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...-...-..LESC Palomar Community College
Friday, October 28, 1994
San Marcos, CA
Volume 48, NumberS
History teacher's lesson causes student complaint • Dean responds to complaint with verbal threat to instructor Francis T. Crowley Co-Editor-in-Chief
Following a complaint from students, the Dean of the Human Arts and Sciences Division has issued a warning ttl a teacher about a statement be made in class regarding the role of Native American women in the early 19th century. During a lecture in his History102 class, Associate Professor Historyinstructor of History Charles Han/en C h a r 1e s Hanlen reportedly said, "In American Indian culture, prior to the introduction of horses, women and dogs were used as beasts of burden." Hanlen has charged that Dean Doris Pichon threatened "the total weight of the administration will be brought to bear" if he continues to use descriptions like those that certain students contend are degrading. "I've been charged, tried and
convicted in absentia," said Hanlen. In response to the incident, members of the Social Sciences Department have begun work on a letter of protest addressed to Pichon. According to Frank Martinie, associate professor of history, the intent of the letter is "a starting point to understand the situation." The letter will address the issue of academic freedom and concerns that Pichon did not follow faculty manual guidelines regarding student complaints. Social Science Department Chair Loren Lee said be received a phone message from Dean Pichon on Sept. 20 about the complaint. The message left on voice mail said that a student was upset about a statement Hanlen made during one of his classes, Lee explained. Lee discussed the issue with Hanlen the following day. At that time, Lee called Pichon to get clarification of the message, which Lee said Pichon was unable to provide.
Brian Waiiac:e I The Telncope
Fifth District Supervisor candidate Bill Horn chuckles as his opponent Lee Thlbadeau defends his reasons for not having served In the military In an Oct. 24 debate at Mira Costa College.
Sup vi candidates Horn, Thibadeau make their cases Kate Nelson Campus Beat Editor
Fifth District Supervisor candidates Bill Horn ~nd Lee Tbibadeau disagreed on nearly every issue, including Proposition 187, in a debate Oct 24 at Mira Costa College. Horn and Thibadeau discussed their views on the controversial "Save Our State" proposition, trash disposal in North County and the North County economy.
Military service The dispute that bas been present since almost beginning of
the campaign, over Hom's disputed Purple Heart, was brought up again at the debate. Hom, an Escondido Union High School District trustee, said he bad signed a pledge in March to keep personal business out of the campaign. Thibadeau, mayor of San Marcos, said be tried bard to stick to the issues. Hom was the one who made the medal an issue by includmg it on his campaign literature, said Tbibadeau. He said the Marine Corps questioned the validity of the medal. Tbibadeau's own military service was also questioned at the debate. He said be failed his first
physical examination by being underweight and received an exemption. Later be married and his exemption status changed, but he never served in the military.
Trash disposal The two candidates had differing views on the trash disposal problem in North County. Hom said he thinks the San Marcos Landfill should be closed. He said he also opposes Proposition C, which calls for the construction of a new landfill site in Gregory Canyon. See DEBATE, Page 5
See COMPLAINT, Page 4
Rare bird delays new parking site Jasmine Jurling Staff Writer
California gnatcatcher (Polioprila californica californica) The gnatcatcher is a small song bird that makes its home in the coastal sage brush from San Diego to Los Angeles. The bird is listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Because of its nesting habits, the bird' s protection has stopped dozens of construction sites throughout Southern California.
Once again the wings of construction on campus have been clipped by Southern California developers' worst nightmare, the endangered gnatcatcher. According to Facilities Director Mike Ellis, approval for additional student parking has been slowed by one of the campus's smallest butm(}stcelebrated residents, the gnatcatcher, an indigenous bird which happens to be on the endangered species list. Of the 199.9 acres that Palomar currently owns, plans were made to leave 50 acres undeveloped. The area that is being considered for development as a parking lot is just north of the Wellness Center parking lot on Comet Drive. In order to get approval for the parking lots, the college must show documentation to
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that include plans for fire control, control of feral or, wild, animals and the sealing of the area during the gnatcatcber breeding season. Much of the area the FWS seeks to protect is within or around the Arboretum. "I guess that I feel that this is our natural heritage," said Wayne Armstrong of the Arboretum. Armstrong, a Palomar biology and botany teacher believes the area is one of the school's treasures. "I don't know many schools where you can walk off the campus and really see what it was like hundreds and hundreds of years ago." Along with saving the gnatcatcher, Armstrong's main concern is the preservation of Coastal Sage scrub, which, according to Armstrong, is becoming a rarity in Southem California. This scrub or chaparral provides food and shelter for a variety of animals. Animals like
the Wood Rat, the Brush Rabbit, and the Western Fence Lizard can be found in the undeveloped parts around the campus along with the Gnatcatcher. Armstrong admits that there is a frre hazard. "The plants have all of these oils and resins that help the plant survive, but it's like someone doused them with paint thinner and they are really flammable this time of year." Palomar's development project has been on hold for over two years and officials are unsure when they will meet the FWS requirements and be allowed to start working on them again. "They wan ted us to look at the campus and say 'This is what's developed and this is what is undeveloped, we will develop this area and not this area' but they keep changing the rules on us," said Ellis. According to Ellis, the land that they want to develop isn't even "prime coastal sage."