San José City College Times

San Jose City College President Michael Burke has quit. He has been hired as the new president of Milwaukee Area Technical College in Wisconsin and was appointed on Jan. 6. “I want everyone to know that I leave city college with a heavy heart,” Burke wrote in a college-wide e-mail. “I want to thank each of you who have made me feel at home here and...

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With the beginning of a new year, outgoing San Jose City College President Michael Burke took some time to reflect on 2009. He said he was impressed with the Associated Students Board’s leadership, the football team’s success and “the art show was impressive.” “It was rewarding to have accomplished student growth. Enrollment is up and students appreciate...

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Blackboard will no longer be available, as a learning management system at San Jose City College or Evergreen Valley College, as of summer 2010. Some courses offer Blackboard and others offer Moodle this semester. However, Blackboard will be eliminated because of “state financial crisis, along with the escalating costs for Blackboard,” according to...

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Budget cuts continue to hit the San Jose Evergreen Community College District hard. The district recently went through a second round of layoffs, removing 15 full-time employees, and has cancelled about 5 percent of classes in each department. “I tried to cut classes in areas where students had other options,” said Leandra Martin, the Math and...

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The plans to move the San Jose Evergreen Community College District offices to San Jose City College’s Technology Building remain on hold, according to Director of Facilities and Maintenance Robert Dias. “It is on hold until final confirmation from the campus in terms of impact and full assessment of space requirements,” Dias wrote in an e-mail Jan....

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Ranier Jordan, 19, Sophomore, Engineering Major: “I think I made the right choice. I chose to go here because I wanted to do my GE here and then I stayed, because I’m not from here, I’m from Fresno. I planned on going to San Jose State out of high school but I couldn’t afford it. So I decided to do my GE here and then I’m going to transfer.” Samuel...

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Every year around this time, downtown San Jose has hosted its own unofficial version of Mardi Gras. With college students and young adults drinking and handing out beads, mostly known for being received when flashing an individual, San Jose has become known for its wild night of drunken fun. But why has it become acceptable for young adults, college...

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I must admit, I have done it before. You have done it before. At one point in our lives, we have all littered. If someone says he or she never had, that’s far from the truth. In fact, 75 percent of Americans have admitted to doing so in the last five years, according to www.greenecoservices.com. Yes, indeed. Littering. We have all done it, and some...