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Local punks Tiltwheel live to play music and drink beer
SPORTS PAGE 16
OPINION PAGE 8
THE
LESC F1'iday, March 24, 1995
Palomar Community College
Spring Fest in nwtion
San Marcos, CA
Volume 48, Number 17
Internal disputes plague SpringFest • Student government divided over $1,500 contract with jazz musician Hollis Gentry Jeff Vize Staff \Vri te r
Set in motion by an impeachment attempt accusing the Vice President of-Social Affairs of physical assault, the Associated Student Government found itself in the midst of a small scandal last week that began with a struggle for power and now may end in a lawsutt against Palomar. At the heart of the controversy was a move by ASG President Merrill Tyler to renegotiate a contract with a SpringFest performer for $800 less than the $1 ,500 that had been agreed on by the musician and VIce President of ~ocial Affairs Carla Mays. SpringFest '95, a two-day concert festival, was held March 21 and 22.
Tyler's actions came immediately after the announcement of an impeachment attempt of Mays which Tyler called a result of semester-long tension between Mays and the rest of the ASG. Although the impeachment is Carla Mays, ASG based primarily on Vice President Mays' alleged physical of Social Affairs and verbal attack on Executive Vice President Tony Mufioz after an argument with him March 15. it also Includes mention of Mays' accused lack of
See CONTROVERSY, Page 6
Tutoring Center to close for summer Jim Minkler Swff \Vnter
Brian WaUace I Th~ Telescope
ABOVE: Paul Painter from alternative rock band Black Smith Union performed Wednesday, March 22 during Rock Fest, the second day of SpringFest '95, a two-day concert festival sponsored by the Associated Student Government. The concerts were held free of charge in the Student Union. Additional photos of SpringFest '95 appear on Page 4.
RIGHT: Keyboardist Tom link from Hollis Gentry's Neon performed several solos Tuesday, March 21 for Jazz Fest, the first day of SpringFest '95. See Page 12 for an interview with Gentry. Daniel Kwan I Tht Telescopt
Due to a lack of funding and a large increase in the number of students who use the tutorial services during the fall and spring, the Tutoring Center will be closed for the summer. This unanticipated jump in tutoring services has increased the need for funding in spring and fall, lcavmg the summer semester with no available funding . The funding fortutorial services offered at Palomar comes from the district. The only way to keep it operating is to have the distnct approve an mcrease in funding . "It's not that the district has cut our funding, they just haven't increased it," smd Barnaba. "This may change if we are able to find additional revenues. but we don ' t anticipate this happening," said Barnaba. According to Ruth Barnaba, assistant director of the Tutonng Center. the funds devoted to sustain the tutoring center during the summer semester were used instead to hire more tutors for fall and spring. Barnaba contributes the increase of student tutoring to the fact that the tutoring center has a new location this semester, located on the first floor of the library. "We used to be located in an office by the cafeteria, but now that we're in the library, it's much easier to find us," she said. Enza Scaduto, a tutor, said that the change in the tutoring center affects not only the students who receive income from their job as a tutor, but also the students who could benefit from the services. "I have to look for another job now, but my
main concern is for the students who use the tutoring services," said Scaduto. "Summer classes require students to learn the same amount of informatiOn, but in a shorter amount of time," Scaduto continued . "It's not fair," said Chns McLaughlin, a student who uses the tutoring center and has taken summer classes the last two years. Scaduto said last summer was "the first time in a long time" that tutoring hPip has been offered for summer classes .
NASA Pow-Wow
set for Saturday The Dome will come alive with a traditional pow-wow on Sat. March 25. Gourd dancmg will start at 10 a.m. and last until noon. The pow-wow will begin at noon and end at midnight. Presented by the Native American Student Alliance, the pow-wow will feature both a drum contest and a dance competition. Admission is free to all competitors. Prize money will be awarded to first and second place winners in both competitions. Competitors in the drum contest must have their own P.A. and be registered by 10:30 a.m. Registration for the dance competition will be from 10 a.m. until noon. For more information, contact the American Indian Studies Department, Ext. 2425. -Jessica Estrin