May Fair spirit sweeps campus Wednesday At 10 a.m. Wednesday the balloon will begin to fill while powered hang gliders seek their landing spots. The 1980 May Fair at Palomar will have begun. F1oating 200 feet above the ground, spectators will have a rare opportunity to view the entire campus and all the various activities. For those with less courage, the Palomar College cheerleaders will give guided tours on the ground level. Translators will also be available to assist and inform those who may need them . Tour guides may be arranged in advance by calling 744-1150, ext. 300 or 301. There will be many performances in both the afternoon and evening. Two different puppet shows will be presented in the afternoon for the children. Adults may find the presentation "Medium Over Easy" exciting imagery by Southern California Visual artists more to their liking. Or if sound and motion are more their style, they may wish
to catch one of the bands which will be playing. The music ranges from chamber to jazz to rock and roll , so there should be something for everyone's taste , including a concert choir performance in the new theatre. A campus produced laser light show promises to have some outstanding effects. Cultural exhibits will abound, including film and slide presentations by the Arab Club, a dance performance by the Association of Performing Arts and Dance and a display of art and fashion by MEChA, while art by women will be featured in the Women's Center area. The Undefeated Club will be giving a demonstration of adaptive equipment and also present the play "The Invisible Wheelchair" in the evening in room P-32. The Ecology Club will sponsor solar displays, polarity therapy and provide information about the environment. The Associated Student Government will offer a bicycle
seminar by American Youth Hostels . It will provide an opportunity to brush up on bicycling techniques and learn repair and maintenance of bicycles. Helicopters will be available for viewing with explanation of their purpose and function offered by Marine Corps Crews. Carnival booths , a Frisbee toss , computer games, clowns and jugglers will lighten and brighten the day. And if all the excitement and activity gets to be too much, go to the Health Services Booth and get a free blood pressure check. The creative talents of the Art Department students will be showcased in the pottery sale and art display and sale. Many excellent art pieces will be available at reasonable prices. The Latter Day Saints Student Association will be on hand to offer talks on food preservation and answer questions concerning their organization.
Several clubs, including the American Indian Organization, and Black Student Alliance will have open houses , and will be prepared to answer questions pertaining to their fields of interest. Step into a distant land in the evening as the Arab Club presents a troupe of ten belly dancers who will perform dances from 14 countries. And in between their dances, a fashion show will give an idea of the customs and culture ofSaudi Arabia. Mter the dancers have concluded, a folk dance group will give a lively performance in which the adventurous are invited to participate. In addition to all the ex hi bits, displays, and performances given in the May Fair, visitors will find the entire campus accessible as the academic departments hold their Open House / Senior Day. Many departments including Industrial Technology, Life Sciences, Music, Theatre, and Business are planning tours of their facilities,
THE TELESCOPE Palomar College
Volume 33 No. 18
A Publication of the Associated Students
Friday, May 2, 1980
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Piano duo Internationally acclaimed duo pianists Karl and Margaret Kohn of Los Angeles will perform Wednesday as part of the Music Department's regular Concert Hour series at 11 a.m. in the Performance Lab. The Khons will play the Visions de !'Amen by Olivier Messaien, one of the ¡most influential composers of the twentieth century. This is a monumental classic of piano literature which illustrates the profound religious faith that Messaien considers the most significant aspect of his art, and was composed in 1942, the year of Messaien's repatriation to Francehe had spent the preceding two years as a prisoner of war in Germany.
Admission is free and all are welcome. Please phone ext. 349 for further information.
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LASTING MEMORIAL - John Barlow, art instructor at Palomar for 17 years, died last Friday. He had retired in 1973 and had contributed many of his paintings, sculptures and
The art exhibit is filled with wit and satire by well-known Japanese Pop artist, Masami Teraoka. The gallery is open to the public from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. the *** American
From Motion Picture series, Sam Peckinpah's Ride the High Country will show Thursday in room P-32 at 2 and 7 p.m. The 1962 film tells an unglamorous story of two aging cowboys. Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea show what can be done with the genre of the Western when given a taut and realistic script.
mosaics to Palomar. He is shown with one of the four carved tile panels he had done recently for the Palomar College Theatre lobby. A memorium may be found on page 2. (Photo by Pam Ames)
Computer music set Monday Nursing deadline "New Computer Musicfrom Stanford" is the title ofthe next Contem-
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"McDonald's Hamburgers Invading Japan" is the current watercolor exhibit at the Boehm Gallery, showing through May 12.
ASG president Nelson strives for new goals Instituting more social activities, opening communications with the students, and getting more students interested in athletic events are among the goals recently elected ASG President William Nelson has in mind for the coming school year. "I'm going to be experimenting and trying different goals," he explains. "I'd like to see more live bands and more art murals, such as the one outside the racquetball court." Nelson narrowly won the president's office over former president Greg Heffernan. He was involved in student government in high school and also had experience in his Air Force stint.
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Karl and Margaret Kohn have concertized widely both here and abroad. Their programs have emphasized the contemporary literature for two pianos and for piano, four hands, with as diverse engagements as the first performpance in the USA of Boulez's Structures Book 1, and Lopatnikoffs Concerto for two pianos and orchestra in Helsinki.
demonstrations and for performances. The Planetarium will give a special afternoon showing- of its current program, and demonstrate the solar and reflecting telescope. Art lovers will be most interested in viewing the exhibit in the Boehm Gallery, "31 F1aYors Invading Japan," a showing by Masami Teraoka, a specialist in Japanese Pop Art. For those who long for reruns of Robin Hood, a visit to the archery range will soon have people in fine spirits, as the Palomar Archery Teams show their winning form. And if students find that none of this fun concerns them, try visiting the Career Fair, where over 40 employees will be waiting to answer job-hunting questions. Programs will be distributed listing all the special events and open houses. For further information call 744-1150, ext. 300, 301, or 216.
Next featured in the Women in Film series will be the Effect of Gamma Rays . .. , starring Joanne Woodward who plays an unhappy misfit who psychically batters her two daughters. It is a marvelous, gutsy, and penetrating view of a slum family life. The film will be shown Wednesday at 4 p.m. in room P-32. Discussion will follow in room P-30.
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Dave Chittock Wlll give a talk on an informal recent leave of absence trip to Australia Wednesday in room F-9 at 3 p.m. He is a counselor at Palomar and teaches classes in self-esteem and relationships.
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The Child's Care Center will offer a Children's Center Newspaper Drive May 14 at the bin in Student Parking Lot 12 on the western side side of the campus. Funds from the recycled newspapers will be used for the Child's Care Center.
porary Arts Festival concert Monday at 12 noon in the Performance Lab. It will be presented by Loren Rush and Janis Mattox. Rush is currently a co-director of CCRMA, the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics at Stanford University, where 'llUSICians with a variety of backgrounds, including psychology, electrical engineering, and music use a computer with associated digital hardware as both a research tool and musical instrument. Mattox attended the 1978 Stanford Summer Computer Music Workshop, an intensive period of study lasting several months and remained there to study with John Downing, John Grey and Rush. She was member of the teaching staff of the 1979 Summer workshop. After the concert Rush and Mattox will conduct a workshop in which they will discuss the latest developments in computer music, with special reference to the CCRMA. Admission is free and all are welcome. Please phone the Music Department at 744-1150, ext. 349 for further information.
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Nurses are always in demand, and students interested in entering this field can train at Palomar College where applications are now being accepted for the Fall1980 semester. Deadline for applications for the RN program is May 8. Applications can be obtained from the Allied Health Office. The RN program offers an Associate in Arts degree in nursing plus the opportunity to gain advanced standing by transfer of previous nursing classes or by the challenge method. Interested persons should contact the Allied Health Office immediately.
"I'm hoping to put it all together, and fortunately, I know a large number of people on campus," he says. Concerning the election itself, which he won by a margin of only three votes, Nelson pulls no punches, stating, "I thought I would win, but I knew it would be close." He intends to work more closely with the Athletic Department, and enlarge the clubs so as to involve a larger number of students. Promotion of ASG cards is also on the agenda. ASG is still wrestling with the idea of mandatory card sales, and Nelson explains, "There are legal problems with mandatory ASG cards, but we are going to try and increase the benefits so that they are so desirable that students can't wait to buy one." One of Nelson's biggest concerns is Proposition 9, which he says, if it passes, will affect all social activities directly. He hopes to make ASG more self-sufficient. and make clubs and athletics more important as fundraisers. Among others, Nelson sings the praises of ASG advisor Frank Hankin. "Everyone is pleased with his work." He also commends Greg and Dale Heffernan and Abby Reddig. "I am very pleased with the ASG. What Greg has done is outstanding. I hope to be as dedicated as he is."
Arab Club schedules May fair 'wallc' The newly formed Arab Club has selected as a major goal the dissemination of information relating to their culture and traditions. As part of this goal, the club is planning a "Four-and-one-half Hour Walk Through the Middle East." This program will be presented during the May Fair Wednesday at 7:30p.m. in the Student Union. The price of admission for students and
staff is $1, all others $1.50. The program will include exotic dancing, a fashion show, music and prizes .. This program promises to provide a better understanding of the culture and traditions of the peoples of the Middle East. For further information, please contact Saad Al-Nasser, visit the Arab Club in R-31 behind the Student Union, or call 744-7796.
John Barlow leaves lasting legacy The followin g is an article about John Barlow written several weeks ago. Th e Telescope would like Ia dedicate it in memorium Ia this special man and all the wonderful art projects he initiated at Palomar.
By Derace Orput John Barlow's claim that he is "not a master of any field" is not entirely convincing. The creator of the four rubber tile panels in the lobby of the new Palomar College Theatre names versatility rather than mastery as his forte, but the delicately carved faces and figures posed sedately on the wall indicate something deeper. Masks, jesters, Charlie Chaplin and Finocchio are among the figures found on the tiles, some of which required intensive research on Barlow's part . After making introductory sketches proportioned down to a smaller scale, Barlow placed pla stic sheeting over them and marked off grid lines. When carving the rubber tiles, he used the tile joints as the grid . As an art instructor at Palomar for many years, Barlow's main interest was in his students' accomplishments . "I think art students are capable of doing things that deserve permanent display rather than just always working on things that wind up in the circular file at the end of the semester," he explains. While touring southwest colleges on sabbatical leave in 1970 Barlow found few
examples of "student art work that had been good enough to put up as permanent displays on college campuses. " He cites an instance where he assigned his design class to make twelve by twelve inch plaster carvings . He then built a grid on the wall of Palomar's administration patio and placed each square inside the grid. "Each one individually didn't amount to much," he says, "but when they were all put in a grid system, it made quite an impressive decorative thing. These students were just as proud of that as could be, to thing that their assignment had been good enough to install as a permanent piece of art."
Gordon Lightfoot - "Dream Street Rose" Gordon Lightfoot is in fine form after his disappointing Endless Wire LP. His new album, Dream Street Rose is a combination of the many styles Lightfoot has put on vinyl over the years. The changing of rhythm, which was so prevalent on early works like "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" and "Minstrel of the Dawn" reappears, especially on the cut "Ghosts of Cape Horn." This song tells of the misfortunes of sailors in the days of yore that took to the bottom of the sea in one way or another. "On the High Seas" and "If You Need Me" enjoy the same melodic quality Lightfoot classics "Beautiful" and "Softly" exhibited. A haunting sound pervades many songs throughout Dream Street Rose. The song "Whisper My Name" is slow, but the intensity builds through the lyrics," . . . I'm just a dusty old memory you can trust . . ." The striking similarities between DreamS/reel Rose and other Lightfoot music cannot be denied. "Make Way For the Lady" is a laid back song with roots from Lightfoot's Old Dan's Records LP. A strong jazz-type bassline is rendered here by long time Lightfoot sideman Rick Haynes . Lightfoot winds up the album with a song he has performed in concert for years, "The ALctioneer." This is a story of a young boy who skips school so he can go learn the fast talking ways of the auctioneer. Dream Street Rose is a healthy rebound from his dull, unimaginative Endless Wire LP. One of the truly great songwriters of our era, Lightfoot is destined to have much success with Dream Street Rose, and I'm sure there's many more classic songs to come from the Minstrel from Canada.
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"I am so happy I went into the art field because I've thoroughly enjoyed by teaching and I get a feeling of fulfillment out of what I'm doing now," he says . Barlow taught elementary school for sixteen years and high school for two years before coming to Palomar in 1955 . He found college teaching more rewarding.
The Patrons of Palomar College asked Barlow to do murals for the new theatre. "I was very flattered when they asked me to do it," he says." All the time I was teaching at Palomar, I made every effort to get things "When young people get to this age, they out on a permanent display basis on campus, pretty much know that they want to do," he and so they felt that I would be in sympathy explains, "and that's a big help. All the rest of with something like this. I am happy with the tme you're trying to help them find what the results . Although it didn't quite come they want to do ." out as I had originally visualized it, it 's a fair Barlow is not your typical artist who has representation ." to be in a special mood to be creative, but Barlow's all of which he has taught at Palomar. He nowconcentrateson sculpture, deliberately disciplines himself . "In fact," he mosaics and three dimensional art . He says, "sometimes when I get to feeling real mean and ornery I can work it out of myself avoids painting as much as possible . best by going out and working on "I have never felt secure in that field. If I something." He does admit though, that his start painting I always try to dig a hole in the best time is in the morning. Barlow lives with his wife Esther in canvas . I try to work three dimensionally Escondido . Their two children are grown even though I have a flat surface."
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Although the artist is retired from teaching, he still loves art and keeps busy at it . This has not always been the case, however. ¡ While attending San Diego State he wanted to go into the forestry service, but developed rheumatic fever his first year there. He did a "complete about-face" and spent his last three years of undergraduate work in art, later going on to Claremont Graduate School.
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and married. Their 35-year-old house was one of the first pre-fabricated houses built by Hayward Lumber Company. "It was a funny little house ... they brought the parts out on a big truck and semi-trailer . . . it was just like putting together tinker toys," he recalls .John Barlow's salvation is his studio shop which he fondly refers to as his "doghouse." He started making church furnishings while he was stili teaching: mosaics, sculpture and stained glass. His most recent church project has been two ten by fourteen inch wall hangings made out of appliqued carpet remnants. He also makes chalice cups and "whatever a church needs." His interest in church projects came from the things he found in church catalogs. "The stuff is pretty feeble ... you see the same things in different churches because they all buy out of the same catalogs. That really grates me." He asked his own church, Grace Lutheran, to let him custom-make their furnishings so they wouldn't look like every other church. "It keeps me busy," he says, "and I can make these things for the same cost as the catalog item, but they are individual in nature and they are made specifically for the church in which they appear." His work is known mainly by word of mouth and he has sold his art in Borrego Springs, where he and his family own a vacation trailer, Desert Hot Springs and San Diego.
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Handicap access problem in Theatre claimed Th e following letter was sent by Community A ccess N etwork (CAN) volunteer] oseph C. Tuck Ia W ayne j ensen, Chief of th e Handicap Compliance Unit , Office of Stale A rchi lee/, regarding Stale Handicap Law violations in the New Educational Theatre at Palomar. Mr. Jensen: As a volunteer handicap advocate in the "Community Access Network" program, sponsored by the State Department of Rehabilitation, I am one of those responsible for dealing with handicap access and use
problems in the North San Diego County area. During a recent inspection of the new Educational Theatre on the Palomar Community College Campus I discovered a number of Handicap Law violations as covered in the American National Standard Al17.1-1961 . The following conditions, which I believe to be violations, were noted: 1. Main entrance doors are all glass with small outside frames. A 12 inch kickplate, or
suitable material, has not been provided. ASA 5.3.1- note 2. 2. Drinking fountain is mounted on wall with spout too close to wall to be used by a person in a wheelchair. ASA 5 .7. 3. All urinals in mens restroom are 23 inches from floor. ASA 5.6.5. 4 . Ramped entrance to rear stage area and dressing rooms, located on south side of theatre, has a 2 inch plus lip at the threshold which makes it impossible for use by many wheelchair people, especially one using a battery operated type. 5. Level areas provided for wheelchair patrons are located in the front row and have been made by removing regular seatsthree on each side of house. These spaces do not provide the recommended 60 inch front to back clearance because of the narrow front aisle and closeness to the ¡stage of the front row seats . Worse, is the fact that access to these level areas for wheelchair patrons is either by way of the very steep aisles from the foyer or from the side exits, The main aisles are too steep for wheelchair use unaided and the side exits are not "Primary Entrances." ASA 5.1.1 and 5.2.1. The side exit on the south side of the theatre has a steep inclined ramp just inside the door making it too hazardous for use by one in a wheelchair. This leaves only the side exit on the north side of theatre for use by wheelchair patrons unaided and it can be reached only by way of a steep walkway from the front of the building. ASA 5.1.1. For a patron in a wheelchair, seated in the area provided down front to go for a drink of water or to use the restroom unassisted, they must go outside, up the steep sidewalk and in the front entrance-reverse this to return to their seating area. In my opinion, independent use of this facility by a person in a wheelchair is next to impossible and then only if that person is in goodphysical condition and is willing to take risks . I brought these problems to the attention of college officials and was informed that this matter is the soul reponsibility of the Office of the State Architect. Their greatest concern is where to get the money to correct the situation . As you know, Mr . Jensen , the basic principle of all handicap laws is to provide (Continued on page 4)
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Track finals on tap today Sylvia Quirk and Marilyn Martin are strong bets for double victories today as the Palomar men's and women's track teams host the Mission Conference Finals today at San Diego State University beginning at 2p.m. Quirk and Martin both had top marks for the women's team at last Tuesday Prelims, also held at SDSU. Quirk has the leading mark in the shot put with an effort of 41-4, some seven feet ahead of the next mark. Quirk also has the leading distance in the javelin with a toss of 125-0.
An all-around athlete who is not restricted to a couple events, Quirk also qualified in the discus with a third-best mark of 100-0; in the high jump with a fourth-best 4-10, the same as teammate Mary J o Mattina; in the 100-yard dash with a fourthbest 13.0; and in the long jump, where her 16-5 was sixth best. Martin had the top times in two events at Tuesday's prelims, clocking a 4:51.7 in the 1,500meters and a 2:20.4 in the 800. She also qualified in the 3,000 with a fifth-best 11:32.0. Also qualifying high for the women's team were Chris Grebisz, second-best of 58.43 in the 400 meters; Mattina, third-best 70.3 in the 400 hurdles and third-best 116-0 in the javelin; Cathy Crannell, thirdbest of 16-111/z in the long jump; Tammy Clark, fourth-best 17.4 in 110 hurdles; Pat McNary, fifth-best 73.2 in the400 hurdles; Stacy Panna, sixth-best 2:30.0; and the relay teams, which timed a second-best 4:08.8 in the 1600 relay and a thirdbest 51.2 in the 400 relay. The Palomar women were nosed out in the race for leading qualifiers for today's finals. MiraCosta
numbered 28 qualifiers, followed by Palomar with 27 and San Diego City with 20. On the men's side, the Comets qualified 37 entries to lead all schools. Palomar was followed by Saddleback with 30 and North Division winner Chaffey with 29. Steve Binns clocked a 14:55.8 for the second-leading time in the 5,000, and he also qualified in the 1500 with a 4:11.5 , although his best is 3:57.9. Teammate Mark Smith had the top time in the 1500 prelims with a 4:05.7, and he also had the thirdleading time in the 800 at 1:58.03.
Daryl Stephens qualified in the long jump with a fourth-best 22- P/z and in the triple jump with a secondbest 46-2 1/z. In the weight events, Jesse McKinney had a toss of 46-9 1/2 for the second leading shot put mark, and Chris Gruning had a 1402 for the second-leading effort in the discus. Steve Boyle (183-9) and Rich Reis (2179-4) placed 2-3 in the javelin at the prelims, and Mike Fritchman also qualified at 175-10. Charlie Daniel qualified in the 100-yard dash and 400 intermediate hurdles, while Jon Cooper qualified in the 100 and 200 dashes.
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Comets roll to softball crown The weather conditions at Chaffey College Wednesday were close to perfect. Perfect, that is , for a family of ducks . There was more water in the air at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains than there was in the Chaffey swimming pool. It wasn 't coming down in a hard rain, but rather swirling around in a heavy mist and cold wind. It would keep most people from stepping out from under shelter, but it didn't keep the Palomar women 's softball team from winning the Mission Conference championship. The Comets blanked the Panthers , 7-0, behind a one-hitter by pitcher Dana Tanaka, and a balanced nine-hit attack that left Chaffey in the cold and a game behind Palomar in second place. The Comets will host College of the Desert today in the conference home finale at 1:30 p.m ., but more important games loom next week. After hosting four-year school Point Lorna College in a nonconference game Tuesday, Palomar will travel to Golden West College for the Southern California Sectional Tournament, which begins Thursday. "I think we're peaking at the right time of the season," said coach Mark Eldridge after his club improved to 16-1 in conference and 21-3 overall. "We rose to the occasion with what was probably our most complete game of the season . Everybody in the line-up got a hit, and we got the big hit every time we needed it." Eldridge also had reason to be impressed with his club's defense . The Comets made no errors despite the slick field and rainy conditions, while a Panther misplay in the outfield figured in a three-run , third inning rally for PC. "With Dana pitching, our defense doesn't have to field the ball a whole lot, and I was worried about the short fP.nce in right field and the
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slick grass. As it turned out, it wasn't a problem for us." Only three balls were hit into the outfield off Tanaka, two of which were caught by Lori Shimer in left and Tina Woodring in center, and the other just ticking off shortstop Mya Sanders' glove for Chaffey's only hit in the fourth inning. Shimer put the Comets in front with a two-out triple to deep rightcenter to score Cathy Odell in the second inning. Jody Mitchell followed with a bloop single that scored Shimer, resulting in Mitchell's 20th RBI, tops in the conference. Palomar loaded the bases in the third and scored thr('e runs on Odell's groundout, Pam Boyle's · single to left, and an error on a misplay in the outfield. Two-out RBI singles by Sharon Jensen and Jeanna Hallenbeck in the fourth closed out the scoring.
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PUTTING IT IN PERSPECTIVE - Palomar shot putter Jesse McKinney will be one of the top entries in his event today as the Comets host the Mission Conference track finals at San Diego State Univ ersity. McKinney had a put of 46-9 112 for the second leading effort at Tuesday's conference prelims. (Photo by Kevin Cloherty)
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