San Jose City College Times, Vol. 53, Issue 5, Apr 8, 1999

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Lofgren wins Hayes award Times staff report And the winner is ...

Congressional representative Zoe Lofgren was honored this year's Janet Gray Hayes Award recipient at noon on Wednesday, April 7 in the San Jose City College Theater.

"I thi nk it's lovely, I'm honored," said Lofgren.

Lofgren, who is a former San Jose/Evergreen Communi ty District Board member, was presented the award by Janet Gray Hayes . Lofgren was once Hayes's protege. "Janet Hayes has helped so many people, including me,"said Lofgren.

Hayes, a former San Jose mayor, said that she saw a lot of talent in Lofgren and that she's not surprised by what she's done. "She's a model of what a public official should be," said Hayes.

Lofgren is the 16th Congressional District of California. Some of her past accomplishments include:

• trying to exempt AIDS drugs from FDA antiregulatory procedures, • backing the FAA's actions on unsafe planes and speed the EPA responses to oil spills, • being a key figure in developing and securing fu nding for a first-of-its-kind day-care center now being built at a major mass transportation hub in San Jose, • while a district trustee, Lofgren helped establish the first day-care center at Evergreen Valley College.

Lofgren earned her bachelor ' s degree from Stanford University in 1970. In 1975 she received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Santa Clara Law School.

Lofgren said that her involvement in politics began as an evolution. When she was five she used to

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"I am quite proud of what I have achieved at this school."

Success can be measured in many parts: individual, community and state. At San Jose City College, the three are beautifully intertwined in Ewa Darabi.

Darabi is a 24-year old biochemistry major with an open, frie ndly smile and a 3.87 GPA. She was selected alongside 24 other community college honor students for Phi Theta Kappa's All-American Academic "First Team."

The students selected represent some of the best students in California's 107 community colleges. On April 5, they were honored at an All-American Academic Team luncheon ceremony sponsored by the Community College League of California held at the Sacramento Convention Center..

Darabi, who grew up in Poland, is no stranger to success. The honor student was once a professional speed skater.

In 1992, she won a silver medal in the European Junior Championship.

However, due to amenorrehea, a medical condition , that affects women athletes, Darabi was forced to quit her athletic career.

Rather than letting her medical condition hold her back, Darabi became interested in the medical field . She moved to Germany and finished high school.

While in Germany, Darabi met her husband, Amir. She came to the United States with him three and a half years ago and is currently in her fifth semester at City College.

"I think it's a very good school," Darabi said. "I like the size of the classes ... there's always ... one-on-one help."

Because she didn ' t speak a lot of English when she came to City College, Darabi said that she hadn't expected to very good at school. Darabi spent her first semester studying English and has since advanced through the English courses without taking ESL classes.

"I am quite proud of what I have achieved at this school ," she said.

Darabi will be graduating this June with an A.A. in biochemestry. She has applied to a number of Bay Area colleges and the University of California, Los Angeles. She

By Luisa Prieto

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ASC election date changes It's not too late to consider rung for the Associated Student Cooncil. The dates to petition for ing have changed. The new are: April 12: Last day to turn in petitions to the commissioner elections, Ted Jones .

April 13: Advance campaign are due. pri114: Petitions are verified. ligible candidates will be noti-

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April 16: There will be a candidates meeting from 1-2 p.m. in the student union. Ballots are submined for approval.

April 19: A candidates forum wi ll be held fro m II :30 a.m . to 12:30 p.m. in the College Union .

Summary of expenses are due by 5 p.m. Summaries are to be given to Jones.

April20-21 : The election polls

will be opened from 9 a.m . to 2 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. in the campus quad, by the College Union.

Ap r i I 22: The ballots are counted and the resul ts of the election will be posted up by the ASC offices.

Students interested in applying for an office for the ASC can contact, Jones at 298-2181 , ex ten ion 3663 or pick up an application up at the ASC offices.

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WNBA stars Usa Leslie, left, and Sheryl Swoops go for the jump ball while Dawn Staley awaits the outcome at Nike photos hoot in the Auxilary Gym. For the complete story see WNBA stars just doing it here onpage 7.

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I UC's 4 percent plan band-aid to real problem Kristina Nicholas Editor in Chief

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t was the day before spring break and spring fever had reached epidemic proportions at the San Jose City Colle

Times.

Honestly we, like the rest of the San Jose City College community, were counting hours until freedom was ours.

This year we have worked harder then ever to bring City College the finest paper we can produce.

We have a new front page design, thanks to the hard work of our editor-in-chief, Kristina Nicholas.

This year, she won awards in front page design from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC).

We at The Times have won many awards this year including an award for Craig Rose, former web designer who won a creative media general excellence award from JACC. Mari Matsumoto, photo/graphics editor, won a $1500 scholarship and internship from the California Newspaper Association (CNPA), an award for photo essay, and another for a bring in graphic from JACC. Shawna Lisk, a staff writer won a $250 merit award from CNPA, and an award from JACC for opini on writing.

This issue we will begin going over to the pagination process for putting the newspaper together. The pagination process allows the entire paper to be designed on a computer. This w ill put City College on the map as one of the few Community College in the state of California to have thi s up to the minute, profes ional technology.

This spring we have tried to stay serious, to keep on track, but frankly, after months of being bundled up in front of our space heaters and keeping our noses attached to the grindstone of academe for months, we were ready for some lighthearted fun.

Not that spring started auspiciously, on the first official day of spring it rained, but then again after the year that we've had we no longer expected easy.

Only four months into 1999 and already we have lived through the specter of an impeached president, gone back to war with Iraq, and just recently started bombing Yugoslavia back to the stone age.

But, who cared? The day 's had lengthened and the sun was shining and our thoughts had turned to matters of, well, fun.

The Times staff said bring on the margaritas and the beach volleyball!

The problem with spring break however is spring fever. Once this bug hits it mutates into summer itus and months on end are sacrificed to the alter of self-gratification.

We at The Times however, promise to fight this deadly disease until the last issue of the paper is out, and the school year is over, and next week when we return from the JACC 1999 California state award we promise to not come back empty handed.

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The top 4 percen t of high school students have it made.

Or do they?

On March 19, the Univer ity of California Board of Regents approved a plan in which the top 4 percent of high school students will now be automatically eligible to enter the Uni versity of California system.

This plan was designed to keep educational opportunities open to students who live in poor or minority districts and may not fare well under the new "race blind" admissions policy, according to the Associated Press.

It is also aimed to be an added incentive for high school students to work harder and strive for academic excellence.

What the polic y fai led to mention, is that this policy will have little to no effect on minority enrollment at the UC level.

It was created to help diminish the gap between th e hi gh enrollment of whites and Asians at the UC level and the lower enrollment numbers of blacks and Hispanics.

Instead of helping eradicate the existing discrimination present in the UC's system, it will work as a band-aid to patch it.

Ju st because stud ents are automatically eligible, doesn ' t mean they'll be accepted in to the school of their choice. It simply mean s you're eligible to be a student in a UC. Students still have to meet the minimum requirement s and

submit to standardized tests at UC of choice.

Oh, but , you do know that min ority students won 't fro m the policy, poor and tudents will.

If they can afford it of c UC's can cost anywhere $ 10,000-$20,000 a year, beyond the means of most income students.

Now unles s low-i students are blessed with scholarships, I don't see how will be able afford to benefit this policy.

There are grants and the popular student-loans, but don 't help at all.

Student loans compound problem rather than help it you still have to pay it back in end, with interest and w certain amount of time.

To a student already in debt, not a likely answer.

If you're in the top 4 chances are that you can scholarship or two, but scb1Dtarsq rarely cover all expenses due to tuition, books, housing you live on campus) and miscellaneous fees.

On top of this, what the student goes to a school scored low in academics?

You can be in the top 4 there and still not make it you didn't aquire all the requireme nts. The system students up for a downfall.

This policy only smoke screens a greater rather than fixing it and is a good, feel-good policy that students more than it help .

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SPEAKOUT §PEAOCOUT SPEAKOUT §PEAOCOUT Should four-year universities be year-round? l

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" I think it would be better to have it year-round, because we wil l have time to study, and review... the course."

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"Yes, it wi ll be kind of helpful. "

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Californians too liberal Californian are sometimes o liberal it makes me want to move.

Accordi ng to John Woolfolk 's article, "Anti-Marine protests heat up," peace activists and environmentali ts are protesting a United States Marine Corps training exerci e thi Saturday in Monterey.

Peace activists claim the exerci e glorifies war while environmentali ts ay the sea otters will be threat-

Franci co Bay area last month due to local protest.

I do not understand why similar exerci es in Charle ton , S.C. ; Jackso nville, FL; Chicago; and ew York were conducted without incident.

Maybe it's becau e some Californians are so far into their beliefs they will refuse to li ten to anyone who does not agree with them Take for instance traditional liberal citie like San Francisco and Berkeley. Here are two cities that I refuse to go to.

A few months ago San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown wa attacked by pie throwing varmit while giving a peech.

The public hould have been outraged !

Sometime in the early 1990. a Univer ity o f California, Berkeley. tudent refused to wear clothe .

And people . upported him !

How would you like to explain ro your young child why a naked man ju t pa ed by?

What kind of . ociety will allow thrs? I there any shame left in

these citie ?

Now Santa Cruz peace activists are arguing the purpose of this exerc ise sayi ng it promotes militarism.

What it promotes is a healthy, well-trained mi litary to defend our nation agai nst all enemies forei gn and domestic.

In case these activi ts weren't aware, terrorist acti vities upon Americans are increasing worldwide.

Nothing comes free, and freedom is expensive.

Free d om has a taste that those who never defended it will never know.

Without a trong military that removed Hitler form power, we could all be very well speaking German right now.

The argument for protecting the marine environment is credible, and I partially agree . The Monterey Bay area is a crucial marine habitat for many ea creatures.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the ational Marine Fi herie Service, and the Monterey Bay ational Marine Sanctuary have tated that the Marine have taken the neces ary precaution to protect en itive pecie .

So let them continue! That' what they are paid for. Only in California i resistance like thi to be found .

I' ve li ed in many plac that would welcome any form o f military involvement in their community.

Are we just not patriotic?

I do n' t know, but I feel o a harned by the negati vity orne local are . howing our great men and women in uni form .

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The loud, ear - piercing, "Tweeeeeeet!" of a metal whistle screams for the ~llllliiiiJ.all-~ attention of the children noisily gathered at the Seventh Street and Reed Street of downtown San Jose. Joe Hirtzel, a warm grandfatherly figure, dressed in an navy blue crossing guard suit, looks at the children and smiles. He raises his white gloved hand and cherry red stop sign. With the whistle in his mouth, he steps off the corner like Moses. parting the sea of traffic to a stop, and delivers the children from one corner of the street to the school safely, with high-fives and a warm smile.

"The first thing in this job is the children. No matter what happens, if there is a big accident out here and people are out here lying all over the street, the first job is to get those kids across the street safely," said Hirtzel.

His world is full of many different talents, such as swimnting pool designer, cab driver, and a broadcast engineer, but now this 74-year-old gentleman, has moved into the world of a child.

"Oh, children are people too; only we do not treat them like people," said Hirtzel. "We treat them like something that should not be seen. And every time you acknowledge the presence of a child you help that kid out."

As he stands at his corner, his pours out all the attention he has onto the children that go through his eros walk. "How are you doing?" is a familiar question exchanged between him and the children, high-fives and sometimes a karate-kick-spin-high-five from a child, but, always an encouraging smile radiates from Hirtzel.

The crossing guard way of life has been a part of him for six years. Each year provides memorable experiences, from a police raid to a close encounter with a car to the first time a child shook his hand and his high-five was born.

Hirtzel knew he wanted to be a crossing guard after he retired, because of the convenient hours and growing up with the influence of a crossing guard. "When I was a kid, I knew a person that was close to our family that was a crossing guard, back in Buffalo, New York." Hirtzel said. He also recalls when he was a child in eighth grade he, volunteered as a crossing guard at his school.

Like a postman, through rain, high winds, hail, and warm sunny days, nothing has ever stopped him from making it to his corner. Hirtzel says he has many more years ahead of him as a crossing guard and he will continue with his job until he can not any more. So next time you are down at Seventh and Reed, Joe Hirtzel, a wise kid in a grown up's body, would love a friendly wave and smile because acknowledging his presence will bring a smile to your face and to his, or as Hirtzel would say "it would help that kid out."

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Evidence of snack left on Luis Huerda cheeks, creates ' a conversation between Hirtzel and Maria Huerda.

The silhouette of Hirtzel, a Guardian, can be seen casting itself across the pavement early in the morning and in the afternoon as the pitterpatter of little feet scamper to and from school.

Like a mother duck protecting its young, Hirtzel guides hi ducklings aro the street.

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Performer Del Ray strums her classical guitar outside the San Jose City College Theater.

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Lady sings more ,. than the blues~ • Guitar player Del Ray returns to SJCC for Women 's History Month Luisa Prieto Assi sta nt Editor With a smile playing across her face a nd fin gers strumming across a g uita r. perfo rm er Del R ay brought a mus ica l e nd to Women ·s Hi to ry Month .

Ray. w ho has performed classiI ca l guitar si nce she was four, played a variety of jazz music in the San Jose City College community room from I 0-10:50 a. m. o n Marc h 24.

Th e se lection of jazz ranged from mid 1800 to the 1940s a nd was touched by blues a nd boogiewoogie e lements. Be tween songs, Ray intertwined the hi story of the women who composed the mus ic. women ·s ~ uffrage and jazz to a pac ked room. ''Thi s mus ic . w hen it came o ut in the '20 . wa (seen as) s hocking ." Ray aid.

Ray. who said that the 1920 music wa~ like a wi ndow that allowed listeners to see how peopl e thought a nd felt. sang several songs from the time.

Amongst them were ··crazy Blues:· which wa compo . ed in 1920 after women go t the ri g ht to vote. and·· ad M o mma's Blu e~:· ·'Mad Momma's Blues:· composed in 1921. was in ho nor of a music troupe tha t had been trapped in a theater in Tul~a hy a riot raging o utside.

Ray\ vo ice :,ad a rcsona ti ng timbre. drawing li steners into the

words. By the end of her performance, many students in the audie nce were clapping and snapping their fingers in time with the beat. " It 's e nriching finding o ut where the music originated from," said City College student Sabrina Martinez. "It's amazi ng that women could do so mething so powerful considering they had so few rights."

In an added twist, two sign language interpreters sat a few feet from Ray. The women alternated signing throughout the performance, their graceful hand moveI ments addi ng to the performance.

Even if you couldn't unders tand what they were sayi ng, their gestures added to the mu ic. For example, as the hands traced a mask down their owner's face in time to the word " ... devil in disgui se " the image was both dark and comical.

Ray has performed for the past several yea rs at City College 's Women 's Hi story Month .

"She knows what he 's talking about a nd s he knows what she's s inging ," said Marty Kendall, a City College instructor.

Anyone intere ted in buying a CD of Ray's music can send $ 15 do ll ars plus hipping and handling to: Del Ray, PO Box 85718 Seattle, Washington, 9 145.

A with many of the Women 's H istory Month events, people from o ut ide the campu came to the performance.

Bruce Lee, a vi itor to City College, said .. It ' rare to fi nd someo ne with the breath of knowledge that Del R ay ha abo ut women players from the '20 through the '40s (era).''

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Stars of WNBA 'just doing it' here Tom Spaulding

The stars know how important the upcoming season is to the future of the league. They also realize their individual Manyofthe key ingredients of importance to the success of the the future of the the Women 's WNBA .

National Basketball As ociation "Being a ro le model is very (WNBA ), were at San Jose City to me," said Comet important Coll ege on March 24.

Tw o-time league MVP point guard Kim Perrot, "to see a Cynthia Cooper, Sheryl Swoopes young girl or boy looking up to and Kim Perrot of the WNBA 's you .. .it brings chills."'

Perrot 's job of being a role champion Houston Comets were joined by the L.A Spark's Lisa model transcended basketball Leslie and former ABL star Dawn when she announced she had lung cancer that had spread to her brain .

Staley for a Nike photo shoot.

A month and a half after having "If you can believe it, I used to be s hy in hi gh schoo l," sa id a golf ball size tumor removed from her brain, and undergoing Cooper as she posed re lentlessly chemotherapy, the five-foot-five for a photographer.

The photo shoot was for Perrot was in good spirits and images to use in Nike's magazi ne alreadytalkingaboutacomeback.

"It's not up to me if I p lay," advertise ments and for posters in Perrot said , "but if it was, I'd be the Nike Town stores.

The basketball stars were all playing."

Doctors say she has a good in town to attend the Women 's NCAA bas ketball champio nship chance of recovery due to her held at the San Jo e Arena.

See WNBA, page 8 Staff Writer

Telda Snell Sport: Softball Had five hits at seven at bats,two runs, and four RBI's in pas two

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Photographer Catherine Wessel just does anything to capture WNBA star Lisa Leslie's athleticism in City College's auxiliary gym

Brandon Goldstein Sport: Tl'aCk Set P'fSODal bests in disais (159ft, 10 inChes) iad hammer . tbrow.(147ft, 9 inches) 4

" Angela Dbnhour • Sport: Softball Had five hi~ at six, two RBI's, one double, and four runs in last two games

Softball teain heating it up despite the rain Allison Fine Staff Writer Despite the bad weather and chance of rain nearly every day recentl y, the San Jose City Jaguar softball team has not stopped winning.

The Lady Jags, (5- 1 in confe rence, 14-9 overall) have a combi ned score of28-0 in their last two games agai nst G avilan College and Skyline College.

The I 2-0 win against Skyline on March 25 lasted only 5 in nings due to the 10-run rul e, which means if a team is winning by I 0 runs by the 5th inning, the game is cal led.

Freshman pitcher Sheila Hess and freshman second baseman Tekla Snell both two hits at three at bats, Hess also having three runs batted in (RBis). Sophmore shortstop Angela Dun hour went I for 2, with one RBI and one run .

"Skyline just had no pitching," said head coach Debbie HuntzeRooney , "We took adva ntage of that every chance we could ."

Jus t two days earlier, on March 23, the Lady Jags ripped into Gavilan College with a 16-0 win, which was also called in the 5th inning.

Dunhour was the strong-woman for the Jags during that match-up, going four for four and scori ng four runs, with one RBI and one double .

Snell , Sophomore third baseman Lynnette Yasukawa, and Fre hman catcher Megan Mills each had three hits against Gavilan to help the Jags total 19 hits.

Hess pitched the enti re five innings, had an impres ive eight strikeout, two hits allowed performance.

"Both these games were blowouts, " Huntze-Rooney added. "We' re where we need to be playing, but we still have to be concerned about ourselves so we can tay in the top two slots in our conference."

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TheSanJose CityCollege Trac k meets. team roll s into Saturday's Bruce Outstandin g performances in Jenner Classic with high hopes. the lo ngj ump, triple j ump and hi gh 22 sc hool s from Northern jump were turned in by Damon California will send their best track Gaston.

During Spring Break the Track and field athletes to San Jose City team traveled to Hartnell College Coll ege to compete in the meet.

The Jaguars are lead by pole to partic ipate in the Ed Adams vaulters Steven Harris and Robert In vitational.

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Both men competed in the US In vitati onal) about half strength," Community College Elite said Men 's Track coach Steve In vitational held in San Diego on Haas.

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Injuries to sprinters Sherman Harris set a personal record, Jones and Dontay Mack also hurt the Jags, who finished fifth. vaulting 17 feet, six inches .

Harris won the eve nt and The track team is performing teammate Robert Carbajal finis hed well, much to the delight of Haas.

"I'm really encouraged by thi s fourth .

Both Jaguar star were named year's team. They are fun to work Junior College A ll Americans. with, very coachableand they want The J ags hosted a meet on to get better."

March 26, and won the meet to The Bruce JennerCiassic begins remain undefeated in conference at 9:30a.m . on Saturday.

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Trailing new paths in the bookstore "For Your Information"

• CSU o1thridge will be in the San Jose City College Career Tran fer Center to an wer que tions from 9 a.m. to I p.m. on April 12.

• The University of San Franci co will be in the College Union from 9 a.m. to I p.m. on April 13.

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• The date to rum in a petition to run for student government has been extended roApril 12. The elections will be held in the campus quad from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. on April 20-21.

• The Intercollegiate Philosophy Club will be presenting "Sarte: Freedom and Psychoanalysis" in the campus community room at 7 p.m. on April 16. It will be presented by City College philosophy instructor Henry Liem.

• The San Jose City College theater production of "Tartuffe" will begin. at 2 p.m. on April 18.

• The Academy of Art will visit the campus quad from I 0 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 19.

• The San Jo e/Evergreen Valley Community College District Board members will be having an open forum in the City College community room from II :30 to 12:30 on April 19.

• The Third Annual Earth Day Celebration wi ll take place in the City College art gallery April 19-23 • TheA ociated Student Council will be hosting the Spring Fling in the campus quad on April 2 1.

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"Trailblazer " was written by Ken Yeager, a di A San Jose ity Col lege student glances through "Trailblazer : Profiles of America's Gay and Le bian trict board member. He wi ll be at the City College book tore on Apri I 15 to sign copies of hi book Elected Officials" in the bookstore.

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Lofgren- - - - - ---fr_o_m_p_a_g_e_1 walk precincts with her mother.

She added that people become involved because, " ...you hope you can change things."

Lofgren became a congressional representative in 1994. Her district encompasses the majority of Santa Clara County, including most of San Jose. Amongst the things that matter most to her is education. "(Lofgren) supports community college education and continues to do so presently in congress," said George Melendez, a current member of the district board.

The Janet Hayes Awards were established 11 years ago to honor Hayes, who was the first woman mayor in a major city in all of the

United States Previous Hayes winners include Mary Ellan Reising. Reising was given the award in 1990 because of her work with Second Harvest Food Bank.

"I think this award is such a fa bulous idea," said board chair Nancy Pyle, adding that the Silicon Valley was blessed with so many competent women. "(I) have admi ration for Hayes and Lofgren," she added.

City College president Chui Tsang said that he hopes that one day women's contributions will be celebrated every day and not just during one month.

A reception was held after the award ceremony.

physical titnes .

She has received countless getwel l card , and she plans to respond to all of them.

After the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, which gave women's basketball a national tage, the 6 ABL took a crack at becoming the first professional woman 's basketto be one of its primary functions. ballleague.

Instead., the web dormers chat Little did they know that anwith ' regulars' to the site about other league would oon form , what they've done that day, and of with the ble in gs of televised course the age old topic of drink- ga mes on BC , Lifetime and ing, partying, and sex.

ESP . The ABL couldn ' t withNot to say that other topics stand the WNBA. aren't covered, but it seems that Another tell tale sign that the these are the dominant topics ABL wa coming to an end was through most conversations. the WNBA' coup of igning the However, it is an interesting site be t young talent out of college to browse through, offering pic- and luring star like Dawn Staley tures of the dormers with profiles away from the ABL. on each of them.

Staley . igned a deal with the It also offers journals and guest W BA in Augu t 1998. whi ch books for each dormer. caused controver y in the ABL. In order to acce s the chat room ·Tm pa t the league thin g," and web dormer 's pages, you must Staley aid, "it' about women' be a member of the College Web basketball now... whi c h can be found at Too bad the W BA Player' www.collegeweb.com. nion i n' t.

Th e Web dorms can be acThe WB A Player· Union i. cessed at www.WebDorm.com. in a labor di spute with the W BA

VVebdonn------------------from page It's understandable that members are concerned with privacy, but some insight on what a 'typical' dorm room looks like would be good for those who haven 't had the dorm experience.

The chat room is probably the most interesting part of the site.

It is a place where members of the college web and dormers have the chance to meet and talk about college and other subjects.

However, the chat room seems to cater to the web dormers and those who are regulars at the site.

Very seldom does a newcomer have the chance to break into the conversation.

When they do get someone 's attention, conversation i limited to hort answers about the site.

It rarely goes into depth of what college is like, which is supposed

wants to stay in the area and intends to become a dentist and specialize in orthodontic .

Despite her success, Darabi seem humble with her succe s and generous with her gratitude.

She said she appreciate the upport her husband.

Amir, and City College Counselor ancy Gre sley have given her.

"I think that without (Gre sley), I wouldn ' t be able to come to the point that I am right now.... " Darabi said. "She helped me any time that I needed her and I'm really grateful."

"She's such a wonderful per on," aid Gres ley, who has known Darabi since the honor student first came to Ci ty College. "It's not j u t academic::.. She has a heart that is open and caring."

Phi Theta Kappa is an international honor ociet f two-year col leges.

In 1992 it began a program to recognize outstanding communi ty college students, known as the AI~ USAAcadem1c Team Competi tion.

Phi Theta Kappa co-sponsors the All-State A demic Team and two student from each chool an nominated by the college pre ident.

Darabi enjoy being a part of Phi Theta Kappa thinks that the national college honorary society m. play a big role in her admission to a univer ity.

While she is excited about continuing her edu Lion , Darabi said that she will mis City College w she transfers .

"Every day is a different experience," he aid

on how they hould deal with ABL refugees.

The Union wants a hard limit of two ABL player per team, and the league doesn't want to impose a limit.

San Jo e City College women' basketball coach Terri Oberg ex-

peel competitive with the collap theABL. "The level of play wi ll deli· nitely improve," Oberg said. '"'lle seventh and eighth player on team , for either league, will longer be good enough to pla .-

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