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ELESCOPE Palomar College
Friday, Nov. 22, 1996
San Marcos, CA
Volume 50, Number 10
Cultural Fair Day dances back to life • Diversity was the order of the day at the event sponsored by the ASG and several clubs on campus. Different groups demonstrated with dancing and drumming from their cultures David Collier Sra[( Wrirer
Drummers thundered and dancers from different cultures moved to their own beats in the Student Union Wednesday as Palomar celebrated diversity on a day se t aside to promote a wareness among the world's people. Cultural Fair Day, an event sponsored by the Associated Student Government and cochaired by the Pan Afrikan Student Movement, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanos de At!; an. and the Native American Student Alliance. was worth the effort put into organizing it, according to the people who made the event happen. The celebration marked the return of Cultural Fair Day after being absent from campus for several years. "I am quite proud," PASM President Zeda Barnett said. "I t was a lot of hard work, but with great results." Ralph W. Lincoln I The Telescope
See CULTURAL FAIR , Page 4
The group Texcoco, Folklorico dancers, perform a dance from Mexico. Many of the dancers who performed are Palomar students.
Palomar's 50th anniversary celebration winds to a close Mimi Bowles Sr<~f!
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"Palomar College is a place where student leaders arc born, nourished and empowered," ASG President Berenice Arrezola sa id at closing ceremonies for Palomar's 50th anniversary celebration this past Thursday. The crowd that gathered around the Clock Tower in the blustery afternoon was made up of student and faculty alumni , as well as current students and faculty. Though it was cold , the turnout was large, and included alumnus Dennis Lote, who now works for Senator Howard Kaloogian. In addition to several speakers, a student-created time capsule was unveiled at the ceremony. The capsule will be unsealed at the college's 75th anniversary. The crowd appeared enthusiastic as each of the speakers got up to address them. Beginning with Governing Board member Rita White, the speeches were brief but not short on emotion. ''I'm glad to be a part of it [at
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ebration was trying to capture. According 10 50th Anniversary Committee Chair Dale Wallenius, the 14-person committee, including Performing Arts Department Chair Peter Gach and Director of Public Information Mike Norton, was formed two years ago to plan for the celebration. Beginning with the design of the commemorative seal, and the changing
See ANNIVERSARY, Page 5
With the onslaught of criticism they received at the beginning of the fall semester still fresh on their minds, and $800,000 in inventory gathering dust on the she! ves, the Palomar College Bookstore is cautiously optimistic about spring book sales. Although 25 percent of orders still have not come in, a fuli two weeks after they were due, bookstore administrators cite the hefty inventory left over from fall as a reason for optimism. "We have a big stock ofbooks on hand, and with the books we anticipate buying back from students, we expect to be in good shape for spring," said Frank Mendez, supervisor of textbook services. At the beginning of the fall semester, the bookstore was criticized by faculty members for not having books available to students up into the third week of classes.
One of the problems the bookstore identified was the delay in book orders from various departments. This situation has not improved. "Weare still waiting for about 25 percent of the orders to come in from faculty and departments," said Michael Schaeffer, bookstore manager. Since the deadline for departments to hand in their requisitions passed two weeks ago, Mendez said they are not going to wait to place orders with publishers. As requisitions are processed, they will be compared to what stock is on-hand. During the first week of December, books that are not already on the shelf will be ordered, and late orders will be made in separate batches as they come in. Although not expected, the potential does exist for books that have not been ordered by faculty not to be avai !able for the start of the spring semester.
See BOOKSTORE, Page 5