The Telescope 40.16

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Palomar College

Volume 40 No. 16

A ,Publication for the Associated Students

By Fred Tracey

Moved by a report from the United States Surgeon General's Report on smoking, the college's Wellness Committee has forwarded a recommendation to the Administrative Council recommending that there be no smoking permitted in buildings on campus, including satellite centers. "We have some people here who don't care about people," says committee chairman and business manager Mike Gregoryk "It's not going to be easy at first, but it will be Board policy," he continued. Before the policy can be adopted, it must be forwarded and approved by the Board of Trustees. Dr. George Boggs, Superintendent/ President, said that if approved, the policy would go into effect for the beginning of the summer session. Some debate centered on the Student Union, where large numbers of students and staff smoke. Jim Bowen, president of the Faculty and member of the Administrative Council, said that the Student Union should be an exception to the policy.

By Fred Tracey

Unable to support the AIDS guidelines offered by the American College Health Association, the Governing Board has directed college staff to make revisions in the guidelines. The guidelines were released in December of 1985 and that has the members of the Board concerned because of new information that has been released since that date. "I don't want to endorse guidelines that aren't current. We're learning things every week about AIDS. This is serious business," said Governing Board member Leon Baradat. The four-paged report recommends that institutions not adopt blanket policies concerning students with AIDS or AIDS-related conditions. Furthur, the report states that the primary response of colleges and universities to the AIDS epidemic must be education. "I don't want us to get locked into a policy we can't get out of," said board member Mary Trotta.

Hankins said that if students expressed a need to have condoms available, her department would consider it. ASG Senator Ken Green raised the issue at the ASG meeting on April 1. He said that he has talked to about 150 students and only three had not been in favor of placing condoms dispensers in restrooms. "Most of the students don't mind if condoms were available in dispensers in restrooms or from Health Services. Some people are treating Palomar as an oasis in that we could never have an AIDS problem here,• Green said. The AIDS guidelines will be brought back to the Governing Board for adoption. In other Governing Board Business, April14, they: • Awarded a $73,955.64 contract to Popoff Foam, Inc., of San Marcos, to re-roof the following buildings: GJ (Graphic Communications); BE (Behavioral Sciences); LF (locker facility-swimming); cr (court building - racquetball); SW (boiler room swimming pool); RS (warehouse); U (offices); CCA (Childrens Center); CD (Child Development); W (offices) and the NA (Nursing Education building. • Heard a report from Angelo Carli, Dean of Community Education, on a vocational education program for limited learners. The program is operated in conjunction with Rex Industries. The program trains students in custodial and grounds maintenance skills. Students spend 12 hours a week in class and 20 hours a week working on campus. Twenty students are currently enrolled in the program, nine have been placed.

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Trustees debate no smoking issue

New AIDS guidelines released

Health Services Director Clarice Hankins said that the college has ongoing AIDS education programs such as AIDS Awareness Week held each semester. She also said that the guidelines would be reviewed every semester. Hankins believes that the whole policy is sound and has contacted the American College Health Association, the authors of the report, to make sure that the policy is up-to-date. She plans to do more research and will submit the report to other health professionals for their recommendations. The AIDS policy comes in the wake of the Associated Student Government's having established a task force to see if there is student support to making condoms available on campus. The Surgeon General has stated that the use of condoms may prevent the transmission of the AIDS virus.

Friday, April 24,

Debby Demedecis's glasses reflect Keane's Wonder Mine, the location of a recent photography class field trip. Led by instructor Tom Young, student photographers took advantage of the subtle differences in light and contrast that the desert environment provided. (Photo by Becky Adams)

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of Young Child' promotes family bonds By Peggy Kelly "The Week of the Young Child is a time to honor young children, to promote family, community and organization cooperation, and to emphasize responsibilities to children and to families," said Mary Anne G.Rodgers, director of the college's Child Development Center. Next week is that week "Children: Our Investment in the Future" is the theme for the annual celebration, as declared by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, and its affiliate groups. A celebration for all preschool children of the North County will be held at Palomar Wednesday, April 29 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon under the Clock Tower. A unique marionette show, "Puppets Galore," will be performed by Mary O'Malley at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Other appearances will be Big Bird, Care Bear, Smokey the Bear, numer-

ASG candidates qualify for elections

ous clowns and the Animated Express train. Art and music experiences for children, story-telling, bubble activities, a petting zoo, creative dance and gymnastics programs, and parachute play will be other activities going on throughout the day. Safety vehicles from the San Marcos Fire Department, speech screenings from the Children's Hospital Speech Clinic, and exhibits and information materials provided by the Oceanside Library Childcare Resource Service, and Escondido Youth Encounter will be available. The Palomar celebration, sponsored by the Child Development Center and Department, Friends of the Child Development Center, and the Center Parent Advisory Council, _will be free of charge to all children and their parents.

Jazz concert has nostalgic theme

Combining talents, the Palomar Jazz Ensemble and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble will perform in a Jazz Concert April Three people have qualified to run 27 at 7:30p.m. in the Palomar College for Associated Student Government Theatre. president and two have qualified to The Jazz Ensemble, under the direcrun for vice president, according to tion of Dick Harvey, will present the Senior Secretary of Student Activities nostalgic sounds of the 1940's Swing Marilyn Lunde. Era, with the music of Tommy and Ken Green, Mary Reynaga (both Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Artie currently ASG senators) and Juan ... Shaw, Duke Ellington and other big Serrato (currently ASG judicial advo~ band greats. cate) have met requirements for _ Shannon Roberts' Vocal Jazz running for ASG president. . Ensemble will sing upbeat arrangeShawn Clark and Paul Hamnter ments of "Green Dolphin Street," (both currently ASG senators) have "Bluesette" and the unique "Jou-Jou" met requirements for running for ASG from R. Murray Schafer's "Felix's vice president. Girls." ASG Executive elections will be held Tickets are $7 for general admission May 4 through 7. The polls will be and $5 for students and senior citilocated in the student union and are zens. For further information and scheduled to be open from 8 a.m. to reservations, please call the Palomar 1 p.m. durring the day and from 6 to Theatre Box Office at 744-1156, noon 8:30 p.m. in the evening. to 5 p.m.

But Gregoryk countered that there should be no exceptions. Dean of Humanities Gene Jackson said that if the policy was instituted soon enough, students and staff would be used to the no smoking policy by the fall semester. Gregoryk read excerpts from the Surgeon General's report to support the committee's recommendations. Much concern centers around the rights of the nonsmoker. The report states that involuntary smoking is a cause of disease, including lung cancer, in healthy nonsmokers. The report further states "That the chemical compostion in sidestream smoke (smoke emitted into the environment by a smoker between puffs) is qualitatively similar to the mainstream smoke inhaled by the smoker, and that both mainstream and sidestream smoke act as carcinogens in bioassay systems. Data on the environmental levels of the components of tobacco smoke and on nicotine absorption in nonsmokers suggest that the nonsmoker is exposed to the levels of environmental tobacco smoke that would be expected to generate a lung cancer

"They'll be healthier and in their classes if they are not smoking," stated Diane Michae~ Dean of Science, Technology and Business. Other Administrative Council action included: • Creating a committee to establish a policy for faculty/Institutional Development Reassignments. • A lease agreement for the San Marcos Transit Center and Construction agreement. The center is to be located near the entrance of the staff entrance. • Approving the club constitution and bylaws for the Gay and Lesbian Association and for Toastmasters. • Discussed a Wellness Program for staff that could be instituted for the fall. • Dr. George Boggs, Superintendent/President, asked that the staff, students and the community support the overiding of the Governor's veto of the Keane Bill which would have provided Palomar with $500,000 in funds already cut by the governor.

Students protest cut By Fred Tracey

If the President's Task Force on Governance has its way, the number of campus committees will be reduced from 28 to 13, and the number of student representatives will drop from 34 to three. The task force recommends that there be one student representative on the President's Advisory Council (now the Administrative Council), the Academic Review Committee and the Safety and Efficiency Committee (now the Safety and Security Committee). The recommendations have at least one Associated Student Government Senator upset. Senator Ken Green feels that the students will be losing valuable representation on the various committees if the recommendations are approved by the Administrative Council, then by the Governing Board. "They don't realize as students we are unique. We are the only census of this school. I don't think we should risk" Gregoryk said that enforcement of be ignored," he said. But Candice Francis, chairperson of the policy would rest with the smokers the committee, said that the recomthemselves. "It would strictly be voluntary. The mendations made by the committee smoker will be asked to go outside of are not yet final. "There will be extensive discussion the building," said Gregoryk "It will be very low keyed. We hope that staff and on committee membership by various segments of the college, including the students will police themselves." The overall issue seems to be the Associated Student Government," she health and welfare of the students and said. "The committee did not intend to staff. exclude student representation, but student representatives don't always show up at meetings. "The ASG was asked to supply student representatives to the present committees, but sometimes they fail to attend. In the absence of input, the Blac~ack, roulette and craps will be legal tonight when Palomar holds its committee did its best," Francis third annual "Casino Night~ from 7 to concluded. Some student representatives say 11 p.m. in the Student Union. The charity event, sponsored by the they do not always receive notices of Inter-Club Council, is open to the meetings. At least one representative said he signed up for a committee public. A $10 tax-deductible donation will three or four months ago, but hasn't enable participants to play blac~ack, received any notices of meetings. He roulette and craps with $100 worth since has forgotten the name of the committee. of tokens. The governance report is now being Donations of an additional $5 will be good for another $100 worth of studied by the Faculty Senate. Francis hopes that all of the campus tokens. Proceeds will benefit particiorganizations with an interest in the pating campus clubs. Entertainment and refreshments governance issue give their input by will be offered throughout the evening. the end of the semester, so that the For ticket information call Ext. plan could possibly be instituted by the fall semester. 2594.

'Casino Night' grants immunity to gamblers


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