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Campus Police explore Enrollment continues parking fee increase to decline CHRISTOPHER BULLOCK THE TELESCOPE

One Telescope writer’s true feelings about organic foods • Page 3

Palomar Police Department requests $10 parking fee increase CLIFF IRELAND

Should graphic novels be considered literature? • Page 4

Men’s and Women’s basketball teams end season with double header raising money for cancer research • Page 8

UPCOMING EVENTS

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San Diego County Community College’s Spring 2014 parking fees per semester: Cuyamaca: $40 Grossmont: $40 Mira Costa: $35

March in March• March 3 @ Sacramento, Calif.

San Diego City: $35

Concert Hour: Klezmer Light • 12:30 p.m., March 6 @ Performance Lab (D10)

San Diego Mesa: $35

Engineering Your Future: Transition from College Life to Work Life • 4 p.m., March 5 @ NS - 137 TLC Building Grand Opening • 2 p.m., March 7 @ San Marcus Campus Growing a Garden Workshop • 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., March 8 @ NS - 139

San Diego Miramar: $35 Southwestern: $40 Palomar: $40

he cost of a parking permits at Palomar College could increase from $40 to $50 and from $20 to $30 with a Board of Governors Fee Waiver.

During the Associated Student Government meeting on Nov. 20, 2013, former Palomar College Police Chief Anthony Cruz explained that in order to maintain the current parking areas, a raise in parking fees is needed.

Both Public Information Officer Laura Gropen and Cruz said they don’t believe that if the increase is approved by the Governing Board, it would happen this year.

However, according to a document passed out by Cruz at the presentation, fall 2014 is the recommended start of the new fees.

The documents also indicated that anticipated revenues from the increase would be approximately $200,000 a year, helping to make up for the loss of funding since 2011.

According to Cruz, earnings from the raise is restricted to things associated with the operation of the parking lots such as enforcement, maintenance, repairs, resurfacing, signage and striping.

Cruz said the increase in revenue would only be used for parking services and would not be used for salaries.

Under SB-774, California law allows each community college district to raise its parking fees

each year by the same percentage as inflation up to a maximum of $50 and $30 with the Board of Governor Fee Waiver.

“There are 72 districts in the state of California in the community college system, so each district because of the governing boards, has the ability to set their parking fees within, up to that amount,” Gropen said.

Gropen said the recommendation is only in the early stages because Cruz has only made presentations to the Campus Police Committee and the ASG. The increase must go through the entire governance process.

“We are waiting for the ASG as we always give the courtesy for the students to provide their input, which is a good thing,” Cruz said.

“Then once we get the input, the (Campus Police) Committee will vote or make a recommendation on whether they move it forward or not.”

ASG’s President Genesis Gilroy said that before the ASG takes a stance, they will be conducting student polls online and in person to determine how students feel about the increase.

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With enrollment at a fiveyear low, Palomar College officials look for ways to retain the students they already have.

According to an official report from the Palomar enrollment office, the school currently has 24,688 students.

It is a small decline from last spring (25,151 students), but an even bigger drop from the spring of 2010, when the school had 29,947 students.

In a recent interview with Berta Cuaron, assistant superintendent and vice president of instructional services, she acknowledges that this trend has been going on for a while.

“We actually saw that trend starting last summer,” Cuaron said.

“We are down about 1% enrollment compared to Spring 2013,” she added.

With the current economic state starting to slowly climb back up, more students seem to be going back to the workforce.

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ASG Senator resigns DAVID SHRUM THE TELESCOPE

Former Senator Reza Nemovi stood in front of the Associated Student Government on Feb.12 and announced that he is not renewing his contract with the board.

“When one member has an issue, you don’t discard that.

You allow them to grow before you tell them to get out,” Nemovi said as he stood before the board.

“This term something happened. I don’t know what that is and I hope that from here forward you guys can sit down and think about what you say

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Monday, March 3, 2014

BRIEFS Gardening workshop offered

Palomar College offers a workshop that teaches you how to grow a garden and how to do it right.

The Friends of the Palomar College Arboretum, a group organized to help maintain the arboretum’s functions and maintenance, invite you to the “Food, Gardening and Life” workshop.

Gourmet Gardens owner and operator, Richard Borevitz, will speak at the event.

The workshop will be held Saturday, March 8 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in NS-139 and will go over the best way to grow a garden.

Soil, seeds, fertilizers, irrigation, pest control and diseases are all important factors to consider when gardening and this workshop will cover these topics and more.

Guests will also learn about how cooking, dieting and other foods relate to planet Earth.

The workshop is open to the public and those who wish to attend can do so at no cost. Free parking will be available for guests in Parking Lot 5.

If you would like to attend the workshop contact Palomar College Interim Supervisor for Grounds Services Tony Rangel at arangel@ palomar.edu or call (760) 744-1150 ext. 2133 to RSVP.

Fire club hosts blood drive

Palomar students lined up and waited for the opportunity to give blood at the Red Cross Blood Drive Feb. 11-13.

The blood drive, ran by the Palomar Fire Club, collected 193 units of blood during the three-day event.

According to Wilfred Salazar, deputy chief of the Fire Club, “each pint of blood saves 3 lives,” which adds up to about 579 lives.

Ulises Camacho, a student, said the experience went well compared to his prior experiences in the Navy.

“In bootcamp, the needle was a lot bigger,” Camacho said.

Caroline Ushe, a Red Cross registered nurse, had nothing but kind words to say about the students who donated.

“I think we are doing very well here...the students responded very well,” Ushe said.

The American Red Cross is experiencing blood shortages throughout the country due to recent winter storm surges.

If you are interested in donating, check out www.redcross.org/ ca/san-diego for locations and information.

Faculty debate e-cigarettes

On Feb. 24, the Faculty Senate, along with Associated Student Government President Genesis Gilroy, passed a motion to include e-cigarettes to BP 3570, which prohibits the use of tobacco-related products on campus.

Citing lack of professionalism from staff and students, the board will be passing the amendment to the Strategic Planning Council for approval. If met, the council will take it to the Governing Board to make it law.

Staff and students have been caught using the e-cigarettes in buildings, across campus, and even in the cafeteria, causing multiple complaints. The amendment, however, was not without its share of skepticism.

President Gilroy cited a meeting with the former chief of campus police, Anthony Cruz, in which he acknowledged the lack of enforcement.

“In a recent, well not so recent meeting anymore, (Cruz) said that the campus police have the right to enforce and give tickets for smoking, and they simply choose not to,”Gilroy said.

Multiple members of the Senate also voiced their displeasure with this issue, which has been talked about at every Senate meeting this semester.

Palomar Police Chief retires CLIFF IRELAND THE TELESCOPE

Interim Police Chief Anthony Cruz to retire after 12 years from the Palomar College Police Department.

According to an email from Vice President of Student Services Adrian Gonzales, Cruz used accumulated vacation time to go on leave on Feb. 12 until his retirement at the end of the semester, to spend more time with his grandchildren and to travel with his wife.

Cruz, a five time winner of Palomar’s Employee of the Year, joined the PCPD in 2002 and has been the interim police chief for the second time since 2008.

Starting out as a patrol officer, Guam native Cruz also served as an interim police sergeant, interim police chief from 2003 to 2006 and was promoted to police lieutenant in 2006.

Cruz joined the United States Marine Corps after high school in

Former Police Chief Anthony Cruz in his office. •File photo/The Telescope the enlisted ranks and was selected to become an officer in 1985. He retired in 2000 at the rank of Major.

After his retirement from the Marine Corps, Cruz was hired by the Oceanside Police Department where he worked for 15 months until he left for the PCPD. Former San Diego Community College District Police Chief Charlie Hogquist will serve as interim police chief until the position is filled.

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Lindsay Kretchman and Katelyn Morikawa view an information display during the first National Eating Disorder event on Feb. 25• Yolanda Granados/The Telescope

Eating disorder event raises awareness JOSHUA RAY THE TELESCOPE

The Active Minds Club and Health Services hosted the first National Eating Disorder Awareness event on Feb. 25 in the Student Union on the San Marcos camps.

According to Health Services Staff Representative Lenka Schanka, the NEDA event informed students about healthy eating habits and addressed the myths and stigmas about mental health.

According to Dosomething.org, 24 million people in the U.S. strug-

gle with an eating disorder.

Active Minds President Ashley Fisher said she believes eating disorders are not about how people are trying to change for someone else, it goes deeper than that.

“Rarely do I hear ‘I want to be skinny for guys,” Fisher said. “It turns into ‘I need to feel sick enough to be worthy.’”

A life-sized Barbie Doll was displayed to illustrate how Barbie is unrealistically proportioned.

“The Barbie doll is obviously very shocking,” Fisher said. “It is really freaky that is the ideal image for

the American women.”

The Barbie doll showed the unrealistic image of a woman, according to student Linda Astudillo.

“They made the right choice by putting it there,” Astudillo said. “It shows how ridiculous it is for our daughter to be looking at these Barbies and playing with them.”

Health Services, in the past, focused on physical health. Now working with Active Minds, they want to strengthen mental health awareness on campus, Schanka said.

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Foundation hires fund raising expert

JUAN ZUNIGA THE TELESCOPE

After a national search of 38 candidates, the Palomar Community College district board has approved Debbie King as the new assistant director for the Palomar College Foundation.

“We are really excited to have another fundraising professional,” Foundation Coordinator Pam Grasso said.

King is a Vista resident and has lived in the shadows of Palomar College.

She attended Stanford University on a sports scholarship.

Richard Talmo, executive director of the Foundation, lauded her knowledge of scholarships and how to raise money for the school.

“She understands the importance of scholarships,” Talmo said.

In her past fundraising experiences, King helped the Tri-City Hospital Foundation, where she contributed as an executive director for over 10 years.

In Vista, King worked for the foundation “Solutions for Change” as director of strategic development, raising over $4 million for family homelessness within the community.

She joined the foundation with 18 years of fundraising experience, and has earned a reputation as a respected volunteer. “(I am excited) to help raise funds for higher education,” King said. “I will be joining a team of amazing people to fund the college.”

According to Talmo, King has a star quality with a tremendous amount of experience in general fundraising.

Based on recommendations, she has the most potential for the assistant director position.

“The Palomar College Foundation has a rich history of supporting the students since 1959 and with the addition of Ms. King, I am certain we can increase our overall support to this institution,” Talmo said.

King said she is excited to join the foundation, since she has admired its work at Palomar College.

She hopes to use this opportunity to help raise more funds for higher education.

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Organic food; inorganic diet PAIGE HARVEY THE TELESCOPE

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There is a big misconception that anything vegetarian or vegan is automatically healthy. But it is not always the best choice.

A study on the International Wellness Directory showed that if you avoid red meat, you are over 7 times more likely to suffer a zinc deficiency.

Zinc is a crucial part in the production of hundreds of enzymes that are responsible for regulating your bodily functions.

There is a big misconception that anything vegetarian or vegan is automatically healthy.

When someone proudly tells me that they eat mostly vegetarian or vegan food, followed by their list of favorite foods that are more carb based; I stop myself and pause to ask if I should interject.

Processed vegetarian substitute foods contain a lot of sodium and carbs, the ingredients that contribute to qualities most

Fresh, local and organic fruit at Vista Farmers’s Market. • Lucy Wheeler / The Telescope

people try and avoid, 1. Unhealthy weight gain 2. Clogged arteries 3. Long term diseases like obesity.

Morning Star meats are a popular ve ge t ar i an - f r i e nd ly, “ he a lt hy ” alternative to eating meat. Wrong!

All of their frozen packages are processed and contain lots and lots of sodium.

Both eating styles have over time inherited a “healthy halo” around them.

But, according to peta.org, some foods are “accidentally vegan.” Technically, Cap’n Crunch, Monster Energy Drinks, Fritos, Oreos (nope, no real cream in those) are all vegan foods.

None of those items are something you want to consume often, much less on a regular basis.

The truth is that if any diet,

especially vegan or a vegetarian is mismanaged it can lead a person to become extremely unhealthy and even overweight.

A vegetarian or vegan diet might result in quicker weight loss because it tends to entail a lower calorie intake, but you won’t be getting the best source of protein which is found in meats that the body needs to function correctly.

You’ll get more natural vitamins from fruits and vegetables, but not enough calcium from dairy or essential fatty acids from fish or folic acid from grains. You’ll also have a lack of energy.

Face it, just because you eat a plant based diet doesn’t mean you’re healthier than everyone else.

Fish, chicken and beef is what’s for a healthy dinner.

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Don’t make February just history JAVIER PEREZ THE TELESCOPE

When Carter G. Wo o d s o n set out in 1925 to archive and teach others about the contributions of African Americans he couldn’t have imagine it’s impact and how we would trivialize in the present.

His main aim was to celebrate a whole group of people not just personal achievements, but lately Black History Month has become a racial crutch that people seem to use to show how far we have come in our pseudo-post racial society.

Woodson’s legacy would begin with the Journal of Negro History in 1916, founding the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, and the celebration of Negro History Week in 1925 during February to coincide with the birthdates of Fredrick Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln.

In the mind of most Black History Month is akin to the steadfast progress of the Civil Rights Movement but memorizing the names and accomplishments of trend setter like Martin Luther King Jr. and George Washington Carver does not mean we have cashed “the check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.”

Most are quick to sound off bits of trivia and achievements like the presidency of the Barrack Obama but if we looked close enough we haven’t even come close to the message of equality that the ‘60s Civil Rights Movement fought so hard for.

In fact, the Associated Student Government unintentionally lampooned the celebration in it’s latest event by handing out coloring books to all the students that were unlucky enough to be drawn in by the sound of popular music with excerpts of speeches of the Black leaders.

There is plenty of blame to go around, the ASG seemed to make the event an afterthought and the Africana Studies department and the Black Student Alliance club were nowhere to be found.

This is a part of the current trend to glorify the few success stories instead of taking a minute to address social inequality, discrimination and the spinning door of our prisons.

It might seem stranger than fiction but Mother Jones’ Lauren Williams is correct when she wrote her article “21 Things You Can’t Do While Black”.

Some activities on her list are ridiculous but just looking at the news makes it a somber reminder of how far we must go before we start patting ourselves on the back.

These are a few of the many stories of discrimination, baseless arrests and senseless murder.

Proof that it is still a struggle to be a person of color wherever you are in today’s America.

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Drive in a car with a white girl. (Emmanuel Hurd & Josiah Kelly, Dec. 2013) Appear in public in New York City. (Stop-and-frisk program

by NYPD) Walk on the wrong side of the street. (Bobby Wingate, Dec 2013) Drink iced tea in a parking lot.

(Christopher Betty, May 2013) Seek help after a car accident.

(Renisha McBride, Jan 2014) Inspect your own property.

(Carl and Garrick Hopkins, Jan 2014) Throw a temper tantrum in kindergarten. (Salecia Johnson, April 2012) Buy designer accessories at Macy’s. (Rob Brown, Oct. 2013) Enter your own home.(Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gate Jr., July 2009) Botch a science experiment.

(Kiera Wilmot, April 2013) Lay face down in handcuffs.

(Oscar Grant, July 2010)

As a society we’ve made great strides but we are nowhere close to what we claim our society should be.

Celebrating any group’s culture is great and should be encouraged but turning a blind eye to the present does not help our future.

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EDITORIAL

Parking woes Whether it’s circling the parking lot in search of a space or the hassle of coughing up $40 just to park each semester, one thing we all can agree on is that parking on campus is a pain.

And it’s about to get worse.

Campus Police have proposed increasing payment for parking by $10. Making it $50, as if it wasn’t already painful enough.

For starters, the lack of available parking spaces is already a nightmare, so why should students pay more when it’s not even guaranteed you will have a place to park.

Students cannot afford to be nickeled and dimed for the sake of funding the police budget, it’s not their responsibility and it shouldn’t be.

Even just a $10 raise is a hit to the budget when you consider the average hourly rate of a minimum wage job is less than the proposed increase.

Raising the parking fee to $50 would make Palomar the most expensive place to park among community colleges in San Diego County.

The Associated Student Government has said they will not support the increase until they conduct student polls to determine how students feel about the increase.

Students have enough financial challenges dealing with rising tuition fees, costly textbooks and the added stress of classes being cut.

Raising the parking fee to $50 would make Palomar the most expensive place to park among community colleges in San Diego County.

With all the renovation and construction around campus, it’s hard to believe that the voice of reason hasn’t appeared to mention that a parking structure is not only desperately needed immediately, but would be beneficial to the surrounding community and campus alike.

Shame on Campus Police for banking on the idea that budget revenue should be generated out of students’ pockets; go find funding somewhere else.

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Monday, March 3, 2014

Comics turn a new page into literature LLOYD BRAVO THE TELESCOPE

Since the 1930s the traditional comic book format has been seen in newspapers and magazines with humorous cartoon characters and daring heroes.

The “funnies’ in the paper were met to be escapism from the hardships of the war and never intended to replace script in hardback covers.

Today, comic books have evolved as a backdrop for social commentary entwined with immersive art that most would call a modern day literature. Graphic novels including “Watchmen” and “Maus” pave the way into a new generation looking for more substance and context in their comics, rather than a void filled page of superhero onomatopoeia.

However, some critics say that comic books are not an artistic expression of writing and are just the backdrop for the over saturated films, television shows and cartoons pushed by the

entertainment business.

It is easy to condemn comics for their childish intentions.

Superheroes fighting supervillians with overly drawn demigod like features with an array of flashy art spread throughout the page.

But there are comics that take the genre and throw away stereotypes.

Alan Moore’s “Watchman” was one of the earliest examples using old stereotypes and giving it a prevalent and realistic tone. It uses superheroes and villains to show an alternate America and troubles of power, corruption and greed.

Even though “Watchman” was adopted in a Hollywood blockbuster, the novel is considered to be the gateway into a new generation of literary comic books.

Moore himself even chastised the film in an interview by Geoff Boucher on HeroComplex.com saying “It spoon-feeds us, which has the effect of watering down our collective cultural imagination.”

The integrity of Moore’s art was compromised, since he believed

that the essence of “Watchmen” belonged on the page to be read.

Comic books have evolved as a backdrop for social commentary entwined with immersive art One of the best examples of this is the graphic novel “Maus” by Spiegelman.

The story revolves around Spiegelman listening to his father’s story being a Polish Jew during the Holocaust. The cartoonish characters are used with precision to represent different races of humans.

Mice were Jews, cats were to represent the Nazis and non-

Jewish Poles were shown as pigs.

“Maus” was made in 1991 winning a Pulitzer Prize for it’s achievements, and cementing the relevance and importance of graphic novels and being considered as literature.

Words on a page can string any amount of emotions. Whether it is the death of a loved one, the destruction of society or the loss of innocence, the way authors like Hemingway, Orwell and Lee used language as paint strokes can be described as art.

The word is literature; stories, poems and biographies that transcend the basic structures of print and enhances it with what the author believes to be quintessence of life.

Although, a more modern and more relevant expression of writing has became one of the biggest explosions of pop culture in the last 15 years.

Comic books have expressed the same quintessence using actual paint coinciding with text to build a new generation of literature.

What is great about the popularity of comic books in our culture is using these techniques to get kids unwilling to read the actual books of literature and giving them a graphic makeover.

Children can read “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka in the form of a graphic novel.

This can be the medicine dipped in sugar and hopefully entice those to read more books of literature and help educated today’s youth and even adults to the world of script.

Comics have been around before, Salinger, Lee or Tolkien wrote stories of angst, human nature and fantastic journeys.

However, both can coincide together as artistic views of writing.

Many purest can scoff at graphic novels, but as long as people can read, absorb and comprehend the messages in works of both, we are better off. Being a more intelligent and literate society.

LBRAVO@THE-TELESCOPE.COM

Photo illustration of comic books and graphic novels •Yolanda Granados / The Telescope

The future is ahead and at your fingertips JOSH LAPORTE THE TELESCOPE

The future of visual entertainment has arrived. It may not be everywhere yet, but it is most certainly here.

That is not to say holograms and 3D movies; those are accepted as norms in the entertainment world these days.

No, the next leap for entertainment has been made, and it is bringing us all into the world of virtual reality.

Virtual reality has been a staple of sci-fi and wishful thinking for a while now, alongside flying cars and teleportation.

When arcades were still popular, games like Beach Head, Silent Scope, and most other arcade cabinet shooters made a leap in technology to remove the buttons and joysticks in favor of a more involved mode of play.

Now we have reached a new level of technology in entertainment.

Recently a device known as the Oculus Rift has taken the stage, selling itself as a virtual reality head mounted display.

Photo Courtesy: arstechnica.com

The high quality screen and motion sensors make the Oculus Rift ideal for the gaming community, allowing for a new level of immersion into the world of the game.

Already it has become popular on YouTube and with some gaming groups for it’s versatility and the creative things that it can be used for.

Upcoming games like Daylight and some indie projects are being made with the Oculus Rift in mind, and a few older ones are getting retroactive fixes or mods to work with the device as well However, even this, for all of its “newness”, is not the cutting edge.

The development company Avegant has recently revealed a prototype they call Glyph; a device

with a sleek form factor and visual quality that far surpasses the Oculus Rift or other head mounted displays.

The level of technology that is going into the Glyph is unparalleled on the current market, even eliminating the annoying ‘screen door’ effect that pixels create on traditional displays.

Although the field of view is a little bit smaller than other head mounted displays, it marks a leap forward in the portability of media.

No longer travel media restricted to ear-buds and tiny cellphone screens, instead favoring a complete media environment for users.

Not only that, but it marks a change in at home media, since the glyph, along with potential future technologies, sport a lowlight screen that doesn’t cause eyestrain.

In an ever more interconnected world, virtual and reality devices like the Avegant Glyph are paving the way forward and allowing all demographics a user friendly way to connect and stay connected.

Other technologies seek to go farther, making threedimensional spaces into reactive digital environments. it’s only a matter of time now before we see technologies like Tony Stark’s 3D table display in our own homes.

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‘Androgyness’ style never takes shortcuts JUAN ZUNIGA THE TELESCOPE

Although 20-year-old fashion design student Alexis Dawn illustrates herself as a timid, aloof individual, still trying to figure out her image, she has been able to challenge gender boundaries with her androgynous style, blending a mixture of masculinity and femininity.

“People perceive that because of my outside appearance that I am out there, you know, when in reality I am very shy. So, sometimes it is really hard for me to socialize with people, because I literally get told by my friends that, like, ‘Oh, I saw you and you looked so confident and stylish, and I didn’t wanted to talk to you,’ but in reality, I am really shy and nice,” Dawn said.

The free-spirited fashion student shared her opinions about fashion and her personal style with The Telescope.

How do you describe your fashion sense?

A combination of male and female. But, I mean, it’s pretty much like, hit the thrift store kind of thing. I don’t really look for brand names or anything. I like to buy stuff that looks cool and try to fix it up. I’m not too trendy. I tried to follow trends for a while, but it just gets too expensive and trends die out so quickly.

Where do you get your inspiration from?

I really like Grace Jones, she’s pretty cool.

Of course everyone likes Amber Rose, like it’s thrown at me all the time... I follow a lot of

blogs, like fashion bloggers and blogs dedication to androgyny. I mostly get inspired by heavilymodified people, super pierced-out. I kind of look at who has piercings, like I do, and kind of the same features and see what works on them and try it on myself.

Where do you shop?

Online and thrift shops. There are a lot of stores overseas that carry some pretty cool stuff that you can’t really get here. Also, I like the Home store in Encinitas, Goodwill, Flashbacks.

I steal my boyfriend’s clothes, at times.

What is your favorite piece of clothing or accessory?

Boots. I love boots, and platforms. Boots are my thing.

What makes a person stylish or fashionable?

From my point of view, someone who is stylish and fashionable is someone whose inside is reflected on their outside. I feel like if you look comfortable in what you are wearing, you are kind of stylish. Because sometimes people try to keep up with trendy things, but it kind of looks off, because you are not comfortable with it. So, if it really gives a sense of your unite, then I think they are stylish.

Is fashion important?

Yes, sadly. I think fashion in general is important. It’s just another creative outlet for people.

JZUNIGA@THE-TELESCOPE.COM

Palomar fashion student Alexis Dawn poses during a photoshoot Feb. 24 at the TLC building. • Yolanda Granados / The Telescope

‘Voices’ psychosis has a bobbing beat PAIGE HARVEY THE TELESCOPE

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Ensemble performs during rehearsal before the opening of ‘Cabaret’ in the Howard Burbeck Theatre.•Lucas Spenser/The Telescope

‘Cabaret’ perpares to open its curtain to ‘Willkommen’ JOSHUA RAY THE TELESCOPE

“Cabaret”, the 10-time Tony Award winning musical will be raising its curtain at the Howard Brubeck Theatre this March.

The entire theatre department came together over a year and a half ago and decide on the “Cabaret,” Chris Sinnott the technical and scenic director said.

“Cabaret,” is set in 1931 and was influenced by the American jazz movement coming to Germany in the 1920s.

The theatre department looked for the best suit to honor the history, jazz and traditions of the Howard Brubeck theatre, the “Cabaret” was that play, according to Sinnott.

“We cast every single actor with a

singing ability in the exact pitch range for the character,” Sinnott said. “We have a great cast.” This includes student actor Caleb Halsted who plays pivotal character Emcee as Sinnott describes him as “phenomenal.”

“With all the shows, I hope to entertain and with most, I hope to inform,” Director Pat Larmar said via email. “I would like for the (attendees) to enjoy the many familiar songs, wonderful dance and acting and gain renewed commitment to oppose hatred in all its manifestations,” Larmar said.

After the show people can attend the “Coffee Talk” with the cast to gain more insight to the history and the social and moral themes of the play, according to Sinnott.

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The American electronic rock duo, Phantogram, returns with their second album “Voices.”

Similar to radio known bands like Haim, CHVRCHES, and The Joy Formidable. “Voices” is their own psychedelic masterpiece.

The success from the upstate New York duo’s 2010 debut album, “Eyelid Movies” inspired the production of their second full-length album.

The new album quietly seeped out into a post-chill wave sound with an atmospheric synth-pop twist.

“Voices” is their second fulllength, but first under their new label with Universal records.

Like the album title leads, the 11 dark-pulsing tracks on “Voices” are united by themes of inner confusion and psychosis.

The songs respond to the “Voices” in your head with a bolder, much more assertive approach.

Besides the exception of a few slower, moodier songs on the new album, “Voices” would be just as fitting in a club type environment as it would in the bedroom of a misunderstood teenager.

It is not all heavy-hearted though,

Album art for Phantogram’s new album “Voices” courtesy of alloveralbany.com

the vocalists, Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter, found a happy medium that pulls the best of each other’s talent out and blends it together for songs that leave a good lasting impression.

The sound of the album is lined with different energy and drives it with a head-bopping beat.

It is the tracks on the album that shine the most. The songwriting and vocals play the most important part throughout the entire album.

The heaping layers of synthesizers that play on multiple songs really reveal the modernity of Phantogram’s music.

The future of this album is bright, though the seem to learn more towards the dark.

You better see them at small venues while you can - it wont be long before they are headlining festivals.

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6 • NEWS

Monday, March 3, 2014

New ICC leader to serve the students

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Associated Student Government Senator Carlos Araujo was appointed as Inter-Club Council chairperson during the ASG meeting on Feb. 5.

Originally from Peru, Araujo moved to the United States five years ago to attend college.

During his third year at Palomar, he delved right into being an active member of several student organizations.

With Araujo nearing his last year at Palomar, he mentioned that he has many things planned for the campus clubs before he goes on to pursue his neuroscience degree at the University of California, San Diego.

Araujo said he plans on changing the ICC structure in the way that it distributes monetary funding to the clubs on campus.

Money would no longer be limited to the top 10 most active clubs on campus. Instead, all clubs would receive some sort of monetary assistance for any amount of participation they put in on campus.

“I also don’t fully agree with the concept that the clubs have to approach the ICC. I feel that it is the ICC chair’s job to approach the clubs,” Araujo added.

Araujo was formerly appointed chairperson for the Legislative and External Affairs Committee by ASG President Genesis Gilroy.

The committee relays information to and collects input from Palomar’s

Carlos Araujo. Lucy Wheeler/The Telescope

student body regarding legislative issues.

“It was an honor to serve as the chair of the committee and I did enjoy it,” Araujo explained. “But I have always considered myself to be more of a people person.”

Even in the short time Araujo has served as ICC chair, Gilroy said Araujo has an “outside-the-box perspective to the ICC business” and he approaches each task with “dedication and a critical mind.”

In light of Araujo’s hopes for the ICC’s future, Gilroy said, “I have faith in his ability to increase participation (and) bring positive change to the ICC”.

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Kendyl Magnuson, director of enrollment services, believes that the decline in enrollment in this case makes sense.

“It doesn’t surprise me…that the head count number goes down a little bit. It seems reasonable to think so,” Magnuson said.

The college added about 150 new class sections this semester, but with fewer students enrolling, some of those classes were cut.

Cuaron said that Palomar is not alone in fighting this battle.

“So we’re having to regroup, absolutely. But we’re not alone,” Cuaron said. “Many other community colleges up and down the state is experiencing much of the same similar decline in enrollment.”

A combination of restricted enrollment from four-year colleges, along with a lack of funding, was what lead to such a big surge in the growth of community colleges.

Magnuson said, “The irony of state funding is that when the state reduces funding, the four-year

schools tend to restrict enrollment and it makes a huge impact on the community colleges.”

With the state pumping more funds back into the schools, Palomar officials hope that the students will continue to see that education, as well as a good job, are both important.

“Now that we’re getting the additional funding and seeking this growth, we’re hoping that students that are starting to get jobs…still keep education on the forefront,” Magnuson stated.

Part of Palomar trying to make sure the students see school as a priority, according to Cuaron and Magnuson, is the implementation of a state-mandated program called the Student Success and Support Program (SSSP), formerly known as matriculation.

According to Cuaron, “It’s kind of a re-focus on just the essential services that we need to provide our students as they choose to come to Palomar.”

With programs like the Early

Acceptance Program (EAP) and the new First Year Enrollment program (F.Y.E.), Palomar is focusing on taking the incoming students, and making sure they succeed from the minute they step onto the campus.

“What we’re trying to think about is a student progressing from the very beginning all the way through,” Magnuson said. “One of the big differences with this is that it’s truly trying to integrate all the pieces of the college together.”

With summer classes on the rise and the return of intersession for the first time in four years, Cuaron is hoping the enrollment trend starts to gravitate toward the positive.

“With intersession we have about 70 classes so we are looking to have about 2,000 students,” she said. “For summer we’re adding another 70 classes (on top of the 450 already in place), so we’re opening up about 2,100 seats to help students either get started or moving toward their degree.”

was the Goals, Responsibility, Attitude, and Determination program, also known as G.R.A.D., a program in development that focuses on student success.

However, he said he did not feel that he had the necessary support and resources needed to complete the enormous backlog of tasks that were neglected during previous semesters.

“We’re building a new website, the bylaws, the constitution... the digital files were old and outdated, so we had to restructure all of that, digitize it, format it so it’s updatable. This was a lot of work,” Nemovi said.

Nemovi explained that he did what he could to help, even when other members of the board seemed unavailable.

“I got a call from (President Gilroy) during (Christmas) break to go help her because she didn’t have the help and she was frustrated. So, I said no problem, I’ll help you,” Nemovi said.

Although Nemovi may be frustrated with the current situation of the ASG, he said he still believes that the members of the board are unique and great students and has nothing but praises for ASG advisor Sherry Titus.

“Sherry, she’s outstanding... she’s got a lot of experience and she’s very kind,” Nemovi said. “I thought it was great working with her through the last three semesters and I learned a great deal from her.”

ASG Vice President Shant Soghomonian is serving his first term on the ASG board and said that the situation with the ASG this semester is unusual considering the lack of members and the amount of work that must be done.

“It’s absolutely unfortunate. I regret that we lost a senator that is so experienced in the world,” Soghomonian said.

He added, “I wish I had more senators, because we have a lot of work to do, but in the end we make do with what we got.”

President Gilroy is also disappointed in Nemovi’s departure from the board.

“Mr. Nemovi provided a unique and valuable perspective to the ASG and was deeply committed to the success of Palomar students,” President Gilroy said.

“I will miss having Mr. Nemovi on the board and am honored to have had the opportunity to serve students beside him,” she added.

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and what you do, where you allow members to have a better place (to work),” he added.

According to ASG President Gilroy, his term expiration came at a time when the ASG is working on increasing its numbers after losing over half its members due to lack of eligibility last semester, and is trying to get back to the basics, move in a new direction, and reconstitute its efforts for the students.

Nemovi believes there is discourse between the members of the ASG and the board is having trouble focusing on the issues that really matter, and these are the reasons he left.

“I was frustrated because I worked hard to my knowledge and I was told that I was a good member of the ASG and all of the sudden I was told that I wasn’t doing anything. That really just pushed me overboard,” Nemovi said.

This was Nemovi’s third semester as a senator, and he had planned to run for the ASG presidency during his last term.

“I had all the intentions to renew my contract...but, it seemed like we were too bogged down with previous workloads and unfinished business.”

Nemovi’s greatest motivation

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SPORTS • 7

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Catcher sets aside the major leagues CHRISTINE FORONDA THE TELESCOPE

Francis Christy got drafted out of high school into Major League Baseball but turned it down to attend college and improve as a player.

Originally from Petaluma, Calif. 18-year-old Christy has been playing baseball for 13 years.

When he was five his father enrolled him and his brother in several sports including basketball and soccer. His brother chose basketball whereas Christy found his passion in baseball.

“Out of all the sports I played, that was the funnest one for me,” Christy said. “And I’ve been playing ever since.”

Christy is in his first year at Palomar College and is a catcher for the men’s baseball team.

According to Baseball Head Coach Buck Taylor, Christy is “a physical left handed hitting catcher that is a for real prospect this season.”

Although drafted in the 37th round into Oakland A’s organization right after high school, Christy made the decision to go college first and grow as a player. He said his aim is to get into the top 10 rounds of Major League Baseball’s draft to make more money to help his family.

Baseball Pitching Coach Jared Suwyn thought Christy made a wise decision.

“When you get the opportunity to play at the professional level, kids usually jump on it,” Suwyn said. “I think he was smart to pull out a year and improve his game and mature as a student and as a player.”

Christy came to Palomar when

Palomar catcher Francis Christy during the first Pacific Coast Athletic Conference home game against Southwestern on Feb 22 at Myers Field• Stephen Davis/ The Telescope

his high school baseball coach recommended the college to him and said it was “one of the better junior colleges” in southern California.

Christy said he was impressed by the strong team environment and that his new coaches and fellow teammates are encouraging and supportive people.

“They’re the best. Honestly one of the best teams I every played for and played with. All the guys are great,” he said.

He added that his coaches, Taylor, Suwyn, and Ben Adams are al-

ways working to help each player get better.

Christy said, “They’re honest about every little mistake we make.

They’re good at motivating us to work harder.”

When asked what inspires him to excel as a baseball player, Christy mentioned his family and his home as two of his biggest motivators “(I do my best) mostly for my town, all the guys there,” Christy said. “I know some kids who looked up to me a lot and I don’t

want to let them down.”

Christy also mentioned that what makes a good player is dedication, working hard every day and trying to get better every single day.

Suwyn said that Christy is very coachable, willing to listen and accepting of criticism to help him improve. He also mentioned that he is not a vocal leader but that he certainly leads by example. “(Christy) has a ‘let’s go’ attitude that when the game starts, he flips a switch and he is ready

to play,” Suwyn said. “He makes the effort to show his teammates and to show his coaches that he is respectful of himself to play the game hard.”

“I think that when he steps into the box, the other pitchers fear his beard,” Suwyn added jokingly.

Christy said he hopes to transfer to a four-year college after finishing his general education and eventually make a career as a professional baseball player.

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Men’s golf team aims high in new conference this season SUSAN WHALEY THE TELESCOPE

Palomar sophmore Cullen Clifford focuses on putting during golf practice at St. Mark Golf Club in San Marcos on Feb 25 • Photo courtesy of Paul Francis Jr.

The Palomar College’s men’s golf team began competing in a new conference this year.

The men’s golf team is now part of the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference. According to Head Coach Mark Halda the new conference was a merge of the Foothill Golf Conference. Cuyamaca Community College and Palomar joined four teams from the Orange Empire Conference.

Halda said it is exciting and challenging to compete on new courses and against schools they haven’t played before.

Sophmore Cullen Clifford, 20, from La Costa Canyon high school, said the new conference is not as competitive compared to the conference the team was in last year.

However, Halda said Palomar is going to “make this conference stronger.”

Each match consists of six schools. Halda said College of the

Desert, Cuyamaca and Palomar are the three leading schools battling out for regionals.

The first PCAC tournament was Feb. 24 in Victorville. Palomar missed second place by two shots.

“We definitely could have done better,” Cullen said. He said the team has the potential.

Palomar scored 380 as a team during the first conference match.

College of the Desert scored a 358 for first place. Halda said being in the 360’s is good.

“We need to play up to our ability and we do have the ability. These guys need to get more comfortable playing tournaments,” Halda said.

The two top players on the team are freshman Kelly Cannon and Bryce Haynes according to Halda. Haynes shot a 74 in the Feb. 24 tournament.

Cannon, 22, from Escondido High School has been playing golf for 20 years. Cannon said his ultimate goal is to win state and for the whole team to go.

The team competes against each other to make one another better.

“Nothing like a little friendly rivalry,” Cannon said.

The team usually plays 18 holes which takes about four hours. Halda said his guys are “really good at putting the work in.”

This fall Halda will also be coaching the women’s golf team instead of his normal regime of switching to coaching football. Since he will be on the golf course year-round now the players can come out for free and play during the off-season.

Golfers can not begin practicing with coaches until a certain point before the semester begins.

This year the men’s golf team was not allowed to begin official practices until Jan. 6.

Halda said he “can’t be involved with them coaching but they can still come out and play.

That is the difference with golf, it take discipline,” he added.

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8 • SPORTS

Monday, March 3, 2014

Star guard is more than just a player STEVE KIRCH

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Palomar’s Mikaela Stanton is a little dynamo on the basketball court with a motto of, “handle the ball like Rajon Rondo and shoot it like Ray Allen.”

However, her teammates and coach are more impressed by her big-time character on and off the court.

Stanton’s love for basketball started at 2-years-old on a Fisher Price hoop where her mom and dad were her first coaches.

As her game and age developed she went on to be a stand-out player at Vista High School with fellow Comet teammate Bianca Littleton, where she was recruited heavily by other community colleges.

“I chose Palomar over Mesa and other schools because it was closer to my home and I felt like I could really relate to coach Marshall,” Stanton said.

As a freshman guard on last season’s Pacific Coast Athletic Conference championship team, Stanton was a bench player who only averaged 8.0 points per game.

This year, the starting sophomore guard, is the team’s leading scorer at 16.7 PPG, which is second in the PCAC. Head Coach Leigh Marshall attributes Stanton’s development to her mental toughness and work ethic.

“I am so impressed with her growth.

Her overall game has improved so much. She has great drive,’” Marshall said.

However, Stanton’s game goes be-

Points

16.7

Assists 3.2 Rebounds 2.6

Mikaela Stanton poses in the Dome before an away game on Feb. 12. • Yolanda Granados / The Telescope

yond shooting and scoring. She is also a team captain who sets a tone for her team.

Earlier this season, Stanton played a game against PCAC leader Mt. Jacinto in which she shot 3-23 from the field and fouled out of the game, but she still found a way to lead her team from the bench.

“She knew she couldn’t be selfish and get down. She tried to encourage the team from the bench and be positive. She is a good leader like that,” said teammate Keisha Cox. Aside from her ability to shoot 3-pointers from way beyond the 3-point arc, teammate Bianca Littleton,

who has known Stanton since the seventh grade, said she is amazed by her passion for the game.

“In middle school and high school, she was like ‘yeah this is cool.’ Now she has just taken it to another level. ‘Like yeah this is something I can do,’ “Littleton said.

At 5 feet 4 inches tall, Stanton said she knew that some 4-year schools would see her size as a disadvantage.

Coach Marshall told her to see it as an advantage. She recruited her and Littleton out of Vista High School.

“She (Marshall) told me to use my size. Improve defensively, put pressure on the ball, and penetrate to the basket.

Improve on being a better point guard,” Stanton said.

Stanton just isn’t above average when it comes to playing basketball. This past January she was an All PCAC Academic Honoree for a second straight season, achieving a grade point average higher than a 3.0 and taking more than 12 semester units.

Stanton wants to translate her academic success into a degree in kinesiology and one day become a physical therapist or coach.

However, her teammates say the one thing that stands out more than anything about her is her infectious personality.

“She’s goofy. She’ll say a word in a quirky way or make a facial expression that will make me laugh. I’ll be thinking about it all day and it just makes me smile,” Littleton said, laughing.

“The thing I love about her is that she sings in practice. She sings while she shoots. She likes to play oldies in practice and sing to it. Stuff like the Isley Brothers or Charlie Wilson. The whole team gets into it,” Cox said, holding back laughter.

Stanton, who lives in Oceanside with her family, admits that along with being a huge Boston Celtic fan, she loves to sing and dance.

Marshall, who is also amused by Stanton’s music selection, said that she has received some offers from colleges, including one up in Canada, that will allow her to continue her dream of playing basketball beyond Palomar.

Stanton has come a long from playing basketball on her Fisher Price basketball hoop as a 2-year-old with her mom and dad.

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Double header games ends in double success STEVE KIRCH THE TELESCOPE

On Feb. 21 Palomar’s men and women basketball teams played a double header, said farewell to their sophomores and raised money for cancer research to end the regular season.

In the first game of the night, the men’s team defeated the Mira Costa College Spartans 74-65, behind sophomore guard, Derick Jones, who had 15 points, three rebounds and six assists.

Mira Costa, who was down by as many 20 points in the second half, came within five points with 4:35 left to play, until Jones sealed the game with two clutch 3-pointers in the final moments.

With the win, the men’s basketball team ended the season with an 11-17 record. A down year from last season’s Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Championship team.

At halftime, Palomar had Sophomore Night, to honor sophomore players: Marley Simmons, Derick Jones, Josiah Dennis, Ben Burris, Devon Fountain and Aaron Roedl.

The players were escorted to mid-

court to the applause of the home crowd with their families to have their pictures taken one last time as Comets.

Derick Jones’ family wasn’t able to be there at halftime, so the Comet players acted as his family while he got his picture taken.

“I’ve never been on a basketball team that has the chemistry that this one has. These guys are like family to me. I’m really going to miss them,” Jones said.

In the second game of the double header, the women’s basketball team faced off against the San Diego Mesa Olympians.

The women’s team had Sophomore Night before the 7 p.m. start time, where they honored sophomore players: Mikaela Stanton, Gabby Cabrera, Maureen Fegan and Bianca Littleton The Comets defeated San Diego Mesa College 74-54, forcing 21 turnovers and out-rebounding the Olympians 44 to 29.

Sophomore guard, Mikaela Stanton led the team in scoring with 21 points.

“We really wanted to get a win after watching the men play. It was a great night with all that was going on.

We were really hyped for the game,” Stanton said.

With the win, the women’s team finished the season with an 18-11 record but will miss the playoffs despite a strong finish to the season.

During the double header the two teams also raised money for cancer research in a Coaches vs.

Cancer Fundraiser.

To show support, Palomar’s athletic department decorated the Dome with pink ribbons and balloons, while the women wore pink attire under their Comet uniforms.

At halftime of the women’s game, audience members donated a $1 for the opportunity to shoot a 3-pointer and win a Comet T-shirt.

Palomar’s Athletic Director Scott Cathcart said the gate proceeds along with the donations raised during halftime, are going to be pooled together with funds from other colleges, hosting similar events, in the California Community College Athletic Association. The funds are scheduled to be donated to the American Cancer Society at the state championship tournament in March at Cerritos College

Marley Simmons jumps to make a 3-pointer against MiraCosta College on Feb .21 in The Dome. The Comets beat the Spartans 74-65. • Scott Colson / The Telescope

in Norwalk.

The California Men’s and Women’s basketball Coaches Association initiated the Coaches vs. Cancer

Fundraiser three years ago, and have raised over $100,000 to date.

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UPCOMING PALOMAR HOME GAMES MARCH 4

Men Tennis vs. San Diego Mesa 2 p.m. @ Palomar

MARCH 6

Women Tennis vs.

Imperial Valley 2 p.m. @ Palomar

MARCH 7

Softball vs. San Diego City College 3 p.m. @ Palomar

MARCH 8

Baseball vs.

Grossmont 12 p.m. @ Palomar

MARCH 11

Men Tennis vs.

Grossmont 2 p.m. @ Palomar

MARCH 11

Men Tennis vs. San Diego Mesa 2 p.m. @ Palomar