The Telescope 49.04

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How·much influence does the mass media have on our lives~ ,

Andy Garcia returns to the silver screen in 'Steal Big, Steal Little'

Men's soccer defeats Imperial Valley College at home 2-1

OPINION PAGE 6

SPORTS PAGE 12

THE

. . . . . .LESC Friday, September 29, 1995

Palomar Community College

San Marcos, CA

Ancient sounds on Palomar grounds . ..

Volume 49, Number4

Student Union proposal on spring ballot Jenni Kendall Staff Writer

Brian Wollace I The Ttltscopt

Redbird (far right) leads the Southern Drum group in front of the Student Union Sept. 22.

Common course numbering system reaches Wilson's desk Seanna Lee Staff Writer

Jeff Vize Ne11·s Ediwr

When docs English I 00 at Palomar equal English I A at another? Never, if a new state Senate bill unifying course numbering is signed into law by Gov. Pete Wilson this week. The bill, if passed, will require California's community colleges to create a system to standardize course numbering statewide. The new ''Common Course Numbering System" is being intro-

duced to simplify the process of transferring from community colleges to four-year universities, according to Cody Lutsch, ASG vice president of state affairs. With the system. it will be easier for students to determine if their course is transferable to the California State University and University ofCalifornia systems. Currently, each college decides course names and titles independently. The common numbering system would require the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to develop and maintain a general course number-

ing system for-use by all California community colleges. "Because ofthcdiversity of catalog numbering systems used in California, students arc prone to taking classes not necessary for their educational goals," said Jim Bowen, Palomar's director of Student Activities. If passed, the Board of Governors would report back to the state legislature by Jan. I, 1998, on progress toward implementation of tlie system. Costs toward development would be absorbed by the of-

See NUMBERS, Page 3

Who should clean the cafeteria? Jenni Kendall Sw[fWriter

Faced with increasing student complaints about cleanliness, Palomar's Student Union cafeteria has run into a battle over who's responsibility it is to keep the area clean. In the past, custodians have washed the floor and emptied the trash and recycling bins, while food service workers clean off the tables. Now both sides are claiming it's not their job to clean up after students. Associated Student Government President Ellen Noonkestersummed

up the problem with an analogy. 'The eating area is like an accident that happened between state and county lines-neither district wants to claim responsibility and come clean it up." According to the ASG, more than one anonymous student has threatened to call the county health inspector if action isn't taken to improve cleanliness. "We need a bug zapper. The flies have been really bad lately," said Stephen Hawley, a student majoring in biomedical engineering, referring to an eating area swarming with flies. Hawley believes the flies are due

to the fact that trash cans in the Student Union arc usually overllow1 ing before noon. Custodians claim the Student Union is cleaned from top to bottom every night. Yet, one hour after it's open, Custodial Supervisor Phil Morgan says it looks like a tornado blew through, emptying out all the trash onto the table tops. ··we used to clean a lot of the campus with student workers. but the school got so large that this became impossible," said Morgan. Food service workers arc under the impression that the custodians

See MESS, Page 3

Students may soon find themselves paying $10 per year for an updated Student Union. During the spring 1996elections. the Associated Student Government will include a proposal which, if passed , will incur a $1 fee per unit to help build a state of the art, twostory Student Center. "We don't inherit t~e world from our parents, we borrow it from our children . Passing this proposition will make Palomar a better place for future students." said Associated Student Government President Ellen Noonkestcr. The updated student center would house all Student Activities, quiet study areas, and most student services including educational and career counseling, financial aid and employment services. Plans are also in the works to

move the offices of The Telescope and KKSM to the top floor of the new center. The minimal fee of $1 per unit, which would not exceed $10 per academic year, would go towards the total amount needed to build the new student center. For example, if a student enrolls in 12 units during fall semester, the student will pay $10 and not have to pay any fees in spring. These additional fees would not apply to Board of Governors grant students. If imp(( men ted, the fee will begin for fall 1996, and continue until the construction is paid for. After this, the fee may be reduced to an amount sufficient to maintain and renovate the center. "The dream is to completely revise the building-bigger and better. We want to centralize everythmg," said ASG Advisor Jim Bowen.

See BALLOT, Page 3

Multimedia presentationdeveloped for incoming Palomar students Brian Wallace Editor-ill-Chief

Incoming Palomar students will now find a more interesting, entertaining orientation presentation than students in the past have experienced. An outdated videotape has been replaced by a new multimedia presentation featuring music. sounds and computer animation. ''The videotape was ti ve years old, so it needed updating. We had information on the video that was incorrect in terms of requirementsofunitsandsoforth. There was no section on PAR and one of the most confusing things for new students here at Palomar is how they register," Career Center Director Maria Miller said. The new orientation program, developed over the summer by a design team which Miller headed, is projected from a laptop computer onto a screen. There is

no narrator in the computer program itself, so counselor must be present to elaborate on the details presented in the program. Beginning with a slide show of various scenes from the Palomar campus, the presentation moves on to display images of Palomar's past 50 ·years, after which, it outlines the economic bene tits of higher education. A main menu is then displayed, from which the presentation heads into such key topics as course catalogs, the phone-andregister system, class schedules, associate degrees, certificates and Palomar's transfer program. Students follow an animated '55 Oldsmobile through the program, as it navigates through all of the areas covered by the presentation. According to Miller, the program has already been shown to one group of students and was well-received. Miller says the

See MULTIMEDIA, Page 4


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