ASG pushes for student participation By Erin Thien Mter a productive summer vacation, Associated Student Government members are busy with plans for the school year, according to ASG president, G. "Sweed" Swanson. "During the summer the group was active in the National Student Organization and attended a conventiQn in San Francisco. This organization works at the federal, state and local levels for the benefit of college students," said Swanson. At the convention, which had representatives from Nevada, California, Utah and Hawaii, Swanson was elected to the National Supervisory Board. This board acts as the board of supervisors for the NSO. Student legislator Jim Lepanto was elected as an area coordinator.
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certainly learned a lot from the other schools," Swanson said. Some of Swanson's concerns for this year include eliminating communication problems, student participation on committees, ASG card sales and a student assembly. "Over the summer we had an automatic answering service installed to handle all calls when no one was in the office. We are planning to continue this, so students will be able to reach us at any time," stated Swanson. A portable information booth in the Student Union has been slightly delayed, but should be ready in a few weeks. "A major concern of mine is student participation," Swanson said. "There was many com-
are administrative committees of the college which determine what will happen on campus." Approximately 25 openings for students are still available. Interested students should contact Swanwon in the ASG office, R-3. Approximately 25 openings for students are still available. Interested students should contact Swanson in the ASG office, R-3. Student activity cards sales were not as high as hoped, according to Swanson. The ASG cards sell for $5 a year or $3 a semester. Identification cards are available for $1.50 a year and $1 a semester. "The purchase of an ASG card lends monetary support to the ASG and is one of our major
incomes,'~
explained Swanson.
Benefits of the ASG cards include eye and dental care at a student arte, special discounts at recreational areas, life insurance at a reduced rate, check cashing and free admittance to all athletic events. The cards may be purchased at the Student Activity Office. "For the first time since 1969, the ASG is going to have a student assembly in October. We hope to have a speaker, have clubs set up booths, make available student information and have a live band," Swanson said. "Our main purpose is to get the students together and for them to meet with their student representatives."
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Muslim leader speaks tonight on ~oneness' By John Murphy Considering the original segregationist beliefs of the Black Muslims, the name "Growth Toward Oneness" seems a strange one for the lecture to be given by Minister Daniel X. Ad nan of the Nation of Islam tonight at H p.m. in room P-32, at least to anyone not familiar with recent changes in the sect's beliefs. These changes are best described in Minister Adnan's own words, "It's no longer Black Muslims, just Muslims." Recent changes have allowed whites to enter the Nation of Islam and the old "Hlack is Beautiful" sentiment, explains Adnan, was a means of balancing the scales of justice and to initiate pride in blacks rather than prejudice. The sect is now urging mem hers to become involved in the larger community. In the lecture dealing with world unity, Adnan will explain the inevitable need to coordinate world wide efforts in solving major problems, claiming the United States will be catalyst for this unity. He cites the basic freedoms of civil rights progress, and the women's liberation movement as proof of progress being made in the United States toward unity and equality. When asked what part the Muslim religion would play in a unified world, Adnan explained he cared little of a man's faith as long as they could work together, and that he would rather look at basic similiarities of religion, rather than differences. The answer reflects the positive attitude of the 40 year old Adnan who finds it easy to be positive after starting at the bottom. Horn and raised in the Watts area of Los Angeles, Adnan was in his midtwenl.ies¡and attending UCLA when he was arrested, severely beaten and imprisoned for 27 months. It was during this time that he was exposed and converted to the Muslim faith . Following his imprisonment Adnan decided he could best serve his people by understanding the system and changing it, so he went hack to school night and day while continuing to work parttime too . After attending three different colleges Adnan had earned two undergraduate degrees and a graduate degree in police science. Armed with education and faith he worked for community services. including The Department of Communitv Services. as director of the Police Ma.lpractice Center and as a resource coordinator for the House of Uhuru. a substance abuse program . He recently resigned from his position as West Coast Prison Coordinator for the Nation of Islam to become the representative of the Chief Minister of the Nation of Islam in the San Diego area. Adnan also emphasized the fact that some blacks were as much an enemy to their movement as white suppression. saying, "There is a difference between brotherhood and brothers who are hoods." He expressed pleasure at the groY•th of the Muslims. citing the 42.000 converts thev have had in the last four months, and the establishment of temples or mosques in the Carribean . as examples.
Christian group meets Palomar Christian Fellowship. an affiliate of Inter Varsitv Christian Fellowship, meets every Friday at 11 a.m. and 12 noon in ES-9. Richard Norlin of the English Department is faculty sponsor of the club this semester. All interested students are invited to attend.
Michael King, teacher of AfroAmerican and African Studies (left) talks with Daniel Adnan, Nation of
California students are expanding efforts to register 100,000 follow students to vote by the October 4 registration deadline. Student leaders hope to increase students' political influence by turning out record numbers of students to vote November 2. "Students have the numbers to decide many crucial races,'' Student Vote '76 Coordinator Kevin Woodruff said. " But students must be registered to vote to use their potential." Students who have never registered before must register. Any student who will be 18 on or before November 2 may register now and vote, Woodruff emphasized. Students who have moved since last registering must re-register, as must Islam Minister, who will spel'lk students who have changed names or occupations. And any student who did tonight at 8 p.m. in Room P-32. not vote in the November f974 'g eneral election must re-register. ¡ (Staff Photo) Student may register and vote immediately in their campus communities, Woodruff stressed. Students need only obtain "postcard" voter registration forms, fill them out, and return them by October 4 to register, because of the new "register-by-mail" law. "Students on many campuses are Filter, which will ultimately project on a already registering other students to TV monitor in the planetarium lobby. vote," Student Vote '76 Southern CaliforThe Alpha Filter screens out several of nia Coordinator Chris Price said. "We the sun's wave lengths to produce a will help out these efforts, and encourage picture of the sun's surface. Differences students on other campuses to start in solar temperature will show as dark registering too. "The work of the students on camspots on the orange peel image of the sun puses is vital to student registration that the filter produces. The white light projector and prominence eyepiece will be inside an equipment room in the ES lobby. The white light projector's screen will be visible at all times through windows, but the prominence eyepiece will only be available by request. James Pesavento, instructor in charge of the heliostat, thinks the device will Designed to meet the needs of all clubs prove popular not only with Palomar on campus, the Interclub Council urges students, but with the grade school club participation in its meetings. The procedures for a club to become an children who come to visit the ICC member are: (1) a constitution and planetarium. current roster must be on file in the Student Activities Office; (2) an application to be placed on the ICC agenda must be in the ICC box in the ASG office five days prior to a meeting and minimum of 10 regulary attending membeh. To facilitate the ICC 's ability to aid the Remodeling will begin next week at member clubs in scheduling events the Fallbrook Bilingual Education without competition, it has the job of Center, according to George Pesacreta, administering club usage of campus chairman of the Bilingual Education facilities. All clubs desiring to use a campus room for their meetings must fill Department. The Fallbrook Center is located in an out a requisition in the Student Acold school building and basic work will tivities Office. Money for clubs is available through be handled by the Palomar Building Supervisor Bill Eddy, said Pesacreta, the ICC. Attendance to ICC meetings is but finishing work will be taken over by mandatory to receive any funds for the students of English as a Second club. Regular meetings times will be anLanguage and Spanish as a Second nounced at a further date. Language classes.
New solar telescope helps
students to view 'live' sun Students will soon be able to examine the sun "live" in the Earth Science lobby, thanks to the science department's new solar telescope. Scheduled to go into operation in late November, the heliostat, as the telescope is properly called, will have its main mirror on the ES building roof, with three optical benches downstairs in the lobby. The main mirror will track the sun automatically by means of an electric motor. Other mirrors will direct the image down into the ES lobby where it can be directed to any one of three optical benches. The simplest bench will have a white light projector which will show the image of the sun as a yard wide disk on a screen. Sunspots will be easily counted and their size and rotation noted. Prominences, million mile spurts of flame from the sun's surface, may be seen through an eyepiece on the second bench. The third bench will contain an Alpha
Changed rules affect veterans New procedures affecting veterans with over 40 units attending Palomar under the G.I. Bill are being implemented in order to comply with Veterans Administration requirements. The procedures are designed to speed up full payment of educational benefits. Questions pert<:Uning to the new procedures would be brought to the attention of the Veterans Education office, located in the administration building. Student veterans must be pursuing a major to qualify for educational benefits. A student who has prior college credit must declare a major upon entering college. A student with no prior college credit, has until the end of the first semester to declare a major. The VA will not accept self improvement. undecided or job advancement as educational objectives. If a student- changes his educational objective. a request for change of program (VA form 1995) is required. Forms are available at the VEO. Student veterans are permitted one change of educational objective \\;thout prior approval by the \'A. Additional changes may be approved . depending on the circumstances. However. in all cases the request for change of program must be submitted. Office hours at the \'eterans Education Office are Monday through Thursdav from t\ a .m. to 9 p.m . and on Friday from 8 a.m . to -!:30 p.m .
Council designed to benefit clubs
Remodeling to begin at Fallbrook center
statewide." "A lot of important issues are being decided on November 2," Jim Knox of the California Community College Student Government Association said. "This state's voters will help elect the President, elect a U.S. Senator, and choose thousands of local officials. "They will also vote on i5 state ballot measures, including the controversial 'Farmworkers' Initiative,' Proposition 14." "Students have the right to participate fully in making these decisions," Knox added. "But we can't do so unless we are registered to vote." Student Vote '76 is the California project of the American Voter Education Fund, Inc., a non-partisan, tax-exempt corporation, however, and so will not favor any candidate or cause in its efforts, Woodruff concluded.
Health Services offers testing Health Services is now offering screening tests for tuberculosis, mononucleosis and throat cultures. Gene Stevens ofthe microbiology lab has volunteered to process the cultures. Once again, a cancer clinic for women will be held every other week starting September 30, at 9 a.m. A breast check and pap smear will be offered. A fee of $3.50 will be charged to cover lab costs. Those interested may go to Health Services or call Ext. 464 for information or appointments. The center is located in the HH building near parking lot D and is open daily 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. No appointment is necessary. "It is recommended that a tuberculin test be done yearly for student protection from tuberculosis," said Clarice Hankins, coordinator, Student Health Services. "We are sorry that we are unable to issue food handlers permits or do testing for credential requirements. "Mononucleosis is an infectious disease of young adults characterized by malaise, fatigue, headache, fever, sore throat and swollen glands. We can do a simple diagnostic screening test," advised Hankins. "Throat cultures are advisable if you have a sore throat accompanied by fever and malaise. Most sore throats are viral, but a culture will determine the possibility of a strep infection. Other services available include first aid and rest area, counseling, referral, vision and hearing testing, pregnancy testing, hemoglobin determination, blood pressure, diabetic screening, and a cancer clinic. Optional health insurance is available. Also, we have a referral for discount optometrist service for examination and glasses.
EXPLORES TRADITIONAL VIEWS
Jewish culture course offered Dr. Bert Gerard, director of ad- to the Arab world in a linguistic sense is ministration at Temple Beth Israel in very important to Islamic scholars. San Diego, will teach "Introduction to Dr. Ge~ard will also discuss Jewish Judaism" this semester on Wednesday arts, Hebrew and Yiddish language and evenings from 7 to 10 p.m., room F-10 literature, Israeli music and dances, and The course deals with the nature of Jewish cooking. Jewish culture and religion and will Dr. Gerard graduated from Brooklyn cover Jewish philosophy and religious viewpoints, including Torah and com- College and earned his Master's Degree mentaries, Kaballah and mysticism, in Education from Hofstra University in ceremonies, festivals and the New York and did his doctoral work at significance of artifacts. Judaism con- New York University in Guidance and tains one of the richest cultural Personnel Management, the latter traditions in the world. Henry Rosovsky, degree being earned under a War Service Harvard University dean, believes that Scholarship based on a competitive knowledge of the history of European examination. He also did post-doctoral Jewry is crucial to understanding Rus- work at the Hebrew Union Collegesian, Spanish and Polish history. The tie jewish Institute of Religion in New York.
He has been an adjunct instructor at Hostra University and Gratz College, and a Hillel Foundation lecturer for B'nai B'rith. In public education, Dr. Gerard served several school districts in New York, working as a high school teacher, guidance counselor, administrative assistant, and assistant superintendent. He also wrote an education and political affairs column for a Westchester New York newspaper. Dr. Gerard currently edits The Inkling, a nationally circulated teachers newsletter. Palomar's first class in Judaism was well received by students and has been completely filled according to the Behavorial Sciences Department.