The Telescope 54.12

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Monday, Jan. 29 2001- Palomar College- Volume 53, Number 12

California images

Breast implants

Getting ready

Exhibit shows California paintings and images in the 20th century.

Big bustlines don't always equate to beauty and happiness.

Comets' Baseball grooms a new team for spring.

Entertainment, page 6

Opinion, page 5

New board member dies unexpectedly Sean O'Connor The Telescope

Charles W. "Chuck" Duncan, who was elected to the Palomar College Governing Board in November, died on Christmas night. Barbara Baldridge, executive assistant to the president, said Duncan had a pacemaker put in Dec. 20, 2000. The doctors said he was doing fine, so he went home Dec. 22. On Christmas night, he felt weak. Paramedics, transporting him to Tri-City Hospital, said when his pulse dropped to 30 beats, his heart stopped. He died peacefully. "Fortunately, all his children and grandchildren were with him over Christmas," Baldridge said. "He was a fine gentleman and was really looking forward to serving on the board." During the governing board election, Duncan said that selecting a new president/superintendent and continuing to develop a strong staff and addressing building improvements at the college were Palomar's most pressing concerns. He felt he was uniquely qualified for the governing board position because of 40 years of experience as a teacher, administrator and personnel director in the Glendale Unified and Community College District. Duncan said he wanted to work with the governing board because of his strong belief in public education. He believed community

Charles W. Duncan 1930-2000 colleges offer the best education for future opportunities in life. He said he wanted to be part of Palomar College's continued success. Duncan received his associate degree from Glendale Community College, his bachelor 's degree from Occidental College and his master's degree in educational administration from California State University at Los Angeles. Acting President Jack Randall said, "I only knew Charles Duncan for a short amount of time. He was a fine gentleman and I looked forward to having him on the board. I thought he would be a wonderful candidate and a great contributor." Randall said the board would make an additional appointment to the board in early February. Duncan is survived by his wife and four children. He was 70 years old.

More women than men enrolled in nation's colleges Andre Mouchard TMSCampus

Margaret Hernandez is young and single and, cribbing an old movie line, she says she "wouldn't mind" to mingle. But not tonight. Not with any guys, anyway. The 22-year-old Cal State Fullerton sophomore is at OffCampus, a bar across the street from the school. And if she doesn't meet any guy tonight she won't be surprised. After all, she can count. "I've got my girlfriends," she says, laughing. "Lots and lots and lots of girlfriends." Too many girlfriends? "No way. Not possible," she says, sipping the one beer she'll dtink tonight. "But, still ..." She doesn't finish the thought. Instead, she juts her chin in the direction of the bar, which is packed almost exclusively with women.

In fact, as she looks throughout the place she sees a typical sportsoriented bar, complete with bigscreen televisions tuned to various sporting events, lots of male-oriented decor, and, in the men's room, a condom machine. Still, the customers she sees are, by an obvious plurality, women. "I might as well be in class," she says, sighing. True enough. Hernandez is part of a rapidly expanding majority: a woman in college. As recently as 1986, men and women were equally represented on college campuses. That year, women got more associate degrees at junior colleges than men, but bachelor's degrees and master's degrees were roughly 50-50 for men and women. Then, something ana nobody is sure exactly what changed. Women statted getting into college at a slightly higher rate than men. Over the past 15 ¡ years, that hasn't stopped. Now, see Women, page 3

Beginning art students reproduced some well-known masterpieces such by Alex Grey, Rene Margaritte, Monet, Cezanne and Kahlo, an exercise in contrasting shades of black and white, called a value study. The mural is now on display at the Escondido Educational Center.

Art stu.dents create life-sized m u r a I Sean O'Connor The Telescope

If there is a large, blank wall in Southern California and an artist nearby, watch out. It won't be long before that artist wants to fill it with a large painting. This was the case with Ajunct Instructor Ashley Guaranga in Room 700 at the Palomar College Escondido Center. She had a very large classroom with three bare walls. What's an artist to do ? A mural was soon in the making. The mural was part of the final examination in December for a class of 21 students, all beginners, in a drawing and sketching class mainly limited to pencil and charcoal. "1' m thrilled with the mural," Guaranga said. "It surpassed my expectations." "I was a little wary about doing a mural with beginners. The best part of it was that it energized the class." Guaranga said each student had to select a work of a wellknown artist, sketch it, and then paint a life-sized copy of his or her work on three walls in the classroom. The students picked artists like Picasso, Monet, Surrat, Rivera, Renoir, Kahlo,

Cezanne, Orozco, Sternberg, Gaugin and Hieronymus Borsch. Saedeh Rahirni, a student in the class, was painting Jan Vermeer's "Head of a Girl." Vermeer, a Dutch painter, is known for creating the pensive, wistful oil of a young woman. Rahimi painted a large copy of Vermeer's "Head of a Girl" on the wall using black and white latex paint. "I have learned a lot," she

said. "I used a technique of light against dark, a gradation of reflective light." Guaranga said these exercises are known as value studies, a contrast of darkness and light. Callie Long, an art major at Palomar, chose one of Piccaso's still life paintings, "Pitcher, Candle and Casserole," for her contribution to the mural. She said, "I enjoy working see Mural, page 3

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The Dutch artist Jan Vermeer's "Head of a Girl" reproduced at Palomar's Escondio Center by Saedeh Rahimi in the art studio.


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