Alcohol ads on TV? Should alcohol companies be allowed to peddle their wares on television? Opinion, 8
Uphill battle
Champions all around!
Palomar reporter views life from a wheelchair.
Men's soccer joins women's volleyball and women's soccer as Pacific Coast Conference champs. Sports, 11
Feature, 10
THE
ELESCOPE Palomar College
Friday, Dec. 6, 1996
San Marcos, CA
Volume 50, Number 11
Palomar puts AIDS quilt on display • Panels from the quilt.made in memory of those who have died of AIDS were featured at Palomar Cathy Kuykendall Sralf \Vri1er
It was all there. the teddy bear, a Ptnk Floyd T-shtrt, a ptcture of Calvin and Hobbes; the things he loved most of all , affectionately sewn on a quilt panel. But Jesse was nowhere to be seen - he died of AIDS. Testimonials like this covered three 12-foot square pieces of the AIDS Memorial Quilt that were on display in the Palomar College Putnam Library/Media Center, Dec. 2 and 3. Each piece of the quilt is made up of eight panels. each a memorial to a life taken by the AIDS virus. Palomar was one of only three locations in the county scheduled to have portions of the quilt OQ display. ··so many people go into the library. and it"s getting the message out. That's important. Seeing the qUilt hns home because you know
every panel is a real person, and it makes you more aware," said Pam Webb. a nurse and health educator at the Student Health Center. Some students who vtewed the display seemed to be in awe of the message, while others were oblivious to the quilt's presence. "I wish there was a way to display all of them all the time, because it's a way for people to remember," said Julie Luikart, a marine biology major. Others were thankful that it was not them up there, recalling the chances that they have taken in their lives . "I have to stop and think that I could be up there. I made a lot of bad choices in my life , and I am grateful I woke up to that," said Melinda Nieto. an English major. Playing continuously was a video titled "Common Threads." depicting the lives and deaths of five people See AIDS QUILT, Page 6
Caught in a jam
Ralph W. Lincoln I The Telescope
Several panels from the AIDS quilt were put on display in the library Dec. 2 and 3. The quilt is made up of pannels created by friends and family of people who have died from AIDS.
Palomar accepts donation of mountain. top behind campus • After years of debate, the fate of 'P' mountain has been put in the hands of Palomar College Chris Tribbey Sports Ediwr
Ralph W. Lincoln I Tile nlescoJn
Palomar's President/Superintendent George Boggs tackles hills, doorways and other obstacles on campus from a four· wheeled perspective.
SEE PAGE 6 FOR STORY
After more than 44 years , Palomar will finally own its own "P." Since its creation by the sophomore class of 1952, the big white .. P" and the top 30 acres surrounding it on Owens Peak directly behind Palomar finally have been donated to the college. Palomar will accept the 30 acres sometime next year, pending thecompilation of permits and paperwork. "It has been offered , and it is our intent to accept,'" said Chief Advancement OITicerNice President of the Foundation, Dale Wallen ius. "but we have to wait until we've dotted our 'i · s · and crossed our ·t' s · ."' Owens Peak was purchased from previous owners for $300.000 in April 1979 by Gerrie and Lester Ryan of Hidden Meadows, who planned on using the land for their retirement dream home. After failing with the home and
several other development ideas, among them a tlower farm and a child-care center, the Ryans finally devised a plan for the development of 25 homes along the base of the 1.200 foot hill. The homes will run along Bel Esprit Circle,just north of Glendale Avenue. The San Marcos City Council unanimously approved the project Nov. 12. The project has not been without criticism, however, from nearby residents of Bel Esprit and California Summerhill developments. In local media accounts. neighbors have accused the Ryans of threatening to do away with the "P .. in a full development venture unless the smaller project was approved. The Ryans denied the allegations, saying that development of the entire hill would be impossible, both financially and geologically. The neighbors have complain that the new homes would be clustered and would create excess noise and traffic. They also contended
that the development would damage the natural environment. The higherelevation ofthe new homes would allow people to look down into the back yards and windows of residents below. the neighbors argued. By donating the 30 acres to Palomar, the Ryans will receive $250,000 in tax credit. According to them, however. the credit will only allow them to break even after the cost of purchasing Owens Peak and $125.000 in taxes for the 17 years they owned it. The 180-foot tall, 80-foot ~\ide "P" is made of crushed lime and has been regularl; cleared of brush and whitened by Palomar students. The "P .. was created six years after the college was founded. two years after Palomar moved to its current location from Vista. Owens Peak is frequently used for biology and geology class trips and is home to popu Jar hiking trai Is . As of yet. Palomar has no finalized plans for the land.