The Telescope
Palomar College Volume 29 Number 24 May 21 . 1 976 San Marcos 92069
Photogs win awards at Focus '76 exhibit Donna Consentino won first award in black and white, and Susan Coppock third, in the college division of Focus '76. Jon Velken gained second award in color in the current photographic show a t The Pasadena Cent er. Twenty-six of the 60 prints hung were submitted by Palomar College students enrolled in the photographic department. Of 20
TODAY Student Art Show will be on display through June 15 at the Main Library. Christian Science meeting, 2 p.m., P-18. SUNDAY Big "E" Country C.B . Radio Club meets at 2 p.m. in the Student Union. Americana Concert, an afternoon of music featuring the college Communit y Orchestra, Palomar Chorale, Chamber Singers, Jazz Vocal Ensemble, Stage Band, Concert Choir and Concert Band, will be presented at 2 p.m. in the Dome. General a dmission is $1. TUESDAY John Black, an associate of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, will give a lecture Tuesday at 11 a .m . in E-1. The lecture on Transcendental Meditation is sponsored by the Student's International Meditation Society. SIMS meets at 11 a .m. in E-1. Governing Board meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Conference Room. Environmental Management in California, Charles McElroy, 2 p.m. in room P-18. WEDNESDAY Young Democrats meet at 11 a.m. in ES-9. The Concert Hour Student Recital to be held at 11 a .m . in C-5. The Indian Myth: Its Place in History, Robert Grider, 7:30 p.m. in C-5. Black Holes, astronomy program is shown at 7:15 and 8:30 p.m. in the Planetarium. THURSDAY Movie of the week is Pete Seeger: A Song and a Stone and is shown at 2 and 7 p.m . in P-32. ASG will hold a Budget meeting at 2 p.m . in the Faculty Dining Room.
honorable mentions awarded, 12 were garnered by Palomar. The exhibit of outstanding high school and college photographic work is presented annually by the Photographic Instructors Association which is now nationwide. The following were awarded honorable mentions: Donna Consentino of Oceanside, Karen Clagett of Vista, Janet Kucera of Encinitas, Susan Coppock of Poway with two awards, Susan Maljan of Cardiff, Tom Szalay of Encinitas, two awards, Jim Skovmand of Vista, Pat Downs of Solana Beach, Fumio Okita of Escondido and Jim Graf of Vista. The following also had entries accepted for the exhibit: Marta Ada ms, Bruce Pope, Encinitas; Steve Smith, Karen Martin, and Dave Hightower, Cardiff; Susan Baker, Oceanside; Vern Luna, San Marcos; Waymen Askey, Vista; Gabe Sakakeeny, and Jim McManus, DeLuz. This is the fourth year in a row in which Palomar has placed first in black and white in the western states competition and of nine color entries , four were hung. The exhibit runs through June 26 at The P asadena Center, 300 East Green Street, Pasadena.
Elephant bazaar nets record profit The Patrons of Palomar's traditional Pink Elephant and Bazaar sale held recently on campus was financially more successful than previous years' sales, said genera l sale chairman Melva Belzer of Vista. "Tabulations of the proceeds from our annual harvest of bargains exceeded $4,100," s aid Belzer. Co- chairmen, Cecelia Roe, Margery Cosh and Virginia Sher(Cont. on page 3)
PHOTOGRAPHERS 'FOCUS' ON AWARDS- Donna Consentino and Susan Coppock placed first and third respectively in the Focus '76 photography contest, college division. Twenty-six Palor~ar prints were submitted, which explains the nearly blank walls of the Photo Lab behind the women. (Photo by Wa ymen Askey)
Democrats hold debate
Gun control evokes audience response Gun control pros and cons aroused much audience reaction at a debate sponsored by the Young Democrats last Wednesday. "Although there weren't many people there (approximately 30), they really reacted to the speakers' comments," remarked Kathy Turner, president of the Young Democrats. "It was a successful debate and evoked so much response." Speaking in opposition of gun control was Ron Bittner, a gun shop owner in Escondido. "My appearance here cannot be construed to defend the ownership of guns ... the ownership of guns need not be defended," Bittner said. To support his views, Bittner stated that there was a relationship
Communication leads proiects Current concerns of the student legislature include communication to the students, a blood drive, library facilities and activity card sales for next semester. "One of the main goals of the student government is to make the students more aware of what's going on," stated John Couture, chairman of the student legislature. "We hope to have an information center during registration to help the students all we can." The Associated Student Government is also sponsoring a blood drive on Wednesday, June 2. The question of adequate facilities
for studying is being looked into by the student legislature. "We've heard complaints about the library being too small and too noisy. Perhaps what we need is an area like the student union, large and informal, but not so noisy," Couture said. Identification and activity card sales for the fall semester are now being planned. New benefits for both cards are hoped to increase sales. "We would like to make the cards a more vital tool and useful to the student," said Laura Spellman, student legislator.
between the number of gun laws in the state and the rate of murders and robberies. According to Bittner, when Philadelphia enacted gun laws and denied guns to mental incompetents, the murder and robbery rates rose far out of proportion to that of the nation. He also mentioned that Ohio has few gun laws, but has much lower murder and robbery rates than other states. "Murders are committed by humans, not guns," Bittner said. Richard Peacock, a teacher in the English Department, spoke in favor of the issue. "Over the last 10 to 15 years, we have seen the Kennedys die, Malcolm X die, and Martin Luther King, Jr. die. We've seen President Ford attacked twice in a month and and George Wallace wounded," Peacock pointed out. There are 40 million hand guns in America and this figure increases by 2.5 million each year. "We license cars, why not guns?" Peacock said. "Guns represent, to men in our culture, masculinity. When one has a gun, he feels adequate, as good or better than other people." Peacock also cited an incident where a man, who was recently released from a mental instition in Tennessee, lied on the gun application and later killed three people. "There were more people killed in Detroit in one year than in the Irish war between 1968 and 1973." (Cont. on page 3)
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Support the ASG "Many students don't realize how much voice the student does have in making our policies and the Associated Student Government is, the vehicle to use to get your opinions heard," Assistant Dean of Student Affairs Gene Jackson said. " Students do have a voice in campus matters, by serving on the various committees, which make these d ecision. " With committee and presidential cabinet positions now being appointed, we strongly urge all students to take the step in getting involved. Several committees which students presently serve on are: Transportation, which secures bus routes to the college and alleviates traffic congestion; Administrative Council, which sets college p olicies; Safety and Security, which d eals wii h parking and lighting conditions; Publications Board , which is d esigned to be a mediator between students and administration about student publications; Child C are Board , which sets policies for the C hild C are Center; and Curriculum , which decides what courses will be added or dropped. Other committees are Campus B e autifi c ation , Budget , Dome , Bookstore, Master Planning, Accreditation and Arboretum . Appointments to these committees or to the ASG president's cabinet are made through th e ASG . Interested students should contact the ASG president " Sweed" Swanson or John Couture, student legislature chairman , in room R3, or Jackson in the Student Activities O ffice. B esides these committees, there are endless ways to participate in the ASG. The new executive branch is planning regular office hours and would appreciate any suggestions or volunteers to help out. Meetings of the student legislature are Thursdays at 2 p.m. in the faculty dining room . The ASG is a vital part of this campus, the voice of day and night students. But without student involvement, the ASG will become a useless body.
The Telescope Published on Friday of each school week. except d urin!( final examinations or holidays, by the Communications Department of Palomar College, San Ma rcos. California 92069. Phone: 744- 11 50. Ext. 306. Advertising rates a re $ 1.50 per column inch. Opinions ex pressed above represent those of the staff. All other articles represent the opinion of the writer. ThE.> editorial cartoon represents the opinion of the artis t. Letters to the editor may be submitted to The Telescope ma il box in the mail room or to the editor's box in R-4A. The Telescope reserves the right to edit a n d/ or sh orten letters. All letters must be accompa nied by the wri ter's name, although the name will be withheld on req uest. Editor-in-Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Ma rk Brock News Editor ..... . . .. .... .... ......... . ....... Bart Clements F e a t ure Editor .. . ............. ..... ..... Cindy Volz S ports Editor ........ .. ......... . ............... . Greg Hanlon Pho to Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ Jo hn Gunning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... ... Rebecca Balla rd, R eporters . . . . Howard Brookshire, Arleen Gevanth or, Anita L. McWilliams. Thomas Wilson Photo graphers . .. .. . . . . . . . . Waymen Askey, Susan Coppock, Lois Fairba nks. J im Palmer, Dorothy Rich a rdson. Fredric Smittle Circulation ........ .. . . . . ..... . ... . .. . . . . . ........ . Erin Thien Advertising .. .. .. .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .............. Lisa Weiss ¡ Journalism Advisor .............. .............. Robert Bohle Graphic Arts Advisor ... . ... . . .. ..... . ... . . . . . ... J im McNutt Photography Advisor . ... .... . . . .... ... . . .... . J ustus Ahrend
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Former journalist glad to be out of newspaper business I recently quit my job on the editorial staff of a newspaper after working there for 21 months. It was hard to leave a " secure" job without knowing where I wanted to go and not having another job. When I told people I was quitting I got a lot of negative feedback. There were the usual statements like, "You can't do that," "Wait til you get another job," and "Are you sure that you know what you're doing?" After explaining the situation to them, most would semiagree with what I was doing. When I told a woman I had met recently that I was quitting, she reacted differently than most people did. Without hesitating she said, "I'm so happy for you." It was such a beautiful statement and it was at that time I knew that giving up all that I had gained in being middle class America was what I need at this time. I had really gotten into being middle class. I had my credit cards and spent my money buying possessions. Instead of enjoying myself, I had gotten hung up in getting a new car, stereo or what other things I thought I needed at the moment to be happy. Not only was I hung up with objects, I was using my goa1 of being a journalist as an excuse not to experiment. It was so easy to say I'm going to be a j oumalist, and go to school and become one. But I was so afraid to go out in the world to see if it was what I
really wanted. All my life I was told I had to have long range goals and go about accomplishing them now. I had thought for such a long time that to be accepted by society I had to have a goal. And without a goal I was nothing. Now I know that I don't have to decide what I want to be doing in 20 years. Sure I have a few goals, but today matters more to me than long range goals. The basic goals I do have can be structured as I go along. I'm giving myself room to breathe, to be a person and enjoy while I'm getting there. I still like joumalism, but I don't know if I ever want to work on a newspaper again. And by not working on a newspaper I will either realize how much I don't like it or how
much I do like it. I do know that after living in theN orth County for almost 19 years, it is time for me to leave. The area is nice and I like it here, but there isn't enough for me here. I plan to come back someday, but right now it's time for me to go out and experience life. I recently got a letter from a friend who didn't know what I was going through, but summed it up. She wrote: "It seems like this is a time of changes for everyone. I always wonder what I'm doing and why. It sometimes seems that I change every week. My final analysis is that I don't have to be going anywhere because I'm going to get there anyway, so the idea is to enjoy and experience as much as you can now."
To the Editor: The 5-14 issue of The Telescope was the best issue of the semester. Everything about the paper was well done. Page one had exceptional art work, standard layout, wellwritten articles and descriptive headlines. Running a calendar on the first page added relevance to the issue. Both articles on page two were relevant and interesting. They were also well-written and thorough. The best article in the issue, and the best article of the semester was on page three. I
am, of course, referring to the rock music article. It is current, "alive,'' easy to relate to, and well-written. I was shocked though not to see a byline on it. The writer deserves a lot of credit for putting together such a fine piece of prose. The sports page needs to cover the smaller sports such as the intramural events and women's sports. The only "minor" sport receiving any " continual " coverage is archery, and they deserve better coverage. Still, it's a good issue, David B. Reynolds
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Backhart gets program off the ground "Palomar College has the largest offering of aviation courses in the county and is one of the top five in the state." Those remarks are from Dr. Kent Backart who teaches air transportation technology, is a very active private pilot and who is rightfully proud of the Palomar aviation program. Backart has taught at the college for 12 years. During those years he has held a variety of administrative posts including Chairman of the Chemistry Department; acting director, Financial Aids; and acting Assistant Dean of Instruction. Backart currently teaches a full spectrum of aeronautical courses from math to airport management. Somehow, he still finds time for many hours of flying each month in his Cessna 182. Eight years ago there were practically no courses relating to aviation offered at · Palomar. Today things are different. "Palomar has the unique advantage of being able to utilize the flying portion of the curriculum at Palomar Airport, hold
classes in the evening there as well, and still carry the full program to day students on campus," Backart said. One of the most important areas of aviation is the weather. "Everyone in aviation should be well aware of the effects of weather on flying and students should by all means take advantage of the many weather facilities available at Palomar," he continued. "At least one outstanding example is the facsimile receiver which receives not only weather reports but also satellite photos from the National Weather Service in Washington, D.C . "Soon, I would like to see us get into the powerplant mechanics field. In order to work on aircraft a mechanic needs very special training and must be certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)," he said. Air transportation technology is by no means the limit of Backart's official duties and talents. With a Ph.D. in Chemistry and a good solid administrative background his
Class makes students look better, feel better Anyone interested in a more muscular, well-toned body without having to spend a fortune on expensive health spas should enroll in Health 21. Health 21 is a physical fitness class which teaches students the social, mental and physical qualities of health. Few students realize the benefits the health program has to offer. Health 21 is not a boring lecture class or a monotonous exercise hour. Actually Health 21 is about the same as any of the leading health spas only mor individualized. Students are able to make use of the vast supply of physical education equipment the college has. There are weights and exercise machines which develop any muscle
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The Young Democrats hope to sponsor more debates in the future and encourage all students to attend, according to Turner.
--Elephant bazaar (Cont. from page 1)
man, reported that hundreds of North County residents arrived early to take advantage of the huge assortment of sale items at bargain prices. Crowds of buyers were present throughout the two-day sale. The once a year spring event benefits the organization ' s scholarship fund , assists the college student work-aid program, financially assists worthwhile student activities and campus beautification projects.
the student chooses to work. The value of the human body can be truly appreciated after taking Health 21. Foods and diets, the good and bad of both, are discussed with an emphasis of treating the body in the healthiest way possible. Each student is tested to determine his or her flexibility, coordination and endurance rates. After these tests the students are divided into high, medium and low groups and are worked accordingly. After a semester of Health 21 the student has a much better understanding of the human body and he usually looks better too.
abilities have led to other responsible tasks. In 1974, he was named director of the college summer session. Accepting this added job enthusiastically. he said, "Make this summer the most meaningful and enriching time of your life." With this kind of approach to education and the welfare of
students, it's no mystery why Backart is making a continuing success of the aeronautical programs. It all adds up to a fascination of flying, an enthusiasm seldom matched in teaching a growing program truly modern in college curriculum.
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Wiebe looks forward to '76; 'Defense appears to be key' With Palomar spring football practice coming to an end, head coach Mack Wiebe is looking forward to next season with anticipation. "We'll have 24 returnees from last year's team, " Wiebe said. "The nucleus of our defense will be back and that looks to be our strong point." Last year's team finished in a tie for third place in the Mission Conference with a record of 3-4 and 5-5 overall. "You're never pleased with your season unless you win more than five games," Wiebe explained. " We did better than we expected· considering the competition." Wiebe feels that his defensive squad will be his team's strength, but he is concerned with other areas. "The key to our season is depth at quarterback and the offensive line," Wiebe said. "Our quarterback situation is up for grabs. Tito Rendon
from Escondido High looks to be our best bet now. The offensive line has Chris Brooks and Tony Barlow back but we need more depth." Leading the Comet defense will be tackle Bob Anderson, backs Steve Woodhouse, Tab Yetzer, and Bob Botsford, and end Brandon Tyler. The Comet offense in '76 will feature a new look that hopefully will put some points on the scoreboard. "We're going to try a lot of new things next year," Wiebe said. "We'll be a passing team that can move the ball. "In our offense we will use the veer setup to keep the other teams off balance. The veer is a rushing offense that we can use the option pass effectively." The spring football class has been running all semester with the team being split into positions for conditioning and review of plays.
Girl archers place second NO. 1 COMET - Palomar's No. 1 singles player Martin Bohm follows through after hitting one of his powerful serves. Bohm advanced to the state tournament where he was upset by Carlos Fuentes of West Valley College, 6-4, 6-2. Bohm qualified for the state meet by placing in the top eight players in Southern Cal. (Photo by Glae Thien)
Edman and Koman capture
doubles title at Long Beach Palomar's Leslie Edman and Leslie Koman represent the No. 1 doubles team in the Southern California Community College In· tercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament held last weekend at Long Beach City College. "They did an amazing job," coach Nan Haugen said, "and were not even seeded. But they beat the No.2 seeded team." Without losing a set, Edman and Koman only lost 21 games of 81 total. Both Melana Peer, in the number
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Palomar's archery team placed within the top five in all three divisions at the United States Intercollegiate Championships, last weekend at Cerritos College. Highlighting the Comet's performance was a second-place showing by the women's squad, whic h scored 5942 points. Arizona State University won the division with 6516 points. Diane Schettler led the balanced Palomar effort, placing 12th with 1999 points. Also competing for the Comets were Mary Wilkins, who finished 14th with 1971 points and Debbie McCann, who closed in 19th with 1965 points. In the men's field, Palomar finished fifth with 6371 points. East Stroudsburg State (Pa.) totaled 6716 points to place first. Scott Page was the top Comet shooter, coming in fourth place with 2248 points. Other Palomar men included Dick Nelson, who scored 2132 points to place 26th, and Mike Fogerty, who finished 59th with 1991 points. Included in the n a tional championship field were 88 men and 62
women, representing 33 colleges and universities.
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Focus in on the Palomar experience
The Palomar experience is Focus 76, the campus magazine . Don 't be left out . Pick up your copy of Focus 76 on June 2.