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Palomar College

ETELESCOPE

Volume 26

Number 24 · A Publication of the Associated Students

Forensics team wins 6th place at Pasadena After two weekends of championship tournaments, Palomar was well-represented recently in national forensics competition as the team placed individual winners in the championship final rounds.

At the West Coast Fall Championships held in Pasadena, Buck Webster won the first place trophy in the senior division of expository speaking while Frank Gluck placed third in extemporaneous speaking.

As a result of placing many students in the semi-final rounds , Palomar placed sixth in sweepstakes in the 50-team tournament, which was won by Fresno State University. Semi-finalists were Nancy Comer, Tamara Johnson, Bill Madsen, Estella McDill, Mary Bareis, Cheryl Bruno, Mary Schmidt and Stella Willcox.

At the Rio Hondo Invitational held at Whittier, Stella Willcox and Bill Madsen were double-trophy winners. Stella Willcox won the first and third place trophies in extemporaneous and expository speaking, respectively. Bill Madsen was a championship finalist in persuasive speaking and oral interpretation of literature.

In addition, Frank Gluck won the third place trophy in Lincoln-Douglas debate.

Coach Ray Dahlin is now preparing the squad for the California State Championships to be held at Costa Mesa April 5-8.

Youth Encounter needs volunteers Escondido's Youth Encounter needs volunteers!

Palomar students may earn college units working at the EYE. The group provides a hotline, counseling and teen center for area youth.

Created by the people of Escondido, EYE provides a 24-hour hotline, seven days a week for counseling, referrals, and information concerning drugs, abortions, suicides , etc. All the information is kept confidential as the EYE's philosophy is "No Bust."

Personal counseling is available on a walk-in basis week days from 10 a.m.

- 5 p .m. or by appointment anytime.

Besides volunteer help, the EYE has a professional staff to carry out its youth services.

For Information concerning volunteer work for college units contact the work experience director at the college or call 747-6281. For personal counseling the number to call is 747-0833.

News Briefs Raheela Ghafur, a West Pakistani teaching at Poway High School in the teacher exchange program sponsored by the State Department, will speak here March 29, at 8 p.m., in room P-32.

Her subject will be "A Cultural Overlook of Asia- Pakistan."

*** Representatives from all campus clubs are requested to attend the Interclub Council meeting tomorrow at ll a.m. in R-3.

*** Jay Willis, whose wire sculptures are now on display in the Dwight Boehm Gallery, Room B. will be in room C44 tomorrow to speak to interested students about his work.

In Room A of the gallery are paintings by James De France. They will remain on display until Friday.

*** Scholarship applications and brochures will be available in the Financial Aids Office on Thursday.

Information regarding scholarships is available in the current college catalog, pages 15-18. Additional information may be obtained from the Financial Aids Office, A-66.

Deadline for submission of scholarship applications is April 13.

March 27, 1973

San Marcos , Calif.

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'Dylan'completes run with weekend shows Production of the Drama Department's first play of the spring semester, "Dylan", will continue Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 in the Drama Lab , P-33.

The tragicomic biography concerning the last two years in the life of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas opened last Thursday.

Five candidates speak Thursday

Phil Golden plays the part of John Brinnin , who offered to host Dylan Thomas on his U.S. tour. Brinnin is seen toasting the success of Dylan, yet

quite aware of the P.roblems he has to overcome. The play"· "Dylan" ends its two-week run this weekend.

(Photo by Ray Payne)

FOR FIVE VACANCIES

Eight seek ASG offices Eight candidates will be seeking ASG offices in the April 9-12 election.

Presidential hopefuls include Tony

Women Marines scholarship available Daughters of women who have served in the Marine Corps are eligible for scholarships worth $500.

The Women Marines Association has made available a scholarship program for high school seniors and college students. Three $500 grants are offered annually by the Association to be used at the college, university or college level trade school of the applicant's choice.

Munoz, Brian Hawthorne, Jerry Brockert, and Mary Cruz.

Other candidates include Robert Wilson, vice-president; Glae Thien, treasurer; Teresa Castaneda, women's select; and Nancy Comer, women's select.

At last· week's student assembly meeting, possible ASG constitution changes to be included on the April ballot were discussed.

Chief judicial advocate Mike Brown explained the proposed revisions. Under the plan, the men's select will be responsible for maintaining all ASG records, while the women's select will have the added task of co-ordinating student services.

Formal action by the assembly was delayed to this week's meeting, Thursday at 4 p.m. in R-3.

Five candidates seeking election to the Palomar Board of Governors will appear at a public meeting Thursday at 7:30 p .m. in room P-::\2.

Each aspirant will make a sevenminute presentation, after which an open question and answer period will be conducted.

The Patrons of Palomar, sponsors of "Voters Opportunity-Meet the Candidates," encourage advance preparation of written questions to be submitted to the panel of speakers.

Candidates are: Harry Bell, county employee, Escondido : Tim H. Jobe, investments, Escondido; Richard J. Kornhauser (incumbent), rancher, Escondido: Milo E . Shadle (incumbent), attorney, Vista and James P. Shannon, attorney, Vista.

The April 17 election is to fill two board posts.

Nursing students learn fire control Student nurses took a break from extinguishing diseases to extinguishing fires last Tuesday when they were paid a visit by Charley Carpenter, chief of San Marcos Fire Department.

After arriving at the scene of the parking lot behind P-32 with accompanying sirens, Chief Carpenter gave a lecture and demonstration on the use of various types of fire extinguishers.

The antics of eight student nurses and their instructor, Mrs. Carolyn Lynch, were recorded on video tape as they practiced putting out kerosene and paper fires.

A total of 55 students participated in the demonstration. The video tape, holding the burning memories of a hot afternoon, will remain for future use in other classes.

Applicants' mothers must have served honorably in the United States Marine Corps or Reserve and be a member of the Women Marines Association.

Deadline for applications is March 31.

Applicants should direct their inquiries to Marie Prolix•, president of the Edith Macias Vann Southern California Chapter of the Women Marines Association, Oceanside, 757-4975, evenings or Doris M. LeBrun, vice-president, 7241318 after 6 p.m.

Applications due for study abroad ;:,an Marcos Rotary Club is interested in receiving applications from Palomar students for undergraduate scholarships for study in universities or colleges abroad.

The scholarships are available on a competitive basis for outstanding young men or women who can fulfill a dual role of student interested in world affairs, as an " Ambassador of Good Will."

A candidate must not be a relative or dependent of a ~otarian. He must be single and between the ages of 18-24, inclusive.

In addition, he should demonstrate good academic ability,leadership qualities, enthusiasm, initiative, and seriousness of purpose, and must have completed two years of college work by June of 1974.

Applications must be completed by April 9 of this year.

For further information, see Palmer N. Kremer, instructor in the Social Sciences Department. His office number is P-17D; phone is extension 296.

Police Department offers scholarship

Scholarships set for IBM students Scholarships totaling $1000 are being offered by Anaheim Publishing Company in the 1973 Computer Programming Scholarship Awards Program.

Four scholarships of $250 will be given in the fields of Cobol Programming, Assembler Language Programming, Report Program Generator Programming, and Fortran Programming.

Students currently enrolled in one or more data processing courses, or pursuing a degree in Data Processing or Computer Science are eligible to apply for these awards.

The course must have been taught in a private or public school, college, or university.

More information and applications can be obtained by sponsoring instructor, Mike Michaelson in B-17. Those interested should contact him by April 1.

Written by Sidney Michaels, the play follows Dylan's life, ending with his death of alcoholism at the age of 39.

Buddy Ashbrook, Drama Department instructor and director of the play, pointed out that Thomas is consistently portrayed as the eccentric artist he was. ''Thomas was a hard-drinker, freespender, and irresponsible individual-but he was lovable," Ashbrook explained.

Roger Macauley is the lead in the play, portraying Dylan Thomas.

Claudia Keithley plays Caitlin, Thomas' wife, while Phil Golden, Perry Skarra, Starr Davis and Evie Payne portray other main characters.

Other cast members include David Herrin, Anita Joy, Shirley Preston, Steve Bianco, Don McKnight, Tisha Bellantuoni, Dee Bernard, Carl Cook, Ramelle Flory, John Lynch, Donna Gialanella, and Stan Moore. Several of these actors play two or three roles.

"Dylan" is divided into two main acts , each act containing a number of individual scenes. There are 23 scenes in all in the play, ranging in length from 30 seconds to 15 minutes .

The large number of scenes in the play has presented the stage crew, led by technical director Norman Gaskins, with a sizeable problem. The lighting crew has had to shoulder much of the burden of making the scene changes go smoothly.

Members of the stage crew include Dave Herrin, stage manager; Jann Campbell, set construction and sound chief; Ramell~ Flory, assistant to the director; Anne Hegrat, lighting; Karla Hayward and Mike Auten, properties; Jan Bourgoin and Beverly Brown, costumes; and Mel Lavato and Rebel Parks, make-up.

Tickets for the play cost $.50 for students and $1.50 for non-students.

They are available at the door.

A studio mirror is used in rehearsal

by Palomar dance instructor Billie Hutchings, and Howard Brubeck, accom-

panist, for choreography featuring the students' spring dance concert April ll-14.

(Photo by Nora Cochrane)

One scholarship for college students is available from the Escondido Police Derartment.

Students must have an Escondido to be eligible.

To compete for the scholarship, a student must participate in at least one four-hour "Ride Along" program, observing the police on duty 'l.nd write an essay entitled "How to Increase Understanding Between Police and Youth."

Applications may be obtained at the Escondido Police Department or at the Counseling Department. Deadline for the essay is May 19 .

A first year college student winning the scholarship must agree to use the scholarship to further his education at a two or four year college of an accredited vocational! occupational school. A second year student completing a course of study may accept the scholarship as a cash award.

'Joe American' sees no impending crisis

Energy drain • • 1ncreas1ng as supply lessens

By Marji Nieuwsma Joe American has a question. He wants to know why an energy crisis is imminent, and why it should r eally matter to him.

After all, he's a good guy. He pays his taxes, votes in every election, c.ven gives to charity now and then. HE'S not causing the energy crisis!! So why is it HIS problem ?

Joe American's electric ala rm clock sounds loudly as he jumps from the comfort of his electric blanket into the ''cool' • morning air.

He runs quickly to the thermostat, and turns the furnace up to a liveable tempe rature. After hi s regular 20 minute hot shower, he buzzes off his beard, and zips his teeth clean with his electric toothbrush.

It's just a quick e levator ride to Joe American's brightly lit, air-conditioned office where e lectric typewriters tap busily away, and the water cooler buLi.J1es invitingly all day long. A fascinating variety of vending machines satisfies Joe's stomach between lunch and the long ride back home.

Rush-Hour Traffic In the heavy rush-hour traffic, 9ur businessman consid ers another successful day at the office, plane reservations for that long- awaited Hawaiian vacation, and a weekend trip on his yacht down to Baja and back.

Joe strides into the living room to the sounds of TV Newscaster Norman spouting the latest news, and the smell of bacon cooking on hi s new gas stove.

Leaving the di 3hwas he r to wash the dishes and the garbage disposal to take care of the leftovers, Joe American sits down to soothe his aching back with a heating pad and his aching mind with some soft classical music from his stereo.

Work is waiting, and with a push of a button his garage door opens, and he moves his luxury four-door sedan into the sunlight. ... radio blasting the sports report .... heater blowing warm air onto his chilly feet. The long ride to the office winds through neon signs, stop lights, and hundreds of other s ingle

After all, it's been a long day--and Mr. Joe American has just about used up all his energy. And now he has no time left to think about problems that don't really concern him .... let someone else worry about it, he's got to get his eight hours!!

Sounds of TV

We, the affluent peoples of the world, are quickly losing our standard of living, whether or not we are aware of it.

For the first time since World War II, many Americans cannot get the fuel of their choice, or be sure that, at any hour of the day, they will have enough of it to heat their homes and offices, or power their lights, TV's, washers, and air conditioning units.

What's gone wrong? Suddenly our society is consuming energy almost faster than it can be produced. The United States has only six per centofthe world's population, but uses 33 per cent o_f the world's energy.

In two decades national power consumption has increased by 100 per cent, and surveys indicate it will double again in the next · decade.

Demands Increase

drivers just like him he adi ng for a hard day at the office.

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Conservation key to problem

By Katie Hoadley Crisis is a highly emotional word, often implying more of a problem than really exists. This is true of the energy crisis.

There is no crisis at present.

But the re is an energy problem, which is r apidl y and unendingl y increasing in size and dimension. And, because at present there seem to be no satisfactory solutions to this problem, it is like a terminal disease, rapidly approac hing its climax--its crisis.

Proposed solutions to the energy problem fail to take in many considerations.

First, and most in opposition to these solutions, are considerations of conservation a nd e nvironmental protection.

Most methods of getting more energy out of. the earth clash directly with environme ntal conce rns. And although they may seem to be standing in the way of e ne rgy production, conservationists do have a very good point.

Vicious Circle Present Tearing apart the continent with no regard for the ecology in order to meet rampant energy demands only plays into the vicious circle of energy consumption. Once we have the energy, we put much of it back into the job of tearing up the planet in orde r to get more.

Importation of oil and other energy resources, while more sound ecologically (at least for our country), is not really a very workable solution. The economics and politics of energy importation are incredibly complex . Among other things. importation of fuel would upset the international balance of pay-

ments and possibly touch off another dollar crisis.

The downfall of many energy solutions lies in the fact that everything we do in order to get more energy only forestalls the coming energy crisis.

The fact remains--and will always remain--that we have stripped the earth of her supply of natural energy resources far faster than she can replace them . Man siphons off in a century the fossil supplies that took millions of years to build up.

One solution to the energy problem would be to make energy more expensive. Studies show that, for each one per cent increase in energy prices, the demand for that form of energy drops 1. 5 per cent.

Use Would Drop Thus, if we were to make gasoline ten times as expensive, its consumption would be cut by fifteen per cent. And, for each one per cent cut in energy consumption, 100 million barrels of petroleum are saved annually.

Even though rising prices would cut demands, they still offer an unreasonable solution . No one--except giant oil corporations, who already have more money than they know what to do with--would profit.

Bleak as the picture may seem, there is an obvious and workable solution to the energy crisis . This solution is-instead of finding ways of getting more energy or of making it too expensive to buy--to find ways of conserving energy.

Fully 50 per cent of all energy con-

I Letters to the Editor: I think it is high time something is said about the inhumane act that has happe ned twice here on the Palomar campus.

Puppies have been dumped here in cardboard boxes like so much junk.

Whoever is doing this has picked a cold and rainy day each time, why I can't possibly imagine . The first "dump" were four miserable little wet things suffering with distemper. They were brought to my office in their soaking cardboard box, on the side of which was written "We love you." I haven't gotten over that yet!"

This student who brought them to me is an animal lover, and was as upset as I was. I closed up "shop," put the poor little things in a clean, dry carton with a pad in the bottom (thought they at least deserved that much) and took them to the Humane Society where of course they were put to sleep. I would think just common sense would tell anyone that would have been the place to have taken them, not leave them here at school.

This second batcn were dumped in the same manner, out again in the rain.

I was told that these puppies were taken by various persons, hopefully, deserving persons!

Editor

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Taking on the responsibility of a dog, grown or otherwise, especiall y a female, some serious thought should be given. A little knowlege comes in mighty handy too. She comes in "heat~ believe it or not, twice a year. You don't have to breed her, you know.

Letting it do its "thing" more often than not ends up with unwanted puppies, especially in dogs of mixed breeding.

If you cannot afford to have it spayed, think twice or more before getting it.

Please stop putting your indifference and irresponsibility on others by dumping innocent puppies on campus, or anywhere else. They are living things, not just so much junk!

In addition, while I am on this subject. Why won't people remember to open their car windows ; dogs have to breathe too! Time after time, I have seen car windows rolled up tight and dogs left panting inside. As the sun beats down on a car roof it makes it twice as hot inside the car. A dog gets panicky with the loss of air and jumps around making themselves twice as hot and exhausted.

It is again indifference and the lack of thought and interest in their dogs.

Give some thought to his comfort, and don't leave him in there by the hour.

Mary Ellen O'Hara PE Department

sumed today is discarded as waste heat.

And yet very little attention is given to research on ways to make the existing energy supplies go further.

Conservation of energy becomes more and more necessary as the fuel scarcity approaches . Concentration on saving energy reduces the increasing dependency of the United States on fuel importation and also allows time for the development of improved and less-polluting energy systems.

Some of the areas in which energy could be conserved are those of transportation, heating, and electricity consumption.

A great deal of all of the energy burned in the United States today is used for transportation. Unfortunately, energy is rarely used for efficient mass transportation systems.

Rather, it goes into automobiles, which account for 21 per cent of all energy consumed .

Of all widely-used transportation systems, railroads have the highest energy efficiency ratio. Yet, during the 1960's, the number of passengers on railroads decreased by 50 per cent. During the same period, auto mileage increased by 50 per cent.

US Cars Worst In addition, American cars are among the worst in the world as far as gas mileage is concerned. The American car averages 12 miles per gallon of fuel, while European cars average at least twice this much.

Another factor which causes a large amount of energy wastage is poor insulation in homes and industrial buildings.

Of all the e ne rgy used to heat commercial and residential buildings, 30 per cent could be conserved through better insulation and use of heat recovery devices.

It is possible to legislate higher standards of insulation in buildings, as there is a national housing code. It can be very difficult to add insulation to already-existing buildings.

But if insulation were to be installed from the first in new buildings, large amounts of e nergy could be saved in the future.

Trees Insulate A simple way for an individual to "insulate'' a house is for him to plant a deciduous tree in the yard. In the • summer, the tree's thick leaves will provid e shade, while in the winter its bare branches will not block the sun's warmth.

High rise office buildings are often among the worst energy offenders.

These buildings are not only poorly insulated against heat loss , they also have high rates of electricity consumption.

As an example, the World Trade Center Building in New York City consumes more electricity by itself than does the entire city of Schenectady, New York, population 100,000.

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comes right down to the individual. Electric bl ankets, toothbrushes, clocks, and other totally unnecessary luxury items really add up in totals of electricity consumption.

These figures, which show an increasing disregard for the present dwindling energy supplies, can be reversed through careful use of energy resources. Perhaps the most exciting thing about energy conservation is that, with out present technology, it can be donewithoutchanging the high standard of living. If anything, it will raise this standard by eliminating many wasteful and polluting energy uses.

Factors Named Development of a good, functional and efficient system of energy conservation may take a long time.

Mass transportation systems that a re workable and available, efficient insulation systems, and reduced electricity use will be among the keynotes of energy conservation.

Whatever amount of work and commitment a concentration on saving energy may take, at least it is an escape from the vicious circle of producing energy for more energy production, on and on, ad infinitum--or until we .run out.

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Editor-in-Chief .. . . . Tom Peterson Page 1 Editor, Tuesday._. Mike LaBonne Page I Editor, Friday ... . Glae Thien Sports Editors . . . . . Leeayn Chapman, Steve Lyon Reporters . . . . . . . Diane Marland, Marji Nieuwsma, Stella Wilcox Staff Cartoonist . . .. ... Nick Petrosino Journalism Advisor ..... Fred Wilhelm Photography Advisor . . . . . Tom Young Graphic Arts Advisor .. . ... Jim McNutt

Look at what's happening to elecDemand for it has doubled tricity. in ten years, and in certain areas such demand has already overcome supply.

On any given day, the average Ame rican household uses up the energy equivalent to 46 pounds of coal, 9 1/ 2 gallons of oil products, seven gallons of natural gas, one- half pint of nuclear energy, and one gallon of hydropower.

As if these statistics aren't shocking enough, the predicted jump in usage by 1985 is phenomenal. Energy consumption per household is projected to be 70 pounds of coal, 15 gallons of oil products, 12 gallons of natural gas, 5 112 gallons of nuclear energy, and about the same amount of hydropower.

Energy Wasted It is a sad fact that with all the energy we use, 50 per cent of it is wasted through inefficiency. Automobiles, for example, shoot 80 per cent oftheir energy intake out the exhaust pipe, and the pilot light on a gas range consumes a hard-to-believe one-third of all the We waste fuel the appliance burns. five-sixths of the energy used fo r transportation, two-thirds of the fuel consumed to generate electricity, and one-third of the remaining energy.

Our high grade fossil fuels(coal, pettroleum, and natural gas), will probably be consumed within a few hundred years, possibly sooner.

Coal will most likely be the last of these conventional fuels to go--that may take 300-400 years, unless the present growth rate in world coal consumption continues.

In 1970 the US burned 530 million tons of its most abundant fuel (known reserves: two trillion tons).

Supply Running Out Petroleum and natural gas will go much sooner. At present the US produces about one-fourth of the world's oil, but consumes about eight times the per-capita figure for the nonsocialist world--about 900 gallons per year for every man, woman and child in this nation.

In 1967 Charles F. Jones of the Humble Oil Company estimated that during the 14 years between 1967 and 1980 the consumption of oil in this country would be more than twice th~ 1 amount of our known reserves.

With these statistics, it should come as no surprise that a recent and thorough estimate by a noted geologist gives us one century before world petroleum reserves are significantly de·pleted , and the diagnosis for natural gas is ih the same time range.

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One of the possibilities for future use, uranium, has already been placed in danger through inefficient use of the highest quality deposits.

As for geothermal energy (the heat of the earth's interior), experts estimate that the world's exploitable resources in this area could sustain only one-third the present electrical consumption of the US alone for about 50 years--no longer.

If mankind manages to survive for another century or so, it is clear that he will witness drastic changes in the use of energy sources. Sacrifices may have to be made today in order to avoid catastrophe in the future. But first we must face reality.

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