Volume VIII, Number 1 September 21, 1998
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Volume VIII, Number 1 September 21, 1998 Hello from "Down Under.," . -': .. " ".' . , .' • by Marti Martin That's what you could say if you took a trip to the BuzzWords bottom of the world - to New Zealand and Australia like my husband and I did this past May & June. New • by Toni Magaldi Zealand is beautiful - an unspoiled land of beautiful Did you get a chance to respond to the district's ten-page scenery where you can drink the water, eat delicious questionnaire about new initiatives? food, and walk around at night without looking over your shoulder (but do watch out for drivers on the I hope you had your dictionary handy as some of the wrong side of the street!). They say there are 3.2 vocabulary was rather "challenging." I'm sure many of us million people but over 47 million sheep. A must-see is use 'pedagogical' when we're discussing the characteristics a stop at a sheepranch to feed the sheep and watch a of teachers and teaching. (I can think of some others too.) sheepshearer prepare them for winter. Especially What a supereminent paradigm for accreting our own enjoyable is watching the border collies at work. It is "lexicons! incredible to watch them move the sheep mostly by ~ And speaking of building one's vocabulary, sometimes intimidation, using head and body posture in a menac you'll hear or read a new word with which you're not ing manner. You will also pass one of the many deer familiar. And then, 10 and behold, you'll see or hear it again farms in the countryside (much like cattle ranches) within a few days. It's like youjust weren't aware or didn't where the Kiwi's (the term used for New Zealand tune into it before and now you're more cognizant of it. people) have turned the problem of deer overpopulation into a profitable venture. The venison and hides are We've all seen those calendars that have a new word for sold mostly to Asian countries. each day of the year. There was a sitcom episode on tv recently that showed co-workers secretly trading the real The two islands are quite different. North Island has the word-a-day calendar with one that had fake words. The largest city, Auckland (which has a Harrah's casino in person that they pulled the practical joke on was going the 300 foot tall Sky Tower located in the center of around the office using the "new" words in all her sen town). The Sky Tower is the 7th highest tower in the tences. What a riot! world and offers great views of the city and the pleas ant harbor. An all-day trip will take you out of town to The Reader's Digest has a couple of pages in each issue Rotorua, which has hot springs, geysers, and bubbling called It Pays to Enrich Your Word Power. They list twenty hot mud. It is also the location of a Maori Cultural words usually revolving around some kind of theme. The reader tries to define the words with one of the multiple continued on page 5 choice answers. (The correct definitions are on the second page.) Reader's Digest also lists a web site Astronomy Observations www.rdinteractive.com. Look under Word Power. There will be two astronomy observation sessions in the Back in high school I had an English teacher who was fall semester conducted by instructor Karen Castle always assigning new vocabulary words for the students to (weather permitting). They are free and open to the public. '----' define and use in a sentence that was supposed to (kind of) Friday, September 25 7:30 p.m, continued on page 2 Friday, October 30 7:00 p.m. Classified Members WeAre on Committees The Classified Selection Committee would like to thank on the Move the following cfassified members who have agreed to Welcome to: serve on committees and task forces: Classified Senate Newspaper Viola Hallett, Instructional Laboratory Coordi Nicole Gomes nator for the Learning Center Economic Development Program Manager Paper Screening Magdalena Servantes, PBX Operator-Recep Roshan Dahi tionist (evening) Economic Development Program Manager Interview Audrey Johnson, Office Assistant II at CHE Cynthia Heilesen Cheryl Summers Christie Schwandt, Senior Office Assistant for Business Services Non-Instructional Program Review Task Force Leslie Nath Heather Harlan, Admissions and Records Sue Garcia Assistant II DYC Governance Council Gloria Zaraboza, College International Educa Tammie Trujillo tion Coordinator Budget Review Committee Congratulations to: Stu Fogg Budget Oversight Committee Nona Peterson, transferred from Campus Sue Handy Facilities Assistant at LMC to DYC Keith Craven Kathy Reilly, transferred from Secretary to the If you are interested in serving on campus committees, Dean of Instruction to Secretary to the Dean please contact one of the selection committee members: of Students Donna Carreon (chair), Julie Catalano or Marti Martin. Hedy Wong, transferred from Administrative Secretary for Matriculation and Research to Administrative Secretary for the Division of Social Science Boyce McKelvy, voluntary transfer from Secre tary to the Dean at Contra Costa College to Secretary to the Dean of Instruction at DYC BUZZ continued from page 1 Marianne Martinez, transferred from Admis sions/Records - EOPS Assistant at DYC to explain what the word meant. Out of all the words he gave us, the only one I really remember is 'blitz.' I think Admissions and Records Assistant II for DYC that's because I was the one who got credit for using it Linda Robbins, promotional transfer from properly. I used it in context with football which, I Administrative Secretary for the Faculty guess, he thought girls didn't know much about. He was Senate Office at DYC to College Human a good teacher. He used to sit on the top of his desk, legs Resources Assistant for the Business Services crossed lotus style, hands held in a prayer-like pose and office at DYC expound on the "English" relationship to life. He was a great pedagogical example. 2 Spotlight on Kelleye Llyn Bennett-Vinci • by Toni Magaldi Birthplace: Portland, Oregon Book Occupation: Media Services Technician II (a.k.a. Audio-Visual Slave) Bites Years with the district: 18-Ten as a Classified employee and eight as an hourly and student worker. Kelleye started in 1980 in the Media Lab then Bite-5ize Book Reviews did the run to CHE at night. • By Sue Rohlicek Family: Yes! Kelleye boasts ofone "spousal unit," one daughter, and one new son-in-law. Straight Man, by Richard Russo. I liked this book because it is funny and Pets: Two cats, Squido and Girl Cat; one 150 gallon reef tank and one intelligent. The narrator is a tenured freshwater tank both of which keep her busy especially in the hot weather. English instructor serving as Department Favorite pastimes/hobbies: Kelleye and her husband acquired a house a Chair during a tense period of piercing few years ago and have been spending many hours doing home improve budget cuts that further divide an already ments and remodeling. (Watch out Norm.) They've put on a new roof, bickering, paranoid faculty. SUffering remodeled the entire kitchen, and landscaped the whole yard. When she's from what he thinks is a kidney stone, not twirling her tool belt, Kelleye spends a lot of time "mucking" about Hank wrestles with the dawning realiza with computers. tion that he is, in fact, very much like his cruel, self-absorbed father. My favorite '-..../ Most admired person: Stephen Hawking part is when Hank discovers that his Life's philosophy: "Groove on the Confusion, this too shall pass like a secretary writes better fiction that he bad kidney stone." does. This is a well-written, entertaining novel, slightly over the top but with a lot Favorite book: Canticles for Leibowitz by Walter Miller of insight about campus politics. Favorite music: Alternative Into the Forest, by Jean Hegland. This Typical day: "I come in waaay too early, grab the ringing phones, take a is an intriguing and compelling fantasy zillion last minute orders ... Hello, this is Teacher X. (Cough, gag) I've about a family with two teenage sisters got this terrible case of laryngitis and (whisper) I need a tape and tv/vcr who live in an isolated Northern Califor delivered by 8am.... nia forest. The story takes place in the near future when electricity and phones After that I 'flog' the student help into action, replace burned out bulbs, gradually fail, the Internet crashes, gas tighten loose cables and connections, and find four lost videos. Then I becomes unavailable, and mysterious answer more phone calls, take more orders, flog the student help again fatal diseases appear. The girls become Gust for luck), answer five computer related questions, troubleshoot orphaned and must learn to survive computer/video projectors, and grab lunch. entirely on their own. They struggle to In the afternoon it's time to reorganize the falling piles of paperwork on come to grips with their altered futures, my desk, create new piles of paperwork for everyone else, handle another Eva is forced to give up her dreams of crisis or two, flog the student help one more time Gust to be safe) and head Harvard, and Nell her obsession with home." ballet. The story breaks down once or twice, especially toward the end, but Weirdest thing you've come across on the job: A lot of weird things overall it was surprisingly believable and happen here at the Media Center but this past July (on my birthday, no I couldn't put it down.