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PtC,pos~JZ>HI: rriay kick Ebc)nics di.If Of-elt$$ · . . By Em.lJy ·Reed .. : .:(;:. ,:co~6is·a;cs~uhof10Jpcrfonn~~~' -- . . recoid:: . .' /' .. _. • "/·~ " ,·pro~,'~as50iiie~riticih~Je~.

· Editory .. _c~i~f :: ::,' .'.._: .. ::·: : ·. .,. scores am~~g black s·tu«!~rits'. :'.:·.:· -.. .:C, ' .. 'Yi ... o. u_· ngst.e. r. S_ are._.m. · ad. e ... ·. t.o f_e_e_·i-.. les.· S . 'Artlhony said ihat in order toe[-: : : : AnJhony said}h~ f~lsthat ihe · A bill proposed Tuesday by state •. · Accordingtoarecen'i siudy, blacki fectivcly.teach a child te.1c·h~r.s. need , cuireni teru;hingmcthod~ and prac-

' lawmaker:: Sen. Ray Haynes, R~ . ;stu'cienisin Oakland perform below<: . becaus~ they speak this way ..... ·. !~know w_here iliey are comirtg from. •· !ices ate\i_ery AnglirEuropean and Mu~~tais)ttempting to kiU all SU~. ev~ry:.C>t~efg~oup and_a_verage'a 1.(/ .. What we're really talking ·about ~he_ ~xplained that'E~iiic~ is'about. that thej' clo' 110( allow. room: for:' port and funding_ f~r Ebonjcs. prO'- ... G.P.K.on a four·pointscale. Ebo_ni.cs · .. ··•.·· .. ' . . . acknowleogirig and understanding a: culiural differences. ·. . . . . . grarns fo Caiifoi'nia: ... · ........ ·.·. . .• programs Y.iOUld_educate·1eachcrs'and ·.· .. · . , here is~ self :.estee~: issue." ': . . . ' !iniuis\ic and c~hur~l difference arid "We nwl to. !cam lhat there·are . :To.c_ proposed ·1a~: which ·state~ · administraiors about this dialecho. -~Dr. Wilhelmina :Aritt"iony then progressing frornthere. . other ways of approaching lewiing that Ebo.nics "has no place in the• : th~titieycou!d moreeff~t.ivelyteach; · · · · · · · · · · · · ·. Slie emphasized that it is not a·n 'other ihan just lhe Anglo-European dass~oom.''. coines. as' I! result of .. · ihtstudents: acc~ptable Am.encan- .: . . director, Ma~in L~ther .. issue 'of lowering standards for black . --m~el,'!.she s~d. ··:a.lad. _and His· .. Oak!andSclioolDistriH's decisiort· English;.<'·:· >; :- ... , : •. :.:: .· : ·: .. ; ·.· . ,. ·.'.'- . ·" , ·. ·, '..·King 'Jr~ Center . studehis;but "teaching ~1tcr,..so'.thaL ~dents learn better in 'col·

:~ .·. . ..• 10, recognize Ebo.nics as an English i .:.:.., Oaklancf is not the only i:listric1 '---:. ·- ·-· :· : . -< . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . -: 'the/ ci'n--'pas~·~at 'the.cilrre'n{sian-'\ laboiaiiv:e-and-commqnaY.ways~ . dialect and to use ii' 1ri deveioi,i~g-·. ha.vingdifficui'tyeducatirigblackstu:: . ::·Yotngsters~c rii11dc to.feel less , ''.For example_. the doubl_enega- dards:"_. . · .. ·. . . · ... · ·... · ; You've goUounderstand and value

. new.teaching met!iods: . . . : .•. , . > deri~; A<:cordirig 16 Dr. Wilh~imina :. because they s'peak this way:·You're ·. tive is not accepla_ble, even though . "We ex~l people coming out of differences like' that." . . - This bi!\ is the latestde.veloprrierit . AnthC>ny; director. of the·· Martin.. impacting. their. self-esteem,'~ ·she · people speak like lhat,"said Fleenor. ~ the high school le\·el. to be able .to Fleenor said lhat pr~grams like .

-< iri thCCO!J!rOversial iss_ue which con~ · 'tu!he~ King Jr i Center at Bakers~ -: saif'.'.WJiatwe'rereallyiallin.g,\bout . According. to Fleenor, the. exit · pass the. English I and· English. 60 · the Ebonics one may be beneficial : tinues to be a hot topic of discussion,. field Coilege·, this is· a problem af- .. here is a self-esteem issut." . -· - · . exam pass rates for English I are at . tests.".said Fleenor·. . ~- '. : iri helping biack students fosuccwt

· .froineverylate-nightulkshow host's : re'ciing blacksiudents herein Bake~~· .. _: English D_epartment i:h~irnian .. ~bout 60 percent and English 60 are.· . Anthony s~id that black stude~ts- but also said that intr~uc'ing new .· monologue to the United States Sen· . field as well. .· . · :terry Fleenor says that the National . · at about 70 percent.-. He said· that need to be iiiught from= an ESL (En-. · programs like these mean hiring and ·

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ate hearings. ·-. . . . . . . . . She said that :orien in class~ at . CouncH~f Teachers of English ac- there have been no studies to det<;r· glish as a Second Language) pe_r- training more instruclors. -'fhe'teim "Ebonics" refers to the ·. BC. blackstITdentsrETuricdialect is : knowledg~lharevery student has!!. mine the racial . breakdown of. the.. spcctive and recognize th:it ,;African - . -· "We justdori'thaveenoughdass'- -- ··-~-- -

· West African~. misinterpreted ·as.J.gn'orance 'and - rijhttohisowrilanguageanddialect . failure group. language is 1he super-ordinate·1an: . roomspaceandinstructorsforsome-,:~":: influenced,graminaticai speech pat· therefore they haved~fficulty feeling in the spoken forin; but aH written .. Fiecnor said that these pass rates guage of. their. ancestors." Sh~ we'nt . thing like that right now. We are

. / ·., terns of blacks. The movement in . accepted arid performing well in the · material is graded 'on standard En- are above average for community on to say that it is not a matter of . helping the students as much as we \~ : Oakland' 10· acknowl~ge Ebonics '.' class: . , . . glishcntcria. . . . colleges. "We are ~cry proud of our "taking money from the Spanish ESL can," he said ..

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By ·Jeremy·~~adors .. : .: . p11~er\v;itma1ce\11·~ d~it~~)· -~: . i~/ii'.:~v~{\/t1d;-~_;·~e-~ve· . Rip staff writer~ · . . . •·•·· . . : : A~d th~){enegad~s_witj necii. to'' t~o-hour trip~_and <!rive·a long way

. ·1·-;J.ff:~f t,i;:1~~v~~:~~rI~1::~tr~~!::f ;C~rirt~~~iri::c::•···· . Bak~~field Colleg~ :men's hask~t-. Arc~; 'those two con,ferenc~~ames, · .. have:is;.the. effcct'the!I m.arke_li~g_~ : . ball _t~_faces as. its only r_etilrning. · agamst (:olleg~_?ft,he C_a~Yf~-~ _and.: s~~~gy h~ ha~o"~ the_t~ s_a~ilttY . :

· _j,layer_frorri last ~ea.son has been_losi .. West ~Los A_ngc:le~ C,ol~~ge, ~ere.•. to ~v~I and_c1Jpe~unn_g_~ose long.: .· · winjurf · .. -<~--: .'. : ':..~ '_; ·garn_e.s t_hat _1he_.;(}ad~_ let_ ~e_t_~~a_y_ r~a:~, lltPS:-~ v;~_<ln~-~~)'ll!n~: .

. ,--. - .. • ·-::·:Kiiopaftersori;Jh'e 6-foot-4-irich'~·- f~n:i di~r:n.m_tho_cl~!ng ~ll~!Cf "> ·~'.U,~~~-·!1-1. !O~~:rts~~~g"~USI- • -~::<:·· ... ~tarffnfJirwiud,_broke)\i rigllt ·::<'/~otl.1 ~~~:~C !':1 tll~-~~~-i~/ n~tUP,J>9rt forl;l!e ~¥,sg~~)

· .. thumb iri_a_picK:up_b~ketball game -.t~~ l~t}fl:l .nu~u_te.s,_. h~:~3!d·: -~~ :: t~. ~!-'~,d;30._ Ad.._~t~sc.m.eri~ J~ '-: on Jan: 19.>.:-. '. · < . :· . -: > c": , . C~U!d ~1ly_be 2-0 aswe_ 3!'e ()-2.: '-:lhe l?96_-97te3.!11gu1de_and progr.un -.

·. : Afro~~{irigt~ v~:~Veg;~.~rrec:.- ··;')lie tc.ir11 le,~~~;the WSC_int¥ro'. : and.l!J_et~~ :~sys: th~s~_s_pon_s~~-?ll . . . torofl;>asketba!loperatiQri~.Patte~on: :dcft:ns~. a\le!ag1ng_ only_6cq_ points-.. ,. the ro31, '·,iv c :;·_:( . : :;.·:: .·c; ~···

. ·. was_ examine~ l>y: ~'hancfsriecfafisf '.?lfow_cd ~~ga~_C:}l i~. ~~':'~v~r~ l_as~-<·. :: \~\1"~,trav.etaJl;o,~~r -~he s_caitand_. ·a.•. ··. c .•. and ~as iold_his _lia_n(woUI~ requ[~e.: 1n the_leagu_e rn SCOOl)g, a\e~g1~g• ·s~y ·-~-t~~ ~~~()tfis .. a;n? ~.~ IO.~e •· ;.·,: ,::.:.. .. , - ~~·sixto.CJght,~eeks _lO heat:Only one-..,·JUSl 6\_-4.po_mts_ per g~e: .i}rce _s:ud --_.Jies_t/_CStau~n.t~;~,Afc_e taJ.d .. ;~~S,_t.s_ ·-' . . -~onlh.fs lert i~·lhlseason. ".: < . :that ~e pri:ib!C!mthath;as plagued the; .. ~ fir:5.t~,l~_s ~~ and v.:e _runJt J~Sl -:· ; ... ~

.. ·Addi_ng\}o\thi:~R-ene°gad~e_sj .. Jle~egades is_ a_Jo_unh·qu~n:r.l_et, .• 1i~e~rn~isi?~!~~~·be_t_t~rth_an·· ;/\f­troublcs;:Tetrance Thomas,' the 6-~ A~wn,i · · : .-=>: •. :· ·. ·: : ::\ , : ~~Y?.!l~.,n th~}ta.te,Jn f~ct, s,?me ()f

·. f<>0t-3'•}n.c_h ~iart,ing g~~-d. i{ list~_: ~-~·\~e le_td~'>_Yn i~. spots. an_d ~a~e- _.t~\Plar~rs ~.at.~ave0g_one o!l t~ pi.::_.. : as day-tc8iay ~Use 'ofacaclemic . them_ _tJi~ ~ppo{!Urll_l)I to ~O!!le back' : VIS~O_nlschog_ls

0h~\'.~_SaJd thatth~y Ve.· ..

eiigi~iliif;P.rC1bte_rn~ . .:according to.: and.ie~u~·:· h7·said\~.·. '..· j ·:._.~·_ha~ it. ~lle! .. here,:·:~.ey)e treated · . hea<j coach Mark Arce .. : _. : . . · . ~ : D_~p1te. _thqetbacks, A_rce ~aid fi~t clasJ .al I the ~·lf · - .-. , .• •···· : ·;: Starting i_n ~afferso_r{~ pla~ '!Viii.-· t~~t ~~enj?yc,4 ~is group'_oJ y~ung >-: Jh(m_arkc_ting p~_sh al~o.~as h_ad:

·. ·.be . .S:fi ·. ·7 ·· h·fi-·h---- fi ... arif' ·players·.·.,-·~· • ·· --,,y,<-.0- ••• '.aneffectonattendance.w1thfigures · .

. Joe sa:;-s;~:~;in~ .. ~ 1;;_ ,·i: : · ;1bis:~~E,ie~'O:rie_~f~yfay~Ate -~ accJir~f~_i:iri __ th~,co~~h 10 ~~ }~. te · ·.· ·. · . He also said that Thomas will be> gn;,ups to c;oach, -~e sa~d .. "fheY;arc; top nve mthe ~tats .· ... · . . . > . :!~P,l_a_cM__by}:f99tJi_;~~j~h~a_ry ~· wi)li n_&_!o_~~}~~:~? :V~~~t_ta~~: ~: ~Ay~" s?)~~'-[oc:,us ~o~, ~~~ .. -~~,. guanl)osh Conley. stressing lhatno . Theywa_ntsuc_cessa~~ the way togeL Ren_ega_~es \S t~ pl~y -~ard _the entire

.. _ ... ope·pJayer'would haveio pic_kupthe _.· 1~e expc;ri_e!1ce·i_s to p~aj/~-. : . , ... - ,garn_e and _n~t let up/ they ~ant.to. : · - slack for the rest ·of the team: ·· ._The cha Henge _of playing . in . make the playoffs lh1s ~n . . · . . . "Anytime you lose a· player for· .. Bakersfield also i's n~t !osi on the .. : '-'Each possession.1_s critical," he

·. _: the season it hurts,'' Arce said. "B.ut Re_ilegadc'c_oach: .·' · . :· :·· :· · said. '.'Every night_ we ha"e to pl11y

. ' - . . . . .. ..·· ' . - ·.• . .. .· ·. . . . . . .. · - . . . Colin°~ey/The RI~ Ventu-ra player Chris Clayton·attempts· to blo~k a shot by BC c~nterO.allas.Jol[ey. ina .· re.cent' gc1me. The 'Gades Jace Ll\:Valley'toinorro",{at 7:3Q p.m: at homf . · . ? ·: ..

> \i's a·1eam deal lhis y~: No.one . '.The L.A. teanis have .µi advan-. g009-pla~ers and good 1eains."~ -. . - . . -_ . - . . ~ . . . .

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:~-·· Appucation·aeiaa1ine. ; .. - nears f orconege cash :...- . ; . -- .. -."":::. ~ .. . ·By Merl Lopez_ . . ·,.ini.~waslh~feaso,~manyBt' M. ·• ··a· N ... E. ·y·· .. · .. ;>. SR<_:,rts Editor . · . . . · students reuivcd their financfai aid ·• .· :- · . . . · - · -t< Jessica Tszhanz. 1 s: is a :·checks late. .' .·. - · ·. ' :· · ·· . . . . . . · · . . · ,. . Bakmfield C.Ollege student.who . : .·1J)e produce.is o.f Po~~FAID$ . . . gli.lllll ... k~--s~. ; depcildion ~ hclp'of financial --(~ soflware). w~:awaie, of the: ~~k _up .a.package

: · aid io get hei through college .. ~- - problem. Jt wasn't just BC -:- all Financial Aid O . The only problem is thats~. schools that used this specific pro- • Pell Grant

isn't~ivirigfinancialaidatthis gramhadproblcms,andsinccitwas • Federai S momenl · · new all the bugs had to be wodcd . (3rarit (S ·. MSiocemylastnamesunswith out,"s.aidWegner. -

•-'-...:...--:,. -,-a·"'r.":fi·rooktiie.Financiil Xi,f - -she fupeitliii.itiisycar wiiftic- •·Extend -----· .• Office over three months.to get-. different.,:_ . - ····"-'~---· - ..:.. . ~ _Coope.

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:-..._. , inyfirst~t~m~Iwa.sbchind "We v.ill mue every effort to (CARE) in my cl!!SC$." said Tuhani. · enrure ihat ~is -doe$ not happen - • Ca I G ra

Once she had completed the again, but lhe stuooits need ~-know • Boardo ·work. that .she lacked. Tsz.hant that they need to tcicp up with their claimed that she had fallen be- studies in on1er to kttJ> rettivi11g SCHOLAR hfsad again due 10 her. heavy financial aid," s.aid Wegner. . Pick up a.

. 'wod:Joad.Nowsheisden.icdfrom. nic Financial Aid Office does • Minimum G . . having financial aid for Ws cur· most of the paperwork manu.tlly: · · "'"' ..,....., hcdulcf • AH majors ellgl . . rent semester. . . "e , .....- to SUr1 on sc . or . · • .,: think that it is. ~g fot this audemic yu.r so we don't run • For Incoming, contln nsferrlng students thernto do that.." s.aid TWIAlli. into the problcnu that. we had ust · • Oeadllne for acho,arahlps: Feb. 10th · ·

. Joan Wegnet. director of the yur. which was• nightmare for us · Sotu-ce: BC FLNJl'ICUJl Aid e Flnancial Aid ~rq>licd. "'We as well as the students," she uid. L-----------.......::=:..:~=.:.;;.:===~~ arevcry sympathetic to Stlldeots, One way of receivint fi11ancial S4lry K1-1I s.llon/The Rip however it has nothing to do with aid quid:a i.s by responding immc- The deadline i.s May I. • We~.

. W fi d·~., . o<Yf ·-""··ts..__ I."""- of and . '"As, "'OU UJl SCC.. - she said a1ph.abet. . .:. e won: on a • int 1~y. . • ,.......,., ........ ...... J

i:ome, fim serve" basis.."' . · This )'CU, more than S,200 stu· come to our fin.l.nci al aid worbhop$, with I tired grin, .. we wod; very

· A new computer $Ohware be- dents have applied fer fi nanc~ aid. · then that coo Id help t))em out." said hard around here.

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.~:_Libf~fy··gate~:cpl-lap_~-~~-: :Accident nearly··:.:-.-·. :,:·.~~i1~up&~~h~~-:

inJ'(J. res 1wO PS.O. pl.e .. _tolt5t for40~r_50y~ ~d_Dr . . ·. . . , . ~-- .· ... ·. . .. , -Clau~l.arscll.dunofL1brarySer~·. C8US9S detOUrS : - ' vices and Fai:ilfties Planning. . .

. ' . · AJ~gh dlc hanging wire was · .. By Trudy ~fbSOfl ,. .· . . . . 'notrclatedtotheiricidcnt.Librarian : · . · · Rip ~tatf wrJte_r . · .. · :~ .· · _:·. · ·. , ; Assist.a.it Oak. Allen had r-eported . : ' A _Bal.:eis_ficM._Colle_ge library .. some unusual noisesprevious~the .. _ employee arid. a sll.ldenuwrowly ·- ·accidcn(buf Inc gate ·was: ooi' in: ·-

missed. being injur~ when_ the. Ii·· · spcicted uni.ii now. . · · · · -~!'31}' ~rity gate fell Jan. 23. . .. · "The safety· and security.boards

• c .· Library ._Technician · Gw~n have boih been' notified about the Gunsolus was pointing to"a hanging gate since. the accident on Tours:

_ wireassheandutudentwcrest.and- .day." ukfAJlen.--- ·_: ·-. ··-- ------­. ing beside the gait as it came cns.h- ... , ·. '1 wouldn't say this is rare but I -ingdown.----- .. .....:..,.. - : ........ · - ··. wooldo"nay thatit_'wjs commori.

it happellcd so fast 1 was more eithct,"saidBillClan:,serviceiccb- . . cooccmea a boot _the student oeit to nician. for w~ s~ the ; ·ire:" said Gunsolus. . . company which repaired the g~~·:.: ~ There is a bnki ng mechanism i11 The students v.'hocnttt the build- ,.. . the gate whicli slows the gate down ing everyday wm: the most iocoo·

and gives anyone bciow time to move venicnced. and prevcn I injury. The problem v.i th _ "It is ceruinly a pain having to this incident was lhal the brake did · walk back~ through the com­no< affect lhcdwn th.its lipped c.aos- · pater commons,-sakhtodeiit Chad ing the gate to fall 11 an ~lcnted BryanL .

. rate. Stu'dc11u have had to enter A drive clwn, similM to a bil:e throogb a .IWTOW doonny iA the

chain, is being blamed for the secu- front and ex.it out of the nonb e:.­ritymishap. Thegateninfrootoflhe' trance on the opposite si-dc of the library and wu being repaired building.

· Wednesday. Cost of the repain iuubsttnri.aJ A secood bnlce was insuJled to but the gate is still under wamnty

prevcnt~~oioaTuesday and will require aothing from . when lhc gJ.tc WU ins:pc:cted. Bakcnfield Colkgc.

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· .. ~~g.~~t~~~~~e~~e.;t:!f.~~2~r1~fM£~~~~u~, .. , ·hereat BC degr_ading herself. and" _· tlieinsclvcs fiinher'.by. sinirig 1heic. :. (page22JiShouldn'tthis rule apply·

.. lier studc~tswi)li i_ns~lis and~vuk ' •. and taking ihatkin:d <if~ioia1iciri 1i1.:: to (eachers 3>w~ll? Dostu.clents have . ga( Ja'nguagi, in a·n attc111pi to:: thci~ ~lf-est~m·:_ imaglnc:_if ~fcry : iigh~ here a.1 BC?/ ;: .. ' _ . _- . . · prove how lough she'wa/10:die"C:·si11deniiri11ia'r'cliissioo"ir11iaasiood~ .•·~~; I inquired at thc"office'ofthe"dearf ;: ' .. . brand:nei,v ~iudents_. She caned. .upa~d ;;alkedout ofiiiafrl~s:·what . of srude~ts for a list of stirde'nfs .·· L_ .:..·_ ...:_ :..:...._ ..:. ___ :..._C.::::::::_ ::::::::;;_::.:..,::.._~;..:_ ::.._J_. herself lhe "B_': wordand sai~ _if, mightJ1ave ~n accomplished. The .. rlihis. Such a list d~n't exi~t)~ui ·.· .... • .. _·· .. ,suzy Kia~ Sel~o~ '-~he ~Ip

•. we didn:!._.believe s~e 'was':ine .. _ [each!t'._woufd l.!._ave had a 9iffis_~i1 I ~as)ie.iied ~nicely and han~ed a "poweFand ''Teacher's Union,';H .. she would_p_rov~A befo~ 1he SC·" : time explaining why every Stu.lint ,, ·c~pyc:Of \h~. ::student: ~mplailll .• this tcai:hefreaily feared any reprise

mfst~i w~ o~c!- . '. ·· ., .. : dropped her class.: ~ .. :" -:- f.T Policf & Proce:<lilres." Prior tci:'iny • a!s fro_ni her superiors ,,.,;oiJlcl she .. Thigeacher-1>.rocceded 10 in· . · . Filing; a complaint as a group'· "yisil 10 the deaii of students, [had have'put herjobon ilie line'tci appear

suit ne~y every:_studen( in the .,..ould have had the greater impaci. ~' filed.a coinpiaint .wi1h Dr. David l so tough to her studerits? . : . · . room by criticizing l!teidciob.of 'on·e voice isweak. bu1 niin·y voices . · .. R<:>sales. dean of insiniction: :, ·•·. '.,. _ ·., We, asslllden~.haveinorepower

. making fun qfiheir names. as she :·are-heard loud ani clear~ Since ihe :-:- The truth of tlie ma.11er here'is the. : than we often use."If iherc arc no : called rolL She comniiitedolhcr . iv~rage aiie was .19. perhaps "ihos~ , 'teacher .,.;ill probably oniy receive a · studc~[S in ~cra:ssroomtoteach, ihen

. acts of ~urr1il1a1ion as ~el_t. but students wcie. unawa~ '10 the fact . vcrbalrepiimand from her sirpervi: . 11,~re is not a· need fcir a teachu. _: what, I :_have described so_ foi is ·'·;itia1 it is no l_onger asin to walk<iut<if' ·sor. Iiappears there isa stnct policy - Stand up for your rights! Walk out!

enough 10 m~e my point.' _ . a °classroom; _we are "on a rollege . <>f procedur~ io foll~w 10 e~en get • File· a qjmpJaJnt as 'a group! If SIU: .. The __ truly sad part ·a_boui 1his 'level no_w; one cannot be sentio.the .. tha1 much done. Dr. Rosales. was·:.· dents don't have the courage to be-.

_ inc}deni is that I was, the only one principal.or· exp,;!ied for such con· · . extremely kind and polite, while ac· · gin tl)e process of change, the_n no .. '.'"'ho s1ood up and walked ou1 of duct:The key word5.hcre are "adull cep1(n& my complaint. · · cha.ngeswilloccur. Maybeweshould'

her class. :while it would have·. · teai;her.''..and "iiduh studcni:·: . · ' I am_ sure he will do everything · crC.'.lte a Students Union. · · · . been improper to return .her In- · .. Aa:ocdini 1othc Rcneiuidebook- within his powcrto handle this inci· Sandra Hendershot . suits and v'ulg;ulani;u:ige.1hes1u- lei.a student cou_ld be suspended for_ .. den1. b~t 1he key word~ here are BC student.

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. rently in my third year hereaiB:ikeisc· .work iii the Bakersfield College· fierilcaircsc:i ain_wn1inifio'ie11you' Bociksiore. - :-·-, . . _ ' _about a_fcw. Mtl>c mosi kindheai:ted ..• : Once':igain.just befote the end •. people I have had'the pleasure of' of the faU seme~ter; ~ lovelyO. getiing;1o·_k_n_o,,y_~ltiJe_ai.t~'!ding lady ch~ brought:Chrisin:ias io. ciassesheicai.ilc:c;.--c.".: . my children in ri,"any different ·. I am a sirigle_mother raising iwo shapes·. sizes and colors. .. . . daughters on ~ very low in<:O!llC, .. Even thoµgh I am sure lliat. .· I decided about two and a hat( theyallliavefamiliesoftheirown." ycarsagol.hatl~aigoing'todoiny they took the iime owled and . best io improve the lives of my chil· . gave C!fristmas joy '.10 another of . '~. and that meaiu returning 10: God's family that wa:s in need. schooL. - . . . - . · .. -. . - . iiWM~us.eof~random. : So -0,e"n 1he holiday.sc.ason rolls·· acis ofkfodness;thatthese special .

.around.once again J • realize that women havc·storcd up for them,"' Christmas is going_to be" thin again. It ·· in heave'n, in.any wonderful bless­is'during this time of the yeaiihat the ings. •• ever-present shadow. of depression . Yes Virginia. there is a Santa is hardest to handle:, · ·· Claus.'-' · · - ·

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Christa Halt Elise I Palos Should Ebonics be taught In schools?

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Saunlkb Fon!, · · Dental Hygiene: "No, it's not a language, it is . something lhat was made up.•

Wllllam Spurlock, llualc: "No, because people doo1 think it' a a language·like Spanbh or English and it shouldn't be taught in school."

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·NE!VV cl8$!la 'r~I' look at religion and film By Ian Ne!1),s~hy • yearsiand' ;,so ~~ i~orked: at St. - . person: sfio~ld I offer rriy heip or Lewis. ·.;.i;-;;'~'ro;~ bool:s~'n\piri;u. • Rip staff writer.> Joseph's Church. h~ wri"iie'n.iwo .. ·. ·•. ·; . . .•. ·.. .· ·.. . • . .. ·. ·. . ' . . . .. sllouid llake this.?':- alitybutlilc:dinhisrni'ndandnoihis· . . Craig O,'Neill io~es film;. . ·. books onspfritualiiy ii1led ·.'coming "When you have to face your death you get •. Webb said}e ooiame inler~sted heart until he ''got_ put \hrough the .. ·

That is'.wliy he isieam-teaching a Ou1.,Wi1hin° and "Rig.htco_us ReH:. · more in tOUCh With your OWO spirituality." · ·.. in spiritual issues before taking the griri<lcr0of life bYiisking lo~e:·, .. · · class thiss:emestercalied ;,Spiriiual, _· gi()n." .. . _. . . . . ·. ·. · · . · · · · · ·. ·· · · · · summer ~iriinar'as a re~ult of per· · · '.That's how mo~i of us learn, we ity.in film.'.'.· . . · . · . He SIM!ed studying for the Cathi>-._, --:-H.ank Webb sonal se1back"s.' . . .· ·.. . . ·. have Jo gei kic_kcd and ·p~nchcd . : "lll_ey (fihns)are our Sl_orytellers. : lie pn~lhOO<f.~t'r.4, He received his . drarria __ lnstrLicto I' .. , '.') goipuuhrough the:me:i1 grinder . around ~orrie fiisl." Webb said.·.•. Ea9h generation oi c~liu~ tins a ~ay dopor'ate in theology from _the . · · . . · . · . in 1984 when' I aticmpied suicide · • '1'Jle essence of ihat mo~ie is .if of r'ela1ing rilylhs and morality. l_es: . Angelic um University in . .Rome. He·. · . , ·... , · •. · -· · · .. lhree ii rites in one _week. Ou1 of all . : your he:iri is errij,ty your mind dc'..cs. sons of God anlrcia1ionships with . itow works: ~-as';,iriiualcounselorin · in the negative and a human. void.'' ity 10 lhe" class.: . . ihat mu~k.uid darkness. iood things . nOL mane( If you.Ii ave no diari1y or 91hersi'hesaid,:;Filmsconveymorc .. the Los Angeles area .... · ... _ .... ·. he said; Often the_se types of films . Webb p~opo~ed the idea of 1he .have come." Webbs.aid.· 1 am· still love for oilier human beings it does thanjustgood cirb.iden1cnhi°nmcnt.'' .He: said lie decided. 10 go into arc the blockbusters. . , , . . . . . . ciass io O'Neill after taking a week· working.:irit:· but-I 'reel I am :i 1n1 · 1101 ·m,t1er how sman you ar~_ .... ·

• Thc}l:iss 'sianed Jan: 23 ·and is·•. counseling because ''it ~as spiri1uc . : "E.vcn in these films: lhough,spiri; end seminar on spirituality last.sum· · happier now than I have e~er been I .. 01her films in the co~rse· which . ··offered.for. six~weeh'on Thu.rsd_ays .---ally.~he next step. I guess r°did it to .: .1uality can be found ifonedigs for"it;; mer.. · .. · - c.'. ~---- - a · .. · ··· · -.- feel I -~ni° doing, wha;-1 '~ho.old t,., ·· w_iU: t,., •looked. a1 are •:'\\'.itnes:s.,· -

at 7:30 i,:m,_HankWebb. w~o-_has save my.soul:'.-'.. . ... ·· .•· .. - ·· .Thai'swti:itthe·courseisabo_ut, pan· . ·. "/1 was a wonderful experience . doing: c-0: · . . . . ·. ··Moonstruck."·"Dead Man W~lk·, . ,1augh1 film ~p-precia1ion and drama ·. _He~s_ees the ~lass ns ~n '.'inieres_l· . ning ·for gold and finding spiritual and ii gOI me :10 lhinking there are a .· '.'Whinyouha,~ IOfoCC)"OUr de~lh ;'ng.'' and'"S(rangers in Good Com~

tind tias"directed plafs for1h.i lost 21 ···- infy,ay to' talk aboul spiritual_ily .. iss'ues' in films where they are n<Jl "lot of spiriiual issues dealt with in . you get more in louch wilh ynurciwn p'any.''' . . . . years at l}akersficld College. alsci th_iough_·a·point of rererence most ·obvious." . . · · films that are not necessarily oven or spiri1uali1y.'' ·: · . . . . .Webb $aid 1he class could help "".ill. be teaclii iii; lhc class .with people can relate.". . O'Neillsaid lie hopeS0 lO bring his obvious:· Webb said .. ·· . Learning from hfe is deait wi1liin an)OOC. noma1iei th_eir field of sludy.

· O'Neill.. . Whiic tie sees films as morality · lifelong study of spirituality and his_ · He said the class ceniers on moral· 'the .movie "Shadowlands:· which. · ··we_'re talking abciut ·. what it o'Neill. who' was pastor ~1-s1." lrnons. he does' admit. thal ·many. · experience in dealing wiih people decisions such as "should I feel this win be discussed in the cllss.. . . mc?nS to be a human l!einj). we're

. Philip_ the Apostle Church for seven .. films ~m 10 rcpre~nt Jpiritliality . concerned about 1h~ir own spiii1ual- way. shou_ld l feel t!Jis way about this_ ~ __ :The movie is abouit_he wrnerC.S.,:,..jn1cllec1ually 1alkingaboutthc he.111.''.

'BlackAthena'kicks off. .s,~Gk-_History rTlonth~:~~:~~--- ,:

. ByCy11~I.Tldw~II . . . rificc:s 1h{black me~ and wom~n Rip slaff wriier: .· -< . be.fore us made, so we can have our

. ··. Th~Mariin Luther K.ini Jr. Cen- ·_ freedoms 1<Xlay iii the United States !er will i"riitiate'the "celebratii>ri'o(<'iind ariy"whcre else." : . . . . Bla~ld:fisioryM~n11i6~Feb. 3 i,i,ith- ·- Brady. says iliai'it is ignorance ,· ih~ vidco:·131ack Athena:· .. ·.. . ;.,hichcauses people of all races 10 ·•·

The primary'f~us of Bl:ack H_is' ov~rlook the_ fac1 1hat in1ny peopie. tory Month. sijould be'.tci piac~ em:. . have similar goals.. . . phasis o~'.·'coritributions.ttiat Afro- ··: .• :·wc:w~nt 1he ~~~e 1hing/' said

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. in '.The People vs .. Laiiy Flyii'1:; . · <;vcniually dying of. AIDS, Love

. Americans have.made 10 this_coun-·. Brady. ·>, ... , . . . . . try," said Dr.Wilhelmina Anthony ... : Asiincilucator;Anthciriyfeelsthe.

. • . rlarrelson.is effeciiv{in show- : playsitie par1 Of an addict re:lliS· ·. ing the' ma\iYsidesofflyri1. Flynt lic:illy since she is_~ reco~ering • . startedhis emiire during _1h·e twi- iiddiciher~elf: ./ . < ... ·. . . _ .

light ofch~ sexual friiolution in the . flynt's rights ~re _upheld in a -; . . < .·· ~arly 1970s. · ' . . • . .• • '. prcccdent:sening Supre~?iuri . ' : •' He and tiis brother;"liinmy. ,..h·o:. ilecisionand, as afrsult, he c_on-.. - .. ··• .

-is played oy\Viiixif{rc~I brothcC:-:-tinu~ici run hi, Hustler empire~ -".c':-'°''-:

· : direcior'"of'thc Maniit Lutlier Kin}:' 'jirim:iry _fodis' shOtJld be 'ici ·know Jr. Center.. . . .. ·. . ·; more :ib"oll1'each "other; 10" take the·.

. Anth~ny aisc,.a·~~-s ihat thc.\time to:undcistand and value one_ -:-:- - _monthlongcelebrationofliistoryaniL .ano1her: ·'• :· < ... . - .

. heritage is important for pecipleofaU 'By undm~liding each Orner An· •·. Breti Harrelson·, t:ikeon America's . today wi1h29other public:ir.ions • . < . heartland Jith ih·e,i H~i.Hei news, · as well.::: . . . ·. • <·· i ~•-races and cultures. not just African· 1honjisaid •. "We CM lise this tci_grow ·.

: Amer°i6in.S. .. • ,. ·: '. .· .\ ,: :c" . ,· in10 bigger people. I am personally •. Black Hisr.o:rr.Montb is a'sj)C(:iai .. 'tired" of this black and white soc;.:

·leller aM; 1aier.'Hus11erm.igazf;re.-~ ,·:T.rn?-m~vie ·skirts~- se.im:J.~ · tinicioieinforceAfro.Americancon· . e1y:: . . . . tribu.1ionsbeiausepeopleie~d1ofor: She said she :Sfrongly tieiieves_all · -

· get lhem."saicl Anthony:·: i : . races should be educated abi>u1 one .. : . . Socictytendsio takeon'theAnglo- anotheriarid welcomes" people of all

. • .· fliil t'.s • rriagai:riie": portrays : __ )ide: ()~ .1:1.v_~r-s ob~sion. ~th. w<imeri.'-inc)uding • his new love,' woine_n· and_ focuses }>11 his_ .-Althe.i Leasure(Cci11r1riey Lov~). in. s1ruggl_c:10 protec( his COllstitu·. an outrageous seiJai fashion never• _tion:il righ1s !(_I fr~om of pre~.s ~ before seen ,n prini,,_ .. · and spee.:~. · .-.· ' ' .· · • ··: :<

. Europeanl;tackground;butshesaidit ethnic persuasions and religious . . is impon~rii to_rem~mber the exist:.· .. backgrounds to panicipate in the

. ence or air ethnic backgrounds, c-· ... eyems._:; .... "_;,_ '. .:/.~,: .... L:" .. :::. : :: •.;. "(It i's(t{aquiri niore_informa·, • _Events plarn_ed foithebegirining '

. lion aboutAfncan·Ameiican contri· of: February include:, , . .· . liu1ions 10 me .c!cvelopm~nt of our · Feb,3°, noo~· 10 f p,in:. Fi_res,de ._· ~-ulture 'ariil na1ion.". said Jesse , Room. :'Black' Athe~a,'". a v_ideo Bradford. BC his1ory" prof~or. ' : . which explores !he siriiilaritie"s be· . ' BC studenl Ebony Br,;cly. a com· tween the myths and arts of the early '

. pu~r s_ciencerr.-~jcir, s,aid that Blac~ Greek and near ~i_.em cuhu~.. . _ History• Month · i~ as much ,_about : .. .feb. l O. noon to l p.m:._F1res1de :

:,whereAfrican~Americansaregoing _Room_." ''A Question of.Color."· a : .. as where they'~ave been.~. ·. video examining the social view l'f · .

.. ' "(The imponance of Black His, African-Americans and viewing . t~ry !'{o~th_is)ihe s1n1g1es~d _sac·. cine's own image.·

UnfonunatelY for Flyd1 he. is •· Dire_c1or ~ilcis Form._an skill:, . faced with hard times when several· fullyen1Jngles 1hefocusof_Aynt ..

. - . anti-porn crusaders take hi~ to coun . •< ~iilii n his pcrso(l_afs_iruggles :i"nd :, over his magazine. . . , . : .. ' ·.: caplu_res your attention,COn\'.inc: .

·This begins Flynfs battle io P~O:- ing youo_f the rea\-life_ stocy of . -tei:t his First Aineridment righls · flyni:_·.. · .: ..

. against the radical reiigious' rigtit ~ lf)ou are going:_io see ihis . . wing and ttie rising tide of censor- : fil(11 fonhc sniu-tand sc_x'; you'are

h" · ' . . .. going t<)ihe;rongjlick: Ifi,'ou L-"-'-''-'-,-'-'-,---~-"'"=-'ia"e,',.;··"C""_.-:'. ··'.'":· :':·=· ·=,.,·=· ·::·=-·:.· .,.· '-:::: ;;:. =··· . / i~ll-t~rough his trbis. ·arrests. : ·are in_·t11e mood for an excellen·t ·

. . .· . . . .· . . . . • .· i .Ph~~eourtesy of Columbia Pl~~ ,, prison terms and a'sniperattack 1hh1 ,. 'direction of Woody Harrelson . Courtney Love, Woody Harrel~bn and Edward Norton .. leav·es him par:ilyWJ: A1~a- stays· · poitrayinf.Larry Flynt; this is_•· . star_in "Tl)e Pe6p_lei ~s: Larry F_lynt" . . with Flynt in a show· of incredi_ble. 1he film for you. .

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