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College will •1nvest1gate • grade changes By Jason Dunn THE TnESCOPi
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Palomar dance group "Agogo" with dancers from Palomar's drum and dance class perform during a multicultural carnival at the San Marcos Campus on March 15. The college's chapter of MEChA organized the carnival.
Palomar club hosts carnival event By Colleen Paroli THE TELESCOPE
More than 300 students, faculty members and guests attended a multicultural carni· val at Palomar on March 15. "The idea of the carnival worked very well because it is a celebration about life," said Professor Carlos von Son, master of ceremonies at the carnival. "We hope the carnival will become a yearly tradition at Palomar." The carnival featured dancers representing different styles from around the world. Palomar's chapter of MEChA organized the event.
The first cultural performance was an Oaxaca Folklorico dance by Faby Martinez, who was dressed in a beautiful hand-beaded blouse with a long, black print skirt. Her dance partner, Miguel Molina, wore a straw hat, white cotton shirt and matching pants. The dancers smiled as they tapped and spun around to the fast beat of Mexican folk music that played from a stereo. They each held a colorful scarf, which they twirled during the dance "This dance is indigenous from southern Mexico," MEChA member Louise Gonzales said.
Mter the folklorico ended, the sound of loud Brazilian drums echoed across the campus. Performing Arts Professor Patriceann Mead led a com· parasa (parade) with a troupe of dancers, who wore bright-colored costumes. They danced the samba with the drummers in the lead. Students joined. Iris Alvarez had a table set up with her unusual sketch artwork and T-shirts for sale. "It's good to spread culture," Alvarez said. She had a red votive candle II
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Members of the Palomar Faculty Federation have alleged that Student Affairs Director Bruce Bishop illegally changed five students' grades for a Summer 2006 class. Administrators at Palomar College will organize an investi· gation into the incident. "It really, really strikes at the heart of our academic integrity," Teresa Laughlin, an economics professor and secretary of the Faculty Senate, said at the sen· ate's March 12 meeting. Palomar Faculty The Federation and the Faculty Senate passed resolutions calling for the investigation after PFF members found Bishop's signature on a grade change form. The group's members said that under state law, college administrators
cannot sign grade change forms -only the course instructor can. Bishop said he did not break state law and did not violate the grade change process. "The determination was made by the professor to change the grade," Bishop said. "She did not do it enthusiastically, and, in fact, did it reluctantly." He said he signed the form only after a clear communication from the professor, whose name sources guarded, that she authorized him to do so. PFF Co-president Shannon Lienhart said e-mails sent between Bishop and the professor indicate harassment and pressure to change the grade, and that those aspects of the case are more problematic than Bishop signing the form. II
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Professor's film about immigration screened By Shahrazad Encinias THE TEUSCOPE
Palomar College debuted the world premiere of, "Border Peace/Pieza Fronteriza," a documentary made by one of the college's professors. More than 200 people were in the audience, exceeding the room's seating capacity. Viewers kept coming in and
stood to watch the film at its premiere on March 9. The director, Multicultural Studies Professor Carlos von Son said he wanted the public to have easy access to the documentary. The problems immi· grants experience when they come to the United States and II
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Campus police committee considers increasing parking costs By Jason Dunn THE TELESCOPE
Palomar students may have to pay $40 for a parking permit if proposed increases for permits and parking fines take effect. Campus Police The college's Committee has discussed the increases. Stephen Brazeau is the Associated Student Government member who sits on the campus police committee. "We're still going over everything," he said. "It's not set in stone." Several of Palomar's governance councils need to discuss and approve the proposed increases if they are to take effect. The Telescope gave Police Chief Tom Plotts the opportunity to comment for this story, but he did not take it.
Student Permit Price for Palomar Lots
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Proposed
$35 $40
PARKING VIOLATION The price you pay
Infraction No permit displayed Fire lane Loading zone Red curb ViolatiOn ot posted signs use or 1ost;sto1en permit Use of counterfeit permit Disabled/handicap zone Invalid permit Wrong way 18" from curb Parking outside parked stall
Current
Proposed
$30 $60 $30 $60 $30 $75 $75 $300 $30 $30 $30
$35 $60 $35 $60 $35 $100 $100 $340 $35 $35 $35
Source: Information distributed at the Campus Police Committee's meeting on Feb. 15.
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