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Vol. 65, No. 3

Palomar College, San Marcos, Calif.

Students filled the American Indian class, in MD-131 on Aug. 25. It is one of many full classes that students tried to crash during the first of the semester, the Multidisiplanary Building. (Sergey Kolivayko/The Telescope)

Palomar’s rainy day fund grows despite continued cuts Calif. legislators’ efforts to balance the state budget mean more class cuts for Palomar students, fewer full-time faculty positions, larger ending fund balance

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Palomar students are suffering after deep funding cuts forced college officials to slash classes and pare back hiring of professors. Sacramento legislators cut nearly $350 million from state community college budgets in an effort to balance California’s books and close a yawning deficit. Palomar sustained an $8.9 million cut, resulting in 600 class cancellations for the 2011-2012 school year. College officials said they are struggling to compensate for the massive drop in funding. “More of [the state] budget is going to prisons than to education,” said Bonnie Dowd, the college’s outgoing finance director. “And quite honestly, shame on us.” For the past three years, the deep recession has wracked businesses and ordinary people across the nation. Southern California in particular has been hit hard by the recession, greatly impacting life at Palomar.

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As the economic downturn reached its fevered pitch in 2010, companies laid off workers enmasse, leaving many with nowhere to turn but higher education. Enrollment at Palomar exploded after 2008, as thousands of students flocked to the college in search of new skills and contacts to give them a leg up in the sour job market. So, when state legislators put community college funding on the chopping block in May, observers wondered how an already overfilled system could survive a deep financial drawback. Palomar officials responded by cutting classes and gearing up an efficiency and cost-cutting campaign that targeted overspending in areas like office supplies and building maintenance. In an effort to keep high-demand classes on the rolls, officials said they prioritized cuts to avoid eliminating any transfer-track classes. “We have to put an emphasis on the transfer, vocational and basic skill courses,” said Joe Newmyer, the incoming college finance director. “And so the Instruction office has tried to maintain those [classes] to the greatest degree possible.” Officials said the college’s financial issues, while dire, might be alleviated in the coming months. turn to BUDGET, PAGE 10

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Palomar College students travel to and from classes past the landscaping by the Multidisciplinary Buliding. The foilage that was planted last year has grown significantly over the summer. ( Kristen Campbell/The Telescope)

ASG Special Election There is still time to run for president of Palomar’s Associated Student Government, according to student members. Election packets for the president position are available in SU-201 on the San Marcos campus and the deadline for submission is Sept. 12. Elections will be held Monday, Sept. 19 through Thursday, Sept. 22. The process to run for year-term is fairly simple, according to current Interim President Cody Dean. If interested, students need to have attended Palomar for one semester and meet other requirements when picking up an election packet from the Office of Student Affairs. After that, signatures are required to show endorsement. Attendance to one candidates meeting is the final requirement.

The meetings will inform all candidates about the basics of campaigning and what they can and can’t do. Candidate meetings will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 11:30 a.m., and Monday, Sept. 12 at 11:30 a.m. All meetings are held in SU-203. The Candidates’ forum will then be held on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 11:30 a.m. and will give students a chance to get to know the candidates. Students will also be allowed to pose questions to the candidates during a question and answer portion at the forum. Palomar has three candidates so far, according to ASG candidate Armando Telles. Newcomer Telles is running against former ASG Vice President Evelyn Lucero and former ASG Delegate Alberto Nunez. Please contact the Special Election Committee with any questions at cdean@palomar.edu.

Childcare at Palomar

Palomar’s Child Development Center is now accepting waiting list applications for Fall 2011 through Summer 2012. Openings are available for children ages 3-4. There are 20 openings and the center will be accepting applications online until spaces are filled. Rates may vary, depending on how long and how many days you want your child in day care. Rates are posted on the Child Development Center’s homepage. Day care hours are from 7 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., Monday-Friday. Any Palomar students who want to get subsidized childcare at the San Marcos center must meet two requirements. First, the parent must be in school -Sydnie Taylor or working. Second, there should be

no adult at home available to take care of your child. Any questions can be answered by calling (760)- 744-1150 extension 8155 or going to www.palomar.edu/ childrenscenter. -Erin McGlone

Constitution Day at Palomar Constitution Day is coming early to Palomar College this year, said Student Activities Coordinator Lindsay Koch. Formally known as Constitution and Citizenship Day, the occasion will be observed with a series of booths from each Palomar club with their own Constitution theme and activities from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 15 in front of the Student Union at the San Marcos campus. The event, provided for by the Fi-

nancial Aid Department, is intended to raise awareness about the importance and significance of the U.S. Constitution as both a legal document and cultural influence. The event will be hosted by members of the Palomar College Office of Student Affairs, as well as members of the History and Political Science departments. The first 400 students who attend will be treated to complimentary refreshments, quizzes on their knowledge of the Constitution, and a free copy of Terry L. Jordan’s book, “The U.S. Constitution and Fascinating Facts About It.” Constitution Day, first recognized as early as 1911, has been a federal observance since 1952, when it was formally adopted as Sept.17. As part of federal legislation passed in 2004, all schools receiving federal funding are required to celebrate the observance. Federal employees are not granted time off for the day. -Andrew ter Veen

This Week at Palomar Monday

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Red Cross Blood Drive

Studying Workshop

“The Kingdom Fungi” Lecture

American Red Cross Blood Drive, sponsored by Health Services and the Palomar Fire Club at 9 a.m. Monday Sept. 12 through Friday Sept. 16 in Parking Lot 11. Participants in the blood drive will receive a free appetizer coupon from Mimi’s Cafe and may enter a regional drawing for a $1,500 American Express Gift Card. Anyone interested should sign up at the San Marcos Health Services Office, (760) 744-1150 ext. 2380 or at www.redcrossblood.org.

The Teaching and Learning Center at the Escondido Campus will be sponsoring the “Strategies for Studying Smart” workshop at 5:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. on Friday Sept. 15 in Room 500B. There is no charge for all currently enrolled Palomar students. Anyone interested in attending the workshop should contact the event organizer, Sarah Moore at (760) 744--1150 ext. 2680 or at smoore2@palomar. edu. Visit the TLC website for more information on other workshops held throughout the year.

Horticulturist Steve Farrar will be giving a free lecture on fungi kingdom at 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Saturday Sept. 17 in room NS-259 at the San Marcos campus. Farrar has 30 years of experience working in the mushroom field, from mushroom farm design to cultivation of medicinal mushrooms for dietary supplement products. Students interested in attending the lecture should RSVP with Tony Rangel by Sept. 15 at (760) 744-1150 ext. 2133 or at arangel@palomar.edu.

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Palomar must reshape budget to get more classes for students We no longer want it to be a secret that Palomar has a $20 million emergency fund being saved for a rainy day. While we appreciate the fact that the administration is taking precautions, we do not agree with how they are handling this surplus of funds. The emergency fund, or ending fund balance, is meant to support Palomar College in the event that there is a serious budget cut or an unforeseen immediate expense. Yes, the administration is taking the necessary steps to provide for future students and protect long-term faculty, but we have one question: Why is the emergency fund increasing when the college budget is decreasing? According to state legislation, Palomar and other community colleges are mandated to set aside 5 percent of their annual budget to this ending fund balance. However, 5 percent of our budget should only total $6 million. It is possible that the board’s calculations are incorrect. So in the interest of understanding the situation, let’s do the math. Palomar College’s projected budget for the 2011 - 2012 school year is $116 million, according to the tentative budget released by Palomar’s Finance Office. So the school is saving $14 million more than necessary. The newly finished MD building on campus was built at a cost of $38 million, according to an August 2010 article in the North County Times. This $38 million is nearly twice as much as Palomar as adding to the ending fund balance. We doubt that the school will be replacing a building within the school year, and therefore shouldn’t have enough money put away to do this. Did the Governing Board ever take an economics class? Recently, the school’s budget was cut by $8.9 million, while the emergency fund was not touched. Considering 600 class sections were cut throughout this school year, this isn’t the time for such a shifting of finances. Meanwhile, some faculty jobs still remain unfilled. We can make no argument with a statement made by Shayla Sivert, president of the Faculty Union, in which she said, “What if our District took even just $1 million of this ending fund balance to add back hundreds of classes and filled some of the staff positions, which have been left empty for the last three years? The District would still be in fine economic shape but doing an even better job serving our community in the form of both classes and jobs.” This college could use more faculty members like Sivert who are willing to question the Governing Board’s decisions and hold them accountable for its actions. It is great that Palomar is serving more students than it has been given the funds for by the state, but a small portion of this extra $14 million in savings could not only fill the empty faculty positions, but also offer more classes to more students so as to better prepare them for their future.

With birth control bill Americans are less responsible for their own finances

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SHAUN KAHMANN

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Opponents to the “Obamacare” healthcare bill have a new reason to cry foul. The debated law is unfair to anyone opposed to the use of birth control. On March 23, President Obama signed new national legislation requiring insurance companies to cease charging their policyholders a co-payment on all forms of FDA-approved birth control prescriptions. As a part of the bill, nicknamed “Obamacare” by opponents, any adult female can now get free birth control, if they choose. But, wait. Planned Parenthood already does this. This is not groundbreaking legislation. It is another ploy from the Obama administration that makes it appear as though the bill is saving Americans’ money on something that they could already be receiving for free. While this bill will relieve women of the cost of birth control, it seems to have missed the intended mark. Every year, over half a million people die from cancer in the U.S., according to cancer.org. But, millions of people can’t afford the life-saving medications they need. If the government wants to require

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insurance companies pro- Uncle Sam doesn’t want you to be forced to pay for birth control vide medi- anymore. (Photo Illustration by Deb Hellman/ The Telescope) cation for free, birth that should be covered. They are control is not the best choice. There preventative steps to provide us a is no point in giving a handout healthier future. when there is already a free soluThis is not an issue about the tion to the problem. morality of sex. And the argument Cancer has no cure and the is not a religious one. It is simply medications for it are necessary. another case of Americans expectPregnancy can be prevented with- ing our government to take care of out using birth control. The solu- them when they choose to be irretion is simple. sponsible with their own finances. Don’t have sex. The government already proIf the U.S. government had citi- vides food stamps and public zens’ best interests in mind, they health care through Medicare and would provide free, life-saving Medicaid. But the state can only medications. provide so much. Before the new law, birth conIf they do provide everything, trol would cost approximately $15 what is left to work for? Americans to $50 at a pharmacy for people have to learn the difference bewho are insured, according to tween a need and a want. planned parenthood.org. And If America stopped buying $400 again, someone can always visit iPhones and $5 coffees, women Planned Parenthood and get it for might better be able to afford birth free. control and then we could focus on The plan also provides free getting cancer patients their mediwell-woman checkups, diabetes cations. screening, Human papillomaviIt isn’t our government’s responrus (HPV) testing, STI counseling, sibility to fix our mistakes. HIV screening, breastfeeding supIt’s ours. plies and counseling and domestic violence counseling, according Contact Colleen Peters, opinion designer, to hrsa.gov. These are all things at ccollins@the-telescope.com

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Hetero pride day encourages the discrimination of homosexuals

Quang Pham, Andrew ter Veen, Anthony Schwartz, Ashley Krug, Dariel Walker, Ian Henner, Katelynn Vengoechea, Chantea Barros, Jacquline Coble, Danielle Taylor, Cyndi Lundeberg, Amber Wilson, Erin McGlone, Joshua Meihaus Staff Photographers| Dan Chambers, Johnny Nguyen, Renee Gonazalez, Sergey Kolivayko, Ashley Lastrico, Daniel May, Chris Wafer

If you’re already accepted, then pride is unnecessary

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The Sao Paulo City Council in Brazil recently approved a Heterosexual Pride Day that will take place on the third Sunday of every December. Sao Paulo’s gay-pride parade is one of the biggest events in Brazil and at least one Brazilian legislator said the Heterosexual Pride day will be a protest of the privileges the gay community enjoys, according to Time.com. This is absurd. There is absolutely no reason for heterosexuals to feel left out, as they outnumber gays by several orders of magnitude, making up only 1.7 percent of the U.S. population over the age of 18, according to the Williams Institute. Not to mention the fact that their lifestyles are universally accepted. “Heterosexual Pride Day” will be nothing more than an opportunity for homophobes to display their prejudice publicly. Most intelligent people understand what gay pride is, and what purpose gay pride parades and events serve. Homosexuals have been an invisible minority for centuries, maybe longer. And they have had to keep the expression of their love and sexuality hidden on pain of chastisement, prejudice and

death. Gay pride events allow homosexuals to confront issues facing the gay community and offer reinforcement to gays who may still be in the closet. Hetero- The symbol being used for heterosexual pride sexuals have never faced day. (Photo Illustration/Deb Hellman) any such prejudice on the basis of their sexuality. Michele Bachman, the Repub- homosexuals were only recently lican front runner for president permitted to serve in the military of the United States, said in a without having to keep their lecture she gave in 2004, that the sexual identities a secret. America homosexual lifestyle “…leads to is a place where gay marriage is the personal enslavement of in- illegal in most states and there dividuals.” She added that it was exists clinics that purport “to “personal bondage” and that “it’s cure” homosexuality. In fact, The a part of Satan.” Has anyone ever American Psychiatric Association had any such things to say about considered homosexuality to be a mental disorder until 1973. heterosexuality? No. A study published in the Even in children’s films like Journal of the American those produced by Disney, hetAcademy of Pediatrics found that erosexual relationships are considered completely normal and homosexual young adults whose acceptable. When the prince from sexuality was rejected by their “Sleeping Beauty” woke the prin- parents were 8.4 times more likely cess with a kiss, did anyone com- to report attempted suicide, 5.9 plain that the heterosexual agen- times more likely to report being da was being shoved down the depressed and 3.4 times more general population’s throat?Did likely to abuse drugs. Gay pride exists to offer solace parents express concern at havto people who feel isolated, ing to explain such a thing to their mistreated, and forgotten. children? Heterosexuals have no reason to Even in America, there are feel this way. car bumper stickers saying and t-shirts for “straight pride” as Contact Shaun Kahmann, opinion edithough such a thing is needed. This is a country where tor, at skahmann@the-telescope.com

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POINT OF CONTENTION Should the U.S. give federal aid to illegal immigrants? D.R.E.A.M. Act ignores the American citizens Grants will only be helping improve America Colleen Peters The Telescope

California no longer cares about its citizens. At least it seems that way. By passing the D.R.E.A.M. Act, California will put the needs of illegal immigrants before their own citizens. Shouldn’t California take care of its own citizens first? There are two parts of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (D.R.E.A.M.) Act. The first, provides a path for the children of undocumented immigrants, who are also undocumented and therefore illegal, to become United States citizens. The second part of the bill was passed on Aug. 26 and is arguably the more controversial portion. It seeks to not only allow these undocumented youth to qualify for California resident tuition costs, but also be eligible for federal aid, such as CalGrants. This rewards them for breaking the law. California is in a huge financial crisis. The last thing Gov. Jerry Brown needs to do is hand out more money. Especially to those whom, by their presence in California, are breaking the law. The California education system has already seen massive budget cuts in the last few years. And, as recently as July 14, universityofcalifornia.edu reported a tuition hike of nearly 10 percent. The price increases are not confined to the UC school system. According to calstate.edu, resident tuition for a California State University school was raised 12 percent for the 2011 fall semester. Overall, tuition has increased from $1,428 to $4,500 in the last 10 years. How does California expect to compensate for their decision to pay the tuition of undocumented immigrants? It may be argued that everyone deserves a fair chance to receive higher education. And maybe the illegal immigrants should be allowed to pay in-state tuition. But certainly it is going too far to allow immigrants, whom live here illegally, to receive a free education funded with public taxes that they aren’t required to pay. “I recognize that there are both financial and academic ramifications of illegal immigrants attending public schools,” California State Senator Dianne Feinstein said in an email on June 29. “I agree that we must address the burden of illegal immigration on public institutions such as our schools, medical facilities and prisons, which are feeling the strain of high levels of illegal aliens.”

But, somehow the bill passed even when the State Senate realizes the financial burden that California is bearing. The idea that illegals are being given, literally, free money is absurd. What about those who have always lived here legally or who have come to California through the correct legal means? Who is going to pay for their college? According to this bill, it is not necessary to use legal means to become a resident because California is going to reward those who don’t follow the law. How does that help the budget? According to californiadreamact.org, there are three requirements to become eligible for the program. The student must have attended a school in California for three years, and one year must have been a California high school. Second, the student must have graduated from a California high school. And, the immigrant must apply for documentation of immigrant status. The problem with the D.R.E.A.M. Act is this; the very nature of being an illegal alien means that the law is already broken.There is a reason they are called “illegal immigrants.” There used to be a time when anyone who wanted to live in the United States had a legal process they had to follow. And they did it. If a student wants government aid, they should have to follow this same process and become a U.S. citizen first. I used to be okay with the fact that I had to pay for my own education. However, when this bill proposes an illegal immigrant receives aid before California citizens do, that is when it stops being acceptable. It is offensive for the government to overlook the millions of students who are legal residents, working hard to pay for college, and abiding the law and instead give money to illegal immigrants. This is a bad deal for U.S. citizens, they should not be forced to carry the burden of paying for undocumented aliens to attend school while paying their own way. Contact Colleen Peters, opinion designer, at ccollins@the-telescope.com

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When it first passed, the D.R.E.A.M. Act allowed the children of illegal immigrants to have the chance to become citizens of the United States; now, the lobbyists who helped that act come into fruition want those same children to be qualify to pay in-state college tuition as well as have them eligible to receive government grants to help pay for school. This bill is a wonderful idea that cannot be anything except beneficial for our country. The D.R.E.A.M. (stands for Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors) Act’s aim is for the children of illegal immigrants to have the chance to become permanent citizens of the United States if they fulfill certain criteria: entered the country before age 16, attended school in the United States for at least three years, live in the state for a minimum of five years in a row, and be able to understand English fairly well. The new proposal, which Gov. Jerry Brown has not yet signed, passed in California on Aug. 25. The bill allows those children not only to be able to go to school and get citizenship, but allows the state to pay for it as well. Though America’s school system isn’t the best system in the world, the United States puts an emphasis on education so that all children can go to school. In general, children in America don’t understand how privileged they are to go to school and freely obtain an education. Even those students who receive financial aid aren’t always as grateful for it as they should be. Financial aid seems to be so readily available (especially at community colleges where anyone can apply) that most students who receive it don’t see it as a privilege; they see it as a right. Children of illegal immigrants, on the other hand, do not always have the same privileges as the average American child, especially when it comes to paying for school. Without the D.R.E.A.M. Act, many illegal families wouldn’t be able to pay for their children to receive a higher education. Every child who lives in America de-

serves to get an education, even those whose parents didn’t grow up here or come here legally. The point is that these people are here now, and their children should not have benefits taken away from them simply because of the actions of their parents. If you get convicted of a crime, do you, as well as your children go to jail? Of course not. In the same way, the children of illegals should not be held accountable for the actions of their parents. Of anyone, children of illegals would possibly be the most grateful for grants. Most of these students know a hardship that American children can’t even imagine. They actually understand the great gift that free money to go to school is, and they probably will take their education more seriously with these grants than American children. Americans tend to see going to school as a requirement rather than a privilege. If these children aren’t in school, they will most likely be doing things that are in no way beneficial to themselves or to the United States in general. According to Broadresidency.org, the lack of an education is one of the major predictors that someone will engage in criminal behavior. The website also says that the United States could save up to $1.4 billion per year from crime by having only one percent more students complete their high school education. “…for every additional year of schooling, the odds that a student will someday commit a crime like murder or assault are reduced by almost one-third,” according to Broadresidency.org, America might as well reallocate the money that is usually spent on imprisoning illegals, and use the money for keeping the same kids off of the streets and helping them receive an education. This way they can serve the United States in a positive way. Not only is giving grants good for America as a way to help alleviate crime, but it is good for the children themselves. Getting an education would help these illegal students create a better future for themselves and it would allow them to contribute to society in a positive way with the skills that they were able to learn in school. Contact Kaity Bergquist , sports editor, at kberquist@the-telescope.com

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Monday, Sept. 12, 2011

BETWEEN THE SHEETS

WHAT’S HAPPENING

BY JOEL RAMOS

Monday, Sept. 12

- Hanson @ HoB, Downtown - Danko Jones @ the Casbah, Little Italy - Tears for Fears @ Humphrey’s by the Bay, Point Loma

Tuesday, Sept. 13

- Blue October @ HoB, Downtown - Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs @ Copley Symphony Hall, Downtown - P.S. I Love You @ The Casbah, Little Italy

Wednesday, Sept. 14

- Viva Mexico : Four museums in Balboa Park, including the Museum of Man and the Mingei International Museum will take part in a festival celebrating over 200 years of Mexican Independence. Enjoy food, drinks, art and music from 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. @ Balboa Park, Downtown.

Thursday, Sept. 15

- Split Seeds @ Brick by Brick, - “Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Picture Show:” The 1970s musical play turned film with a huge cult following has gone back to its roots. Come see Brad and Janet get caught in a celluloid jam until Nov. 6 @ the Old Globe Theatre, Downtown.

Friday, Sept. 16

- The Horrors @ The Casbah, Little Italy - Stone and the Giant @ Molly Malone’s, Ramona

Saturday, Sept. 17

- Harvest Festival: This all-day, fall festival will have tons of food, music and cars. There will be vendors selling food, live bands and dj’s, craft booths, shopping, and vintage cars and hot rods. When the sun goes down there will be an auction and street dance @ Third Avenue Village, Chula Vista.

Sunday, Sept. 18

- Cardiff Surf Classic and Rerip Green Fest: An annual festival for environmental awareness there will be live music on a solar-powered stage, food vendors and a surf contest @ Seaside Reef, Cardiff.

Outside view of Stacked, the newest restaurant at Fashion Valley Mall on opening day Aug. 24. (Ashley Lastrico/The Telescope)

Food meets technology Create custom comfort food on a touch screen menu Ashley Krug The Telescope

Are you tired of eating at that same old burger place every Friday night? How about that pizza restaurant that takes 40 minutes to be delivered to your house? Fortunately, you no longer need to suffer through those boring dinners. Instead, your favorite foods have now been Stacked into a technology-savvy restaurant new to the San Diego area. Stacked opened Aug. 24 in the Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego. “Food Well Built” is their key slogan for the way they make their food. It is an American comfort food restaurant that not only receives high points for their food options, but for the high-tech ordering system. When you walk into the restaurant, you are greeted by friendly hostesses who happily take your party to a table. The setting of the restaurant is relaxing, with picnic style tables and bright graffiti-like artwork splattered around the walls. Although the artwork is an attractive piece to look at, the most dazzling of all is the iPad placed on each table. The iPad is what makes the restaurant unique. Once seated at your table, your hostess informs you to simply slide your credit card through the credit card reader that is attached to the iPad holder to place your order. If you only carry cash or if you would rather not place an order on the iPad, you can order through one of the concierge staff instead. The next step in the ordering process is to let your tummy do the choosing. The Stacked menu offers many premade dining options ranging in choices from burgers to pizzas, salads, and sausages, Stacked has a menu option for everyone. With a burger called the WakeUp call, a pizza named Get Your Greek On and a salad titled Tip of the Iceberg, there is a prebuilt menu item for everyone. However, if one of these prebuilt options doesn’t please your taste buds, there is an option to build your own creations, hence the name Stacked. The build-your-own choice gives you the flexibility to make a burger, pizza, or salad any way you would

RESTAURANT REVIEW What: Stacked Restaurant Where: Fashion Valley Mall, San Diego Why go: Choose from a huge variety of custommade food on an in-table iPad

like. Y o u s l i d e e a c h i t e m a c ro s s the iPad screen and watch your creation come to life in front of your eyes. You can choose the type of burger, ranging from Angus beef to a salmon patty. You can choose the cheese, the sauces, the condiments and 16 topping options ranging from homemade potato chips to a fried egg. Once your creation is complete, you simply hit the “send to kitchen” button and your order is placed. While you wait for your food, you can add other options to your order such as a side of onion strings or an order of chili cheese fries. The service was surprisingly speedy and only took about 14 minutes to arrive at our table on a busy Wednesday night. Now that you are done with your dinner, hopefully you left some room for dessert. Stacked not only has six different milkshakes that you can order, but you can build your own shake as well. Pick your base ice cream flavor and then add any or all of the 18 ‘mix-ins’ to make that perfect milkshake. tastes just like a They do not just have Apple Carmel milkshake milkshakes. Stacked is fa- fresh slice of pie. (Ashley Lastrico/The Telescope) mous for its cookie sandand a drag, no server required. wiches. Soft chocolate chip cookies with a giant scoop of Stacked is definitely a sign of how vanilla ice cream in the middle; all restaurants could be one day. If perfection. Once again you can you enjoy American comfort foods choose a premade chocoholic or and are ready to have a dining exmocha chip, or choose to build- perience like no other, your chancyour-own and pick any two cookie es of a good time are Stacked with bases as well as any scoop of ice this one. cream to fill in the middle. All of your food choices can be Contact Ashley Krug, staff writer, at akpicked out on the iPad by a click rug@the-telescope.com

Rule 1: No glove no love To say that the average college student has a lot of sex is an understatement. I am a firm believer that sex is a pleasurable way to relieve some of the stress of a new school year. As we move into the meat of our academic courses, it’s important to remember to stay safe as we try to release some of the tension. My last outing led to a playful visit to the Escondido adult bookstore. I was surprised to find so many gadgets and enhancers that all promoted safe sex. From abstinence-promoting, vibrating cock rings, $17.99 at shop.Romantixonline.com to flavored condoms, 12 pack with assorted flavors sells for $9.95 at shop.romantixonline. com and lubricants range in prices starting at $13; all of these sexual enhancers should be used properly as we navigate through the sexual realm of our lives. A study reported in the Journal of American College Health said 86 percent of college students are sexually active, but only 35 percent consistently use a condom during sexual intercourse. Everyone should know how to put on a condom; if not there is a great video tutorial at plannedparenthood.org. Remember to pinch the tip of the condom to keep it from bursting once the gentleman in question has his pleasure moment. Once the mechanics of proper condom application are mastered, you’re ready for the experimenting and fun. The adult bookstore featured all kinds of flavored condoms: from mint, banana, strawberry, grape to chocolate. In the “extras” section, I was amazed at the variety of lubrication. The purpose of lubrication is to keep things from getting dry during intercourse. The most important thing about any lubricant is that it should be water-based in order to prevent condom breakage. Forget KY and Astroglide, meet JO H2O and Moist Anal Lube, or (my personal favorite) the armythemed “Gun Oil” that has Aloe Vera and Vitamin E to minimize skin irritation during those long rides. The industry has really taken it upon itself to encourage the consumer to have fun with their sexual encounters and not forget that sex is a natural part of life. Stress will build up during the semester as assignment due dates and exams rear their ugly heads. For those who plan on releasing that pressure with a partner or two (or three or four), embrace your youth and virility with caution and practice responsible sex. Be safe and enjoy! Contact Joel Ramos, news editor, at jramos@the-telescope.com

6 [A&E] Palomar professor to explore music in a foreign land Dariel Walker The Telescope

Palomar Professor Ellen Weller is taking her first sabbatical from teaching this semester to participate in a music tour in Japan. Weller’s two-week tour begins Sept. 2 in Yokohama and will continue to various cities all over southern Japan, including Tokyo, Hiroshima and Kyoto. The free improvisation style of music that Weller will be playing is one that tends to hide under the radar of mainstream music, although it is often influential to commercial artists. The groove-based style is unstructured and without a melody, which allows free exchange between musicians, according to Weller.

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Improv artists tend to get together and play whatever they feel, changing between forward and background music. Musicians play a wide variety of instruments: everything from piano to turn tables. There are no boundaries. “It’s like having a conversation with someone you’ve never met, musical discourse,” Weller said. Several other musicians, as well as singers, dancers and poets will join Weller on the tour. Collaborating together, they will join forces to

create a unique and personal artistic experience. Weller said she plays any instrument, from the flute and clarinet to the ocarina and jaw harp. She is as passionate about learning how to play new instruments as she

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is about teaching them to her students, according to a friend of Weller. “ D r . Weller is an excellent musician. She is also one of the most dedicated professors I’ve ever known,” said Professor Madelyn Byrne, a friend and col-

league of Weller’s. “She is intelligent, knowledgeable about music and culture from many of the world’s regions, and she cares deeply for her students.” She does not try to be the center of attention during a concert. Instead, she stresses how everyone working together creates the most beautiful result. “When you are improvising

and everything is working, it feels like being plugged into a power source,” Weller said. “When you plug in the lamp, you want Palomar Professor Ellen Weller with some of the instruments she everyone to see the light. I’d like will be taking on her multiple city music tour of Japan that began everyone to feel Sept. 2. (Chris Wafer/The Telescope) the magic.” who listen to it or perform it tend The timing of Weller’s visit to to be the audiences that show up Japan is especially meaningful to to improv concerts, instead of new her since she will be arriving just listeners. months after a devastating earthWeller welcomes the opportuquake and tsunami struck the counnity to play for so many devoted try in March. listeners during her tour and to imShe is excited to visit the naprove her skills as a musician. tion to show her support and “The music never gets stale. play her music. But that’s not The interaction gets more intense,” all she plans on doing during Weller said. “Going on tour shoots her visit. you up a level because you play so “I want to climb Mount Fuji. much. It’s a great opportunity to We’ll see how the weather is. I also have my skills leap.” want to visit the Peace Park and be Although her professional muvery supportive,” Weller said. sic career is taking off, Weller will Athough improvisational munot stop teaching. As soon as she sic is a genre that most people are returns to the U.S. she said she will not savvy to, Weller is not worried continue teaching music at Paloabout her audiences in Japan. mar, a true passion of hers. Weller explained how the audiences there are very open to new things. Improv is a genre that re- Contact Dariel Walker, staff wrtier, at quires a sort of following. Those dwalker@the-telescope.com

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9/11: Students remember American tragedy David Leonard The Telescope

Fun activities to bring you closer as a couple Your boyfriend loves football, you don’t. You are an avid shoe shopper, him ... not so much. Although you love each other, chances are the two of you are going to have different ideas of fun when it comes to your extracurricular activities. Well lovebirds, this is an easy fix if you try something new and exciting that the two of you have never done before. Experiencing something new together is a great way to boost your bond and bring the two of you closer. Relationship expert Michele Weiner-Davis is convinced that relationships fizzle out because most couples aren’t spending enough time together. There are many ways to devote quality time to your partner, anything from cooking to watching your favorite movie together can bring you closer, but why not try something new. Here are a few activities to let loose your adventurous side and have some fun with your special someone.

Get competitive

Guys have competition flowing through their veins, so anything that involves a little sweat is going to get them pumped. Head out to an indoor kart racing track and let out your inner speed demon. Raise the stakes so that the first one to cross the finish line gets a sweet surprise.

Take a trip

The next time both of you have a day off plan a trip up to Hollywood. Stroll down Hollywood Boulevard and check out your favorite stars on the Walk of Fame, take goofy pictures with Elvis impersonators or act like a tourist and take a tour of the city on a double decker bus. For lunch, visit the famous Mel’s Drivein for a delicious burger and milkshake.

Get moving

Exercising with your partner is a great way to spend time together, but who wants to be stuck inside a stinky gym? Put on your tennis shoes and head out to Torrey Pines State Reserve. There are eight miles of hiking trails on top of cliffs overlooking the beautiful ocean. Pack a lunch and have a romantic picnic on the beach.

Ten years have passed since terrorists rained down destruction on the East Coast, leaving a gaping hole in America’s collective sense of safety and security. That wound is still fresh. Cristina Rand, now a first-year nursing student at Palomar, was in third grade when the Twin Towers fell. She vividly remembers the morning of the attack. “I remember thinking, ‘What’s happening? Why would they do this?’” Rand recalled. Her teacher turned on TV reports to watch the wrecked towers smolder. For many students, recollections of Sept. 11 are seared into memory. The event, known as a “flashbulb” moment, has come to define the now decade-old millennium. Two wars, numerous foreign conflicts, thousands of dead soldiers, long lines at the airport, a pervasive sense of fear; Sept. 11, students said, has cast a long shadow. But the attack isn’t yet history, according to experts. The emotions are still fresh, and in-depth, historical analysis won’t be produced until feelings mellow out. “We’re still deeply involved in the long-term effects (of Sept. 11),” said Chris Johnson, a history professor at the college. “It’s too much a part of our life. We still feel it too deeply.” Johnson remembers listening to radio reports of the attacks while driving to Palomar. He taught a sparsely attended class that morning. But Johnson wasn’t prepared to help his students analyze or understand what was happening. He was still resolving those questions for himself. “I told them, ‘I don’t know what to say to you,’” Johnson remembered. He went on to teach the class as he normally would. But now he understands part of the terrorists’ legacy. It mirrors the effects of the Cold War on America, he said, leaving citizens with a deep sense of unease and dread. “There is an enduring tension in our society,” Johnson said. “It’s hard to be as trusting of anyone.” Nigel Westbrooks, a second-year kinesiology student, said he felt betrayed by the U.S. government after Sept. 11. Westbrooks is part of a small but vocal group of “truthers” – those who believe the government caused the attacks, or refused to

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stop them. “It’s dirty,” Westbrooks said. “They went behind our back and said it was what it wasn’t. They lied to us.” But students cited one reaction to the attacks over all others: fear. Fear of another attack. Fear of

plane hijackings. Fear of crowded public places. Fear of the unknown. The feeling runs deep. “I remember just being scared, watching it on TV,” said Sarah Preston, a second-year kinesiology student. She watched the towers burn

and fall, and remembers the fearful looks on her parents’ faces. “Our fear is heightened,” Preston said. “There’s definitely a fear among all of us.” Contact David Leonard, staff writer, at dleonard@the-telescope.com

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The Pickle Back The perfect drink duo for the most adventurous taste buds Ingredients:

1 shot of whiskey 1 shot of pickle juice

Take a class Learning something new is a sure way to help you connect with your other half. It’s no secret that food is the way to a man’s heart, so try taking a cooking class together. Learning new recipes and tasting different types of foods together could end up being very sensual.Take what you’ve learned in class and make dinner for one another at home. Just try not to burn the house down. Have more ideas for couple activities? Let me know, email me at kmiller@the-telescope.com

Palomar College places flags on the main lawn on Sept. 10, 2010 in remembrance of the victims of 9-11. (Deb Hellman/The Telescope)

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Tired of the same old boring cocktails? Try a shot of this, pickle juice and whiskey. The Pickle Back is a two-fisted trend that started in New York bars and is quickly making its way out to the West Coast. The thought of switching out a whiskey and coke for a whiskey and pickle juice may be a little odd, but

the results will shock you. This strange duo is no fight going down, it turns out that pickle juice is one heck of a chaser. The salty, vinegar taste of the juice does a surprisingly good job of killing the burn from the shot of whiskey. Typically, the shot calls for Jameson Irish whiskey, but any whiskey of your choice will work. The pickle brine can be collected from any store bought pickle jar or made at home. Although the Pickle Back is starting to pop up on more and more bar menus across Southern California, it’s still a rarity. So if you find yourself at a bar that isn’t serving up this paired shot,

just ask for it. Chances are they’ll have pickle juice on hand, but don’t be surprised if the bartender gives you a strange look.

Directions:

Pour whiskey and pickle juice into separate chilled shot glasses. Take the whiskey shot first and then follow it with the pickle juice. To spice things up a little substitute jalapeño juice for pickle juice.

Disclaimer: You must be at least 21 years old to enjoy this beverage. Do not drink and drive and please drink responsibly. Contact Kelli Miller, Focus editor, at kmiller@the-telescope.com

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‘Talented’ baritone singer named 2011 Alumnus of the Year Katelynn Vengoechea The Telescope

as well as in various countries around the world. He enrolled at Palomar college, saying that he could learn how to sing properly. He auditioned for an individual study program, which allowed him to take private classes with a teacher once a week. While a student at Palomar, Gonzalez performed in many student recitals and performances with the chorus. Since graduating from the Performing Arts Department in 1996, Gonzalez has had a successful career as a classical opera singer. “Singing has been a dream kind of job, because despite how difficult it is to make and maintain a career in this field, it is a joy to perform every time. I noticed I even get a bit grouchy on those days I am not singing. Being on the stage, sharing your music with an audience is a marvelous feeling,” Gonzalez said. Gonzalez fell in love with the art of singing at an early age, while listening to tenors such as Signor Caruso and Placido Domingo, who he worked with beginning in 2002

during his three-season residence at the Los Angeles Opera. He also sang for the Opera de Panama to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Teatro Nacional celebration, in his home country of Mexico at the Opera de Tijuana, and the Vive La Magia Festival in Guanajuanto. “Having an opportunity to share our art with audiences in other parts of the world is very rewarding. Also to be able to meet people and make new friends wherever you go is a blessing,” Gonzalez said. Recently, he performed in Vienna, Austria at Theater an der Wien, where he played the role of Di Cosimo for the European premiere of “Daniel Catán’s Il Postino.” Gonzalez sang the part of the villain Harasta in the animated BBC produced film, “The CunningVixen.” When he performs well, Gregorio knows he can get a reaction from the audience, which, to him, is an important part of the experience. Gonzalez next performance will be “ll postina,” by Mexican composer Daniel Catan at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in the City of Mexico. After his engagement in Mexico, Gonzalez will be taking directions from his various agents located around the world. “Gonzalez exceeds the qualifications for 2011 alumnus of the year,” said Pam Grasso, the Foundation coordinator of the alumnus foundation after meeting Gonzalez once at the commencement ceremony. “He seems to be a well-rounded person, who does extremely well in what he does and has had a lot of success in what he does,” said Grasso.

This past May, Baritone singer Gregorio Gonzalez was honored as 2011 Alumnus of the Year at Palomar’s commencement ceremony. Gonzalez was selected by the college’s Alumni Foundation from a pool of six to eight applicants, according to foundation coordinator Pam Grasso. Dr. Peter Gach, a resident artist for the Performing Arts Department at Palomar, nominated Gonzalez. “He started here as a young student fresh from high school, and we followed his progress and felt that he is a very talented, determined and hardworking person. He’s a good example to all of the students at Palomar because of his hard work and persistence,” Gach said, on the choosing of Gregorio Gonzalez. “Receiving any kind of award is always an honor, but in the case of Palomar College, which was my academic sanctuary for several years, and the place where my formation as a singer began, it is very special,” Gonzalez said. Born and raised in Mexico, Gonzalez moved to California at age 16, where he enrolled at Palomar College Poway campus, at which time he began to study music. Gonzalez was influenced by music at an early age, during his childhood, Gregorio’s family would have gatherings in which they would bring guitars and listen to a mariachi band. Gonzalez’s uncle, who sang and played the guitar, became one of his first teachers. No one guessed the young man would later go on to perform across Palomar’s 2011 Alumnus of the Year, Gregorio Gonzalez, at the Old Poway Park in the United States, his hometown of Poway on Sept. 4. (Charles Lugtu/The Telescope)

Contact Katelynn Vengoechea, staff writer at kvengoechea@the-telescope.com

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Beware of summer flings The hidden dangers lurking behind carefree romances especially if one of the people involved knows they aren’t going to be around for long. Flings are fast and fun, but for As Palomar student Danny Rothose in short-term relationships driguez, 27, learned, circumstances yearning for something more, the can make long-term commitments news may be heartbreaking. difficult. As is often the case with shortRodriguez was in the military term romantic entanglements, when he met his partner, and said emotions ofhe knew he ___________________________________________ ten become was going to involved even be shipped if they weren’t overseas soon. intended. “She knew The decision I wasn’t going to try to squeeze to be around,” a meaningful rehe said. lationship from “We were a fling is a haroff-and-on for rowing one, but a long time the pitfalls are and eventually many and rarely it became seriyield positive re___________________________________________ ous.” sults. Rodriguez Short-term said that even relationships though they both wanted things often fail as romantic institutions to work out long-term, they often because one or more partners is fought and ultimately settled for usually only in it for the sex. being friends. And because expectations The old stereotype that womare usually low for short term en are more likely to become atarraignments, non-serious part- tached doesn’t hold much water, ners aren’t filtered out of the according to a study conducted processes, according to Science by social psychology researchers Daily.com Joshua Ackerman and Vladas Palomar student Tania Parias, Griskevicius. 18, said she was on vacation when Of the respondents to their she met a guy she really liked. study, 70 percent of men reported They developed a short-term that they said “I love you” first. relationship, but while she Their study also found that wanted more, her partner was women reported feeling more satreluctant. isfied when their partners said “I “He didn’t think it would last, love you” after they’d had at least but I really liked him,” she said. one sexual encounter, as they felt “He always wanted things his way, it was less likely it was being used I guess I got too attached.” as a gambit to get them into bed. Ultimately, things didn’t work According to an article on Urban out between Parias and her part- Belle.com, forging a friendship early ner, as the case often seems to be on and learning to confide in one with short-term relationships. another can turn even short-term reConventional wisdom once said lationships into long-lasting, enjoythat the decision to have sex early able experiences. in the relationship caused things Even though the odds appear to fizzle-out. to be stacked against short-term But according to Science Dai- daters, there does seem to be ly, relationships where sex occurs some hope, as long as both parearly can still flourish just as long ties go about it the right way. as both partners have expressed interest in a serious relationship. Sometimes short-term relation- Contact Shaun Kahmann, Opinion ediships are forged out of necessity, tor at skahmann@the-telescope.com Shuan Kahmann The Telescope

“He didn’t think it would last, but I really liked him. He always wanted things his way, I guess I got too attached.” -Tania Parias

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Vets bring battle home Shaun Kahmann The Telescope

After 10 years of fighting a war on two fronts, thousands among the over 2 million members of our armed forces who have been deployed, and lived to see redeployments, are returning home unable to cope with the often cataclysmic events that they’ve witnessed. Since the War on Terror began, over 100 thousand new cases of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD have been reported by the Veteran’s Administration. Over 300 thousand cases of depression and anxiety have been reported as well. For the first time in history, the suicide rates among the U.S Army and the U.S. Marine Corps rival that of the general population, according Medscape.com. It is projected that as many as 1,200 veterans are currently, or will be attending classes during the Fall 2011 semester, according to Veterans Advisor Mark Minkler. PTSD is one of the few psychiatric disorders that is caused by outside stimuli. It occurs in people who have survived traumatic or life-threatening events such as car crashes and natural disasters. It is often described as the inability to “stop remembering” the traumatic event and can include hallucina-

Palomar honors victims of 9/11 with hundreds of small American flags displayed on the main lawn during an event that was held on Sept. 10 2010. (Deb Hellman/The Telescope) tions as well as flashbacks, according to WebMD. One of the symptoms of PTSD is excessive emotion. People who’ve been diagnosed with the disorder can become easily frustrated, experience acute irritability, increased blood pressure and heart-rate. A military veteran and student at Palomar, who preferred to remain anonymous, said he worked aboard a submarine. He said that every command that was given was fed through the operational crew and had to be acted upon within a 15 second window. He said it was a process that had to be performed fast and accurately every time or it could cost lives. Once he returned to civilian life, he said he expected every-

thing to work in the same manner, like clockwork; he would become frustrated whenever something would take too long, like waiting in a drive through, he would have violent fantasies about forcing others to move faster. Ventimiglia, has been counseling for 20 years and has spoken to many veterans who suffer from the condition, said that PTSD is caused by hyperactivity of the amygdala, the part of the brain that regulates feelings of “fight or flight.” The upper brain, or neocortex, tries to reason that there is no danger, but it is overwhelmed by the amygdala. Another symptoms of PTSD is panic attacks. Panic attacks occur when sufferers encounter sounds, people , places or situations that trigger un-

pleasant memories and emotions. Ventimiglia said that students have reported to him that they have experienced panic attacks because the hammering from on-campus construction reminded them of gunfire. One veteran Ventimiglia said he spoke to reported having a panic attack in class. WhenVentimiglia asked him how he felt before the attack occurred, the veteran told him that he felt confined. That the feeling of confinement reminded him of riding in a humvee and being shot at. Just over half of all veterans, more than 1.5 million people, have experienced PTSD symptoms. Of those who have been diagnosed with the disorder, 88 percent of men and 79 percent of women also have

some other psychiatric disorder such as anxiety or social phobia. At a time when many veterans have seen more than two deployments, exposure is a major factor in how severe PTSD symptoms will manifest. The more trauma a person experiences, the worse the symptoms will likely be, according to WebMD. More than 2.2 million troops have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since Sept. 11. More than a million of which are married and about 220,000 children have a parent that is currently deployed, according to a 2011 report from the Department of Defense. Contact Shaun Kahmann, opinion editor, at skahmann@the-telescope.com

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Crashers filled classes on Aug. 25. waiting for add codes. (Sergey Kolivayko/The Telescope)

BUDGET Continued from Page 1 Newmyer said the funding outlook grew more positive in May and June, but cautioned that the cuts were still serious. “Nobody knows for sure,” he said. “I’d be surprised if there’s any improvement in this next year.” Palomar administrators built a $20 million emergency fund this year to provide a cushion in the event of future cuts. The college faculty union was highly critical of the move, and union officials have asked administrators to use the money now to hire more professors and open up more classes. “I wish I had a crystal ball,” said Shayla Sivert when asked if we could expect improvement. Sivert is a member of the Palomar faculty and President of the Faculty Federation. She hasn’t agreed with the administration on their budget

handling. “Although the college has actually served more students than it has been ‘paid’ for by the state, it’s clear that we could be serving even more without giving up our financial security. After all, this is the taxpayers’ money that we’re sitting on,” she said. “What if our District took even just $1 million of this ending fund balance to add back hundreds of classes and filled some of the staff positions, which have been left empty for the last three years? The District would still be in fine economic shape but doing an even better job serving our community in the form of both classes and jobs.” In closing, Newmyer said,“Thank goodness we have the fund balance; it allows us to get through to next year without making more cuts.” Contact Ian Henner, staff writer, at ihenner@the-telescope.com

Palomar College is a construction zone this fall as part of a campus-wide overhaul funded by taxpayers. Despite the noise, dust and bulldozers, students said they think the college is progressing toward a more university-like look. This fall, four buildings ---the Humanities, the Howard Brubeck Theater, the Planetarium and the Industrial Technologies Center --are under construction. Both the Planetarium and the ITC buildings are scheduled to open during the current semester. “I think it’s really nice, it seems like less of a community college, more like a university campus,” Construction continues on the Humanities building. (Renee Gonzalez/The Telescope) Palomar student Allie Pettengill, 19 The semester began with noise es some students think remodeling said. The construction projects have and parking disruptions. Students could be a waste of precious budget all been designed according to strict and faculty alike have had to learn allocations. “Unless a building has asbestos environmental standards called to deal with the inconveniences Leadership in Energy and Environ- of having their campus under con- or something wrong with it I don’t really see the point in spending mental Design, which rates school struction. “(The construction) cuts from money to remodeling it,” Palomar buildings according to factors such as water, energy and transportation the beautiful view, but other than freshmen Nicholas Molinar, 19, said. that I can tolerate it. I tune (the Once all construction projects efficiency, among others. “Palomar Facilities staff and noise) out. Classrooms are pretty are done at Palomar the community our construction managers, design soundproof,” Mikhayla Brown, 19, college will be a state-of-the-art with an advance telephone and Internet team and contractors spend a con- said. According to Hudson-Macisaac, delivery system. siderable amount of time discuss“Construction in the middle of ing and developing a logistic plan the construction team has promised that considers students and faculty to prohibit “noisy activities” dur- a fully functioning campus is at the safety, access and noise,” said Kel- ing finals week. Parking Lot 15 has least inconvenient, (the construcley Hudson-Macisaac, Palomar Fa- been closed since the beginning of tion team) make(s) every attempt the semester, but construction proj- to minimize disruption,” Hudsoncilities Manager. Construction will start on the ects on lots 3 and 5 are in the works Macisaac said. Humanities Building and the San to increase the number of parking Marcos Teaching and Learning Cen- spaces by 200. As tuition fees and Contact Joel Ramos, news editor, the price to pay for college increas- at jramos@the-telescope.com ter at the end of September.

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Palomar athletes have diverse rituals Athletes have unique ways of getting ready and excited for games and having fun during practice world, Serrato and other student athletes at Palomar College have rituals that they employ every game Rituals are an essential part of to help them thrive in a competitive any athlete’s preparation for the environment. game. Shonta Chaloux, an outside lineThe most unique ritual at Palo- backer for the Palomar College footmar College is the one women’s soc- ball team, listens to music while he cer Head Coach Hector Hernandez is stretching and getting ready for uses to keep his players refreshed, practice. like he did Sept. 6. He turns on the “As a team (our ritual is to) sprinklers for ____________________________________ focus on our several minutes. plays and what The players are we have talked continuously runabout during the ning on the hot week,” Chaloux turf on the socsaid Wednesday cer field, so they as he made his need to receive a way to the field. cool down during After the the hot practices. game, he said he Richard “Bublikes to hang out ba” Serrato plays with friends and - Stephen Keck, for the Palomar talk about the College men’s men’s water polo player games they won. soccer team. He He said, “If has a habit dur- ___________________________________ we lose we talk ing games to about what we attack the opponents with his step- did wrong and focus and get ready over strategy. This tactic is simply for the next game.” rotating his feet around the ball Athlete Stephen Keck gets the without touching the ball. talking down before the match be“You can step-over the ball on a gins. Keck plays on the Palomar Colsprint or during a pause on the field lege men’s water polo team. In high versus the opponent,” he said. He school he played outside shooter, a also mentioned that while practic- position he plans to keep playing for ing, his step-overs help him main- Palomar’s team. tain more ball control. Before every game he likes to Just like athletes around the make sure his teammates have their Gio Nieto

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“It’s a ritual to shove people into the pool.”

game faces on and get ready to go in the water to dominate. He said he has been pushed into the pool countless time by his buddies. “It’s a ritual to shove people into the pool,” he said Wednesday before practice. Kamden Haglund is a righthanded pitcher currently enrolled in the baseball class, though the season doesn’t start until the spring. He said his ritual before he steps up to the pitcher’s mound is to have his mind set on throwing the baseball. Hagland’s focus during a game is to keep his mind clear and keep his emotions to a minimum. He said that after a game, “I’ll think back on everything I did wrong and improve to perfect it because a pitcher can only make so many mistakes.” Morgan Wynn plays for the women’s volleyball team at Palomar College. She plays in the back court as a defensive player. She said, “On my way to the game I put the music on blast to get ready for the next game.” The women’s soccer team consistently shouts the, “one, two, three Palomar!” cheer before and after games. This cheer is also directed toward the opponents as a sign of respect and good sports conduct. Contact Gio Nieto, staff writer, at gnieto@ Two women’s soccer players chase down a stray ball through the sprinklers on Sept. 6. Coach Hector Hernandez routinely waters the team down as part of a pre-game ritual. (Dan the-telescope.com Chambers/The Telescope)

Two freshman golfers hope for success on team Dariel walker The telescope

After a disappointing season in 2010, the Palomar College women’s golf team is looking forward to a fresh start in 2011 with a new attitude as well as new athletes. Coach Mark Eldridge made his recruiting year a successful one when he added two talented young

freshmen to the team, Taylor Crandall and Sadye Busby. “I think they will be two of the best golfers that Palomar has been lucky enough to have on the team,” Eldridge said. Crandall, who played for West Hills High School in San Diego, qualified for the So. Cal. CIF Regional Championship all four years of high school. As captain, she also

led her team to a conference championship title. Busby, who also qualified for CIF all four years, helped lead Torrey Pines High School to CIF each year, regional championships her junior and senior year, and then the state championship senior year. Eldridge recruited Crandall last year after watching her last round of CIF in high school. Crandall was unsure about her future college plans, but eventually decided on Palomar because of its flexibility. “Palomar was a cool choice because it’s a community college and it’s giving me a chance to decide what I want to do instead of jumping into a four-year university,” Crandall said. Busby, on the other hand, had planned on going to Palomar because of her sister, Cora Busby. Cora played for Coach Eldridge during her freshman and sophomore year and paved the way for her younger sister. “I’m so excited to be a part of the program and have (Mark Eldridge) as a coach. He’s great and the program is still growing,” Busby said. Although it is still the beginning of the season and the women are still getting to know each other, Crandall and Busby said they are adjusting well to the college environment. They are happy to be with other serious golfers who want to compete as much as they do. As Busby put it, “We’re all there because we want to be there. No one is making us do it.” One of the other big differences for the athletes is the level of competition. Both Crandall and Busby have been used to being one of the

Above: Comets women’s golf players Sadye Busby (left) and Taylor Crandall (right) wait to begin their round of golf at Lake San Marcos on Sept. 6. Left: Busby (right) lines up her putting shot as Crandall (left) looks on at practice on Aug. 31. (Deb Hellman/The Telescope) best on their teams, and now they have teammates that are equally as talented. “There are a few girls on my team that shoot the same as I do. It’s nice to have other people around that actually know what they’re talking about and appreciate the sport as much as I do,” Crandall said. The additions of Crandall and Busby to the golf team have made an already great team of women even better, Coach Eldridge said. He added that he is thrilled at the level of skill on his team and has

complete faith in their potential success. “We have an outstanding team this year and should compete strongly for the conference, regional and state championships,” Eldridge said. Both Crandall and Busby plan on finishing their general education at Palomar and then transferring to a university. They also said they hope to pursue a career in professional women’s golf. Contact Dariel Walker, staff writer, at dwalker@the-telescope.com

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Defensive player makes impact on team Grasp of playbook, leadership of teammates makes the starting free safety an essential part of Palomar’s 2011 football squad Matt Slagle The Telescope

Devin Taverna can be found roaming the middle of the football field, eyeing his prey and stalking the quarterback, waiting to intercept an errant pass. Taverna anchors a defense that forced four consecutive three-andouts in their first game at Southwestern on Sept. 3. The defense thrives on his knowledge of the playbook, and teammates become better players following his lead. Taverna, a sophomore, is the starting free safety for a Comets defense that yielded only 13 points in the season opener, racking up seven tackles and one forced fumble. “He brings us leadership, he brings us focus, and he brings an attitude that he isn’t going to let our defense fail us,” said safety coach Ron Rockett. While having a great defensive player is paramount, having one that plays safety makes the entire unit that much better. “He is a much better football player then he was last year, and he was pretty good last year,” Head Coach Joe Early said. “He is a big cog in what we are doing and glad to have him.” “He is a real smart player that knows what he is doing,” fellow safety Eric Paopao said. “He is a great player and he brings a lot of energy to practices and games.” Last year Taverna lead the defense with 73 tackles and three interceptions. This year he looks to improve on that mark. “I had a pretty good season last year, (I am going to) try to double that and do whatever I can do,” Taverna said. Taverna’s biggest asset for the Comet defense is not necessarily his talent, but the way he meshes the defense into one cohesive unit. “Everybody is going to feed off him and he feeds off them, I think having that is going to be good for us,” Rockett said. Being one of the older players on a young team, Taverna has been and is expected to be the leader and “quarterback” on the defense. “The position he plays is huge for us, our free safety go to play center field he has to make the calls for the secondary. He has got to lead by example, which I think he is doing a much better job of than last year and that is to be expected,” Early said. Paopao, a wide receiver last year, agrees. “First of all he helped me out learning the defense, I know it good now because of

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him because he taught me a lot,” he said. “I came in and played offense last year. I didn’t know anything, but because of him I know what is going on.” During summer and fall practices,Taverna could be found right behind Rockett, acting as another coach by mentoring his fellow safeties and defensive backs. “We got about 20 (defensive backs) out here and we can’t attend to all of them at once,” Rockett said. “If I have to go and explain something to somebody, he can go and explain the exact same thing I am to the other guy.” His attitude on the football field and towards life is reflected on his tattoo featured prominently on his abdomen which says, “solo i forti possono sopravvivere,” which is Italian for “only the strong will survive.” “You have to be strong to survive in football, life, everything,” Taverna said. His goal is to leave his imprint on the defense after he leaves. “I want them to look and say ‘Devin, you were a good player, he knows what he is doing he helped us out, he wasn’t one of those kids that was cocky and did his own thing; he was helping out everybody else as well,’” Taverna said. Despite the success he has had here at Palomar and at Oceanside High School, coaches expect Taverna to continue to improve and grow as a player. “I think when it is all said and done he will be one heck of a ball player,” Rockett said. Contact Matt Slagle, online and multimedia editor, at mslagle@the-telescope. com

Left: Free tackle Devin Taverna poses after football practice. The team’s defense only allowed 13 points in the season opener. Above: Taverna runs drills during practice on Sept. 6. Right: Taverna (right) goes up against Eric Cleveland during practice on Sept. 6. (Kristen Campbell/The Telescope)

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