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ELESCOPE
HE Friday, February 28, 1992
Palomar Community College, 1140 West Mission Road, San Marcos CA 92069-1487
Volume 45, Number 17
Changes proposed for constitution By Mark Wiberg News Editor
Steve Troop and Michael Kline/St<ffP/tqr11 lltu.Ttrdlion
The new student «nter, first proposed in 1990, would can for the remodeling and the addition ofa second story to the
current Student Union. Short-term business, how~ver, in student government has putthe proposal on the backburner.
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Proposed student center on hold
Editor's note: This is the first installment ofa three-part series on the progress of building projects currently in the works for Palomar College. By RomanS. Koenig Editor.-in -Chief In the spring of 1990, Palomar College's Associated Studept Government proposed the construction of anew student center on campus. Now, two years later, the campaign to build the center bas come to a standstill due to lack of interest by ASG members, according to organization officials. "I've thought aboutit, but right now there's no movement in the ASG to pass (~e initiative)." said LoweD KepicS. student government senator. "It re3lly basn•t ~n Q,(Qught ll.P· Right nQW 'Ye're in a very ~sitiomll period." The original plan two yeats ago called for a second 1 ' stocy containing offices for Clubs andthtASG.as well as food court with a number of independent food vendors. Inrerescinpmsuing the ptojectbighte,e~ainin the fall of 1990. but the.reorganization of tlie ASG and o~r concerns are now taking presedence. According to both Kepics and ASG Adviser Jjln Bowen. attention has been focused this semester on the upheaval in student government after the president and trea.'>urer reSigned and one senator was successfully voted out of office by the ASG regarding mi~nduct in
office. Within the last three weeks, said Bowen, seven new people have joined the student government, making up a majority of the ASG. But despite the ASG's preoccupation with other matters, Bowen said he will continue to let studentgovernments down the lineknowoftheproposed student center's importance. At this point, he said, the best thing to do now is to wait until April's student government elections and work with the new group from scratch on the issue. Kepics cited several other reasonswhy the center: isn't being p~ued at this time, including the financinl commitmenttequiredtohireanarchitecttodrawupplansand the amount of work needed to drum up student support. Both Kepics and Bowen•agree that a massive.,PUblic~ ity campaign would be needed to get the support of the
stUdents. According tO both Kepics and Bowen, a student center fee would be needed to pay for construction of the cOf!Wlex.'I'he fee•scost would be$1 a unit, up to lOunits to be paid by students yearly, Kepics said. The fee came
into being. as a .result of a California state sellate bill '"
passed in the late 1980S."
MiraCosta College students passed the fee in the sp,Qng of 1988. and haq their' new tw<rstory :Student center completed by 1990. Kepics said that 3,600 students would have to vote at Palomar in order for such a fee to pass. When tl)e ASG
•• see CENTER; page 3
The student government leadership isn't alone in undergoing changes recently; their own constitution is now under the knife. On Wednesday, the ASG's constitutional review committee introduced suggested changes to the current constitution. "It's more focused," said Senator Lowell Kepics, one of three members of the committee. Senator Denny Ngo and Alpha Gamma Sigma member Heather Douglas are also members of the review committee. "Hopefully, this will set up a good framework for a longlasting and productive government," Kepics said. The proposed changes would allow the ASG to appoint four permanent vice-presidents heading up committees that include state affairs, social affairs, policy and procedures and finance. Kepics said most of the changes consisted of fixing up typographical errors and title names. If approved, the title of vice-president would be changed to executive vice-president, according to Kepics. The constitutional changes must first be approved by the ASG with a two-thirds vote, and then the Palomar student body must approve it with a two-thirds majority vote . Kepics added that by-laws in the constitution were still being reviewed, but mentioned that one by-law dealing with the recall of student officials has been expanded to be more thorough. In the past, the vague by-laws allowed for the past president to declare a recall invalid. A provision for impeachment of the student government president is also included in the new constitution. The by-laws do not have to be approved by the student • see CHANGES, page 3
Faulty air conditioner causes evacuation By Mike LaJoie Staff Writer Smoke from a faulty air-conditioner atop Room P-32 billowed into the student-occupiedclassroom Monday night, forcing students to leave the building. The Fire department was called to the scene by Campus Patrol. "Apparently a motor-blower inside the air-conditioner malfunctioned and caused smoke to enter the ventilation system." said San Marcos Fire Captain Chris Marchizo. The faulty air-conditioner has not been repaired. "The air-conditioner was old," said Facilities Director Mike Ellis. "The motors sometimes fail, but this kind of thing is unusual." Professor Richard Peacock was showing his Art/Cinema class the movie "Salaam Bombay" when a burning-smell and wisps of smoke filled the class room. "Nothing like this ever happens," said Peacock, "it's quite a surprise." The disturbance lasted less than an hour, however, class was not resumed.