San Jose City College Times, Fall 10, Dec 13, 1972

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The SJCC library will be open for use during the Christmas Vacation from

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CHRISTMAS VACATION Christmas vacation begins Saturday, Dec. 16 and ends Tuesday, J a n. 2. Have a Merry Christmas a nd Happy New Year!

·WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13,1972

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NUMBER 10

AS S G er er al El ec tio n. To da y Appli cation s Avai lable

Dir ect or Positioris Op en money received and disbursed; give Applications are now available for the writt en financial reports monthly AssOCiated Student Body positio~s. of concerning Associated Students finanDirectors of l<'inance, Student ActiVIties, condition; prepare written financial cial Interested Affairs. and Academic report prior to the end of his term of ofstudents can pick up the applications fice. from the office of the Vice-President, Director of Activi ties: Phil Moschella, or from Mary Van to representat ive as Sit Husan, secretary to council advisor, ComPolicies Personnel Student : the union. student the upstairs in mittee of the Faculty Senate; be The directorships offer full voting chairman of the Board of Activities; be priviledges on student council, the exresponsible for all social and athletic acAs· the of body making ecutive decision tivities; be responsible for publicity a nd sociatedStud ents. Applicants must have public relations pertaining to events on 2.0 grade point average, and carry a the and off campus. during credit, units 10 of minimum Director of Academic Affairs: semester of candidacy. Sit as student representat ive to the The duties of the directors, as stated in Curriculum Committee; supervise all the student constitution are as follows: Primary and general elections as stated Director of Finance: in the election code; be responsible for Prepare the budget of the associated students; sit as student representat ive _ making arrangeme nts for planning all lectures and assemblies· of the As· to the Fiscal Policies committee of the Faculty Senate; keep an account of all . sociated Students.

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Attendance at the regulary scheduled student coulcil meetings, (10 a .m ., Tuesdays andThursda ys , is required. The current directors are KathY Markham, director of finance, John Arnett, director of student activities, and Edward Eugene Moss, director of academic affairs. It was not known at press time whether or not this semester's directors would seek re-appointment.

Sepulveda, Agustin Vie For Top Student Office

Last Wednesday ' s primary election resulted in the filling of two offices while the presidency will be determined after today' s general election. Today incumbent Manuel Sepulveda and Ben Agustine face each other to see which one is to hold the presidents gavel in next semester' s council meetings. Phil Moschella, incumbent vicepresident, received 270 votes, running unopposed until Pat Conners organized a write-in campaign gaining 96 votes.

Miss Conners, vice-president of the Black Student Union, organized her campaign a bit late in the semester, but made a good showing, despite that fact. Administra tive Assistant Pete P izzola also will serve another term, totalling 333 votes over his write-in opponent Louie La Von, with 6 votes. Piizola, upon hearing the news of his reelection stated, "I got more votes than all of those guys." Sam Rohde, running again after an un-

New Courses Approve d Four new courses are going to be offered next semester, with several more still needing approval by the Board of Trustees. Math 90, " Directed Experiences in Math Tutoring,'' is designed for math majors; Music 97, "Introduction to Opera" and Music 42, "Workshop in Jazz; Improvisation," self-explanato,ry, and "Work Experience 88," which re· quires supervised employment in an area related to the student's major field and ten hours employed per experience

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Last Wednesday's Times, in an article dealing with a past meeting of &he faculty senate, stated that the Instructional Policies Committee recommended a change in the graduation requiremen ts. The article said that the requirements will be reduced from the currently required 3 units of social sciences to 6 units. It should have st.ated that the ch~nge will be from lhe required 5 units of social sciences to 3 units for graduation with an AA degree. My apologies for any con· fusion caused. Lynne Lajeunesse Staff Writer

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per week are the new courses approved for next semester. All four courses will offer 3 units credit per semester. In addition, the P.E. curriculum has been broken down into separate parts, such as "Introducti on to Tennis," etc., with no changes in credit ore requiremen ts. The Board of Trustees is scheduled to act upon several other new courses, some for the spring semester and some others slated for next fall.

CANDIDA TES-Pictur ed above (Ben Agustin (left), and Manuel Sepulveda, ASB President, discuss· today's general election. At right is Sam Rohde, candidate for President

week primary election. The polls will be c uiiJUIIIa•.cu. open all day today and tomorrow for voting for the candiate of your choice.

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Associate Superintend ant of Business Services, Richard Goff told the Trustees

The forthcoming Child Care Center at City College is in need of resource people-peo ple to help with building and construction, planning and furnishing the center. Also needed are ideas for fund raising activities (musi cians and those interested in sports, for example) . Please leave your ideas in either Mrs. Machado' s or Mrs. Radov's mailbox in room 307, or Pete Pizzola's office room U"-204 in the Student Union.

IPC Recommends Grad Changes in September

Next September, all candidates for the Associate in Arts degree may be required to take only one unit of physical education, as well as being able to challenge History 17A, 17B, a nd English 1A to qualify tor the two year degree. The Instruction al Policies Committee (lPC) , after rejection of their first recommendation and a campus wide open hearing session, has sent another revised proposal of the graduation re· quirements to the faculty senate, the ad· ministrativ e cabinet a nd student council for their approval. If approved by the three member groups of the quadripart ite system, the revised requiremen ts will be brought

before the Board of Trustees tor final approval. The faculty senate rejected the first IPC report. The group charged that the IPC had not solicited the help and input from enough factions on campus. Thus, the 'open hearings. Approximately 40 people crowded a science classroom last week in attendance of the special open meeting. Social scien~e representat ive Joan Moore started the interviews off with a d iscussion of her departmen t ' s philosophy on the graduation re· quirements .. Mrs. Moore stated that the social science department has three goals;

they are, to broaden their courses, to articulate their program with universities and state colleges, and to consider a student "wish factor." The departmen t has suggested that, since Hist 17Aand 17B are state required courses, and that only six units of social science are required for a general education A.A. degree, that a free, standardized examinatio n be given one week before registration . The results of the test would determine if a student is deficient in the subject area of American History and Institutions. If passed, the student would be abhi to enroll in any ot the other social science courses, such as sociology or a

Lo t Op era tio ns Re vie we d A twelve month report concerning AMPCO' s operation of City College' s parking lots, including an income breakdown, was presented before last Tues· day's meeting of the Board of Trustees. The parking lot operations report, as requested by Board members, stated that the four lots combines (both student or staff lots) make a net profit of $55,890.06 from November '71 to October

successful campaign last semester, r:eceived 138 votes, just 12 votes shy of Agustin' s 146.. Richard Smith, also on the presidentia l ballot gained 18 votes, and Sepulveda tallied 186. Angelo Atondo won a successful writein campaign for faculty senate, also running unopposed. A communication break-down within the election committee, headed by Dale Clinton, resulted in the election being held only Wednesday, when publicized for Wednesday and Thursday. Director of Academic Affairs, Ed Moss, told the Times that the publicity (posters etc.)· was incorrect, and the election was to be held only one day and one evening, Wednesday. Today's General election is being held from 9 a.m.-2p.m., then again for evening division students from 7 p.m .-9p.m. Polls will be located in the back of the Student Union, and votes will be counted upstairs as soon as the polls close by Moss and his committee.

that although the lot operations were hampered by a student boycott (lasting from November 15, 1971 until the rainy season began in mid-Februa ry) they have been profitable each month with the exceptions of July and August. According to the report July operatwns suffered a deficit of $520.2;3, while August showed a deficit of $417.35. While these months did have a shallow, but nevertheles s present, income of $2,527.48, and $1,172.23 respectively, the I and manageme nt fee (S600. per

month paid to AMPCO) must be paid no matter how much or how little the lots income are per month. Trustee Dr. John Marlow suggested that if the weekend and summer lot operations were losing money, to stop operation at these times. Marlow asked that a study be made about the possibility of dropping summer operations all together, investigating ideas. One idea suggested restricting use to one lot only during summer sessions. Concerning weekend operations, Goff

stated that " if we do man it (the parking lot gates) we lose money, but if we don't we have mad people who get in but can't get out." Further investigation will be made into the different possible solutions, and will be reported to the Trustees at a later date. Secondly, a lengthy discussion about a reduction in the weekly student contract hour insued. Dr. Gerald Strelitz, Associate Superinten dant of Instruction, told the board of the need for such a reduction. Strelitz said that the redpction is necessary to utilize the staff to Its fullest, and recreate the high efficiency factor once held by the college, and to avoid teacher over or under loads, creating some sort of job balance. He spoke of the 52 class sections cancelled, out of a possible 86 "endangered class sections," those without a maximum enrollment. Strelitz stated that most of the classes were saved on the-basis that this was the only time offered, it was graduation requiremen t with no other sections, or other factors considered. Strelitz also told the Trustees that the college is now staffed for. zero growth, due to the fact that 5 per cent fewer students are enrolling in the college, and the enrolling students are taking fewer units than previous semesters. The programs offered by the college, according to Strelitz, are planned on the normal, not on the rises and falls of each semester, but he further stated tha t the reduction was necessary to check staff ef£iciency and utilization.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES- The San Jose Community College District Hoard of Trustees members who attended and di sc ussed district business last week are (sitting from leH ): John

Brokenshire, Dr. John Marlow, Mrs. ReneeBaum ; (standing) Gael Douglass, and Yancy Williams.

While reminding the Board members that the college is striving for fiscal responsibility, while at the same time trying to offer a choice in curriculum , a fin al proposal will be brought before the board in a few weeks.

government course. No units would be rewarded after successful completion of the test, however. Controversy over the proposed standardized test raged later in the meeting, as a few faculty members and students voiced their objection to the proposal. Those opposed to the idea contended that if a student "challenge d" a course, and was successful, then he should receive the units the challenged course offers. The spokeswoman answered the charge by saying that the test would be similar to the placement test taken by in· comming students in English and mathemati cs. No units are given in those tests either. Leon Papkov, chairman of the biological science cepartmen t stated that the required six units in the natural or bi"ological sciences is important to college students. He explained the worth

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of his departmen ts courses, as opposed to the conventional, .non-laboratory theory courses: .. Laboratory science courses deal with experiment al projects; we illustrate the practical applications of theoritical problems." The science departmen t spokesman c.oncluded by saying that his departmen t is in the process of offering more lab sciences courses, to make a wider variety open to students. The representat ive from the Mexican· American studies department , David Uuiterrez, urged that the committee consider proposing a three unit ethnic studies requiremen t doe an A.A. degree candidate. "The value of such a course is obvious, Uuiterrez offered, adding, " it would · teach us to view and understand the uni· queness of individuals, and minorities."

Native American Club Holds Scholarship Drive The Native American Club (NAC) of San Jose City College is sponsoring it's First ' Annual All-Indian Scholarship Tournamen t to be held in the Men' s Gymnasium , Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The funds raised for this basketball tou rnament will be used fo r a scholarship program. The revolving scholarship program will be set up to help recruit new Indian students, transferrin g students, emergency grants and loans. It will be under the direct supervision of John Oldham, facult y advisor for the club. Young Native-Am ericans from reservation s of the Southwest, and sma ll villages of Alaska come to San Jose City College seeking a higher education. There is an extremely high drop-out rate of students, and low enrollment, due to the lack of financial assistance and failure to adapt to the college environment, according to J ean Shaw, speaker for the NAC. The result means returning to the villages of Alaska or reservations with no hope for the student without an education. The NAC can act as a social outlet for the student, also to help counsel the students with problems, but NAC cannot help students financially. The tournamen t can be successful in fulfilling this need, added Jean Shaw. :·we also want more Indian people in our community to come to Sa n Jose City College," she said. Tournamen t Queen will be Lavenia Diswood from Fruitland, New Mexico. This is her third semester in nursing at · San J ose City College. Fourteen male teams from Lo Angeles. Northern Cali fo rnia, a nd the

Bay Area will be competing, in the men's gymnasium starting at 3: 00p.m ., Friday, and continuing Saturday, and Sunday, Dec. 16 and 17, 1972. Season tickets will be on sale in room U206, for $5.00. They will be good for the entire tournament . One dollar per person will be charged at each session. A total of ten sessions will be played. Also a door prize, an Indian shawl, will be given away, to one of the persons who buys a season ticket. You need not be present to win. For more information and game time schedule, see Jea n Shaw or Lin De Witt in rm. 206.

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•T·1mes•... ' For Opinion and Analysis of today's elections, see page 2... A nostalgic look at the fall semeste r in pictures , see page 3... Tom Rowen 's column surveys the contem porary music scene.' see page 3...


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