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he Telesco Friday, November 9, 1990

• Palomar College] 1140West Mission

Rgacj, San Ma~cos CA .92069-1487

Volume 44, Number 9

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Dougherty, Scofield w1n Board seats By Fred Tracey News Editor Incumbent Dr. Robert Dougherty and new comer Harold Scofield were elected to fill two open slots on the Palomar Governing Board in elections Tuesday. As of press time Wednesday, the count was unofficial until the election is certified Tuesday. TheRegistrarofVotersofficesaid there were a number of absentee ballots left to be counted. There were 173,523 total votes cast for the four candidates running for two seats. Dougherty, 59, a Poway physician, lead the race Wednesday with 63,522 votes. Soc field, 34 and vice president of a Kearny Mesa electronics company who lives in Poway, followed in second with 53,692 votes. In third place was Ron Hellestad, owner of a software publishing. company, came in with 31,213 votes. Darrell Gentry,

vice president of the Lightfoot Planning Group, tailed with 25,096 votes. Dougherty is seeking his second elected four-year term. Originally appointed to the board to fill a vacant seat in 1983, Dougherty has served on the board for seven years. Bot!\ candidates believe that Palomar needs W prepare for the predicted surge in enrollment in coming years. Dougherty has said that in the next four years, Palomar needs to add more personnel if the college expects to manage the needs of the students effectively. Scofield said that he would like to see more vocational classes at Palomar and increased communication between the board, faculty and students. He would like to see suggestion boxes put up around campus and at Palomar's satellite centers. ''I'm excited," Scofield said Wednesday afternoon. "I think anyone would be after their first election. I don't know why I took

Harold Scofield

Dr. Robert Dougherty, Jr.

the percentage of votes that I did. I didn't do anything special to capture the votes." ''I'm happy to have been elected," Dougherty said. "I look forward to the next four years. We need to keep the same

friendly atmosphere that we have at Palomar." Dougherty went on to say that the board's immediate goal was to build a second campus in Poway.

Library workers protest slowness in correction of air quality problem By Mark Hopkins Senior Staf!Writer

Tom Giammaria/St'lff PhotograpMr

Library staffers Michelle Burks (left) and Bonnie Corzine display their displeasure with what they see as slow progress in finding a solution to the library's alleged air quality problems on Halloween.

In protest to the length of time it has taken college officials to resolve the library's alleged air quality problem, two Palomar library workers wore gas masks as part of their Halloween costumes. "The District should put up a sign warning people that using the library may be dangerous to their health," asserts Library Media Technician Bonnie Corzine over the air quality dilemma that has plagued campus administrators and library workers alike since staffers first moved-in seven years ago. Corzine and co-worker Michelle Burks say that they are concerned for the health of not only people who work in the library, but also patrons. "We have many users who are elder! y or have respiratory problems. It would be hard for them to tell ifthey have a cold ... or if the library caused their respiratory problem," said Corzine. School officials worry that such a sign would cause unwarranted concern. "I would hate to alarm our students, staff, and the community to any undo alarm," said Superintendent/President, Dr. George Boggs. He said that there is no scientific evidence to suggest that such a warning is necessary.

Library Director Judy Cater acknowledges that the library air quality is areal problem but added, "I personally feel that the building is not dangerous for me." "I think citizens are unaware of what is going on here (at Palomar),"saidBurks, whoisaLibrary Clerical Assistant. She said that while administrators are addressing the air quality issue, she is unsatisfied with the length of time it is taking to find a solution. Boggs said that administration is not guilty of foot-dragging, "A more accurate description is that there has been a lack of communication. We want to be fair and resolve the problem." The mood of dissatisfaction also extends to Library Media Technician Gladys Collins. Collins was recently denied a workers' compensation claim for health problems she contends stem from breathing the library's allegedly contaminated air. She said that the firm which handles campus workers' compensation insurance claims, Sedgwick James, is biased, in part, because the agency is paid by educational institutions, like Palomar. She also said that a Sedgwick James representative asked her if she is related to Palomar employees Floyd and Elaine Collins be(see PROTEST- page 3)


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