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RAP SESSION- Dr. Ted Murguia, center. City College president , exchanges views with students in the Student Lounge, Dr. Murguia set up
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the session to get more contact between the student body and the president's office. (Photo by Jim Thompson)
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Hun ts Vol unt eers by Todd Cunningham . . .I will obey the order-s of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations , and the Uniform Code of Military Justice . So help me God." With these words the enlistee becomes a member of the Armed Forces of the United States. By January of 1975, every man in the Army will be there because he chooses to be there. The enlistee is the success or failure of the all volunteer Army. The advantages of such a system are many. A man d,oing a job he enjoys, will usuai'IV ~norm better than a man forci!d to do a JOb. The smaller, more intensely trained, hopefully more efficient force will also cost the taxpayers less to fund . At the center of the success or failure of the all volunteer army is the quantity and quality of the recruit. Anti - military sentiment, brought on by the Vietnam War and a general trend towards a less regimented life style offer the Army a definite hurdle in their drive to fill their ranks. American soldiers have traditionally been housed in bases isolated from the community. The job of being a professional soldier has never been considered a particularly noble profession in the United States, except perhaps in times of a "justified" war. The Army, to combat this public sentiment, is counting on highly lucrative financial offers, diversified training programs, and the selling of the "New Look Army ". The handling of the prospective recruit s changed. Sgt. William Hill, a recruiting officer on San Jose's East side, says there is a definite move towards regarding the recruit as " a person rather than a number. " Younger recruiters, more able to relate to the students, are being sent to speak to gatherings such as high school assemblies. The barracks, long a prime example of the dehumanizing aspects of Army life, are disappearing. In their place are two to four man units, closely resembling college dormitory rooms. The "skin head", another symbol, of Army life in the past, is also a tradition on the way out. As long as it is neat ,
Will You Be ~He'? ' Who will be Ladies Man on Campus? What will he look like? Will he be you? An engraved trophy will go to the dashing, debonaire City College student who pulls the most votes. Other prizes awarded in the contest are pizzas , books, clothing, jewelry and many other fine donations from local merchants. In addition to trophy and prizes the winner will gain the r ecognition of being " the most" oo campus, and his female campaign manager will also receive an award for waging a s uccessful campaign. The contest will benefit Gamma's Phi Beta scholarship fund . So get your applications for the big event a t the TIMES office, room 211 M a nd describe, in 25 words or less, why you should be Ladies Man on Campus. Deadline for the applications is April 26.
If you've heard the sound of ham mering coming from the direction of the Home Economics building1 it is the sound of a fence being built around the play area of the new SJCC campus Child Care Center. The Center is being moved from a room at the Immanuel Lutheran church on Leigh Avenue. The new director Mrs. Nadine River.a, says that the day ~are center will OJ?en April 15, and will be in operation durmg the hours of 7:45a.m. to 3 p.m . Monday · through Friday. Previously staffed by volunteers , the new program will be staffed by student teachers of the Home Economics nursery program. Included in the new program is a three hour block between the hours of 9 a.m. a~d 12 p .m. during which time n? c~ild Will be admitted or may leave. Th1s t1 me is allotted for an educational program which will benefit both the parent and the child, as it may allow extra study time for the parent. Mrs. Rivera said "The new program will be more consistent and child oriented" . " The new play area will include a couple of rather unsteady swing sets and a jungle gym , which are being moved from the center's location on Leigh Avenue during spring vacation ." Mrs. Rivera said that she would be happy for donations of outdoor play equipment, bikes or any wheel toys. Howe":er. sinc.e the space of the playground is bm1ted It would be advisable to call her first. Mrs . Nadine Rivera may be reached by calling SJCC extension 302. The new Child Care Center, which will be housed in room 5 of the Home Econ~mics department, and will have a capacity of 24 children at any one time. The center is open to pre school childre_n <ages 2 - 5) of SJCC students. Priority IS on the basis of income and need.
enlisted men may now wear their hair to the collar of their uniforms. That old Army joke, " KP", has a lso been done away with. The absence of "KP " typifies the Army's desire to free the modern soldier from menial tasks thus allowing time for more meaningfui tasks and instruction. The Army offers the unskilled high schooJ graduate (or dropout) the opportunity not only to work at a pay scale far surpassing what he would garner on the civilian job market, but also an op portunity tc gain the experience so necessary to land a position in today's com petitive job market. The base pay for .lLUcruit is $326 a month (tax free) with room and board and full medicai and dental care provided. Along with the "new look" and the financial and vocational lures, the Army now offers such programs as a $2 500 bonus for joining a combat unit, and guaranteed tours in such exotic spots as Europe or Hawaii . Is the new system attracting primarily minorities and recruits from low - income backgrounds ? While this does seem to be the case on the national scene, the figures for the San Jose area show no increase of note in the enlistment of either of these groups. With all these inducements, combined with a rather tight job market, enlistments should be greatly up. While on the rise in the San Jose area, the increase is The Black Student Union of SJ CC will at this point negligible. a Pool Tournament as a fund sponsor The reasons for this would seem to lie raising measure, on Saturday, April 6 at in the public's attitude towards the Ar12 p.m. in the pool hall behind K aras my. Restaurant. The Army is still viewed as a body Donation is $2.00 · everyone is invited apart from the community. Perhaps . ' to participate. greater utilization of the Army in com There will be cash prizes for first and munity projects would not only lessen the second place winners. Proceeds will be feeling of separation, but would go s o far used by the B .S.U. for their schola,rship as to foster a sense of appreciation for the fund. Army. The Afro - Desiacs, a satellite group of The last two publicly unpopular wars the B.S.U. is sponsoring an "In Vietnam and Korea, have left their mark ternational Fashion Show" and a dance on th~ attitudes of th~ populous. Although With live entertainme n t on April 12 at here m San Jose enhstment figures were 8:30p.m. until2 a.m., at the Letterman's seemingly not affected by the close of the Club in San Jose. w~r in Vietn~m , it is almost certain a Fashions will be s upplied by Casu al heightened disdain for the m ilitary has Corners, Rebel, 5, 7, & 9, Sh op and Pan ts ' Ek affected potential recruits. Donations are $3.50 in advance and $4 P~r~aps the Army, in constantly advertiSing the lures of life abroad has at the door. Tickets are available on negl.ected to ~romote the image of the campus in the B.S.U. office in the Stude nt sold1.e r as a n u~tegral part of the com- Union. mumty .a meangmgful contributor in time of war or peace. . Alarmingly perhaps, we now seem to v1ew the threats from within pollution industrializat ion and over population a~ more s~rious t.han t?e threat of foreign aggressiOn or mvaswn . Spokesmen for the Army generally say that exposure is the key to the new Need funds for college? Reporter system. If the public is made aware of Arlene Wagner discusses ways and the "new Army", they feel the volunteer means. Page 2. system will prove itself viable ' economical and practical. Former child star Esther P hillips Will the Army 's lures make a serious · dent i~ th.e job market? Can American • Is attempting a comeback. Rea d how writer Laurie Slothower views reconc1le Itself to a force of professional it, Page 3. ~oldiers? Will the force be found effec liye 4 m a combat situation ? Want to know more about corn It is to early to tell at this point. Time a lone will .t ell .if th~ all volunteer army , . rowing? Kris Fischer te lls aJI, Page 3. can establish 1tself m the United States or if ~twill prove to be only an ineffeJ:tive Track team has big win as they respite from the selective service system. surprise Laney , Page 4.
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I'"R:·bb;; , ~:,:::;; ,i:';:;;:·"l/ ;;; A giant, white rabbit is closing doWn the "Times." ;:; :;: ears elongated with animal spoken well but This week, a large, furry, ;:; ;:;: ~ buck te?th entered the Times Qffjce, with a rather peculiar gait closely ;:; ::: :::: akin to hoppmg. ~~~~ . He demand~ to see the editor, and proceeded to strongly suggest that } :;:; 1t would be m our own interest 1o cease publication next week. I! not, he :;; ;:;: threa~ned. t hat none of us would be visited by someone called the • •Easter .;:; :;:; :;:; Bunny' this year. Obviously, we had to submit. Another. of his stipulations was that all SJCC students be given a week- ;:;: ;:;: :;:; :;:: long vacation beginning on Monday. can't complain about that. ;:;: Happy Easter. everyone. ;:;:
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sofA AWARDS - Rose Mazon, left, a social science and humanities rnajor ; Barbara Svihovec, center, a science and engineering major and
Jill Buonaccorsi, a business major
were awarded $150 scholarships each. These women wer e selected in their fields on .the basis of their
grade point averages. The awards were received during a visit to Salinas (Photo by Coreena Foresee.)
('Funny and Mad~ Carto onist Paul Conra d Comb ines Humo r., spirit by Todd Cunningham
••H ell yes, I'm mad -- I hope I'm fun-
ny~~s is the response of Paul F . Conrad, syndicated cartoonist, and pri~e ?f ~e Los Angeles Times, to a . descnptwn m "Th e Ungentleman ly Art" I an anthol~gy f American editoria l cartoons , wh1ch 0 efers to him as "combining a broad r n se of humor with the ability to stay d, se fighting rna . conrad was in San Jose March 26,. to k at San Jose State's Deadlme ~er an annual affair to raise money f;r th~ir Journalism Depar~ment's Scholarship Fund. Conrad fie~ m from Los Angeles just before the dmn~r an.d was jetting ·back just after. Desp1te h1s tight schedule, Conrad still managed . to . d time for a student reporter to mfm t · t rview him on the way to t he a1rpor · e When Conrad speaks he loo~s directly into your eyes. He speaks dis~inctly, clearly, and rather loudly. He IS conscientiously and intensly awar e .of the · u es of the day. As he 1s the f1rst to :Jrnit, Conra d is an opinionated man. "That's just the trouble. Today 90% of our car toonists·are copping out. !~stead of taking a stand, they 're choosmg _to 'JJustrate the news." Conrad cited the ~sing cost of living as an example of .the sort of "non - issue " most cartoomsts deal with. conrad has been a frequent and ascerbic .cr itic of the Nixon Administratio n. Detractors have accused h irn of character assassination ~nd a personal vendetta against the pres1dent. Referring to the charge of cha.racter assassinati on, Conrad cited N1xon 's speaking on Watergate in front of the Lincoln Monument as a real case of character assassination . The r elease of Lt. Calley a nd the My Lai incident is another sore spot with conrad. A recent cartoon pictured the h eap of corpses photographed at the scene of the massacr e with Calley's recent statement, " I feel I can be os use to society" captioning the drawing. conrad feels Americans are trying to forget the Vietnam experience. " The people want to forget Vietnam, " _he says. • •o n the Calley situation, I won't let thern .'' perhaps explaining his freewheeling pots hots, Conrad explains the nature of a cartoon as "an overstatemen t of faces and situations. I have onJy 8 seconds of the reader's time." conrad readily admits that not all of cartoons have met with ove~ his wh e lming popular approv ~ l. He 1s conscious of the power he w1elds, and takes g r eat pains to determin~ the effect of his e ditorial cartoons. Whde he watcheS his mail, he s tresses that popular entiment never influences his work. 5 Displeasure with Conrad's work has gone beyond the letter stage. In 1972, sarn Yorty, former mayor . of Los Angeles, filed ~ still pendmg SUit barg ing defamatiOn of character. c The cartoon showed then mayor Yorty
working at his d.esk, with . two. men .in white coats creepmg up behmd h1m.• w1~h nets poised./ Yort~, about to b.egm h1s campaign for a third term was mcensed by the drawing. Conrad takes a great deal of pride in his work. Despite his level of achievement, he is a worrier. In his aggressive search for " just the right effect" Conrad will often ask " Well what would you think of. . . ? " Armed with a massive portfolio, the result of churning out five cartoons a week in his last two years at Iowa University, Conrad began his search for
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a job in 1950. After month~ of fruitless searching, he finally rece1ved an encouraging note from the Denver Post. Conrad hurriedly prepared to accept the invitation, only to receive a telegram from the Post asking him to delay his trip · indefinitely. The next day, Conrad arrived in Denver, went to the Post, and confronted the editor of the Post Edward Dooley, with "What telegram ?" The hiring of Conrad was a reversal of form never to be regretted by the Post. Conrad quickly ~egan .to ~stablish himself as an outspoken, piercmg young talent. In 1964 Conrad received the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. Conrad moved to the Los Angele Times in 1964. Conrad was awarded his second Pulitzer Prize in 1971, along with the Sigma Delta Chi Editorial Cartoon award in 1962, 68 and 70. Conrad says "gre'a t issues make great cartoonists" citing examples of Thomas Nast and the Depression, and Ding Darling and his Tammany Hall . drawings. His disinclination towards restmg on his la urels is further illustrated by his answer to the inevitable "Which is your favorite?" "Tomorrow's ", he will answer unhesitantly. " Even though I haven't thought of it yet." Whether he or his subjects are responsible, Conrad is. certainly one rl . America's top cartoorusts today. Paul Conrad 's cartoons come acr(_)SS ~ much the same manner as he does m his personal style . Direct. Informed . · Specific. Loud . Earlier this year a Conrad cartoon dealing with the energ~ crunch pr~voked Union Oil into threaterung a l?wsu1t. T~e cartoon depicted a shivenng famdy holding a candle huddled around a near needle - less Christmas tree, bare but for one ornament - a large 76 ball.
Comm ute by Carpo ol Need a RIDE? Then send a questionnaire to "RIDES for Bay Area Commuters" in San Francisco and get one. The free computer - matching carp?Ol service is now available to San Jose C1~y College students and to all commuters m . the Bay Area. RIDES is a computer process des1gned to help commuters organize their own carpools. Completed applications are run through a computer, and a list is made of neighborhood commuters destined for the same work area . The list is mailed to the applicant. RIDES was created to e li minate ~e increasing volume of commuter traff1c throughout nine counties in the Bay area. It has had the support and publicity of both public and private industries and ecology groups, who realize that carpoo!s could also ease the problems of pubhc transportatio n and pollution.
Applica'tions require little more than the name, address and commuter position <driver, rider o~ both> ; and tOO. living _ working _ travelmg zones. It is important that participants reAlize that "RfDES for Bay ~rea CoJ?muters" is strictly an information se~v.Jce. T~re are no investigations into dnvmg ha bits, morals, health, insuranc~ or othr personal business of the applicants. RIDES attempts only to match potential drivers with potential riders. Commuters are also warned to. check their i urance policies, to determme the coverage allowed for carpooling. RIDES is sponsored ?Y .the Ca lifornia State Automobile Assoctalwn <AAA), the Hibernia Band, television statiO~ KPI.X, radio station KSAN in cooperatiOn With CALTAA S, the Federal Highway Administration , the U.S. Bureau. of the Census - WFRC, and the Association of Bay Area Governments <ABAG).