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Struggle for equal fund.ing cont1nues By John Asbury TilE TELESCOPE

Members of Palomar College's governing board are fighting for the college's share of $240 million in equalization funds that were set aside for the state's under-funded community colleges. During its Oct. 11 meeting, governing board president Nancy Chadwick said the college is working with state legislators to bridge the gap in funding. Palomar is ranked 63rd out of 72 community colleges in state funding. The state legislature set aside the $240 million in 2004. The full $80 million was allocated to the community college system in the first year. However, in 2005 equalization funding was cut by $50 million, with Palomar receiving $800,000. ''We need to get equalization on the front-burner

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Political science professor and Palomar College Democrats adviser Peter Bowman introduces Francine Busby at an Oct: 6 Democratic rally on the San Marcos campus. Busby is running for the U.S. Congressional seat being vacated by Randy (Duke) Cunnmgham.

Candidate stresses involvement College Democrats, and the Democratic Club, for the hour-long event. She encouraged students to College students need to get try to hear all the candidates speak informed about important issues and and get informed before voting. She also discussed some of the probget involved in the political process. That was U.S. congressional candi- lems in education. She said one probdate Francine Busby's message at an lem has been rising tuition. 'I\rition Oct. 6 campus rally. has increased 40 percent, in the Cal "You may think that you aren't State System, Busby said. "As a country, we want to invest in political, but politics affects all of your lives," Busby said, to about 40 students," Busby said. "Not ask them people gathered in front of the to go into debt for years." Busby also discussed the federal Student Center on Palomar's San Marcos campus. budget deficit, which she said is a Busby was invited by the Palomar threat to America's national security. By Ch•·ystall Kanyuck -

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A renowned geology professor commented on the cause and effects of Hurricane Katrina and last year's tsunami disaster before a crowd of more than 80 people Oct. 10, kicking off the college's Earth Science Week festivities. The crowd packed into a lecture hall to watch San Diego State University professor Pat Abbott speak on a variety of topics relating to Katrina and the Indonesian tsunami, including why there has been an increase in severe hurricanes. ''Hurricanes go into patterns of having a streak of strong, or weak to moderate category ratings," Abbott said. "Based on the number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes that have hit this year, it appears

that there could be a trend of Category 3 or higher hurricanes for the next 30 years or so." Abbot also addressed the issue of global warming. "Global warming is real and it's a big, big problem," Abbott said. "I'm flabbergasted that the media claims there's some kind of dialogue going on among experts about whether it exists or not. There's no doubt at all that it does exist." Abbott also discussed the relief effort following Katrina, and the ability of the people to respond to that level of disaster. "In any type of catastrophic disaster, the first responders are always the local people who are already there," Abbott said. "Not to defend anyone in particular,

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San Diego State University professor Pat Abbot disaJsses the local and federal responses to Hurricane Katrina duriJg an Oct 10 lecture that was part of the coDege's Earth Science Week celebration.

Located in an industrial building at 123 W. Orange Street are raw-framed boxed rooms with bunk beds made from plywood, wall colors varying from cheery yellow to dirt-stained white, old couches with missing cushions and Palomar students working to renovate it all. The building is home to Project Hope, a drug-free homeless shelter in Vista. The students of Interior Design 197 are refurbishing it for future residents before temperatures drop and winter sets in. "This design class was created because we knew we could do more for the community," said interior design instructor Sandra Andre, who is spearheading the project. "The students really came with an open heart." Students enrolled in the one-unit class receive credit for 32 hours of community service. "A lot of four-year universities look for that community service work when a student is transferring," Andre said. "They want to see how much a student actually contributes to their community." Sarah Anderson, a biology major at Palomar, and Ashley Gallagher, who attends San Diego State University, both said they became interested in the class because of the community service aspect. "I work at night, so I have free time during the day," Gallagher said. "I wasn't doing anything else, so I thought I should do something to help the community." Anderson said at first, they had to remove bags filled with old, musty clothes, wash the walls and remove spider webs. With no current residents, Project Hope meets every Friday at 11 a.m. at the shelter. Eight students are enrolled in the class, with a few more Palomar

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She said we cannot be secure when we owe money to foreign countries. The national debt is $35,000 for each child born today, Busby said. In the last congressional election, Busby lost to Randy "Duke" Cunningham, but this time, he will not be running, and a Republican candidate will not be selected until the June 2006 primary election. "Last time she got about 42 percent," said Pal9mar College Democrats adviser Peter Bowman. He said he believes her chances will

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