The Srudem Newspapen pon Caltyonma Srare UmveKsiry, San Mancos THBPMVolume IV, Number 14 Thursday, May 8,1997 P Faltaous elected A.S. president Voters reject proposed $10 fee increase By Tony Barton Editor-in-Chief v Joe Faltaous was elected Associated Stu- dents president, receiving 499 votes, 60 per- cent of the total, at A.S. runoff elections the past two days. Opposer Jack Burke received 330 votes. Sophomore Raul Roberto Ramos clenched the external vice president's seat from sopho- more Joy Moore, who is the current internal vice president, 432 to 399. Junior Stacy Jackson upset junior Vanessa DeLacruz in the programming representative runoff 425 to 394. Delacruz posted a slim 21- Pride file photo vote margin over Jackson in the first election, Current A.S. Treasurer Joe Faltaous defeated challenger Jack Burke in A S. runoff elections April 23 and 24, in which junior Alice Taroma this week. Faltaous lead Burke by seven votes in the first election, but was unable to also sought the programming seat. Taroma re- muster the required 50 percent plus one vote needed to assume the office. Wellness center ceived only 57 votes in that election. Associated Students fees will remain at •jte^^i^Lfo late i $20 per semester, as the $10 per-semester fee required to take office. physician increase referendum was turned down, 379 for The fee increase was held from the origi- Students talk to 459 against. The refer- nal ballot when the A.S. endum required two-thirds board failed to get uni- vote to pass. versity President Bill technology Voter turnout at the Stacy's signature of ap- runoffs exceeded that of proval to put it to student the regular elections by vote ten working days with legislators 158. Of the 681 who voted prior to election day. The in April, 626 voted for a board was considering a By Michael B. Miller presidential candidate and special election solely to Pride Staff Writer 597 voted for external vice put the fee referendum to president — which led to Raul Ramos Stacy Jackson student vote, but was Students from Cal State San Marcos dis- none of the candidates re- able to add it to the run- tinguished themselves as being the first stu- ceiving the required 50 percent plus one vote off ballot. dent group to ever talk to the state legislature on the subject of technology. Thirteen students and one adviser made the trip to Sacramento to discuss, with state legislators, the extent of the role that technol- CSUSM to make .014 cents ogy plays on college campuses such as CSUSM. The trip was sponsored by California for Wheel of of each 15 cent printout State Student Association and the 13 students consisted of a variety of majors, including A.S. Fortune By Larry Uleman costs," Macklin said. Hence, the university turned to Ikon Treasurer Joe Faltaous and External Vice Pride Staff Writer and pay per print. The company, which President Lisa Lopez. Carol J. Bonomo, As- Page 3 already has installed hardware and soft- sistant to the President, covers government and UCSD has it. So does San Diego State. ware will collect the money, provide hard- community relations for CSUSM, accompa- And, soon, Cal State San Marcos will have ware, software, toner and maintenance. nied the students on their trip. pay per print, too. The university will continue to provide the On Monday April 28 the group met with Under it, students likely will have to paper. the legislators and focuses on two messages. pay 15 cents to print one page, and 10 cents Pay per print is not a new concept. First they discussed the importance of retain- to copy a page. Many other campuses have such systems, ing a $13.5 million technology designation in Although 15 cents may not seem like a with prices ranging from 10 to 25 cents the governor's budget. The group asked that lot, it adds up. A 10-page paper will cost per page. Larger campuses generally have the money not be removed, as was recom- $1.50 to print; four 10-page papers, $6. lower prices due to higher volumes. mended by a legislative analyst recently. Of the 15 cents per page, the university It is hoped that pay per print will al- The group also asked legislators their will receive only .014 cents. Where the rest low the university to regain control of the opinions on a CSU request for $18 million for will go is unclear. Spokesmen for Ikon, the printing system. Macklin says she hopes technological infrastructure upgrades. While company who will run the program, would the system will result in students using it the legislators were not ready to discuss this not say. Nor would they provide informa- more "for academic purposes," and adds second issue, they listened intently to the stu- tion on their costs. that she expects "the volume of paper used dents concerns relating to the Governor's Bud- "At least in the labs, the campus will to drop drastically." get. The group emphasized that this was a edu- 'Breakdown/ not make any money, and we never intended The university does not know exactly cational issue not a political one. P to make money," said Teresa Macklin, di- how much money it now spends on print- The $13.5 technology designation should starring Kurt rector of academic computing. ing each year. It has never kept track. be voted on by the end of this month. Although the system has been in- The group also attended the California Mussel, is action In the past, printing in labs has been Higher Education State Summit on April 25 thriIler free, but the system has been abused, offi- stalled, the university and Ikon still do not Paged cials say. Last year students used 900,000 have a contract. Although they are close and was one of the largest delegations state sheets of computer paper, a good portion of to agreeing on one, the exact price of wide. The conference stressed learning the it going to waste. "Free resources are often printing and other small details are still political process and how students can best wasted because you are not aware of the being worked out. play a part. The Trade, ThuKsday, May 8, 1997 NEWS m WHAT'S NEWS Clear immunization holds All students born after January 1,1957, are required to present proof of measles and rubella immunizations before they are al- lowed to register for a second term. If unable to obtain acceptable proof of immunization, stop by Student Health Services on the following dates and times to receive the immunization at no cost. No appointment necessary. Clinics are offered at the following days and times. Friday, May 9,9 to 1 pm Monday, May 12,9 to 11 am, 1 to 4 pm ^ Photo courtesy of Public Affairs Thursday, May 15,9 to 11 am, 1 to 4 pm President Bill Stacy and late school physician Dr. Joel Grinolds* daughter Ruby and wife Elizabeth Tuesday, May 20,9 to 11 am, 1 to 4 pm Plunkett attended a ceremony dedicating the campus wellness center in Grinolds' name on May 2. Student Health Services is located on the corner of Craven Road and Twin Oaks Valley Road, in the Palomar Pomerado Health System building, Suite 100. Call 750-4915. Center dedicated to late physician The Cal State San Marcos wellness center was dent health services, died from a heart attack one Join Diversity Committee dedicated in the name of late campus physician Dr. year ago. Joel Grinolds at a ceremony May 2. Grinolds was instrumental in the development The Associated Students Activating Diversity Committee The center is a part of the new Student Health of the new Student Health Center. is recruiting for the Fall semester. The committee seiVes to pro- Center, which is located in the Palomar Pomerado "His (Grinolds') foresigtht and vision has helped mote campus wide diversity and advocate student rights and Building on the corner of Twin Oaks Valley and to create a center that will serve the students1 needs freedoms. Interested students can contact Committee Chair Kim- Craven Roads.. for years to come," said President Stacy, in a Public berly Kagy at the A.S. office, COM 205, Call 750-4990. Grinolds, a campus founder and director of stu- Affairs office press release. Christian club plans night out The Intervarsity Christian Fellowship will hold a grad night Students honored at mock U.N. bonfire from ^7 to &30~pm Friday May: 16 at Carlsbad State admirablyand professionally. Ori^groUnd. E-mail Kim Howard at By Tina Leary CSUSM political science professor Kent Bolton howar004@mailhost 1 .csusm.edu for more information. Pride Staff Writer and Carol Vanderwoude, who participated in the competition for the university last year, advised the Four Cal State San Marcos students took first eight delegates in areliamentary procedures and as- Summer career workshops place last month in a regional mock United Nations sisted them in learnbing the backgrounds of their competition in Buena Park, Calif. respective countries. The Career Center will offer the following workshops over The four—Jeff Burleson, Flo Williams, Candice Subjects in the competition— which featured the summer. Workshops will be held in the Career Center, CRA Kordis and Merrill Tyler—all political science or nearly 30 universities, including UCLA, UC-Davis 4201, unless otherwise specified. Students planning to attend social science majors—represented Cambodia at the and Washington State—dealt with East Timor, the on-campus interviewing program must attend each work- Western Model United Nations competition. They Southeast Turkey, illegal drugs, land mines, trade shop.