The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 2001 Page: 3 of 12
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Nov. 30, 2001 ♦ 3
San Antonio College ♦ www.theranger.org
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♦ Scholarship gives student opportunity
to interact with business representatives.
♦ Students can find out
grades through the Internet
and the telephone.
the admissions and records office at
733-2583.
Beginning Dec. 18, students can also
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San Antonio College students held
their ground against larger and better-
funded four-year colleges and univer-
sities during a simulated competition
for the 2001 meeting of the Model
Organization of American States.
The SAC team, representing Costa
Rica, won second place for Overall
Delegation to the MO AS.
"I'm really proud of them," Dr. J.
Philip Rogers said. The government
professor advises the team.
Rogers noted San Antonio College's
disadvantage against schools like the
University of North Texas, University
of New Mexico and Baylor University,
just a few of the 17 schools in competi-
tion against the team.
Students at four-year schools have
more time and resources at their dis-
posal, he said.
The team's goal was to pass resolu-
tions consistent with Costa Rican inter-
ests that furthered the general objec-
tives of the Organization of American
States.
Rogers said this college does not
offer classes for the competition.
In contrast, Baylor University desig-
nates a whole course for its MOAS
effort.
Rogers also said most schools have
returning students. This college, on the
other hand, has a high turnover of stu-
dents who Rogers has to recruit and
train each year.
All of the students were rookies
except for Marisol La Selva, education
sophomore and Costa Rican ambassa-
dor and head delegate.
SAC participants overcame other
hardships as well.
Sophomore Ann Alaniz, who recent-
ly changed her major to international
relations as a result of her experience in
the MOAS, is the mother of two tod-
dlers.
Alaniz also won an individual
award for outstanding delegate for her
work on the Inter-American Agency
for Cooperation and Development
committee.
"It totally changed my whole life,"
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she said.
Alaniz, who was on her high school
debate team, found she had a knack for
delegation.
She learned the importance of com-
promise, that one has to give a little to
get a little, she said.
"I used to think government was
useless to the common person, but
now I've realized that getting involved
is No. 1 in making a difference."
Reading specialist sophomore
Andrea Arellano prepared three to
four weeks before the competition.
"I learned how much I didn't
know," Arellano said.
She gained introspection into the
intricacies of policy making.
Arellano served on the committee
for the Inter-American Commission on
Human Rights. Law and decision-
making bodies won her empathy.
She found out why making laws
takes so long, learning that doing the
right thing isn't as easy as it sounds.
Even good ideas had to have a coun-
try's ideals at stake, she said.
Information systems sophomore
Jason Hall, who in addition to working
20 hours a week as a work-study stu-
dent in the veterans affairs office on
campus, carries 18 hours of classes.
"If you're committed to a good edu-
cation, it takes a lot of commitment,"
he said.
The ex-Marine learned about the
MOAS in his Government 2302 class
and wanted to join right away.
Hall said the opportunity gave him
real-world debating techniques. He
also enjoyed interacting to accomplish
a common goal of diplomacy.
Hall believes the college's delega-
tion did well because the team was
consistent in their knowledge of Costa
Rican issues as well as geographical
and political data.
San Antonio College will compete in
the MOAS next year.
Rogers said he is trying to arrange
for the San Antonio College team to
represent Mexico.
He said he wants to get briefings
from diplomats stationed in San
Antonio.
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of their fall semester grades by calling universities and third parties by
Dec. 18.
If students want to send their tran-
script to another college or university,
schedules.
Hoopes said the college stopped
mailing grades three years ago.
The office of admissions and records
is open from 7:45 a.m. to 7 p.m.
they need to know a grade quickly, she Monday-Thursday, 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.
said. Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Transcripts, including fall 2001 Saturday.
to admissions and records.
Students wanting to send their tran-
\ > a third party, such as a busi-
ness, must present some form of iden-
A telephone tification and a signature is needed by
information line
at 301-2520 helps
students with
registering and
getting g
and
other services.
This informa-
tion line is open
year-round
except Sundays
admissions and records.
Students who need to update an
address can fill out an address change
form on this college's home page or in
grades the admissions and records office.
accessing
Monday, Dec. 10 (MWF)
7 a.m. ~
10 a.m.
1 p.m.
3:50 p.m.
Three pay phones out of 24 phones originally
marked for removal will not be removed by SBC
Southwestern Bell, John Childers, district's
telecommunications manager said Nov. 19.
There are a total of 66 pay phones on this cam-
pus and those which will be removed have a red
decal that reads "removal pending."
These pay phones are located at the south
entrance of the nursing building, the Chemistry
and Geology Building near Scobee Planetarium
wallkway, and near Lot 16 in front of Moody
Learning Center.
. Childers said SBC Southwestern Bell cooperat-
ed with the adjustment.
"They took my suggestions very strongly,"
Childers said. "I felt they were in an area where
students need access," he said.
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The conference introduces Hispanic students to
businesses in hopes of diversifying the work force
while financially supporting the students.
The Web designer's trip, lodging and other
expenses were paid through a
$4,000 scholarship the organi-
zation awarded to Breeden.
Breeden, the first San
Antonio College student to be
awarded a HACU scholarship,
was chosen by Helen Torres,
director of distance education,
to represent this college
because of his concern for his
grades and his work in her
office.
Breeden worked 10 hours a
week designing Web pages for
campus departments last
semester through the distance
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education office.
"I'm very pleased that Daniel received an oppor-
tunity to attend a national conference of this caliber,"
she said. "He shows a lot of talent."
SAC's President Vern Loland also praised
Breeden.
A total of 8,037 students of the 21,901 who
enrolled this semester dropped at least one class as
of Nov. 17, the day after the final drop date.
This number is expected to increase by a few
more digits, which will round out the final total of
drops this semester, Rosemarie Hoopes, director
of admissions and records, said.
The total given here is less than the fall 2000
total of 8,731 students, according to a withdrawal
report compiled by the Alamo Community
College District. The number of students who
dropped a class this fall is even less than the fall
1998 total of 9,171 and the fall 1999 total of 9,176.
Since Oct. 7, when the United States started
retaliating in Afghanistan, students who serve in
the military have been anticipating a call or letter
telling them to go fight in the war.
A total of 46 students dropped their classes
because they were given orders to leave for mili-
tary duty, Hoopes said.
If students left their classes to serve, they were
refunded their full tuition costs, Hoopes said.
Daniel Breeden waded through the crystalline
waters of the Atlantic Ocean as the sun sank below
the Puerto Rico's vermilion horizon.
His late-night stroll along the beach relaxed him
after nine hours of distributing resumes, attending
seminars and socializing with hiring officials of
major employers.
The graphic arts sophomore spent four days in
San Juan Oct. 26-31 attending the 15th annual
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
conference as he experienced the historical sites of
Old San Juan.
The conference sponsored presentations by AT&T,
the CIA, The College Board, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and NASA and other major organiza-
tions.
According to HACU's Web site at
http://www.hacu.net, poverty and language barri-
ers prevent Hispanics from realizing their full poten-
tial.
"It is indeed a high honor to be recognized by
HACU," he said. "We're very proud to be an institu-
tion who supports HACU."
Breeden arrived at the conference on Oct. 27 after
a six-hour flight.
Though he was a bit worried about the safety of
the flight because of the Sept. 11 attacks, "an oppor-
tunity of a lifetime" alleviated his apprehension.
"The opportunity out-weighed the fear," he said.
Breeden attended the Cox Enterprise telecommu-
nication and Towers Perrin interview composure
workshops at the Caribe Hilton and lodged in the
nearby Radisson Normandie Hotel.
He also attended a CIA-sponsored conference
aimed at current and emerging trends in the work
force.
During socials, he wore a suit and tie with respect
to HACU dress code, and at night, when the folk-
dancing entertainers with their bright pink dresses
and swaying pavas (straw hats) began to sing in the
Caribbean Room of the Hilton, he donned his jeans
and T-shirt.
He recommended that students take advantage of
such opportunities.
"Don't be afraid to take that first step," he said.
For more information, call HACU at 692-3805.
Exams will be given for
evening and weekend class-
es at regular class hours Dec.
10-16.
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Students can find out their grades
for the fall semester online, by calling
an information line or checking in per-
son in the admissions and records
office.
The faculty has until 5 p.m. Dec. 17
to enter grades into the computer sys-
tem.
As soon as instructors enter in their
classes' end of semester grades, stu-
dents can find out their grades online
or by telephone.
Students will receive grades
through the mail only if they request it
by calling the admissions and records
office, Rosemarie Hoopes, director of
admissions and records, said Nov. 9.
Students can check their grades at
the college's home page at
http://www.accd.edu/sac at the end
of the semester.
Students also can print grades
directly from the site.
Students have to enter a Social
Security number and a pin number to
retrieve grades via the computer.
The department of public safety is conducting
business as usual after its office at 1601 N. Main
Ave. filled with smoke Monday afternoon when
an air conditioner blower stopped working and
caused an electrical bum.
"The building was filling up with smoke, and
there was a burning smell, Deputy Chief Don
Adams read from the report.
He said there were no injuries or damage
except for some.damage^
San Antonio Fire Department opened locked
offices with a crowbar to check for fire.
Adams said the door frames are being repaired.
Firefighters used exhaust fans to draw out smoke,
and the building was closed the rest of the day.
Adams said it was fortunate the incident hap-
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Christmas Benefits for the less fortunate children
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Memorial
As the home of the Alamo, the cradle of Texas
liberty, San Antonio knows how to remember fall-
en heroes.
The college s Biology Club will keep the tradi-
tion of remembering alive with a memorial for the
victims of Sept. U's terror attacks.
Club members will plant a Monterrey oak tree
and unveil a permanent engraved stone memorial
at a 10 a.m. ceremony Dec. 11 in the
grassy area at the southwest comer
. of Moody Learning Center.
College President Vern
Loland and Biology Club
>'4 7 President Laura Atkinson will
a speak, Travis Elementary students will
z| recite poetry and sing. The Lanier
.jgftEtaBK, High School color guard will
perform.
The club is raising money
for the memorial by selling $2 raffle
tickets for prizes that include a grand prize of a
DVD player. Tickets are on sale until Dec. 9, and
the drawing will be at 2 p.m. Dec. 10 in Room 353
of Chance Academic Center.
The club is also sponsoring a food drive for the
San Antonio Food Bank. Students can drop off
nonperi^hable items in boxes inside Moody,
Chance and Loftin Student Center.
If interested in joining the Biology Club or pur-
chasing a raffle ticket, call Atkinson at 378-6882.
Bulletin Board_______________
Jimmy Spence and Janice Walker load up food packs on a cart for later deliv-
ery by Meals on Wheels. Meals on Wheels delivers a free, nutritious hot meal
to elderly and infirm people who qualify.
Hoopes
and holidays.
Grades are not released by tele-
phone by personnel in admissions and vided on Page 111 of the 2001-02 spring
records, and students are not encour-
aged to get grades over the phone from
their instructors.
Students may want to go to their
instructor at the end of the semester if
Student delegation
wins high marks
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1 or 1:40 p.m.l:40-4:10 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 12 (MWF)
8 a.m.
11 a.m.
2 p.m.
2:25 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 13 (TR)
6:30 a.m. 6:30-9 a.m.
9:25a.m. 9:25-11:55 a.m.
12:15 p.m. 12:15-2:45 p.m.
3:05 p.m. 3:05-5:35 p.m.
Friday, Dec, 14 (MWF)
9 a.m. 9-11:30 a.m.
noon noon-2:30 p.m.
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The fax number to admissions and
records is 733-2579.
Address change forms are also
available to fill out at the admissions
and records' office and a form is pro-
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