Oldest tutor still at work
Khomeni still in dark ages
Page 6
Disabled skiers hit the slopes
Page 4
Page 7
The Telesco e Friday, March 3, I 989
Palomar College, San Marcos, CA 92069
Exhibitionist witnessed on campus
Volume 42, Number I 5
Activists march against abortion By Jeff Tuttle City Editor
By Stacie May Staff Writer On Feb. 23, at 12:44 p.m. Palomar was hit with another flasher. According to Campus Patrol this flasher "is not your ordinary flasher." The suspect was spotted, in lot 12, by a student returning to her car after class, and she reported the incident to patrol officer Gerard Perez at the guard shack. The officer proceeded to investigate the complaint and found the suspect standing by a white truck with a crane on the back. The suspect had his pants down and his shirt up, while caressing his upper body. He was facing Perimeter Road, which is the road that runs around campus in a horse-shoe shape. When the officer approached the suspect, the suspect immediately pulled up his pants. The officer proceeded to ask him what he was doing . The suspect claimed to be eating lunch. The officer asked the suspect for his name but the man would not release any information to the patrol officer. The officer then proceeded to ask the suspect to leave, which he did. Because Campus Patrol is not an official police body they could do nothing to detain the suspect. Campus Patrol's only function is to observe and report. The Vista Sheriff's Department was then notified of the incident. The suspect was described by a campus patrol official as a white male, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall, 145-150 pounds, with a thin build and blue eyes. The suspect is between the ages of 33-35 years of age. Two additional accounts of indecent exposure on campus were reported to the sheriff's
(Photo by Patrick Walter)
Two activists picket outside the office of Dr. George Kung on Feb 25. The demonstrators made visible show of their opposition to abortion.
Students using Rancho Sante Fe Road to get to and from campus may notice a procession of picketers near the intersection of Rancho Sante Fe and Linda Vista. The protesters carry signs bearing messages such as "Too young too die" and "Support pro-life doctors." These activists can be found in front of the offices of Dr. George Kung every Thursday and Friday. Dr. Kung, who could not be reached before presstime, practices obstetrics and gynecology. His practice also includes abortions. These picketers are a yet another reminder of a national, even global controversy, which affects everyone. "Students in my classes are always divided on the issue of abortion," says Barbra Schnelker, associate professor of Behavioral Sciences. "A woman should have a choice, it's unconstitutional to try to stop someone from doing something with their body. It's something personal that a court shouldn't decide," says art major, Liza Smith. "I think abortion should be used only in extreme cases, in an emergency, to save the mother's life," is the opinion of Kevin Fry, a broadcasting major. Some oppose the activists' methods, regardless of their views on abortion. "I think they're wasting their time. If they want to do something about abortion they should work through the law," says student Forouzan Mehdiani "I'm personally against (abortion), but I'm not going to go out and picket. It will just be wasting my time. All they get is bad publicity." Lenore Lowe, a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood, feels there is a defmite limit to how far protesters should go. "People have a right to express their First Amendment rights, but they do not have a right to harass patients." Based on her past experience, Lowe says, "It's likely that patients are being harassed." Lowe echos Mehdiani's sentiment regarding the pickets. "More people come to (a pro-choice) decision due to picketing. In a country where people believe in individual freedom (the picketers) are seen as outside the mainstream." (see ACTIVISTS - page 2)
(see FLASHER-page 8)
ASG moves to begin Gravante-ousting hearings By Fred Tracey, Managing Editor Unless Associated Student Government Vice President Frank Gravante resigns, the ASG Senate will conduct formal hearings to have him disqualified. Gravante's repeated failure to attend ASG meetings has promted the senate's actions. Senate leader Shauna Walker made the motion at the ASG's March 1 meeting. The motion passed unanimously. Walker cited Gravante's absences at four ASG meetings, his failure to sign a signature card for the ASG's accounts and failing to meet office hours requirements as
reasons for the motion to disqualify reason for not attending meetings might be "time constraints in his him. Missing four meetings is reason personal schedule with work and enough to be disqualified, accord- school." Gravante became involved as a ing to the ASG's constitution. ASG advisor Jim Bowen sug- senator last fall. In November, gested to the senate that if Gravante Gravante was appointed to the vice were to resign, they would not have president's post after Michelle Harding automatically became to proceed with disqualification president following the resignation hearings. The senate decided to initiate the of former president Ken Green. disqualification process, in the Harding was elected vice presihopes he resigns before the process dent in elections last spring. begins. The move to have Gravante disIn eight days, unless Gravante resigns, the senate will hold hear- qualified came as "a surprise" to ings. Within five days after the Harding. "I did not know this was going to hearings, the ASG'sjudiciary must happen," Harding said after the make a ruling on the hearings. Bowen said later that Gravante's ASG meeting. "Frank was a vital
role in our government, but since he's lost interest, he justhasn 't been here." One senator said that Gravante has been "laughing off' his absences. Harding said that Gravante was upset that he was not able to vote at ASG meetings. This stipulation is contained within the ASG's constitution. At a senate meeting three weeks ago, Gravante walked out of the middle of the meeting, dissatisfied with his non-voting status. "Frank did not know he couldn't vote when he took the office," Harding said. "He went about it the wrong way in trying to get a vote." In the new constitution for next
year, the vice president will be able to vote. "Frank feels his position is nonexistent due to the fact he doesn't have a vote." Harding said Gravante lost his desire to get involved. But Harding did credit Gravante on some of the projects he took on while vice president. "He did attempt to get the library hours extended," Harding said. "He also worked on a student survey and did work on raising the amount of scholarships the ASG gives out." Harding expects the vice president seat to remain vacant for the rest of the year. Attempts to reach Gravante at press time were unsuccessful.