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The Telesco Friday, September 22, 1989
Palomar College, San Marcos, CA 92069
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Volume 43, Number 2
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Phone-in registration planned for '90 debut By Rikki Org Staff Writer Registering for classes at Palomar could take on a whole new ring next fall when students will be able to register with a touchtone telephone. Telephone registration at Palomar was the brainchild of Herman Lee, director of Admissions, Records and Veterans' Services and Mike Reid, director of Data Processing. The program was originally slated to begin during the current semester, but the complete conversion of the needed computer programs and a necessary upgrade was not completed in time by hardware specialists from Atlanta. "Currently we are six months behind schedule," said Lee. According to Reid, however, the computer
portion of the transition is "75 percent complete." This portion entails the installation of a special phone-in registration terminal and hooking it up to the main-frame computer at Palomar. The target time for completion is now December. At thattime, a pilottest will be run on a small group of students who will register for the spring semester. If the test is successful, Lee hopes to have the system open to all students for the summer session in 1990. Students will call the school via touch-tone telephone. They will get a recording with instructions on what to do. Once completed, the student will begin to register for classes by punching in his/her identification number (which will be provided by the school). Then
(see PHONE-IN - page 3)
Board hears appeal -for additional guards By Cris Fraser Staff Writer
(Photo by Roman Koenig)
For the second time this month, an accident occurred at the entrance of Palomar's student parking lot off Mission Road. The incident happened at approximately 8 a.m. on Sept.ll. Norma Aldrete, the driver of the white hatchback, was turning left into the entrance when she collided with an oncoming motorcycle. The cycle, driven by Jorge Camachal, 17, hit the passenger side of Aldrete's car. Although the motorcycle was totalled in the accident, Camachal only suffered a separated shoulder and abrasions. He was treated at Palomar Medical Center and released. Aldrete was not injured. Pictured are Sheriff's Deputies Jim Nolan (I) and D. Sanders (r) discussing the accident, which is still under investigation.
Stressing the need for increased campus security, Director of Buildings and Grounds Mike Ellis recently presented a request to the Palomar College Governing Board for more security guards. Presently, Palomar is using guards from Pinkerton Security Company. This semester there is one security guard who is scheduled to work Monday through Friday from 7:30 p.m.-11 p.m. A full nighttime custodial crew does their best to assist with the security task. However, says Ellis, "We're not pleased with Pinkerton's service." Ellis stressed, to the Board, a need for one guard on campus for 24 hours and two guards
Former Ardan store to house satellite By Michelle Van Aalst Staff Writer Palomar students will be able to shop for classes in Escondido next year.What was once an Ardan department store will be transformed into a complete Palomar Satellite Campus in the spring of 1990. Record high enrollment and the need to provide another accessible location for the growing North County community prompted school officials last year to seek another site for a new satellite campus. Students will be able to browse through a two-room computer lab, a library that is tied in with the main
campus library by computer, a skylighted student lounge, a student services area with eight small offices for tutoring or counseling, and a health services department complete with waiting room and ex amination room. "It's a school in itself," said Dean of Humanities Gene Jackson, "but we want to emphasize one faculty and one staff. We don't want to develop two faculties." The chosen location is a 45,200 square foot building with a capacity of up to 10,000 students. The 27 classrooms will seat from 30 to 75 students each. Planned is a large general purpose room that is carpeted for low impact aerobics, and
will enable students to fulfill their Health 21 requirement. The site at 1951 East Valley Parkway will allow students to achieve all of their G.E. requirements without stepping foot on the San Marcos campus. "A student will be able to take the necessary general education classes to complete a liberal arts and science degree at this new campus," said Jackson. The initial enrollment should reach 5,000 students and it is projected the satellite will eventually reach its full capacity within five years.
(see SATELLITE- page 3)
during the peak hours from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. Ellis asked that the college hire its own permanent security guards. According to Ellis, there are "too many glitches in the system. It could be better." As an example, Ellis observed, "If a Pinkerton guard does not show up on a Saturday morning, the company sends someone who is not familiar with the campus. The guard has no idea where the classrooms are located and as as a result, the classrooms aren't opened at the right time. The students have to wait outside the rooms and the advisors get upset. It's a real disruption." However, there is still the question of liability. Pinkerton accepts the responsibility (see SECURITY- page 3)