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Southern California College tour Students enjoy their spring break touring colleges around Southern California BY VIRIDIANA CASTELLANOS TIMES STAFF
Spring break is when college students are expected to party all night and sleep all day. However, for 42 San Jose City College students, their spring break was quite the opposite. With the help of Lezra Chenportillo; the head coordinator of this trip, San Jose City College took 42 students on a tour around Southern California to visit seven college campuses in four days. The trip was open to everyone and the students were selected based on their applications that they’d submitted. The application was pretty simple, just some basic personal information and a one-page essay that talked about why the student wanted to attend the trip. More than 42 students applied to attend, but since there was only a limited space they had to choose based on the student’s applications. The trip was completely free;
Photo credits to Margot uchicua San Jose City College students pose infront of the USC campus on Monday March 21.
it included transportation which was a charter bus for everyone who attended lodging and meals. Early in the morning at 6 a.m on Monday March 21, the students went on their journey and their first stop was USC. The students got there around noon and got a tour of the schools Cinema Arts, where students
got a private tour of a formers student’s studio who is majoring in stop motion animation. After a long day touring the school and the community around it, the students finally got to their hotel around 9 p.m. After USC they drove down to UC San Diego, San Diego State, CSU Long Beach, UCLA, UC
Santa Barbara, and finally CSU SLO. The trip took 4 days in total, they had workshops in between and a lot of time to get to know their fellow group mates. “It was a nice experience because I got to know more about the different colleges and I could see the different diversity
between them” said Margot Uchicua who is majoring in Graphic Design. Students were allowed to explore around on their own, not only just inside campus but outside as well.
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The new San Jose City College students make sparks fly Welding classes designed for Local 39 Engineers BY LARRY L. HARRIS
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Student Robert Almdida perfects a weld in the new welding lab at San Jose City College.
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San Jose City College is now home to a state of the art welding lab training 30 welding apprentices from Stationary Engineers local 39. Vice President of Administrative Affairs, Jorge Escobar said in the first issue 2016 of its monthly newsletter “The Campus View” that, “I believe that the combination of welding stations, welding equipment, and fume extraction system is perhaps the only one of this kind in the West Coast.” The class is career centered developing real world problem solving skills Welding Student Robert Almdida said, “I really like the Class and I hope to get proficient in welding all sorts of structural steel. The program is good, it is informative, you get a lot of lab time. It is real hands on and is beneficial to the companies we work for because you learn to do the things you have to do on the job.”
According to Associate Dean of Career & Technical Education, Maniphone Dickerson and citing from the California Labor Department, the Occupational outlook for welding skills is robust with: l 2014-2015 total number employed in welding occupations: 6,400 just in the Bay Area l 2016 projections for welding occupations: 1,874 for California with projection of total openings for the Bay Area estimated at 30-35 percent (560-650) l 2017-2022 projections for welding occupations: 30,600 for California with projection of total welding occupational annual openings of 930. The Bay Area welding occupation projection is at 30-35 percent (279-325 welding occupation annual openings.) Dickerson went on to state the midrange starting salaries begin in the mid to high $60,000 range. The current welding programs consist of three welding classes designed for members of the Stationary Engineers local 39 as part of their apprentice program. The program will eventually evolve into an AS degree in welding and be open to all interested students.
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Take advantage of what you pay for The health center of San Jose City College serves the students BY RABIH CHAHINE TIMES STAFF
Students may not be aware of the benefits available for them and how much it costS. “All San Jose City College students pay a health fee at registration, which covers all visits to the medical doctor and provider,” Said the RN nurse on campus Kathleen Barzegar. San Jose City College health center is located at the student center across from the student store. Barzegar said, “All these services are for free and you only need an appointment to be seen.” Furthermore, Barzegar enforced that students can see a personal counselor for as low as a dollar.
Camille Zuniga, 23, majoring in business, was concerned about her privacy when she asked about who sees the results. “I was not aware that I have paid for these services already and cannot believe they cover all those important things,” Zuniga said. Barzegar expressed all students are protected under Health Insurance portability and accountability (HIPPAA), meaning only the staff can view patient charts and only the health center and the patients will be aware of the diagnoses. Alexis Rascon, 23, management information systems said, “the main reason my girlfriend uses the health center is to get a checkup. She is nervous and shy but always feel safe going here.” When visiting the health center, check the hours because they change often. To make an appointment over the phone, call 408-288-3724. For a list of prepaid services visit http://SJCCTimes.com
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San Jose City College Times took home two awards
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Enhancing students enthusiasm in journalism BY JON CALAMATEOS TIMES STAFF
The Journalism Association of Community Colleges convention is an opportunity for junior college undergraduates to network, compete in contests and attend workshops. The event took place in Burbank, Calif., where San Jose City College Times students took home two awards and learned skills to apply to the newspaper. The JACC convention is a yearly opportunity for junior college undergraduates to network, compete in contests, and attend workshops. Awards are given for contests that simulate how journalists research, prepare, and write a story. Many talented and enthusiastic college students talk about choosing a major. 400 college students from the state of Calif., attended the statewide journalism
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David Xavieal and Alex Martinet brought home awards from JACC on March 17 in Burbank, Calif. convention to learn about a career in journalism The workshops were full of slideshows and statistics that helped students realize there was more to this convention than writing for a school newspaper. One workshop provided students the best times to post on social media sites, which sparked the student’s attention. They began to take pictures and notes as the information rolled out. Each presentation had knowledgeable speakers. There was so much to go over
yet students still seemed to be intrigued. Some students who attend the convention weren’t Journalism majors, but it created space where students grew a deeper appreciation of the craft, and of the field. It was also a place where students had to reflect about aspects of life, how to be consistent and how catch an audience. Students cheered for their peers and colleges, and everyone was supportive of all the winners. San Jose City College’s own Patrick Huaranga and Brennon Dixson won fourth
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Ung who is majoring in Psychology. “Part of the trip is we wanted them to go to visit a campus, but we also wanted them to know the community around them because part of visiting a campus is getting to know the community that you’re going to be in” said Olga Morales, who is a current EOPS counselor here at SJCC. This is Olga Morales first year working as a counselor here at SJCC, and she was dazzled by what SJCC offers students.
place award for Informational Graphic. San Jose City College Times Staff also won a fourth place award for Student Designed Advertisement. If you would like to attend the next journalism convention, please contact us at citycollegetimes@jaguars.sjcc.edu. If you would like to learn more about upcoming opportunities, please feel free to see the San Jose City College Associated Student Government. They have weekly meetings in the Student Center, room SC204, from 2 p.m to 4 p.m.
“I’m really impressed with the commitment that SJCC has for our students; for them to invest in our students so they have this opportunity really shows their level of commitment” The trip was brought back after a couple of years, and Morales said that they definitely hope to have it next year as well. “ I am grateful to SJCC because this was my first time that I got to travel” said Nghi Ung,” the trip made me be brave and do what I want for my goal, which is to go away from home”.
SJCC CALENDAR BY REVAE JENSEN TIMES STAFF
EVENTS An Enchanted Evening of Middle Eastern Poetry April 13 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Middle Eastern Poetry Student Center, SC-204 The Overcoat Theater Production April 14 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. The Overcoat Theater Production SJCC Theatre The Overcoat Theater Production April 15 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. The Overcoat Theater Production SJCC Theatre The Overcoat Theater Production April 16 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. The Overcoat Theater Production SJCC Theatre The Overcoat Theater Production April 17 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
The Overcoat Theater Production SJCC Theatre April 14 7 p.m - 8:30 p.m Longhorns, Love Songs & Lawmen April 23 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Peninulaires Chorus: Longhorns, Love Songs & Lawmen SJCC Theatre Nursing Preparation Workshop April 26 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Nursing Preparation Workshop Student Center, SC-216 Hall of Excellence Awards May 12 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Hall of Excellence Awards Banquet T-415 La Raza Commencement May 20 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Main Gym
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