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Return of the 'Force' I Episode I brings 'Star Wars' fans out in droves Kristina Nicholas Editor in Chief
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A long time ago in a ga laxy far, ar away (actua ll y in 1977), the 1names Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han So lo were forever Immortalized and a pop culture 7 phenomenon was born. While s ittin g among t dedig :ated "Star Wars .. fans in Tent City :r <!Century 21 on opening day eve, If lhe Times staff witnessed the imct the trilogy has had on ge neraIS tions over the past 22 years. If
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The night before "Episode I: The Phantom Menace" opened, the Times staff arrived for the preopening festivities at 9:30p.m. ln comparison, a lot of fans at the theater had been there since the tickets had first went on ale. "I've been here for two weeks and a day," said San Jose City College EMT student Scott Bakalar. .. I've been here 90 percent of the time and only left for showers and classes." Baka lar was one of many fans wa lking around in costume as a Rebe l fighter and is considering the possibility of showing up in cost ume once a week until the closi ng of the show. Abo ut 40 people we re in Bakalar's group and the members
of the group traded off shifts at Tent City, including his friend Shara Smith. Smith wa dressed fo r the occasion as Princess Lcia when she had been captured by Jaba the Hutt. Approximately 200 hundred people waited outside Century 21 Tuesday night watching the "Star Wars" Trilogy. The trilogy started playing on a big screen TV at about 9 p.m. All three movies were s hown that night one after the other. "Return of the Jedi" finished showing slightly after 3 a.m. A band was also out playing until about II p.m. , and lightsaber battles were fought through out the see Re turn , page 8 .
Job opportunities knock at SJCC's door Tom paulding Staff Writer Opportunity knocked at San Jo e City College Wednesday morning with the Spring Job Fair. Jeanette D'Anna. job placement director at City College described this year's Job Fair as. "the best ever!"' Many students gathered at the potential employer bles to take advantage of the Job Fair. 60 companies sent repre entatives to City College 1nhopes of filling po itions. They came prepared with formation. handouts and, of cour e,jar full of candy. The employer set up their booth on tables around the quad in-between the library and theW-building. The range of occupation and companie varied ~N idely. Among the paticipatant were Pizza Hut. Allied Security, Great merica. Manpower and Lucent Technology. '1 think that this is great," aid Child Development tudent Tere a Perez. looking at the long row of ble . "We need variety. we need option .'' Thi is the lOth Job Fair D'Anna has organized. "The faculty really upported it,' 0' nna exlained," orne had their cia e come out."
"It is my as ignment to come out here," sa id busine s tudent Amy Schwartz, a member of Mr. Wahler's Bu ine s 82 class. "(Wahler) told us to go out and get a job," Schwartz aid smiling. 0' Anna said that many of the employers commented on the good tum out and quality application they received. She also wa exci ted at the possibility of building bridges with technology companie with the students in the Applied Science department. "Lucent Technology and Checkpoint Technology were out there and they are looking for the skills that tudent in applied ciences are learning,'· said 0' nna. Maggie Perez, assistant human resource director at Hyatt, u ed the morning to. ··expo e students to the ho pitality industry." Since City College doesn't offer a hospitality program, it was the only chance Hyatt had at introducing themselve to tudent at City College. Students who want a link to a new job need not wait till next year' Job Fair. 0 ' Anna i available in the Coun eling Building during the chool year from 9 a.m to 12 p.m and 1:30-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. tudents can al o reach her office at (408) 288-3783.
The I999SanJoscCityCollege graduation ceremony wi ll be both traditional and full of new ideas. Last year·s grad uat ion was a first for City College wi th the ceremony falling on a Saturday afternoon. This year. tradition will return, and grad uati on wi II be o n Frid ay, June 4. The ceremo ny will begin at 6 p.m . in the quad area of the Genera l Educati on Buildings. There are 300 tuden ts el igible for grad uation and around 200 grad uates will take part in the ceremony. The pos t grad ua ti on party, dubbed the "Grad uation Celebration," will be held directly after the ceremo ny in the College Union quad area. Food, drinks and entertainment wi ll be se rved for the grad uates and their fri ends and families. A new idea for this year grad uation wi II be portraits for graduates and their fami lies 10 be taken during the celebrati on. "We' re hoping that the pictures will be under $25 for each family:·
said Zeke Ga rcia, Dean of Special Programs and the per on in charge of the gradua ti o n festivities. Speaki ng Burciaga at the grad uation ceremony wiII be O:::c ili a Burciaga, execut ive assistant to the pres ident of Ca l State Mon terey Bay. She has an ex tensive background in education and commun ity work. all over Ca lifornia. bur most of her work is focused in the Bay Area. The title of her speech is st ill unknown. Award s given out at the ceremo ny will include an Ou tstanding Male and Outstanding Female student, as well as a Friend of the Co ll ege awa rd . This award is us ually given to an alumni or some other co mmunity representative that has dedicated time and hard work to help better Ci ty Co llege. At press time, Mr. Garcia was unabl e to release the names of the recipient of any awards.
Age and ethnicity numbers increase at City College Joseph Urzua Staff Writer
The number of students of various ages and ethnicities at San Jose City College has show n a stead il y increasing trend over the past five years even though tuden t enroll ment numbers have show n a decrease . This information is located in the updated San Jo e City College Educational Ma ter Pl an. which is
designed to provide the base data that will determine the in structional and support service facility needs for City College as projected to the year 20 I0. It is further designed to facilitate the re ults of a successful local bond iss ue, Meas ure I, which will provide the College with a sub tan ti al revenue income stream over the next I0 yea r .
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Highs and lows of graduation at San Jose City College
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hi has been a long, hard seme ter. In between all the term paper , midterms, tests, and projects, life as a tudent is often a hard job with little recognition . Add to thi enario, the fact the most students work part or full time in order to make ends meet a. well as trying to maintain a life, it' no wonder the college student is perpetually tired. Which is why, when a student gets recognized it makes life just a little easier to bear. Many of San Jose City College's students certainly do de erve that recognition. First of all, our Lady Jags, the womens ba ketball team, deserve a round of applause for making it to the state playoffs and placing third in the state. Playing a port is hard e nough without having to add in the constant juggling of an education . That the team still manages to excel in both athletic a well a· academics is a real tribute to these women. This i the arne for any atheletic or academic stand out. City College student Ewa Darabi who placed in the Phi Theta Kappa All-American Academic 'First Team', has every right to boast for her accomplishments. All Hall of Excellence winner are to be commended for being the best City College has
to offer. Every graduate and scholarship winner should be applauded as they finally achieve their goal and are among the best in the college. For all these students and staff, congratulations are in order. You shou ld be proud of your accompli hments and deserve to stand out and celebrate. B ut a word of caution for thi season in which we all tend to go out and celebrate. It is important that w hile students, and even faculty and administration, are out celebrating their achievements, that they do it in a afe matter. Graduation i one of the most dangerous times when most people are so wrapped up in celebrating, they take chances. Sometimes these chances are dangerous and even fatal. It doe n't matter how many times students are told not t<;> drink and drive, a Jot of them will tum a blind eye and deaf ear to the warn mg. So here at The Times, we're going to add our plea to the list. Please be safe during period of time when there will be parties and celebrations in which the drinks will flow freely and others may not be thinking of the consequence to both you and themselves. Reme mber, your place is in the star , not in the cemetary.
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The residents in SJCC/ Evergreen College district area have shown their strong support for having a classical guitar class in SJCCsix weeks ' summer 1999. More than 150 residents signed a letter to the administration, announcing that they would like this class to be added in the SJCC summer program. In addition, 35 people indicated the interest of taking the class if offered. This is more than needed for one class. However, the class was denied. It is one thing to cancel a class when there is very little or no interest from the community to take it, but when there is obvious tnterest from the community in taking the c I ass, the
admini tration should offer it. SJCC is a liberal arts college, and musi is a very important part of it. People in the nearby neighborhood and high school have shown a lot of support 1n adding this class in the ummer schedule, as well as being interested in taking It. Please call us if you would be willing to add your name to our petttion requesting a guitar clas dunng the summer ession. For more information or if you wish to sign the petition, contact Elina Nguyen (408) 557-6560,ext. 324. You may leave a message any time.
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Service learning offers 'hand-on' experiences I l:an agree wit h the editiorial, "'Sense of Obligation .. .' may have had conseq uence •· (5/6/99) that I requiring community service is not the way to go. However, I can' t agree with the main rea. on of the editorial, that today 's students "don't have the time.·· In this e ra of sensi tivity to indivJduallearning tyles. service learning. w he n offered as an option by a teacher. appeals to '·hands-on·· learners. It a l o appcab to those who realize they learn mos t effectively experientially. St.:r ICC learnin g '>hould he see n as a learnin g resource alongside library resources and computer lab.. Ye'>. it is highly appropriate that it be required in certain communications or social science classes. but. otherwi e. teachers
should allow tudents everal options in doing a cia project. including writing a journal or a traditional paper, or producing a work of art. or doing community scrv 1cc. depending on the discipline. For any assigned project, mo t st udent. surely devote 10 to I hours. if not more. So I fail to see how a commitment to I 0 or 15 hou of communi ty service i much different from normally a signed das-, projects. And, based on reactions from parti Cipant in th e 2-year-old Service Learning Project here at SJCC. I'd say that community service actually en hance learning. It 's one of the best inve tments of learning time a tudent can make Ronald Leve:que Service Learning Coordinator
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AS approves sexual harassment policy rewrite Jen Ayres Web master
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On Tuesday, May 18, the Academic SenJte(AS) reviewed and unanio usly approved rhe major revisions to San Jo se City College's sexual harassment policy that the senate is proposing to the board . ·'f' mreally pleased ," aid Clarke. "(This ~licy) gives the district employees and students some protection." This is the second revision to come before the senate, after major questions were raised about its vague language. Both Patrick Butler, AS pres ident, and the other senate members felt that this vag ue language was open for abuse. "People who
read it (need to) understand it," said Butler. Butler sat down with the original author of the revision , Director of Human Resources Pauline Clarke, May 11 to reach a compromise on the revision that Clarke had placed before the senate on April 27. While some of the definitions have remained open t0 interpretation, the following line has been added. "The standards applied herein would be those applicable to or judged by a 'reasonable person '." "''d rather let one marginal offender go, rather than ha ve a n innocent person charged(with harassment)," Butler said. This policy has been put in place with the intent to protect students from harass-
ment from other students within the campus, as well as unwanted advances from teachers, administrators, and counselors. According to Butler, this is the first time that City College has actually prohibited speci fic consen ual rel ations. The major change from the original revision was to split the consensual relationships policy from the sex ual harassment policy, defining it as a separate unit. Doing this solved one of the major objections to the original revision. Under the old revision , employees of the school district were under the same obligation to report illicit consensual relationships that they were to report acts of sexual harassment.
While ignoring this policy will sti ll have serious ramifications to those involved, failure to report on such behavior will not be costing anyone their job. The new con ensual relationships policy, makes the following three pro cription : • Employees of the district may not have relationships with anyone under thier di rect supervisorial relationship care. • Instructors may not have relationshi ps with students enrolled in their classes. • Counselors may not have relationsh ips with students they are currently coun sel ing. Although there ha ve been no incident to push thi legislature into print, both Clark and Butler felt it necessary to give the idea form , to help protect students from inequitable relationships.
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Bad things aren't the only things that come in threes. The "Hall of Excellence" awards banquet was held at the Backbeat on May 15. Set against a gold and violet decor, the awards ceremo ny ho ted by the Associ ated Students of City College.
Amongst the many1:ecipients of the "Hall of Excellence" were Courtney Keegan for Outstanding Female Athlete, Jean Crawford for Outstanding Alumni and Lauren Wood for Outstanding Student. The 16th annual "Scholarship and Awards Convocation" was held on May 13 in the campus theater. Over 70 st udents were presented with scholarship certifi-
cates. For more information on the scholarship recipients, please see page 4.The week of May 10 saw three events at San Jose City College: the "Renaissance Hair and Fashion Expo", the "Scholarship and Awards Convocation" and the "Hall of Excellence." Sigma Eta Beta, City College's Cosmetology Department, hosted the 39th annual cosmetology show on May 10 in the campus theater.
The "Renaissance Hair and Fa hion Expo" was part scholarship ceremony and part fashion show with a touch of song and dance. The modem Renaissance theme came at the end of an annual Total Look competition that lasts two days. The events were divided between the zero to 800 hour students and the 800 to l ,600 hour students. The tudents arrayed live models in various hair and dress styles.
All were playful in their design , and costumes were not limited to fabric: ivy, white feathers and gold trim played an important part in many of the costumes. Amongst the first place recipients for the Total Look competition were Rachel Burgi n for the zero to 800 hours and Kelly Irel and for the 800 to l.600 hours.
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Cyndi Kessler and Jesus Luevano work at the control panel of KJCC, City College's campus radio.
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Campus life i n't all book and studying, a a look in the College Union proves. Students cane cape the hassles of clas e in the College Union and enjoy food, friends, video games and even a quick nap. The College Union i al o home to the Associated Students Council and KJCC, the college radio tation.
Even while relaxing, Ara Safarian, fits in time to study. Andy Quan,left, and Phat Ha retreat to the arcade during cla ses, to face off on Marvel vs. Capcom.
Friend grab a nack and enjoy each others company before class.
Photos by: Jeimy Chijate ScholarshipsFrom page 4 Susn11 Trimble Memorial Sclwlarship Evangeline Gray, Michelle McKay Harold C. Wmdla11dt Memorinl Award Ewa Darabi Richard Yarbrough Memorial Scholarship Louis Ford R. W. Goff Smgle Head of Household Sclwlarslup Virginia Ba llantyne Friend of Sn11 Jose City College Single Head of Household Scholarship Leticia Rubio Donald Oberg Memorial Scholarship Megan Farnsworth
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Entertainment Poems from the 'Mex generation'
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'Episode I' lets go of feelings, d oesn't quite touch the Force Joseph Urzua Entertainment Editor '"S tretch o ut with yo ur Feelings .. .'· Obi - Wo n in structed Luke Skywa lke r 22 yea r · ago when ··star Wars" fi rst graced the screen in 1977. Perhaps he sho uld have been there to guide the creators of ·'Episode 1." ·'Sta r Wars Ep isode I- Th e Phantom Menace" puts George Luca~ behi nd the rein s of thi s fo urth installment in the famo us intergalactic serie . Unlike the original "S tar Wars," wh1ch Lucas cast wi th relative unkowns . this new one stars estab li shed actors such as Liam Neeson (Schmdler 's List), Ewan McGregor (Train s potting ), atalie Portman (Beautiful Girl s) with supporting roles by Samual L. Jackso n (Pulp Ficti on) and Ian McDiarmid (Return of the Jedi). "Phantom Menace," ' set approximate ly 30 years before the even ts in ·'Star War<;. " hegins wi th the planet aboo being blockaded hy the greedy Trade Federati on uuc to trade di s putes. Two Jedi. Qui-Gon Jinn ( ccson) and ObiWan Kenobi (McGregor). arc sent in by the G a lacti c Republic to ~olve the dispute . However. things don·t go accord in g to plan and the Jcdi end up rc'>clli ng the Queen of ahoo rPonman ) from a full ~calc invaJOn hy the Trade Federation and manage to outrun their blockade. While escapi ng their ship is damaged and they arc forced 10 land on the desert planet Tatooine (remember Luke · home planet in "S tar War '") for repair . There they befriend and help free a yo un g s lave boy named Anakin Skywalker (a.k.a. Darth Vader). who ha an affinity for the Force. They then head for Corascant where the republic is unable to intenene in the trade problem of aboo due to political turmoil. So the group race back to aboo to try and ave the day on their own. Oh yea h, and there 's a shadowy figure. a dark Jcdi , out to kill them all. Sound fun yet? Although not great. "Phantom Menace·· i a good mo vie. It captured many of the elements of the original trilogy. the spectacular
fig ht scenes, daring escapes, surprising plot twi t and mind-boggling special e ffects. One thing that worked against the film is all the hype the media ha. been givi ng it. "Menace" is merely the first chapter in what wi ll be a trilogy of prequel s leading up to the events in "Star Wars." Although the s tory was sound , many of the charac ters are introduced and rushed into the fabric of the film with little time to be deve loped . One of the biggest hindrances to the rilm was it's constant focu s on the computer generated charac- ·
Movies tcr "Jar Jar Bi nks. " an amphibious humanoid with a high pitch whiny voice. The film seems to depend on ·'Jar Jar" for comic relief, but he gets so obnoxious that viewers over age six are rooting for the bad guy. to kill him two minutes after his introd uctio n. The evil Jcdi Darth Mahl, (Ray Park), would have been a more interesting charac ters in if he had a few more lines. On the other hand. h1 make-up
was extremely intimidating and the evi l sneer always on hi s face did ex press an evil hate that brought a little personality to the character. A few familiar faces graced the screen as well , the likes ofR2-D2, C-3PO and Jabba the Hull added a touch of nosta lgia fo r vete ran "Star Wars" fans . The film was good , it ju t lacked heart. It was geared more towards you nger viewers. The vil lain s were toned way down compared to the likes of Darth Vader. Even the battle droids of the Trade Federation had an almost comic appea rance. The spec ial effect arc what rea ll y make it worth seei ng o n the big screen. Young An akin ·s pod race scene makes the chari ot race from "Ben Hur" look like a tricycle race. The Jed i lightsaber battles and duels are amazing ly choreographed. they' re fun and exciting to watch. " Phantom Menace " is not a great fi lm , but if expectations aren't too high it' s pretty good. A s ide from a bit of v iolence (mostly aimed toward computer generated characters and 'droids') the film has enough cute critters to entertain yo un ger viewers and a story complex enough to keep mature viewers intere ted as wel l.
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12:33 a.m . Wednes d ay "The Empire Strikes Back" is While most students were converted into the musical it wa sleeping in their comfy, warm · always meant to be. Hit songs inbeds dreaming about getting into clude "I want to hold the hand the opening show of "The Phan- you have left" by Darth Vader tom Menace," the editor-in-chief and "I've got rhythm" by Luke and assistant editor of the San ' Sky walker. Jose City College Times were Jiv2: 15 a .m. - Security guy ing the surreal dream. These are walks by. This doesn't interfere their adventures: with othe drinking happening 9:30p.m. Tuesday -just got around us. dropped off in the parking Jot of 2:32a.m. - We thought it was the Century 21 and are getting a cold before. We were wrong. first look at the inhabitants of 3:17 a.m. - Irate editor-inTent City. c hi ef wandering Tent City in Someone has brought their search of the very late entertai nbig screen TV to Tent City and is ment editor. playing the "Star Wars" trilogy. Meanwhile, a drunk Psych The original movie is currently major is laying his head on the playing. assistant editor 's shoulder. Assi ll :45 p.m . - Editors begin tant editor trie boring him to comparing Jedi training to editor death with rambling thoughts on training. It's a really cold night. see Tent, page 8
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It was a play on words when Jesus Covarrubias , the L a Raza advisor, introduced the last student band by saying that he liked to think of them as " ... the Mex generation," but his words reverberated o n the entire evening . Whether it was in song, dance or spoken word, the poetry festiva l feat ured people from a variety of generations. La Raza Student Allian ce hosted the eighth annual poetry 1 festival in the San Jose City College theater on May 14. A diverse style of dancers performed at the festival. The gold trimmed and feather s porting Azteca Dancers started the evening with a taste of an ethereal past while the fluttering skirts and wide brimmed hats of the Folkl orical Dancers seemed like something out of a recent memory. Students from City College as well as others read their poetry.
From Jorge Gonzales 's words on " ... blackness is a part of us ... " to Grito Serpentino 's hopeful " .. . when yo u ' re tired , study ... " reading, the poems were touching, occasionall y disturbing and playful with occasional intermix of E nglish and Spanish. Intertwined throughout the poetry and dancing were bands . The bands played in both English and Spanish, from soothing melodic to salsa and fro m spoken word jazz to haunting rock. "'Flor del Pueblo" songs, while mostly in Spanish, alternated between quick and slow. "Aiurista," the last band, started playing at the La Raza poetry fe tival two years before and was the one that Covarrubias likes to think of as, " .. . the Mex generation ." Their spoken word songs alternated between song-like rhy thms to lulling jazz. Many of the poems and songs reflected on being trapped between a culture and a society that see them as outsiders.
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By the time he got to middle the Year Award. In addition, Harhe had developed a pa ion school ris ha also broken the chool pole for running. vaulting record by vaulting 17' 6". lr wa then Harri began talkbeating the 16' 6" mark that he set ing about the Olympic with his with his ftrst vault in his first meet mother. here at City College. Whereas mo. t mother might The 6' 1" medium built Harris' tell their child to focus on more somewhat cocky domineer or hi obtainable goal , hi mother gave Olympic rings tattoo doesn ' t tell the . tory of what he has had to en- him undying support. Despite not having the support dure in order to present himself in of a father figure Harri says it wa, the manor does. Harri becoming an Olympic hi s mom· same undying suppott track star ha been a life long that helped him become a two time dream for him and hi · mother. All American. a high chool Hall Unfortunately, his mother died of of Farner, and Central Coa. t Section pole vaulting record holder. cancer on Feb. 7, 1998. When Harris arrived at Del Mar Since Harris's only family conHigh School he knew he would ist of an older brother, who i struggling to ucceed in life, and become a track star. Little did he know it wouldn't an elderly aunt. He wa. forced to be because he could run . make a way for himself. After a mediocre freshman year So in addition to being a full time srudentlathlete, Harris is also the track coach a ked Harri if he a full lime employee at Home De- would try pole vaulting, in order pot. His chedule has him waking to help the team earn points durup at 6:30a.m, going to school and ing dual meets. Harris reluctantly practice, then going from practice agreed, but eventually found it to be fun. directly to work. Fun quickly turned into pasAfter working for about eight hours Harris goes home and sleeps sion. After Harris ' s sophomore until the cycle repeats itself. "I live year he rapidly established himself like thi. becau e failure isn't an as a premier pole vaulter, winning option, I owe it to my mom and meet and battering records with ea e. my elf," aid Harris. Harris appeared to be well on He began his track career in the his way to college. ftr t grade, where his school would Schools like the University of have relay races. Harris said he was Hou ton, Arizona State, UCLA, always faster than his classmate .
Softball team's hope eliminated at Shasta Tom Spaulding Staff Writer The San Jose City College softball team traveled to Shasta last weekend but eemed to have left their bats in San Jo&e. The Lady Jags could only muster three runs in their three games played at the Regional playoffs. The lack of offense gave the Lady Jags· a l-2 record over the weekend. The team wa eliminated with it's second loss. ··we had a few chance. and didn't come through ," coach Debbie Huntze-Rooney said of the team\ performance. "Some time you need a break .... we didn't get the clutch hit. .. Friday night aw the Lady Jags lose to Hayward rival Chabot 2-0. Marcella Macia , who recovered from injuries earlier in the , ea on, had two of the Jags' three hit . Facing elimination against Diablo Valley College on Saturday, the Jags once again called upon work horse pitcher Kelly Beal who pitched the team to a 3-2 win. Beal ended the ea on with a won-lo record of 1 -l6. wa pitcher of record in 77% of the team' games. The win again t Diablo pitted the Jag again t ho t Shasta in the latter half of Saturday' doubleheader. Freshman pitcher Megan Willi (6-5) allowed only two runs but the team was eliminated with a 2-0 lo .
Looking back at the season. Huntze Roo ne y said, "Whe n we played well , we were really tough to beat. but when we made one or two mi takes ... " Huntze-Rooney said her team expre ed disappointment with their early playoff exit and falling hort of their goal to be one of the final eight teams in the state. ·'It would have been nice to be in the final eight," Huntze-Rooney said. The team did have it'_ hare of succe this year, a" evidenced by finishing econd in the Coast Conference behind We. t Valley. Many of the ophomores will con tinue playing next year at fouryear college .. Lynnette Ya ukawa, catcher. wa elected to the prestigiou Allor Cal team and will attend an Diego tate when he tran fer . Outfielder Megan Fam worth, who will be joining Ya ukawa in San Diego, wa elected First Team All-Conference. Fir t Team All-Conference hortstop Angela Dunbour i conidering We tern Kentucky Univerity. econd Team All-Conference pitcher Kelly Beal hope to take the mound for the Univer ity of San Diego. Mar ella Macia i con idering Colorado State.
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• The CSUMB 'Capstone Festival will conclude Today. CSU Monterey Bay will be there accepting applications for Fall 1999. Call 831-582-3518 for details. ~
• "Music for the Mex Millennium," will be held on May 21 at the San Jose City College Theater. The performance is a history of Cbicano/Latino music sponsored by the City College Arts and Lecture Series and the Latino Education Association (LEA). • The City College Art Gallery is displaying its current exhibit, Ceramics and Painting, until May 27. Gallery hours run from 9:30 a.m. to I p.m. on Monday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday. • The Latino Education Association (LEA) is hosting a luncheon reception honoring this year's LEA Scholarship award recil'ients on May 24. It will be held in the City College Community Room near the College Union. The luncheon costs $7 to attend and reservations are required by May 21. To make reservations contact Carmen Castellano at 298-218l ,.ext. 3780. • The deadline to place a c hange of address form for mailed grades is May 28. • The "June One Stop Registration" is now being offered at City College. This workshop is open to new college tudents and high school students on the City College campus on June 1, 7, 9, 14 and 16 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, contact the outreach Department at (408) 288-3708. •
.. Promotion making magic hit San Jose City College as Jason Krams, left , assisted Director Ken Herling an'd his young tal ents, into inspirational public figures that will
• Spring grades will be mailed during the week of June 14. They will be available on the STAR network, starting on June 16.
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Although enrollment since the last update in fall '92 ha declined an overall 2.46percent ( I0,856 fall '92 to I0,094 fall '98), analysis of an annualized trend indicates that growth at City College over the past seven years has fluctuated considerably. There is not, at present, a con istent growth pattern that has developed. A fo ur year profile of the C ity College student body taken by age and percentage from '95-'98 indi cates an average growth of 4.0 percent of students under 18, a 4.5percent growth of students age 18 and a 10.7percent growth of tude nts 19-20. There also was a 24.8percen t growth of student 2 1-25, 17.5percent growth of s tudent 26-30, 32.0percent growth of student 3 149 and a 6.5percent growth of tudents 50 and older. The ethnic composition of the tudent body hows the percentage of Asian student repre ent the
Return night. After the tril ogy was over the crowd quieted for the evening as people tarted heading toward their tents to catch a few hour of sleep before opening day. Tents were et up in a line according to showi ng time and an official line was formed at 4:30a.m. for the fir t showing at 8:30a.m. Movie gocrs v.ere finally let in at 7:40 a.m. to wait for the beginning of the mo>ie. The crowd started getting excited and pounded their feet against the
represent City College and Evergreen Valley College during various publicized television commercials. The plublicity idea was designed to promote the summer and fall scheduale for 99.
Retirees honored at reception
The last day to return library books is June 4.
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San Jose City College French In s tru c tor Nicole Amon was among five retirees honored at the di trict"s appreciation reception on from page 1 May II. largest increase over the past sixAmon, who began teaching the year period. language of love to San Jose/EvT hi segment of the student ergreen Community College disbody has increased by 13percent trict students in 1965, decided to (from 3 1percent fall '93 to 44percent fall '98), reflecting an enrollfrom page 6 ment trend among students attending City College. philosophy. Plan works for a little Conver ely, Caucasian students while. have declined by 15percent, (from 3:32 a.m . - Drunk guy calls 30percent fali '93 to 15percent fall edi tor-i n-chief a "guy." '98), again reflecting a ignificant 3:43a.m.- Entertainment enrollment trend . editor arrives. Takes weary The Hispanic stude nt enroll editor out to coffee at Denny 's. ment has remained stable at 25per4:28 a.m. - Journalism advisor cent and the African-American enappears in a vi ion and ask rollment stable at ?percent. editors to get some sleep because City College has almost twice the following night is production the Asia n stude nt popul a ti o n and they are " ...the Times only within the College Service Area hope." Utilizing there ult of the e and 5: II a.m. - Editors crawl into many other tatistical tudent inthe entertai nment editor's car and formation , the faculty and staff o f take a nap. City College are working hard to 8:15 a.m. - Now itting in accommodate tudents better in theater. Editors are happy to be the future as well as assi t students itting next to pleasant, sober in reachi ng their educatio na l people. goals.
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from page 1 floor about three minutes to how time. The crowd got increa ingly rowdy throughout the previews and opening credits, but ettled down when the movie started, only cheering and getting boisterous now and then during battle cene . And of course, when a familiar character was introduced. Tickets were still avai lable on Wedne day morning for the 8:30 and I I :30 a.m. howings . All howing after that were sold out.
years . Reyes however, will say farewel l after 31 years as a counselor. Both men received appreciation awards. Last to be honored was former City College Dean of Counseling/ Guidance, Charles Southward. Although Southward retired last December, he returned to receive an award for his 25.5 years of ervice. During the May 18 meeting, the retirees also received awards of recognition from the College Academic Senate. Instructional assistant Barbara Covey, ins tru ctio na l assistant Este lla Dominguez, readi ng instructor Chuck Hunter, photography instructor Steve Salisian, reading in tructor Charlotte Simpson, a nd e lectronics instructor Jerry Stevens also received awards of recognition.
call it quits after 34 years of dedication and service. The district' Governing Board gave A mon a n appreciation award to go along with her much needed retirement. The Board also honored City College Disabled Students Progra m Co un e lo r F lorence Curnutt for her 26 years of service. Curnutt dedicated her career to helping students in the disabled students program choose classes, and map out their goals. A t the reception, Curnutt received an appreciation plaq ue and set her offi cial retirement date for July I. English In tructo r Albe rt Solomon a nd hi s co ll eag ue Counselor Alexander Reyes will officially retire on June 5. Solomon chose to retire after teaching in the district for 23
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