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Palomar College · Volume 24 ' Number 10 · A Publication of the Associated Students
Oct. 23, 1970
San Marcos , Calif.
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ASB will show current films at low price
d1ongroup ahers format for ecology North County's Ecology Action Committee revamped its s tructure and established a revised platform in keeping with the c hanging needs of the community at its weekl y meeting MonThey meet at the Vi s ta day night. Recreation Ce nter . The informal nature of the club will continue but with more control and direction. Biology Teacher Lee Kelly was elected Club Chairman. The ViceChairmanship was voted to Steve Sanders. All other positions remain the same but will gradually be re-organised to meet the demands of the rapidly growing club. The club also voted unanimously to support proposition #18. The decision came after a three week report by club member Ron Collins, a Biology Teacher from Oceanside. The club will launch its campaign in support of the proposition this week-end. Persons desiring information may call 726-4718 or 722-8347. A current project on the drawing board is an attempt by the club to unify the service clubs of North County together with youth groups in the area in a planned attack on s aving· the environment. Interested parties are invited to contact Steve Sanders on club nights or by phone (726-4718). Guest speaker at the Oct. 26 meeting will be Dennis Bostic, an environmental biologist from Palomar College.
BULLETIN All students planning on transferring to San Diego State during the spring or fall semester of 1971 should, for their own benefit, attend a meeting today in ES-19 at 11:00 a .m. According to Mr. Robert L. Burton, dean of student personel services, "San Diego State will not be able to acce.J?t all students who apply for 11dmission. Some students may be disappointed unless they meet San Diego State requirements for transfer.
Rehearsals for "Death of a Salesman" are becoming involved as performance
dates of October 29,30, 31 and November 5, 6, 7 draw near. Pictured (1-r) are
Debaters reach champion bracket at first invitational tournament After three days of competition against debaters from college s and universities throughout California, the Palomar debate team coached by Mr. Ray D. Dahlin, speech ins tructor, reached the champion bracke t at the California State College, Fullerton, Fall Invitational debate tournament. The Palomar team, composed of Miss Wendy Wetzel and Larry DeBoever, reached the octa-final round,losing to the debaters representing the University of Southern California. On their way to the winners' bracket in the contests last weekend, Miss Wetzel and DeBoever won over teams from San Fernando Valley State College, Loyola, Claremont College, Cerriton Community College, Chaffey College and a team from the University of Southern California.
The Palomar over-all team record, including the recent UCLA tournament, now stands at 17 wins and eight losses. The debaters have not been defeated by a two-year colle ge.
Homecoming planned A Homec oming celebration will be held after all, according to Kim Eckert, Palomar cheerleader. All clubs are urged to chose Homecoming candidates before the deadline Monday at 3 p.m. Nominations should be taken to the ASB office, R-3. An open vote will be held Wednesday on the patio. Everyone is eligible to vote. Five finalists will be chosen who will make up the Queen and her court.
ETHNIC INVOLVEMENT
Minority center initiates trend By Frank Hoffa Ever wonder about ethnic studies programs and minority group activities here at Palomar? As the director of multi-cultural programs, Mr. Paul Jacques acts as adviser to Palomar President Dr. Frederick R. Huber on minority affairs, and, aside from teaching, is responsible for a variety of duties in the area of ethnic minority education. " This semester, if one should happen to wander up around P-2, he may behold s omething that is beginning to be a familiar sight a:nd a new trend on American college and university c ampuses," said Jacques. "Just as on other campuses, here too is a center for minority ethnic studies (Centro de estudios chicanos e indios) in which much activity is taking place. ''It is being used as a cultural center, a place to study, a peer-tutoring center, a peer-counseling center, a communication center (communications with MECHAand UIS chapters at other colleges throughout the state), and a point for collection of ethnic materials for curriculum development. ''P- 2 is also being used along with the adjacent room to hold regular meetings of MECHA (Movimiento Estudiantil de Chicanos por Aztlan) and UIS (United Indian Students) during which new projects, proposals and minority affairs are discussed. "Some of the projects that Chicanos and native American students have planned, initiated, and developed are: recruitment of minority students from the high schools, from the barrios (minority neighborhoods) and from the reservations; a collection of toys· for disadvantaged children in the barrios and reservations; rap sessions with community groups about the expansion ofmulti-cultural studies at Palomar, and the hiring of Indian, Chicano, and Black faculty
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members; and area surveys to be utilized by door-to-door recruitment teams. "Some projects in the discussion stages are: a rock concert; benefit appearances of Chicano and Indian celebrities such as Buffy St. Marie and by prominent Indian speakers such as Anthony Quinn and Ricardo Montalban to raise funds for students; a guerilla theater performance which depicts the exploitation and general dehumanization of Chicanos in the U.S.; and an art exhibition of contemporary Chic ano and Indian artists. "Chic anos and Indians have come together as brothers in an effort to change and determine the ir own destinations in life, and to c ultivate brown and red pride and power as an effective tool to s truggle against oppression and racism,'' Jacques continued. "They're proclaiming that brown is beautiful and that their cultures and identities are beautiful. Anglo society has not spoken the truth about these indigenous people, whose roots we re deep in the soil centuries before the white invader . "In the biased text books, they have been either ignored or written off as inferiors and savages . The Chicano and Indian students recognize that everyone in this country has got to get together as human beings, as brothers and sisters, but that first the whole truth must be brought out. "In one of the classes under multicultural studies, 'MCS-1' past and current history is indeed being brought out. If students, white, brown, or red haven't known the truth before, they' re finding it out now! "In the United States, the Chicano and the Indian occupy the lowest level of educational attainment. The approximate educational levels are the Anglo, grade 12; the black,10. 8; the Chicano, 8.2; and
Kris Robertson, Perry Sites, Mel Schuster, Dave Fennessy. L. McDaniel photo.
News Briefs Dr. Frederick R. Huber's "task force" will meet today in C-7 at ll a.m. All persons who signed up after the invocation speech and all other interested persons should attend.
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The film "Ski Utah" will be shown today at the Ski Club meeting in ES-19 at ll a.m. Everyone is welcome. Counseling dealing with student problems concerning the draft, birth control and drug abuse is now available daily in R-5 .
In a unanimous decision by the ASB council Monday, it was decided to sponsor spec ial movies at a low cost to students on Sunday nights he re at Palomar. The vote came as a result of a r eport given by Steve Hughes, Judicial Chairman of the council, on work he had done to find out the poss ibilities of having the films on campus. F irst in the series of movies will hopefully be "Cool Hand Luke" starring Paul Newman. It will be shown Sunday Nove mber l,in P-32. Tickets will be sold in advance by the Bookstore and will cost $.25 for ASB card holders and $.50 for those without. Other films being considered are "I Love You Alice B. Toklas" and "Cat Ballou." In other ASB council action it ·was decided that last Wednesday would be the last day to buy ASB cards until a day next month was decided upon. Due to poor sales during attempts to sell the cards every Wednesday, the council decided that having the cards sold once a month was enough. Students are also reminded that if they did not receive their coupon booklet when they purchased their ASB card the booklets are still in the ASB office located in R-3.
Speaker to appear for Proposition 18
There will be a meeting today at ll a.m . in P-ll for all those who have expressed a desire to leaflet for Dick Peacock's campaign.
Mr. Richard Miller, active supporter of }Jroposition 18. the "clean air amendment," will s peak Monday in the Free Speech Are a, located in front of the Boy's Locker Room. He will speak for approximately 15 minutes, then spend some time with a question - answer period with his audience. Proposition 18 gives voters an opportunity to decide if gasoline tax revenue should be used to get rid of smog and help to build public transportation systems. Mr. Miller is being brought to Palomar by interested students in support of this Proposition. They have been active on campus lately passing out information and posting signs in favor of Proposition 18.
Mr. Paul Jacques, adviser on multicultural affairs, counsels a minority
student explaining the new programs available at Palomar. L. McDaniel Photo
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"Bouncers" are needed for the Crabby Appleton c oncert Saturday night. Requirements are that you be a male student weighing at least 180 pounds .
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the Indian,6.0. This places the Chicano four years behind the Anglo, two years behind the black, while the native-Ameri-can is plac ed at the bottom level. "These people are caught up in a vicious economic circle from which few escape. Few can come to college, and those who do so are the very small e xception. The high school drop-out rate is higher among these two groups than any other group in the U. S. " One of the reas ons for this high drop-out rate is irrelevant education along with culturally insensitive and ignorant faculty and administration. " It's absurd to think that Indians or Chic anos , who are products of different cultures and e conomic s ituations are going to r e late to the Anglo-Protes tant ethic and white middle class values-that they are going to relate to Davey Crocke tt, James Polk and George Washington. These men are not their heroes. Their he roes are Emiliano Zapata, Francisco Villa, Benito Juarez, Joaquin Murietta, Mangas Coloradas, Cochise, Sitting Bull, and Geronimo, just to name a few . "These people are seldomly studied in the pre-college school years, or even in many so-c all ed institutions of higher learning. There is no doubt that if schools and colleges throughout the nation, in some cases, began or expanded course offerings which pertain to all Americans , instead of just to Anglo-Americans, the alienation, frustration, and lack of interest in higher education that minorities experience would, in great part, end. ''Unfortunately, minority students aren't going to be able to change the cultural insensitivity of this s oc iety by themselves. They need the involvement of white students, who are willing to approach problems such as ins titutionali zed raci s m , and to aid in breaking down the barrie rs be tween people . ' '