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. . . . . . LESCOPE Friday, Sept. 20, 1996
Palomar College
San Marcos, CA
Volume 50, Number 2
Computer thieves hit Palomar • 'Scruffy-looking' men take $1,000 in memory chips Jeremy Lynch Opinion Editor
Palomar College is the latest victim of computer memory chip theft in San Diego County. Monday afternoon two men stole approximately $1,000 worth of computer memory equipment from a campus computer lab. According to Palomar College officials, the lab was fully staffed at the time of the incident, and over 40 students
occupied the lab at the time. The perpetrators, identified by several Palomar students, have been described as two "scruffy-looking," unshaven Caucasian males in their late 20s ¡or early 30s. Both are tall and thin and have mustaches. One man, taller than the other, has blond hair and wears a ponytail; the other has darker, closely cropped hair. Apparently, these types of thefts are not associated only with Palomar. Both San Diego City College and C~lifornia
State University, San Marcos have recently reported similar crimes on their campuses. There have also been reports that similar thefts have occurred at colleges in both Orange and Los Angeles counties. According to CSUSM spokesperson Norma Yuskos, four memory chips worth about $700 were stolen Monday from their library computer lab. San Diego Community College Police See COMPUTER, Page 5
ASG moves to eliminate 1996 homecoming court Suzanne Block Staff Writer
Anamarie LeCocq does not want to be queen for the day. Her aspiration is to be king - Homecoming King of Palomar College. LeCocq will not have the opportunity, however, because the Homecoming Court was unexpectedly cancelled during the Sept. 18 meeting of the Associated Student Government Programming and Publicity Committee. According to ASG Senator Eric Vickeren, the reason given for ~ancellation was lack of student participation and funds. Vickeren was one of the two male candidates for Homecorning King.
Anamarie LeCocq
An undetermined number of male candidates for Homecoming Queen also turned in applications. Vickeren did not have problem running against a woman. "It is an interesting idea," said Vickeren,
"I welcome it." Jennifer Schmidt, ASG vice president/ chair of the Inter-Club Council moved to cancel the event. At an earlier meeting of the ASG that day, she expressed concern about having a female candidate for Homecoming See HOMECOMING, Page 4
Bookstore examined for possible improvements Suzanne Block Staff Writer
Palomar will look into the general operating procedures of the campus bookstore in order to make improvements in service. Chuck Ely, interim vice president of finance/administrative services, will be conducting an examination of the bookstore to determine what, if any, improvements can be made in order to alleviate problems identified at the beginning of the semester. Since the beginning of the semester, there have been numerous complaints regarding the limited availability of textbooks, the ordering process and the cost incurred by students. Dr. David Spear, associate professor of earth sciences, placed an order last April for textbooks, but the bookstore did not process his order until Aug. 16. Dr. Spear's students
did not have textbooks for the first two weeks of the fall semester. Ely will also be looking at the cost of the books and compare the prices to those at other colleges. The bookstore did not report a profit last year and yet was still obligated to contribute $35,000 to the Associated Student Government. ASG President Berenice Arrezola1>aid they will vote to probe into the bookstore's policies at a retreat for ASG officers this Saturday. Arrezola attended a CalSACC presidential conference in Sacramento last weekend and spoke with representatives from San Francisco City College who successfully sued their district because they were not receiving all the profits they were supposed to from the bookstore. "They will contact me and tell¡me what procedures they took and how we should proceed," said Arrezola.