San Jose City College Times, Vol. 77, Issue 4, Mar 18, 2014

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The Voice of San Jose City College Since 1956

Tuesday, March 18 , 2014

Volume 77 Issue 4

Briefs Students gain seats on senate The Academic Senate passed a motion to appoint two new student advisory members onto the senate Tuesday, March 4. Student members can provide opinions on matters that impact student welfare both on and off campus. The Associated Student Government put together a resolution requesting that one or two students join the AS because many senates throughout California have students that serve as advisory members on their senates. ASG President Alex Ward, 29, biochemistry major, elected and assigned former City College Times reporter Larry Harris and Chuck Stevens as the first two students on the AS. Harris, 71, undeclared major, attended the meetings on Feb. 18 and March 4 to make sure the AS acknowledged the resolution and to find out whether it passed. “As a Times reporter, the Academic Senate was part of my beat for several years,” Harris said. “I have observed the value of shared governance and hope to represent students input and views into this esteemed committee.” The AS is now attempting to assign two faculty members placed on the student government just as the two students will be placed on the senate. This allows a voice from every aspect of the college to be present and heard. “The president told us they are now moving to have two faculty members added to the ASG,” said Margaret Muench, ESL instructor and language arts representative. “It’s like a swap.” Muench said she has never been on a council with students involved. “They can’t vote, but they do have the chance to speak out,” Muench said.

PHOTO BY RILLA PENG

City College Times staff members Taylor Atkinson, Sonia Waraich, Roland Bough and Steven Canalez pose for a photo with their awards at the California College Media Association awards banquet on Saturday, March 1 in San Diego, Calif.

Times staff brings home awards Journalism students gain knowledge and recognition in San Diego

BY SONIA WARAICH TIMES STAFF

The City College Times brought home five awards from the California College Media Association Banquet in San Diego on March 1. Three awards were for content produced by individual staff members, while two awards were for the team as a whole. The banquet was held by the CCMA on the Saturday during the Associated Collegiate Press’ 30th Annual National College Journalism Convention, a four-day convention full of workshops, critiques and

Identification card machine now fixed The student identification card machine located in the Student Center has been fixed after eight weeks and four days of being out of order. The Academic Senate will look into switching vendors to avoid future problems.

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valuable information from journalism experts and industry leaders. The focus of the convention was the current journalistic landscape and the outlook for the future, in terms of everything ranging from diversity to technology. Current journalists, experts and advisers from across the country shared what they learned after years of experience in the field. “It was beneficial to see professionals who have extensive experience in journalism and were once in the same spot that I am right now,” said Steven Canalez, 18, journalism major.

Workshops covered a wide variety of topics, including how to interview anybody about anything, quick design fixes and reviewing music more effectively. There were also critique sessions that gave students the opportunity to receive feedback on their work. “These conferences give us experiences that we wouldn’t normally have in class,” said Taylor Atkinson, 21, journalism major. Attendees were not only able to speak to leaders in the field from Google and The New York Times, but to other students from

all over the country. Students were able to speak with their peers informally during a luau reception, and more formally at roundtable sessions where editors discussed the issues they face at their campus papers. “Exchanging ideas and seeing what works for them was helpful because it will improve our paper and help make our presence even stronger on campus,” Atkinson said. San Jose City College President Byron Breland helped ensure the journalism students would be able to attend the conference by securing the much-needed funds.

VETERAN’S CENTER OPENS ON CAMPUS see page 5

PAINTINGS BEAUTIFY AGING see page 6

NEXT NEWSPAPER: April 1

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