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California state senator William Craven, R-Carlsbad,gave the keynote address during ground breaking ceremonies held Feb. 23 at the future site of California State University at San Marcos. Craven sponsored Senate Bill 1060 in 1985 which called for the 20th CSU campus at San Marcos. Governor George Deukmejian signed the legislation into law Sept. 1989. The first major building to be completed will be William A. Craven hall which will house the library, administration, and a number of campus services. Campus officials hope to register approximately 3,800 student by fall 1992 when the first set of classrooms is expected to be completed.
Tensions rose during Wednesday's Associated Student Government meeting when a student charged officials with violations of their own constitution and possibly state law. During the meeting, student Rebecca Zimmerman claimed that the ASG was meeting illegally because they failed to publish far enough in advance an agenda that specified business to be conducted. "The agenda was not made available by noon in accordance with the by-laws," claimed Zimmerman. She raised the objection to block possible ratification of a proposal to move the Student Information Center to a location behind the Student Union. "I was seeking to stop any action at that meeting concerning the SIC or any other questionable acts by the ASG," said Zimmerman. Article III, section 3a of the constitution states that agendas must be made available by noon one day prior to the meeting. During the meeting ASG Senator Rob Aikens said to Zimmerman, "The agendas were available. You're just grasping for something to complain about." As of Tuesday noon, however, senators Norman Plotkin and Theresa Rau had not received copies of the agenda. According to Plotkin, at that time, the agenda was not even typed up. Zimmerman said that the action may be in violation of the Ralph M. Brown Act, a state law which sets forth rules regulating public meetings by governing bodies. The Brown Act stipulates that agendas must be made available for public inspection 72 hours prior to regular meetings. ASG President John Weber told Zimmerman that the agenda was available upon request. "If you wanted to see the agenda, you could have seen me or my secretary," said Weber.
Zimmerman said she tried to find Weber on Monday and Tuesday, but was unsuccessful. Weber claims he was available all day and night Tuesday and was unaware of Zimmerman's attempt to locate him. "She could have left a message on my answering machine," said Weber. Zimmerman was rendered moot by the ASG and her charges were met with disapproval among members of the ASG. Plotkin said that Zimmerman had no right to make accusations during the meeting. "I don't appreciate your ploy for whatever your motives," said Plotkin. But, as a member of the associated students, Zimmerman said her actions were_ justified. During the Feb. 21 meeting, the ASG presented a plan to move the SIC from its present location to room P-31 in back of the Student Union. The plan was scheduled to be put to a vote during Wednesday's meeting. Zimmerman said she was denied the opportunity to voice her disapproval in that previous meeting. "There was no mention of the SIC in the Feb. 21 agenda," said Zimmerman. "They tried to slide it through by putting it under SU-31." Later in the meeting, a vote on the SIC relocation proposal was postponed indefinitely. The decision not to move the SIC was arrived at during a meeting between Weber, Plotkin and Director of Student Activities Jim Bowen. "My bottom line is that the SIC should remain where it is because it is most visible to students," said Bowen. Zimmerman reports that the ASG was "extremely rude" to her during both meetings. "There is absolutely no excuse for the way I was treated," she said.
Speakers discuss black li.beration By Hank Tritchka and Chris Frazier Staf!Writers Minister Edward X, a spokesman for the Nation of Islam in SanDiego, was one of five panelists available for public discussion in a seminar entitled, "Theology for African Liberation," held the evening ofFeb. 27 at Palomar College. "The black man, here in America is the fulfillment of all of the scriptures of both the Bible and the Koran," Edward X said. "We challenge any historian to prove that
there were any people in bondage in Egypt. The captivity was fulfilled when our fathers were brought to America from Africa. We should now look for Moses to rise up, for the Pharaoh is George Bush." Edward X claimed that a revolution was imminent. "America is number one on the list to be destroyed," he said, "and the black man, who is on the bottom will rise up." Emam Agee! El-Amin of the mosque Masjidul AI-Takwa in San Diego stressed a more passive interpretation of the teachings of
Islam. He said that Elijah Mohammed, the 7th century founder of Islam, did not want the unity and inequality within the religion. "The honorable Elijah Mohammed was preparing us for a worldwide joining of different peoples in the belief," El-Amin stated. "Islam appeals to the underclasses," added El-Amin. Over 50 percent of Africa is Islam and the devout are increasing in numbers as more people from Europe and Asia join the religion.
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¡ Minister Edward X presented reasons why blacks are the chosen ones of God at a Feb. 27 seminar.
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ASG withdraws Mayfair funding plan from ICC By Alex Pisarczyk and Traci Rossman Staff Writers Proposed funding was withdrawn last week by the Associated Student Government for the Inter-Club Council to run the Mayfair carnival/fund-raiser this semester. The ASG offered $2,000 to run the fund raiser for the ICC out of ASG' s account but funds were recalled because of a disagreement over guidelines for the event. "They (the ICC) set different guidelines, disregarded our offer and made their own," said Harry Sachs, senator for the ASG. According to Sachs, ASG made an offer that was contingent on a yes or no answer, but the ICC answered with a list of stipulations. The ICC did formally accept the Mayfair activity proposal, provided that the event and the allocated $2,000 would be completely under the ICC's control, and that any leftover funds would remain in the ICC account for club use. Last year, the ASG spent$776on the carnival, "The
extra money goes to the student body," said Sachs. According to Sachs, if the extra money was left in ICC ' s account then it probably wouldn'tbe used for the student body. That is " not acceptable on any measure," said Sachs. ICC president, Mary Reynaga, views the issue differently. "Because of all the work and time involved, they (the clubs) didn't want to do all the work and notgetany compensation." In order to give themselves time to prepare for the event, the ICC also stipulated that the ASG submit a written acceptance of these conditions by February 23. Reynaga believes that some ASG members did not agree that the ICC should run the Mayfair. Since the issue remained unsettled within the ASG, the ICC became concerned about its own liability. "What if we started the work and the ASG withdrew funds so that the ICC would have to pick up the tab?" asks Reynaga. According to ASG president John Weber, the ASG initiated the offer to bring ICC and ASG closer together. Weber was a member of ICC for two years and says "I wouldn't do anything to hurt ICC."
New Poway satellite center proposed for 1994 opening By Karen Troxell Staff Writer Palomar College officials are working with the city of Poway to build an educational center that would accommodate up to 6,000 students. Poway City has proposed to buy and donate 46 acres to Palomar College in a cooperative effort to build a library and student educational center. The projected opening date for this campus is September 1994, according to Dr. George Boggs, superintendent/president of Palomar College. Evening classes are currently held at Poway High School, and at Mt. Carmel High School, however, enrollment at the Poway High School site grew from 394 students in the spring semester of 1989, to 934 students in the fall. Because of this increase in students and a projected increase of up to 3,000 more
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Poway students this semester,Palomar officials say a larger satellite campus is needed. The proposed 46-acre site is located next to Rancho Bernardo High School, on Pomerado Road, just south of St. Michael's Catholic Church. The cost for this property is estimated at $2 million. Of the 46 acres, approximately 25 acres will be usable. The other 21 acres will remain hillside. The projected cost for building the center is $15 million. The Poway campus will offer a comprehensive program of general education requirement classes. Special emphasis will be given to a humanities program. According to Dr. E. Jan Moser, assistant superintendent/vice president of instruction, "There will be vocational courses that are not offered at this campus due to lack of space. Also, there will not be sufficient space for field-type physical
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Britain great for studies MEETINGS GOVERNMENT Associated Student Government: ASG meets March 7 at 1 p.m. in room SU-22. Inter-Club Council: ICC meets March 6 at 12:30 p.m. in room SU-22. Faculty Senate: F..aculty Senate meets March 5 at 2 p.m. in room SU-30. President's Advisory Council: Meets March 6 at 2 p.m. at SU-30. Faculty Meeting: Will be held March 7 at 2 p.m. at SU-30. Curriculum Committee: Meets March 7 at 3 p.m. in the Governing Board room.
CAMPUS CLUBS Campus Advance: Meets March 7 at noon in ES-10. Black Student Alliance: Meets March 7 at 1 p.m. in room SU-16. Asian Pacific Student Union: Meets March 6 at 1 p.m. in room SU-17. MEChA: Meets Mondays at 1 p.m. under the Clocktower. Biosphere Club: Meets on March 7 at 11 a.m. in room SU-22. Arts Club: Meets March 8 at 12:30 p.m. at the Patio. Alpha Gamma Sigma: Meets March 8 at 12:30 p.m. in SU-22. Undefeated Club: Meets March 8 at 3 p.m. in SU-30. Alpha Eta Rh~ Meets March 8 at 4:30p.m. in ES-20. Students For Christ: Meets March 9 at noon in SU-22.
CLASSES Canoeing: A seminar on canoeing Chocolate Mountain will be held March 3 at 9 a.m. at Palomar College. Cost will be $90. For more information call Ext. 2155. Advanced Features of Word Perfect: A seminar on the features of Word Perfect will be held March 10 at 9 a.m. at Palomar College. Cost is $59. Fore more information call Ext. 2586. Getting To Know Your Computer: A seminar on getting to know your computer will be held March 10 at 9 a.m. at Palomar College. Cost is $19. For more information call Ext. 2586.
Income Tax Preparation for Individuals: A seminar on preparing in come tax will be held March 10 at 9:30a.m. at Palomar College. Cost is $19. For more information call Ext. 2586. Personal Organizing for Success: A seminar on personal organizing will be held March 10 at 9 a.m. at Palomar College. Cost is $21. For more information call Ext. 2586. Acrylic Nail Workshop: A workshop on acrylic nail use will he held march 10 at 10 a.m. at Palomar College. Cost is $19. For more information call Ext. 2586. Watercolor Greeting Cards: A seminar on how to create watercolor greeting cards will be held March 10 at 9 a.m. at Palomar College. Cost is $21. For more information call Ext. 2586. Bicycle Maintenance andRepair: A seminar on how to maintain and repair bicycles will be held March 10at9a.m.atPalomar College. Cost is $15. For more information call Ext. 2586.
SPECIAL EVENTS Book contest: The library will be sponsoring its first annual Student Book Contest. Winners of the contest will have his/her collection exhibited in the library during National Library Week, April 22-28, and the first three places will receive gift certificates to the bookstore. Entry forms must be filled out and returned to the library by Feb. 23. For more details call Ext. 2616. Tay-Sachs Disease Prevention Program: The California Tay-Sachs Disease Prevention Program, in conjunction with Palomar Student Health Services, will be providing free Tay-Sachs carrier detection screening at the main campus on March 21-22 from 9a.m. to 1 p.m.eachday.For more information, call Karen Zeigler or Nancy Levy at 4957737.
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Students' poems sought In their search for new talent, the American Poetry Association is currently sponsoring a poetry contest open to all adults. Awards include a $1,000 dollar grand prize, a $500 first prize, and other prizes totaling $11,000. In addition, each poem will be considered for publication in the American Poetry Anthology. Interested students may send up to six poems to the American Poetry Association, Dept. C0-30,250-APotreroSt.,P.O. Box 1803, Santa Cruz, CA 95061. Poems must have a name and address on each page and cannot exceed twenty lines. All submis-
By Joanna Demiter Staff Writer Imaging sitting in a classroom, where just outside the doors is a fascinating city of beautiful ancient buildings, palaces and lots of Jaguars crawling the streets. Last semester, sixty-one students were part of such a scene, and not just imagining it. The students were taking their classes in London last fall. Dr. Joe Stanford, music professor at Palomar, was one of the instructors that accompanied the group. "It's a flexible arrangement," he said. "One thing that's nice about the program is that some students are going away from home for the first time and they learn independence." Palomar students Beth Burgess and Erik Nielsen agree that the experience was a valuable one. ''I'm glad I went," said Burgess. "It is definitely an advantage for sophomores to go away and learn about other countries. Some of the people went away from home for the first time and learned how to deal with other people." Nielsen added, "It was the shortest year of my life. There was a lot of freedom and learning. Every night of the week there was something to do, and the pubs were open late at night. I thought it was the best experience of my life. It was well worth the money."
In England, Palomar students saw many famous sites. Tour Guide Caroline Leigh (far right) tells students about St. Paul's Cathedral. The students each took nine units of classes in subjects like music, art, drama, political science, photography and a three-unit class in British life and culture. During a one-week break in the middle of the semester, the students traveled for nine days to visit British landmarks such as Buckingham Palace and cities like Oxford and Cambridge. Students also had free passes to ride on "the tube," London's underground railroad svstem, so transportation wasn't hard to find. The program will be offered again this fall. Palomar English Professor, Robert Coleman, will be the instructor representing Palo-
mar. Classes such as music, sociology, English, math, psychology and British life and culture will be taught. The American Institute for Foreign Study in London sponsored the program and provided housing and teaching staff. Participating students and three faculty members represented the majority of San Diego area community colleges. A representative will be on campus to provide information about the London trip on March 27 at 12:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. in room SU18. For further information, contact Robert Coleman Ext. 2399 or Diane Veach Ext. 2248 after March 27.
Speal<ers (continued from page 1) Reverend T.W. Davis took a different approach to the discussion as he gave his speech "The American Black Woman: She Knows."Davis paid tribute to the black woman of America whom he says are more aware of the problems the plague the black community; drugs and pregnancy. "Black women are angry due to oppression," Davis said, "but they should not be looked at as negative." He recommended the public pay more attention to their complaints. Deacon Marvin Threatt from the Catholic Archdiocese of San Diego presented his views to simplify the discussion. "God has the edge on liberation, not Catholics or Christians," said Threatt, adding, "we are all one regardless of your blackness or your whiteness, so there shall be no superiority."
South African Vice Consul, Rafique Gangat spoke about changes facing his country. "My basic role is to better bring together South Africa and the United States." According to Gangat, apartheid is an economic struggle not justa racial difference. "We want economic empowerment, not just civil rights," Gangat said. He also pointed out that things are changing a! though slowly. "The release of Nelson Mandella has affected everyone of South Africa," said Gangat. Gangat revealed what he thought was a positive insight into South Africa's future. "Our constitution may be flawed," he said, "but the opening line in it gives me hope. 'In humble submission to Almighty God who controls the destiny of peoples and nations."'
Chase has performed extensively in the southern California and southwest areas in concerts of opera, oratorio, chamber music and recitals. Irish music at concert hour Hays is a winner of several awards for Students can get in the mood for St. Patrick's Day by attending the next Concert outstanding musicianship and is currently Hour. In addition to 18th century music, the principal harpist with the San Diego Chamber Orchestra and Starlight Opera. traditional Irish songs will be performed. Ann Chase, soprano vocalist and Marian Rian Hays, harpist, will perform chamber Miller chosen as leader Coordinator of Professional Developmusic from the 18th century at Concert ment, Maria Miller, has been selected to Hour on March 8, at 12:30 p.m. in the participate in a national leadership proPerformance Lab (D-1 0). Admission is free gram for women administrators at twoand open to community members, staff and year colleges. The program called "Leadstudents.
sions must be postmarked by March 31, 1990 to meet the deadline
ers," is a co-sponsored program by the League for Innovation in Community Colleges, and the American Association of Women in Community and Junior Colleges.
Scholarship offered Applications are now being accepted for the Scripps Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship. Awards of $1,500,$1,000 and $500 are being offered to nursing students who are pursuing both associate's and bachelor's degrees. Deadline for the scholarship is March 15. For more information contact Judi Fisher in the Financial Aid Office.
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Students qualified judges of teacher performance John Weber has made an interesting preliminary proposal for student evaluations of our instructors. I vote with him for a more formalized system than the "grapevine" evaluations already in effect. Dr. Dougherty responds that students are not in a position to evaluate the "accuracy" of instruction. I would like to remind him that if accuracy of data were the only criterion for a successful teaching experience, we could all save a lot of time and money on education by purchasing (and reading) sets of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. For some years now I have been evaluating physicians, dentists, attorneys- individuals with much more education than I have in their fields of expertise - and I have no qualms about my ability to successfully predict their performance in my employ. So if enough fellow students' jaws drop in amazement that I have inadvertently signed up for the most sarcastic, or the most uninspiring, or the most frequently absent instructor for a particular class, you can bet I'm on line with a drop slip pronto! Just as proponents of the school voucher system advocate competition for students as the best way to improve the quality of public education, we must seriously consider the positive impact of formal student evaluations on staffing and instruction at the college level. Think about it, then do it!
Evelyn Robinson Student
Inviting Muslim cleric showed poor judgement; cleric racist In the pursuitofhighereducation,studentsshould be exposed to as many different views of the world as possible but some views have been found so demented that serious consideration is unwarranted. When the African studies department invited the Reverend Edward X to speak at their debate on African liberation, they displayed very poor judgement. If Tom Metzger and his followers have been correctly been found unfit to preach their personal views on our, and many other campuses, why is it acceptable to invite an equally detestable black racist to expound his views to Palomar students? Reverend Edward X, and the Nation of Islam's ideology mirrors that of white supremacists in their desire to kill and destroy. Rev. X and the paramilitary subsect, "Fruit of Islam," are examples that Metzger and the Skinheads hold no exclusive rights on stupidity. Rev. X is glaring proof that racism and ignorance knows no color boundaries. Equality will never be served by reverse discrimination.
Dean W. Wyman Student
Shenanigans abound from student government officers I think it is important that the student body be aware of the latest highjinks being performed by the Associated Student Government and, again, I have chosen this forum to spread the word. Their latest move to improve Palomar College for students is to try to relegate the Student Information center to a very incongruous location, specifically, to room SU-31, behind the Student Union. This move, if accomplished, would present several problems. The most obvious is the lack of visibility to many students and visitors who come in with a dazed look on their faces, needing information,
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Should parking fees be increased to build a parking structure? (Photos by John Tucker)
Michael Solis "It would be easier to expand outwards instead of upwards; there is a lot of open space which can be used for parking. The school can fund more parking without an increase."
Tough guys do dance Anyone who has visited a range of work places can testify to the pervasiveness of occupational sex-typing. When workers are categorized on the basis of gender rather than on their ability to perform the work, everyone loses; society, the economy and individuals. According to Barbara Reskin, Ph.D. in sociology, the segregation of the sexes is a basic feature of the working world. Slightly over half of all men work in occupations that are over 80 percent male. Even in these modem, supposedly unbiased times, any job that is associated as being a female occupation is subject to scrutiny when occupied by a male. It is widely believed that for a man to be well respected, and truly masculine, he must be a dominating force in society: a physician, a lawyer, or an engineer. Never a receptionist, a librarian, or a ballet dancer; these occupations are much too effeminate. The liberated male is stereotyped and surrounded by his co-workers in a brand new and uncomfortable work climate that is bound to interfere with his ability to perform a good job. He is likely to castigated into being a wall-flower at employee gatherings. S ucessful interaction at these events often leads to raises and promotions. Sex labels and sex norms run amuck in our daily language and in the mass media. Sexually biased occupational titles, such as lineman, congressman, and postman are still common, and a male with the occupational title of telephone operator, hair -dresser, or fashion designer is often suspected ofbeing homosexual or, at the very least, too swishy to hold a real man's
Corri Schroeder "Trying to park on campus is ridiculous. You can only find a place to park if you come early. Yes, I'm in favor of an increase to build more parking spaces."
Kendra Finn "I get here early enough to get a space, so, no."
Staff Commentary Traci Rossman position. Television, movies, magazines and billboards are loaded with images of the stereotypical male. From Miami Vice to Indiana Jones, from the Marlboro Man to the Brute after -shave Man, machismo is a way oflife. The Supreme Court's interpretation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which prohibits using sex as an employment criterion, is not absolute. According to William Bielby, co-author of a recent article on sex segregation, the exclusion of males from traditionally female jobs occurs subtly. Our culture's bias steers men away from work that has been defined as inappropriate for their sex. It all started biologically, when the limits of femaleassigned child care and females' comparative lack of physical strength made it necessary for males to fill the most dominant, most influential positions. Through generations of male dominance in the work force, such bigotry has become traditional, even commonplace. People's resistance to change also contributes to their refusal to accept new roles for men. Such traditional beliefs prevail because people are suspicious of any folkways different from their own.
Cindy Parker "I park out in the boondocks but I would only be in favor of a fee increase if it does not exceed $50."
Adrianna Woodfill "There is no need for a parking structute. I am not in favor of raising of raising the fee."
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nee Bitten • • • For many people a trip to the doctor, especially to get an injection, can bean anxiety producing event. For Gertie, though, an injection of antibiotics was her only hope. Gertie, who is a seven-foot-long South American Red Tail Boa Constrictor, was stricken in late December with pneumonia. When Palomar College student Duane Martin realized his pet was having difficulty breathing, he sought the aid of Dr. Roy Johnson of Valley Center. Johnson specializes in family medicine; he is not a veterinarian. "I could tell Gertie was getting sick," said Martin. "She was wheezing and acting real listless. I've had Gertie now for five years, and I didn't want to lose her." "Pneumonia is a significant problem in reptiles because they can't cough and expel phlegm," said Johnson. "It is usually recognized by mucus in the nostrils and gurgling and noisy breathing." In addition to healing snakes, Johnson also comes to the aid of snakebite victims. He shared his knowledge, recently, with paramedic students at Palomar. His lecture to a packed classroom at the end of last semester included a slide presentation about treatment for snake bites and how to recognize poisonous snakes. Debi Moffat, instructor and director of the Allied Health Department, said this was the first time the college had invited Johnson to speak. Moffat said the reaction was overwhelming. "The students loved him. He seems to really understand the way a snake thinks," said Moffat, who hopes to have Johnson give this lecture every year. Johnson, who has been treating snake bites in the North County area for the last 10 years, said he would love to come back. "I think it's really important to give talks at the area schools including elementary. It'simportant to educate people of all ages about snakes and for them to learn the facts. Most people over react to seeing a snake and immediately want to kill it. You have to remember that you're usually in their territory, unless of course it's in your back yard." Johnson considers himself a "snake conservationist." His fondness for herpetology is evident in his office where he is in private practice. On the built-in book
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though the bite is an emergency, it's nota drive 90 miles-an-hour situation. "Symptoms from a venomous snake bite such as swelling can begin within minutes. A bite from the southern pacific :rattlesnake will cause a symptom called 'fasiculations,' which is a twitching of nerves and muscles." Johnson said this usually happens to the face, tongue and the immediate bite site. Johnson said the poison injected from a snake is generally absorbed through the subcutaneous tissues and flows up through the lymphatic system. "If the bite is left untreated the injected poison will digest every tissue in our body. That is why when a snake eats a mouse, everything including the teeth and the eyes is digested. "The anti-venom used to treat bites is rather poor, but it's all we have.lt usually takes 20 to 70 ampules of the anti-venom,
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cases where one might expect to find books, are a dozen glass aquariums of various sizes which contain snakes from all over the United States Johnson said he estimates that 80 percent of the poisonous snake bites that he has treated arc non-accidental, meaning that most people bitten have usually tried to catch the snake in an attempt to hold it. "Hikers are rarely bitten," said Johnson. "Snakes have a way of feeling your vibrations through the ground. Rattlesnakes rarely hiss, but they do rattle and it's pretty audible." Johnson also said rattlesnakes do not
chase people, even though some bite victims make claims to the contrary. "Snakes will feel threatened by your presence and will often try to 'taste' you by flicking their tongues. Rattlesnakes will wrap themselves in a coiled position in order to protect themselves before striking. They are able to strike forward a bit depending on their size, which people sometimes interpret as being chased." Johnson said the most common time of year he treats bites is late spring and fall. "Once a person is bitten they should go immediately to an emergency room. Only a hospital can treat snake bites because the patient has to be closely monitored. AI-
anti-serum which is made from horse serum costs on the average $200 an ampule. "The patient can plan on spending an averageoftwodaysin the hospital. One of the risks in treatment is the potential for a patient to develop serum sickness, which then requires another type of care. And there is always the risk for allergic reaction to the horse serum anti-venom ." Johnson said there are four venomous rattlesnakes in the San Diego area. The most common one is the southern pacific rattler. There is also the speckled rattlesnake, and the red diamond rattlesnake. These poisonous snakes are found both along the coastal area and in the mountains. Another rattlesnake called, the sidewinder, is only found in the desert. Johnson always treats any poisonous bites at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido. The hospital has the main trauma center for the North County area, and many times the bite victim will be aulifted from outlying communities. "Dr. Johnson is the doctor of choice for all snakes bites," said Gail Tom sky, head nurse of Palomar Hospital's emergency services. With regards to Gertie, Johnson said she has completed her treatment and is on the mend. Full recovery is expected.
Local librarian engages in 'trivial' pursuit By Hank Tritchka and Cindy Niestochel StaffWriters San Diego librarian Evelyn Kooperman became a writer by accident. In July of 1986, Dayne Monroe of KFMB radio contacted the San Diego City Library and asked for 75 San Diego trivia questions to be aired as part of a station promotion. According to Kooperman, the assignment became so addicting that she began doing research dur-
ing her spare time, uncovering hundreds of fascinating tidbits about San Diego. The final result was her recently published book, San Diego Trivia. "I've al- Evelyn Kooperman Trivia Author ways been interested in San Diego history," said Kooperman, who is a member of the San Diego Historical Soci-
ety. "I have lived here my entire life, it's the only place I've known." After much intense, but rewarding, research, she decided to start writing a brain-teasing trivia book in order to share her new-found knowledge with the public. It was a new and somewhat frightening experience for her. "It's tough writing when you know it is going to be read and criticized by other people," Kooperman said. Neither had she anticipated to what depths she would have to dig to find certain answers. "I thought
this project would be easy until conflicting information sometimes caused me to spend weeks at a time on one question," she said. "But I found that my answers became more complete and, I hope interesting to my readers." Her research, however, was not limited to the libraries of San Diego's museums, colleges and universities. For questions like, "Name at least one residential street in San Diego city that has a chromeplated fire hydrant," she actually drove around, often with the help of
her husband and father, to find the answers. Finding a publisher was another story. The big printing companies, she said, were not interested in printing a book that specialized in a "local" area. She even tried the smaller publishing companies from which she received "some very nice rejection letters.'; After a year of searching, she turned to Book Publicists of San Diego, a local book club. Through
(see TRIVIA • page 8)
Arts~Entertai 6 The Telescope
Candye sweet on country By Kathy Hines Staff Writer Pictures of her with popular musicians hang on her family room wall. In one photo, her eyes twinkle with Dwight Yoakam. In another frame, she sits on the lap of Jerry Lee Lewis in his tour bus, and next to the piano, she is embraced by AI Green. Who is she? The singer/songwriter is Palomar College's Can dye Kane. Kane has been attending Palomar for the past two semesters studying communications, but has been singing "roots country" for almost all of her life. At age 6, she swept up the Blue Ribbon from pint-sized competitors at the Pomona Talent Show. From then on, she sang and strummed at all talent shows and amateur contests possible, including the Gong Show, when she was 14. Now, Kane juggles songwriting and performing, along with school, taking care of her house, her husband, and their t~o sons, aged 1 and 10. "If you are motivated and have drive, you can accomplish anything
you want," said Kane. From time to time, a break away from the kids is needed for her career, but if it was not for her boys, she would not have gone as far as she did. "After my first child, I needed to find a way to support myself and my baby ... so I became a stripper," said Kane. As a stripper, Kane got the confidence she needed. "After stripping and doing covers for 'girly magazines,' I realized I could have a chance at fame like other people did ... It made me feel like I was something special and I felt good about myself." Live audiences launched her confidence to pursue her professional passion, singing country blues. Kane helps support her family by performing at local night clubs in San Diego, such as the Belly Up Tavern, Casbah and the Pomerado. She also plays in L.A. bars, including the famous country bar, the Palamino. Kane classifies her music as "political-feminist country with an edge." On Feb. 8, Kane demonstrated her controversial views as she flam-
boyantly "rocked the Casbah." Among her original songs performed were "Red Carnation," a bilingual pro-choice song based upon a woman's abortion experience in Mexico, "ThreeS trikes and You're Out," which states "you can always make excuses for a man who hits a woman ... ," and "Tell Me a Lie," a love song about how it is hard to face the truth sometimes. "Tell Me a Lie" appears on Enigma Records L.A. Country Composition "A Town South of Bakersfield, pt. 2." Part one features well-acclaimed artists such as Dwight Yoakam and Rosie Flores. Along with managing her household and going to school, Kane is
Educational Television prepares live broadcast Program gives behind-thescenes look Amy Alexander Entertainment Editor 1V College Live is a special broadcast being presented by Educational Television (ETV) to promote a better understanding of how ETV works. The program will be aired live, March. 8, from ETV's studio on campus and will include discussion with a panel composed of Staff Assistant Marlene Anisko, Interim Director Dana Hawkes, of ETV, and three or four other Palomar instructors. There will be a live studio audience and a taped behind-the-scenes look at ETV. Hawkes will be the moderator of the panel in the studio, "answering questions from the floor and from phone calls," he said, "about how to enroll (in ETV classes) and any other questions they have. "Our main purpose is to establish a little closer contact with our TV college students," said Hawkes. There are 21 ETV classes offered at Palomar this semester and 875 students are enrolled. "About two-thirds of them
are not taking classes here on campus," he said. "A lot of Palomar's regular students take TV classes also because of job conflicts or family obligations," said Hawkes, "When you watch a TV class you can feel a little separated (from the campus). "We wanted to put together this little mini-documentary about how we work," Hawkes said of the taped portion of the show. The program will also include a full tour of the ETV facilities for those in the studio audience. Hawkes explained that the program was not exclusively for ETV students but also for the Palomar community to find out how they can take TV classes at Palomar. "We think the effort (to put together this show) is worth it to help TV students understand us a little more and the community to know they can take TV courses," stressed Hawkes. "I think a lot of people would like to know," he said. The live broadcast will be on Dimension Cable, Channel 28 and Daniels Cablevision, Channel4 on March 8 from 910 p.m .. A videotaped repeat of the program will air March 15 from 9-10 p.m .. Students are encouraged to participate by joining the studio audience or by phoning in while the program is going on. Due to limited seating in the studio audience, students must call 744-1150 Ext. 2431 to make reservations.
currently working on a record of original songs, which will be released this fall. Even though her career keeps her schedule tight, she enjoys her work and manages to mix it with pleasure. In her free time she sings and plays music with her husband, who is a member of the rhythm and blues band, the Paladins. Kane also has fun playing at well-known friends' house parties, such as Los Lobos. She also loves to jam with her two musically-inclined boys. "I hope to have a family band and own our own bar so we can jam together ... a place where family and friends can play anything we want," said
Kane. Although some of her lyrics are controversial, she is not phased in the least by peoples' reactions, "If my music can make people think, whether they agree or not, that is what's important to me .. .If for example the pro-life activists don't like my views, then they should start their own band. "It is important for me to use my music to express my views, even though I'm asking for trouble. We need more activism in these times." Kane says she will sing "forever" to uphold her part.
Satriani starts "Flying" through musical boundaries By Nikki Gladwin Staff Writer Joe Satriani,was Guitar Player Magazine's winner for best rock guitarist in 1989. Such an honor should be hard to follow but Satriani, in his first release of the new decade has outdone himself. Since Satriani isn't tied down to a certain musical niche, he has been able to crossover the musical boundaries. Satriani goes from bluesy, melodic guitar rhythms in the title track "Flying In A Blue Dream," to the dominating percussion sounds of "Strange." One of my favorite tracks on the album is"The Phone Call." It sounds like he recorded this one in a telephone booth with a hint of bluesey rhythm.lt sounds quite similar to the Pretenders single of the same name off their fist album, only Satriani emphasized his voice in a way where it sounds as though he was calling you from a cordless phone his voice has a boxed in, echo affect that is really original. You have to hear it tobelieve it In "Big Bad Moon," his first single-video release off of 'Flying,' Satriani walks down a damp, dark sidewalk strumming his guitar. Behind
him , the moon glows in full glory. This song is electric The big bass and drums are thundering and dominating. But Satriani , who produced this album as well as played most of the instruments, really lets loose
showing us that he's not just a great guitarist, but an overall great musician. This album will definitely be a collectors item in a few years, so if you like listening to great musicians who cover all colors of the spectrum, I would definitely suggest grabbing this one. Eddie Van Halen, might have been the guitarist of the 80s but this is a new decade, so move over Eddie and let Satriani have some of the glory. "Flying In A Blue Dream" has many tracks which made rating it an adventure, it's great vinyl! You can find this album at a record store near you on Relativity Records.
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Comets fizzle despite pitching prospect By Ken Baurmeister Sports Editor
(Photo by Eric Jordan)
John Land, number 15, throws to number 18, Stephen Thompson, in an attempt to throw out a Mira Costa baserunner in Tuesday's game held at Palomar. The Comets were speared by the Spartans 6-1 despite an impressive first outing by Land. The Comets will face Imperial Valley tomorrow at Meyers Field. Game time is at 1 p.m ..
During the Feb. 2 baseball game against the MiraCosta Spartans the Comets saw a light at the end of their tunnel. In his first start, pitcher John Land, 6 foot 2 inches tall and 200 pounds, had a no-hitter until the fourth inning. As it turned out the light at the end of tunnel was the headlight of an oncoming freight train. The Spartans ended up winning the game 6-1. "We wanted him to start," said Coach Bob Vetter. "If he was to give us three, four, or five good innings, he would set the tempo at the beginning of the ball game." Before this game the inability to control the first few innings is turning out to be the crux in Comets baseball. "We have been really hurt with the opposition scoring two, three runs in the first inning," said Vetter. "Before we even get at bat we are down three-zip." The strategy of controlling the first part of the game paid of in part because the Spartan's did not score until the fourth inning. MiraCosta then scored three runs on one hit. "We broke down defensively a little bit, which gave them some op-
portunities and we never could recover," said Vetter. Notwithstanding the difference in runs scored, both teams had four hits. RonnieKelley,Jim McCarthy, and James Gibson had singles and Jon Robirds had a pinch hit single in the ninth. According to Vetter after the fourth inning the team gave up 90 feet of real estate and then failed to keep the player on first. "We had a guy picked off and let him get away," said Vetter. "He went to second base." From there a wild pitch or a good hit usually suffices in getting the runner home. "You can't give the opposition the next base and expect to win," said Vetter. "I don't care who you are playing. MiraCosta's pitcher, giving up only four hits, controlled the game. "He went the distance and beat us. He threw well," said Vetter. "Right now we are in a slump. We are not swinging the bat well; we are not playing well defensively, so hopefully we'll get this thing turned around," added Vetter. Maybe Long can help tum things around. Vetter added "John looked good on his first outing. I was impressed."
Hoopsters halted in playoff action By Rich Donovan and Teng Monteyro Sports Writers On Saturday, the Comets mens basketball team travelled for three hours to Ventura for what appeared to be at first a total waste of time. They went north for first-round action of the California junior college playoffs to face Ventura City College with little hope of beating them. The Comets lost by a close score of 74-66. "We went up there expecting to get killed," said forward Jason Jones. "We didn't know much about them, but we had heard that they were real good and we felt that we were definitely the underdog," added Jones. "For a team, we went in as a 25th seed and a lot of people didn't think we could do anything," said Comet coach Andy Gilmour. But by halftime the score had surprised both teams and most fans. "We were only down by six," said Jones, who had seven points and eight rebounds for the game. "We went into the locker room thinking 'Hey, we can beat these guys."' In the second half the Comets' shots were on target, but more was needed to win this game. "We were in the game all the way, we had leads in the second half, but we couldn't hold on to them," said Gilmour. When the Comets did miss a shot they didn't have much of a chance of getting the rebounds. Ventura's height advantage and their ability to out-jump the Comets provided them with ball control.
"They (Ventura) were a fine team, they rebounded well and that was the one thing I would say that was the deciding factor in that ball game. I think the big thing was their offensive rebounding," added Gilmour. With those problems the Comets were losing at times by as much as 13 but battled back to within 8 points. Eventually the game clock and thus the season would run out for them. Throughout the season they compiled a 11-18 record and within the conference they went 7-
5. "I am real happy with how we played this last game." said point guard Dave Delaney, who scored 15 points and dished out nine assists. "We finally came together as a team and played the best we had all season. If we would have played like thatalittlemoreoften we might have been one of the powerhouse teams in Southern California." Despite the loss the Comets left the season with their heads held high and proud of the fight that they put up against a superior team. "It is a great feeling to know we put it all together for the last game and it is not a bad way to end the season, even though it was kind of late," said Delaney. Coach Gilmour added "The game with Ventura may have been our best game of the year, I thought we played well together both offensively and defensively. I don't like to blame officials, they don't lose games for us, but with a few breaks we could have won the game."
(Photo by Eric Jordan)
Comet Linda Breen warms up before tennis match against MiraCosta last Tuesday.
Women's tennis starts strong By Nick Sherr Staff Writer With pre-season action over, Palomar's women's tennis team has two wins and one loss. Last year's conference co-champs came out strong against El Camino College with a final score of 7-2. In their next match, Palomar was edged out 4-5 by Mesa College, Arizona. The Comets then went on to win over last year's second place team in the state, Golden West College, with a score of 5-4. In singles matches the Comets wins came from Paula Heath, Shirley Slapak, Michelle Kindel, and Kathleen Reder. The doubles team of Kindel and Reder was strong enough to bring home a team victory. "Golden West had some tough players, but I think the talk I had with my players today made the difference against Golden West," said Haugen. She told her players, "I'm going with the people that are fighters, because that to me is the number one
thing." She continued, "If you have the talent and you don't fight or you get emotional, it doesn't work." In the Mesa match, coach Haugen was disappointed because the Comets were missing Kathleen Reder, due to an inflexible work schedule. Haugen said, "I think Reder cou1d have made the difference." But the surprise in this close match was, "how tough Heath was in her match, winning a tiebreaker in the third set. It was great; she wouldn't quit." In past performances Palomar typically loses to Mesa the first time, and wins the second time they play them. Palomar will find out if this routine will continue when they travel to Arizona to play Mesa College on March 2. Haugen warned the team that she scheduled teams tougher than conference teams, to ready for season play. About winning the first game by five points, Haugen said, "We did well. I was pleased with the 7-2 win, although I wish it could have been 9-0."
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Trivia (continued from page 5) her membership with the club, she was prompted and assisted in starting her own company, Silver Gate Publications. Taking the publishing job into her own hands proved expensive. In addition to time spent correcting errors, the typesetting alone cost her $2,000. Finally, it cost $11,000 for 5,000 copies to be printed and delivered to her home. The venture proved wise, however, and she made her money back quickly. Several book store owners, she said, claimed that her
book was their top seller during last Christmas. Kooperman, who is a native of San Diego, graduated from Hoover High School. She went on to receive a bachelor's degree with high honors from SDSU, and earned a master's degree in Library Science at UCLA. She enjoys reading, playing chamber music and exploring San Diego. Even now, she is collecting information for a second trivia book.
Letters (continued from page 4) directions, etc. I speak from experience when I say that seeing a sign proclaiming "information" is, to a lost or overwhelmed individual, like stumbling upon . an oasis in the desert. Relief! I attended the ASG meeting on Feb. 21 to voice my opinion and offer some insight into the impractical aspect of this proposed action . After all, the ASG is always encouraging students to attend the meetings, right? They claim to appreciate and encourage student input, right? They do represent us, the students, and are working for us, right? WRONG. I found out in clear terms just how wrong these misconceptions are. In all fairness, the president, John Weber, did recognize me, but before I could speak a senator interjected that the officers should be free to finish their "discussion" before hearing remarks from others. After several senators voiced their"pro" opinions with only one dissenting opinion (not from a senator), they closed discussion and attention turned to the next item on the agenda without furtherrecognition ofmypresence. I, however, am not so easily silenced. The most prominent reason
stated by the senators to justify this proposed action was that they (the senators) need the room. Yes, they plan to use the space to enlarge the ASG offices. The current purpose for the ASG office is to be accessible to the student body and to take pictures for the student ID cards. This does not require spreading out any further. There is a grave shortage of offices and classrooms on campus, and with so little space available, I don't understand how the ASG can justify taking up more. If it is truly imperative that the senators have more room to "work," then let the ASG shareroomSU-31 withmany items that are currently in storage there and have no where else to be stored. I, for one, am tired of a selfserving student government whose own interests and egos consistently take precedence over the needs of the student body they were elected to serve.
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