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ELESCOPE Friday, September 11, 1992
Palomar Community College, 1140 West Mission Road, San Marcos CA
9206~1487
Volume 46, Number 1
Charges dropped .against Governing Board President Dr. Robert Dougherty Jr.'s practice within legal bounds By Mike La Joie
Staff Writer Charges against Governing Board President Dr. Robert Dougherty Jr. for selling illegal prescriptions were dismissed in court July 28. "I'm glad the charges were dropped," Dougherty said. "I'm only sorry the charges were so abrupt Theyshouldnothavebeen brought up." According to District Attorney David Luttuca, San Diego Judge Joan WeberdecidedDougherty's medical practices were within legal bounds. "I lmew the statute involving how a doctor treats his patient could be interpreted either way
for this case," said Luttuca. "The statute is not well worded and makes it difficult to defme. It could have been interpreted differently by another judge." Dougherty's lawyer, Thomas Warwick, persuaded the judge that the ethics of a doctor's treatment of their patient is not the business of the court Warwick said that restricting physicians is "like saying you can't paint abstract paintings, you can only paint Whistler's mother," according to an article that appeaied in the Times Advocate Juiy 30. "He's been vindicated by the courts," said Governing Board member Barbara Hughes. "Though it's damaged his reputation as a doctor greatly, the reputation of the Governing Board has not been harmed."
Dougherty, a practicing physician in Poway, was arrested April24 at his Poway home for prescribing narcotics and stimulants to his patient Lance Scott, 44, who also resides in Dougherty's house. The arrest stemmed from a 16-month investigation by the San Diego Drug Diversion Task Force, a multi-agency force that monitors the abuse of prescription drugs. According to Special Agent BruceLenkeit,overaone-year period, Dougherty prescribed 7,676 sedatives and stimulants for Scott. Dougherty was booked into county jail downtown on four felony counts
see DOUGHERTY, page 5
Allegations were dropped against Governing Board .,..~¡~ictPnt Robert Dougherty, Jr. Dougherty continues duties as president.
Students hit hard by fee hike By Roger Fregoso
Staff Writer
An overnight vigil and rally sponsored by the ASG was organized to protest Gov. Wilson's proposed fee increases. By Kathy Combs
News Editor "Nomorecuts!"echoedacrossPalomar's campus last week when over200 inflamed students and faculty members protested severe state budget cuts and tuition fee hikes.
Resembling a '60s sit-in, swdents spent make a call. three days in "Associated Student The new budget signed Sept 2 increases Government's Camping 101," pitching tuition fees from $6 to $10 per unit and tents and deluging Sacramento with phone removes the$60cap. Four hundred million calls and letters. Protestors pleaded with _ dollarswillbeslashedfromthecommunity their peers to get involved in the budget college budget ASG President Darlene crisis. The ASG offered phone lines to the Larimer said student protests helped lower Governor's office to students wanting to see RALLY, page 3
California may be back in business with a new budget 65 days after the fiscal year began, but the frustration for Palomar College sbldents is just beginning as the state legislawre approved an increase in student enrollment fees. Effective Jan. 1, unit fees will jump from the current $6 per unit to$10perJIDitforundergraduates. Students with bachelor's degrees will have to pay a differential fee of $50 per unit "I have mixed reactions," said Superintendent/ President Dr. George Boggs about the fee increase. "I'm thankful that (the outcome)wasbetterthanitcouldhave been," he said. In the worst case scenario, the state legislators proposed raising fees to $20 per unit The fmaloutcome was better than proposed, according to Boggs. He believes that the student "advocacy and effort made it a positive outcome." Assistant Superintendent/ Vice President, Finance and Administarative Services Michael Gregoryk is relieved that the proposed $90 differential fee did not go through. .
see BUDGET,page4