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Admissions officials face bribery charges • U.S. Attorney General's office claim13 Palomar employees altered student records Rob Denny Staff Writer

Some unidentified Palomar employees are being investigated for their part in a scheme to fraudulently qualify foreign students for admission into the college. According to the U.S. Attorney General's office, the employees had allegedly worked with Sam Koutchesfahani, a Rancho Santa Fe business man who recently pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to defraud the United Stales Government and willfully evading the assessment of his income. Prosecutors say Koutchesfahani, who owned and operated Tan Trading and Consulting Group, used his business as a front to solicit and accept money from foreign students. He then allegedly used this money to bribe San Diego area college officials into enrolling foreign students who did not meet admission requirements. This entitled the students to enter the United States on student visas and to remain in the country if they pursued a full course of study. Palomar, Mesa College and San Diego Community College are all being investi-

gated concerning the case. Diane Michael, Palomar's assistant superintendent and vice president of instruction, said the extent of participation by Palomar employees is not yet known. According to Michael, the college is cooperating fully with the U.S. attorney's office in the investigation Because the investigation has not been completed, the extent ofPalomaremployees' involvement is not known. Already, Richard Maldonado, a San Di: ego Community College Admissions Official, has pleaded guilty to bribery and tax evasion charges involved with the case, U.S. Attorney Alan Bersin said. Koutchesfahani paid Maldonado to admit foreign students and to falsely classify them as residents, enabling them to pay substantially less tuition. Maldonado received anywhere from $750 to $3000 per student for providing these illegal services, Bersin said. Koutchesfahani also admitted to soliciting and accepting money from foreign students to bribe instructors and administrators

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ASG postpones vote on school bond initiative Suzette Clark Staff Writer

The Associated Student Government is facing a delay in its plans to pass a resolution to allow the ASG to officially endorse California's Proposition 203 in the upcoming state primary elections. The ASG was scheduled to vote Feb. 28 on the resolution, but the measure was tabled due to some members' concern about the financial impact Prop. 203 will have on taxpayers. Prop. 203, which could provide up to $290 million in revenue for local schools and colleges, is a state bond initiative scheduled to be voted on during the March 26 California primary. Palomar stands to receive a total of $15 million over the next three years if Prop. 203 passes. The ASG's endorsement of Prop. 203 would enable the student government to officially encourage the student body to support and vote for the proposition in the primary. Because Prop. 203 may cost taxpayers

upwards of $6 billion, some ASG members decided to do more research before committing their approval. "All the information that I have seen is from the proponent's side of this proposition. I am concerned about the potential tax burden for future taxpayers, and want to examine the other side of the issue before I vote in favor of the ASG taking an active role in it," Noonkester said Treasurer Dale Thistle, who voted to table the resolution. In response to the tabling, ASG president Ellen Noonkester expressed concern. "This should have happened last week," said Noonkester. "I am disappointed." "We are the only student government in California who has not yet passed this and started working on it," said Noonkester. Most of the controversy concerning ASG's

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David Wilcox holds one of his handmade signs at the corner of las Posas Avenue and Mission Road. He was cited for trespassing and detained by San Diego County Sheriff's Deputies Feb. 28 after refusing to leave the comer.

'Sign man' detained by Sheriff's Deputies Jenni KendaU Feature Editor

David Wilcox, better known to Palomar students as "the sign guy," was detained and released Feb. 28 at 4 p.m. after failing to comply with San Marcos Sheriffs Department safety regulations. Wilcox, who has spent the last month at the corner of Las Posas Avenue and Mission Road displaying handmade signs with his favorite sayings, was detained after being asked to move to the opposite side of Mission Road for his own safety. Deputy R. F. Johnson, who took Wilcox to the station, said that by remaining where he had been standing, Wilcox was trespassing and interfering with railroad property.

There are road signs posted at various intervals near the train tracks telling people how close they may stand before it becomes a safety hazard. "There is nothing wrong with what he

• The Telescope inJeroiews 'sign man' Dcwid Wilcox. See page 13 is doing. He is simply being obstinate. I have asked him several times to move,but he chose not to comply," said Johnson. The Sheriffs Department said Wilcox was cited for trespassing and released. No formal charges were filed. "He's done this all over the county. I'm sure he will be back," said Johnson.· Wilcox, who most recently displayed his signs in Poway said he has been arrested 18 times for similar violations and has never been officially charged. "I expect to get arrested," said Wilcox. Despite this, he disputes the charges of trespassing and interfering with railroad property. "It is my right to free speech," Wilcox said. "I am allowed to have five feet of public domain."

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Students protest Playboy pornography on campus CHICAGO-Think 1960s. Longhaired student protesters armed with placards, angry speakers shouting into megaphones, policeman standing by anxiously. And soulful tunes played by Credence Clearwater Revival. Thirty years later, the scene is familiar, but different. The protest song has changed to "What's Going On?" by Four NonBlondes, and in this 1990s-style protest, students are rallying for pure love, not free love. On Feb. 13, about 50 students from Chicago-area colleges marched outside Playboy Enterprises, chanting and carrying neon-colored signs that read: "Not Born for Porn," "Stop Selling Cheap Sex," and "Do Your Homework, Not

Yourself." The "Valentine's Day Rally" was sponsored by the new Pure Love Alliance, a national coalition of student groups and social organizations that promotes abstinence on college campuses. In part, students were protesting a recent Playboy magazine cover that shows a woman in a typical Catholic-school uniform undressing. But a larger catalyst for the rally was the group's effort to ban Playboy products from college campuses.The day before, the group led a protest at nearby University of Illinois at Chicago, where Playboy magazines and videos are sold at the campus bookstore, and past issues are available in the library's reserve section "Basically we were protesting pornography and

promoting family values," said Kevin Brugman, a UIC senior and a member of the Pure Love Alliance. "Pornography is like cheap sex. It's really undermining the values of commitment, loyalty; the values of family relationships." He recently urged some of UIC's 20,000 students to sign a petition demanding the removal of Playboy from campus. "We were able to get over 3,500 signatures," he said. Many of the school's ethnic and religious groups consider the adult entertainment magazine offensive, he added.Robert Kittell, a national spokesperson for the New York-based Pure Love Alliance, also was at the UIC protest. "By having them there, it condones the whole philosophy of pornography," he said.

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Stop by the Transfer Center in rooms SU 1 and 3 orcall744-1150ext 2552 to schedule an appointment with one of the university representatives listed below:

California State University, San Marcos (CSUSM) March 5 from 1 to 3:30p.m.

United States International University (USID) March 6 and 19 from 10 to 12 p.m.

Northeastern University,Bostoo, (NursingMajors) March 11 from 10 to 12:30 p.m.

San Diego State University (SDSU) March 20 from 9:30a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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University of California, Riverside (UCR) March 25 from 10 a.m. to 2:30p.m.

Please note: The Transfer Center will be closed on March 12,13 and 14

Monday, Feb. 12 Petty Theft: Several locks were cut in the men's locker room. Credit cards, cash and other items were stolen.

Wednesday, Feb. 14 Acciden( A student backed into another vehicle causing it to hit a third vehicle. The value of the damage is unknown.

Thursday, Feb. 15 Vandalism: An unknown person poured saltwater into the coin and dollar slots on several vending machines on campus. Damages could total as much as $7600.

Tuesday, Feb. 20 Hit and Run: A vehicle struck two parked cars in Lot 7 A and left the scene. Minor damages were incurred.

Wednesday, Feb. 21 Accident: Two vehicles collided and sustained minor damage in Lot 12. Fight: A student's boyfriend became abusive, threw a book and other objects at her and threatened to torch her house. At the request of the Campus Patrol officer, he left.

English, science, computers, nursing, underwater basket weaving .. . there are so many different majors out there. There is a new class here at Palomar that helps undecided students select fields of study. A one unit class that meets only three times, "Major Search" is taught several times during the semester by members of Palomar College's Counseling department. As a short term, open-entry/open-exit class, students may register any time prior to the start of the class and are allowed to choose when they want to attend classes from the schedule given. Âˇ'Major Search" is designed to guide students through a self-assessment and decision-making process for selecting a major. For more information about the course or other counseling services call ext 2353. The Career Center offers up-to-date print and computer resources. The center contains six computer stations with information on over 12,741 careers, 400 college majors and 2,000 scholarship programs. The center also offers a reference library of over 400 books and videos, including a job search section with resources for interviewing, resumes , networking and starting your own business in California. March 6, from 2-3 p.m. , a presentation by Labor Market Specialist, Gary Moss, will be held in the Governing Board Room on the San Marcos campus. The presentation will focus on the 1996 occupational outlook, economic trends in San Diego, the projected job growth in North County, and the critical skills that employers are looking for.

Creative video contest offers cash The Christophers' Ninth Annual Video Contest is specifically designed for creative college students who want to make a difference in life. The contest offers cash awards of $3,000, $2,000 and $1,000 for the top three entries and five honorable mention prizes of $500 each. The object is to interpret on film or video in five minutes or less, how one person can make a difference. Past winners have used many different techniques, including animation, music videos, news reports, documentary, comedy and drama to portray this theme. Entries are dueJ une 7. Each submission must include a completed entry form. Official entry forms are avai Iable from college Mass Media or Communications departments or by writing to The Christophers, College Contest, 12 E 48th Street, New York, NY I 0017, or call (212) 759-4050.

Starving artists starve no more Starving artists no longer have to literally starve for their art. Palomar College art instructor Sandra Angelo is teaching a new course entitled, "Marketing Your Art." The course covers developing a marketing plan, legal aspects of art, licensing art, understanding the business and more. This is a late starting class and will end May 3. Registration is still open. Students may register at either the Escondido Center or the main campus admissions office. For further information, call 744-IISOext. 2164.

Native Americans host annual Pow-Wow The Native American Student Alliance will host its 13th annual Pow-Wow April20 in the Dome. The PowWow, which features native dancing and arts and crafts vendors and food will last from I 0 a.m.-midnight. For more information, call the American Indian Studies Department at ext. 2425 .

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Palomar student crash lands plane on Rancho Santa Fe field • Quick reflexes and calm head keep pilot from landing plane on freeway in afternoon traffic Angela Logan

them that he needed a place to land as soon as possible. Montgomery Field told him Palomar Airport was five miles away. He informed them that he would not make it. so he contacted. Miramar Naval Air StaMohammadi tio n. He was four miles from there, but still not close enough to make it. When his engine fir ·t started to fail, his altitude was approximately 4,000 feet. By the time he contacted Miramar, he was at only about 1,000 feet. "I didn't have time to see if the engine was going to recover," Mohammadi said. He looked below to sec if there was a su itable place for an emergency landing. "On my right was 1-5, and on my left was a field ," said Mohammadi. HcnotiticdMiramar, who was tracking him on radar. that he was going to land on the Rancho Santa Fe Polo Field. Even though the whole ordeal took place in less than a minute,

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Pilot and Palomar student. Wahced Mohammadi had no idea when he set out on a flight on the afternoon of Feb. 23 in a Cessna 152 that he would be landing his plane in a field three miles from the closest airport . Mohammadi , who had been flying solo for at least a year, was practi cing his stall s and steep turns when he began to have trouble. "Pilots practice rnaneuvers because they apply when we're land ing and controlling the aircraft in normal conditions." Mohammadi said. "A good pi lot is always practicing." About I0-15 seconds after the plane had recovered and power had returned to the engine, the engine started to lose power. "All of a sudden, the engine started running rough , and the tachometer showed the engine running at I ,300. when normal is around 2,400,'' said Mohammadi. "I thought the engine was going to fail." He realized he was going to have to land immediately or crash, so he called Montgomery Field to notify

Mohammadi found time to think of the motorists on the ground. "Everything happened so quickly. I decided not to land on the freeway because all I could think about was putting all those people in danger,'' Mohammadi said. "Also, if I had landed on the freeway, the wind could have caught the wing and caused the plane to flip over. "I banked at one end of the field so I could come around and land on the other end," Mohammadi said. He cut what remaining power he had from the engine and started his descent. "It felt like a glider because, without the engine, it was smooth," Mohammadi said. Quick reflexes and a calm head probably saved Mohammadi, the plane and even innocent motorists. The freeway traffic was busy on I-5, Mohammadi said. Mohammadi said he would like to continue flying, but his family and his girlfriend would prefer he turn in his wings. The best advice Mohammadi would give to any future pilots is to stay calm and keep the airplane under control.

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Volunteers offer students free income tax help in library Catharine Hines Staff Writer

Free basic tax assistance is available on a walk-in basis to Palomar students at the library on the first floor in cubicle # 13. Volunteers from the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), are scheduled to assist students Tuesdays from I to 4 p.m. and Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Due to a lack of volunteers, VITA will no longer provide tax help on Mondays as previously announced. Free tax return forms are also available. JenniferPrudham, VITA's local area manager and herself a tax volunteer, said volunteers are trained to render only basic tax assistance (I 040EZs and uncomplicated I 040s) and rna)' not be capable of handling complicated tax returns. ''The volunteers will do only what they're trained for," said Prudham. "Volunteers help keep the country's heart beating," said Katherine Gannett, library media center manager. "We're pleased to offer this service in the library," Gannett said. Still, Gannett acknowledges some problems with the inconsistency of VITA's volunteer staffing. "I've had at least one to two people a day come in asking me what's going on," Gannett said. Some students like Fela Carrasco, an elementary education student, are expressing their frustration at not finding the volunteers at the VITA cubicle when they're scheduled to be there. Last week, Carrasco said she drove 20 minutes through the rain and waited by cubicle 13 for more than half an hour. "They're not here," Carrasco said. "This is the second time I've been here. I wanted to get a little bit of direction on how to do my taxes. I tried doing them on my own." Carrasco said she will be back to try it again another day.

Speech team wins first place trophies at Pasadena and Cypress tournaments After beginning the new year with a first place victory at the Cypress College invitational in January, Palomar's speech team continued their winning ways with a victory at the Western States Communication Association's tournament Feb. 16-18 at Pasadena City College. At the WSCA tournament Palomar took first place in the two-year college division and second place in the overall division, which included four year colleges such as USC, SDSU and Arizona State University. The victory follows the Jan. 12-13 Cypress College invitational where Palomar earned 15 awards competing against 25 other colleges and universities. At Cypress, the team was lead by Tim Scott who placed first in both prose and dramatic duointerpretation while placing

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fourth in programmed reading. Cal Bellini, who teamed with Scott in duo-interpretation, also won the second and lifth place trophies in programmed reading and dramatic. Denick Brown was also a triple winner, placing second, fourth and fifth in prose, dramatic and programmed reading. Christy Houde won first place in both persuasive and communication analysis, and Kimberly Bayan won the fifth and sixth place trophies in persuasive and extemporaneous speaking. Fernando Scalini placed first and second in persuasive and informative in the novice division. The team was accompanied by coaches Marc Newman and Ray Dahlin. The team is no\~ prepanng for the Phi Rho Pi nallonal tournament to be held April 8-13 in Chicago.

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''I'm not about to pay $30 to have it (my taxes) done," she said. Prudham apologized for Carrasco's inconvenience and said a VITA volunteer had requested the day off and there were not enough volunteers to cover for him.

"It's unfair for the student who comes in to get his taxes done, but we don't have any extra people," Prudham said. "You either wait or you go out and pay." The free tax help is available through April 15.

Palomar is offering Counseling 197-D,aone-unit"PeerAdvising" late-start class. Theeight-weekcourse begins March 18 and meets Mondays from I to 3 p.m. in room 0-12. "It's designed so students can assist counselors with a variety of different programs," said Bob Larson, Transfer Center director. After completing the course, Larson said students will be qualified to volunteer their time assisting counselors in student orientation and student outreach programs, assisting with workshops that counselors give and

will help students with problems they have with registration in the cafeteria. "They (the students) need to go through the training first because there are some things we want to prepare them for," Larson said. For details about the "Peer Advising" course, contact the student transfer center located in the student union, rooms SUI a nd 3, or call ext. 2552. Students interested in attending the course should complete and turn in an add slip to the admissions office.

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Transfer students will get graduation ceremony in May Staff Writer

The Associated Student Government this week approved funding for a special recognition ceremony for Palomar Co llege 's transfer students. Last fall, Bob Larson, director of the college's transfer center, came up with the idea of offering students who transfer to a fo ur-year university a special achievement certificate alon g with a reception Larson estimates that nearly 600 people will transfer this fall. "We've planned to award a 'transfer achievement' certificate to each student who provides evidence that they've been admitted to a four- year university," Larson said. "The award will be a certificate that's very sim ilar to Palomar's associa te degree. It ' ll be a nice

frameable certificate." Larson said it will in no way replace the associate in arts degree, but instead it will be a way for Palomar College to recognize the hard work of its transfer students. "We have never recognized transfer students in the past," Larson said. "We award associate'sdegrees to those students who graduate and we have a (commencement) ceremony for them in May, but we don't do that for transfer students." Larson said many transfer students take between 56-66 units of requirements for an associate in arts degree, but may get accepted to a university before earning the associate degree. "If they're not graduating with an associate degree, we have no way of recognizing their achievements," said Larson. Larson said the special transfer

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Palomar participates in conference combating drug and alcohol abuse Palomar's Alcohol and Drug Prevention Center peer counselors recently attended the 21st annual Bacchus/Gam a Peer Education Conference in Cambria Feb. 16-19. Bao-Chi Tran, coordinator of Palomar's Prevention Center, led a small team of four peer educators to the conference to learn new and creative ways to bring the messages of responsible drinking and sexual practices to Palomar College classrooms. Students attended various workshops dealing with the issues of alcohol, drugs, sexuality and leadership skills . "Leadership skills are key to getting through to your peers and it is essential to getting the message out and being heard." Doug Everhart, Bacchus/Gama California State Coordinator. The conference provided leadership sessions on confrontational skills, learning how to become a good facilitator and how

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ASG appoints Corona as new vice president of state affairs Jenni Kendall Fealllre Editor

The Associated Student Government swore in Xavier Corona as the new vice president of state affairs during last Wednesday's meeti ng. As the V.P. of state affairs, Corona is responsible for coordinating the ASG's legislative work with local , state and federal legislators. Corona is studying to become a cardiovascular surgeon, is involved in the Pre-Med club and MEChA. " I consider myself a very qualified candidate for an ASG position due to my leadership abilities, organizational skills, friendliness and ability to identify to more than just one culture.

'These skills will enable me to listen , understands and lead a large portion of the student body due to the fact that many different groups already support me with their friendship. I lead several study groups, organi ze several events for the Pre-Med club and feel that I am a well rounded indiCorona vidual who can handle any task that is given to me," said Corona. As the new V .P. of state affairs, Corona feels he is responsible enough that he will be able to attend

class and fulfill all ASG obligations. ASG Advisor Jim Bowen said, ··corona came to the office to discuss all his duties; so I think he understands pretty well what he's getting into . He is a 4.0 student and doesn't have a job, so he should have time to devote." Corona feels holding a position on the ASG will help him better understand our government policies and should give him an opportunity to hold a position where he can represent students who he believes are not always represented properly.

-Additional reporting by Su::.ette Clark

BRIBERY: Man guilty of bribing officials Continued from Page 1 at SDCC, Mesa and Palomar College to sell passing grades to the students for classes they did not attend or in which they did not perform. Instructors were also paid to lie about credits earned to several outof-state universities so that students were able to fraudulently receive credits from those universities, Bersin said. The foreign students inyolved in Koutchesfahani 's ringA'sed the class credits to illegally maintain their foreign student visa status in the United States. Koutchesfahani

also sold foreign students counterfeit and falsely obtained GED, high school, college and post graduate degree transcripts and diplomas, English proficiency scores and health certificates. ' Koutchesfahani has said he received between $200,000 and $350,000 from middle eastern students between 1989 and 1995. Suspicion concerning the case was originally raised in 1993 when the San Diego Community College District discovered several irregularities during an investigation into their foreign student admission

records. At the conclusion of the investigation, SDCCD fired Maldonado and reported his conduct to the U.S. Attorney's office. ''Koutchesfahani and others involved in this insidious scheme threaten the core values of our society by corrupting our educational institutions and flagrantly violatingourcountry's immigration laws through bribery and deception," Bersin said. · Koutchesfahani faces up to five years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000.

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the Prop. 203 was generated by the Libertarian Party of California, according to Thistle. In the supplemental ballot pamphlet distributed by the Secretary of State ' s Office, the Libertarians say half the state budget already goes to schools and that most of that goes to "bureaucrats." According to the state, Prop. 203 calls for taxpayers to pay $3 billion, plus another $2.4 billion in interest over the next 20 years. Noonkester counters this by emphasizing the benefits Palomar will receive due to Prop. 203. The immediate impact of Prop. 203 is the $938,000 it would injectintoPalomarCollege·s 199697 budget for plans and drawings to upgrade and replace infrastructure. An additional $14 million would be available the two following years for actual construction. According to Dr. George Boggs, Palomar's president/superintendent, Palomar College would be among the community colleges receiving the most money from Prop. 203. A statement released by Boggs stated that no other state funds were available for capital outlay projects. "If the bond issue does not pass in March, we will be forced to con tinue to patch breakages in power, sewer, water and telephone lines with deferred maintenance funds whenever they are available." When Palomar College was constructed in the 1950s and 60s, the

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colleges. Proposition 203 would cost California taxpayers approximately $5.4 billion including interest payments on the bonds. Among the local schools expected to benefit from Proposition 203 are:

• Palomar Community College: $14.9 million • Mira Costa Comminity College: $1.4 million • Cal State University San Marcos: $17.1 milion

• San Marcos School District: $36.9 million • Vista School District: $92.5 million Source: CSU San Marcos Public Affairs Office

enrollment was 3,000 students. Palomar currently has more than 22,000 students. The sewage system installed when Palomar was built is not able to support such dramatic increases in volume, said Boggs. In addition, Boggs said that in

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the past few years, the campus has experienced many power outages, and that attempts to modernize classrooms with computers and networking abilities have been impeded by a lack of funding for these types of technological upgrades.

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ELECTION 7

'96 et out an vote PresidenJ ial Candidates Democratic Party Bill Clinton Lyndon H. La Rouche, Jr.

Republican Party Steve Forbes Bob Dole Robert K. Dornan Pat Buchanan Lamar Alexander Richard Lugar Alan Keyes Morry Taylor Phil Gramm

American Independent Howard Phillips

Libertarian Party Harry Browne Douglass J. Ohmen Irwi n Schiff Rick T ompkins

Natural Law Party John Hagelin

Peace and Freedom M ary Culhollis Gerald Horre Monica Moorehead Jan Tucker

Green Party Ralph Nader

Editor's note: Some ofthe candidates on the ballots have dropped out of the race.

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Angela A. Logan Opinion Editor

• What voters need to know- measures to be voted on at the primary elections for California Tuesday, March 26 Prop. 192-Seismic Retrofit Bond Act of 1996. Provides a bond issue of $2 billion for seismic retrofit

Prop. 199-Limits on Mobilehome Rent Control. Low-Income Rental Assistance. Initiative Statute. Phases out local rent control laws on mobilehomes. Prohibits new state and local rent control on mobilehomes. Provides limited private sector rent subsidy for low-income. mobilehome tenats.

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193-Property Apprasial. Exception. Grandparent-grand child Transfer. Legislative constitutiOnal amendment Amends State Constitution by not requiring new appraisal of real property upon purchase or transfer between grandparents and their grandchildren. subject to certain conditions.

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200-No-fault Motor Vehicle Insurance. Imtistive Statute. ReqUires insure to pay benefits regardless of fault in most motor vehicle accidents. Tequires motor vehicle insurance \\ ith spec1fied benefits and coverage for injury. Requires prompt payment or arbitration of claims.

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release for prison. Prop. 195-Pun ishment. Spec ial Circumstances. Carjacki ng. Murder of 1uro r. Legislati ve Initiative Ame ndment. Adds m urder duringearj ae king, murder res ulting from carjack ing kidnap and intentio nal murder of a juror to the list of special circumstances for the death penalt y or life impriso nme nt without poss ibility of parole for defendants convicted of first-degree murder.

Prop. 196--Punishment for Murder. Special Circumstances. Drive-by Shootings. Legislative Initiative Amendment. Adds drive-by shootings to the list of special circumstances for the death penalty or life imprisonment without possibility of parole defendants convicted of first-degree murder. Prop. 197-Amcndment of the California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990-Proposition 117. Mountain Lions. Legis lative Initiative Amendment. Authorizes the Legislature to manage mountain lions to protect the people and resources of California. Repeals mountain lion's status as specially protected mammal. Prop.

198-Efections. Open Primary. Initative Statute. Provides that all persons entitled to vote can vote for any cand idate regard less of the cand idate's political affi li ation. Provides for a single primary ball ot on whic h the names of all cand idates are placed.

Prop. 201-Attorneys· fees. Shareholder Actions. Class Actions. Initiative Statute. Requires losing party to pay wi nning party's attorneys' fees and expenses in shareholder actions and class action suits for violation of securities laws. Pay ment not req ui red if position substantiall y justi fied and paymen t unjust. Los ing attorney may be required to pay. Plaintiff's bond may be requi red. Prop. 202-Attorneys' Conti nge nt Fees. Li mits . Initiative Statute. L imi ts plainti ff's contingency fee arrangements in tort cases . Req ui res demand be made against defendants and perm its prompt settlement offer response. If accepted, limits fees to 15percent of offer. If not accepted, larger fees can be collected only on amounts in excess of prompt settlement offer.

Prop. 203-Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 1996. This $3 billion school construction bond would help upgrade and construct classrooms, libaries. and other needed facilities in California's public schools, community colleges, and state universities. Funds will be used to make current classrooms safer in the event of earthq uakes, equip classroom for the computer technology of the 21st century. reduce class size and meet enrollment growth. These bonds may be used only for approved school construction projects. Prop. A-Proposed Amendment to the San Diego County Charter. A Charter amendment which will change the Treas urer/ Tax Collector" from an elective officer to an appoi nted by the Co unty C hief Ad mini strative Officer.

Staff Editorial

Communications bill needs revisions The federal government finally has its collective head screwed on straight-almost. Most of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 recently passed by the House of Representatives and Senate makes sense. The Act will deregulate the telephone industry, making it possible for local phone companies to offer long distance service and long distance companies to provide service for local customers. Cable television will also be deregulated, so that local cable providers will no longer have a monopoly in a particular area. The competition will force prices to decrease and companies will have to be more innovative and responsive to their customers. If they aren't, the consumers will have the option to take their business elsewhere. But the government has tripped itself up

with the Communications Decency Act and its advocacy of the installation of the V-chip. The Decency Act will punish Internet users spouting foul language with a $25,000 fine and possibly jail time. This law will be practically impossible to enforce. How is the United States going to regulate an entity with no borders ? If an Internet user from Germany uses the "f-word," will he be extradited and tried under American law? And who is going to decide what is indecent? Is someone who finds the word "damn" offensive going to decide whether or not this word should be uttered on the Internet? The Decency Act could cause more uncertainty such as when the on-line service, America On line, outlawed the word "breast" and was understandably lambasted by breast cancer support groups.

The V -chip will allow parents to program their TVs so that Juniol' can ' t watch the latest sex fest. A piece of silicon will now be a substitute for parental supervision. Television programmers fear that advertisers will depart in a mass exodus to more "viewer friendly " shows, effectively killing adult programming that is blocked by the V -chip. Since all televisions will be required to have the V -chip, the increased cost of TV sets will undoubtedly be passed on to the co nsumer, whether they want it or not. Newsweek quoted Vice President AI Gore saying, the V -chip "marks the beginning of a new era, to give the parents the ability to make choices ." Sorry, AI. Parents have had the choice of barring children from offensive programming since

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Friday, March I. 1996

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• Bombing suspects need a change of venue for fair trial Ralph W. Lincoln Staff Writer

Moving the Oklahoma City bombing trial to another location is the only way to give the defendants the possibility of a fair trial. The Oklahoma City bombing was one of the most heinous crimes committed against the citizens of America in recent times. Bombing a federal building is a serious federal offense and should be handled as justly and delicately as possible. Many have argued that our justice system is flawed or 119t fair. and that moving the trial away from Oklahoma isn't fair to victims' families. But this trial isn'tabout the families, it's about justice, and proving beyond a reasonable doubt the guilt of the accused. Holding this trial in Oklahoma would have caused a series of problems that could have lead to a mistrial. Imagine how long it would take to find an impartial jury of 12, plus a group of alternates, who could endure the Jengthy and tedious trial. This jury could not harbor any emotion, good, bad or indifferent towards the bombing and its aftermath.

Did the trial for the Oklahoma bombers need to be moved?

In the last "trial ofthecentury," it seemed impossible finding a jury for the 0. J. trial. The lawyers of the O.J. trial had a few advantages that the lawyers in Oklahoma would not have had. The deaths involved in the O.J. trial directly affected only a few families, and they still had problems finding an impartial jury. Compare this to the hundreds, possibly thousands, of families that were affected by the bombing in Oklahoma. This bombing hit the people of Oklahoma hard. Oklahoma, with its small population, took the bombing personally, and rightly so. Many of.i.ts..fitizens hold a deep-seeded hatred for the accused bombers. This hatred spread across the whole state making it di fficult to hold the trial in any part of the state. Finding a jury that would be non-biased will be difficult even in Colorado. Just about everybody saw the photograph of the firefighter carrying a bloody child out of the rubble. This image remains vivid in the minds of almost all Americans. Imagine living in Oklahoma and seeing this photograph and others even more graphic in the local paper repeatedly. It would be impossible to get that image out of your mind while listening to the prosecution make its case. Finding an impartial jury is essential. If Timothy McVeigh did commit the crimes he is accused of, imagine the consequences of a mistrial. In the name of justice to all involved, all precautions need to be taken to prevent even the minute chance of a miscarriage of justice. Remember, a guilty verdict would mean the death penalty.

• Families of victims will be incanvienced by change of venue Shari Vaughn Staff Writer

Poor little Timothy McVeigh. He allegedly blew up some people, and the judicial system was going to make him face a jury in the state where he did it. Horrors of horrors. Can you imagine? But, fear not. The United States legal system, with all its usual candy-coated attitude towards criminals, stepped in and pointed out that because of bad feelings towards Me Veigh and his accomplice, the trial should be held in another state. Did McVeigh ' s victims have a choice? Did he give them a fair trial? No. He blew them up cold coldheartedly. He gave no thought to their rights. Like, for instance, their right to live. The U.S. judicial system can't really expect there to be impartiality towards Me Veigh in another state anyway. We are all American citizens. We all saw the heinous crimes committed against those innocent people. We all thanked God it wasn't us and our families in that situation. The attitudes towards McVeigh may be slightly more neutral in California as opposed to Oklahoma, but I think for the most part the

general feeling is going to be about the same. So what is the real agenda behind moving the trial? In the long run, it all comes down to the US judicial system making top priorities out of a cold-blooded killer's rights and needs. Ask the families of the victims of the Oklahoma bombing how they feel about the man who ruined their lives getting special privileges. Ask them if they think an out-ofstate trial will make it more fair. What it all comes down to is that life is not fair. If life were fair, all those people who died on the whim of a madman would still be alive. There would be no need to move the trial because there would be no trial. If life were fair, people like McVeigh would be incarcerated before they had a chance to kill people. When they commited their first crime, they would be forced to get help. It is time we the American people stop giving murderers special treatment and give them exactly the amount of respect, courtesy and coddling they deserve-none. McVeigh took the lives of helpless people in Oklahoma. Try him in Oklahoma or Alaska or Lithuania for that matter, but it won't make the trial any more or less fair. This whole situation is not fair. No matter where he is tried, McVeigh is still a heartless murderer. People need to think about that before they jump up protesting any inconsis- · tency that might make the trial minutely tinted in either direction. For the families of the victims, there will never be any true justice.

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"I don't think it matters because it was such a national issue, you'd have to be an idiot notto have seen it on TV."

"I don't think it should have been moved because the incidenttook place in Oklahoma, so it should be put to trial in Oklahoma."

"I think they should have kept it in Oklahoma. Now they have to drive a long way to go to the trial."

"I don't think it would matter because it touched everyone. We all saw it on the news."

"No. I think the residents of Colorado wouldn't have enough sympathy for the victims as Oklahoma residents."

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OPINION 9

Keep fmpses off the pop chnrts As your Online Editor, I spend a lot of time behind a computer screen. As much as it has affected my eyesight and waistline, I still marvel at the technology that allows me not only to bring you the World Wide Web version of The Telescope , but also to hear voices from beyond the grave. As much as I love The Beatles, I just find it fundamentally wrong-not to mention downright creepy-thatJohn Lennon can still sing along with the rest of the Fab Four. I realize that scientific advances have led to such technological marvels as arthroscopic surgery, compact discs and Tang, but do we really need dead people arising from the graves to avenge their own deaths by sucking the brains out of their hapless victims like some bad George A. Romero movie? Excuse me ... that was insensitive. What I meant to say was, do we really need dead people making more money than me? Now we have all had several months to sort this out since world-premieres of the "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love" videos on ABC television. However, I doubt I'm the only person who, when hearing either one of these songs thinks, "John Lennon is dead. This is evil. George, Paul and Ringo are singing with a dead man." Then, when I realize that Yoko Onopure, unadulterated evil in her own rightauthorized this, I go on a mad hunt for a priest to exorcise the demons that must have caused this. (Although I am probably the only person who does that.) All that aside, John Lennon stands (or in this case, lies) to make millions of dollars off these songs. I guess if the only sure things are death and taxes, Mr. Lennon will be notquite-living proof of this come April 15. Perhaps he should consider declaring the pennies on his eyes. I realize that this is not the first time this has happened. Natalie Cole made a pretty penny off her father, Nat ''Ki ng" Cole, when she recorded "Unforgettable" with him after he had pushed up 30 or so years of daisies. Who can forget the video that went along with it? Natalie singing in a darkened room with the floating head of her father singing backup, dancing around like some spectral version of the Blowfish. This is evil. This is creepy. This is out-andout disturbing-even more so than the plastic people in the Duracell commercials. Something has to be done about this trend in music. Before you know it, The Grateful Dead will have the animatronic corpse of Jerry Garcia plucking out riffs for "Trucking" and singing the chorus for "Touch of Gray," wherein is contained the line "I will get by, I will survive." Too much irony, man. Too much irony.

Local beaches are being polluted Linda Isakson Staff Writer

Saturday morning--clear skies, a warm temperature. It is the absolute perfect day to relax at the beach, that is ifthe beach is open. It is time to educate beach-goers about the hazards of their local surf and tan hangout. Waste water and sewage drain down household pipes and flow through miles of large steel pipes that lead to a treatment facility where the sewage is chemically processed. It is then sent out to the oceans. Those steel pipes are now 60 years old and falling apart. Increases in the number of residential areas have also put an extra burden on those ancient pipes. Every time a pipe breaks, the beach closes. Someone has to fix these pipes before all of San Diego's beaches become one huge toilet. The Clean Water Act (CWA) is legislation which specifies what cities must do with their sewage to comply with environmental laws. Sewage in San Diego is treated twice because it is dumped four miles from shore. The CW A is up for reauthorization and has been attacked by conservatives who want

to eliminate it all together. Local politicians want to exempt San Diego from treating the sewage twice. By treating the sewage once, they claim San Diego will save $3 billion. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that if the sewage is only treated once there will be more diseases swimming around. Already Hepatitis A and B float inconspicuously through the water. Not many people are going to consider the beach as a vacation hot spot if little Brittany and Aunt Edna come home with some unclassified, unidentifiable sickness. It seems like local politicians don't concern themselves too much about San Diego area businesses collapsing due to loss of tourism. They just saved $3 billion that will probably go to finance another golf tournament or trip to the Bahamas for themselves and 50 of their closest friends. If local lawmakers reauthorize the CW A under their bill, they should use the $3 billion to fix the rusted, 60-year-old pipes that millions of San Diegans use everyday. If they had any concern, they would not change the bill, period. San Diego should keep secondary treatment to keep all those

sun worshippers healthy enough to keep San Diego's economy and glamour alive. Politicians with any brains would ditch this entire system of ocean-sewage dumping and adopt a more economically and environmentally stable way to deal with the sewage. That system is called reclamation. Water reclamation is reclaiming sewage water, chemically treating it, then using the water for agricultural and industrial purposes. The solids are then used for fertilizer in crop fields. The remaining sewage, the stuff that cannot be used at all, is then treated and dumped into the ocean many miles away from shore. Reclamation is cost efficient, less wasteful and a better system than what San Diego has now. The first step politicians should take is to overcome this short-term gain mentality. Reclamation is a long-term project. It's absurd to think these in charge will instantly change the current sewage system overnight when they admit reclamation is the better solution. Bureaucracy is a slow and tedious process . San Diego politicians need to put the health and well-being of the people before their own campaign platforms.

Letters to the Editor

Denny was right about unions Your Feb. 16 edition of The Telescope had a most heartily received story on page seven by Rob Denny. Three cheers Rob! You are right on. I'm referring to the article entitled "Teachers receive an 'F' for strike." As a retired educator, where I spent 17 years of my 30-year teaching career as a full-time teaching VP of the non-striking, anti-forced union teacher organization, PELA (Professional Educators of L.A.), I have first-hand experience of what you write.I also crossed the picket lines and taught for five days in the just-recent strike and experienced the verbal wrath of the union organizer/strike leader. Control of local school districts needs to

return to the parents and taxpayers who are footing the bill. We don't need Washington bureaucrats or local educrats making determinations for our childre and grandchildren. Palomar students: as future parents, I hope and pray you'll care enough about your children's schools to be informed and involved from K-12 when the time comes. Betty Cordoba

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Stations need to play for students The change in format of the Palomar radio station is a complete cop-out, a follow-the-leader type move that many radio

stations in Southern California have already made. This type of mentality is completely opposite of what a college represents to most people-the future. College stations should represent a progressive view, a view that more closely resembles the students it serves rather than the dollar sign. I feel that the format of this station should be chosen yearly, at the ballot box, by the student body. North County is already saturated with "contemporary" radio stations. What we really need is a fresh, progressive alternative to the bland mediocrity that exists in music radio locally. This follow-the-leader format is a sure path to nowhere. Gary Torgerson

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Friday. March. I, 1996

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â&#x20AC;˘ Lead actors from Palomar's production of the classic musical relate their travails and triumphs in the dramatic focal point of Palomar's 50th anniversary Carla Van Wagoner Staff Writer

Q: What happens when a popular music composer from the '30s meets the Bard of A von in the Howard Brubeck TheatreÂˇ) A: "Kiss Me Kate," Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" set to the music of Cole Porter. Capturing the era when Pal<'mar was founded will be taken to new heights at the Brubeck Theatre when the Performing Arts Department presents "'Kiss Me Kate ," the dramatic focal point in the college 's50th anniversary celebration, March 8. The lyrical play-within-a-play is the first musical production the campus theatre has been able to put together in three years. The play was chosen to coincide with the col lege's 50th anniversary because it encapsulates the style of dress, music and attitude of the 1940s. "My main feeling abo ut 'K iss Me Kate' is that it's a very hot show. The song 'Too Darn Hot' is a literal re ndering of what the show's about...hot music, intense relationships," said director Michael Mufson. Mufson has gone to great lengths to enclose the audience in the 1940s era. The lobby of the Theatre will be transformed into a showcase called "A Cultural Landscape of Post War USA." Mufson hopes to "make the theatre a site of cultural investigation and to spark a campus-wide discussion about where we have come from." Artifacts from the late 1940s will be included in the display throughout the lobby, including photos, programs and playbills courtesy of original cast member and Palomar dance instructor Tom Hansen. The theatre has managed to attract a wide variety of talent and experience to its stage with this production. "Thi s cast is the largest cast we've ever had here," said Diane Cenko, box office manager. Kim Neblett, who portrays Fred/ Petruch io, has been involved with musical theater productions since he was 16 years old. Neblett 's longtime involvement with sho ws came in handy when he auditioned fo r the male lead in " Ki ss Me Kate.". "I ' m friends with Bob and Sue Gilson (orchestra conductor and choreographer, respectively.) They didn ' t have a lot of older people try out. A lot of young kids did, but they wanted to have an older, more mature Fred," said Neblett. "They had to get someone really old to get her to look really young," he said, referring to his female lead . Playing the part of the Lili/Kate, the female lead, is Sandra Kopitzke. Kopitzke's experience is not in theater, but in classical music, singing with the Palomar Chorale at the Fallbrook Education Center. "I've always done classical music and didn ' t really feel excited about the acting aspect of it (theater) and since this show, I really am . I really

"Kiss Me Kate" choreographer Sue Gilson, second from right, and cast members stretch before dance rehearsals of the musical. The play runs March 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. and March 10 and 17 at 2 p.m. For tickets, call the box office at 744-0136.

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Sandra Kopitzke (Lili/Kate) and Kim Neblett (Fred/Petruchio) in Palomar's production of the Cole Porter-penned musical "Kiss Me Kate," the first musical Palomar has presented in three years.

"I have a tape that has my lines on it, and I play it whenever I drive my car and when I come home from rehearsal. I don't know about Kim, but I'm so keyed up when I get home, that I bake cookies and run my lines. or sing. I know my neighbors are really getting sick of the 'I Hate Men' song." -Sandra Kopitzke Lili/Kate in Palomar's production of Kiss Me Kate do enjoy it," Kopitzke said. With all that experience, one might think that acting and singing would come naturally to this duo, but that is not the case. Neblett and Kopitzke must rehearse for hours in scheduled ana unscheduled practices. "I have a tape that has my lines on it, and I play it whenever I drive my car and when I come home from rehearsal. I don't know about Kim, but I'm so keyed up when I get home, that I bake cookies and run my lines or sing. I know my neighbors are really getting sick of the 'I Hate Men ' song," Kopitzke said. J'ieblett said he goes through the same routine, only for him it's a little bit more stressful. "This show, for lines, has probably been the most

difficult show I've ever done in my entire life. I've never had this many lines and certainly not Shakespeare. It's very difficult to remember them because with normal speech it makes sense, but with Shakespeare, you wonder what you're saying, as well as how to say the line. I run those lines through my head constantlywhen I'm asleep, when I'm at work, any chance I get where I don't have to concentrate on what I'm doing I'm running lines . Lines scare me. If I don't have a song that I'm working my way toward, I get real nervous," Neblett said. Despite any insecurity and stress of being lead actors in a major production, both Neblett and Kopitzke have endeared themselves to other cast members with their talents.

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Gilson and Director Michael Mufson confer during a rehearsal of Palomar's production of "Kiss Me Kate." This is Mufson's first musical for Palomar College's Howard Brubeck Theatre.

"Kim has a kick-butt voice," said Jon Meier. "And so does Sandra," added Elizabeth Terry. Meier and Terry are ensemble members of the cast. Like Neblett and Kopitzke, Meier and Terry have worked on their talents since they were very young. According to Terry, it is easier to sing or dance rather than do both. "It's hard to sing and dance. At the end of the first number, we're all panting, trying to spew out this long note," said Meier. Getting in the spotlight for anotherensemble cast member, Chris-

tina Fatseas is a dream realized. Currently a teacher in the ESL department, she was in the fall '95 Palomar production of "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe." "I would like to follow my dream of finally becoming an actress. I'm leaving teaching in May and going to Los Angeles to pursue my career as an actress," Fatseas said. "Kiss Me Kate" is choreographed by Dancelnstructor Sue Gilson. Ann Chase is musical director, and Music Instructor Robert Gilson is the orchestra conductor.

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The Associated Student Government swore in Xavier Corona as the new vice president of state affairs during last Wednesday's meeting. As the V .P. of state affairs, Corona is responsible for coordinating the ASG's legislative work with local , state and federal legislators. Corona is studying to become a cardiovascular surgeon, is involved in the Pre-Med club and MEChA. "I consider myself a very qualified candidate for an ASG position due to my leadership abilities, organizational skills, friendliness and ability to identify to more than just one culture.

'These skills will enable me to listen , understands and lead a large portion of the student body due to the fact that many different groups already support me with theirfriendship. I lead several study groups, organize several events for the Pre-Med club and feel that I am a well rounded indiCorona vidual who can handle any task that is given to me," said Corona. As the new V.P. of state affairs, Corona feels he is responsible enough that he will be ab le to attend

class and fulfill all ASG obligations. ASG Advisor Jim Bowen said, ··corona came to the office to discuss all his duties; so I think he understands pretty well what he's getting into. He is a 4.0 student and doesn't have a job, so he should have time to devote." Corona feels holding a position on the ASG will help him better understand our government policies and should give him an opportunity to hold a position where he can represent students who he believes are not always represented properly.

-Additional reporting by Su::.ette Clark

BRIBERY: Man guilty of bribing officials Continued from Page 1 at SDCC, Mesa and Palomar College to sell passing grades to the students for classes they did not attend or in which they did not perform. Instructors were also paid to lie about credits earned to several outof-state universities so that students were able to fraudulently receive credits from those universities , Bersin said. The foreign students inyolved in Koutchesfahani' s ringA'sed the class credits to illegally maintain their foreign student visa status in the United States. Koutchesfahani

also sold foreign students counterfeit and falsely obtained GED, high school, college and post graduate degree transcripts and diplomas, English proficiency scores and health certificates. · Koutchesfahani has said he received between $200,000 and $350,000 from middle eastern students between 1989 and 1995. Suspicion concerning the case was originally raised in 1993 when the San Diego Community College District discovered several irregularities during an investigation into their foreign student admission

records. At the conclusion of the investigation, SDCCD fired Maldonado and reported his conduct to the U.S. Attorney's office. "Koutchesfahani and others involved in this insidious scheme threaten the core values of our society by corrupting our educational institutions and flagrantly violating our country's immigration Jaws through bribery and deception," Bersin said. · Koutchesfahani faces up to five years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000.

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"Rumble in the Bronx" is a fast-fisted and comedic adventure that leaves audiences rumbling for more. The action-packed adventure stars Jackie Chan of"Cannonball Run" fame unsuspecting tour-

Hong Kong star Jackie Chan rumbles and tumbles through the Bronx.

ist who goes to New York City to attend his Uncle Bill's (Bill Tung) wedding and to help sell the family store. Despite Chan's best efforts to relax, he ends up fighting the mob and local gang members and becomes a hero to all, including some movie thugs. With his uncle away on his honeymoon, the story unfolds. Chan helps Elaine (Anita Mui) get started with her new store. Then the action begins. Local gang members begin terrorizing the establishment, and Chan must step in to help. Mui portrays a likeable damsel in distress, but she doesn't make his heart kick-box with excitement. It takes a bad girl gone good to do that, with the help of her younger, physically challenged brother. Chan, an internationallyknown film star from Hong Kong, wins audiences' support with his underdog appeal. His all-around good guy approach is so thick in this movie it

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As the audience sways to the music, Rust front man John Brinton screams into the microphone lyrics from their current single, "Not Today." Brinton and his fellow band members are currently on tour promoting their debut release from Atlantic Records, "Bar Chord Ritual." After the Feb . 24 Ca bah Carla Van Wagoner/ show Brinton spoke of touring The Telescope and the bands music. They will John Brinton, lead be on tour with Collective Soul singer of Rust. for five weeks. The native San Diego band has been together for only four years but collectively, they've payed their dues and are on their way to bigger and better things. They have garnered a large following of fans and constant airplay on local radio stations such as 91 X and 92.5 The Flash.

Who writes most of the songs? Currently, there's three major songwriters in the band. Tim Blakenship and I probably handle about 80 percent of it. Mike handles the other 20 percent. We all add our own part so it makes it more of a collaborative effort . The bas ic songs are written on an acoustic guitar, in four tracks, at home, on an individual ba~is . Then we bring them to the band room and Pat Hogan puts his drum beats to them .

How long have you been doing this? This band has been together for four years but most of us have played in other bands before.

Tell me about your video. I co-directed it. It was myself and another guy named Joe Levy who's very involved in our bands artistic presentation on the visual level. He came up with the concept and scripted it. It's actually our second concept. The first one was deemed unmakeable for our budget. It's shot in a very guerilla film making style. We just finished today. The film is not out of the can yet. It's sitting in rolls, somewhere.

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" Blessed are those who can cut through the bull." "What faith do you have in a corner of the mouth?" If these intriguing expressions sound familiar, picture them on the corner of Mission Road and Las Posas; posted in bold black letters on a white background. To Palomar students who pass by him every day on the way to school, he might be referred to as a psycho, possibly a drug addict or perhaps a religious fanatic. However, the mysterious "sign guy" simply responds to these innuendos by saying, " My name is David Wilcox .. .I'm Irish and I jump in the little guys' fight every time. " According to Wilcox, he has displayed 30-40 signs on over I 00 corners all over California in the last I 0 years. Us ually choosi ng locations near coll ege campuses, he demonstrates from 6 a.m. to I 0 p.m. , seven days a week, generally staying for abo ut a month. Wilcox explains his en durance by saying, ''It 's important I earn their eyes ." Possibly seen to many as a religious fanatic, Wilcox doesn't see himself that way. " It 's not a male/female thing . It's not a black or white thing to put a boot upside their head. It's not a Christian thing to want the weak to be strong, exclusively." When asked why he chooses to demonstrate thi s way, Wilcox responded, "What. .. not running away, not being fooled by the realities of this worJd'l I'm always trying to help people. Free speech is a privilege and responsibility ." While speaking to Wilcox, some may find themselves confu sed by his tendency to speak in euphemisms and ignore questions. In response to the negative attention he sometimes receives from passersby. he says with a smile, ·'When someone drives by and nips me the bird. I sec it as a sign of the times. POinting is for directions not neglections. It doesn't allow questions to be asked." Wilcox says that he owes the Inspiration for his signs to his mother. She asked him once when he was abo;. "Do I need to tell you everything' 1 Don't snitch on your brother." She also asked him. "Why am I asking your questions'1 " which to this day is his favorite sign. Hoping to have his sign seen by many eyes, Wilcox aspires to tell people how to trust not what to trust. Starting with hi s first sign I 0 years ago which read, "We don't stand a chance," he now has a collecti on of signs for all different occasions. For Halloween he tell s the world that, "The Lord's treat is not being tricked ," and his Christmas motto is simply, 'There is no X in Christmas." To any who are interested, Wilcox seems glad to pull out

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his scrapbook and flip through the pages. His collection of articles and photos from newspapers all over California is quite extensive, but not nearly as impressive as the letters he has received from children and families. Wilcox has obviously attracted the attention of many neighborhoods as he stands on their corners. He has received various letters from people who are grateful to him for touching their lives with his sayings. He also has crayon-scribbled notes and pictures from children he has spoken with. One letter he received from two young girls reads, ''You really gave us something to think about. We wi ll always ask questions." "Kids don't want to hear about Satan. They want to know about bullies and Dr. Seuss," explains Wilcox . As far as his political views, he is a firm supporter of Seuss. According to Wilcox, his sign that reads, " Dr. Seuss for President-The spirit li ves on," is one that can be talked about for hours in mixed company.

Raising kids is the main objective in life to Wilcox. He feels it is important to encourage them and to raise them to a place where they do not fool themselves. After all, "The bottom line, the final call, you won ' t even be able to fool yourself." When asked to elaborate, Wilcox explained, "People that don't know that only read through the winshield oftheircars and T.V. screens. You have to hold your own leash ." Wilcox has added a couple of weeks to his regular stay on our local corner. He will then be " gravitating" towards the Palomar Airport Road area. Where his familiar first sign, "Under the wing is the Lord," will stir emotions once agam. Every sign Wilcox paints has a special meaning to him and to his onlookers. He says he is writing a book that can onl y be read through the win shields of cars. All in all, no matter whether people agree with him or not, his signs affect everyone. Even the most superficial of people take note of his ideas and ponder them for a moment.

David Wilcox says: Mutton or Wool? Dr. Seuss for President-The Spirit Lives On Blessed are those who can cut through the bull. What faith do you have in the corner of your mouth? The Lord•s treat is not being tricked. There is no X in Christmas. Curiosity never killed the cat. Under the wing is the Lord.

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VOLLEYBALL Swimmers place in top three at invitational Continued from Page 16

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The third game started almost identically to the first. The Olympians broke ahead with a 5-0 lead. Palomar managed to stay afloat, keeping the Olympians in check for the next five minutes and cutting the lead down, 5-2. Mesa was determined to end the game swiftly, eventually going up 124. However, Thomas caught on fire and the blaze spread to the rest of the team. The Comets took control of the game and scored eight straigh t points to earn their first lead in the match, 13-12, but the Comets didn't get any closer than that. Mesa clawed back and finally scored two straight, ending the game 16-14. "(It was) frustrating," Head Coach Duncan McFarland said. "We had a chance to come back and open up the first game. but we're stuck in the bad habit of missing opportunities." The kill leaders for the game were Bedell with 16 and middle blocker Alan Dawber with I 0. Bedell also had six personal blocks and the team racked up two aces. Thomas walked away with 35 assists and was McFarland's player of the game. The Comets' current record in conference is 1-4, and 2-4 overall.

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Palomar's men's and women's swimming and diving teams started the season with impressive showings at the South of the Border Invitational at Palomar Feb. 23 al)d 24. The men's team finished second behind Golden West College, while the women placed third behind Saddleback and Grossmont. "This year's (men's) team isn't as strong as last year's team because we lost 16 AllAmericans," said Head Coach Jem McAdams. Newcomers Kohei Kanatani, Ryan McMillan, Matthew Sortor and diver Bryce Schanback look strong and could possibly lead the team. The Comets have two returning All-Americans in Luke Frank and Joel Aldrich.

McAdams, who was "pleasantly surprised" with the team's showing, said his goal is .for the team to finish in the top eight in the state. At the invitational, Schanback finished first in one meter diving with a score of 221.80, and first in the three meter with 223.95. Others who had a good meet were Chris Hudzik, who finished second in the I 00-meter breaststroke, third in the 50-meter freestyle, and sixth in the 100-meter freestyle. Kohei Kanatani finished fourth in the I 00-meter backstroke. The medley relay team of Kanatani, Sortor, Frank and Hudzik placed second in the 400-meter medley relay. The women's team also looks good. It includes Cindy Yankee, who was an AllAmerican swimmer in 1984 for Palomar, 33- year-old Karlyn Neilson, who is attempting a

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Men's volleyball loses third straight Chris Tribbey

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Baseball owners are trying to change too much, too quickly Welcome to Major League Baseball's Opening Day, 2025. The marquee game features the Washington, D.C. Pundits-formerly the Carson City Gamblers, formerly the Seattle Marinersled by Ken Griffey IV, and the Brooklyn Dodgers-formerly the Los Angeles Dodgers, formerly the Brooklyn Dodgers-led by Billy Boone (son of Bret, grandson of Bob, great-grandson of Ray). And that's just the first game of a doubleheader 1 Game two spotlights the Northeast American Tuesday-only National League Champions for Months Ending in "Y" Pundits (from Game One) against the World Champion Palermo, Sicily Pesci (Fish). Unlikely? Probably. But considering the insane direction in which basebalt owners have been headi11g since the ftrst round of expansion in 1962, who knows what changes the next 30 years will bring to baseball. The owners' current escapade is interleague play. After years of talk, they actually approved it under "experimental" status for the 1997 season. The last baseball experiment was started about 25 years ago. It' s called the designated hitter, and I have yet to meet a fan who likes it. This is not to say a majority of fans dislike the notion of interleague play. I happen to hate it, but not for any so-called traditionalist reasons. My reasoning is this: Since 1993, baseball fans have been forced to accept too many changes in the game in too short a period of time. Interleague play is just another owners' ploy-an inconvenience for existing fans. In 1993, two new teams started play in the National League. The Colorado Rockies brought in false power and, although I wasn ' t around in '62 when the Mets started play, I can't help but compare the first-year Florida · Marlins to them. The next year, of course, was the strike. Although both owners and players were at fault, it's easier to blame the owners for the entire ordeal (if the owners had been more fiscally responsible, if the owners were more willing to bargain in good faith, if the owners hadn't forced Fay Vincent to resign ... ). 1994 was supposed to start expanded playoffs, but the strike postpostponed it until '95. The Cleveland/Atlanta World Series took the sting out of that change, but I shudder at the thought of the possibility that a sub-.500 team could reach the play-offs. This year should be a calm one in baseball, but in 1997 we'll have to accept the fact that the Angels will be playing the Padres, etc.pending the players' approval of the new schedule. And there will be yet another change in 1998 with the inception of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. I suppose when all is said and done, baseball is still baseball. Aprils will always sigr.al the return of freshly cut emerald grass and sparkling sapphire skies; Octobers will still feature the Fall Classic ... and thai will always be good enough for me.

Semma Lee is the Sports Editor. Send email to: jloganl400@aol.com (attn:lee)

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Setter Sean Thomas of Palomar digs in for a point against San Diego Mesa at home Feb 28. Thomas went on to be named player of the game de~pite the Comets' lose.

The Comet's men's volleyball team suffered its third straight conference loss Wednesday night to the San Diego Mesa Olympians in straight sets, 15-17, 6-15, 14-16. In the first game, the Olympians jumped on the Comets early, grabbing a strong lead, 6-1. Setter Sean Thomas and outside hitter Paul Carby sparked Palomar with three points each, putting the Comets up by one, 7-6. The score went back and forth through most of the game, with neither team being able to hold onto a lead larger than two points. Palomar went down by one, 14-13, then up by one with outside hitter Tim Higgins' back-to-back stuffs. Then the Olympians racked off a three-to-one run, ended by a missed return by team captain, middle blocker Bill Bedell. In the second game, Palomar grabbed the lead with two straight points from Thomas. Then Mesa took control of the momentum and never turned around. The Olympians rolled out seven points before the Comets could recover. Palomar mlmaged to score four more before Mesa finished them off.

See VOLLEYBALL, Page 15

Palomar golfers finish strong in Temecula Chris Gleason Online Editor

Most people lock themselves in their homes to fight off the wind and cold. Mike Stanley goes out and shoots his best golf of the season. "I was hitting the ball pretty well ," said Stanley. "I hit 23 fairways in two days." The 35-year-old ex-Marine finished with an 80 and a 76 to lead Palomar at the Pro Golfer' s College Invitational Feb. 22 and 23 in Temecula. Palomar' s golf team as a whole placed fourth in a field of 12, behind Saddleback, Pro Golfer's Career College and College of the Canyons. Stanley also attributes his impressive scores to a couple of good rounds of putting. He putted a mere 58 times over 36 holes, and said, "everything within I 0 feet was dropping in. " Starting the tournament with a first-round score of397-worst of the top six finishers-

the Comets regrouped during the second and final round to shoot 378. The second-round score tied Palomar with Pro Golfer's for best score of the round. Eric Lippert, No. I player and team leader of the Comets, was disappointed with his double-play of78 and 78 for the two rounds. "I had a good round going, but I put a little undue pressure on myself," said Lippert. "I really thought too much about winning instead of just playing. I started losing my cool." According to Coach Bob Lusky, the fourthplace win positions Palomar as one of the top three golf teams in the conference. "Right now Saddleback is the front-runner and favored in the league, with second probably being Cuyamaca," said Lusky. Lusky attributes Palomar's current success to consistent improvement on both the individual and team levels. "We don't want the ' peaks and valleys' thing where we' re really good one day and

Softball sweeps doubleheader Eric Jones Sw.ff Writer

The Palomar softball team beat College of the Desert 19-0 at home Friday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader. "I was real happy with (Friday's) game," said Head Coach Mark Eldridge. "I think the girls concentrated real well throughout the entire game even though the game was getting out of hand." Comet Danielle Robertshaw (4-1-1) pitched four perfect innings, but was relieved in. the fifth. "I was pretty happy with my pitching today," said Robertshaw. Third baseman Lisa Warren provided an offensive punch going three-for-four, while Krista Belford and Lisa Flores each had tworun home runs. The Comets scored their first run of the game in the first inning, when lead-off batter Belford hit a triple on the first pitch of the game. She later scored on a passed ball. In the third inning, the Comets widened their lead on COD when eight batters reached base and five runs scored to give them a commanding 6-0 lead. The bottom of the fourth inning didn't get

any better for COD when they served up two home runs to the Comets. Belford and Flores both hit two-run home runs. Kiera Jester and Flores both scored two of the runs. The Comets scored a total of nine runs in the inning, extending their lead to 15-0. Coach Eldridge put reliever Cathy Paiz in the fifth inning for · Robertshaw. The Comets continued their torrid hitting in the bottom of the sixth inning, when Dawn Lenard hit a triple to left field scoring Jester and Flores. Stacy Androus knocked in Lenard on a triple to left. Kristin Marsh finished the Comets' scoring attack with a single to center field, bringing Androus home. With four runs in the inning, Palomar led 19-0. Erin Weiler pitched the final inning and shut down COD. "I think everybody played real hard," said Eldridge. "They did what they're suppose to do. So I was really happy with the team ' s performance." COD forfeited the second game of the double header due to the lack of a second pitcher on their staff, so the Comets won 7-0. The victories upped their record to 11-2-1. Palomar plays in the Bakersfield Classic tournament March 1-3.

terrible the next," said Lusky . "Last year that's what we were: peaks and valleys all the time." What will it take to win the conference championship? Lusky wants to lower the team's scores one stroke at a time. "I don ' t set impossible goals. Take half a stroke off (a player's average) for the number of three-putts and another stroke somewhere else, and you get consistent improvement," said Lusky. Eric Lippert believes that incremental improvement is not only key but entirely possible. "There's a lot of quality (on our team), a lot of good talent. .. some of it untapped," said Lippert about the Comet team. Up next for the Comet golfers is a matchup against Rancho Santiago and the beginning of conference play March 4 at El Prado. The Comets played at El Prado Feb. 14, where they defeated Mt. San Antonio with a singleround score of 385.

• Tennis llpdate The Palomar men's tennis team earned their second win of the season with an 8-1 victory over visiting Fullerton. Sophomores Hung Le and Brian Crain paced the Comets, each having only given up two points in their two sets. Hung Le defeated Fullerton's Riggles 6-1, 6-2. Brian Crain on the other hand defeated his opponent Lochmer 6-0, 6-2. The match of the day for both the teams was the matchup between the Comets' Julio Romero and Fullerton's Panghongkeaw. Romero started the match quickly and won the first set 6-2. During the second set, Panghongkeaw picked up his game and won the set 46. The third and final set decided the match. Romero and Panghongkeaw went back and forth. The set had to be decided by a tiebreaker with the score 7-6. Romero put the match away with three aces to his credit to win the tie-breaker 7-4. With the win, the Comets go to 2-3 overall on the season. They begin conference play on March 7 against Imperial Valley.