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Two new administrators have ined the San Jose/Evergreen alley College family .

LouisS. Alben has been hireu will and r U1e newly createu position of 1uild · cchancellorofedueational scrcs, and I I. Clay Whitlow has ;t is n hired as U1e long awa.itcu with esident of Evergreen Valley will ollege. .yof II. Clay Whitlow, who origially ~pl-ied for U1e position or the icce1iancellor of euucational scrices, was appointcu as the pre~i­ nt of EVC on April 14.

Whitlow b1ings over 20 yew·s fadministrati ve expc1iencc to this ilion. Ilis last position, which held for neru·Jy 10 years was as ei vice president for Euucational 10 rvfces at !Jle-Colorado Commuthe ity Cbllc{e Occupati onal EducanSys t€.1~

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ide In his rior posi tion Whitlow ure orked wiCh conununit y colleges. for oca tiona l schools, anu high hools. He was responsihk for a re, f of 25 and a budge t of $2.5 ea. illion doll ars. by Whitlow headed a vmiety of >re mmillees and al so taught survey a U1ematics as a pmt-tim e faculty

member at the Communi ty College of Denver.

Whitlow e:u·neu a Doctor of Law (J .D.), from Cornell Universi ty New York, (1973), ru1d a !3S. in Metallurgical Engineering from Wayne State Universi ty, Deu·o it Michigan, (1969).

Louis Albert, tl1c new vice chance !lor of euucational services was officially hireu on Aptil 15 as well.

Alhcrt workeu for 15 years as a Senior Adminis trator at t11e American Association for I li gher Euucation, (AA IIE).

Albert has earneu a Ph.D. in lligher Euuca tion Auministration , ( 19R2) from the University of M:u·y Janu, College Pmk, anu a Masters uegrec in Zoology as well.

I l e also has e;u·neu a bachelor of science in !3iology from Loyolla College.

These two indiviuuals are wdcomeu as two well rounued, qu alil"ieu aduitions to the San Jose/ Evergreen Valley college uistrict.

They will take up U1eir pos itions ecu·ly tl1is summer wit h Clay Whitlow starting on June I and Louis Albert on June 15.

There arc plans to hold one or tworecepti ons forthemonMay 12 for both schools to mee t U1em .

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job, was already promised the poPorts Editor sition, Carr felt he hould go ahead with the interview possibly makFortunately for San Jose City ing t.he decision tougher on the six liege, men's basketball head member corrunittee. ch Percy Carr had the unfortuWhile Carr wem into t.he aplate experience of a less than pro- pointrnenl with a positive mood, le ional interview for San Jose he quickly found things to be not tate University's head coaching quite what he expected.

Os ition " I had to look for the new office for t.he ba ketball coach," a.id Carr.

Carr ay. he was treated unfairly. He felt t.he whole interviewing proce had been cut hort and he was only called as a for0 mality for being highly recognized Urto n of in the corrununity. est Valley College, entertained '·Everyone houldgetthesame · offer to be interviewed to fill the treatment and the arne opportuni'Penin g. ties," a.id Carr. · Otherwise, ju t Though rumors had already give the guy (they had already plan n ci rculating that Phil Johnson, See Carr, page 7 ho eventuall y wound up with the

The TimeS!Mari Matsumoto Associated Student Council president Marie Chatterton (right) and vice-president Julie Rieken discuss coming events during a recent

ASC meeting . The officers meet every Wed. in the U-200 room above the cafeteria.

With elections around the corner, the ASC continues to help students 0 With elections ri ght aro und the corner, the Associated Student Council continues to serve students.

Luisa P.-ieto Co-Editor I t's only a l ittle past 2 p.m. on a windy Wednesday afternoon, and already the As sociated Studen t Council oflicers arc gatJ1cring in U1e U200 room above t11e cal'etcria.

A cacophony of voices ni tter tl1roughout tlw room as papers are shu filed, assorted ru1d set on a nearby table.

As t11e officers take tl1eir seats ru1d the student

bouy presiuent Marie Chatterton knocks on tl1e table witl1 a wooden gavel, tl1e meeting is called to order.

The Associated Student Council (or ASC) is a group of students tl1a1areelected every spring to deal witl1 the issues t.hat affect students.

Cmrently, some of the issues that the ASC is concerned with are lack of visibil ity on campus, the upcoming counci l elections and the flea market on May 20.

The elections, which will be running from May 6-7 , will give students a chance to run for presiden t, vice-president, director of finance and director of activities.

Potential officers need to be enrolled i n a minimum of nine units, have an ASB card, not be on prohation and have a minimum of 2.0 grade point

See ASC, page 5

City College reviewed by accreditation team Joseph Urzua Staff Writer A ten member accreditation team evaluated San Jose City College March 23-26.

Concerned wit11 t.he progrrun review process, which is part of four accreditation standards.

According to terun cha.ir Mr. James Hei nselmru1, "TI1e tcrun had a m arvelous four days on you r campu , and received a lot of hospitality. Y ou have a well kept crunpus. Great people. Great time."

The team took into consideration t.hat t.he campus ha · been through some rough time · recent ly,

noting U1at City College has had three or four presidents in the last few years.

However, they observed t.hat the faculty and staff were resilient ru1d had a sense of optimism, which could be attributed to tl1e new leadership t11at is underway.

In their interview, the accreditation te<un noted City College's wide range of instructional programs, new high tech labs, traditional courses, ru1d everyU1ing in between. ll1ey fee l U1atlhe diver ·e rMge or students attending City College are being well served.

The purpose of the visit wa · for the Accrcditation tcrun to vali-

date tl1e self tudy. Some of the aspects being observed were accuracy, how the college measure upaccordingto tandardsandhow the standards were being u ed.

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Television entertain society destroys Kristina Nicholas Co-Editor

Editorial

High priced 'low income' housing doesn't help homeless

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ccording to the San Jose Chamber of Commerce's new members directory, the definition of low income housing is a $1500 a month one bedroom apart-

The new face of the homeless could be anyone. It's children and mothers, college students and grandparents.

Who doesn't know of someone sleepment. ing on a couch because they have no where The apartments that they advertise as being else to li ve, or God forbid, have their own low income are located in downtow n San resident couch person?

Jose's Japan Town.

It used to be that if you worked hard, They are in a nice neighborhood, have had a full time job and saved money, that good parking, beautiful landscaping and you could find a place to live. It isn't that central air. Slumming it like that mu st be easy anymore. difficult.

There has been a one percent vacancy People drivi ng past will notice a plethora rate in San Jose for over a year now. of BMW's and Mercedes. These are obviously There are new apartment complexes the cars of the poor. going up, but th ose are all luxury apartTo be serious, though, the problem of ments. The average student or single parent affordable housing has reached mythic proporcan't afford that kind of rent. tions for San Jose in the last year.

San Jose may be booming now, but A one bedroom apartment in Santa Clara what happens when companies get tired of County starts at $800 a month, a two bedroo m the hi gh cost of living for their employees at $1000. and decide to take their business elseTo rent a single room with the use of a where? communal bathroom and kitchen people can With the real-estate market being a now expect to pay $550 a month, in addition to sellers market, the city needs to put a cap first and last months' rent. on the high cost of rent in San Jose.

The deposit may not be legal anymore, but When low-income housing is built, it managers and owners call it a cleaning deposit. needs to be low income, not some yuppies This is capitalism at work for Ameri ca ns. idea of what low income is.

People need a home, and the managers and San Jose is booming now, but it is only owners can set their own price. a few years out of a recession.

When we think of the hom eless. we If the city want to keep the commerce usually think of the drunk bum who refuses to here, the city needs to build affordable work. That is no longer the reality though. housing. ''The truth about injustice always sounds outrageous."

James H. Cone 1l1eologian, educator

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A time worn qu es tion tl1at seems to come up more and more often is: what could possess a person to take the life of anoU1er?

In the eyes of many people, the answer lies in an unfortunate and frequent scapegoat: U1e old evil of television.

This, however, is just a cop out for the true reasons tl1e society in which we live in has deteriorated.

To give t110se people credit, television does show violence.

However, if you want to use the mentality that we practice what we see, well U1en shoulun't Shakespeare be condemned?

In every play Shakespeare ever wrote, characters die violent deaths, normally by tl1e sword of an enemy, or worse, a friend.

Therefore we could probably say that Shakespearean plays promote violence.

But we don 't. Inslead we regale him as one of the finest playwrights ever born.

The real problem doesn't lie in television and its depiction of violence; the real problem is in the society and environment in which the person is raised.

TV has been a scapegoat since its creation , first being blamed for the deterioralion of

family va lues and now for increase in violence in socie~.

But our nalion as a whole bloody and violent history thai can't blame on TV; it didn'1 back in 1776 when we claimed independence from England t11e Revolutionary War. And need I remind any about tlw violence and anguisli crcalcd bet ween famili es frienus in l11e Civil War? TV can't be blamed for Border Raiders th at tormen people after th at war or vigilantes Uwt look U1e law into own hanus in lhe West or any mass uestJuclion of human ki Instead of blaming inanimate object as U1e foe loall troubles, soc iety needs to s taking a look at t11emselves a1 creator of lhe problem.

I'm not saying l11at the in in TV violence might nol hm effect on lhe increase in ov violence in society, but if it d it's merely a symptom, not the of 1his society's delerioration.

The tJuU1 is, everyone ho precio us gift lh at was besto Jess upon us by th e creators of taf nation-U1e freedom of choice.

Stop blam ing everyone [ everything else fo r your choices.

The American society ne s tart facing the ir o responsibilities.

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Respect the earth; It's everyone's home r!

Ryan Davis Staff Writer Our Earth is a massive delicate structure U1at is alive just like us.

A human body needs to be taken care of, as the Earth does also.

While most of the Earth's people run their day, not once do they think of the Earth and how it is doing.

People take for granted the fact that we have this plru1et to live on, breathe on, play on and anything you can think to do tl1at satisfies your body and mind.

The EarU1 is like one big, round plant that needs to be tended.

If you neglect a plant's needs and pollute its atmosphere, it will eventually rot and die. .\simple plant will die faster than the Earth, but everyU1ing dies at sometime or another.

Already there is a hole in our ozone from the usage of cert.-'lin products: fossil fuel, aulomobile fumes, hazardous material , and waste.

If we keep driving and drilling ~or petrole~_. _s~re~~g.

fossil fu el, the ozone will be · out in U1e near future.

The future wi ll seem to be a h market for su n screen and indoor activities.

We have done some improv but haven't even scratched an< surface if we wan t to stabilize pr( tlrreatening siJuation. .

It is a fact that about lhi EarU1's oxygen comes from lher:4llK forest in Brazil. ca: 1l1ere are unknown speci plants and herbs tlmt may have m< for a serious illness undiscov~fpu al: the rain fore st.

Yet, people seem not lO sc about those reasons to slaughtering U1e homes of trees ol animals. re The butchered land i used g1 building production and grazjifcl herds of cows. cl Fast food restaurants pay te the land to raise U1eir cattle.

While we buy their fast we are supporting the destructi<' a the rain forest, losing our oxy and clogging our arteries witb ~ fat from unhealU1y food.

We U1e people of the world speak out and save U1e future of Earth and U1e human race. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . ... . .

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SPEAKOUT §lPlEAJK01IJ1r SPEAKOUT §IPIEAJK01IJ1l How do you feel about school starting later and finals ending two days before Christmas?

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"It's ok but what about others."

Richard Martinez Undecided

Greg Ross History

Leticia Rubio Undecided

"I do not need that much winter vacation. It's cool to have more summer time."

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"All for it."

"Ending two days before exams is crazy."

Students benefitted by calendar change

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Co-Editor o you want one day to shop for Christmas?

One day to get to Utah, Canada or where ever you need to go? And that will be on hristmas eve, so I hope you're not doing anying important that day.

The new calendar proposal by the Faculty ssocia tion and the San Jose/Evergreen onununity College District, though seemingly weet and tidy, will cause problems in U1e end.

I know that not everyone celebrates hristmas at San Jose City College but to U1ose t do, classes ending on Dec. 23 next semester going to cause havoc.

Nobody, unless he or she is a Super-person, going to be able to do all t11e things needed to repare for Christmas tl1e day before if U1ey have worry about a Pre-calculus final.

I know people might be saying "Well U1is is hool, and school is more important" which does old some water. But how about a little compasion.

I know all too well tl1e tenor of shopping 01 d and rushing tl1e day before Chrisunas. It isn't a r.e pretty sight.

The main reason tl1e faculty Association says Ibis Calendar is better is because it could help e,..tbe enrollment of students at City College U1at can't get into San Jose State University.

But is it rational to make finals U1at much more uncomfortable for everyone else on camJpus? This is not only untimely for students but also for teachers who have deadlines to meet after school ends.

If you move tl1e start date back a week instead of forward tl1at would give us ample time to get ready for Christmas. As for students U1at did not d get into San Jose State, I had people adding my classes two weeks into the semester. I added U1is class, "News writing," two weeks into U1e semester.

My suggestion i to move U1e add date furtl1er forward and tell teachers to be lenient about adding. I think most teachers would agree to this.

To those that won't, tell U1em U1is: "Have fun shopping and traveling on Chrisunas Eve."

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Under a proposal by the Faculty Association, the summer break may now include an extra week of basking in U1e rays at the beach. The fall semester will begin Aug. 24.

Let's be honest; who doesn't dream and long for an extra week of freedom before going back to U1e grind of 20-page term papers?

But far more important U1an just the thought of one more week to laze around U1e hou se or earn extra money at U1at fulltime summer job, will be U1e benefits to San Jose City College.

Witl1 U1e proposal to start tl1e school calendar a week later, enrollment could increase dramatically from students who can't get into lower division classes at San Jose State University.

City College has had such a problem lately keeping classes open due to U1e lack of student enrollment.

How many students have enrolled in a class that they need to transfer to a four-year university, and half way through U1e semester, U1e class is canceled because of low student enrollment?

Witl1 65 classes canceled in U1e first two weeks here at City College, a lot of students on campus have U1is dilemma. Especially if U1e class is one U1at's only offered once a year.

If tl1e school calendar is moved al1ead one week, more students will be able to enroll in classes here at City College and hopefully keep classes from being canceled.

True, U1e new calendar would interfere with Christmas (ending two days before), but in U1e end it will be wortl1 it when you're able to complete needed classes.

The argument t11at students will only have a couple of days to plan for Christmas doesn't hold water.

All the aJTangements should have been made prior to Christmas Eve in tl1e ftrst place.

Botl1 the students and the college benefit from U1e proposal in that U1e college will receive needed funds and will be c~ble to keep clas es open for students.

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The internet: all that shines is not golden Access to the Internet can be found throughout th e SJCC campus and students seem to love it However, as I w ander throu gh our Internet CD/ ROM stations in the Library, I talk to students and realize that many have a very slim knowledge of the Internet.

T hey think it's fast, they see it on a computer screen and th ey think it must be better.

Sometimes when I ask them about their topic, a fairly simple look through reference materials solves the need faster and more efficient! y.

I am concerned at the naive assumption that the Internet is a one-stop search path for information.

I am afraid that the media and computer industry make the Internet sound like a shopping mall for information and knowledge.

I shuddered when I read an opinion piece written in the SJCC Times discussing the Internet a-; an alternative for a professional medical opinion, " ... he logged onto the Internet (about a cancer suspicion) and went in search of a second opinion." (SJCC Times 3/ 19/98)

While the Internet can be very useful and great fun for browsing, it can also be a total waste of time.

E v e n wo rse, it ca n be a source of misinfonnation as we ll as qu asi-i ll ega l activity.

Th ere are sites to fal se " official " po li c ies or s t a t e m e nt s f r o m organ iza tio ns tha t turn out to be one person, pomographic sites

that represent a legitimate site such as whiteho use .com (whitehou se.gov is the official site), and prepared term papers for a fee.

Purchased term papers, incorrect information, and fa lse quotes fro m famous individuals, can only spell trouble.

How can yo u safe ly a nd effecti vely browse the In ternet?

Come by and use some of th e library resources and ask us.

We are th e information, the Intern e t, in cludin g professionals at SJCC. Joseph King, MLS SJCC Librarian

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The new technology will open several new opportunities for the station.

Staff Writer The next time you ' re on your way to Sesame Street, be ure to stop at the ATM before you get there.

Soon , public television , which carrie the hi ghly watched children 's program, will be fac ing the problem of coming up with money to upgrade equipment and technology to sati sfy the FCC's (Federal Commission on Communication ) mandate to con ve rt to digital broadcastmg.

Local public television affili ate, KTEH channel 54 an d Edu cational Outreac h Director Cheryl Walter spoke befo re San Jose City Co ll ege's mass media cl ass on Ap ril 14.

Walter di scussed the future of KTEH and what it wou ld take to convert the station from its curre nt analog broadcasting to the

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Walter predicted that sometime in the near future, most American homes will consist of one major panel consisting of several entertainment devices like

televisions, stereos and VCR , a well a other communication equipment like computers and phones.

The upgrade will cost an estimated 16 million dollars, all of which the station must come up with on its own.

Currently, the non-commercial station requires 6.7 million dollars to operate.

Seven percent of that money comes from the federal government, which at one time allocated up to 20 percent of the station 's budget.

The station receives the rest of the money through pledge drives and minimal spon sors .

Sixty-eight days are dedicated to pledges each year along with annu al onair aucti ons.

Competition has also c reated difficulties for KTEH.

San Francisco affiliate, KQED , commands an extremely large viewing audi ence from the B ay Area, but San Jose's masive growth in population ha a llowed KTEH a reason to stay on air.

Walter also di sc ussed how the goals of the stati o n go beyond simpl y broadcasting television programs.

Whil e KQED runs 100 percent off of PBS (Public B roadcasting Station ) programs, KTEH only has

25 percent of their programming from PBS .

Wa lter hopes for an increase in donations and pledges and says she will continue trying to get seed money from the federal governme nt.

Even thou gh th e station w ill soo n need more money than "The Cou nt" can even imagine, Wa lter fee ls th at KTEH provides a maj or contribution to the community as well as being committed to education for both children and adults .

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The packet consists of a

spring 1998 timeline, an application, a petition for nomination, an eligibility report on candidates and the by-laws that explain the duties of all of the officers.

Chatterton said that, though the positions require a minimum of five hours a week, she spends at least 30 hours a week at school or in meetings.

The applications must be received by April 28 .

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That's "Mach Five," an energetic guitar pop quartet from Manhattan, not the car from "S peed Racer."

Rel a-tively new the to commercial rock scene, the debut album from "Mach Five" has a fresh sound that's certain to grab a listener's ear and hang on tightly.

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Many who start the ir own band share this sentiment , but Darien and his colleagues have distinguished themselves by accomplishing what they initially set ou t to do: releasing an album that': worth looking forward to.

"Mach Five" is also compri sed of Dan Gingold on the horns and guitar, ba-;sist ruH.l vocalist David Leatherwood and drummer Don DiPaolo.

The first sing le release, "Rust," ha-; just begun to receive radio play, but once U1ese guys are given a listen to, it's hard to get U1eir catchy tunes out of your head.

There are so mru1y different inl1uences present in their music U1at ci<L-;silication under one category would be doing it a great

Music

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The Times/Mari Matsumoto

With one final touch, Juliet (Michelle Palomino) and Romeo (David Knight) say farewell. The play, which ran from April 3-19, was presented by the San Jose City College Theatre Arts Department.

SJCC 'Romeo and Juliet' intertwines a ·classic love story with new twist Luisa Prieto Co-Editor Like its exotic location, San Jose City College Theatre AIL's production of ' Romeo and Juliet' was literally out of this world.

WiUl a glorious bounty of beautiful sets, great acting, live music ::Uld gorgeous costumes, this latest rendition of U1e Willi:un Shakespe::u-e play takes ru1 age old story and se ts it on rumther pl::u1et.

The planet Verona is populated by t11ree species: U1e si lver colored Verans, the pale but warlike Capulans and the human Terrans.

Despite the ch::u1ge in scenery, Ule story adapted well to Ule new location.

As the play opens, the Capulans dislike th e T~rrans and Romeo is getting over a lost love.

Hoping to cheer him up, Romeo's friends convince him to crash a p:u·ty being held by an important Capulan.

AlU10ugh he broods all the way there, his spi.rtits are lifted when he sees Juliet . After exch~mging a few words, Romeo ami Juliet fall in love.

However, while the original story dealt wiU1 Ule two lovers separated by U1e hate between t11eir f::uni-

lies, this rendition introduces Ule unfortunately real barrier created by racial intolerance.

As Romeo and Juliet, played with touching grace

by David Knight and Miche lle Palomino, struggle to ftnd a way to be together, Ule racial lines of bate that Ule ir people have for one another strive to pull Ulem apru·t.

Directed by City College drruna instructor Donna Mendoza, ' Romeo ru1d Juliet' had a colorfully clad cast U1at was filled with many great performers.

M e ndoza wa s not afraid to cast women in Ule roles of characters nor· mally held by men and vice-versa.

Gavin Yap was absolutely delightful in his dual roles ofMerkusbo and Juliet's nurse.

Joe Limon was mesmerizing as Lamz, the priest who marries Romeo and Juliet in hopes Ulat their bond will settle Ule strife between their people.

Juliet's faUler was played by a passionately ex· pressive Jess Ortega.

WiU1live music from the talented band, Ule Plan, and breathtaking costumes designed by Allison Conner, City College's production of "Romeo and Juliet' w:L<; certain to please both lovers of the old talc :u1d Ulose looking for someUling a little off tbe beaten paU1.

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The Ttmes!Jos h Gillick TI1e exotic sunll ower-like piece is one of the unique items in"New Work.'

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Work' brings ethereal beauty to art gallery Alex Vasquez Staff Writer If you arc ever strolling around crunpus looking for something to do, you may want to stop by the S:m Jose City College Gallery and check out Suzanne Kanatsiz's display "New Work."

Kanatsiz's work has a unique ethereal quality.

The ftrst piece you notice when entering the gallery is a large piece of black h ~mging felt.

On the fell there are white footprints which travel in a ciicle.

They begin ghosUy, translucent, and slowly fade into stronger, harder footprinL~.

The next piece that you notice is dry cracked mud in the shape of a circle. This piece has a desolate, parched aura to it.

On t11e near wall hangs anotJ1er inventive display.

Kanatsiz ha-; a long stick with small horizontal lines wood burned on it.

Tied to Ule stick are rib bones, which have sma ll Jocks of brown hair tied to them . This piece resembles a weaUlered spinal chord.

The most interesting piece bas religious images projected on to white silk-screen.

Different images projected outward in the shape of a wheel add to this pieces innate abi lity to tell an intriguing story.

The overall mood is introspective, as the pieces are somewhat ecclectic and very much open to interpreL:'ltion .

I suggest that students take time out to view Kanatsiz's display, although it does take some time to absorb the message which Kanatsiz is trying to convey.

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Steven]. Choy SPQrtS Editor Throughout Steve Harris' phenomenal pole vaultin g career, which earned him the No. 1 spot over all high school pole vaulters in the nation, there has always been one constanthis mother.

Unfortunately, from now on, Steve Harris will no longer have that constant there.Early this year, Harris' mother passed away and left her two sons alone in the world.

Harris, last year's national high school leader in the pole vault, faced the biggest challenge in his life: how to overcome the devastation of losing his mother and go on to not only begin his college track career but also a whole new life.

"It was really hard for me. It still is," said Harris. " I try to focus and go on."

Harris' mother may have played thesinglemostimportant part of his life, being that Harris bad no father at home.

Harris went on to explain how he copes without his mother's

Staff Writer The spirit of the Olympics sti ll holds strong at San Jose City college. The men's track team is still running hard despite the lack of tum-out.

With a past track record of being the no.l team in Northern California for 20 years, U1e men's track team at City College is trying to live up to old expectations.

The usual way of the Jags was to go 20 years without losing a dual team meet and 19 years straight winning the Conference Championship.

This year it seems U1e team has slowed down a little.

With a record of ll-5, head coach Steve Haas is hoping to place in the middle of the pack in the Conference Championships this year.

"We hav e some good performers, but we don't really have the numbers to be a strong team during the dual meet season.

We will probably place in the middle of the Conference," said

Haas.

The main reason U1at U1eir record was not up to par with past ~sis that very few people tried .

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leading the state in his event, said that he could not quit because succeeding in track was something he planned with his mother.

"We talked about it. She didn' t want me to quit sprinting even no matter how successful I was in the pole vault," said Harris.

His coaches told him quitting his other events, (the 200m and the 4 x 100 relay), might help him excel in the pole vault.Harris refused, knowing his word to his mother was what he needed to excel in life.

Diversity is something familiar to Harris. With a ste llar high school career, it seemed be was destined to move on to bigger and better things. However, Harris had to postpone going off to compete for schools like Harvard, Princeton, UCLA and Fresno State, who

outstanding 17.1 fee t performance in high school and hopes to jump his age, 18, this season.

For now, Harris takes it all one event at a time. He will continue to soar for the Jags next season and then he' II have the great opportunity in which

Great talent makes up for less athletes Jess Ortega

Th ursday, April 23, 1998

out for U1e team .

"In U1e beginning of t11e season, we had four guys out for the team.

A little while later, we had 20 guys and two girls. Now we have 12 guys and two girls. So basically we need more guys and girls on field events," said track terun member Jonathan Stone.

Every time t11ere is a dual meet, U1e team has to give up nine points to events where there are no participants.

Not only is the terun dealing with poor participation, it also has to deal with injUiies.

One of t11e team's best assets, Steve Harris recently strained his hrunstring . He is t11e team's polevaulter.

Shot put , discus, Pole Vault, 400m J-lurdles,4x 400m ,4x lOOm and the 1500m are their strengths.

"I t.hink if we start working earlier in U1e season to get base work started, we would have a lot less injuries." said pole vaulter Steve Harris.

Coach Haac; also said that people who have played another sport such as ba-;ketball or footbal l are still e li gible to go out for the track team or any ot11er sport.

This was Coach Haas' frrst year b ee~ as. t11e track coa h.

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Even though Steve Harris ' mother is no longer with him physically, she remains as the driving force in his life to succeed and accomplish the goals iliey set togeilier and the dreams they boili imagined.

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Carr resented the fact that Phil Johnson was given a full tour of the campus as well as a lengthy sit in wiili Athletic Director Chuck Bell.

Carr did not seem angry about the whole incident. He even chuckled a few times.

"San Jose State is a good school but I will never entertain any future offers for the position," said Carr.

"The whole process was done very unprofessionally."

As for Carr's players, he said that be would not do anything to deter his players from attending any school.

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_8__T_hu_r_sd_a.;..y_A•p-ri-12-3-·_19-9-s-------Campus------------T-h_e_T_im_e_s__ 0 San Jose City College Student Heallb Services will sponsor a Help AFriend Cope With Domestic Violence seminar from 10 A.m. to noon today in the Community Room. The seminar will be presented by David Lee, MPH Director of Community Education and Support Network.

0 San Jose State University will be at the Career Transfer Center Wed. April 29 from 9 - 2. Sign up in U1e Career Transfer Center

0 CPR instruction is offered at City CoUege U1e second Wed. of each month in the Health Science Building, Room Z 6, it costs $25.

To enroll call, Diane Adams at 398-5406.

0 The seventh annual Staff Golf tournament will be held at Deep Cliff Golf Course on Friday June 5. Contact Carol Cabral at ext.

3791 for applications and furU1er information.

La Raza will be throwing their 7til annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration and Poetry festival, April27, 29, and May 1, at the City College Quad at noon. StudenL~ will be presenting U1eir pocu·y, which the U1eme,the battle at Pueba, Mexico on 1862. Studen ts who are selected to recite their poetry will also have it published on the "La Raza" Poetry Festival Website.

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0 On Wed. May 6lbe San Jose State University World Repertory Ensemble will be perfonning in room f-7 from noon until 12:50.

0 Scholarships have already been awmdcd to, Thong N. Luu, who won lbe U1ird prize awarded by U1e Alliance f-rancaise Concours National de Francais 1997 and Carlos Lcmtcea. Mr. Lu·acea has been selected as a 1998 Schol<u·by U1e Nationalllispanic Scholarship Fund, Congratulations!

0 The City College bookstore will be closed Thurs. April 30 and Friday May 1 for inventory.

0 Starting Friday the office hours for Admissions <md Records will be from 8- 6:30 Mon. -1nurs. and from 9- 4:30 f-ridays.

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San Jose City College track member Reggie LaCroix passes the baton to fellow team mate

Children~·s

Jonathan Stone while practicing a relay to prepare for competition .

center wins award

• Working in a stressful environment day to day, child care providers are seldom rewarded for the long hours Kristina Nicholas

Co-editor

we were recognized for the important and quality care we provide," said Deboral1 I Ioffman, assisant director of t11e center.

Lilia Aquero from U1e San Jose Child Cme Commission presented City College wi t11 U1e awm·d on April 16.

Ci ty College is one of 11 child cme sites to receive t11e honor in souU1ern Santa Clma County. Five oU1er sites in nort11em Santa Clm·a County will al so be recognized.

Blue Ribbon Chi ld Care Provider Week, April 13-17, was designt;d to recognize "quality child cm·e progrmns (with) t11e allention and acknowledgment they sorely deserve," according to a missive written by Elizabetil Brand, co-chair of t11e Mont11 of th e Young Child Planning Committee.

It is pm'l of t11e City of San Jose's annual Mont11 oftl1e Young Child events and activities .

The committee selected several

child care sites and sen t out dignitaries to t11e selected sites 10 interact wit11 staff and children in a routine day.

"The Blue Ribbon event provides U1e opponunity for local politicians, businessexecutivesand child advocates to demonstrate t11eir concern for the qual ity of child cm·e," said Brand.

The dignitaries spend an how to m1 hour m1d a half at U1e site, participati ng in the dai ly events and activities.

At t11e end of tlle visit, the dignitary presents each site with a Blue Ribbon Child Care Provider Certificate.

Our sister college, Evergreen Valley College, was also selected as a Blue Ribbon Child Care Provider and was presented with t11e award by Pete McHugh from tlle Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, and Victoria Coversa n, Baxter Program director, on April 17.

Imagine a job in which every momentofyourday is dedicated to OCity College has installed a new pay phone witi1 TDD capabilities the safety and well being of several with U1e other pay phones next to U1e Student Union. individuals.

A job where each of these compiled by Times Staff individuals not only demands, but requires your complete attention throughout your shift.

Where the slightest overlooked eam-------------~------ detail could cause potential hann from page 1, to one or more of your charges. dards of mission, effectiveness, students <Old U1e student assessment . . . .

Bemg a day care provider IS a ed ucation, and finances were t11e process · ff . .. . f job often overlooked in a fas t paced main focus of the program rev iew Tl1e e ect tve UI.I 1IZatt On 0 . seld om rewarded f'or . world and IS process.

Iemmng reso w-ces were a concern . .... h d h U · puts tn.

The accreditation team wanted not because Ctt. y College lacks•. UleB ar th 'ours 1at person d k d ut IS year, 11ar wor • m1 all program reviews to be as simple t11em, but becau se U1ey are spread 'd ff f s : perseverance pm o or 111e m1 and straightforward as possible. out all overcmnpus.

Jose Cit Coll e e Child Although City College has The temn felt that a central area ' D y C gh · . . . eve1opment enter w en It was developed a program review, t11e IS needed for fi ndmg out abo ut ed f Bl . nam one o 1998 ue R'bbo 1 n team felt it could be developed leammg resources, where U 1ey are , Ch'ldCar p rov1.ders b y th e Mon 111 . . .

1 e further. and which area~ are bemg built. : of the Youn Child Blue Ribbon They were also concerned about The team also sugges ted a S b .g . k' tlle differences between U1e hiring I111 · tng o f c 1ass sc1e 1 d u1e u -committee.

"I tllought that it was great th,at process and hiring decision, and developmen t mld budget could be that tlle Affumati ve Action Office helpful. Those responsible for ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ should not be involved in the hiring schedu ling need to have some idea decision. of pm·<lffieters for fi ll ing positions.

The team showed concem at all Plm1s should be deve loped to fit levels about orga niza tio nal t he~e together according to U1e structure. accredi tation team .

O th er conce rn s of the The commission will decide in accreditation team included the June on whe th er shou ld be English profi ciency of existing reaffirmed.

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Brit-pop meets West wou ld be the most adequate description for their racy guitar riffs and psychedelic undertones.

The great thing about th is album is that the sound is quite varied throughout, yet flows together to produce a very satisfying listening experience.

With hard-crunching tracks like " You're My Reli gio n," dreamier selections such as "TI1is and Back Again" or "Rust," neo-

psychedelic epic "Space Mantra" and U1eBeatlesque "I Iere'sA Call," "Mach Five" wed unbeatable hooks m1d sonics to accessible melod ies, surprising chord progressions, clevermrangemen ts, m1d upli ft ing lyrics.

The approach is new, ye t steeped in tlle classic pop tradi lions of IJ1e Six ties, Seventies, Eighties, and U1e new sound of the Nineties.

Fans of gu itar- based pop of t11e last U1ree and a half decades are in for a musical treat.

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