Palomar College
Volume 41 No. 10
A Publication for the Associated Students
Tuesday, January 12, 1988
San Marcos, CA
Employees • rece1ve 3.7% raise
ASG tries to catch up on business
By Fred Tracey
By Tom Fitzpatrick
Without much discussion, the Palomar Governing Board approved a two year salary and benefits package for classified employees at its December 8 meeting. The agreement, reached in negotiations on November 23, will give classified staff members represented by the Council of Classified Employees/ American Federation of Teachers a 3. 7 percent raise retroactive from the past school year. In addition, classified staff will have their life insurance policy raised to $40,000. Some will receive an additional once only payment of up to $500. CCE/ AFT leaders have been in salary negotiations with the district since April. During this time, a suit was filed against the district for unfair labor practices. The suit, filed with the Public Employees Relations Board, is still pending. Morale between the classified staff Josh Entreken oft'ers his arm to nurse Alta Woelke, a Palomar graduate, at the "Toys for Life" blood (Photo by Becky Adams) and the district has been at an all time drive held in the Student Union December 7. low, according to Tilly Cheyney, CCE/ AFT president and information systems analyst. "This process was way too long," Cheyney said. "I do feel that we'll have a better option to build the morale speaking and Neemann teamed up By Mary Hannify and persuasive. back up." with Dahlin to win sixth place in Valdez placed fourth and fifth in the Cheyney reported that Palomar's championship rounds of informative Dondi Dahlin of the Palomar Fore- dramatic duo. classified· salaries are still the lowest Previously on November 20, 21 and impromptu while Langendoen won nsics squad won three championship among San Diego community colleges. the second and sixth place championawards as the Comet speakers cap- 23 the Comet speakers competed Out of the 71 districts in California, ship awards in persuasive and infortured twenty individual trophies, against 55 colleges and universities Palomar ranks 52. mative speaking. helping them to win first place sweep- throughout the United States, the The union and the district is Jim Chambers and Oltman won stakes at the three day Grand Canyon forensics squad won 12 m~or awards expected to return to the bargaining sixth place awards in after dinner College Invitational held in Phoenix, at the Cal State Northridge table this month to come to an Invitational. speaking and impromptu speaking. Arizona. agreement over a new classified Dahlin led the speakers and was the Neemann won the fifth place trophy Dahlin placed second in dramaticemployees handbook. As an incentive duo, and third in both persuasive and champion finalist in prose, expository to settle, the district has offered an (Continued on page 6) informative. Jessica Neemann won additional 2lh percent raise if the second and third place trophies · in union will agree to a handbook. dramatic-duo and dramatic "The handbook is a vital issue," interpretation. Cheyney said. "It protects our rights Alec Oltman placed second and concerning job conditions. The recent third in impromtu and extemporanesalary agreement has paved a smooth ous speaking while Deidra Dukes won road for approving a handbook." the second and fourth trophies in The district has spent close to poetry and dramatic interpretation. $40,000 in attorney fees for Richard Roger Steeve was crowned the J . Curreir of the law firm Littler, championship winner in Mendelson, Fastiff and Tichy. Curreir salesmanship. was hired as the district's chief Amy Bomberg and Mark Cockerham negotiator. placed fifth and sixth in impromtu Union officials have claimed in the speaking. Steve Spivey and Geraldine past that Curreir was purposely Valdez won the fourth and fifth place dragging out negotiations, so the trophies in informative speaking. union would break down and agree to a less-than-equitable package. Eva Melendrez, William Moore and Classified staff members should see Diane Langendoen placed second, their raise in their February third and sixth in the championship paychecks. rounds of extemporaneous, communIn other December 8 Governing ication analysis and persuasive speakBoard business, the Board: ing, respectively. While Daniela Heg•Elected Ralph Forquera as board gem placed fifth in dramatic. president, Leon Baradat as vice presThe Reader's Theatre, "Billy the Kid" ident and Barbara Hughes as secrefeaturing Spivey, Heggem, Wendy tary. Dr. George Boggs, SuperintendJacobs and Frank Hankin won first ent/ President was retained as the place. board's chief administrative officer. Following the sweepstakes victory Michael D. Gregoryk was re-hired as at Grand Canyon College the Comet Palomar's business manager for this speakers competed at Arizona State year. University Sun Devil Invitational •Accepted a tax rebate check for where they place fifth in sweepstakes. $32 from student John A Stall of Leading the squad were Oltman and Ramona. Dahlin who each placed in the cham•Approved $2,514.85 in travel pionship round in three events. expenses for college staff. Oltman won the fourth and fifth place trophies in impromptu and As semesters move on, so do extemporaneous speaking. Oltman members of The Telescope staff. received the outstanding debater We'll be taking time off at the trophy while his debate partner beginning of the spring semester to Melendrez was runner up outstanding examine our past, determine our debater. future, and train yet another Dahlin placed third, fourth and group of budding journalists. sixth in informative, prose, and draWatch for the next issue of The matic duo. Telescope, including a story on the Steeve and Ramona Adams won the new Gaverning Board president in second place trophies in salesmanship Mike Lesher, who died on December 1, was never stopped by physical addition to the usual fare of news, and poetry. handicap. Here he demonstrated his athletic prowess as he entertainment and sports, to Spivey and Langendoen won fifth attempted a shot several years ago. See page 3 for a story on Lesher's appear on campus February 26. and sixth place awards in informative life.
Speech team wins top awards
In an attempt to clear up a backlog of business, the Associated Student Government senate met five times in the month of December. Issues addressed at the meetings ranged from the legality of Student Activities secretary Marilyn Lunde acting as ASG treasurer and flaws in the student government constitution to establishing office hours in the Student Union to make senate members more accessible. The propriety of Student Activities secretary Marilyn Lunde acting as ASG treasurer was discussed briefly at a special meeting called on December 11 and attended by a number of senators, ASG president Mary Reynaga and advisor Frank Hankin. Lunde was criticized recently by former ASG president Shawn Clark for allegedly exceeding her authority and interfering in the operation of student government. Three of the senators present later seemed to agree that the secretary has much control over what was intended to be a student operated organization, but none placed the blame entirely on Lunde. "Marilyn is performing tasks that if she didn't perform them, they wouldn't get done anyway," according to senator Shelby Nickell. "Along with that, she has assumed, and I'm sure it's assumed because in certain cases I know it's not given, responsibilities and authorities that she isn't supposed to be doing." Lunde is currently acting as treasurer although, says Nickell, "To the best of my knowledge she was never nominated and confirmed." According to senator Andrew Gigliotti, one of the problems is that "too many people have been listening to Ms. Lunde and taking her word as gospel." Lunde has often been sought for advice from past and present government members. "They've been too dependent, they being the student government, senate and president and all of those people, too dependent on the Student Activities office in general," he said. Senator Cathy Freeman concurred. "The secretary, quite frankly, doesn't have to do all this for the organization anyway. The organization needs to stand on its own two feet." The focus of the December 11 meeti.il.g, however, was discussion of clarity and clerical flaws in the current student constitution. More than 80 errors ranging from simple typing mistakes to inconsistent wording were discussed over the course of the two hour meeting. Because any changes to the constitution would require approval by three-fifths of students voting in a special election, Nickell suggested a new constitution be created that would also remove the many ambiguities of the current document. A meeting held December 23 provided the opportunity to review new business. Seven of the current nine senators gathered at the unusual meeting, held outdoors a short two days before Christmas. Brevity became the norm as the meeting progressed and the weather turned cooler. Before calling an end to the session, (Continued on page 6)