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ELESCOPE Volume 46, Number 3
Slate VictoriOus ASG election results for senate seats By Roger Fregoso Staff Writer The students of Palomar College elected six senators, a student Bill of Rights and added an amendment to the constitution in this year's Associated Student Government elections, despite low voter turnout this week. A slate of five candidate was victorious in the elections held Sept. 22-23, with Thomas Anderson, Robert Jenkins, Elizabeth O'Daly, Jaqueline Soppand Gabriel Watson all voted in. Independent Joseph Coyle was also elected. The slate, mixed with students of different ethmc ackgrounds, promoted cultural diversity in their platform. According to the slate's campaign flyer, some of the issues the group will address include parking, safety and security, lobbying to get an automatic teller machine on campus. They also promised to bridge the communication gap between the students and ASG.
According to Anderson, he and fellow members of the slate are committed to representing and fighting for each and every Palomar College student. In the elections, students also voted to add two more vice-presidents to the ASG panel and a students Bill of Rights to the constitution. Thechangespassedbyalandslide of 44-239. "I'm very happy with the constitutional changes and the (two new vice-presidents) positions are very much needed," said ASG President Darlene Larimer. ASG elections brought out 325 voters in a population of 18,000 student eligible to vote. "For a fall election that's quite good," said Larimer. She added that voter turnout improved from last year. Students at off campus satellite centers cannot vote. ''Regardless of how many students voted, I think we did everything we could to keep (students) informed so they can make a wise
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decision," said Director of Student Activities Jim Bowen. Student government vice-president Lowell Kepics and Denny Ngo were commended by Bowen and Larimer for all the work and effort they did in decorating the studentunionwhereelectionswere held. "Denny and Lowell did a fantastic job, it was incredible," said Larimer. The red, white and blue streamers, balloons and official voting booths were an "attention getter," she added. "As far as I'm concerned, the process is the best it's ever been," said Bowen. At Wednesday's ASG meeting, candidate Arthur Rodriguez omcially pulled his name off the hallot, citing his inability to fulfill the duties if elected. RodriguezhasbeenanASGsenatorsincehewasswornintwoweeks ago to fill a vacancy on the panel. The new senators will be sworn in at the Sept 30 ASG meeting in SU-22.
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Sticker stirs ire By Michael Barder Staff Writer
Freedom of speech is a very importantpartofcollegelife,butthere is a degree at which it can become wrong, said Mike Norton, director of public information. ''We want to advocate free speech, butyoushouldn'tusethetaxpayer's property to do it," he said. OnWednesday,Sept 16,theTelescope received an anonymous phone call. The caller complained about a bumper sticker seen on a facilities carl The sticker was advertising the Bush -Quayle~ Dr.GeageBoggs' office received
another call by student Dan Rankin who expressed his anger at seeing the same political bumper sticker on a campus-owned carl Rankin was unavailable for further comment Although on one hand school officials wanted to promote free speech, they also realize that the use of campus vehicles or billboards would be inappropriate, said Norton. "Campus vehicles shouldn't be used to advocate one side over another," he said. Terri Bauer, special assistant to the president, at Boggs' office, see STICKER page 3
A Busb-Quayle bumper sticker on a campus cart was removed after Boggs' office