Concern for campus security results in action By Marilou Genereaux
All reports of incidents on campus can be Concern for security and safety on the made there. Found property can also be campus has resulted in the establishing of a turned in at the office. central crime and safety reporting office. Jackson and John Kratt, coordinator of the In January three recommendations by the Campus Patrol are both experienced and Safety and Security sub-committee under certificated criminal justice instructore who the direction of Robert Jackson, coordinator will work with the patrol. They will insure of public services, were approved by both quality and confidentiality with those reporthe Safety and Security Commission and the ting incidents. Faculty Senate . Accepted was a recommendation that, The patrol has already established "the Campus Patrol be officially designated credibility with the local law enforcement as the report taking agency for all crime, loss community in the area of information and injury reports ." exchange through the use of the standard The green building located at the end of report form. the track toward the front of the campus will be open and staffed during all school hours . A second recommendation involves all
incidents that may receive press coverage. Reports will first be given to Dr. Omar Scheidt, superintendent, by phone, as well as in writing. The administration will then establish policy compatible with the law and in the college's best interest . The last recommendation accepted concerns the security guard program. Formerly, under the authority of Bill Eddy, superintendent of buildings and grounds, the contract security service personnel will now report to Kratt and the Campus Patrol. "Better coordination of efforts by both services" plus "the more professional presentation of services due to the expertise of the Campus Patrol coordinator" will offer
increased security on campus, states the recommendation memorandum. Consideration of a new contract position of a College Security Officer, whose duties would be to preserve the public peace and safety was a recommendation also made, but referred tn the Budget Committee. A College Safety Officer " would complete preliminary investigations, engage in traffic law enforcement, perform related safety and enforce laws on campus not requiring the resources of the Sheriff's Department." The Campus Patrol office can be reached by phoning ext. 508, to report incidents or for information .
THE TELESCOPE BlackStudentAIIiance San Marcoe, CA
Friday, Feb. 20, 1981
TV classes assist production students, local home viewers Television classes are serving two purposes: many people who are not be able to attend on campus classes can learn in the home, and telecommunication students are learning how to operate a working television studio by making up the production staff that produces these shows. This semester two programs offered are produced live in the college's own studio. The productions are "Rhythmical Exercises" and "Introduction to logic." The exercise class, taught by Judy Eberhart, carries one unit of credit and will be aired on T-M Cable Channel 7 on Mondays and Wednesdays at 7 a .m . and repeated at 2 p.m. , or Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. and repeated at 8 p.m. Three on-campus meetings are scheduled from 9 to 11 a .m. on February 21 , April 4 and June 6. Dr. Zachary Seech will teach the "Introduction to logic" class on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10 a .m. and repeated at 8 p.m. on T-M Cable Channel 7. Classes will be held at Escondido High on February 25, April 8 and June 3.
MID-DAY BLUES- Anyone trying to exit from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. is frustrated by this all too familiar scene, especially during the opening days of the new semester. (Photo by Thomas Soto)
Low interest student loans on Reagan's chopping block Time may be about to run out for the low-interest Guaranteed Student loans according to federal officials in Washington. last year the Department ro+' Education reported that $4.3 billi&.t m seven percent loans were made to some 2.3 million students. Interest on these loans is paid by the government while the student is in school; and at repayment time the former student pays only seven percent interest and the government picks up the rest. Congress took the first step in abolishing the low-interest loans in last year!! session when it raised the rate on all new loans to nine oercent. At his confirmation hearing, new Secretary of Education Terrel H. Bell said "We have to put some kind of restraint on the guaranteed loan program because it is growing so enormously. Maybe we do not need
interest subsidies for the wealthy in the program." The previous administration proposed, in its fiscal year 1982 budget, to do away with the interest subsidy while the student was in school. Meaning they must pay the interest, but not the principal while in attendance. Proposed also was that parents applying for the loans must pay the going market rate instead of the lower student rates. Cost to the government of $3.3 billion next year is forecast as 3.4. million students and 2.3 million parents vie for some $5.7 billion in subsidized loans. This expense would exceed the cost of giving outright Basic Educational Opportunity Grants of $1,000 each to some 2.6 million students. How the Reagan administration intends to deal with the soaring costs of the Guaranteed Student loan program is as yet unclear, and it appears that only time will tell.
Other television classes being offered are: "Topics in Art (Romance of Clay)," "Real Estate Appraisal," "Career and Life Planning," "Home Gardener," "History of Mexico," "Contemporary Health Issues," and "Introduction to Shakespeare II." For further information on TV college classes, call the ETV office at 744-7692 or consult the spring semester schedule of classes.
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stages arts festival In celebration of Black History month, Palomar will stage a multimedia festival of Afro-American arts February 27 in the college dome at 8 p.m. Participants indude the UCSD Gospel Choir, directed by the Rev. Joseph Slade; the UCSD Jazz Band, directed by Jimmy Cheatham; and the Diamano Coura West African Dance Troupe, directed by Zak Sao Diouf, a native of Senegal. Afro-American arts and crafts will be on display and for sale in the foyer. African food will be available during the intermissions, catered by the San Diego African Vegetarian Restaurant and Afro-American chef Bessie MeN eill, who is mother of the overall organizer of the festival, Ruby Lowe. The UCSD Gospel Choir, founded by Cecil Lytle in 1976 and now directed by Rev. Joseph Slade, has grown from 32 to 120 singers, drawing its membership from the university community and from the community at large. In 1980 the choir was the only West Coast group
Distillery features The Penetrators The Penetrators and This Kids are the featured performers at the weekly Palomar College Night February 26. Palomar College Night is sponsored by the ASG in cooperation with Licorice Pizza Records in Escondido. The Distillery East in Escondido plays host to the event, and is located on Metcalf and Mission. Tickets¡ are available from the ASG or from any club on campus. Tickets are also available at the door.
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Would you like to know how you can personally clean up the environment without a great deal of effort? You can find out by attending the first Spring Ecology Club meeting on Wednesday February 25 at 12 noon in R-35.
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Students can em.¡ou now m the introductory course, "Fashion Merchandising," which meets Tuesday evenings from 6 to 9 at 362 Mulberry Drive, San Marcos, or on Monday, Wednesday and Friday At 9 a.m. in LS-15 on the Palomar campus. For more information please call the Family and Consumer Sciences Department at 744-1150 or 727-7529
*** KSM is 98.9 on FM radio, and can be heard in the Student Center.
to be invited to participate in the 27th Annual National Black University and College Gospel Music Festival in Atlanta Georgia. Six-thousand people applauded their performance of indigenous Afro-American spirituals and gospel songs. The UCSD Gospel Choir has also toured penal institutions and arts centers in California, Arizona and Texas. The UCSD Jazz Band, numbering approximately 50 members, concentrates its energies on vocal and instrumental music of the Big Band era. Jimmy Cheatham, musical director of the band, is an associate professor of Black music studies at UCSD. He has played bass trombone with Duke Ellington, Maynard Ferguson, Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis, Gerald Wilson, Bullmoose Jackson and theN ew York 52nd Street Band, and can be heard at the famous Sunday night jam sessions at the Sandpiper Lounge. Many people have already experienced the artistry of the Diamano Coura West African Dance Troupe at the San Diego Wild Animal Park where they perform as part of the park's daily attractions. Zak Sao Diouf, formerly director of the National Dance Company of Senegal, and now director of the Diamano Coura troupe, says that in his native Senegal the history and culture of a nation are told "through the beat of a drum and the shift of dancing feet." The troupe does not use western instruments and has no conga drums in the background: only authentic West African drums are used, as well as a balafon, similar to a xylophone. The occasional use of thumb pianos (called Kisanzi), cowbells and some other exoti.c sounding instruments add to the excitement and authenticity of their performance. It is sponsored by the Palomar College Black student alliance, the extended opportunity program and services (EOPS), the music department and the Afro-American Black studies program. General admission is $3, high ~chool students $1, while children under 12 are free. For ticket and general information, please phone Ruby Lowe at the EOPS office, Palomar College, 744-1150 or 7277529, extension 53.
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A dance featuring the rock groups Incognito and the Ticks will be held in the Student Union February 28th at 9 p.m. Sponsored by MEChA, the dance will be a fund raiser for scholarships. Tickets are available at the door and cost $3.50 Incognito is a band from the coast and h-ave played before at the Distillery East. The Ticks are out of Carlsbad and are "the hottest rockers on the coast," according to MEChA spokesman R.J. lopez.
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If you are interested in training
and working in Child Care Occupations, Food Services, or Auto Body and Fender Repair, please contact Ruth Orner at 744-7170 or744-1150 extension 445 or 446. For further information, go to the ROP office, Staff Building, AA-130.
Women's Center open daily to all If you need a place to rest, study or talk, the Women's Center will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. open to both men and women. Conciousness raising groups will start on February 23 and the women's support group will meet on February 25. These groups, will meet every Monday at 1 p.m. and Wednesdays at 11 a.m. and will be led by counselor Judy Eberhart.