The Telescope 32.05

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Elections continue despite pathy Eight seek THE TELESCOPE A.S.G. • SIX

Palomar College

Volume 32 No. 5

A Publication f or t he A . .oclat ed Students

Friday, Oct. 27, 1978

San Marcos, CA

A uto kills student; three others iniured Natalie Lopez, 18, of Vista, died October 19 of severe injuries she suffered October 18 after she and three other students were struck by a car that morning in front of the campus. The injured include Luis Parra, 24, of Oceanside, who suffered a lacerated elbow and internal injuries, Peter Cummings, 23, also of Oceanside, who was treated for minor injuries and Oana Nguyen, 20, of Vista, who suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene. The students were crossing Mission A venue enroute for classes after being dropped off by the bus. A car had stopped to allow them to cross. According to witnesses a car driven by Susan Crow, 18, pulled out from behind the stopped car and attempted to cut in front of the car, hitting the students. Lopez took the initial impact. Susanne Annino, a student on campus as well as a nurses's aid, stopped and gave Lopez mouth-tomouth resuscitation. Lopez, Parra and Cummings were

Prop 13 effects felt on campus By Beth Duddy Most of the changes due to Prop 13 cutbacks here won't directly effect students, according to Dr. Omar Scheidt, President and District Superintendent. This year's "expense of education" budget is $14.1 million, compared with last year's $14.0 million. This includes all operating costs except capital investments in new buildings and improvements. The total budget is $21 million, including capital outlay and transfer payments to MiraCosta College and other schools. New equipment purchases have been "eliminated almost totally" and repair and replacement of existing equipment has been curtailed, according to Dr. Scheidt. Dr. Scheidt said that the purchase of supplies has also been cut back "quite drastically" to about 7\P/o of the 1977-78 level. If inflation is calculated with that figure , the percentage is even lower. The many new buildings under construction around campus, and the new equipment in the journalism department, were investments made last year, before Prop 13 went into effect. In the athletics department, the number of overnight trips is being kept to a minimum. The equipment managers for the men's and women's sports have been combined into one position, serving the needs of all physical education students. There has also been a slowdown in the rehiring of people into secretarial positions, and some of the jobs have been combined to avoid the need for new people. Many classes have larger sections as classes are being combined, especially in the drama, journalism, speech and physical education departments. Yet, Dr. Scheidt says these cutbacks will have "no direct impact on the students" this year. He could not make any predictions for the 1979-80 school year.

all taken to Palomar Hospital. Parra underwent surgery Sunday for internal injuries and is reported in satisfactory condition. Cummings was treated and released the day of the accident. Nguyen was treated on the scene. Services for Natalie Lopez were held Monday at 12 noon at St. Francis Church in Vista. She is survived by her mother, Suzanne of Santa Barbara; father, Joseph of Huntington Beach; foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nichols of Vista; sister, Carrol; brothers, Michael and John, all of Santa Barbara.

Speech squad takes honors Second place in the United States Intercollegia te Forensics Sweepstakes for the year of 1977-78 was taken by the Palomar College speech team. The announcement was made at a recent fall meeting in Los Angeles attended by speech coaches from all over the western United States. Dr. Jack Howe presented the national plaque to Palomar coaches Dr. Ray Dahlin, Pat Schwerdtfeger, and Bruce Bishop. The award was based on the number of tournaments attended in relationship to the number of tour- SMILES OF VICTORS - Speech instructors (L to R) Pat naments won . During the season the Schwedtfeger, Dr. Ray Dahlin and Bruce Bishop display the award Comet speakers captured eight their Speech Squad won for overall 2nd place sweepstakes in the sweepstakes trophies and the U.S. nation for the year 1977-1978. (Photo by Rick Rowell) National Championship. Dahlin felt that ifthe team had been able to attend two more meets they surely would have been ranked first. Only five members from last year's championship team returned inner office memorandum that cited By Jim Duffy to this year's squad of over thirty the illegal splicing of telephone students. They are Beda Farrell, The Black Student Alliance has connections as the reason. The John Lombard, Kerin Essex, Chris Hummel, and Carole Hoskins. How been trying to get its telephone back splicing "has caused major far the team goes this year, Dahlin ever since it was disconnected last problems with our main can't predict, but over the past few month , and it looks as if they may. switchboard," it said. The memorandum also charged Dr. John Schettler, assistant years the team has always been BSA with illegal relocation of superintendent, business services, ranked in the top ten. A problem arises this year in the said in a letter replying to the telephones, excessive and extensive fact that cutbacks from Prop. 13 will Alliance's request for restored telephone calls, and charging "bill drastically limit this year's tourna- telephone service, " ... I would like to caller" calls to the wrong ment schedule and the team will not for representatives of your organiza- numbers, but said," ... splicing was tion to work with Dean Gene the direct cause of the disconnecget as much exposure. In the coming weeks the team will Jackson to come forth with a plan or ting." In his latest letter, Schettler has compete at Biola and Pasadena, proposal which is satisfactory to placed the responsibility for restoralong with sponsoring the Palomar both parties." Schettler had ordered the phone ing telephone service to the BSA Annual High School Speech Inremoved on September 12 in an office on BSA officers. vitational on Nov. 10 and 11. When asked if BSA would be allowed to have their phone reinstalled, he said, "If they come up with a plan that will assure this problem will not happen again. We cannot have the main switchboard tied up." The ASG has met with represenSaturday, Sunday, Monday, the Sharon Stults , Dan Bennett, tatives from BSA, as well as other first dramatic production of the Douglas M. Salewsky, Steve Ses- student organizations that have telephones, in order to formulate a season opened last night with per- sion , Richard Medugno, Craig Stearstandard policy for telephone use. formances scheduled for tonight, man , David S. Lyon, Connie tomorrow night, and next week on .Moschiano, Richard A Wright, There presently is none. Jackie Myers, a BSA represenJames S. McKeown , Pat Newton, November 2, 3 and 4. tative, said at a recent legislative Marilyn Ritz, Perry Skarra, Robin John Mensching has the lead role meeting, "It's not just BSA people. Peppino, a middle-aged father, in - Wooden , and David Hanson. linda I've come into the BSA office and Buckman serves as rehearsal the comedy by Eduardo de Filippi. have seen people who were not BSA secretary. Ellie Goolkasian is playing -opmembers using the phone." posite of him in the part of Rosa, his The play is being presented in the The Student Legislature agreed fiery and hot-temoered wife. college drama lab, P-33, with a 7:30 that this has been a problem, not p.m. curtain for all performances. only with BSA, but with other The show is being directed by student organizations as well. The drama instructor, Buddy Ashbrook with David Boyd as the technical -Tickets are $3 general admission present meetings will attempt to set director. and $2 for students and Gold Card guidelines for telephone use that will avoid these abuses. "Other members of the cast are holders.

BSA may get phone back

Drama-comedy continues in year's first production

• vacanc1es

By Jim Duffy Associated Student Government elections are taking place today in the Student Union. and will continue through Tuesday. The elections, required by the ASG constitution, will fill six legislative seats in the student legislature vacated by resignations. A treasurer was also to be elected, but as yet, no student has petitioned the ASG for candidacy. The polls will remain open today until 2:30 p.m. and will be open Monday and Tuesday from 8:30a .m. to 2:30 p.m. and 6 to 8:30 p.m. Any student who is taking one credit or more at Palomar is eligible to vote. An Associated Student Card is not necessary, but some form of identification is required. A provision in the Election Code allows for write-in candidates. Most of the canclidates who have petitioned the ASG for candidacy have missed the candidates meetings that are required by the Election Code and scheduled by the Election Committee. The ASG Juclicial Advocates are acting as the Election Committee. "There was a definite lack of cooperation among the candidates. They could have at least tried to help with their election _ They did not even put in the initiative to campaign," Carole Hoskins , chief judicial advocate, said. This election has had no campaign publicity from the candidates. Candidates who are elected as legislators will hold office until the end of the spring semester. They will assume responsibility for maintaining the ASG budget and the disbursement of funds in the ASG treasury, approximately $50,000. The budget, initially approved by the last legislature, needs to be ratified by the present one. Thus far, the ASG legislature has been unable to conduct business because of the lack of a quorum. The ASG constitution sets a quorum at six members. Presently, there are four. The legislature also approves or deletes all student organizations. Funcling for clubs comes directly from the student legislature. The pre-election campaigns have caused some doubt as to the probable efficiency of the future legislature. Chief Juclicial Advocate Hoskins said, "If the way they are acting now is going to be a reflection of how they act as legislators, it will be chaos."

Gallery shows realistic art Recent photo-realistic paintings of L.A.'s John Register will hang in the Boehm Gallery through November 15. John Register has been shown in the William Sawyer Gallery of San Francisco, the David Stuart Gallery of Los Angeles, and the Segal Gallery of Boston, to name a few. He also participated in the 1977 Los Angeles Realist Painter Slww. Of his own work, John writes "My paintings are the product of inertia, boredom, uneasiness, or purposelessness. I seem compelled to express these feelings of absurdity or futility by painting empty hotel lobbies, abandoned swimming pools, vacant chairs and bleak motels." He also writes," .. . I like to think of my work as in the realist tradition of the United States painting of Eakins, Sheeler, Hopper, and Estes have been the most influential."


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