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February is Black History Month

•Shorter lines, cheaper books, has students shopping Alex Ebel Staff Writer

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President of the Afrikan American Student Alliance, Robert Jenkins, addresses a crowd of students in the Student Union Feb. 2 during opening ceremonies of Black History Month.

New Class Teaches Street Smarts •Reading, writing and arithmetic replaced with the horrors of our streets James Hatch Copy Editor

ang warfare has finally come from the streets into the

classroom. Administrative Justice 197X is a semester long study of gangs, sul:x::ultures, and other deviant groups. Police Officer Rick Trevino, who teaches the course has spent six of his eight and a half years in Oceanside working the streets asagangdetective. He says that by the end of the semester "students will be able to read the graffiti and the tattoos, understand the slang, recognize the colors, and have a know ledge of the criminal tendencies of each group." Among the many subjects covered will be why youths join gangs, and the history of some well established gangs such as hispanic, black, asian, and anglo. He intends to have a representative from each of the major groups come into the class and give the students a chance to ask questions and get first-hand an-

swers. Other guests include experts from the District Attorney's office who will explain what exactly is meant by the vertical prosecution of documented gang members.

Education is the key Trevino says he feels that not only should the class be of interest to the students on campus, but to those in law enforcement, anyone interested in joining that particular field, the parents of students and/ or current gang members, and to anyone curious about this lifestyle. To Trevino, the key is education. "We need to educate the parents and the teachers," says Trevino, "so that they can· get to the little guys before the gangs do. If the adults don't understand the gang mentality, then there won't be anyone to teach our kids."

Trevino felt that his experiences with the gangs were educational and could benefit someone. He saw an opportunity to give something back to the community. If Mira Costa didn't want him someone else would. Palomar did. "As an officer I had seen plenty of courses offered to other [cops], but it was only a three hour class given in a singleday." Trevino'scourse, however, may be the first of its kind. "As far as I know," he says, "this is the first class on gangs offered at a community college, or even a four-year [university] in the state." "The last time I checked the statistics," says Trevino, "there were 150,000 gang members in Los Angeles County alone. That tells me that we need to get a handle on this [problem] in San Diego [County] before things get out of control." Trevino admits that most of the work now being done is simply reactive but he say there's a chance to be pro-active before it is too late.

Campus Books, a discount bookstore targeting Palomar College students, recently opened in direct competition with the Palomar College Bookstore. Many students have discovered that the prices of textbooks at Campus Books are lower than the college run bookstore. College-run bookstores have always been a sore spot with students because of what is perceived as a monopoly on the retailing of books that faculty requires students to buy. With littleorno competition, students often believe they are being exploited by the campus bookstore. While Campus Books sells some books at a lower price than the college bookstore, it does not

offer the same products and guarantees that the Palomar College Bookstore offers, according to college officials. MichaelS chaeffer, the manager of Palomar College Bookstore, admits that books are expensive. He also insists that the Palomar College Bookstore does not take advantaged ·o f students. "We are obligated to make textbooks availableforeach studentineachclass," says Schaeffer. The college stipulates that the -c.ampus bookstore must stock all texts that the faculty requires students to purchase. No matter how obscure a text may be, difficult it is to fmd or how expensive it is, Schaeffer says that he is required to order it. Furthermore, he says that he is responsible for having •See

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Census Shows Enrollment Up •Student Count Rises With Fees Kathi Renaud Staff Writer

Contrary to expectations, this spring's enrollment of 22,520 is actually slightly up. "About 3 percent over fall semester and about even with spring of 1993," according to Herman Lee, Director of

Records and Admissions. The increase carne even in the face of a drop in students who already hold bachelor's or advanced degrees. ''When fees increased, we lost about 48 percent of the students with degrees," Lee said. "How•See ENROLLMENT, page 5

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CAMPUS BEAT

"It isn't often that an all-nighter can save your life, but two CSU-Northridge students are alive today because they weren't asleep."

SDG&E offers thirty $500 scholarships

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Young dancers perform for "Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Day'' which was held on campus Jan. 8.

N ATTQ NAL NEWS Quake hits colleges It isn't often that an all-nighter can save your life, but two California State University-Northridge students are alive today because they weren't sleeping when almost everyone else was. Amy Miller, starting pitcher fortheCSUN orthridge women's softball team, and thirdbase player Shannon Jones were wide awake and chatting about 4:30 a.m. in their firstfloor apartment when the 6.6-point earthquakejoltedtheSanFernando Valley, crumpling freeways and buildings and creating a hellish scene of gushing water and flres caused by broken water and gas pipes. One of the women had gone into the kitchen to prepare a snack and the other was in the bedroom when the eart11quake caused the ground to leap up as much as 12 feet near the epicenter, creating a jackhammer effect particularly devastating to bridges, roads

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and buildings. The upper floors of the apartment complex crushed tbe lower floors just as Miller and Jones were scrambling to safety. "One (student) went out of the front door, and one went out the back window, and that's how they survived," said Kaine Thompson, a spokeswoman for CSUNorthridge. However, a third Cal State student was not so lucky. Jaime Reyes, 19, of the Los Angeles area, was killed when the apartment complex near the university collapsed. Most of the people who died in the apartment complex were sleeping in apartments on the lower floors, although it was not certain on which floor Reyes was located, Thompson said. The 6.6-point earthquake caused darnage estimated between $15 billion and $30 billion. Nearly 5,000 people were injured during the earthquake or shortly thereafter from falling debris and broken glass. The death toll had climbed to more than 50 as of

Jan. 21. College of the Canyons, a community college located in Santa Marita, Calif., sustained a minimum of $250,000 in damages because of the earthquake, according to hasty estimates forwarded to the Board of Governors for California Community Colleges. ''Interiorspacesareashambles,'' read one preliminary assessment of damage, which noted that the costs could be much higher since the lack of electricity has hampered inspections. ''Many pieces of equipment are smashed." Ventura College reported structuraldamagetoagymnasium, while Moorpark College reported ceiling damages of about $40,000. Classes were canceled at anumber of colleges and universities in the vicinity of the earthquake while awaiting inspections

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DEADLINES ADMISSIONS Adding a class: Through the end of the semester. Only registration in short term, late start, or openentry/ open-exit classes is permitted after Feb. 4. Instructor's signature is required. Auditing a class: Instructor's signature required on green application for audit form. There is no deadline for original registration under audit status. Deadline to change to audit status is Feb. 25. Dropping a class: This can be done through Feb. 18 without a grade of "W." Instructor's signature not required. Drop forms must be processed in Admissions. Refunds: Deadline is Feb. 4. Spring Graduation: Students may apply through March 1. Summer/Fall Grades: Are not automatically mailed. Grades are available with PIC Card at new self-serve computer stations in Admissions. Students may also submit a SASE or show picture ID in Evaluations. Credit/No Credit Grading: Deadline to change to CRINC status is Feb. 25. Instructor's signature required on blue CRINC form.

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San Diego Gas & Electric is awarding thirty $500 scholarships to under-represented community college students in San Diego, Orange and Imperial counties. Disabled, re-entry and female students are eligible as well as people from diverse cultures. Applicants must have finished 24 or more units, maintained a 2.5 GPA, and be enrolled in an academic program with six units leading to a degree in: finance or economics; education; business or accounting; social science; nursing; computer science or technology; science or engineering; or other closely related fields. The scholarships are being funded by SDG&E shareholder contributions and are administered by the California Community Colleges Foundation. All applications must be received by March 1 and winners will be notified in April. Form ore information contact Palomar's financial aid office or call Carol Guthrie of the California Community Colleges Foundation at 1-800-400-5881.

One-day workshops offered this weekend This weekend Palomar will begin its spring semesterschedule of non-credit workshops at the main campus and at the college's Escondido Center. Main campus classes include: "WordPerfectBeginning," taught by Brenda Terry in Room B-21 and "Introduction to Macintosh Computers," taught by Anita Spare in Room GJ-12. Both Classes cost $59. Eleven seminars are being conducted at the Escondido Campus: -"CreativeMemories," $25, ChristinaBagdazian, Room 404, 9 a.m. to noon. -"Dealing with Difficult People," $25, William Flynn, Room 501, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. -"Design Your Own High Fashion," $29, Power Speakers, Room 301, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. -"Freedom from Panic Attacks," $59, Ann Jovicin, Room 302, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. -"Getting to Know Your Computer," $49, John Goodman, Room 101, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. -"Income Tax Preparation for Individuals," $34, Jacqueline Marazzi, Room 105, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. -"Living Trusts vs. Wills," $25, Kenneth Stem, Room 202, 9 a.m. to noon. -"Stenciling Workshop," $21, Jan Demerath, Room 401, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. -"Story Structure for the Screenwriter & .Novelist," $39, Darlene Seale, Room 205, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. -"Supervisory Skills for the 90's Manager," $45, Kimberly Kroesch, Room 303, 9 a.m. to 4:30p.m. -"Use Your Video Camera Like a Pro," $29, Phillip Marcus, Room 503, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. In some cases a separate fee for materials will be charged. For more information call Ext. 2586.

Healthy Lifestyles Expo Comes to San Diego This weekend, Feb. 5 and 6, the Healthy Lifestyles Expo, showcasing exhibits from local and national fitness related companies, will take place at the San Diego Convention Center. Expo-goers can attend over 50 Lifestyle Trends Presentations on a wide range of topics, including stress reduction, aerobics, cross-training techniques, massage, and quitting smoking. Celebrities scheduled to appear at the event include Richard Simmons, Jack La Lanne, Hollywood personal trainer Ken Allen, and Dr. Alan P. Xenakis, author of "Why Doesn't My Funny Bone Make Me Laugh?" The Expo is open Feb. 5 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. General admission tickets are $7, tickets for senior citizens and children ages 6-12 are $3 (children under 6 are admitted free).

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NEWS

In 1946, Adolph Heyne was the first faculty member to sign a contract to teach at Palomar College. He retired from the college in June of 1969 after a 23-year career of teaching French, German, and Spanish here. He also established the first foreign language lab at Palomar College.,

Heyne Dead at 89 John Conzemius

Nope, it wasn't the earthquake ...

Heyne was born Feb. 24, 1904 in Davos, Switzerland, and moved to San Francisco in 1928. He received a bachelor's degree with high honors in 1936andamaster's degree in German in 1939 from the University of California, Berkeley. Heyne is survived by Bessie, his wife of 56 years; his son, James, of San Diego; daughter Helen Palmer of Concord; and sister, Olga Frueh of Zurich, Switzerland. His body was cremated, with his ashes scattered at sea. There was no funeral or memorial service. Mrs. Heyne requests that contributions in memory of Adolph Heyne be made to the North County Retired Teachers' Association, the Patrons of Palomar College, or the Palomar College Foundation.

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One of Palomar's first teachers died in his sleep on Dec. 23, 1993 at his Oceanside home. Adolph Heyne, 89, a Swiss native, came to San Diego in 1939 to teach foreign languages at Oceanside-Carlsbad Junior College, which has now been renamed MiraCosta College. In 1946, Heyne was the first faculty member to sign a contract to teach at Palomar College. He retired from the college in June of 1969 after a 23-yearcareerofteaching French, German, and 'Spanish here. He also established the first foreign language lab at Palomar, and founded the Alpha N u chapter at Palomar of the honor society Alpha Gamma Sigma.

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Demolition has begun for the remodeling of auditorium P-32. Walking by the site and seeing the mess one would believe the earthquake that rocked Los Angeles recently hit the campus.

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Ernie Rivera, a Palomar employee who bas AIDS, appealed to the Associated Student Government at the Feb. 2 meeting to support an AIDS program. Rivera said the program, which is currently unnamed, intends to develop a task force on campus to deal with AIDS and "related issues" such as drugs and women's issues. Rivera also urged the student government to approve ASG Senator Heather Martonik as the ASG liaison for the AIDS program. The resolution to appoint Martonik was approved

by a 7-1 vote, with ASG Senator Matthew McNamara voting against the resolution. McNamara said he felt there was not enough information, and criticized Martinik for failing to

answer his questions on the program in an earlier meeting . Martinik objected to his statement, saying that she answered every question she was asked. McNamara was also concerned about the content of the program, fearing it could be a "radical" AIDS program. Rivera assured the body

it would not be. In other news, former ASG Executive Vice President Sue Martin was appointed as ASG Senator. Martin said that the reason she left the student government last year was because her GPA fell below a 3.0, and that the situation is now under control. Martin said there were attempts to keep her off the body, such as phone calls she received encouraging her not rejoin the ASG. She also said there was animosity from members of the body, such as ASG President Denny Ngo. Ngo declined comment on Martin's statement. ASG Senator Miguel Sammaniego was dropped from the student government. According to Ngo, Sammaniego was dropped because his GP A fell below a 2.0, and he missed too many meetings.

ENROLLMENTContinuedfrompagel ever, I think they have moved to auditing and non-credit." According to David Mertes, Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the proposed new state spending plan would generally maintain current funding while providingadditionalmoneyforenrollmentgrowth and new technology programs. If adopted, the plan will provide $2.75 billion for community colleges, an increase from the $2,705 billion projected for 19931994. It also includes a proposal to place a measure on the ballot in 1994 to provide $900 million in general obligation bonds for capital outlay for higher education. According to Mertes, an issue of concern in the budget is a proposed undergraduate fee increase from $13 to $20 per unit "Overall, we are quite pleased with the proposed community college funding," Mertes said, "but we feel a substantial fee increase could result in a large number of students not being able to enter higher education." Community college fees have

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BOOKSTORE books available for each and every student. He can't run out. If be does, he says he has to answer to some very irate college officials. "We are really in the middle of everything. Students think our prices are too high but the faculty doesn' t know how much the publisher is charging for a book before they tell us to order it," adds Schaeffer. So just how much does the college run bookstore mark up prices? Schaeffer said that students pay 26 percent more than what he paid for the books . That usually results in a $10 to an $11 profit per book. That is before he pays for freight expenses. Hamid Radvar, owner of Campus Books, claims he can save a student $5 to $10 per book. How can he do it while the campus bookstore cannot? "I target the books that are in high demand", says Radvar. For introductory and very popular classes, large volumes of books are required. These books are easy to find and order from the publisher. Large demand and high volume means high revenue for Radvar' s business. "He's Price· Clubbing us," Schaeffer says of Radvar. If Radvar runs out of a book when students are still trying to buy, he is not answerable to anyone but himself. Unlike the Palomar College Bookstore, the faculty does not stipulate which books Radvar has to buy. If he does not want to buy the book, be does not have to. Students have discovered that the book they needed was not stocked at Campus Books .. Schaeffer claims that ordering enough books for each student in every class often means plenty of unpurchased books are left on his shelves. That translates to higher warehousing expenses and more

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hours spent by employees sending them back to the publisher. Both bookstores have to pay for their overhead; utilities, employees' wages, shipping expenses and inventory costs must be paid. But in addition, Palomar College Bookstore has to pay for its own mortgage (it receives no subsidy from the district) and pay the Associated StudentGovemment$35,000 a year. Radvar has no such obligation. Schaeffer believes competition is meant to be. "We live in a country that thrives on competition. It' s the students' right to shop," says Schaeffer. Radvar says that even though he is competing with Schaeffer's operation, they have a good relationship. ''They have been very cooperative,"expressed Radvar. Radvar says he attended Palomarin the early 1980sand went on to earn a bachelor's degree from SDSU. He recent! y returned to San Marcos. "I was surprised to fmd no discount bookstore in the college area." Moving to fill a perceived void, Radvar opened shop late last semester in time to buy back books from students. This is the first semester he has had books for sale and, he admits, he has run out of some editions that students were still trying to purchase. He acknowledges a learning curve exists as to how many of whicb books to buy. For the future, Radvar says he not only wants to stock the books that are purchased in high volume, but to provide all students' textbook needs. He says he wants to expand to other classes and, if the demand exists, other services. For now, be claims to concentrate on retailing textbooks at a discount price. ''Without the constraints we have," Schaeffer says, "they can afford do that."

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Wellness Center Nears Completion • New fitness facility set to open in April Jason Singer Sports Editor

The architectural firm, LPA, Inc., faced a couple of challenges when it began to design the new wellness/fitness center currently being built on the Palomar College campus. The college's newest building had to blend in with dozens of other structures. Including the strikingly unusual gymnasium, most commonly called the "Dome". Secondly, the center had to be designed within a very strict budget. Palomar College provided the land for the center. The total cost of the projectincluding site improvement, furnishings, equipment, architectural and engineering costsis just over $1 million according to college officials. You may be wondering

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where all of this money is coming from. Right? $750,000 is coming from the city of San Marcos. Two hundred and ninety thousand dollars of the money is being fmanced through the Palomar College redevelopment fund which is basically more money from the city of San Marcos. "The architects, the construction crews and our own staff members have all worked bard to create a really fine facility," said Mike Gregoryk, vice president for finance and administrative services at Palomar. The center, which should have a grand opening the first week of April, will have a large workout room , an office , men's and women's locker rooms, a recep-tion area, janitorial and washerdryer rooms. The center' s workout room, which is 3,450 square feet in size, is expected to house 10 Lifecycles,

S tairmasters, two s ix LifeRowers, 6 Treadmills, two Nordic Track Cross Country units, two Universal Super Circuits, one Graitron, one Nautilus Circuit, two sets of ascending weights free barbells, two stretch bars, full wall mirrors, wall- mounted magazine racks and a doctor's scale. "It looks great," says Gregoryk. "It is exactly what we wanted to see at this point." He adds, "We hope that both students and staff use it to provide a healthy environment." The new wellness/fitness center is located near the corner ofMission Road and Comet Drive, just east of the tennis courts. When completed it will beopentothecommunity, with discounted memberships for college students and staff.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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THE BRITISH ARE COMING!! •British musi'c makers are reacting to America's college rock dominence Sarah Frederiksen Entertainment Editor

Exhausted by the surge of American acts and Seattle grunge gurus topping the music charts, Britons have answered a call to arms. Following the paths paved by last year's graduates Blur, The Cranberries, Radiohead, and Suede, Britpop '94 looks promising. Gearing up for the future of alternative college rock, the Doc Marten donning generation, stuck somew here between leaving mum and dad and getting a sensible haircut, are welcoming Elastica, Tindersticks, and The Auteurs.The new wave of new wave. A seemingly overnight sensation, Elastica are enjoying the fruits of newfound success. Although this London quartet have played relatively few live dates, they've graced the cover of several U.K. music publications and have appeared on numerous national television chart shows.All with only one single under their belts. Desperate to find the 'new Suede', who were, themselves, the 'new Smiths', the British press hype machine is in overdrive over Elastica. However, this doesn't worry

lead singer/guitarist Justine Frischman. "What we want to do is push things as far as we can," she says. The press couldn't have created a better superstar than Justine if they tried. Former mate of Suede's Brett Anderson, she currently shares a flat with Damon Albarn of Blur. She's a charisma queen. She wears shirts and ties walking down the street. She spent her teenage years in her bedroom writing poetry while listening to Morrissey. She's always called her parents by their flrst names. She personifies the Britpop lifestyle. The music isn't that bad, either. With only one official single and two compilation disc tracks, Elastica's sound is mostly brash guitars, incongruous basslines and lyrics exploring such phenomena as groupies, impotence, and realizing your boyfriend's eyebrows meet in the middle. Often associated with Blondie and The Jam, Justine and co-writing drummer Justin Welch prefer to be linked with The B uzzcocks or The Fall. "We are born more out of a tribute to music rather than a reaction against it," explains Jus tine. "I'll wake up one morning and it'll be 'I want to sound like Wire!' Or then it's TheStanglers." Whatever the parallel, Elastica's

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"Impending success makes me feel thankful. I've spent three years paying my dues," admits Justine Frisch man, lead vocalistic of Elastica. The band is one of many new English groupsfeatured by the British music press who will encounter success in the next year. From left to right: Donna MaHhews, Justine, Justin Welch, and Annie Holland.

forthcoming album promises transcendence and triumph. Punkish guitars and sporadic lyrics isn't what British darlings Tindersticks have to offer. Instead, this group of six southern lads exude romance. Their already released, but import-only, self-titled double debut album creates a dimly lit, smoke filled atmosphere of any room. Or, as one critic says, "Crumpled shirt music. These people are sloppy old romantics who like to sing about broken hearts, surreal dreams, and loneliness." Tindersticks' only downside is their deeply buried vocals. With

lyrics such as "And I tell you, with my tongue between your toes, if there's anyone else, don't let them do this," frontman Stuart has every reason to speak up. Nevertheless, Tinder sticks and its singles are the soul and passion of this year's class. The Auteurs, on the other hand, are a bit more adventurous than Tindersticks' old boys club. When their album New Wave lost to Suede's a few months ago at the Mercury Prize awards, they created a fuss by shouting profanities at the announcement and confronting the band after the show. Lead vocalist Luke Haines later admitted "we're not friendly people."

The Auteurs eponymous second album Now I'm A Cowboy, released this spring, contains the same acoustic smoothness as New Wave. Its first single "Lenny Valentino" has placed on the U.K. independent singles chart and forecasts an eventful year for the band. Impending American label releases for Elastica, Tindersticks, and The Auteurs are sure to invade stateside radiowaves, having already made a splash overseas. Other imported gems to look for in the coming months include the soundsofEchobelly, Orange Juice, Pulp, Salad, and Stereolab. Haveacupo' teaandstaytuned.

'Ace Ventura' Detects Disaster ··Pet detective is searching for laugh~ James Hatch Copy Editor

Some movies are made inherently stupid. "Wayne's World" and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" are a few examples. The latter of these two icons has become a classic of sort. "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective," is a special sort of stupid -- enormously Photo courtesy Morgan Creek Productions stupid. However, the audience canMiami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino is kiddnapped and not help but flnd certain parts of the offbeat detective Ace Ventura, played by Jim Carrey, tracks him film ridiculous. The plot focuses on the disapto the thugs' lair in Morgan Creek Productions' new comedy "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective." pearance of Snowflake, a bottle-

CINEMA Motion pictures scheduled for release Feb. 4 Check local theater listings for date and time.

"Ace Ventura: Pet Detective," starring Jim Carrey, Sean Young, Courtney Cox, Tone Loc, and Dan Marino. A comedy. "Gunmen," starring Christopher Lambert, Mario Van Peebles, Denis Leary, and Kadeem Hardison. An action film. "I'll Do Anything," starring Nick Nolte, Albert Brooks, Tracey Ullman. A drama. "My Father, The Hero," starring Gerard Depardieu. A romantic comedy. "Romeo Is Bleeding," starring Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Annabella Sciorra, Juli and Scheider. A thriller.

nosed dolphin who is the official mascotoftheMiamiDolphins football team, and the kidnapping of Dan Marino, the Dolphins quarterback. Both tum up missing on the eve of Super Sunday. Dolphins in the Super Bowl?! I don't think so. Enter Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Jim Carey), a Miami investigator whose affection for the four legged breed goes far beyond what many would consider normal. Ace is hired by Dolphins marketing director Melissa Robinson (Courtney Cox)to find Snowflake and Marino. Other cast includes Sean Young as police Lt. Einhorn, a sexy but frigidly domineering woman who is handling the police investigation of the kidnappings. Without giving away' the ending, she's a woman who is more than she appears to be.

This Week In Music History

MUSIC Compact Discs released Feb. 1:

Tori Amos -- In The Pink Green Day -- Dookie The Levellers-- Levellers Various-- Alternative NRG Various -- Red~lert Concerts:

The Wonderstuffand Chapter house will play at the Belly Up Tavern on Feb. 4. Show starts at 8:30p.m. Tickets are $8. Palomar College Performance Arts presents Rebecca Rollins, a pianist, who will celebrate "The Music of Women Composers." Show starts at 2p.m., Feb 6., in the Performance Lab Tickets are $5-9.

Dan Marino, with no great stretch, plays himself. Luckily, someone in the cutting room noticed, as an actor, Dan is a pretty good football player. He has fewer than 10 lines in two scenes. In the end, Ace solves the crime, gets the girl, rescues the pilfered porpoise, and returns Marino to the Super Bowl. When all is said and done, one will leave the theater feeling uplifted. B utnot because the movie was so well done, but that it was only 90 minutes long. "Ace" gets one and three-quarter stars out of four, most of those going to its originality. But, hey, you could probably find worse ways to spend a Saturday night, i.e. "Intersection."

Palomar's Boehm Gallery presents D a v i d Avalos's "Y Que Selected Works&Collaborations." On display through March 9, the artist will give a walk-through lecture of his exhibition Feb. 10 at 11 a.m. Please send Calendar items to The Telescope, in care of Sarah Frederiksen, Entertainment editor, 1140 West Mission Road, San Marcos, CA 92069.

5 -- Bob Marley born (1945) 8 --David and Angie Bowie divorce (1980) 9 --73 million Americans watch The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show (1964) 12 --Debbie Harry leaves Blondie (1981) 14-- Billy Idol leaves Generation X (1981)

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Actor Johnny Depp Looks Forward To 'Grape' Success . h'tS. new 1-h"[ • Depp d'tSCUSSeS 't m "G't"[b ert Grape , upcomtng . pro?ects . ' J ' and hiS peTSOnalli1•fe lan Spelling College Press Service

Gilbert Grape lives in Endora, Iowa, a dying town with a population of 1,091. He lives at home with his 500-pound mom, an 18-year-old mentally challenged brother, and two sisters. He serves as the family's emotional anchor and works as a clerk in a grocery store that's losing customers to a nearby super-duper market and occasionally fools around with a married woman. Let's play Hollywood casting agent. You need an actor who doesn't worry much about commercial viability, and one who can breathe life into Gilbert, the central character in the film, "What's Eating Gilbert Grape,'' which opened Dec. 15. Johnny Depp immediately comes to mind. Since his heart-throb days of "21 Jump Street," Depp has earned respect for playing off-beat characters in such non-blockbuster films as "Cry-Baby," and "Edward Scissorhands.'' Depp committed to "Grape" because he believed in the book of the same name (by Peter Hedges, who adapted it into a screenplay) and the director, Lassc Hallstrom, best known for ''My Life as a Dog." ''The screenplay didn't exist at that point," Depp said. "There

was something about Gilbert I liked. On the surface he seemed to be a normal guy, just fairly miserable, but I was interested in what was going on underneath. I was interested in this rage and hostility that could only show up a couple of times in the movie. "I understand the feeling of being stuck in a place, whether it's a real place or an emotional place. I understand that rage of wanting to escape from everyone and everything you know and start out new. "For me, it's as if Gilbert at some point allowed himself to die inside, martyring himself for his family. He's a surrogate father, even to his mom. Something that starts out as love and devotion can tumintoresentmentandguilt. You can lose yourself and that's the worst thing anyone can do, because then you hate others for what you've done to yourself." If Grape sounds depressing, it's not. There are moments ftlled with humor, hope and heart. There's even a charming romance between Depp and Juliette Lewis, whose character opens his eyes to the world. Another positive message the film imparts is that, underneath it all, people are people. "We tend to judge people on appearance, whether they're an overweight person, or what people think is an

ugly person, or a handicapped person, or a mentally challenged person. A lot of this film is saying they're human beings, that they existaseveryonedoes,"Deppsaid. Grape ~s the ftrst of three Depp films movtegoers can expect to see in the coming months. The actor recently completed filming ''Ed Wood," about the director of Plan Nine from Outer.Space, who was a heterosexual transvestite. The film reunited Depp with his Scissorhands director, Tim Burton . On the personal side, Depp has had a turbulent time of late. His relationship with Winona Ryder ended, and there was the recent drug overdose death of River Phoenix outside Depp's Los Angeles night club, The Viper Room. The Phoenix situation is brought up couched in the words "recent events," but Depp addresses it directly. ''I thought a lot of the press was incredibly irresponsible," he says. "There was a lot of speculation and people playing backyard detective and exploiting the situation to get ratings, to sell newspapers and magazines.'' Perhaps, however, the result of the intense media attention will be some young man or woman nqt becoming a victim. "I hope so," he says. ''That's where the irresponsibility comes in. They speculated on what it would be. They didn't say to kids, 'Listen, here's a normal guy. He made a mistake. Anybody can make the same mistake. Anybody could make a fatal mistake, very easily. It could be any of us. Watch yourself.' No one said that." Depp seems pretty comfortable

Photography Instructor's Work Selected for National Exhibitions •Professor Tom Young's artwork will be displayed alongside other art media works in national gallery Brian Wallace

destroyed by frre last March. "I had to come to grips with the tragedy in my life by looking at the destruction of what was the base of my life and fmding new significant and beautiful things out of it," he said. The other work chosen for the Long Beach exhibit, "The U.S.

Campus Beat Editor

Palomar photography instructor Tom Young recently had five of his works selected for exhibition by two majornational competitions. Two of his photos, "Scorched Nightgown" and "The U.S. Welcomes Foreign Trade," were chosen by the Center of Photography for display in an all art media exhibition at the Long Beach Arts Center called "Black and White Exhibition." The prestigious Center of Photography, located in Tucson, Ariz., is the executor of the negatives and prints py such photographers as Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Eugene Smith, Wynn Bullock and Paul Strand. One ofY oung' s selected pieces, "Scorched Nightgown," was frrst publicly displayed last December at Palomar in the Boehm Gallery's Faculty Exhibit. The photo features a nude woman holding up a nightgown amidst the charred remains of Young' shome which was

"Fallen Log South of Lake" is one of five photographs taken by Young to be exhibited.

Welcomes Foreign Trade," is a sarcastic work which shows a figure dressed in battle gear coming across the ocean and approaching a figure lying on a beach behind a large sea walL Young says the

photo shows how "We tend to expose ourselves to all foreign trade and yet it sometimes ends up destroying what we have here in our country." The image is a print made from four different negatives of studio nudes, clouds, and a landscape. Young teaches multiple image blending in his Photo 215 class. The Long Beach Arts Center's exhibit opened Jan. 16 and runs through Feb. 13. "In the Tradition of the Masters" is the other exhibit which will feature Young's work. The show, sponsored by the Maude Kerns Art Center in Eugene, Ore., will showcase photographs done by con temporary photographers in the tradition of photographic masters such as Paul Strand, Ansel Adams and Edward Weston. The works selected by the Maude Kerns Arts Center include "Fallen Log South of Lake" which was taken last year on a trip to the High Sierras with his Photo 197 class. The exhibit opens Feb. 11 and runs for about six weeks. Young has been taking photos for 35 years and has taught at Palomar for the past 22 years. He currently teaches Photo 100, Elementary Photo; Photo 197, Carmel; Photo 215, Creative Photo; and Photo 296, Special Projects.

Photo courtesy Paramount Pictures

"There was something about Gilbert I liked," says Depp of his latest character forthe movie ''What's Eating Gilbert Grape?"

in his own skin. "As far as being Johnny Depp, whatever people think Johnny Depp is, I don'thave any problem with it,'' he says. "There's a lot of stuff I don't buy into, like an actor who takes him-

self so seriously he pretends to be this tortured artist. Everyone has pain, everyone at this table, and 100,000 people in the street. An actor doesn't have it more than others.''

8 The Telescope Friday, February 4, 1994

OPEN FORUM

"Man is a Political Animal" Aristotle, Politics I

America's Political Landscape Conservative Right For The Pursuit Of Freedom

Liberal Ide as For the Future Kelley Brewer Staff Writer

What does it mean to be a liberal? In today' s political climate a liberal is often characterized as a tree hugging, quiche eating, white wine drinking, bleeding heart, left wing dilettante who supposedly believes -~~l!ri~ft_., in "tax and spend" economics, a bloated welfare state, open drug use, and free condoms for all. But is this an accurate portrait of the liberal perspective? I don't think so. Traditionally, liberal values encompass protection of personal liberties, equality in social justice and a progressive role of government for the lives of its citizens. In the fight to preserve and extend personal liberties, liberalism has been at the forefront of battles against intrusive government policies and censorship. Liberals have been instrumental in guaranteeing our individual freedoms and basic human rights as enumerated by the Constitution. More over, liberal philosophies promote such divergent ideals as separation of church and state or a woman's right to choose with respect to the abortion debate. In the realm of social justice, liberals have led reforms for universal suffrage and the advancement of civil rights. In the areas of social and economic equality, liberals have always voiced the loudest calls for fairness. Both worker's and women's rights movements continue to fmd their strongest advocates among liberals. Typically, liberal ideology regards the role of government as protecting individual liberties while also ensuring that each individual has the opportunity to achieve his or Alex Ebel Staff Writer her fullest potential. These notions are underlying the liberal The terms liberal and conservative are position on such issues as an active environmental policy, a commitment to enabling misused so often, they sometimes lose their every individual to obtain the highest qual- meaning. If you enjoy "liberal" amounts of ity public education, and more recently, the cream cheese on your bagel, does thatmeap you think Donna Shallala is the greatest idea of universal health care. Long standing social programs such as thing since Jane Fonda? Do you automatithe G.I. Bill and Social Security are hall- cally become a member of the Republican party if you dress in a "conservative" manmarks of progressive liberal thinking. Obviously liberal thinking has impacted ner? I don't think so. So what defines a our standard of living throughout history; in politician as being conservative or liberal fact, our nation was founded with progres- and what is bi-partisan politics? The American Heritage Dictionary desive liberal thinking, as is exemplified in the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of fines conservatism as "The tendency in politics to maintain the existing order and Rights. The traditional liberal perspective is to resist or oppose change." It goes on to deeply rooted in the democratic conviction define liberal political beliefs as "Having or that people have the right to rule themselves. expressing political views that favor civil A fundamental trust in human goodness liberties, democratic reforms, and the use underlies the belief that each individual, in of governmental power to promote social realizing.their full potential, will contribute progress." Popular conventional wisdom would dicto the betterment of society. A positive optimistic view of humanity is tate that a liberal politician would favor this the basis for liberal interpretation of the country's policies on welfare and public human condition and provides the founda- housing. But since those policies have been tions upon which progressive government around for 30 years, wouldn't that make their beliefs conservative?Âˇ policies are built. And if a politician wants to change In a larger sense, liberalism is a state of mind. A way oflooking at the human condi- ("change" being the key word) present pubtion which is rooted in hope and emphasizes lic assistance policies in order to encourage a faith in the possibility for a better tomor- recipients to become more self-sufficient, that politician is labeled as a conservative. row. The meaning of liberalism is to work But wouldn't those beliefs be considered through the democratic process in an at- liberal verse conservative because change tempt to bring about justice for all citizens is a sought after goal? It is so confusing, I become totally bewithin a society. By using a pragmatic view of the future, we can make human rights the wildered as to whether or not these terms are even valid in today's society, I mean, Âˇ final goal.

Sara Rettus Staff! Writer

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Bi-Partisan: AMeeting Of Ideas why are there liberal arts colleges but no conservative arts colleges? Okay, you don't have to answer that, even if you can. What really hurts us is the partisan game being played in Washington D.C. We have all beard that gridlock keeps things from happening in our government as well as on our freeways. Many experts of government believe Democrats in congress purposely sabotaged what would have been a successful economicplan by George Bush in order to make the economy turn south and make him look like an inept leader. When he finally did compromise with the Democrats in congress over a budget, he got voted out of office by a nation fed up with the status quo. Why can't the two major political parties work together successfully? The only way we can hope to see good things come out of Washington is if they do. We all win when a policy proposal has bi-partisan support. Observers of the NAFTA passage have just seen what happens when members of opposing parties rally together. When the results were in, it was a bi-partisan victory. If bi-partisan efforts are so productive, why do we see it so infrequently? Unfortunately, a party's pursuit of influence and power (done by denigrating and sabotaging the other party and its efforts) often takes priority over working toward the benefit of the citizens. Furthermore, senior party members are so entrenched in their office, they can manipulate junior members to do their will, not the will of the junior's constituents.

"Conservatives think, Liberals just feel," asserted Dr.-Michael Newbrough, associate professor of Political Science, when asked what it meant to be a conservative. So what exactly does a conservative ideology entail? The American Political Dictionary defines conservative as " ... having been fairly consistently opposed to government regulation of economic and civil rights legislation, and in favor of state over federal action, fiscal reserve, decreased government spending and lower taxes." Nevertheless, being a conservative is more than that. It means taking responsibility for your own actions, not expecting a hand out, and the realization that not only can government not make your life better, it is not the government's responsibility to do so. Ayn Rand author of "Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal" talks about the 1960's democratic platform of rights. The right to a job, the right to adequate health care, the right to food and clothing, the right for businesses to be free from unfair competition, the right to a good education. Rand states "A single question added to each of the above ... clauses would make the issue clear: At whose expense?" she asked. These rights do not materialize from nothing, someone must provide them. All the government can do is redistribute wealth and take some for overhead. Rand asserts "If somemenareentitledby right to the products of the work of others, it means that those others are deprived of rights and condemned to slave labor." A grave mistake of the liberal ideology is the concept that businesses are created for a social cause. Businesses should be free to hire and fire who they want, not by government mandate. Businesses are not created to give people jobs, they are created to make money. The fact that jobs are created through this is a secondary, and shows that through self interest opportunities can arrive for others. Government should be here to protect the right of life, liberty, and property. Not give them to you, but protect what you have earned. That means our taxes should only go to support a military, a police force, and a court system. Anything else is criminal. If someone came up to you and took a gun to your head, forced you to give them a job regardless of competence, or to pay for their college tuition, would you not feel that was criminal? That is exactly what the government does when it creates social policy and taxes the people. Liberals will claim to give you cradle-tograve security, while they tax you into serfdom. They will also sell you out for the good of the masses. As a conservative I strive for the rights of individuals. P.J. O'Rourke, author of "Parliament of Whores" concludes that conservatism " .. .is an ideology of individuals. Everyone with any sense and experience in life would rather take his fellows one by one than in a crowd. They can trample you easier than a single person can. And a crowd will never take you out to lunch."

Friday, February 4, 1994 The Telescope 9

Vox PoPULI Does a life of abuse justify violent crime or murder, such as in the Bobbit or Menendez brothers cases?

The Green Column Mireille Samson Staff Writer

John Purcell Facilities No. Physical abuse shouldn't lead to physical harm of others.

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Amy Curtis Political Science I don't think there is any excuse for any person harming another individual.

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Domestic Violence Is The Issue No one can be positive how many hours of news coverage we were subjected to this past year covering the genital dismemberment of John Wayne Bobbit. At this point, probably no one even cares. The "real issue" here is not the manner in which he was injured. It is the fact that it took something as dramatic as a severed penis to bring to national attention the subject of domestic violence in this country. Even when the issue was finally brought to light, more attention was given to the particulars of the case than to the issue itself. Crimes were committed, a trial was held, yet neither victim saw any real justice served. The woman, or anyone for that matter, who stays in an abusive relationship becomes part of the problem. She has no right to maim or kill the abuser unless it is an immediate act of self defense. If the circumstances were reversed, and a woman had been maimed, it would not have been front page news. Numerous cases of domestic violence against women go unreported every day. Why is there such a furor over violence committed against a man by a woman? Domestic violence is a terribly sad fact of

Diane Roff Child Development I don't believe in abuse at all. I think they're justified in a way, but not in their own hands.

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Armando Sierra Community Service Worker Absolutely not. No one should take someone' s life or allow violence to go that far.

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life, but there are other ways to deal with the situation. Here in North County there are many organizations thatassistfamilies when they are in a crisis. There have even been seminars here on campus. We at the Telescope hope that Palomar College and all the people who attend can help in changing the view society has towards domestic violence. It may take an exerted effort by some of us, buttheresultscould be life changing. Using education as the tool for corrections, society can be taught new understandings and remove the shadow of domestic violence from our country. This campus has many of the resources availible to bring about change within a society. In fact, through history, college campuses have often been the starting point for great changes. Through many of the academic departments on campus, possibly, change could be brought about. But, it will take people to make the change. It will be tomorrow's parents and leaders who will have to teach the future generations that domestic violence is an unacceptable situation within an educated society.

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On the vast snowy expanses of an Alaskan plain where nature has gone relatively untouched and a harmonic balance exists between predator and prey, humans are methodically hunting down and slaughtering wolves. Under the guise of saving dwindling numbers of caribou, the Alaskan state government last month approved the elimination of 100 to 150 wolves in three large areas near Fairbanks, Alaska. The animals are lured by moose and caribou carcasses to preset neck snares which slowly strangles them to death. The Alaskan Department of Fish and Game trappers then come along and shoot the ones that don't die quickly. This type of hunting kills individual wolves, which destroys the social fabric of the pack. Wolves are social creatures, and when members of their pack disappear, this creates disruption and confusion in the group, scientists say. "We are shredding their social structure-the very thing that makes them wolves," Gordon Haber, a wildlife scientist, was quoted as saying in an article in The Los AngelesTimes. The mass slaying of wolves was lobbied by hunters who wanted to reduce the number of natural predators of caribou so they could hunt more. Ralph Seekins, the leader of the militant Alaska Wildlife Conservation Assn., says the breakdown of harvestable wildlife should be: 30 percent for hunters, 30 percent for wolves, 30 percent for bears and the remaining 10 percent for death by natural causes. According to Seekins, hunters currently only account for 2.5 percent, so he said the number of predators need to be significantly reduced. This reasoning is, of course, ludicrous. The wolves and bears depend on the moose, sheep and caribou in Alaska for survival. It is their main source of food all year around. Humans, however, consider bunting a sport and can just as easily frequent the comer grocery store for their nutritional supplement. It's clear the Alaskan government will not heed the cry of concerned environmentalists unless its pocketbook is threatened. And, since the state depends heavily on tourism for their income, the line of attack is clear. Boycott Alaska. Don't go there on vacation, and, furthermore, write to the tourism board and tell them so, specifying the merciless slaying of wolves by the Alaskan government as the reason why. Those concerned can write to: Alaska Division of Tourism, P.O. Box E, Juneau, AK 99811 or call (907) 465-2010.

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10 The Telescope Friday, February 4, 1994

LIFESTYLE

'Line dancing is A-OK, it gets my heart rate up, but best of all, I get to stand next to pretty girls.' Stan Hodges

SAN DIEGO SLAPS SOME LEATHER Story and photos by Wendy Urushima Contributing Writer

What do "Boot Scootin' Boogie," "Tush Push," and "Slappin' Leather," all have in common? No, theyaren'tthenewest line of fitness videos on the market, they're the names of country western line dances. Before you shake your head and chortle, be warned, country westem line dancing has hit the mainstream and is coming to a bar near you. Suzanne Johnston , a sophomore at Palomar, used to hate country western music. "I remember several years ago watching the music awards on TV. When an award for a country artist came on I'd think, Yuck! How can anyone listen to that twangy, whining, 'my wife left me when my car broke down,' crap?" Now,Johnstoncan'tgetenough of country music. She's traded her DepecheModeandDire Straits for Garth Brooks and George Strait. No, she doesn'tdrive a Ford PickUp truck, but in her red, Volkswagen Cabriolet, you'll find her radio is set on KOW FM (92.1) orKSONFM(97.3), both country music stations. "I asked my Mom for a Patsy Cline CD for Christmas. She couldn't believe it. She asked me what happened to Prince? I told her Prince was way out. Now, music from her era was in~" Sowhilecountrymusichasbeen around for decades, its popularity has blossomed in San Diego only within the last several years. KSON has been rated the No. 1 radio station in San Diego for the past two years, according to The Arbitron rating service, which ranks the popularity of radio stations according to listener surveys. Country western bars have also emerged, many replacing sites that were once disco or top 40 clubs. Some of the local hot spots include: In Cahoots, (formerly Confettis) in Mission Valley, Coyotes (formerly the Bacchanal) in Kearny Mesa and the newest addition, Midnight Roundup, in Temecula. It's not only the music, bowever, that has changed at these clubs. Gone are the days of women in tight dresses and spiked heels. Today the attire and decor resembles the movie "City Slickers," but without the ranch. Black an white photos of famous country western singers adorn the wall at the club In Cahoots. A wagon wheel and cow skull hang over the bar, as ice-cold bottles of long-neck beers are passed beneath. A petite woman in a red felt cowboy hat smacks her gum and stands underneath a sign, "Shoeshine $3." The room is smoky, yet well lit, showing the colorful, patterned, long sleeve shirts worn by many. Two tall, lanky men, both wearing Rustler jeans, lean on the wooden rail surrounding the dance floor. With their black-felt cowboy hats and worn, brown-leather ostrich skin boots, one could mistake them

for cowboys from the wild west, watching their horses in the corral. At a nearby table, four women giggle, as a burly cowboy trips while trying to kick his heels together in mid-air during a line dance. They know his name is "Bobby," since he wears it proudly branded on the back of his belt. After the fall, Bobby whirls in a circle, and the white lights from above reflect off of his silver, rodeo belt buckle. Finally, the song ends, Bobby walks off the floor, and wipes the sweat off his brow with a folded red bandanna. Not everyone that vi sits these bars however, wear rodeo belt buckles and black cowboy hats. Some of the people don ' t even listen to country western music outside the bar, but enjoy country western dancing. A big draw is that most of the clubs teach free dance lessons making the sport easily accessible to all willing to learn. Also, since one does not need a partner for the line dances, waiting for that tap on the shoulder is now a thing of the past. For those interested in dancing with a partner, the Two-Step, WaltzandJitterbugprovide a social, non-threatening way to meet others. In addition, people mention they enjoy line dancing and two-stepping as a fun form of exercise. For whatever the reason, there

In Cahoots locals show off their lizard, cow and ostrich. you're on the floor, you'd better mind your country western etiquette, you know saying 'excuse me' when you step on someone. Oh, and the hardest part for me is when you're two-stepping, letting the guy lead." Simmons, originally from Austin, Texas, says she enjoys San Diego, but added that the

three types of dances occurring at the same time a small floor. "The outer ring moves counter-clockwise, like a skating rink. When you combine that with the line dancers in the middle, well, they could be turning, stomping and sliding any number of directions." After watching and observing

'Getting on the dance floor is like getting on the freeway at rush hour. ' Delores-Jean Simmons, line dancer is a definite desire to be on the dance floor. When a song ends, sweaty and soon-to-be-sweaty dancers run on and off the wooden floor. People push, shove and elbow each other, like eager Christmas shoppers the day after Thanksgiving. "Getting on the dance floor is like getting on the freeway at rush hour," says one Coyotes' regular, Delores-Jean Simmons, 34. "When

country bars here are "a little trendy, and filled with yuppies. In Austin, we don't line dance." According toLindaEady, dance instructor with the "Flying E's," the dance floor is broken into three arenas. "The inner circle is for line dancers, outer circle for couples or two-steppers and the outermost corners are for swing-dancers or j itterbuggers." Eady says it's hard having the

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the dance floor, one can tell it is a very structured environment. Line dancers stand in approximately four to five rows of 10 to 20 people in length, depending on the size of the floor and the popularity of the song. Only several notes of the song will play, and in unison, the entire group will tap their right heel in front of them and immediately stomp both feettogether. The dance

"Copperhead Road" has begun, and for the next three minutes, much of the crowd will be mesmerized by the large group of bodies moving in sync. While each club in San Diego may specialize in five or six favorite line dances, the dance routines may be preformed to a variety of songs. "You listen to the beat and tempo of the song, like George Strait's, "The Fireman," you always do the "Flyin' 8." But if it's just about any fast song most people would do the "Tush Push." You don't have to be in the bar however, to do your line dancing. It has now spread tqthehealth club arena as well. Family Fitness, a chain of gyms located throughout California, is now offering "Cowboy Cardio" in aerobics classes. Low impact aerobic moves are combined with the latest line dance steps and taught to country music. Will Palomar students start stomping their heels to this new fad? According to Dorothy Bleth, Palomar College dance advisor, "This form of danceisn' tcurrently offered in the curriculum, bowever, it might work as a section in our ballroom dance class, where we teach social dance." Bleth then added her feeling in how dancing in general has evolved. "People are communicating more with dance. Some country western dances young people are doing now, are just different variations from what we used to do- the Jitterbug and Swing, they're very social." So while the trend continues to spread, people will continue to have fun. According to Stan Hodges, 70, aregularatMidnigbtRoundup, "Line dancing is A-OK, it gets my heart rate up, but best of all, I get to stand next to pretty girls." Hodges, who is married, also enjoys doing the Two-step and Waltz with his 60-year-old wife, Elaine. Hodges then added, "The girls like to line dance because they don't have to wait for us guys. I'd ask them, but my dance card is usually filled."

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SPORTS

"We got hit hard," said Baseball Coach Vetter.

Fresh Start for Comets ÂˇBaseball David Galindo Staff Writer

The smell of fresh cut grass on a baseball field in spring time means only one thing, that the boys of summer are here and are ready to play some baseball. The Comets' 1994 baseball team, which ended its 1993 year in a three-way tie for the Pacific Coast Conference title with Mesa and Southwestern colleges, returns as a young uncontested ballclub. Both the position players and bullpen suffered tremendous blows due to some fortunate and unfortunate circumstances, depending on how one looks at it. The fortunate: Two players signed on with major league clubs and eight sophomores went on to four year schools. The two players that are with major league teams are Danny McAdams, who had a team leading 1.75 ERA, and Mike Walter, who led the team with a .337 batting average. Both are projected to play and develop on the minor league level this year for the Colorado Rockies and Houston Astros respectively. The unfortunate: "We got hit hard," said Head Coach Bob Vetter. Season ending injuries to

key returners and the aforementioned episodes have left the team with virtually no experienced players from last year's team. "Kevin Keefe, who would've been one of our starting pitchers, is out for the season," Vetter said, "He had shoulder surgery over the summer and we expect him back next season." This leaves pitcher JeffFreetly, who was second on the team last year with a 2.52 ERA, as the lone returner from last year's championship campaign. No left-handed pitchers exist on the inexperienced staff which eliminates any managerial strategy whatsoever. Also, starting sophomore second baseman Dan Esposito injured his knee in December and is not expected to return anytime soon. This has been trying for both coaches, trying to fill those vacated positions, and athletes, trying to adequate! y solve the problems those depletions have created. A coaches nightmare. huh. Though, it seems unfortunate for this year's crew, Vetter remains optimistic. "I'm excited," Vetter said confidently, eyebrows raised wrinkling his forehead, "I told the kids that." When he says kids he's not kidding around. Of the twenty players

on the active roster eighteen are freshmen. "We're a very young team with not a lot of depth," said Vetter signifying his main concern, "Depth upthemiddleespecially." The middle of an infield at any level is so crucial in creating the cohesive bond that needs to exist to be an effective ballclub defensively. If you ask any skipper of a baseball team what is the most important elements for a winning team, he will tell you outright pitching and defense. Comets' coach Bob Vetter is confident in those players he has asked to fill the spot Esposito lost. "We have asked our catchers,who are good athletes, to play second on the days they aren't catching," said Vetter. Vetter knows patience is the key. ''I'm willing to be patient," he said. "We will take some lumps but will give some lumps too." Vetter said what the focus of this year will be, "We want to build the club for next year. This will be a year of trial, error and learning. Definitely a rebuilding year." The coach is impressed with

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Steve Groves throws heat at practice.

what be has seen in his players, especially in pitcher/first baseman Steve Rohlmeier. So, it will be exciting, like coach Bob Vetter insists it will be, to see

bow this young core of players compete with the more experienced teams in the conference. For now, let's just play ball!

New Faces Don't Scare Coach Eldridge Jill Blinkey Staff Writer

After nearly a decade of dominating California Community College Women's Softball, the Palo-

mar Comets are starting over. The new team may be unknown right now, but if Coach MarkEldridge bas his way, they will not be forgotten at the end of the season. In years past, the Comets have won

nine conference games and two state championships. With the loss of star pitcher Kim Ward toOklabomaStateand only five returning players, none of them starters, Eldridge says,

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nevertheless, he is, "excited at the prospect of a brand new team." "They are pretty unknown, but I expect the girls to do well. They are probably a little nervous right now, but the team is well aware of what it takes to be a winning team. I expect to continue the tradition and keep working hard," said Coach Mark Eldridge . "It is hard to say who the standouts will be this year," Eldridge said, "because so many of them are freshmen. Jami Babbard, first basewoman, who sat out last year, could be astandoutthis year." Other standouts could be second basewoman Michelle Hallmann, Kari Harrison first basewoman and shortstop Casey Thinijon. Harrison is returning from last year, Hallmann hasn't played for the team since 1992and Thinijon since 1991. Eldridge acknowledges that not

having Ward to rely on will make the season more challenging. "The team will probably not do as good without her. Since there is a high turnover rate you have to rebuild a team every year," he said, "This year is a major rebuilding year, because we have so many freshmen. We've been good for so long, so we should do OK without Kim." Ward received a scholarship to play for Oklahoma State. Eldridge thinks the stiffestcompetition will come from Mesa, Southwestern and Grossmont College. The team will probably be ranked in the top five, according to Eldridge, but they haven't ranked the teams yet. The softball season opens Feb. 11 with the Comets traveling to Whitier, where they will compete in the Rancho Santiago Tournament.

1994 Comet Softball HomeSchedule

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Coach Eldridge talks strategy with Michelle Hallman, Candace Fode, and Casey Thimjon.

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