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Palomar Community College, 1140 West Mission Road, San Marcos CA 92069-1487
Volume 45, Number 15
Changing of the guard continues in student gov't "I think it would be a great asset to have an Afrikan-American on the senate," Jenkins told the ASG. He is currently the vice-president The Associated Student Govof the Afrikan-American Student ernment underwent more revamping Wednesday by choosing a new Alliance. Sadova was also pleased to be vice-president and electing three new senators, including Lowell one of the ASG' s newest senators. "I'm looking forward to talking Kepics, who had previously been with students," Sadova said," and voted out. ''I'm really glad I got a second see what they want and try to make chance to make up for my mis- a difference." The senators were chosen after takes," Kepics said. Kepics and former senator Tom Turk had been the ASG promoted Candye Caleb stripped of their positions by the to the vice-president position. "I'm glad to be able lend my ASG after pressure from a recall services," Caleb said. She has been effort. "They were able to make a value a Palomar student for three years judgement deciding on whether the and is majoring in women's studpositives outweighed the nega- ies. She is also president of Camtives," Kepics said. He asked the pusFriends ofNOW (National OrASG to consider his qualifications ganization of Women). Nominees and elections for two when voting, and not to make it a more open senate seats will take personal issue. Kepics, Robert Jenkins and place next Wednesday. They were Michelle Sadova were sworn in made vacant by a resignation from Daniel Arrezola and from a disduring the last meeting. Jenkins said he was glad to be qualification of Haywood Chambers for too many absences. voted in as a senator.
By Mark Wiberg News Editor
Janet Duffy/Staff Photographer
Students who waited until the last day to add classes on Jan. 31 were caught in a line extending all the way out to the parking lot in front of the Student Services Center.
New early deadline prompts I student call for investig3:tion By Mike LaJoie Staff Writer Associated Student Government President Paul Raineri addressed the President's Advisory Council Tuesday about the forming of an ad-hoc committee to investigate the consequence of the new registration deadline. The temporary committee will examine the cause and effects of the deadline on students and class schedules: The new registration deadline for Palomar classes has been diminished from eight to two weeks. Palomar is state funded only for the first two weeks of the semester, and enrollment funds after this are not projected or available in Palomar's budget. After the meeting, Raineri expressed his views on the deadline. "It's too drastic from the eight weeks students had before," he said. "We need to fmd out the deadline's effects." According to Sandy Nanninga, supervisor of admissions, about 50 to 75 people tried to get class on Monday,
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the first weekday after the deadline. She said many of the students had good excuses for registering late, such as illness. However, the majority of students were turned down for late registration. Diane McAllister, assessment test technician, expressed optimismaboutthedeadline."We
had the schedule deadline posted everywhere and had assessment testing up to the first week-of school," she said. "No student was turned away from the tests," she said. "I don't think there was a real problem this semester with the two week deadline. By and large, it is a matter of getting used to it."
Depts may suffer in growth By Steve Fox Staff Writer No new records are expected to be set this semester in enrollment according to Herman Lee, director of Admissions. Lee said that there are 25,195 students currently enrolled, and ''Palomar has even more room for growth," he said. Growth is an issue that Lee and other school officials don't have much control over, he noted. At this point limited state funds keep Palomar from adding any new courses to accommodate an expected increase in enrollment in the coming semesters, according to Lee. "Internal shifting of classes to the more populated general education courses, like English, is all the school can do," said
Lee. If that is the solution, he said, then the school's weaker departments will be the ones to suffer. •see GROWTH, page 4
Escondido grants $1 million for parking ·at satellite By Mike La Joie · Staff Writer Officials from Palomar college received a check for $1 million from the city council of Escondido last week paving the way for a new parking lot at the Escondido Education Center. Two hundred and sixty-nine parking spaces will be added, saving students from the now troublesome hunt to find a parking space. The groundwork for the $1 million bond issuance was set in 1984 when the Escondido City Council agreed to allow Palomar College to join Escondido's newly formed redevelopment agency. Palomar's portion of the commission's recent bond proceeds will be used for acquisition and improvement of parking facilities adjacent to the college's
NEW PARKING RULE· Administration expands staff parking In front lot. Page 3. Escondido Education Center. The $1 million bond issuance will make it possible for the college to purchase the land adjacent to and south of the center, without requiring monies from the college district's general fund. The land acquisition will eliminate the college's current temporary $1,500 a month lease expense on an existing parking lot, which the college can have access to only during the evenings. The Palomar College Escondido Education Center plans to open the new parking area in August 1992, in time for the beginning of the fall1992 semester. • see PARKING, page 3