Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
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Bond measures, a broken promise
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Student parent leaves campus with her child after their visitt to the counciling center Oct. 3, 2016 (Times Staff/ Melissa M Martinez)
Child Development Center to be demolished BY MELISSA MARIA MARTINEZ TIMES STAFF
The 2030 Facilities Master Plan and Bond Measure X indicate plans to demolish the Child Development Center after plans to renovate the building were abandoned in 2012; with no mention of building a new center. San Jose City College’s Child Development Center was built in 1979 and was in need of major renovations in 2004 when voters approved Measure G, a $185 million bond measure set to pay for projects outlined by the district in the ballot voters approved. The building of Child Development was among the projects listed but renovations were never implemented. Yet even as the financial crisis forced the district to reevaluate its priorities in 2009, the Child Development Center was considered too important a program to cut for lack of funds. “The board is committed to the district having a cost effective child development center,” former Chancellor, Rosa Perez said April 16, 2009, according to the governing board meeting minutes. Instead of cutting the program, the district decided to reengineer the Child Development Center into a laboratory school associated with the Early Childhood education department, according to May 21, 2009 governing board meeting minutes.
Then what happened to the Child Development Center? On April 1, 2011, no more than three months into her position, former president Barbara Kavalier sent an email informing the school that the Child Development Center must close at the end of June, according to an article from City College Times. According to the article, Kavalier said that a district review of the center conducted the year before found that San Jose City College had insufficient funds to cover all the costs associated with the Child Development Center. “The reason they gave for shutting down the center, was that the center was not environmentally safe for children,” Metas Coordinator Alex Lopez said. Following her announcement, Kavalier makes a recommendation to the board of trustees; to lay off center employees because the cost associated with the center’s renovations, repairs and upgrades would cost too much to keep the center open, according to April 12, 2011 governing board minutes. According to the minutes, trustee Balbir Dhillon asks Kavalier if Measure G funds could cover the costs of necessary renovations to keep the center in compliance and Kavalier acknowledged that the bond did include the Child Development Center. The board asks Kavalier to look for alternatives to closing the center, but during the next meeting Kavalier convinces trustees
that the center is not a priority for the school, according to May 10, 2011 governing meeting minutes. Despite the fact that Measure G included the building of Child Development, the board of trustees voted in favor of Kavalier’s recommendation; to lay off the center’s employees—essentially closing the center. “It is important to note that we are committed to bringing back child care services to San Jose City College and have begun building a plan for the future center,” former District Chancellor Rita Cepeda said in the resolution that eliminated the employee positions. Broken promise Subsequently, Measure G funds earmarked for the Child Development Center’s renovations were changed to cover a new project; Photo Lab Relocation, according to Dec. 11, 2012 project change log. What about building a new center? San Jose City College President, Byron Breland said he believes it is possible to revisit the discussion for a new center; however the college would first have to demonstrate a need.
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“Our district is committed to working with students and the community to provide ideal services to assist our students achieve their educational goals,” Breland said, “In terms of being responsible with taxpayer’s money, we would have to develop a need, as we would with any other project.”
Accreditation team to evaluate college What students should know about accreditation What students need to know BY MELISSA MARIA MARTINEZ TIMES STAFF
San Jose City College is an accredited institution, which makes it possible to offer students a more affordable means of completing CSU and UC transferable courses. Without this accredited status it would not be possible for SJCC to offer these transferable courses. A team of 13 peer reviewers, administrators from various community colleges, will be on campus from Oct. 11 through Oct. 13 to conduct a site visit—one of the phases in the process of reaffirming SJCC’s accreditation.
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“It’s a peer review process that happens every seven years,” Vice President of Academic Affairs Duncan Graham said. For three days, the team will be gathering information to assess how well SJCC meets the accreditation standards. “The team evaluates the college to reaffirm the college is running right and offering high quality programs,” Graham said. The team will be wearing lanyards to identify themselves. Last time City College underwent this process in 2010, the college was placed on probationary status and remained so until July 29, 2015, after the college addressed all the administrative recommendations, according to a letter by
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the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. This time around, Graham is feeling good. “We have a pretty good system here on campus; I think there are a lot of good things that have happened here,” Graham said. “I hope we can project a positive image.” During the site visit, the college will host two open forums to hear from the campus community. Students who feel they have benefited from SJCC are encouraged to come to one of the open forums to comment. “That would be a really strong opportunity for students to go and share positive experiences they have had here at San Jose City College,” Graham said.
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2 Opinion
Dear City College Times, I am currently a student here at San Jose City and I just wanted to show my appreciation to the counselors. My expectations before attending this college was that they wouldn’t be as helpful, only because at college, I assumed everyone is concerned only of themselves. To my surprise, I found the counselors remarkably more than helpful and eager to help me, especially with my schedule and financial aid concerns. I came to college worried and stressed about what classes are best for me and my major, but after a few visits, they helped me make a full end plan of semesters for the whole year. Sincerely, Alicia, An overjoyed student Dear City College Times, I am currently enrolled in the EOPS program and spend plenty of hours in the tutoring center. These programs have helped me reach my potential and help me set a plan straight to success. I attended a few colleges before SJCC but was never of what to do or how to get started, and no one offered their help. Thankfully, I decided to attend SJCC and I remember that just by attending orientation that this was the school for me because I could see their genuinely interested in my success. My first counselor at SJCC encouraged me to take a guidance class that was to set me in my path to reaching my career goals. From that great class I learned of all these great services and programs that SJCC offered. I then applied to EOPS and got accepted. This program has helped economically to pay my books, but also it provided me with
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the help of a great counselor, Valentin Garcia. He has been my mentor and my guide throughout my semester by helping create my plan, as well as giving me information about scholarships, financial aid and even success tips. This program helps me stay on track with my requirements and also with good grades since it is a requirement. In general, it motivates me even more to know that they genuinely care for my success. Just wanted to thank SJCC for the staff, counselors, programs and tutors for their devotion and great effort to help students in our success. Being a mother of three and working full time makes it almost impossible to not stress and to want to throw in the towel, but having help and support from your school and counselors helps you keep your head up and gives you that extra push you need to not give up till you reach your goals. Sincerely, Elsa P Dear editor: Professors, I think, should be a bit more lenient or at least have homework more manageable. Homework is inevitable, I understand that since classes are far shorter compared to high school, leaving most of the work be done outside of the classroom. But what if outside of class, a student has more concerns? Me and other friends who also attend SJCC work excessive hours at a job. Many counselors say, “Just request less hours.” It isn’t that simple as it sounds however. Most of our jobs at this young age are minimum wage and are usually run by large corporations. These businesses typically have policies and standards that give these students, many hours
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to employees, most likely to meet high customer demand considering the size of these companies. In my workplace, once you apply, you cannot change your availability or hours until you have worked 90 days. This accounts for most of a single semester, in which a student working here may not work less, regardless of how much schoolwork they are given. We can’t simply quit either, as expenses starting at the age of 18 are very high such as car payments or tuition fees. This heavy demand for work spares little time for reading at home, studying, and paperwork without sacrificing sleep hours, let alone personal free time. I don’t want to reduce the value of homework, I still would like to study and learn as much as I can. But, I would like to do this without the pressure of time or without stressful conditions. Nathanael De La Cruz Dear City College Times, I come early to school every day, and as I arrive, I see the school maintenance department working to keep the school clean, picking up trash bags from the trash cans, removing anything that keeps the school grounds from looking its best. These people commit themselves to keeping a clean environment for all of us, and I imagine they rarely are thanked by us (students) for what they do. Just the maintenance department, there are a lot of other people working hard for our benefit every day, everywhere. Maybe we don’t realize how important their jobs are, and how much those little details we don’t pay attention to, affect our days. I spend most of my day at San Jose City College, It has become my second home, I truly appreciate the clean environment, the welcoming feeling this place has. I would like to compliment the maintenance department, the City College Times staff, the professors, and every person who works hard every day to keep students wellinformed about their education, and those who keep the grass, the floors, the bathrooms, the classrooms, and
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every part of San Jose City College clean for us, I appreciate the work and effort they put into it. Regards, Vania O Dear City College Times: One way to improve the school is getting dorms for international students or students that want to live on campus. I am an international student coming from Chile. I got to San Jose a month and a half ago and when I got here I did not know where I was going to live during the semester. When I was in that situation I was thinking about the international student program, it is not complete at all, because my first day here I did not know where I was going to stay the night and I was worried about it, my family was worried as well. I know there are a lot of international students attending San Jose City college and it is hard to find housing in this area. My idea to improve the school is getting dorms, or also have some agreement with housing. To avoid this kind of problem. Bruno R Dear City College Times, Hello, I noticed that the physical copy of the SJCC newspaper is lacking upcoming events. The newspaper last school year had it and I miss reading about upcoming events. It helped inform me of what is going to happen and helped me decide if I wanted to go. Otherwise, I like reading the City College times and my mother loves to read it whenever I bring it home. Emily S The Times is your newspaper so let us know what we are doing wrong and let us know what you like. We are eager to hear from you. Also if you feel like you’d like to be a part of the newspaper staff, seriously consider taking journalism 32A next semester. The Times welcomes students from every walk of life and the class is UC transferable!
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Football team stumbles out of the gate
Jaguars struggle through 1st month of the season BY IVAN CRUZ TIMES STAFF
Through three weeks of play the Jaguars have yet to post a win and their biggest problem has been stopping their opponents. The Jaguars have given up an average of 450 yards per game, including a game against Monterey Peninsula in which the Jaguars gave up 508 yards of total offense. Defensive and special teams struggles have plagued the Jaguars and haves overshadowed some solid offensive play. On the road in Gilroy for the first game of the season against Gavilan College, the Jaguars led by scoring 22 points through three quarters. However, early in the fourth quarter Gavilan was able to score on a 44yard pass play. On the ensuing kickoff, Jaguars kick returner Esteban Mosqueda fumbled and Gavilan was able to recover the fumble with great field
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position. Gavilan then proceeded to score the go-ahead touchdown six plays later. Both offenses remained stagnant after that point and the game ended with the Jaguars falling to Gavilan 27-22. “We left one down in Gilroy.
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That was one we probably could have won, and we made some key mistakes, but we have some young guys. So now this week we shouldn’t make the same mistakes,” said head coach Carlton Connor. However, the next game against
Merced showcased more defensive and special teams issues for the Jaguars. The Jaguars were blown out 47-0 in their first home game of the season. The Jaguars’ defense was unable to contain quarterback Andrew Trahan, as his dual-threat capabilities proved to be an issue. The Jaguars’ offense was never able to form a rhythm as Merced’s defenders consistently got into the backfield and disrupted plays. Merced’s team bus broke down on the road to the game, delaying kickoff by more than an hour. Monterey Peninsula was also able to take the Jaguars by a comfortable score of 33-20. The Jaguars’ offense did put in a good showing, but Monterey Peninsula jumped out to a 20-point lead by the third quarter and was able to hold off the Jaguars despite Jaguars running back De’Jon Packer running for an impressive 124 yards on only 16 carries. The Jaguars’ defense once again was unable to stop Monterey Peninsula, specifically on the ground. Monterey Peninsula was able to amass 214 rushing yards on a staggering 5.6 yards per rush average.
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Making a more perfect union requires protest, debate Kaepernick hated and celebrated
Opinion BY REGINALD WEBB TIMES STAFF
I applaud San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protest of the National Anthem to bring attention to racism and police brutality. It has stirred up controversy and inspired others to use the National Anthem as their platform of protest. He has been subjected to a great deal of scrutiny, harsh criticism in social media, and death threats. Many regard the National Anthem as something that should be off limits as far as protests are concerned. They consider it a tribute to our troops primarily and as such offensive to not stand for it. While I understand how someone could reach this conclusion, it is a mistake to demonize and regard Kaepernick as antiAmerican. The Anthem actually is a good platform for protest. It is a tribute to a flag symbolizing freedom, liberation and resolve. The lyrics not included in the song we all know begin to reveal the hypocrisy of what we think the National Anthem represents and its writer, Frances Key’s avarice. Key’s poem delights in the killing of
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slaves who had signed up to fight with the British in exchange for their freedom. Key, an anti-abolitionist feels the slaves are treasonous and should simply remain obedient as subjects. The anthem Americans are supposed to show so much public pride for glamorizes the killing of slaves. So those amongst us so offended and angry at Kaepernick should also appreciate the humility of him and other black Americans who have been asked to celebrate this song, their patriotism, and allegiance, in spite of its offensive lyrics glamorizing the killing of slaves.
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These slaves were fighting for the British in exchange for their freedom. They had tried this with America only to be betrayed in the Revolutionary War. Frances Key sees them as treasonous and enemies of the state deserving slaughter, traitors fighting to be liberated from bondage of about 200 years at that time. So as we fast-forward to the present and witness the National Anthem being used to protest racism and police brutality. It is a fitting platform for protest. Like the war that inspired the Star Spangled Banner, the flag will survive this current peaceful
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debate and conversation. Mutual respect and understanding will hopefully emerge from this controversy. Likewise, the loudest critics who make statements like “leave the country if you do not like it,” as if somehow Kaepernick must be satisfied with the status quo might begin to respect the views of others. Should he have no concern and be thankful he was adopted or satisfied with his personal wealth and accept society as it is? The attitude of those so offended by his actions assume it is more their country then his. Should not those who can stand for our flag and beam with pride understand the need for those that do not feel that pride? Why would they not want the same for those who do not feel the pride? They cannot simply fake it to keep the peace. The underlying message is the indictment that blacks and other racial minorities in America can reside in America as citizens, but with a lesser claim of ownership. Criticism or challenging America with regard to values such as equality and justice is frowned upon or seen as un-American. Making a more perfect union is not always a popular endeavor when society’s shortcomings are being exposed. The denial and lack of regret shown by many with regard to these police shootings really exposes the different realities people are experiencing and their inability to empathize with others who are experiencing something different such as these police shootings. The perception justice is not equally applied continues to prevail in affected communities adding to the frustration and outrage.
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4 A&E Great America’s Halloween Haunt Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
Virtual reality experience By Melissa Maria Martinez Times Staff Night has fallen. The goblins, ghouls and demon clowns stir within the thick fog. Have you ever visited Great America’s Halloween Haunt? The park is all lit up with Halloween decorations. Past the entrance, huge flaming pumpkins surround the pool in front of Great America’s famous two level carousels. Further inside, next to the old Vortex an extreme fire show choreographed to music by a live band. Most of the normal rides are operating alongside special spooky mazes, that have taken the place of the little shops throughout the park. The feature attraction VR 5150 was unlike anything I had ever experienced. About 6-8 are allowed to enter into this virtual reality attraction at a time. Once inside, each person is put in his or her own room divided by hospital curtains and a member of their medical team help put on the virtual reality goggles and headphones. Next they literally strap you to a chair. Looking around the room with the virtual reality goggles on was extraordinary—a total VR experience. To get things started, the nurse comes up to administer a shot and it’s very convincing. The plot of the story is a mental patient with supernatural abilities (similar to that of Jean Gray as the Phoenix from X-Men) wreaks havoc throughout the mental ward. She tortures the staff among the piles of dead bodies and there are few moments that might make your heart jump but it was nothing too scary. Great America’s Haunt is open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only until Oct. 31 from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Unfortunately, the park decided to shut down this VR experience days after the Times visited.
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Academic Senate creats job priority Retirement vacancies not properly refilled
paramount. The program has a 45 percent increase in student enrollment. Probably the most concerning reality of the entire list is simply that more than half of the 13 positions were not properly prepared for by HR and Administrators because they are retirement vacancies not being refilled. The next meeting is Nov. 1 in the Student Center room 204 at 2:10PM. Check the SJCC website for more information.
BY DARYL VON DUNKER Times Staff
The Academic Senate met on Thursday, Oct. 4, in the Student Center Conference room to choose new committee members, create a Faculty Hiring Priority List to be submitted to the college president, enact policies and receive status update reports. Of these agenda items the most dynamic involvement from the audience was the Faculty Hiring Priority List. With only 3-minute presentations, department representatives provided 13 presentations of what full-time positions needed to be filled and why. One presentation was for the creation of a new job-creating program rather than a job position. This program proposed to create a Musical Instrument Repair program. An instrument repair program would create jobs not only across the entire west coast region, but also for the Bay Area. Presently only two businesses try to meet the overwhelming needs of high school music departments, marching bands, private musicians, orchestras and professional organizations. The second most original presentation was for a new Theatre Technical faculty member. This position and subsequent classes would create marketable job skills crucial to running conferences, conventions and theme parks in the Silicon Valley. Skills absolutely necessary and used by hundreds of local corporations such as: Apple, Google, Facebook and Steve Wozniak’s annual Comicons. The most impassioned speech came in the form of a filibuster by the ESL program. The most disquieting presentations were made for counselors across three programs: Crisis Mental Health, mainly for suicide prevention; DSPS, right now the ratio is one counselor per 800+ students and Veteran Affairs, a program that has jumped from 30 to 300 served per year. The one that left everyone scratching their head was the Real Estate program existing without a Full-time faculty. Everyone knows that Real Estate is a high commodity in the valley. Students must achieve broker and/or state occupational license within a two-year period. Presently, SJCC has to send students to other colleges to finish their education. SJCC’s participation in the Career Technical Education (CTE) program should be
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6 Technology News
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Canvas vs. Moodle BY DARYL VON DUNKER
Tips for professors and students
In Moodle, “For assignments, there was a your current percentage is. And as long as maximum point value you could enter ... that was your instructor is using a standard percentage set by IT.” In Canvas, “I set the maximum point breakdown - 70% is a C - you can tell what you hris Lancaster works a San Jose City value for my assignments and nobody else sets are getting in the class; in that moment.” College, Cabrillo, and San Jose State. them.” Email is foolproof. “You can’t actually put When it comes to platforms, he has used: Q. Is there a Dashboard? in the wrong email. You just click their name out Moodle, Angel, WebCT, Blackboard, Desire-toA. “Yeah! The Dashboard is Great! It lets you of the list.”\ Learn - D2L, and Canvas. see all your classes in one place in a way that lets Calendars. It “can send you reminders of Q. How good are you with computers? you customize. You can assign a color to each of when assignments are coming. There would be a A. “I’m not technophobic. I’ve been using your classes, so it is easier to find them. Which square around the date to let you know.” computers since I was five years old and I had a is kind of nice. That’s for both professors and All Class To Do List. “If you have multiple hard time with Moodle. It is ugly. It is HTML.” students.” classes, you can see when all things are due for Q. Top 3 favorite things about There is also an app! The all of your classes, in order.” “The app on professors and students “For my Moodle? Notifications and Messages. “They A. “That’s hard. I don’t know that the smartphone can benefit that there is a money, the are all right there.” there’s really anything about Moodle is better than mobile app for it. Also, as an Canvas one is Q. Is there a Dashboard for that I liked ... We had to pay to host Moodle on the instructor, it is easier for me just the best.” students? computer.” somewhere ... So it looks like it’s to send an announcement to A. Yes, You can set favorites on that. free, but it’s not actually free ... We all of my students now. The trick with that is that you have to actually got funding from the state, Q. Can stuff get lost? change it every semester. for all of the community colleges to switch to A. “No, there are no spam filters. Only people Q. Since I haven’t seen it, is it like Pandora Canvas.” in the system can send and receive messages, so - nice looking? Q. Was that a particular bond or measure? nothing gets lost.” A. “Sure. It is clean, and a lot nicer to look at.” A. “I don’t know ... it is an initiative by the Q. How long does it take to enter all the Q. Are there YouTube tutorials? state to get all the colleges to switch over and use information for a class per class? A. “Instructure, the company that makes it, the same thing.” A. “For me, setting up a new class is not that has online tutorials ... and most colleges have Q. Top 5 things that you like about Canvas? long. It took me an hour to set up the augmentation resources on campus to learn how to use it.” A. “I like a lot. It has a lot of things that Moodle class. The first time (ever) probably took 2 or 3 Q. What kind of advice would you give to didn’t have or that were difficult in Moodle, that just trying to find things and where they are. calm fears? are easy in Canvas. Of course, your instructor has to be good about A. Professors: “Ultimately, it’s going to be There is a lot more integration for setting up putting all your assignments into Canvas ... . But better. It saves you time throughout the semester. group assignments ... I can put a team name ... they can copy it.” Spending a little more time at the beginning and I can put their members in there ... and I can Q. Can it migrate from semester to semester saves you time throughout. You can grade right set up a discussion page just for their group.” or do you have to load it every single time? in Canvas, leave comments on student’s papers Q. Are you talking front-end for the user or A. “I can export it to a file here at San Jose City ... without having to download anything and set backend for the professor? College, that I can upload to the Cabrillo one ... up a rubric ... it is so much faster. That really is A. “For both. all the assignments, all the files, everything that my favorite thing about Canvas!” Setting up discussion boards in Moodle was I put in is there.” A. Students: “It is more user-friendly than any really difficult, and it is easy to do in canvas ... STUDENT TIPS! of the other systems. Once you figure out how and it is (also) easy for students to figure out. Grades are easier to see. “It tells you what to click on a button it is so user-friendly ... The TIMES STAFF
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The Laser Program Opens Doors Lighting the career path of success
BY DARYL VON DUNKER TIMES STAFF
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asers are the future of precision cutting. Have you considered making it your career? Sydney Sukuta has a Masters in Physics and a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Nevada - Reno, then transferred to the Silicon Valley and rotated through several different laser companies here. Eventually, he realized he could teach a comprehensive course for lasers that can be applied to any company here in the valley. Ultimately it would become a five-point program that covers: n Manufacturing n Testing (Quality Control) n Research and Development (R&D) n 3D Modeling and Printing n Virtual Instrumentation (an automation approach) In fact, “it is the only program in Northern California that is designed specifically to the Bay Area” - meaning, that you can get a job anywhere in the valley. Q. So what exactly is a laser? A. “A laser is essentially like a light bulb that has a prism. The prism-like device in a laser selects one wavelength that is trapped in a box and intensified while some of it is released to the outside as a laser beam.” The laser itself consists of two parts: the EM-field (the light) and the optics system (the box it sits in). Think of it like a car in simple terms. The car is the box and the engine is the light.
“Some laser companies make lasers/laser heads while others make laser systems. You can think of a laser/laser head as the car engine while the laser system is the car itself. Laser systems are focused on specific applications which include surgery, micro-machining, ophthalmic, 3D printing etc.” Q. What two facts are important to know? A. The program: 1) bridges the gap from knowing nothing about lasers to knowing everything you need and 2) erases the fear of math. “When most people think about lasers, they think about engineering them. This program prepares you to be a laser technician – not an engineer.” And with the way the field is expanding, students “can work in a medical office or a dental office, just as easily as manufacturing” although they may need more training. Also, when it comes to Math, all you need is basic Algebra and the program guides you to exactly what formulas are needed. There is no need for calculus. ESL learners only need conversational English. Q. What is the Job Outlook? A. If you choose to leave the area, your education from San Jose City College can also land you in other, hot seat, laser-bed communities such as: “San Diego, Petaluma and Los Angeles, as well as Reno, Nev., Tucson, Ariz.” Other east coast laser-bed communities are found in the states of New Jersey and Massachusetts. Q. How long does the program take? A. The unique program at SJCC, “takes four semesters to complete the most basic certificate - Level 1. Level 3 requires taking math, physics,
and electronics. The associate’s degree naturally involves general core classes on top of Level 3. Q. How quickly can students get employed? A. Some proactive students, “get hired before they are done with the schooling.” This is due to the wonderful amount of lab hours required applying what is learned in the classroom. While most employers prefer 50 hours of lab time, it is virtually impossible to achieve that much work-related experience outside of the work environment. However, SJCC provides extensive hours in just lab time - all tailored to local employer needs. Q. What kind of pay students can expect from future employers? With a degree, “students that apply themselves can often achieve $40,000 to $60,000. Those salaries can come with full benefit packages: health insurance, sick pay, annual leave pay, clipper cards and many other perks. Q. Who are these amazing employers that seek out SJCC students? A. The official SJCC Laser Technology website lists: “Newport Spectra-Physics, Coherent, Lumentum, DPSS Lasers, Lawrence Livermore National Labs (LLNL), Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC), Telesis, A-1 Jay’s Machining, Picarro, BD Biosciences, Abbott Medical Optics (AMO), Cutera, and Sciton”as potential employers. For more information on the Laser Technology program, please contact the Applied Science Division at (408) 288-3781 or Professor Sydney Sukuta at Sydney.sukuta@sjcc.edu. Or visit the 100 Wing, Room 114.
Tuesday, Oct 11, 2016
CAMPUS NEWS 8
Villains and Superheroes It was all about the Clubs Day BY MAGGIE ZOU TIMES STAFF
San Jose City College gave clubs an opportunity to recruit and present themselves by hosting a club day on Sept. 21. The three hour event was placed on the grass in front of the Multi-discipelinary building. This semester’s theme was Villains and Superheroes. Many clubs sent out representative students, cosmology department had some juniors out there, other clubs had two to three people behind their tables. Clubs started to set up in the morning. Some students had already sat behind the cosmology table for haircut and makeup. Usually it would cost money, however, on that day they did everything for free! They chose Spiderman to represent MAKE UP TO MAGGIE ZOU
CHECK OUT OUR LATEST VIDEOS AT /SJCCTimesOnline them. Students and staffs had red balloons and spiders drawn on their hands. “I think this club day is cool, it gives me an opportunity to get off class and really do makeup on customers,” said Emily Holt, a freshman in the cosmology department. KJCC had a few DJs and photographers to warm up the atmosphere. They played music during the whole event. DJ called the name of the club’s name when there were a group of people gathered around that table. Japanese club’s table
CLUB DAY Photos by Benjamin Castro
What is Bond Measure X? A BRIEF SUMMARY
BY MELISSA MARIA MARTINEZ TIMES STAFF
What is Measure X? Measure X is a $748 million bond the district is asking taxpayers to approve in the upcoming November election. What will the bond fund? Bond measures have been used to keep school facilities safe and up to date. If approved, taxpayers agree to continue to cover the costs of projects implemented by the San Jose Evergreen Community College District; including but not limited to upgrading, renovating and building at San Jose City and Evergreen Valley colleges. Where does the money come from? The money is raised though the property taxes Santa Clara County residents currently pay for sanitary and storm sewer utility services, garbage and recycling service along with other property-based utility services. What does it need to pass? In order to pass, the ballot measure must receive at least 55 percent voter approval. What will the money from Measure X be used for? According to the resolution approved by the board of trustees the bond will be used to evaluate the needs of returning veterans, safety, university transfer, enrollment trends, class size, reeducation, class availability, information technology, and technical job training facilities of the district.
was a unique table. In spite of other club cosplayed Marvell characters, the Japanese club members put on Kimono, a traditional Japanese cloth. Instead of providing snacks such as chips or cookies, Japanese club also offered Japanese food called mochi. ”… you get to recruit people if you are in clubs, and when you are not in clubs you get information about things that you can involve in school.” Lesly Martinez from SACNAS said. Students were not aware of the raffle. “Students do not know about the raffle. There should be a sigh or reminder, so more students will come.” Melissa Maria Martinez said. Holt also said:” I hope our school can offer outside electric plug, so I can make the hair too.” Although cosmology students put service menu on the table, they could only offer hair cutting service. ASG was hosting the event to give new and returning students an opportunity to mingle with the various clubs on campus and was focused on making Club Day a memorable experience. ASG vice president, Sabryna Rodriguez.
The ballot states the bond money will be used to repair/upgrade classrooms, to prepare students/ veterans for jobs/ university transfer by repairing/ building nursing, engineering, vocational, technology, science/ job training classrooms, improving campus, earthquake safety, disabled access, remove asbestos/lead paint, acquiring, constructing, repairing sites, facilities/ equipment. How does this bond measure compare to the 2004 and 2010 G bond measures? 1.Measure X costs more than the 2004 and 2010 Measure G bonds combined plus 295 million. 2. Previous bond measures have never made any reference to evaluating the needs of returning military veterans. According to the resolution the board of trustees approved, the district has served thousands of military veterans while the ballot language indicate only hundreds of military veterans. 3. The 2004/10 also never referenced San Jose City and Evergreen Valley’s urgent and critical facility
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needs and capacity to provide active military veterans with support and job training facilities. 4. Measure X states it’s going to use the bond money to demolish the
2004/10 bond measure ballots. 6. Measure X also includes the Milpitas Education Center, which is a newly acquired extension of the district. As with the previous bond measures, the district may decide not to implement certain projects indicated based on their evaluation of the college’s need.
child development center as opposed to the 2004 Measure G bond which said it would be renovating and upgrading the building of child development. 5. Although bond proceeds are not be used for any administrator or faculty salaries they may be used to reimburse the district for the cost of district staff when performing work on necessary and incidental to bond projects;
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Measure X and 2004/2010 Measure G are open to the public and were found in the bond resolutions and ballot language online at the San Jose Evergreen Community College District website.
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Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
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Campus Life 7
Pre-Law program prepares students for the future
Creating a pathway to law school
Welcome the Accreditation Visiting Team in the Student Center. There will be coffee and pastries to enjoy while you mingle and meet the Team.
BY MELISSA MARIA MARTINEZ
Thursday, October 13
The Pathway to Law School program allows aspiring law students to begin their journey at San Jose City College. “The program is for students who are interested in either going to law school or other law-related careers,” Pathway to Law School program coordinator, Rachel Hagan said, “any legal field, including (but not limited to) paralegal, legal secretary, police officer.” Jorge Casas, a student in the program, is very excited at the opportunity of one day getting into law school. “I realize it’s no guarantee, a large part of it will be up to me to make it academically,” Casas said, “my experiences and endeavors will be greatly enhanced as a member of Pathway to Law school.” The program was created to give diverse populations more opportunities to participate in the legal profession, according to a press release by the California Community Colleges chancellor. For students, the program requirements are simple. “Students can take advantage of this program without having to take many other courses,” Hagan said, “because many of the courses required are basic general education courses.” As part of the Pathway to Law program, students receive early exposure to the law school experience, individual counseling, LSAT preparation and waived application fees for admission to participating law schools, according to the SJCC website. “We will be taking a trip to UC Santa Cruz,” Hagan said. “They offer legal studies and mock trial courses, we’ll be going on courthouse visits and (in the near future) speakers from Destination Law School will be at San Jose City College.” SJCC is one of the only 24 California community colleges participating in this program. Participating law schools include: University of San Francisco, University of Santa Clara, University of California Davis, University of Southern California, Loyola University, University of California Los Angeles and Irvine. Those considering law school must begin to prepare now. Students interested should make an appointment with Rachael Hagan the program’s coordinator. “You have to start planning your first years in college for law school,” Hagan said, “you want to have the appropriate counseling, you want to be participating in lawrelated activities so that once you transfer, you feel supported to make that next step.” Learn more about the Pathway to Law School program on the San Jose City College website.
Celebrate Mexican American Heritage with MEChA in front of the Metas Center and enjoy free tacos, aguas frescas, political guest speakers and enlightening discussion. The theme of the event is politics. (MEChA stands for The Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán)
Friday, October 14
Last day to turn in graduation petitions.
Wednesday, October 19
Hear about the future plan and tour the campus. Meet at the art Gallery.
Tuesday, October 25
A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at the new SJCC extention, Milpitas Education Center. The event begins at 4:00PM and ends at 5:00PM. Please RSVP to sjeccdcommunications@sjeccd.edu by October 14 if you are planning to attend.
Saturday, October 29
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Robotics Club will be hosting San Jose City College’s first ever Tech Talk event in the theater. The event will feature corporate leaders and great minds from our local community. If you would like to be a part of this rare opportunity, email Joseph Heady: contact@ sjccrobotics.com.
Friday, November 18
Last day to drop with a W.
Let us know about campus events we missed! Email event details to citycollegetimes@jaguars.sjcc.edu.
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Mental Exercise Who killed the sister? BY MAGGIE ZOU TIMES STAFF
Mrs. Kinsley, 35 years old, was found dead in her own bathroom. Forensics found poison trace in her body. Now they are trying to find out who killed her. Local PD gathered some information:
A. She recently divorced her husband, Steven, he moved out their luxury townhouse before she died.
B. Her dad died many years ago and his inheritance was divided into three parts: her sister Mary, her mom Kim and she each got $150,000,000.
C. Kim gambled a lot and died because of a heart attack two month ago. D. Her ex-husband, Steve, is dating someone new. E. Mary was seen kissing a young man at her mother’s funeral. F. Mrs. Kinsley had a boyfriend named Joe after her divorce. G. Daniel was a very close friend of Mrs. Kinsley. People say they used to have an affair.
H. Daniel’s car was seen parked outside of Mrs. Kinsley’s house the day she died.
I. Mary is visiting a handsome psychiatrist, because she is a crazy romanticism.
J. Joe works at a medicine company. K. Mrs. Kinsley had a dog. L. Steve wanted to get back with Mrs. Kinsley. M. On the day of her death, Steve’s car was seen parked at Mrs. Kinsley’s house two hours before Daniel’s car.
Who do you think killed Mrs. Kinsley?
Answer:
The killer is Mary, Mrs. Kinsley’s sister. Mary is a crazy romanticism. She kissed a young man and did not know his information. In order to meet the man again, she killed her sister to see whether he would show up or not.
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