The Telescope 37.09

Palomar College

Volume 37 No . 9

A Publication for the Associated Students

Aspiring journalists needed novv Clark Kent and Lois Lan e live' Cleverly disguised as Telescope rep orte rs, th ey a re purs uing th eir new careers by taking J o urnalis m courses at Palomar.

However, t h ey need help in produ cing th e s prin g sem este r news paper.

Write rs, photograph ers, adve rtis ing manage rs, cartoo nis ts and copyreade rs are need ed .

Fo r those wi t ho ut e xpe rience, bu t inte rest ed in a journalis m caree r, classes are available a t t he beginning and advanced levels.

"Subject areas stress reporting, newswriting, layo ut, make up, headlin e writ ing and all th e components necessary in t h e productio n of a publicatio n ," said Fred Wilhelm, newsp a p e r advisor.

Courses are d esigned to introdu ce studen ts t o the world of mass com munications. Th e c urric ulum aids individuals in pre-professional career ex perien ces leading t o the Associate in Arts degree a nd transfe r to th e four year level.

Classes offered include: Survey of Jo urnalism - For three units this survey class e mphasizes th e history and develo pment of t h e news pape r. Copyediting skills and a study of libel laws are also stressed . The class is h eld Monday, Wedn esday and Friday fro m 10-11 a .m.

Editing and Copy Writing - This three unit class s tresses basic n ews pape r practices. Newswriting, feature writing, editing, layout and h eadline writing are emphasized . The class is offered MWF from 9-10 a .m. and Thursday at a time to be anno unced .

Ne wspaper Production - For three units s tuden ts produce the campus n ewspape r, THE TELESCOPE. They plan , write, edit a nd layout t he award winning publicatio n. The class m eets fr om 1-3 p.m. Tuesday. St ate-of-the art equipment is used, including a videodisplay compute r t erminal.

"Jo urn a lis m is an exciting and rewarding occupa tion," s aid Wilh elm.

"News p a pe rs n eed cr eative repo rte rs, editorial and s ports wrtie rs."

Additio n al information o n course offe rin gs may be obtain ed by calling 744 -11 50, Ext. 2451 or by seeing a counselor.

Tuesday,

January 17, 1984

San Marcos, CA

Tuition issue still in limbo

MEMORIAL- Dean em erit us Charles A. Co utts, a resp ected and dedi-

cated edu cator, died over th e h olidays at th e age of 72.

Dean emeritus buried with m iIita ry honors Ch a rles A. Coutts, dean em erit us at Pa lo m a r College, was buried wi t h full military ho nors J a nuary 5 in El Camino Me morial Park.

Co utts died Dece mbe r 3 1 at his home in Julia n at the age of 72.

He retired in Jun e, 1979, culmin ating a career at t he college t hat sp a nned three decades. Coutts ha d begun teac hing at Palom a r in 1946, t h e year t he college was fo unded . He was o ne of t he o rigin a ll 5 instructors wh o taugh t 150 s tude n ts whe n classes we re held at Vist a High School.

A native Califo rnia n , Co utts was bo rn a nd reared in South Pasade n a.

He gradu a ted from Occide ntal College in 1934 a nd t he n atte nded gr aduate sch oo ls at both t he Unive rs ity of Co lor a do a nd t he University of So ut h ern California.

In 1935, Co utts began teac hin g as a scie nce ins tructor a t Fallbroo k Unio n High Sch ool. He re ma ined at Fallbrook until1 942, when h e join ed t he Navy as a n aviat io n navigat o r.

When th e wa r e nd ed , Co utts return ed to Sout he rn Califo rnia a nd became Pa lomar's fi rst chemistry teac he r. He w as called bac k in to service by t he

Navy wit h t he ou tbreak of t he Ko rean Wa r .

Coutts again returned to Palo mar in 1958 a nd was na med dean of sc ience, tec hn ology, a nd bus in ess a year late r.

Coutts is s urvived by his wife Celia; d a ugh te r Pam ela Stewart of Ago ura; s ister Eliza beth Pa rme n te r of Los Angeles; a nd tw o grandchildren .

The fa mily h as r equested t hat if desired , do natio ns be m ad e to th e Ch a rles A. Coutts Scholarship Fund a t Pa lom a r.

By Polly Filanc Will Pa lom a r's fin a ncial s hip ever com e in?

Palomar preside nt Dr. Om a r Sc heidt is "less pessimistic" a bo ut receivi ng sta te fund s t ha n he was earlie r in th e sem est er.

Scheidt is referrin g to th e s ta le ma te in Sac r a m ento ove r co mmunity co llege fundin g a nd tuitio n, whic h has plagued the secondary sc hools fo r th e last seven mo nt hs.

Since the legislat ure h as reconvened , the t uit ion iss ue is back in full swing, giving community colleges additio na l h op e that a compromise will be reac hed between asse mbly De moc ra ts a nd t h e govern o r.

According to Scheidt, who recently m et with representatives in Sacra m ento, "It looks like progress is being ma de, but the l!:!gislature is s till delayi ng th e iss ue." ¡ Th e figh t over inst ituting tuitio n at the community colleges began last s umme r whe n Gove rnor George De ukmejian refu sed to approve additio nal funding for the colleges unless t h e legis lature approved his pro posal t hat studen ts pay a $50-a year fee.

The resulting impasse has left t he two year ins titutions about $96 million sho rt in funding, caus ing seve re c uts in courses offe red , s alaries, and certificated arvi classified st affs.

Not only that, enrollment h as drop p ed abo ut 100,000 from 1.3 million to 1.2 million during t he fa ll sem est er.

When assembly Dem ocrats in Sep -

Registration deadline set J a nu a ry 24 is the deadlin e fo r filin g a pplicatio ns a nd in ten t cards fo r con tinuing a n d ne w stu dents for t he s pring semeste r. Priori ty registr atio n a ppoin t ment a re iss ued on a fi rstcome, fi rst-se rved basis.

Registration will begin o n J a nu a ry 25 a nd run t hro ugh t he beginnin g of sprin g classes Febru ary 7. Class sched ules a re now avail ab le at t he college or at most pu blic libra ries wi t hin t he Pa lo ma r district.

Testing sch edules fo r m a th em a tics, Englis h , bus in ess writ ing, a nd reading a re lis ted in t he s pring schedule o r inform ation o n date a nd times m ay be obtained from t h e Co unseling Ce.nte r.

Students must pic k up a reservation tic ket fo r math ematics a nd Englis h testing which must be presented at the d oor in o rde r to be a dmi tted in to t he examinat io n room . Early reserva tions a re e ncouraged as space is limited.

te mbe r bloc ked De ukm ejia n's t ui t io n pla n , t he govern o r vetoed a bill to provide $108 millio n in additio nal ope ratin g fund s fo r th e seco ndary in s titu t io ns. Wh e n a n inc rease in reve nu e from loc al prope rty taxes was fo und , t h e $108 million was reduced to $96.5 million .

Scheidt feels th a t t he govern o r "is s uppo rt ive at this m oment, if he gets his fees." He also said th a t th e governo r is in "a compro mis ing m ood" ove r th e latest prop osal of elimin a ting p ermiss ive fees ( i.e. s uppl y fees) if t uitio n is approved.

If tuition we re to go into effec t, und er t h e lates t pro posal fo r t he fall , som e p ermissive fees wo uld be eliminated , acco rding t o Scheidt, in o rd e r to "jus tify tuition ."

10 o ut of 18 permissive fees th a t are in t he edu cational cod e would be elim inated . Sc h eidt said th a t parkin g and health fees may be excluded .

"Th ey ( th e asse mbly Republicans) a r e saying the parking fees s ho uld not be delet ed , but they are uns ure abo ut the health fee."

Sc heid t says he is "a little Jess pessimistic" because th e legis lat ive confe re nce co mmittee whic h is dealing wit h t he tui tio n/ fundin g dile mm a feels "the co mmuni ty colleges d o have a (fundin g) pro ble m a nd we do need assist a nce."

If th e funding is restored , Palom a r will r eceive $1.3 millio n. If resto red , according to Scheidt, the to p priority is t o reins tate th e certificated s alaries, whic h were reduced 2.5 p e rcen t last Novembe r.

Also unde r cons id eration in Sac ram ento is th e prop osed $.5 pe r unit for s ix units and unde r , and ¡ a flat $50 tuition fo r a nythin g above. A three and a half year s unset is being disc ussed , alo ng with the finan cial aids to offs et enrollment loss t h at may be c reated if tuition is enforced.

On th e o th e r hand , if a compromise is not met and funding is no t resto red , Sch eidt p ointed out t hat the college faces a $1.3 million deficit fo r th e next school year.

Collegial model fosters communication

By Polly Filanc

Wha t comes to mind whe n one h ears the te rm "collegia l model?"

The "collegia l model" is n ot so meon e parading d own a runway displayin g the latest in preppy wear.

But ra the r it is "the t r adit io na l method of gove rn a nce a t a co llege" whe re the various segments o n campus, including fac ult y, class ified staff a nd administra tion , s h a re in the process of d ec is io n-makin g, according to newly elected board of trustee preside n t Leon Bara dat .

While Baradat believes t hat t his process h as "misfir ed a t Palo m a r ," others feel that collegiality exists he re.

During last Tuesday nigh t 's board m eeting, Baradat prop osed a reso lu tion fo r t he board to ado pt t he "collegia l model."

Having do ne "cons ider a ble researc h" prio r to Novembe r's board electio ns, he said th a t "Pa lo mar s uffe red fr o m a serio us m orale proble m a nd t h a t th e collegial m ethod of gove rnance was not fun ctio ning prope rly on campus.

"Th e m o ra le problem c ut ac ross t he s t aff, affecting classified fac ulty, a n d adminis tration .

"The so urce of th e mo rale proble m s tems fr om t wo basic facto rs. First, t he fin a ncial pligh t of t he district is see n

by m a ny as a majo r con tribu to r."

The seco nd so urce, h e says, is muc h m o re s ubject to o ur con t rol. "Alt ho ugh some people believe t hat t he dec is io nm a kin g process o n camp us h as fe w fla ws, a s urpris ingly la rge a nd broad based gro up feels t h at it is not wo rking well. Those who feel t he system is m alfun ctio ning a re fou nd at every station .

"Th ose wh o fa ul t th e d ec is io n m a kin g process a re not agreed as to th e na ture of its diffic ul t ies, but almost all agree t h at t h e proble m is a tt itudinal r a th er t ha n systemic.

"Som e people conte nd t h at t here is a tiny cadre of r adical fac ulty a nd classified p eople who refu se to take 'no' fo r an a nswe r.

"Othe rs co mpla in t h at t heir views are not re presented by t he leade rs hip of t heir p a tic ular segme nt. A t hird gro up believes t h a t a s m a ll bu t highly placed po rt ion of th e administratio n s imply refu ses to listen to po ints of view wi t h whic h it disagrees."

While Ba ra d at fee ls t h at mo ra le is "Pa lom a r's greatest s in gle d iffic ul ty, he a dds t h at t he fi n a ncial cris is has in c reased stress a n d ex ace rbated fru stra tio ns which o rigin ate fr om . . . t he absence of t rust a nd mu t ua l respect."

Ba r ad at's goal is to foc us t he board's a t t en t ion on t he "need to listen to t he

professio n als in t h eir fields a nd have th e profession als listen to o ne a nothe r."

He goes o n to say t h at, "While eac h e mployee has a d iffere nt fun ctio n in t he co mmunity co llege system, eac h also h as a kn o wled ge a nd e xpe rt ise to cont ribu te to t he dec is io n-m a kin g. The d ecisio n-m a kin g process s ho uld be a gro up o r collective ph en om en on , not individu alistic."

Eve n t ho ugh Ba ra d at says t he decis io n -m a kin g process "h as not been a sh a red one," he p oin ts o ut th at t his p roble m exists in all community colleges.

Bara d at goes o n to expla in th e reaso ns co mmuni ty co lleges have s tee red away fr om t he collegial mod el.

"Co mmuni ty co lleges h ave gotten away from t he collegia l model fo r t hree reasons.

"On e, we have evolved from th e high sc hools so t hat t he method of govern a nce is closer to t he ele me ntary a nd high sc hoo ls.

"Two, communi ty colleges te nd to p rodu ce p rofessio nal administr ato rs who a re schooled in ma nagem ent tec hniques, rat her t ha n in collegiate govern a nce.

"And t hree, fac ul t ies have not bee n a ll t hat a n x io us to accept t he respo n-

s ibility to part icipate in decis ion making."

Baradat says it is t im e community colleges fun ction like colleges, r ather t h a n high sc hoo ls. "Th ere is no t im e in th e his to ry of co mmunity colleges in whic h t he co llegial model is needed m o re.

"We a re facing a ve ry se rio us fin a n cial c ris is which necess itates a rest ructuring with the college. Dec is io ns that we're facing have to be a product of co llective t hinking. We can't affo rd to s hut a nybody o ut."

Palom a r presiden t Dr. Omar Scheidt sees t he pro blem diffe re nt ly, "the college uses p a rticipato ry gove rnan ce m odel. The collegia l m odel whic h is being proposed by Mr. Ba r a d at is closely assoc iated to th e prese nt m a n ageme nt system."

But Sc heidt add s, "We need som.e expla nation fr om t he board o n wh a t c ha nges a re needed to improve th e gove rn a nce system."

He a lso p oints o u t th at, "In o rd e r t o solve a proble m, s uc h as campu s m orale, yo u have to ide nt ify s pecifically wh a t is caus in g t he low mo r a le. This m ay vary fro m individu a l to in d ividual."

Th e present system, Sc heidt says, is set up so t hat "everybod y has inpu t in to t he system.

"Fo r ex a mple, o n policy ma tte rs, e(lch segment of th e campus h as an o ppo rtunity to h ave a voice in that p olicy d evelopme nt procedure.

"So whe n we d evelo p a p olicy, fo r instance, t he earl y star t calendar, the fac ulty sen ate pro posed that we con s ider changin g t he beginning date of o ur fa ll semeste r, so t hat classes wo uld end befo re Christm as holid ays.

"That ( p olicy) was originated by the fac ul ty sen ate. It was p resented to th e stude nts, whic h t hen we nt back to t he fac ulty senate, fac ulty assoc iat io n, class ified and adminis tratio n .

"All t his input fil te rs thro ugh t he r epresen a tives wh o s it o n the administra tive co un cil, whic h includes two stude nts, t wo fac ulty m embe rs, two classified a nd nin e administrato rs.

"Th e co uncil ma kes its recomme ndat ion t o me. Th e n it goes to th e board with my reco mm end a tion ."

Sc heidt feels t hat the a dministrat io n d oes listen to all segm e nts. "We're ve ry se ns it ive a bo ut providing oppo rt uni ty fo r a ll segm e nts to ha ve a vo ice in t he dec is ion -ma kin g process ."

Al t ho ugh he's not s ure wh a t Bara d a t means s pec ifically, Sc heidt is hop in g t h a t , "We'll h ave mo re disc ussio ns to clarify c h a nges whic h a re need ed in th e college gove rnan ce syste m."

CoMMENTARY

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The Telescope , Tuesday , January 17 , 1984

Highs and lows typify past year

By Polly Filanc Was it a very good yea r?

For Palomar it was a very diffic ult and e xc itmg year.

Having been dealt a financial blow when Governor George De ukmejian axed $232 million from community college spending around the state, Palomar was socked with a $1.5 mil lion deficit.

Many suffe red . Fac ulty salaries were c ut 2.5 percent, over 90 classes were eliminated last fall, and services, equipment replacement, travel and telephone expenses, plus many other costs were curtailed to try to balance an already tight budget.

Even the finan cial future looks bleak. With assembly Democrats and the governor still butting heads over tuition for community colleges, Palomar, as well as other secondary institutions, are having to face new ways to get through the spring semester and the next fiscal year.

Besides finances, other 1983 highlights were: In November the college experienced its most e)j:citing governing board elections . In a very heated campaign among 11 candidates, three faculty -backed candidates defeated two board incumbents.

The defeat of the two incumbents was

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allegedly spurred by a controversial board appointment that sparked public outcry over a possible violation of the Brown Act. On the lighter, more hopeful side of 1983, Palomar opened the doors of its new threestory library last April. It is considered the largest library in North County.

Through Palomar's Development Foundation , the Infant Center began providing care for six months to one and a half year olds in May. The Associated Student Government instituted a Food Bank program last fall to feed needy students . Earlier last year, they also provided a wide screen television for students between classes.

A Wells Fargo jogging course was donated for students, staff and community members to use.

Mission Road improvements began last April and completion is expected by spring.

In an effort to cut costs, Palomar and MiraCosta Community College merged football and track teams. Palomar took over football while MiraCosta took over track.

While 1983 brought many c hanges to Palomar, The Telescope staff is optimistic that the college will filter through the "doom and gloom" of future budget reports and survive .

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Mom's resolution has sanity clause

By Polly Filanc

which was four sizes too big, duplicate toys that failed to work, and gift certificates purEver wonder how you sanely made it through chased at stores 50 miles away. the holiday season?

On top of this, I had to deal with 10 garbage Every year I dread fighting off department cans which were overflowing and the trash store crowds, circling the parking lots, spendman wasn't due for days, a Christmas tree ing more money than expected, and driving looking bare and worn out and toys that from store to store, warding off the traffic, to to stay in the toy box. refused find that perfect present: After a couple of eggnogs (accent on the And then when Christmas morning finally nog) and pulling a few gray hairs, I felt equipped arrives, mass cofusion begins. Especially at to tackle department stores once again. With grandma's when 22 family members opened the steadfastness of General MacArthur, "I scores of gifts without knowing who gave what. shall return" to battle the traditional after It happens every year , and every year I vow Christmas crowds and cash in unwanted gifts. never to go through it again. and after hours of c hasing But to little avail Returning home to open mounds of presents around Oceanside and Carlsbad, I only raked that "Santa" bought turned the house to wallin $60. to-wall toys , wrapping paper and pine needles.

Ohwell.

Because our house is so small, finding a A few days later the realization of sc hool set place to put it all became very challenging. in. All that I should have done had been put off Where do I put the third popcorn popper? Will for two weeks. I promised to do all my homelast year's toys fit in the storage shed? Can I work during that first week back. squeeze one more pair of pants into an already But the first day back, running four miles in stuffed drawer? It too~ two days to figure it all P .E., has poor old mom so stiff she can barely out. type all the homework she should have done .

All this wasn't so bad until the day after the While I'm not one for making resolutions, holiday when I was faced with the returnables this year I did vow to write Santa to lighten up - new shoes that were too small, an outfit next year.

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Dear George letter

Orwell's 1984 wrong, despite some parallels Dear George Orwell, Thank goodness it hasn't come to pass. Not in this country anyway.

I'm referring, of course, to your book 1984, which depicted the horrors of a well established, unnamed totalitarian regime.

As the year 1983 evolves into 1984 and the present catches up with the future , the dictatorship and society that you described have not materialized in America. Democracy and her freedoms still flourish here.

Unlike Oceania, the superpower that was the setting for your story, America is not "a world of fear and treachery and torment, a world of trampling and being trampled on." On the contrary.

No omnipotent "Big Brother" rules this country. Our leaders are elected, subject to the needs and whims of the people. Political parties and government officials are not assumed to be infallible or inviolable. Just ten years ago , public opinion forced a president from office for arrogantly abusing his power.

Yet in a few of your prophesies Mr. Orwell, you came remarkably close.

The people serving in government postions still seem to resemble the bureaucrats fhat you described - "beetlelike men who scuttle so nimbly through the labrynthine corridors of ministries."

Although there is no official program advocating any version of Oceania's "Newspeak," our government spokesmen have conjured up a unique English dialect known as "officialese."

This bureaucratic jargon is famous for using an enormous volume of words to say nothing.

The concept of "doublethink" or "reality control" is alive and well at this time in the United States. Doublethink is the capacity to hold two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accept both of them at the

same time.

President Reagan has accomplished this feat by convincing the American people that by increasing our arsenal of nuclear weapons, we decrease the possibility of using them.

Reagan claims to be a strong advocate of women's rights. Yet he adamantly opposes passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. Like all politicians, Reaganis a master of doublethink.

T elescreens were "part of every flat" in Oceania. There was no way of shutting them off completely.

In the United States televisions are a part of nearly every household . And in my flat it seems there is no way of shutting the screen off completely.

Our televisions don't yet have the power that the telescreens had - to receive and transmit sounds and images simultaneously.

But cable TV will soon be able to monitor who is home and when for the benefit of its advertisers.

And like your protagonist, Winston Smith, I cannot definitely remember a time when my country has not been at war. My countrymen are much like the proles of Oceania, "only intermittently conscious of war. They are capable of forgetting for long periods that war is happening."

But Mr. Orwell, despite these parallels, I'm thankful to be able to say that for the most part, your society of 1984 is far different from the one I live in.

But 36 years after its conception, your book still serves as a chilling reminder of the dangers of totalitarianism .

I am grateful for your warning.

Sincerely, Sarah Grimes

OPINION

The Telescope, Tuesday, January 17. 1984

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Teachers voice budget crisis opinions

By Polly Filanc Even though Propostion 13 had caused California's community colleges to cutback spending and reorganize over the last several years, the current funding deadlock has completely usurped the planning process, caused tremendous reductions in all campus segments, and dealt a powerful blow to campus morale, agree a group of Palomar instructors.

The financial crisis resulted when Governor George Deukmejian axed $232 million from the 106 community college funding in the state. The governor said he would restore $96.5 million, which would bring the colleges up to last year's base funding, only if a $50 tuition were implemented. Assembly Democrats rejected the fees, despite opinion polls favoring tuition. The stalemate continues, leaving the college victims of a sorrowful battle between political egos.

While Palomar seems to be adjusting to the funding crunch, several faculty members voiced their opinions and concerns over the fall cuts and finan cial situation of the college.

On top of three years of no raises, faculty members last fall took a 2.5 percent paycut instead of a mandatory overload and are having to pay for part of their benefits. These cuts, along with others throughout the college, amounting to $1.3 million, are affecting morale.

"I don't hold out much hope for the spring and fall," said Faculty Senate president Bruce Bishop. ''The biggest concern for the spring is we are faced with the task for staff reduction. We are going to eliminate 20-25 positions which will be determined by program review.

"What has happened between assemblyDemocrats is not entirely financial.

The governor has chosen to take a

absenteeism and more than usual resignations."

Family and Consumer Science coordinator Margaret Gunther agrees that teacher morale is low. "Paycuts affect us negatively and the uncertainty of the situation does affect morale."

As for Palomar's future, Gunther is hopeful there will be "some sort of compromise in the spring," but she added that what has happened in Sacramento "was an unnecessary battle. I feel the legislators are holding us hostage by not agreeing to tuition.

"I personally support tuition, because if a student has to pay for education it will mean more. Besides I feel the taxpayers are not willing to pay for 'free' higher education."

The Family and Consumer Sciences

Margaret Gunther Department was "hit the hardest," said Gunther. "Several classes were cut this fall. We had to reduce the number of sections and therefore cut hourly. Hourly teachers have no security.

"If a class was eliminated because of low enrollment, then the hourly teacher is cut from the payroll."

The funding dilemma has "caused us (Family and Consumer Sciences) to look outside the normal college sources for funding," Gunther points out.

"We hope to start a cook/ chef training program in the future. We're looking at several outside sources and working with local hotel and restaurant managers to help train students for work."

In the long run , Gunther said, "We need to be aware of new technology in our areas and be ready for new programs. My concern is that there will not be a chance to further develop."

Looking back, Gunther feels "We

Bruce Bishop stand against the legislature and vice versa. Somewhat ironically, community colleges are the issue. It just happened to fall on us.

"We've become pawns in the game of political chess. It's unfortunate, slow, manipulative and agonizing. It's a lesson in politics.

"Philosophically, the governor honestly believes that students should pay tuition," continued Bishop. "But, I'm not certain it's tuition as much as he wants them to pay part of the cost of their education.

"It's naive, because implicit in his statements is his belief that it costs community college students nothing to go to school."

Bishop goes on to say that another primary issue, crucial to the governor's viewpoint, is that "the governor problably doesn't count community college students as part of his constituency. He doesn't realize that the average age of these students is about 28. Many support families and they vote."

Bishop pointed out that morale is low here. "You can't cut salaries or benefits without affecting morale. A careful look at Palomar's personnel office would demonstrate increased

Abe Gruber should have tried to influence our legislators. Perhaps we should leave the ivory tower of our classrooms and become more politically active."

Behavioral Science instructor Abe Gruber sees the problem a little differently.

"A lot of our problems are due to a financial drain on the college which is aided by an excess number of adminis-

trators who are nonfunctional ana non utilitarian which has a direct relationship to classroom teaching."

While this situation is not unique to Palomar, he said that "A leaner admin istration would function more than adequately.

"A lot of my colleagues even feel as I do that hourly pay should be instituted for administrators and person nel of 11 and 12 month contracts during the summer months.

The summer duties of administrators can be performed just as easily at hourly rates, just as summer instructors are paid at hourly rates."

His next concern deals with the quality of education versus the quan tity.

"Since the early 1970's we overexpanded into new areas and courses.

This has happened without adequate concerns for academic standards in some cases.

"With the recent financial crunch, we are paying the price for this lack of caution. A lot of legitimate university transfer courses and programs are suffering financially."

How does this affect students?

Gruber explains that in the early 70's "students might take easier courses of questionable academic value instead of more solid transfer courses, thus carrying some courses at the expense of the more solid academic ones.

"Any money to be saved under such circumstances should be more profitable if spent on remedial type courses which will allow academically weaker students to be better prepared."

Gruber strongly supported the paycut over the mandatory overload because he feels the "overload is exploitation.

"A paycut is more equitable for everyone. Asking to do more work without pay is exploitation. They shouldn't get something for nothing."

English instructor Mark Edelstein has mixed feelings about the recent cuts.''There's both good and bad about them. I don't like to take a salary cut.

Nobody does. We already lost a lot of money for the last seven or eight years due to inflation.

"It is difficult for the teachers to absorb the cut in salary and benefits.

"However, I was very pleased that the faculty chose to take a salary cut rather than teach an overload. The faculty felt that a mandatory overload would decrease the quality of education. It would perhaps force us to diminish the content of our courses."

Edelstein said the cuts greatly affected students trying to get into English courses. ''They are fmding it harder than ever. Unless we get help from the state it will be harder to get into English classes next year. Hundreds of students have been turned away."

In other words, Edlestein said, "Students who planned to spend only two years might have to spend three."

If funds do not become available, Edlestein hopes that further cuts and program evaluation will be "made wisely, with due respect for academic priorities. Then it will enable us to use what resources we have more effectively to serve the students."

Edlestein said it is difficult to see what will happen in the legislature. ''The legislature is acting too un predictably. I certainly hope that they will understand how devastating the cuts have been.

"Unless something is done to improve funding some colleges will close their doors next year."

Even though he says Palomar will not fold, Edlestein adds that we may be laying off "abo.ut 10 percent of the full-time faculty this year."

He points out that morale is low.

Along with the cuts, Edlestein said that morale has also been low, because " the faculty has not felt that the previous board and administration have provided strong academic leadership or paid sufficient attention to the faculties point of view."

The Nursing Department, which suffered three layoffs last spring, is determined "not to jeopardize any way the quality of education," said Patricia

Schmidt, chairperson.

Because of the layoffs, Schmidt explained that " We have had to decrease our incoming class size by six students, so now we only admit 30.

Schmidt, who supports tuition , said that the funding crunch may cause Palomar to look at " restructuring the financial system."

Cutbacks have caused her department to lose one classified position when their secretary retired . She said the increased workload is "hard . The volume of phone calls and paperwork that come into this office is in credible."

Schmidt pointed out that the crunch has caused them to look for alternative funding. "We are looking at grants

supported Deukmejian for tuition."

"While the pay cut hurts, I'm glad I'm still employed. (The cuts) weaken my enthusiasm to do the very best I can, but, in turn, the students are deprived of getting the best education. Low faculty morale translates directly into poorer education for students," con cluded Newbrough.

In retrospect, Bishop, who represented the administration's position on the cuts to the faculty said that,"! spoke in favor of those cuts to the faculty, but I personally don't support budget cuts that impact people's salaries and benefits.

"I advocated them solely because I believed those cuts, were necessary.

Those specific cuts were necessary because alternatives at the time were not available.

"By that I mean , if we had started the budget cutting process a year ago many other alternatives would have been available." Bishop said that at that time "the forces in power didn't demonstrate the foresightedness to realize such cuts would potentially be required ."

He added that ''The tuition issue did come up last year. Many people were optimistic that it could never become a reality.

"Independent of the tuition issue, there was a move in Sacramento to increase community college funding."

Mark Edlestein

But Bishop explained, the faculty senate was not optimistic and future cuts were "inevitible," therefore urging the administration to adopt a statement of priorities which was rejected.

that are available for equipment and staff."

"While none of us were overjoyed at taking a cut in pay and benefits, we are here for the students."

Schmidt said the Nursing Department needs to update its equipment and increase the number of beds in the lab. "We would also like to implement two certificate programs: coronary care and intensive care.

"I feel strongly that we are a viable program. We provide the staffmg for all the hospitals in North County."

According to Michael Newbrough, Political Science instructor, the fman cial dilemma is "a tragedy brought on by the separation of powers." ''The tragedy I'm referring to is that the governor and the Assembly Speaker could block such a broad consensus with an institutional pout. Generally I

Michael Newbrough ''The administration and governing board displayed an unjustifiable level of optimism that we would have a lot of money, or at least enough."

Bishop said the main goal now is to "establish priorities predicated on main taining educational quality and the credibility of this institution within the community." He also felt that it is necessary to work "closely with the administration and the governing board."

With the election of the new govern ing board, Bishop, along with many other instructors experienced a boost in morale.

Patricia Schmidt support the tuition idea, but I would like colleges to have control over administering it."

Newbrough strongly feels that the crisis was caused by "pompous arrogant egos inflated by power , particularly Willie Brown(Assembly speaker) because the public opinion polls have

But, he added that ''The increased morale that many perceive will last to the extent that (the board) manifests itself in openess, willingness to consider input from all sources and encouragement to debate even in controveresial issues."

Editor's note: During the last Board of Trustees meeting certificated faculty took an additional 1.5 percent pay cut in order to restore benefit losses.

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Director creates new ideas for funding

By Chris Reynolds

In these times of austerity when community college budgets are <>hrinking, one instructor is seeking to rem edy the problem through creative financing.

Gallery director Russell Baldwin has initiated a unique program that helped convert the former Art/ Music Library into a gallery/ classroom that will be used "primarily as a gallery management classroom."

The name of the fund raising program is "Buy an Inch of Art Space."

Through this measure art-lovers can become art-patrons.

By donating a dollar or more participants receive recognition for their contribution by being allowed a space for their signature on the wall of the new gallery.

"Of course the walls will be painted over," said Baldwin, "but the names will be transferred to a photoengraved plate that will be made into a plaque. It will make a statement about their kind generosity."

"The program was instituted ostensibly to finish the project," stated Baldwin.

ART LOVERS BUY AN INCH OF SPACE The bulk of the funds came from a $2,000 contribution of supplies from Pinetree Lumber and an additional $500 was donated by the Patrons of Palomar Society to pay for the Jry wall.

Baldwin and colleagues donated their time and labor over the summer doing th~ actual construction with the help of electricians.

Baldwin thinks one of the strengths of the measure is, "that it's a very free type of request. It fits everyone. Those who care but don't have much money can still contribute."

He also believes that these types of programs will be necessary for the future.

"Everyone says there's a right time to do things, but there's never really a right time because tomorrow, which quickly becomes today, seems worse than yesterday," said Baldwin . ''What it really comes down to with a program such as this is: Do you want to contrib-

ute to Palomar or another, perhaps better known, school?"

"If not for the Patrons of Palomar's kind generosity and the "Buy an

'It's a very free type of request. It fits everyone.

Those who care but don't have much money can still contribute.¡

Inch ... " idea the project would not have been possible," stressed Balfl.win.

He further stated that, "For a class like gallery management space is very important. In certain instances a physical plant may not be vital to the quality of education one receives, but in this case it's crucial."

Baldwin is also seeking other ways to make due with the budget the cuts

Class improves GPA, study skills Feeling the academic crunch? Can't keep up with assignments? Forget what you read? Fall asleep between the lines?

For those having difficulty keeping up with reading assignments, Palomar's Reading Program can help to increase speed, comprehension, recall, and vocabulary, according to Stan Levy, director of Reading Services, located in the RC building.

Students enrolling in a reading program "can expect to improve 2.5 grade level years in comprehension," says Levy.

He adds that statistics show that there is a need to boost reading skills on campus.

According to a 1981 survey, 49 percent of Palomar students read at the twelth grade level or below, while, on the average, textbooks used by college instructors are written for students who have skills above grade 14.

Levy indicates that this is because society puts too much emphasis on the decoding of skills used in reading words- for example, teaching phonics, context clues and look-say techniques. Instead, he says, more emphasis should be placed on understanding, because 60 percent of everyone's wak-

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ing hours are spent listening or reading.

Those students who need to improve their basic skills can do so by applying various reading techniques which are taught in the program.

Levy points out that a student can improve comprehension by "having a purpose or question in mind, whether it's conscious or subconscious." He also recommends "reading slightly faster

Students enrolling in a reading program 'can expect to improve 2.5 grade /eve/ years in comprehension.' than what is comfortable and avoid regressing."

Reading classes are individualized and emphasize textbook reading.

For students to be able to understand college level textbooks, Levy explains that ''They must link it (the

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"With the budget cuts I may have to speak softly in regards to some of the spring showings I'd like to do," he said.

"In effect, I'd like to put my eggs in both baskets."

With this in mind Baldwin is pursuing the idea of a "mail art" show.

"My students have contacted over 1,500 prominent international artists, primarily from Europe and the U.S. to participate," said Baldwin. ''The advantage to such a showing is that the artists mail you the art at no cost to the college.

"For an artist it's a time to experiment, something you don't have to rush. I've participated in mail art all over the world from Germany to Czechoslavakia to Japan to the Netherlands to Poland and here in the U.S.," said Baldwin.

"It's like Christmas in a way," con-

The showing, whic h is a semester project for his gallery management class, is titled: "8th decade ma il art show and it's after 1." The invitation being sent to artists furt her describes the show as before "84" and just a fter the winter solstice. Mail art is class-ifeyed and will include ar tistique attire, toys, new wave zoids, voids, dr oids, and t he kitchen sink. ''This is new order art, very Orwellian, with no-speak soma, big brothers, little sisters and, of co urse, wo rds and their effect on people. In a ll it is a very, very temporary contempor a ry a r t show."

Baldwin sees the recen t project as "a by-p roduct of everyone doing a great job and a very h umbling experience."

Road construction ends

READING PROGRAM

By Polly Filanc

have left him.

tinued Baldwin. "You're not s ure what you'll get, but sometimes you get some real gems, and a ll t he art becomes part of the Palomar a rch ival collection." ''The idea of mail art is not new," stated Baldwin "and generally t he notion of ma il art is somewhat off t he wall. It takes t he fo rm of ideas and concepts t hat a n artist might p ursue later. It can be hu morous, polit ical, or apolitical."

,ext) to something previously learned or experienced."

Nearly 50 techniques, incorporated with textbooks, are taught in order to help students in their college courses.

Some of the techniques discussed are pre-reading, marginal marking, critical analysis, memory, and test taking.

Because the reading program has experienced "tremendous growth," it has had to turn away as many students as are currently enrolled.

Also, because of fiscal constraints, the program has not been able to open up additional classes to accommodate the demand. For those students wishing to enroll, Levy recommends that they get on the crash list during registration.

After surveying former students, Levy says that those students who have taken power reading courses have gone on to four-year institutions where they use 10 or more of the power-building techniques.

In essence, Levy claims, "If you can read, listen, and memorize more effectively, you are certain to have a rewarding college experience, higher grade point average and more time to do things."

Patience is the key in dealing with the Mission Road maze.

In the last two weeks road conditions may have been very confusing for Palomar drivers, but the best is yet to come.

Construction is expected to end prior to the spring semester, according to Public Works director Dick Wygant.

The $4.2 million Mission Road improvement project, which began last April, extends from Pico Avenue to South Santa Fe Road. Thibodo Con struction Company will finish the project, alleviating traffic problems.

Wygant says that he does not expect traffic on Mission Road to increase significantly once completed.

The road improvement was sought to modernize the road as well as relieve traffic problems along the stretch serving Palomar with business and ru r al access.

Funding for the widening of Mission Road came from the City of San Marcos, Palomar, San Marcos Unified School district, private property assessments, San Diego Gas and Electric Company, and Santa Fe Railroad.

According to Palomar presiden t Dr. Omar Scheidt, the college's share in the two-mile project is $269,000.

When completed, improvements will include do uble-lane two way road, traffic signals, new drain age system , underground utilit ies, and revam ped railroad overpasses.

On t he drawing board still is t he extension of Los Posas Road which will provide a second entrance and exit to the college. Wyga nt sa id t he improved roadway will also help to clear up some of t he congestion Mission Roa d has suffer ed. The Los Posas p r oject is expected to get underway in J une.

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Flagg ra ises student involvement

By Sarah Grimes He describes himself as "not bigheaded."

Others call him considerate, patient, self-sacrificing and very active.

At the midway point of his term, ASG president Leonard Flagg has led his student administration to levels of prominence and success rarely achieved by past student presidents, according to many campus observers.

But he is quick to share the praise his administration has received with the others in student government.

"If it wasn't for everybody working together, all these good things wouldn't have happened."

The good things Flagg refers to in clude the Food Bank, which serves students in times of need, and the upsurge in the amount of students serving in ASG positions.

His style as president has been described as a "get along" style. This year, according to Flagg, those working in student government "aren't trying to throw their power around."

Flagg, who served as legislator the

previous semester, says, "Personalities have changed. There's more commun ication. When somebody has an idea to do something, we all try to compromise. It's not that everybody agrees with each other all the time, but we try to work together.

"Putting heads together usually makes for better ideas."

Besides being a student and ASG president, Flagg supports himself through a variety ofjobs. He works as a salesman for Jeans West, serves in the National Guard and posts the Wallpaper Journal around campus.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Flagg enlisted in the army after graduating from a vocational high school with diesel mechanics skills. Despite the training there were no jobs for him.

"Besides," admits Flagg, "I didn't want to stay in Cleveland all my life."

After achieving the rank of E-4, he left the army and arrived in Oceanside where he stayed with a cousin. After deciding to make North County his horne, he discovered Palomar.

Although Flagg is Palomar's first black student president, race is not an

Leonard Flagg issue with him.

"It doesn't matter what color you are. Being black hasn't hindered me. It hasn't helped me either, except to help me be myself.

"I don't consider myself to be a minority. I don't want my color to have 'lornething to do with me getting a job.

I want to be hired for my qualifications, not because of some quota.

"It's the person, regardless of wheth er you're white or black. If you present yourself in the right way, you can accomplish anything you want. You just got to believe in what you're doing."

Although being president takes up a lot of his time, Flagg says, "Being able to help other people gives me satisfaction."

But there are drawbacks to his office.

The combination of work, school and ASG duties "doesn't leave enough time to put into my school work, to show that big 'A' all the time. I kind of lose out sometimes.

"But I'm not sure which should be considered more important, the 'A' student or somebody that went out there and showed that they cared. The grades are nice but I'd sacrifice a lower grade to help other people around campus."

Despite the successes of his administration, Flagg would not consider running again.

"I've pretty much reached my peak in student government. I'm not going

to run for any big position. I could do more by helping other people who are interested learn about the ASG. "If the people in office taught the new people corning into student government, the system would run better."

Besides planning the annual Mayfair for next semester, Flagg would also like to work with the Counseling Department in order to "ease the transition between Palomar and four year schools and make sure that students know what courses to take to prepare them for their transfer."

Flagg looks forward to "getting involved more with the cornrn unity" after office and working towards his photographics degree.

Although the 27 year old president admits that student government has "sidetracked " him a little, his friend, Ricardo Holmes had these words about Flagg's future.

"He's very self-motivated. Whateve-r he goes for he tries to be the best at.

Leonard is going to make it to the top instead of just sitting around and talking about it."

Veteran broadcaster fine tunes KSM

By Chris Reynolds His manner is casual, yet it betrays a certain air of authority. His speech, though not sublime, is thoughtful and intelligent.

His name is Russell Jackson and he currently heads the Telecommunications Department while Dana Hawkes is on sabbatical.

Telecommunications is nothingnew to Jackson however. He is, and has been for years, the director I advisor of KSM FM99, the college radio station.

KSM is itself an interesting story, helping 58 students over the last four and a half years to gain enough experience to land jobs at radio stations like KKOS and 91X. KSM students give Jackson high marks.

"You couldn't fmd a better instructor," says KSM student Bob Schoeler. "I had gone to Columbia Broadcasting School, but that's all horne study and you don't get any personal instruction.

Russ is responsive, will answer your questions and he gives students a positive attitude. At the same time he points out the reality of the industry.

It's (radio) a tough business."

Students allude to Jackson's vast experience as one reason for his success as a teacher.

"My first broadcast was when I was in the fifth grade," Jackson recalls. "It was a school broadcast on Thanksgiving and I decided then that maybe I

wanted to do more in radio. I guess that's where I got my start.

"Of course, I've always been a radio listener. When I was young I enjoyed all the comedians, Jack Benny, Fred Allen. When I was in high school, if I was horne on Friday nights, one of my favorites was Spike Jones and the City Slickers."'

It was in high school that Jackson really got involved in radio.

"In tenth grade I got involved, for the first time, with a regular radio station.

Some friends and I had our own Saturday morning program. For six months we were on a state network and were carried on three radio stations. We even wrote our own scripts.

"Some of us moved into the disc jockey format for a while, but I'm the only one who stayed with radio."

Jackson shows his pragmatic side when discussing the turn of events that brought radio to its present stage of evolution.

"Radio went the only way it could," admits Jackson. "TV added the extra dimension that radio lacks. TV brought theater to the horne. Still, radio had imagination on its side. With the aid of the spoken word and sound effects, you built your own scene and no two people had the same image.~~' Could radio make a comeback?

"KPBS at SDSU picked up Fibber McGee and Mollie. Hudson and Bauer do a good local show and Loman and

Barkley's Light of My Life is the same type of show as the old programs. But past the morning hours people have not been in tune with that type of program for 25 years. You would have to reeducate the people and get them used to it. Beside that, it's too expensive for radio to try and bring it back.

"There have been some recent experiments in that direction though. The Star Wars series was excellent and the Salvation Army puts on a semi-religious show called Heartbeat Theater.

Still, radio in its current form will be the staple for the future," says Jackson.

Even so, Jackson does not see radio as an anachronism.

"Radio is not dead. There's always something new corning along. A year ago KGB was the hottest thing around, until91X and the Rock of the Eighties.

KGB is gaining ground again though.

An establishment like that can survive setbacks like that."

As the head of the Telecommunications Department, Jackson is active and optimistic.

"It's been a busy year with all the fmancial problems. I had all those committee meetings to go to," said Jackson, leaning back in his chair. "But we have a very healthy department and we'll be here in the future."

As far as students are concerned, "The commercial industry is expanding. It has unlimited possibilities. Radio, TV, cinema, photography andjour-

nalisrn can be helpful in many fields.

Those who are interested and motivated can succeed. Our students here are the professionals of the future.

"One of the advantages for students is that none of the majors require a degree. A four year degree will speed your advancement, but it's not necessary. With two or less years of training you can get a job."

The roots of Jackson's ambition to teach can also be traced to his high school years.

"In high school, my favorite teacher was my typing teacher. He seemed to enjoy what he was doing so much, I thought that if I ever needed something to do, teaching would be it.

"When I was in college, there was no telecommunications major, but I did have 15 years of practical experience," recalled Jackson.

"I did get a degree in business and I did my student teaching. I got a job teaching in the Los Angeles area and continued to work in radio on an irregular basis."

Thereafter, Jackson moved to San Diego, married and had a daughter, while he was employed as a work experience coordinator. Then carne the opening at Palomar.

"I got to know Dr. Ray Dahlin, the head of the forensics department. He told Dana Hawkes about my radio background."

Soon after, Hawkes and Dahlin offer-

ed Jackson the job as broadcasting instructor, and as Jackson puts it, "It combined the two loves of my life. I'm doing what I like to do."

Within five ¡ or six years Jasckson may seek early retirrnent and put his 20 years of teaching behind him. He sees this as a chance to continue his community service in another way.

"I've always liked trains. I mean, I don't have a train set at horne or anything like that, but I was once a clerk for the railroads and I'm an advocate of an improved railway system," commented Jackson.

Although he is involved in "Citizens for Rail California," the group does not support the bullet train, as Jackson literally pointed out byway of a bumper sticker tacked to. the bulletin board on his office wall. He also feels the present Amtrak management is too closely linkec;l to the bullet train. He would like to see more emphasis placed on intercounty rather than interstate transport.

"There must be supplementary transportation for the people. The best example of this is the new Oceanside Transit Center. People can transfer from a train directly to a taxi or bus."

If there is one way to sum up Jackson's future in the community and his chances of continuing "doing what he likes best", through teaching and public service, one would almost have to say he's on the right track.

Smith looks back with no regrets

By Melanie Anderson Following the career of Eileen Smith wasn't easy.

A woman with 26 years of experience in her field, and three degrees to her name, Smith is finally putting all this behind her as she retires from Palomar this month as a child development teacher.

Hired as a full-time teacher back in '74, Smith has spent the past nine and a half years mostly teaching a Basic Introductory course of Child Growth and Development.

Although three of those years were spent as department chairperson, Smith's love was teaching.

Speaking of her class, she says, "The course has grown in popularity amazingly since I've been here. It's delightful to watch students become aware of the importance of a child's early years."

Her students range from teenagers to grandparents. What she sees in her students she terms as 'exciting'. The generation gap closes as interaction between the younger and the older students bring mutual respect and understanding into the classroom.

"The older people get a chance to view youth and their ideas," Smith says. And vice-versa as the young learn from the older students' experiences.

What pleases Smith most is the increase of sensitivity she sees in her students from the beginning to the end of a semester.

Attitudes and opinions change as the semester progresses, especially those of parents who believe in harsh or abusive discipline.

"It's just not all textbooks," Smith asserts. "Real changes occur in these adults."

Smith continues, "I've encouraged a lot of young people to be committed in seeing that good things happen to children."

In the near future, Smith says, she would like to see child care centers upgraded in quality, and an "active interest taken in legislation, on state and federal levels . . . to work with congressmen and senators who recognizE> the importance of children."

Smith began her long years of schooling at UC Berkeley. Her degree collection started when she earned her Bach-

elors in Social Welfare. She chose economics as her elective classes, a subject at which she excelled.

"Running out of money," Smith says, forced her to take 22 units per semester. Life revolved around textbooks, teachers, and classrorns, she remembers, ... "all that I thought was in the world was school and studying."

After graduation, and sick of college, Smith decided to do the most outrageous and "unschoolish" thing she could think of. So she became an airline stewardess and flew with United Airlines for one year.

Shortly after that episode of her life, Smith was offered a teaching fellowship at Berkeley. Back to school she went to become an assistant student teacher while studying for her Bachelor's degree in Economics.

Looking back, Smith recalls, "I thought the whole world's problem was economic!"

Soon after her second graduation from Berkeley, Smith began five years of teaching the third, fifth, and sixth grades at a Hayward elementary

school.

Meanwhile, she married her husband Philip. The turning point in her life was perhaps when her son was born.

"When my son was born I could see that I needed to know more about being a mother." She laughs recalling when she learned that having a baby doesn't teach one everything about motherhood.

Once again, Smith returned to school. This time she attended San Francisco State on a scholarship, where she earned her third degree, a Masters in Child Development.

Smith then moved on to five years of Parent Co-op Nursery School, a school system she delights in. It consists of children four, flve, and six years of age, and it involves both parents and children in teaching the development process of children.

Smith then moved on to the college level, and remained a child development instructor for 16 years, with perhaps more degrees than an average person could hope for!

Smith is now looking towards the future. Hopes and dreams underlie her nervous excitrnent as she speaks of her upcoming retirement.

"Yes it's going to be fun ... to do the different things and still make a contribution to the community," says Smith, "You get the feeling it's time to move on." After 26 years of work in her field, Smith is "anxious to go on and try something else."

Tennis, swimming, gardening, traveling and a 'huge list of books to catch up on' await Smith's first days of retirement. ¡ Later, she would like to take advantage of her experience and education to become a volunteer of some kind.

Perhaps for a hospital or child care facility related to her field.

At age 60 with three grown children,¡ (one following third generation footsteps as a kindergarten teacher) Smith looks back on her career with no regrets.

"It's been great," she says, "I'm glad I did it all. I wouldn't want to change a thing."

NEWS

The Telescope, Tuesday, January 17, 1984

Speech team wins Dixie Invitational

Classified budget reduction debated

Competing against colleges and universities from Idaho, Arizona and Utah, the forensics squad won its third championship sweepstakes at the Sunshine Invitational at Dixie College in St. George, Utah.

The fifteen member team was led by Dawn Lane who, in addition to being a member of the second place Reader's Theatre, placed first, second and fifth in Poetry Interpretation, Duet Acting and Communications Analysis.

First time competitor, Joan D'Argo won first and third place trophies in Informative and Impromptu speaking.

Suzy Shannon won the second and third place trophies in Communications Analysis and Persuasive Speaking.

Suzanne Cox won third and sixth in those same events.

Triple award winner Mike Jackman took fourth place in Poetry Interpretation, as well as, pairing up with Lane to win the second place trophy in Duet Acting, also participated on the Reader's Theatre team.

Shannon Ryan placed sixth in Communications Analysis and was also a member of the Reader's Theatre.

Completing the major awards were Ellen Dukes who won the fourth place trophy in Persuasive speaking and Joe Abreu who was a member of the Reader's Theatre.

Other team members who aided in the victory were Barry Eldridge, Matt Pierce, Donna Workman and John Leypoldt.

While Dr. Ray Dahlin and Dr. Pat Mills were coaching the squad at the Dixie tournament, Director of Debate Bruce Bishop was competing at the Southwest Pacific Championships at CSULA in Los Angeles.

Led by Tim Groya, the five man squad placed third in sweepstakes, competing against 35 colleges and universities from California and Arizona.

The debaters won team Debate by twice defeating teams from San Diego State University.

Besides Groya, Steve Obergfell, C.W. Shadden and John Nolasco were members of the winning debate teams.

Groya also placed first and second in After Dinner and extemporaneous speaking respectively, while Nolasco placed fourth in Extemporaneous speaking.

Theresa Marengo was also instrumental in the Comet third place fmish .

Palomar's forensics squad recently won its third championship sweepstakes at the Dixie College Tournament in Utah.

Coach Ray Dahlin (left) and Dawn Lane display their championship trophy

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The process for fmancial aid at Palomar will also be discussed during this workshop.

Students who complete the student aid application are eligible for grants, college workstudy, and loans. While grant monies are not paid back, loans are at a low interest for those who are not low income enough for grants. College workstudy consists of student work on campus.

The workshop will take place in L-4 (the old library) on January 21 from 10 to 12.

For more information, call Vicki Stafford or Leah Lampro 744-1150 Ext. 2449.

By Polly Filanc As part of last fall's second phase of budget reductions, a $54,000 cut in classified s pending has been identified. But the cuts identified have not been approved.

At last Tuesday's Governing Board meeting, the faculty expressed con cern over the impact of these cuts on instruction. As a result, the current proposal has been deferred for further discussion.

The cuts will be made, according to David Scott, Business Manager, by reducing classified personnel spending 10 percent. The 10 percent comes out of money that had previously been budgeted for non-teaching expenses in the 1983-84 budget.

The $54,000 cut is part of an additional $680,000 reduction plan approved last November to offset Palomar's $1.3 million deficit created when Governor George Deukmejian bluepenciled state funds to comm unity colleges in July.

Under the current proposal areas impacted by the cuts in classifed spenging are as follows: In the Business Services Division, $2,000 would be cut from classified hourly salaries in communication ; $8,500 would be saved by reducing paid overtime, which goes basically for set-ups to events on campus. Instead participants would be asked to volunteer labor, including faculty, staff and students. $26,000 would be slashed from student hourly in building main tenance, along with $2,650 in student hourly for grounds maintenance.

In the Instructional Division a total $9,350 would be cut in classified hourly salaries.

In Community Education a savings of $1,500 would result in a reduction in hours of the on-site office at Mt. Carmel, causing a reduction of service to

staff and students.

In Human ties, the number of instructional aid hours available to the English as a Foriegn Language Program would be reduced, saving $5,000.

In Science, Technology and Business a decrease of lab assistant hours in the Computer Science and Information Processing Program would save $1,000.

In the Instructional Resources Division a $1,500 cut would have a significant impact on the Television Production Program. Production crews are all hourly employees. Therefore, the quality of taped courses would be affected , said Scott.

According to Dr. Bonnie Rogers, Dean of Instructional Resources, if funds are restored later a $700 reduc tion would not be as devastating to the program.

For Continuing Education, a $350 cut in classified overtime would result in a red uction of service to staff and students.

In the final division - Student Affairs - $5,500 would be reduced, affecting classified hourly.

This includes Handicapped operations in which $2,000 in salaries would be cut. Scott says that this will mean fewer services and less assistance for handicapped students.

In athletics and counseling, student hourly accounts would be reduced $2,000 and $1,500 respectively.

The impact of these accounts in athletics would reduce services to students, athletic training and care of athletic equipment.

In counseling, office coverage would be decreased during peak times which includes registration, testing and orientation, along with academic advising, Scott added.

According to Dr. Omar Scheidt, Palomar president, all these reductions would "sunset" June 30 if funds become available.

Measles outbreaks among college students have been occuring in alarming numbers during the past few years.

This is a disease that is totally preventable by immunization.

How can this be possible? Through neglect, or just ordinary circumstances, many college-age students have missed these immunizations as they were not available to them in early childhood.

Public Health is providing the immunological materials, and measles,

mumps, and rubella immunizations, plus diphtheria and tetanus boosters are available upon your request in Student Health Services.

Public Health experts recommend immunization for all who did not have a laboratory documented case (very easy to misdiagnose) or documentation of previous immunization.

Why risk being sick, missing school and/ or work, and exposing others un necessarily'? Student Health Services is open throughout the day.

Scholarships available, application deadline set Measles shots recommended As the semester ends, the Financial Aids office is gearing up for the future.

Student Aid Applications (SAAC) forms, used to determine eligibility for all grants, work study, and student loans, are now available.

Students interested in getting CAL Grants A, B, or C next year must have submitted their completed SAAC forms by February 9 of this year.

Scholarships are currently available covering a wide variety of areas.

National University is offering one

NewsScope Attention all accounting students.

Looking for a part or full time job?

The Placement Office has several positions listed for bookkeepers. Salaries range up to $7 an hour for qualified applicants. Check the bullentin board in the Student Union patio or the board outside of Staff Building 4 for full details.

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Veterans planning on atteRding Palomar for the spring semester should apply at the Veterans Education Office for benefits.

*** Free dental screening will be available during February, National Dental Health Month , on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 5 p.m.

For more information, call Ext. 2571.

*** Works of art by the students of Rita White's History of Art course are on display at the semi-annual History of Art Student Project.

The show consists of a variety of media such as paintings, drawings, sculptures and craft objects. These works of art represent the different cultures and periods of Western man from the Paleolithic period to the 14th Century period.

The Student Project Show continues in the foyer of the Boehm Art Gallery through January 24. In addition, a guard will be on duty from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It may be viewed during the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

full tuition scholarship worth $5,120 and one half tuition scholarship worth $2,500 to any Palomar faculty member leading to a degree program. Application deadline is January 20.

Students considering transferring to the University of Southern California should inquire about the Norman Topping scholarship. This is worth $500$6,000 depending on need. Eligibility is based on academic excellence, community service, and financial need. A grade point average of 2.5 and some form of community service are required. Deadline for application for the Norman Topping scholarship is March 1.

The National Federation for the Blind has four $2,500 scholarships for blind students. These scholarships, each in a specific area, are given for academic performance and community service. Interested students should inquire at the Financial Aids office by March 31.

The Financial Aids office, at the request of the Coutts Family, is working to establish the Charles A. Coutts Memorial Scholarship Fund, honoring Dean Coutts, who died December 31.

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The Telescope, Tuesday, January 17, 1984

Pinafore~

WHAT'S HAPPENING

Operetta satirizes Victorian period H.M.S. Pinafore, one of Gilbert and Sullivan's satirical operettas, will be presented by the Palomar Chorale January 21 at 8 p.m. and January 22 at 3 p.m. in the Palomar College Theatre.

H.M.S. Pinafore or The Lass That Loved a Sailor is a tribute to the conquering power of true love.

The Victorian operetta has a nautical theme with the action focused around the British Navy and on board Queen Victoria's ship, Her Majesty's Ship Pinafore. It is about social pride which will not bend to approve of love and marriage outside one's own class.

Director Donna O'Connell says that "The topics Gilbert and Sullivan deal with here - social pride and the strict adherence to rules of rank - are as directly relevent to society today as they were 100 years ago.

"Writing in the time of Queen Victoria, when these rules and society's adherence to them were ridiculously out of proportion , Gilbert was often ostracized for his insistence on poking fun at the Establishment."

This presentation has been adapted

by Diane Gibson to include a narrator in place of much of the recitative.

Gibson says her adaptation "is an old Reader's Theatre convention and, in this case, does not change the action or the musical score in any way. It simply removes the connecting comment from the main characters to a third person, making more direct comment possible."

The only other deviation from the

.original is in the costuming of the female chorus. While all copyrights for the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas were held by the D'Oyly Carte Company, the characters of the female chorus were traditionally portrayed as relatives of Sir Joseph Porter, First Lord of the Admiralty.

Costuming 40 women of a similar social class presented budgetary problems to this production. The solution, according to O'Connell was "to portray half of the chorus as Sir Joseph's female relatives and the other half as the sailor's sweethearts.

"What they sing has not been changed, only what they they wear.

Modifications like this have only recently become possible, with the copyright passing out of the control of the D'Oyly Carte Company. On a small budget, it certainly helps to be able to make these adjustments."

Dr. Kenneth Burns, Vice-President ofStudentAffairs, is playing one of the main characters, Sir Joseph.

Dr. Burns says that he "sings for relaxation . I sing in the choir at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Escondido and since I was a theater major at one time, I've appeared in musicals at Palomar and in the cornrn unity. I 've been singing for years. It's wonderful therapy."

O'Connell has had ext ensive experience in film, television and on stage.

She has s ung several solo mezzo-

LORDLY- Ken Burns, vice-presi-

dent ofStudentAffairs, will star as Sir Joseph Porter in Gilbert and Sullivans H.M.S. Pinafore.

(Photo by Gene Jackson )

soprano roles in the San Diego Gilbert and Sullivan productions, as well as serving as assistant director and choreographer for Trial by Jury and The Gondoliers.

The Palomar Chorale will perform under the musical direction of Joe Stanford. Costume designer is Cecilia Leland.

Admission is $4.50 and $3.50 general; $4 and $3 senior citizens; and $2 students and children.

Auditions for Ray Bradbury's "The Martian Chronicles" are schedu led for February 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. in the Performance Lab. Produced by Free Way Productions for Palomar with a cast of 14 people performing more than 100 roles and using the latest techniques of theater, Bradbury's masterpiece is brought to life for the first time on stage in a national tour.

The script of Bradbury's work was developed by William Adams for his Living Authors Series with the permission and approval of the author.

This imaginative flight into the fu ture depicts the story of familiar passions, hunger, dreams, nightmares and dangers of earth transported to the Red Planet.

Performances are set for March 29, 30, 31, and April4, 5, 6 and 7 at 8:30 p.m. Matinees will be on April 1 and 2 at 2 p.m.

For further information contact the Theatre department at 744-1150 Ext. 2453

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Auditions for the Dance Department's annual Spring Dance Concert will be held during the first week in February. The auditions will be conducted in the Dance Studio.

Each spring the Dance Department produces a concert featuring an overview of dance which includes modern,

jazz, and ballet.

Performed to selections of Broadway musicals, the pieces are choreographed by students and staff instuctors.

Performances are schedu led for June 1, 2, and 3 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee June 3 at 2 p.m.

For more information on the a uditions call the Dance Department at 744-1150 Ext. 2411.

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"Once Upon a Royal River," a colorful adventure through the chateau country of France, will be presented Janu ary 15 at 1 and 3:30p.m. in P-32 , as the Community Education Division Continues its travel film series.

The romance of court life is captured in 23 chateaux 100 miles south of Paris where over 500 years of French history are revealed.

Viewers will see interiors of storybook castles, some of which date from the Middle Ages. These are the settings for the Legends of the Loire - Richard the Lion-Hearted ; Joan of Arc; Francis I; Catherine de Medici; and Voltaire and Rabelais.

Tickets for the film are $3 general and $2.50 students and senior citizens and can be purchased at the door. For more information , call the Comm unity Education Division at 744-1150 or 7277529, Ext. 2155.

For ticket information and reservations, call the Palomar Box Office at 744-1156. Box Office hours are 2-5 p .m. on weekdays and one hour before performances.

MOVIE REVIEW

Team heroes abound in Right Stuff' I

By Sarah Grimes Heroes abound in American lore.

The movies have fed us a diet of strong, rugged good guys, men of few words yet many emotions who dare to face the world as individuals.

In the Right Stuff, moviegoers meet a new brand of all-American hero, men whose success depends not on t heir individual merits, but rather their ability to work as team players.

Instead of the lone cowboy who doesn't give a damn about what the town thinks of him, we meet seven astronauts who become public relations specialists, charming the media to help sell their space adventure.

Written and directed by Philip Kaufman, this epic aerospace movie takes place before shuttle flights became almost routine. The movie sets out to put back some of the magic and craziness of the early space voyages back

into our consciousness.

Despite Kaufman's frequent metaphorical comparisons to cowboys discovering new frontiers, I saw seven men who were so similar I could hardly tell them apart. Except for the characters of John Glenn and Chuck Yeager, I couldn't tell which astronaut was who.

Instead of a lone man on horseback I saw seven cogs in a complex machine, not heroes, but interchangeable parts that could be discarded and replaced.

They were specimens in an outer space experiment, technological victims.

Instead of being excited, I was bored.

Visually the film is very realistic, mixing original black and white footage of rocket lift-offs with simulated color shots.

There were many closeups of the inside of the space capsules, featuring dials and gauges and whatnot. While these images were neccessary to set the scene, all that equipment grew

tedious after after awhile. Kaufman, possibly as a western prairie metaphor, filmed endless shots of the flat expanse of Edwards Air Force Base.

Again, boring.

Ed Harris, who portrays Glenn, gives a superb performance. He is a chameleonlike actor who seems to immerse himself in any given role.

Sam Shepard, as the test pilot Chuck Yeager, is equally good, a perfect contrast to the new breed of astronauts.

The character of Yeager retains his individuality and is a perfect foil for the other astronaut clones.

While this movie purports to show "the right stuff" that makes up a modern American hero, I prefer the solitary individual type, ala John Wayne or Gary Cooper. Foolhardy heroism and the ability to get along with the establishment do not make "the right stuff."

MOVIE REVIEW

~Big Chill' resurrects 60's nostalgia

By Sarah Grimes Certain things are inevitable after graduation. Your hormones finally settle down . The friends who shaped your world and sanity begin to drift in separate directions. And the intensity and convictions of adolescence dissipate. The fire and passion of youth mellows until by almost age thirty, you've become remarkably like all the people you swore you'd never be.

Laurence Kasdan's The Big Chill examines what happens to a close knit group of idealistic white middle class kids who are again drawn together after a hiatus in the "real world."

After attending the funeral of a departed member of the group, they spend the weekend together and manage to recapture some of the intensity and affection they had for each other back in the good old days at the University of Michigan .

Kasdan has assembled a familiar cast of characters, familiar at least to

those who grew up in the sixties and seventies. There's Michael, played by Jeff Goldblum, a reporter for People Magazine, whose main goal in life seems to not be a great writer, but rather a great Casanova, something he's dreadfully inept at. Sam (Torn Berenger) is a self-centered, shallow television star who almost believes he is as sexy and macho as his detective show role makes him out to be. Nick (William Hurt) is the drug dealer, the most unbourgeois character of the group.

Karen (Jo Beth Williams) is a bored, stylish housewife escaping her husband and brood for a weekend. Meg (Mary Kay Place) is an ex-idealist who h as left Legal Aid for the financial r ewards of real estate law.

This cast gathers at Harold's (Kevin Kline) and Sarah's (Glenn Close) pastoral estate for a look back at what they were and what they've become.

The ideals and convictions that united them over a decade ago has passed.

Their affection for each other hasn't.

The main plot is almost non-existent. A bunch of old friends spend the weekend together. But Kasdan has woven in a few subplots t hat keep the film moving and the audience laughing. The success of this film depends not so much on what happens in the storyline but rather whether you, the filrngoer, remember what it was like before you grew up, sold out and became a productive member of our society.

The music, classic pieces from the sixties, provides a bouncy, empathetic background for the film .

If you can remember dropping your

first hit of acid or the time you and half the senior class took over a campus building, go and enjoy this film. Kasdan has created a nostalgic evening for you. He even invited your friends .

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te tourney James takes first in finals; Woods named Coach of Year

By Tina Newman "It was depth and determination that did it for us."

These are the words of coach John Woods whose Palomar wrestlers took first place at the state finals at Saratoga's West Valley College December 17.

The favored Comets won the top honors with 93 points, followed by Cypress, with 73 points, while College of the Sequoias finished third with 69 points.

Freshman Mark James, at 190 pounds, thrashed Porterville's Dave Williams by a 11-2 margin placing first in his weight class.

Sophomore Luis Loya, 126, lost to Cypress' Dan Thomas 14-8 and was runnerup in his weight class.

Other important places were achieved by: Steve Bowdren, 157, third; David Vurik, 177, fourth; Ron Sigler, 134, fifth ; James Martinez, heavyweight, fifth; and Mike Rowden, 167, sixth.

"The eight guys we placed tied a state record," said Woods.

Only three sophomores were among the nine wrestlers Woods took north.

Five of the eight were freshman.

"Generally you don't win the state championship with a freshman dominated squad," Woods pointed out.

Coach of the Year was Woods whose 1978 wrestlers also captured the state title. Woods's wrestlers have placed in the top six at the state finals for the past nine seasons.

Coach Woods has compiled a 14613-2 record in dual matches during his 11 plus seasons at Palomar.

Born in Visalia, Woods attended Redwood High School, where he was Central Section CIF runner-up as a junior and champion as a senior.

SPORTS IN BRIEF Bob Lusky has been named athletic director, replacing Tony Lynds. Lusky will probably assume his duties after the 1983-84 school year.

Lynds will be devoting full-time as chairman of the Physical Education Department.

Lusky, 46, has been coaching for more than 25 years. He began coaching at San Diego State where he graduated and was an all-conference hurler.

Later, Lusky was the head football and basketball coach at San Miguel School for boys in San Diego and coached football and wrestling at Palmdale and Antelope Valley high schools.

Lusky became associated with Lynds in the athletic program at Mar Vista High School before coming to Palomar.

Joining the staff in 1974, Lusky began as an assistant football coach to Mack Wiebe. Presently, he is the offen sive line coach and golf coach which he may have to give up when he begins his new duties.

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Freshman wide receiver Lafo Malauulu has been named secondteam All-American, after the 5'9" El Camino High School graduate led the nation in pass receiving with 76 catches.

The last Palomar All-American selection was Jimmy Clark from Escondido High. He won the honor in 1978 when he caught a school-record 74 catches.

The record remained unbroken until Malauulu came to Palomar this year to set a new mark.

"A real good buddy of mine was on the wrestling team and he kind of coaxed me into it, but only after I was cut from the basketball team," Woods remembers. "My first year I was on varsity, I thought that was really motivational. It was great for me and ever since I stayed with it."

Achieving his Bachelor's degree in Physical Education at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, Woods also wrestled under Coach Vaughn Hitchcock where he was a three-time All American.

In 1969 Woods became wrestling coach at Orange Glen High School, hired by Principal Pat Ross, "I remember the interview well with Ross," Woods recalled, "I came to San Diego on a Saturday for the interview, because it was the only time we could get together.

"Ross was a former high school wrestling coach who at the time of the interview insisted that he had seen me somewhere before.

"I told him that I had never been south of L.A. before in my life. He remembered that he saw me on TV two weeks prior to the interview," Woods recalls.

"I was in the right place at the right time. Wide World of Sports had the division finals on one of their shows and Ross saw it. After that I got the job."

In the four seasons at Orange Glen, Woods won two league titles, had an undefeated season in 1972 and led the Patriots to a second place in the CIF. Woods coached Dennis Zabinsky at Orange Glen, who is now their wrestling coach. He also coached Clay Clifford at Orange Glen, who is now Escondido High's wrestling coach.

"It's a great inner satisfaction for me to see a former student go on and be successful as coaches and human beings," Woods disclosed.

In 1972 John Woods started fulltime at Palomar. Previously, Woods had spent his Orange Glen after-work hours at Palomar as assistant wrestling coach.

"Since I have to work, like all of us, I wanted to work at something I enjoy," says Woods. "When I was a wrestler, I felt an admiration for my coaches and wanted someone to feel that way about me."

Sophomore wrestler David Vurik learned an important tool from Woods.

"Sometimes I get upset at myself when I make a mistake," David admitted. "I lose my self control at times. Coach has helped me with positive thinking and most of all how to have confidence in myself. I've liked working with coach Woods. He is a great coach, and I won't forget him."

Nutrition is an important asset where wrestling is concerned.

"Coach always emphasizes nutrition," says freshman wrestler Jack Duby. "Proper diet and making sure you don't eat certain things before a match is crucial," he added.

"You learn something new every day with coach Woods," says Duby. "He helps you figure out your own mistakes. He's always there when you need him. The most important thing I learned from him is mental toughness.

Coach Woods expects more out of you than high school coaches, but he treats you like an adult, and I respect him for that."

He gets intense," declares freshman Jamie Martinez. "He spends a lot of his free time with us and really cares for his kids. He follows through with what he says, and he tells you like it is. He has helped me develop my skills through hard workouts and practice."

Conditioning and hard workouts are important tools that Woods employs.

"I condition for results of strength, flexibility and endurance. If the wres-

tier is slow, he has to be strong. If he is not strong, he has to be quick."

Woods uses experience, motivation , credibility and his senses in teaching.

"I don't know the answer as to what makes a successful wrestling team . If I did, I wouldn't have a challenge. I give my guys a purpose, a reason for being here. Not just mechanically, but ver bally. Anyone can teach you how to wrestle. I do what I see fit . I go with my senses, experience, credibility and motivation ."

Woods has a unique closeness with his wrestlers and former wrestlers.

Don Barris, Bruce Swart and Pete Samhammer are Woods' assistant coaches.

"I feel close to my wrestlers," Woods says. "I get to know them and how they think and feel. I feel they could talk to me about any problem. I try to stay in touch with them after Palomar. All of my assistant coaches are former student wrestlers of mine."

Disappointment is the feeling Woods gets when a kid doesn't reach a goal.

"When I can't make them what they want to be, when their expectations are too high, I take it personally.".

Woods sighs. "My job is taking these kids and teaching them, but when it doesn't happen for them, I feel I let them down . It's hard for me to see a guy try to seek something he is good at and search for an answer. It is frustrating. I feel bad when they quit the team, especially when we have gotten close."

Woods takes a personal pride when he sees his athletes win. "I like watching my guys win, watching their excitement and feelings .

"You can take a grown man and turn A DEFENSIVE EFFORT - Comet forward Louis Daniels swats at an him around into little boys when they attempted shot by a Glendale player during the recent Christmas Claswin. It's exciting. It makes me happy to sics at the Dome. Glendale ousted the Comets in the lrrst round of the see what athletics can do for people." annual tournament 79-55. Palomar center Lance Faver looks on.

Gauchos turn away. cagers, 82-57 Saddleback's sophomore forward Alex Adams tossed in a game-high 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Gauchos to an 82-57 upset victory last Saturday night at Mission Viejo.

The win gave Saddleback a 5-9 record, while the Comets are now 10-6.

Saddleback lead the entire game, hitting on 59 percent of its shots from the floor, compared to Palomar's 38 percent.

The hosts jumped out to a quick 8-0 edge before Comet guard Jack Woods dropped two free throws to put Palomar on the board.

The Comets' inability to penetrate Saddleback's zone defense in the first half allowed the Gauchos to increase their lead to 27-5withjust ten minutes expired.

"They came out and took it to us in the first half," said Comet coach Andy Gilmour. "Plus, we didn't shoot or rebound well at all."

Saddleback controlled both the offensive and defensive boards throughout as Adams collected 11 of his rebounds before intermission.

"But I think the thing that really hurt us," continued Gilmour, "was our free throw shooting. We missed an awful lot at inopportune times."

After Saddleback took a 39-21 margin into the locker room at halftime, the Comets closed to within ten 52-42 when Palomar's other guard Lloyd Klaman sank a pair from the line midway through the half.

"I thought we had a chance at that

point," said Gilmour."We played hard in the second half, but it's hard to come back from a lead like they had."

Palomar had three players in double figures, includingKlaman, who had 17, forward Mike Garrison with 12, and Woods who netted 10.

Saddleback played without the services of its most consistant threat, 6foot-6 forward Alexander Hamilton , who has missed seven games since breaking a finger while making a slamdunk during pre-game warmups last month.

The Comets will play San Diego City tomorrow night at 7:30 in the Dome as Pacific Coast Conference play continues.

During the Christmas break, the Comets captured the consolation title of the ninth annual Christmas Classic in the Dome by turning back College of the Canyons 67-56.

The locals were nudged from the tourney's first round when Glendale outscored the hosts 79-55.

Palomar dismantled Mt. San Jacinto a day later 76-68 as Woods pumped in 22 points to lead all scorers. Woods hit on 11 of 15 shots, hauled down eight rebounds, and accounted for five assists in the winning effort.

In¡ the consolation final, Garrison and Klaman tossed in 21 and 20 points, respectively.

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