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The TelescoP-_e_ Friday, September 14, 1990
Palomar College, 11 40 West Mission Road, San Marcos CA 92069-1 487
Volume 44, Number 1
TICKETS REVOKED AFTER MEETING
Misunderstanding By Roman Koenig -Editor-in-Chief A misunderstanding between Palomar College and the San Diego County Sherrif's Department has been clarified after a sheriffs deputy wrote tickets to disabled students who parked in reserveil spaces on campus last week. "I wish they would've given us
some warning," said college Superintendent/President Dr. George Boggs. "It's really unfair because (the college has) tried not to ticket ticket students for the first two weeks." "Last Wednesday and Thursday deputies came on to campus and started writing citations," said Ron Haines, director of Disabled Student Services. "And actually,
ds to $100 fines
from their knowiedge;' they responded correctly because the state guidelines are that the person must have a placard or a license plate to park in blue curb spots." According to Boggs, a deputy came on to the campus to give $100 fines to people who were thought to have been illegally parked in handicapped zones, as well as in red and yellow desig-
nated areas. The state of California requires disabled drivers to have a green placard placed on the dashboard indicating that the person has permission to use a handicapped parking space. However, on the Palomar campus, all that is required is a college parking permit which gives the driver the privilege of using the
spaces. "We were following the rules of the campus," said Palomar student Vicki Norrid, who has a back condition which requires her to haveacollegedisabled sticker, but not a state placard. "Obviously, there was a breakdown of comm unication between Palomar and the
(see PARKING- page 4)"
Helm named new Vice President By Mark Hopking Senior StaffWriter Phoebe Helm, new interim vice president for instruction, was appointed Sept. 4 by the Palomar Community College Governing Board. Helm is on sabbatical from her position of interim vice president of business management at Triton Community College, River Grove, Ill. Helm replaces Jan Moser, who has accepted the presidency at Merced College. Moser had been vice president of instruction since January 1987. In a Sept. 5 memo sent to faculty and staff by Palomar President George Boggs, Boggs expressed confidence in Helm's experience and credentials despite an "anonymous" letter and packet of materials the college received that criticize her work at Triton College, an Illinois community college near Chicago were Helm has been employed since Nov. 1977. Boggs wrote in the memo that, "Based upon my research, I have confidence in her abilities to lead and support our instructional pro-
It's a small world Palomar student George Georgalis sets up one of the items of Czechoslovakian glass on exhibit at the Boehm Gallery this month. (Photo by Roman Koenig)
BOOM EXPECTED FOR 2005
grams and to help us in these and other areas while she is at Palomar. I hope you will give her the opportunity to earn your trust." It is this opportunity of trust that at least one Triton College faculty member has brought into the -spotlight. In a packet of materials sent to a number of Palomar officials, charges of unethical conduct are directed at Helm. Among the charges are that she, along with Triton Interim President Allen Arnold, charged a $963 evening of meals and wine to their college-issued American Express cards; that she was granted job advancement favors from Arnold because of a personal relationship; and that the faculty union voted no confidence in her current position of interim vice president of business management at Triton. Helm denied any favors from Arnold and said that the dinner and wine was for a party of 12-14 people that, "resulted in a threequarters of a million dollar grant...that was very much worth it." Boggs wrote in his memo that
(see HELM - page 4)
Future enrollment projected to reach 62,000 By Tony Cavallo Staff Writer If the 7 percent annual growth rate average for the past three years continues, Palomar College will have 62,000 students by the year2005. As of Sept. 10, the total numbered of students enrolled in day and evening classes at the San Marcos main campus and the nine satellite centers totaled 23,272. Enrollment is expected to reach more than 25,000 during the third week of classes - the highest enrollment Palomar has ever had, according to Herman Lee, director of Admissions at Palomar.
Lee foresees the growth as favorable. "We definitely want to see the campus expand," he said. The number of students attending Palomar has been increasing since 1986, after recovering from a large drop in 1984-85 when an enrollment fee was added at California community colleges. The largest single age group of students is 18 to20-year-olds, with women dominating that category. Next is the 21-24 age group with the remaining categories steadily declining, with small increases at 45-54 and 65 and older. At a recent press conference, Superintendent/President Dr. George Boggs said that Palomar's
high enrollment is partly because of the district's size. "Palomar covers 2,500 square miles. That's bigger than the states ofRhode Island and Delaware," he said. The college is looking to expand in the Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Fallbrook and Temecula areas. Because of the dramatic growth projected in North County, Palomar administrators are bracing themselves. A Vision Task Force statistic estimates that the area increase in population by 85 percent by 2010, with the communitiesofSanMarcosand Vista experiencing a doubling of population by that year.
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