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THE
LESCOPE Friday, April12, 1996
Palomar College
San Marcos, CA
Volume 49, Number 18
Instructor files lawsuit over lost parking pennit
Spring fest jammin'
Rob Denny Swff Wriler
A Palomar College teacher has fil ed a lawsuit aga in st the college fo r what he call s an unj ustified schoo l rul e . John Leahy, a full time teacher at Palomar for the last 20 years, says he fi led the $5,000 suit to change the current Palomar fac ulty park ing permit policy. Palomar charges fac ulty members $25 if they lose thei r parking permi ts . T he rul e was im plemented to di scourage fac ulty members from giv ing parki ng permits to re lati ves or friends, accordi ng to M ike Gregoryk, ass istant vice president of ad mi nist rat ive services. Leahy says there are no fac ts to prove
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faculty members are giving away their permits and that the rul e is a presumption of guilt. "The rule makes it so if a :~-~ teacher loses their permit , they must have "t~.' g ive n it to someo ne , Leahy which is absolutely ridi c ul ous," says Leahy. "We are trusted to do the most important j ob on campus, teachin g students, yet we can' t be trusted when it comes to parkin g permits." Leahy also points o ut that nearby Mira
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See LAWSUIT, Page 4
ASG members withdraw motion to oust president Suzette Clark Swf!Wriler
Ralph W. Lincoln I The Tekscope
Conjunction singer Steve Harris performs in the Student Union during March's Springiest celebration. Conjunction was one of four bands playing at the event.
Efforts to impeach the Associated Student Government president came to an end after an out pour of support from ASG officers and the Palomar Col lege community. The ASG is now considering changes to the by-laws in order to insure that fu ture attempts to impeach ASG officers are not done for reasons that are "frivolous," according to Student Activi ties Adviser Jim Bowen. Scott Ty ler, vice president of social events, wrote and de li vered a letter of intent to Noonkes ter on March 20 informing her of the impeachment.
At the March 20 ASG meeting Kathleen Kremer, vice president/chair of Inner-Club Committee, submitted a sponsored resolution requesting the impeachment of Noonkester while she was giving a Standing Commiitee report. Standard procedure is to place resolutions for the agenda on a bulletin board in the ASG office . The resolution said Noonkester was subject to impeachment because of''proven violations of the Student Cond uct Code, flagra nt ab use of power, dis regard for dut ies of offi ce, and violations of Robert 's Rules of Order." T he resolution was sched uled to be on the
See ASG , Page 5
State pledges $15 million for campus construction • Improvements slaled to begin in falll997 Suzette Clark Sioff Wriler
Pal omar College will receive $ 15 milli on over the next three years to repair and upgrad e infrastructure. The money will come from the $3 billion generated by Proposition 203, which was passed by Ca liforni a voters in the M arch 26 election. Palomar has experi enced diffi culties stemming from an outdated and overtaxed infrastru cture for many years . According to the project summary proposal prepared by the Facilities Planning Office in 1995, in the past two years there have been at least five major power failures, water lines have been breaking an average of twice per month , there have been at least four major sewage blockages, and there have been two tloods on campusall of which have caused partial campus shutdowns and incurred unanticipated costs.
According to state legislative analysts, each year community coll eges prepare fi ve-year capita l o ut lay pl ans w here th ey identi fy projects that they believe should be fund ed over the following fi ve years. Although Palomar has submitted proposal' s addressing its infras tructure proble ms, without thi s bond measure, money would not be avail able With the proposal , the problems faced by Palomar have reached a critical point, ''What has developed is an infrastructure system that is o vertaxed and decaying . M ost systems do not meet industry standards or munic ipa l and state regulati ons. Of great concern as well, is th at campus wide shutdowns are occurring more frequ e ntly, which has created a si gnificant hardship for the students and staff. In stances have occurred where system breakdowns have proven dangerous."
See PROP. 203, Page 4
Campus Face-Lift Palomar wll receive $15 mlllon due to the passage ol Prop. 203111 March. School otnclals plan to use the hl1ds to repair , crumblilg lnlratructure. Among the trouble spots: ._.
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• Electrical: Facilities has reported five major failures in the past 12 months. Underground utility lines are all15 to 30 years old.
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• Sewer: 30-year-old system experiences up to four · · · - - - blockages a month, which can force raw sewage into occupied offices, classrooms and lawn areas. • Water: The 30-year-old system experiences line breaks on an average of twice a month .. • Natural Gas Lines: Up to six major breaks every year; 15 to 20 leaks every year. Source : Facililties and Planning Comittee
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