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An investigation of the Associated Student Government and the Office of Student Mfairs revealed that the newly elected president was ineligible to assume office and allegations of election misconduct were unfounded. A special election was held last spring during finals week, where ASG President Paul Charas and Vice President Neill Kovrig were both reelected to a second term. An unidentified faculty member later called the results of the election into question. College President Robert Deegan requested an investigation after receiving an e-mail by the faculty member, expressing concerns as to how the election was handled, said Joe Madrigal, vice president of student services. According to a memo from Madrigal that was sent to the ASG, Deegan and the Office of Student Affairs, the faculty member claimed that advocating for candidates occurred m the Student Affairs office. The faculty member also expressed concern about the online voting process, which required only a student ID number • SEE

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Contractors have spent the past several months breaking through layers of granite with "rock-breakers" and explosives. Officials said the layer of bedrock was thicker than they expected.

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Construction vehicles will join the maze of cars crowding Comet Circle during the fall semester as materials for the new high tech science building are trucked onto the main campus. San Diego-based contractors C.E. Wylie Construction will close the left lane near

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Lot 5 from the library to the construction site on selected dates to allow trucks on campus. C.E. Wylie Project Superintendent Bruce Swanson developed a traffic plan to help reroute students into the right lane, but Supervisor of Construction Activities Chris Miller and Swanson encouraged students to find alternative routes onto campus. Miller said both the Borden Road and Las Posas Road entrances are more convenient to students than the Mission Road entrance. • SEE

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Palomar College officials are making it clear that funds from a potential $500 to $700 million bond will be used to improve the districts existing facilities - and not solely used to expand territory. "Make no mistake," said Palomar College President Robert Deegan. "The majority of the funds will be used right here." With all of the publicity focused on the district's recent acquisition of land in Fallbrook and its pursuit of a bond, members of the college community were left asking - what is in store for the San Marcos campus? A lot, said college officials. Several large projects, which are already part of the college's facilities master plan, will be undertaken sooner and possibly with more help from the state, said Facilities Planning Manager Kelley Hudson-Macisaac. "One of the main advantages of having a bond, is it enables us to maximize and coordinate state funding," Macisaac said. Macisaac said Palomar could potentially move up the state's priority list if it is able to match or provide more of the funding itself. Essentially, the bond would provide more leverage, she said. Officials are hesitant to discuss details and talk about the bond in terms of"ifs" and "possibilities." A political campaign consultant has • SEE

Ethics theme of new program certain portion of their class time to participate in the new Campus Explorations program. In all, more than 100 classes are "flagged' with the Doctor, professor, lawyer, photographer, Campus Explorations logo in the fall semester's cashier, reporter, spouse, politician, parent and schedule. friend - these people all have someAlso, a Wednesday-afternoon semthing in common. They are forced to inar is being offered for students to make choices every day. discover how the things they learn, The driving force behind many of affect their everyday lives. These these choices is ethics. This coming / "connected occasions," as organizers year, Palomar students and faculty call them, are an effort to improve members are being given the opportu=--~--_.J the overall educational experience and aid in student success. nity to take part in a program that forces them to think about the decisions they make - and the "The Wednesday afternoon seminar will be a ethics and values behind them. huge factor in the program's success," said Dean "Ethics apply in every arena. There isn't a sin- of Media, and Business Pat Schwerdtfeger, who gle area where they don't play a role," said psy- conceived the program. " It will bring it all chology professor Katie 'Ibwnsend-Merino. "What together and give everyone a chance to see how people argue about is what those ethics are." Dozens of professors have agreed to dedicate a By Donnie Boyle

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