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THE
. . . . . . LESC Friday, February 16, 1996
Palomar College
San Marcos, CA
Volume 49, Number 13
ASG experiences a shakeup after Sacramento trip
Dream Day 1996
Suzette Clark Swf!Wnrer
Carla Van Wagoner I Tile Telescope
Ron Bonslater, bassist from Fuzzy and the Bluesmen, jams in the Student Union Feb. 2 during the three-day Dream Day celebration in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Renovated Student Union plan to be decided in May • Of{icals approve classroam wting for spring electian Jenni Kendall Feature Ediror
The ASG' s plans to renovate the Student Union recently received a boost from Palomar's faculty with the approval to conduct classroom voting in the next campus election. The election, which will decide the fate of a proposal to fund the Student Union, will take place May 6-10. Classroom voting, which will allow teachers to bring ballots to their classes, was designed to encourage more voter participation in the election, said ASG President Ellen Noonkcster. In past ASG elections, total voter turnout has averaged one percent of the student body-or about 200 students. In order for the Student Union proposition to pass, 2,738 students must vote-about I 5 times the typical average. Of those votes, I, 181 must be pro-student union. If the initiative passes, the proposal will fund the new Student Unionwitha$1 perunitfeecharged to each student. The fee, which would not exceed $10 per person,
per academic year, would begin in August 1997. Fees will not apply to students that do not take classes on the San Marcos campus or students on AFDC, SST or General Assistant Programs. The new Student Union would include a Noonkester food court, expanded eating area, eomputercenter, all student activities, lecture hall for student presentations, larger game room, quiet study lounge, club meeting rooms, student government office, board room, lockers for student usc and an expanded Comet Center. A task force has been formed after almost a semester of anticipation. There are currently six students on the task force and three administrators. "We decided to keep the task force small with various students and pro-student union faculty," said ASG President Ellen Noonkester.
Noonkester is chairing the task force committee. Other students on the committiee include ASG Senators Dale Thistle, Victoria Maddock and ASG Vice President of Social Affairs Scott Tyler. During the ASG meeting Jan. 24, architectJames Hernandez spoke to the board in regard to a 20 by 30 inch watercolor rendering of the building. This rendering is meant solely for publicity purposes, such as flyers and advertisements. ASG Advisor Jim Bowen emphasized that this drawing is not necessarily what the building will look like. It's only meant to help people see what they would lose if this proposal is voted down, he said. "In the past when we had an election for the Student Union, a lot of students were frustrated. They had to visualize what the building would look like," said Bowen. A rendering had previously been composed for Palomar's Student Union election three years ago, also by Hernandez's architectural group. "We actually put together a workshop and spent three days here on
See STUDENT UNION, Page 5
\s a result of events at last wcLkcnd¡s California Community College Legislative Conference in Sacramento, an ex-Associated Student Government member was not reinstated. an adviser resigned, and an ASG member received a warning. The chain of events began when Senator John Coffin failed to confirm his attendance, and former Vice President of State Affairs Cody Lutsch suggested Telescope reporter Jenni Kendall go in Coffin's place. Kendall's attendance was approved by Adviser Monique Nelson. ASG President Ellen Noonkester said this did not follow ASG procedure. "Anything in regards to the Student Representation Fee needs to be pre-approved l>y the ASG. When the ASG decides who goes to conferences, this should be taken seriously," said Noonkester. When asked about Kendall's invitation to the conference, Lutsch said there had already been accommodations made for Coffin. Plane tickets and registration fees had already been paid, but Coffin did not pick up his tickets. On the evening before the trip, Lutsch said he asked Nelson if Kendall could attend in Coffin's place. It was established
that Kendall would be allowed to attend as a student representative and to cover the event for The Telescope. Questions were also raised about Lutsch and Kendall's conduct at the conference. "I observed fLutsch] drinking alcohol at a function during the dinner." Senator Victoria Maddock said. Maddock also brought up the fact that Lutsch and Kendall shared a room. This isagainstschool policy. "When trc students are being represented. it is extremely Important to conduct oneself appropriately," said Maddock. "I felt ashamed of how Palomar College was represented." Lutsch, who was suspended from his ASG position last semester because he was not carrying the required seven units, had applied to be reinstated the week before the trip. The vote on Lutch came the week after the trip, and his reinstatement was denied. Maddock said she voted against Lutsch due to these incidents. Following this, Nelson resigned, but declined to state her reasons. Maddock went on to say Executive Vice President Theresa Chamberland and Nelson were also drinking.
See PROBLEMS, Page 5
KKSM-AM OK'ed by FCC Chris Tribbey Scaff Writer
"Delighted" was the best word KKSM Palomar College General manager Rob Branch could use to describe the station's feeling on the FCC's recent approval of the station's transfer to the AM frequency. The decision came down on Feb. 12, over a month after the station was originally expected to be approved. The only obstacle remaining before KKSM can switch to AM is a 40-day window for public input. Branch said the station should be on the air by late May. The original deadline for the switch was Feb. 1, but the government shutdown and a snowstorm caused the delay.
"You could say that two snowstormscaused the delay. One naturalandonepolitical," said Branch. KKSM's new frequency will be 1320 AM. The station will also keep its frequency on Cox Cable's Music Choice-digital cable radio. PAR Broadcasting, which owns Rock l 02.1, made the AM switch possible for KKSM by donating a radio transmilter to the college. KKSM will be broadcasting under the AAA-adult album alternative-format which offers a large variety of music. The extra costs for the transfer to AM are $1,037.50, covering mostly the electrical wiring in Oceanside to room Q-3. Currently, KKSM reaches only 5,000 listeners. The transfer to AM will bring KKSM to 556,000 people across North County.