The Telescope 28.09

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· A Publication of the Associated Students

Nov. I, 1974

San Marcos , Calif.

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Benefits, care Voting violations are obtainable charged to ASG for card owners

English soldier Jim Hawn fails to capture Frenchman Mike Nowicki in "The Sire de Maletroit's Door," one of the four one-act

plays being presented tonight and tomorrow night in P-33, the drama lab. Performances begin at 8 p.m. (Photo by Pat Ellis)

Dramatists schedule winter play auditions Auditions for roles in the Theater Arts Department's Christmas production,"The Chimes of the New Year," will be held Monday and Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Drama Lab (P-33). The play was adapted by Dr. N. E. Gaskins from a "little known story by Charles Dickens". The story was written at about the

'JFK' stage portrait

at MiraCosta College "JFK". a nationally acclaimed dramatic• stage portrait of John F. Kennedy featuring Jeremiah Collins will be presented November 6 at MiraCosta College. The performance will begin at I p.m. in the Mira Costa gym.Tickets to"J FK" are available in the Student Activities office or at the door at a cost of$3 for adults and$ 1.50 for students and senior citiz.ens. As the second event in the 8icentennial Series. co-sponsored by MiraCosta and Palomar Colleges. this unique one-man show recreates the personality of the late president as it recaptures the ~ra he dominated. Jeremiah Collins possesses a physical and vocal resemblance to the late president. Collins has added audio-visual effects to create an evening of theatrical journalism which has been acclaimed from coast to coast.

Duo performs Sunday uwen Curatilo. soprano. and the Ermeler Duo will perform an afternoon of chamber music Sunday at 3 p.m. in the music complex. Music instructor James Weld will assist with organ accompaniement. The performance is co-sponsored by the Department of Mus1c and the Department of Community Services. The program will feature a n interesting variety. both in composition selections and instrumentation. It will include selections from Johann Christian Bach. Albert Roussel. Frank Martin. and Claude Debussy. Instrumental arrangements will range from flute solos to "Old French Folksongs" for soprano. flute and piano. The concert is open to the public free of charge.

same time as "The Christmas Carol," but was over-shawdowed by the success of the later. Dr. Gaskins feels that "The Chimes of the New Year" is an even better story than "The Christmas Carol". "The Chimes of the New Year" is a melodrama, and deals with the treatment of the poor people by the upper class Englishmen. Gaskins says that the play contains "some mysterious moments, and then some tender, saccharine moments." A.uditions for the play are open to all students. There are parts for 15 men, five women of various ages and three parts for children, ages 9-12.Performance dates for the production are December 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21.

Applications OOing taken for spring

Filing for UCSD open Undergraduates seeking admission to the University of California, San Diego for the fall quarter of 1975 may file applications beginning today. The open filing period will continue through November 30. Students should apply sometime this month if they wish to be considered by UCSD. Application packets for undergraduate admission are available from high school and community coun~elors or from the UCSD admissions office, Building I02, Matthews campus. A non-refundable fee of $20 is required when filing an application. Last year, UCSD reached its quota by December I except for Third College which made a special allowance to accept additional applications.

Spring registration applications w1ll be taken beginning November 4, and will concontinue through December 13. They are available in the Admissions Office. According to Herman C. Lee, registrar, all students who plan to attend Palomar in the second semester should plan on applying early because of anticipated enrollment. Lee also said that if students need help in planning a program they should see a counselor before the registration dates. Students will be served on a first come, first served basis according to when you turn in your application. The reason for this application is to fiJ;Jd out how many students are going to be attending Palomar. "We do have a large student body and we want tegistration to go · smoothly." Veterans currently drawing Educational Assistance Allowance should contact the Veterans Table at registration (location to be announced) after they have secured their A public hearing to d1scuss the pros and classes and paid their fees. cons of instituting a regular activity hour turnProof of enrollment. program card and ed into a free-for-all of violent opinions and receipt for fees must be shown at the Veterans hurled invective aimed mainly at ASG presiTable in order to receive Gl Bill benefits. A dent Jerry Jones during the II a.m. hour Mon"Veterans Registration Procedure" fact sheet day in the Student Union. should be obtained upon entering the registraThe hearing was held in a room filled to tion area. capacity by the controversial issue, helped by the fact that is was raining outside. The "Town Meeting" atmosphere: caused by this attempt to learn public opinion later degenerated into an ugly mood resulting in name calling and boisterous behavior on the part of the **** Openings still exist in some ot the second audience. eight week's English module classes. Although The Executive Council of the ASG earlier registration has been completed, students still unanimously voted to attempt to establish an interested in enrolling should go to the English activity hour during which clubs and Department in P-8 for further information.

I ·News at a Glance I "Dance with Maddox." featuring soul DJ Jim Maddox will be given by the Black Students Alliance tonight at 9 p.m. in the Student Union. Tickets are on sale at Rm. F-11 for $1 in advance and $1.25 at the door.

Holders of Associated Student Government cards (ASG cards) are entitled to many benefits, including $10,000 life insurance, a dental plan, an eyecare plan, a student help center (Shelter), Alpha Gamma Sigma tutorial service, and the Community College Consortium (CCC). Through the United States National Student Association (USNA), ASG card holders can get $10,000 worth of life insurance for$20 annually, if they are under 24 years old. Should students decide to become permanent USNA policy-holders, they can be covered by up to two more $10,000 blocks without a medical exam. This additional coverage is important should the policy holder become medically uninsurable at a later time. USN A will insure students between the ages of 25 and 28 for $25 per year. ASG card bearers from 29 to 33 may be insured for $30 per year. This insurance plan is unconditional after the second year, with suicide during the first two years the only exception. USN A service is available throughout each state in the Union, and eight provinces of Canada. The ASG dental care program allows card holders, and their families to receive annual checkups, and up to 10 X-ray plates, for the cost of $1.50, prepaid annually. A non-profit health services organization provides the coverage for the ASG dental and eyecare programs. The ASG eyecare program costs $1 for the first use of each year, and nothing for succeeding visits. A complete professional examination, and, if needed , an optical prescription, are provided. ASG card holders are also entitled to discounts on glasses, dark glasses, and contact lens fitting a nd equipment. Shelter, the Student Help Center, is open free of charge to all students. Among the ervices offered by Shelter are advice on: legal , medical, drug and family problem information and / or referal services; computerized car pools and share-a-ride programs; a list of on and off campus tutors; housing referrals; and the Teal Program (an experimental college designed to allow students and faculty to teach classes not normally offered on campus). Alpha Gamma Sigma, the campus honor society, will offer tutorial assistance on any subject taught this semester. Meetings for tutoring can be arranged by leaving your name, phone number, and area of need in the ASG mail slot in R-3 . The Community College Consortium, offers a full range of services for low income students. Some of the services offered are: peer counseling and tutoring, limited book funding, activities for self development, career information, and educational conferences. Any student desiring more information may come to room P-24, or call744-1150, extensions 271 or 346.

Charges of election irregularities have been vocates in charge of the election were not conleveled against the ASG by two candidates for firmed by the student assembly as is indicated the student assembly who were disqualified by Article V, Section 2 of the ASG constitu. from this week's run-off by the judicial ad- tion. (2) One of the candidates for the assembly, Michael Tieri, helped to run off the vocates. Michael Kearney and Donald Eaton were ballots, thus violating Article VII , Section 5 held to be in violation of the Election Code which states that no student running for elecwhen they allegedly voted twice on the first tion shall participate in carrying out general election duties. (3) Ballots were carried away day of the general election. However, the two candidates defended their from the polling area, and many did not action in a letter to ASG president Jerry return. In addition they charge that the judicial adJones, stating that they took this action to call attention to illegal election procedure by the vocates had no authority to disqualify them ASG. "It was not our intention to violate the for this act because (I) They have not been principles of democracy but rather to defend confirmed by the Student Assembly (2) They did not have a quorum of five required by the them," they said. Another meeting of the judicial advocates constitution for any action. was later held in which they reviewed their Constitutionality raised decision , but did not change it. This charge then raises the constitutionality Objections voiced of any act by the judiciary before confirmation The initial objections voiced by Kearney by the assembly, which can not be elected until and Eaton were brought about when the then there is a judiciary. chief advocate of the judiciary, John Frost, Jones dismissed the first charge saying that resigned for personal reasons, leaving only the judicial advocates appointed by him were four judicial advocates to run the election. "acting" until they were confirmed, and, Since Frost had had control of the procedure therefore, had authority. "Precedent has for conducting the election, and was in charge · always indicated that the judiciary can act unof preparing the ballots and procuring a roster til confirmed or not confirmed," he said. of all registered Palomar students, there was a The ASG president also denied that Tieri certain amount of confusion on the first day "helped run off the ballots," stating that his of polling. only action was to carry paper up to the room Th1s resulted in persons 0ther than where they were to be printed . members of the judiciary writing the ballots, In the case of the judiciary acting without a and delayed gaining possession of a roster of quorum Jones said, "We had no choice since voters until the second day. there are only four acting advocates at the moAccording to Jones the procedure involved ment. We interpret 'a quorum' as being all of was correct, though unusual. "Yet we had to the members, however many there are." have a system. You can't postpone elections Miller sees basis for reasons like that. It would bring the stuBruce Miller, the acting chief advocate, said dent government to a halt and we would be acthat there may be some basis for the charges. cused of delaying in order to keep the "The crux of the arguments rests on the fact assembly from convening as soon as possible." that the constitution does say that five adFor the first day of the election, there was no vocates are needed for a quorum, and that the roster. Names of those voting were taken judiciary is appointed by the assembly. Yet down instead on a roll sheet. there is no assembly! Election charged invalid "It's a big mess, because the existing conKearney and Eaton have charged the elec- stitution is a mess . If you look at it and intertion was invalid because (I) The judicial ad- pret it strictly, the ASG would grind to a stop. Unless we have some trust and cooperation things can fall apart. Actually it's an unworkable constitution, because student government is so transient," said Miller. "A constitution should serve as a guide to run student government effectively. It should not attempt to guarantee rights that are "Beauty and the Beast" has been designated already guaranteed by existing state and as the theme for the 1974 homecoming federal laws." This last was in reference to Arfestivities, adding a new twist to the traditional ticle XV which for the most part copies the Bill selection of homecoming royalty. This year, of Rights included in the American Constituboth a king and queen will be selected, as op- tion. Rogge speaks posed to past practices of choosing only a Wayne Rogge, who along with John Barker queen. A number of events have been scheduled for is representing Kearney and Eaton in the the week of November 4-8, leading up to the matter, feels that the ASG constitution is homecoming football game November 9 structurally unsound, and lends itself to all against Citrus College. All events throughout sorts of interpretive problems. "We are the week will be held from II a.m. to I p.m. in attempting to bring out the inconsistencies, front of the Student Union, unless otherwise which have resulted in two people being removed from the ballot." indicated . When asked if he thinks that the judicial adA "Get the Coach" pie-throwing contest is the subject of Monday's activity. In addition, vocates do exist at the moment, Rogge replied, Monday will be the first of two days for the "Yes, they do exist as a body, but we maintain that they have no authority. And they certainelection of royalty. ly do not have the authority to act without a Tuesday activities include a pie-eating conquorum." test, greased pole climb and other games in a Rogge says that he intends to bring the en"Fun for All" day. This will also be the tina·! tire matter before the Student Assembly, if day to cast ballots for homecommg royalty. and when it convenes. A letter to college presiA club carnival day is scheduled for dent Dr. Frederick R. Huber has been sent, Wednesday, including such booths as "Car outlining the charges already presented . "It is Demolition," "Kissing Booth ," "Nail Drive" our purpose," said Rogge, "not to contest and "Cake Walk ." Jerry Jones' authority as ASG president. Palomar's women's football team will take Rather, we want a clear, concise constitution on MiraCosta College in a game on the footthat will not be open to interpretation." ball field. A men's bike race will also be held on the track . Miller commented, "If anything positive comes out of this whole mess it will be a On Friday an "old-fashioned" pep raiiy will finish off the homecoming week test1V1t1es. workable constitution."

Homecoming festivities set

Council drops activity hour orgamzations would be able to meet. The hearing was open for comments from anyone interested in expressing his or her opinion. Many were expressed, most of which were negative. Most speakers objected that a mandatory activity hour would adversely affect the schedules of working students who could not afford to change their agendas by an hour one way or the other, and needed to ta~e as many classes as possible in the time available to them. At the outset Jones stated that the institution of an activity hour was part of his election promises. and that he had expected little or no opposition to the plan. He cited the case of Mira Costa College which had its activity hour cancelled' recently. "The students of that

college rose up in protest against the cancellation." Jones said that he had thought that Palomar students might have similar feelings. This appeared not to be the case as many objections were posed by students who took advantage of the opportunity to speak to the audience. Other arguments were that there would be no place for the excess students to congregate during this hour if they were not in the class. One speaker pointed out that the Student Union could barely contain the 500 students gathered there to escape the rain. After the hearing the Executive Council voted unanimously to withdraw its recommendation for an activity hour.


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