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OPINION PAGE 6
SPECIAL SECTION PAGE 8
SPORTS PAGE 15
THE
_LESC Palomar College
Friday, March 15, 1996
San Marcos, CA
Volume 49, Number 16
ASG, club dispute Springiest funds • Conflicting stories jeopardi:e EMU's participation in event Suzette Clark SwffWriter
Carla Van Wagoner I The Ttkscopt
San Marcos Fire Dept. Engineer Jason O'Brien points out the origin of a vehicle fire in Lot 12 to student intern and San Marcos High senior Patrick Rucker in the early evening of March 7.
Fire destroys car in Lot 12 Carla Van Wagoner Staff Writer
Thick black smoke permeated the area surrounding Lot 12 as a result of a car fire during the early evening hours of March 7 . According to San Marcos Fire Dept. Captain Jon Canavan, the origin of the blaze could have been near or in the engine' s carburetor. The hood of the automobile was thrown several feet from the blaze. The exact cause of the fire was unknown. Canavan said he estimated the damage at $7,000 The person responsible for the car filled out frre and sheriffs paperwork at the scene. She declined to
give her name, to be interviewed or to be available . for comments. During the fire, the car moved forward into student Stephan Clark' s truck. Firefighters put blocks under the burning car's wheels to keep it from rolling when they moved Clark's vehicle. The truck sustained minimal damage. Student Anthony Mora decided to stop what he was doing and investigate the commotion in Lot 12 fearing it was his car that was on fire. When the smoke cleared, Mora discovered that be was parked next to the charred remains of the sports car. He later moved his car. "The smoke was so thick that I couldn't see my car," said Mora.
Conflicti ng stories have surfaced between the Associated Student Government's vice president of social events and the president of the Black Men Uni ted club concerning funding for proposed events to observe Women's Hi story Month duri ng Pa lo m ar 's Ma rch 25 -28 Springfest. The conflic ting stories led to the postponement of a reso luti on to allocate money for the event, which could jeopardi ze its place on the schedule fo r Spring fes t. The resoluti on before ASG was to allocate $500 for an even t to celebrate Women's Hi story Month . William Walker, pres ident of BMU said he approached Scott Ty ler, ASG vice pres ident of soc ial events. with this idea three weeks ago. "I asked Tyler if BMU could do an event honoring women during Springfest, and he said that was not possible," said Walker. "The secretary to ASG Berenice Arrezola was in the room at the time, and she told (Tyler) he could not deny a club 's participation." Walker said he then approached ASG Treasurer Dale Thistle about the situation. Walker said that Thistle helped work out an arrangement so that BMU could volunteer
to organ ize the eve nt fo r ASG, thereby ci rcumventing the six-week process that clubs must foll ow in order to sponsor events on their ow n. Once it was agreed BMU could wo rk for ASG o n the event, Wa l ker said Ty ler gave hi m in structi ons regarding the paper-wo rk that wo uld be necessary. It was ag ree d tha t Walker wo uld submit a monetary breakdow n as well as a detailed sched ul e of the event. Walker said they ag reed that BM U wo uld submit the monetary breakdown as well as a draft resoluti on on March 6, and the schedule the following day. Walker said he went to the Comet Center on March 6 at 4 p.m., and Tyler was not there. Tyler said he waited in the ASG office until 5 p.m . Walker said the ASG oftice door was closed, and he left the information in Tyler's mailbox near the Student Activities Office. At the ASG meeting, Tyler stated previously he and Walker had agreed on a budget between $250-500. ''They came to me with a budget
See ASG, Page 4
ASG unveils painting of proposed Student Union • Students to vote on plan in May election Suzette Clark Sw ff' Wrirer
The final arti st' s renditi on of the proposed new Student Union will be on display at Palomar as early as next week. Jesus Sanchez, an art student at Palom ar, fini shed the painting after conferring with members of the Associated Student Government. Two preliminary sketches had been -submitted before the final plans for the painting were approved . The elec tion dec idin g the fa te of a propo~alto fund the new Stude nt Uni nn wil l take place May 6- 10, in classrooms. Classroom vo tin g, wh ich wi ll allow teachers to bri ng ballots to their classes, was de signed to encourage more voter participation
in this election. In order for the Student Union proposition to pass, 2,738 students must vote. In ASG election s over the past five years, the average participation has been 200 students. ''In the past when we had an election for the Student Union, a lot of students were frustrated,'' said Jim Bowen, director of Student Acti vities. "They had to visuali ze what the building will look like." Now that the final pai nting is fini shed, the ASG plans to concentrate on motivating student~ to vo te in the May electi on. "li~ going to take more than a picture. We· re tryi ng to selli ng a vision,'' said ASG President Ellen Noonkcster. The painti ng will be on display above the clock in the Student Union by the end of March.
Artist Jesus Sanchez' rendering of t he new Student Union proposed by the ASG.