Student government in distress By Dave Fetzer Judici al Advocate Ray Daniel is not kidding when he says that the next ASG elections are probably the most crucial in Palomar hi stor y. In an interview with The TELESCOPE, Ray detailed the background of the current government cris is. He pointed out that t he ASG consi s ts of 26 e lected officials and five appointed Judicial Ad vocates. Of this numbe r, onl y two active office-holders remain. At the c lose of the last regular semeste r , impeac hment proceedings a nd sporad ic resignations prec lud ed the poss ibility of normal e lections being held. Three tim es the Student Assemb ly complicated matters further last spring by failing to come up with a quorum
so that the le~all y required numbe r of Judicial Advocates could be appointed in order to hold e lections. Daniel said, "At no time were there the number of required Judicial Advocates active in the Judiciary . For these r easons, he mentioned that not only were the e lections postponed, but several constitutional amendme nts were kept off the ball ot. H Foremost among these a mendm e nts was a r eduction in the number of Judicial Advocates required to hold an e lection from fiv e to three . Daniel did not e labo r ate on the othe rs. The discuss ion then turned to the matter of what exac tly, in Daniel's words, "the ASG governs':·'Most people think of the ASG as a so<::ial function
working in the area of a rranging dances and social eve nts." He pointed out that the preamble of the constitution c lea rl y states the philosophy of ASG, "To maintain jus tice , insure campus tranquility," etc. Daniel stated that "If students really took time to r ead the constitution " the s tud e nts would find the y a re represented on the District Budgetary Committee, Curriculum Committee, and a channel for the redress of grievances and more . The ASG is the student 's voice to the admi ni stration in all areas of concern. With these things ' in mind, the student has a better id ea of the necess ity of having some kind of student government.'' Finally, the conversation turned to the e lection. He emphas ized the impor-
tance of voting by stating that 10% or less of the s tudent body votes in a general election, thus they control the student ac tivi ties for everyone . Ray Larson, the only other remaining member of the ASG, mentioned that the next elections will be on Octobe r 7 and 8. Registration for running for any of the 26 open offices will close October 1. "A ll interested students s hould file a notice of inte ntion to run with the Dean of Student Activities office," said Dani e l. (Forms are available at that office .) For those interested , the open offices a r e : six on the Executive Council (including president), 20 on the Student Assembly, 10 s pec ia l inte r es t r epres ent-
atives and 10 at-large. All qualified s tudents may run. As a final note, Daniel adds, "It is r ecommended that students intending to run for office read t he Constitution on page 22 of the handbook in order to ascertain the r equirements and duties of each office."
*** *** Volunteers are urgently needed to assist in preparing for and holding the e lections(which will be in front of the Student Union). Volunteers may not be affiliated with any candidate for office. Those interested please contact the Activities Office or meet with Ray Daniel today at 11 a.m . in R- 3.
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Palomar Coilege
Volume 25 Number
· A Publication of the Associated Students · Septe mber 24, 1971
Dr. Huber urges ~now generation' to join ~peaceful revolution' in U.S. "The now generation" was urged to actively interest itse lf in meritorious changes underway in American soc ial and cultural fi e ld s by Dr. Frederick R. Huber in hi s annual convoca tion address to the student body last Friday. "I know some of you are dealing r ealistic a ll y with moral values, problem s of minorities, women's lib, domination of economic a nd technical soc ia l goals, non-coe r c ive m et hod s of education,po ve rty, equality, a c ritical and divers ified culture, world issues a nd ecology," Hube r said.
Tryouts today
for new play Tryouts for "Dark of the Moon" by Howard ni c hardson and Will iam Berney are bei ng he ld today from 3 to 5:30 p.m. in P-33 . P e rformance dates a r e sc heduled for Novembe r 4- 6 and 11- 13. Roles for approximately 35 people are available. Singers, dancers, mu sicians will be neede d for the large cast. This a ll ego rical fantasy r evolves a round a half-animal and half-human witch boy named John, who falls in love with a mortal, Barbara All e n. "This i s a very now play," com mented Buddy Ashbrook, director. "It s hows how fea r a nd ignorance can destr oy a beautiful r lationship s uch as love. The comm unit y r efuses to su pport their relationship by the ir ha te and hypoc ri sy and winds up destroying it. , . The Drama Department initi ated their season by presenting "Flower Drum Song'· which broke box office r eco rd s , and the F e li c ita Pageant. Upcoming productions on the "\\'izard of Oz'' will be prese nted Decembe r 15-18.!\lo lie re's" c hool for\\'ives", !\larch 16- 18 and 23-25 and t he \\'i ll Gee r original one-act play festival written by Palomar College stud e nts :\ lay 26- 27.
News Briefs There will be a meeting of the Palomar Christian F e llowship this :llonday at 11:10 a.m . in P-32. Guest s peaker l\1el Lewis, .1·outh director of Bethel Baptist Churc h of Escondido will s peak on "The Christian Challenge on Campus.''
*** Alpha Gamma Sigm a , the only national honor society on campus, will hold its first organizational mee ting Wednesday inES- 19at 11 a.m . Election of officers will be he ld, .~ II e ligible s tud e nts are invited to attend .
*** Students interested in assisting the Democratic Party are invited to an organizational meeting of the Palom a r Young Democrats today at 11 a.m. in P - 18.
"The oneness of mankind" i s proc la imed by the Baha' i college c lub of Palomar. The purpose of the club is to acquaint those interested with the tenets of the Baha'i Faith, by s ponso r ing s uch things as lectu r es , dis cuss ions, info rm a l gatherings, social activiti es and public meetings. The Ba ha' i Faith upholds the unity of God. recognizes the unity of Hi s prophets, and inculcates the princip le of the oneness a nd who le ness of the e ntire hum a n r ace. It proclaims the necessity and the inel·i tab ili t~· of the unification of mankind, asse rt s that it is gradually approaching, and c la ims that nothing short of the t r ansmuti ng sp irit of God, working through His c hos e n :llouthpiece in thi s da~·. can ultimate!~· s ucceed in bringing it about. :ll e mbe r s hip in the Baha'i College Clu b is open to a ll Palomar College students, members of the facult~· and staff, and a lumni, irrespective of race , co lor , c lass , nationalitY or religion. .~ II interested persons are cordiall y im·ited to at te nd the regular meet ing in room P- 9 on \\"ednesdays a t 11 a.m.
Applications accepted by UC in November .~ II undergradu ate campuses of the Uni vers ity of Cali fornia will obsene ' ovember I, 1971, as the openi ng date for the accepta nce of unde r gr aduate appli cations to the Fall Qua rter, 1972 . Closi ng dates will vary as campuses meet their enroll ment quotas . .-\ppli cants should be urged to file their completed applications as early as pos s ible and preferab ly during the month of ove mbe r .
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David Harris discusses 'Constellation vote' here
"But in teres tingly enough, and tragically , there a r e really very few of you who become exc ited about these issues. " The presid e nt said , "You maybe will ing to let the hard -core r evolutionaries r e sort to bombing followed by the r epress ive tactic s of au thority and hope that some balance of good will evolve ." "To my way of thinking," he said , "this is copping out." "I suggest that the time is now and that here at Palomar College is the pe rfect opportunity to examine you r goals and seek your identities to obtain s om e perspectives and go to it, "Huber told the students. "Let us he lp. That' s what education is all about.' ' "If only we cou ld r ecr eate the learning of the c hild in our ed ucational system it would be an exc iting and enjoyable experience. Let's try," he said . Ray Daniel, r epresenting the ASG introduce d Dr. Huber. Daniel also urged students to inc r ease their pa rticipation a nd inte r est in campus government by voting in ASG e lections and otherwise taking active parts in student affairs. The convocation program in the Dome marked the e nd of the first week of c lasses at the sta rt of Palomar's 26th year.
Baha'i club starts fall membership
San Marcos , Calif.
Dr . Frederick R. Huber addresses the student body at las t week's convocation officially beginning the fa ll sem ester. (Photo by N.Cochrane)
"You can 't make peace by sending ships to make war," declared David Harris. The paroled draft resiste r told a crowd of 150 in P - 32 recently , that it is time words like "peace, freedom, jus tice and democ r acy" become concre te r ealities in our lives . "If you want peace you have to live peace ". Harris questioned the use of undemocratic institutions, s uch as the Navy, to protect a democratic society. Harris is a symbolic leade r of a cam paign to reveal public opinion regarding the impending departure of the attack carrier USS Cons te llation for VietNam. ''That s hip out the re i s a tool. Like any other tool , it has its own specific purpose. That ship can 't make peace . It wasn't designed to make peace. It was designed to make one thing-- and that is to make war." " You can't comb you r hair with a wrench and you can't make peace with a n attack carrier . '' For the last month Harris has been canvassing the county with his m essage of non- viole nt revolution. The "Harbor Project" highlighted by the recent five - day "Constellation vote" has involved hundreds in an effort to expose to public sc rutiny the Constellation' s return to the waters off the c oast of VietNam. Over 7, 000 attended a benefit concert l ast Sunday in which Harris spoke and his wife Joan Baez sang. Results of a two hour straw vote here
Sept. 17 followed preliminary countywide polling r esults with 216 students voting six to one in favor of t he "Connie" staying home . "Just because we like John Smith down the street who's in the Navy, doesn't mean we ha ve to support Navy pol icies," stated Harris . He said the American people must learn to distinguis h between their institutions and the people who operate them. The Constellation is sc heduled to leave San Diego Oct. l with its 85 planes and six million pounds of explosives to bomb Southeast Asia for s ix months. "The rumor is the war is ove r. In Washington everyone thinks the war is ove r," reported Harris . "Well , the war is not over in San Diego Harbor or Southeast Asia. Try to tell one of the 5,000 men sailing with the Constell ation the war is over. They know better." " The people who have had to fight the war for the last ten years at:d the p eople who have had to pay for it have never before bee n asked what they thi nk about it. " Efforts to poll the men aboard the ship have been thwarted by alleged illegal confiscation of mailed ballots by Capt. Harry Gerhard Jr. "If the Navy c laims our e lection is l ess than represe ntative then we suggest that they conduct the i r own official vote ," s uggested Harris .
SELECTIONS INCLUDE 'KING KONG,' 'CITIZEN KANE'
Series features American films With "Birth of a Nati on" kicking off the semester, the "History of the American Film" c lass began thi s sem ester's film se ri es this week. Each semes ter a series of movies is s hown every othe r week in conjuntion with Richard Peacock's Engli s h 30 c lasses . The fl icks are shown free of charge to the pub lic, whi le the m em bers of the c l ass watc h them to discuss styles of sound, came r a , and fil m techni ques. "Birth of a );ation" was filmed in 1915 under the d irection of D,\\', Griffith.
In this uncensored version, King Jo,.ong rips off a girl's dress and eats seve ral people . "The re just hasn't been a sc ience fict ion picture yet that has been up to 'King Kong, ' " accordi ng to Peacock . On Nove mber 16 the c lass ic Ame ric an film, "Citi ze n Kane" ( 1941) will be s hown. "This film is c lass ic in Orson Well es' innovative film prac tices. His use of sound, camera movement, and flash back tec hniques make it that way" com ments Peacock.
This and all of the fol lowing movies , commented on by Peacock, will be s hown on Tuesda~· nights at 7 p.m., and Wednesday afte rnoons at 1 p.m. in P-32.
Alfr ed Hitc hcock's "Lifeboat" (1944) will be shown 1ovember 30. On Hitchcock ' s style , Peacock said, "Hitchcock consistently turned out provoca tive and live ly film s."
":llark of the \'ampire, '' 1935, will be shown October 19. Produced by Tod Browning, thi s fi lm is "repr esentative of popular films starting in the 19 30 ' s and running through today in horror films." This classic "talkie" stars Bela Lugos i.
"The greatest Hollywood musical yet "Singin' in the Rain," produced by and starri ng Gene Ke lly, 1952, will be s hown December 14. "This movie, says Peacock, " gets you i nto the de light of pure fa ntasy. "
On October 5, "Sunri se , " s hot in 1927 by German producer F .W. :\Iurnau , is an exce llent exam ple of silent film in its perfected s tate."
To c lose the first semester's se ries will be 19 63's "Hud", filmed by Marvin Rett. This is a modern weste rn which takes place in Texas . It is concerned with a ranch owner that drives a car as muc h as he rides horses. "Hud" will be shown January 11 , 1972.
-ovember 12 will bring the 19 33 uncensored ve r s ion of "King Kong."
Concerning t he American F ilm His tory c lass Peacock said that there are more stud e nts e nrolled in it every year. "Very soon we wi ll have to expand, get ed iting r ooms and more sophis ti cated equipment. "
Speakers begin 15-trip roster "Resolved: T hat more stringent controls s hould be pl aced on government agencies gathering information about U. S. citizens. " So reads the national d ebate r esolution for the cur re nt year according to Ray Dahlin, chairman of the speech and theatre a rts department. Dahlin announce d the 1971-72 sched ule fo r the national championship s peech team last week . T he 15- trip roster includes competition in debate, radio speaking, extemporaneous, impromptu, i nfo r mative , per suas ive , oral inte r pre. tation and speech analys i s. Any student interested in competing s hould c ontac t Ray Dahlin or Mitties McDonald in the s p eech dep a r t m ent . Past expe ri e nce is not necessar y.