CONSIDERS CHARG ES 'GROUNDL ESS'
Burns accused in conspiracy case By Karen Ossenfort Charges refiled in a Colorado county court have resulted in a campus administrator saying that "At long last I have the chance to clear my name." Dr. Kenneth Burns, dean of student personnel services since last fall, has been accused by the district attorney's office in Pueblo County, Colorado, of varied charges in an alleged conspiracy case that took place two years ago. He is being charged with attempted forgery, attempted issuance of a false transcript from the University of Southern Colorado and attempted conspiracy. Dr. Burns says that the charges against him are "groundless" and his role in the conspiracy is a "tragic mistake" resulting from a "joke shared in jest" with fellow employees that was misinterpreted. Two separate Pueblo grand juries had
previously indicted Dr. Burns along with two other persons on the charges. Both were thrown out by district court judges on technicalities. This is the first time the charges have been filed in a county court. Dr. Burns feels that the refiling in the new court will give him the opportunity to make a plea to clear his name. MarLyn Jacobson, director of food services at California State University, Northridge, and Eileen Nogare, former grants director for the University of Southern Colorado, have also been named in the refiling. The charges stem from an incident that took place in the spring of 1976 at the Colorado university. The district attorney's office claims that Jacobson, who was then employed at Southern Colorado, had tried to obtain a false transcript from th e school to
better enhance his chances of employment elsewhere. Nogare and Dr. Burns are accused of trying to help Jacobson obtain the transcript. Dr. Burns denies that he was any part of the cons piracy and says he feels he has been "a victim over the last year and a half. "It's been a tragic situation filled with tension for myself and my family" he said. Dr. Omar Scheidt, president of Palomar, says that he supports Dr. Burns and hopes that the students and staff would also. The first grand jury indictment was thrown out last August on grounds that the prosecuting Deputy District Attorney Patrick LeHoullier had not been admitted to the Colorado bar. The second grand jury investigation was dismissed because of improper use of transcripts containing testimonies from the first gran d jury investigation.
THE TELESCOPE Volume 31 No. 15
A Publlc.t lon tor t he Aeeoc:l ated Student&
Mar. 3 , 1978
San M arco e, C A.
Six concerts prepared for fourth annual arts festival next week
Dr. Kenneth Burns
Mime show
here toda y International mime artist Haywood Coleman will highlight the college's Black Culture Week with his performance today at2p.m. in room P-32. Touring with such renowned entertainers as Diana Ross and Marcel Marceau, Coleman has received rave reviews in the U.S., France, Tunisia, Lebanon and Egypt. The Los Angeles Times writes of Haywood, ... "one of America 's purest and most original artists, with a preVISion and technical virtuosity that may by now have superseded Marceau's . .. " The Caravan newspaper in Cairo also praises Coleman's artistry . .. "Mr. Coleman portrayed,with extraordinary vividness, characters ranging from a balloon vendor to a pear diver ... certain members of audience familiar with Marceau's work expressed preference of Mr. Coleman's style which they consider more concrete and effective ... " (Continued on page 2)
A diverse cross-section of "new music" will be presented March 7-17 during Palomar's fourth annual contemporary arts festival. Six daytime concerts will be presented by highly respected musicians, many of whom have international reputations. The two-week event, sponsored by Palomar's music and community services departments , will feature performers in informal concert and workshop settings. The presentations will be hour-long concerts, all scheduled in room C-6. Many will include discussion of the music by the performers. Opening the festival Tuesday is the Extended Vocal Techniques Ensemble in concert at noon. The group was formed in 1972 as an experimental research and performance division within the Centerfor Music Experiment at UCSD. Its performances range from pure improvisation through completely notated compositions. On Wednesday soprano Ann Chase will demonstrate a vocal study of lyricism in 20th century vocal music at 11 a.m. Chase, a member of Musica Reperta and Pacific Lyric Theater in San Diego, is also a member of SONOR, a cham her ensemble directed by British composer Bernard Rands . Chase was a featured soloist in the Palomar Chorale's production of Carmina Burana last fall, and was also soloist during the 1976 Brahms' R equiem. Contrabass soloist Bertram Turetsky will present a variety of works on Thursday at 1 p.m. Turetzky is known as one of the foremost contrabass players in the
country and as a leading specialist in new music. Composers throughout the world have written special pieces for Turetzky, and he will perform several of them during his program. On March 13, bassoonist Charles lipp will present a concert at noon , followed by a discussion of modern notational symbols at 1 p.m. lipp is currently teaching bassoon and composition at the University of Nevada and is bassoonist with the Las Vegas Chamber Players. He has recorded on CRI Records with the University of Illinois Contemporary Chamber Players. Student and faculty performances will highlight the March 15 concert which will be held at 11 a.m . Among the performers will be the Palomar Chamber Singers, directed by David Chase, coordinator of the Contemoorary Arts Festival. Concluding the Festival, Contem1 porary Music Theatre will present the compositions "Chant" and " Midnight Rainbow" March 17 at 11 a.m. The pieces are a combined
effort of composer Martin Grusin, John Forkner, creator of the unique visual "Tympanum Luminorum ;" and dancer Kim Pauley. " Midnight Rainbow" is an electronic work composed on the MOOG synthesizer and presented with the "Tympanum Luminorum." "Chant" is a work in which dance and light "become extensions of musical timbre," according to the group. Festival coordinator Chase, a Palomar instructor, described the performers as "serious musicians who love what they do . Perhaps the most striking feature of the festival is the rapport that develops between the spectators and the performers. By the end of the week , students have an image of modern composers and performers - not as strange experimenta lists, but as personable and dedicated individuals." There is no admission charge and all con certs are open to the public. For more information , call the Palomar Music Department, 7441150 or 727-7529.
Women's Workshops offer answers Women's Week will be celebrated here March 6-10 with workshops, and chances for showin g support, sharing experiences, and getting feedback from each other. "Power workshops" about power, sexism, racism, oppression and effective ways of dealing with them will be held Monday atnoonin0-11, Tuesday noon in E-5, and Tuesday at 6 p.m. in P-1. On Wednesday, International Women's Day, which Women Aware
is calling "Don't Put Up With Putdowns Day," everyone is invited to eat lunch together under the clock tower. To show support on this day, Women Aware is asking that particioants wear red. Armbands will also be available. Billie Barbara Masten, poet, will give a workshop/ discussion on Thursday at 2 p.m. in F-23. She will discuss her experiences as a woman poet and also other issues concerning women.