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°stl• StudentCenterconstructionbe1ins Finding that
perfect spot
By Sarah Strause
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Have a hard time parfling thisrooming? Construction of Herearesome tips College's Student toeaseyour park- began Aug. 1 after ing-lot headache. ■
Get to campus at 5 a.m. There
■ Make a sand-
wich-board sign that says • reserved for the governor' on ,t. Put it ,n your spot before you leave at night. When you arrive the next day, your spot should be empty. Put the signin your trunk and use it again that afternoon. ■
Once you find a good spotdon't move your car, ever! Hitch a fide with a friend or something, but don't let go of that spot. ■
Walk out to the parking tot with a megaphone and a clipboard. Tell people you see to move their cars - everyone lis· tens to people carrying megaphones and clipboards. ■
Buy a motorcycle. Notice how all the motorcycle spots are up front? Hop on a hog and your parking worries disappear. ■ Schedule later
classes. At 2 p.m. the lots start to empty and at night there's virtually no cars. ■
Follow people around ir) your car as they leave class, preferably staying within five feet behind them , weaving In and out of the lines of cars - because that's not annoying at all. ■
Walk to school. Who needs a car anyway? And gawd knows you could use the exercise . llleiloscepeis"'tr.,,....i. fir l1a4kap81'ill!! oeptive
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Palomar Center numerous delays as crews from Marcotte & Hearne Builders of San Diego broke ground on the project. Palomar's governing board awarded the $3.1 million contract for the construction of the center July 15 to Marcotte & Hearne after a delay in February. Construction of the Student Center was scheduled to begin in February, but was delayed when seven companies submitted bids that exceeded the school's budget of $3 million. Because none of the contractors came within the budget, the governing board rejected all of the bids and examined the project to see where cuts could be made. The district made about $500,000 worth of changes to the center last semester without impacting the aesthetics or function of the building, said
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Thesiteofconsbuction forthenewStudent Center Aug.2L Crews broke ground onAug.1andconsbuction is expected to befinished byMarch 2003.
Mike Ellis, director of facilities. Some of the changes include changing the roof overhang, replacing glass walls with metal panels and replacing stainless steel bathroom partitions to plastic, Ellis said. The District reopened the bidding
process after the cuts were made, and Marcotte & Hearne won the bid. It was not without controversy. Competing contractor Don Adair of Swinerton Builders of San Diego accused Marcotte & Hearne of submitting an application with two dif-
ferent amounts. The bidding application for the center has two areas for the bidder to write in their bid. The first area requires a numeri■ SEE CENTER, PAGE 7
Palomar television students win Emmy By Jessica Musicar
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Two students from Palomar College's Radio and Television department received an Emmy for a series of public service announcements they created for a class project. The students, Writer/ Producer Paul Dawson and Director Keiko Nakahara received the award July 15 from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Pacific Southwest chapter, for "Eyes Connect" an eight- piece series for the Burn Institute of San Diego. This is the 15th ·Emmy awarded to RTV.
The commercials encourage audience members to look in the eyes of burn survivors so -they can see the people beneath the scars. Three burn survivors, Jazmin, Derek and Shelli, presented the message. Dawson, a retired fire marshal for the city of Vista and a member of the directors board of the Burn Institute, became inspired to cover this subject in his PSAs· after attending a camp for burn survivors made primarily for children. Nakahara and Dawson completed the project Dec.19, during the 2001 Fall semester, for
COURTESY OF ARAMARK
Anartist's rendition ofhowthenewcafeteria wi look.Renovations areexpected to befinished Aug.26.
• C·afeteria receives upgrade By Stephen Keller
Aramark was made after the cafeteria began losing money for the school five years ago. A $600,000 renovation to Palomar Patton said the school had been lookCollege's cafeteria will change the ing into hiring a company to run the options students have for food this year, be $13,000 for tuition, room and as the college allows an outside vendor cafeteria for the past three or four years. board for the fall semester. to handle food preparation. Under the terms of the agreement Neil is heading west for his Pat Barrett, director of food services freshman year at Arizona State at Palomar, said students will "see an with the school, Patton said Aramark University in Tempe. Another awesome new cafeteria with new equip- will pay the $600,000 for renovation of the cafeteria. Aramark will also pay $9,000 due before the semester ment and concepts." the school 5 percent of any money it starts. Remember those college Among the changes will be new types funds invested in the stock mar- of food, electronic meal cards and reno- makes above what the cafeteria made last year. ket? One is now worth $26,000, vations to the cafeteria, Barrett said. Patton said the goal for the new cafethe other about $22,000. "I canJerry Patton, vice president of fiscal services, said the decision to license the ■ SEE CAFETERIA, PAGE 5 ■ SEE SAVING, PAGE 5 preparation of food to a company called ■ SEE EMMY, PAGE 2
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Savingfor collegeharderthanever By Aisha Sultan
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ST. LOUIS - Dr. Shankar Rao thought he would be well prepared. When his two boys were toddlers, he invested nearly $40,000 for each of them for college costs years down the line. Last month, the tuition bills arrived. Nick will start his sophomore year at the University of Indiana at Bloomington.That'll
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