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Friday, August 19, 1994
Volume 48, Number 1
Student Activities drops used book swap • EOPS will take over Used Book Co-op for the Spring semester Francis T. Crowley Editor-ill-ClUe/
The Used Book €o-op, a successful and popular service provided by Student Activities, has ceased operations for this semester. The service cut is a result of cutbacks in service in the Student Activities Office. The book swap, as it was often called. allowed students to place their used books on consignment, to be purchased by other students. The service offered students an alternative to the high pices of the Palomar Book Store. The cutbacks have been made in response to a task force fmding that the SAO is overworked. The task force was formed after students filed a grievance against the SAO
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this past spring. The task force, compiled of student and staff members, found that the SAO is over loaded with work and should have additional help in their office. According to Jim Bowen, SAO Director, because there is an unlikely event of obtaining funding for additional assistance in their office, cutting services was the next logical choice. "If we can't get people to help us do whai we are doing, then we have to eliminate some services," he said. Bowen added that his office is already planning to add one part-time student worker this semester and be is looking into obtaining the financing for the permanent contract parttime employee which was suggested by the task force.
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One possibility would be the Associated Student Government fundi.ng such a position as is done on other colleges campuses. · The grievance. filed by Robert Jenkins, Sue Martin and Aaron Klapka this past spring was due to discontent with the services provided by the SAO. "There is acontroversynow between some of the people in student government and other peopleonjustbow busy this office is," Bowen added. Robert Jenkins, Inter-club Council President and one of the persons who flled the grievance against the SAO said the loss of the used book sale was an unfortunate an unintended loss that should have been avoided. "They are not taking the book sale away from the students," Jenkins said. "They are
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ASG approves budget for '94-'95 school year
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The Palomar College ASSpciafud Student Governmentappf:gved i~1994-95 budget June:~. Wlille.many campus groups receive&fun_<ifug mcfease§,.,. others saw funffiQg reduced:'This is apartial listing of thbSe gfoups._,:;: ' ·
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just letting someone else handle it so Marilyn (Lunde) can work on other services for students." Bowen stressed that he did not feel that the students who brought the grievance had intended to eliminate any services. ASG Treasurer Sharon Hubbard Jim Bowen, stated that the loss of SAO Director the used book sale is due to the actions of three students.
Daniel Kwan Co-Editor-in-ClUe/
Another new program being
funded is a peer counseling pro-
gram operated by the Comet Cen-
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After spending weeks debating on a budget for the 1994-95 school year, the Associated Student Govemmentpassed a budgetof$88,000. The budget of $88,000 is an increase from last year's budget of $86,119. Funding for most groups inaeased, but allocations for the Inter-Club Council decreased from last year's allocation of $8,000 to this year's $5,500. "The ICC had only spent about $4,000 from last year," said ASG Treasures Sharon Hubbard. According to Hubbard, the creation of a new "divel'Sity" item in the budget is another reason why tbe ICC's budget was decreased. Thedivel'Sitybudgetitemof$4,000 will be spent on educational activities, such as Black History Month, which normally funding by the ICC.
ter. The $5,000 program aims to counter the increase awareness about the dangers of using drugsand alcohol. Also, the ASG decided to provide the cheerleading squad with $5,000. Initially, th eASG had planned to cut all funding toward the cheerleading squad, but cbeerleading coach Sheldon Price convinced the ASG that there was a new direction in the squad. "We're going to hold rallies and perform at all sporting events, not just football games," said Price. According to Price, the ASG funding will go toward traveling expenses, training camps and uni..
forms. Sources of funding for the ASG budget include bookstore profits, the sale of Palomar I.D. cards, vending and locker rentals.
Palomar's 'greatest reconstruction' is almost finished Francis T. Crowley Co-Editor-in-ClUe/
Since undergoing "the greatest reconstruction since 1964," Palomarpersonel are looking forward to completion of the seven major construction projects that have been ongoing for the past several months, said Mike Ellis, Director of Facilities. On-campus parking will increase with the removal ofmost temporary classroom trailers from Lot 12. Additionally, Parking Lot 9 has
"After the first two weeks of classes, we always have plenty ofparking as long as you don't mind walking." - Mike Ellis, Director of gained 150 parking spaces after its redesign during the summer infrastructure construction. This will return the total number of on-campus parking spaces to equal that of last fall semester. The amount will increase again
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in January when the art classroom trailers are removed from Lot 12. Lot 9 will be open for the Fall Semester and shortly after will receive new lighting, according to Ellis. "They have reinstalled the old lights up there. they j ust won't be
tbe new ones yet," Ellis explained. Commenting on the parking situation Ellis said, "After first two weeks of classes, we always have plenty of parking, as long as you don't mind walking." All the recent reconstruction projects have been paid for from state funding with capital out-lay funds, Ellis said. The library, which is in its second phase of renovation, will have the second and third floors closed through the fall semester. Building C, which houses the art classes will
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also remain under construction until the spring semester. Art classes will remain in 3 trailers located in Lot 12 through January. Buildings D, E and P are completed and their temporary trailers that have been located in Parking Lot 12 will be removed by the start of the fall semester, Ellis explained. In building E, where the math department is located, department chair,JimDanielssaidstaffresponse to the renovation was ..... favorable.
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