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Palomar College, San Marcos, Calif.

Anti-smoking program gets $70k grant

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Palomar College Health Services is getting some help with its campaign against secondhand smoke through a $70,000 grant from the Vista Community Clinic. Jayne Conway, director of Health Services, and Amador Soto, Associated Student Government president, worked together to warn students and faculty against the dangers of smoking and second-hand smoke. Through their research, they discovered the Tobacco Grant, a two-year grant offered by tobacco companies to health organizations seeking to provide information about smoking. Conway said the grant's timing could not have been better, because recent budget cuts reduced Health Services' funding for such programs. Conway said she has not wasted any time in using the new grant money. Plans are underway to set up booths outside the student union and hand out gifts such as mugs to promote smoking awareness. Conway said she also hopes to conduct a campus-wide survey of students and faculty this fall to for their opinions on smoking on campus grounds, as well as an observation and assessment of appropriate smoking and non-smoking areas. Those who participate may be rewarded with gifts such as mugs or gift certificates.

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In this photograph from "Enrique's Journey" entitled "Riding The Beast," young migrants duck atop a speeding freight train to avoid decapitation from overhead branches. "Enrique's Journey," a six-part series in the Los Angeles Times, depicts the dangerous journey of undocumented migrants who hopped trains throughout Central America and Mexico to reach the United States. Photographer Don Bartletti won a Pulitzer Prize for his images in April. Bartletti is a Palomar College graduate, where he took his first photography class in 1967.

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Students learn law in acclaimed legal program

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fter two years of study at Palomar, student Natalie Tyler left the art of music to pursue a major in paralegal studies. Because her mother was once a paralegal student at Palomar, Tyler said paralegal studies was always attractive to her. She is satisfied with her transition, she said, because she has more encouragement now than before. "None of my teachers had ever said, 'We want to help you succeed. We want to help you get out of Palomar.' They just don't care," Tyler said. "The paralegal program professors want you to succeed, and they are going to do anything." According to Angelo Corpora, professor and coordinator oflegal studies programs, Palomar's paralegal program is highly regarded in the state as well as

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Paralegal students Andrew Gigliotti, Natalie Tyler and Sorina Mather study in class Sept. 29.

nationally, because students are very well trained. They have access to a combination of excellent students and faculty and a large variety of available elective courses, Corpora said. "The students get a opportunity to have time to stimulate the study oflaw," Palomar offers integrated and extensive curriculum, Corpora said. "Studying law is not for everybody," he said. "You have to make a serious

effort and a serious commitment. Then rewards are there. That's the bottom line," he said. While Palomar requires 144 hours of class work and internship, UC San Diego requires only 80 hours, said Palomar student Vicki O'Brien. The extra hours of exercise makes Palomar students more marketable, O'Brien said.

The Facilities Department is seeking new ways to reduce electrical energy consumption on the San Marcos campus. "Saving energy saves us money," said Mike Ellis, facilities director. While the Facilities Department is taking conservation measures regarding all aspects of Palomar, the focus now is the reduction of lighting fixtures required in classrooms and implementation of occupancy sensors, Ellis said. In steps to reduce the number of lights on campus, the facilities department is currently converting from 34 to 32-watt lamps; which will decrease the number of lamps needed to light the campus, said Lead Electrician Richard Beach. The 32-watt lamps are more expensive but illuminate more space resulting in less lights needed per classroom. "Saving energy will more than compensate for the cost to buy and replace fixtures," said Jerry

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