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Tuesday, May 12 , 2015
The Voice of San Jose City College Since 1956
Volume 79 Issue 6
Registration preparation
Students rush to sign up for classes next semester BY BRENNON DIXSON TIMES STAFF
Picking classes?! More like a life or death decision. One wrong move and an entire semester could be doomed from the outset. A student’s entire life is built around their school schedule, and one cancelled class or missed waitlist opportunity can have students panicking like the world is coming to an end. Work, kids and cancelled classes are just a few of the many things students have to worry about when deciding their fate for the upcoming semester. There are many problems that arise for students and staff during the stressful class registration period. Admission and Records assistant, Carmen Vazquez, said that some students do not know how to register for a class and often come to Admission and Records looking for help. She said students come to her seeking to sign up for classes without having the proper information to sign up because they refuse to look at the schedule that is posted online. “They’re supposed to come prepared with the section number, time of class, and teacher,” said Vazquez. “We don’t know what they want so it is hard for us to help. When it comes to deciding what classes to pick, students are often just as clueless in knowing what to take. “We like you to take English and Math first,” Umoja and General Counselor Pamela Turner said. Since most classes on campus are level three classes, it makes all the other classes on campus easier if you can read and write at the English 1A level. “Take Noe Torres for English,” Mac Hung Lo, a psychology major, said. “He is the best teacher on campus,”
because of his ability to teach the English language and its fundamentals in an understandable way. Turner also stressed the importance of an education plan to students. “Always set up your ed. Plan” Turner said, “because that is your road map to graduation and beyond. “I completed my Ed. Plan and it told me what classes to take from here on out and gave me directions.“ Rebecca Lopez, a math major on campus, said she would recommend a guidance class with Mrs. Santos for people who are seeking direction. Students are notorious for picking the most fun and easiest teachers on campus, but fun and easy have different definitions depending on each student and it could backfire on students sometimes. Sean Julian, a business administration major, said recalled a time where he thought a math class was going to be easy but the teaching style did not match his learning style. “I did not like how it was on us to read to learn the material instead of the teacher teaching us,” Julian said. “If I pay for these classes, I expect to get more than that.” Julian’s story is a warning to other students who seek the easy teacher. Sometimes the easiest isn’t always the best. That teacher might not be able to keep you interested in the class, which could cause you to receive a lower grade than if you chose a teacher who could hold your attention throughout the semester. Turner said students should choose instructors that they would be comfortable approaching and interacting with. Picking classes is a stressful time for all, do not hurt yourself in the future by picking classes now that you will regret later.
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KORYEN HARPER / TIMES STAFF
Michelle Ekwall, a student at SJCC, can’t wait to devour a plate of Pad Thai from the Fresh and Natural cafeteria on campus on April 21.
The good, the bad and the delicious BY: KORYEN HARPER TIMES STAFF
Can you smell what the Rock is cooking? Nope because the SJCC cafeteria smells better so I went there. The cafeteria menu offers a wide range of eating options from Pho and Vietnamese sandwiches to Salmon Burgers and pizza. I was moderately surprised at how many options I was offered. Some of the basic items on the menu include burgers, wings, and pizza. “All the food is really good.” Sheena Henson, 20, said, “and
it fills your appetite with a large variety to choose from.” After doing my research learning of the ghost items and unknown dining selections, I feel like the cafeteria rivals that of a buffet. “The chicken Fajitas had a good blast of flavor in it,” said Bianca Ortiz, 24, administration major “only thing missing is the tortilla.” The food prices are set just right for the type of income most college students could afford. I was able to get a Salmon burger and drink for under $10, whereas at a restaurant or McDonalds their
The Times reviews food on campus price would cost me over $10. The cafeteria has a wide range of options for every type of mood someone could be in. Fresh and Natural, a womanowned company that started in 1993, controls the cafeteria which has been serving students for 14 years said Kevin Trinh the general manager of Fresh and Natural on the San Jose City College campus. The Fresh and Natural Food Service Group say they pride themselves on great food, best consumer pricing and consumption options.
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