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. . . . . .LESC Palomar Community College

Friday, December 2, 1994

ASG appoints new senators

San Marcos, CA

Volume 48, Number 11

Seagulls in the forrest?!

• Two vice-president positions to be decided at next meeting Daniel Kwan Co-Editor-in-Chief

Getting closer to their goal of filling all the Associated Student Government positions, the student body appointed four new senators Nov. 30. Students interested in running for the two remaining seats, executive vice-president and vice-president of social affairs, should submit applications to the Student Activities Office • VP of state affairs spends in SU-21 by Tuesday, Dec. 6 $2,000 before given formal in order to qualify for approval. See Page 3 appoitmentattheDec. 7 ASG meeting. The new ASG senators are Greg Armstrong, Antonio Munoz, Ellen Noonkester and Scott Teerlink. Kim Neeley, who was elected executive vice-president in an election earlier this semester, resigned from her postition last Wednesday. Neeley was unavailable for comment, butASG President Merrill said "personal conflicts forced her to drop classes, making her ineligible to be on student government. She hopes to come back next semester if there is an open seat." The position for vice-president of social affairs has been vacated since Kelly Lupro resigned in October.

Courtesy fred Schindler

The digital imaging photo by Fred Schindler, a graphic communication/photography student, is an example of how images can be manipulated. The image, which was scanned using the Adobe Photoshop program, consists of three photos composited into one. The trees are from Oregon and the fence is from the eastern United States while the seagulls are from Mexico.

See SENATORS, Page 3

Rio prof key to Baja trip

ASG lobbies through $1 Student Rep. Fee

Carla Mays Staff Writer

Forthelasttwodecades, thedriving force behind Palomar's field biology courses has been Associate Professor of Life Sciences, Lester Knapp. But Knapp may not be able to celebrate the program's 20th anniversary aboard a boat in the Sea of Cortez with his students this spring. Knapp is suffering from a potentially fatal blood disorder that now requires him to receive blood transfusions every two weeks. A bone marrow transplant may be the only thing that can save his life. The need for additional blood donors exists, and people who are blood type 0 positive are encouraged to contact the Life Science Department. On Saturday, Dec. 3, people who donate blood at the Mira Mesa Mall will be able to have a preliminary bone marrow transplant screening done. Knapp bas not yet been able to locate a matching bone marrow donor. This year's Baja class is currently full; it's popularity a result of glowing reports from past trip alumni, according to other faculty members involved in the program.

Sherry Pipenburg Staff Writer

Courtesy of Life Sciences Dept.

Students from a past trip to the Sea of Cortez take a break from academic studies. Twenty-five students enrolled in biology and zoology classes will attend this year's trip in April.

Imagine if you bad $100,000 to spend. Before you conjure up thoughts of a new car, shopping spree or Hawaiian vacation, know that there are strict limitations on your spending. Palomar students have approximately $85,000 to spend but only to lobby government officials on student issues. The $1 Student Representation Fee fund, which was initiated by student vote four years ago, bas grown steadily. The Student Representation Fee provision was enacted in 1987 and is currently part of the California Education Code. The fee can only be initiated at a college by majority vote of students. A majority vote is also required to stop the fee. According to Admissions and Records Director Herman Lee, $17,000 is paid each semester and

about $8,000 in the summer accounting for the rapid growth in the rep fee fund. Since Palomar' s accumulated surplus is so large, Ralph Black, California State Community College Vice Chancellor and General Counselor Attorney, has suggested that students consider refunding the money or stopping the fee. Many students may be unclear as to how the fee is used, according to Associated Student Government President Merrill Tyler. Tyler said he would like to see increased student awareness regarding the fee. When he was a new Palomar student, he explained, he was unsure bow the money was used and refused to pay the fee for the flrst few semesters he attended Palomar. Tyler now feels that it is important for students to understand the benefits of the fee. See REP. FEE, Page 5


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