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The Telesco Instructor assaulted on campus Tuesday By Laura Woolfrey News Editor A Palomar instructor narrowly escaped her assailant after he sexually assaulted her Tuesday evening in front of the P-building. According to a campus patrol report, the victim, (who wishes to remain anonymous) walked at 6:38 p.m. from building NA-1 to the duplicating center in room F-6, to make copies for her class that evening. An unidentified man approached her from behind and squeezed her left breast with his right hand. He threatened her life saying, 'Don't move or I'll (expletive) kill you.' The victim told Campus Patrol officers that she noticed a silhouette of a passer-by coming towards her, who apparently distracted the assailant. This provided an opportunity for the victim to escape. He (the pedestrian) could have saved her further harm," said Campus Patrol Supervisor Boyd Mahan. After the crime occured, the victim filed reports with Sheriff's deputies and Campus Patrol. "She was upset and shaken up," said Campus Patrol Officer Jessica Jardner. "She had tears rolling down her face once in a while. She
is a very strong person to report what happened so other people will be notified." Mahan said the teacher resumed class instruction after the incident. Although Mahan said he was shocked that the incident occured, he said he feels that the chances of the assault progressing to rape would have been slim. "I can't imagine he could have raped her at that time because of the location," said Mahan. The attacker is believed to be tall, but no details about his appearance are available at this point. However, Mahan said there is a witness; the person who disrupted the crime. Mahan said he wants the witness to give a statement to the authorities. "Come forward and tell us what you can so we can find the suspect," said Mahan also who said he encourages all students to get involved. "Keep your eyes open and be aware. Be willing to get involved to help other people," said Mahan. "The police are not in every place." If a good enough description is given, a composite drawing can be made, said Mahan. "It may be he's pulled this thing on other campuses."
Sexual activity linked to bathroom vandalism By Roman S. Koenig Editor-in-Chief Officials at Palomar College's Department of Facilities said Wednesday they are doing all they can to stop the recurring problem of "glory holes" in the men's restrooms. Nearly a year ago, Facilities workers confronted the same problem where holes were cut into the dividers between bathroom stalls and used for sexual purposes, according to school officials. Director of Facilities Mike Ellis said his department workers are trying to do all they can to solve the problem. "We first screwed IT\etal plates over the holes, then we welded metal plates over the holes and then we covered them over with wood," Ellis said. He added that Facilities workers had to replace entire partitions in some cases. Ellis said the replacement of stall partitions is a $700 proposition, where a set of partitions includes a new door as well. Custodial Supervisor Phil Morgan said the entire department is involved in the effort.to curb the vandalism. "This sort of vandalism that we've been having right now is a strange situation," Morgan said. The problem of "glory holes" is (see VANDALISM - page 3)
Student reps disagree over conference By Mark Wiberg Staff Writer Disagreement set the tone again at Wednesday's Associated Student Government meeting when the president asked for approval of a weekend conference trip to the state capital. Following the government's
approval of ASG President Erik Johnson's choice, Anthony Montroy, for treasure~ after two failed attempts, senators voted to allow three government members and the ASG secretary to visit Sacramento. Once there, the four will attend workshops and discuss issues concerning California community colleges.
Before approving the trip, concerns were raised over ASG secretary, Erica Miller, accompanying the three student representatives, Johnson and senators Lowell Kepics and Tom Turk. One of the problems was Johnson and Miller's personal (see TRIP - page 4)