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THE
LESC Palomar Community College
F1'iday, April 28, 1995
San Marcos, CA
Tyler wins second term • Poor voter turnout kills Student Activities Fee Jeff V ize Staff Wrirer
Demonstrating continued apathy towards the Associated Student Government which controls over $150,000 in student funds, less than I percent of Palomar's 23,000 students participated in the elections which reelected Merrill Tyler as its president last week. By being elected to a second term, Tyler is only the second student to successfully win two consecutive terms as ASG president. The first student was JeffUrry who
served from 1981-83 In the election. oniy two positions were pursued, although there Merrill Tyler, were a total of reelected ASG 14 positions President open. In claimingtheseatofpresident, Tyler beat out current Vice President of State Affairs Matthew McNamara and Senator Chris Wheat. Cody Lutsch, also currently an ASG sena-
tor, won the vice president of state affai rs position after runn ing unopposed. A total of 180 ballots, comprising approximately 0.7 percent of the student body were cast in the elections which took place April 25 and 26 in the Student Union. In winning, Tyler obtained 93 votes, while McNamara and Wheat received 44 and 42, respectively . Tyler immediately denounced the student apathy saying that one of his primary goals in his next
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And the winner is... Only 180 students or 0.7 percent of the 23,000 student population voted in the spring ASG election.
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VP of Slate AlliiN VIlli
Merrill Tyler •••••••..•••..•••• 93 Matthew McNamara ...... 44 Christopher Wheat ........ 42
Cody Lutsch •••••••••••••• 138
Student Ac1lvlllel Fee
C8nslllutloDal Cllaage
Measure to charge a voluntary Student Activities Fee of $1 per student each semester. Failed because a minimum of 400 total voters needed. Having a simple majority would have passed the referendum. No ................................. 79 Yes ................................ 64
•tn the event of death, disqualification, resignation, recaU or impeachment of the President, the ExBCUtive Vice President shall succeed the office .. : Passed with at least a twothirds majority. Yes .......................•.•..... 98 No ................................. 29
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Source: Student Activities Office
(unopposed)
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Suspect sought for videotaping in restroom
Campus holds festivities for Mother Earth Carla Mays
Steven Zivanic
Staff Writer
Sraff Wnter
Soul, peace, and world rhythm added to the theme of global awareness for Earth Day ' 95 sponsored by the Earth Club and Associated Student Government April 26. Palomar students enjoyed a wide range of environmentally and cultural diverse entertainment during the festival. Earth First and Greenpeace gave students the tools they need to "think and act ...·.'.' 1.. • locally." '-~.,£.,:·.::>' Baraka InternaEARTH DAY tional Arts presented "drum worship" for the goddesses of the forest and ocean. Hundreds of students crowded onto the lawn area to watch the rich array of colorful native costumes and dances. The rhythmic display showcase the cultural talents of West Africa, Cuba, Brazil, and the Caribbean. Josiah "The Music Maker" gave the crowd an amazing introduction to his performance with lyrics from India. Josiah incorporated comedy, blues and folk music into his act. Ismael and The Peacemakers, a.k.a the "Rasta Men," brought the students and staff to their feet with their spiritual reggae style. The group created such high energy that students reported that they had ditch class to attend their performance. The event was originally supposed to end at 2 p.m., but because of crowd demand , continued until 3:30p.m.
Daniel Kwan I The Telescope
Nichol Burlison dances to rhythms created by a drumming circle composed of people from all over the county. She spent four hours on the lawn area during Palomar's Earth Day held April 26.
Continuing a series of sexually-related bathroom incidents at Palomar, April 18 a male suspect was caught filming a student in the women's restroom in the NO-building, according to Campus Patrol. According to patrol reports , the victim went to use the restroom in the NO-building, when she noticed a video camera pointing up at her from the floor beneath the stall next to her. The victim noticed tha t the red "record" light was on, indicating that the camera was filming her. The victim stood up and ran to the sink when she looked up and saw the suspect standing atop a toilet, continuing to film her, patrol reports say . After the victim said, ''I'm going to tell somebody," the suspect ran out of the restroom, satd Patrol Officer Gerard Perez. The victim then consulted a group of women outstde the building about what had just happened. The women then suggested that she call for help, and Campus Patrol was notified 20 minutes later, Perez said. The suspect is described as a 5 foot, I 0 inch tall white male between 25-30 years old, with dark, wavy hair and weighing approximately 200 pounds. The unusual crime is classified in one of two new penal codes for 1995. Penal code 647D prohibits loitering around a public toilet, which is listed as a misdemeanor, according to a patrol officer. "If someone is bothered in any way, sha pe, or form on campus, whether it be in the res troom s or no t, we (the Campus Patrol) wo uld like to ask them to contac t us immediately after the incident, as wai tin g even 5 minutes may pote ntially diffuse the sit uatio n." Perez said .