Bookstore explains rising prices By Jackie Easley While controversy still s tirs over increased ASB card fees at Palomar and students demand refunds to purchase needed textbooks, the prices in the ASB bookstore are quietly soaring. Textbooks --the tools of knowl edge-are becoming more and more difficult to buy on the used level, and almost a n impossibility for the average s tudent when purchased new. Palomar's increased book prices are shared by every college and campus bookstore, and contrary to student belief, are not born on the bookshelves but in the publishing houses . Increaseing production and editorial expenses outweigh t hose of the bookstore operating expenses and profits . Figures from the Ame rican Educational Publishers Institute and the Na-
tional Association of College Stores illustrate that over 59. 7~ of the new textbook dollar goes directly to the publis her ( 7.8~ to the publisher; 5.5~ in publisher's services; 6 . 3~ in other publisher's expense s , 13~ in publisher's lisher's sales and promotional expenses , and 27.1~ in publisher's production and editorial expense). The remainder of the breakdown on the student dollar is a surprising 12.3 ~ to the author; 8~ in taxes ; 7~ in bookstore operating expenses; 10 ~ in bookstore salaries, and 3 ~ to the college bookstore. Mrs. Virginia Dower, bonkstore manager at Palomar, is aware of the i nc r eas ing publication costs of tex tbooks, but is also acutely aware of the small percentage of the book dollar the bookstore receives. "I'd
like students to be aware of the
breakdown of the new textbook dollar. Many students at Palomar seem to think that $9.50 of every $10 paid for a book is going into someone's pocket," Mrs. Dower said.
"We have to have this 20%tooperate," Mrs. Dower said. "Otherwise there would be no ASB funds , and we would go into the r ed -- it wouldn't pay to have a bookstore."
"The books we get as texts are prepriced. We cannot sell them for any more or any less. Publishers wi ll refuse s hipment to a bookstore that raises or lowers book prices that have already been set. We have to comply. "
Comparing Palomar's book prices with San Diego State's lower prices, Mrs. Dower explained that in order to sell cheaper you must buy cheaper - - and that buying for a school with a 10,000 day student enrollme nt is considerably different than that of a school with a 2800 day student enrollm ent.
Mrs. Dower explained that r epresentatives of the publishing house s come in and check to make sure that the ASB bookstore is not cutti ng prices on any book. Every book that comes through the Palomar bookstore receives a s tandard 20% mark-up. Out of this percentage comes funds for bookstore operating costs and employee salaries .
The used book policy at Palomar allows fo r a 25% mark up. Fifty-percent of the c urrent new book price is paid for books that have not been published in a newer revised edition. "Suppose you pay $5 for a new book at the beginning of a semester. The buyback value of the book is $2. 50. If you
bought the same book used at $3.35 and it is in good condition, you will still get $2. 50," Mrs. Dower explained. She believes that the bookstore should he lp make the ASB card worth having a nd plans on having s pecial sales for ASB cardholders only. Mrs. Dower will make a report to the ASB counc il on the bookstore at today ' s council meeting, and hopes to work along with the council in making the ASB card "worth something." "I know textbooks are expensive. My books were expensive when I went to college, and dollars were a lot dearer then that they are now," Mrs. Dower concluded . Wi th no easy solution to soaring book costs in sight, the American college students will spend more than $3 million dollars for textbooks this year -- and t he students at Palomar will defi nitely pay their s hare.
ETELESC Palomar College
Volume 23 Number 4
¡ A Publication of the Associated Students
Dead line set for Student Curriculum Committee posts Students interested in becoming members of the Student Advisory Curriculum Committee have until Wednesday noon to submit applications. One student from each department will be elected in class e lections tentatively scheduled for the second c lass meeting following nominations. The Student Cu rriculum Committee is a s ubsidary of the Faculty Curriculum Committee. The chairman and vicechairman of the student committee are voting members of the faculty committee. Composed of one student from each department and two students appointed by the ASB, the committee's purpose is to 1) advise the Faculty Curriculum Committee of s tudent opinion on matters pertinent to curriculum; 2) provide a forum for student discussion of proposals requesting additions, deletions from, or modifications of the existing curriculum; and 3) hear comments pertaining to a teacher's failu re to present the subject matter listed under the course description in the Palomar catalog. Stude nts who wish to become members of the committee must be carrying 12 units of study and must have maintained a 2. 0 grade point average in their last semeste r of college or high school work. They must submit a s heet of pape r with their name, telephone, t he department they wish to represe nt, a nd a short statement to be printed on the ballot telling why they want to be part of the committee and any personal background that would be helpful. Applications can be turned in to the T ELESCOPE office, R- 4.
AWS, WRA to host slumber party here The Associated Women Students a nd Women's Recreation Association are hosting a slumber party and dinner tonight. The event, a casual get- together for Palomar College women to get acquainted will be held in the Dance Studio of the Women's P.E. Department. Dean Marjorie Wallace and Mrs. Viola Jeffery are sponsoring the event scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
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Karate, mud slinging highlight activities
Nationally famous author- satirist Richard Armour addressed a capacity c rowd
Tuesday morning in the Student Union in the first Community Service lecture.
Humorist Armour reveals key to light verse, satire By Lois Cavalier "In attempting to write about what human beings are most interested in, it has been my experience that the battle of the sexes is second only to the subject of money," Richard Armour told a capac ity audience in the Student Union Tuesday. "This battle has been over for some time and we all know who won it, but it is still possible in an academic and theoretical sort of way to write about it," he said. Armour added a vari ety
Campus coed goes afloat Debbie Trout, Rancho Santa Fe , a student at Palomar College, has been ad m itted to the World Campus Afloat program of Chapman College for the fall 1969 semester at sea. Miss Trout will join 500 other college students representing 200 colleges a nd universities in nearly all the 50 states on Oct. 9 to board the S. S. Ryndam in New York harbor for the study-voyage to ports in western Europe, the Mediterranean and South America. Students carry a regular semester's units on the shipboard campus. T hey attend c lasses six days a week at sea on the vessel which is equipped with classrooms, laboratories, library, art studio and student union. Ashore the academic program continues with pre- arranged lectures, semi-
Oct. 3, 1969
Now in its fifth year , World Campus Afloat is administered by Chapman College, one of California's oldest liberal arts institutions, located in Orange , California.
La Jolla museum hosts exhibition La Jolla's Museum of Art will host an exhibition of approximately 25 works by internationally acclaimed artists. The contemporary masterworks from private collections are being displayed to give the San Diego community the opportunity of seeing some of the work of these masters -- artists who have achieved recognition since the advent of abstract expressionism in the early '50's according to Lawrence Urrutia, the museum's assistant director. Concurrent with the contemporary masterworks exhibition will be the first display of contemporary California artists works by 26 artists living and working in the state. It is being circulated by the California Arts Commission. Both exhibitions will be open to the public viewing daily, except Monday through November 2.
of topics to his announced subject, "My Life With Women" . Armour's lecture was liberally interspersed with exampl es of the light verse and humorous prose which have made him one of America's leading satirists. Many of his works are based on what he refers to as "incongruous news items". "I prefer to be known as a satirist rather than a humorist," Armour said . "A humorist's job is to entertain and relax, and this is a very worthy purpose since people cannot think or function well unless they are relaxed . " He expressed concern about those who become over- emotional about a "cause", as he feels that "rationality and uncontrolled emotion do not mix" . Satire might be described as acid while humor is alkline , but both are involved with the "sudd en recognition of incongruity", he expl ained. Armour has written 38 books , some of which are serious and scholarly biographies and literary criticisms, and has contributed to over 200 magazines. "One element of the human race is that of imperfection, and I fee l that all people are just packages of different combinations of imperfections. I deal with only the minor ones, .leaving the major imperfections to philosophers, preachers and police . " "The satirist ' s job is to debunk, deflat e and point out a wrong", he continued . "He does not attempt to correct the wrong, only to exaggerate it enough so that people will notice and do something themselves" Armour claims that the use of technique in writing light verse replaces the lofty thoughts and images of the serious writer. He cited the value of the parody and the couplet in writing humor. "The main advantage of writing in verse is that thoughts are more compressed," he said. "From two to twelve short lines can say what would normally take a whole chapter of prose." A discussion period followed the lecture in R-5, with Dr. Armour present to answer questions. The lecture was the first in the Paloma r College Community Service s e ries.
"Incense and Peppermints" will abound Monday as Homecoming Week 1969 gets underway. A week of ASB and club sponsored activities will c limax with the Palomar-Riverside Community College game at Escondido High Saturday night. A karate demonstration will open the week's activities Monday, and c lubs will be selling ince nse and peppermints. A Kangaroo Court is also on Monday's age nd a. Tuesday a waterballoon fight wi.ll be held on the lawn in front of the ASB council offices, and the rally girls and students will face the football players . Wednesday is "Sal e and Game Day" at Palomar. Each club on campus will be selling merchandise. A mud war and water-dunking booth will be set up, and the International Tea will be held. Dr. Frederick Huber, president of the college, Dean Robert Bowman and members of the ASB Council will be in the dunking booth. Thursday an intramural basketball game will take place between Navy and Marine Corps students . On Friday the big effort will be underway to psych everyone up for the game. The cheerleaders will conduct a pep rall y and a bonfire will be held at 8 p.m. in the upper parking lot with various people burned in effigy and various marshmallows burned for real. There will be a rock jam session with three bands that evening. The Homecoming game with Riverside will highlight Saturday's ac tivities at Memorial Field in Escondido with kickoff time set for 8 p. m. A version of the National Anthem will be performed by local folk s inger Tina Sarno. Father Gallagher of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Escondido will recite the pre- game prayer. Halftime activities will feature the unveiling of Palomar's HomecomingQueen by members of Circle K and the cheerl eaders. Immediately following the game, the focus of attention will shift to the Student Union for the Homecoming dance.
Sandi and the Classics will be on hand to provide the sounds for the evening. Nominations for candidates for Homecoming Queen must be s ubmitted to the ASB office by 3 p.m. Monday. Theelections will take place on Wednesday. Any campus c lub or organization is e ligible to s ubmit a cand idate for queen the candidate must be an ASB card holder, however.
Read, Easley selected for editorial posts Chris Read and Jackie Eas ley were appointed editors of two campus publications Wednesday by the Student Publications Commi ttee. Read, last spring's edi torial page editor on the THE TELESCOPE , was appointed as ed itor-in-chief of that publication for this semester. Miss Easley, who was appointed as editor of FOCUS this fall was responsible for a large portion of that publication last spring. She is also in her third semester as a staff member of the TELESCOPE, and now holds the position of editor of of the editorial page , Tuesday edition. She also now holds a job with the Times Advocate in the display adve rtisment department. Miss Easley attended Palomar last year on a scholarship she won last year in the Honors Day competition in 1968. Read worked this summer as North Cou nty editor of the La Jolla Light and Journal. He has also held positions on the TELESCOPE includ ing a semester as sports editor.
ASB Council rules on card cases refunds full payments to students Nearly 50 students, who have claimed that they were coerced into purchasing the non- mandatory ASB card,weregr annted fu ll refunds in three separate sessions before the ASB Council. Only one student failed to receive a refund. Students feeling that they were "misrepresented" by registration personnel admissions office employees or college literature, appeared before the council and explained the circumstances oftheir case. At the e nd of each session the council voted on those heard that particular day. The voting was held in "Executive Session" . According to ASB Judicial Chairman, Tim Messer, "The reason for the closed session was so that the discussion would be among the council members only. This was to prevent viewers. I don't feel that this move was made to keep the meeting secret, since the minutes are public and the
vote was made as a roll- call and each representative was responsible for his vote to the students . It was done for the sake of expedience, not for the sake of secrecy." A motion to close the list was defeated, which means as of this writing, no deadline has been set to appear befo r e the council. However, ASB officials are expecting a similar motion at the next meeting and do not feel that it will be defeated at that time. Another refund session will take place Tuesday at 11 a.m. in R-3. Those wishing to appear before the council must sign a list on the bulletin board_ in the ASB office. The Board of Governors will hear a report from Dr. Frederick Huber, college president, at their next meeting Tuesday evening. Dr. Huber is expected to discuss the administration's role in t he ASB card controversy.
Gridders tune for conference opener • Wiebe's warr1ors battle Hartnell • 1n preparation for Mission loop Coach Mack Wiebe's Comets left early this mor ning on an eight hour bus trip to Salinas, California to play Hartnell College of the . Central Conference Division. Kickoff is 8 p.m. tomorrow night. This marks Palomar's third and final non-conference football game. The Comets, who will be looking for their second win in three starts, have their last chance to get the offense and defense tuned up before the games really start to count. Plagued by the lack of offensive punch in a season- opening victory over Mira Costa, 6-3, Palomar found at least a part of its go-power in a 23-19 loss to Santa Barbara City College last Saturday in Escondido. Freshman fullback Tony Letuligasenoa, who is as hard to stop as his name is to pronounce, gained 13 7 yards for the Comets in 17 carries against the Vaqueros and scored two touchdowns, one on a two yard plunge, the other 30 yards with a lateral. Quarterback Jerry Ward also came on strong, hitting on 10 of 20 passes for 167 yards and one touchdown. Palomar outgained Santa Barbara, 321 to 251 in total net yardage, but its defense that performed so well against MiraCosta suffered a letdown. Letuligase noa (pronounced Let- twowee- gasa- noah) became Palomar's leading ground gainer and has now averaged 7. 8 yards per carry in two games. "Tony really came into his own against Santa Barbara and he' ll be our starting fullback against Hartnell," Co-
MiraCosta rule revision turned down at meet
met Coach Mack Wiebe .. said: "Now all we have to do is find a tailback." That would be a battle between sophomore Shuichi Konces, who has and will be running No . 1; freshman Kirk McClure, an exteamate of Letuligasenoa's at Vista, and sophomore , John Houc hin, who may also run at fullback to give tony a rest. "WE played an awful lot of people against Santa Barbara and that's what we wanted to do," Wiebe said . "We're working towards that Mission Conference opener. Palomar's probable lineup: Offense: QB -- Jim Moyer TB- - Kirk McClure FB - -Tony Letuligasenoa WR -- Hal Collier WR -- Mike Cameron LT --John Faires LG --Frank Barnhart C -- Chuck Perkins RT - - Mike Meek TE -- Karl Hie ne Defense: DE-- Leon Green DT - - Stan Gida DT - - Pat Farner DE - - Steve Bryant LLB-- Rory Reeves MLB--Mark Karqes RLB- - Charlie Sentesi RCB-- Jim Gaupsas LCB - Alan Johnston WS -- Danny Paul SS -- Dave Faulkner
A proposal to r evise a r ule in t he State Athletic Commission's codepl aced before the newly- formed Mission Conference was turned down Monday. The 9.013 be no tween
The proposal was brought before the Mission Conference by MiraC.osta College and their Desert Conference.
Fullback Tony Letuligasenoa is shown being tackled by a group of Vaquero
Bob Strutton. (Front) John Simon, Bill Jones, Bill Hash and Richard Cullip. They meet Chaffey and Riverside today .
Cross Country squad face ChaHey, Riverside toda y After bowing to Citrus College 22-33 last Friday, the Comet cross-country squad is preparing to face two even tougher opponents, Chaffey and Riverside, at Chaffey today. Coach Mike Curr an's two top harrters, Bill Jones and John Simon, both managed to crack the top five finishers. Simon was fourth in 24:04, followed 15 seconds later by Jones. Vaughn Lord was the next local finisher, completing the four mile course in seventh at 25:17 . Bob Strutton (26:07) was eighth, while Richard Cullip (26:08, Steve Juarez (27:59) and Mark Blakeslee (30:03) all p laced in the top 12. "We have an almost all-freshman
team", says Curran, "this year is mainly a building one." And build them he does. · Training for the torturous run amounts to nothing less than agony, twice daily. Averaging 50 miles a week, the team's workouts vary from six-mile mountain runs to 25 timed 440's on the track. Palomar's course which covers four miles of "every kind of surface and incline imaginable" is considered one of the toughest in the state. According to Coach Curran, the bous understandably find in difficult to adjust themselves from the usual two-mile high school course to the grueling college four-miler.
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defenders in l ast Saturday night's game with Santa Barbara City College.
MAYA very active club; establishes two new courses (Ed. Note: This is the second of a two- part story on MAYA, Palomar's newest and most active club.) MECHA- MAYA, since its beginning on this campus, last April, has accomplished more than any other club on campus. They have been the major force behind the establishment of two new courses concerning itself with Chicano problems . Tom Casteneda, preside nt of the club, said that the Palomar organization was the first chapter of the state-wide association to be .established in the North County.
Gilmour finds cure for unusuaI shapes
Members of this year's Cross-Country team are: (rear, L. to R.) Les McFadden, Mark Blakesley, Steve Juarez, and
change· was concerning section which now states, "There shall football practice in any form beJanuary 1 and September 1."
When's the last time you looked at your waist line ? Is that new leather belt you bought last month wearing out the last hole ? If so, Coach And y Gilmour has a sure cure to put yourself back in shape. Gilmour, who replaced Joe Brenan as head basketball coach at Palomar, is offering an intramural program to all interested male students. Presently, the activities offered include flag football and ping pong. The only requir.ement necessary is to sign your name on the sheets provided in Coach Gilmour's office located in the dome . Coach Gilmour is enthusiastic about his new program and aims to please e ve ryone. "Were not limited to the two activities presently offered. If enough interest is generated in other athletic areas, we'll change to those areas in order to please the majority. " Gilmour's program is slated to be he ld on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 11 a.m. and 12 noon. Clubs on campus are also urged to represent themselves and to compete in tournaments against each other.
According to Jim Valerio, Consultant to Special Programs (Maya c lasses), "Maya's two classes are a successful beginning and a new style of education to Palomar. " However, Valerio and the entire MECHA-MAYA organization are not satisfied. ~The trust I had placed in California's schools has been betraye d. This betrayal has taken the form of the Chi cano and Indian student being stereotyped, the l ack of bi- cultural instructors, and, most blatantly, the absence of respectable financial aid and work-study wages. " This mooci is again noted in a statement by Mary Reyes, an Indian student, "The Indian and his problems have been neglected in today's society. The fact that the MAY A group has organized the Chicano and Indian Cultural class is a great step forward for both the Indians and Chicanos. The first step has been taken, but more is needed before the Indian and Chicano can be satisfied." Thus far, the Indians do not have an organization to represent then on campus accoridng to Miss Reyes . MAY A has, however, offered some help through the months in aid to Indian students. There is a possibility that MAYA will merge with Indian students to become represenative of both. If this happens, then it would be the first time that any such merger has occured. One important accomplishment made by the !VIA YA group was a book drive which took pl ace last spring. Through 350 books were collected in the drive, only 200 were distributed to underprivileged students due to the fact that many books were no longer being used. The organization has accomplished much, but has much to accomplish.
The controversy was brought about by an allegation leveled against Palomar by MiraCosta that the Comets were supposedly practicing before the September 1 starting point. According to Palomar Athletic Director Ward Myers, the Comets weren't practicing football, but some of the players were engaged in a summer recreation class . Last Friday, the Desert Conference proposed a new rule that would change section 9. 013 to read, "No protective equipment of any type other than shoes shall either be issued, or worn, between January 1 and September 1." A written report to the Mission Conference from MiraCosta and the Desert Conference stated: " MiraCosta College feels very strongl y that the interpretation of the Athletic Code in this case is clearly not a conference matter. We feel that since most conference games are generally the third or fourth games of the season, any advantage gained through additional summer workouts are nullified by that time. "A case in point, only as an example of the difficulty, occured this past football season. Our first football opponent, a member of the Mission Conference, did not interpret this section as did Mira Costa College. The problem seemed to focus upon the definition of two phases: What is 'football practice in any form?' and what constitutes a 'recreation class.' "This above revision seems to accomplish two basic objectives: 1- It is clearl y e nforceable. 2. - It brings football regulations more closely in line with other sports - notably baseball and basketball, which legally conduct nearly year- round seasons at present."
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