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Rash of lewd conduct reported on campus

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Spring Break Jammin'

• Male students caught asking for sexual favors in S and ES building restrooms Steven Zivanic Staff Writer

Incidents of indecent exposure and lewd conduct have steadily risen in the past month at Palomar, with more than five reported in the men's restroom in the S building, according to Campus Patrol.

The men's restroom in the S building has become a commonly used gathering place by some gay students at Palomar as a place to meet and sometimes engage in sexual activity, patrol reports say . The various events that occurred range from oral sex, to sexual intercourse and masturbation contests, said Campus Patrol Leader Boyd Mahan.

According to patrol reports, a typical example of the most common incidents involves a suspect sitting in the center stall, usually for a period of 30 minutes or more,

• Parking lot flasher trails women to their cars. Page 4 waiting for another male to use one of the stalls next to him. When another male arrives, the suspect will either proposition the person by suggesting sexual favors, or will stare at the person next to him through the small openings, or "glory holes" in the stall walls.

Glory holes have been around Palomar dating back to at least November 1991, according to -an article that appeared in The Telescope four years ago. "The holes have been patched up before, but they take the metal patches off, or whatever else we've tried to use," Mahan said.

See SEX, Page 3

Earth Day celebration features music, lectures Carla Mays Staff Writer

Palomar's celebration for Mother Earth will kick-off Wednesday, April 26 at 9 a.m. and continue throughout the afternoon during Earth Day 1995.

The event will hit the lawn area with the groovin' sounds of local bands and dancers from all over the globe, including African and Native American tribal drumming and dancing.

The eclectic tunes of Heavy Vegetable will rock the campus as a preview of their appearance at the May Day Fest concert in San Diego. Other locals to play Palomar during the extravaganza are Josiah the Musicmaker and Ishmael and the Peacemakers.

Students can learn how to "think globally

and act locally" by listening to speakers from Earth First! and Greenpeace. The short lectures will offer students an opportunity to get involved in the local and world enivironmental issues. Greenpeace will lecture from 9:45-10 a.m. and Earth First 1 at 11-11:15 a.m .

Planned for the day willbeanenivironmental and international market place for students to buy arts, crafts and other enivironmentally safe wares. Natural foods, from vegetarian to organic are going to be available at the market place.

Organizations such as the Surfrider Foundation and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals will all have information booths at the event sponsored by the Earth Club.

Student Cecilio Desuse perfor ms " West Coast Stress" during his second place rap performance April 6 at Spring Break Jam '95, a health and safety f air designed t o encourage students to have a safe spring recess.

ASG elections plagued by lack of candidates Jeff Vize Staff Writer

After a month-long recruiting process resulting in only four candidates for its spring elections, the Associated Student Government this week. found itself headed into the 1995-96 school year with students running for only two of 15 available positions, ignitin g concerns about the future of the board.

The fact that so fe w candidates are runnin g fo r ASG is potentially damagi ng to the gov-

• See the results of a Q& A with the candidates. Page 6 ernment because eight people are needed for a quorum, according to Jim Bowen, director of Student Activities . Under its by laws, the ASG is not allowed to meet and conduct legislation without a quorum.

Spring elections w ill be held April 25 and 26 in the Student Un ion. Polls will open at 8

a.m. amd close at 8:30 p .m. Voters must either present their Palomar Identification Card, or bring a picture i.d. along with knowing their social security number.

In all, there are only four candidates participating this spring with three of them runni ng for president. The candidates for the top posi tion are Senator Chris Wheat, incumbent Tyler, and Vice President of State Affairs Matthew McNamara. The other candidate, Senator Cody Lutsch, is runnin g uncontested for vice president of state affairs. Vacant seats

with no candidates are the offices of executive vice president, the vice president of social affairs, treasurer and nine senator seats.

Blame for the lack of interest this spring was directed many ways at a pre-election press conference held in SU-18 on April 19, with even the balloting's own organizer lending fau lt to the ASG as a group.

"Part of it was there was not enough publicity. In retrospect there are some [more]

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Earth Club President Sara Kosoanovich affixes a giant poster to a wall in the Stundent Union. The poster is to inform students of the upcoming campus Earth Day celebration, sponsored by the Earth Club, which will be held April 26.

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Author leaves his mark at community college BUTLER, Pa.-Just as his character Arthur Parkinson from the book, "Snow Angels," left his snowy mark behind, author Stewart O'Nan has left his at Butler Community College.

At the request of student Chari Matisko, O'Nan signed his name to a BCC library copy of "Snow Angels," and wrote an inscription that read "For the students of BC3, kick ass!"

But when Matisko went to return the book to the library, BCC staff librarians told the student that the signed copy was damaged goods and asked her to pay for the book.

"I could have dropped the book off in the drop-off box or left it in the library and never brought it to their attention," said Matisko. "I was very honest about what hap-

pened because I didn't have permission."

O'Nan recently promoted "Snow Angels," which is set in Butler, Penn., through a booksigning at an area mall. Matisko, a staff writer for "The Cube," attended the signing and wrote an article about O'Nan and his book. Excited to meet an author, Matisko said she had O'Nan sign her personal copy of "Snow Angels."

After signing her copy, Matisko then asked O'Nan if he would sign a copy that she had checked out of BCCC's library. She added that she explained to the author that she hadn't been granted permission to do so, but felt that the students would be honored.

If BCC students were honored, its librarians had another reaction. After the signing, Matisko said she went to the library to explain what had happened. The

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librarians told her that they would have to discuss the situation.

Two days later, when Matisko returned the book, a librarian stamped the book "Discarded," and asked the student to pay for the copy. After Matisko wrote a check for $12.60, she was handed the book.

In explaining the library's policy in assessing whether a book is defaced or damaged, Martin Miller, the BCC circulation librarian, said: "The first thing I look at is: Can it be fixed?"

And if it can't be fixed? "You broke it, you bought it," Miller stated.

Veronica Chen, head librarian, refused further comment about the incident and said that it was against policy to discuss a confidential matter involving a circulation transaction between a user and the library.

-Diana Hooper

Library trying to increase funding Currently, the US government spends only 57 cents per citizen for library services, said Katherine Gannett, manager of the media center at Palomar's library.

Through the program "Americans Can't Wait, Pass A Buck" the American Library Association and the library staff will attempt to remedy this situation, starting April 24.

The library has printed I ,000 postcards for students to send to their congressional representatives, urging them to pass legislation to spend $1 on each American for library services. Gannett said that students just need to supply postage for the postcards.

Gannett said that when the program is completed, the library staff plans to mail all the postcards together.

If students fill out at least 25 postcards, the library will receive an Encarta multimedia CD-ROM encyclopedia from the American Library Association.

-Kate Nelson

PATROL BLOTTER Compiled from Campus Patrol reports:

Monday, Aprill7 9:00a.m.- Someone broke into the men's coaches' locker room by using a crowbar. Coaches Cnossen, Luslay and Saunderson had their lockers opened. It is not known whether anything was stolen.

9:20 a.m. - A window was broken inside the cafeteria. A security camera valued at $225 was ripped from its cords and stolen.

Saturday, April 15 4:50 a.m. - A patrol officer spotted a man coming out of room F-30carrying a plastic bag. When the man saw the officer he dropped the bag and ran. The officer chased the suspect to the cafeteria. Then he reported the incident to the sheriffs. The bag contained five cameras and 39 lenses.

Tuesday, Aprilll 2:00p.m.- The men'scoaches locker room was broken into.

The door had been pryed open with a crowbar. Four of the coaches lockers were broken into. The only thing that appeared to be missing was a few hats and shirts from Coach Craft's locker.

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Palomar radio station KKSM is promoting a penny drive to raise money for the victims of local disasters.

The proceeds will be delivered to the Red Cross to help the flood victims of recent local storms.

Debra Goss, KKSM director of promotions, said she wanted to come up with something that would benefit others as well as promote KKSM. 'The idea came to me when I got caught in a flood last month in Burbank. The water was up to my waist in my car. I was really scared. That's when I realized the magnitude of the damage from the storms," she said.

"KKSM is dedicated to public service," said Cindy Rodenhizcr, program director of KKSM. "Last year, for example, we donated clothes to help fill a truck that went to a charitable organization for the homeless.''

Students can deposit their extra pennies in canisters marked "KKSM penny drive" which are located at various points throughout the campus. A canister is also located at the radio station in Q-3 and students are welcome to come down and donate their pennies.

"Even if every student gives one penny it will help tremendously," Rodenhizer said.

Several local merchants are also taking part in the penny drive. To find out where you can drop off your pennies, contact KKSM at Ext. 5576.

-Liz Bennett

New, introductorv., engineering class offered in the fall Palomar is offering a new class next fall for engineering majors. "Introduction to Engineering" is a oneunit course that provides students with an overview of the engineering profession.

'This class was created to allow engineering students to discover what the profession is really like.

Many students learn too late that engineering is not for them," said Bill Bradford, associate professor and chairman of the physics and engineering department.

This class will prepare students to deal with the demanding and challenging needs of an engineering major and career. There are going to be guest speakers from industry and business that will give the students the opportunity to ask questions about careers and experiences. Also, the course is open to freshmen students to give them the opportunity to provide early insight into engineering.

The class will meet Tuesdays from II a.m. to II :50 a.m. at the main San Marcos campus. For more information, contact Bedford at Ext. 2542.

-Carla Mays

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Several Palomar students who were propositioned went immediately to the Campus Patrol office and informed the patrol officers, while others have decided to take matters into their own hands. One witness reported he was using a stall and noticed an eye peering at him through the stall next to him. The witness said he then stood up and began to urinate in the suspect' s face, a patrol officer said.

Mahan said, "One day these guys are going to bother the wrong person, somebody with a temper, and they're really going to be in trouble then. Somebody, like a football player, will surely knock one of these guys out without a second thought."

The Campus Patrol has conducted undercover operations, using patrol officers posing as students inside the restroom, in an attempt to find suspects at the scene of the crime. According to patrol reports, after an individual was found to be sitting in the center stall for 20 minutes or more, an officer would be sent in the restroom to sit in the stall next to the suspect and wait for any suspicious activity to occur.

Suspects were found to be watching patrol officers through the holes in the stalls while they were sitting on the toilet. In addition, suspects would poke their finger through the hole, and remove any toilet paper obstructing their view through the hole.

After the officers identified themselves, the suspects who were students were then referred to Jim Bowen, director of Student Activi-

"These suspects are only interested in willing parties. Therefore I don't consider it a danger to Palomar, I consider it an embarrassment. " -

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ties, while non-students were referred to the San Diego Sheriffs Department.

Steve Leitner, a gay activist in San Diego County, and representative of the Gay and Lesbian Association of North County (GLANC), said that the sexual behavior occurring at Palomar is not representative of the mainstream gay community.

"When people are comfortable with their sexuality, they display it openly, and are not afraid to show affection in public . However, the incidents that happened at Palomar were done by closet -case gay menmen who aren't comfortable being gay, and choose to sneak around and play foolish , degrading games," Leitner said.

Leitner said that the GLANC association offers social support, education, and advocacy to any gay men in need of help.

"The incidents at Palomar are embarrassing to the gay community, and we don't condone public sex of any kind, at all."

A recent string of indecent exposure incidents are suddenly plaguingcertain parts of San Diego county as well.

Grossmont Community College has had two incidents concerning indecent conduct in the past two weeks, according to a Grossmont

patrol officer. Mira Costa Community College has also had two incidents ofindecentexposure in school parking lots recently, with two male suspects being arrested, according to Mira Costa Patrol Supervisor Richard Norcroff.

In the past month, University of California, San Diego has experienced three cases of indecent exposure, with one suspect being arrested, said Cristine Johnson, police dispatcher at UCSD. Palomar Campus Patrol Leader Mahan said that there is a magazine currently in circulation around San Diego entitled "Glory Hole," which lists various rests tops, restrooms and college locations which are rated for glory hole use. "I sure hope Palomar isn't listed in the ratings chart," said Mahan.

Mahan said that the many sexual incidents which are presently occurring "come and go," and are not a year-long problem at Palomar.

"About a year ago we noticed the holes in stalls in the S and ES restrooms. We were there all the time however, and the problem went down," said Mahan.

Mahan said, "These suspects are only interested in willing parties.

Therefore I don't consider it a danger to Palomar, I consider it an embarrassment."

ELECTION:Legitimacy may suffer Continued from Page 1

things that we should have done," said Senator Christian Butler, election committee chairman. "I can't remember any election since I've been here where we' ve had this many open seats."

Although several members viewed lack of publicity as part of the problem, they saw other reasons as well. Butler said he believes that a bylaw recently put into effect makes it easier for a candidate to be appointed than elected. The new bylaw reduced the number of Palomar student signatures required for an appointee.

"With the new signature requirements, you need 200 to be elected [on the ballot] and 50 to be appointed. Maybe a lot of people thought they might skip the elections and be appointed," Butler said.

Presidential candidate and current Vice President of State Affairs Matthew McNamara concurs with Butler, adding that he believes that contrary to charges of student apathy there is no shortage of people willing to serve on the ASG. "In the past student government

elections, tickets or alliances were the nonn. The voters would split the tickets and neither agenda would be forwarded, " said McNamara. "I think what has happened is that those students interested in government are reserved enough to know that once a leader is selected, they will choose whether or not to jump in rather than be roped in under one they would rather not be affiliated with.

"The battle of this election is between three separate agendas. The lack of interest in getting into student government is only a cautionary move on the part of those individuals who would be willing to come into government once they know who the leader is going to be," said McNamara.

Contrary to these ASG members' opinions, a student attending the press-conference expressed his view that it is the student government's fault that there is a lack of student interest in them.

"Part of the problem that I see with the ASG ... is trying to find their association with the rank and file students," said Jim Ackerman a Palomar student and fonner Inter-

Club Council vice-chairman.

"When you start talking about legislation in Washington and Sacramento, that's too far away. They think, 'what's that have to do with me?' What they need to see is that the student government is interested in affairs here on this campus."

A concern that comes along with student disinterest for Bowen is the diminishing credibility factor of an ASG with only three of its members actually elected by the students.

"If the ASG keeps going like this, they might want to discontinue the student government," said Bowen. "We should reanalyze ourselves and ask, 'what are we doing here? Is there really a need?"'

McNamara believes, however, that this can be an advantage to the ASG, and in turn, the students. Because of the fact that they are more likely to share beliefs, he said that a "handpicked" board runs smoother.

"Sometimes it's easierto make a team after you know who the coach is. The coach can make a winning team," McNamara said.

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Indecent exposure incidents reported in parking lots

Friday. April 21 . 1995

Steven Zivanic Staff Writer

In a series of seemingly related events, two counts of indecent exposure recently occurred in various parking lots at Palomar.

In Lot 12, while a female student was walking from class to her vehicle, a white male adult drivmg a dark blue pickup truck stopped his truck in her path, exposed himself and began to masturbate.

The woman ran to her vehicle while the suspect drove through the parking lot. The victim then called Campus Patrol from the emergency radio in the lot. Although the suspect was not found, a police report was filed with the San Diego Sheriff's Department.

In another incident, while two female students were walktng from Lot 3 to Lot 14, they noticed a naked man staring at them from behind some bushes.

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A small fire ignited Apri17 in the pine needles behind Lot 5, located directly behind the library. A student noticed the blaze at I :45 p .m. and called for emergency assistance, Campus Patrol officer Eric Verella said.

According to student Christian Arm ann, he was studying in the grass bythelibrarywithhisgirlfriend, when he happened to Iook up and see sparking flames and white smoke.

"There were literally flames shooting up in the air. I just watched it for awhile, to make sure it was a fire, then I rushed to the library and called for help," Armann said.

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"It was a great year," saidTelescope Advisor Susan Deacon. "We usually do well, but the competition was tougher this year and we held our own."

Awards were given out in three categories: mail-in, bring-in and onthe-spot competitions.

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In addition, as a precautionary measure, I ,000 gallons of water were sprayed on the area of the fire in order to drench the pine needles and make it impossible for the fire to resurface, Hunter said.

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According to Fire Captain Tom Dooling, the cause of the small blaze is undetermined, since no clues were found at the scene.

The Telescope wins are awarded to first, second and third place finishers. "I was floating on air the rest of the weekend."

Palomar's other awards included first place finishes for mail-in photo illustration (Greg Armstrong) and mail-in infographic (Daniel Kwan and Liz McClaren). A second place performance was put forth for mailin front page layout. Greg Am1strong (bring-in infographic) and Donny VanZandt (on-the-spot editorial cartoon) earned third place honors. Steve Troop won a fourth place award for his effort in the on-the-spot broadsheet page design category.

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Gabriel Borges performs his award-winning "Like a Virgin" routine in the Spring Break Jam's dance contest.

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Three people competed in a rap contest, which was won by student Herb "Herbie Love" VanDorn, performing his own untitled composition. He won $100.

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Going to the beach, sleeping, shopping, getting together with friends, building homes in Tijuana.

What do all these activities have in common? They represent what Palomar college students were involved with during spring break.

While some students worked on getting that perfect tan, eight Palomar students took time out from their fun in the sun and the indulgences of spring break in order to participate in a unique and rewarding experience.

Together with Habitat for Humanity, an interna~ional Christian housing ministry and organization, they went to the slums of Tijuana and built homes for the poor.

The three day trip, which is a pilot program, was sponsored by the Comet Center as a drug and alcohol free alternative to the rowdy happenings that sometimes occur during the spring vacation.

Fees paid to Habitat were used

for room and board for the students and for building materials . The amount for each student to participate was $75 plus whatever expenses were incurred to travel to Tijuana and back.

Photography major Kimberly Allen was chosen to be the driving force and coordinator for the group

by Beth Post, coordinator of the Comet Center's drug prevention program.

"We've been tryingtogetaspring break trip off the ground for over the last three years and we never had anyone that had the commitment and enthusiasm that Kimberly came in with," said Post.

Post gave a great deal of support and encouragement to the students at their last group meeting prior to leaving for Tijuana.

"The whole message is that college students are taking their spring break off and volunteering to go down and help others instead of getting totally smashed and abusing their bodies in Palm Springs or whatever," said Post.

Next year, however, the funding may not be available for students to participate.

"What's important about this is that next year the funding that we have for this year will not be available, so we will be needing to look for funding to do this again to keep this event alive. I feel that this is really important for Palomar College students to have something like this going on. We will be looking for someone to sponsor our trip next year and keep this program alive," said Allen.

"It's important for our community. We need to show that college students really care about what's going on in the community and that we do want to help as much as we can," she added.

Allen has in the past volunteered her time by working with children of alcoholic families and has organized drug and alcohol free dances and field trips.

"That was years ago and nothing quite like this, nothing as rewarding as this," she said.

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Major: Business Administration Semesters at Palomar: 8 Current ASG Position: President

Major: Chemical Engineer/Physics Semesters at Palomar: 2 Current ASG Position: Senator

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Associated student Government Elections Voting Days: Tuesday, April 25 and Wednesday, April 26

Presidential hopefuls air their views and concerns Jeff Vize Staff Writer

Location: Polls in the Student Union will open at 8 a.m. and close at 8:30 p.m. both days

Daniel Kwan

What to Bring: Students are required to present

The following is an excerpt from a 60-minute press conference between The Telescope and ASG candidates running for president to serve in the 1995-96schoolyear. TheASGpresident also serves as Student Trustee at Palomar Governing Board meetings.

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Student Activities Fee • Voting "Yes" on this referendum would give permission for the ASG to implement a voluntary Student Activities Fee of $1 per semester for students to pay when they register for classes. Once implemented, only those students who indicate a desire to pay the fee will be charged the dollar amount. Money earned by the ASG will be used for social events and contribute to the general ASG fund.

• Two-thirds majority vote with a minimum of 500 total votes cast required to pass this referendum.

Constitutional Amendment • Article VII Section 4 of the ASG Constitution currently states: "In the event of death, disqualification, resignation, recall, or Impeachment of the President, a Vice President shall succeed •o the office of Presidency. The order of succession of the Vice President shall be determmed n tre Bylaws " t to read as follows w1th the p dcrment of the President, eed to the of 1ce of

Opening Statements McNAMARA: There are several things that students, administration, and faculty have brought to my attention in my last year of service on my job [ofVice President of State Affairs] that stand to orient our campus as a model community for the 21st century. It needs to be the objective of the ASG to lead the way to channel information to the students and to let them know that their education will not end at the end of their graduations.

They will always rely on the education they gained here and they will always need to stay in touch with their community college campus because we know that as we move into the 21st century the skills that are needed will change almost instantaneously.

You no longer will be able to get a four year training and be set for life. You will need to continuously be updated and take classes. Community colleges now have a sentence that will deem them ineffective if students don't become aware that they are the force that drives community colleges. They are the force that is needed to drive the community college into the 21st century.

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I'd also like to get the students more aware of what the student government does. We're here to do things on campus, but we've also got to represent them on a state and federal level. If we aren't their voice, the state and federal government are going to do whatever they want.

We need the students to get behind us.

WHEAT was not present at the beginning of the press conference to give an opening statement.

In your past ter11:1s, what do you think you have accomplished?

McNAMARA: I have attempted to bring to Palomar knowledge of political and legislative issues that involve students as well as citizens ofthestateofCalifornia. We look at students as students first and citizens second. That's my goal.

My second goal was to go forth with the directive I get from the student government to the congressmen and inform them of Palomar's views. Not to persuade them to see our side of the story, but instead to let them understand that the students are not in a threatening posture against any political agenda.

We understand the difficult choices they make.

TYLER: Personal growth as well as bringing more respect to the student government. I have worked quite a bit trying to get people educated on where our budget comes from, what the student rep. fee is, what we do, why we keep traveling to Sacramento and Washington, D.C. But the number one thing that I did was that I personally grew and I helped other peopk to grow.

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Because only three positions will be filled after this spring's elections, at least five members will need to be appointed before the ASG can establish its quorum necessary for conducting business.

Does the fact that the ASG will be largely "handpicked" affect the credibility in your opinion?

TYLER: Handpicked can be both good and bad. I would ask that each the three in office go out and find some people. With each of our acquaintances in office you would have a group that may or may not get along. It is good to handpick them, but it would be better if we could just get volunteers to come straight in .

McNAMARA : The hand.Jicked people that we had the latter part of this semester worked diligently.

There may have been some inconsistencies between a person whose role is set the agenda and the person ' s role it is to follow the agenda. Sometimes it's easier to make a team when you know who the coach is rather than making a team when you know who the players are. But not always is it the case that the coach can make the winning team.

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What will you do differently than was done by the presidency this year?

McNAMARA: First you have to consider what Merrill did last year.

I guess you could say that I would be doing more than Merrill did.

As a president, he took on a lot of outsid·! interests. I will not go outside of this campus for self-edification or seek any offices outside of Palomar [as president of ASACC, the American Student Association of Community Colleges].

I feel that the importance of a president of the student government should be to the student government. [It leads] to a conflict of interest and always alluding to the 'other job.' My goal is to restore a sense of student government being for this college on this college.

TYLER: Basically, when I run the meetings I'm going to be a little bit more like a prick. I'll try not to allow a lot of cross talk.

Outside of the meetings there's not a lot I can do. I tend to agree with Matt about ASACC and I don't intend to seek simi Jar office next year.

It just takes too much work. This year I tried to follow the [bylaws], I was flexible in some cases.

Next year, though, I'm going to come down on people who can't handle the rules. I don't think I'd change very much from what I did th1s year. I'm going to continue to learn and progress.

WHEAT: I have the slogan 'no mercy.' What I mean by that is that I do what it takes for the students. I

do what I think the students want done. I feel that even if I take one unit here at Palomar, I've got a right to say what I don't Iike here. I'm the type that my head might get cut off, but I'm going to get the point out.

How would you handle improving the representation and impute of night students and those attending satellite campuses?

TYLER: I don't have an honest answer. We've talked about designating a [ASG senator] seat for satellite campuses and night students that would stay open if they didn't want it.

I don't know what the answer is other than having maybe a satellite student government there. I'm not even sure that that would work. It would take a lot of work and thought.

McNAMARA: We passed a resolution this semester to allow and encourage members of the ASG to go out to the satellite campuses so that they could get credit for serving their [required office hours].

There's a two-fold problem with going to the satellite campuses. One, we are not given any means by which we can directly influence any policies that are specific to these sites. We are elected by this campus only. The response that Merrill gave in regards to a government being established on these campuses is very, very probable.

WHEAT: I would try to get them more involved in what's going on at the main campus. With us being the mother campus, we have to educate them on what is going on. They feel like they're on a little island by

themselves. Spending [an office hour) at one of the satellite campus can be really beneficial.

For the night students its tlie same thing. It doesn't matter if you're here at two or three in the morning, you are still a part of this campus.

They feel like no one's there to care for them. I would try to work hard to get them involved because they're still a part of our campus.

How would each of you combat the issue of potential fee hikes in community college education?

WHEAT: I would let the students know what legislators are trying to do as far as fee hikes. As president of ASG my voice alone won't be good enough to tell them that we're raising fees and we don't like it.

I want my fellow members of the ASG to get the information out to the students to educate them on what we need to do to let the legislators know what the students of Palomar college want.

As students we have the right to say that we don't like what's going on because we're paying our money to go here and even though they're up in Sacramento, we have the right not to put them in office again.

McNAMARA: What we need to resolve is the manner in which education is funded universally. Its a fundamental question of how society should work.

The only thing lean do in student government with all of the available information so that you can make the best choice as a student. a citizen, and a member of society.

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TYLER: I like the stand our school is taking this year in being pro-active. Instead of waiting for talk of increase fees, we're trying to cut the fees back or at least put a freeze on them. I would like to contmue that type of stance.

As Matt mentioned, maybe a di fferent funding matrix with a guaran tee of funding rather than the property tax method. There's got to be other ways of supporting community colleges rather than relying on property taxes and we need to investigate those avenues.

Closing Statements TYLER: By electing me as President you're not only electing someone who's honest and credible, you're also electing a proven leader.

I'm not afraid to stick my neck out for the students or the student government and I'll stand behind whatever it is the students or the student government has chosen to do regardless of whether I believe it or not. I've made a lot of decisions that have affected the students this year. All of which I voted for in the best interest of the students.

I will continue to run the ASG as I have. I'm going to try to run it a little more organized than I have in the past. I want to try to get a full board that will work together as a team, go out and do more events, activities, basically be more known throughout the campus.

I would like to have more people like we've had this year, but if we can't have those kind of people that know what's going on and are fluent with parliamentary procedure, then I can help them build that

knowledge so that they can continue the rest of their life helping others as well.

McNAMARA: Palomar College has never stopped going forward. In the past 50 years, the student government has asked many questions and many questions have been asked of the student government.

The student government will have a role in organizing and promoting a community-a sense of what your education here will mean to you.

The ASG plays an active role in serving students. We answer questions from students day in and day out from where is counseling to what is the government's budget all about. That will continue, but be sure that you know that the ASG will continue to foster an environment where this never ever will cease.

WHEAT: I have a big focus point that I want to work on as ASG president next year. Being a college as large as Palomar, we need a way of communicating with students.

I've been doing research on a few different programs that would be very beneficial for the students here.

Its a phone system that Torrey Pines and Carlsbad High School have in effect now.

As President I would be able to swing the Governing Board to bring this technology here. My main goal is to not only help the students, but to let them know that Chris Wheat is here for them.

I'm here to let them know that once they leave Palomar College, you' II be able to say that you went to one of the best junior colleges.

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Are you sick of hearing about the "Information Superhighway?"

Besides the fact that it may well be the world's most annoying and meaningless phrase, every night on the news there is another story about how some I 0-year-old kid got a hold of scanned adult photos.

The whole topic is surrounded by a mass of hype, and people who might go out and buy a computer are becoming scared to do so out of fear that their children will become mindless porno freaks .

It's time to dispel the myths and rumors, and get the facts out in the open. Welcome to the nickel tour of the "highway."

WHAT IS A BBS? A BBS, or Bulletin Board System, is a computer that can be called by other computers via a modem . The bulletin board metaphor comes from the earliest systems, which were used primarily as message centers. Someone would "post" a message on a particular topic,

thereby inviting others to post responses in a debate-type setting.

Nowadays, BBSs often have games, graphic images and other files available to be downloaded by the person calling the host BBS computer. Almost every BBS out there has some area of the board, usually called a "sub," "SIG" (Special Interest Group) or "echo," devoted entirely to these messages.

PRICE A strange myth that has popped up is that BBSs are extremely expensive. Although some charge for access, most do not, and the fees for local boards that do charge are usually in the $10-$25 range for about six months worth of use. The charges that do mount up quickly are telephone toll charges; however, there's an easy way around this: call boards in your local dialing area. There is no special device in a modem that makes it rack up charges any faster than a regular telephone.

In fact, the most expensive single payouts will be for the modem ($30-$250, depending on the speed and brand) and the computer ($1 ,000-$3,000, often with a modem installed.)

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Computer Resource.

These magazines can be found in most local computer stores, and ComputorEdge is available from the Graphics Communications lab at the north end of campus.

TYPES OF BBSs There are several types of software that people who run BBSs, called sysops (snort for System Operators), can use.

The vast majority of BBS software out there runs on the DOS operating system used by most IBM compatible PCs. Most terminal programs (the software used by callers to call BBSs) are DOS-based as well.

Some IBM-compatible machines can also run Microsoft Windows, a graphical user interface (or "GUI," pronounced

"gooey") over DOS. There are a few Windows-based BBS programs out there, but they are in limited use and most are currently still in the testing stages. Once Microsoft ships the upcoming version ofWindows (Windows 95), it is expected that BBS software companies will have to force themselves to adapt to the Windows environment in order to keep up with the shift in PC users' operating systems.

Systems using Windows turns off some callers, because a large amount of information must be transmitted forthe board's graphics (a serious drag fo¡r people with slow modems), whereas DOS-based systems are mainly all text, which transfers much quicker.

There are a few Macintosh BBS programs, but they are not in widespread use, and the few that do exist don't take advantage of the Macintosh's GUI. The online world has basically adopted DOS as its official platform.

Most BBS systems are run from a single computer and telephone line by an individual.

There are other, more elaborate systems, run by businesses or entrepreneurs, with multi-line capacities and other extras, but the majority of local BBSs are simple, one-line systems.

Usually, someone who has been calling BBSs for a while decides he likes them so much that he wants to set up his own. The only things he really needs to get set up is a computer, modem, BBS software (much of which can be found on a BBS) and a phone line.

It is usually best to get a second line installed to be dedicated to the BBS. This way, you can leave the BBS up 24 hours a day and not worry about which incoming calls are for you and which are for your computer.

These are the main purposes served by single-line boards-they are a repository for the exchange of ideas and information, allow the distribution of files and entertain .

On every board there is a message section where users can post messages. There are several different categories to post under, covering a range of topics from current events to video games to sports.

Once a message is posted, other users can call up and read the post, and possibly reply to it if they wish to argue or agree. A typical post in a section titled "San Diego Sports" might look like this:

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COMMERCIAL ONLINE SERVICES Major online services, such as Prodigy and CompuServe tend to be a little pricey. In fact, a running gag amongst computer-types is to call the latter Compu$erve, because it charges $8.95 a month for basic services, which pretty much includes looking at it, plus about a jillion additional charges for the "premium" areas, high-speed access and hourly use. These are geared for the soft-to-medium-core users, and generally offer the same kinds of things as local BBSs, only more so.

These services are rich in their file areas, and also have services such as online shopping, news and stock updates and sports in formation .

One of the biggest services provided by the major online companies is Internet electronic mail (e-mail). The appeal of e-mail is that it is sent across the Internet almost instantaneously-the recipient doesn't have to wait two days for a letter. Also, it is cheaper than a standard $.32 letter. CompuServe, with its charges for everything under the sun, charges a mere $.15 a letter, regardless of length.

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If a person likes what they got, he or she is en usually required to send in a "iegistration e, although sometimes registration is op)nal. Because of the lack of distribution costs, e fee is generally cheaper than commercial 1ftware. If the person doesn't like the pro·am. he or she can delete it, no harm done to e pocketbook Occasionally, however, users stumble across ·reeware"-free software. Bonus!

Also available for download are graphical 1ages of all types. The biggest fuss lately has ~en about pornographic images that are found 1d downloaded by minors. Although this does 1ppen on occasion , most BBSs with adult tile ·eashave an application that must be filled out 1d approved by the sysop in order for a user to 1in access to the adult areas. It's very much ke going into a bar, because in order for the 1sop to approve the application, the applicant lUSt provide proof of age.

Graphics are distributed over a modem trough two major forms, GIFs and JPEGs. IF (Graphical Interchange Format) files con.in what is known as a "compression algothm , which makes the file smaller so that ansmission time over the modem is decreased. lost graphics available are found in GIF fortat, but the newer JPEG (Joint Photographic xperts Group) format, developed by profesonal photographers for transmitting photoraphs, is generally regarded as the superior raphics format and is catching up to the GIF 1 porularity.

VIRUSES Remember the scare a couple of years ago about the "Michelangelo" virus? A mere mention of the virus ' attack date (every March 6, the famed artist' s birthday) in the news caused a run on anti-virus programs in computer stores.

As it turned out, it was nothing more than a big scare, and the entire computer world didn ' t come to a screeching halt like the media had predicted.

Viruses are small programs which are designed to "infect" a file on a computer, replicate itself and infect other files , much like a biological virus. Eventually, something triggers the virus into effect, then look out!

Just like safe sex, people must practice safe computing. The best way for people to protect themselves against virus attacks is · to get an anti-virus program, and scan EVERY piece of software that is installed on their computers.

Approximately 200 new viruses appear monthly, so virus scanners must be constantly updated with new anti-virus codes.

By far the most popular virus-scanner is the McAfee ViruScan, a shareware scanner available on most BBSs and online services, and even over the Internet at ftp.mcafee.com.

ViruScan has a long-standing reputation for being able to catch more viruses than even the commercial scanners.

ONLINE GAMES Video games have been a long-standing use of home computers. Games account for about half of the entire software market. Therefore, BBSs follow suit, having games online available for their users. Some of the more popular ones include TeleArena, a Dungeons and Dragons-style game, online trivia and TradeWars 2002, which is kind of like an interstellar version of Monopoly, but with weapons.

Boards with online games often have competitions for the users, with free access time being the mostpopularprize. Some users spend all of their access time in these games. (In the ' case of Trade Wars, people often spend hours on end building a trading empire large enough to control the entire known universe, literally.)

MULTI-LINE CHAT BOARDS Part of the mystique ofBBSing is the social aspect of it. Users aren't dealing with people face-to-face. Instead, they get text on a screen as the only means of dealing with the people on the other lines of a BBS. In a multi-line BBS, one of the more popular pastimes is talking to other users about darn near anything, known as "chatting." With the text-only interface, though, chatting with someone is almost like talking to a machine. Because of the facelessness of chatting, some users put on a persona that they would not normally use in public, called a "front." One of the reasons people front is the widespread use of"handles"-aliases much like those used by CB radio buffs. Someone with an innocuous real-life name like John Smith could be known as "The High Priest of Evil" out in cyberspace.

"People tend to be less inhibited (while chatting)," said Steve Dixon (a.k.a "Maniac") a BBS user in Escondido. "It is similar to people driving on the road. (Someone) may be

a friend in person, but a jerk when driving."

Cody Lutsch, an ASG senator who frequently calls local BBSs, says he gets annoyed with people who talk tough just because they can hide behind their handle.

"That's really annoying. I don't know why I have a handle rather than just my name; probably because everyone else does, but I never hide behind it," Lutsch said.

"When people know me, I'd rather have them call me by my real name when I'll talking to them online."

With the lack of personal contact, body english falls by the wayside. To avoid being misunderstood when joking around users developed "emoticons." (Refer to the box, COMMONLY USED EMOTICONS) While most systems don't provide all of the online features that, say , a commercial service or the Internet provide, some do have limited Internet capabilities.

Via special software, some boards can allow their users to send and receive Internet email. Mail is picked up and dropped off by an Internet server on a schedule, usually every two hours or so, so there is a time delay that you would not find if you had a fully-dedicated Internet account.

Usenet newsgroups, a part of the Internet which features message posting similar to the message posting on BBSs, can also be found on some BBSs. Newsgroupsarecarried to and from the BBS in a similar manner as Internet e-mail.

The Internet's Usenet groups are not the only networked messages,

middle-income males, most of whom areat least high-school graduates . With the text-only interface, age becomes less of a factor in dealing with others, so the typical age range of users is about II years old to 60 or older.

"It's ... a relief to find someone your own age, but in general I try to ignore age. It's sometimes enjoyable to play TeleArena with someone younger," the41-year-old Dixon said.

The stereotype of the geeky computer user is slowly being erased as more and more households purchase home computers, but they're still out there.

Users tend to live in suburban or urban areas. As to whether this is a byproduct of the white, middle-class dominance, or if it is the other way around, it has yet to be determined.

According to Senator Lutsch, "It's sad.

There's a lot of them . But, then there's also guys who I work with and play football with that modem.

"There's the type that you can spot in a crowd and then there's · those of us who you would never know modemed unless you asked."

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Affirmative Action laws are not working, and they should be overturned.

The idea behind the laws was a sound one-people who are routinely discriminated against would get a fair chance. What the lawmakers did not expect were the lawsuits filed by minorities who were legitimately not hired.

This fear oflawsuits has many employers (the state included) imposing minority quotas.

People in favor of Affirmative Action will tell you that quotas do not exist, but they do.

Escondido's Fire department put out the message recently that they were looking for new recruits, especially women and minorities. Why should color or sex matter when a person applies? If the chiefs are pressured to hire more women or minorities because of the law it could have severe consequences. Lives are at stake.

The Chicago police department is having problems with the law too. Minorities were not passing the written test required for promotion. The minorities claimed the test was discriminatory, so the department hired an outside company to change the test so it would be fair for everybody . Most of the minorities still could not pass the test, so the department started promoting based on time served instead of by qualification.

That means qualified people are being turned down for promotions in spite of passing the test. Again the fear of lawsuits has employers hiring to fill "nonexistent" quotas.

The reason so many people are fed up with the law is because they don't practice discrimination themselves and don't feel they should be punished for those who do. We have made more progress on our own than the government could ever force on us.

The Baby Boomer generation was the first generation to accept all people as equals.

They lived lives of peace and acceptance, and · they taught it to their children.

Now they are coming into power in government and business. After all, the bigoted geezers in congress have to die sometime.

Should Affirmative Action be abolished?·

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California may bring Affirmative Action to trial via a proposition in the next elections. Also, the Republican U.S. Congress is moving to abolish the program. Should it happen?

Affirmative Action in the 90s needs reform, not abolishment.

The needs of theses programs have changed in 30 years, but elimination is not the answer.

The problems that Affirmative Action was set up for have not been remedied.

All this talk about getting rid of Affirmative Action has also occurred because for the first time in history there are some "Good Old Gals" and "Good Old Blacks" in the power seats right along with the "Good Old Boys." This has the good old boys running scared.

Getting rid of Affirmative Action is a smoke screen. Some members of Congress would like middle-class Americans to believe that women and minorities are unfairly taking college enrollments and jobs from more deserving individuals, when in truth the politicians cannot figure out how to stabilize the economy so that there will be jobs and quality education for all.

There is no reason for hysteria. Women and minorities are not taking college entrance spots or jobs from deserving white men or anyone else for that matter. Looking at college enrollment in San Diego. minorities only make up 37 percent of college enrollment. Aflirmative Action has shown us and the world that women and minorities can succeed in higher education and positions of power.

A good example of Affirmative Action is non-traditional students here at Palomarsingle parents, veterans, and returning students for all sexes and races. Most of them would not be here if it was not for programs such as EOPS (Extended Opportunities Programs and Services). These are all Affirmative Action programs that people of all walks, including white males, use.

Affirmative Action is still needed . In the age of political correctness, discrimination is hidden. It is no longer acceptable to voice our personal beliefs about race and sex. Today, everything is hidden in neat, hyphenated names that make it next to impossible to deal with racism and sexism. Times have not changed the hearts and minds of the Good Old Boys.

K.C. Mo Culinary Studies

Michelle Erickson Social Science

Cheril Anderson Liberal Studies

Jeff Trejo Undeclared

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"What it needs is to be restructured. We need something, but not that."

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"No, because it benefits too many people to be abolished."

Friday. April 21, 1995

OPINION II

The Telescope

Straight From The Gut Chris Gleason

It's time for "Stump the Columnist!"

Hello. My name is Chris G., and I'm a trivia junkie.

Ever since I was a little kid, I've noticed that I have a strange talent for remembering obscure factoids that no one else cared about.

It evolved to the point that some members of the Telescope have taken it upon themselves to call me "CliffClaven" in honor (ridicule?) of the famed "Cheers" purveyor ofminutire.

So, in an effort to put to good use this vast wealth of useless information, I have decided to make an occasional column of mine a Q&A-style setup. Anyway, here are some questions which have already been submitted. (Well, actually I made them up, but don't let that stop you from sending in questions.)

Q: Who holds the NBA scoring record? . A: That would be Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with his all-time n~cord 38,387 points.

Q: No, I mean with women.

A: Oh. Wilt Chamberlain, then.

Q: What will the Simpson verdict be?

A: Innocent. Or possibly guilty.

Q: What is the atomic weight of uranium?

A: The weight of the most common uranium isotope is 238. The weight of the least common isotope is unknown. but believed to be somewhere between Richard Simmons and Rush Limbaugh.

Q: In "Star Wars," where did Luke Skywalker meet Han Solo?

A: The Mos Eisley Spaceport cantina.

Q: In which bay was the "Millenium Falcon" docked in said space port?

A:94 Q: How in the hell do you know this crap?

A: It's a gypsy curse. My great-greatgrandfather Jehosaphat Ezekiel Rufus Caleb Silas Ulysses Gunther Gleason once tried to buy some personalized items from a band of wanderers. Apparently, "JERCSUGG" is some kind of gypsy insult.

At any rate, I hope that you loyal readers out there will take it to heart and feel free to ask me any questions you have about useless information. I reserve the right to reject any questions which could be considered libelous, lewd or just plain moronic.

Also, I'm not an advice columnist. I don't want to hear about your significant other sleeping around. . You may send your questions to room TCB-1 at the north end of the main campus, mail it to The Telescope, 1140 W. Mission Rd., San Marcos, CA 92069 or e-mail me at christo258@aol.com if you're one of those geeky computer-types like I am. I look forward to answering your questions.

Staff Editorial

No publicity+student apathy=weak ASG Pitiful. Just pitiful.

After Associated Student Government candidates' petitions were turned in April 18, only four candidates were running for the 14 open seats for the 1995-96 academic year.

Three candidates, Matthew McNamara, Merrill Tyler and Chris Wheat, are running for ASG president.

The fourth candidate, Senator Cody Lutsch, is running unopposed for the position of Vice Pre~ident of State Affairs. One senator, Leroy Miranda, will continue in his position into the next scholastic year.

Current President Tyler said nine students applied to be candidates, but four of them were ineligible and one returned an incomplete application.

Tyler said that the lack of candidates is due in part to poor publicity by the ASG. Senator Christian Butler said that memos were sent to the faculty, but the faculty failed to inform students about

Cliffe stands for First Amendment I was an interested observer of the three lengthy, impromptu religious discussions conducted out on the open campus here (March 29) by Cliffe Knechtle, who was invited here by the Cornerstone Bible Study Fellowship, a registered student club. For years I served as faculty sponsor of the Palomar Christian Fellowship, one of the

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dance to bad publicity by the ASG. However, student apathy is obviously a part of this. Even though they did little to make their presence known, they have no power to make students listen.

With a student population of more than 20,000, Palomar is capable of producing at least 14 students qualified for and interested in being in the student government, and far more than 10 interested in attending the press conference.

The lack of candidates presents a number of problems. When the ASG convenes in May, 11 students will be appointed to fill the vacant seats. These students will not be representatives chosen by the students body, but ones chosen by members of the ASG. An ASG bylaw says that the terms of appointed representatives expire at the next election. The ASG also cannot operate with less than eight members, so nothing will be accomplished until at least five more seats are filled.

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the upcoming elections and press conference. The ASG newsletter and flyers also didn't draw potential candidates and attendees for the press conference April 19.

Unfortunately, The Telescope staff was not informed about the date of the press conference until the week before Spring Break.

The next issue of The Telescope was not released until the Friday after Spring Break, so advance advertising was impossible.

At the press conference, McNamara said he wants to lead Palomar into the 21st century. Tyler said he wants Palomar to be a household name in student government offices throughout the state. Wheat said his campaign slogan was "No Mercy" and that he would do anything for the students.

Too bad there was no one there to hear these insightful statements. The audience con'Sisted of only I 0 people: the three candidates, four Telescope staffers, an ASG senator, Director of Student Activities Jim Bowen and one other student.

Again, Tyler attributed the poor atten-

predecessors of the Cornerstone group.

I wish to express my warm thanks to the administrators of Palomar for the unwavering commitment to First Amendment rights on the campus. In their position, I am sure they must often have been tempted to sidestep controversy at the cost of freedom. To my knowledge, they have never done so.

Richard Norlin Adjunct Professor English Department

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Thanks for your coverage of Christian apologist Cliffe Knechtle's recent visit.

As I listened to him, I was amazed at how many students were unaware ofhis right to express himself under our First Amendment protection. His intellectual defense of Christianity interests me, so if anyone would like to discuss these ideas, feel free to stop by my office, room P-2A, any time.

Gary Zacharias English Department

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Friday, April 21, 1995

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"The Butler Did It," a comedy thriller The lead part of Anthony J. Lefcourt, a written by Walter and Peter Marks, is being theater director, is played by Engl ish actor produced by Dana Case, a performing arts Derik Sydney. This is his forth play at Palomar. teacher and theater diThe dark handsome butler is played rector at Palomar.

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by Uri Chartarifsky who the murderer is in a of Solana Beach. play there's no reason Jennifer Stralla of Dates: 8 p.m. April 28, 29, May Rancho Penasquitos for them to go see it 4,5 and 6. Matinees at 2 p.m. anymore," says Nikyta is cast as the spiteful Prices: General admission $9, daughter, Victoria Palmisani of Fallbrook seniors and military $7 and stuin her role as the victim Butler. Jason Waller dents with i.d. are $5. of Escondido is cast Victoria Butler.

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The same raw originality that makes the band stand out also has the tendency to be unrelatable at times. As a result some of the tracks come off as a little odd.

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"Plenty," a song also featured on "Fumbling," is redone here and sounds inferior to the original version. McLachlan pre-recorded her voice with keyboards and then sang over it, essentially

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"Freedom" also features a multimedia track, an indication of McLachlan trying to jump on the bandwagon en route to the Information Superhighway.

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This CD notwithstanding McLachlan is a talented artist who is underappreciated. She should be judged upon the superior vocal tracks on "The Freedom Sessions." The multimedia track simply detracts from the rest of the CD.-Kate Nelson

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What The Mink Thinks

New NCAA housing rule will effect all athletic dormitories Chad Schexnayder College Press Service

Jim Minkler

Will America's pastime, and the game that I love ever be the same?

Baseball is back ... isn't it?The major leaguers have returned, the grass is green, the vendors are warming up their vocal chords, and Padre fever is alive and well in San Diego ...

Well. .. at least the Padres have Fernando now, right?

Baseball, as it usc to be known, is dead . In fact, it's not only dead, it's buried, sealed in a coffin and decomposing. The baseball we see now is an imposter.

Baseball died when the players' bank accounts grew as big as their heads. Baseball died when players complained that they weren't receiving enough compensation for their "contributions" to "America's favorite pastime." Baseball died when players and owners couldn't agree on monetary terms and put an end to the best season of recordbredking performances in a decade or more.

Only a few bright spots remain today that remind us of the "baseball of old." Tony Gwynn is one example of the few players to carry on the true baseball spirit of players like "Joltin' Joe" DiMaggio, Stan ''The Man" Musial, Lou Gehrig, and other legends.

Baseball was a game of heros and legends.

Now, it is a game of greedy businessmen, crybabies, prima donnas and druggies.

I use to think the inclusion of a designated hitter was the worst thing to happen to the major leagues. Now the problem is much greater.

It is only obvious that baseball has lost a tremendous amount of popularity because of all this. Baseball players and owners have become the butt of everyone's jokes of late, and rightly so.

Baseball paraphernalia use to be some of the hottest selling items, especially baseball cards. However, for the past five or six years, the baseball card industry has suffered a tremendous blow. What used to be called "baseball card shops" are now called "sports card shops" for the most part because businesses can't rely on baseball's popularity to carry them any longer. Several card shops have already gone out of business.

I never thought I'd see the game I love turn into such a mess. I still think baseball is the greatest game, on paper. When the last remnants to tradition are extracted from the game, baseball will be less popular than soccer used to be in this country I 0 years ago.

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The NCAA recently passed a rule as part of its academic reform movement requiring college members to integrate athletes and non-athletes in dormitories.

The rule, effective Aug. I, 1996, states that an athletic dormitory floor or wing cannot have an athlete to non-athlete ratio of more than 50 percent.

"The rule is to further integrate student athletes into the general student body population," said Dan Dutcher, NCAA director of legislative services.

University of Southwestern Louisiana Athletics Director Nelson Schexnayder said he agreed with the reasoning behind the policy.

"The purpose of this rule was the NCAA felt that some schools had elaborate dorms for their athletes, and it was unfair to the rest of the students ," he said. "Personally, I think it ' s a good rule."

However, at least one USL football player disagreed.

"The rule is no good," said Brian Jackson.

"We (football players) have to stick together as much as possible. This rule would be breaking us up. We have no more privileges than anybody else. We're here to do a job.

Regular students living there (with athletes) is not fair because by doing that you are

putting athletes in a bind."

Some students who are non-athletes expressed mixed feelings about living with athletes.

"It might work," said one freshman resident of Voorhies Dormitory. "It all depends on the chemistry between the two people. It's like when you move in with somebody you don't know to begin with-you just have to live with it."

"I wouldn't mind living with a girl that played softball or something," said one female student resident of Bancroft Hall. "As long as we know each other before we move in, I can get along with her. If we're just thrown together, that can cause problems."

Head football coach Nelson Stokley said a concern among coaches is how to keep track of athletes when they're scattered across campus.

"I like to know where they (the football players) are," said Stokley. ··spreading them all over campus lessens the control we have as coaches, and we are the ones when something goes wrong that gets it."

Logistically, things could be more difficult for athletes, many of whom must comply with curfew checks the night before games, said Schexnayder.

"From the athletes' point of view, especially football, it will be harder when they call team meetings because (football players) will

be spread out," he said. "It might be difficult to control noise. When there is open house in one area, and players are trying to get rest, it will be difficult. It's going to have to be a little of give-and-take."

Some colleges already have invoked rules requiring athletes to Jive with regular college students. For example, all freshmen athletes at Notre Dame are required to live with nonathletes their first year on campus. Other colleges such as Texas Tech allow junior- and senior-year football players to Jive off campus if they maintain a grade point average of 2.5 or better.

Will USL athletes have similar opportunities?

"I think they're going to have to do something lil<e that," said USL football player Jake Delhomme. "I think if you are in college and are here to play sports, you should have enough responsibility as a student-athlete to know you have to be home for curfew. I'm for the Texas Tech policy of, if you're GPA is high enough, you can use your room-and-board check to get an apartment."

Stokley said he already is searching for solutions to problems concerning the housing policy.

"There are both pluses and minuses," he said. ''I'm big on keeping the guys together, but I see the NCAA's view. We're just going to have to work through it."

SCOREBOARD WOMEN'S TENNIS

MEN'S TENNIS Pacific Coast Conference Palomar 8.5, Southwestern 0.5 • At Palomar: Pal-omar cruised past Southwestern behind two points from No. I Ray Starck.

The Comets are now 8-3 on the season.

SUMMARY:(Singles) Starck(P) d.

Lupian(S) 6-1,6-4. Azarmi(P) d. Silvia(S) 6-2, 6-1. Macabitas(P) d. Bow(S) 6-1, 6-1.

Glaser(P) d. Bowling(S) 6-4,7-6. Crain(P) d. Descho(S) 6-1,7-6. Arce(P) d. Stewert(S) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. (Doubles) Starck/Giaser(P) d. Lupian/Sivilia(S) 7-5, 6-2. Azarmi/ Macabitas(P) d. Bow/Bowling(S) 6-4,6-1.

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16 SPORTS

The Telescope

Friday, April 21, 1995

SPORTS Palomar netters smash past Southwestern • Comets looking forward to conference tourney Jeremy Lynch Sports Editor

In team sports, every member of the team must contribute his/her part for the team to be successful.

The Comet women's tennis team used all of its collective members to defeat the Southwestern Apaches 9-0, April 4.

"Our top three seeds did well," - Nan Haugen said head coach Nan Haugen. "Their Women's Te nnis Coach apparent struggle can be attributed to the improvement of the other team. It was a won their singles matches without great team ef- any trouble, 6-1, 6-2 and 6-4, 6-3 Palomar 9 fort." respectively. The top three seeds P a I om a r for the Comets struggled early, but 0 took ad van- rebounded to preserve the shutout. tage of rare No. I Suzy Nesbitt defeated perfect weather in April to improve Apache Karla Garcia-Moreno 3-6, to 10-4 overall, and 7-2 in the Pa- 6-3, 6-2. Palomar's No. 2 singles cific Coast Conference. player Jennifer Boyer won her match Helping the Comet cause was 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 over Elicia James.

No. 4 singles player Francesca Following the lead of the top two, Semmo. She easily took care of Palomar's third seed Genoveva Southwestern's Beverly Carroll 6- Gomez lost the first set 6-4, then 3, 6-0. Semmo also teamed up with· · rebounded to win the last two 6-3, fellow Comet Nikki Raab in the No. 6-3. · 2 doubles match to defeat Palomar's doubles teams had no Southwestem'sduoofGraceBallon trouble with Southwestern, all winand Lati Lena 6-1, 6-3. ning in straight sets. The No. I team Raab and Becky Conklin also Nesbitt-Boyer won 6-1,6-2, and the

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A member of the Palomar women's tennis team concentrates on her follow through during a serve. The Comets easily took care of host Southwestern 9-0, April4.

"Even though they aren't well known, they received a fourth seed and are excellent doubles players.

I think we're going to surprise some people. "

No.3 team ofGomez-Con klin won 6-3, 6-4.

Before hosting the Southern California tournament, the Comets will compete in two important tournaments, including the Pacific Coast Conference tournament April 2022 at Southwestern College. "[Suzy] Nesbitt is seeded third, which is really good," said Haugen. "[Jennifer] Boyer was also seeded, and I think she could be the dark horse."

In doubles, Semmo will be teamed with Jennifer Boyer in the No. I doubles draw of the conference tournament.

"Even though they aren't well known, they received a fourth seed and are excellent doubles players," added Haugen. "I think we're going to surprise some people."

Palomar will also compete at the Ojai Invitational April 26-30. Any Comet that advances to the third round of singles play, or the second round of doubles play in the PCC tournament will be invited to compete in the So. Cal. Regionals May 4-6. Comets advancing to the quarterfinals of the regionals will compete in the State finals.

Comet volleyball picks up steam as it rolls on toward regionals Michael A. LaRocchia Staff Writer

Palomar's men's volleyball team battled the defending state champions, Orange Coast College in a grueling match on April 7 at the Dome. Palomar prevailed I 0-15, 15-12, 1513, 15-7 to improve to 12-3 overall, and I I -3 in the Orange Coast Conference.

Led by Steve McLaughlin's 22 kills and three stuff blocks, the Comets were able to Volleyball bounce back from Orange Coast's early 1Roundup 0 game lead and win the next three.

Although Palomar didn't dominate as in previous matches, they held off a determined Orange Coast squad. Chuck McLaughlin slammed in 19 kills and had five stuff blocks.

Dave Forester played big with I 3 kills and six stuffs. Jon Yarris stepped up off the bench with I I kills, two stuffs, and 16 service points putting Orange Coast away in the final game.

Knocking off Orange Coast was a big win for Palomar. But the most satisfying was an away game against No. 1 state ranked Long Beach City, March 31. The Comets didn't

just win, they embarrassed the home team !510, 15-12, 15-6 in straight games, and handed Long Beach their first loss of the season.

"The kids are real pleased with themselves," said Comet Head Coach Duncan McFarland following the Long Beach win.

"It's a tough place to play, we're happy to get out of their with a win."

Sandwiched between the two wins was a tough loss on the road to Golden West, a conference rival. The Comets, however, are poised to make a run in the Southern California Regionals on May I, and the California State Tournament May 5-6. Palomar's last home match is April21 vs. Irvine Valley and the final match of the season is on the road against Grossmont.

Tentative Volleyball Playoff Schedule Southern California Regionals May I (opponent and location to be determined) California State Tournament May 5-6 @Irvine Valley College (opponents at all day tournament TBA)

SPORTS TRIYIA 1. Who was the high scorer in last year's NCAA Championship game, when Arkansas defeated Duke 76-72~ 2. Who was last year's NCAA women's basketball Player of the Year~ 3. Who led the Pacific Coast Conference in scoring for the 1939-40 basketball season~

4. Who was the first American-born hockey player to win MVP for the NHL playoffs?

5. When was the last time the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup~ 6. Has a World Series MVP ever played for the losing team?

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