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Volume 46, Number 13
Student action sought to defeat state fee hikes By Paul Raineri
Staff Writer Palomar College is gearing up to fight Governor Pete Wilson's proposed budget in what may be the largest campaign of its kind in the school's 46-year history, according to Superintendent/President Dr. George Boggs. Members of the Governing Board, administration, faculty, classified staffand the student body are uniting to mount an atta£k that will include letter-writing, trips to Sacramento and on-campus tours for state representatives. "H we all work together and include the students," Boggs said, "then we have the numbers to get their attention." With students facing drastic budget cuts and a potential $20 tuition increase, ASG President Lowell Kepics said that postcards
for students to fill out are being distributed on campus until September. He added that phones in the ASG office will be available for students to call representatives and speak out against the proposed budget. Kepics recently visited Sacramento with Boggs, three Governing Board members and several student representatives in an effort to convince lawmakers of the importance of community colleges and the effect the proposed budget will have on them. On returning to San Marcos, Boggs drafted letters to Governor Wilson and Assembly Speaker Willy Brown which he will also send to local newspapers for publication. Boggs is also seeking support from approximately 35 local businesses. He has asked them to forward letters to the Gover-
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·Music Department pioneer Howard Brubeck, dead at 76
By Roger Fregoso
Staff Writer FormerDeanHowardBrubeck,adriving force in shaping Palomar's Music Department, an accomplished pianist and composer, died Tuesday night at a La Jolla Hospital. Brubeck, 76, died at 10:15 p.m. from heart failure at Scripps Memorial Hospital, said administration officials. "Howard's death leaves a void in our community and I personally feel the loss of a dear friend," said Associate Professor of Performing Arts Dr. Joe Stanford. ''He was my long-time friend and mentor," Stanford added. Brubeck, brother of well-known jazz musician Dave Brubeck, had many accomplishments while with the staff at Palomar College for 25 years until retiring in 1978.
Last August the Performing Arts Department unanimously voted to rename the campus theater after him for his years of leadership as a faculty member and administrator. "I am pleased that the Performing Arts Department dedicated the theater to Howard before he died. I know that he was enormously pleased to see his name on that building," said Stanford. His death, said Superintendent/President Dr. George Boggs, "was an unexpected and sudden ending." He added however, "I think we knew it was coming." Brubeck was undergoing tests for possible cancer surgery, said Boggs. "I saw him (Feb. 9) and he looked just fme," said Boggs. Boggs was at an Escondido Rotary ceremony where they honored Brubeck as Outstanding Senior Citizen of the Month. Retirement for the long-time Escondido resident meant a continued active involvement with the school and his community. Brubeck was the president of the Palomar College Retirees Association and was a member of the college Foundation board of directors since 1978. He was also on the development committee of Escondido's Center for the Arts. "I consider him to be one of the most important influences in my life," said Stanford. "Howard was a man of great passion. He was dedicated flrst and foremost to his family and I believe Palomar College was not far behind in importance to his family. "He believed passionately that education was important in people's lives and in
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Unemployed Palomar student wins $7.8 million in California Lotto By Patty Lane
Staff Writer ''The only time I would play the lotto is when the jackpot would approach $18 million ... otherwise it's a sucker bet" And since the jackpot was over $15 million, unemployed Palomar student Kenn~th Ray decided to try his luck at winning a piece of the California Lotto dream. Ray, 46, an out-of-work computer software engineer, along with his wife Nancy, heard Monday that the ticket hadn't been claimed but didn't realize they held one of the two tickets with the winning numbers. They had won $7.8 million with numbers based on the family's birthdays. The winning could not have come at a better time for the Rays and their three children. According to Ray, he has been out of work since August 1992 and his unemployment checks are due to run out at the end of the month. The family savings and children's college fund are all gone, and
they were facing the possibility of asking relatives for help so they could keep their house, he added. Ray enrolled in computer science classes at Palomar College last semester to gain the job skills he needs to re-enter the work force. "I've worked on some very complex systems and I was quite well- paid. I allowed myself to become obsolete," he said. Even after winning so much he still plans to continue school. "It's nice to be able to do it because I want to, not because I have to," he added. "Continuing education gives you so many more options. You have to continually try to improve yourself." · The Rays will receive their frrst installment of the $7.8 million within six weeks. The money is paid annually for the next 20 years. There are some immediate plans for the money including a trip to Disneyland with the family and perhaps a new car to replace their 13-year-old Saab, but until the money comes in Ray says that they're "still walking around poor."