Palomar College
Volume 41 No. 15
A Publication for the Associated Students
Tuesday. March 22. 1988
San Marcos, CA
Approval sought for FM station
Palomar has applied to the Federal Communications Commission for approval to construct an FM station which would operate from studios located on campus. The station would be heard over a wide area of North County at 88.9 MHz on the FM dial. (L to R) Russell Jackson, radio instructor and KKSM路FM cable station manager; Dr. Jan Moser, Interim Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Instruction; Dr. David Chapple, Interim Superintendent/Vice President for Student Aft'airs; and Robert Sheppard, television instructor, look on as Superintendent/President Dr. George Boggs prepares to sign the FCC application recently. 路
Club is denied office space By Kevin Adams
Members of Palomar's Undefeated Club are not satisfied With the InterClub Council's efforts to find them office space. This semester, the club has submitted a request for space to the ICC. A council committee researched the problem, but decided that only some tables in the Student Union Building were available for the club members. The Undefeated Club is an Associated Students organization that helps 路 disabled students function at Palomar. The club, now the largest on campus with 105 members, is searching for space to help in the organizing of social events and for storing club equipment. Karl Waack, Undefeated Club vice president, feels that a club the size of his organization deserves more than a few tables in the Student Union. He says the space would be put to good use in executive meetings, tutoring the handicapped, as well as for storage space. Waack also feels th_at the Undefeated Club is especially deserVing of club space since they made space requests last semester that went unheeded. Waack questions the fairness shown by the ICC in the allocation of club
Director, supported the right of BSA to use their club room as they wish. "We don't normally consider a club 'folded out' because their membership is down one year," said Hankin. Hankin explained that the cause of the office space problem goes far beyond the dispute between the BSA and Undefeated clubs. He said that Palomar has simply run out of space for clubs because of the increased need for instructional space and the lack of matching state educational funds to handle the load. If the growth in the Palomar student population continues, he added, "We might lose all of our space." The space student organizations do have in the Student Union building has been decreased by the administration. Over several years, the administration has located five faculty offices and the Transfer Center in the Student Union Ken 路Green, chairman of the ASsoBuilding. The Transfer Center office ciated Student Government also men- was the Undefeated Club office prior tioned that the BSA is not active. "They to February, 1986. haven't elected an executive or had "The Student Union Building is a meeting this semester." Green spoke supposed to be for the students," out at the February 9 ICC meeting Waack said in regards to the faculty against the decision to give the Unde- offices there. "I see no reason for the feated Club no more than some space Administration to need the space for at "specific tables" in the Student board rooms and conference rooms in Union. the Student Union Building." Frank Hankin, Student Activities In response to the controversy over club space, campus president Dr. George Boggs, conceded that Palomar has a general shortage of facilities. "Campus-wide, facilities are a probBoth full and part-time students lem. We need to provide space for majoring in programs which will lead clubs to meet. And we need to look to an career in the building industry at better usage of the existing space," may be eligible for $500 award. said Boggs. The Building Industry Association How to make better use of the space is looking for an applicant with is something the ICC and Associated financial need and at least a 2.5 G.PA Students Government should decide, Applications are available in the Boggs added. Financial Aid Office. Deadline is April Boggs disagreed with Waack regard30 with the award being presented in ing conference rooms in the Student September. Union Building_:___He sai~ the senate Registered Nurses or L.V.N. students (Continued on page 4) from Vista, Oceanside, or Carlsbad are encouraged to apply for one of three $1000 scholarships offered by the TriCity Hospital Auxiliary. space. The ICC did not object when another club, the Black Student Alliance, decided to share their office space with a club of their own choice. According to Waack, that decision was made by the BSA faculty advisor, Dr. Michael King. The newly-formed student club, Palomar College Internationls, now shares office space with the BSA in the Student Union building. Waack says the decision as to what club would share the BSA office space was all arranged by King. King is now also the faculty advisor for the PCI club. "(BSA) could have asked us if they wanted to share their space," Waack suggested. Asking for fairness, he added, "the BSA has had no club for at least three semesters." At present, no reprensentative of the BSA is attending ICC meetin~.
RN grants are offered Students enrolled in the Registered Nursing Program should consider applying for one of the two $500 Helen Grant Scholarships awarded by the San Diego Association of Occupational Health Nurses (SDAOHN). The association is looking for a student who is in financial need, -conscientious, and respected by his/ her peers and instructors. The committee prefers that applicants write an autobiography containing all pertinent information which might convince the association they are worthy of selection. Deadline is April 15, and the scholarship will be awarded at SDAOHN'S brunch meeting in May. Send applications to: Esther Clauson, R.M. COHN, 2002 Avenue of the Trees, Carlsbad, Ca, 92008. For further information contact the Financial Aid Office.
Formal approval to construct an FM radio station which would operate from studios located on the college campus has been sought by Palomar College from the Federal Communications Commission. In making this announcement, Palomar's president, Dr. George R. Boggs, said the station would be heard over a wide area of the North County at 88.9 MHz on the FM radio dial. Since 1979 Palomar has operated a cable FM station, KKSM-FM, which can only be heard by stereo receivers connected to the Dimension Cable system. Russell Jackson, radio instructor and cable FM station manager, said the cable radio station programming has been very successful in training students for careers in radio broadcasting. With this new station, Jackson said Palomar would be able to disseminate information about the college to a wider range of radio listeners. It would become an important part of marketing the college to the community, particularly to young people who listen to the radio in great numbers. He said it would also improve the opportunities for students to participate in a realistic on-the-air situation while learning the skills necessary to succeed in the radio business. "Palomar already provides an outstanding instructional program for students," Jackson said. "Graduates are heard all over the radio dial in San Diego County, and as far away as Lubbock Texas, San Francisco and Los Angeles." For the North County population of more than 500,000 people, Palomar
would be providing the only local, noncommercial progranuri:ing schedule directed at this area, according to Dr. Boggs. Specialized programming would also be possible for such diverse groups as the nine Indian reservations, the large bilingual/Spanishspeaking population, senior citizens and other minority groups. Cultural programs such as college music concerts would be available, along with college sports events, news and public affairs programs directed toward North County issues. "The local commercial radio stations do a good job of reaching North County, but this station would be able to broadcast a wider diversity of programming for the groups mentioned," Jackson said. At a meeting ofthe Palomar governing board, March 8, Dr. Boggs thanked several individuals who helped with this application project: Jackson; Communications Department chairperson Dana Hawkes, whose department will supervise the new station as it has been doing with the existing radio station; Bruce McDonough, acting dean of vocational education and applied arts; Marvin Vosper, technical director; Bob Gonsett, consulting engineer of Communications General Corporation in Encinitas; and Washington D.C. attorney Richard Helmick, all of whose expertise was used to draft the vecy complicated application. Jackson expressed appreciation for the assistance of Radio Station KGMG owner Steve Jacobs and Chief Engineer S~ye Cilurzo in working with (Continued on page 4)
Officials struggre to curb speeding "We're all upset about the speeding," says Boyd Mahan, Campus Patrol supervisor. In a recent meeting Mahan and other school officials discussed the problem of speeding on campus, but could come up with few solutions. The meeting came shortly after an accident in lot 12 February 11, in which a teacher and a student were injured. Mahan suspects speed was part of the reason for the accident. "There is little question in my mind that speed was a contributing factor," he says. Lot 12 is called a "hazard" by Mike Ellis, director of Buildings and Grounds. It is dangerous not only because of speeding, he says, but because of drivers cutting directly across the parking lot instead of staying in marked lanes. The latest effort to slow down
drivers was the installation of speed bumps in lot 12, completed February 25. Although the speed bumps were put in shortly after the February 11 accident, Mike Ellis says there is no connection. The speed bumps were planned long before the collision occured. But speed bumps are not a complete solution to speeding, says Ellis. Many students speed despite them and often drive around them. Anotper solution is offered by Frank Hankin, director of student affarrs. He urges campus patrol officers to record the license plate numbers of students who are speeding, and reserves the right to suspend those students. Ellis points out that he does not want to see a "military" atmosphere on school grounds, but he would like to see students drive more safely.
Witnesses needed
Applicants should maintain a 3.0 G.PA and demonstrate motivation and determination although community service is not necessary. For further information contact the Financial Aid Office before the April 1 deadline.
An automobile accident occurred on Thursday February 11 at approximately 7:25 am. in student lot 12. If you witnessed the accident or if you have information pertinent to the incident please~ 941-4736.
Director of Buildings and Grounds Mike Ellis stands at a speed bump installed to slow speeders in lot 12. Whlle he was being filmed, a car skirted the bump, narrowly missing a parked car.
(Photo by Marilynn Young)