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Palomar College
Volume 35 No.9
A Publication for the Associated Students
Tuesday
By Michele Jansen Fifty-seven percent of the faculty support their unofficial newsletter, the Fogcutter, according to a recent petition that was presented to the Board of Trustees at their November 23 meeting.
"Here's Love," a musical adaptation of the popular holiday favorite "Miracle on 34th Street," will be presented next Tuesday, December 8 through Sunday, December 13. Written by Meredith Wilson, "Here's Love" will show each evening at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance on the 13th at 2 p.m. Directed by Buddy Ashbrook, the cast includes members of the Theatre Department's last production, "Cyrano de Bergerac."
Verbal attacks on the Fogcutter by Board of Trustees members Dr. William Boyce and Alan Krichman, prompted the editorial staff to circulate the petition, to determine the amount of support the publication has on campus.
Admission to "Here's Love" is $5 general public and $4 students. Reservations can be made by calling the Palomar College Theatre at 7441156 from 2-5p.m. Children will especially enjoy seeing"Here'sLove," asithasmany younger people cast in it. Also, Santa Claus will visit 45 minutes before each performance.
Free concert today KSM 99, the alternative FM radio station, will feature another free concert today at noon. The ''raging" rock and roll of the Passengerz will be on display for all to see and hear in the Student Union.
150 certificated contract employees and 59 classified employees signed the petition, which stated in part: "We the undersigned would like to affirm our support for the Fogcutter." It also stated that the results, and signatures would be presented to college president Dr. Omar Scheidt, and to the Governing Board. According to editorial staff member Jack Quintero, "This was not a secret ballot, but a petition that required people to sign their names on a dotted line to make a stand .. ., one ofthemoreimportantstands on campus."
EDIFICE COMPLEX - Construction workers labor on the foundation of the new library, tentatively due for completion in December. 1982. (Photo by So nny Miller)
Quintero, an English Department member for 17 years , presented the petition to the board because, "You seem to have gotten the impression that the views expressed in the
General Education requirement changes General education requirements for graduation from a four-year college can no longer be completed at a community college in California. According to Registrar Herman Lee, "Under the old requirements a community college could certify a student as having completed the general education units required for transfer to a four-year institution. That has changed. Now students must have nine upper division units that may only be taken at a California State University campus, in addition to the 39 lower division units." Last year the chancellor's office of the California State Colleges issued an executive order changing the general education requirements for
graduation from a California State University with a bachelor's degree. The change became effective as of fall 1981. "Here is the sticky part," explained Lee, "It may be difficult for students to decide if the new general education requirements apply to them." The new requirements a pply to; beginning freshmen, transfer students from out-of-state, or from private colleges and universities, and from any university of California, and to any students who were not enrolled during the fall or spring of 1980-81. "Students who enter a California State University this fall and have
been in continuous attendance at another California Community College, or California State University would be grandfatherP.d in under the old requirements. If they didn't break attendance," said Lee. The records and evaluations office will still evaluate lower division courses for transfer, but "We will no longer complete certifications for transfer purposes, since complete certification can only be received at a California State University Campus," explained Registrar Lee. Those students who plan to transfer should see a counselor right away to see if the new requirements apply to them. For further information or an appointment with a counselor call campus extension 2179.
City moves to solve traffic problems ByKenBaer Scheduled construction on longawaited traffic improvements will begin as early as the Spring semester. The city of San Marcos is currently finalizing agreements with public and private interests and is expected to announce the results of these legal hurdles before December 31. Utilizing a traffic access and impact study prepared by traffic and transportation specialists Stephen George and Associates of San Diego, the city of San Marcos has drawn up the addition of new campus-area streets and also the improvement of existing surface streets. The study was prepared for the Campo De Leon Corporation of Vista which proposes to develop a mobile home park called Santalina Hills adjacent to the San Marcos city boundaries, and also for the county of San Diego's Departments of Transportation and Plan-
San Marcos, CA
Petition supports faculty publication
Musical starts
Starring in "Here's Love" are: Caroline Martin, Alysa Vander Zanden, Kim Neblett, John Mensching, George Karnoff, Bill Berryhill, Susan C. Wisnosky, Cali Maus, Dan Bennett, Jordan Jenkins, Carey Smith, Annette Sullivan, Ruth Flury, Mike Buckley, Craig Birmingham, Chuck Nunn Jessie Longoria, Gina Rosenfeld, Carlos Beattie, Joan Norman, Zalane Nunn, Trena Simpson, Liz Stephens, Stephanie Merriam, Suzi Anderson, Ray Tafejian, Kirk Musselman, Gregg Monzeglio, Noni Heath, Al Ortiz, Kitty Novet and Pat Riley. Director Ashbrook will chaperone an excursion to London April 2-11, 1982, and up to 3 units of college credit are available. This third annual Easter tour is priced a reasonable $999, which includes roundtrip airfare, first-class hotels, breakfasts, tours, plays and endless sights. For more information contact Buddy Ashbrook at 744-1156 or 7463566.
Friday, December 4, 1981
ning/ Land Use. "The study proposes many different land uses and depending on actual land uses, we may have to alter some street plans," said Alan F. Schuler, civil engineering assistant for the city of San Marcos. "Regardless, for construction of the traffic improvements to begin, working out agreements with a very complex district must happen first," continued Schuler. "We would really like to have this work performed in the summer, but if agreements are finalized and a company is contracted, the work will begin practically overnight." For Palomar personnel and students who have been promised such traffic easement for years, improvements may seem almost overnight. The project is large and involved, but the city of San Marcos has elected to undertake all im-
provements in one phase: Mission Road will be widened to four lanes, including bike lanes, from Twin Oaks Valley Road to Rancho Santa Fe Road. Stop signs at the intersection of Mission and Pacific Street will be elimina ted, and railroad crossing gates will be erected. A traffic signal a t the entrance to Palomar and the improvement of the existing signal at Mission and Las Posas Road is planned. Las Posas Road, fr om Grand Avenue to the n ew Borden Road will be widened to four lanes. Borden Road will run behind the campus from the future extension of Ra ncho Santa Fe to Twin Oaks and beyond. An as-yet unnamed street will intersect with Las Posas Road north of Mission and provide a separate entrance and exit to campus via parking lot #12. Railroa d crossing gates will be
built over the tracks at Las Posas Road, immediately south of Mission. Pacific Street will be improved south to Highway 78, as well as the improvement of Descanso A venue to Las Posas. Pi co A venue will be channeled from San Marcos Boulevard through to Mission Road, with the installation of a traffic signal at Pico and Mission. New bus shelters, to be provided by the North County Transit Dis路 trict, will be constructed at the entrance and exit of campus. Before any of this can begin, however, an undergrounding district must be formed. The district is tentatively planned from Rancho Sa nta Fe Road to the east campus boundary. Next, the undergroun路 ding will be performed which will put all utilities under ground and visually enhance the entire area. Agreements with the Santa Fe
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Fogcutter are those of just a few 'dissidents'. We really didn't think so judging by the comments we received on campus and by the tremendous financial support we received. Because you brought us into the board meeting by your remarks, and cast a little doubt on what we were doing we did take the poll." "We never thought of ourselves as 'immature', or as 'sophomoric', not even as 'rebellious', and certainly not 'terrorist'. We thought of ourselves truly as concerned, as responsible, and even now and then as eloquent." The results ofthe poll were passed out to board members and to the standing-room-only audience. "Fifty percent or more of the faculty is a significant figure, significant enough to show that the Fogcutter has a role to play on campus," continued Quintero. Of the 16 non-tenured faculty members, only two signed the petition. "I think that is interesting as well," said Quintero. "When you realize what it takes to get faculty members to sign their names to a petition they know is going to the president of the college and to the Governing Board, that takes a lot. I admire the extra courage of the classified employees who had no real reason to sign at all, but did anyway. "I suppose that some members don't agree and I know that some are afraid to take a public stand like this." Trustee Dr. Boyce questioned Quintero, "It is very important to know whether or not the faculty voted that there should be a dissident, derogatory, denunciatory, publication or would it be that they feel that there should be an organ that is published that would give faculty views on various items? But was it pointed out strictly that the Fogcutter is, which it is, a decidedly insurrectionist type publication and that they were supporting that? That's what I think it's important to know." Quintero protested, "Mr. Boyce, they're saying exactly what is on the petition, it's right here. I don't view it that way, and apparently they don't either, And I'm kind of resentful that you would describe it in those terms." Boyce insisted, "Well, isn't it? I mean without emotion, with a disinterest, dispassionate, I mean just as an objective overviewisn'titatall times dissident?" A few minutes later when Jack Quintero proudly pointed out that the Fogcutter had been picked up by other college campuses Boyce said,"Well then what we have is a disloyal faculty." "I don't think you have a disloyal faculty, and I don't think that you have a terrorist or insurrectionist faculty. You don't find terms like that in the Fogcutter and I think that to throw terms like that around is irresponsible." "I really have a hard time believing that you've read this and can say the things that you're saying," said Quintero. He passed out copies ofthe first three issues of the newsletter, and read excerpts from each, stating the objectives and purposes of the Fogcutter. "I suppose that our single most burning issue is that it seems to us that over and over again you give exclusive attention to Dr. Scheidt. Continued to page 2