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15, 1993
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Step into the era of gallant knights and fair maidens in the medieval photo essay. see page 8 5
Comets e e national title
-INSIDE rJ NEWS • Anew visual tech machine makes books easier to read for the visually impaired student. see page 3
rJ OPINION • What if you could buy marijuana as easily as beer? The Pro/Con on the legal-. ization of marijuana is a smoke-filled issue. see page 6 • Meat is ruining our environment. The Green Column discusses the waste of natural resources induced by meat production. see page 7
rJ A&E· • .We-eell, Doggy! "The Beverly Hillbillies" are back in an all-new motion picture due in theaters today. Will today's audiences flock to another film based on a '60s TV show? see page 9
rJ SPORTS • Comet football plays this week in a battle of the nation's best. see page 10 • It's World Series time! Read The Telescope's preview of the fall classic. see page 11
Michael Kline/Staff Photagrapher
Wide receiver Kevin Swayne slices through three Rancho Santiago defenders. The Comets defeated the visiting Dons 51-38 at Excalibur Field on Saturday. The win kept the Comets in the hunt for the natonal junior college title. Comet quarterback Tommy Luginbill passed for 341 yards and is steadily approaching the national career yardage mark. The Comets travel to Mt. San Antonio College to face the second ranked team in the state tomorrow at 7 p.m. For the entire game summary see Sports, page 10.
Board approves faculty hiring policy New policy emphasizes minority recruitment By Mireille Samson
Editor-in-Chief After a lengthy discussion, relieved applause erupted at the Governing Board meeting Oct. 12 when the body unanimously approved a new faculty hiring policy. After more than two years of research, preparation, drafting
and revising by all facets of the college, the document was approved even after two board members raised objections. The policy details the procedure the college should follow when hiring new faculty members. Trustee Dr. Rita White said the policy, as written, does not directly involve the Governing
Board in the process of choosing and hiring new faculty . She said the technical assistance team, who was sent by the state Chancellor's office to review Palomar's minority hiring last spring, recommended that the board be more involved in the actual hiring of faculty to ensure sufficient diversity. White suggested that a trustee observe the interview that prospectivecandidates have with Dr. Boggs, president/superintendent, since the board is legally responsible for the new employee.
The president of the board disagreed. "We hire George to carry out our policies," Harold Scofield said, referring to Boggs. "Weareoverseers-westand on the side and we direct," he said. Dr. Robert Dougherty, another college trustee, said the board should stay out of the selection process that is the responsibility of the Selection Committee al)d the Joint Selection Committee.
•See BOARD, page 5
ASG seeks registration priority for themselves Suggestion also made to give priority t~ new students over bachelor of art's degree holders By John Conzemius
Staff Writer The Associated Student Government passed a resolution Oct. 13 which would give current and future ASG members priority in registering for their classes. The resolution passed by a 7-4 vote, with Vice President of State Affairs Jim Coyle,Vice President of Social Affairs Sharon Hubbard, and Senators Dan Rankin, Mike Royce, Mike Bums, Miquel Samaniego and Heather Martonik in favor.
ASG President Denny Ngo voted against the resolution, and he was joined by Senators Jenni Naegele, Amy Curtis and Matthew McNamera. Proponents of the resolution said it was necessary in order for the ASG to be able to plan their schedules around meeting times. Royce, co-sponsor of the resolution, said it would benefit all the students of Palomar College, who will have a greater opportunity to run for the ASG. Ngo disagreed, saying that it defeats the whole purpose of running for student govemment."We don'trun to serve ourselves;
we run to serve the students," he said. Before the resolution can take effect, it must be approved by the Palomar College President' s Advisory Council. In other news, Hubbard announced the findings of a survey which asked former Palomar students why they chose not to register at the college this semester. Of the i90 surveys which weresentoutto students at random, 41 were returned with the following results: • 41 percent said they could not afford to attend Palomar College. • 37 percent cited personal reasons, i.e. attending another college. • 14 percent registered but were late in payment. • 7 percent had work conflicts.
Huboard also noted the growing tendency of students with bachelor of art's degrees not to register as such, but to audit classes. Thus they would pay $15 per unit instead of the $50 which is applied to students who hold bachelor of art's degrees. ASG Faculty Adviser Jim Bowen suggested that the college adopt a new policy in which first-time students receive priority registration over students who already have bachelor's degrees, in order to give new students an opportunity to attend classes before they close. "There may be B.A. students who are filling up a computer class just for personal enrichment, while a new student who needs the class for a computer science major cannot get in," he said. ·