Cas Jacuzzi
''Superstar" revival
Athlata/Siudant
Palomar student reaches for the big time with music video. Feature, 9
Andrew Lloyd Webber musical featured at the Civic Center in San Diego. Entertainment, 8
Students must maintain grades to play sports. See how they measure up . Sports, 11
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THE
ELESCOPE Palomar College
Friday, Oct. 4, 1996
San Marcos, CA
Volume 50, Number 4
Campus patrol seeks increased authority • Supervisor Boyd Mahan wants his officers trained to be more than just parking enforcers
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Angela A. Logan
between 95 and 96 School Years Palomar
Aggravated Assau lt • 200% Burglary from Auto .70% Stolen Vehicles
.275%
Theft (non auto) Battery
- Same
.250%
Ediror·in·Cilie{
Mira Costa
- None
.43% •5oo% .24% .200%
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¥ Statistics for the two years Mira Costa College has had police on campus. ¥ During that time, Palomar s crime has gone up.
Having uniformed patrol officers on campus shou ld give students a sense of security, but not at Palomar. Accordi ng to Boyd Mahan , supervisor of campus patrol, thei r dutiesare limited to enforcing th e parking regulations at Palomar. "Students think we can remove someone from campus, or protect them from someone, but we don't have the authority to do that. All we do is write tickets for parking viola-
ti ons," Mahan said. "My staff is is contact the San Diego Sheriff's made up ofalmostall stuDepartment to send a dents w ith no profesdeputy o ut to take a resional training whatsoport. ever in moving vio laMahan fears that beti ons." cause students, fac ulty Mayhan 's frustration a nd staff don't know is not o nl y with stude nts there are no offic ial pobeing un aware o f the role lice o n ca mpus , they of campus patrol. Acmight have a false sense cordin g to Mahan, hi s Boyd Mahan o f security. staff receives calls on a Since the beginning regul ar basis from staff and faculty of thi s fiscal year, which started in wanting everything from a disrup- July , M ayhan ' s o ffice has taken retive person arrested to a restraining order enforced. All his staff can do See Police, Page 5
Rodent problem questioned Mimi Bowles Srafl Wrirer
Students, faculty and staff are no t alone at Palomar these days. Rats. mice. squirrels, opossums, skunks and raccoons have once again made their presence known at Palomar, primarily due to the campus location. "We're surrounded by native coastal sage which is a prime habitat [for rodents],'' said Mike Ellis, director of facilities. "I don't think [the problem] is widespread; whenever we hear about them, [rodents] we take corrective action.'' Several years ago facilities workers were confronted with a major rodent problem on campus, and officials now say the problem is under control. But some Palomar faculty and stall don't see it thas wa). Ceiling panels \\ere remmcd during the summer in the nursing building to put In new Wiring. When the panels were removed, rat feces fell on the workers. Accorliing to Carolyn Richtmcyer. stall assistant
for the nursing program, faculty from the building called Kelley Hudson-Maclsaac, the coll ege environmental health and safety spec ialist, and asked for clean-up above the ceiling panel s. Yet interviews with campus officials reveal that no one is sure whether it has been done or not. Hudson- Macisaac said she didn't know if any corrective action had been taken in the nursing bui lding, adding she wou ld have to look it up in her records. As of press time, Hudson-Maclsacc had not located the informati on. The rodent problem on campus is not confined to the nursing building, however. "The [problem] that I'm aware of right now is the one near the U building," said Hudson-Maclsaac. The U building is plagued with ground sq uirrels that burrow underneath the building. The squirrels arc removed by catching them with traps. and then they arc relocated. According to Communications Academic Department Assistant Lani Fawcett-Murdcrs, "From
See Rodents, Page 5
Ralph W. Lincoln I The Telescope
Front row from left, Palomar speech team tournament trophy winners are Pamela Specht, Jennifer Heafey, Meredith Martineau and Sheryl Sturis. Back row from left, Professor Ray Dahlin, Erin Weiler, Brandon Tinling and Molly Nichelson.
Speech team sweeps Fresno tournament in
impressive showing Angela A. Logan Fd•ror-In-CIJ,ef
Ralph W. Lincoln I The Telescope
Between the Snack Shack and Q building, people have been leaving food out for stray kittens and cats. However, at night raccoons, squirrels, opossums, mice, rats and even skunks have been observed eating out of the food dishes and the bag of cat chow meant for the cats.
Takmg the top honor' at their first comnetnion or the ye.lr. the Palomar speed1 team captured the first-place sweepstakes trophy ,It the Raisin City lm natiOnal hosted b~ Fresno State Uni\ersity Sept. 2729. Competing against 30 colleges and universities. the team won 30 awards. Each wm added points toward the S\Veepstakes victory. Tnplc championship finalists from the competition were Jennifer Heafcy , Aa ron Kissinger, Meredith Martineau, Sheryl Sturis, Sherry Ross and Mary Upchurch. Other team members contributing to the victory were Belinda Garcia, Esther Ciammachilli, Trish
Schleicher. Brandt 1 f•nling. Tif··any Young. ~lolly. Icrcbon, Pam Specht, Stephante Gnes.- Sky "oormn!!uez and 1 ·athan Phelps. Coach Ra) Dahlm said he \vas C'>peu,\ ly Imprcsseu \\ Ith .he re~Uits smce '1IllC oft'le .;tuJent. \\e e eompet,ng for thL first 11me "It \\as fun. but the 'Irst rounJ \\as stressful It \\as ,1\\eful." firsttime competit< r Garcia said. Fellow ne\\Comu Gnes agreed adding, "Once I .;ot throug 1 the first round. I \\as completely relaxed." Together they took third place in the category novice duo, and they each made it to the final round in the informative speech. The speech team will compete next at invitati onals held at Biola Utliversity Oct. 4, and San Diego State University Oct. II .