Scholarships until March 3
Animal trainers have hard day
Reynolds flick a real cop out
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The Telesco Friday, February 3, 1989
Palomar College, San Marcos, CA 92069
Volume 42 No. 12
PATROLS INCREASED
Nursing ranks first in nation By Larry Boisjolie Editor in Chief By achieving very healthy test scores on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN), the registered nursing program attained the highest ranking in the nation. The test, administered to 30 Palomar graduates last July, measures ability to provide nursing care in a health-care situation. A total of 52,284 students from 1,416 nursing education programs took the July examination, including students from four-year institutions. All of the students from Palomar received passing grades on the test. "We typically do have a high passing rate," said Irene Stiller, chairperson of the Nursing Education Department. "From 95-98 percent of our students usually pass the test." According to the NCLEX-RN summary of the results, the test scores re- Linda Stutting (left) and Dwayla Patterson practice nursing techniques on flected a 2.9 percent increase for Palo- Mrs. Trip, a first-aid dummy mar students over the previous year. The percentage of passing graduates was 16 the test' s outcome. She attributed some McGraw-Hill in Monterey, California. percent above the passing percent of all of the program's success to other de- The test is given twice each year; once graduates from the state and 15 percent partments working in tandem with the in February and once in July. The previous best ranking achieved Nursing Department. above all graduates nationally. "Every cog in the wheel was synchro"Students are required to take Micro- by Palomar's nursing graduates was nized and working in harmony this biology and Anatomy/Physiology second place in California and 23rd year," Stiller said. "First, we wrote our classes as prerequisites for the pro- nationally in February of 1985. own curriculum. Then the hospitals, the gram," said Stiller. "They contributed Palomar has the only registered nursinstructors and the students all worked to the high test scores." ing associate degree program in San together to achieve this success and Comparisons and rankings were Diego County that is currently accrednational recognition." made among graduates from programs ited by the National League of Nursing, Along the way to their national vic- in the United States, Guam, American cited Stiller. All30 students taking the tory, the graduates who took the exami- Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the NCLEX-RN received associate nursnation won top ranking among Commonwealth of Northern Mariana ing degrees in nursing. California's 93 programs and among the Islands who took the NCLEX-RN for Graduates from the program typi781 associate degree programs in the the first time. cally find employment opportunities in country. A statistical analysis of the examina- areahospitals,saidStiller. "We seem to Stiller, says she was "stoked" about tion scores was released by CTB/ staff Palomar and Tri-City hospitals."
Wallet thefts hit campus By Stacie May Staff Writer Six wallets have been reported stolen from several different areas on campus including an equipment room, the library, the Art complex, the U and AA buildings, according to Campus Patrol Supervisor Boyd Mahan. The wallets were taken from desk drawers, purses, and a shelf within the past month. Campus Patrol is warning people to protect their belongings. According to Campus Patrol Supervisor, Boyd Mahan, the thief may be another staff member. "One of the wallets was recovered in a women's staff bathroom," said Mahan. Campus Patrol is combating the rash of thefts by informing staff members and students to use caution, Mahan says, "People just need to use common sense." He suggests locking up belongings when they are not in the owners possession. Patrol presence will also be stepped up. ''I'm going to increase the visibility of the patrol on campus by hiring more people," Mahan stated. Time of day seems to be the most common factor linking the thefts. They have all occurred in the midafternoon between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30p.m. Alice Hall, Department of Communications secretary was one of the victims. Hall left her office to go to the copy machine on January 18, 1989. She was gone for approximately 10 minutes. The door to her office was left open, in her absence. When she returned she noticed that her purse was moved to the back of her desk, but she thought nothing of it. Hall left for lunch shortly afterward. She then discovered her wallet missing and reported it to campus police. "It was very frustrating," said Hall. She doubts she will ever get the wallet back. Hall now carries her purse with her whenever she leaves her office.
Five leave student senate By Jonathan Young Staff Writer/Production Manager Members of the Associated Student Government resign so often that it has almost become a weekly agenda item. Five members, including the former president Ken Green, have resigned before completing their terms. Senator Kevin Etienne resigned before the end of the Fall semester, citing a time conflict between the ASG and school activities. Two other senator positions were opened this week when Harding announced the resignation of Hadia Haaj and James Waldman, bringing the total open senate positions to three. Waldman stated in his resignation letter," ... I do believe the government should function more as a
government rather than a social organization." He resigned Feb. 1. Haaj submitted her letter on Jan. 26 with no reason for resignation. At the Feb. 1 ASG meeting, Harry Sachs was voted to replace Etienne as a senator. Four other students were running for the position, including Jeff Milton, a former ASG Judicial Advocate. One of Milton's main reasons for resigning as a JA was to become a senator. To fill the remaining two seats, the nominations for senators must be reopened and must remain open for five school days, according to the ASG constitution. Then the nominations must close and the present senators will vote on the replacements. Added to the two open senate positions, two J A positions are also open - one vacated by Milton and
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the other was never filled at the beginning of the year. When a senator resigns, the position is filled by a vote of the remaining senators. A J A, on the other hand, is appointed by the president of the ASG. The only position that was immediately filled, at the time of availability, was the president's seat after Green resigned on Oct. 25,1988. Vice-president Michelle Harding succeeded him and remains president at this time. Senator Frank Gravante was voted by the senators as the new vice president. "Because of personal reasons, I cannot devote the time and energy that I believe is required to carry out the duties of the President," Green wrote in his letter of resignation.
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Mail-in Registration reached a record 9,na students applying for Spring semester. This Spring's enrollment shows increases over Fall, whereas last year's Spring semester showed a decrease In mail-In enrollers.
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