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Tuesday. March 18. 1986

San Marcos. CA

Student records open to employees

By Anne Husk

"Anyone who is a full-time employee of this institution with legitimate educational interest" has access to students' records, according to Herman Lee, director of admissions and records.

Lee says the college policy is a response to federal guidelines translated into statewide regulations for all community colleges.

Student records consist of applications and transcripts including those from other colleges.

Why are records accessible to fulltime staff?

1'he main purpose (is) for official and educational reasons," explains Dr. George Boggs, president/superintendent ofPalomar.wrhe interest is to help the student."

The policy actually has several classifications. All records are open to staff members and instructors, but when a student applies to Palomar they are asked on the application if they want their addresses and phone numbers included in a student

directory.

Any student who does not specifically say "yes" is considered to have declined. However, there is no student directory and the records office does not give out this information.

They do, however, give information to outside agencies in what they deem emergency situations.

"We try to draw the line at health and safety emergencies," says Lee. He explains that if a hospital is trying to reach a student because of an injured relative the records office will supply requested information.

Lee says emergency information would be given out on any student unless they specifically request this not be done. He adds only one student has ever asked to have their records closed to all outside agencies within his experience. He advises against it.

Are any others allowed access?

Lee notes, "Employers can't access the information," and says they are sometimes upset about it, wanting to know the grades for a potential employee.

Lee explains there is another group

Enrollment climbs; fewer units taken

By Paulette Oberle

Total enrollment for the spring semester has climbed to 16,099.

Although this figure is nearly 200 more than the 1985 fall semester, the average unit load is down from 7.4 to 7.2 according to Herman Lee, director of admissions and records.

Over 50 percent of the students are taking six or less units, noted Lee. He sees student work schedules as more of a factor in the fewer units being taken than the $50 fee for taking six or more units.

Lee points to the stability of the evening enrollment which has increased 5.8 percent over last fall while the day enrollment dropped three percent. He hopes department heads are looking at the trends for the evening so that they may continue to meet students' needs.

The drop in average daily attendance funds due to students taking fewer classes can seriously affect the budget, says Lee. He indicated there are plans to increase media coverage

of Palomar to attract more students.

Lee says there will continue to be contacts with the local high schools since they have been a major source of students. He would like to see even more of a partnership with the high schools but is aware that Palomar is in competition with every other college for the high school student.

One of the major benefits of attending a community college is that it is far more economical. Lee points to the fact that 60 percent of entering college students are undecided about a major course of study. Also, he says that second year students are just exploring majors and that Palomar has exc~llent counseling and career planning help for them.

who sometimes feels the policy is too restrictive.

"We are very, very restrictive about giving out information to parents. We consider the parent like any other outsider," Lee points out.

According to Lee no student has ever complained of the policy or felt it was abused. 1'he main problem is (complaints from) people who can't get information."

"We are trying to protect the student here," concludes Lee. According to both Lee and Boggs the policy was tightened in 1974 in the wake of the passage of federal legislation concerning privacy. Before that time any law enforcement agency could come on campus and check records. Now they would need a

subpoena.

Boggs further clarifies the possible use of student records by staff members. "If a student wants a counseling appointment, the records are given to that counselor."

He also cites instances where a student might want a letter of reference for an employer or a four-year college and an instructor might want to check records for specifics.

Boggs adds that another use is for research to see how effective certain school programs have been. For example, how students who took remedial English fared in their later English courses.

Would an instructor ask for the records on a struggling student in his/ her class who had not asked for help?

What about students? How do they feel?

Most students questioned seemed surprised to hear of the policy.

Sandy Berger, business major, said, "I think it should be more confidential.

There could be personal things related to drugs and alcohol in (the records)."

Michelle Oberle felt use by staff and instructors should only be with individual student authorization, otherwise, "It is none of their business. I think there is no need for them to know."

'Spirited' comedy continues run

By Robert Rowsey Blythe Spirit, the classic British comedy, continues the Palomar/ MiraCosta College Theatre Association season with performances on March 20 through 22 at the Palomar Community College Theatre.

According to director David Boyd, this "spirited" three-act play, written

by Noel Coward in 1941 , takes a frivolous look at romance as the ghost of a man's first wife returns to create fun and mayhem for his second wife.

The man's second wife then dies when the ghost attempts to kill him, after which the man has two ghosts to deal with.

Rhonda Revette plays the ghost of the first wife, Elvira, who is summoned through a seance, and is taken seriously only by the psychic medium Madame Arcati, played by Valerie Merit.

Elvira's antics are played on husband Charles, portrayed by Clifford Odenhall, and second wife Ruth, portrayed by Anne WimberleyRobinson. 'l'he well-meaning, but inexpe-

rienced servant of the household, Edith (Jessica Vanoni) and visiting couple Dr. and Mrs. Bradman (Lawrence Martinez and Kimberly Bianco) bring "additional color and delight to an already entertaining script," said director Boyd.

There is nothing serious about this play, commented Boyd. 1'he last part of the play is spent trying to return them (the ghosts) to the other side - get them back to the spirit world.

And ultimately he (Charles) does."

At the end of the play he leaves the house where the ghosts cannot be seen but he still believes are there.

"So he leaves and they tear apart the house. That's the final scene - the girls tearing apart the house."

Boyd said that the play makes fun of the upper crust of English society, "but not much. It's not offensive, but like any comedy it makes fun of normal people's shortcomings," he said.

Boyd didn't feel the play was outdated because the situation of having to deal with one's former wife is one that has "stood the test of time."

Written in 1941 and performed in

London first, the play was intended as an escape from all the problems of war that were going on at the time.

"It's just sheer fluff," said Boyd, "nd serious overtones in it at all. He (Noel Coward) just wanted to give an audience a good time."

Boyd commented that he hopes the audience will have as good of a time as the cast does.

Production manager for "Blythe Spirit" is Pat Larmer, while the set design is by George Karnoff and assistant direction is by Carol Boyd, who also designed the costumes.

Evening performances are set for 7:30 p.m. March 20 through 22.

Tickets are $5 for general admission $4 for seniors and students. For ticket information, call the Palomar or MiraCosta Community box offices at 744-1156 or 727-7529, respectively.

Chocoholic Day: something sweet this way comes

By Anne Husk

Lee explains drop policy

By Paulette Oberle Students who want to drop a class must complete a change of program form, obtain the instructor's signature and return it to the admissions office with a $10 drop fee.

The students may drop with a grade of "W" at the discretion of the instructor and only for serious and compelling reasons which generally means circumstances beyond the student's control, according to Herman Lee, director of admissions and records.

Otherwise, an evaluative grade will be assigned (A, B, C, D, F) or "1". Students may not drop classes after May 2.

"I think that would be pretty rare," said Boggs adding that he, too, has never heard from a student who complained of this policy in his experience with community colleges.

Robert Gilson of the music department directs Suzuki students during a children's concert March 1 and 2. The concert included seven violin selections played by three-to-15-yea.r-old Suzuki students and the Palomar Community Orchestra performing "Peter and the Wolf," narrated by Joyce Harris of the theater arts department.

(Photo by Pat Rubin)

Chocolate lovers can come out of the closet and hold their heads up with the rest of us. March 19 is their day.

Chocoholic Day will be celebrated on campus with chocolate in most of its forms known to the free world.

The unofficial word is that there will be chocolate pudding, hot chocolate, chocolate ice cream and enough Hershey's kisses to pave a road from here to Pennsylvania.

Many of the samples will be free.

A few things will be for sale. There will also be a free drawing for prizes and games pitting one sweet tooth against another.

A number of chocolate vendors from San Marcos will be displaying their chocowares.

There will be people passing out Hershey's kisses. You can't miss them. They'll be dressed as M&Ms. Everyone is invited, but the true aficiondo can be spotted by the glassy-eyed expression they wear in the presence of chocolate. Some things can't be faked.

The Telescope, Tuesday, March 18, 1986

Reason for Easter celebration told

By Cyndie Claypool Easter's history often remains vague for those of us brought up through the public educational system.

Actually, I'm convinced that Peter Cottontail and his gang of merry Easter bunnnies were invented by school teachers so they wouldn't have to tell their students the historical reasons for Easter.

According to the Encyclopedia Britanica, "Easter, the principal Christian feast day, celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ."

No wonder our school system tars the history of Easter with fur, feathers, colored eggs and chocolate bunnies.

Can you imagine grade-school teachers explaining the real meaning of Easter?

The real roots of Easter are grounded in the Old Testament times when the Jews began celebrating Passover once a year.

1400 years later during the Passover feast, Jesus Christ was crucified on a cross for claiming that He was the son of God and that the only way to have a relationship with God is through belief that He was God's son.

But the crucification in itself isn't the reason for the Christian celebration. Sunday is the key for the religion. It wasn't until Sunday that Christ arose from the dead. And it's on Sunday that Easter always occurs.

Easter is such an important occasion for Christians because it commemorates the painful event and picture of the love of God's Son dying on a cross, in place of every human being, and then miraculaous)y rising again in three days.

It notes that on top of the Christian connotation, Easter has become associated with the beginning of spring, allowing for the flowers, little animals and new spring-colored clothes which garnish our contemporary holiday.

According to the encyclopedia, rabbits and chickens delivering their eggs to children is a symbol of fertility; while the lamb, another popular animal at this time of year, symbolizes the "Lamb of God." It's funny. It seems so ridiculous for our society to uphold a symbol of fertility and to teach school children about a great big rabbit that hops around delivering candy-filled baskets and hiding eggs, but not tell them about the real basis for Easter, Jesus Christ's resurrection.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL UVE

Computers, math cure for euphoria

By Anne Husk We are well into a technological revolution and I have this embarassing confession to make. I hate computers. The really difficult part is that the feeling is mutual.

I also don't like math. In my mind, and in all those nasty little circuits, I suppose, the two go hand in hand.

My idea of a heavy math problem is balancing the budget. I really have a fool-proof system. You take your paycheck, subtract movies, new sweaters and doughnuts and whatever you have left is what you give the landlady for rent.

Back to computers. They have no heart.

They speak languages that are incomprehensible to liberal arts majors. So how did this former flower-child end up in a course talking about computers? Some sadistic administrator slipped a requirement into my Journalism major.

Now, I always pictured math teachers as people who felt that wearing a paisley tie was a real walk on the wild side, so I was pleasantly surprised when my math teacher appeared human.

"I may live through this yet," I mumbled to myself.

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It was decided that Easter should follow the Jewish date for Passover and the vernal equinox, according to the calendar in use at that time.

Nowadays, Easter is observed on the first Sunday after the full moon that comes on or after the vernal equinox (March 21). Thus, Easter falls between March 22 and April 25.

As for the traditional way the holiday is celebrated now, the encyclopedia finds the history basically untraceable.

On the first day of class he told us it wouldn't be long before we would have most of the necessary information to build a computer.

I thought I was going to be sick.

He began with the binary number system.

For all of you lucky enough to have missed it, this is the system in which one and one adds up to ten. What did I tell you about computers?

I walked around for days mumbling ten and ten is one hundred, until my children looked confused and my husband began to suspect I was not really spending my mornings in an institution of higher learning.

In order to grasp all of this "Newspeak" I sat in the front row of class and hung on the instructor's every obscure word. Then I crouched under his office windows in case he ~ight say something I understood.

I seriously considered offering to buy him a car if he would just pass me in the course with no questions asked.

Five weeks later and I'm alive to tell the story. I couldn't build a computer if the founders of IBM sat in my lap, but I'm alive.

And if this is what I have to endure to graduate and make lots of money, then I'll byte the bullet.

Computers and math. At my house, they're a sure cure for euphoria.

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Reluctant mom gives in to fluffy canine arrival

By Farrah Golshan I had always feared animals.

I couldn't imagine anything worse than having a "beast" at home and calling it a "pet," or referring to "it" by human pronouns of"she" and "he."

For all I cared, Noah could have let the animal kingdom perish in The Flood.

Over the years, dogs had the honor of occupying the first place on my list of horrifying creatures of the world.

Now my fear wasn't just a case of what psychologists call Zoophobia, or irrational fear of animals. Oh, no, I had good reasons for it.

Growing up in a country where the majority of its human inhabitants considered animals "unclean" and "unholy," the only dogs I had come to know were the homeless ones that ran wild on the streets.

These dogs were hungry, dirty and quite often sick. The sight of a human passing by inspired them to drag their meager bodies forward and to follow the person, apparently in hope of food and perhaps in dream of a little love.

If you weren't a fast runner or good at aiming and throwing rocks at them, very soon you would find yourself surrounded by a pack of four or five dogs, drooling and staring at your limbs. Unfortunately, my extremely skinny body always turned the wild dogs on.

Nevertheless, I survived and ended up with an American husband who had a childhood history of 15 dogs at different times. Lucky for me, he had outgrown the bad habit.

My first Easter in America appalled me. How barbaric, I thought, to make stuffed rabbit idols for children and to accept candies from a rabbit. Don't Americans know rabbits carry all kinds of diseases? Where is Moses to strike these people with the tablets of his Ten Commandments?

On Easter morning, when my husband and our son destroyed our gardens in search of the Easter Bunny's gifts, I locked myself in the bedroom and didn't touch either of them until they sanitized their bodies with alcohol seven times over.

But this was only the beginning of my problems. Frightened, I found out that all my neighbors had pets, mostly dogs.

it and a dozen other rules.

The next day, my husband brought our puppy home, an American Eskimo, a soft fluffy ball of white fur with a red bow fixed between his ears.

Poor thing, I thought, he was only three months old, and was shivering in the cardboard box my husband had put him in. With that motherly instinct, I snatched him from the box and held him close to my breast, whispering, "It's O.K. baby, don't be so scared.

We're your new family."

He gazed at me with his longing brown eyes.

I could almost read his thoughts, "Thank you, mommy."

My son named him Fluffy Cotton-Tail, and from the first moment he was adopted as our second child.

Now, Fluffy is a respected member of the family. He sleeps in my bedroom next to my side of the bed, of course. We, I mean I, bathe him once a week. He has his own hairdresser, manicurist, cologne, towels, bathtub toys and even his own bathroom.

Yes, I have given him our guest bath, and when we have guests they have to share ours.

We've learned a few important things from Fluffy. We whisper while he's asleep so not to disturb him. When he flips his ball at our face or our lap, whichever is more convenient for him, we know better than to argue, and start playing immediately.

Most of all I've learned to respect his wishes.

When he is asleep under my chair while I write, I don't ever move. It's such a bother for him to wake up and follow me from one room to another just so I can have a cup of tea, or perhaps make a phone call.

We all have agreed to serve him only his favorite foods: broiled chicken breast and TBone steak, cut to his liking. When I put dog food in his bowl, he looks at me disappointed and I can hear his thoughts loud and clear, "Excuse me, mommy, but this is dog food.

Have you forgotten I don't eat this junk?"

I wonder if the Easter Bunny will have a special treat for Fluffy this year.

The Telescope Cyndie Claypool Editor-in-Chief

Managing Editor . .............. Anne Husk Photography Editor ........ Mike Goodman Sports Editor ................. Paul Taylor Reporters ................... Gina Atkins, Farrah Douglas, Erick Fry Paul Hammer, Harriet Howard Susan Hudson, Robert Kidder Karl Koch, William Kovacevich Monica Nash, Paulette Oberle Derrick Roach, Robert Rowsey Wendy Williams Well, what's a mother to do when her crown Photographers ............. Lesley Murphy prince, the only heir to the family throne, Patricia Rubin demands something?

Advertising Managers ......... Jennifer Ball I gave in. and Ted Gray Before our puppy arrived, I made my son Journalism Advisor .......... Fred Wilhelm sign with his own blood to accept full Graphic Communications responsibility for his dog, to never allow the Advisors .................. Neil Bruington, animal upstairs in our bedrooms, to bathe the Letty Brewster, Gary Cohen, puppy once a week, to feed and clean after Linda Reed

I tried, but could never understand why Americans loved animals so much until the day I was struck by the fact that my son was in love ... with a dog.

One day, after playing with the little girl next door, he came home crying and in obvious agony. He confessed that he wanted a pet, that he was tired of begging other kids to let him play with their pets and wanted his own.

FEATURES

The Telescope, Tuesday, March 18, 1986

Scholarships worth $57,000 now available 83 scholarships totalling $57,000 are being administered by the scholarship committee and the financial aid office. Applications are available in the financial aids office and must be filled out and returned with a transcript (unofficial is okay) by 1 p.m.

March 21.

Each student may apply for a maximum of three scholarships from the following list. Some awards require separate applications which may be obtained from the financial aids office.

Awards offered are subject to change and applicants are advised that Palomar is not liable for award payments.

Students should carefully note the individual requirements of each scholarship, since requirements concerning transcripts, letters of recommendation, separate applications, graduation, grade point average and more may vary between applications.

All applications must include the fmal essay page. This is very important as the application is incomplete without it. Following are the available scholarships: ALAN E. ARDIS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP$1,000 award to a currently enrolled student m~oring in chemistry, biochemistry, or chemical engineering. The applicant must be planning to transfer in the fall to a four-year college and must be currently enrolled in or have completed the second semester of general chemistry. An average GPA of 3.0 or better is required and the student must have demonstrated a high achievement in chemistry courses taken at Palomar.

AMERICAN ASSOCiATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN (Fallbrook branch) -Two $600 awards to be presented to former graduates of Fallbrook Union High School who have a minimum 2.6 GPA at Palomar College. Two years at Palomar are required and the students must be planning to attend a four-year college or university as fulltime juniors in the fall.

AMERICAN ASSOCiATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN (Rancho Bernardo branch) - Two $600 scholarships to be presented to students who will graduate or transfer from Palomar College to a four-year college or university for the fall term of 1986. This is a one year grant which will be paid to the recipients in September. Separate applications for this scholarship are available at t he fmancial aids office.

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF WOMEN ACCOUNTANTS- Students may apply who are m~oring in accounting as a career, either full or part-time.

Students will compete with other campuses and Palomar College students awarded in prior years.

Separate applications for this scholarship are available at the fmancial aids office. Amount open and many factors considered. Deadline for this scholarship only is April16.

ASSOCiATED STUDENT GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS - Six awards of $50 to deserving students having a minimum 2.6 GPA. Applications will be accepted from any full-time student who is planning to continue his/ her studies at Palomar College in the fall semester. Any academic or vocational m~or is allowed.

BLUE CROSS NURSING AWARD - A $300 scholarship for a current student already accepted in nursing. Award will be based on academic achievement and/ or financial need. A brief biography is required from the winner.

CALIFORNIA TEACHER'S ASSOCIATION (CTA), PALOMAR CHAPTER, SCHOLARSHIP New this year! A $200 scholarship to be awarded to an outstanding Palomar College student preparing for a career in teaching. Student must be accepted for transfer to a four-year college or university and have a GPA of 3.0 or better.

DENNIS L. BOSTIC MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - A $300 scholarship to a student m~oring in life sciences. Student may be transferring or returning. This memorial award was established in honor of a former instructor, Dennis Bostic.

JAMES CASON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP A $300 scholarship to an outstanding student enrolled in computer science or history. Preference given to an Alpha Gamma Sigma member.

The student should be able to substantiate need, but not be eligible for federal assistance.

HAROLD C. CHEYNEY, JR. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP- A $160 scholarship presented to a student majoring in life sciences with an emphasis in anatomy and physiology or paramedical professions. This award was set up in honor of former instructor Harold Cheyney.

COPLEY NEWSPAPERS- A $126 scholarship to be presented to an entering freshman m~oring in journalism at Palomar College. A $260 scholarship is offered to a returning sophomore m~oring in journalism. A $600 award is offered to a journalism student transferring to a fouryear college.

CHARLES A. COUTTS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - A $500 scholarship to be awarded to a Palomar student who has been accepted for transfer to upper division in a scientific field at an accredited college or university. This scholarship was established as a special tribute to Charles A Coutts, former Dean of Science, Business and Technology Division at Palomar College.

DENTAL EDUCATION AWARD- Established by a local dentist this $100 award is for a student returning to Palomar and m~oring in dental management or dental assisting. The scholarship has been established to assist such a student and preference will be given to financial need as well as a female student with children.

FALLBROOK ART ASSOCiATION AWARD -

A $260 award for a student m~oring in art who is transferring to a four-year college to continue as a full time student in art. Student to be selected by the Fallbrook Art Association and recommended by the art department. Student must be a graduate of the Fallbrook Union High School District and will receive the scholarship upon proof of enrollment at the four-year college or university.

FLEET FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP - One scholarship for $600 awarded to a student pursuing a career in the engineering/ technological sciences. Of particular interest are those students desiring to apply their technological career skills to ecology and related issues.

Qualifications include character, financial need, s cholastic attainment and extracurricular activities. Unmarried student preferred and must be a resident of San Diego County.

FRIENDS OF THE PALOMAR COLEGE LIBRARY SCHOLARSHIP - New this year! A $200 scholarship presented to a deserving student who is working toward a certificate in library technology. Student must have completed at least one library technology class. Candidate for the award must be currently enrolled in at least four units and be registered in at least one library technology class at Palomar.

PEARL GALLUP MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - A $200 scholarship presented to a continuing sophomore planning to enter the field of fashion merchandising.

THE RUBY BUCHAN GILBERT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - NURSING SCHOLARSHIP Two $600 scholarships offered to students enrolled in two-year nursing education programs. $260 each semester for the last year of the two-year nursing course at Palomar.

MARIO S. GUERRERO SCHOLARSHIP - This $1 60 award will be given to a full-time student.

Applicant must be a United States citizen.

Mexican-American student prefe rre d . This award was established in honor of former instructor Mario S. Guerrero.

JANE JACKSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPThree $100 awards given to Palomar students whose education has been interrupted for at least one year. Female preferred. Financial need and academic potential are also considered.

ROBERT E. JESSER SCHOLARSHIP - A $260 award for a returning Palomar accounting student. This scholarship has certain requirements and is being offered to an eligible applicant more as a motivational reward than concern for academic standing or finan cial need. The requirements are: 1) declared accounting m~or having completed Bus. 1 and either completed Bus. 2 or currently enrolled and will complete it by June; 2) working to become a CPA upon meeting the state requirements; 3) currently enrolled in nine or more units and working 30 or more hours and will continue such program in the fall; 4) have an overall GPA of2.0, business GPA of 2.6 or above on a 4.0 scale for work done while attending Palomar. Designated for, but not limited t o, an evening student.

LAKE SAN MARCOS ART LEAGUE SCHOLARSHIP - One $200 award presented to a student returning in the fall as a sophomore m~oring in art.

LAKE SAN MARCOS KIWANIS CLUB- Five $260 scholarships will be awarded; two awards to students transferring to a four-year institution, two awards to deserving freshmen continuing as sophomores at Palomar, and one to a student enrolled in a vocational program. A separate application is required and may be obtained at the financial aids office. Open to students with a 2.6 GPA and financial need.

LA SOCIETE DES 40 HOMMES ET 8 CHEVAUX PALOMAR VOITURE #1406 SCHOLARSHIP- a $600 annual scholarship offered to a student enrolled in a two-year nursing education program. $260 each semester. Student preferred who is in top 10 percent of nursing program.

THE MILDRED D. MYERS SCHOLARSHIP (Sponsored by AAUW, Fallbrook Branch) - A $300 award given to graduate of Fallbrook Union High School who has completed two years of study at Palomar and is matriculating in any of the California colleges or universities as a junior to study for a higher degree. Must currently be a full-time student.

MISTYHILLS ARTS & CRAFTS - Four $600 awards to be given to a Palomar student who is m~oring in art and plans on transferring to a four-year art study program for advanced art training. Student to be chosen by the art department and will receive money upon proof of full-time enrollment at a four-year college as an art m~or.

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS For 1986 graduates only. One full-tuition scholarship. Five half-tuition scholarships.

Explanation of full and half-tuition follows description of requirements. Palomar College 1986 graduates must have obtained their A.A. degree in 1986, have had five years of work experience, and meet the admissions requirememts of National University. It is the applicant's responsibility to fmd out what the National University admission requirements are. Other factors National University would like applicants to consider. demonstrated academic scholarship and leadership, good citizenship and career plans and goals.The full-tuition scholarship will cover all tuition charges and the admission fee for a 16 course degree program and a maximum of 18 courses if prerequisites are required. This scholarship does not cover the cost of textboo)<s or other materials that may be needed in the course study. The recipients of the half-tuition scholarships will be responsible for half of their tuition plus fees for books and supplies. Their accounts will be credited by the University and they will be charged the remainder of the tuition cost.

OAKLEAF CLUB SCHOLARSHIP (formerly The Wives of Navy Doctors Club) - A $260 award given to a currently enrolled nursing or dental hygiene student. Applicant must be the dependent of an officer or enlisted man of the regular

Navy or Marine Corps who is serving on active duty, retired with pay, or deceased. Nursing student needs to be accepted in a RN program and dental student working on A.A. certificate.

Selection based on academic standing, character, leadership and need. Proof of acceptance into an accredited program may be required from fmalists. Please note: requires separate application, transcript and a letter of recommendation.

All materials to be mailed by student to donor.

Please see Judi Fisher, financial aids office, for address.

OCEANSIDE-CARLSBAD SPORTSMAN'S CLUB - A $600 scholarship available for a transferring student leading to his/ her four-year degree.

Applicant must be a full-time student and must be pursuing a career in the conservation field, biology, forestry and/ or a closely related field.

More than one award is possible if more than one student qualifies. A final interview will be required.

PACIFIC BEACH WOMEN'S CLUB- A $200 award offered to a student in a nursing career.

Evening student preferred but not required.

PALOMAR 99'S - This award is for $100 of flying time for a serious student in the aviation field. Student must show academic progress and want to achieve in this career. Female preferred.

Check with Judi Fisher, fmancial aids office.

PALOMAR COLLEGE CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT SCHOLARSHIP - A $100 award to a student m~oring in chemistry or its allied sciences with preference given to those m~oring in chemistry, biochemistry, or chemical engineering. The student applicant must have taken a full year of general chemistry (Chern. 1,2,3,4) or currently be completing the full sequence at Palomar. A further requirement is an overall GPA of 3.0 and demonstrated high achievement in the chemistry courses taken.

PALOMAR COLLEGE· MATH & SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP - A $1000 award to a student who is transferring to a four-year college or university. Applicant must meet the following criteria: declared m~or in mathematics, computer science, or one of the physical sciences; have taken a minimum of two semesters of calculus at Palomar College; be eligible for junior standing at a four-year college or university; have minimum 3.0 GPA and be registered for at least 12 semester units at Palomar at the time of the award.

GEORGE PAHKER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - This $600 award is for a transferring student and is named in honor of Mr. George Parker, a dedicated industrial engineer for San Diego

County. Student must be from a community college within San Diego County and be planning on furthering his/ her education at one of the four-year universities within the county in a course of study directly related to energy and energy conservation. Any deserving student who really needs fmancial aid and meets the above criteria will be considered. Note: Winner(s) will not be announced until summer.

PATRONS OF PALOMAR SCHOLARSHIPSTRANSFERRING STUDENT AWARDS- Three $300 scholarships given annually to Palomar College students who will graduate or transfer in the fall of 1986 as a full-time student to a four-year institution. A separate application (green) is required and may be obtained at the financial aids office.

PATRONS OF PALOMAR SCHOLARSHIPS RETURNING STUDENT AWARDS -Three $200 scholarships given each year to freshman students who will be continuing as sophomores in the fall at Palomar. A separate applications (pink) is required and may be obtained at the fmancial aids office.

JOHN E. BARLOW ART AWARD (Sponsored

by Patrons of Palomar) -A $200 scholarship to an outstanding art student either returning to Palomar or transferring to a four-year institution. Established to honor former instructor John Barlow. Applicant must name this award on the standard application.

RANCHO SANTA FE GARDEN CLUB SCHOLARSHIP - One $600 scholarship awarded to a student m~oring in horticulture, landscaping, agriculture or botany. Applicant must have a 3.0 GPA. MARGARET RUTHERFORD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP- A $60 scholarship awarded annually to an outstanding sophomore student m~oring in business.

SAN MARCOS ROTARY CLUB SCHOLARSHIP - A $260 award for a full-time Palomar College sophomore who also completed his/ her freshman year at Palomar (30 units). Applicant must have chosen m~or by time of application and maintained a 3.0 GPA during first year of studies.

SAN MARCOS WOMAN'S CLUB SCHOLARSHIP - A $200 award given to a Palomar College student who is in financial need and a resident of the Palomar College District. Handicapped student preferred.

JAMES C. SCHEIDT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - Two $100 awards to be presented to continuing sophomores preparing to become electronic engineers or electronic technicians. A 3.0 GPA is required. This award has been

April deadlines set

By Jim Molinar

Applications for approximately $1000 in scholarships with April deadlines are now available.

One $500 scholarship will be awarded in May. The scholarship is sponsored annually by the Valle De Oro chapter of the American Business Women's Association. Deadline is Wednesday, April 2. $500 in awards from the Classified

Schools Employee Association (CSEA), Palomar Chapter, will be distributed in two $50 scholarships and either one $400 or two $200 scholarships.

To be eligible for these awards, one must be a CSEA member or the dependent of a member. The deadline for these awards is April 1.

Applications for these scholarships are available now from Judi Fisher at the financial aids office in the new Student Services Center.

established in honor of former Palomar College student, J ames Scheidt.

SHOWCASE OF THE ARTS - EVELYN SURFACE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - Two $160 awards for art students returning to Palomar College or transferring to a four-year institution.

FROOD P. SMITH NURSING AWARD - This $100 annual memorial scholarship award is given to a Palomar College student who is returning as a sophomore and already in the nursing program.

SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT AWARD New this year! This $260 scholarship is for a fulltime ( 12 units), history, political science or economics, second-year student who plans on transferring in the fall Addition al requirements include: 1) 30 units of credit prior to this spring term and 16 units from Palomar College, 2) a 3.0 GPA with 3.26 courses done t hrough social science department (Palomar or another college), 3) student must have completed two courses from the social science dep artment at Palomar College prior to t his term.

STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFIOERS' WIVES' CLUB - The Staff Noncommissioned Officers' Wives' Club of Camp Pendleton has established two $300 awards for Palomar College students. The scholarship is to be given to a son or daughter of a Marine Corps SNCO (E-6 and above) or equivalent grade of any branch of the Armed Forces (active duty, retired, or deceased).

Applicants may elect to attend either MiraCosta College or Palomar College. A separate application is required and may be obtained at t he fmancial aids office. Deadline this application only: April 16, 1986. See J udi Fisher, financial aids office, for details.

TRENT FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP - A $60 award given to a deserving student attending Palomar College. Alaskan student preferred but not required.

VISTA EMBLEM CLUB SCHOLARSHIP- Five $200 awards to d eserving Palomar College students. Choice based on need and academic achievement. Studen t may be retu rning or transferring to a fo ur-year institution. Student must submit his/ her social security number on scholarship application to be considered.

EDITH WEBSTER SCHOLARSHIPS- RETURNING STUDENT AWARDS - Two $100 scholarships are given to freshman students who will be continuing as sophomores at Palomar College.

TRANSFERRING STUDENT AWARDS - One $300 scholarship given annually to a student who has 60 units and is transferring to a four-year college.

IVIE FRANCES WICKAM SCHOLARSHIPS An outstanding award available for up to full tuition dependent upon t he institution selected for further education. Fund awards may r ange from $1000 to $6000. Established t hrough a t rust fund the scholarship is open only to Palomar College female students who are also 1986 graduates. Student applicant may graduate in January, June or August. Preference is given to art, music or education student. Applicant must present evidence of fm ancial need and evidence of scholastic record and provide letters of recommendation. Transcripts and a separate application and needs form (available at fmancial aids office) are required for this award competition. Additionally, please note: this scholarship may be applied for in addition to the three scholarships chosen on the scholarship list. Students m ust verify with the records office the exact graduation d ate and supply t hat date when application is returned to t he scholarship office.

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Power puff Women's sports program this season might be best in county, thanks to Haugen and Waterman

By Paul Taylor It is kno'\\'11 that the spring season brings rain to Southern California. It is also known that the spring time brings a very different kind of reign to the Palomar College women's sports programs.

For years, a softball team molded, formed and coached by Mark Eldridge has been among the best ~ the state.

Never, in fact, has a softball team here under Eldridge finished lower than second in the Pacific Coast Conference standings. Nor has one gone two years in a row without winning a conference title.

But now, finally, word is beginning to make the rounds that success in women's sports in the spring does not begin and end on the softball diamond.

Over the past 11 years under Nan Haugen, the tennis team has won the conference title eight times. And over the past eight years, Patty Waterman's swim team has taken six conference crowns.

Just how - and why - have these teams caught up with and passed the conference's other schools and established themselves as a perennial power?

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Nan Haugen has built a dynasty in her 11 years with the woman's tennis team.

(Photo by Mike Goodman )

When Nan Haugen arrived at this San Marcos campus in 1974 all the way from prestigious Smith College in Massachusetts, she did so with a mission. A winner was wanted.

"When I interviewed for the job," she remembered, "they said they wanted (a coach) whose specialty was tennis.

I guess they had been frustrated with women's tennis here before that."

The fact that Haugen even heard of an opening at a junior college in San Marcos, Calif. 3,000 miles away was something of a minor miracle.

"I graduated from USC (the University of Southern California)," she said.

"And USC has an excellent placement program. When I put in the word that I was looking for an opening, I found out about the one here."

If it was seriousness and a winning attitude - not to mention a winning program - the Palomar College administration wanted, that's what it got. Right away.

Haugen's team earned the first of its eight conference crowns that fust year, but there was no secret formula used, according to the coach.

"We just lucked out that fust year," she admitted. "I just walked out there on the court that fust day and there were all these really good girls out there playing."

Things have snowballed for Haugen and Palomar since then to the point where, "I got really spoiled after that fust year.

But that doesn't mean I know my team is going to win it all every year.

At the beginnin~ of each season, I kind of wonder what's going to happen.

How are we going to do? What kind of players do I have? How much will the other teams improve? How much will my team improve?"

"There was one year, about flve or six years ago," Haugen recalled. "When I had a team that, to be honest, didn't have the talent of teams in previous years. We had one player of good skill.

"So I told the team that I would give everyone private practice - one on one. We wound up third in the league that year (1979). We should have wound up sixth."

And that is the lowest any of Haugen's teams have ever finished.

Before this season, her best team had been the 1977 addition, which swept through the conference season and finished second in the nation. But this year's team might be better. No less than five players are back from last year's 10-0 conference championships team, and Haugen thinks this might be the best team she has ever had.

It is the heavy favorite to win her ninth conference title in 12 years.

Palomar tennis within its conference since the arrival of Haugen has been like the Boston Celtics or the old , Green Bay Packers in the 1960s.

A Dynasty.

Beginning with her second team in 1976, Haugen's teams have recorded six undefeated teams. Entering this season, her teams' overall record is (Continued on page 5)

Swimmers feel sick after loss to Mesa

By Wendy Williams

Despite Patti Waterman's hopeful predictions of victory over Mesa College in the women's swim meet on March 7, the team "did not do well at all," said Waterman.

Janelle Sullivan won all three of her backstroke events, but she was the only one to finish fust. The problem for the team was too many mistakes.

"The team had been talking all week about how close the meet with Mesa would be and how important it was to win it, so they were tense," explained Waterman.

"Some of the swimmers were sick" and of those who were there, a few "weren't at the blocks to swim their events." "It was very disappointing," comments Waterman.

Mesa won most of the events and the meet. The reason, Waterman cites, is that "Mesa had 8 swimmers who were better quality."

The main problem for the team,

according to Waterman, is "not knowing yet what events they are good at - their best events." But Rhonda Haley and Denise Brown will perform well for the team in the future meets.

"I think Rhonda Haley will do well based on her times in high school... and Denise Brown, who has been sick for a week and a half, will also do well based on last year's times."

On the following day, Saturday, March 8, four Palomar girls from the team competed in an invitational pentathalon against 10 schools.

Each girl swims flve events and the 20 scores are added to find the team's ranking. The girls, Denise Brown, Rhonda Haley, Kathleen Meehan and Sallie Kellogg, ranked third as a team.

Respectively, they ranked 11th, 13th, 16th and 17th indiviually out of 49 swimmers.

Waterman was pleased with the swims and the times, but Mesa was ranked second and Waterman considers Mesa the team to beat this season.

Netters pass first test with Saddleback rout As if things weren't bad enough for Pacific Coast Conference opponents of Nan Haugen's women's tennis team, they got a bit worse last week The Comets, squaring off against one of the better teams from the toughest conference in the state, routed a stunned Saddleback team 81 to improve their overall record for the season to 7-0. A win over MiraCosta late last week made Palomar 80 overall and 4-0 within the conference.

"Saddleback was the fust real test for us this season. I think they were shocked. I think they thought they were going to blow us away. Instead, I guess it was we who did it."

At the beginning of the season, Haugen felt this might be the finest team she has ever had in her 12 years

here, and thus far it has done absolutely nothing to tarnish that statement.

"The team's playing really well right now," she said. "In fact, the girls are playing so well it's scary. I think I might start going to church."

Top players Paige Ready and Maria Melbourne have been exceptional as was expected, but it has been the depth of the team that has impressed the coach so much.

"Jennifer Youngren (third singles) · has really worked on her serve-artdvolley game," she said. "She did it last year, but she struggled with it. This year, everything's just jelling for her.

"And Jennifer Aafedt is probably the strongest fourth player in the state.

And Jennifer Pusker and Belinda Whiteley at five and six are playing very well, also."

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Coaches turn women's sports around After serving for years at Imperial Valley College as the volleyball, basketball and tennis coach - "I did a little bit of everything there"- the San Diego State University graduate returned to her real love. Swimming.

She had been, one might say, like a fish out of water.

At San Diego State, Waterman starred as an All-America selection in three different events - the 100-yard backstroke, 100 butterfly and 200 backstroke.

Her neice, Tammy Bruce from Hilltop High School, just missed qualifying for the 1984 Olympic Games, finishing fourth in four different events.

The worst any Palomar team coached by Waterman has done is a second-place finish, which it did in 1982 and 1983. The reason for Waterman's success? Confidence has a lot to do with it, in addition to the talent neccessary to compete.

"I've always been a winner," Waterman said. "Plus a good strong attitude.

I feel if you give the girls these two things plus the confidence in them, they're going to produce.

"A lot of it, also, has to do with the number of girls we've had swimming for us. We've had so many girls involved that you can't help but have some talent there. The more people you have out, the better team you're

going to have."

And Waterman has had some very good ones. She named some of her best ones.

Sandy McHale- "She couldn't make up her mind if she was going to come out or not. Finally she did and probably swam her best in the state meet.

She was a great one."

Patty Richards - "She was second in the nation in the 500 free and third in the nation in the 200 I. And then she was second in the meet in the 200 free, but her time was the third-best in the country."

Leslie Lowe- "She might have been the best diver. She was an AllAmerican both years here."

This year's team has its share of AllAmerica candidates, too.

"I believe Rhonda Haley can be one and Janelle Sullivan (who earned AllAmerica notice two years ago) has proven she can be one too. And Kathleen Meehan in the breaststroke is a good one, too.

"This is the first time we've had four quality people who were good in different events, and this team has the potential to be one of the really good ones I've had."

And there have been plenty good teams since she started here. But there never really was any doubt in her mind that Palomar College could have a top swimming program.

"One of the keys to a winning program I think," Waterman continued. "Is to never have a negative attitude. I have been a little bit surprised that we've been able to have a contending team year after year, but you just keep working hard every year.

And now that that Palomar has gotten a reputation as a good swimming school, the better girls from the area high schools are coming here to help us."

Alas, though, things will be tougher next year, when palomar moves into another conference. One that includes Orange Coast, which has been undefeated the last six years and been ranked first in the state for the past four years. A conference Waterman calls "one of the best in the country."

What will she do to keep winning on that level?

"I'm just going to have to step up the recruitment a little bit," she said.

"And hope to get some higher quality people. Orange Coast has an awfully good program."

Can it be done?

"I don't know yet. Every year we've gone up in numbers as far as getting people out for the program, and the law averages states that you're going to have more quality people just becaue there's more. But that's hard to say. We'll just have to wait and find out."

RUN FOR COVER! The original cast is coming to save their school .. . and it's open season on anyone who gets within range!

Woman's swim coach, Patty Waterman, aformerSDSU All-American, believes in a positive attitude.

(Photo by Mike Goodman)

(Continued from page 4) 170-26-1, a winning percentage of .867. Her conference record for 11 years is 125-12-1- an incredible .912 winning habit.

Six of her last 10 teams have finished the conference season undefeated, including three of past four, during which time the Comets have won 4 7 matches and lost just one.

That's a .979 percentage.

Mondale had a better chance of beating Reagan in '84 than opponents do against Palomar.

Obviously, the biggest benefit reaped by Haugen and Palomar and this winning program has been the fact that a reputation has been established as one of the finer junior college women's tennis programs in California and, indeed, the country.

So much so, in fact, that Haugen does not find it necessary to recruit.

"I tried that one year," she recalled.

"And all the girls told me they were going to come here anyway, so I didn't figure it was necessary.

"It's word of mouth," she said. "As the program has gotten bigger and better, word has gotten around about how good we are. Now, if the girls aren't going off to college, instead of quitting the tennis, they can continue their careers."

This is very definitely a symbiotic relationship, though. College recruiters make it a habit to routinely be in contact with Haugen, mainly because she has a habit of having good players on her teams and college coaches have a habit of wanting good players on their teams, too. Funny the way things like that work.

And if she has quality players, which is most of the time, recruiters will here about it. It is clear that is not a coach who cares solely about her teams winning.

It is a coach who cares about her teams.

"I'll do anything for my team," she says. "I know how far to extend my people. I know how far the girls can be pushed. I know they can win every year, I know they can do it, they just have to believe it. It's my job to make

sure they do.

"I've basically studied tennis for 20 years. I've had a lot of experience, learned a lot of things, and I think it's helped me out here."

There are two mlijor contributors to Haugen's success- the compassion she has for her players and her background.

"I have very much an open-door policy as far as the girls are concerned," Haugen said. "If there is a problem or a concern, I want them to be able to come to me and hopefully we can take care of it. It doesn't even have to be related to tennis. I would like each one of them to feel like they can confide in me.That's one of the reasons I think for our successful program. I put in more time. During tennis season, they are the number one thing in my life.

"At the beginning of every season, the first thing we do is take a trip to get completely away from everything.

This year we went to Arizona to play in a tournament. It's good for them."

The background Haugen has in the sport is due to the tutelage of three of the foremost tennis experts in the United States. There was teaching pro Bob Harmon of Santa Monica. There was Darlene Hand, winner of both the Wimbledon and Forest Hills events in past years. And there was Greg Martin, consistently ranked among the top five players in the world in the 1930s whom Haugen describes as "one of the leading experts oftennis in the world."

Haugen, who is now working on her doctorate in leadership - she would eventually like to write some books at the University of San Diego, doesn't . know how long this dynasty can last, although the thought has entered })er mind.

"I do think about it," she said. "But it just means I'm going to have to keep trying harder and working harder."

••• When Patty Waterman was named the women's swimming coach here in 1978, it represented a coming home of sorts for the 1968 Olympic Trials participatant.

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Gallery director retires

By Robert Rowsey

Boehm Gallery director Russell Baldwin will retire this month because of health problems.

Baldwin described the nature of his illness as "stones," and would probably require surgery and a period of hospitalization.

In his 23 years as instructor here his position as Boehm Gallery director has enabled him to expose his students to many contempory styles of the art world.

Among the noted artists Baldwin has secured for the gallery are Andy Warhol and Phil Tippett. Tippett, a Palomar alumni, is a two time Academy Award winner and artist/

creature designer for Lucasfilm Ltd. Angelo Carli, dean of community education, commented that if one wants to look at a measure of Baldwin's contribution, Tippett's show sums it up. "(Baldwin) was a teacher of Phil Tippett. (Tippett's show) came here because Russell was one of his earliest teachers.

permanent collection of the college, but he also helped build the gallery itself by volunteering ideas and labor, said Val Sanders, art instructor.

"He physically put up many of the walls inside the space (of the gallery)," said Carli.

Baldwin, however, was not willing to accept full credit for the construc"That "Star Wars" show was never tion work "My son and I built that part of the shown anywhere else in the country, gallery," he said, referring to its north and it went from here to the wing.

Smithsonian."

Baldwin said he wants the part they Carli continued, "He (Baldwin) has helped construct named after his son, contributed a sensitivity and an Marc Russell, who died at the age of awareness to contemporary values of 18. the gallery. The Boehm Gallery is what · "The Marc Russell Baldwin Gallery. it is today because of Russell Baldwin." I don't need the "emeritus." I don't Not only did Baldwin help build the need the accolades. That is all I need."

Last sighting sparks Comet viewing

By Robert Rowsey

During Club Days the Undefeated Club sponsored a Mr. Potato Head contest with first place going to Terri Wooliber, second place going to Hilda Corona for her Aloha Potato (left) and third place going to Trudy Vargas for her Mr. Spudnik the Martian Potato Monster (right).

(Ph9to by Pat Rubin)

Attitudes among stargazers when talking about Halley's comet can range from mild stimulation to one of misty eyed euphoria. Halley's next return won't be until the year 2061.

"It won't be a good appearance this time around, it1l be low," says Jim Pesavento, Earth Sciences chairman.

"That's because this time we (the U.S.) are not in a good position to see it.

It depends upon what position the earth is in when the· comet approaches perihelion. This time just isn't a good time for the northern hemisphere."

Pesavento has set tentative nights aside for viewing the comet at the

Food Bank donations needed

By Pat Rubin

Bob Klug, director of Palomar food bank, is again seeking donations to fill the almost empty shelves and cupboards.

During the Christmas season, many of the needy students were fed and basic needs were taken care of, but now not as many donations are being received.

The food bank was set up for fulltime students, or for single parents taking nine units or more. The weekly allowance for food is one canned item for each semester unit, and three units

of food for each child in the family.

Klug speculates that many people qualify, but are too proud to accept help. Most of the referrals come from the counseling office, the women's center, student help center, the financial aids office and the EOPS. Donations to the food bank are mainly provided by the public, but commodities like butter and cheese are supplied by the Federal Food Surplus program.

Klug says, "Some of these students would normally quit school to fmd a job to feed their families, but getting an education is very important

Cabbage Patch kids on exhibit

By Paulette Oberle

Although Alexander Pope wrote, "Beads and prayer-books are the toys of age," library staff members prefer Cabbage Patch Dolls.

Over forty of their "toys" are snuggled in display cases on the library's second floor this month.

Acquisitions supervisor Diane Dellner and staff member Michelle Burks developed the display after coworkers brought the dolls to work to show-off their "kids."

The exhibit includes Cabbage Patch

Dolls from nine different countries plus unique and special editions.

Dan Arnsan, public services librarian, explains that the dolls were created by Georgia sculptor, Xavier Roberts, and were inspired by Appalachian folk art. They have been manufactured bytheColeco Company since 1983.

The library statf takes their doll collecting seriously and has assembled a Cabbage Patch Doll bibliography available for the asking. For more information, call Ext. 2617.

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All students who are actively enrolled for the spring semester will be eligible to register for the summer and fall semesters by mail.

Mail-in registration packets will be mailed the last week in April to students for the summer semester.

Summer schedules will be available March 20 in the student services center, library and bookstore.

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Three new ASG senators have been voted to the ASG board. They are Jose Cruz, Stephen Greenlee and Monica Knoll.

An erroneous room number was given for the EOPS Tutorial Center office in the last issue ofthe Telescope.

The correct room is TCA-3. Students may call Ext. 2449 for appointments.

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Joyce Sassano, a full-time instructor in the Family and Consumer Sciences department, has been accepted to participate in a summer workshop for teachers of lighting at the University of New Hampshire in July.

The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America will cover Ms. Sassano's room and meals and waive the $2,000 fee.

because this is the only way they see to get off the welfare rolls. Those who fmish college will then be able to take a positive role in society."

Special needs for March include: a home for a female displaced student, a vehicle for a single parent who lost her car to an auto accident, dish soap, detergent, shampoo, pots and pans, instant cereal, disposable razors, toothpaste, canned soup, powdered milk, school supplies, fruit, blankets or cash.

Anyone interested in donating to the food bank can call the student activites office at Ext. 2494 or Klug at the college food bank, Ext. 2652.

college during the weekend of March 22 & 23, depending on weather conditions.

Equipment used will include one 14" and several 8" Schmidt Cassegrain telescopes, but Pesavento says that the best way to see the entire comet will be with a pair of binoculars.

Halley's period of greatest brilliance will be from April 6 to 13, making its

closest approach to earth on April10, according to authorities at Abrams Planetarium, Michigan State University.

Best viewing times should be the morning hours and, says Pesavento, high up in the mountains with an unimpeded view of the southern horizon.

Joseph P. Willis, director of the planetarium, says that although many people flock to the mountains or desert to view the comet, the college is in a suitable position to see it.

During late March, the comet will appear low in the southeastern sky shortly before sunrise in the constellations Capricornus and Sagittarius.

By the end of the month Halley's will rise about 3:30 a.m.

However, the comet swiftly becomes a late evening object, and by April 11 and 12 it rises at about 10:30 p.m. and gains highest elevation by about 2 a.m.

According to Willis, "planetarium programs" were conducted last November and December. These programs, in which instructors explain Halley's comet and then allow people to view th~ comet through the school's telescopes, could feasibly be conducted during the second week of April when the comet will reportedly be at its brightest.

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