ETELESCOPE Palomar College
Volume 32 No.6
A Pu b li cation for the Assoc iated Student s
Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1978
San Marcos, CA
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J52 STUDENTS CAST BALLOTS
ASG election turn-out poor By Jim Duffy Reflecting the response to the October ASG elections in which 14 ,387 students eligible to vote didn't, one student said, "What elections?'' The elections marred by a lack of publicity and political campaigning, drew the attention of only 1.05% of the student population. A total of 152 ballots were cas t in the special election that filled six vacant seats in the student legislature. A treasurer was also supposed to be elected, but no student ran for th at office. The new legislators, who were seated at the ASG m ee ting N ovember 7, are: Dwight Langham, Chris H urn mel, Joseph Wells, James
Jones and Bob Fusco. A disgruntled candidate who lost, Todd Michaelek, claimed the elections were unconstitutional in that candidates failed to attend preelection meetings required by the election code. The failure of candidates to attend these meetings had ca used the postponement of elections once, and forced the ASG Judicial Advocates to compact the election proceedings into the last four days of October, without sufficient preparation, in order to meet ASG constitutional req ui rem en ts. Carole Hoskins, chief judicial advocate, had threatened to disqualify all the candidates and not have the elections if the candidates did not fulfill their candidacy re-
quirements. At one point before the election she said1 ''I'll hold one more meeting; If they don't show up, I'll disqualify them. I cannot keep postponing these things. It's unconstitutional." One candidate, Elizabeth Marsh, was disqualified because she failed to turn in a signed acknowledgemen t of the election rules as required by the election code. Bruce Robbins, president of the ASG, speaking of the newly elected legislature, said, "I think a real good legislature was elected." Referring to the election procedure, he said, " I think we will have some guidelin es set up for the people who run the election next time."
Three chosen Homecoming fest ival for first sma II proves to be successful cast production
SAFETY FEATU RE - The concrete median barrier on Highway 78, between Twin Oaks Valley Road and I-15, is the result of heavy campaigning by last year's ASG after a fiv e vehicle accident claimed the lives of two Palomar students. (Photo by w. John Earner)
Highway 78 barrier reaches completion By Karen Ossenfort Construction of a concrete median barri er on Highway 78 between Pa lomar College and Escondido is finished. The concrete barrier similar to the one between Oceanside and Vista, is the end product of efforts taken by last year's student government after a tragic summer of 1977 accident took the lives of three people- two' being Palomar students. Jim Cason and Patricia Bailey were killed on their way from Escondido to 8 a.m. classes on July 12, 1977. An eastbound car's driver suffered a heart attack. Losing contro l of his car. he crossed the center earth medi an striking three cars, Cason's motorcycle (on which Bailey was a passenger) and a light truck. Former Associated Studt•nt Govern m ent president Steve Chappell and ex-student cabinet member Mike Sheeran worked with the help of many others to promote the barrier construction. They pushed for government
backing and got it from the ASG, local governments, ex-state senator John Stull and ex-Assemblyman William Craven. Backing also came from the AAA club, the MiraCosta Governing Board and many individuals. Their campaign strategy consisted of petitions, phone calls, letters, surveys, and CALTRANS (California Department of Transportation) meetings. Approval from CALTRANS for the barrier finally came July 27 with construction starting soon after. The barrier was completed last Friday. Estimated cost of the concrete median is $547,000.
"I lik e it, I really like it," one student said of the ASG sponsored Homecoming Festival held in front of the Student Union two weeks ago .. The festival , prompted by a Darnell Lathan , Ellie Goolkasian , legislative decision not to hold the and Michael J. Fredericksen have been selected for the three roles in traditional homecoming dance, was th e second drama production of the held in conjunction with the Interyear, Slow Dance on the Killing Cl ub Council's Club Day. More than 500 people took advanGround by William Hanley. tage of the free music, free popcorn Theatre Arts instructor, Buddy Ashbrook, will direct the three- and food throughout the day . Liz Kalina was elected as character drama. Basically, the plot centers on three people who meet one Homecoming Queen and Jim Goodnight in a candy shop. The man was elected as the King. The Royal Court, two princes and characters are a troubled, young two princesses, was decided to be black man , a girl who h as been a round , and an elderly gentleman Ma nual Alvarado, Chris Alberico, who is a refugee from Nazi Ger- Kitty Acousta and Dianna Wood. Wood was nominated by the Unmany. "It's an absol utely powerful play defeated C lub and represented the and cast," says Ashbrook. "With the handicapped students attending people who a uditioned, I could hav e Palomar. cast the show with three different groups of peop le and probably not had a weakness. It was one of the hardest casting decisions I've ever had to make. "I tho ught getting a black actor would be a problem, but we had four who tried out and any one of them co uld have played the part," reveals Ashbrook. "It's the first small cast show we've done here. Once in awhile you have to do one. I've been waiting to do Slow Dance for a long time," he adds. Six performances are scheduled for the production on the last two weekends before Christma , December 7, 8, 9 and 14, 15, and 16.
There were Indian tacos a nd fres h fry bread available from the American Indian Organization (AIO), while MEChA, on the other side of the patio, was offerin g tamales with rice and beans for $1.25 a plate. The International Clu b contributed vegetarian noodles and oriental vegetables as well as an assortment of mid-eastern cookies and cakes. The Undefeated Club had a display set with different types of eq uipment used to aid handicapped students at the college and had information free for the aski ng about how the equipment is used. The ASG had a booth manned by its members who dispensed free popcorn provided by the ASG. Next to the popcorn machine PEACE, Palomar's ecology cl ub, (Continued on page 8)
Male exhibitionist sightings reported Sightings of an exhibitionist on ca mpu s have been reported, although no comp!aints have beeu filed wit h the Campus Patrol Office. Anyone wanting to file an official compl aint should contact John Kratt, Campus Patrol Director at ext. 508. One student remarked that she ha d encountered a young man in the small park located along the perimeter road, who proceeded to expose himself.
EARTHQUAKE HITS PALOMAR- Students from the Drama Department participated in a mock earthquake disaster last Thursday as part of an exercise to test North Co unty em ergency services. The Office of Disaster Preparedness and local participants
g raded the exercise as local police and fire departments and other emergency services practiced rescue and fir st aid procedures. The injured were taken to nearby hospitals where all were released to resume classes. (Photos by W. John Earner)