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ASG officers elected; turnout low By Aaron Hirsch om Staff Writer One hundred and fifty students elected three candidates who ran unopposed in last week's student body election. Sean Nix, president-elect, Jason Van Foeken, vice president-elect and Kevin Nesby, treasurer-elect will lead next year's Associated Student Government and administer the budget. Jim Bowen, director of student activities, said he was disappointed that there were not more candidates running for student government. "ASG members are going to try and change the election code to
allow more time to get candidates and more time to campaign," he said. The ASG has allocated $200 in their budget to help publicize future campaigns. In order to be selected in an unopposed election, candidates need to earn a simple majority of the votes cast. Nix was selected with 130 votes while Van Foeken and Nesby received 138 and 136 votes respectively. The 150 votes cast represented less than one percent of the student population. Nix says he is looking forward to continuing many of the trends that began during the Weber administration.
"I want to continue the progress of the student center complex, and have more activities so students feel at home. Community college is an in between place where students spend two years or more, which is a long time, and students need to get involved." The new president said he wants to see Palomar become an environmentally conscious campus. He plans to ask the Buildings and Grounds department to supply bins for aluminum cans and plastics. "Not only should clubs participate, but staff and students need to help in the cause." Nix will preside over his first government meeting on May 23.
Sean Nix New ASG President
Jason Van Foeken New ASG Vice-President
Senate clashes over motion of impeachment By Laura Woolfrey and Larry Boisjolie Staff Writers
(Photo by Phil Garcia)
¡students Martin Bomis (left), Dwight Longsworth and Darnell Bembo examine the wreckage of a car destroyed by a driver under the influence. The vehicle was placed on display last week by the Escondido Optimist Club. The purpose of the display was to relay the message that driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol can be fatal.
Bookstore mavin' on up By Todd Anderson Staff Contributor "Siberia" and "Hades" are a long way to travel to bring back books, but the employees of the campus bookstore go that distance for Palomar students. The campus bookstore has announced that it plans to expand to be able to store their books a little closer to home. On May 2, Virginia Dower, director of the bookstore, presented the ASG with her proposal to expand the bookstore due to an overcrowding of books and students. Since Dower's arrival in 1969, the bookstore has only expanded once, in 1975, to its present size of 5,000 square-feet.
The two phase proposal includes adding 6,000 square-feet to the rear of the bookstore and later a second story for office space and extra storage. The project is still on the drawing board, but construction on the first phase is slated to begin on July 1, and should be complete before Spring of 1991. The first phase will place 12 to 15 registers for textbook sales, an additional two to four for regular sales and two more for art supply sales. This will enable the bookstore to serve the students even faster without passing the cost on to students. Dowers noted, "The project has been in the planning for three years and is just now being able to be realized." The proposal includes a new double door entrance in
(see BOOKSTORE -page 4)
Impeachment proceedings against Associated Student Government Senator David Whitemarsh began Wednesday at the ASG meeting due to alledged violations of constitutional by-laws regarding meeting attendance. ASG Senator Norman Plotkin called for impeachment of Whitemarsh after the senator missed his fifth governmental meeting. During the meeting, senate judicial advocates confirmed Whitemarsh's absences. "It'~ not open for interpretation," said Plotkin at the meeting. "He hasn't performed his office. His duties include attending the meetings. He is not fulfilling his commitments." At the meeting, some ofthe senators argued in favor of Whitemarsh saying that classes are more important; others sided with Plotkin's position. Director of Student Services Jim Bowen agreed with the motion to dismiss Whitemarsh. "Class is no excuse," he said. Whitemarsh said he informed ASG President John Weber, the senators and Bowen of his class commitments at the time of his appointment. "I informed them that my studies were very important. I told them I could miss Wednesday classes for
'If our constitution and by-laws allow¡ vendettas, then I will ask for a recall.' -David Whitemarsh, ASG Senator
the meetings but had to attend tests," said Whitemarsh. According to Whitemarsh, Weber and the senators wishing to impeach him are experiencing "Reagan syndrome. Either they're falling asleep or they don't remember." Deby McClellan, chief justice for the ASG, indicates that Plotkin may have requested the impeachment out of spite for Whitemarsh. "Norm probably did this out of vengeance against David because of Dave's stands against his actions," said McClellan. "It seems ludicrous with only two weeks left that he would pull a stunt like this." According to McClellan, Plotkin has been looking for reasons to dismiss Whitemarsh since early in the semester.
(see ACTION- page 4)