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Volume 51, No.15
Thursday, November 20, 1997
Peabody's, ... In a burst of flames they descend ... ' offices hit by thieves Sonya Wormington Editor-in-Chief
In a series of brazen thefts, San d Jose City College has been hurd glarized three times in a period of two months. The thefts, which occurred on I Sept 14, Nov. 3 and Nov. 8, kept ; Campus Police busy on Nov. 12, with officers arresting· three susJill JX!CIS for the first two incidences. 11 ~ The Nov. 3 theft of computer ro equipment from the Counseling and building resulted in the arrest of two City College students, one for :i~ bur~ary and giving a false identity n~ lopolice officers and the other for f in burglary and receiving stolen prop-
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00 Thetheftoccurredbetween6:20 p.m.Nov. 3 and 12:40 p.m. Nov.4 ~ alXI resulted in the loss of $1100 r~ W orth of office equipment, including acomputer, keyboard, mouse, ipeaker, monitor, chair and as~ office supplies. I sc The equipment was later relrieved from one of the suspect's ~ upon the time of his arrest. One of the suspects was identi1 fll ~ as being found hiding in a cabinet in the Counseling building ~day of the thefts. ~ The Sept. 14 incident occurred ' altez Campus Police opened the cafeteria to allow a man to "take )(} t some old mille" and drop off a 'II ' . ! supplies to Peabody's Coffee di ~. during which the man took ~ S!&s from a cash box in the shop. 0 The suspect, who was previ~ employed by Peabody's, aled ~edly gave the police a different be e in order to be allowed enet bance into the cafeteria Jl· lbe suspectallegedlyattempted be ~gam entrance to the coffee shop · on Oct. 24, when he entered gb the rear entrance after the Jl1 eteria was closed. .1be suspect was arrested on · · 12 for burglary and giving information to police. 1be most recent incident, an . pted burglary, is the only int in which a suspect has not ~arrested. .In the early hours of Nov. 8, a won theW sideoftheCoun. g building was forced open aprytooL Acomputermonimid tower case were moved awarentattempt to steal them. ~ding to police, there are y no suspects in the Nov. 8
Mari Matsumoto/The Captain Moe and his firefighting men to the rescue!!! Kelly Huff watched as her Honda Civic was slowly eaten by flames after her car caught fire on Nov. 12. San Jose firemen worked diligently to
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put out the flames and reduce the amount of damage to the car. Campus police stated that the fire was due to a battery short out, which damaged the engine and caused the fire to sta"',
Viruses 'sicken' computers Gobble! in City College labs, network Gobble! Turkey Break!
Cyndi Kessler Staff Writer
A rash of computer viruses has hit the San lost City College B4 and B6 PC labs, the Journalism lab, as well as facu lty and staff computers. To combat this problem, the Technology Comittee unanimously approved the purchase of a virus program for all computers at San Jose City College, at a total cost of $3850. Some faculty computers have been infected by the Cap.A virus, which has been transmitted over the Microsoft Exchange network. The virus, which cannot be detected by the current anti virus program. prevents users from saving Microsoft Word ftles correctly. A solution is currently being worked on. "Right now it's really just a nuisance, but we don't know what else the virus can do," said Eugene Canoy, Computer Technical Support. Faculty and staff were warned to scan all disks that are brought from home. Also, unscanned disks from others should not be used in campus computers. One of the viruses in the computer lab, Laroux, removes a small portion of a Microsoft Excel file every time it is opened, and the file is destroyed. Other viruses such as Neurobasher, Anticmos, and Staallcer
make disks unusable and cause computer downtime. Another virus, called Sampo, has been reoccurring in the lab for four years. They were most common in the B4 lab, which has open lab time for students. Files from home, or those downloaded from the Internet have infected the lab computers, which then in turn infected the office computers of instructors . "First it affects one machine, then the student walks to another machine without checking their disks," said Canoy. Only four students in the CIS41 class lost information because of the Laroux virus, but the damage was more widespread in the lab computers. "Two weeks ago when this happened, 90% of the machines had a virus," said Dave Junek, Instructional Assistant for the CIS department According to Canoy, the old method of having students check their disks as they entered the lab was too time cons lUlling. Students were forced to wait in a line before they could begin working. The new method will allow lab aides to get viruses under control faster, if students notify them that there is a problem. "It just slowed things down a bit, only because students saw that there was a virus, but didn't know what to do. If you find something, let us know," said student aide Curtis George.
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here does compassion end and pity begin? Perhaps the answer doesn't matter as much as how long the feelings last. As the holidays prove every year, the answer seems to be about two months. As Thanksgiving draws closer, the homeless are suddenly remembered. For two months, concern is washed over them as people work valiantly to make sure that those less fortunate have something to eat for two or three days. Stories are written, shows are aired and kitchens are searched through for things that can be sacrificed for the good of others. Then, as Christmas passes and the new year begins, the homeless ar~ forgotten in the excitement of a new year. The concern shown in those two months, while admirable, is not all that it seems. If people were concerned with those less fortunate than themselves all the time and not just during the holidays, why aren't the donation boxes open everyday? Sure, there are people waiting outside many stores with cans asking for donations, but where are the drop off stations in May? While the holidays do not last more than two months, the concern for others shouldn't end with it. Unfortunately, people's concern over the homeless tends to wait until it is kick-started by the holidays or an emergency. While simply getting by from one day to the
next can constitute as an emergency for some, most people wait until a natural event like freezing temperatures strikes. Unfortunately, there is nothing happening this year to make the situation any more important than any other year. No heavy rainfalls or earthquakes have laid waste to months-long work of food storage, but perhaps that doesn't help either. As long as there is nothing unusual about the situation, everyone can go on with the yearly act of compassion: give the canned food that no one in the family wants to eat before going on with the festivities. It'd be nice, however, if the real reason why people wait until Thanksgiving could be admitted at least once. While there are people who genuinely care about others, most of us are motivated by guilt or fashion. Either we suddenly feel bad for having bought expensive items for ourselves, friends and family, or we feel bad if we're the only ones who don't contribute when everyone else is doing it The truth may not move anyone to give more than a can of Spam, but at least the Spam could be given honestly and not under any condescending facade of kindness. Honestly helping others shouldn't simply be a "Random Acts of Kindness" thing. It has to be kept up, even if it's only a can of food a week. People need to eat daily, not just when Santa is coming to town.
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The recent charge reduction in the "English Au Pair" case involving 19 year old defendant Louise Woodward, under prosecution for the death of infant Matthew Eappen, raises questions regarding judges' intervention in jury verdicts. Having the weight of a human being's future depending on your objectivity, perception and deductive reasoning is the great responsibility charged to jurors. Gathering a group of individuals with the goal of achieving this task unanimously and beyond a reasonable doubt complicates matters even further. However, when entrusted with this great responsibility, how much, if any, intervention should be allowed? In the case of the "English Au Pair," the jury was presented with undoubtedly an enormous amount of information, as well as emotion, to wade through to make their conclusion. Given only the choice of finding Woodward guilty of second-degree murder, carrying a life sentence or finding her not guilty, the jury made the only decision that would allow them to recognize her responsibility in this tragedy. A life sentence for a moment of frustration may be somewhat
exorbitant. However, a judge's right responsibility to override a j verdict, such as in this case, p a precarious line between j and influence. In the era of Court TV media sound bytes from any ani juicy litigation since the Sim Trial-of-the-Century, the freiiZJ public opinion may serve as in these cases as the tradi · members of the judicial roles While a jury may sequestered, a judge is certainly free of exposure from the bllr opinion that surrounds controversial trial. The question may be wh · a judge's intervention is a val tool in the system's checks balances or if it invalidates power of a jury of the defen peers. The reduction of Woodw charge from second-degree mur may be closer to justice, but release from her sentence as · served" appears to be more in to public outcry. It is perhaps more impo allow jurors more options in charging and sentencing of accused, rather than forcing to choose between two ex neither of which may fit the all . crime.
This may eliminate, or at 1 lessen, the need for a judgt intercede with a decision that 1 not previously available as 1 option.
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Rape arrest creates fals , sense of security , Female students at Contra Costa College and other local college campuses sighed with relief when an arrest was made in connection with over a dozen East Bay rapes. Their elation is understandable, yet, at the same time, . alarm mg. Tony Lawayne Ransom, the prime suspect in the string of rapes, was not the man to be truly feared in the frrst place. Any woman, put at ease by Ransom's arrest, may have a false sense of security. It is reasonable to be afraid when an unknown assailant is on the loose. The threat of being sexually assaulted by a serial rapist is real. But the threat of being attacked by a stranger pales in comparison to the threat of being attacked by someone known to the victim. According to the Office of Criminal Justice, in the U.S. 70 to 90 percent of all sexual assaults occur by someone the victim knows. In fact, the Office of Criminal
Justice also said that one out d women will be a victim of viol on a date. Theresa Barnes, a prevention educator at the Costa Rape Crisis Center said. perpetrator has seen you and have seen them." With many of the serial occurring on and near coU 1 campuses, female students careful. This was helpful in in students awareness. Howevet I erroneously shifted attention from one of the most app dangers women face today rape. If you attend a party, knOW is giving the party and get . ' numbers to where you will going. Let someone know w ~ you are going, and who Y~ going with. You can rest a little eil knowing not only that Ran behind bars, but that you are everything in your power to yourself from victimizatiOO. Letitia Golliday The Advocate Contra Costa College
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Showing that no number of past losses can slow them down, the San Jost City College football team overpowered the College of San Mateo 35-28 on Nov. 15. "The kids did a great job," said Bob Springer, the assistant coach for the City College Jaguars . "I guess it was a couple plays from the end of the half (that) Tim Whitfield (#8) got hurt," Springer said. ''They hit him pretty hard and he had a real bad bruised sternum · and ... we had to take him out." After Whitfield was taken out of the game, Pete Salazar, #7, was brought in. "(Salazar) came in and did a great job, and threw two touchdown passes. One of them was the winning to uchdown," Springer
Mari Ma tsumoto/The Ttmes Mike Dupree drops a pass after a hard hit by a Foothill refender during the only day game of the season, in
which the Jaguars lost 49-8.Leaving the Jags with a 1-6 record and letting Foothill rank 14th in the state.
Men's basketball team loses opener Kristina Nicholas Assistant Editor Men's basketball received "a
bit of a wake-up call" this last weekend at the Sierra Round Robin Tournament, according to in assistant coach Rob Wojtkowski. or At the tourney, Porterville edged out the Jags with a 79-68 win. However, San Jo~ City College was able to rebound with a win against Sierra College, 88-8 1. "We were just a little out of at sync all weekend," Wojtkowski :tal:
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Porterville and City College ere neck-and-neck the entire &ame, with Porterville leading by IXlly two points at half-time. kit was a close game the entire &ame," Wojtkowski said. ''They warred back and forth the entire &ame." The Jags and Porterville reGlained close in points until the
last part of the game when Forward Lynn Washington Porterville made a last sweep of walked away this weekend with an the ball, pulling ahead of the Jags. additional14 points and seven reCity College's forward and first bounds. team all-league and all-state, Lynn Leroy Mayo, SJCC forward, Washington, played an outstand- scored 12 points and 11 rebounds. ing game, scoring 26 points and City College has eight returnIt rebounds, accor d ing to ing pla yers this season and reWojtkowski. ceived a transfusion of new blood, Omar Melton, SJCC forward with six freshman players. and second team all-conference, The Jags are expected to place performed well, with 10 points fourth in the nation this season, as and six rebounds. predicted by Rich Ball for Dick In another close game on Sat- Vitale's College Basketball magaurday, the men's basketball team zine. edged out Sierra College, 88-81. Last year, the men' s basketball "We did a lot better in the sec- team made it to the fmal round of ond game," Wojtkowski said. the State championships with a 34"We played a lot harder. It was 5 record.City College lost to Los more like the games last year." Angeles City College. Top players for City College The Jags host the SJCC Round this game include Dave Ferguson, Robin Tournament in the main SJCC guard and frrst team all-con- gym on Friday and Saturday. City ference, with 20 points and 8 as- College plays again st Los sists. Medanos College, 8 p.m. Friday Shawn Harris scored 11 points, and Sacramento City College at 5 eight rebounds, and five steals. p.m. Saturday.
Lady Jags lead the Mustangs out to pasture Arbatisha Kitchen led the team scoring 49-26 at mid-time. with 21 baskets, followed closely "In the last game I think we did by Cortney Keegan with 18 and really good moving the ball in the Kristie Reed with 17. firs t half, b u t in the second "We' ve got a good team," said half... we lost our intensity," said Basketball Coach Terri Oberg. Keegan. "The kids played hard, they Kitchen once lead the team with played competitively... we've got 26 points. She was followed by an upbe at, N i na Vinther, wh o scored 15 tempo style. points. The Lady "We had good, balanced scorJags stupen- ing off the bench, and that's what dous victory we look for in this team, good team comes on the play," said Oberg. heels of their "We don ' t have one individual opening game star. We have a whole group of a few days be- players that really come in and fore. coo tribute off the bench, which is On Nov. a positive for us." 14, the Lady The Jags will be playing against Jags won their Santa Rosa Junior College on Nov. --Terri Oberg opening game 21 at 6 p.m. of the season "We feel pretty positive going Head Coach against into the game, but we have some American things to work on, " said P.J . st angs River College Johnson, assistant coach. "The de1 gbt to make a basket in the last 75-44. fen s e is com i ng around, and moments of the game, they Like their game against the they' re going to face Santa Rosa. do nothing more that thwart Mustangs, the Lady Jags skyrock- Santa Rosa has been known to Jags frcm scoring one last time. eted into a lead in the fmt half, have a really good program."
Springer said that although Whitfield has to wear an extra thick pad, it's probable that he'll be playing in the next game on Friday. "The kids really picked up in the second half and played really well," said Howard Gay, the head coach for the Jags . After a slow beginning, the Jags have begun to gain momentum. On Nov. 8, the Jags beat Gavilan College 35-19. Because of the Jags' victory against San Mateo, they are now 3-6. Despite the Jags' past two victories, they will be in for a challenge when they play City College of San Francisco on Nov. 21. San Francisco is currently 9-0 and is number one in the state. The game will be held at City College at 7 p.m.
Kitchen goes to ASU From her home state of New Jersey to California, Lady Jags baske tb all forward Arbat isha Kitchen stands out of the crowd as a team player. In Fall of 1998, Kitchen will take that team spirit to Arizona State University. "She's a very versatile player and she's got the complete package. Most of all, she's unselfish and a true team player," said Coach Terri Oberg. After graduating with her A.A. degree from San Jose City College, Kitchen, is known as Kitch to her teammates, will work towards a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Science, a double major in Recreational and Exercise Studies and will continue to play basketball.
Kitchen says that she chose ASU over Berkeley for many reasons, including that she liked ASU's campus and coach. "I'd like to go on to a career in coaching and if the opportunity comes along, play in the American Basketball League or the Women's National Basketball Association," said Ki tchen. She feels that education is an important focus for student athletes, and credits the faculty and staff, her coach, and her tearrunates for her success at City College. "I'm looking forward to going to Arizona, but I'm not in any hurry," said Kitchen. ''I'm enjoying my time here with my teammates and my coach."
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'JFor Y mu linformatiton• • The Latino Education Association will meet today at noon in the College Conference Room . • The Dance City Upstarts Works in Progress will meet for an informal showing of student, faculty & traditional work in modern dance and mexican folkloric dance styles from 12-l p.m. and 7-8 p.m. today and 7-8 p.m . Friday in Room 211-D. • Round one of the mathmatics contest for SJCC students will be held from !-2:15p.m. Nov. 21 in room S-9. • The Evergreen Valley College Philosopher's Guild in proud to announce that Dr. Tom Leddy of the San Jose State Philosophy Dept. will speak on "The Metaphysics of Change" from I :30-2:30 p.m. Friday at Evergreen Valley College, Cedro 103. • Congressman Tom Campbell's Town Hall Meetings will be held from 2-3 p.m. Saturday in the San Jose City College Communitty Room between the College Union and Admissions & Records. Parking will be waived between I :30-3:30 p.m. •san Jose City College will be sponsoring, World AIDS Day. From II a.m. to l p.m. On Dec. I. Representatives from Santa Clara County AIDS organizations will be present. It will be held in the main Quad area next to the Admi ssions Office. • Join the Cabaret. If you have an act they have the stage . The San Jose City College has its second annual City Cabaret on Dec. 5-13 in the City Studio Theatre. If you have any questions call Donna Mendoza at 298-2181 ext. 3602 or come to her office in the drama building office D7. • The Black History Month Committee Presents "In Celebration of Kwanzaa" from 3-5:30 p.m . on Dec. 5 in the College Community Room . • CSEA is selling the 1998 Entertainment Book for only $40. Get 50 percent savings all around town . Also available are See's candy certificates. The certi fcates are $9 and are redeemable for one pound of candy (retai l value=$ 10.70/lb .). Proceeds help provide scholarships to Chapter #363 Members and/or their dependents. If you are interested contact Sue Hage r, library, ext. 3949. • The La Raza Student Alli ance is currently seeking new members to join the club. Meetings are held at I p.m. every Friday in room U200. For more information, call 298-2181 ext. 390 I . • Meetings for Pride Alliance are held from 12-1 p.m . Every Monday in U-207. • Adelante peer mentors are needed. If you can work 8-10 hr. a week, are enrolled in 12+ units and have a GPA of 3.50, Contact Celia Cruz-Johnson at 298-2181 ext.3653 or come to office C-7 for more information. • The Black History Planning Committee meets from 2:30- 3:30 p.m. every Wednesday in the G .E. Conference Room . The committee would like to extend an open invitation for anyone to come and share ideas. • The meditation group meets from 7: 15 - 8 a.m. every Monday morning in the dance studio, Room 211-D. Everyone is welcome to join. Compiled by Amy Bergeson
Artist Manuel Gazzca and SJCC students Day Reed and Debbie Hayes discuss "The Figure & Color", the new art exibit in the San Jose City
College Art Gallery on Tuesday. The picture in the background is an acrylic painting on canvas entitled "Giadiolas and Figure".
Alumnus creates the bare essentials Luisa Prieto Opinion Editor 'The Figure and Color," the current exhibit at San Jost City College's Art Gallery, is a vibrant kaleidoscope of color and feeling. The paintings are by Manuel Gazzca, a former student from City College who currently attends the San Francisco Art Institute. The paintings are large, not just in actual space but sight. Each one seems to be its own world. In a brilliant twist, one of the paintings is seen from an overhead view. In "Sea, Sky, The Cross And Me," a woman is nailed to a cross. With a chaos of green, teal, blue, mauve and peach swirling around ber, she looks up at perhaps hundreds of possibilities. Is her mouth open in horror or excitement?
Her eyes seem to hint at both. Manyofthepaintingsshareone striking feature: the eyes. The eyes are full of color and life. They shine, swimming with raw emotions. "In The Woman's World (Hypnosis)," a woman shadowed in red is sitting in front of a grove of trees.
Review With several peacock feathers in one hand, she smiles a wry, perhaps secretive grin. Although sbe is shadowed in red, the color does not give her an impression of anger so much as reflection. Her red hair sweeps over her shoulders and coats the tree tops like foliage. She is quite one with her world but is not unhappy at the sight of company. "(Gazzca) speaks with a man's
Mystery of City College's chimes unveiled Cyndi Kessler Staff Writer Every hour on the hour students are alerted by a series of chimes, but where do they come from? "The top of the 300 building," said Helen Spoto. 'The church down the street," said Gerald Witters. "From a church a clock tower, maybe," said Marsha Gatlin. The real answer is that since July 1992, the chimes have been played from a speaker at the top of
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the student union. Former president Byron Skinner felt that the school needed "ambiance," and decided chimes would be appropriate. "He was interested in adding pizzaz," said Dr . Gregory Obannasen, former Dean of Applied Science. The original choice for location was the top of the drama building, but it was moved because of the possible disturbance to classes in the GE building. "I think it enhances the atmo-
sphere of the college and it's a tradition that many universities follow," said Ohannason. An amplifer and speaker were donated by Jim Campbell of Media Services and a digital storage unit and timer were bought by the department. The setup for the chimes resides in Campbell's office. A control panel is attached to a computer which sets the time. The clock frres a relay which in tum runs the digital storage where the sound is recorded.
A wire runs from Media Services, which is adjacent to the library, to Admissions and Records and then to the top of the student union. The sounds of the chimes were played on tubular bells by a student in the music department. The song , "Westminster Chimes," is standard for clock towers. The chimes are shut off at 8 p.m. on weeknights and on weekends, butnotanhourgoesbyduring the weekdays without the chimes.
and a woman's voice," said Eve Mathias, an Arts and instructor. Through this unique perspec· tive, Gazzca has created visioru of sharp strokes of colors and forms that show a world of life and possibility. Stripped of all illusions, the people depicted in the paintings are beautiful, naked and honest. Gazzca, who says that all the paintings are his favorite, his inspiration in his ....v~-·, •• friends, family and women. Wbile from some lips this may sound odd, from him it is \ouching. The exhibit will be running until Dec. 18. The Gallery is open from 10 a.m . to6p.m. on Mon. and 12 to 7 p.m. on Tues . and Thurs. 12 to 3 p.m. on Friday. For more information, please call (408) 298-2181, ex. 3890.
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