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Fullerton College Volume 65, Issue 29 ria,.ach6 _8 Cypress syndrome hits FC campus Smoking transformer prompts evacuation By Christopher Kelly bathroom 1 pulled. the fire alarm." News Editor Al Busch, public information officer, said,"everybody jumped Fearing an explosion after aa' in and helped out." 2,400 volt transformer appeared1d Students' who were evacuated to be smoking in the basement of Fin the middle of classes con- the Administration Building, ad- - gregated in the quad area. Some, ministrators ordered the building gthought. that they would be evacuated Monday at 10 a.m. allowed to return soon after and Additionally .the 300, 500, ,left belongings behind. 1100, and 1300 buildings were - One class, Mr. Snyder's 170B evacuated. at 1:20 p.m. when- - political/ social history-.of the, Southern. California Edison shutit U.S., was in the middle of a test : off power to avoid an explosion1 when they were evacuated, but if when full power was returned to 0the student's thought they were the buildings. off the hook they were wrong.. *Ron:Beeler, director-of opera-L- Snyder continued the exam on tions and maintenance, the grass in front of the building discovered the basement filledd' with students cradling their, blue with black smoker and called thee books in their-laps. fire department. ?The. basementIt Gerry Padilla continued his lec- houses the air-conditioning ' andd ture as if he, were standing in a- heating equipment for thee classroom without. the distraction building:p o ande f thert circuitew ol boardss chl ttho, of pedestrians mere inches away l. from his cowboy hat. Beeler said 'the' explosion would have~ happened. when See Evacuation, Page 3. >Edison pu l t.he- switchto shutit off power' to .the .Admistratiot Building, "The -fire, departmenlit Evacuation called 0 t t Edisoe sw nich'oand askedf w ithem h -h t.h y did, under load," .he said,"That is iprocedure. note the safest thing in the world, and, that is why they were: wor- Chris Kelly, Kim Kulpa/Hornet ried about an explosion." . Edison pulled the switch froma questioned MANIC ;MONDAY -These are some of the scenes from Monday, structor Gerry Padilla lectures his evacuated class in the quad, and the safe distance with "block and close its. doors (notice top sign in: window) d Could. it happen here? March 2, when. half Fof the FC campus. was evacuated: and;'.without placement office had to tackle, an apparatus -used for power.. A fire fighter (upper left) puts: on a breathing apparatus as he when the power- was shut.'off. There were no injuries or serious hauling and hoisting. prepares to enter the smoke-filled- basement of, the 100 building.. In- damage. The actual cause of the inci= ByMarni Malhot and dent. occurred *when a sump p Brian Pado pump that pushes, sewage fromr n taff Writers. the, school into the main. sewage 'e Although the were no.-injuries Teahes urn bok romos t rofits lines caught fire and the smoke e or serious damage to the Ad- from the' fire was sucked into thee ministration Building resulting bottom of the transformer by a blown out the a from Monday's, March 2, fire. cooling fan and e causing the evactuation of the en- - yCtyYroihtoY- 'ic teachers.use in claimtheir'.,classes. .that they In neverturn, bookstores,-publishers.taffth instructors- . - .top so. that it appeared the and definitely. There ais problem. only one. c ompany ietirebuilding, questions have, sur- . .have: - is a major problem .in the that buy: their books fry transformer was. ablaze. Wrtr asked for these' copies and 'It om. our regarding the exsistence of "It kind of had us all fooled." faced them as'- college -bookstore -teachers, and about 30 pe-ercent of an "evacuation plan. Every semester college instruc- no alternative.,but to sell industry," Beeler said. their shelves' become overcrowd-, claims Doug Farris, FC thle books we stock are purcnased is Title 19 of the California Ad- -tors 'are deluged with :pamphlets Evacuation went smoothly a ed. In addition, bookstores are. Bookstore manager. The increase from this company."- g ministrative -Code requires the and books from publishers en- The problem concerning the administrators had the building -forced. to raise the price of books,.. of. the number of. book dealers it posting in each classroom of an coo raging them to review, newly emptied before the alarm went As the bookstores sell 'more used has only worsened the problem. resale of these free books.- has e evacuation .route with.. an alter- published textbooks. These tex. - which Beeler set off in case books, the need for new books ."The sale of used books has in- been approached by publishers in off, books are. given free of charge to "Just irn nate route and a- designated decreases and publishers are forc- new ~various. ways. Some companies they missed someone, teachers -nationwide-..with 'the creased, while' the sale. of. case we didn't find somebody y assembly area outside. ed again to raise prices 'to .cover The price have permanently embossed - understanding that if the'texts are, books' have decreased. that- was in .a corner ora a See Plan, Page 3 not, adopted for classes, then they-- expenses.: of.-new books are raised' to cover will be returned to the publishers According-to one publisher, an the margin," adds Farris. or kept in the instructors personal average of 3,000 to 4,000 copies Farris, along with other college libraries.: are dispensed :annually- nation- bookstore managers, do not en- Publishers are upset because wide to instructors for. one par- courage the resale of texts by instru~ctors are selling :these ticular textbook.. This sort of -teachers.. Alan Beaulieu, manager books, defeating the. purpose of.". -markceting has .created. a definite of -the- Cerritos :. ?College helping them. decide which 'texts controversy among college Bookstore, admits that there is A.S£ inducts much needed senators By Mike Lyster weeks :.with less than adequate personnel. News Assistant -Newly-elected Senator Robert Miller described his first meeting just over two. hours as "long." A murmuring chorus echoed the. words of "Certain individuals. ..strive to prolong the Associated" Students President (A.S.) Sam Penrod" (senate) meetings, and as a result we have senators as he administered an oath swearing in nine of the leaving that; should behere," said Miller. 16 newly elected A.S. senators, at Tuesday's senate On the other hand, new Senator Tara Clay, said meeting,' March, 3. that, procedures, however time-consuming, "are -how passed and things done." - I solemnly swear to fulfill the duties of senator you get things of -the ' Associated. Students to the best of my In other-senate news: ability. ."repeated the; inducted- senators. accepting -Charges 'of campaigning within the polling area their new positions. during last month's A.S. special election, against -Most, were more' than.,anxious to be officially -in- Senator David Winfrey were dropped, Thursday, augurated, having waited a_ week and a half for Feb. 26. senate approval of the election -results: Senator Guy Maw, who' initiated the charges. on seven elected behalf .of concerned Fullerton College students, Additionally, the remaining said in a letter to the Election Committee that Win- senators will' be sworn in, next week according to an unmeditated mistake, and Mark Lowery, election chafr. frey's actions were sworn in to the position charges should be dropped. - Elizabeth Troller'was also -United, Artists' movie, tickets purchased by the of ICC president. ' are now available to FC students "I would like- to take this opportunity," said A.S. last semester, Penrod,"to welcome each. senator, as ' well' as at the Student Affairs office. Richard Morey/Photo assistant to the preseason 'California Angels machine participate in Fullerton Airport's Elizabeth as ICC president, and I look forward to a -Tickets and BABY ACE-John 'Annis, a Fullerton College will Los Angeles Dodgers freeway series game, the night 60th anniversary airshow on Saturday, March-14. lot of good things taking place." student, prepares for take off in his vintage 1950's of April 4, are also available to FC students at the The airshow the "'We have a lot more manpower now," said his amazing flying is also part of city's centennial. Student Affairs office.. plane, "Baby Ace." Annis and Penrod. noting the senate's operation the last few i Hornet Friday, March 6, 1987-2 J~dftor ' -- Opinions from readers are welcome in the form of Letters to: the Hornet. Letters should not exceed 250 words and. must be signed and, submitted to Room 512 Little white lies blacken the truth by noon on the Tuesday By Marni Mailhot Somehow real life lies .never- gain the. -The only thing to do is 'fess up, or in f prior to the desired -date Staff Writer other words, tell the truth. The chances 3 same sort of. end that justifies the o pulcto.Tewriter's.full name, ad- means like they do on television. are, if you're the type of person who dress and phone numberQ has a nagging. conscience, you'll feel Have'-you ever been in a situation The worst feeling in the world can must be included with StaffJ that caused you to tell a little white lie? better. Hopefully, 'your friend will the letter. Or maybe a whopper of a lie? Or how only be the discovery of a lie. Especial- forgive you. ly one that has hurt someone or On the other hand, if you're the Th the otsafreservesright to about just a small .fib or two to make edit PKolic yourself seem more wordly, richer or damaged a relationship.

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