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sign near the east end of Lot 3D reads: "This walkway is not patrolled by security-use at your own risk."

Yet Campus Patrol is reluctant to explain what the risk factor is.

A Telescope investigation has discovered that the reasons behind this sign may not be so simple.

Sources indicate that up to 12 homeless people may be living on campus in various sections of the Arboretum. Several sources have also indicated that many of the homeless are currently enrolled at Palomar.

Campus Patrol Supervisor Boyd Mahan recently confirmed the existence of homeless people living at Palomar. He claims the problem has been recurring over the past few years.

"A couple of years ago we took down a shack and a tent in the Arboretum," Mahan said. "Looks like we'll to have take down a couple more right now."

"They're not allowed to be here. The campus is closed at I0 o'clock and the Arboretum is part of the campus," Mahan said.

Director of Student Activities Jim Bowen, who wasn't aware of homeless people on campus prior to the Telescope investigation, also said the school plans to remove any transients from campus.

"I don't think homeless people are any more dangerous than anyone else, but if we find them living on campus grounds, they will be subject to removal," Bowen said.

The confirmed locations of homeless stu-

"I used like to like jogging through the Arboretum, but the homeless situation has gotten so bad up there that I don't feel safe."

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dents dot several areas of campus.

One former storage shack, located in the fields behind lot 3D is reported to be occupied by one or more transients that attend Palomar. One large storage container beside the shack allegedly houses residents as well.

See HOMELESS, Page 3

Following in the steps of several incidents of lewd conduct on campus last semester, a student was recently reprimanded for harassing women and claiming he is "a messenger from God," looking for women to acc ompany him on "Noah ' s Ark ."

Campus Patrol said the student had been selecting various women on campus and following them around attempting to solicit dates.

The man would leave notes, some depicting obscene and sexually explicit scenes between himself and his victims. In some notes, he also mentions that he was in prison for a sexually-related crime.

Campus Patrol Supervisor Boyd Mahan called the man "dangerous," but the suspect's father claims his son is not a pervert, but that he is mentally ill.

Student Activities Director Jim Bowen said that regardless of his mental state, the student has been suspended from Palomar until September I 997.

One victim, who asked to remain

anonymous, said that after she met the suspect on Oct. 4, he insisted he would "get her" at all costs.

"He told me that he was a missionary from God, and that he wasn't going to stop following me because God wanted the two of us to join Noah on his ark," she said. "He kept telling me to prepare necessities for the long voyage ahead of us ."

Another victim, who was recei vi ng obscene letters at her workplace, recently pressed charges against the suspect with the San Diego Sheriffs Department.

According to a written statement by the victirr, she first met the man in July in the Rancho Bernardo Library, where she gave him a business card from the church where she was currently employed. On Sept.

4, she received three postcards from the suspect, which spoke of his affection for her and included a return address and phone number.

One week later, on Sept. 12, she received another letter which indicated that the suspect had mentally fabricated a relationship between the two of them. The victim said the

See HARASSMENT, Page 4

Common course numbering bill signed into law Seanna Lee SwjjWriler

The community college common course numbering bill, Senate Bill 450, was signed into law by Gov. Pete Wilson recently after years of student lobbying for the initiative.

The bill gives the California Community Colleges' Board of Governors the authority to develop and implement a uniform course numbering system for all 106 California community colleges.

In the past, there has been confusion among students and counselors when students transfer from community colleges to four-year schools, since each college decides its course numbering independently.

"As a former counselor, I think this bill is one of the best things that

ever happened for students and counselors," said Jim Bowen, Director of Student Activities.

Joe Dolphin, President of the CCC Board of Governors, said the state will begin developing a new universal system immediately.

"It makes sense to number courses in a manner that identifies the content universally rather than on a campus-specific basis," Dolphin said. ¡'Students and teachers are wasting time and the education system is losing precious resources, but the Board of Governors now has authority to stop that waste."

The bill requires the Board of Governors to report back to the Cal ifornia Legislature by Jan. I, 1998, on progress toward development and implementation of the system.

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CAMPUS BEAT F.Y.INFO $ Local musicians rally against AIDS On Nov. 5 the following musicians will appear on stage at the Oceanside Pier Amphitheatre to fight against AIDS: Liquid Groove, Blacksmith Union, Superunloader, the Wise Monkey Orchestra, and the Jerry McCann Band along with Mary Dolan and Shree.

The North County AIDS Walk fundraiser has taken on a new outlook and has become the North County AIDS Awareness Festival. Its goal is to emphasize the extreme need for youth education as the AIDS epidemic continues to grow and cross all age and social boundaries.

A tlood of support from San Diego's thriving music population ha!. helped to make this event possible. The festival will include skits by local AIDS awareness theatre groups and educational fair adjacent to the site.

Tickets are $10 and are available by calling 7213422 or at Lou's Records and the Sound Asylum. Gates open at II :30 a.m.

91X D.J. Steve West and KKSM D.J. Laura Douglas start off Palomar radio station's third annual guest D.J. week.

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Student prostitute researcher found murdered FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -Oakland University graduate student Tina Biggar began studying prostitutes and AIDS as part of a volunteer project through her university's psychology department.

But the 23-ycar-old student's effort didn'tend with notebooks full of research. ¡ Instead, police said Biggar became involved in a prostitution ring, which resulted in her murder.

Biggar's body was found in late September in Southfield, Mich., a suburb of Detroit. Biggar, who had been missing since Aug. 23, was beaten to death, suffering major blows to the neck and head.

Kenneth Tranchida, 42, who police said confessed to killing Biggar, is being held for second-degree murder.

Biggar, having just transferred from

South Dakota State University to be closer to her family, began working on her project in early August. By interviewing prostitutes, Biggar was attempting to determine the level of importance they placed on sexual protection practices.

Results of the test, which was funded by the state's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , would then be used as a basis for an information campaign on health safety.

Although she began her research by interviewing prostitutes on the streets and in prisons, police said Biggar soon joined an escort service, where she met Tranchida.

Prosecutor Gary Tunis said Tranchida said he killed Biggar because she was constantly complaining about not having money. William Dwyer, who heads the

police department in Biggar's home town of Farmington Hills, said he didn ' t think the student was going through any financial hardships but would not speculate on her reasons for joining the prostitution ring .

Tranchida was aiTested after pol ice spotted him driving Biggar's car. Tests revealed that blood in the trunk belonged to the student. Police later learned that Biggar's body was dumped near the forn1er home of one of Tranchida's relatives.

Although Tranchida, who slit his wrists before he was arrested, told Judge Stephen Cooper that he was guilty, Cooper refused to accept the plea because Tranchidadidn 't have an attorney. He now is being held without bond and could face life in prison jf convicted.

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Malicious Mischief: A student found a flathead screwdriver in the driver side door lock of his truck parked in Lot 12. The lock was damaged and no longer works.

Petty Theft: A student's backpack was taken from the library.

He found it in a trash can, but two calculators, pencils, pens, highlighters, a bottle ofVisine and an electronic rolodex were missing.

Wednesday, Oct. 11 Burglary: A student's car door lock was tampered with in Lot 12. A parking permit and a set of jumper cables were stolen.

Failure to Yield at a Crosswalk: A driver failed to yield to a crossing guard with a stop sign and children in a crosswalk at Las Posas and Avenida Azul. The crossing guard took down the tag number and reported the incident to Campus Patrol.

Thursday, Oct. 12 Vandalism: A student's car rear window was shattered in Lot4.

Wildlife Day salutes San Diego's animals¡ The 5th Annual San Diego Wildlife Day will be held on Sun., Oct. 22, from noon to 5 p.m. at the Project Wildlife Care Facility. There is no admission charge.

This event will feature live entertainment, lunch, refreshments and a tour of the Care Facility. Visitors will be treated to a bake sale and a fantastic multi-prize drawing. There will also be a wildlife product sale featuring shirts, hats, totes and more. The Project Wildlife Education Team will be on hand to answer questions and will also be displaying local animals.

Project Wildlife is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of nati vc animals. The organization has been operating since 1976 and saves over 9,000 native birds and animals annually.

The 5th Annual Wildlife Day is an opportunity to experience great entertainment, refreshments, and learn a something about the local wildlife. For more information call 236-0842.

Athletic Association holds Casino Night The Palomar College Athletic Association is holding Casino Night on Sat., Oct. 21. The event will benefit Palomar Athletics.

From? p.m. to II p.m., Casino Night will take place at the Japanese Cultural Center located at !50 Cedar Road in Vista. There will be a hosted buffet for all guests and of course, casino gaming. There will also be a prize drawing .

Tickets cost $28 and include $100 in gaming chips.

For tickets or more information, contact George Burrola at 471-1006 or Palomar Cbllege Athletics office at ext.

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ICC draws winner Students who arc still complaining about campus parking should follow the example of student Judy Wessel.

Each semester for the last three years the Interclub Committee has held a rartle for the ICC parking spot. It is the best space in Lot 12. Judy was told she won by phone call during a live broadcast on KKSM. Tickets are one dollar each and are sold at the beginning of each semester by the ICC.$260 were raised through the raftle this semester. The money is put into a scholarship which is given to an ICC member who academically qualities.

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Students and transients are living in Arboretum and parking lots

Continued from Page 1 merly homeless Palomar student.

She wants Palomar and its students to help the homeless on campus.

She said that Palomar should even take the steps necessary to find a home for the residents of the Arboretum.

"I would like to sec something done with these people," Jenny said.

"Now you know they're homeless, but what do you want to do about it?

When you see somebody with a math problem in class, you try to help them solve it. When you see somebody without a home, you should try and solve that too," Jenny said.

She said people shouldn't be surprised if homeless people are aggressive in defending their camps.

"If you come to my foxhole and disturb me while I'm sleeping, even though I don't own the land, I'm going defend it because that's where I live at the time being," Jenny said.

Paul Weinberg, a phys- ..Gary" ics major, disagrees with Jenny. Like Huang, he had Former homeless student a negative experience with a homeless student at "When I used to walk to my Palomar and wants the transients to night class, this homeless guy would be removed from the school precome up and bother me," sa id mises .

"I used like to like jogging Huang. " He would try to ask me out and would ask me to buy him a through the Arboretum, but the burger in the cafeteria. Every time I homeless situation .has gotten so said no, he seemed to get angrier. bad up there that I don't feel sa fe. I It wasn't a very comfortable situ- was approached for money or donations at least three times by the same ation."

Despite Huang's view, other stu- guy," Weinberg said.

"O nce, when I was walking dents believe the homeless don't pose any imminent threat to stu- through the Arboretum and I bent over to tie my shoe, this [same] dents .

"Jenny," whose real name is be- homeless guy ... began to uri nate on ing withheld for privacy, is a for- me from a tree," Weinberg said.

"Gary", whose name is being withheld for privacy, is a former homeless student at Palomar who managed to successfully re-establish himself in the professional workplace. He called student fears of the homeless legitimate.

"If you're homeless, you·'re homeless, and you have to do whatever it takes to survive. If you have no integrity and no morals, then what you do to survive is going to affect a lot of other people," Gary said . "I was raised with strong morals and good beFile Photo liefs, so my being This transient campsite was discovered on campus about three years ago. homeless didn't affect

Anot her storage shack near Lot 5, located directly behind the library , is the home of another Palomar trans ient. A third shack, located behind Lot 5, in the north end of the vegetable garden in the Arboretum, c.o ntains yet another homeless person.

Campus Patrol has said the homeless often dig holes in order to protect themselves from the elements.

Sources have also said the far north end of the Arboretum also contains as many as six transients who live under branches, bushes, in holes, or self-made tents.

The Telescope and Campus Patrol have confirmed the locations of the homeless camps.

One anonymous Campus Patrol officer said he wasn't aware of the homeless situation, but figured there was a possibility that people lived on campus .

"It's not surprising to find this out," the officer said. "Some of the fields up there are so isolated and look so suitable for living it surpri ses me that more homeless people haven 't been spotted."

This officer says he has seen an increa ' ed number of homeless spottings in the past few months.

"A couple of nights ago, I was walking behind the D-Building and I stumbled over a homeless guy who was sleeping on the fl oor," he said. "They ' re starting to become a more frequent sight than they used to be."

He believes the situation is potenti~~lly dangerous. Though Cam-

pus Patrol rea lizes the threat, they claim it is diffic ult to patrol the Arboretum area because it is so vast.

In addition to those located in the Arboretum, people are also reportedly living in vehicles on campus.

Custodial services employees have confirmed that one homeless student had worked for the department this year. The employee, however, reportedly lost his job about three weeks ago.

Palomar students have had mixed reactions upon hearing of the homeless situation on campus.

Janice Huang, an art major at Palomar, feels the homeless people on campus may pose a threat to female students. Her opinion ts based on past experience.

"If they're attending school here, they're not properly utilizing the funds that are available to them."

aware that someone was living in one of the shacks about three months ago. When they discovered the shack, they also found clothing, pots, pans and buckets of urine.

After the summer sweep, Mahan thought the problem was resolved.

Mahan admitted, however, that the problem has occured often in previous years.

Shacks on campus property have been cleaned of their contents in the past.

"By and large the guys living in the Arboretum are probably thieves-stealing cars, breaking into churches and so on," Mahan said.

"These would be potential suspects for the Sheriffs Department, no doubt."

"They can't live off of nothing. They have to do something to eat," Mahan said.

Bowen said students fearing the homeless on campus should remember the protective services Palomar offers. " If students are concerned for their safety, they should always remember that they can call Campus Patrol and ask for an escort, to take them to their class or to their car," said Bowen. "We'll try to remove some of their concern."

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Gary believes the homeless have no excuse for camping out on school property.

"Any homeless person attending school is eligible for financial aid . If they're attending school here, they're not properly utilizing the funds that arc available to them ," Gary said .

Palomar Prcsidcn t/S u peri n tendent Dr. George Boggs is also aware of past home les s problems on Palomar's campus.

He remembers one homeless man whose situation was 'very unsanitary.'

"This person was living in some kind of a tent. He didn't have adequate restroom facilities , so he was using ajar and that gets pretty hazardous," said Boggs. "We want to discourage that kind of activity."

He said one time during semester break, Palomar actually opened its campus to homeless people because of an unexpected drop in temperature.

At that time, they were allowed to stay in the cafeteria. Aside from this, however, homeless people have never been asked to reside on campus.

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HARASSMENT: Suspect's father confirms illness Continued from Page 1 man wrote he "will see me soon" and had signed the letter as her boyfriend.

On Oct. 2, the victim received two more postcards and a lengthy letter. In the postcards, the suspect wrote that "he believes that God has made our relationship and will ho ld us together." The victim cited the fact that "he believes that I will live over a hundred years" as reason for believing the man is disturbed.

In the letter, the suspect wrote that he attends Palomar College, where the victim also attends. She went on to explain his letter became very obscene and that she "personally cou ld not read the remainder of the letter. My boss had to read it and paraphrase it for me."

The man allegedly wrote sexually explicit comments and made

• David Rockwell wants hiring policies changed Jeff Vize News Editor

_ Following a threat last week to · sue Palomar College, student activist David Rockwell recently decided to postpone attempts at legal action until "further options" can be explored. ' Rockwell 's threatened lawsuit came after the Governing Board refused to further review a change in adjunct faculty hiring procedures .

The Faculty Senate had considered and rejected his proposal last month.

Rockwell ' s plan would have required each adjunct candidate to perform a teaching demonstration before they could be hired. Currently, departments hiring adjuncts haye the option to request a demonstration, but it is not required.

His announcement to avoid court comesafteraonehourmeetingwith President/Superintendent Dr. George Boggs. At the meeting, Rockwell s"Md "movement has been made" towards a solution .

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to meeting with students , staff and members of the community," said Boggs. "If they 've got concerns about the college fd like to hear them."

Though Palomar wants to avoid a lawsuit, Boggs can't guarantee that there won't be a case.

"We get sued all the time. We do the best we can in our decisions, but some things just end up in court," said Boggs. "David wants a compromise, so we 're going to try to achieve a solution one more time. If they don't agree then David has his right to pursue legal act ion."

Rockwell refuses to disclose the matter over which he is suing. He says only that it is related to the adj unct hiring policies.

If he decides to sue, Rockwell believes it will be in the best interest of the students. If he wins a monetary settlement in court, he believes students may also benefit.

"If the students don't get what they pay for, then Palomar is wasting the students' time and money," Rockwell said. ''If Palomar College has to make some sort of a payment or restitution, maybe they' II be more careful in the future ."

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said, because Palomar's Governing Board had already decided to heed the advice of the Faculty Senate. . . "There are certain policies that, · by law, the Board cannot acton without getting the advice of the Senate.

This is one of them," Boggs said.

"The Board does have the right to overrule the senate, but it looked pretty obvious in the last meeting that the Board agreed with the Senate."

Rockwell is optimistic about the meeting.

"There are some options Dowd might have that I haven't thought of," Rockwell said. "We want to have a meeting wi th Bonnie so that we can lresolve this] and then we' ll go back to Facul ty Senate."

Though Rockwell called his meeting with Boggs "product ive," he said the situation is not yet resolved.

"Chances are it won't be over," Rockwell said ofh is plans to change adjunct fac ulty hiring policies. "The final answer will come from the public and the students."

Boggs sy mpathizes with Rockwell 's stance and said a compromise was made because Palomar has an obligation to seriously consider changes in policy recommended by anyone.

"My philosophy is that I'm open

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The suspect's most recent victim now believes that mentally ill students should not be allowed on campus.

"He belongs back in the mental ward where he came from. They should have never let him out," she said.

Campus Patrol Supervisor Boyd Mahan said the suspect presents a clear danger to the studen ts and faculty at Palomar because there is a consi stent pattern that he follows.

"Thi s man's problem will never go away . Anyone who has a behavior-related problem, such as an alcohol problem, or a sex problemit can only be controlled. It doesn't go away," said Mahan.

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In one of his letters, the man a lso indicated that he had been in prison for a sexually related crime.

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He claims his son had sex ually assaulted his girlfriend in the past, and, as a res ult, spent four years in a state hospital where he was deemed "not normal" by the hospital's review board.

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He also had some choice words for a show similar to "Baywatch," called "High Tide." "['High Tide' is] for those who tlnd ' Baywatch ' too intellectually challenging."

Laurence spoke to students in professor Rob Branch's RTV I 00 class Oct. 18 for more than an hour, covering issues as diverse as the similarities between the O.J. Simpson trial and the new dramatic series "Murder One," and the increasing use of once taboo words on TV. "Murder One" creator Steven Bochco had the idea for his show before the O.J. Simpson trial started , said Laurence, and he said he thought that the show wouldn't do well. "There was a series before in which the whole season revolved around one murder case. And after a year or so, nobody cared who killed Laura Palmer," said Laurence, referring to the short-lived series "Twin Peaks." He said he thinks that people are too bored with the Simpson case to be interested in another year-long murder case.

He also said he disagreed with Bob Dole's take on violence on television. "[Dole's statement] was very politically motivated, but other people said he had a legitimate point. I think that's probably true. I thought it was very significant that the actors in the films that he named did not include any Republicans. He didn't go after Sylvester Stallone, he didn't go after Bruce Willis, he didn't go after Arnold Schwarzenegger, who are big Republican guys," Laurence said. He said candidates should worry more about violence in the streets than violence on TV. According to Laurence, most ofthe violence on TV comes from theatrical movies which are run on broadcast channels. "There are an amazing number of really violent movies which are running on cable on Saturday mornings ... [that's] primetime for small children."

One student told Laurence, "I was shocked. I heard the word 'ass' on TV, and then I saw an ass on TV," referring to the show "NYPD Blue," and asked Laurence if he thought that the FCC was becoming more lenient, since the student had heard that language used on TV. "Standards are getting looser. 'Ass' is nothing.'

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'Pissed off' is nothing. You hear 'pissed otT' at 8 p.m. on a sitcom," sa id Laurence. "There 's a lot of stuff you see at 8 p.m. now, that five or ten years ago you wouldn't hear at all on television."

He said one ofhis favorite shows is "The Simpsons."

"I like it very much. There's always something in 'The Simpsons' that makes you think, 'Wow, that was terrific.' A little piece of writing, a voice or whatever.

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Laurence said he likes his job because he thinks he's the only person in the city room (at the Union Tribune) who will get to write about the Olympics and the upcoming Democratic and Republican conventions and has written about O.J. Simpson.

He said that it's important for a TV critic to voice their initial opinion about a show. "Just say what you like and why," he said. That philosophy caused him to make one of few mistakes he's ever made about predicting the success of a show: He said he thought "Home Improvement" would be one of the worst shows of the year.

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6 OPINION

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Friday. Oct. 20. 1995

OPINION Are courtroom cameras a good idea~ • Citizens have a right tn see trials Francis T. Crowley SwffWriter

Because of disgust and disagreement with the O.J. Simpson verdict, people arc now calling for an end to the freedom of televised courtroom proceedings; however, these arguments seem to be personal assessments and not evidence.

Not only are the arguments baseless, they contradict the strongest democratic freedoms this nation stands for. There is no solid evidence that the presence of television cameras in courtrooms compromises fairness.

Recently, the Federal Judicial Center, the research arm of the federal judiciary, recommended television cameras should stay in the courts after the three-year study that permitted cameras in certain federal courtrooms.

Additionally, a Committee on Court Administration and Case Management recommended retaining the cameras.

We have always accepted the courtroom artist, as long as he or she. is unbiased and doesn't disrupt proceedings. Videos produce an unbiased, non-disruptive disclosure of the judicial proceedings.

The issue has been getting vast study and scrutiny from the judicial system for some time. Court TV has been transmitting trials daily for three years to an audience that has grown to 18 million viewers. Those viewers are gaining valuable insight into one of America's least understood branches of government.

To guard the rights of those on trial and to ensure a fair trial, the presiding judge has the right to revoke television privileges . As was proved in the Simpson case, the camera did not deter from an impartial unanimous verdict. In fact, as the courts continue to increase the use of electronic presentation of evidence, the use of television cameras helps present the information to the public as no court reporter or artist could.

An argument of what the television viewer sees, or concludes from televised procecdmgs is a sweeping generalization because the screen itself, not the presence of a camera in the courtroom, is what distorts the view. Only the viewers, not the jury, see the distortion.

We shouldn't care what the viewer believes, only what the jury believes.

One of the reasons our nation is so great is the open style government. No section of government, except in matters of national security, should keep evidence and information from our citizens, including courtrooms.

Should video cameras be allowed in courtrooms during trials?

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1HE 131H JUROR Many p·eople feel having a video camera in the courtroom during a trial takes attention away from the case being tried. Should cameras be banned?

• Cameras are a distractian in court Kate Nelson MmwN111g Ediwr

During the nine months O.J. Simpson was tried for murder, he was not the only actor in the courtroom. Both the defense and the prosecution teams had to give theatrical performances for rapt the viewers at home.

Instead of having to 1m press upon the JUry the guilt or innocence of the defendant, both groups or attorneys had to worry about swaying public opinion in their favor.

The so-called "Trial of the Century" probably would not have lasted what seemed like I00 years if video cameras had been banned from the courtroom.

The main objective for both parties should have been co nvincing the jury of Simpson's guilt or innocence.

Instead, both groups of lawyers forgot they were involved in a criminal trial and thought they were acting in a TV docudrama or giving a sermon. Once the trial was over, deputy prosecutors Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden even signed with the William Morris Agency, which represents tilm and TV actors.

The Simpson trial should not have been about how attractive someone looks on TV , or how dramatic they are in their argument .

It should have been about whether Simpson killed Nicole Brown and Ronald Go ldman.

The video camera on the wall of the courtroom while the Simpson case was tried was a nuisance. Remember the uproar when the camera accidentally captured a juror on tape?

What about when the camera zoomed in on the defense table? When Judge Lance Ito saw this on his TV monitor, he ordered it turned off for an hour because he thought it was violating Simpson's attorney-client privilege.

Both of these incidents caused delays in the trial, which could have been prevented.

How much of the taxpayers' money was spent by the delays caused by the camera?

For that matter, could the whole trial have been shorter if cameras had been banned?

No video cameras will be allowed in the trial of the woman who is accused of killing Tejano singer Selena. Hopefully, instead of becoming a media circus as large as the Simpson trial, the trial of Selena's alleged murderer will be a typical legal proceeding.

Attorneys, the defendant, the judge, the jury and a small audience should have been the only people in the courtroom. The judge should have charged the video camera with contempt, and the bailiffs should have escorted it out for disrupting the trial.

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Jennifer Melton Psychology

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Rosa Quioroz Social Work

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"Yes. The public sho ul d be ab le to see w ha t ha ppens in the courtrooms."

"Yes. People have a right to see .what is go-

··r do n't think cameras shou ld be allowed because it ta kes away fro m the foc us of the jury."

Yes. We should be a!lowed to see the courts on TV . We have the cameras, we mi ght as well use them."

"No. I think the attorneys are mo re interested in the cameras than their c lients."

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Friday. Oct. 20. 1995

OPINION 7

Hell

On Wheels Angela _A. Logan

Schools need to go back to basics The leaders of this country are in for a rude awakening when they discover the kids graduating from our public schools arc unable to read or speak even remotely correct English.

Young people are entering college with no knowledge of their native language. Their struggle to catch up with the rest of their class causes them to feel inferior, and, in some cases, to drop out of college altogether.

The problem lies not with the teachers, parents, or even the students, but the administrations that changed their curriculum.

Approximately a decade ago someone dec ided the system wasn't working for everyone, so they changed the entire way children were to be taught. Instead of the tried and true method of learning by rote, children would be taught in a manner that would allow them to be creative.

Yes, some kids were having trouble with the old methods, but that wasn't reason enough to trash the whole curriculum. With more learni ng-disabled ch ildren being mainstreamed , and more non-Engli sh speaking students entering our schools, teachers needed new ways to teach.

What the administrations overlooked was that the majority of"regular" students weren't having trouble with the old system. Their problems were because of overcrowded classrooms, and teachers who were being spread too thin. When you have 30 to 40 students to one teacher, everyone loses.

California is just now discovering the new "creative" teaching method was a complete failure, and lawmakers are working on legislation to change things, but many schools are still resisting the need to go back to the way things were when children were learning .

Children are being robbed of a decent education because the people in charge can 't admit they were wrong.

There is no room for creativity when learning English and the basic rules of grammar.

The rules never change, and the way we spell words never changes either. Letting students spell words how they think they should be spelled (called "creative learning") on ly causes confusion down the road.

English tutors see students every day who never really learned correct English and its rules. These students feel like they must be st upid. At the college level , it's difficult to reteach grammar and spelling. It would be easier on everyone if students were getting everything they need to know when they are young and more receptive to learning.

If administrators still think students should cultivate their creativity, they sho uld offer art and music classes, and leave English alone.

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Farrakhan's message of hate is unacceptable Nation oflslam leader Louis Farrakhan 's brainchild, the Million Man March, which was held Monday in Washington DC, was an admirable attempt to strengthen and unify the black community.

At the March, men were led in a chant by Farrakhan where they said, "I pledge that from this day forward, I will never raise my hand with a knife or gun to beat, cut or shoot any member of my family or any human being, except in self-defense."

The pledge to end violence in the black community is long overdue and welcomed.

But Farra khan's involvement with the event cast everyone in an unnattering light. His message, which is that of hate, is not condu-

Muslim urges others to reject Farrakhan 's hate Bismillah Irahman-lraheem (In the name of Allah, the Most Graci ous the Most Merciful).

My respective brothers and sisters, I urge you to denounce in your heart, in your mind and within your country the "Million Man March" of Oct. 16. It should be known Mr. Louis Farrakhan has one and only one agenda; self-righteous promotion of the Nation of Islam through instilling contempt and hate of the white man into the heart of the black man. I tell you this; any organization which breeds such evil dogma is an organization which lacks dignity, virtue and any hope of integrity, much less "atonement." Those people who are guilty of sowing separatist seeds will be held fully accountable. The true Musl im and true Islam are in no way affiliated with the Nation of Islam. For true Islam sees no

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Farrakhan 's message of hate does nothing for the Nation of Islam. His abho rrent words also renect badly o n the black community. He wants to bring together the black population, but at the same time, he cannot excl ude whites. Segregation is not going to solve any thin g. Black men (or any race or gender) can unite to solve their social problems without encourag ing hate against others . Without Farrakhan, those "Mi llion Men" men arc on the right track.

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cive to halting the violence which is tearing apart the United States.

Farra khan would do better to advocate a message of love for all human beings .

Once we are united, Americans can start solving problems. As· an old song says, "United We Stand, Divided We Fall."

The theme of the March was "a day of atonement." This is iro nic since the Jews just celebrated their day of atonement, Yom Kippur. The an ti-Semitic Farrakhan has made it clear he wants nothin g to do with th e Jewish commun it y.

Most of the men involved in the March probably didn ' t have anti-Semitic thoughts .

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Speed bumps can cause damage An open letter to all motorists that navigate the roadway encircling the campus.

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Last week as a result of the state of disrepair of campus traffic control speed b um ps, I was compelled to prematurely replace the battery in my daily transportation vehic le.

After being repeatedly subjected to these j olts since summer, the battery's guts shook loose and shorted out at a replacement cost to me of one lost day at work and approximately $75 out of rather shallow pockets.

Let's see if we can't get these speed bumps brought up to current safe standards.

Question: has anyone else suffered damage to their vehicle or encountered a threat to their safety from these cratered <bstacles·) Paul A. Wilson

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8 ENTERTAINMENT

The Telescope

Friday. Oct. 20. 1995

ENTERTAINMENT Is 'Get Shorty' a real gem or

worthless~

• Everyone needs to 'Get Shorty' now

• Beware: 'Shorty' will shortchange you

Chris Gleason

Carla Van Wagoner

Online Editor

Plwto Editor

Get to a good movie this fall. "Get Shorty."

John Travolta plays Chili Palmer, a loan shark who, while tracking a client who skipped town, decides the story behind this latest hunt would make a good movie. Therefore, tired of "Shy locking" and now bent on pursuing his latest dream, Chili heads out to Los Angeles to find a director for his proposed filrr.

I ,uckily for Chili, he finds Ha: ry Zimm (Gene Hackman), a small-time director of campy slasher-flicks who happens to owe Chili's boss some money.

Normally, formula pictures are a big turnoff, but this is a formula of a different sort (it's not a predictable movie by any means) ...

Betty Crocker would be proud of this one.

The recipe of this film is simple. Take a cupful of Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" (John Travolta included), and throw in a hefty dollopofSteveMartin's masterful farce "L.A. Story." Blend thoroughly with a sprinkling of love interest between Travolta's Chili and Renee Russo's Karen Flores. Finally, garnish lightly with assorted nuts (Danny DeVito's Marin Weir and Hackman's Zimm).

Audiences willlikethis film since it doesn't try to be anything it isn't. It plays the gangster angle well, makes its spoof of Hollywood life, then gets out of the way. Anything resembling an Aesop-style moral is cheerfully thrown overboard.

It's fun, pure and simple.

The spoof of Los Angeles, incidentally, will keep Southern California residents rolling. For example, only people who know the horror that is L.A. will understand the true depth ofhumorwhen Chili requests a Cadillac from a car rental company, and instead receives the "Cadillac of Minivans."

"Get Shorty" is less of"Pulp's" homage to tilm noir and more of a farce. However, like "Pulp," it can get the audience to laugh at what in reality would be brutal and cold.

And Quentin Tarantino should be flattered for the convincing imitation.

"Get Shorty" stars John Travolta as Chilli Palmer, a Miami loanshark sent to Los Angeles to collect on a debt from a prominent Brated horror film producer Harry Zimm (Gene Hackman). Travolta fresh from portraying Vincent the gangster in Quentin Tarentino's Pulp

Fiction i• ' p•lc ""ion of the stereo-typical gangster.

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There is more 'pulp' coming to your local theatre in the way of 'Get Shorty,' which opens today.

'Shorty' stars the ever blazing John Travolta in his first vehicle sine that Tarantino mo ·e. Is 'Get Shorty'worth seven bones?

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Palmer, aB-movie buff, becomes enamored by Zimm's status and quickly starts pitching a story idea to him in hopes of turning it into a movie. The idea is about Palmer's life as a gangster as it is currently unfolding. He pitches this idea to everyone he meets add in g newer detai ls as his life progresses. He's retelling us exactly what is happening on the screen. Sound boring? It is.

Hackman, gives a over acted performance as ~he down and out producer. He tries to conv ince us that he's just a producer that is down on his luck and doing poorly. And what's up with those teeth?

Rene Russo (Karen Flores), is not much of a love interest. Russo has seen better days in her acting career. Flores is the scream queen who screams her way into Palmer's heart and Zimm's bed .

Danny De Vito (Martin Weir) is the actor of Zimm's drea1n project and former husband of Flores. This time he's gotten over his head, a comedy that is not really funny. He is not only short in stature but in screen time as well. A natural comedian, De Vito is seen far too little to be appreciated and is waisted as a result.

The plot is way too complicated and the wit,or lack of, is buried . There are some funny situations that will make audiences laugh, but not enough to make th is a memorable comedy. Lines are delivered plainly, with no feeling. "Look at me, no I mean really look at me" has got to be the most over used line ever in one film. The ac ting is flat and uninspiring.

In the end, "Shorty" falls short.

There's No Doubt about this one • After a three year absence, No Doubt go for a more "rock" sound, while fusing in the old "No Doubt style "

Brad Rubin Entertainment Editor

· The first time I saw No D<Wit live it was an accident. Subll!le was in the house and " No Doubt" was the unknown band in the way of my reggae-punk buddies.

Alas this little band that could took the stage and my musical life was altered.

Gwen Stefani's precious, sexy vocals blew me away as well as Tony Kanal's groovy kick-ass bass playing.

Like a lost child I was found I was mesmerized the way they slapped ska, funk,Aiisco , and whatever imaginable term together ... and Stefani's angelic charisma didn't hurt.

Stefani ' s presence is hardly lacking on "Tragic Kingdom"; the No Doubt crew has managed to release a new collective groove, a hodge

podge of the same skittish dance music, but with a surprisingly strong neo- radio rockin fusion.

Just I ike the self-titled debut, one must enter the "Tragic Kingdom" and take in a few hits to breathe it all in . "Kingdom" grows on the skin like a spreading rash and sooner or later it becomes a part of you. No Doubt's first funky record Jayed off the rockin' textures of "Kingdom" and sticked to the ska.

Songs on the new record like "Sixteen" feature those god-awful guitar licks found in arenas but it is easy to forgive such a solid outfit as No Doubt. Don't get the wrong idea,

this isn ' t some tribute to Winger, fans of the band will dig a diversely textured andtempoed offering. There is sti II reggae-sty Je beats like on the record's opening cut, ''Spiderwebs."

"You Can Do It" is beautiful.

The song opens with a sweet ode to funky disco and goes on to the bitter end. "World Go Round" opens with a breathe of fresh air brass.

So it isn't all for shame. In fact, No Doubt's magic ticket to mass

adoration, "Just A Girr," is one of those "rock-ish" tracks and I admit it's pretty cool.

After all my criticisms, I confess to being addicted. But, until you have witnessed these titans in concert you have not lived with out a lingering doubt in your mind.

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Elyse Rogers, Mikey Weiss on bass, and Karina Denike of DHC jam through a groovy dittie.

Care-free 'Crashers' kick • Dance Hall Crashers carry a meager bill with a classic DHC set sampling both new and old songs Brad Rubin Enrerrainmenr Ediror

If you have never experienced the sweat-fest and chokingly cramped aura of a Soma side-show you're missing out... well maybe not.

Berkeley's hot buzz, the Dance Hall Crashers, swung by town Thursday, Oct. 12, to play a soldout show where the bands bare-

bones ska-pop was king for 50 minutes.

Or shall I say queen. The delicious off-key harmonies of Elyse Rogers and Karina Denike sparked the ska rhythms and power-pop melodies to give the audience something to skank to for fifteen songs worth.

Make no mistake, even though the Crashers have some-what been lumped into the whole punk-rock whore house, the band actually

writes and performs hard structured pop songs that maintain coolness by the music's care-free ska sensibilities. Despite any mislabels in mags and zines the Crashers are not on stage ranting with hardcore rhythms, and thankfully they don't posture as pissed-off punk-rockers either. They are what they are: an East Bay, dare I say college-esque, outfit intent on setting an off-beat vibe.

One thing to say about a band that's finding some more "main-

Newsboys play for a higher ground Daniel Kwan

Listen closely and one will discover the Newsboys are among the bands who defy the stereotype that contemporary Christian music is dead and boring.

Combining rock, pop and alternative, the Newsboys were first formed II years ago by drummer Peter Furler and lead singer John James in Australia. Though the group is still labeled a band from "Down Under," the current line-up besides Australian Duncan Phillips, percussionist; includes New Zealander Phil Joel, bassist; and Americans Jody Davis, lead guitarist, and Jeff Ryan, keyboardist.

Recently appearing at Six Flags Magic Mountain, the band echoed familiar themes with songs like "Shine." The theme of "Shine," along with the messages of their last two albums "Not Ashamed" and "Going Public," encourages Christians to proudly display their faith.

James, however, admits this can be difficult, especially for young people.

"We all face those issues--every Christian goes through that. The way I overcame that in my life is through my relationship and my commitment with Christ," said James, calling in before a concert in Colorado. "As my relationship and confidence in Christ has grown, it has given me the ability to be bolder, not to feel embarrassed or intimidated by my faith."

Since releasing the album "Read All About It" in 1988, the group's "news" remains constant.

"The message is still the same, except what's changed is we've grown and become more skilled in putting what we believe in the faith into words. Although we have a Christian message in our lyrics, we just want to make good music. Regard less if you're a Christian or not, we hope you can listen to the music and appreciate it for the art form that it is," said James.

Having earned a Grammy-nominated album and winning two Dove awards at this year's Gospel Music Association ceremony, the Newsboys are hoping to infuse a "live sound" into their upcoming sixth album, "Take Me to Your Leader."

stream" success, it's admirable that the Crashers haven't forgotten the material that helped jump-start the creation. "Lockjaw," the new record with that "Enough" song on 91 X, was sampled in between some archival purely indie material that comprised the first and last two songs of the band's set.

As for the band's old tracks, there need not be much room for imagination. After you drop the horns that originally accompanied the strings the old and new stuff in many ways is interchangeable. Probably the best representation of the obscure stuff is fittingly the encoring, anthemic "Dance Hall Crash-

ers." "DHC" has those sing-along .groupie lines that have you screaming the lyrics by the time the chorus comes around again even if you hearing the song for the first time.

Watching the multitudes of heads bobbing and weaving all they could considering you had about as much space as a sardine, the audience was pretty much in tune to what was going on.

The Crashers irreverent "screwyou" themes play well into the jumping-ska spirit and it was clear to see by virtue of a majority of fans screaming along to all the songs that the band is not in retreat from its original fanbase.

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The Newsboy's John James singing at Six Flags recently.

"Some people have said of us, 'You're so different on the album compared to hearing you I ive, "' James said.

James said all the instruments on the new forthcoming album will be played by the band. "This is the first time we've done an album where it's just the band. It's totally live mUSIC.

"We've been able to use music to share our faith and beliefs, and share our experiences through music," added James.

Though the popularity of Christian music is increasing, James said the group is not interested in recording music aimed at the mainstream.

"We don't have any great aspirations or goals to cross over to secular radio. If there are non-Christian kids that come along we just want to put on a good sh·ow and have some of them say, 'We didn't realize Christian music was like that.'

Welcome to the Eden Prarie mall. Ages over 30 are not admitted.

Writer/Director Kevin Smith ("Clerks") takes an amusing look at Gen-X social life with "Mallrats." "Mallrats" follows a day in the lives ofT. S. and Brodie, best friends whose respective girl-. friends dumped the twosome in the same morning.

Looking for solace, they turn their sights on the mall, looking to hang out, and forget their troubles for a while.

Naturally, that doesn't quite happen.

Smith's screenplay appeals to the element of the Gen-X crowd

that lives, thrives and survives on movies and TV. "Mallrats" has more (and more direct) references to the entertainment industry than any "Simpsons" or "Animaniacs" episode.

For example, in one scene, Smith, playing "Silent Bob," does a simultaneous parody of "Batman" and "The Empire Strikes Back." That's tough, and Smith pulls it off convincingly.

Take some time to check out a warped mirror of your own life. Check out "Mallrats."

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Only 'Now and Then' Set in a small town in Indiana, a group of friends reunite whenever something important or significant happens. This time, Chrissy (Rita Wilson) is going to deliver her child and wants her three best friends by her side for the event. The .reunion provides an excuse for Samantha (Demi· Moore) to narrate her memories of the summer of 1970.

The story itself is nothing new, and neither is the rest of the film.

The characters themselves are mismatched enough to make any-

one laugh, but not enough to be involved.

Each child lives in some type of dysfunctional family.

The focus of"Now and Then" is the soundtrack and the characters take a back seat many times.

Regretfully, "Now and Then" accomplishes nothi ng m than a glamorized time warp mto a past we might as well forget.

-Christine Figueroa

The Telescope

10 FEATURE

Friday. Oct. 20. I995

FEATURE

-.....-EN HAVOC • Southern California haunted houses boast zombies, ghouls and skeletons Carla Mays Slliff Writer

October is the month of horror, and with it comes the terror of Halloween, filled with thrills and chills running amuck all over the nation.

Where will you be on Halloween night'7 Here are a couple of mortifying suggestions Z90: The House "The Hous~," created by radio stationZ9tJ, brings new meaning fo tbe fiendish treachery seen on "Tales Fr m the Crypt.'' Zombies, ghouls, freaks and all kinds of weil;dos come alive in this 30-room house of horrors.

Z90's haunted house has no set path and visitors 1,11ay find themselves trapped in this terrifying home of the recently departed.

To put it another way, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" has nothing on this gruesomely groovy cast of zombies. At times you may find yourself surrounded by ghouls wanting to take you tobeU and back-a ner.ve-pinch· ing experience that rattles your bones.

The House takes visitors t<;> an.abandoned old house with a eerie graveyard where the dead are not resting in peace. These go-uls are looking for human flesh to replaQe their falling or rotten body parts.

This haunted house incorporates an incredible entourage of lights, mind-bending sounds and creaky sets, and a whole mess of blood-thirsty monsters wreaking havoc across the halls with hatchets, whips, machetes and chainsaws.

It may very well be the most wicked haunted attraction in the county, and well worth the $8 victim fee. The House is located in Mission Valley Center at 1640Camino del Rio North in San Diego.

91X: Haunted Hotel While visiting this hotel , patrons may find themselves in store for a ghastly experience beyond compare.

As a visitor you will be guided thru a 30minute tour of the Haunted Hotel, led by a mysterious robed skeleton. Your tour guide will direct you into various rooms of horror.

In one of the hotel rooms, a guestfrom Los Angeles has been tied to a wooden clad cross.

He screams for you to untie him, but as you attempt to help him, a hockey mask clad zombie jumps out with a rea1 gas-powered chainsaw and saws off the man 's arms.

The noise of the chainsaw fills, the room and inspires terror-then he runs otT ~nto the darkness after you.

After going through the Haunted Hotel, visitors can party with 91 X D.J.s in the costume shop. Check out the 91 X Haunted Hotel at 424 Market Street in the Gaslamp Quarter, The price is $7, and believe me, you could'nt ask for more spine-tingling terror.

Q106: Frightmare on Market Street QJ 06's Frightmare On Market Street will instantly make you recall the "Nightmare on

Elm Street" and "Friday the 13th" movies.

Freddy and his friends of terror will act in scenes from the movies, and the terrified patrons will be part of the action.

Decapitation is wide-spread at Frightmare.

The first room is dark with a spot of light shining down on a table where a body is being sawed in half.

Next thing you know, Freddy is trying to stab you with his blade-covered fingers, which forces you to run through the dark and frightening structure .

Along the way you'll meet up with a hockey IJ1aSk-clad, chainsaw carrying Jason and his friends from the "Pet Sematary."

Knott's Scary Farm oving away from the nightly shrills of late-night San Diego and o nto the eerie terror of Buena Park, where a place famous for its berries turns into the hot seat of hell for one month of the year-the place known as "Knott's SQ.ary Farm ."

Th4 jolt ing adventure of horrific proportions easily qualifies for the best fright night in tpe world.

It's simply not Halloween without the "Halloween Haunt. " Knott's Berry Farm has hosted this terrifying event for 23 years.

From the moment you walk through the cobweb covered gates, your nightmare begins with the ghouls, goblin s, beasts and. everything in between.

As you walk through Ghost Town, beware of who you're walking w ith-you could end up w ith a zombie that will scare the living daylights out of you.

There are seven huge haunted houses that feature 3D laser graphics, spooky lighting, and awe- inspiring sets. Earthquakes, fires and natural disasters bring you to the hell of the underworld complete with mutants and evil warlords.

This mortifying display of horror can best be described as a clash between the road warriors of "Mad Max" and the ravaging murderer in "N ightmare on Elm Street." And that's jl!st the beginning.

Classic rides such as the Log Ride and the Calico Ghost Mine have been transformed into gory caves of horror, with Gothic zombies and ghouls from the 16th and 18th centuries.

Most people skip the shows to ride Jaguar or Boomerang, and wait until later at night when the lines are shorter. · Another,wacky feature at Knotts this year is the utterly sarcastic stage show "Hanging '95."1tfeaturesactors portraying Hugh Grant, Bivine.Brown. Mip)laelJackson, and the cast from 'the so-called Trial of the Century. With uc f die ;ouspg tr . alsofthosecourt-room boz s, y u eal y:tha.ve to see it to be lieve it.

A!§o heckl t 'Cyber Insanity," a multimedia laseu rerror-fest that will spin your head in circes. For a cultural and historic Halloween presentation take in the "Day of the Dead Procession" in Ghost Town on the Indian Trial Stage.

Courtesy of Knott's Berry Farm

Two ghoulish outlaws arise from their grave, in a scene from the "Halloween Haunt," one of the 10 new walk-through mazes featured at this year's 23rd annual Knott's Scary Farm. 10 more live stage shows were added this year also.

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A scene from "Dead Man's Bluff," part of one of the new mazes at this year's horrific spectacular. 1000 plus monsters will be ravaging the park nightly.

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SPORT-S Right Off the

Bat Seanna Lee

It's not just about tight uniforms I was raised in a football world.

Naturally, when I became old enough to think for myself, I rebelled. I became a baseball fan.

In my early teens, listening to baseball games was just a way to kill a few hours of spring mornings and summer evenings, since I was home-schooled and had the luxury of planning my own schedule.

Gradually, my new hobby turned into an obsession. Instead of flipping on the radio or watching cartoons when I was at home, I began planning my life around my team ' s games. My social life went from miniscule to nonexistent.

I knew more or less by my sophomore year of high school that I wanted to become a journalist. By that time, baseball had become my religion. I made the apparently radical but obvious decision that I wanted to be a baseball writer-only because girls aren't allowed to play major league ball.

While most girls were talking about clothes and guys, I was quoting baseball stats.

That led to even more obsessive behavior. I taught myself how to keep score. I shut myself in my room and read biography after biography of former major leaguers.

Yin Scully's voice became God (okay, so I'm a Dodger fan).

About the score-keeping, my scorecards go back to 1991. I didn't start taking them seriously until 1992, when I was 15. People began to notice.

Instead of going to games and having to listen to the radio broadcast, I would talk to anyone who asked me what I was doing and why; in fact, whoever accompanies me to games won't leave me by myself. I tend to start bothering ushers, security guards, vendors, parking lot attendants, the grounds crew.

That's a little extreme.

People were amused when I was younger; now they're amazed. Presumedly, because I'm a college student, and because I'm a woman, people assume I have better ways to spend my time than to follow a professional baseball team. They're mistaken.

I treat my baseball habit more like career training than a way to socialize. That means I'm most interested in what happens between the lines, not who is the cutest player on a specific team (and I do encounter those comments occasionally).

So when the World Series starts, I'll be listening in The Telescope office-listening, and writing, and driving the rest of the staff crazy with my non-stop baseball chatter (I'.m not exaggerating).

Oh, my prediction: Ore! Hershiser will continue his postseason dominance and lead the Indians to their first world championship in 41 years.

Volleyball makes 0. C. pay for delay • Cruise to a 3-1 win behind Kaiwi Sean Thomas SwjfWriter

Orange Coast woman ' s volleyball team showed up to the Dome 45 minutes late, for their match against Palomar on Wednesday. The Comets made sure that they wouldn't get home late, claiming a 15-11, 15-13, 14-16, 15-11 , four game victory.

The Comets set the tone for the match early capitalizing on Orange Coast hitting and passing errors.

Putting the pressure on Coasts serve receive was Jeannette Buscemi who led the match with 4 aces. Palomar took control late in game one scoring the last 3 points, and taking the game 15-11.

Game two saw both teams playing with emotion and determination from the start. The game was fueled with allot of side-outs, and when one team decided to score the other would get that point right back. The Comets finally took the game 15-

13, thanks to the solid play of setter Chane! Kaiwi. Kaiwi di~hed out 51 assists on the day and had three players with 9 kills or more. · "Chane! played her best match of the year," commented assistant coach Terry Mcfarland, "It seems like were saying that every week, she just rises to the occasion."

Rising to the occasion turned out to be the theme for the Comets team this day. After failing to close out the match in 3 games, loosing game three 14-16. Palomar opened game four with 9 straight points. The hitting trio of Robin Allyn (18 kills), LisaCherncky (9 kills), and Michele Willmering (9 kills), helped preserve the 15-1 I victory.

"Coach Seiler changed our defensive scheme yesterday at practice, instead of playing man back defence, we switched to rotate. That allowed them to not get any cheap· kills on tips." said middle blocker Michele Willmering.

With the victory the Comets improved their record to. The team travels to South Western tonight at 7:00P.M.

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Two Comet players jump to block an Orange Coast shot.

Bomb Squad goes to the wire with Mt. Sac Rick Martinez Sports Editor

Wednesday night's wrestling action at the Dome came down to the final match of the evening as the Comets hopes for a decisive victory over Mt. San Antonio College rested on the shoulders of heavyweight Chad Totina.

Following Brandon O ' Coynes loss to Mt. Sac's Mike Teran which put the score at 19-16, a Sal Band in victory would have given the Mounties a victory over the host

Comets. But there would be no upsetting Palomar as Totina controlled Teran, winning 8-3 and giving the Comets a 22-16. ''I felt allot of pressure but I knew the guys were behind me," said Totina.

Mt. Sac found themselves on top of Palomar 9-0 in the early portion of the match, but Comet wins wins

by Mike Metzger [ 134] and Ernesto Espinoza [ 142] pulled the "Bomb Squad" to within three points at 9-6.

Ricco Morel's pin of Alex Badillo at 150 pounds with :45 seconds left

in third period gave the Comets a 12-9 lead. It was a lead that the Mounties could not overcome.

"I didn't know what to expect," said Morel, who was wrestling Badillo for the first time. "I just went out there and I tried to go for a pin cau~e I knew we were giving up some points with some of the guys out."

On a day when the Comets were busy deal;ng with the Mounties, defending state champion Jake Roberts was busy going under the knife.

Roberts had arthroscopic surgery

on his knee Wednesday. Head coach Joe Ismay expects Roberts to be back in a couple of weeks.

Jessy Mend lin [!58] scored a 9-3 victory to extend the Comet lead to six points. Mt. Sac's Phil Holmgrem responded at the 167 pound weight class with an 11-9 overtime win over Albert Romero and cut the Mounties deficit to three points.

Brian Sam hammer [ 177] defeated Steve Nielson 10-3 to once again add to the lead. O'Coyne's 14-6 loss then set the stage for Totina's Will.

PC soccer posts sweep over San Diego City • Women rolll0-0 in home victory Eric Jones SwjfWriter

Lady Comet soccer won their fifth game of the season Friday afternoon with a I 0-0 shut-out of conference rival San Diego City College.

Amy Litteral scored her ninth goal of the season 17 minutes into the half to give the Comets the early lead.

Wendy Pierce followed up by scoring three straight goals that gave Palomar a 4-0 lead going into halftime.

After the strong first half by the Comets, San Diego head coach Raffelle Ruotolo had to figure out how to stop the Comets offensive attack before the game got to far out of reach.

And for the first 23 minutes of the second half, his adjustments seemed to work.

Comet defender Suzzane Parker was tinally able to penatrate the San Diego defense defense and re-open the flood-gates into the S.D.C. goal.

Palomar midfielder Samantha Goedert got past the San Diego defense and scored with 10 minutes left on a play that left her wide-open for the goal to put the Comets up 60. "It was a breakaway, so it was a prety easy goal," said Goedert. Palomar defender Lisa White recorded the seventh goal of the game with a shot that beat the goalie to her left.

The game was coming to a close and with only three minutes left it looked like Palomar would run the clock out and go home with the easy victory. However, nobody told the Comets to let up and they weren't finished scoring just yet.

Jamie Jones scored back to back goals with less than three minutes to play and Farrah Salm closed out the scoring on an impressive shot with 56 seconds left to give the Comets the I 0-0 victory.

Palomar hosts Mesa College today at 3: 15 p.m.

• Simovski the key in mens 3-0 win Rick Martinez Sports Editor

After resting for a full week with a bye on Friday, Palomar came home on Wednesday to face Mission Conference foe, San Diego City College.

Behind a two goal, one assist performance by forward Robert Simovski the Comets scored a 3-0 win over San Diego. "(San Diego) is a very good team, a well coached team and we needed to work hard just to break it open," said head coach Carlos Hernandez.

Simovski agreed with Hernandez in his assesment of San Diego.

"Their a tough team," said Simovski.

"Every time we play them it's always close until the end."

Midway through the first halfJeff Keenan scored the Comets first goal of the game with the assist going to Somovski.

Simovski's first goal came on a free kick with the narrowest of margins between the wall of San Diego defenders.

"They had five guy's on their wall," said Simovski. "It skimmed off the guys head right into the corner.

"It worked so I'll do that from now on."

A penalty kick provided Simovski with the perfect opportunity to collect his second goal of the game 18th overall this season. Simovski has never missed on a one-on-one penalty kick, a kick he calls, "Gimmie goals."

San Diego had the opportunity to jump back into the game when they started breaking through the Comet detense in the latter portions of the second half.

However two shots that seemed destined to put San Diego on the scoreboard both sailed wide.

The Comets go on the road today to face Imperial Valley College.

Palomar is currently in race with I.V.C. for the conference crown.