Sacramento City College - Pioneer Yearbook (Sacramento, CA)

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Campus Bustling With Political Activity (?)(!) REJECTION-Student voters in December rejected a proposed revision of the constitution of City College Associated Students. The final tally was for 133- against, 356. (A two-thirds vote was required for adoption.) Following a spirited campaign, the opponents of a proposed change of student representation on the Executive Council was defeated by over two hundred votes. Above, the Exec. Council ends long hours of debate and work on the revised constitution. (Photo by Louie Campos) Activists Lead In Rush To Election Polls Sacramento City College is turning into a “Little Berkeley” and administrators, teachers, clerical workers and Young Re¬ publicans are afraid to walk across the Quad after dusk. Almost overnight, City College has turned the cafeteria in to a political arena, the Re¬ ception Room into a self-discovery room, and the classrooms into dens of academic freedom. Who can City College thank for this freedom? The Activists Student So¬ ciety , of course. Last semester, the Activists (this organization doesn’t use initials) organized the turn-out of students at the well-publicized park¬ ing hearing. This was a very impressive Late Report AS THE “PIONEER” goes to press, the re¬ sults of the SA elections for spring semester officers are unknown. Results will be circu¬ lated on Monday, Jan. 13, following the election Jan. 10. A campus political convention held in turn-out to all but the most radical anti-parkers.” The three students who were there aired their views and really told it “like it is. ” A restless group, the Activists then dili¬ gently persevered until even more ground was broken! The activists demanded that students be placed on Faculty Committees; it was a long, hard-fought struggle, but finally the Activists won. There is still a sign-up list in the Student Activities Office and it is rumored that Toppenberg still has nightmares about trying to get the Com¬ mittees filled. Whenever convocations are scheduled, the auditorium is always packed thanks to the Activists. Teachers and janitors always December was an encouraging attempt to dispel student apathy. The convention, organized by an ad-hoc committee com¬ posed of members of Alpha Gamma Sigma, Coordinating Committee for Student In¬ volvement, Black Student Union, and the Executive Council, was formed to choose a candidate for Student Association president. appreciate the opportunity to let someone else do the talking and the working. Finally the pinnacle of the Activists came last in December when they an¬ nounced plans to run a candidate for the office of Student Association President. Their only problem? They couldn’t find anyone who “wanted to get involved.” And so it is. . even the County Health Department will tell you that the only thing running rampant at City College is apathy. Yes, City College students really know how to get involved. Almost 500 students at a campus with over 7,000 enrollment turned out to vote in this, the most recent (constitutional revision) election. -Kathy Hunter In addition, petitions for 12 student offices to be filled in the semester election were available to all students. Campaigning for all the SA offices was conducted for two weeks from Dec. 16-20 and from Jan. 6 to 10. The campaign rally in the Auditorium was held on Jan. 9.

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EDITOR -- Barbara Tarshes had some strong opinions, which she ex¬ pressed in the editorial columns of “The Pony Express,” campus weekly newspaper. ? osvVw e ocV on aruc ' p at ' ° n w cV p« “ .f neccssatl ifotial Responsive College President Durand, in a move to make City College a more res¬ ponsive college, has encouraged student action on all faculty committees. As many of these committees deal directly with problems that affect students (such as curriculum, general edu¬ cation, and campus development) it is essential that all segments of the campus be represented. City College is one of the few campuses in the nation which encourages student representation in all areas of organization from faculty meetings to film series planning. This display of the president’s faith in student responsibility is not to be taken lightly. Who are the students that represent the almost 11,000 total student enrollment of City College? How are they chosen and by whom? Do they actually help keep communication channels open? The student representatives are largely members of the Executive Council (similar to a student council in high school.) They are chosen by the Student Association president from the rolls of his council (everyone is expected to serve on at least one committee) and the hangers-on, who, because of a grade point deficiency or other flaw did not qualify for the executive appointments. Most facultv-student committees (about 15 in number) re¬ quire fro ' l vee student members. These a Jl lA mm vine right and prb ' h, Of et :. -osiu ted W pvibV ' C M e%ica °. 1 ' I The P° ' ate T ' commum-— creates a e w Sf $ ? . -?£ fy 4} en Z °f % r . ' ■ 7 J, If) °4 % l3 ' ' b» X ’ ' e, W ’e P e r H ' r, c, f o 0 st r . u Oe K A Ve d sw r •baace they the V»° hi b ' ca ' t ' P uS •, ,,ftet i .si ftvotveV zadet-V taisi S shov s- a “ Assoc ' 1 ' 00 . tdW r ‘ n f td-aor- Co ' e Stud® 0 £ freepo ss ' ' SLt ' BSV3 the n 70 vs. c e A,. , % ' e Q ' Vy e ! c c e ° c o„„ f ' e Of % ■$ « f o ° e c n !r. pub ' ' ? j 0 uf° a ' ' srn « «£ press, WfcfAlfjea Step ' ihens ' Se n Cor s P° 0 porev P idenV. pred Ba v c ■ V Or

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PROCLAMATION — Governor Ronald Reagan set Nov. 15 - Dee. 15 as Mexican-American Education Month. SCC’s Maya Club witnessed the signing: Richard Fabila, Mike Michel, Jannv Polendo, and Mr. Bill Mariano, club advisor. (Photo by Louie Campos j Minorities In Politics MODERN ABOLITIONISTS - Black Student Union pickets hal¬ ted the faculty slave sale sponsored by Lambda Alpha Epsilon, the campus police science fraternity on November 6. The pickets mar¬ ched with signs declaring Pig Power and Stop Slavery. The sale was finally held the last week of November under the new name of Teacher Task Day. {Photos by Louis Homfeld)