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Palomar Community College
San Marcos, CA
Volume 49, Number 6
Student activist threatens to sue Palomar Jeff Vize
"All the paperwork is done. Everything is ready to go to court. All I have to do is file. It ~s going to cost Palomar College money to answer me."
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After a face-oil at their Oct. I0 meeting, Palomar's Governing Board members learned that a recent refusal to change adjunct professor hiring policies may land the college in court. The showdown involved Board members and David Rockwell, a student who initiated a proposal to change the hiring policy several months ago. Rockwell came to the Board to appeal a decision by the Faculty Senate. which voted down his proposal Sept. 25. Rockwell's plan would have required new adjunct faculty to give a I 0-15 minute teaching demonstration ifhired. Currently, departments hlflng adjunct faculty have the option to do this, but it is not required . BecCiusc Rockwell believes the Board is making no effort to address the problem, he threatened that he may file a lawsuit. "So what you're saying, if I understand this correctly, is that you'd rather go to court'?" Rockwell asked Board members at their Oct. 10 meeting. Board members. however, arc puzzled as to exactly what Rockwell
President/Superintendent Dr. George Boggs listens to Rockwell's comments. wants them to do. According to Board member Ralph Jensen. Rockwell's proposal was legitimate. Currently, however, there is nothing the Board can do because it"s not their responsibility to make policy. The faculty senate was the proper channel for the proposal. he said. "Rockwell's proposal was given serious consideration." Jensen said. "The faculty senate voted against it and I'm sorry. but we just disagree." The Governing Board's official policy in the faculty manual backs up Jensen's assertion that creating
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these policies is not their job. In section BP 6.2, under the section on management, their policy states ''The Board delegates authority for the District administration to the Superintendent of the District." This concept, Board member Harold Scofield says, is what Rockwell docsn 't understand. '"We' rc overseers," said Scofield. ··we hire people to take care of running the college. Its not our job to run the college." Despite this. Rockwell has decided he won't take "no" for an answer from the Board, even though
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his proposal ha ·a lready been voted down. "Some movement towards the middle would satisfy me." said Rockwell. "I get the feeling that the Board is shortsighted. I'm not saying that r m 'all seeing'' but logic goes a long way." Particularly upscting to Rockwell most recently is the fact any of his Board addresses will be limited five minutes. Members established this limit before the Oct. I 0 meeting because Rockwell had spoken for close to 40 minutes at a meeting one month ago. Because this limit is in
Student activist David Rockwell addresses Palomar's Governing Board Oct. 10. place, Rockwell plans to attend each Board meeting and speak for hts full five minutes. Palomar President/Superintendent Dr. George Boggs does not agree with Rockwell's judgement of adjunct instructors. He believes no changes are needed in hiring policy. "I don't think there's any evidence to indicate David's claims [that some of Palomar's adjunct faculty are unqaulitied]," said Boggs . ·'Studies I've seen on a national
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Anti-Serb protester accused of harassment • Campus Patrol officers remove student from library after workers report verbal assault Jeff Vize Ne11·s EdiTor
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Ramin Keshmiri, an anti-Serbian activist, talks to students while holding a sign bearing the phrase "If Serbs fight for land, why do they rape females?" Kashmiri was escorted from the library Sept. 28 after allegedly harassing a Serbian tutor.
A pro- Bosnian Palomar student, best known for toting anti-Serbian signs on campus, was removed from the library recently for repeatedly shouting racial epithets. According to Campus Patrol reports. student Ramin Keshmiri verbally assaulted a Serbian staff member who was tutoring in the library Sept. 28. Witnesses say Kcshmiri. who is an Iranian-born Muslim, approached a tutor at around 5 p.m., asked if she was Serbian and loudly called her a "murderer and fascist pig." After the counselor attempted to walk away, reports say Kcshmiri continued to harass her by repeating the phrase "Serbs arc fascist pigs, Serbs arc murderers:· Several employees and students in the library observed the incident and tutor Jennifer El Hajali asked Kcshmiri to apologtzc. When he refused. her hu~band Khalcd Mohamed. asked him to leave. After he refused to leave. library officia ls called Campus Patrol. "After I asked him to appologilc. he started raising his voice and saying '[have the right to say whatever I want..,. said Jennifer El Hajali. Keshmirt admits he told the tutor that he "hates Serbs .. after "she looked at him 111 a very mean way ... After thts. he claims people started harassing him
for expressing his opimon. Employees claim the victim was not tutoring Keshmiri at the time and his assault was not premeditated. This is why he became more aggressive in his stance, he said. "I expressed my feeling that I hate Serbs for the things they have done. I have the right to say I hate Serbs." said Keshmiri. "Everybody knows what's happening in Bosnia is because of them. If Bosnians have killed anyone it's only because of the war," he continued. Campus Patrol officer Jeremy Bechtold was one oftheofliccrs who responded to the incident. Keshmiri has a right to freedom of speech but not harassment, Bechtold said. "He was really opinionated-really strong on his views." officer Bechtold said. "He was concerned with his own right to express himself. but he didn't care about other people's nghts to not be bothered ... Kcshmiri disagrees with this. He believes Campus Patrol acted unfairly about the incident. "Thts is asetup.lthmk Campus Patrol stdcs with the Serbians ... Keshmiri claimed. "If someone hates you. you have a right to hate them. Serbians· hate is nb\ ious. Patrol reports said Keshmiri told oflicers he could to Jo whatC\Cr he wanted because this was America. "People were scared. A couple of people were really
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The Pan Afrikan Student Movement (PASM) is getting donations from organizations in North County and volunteering candy of their own, "to share Halloween with children who unfortunately will not be able to share in a lithe Halloween festivities." said Second Vice President Lorraine Brown. "We came up with the idea because we wanted to help the community, and do something nice for the children , and since Halloween is coming ur we thought this would he a great orportunity to do that." There is also an African-American Women's Conference being held Oct. 20-22 at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel. St. Mary's Church is spo~sor ing a carnival. The AACP is having their annual Blue and Gold Banquet and Fundraiser O~t. 20. PASM and NAACP arc having canned food drives coming up for the Thanksgiving Holidays. starting Nov. 8 and later on the same day, PASM will sponsor a Tournament of Games. Finally, they arc looking for volunteers who would like to work in a soup kitchen to help needy people and families on Thanksgiving. The NAACP is also looking for volunteers to serve people at the Beach Community Center in Oceanside, for their Thanksgiving Food Drive and Food Kitchen. ~ Students interested in participating <X obtaining more information should sec President Zeda Barnett, Vice President Paula Small, or attend the mcctinus in BES-1 Wednesdays at noon. "'
Stolen records cause stir at University of Miami Palomar Foundation organizes auction
MIAMI-University of Miami Law School oflicials arc scrambling to tighten ·security measures and law students arc outraged after learning that hundreds of private admissions records were stolen. The records, most of which pertained to black and Hispanic students in the law school's first-year class, were taken from the admissions office, and copies of some of the documents were delivered to Res Ipsa Loquitur, the·law school newspaper. School oflicials said they believe reporters intended to usc the records in an article about the effect of affirmative action on law school admissions-possibly to demonstrate whether minority students were admitted and given scholarships despite having lower Law School Admissions Test scores and grades than white students.
''Whoever stole the documents did so with the idea of allacking minority students. It was a pure racist act," said Samuel Thompson. the law school dean. Thompson said he had been told the documents mysteriously appeared under the door of the newspaper office and that no one had determined how they arrived there. Miami officials said they are investigating whether the theft of the records, which are protected under state and federal privacy laws, was made by someone on the newspaper's staff, a law school student or an outside individual. Meanwhile. "Res Ipsa Loquitur" staff members wouldn't comment on the material, referring all questions to Angel Castillo, their allorncy, who said she had "no comment on the case right now."
Nearly 300 law school students launched a protest after learning of the missing records, demanding that the papers be returned. During the rally.law professor Donald Jones told students that whoever stole the papers had a direct message in mind. "This racist who stole these papers was trying to say: 'You niggers have a place. You don't belong here,"' Jones said. The law school faculty also held a special meeting at which it unanimously adopted resolutions stating that it was committed to diversity within the student body. Law school ofticials said that minority students make up 18 percent of the firstyear students and that academic standards arc often evaluated on an individual basis ·to maintain diversity within the school.
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Disturbance: A student was shouting racial slurs in the library tutoring center.
Friday, Sept. 29 Threatening Note: When a student returned to her car, she found a note on her windshield that read "Try to cut in line like this again and you'll know what will happen to your car."
Wednesday, Oct. 4 Stolen Vehicle: A car was stolen from Lot 5.
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Thursday, Oct. 5 Harassment: A student harassed another student, whom he had previously dated, by calling her names. Suspicious Person: A student observed a person, riding a tenspeed hike around Lot 14. looking into cars. After apparently finding the car he wanted, he attempted to enter it with a slimjim or similar object. The student got out of his car and yelled, scaring the person, who immediately rode away.
Friday, Oct. 6 Pcttv Thef't: A wallet, keys and purse were stolen from a student's backpack by the track stairs.
The Palomar College Foundation is holding its third annual Halloween dinner and auction to benefit the college. The event will take place on Saturday evening, Oct. 28, at the Lake San Marcos Country Club, 1750 San Pablo Drive in San Marcos. The festivities will begin at 6 p.m. with dinner, cocktails, and a silent auction. Auction items include exotic trips, precious gemstones, a private airplane tour, a "day of pampering. ·• restaurant and hotel packages and various artwork. The scheduled auctioneers are Jim Hernandez, president of the foundation; Mike Grcgoryk, vice president for finance and administrative services at Palomar; and Dale Wallenius, chief advancement officer for the college. Other activitcs include a special musical performance by students in Palomar's Perfom1ing Arts Department and a Halloween costume contest. A $100 prize prize will be awarded to the person with best costume. Tickets for the annual event cost $55 per person. $110 per couple, or $400 rcr table (scats eight). Tickets may be purchased and additional details may he obtained by calling ext. 2733.
Global Underworld reschedules Narnia The Fourth Annual Narnia Festival has been rescheduled for Oct. 21. The Global Underworld Network promises that the 24-hour festival will have an atmosphere of peace, love, unity and multicultural celebration. The festival has hopes of promoting social conciousncss and spiritual affirmations in a drug-free environment. Global Underground Network has incorporated both D.J. and live bands, plus a multi-media extravaganza to include 3-D interactive games and virtual reality. Multiscreen video and lilm rrojects and Chakra aligning sound systems will to the ambiance of the festival. For more about Narnia call Global Underground Network at 685-7027 or e-mail them at global@ noesis.zonc.org
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Continued from Page 1 level indicate the quality of adjunct instructors is as good as any full time instructor's quality." Previously Rockwell has successfully attacked various other admtmstrattvc policies at Palomar. Most recently he convinced the Faculty Senate to consider removing the instructor signature requirement for students dropping a course. This proposal is currently being sunshincd. Rockwell was also involved in removing Social Security numbers from Palomar Identification Cards (PIC) for security reasons. His interest in reforming adjunct hiring policies comes from personal experience. He claims he took one course where 75 percent of the class wanted to drop because of a poor adjunct instructor. "Fifteen minutes [of teaching instruction] given to this instructor would have saved the students hundreds of hours of time," Rockwell said. ''If it'll just fix even a handful of the instructors ... both the school and the students will win." In "helping the school and students win," Rockwell docs not rule out the possibility of taking Palomar to court. ''I'm not going to make that decision right now." said Rockwell. "I will say there is a possibility of court and Boggs knows it." If a decision is made to go to court. Rockwell said it will happen soon. "All the paperwork is done. Everything is ready to go to court. All I have to do is file." said Rockwell. "It's going to cost Palomar College money to answer me ."
• Student-produced magazine won ""Best of Show,. at Del Mar Fair Kathy Renaud Sw{r \Vrirer
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A Picasso can run you millions of dollars , but on Oct. 30 art connoisseurs can get a Diana Hooper for $5. Hooper is one of 50 students who contributed to Palomar College's award winning literary magazine this year. An official kick-off sale will be held in the Student Union Oct. 30. At the sale. some of the magazine's artists will be on hand to sign their work. The student-produced publication won first place in the community college division of the fair's Visual Communications Literary Magazine competition and a "Best of Show" award over the summer. Covering 69 pages, this year's Bravura includes I 0 short stories and essays, 21 poems and 35 various color and black-and-white photos and illustrations. For the first time. the Bravura also includes five pullout inserts suitable for framing. The magazine is also available on campus through the Graphic Communications Department for $5. In addition to Bravura, Palomar's multimedia class has created a CD-ROM called Forf{e, which showcases Palomar's artistic talent. Forge is also available through the Graphic Communications Department. According to Judi Stafford, associate professor of English, this year was the lirst time Bravura was produced by a one ofPalomar' s Learning Community class blocks. The learning community, "Magazine Production" consists of three classes, all taken by the same students, that work on Bravura. "Students outside the class also contributed their work." said Stafford. "Next year's Bravura
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"Milan, Italy" by Diana Hooper, a photo which appears in Bravura. will also be done through a Learning Community during spring 1996 semester." Stafford was one of three instructors who collaborated on Bravura's production. Also involved were Bob Barry, associate professor of photography, and Neil Bruington, director of graphic communications. Stall for Bravura included Maria Gugliolli, Carla Van Wagoner, Kathryn Turner Rca, Aguinaga Slater, Brook Rice, Kimberly Allen, Diana Hooper, Scoll Rcunard Hultgren, ShetTy Hughes, Ram Udwin, and Scoll McGregor. Nearly 50 other students also contributed to the publication through poetry. essays and other art. Palomar's Associated Student Government and the Palomar College Foundation provide funding.
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Counselor runs across the country for peace Liz Bennett Staf( Writer
Forrest Gump did it for no rcason. But when Palomar counselor Lynn Enquist ran across the United States last summer, she had a purpose. Her jog through all 50 states was a part of an international campaign for peace. She was participating in the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run. which was done simul taneously in 70 countries around the world from April to August. In the United States. a team of 12 runners carried a peace torch from New York to Seattle and back again, touching all 50 states in the process. "The purpose of the run was to inspire peace within the hearts of each and every individual,'' said Enquist, who is a counselor at the Escondido Education Center. The run was done by an internationally-built team that consisted of people from India, El Salvador, Switzerland, Finland, Australia. New Zealand, Italy and the United States. All of the runners are part of the Sri Chinmoy marathon team . The
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about it was seeing how excited the children would get over peace," said Enquist. When the run started in April, ambassadors from several different countries were there to lend support. CNN was there when the runners returned to New York and many other local TV stations filmed the progress as the runners ran through their town. Many famous people supported the run for peace. Among those lighting torches on the run through Europe were Queen Elizabeth and Pope John Paul II. Mikhail Gorbachcv also held a torch and offered support for all the runners around the globe. Mother Teresa held the peace torch that Enquist's team carried. "Hillary Clinton waved to us as we were running through Sante Fe, New Mexico,'' added Enquist. Enquist said she was very tired by the end of the run. but she felt her team was a great support. "It was a great team effort, and I learned that you have to accert reorle the way they are, and without support, nothing would ever get accomrlished." said Enquist. "After a run like that you feel like you can do anything."
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ploring the problem legislatively. Kelley Macisaac. the Health and Safety Specialist, has sent copies of Assembly Bills 13 and 291 to the county council, to find if the smoking-related bills pertain to community colleges. "The bills basically state there is no smoking allowed in state owned or leased buildings or vehicles,'' said Donna Greene, task force member. Students on campus have mixed feelings about a possibility of restrictions being enforced. "I would love it. Smoking is a disgusting habit that affects every-
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A live, interactive teleconference, "Exploring America's Communities: In Quest of Common Ground." brought more than 500 community colleges across the nation together to cross gender and cultural stereotypes and discuss the nation's diversity Oct. 10. Palomar had two links to the teleconference-one on the main campus in the newly remodeled lecture hall P-32 and one at the Escondido Education Center. The college served as the regional hub for local residents to participate in the conference. Over 120 students, faculty and community leaders participated in the teleconference. "The purpose of the conference is to start us talking and learning about how to lind the common values and goals for which diverse wmmunities must strive," stated David Pierce, President of the
Amencan Association of Community Colleges. Several panels of scholars and educators, hosted by moderator Charlayne Hunter-Gault, presented their views and theories of how a society ought to operate and the community college's place in the community. "! really thought the topic was excellent because there has been a decline in community lately," commented political science instructor. Maryanne Drinan. The project was made possible by a $559,500 grant to the American Association of Community Colleges. AACC coordinated the project with the National Endowment fort he Humanities as part of the NEH ' s "National Conversation on American Pluralism and Identity." Community wllegcs were chosen ao; the forum to hold the conversation because they have traditionally served as ·public space,' said Pierce. "The Community College classroom crosses gender. age and class. No where else can diversity become
such common ground,'' said Linda Ching Sledge, an English professor at WestchesterCommunity College and panelist. During the teleconference, an interspersion of poetry, music and dramatic readings brought light to the concept of education as a cultural medium. An open call-in session allowed interested students to call and pose questions to the panelists or make comments. Members of a Palomar American Indian dass called in and received air lime. They questioned the problem with the loss of American Indian culture due to mamstream1ng. "My American Indian studies dass thought that the panel should have had more student input." said Linda Locklear, Indian Studies professor. "The panelists didn't answer the questions completely, they should have had a better opportunity to respond. Other than that it was a great idea and next year will probably be better."
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Guest OJ s from 91 X and Rock I 02.1 will be participating in Palomar College's KKSM third annual guest OJ week starting Oct. 16. Every year KKSM extends more than one hundred invitations to various iRdividuals involved in the radio industry to participate in the week long event. Cindy Rodenhizer, program director of KKSM, linnly believes in the program's success. Rodenhizer said the program serves two purposes. "Guest OJ week gives our students the opportunity to meet and greet people in the industry and provides the perfect opportunity for the faculty and the students to meet their favorite OJ," said Rodenhizer. This opportunity is especially useful for KKSM students, said Rodenhizer, because some local disc jockeys trained at Palomar College. ''The program gives the students actual proof that they can he out there and working in their field,'' added Rodcnhizer. Part of the appeal of the event is the freedom offered. "Jocks like to be involved because it's fun and is a
free form outside of their programming confinement,'' Rodenhizer said. Disc jockeys at the event can follow the alternative format of KKSM ortheycan bring in music of their choice. Each invitation extended offers up to four hours of broadcast time on KKSM. DJs will be paired up with a student and the two will host an hour or two of radio programming from the Student Union. Disk jockeys have been invited to be guests anytime from 9 a.m. to I p.m. each day from Oct.I6-0ct. 20. Planned guests include Steve West and Rossman (91X), John G. and Mark Evans (KRTM), Shelly Dunn, Chuck Amok and Todd Kelly (Rock I 02.1 ), Pamela Howe and Meg Banta (KUPR), John Van Zante (KCEO), Denise Westwood (KGB) and T.J. and Mark (Z90). The program's success placed last years KKSM's guest OJ week in the top five promotions of the year by the National Association of College Broadcasting. Although not all colleges participated, 22,000 colleges are involved in the NACB. The NACB conference will take place in Providence. RI in November.
Tongue twisting wins prizes "Seven slimy snakes slitherly southward still." Those words won Roxanne Woods a free heavy metal compact disc. She was among several students showing off their speaking prowess on the "Monday Metal Madness Hour" during the KKSM's "R.T. Radio Show." All students are invited to compete for prizes by repeating tongue twisters each Monday from II a.m. Disc jockey Robert Taryan hosts the tongue twister compact disc giveaway. Kija Della Santina showed sure savvy in saying "Six slippery slick snakes slid slowly south," on her moment of pronouncement. R.T. 'son-air requests, broadcast on channel 35B on digital cable radio, and in the Student Union, brought Andy Vogel into studio "A" to practice "Six slippery slick snakes slid slowly south," which ended each time with "slouth."
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worried, and they asked to be walked out to their cars." said Bechtold. Despite worries. Campus Patrol downplaycd possibility of any violence. ''I'm sure if someone, especially a male, had riled him up enough. there could have been a physical confrontation." Bechtold said. "But he picked on a woman who probably wasn't going to do that."
Keshmiri was not asked to leave campus that day because he was "talked down'' by a Campus Patrol officer on the scene. The Tutoring Center, however, has banned Keshmiri until he apologizes. Campus Patrol officers said there have been no other problems with Keshmiri aside from this incident. Since the library altercation,
however, Keshmiri has begun carrying large posterboard signs on campus bearing anti-Serbian slogans. He says he docs this so that people will he aware of the situation in Bosnia. If Keshmiri were to persist in his verbal harassment, Campus Patrol officers said that their next step would be to call the San Diego Sheriff's Department.
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OPINION Suicide or murder: who's to • Husband should be held accountable
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No person in his right mind would give a person threatenmg suicide a gun during a heated argument, but that ' s what Stephen Gamble did , and now his wife Judy is dead. It all started with an argument the couple had one Saturday night in 1991. The argument was about, among other things. one of his inlidelities that took place a few months before. As they were coming home from a barbecue, he was drunk, and she was distraught, which set the stage for this tragedy. She said she wanted to kill herself, so he went into the kitchen and got a loaded gun. Even though he did not pull the trigger he said, "go ahead and do it then , and get it over with." He should be held responsible for her death. The explosive nature of the situation, added to her levels of anger and distress. should have made him aware of the danger of giving his wife a gun. We will never know what might have happened if he had not retrieved the gun for her, hut chances are, she would still be alive today. According to her husband, she had threatened suicide many times in the past, but she never tried to do anything about it. He excuses his actions by saying he wanted to call her bluff, but we will never know if that was the real reason. Common sense would tell you not to call the bluff of a person threatening suicide. In the heat of the moment, things can get out of control quickly. This was just plain negligence and stupidity on his part. I understand that it was her unfortunate decision to pull the trigger, but he was her husband, and it was his responsibility to a certain extent to protect her and their family. Instead of protecting her, he encouraged her to do it. In addition to all this, he had a history of abusing her. No (me knows for sure what Judy had to endure during her marriage. It's possible he did more than go get the gun. Arter all , we are going on the word of the only witness: Stephen Gamble . Judy's sister said Judy didn ' t want to die. She loved her kids too much to even consider it. Her sister also said Judy was planning to leave Stephen the day arter she died. This leads one to wonder what really happened that night. Maybe he killed her, maybe he didn ' t, but he should be punished for his actions which ultimately caused her death.
The things that happen in a relationship are personal. So are the ways 111 which peopie handle the disappointments of every day life. If we could blame anyone else for our problems not accepting full responsibility. life would be much simpler. But ultimately we are responsible for our choices. Judy Gamble had an unhappy marriage. She voiced her feelings to family members about this problem, yet the situation just seemed to get worse. Stephen Gamble was the unscrupulous imbecile she chose to marry, as she hoped to create the perfect home. Instead he turned out to be a man who had at least one affair and continually abused her physically and mentally. In addition, he drank excessively. Any one of these conditions alone should have made her leave him for good. Judy Gamble should have, at the least. sought counseling. Family members even opened their doors to her and her children . Instead, she chose to stay in the marriage. She chose to stay m an unhealthy environment. and helped create an unstable atmosphere. The night she died, she chose to argue with an abusive person who was under the influence of alcohol, and threatened to kill herself. And even when he called her bluff, she chose to take the gun and shoot herself. How can we hold a person responsible for the actions of another') Yes. he did go and get the gun, but he never thought she would pull the trigger. After all , according to her husband, she had pulled the 'Tm going to kill myself' routine many times before. In her simpleness, she was more at fault than her husband. She was not under the influence of alcohol. She should have had the sense to avoid the destructive pattern she experienced time and time again. She spoke with her family twice that same night and spoke of conflict on both occasions. For all we know, she may have caused the conflict that pushed her to the breaking point. What he did was stupid, but I don't think he should go to jail for it. If we put everyone in jail who ever did or said something stupid during an argument, there would be more people in jail than walking free. We ask our children: if everyone jumped off a bridge, would you do it too? The answer is simple. We must choose. Ultimately, we arc responsible for our own actions and choices.
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A Word to the Vize Jeff Vize
It's hip to be square always thought I defined the term "cool." Leave it to the Carlsbad mall to burst my bubble. I found out recently there's no place in the an;a with more coolness per capita. Spcndi ng a mere hour there was enough to bring my level of hipncss to shame. Apparently, a T-shirt, shorts and Birkcnstocks just don't cut it in the fashion world any more. I never thought I'd be so out of touch by age 19, but I was. I had begun to slip away from the "real world." I figured my only hope for a style recovery was to Jearn cool ness from the pros. In order to do this. I took a people-watching trip to the mall. It's an understatement to say that the outing was "educational." I began learning from the minute I walked in. Outside the door, there were some kids dressed in black leather and metal spike jewelry. complete with rainbow-colored mohawks. They were right out of a 1980s Cyndi Lauper video. Since the 80s were cool again, I suspected one of them might challenge me to a break dancing contest if I gave a funny look, so I kept walking. But I took note: style doesn't have to be original, it just has to be cool. And the 80s are very cool. As I delved deeper into the mall. more cool fashion styles became apparent. Most hip. younger kids wore baggy clothes that dragged on the ground. I found it 's especially cool. or "phat'' if the waistline sags to about mid crotch. This was one area of fashion I was way ahead of my time on. however. I used to buy big clothes as a kid because I was fat. I lost weight because I thought being fat was uncool. Nowadays kids ll'ant to be "phat.'' I never figured being overweight would eventually be cool. I guess fashion docsn' t have to look good, it just has to be cool. Even though it was Saturday, most of these "phat" kids at the mall were wearing backpacks. None of them looked too studious, however; in fact, all the backpacks looked empty. But hey. you don't have to make sense, you just have to be cool. After my trip, I reviewed some of my findings. In essence, I hadjustdiscovcrcd that to be hip is to he unoriginal, unattractive and nonsensical. I wasn't sure why, but I didn't consider myself to be any of the above. It must have something to do with my daily intake of MTV. And if being cool means watching more MTV. I think I'll pass.
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Lazy students need to clean up their acts Attention students: Clean up cl{terwmrsell·es. This is one factor everyone seems to be overlooking in the argument over who should clean up the eating area in the Student Union. This isn't high school. or your mother's house. Now that you're in college, you have more responsibility. This means not leaving messes for other people to clean up. It 's a sad commentary on our society when adults have to be told something they should have learned in kindergarten. There must be a lot of students on campus who
Italian- American feels overlooked I am truly disgusted with the attitude given to Columbus Day by this school and its students. As an Italian-American , this holiday is very important to me. It celebrates not only the achievement of a great Italian discoverer, but the achievements of all Italian-Americans who worked and fought and died for this country. To me. the attitude given to this holiday was one of indifference, as if it truly were not important. It saddens me to think that Palomar docs not choose to at least pay homage, if not respect, to the great contributions Italian-Americans have made to our nation . Palomar puts forth so much effort to inspire pride in other hcri tagcs, i.c., Nati vc-Amcricans and Mexican-Americans, yet does so little to even acknowledge Italian heritage. Our flag is not even represented in the cafeteria. I realize that as of late it is not "in" to celebrate Cotumbus Day. however I was under the impression that Palomar was above such things. I guess I was wrong. I want to sec if other holidays wi II he treated
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with the same disrespect. Come Mexican Independence Day, which is not even an American holiday, will Palomar act with such disregard? I am truly disappointed with Palomar. its faculty and most importantly , its student body. Mark Antonio Scarlato
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Violent student spreads hate Just what the hell docs it take to get a person kicked o!T campus? This week I have wi tncsscd on more than one occasion a man actively picketing well-frequented campus areas. This picketing comes immediately after his involvement in a violent anti-Serbian outburst at the Tutoring Center in the Palomar College Library. Campus Security was called. but they took no action beyond escorting him from the library. He is still on campus threatening people and picketing with signs that strongly imply a desire for the complete genocide of the Serbian race. These signs arc both oh-
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still live at home with mommy picking up al'lcr them. People drop food on the floor and just leave it wherever it lands. They would never do that at home. When you spill something at home, you wipe it up. When you 'rc done with your meal, you take your dishes to the sink. Right? What is it about the college atmosphere that makes an otherwise clean person act like a pig with no manners? Maybe it's because there has always been someone around to pick up al'ter them. Maybe it's
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noxious and offensive. While I understand the concept of free speech, surely the racial attacks these signs encourage exceed the bounds of the First Amendment, and anything its writers meant it to cover. What will it take to remove this man. and others like him. permanently from campus?
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Rockwell is right I agree with David Rockwell 100 percent. He is right on everything he said in lhe Sept. 29 issue of The Telescope. One point that David brought out that I really Iikcd was that there arc teachers at Palomar that can't teach? If a teacher can't teach why be at Palomar. Another issue Dave addressed is EOPS. I was an EOPS student, hut I dropped because PJ l Demaris, director of EOPS j puts students on academic probation who don't need to be. I just hope David Rockwell gets the school board to agree to his demands, and I hope Dave docs whatever it takes to get his demands agreed to. Doug Smith
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8 ENTERTAINMENT
ENTERTAINMENT 'Days' is jacked into a fiery chaotic trip • The eve of the new Millennium is the backdrop for a fiery solid tecno-thriller tanks, armed machine guns on every corner. In the middle of this is Lenny Nero (Ficnncs), an cx-copand blackmarket dealer in 'clips'-slang for computer disks with people's memories recorded on them. Originally intended for police surveillance usc, the new technology spread to other, darker uses. Lenny is a well-known dealer in this stolen hardware. and he's in a lot of trouble. Someone out there is trymg to set Lenny up for a fall, and he doesn't even know why. An acquaintance of his, Iris (Brigille Bako) has recorded something terrible, and before being killed, she gave a copy to Lenny. Lenny doesn't want to be a part or it, but now he
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Ralph Fiennes stars as Lenny Nero, who sells pieces of people's lives in the form of "clips-straight f,rom the cerebral cortex."
has no choice. The only help he has is from his best friends Lornellc "Mace" Mason (Angela Basscll), a private security guard and limousine driver, and Max Peltier (Tom Sizemore) another ex-cop now working as a private detective. Unfortunately for Lenny, his exgirlfriend, Faith (Juliette Lewis) Greg Skinner seems to be the killer's next target, St<!{{Writer as Iris was a friend of hers also. Lenny still seems to love Faith and "Have you ever jacked in?" With wants to help her. these words, Lenny Nero (Ralph Culling-edge special effects arc Ficnncs) gains a new customer in handled by Cameron's company. "Strange Days," the new tcchnoDigital Domain, one of the leaders in progressive digital effects. For thri ller opening in theaters today. "Strange Days" is a complex "Strange Days'' they are mostly movie which gives the audience adding crowds to certain scenes, twists and turns all the way to the and effects to give the viewer the ·reel' of L.A., end, not with cheap thrills, but with well scripted plots circa 1999. and superbly talented acThere's plenty of sex tors. But what would you and violence that may expect from producer offend some. James Cameron (of TerIf you like good acminator 2 fame) and dition, great acting, special rector Kathryn Bigelow effects so good you can't (Point Break)? even tell they're there. "Days" is set in a dark then this is the movie for futurq, though not as far you. Ifyou arc squeamish away as would be comabout blood, psychotics. fortable. The date is Dec or great music. "Strange 31, 1999 and th.e party to Days" muy be too much. end all parties is in full Like the technology that is coming to make swing. Unfortunately,just this fantasy a reality, it's around the corner from all coming like Mace says, the revelry is a scene of Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox barely contained " ... like a lightning bolt Ancela Bassett and Ralph r~ennes need eachfrom God." chaos,with military in other to survive the anarchy of the new mllenium.
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"Jade" is director William Friedkin' s futile attempt to recapture the fame he once had with ''The French Connection" and ''The Exorcist." Set in modern day San Francisco, the film opens with the scene of the murder, closely followed by the "Black and White Ball" containing San Francisco's high society. The murder victim is greatly involved with the city's most powerful people and, of course, the same people are suspected of committing the crime. All evidence points to the wife
(Linda Fiorentino) of a prominent attorney (Chazz Palmintcri) who will stop at nothing to protect her. Unfortunately, the city's assistant district allorney (David Caruso) is a friend of both and finds himself caught in a case that is pivotal to his career and his friendships. Confused? No need to worry. The tilm's little soap opera plot could be resolved in five minutes and what was a two hour film could have been included in a television episode of "Murder She Wrote". The tilm is also cluttered with cliches that provide more entertainment than the tilm itself. The concept of "Jade" emerges from a particular pill box in the victim's residence. The pill box is engraved with a Chinese symbol, hence the name. From this point in the film, the audience is bombarded with scenes r'rom Chinatown. This includes a car chase through the parade celebrating the Chinese New Year .
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Trina Gavin (Linda Fiorentino) and her husband, Matt (Chazz Palminteri) are caught in a terrifying web of power, passion and deceit in the thriller "Jade" which also stars David Caruso. One of the film's strengths are the actors. Fiorentino's interpretation of Trina Gavin is reminiscent of her performance in "The Last Seduction". Palminteri (Matt Gavin) is truly the embodiment of a successful lawyer. Caruso's character (David Corelli) is cleverly portrayed. despite the king red-head has little dialogue to work his acting magic with. Unfortunately. the character's themselves are insipid. The wealth and power has made them not only callous, but also boring. Another strength of"Jadc" is the
photography. Andrzcj Bartowiak, the director of photography. (!aptures the feeling of "wealth" and decadence in each relevant frame. For instance. the victim's house is dark and full of exotic paraphernalia and each frame a porthole into his mind. Bartowiak's previous work includes "Nuts." "Speed,'' and ''Prizzi's Honor." Although the actors did well under the circumstances. the performances were not enough to carry the film. "Jade" will make a nice addition tot he video rental list when a murder mystery is a must.
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Dreams of hci ng on television brings out the most in people. For Suzanne Stone it brings out the wicked, icy, pyscho-bitch nature of her conniving self. Nicole Kidman is ··To Die For" in her comically vicious role as small-town, cable-channel. weathergirl Stone in Gus VanSant's ("My Own Private Idaho") satirical sendup of tabloid press and cult stardom. The film is shot in an uneven pseudo mocku-mentary style that is essential tool in capturing the irreverent feel of the film. ''To Die For," in a darkly cynical and funny way. explores the temperance and the pychc behind these whackos, like Kidman's character, who arc brought to life publicly by virtue of some heinous act. Stone's heinous act is the orchestrating the killing of her oldfashioned Italian husband Larry. with the Whitesnakc t-shirt, played by Matt Dillon. Dillon is a fami1y boy, who's dream of a good life is taking over the family restaurant and having a few kids running around the den. As the film takes a turn towards telling its story at a more convcn-
tiona! pace Stone sets her sights on with redecorating his dad's joint her pri1.c trophy -Jimmy. a doped with artificial plants that he docsn 't up loser she seduces a few limes and have t1mc to wonder what Suzanne 111 many di ffcrcnt, exot1c locations is doing all the time with underage docs she seduce him. Joaquin(''don 't boys. call me Leaf") Phoenix docs his Buck Henry's script goes for dour usual, moody bites of disturcast off thing bance as the but. with some film bolts to an substance. end with a flusPhoenix turns in tered yet proud a satisfying porweather girl trait of a achieving what screwed youth she always who opens up dreamed ofhis troubled microphones feelings in reand cameras gards his enbegging for her slavement to the very words. sexually maThe main nipulative rhythmic Stone. accompanient This Ms. to Kidman's pretty tlutl ball. sweet wrath is who can't com- Matt Dillon plays Nicole Kidman's D a n n y prehend the si m- oblivious husband Larry. Elfman·~ plest of anectrademark dotes, becomes awfully smart in a warped score to let us now we're seedy way. Her whole family is supposed to laugh. apparently oblivious to what's goAfter experiencing "To Die For." ing on with her secret escapades. is Stone as much the fool as us Dillon's Larry must be so caught up tabloid-addicts the film rails against?
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Southern California is very much a motoring culture. Much of our time is spent on the freeway or the city street, on our way to work, school, or in that rare instance, a fun destination. Since motorists can't talk to each other while driving (unless they have a cellular phone) they must express themselves through vanity plates, bumper stickers, and in some cases, their whole car. This is especially true at Palomar, where some students must differentiate their cars from the other I 0,000 or so parked in the 15 parking lots here. Vanity plates are a popular way for someone to make their car different
from the masses. These plates are often co'nsidered a status symbol because it costs more to register a vanity plate than a regular license plate. The so-called "Super Car" pictured above, owned by a Palomar student, is painted red, yellow and silver with a "Superman" style "S" painted on the hood. Other car owners are a little less daring and have decided to express themselves with vanity plates or bumper stickers. License plate frames are also popularcarenthusiasts can buy ready-made frames or make up their own pithy saying. Photos by Kate Nelson
The above license plates were photographed in Lots 12 and 15.
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Comets blow by Southwestern, 4-1 Eric Jones Sill[{ Writer
Polly Downey Colllrilnt!tllg \Vnter
Mark Eilinger
Baseball, baseball, and more baseball Where would major league baseball be without realignment and the expanded playoff system? The Cinicinati Reds. the Colorado Rockies, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox would never have made it to the playoffs and the Chicago Cubs would have competed for the first time since 1988 The new playoff format has provided a lot of drama that the fans would have missed without it. Two divisional races came down to the final weekend of the season. I guess we can thank the owners for something. The American League West division race between the Mariners and the Angels was one of the best in recent history. It took a one-game playoff at the end of the regular season to decide who would win the Western pennant. It took a spectacular pitching performance from ace Randy Johnson for the Mariners to advance to the first round of the playoffs. The Angels, who had an I !-game lead on Aug. 2, took a nosedive down the stretch. Their inexperience and the loss of All-Star shortstop Gary DiSarcina to a wrist injury were the two main causes of their downfall. Ken Griffey's return from the disabled list helped to surge the Mariners to catch the Angels in the final weeks of the season. Batting champion Edgar Martinez and powerhitting Jay Buhner kept the Seattle afloat in Griffey's absence. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies kept the heat on through the final weekend. Although both teams made it to the playoffs the Dodgers were a little better and clinched the division on the last Saturday of the season. Sorry, all you Dodger, Yankee. Rockies, and Red Sox fans out there, your teams never made it past the tirst round. This week, the Atlanta Braves are playing the Reds in the National League Championship Series. Atlanta should have no problem making it to the World Series for the third time in five years. Chipper Jones and other unsung heroes have been their key to victory, but when will Cy Young favorite Greg Maddux start showing his regular season form? It would be a great story if Seattle made it to the Series in its first year in the postseason, but the Indians arc the superior team. Albert Belle proved he could play in October even after having his bat checked for cork. He showed it was all muscle. For all you Ohio natives. the World Series will not be "the Battle of Ohio." The Braves-Indians senes should go the full seven games with the Braves avoiding any similarity to football's Buffalo Bills and taking the championship.
Palomar soccer won their eighth game of the season Friday in an impressive 4-1 victory over the visiting Southwestern College Apaches. Coming into the game Southwestern, the Comets showed that they were an aggressive, high scoring team that keeps most of their opponents playing at a level they're not used to. It wasn't going to be any different for the Apaches. It seemed that it was going to be a real tight defensive battle with both teams playing aggressively. Palomar's Renato Huerta was playing tight man to man defense with South wcs tern 's Juan Nunez and was yellow carded after he tripped over Nunez. With both teams playing strong, Comet's forward Robert Simovski scored with 15 minutes left in the half. It was the only goal scored in the entire first half. "It takes a while to break the other team defensively ,but once we figure them out, often by the second half, it makes a world of difference." said coach Carlos Hernandez. The second half started off with a penalty by the Comets that gave the
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(I to r) Renato Vieira, Joaquin Valdez, Jeff Keenan, Elias Dominguez celebrate Keenan's goal.
Apaches a penalty kick that was successful and tied the game at a goal ape ice, nevertheless. it seemed to lire up Palomar even more than before. Jeff Keenan took scored on an amazing play that totally faked out Southwestern's goalie and put the Comets ahead of the Apaches 2-1. "We just played like a unit going strong and everybody gave over a
hundred percent." said Simovski. The Comets took total control of the game when Fernando Urban took advantage of the Southwestern defense and scored the Comets third goal of the game with 26 minutes left. Palomar ran 23 minutes off the clock before Simovski scored the Comet 's fourth and tina! goal of the game.
It was Simovski's second goal of the afternoon and I lth of the season. "If we keep playing united as a team we have a very good chance at winning the Conference Championship." said Renato Vieira. Hernandez said. "It took a while to get going, but toward the end of the game we found the other team's weakness and we attacked it".
Football spanked by No.3 El Camino • Lose homeopener 50-22 Rick Martinez Spons Editor
El Camino College made putting points on the scoreboard look all to eas·y against the Comets in Saturday's home opener at San Marcos High. Before a;yonecven blinked, Palomar found themselves in a 21-0 hole to No.3 ranked El Camino College and it wasn't that much longer before the Warriors handed the Comets a 50-22loss at San Marcos High School. El Camino's defense terrorized Palomar quarterback Chris Kcldorf all afternoon, forcing the pre-season All- American into missing his
receivers and into throwing three interceptions. two of which were returned for touchdowns. Keldorf also found himself in the turf too many times as the Warriors recorded an impressive seven quarterback sacks. ''There were times Keldorf held onto the ball too long, and times the protection broke down," said head coach Jim Sanderson. Palomar's offensive woes were further complicated when the runninggame failed to get going. E. C. C. limited the Comets to a mere 21 yards on the ground, low-lighted by Kcldorrs eight carries for minus 52 yards and highlighted by Corey Bicnemy 's 12 carries for 47 yards. Jason Mahaffey, who linished with five receptions for 51 yards, (;aught a touchdown pass from Keldorf late in the first half to put the Comets on the scoreboard for the lirst time in the game. Renal
Robinson extinguished a last minute drive by intercepting a pass in the endzone. sending Palomar into halftimedown21-7. Starting the second half Palomar promptly brought ba(;k out their shovels and proceeded to dig themselves in a bigger hole as El Camino D. B. Rocky Jackson intercepted Keldorf and rambled 35 yards for the touchdown on the lirst play of the half. Despite Palomar's problems they still managed two more touchdowns. The first came on a one yard strike from Keldorf to Mahaffey, and the second on a 61 yard punt return for
a T.D. "We had our chan(;es to be in the game and probably win it when we got the score (to) 28-22." said defensive coordinator J .G. Aegerter. The (;Omeback would fall short however as the Warriors finished off the Comets with three linal touchdowns
before hoping on the bus back to Torrence with a win. "Defensively we were playing pretty good and then in the fourth quarter we just let up a little bit, lost our momentum and let them score on a screen play," said Aegerter. The play Aegerter spoke of was a short screen to Sal McCullough who caught the ball and raced 49 yards for the score. ''That was something were we broke down defensively." A 25 yard pass from Ramirez to Coleman with half a minute to play in the game was the linal insult in an otherwise forgctable game. "They scored that cheap on at the end trying to run the score up." said Aegerter. "But that was their two's going against our two's cause the game was pretty much over.'' With the loss the Comets drop to 2-2 on the season as they head to Mt. San Antonio College for a divisional game on Saturday.
Volleyball loses on the road to rival Grossmont Sean Thomas Staff Writer
Palomar women's' volleyball team suffered their first league loss of the season Friday wllh a three games to one road loss to league rival Grossmont. The first game was a highly competitive game with both teams exchanging the lead before Grossmont finally took the lead for good at 1312 and took the game 15- 12. Game two coach Carl Seiler mserted Hedi Marcrander into the
lineup, hoping to provide an offensive spark. Marcrandcr delivered, linishing with a team high 13 kills for the match. The substitution was not enough however as the Griffins took the game 15-13 . "Hcdi had a really strong match for us tonight." replied coach Carl Seiler. ·'She was hitting with allot of authority. hut she also hit smart." In game three 11 appeared that the Comets were going to fold. Trailing 8-2. Seiler called a lime-out. The time-out seemed to get Palomar on focus. as the Comets took a 12-8 lead and hung on for a 15-13 vic-
tory, thanks in large part to the serving of setter Chane! Kaiwi. Kaiwi served 8 of the Comets 15 points. Down 2-1 the Comets (;amc into the fourth game with the momentum. They used it to open a 4-1 lead butt he Griffins wouldn't fold . tying the game at 5-5. There was a string of seven con'C(;Ulivc sideouts before the Comets finally surrendered a po1nt. Grossmont slowly started taking control of the match and built a lead of I 0-5. The rcsi Iicnt Comets sti II would not give up taking a lead of 13-1 I.
Grossmont came back to tic the game at 13-13.Afteracoupleofkcy sidcouts.the Grossmont outside hitters got hot and put away the game and match with two straight kills. "It was a tough loss to take." said Seiler. "hut I feel that our team played our best match so far. we can play better. but I see us pulling together more and more as a team. If we keep improving we will be there in the end.'' The Comets record stands at 4-3 overall and 1-2 in conference play. They play today agamst Impenal Valley at 3:30 in the Dome.