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Palomar College, San Marcos, CA 92069

Volume 42, Number 16

Radio station loses FM approval KKSM won't jockey in fight for new broadcast license

By Jeff Tuttle City Editor "As far as Mr. Hawkes and I are concerned, it's dead," said Communications associate professor Russ Jackson, upon hearing of the Federal Communication Commission's refusal to grant KKSM (Palomar's cable radio station) a broadcast license.

Jackson was informed Wednesday, along with Communications Department head, Dana Hawkes, that the FCC had turned down their request to broadcast at 88.9 MHz on the FM band. KKSM is currently heard only by cable through the Dimension Cable Company.

The FM frequency, the last one available in the San Diego, was formerly used by a station in Temecula which has been off the air since 1982. Palomar requested that the license to broadcast on this unused frequency be granted to them. ''They (the station owners in Temecula) had it and they weren't using it," explains Hawkes. "We were challenging their right to use it, and it was that challenge that was turned down."

"What it amounts to is that there

was a beaurocratic foul-up as to whether that station was off the air or not," says Jackson. "The FCC said they were still on the air and were a viable station, but they have been off the air since 1982."

It was on this basis that the FCC first turned down Palomar's application last spring. "They were wrong in the judgement they made and so we filed a petition for reconsideration," recalls Jackson. After reconsideration, the FCC upheld its initial decision.

"Our attorney has said to us in effect that the FCC has admitted they were wrong, but they refuse to do anything about it because it affects the rights of the other applicant out in Temecula," said Jackson. "It has nothing to do with our suitability as an applicant, absolutely nothing."

Even though they feel they have been wronged, Jackson says they will no longer fight the FCC's ruling. "Our attorney has recommended that we not try to carry it any further and there is no reason to expect that the answer would be different," continues Jackson. "Mr. Hawkes and I will recommend to Dr. (George) Boggs, Palomar's president, that it be stopped at this

(Photo by Mark Hopkins)

Ernie Martinez reviews the music program for his shift at KKSM. Presently heard only on Dimension Cable, the radio station has been denied its license to broadcast on the FM band. time."

Hawkes, Jackson and Boggs all echoed feelings of great disappointment. "The college looses because the station was going to be part of an outreach to students, potential students, and to the community on behalf of the college," said Jackson."

The FCC decision will not affect the way Palomar's radio program

currently operates. "It doesn't change the instructional program, it doesn't change anything," states Jackson. "It just means we won't have to build a radio station, and that will save the college a lot of money.

"There are some other things we can do. We are researching expanding the cable-FM to other cable companies."

Cafeteria losses top $50 thousand

By Jeff Tuttle City Editor

(Photo by Mark Hopkins)

Valentina Henkel, left, a cook-baker in the cafeteria. serves a student during a lunchtime rush.

Last year, the Palomar cafeteria spent over 14 thousand dollars more than it took in, bringing their total losses for the last three years of operation to over 50 thousand dollars. These figures are taken from a report on the most recent audit of the college.

This is hardly a break in tradition, according to Mike Gregoryk, vice president of Finance and Administrative Services. "It has never been a profitable operation. It has had some years where it has shown a profit, but most years it has shown a loss in the past seven or eight years."

Unlike many businesses, the cafeteria and the Comet Express, which make up the Food Services

(see CAFETERIA • page 3)

Regarding those who have the license to broadcast on the last remaining frequency in San Diego, Jackson says, "I wish the people in Temecula good luck. It's probably the only radio station they'll ever have. Wehavenoidea what they're going to do with it, but we're going to keep an eye on it and if they go under again, we're going to jump right back in again."

ASG accepts 'P' reliming initiative

By Fred Tracey Managing Editor Recognizing that no one else will come to the rescue of Palomar's 'P,' Michelle Harding, president of the Associated Student Government, has announced plans for the student senate to relirne the 'P' on Owen's Peak April 22.

The lime and paint making up the 'P' has continually faded due to natural weather conditions making it less visible. The 'P' was last limed in 1986. College administration feels they are not responsible for maintaining the 'P' because it is not on district owned property.

Palomar Superintendent/President Dr. George Boggs said last month that it was up to the students to refurbish the ~P.' Since no

(see ASG - page 3)

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MEETINGS GOVERNMENT Associated Student Government: ASG to meet March 15 at 1 p.m. in room SU-18.

Inter-Club Council: ICC to meet March 14 at 12:30 p.m. in room SU-22.

Governing Board: To meet March 14 at 7p.m. in the Governing Board Room.

ORGANIZATIONS (Photo by Mark Hopkins)

An audio-visual worker returns to his cart, similiar to ones involved in two accidents Feb. 23. Campus officials say they are now training drivers to be more cautious while driving through campus.

Students hurt by electric carts Stacie May Staff Writer "Two accidents in 14 years," said Eugene Zevin, director of Disabled Students Programs and Services, "and they were both on the same day." On Feb. 23 two students recieved minor injuries in separate accidents involving the batteryoperated carts on campus.

The first accident occured at lunchtime, when Patel Dhruven, the driver of the cart, collided with Drew Danforth, a student who had just stepped out of the back door of the pool locker room.

A witness told Doug Edwards, campus patrol officer, that the cart was traveling at an unsafe speed.

Edwards also observed tire skid

marks measuring approximately two feet.

Only an hour-and-a-half later, student Misty Jacobson was swept off the back of the Student Health Services cart, when driver Priscilla Borlan cut too close to a brick wall located near the center of campus.

Campus nurse Karen Petterson was called to the scene of both accidents and attended to the students until paramedics arrived.

Both students were taken to the hospital, and treated for minor cuts and bruises.

According to Zevin, no specific training is required to drive the carts. Cart operators must have a current driver's licence, and are "shown the rones" hv vetem rlriv-

ers. "We have now taken steps to improve training," saidZevin. "We are giving instructions to stop at more intersections, far more frequently all over campus."

The injuries, which were minor, are covered under student accident insurance, which is a mandatory purchase at the time of registration and costs $2.00. According to Pat Farris, business support services coordinator, these incidents have already been reported to the insurance company.

The carts are used primarily to transport disabled students from the bus stop to the interior of the campus and back again. "Given our record, we are safer than airplanes" stated Zevin.

SPECIALS Disney Break '89: Students in search of high adventure this spring break will spend less at Walt Disney World in Florida.

Throughout March, students who present a valid college ID card save nearly half the price of admission tot he Magic Kingdom and Epcot Center attractions.

Campus Advance: To meet March 15 at 12 p.m. by the clock tower. They will also be presenting a film series on March 17 at 12 p.m. in room LS-24.

PhiRhoPi: TomeetMarch 14 at 1 p.m. in the SU Building. Also to meet on March 16 at 1 p.m. in the SU Building.

Bible Study: College Hour Bible Study to meet on March 16 in room A-5 at 12:05 p.m. and again at 1:05 p.m.

Students for Christ: Meeting to be held on March 15 at 11 a.m. by the clock tower.

Alpha Gamma Sigma: Meeting to be held on March 16 at 12:30 p.m. in room SU-22.

The Connection: To meet on March 17 at 1 p.m. in room SU22.

MEChA: Meeting to be held on March 15 at 12 p.m. in room SU-16B. MEChA will also be hosting a Jewelry Sale on March 14 and 16 starting at 9 a.m. on the patio.

SPECIAL EVENTS ON CAMPUS Library: "Friends of the Library" will be presented at a Sunday gathering on March 19 at 2 p.m. Dr. Joe Stanfordwilllecture on composer Giacomo Antonio Perti in this program. The event is open to the public without charge.

Dedication: A dedication ceremony for the Curran Conditioning Center will be held March 15 at 12:30 p.m. The center is located in room 0-6, across from the tennis courts. The room will be dedicated to Mike Curran; his dream was the inspiration behind the projects completion.

Source: Student Activities Office and Media Releases

Dietetic Tech class approval sought Work is under way for an ADA approved Dietetic Technician program here at Palomar College. If the ADA approves these class offerings it will be the first one of its kind in San Diego County.

"There is a great demand for dietetic technicians in our growing county," said Sara Coffin, R.D., who is a member of the Advisory Committee here at Palomar College. These class offerings will enable students to get an A.A. degree from Palomar.

The Advisory Committee is hoping to offer the Dietetic Technician program to Palomar students in the fall of 1990. A dietetic technician will be qualified to manage a long term health care foods department. If you would like more information on the Dietetic Technicians program, contact Dr. MargretGunther, Ed. D.,R.D. at744-1150 (ext. 2276) or Sarah Coffm, R.D. at 755-7303.

Field studies trip set Palomar's field studies class will be traveling to the Sea of Cortez. The class meets March 17th through March25th and it is worth two units of college credit.

Contact Lester Knapp, associate professor of Life Sciences at Ext. 2275.

Free tutoring offered Free tutoring in English, mathematics, science, economics, statistics, pschology, political science and computer science is offered in the Tutoring Center. For more information call Ext. 2448.

Highway contructlon starts soon

Director of Special Projects, Sheldon Craig, estimates the project will be comPlans to expand the heavily used State pleted in the early part ofl993. Bids forthe Highway 78 have finally become official.

Beginning in April of this year, the Califor- final phase of construction will be taken in nia State Transportation Department will the fall of 1991. start taking bids for the first of what it terms, "several projects that will take place Booster shots made available over several years," with the ultimate goal Free measles and rubella immunizations, of transforming the east-west thoroughfare and tetanus and diptheria boosters will be into a six-lane highway. made available to Palomar students and The project was made possible by a fed- faculty at Student Health Services during eral fund-matching program blasted Immunization Week, March 27-31.

The campus nurse urges all students to through Congress by Rep. Ron Packard of California. CALTRANS' Deputy District receive measles/rubella immunizations.

Hours that the service will be available are as follows: Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights 6 p.m. to 9:30p.m.

'Satanic Verses' not available here The highly controversial Salman Rushdie book 'Satanic Verses' is currently not on sale at the Palomar Bookstore.

According to bookstore personnel, 'Verses' is a hard cover book. The bookstore does not sell any hard cover books other than text books.

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ASG (continued from page 1) campus club or organization has come forward to take the project on, Harding will coordinate the effort in conjunction with the ASG senate.

Former ASG president Ken Green had recently expressed an interest in leading the effort to relime the 'P.' But ASG adviser Jim Bowen informed the senate last Wednesday that Green was no longer interested in the project.

The senate balked at organizing a formal committee to lead the refurbishing of the 'P,' saying that a formal committee structure such as the one used by Circle K International, a campus club who coordinated the reliming in 1986, was too complex for the project.

"This committee stuff is too over used," Harding said at the senate's March 8 meeting. "We're not getting the things that really need to be completed done (because of the number of committees)."

Harding said that Pinetree Lumber is donating most of the lime to be used. Harding isn't sure where the rest of the lime will come from.

"We need a lot of help to do this," Harding said. "We want this to be a event not only for the students and staff, but for the community as well."

In other business, the senate heard a request from the campus speech fraternity, Phi Rho Pi, for more funding for an upcoming speech tournament in Concord, California.

According to speech team president John Weber, the team needs an additional $1 ,000 for food for 17 team members for the eight day event beginning April 1. The tournament is for the U.S. Speech Nationals which the team members have qualified for.

Weber said that the team has "run out of money" and that "some students may not be able to go simply because they cannot afford food."

Weber also said that most of the team members have used personal money, despite funding from the ASG, to pay for the trip.

According to Marilyn Lunde, student activities secretary, the

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ASG has budgeted $(?,500 for the speech team for fiscal year 198889. Weber said thatmoneyhasbeen used up. Lunde said the next highest organization funded by the ASG is the cheerleaders with $4,000.

Lunde, who has served as the adviser to the cheer squad, said the $4,000 doesn'tcover nearly half of

The senate also acknowledged the resignation of ASG vice president Frank Gravante who told The Telescope through a letter, that he cannot maintain the required number of office hours due to conflicts with his work and school schedule.

ASG president Michelle Harding did not state Gravante's reason for

'We need a lot of help doing this ... We want this to be an event not only for the students and staff, but for the community as well.'

- Michelle Harding, ASG president the actual expenses of the team.

She said the cheerleaders must raise an additional$4,000- $5,000 to pay for expenses.

Lunde said the squad has qualified for the national cheerleading championships to be held next month.

Phi Rho Pi's request echoes many campus organization's need for additional money to run their programs. Many Palomar clubs attend conferences which are held out of the county and students must pay out of their own pockets to pay for the trips.

resigning at the ASG meeting.

Nominations were opened for vice president and senator Charles Spine was nominated along with student Lisa Hatch, who did not attend last Wednesday's meeting but expressed an interest in the position through an ASG member.

The two were nominated by senate leader Shauna Walker. Harding and whoever is elected to be vice president, will hold their seats until April when elections for the offices will be held April 19 and 20 with an option for a third day for voting.

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Cafeteria (continued from page 1) department, does not strive to turn a profit. "Our goal in the whole operation is just to break even, for the bottom line to be zero. We're not interested in making any money," says Gregoryk.

A cafeteria which took in as much as it paid out would allow the district to offer food services to its students and faculty with no additional money needed from the district.

The cause of the cafeteria's financial woes is more easily isolated than resolved. "The biggest reason is costoflabor," says Gregoryk. "When we hire district employees, we have to pay them benefits." These benefits, including health care and paid holidays, are obligations which most food retailers do not have to meet.

"In most fast food operations, the only person who receives those type of benefits is the manager," explains Gregoryk. "But in that we are in a college environment, all employees are treated the same."

The impact of these responsibilities is most felt during the Christmas break.

Nick Paz, director of Food Services explains, "For all the paid holidays, we pay them their benefits, plus we have no income coming (because of the break)."

In the cafeteria's financial statement for this January, it shows a loss of over 12 thousand dollars.

This figure is almost equal to last year's entire deficit. "If we could wipe out January, we would be on top," says Paz. Losses or no, the Palomar District will continue to offer all its employees comprehensive benefits. "That's a commitment that we made a long time ago," stated Gregoryk. "Wecan'tsay, 'because you work in the cafeteria, you don't get health benefits for your family."'

What many patrons don't realize is that the cafeteria is financially

separate from the college. "What we make is how we pay our bills," explains Paz. "People think the district pays for everything when in fact, they pay for nothing."

If continued losses further deplete Food Services' reserves, the district may have to fundamentally change its financial relationship with the department. "The Governing Board will then have to decide if they want to fund partially," says Gregoryk.

Relieving the cafeteria of some of its operational expenses may be another alternative if the situation reaches critical. "The cafeteria pays their own utilities and their own rent," explains Gregoryk. "A lot of districts don't charge their cafeterias for those things. The district could look at, as an alternative to funding them, not charging them utilities and rent."

New undertakings, such as the joint venture with TCB Y frozen yogurt, will help. The TCBY yogurt stand is set up in the Student Union in front of the entrance to the cafeteria.

"The start up of the TCB Y yogurt operation has been a real plus," says Gregoryk. "They pay us 25 percent of their gross. The key factor is that it's not labor intensive to us." Paz just received a check from the yogurt firm, giving food services its share of their first four days income.

"The check came in Monday for $225, and $225 right now can really help," said Paz. Gregoryk says other such ventures may be investigated if this one is a success.

Regardless of the problems Food Services is facing, Palomar is committed to allowing students to continue to get meals on campus. "It is a necessary service for the students," states Gregoryk, "and how ever we have to go about doing it, we're going to do it."

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CONCERTS CLASSICAL New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra: James DePriest will be conducting at the East County Performing Arts Center on April 7. 440-2277 Concert Hour Series: The University of Texas Chamber Choir on March 16. Violinist Frank Almond III will perform on March 30. All performances will be held in room D-10. at 12:30 p.m. Admission is free. 744-1150, Ext. 2316 or 2317 California Ballet: Shakespeare's famous love story, Romeo and Juliet, will be staged at the East County Performing Arts Center April 28 and 29. The bailet is set to the music of Prokofiev. 560-6741 Odissi Classical Dance of East India: Featuring Nandita Behera, who will be performing this classical dance style where it originated in the state of Orissa, at the eastern coast of India. Call Gopa Patnick at 436-8277

ROCK REM: At the San Diego Sports Arena March 16, opening band, Robin Hitchcock and the Egyptians . 278-8497 or TM

DANCE American Ballet Theatre: Under the direction of Mikhail Baryshnikov, American Ballet will perform his restaging of "Swan Lake" and programs of mixed repertory. Performances are from March 27 to April2. 234794

FILMS AND PRESENTATIONS Palomar Planetarium Lecture Series: "We Are So_lar Powered" shown on April 5, studies the active cycle of the sun, doors open for those with reservations at 6:30 p.m. and 6:45 for those without reservations. The college telescope will be available after the show, if weather permits. 7441150 Ext.2512 La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art: The next film in the Roman Polanski Film Series is Cul-De-Sac. It will screen on March 15 at 7:30 p.m. On March 22, Jack MacGowan, Polanski, and Sharon Tate star in The Fearless Vampire Killers. 454-3541

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THEATRE Mystery of Edwin Drood: The Palomar College Theatre and Music Department present this 'whodunit' in the Palomar College Community Theatre. 7441150, Ext. 2453 Ah, Wilderness: Nobel Prizewinning Eugene O'Neill's comedy of an autobiographical creation of 0 'Neill's life as he would have liked it to be. Performed at the Patio Playhouse Community Theatre in Escondido. Now through March 19. 480-9922 Amadeus: Lamb Players Theatre presents the Peter Shaffer play. Runs through March 25.

474-4542 The Road to Mecca: Athol Fugard presents this touching saga that unites two free spirits , one old and one young. At the Old Globe Theatre from March 4 to April 16. 239-2255 Up in Saratoga: Terrence McNally wrote this theatrical sensation based on the late 19th Century play Saratoga. Runs March 9 through April16 at the Old Globe Theatre. 239-2255 To Forgive, Divine: This romantic comedy makes its West Coast premiere on March 3 at the Solana Beach playhouse. This Jack Neary Production will be running through April 9. 4811055 Beauty and the Beast: Theatre Arts For Youth presents this enchanting tale on March 17,18 and 19 at Rancho Buena Vista High School Performing Arts Center.

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'LEAN ON ME'

Film suffers serious flaws "Lean on Me," the latest film from John Avildsen, the director of "Rocky" and "The Karate Kid," combines a great story with a good director and still comes up short. This liberal retelling of the struggle of innercity high school principal Joe Clark suffers from several serious flaws.

The performance of Morgan Freeman as Clark, however, is not one of them. Freeman does a superior job of capturing the tempered rage and relentless commitment this man feels toward his cause of making at least this one inner-city school a place of learning as opposed to a daytime detention center.

Freeman's wings are clipped, as are those of the rest of the cast, by the fact that none of the characters are developed fully. We never see Joe Clark outside the halls of the blackboard jungle he unceasingly patrols.

There is no break in his tough, ultra-authoritarian, exterior. Does he have a home? Does he have kids of his own? Is he nice to his wife, or does he yell at her through a bullhorn as he does to those at school?

My point is that we neverleam what really makes up this extraordinary man. We never see even a moment of human doubt in him concerning what he is doing or if he is going about it in the right way. The real Joe Clark does have a wife and children, but to see the film you'd think he slept on a cot in the faculty lounge.

Clark's students also suffer greatly from a lack of

Jeff Tuttle Film Critic development. We only see one of them outside of school, and that encounter is all too brief. Again, I ask, where do these kids go when they leave Eastside High?

I don't know what it's like to be a teenager in a depressed urban area. This film seems to assume that I know what these people's lives are like and what they go home to, when I don't.

This lack of empathy forthe students makes it all that much harder for me to understand why they almost immediately accept Clark and his rules. A montage of life at Eastside before Clark's arrival shows it to be in

(see LEAN- page 6)

Untouchables, Easterhouse release a 'lovely' pair of albums After a brief vacation away from the recording studio, The Untouchables are back in action. Their new release is called "Agent Double 0 Soul" (Twist/Restless Records). With a mix of funk, rock, soul and at times rap, The Untouchables come back strong. At times I found myself submerged in their pulsing, energetic, punchy songs. I'm not a dancing type of guy, but The Untouchables quickly made me want to take a few lessons.

'I dig rock and roll music, I can do the twist and the jerk.' These are the first words uttered off the album and should give you an idea of what The Untouchables Music Critic are all about- and that's to have fun. The best track on the album has to be the title song. It's skillfully mixed with soul, rock, jazz and a hint of some sly blues riffs. move me. The rest of the album is spiced up with a From "Agent Double 0 Soul," they go straight into a groovy-sly beat, but it just didn't impress me. For kicker of a tune called "Let's Get Together." future releases, I suggest that the band let Jerry "EQ" The horns on this one are just fantastic! The song sent (Free Yourself) Miller handle all the vocals. He can shivers down my spine and I felt the sudden urge to sing his you know what off. Along with the horns (Oh scream and dance around like a man with rhythm (who those horns!), EQ stands out above the rest. In fact I'd am I trying to kid?). After the first two songs I thought like to hear more of him. What a voice! On a scale of to myself, "Now these guys really hit it big with this one to 10, I rate The Untouchables a seven. album." Unfortunately though, only two other songs Easterhouse has a new record out called, "Waiting were able to capture my attention. for the Redbird" (Columbia Records). Like its title, this "World Gone Crazy," is a fast -paced danceable tune album is lovely. Easterhouse continues to produce and should see some airplay. A graceful hip-shaking (see ALBUMS· page 6) remake of "Under the Boardwalk" was also able to

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Lean (continued from page 5) a state of total anarchy with constant fights, assaults on faculty, and every third student a walking pharmacy.

Then Clark arrives and expels 300 "incorrigibles" on his first day as principal. The remaining 2000 then tum into the Cosby kids and Clark's main problem becomes his own staff, angry parents, and the city government.

Clark's nemesis throughout the film is Mrs. Barnet, a disgruntled parent of one of the expellee's, played by Lynne Thigpen. Barnet is so opposed to Clark that she gets herself elected to the school board and manages to gain political control over the mayor in an attempt to force Clark out.

Why is it a woman capable of getting on the school board and manipulating the city government from the top down can't keep her own son in school? It would seem that if she had spent one-tenth as much energy on him as she did on ousting Clark, the guy would be on a full academic scholarship to Columbia.

As it was, none of Eastside's students seemed likely scholarship candidates, since only 33 percent of them were said to have passed a minimum basic skills test administered before Clark's arrival (the actual numbers reveal that 49 percent of Eastside's students passed

the reading portion while 56 percent passed the math section).

Clark has been brought in, to raise the average so that at least 75 percent of the students will pass.

But don't ask me howhe'll do this.

We see Clark clean up the halls, but we never see what goes on in the classroom, save a brief montage reminiscent of an after school special, to improve the scores so drastically. Perhaps simply the fact of having a safer, quieter place in which to learn made the difference.

But the filmmakers need to tell us that.

"Lean on Me" also plays rather fast and loose with the facts of the story. The film is billed as "A true story about a real hero." When it begins, however, we see the dreaded disclaimer, "Based on a true story," meaning that we could see just about anything the producers can dream up. In "Lean on Me," the opening, the climax, and Clark's conflict with the mayor are almost entirely fabricated.

Having seen the real Joe Clark on "60 minutes" and "Nightline," I'm sure his story and the story of Eastside High could have been told almost exactly as they happened and no one in the audience would have been bored. A more realistic portrayal might have showed Clark to be a little less heroic, but a little more human.

Albums (continued from page 5) produce some of the finest progressive music available today. It's an inducive feel-good album that is wellrounded and strong. At times, hints of Morrisey burst out but quickly fade. This album is rich in inspiration and melody. It has the properrequirements to draw you inward to its subtle beauty.

The best cuts on the album are "Waiting for the Redbird" (title-cut), "You're Gonna Miss it (When it's Gone)," "Stay with Me" and "Come Out Fighting."

Easterhouse also offers a glorious soft-rock/gospel song of admiration titled, "America."

The lyrics are both wonderful and inspirational. In the song, the band from England praises the United States for "Human rights, freedom, protection and strength." After all, "This is a nation with a mission: America." If the States ever needed another national

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First ASG vice president returns to Palomar Chandler enrolls in welding 43-years after graduation

By John Roberts

Chandler graduated from Huntington Park High School in the late 1930s and immediately started at Compton. He soon dropped Alvin Chandler, who was Palomar's first out and joined the army, where he saw action student body vice-president, has returned to in the Pacific.

Chandler was with the army's air force Palomar to take welding classes after a 43division, although not as a pilot. He was year hiatus.

"I've wanted to learn welding for 50 awarded with a couple of battle stars for good service. years," he said.

Mter World War II, Chandler soon moved "I tried MiraCosta first, but all the classes were full," said Chandler. "So I came here. with his wife to the Twin Oaks Valley area in The teachers are exceptional."

San Marcos.

"I've probably walked or hiked over every Chandler, 66, is retired now, but is taking on welding as a hobby. He intends to use it inch of this area," Chandler pointed out.

He started at Oceanside Junior College along with his other hobby, cars. Of all the (now Mira Costa), but he soon switched to the cars Chandler owns, the most unique is a newly opened Palomar campus.

1952 Armstrong Siddeley.

"I just didn't like Oceanside J.C. "I think there may only be a dozen or so left Palomar's campus was in Vista at first. We in the U.S.," Chandler noted.

Chandler's educational career didn't start started out at Vista High (which has also at Palomar, but at Compton College instead. moved since then). There were only night He did some light welding there which classes then."

According to Chandler, his wife taught sparked the interest that he is currently purthird grade at a school across the street. That suing, nearly half a century later. Palomar school is now Vista City Hall. opened in 1946 and Chandler was there.

After Palomar, Chandler attended the When Palomar's first student elections came up, Chandler decided to run for office. University of Southern California. He gradu"I was elected the first student body vice- ated from U.S.C. four years later with a president," Chandler noted. "I even helped Bachelors and a Masters degree in education. write the school constitution. I think it's been He later earned a second masters in counseling from Boston University. changed by now, though."

"I got an emergency teaching degree so I Chandler only went here for one year, but he was very involved. In addition to being could start right away. I started teaching in student vice-president, he was in Palomar's Torrance," Chandler said. dance band.

He taught elementary and junior high "I played the trumpet then, but not any- school, and has also been in school adminimore. My wife, Maggie, still plays concert stration. cello and jazz bass. She's one of the best When Chandler started teaching in June known jazz bass players in San Diego."

Lake, a certain conversation led to a new Chandler, then 24, noted that the major career move. school issue in 1946 was the push for the "A lady who I worked with told me about establishment of a permanent campus. a Department of Defense overseas teaching "They bought some old barracks and put program. My wife and I always liked to them on a Vista baseball field for starters," (see CHANDLER - page 8) said Chandler.

Staff Writer

(Photo by Marl< Hopkins)

Alvin Chandler returns to student life after a 43-year absence from Palomar. Chandler practices his arc-welding skills in a recent class.

Bedford sights lack of student motivation

By Karen Heide

Teacher Feature

Staff Writer

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Mter three decades of teaching at Palomar College, physics and engineering instructor Bill Bedford has formed opinions on many subjects which affect the college.

Bedford feels that lack of money is one of the most important issues facing community colleges today.

"Education money is relatively easy to cut, but it has a long term effect," according to Bedford. "On campus right now we are running out of supplies and equipment from the cut-backs made in the 70s."

Smaller budgets for schools are partly to blame for what Bedford sees as a lower level of education.

Television is also responsible for the problem in Bedford's opinion.

"Television grabs the watcher and controls his thinking whereas a book requires the reader to participate and think. We can see the lower level of understanding caused by TV." The demanding courses in the

'The students today ask 'Why should I work so hard?' My response is 'Why not?' ' - Bill Bedford Physics and Engineering Department have decreased the enrollment,says Bedford. And although he is still finding good students in his classes, he finds that their motivation level is less than when he began his education at Stanford University.

"When I first went to college out

of high school, I was with many ¡ World War II veterans, and they were really motivated. I just went along with them and had my first degree before I was 20.

"The students today ask 'Why should I work so hard?' My response is 'Why not?"'

Bedford obtained his teaching

credential from Stanford and went on to teach high school chemistry.

Mter being drafted into the Air Force, he was taught Russian and was sent to Germany to translate messages.

Mter returning to the States, he enrolled at University of California, Berkeley and graduated with a

chemical engineering degree. He spent two years as a research chemist for Standard Oil, but wasn't interested in "climbing the corporate ladder." He returned to teaching.

He joined the Palomar faculty in 1961 and has taught in several different departments since then. He misses the openness ofbeing able to teach many subjects at once.

"As we get bigger, curiously enough,the more isolated we become. At one time, I was teaching Russian grammar, chemistry, physics, engineering and math, and we got along just fine. Now, it's more difficult to cross departments.

You could say we're 'oystering our pearls'."

Bedford has been a member of the faculty senate and has twice served as their president. He is currently interested in sponsoring a branch of The Greens at Palomar.

The club is a non-affiliated political organization concerned with ecology and environment.

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Honor society wins big at Casino Night Robyn Miller Staff Writer

Jeff Milton, vice president of Alpha Gamma Sigma (Palomar's honor society), labeled Casino Night, the club's major fund-raising effort for the year, "a big success," and also noted that," .. .it was a bigger success than last year". Milton estimates that the club netted more than $3000 from the annual event, and proudly asserts that this year Alpha Gamma Sigma "pulled it off by ourselves" Over the last few years Casino Night has been a collaborative effort including the efforts of many of the clubs on campus. This year Alpha Gamma Sigma (see CASINO· page 10)

Student Robert Cline takes his chances at craps. He places his bet (top), rolls (bottom, left), and looses (bottom, right).

Chandler (continued from page 7) travel, so we looked into it."

Chandler took a year off from Torrance to teach in Japan. The one year became two, then three ...

"I loved it," Chandler said. "I left Torrance for good and my wife and I travelled all over the world to teach with the overseas program."

Chandler's wife has also taught school. The Chandlers have been to Japan, Africa (Morocco), Germany, Italy, Greece, and England.

"There are 130,000 U.S. children living all over the world with their families," Chandler said. "Therefore, someone has to teach them. So we went on the overseas program."

Chandler said that all the countries provided them with "wonderful experiences."

"The people of Morocco are really tolerant," Chandler noted.

"You see a whole different life and outlook there."

Chandler retired from teaching in 1983. In addition to the current welding courses (Chandler also had a class in the fall), he has continu-

Alvin Chandler ally taken different classes, including archaeology, anthropology and history all throughout his life.

Chandler also noted the fact that Palomar has really grown since his time here and for the better.

"In 1946, we had maybe 80-100 students," Chandler recalled. "It amazes me to see over 20,000 students now."

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STARTING OFF SEASON 1-1

Swim team treads water

By Mike Previte Sports Writer The 1989 Palomar men's swim team is expecting a tough battle this season within the Orange Empire Conference.

With the year just under way, the Comets post a record of 1-1 in their conference dual meets.

Leading the way for second-year coach Greg Ormsby are sophomores Jeff Ross and Brian Tellier, who will be looked upon to provide leadership for the team.

Ross is the defending state champion in the 1650 meter freestyle and he also swims the butterfly for the Comets.

Tellier is a strong swimmer who gives the Comets championship potential in the relay event.

To balance the attack, Ormsby

and the Comets have an exciting freshman in sprinter Rod Johnston whose specialty is the 50 and 100 meter freestyle.

Besides a good swim team, the Comets have a solid diving team behind the abilities of Lee Florian, a possible state finals participant, and Chris Ronalds.

Coach Ormsby has a conservative outlook when it comes to the Comets' chances in league play.

"We should finish third or fourth in our conference."

Palomar's chief competition will come from conference powers Orange Coast and San Diego Mesa College.

Last year the Comets finished second in the conference, behind Orange Coast, and seventh in the state.

The Comets defeated Rancho Santiago to open up conference play but suffered a close loss at the hands of Orange Coast by a narrow seven points.

Scoring for the meets is done on appoints basis with five points going to the team or individual who finishes first. Three points goes to second and one point for third place.

Palomar's next meet will be against Mesa College who Ormsby says they could beat. "If we finish 1-2 in diving and win the relay we have an outside chance of beating them. Things would have to go our way."

In order for the Comets and Coach Ormsby to make a run at the conference title, many things will have to go their way.

(Photo by Patrick Walter)

Lee Florian dives in competition against Orange Coast College.

Spikers set high goals for season

By Scott King Sports Editor

(Photo by Clarke Robinson)

A Palomar player slides home with a score against Cyprus in a recent victory. The Comets host San Diego Mesa tomorrow at 3:00 p.m.

Allen's pitching paces Comets' strong start

By Ernie Martinez Sports Writer When you think of sports dynasties, the New York Yankees of years past, or the "Iron Curtain" and the Pittsburgh Steelers come to mind. Palomar's legendary women's softball team is joining the ranks.

With several conference championships in the last ten years, and three straight winning seasons under Coach Mark Eldridge the Comets are deserving of the "dynasty" label.

"We are playing really good softball right now and I'm happy with the team," said Eldridge. The Comets, who entered conference play on Wednesday against Grossmont, have put up some impressive pre-season figures going 10-1-1.

Anyone who thinks pitching isn't the key to a winning team hasn't seen freshman ace Cami Allen.

Allen is in the midst of a quite remarkable season. The righthander already has a record of 8-1 and has allowed only four runs in 69 innings on the mound.

"We have a team dominated by freshmen, but it's a really good blend, which has helped make up for a

After a 3-13 inaugural season you might think men's volleyball coach Duncan McFarland might set his sights on just being competitive.

This is not the case. He has much higher goals.

"We want to finish in the top three. We have a shot at first place and we'll have to play real well to do that," said McFarland. At the rate his Comets are going, this looks like an attainable goal.

After opening the season with two straight road wins against Santa Barbara and Westmont, the Comets fell to Orange Coast.

McFarland's squad then rode a three-game winning streak with victories over Mt. San Antonio and Santa Monica at home and dropped

Long Beach on their home court.

The Comet spikers have a good blend of experience and youth.

Returning from last year's team is captain and outside hitter Dave White. White anchored the team last season and is joined by returning starters John Harris (middle blocker), Karl Seiler (setter), and Steve Huff (middle blocker).

First-year player Dave Delaney, joining the team late in order to finish out the basketball season, has made an immediate impact. "He's come in and done a very good job for us," said McFarland.

Palomar is the only San Diego area junior college to have a team in the South Coast Conference. The other ten schools are all Los Angeles area teams.

(see SPIKERS- page 10)

good line-up," said Eldridge.

Making up the other half of the pitching staff is Tina Lorenz who has posted a 2-0 record in the preseason. Other top performers for the Comets include Kenda Leffler and Lisa Ferracone who are hitting the ball well.

The teams to beat are Southwestern, San Diego Mesa and Grossmont. "It's going to be a difficult task, but with the girls making adjustments and getting to know each other, it should make for a fun season," added Eldridge.

In recent play the Comets picked up wins against Pasadena, 3-0, Riverside, 1-0, College of the Desert, 9-0, and they battled 12 innings with Fullerton in a game that ended in a 1-1 tie.

Other victories include a 1-0 win over Fullerton in which the only Comet run came on a homerun by Pam Masterson. San Mateo was the next victim, falling 3-2 behind an outstanding pitching effort from Allen.

Palomar hosts San Diego Mesa tomorrow at 3:00p.m.

(Photo by Patrick Walter)

Comet volleyballers engage in practice. Starting the season 5-1, the Comets battle El Camino tomorrow at 7:00p.m. in the Dome.

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HOOPER GETS KEY HIT

Comets win in tenth

By Ernie Martinez Sports Writer

(Photo by Ubby Sadick)

Mark Mata delivers a pitch in a 8-7 win against San Diego Mesa. Mata picked up the victory to make his record 1-0. The Comets improved to 6-8.

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(continued from page 9) Men's volleyball is a fairly new sport to San Diego, having only been in exsistence for about four years at the high school organized, competitive level. McFarland sees more schools following in Palomar's footsteps in the near future as interest in the sport grows.

"We're the first and only one. As it(interest in the sport) spreads there will be more pressure on the J.C.'s to find a program," added McFarland.

In contrast, high school men's volleyball has been around for almost 15 years in Los Angeles, which puts league powerhouses Orange Coast, Pierce College, and Laverne well ahead of the Palomar program.

Says McFarland, "This is such a strong conference. All of the matches are going to be tough, so we'll have to maintain our level of performance so far."

Casino (continued from page 8) challenged itself to run the huge event solo.

Although the turnout of over 200 was better than expected, Milton was very disappointed by what he deemed, " ... the lack of administrative support for the event," and felt that this indicated a lack of administrative interest in the honor club.

Regardless of an official presentation of tickets to the event to the Governing Board by Alpha Gamma Sigma, only one board member actually made the requested $10 donation.

Milton is almost certain that even this single donating board member did not actually show up at the event. Milton felt that faculty members, on the whole were adequately supportive.

Comet shortstop Rich Hooper had been having a tough season. He was hitting only .217 and was hitless in conference games thus far. He turned that all around last Tuesday with one swing of the bat, giving the Comets their fourth straight win ..

Hooper came to the plate with runners at second and third and his Comets down by a run 7-6. San Diego Mesa pitcher Rigo Bethan looked for the sign and delivered.

Hooper slapped Bethan's offering into right-center field, driving in the tying and winning runs.

Mark Mata(1-0) picked up the victory for the Comets after having replaced starter Adrian Lopez in the fifth inning.Mata struck out four, walked two, and gave up an uneamedrun in the tenth inning which

proved to be not so fatal for the Comets.

"We'll takeanykindofwinand it was a good comeback even though we didnt't play exceptionally well", said Coach Bob Vetter after the Comet's comeback win.

The victory boosted Palomar's record to 4-1 in conference play and 6-8 overall.

The week before, Palomar pounded Imperial Valley in a record-setting game, 30-4.

Freshman Ron Kelly had seven hits tying a school record while the inflated total of 30 runs by the Comets set a new school record.

Even though the absence of Clint Cruz and Ray Chatton put a damper on the Comets during the preseason, Palomar has bounced back.

"We're going in the right direction and we're doing the things we have to do together down the stretch", added Coach Vetter.

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