Campus art in Focus Page 3
Runaway causes examined Page 6
Moscow Circus comes to area . Page 4
The Telesco Friday. December 2, 1988
Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
Volume 42 No. 10
Bleacher restoration project delayed Rising renovation costs halt refurbishing efforts By Justine Tanzman Contributing Writer
(Photo by Mark Hopkins)
Broken boards are but one of the many problems afflicting the bleachers at the football field. Until their repair, football games will continue to be played at San Marcos High School.
Crumbling Campus
Facing mounting pressure from students, faculty, and alumni, Palomar officials have finally taken the bleacher project off of the back burner. But now those officials are expressing dismay over bids the college has received to refurbish the This is the first in a series about condemned bleachers. Patricia Farris, direc- campus deterioration. tor of purchasing services, learned last week that a majority of the contractors bidding for the job will not certify the safety of the stands after the seats are replaced. The builders' unwillingness to guarantee the work stems from the fact that the school cannot afford to replace the bleachers' foundation as well as the actual seats. "Two out of three contractors took exception to stating 'Yes, they're safe' ," said Farris. Besides the safety issue, the cost of refurbishing the stands may quickly be rising out of reach. Last year the purchasing department received an estimate of $35,000 for the job. Last week the lowest bid received, according to Farris, was $46,000. Rising aluminum costs are blamed for the increase. Since the latest figures are over budget, the college is considering having the work done over a three-year period, one section at a time. This would be more expensive in the long run, but at least the job would be done, officials say. Currently the bleachers are surrounded by a fence. Several "Danger-Keep off' signs are posted along it. There are several broken steps, and most of the underlying supports have deteriorated. (see BLEACHERS - page
8)
Deficit forces ASG budget revision By Jonathan Young Staff Writer/Production Manager
The senate feels this way they as an emergency fund as long as would become more visible and the it didn't open. Once the center thus sell more cards. Recognizing opened, the remaining funds Prices for student ID cards are ¡ the students who have already would be available for it. one thing that will be changing in purchased ID cards for $10, the With the cuts, the proposed the new budget to be approved ASG will validate those for the budget will balance itself. That's by the Associated Student entire year. still with the anticipation of the Government at the next ASG ID card sales being successful. meeting on Dec. 7 at 1 p.m. in ''The price for the ID cards is "We need to sell those ID cards," room SU-18. $10 a year and $5 a semester," said Harding. "We need to meet clarifies Harding. The budget has been revised our budget." The five cuts made in the probecause the ASG is short $13,514 The proposed budget was made of the projected $16,000 in ID posed budget include $1,500 from by a budget review committee card sales. With the additional facility improvements. The money established by Harding. The comloss of the vending machines, low was used to improve the offices . mittee was careful with what they turnout in locker rentals and and rooms within the ASG area. deleted. smaller than expected interest The ASG's secretary's salary "The only thing we're cutting is capital, the monies fell short was decreased by $9,000 from what's not being used," said Kathy $67,406. Money owed by the Book- $14,000. The original budget was Hagan, senator and member of store totalling $30,000 is expected made for tWo secretaries with the committee. "The only thing to help alleviate the deficit. more hours than the one. we're taking away from the stuDue to losses m the projected The entire Student Improve- dents is the All School Picnic." income, the ASG will change the ment Involvement Council fund ID card prices to $5 per semester, was cut. The $3,050 was to be used At the end of the year, the ASG cutting the original cost in half. for the All School Picnic which is only allowed to carry over At the new price and with other was cancelled this year. $5,000 to the next year. If there budget cuts, "We have to sell150 The Women's Center, which is a surplus of money, the ASG ID cards to meet this budget that's didn't open this semester, lost half then has the option to host an All proposed," said Michelle Harding, of its funding leaving that balance School Picnic. Members of the ASG president. at $1,000. At the beginning of the budget review committee, howThe ASG plans to sell the ID year, the ASG senators voted to ever, are skeptical if the ASG will cards during spring registration. use the Women's Center funding even reach the $5,000.
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A new ASG budget has been proposed due to the lack of raising projected income figures. The above graph shows a comparison between the estimated income and money that has been recieved. With the Bookstore debt added, the total monies short total
$67,406