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Palomar College
Nov.S, 1996
San Marcos, CA
Incumbents sweep Board elections
Volume SO, Number 8
Disability Days
• ~411 three governing board members seeking reelection will be back for another term Seanna Lee
reading and language arts and is an adjunct faculty-member at Tuesday's election guaranteed Southwestern College. The board is comprised of the there will be no turnover on the Palomar Community College five district-elected . - - - - - - - - - - i t : ' members and the PaloDistrict's Board of Governors. "This During this election , three of the mar College Associated five elected board positions were Student Government is a vote open and incumbents Ralph Jensen, president. Each board for Palomar future." Rita White and Barbara Hughes member serves a fourwere all re-elected, each carrying at year term, with the open- Barbara Hughes ings staggered so that least 20 percent of the vote. Board of Trustees "I am happy to have been elected only two or three posiand w1th the confidence voters had tions are voted on 1n a for me," said Hughes, currently given election. president of the Palomar College In the 1998 election, the posi- ried 20.91 percent of the vote. He Board of Trustees. "This is a vote tions held by Harold Scofield and holds a degree in political science from the University of Southern for Palomar ' s future." Robert Dougherty will be open. Hughes finished as the top As a body of representatives, the California, as well as a multiple vote-getter with 22.3 percent of Governing Board, according to the subject teaching credential from the vote . Palomar Community College Dis- National University. White, a former president of the She holds a trict 1995-1996 Goals , "establishes master's annual goals to guide district and Board of Trustees, finished with 21.81 percent of the vote. One of degree in college decision-making." ''I'm happy the elec- her goals for the next four years is tion is over now and we "'to see that the program continues can get back to the busi- to be one of the best," she said. White holds a doctorate in com"Our primary ness of running the colmunity college administration and lege," said Jensen. "'Our goal is to primary goal is to im- is an adjunct faculty member in the improve the service to the prove the service to the Art Department at Palomar. The voter turnout in the Palomar students.·· students." - Ralph Jensen Jensen, also a re- Community College District was Board of Trustees turning member of the 60.3 percent, with 183,585 ballots Board of Trustees, car- cast in 783 precincts. Copr Ed11or
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Annual Beginning Balances of the Student Rep. Fee '93-'98 $80 Thous.
$70 Thous.
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Students got a feel for what disabled people face everyday at the third annual Disability Awareness Days. Students were given the opportunity to experience the Joss of sight as they were led around the campus wearing blindfolds. Other students performed tasks in wheelchairs. Speaking to students at this event were representatives from the groups Guide Dogs of America, California Council for the Blind and the National Federation for the Blind. Blindfolded above is Brooks Hannan, a liberal studies major, being led by Ruben Gomez, a computer-aided drafting major who is sight impaired.
ASG seeks to change bylaws for conference attendance John DeCoursey St{l{f Writer
$50 Thous.
July, 1,1993 $52,286.19
July, 1,1994 $72,272.53
July, 1,1995 $84,928.89
July, 1,1996 $82,155..80
At the end of each fiscal year, July 1, the balance of unused funds rolls over into the next year. See Graph, Page 5
Following last week's termination of a measure that would have enabled students-atlarge to utilize funds generated by the Student Representation Fee, the Policies and Procedures Committee is recommending that the Associated Student Government amend a bylaw that would enable students to use the $93,000 fund if they meet specific criteria. Currently, the constitution states that the ASG president can assign students to represent Palomar at a given conference, with a majority vote of approval by the ASG. The decision ASG will be deliberating on next week involves setting up s1x cntcna. all of which must be met by a non-ASG officer
student desiring to attend a conference using funds generated by the Student Representation Fee. ASG officers meet these new guidelines by default. In order to achieve eligibility for a seat on the ASG, officers must meet these same six points. This new bylaw, if passed, would directly contradict the existing policies as outlined in the constitution. No longer would the ASG president need to approve a student as representative, as long as the six criteria arc met. The addition of this new section, without the subtraction of the existing one, could raise questions over who or what should dictate a student's right to attend a conference. Although the ASG is addressing the issue See REP FEE, Page 5