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ETELESC Palomar Coilege · Volume 25 Number 5

· A Publication of the Associated Students

October l2, 1971

MARIO RUBALCABA

San Marcos , Calif.

92069

Presidential hopefuls give election platforms lndi~ns off~red Student government elections will be held on Thursday and Friday, October 14 and 15.

The balloting will take phee in the Student Union from 9 a.m . to 3 p.m ..

As of now, an ASG card is not required, but proof of enrollment as a student may be asked for.

The major office being contested is that of ASG president with the following being position statements from four of the five candidates. The fifth, Pauline Woody, was unavailable for comment at press time.

ROBERT GARVIN : "The worsening student government situation at Palomar College is partially due to the apathy of the student body, but in fairness it must be recognized that it is a lso attributable to the lack of initiative and vigor on the part of the gove r nment councils of the past.

"If the students are given an active

a nd vocal council willing to accept the responsibility for ideas leading to expansion of student influence and power, I believe participation and concern for the student governments here at Palomar will increase accordingly.

"To accomplish this, the officers of the executive council must be willing to take strong stands on vital student interests. They must provide the type of leadership that will be conducive to an atmosphere of student enthusiasm and concern on the issues. ''I seek the office of the presidency because I have strong ideas about what must be done to enhance council effectiveness. I am willing to put myself on the block in an effort to achieve a greater voice for the students in the

Library offers learning center One of the newest additions to Palomar College is its 60 carrel Learning Resources Center located in the northeast wing of the Phil H. Putnam Mem orial Library.

It is headed by Keith Hanssen, who does much of the production of materials in the Center production section.

Such materials include slides, tapes, filmstrips, graphics, photocopying, and video taping.

The LRC enter is designed to serve s eve ral functions. It provides research a nd instructional materials for individual use. Also, another function is to provide an audio-visual library of mate rials such as filmstrips, soundslides, audio tapes, motion picture loops and cartridges and video tapes.

Mrs. Lucy Ayala, assistant, is always in the Learning Resources Center ready to assist students.

Already there are a number of classes ranging from psychology and math to multi-cultural studies using the new Learning Center.

The facilities are open to all students, faculty and residents of the com munity. Hours are the same as those of the library .

decisions of policy of this institution now made strictly by the administration.

"There are projects of value, such as a day care center, which have been on the drawing boards here for years.

The faculty dining room would be easily convertible for this purpose.

"I run because of my opposition to those who would rechannel student funds from the worthwhile activities of all interests of this campus to those activities designed for the specific benefit of a few.

"Your support will determine whether we make the changes necessary to remove the student government from the realm of the farcical, or permit the continuance of the depreciation of student influence."

J . C. HEMINGER: "The student government is an important part of the Palomar campus . Anyone who thinks differently should take a look at the ASG budget. If I am elected ASG president,

I plan to make it an active office.

I want every student here to feel that he or she is a part of the government and that the government is working for his or her benefit. ' 'I plan to see that the student body becomes aware that there is a student government and that it belongs to them.

I will carry out the duties of the presidency as l isted in the ASG constitution and will do my best to see to it that any other elected official does the same.

itshouldandinmycandidacy,itdoes.

"I would entrust decisions on the minor campus policies to any of the other candidates, since they're not important or difficult issues. Yet the presidency can and should mean more than that.

"A vote for me is a vote for the Constellation Nine; simply because I'm very concerned over the fate of these sailors. I will do what I feel necessary as a human being to support these · men, whether or not I am elected president.

"I personally share the fate of these ''I would like to see the ASG become men because I know that if I were a team, working together for the common in the same circumstances I would be interests of all the students of Palomar there with them. I urge you to write a ntl not a tool for furthering the inletters to your congressman calling for terests of any one individual or spelegislative intervention.'' cial interest group . I urge everyone on MARIO RUBALCABA: "I don't feel I campus to make a choice and vote." should make any promises, because if I don't keep my word everyone will JERRY NICHOLAS: "Why shouldn't point me out and say 'I told you so. student government transcend the minor These campaigners are a ll the same . ' campus workings and involve itself with "Although I won't commit myself to promises, I will commit myself to sugthe major issues of the day that stugestions and ideas which I'd like to dents are more interested in? I think see carried out if I'm put in office.

"Most of all, I want to be a pres ident 'of the people.' That is , I will work for all people fairly. I' d like to see more student participation in school affairs. I want students to come to me percent, from 2,040 last fall to 2,398 with suggestions and innovations. With this week. t hese ideas and suggestions fr om the He said 1, 240 day students are enstudents, I'd more than gladly he lp see ro lled in evening classes, but that t hem through. T hi s sc hool is comprised number is not included in the evening of students, and is for students. Thus , enrollment figure. students make it go and we've got to keep progressing!"

Burton said total enrollment this week stands at 7,571, which includes 1,368 adult education students but that all registrations have not yet been com piled for that department.

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Enrollment 1ncreases Palomar enrollment at the beginning of the third week of the new semester has set an all-time high record.

Enrollment of day students reached 3,961, an increase of 815 over the fall enrollment a year ago--- a whopping 25.9 percent gain.

Dean of Students Robert L. Burton a lso announced yesterday that enrollment of evening students was up 17.5

Moratorium planned

A nationwide moratorium in opposition to the war in Southeast As ia is scheduled to begin tomorrow. The theme of the demo nstration is: "Stop the war.

No bus iness as t~sua l."

Local organi zers wi ll meet today to plan actions in conjunction with t he nationwide efforts on Wednesday as we ll as massive demonstrations which are scheduled in 16 major cities on November 6.

Efforts locally will be cente r ed around the "Constellation nine" drive and all interested individuals are cordially invited to attend. The meeting will be held today at ll a.m. in P -ll.

Iceland on display

Mr. Keith Hanssen expl ains to Mr. and Mrs . Lewis Ryan some of the equip-

ment and programs available at the Learning Resources Center.

Numerous objects and artifacts brought back from Iceland by Dr. John Schettler, assistant superintendent and business manager, are now on display in the library.

In the display are various kinds of rocks ranging from lava, which comes from Iceland's many volcanoes.

Included in the display a r e maps , clothing(Dr. Schettler's sweater) postcards, newspapers, m agazi ne s (from our own library) a nd photographs oflceland's scenery with its s now- capped a lpine- like mountains and its swollen icy rivers.

art InstructiOn

Instruction in present day art media is being offered to Indians of all age groups by the Southern California Indian Art Center on the Rincon Indian Reservation. Located in northern San Diego County, the school offers courses in watercolor, ink, oil,drawing and ceramics and has future plans for adding instruction in native Indian art forms, such as basket weaving, pottery and other forms using native material.

This non- profit school was organized for and by Indians to motivate more Indians in the direction of arts and crafts as a vocation. Because North County Indians are not in contact with the present Indian art market, which is in the Arizona-New Mexico area, the center hopes to develop their own market in this area. A galle r y exhibiting these art forms is currently ope n to the publ ic.

Although the Center, which is maintained on private donations, is in the process of acquiring substantial funds, it will be some time before the money comes t hrough. Financial or material he lp is much needed and would be greatly appreciated. Checks may he made out to the SouthP.rn Californ ia Indian Art Center.

For further information contact Robert Freeman at 744 - 2263 .

'Sunflower' bombs Walking around the campus this past week, most of you probably s potted an unusual looking small orange magazi ne .

You probably said to yourself, "Well , it's too early to be FOCUS, so what could it he?"

What " it" is is SUNFLOWER, a new ge ne r al inte r est (though ecol ogy oriented ) magazi ne put together by t he summe r school Modern Magazine Prose c lass.

Under the direction of instructor and advisor Ann Miles, SUNFLOWER was put together during July and August and distributed last Monday.

T he magazine was funded by a summer session account. The editors and wr iters, all Palomar students, plan to make it a regular class project with four to eight publications each semester.

Applications accepted

by UC in November All undergraduate campus es of the Univer sity of California will observe November 1, 1971, as the opening date for the acceptance of undergraduate applications to -the Fall Quarter,l972.

Closing dates will vary as campuses. meet t hei r e nrollment quotas. Applicants s hould be urged to file their completed applications as early as possible and prefe r ably duri ng t he month of Nove mbe r .

PRECIOUS ACE-IN-THE-HOLE IS LOST

1-S(C) deferment cancelled Ed. note: Thi s is the second in a se rie s of articles dealing with controversial issues of national interest. The opinions expressed in this series are not necessarily the opinions of the T ELESCOPE.

*** Copyright 1971 by Andrew Shapiro Andrew Shapiro is a draft lawyer and co-author of "Mastering the Draft: A Comprehensive Guide for Solving Draft Problems".

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Since the new draft law passed, upperclassmen have been too busy countin their blessings to notice what they have lost: a precious ace-in -the-hole known as the I-S(C) deferment.

The I-S(C) was a second lease on life for the student who failed to maintain "satisfactory academic progress" essential to a continued 11-S student deferment. A 1-S(C) protected the student until he once again qualified to get hi s II- S back.

Suppose a student fail ed to make sat-

Letters to the editor Editor: Remember back in good 'ol high school days when high school editors concerned themselves with "particularly revolting" editorials on high school elections?

You'd think that on a "real live grownup college campus" with a real live grown-up college editor, he would concern himself with more relevant issues to evaluate rather than analyzing the impact of campaign slogans. And worrying so much about how this terribly wicked propaganda is going to infiltrate into the supposedly feeble - minded coll ege students.

Although you profess this to be the objective of this particular editorial, we can't he lp but detect traces of racism . For what else can we conclude from s uch "unrealistic" statements as "people who advertise their ignorance on posters" a nd "the phonies will reveal themselves." And why do you decide to chose the two campaigners who just happened to be a Chicano and an Indian? Could it be because they were the only conscientious ones who cared e nough to run and make themselves known to the voting students?

As for the girl who made the capita l s in of refe rring to he rself as a "chick, '' we s ee no re levancy in your attack. What is the criteria in de te rmining why this colloquialism should be so degrading? It could be as eas ily s aid that no man who refers to himself as a "guy" has an ounce of selfrespect.

Then there is the catchy paragraph that condemns the ''man who doesn't need a tan." Ar e you putting US on, Mr. Heman ? We also think that skin color makes no difference , but apparentl y you do.

Ironically speaking, the only sensationalism is your campaign against cam p aigners . We too are fearful, Mr. Heman, for people do fall for deceit, but not the k ind found on a student cam paign poste r , but rather the blind prejudice found in certain narrow minds.

Don't you think an opportunity should be granted before making unknowing accusations of ignorance and hypocris y?

After all, you did state that the re is no way to tell which candidate will live up to his promises.

It's up to us as aware students to perceptive enough to recognize where the real ignora nce is actually being advertized, such as you r column,which, if we may, suggest it now be called "Heman's Hard-up Hogwash. " Signed, Rosela DelCastillo Aleta Dirdo TELESCOPE staff members Editor : Sensitive and intelligent students on every campus throughout this country are attempting to bring about positive changes that are sorely needed in this society. These attempts are being made through a variety of ways. One of these ways is by creating the beginning of a fundamental change of attitude towards such things as race, poverty and war.

Sick attitudes , as all cognizant people have witnessed at one time or another, can only foster misunderstanding, racial bigotry, repression, etc.

In the opinion of Chicanos who have · traditionally occupied the bottom wrung of the societal ladder and who have often been the recipients of insensitive and abrasive attitudes, there is a need for change now! Let there be a change for the better so that one day w~ may be able to ask the questions: What is rascism? What is poverty? and so that one day we can begin to see each other as fellow human beings without ignorance and fear of eac h other.

It is downright appaling to think that a person who demonstrates a basic ignorance and insensitivity not onl y of Chicanos "We can be selective when these people advertise their ignorance on posters ... " but of the whole democratic process wou ld conceivably hold

the position of "Editor-in- Chief"of a cam pus newspaper.

The things that Vic Heman cited in the Oct. 5 issue of The TELESCOPE as being objectionable and revolting (campaign posters, slogans, attention getters) we re a ll efforts to present an off beat approach and stir enthusiasm for the election and campaigns.

Certainly these efforts could not be cons ide red by any r eas onable person as being "ridiculous and revolting"unless that person i s indeed unreasonable .

Mr. Vic Heman' s editori al of Oct. 5, 1971 in The TELESCOPE entitled "Pep Rallies and Pimples" is trul y an absurd editorial reflecting that same thing that he c harges others ofpossesingimmaturity! It is hard to reconcile his over-reaction with the essential innocence of the campaign slogans which he cited . One can only conclude that Mr: Hem an is trying to pass himself off as a mature college student (which is a gross error) and that he truly fears that maybe members of a minority who are not Uncle Toms will ge t a crack at p articipating in Student Government.

Signed, Members of Mecha

i sfactory progress at the e nd of one academic yea r . Before his draft board found out a nd ord e red him for induction, he would enter hi s next term of s tudy.

Having made a fr es h start at satis factory progres s in a brand new term, the s tudent's prior s late had to be wiped clean-- at least, temporarily.

He was e ntitled to ha ve hi s induction orde r cancelled and be deferred in Class I- S(C) until the e nd of the acade mic yea r.

New draft law

This breather gave the student time to make up lost credits. By the tim e his I- S(C) expired, he would once again be maintaining over- a ll sati sfac tory progress a nd qualify for a rene\ved li- S. With little fanfare, the new draft l aw abolished the I- S(C). From now on, if you fall behind , or attend school part-tim e , you cannot wipe the s late clean s imply by resuming anew satisfactory progress in a full-tim e course of s tud y. Should you try this old approach and then r ece ive an induction order, the order will not be cancelled .

Your induction date will merely be postponed-- normall y until the e nd of the term and , in the case of seniors , until the end of the academ ic year.

There is a crucial diffe r e nce between a postponement and a i- S(C) cance llation.

For all practical purposes, a cancellation induction order neve r existed . Its cancellation left you fr ee to e ffect an y change in you r status , so that you would merit deferm e nt by the time the I- S(C) exp ired .

Status change

Not so when an induction order remains outstanding, and your induction date i s merely postponed. Before you can ge t any deferment or exemption , you must prove to your board that "the re has bee n a c hange in (your) status resulting from circumstances over which (yo u) had no control.'· Such a change is hard to prove .

Last spring, for instance, the Supreme Court dec ided tha t becoming a C. O. after receiving a n induction order did not constitute an uncontrollable change in status. Similarly, any concerted improvement in academic progress is unlikely to result from circumstances over which a student has no control.

The safest course in this season of the precarious II- S is to maintain satisfactory academic progress at all cost. Selective Service Regulations mea-

sure satisfactory progress according to a rigid formula: you must earn proportionate credits for each year in your academ ic program.

For example, if you are in a four~·ear program, you must earn 25% of your degre e credits after one academic yea r, 50S7· after your second year , a nd so forth. \Vhile draft boards apply this test rigidly , pouncing on students a few credits short. the courts have been much more soli citous. They have indi cated that satisfactory progress is a qu e stion of fact t hat may vary with indi vidua l circ um stances . Therefore, a student might sti ll qualify for c ontinued II- -- eve n if he fai led the proportionate progres s tes t-- so long as his co ll ege certifies th at he is e xpecte d to graduate on tim e , and it seems r eas onably probable that he can succeed .

Satisfactory progress

The question of sati s fa ctor y progress . whic h will hound stud ent s for yea rs, i s about to s hock some s tudents thi s fall. Continued e l eg ibilit:~· for the !1- S is pred icated upon the ma int e nance of sa tisfac tory progress dur ing the pa s t academ ic yea r (1 970-11).

If you did not make sat is fac tory progress last year . a nd you are wo nde ring why you ha,ve not ye t rece ived :vour Il- S this yea r, the r e is a ver~· good r eason. On Sep tember ~~ -- one week b e fore the new law was s igned- - Draft director Curtis Tarr sen t Local l ~oard l\Iemorandum 122 to hi s dr aft hoanls.

It ins tPu c ted the m to : "De la1· the ... r ec lass ifi cation into Class Jl- S of any regi strant. e li gibl e for s uch c lassi fication as a n und e rgraduate. who .. . e ntered college be for e the 1971 s umm e r session but who during the 1970- 11 regular academic yea r fai led sati sfactoril y to pursu e a full-time course of ins truction ... ''

AGS HONOR SOCIETY MEETING WED. 11:00 AT ES-19 Membership dues fur this semester Di scu ssion of tutorial services.

Editor's note It is unfortunate that my editorial in last week's TELESCOPE was misinte rpreted by certain individuals.

I did not intend to create hurt feel ings or pride. I intended to urge voters to be objective in formi ng their opinions about candidates in the upcoming ASG elections.

The purpose of the editorial was to draw attention to the use of over e motional methods such as meaningless s logans and statements in a ny political campaign.

THE TELESCOPE Published Tuesday and Friday of each school week, except during final exam inations or holidays, by the Communications Department of Palomar College, San Ma r cos, Calif., 92069 . Phone: 744ll50, Ext. 119.

Advertising rates are $1. 50 per column inch.

Opinions expr essed in signed editorials and articles are the views of the writers and do not necessarily represent opinjons of the staff, views of the Associated · Student Body Council, college administration, or the Board of Governors.

The TELESCOPE invites responsibie "guest editorials" or letters to the editor.

All communications must be signed by the author, including I.D. number. Names will be withheld upon request. Letters may be submitted to the TELESCOPE editorial office, R- 4.

Editor-in- chi ef. . . . . . . Vic Heman Page I, Tuesday. . . Hosela DelCastillo Page 2, Tuesday. . . . . Aleta Dirdo Page I, F riday. . . . . . . . Vic Heman Sports Editor. . . . . . . 1\llike Hicks Advertising manage r. . Dan Hoyal Reporters . Richard Frumin Dave Fetzer, Leeayn Chapman, Jim Karounos, Tom Burden, Joan Boecher Photo editor. . . . . . .. Guy Kennedy Journalism Adviser. ·. . F red Wilhelm Photography Adviser. .Justus Ahrend Graphic Arts Adviser. . . Ji m McNutt

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