Tragedy Strikes
Lobby Day
Student's father suffers heart attack at Palomar tennis match. Sports/Page 9
The ASG sponsors Sacramento trip to lobby state legislators on fee hike. News/Page 3
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Friday, May 7, 1993
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Volume 46, Number 21
Recycling center to inspire others By Paul Raineri
Staff Writer
Student Brant Doerfler throws a glass container in the new recycling bin located in the Student Union. The bin has receptacles for glass, paper, cardboard, aluminum, plastic and trash.
Palomar's recycling program recently received a $50,000 shot in the arm when Governing Board members approved plans for a major expansion of current recycling efforts. A $25,000 state grant, which was matched with $25,000 of district funds, will allow for construction to begin on the first on-campus recycling center among San Diego community colleges, said Facilities Manager Phil Ryan. Costing roughly $20,000, the center will handle recycled material generated at Palomar including paper, cardboard, aluminum, plastic, glass, metal and mulch, Ryan said. Grant money will also provide for more collection containers around campus such as the Student Union's newest unit, which accommodates everything recycled from that building. Grounds Supervisor Rick
Kratcoski. who runs the program, said that a new gas-powered cart will come out of grant money to help keep up with the expanding program. Since the start of the program in springof1992, close to 100tonsof material has been processed. In addition, Kratcoski said that a recycling account has accumulated around $5,000 in revenue from the sale of material to Mashburn Sanitation. "That doesn't include the $10,000 we (Palomar College) saved on trash pick-up expenses," Kratcoski said. He explained that money in the account will be used to pay student workers in the next year, but it will also buy plastic benches and tables made from recycled products. Kratcoski said that in addition to giving students more places to sit, the benches will fulfill a requirement made by the state grant. "We need to buy products made from recycled material in order to complete the process," he said.
New appointment procedure approved by ASG By Roger Fregoso
Staff Writer Faced with having to fill a number of vacancies at semester's end, the Associated Student Government Wednesday came to terms with the fact that getting appointed to the panel is often as easy as having a friend onASG. Concern over lax appointment policies convinced members to enact more stringent rules governing the methods used to fill vacancies. ASG voted 10-2 to install new appointment procedures, similar to those used dur-
ing regular campus-wide elections. The procedures are effective immediately and will be used when ASG is looking for replacements to fill vacancies on the panel. The amendments toArticle6oftheASG' s Constitution were passed with Senators Sue Martin and Jon Bazan voting against it Martin said she just didn't "like the way this whole thing is written." Originally, ASG members appointed a student to fill the vacancy, and they would most likely be voted in at the following week's meeting. Now, students must apply for the desired ASG position and complete an appointment application which includes
200 signatures and a candidate profile sheet. The application process will remain open for 10 days. All applicants will be approved by a majority secret ballot vote of the ASG. Those appointed will hold their position until that seat comes up for re-election. "I know seats are hard to fill," said ASG President Lowell Kepics. "This process is a way to weed out those who are not really interested in being on ASG. I think it will be a very effective process since half this body will be leaving at the end of the semester." ASG Senator Joe Coyle agreed with the new procedures. "I think this way will elimi-
Tech Prep will educate work force By Christine Doan
Staff Writer A national education reform program called Technical Education Preparation - a response to the the needs of today' s job market - is in the works for Palomar's curriculum. Otherwise known as Tech Prep, the program integrates academics with technical courses to emphasize hands-on learning. The objective of Tech Prep is to prepare students for work and the opportunity for further education, according to ROP director Joan Osborne, who is a facilitator on the Tech Prep Steering Subcommittee. It offers education for careers
as technicians and in preparation for advanced education, she said. A pilot of the program Reading, Writing, and Wrenches will be offered this fall. It integrates fundamental academic skills with a technical edge. Three teachers will teach classes in math and English with an automotive slant "'The student will have an integrated vocational and academic instruction," said Osborne. Tech Prep is a partnership that involves all parts of the community and levels of education. It offers alternatives to students in high school and to those who are pursuing a general education associate arts degree. Students start in the junior year of high school and obtain the Tech
Prep Associate Degree (fPAD) at a community college. They can still transfer to a university. The state and local government will work with the secondary and post-education, vocationalandacademic education to form a curriculum built around careers within the business industries. The Prep program received a planning grant of $30,000 to help in the automotive, drafting, and graphic communication programs. Federally funded through the state Chancellor's office, the grant money is taken out of the VA'lEA (Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act) fund. ''This is not part of general funds, so this is not subject to the • See TECH PREP, page 3
nate the ASG cliques," he said. He added that the procedure will end the myth that ASG members only appoint their friends. Robert Jenkins, vice president of social affairs, said he pushed for the amendment because of similar comments made by Martin. "I heard Sue and other people say that they didn't have to run after the elections because they would just have someone they knew on ASG appoint them," said Jenkins. "On the surface it looks good," said Student Activities Director Jim Bowen. "I'm sure we'll run into some problems as we go along, though."
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SPEAKS Minister Charles X of •the Nation of Islam talked to students in the Governing Board room May 5. He expressed his views on "The black man's future on a white man's campus" as well as answered questions regarding the Nation of Islam's philosophy. See next week's paper for complete coverage.