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Graphic Design Expo • 5 - 8 p.m. March 11 @ MD Building Campus Clean Up Day • 10 a.m. March 11 @ SU-Quad Women’s History Month Event • 10 a.m. March 12 @ SU-Quad Pie Your Professor Day • 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 13 @ SU-Quad

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Vol. 67, No. 12 • Monday, March 10, 2014

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ARSONIST REMAINS AT LARGE

Postseason hopes fouled SUSAN WHALEY THE TELESCOPE

A joint reward of $10,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction for a string of arsons at the San Marcos campus. CLIFF IRELAND

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The San Diego Crime Stoppers and the Felony Arson Restricted Reward Fund, have combined to offer the reward for information concerning the fires that have all taken place in campus restrooms, dating back to December 2, 2013. In a statement released by the Sheriff ’s Department, the San Diego County Sheriff ’s Department Bomb/Arson Unit is working with the San Marcos Fire Department, the ATF and the Palomar Police Department in solving this case. Currently no suspects have been identified in any of the nine fires that have all taken place in the men’s restrooms in four different buildings. Five of the fires took place in the P Building, with the F, MD, E, and the SU Buildings each having one fire.

In each of the incidents, toilet paper, toilet seat covers and paper towels were used by the arsonist to start the fires and according to Palomar’s Information Office Laura Gropen, total cost of the damage in unknown. Because it’s an ongoing investigation, I’m not sure if they have that.” Gropen said. While there have been no injuries, according to Penal Code 451(b), arson that causes an occupied structure or property to burn is a felony punishable by imprisonment in state prison up to eight years. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580 - 8477. Anonymous email and text messages can be sent via www. sdcrimestoppers.com..

Dec. 2013 N/A

Dec. 2, 2013 P Bldg.

Jan. 14 P Build. Jan. 15 MD Bldg.

After days of excitement and celebration the Palomar College women’s basketball team was notified the day before playoffs they were not going after all. The Cerritos College Falcons replaced the Comets after an official appeal was made. Palomar was not given enough time to re-appeal because the team was not informed until the day before regionals according to Head Women’s Basketball coach Leigh Marshall. There were 18 teams that moved on to regionals. Palomar, which belongs to the Pacific Athletic Coast Conference, was ranked 19 after the appeal was finalized, thus taking the team out of the playoffs. Palomar College Athletic Director Scott Cathcart described it as, “last one in, first one out.”

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Jan. 16 Student Union.

Jan. 21 P Bldg.

ASG tempers flare CHRISTINE FORONDA THE TELESCOPE

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Jan. 22 E Bldg.

Feb. 10 P Bldg.

Feb. 21 P Bldg.

Tempers flared between Associated Student Government members during the ASG meeting on Feb. 26. Sen. Salvador Orozco and Sen. Carlos Araujo walked out during ASG President Genesis Gilroy’s executive report regarding the cancellation of Palomar College’s participation in the March in March event. March in March is an annual student rally that takes place in Sacramento, where community colleges around California come together to advocate to policy makers the need for college education to be more accessible.

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2 • NEWS

Monday, March 10, 2014 BRIEFS Sprinter adds Wi-Fi services

Carmelino Cruz (left) of the Admissions and Financial Aid department discusses mentor opportunities with Engineering Major Elisa Guzman (center) and Edwardo Lopez, a medical student, during a Jan. 15 event at the TLC Building. • Steve Davis / The Telescope.

Program helps students transition LOTTIESHA BLANDON THE TELESCOPE

Palomar College’s First Year Experience is a year long program that helps first year students transition into a college environment with the help of peers, staff and faculty. It was in 2012 when plans for the program began and when the inaugural class for fall 2013 first came together. According to FYE Coordinator Cindy Anfinson, the final number of students participating in the program for the Fall 2014 semester was 104. Ninety-two of those students returned for the spring 2014 semester, making the FYE retention rate for their inaugural class 88 percent. The FYE program is supported by a grant by the Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions Program.

The HSI grant is awarded to Hispanic serving institutions, which means more than 25 percent of Palomar’s student population identify themselves as Hispanic. The HSI grant helped develop the FYE program, the Teaching and Learning Center and Palomar’s Summer Bridge program as well. According to the program’s website, its philosophy is to empower students in their higher education goals. “I have seen students walk in here disengaged their first semester to coming in and going to workshops and by the end of the year, blossom into students that have skills that will allow them to be successful,” said Anel Gonzalez, teaching and learning center specialist. Benefits for students include career and academic counseling, registration and financial aid

application assistance, networking opportunities and individualized education plans to ensure students are on the right track. The program also puts on a number of workshops for members such as note taking, test taking and anxiety workshops. In addition, funding from the Office of Student Affairs provides members with a free student activity card throughout the year. The program will begin accepting applications for 2014-2015 semester no later than April. To be a part of FYE, students must attend an orientation, complete a year long track for math, English or ESL, meet with counselors, attend at least two workshops each semester, sign a photo release form and participate in events on campus. LBLANDON@THE-TELESCOPE.COM

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The North County Transit District and its SPRINTER light rail train have taken the next step toward providing the best in customer experience by adding Wi-Fi to its trains. NCTD Marketing Representative Frances Schnall said via email that she feels that bringing Wi-Fi to the SPRINTER will be beneficial for its passengers. “Connectivity is the name of the game, these days,” Schnall said. “Riding the SPRINTER is a great way to commute and now our passengers will be able to put the time to really good use with the advent of the free Wi-Fi services.” Student Justin Stogsdill, a 19-yearold music major felt the same. “I don’t use Wi-Fi personally, but I think it’s beneficial for those who do,” Stogsdill said.

Graphic Design hosts expo

Palomar’s Graphic Communications is hosting an open house on Tuesday, March 11, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Held once a semester, the open house also serves as an exhibit for students’ works. There will also be a design competition at the event. The works span from a wide range of media from screenprinting to digital imaging and marketing. For more information on the event, visit the Graphic Communications website at http:// www2.palomar.edu/graphics/ or contact Meei-Chun Gao at 760-7441150 ext. 2452.

in partnership with the Classical Academies and California State University San Marcos is holding a “Super STEM Saturday” event on Saturday, March 15 at CSUSM from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Held annually on the third Saturday in March, this hands-on, educational event allows students and their families to explore, learn and discover science, technology, engineering and math by utilizing events and activities. Over 60 interactive booths will be available for students and guests to explore. For more information on this free event, visit http://www.ssstem. com.

Exhibitions now open

Two shows opened at the Boehm Gallery on Thursday, March 6. “Imprints and Trajectories” features Tara Smith, an oil painter who is the Deputy Director and Chief Curator for the Oceanside Museum of Art. “Imago” is presented by Chris Warr. A sculptor artist and carpenter by trade, he specializes in carving male heads and faces out of various peculiar materials. Smith finds Warr’s work “exceptional,” and is very excited to share an exhibit with him. Smith and Warr had the opportunity to speak at the opening reception last Thursday. Both exhibits will be on display through April 11.

Women’s history month activities on campus

The Women’s Studies Department will screening the “The Invisible War,”bedocumentary on Wednesday Relieving stress with pie- March 26 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in tossing MD-157. The Palomar Active Minds Club According to itvs.org, “The are giving students a chance to Invisible War” exposes the systemic relieve stress and have a little fun in cover-up of military sex crimes, the process. chronicling the women’s struggles The club is holding a “Pie Your to rebuild their lives and fight for Professor” event on Thursday, March justice. 13 at the student union quad from 10 The film was directed by Academy a.m. to 1 p.m. and Emmy Award nominated Students will have an opportunity Director Kirby Dick and explores to let go of some school-related stress “one of America’s most shameful and before spring break as well as pie a best kept secrets: the epidemic of Palomar professor. Students will also rape within the U.S. Military.” have a chance to win a freshly baked A speaker’s panel will be held pie. on March 27 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. For more information on in the Governor’s Board Room. the “Pie Your Professor” event, Refreshments will be provided. contact Disabilty Resource Center In addition, a Women’s History Counselor Lori Meyers at (760) 744- Month display will also be showcased 1150 ext. 2375. in the Palomar Library until the end of March. “Women in the Military” Explore, learn and discover will be a featured part of the display. Palomar College’s STEM For more information contact (Science, Technology, Engineering Devon Smith at dsmith2@palomar. and Mathematics) department edu.

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Labeling is waste of time JUAN ZUNIGA

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Focused On Palomar Monday, March 10, 2014 Vol. 67, No. 12 Palomar College, San Marcos, Calif.

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Throughout the years, the government has devoted a lot of time and energy to create limitations for pedestrians. Some actions have been the prohibition of marijuana and alcohol and now, Sen. Bill Monning is attempting to create a new social prohibition, the unhealthy consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks in California. Sen. Monning intends to use the bill SB1000, also known as the Soda Warning Label Bill, to require a warning label on the front of all sodas and other sweet drinks. According to TheProvince. com, sugary drinks will have a new label that will state a warning of possible health problems, such as obesity, diabetes and tooth decay. The bill’s campaign main focus is centered to fight obesity and diabetes, two major American health problems. According to prnewswire. com, sugary drinks have been the biggest contributor of added calories in the American diet, and drinking a soda a day can conclude in obesity by 27 percent for adults and 55 percent for children, with an additional chance of diabetes by 26 percent. Although Sen. Monning illustrates an interest to improve Californians’ health, he has established a discreditable point, due to the fact that he has excluded drinks that can also negatively affect one’s health. Sports drinks, like Gatorade and Powerade, are strictly

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recommended for people conducting extreme and/or longlasting exercises since they contain high amounts of sugar. However, inactive people continue to consume such drinks, on a daily basis. According to livestrong.com, a common consequence of too much Gatorade is weight gain, and can also lead to high blood pressure and high blood sugar. And, Powerade can also cause weight gain, as well as water retention, if inactive. But, not only does the bill provide a weak argument. Sen. Monning seems to be wasting time and money on a bill that can easily be dismissed and ignored by pedestrians, like prohibitions attempted in the past. For example, the prohibition law against alcohol was created to decrease violence and corruption; however, the attempt failed, illustrating social power over government decisions. Additionally, in current times, the government has continuously tried to provide laws against the usage of marijuana, but people have been able to dodge such bans, by consuming illegally streetsold marijana. Although Sen. Monning plans to use the bill to decrease the consumption of sugarsweetened drinks, the bill will not work with Californians’ established drinking habits. Californians will continue to access and freely consume sodas and other sweet-sugary drinks, even if the bill passes. JZUNIGA@THE-TELESCOPE.COM

EDITORIAL

Failing to Represent Palomar Yelling matches, storming out during meetings, resignations and allowing plans to fall through; the ASG is showing itself to be completely dysfunctional and maybe, unfit to serve. As student leaders, you are supposed to lead by example. And this is the example you are setting for the rest of the student body? The ASG has failed to follow through on setting goals, posting minutes on its website (something the Governing Board directed them to do last fall) and better outreach to students has yet to be seen. ASG’s presence on campus has been sporadic just like the amount of members its managed to keep this semester — several members either resigned or were forced out. Who knows if anyone will be left by the end of the semester? If anything, most students probably aren’t aware our student government even exists. The disconnect has been and continues to be a problem. Not to mention, the lack of transparency. The Vice President position was filled without any sort of election and without most of the student body being aware that the position was open and they could have applied.

Most students probably aren’t even aware our student government exists.

Putting a stomp on food stamps SUSAN WHALEY THE TELESCOPE

I work at a natural grocery store and watch people who buy sushi, sandwiches, lattes and fresh juices proceed to swipe a food stamps card and walk out the door. I stand at the cash register in fury because my coffee and lunch cost $10 out of my hard-earned money. I tried to apply for food stamps, also known as EBT and SNAP benefits in 2011 and was denied. I was employed part-time and going to school. The government informed me that my budget was sufficient to afford school therefore I had enough money for food. Now I see people buying unnecessary items with foods stamps and question why I was denied. If people are really struggling with money then they should not abuse the system by buying expensive items that people who aren’t on government assistance still can’t afford.

Luxury food items such as fresh juices can be purchased using EBT due to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. The act defines food that can be consumed in the household as eligible for EBT. Public Law 110-246 uses the following statement to help define the Food and Nutrition Act: “to provide for improved levels of nutrition among low-income households.” People deserve to eat healthy but the federal government needs to restrict what can be purchased using EBT because fresh juices are an indulgent item, not a necessary healthy food source. Everyone has a right to choose what they eat, but when they use taxpayer money then American citizens should have a say in what can be purchased using EBT. It is not right that people who are not qualified to accept EBT have to purchase their coffee for full price while someone on government assistance can get it for free. The USDA website lists prepared meals as items that cannot be pur-

chased with food stamps. This is a complete lie. I used to work at Whole Foods Market and I saw people purchasing $9 sandwiches and $15 salads with EBT. There are other options for healthy stores to shop at and Whole Foods is expensive and not necessary. With $10 someone could buy bread, vegetables and cheese to make sandwiches for a week to keep a sustainable and healthy diet. The USDA states that regulations and restrictions have not tightened up because it would cost too much money and increase the complexity of the program. That is outrageous because the government is letting people get away with the abuse of the system. People not on food stamps have to budget their money to eat healthy and to splurge once in a while on luxury items. It all comes out of their own pocket, not the pockets of taxpayers.

ASG’s absence on campus and inability to communicate with students is why we were not represented in Sacramento for the March on March event. Only able to sign up 21 students out of thousands to go on a free trip to Sacramento shows a complete inadequacy and lack of foresight on their part. Then, to cancel on those students that signed up because of not wanting to spend the money on such a small group, demonstrates that they did not not believe that even a small group could have a powerful voice. Even it was only 21 students, a small group representing Palomar would have been better than none. With no legitimate plans for its Women’s History Month event, it doesn’t look any better for upcoming events this semester. With ASG elections approaching, students should consider the state of the current ASG and consider running for office.

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Monday, March 10, 2014

California may become the land of death and dust California’s title as the Golden State is about to be changed to the “Driest State.”

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Citizens of California are facing a serious water crisis in the coming years, and it doesn’t seem like it’s going to end any time soon. The lack of rain, over watering of desert lawns and hour long power showers have finally taken their toll on the state’s water reservoirs. Californians are facing a drought so severe that the state’s drinking water supply is threatened. The situation is so dire that Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency, and asked citizens to reduce their water usage by 20 percent. As if a drinking water shortage wasn’t bad enough, the drought is also affecting our state’s agriculture industry in a serious way. According to Executive Director Mike Wade of the California Farm Water Coalition, farmers have reduced land usage by 500,000 acres and the drought could have the same impact that occurred in 2009. The previous drought lasted from 2007 to 2009, and caused declines in agricultural production, hydro-power production and statewide employment, according to a Pacific Institute report released in June 2011. Our state and national leaders are bending over backwards to provide relief for the water crisis in the tune of $850 million, but it’s not enough. Sure, there are some innovative ideas out there such as seawater desalination and other water conservation programs, but it’s still not enough for the 38 million inhabitants of this state.

It should be expected that taxes will soon be imposed on water usage, and the price of water will go up statewide, but the effects of these costs can be countered by the citizens of California by becoming more engaged in water conservation practices. Californians don’t have to go to the extreme of taking navy showers and limiting their shower time to three minutes, but there are some practical solutions that address the water problem. The citizens of California have to take a step back and ask themselves a serious question, “Do I really need that giant, grass lawn?” Getting rid of a grass lawn and replacing it with lava rock and drought resistant plants may give a California house the appearance of an elderly person’s home in Arizona, but think of the money and water that could be saved in the long run. Another simple solution is the collection of rainwater runoff from the gutters and drains around buildings, and use it for watering gardens and in-house plants, that would be even better if it rained more than five times a year in California, Californians could hold off on the weekly ritual of washing their cars in an effort to save water. Try washing that car on a monthly basis, or hardly at all. Be proud of your dusty cars California! Whatever the measures, one thing is sure, the need to act on the great Californian drought is now. Our nation’s leaders are doing their part to avoid another economic disaster. Are the citizens of California doing theirs? DSHRUM@THE-TELESCOPE.COM

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Visiting artist Roxanne Jackson demonstrates ceramic techniques with Palomar art major Sergio Palacios and other Palomar students during her art exhibit “Lord Have Mercy” Feb 12. • Lucy Wheeler / The Telescope

Grotesque beauty shapes ceramic art JASON KLINGERMAN THE TELESCOPE

The myths we build around ourselves, the stories that made us, can still teach us who we are and can still affect us in profound ways. Such are the principles that guide the work of Roxanne Jackson, last month’s featured artist at the 2014 Ceramics Biennial. Jackson who helped transform the Boehm Gallery into a harrowing and sometimes frightening landscape where the actuality of the human animal self and mortality was ever present. Jackson, a ceramicist and mixed media artist who considers herself a “nature artist,” spoke to an avid crowd of ceramics students and art enthusiasts at a gallery talk on Feb. 12 to discuss her work and imaginative process, as well as her viewpoints on art history and philosophy. The gallery talk allowed Jackson to showcase how she uses the medium of ceramics to echo what T.S. Eliot called the manipulation of a “continuous parallel between con-

temporaneity and antiquity.” The circus of Medusa heads, opened up cat heads entitled “I’ve Been Known To Ride On Chrome” and wigged mannequins—one of which donned a red IZOD sweater-illustrated her myriad artistic sensibilities, and all fell within a domain that could be called mythical. Jackson’s work is loaded with powerful juxtapositions of the old and the new, the real and the fabled, the kitsch and the grotesque. “I don’t want to just make a beautiful figure,” Jackson said, “those aren’t my goals...I want to distort it. I think the distortion will draw the viewer in and maybe make them think about some of the things I’m thinking about, or maybe they’ll think about something else.” “Kizz,” one of her ceramic decapitations, has a Paul Stanley black star covering the left eye, with what looks like a snake’s tail resting on the Starchild’s red, bleeding lips. “There’s so much literal time involved,” Jackson told the audience, alluding to her piece. “The pace of

geology is so slow in comparison with a human life. I think that’s an abrupt contrast.” Pop culture clashes with horror film imagery, fashion mingles with geology, all these juxtapositions help generate new commentary on the anxieties humanity has so vehemently suppressed. “This idea of macabre imagery is very much dealing with that and what it means to be human,” Jackson said, “a huge component of that is our mortality.” The fear of death has motivated humanity to elevate itself above animals and beyond death. Jackson hopes to challenge that mindset by showing the connection humans share with the animal world. “I think on a deep level it’s because in general in western culture… people are kind of uncomfortable with the thought that there’s an aspect of ourselves that are really violent animals,” Jackson said, reflecting the Freudian outlook that the customs and sanctions we build around ourselves are just a thin veneer separating us from barbarism.

Ceramic Sculpture KIZZ by Roxanne Jackson • Lucy Wheeler / The Telescope

Jackson’s work is inarguably dark and unpleasant, but almost every piece displays a humorous or playful aspect that causes nervous laughter or reveals cosmic irony. Some may even just demonstrate the sarcastic, Sigourney Weaver-like disposition of Jackson that lit up the gallery and the classroom that afternoon. Jackson admitted that her own ambitions mattered much less when her work was on display. Good art gives you the means to find your own

interpretation. The meaning of each piece can extend out in varying directions, depending on the viewer’s imagination. “Right now, it’s existing beyond me,” Jackson told her audience, “I don’t know everything about everything that I’m making.” Jackson said, “I’m also learning from the images I create,” and so will her following, every step of the way. JKLINGERMAN@THE-TELESCOPE.COM

TV host Chris Hardwick makes jokes ‘@Midnight’ LLOYD BRAVO THE TELESCOPE

Chris Hardwick is a comedian, journalist, radio DJ, television host, author, bowler and entrepreneur who’s podcast “Nerdist” as become a highly successful YouTube channel that garners nearly a million subscribers. Now, Hardwick is hosting another television show, “@Midnight,” which tackles the irony and comedy of social networking. The show focuses on Hardwick the host and his three comedic guests who read tweets, watch videos and skewer Craigslist to tell jokes and laugh about the obscurity of the internet. During a conference call interview, Hardwick helps those in need of help with time management, over coming procrastination. the process of his show, and the state of the Internet. Hardwick’s is an extremely busy

person. Along with being the host of “@Midnight” he is the host of “Talking Dead,” and his own podcast, “The Nerdist,” which is also a television show on the British Broadcast Company. With the amount of work he has done Hardwick discussed his success with time management and fighting procrastination. “Time management is pretty easy and cut and dry you just figure our how long you do each task. My calender looks like a Tetris board. It’s color coded work, press, personal and stand-up and you fit everything like blocks. Its modular and you just figure how to balance everything and get a natural sense of prioritizing,” Hardwick said. One of the keys Hardwick discussed was the ability of policing yourself and making sure college students throw their energy in the write direction, while allowing a few hours to relax. “I think you need to

schedule leisure time to make sure you don’t go crazy. The hardest thing for any college student is to fight the urge to procrastinate, which Hardwick says is just ticking your brain. “You can ignore your brain and go ‘well I’m going to this work anyway even though its going to suck.’ And once you get the wheels turning and you get the momentum going you’ll start to get things done,” Hardwick said. Unlike his previous show “Web Soup” that focused on Internet videos, “@Midnight,” focuses on standup comedy and social media. “It’s not an internet video show. We show some videos, but we are basically pulling from any social media and social interaction place. That’s where the heart of the show is...” Hardwick said. After a taking a year to develop a new show for Comedy Central, Hardwick was told that the show wasn’t picked up. Fortunately his

friends Tom Lennon and Ben Garant were developing a similar show that Comedy Central was being green-lit. “[Comedy Central] wanted me to come in as a creative executive and redevelop..and I said ‘yes of course.’ since then we started re-imagining to cover all of social media...” Hardwick said. “It started [last] October for essentially a month long pilot, and we had to prove to comedy central that the show could work and the day of the last episode they picked us up for the rest of the year,” Hardwick said. Hardwick has dedicated most of his professional career to the internet, with his YouTube channel, Podcast and television shows revolving around them, but its a polarizing place to be where negativity can fester over positivity. “There is a lot down side to leading larger portion of our lives interfacing with a machine and not connecting with people and not having

to take responsibility for the things that we say because we can comment anonymously.” “On the other side we of the sum total of human knowledge at our finger tips. In a lot if way the internet as localized the world made it into a community and allowed us to see thing we wouldn’t normally seen and discover people we would have normally discover,” Hardwick said. Hardwick is happy to be on the front line of the Internet, enduring criticisms on a daily basis. But this won’t stop Hardwick because he sees the Internet as a playground and material for his hilarious new show. “The pros out weigh the cons, even though the cons are serious. And [@ Midnight] will be there to mop up after words and make stupid jokes about it.” “@Midnight” is on Comedy Central Monday-Thursdays at Midnight. LBRAVO@THE-TELESCOPE.COM

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Monday,March 10, 2014

Torture is on full display at the Museum of Man MEGAN BUBAK THE TELESCOPE

They have the most innocuous sounding names: rack, the straw plant, the diving chair, noise maker’s fire; but throughout human history, especially during Medieval Times and the Spanish Inquisition, these names instilled fear for anyone who has heard of them. Imagine being stretched to the point until you are literally split into two, having your fleshed burned and charred with a symbol that detailed your crime, or stuffed into a dugout hole deep into the ground and left there until you confessed. These are just a few of the indignities that many individuals were forced to endure for their crimes. The crimes varied in their type and their severity, from outright murder to simple infractions that violated social norms. Many of the scorned were women; punished for their impropriety, for addressing male counterparts in a demeaning way, or simply talking out of turn. This was life 500 years ago. At the Museum of Man in Balboa Park, they’ve obtained the exhibit from the Museo Della Tortura in Siena, Italy. This Italian exhibit is in a dark and almost hidden room that is located across the courtyard from the museum that contains no windows and an overhead balcony which is drawn closed with thick curtains. The building gives an ambiance of a church: silent, dismal, and cold. This exhibit that has been hosted at Balboa Park since 2012 and is affectionately known as “The Instruments of Torture.”

The chamber of torture on display at the Crime Museum Halloween Fright at the Museum tour October 18, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery / Abaca Press / MCT)

The Exhibit

Iron masks, chastity belts, spikes, stretchers, guillotine, and axes are only a portion of what they have. Objects we are aware of mainly through stories but when people come face to face with these ancient, blood encrusted, pain inflicting and humiliating devices, it becomes all too real for them. These objects have been collected from abandoned castles or other European museums. They vary in techniques and the descriptions for each object gives gruesome details about how and when these instruments were used. “It’s terrifying to know that most

of these implements were used up until the 1800’s.” Frances Lopez, a museum visitor commented. “There was this not even silent but outright war on women for so many thousands of years even though we consider ourselves high society,” she added. The museum designed this exhibit so people would start to question the ethics of torture since several stories have broken out about torture in the War on Terror, Guantanamo Bay, and Abu Ghraib Prison. Ashley Mercado, another museum visitor said, “It’s a reminder like going to the Holocaust Museum it’s a reminder of what we’re capable of.”

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Torture in Today’s World

On the Museum of Man’s website, there are several videos of panel discussions between members of the museum staff and sites that help victims of torture from all over the world. It also states that torture has become an issue since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, and how society actually does condone torture in certain situations. In May 2004, Dan Rather broke a story about a prison where innocent people were being degraded, harassed, and even killed until 2004. That prison is called Abu Ghraib. Until recently, members of the American military found “enhanced interrogation techniques” necessary to force on Taliban suspects. The first time the public was aware of this story was in early 2004 when a report filed by Gen. Antonio Taguba was released. It stated that soldiers of the 320th Military Police Battalion were physically and sexually abusing their prisoners. Many different torture techniques were used in Abu Ghraib. Sleep deprivation, ice showers, isolation, and rape were just a few. Others endured much harsher treatments that are too gruesome to describe. One man was forced to stand on a box with a bag over his head and wires taped to his wrists. He was told if he stepped off the box, he would be electrocuted. In a CBS 60 Minutes II story, a lawyer named Gary Myers who was defending Sgt. Chip Frederick, stated that the reserve soldiers at Abu Ghraib were undermanned, under trained, and were put to the task of softening up prisoners for interrogation. No regulations. No codes of conduct. Photos of military men and women surfaced, pointing at gagged and bloody prisoners, forcing them into compromising positions and soldiers giving thumbs up while in the background prisoners are dragged by leashes around their necks. While there are several treaties against the use of enhanced inter-

rogation sponsored by the United Nations, there are still countries that justify torture.

Walking Away

Torture is alive and well today, with thousands of people being affected by it every year, but there are people who care and will assist the victims in any way they can. Lopez said that even though one person may act in a violent way, it takes many more people to continue the act and make it acceptable in society. One group named the Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma helps people who seek political asylum in the United States. They’ve been operating since 1994 and their goals are to educate the national and global community about torture and its after effects. According to the United States office of Refugee Settlement, roughly 40,000 out of approximately 500,000 torture or war trauma victims living in the U.S. seek help with ASTT. Many of these refugees struggle in acclimating to life without their families, learning a new language, or simply trying to cope with what they’ve been through. The Museum of Man stated on its website the staff is trying to bring awareness to this delicate situation by displaying ancient and sadistic instruments of torture and contrasting these objects with the simple fact that torture is not an ancient technique. It has advanced into horrific and psychologically terrifying ways because now they target not only your physical weaknesses by keeping you awake for over 24 hours, they abuse you mentally as well. Take away a simple truth about this exhibit that torture should not be condoned under any circumstance and that we can learn how to stop it. Donald Pepper, a volunteer docent, said “Kind of grim. Man’s inhumanity to man knows no limits, unfortunately.” He could very well be right. MBUBAK@THE-TELESCOPE.COM

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Sophomore basketball player Bianca Littleton said she never saw her coach cry the way she did after telling the team the bad news. “It was probably the worst experience I’ve had as a head coach,” Marshall said. According to Marshal the women’s basketball seeding committee decided which teams were going to regionals after evaluating each teams end-of-season records and rankings. When the Falcons discovered they were not on the list, the South Coast Conference college made an appeal to the state and won. The appeal made by Cerritos was based on the seeding committee not considering the SCC as two separate divisions. SCC Commissioner Rich Kollen said the seeding committee does not have the right to pick and choose the format. Cathcart said the decision to replace the Comets was on a “numbers-based determining process.” Cerritos had a higher rating percentage index than Palomar after the separation of divisions was recognized. PCC Commissioner John Woods said in an email response, “The issue developed because the SCC did not clarify the format in their Basketball Supplement. They should have indicated that they were divided into two divisions. They did not. That is the basis for the original placement of the teams by the committee.” According to Marshall the final decision to bump Palomar out of the playoffs was up to one man, Carlyle Carter. He is the executive director of the California Community College Athletic Association. In a statement released by the Cerritos College official athletic website Carter wrote, “the seeding

committee decided to treat the individual divisional members of the SCC as one conference and apply the “multiplier” accordingly.” Carter asked that a re-run of the numbers take place. According to the statement Carter said, “In my opinion, the decision must be to insert the team that was in by the proper application of the methodology and replace Palomar with Cerritos.” Kollen said this was a mistake made by the seeding committee and if they did it right to begin with, Palomar never would have gotten its hopes up. “It boils down to what is right and wrong... and the committee was wrong,” Kollen said. “Unfortunately it hurt Palomar, but it was done correctly in the end.” “We don’t believe there was a mistake made, but if there was, a team should not be taken out because of it,” Marshall said. The fault was on the conference because they didn’t fill out the proper paperwork. Kollen said the committee penalized Cerritos because no paperwork was submitted that officially declared the split of the conference. Everyone in the state recognized the separation of the SCC, but the seeding committee failed to do so. Carter said in his statement, with 10 teams in the conference the SCC was eligible to be separated in two divisions. “There are no winners in this at all,” Kollen said. “There is fault to be blamed on everybody.” Marshall said the only positive thing that can come from this situation is that awareness of the problem may prevent it from happening again in the future. SWHALEY@THE-TELESCOPE.COM

Gilroy said that the ASG’s aim was to get 35 students to sign up by the RSVP date on Feb.20. However, when the date came they only had 21 students on the list. “We assigned Sen. Salvador Orozco as the chair for the event and he was responsible for doing the research...ordering the food, rallying students and getting them to sign up,” Gilroy said. Gilroy said that since they did not make the quota, Orozco requested that the executive office, which included Gilroy and Vice President Shant Soghomonian, make a decision whether to go to the event regardless of the lack of people, food and travel preparations or to completely cancel Palomar College’s participation. She also mentioned that Orozco had four months to prepare but waited until the last two weeks to begin. Regarding the time and monetary limitations, she and Soghomonian decided to cancel attending the event. Orozco said the lack of numbers was due to student apathy on campus but he still wanted the executives to approve the $5000 fund for the event and continue on as was previously planned. “I think it was an investment to the students,” Orozco said. “I think it was still worth it.”

However, Soghomonian said, “I can’t justify spending $5000 to send 20 students, I can’t. It makes no sense.” According to Gilroy, there was also a lot of work that had to be done such as planning forums, student polls, and the upcoming election and she said, “We could not afford to lose another task to be able to accommodate this one poorly.” Gilroy said that she believes that Orozco and Araujo walked out of the ASG meeting because they did not like the executive decision. “There were some angry words that had been said between ASG members and they left when I voiced my displeasure about that in my report,” she said. Soghomonian also mentioned, “Senator Araujo came to my office on Friday screaming at me that we didn’t have the right to make executive decisions.” Gilroy said it was a communication issue because Orozco never voiced a need for help. However, she mentioned it was a learning experience for the entire board and they have benefited from what had happened. According to her, the ASG members were able to sit down and talk about how to communicate to each other more effectively and work together.

I can’t justify spending $5,000 to send 20 students, I can’t. It makes no sense. SHANT SOGHOMONIAN ASG VICE-PRESIDENT

“As a board, when we have concerns we come to each other, we voice them and we work through it,” Gilroy said. “We want to remain professional, we want to remain united,” she added. Orozco also mentioned that he wanted to continue to build a good relationship with members of the executive board on a professional level as well as friends. “Me and Genesis and Soghomonian already talked it out and we’re coming together to pick up the pieces and not to ruin this relationship,” Orozco said. In addition, Soghomonian said that the goal was success including being a successful ASG. “Specifically, success means coming back together,” he added, “to put all this behind us and move forward.” CFORONDA@THE-TELESCOPE.COM

8 • SPORTS

Monday, March 10, 2014

Coaches offer opportunity, not scholarships STEVE KIRCH THE TELESCOPE

So how do Palomar coaches convince young adults to come play sports at Palomar College; especially, when they have no scholarships to offer and outdated facilities that drive away spectators? Answer: opportunity. Coaches at California community colleges are not allowed to offer scholarships based on the bylaws of the California Community College Athletic Association, and the California Master Plan for public education. The main reason is that at one time it was free to attend school at a community college in California. Even now at $46 per unit, community colleges in California are far cheaper than community colleges in other states. However, neighboring states like Nevada and Arizona do offer scholarships at the community college level for athletics. Men’s head basketball coach, John O’Neill, said that is a major deterrent when kids from out-ofstate contact him to play basketball at Palomar. “I get four to five emails a day from kids looking to play basketball for us . . . some from Florida , Arizona, Oregon . . . once they hear we don’t offer scholarships that’s the last we hear from them,” O’Neill said. The biggest obstacle coaches at Palomar must overcome are the fifty -year- old out-dated facilities. The Dome has no air conditioning for indoor sports. The baseball and softball field have cramp dugouts and limited seating. And the football field is used strictly for practice because it has no seating for spectators. “It’s tough when you bring in a kid you really like, you recruit him and you show him the football field and say this is only for practice,” head football coach Joe Early said. “You’re going to be playing your home games at Escondido High school.” However, the coaches at Palomar College have found a way to work through a labyrinth of obstacles to put quality teams on the field annually. Last season, the men’s and women’s basketball team along with the baseball team won the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Championship. The women’s softball team went on to win the state championship. How do they do it? The coaches at Palomar recruit primarily local athletes and offer them an opportunity to start for two years and get a quality education. Coaches at Palomar are restrict-

MARCH 11

Men Tennis vs. Grossmont 2 p.m. @ Palomar

Above: Palomar forward Jeremy Franklin (#23) attempts a shot against Southwestern in the Dome on Nov. 30, 2013. • Scott Colson / The Telescope

Left: Palomar outfielder Alec Salcedo and head coach Buck Taylor talk during practice at Myers Field on March 5. • Yolanda Granados / The Telescope

ed to who they can recruit due to the bylaws of the CCCAA. Palomar can only recruit athletes from districts that share a common border with

Palomar’s (continuos district rule). Palomar coaches can basically recruit from El Cajon to Temecula, and are restricted from recruiting some-

one from out-of-state unless the athlete contacts a coach at Palomar first: First Contact rule. With a zero recruiting budget

UPCOMING PALOMAR HOME GAMES

MARCH 12

Men Volleyball vs. San Diego CC 6 p.m. @ The Dome

MARCH 13

Baseball vs. Southwestern 2 p.m. @ Palomar

MARCH 14

Softball vs. Mt. San Jacinto 3 p.m. @ Palomar

MARCH 18

Women Tennis vs. Cuyamaca 2 p.m. @ Palomar

and no scholarships to offer, the coaches said they feel it’s best to stay local when it comes to recruiting an athlete. Many Palomar athletes, like basketball players Mikaela Stanton and Jeremy Franklin, said the main reason they chose Palomar over other community colleges was because it offered them the opportunity to live at home and save money for two more years. The Palomar coaches recruit the same local players that fouryear schools recruit, but if a player does come to Palomar it’s generally because they weren’t ready athletically or academically to go to a major university. Head baseball coach Buck Taylor said there is a silver lining in coming to Palomar. It can offer an athlete an opportunity to be a starter for two years, an opportunity they wouldn’t get at a four-year school and that’s something he sells to his recruits. “You might have an 18-year-old bench player who gets a 25 percent scholarship to the University of Southern California, that leaves $40,000 a year in tuition for only 10 at bats because he’s overmatched by a 22-year-old. Kids can come here as a starter and get the same classes for two years,” Taylor said. Palomar coaches just don’t sell the promise to recruits that they will get Division I type coaching and schemes to play in. They also promise they will get them where they need to be academically to transfer. “Back in the day a kid could take 12 units of weightlifting in a semester and still transfer. Those days are gone. Now a kid needs 24 units between seasons, 18 must be academically, so we do our best to make sure these kids are where they need to be to transfer,” Early said. In addition student athletes at Palomar are on a short time table. It’s vital for them to have 48 units completed by the end of their sophomore year to transfer, because they have only four years of eligibility once they become a full-time student. Palomar coaches have done well on their promises. Taylor said roughly 90 percent of the student athletes at Palomar are eligible to transfer after two seasons. Also, this past fall 67 student athletes from Palomar college made the PCAC All-Academic Honoree list. This achievement goes to an athlete who has a GPA of 3.0 or higher and has completed 12 or more semester units. Lastly, for the 2012-13 season over 35 student athletes from Palomar College received scholarships to four-year schools. SKIRCH@THE-TELESCOPE.COM

MARCH 19

Men Golf PCAC Tournament 10 p.m. @ Twin Oaks