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Enrollment rises throughout district
Thursday, February 5, 1998
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Luisa Prieto Assistant Editor
did nine radio stations ... we advertised in the theaters, where we bad not been before." With more than 900 students In the ensuing months, more lied than there were last fall, will be done to continue to try to enrollment at San Jose City increase enrollment. One of the Uege has risen. plans is to place ads in 20 high uwe are looking much better," school newspapers. · Rosalie Eskew, the Director "That's one of our major Admissions and Records. ''The thrusts ... to attract more high school count is very good. Even our students, the traditional18-22 yearlications are up from last year." old type student right out of high As of Jan. 30, there were 9,531 school," said Sanchez. Another thing Sanchez says will dents at City College and over help is that, starting in July, the students at Evergreen. This comes at a sharp contrast fees for units will go down a dollar. m· ~lh last fall, which started with "That' II be a little bit of saving I students enrolled at City for students," Sanchez said. "(The Uege and 8,193 enrolled at Ev- decrease is) going to be permement, een. that was part of the governor's "That makes us very happy ... to budget. .. if you take 15 units, you that kind of increse," said save 15 bucks and over a year you '!bert Sanchez, the Associate save ... $30 and so forth . That pays -cbanceller and enrollment for two-thirds of a class." ager. "(The increase) is very While the enrollment has gone u ual because normally the up, a few students found problems ·ng semester is the semester that with STAR, one of the new methtake a slight dip from the fall ods of registration. ild nn, and this time it sort of regrew "We were under the gun for a lead of dropping down ." while, getting complaints," Eskew _ Sanchez attributes the increase said. enrollment to the heavy adverHowever, as more students have . g that City College had run . becomemorefamiliarwith the new ~we did a campaign during the system of enrolling for classes via th of January in which we ad- computer, Eskew adds that things in every newspaper... we have settled down.
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Torents of rain on Monday caused several areas of the parking lot to flood. A car in the student parking lot by the 100 wing sinks into a
puddleforminginthelot. Thefloodingoccured because of excess tar covering the storm drains after the parking lot was repaved .
Rain causes problems at SJCC The recent rains has caused a variety of problems on campus. Maintenance reported leaking roofs in the science wing, cosmetology lab, G.E. building, and 100 wing. While the Community Room, where staff and instructors often take their breaks, was partially flooded at the area facing parking lot A. . Workers quickly pumped out the excess water
and sandbagged to prevent any further leakage. The heavy rains also led to the discovery that the storm drains located next to Laswell Ave. had been paved over causing flooding in the parking lots. Maintenace had to chip off the excess tar over the storm drains to clear the water. Due to high winds , numerous types of tree branches and debris bad to be removed throughout campus.
SJCC celebrates Black History with a 'Search for Umoja', unity ordinator. The festivities will begin with the Dallas Dance Theatre Troupe, San Jose City College will cel- the oldest continously operating ebrate Black History Month with a professional dance company in series of events and performances Dallas. They will onandoffcamperform in the pus. City College This year's theatre from theme is "In noon to 1:20 Search of p.m Tuesday. Umoja." The 13 Umoja means member en unity, accordsemble will ing to event coSharon Youngblood performamixordinator and full-time City Office technology tureofmodem, jazz, ethnic; and College office spiritual dance technology innumbers by well known choreogstructor Sharon Youngblood. This is the flfth year that Black raphers. Seating is limited to 300 and History Month has been celebrated at City College, and the third year classes can make reservations by that Youngblood had been the co- calling ext. 3984. Individuals will
Tara Kurzawski Staff Writer
be seated on a first come f1CSt serve basis. Two bands will be playing as part of 'Music at Midday.' The see History, page 4
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rn Carlise,Campus Ministry USA member, preachs in the · for students to repent their sins in the college quad .3-5. Carlise was met with varying degrees of interest rn students and is in the Bay Area for the week.
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he beginning of a new semester is a flux of new classes, people and homework. As everyone struggles to try to once again balance school, home and work, a variety of problems arise that, if ignored, will gradually become another cost to pay. Some problems make themselves noticable even as students weave their way into the San Jos~ City College parking lot. + As the first few weeks of a new semester prove, there seem to be more roaming cars in the parking lot than there are spaces. While there is a proposed solution to build a three-level parking structure, it could take several years to finish and an increased parking fee could begin as soon as fall 98. Although getting the structure would be wonderful for City College, how many students want to pay for something that they might not be using? + Have the faculty received a pay raise? While it may not be a concern to most students, it is vitally important for the people who have power over their education. + Will the grade point average (GPA for
short) be affected by the inclusion of pluses and minuses? The difference between an A and A- may be a few decimal points, but it would hurt anything that requires a specific grade point average. (3.6 is not a 4.0.) It'll be easy to forget about the issues as the first few weeks of the semester fade into a stable habit, but forgetting about the issues won't protect anyone from being touched by them in the next few months. More important than grumbling about them is trying to do something about them. Student government, which was hurt by the lack of candidates last spring, is one of many good outlets for maki ng changes at City College. One semester may not seem like a lot of time to accomplish something in, but any issues take time to build. It would be better to attempt to make a difference now, instead of waiting until the day students have to pay for something that could have been avoided, reduced or compromised.
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To be able to get decent, well paying j obs in the information society, we need to be able to get an adeq uate education . America is the wealthiest country in the world, and yet we barely make the top ten list of k12 public school education among first world count ries . This is hardl y s urp rising, considering the fact that only 7% of o ur budge t is spent on education . If a pe rson wants to maintain a decent s tandard of livin g, or s imply live above the poverty line, a higher education is a necessity. However, many of the welfare programs that are curre ntl y being raped are educational ones. The laws are getting m o re ridiculous every year. One example of a new law maintains that a single mother o n welfare has to carry a 12 unit school load and work to main tain twenty hours a week , while keeping a decent grade point average. All of thi s for a maximum benefit of $702 a month, federal aid and a few food stamps . Despite the difficulti es a nd hoops they must leap through , welfare recipients are supposed to be grateful for the " help " the y receive .
generosity. Who cares if we can't day care or if it is only a solution? All of us have to deal economic uncertainties of global economy. Live with it. The ge ne ros ity of the wei fare state has become too of a burden for the rest of Even though only 1% national budget is spent welfare, America can't spare pocket change. Compare thi s with the that is spent on the military and we get an idea of how our governments priorities are . The real ity is that governme nt needs t exist. It needs an entire tax-payers . To be a taxpayer a needs to have a job. It's a circle. Wou ldn 't it be logical government to e nsure taxpayers arc able to pay continue paying for years I think that our society to rethink not only its pri its policies. We need to vo ices heard with our votes.
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Success drives Carr to hall of fame Steven J. Choy Staff Writer
Marl Matsumoto/The Times Tayo Enna, left, and Rahshi Marbury, right, take the basketball out for a spin.
Despite 7 victories over winter break, Jags down to fourth place Steven J. Choy Staff Writer Sometimes, it's better to win by a few than to win by a blowout. The San Jose City College basketball team, the Jaguars, learned this lesson during the 10 games they played during winter break. Although they won 10 of the 7 games they played in, one of the losses put them back from second place to fourth. That loss wil be avenged this Friday when the Jags play against West Valley College. "(This game) is as good as it gets," said assistant coach Rob Wojtkowski. Because of the invigoration the home crowd can bring to the team, Wojtkowski hopes for high attendance at the game. The ftrst loss came in the 1997 Chabot College Tournament
against eighth ranked Canada College. The Jags lost to Canada 8082. City College went on the road to play Lassen College, who was ranked fifteenth in the polls. In the end, Lassen prevail with a five point victory over City College, 70-65. Two games later, the Jaguars faced the West Valley Vikings for the ftrst time this season. West Valley was also off to a great season by being ranked third in the top 20 at the time. Intensive play by West Valley and the tired legs of the Jags allowed the Vikings to come back and take this contest 87-78. AI though the Jags finished the break winning two in a row, the three losses caused some damage . The Jaguars fell from second place to fourth and West Valley
Promising season for Lady Jags continues Alex Vasquez Staff Writer With two consecutive conference wins San Jose City College's women's basketball season is more than promising. By defeating Ohlone and man-handling City College of San Francisco, the Lady Jags improved their season record 25-1 and now possess a conference record of 7-
0. Currently they're ranked ftrst in Northern California and second in the entire state, behind Ventura. Ohlone put up a fight in the flfSthalf, going down only 39-30. By the end of the game though, the Jags routed Ohlone 72 -57. Arbatisha Kitchen continued her strong play sinking three threepointers, and going 5-6 from the line with a total of 22 points for
the game. City College's scoring frenzy began early in the game against San Francisco, going in to halftime48-24. San Francisco, which ranked fifth in the state and ftrst in defense, lost the game 85-41. Once again the Jags scoring was lead by Kitchen, who bad 14, but was not the only stand out in this solid team. Five Lady Jags scored in double digits. In addition to Kitchen, both Krista Reed and Nina Vinther bad 11 , Tami Monson and Conney Keegan had 10 each. Over all, the Lady Jags have proven to be one of the most dominant and well rounded teams in the state. The Lady Jags play San Mateo College 6 p.m. Friday in San Mateo.
held the first place spot. Wojtkowski said that the team's inexperience in close games was responsible for the losses. "We weren't used to playing in close games," said Wojtkowski. However, the losses may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. With a big game against West Valley coming up and the playoffs right around the corner, the Jags will be able to use their experience from the three close games to their advantage .
tradition to City College men's basketball . Carr began coaching at his San Jose City College Men's almamater, Tulare High School, Basketball head coach Percy Carr then went on to Edison High will be inducted into the Commu- School. At Edison, Carr posted a nity College Basketball Coaches Association's Hall of Fame this record of 88-22 with two state championships March. and was hon The honor ored as comes in his Fresno's Coach 23rd season as of the Year. head coach. A f t e r In the precoaching at the vious 22 seahigh school sons, coach level, Carr was Carr has tallied picked up to 466 victories join the coachand has led the ing staff at Jaguars to the Stanford Uni playoffs 21 of versity before 22 seasons. taking the head During his coaching positenure, Carr has tion at City had 13 seasons Percy Carr College. with 20 wins or Being able to work with more along with six California State Championship Tournament young people and help them become successful adults has played appearances. Of the six trips, two of Carr's a big part of Carr's longevity, teams made it to the finals includ- which is one of the reasons why ing last years squad. Carr was also he started the C.A.R.R., Creative honored in 1989 as Santa Clara Athletic Retention Response, program . County's Coach of the Year. T he only one of its kind in Selected by fellow coaches, the honor comes as no surprise to Cal ifornia, the C.A.R.R. Program those who have worked with Carr. is creating new trends in academic"He should have been in- athletic advising. Is there any possibil ity of ducted 10 years ago," said Rob Wojtkowski, Carr's assistant coach coach Carr retiring? Not any time soon. Carr assures that he's here for the past five years. "He personifies all you would to stay crediting his intrepidity to want in a coach," says City his desire to win the State ChamCollege's athletic direcLOr, Bert pionships. "I never will quit anything Bonnano. Bonanno hired Carr 23 years until I'm ready," states Carr, "no ago when the school's current team bad circumstances will force me was in a state of disaster. Since out." that time, winning has become a
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0 Admissions and Records hours, through Friday, will be 8 a.m. to 8:30p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3:30p.m. Friday. Hours will go back to normal beginning Jan. 9, 8 a.m. to 6:30p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3:30p.m. Friday. 0 Round two of the Mathematics Contest for SJCC Students will be held from 1-2:15 pm. Friday in Room S-10. The mathematics level for the contest is pre-calculus and will consist of three rounds of20 problems. For more information, contact Michael Di vinia at 2982181, ext. 3998.
0 The Vietnamese Interdisciplinary Educators Association will host a TET (Vietnamese New Year) reception from 5-6:30 p.m. Friday in the A Gym (the small gym adjacent to the pool). Everyone is invited to attend. The club will provide food and entertainment at the event.
0 The next Faculty Association Executive Board meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday in the President's Conference Room at Evergreen Valley College. All FA members are invited to attend the open session.
0 UC Berkeley will be on campus from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday in the Careerffransfer Center. For more information, call (408) 298-2181, ext. 3939.
0 Jerry Stevens, a part-Lime electronics instructor at City College since 1957, has just been appointed Cupertino's planning commissioner. 0 Michael Calegari will join the SJCC family from Chabot College as the_new director of administration and fiscal operations, and Laura Rubio, a staff assistant in the Student Development Program. Welcome to the new spring staff members.
0 Stressed?!? Student Health Services offers personal counseling and health assessment and treatment to learn how to deal with stress effectively. Make an appointment by calling 288-3724 or dropping by Room 308A. · 0 The Testing Service in the Learning Center has moved to GE 209. The new extension numbers are: Susan Smith, Tutoring Coordinator ext. 3607, Barbara Covey and Stella Dominguez, ext. 3608, and Eva Flynn, Testing, ext. 3609.
0 Lost and found items should be turned into the Campus Police (Room 207) as soon as possible. Call Kelly at ext 3735.
0 The Evening Administrator is now located in the Admissions and Records Office from 5:30p.m. to 8:30p.m. For more information, call 298-2181, ext 3635. After 8:30p.m., contact Campus Police (Room 207) at 288-3735.
0 Valentine's Day is coming. CSEA Chapter #363 is selling See's candy gift certificates for $9.50 redeemable for one pound of candy (retail value$11.20. Thefundraiserprovidesscholarshipmoney for chapter members and/or their dependents. For more infonnation contact Sue Hager in the library, ext. 3949. Compiled by Times Staff
HiS tory --------C-on-t-in-u-ed- fr-om_p_a-ge- 1 first will be the blues band "Ike and The Coldbloods" Wed., then Med's Mood Swings will perform jazz on Feb. 18. Both events will be at noon in music room F-7. African-American artist Holly Tempo will give a presentation of her paintings on Feb. 17 at 1:30 p.m . in the City College art gal-
lery. A reception and informal question and answer session will follow from 2-4 p.m. Tempo's art will continue to be on display through Feb. 25. What is being touted as the highlight of the month's events is the SJCC Gospel Extravagnaza, 7 p.m. Feb.20. The concert will be held at Bethel Church 1201 S. Winchester Blvd. San Jost, and will include
such guests as Beverly Rivers and Breakfree, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Faith 2 Faith, and dance numbers from Maranatha Christian Center and the Step Team "Simply Sold Out." Although the event is free, donations for student scholarships will be accepted at the door. "This event was very successful last year," said Youngblood. "We were able to give out five $500 scholarships." All of the Black History Month's events are free and were paid for by grants from Applied Materials of Santa Clara, Xi Jinx of San Jost, and City College. All students, staff and faculty are encouraged to attend, regardless of their heritage. "All of these events transcends race," stated Youngblood.
City College student Crystal Mcombes registers system may also be accessed by touch-tone for classes using the STAR system computers in telephones and can be used to add or drop the admissions and records office. The STAR classes and to obtain course grades.
Tet celebrates the new year Shawna Lisk Staff Writer The Vietnamese Interdisciplinary Educators Association (VIETS) will host a Tet celebration and reception Friday at San Jose City College in the A gym from 5-6:30 p.m .. Geraldine Evans, chancellor of San Jose/Evergreen Community College District, and Dr. Chui Tsang, City College president, will be giving the opening remarks. There will be traditional Vietnamese refreshments provided by the VIETS Association. Entertainment will include a martial arts demonstration, and a musical presentation by the well known local composer Tran Chi Phuc and singers Bich Ngoc and Than Duoc. The Tet celebrations are a Lunar New Year Vietnamese holiday.
Traditionally, it lasts seven days. However, it is often celebrated here for a shorter period of time due to work and school schedules. Tet is a holiday centered around family. It is a time when friends and family get together and enjoy each other's company, looking to the future without forgetting the past. It is a celebration of life, the birth of a new year. The TET celebrations begin on the lunar new year and usually last a week. Because the new year is a new beginning, people want to put their best foot forward. Traditionally there are many ways to do this including buying new clothes and visiting family. Trieu Binb Hung (Hung Trieu), president of the newly formed VIETS association and the only
fu ll time Economics instructor currently at City College, said that this association was formed in pan as a way to help inform students about school policy. It's also designed to cross the breach between City College and the Vietnamese community in San Jose and surrounding areas. Hung added that " We have rt· ceived strong support from the fac· ulty and staff, not only at SJCC. but district wide ." Secretary of VIETS, Nguyen Thi My Huong (Pat Nguyen), an ESL instructor at City College, said that even though Evergreen Valley College was not a part or VIETS, the association had re· ceived support from them. They hope in the future to have a district wide association. The reception is open to ev· eryone and will be free.
The race for EVC president: On Feb. 3, a special closed meeting of the Governing Board of the San Jose/Evergreen Community College Distract interviewed three finalists for the position of Evergreen Valley College President.
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