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Concern for people displayed by Help Center By Glae Thi en F or the worke rs in the new Student Help Ce nte r . counse ling is listening to and r e all y hearing anothe r hum an be ing. In the center's offi ces in R- 3, the bas is of counseling is r epresented by the com bination of two people, each with unique feelings and pe r s ona lity, s ha ring thei r id eas . "Many t im es m our ' fast -pace' s ocie ty. we ove rlook an opportunity to help pe ople by jus t lis te nin g to them," sa id s tud e nt worke r Ruth Ginthe r . " I've fe lt be tte r many times by som eo ne jus t taking the tim e to r eall y li s te n to me . I 'd like to do the sam e for othe r s ." Whil e the counselor is someti mes seen as an all - powerful au thority who simply makes dec is ions for othe r people, the a ttitude at the cente r is c har acte ri zed by a conce rn for th ose who need he lp . " I feel that each person in this wo rld is a he lping, car ing pe r so n. We at the cente r jus t prac ti ce thi s to a ll who e nte r ,'' voluntee r We ndy No rthridge com mented . "None of us are profes s ionals a nd we don' t pretend to be . We

are a fri end , s om eone who c ar e s.' ' As an a id in helping s tud e nts , the worke rs have been compiling inform ation that m ay be pe rtine nt to s tud e nt conce rns , suc h as hou s ing and economic problems . "Here. we r eall y don't ha ve pos itive a nswe r s to people ' s proble m s ," said J e rry Calhoun , who se r ves as one of the coord ina tors of thi s ASG-fund ed p r ojec t. "We do , though. " he add ed, "have inform a tion th a t will he lp peopl e we igh alte rn a ti ves a nd s olve the ir proble m in a wa y th ey see fit to do it." Curre ntl y. e mphas is is be ing pl aced on ga the ring ge ne r al campu s information , forming a housing lis ting a nd compiling a li s t or refe rral age ncies whi c h would he lp students with s pecial problem s . In fo rm ation can be obtained in pe rson or by calling 744- 36 10. In additi on to pe r sona l c ounse ling a nd info rm ati on, the ce nte r fe atures a " drop- in " a r ea , a place tha t s tud ents can vis it and informally spend time talking with othe r s tud e nts. The establi s hm e nt of the c e nte r pro-

v ides a ne w s ource of he lp lor s tudents. a se rvice man y fe lt wa s needed. "Whe n I fir s t cam e to P alomar, it wa s obviou s to me th a t the r e was a definite need for a he lp cente r that was ope r a ted by a group of s tu de nts . people m or e m y age, who had some of the sam e proble m s I had . but who we r e a ls o we ll ori e nta te d wit h the fun c ti oning of the schoo l a nd commu nity . " s tude nt worke r Ma rga r e t Bai ley obse r ved . "I al so found tha t the ou tl e ts for express ion and gri evances we r e ve r y limited at P alom ar . " s he added. "Eve r ything was s tru c tured a nd the r e we r e few in form al s itua tions . where you cou ld talk to othe r stude nts about whateve r conce rn ed you. The new s tude nt he lp ce nte r is try ing to fi ll some of th ose needs ."

By p r ovid ing information , the ce nte r mee ts a def inite need . co- wo r ke r Jam ie Dean ind icated. " Incoming s tu cl nts a r e som et imes c onfused a nd los t ." he said. ".-\t the ce nte r , we can answe r campu s ques tions and direc t the m to classes a nd activ-

THE TELESCOPE New procedure for registration is formulated

Also includ d in the new legis lat ion is a change in the age limit fo r establi s hing state residency from 21 to 18. However . a marri d person is automatically c lassified as an adu lt . and may estab l ish residency at a younger age . Unmarried mi nors (those under 18

Summer class visits Grand Canyon, Zion

T he s tudent's residency wi ll be determined from that docume nt ancl the student will he mai led a r egis trati on prior ity ca rd notifying hi m whe n to come a ncl reg iste r for classes. ~eg i stra ti o n pr iorit ies will be assigned on a "first come - fi r s t se r ved " bas is , wi th prefer ence give n to gradua ting s tude nts . then co ntinuing s tude nts.

Chamber Orchestra gives concert in C-6 F eaturing pi ani s t Ma r y Alcl e rdi ce. the new San Diego Chamber Or c hes tra . conduc ted by Gle nn Block . will pe r fo rm in conce rt tom orro w in C- 6 a t p. m. Mi ss Ald e rdice, who atte nd ed the Inte rloche n Arts Ac adem y and the Eas tman Sc hool of Mu s ic, will pl ay Beethove n' s third pi ano conce rto. She s tudied the work of Bach ancl was awarded an Inte rnational fe ll ows hip award. She also has bee n a s tud ent of Leon F le is he r and r ece ntl y pe r fo rm ed a t the Ma rlboro Music Fes ti val. "The or c hes tra is an innovative e nsem ble dedi cated to offe ring an alte rnative to the more trad itiona l sys te m s of orche stral pe rform a nce. " said Block. Block is currently the doub le bass playe r of the La Joll a Chambe r Or che stra . Othe r m embe rs also pe rform in the Civic Youth Or che stra , and San Diego Youth Symphony and the California State Unive rsity Orche s t r a. The c oncert is s pons ored by the college mus ic department and the c omm unity services depa rtm ent with no cha rge . Miss Sha ryn Bake r, mus ic teache r, will direc t the Choir and Cham ber s inge rs in the ir fi rst conce rt. April 25 at 11 a.m. in C-6.

Three of the featured dance rs in the Spring Dance Conce rt to be he ld to-

night and tomorrow night practice a scene from the production.

Spring Dance Concert ends run on Saturday "Dance r 's Dialogues " is the featured dance of the seventh annual Spring Dance Conce r t in its conti nuing pe r fo rm a nces tonight and tomorrow in the Dance tudio at 7:30 p. m . Twe nty- s ix s tude nts of th e Palomar Co ll ege Dance Ensemble pe r form to chor eography by Mi ss Billi e Hutchings, dance ins tructo r . and mus ic by Howard Brub ec k, d an of hu ma niti es at Palom ar. r ec orded by the Dave Bru beck Qua rtet and the r\ew Yo r k Philharmonic . The conce r t is a projec t of the Assoc iation of the P e r fo r m ing Arti s t s of the Dance , an or gani za tion of s tud ents spons ore d by Mi ss Hutc hings. who have pe rform ed in Assoc iati on dance c once rts in the pas t. A pa rti cula rl y appropri ate numbe r fo r th is yea r 's spring wea the r is " Ra in ,

Park support urged Wayne Arm s tr ong of the Life Sci ence Dep artm e nt has c ircul ate d pe titions for the Sie rra Club in seve r al bio logy c las s e s , urgin g tha t Ranc ho Gue jito become a s tate pa rk. "Bec ause of the increased urb ani zation of Sa n Diego County, we despe rate ly need more prote cted na tural a r eas, s uc h as s tate p a r ks , " he comme nte d. Californi a ns for the Guej ito (pronounced Way-hee -toe) is an organi za ti on which be lieve s that the highe st a nd bes t us e of thi s la nd would be as a state p ark. The address of Californians for the Gue jito is P. O. Box 248 1, Es condido .

Rain, Go Away : or Whe n it Ra ins , it Squeap les; or Squeapling. " Revived fr om Mi ss Hutc hings ' fir s t conce r t at P alom a r seve n yea r s ago is "Conte mpo Bar oque ." the title ind icative to the s tyle of da nc ing and m us ic. Lind a l\1e nne a ncl James She ridan a r e fea tured in thi s da n ~'e to Beatie songs played in Ba ro que s tyle. "Jo ie cle Vi vr e ," a ve r y popul a r da nce r ecently seen in the Ch r is tm as conce rt. will be r epeated in thi s conce rt. T ic ke ts will be on sale a t the door fo r Sl.

International Club sponsoring banquet Music and danc ing fr om 15 countri e s will be the e nte rt ainme nt at the Inte rnati onal Club's 12th Annua l Banque t tomorrow as 16 of the mos t popul ar dishe s a r e se r ved from a round the world. Stud ents of the fore ign countri e s r e presented on c ampu s will fea ture a Lebanese the me "A I Ma hra jan" (fes tival) at the dinne r startin g 6:30 p.m. in the Stu de nt Union . Ticke ts ar e available at the Stud e nt Ac ti vities offic e and from clu b m embe rs or at 11 a .m . in B- 2. Rese r va tions are as ked to be made e arl y by telephone to the couns e ling depa rtment. The cos t is $5 for a couple and $3 for a s ingle. Tickets m ay al so be obtained a t the door.

Neal. the ce nter provide s an opportunity. ''The center will enable me to deal direc tl y wi th the problems that I've always been interested in," Chri stine s aid. "main ly in commun icating with people of other races and interests." "It is m y chance to share my hum anenes s." Sheryl commented. "At thi s time in m y life. I feel a need to c ommunicate with people." Pre viously, worker Be a McCosker had worked in a state mental hospital, ass is ted in treating drug-us e rs and worked a t the Escondido Youth Encounter. She now joins the Help Center . " I a m a li stener. a r e source. a fire bui lde r and a clas si cal c lown , " she note d. " I am r eally exc ited about learning m any diffe rent things. I hope you will com e s it down and fe e l free to s hare wi th us at the cente r.,. Hours a r e 9 a.m .-4 p. m . Monday throu gh Frid ay . Othe r worke rs include Ell en 1\ittc hi e a nd Elain e Brooks. Dave Chi ttoc k is the faculty advi s or for the program .

New residency legislation becomes effective May J According to the ruling. the revised definition of a resident is "a person who has resided with in Ca liforn ia for at least one year pr ior to a day jus t before e nroll me nt. " Prev iously. a person 21 years or older who just came to the state established instant r esidency for purposes of e nrollm e nt. .·\n y s tu de nt not r es iding in Cali fo rni a for the p r escr ibed period of time will be required to pay non- res ident tuit ion.

13cginn ing Apri l 23rcl, a ll cont inuing and new s tudents are encouraged to p ick up and fill out an App li cation fo r i\clmission and 1\egis t rat ion a nd Res idence Sta tement from e ither t he Ad miss ions Office . the Books tor e . the Lib r ar y. or the Cou nse l ing Ce nte r .

Pa lom a r 's su mm er r egis tra tion begins May 1.

" I beca m e inte r es ted in wo rk ing a t the ce nte r because I am thin king about goi ng into thi s type of wo r k la te r on." Claudia Pa rr is h added. " I fee l tha t thi s would be a ve r y good ex pe ri e nce. I am al so doi ng it becaus I a m inte r es ted in Palom ar ancl espec ia ll y th e people he r e .'' For bo th Chr istine \\"i ls on and She r yl

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There will be an opportu nity for s tudents to fill out registrat ion form s prior to registeri ng for c l asses for the fa ll semester.

It is hoped tha t the ass ignme nt of r egistr at ion pr io ri ti es will he lp a ll eviate long lines a ncl inconve ni e nce e ncounte r ed dur ing the firs t night. and fir s t days. of r egis t rat ion.

' 'I beca me inte r es ted in the Stud e nt He lp Cente r because it could provide m e wi th a good expe ri e nce towa r d what I hope to m ake m y profess ion ." Debbie He nde r son noted. " I a lwa ys have been inte r ested in bette rin g m yse lf throu gh people inte r ac ti ons a nd fee l th a t othe r s cou ld ce rt a inl y be nefit by the sa me expe ri e nces. •·

New r esidency requirements for ad mission to the Cal ifornia Community College system will go into effect !\lay

In an effort to streamline registrat ion for c lasses. reduce c r owds, and improve residence determi nat ion procecl u res . Palo m ar pl ans to revise its regist r ation p r oced ures fo r the coming fa ! I semester.

Eve nin g s tud e nts as we ll as cl ay s tude nts will have thi s pre -regi s t ra tion se rvi ce. Eve ning stud ents a r e e ncourged to fi ll out the applicati on and r ece ive a pri ori ty ca r d in r e turn .

ities. Howe ve r. we don't s top the r e . we a ls o se r ve the community and provide soc ial se rvi ce inform a ti on.' ' \\'hi le the cente r offe r s he lp to a ll P alom a r s tud ents . the s tud e nt workers a r e finding it also provi des the m with be ne fi c ial e xpe ri e nces in m ee ting and he lping people.

A na tur a l his tor y ~xp0d i t i o n to Gr a nd Canyo n National Par k and /. ion Na tional Park. is schedu led ,J une 11 - 23 . Ent itled " Bio logy· 99 1\egional f' ielcl Stud ies in Natura l Hi s tory ," the course can he take n for three c r ed its or no c r ed it. Acade m ic inte r est wi ll be on geology . b iology ancl an thropology in the Prescott- flags taff. Ari zo na a r ea, Gr and Canyo n 'at ional Pa r k ancl Zion Tat iona l Pa r k. A planned objective of the course is to backpack through Gr a nd Canyon fr om the r\o rth to Sou th Rim. Backp ac king a nd camping ins tructions will he g ive n p ri or to the course . Regis tr ati on will be in LS- 2, April 23 , 10 - 11 a .m., April 25, 10 - 11 a .m. , a nd 7 - 8 p. m . , April 24 and 26 , 4 - 5 p.m. Cos t of the cou r se will not exceed S75 pe r s tude nt.

yea r s of age ) are by l aw incapab le of es tab li shing the ir own r es ide ncy. notwithstand ing the ir physic al presence in Ca lifor ni a. l\ Ii li ta r y pe r sonne l are di vid ed into three categories under the new bill . F i rst- -a person act ive in m ili ta r y se rvice is enti tl ed to rece ive a res id ent c lassificat ion unt il he has r esided in the state the m inimum amoun t of t ime to receive hi s offic ial r es ide nt ' s c lass ificat ion. .-\ ny depe nden t of ac ti ve military pe r sonne l is give n a res idC' nt' s c lassi ficat ion as long as he ma inta ins fu ll -ti me attendance (1 2 un its). i\ny one in mi li tary service assigned to a n educatio nal institut ion must pay non-res ident tuition unless he has r es ided in the state of Cal ifo rn ia fo r the requ ired year. Under pas t legis la ti on, m arriage entitled you automat ica ll y to Ca lifo rni a res idency. T hat is , if an adu lt woma n fro m Ari zo na ma rri ed a n adu lt male from Cali fo rni a. s he wou ld immed iate ly be cons ide r ed a res id ent of Ca liforni a. However . thi s rulin g has been c hanged, and the one - yea r res id C' ncy r equirem e nt wou ld hold tru e in thi s in sta nce as we ll. If a s tuden t wou ld othe r wise be c lassified as a no nres iden t. bu t fi ts within one of the fo llowing exceptions, he will be g r anted residen t c lass ification until he obta ins suc h c lass ifica ti on. T he exceptions are: I. :\ mi nor who rema ins in Californ ia after hi s par e nts , who had pr evious ly res ided within Ca li fo rni a. m oved fr om t he s tate prior to the res id ent de te rmination elate , and the mino r continu es full-tim e a tte nd a nce a t the ins titut ion, will r e tain hi s r es id e nt c lass ification . 2. !\ s tudent who is a mino r and who has been self- su ppo rtin g in Californi a fo r one year p r ecedi ng the day be for e t he te r m will be gr anted r es id e nt c las s ificati on. Other except ions a r e a lso noted in the new legis lat ion. Any ques tions in r egard to pe r sona l c las sifi cati on s hou ld be di rec ted to the P alom a r Coll ege 1\ e gi s trar . The new r egu lations go into e ffec t May I, and the r e for e will be e nforced in th e s umm e r as well as fa ll se m e ste r r egi s tration .

I News at a Gregory Howser has bee n nam ed s tate winner of the Californi a Bus ine ss Education Award . He wi ll r ece ive a plaque and a c heque for S2 00 a t a banque t at As ilom a r. April 16. The competition in whic h Howse r r epr ese nted P alomar. is co- sponsore d by the Californi a Bus iness Educ ation Assoc ia tion and Montgome r y Ward and Comp any.

*** Stud e nts who plan to gradu ate in June and have not applied for graduation s hould fil e an applic ation with the Admission Office now . Those who want to havP their records s tamped "California State College General Educ ation Require m ents Complet ed" m us t apply for sam e before the end of this current sem e ste r .

*** Hopi Kac hina dolls a nd other dolls and toys are now on dis play in the Phil H. Putnam Libra r y. The Kachina dolls are from the colle ction of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Mathis of Escondido .

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Emergency loans for full-time students are ava ilable from a new ASG Loan fund this semester. Further information concerning these interest- fre e loans is available in the ASG office (R-3).

*** Alpha Gamma Sigma, campu s honor s oc ie ty, will be holding a ga rage s ale Saturday a nd Sunday from 9 a.m . until 6 p.m. at l105 Oak Drive , Vista. All proce eds will support the Alpha Gamm a Sigma Schol a rship fund. Donations of saleable i terns are being accepted at th e above addre ss until Friday.

*** Applications for scholarships adminis tered through the Scholarship Committee and the Financial Aids Office must be fil ed by today. Available s cholarships are listed in the college catalog or a list can be gbtained at the Financial Aids Office. Notices of other non-institutional scholarships are also available . Supporting papers must be filed with the application.


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