Polygon, Mystic Sounds highlight disco dance Jazz, rock and disco sounds will reverberate from the Palomar Student Union walls tonight and tomorrow night during a two-day musical involvement. Tonight's jazz-rock concert will feature drummer Ralph Penland, who has toured with such names as Freddie Hubbard and O.C. Smith and has recorded with Ahmad Jamal, Herbie Hancock, the Supremes and others - and has formed his own group, Polygon- all by the age of 24. Polygon includes, besides Penland, Cedric Lawson on piano, Eddie Henderson on trumpet, sax expert Jimmy Roberts, Russell Laidman on guitar, Charles Meeks on bass and Harold Huff, percussion. Vocalist Sylvia St. James mellows the sound. The Polygon concert begins at 9 p.m. in the Student Union. Disco music by Mystic Sounds will
begin at 9 p.m. Saturday evening. Tashee, singer and percussionist, renders the latest tunes plus sur¡ prises, and plays an unusual variety of percussion instruments. Keyboardist Brad Comer leads the group and joins in on occasional vocal numbers. Rounding out the Mystic Sounds are Abbey Batchman and Robert Dingo, guitarist and drummer respectively, and Shobey on conga drums. The Mystic Sounds is a young, exciting and thoroughly professional unit, much in demand on the Los Angeles night club scene. Admission to both concert and dance costs $3 for the general public, $2.50 for students. Tickets are on sale at the Palomar BSA and ASG offices or at various North County locations, including Bill Gamble's Mens Wear, King's Music Center and the Radio Shack, all in the Plaza El Camino Real.
Jazz-rock drummer Ralph Penland will perform with his group, Polygon, this evening in the Student Union.
THE TELESCOPE Palomar College
Volume 30 No. 28
A Publication of the A ..ocieted Student.
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ASG TREASURER ACCUSED
He Who Gets Slapped, a romantic tragedy by Leonid Andreyev, will close the 1976-77 theater season at Palomar College. The play runs tonight, tomorrow and June 2, 3 and 4, in the Drama Lab (P-33) at the San Marcos campus. Curtain time for all treasurer was chairing a legislative and that seemed completely in line. performances is 7:30 p.m. meeting," Bowman added. Many other groups added for inflaDave Caserio plays the title role. According to Essex, a budget tion. Forensics did not," explained He is enrolled in mime classes at committee meeting is not a Essex. Palomar and is a published poet. legislative meeting. As a committee Consuelo, the "Equestrian Tango "As for the Telescope, I voted no of the ASG, the budget committee is on a motion for $1,600. I felt cutting Queen," with whom "He" falls in defined as all members of the this account almost in half was not love, is played by Marla Jo legislature with the ASG treasurer fair. The newspaper ended up with Blackburn. A professional model, as the chairperson. $2,400 and $200 free advertising for she is also studying drama here. Pat O'Rourke has appeared in "The four legislators from the ASG. This passed with a six-four speech team are voting for their own vote. Since music has been adding so more plays at Palomar than any pet projects and are giving out much to their allotment this year, it other cast member. He plays Brimoney like mad. The chairperson is also seemed right to raise their quet, the manager of the circus. supposed to be impartial and objec- account," Essex said. Zinida, the lion tamer and Britive. We don't feel a person who is Considering a constitutional quet's "wife," is played by Deborah taking a speech class and voting as amendment to remove the treasurer Harris. the legislators who are members of from the chair at budget meetings, Van Hakes is featured as Count the speech team do could be objec- Bowman feels the treasurer should Mancini, Consuela's father. tive," commented Bowman. only be a resource person to the Michael J . Frederiksen is best "What classes I am taking do not legislature. known to Palomar audiences as have an influence on my voting. "I believe an amendment to that Druitt in Jack the Ripper. Currently There are certain classes I must take a student assistant in the theater at to obtain my degree. This happens to effect will definitely be brought Palomar. be the semester I decided to fulfill my about. It will be beneficial to all Other cast members are Theresa students. It should be completely speech requirement," said Essex. modeled after the American Con- Ilao, Rigo Estrada, Evie Payne, Bob Parliamentary procedure states stitution, emphasizing the separa- Lemien, Todd Capen, Barry Brent, Stacy Herther, Sue Schein, Nancy that the chairperson may vote in tion of powers. and Alicia Pinkerton, Robin Shancase of a tie, or vote to make a tie "My biggest concern is our budget non, Eric Pincock, Ellen Molaro, causing a motion to fair. Essex was called on to vote in the and spending the students' money Michael Johnson, Kenneth Eisenaccounts concerning forensics, wisely. Last year's legislature did an man, Alan Alison, Lynn Gonzo and outstanding job, spending the ASG Ariel Dennis. music and the Telescope. money as each had earned it inBuddy Ashbrook directs the play "My feelings are that any account dividually. That is a virtue the new with David Boyd serving as asking for the same amount as last legislators should be aware of. The technical director. Tickets are $1.50 year should not be dropped, especial- new legislators are spending money for students and Gold Card holders ly since the entire budget has in- like it is going out of style," said and $2.50 for non-students. Resercreased this year. Forensics was Bowman, who has been a member of vations may be made by calling the college at 744-1150 or 727-7529. asking for the same amount, $6,800, the legislature both years.
Legislators question biases By Erin Thien Questions of bias and the role of Associated Student Government treasurer Kerin Essex were brought up by legislators Chris Frye and Terry Bowman at last week's budget meeting. The motion made by Frye said to " ... set all budgets aside from last week (May 12) and all motions removed in that the treasurer should not act as chairperson and hold a vote at budget meetings." "I was shocked, but I did not feel that I was in any way biased," said Essex. "I was accused of being a member of the speech team and therefore, being biased. Neither statement is true. When I was voting, I voted how my conscience felt, not for any interest group." Essex then ruled the motion out of order as it conflicted with the ASG constitution. In article three, section two-C, paragraph two of the ASG constitution, one duty of the treasurer is described as "Shall preside over meetings of the budget committee which shall convene not less than once every 20 school days." "Most constitutions have a clear division of power between the judicial, executive and legislative branches. Essex comes under the executive branch, so that was the question," stated Bowman. "We were wondering why the
Romantic tragedy wi II close theater season at Palomar