The Telescope 64.11

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Palomar College, San Marcos, Calif. monday dec. 6, 2010 Vol. 64, No. 11

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Professor claims student gov’t pawn in admin game Admin denies accusation of power imbalance daniel martin the telescope

hysics Professor Daniel Finkenthal publicly criticized the P structure of the Associated Student

Government and its relations with the Office of Student Affairs during a governing board meeting Nov. 9. Sherry Titus, the director of Student Affairs and ASG adviser, defended her role of guiding the student government leaders. She maintained her goal is and always has been to help students. At the meeting, Finkenthal presented evidence to the Board of Trustees that he said illustrated that the OSA has shown bias toward certain students, and in doing so, abused its authority. Due to these problems, he proposed the ASG become independent of the OSA in order to provide balance for the student government. Channing Shattuck, the ASG president, said the student government has not taken a side. The group turn to asg page

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Physics professor Daniel Finkenthal made claims at the last governing board meeting stating that the Office of Student Affairs has too much control over the Associated Student Government, which is due in part to administration’s favoritism for certain students. Sherry Titus, President of the Office of Student Affairs and ASG faculty advisor denies these claims and has said she has always kept the student need as a priority. The issue will be addressed at the next governing board meeting, which is at 5 p.m. on Dec. 7 in the governing board room. The meeting is open to the public.

76 class sections added for Spring semester mark saunders the telescope

Students planning to attend Palomar next spring semester have more opportunities to avoid crashing a must-have class. New class sections are now available for next semester. Seventy-six new class sections have been added to Palomar’s

Spring 2011 course catalog, said Berta Cuaron, vice president of instruction. Classes were picked based on the demand exemplified by enrolling students at the beginning of the Fall 2010 semester. Some classes being added next semester include four biology sections, five chemistry sections, 12 math sections and four speech sections. Only three of the 76 listed

course sections do not fall under general education classified courses. “Our primary goal was to look at the greatest student demand and where we can serve more students in those areas,” Cuaron said. “(However) there were fiscal and class limitations to consider.” While the addition of new classes seems promising, some students

said they feel the new classes could have arrived sooner. “Some of the classes are really small,” said student Jennifer Sharp. “I’ve seen a lot of crashers turned away. (Palomar) is doing well but could try harder. The new building should help though.”

Woodworking students donate toys Palomar’s woodworking department has been giving Santa’s workshop a run for its money this holiday season. Fifty students gathered to make over 350 wooden toys for children in need over three November weekends. For 12 years, the department has been making toys for needy or abused children. The toys are distributed to roughly 25 organizations, including the San Diego Coalition for the Homeless and Camp Pendleton, through the San Diego Fine Woodworkers Associa-

tion (SDFWA). “It was fun to know that the toys were going to children in need,” student Jake Snyder said. She said it was a team effort. “We were learning to work together. It was a good three weekends.” Snyder and her husband, Jim, have made wooden toys for their grandchildren for several years, but this was the first time they took the class at Palomar. “It was fun working in production toy making,” Jim said. “We could all help out.” turn to toys page

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Overall, the additional course offerings are welcomed by students. “I think (new classes) are a good idea,” said student Darrell McQuarter, who said he is happy with the addition of economic classes. “It

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