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Due to the rising costs ofliving, one student has elected to make his car home sweet home.
. . . . . LESCOPE Palomar Community College
Friday, segtember 24, 1993
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For story, see page 5.
Volume 47, Number 3
Students select six senators
NEWS
New ASG officers to be sworn in Sept. 29 by student president
• ASG Vice President of State Mfairs Jim Coyle has worked to support legislature which deals with community college issues. For more information, see page 3.
By John Conzemius
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Staff Writer
A&E
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Less than 2 percent of Palomar College's student body voted to elect six new senators to the Associated Student Government in this fall's elections. The new senators, in order of votes received, are Heather Martonik, Michael Royce, Miquel Samaniego, Amy Curtis, Michael Russel and Michael Burns. Adrian Kwiatowski and Matthew McNamera also ran for the senatorial seats. Despite the low turnout, ASG Senator Dan Rankin expressed optimism at this fall's elections. "It was great to see so many qualified candidates running this time," he said. ''This is the first contested senatorial election in a while." In all, 340 of the eligible 22,550 Palomar students cast their ballots in this election, down from 363 who voted last spring. Speaking of the turnout, ASG President Denny Ngo said, "We would have liked to see more people vote, but this is pretty good for ASG elections." At the Sept. 22 ASG Meeting, ICC Chair Aaron Klapka raised a formal grievance on behalf of student Frank Mazza concerning the
ASG Senator Dan Rankins deposits his ballot for his choice of six senatorial candidates.
•See ELECTION page 4
• North America's first World of Music & Dance festival exposed music fans to a variety of cultures and presented a brilliant performance by artists from around the globe. See pageS.
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OPINION
•President Clinton' s health care reform plan has stirred much debate concerning its success or failure in providing every American with a health insurance. Read the debate on page 6. • Did you know the 'P' above the school may be sold by the owner of the mountain? If you're concerned, see The Green Column on page 7.
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Freeman lobbies students for support By Christopher C. Holmes
Open Forum Editor
SPORTS
Robert Freeman, dogged in his charges of campus racism, has taken his fight directly to the student body. Freeman made a surprise visit to The Telescope Sept. 22 during a press conference by President/SuperintendentDr. George Boggs. Freeman, given equal time to address a group of student journalists, slammed administration for poor efforts to diversify the staff. Calling himself the leader of the opposition, Freeman dismissed the recent efforts by faculty and students to address the problem of racial diversity. ''The internship program is lame," he said
• Former RTV student Brad Cesmat, who got his start at Palomar, is now a local on-air sports personality. Read his story on page 10. • Palomar athletic programs spared the axe, while other local colleges see their programs cut. See page 10.
of the new program to recruit and train minority teachers. He called STANDUP, a task force born of last year's student protests, unnecessary. "Palomar has run out of time," said Freeman. "They must hire minority teachers now." Freeman dodged questions about his $200,000 lawsuit with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: "This is not about my job. This is about the fact that Palomar College is breaking the law." He said Palomar has not met the goal of 30 percent minority faculty and referred to AB 1725, which mandates state community colleges increase minority faculty hiring. Dr. Boggs answered Freeman's claim by saying the figure is for the whole state com-
munity college system and not individual schools; adding that this was not an excuse and he would actively seek diversity here on campus. Earlier in the day, Freeman spoke to members of the African American Student Alliance, requesting support in his fight. ''The issue is they are not meeting quotas," Freeman stated in his brief address. ''They must bring in 75 ethnic instructors today." A week ago, Freeman accused Dr. Boggs of offering him a full-time position in exchange for ending the protest. Boggs denied the charge. Margie Ruzek, president of the Faculty Senate, was also at the meeting and disclaims Freeman's assertions. ''Dr. Boggs never made any insinuation that he would offer Mr. Freeman a position," she said.
Boggs takes proposals to -South Africa By Bjarne Olsen
Staff Writer Palomar President/SuperintendentDr. George Boggsrecentlywent on a three-week tour of the Republic of South Africa to consult on the educational benefits of a community college system in that country. By request of the South African government, Dr. Boggs visited several cities in late August and early September to make recommendations to improve the educational system of the country and establish
a foundation for a workable community college system to supplement their existing system. The trip was paid for by the South African government, and Boggs used his own vacation time. "I consulted with over 120 educators and government officials and visited several educational institutions and found a lot of interest in my recommendations," said Boggs. These recommendations include:
• Convene a committee of edu-
cationalleaders from the universities, the technikons, the technical colleges and the secondary schools to develop recommendations for a new master plan for higher education in South Africa. • Develop a system for national or regional non-governmental accreditation for the institutions for higher education. • Convene a committee of faculty members from the various segments of higher education to begin to develop a system of common
course standards for articulation between institutions. • Establish a few comprehensive community colleges on a pilot basis. • Develop and fund strong developmental or remedial education programs and strong student support programs for the new community colleges. • Establish citizens advisory committees consisting of represen-
Dr. George Boggs •See BOGGS page 4