Monday, Nov. 6, 2000- Palomar College- Volume 53, Number 9
Voyage of
dis~overy
Boehm Gallery show exhibits painter James Aitchison's works.
Coming to California 'Nightmare' is back Student from Africa's Ivory Coast finds opportunity at Palomar.
Entertainment, page 6
Tim Burton's classic Nightmare Before Christmas returns to theatres.
Focus, page 9
Student government debates tapping its funds for repairs Mark Harris The Telescope
The Associated Student Government last week began debating an administration request to spend $15,000 in student funds to replace carpet in the Student Services Center. Responding to a written request from Joseph Madrigal, vice president of student services, ASG Senator Melissa Denham is sponsoring a resolution to spend up to $10,000 from last year's ASG budget surplus to replace carpet in the sse with vinyl floor tiling. Denham and co-sponsors ASG Vice President Rebecca Faubus and ASG Senator Nina Khaireddin presented the spending resolution to the ASG board for discussion at its Npv. 1 meeting. The resolution will be up for further discussion, and possibly a vote, at the ASG board meeting Nov. 8. In a letter he delivered to the ASG board at its Oct. 18 meet-
ing, Madrigal solicited funding communication sources" to from the ASG "to tile the hall- acknowledge the ASG's donaways/walkways in the Student tion. Services Center along with the In closing his letter, Madrigal C a r e e r tells the ASG Center." that their donaMadrigal tion "will make¡ estimated the a difference" to cost of the the Palomar project to be College commu$15,000. nity and "leave a " T h e legacy to memoS t u d e n t rialize your year services in office." Center is a I\ F o 11 ow i n g focal point for Madrigal's presour students," - Melissa Denham entation, Bruce Mad rig a 1' s ASG senator Bishop, director student letter states. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - of "Because of the condition of the affairs, told the ASG board that carpet, students, potential stu- they could fund the request with a dents, and the community do not $15,000 surplus from the 1999leave with a good feeling of our 2000 ASG budget. facility, which also impacts their After the board meeting, over-all impression of Palomar Denham indicated that Bishop College." had expressed approval of Madrigal's letter promises Madrigal's request to ASG offiwall-mounted ¡'plaques or appro- cers. priate signage throughout the "Mr. Bishop is encouraging us Center'' and publicity in ..campus to spend this money for them,"
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See Carpet, page 3
ValtieiTa had his palm read by Ragna Cook at the fortune teler booth during the Haloween Escape in the Student Union on
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Palomar student runs for Oceanside City Council Mark Harris The Telescope
Karin Braun I The Telescope Zeb NavaJTO at KKSM Palomar's radio station. He is running for a seat on the Oceanside City Council.
When Zeb Navarro went to the Oceanside city clerk's office to register as a candidate for city council, he took his parents and some friends. A knot of news reporters and photographers followed. As he and his entourage left the office, an a sistant clerk told him not to bring his "dog and pony show" back to city hall. To Navarro, a 19-year-old broadcasting major at Palomar, the incident in the city clerk's office is typical of Oceanside's city government. He believes average citizens get too little respect and too little help when they conduct business with the city. "I'd like to see city government
become more people-friendly, more accessible," he said. avarro has become a fixture at Oceanside city council meetings over the last two years. He regularly addresses the council on issues that affect his Eastside/Balderrama Park neighborhood and the whole city. Melba Bishop, former council member and deputy mayor, has observed Navarro in action. "He speaks very well," she said. "When he addresses the city council, his remarks are always wellthought-out. He's very strong." And he has had some successes. Navarro was outspoken in his opposition to the original Manchester oceanfront resort proposal. He objected to leasing city parkland to the developer, destroying a historic municipal amphithe-
ater, and relocating a popular community center from property adjacent to the development. He addressed his objections to the city council and organized opposition to the proposal. The developer subsequently modified the proposal to satisfy his objections. When Navarro noticed that Oceanside had a senior citizens' commission to consider and make recommendations to the city council on senior-related concerns, he decided that the city needed a similar organization to work on young people's problems. "I pushed and pushed at every council meeting for the formation of a youth commission," he said. He finally caught the attention of Deputy Mayor Carol McCauley, who helped him write bylaws for the organization. The city attorney See Zeb, page 3
Associated Student ¡Government officers outline goals Mark Harris The Telescope
If Palomar's Associated Student Government seems to be everywhere on campus this semester, it's not an illusion. Based on an initiative they designed during a September strategy session, ASG officers are conducting a public relations campaign to increase ASG's visibility and improve its image. Shannon Gyde, ASG president, has made promoting student government her top priority. "This semester we need to get ASG known, get the students involved," she said.
The problem of underappreciated student government is common to commuter schools, where students "go from their cars directly to their classes, then directly back to their cars," according to Bruce Bishop, director of student activities. Bishop said that at schools like Palomar, "Students are not a captive audience. Campus activities, including student government, have to promote themselves." ASG's initiative has three goals. The first is simply to increase students' awareness of ASG's existence. Suggestions are being solicited from the stu-
dent body for a new ASG logo design. The new logo will be applied to T-shirts and mouse pads, and the mouse pads will be distributed to campus computer labs. Also, Gyde is hoping to grab student attention with an ASG-sponsored karaoke machine. "I want people to see ASG and know that we're out there," she said. "ASG has to become a positive thing." The second goal is to make ASG officers recognizable as individuals. Gyde wants students to feel that they can approach ASG officers with problems and sugges-
tions. "We have to get out and be known for students to feel comfortable to come up and talk to us," she said. To this end, officers wear photo identification badges around campus, similar to those worn by college staff members. Officers' pictures are also on display in the student union. ASG has also scheduled a newsletter for early November which will introduce the student government's officers and explain their responsibilities in detail. The third goal is to get direction from the students. ASG will
hold a forum in November where officers will address the students and ask for feedback. Also, they will conduct a survey of student priorities. "We need to find out what they want us to do, how they feel, their issues and concerns," Gyde said. "Next semester I think we can focus on addressing those issues that concerns." Gyde thinks the initiative is working already. "I have students corning up to me every day saying, 'Hey, I want to be in student government.' Last year nobody wanted to be in ASG . Now it seems like it's become a positive thing."