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Leading You Home: Pop singer Michael WSmith brings his latest concert tour to San Diego

Should the United States keep the Electoral College~

Comets' baseball gets blown out I0-1 by Southwestern College.

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Friday, March 22, 1996

President of ASG fares impeachment

San Marcos, CA

Volume 49, Number 17

Palornar Collr:ge Golden Jubilee

• Officers accuse Noonkester of three separate ethics violations Suzette Clark St4fWrirer

At the fi rst ·'full house" sess ion of the Associated Student Government in three years, an impeachment reso luti o n was s ubmitted against the pres ident, and the treasurer submitted hi s letter of res ignation.

ASG President Ell en Noonkes ter was served a letter of intent from Scott Ty ler, vice pres ide nt o f soc ial events. Ty ler said there were at least three al leged inc ide nts that give gro unds for impeachment under the ASG by laws and Palomar's code of cond uct. Because of the seriousness of the allegati ons, Tyler dec lined to comment further. He did say, however, that the incidents would be discussed at the March 27 ASG meeti ng.

T he fo rm al reso luti on was submitted by Vice Pres ide nt/Cha ir o f Int e r- Club Co un c il Ka thl ee n Kre mer a nd co-sponsored

by Ty ler and Senator David Esp in oza.

Kre mer decli ned to comment on the situation, say Noonkester in g th at she prefe rred to d isc uss the iss ue fo rmally duri ng nex t weeks ASG mm:rirrg. ''All the evidence and mformation willcomeout on theASG noor," said Kremer.

According to Ty ler. ASG bylaws ma ndate tha t the "impeacher"

See ASG , Pag e 3

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Ben Mason, a Poway High School senior (left) talks to Graphic Communications instructor Wade Rollins at the department's exhibit in the Dome during the Golden Jubilee March 16. Mason, who is currently a part-time st udent , said he planned to attend Palomar full-time in Fall '96.

• More photos on Page 4

Dropping classes I(I(SM throws switch: first AM gets easier in fall broadcast slated for March 29 ·• Board approves measure to eliminate signature requirement Catharine Hines Staff Writer

Beginning with the 1996 fall semester, Palomar C ollege students will no longer be required to hunt down instructors and get their signature to drop a course.

Palomar's Governing Board approved Policy 417 , which eliminates the instructor signature requirement on drop slips.

The board approved the policy March 12 at their meeting.

"We're eliminating the instructor's signatures," said Herman Lee, enrollment services, admissions and records director. "A student can drop the class, regardless of the reason, without getting the instructor's signature. However, they've also moved up the drop deadline to the 50 percent mark."

Bonnie Ann Dowd, Faculty Senate president, said that if stu-

dents turn in a drop slip after the eighth week, they will receive an evaluative grade, probably an "F." Several students , led by parale gal student David Rockwell, fought for the change.

Rockwell said he's been going to Palomar for a little more than two years, and that's why he had the time to tackle an issue like that for so long.

"It was nice to see after over a year's work ·on it," Rockwell said. "I think it's about time. It's a step Palomar's takingthey 're finally starting to realize that students have some rights.

See SIGNATURES, Page 7

Liz Bennett Campus Bear Ediwr

T urn your radios on and up because KKSM will officiall y be on the AM di al March 29.

KKSM will go on the air at exac tl y one second past midni ght March 29. That is when the license transfers from PAR Broadcasting to KKSM 1320 AM. The stati on wi ll be broadcast from Palomar College's main campus and transmitted from Oceans ide by cable connecting the main campus with the transmitter.

PAR donated the stati on to Palomar last year, and the Governing Board officially accepted the gift in January. The tina! step in the approval process came in February when the FCC approved the donation. ''I'm jazzed . I think it's really exciting, and it will be very uplifting for Palomar College and North County," said Craig Thorley , chief engineer of KKSM. "I think it' s a wonderful opportunity. Now, everyone will be able to hear the future stars today," said Sherry Pi pen burg, production manager of KKSM.

What's.the frequency?

Beginning March 29, KKSM will broadcast --z_,,..£;;.. on two separate stations, with ranges -;;:, .::::-tthroughout North County.

• WHERE TO LISTEN: 1320 AM or 358 on Cox Cable's "Music Choice."

• RANGE: New station will reach as far southwest as Del Mar and as far east as Valley Center.

• FORMAT: "Adult Album Alternative" or Triple A playlist featuring artists from Alanis Morisette to The Beatles.

The new format is Adult Album Alternative, or Triple A According to program director Cindy Rodenhizer, the playlist includes such bands as Frank Black. Heather Eatman , Blues Traveler, Cowboy Junkies, Toad the Wet Sprocket and Alanis Morrisette .

"You won ' t hear the same songs over and over again. We increased our playlist, so there won't be any repetition," said Rodenhizer.

The targeted audience ra nges between ages 25 and 45 , so the station will play a variety of music including classic rock, j azz and blues.

"We are targeting an audience that is musically aware. We are stretching to meet a wide variety of people," said Roddenbizer.

March 28, KKSM is having a

See KKSM, Page 3

Friday. March 22. 1996

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CAMPUS BEAT F.Y.INFO _ _ Police are looking for a few good candidates Students interested in an entry-level law enforcement career and testing opportunities are encouraged to register for the Palomar College Law Enforcement Career Day , Saturday, March 30, at the San Marcos campus football field .

The police departments of Carlsbad, Escondido and Oceanside are sponsoring and recruiting for this daylong seminar. The day begins at 7 a.m. with an hour of registration . Career orientation follows until II :30 a.m.

Lunch is not offered, but there will be a lunchbreak that will last until noon. The other half of the day will be used for testing physical and mental skill s and will end at 5:30p.m.

The cost for the program is $15 . The minimum requirements are the following: no felony convictions, must be at least 20 and-a-half. must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent and must be a U.S. citizen .

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Student Art Gaulke refers to his anatomy book as he works on his wax model of a young woman during¡the Golden Jubilee mold making exhibit March 16. Gaulke first created the sculpture in clay, and the final version will be in bronze.

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College students dying to be supermodel slim BOSTON- Lisa developed bulimia at age 18, when she first started dieting.

When things were not going well , she'd have an uncontrollable desire for sweets .

She' d eat pounds and pounds of candy , not stopping until she was exhausted or in severe pain . Then, as feelings of guilt and disgust set in, she would make herself vomit. While her body weight remained the same, there was a heavy toll on Lisa ' s personality. On any given day she could be angry, frighten ed or depressed .

Lisa's story, as described in a report by the National Institutes of Health, is not an uncommon one, especial! yon college campuses. Despite two decades of education , an estimated 5 to I0 percent of college students still suffer from dangerous eating

disorders, such as anorexia nervosa, or self-starvation, and bulimia or compulsive hinging-and-purging .

In an effort to reach students, mostly young women , who either are t1irting with such dangerous behavior or already have full-blown eating disorders, 600 colleges from coast to coast participated this February in an unprecedented experiment, called the National Eating Disorders Screening Program. Developed by Harvard University, the written screening test is designed for early detection of the eating disorders and was supplied to all participating schools. Many college campuses set up booths advertising the screening program. Others ran articles about it in their student newspapers.

Students, many of whom chose to take the test anonymously, answered questions about their eating behaviors. Questions covered food intake habits, use of laxatives and whether a student ever vomited to control weight gain . When finished, they were informed by counselors if they had "a little problem, some problem, or a big problem," Herzog said .

Dr. Kathy Hotelling, director of the counseling center at Northern Illinois University , said the continued presence of eating disorders stems from the "demand of our society that women must be thin to be attractive and successful."

"While women have made many strides in access to careers and opportunities .. . they're still seen as sex objects," she said.

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Adding a Class: Feb. 3 through end of semesterRegistration is only short-tem1 or open-entry/openexit classes. Instructor's signature required if class is closed.

Wednesday, March 6 Vandalis111 : An unknown person broke a student' s truck window in Lot 12.

Refund deadline has passed for full semesterlength classes. Fees for dropped spring classes will be applied to new classes added through May only.

Dropping a class: Feb. 17 through April 19Drop form must be processed in Admissions. Instructor's signature is required. Grade of"W" will appear on student's record. For every class that is not dropped the student will receive an "F' on their record.

Auditing a class: The deadline to change to an audit status has passed.

Fall and Summer 1995 grades: Grades are not automatically mailed, but are available with a PIC card at the self-serve computer stations in the Admissions lobby.

Summer Graduation: For a degree in Associate of Arts or a Certificate of Achievement the deadline to apply is July 1.

Whole lot of shaking going on in April

Friday, March 8 Petty Theft: A student ' s backpack was stolen from the Student Union. The estimated loss is $100.

Grand Theft: Two slide projectors , valued at $250 each, were stolen from the storage room at BE-4 and W-5 .

Vehicle Tampering: A studen1's car was scratched when someone tried to break into it. The student believes that her exhusband is responsible .

Friday, March 15 Fight: A student was waiting for a parking space in Lot 5.

Another student almost hit her car whipping into the space.

When she told her that it was a rude thing to do, the other student shouted obscene language at her.

In preparation forCalifornia's No. I natural disaster, April is Earthquake Preparedness Month .

In an attempt to prepare people for earthquakes, the United States Geological Survey , the National Science Foundation, the Southern California Earthquake Center, Federal Emergence Management Agency (FEMA) and the American Red Cross have jointly produced a free booklet entitled "Putting Down the Roots in Earthquake Country."

The 30-page booklet includes sections that explain how earthquakes and faults work, how to prevent or minimize damage to your home, aftershocks, personal safety , myths about quakes and where to get more information. The booklet also includes maps and diagrams that have received the seal of approval from the Earth Sciences Department. This free booklet is available on the main campus at the Earth Sciences Department (ES-6), the library. admissions lobby or outside of the mailroom.

Scholarship to be given at convention Independent inventors or small business managers now have an opportunity to market their inventions.

A San Diego County student scholarship competi tion is being conducted by the National Innovation Workshop Committee. One student from either a university , state, or community college will be awarded a scholarship to attend the National Innovation Workshop free of charge. The regular admission is $125 with reservations and $150 at the door.

The workshop will include discussions with a panel of successful inventors who will tell about their experiences and share their lessons with attendees. Some of the individual workshops will deal with describing, protecting, commercializing, licensing and estimating the value of an invention.

Breakfast and lunch will be served on both days. The workshop will be held on Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30, at the Town and Country Hotel. 500 Hotel Circle North in Mission Valley.

Students interested in attending the workshop at no cost can contact Bertha Reyna at (619) 453-9388 ext. 33 for an application and more details. Submit scholarship applications by U.S. Mail. fax or e-mail to: Attention NIW Student Competition. c/o SBDC, 4275 Executive Square. Suite 920. La Jolla, CA 92037; fax: (619) 4501997; e-mail: SBDC @smallbiz.org. March 22 is the deadline for submission of entries. The winner will be announced on Monday. March 25 .

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ASG: Treasurer announces resignation Continued from Page 1 inform the "impeachee'' of his/her intent to submit a resolution stating the reasons for impeachment and that a resolution be subinitted stating the reasons for impeachment.

"I submitted a letter to the president earlier today. with Senator Maria Hernandez present to verify it. The reason the resolution was formally presented during the ASG meeting was to make sure it was not lost," said Tyler. "And, to make sure that everyone is aware that it is being submitted."

Noonkester stated that she does not feel like she has behaved in a way that merits impeachment, but it is the ASG's prerogative to initiate the action if they feel it is necessary.

"Regardless of their decision, I have confidence that theASG will do the right thing," said Noonkester. "I have faith that my integrity and my competence will stand on its own."

In addition to Noonkester's impeachment, Treasurer Dale Thistle

"/was surprised and disappointed to hear of Thistle's resignation. He was a very good treasurer."

-Kathy Kremer Vice President/Chairperson of ICC

submitted his letter of resignation.

Thistle said he preferred not to comment on the situation.

Thistle's resignation was met with dismay by some ASG members.

"I was surprised and disappointed to hear of Thistle's resignation. He was a very good treasurer. He's very dedicated to the students, and will be a loss to the ASG," said Kremer.

Senators Victoria Maddock and Lisa Aldrin commented that they were also surprised and "deeply disappointed."

The March 20 session marked the first time in three years that

there were no vacancies on the ASG. In Aprill993, the ASG had a "full house" for two weeks.

The treasurer position will remain vacant until a student submits an application.

Those intrested in applying for the position are required to submit an appointment application with 50 signatures from Palomar students.

Anyone filling the position will serve until the campus-wide election in April.

All ASG positions will be availabl in this spring's election. Election packets are available in the Student Activites Office in SU-21.

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KKSM: J(ick-off celebrations planned Continued from Page 1 pre-switch parade at II a.m. to celebrate KKSM. The parade will start at the snack shack, and then go around the campus. The staff of KKSM will be riding around the campus in carts borrowed from facilities.

"I'm more proud of what the staff docs than the station going on the air," said Rob Branch. general manager of KKSM. The official switch-throwing

party will be April 8 at II a.m. in front of the station. Presdient/Superintendent Dr. George Boggs, along with the mayors of local cites and the media, will be invited.

"The students should be proud of Palomar College. The programs on this campus are some of the best in the nation as junior colleges go," said Rodenhizer.

"I have gone to a lot of college radio conventions. We are at the top

of the heap because of this AM opportunity. We are going to be looked at by a lot of other college radio stations as an example of what community college radio can be," added Rodenhizer.

The new AM station can be heard as far southwest as Del Mar and as far east as Valley Center.

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Golden . ubilee Palomar College, March 16, 1996

Margaret Dornan-Aiexander, Palomar's first graduate (left), talks to third graduate Marcella "Sally" Goebel Gettings. The two hadn't seen each other since 194 7, the year they graduated. In the background is Dornan-Aiexander's husband, Thomas Alexander. Dornan-Alexander said she received her diploma and then went to take a final examination in French.

President/Superintendent Emeritus Fred Huber and retiree JaDene Dugas sing Palomar's alma mater accompanied by Beverly Bell on keyboard, during the convocation as a part of Palomar's Golden Jubilee Open House March 16.

Palomar celebrates 50th anf!iversary Palomar celebrated its 50th anniversary March 16 with tours of campus, department demonstrations and a tree planting ceremony at the Golden Jubilee Open House.

More than 20 organizations had displays in the Dome, including Graphic Communications , the Associated Student Government,

Disabled Students Programs and Services, Patrons of Palomar and the library. Dr. Roy " Pat" Archer also signed copies of his book "Pa lomar College Golden Jubilee" in the Dome.

Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts planted trees in the Arboretum.

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Dennis Lutz, a 1974 Palomar graduate and Computer Aided Drafting instructor, checks the oil in his 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air, which was part of a display in the Golden Jubilee celebration March 16.

Adam Kahn (left) assists fellow glass blowing student Keikichi Honda prepare a vase during the Art Department's exhibit during the Golden Jubilee March 16. Some of Kahn's work is on display in the gallery at the Carlsbad Village Faire.

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Former Palomar President Dr. Omar Scheidt (left) purchases a copy of Dr. Roy "Pat" Archer's book, "Palomar College Golden Jubilee" during the Golden Jubilee in the Dome March 16.

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• Student Activities Office reports several student complaints due to harrassment by petitioners fo r signatures,'' Walker sa1d. "Most students do not understand what they are signing."

Walker said he feels that the petitions will be passed if put on the ballot. "When people see a proposition on the ballot that got there by signatures, they figure the majority of voters must agree with it so they vote yes," Walker said.

According to a spokesman far Victory Consulting, an organization that hires petitioners, their firm is hired by the initiative backers to get the signatures.

Victory then goes out and hires independent contractors to get signatures. The petitioners are paid, but exactly how much varies from 35 cents to $1, depending on how many signatures they turn in and what the initiative is.

There are two ways for propositions to be put on an election ballot.

One is by the state Legislators. If both the state Assembly and State senate agree by a two-thirds majority, the initiative is put on the ballot. The other way isacitizen'spetition, which requires a speci fie amount of California registered voters' signatures. and is then turned into the county election office.

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You're walking by the quad on your way to lunch and someone asks, "Could you help us stop felons and drunk drivers from suing their victims?"

Being the good samaritan you are, you ask, "How could I do that '>" The petitioner then gives his "pitch," and before you know it, you're signing a petition to pur a proposition on the next election's ballot.

Whether you signed a petition or told the petitioner you were not interested, you have just been part of the political process known as democracy, which has caused some conflicts on campus, according to the Student Activities Office.

According to Student Activities secretary Marilyn Lunde, Palomar has received several complaints from students about the petitioners harassing them for signatures.

"Students have complained that they were being stopped on their way to class and asked to sign a petition," sa id Lunde. "This is agai nst school policy, so when we are made aware of it, we send security out to investigate."

"Most students do not understand what they are signing."

-William Walker President of Black Men United What security found were petitioners who had not received permission to be on campus. According to Lunde, these petitioners were escorted off campus immediately.

"The petitioners are welcome on campus as long as they fill out a student utilities application and do not bother students," says Lunde "We have only had to have security escort one person off campus who was here legally but refused to follow the rules. The majority of complaints we've had are from petitioners who had not received campus approval for being here."

William Walker, the president of the club Black Men United, said he feels it is wrong for petitioners to be on campus.

"Petitioners are paid for the signatures they get so they don't give both sides of the story when asking

ASG gives BMU money for Springiest event

ASG seeks candidates Palomar's Associated Student Government is currently recruiting candidates for their upcoming election in April.

All 15 positions will be open for the election.

Potential candidates must be current Palomar students carrying six units or more, with a GPA of 2.0 or higher.

Candidates must also attend a candidate's meeting and collect 50 signatures from current Palomar students in order to be placed on the ballot.

Those interested in running should pick up an application in the Student Activities Office in SU-21.

The Associated Student Government passed a resolution allocating $1.000 for an event observing Women·s History Month during Palomar College's Springfest taking place March 25-28.

At the March 13 ASG meeting, the resolution for these funds was postponed due to a lack of i nfomlation. This situation was complicated when Vice President of Social Events Scott Tyler expressed concerns about BMU. BMU president William Walker attended this week's ASG meeting.

Though pleased with the passing of the resolution , he did express the concern over Tyler and the process involved in coordinating events in conjunction with ASG. "Work ing with Scott Tyler has

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"I have gone to many people for input on this event. Everyone I talked to was supportive, except Tyler.

When other people where telling me how to make this happen, Tyler gave me all the reasons why this could not happen ," said Tyler.

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• Threats to call County Health Supervisor has cafeteria staff scrambling to keep food area clean Jessica Gleason Swf!Writer

The cafeteria, maintenance and Associated Student Government' have gone to battle again over whose responsible for ensuring Palomar students are able to eat in a clean Student Union.

Following continued student complaints and threats to call the County Health Supervisor, the question of which department should clean the area has surfaced again.

The cafeteria staff says it is maintenance's responsibility, maintenance says it is the cafeteria's job.

When this issue was brought before ASG last semester, the food service and custodial departments decided to split the duties of cleaning the Student Union. Custodians clean the floors and empty the trash bins, while food service workers clean off the tables. Nevertheless, the complaints about cleanliness continue, perhaps because the cafeteria employees are too busy or, because the maintenance workers are trying to keep up with the increasing size and population of the campus.

Associated Student Government President Ellen Noonkester said, "The eating area is like an accident that happened between state lines-neither district wants to claim responsibility and come clean it up." She also said that ASG suggested creating a new position dedicated to cleaning the Student Union in the afternoon because it is the afternoon and evening students that suffer the most. Because of lack of funding, this could end up costing students according to Noonkester. "Weare

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Maintenance, the Cafeteria staff and the Associated Student G~vernment have had a dispute recently about whose responsibility it is to clean the Student Union eating area. the consumers of a business here, the students shouldn't have to pay for that."

During the March 6 ASG meeting, Pat Barrett, manager of food services, asked for help from the ASG to try and help keep the Student Union clean. The cafeteria and maintenance departments say it is up to ASG to emphasize to the students the importanceofcleaning up after themselves. ''I think, for the most part. the responsibility does depend on us. We are all adults, and there is no reason why we can't throw our own trash away ... however, it is hard to do when the trash cans are overt1owing," said Christi McFarland, a literature and writing major.

In the past, the school used stu-

dent workers to clean the cafeteria, but because of Palomar's growth, this has become impossible. Virginia Dower, director of Auxiliary Services, said maintenance will be sending people working community services on campus to clean the area. This proposal is still under consideration for the future.

Michelle West. a custodial worker who cleans in the. Student Union. says that sharing the cleaning duties would be a lot more efTective if the departments would work together to arrange a more comprehensive cleaning schedule according to when the cafeteria is the most busy. "Some days I will clean the tloors, but the tabletops are so dirty it doesn't make a difference.''

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NEWS 7

ICC schedules 'Battle of the Clubs' for April 16-18 The Inter-Club Committee will be hosting the Battle of the Clubs on April 16, 17 and 18.

The annual event gives campus clubs a chance to compete for prizes and trophies. The games run from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in front of the Student Union.

This year the games held on April 16 will include a Romeo and Juliet scenario, where contestants will try to romance Juliet or Romeo off the balcony judged by the cheering of surrounding crowds; a tug or war; tricycle race; and crab soccer, where participants are blindfolded and must walk backwards while kicking a soccer ball.

Apri117 competitions include: a waterballoon toss at the cheerleaders;achess tournament; Jeopardy; capture the flags obstacle course; arcade game matchoff;

jump rope and hula hoop contests and a talent show.

Games on Aprill8 include a pie eating contest; Frisbee contest; a water balloon toss and a tag team dress-off, where participants dress at one end of a field, run to the opposite end. undress, then allow another member of their team to do the same in a relay-race fashion.

Club demonstrations will also be held so clubs can educate students about their activities and recruit new members.

During competition, clubs will also be involved in a blood drive.

The club with the most members donating blood wins a ribbon.

"The Battle of the Clubs lets the ICC and ASG compete and foster school spirit," said Rachel White, ICC adviser.

-Linda Isakson

Club offers free gas in raffle Club Success, a new club, has launched their ftrst fundraiser, a free gasoline giveaway. Tickets are available for a 50 cents donation.

The drawing will be held in April, and the winner will receive $100 worth of free gas at any gas station.

Proceeds made from the fundraiser will be donated to Palomar's Disabled Students Programs and Services to help replace two Braille machines that were stolen about three years ago. The estimated cost of each machine is about $800.

"We become successful by

helping others become successful" is the motto behind Club Success.

The club formed to work within the community and on campus to raise money to provide scholarships and help students in attaining their goals.

Tickets can be purchased from club members around campus, from John Dise in Counseling or in the Student Activities Office.

"Club Success is not self serving," said Kelly Jory, secretary.

"If members are not successful, then we are not successful."

-Linda Isakson

Sheriff's deputies will be patrolling Palomar Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. to prevent drivers from speeding and running stop signs, like this one in front of the TCB building.

S.D. Sheriffs called to combat reckless driving problems Jenni Kendall Fell/ure Editor

Due to reports of reckless driving by Palomar students, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department will be increasing their patrol efforts along Comet Circle.

Theextraattention in the form of traftic enforcement began this week, according to San Diego County Sheriff William Kolender.

Concerned Palomar student Chuck Scrofani brought up the problem of hazardous driving with Michael Ellis, director of facilities.

Ellis then wrote a letter regarding this issue to Kolender.

Ellis requested regular patrols of the campus Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. because of a

noticeable increase in traffic violations and accidents on the Palomar Campus properties.

"I personally asked to have a little more protection. I was noticing many times at both crossings, students have almost gotten run over. .. cars just refuse to stop," explained Scrofani.

Campus Patrol has no authority to hand out citations for anything except parking violations. If a Campus Patrol officer w1tnesses a vehicle speeding or running stop signs there is no way they can legally stop them. Comet Circle is a public access road, which means that the public can use it.

"It's a safety issue that has plagued this campus for a while.

Calling on the Sheriff's Department

was a last resort," said Scrofani.

The Department of Motor Vehicles sets up general rules for driving, and these rules also apply along Comet Circle.

"If the sign says stop, then stop," said Scrofani. "Palomar even has speed bumps at these places, and they still don't stop."

If the increased patrolling doesn't slow people down, Scrofani's next idea is to mount video cameras in key areas and start ticketing drivers that way.

"I think it's a good idea to have police patrol our campus, that way everyone will have to stop. It's better to get it done now before anything really bad happens," said student Joe Wallo, International Security and Conflict-Resolution major.

SIGNATURES: Policy lets students drop classes without signatures Continued from Page 1 They're still stuck in the '70s."

Lee said the original drafters of the policy had the students' best interests in mind when they drafted the drop policy in the early 80s.

"The original makers of the policy had the intention of providing a counseling service between the instructor and the studeni to counsel them to stay in the class if at all possible," Lee said.

Besides eliminating the signature requirement, Policy 417 also changes the phrasing of the reason behind withdrawing from a class from "serious and compelling" to "extenuating circumstances." This is for students who need to drop the course after the eighth week and would petition the college to drop. Extenuating circumstances might include a death in the student's family or if military students were deployed. Petition procedures will remain unchanged.

Faculty concerned Some faculty members expressed concerns about eliminating instructor signatures, and were given the opportunity to give their recommendations and suggestions about the proposed change to the drop policy.

"We had to really discuss this for a long period of time," said Dowd. "We were afraid of removing some of the accountability aspects."

Dowd said faculty members expressed concerns that they wanted the opportunity to work with students to try and keep them in the class.

"Losing the signature requirement removes the possibility of any interaction between the instructor and the student. That's a real negative from an instructor's perspective because we care about our students," said Dowd.

"Who s the instructor to decide whether my reason to drop a class is valid or not when they don't even know what s going on in my life?"

-David Rockwell Paralegal Student "Instructors often want to know if a student is having difficulties," said Mary Ann Drinan, associate professor of political science. "Maybe there's a way they can work it out with that student so the student can do better, rather than drop a class, because after all, it may not be costly in terms of money to drop a class. It's costly in terms of your commitment. If you've gone through a course for haifa semester, you've invested that much time already in that class."

"The only thing I see negatively is that I've lost the opportunity to have that one last chance to convince my student not to leave.

That to me is the hardest part about the decision," Dowd said.

Students can decide themselves Rockwell said that from some students' point of view, including his own, they believed it was none of the teacher's business to determine what circumstances were behind the student's decision to withdraw. He said it was hard enough just withdrawing from the class without it being compounded "by having the student go to an instructor and say 'I'd really like to drop your class, and this is my reason,' and the instructor might say 'Gee I

don't think that's a good enough reason.'

Who's the instructor to decide whether my reason to drop a class is valid or not when they don't even know what's going on in my life?

How dare they make that decision."

Rockwell said he's had several bad experiences with dropping classes at Palomar including one class where he said all but two students asked the teacher if they could drop. ''The teacher finally said ¡enough, nobody else can drop,"' Rockwell said. "That was absolutely I 00 percent wrong to make them stay in a class where they absolutely got nothing out of it."

Rockwell said he felt the faculty opposed the drop policy changes because they wanted to maintain some sort of control over the students.

"These people are adults, and they have the right to make this decision (to drop or not to drop)," Rockwell said. "Palomar College does not have the right to act as their parents.

That really irritated me." , Rockwell said the change in the drop policy means more power will be in the student's hands. ¡'It appears that teachers lost some power over the students; they were very jealous about losing thai," Rockwell said. "It was a

hard fight to get it through. They don't seem to und~rstand - the real power is with the students anyway. (The instructors) are there for the students."

Dowd said the Faculty Senate polled Palomar's faculty for its recommendations.

"Board Policy 417 was something that we actually started looking at in the spring of '95," Dowd said.

"We ended up coming up with something that was a little bit more of a compromise, in that we accepted the concept of not having the instructor's signature any more; however, we tightened the time period."

Dowd said the new policy means students will have until the eighth week or 50 percent of the class (whichever is less), to drop with a "W" and without getting a teacher's signature and evaluative grade.

Looking to the future Drinan expressed concern that perhaps the drop policy change might increase the number of drops which may affect classes like the hard sciences. Before Policy 417 is implemented, changes will be made to various manuals and schedules to ensure the policy is up and running for the fall semester. ''There's always a time lag when there's a major change," said Drinan ... When the students come in to begin a new semester, we have to have all of the policies in place so that everyone knows what the rules are."

Lee said he's open to evaluating the policy after a few years of gathering data.

If a student needs to withdraw from a class beyond the eighth week or 50 percent of the class (whichever is less), they may still petition to withdraw with verifiable reasons.

8 OPINION

The Telescope

Friday. March 22. I996

OPINION Buchanan is living in his own world

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Dole's the man to 'right' Republican ship Rob Denny Staff Writer

With the Republican presidential nomination finalized, Bob Dole is starting to focus on his real target, becoming the 43rd President of the United States.

Dole has several important decisions to make to achieve this goal. The first and perhaps most important decision he will make will be his choice for a Vice-Presidential running mate.

Even if Democrats don't attack Dole on his age, they will, it is a concern to most voters, which is why his running mate should be popular as well as articulate. Since Dole has stated he probably would not seek a second term, his VP would most likely receive the Republican Presidential nomination for the election in the year 2000.

While recent polls show a Bob Dole/ Colin Powell ticket would beat Clinton/ Gore, Dole should not pick Powell on this alone. In October, 1994, polls showed then President George Bush had an 89 percent approval rating, yet he managed to lose reelection 13 months later. Polls mean nothing. How the candidates carry themselves and their message is what counts.

Even though Powell seems to be the front-runner, he turned down an opportunity to run for president, so he may not even be interested in the VP nomination.

Some other possible VPs mentioned are Jack Kemp, Bill Bennett, Kay Bailey Hutchinson and Christine Todd Whitman.

In a day of voter revolt against the established Washington crowd, his 'best choice

would be Whitman. Whitman, the governor of New Jersey, is a virtual political newcomer in her first term.

As governor, she has done exactly what she said she would do when she was a candidate. She's cut spending and state taxes while lowering the state deficit. She has strong support in the East where Democrats usually win presidential elections. She showed in her Republican response to the 1994 State of the Union address she could easily defeat Gore in a debate, of course, a tree could do that.

While the Democrats and media will try to make Whitman look like a token running mate to help Dole look like he's in touch with women, who cares? In the long run she will show this is not the case.

The next thing Dole needs to do is distance himself from Pat Buchanan. There is absolutely no way Dole will ever get the votes of the so-called. "Reagan Democrats" if he lets this extremist, borderline Nazi speak at the Republican convention.

The majority of the Buchanan votes were not from people who think he's a great guy, but they saw Dole as a lifelong politician who has forgotten the average person. Another reason for Whitman.

The Buchanan voters will vote Republican or, if Ross Perot decides to run, Independent, whether Buchanan speaks at the convention or not. All Buchanan is capable of doing is assuring Clinton four more years.

Go Pat go-back to your little TV show with no ratings.

Dole has hopefully learned from his early primary troubles that running negative ad-

vertising with no message will do nothing for his campaign. This is not to say Dole should not attack Clinton. He should hit him hard but keep it tactual. It is hard to recall a president in his fomth year of office who has had a thinner record than Clinton.

If his presidency ended today, what would be his legacy? Gays in the military? That "don't ask, don't tell" policy did a lot. This is what Dole must attack.

Candidate Clinton said, "My administration will have a health care bill within its first 100 days after we take over that will guarantee every American coverage." Today is day 1,154, and still no bill.

Candidate Clinton slammed George Bush forsaying"Read my lips," then turning around and raising taxes. Clinton said "by cutting government spending and getting rid of the special interests, I will be able to give the worki ngman a tax cut."He not only gave us another tax increase, for the first time in recent history he made it retroactive.

Candidate Clinton said he wanted welfare reform. "My plan would train welfare recipients for two years. Afterward, the trainees must work, either in the private sector or for the government. Not only has he not introduced this bill, on Jan. 9, he vetoed a welfare reform bill.

The list for this man goes on and on, from Travelgate to Whitewater to other shady .business deals. If Dole and the Republicans handle this campaign properly, he can easily beat"Slick Willy," a name given to him by an Arkansas journalist when he was governor.

After four years with him as president, I think we all know why.

Lawyers are worked up over harmless legislation Seanna Lee Sports Editor

Proposition 202, the final initiative in the so-called "Terrible Two's" initiative package, is probably one of the most simple pieces of legislation Cali' fornians will have to vote on this year. ....

The gist of the pro- ~UI­ posed law includes a fee limit of 15 percent of the recovery from any early

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settlement in a tort case.

Tort cases involve any wrongdoing which results • • • - - in personal injury, death, loss of property, etc. Current law allows the claimants-anyone seeking compensation for an act of wrongdoing-and their attorneys to negotiate the percentage of the recovery paid to the attorney. If Prop. 202 is enacted, attorneys would

be required to notify clients of the fee limit, and notify them that a lower percentage can also be negotiated.

Also, the initiative calls for attorneys to fully disclose offers of settlement by the "allegedly responsible party."Thc plaintiff's attorney must follow a speci ficd method for demanding compensation. Nearly one-third of the legislation is devoted to the step-bystep process.

The last sections of the bill arc devoted to determining what constitutes an early settlement offer, enforcement of the law-should the claimant find that the attorney charged a higher fee-and definitions of the "legal" terms used in the text of the law.

Prop. 202, officially titled the "Lawyer Contingent Fee Limitation Act," does not have as much weight as it seems. Other than the 15 percent recovery cap, nothing in the text is novel. Lawyers are ethically required to inform clients of any offers of settlement by the defending parties. Writing those eth-

ics into law would merely hold lawyers accountable to their clients.

So essentially, the law would put a salary cap on lawyers' fees for these tort cases.

There is nothing limiting about that-tort cases arc relatively simple if they entail the recovery of compensation for obvious wrongdoing. This initiative is applicable to any practicing attorney in California, and the conditions in the law cannot be waived.

Who would believe that lawyers might finally have to work for a commission, even if the commission is only implemented in a specified kind of case·7 The only negative in this proposition is the fact that fees for the a!!orneys of the ·'allegedly responsible parties" cannot also be capped-it's a one-sided deal.

A ··yes" vote on Prop. 202 would not cause sweeping reform in the billing process lawyers usc, but the initiative would prevent attorneys from charging abhorrent fees for relatively simple cases.

People have called Pat Buchanan everything from a demagogue to a racist, but the guy has been misunderstood. In fact, Buchanan would make a great president. He has not jumped on the Republican bandwagon, spouting things that everyone has heard before; he has goals that none of the other candidates can claim to possess .

For instance, no one other than Buchanan has promised to build an enormous wall to keep Mexicans from illegally sneaking into the United States . Ifthere 's one thing we don't need, it's those pesky illegal immigrants. But Buchanan doesn't want to stop at just illegal immigrants, he wants end all immigration, including people entering the country legally, for five years. Good for you, Pat! Everybody knows that foreigners are the cause of all our problems. Americans couldn't possibly be responsible for anything going on in their own country.

Buchanan also wants to keep the United States from trading with other countries, so Americans will buy only American products.

Sure, people might balk at first, but it's for their own good. The United States might be completely shut off from the rest of the Earth in a show of extreme nationalism. but doggone it, it's for our own good. We don't need tourist dollars, or revenue produced by Americans working in foreign lands, anyway.

Another thing that Buchanan will do for the United States is protect Americans from the evil communities of homosexuals. He won't allow them to marry legally, and they sure as hell won'tbe in his cabinet. Of course, anyone different from the rest of the populace doesn't deserve equal treatment.

But perhaps the best idea that Buchanan has embraced is to overturn Roe vs. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. Even if a woman is raped or molested, and becomes pregnant, she shouldn't have a choice-she should be forced to have the child. And who better to make the decision to outlaw abortion than the old, predominantly white and conservative men who sit in Congress·7 Even though these men will never know what's its like to carry a child who was conceived through a brutal attack, or was simply not wanted, and can't be cared for, they are the best people to make this important decision .

If someone believes all this, he deserves to be forced to live in a country led by Buchanan.

Buchanan is a dangerous, bigoted. narrowminded person who is probably the worst choice ever for president of the United States.

He is the poster boy for hate and intolerance, partially evidenced by the fact that ultra-nationalist Russian Vladimir Zhirinovsky was excited when Buchanan won the New Hampshire primary in February.

Americans must take responsibility for our own actions instead of blaming our woes on a convenient scapegoat, non-Americans. The United States cannot hope to survive if we alienate the rest of the world by closing our borders. Tolerance should be encouraged, and women should have control of what they can and can't do to their bodies.

Kate Nelson is Co-Editor in Chief She can be reached at knelson @jtuw.cotn

Fridav. March 22. 1996

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OPINION 9

Does .the Electoral College work the way it is now?

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One of the hottest topics surrounding politics today is whether or not the United States should keep the current Electoral College.

Why change a perfectly good system? In this country, the common consensus is majority rule, the only ideology that keeps thi s country democratic.

The Electoral College is a system of voting in which candidates who receivc the majority of votes in a particular state win the amount of electoral votes in that state.

Each state is allowed as many electoral votes as it has senators and representatives in Congress, so in California, we have 54 votes.

Alaska, on the other hand , has three votes.

This system has been under attack by people who want to reform it to a number of other voting systems, the most predominate being the direct-voting plan. Direel vote is just counting each individual vote (popular voting) and giving the presidency to the candidate with the largcstamountofvotes, which is how many people think we do it now.

The Electoral College was created with the majority rule basis. The candidate who rece1ves the most votes 111 each state wins that state's electoral votes. How much more simple can it be?

There are of course going to be states with more electoral voting power than other states, but the same would be true for direct voting.

The states with more electoral votes have a larger population, and therefore need to exercise increased power in the outcome of elections. The legislation passed by the government will have a greater impact on those states than the densely populated ones.

The direct vote plan is in essence simple, but would require much more time and encrgy tocalculateevcry single vote. TheAmerican people want results as quickly as possible.

The direct voting system could take a couple of days longer to tally results than the current one. Every little state, absentee ballot and backwoods hick town would need to get their votes all the way to Washington D.C. This could conceivably take months.

The existing system has for almost two centurieselectedpresidentsthat wereofwide consensus to the majority of the American people.Therepresentativeswhodotheactual voting will always make their choice based on what the people want. Why fix a system that is not broken?

Should we keep the Electoral College?

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The Electoral College IS the affiOUn t 0 f VO tes each State can cast based on 1.ts number of elected representatl·ves In Congres s. Many people bell.eve the I·r VOteS for the presidential candidate should count, and not be J• ust . Sh ou ld we keep th.IS a forma1Ity. 200 year old tradl.tion?

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One of the oldest institutions in American politics will again be at work this November.

The Electora l College, the United States' method of electing its president going back to George Washington, is still in effect. Unfortunatcly, it is no longer a necessary function or the presidential election process.

The United States was an infant country when the system was tmplcmentcd. Our Founding Fathers established it for a highly ill iterate constituency. Perhaps then voters could not be relied upon to make informed , reasonable sclections, but we were an agricullura! society which was largely uneducated.

We now live in an information society. Voters arc more likely to be aware of candidates' campaigning processes and the issues invol vcd.

In addition to being outdated, the Electoral College is unfair, for several reasons. First, there is the possibility that the winner or the popular election will not be actual winner, because of a provision which states that the electoral winner must have a majority of the electoral votes. In 1824, Andrew Jackson was both the popular and electoral wmner; however. because he held only a plurality of electoral votes, the decision was thrown to the House of Representatives. The House voted rival John Quincy Adams into oftice.

Second, if a voter is a member of the losing candidate's party, the vote means nothing.

Most states employ the winner-take-all method for deciding how many electoral votes a candidate will receive, a lthough there is no constitutionally-required method for this delegation of votes.

Third, electoral voters are not required to votcwiththeirparty.Thcrehavebcennumerous elections in which the voters cast their votes against their party. There is no constitutiona! provision which disallows that.

Fourth, each state's electoral votes do not represent an equal amount of popular votes, since each state must have a minimum of three electoral votes. Therefore, an electoral vote in Alaska will have more weight than a vote in California .

The United States is a representative democracy. The right to directly elect our chief executive would be a reflection of what our society is-what the Founding Fathers intended it to be: a representative government led by a directly-elected president.

Scott Morrison Psychology

Michael Miller Pre-Med

Mandy Duggan Paralegal

Lisa Jones Dental Hygiene

Shannon Brake Undeclared

"Something should be done in this system to make it more fair."

"No. I think it could be much more fair."

"No. I think it should be more democratic.

More of what the people want."

"Yes. I agree with it because it's worked so far."

"No. I think it should be based on popular vote."

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Let us choose how we die Twice, the state of Michigan has tried to convict Dr. Jack Kevorkian for assisting in the suicide of terminally ill people, and twice they have failed.

What the powersthat-be need to come to terms with is the changing v1ews among Americans about how and when they should die.

With diseases such as AIDS and Alzheimer's taking thc1r tolls on more and more Americans, we arc becoming more aware of the prolonged suffcnng these diseases cause. When a loved one is slowly losing his or her identity as a human being, it becomes more difficult to say that it must be God's will for that person to stay alive and suffer.

Also, the medical profession is constantly discovering ways to save patients they would have allowed to die just a few short years ago.

That, coupled with the technology we posses that can keep a person "alive" indefinitely, forces the lines to become blurred between what's morally right and what's socially acceptable.

At the heart of the debate is the definition of"alive." Technically, if you have breath in your body, you are alive. This is a simplistic view at best, and a pitiful one at that.

People who argue that only God should take a life fail to take into account the beliefs and wishes of the people who are trying to be masters of their own fate. They argue that, if we start allowing doctors to assist in the suicide of tenninally ill , suffering patients, soon we will start indiscriminately killing off old people and those deemed "incompetent."

That view is an insult to those of us who take this subject seriously.

If those opposed to assisted suicide want to throw God into the equation, they need to admit that their religions teach that everyone is going to stand in front of God and answer for his or her actions. No one is going to have to answer for my sins but me, and no matter what high road they -think they are taking, ultimately. I have the right to do anything 1 want-even killmyself-nomatterwhatanyonc thinks. The Constitution gives us freedom to pursue happiness, and when I can no longer achieve that happiness , no one should have the right to keep me alive, because that would make me unhappy.

I don't agree with everything Kevorkian believes. but I do think he represents a wave of change in Americans' unwillingness to keep other human beings in agony out of some self-righteous need to control the fate of others.

The people in Michigan have spoken, twice. They want to have the choice to end their lives when thev deem it necessary. The lawmakers in Michigan, as well as the rest of the nation, need to start listening.

Staff Editorial

Funds should be used or not collected at all The Child Development Center would like a new sandbox. Disabled Students Programs and Services would like a building.

The Associated Student Government would like a new Student Union. The Telescope would like a new computer lab. All the clubs on campus would like more money.

Meanwhile, the Student Representation Fee is generating more money than the Associated Student Government spends, but because California law restricts the use of this money, it cannot be reallocated for any of these uses.

As of March 12, the account held $83,900. The student body needs to STOP paying the Student Representation Fee allowing the balance to drop down to a reasonable reserve level.

The $1 per semester fee was established at Palomar College by a two-thirds majority in the Sept. 1989 elections. Education Code section 76060.5 allows the fee in

order to generate funds for student lobbying or the contracting of lobbyists to represent student interests.

In addition to funding lobbyi st, it has been established that the fee can be used to pay for other expenses regarding the representation of students' interests. In particular, the fee can be used for student attendance at legislative conferences, organizational dues to student lobbying organizations, the purchasing of equipment used for lobbying or advocacy-computer, printers , modems, fax machines and software-advertisements on legislative issues, travel expenses for student lobbying, conferences on legislative awareness/training, and the hosting of conferences on legislative issues for the general student body.

At the beginning of this academic school year, $64,928 was already in the Student Represention Fee account. If amounts as large as this continue to roll over, there is a

problem that needs to be addressed. The merits of having a fund available for student representation are not being disputed , but the student body needs to be aware that all the potential uses of the fund are not being met.

Conferences can be held on campus to educate the student body at large on legislation and lobbying practices. Letter campaigns to actively involve the student body in lobbying can be taking place. The conferences ASG members regularly participate in can be opened up so that other members of the student body can go too.

In short. as long as the money exists, it should be used. If it is not going to be used, either decrease the fee to 50 cents or place a moratorium on it for a semester or two.

There are so many clubs, departments and activities that are limited by lack of financial resources. To see all this money sitting there is useless and frustrating.

Letters to the Editor

Column was wrong In response to the recent article that appeared in the March 15 edition of The Telescope written by Rick Martinez, he is wrong about ICC, and it was a waste of time for him to write his "observation."

Mr. Martinez came to one meeting and obviously did not understand policies and procedures,and had no clue to the objective of the meeting. If he had taken the time to ask questions, he could have offered an educated, open-minded opinion.

For those who wonder what the ICC is up to, we are planning a three-day, campuswide event to promote school spirit and club awareness. This event is called 'The Battle of the Clubs." We also help each of the clubs plan and execute their events. We were behind-the-scenes in PASM's recent "Auction a Date" fundraiser. The new adviser was instrumental in helping the Success Club replace the Braille machines recently stolen from the college.

The meeting Mr. Martinez went to was set aside for a special guest speaker. If he had known this, maybe he would have had a clue to the agenda for that meeting. In the observation of ICC, he was clueless to our regular procedures.

We have a club role call to keep the ICC involved in the needs of each club and the needs of the campus as a whole. ICC is the nerve center for the clubs.

The ofticial function of the ICC is to help clubs serve the student body more efticiently. ASG can only do so much. ICC is the extention into the college and the community, so both are served better. We are a voluntary organization.

The ICC helped Black Men United participate with the luncheon in honor of Women's History Month.The ICC advisor sat down with both sides and helped them come together. We do a great deal of good for students, and the leaders it serves.

By the way, there is no paintball club on campus. Mr. Martinez would have known that if he had asked.

Kathleen Kremer ASG Vice President/iCC Chaitperson Rachel D. White iCC Adviser

Leave ASG alone After reading The Telescope for the past few months, it has occurred to me that the newspaper has become more tabloid than news. Are the writers that desperate for news that every week we can count on scandal concerning the student government reminiscent of stories presented about Roseanne vs. Tom Arnold on "Hard Copy"?

Unless your paper is looking to mentor the National Enquirer I suggest reporting on real news and events rather than the back-biting that seems to be going on within ASG. The reputation of our newspaper depends on it.

Shauna Parkhurst Business

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ENTERTAINMENT Michael W. Smith finds his place in this world Daniel Kwan Stq{f Writer

Michael W. Smith said he wanted to do someth ing different on his new tour. He accompli shed his goal.

Smith, who has been the topselling male Christian artist for the las t decade, has achieved mainstream pop success in the last few years. His current 60-city "I'll Lead You Home Tour" incorporates multimedia effects and stopped March 17 at University of California, San Diego's RIMAC Arena.

Suspended above the stage were three projectile screens spanning the length of the stage. The screens displayed both moving and still images; often mixing live views of Smith's stage actions with preselected visuals.

In place also was a runway which ex tended from the center of the stage to halfway into the audience. At the end of the runway was a circular platform.

As Smith's eight-member band started playing musical overtones of the concert opener "Cry for Love," Smith stood still with his eyes closed as he was slowly raised from bclo\\ the circular platform. Smoke filled the stage as he revolved around the platform. until he expressively belted out the chorus, "Can you hear me ...

I'm calling outll'm crying out...a cry for love."

Next in line was the upbeat "Picture Perfect" in which Smith sang. '·You don't have to be picture per-

feet to be in my world."

Following the energy of"Picturc Perfect" were the serious overtones of "Someday" and ''Breakdown," which started with th e powerful voice and footage of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The song progressed with Smith expressi ng himself through near vio lent, physical motion; ending with a symbolic and affecting action of Smith marching down the runway with an American flag.

Smith stood on his feet for most of the show by traveli ng between the circular platform and both ends of the main stage.

Though lighting effects presented colors across the spectrum, Smith shi ned the most whenever the spotlight landed on him at the keyboards.

During these times, he invited the audience for sing.-a-longs on "Place in this World," "I Will Be Here for You" and the touching "Friends."

In between those piano songs, Smith showed some improvisation by singing "Back in San Diego/ Home where I belong" and ended by telling the audience, ''That's for you, guys."

The evening's songs included a cover of gospel legend Andrae Crouch's ·'Jesus is the Way·· and Smith's adaption of "Crown Him with Many Crowns ... a foot-tapping and finger-snapping song which allowed Smith, his band and three back-up vocalists to let loose.

A Michael W. Smith concert wouldn't be complete without per-

sonal "small talk" and he spent part of the time sharing about his family.

Like a proud father showing pictures of his kids, Smith displayed pictures of his wife and five children on the big screens.

For personal insight, Smith explained how even he pondered, "Why am I out there? Am I doing the right thing?" He also said he knows there's meaning in life because of his encounter with Jesus Christ.

Without overstepping the boundary between preaching and giving heartfelt advice, Smith said, "If it's whatever to yo u, then you' vc never met Jesus. It's not about religion or going to church . It's about your personal relationship with Jesus Christ."

Halfway into the set, Smith introduced the tour's musical director Brent Bourgeois, who gave a surprise performance of his Christian pop hit "A Little More Like Jesus."

Bourgeois, who is currently a Christian recording artist, producer and songwriter, achieved mainstream pop/rock success in the late 1980s with "I Don't Mind at All" as a member of Bourgeois Tagg.

After balancing selections from his new album "I'll Lead You Home'' with his older hits, Smith ended the concert singing two comforting songs. "I'll Lead You Home" and 'Tm Waiting for You." with the lyrics: "Know you arc not alone/ the journey begins and ends with me/It starts with a step or two/ What arc you waiting for'IJI'm waiting for you.··

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Michael W. Smith holds the Stars and Stripes for a dramatic moment during his concert at UCSD's RIMAC Arena March 17.

Christian bands Jars of Clay and Three Crosses opened for Smith.

Jars of Clay, Three Crosses break musical mold • Two Christian rock bands discuss their music aJ!d making it in a mainstream market Daniel Kwan St4fWriter

Liz Bennett Campus Beat l:'dtlor

While Michael W. Smith was the main reason most people attended this particular concert, two of mainstream rock and contemporary Christian music's up-and-coming bands. Jars of Clay and Three Crosses. opened the show with thunderous applause to show that posit ve lyrics in rock 'n' roll music can appeal to all ages .

Jars of Clay Almost any band trying to securearecordingcontract would envy the Jars of Clay story.

While still attending Greenville College in Illinois , the band members of Jars of Clay won the 1994 Gospel Music Association's Spotlight Competiti on, edg ing out more than 200 other uns igned bands.

"Winning GMA was really the beginnin g of e\'eryth in g. We were ·cgetting call s on the pay phone on our dorm floor," said Charlie Lowell, kcyboardist. "We weren't even sure how some of them got o ur

Jars of Clay is (clockwise from top) Matt Odmark, Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell and Steve Mason. number. We finally put a sign by the phone that said, ·If anybody calls regarding Jars of Clay, take down their number and tell them this ... but don ' t tell them this." ' Three weeks later, school ended and they started meeting with many of the Christian record companies based in Nashville .

Since releasing a self-titled debut album on Essential record s, Jars

of Clay, which also includes Dan Haseltine, lead vocalist and lyricist; Steve Mason , guitarist/bassist; and Matt Odmark, guitarist; have found critical acclaim and commercial success in both Christian music and mainstream rock.

Their song ''Flood" was the No. I added si ngle on mainstream Adult Album Alternative charts and No.2 on modern rock play lists in the first

week of the song's release. SanD iego rock/alternative station 92.5 even sponsored a free Jars of Clay concert March 18.

"We want to offer something that's an alternative to everything else out there," said Odmark . ··something that's di ffcrcnt and in·teresting musically with artistic in tegrity, that sends a true message about who we arc as humans, and who God is, and paints an accurate picture of that relationship."

Musically, Jars of Clay incorporates a mix of acoustic-based rock with an alternative edge and earthy feel.

With the success of the debut album, it has been rc-released in an interactive CD-ROM format with concert clips, interviews , photos, screen savers and selections from their original demo.

Three Crosses Many would never know that Three Crosses was a Christian band by their stage presence. They banged their heads and jumped around the stage with the energy of a rocket like most bands tod ay.

"We play music to please God. He is the inspiration for our songs," said Ralph Barrientos, keyboardist.

T he band's name stands for their faith and is a symbol of what happened at Cal vary. The message the

group hopes to convey is that there IS nothing wrong with being a Christian.

"It means a lot to us when people come up to us after the concert and tell us that the music impacted their lives," said Stephen Pasch, lead si ngcr.

About two-and-a-half years ago all three band members were involved in the mainstream music industry when they decided to form a band together.

"I think it was a turning point in our lives . It was kind of like three roads coming together. God turned our lives around and brought us together," said Ed Nicholson, guitarist.

The band got their break at the Gospel Music Association's annual conference in Nashville, where they walked away with four record companics interested.

"We signed with Benson records because they didn ' t want to change us," said Nicholson .

Three Crosses is a New JJ:rseybased band whose music style has been referred to as the Christian Doors.

At their San Diego concert, Three Crosses performed the hit songs, "This is Not my Home" and "Sign of the Times" from their self-titled debut album. They also surprised the aud ience with a rock 'n' roll version of Amy Grant's "Too Late."

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'Chungking Express' gets stopped in its tracks Jennifer Rader Sill({ Writer

If I hear the song "Ca lifornia Dreaming'' by the Mamas and The Papas once more anytime soon, I think I will go insane. Let me explain why.

"Chungking Express," is a desperate movie about desperate people. Faye Wang plays a lonely Cantonese g irl who works in a rast food restaurant and plays "Ca lifornia Dreaming'" over and over and over. throughout the entire second half of the film. And guess what?

That 's the best part.

This movie is a wanna-be ''Pulp Fiction," with a more lonely , romantic angle and no action. There is not much of a plot; in fact, there is no plot.

The first halfinvolves He Qiewn, played by Tony Leung, who is a cop and has just broken up with his girlfriend. Qiewn is shown talking to his stuffed animals, eating too much pineapple, drinking too much

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Next, the camera focuses on a girl in a blonde wig, trench coat, and dark sunglasses, who is smuggling cocaine. The trenchcoat girl, played

by Brigitte Lm , meets Qiewn in a bar. The end. Yes, that's about it for the first of the two stories m this movie. "Chungking Express" illogically jumps at that juncture to another hopeless love saga.

The second half involves the aforementioned "California Dreaming'' girl. She helps customers , she dances, she daydreams , and she plays that song, (the one I used to like) over and over. Cop No. 2, played by Takeshi Kaneshiro,

wps at her restaurant on his lunch breaks. He is another incurable romantic, who also just gotjilted by his 11 ight attendant girl friend.

Can you guess how the movie ends? At this point I didn't care. I had e nough of men talking to their stuffed anima ls . There wasn ' t any violence or action to keep me awake e ither. l ac tu ally looked at my watch three times. l could not tell if the acting was good or bad . The story was written so vaguely that the actors barely had a chance to do what they get paid for. The dialogue of the trenchcoat g irl was almost nonexistent.

The camerawork was the most notable positive intluence this movie offers its viewers, it showed scenes in a picture frame at times.

"Chungking Express" left a horrid taste in my mouth, and should have a warning label stating. "Take Pepto Bismol before entering the theater, or enter at your own risk ."

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It"s rare to see a film where actor/ comedian Robin Williams plays the role of the straight man.

And in his latest film "Birdcage."'

Williams ' character isn't exactly straight. He plays the more business-like half or a gay couple, who are the centerpiece of thi Ameri canized remake of the I 978 French/ Italian comedy ··La Cage Aux Folies." Still , throughout "The Birdcage," it's co-star Nathan Lanenot Williams-who wears the high heels and goes for the big laughs.

"I'd already done that." argues Williams, referring to "Mrs. Doubtfire." in which he dressed in ladies clothes. "I've been the big bad woman before. I wanted to try so mething different. I've got the centered role."

Williams stars as Armand, proprietor of the Birdcage, a Fort Lauderdale nightclub where the main attraction is Albert (Lane), who sports glamorous dresses and sings for adoring crowds under the stage name Starina. When Val (Dan Futterman), Armand ' s son from a long-ago fling with Christine Baranski, arrives on the scene and announces he's engaged all hell breaks loose. It seems Val's intended, Barbara (Calista Flockheart), is the daughter of a U.S. senator (Gene Hackman) named Keeley and his wife, Louise

"I get a few laughs, and they're BIG laughs! It's not the size of the laugh that counts, you know. " -Robin Williams

(Dianne Wiest). The senator is so conservative he makes Bob Dole look like a Democrat. So it is, then , that Armand and Albert try desperatel y-and with outrageo us resul ts-to pass themselves oil as husband a nd wire when the Keeleys, who are already fleeing a political firestorm back home, come to visit.

Williams, who is sitting for an interview at a Manhattan hotel, knew going into " Birdcage" that it would be Lane who got the majority of the laughs. " I get a few laughs, and they're BIG laughs! It's not the size of the laugh that counts, you know.

It's not how big the laugh is, it's how you use it!" he shouts.

Then he added, "Nathan's got the big speech at the end and just seeing him in drag alone is worth the price of admission."

It should be no surprise to learn that Williams was first offered the tlashy role of Albert/Starina. "My managers said, 'Robin, you could

kill with this part.· I said. ·I know. but I must try something different.· It's true, Nathan ge ts huge laughs.

I'm going, 'I want to be Barbara Bush. too.' I get laughs ofT the reactions to Nathan. Look: it's a great piece of music. and everyone gets their solo."

Williams and Lane hadn't known each other prior to ·'Birdcage'' and met for the first time when everyone gathered together for the rehearsal period before filming began. There had to be genuine chemistry between the two men or audiences simply wouldn't go along for the ride.

"The movie is about love, and there 's a certain intimacy that's in every scene, " Williams notes. "It was love at first laugh for Nathan and me. It worked. From the first rehearsal day I knew it would be great, and it was."

Ultimately, Williams believes that "B irdcage" Jives up to "LaCage," which is considered a comedy classic by many film aficionados. " I saw [the onginal] just before we started ' Birdcage. ' Someone said, 'Don·t look at it 1 The moment you say that kind of thing to me, "it's like, 'OK,"' says Williams. laughing and pretending to pop in a videotape into a VCR. " I know why Mike Nichols wanted to remake it.

It fits perfectly into America, especially given what's going on these days [pol iticall y]. I think 'Birdcage' is a political-emotional comedy, if you can have both in one film. "

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Remember when rock 'n' roll was all about sex, drugs, drinking and tattoos ·J When punk was thought to be dead, alte rnative was still alternative and Guns 'n' Roses reigned supreme over MTV-land?

Well. for anyone who misses 1989, it's still alive and sounding betterthan ever. Love/ Hate is a band, sprung from the Joins of the late ·80s rock scene, which has refused to die. Their fourth album, on their third record label, is some of their best work to date.

"I'm Not Happy ," on the hard-to-find Mayhem Records, spells out in no uncertain terms the philosophy of this band. From track one to I 3, Iisteners can't help but get their asses kicked by four guys who just wanna rock.

This ain't no hair band and they haven't changed their sound to fit in with the grunge generation. No, these songs sound like what Guns 'n' Roses would sound like if only they didn ' t suck so bad. Their songs, mostly penned by guHarist Skid, cover famii1ar topics. ·'Oia Mola" is a drug song with such memorable .lines as ·'What you waitin ' for , man/ You've got the lungs of a gorilla/I bet you could take/ A bigger hit than Godzilla" (yeah, it doesn't rhyme ... so what")) and the chorus which sticks

in your head: ''Ola mol a Coca-Cola I Pass the dochie/ Doe-see dola."

"Searchers'' pretty much sums up the band's mission in life-to rock ' n' roll. It tells the story of growing up and wanting to be a rock star as well as why the band continues to do what they do (sec track number nine, ··we Do What We Do") even though they've been relegated to their second independent label.

Singer Jizzy Pearl tells how "I saw Zeppelin when I was 13/ Lurkin' at the bottom with the dope fiends/ Right then and there I saw my destiny/ And I knew that I wanted to be/ One of the searchers/ Keep searchin ' for the Hammer of the Gods."

Later, he explains, "Decadence and hedonism have gone out of fashion/ That doesn't maller anymore 'ca use we're not tryin' to cash in/ Long black hair, dyed, tattoos. come from L.A./ We ain't the first, we ain't the last, but we've got somet hing to say."

The one weak spot on the album is Pearl's attempt to write: "Lady Jane," a ballad that goes nowhere .

Also thrown in on the compact disc verSIOn of the album IS a cover of the Beatlcs standard "I am the Walrus" as a bonus track.

It's sure to sound like nails on a chalkboard to diehard Fab Four fans, but for those who aren't big Beatles buffs, it actually sounds prelly darn groovy.

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Cries of applause filled the Student Union when the Christian rock group The Kry performed a free concert March 14.

Having recently finished a world tour and after they released an unpluggcdconce11 video. the three members of The Kry said they 're happy to perform in the area. The group has lived in San Diego County for the past twoand-a-half years and are currently residing in Oceanside. They also attend Calvary Chapel of Vista.

"We want to do more shows locally in the state, and play at more colleges and high schools,'' said Jean Luc Lajoie, lead vocalist and bassist. ''The college crowd relates well to our music because it's a style they 're familiar with."

The sound of The Kry, which also includes guitarist Pete Nelson and Lajoie's brother and drummer Yves, is comparable to mainstream rock's Gin Blossoms; they both perform alternative rock with a catchy, listenerfriendly appeal. 'The difference is in the message," said Lajoie .

"The name 'The Kry' comes from chapter three of the book of Matthew. The third verse talks of John the Baptist being a voice, crying out in the wilderness, and that was John the Baptist's mission . We feel that we're not a rock ' n' roll band first; we are ministers first. " We ' re not ashamed of being called a Chrisuan band. If peopic tag that to us, It s tine since that 's what we arc; we ' re nOt JUSt a rock 'n' roll band, because rock 'n' roll never saved anyone."

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During their Palomarappearcncc , The Kry performed an eight-song set that included their hit songs "I Can't Stop Thinking about You" and "Everywhere" from the album "You." "We are working on a new album right now. By the end of August, we should have a new album in the stores," said Lajoie. '"The next album Is gOing to be similar to the 'You ' album, but with more edge. It will be more guitar-oriented and a little less produced."

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The players' scores were as follows: Jeremy Meeks, 71; Eric Lippert, 75; Sean Sweeney, 77; Daisuke Tsuchiyama, 78; Jason Lang, 82; and Mike Stanley, 83.

Coach Bob Luskysaid he was pleased with these scores and added, "We are doing tine."

Palomar has marched up the steep slope of the "tournament hill" with strength, but still needs to outrank the top two teams.

Rancho Santiago and Cuyamaca at the home matches .

Meeks has confidence in the team and he stated, ''If we keep improving we should beat the two top teams at home." Consistency will pay off.

The Comets will have the opportunity to surpass one of those teams, Rancho Santiago, next Monday, March 25 in San Marcos at 12:45. Riverside will also be an opponent in the match.

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Lakers are on the rebound, baby I love L.A.' Yes. the Lakers arc back. It's "Showtimc II: The Lake Show Lives!" Make room for another championship banner above the South Colonnade section at the Great Western Forum-we're about to hang one more.

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Rick Martinez is a contributing writer. He can he reached at telescope@cnb.com

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A nonexistent offense and poor pitching resulted in the Comets' I0-1 loss to their conference rivals, the Southwestern College Apaches. March I 9 at Myers Field. "[was looking for a better performance," said Head Coach Bob Yetter. "We didn't get it."

The Comets sent left-bander Ryan Cunningham to the mound. Cunningham was hit hard early in the game, allowing two runs on four hits in the first inning. In five innings of work, he allowed seven runs.

"Ryan did not have a good game," Yetter said. "He fell behind in the count a lot, and he can't afford to do that."

Left -hander Adrian Wi II iams took over for Cunningham in the sixth inning. He allowed three runs, all of which scored on a three-run home run by Apache left fielder Oscar Betancourt.

Southwestern right-hander Miguel Duran held the Comets to one run in his eight innings of work. De ignated hitter Ryan Gallego drove in second baseman Aaron Miller on a single in the sixth inning.

"Southwestern is a very physical team," V ctter said. "They were a better club than us." Vetter also said that he still feels good about the team even though they were beat soundly.

The loss puts Palomar's record at 6-6 overall, and 5-4 in the Pacific Coast Conference. They arc in second place behind Southwestern. The Comets¡ next home game is March 23 against Grossmont.

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Comets' southpaw Ryan Cunningham delivers the ball against Southwestern College March 19. Cunninham allowed seven runs in his five innings of work.

Comets keep conference record perfect Eric Jones Sraf{ \Vnrer

The Palomar softball team beat Grossmont College 14-2 at home March 15.

Comet Danielle Robertshaw (9-3) pitched four innings allowing only three hits and one earned run. Cathy Paiz relieved Robertshaw in the fifth inning.

Second baseman Krista Belford was the leader of the offensive attack going three-for-three with two RBis, while Dawn Lenard and Lisa Warren both went two-for-three. "I think we J came ready to play, and it's exciting to play somebody new that we haven't played yet this year," said Head Coach Mark Eldridge. "We play them two more times, but I don't think we will

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In the bottom of the first inning, the Comets got five hits off the Griffins' Andrea James, scoring four runs to give Palomar the early 40 lead.

Palomar widened its lead in the bottom of the second inning when Kim Bryant broke through with a two-out single to left field, scoring Lisa Flores and Belford to give the Comets a commanding 6-0 lead.

Grossmont put an end to the shutout in the topofthe third inning when, with two outs and runners on first and third, Alisa Morales hit a hard shot toward second base and Belford couldn't handle it. This allowed Jamie Stewart to score. The Comets then led 6-1.

The bottom of the third inning didn't get any easier for the Griffins, when five Comets reached base a;o:d three runs scored, extending their lead to 9-1.

Trisha Hill got things going in the top of the

fourth for Grossmont with a one-out triple to center-field. Moretz got a sacrifice RBI on a pop-up to Belford that scored Hill from third.

Palomar led 9-2.

The Comets added another run in the bottom of the fourth inning when, with one out, Lenard hit a long single to left field scoring Flores to give the Comets the I0-2Iead.

Palomar continued its scoring attack in the bottom of the fifth inning when Grossmont's pitcher Moretz walked Stacy Androus with the bases loaded scoring Keira Jester. Lenard stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded and hit a long triple to left field scoring Flores, Bryant, and Androus to give the Comets the 14-2 win due to the I 0-run rule.

"I'm really happy how they are playing," said Eldridge. We really want to win the State Championship, and I think we're right on track."

The win upped the Comets' overall record to 24-5-1, with a 3-0 conference record.

Men's tennis ups conference record to 2-2 Mike Hynds SwjfWrirer

Palomar is now 2-2 in league play after splitting matches against San Diego Mesa and Southwestern.

The Comets continued their conference play with a loss at Mesa March 14. HungLe, the No.I seed on the tennis team, struggled and lost to Peter Seitz 6-3,3-6,6-2. No.2 seed Logan Frahm was defeated by Bo Gapas 6-1, 6-1. Brian Crain, the Comets' No.3 seed, also was defeated by Mesa's James Reid 6-4,6-1, while No. 4 seed Matt Seideman gave the Comets their first match victory over Robert

Tuzon, 6-2, 6-2.

Matt Seideman, the No. 5 seed was defeated by Mesa's Keita Idenov 6-3, 6-2. One of the stars of the day for the Comets was No. 6 seed Jake Tran, who polished ofT Mesa's Dan Kurtz 6-2, 6-2.

After the singles matches, the score was 42 in favor of Mesa going into doubles competition. The Comets split the two doubles matches. The Comets won the match featuring Seideman and Seth Leichtfuss, who defeated Mesa's Robert Tuzon and Kurtz 3-6, 60,6-4.

As a result of all of the singles and doubles matches, Mesa came out with the victory by

a score of 5-3. The Comets' overall record at that time was 3-5 ( 1-2).

On March 19, the Comets hosted Southwestern. They split six singles matches, then played doubles. Lcichtfucs and Seideman defeated Fernando Mendez and Scott Stamp 6-2, 6-3. Comets Tuan Le and Mike Pecarica faced off against Southwestern's Ryan Bow and Kyle Robinson. This was the match of the day. The first set was a tic-breaker won by Southwestern. The Comets won the last two sets. The final score was 6-7 (7-4), 6-4,6-3.

They now have a record of 4-5 (2-2). The Comets next conference match will be on the road 111 Imperial Valley on March 26.