driven trai ning to reflect the needs of the Silicon Val ley and its inhabitants. Tsang stresses t11e need for t11ese changes, saying t11at "The time for debate has run out and we must take action now." This proposal would involve a major change in t11e way City College is run,and much oftlmt change involves administrative change.
As t11e beg inning of a new semester brings fort11 ·cheers of excitement from staff and groans of stress from students, Dr. Chui Tsang, president of San Jose City College, is looking forward to his plans for the new semester and for t11e future of City College. Tsang, who has been president of T h e s e City College for less administrative than one year, has changes are due to made it a priority to improve t11e school t11e retirement of one and seems to be administrator and Tsang other administrators doing everything possible to promote t11e campus moving on to ot11cr colleges. William Kester, vice_president and the courses 1t offers. After an informative speech to of Instruction, moved on to a vice the staff and faculty in t11e days presidency at Los Medanos before school started, Tsang has College. His position will not be been approached by many people filled. Oudctte Garcia-Molien, former about his ideas for improvement, which include keeping offices open Dean of Business and Career laterso tlmt evening studenL<; have Services, has become U1e Interim Dean of Instruction, a temporary better access to school services. 1 Healsosetforthaplan-toexpand posi tion. At the District Trustees Board the curriculum and bring more meeting on Tuesday, other students to City College. Tsang presented a three-part positions approved, include Jim proposal to the faculty at an Edgin, as the Interim Dean for t11e orientationmeetingAug.14, which Division of Applied Sciences, and included the development of Uu·ee Kishan Vujjcni as the Interim Dean of Business and Career Services. new academies on campus. Edgin replaces Gregory e The Liberal Arts Academy will enable students to have t11eir Ohanneson, who retired. transfer requirements mapped out As Tsang continues to get and allow students to take all t11e responses about the changes he required classes as efficiently as has made and about his proposal, he repeatedly stresses the need for possible. change to attempt to escape from e The Career Development Academy would provide services stagnation. "We don't want to blindly to the diverse population on follow tradition simply because it campus, including dealing wiU1 welfare refonn and assisting the is tradition," he said. "We have to change and move 1,000 welfare recipients CUITently attending City College. forward."
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The eternal dance of line Luisa Pl"ido
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Union victory affects students A
s the nation begins to recover from the economic struggle of a nation-wide stlike, people everywhere have been discussing the impact of the UPS strike. Although the strike was a single company strike, UPS controls 80 percent of the market on package delivery, making the strike hurt a large number of companies. Mail-order catalogs and stores that deliver we re hit hard by the strike, with some companies' sales dropping by 30 percent. The United States Postal Service's package deliveries skyrocketed and the mailpeople worked a tremendous amount of overtime. However, as students at San Jose City College soon found out, the strike affected much more than large companies. At City College alone, more than 20 classes were rep011edly affected as their books remained in UPS warehouses for days after the semester started. Over 3,000 books were still missing almost a week after the semester started, with 117 different titles unavailable. As the media begins to rellect on how the strike has helped part-time workers get more benefits, students at City College seem unimpressed by the baniers broken by the stiike.
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Instead, stuc;lents and staff. alike are rejoicing the end of the sttike, as it means that matetials are finally available so that class instruction can properly begin. This just proves how one small step fmward for a union can change thousands of people's lives. With this sttike ended, there is a great demand for change in company policies, and many believe that this stlike is simply a stepping stone for the eventual change of the workforce as workers begin to demand fair treatment. This stlike had a distinct line between winners and losers, with the union workers receiving more than they demanded and UPS losing hundreds of thousands of dollars, along with a great deal of public humiliation and a loss of public confidence in the company. However, whether or not this stlike will have effect in the long run remains to be seen. Whether this sttike is the start of a revolution for workers or simply a small bump in the road for big business is a much disputed question around the nation, one that may not be answered for years to come. Back home, however, what seems to be the most important aspect of the end of the strike can easily be seen in the lines in the college bookstore.
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It's almost like a tlance. Standing in line waiting to atld or drop a class is like the steps of an intricate dance. Stand here, reach for this paper. Coordinate eye anti hand movements so that you c<m write and take a step forward when the time comes and, if necessary, at the srune time. At more advance levels- say, the tilird time in line- tile hotly c<m , litllely dotlge to one side a.<; someone else weaves their way out of the building past ti1em. Sometimes, ti1e dru1ce has different musical tract-; to dru1ce to. From "are we there yet?" to "I should have signed up sooner," the tlance can be chummy, wiU1 people chatting amiably between steps, to testy, with people keeping their steps without fear of stepping on anyone else's feet. From a dist<mce, the length of the dance's line is foreboding. Sometimes tile mind's eye takes one look at the line anti, before the owner cru1 contemplate entering it, adds a couple tlozen more ligures to tile equation. However, it's so much a pru·t of school that it is incomprehensible to begin a new semester without it. It's more than a simple hurdle ti1at challenges one's convictions toregisterforch<;ses, buy
a parking sticker or add/tlrop tt class. Il's an at! venture, a way tore acquaint one with old friends an f meet new ones. a It brings students togeti1er an tr enables ti1em to discuss past rei 0 tions with teachers and potenti new ones. ll tests resolve as it makes stu dents wonder if ti1ey really nee 1 that class or if dropping anoth class is really wm1h tile line. At i most basic level, it tests agi lit anti patience. At lirst, I hatctl ti1e line anti ti1 ensuing tl;mce of time loss an patience-draining steps. Now, I see them w;just rumti1 pru·t of a cycle. One can' t alwa be certain of what class will right--work schedules <mtllife ar u forever ch~mging . e The tl~mce simply gives st o dents the ch;mce to make chang a! while networking with oth n people. The lines will be over in a fc weeks, slowly dwindling down l a fewer performers as evcryon e; seltles into ti1eir schedules. At U1e beginning of a new sc p mester, though , no one can avoi e1 the tlance. i\ Even if you tlon't intent! to g y <my where ncru· tile Admissions an e; Records Office, ti1e l.bnce sne, · up on you . It' s U1ere, waiting for you at til hooks tore.
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Wilson practices extortion Jodie Thompson Staff Writer The line item veto has been a veritable buzz word in political news since the President's recent acquisition of this power. Altilough tilis powerful tool is a new tool for the Presidential office, it is one that tile State Government ha.<; long enjoyed. Two recent examples of tile use of ti1is tool cru1 be illustrated by President Clinton ru1t1 California Governor Pete Wilson. President Clinton recently invoked the new Presidential line item veto for ti1e tirst time. The topic for the tlebut of his newfound power was carcfu II y selected. Clinton chose an item that he believed to be unworti1y of approving, although he tlitl not w<mt to veto the entire bill. He weighed both potential Democratic ru1t1 Republican support for the topic in ortler to avoid a 2/3 majority vote in Congress to overturn tile veto. Wilson h<L<; recently in voked his power in a method which equates to line item extortion. Wilson h<L<; cut over $300 million of projects from the budget. His choices, also tleliberate, mainly target education anti oti1er projects in democratic districts . Wil son vetoed a $500,000 Democratic backed plan for disposal of wrecked boats in Retlwootl City, while a nearly itlcnti-
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cal Republican backed plan in Contra Costra County remained ( in tact. Close to home, a $7 65,000 plan for prelimin;u·y work for a library atltlition to San Jose City College . was cut. This cut is a tJemcndous blow as City College has not receive any state funding in approximate! thirty years. Wilson's agenda behind ti1e: blat<ull budget cuts arc clear: t elicit the democratic vote for st~mtlw·tl test for 5.5 million Cali fornia students which would administered in English only. A single l<mguagc test cou l not accuratcl y lktcnn inc the abil ity levels of ESL stuucnts an woultl not rclkct UJC students knowledge. Wilson's hypocritical "support" for Califomia's etlucatio should be brought untlcr scrutin in light ofhisquestionnhle projec and ruthless butlgct cuts of neces sary progr;uns. Gross misuse of line item vet power to holt! funding hostage t elicit support for otilcrwise un popular projects should not acceptable in our govemment. I woultllike to encourage st u tlcnts to express their views on th issue directly to tile govemor' oflice: Pete Wilson, Office of the Govemor, State Capitol, Sacra [ mento, CA 95814. He may also be reached by fa nt 1-916-445-4633.
3 Sports New semester, new beginning for Jags Thursday, August 28,1997
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"It's the best group of freshman offensive linemen I've seen in a long Lime," said Gay. When Head Coach Howard Gay Overall, Gay is looking forward the San Jose City College Foot- to working wiU1 between lOand 12 team recalls last season, he is recruits who participated in last with the unpredictability of year's Santa Clara County All-Star college football. Game. The Jaguars opened the season Who will serve as field com3. but ended the season 7-4 with mander for U1e talented 1997 Jag14 to 7 win over Los Med.·mos in uars? East The quarBowl. terback question has yet to be answered, with at least four candid.1tes vyi ng for U1e starting posi- · tion. In addi tion, problems wi U1 defensive line depth and the puntin g job, wiU1 less U1an a Mari Matsumoto/The Times month before Jaguars leap over many hurdles in their race towards future success Howard Gay U1e first regular
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The Jag uars need to be ready, ·"lJ''"''m'~ the '97 season wiU1 a SepDtte:mt><cr 13 battle against crosstown De Anza College, followed contests with five I996 bowl including San Francisco College and Merced College. Gay cites several strengths for year's team, most notably the 'ving corps led by Kendrick Corey Jackson and Philippe and a heaiU1y crop of freshrecruits. The offensive line has the polo excel, despite U1e loss of but one 1996 lineman, Roland
to U1e Jags. "Afteradisa<;trous start last year (we) ended the sea~on second in . U1e conference, finishing just behind San Francisco City College," ' Gay said. Yct with U1e departure of such standouts a~ running back Clifton Rainey (Huron University), offensive lineman Jose Martinez (Un iversity of I lawaii), and linebacker Scholar/Athlete AllAmerican John Quick (San Jose State University), the Jaguars will have a significant chaJlenge in rebuilding their program for a successful '97 season.
selected Coach of Year years and her assistant coach L. C. Joyner has been coaching at City College for 9 years.
Julia Sultanova . Staff Writer
Debbie Huntze was selected as the Coach of the Year for 19961997 in the Coast conference. Huntze was also awarded the Coach of the Year for the 1996-97 season by the California Community Colleges Softball Coaches Association. The conference consists ·of 12 teams from various community colleges in Ule Northern California including San Mateo, DeAnza, West Valley, Monterey, Cabrillo and Ohlone. Huntze's coaching philosophy and mission are to, "Be consistent with your student athletes, communicate efficienUy, express respect towards your players and be able to work together as a unit on the field." HuntzehasbeenteachingatSan Jose City College for the past seven
Huntze and born emphasize the respect between players and coaches by being caring and sharing towards Ule players. Huntze graduated from West Valley College, then receiving her bachelor's degree in Physical Edu-
cation from Chico State University, finally earning her master's degree in the Administration of Education at the Azuza Pacific, California. Huntze inherited her sports skills from her dad, who coached baseball for over 30 years. Her three brothers inherited similar backgrounds, one of them became a teacher and two oUlers are firemen. Huntze's mom, who is an elementary school teacher, also greatly contributed to her knowledge and inspired her teaching skills, adding to Huntze's warm and caring personality and encouraging her to be helpful to her students. Debbie Huntze loves what she does, making her deserving of Ulc Coach of the Year title. Huntze instructs in archery, aerobics with music, weight training and softball every semester.
Assistant Coach Hoppe is leaving Luisa Prieto Staff Writer After being at San Jose City College for over a year, Assistant Coach and Academic Adviser Trevor Hoppe will be leaving City College to become the new Head Coacb at Ohlone Community College. "{This is) the chance of a lifetime," said Hoppe. Hoppe graduated with a master's degree in Physical Education from Humbolt University in
1996 and has been at City College since June of 1996. "I've enjoyed my time here, working with Coach Carr and (Wojkowski)," said Hoppe. "Everyone here has been great." Many of the skills that he has learned at City College will continue to aid him at Ohlone. "Basketball with Coach Carr has taught me bow to discipline. Working with the Carr Program .. .(hasshownme)bowtoacademically advise students," he said. "Coach Hoppe was a valuable
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Mari Matsumoto/The Times George Matthews, #6, and one of his teammates attempt to make a catch during a practice. The Jaguars will have a skirmish with Modesto on September 6.
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;~ Studen~ and · s~ff are i~~:: ~ c:::na~~r:::!::,wili •·· · President Tsang at an All-College Brown Bag Lunch, today at ·· tr:· ..• •• ) 2:30p.m. in 'lie Faculty/Staff Dining Room . .
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~Trevor }loppe, an assis~tcoach of the City Collegelaguars, h~ been named the new head basketball coach at Ohlone College in .·Fremont.
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•II Welcome Day is atl0:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Sept. 5. In front of \. ·•· lie Student Union. Come join clubs and get infonnation on campus services. 8 The last day to drop classes without a W notation is Sept. 12 in Admission and Record<;. · 8 A retirement luncheon for Greg Ohanneson, De~m of Applied
Sciences, will be held at the TI1ree Flames Restaurant, 1547 Meridian Ave., at 11 :30 a.m., Sept. 12. Contact Mary Kreihich at288-3781, for details. • 8 California State Employees Credit Union of San Jose invites
everyone to join the credit union, which is open Mon-Thurs 9an1 to 2 p.m. and 3 to 5:30p.m and located next to Admissions and Records.
Although daytime enrollment is seriously down, students are still forced to wait in long lines at the Admissions and Records office, anxiously
Burke Smith/ The Times ~ anticipating their chance to add classes hoping that the classes that they need will have space when they get to the front of the
SJCC rejuvenates teaching sta Jodie Thompson
Staff Writer Each year, t11ere seems to be a sea cif new students on campus, some familiar faces of returning 8 Extended Hours at SJCC Bookstore are to serve students: students and also tl1e absence of Thursday, Aug. 28,7:45 a.m. to8 p.m. ru1d Friday, Aug. 29 7:45 tl1ose who have left to move on to a.m. to 2 p.m. Regular hours are 7:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday universities or new careers. through Thursday and 7:45a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday. We often take for granted the faces of faculty members as per8 SJCC instructors Kevin Frey and J immyle Listen bee will present manent fixtures on campus. But "Koan -Treading Md Chromodal Sketches," on Wednesday, 1 tl1ese too change. Sept. 3 at noon and 7 p.m. in the College Theatre. The program TI1is year, the addition of sevuses techniques for structuring interactive improvisations beeral new instructors will change tween musicians and dancers developed by Frey ~md Listen bee. the face of crunpus. These inAdmission is free. structors are offered a warm weicome and wished a long and suc8 The Cosmetology Department. at City College offers many cessful career. services, including styling, cuts, colors, penns, curls, relaxers, Additions to t11e City College presses, facials, makeup, manicures, pedicures, scalp treaunents faculty are instructors Jesus and conditioners, all of which are available in Room V-11. Call Covarrubias, Mexican-Amelican 288-371q_ f~r .an apoinunent. Studies, Marcos Hernandez, Electronics and Hung Trieu, Eco8 Students and S~ff members can pick up a copy oL"School nomics . . . $afetyand You," an annual report regarding campus crime and Several Interim Deans will be effor~ to deal with it. They are available at Campus Police, filling positions at City College . . .· Admissions and Records, tlle librru·y, Reprographics ~nd They are James Potterton, Interim Campus Health Services Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences departments, Oudette ... 8 The Macintbsh computer lab, located in the Business building in Garcia-Molien, Interim Dean of •· room B2 has open lab times on Monday and Wednesday from 10 Instruction, Kishan Vujjeni, Ina.m. unti16 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. until11 a.m. terim Dean ofBusiness ru1d Career and 5 p.m. until6 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Services and Jim Edgin, Interim Compiled by Tu Duong Dean of the Division of Applied Sciences. New faculty members to Evergreen this yearareJruJinaEspinoza, Work Experience/Job Placement; Paul Fong, Political Science and Ralph Wagner, DSP Counselor. Cyndi Kessler Other suggestions include carEvergreen's administration Staff Writer rying a whistle or noise maker, adds Edward Rrunirez, Dean of maintaining physical conditing, Social Science and Physical EduAlthough there have been no wearing clothing U1at allows fast cation departments, Susan Talbot, violent crimes on t11eSan Jose City movement, avoid approaching Dean of Math and Science departCollege campus recently, a series strangers ruJd carrying pepper spray ments and Bonita Gibsonof assaul~ in Hayward and Oak- or ot11cr legal self-defense products. McMullen, Director of College lruJd have prompted District Police According to Bye, t11e most Development. chief Bud Bye to to write a list of important safety precaution that• Gilbert Sanchez has been apsafety precautions for staff ~md students can use is being alert. pointed Associate Vice Chancelstudents. "Stay alert and use good lor,DistrictAdvancement and En"The fact that there was a series judgement. People should walk rollment Management for San Jose in Hayward and Oakland area led wit11 t11eir heads up and watch District . City/Evergreen College all of us who have responsibility in what's going on around them," said Robert Dias is the new Director this area to become concerned," Bye. of Plant Planning, Operations and said Bye. Most of the crimes on t11e City Maintenance at the District OfThe list of precautions advises College campus involve property, fice. students of ways to avoid unsafe although occasionally there are As in the circle of life, wit11 the situations. Bye reminds studen~ incidents involving people. addition of new members of our to walk in pairs, stay -in well lit The safety report will be campus family, we also must part places, always walk facing traffic, available for free at U1e Campus with long-s~nding members. always know where you are, and Police, Admissions and Records, This year at City College, nine request an escort after dark. Reprographics, and Health Services offices starting Sept. 1.
instructors, with a combined total of over 250 years of service, are retiring. Their service is greatly appreciated and t11eir presence on crunpus will be missed. Faculty members retiring at City College are: Albert DiPippo, Philosophy, 36 years; Alvin Koslofsky, Business, 36; John Martin, Physical Science, 38; Chru·Iotte Montandon, English, 39; Mary Jane Page, English, 22; Gordon A. Peterson, CIS, 27; Ayako Saito, Health Services, 21; Barbara Snyder, Electronics, 16 and Thien Tran, Counselor, 18. Also retiring from City College
is Greg Ohru1neson, Dean of plied Sciences over with 21 of service. Likewise, retiring from green are Bru·bara Abshier, ing Education, 28; Doris ut;,._.t;~,,.. Health Services, 22; Tanya son, Communications, 17; McBrien, Spanish, 18;Fred Counselor, 26; Leonard ton, English, 28 and Val Whiteson, ESL, 8. Although t11e loss of these Iienced veterans is heartfelt, colleges are entJmsiastic and great expectations for the coming replacements.
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