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Palomar College
Volume 23 Number 11 · A Publication of the Associated Students
Oct. 31, 1969
San Marcos , Calif.
92069
'Rashomon' continues run tonight Play highlights samurai swords, fighting scenes Japan's classic play "Rashomon" · will continue its weekend run tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. in P-32 Three performances next weekend, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, will be the last showings of the play. Mr. Norman Gaskins of the SpeechTheater Arts Department hailed the cast saying, "The teamwork has been superb. . .. Each person plays his character in good taste. They are quite believabl e." The play will feature some dangerous fight scenes, using samurai swords, Buddy As hbrook, of speech-theater arts said .
Tina Sarno and Jim Southers enact a crucial scene in the old Japanese clas -
sic "Rashomom" . The play which opened last night, continues tonight in P-33. Photo by Chip Williams
Financial aid proposals
shows drastic increase By Steve Schneider Next year's proposed financial aid program at Palomar will mount to $74, 000 an increase of over $62 ,000 over this year, to aid students with financial difficulties. The program is all a part of the Educational Opportunity Program with $68,300 of the total program coming out of federal funds. The governing board at their October 14 meeting, obligated $6,200 ofthe 197071 budget to go into matching funds for two EOP programs , the National Defense Student Loans, and Work- Study. The purpose of EOP is to enroll in colleges and universities, able people from minority groups and low-income backgrounds and to assist them in financing their education . Mecha-Maya, a Chicano organization on campus, r ecently conducted a survey to determine how many students needed financial aid. This survey was presented before the Board of Governors by Gene Jackson, advisor to the club. Jackson pointed out that two of the s tatistics which seemed to be highly relevant, concerned knowledge of financial aid programs on campus and knowledge of people who are financially incapable of attending Palomar. The survey gathered 502 responses . Of these, 66 percent indicated that they did not have any knowledge of financial assis tance programs. The survey also questioned students of how many people they knew who would be in school ifthey could afford it. Fortyfive percent knew of at least one person and 21 percent of five or more. Another question in the survey was family income. Sixteen percent stated that their family income was under $5,000 a nd 19 percent indicated a $5- 8,000 bracket. Thirty- s ix percent fell into the over $10,000 bracket. The survey also points out that a maj ority of students questioned have to work for the necessary money, which, according to Jackson, can be harmful to both the student's grade-point average, and, intangibly, his interest in life, due to the number of jobs available to students which make no use of their interests or talents. Another major point of interest is the relationship between income level, fam -
ily size and numbe r of people known by the respondents to be financially unable to attend school. In lower income brackets, only the smaller families are able to afford college for their children and these are the s tudents who know the greatest number of other people unable to attend school, due to financial situations. Jackson concluded hi s report to the board by s tating that he felt there should be a drastic increase in the amount of money available to students through Palomar-administered programs. Secondly, the students and prospective s tudents should be made award of what money is available and where to go for informatio n.
Election returns indicate campus • • vot1ng Interests Approximately seven per cent of Palomar's "voting public" crawled to the polls Monday and Tuesday to e lect two new c lass presidents and fo ur represenatives-at-large to the ASB council. Jeff Chamberlain was elected sophomore class pres id e nt by a margin of 150 yes votes to 35 no votes . The new freshman class president is John P. Donnelly, who won with a 149 to 31 vote total. Charlie Ayars, Vicki Hanaway, Robert Olson, and Patrick Rowan were elected represenatives-at-large . Ayars to taled 102 votes, with Miss Hanaway receiving 96 . Olson received 91 votes to Rowans 84. All four will be voti ng members of the council. A constitutional ammendment on the ballot passed with a 147 yes vote to a 29 no vote margin. T he ame ndment call ed for the inclusion of the chairman of the ASB Budget Committee and the chai rman of the Student Curriculum Committee as voting members of the council.
As hbrook also said that some minor injuries have res ulted from the dangerous fight scenes in practice . The fight scenes are one of the most difficult a reas in the play.
Dr. Michael Dean, background in tuxedo, watches the an tic s on stage during his s how Wednesday night in the Dome. It
The play uses the unique technique of the double flashback. A conversation between an old wigmaker, a priest, and a woodcutter flashes back to a courtroom, which in turn evolves into a forest scene. Out of this legend , a delicate, sometimes barbaric oriental mood is established.
Palomar students participate in recent Area 1Conference
Three different contradictorydescriptions of what happened are given at the trial. A surprise fourth interpretation is told by the woodcutter. Each version is true in its fashion and it is apparent at the outset that the play is repeat i n g Pilate's ageless question: "What is truth?" Two small thrust stages partially surround the audience, with the scenes flashing to different stage areas. Gas kins said, "Our major problem , technically, was creating light effects, because there is no curtain.'' He noted that scene changes are made by cross fading the lights. This technique would fade lights on the set where the action is to fade out, and raise the lights where it is to resum e. A total of three stages will be used. T he left thrust stage will be the gate of Ras ho mon, the center stage the forest and the right thrust stage the police station. Gaskins said, "Our sound e ffects are extraordinary. There are an excessive number of sound cues covering everything from crows to temple bells to the voice of the ghost of samurai. "Costumes based on ancient style costumes . . . have been modified and abstracted with the assistance of my History of Costume class," according to Gaskins. He went on to say, "They had some excellent id eas . " Commenting on the play he said, "I have combined realism, symbolism, a nd abstract forms to arrive at the overall picture I wanted. Of all the productions we have put on at Palomar this has been one of the mcst challenging." Ashbrook, of the Speech- Theater Arts Department directs the play along with assis tant director, Barbera Price. Costumes are made by Sylvia Olcott, Tim Smith manages the stage, Sam Mount is in charge of props, Dave Humphries does the sound effects and Jeff Chamberlain is the lighting director. The cast includes Jim Southers, Tina Sarno, Michael Stodghill, Joe Neglia, Jim Manley, David Fennessy, Jan Calkins, David Lewis , and Jill Snow. Tina Sarno , a leading character in the pl ay injured her knee in an accident the night before the last dress rehersal. She has recovered e nough to do the part, living up to those famous words, "The show must go on. " Ticket prices are $.50 for s tudents with ASB cards, and $1.50 for all others .
seems that the hypnotist told the gentlem an in the foreground that he was a chicken. . . . with his head cut off.
By Marilyn Olson Nine Palomar students and two advisors attended the Area I Conference of the California Junior College Student Government Association (C.J. C.S.G.A.) he ld at Grossmont College October 24. Eight c olleges had delegates attending the event geared to study and make resolutions regarding junior college activities. The resolutions to then be carried to the State Conference in November. Activities began with a noon registration and a general assembly. Following the assembly, delegates broke up into workshops designated for different junior college problem areas . The workshops then drew up resolutions within their areas of concern to be presented to the e ntire delegation during t he evening general session. Gr ossmont, the host college , ser ved a turkey dinner in the student complex . Entertainment, two folk s ingers, was on the agenda du ring the dinner hour. Following dinner, the delegates met for the second general sess ion. During the session, resolutions of the workshops were read, discussed and vote d on. The general session, scheduled from 8:30 until midnight, lasted until 3:30a.m. A few of the r esolutions passed by the delegates during the general session were as follows: * Volunteer teachers who diligently pe rform their duties, be awarded three units of transferable credits. * The C. J . C. S.G. A. s upport t he legislation drawn up by Assemblyman John Vasconc illos, which would a llow each student body to mandate s tudent body c ards. * The C.J. C. S.G. A. to give financial and moral support to every effort by the legislature a nd / or citizen groups to
SNAPstudents seeking articles Clothes, toys and other saleable items are needed by the North County Deve lopment Center for the mentally retar ded it was announced at a rece nt SNAP (Stude nt Nurse's Association , Palomar) meeting here. Donations will be sold at the center's store , "Value Vill age" , 460 Olive Ave. , Vis ta , proceeds to be used for the benefit of the retarded children. Anyone wishing to donate articles may deposit the m in a packing box located in Q- 3
Other items discussed at the SNAP m eeting inc luded plans for a Chri s tmas party and possible money making porjects.
place on the ballot initiative measures to lower the voting age and age of majority to 18. * That Area I of C. J.C. S. G.A. go on record as beings trenuouslyopposed to the practice of denying students the r ight of freedom of speech and freedom of the press as set forth in the Constitution of the United States. During the final hours of the session, the hosting chairman, president of Gross mont College, lost control of some of the delegates, resulting in was ting the time of the largest percent of the attendants. During the Monday ASB meeting he r e, the council voted to send a "letter of regret" to the Grossmont College ASB.
Program probes Chicano feeling CHIC AN 0, an examination of San Diego's young Mexican- Americans seen through t heir own eyes, is featured on "Under 30" November 4 at 8 p.m. on Channel 15. KEBS-TV will repeat CHICANO November 6 at 7 p.m. and again November 9 at 10 p.m . The hour-long program begins with a half-hour film following four San Diego Chicanos through typical days in their lives. Carlos LeGerrette, his wife, Linda Juan Valderrama and Alurista--all students at San Diego State College- - explai n the Chi cano movement and their attitudes on such subjects as the current grape strike i n California, the Brown Ber e ts, alienation from the whi te c ommunity and life in the Barrio. No announcer or commentator is usein CIDCANO; the four guests do all the talking. In the second ha lf-hour, on Nove mber 6 and 9 only, "Unde r 30" goes into the KEBS- TV studios for a furthe r dis cus sion of t he young Mexican- Ame rican community. Guests will be Gaspar Oliveira, Vivian Zerme no, Edmundo Ca ldwell, all San Diego State Colle ge s tudents, and Linda Gonzalez , a s tudent at San Diego High School. P ete r Kaye, news and public affairs di r ector, will mod e r ate a discussions of the young Chicano in an urban society, emphasizing the r e levance of education for Chicano's in San Die go.