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Students Protest in Sacramento Daniel Kwan News Editor

Shouting "No more fee hikes" and chanting "No Re-Pete," about 800 students from across the state rallied at the steps of the state capitol Monday to protest impending fee hikes.

As part of the Community College Lobby Day, sponsored by the California Student Association of Community Colleges (CalSACC), 29 Palomar students participated in the days events.

Beside giving speeches, signing petitions and writing postcards to Gov. Pete Wilson, some students arranged appointments to meet with state senators and as-

semblymen.

Merrill Tyler, new ASG President, said hehismeetingwithAssemblymanJanGoldsmith was informative. "He said that there are a lot of areas that they could cut before they cut funding for community colleges," said Tyler. "We're really going to push for that."

According to Jim Coyle, ASG vice-president of state affairs, the state-wide turn out of about 800 students was much lower than last year's event "I was disappointed with the turnout, but anytime we get up there it proves to the legislatures that we have strength, that we have numbers, that there' sa certain percentage of us that are not going to back down,"

said Coyle.

Coyle said he felt the rail ying outside the Capitol made an impact on legislators even though most of them were still in session and never came outside to greet the students "They knew we were out there," said Coyle.

He also added that the trip was beneficial to the students who attended. "They listened, they learned a lot and I think most of them enjoyed the experience and right there to me was the purpose," said Coyle, who organized Palomar's participation. "I was able to help another group of students understand the process of how student lobbying works."

Daniel Kwan!News Editor

See LOBBY, page 5

Students lobby on steps of state Capitol.

President

Bowen Target

Ngo Says No to Budget

of Grievance Kelley Brewer Staff Writer

Several student activists have filed a grievance against the Student Activities Office (SAO) claiming, in part, that the office is failing to meet the needs of the students.

The office, which is responsible for all student activities on campus, is run by Director Jim Bowen and Senior Secretary Marilyn Lunde. The grievance was filed with President/Superintendent Dr. George Boggs' office.

"I see students come to the SAO and get very intimidated - they get turned away easily- therefore stopping their learning success and sense of empowerment'' said Robert Jenkins, president of the African American Student Alliance and a cosponsor of the grievance.

"Marilyn is very valuable-shehasalot of knowledge- it's just that you have to ask her the right questions ... because she is so bombarded with things she has to do that she can't give out the extra help" Jenkins said.

The student leader, who will be presi-

•Finances Up in Air for Next Year Daniel Kwan News Editor

With only two weeks left in the semester, the Associated Student Government has yet to approve a balanced budget for the 1994-95 school year.

At last Wednesday's ASG meeting, the body voted to approve a budget for next year's ASG, but ASG President Denny Ngo nullified the vote with an executive veto.

Ngo's rationale for vetoing the budget are based on the fact that the proposed budgetof$86,000 in expenditures went $1,000 over the projected ASG income of $85,000.

ASG Treasurer Amy Curtis refutes See ASG, page4

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In Hustle of Campus Life, Digby Leads Way Alex Ebel Staff Writer

Brian Wallace/Campus BeaJ Editor

Kathy Myers and pup in training, Digby.

Walking her dog around campus is more than just a pleasant experience for Kathy Myers. She is helping to train a young black lab to be a service dog for people confined to wheelchairs. ''Digby" accompanies Myers just about everywhere she goes, including class. Myers is an instructor in the psychology department and Digby keeps her company in class, office hours, borne and everywhere else in

between.

Myers and Digby are part of an organization called Support Teams for Independence.

STI provides specially trained dogs to-people with disabilities other than blindness. Digby is being trained to pull a wheelchair, push elevator buttons, open the refrigerator and hand money to cash register operators.

According to Myers, only certain dogs are trained to perform these duties. She says all dogs entering the program must be screened for health, intelligence and temperament. She says hip displaysia is a condi-

tion that can disqualify a candidate from becoming a service dog. However, a well trained dog with displaysia can become what she describes as therapy dogs. These animals are used to provide companionship to a variety of people, including homeless teenagers or hospital shut-ins.

Myers says obtaining dogs for the STI is not a real problem. "We take puppies donated by breeders. Usually one puppy out of a litter."

See DOG, page 9

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Pro Photographer to Speak Here May 18 Professional advertising photographer and lecturer Dean Collins will speak about portrait photography and digital imaging at Palomar on Wednesday, May 18.

Collins is on his seventh world tour lecturing for the Photo & Imaging Show & Forum. He has also authored many articles, publications and videotapes on photographic science, lighting and the ph0tography business.

Collins' photographs have been used in advertising campaigns by Nissan, Kodak, Nikon and others.

The lecture, sponsored by the Graphic Communications Department, is free and will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. in ES-19.

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Annual Fashion Show to be Held Thursday Brian Wallace/Staff Phott>grapher

Dancers from the group Baile Folklorico de Escondido perform in Palomar's Cinco de Mayo festivities May 6.

Outside Activities Help Learning UNIVERS11Y PARK, Pa- A Penn State study of college students indicates that undergraduates' experiences outside the classroom can positively influence their academic learning.

Students who interacted with faculty outside of class, read non-assigned books or were involved in extracurricular activitiessuchasart, theater or music placed a higher value on learning for its own sake, the study revealed.

"Our pilot study supports the longtheorized notion that students learn holistically- through both formal classroom experiences and their experiences outside the classroom,'' notes Dr. Patrick T. Terenzini, professor of higher education and associate director of the National

Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning and Assessment (NCPTLA).

"As far as we know, ours is the first statistical evidence recorded concerning this popular belief.''

The reseach focused on 210 new students at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Measurements were taken of the students' academic-related attitudes, val-

ues and activities during their first semester and again at the end of their freshman year.

Students' interest in academic learning was influenced positively by their participation in class, involvement in class projects and studying. The study was part of a pilot project fo NCPTLA' s National Study of Student Learning.

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Now Beavis and Butt-head dolls, stuffed clones of the channel surfing, surburban misfits of MTV fame, can be found at a retail store near you. And just like their cartoon counterparts, the two dolls utter such typical "Beavis & Butt-

headisms" as "Yeah, heh, heh, heh," " ... This sucks; change it," "Shut up, Butt-head ... " and " ...Whoa! That wuz cool."

The talking dolls, manufactured by Dakin Inc., retail for $25 and join a line of other Beavis & Butt-head merchandise that includes keychains, gym socks and - yes - spitballs.

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Palomar's fashion, merchandising and design students will unveil their latest creations in the annual student fashion show this Thursday, May 19. ''Fashion ... Under Cover" will be held at 7 p.m. in front of the Student Union. Tickets are $6 in advance and $8 at the door. Tickets can be purchased in ST-49, the department office for Family and Consumer Sciences.

Multicultural Festival to be Held Tonight Friday Nights Unlimited will host a ''Multicultural Festival" May 13 from 7 p.m. to midnight in the Student Union.

Entertainment will include African music, rap music, and dances representing Native Americans, China, Greece, Mexico and the Phillipines.

In addition to free door prizes, there is no charge for admission, food and drinks.

The family event will also consist of games from different cultures and activities for kids.

To enhance the international theme, participants will be dressed in cultural garments, and the Student Union will be decorated with international flags.

Glendale Federal Offers Community College Scholarship Award Glendale Federal Bank is offering scholarships ranging from $500 to $1500 for full-time students returning to Palomar in the fall.

The scholarship is renewable for one year and applicants must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher. Students will be judged on academic record, potential to succeed, leadership and participation in school and community activities, honors, work experience, statement of educational and career goals, unusual personal or family circumstances and a recommendation. Applicants must demonstrate fmancial need .

Applications can be picked up in the Financial Aid Office and must be turned in by June 1.

Pre-Med Club Makes Donation to Library The Pre-Med Club has donated tutorial computer programs on biology and chemistry and books on 'how to get admitted to medical school' to the library. According to Pre-Med Club President Amir Karamzudeh, the library currently does not have any books on that subject matter.

The Pre-Med Club provides guidance and help for students to enter medical school and periodical! y host guest speakers. They meet on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. in SU-17.

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CalSACC and then fail to attend. "If you reserve a space and then don't go, you are not given the opportunity to attend the next three conferences."

The reason for exclusion from upcoming conferences is that registration and hotel costs are non-refundable. According to Bowen, registration is $115 per person and hotel reservations, including meals, are $85 per room per night. He asserted that money for one of the hotel rooms was recouped.

The efforts to prevent repeated no-shows help keep down the expense of future conferences. The money for these ventures comes directly from student representation fees.

"Names are needed to fill spaces so Jim (Bowen) just picks people's names from a list," explained Garcia. "Then he comes back and has to find people to ftll the spaces he's reserved." Garcia claimed he was unable to obtain the time off from work needed to attend the conference.

He also stated that Martin could not procure child care and therefore also unable to attend.

James Hatch Copy Editor

Five reservations were left unfilled for the April27 CalSACC (California Student Alliance of Community Colleges) Conference resulting in over $600 in unrecoverable registration fees and hotel costs.

The names assigned to the vacancies for the three-day conference belong to ASG Executive Vice President Michael Russell; Senators Cody Lutsch, James Patrick and Nathan Garcia; and former Senator Sue Martin.

"A couple of those who didn't attend had made it known in advance that they would be absent," said Student Activities Director Jim Bowen. "The others made it known either a few days before orjustdidn'tshow."

Bowen added that he felt that the reservations were made far enough in advance that everyone had enough time to arrange their schedules and attend the conference.

He went on to say that there are certain bylaws which apply to members of a student government who make reservations for

ASG: New Regime to Decide Budget Continued from page 1

Daniel Kwan!News Editor

Takina a probably well-deserved break from class student Joe Parker relaxes with a free massage from licensed massaae therapist Jeannie Jones durin& Palomar's Health Fair May 4.

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"They were just pushing everything together in one or two weeks. "

Ngo's statement that the budget would not have been balanced. She said the $1,000 would have been compensated by deducting $1,000 from the emergency reserves amount of $1,850. Curtis added that any remaining funds from the 1993-94 budget, with a $5,000 limit roll-over, would be entered into the 1994-95 emergency reserves.

Curtis, who was surprised by Ngo's announcement, also questioned the legality ofNgo's veto.

Before the end of the meeting, the new ASG officers for the 1994-95 school year were sworn-in by Ngo. According to Curtis, Ngo announced his veto seconds before he swore-in Merrill Tyler as the 1994-95 ASG president. "to see if he can do that because the old body didn't have a chance to overide him. Hopefully, the new body can choose to overide the veto with a two-thirds vote."

"I am really disappointed because the body wanted to pass it We had a special session so we could go with a budget that all approved and liked," said Curtis.

Ngo added, "The students deserve a beter budget than that. I have some trouble with some line items [such as Earth Day, Black History Month and Cinco de Mayo]. They should put everybody under 'diversity' so you won't exclude other groups.

"The budget is incomprehensive with too many loop holes. There wasn't enough thought put into it. They were just pushing everything together in one or two weeks.

Some items need more research," said Ngo. He also said that the ASG needs to furthur research a proposal to allocate $5,000

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to a peer counseling program, especially since the administration had not approved funds to the program. The new program aims to increase student awareness about the hazards of using drugs and alcohol.

ASG Senator Christian Butler said he believes the new ASG officers will most likely adopt a budget similar to the one which was vetoed. "But then again, you never really know what is going to happen," said Butler.

The new· ASG can either completely restart the budget process or adopt the budget previously endorsed by the immediatepast ASG. The proposed budget would have cut all funding to cheerleading. ASG Senators Sue Martin and Kelly Lupro contend that the cheerleading squad attended few sporting events last year and that they were often not dressed in uniforms when performing at games.

New cheerleading coach Sheldon Price said there have been changes in the cheerleading squad. He hopes to make them more active at more sporting events. Price will readdress the new ASG in hopes of getting some funding for the cheerleading squad.

Job Placement to Begin Charging Kathi Renaud Staff Writer

Job referrals will be soon be offered to non-students for a fee according to Student Placement Services Director Ron Jordan.

Student Placement Services currently refers Palomar students to local employers free of charge. This program will remain free to Palomar students. However, to bring in money to help cover expenses for this program, they will offer services to nonstudents for a fee of $40 a year.

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enroll, but want to get a job first, have requested referrals," Jordan said.

The Student Placement Services office is hoping income from the new fees will ultimately lower non-reimbursed outlay.

"We are looking for revenue to help offset our costs that will benefit everyone," said Jordan. "Students will benefit from these services free, and hopefully, nonstudents will get a job and eventually decide to further their education and become students. It's a win, win for everybody." ~The date that this program will go into effect has not been determined yet.

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LOBBY: Event in Sacramento Calls to Limit Fee Hikes

Fee Reduction

Of the 50 Palomar students scheduled to attend Lobby Day, 21 students failed to attend. Funds collected from the student representation fee paid for the trip, but the unused airplane tickets were refundable.

On the flight back from Sacramento to San Diego, it was discovered that Ron Unz, a Republican candidate for governor, was taking the same flight to San Diego.

Unz spoke with students about his views oneducation.

"Back 20, 30 years ago, California really bad the best public university and college system in the country," said Unz. "It is important for the schools to return to putting an emphasis on the important academic subjects rather than the some Ron Unz of the non-academic subjects that . have damaged both the public school system and the community college and state university systems."

He would put emphasis on the subjects like the sciences, mathematics, English, literature, history and government.

'Those are core subjects. Emphasis on some of the ethnic-sepenitist studies is non-productive. In a multicultural society, ethnic seperatism is potentially dangerous.

"Also, I am very opposed to ethnicseperatist policies. It emphasizes one group separated from another group and that's very damaging in a multicultural society like California."

Peter Delgado Staff Writer

A bill to bring down enrollment fees of community colleges in California is now in the State Assembly Ways and Means Committee for review and funding.

Willard Murray-D. 52nd Assembly District, is the author of the proposed bill, ASB 2816. ''The bill will reduce the enrollment fee from $13 a unit down to $10per unit with a $100 cap per semester," said Murray in a telephone interview. "What we are doing, is just bringing back the figures to what it used to be," continued Murray.

As currently drafted without an "urgency clause," the provision will go into effectJ an.

1, 1995 ifapproved. As a "no urgency clause" bill it will only take a simple majority vote to pass the legislation.

"The proposed bill is now in the suspense file of Ways and Means Committee," explained D_iane Shelton, a senior aide to Murray and assigned to work on the bill.

"Once the new budget is approved the committee will look into it again," continued Shelton.

According to the sponsor, "there bas been a decline in enrollment in the colleges and their budgets have been built to include fee as part of their fundings."

The bill is predicated on the assumption that a decrease in fees will result in an enrollment increase which will compensate for the loss of revenues. The estimated loss in fee revenues with the new fee hike as proposed by the governor is $60 million.

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Hundreds of students from California's community colleges took the opportunity during Lobby Day to protest the ongoing fee hikes in their schools.

STUDENT: Student Activities Office Needs Better Staffing, Students Say Continued from page 1

dent of the Inter-Club Council in the fall, said he feels some groups and individuals get better service than others. "She (Lunde) has her favorite people - it's not like it's subtle - it's blatent ..if they put on an event - they don't have to go through the same procedures," Jenkins said.

Associated Student Government Senator Sue Martin said she thinks the office needs new blood. "By putting a person in there who is strongly motivated and excited about leadership, excited about motivating students ... you're going to see student acti vities and student governmental bodies flourish," said Martin.

According to Martin, the bureaucracy involved in staging an event can make it difficult for newcomers to succeed. ''There are a lot of people who need support and encouragement, they have the potential to be leaders, but if that potential is not nurtured, then they fall by the wayside and miss the opportunity to be empowered and we as a society miss the opportunity to have strong leaders" she said.

According to Lunde however, part of the problem lies in what she characterizes as an unwillingness by some students to learn the proper procedures. She says too many of the students want to be hand-held through the procedure of fllling out and filing the paperwork associated with their activities.

"We willgivepaperworkoutandexplain bow to ftll it out But to sit right here- right next to them- no, I don't do that. I thought they were college students," Lunde said.

Martin acknowledges the SAO is overworked, and notes that in years past there was a larger staff.

'There is an inequity in that when they had 6,000 students- they had four staff- now they have 22,000 students and two full-time staff' Martin said. ''The number of students is increasing incrementally and the funding for the SAO is decreasing incrementally" she explained.

Both Bowen and Lunde share the belief that the office could use additional clerical staff.

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"We seem to be in a reactive mode instead of a proactive mode," Bowen said.

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'There is always someone coming in the door wanting to borrow this or use that," Bowen said.

"If someone is in here with a discipline problem or an emotional problem and then somebody comes in and wants a Ping-Pong paddle, we have to deal with them both."

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In Stepping Down, Ngo Steps Up On Soa Box •Thoughts from the Retiring ASG President kind of leadership is that, when there's no accountability?"

Brian Wallace Campus Beat Editor

In a May 2 interview with the Telescope, current ASG President Denny Ngo addressed many of the problems that have plagued this year's ASG administration and gave some advice to the incoming ASG officers.

ASG PRESIDENT DENNY NGO

Has the ASG served the students this year?

"Frankly, I think everyone bas done a lousy job, including myself. The ASG bas been irresponsible. People are taking the job very lightly. A lot of people, including myself, get caught up in the show. I have to take the blame too.

"People think that when you get in there you get a title, it looks good on a transcript or resume and

you get to travel. It's sad, but I don'tseebow an organization like that can prevent that situation.

There should be some kind of disciplinary action to hold them accountable for what they do.

"A good example is the Ca!SACC conference a few weeks ago. We've gotASGmembers who signed up to go and they didn't show up. That's the kind of problem we need to deal with. What

Daniel K wan/News Editor

Servine students a pancake breakfast was one of Ngo's last duties as ASG President.

How do you feel about new ASG president Merrill Tyler? "[Merrill's lack of experience] bothers me a little bit. You should get your band wet before you jump in the pool. I helped out with his campaign, though, and I think without a doubt that he can do a better job as president than Sue Martin.

I've bad extensive talks with him about the position and I've advised him to be flrm in his positions and decisions and to study the issues before making any commitments."

Do you think that criticisms about how you conduct ASG meetings are fair?

"I've been accused of being wishy-washy and I've gotta say I have been at times, but there has always been something at that time which justifles the decision. As a leader you have to accept your mistakes. As president you have to make decisions that sometimes don't please anyone but you make an honest decision for what is best for the majority of students.

"It's unfair, though, to say that I don't get involved. What you see at meetings is just procedure-a formality that we go through. The real work is behind the scenes. My job as presiding officer is to be impartial during those meetings. I need to make sure the meeting moves smoothly, not showing favor to one side or the other."

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Throughout his tenure, Ngo was criticized for the way in which he conducted the ASG's meetings. At times, he had been termed 'wishy-washy.'

registration was stupid. There are people who run saying that they want to represent the students but once they get in offlce they get a big ego and the sad thing is that they're justlooking for direct benefits for themselves.

"I hope the future government doesn't even think about bringing something like that up. It's sad to say but I think that there are only one or two in there now who really try to represent the students."

What is your response to Sue Martin's letter to the editor last week which claimed that you told MTV not to come, not her?

"I never said no to anyone. The flrst time MTV called I told them I

would direct it to the person who's supposed to be in charge of that area, the vice president of social events. However, during the conversation I had with that person she asked me what kind of response I thought they would be getting from the students. I told her that compared to a four-year college there's not much involvement.

I said, 'I don't want to disappoint you but there won't be much of a turnout.'

"It was on a callback the second time they called that Sue Martin picked up the phone and did whatever she did. My answer to this editorial is that she is flat out wrong, accusing me of saying no. But that's not the only time she's accused me of doing things that I've had no idea about."

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Retired War General Now on School Front •35 Year Military Vet and Notre Dame Grad Takes Class for Kicks Alex Ebel Staff Writer

he next time you sit down in class, take a careful look at the people around you. You just might be sitting next to a highly decorated retired Marine Corps General.

While one might think that a retired general would be teaching the class instead of taking it, it depends on who the general is.

James McMonagle, 68, who was once in charge of over one fourth of the entire Marine Corps, is now taking a surveying class for the sheer enjoyment of it.

Major General McMonagle retired from the Marines in 1988 after serving on active duty for 35 years. After retirement, he travelled a little and worked in the real estate business.

He now works for several law flfDls in an advisory role.

"Usually where military per~ sonnel are involved," he explains.

As a young captain, McMonagle served aboard the USS Des Moines in 1959 as the commander of the Marine Detachment One of his highlights during that time was when President Eisenhower came aboard for five days to make official visits to the Mediterranean cities of Athens, Tunis and Toulons.

Eisenhower inspected McMonagle and his Marines aboard ·the ship.

Earlier this month, McMonagle visited with another former President, Ronald Reagan, in a more informal scenario in the former president's offices in Los Angeles.

McMonagle says that Reagan mostly talked about past events and avoided political discussion. "He's a very, very pleasant man," acknowledges McMonagle.

Until1968, McMonagle's Marine career consisted of peace time command and instructional positions. While a member of ROTC in college, he thought that he would end up in the Korean war. As a Major, he

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"I've enjoyed retirement ... bul I'd go back (to the Marines) in a minute."

for some long days," he said with a smile.

When he retired in 1988, McMonagle was presented the Distinguished Service Medal. His official biography cites this award "for exceptionally meritorious service to the Government of the United States in duties of great responsibility ..."

McMonagle received a B.S. degree in Physics from the University of Notre Dame over 30 years ago. "I've always been oriented toward math, science and engineering," he says. As for the class he is taking at Palomar College, he says that his former surveying officer is instructing it "I just enjoy it," he says in explaining why he took the class.

"I've enjoyed retirement," admits McMonagle. He readily says however, that if the Marines needed him again, "'' d go back in a minute."

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Commencement Ceremonies Set

DOG: Pup Has Eyes for Future Owner Continued from page 1

Chris Gleason Staff Writer

"Pomp and Circumstance" will echo through the Dome on the evening of May 27 for Palomar College's 1994 Commencement Ceremonies.

Of the 1,449 students who will be graduating this semester (995 associates' degrees and 454 certificates), about200 students are expected to participate in the ceremony.

Commencement coordinator Dr. David Cbappie, Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Student Services, encourages all graduating students to buy a cap and gown at the campus bookstore in order to take part.

This semester, the ceremony will be geared more toward the

students, according to Dr. Chappie.

Someofthesongs, speeches and honorary degrees have also been cut to make more time for the graduates. Some of the awards that will still be presented include the Academic Achievement Award and the Distinguished Faculty Award for excellence in teaching.

Dr. Guadalupe C. Quintanilla, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Houston, will deliver the keynote address.

Performing at the ceremony will be the Palomar College Brass Ensemble playing "Olympiad," "Triumphant March" and an arrangement of "America the Beautiful."

The waiting list for people needing service dogs is four to six years long. She says the waiting list is so long because, 'There are not enough people to be puppy raisers."

Myers says she knows of cases where service dogs have literally saved their owner's lives. She cites the example of where the owner's home bad caught on fire and the dog alerted the owner to the danger.

Digby is not the first service dog Myers has trained and cared for. She adds that she has some help at home fromherpermanentcaninecompanion, a Golden Retriever. This dog often trains, disciplines or lets Myers know when the younger dog is misbehaving.

In order to maintain discipline over a young and playful dog who is being trained to help people, Myers says she has some rules. "I don't let other people play with them." Myers says of Digby, "He has his working mode and his playing mode," Myers has had Digby since he was eight weeks old. She will continue to train Digby until he is 18 months old where he will then receive advanced training.

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ENTERTAINMENT Palomar Students Exhibit Achievements in Boehm Gallery one or two works can be accepted from any one class, making the chances of being selected very lions from acrylic painting, three- competitive. dimensional form and design, and 'The people who get the most glass casting courses. benefit from the show are the stuThe student art exhibit has ap- dents whose work is displayed," pearedat the Boehm Gallery annu- Boehm said. "Not just anyone can ally as the last - - - - - - - - - - - - - get in, it has to showoftheyear be quality." since the What's really nice for the "A Is o , students is that this they're selected gallery's opening in 1966, acby their instruccording to gallery has a nationwide tors, so it's an Louise Boehm, reputation for the quality a:knowledgement the gallery's diby their teachers rector for the of its exhibitions. that their work Louise Boehm, has been sucpasteightyears.

"What's regallery director cessful," she exally nice for the - - - - - - - - - - - - plained. students is that this gallery has a Severalofthestudentswhohave national reputation for the quality works featured in this year's exof its exhibitions," said Boehm. hibit have been awarded scholar"It gives them the opportunity ships for their art and many of the to have their work displayed very students who have been included in past exhibits have gone on to professionally."

According to Boehm, because bigger and better things as well. oftheimmensesizethatPalomar's Many of Palomar's commerArtDepartmenthas grown to, only cial art students transfer to Art

• Works Displayed Through End of Semester Brian Wallace Campus Beat Editor

Want to see what the Art Department has been up to lately?

Selected student artwork from the past three semesters is currently on

display at Palomar's Boehm Gallery through May 20.

The exhibit, consisting of 156 pieces of student art, represents the finest examples from all of Palomar's art classes.

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Center, one of the fmestartschools in the world, while the San Francisco Art Institute, which has a scholarship set up for students transferring from Palomar.

The Boehm Galleryis open to the public on Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Brendan Fraser Earns Honors for Film Career •Actor Discusses His Roles, Both On Screen and Off lan Spelling College Press Service

Quite steadily, 25-year-old Brendan Fraser has been making a name for himself and earning the respect of Hollywood's powers-that-be, thanks to diverse performances in the drama "School Ties" and the hit comedy "Encino Man." Now there's "With Honors."

In his latest film, Fraser plays Monty, an ace student intent on graduating summa cum laude from Harvard University. Heexpectshis thesis will cement the honor.

But after his computer crashes, Monty races to the library to copy whatever existing pages he has on the document. Only he drops it through a library grate, and it winds up in the hands of Simon Wilder (Joe Pesci), a homeless man living beneath the library.

Monty turns Simonin to authorities, and Simon retaliates by makingS imon earn back the thesis... one page at a time in exchange for favors like housing, food and respect. ''Monty has to get the best

grades, get the scholarship money and go to Harvard because that's the best school,'' explains the friendly, reflective Fraser during an interview at the Regency Hotel in Manhattan. "He's on rails with his thesis, and he won't be knocked off. He thinks it will redeem him.

"Then Monty loses (his thesis) and meets his nemesis. They hate each other, but they need each other. The relationship between Monty and Simon is so peculiar, I had to take a stab at it to see if it would work or if I'd fail miserably.

Besides, I' dalways wanted to work with Joe. He'sagenerousmanand a great actor.' ' Starring with Fraser and sharing a house with Monty are Moira Kelly as Monty's would-be girlfriend; Patrick Dempsey as a bohemian campus radio show host; and Josh Hamilton as stuffy, unsympathetic Jeff.

Fraser pauses for a moment when asked what he wants audiences to think or feel about ''Honors" after walking out of the theater. Then, he says, ''I'd like them to realize two people can reconcile their differences. That's what I

DANCE Palomar College's dance department presents ''Something to Dance About."

Featuring a variety of western dance and music styles, performances start tonight at 8 p.m. at the Howard Brubeck Theatre. Performances continue May 14 and 15 at 8 p.m. and May 15 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are available at the box office.

Admisssion prices range from $9 for generalk admission, $7 for military, staff, and senior citizens, and $5 for students.

Please send Calendar items to The Telescope, in care of Sarah Frederiksen, Entertainment editor, 1140 West Mission Road, San Marcos, CA 92069.

want. It's a strange love story between a young man and an older, dying man."

With "Honors" in theaters and more Fraser features in the works, a Brendan Fraser film festival, of sorts, is under way. Later this summer, Fraser will appear in a quirky Percy Adlon fllm called "Younger and Younger," and "Airheads," a comedy about three mediocre rock musicians who accidentally take a radio station hostage.

"These guys can't get anyone to pay attention to them,'' says the actor, whoportraysoneoftherockers. "So they take their demo to the source and end up taking over the station. The cops think they have a hostage situation on their hands. Everyone winds up knowing about them and their song.''

The cast includes Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Steve Buscemi, Joe Mantenga, Michael McKean, Michael Richards and Ernie Hudson.

Currently, Fraser is filming "The Scout," which features Albert Brooks as a Yankees scout who consistently picks bum talent.

He's sent to Mexico, where he discovers his salvation in Fraser, who plays a ballplayer who can throw a ball faster and hit one further than just about anyone.

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Brendan Fraser (shown here with Joe Pesci in the film ''With Honors'') says of his work, "I'm glad for a chance to work with poeple who, through film, are able to somehow influence people's thinking about who we are and what we're doing here."

"I become an overnight sensation, but there's one problem," says Fraser. "I'm a bit eccentric and, before I can play for the Yankees, I need to be certified by a psychologist (Dianne Wiest). It's too early to be sure, but I think it'll be very funny."

All in all, Fraser sounds pleased with the way his career has evolved. ''I'm excited that I've had so

CONCERTS King Missel will be at the Casbah tonight at 8p.m.

Phish will play SDSU' s Montezuma Hall Saturday, May 14 at 8 p.m.

Shonen Knife and the Dentists will play the World Beat Center Wednesday, May 18 at 8 p.m.

Depeche Mode and Primal Scream will perform at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre Friday, May 20 at 8 p.m.

Tickets are still available through Ticketmaster.

Saturday, May 21, The Meat Puppets will play the World Beat Center with the Chainsaw Kittens. Show starts at 8 p.m.

many interesting opportunities," he says, then whispers, "Don'ttell anyone, but I don't know how it happened.

•'I'm glad for the chance to work with people who, through film, are able to somehow influence people's thinking about who we are and what we're doing here," he concludes. "I hope it continues.''

This Week In Music History 15 -- Pink Floyd's Crystal Palace concert is so loud, fish die in lake (1970) 17 -- Drummer Peter Criss leaves rock group Kiss (1980) 18 -- Joy Division's Ian Curtis hangs himself at his home in Manchester, England (1980) 21 -- Elton John starts tour of Russia (1979) 22-- Morrissey born (1959)

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Maggie Estep: "Nice Girl" Gone Bad • From Poetry to Pop, MTV's Spoken-word Princesses's New Album Deserves A Chance Christopher Rodgers Contributing Writer

man, the easily offended, or the strongly conservative.

Subjects range from non-dairy creamer to sucking goo out of the butt of a member of the Aryan Nation.

She rants about crack dealers and the hippy-types she use to go out with.

To truly appreciate an introduction into the world of "spoken word" music on an album, it is necessary to keep an open mind, listen carefully, and play tlle damn !bing at least ten times.

"No More Mister Nice Girl," the debut ablurn by r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , poem-cum-rocker Maggie Estep, is laden with quickwitted sarcasm, irritating and untrained vocals, and many deep and relevant messages for contemporary American society.

Estep started her poetic career while 22, working as a dishwasher supporting her studies at the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics in Colorado.

Her poetry was introduced to tlle public when she was dragged to an open mike and forced to read her poems out loud.

Overcome witll nerves, shewavedherarmsandraved like a woman gone mad. Soon enough, people began to pay her for it.

These days, tlle 31-yearPhoto courtesy Imago Recording Company old Estep enjoys the success of her first album, tlle debut Performance poet Maggie Estep has 1 nothing against men, just stupid men. release from the new y Her first album, "No More Mister formed NuYo Imago Nice Girl," is in stores now.

Records, a label devoted to theupcomingsurgeofspokenword Her back up band, I Love Evartists. erybody, jams tllroughout the alLeading tracks on "No More bum, providing melodies and beats Mister Nice Girl" are a longer ver- for Esteep to draw from.

Somehow, the two don't mesh sion of the 30 second promotional clip currenting plugging on MTV. well enough. When she vocalizes, Have you seen a woman ranting it sounds alright. When the band about not having anytlling against plays tlleir music, is sounds even men, just stupid men? better. When the two combine, tlle That is Maggie Esteep, who's resultisofdisasterousporportions. definately not a "normal girl."

While "No More Mister Nice She's an angry, sweaty girl.

Girl" sounds innane, outrageous, or So bite her, okay? just plain dumb, it's actually quite Witll songs like "The Stupid poetic. ''No More Mister Nice Girl'' is Jerk I'm Obsessed Witll," "Sex Goddess of the Western Hemi- currently available in stores. A sphere," and "F**k Me," this al- summer tour is in the works headbum is not for tlle macho man, tlle lining Estep with her band.

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"The Crow" Perched for Mediocrity • Long-Awaited Film Lacks Originality Justin Sias Staff Writer

The final transformation of graphic novel artist James O'Barr's eerily beautiful tale of love and revenge, "The Crow," is a bogged-down, overly melodramatic film of the same name to be released this Friday, the 13th.

The film, starring the late Brandon Lee as an angelic avenger from beyond tlle grave, paints a disturbing portrait of inner city life, but falls victim to innumerable cliches along the way .

Lee portrays Eric Draven, a working-class musician who is brutally murdered along with his fiancee by a gang of hoodlums on the night before Halloween.

The absurd randomness of the crime, and the passion of the couple~s love for each other, disrupt Eric's transition to the afterlife, and he must walk tlle streets in search of revenge before he can find his rest.

In tlle styleof"Batrnan" and "Dick Tracy," the setting is patently surrealistic, an obvious attempt at creating a nameless megapolis that is supposed to represent Our Modem City and ends up just smacking of a low budget super-hero flick.

Director Alex Proyas and writers David Schow and John Shirley fail to convey the subtle interplay of emotions, tlle pervasive pessimism, the delicate balance between art and action that turned the original work into an instant cult success.

Altllough O'Barr expresses enthusiasm for tlle cinematic adaptation, one can only wonder whether deep down he feels misunderstood.

From its conception in 1982, "The Crow" has been inseparable from the musical influences which inspired it. O'Barr borrowed heavily from tlle English postpunk band Joy Division both artistically and lyrically, a tribute to the group's lead singer, Ian Curtis, after whom the story's main character is patterned. The pages of the animated trilogy are peppered witll Curtis' quotes about life as well as the late Italian Rennaissance motifs the band embraced.

It is therefore disappointing to hear the

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Brandon Lee as Eric Draven in "The Crow."

Audiences may be disappointed with his adaptaion of the comic book hero. soundtrack of the film blare out such scruffy fadbands as Stone Temple Pilots, Rage Against the Machine, and Pantera. The few songs embodying the story's orginal spirit-- Nine Inch Nails' version of"DeadSouls" and ViolentFemmes' "Color Me Once"-- get buried in tlle film and are squandered.

In the final analysis, "The Crow" is as disappointing as it is ambitious.

While it may please mainstream fans who have never experienced 0' Barr's brilliant comic series, most astute, art-minded viewers will be left feeling unsatisfied, upset to have donated tlleir seven bucks to another bloated Hollywood action movie masquerading as art.

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Independent Publications Give Music Fans A Voice

Dance Concert Steps to Palomar Theater

• Fans Are Revolutionizing the Magazine Industry By Creating Their Own Periodicals Sarah Frederiksen

own adoration. You share experiences."

"It's impossible to find that kind of enthusiam from regular publications," she concludes.

Many music fanzines dedicated to specific stars have becomecherished manuals for small name or cult icons. . Morrissey, formerleadsigerof college cult band The Smiths, has been the subject of over 40 fanzines worldwide.

Adam May, publisher and editor-in-chief of"Morrissey," based

Entertainment Editor

Fanzines are revolutionizing themagazineindustry. Although these small, self-published, independant periodicals have subjects which vary from food, sex, politics, health, and movies, most fanzines introduce an entire new journalistic style for music enthuasts.

Sarah Gordan, British indie music fan and loyal fanzine reader, likes the mutual adoration expressed by zine writers. "I am deeply affected by music," she explains. "I like fanzines because they give me the opportunity to hear other fans' reaction to what I listen to."

'They have a conversational tone that's easier to read and relate to," she said. ' Gordon was introduced to the fanzinerevolution five years ago while visiting the magazine rack at her favorite local music store.

Although a little poorerin production quality compared to mainstream magazines, Gordon boasts of the perks of buying fanzines.

"Some include rare, personal photos one wouldn't normally see in any other magazines.

There's an air of intimacy you don' tfmdinanyotberform. Their love for the work and personality of your favorite stm; feeds your -- -

Their love for the work and personality of your favorite star feed your own adoration. You share experiences.

Sarah Gordon out of southern Florida, likes the glamour involved in creating his fanzine.

"You can say things about your star no other magazine would dare publish," he remarks wryfully.

"Page after page, you can feed fans information of the most trival facts and silly encounters. Of course, there is a genuine love for the people you write about, other.wise it wouldn't be worth the time or money."

Although most fanzines are low-budget affairs, more popular publications can cost thousands of dollars to produce. Total costs depend on the quality and design style of a fanzine.

Formats -range from handwriteen, xeroxed copied booklets to desktop published, offset printed digests.

Some fans enjoy the rough and raw appeal fanzines have, while others require cleaner layouts for their investments.

"The more professional your zine looks, the more serious an audience is going to take your work," explains fanzine publisher Christopher Dooley. Dooley is currently working on "Picturesque," the 1994 Erasure Photo Annual, a project he decided to tackle out of desire to see if it could be done.

"No one else was doing it," Dooley laments. "As a fan, I thought it would be an outstanding way to share our personal encounters with the band."

Any fan of any subject can create a fanzine if they have the dedication and the desire to share their views with the rest of the world.

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"Something to Dance About," Palomar College's spring dance concert, will bring together various styles of western dance into one performance.

"The Spring concert is the resultofworkstudentshavedone all semester in the various dance production workshops," said Dorothie Bleth, director and producer.

"It's very entertaining and fast paced with something for everyone," added Bleth.

The varied styles of dance include ballet, modem, tap, jazz, theater dance and hip-hop.

Highlights from the dance concert's 22 numbers include "Spring Faire," which uses music from "Carousel." The ballet number incorporates the use of

props, such as parasols, balloons, ribbons and large-sized lollipops, to create a carnival atmosphere.

"It's challenging because we dance with props," said student Laura Rubin. "You have to keep the props in the exact place with everyone else."

Other numbers use diverse music including songs of Irving Berlin, country duo Brooks and Dunn, Natalie Cole, Cirque de Soliel, Bobby Brown, Alan Menkin, John Williams and D.J. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince.

Featuring choreography from students and staff, the dance concert will beheld May 13, 14, 15 at 8p.m. and May 15 at2 p.m. in the Howard Bruebeck Theatre. Tickets cost $9 for general admission, $5 for students, and $7 for staff, military and senior citizens.

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Because the number of violent nighttime crimes committed by youth steadily increases, the recent decision by the SanDiego City Council to enforce a curfew law established in 1947 is a good one.

The curfew law allows police to detain youths under 18 who are out in public after 10 p.m. and take custody of them until their parents pick them up, or until sunrise.

Some may see the curfewasapunishmenttolawabiding youths, but individuals can be exempted if they are accompanied by their parents, working late, or returning home from an entertainment or recreational activity.

Mostyouthsactasgoodcitizens, butone must face the reality that crime is increasing rapidly, not only in San Diego, but in other i .f cities which have already established similar policies. These cities include Detroit, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Houston.

Strict enforcement of the curfew law would encourage parents to be accountable for the actions and whereabouts of their \._ children since repeat offenders would be \.'•, subjecttoa$100fineor20hoursofcommu·, nity service. < It is true that those under 18 also pay l taxes and follow the rules, but one must keep in mind that they are still "minors."

Additionally, speculation that all kids under 18 will be harassed by police is untrue. Like any encounter between police officers and citizens, most police will not act without due cause. Most kids will be given the benefit of the doubt, but the police will definitely take action if trouble is apparent.

Byenforcingthecurfewnow, beforeany single incident ofjuvenile violence prompts community outrage, the San Diego City Council is taking necessary precautions.

Furthermore, the curfew will not violate an individual right to assembly. It simply___. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • - . . , enforces other city mandates against loitering.

Curfews:Protection or Rights As the enforcement of the curfew prolongs, there is the potential for the juvenile crime Violation? rate to decrease. These results have been seen in Atlanta where the number of youths being detained has decreased as increasing numbers of youths voluntarily comply with the curfew.

The San Diego City Council has It is true that youths determined to cause crime and trouble will disregard the curfew, but strict enforcement of the policy will make it easier for law enforcement to detain these requested that the police begin individuals as the law-abiding youths keep off the dark streets. enforcing a 1947 curfew law, The decision to increase enforcement of the curfew may sound like political rhetoric as June 1, which states that the next election approaches, but its enforcement will not only make citizens feel safer; they will know that their neighborhoods are safer. persons under the age of 18 Additionally, enforcing the curfew will not bring about greater costs to the city because must be off the streets before no additional hiring of police officers is required. Existing police on night patrol will simply pay closer attention to questionable youths.

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As one supporter of the curfew stated, "Picking up your kid for curfew is a lot better than picking up your kid at the morgue."

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We interrupt this editorial to bring you a special news bulletin. San Diego is now under martial law ... all constitutional rights have been suspended ... stay in your homes.

SHUT UP! Sound too horrible for the fair city of San Diego? Not so if you're one of thousands of San Die go residents who were born after 1976.

Mayor Susan Golding and her loyal band of council members have decided torestrict another "vice" to minors: don't drink, smoke, gamble, read pornography, and oh, yes, now you must not get that breath of fresh air after 10 p.m., either.

Like other American cities such as Baltimore, Atlanta, Phoenix and Santa Monica, San Diego has seen fit to impose a curfew and deny basic rights guaranteed by the constitution such as free assembly of those under 18 "for their own good and the good of the city."

It's just like a government official to think that she knows what's good for us better than we do. It is just such an attitude that bas caused the general whittling away of personal freedoms by all levels of government. Government was never designed to destroy freedom. The Constitution is supposed to protect it.

Besides being unconstitutional, the curfew is just plain ignorant. Is the San Diego City Council naive enough to believe that teenagers, many of whom already harbor contempt for the law, will stay inside after 10 p.m. every night, including weekends?

Of course not. They'll simply lie to the police about their age, or run from them, as they should. Stupid laws are made to be broken.

This law will be broken because it's simply unenforceable. You can 'texpect the police to go out hunting for curfew breakers when real criminals are out and about in the city. Turning kids into criminals just because they like to stay out late will only overload an already overburdened police department.

After the first week, the curfew will be put on the bottom of the list of police priorities, and will be rendered as useless as the traffic law stating that every citizen bas to be sure to clean up after his/her horse.

If you truly want to be "tough on crime," Mrs. Golding, why not expand your curfew to include all citizens insteadofjustminors?

Surely, Adolf Hitler wouldn't have hesitated to do just that.

Placing a curfew on any group of persons is a gross violation of their civil rights. The city council can do much better than this.

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The Telescope Friday, May 13, 1994 15

Frankly Speaking Francis T. Crowley

It's Humor, Stupid or It's Stupid Humor In order to finish the semester on an up beat, I would like to look back and reflect upon the wonderful experience I gained from working as an editor at The Telescope.

For starters, it would be nice to answer my critics, who I don't believe they intend insulting criticism but merely want me to magically improve my writing.

One of my respected critics said that I sounded like Andy Rooney. Now, most people may think that this reader is suggesting that I'm an old, sniveling, whining, complainer who speaks through his nose.

But no, I think the reader was suggesting that I am a thorough investigative reporter ' who actually has his eyes open while wan,. dering through life. At least that's what I think.

Another reader who wrote in suggested that I open my eyes to the real world. Is that the world where the Department of Motor Vehicles spends millions of tax dollars for a computer program, intended to keep their records in order, which never worked. This is the same agency which tells you, after waiting for three hours in six different lines that your proof of birth isn't in order.

Or possibly, I should concentrate on the fact that during the past 12 years, America has tripled ¡its "law enforcement expenditures yet not lowered the crime factor one iota. While at the same time that the amount spent to combat crime has risen, the amount to educate our young has decreased. Is there any possibility of finding a correlation between crime, education and society?

I received constructive criticism from Robin Concerto, a music major with aminor in ornithology.

"Could you explain the difference between Republicans and Democrats," she wrote in a letter?

Well Robin, Democrats historically tax and then spend the money on people in this nation who don't have money which we can tax, then we publicly humiliate them for accepting aid.

Republicans on the other hand, tax and then spend the money on people in other nations who don't have money which we can tax, then we publicly humiliate them for accepting aid.

As everyone can see the Democrats and Republicans are equally humiliating. So what do we do as a society? Do we stand by idly as they praise themselves for excellent performances while wasting our money?

No! Not when we have so many people who are helping this nation by investing in the future. It bas become apparent that buying security has become the national pastime. We should all join the throngs by stockpiling assault weapons. To secure the futureofournationwhentheanarchystrikes.

Buy now and buy lots. Leave your logic behind and purchase all makes of armor, to use against your neighbors. It's the American way.

So as the end of the semester quickly approaches, I wish to praise my own humiliating experience of writing a column, having the printer change the color of my skin from week to week and have expert critics question my naive opinion as I learn lessons to invaluable to turn down. Has it been worth it? Yes! I wouldn't change a thing and I look forward to another semester next September.

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Vox Populi

Protect Student Representation Fees Two recent incidents where student failed to attend ASG sponsored trips raises q1J.estions about the current ASG travel policy.

On a recent California Student Association of Community Colleges (CalSACC) conference trip to Los Angeles, over $600 in student repre ¡ sentation fees were lost when five ASG members did not show up for the three-day conference.

This past Monday, 22 students did not show for the Community College Lobby Day in Sacramento. Although no funds were lost, a disregard for responsibility was shown by those who did not show.

On both occasions, students failed to attend without giving prior notification. Since these trips were paid for out of the student representation fee and the intent was to represent Palomar students, those persons who failed to attend created a disservice for all the students on campus.

We at The Telescope urge the Student Government to enforce the existing by-laws, which describe consequences for not attending a schoolfunded function.

We also feel that amendments

should be made to the existing bylaws which will address non-government students who sign up for these junkets but do not attend.

Because these trips are funded by the student body, it is the direct responsibility of the student government to protect the funds and take all viablestepsnecessarytostopall waste of student funded actions.

Additionally, the ASG and Student Activities Office should attempt to make all future plane fares, hotel reservations and . other related fees refundable.

This recent Lobby Day trip, which had refundable plane tickets, saved hundreds of dollars of student funds.

Planning for students not to attending affairs would be a prudent measure.

We believe itis imperative that all persons who are attending college or . student-funded trips be held accountable for either not showing up or misrepresenting the college.

If a statement concerning non-alcohol use during these trips can be signed then a statement for attendance should become a normal practise for all off-campus trips.

Letters to the Editor

What plans do you have for this summer?

Margaret Foss Uberal Arts "Come to summer school and try to get my car running."

Jamie McAfee American Sign Language "I'm going on vacation to Mexico."

Comet Center Celebrates Year To The Editor: This marks the end of another semester at Palomar College ... a time to celebrate our efforts and our successes.

This year, over 150 volunteers have come together in fun and service to prevent problems related to alcohol and other drugs.

Together, the Comet Center has provided: current and personalized information and referral services to over 1,000 students; free and safe social events for over 1,000 students and their families; student facilitated classroom presentations and wellness information and education services for over 10,000 students and staff.

Next year it is our goal to expand these services, add increased curriculum pro-

gramming and a specialized project to reduce drinking and driving.

Dedicated program staff and volunteers make it happen. Yet our success was possible because countless students, staff, faculty and administrators paved the way with support and enthusiasm.

Lets celebrate together!

Volunteers and supporters are invited to join us at the end of the year, at the "Celebrate Our Success Picnic" May 19 at 1 p.m. at the park located at Las Posas & Borden. Please RSVP at ext. 2599.

Together, we are shifting campus social norms and creating a "well" and caring place to learn.

Ryan Randolph Liberal Arts "I'm just going to school."

Beth Post Comet Center Program Director

More About Cobain also shot himself. Also the Seattle suicide hotline calls were almost tripled.

I am writing in response to Dean Many people these days have the same Adam's letter to the editor titled "Cobain problems as he did. Fame, money and is no Role Model", The Telescope, April love could not help him escape the trag22. edies and disappointments of his own After reading Sarah Frederiksen's col- . shattered youth. umn, "Kurt Cobain' s Death a Tragedy," Adam's also mentioned role models.

I was planning to write and tell her what Cobain was far from wanting to be a role a good column it was. But now, I would model. He did not want the pressures of like to respond to Adam's letter. being a rock star. No one knew how Adams said, "Prior to his death hardly many pressures he had during his short anyone knew Cobain' s name." How can life. you say that? Nirvana's album Also, you talk about his heroin addic"Nevermind" alone sold ten million cop- tion. He took heroin for his constant ies. He made Seattle the most famous stomach pain. I could listmany rock stars musical mecca since Athens, Ga After that do some form of drugs.

I could keep on telling you about Kurt his death there were about 7,000 mourners at Seattle's historic Flag Pavilion.

Cobain, but you are not worth it. Maybe HealsocommentedonCobain's death you should start listening to real music with a quote from Frederiksen that said, like Nirvana. Cobain and his music will "A symbol of the struggles the genera- live on forever. tion of the '90s has to face." Obviously he bad an impact on people. AfterCobain Tracy Lincoln shot himself, a twenty-eight-year-oldman Marine Biology To The Editor:

Maria Lafser Occupational Therapy "Summer school and work. And hopefully I'll be going to Yosemite to climb Half Dome."

Steve Hodory Business "Go to the beach and summer school."

16 Friday, May 13, 1994 The Telescope

LIFESTYLE

James Hatch Copy Editor

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Every so often the thirteenth day of the 1 month and sixth day of the week intersect on the Gregorian calendar. It has become a day immersed in superstition and shrouded in myth. ..,_ _ _ _ _ _ __ Though most are familiar with many of .i the attitudes that accompany this day of dread, few are aware of th~ circumstances which culminated in what is known today as Friday the 13th.

Our traditional belief that Friday the 13th is cloaked in mystery is actually the result of two events in history that occurred centuries apart.

The numeral 13 has not always been considered an unlucky number. The Mayas worshipped 13 gods of the heavens. They considered them so holy, in fact. that they regarded them as one deity, similar to the Christian Trinity. The Aztecs beheld in the number a hallowed figure, and built 13 steps to the platform where they kept their sacred fire burning exactly four times 13 years at a time.

In the Jewish religion, 13 bas always been held as a reverent number. Part of every Jewish prayer book are the ''Thirteen Principles of Faith." Even today the Bar Mitzvah, a Jewish boy's rite to manhood, is celebrated at the age of thirteen, and numerConvinced that the Satanic church bad ologists agree that he divine name itself, chosen this number to purposefully ridicule Yabveh(four-letteredYHVH)addeduptoa sacred tradition, the Christian church devalue twice 13 (Y representing the numeral nounced the number as evil. The resentment 10, H for 5, and V for 6.) has held to this day.

The notion of the unlucky 13 also dates The second step in the evolution of Friback to the earliest times. It is part of man's day the 13th came centuries later. One ancestral memory. Primitive man could theory states that Norse mythology contribcount up to 12, 10 fmgers and two feet, but uted to the dire remembrance of Friday. no further. This is why numbers beyond 12 With the Christian conquest of paganhave no distinct name, but are a combination ism, Freya, the goddess of marriage and of the previous numbers. Thirteen, which fertility for which Friday is named, was followed, had no value branded a witch. Her or meaning. The enigcondemnation was seen matic stature of 13 rena means to frighten the dered the numeral fatefew remaining heaful, and the original thens away from a mulfoundation bas retifarious religion. mained intact Eventually, ancesThis is the primary tral fear of the number cause for the belief in 13 and medieval theolthe unlucky 13. Every ogy fused, and emblaother explanation emzoned themselves in bellishes this fear. our psyches.

Tahirah Pope, For eXample, Christianity, as the offspring Most of us don't go Psychology student of Judaism, saw nothout of our way to avoid ing wicked in the numa black cat that is crossber 13. Neither Jesus nor his 12 disciples ing our path. Most of the time wedon'teven discounted it. He and his followers totalled notice the cat, let alone the fact that it's 13 at the Last Supper, but it was this occa- black. And we probably don't start sweatsion which influenced Christians to give 13 ing bullets at the threat of seven years satuits malevolence. It was believed that the rated with bad luck because we have broken presence of thirteen at the table resulted in a mirror. the crucifixion.

On the other hand, the majority of us wait Later, when cults began to mock Christi- until we are outside before opening anumanity, Black Mass was introduced to ridi- brella Superstition? Maybe. Common cule the Last Supper and the Holy Commun- sense? More likely. Whatever the case, our ion service which ensued. When members superstitious beliefs persist. of the covens met. it is said that they made In a recent survey of 1,200 adults consure to number 13: twelve regular witches ducted by the Gallup organization, nine and one warlock. percent of the respondents said they believe

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that Friday the 13th is a jinxed day.

That equates to alittleover2.2million people nationwide; a little more than just a drop in the bucket.

More commonly, people prefer to forego their jobs orrescbedule meetings that fall on the 13th. Ask any Wall Street trader and he will tell you that it was no mere coincidence that in 1987, the year of the stock market crash, there were three Friday the 13ths- the most possible in a calendar year. (Just for you investors, the next one will be in 1998.)

The Gallup poll further states that of those questioned 14percentbelieve that a black cat crossing your path is a bad omen; 12 percent said they would not walk under a ladder if it could be avoided; and five percent maintain that a shattered mirror is an omen of future woes.

As readily as people accept the negative connotations of their superstitions, they are not so willing to put faith in the whimsical notion that a lucky charm can ward off a foreboding spirit. Only two percent of those surveyed believe that a good luck charm will actually work.

Such talismans can include everything from rabbits' feet to rosary beads that have blessed by the Pope. And what soldier hasn't carried something into battle that reminded him of home or a girl or just plain made him feel safe.

Tahirab Pope, a 31-year-old psychology major confessed that her mother is the root cause of her biggest superstition. "She's told me ever since I was little to never bring an old broom into a new house. I suppose it has something to do with a clean start."

Karen Lindsay, a psychology major who would admit only to being in her late twenties, parked her car in the garage one night, settheemergencybrake andawoke to fmd that the vehicle had mysteriously rolled down the driveway and into the street. "I just don't drive home that way anymore."

She admitted that the route she chose probably had nothing to do with her car's late night departure, but ever since planning the alternate course her car bas remained at home nonetheless.

Some superstitions, though perhaps , not the afore mentioned, are as old time ¡ itself and so are not easily shed. They are instilled from the time we are children, and nurtured by our own overactive imaginations.

Michael Rothenberg, professor emeritus of psychology and pediatrics at the University of Washington said in a recent Los Angeles Times article that young children, unable to distinguish fantasy from reality, commonly believe that inanimate objects, like stuffed animals, have feelings- and that thoughts have magical powers over events.

We became proficient at manufacturing these self-made deceptions while very young, and as unfounded in documented proof as we know them to be, we still can't seem to break the habits.

So here we are, not vehemently superstitious, but not completely free of it either.

We know full well that while an amulet or charm offers intangible protection against the forces that be, it probably wouldn'thurt to keep all bases covered.

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Palomar College students will soon be able to escape the mundanities of school without ever having to leave campus when the meditation gardens in the Arboretum are completed sometime next semester.

Mireille Samson Staff Writer

This is the future, a taste of things to come: Over the summer and during next semester, PalomarCollege'sEarth Club and volunteers are constructing a meditation garden in the Arboretum on the east side of campus. The garden is being built for the spiritual well-being of Palomar students.

The idea, say garden organizers, is to get students re-connected back to the Earth and to their inner selves.

Picture this.

The gravel trail crunches under your feet as you as you open the gilded Oriental-style gate. You follow a sun-dappled path up the hill, round a small bend and suddenly the sunlight blinds you.

A scattering of benches surround the perimeter of a clearing on a flattened slope.

At the other end of the garden, a simple wooden lean-to provides a minimal amount of shade.

You drop your books and sit gingerly down on the carpet of grass and leaves on the ground. You breathe deeply. The tension Phil Baum, TRIO director at Palomar and stress accumulated over the days and since 1978, says many students lead deweeks shed away as the sun warms your face structively busy lives, often resulting in a and the birds' gentle songs caress your ears. loss of time, focus and direction.

No, this is no fantasy.

"It's impossible to live a life that's end-

Stress Causes Loss of Focus

less! y busy without some kind of balance," Baum says. "We need direction that will teach us to look within."

Baum has been Earth Club adviser for five years, serving dually as a motivational role model and socioecological consultant.

And, as a TRIO counselor, he knows students' problems.

He says many students appear busy, but they are actually exhibiting an active laziness, squandering their time and getting nothing accomplished. And this is because they lack focus.

Direction, he says, can come from different areas, including counselors, friends and parents, but it must also come from within.

The problem with student stress and unfulfillment lies in failing to seek answers and direction within. ''We do not take the time to tap into our deep inner needs," Baum says. ''We don't spend the time, energy to look within."

The gardens will offer students a place to meditate and find focus in their lives or just for peace of mind, Baum says.

Or it may just offer students a place to read, relax and escape from the daily routine of classes and work.

Basically, the gardens will offer a way out.

Swami Garden Popular in Encinitas The concept of a meditation garden is not new to North County. Sitting atop the Pacific bluffs in Encinitas, the Self-Realization Fellowship, founded by Paramahansa Yogananda, is a haven for many stressedout coastal dwellers.

Yogananda, a swami and yoga expert from India, founded the retreat in 1937. The gardens are open to the public and attract many people who quietly meditate on stone benches, the sounds of waves crashing on the sand 100 feet below.

The gardens also feature lush greenery and ponds filled with brilliantly-coloredkoi, which are large, expensive carp.

While the gardens at Palomar doesn't have an ocean view or expensive goldfish, it will have its own appeal, according to garden planners.

Gardener's Visions for Garden Tom Honda and two of his friends are volunteering their services as landscape gardeners and designers to change the dreams of a meditation garden here at Palomar a reality.

Honda, who modestly says he doesn't have much knowledge in landscaping, but Dlustration by Liz McClaren

says he has worked in the field for 25 years, has outlined preliminary plans for the gardens.

The garden will include an Oriental-style gate marking the garden's entrance, with a trail leading up to the garden. A wooden lean-to will provide shade and three or four benches will offer an alternative to the classical cross-legged meditation position.

Honda says installing various trees and shrubs, which will include azaleas and heavenly bamboo, will take only a few days. He plans to ask local nurseries to donate plants and sprinklers for the garden.

The 66-year-old says he believes relaxation is important in life, but he and his friends don't really meditate much.

"Golfing is primarily our thing," he says.

Back to the Garden Visions of a peaceful meditation garden are accompanied by plans for herbal and vegetable gardens that will be maintained and grown by students.

Here students will also find solace. Baum says many students who live in cities often do not have enough contact with natural settings, and they lose a vital connection to the Earth.

Baum, who himself grew up in a housing project in New Jersey, says gardeninghandling the earth and taking part in living things' growth- is healing in itself.

Students' involvement with the garden signifies not only an individual desire toreconnect oneself back to nature, but also something greater: a collective change of attitudes, one emphasizing working with nature, not against it.

"I see getting back to the garden as a unitive consciousness: aligned with nature, seeing ourselves as a part of nature," Baum says.

According to grounds workers, there was a garden at this site years ago, but it is long since overgrown and neglected.

Baum says reviving the garden would unite people with one goal: becoming literally grounded back to Earth.

Eventually, Baum says he would like to bring children from the community, such as the Headstart program in San Marcos, to Palomar to have an opportunity to use the garden.

Garden plans are still in the preliminary stages, but an entirely organic vegetable garden and herbal plants are envisioned.

These plans will include indigenous plants to this area The garden would teach an interdependence on the natural world, to show people they are indelibly connected to the Earth.

"They're not separate, skin-encapsulated egos," Baum says. "They're not apart from it. They' re a part of the Earth."

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Palomar Says Aloha to Captain â&#x20AC;˘ Volleyball Team's Setter is Headed to Hawaii Jill Blinkey Staff Writer

James Senda the 6-foot l-inch setter for the Palomar volleyball team moves effortlessly on the court like a eagle gliding in the wind.

Although, next year Senda won'tbeplayingfortheCometshe will continue playing the game he loves at the University of Hawaii as a walk-on- player. "Maybe he will be a player on the University of Hawaii's team or a coach for a team in the future," according to teammate Deric Moen.

After a successful season as the setter and the team captain for Palomar College, James Senda will be missed by many of his team-mates.

He is a player that gets the job done and his statistics show that.

Senda had 113 assists in his last game of the season and 912 assists overall. . He grew up with a father who was in the Marines and a mother from Okinawa. "My Dad is are-

tired Marine so he was the one who layed down the rules and was the strict one. My mother was the more lenient parent and the nicer one. She was the one who took care of me and my two sisters. My parents were the most influential people in my life," Senda said.

Senda is halfOkinawan, speaks Japanese and is thinking of minoring in Japanese in college.

He wants to stay in Hawaii and have his own sports medicine business in the future. "I see him having a good Japanese American relations cooperation," said fellow teammate Jason Weigal.

"Senda is a tough determined player, because he set for us in all of the matches even when he was sick or injured," McFarland said.

"He would come to practice looking really sick and I would tell him to go home, but he would refuse to leave," according to McFarland.

"One reason for the Comets' consistency was the ability of James to distribute the ball evenly

along the front line," said McFarland.

Senda will never forget playing under his coach. He said, "I love playing under Duncan. I have learned a lot from him because he was on the U.S. National Team in the '70s." He has a lot of good stories about being on the team."

"We missed going to the playoffs by one game. It was very close," McFarland said.

"We tried our best this season.

I wish we could have gone further though," Senda said.

In addition to winning on the court Senda also makes the grades in the classroom. All teammates said he was a very good student who gets almost all A's. "He is one of my best students on the team," said McFarland.

Senda plays volleyball with his friends and fellow teammates in either Oceanside or Stage Coach Park. "I play volleyball with players I admire. I learn from them, because they do things that I don't do," Senda said.

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James Senda, shown here setting, had 912 assists this season.

SOFTBALL: Comets Prepare to Defend Their State Title This Weekend continued from page 20 The winner of each of the four tournaments will advance to the eight-team, four from the south and four from the north, state tournament May 20-22 at College of the Sequoias in Visalia.

Comets' All-State first team pitching ace Jennifer Ortiz ( 27-5 with a microscopic ERA of 0.42

and a whopping 282 strikeouts in 199 2/3 innings) will become good friends with the mound as she will most likely pitch in every game.

"She has fulfilled all the expectations I had for her," said Eldridge, "I knew that potentially she had the talent required to perform as well as she has."

Another All-State first team Comet that will most likely pro-

vide spark is outfielder Mindy Anderson, who batted a team leading .383 from the leadoff position in the lineup. The fleet-footed Anderson was a flat out terror on the base paths, stealing 16 of them on the year while occupying them almost half of her plate appearances with a .436 on base percentage.

"She's had an impressive sea-

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son," said Eldridge, "She didn't come in here as being touted, she just has worked hard."

Utility player Kari Harrison completes the listofPalomar's AllState flrst team selections. She had the team's highest on base percentages at .476 while batting .352 for the season.

"I had a chance to see her a lot while she was playing in high school and I knew what kind of player she would be as she developed at this level," said coach Eldridge.

Catcher Candace Fode, who was one of the team's run producers, leading the way with 29 RBI' sand batting a solid .304, was named to the All-State second team.

"I was a little more familiar with Candace," said of his second year player, "I knew she had the talent as we switched her to a different position. She' s hard working and is very confident."

Ortiz was also the unanimous

selection for conference player of the year. Comets named to flrst team all conference were Anderson, Harrison, Fode, first basewoman Jami Gabbard, and infielder Casey Thimjon. Two players are on the second team, infielder Kylene Dyson and outfielder Michelle Hallman.

Eldridge was really unaware of what his team would accomplish this season because of their being so inexperienced at the college level, two sophomores all the rest freshmen. He seems very pleased with the results thus far. This also may go down in the book as one of the best accomplishments that the seventeen year veteran coach has instigated.

"I am exceptionally proud of this team. It's maybe the best of all the achievements. But, I am not really caught up in it, we are just getting ready to survive another weekend. The story isn't finished yet."

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Sports are a Joke I remember the time when sports were just sports. There weren't all these problems involved with each and every event You could just sit down in front of the tube with no strings attached.

Nowadays it seems that every sport has some problem. Whether it be players and owners rights, money, or fighting they all seem to have some sort of dysfunctional situation.

Watching these athletic events often makes you feel like you're committing a crime.

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Casey Thimjon, who made all conference as an infielder, prepares to slide home during a recent Comets home game.

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Whose Rights?

When it comes down to -players and owners rights I don't know whose side to take. Do I side with the owners who seem to be shelling out a tremendous amount of dough to keep a decent team together? Do I take side with the the players who are making that dough but are earning it by making the owners rich too?

I think players should have the right to free agency but by doing this it seems that the teams are always changing. If you blink for too long Tony Gwynn might be playing for the Royals and Troy Aikman could be tossing the pill for the Jets. That's how unpredictable free agency makes things.

All of this bitching about who bas the right to do this and who has the right to do that basically just causes more hardship for the fans because we pay for it.

Money The world of sports is controlled by money. Everyone is always seemingly desiring more loot. If it were not for all of the greed in the world of sports I think I could enjoy going to a game a bit more.

What I'm trying to say is that it's crazy that in order to go to a ball game it costs an arm and a leg. I'm not willing to give up a month's pay just to go and watch a bunch of guys who think they're on top of the world try to put some stupid ball into some sort of a goal or net.

Furthermore, ifl wanted to watch a fight I would have ordered one on pay -per-view.

Staff Writer

Some things remain the same at Palomar College, and so it should come as no surprise that the Palomar College softball team will defend their state title as the No. 1 seed from Southern California.

Beginning today and concluding tomorrow, the Comets (33-11-1) will host a four-

team double elimination tournament. Palomar opens play against 16th-seeded Ventura (20-20) at noon and the winner will go on to play the victor of the 2 p.m match up. That game features a No. 8th-seeded Rancho Santiago team (26-17) against No. 9 seed Moorpark (29-12).

"I expect it's going to be a good tough ball game," said Pacific Coast Conference Coach of the Year selection coach Mark

Baseball Season Ended Without a Bang • The Comets End a Disappointing Season of Playing Catch-up Chris Gleason Staff Writer

Within one week and three games, Palomar's baseball team lost three times, scoring a collective eight runs and making a total of ten errors, to finish the season at 1323 (9-15).

Following Wednesday's 11-4 away loss to the Southwestern College Apaches, Jeff Frectly started for the Comets 6-2 home loss to the Apaches last Saturday, Palomar's last gaine of the season.

Freetly lasted only three innings, giving up four runs. To Freetly's credit they were unearned, as he only gave up two hits while

the defense fumbled around for two errors.

Palomar spent the rest of the game (and, incidentally, the rest of the season) playing an unsuccessful game of catch-up.

Making an unusual start at third base was Nick Terrazas, a short stocky utility player.

Terrazas went 1-3 with two walks for a fine offensive display, and made two outstanding catches in the top of the eighth inning. In one play he ran and scooped a bad bunt for a short pop-out, and the other when he jumped three feet up and into the fence along the third base line to snag a pop foul.

"I was just focused, I guess. I've got good work habits and I was seeing the ball. .. really well," said Terrazas.

Fights That brings up a good point. What the heck is going on with all of the fights in sports. Whenever I watch the sports wrap on the news there seems to be another fight that happened.

It could be a bench clearing brawl between the Knicks and Bulls, a baseball player charging the mound because be can't take it like a man, a coach throwing a chair at another coach, or even fans throwing blows because they think their team is better.

Before you know it Don King is going to start promoting these fights for pay-perview. I can see it now, you can get a package deal for only$ 49.95. With this package you get the latest brawls from the NBA and the NFL, and you get all the mound charging action from baseball. As a bonus Don will even throw in the usual ice chucking fights from the NHL. However, this is my last "I Say So" column and I'm quite sure that I'll forget this joke and still be an avid sports fan.

Eldridge of his team's flrst round opponent, "I think we have prepared and are ready for them."

No. 2-seeded Long Beach City (1-2 against Palomar this season) will also host tournament play this weekend. The ·same goes for No. 3 Orange Coast {1-2 vs. Palomar) and No.4 Cypress, which has been the Comets' most formidable opponent this year with a 5-2 record.

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Nick Terrazas, who went 1-3 with two walks, prepares to pound the leather.

As for his performance at the plate, Terrazas shrugged, smiled and repeated the above quote.

For the ftrst six innings of the 5-2 loss to Grossmont College on May 2, Palomar pitcher Guy Murray overpowered the Griffins with a scorching fastball and an adequate curve. Doing his Andy Benes impersonation, he held Grossmont to no runs and only one hit Three innings, seven hits, two errors and five runs later, the Comets looked eerily like the Padres, grasping defeat from the jaws of victory.

Leading 2-0 with one on and two outs in the top of the seventh, Murray tossed a gopher ball to Grossmont frrst baseman Trevor Blackwell who went the opposite way and launched a pitchoverMyersField's huge right-field fence to tie up the game.

After a perfect eighth inning, Murray started the ninth with an attempt to cross-up Grossmont' s Chris Yerke by throwing a curve in a situation that calls for a fastball.

Yerke, however, double-crossed Murray and looped ano-outsingleover third baseman Keith Humerickhouse.

"In the ninth when you're ahead or tied, the batter usually looks at the first pitch," said Murray. "I tried to go with a strike curve and he got underneath it."

The single turned into a pseudo-double when left fielder Justin Liniak misplayed the ball. Murray then proceeded to give up another single to Bob Miller, prompting Comets head coach Bob Vetter to pull Murray in favor of Steve Rohlmeier, the ftrst baseman and part-time relief pitcher.

Palomar fell behind for good when Rohlmeier, who has been an effective short reliever/stopper for the best part of the season, immediately gave up two singles for two runs which were charged to Murray. A muffed double-play allowed another run to score. The runner that made it to base on the play died when designated hitter Pat Tramp us lined to frrst.