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The Frjday, December 6, 1991
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Palomar College. 1 140 West Mission Road, San Marcos CA 92069-1487
Volume 45, Number 12
FOUR REPRES_ENTATIVES GIVEN PROBATION
Student officers ¡~eprimanded for al~ohol possession APOLOGY: The Student Government officials disciplined by the college apologize on page 6. By Mark Wiberg - Staf!Writer Four student officers have been placed on probation after beer cans were found in the student government office. According to Campus Security Supervisor Boyd Mahan, campus custodians and Pinkerton night security officers found ASG PresidentErikJohnson, Senators Lowell Kepics, Tom Turk and Treasurer Anthony Montroy in the ASG office at night in mid-November. The nightshift supervisor, Roy Vick, said that another campus custodian called him down when he saw the ASG officers putting empty beer cans in the trash can outside of the office. "I saw them being rowdy," Vick said. "I asked them to leave, that the campus was closed." Vick said that inside the student government office, more cans were found.
Erik Johnson Student Government president
Tom Turk Student Government senator
Lowell Kepics Student Government senator
Anthony Montroy Student Government treasurer
"I found two beer cans in a paper bag," Vick said. He added that the four "did not give me any problem." Vick said he reported the incident to his supervisor, adding that to his knowledge, nothing like this has happened at Palomar before. ASG President}ohnson said that only empty beer cans brought from off campus were in the office. "We wouldneverdrinkoncam-
pus," Johnson said. "We know better than that." The student officers said they didn't know it was against school regulations to have alcohol on campus. ''I'm surprised they didn 'tknow the rules," Director of Student Activities Jim Bowen said. He said that the rules on drugs and alcohol are in thecollegecatalog and posted on the wall across from the ASG's
meeting room. In this case, the incident and disciplinary action were reviewed by Dr. David Chappie, vice-president of student services, according to Bowen. Bowen said that he usually handles situations like these but because Johnson and Senator Turk have made their dissatisfaction with his performance as their adviser known publicly, he is not involved.
During Wednesday's meeting, Johnson apologized to the student government. "It was a bad judgement call on my part" he said, "I should have known better." All those involved signed a letter of apology to the college. Their probation lasts two years. They added that any other violation by them would result in
(see REPRIMAND - page 12)
Parent advisers play Santa this year By Sean Jfitting Staff Writer
Season's Greetings Kitty Grage (left) and Linda Nomura, both membersofthe PatronsofPalomar CoUege, display a Christmas tree during the group's holiday bake sale on Dec. 3 and 4. Both Grage and Nomura are Palomar retirees. Grage was the former secretary to Public Information Officer Dr. Michael Norton. Michael Bagstad/Photography Editor
Teachers at the Palomar Child Development Center are making their wish list and checking it twice. The fmished list goes not to Santa, but to the Parent Advisory Council, which is made up of parents who have children enrolled at the center. The completed list will be turned in at the end of the year, and the Parent Advisory Council will purchase the items with the money that they have raised over the past year. A list of last year's items ranged from sand (for sand boxes) tocomputerprograms (forthe4-year-olds), to sheets and blankets to shelves and shopping carts. The parent group does a wide variety of things to help the Child Development Center. The council advises "on issues concerning the center, the staff, the children, and the facility itself," said Child Development Center Director Joyce Williams. They can participate in the classroom as volunteers and act as liaisons between the center and the community by soliciting goods and in-services for the center. Some examples of these in-services include a recent visit by the San Marcos Fire Department and McGruff the Crime Dog. "In the past they have given in-services to the parents by
(see LIST- page 4)