Palomar College
ETELESCOPE
Volume 34 No. 13
A Publication tor the Associated Students
Stockadale on Australia
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.
William Stockadale will present his new full-length color motion picture, "Australia," in P-32 Sunday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. under the sponsorship of the Palomar College Community Services. This is a look at a unique land '.-down under," where everything is ilifferent. from koala bears and kangaroos to "road trains" and boomerang-throwing aborigines. This is also the land to which a recent Gallop poll indicated five million Americans want to move, testimony to the strong grip Australia holds on the American imagination. Besides exploring Australia's exciting cities, the film takes viewers on a 4000-ml.le motoring adventure across the great Australian out-back to uncover an Australia unknown even to many Australians.
William Stockdale is one of America's formost travelers and lectureers. He has written for prominent national magazines. His articles appear frequently in the travel pages of the New York Times; his photographs and films have appeared in magazines and on television; and his lectures have been enthusiastically received by America ' s most discerning audiences. Admission to" Australia" is $3. for general admission or $2.50 for senior citizens and students.
Participants include 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.
*** Deadline for the 1981 Bravura, the Palomar College Literary Magazine, is March 2. Original short story and poetry manuscripts are needeq.. They should be accompanied by a selfaddressed ¡stamped envelope, and brought to P-6 in the English Department.
*** The Sunrise Theater Group, a part of the Undefeated Club, will be performing March 5 at 12 noon in the Escondido Mall.
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. 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 school 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.
Instructor's essay on logic wins national recognition BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL- Afro-American arts will be the focus of a multi-media festival tonight at 8 p.m. in the Dome. Participants will include theDiamano Coura West African Dance Troupe (above); the University of California at San Diego Gospel Choir; and the UCSD Jazz Band. African food, arts and crafts will also be available. General admission is $3, with a $1 charge to high school students. Children under 12 will be admitted free of charge.
Financial grants available Education never ends ; life sees to that. And even formal education; in todays demanding world takes a lot of time and money. Every student with high ambitions can use all the encouragement and help he or she can get. Therefore, generous and interested private sources have for many years contributed to the scholarship program on campus. One of the most lucrative scholarships is the I vie_ Frances
Wickam Scholarship . Current women graduates are eligable for the grant, which ranges from $1500 to $5000. Funds for the scholarship are dependent upon the institution selected for further education. Starting March 6, applications will be available in the Financial Aid Office, Staff Building 4. All entries for awards must be returned to Financial Aid by April 17. So if you are eager to earn and learn, make use of this program and pick up an application.
NewsScope MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan) students are sponsoring a dance in memory of a student who recently died, with proceeds to go to a bilingual scholarship fund. The dance is scheduled tomorrow at 9 p.m. in the Student Union. Music will be provided by "Incognito," with special guest appearance by "The Ticks." Admission is $3 .50 per person, or $3 for those who hold student activity cards.
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Festival celebrates Black History month
presents film
A highlight includes a visit to one of the strangest communities on earth, Coober Pedy, where people live underground in" dugouts" when not mining opal in 130-degree temperatures. Even the church is underground, and new homes are constantly going down. A tour of the world's largest rock and a visit to Alice Springs with its unique School of the Air and Royal Flying Doctor Service in the remote "red heart" of the country are also shown. Other highlights include sheepsheraring, an outback round-up and life among the aborigines including an authentic corroboree.
Friday, Feb. 27, 1981
Registration is still open for the Printmaking-Serigraphy class that began February 20 and will run through March 27. ¡ This class, given by Larraine Krol Alperson, will meet Fridays in C-43 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m . Students will explore various techniques of multicolor silk screen prints. This is a one unit class, not.5 as stated in catalog.
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KSM FM Radio will be giving away San Diego Clippers tickets until March 24, between the hours of 5-8 p.m. Listeners are asked to phone in to 744-1140, extension 212, or listen to KSM for details on how to win.
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Being offered this semester by the. Art Department will be a "Free Weaving Workshop" conducted by Susan Durrant. This one unit class will meet from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m . on Fridays in room G 47 starting on April 17 thru May 22. Registration is still open. Students will explore fiber weaving and construct small hand looms.
Educational television will be producing eight shows, possible through a grant called New Perspective- Support Services for Women. The purpose of the tapes will be to inform and recruit women into nontraditional jobs, such as electronics, construction, television and others. The programs will be aired sometime in Jun e over the educational television station.
Dr. Zachary Seech of the Philosophy Department is helping to put Palomar on the map as well as winning for himself prestigous national recognition from the American Philosophical Association. Seech was notified last week that his essay submitted to the association " R-E-T: An Informal Method of Evaluating Reasoning," is one of two papers selected from universities and colleges throughout the nation to be presented at the Western Conference of the Association in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in April. The essay, answering the association's call for papers on innovative ways of teaching philisophy, will also be printed in the philosophical journal, "Teaching Philosophy." The gist of Seech's essay is an argument for simplifying the teaching of logic through the use of every day English. For example, he advoctates minimizing the use of technical words like "premise," "validity," and "soundness," which students don't relate to. He contends that the same concepts can be conveyed with words no less familiar then "right kind," "enough," and "true." Seech is interested in getting his ideas out even beyond the college campus in order to help people lead more well-ordered lives. He teaches a
TV course on Logic, which appeals to many non-collegiate people. He also is in private practice in Solana Beach as a consultant in Rational Analysis and Communication. He teaches logic for supervisors and middle management personnel as well as for employees. The goal here is for people at all levels to learn tolerance, ease in communication, and greater confidence in self-expression resulting from the quiet assurance that they are making sense. Dr. Seech finds teaching at Palomar exhilarating. He feels the community colleges are stronger on innovation in teaching than the universities, which often emphasize faculty publications at the expense of teaching excellence. Seech is filling in for Gene Sager, who is on sabbatical leave, but he enjoys Palomar enough to stay for a long time, if possible. "Teaching students how to think and study is an important task of a college professor in the age of rapidly changing technology," he says. "Helping students to understand logic by using simple language is a key factor in getting the subject matter across." Seech has taught reasoning skills to thousands over the past eight years. He holds a Doctorate from the University of California, San Diego. He has earned several awards for effectiveness in public speaking.
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Graphic Arts Guild is an informative, working association. For anyone interested in professionalism in graphics and the commercial art field this would be an outlet for communicatiJ?g with fellow artists.
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"Heart Saver Day" sponsored by the Heart Association will be held Saturday, March 14, 9 a .m. - 1 p.m. A one day course in CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) will be taught for which a "Heart ~:)aver" certificate can be earned. If you are interested in learning this skill, call Ext. 460, and your name will be put on a list.
PIANO VIRTUOSO - Matthias Kriesberg was the featured performer in the Music Lab February 18.
(Photo by Thomas Soto)