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THE·
LESC Palomar College
Friday, April19, 1996
San Marcos, CA
Volume 49, Number 19
City pledges $2 million for Palomar stadium • Project will move baseball diamand, call for constructian of three new practice fields Catharine Hines Staff Writer
A $2 million project funded by the city of San Marcos to upgrade and relocate some of Palomar's athletic fields should benefit both Palomar and the local community by bringing a new football stadium to the college. "The benefit to Palomar College is to move the baseball field to the back (of the campus), and to make a football/soccer field usable for our intercollegiate sports," said Mike Gregoryk, administrative services' vice president. The project is still in the planning stages, so the start date has not been determined, according to Grcgoryk. He said since 1988, when the project was first initiated, the main concern for the college has been to relocate the baseball field to resolve the problem of baseballs being launched onto Mission Road which runs along the field.
"That was the initial impetus because of the risk of baseballs going out onto Mission Road, which creates a serious liability for Palomar College," said Gregoryk. Athletic Director John Woods also said the current baseball field's location is a problem. "Balls are going onto Mission Road and it's a nightmare," said Woods. ·'Back in the '50s or '60s there wasn't a whole lot of traffic on Mission." Plans also call for a new 3,000-seat stadium to'be built, which means the Comets football team may someday play their home games at home, something they can't do now. "Obviously, we're real excited. This is a great opportunity." said Woods. "We've been here since 1946, and the facilities have had a tendency to deteriorate." The City of San Marcos and its Rcdevel-
See STADIUM, Page 4
Ralph W. Lincoln I Tlte Telescope
This artist's rendition of the proposed football stadium was released by the architecture firm working with the city of San Marcos and Palomar. The new stadium will be located on the site of the current baseball field on Mission Road.
Faculty, staff clash ASG adviser predicts high over bonus wages voter turnout for election • Groups negotiate to work through dispute over distribution of funds Rob Denny Staff Writer
Surplus money from the fiscal school year is always good news for the Palomar Governing Board, but exactly how the money should be divided up this year has presented a problem. There is approximately $400,000 from property tax back~ fill and expenditure savings to be split up among three groups of Palomar employees: the Faculty. the Classified employees and the Administrative Association. The faculty feels the money should be given out proportionately, which means they would receive about 53 percent, while the administration and classified staff feel it should be given out equally on a per capita basis. "We would have liked to have seen the money used on campus needs, but since it's not, we feel this is an opportunity for the Board to show the importance of all its employees,'' said Kelley Hudson-Maclsaac, president of
the Administrarive Association. Bonnie Ann Dowd, president of the Faculty Senate and chair of the Faculty Salary and Benefits Committee, said her group feels that, since the faculty makes up 53% of the district· s salary budget, the faculty should Dowd receive 53 percent of the funds. "We feel it is reasonable to expect that the same cost of allocation be used for income allocation," said Dowd. There are approximately 825 contract and part-time faculty members, 270 Classified employees and 80 Administration Associate employees on campus. A rough draft of a letter stating the faculty's position was reportedly stolen following an
See FUNDS, Page 5
Suzette Clark Staff Writer
Palomar College\<; 1996 student government campaign season is here. On April 17, candidates held a press conference where issues ranging from student apathy to procedure changes were discussed. Despite a history of low voter turnout, there is optimism that this year will be different. According to Jim Bowen, director of Student Activities. voter turnout for the II elections since 1991 has averaged 289 students (less than one percent). This year, Bowen expects voter turnout to double because three people are running for president. "With three people running for president, the students are more compelled to vote. I predict a turnout of around 450," said Bowen. Despite Bowen's optimism, many students remain unaware of the upcoming election, and some are not quite sure what the ASG is or what is does. "What is the ASG?'' asked Dan Johnston, an engineering major. After a brief explanation on the functions of ASG, Johnston said he was not likely to vote. Johnston, and classmates Ryan O'nan and Malcolm McCassy, said they did not sec the point in voting.
1998-97 ASG Elections Palontal' Colage students wil go to the poUa t1111 week to elect the olllclall who control ov• $80,000 In lbldent hllds. ASS lll8lllb8rl ..a 8IICOIIPIIIInl allbldlnts to vote When to Vata: April 23 and 24 8 a.m. to 8:30p.m.
WhiPI to Vata: Inside the Student Union Whafs at Stake: President, Executive Vice President, Vice President of State Affairs, Vice President of Social Affairs, Vice President I Chair of ICC, Treasurer, 10 Senator positions. "The ASG docs not do anything that affects me," said McCassy, a business major. "I have not seen any of the candidates walking around and talking to people. All I have seen are posters in the Student Union. Some of us don't go down there." O'nan, a psychology major, agreed, saying, "I don't plan on voting. It's just not important to me." Some of the same sentiments were echoed at an ASG press conference on Apri I 17. Senator and presidential candidate David Espinoza said that he
understood the apathetic nature of the student body. "I sit in meetings, and I feel the same discontent that the students feel. We need to be more visible on campus." Espinoza said he would reinstate the ASG newsletter and ask The Telescope to start publishing weekly ASG minutes' briefs. Senator Victoria Maddock, who is also running for president, said that although she agreed with Espinoza, she felt that the issue was
See ELECTION, page 6
Friday. Aprill9. 1996
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Adams Avenue hosts annual book fair Ralph W. Lincoln I The Telescope
Members of the club Adria compete with students from MEChA at a game of "crab soccer'' during the Inter-Club Council-sponsored "Battle of th Clubs." The events took place on the Student Union lawn April 16, 17 and 18.
Students tnrn to caffeine during test time "It's so quiet, and it's so dark, and GAINESVILLE, Fla. (CPS)---Gordon Braun , a third-year University of Florida you've got your desk lamp on or someexercise and sports science major, slept a thing, and you're concentrating so hard .," total of four or five hours during finals Bragger said. "But then on the other hand , week last semester between studying for you're so tired ... and all of a sudden your general chemistry and qualitative analy- brain just stops, and you're like, ' I need sis, human anatomy and personal growth. another soda."' Most students have, at one time or In that time span he said he went through two boxes ofVivarin and about 20 cans of another, used caffeine to pull them through Mountain Dew or Dr Pepper. "I wasjustso a long night of studying. According to ... so . . . wired," he said, describing how · Loren Chastain, a student in UF's pharhis knees and hands shook from all the macy program, caffeine is a stimulating drug that when taken in moderation can caffeine. Eric Bragger, a second-year UF micro- improve awareness, performance and biology major, described how an all-nighter mood. On the down side, excessive caffeine actually helped him pull off a B+ on a western civilization exam, for which he intake, a dosage of 500 to 600 milligrams per day for an adult, can cause headaches, said he had " no clue."
insomnia, irritability, dizziness, anxiety and loss of appetite. In addi•ion, it can cause racing and irregular heartbeat, facial flushing and gastrointestinal problems such as nausea and vomiting. <::affeine is addictive and can induce withdrawal symptoms including irritability, nervousness, restlessness, drowsiness, headaches and lethargy. However. Dr. Michael J. Huey, director of Student Health Care at the UF Intirmary, said it is possible, though difficult, to eliminate caffeine from the diet. It is important to do it slowly in order to avoid withdrawal effects .. Caffeine increases activity in the systems of the body. It causes the stomach to secrete more acid, the heart to beat faster, and the blood to flow faster to the brain, Huey said.
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CLUB INFORMATION
Compiled from Campus Patrol reports
Theatre Guild: Meetings are Mondays at noon in the main lobby of Howard Brubeck Theatre. Pre-Med Club: Meetings are the first and third Fridays of the month at noon in SU-18. GALA (Gay and Lesbian Alliance): Meetings are Wednesdays at 5 p.m. in P-15. •
FRATSO (Film Radio and Television Student Organization): Meetings are Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. in Q-1. Math Club: Meetings are Thursdays at 4 p.m. in
Friday, AprilS Petty Theft: A student reported his ATM card had been used to withdraw $320 from his bank account. His ATM card and code had been in his wallet which was stolen from a locker in the men 's locker room the previous week.
Monday, April 8 Collision: A cart and bicycle collided at a corner near the 0 building. Estimated damage to the bicycle was $30, but the rider was uninjured. Riding bicycles on campus is forbidden by Campus Rules and Regulations.
E-9. Contact Monica Branick at ext. 2536. Phi Rho Pi (Speech Club): Meetings are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday, April 10 Plate Stolen: The rear license plate was stolen from a car
NASA (Native American Student Alliance):
parked in Lot 12. Collision: A bicycle was unable to stop and ran into the rear quarter panel of a car proceeding through the crosswalk behind the HBT building.
Meetings are Fridays at 1 p.m. in SU-17. · Success Club: Meetings are Wednesdays at noon in the Governing Boardroom. Contact advisor John Dise for more information. Democracy Club: Meetings are every other Friday at 1 p.m. in SU-16. MEChA: Meetings are Fridays at2 p.m. in SU-17.
For more infonnation contact the Inter-Club Council in room SU-18.
Thursday, Aprilll Lost Child: A 5-year-oldchild became separated from his mother while they were collecting cans and bottles from campus trash cans. The two were reunited at the Clock Tower by an officer.
Literary treasures await discovery at the 1996 Open Air Book Fair on June 2, 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The annual event is held on the corner of Adams Avenue and 33rd in San Diego. Adams Avenue is known around the county for its used book stores and festivals. Children's books, cookbooks, paperbacks or collectibles can be found at one of the approximatly 50 booths participating. This is the only book fair scheduled for San Diego this year. Free admission and book appraisals will be available from noon to 3 p.m. Appraisals are limited to three books. The fair is sponsored by the San Diego Bookseller's Association, a nonprofit organization. For information call The Book Broker at 280-2665.
Child Center raises funds selling scrip The Palomar College Child Development Center is currently selling scrip to raise money for renovation. Scrip is used the same as cash. Places accepting it include grocery stores, drug stores, department stores, specialty stores and restaurants. These places reimburse the center 3 percent to 20 percent of the scnp value. All of the money raised will be used by the center to renovate the playgrounds and replace old instructional supplies and equipment. The scrip can be purchased every Friday in either the Staff Lounge from noon to 2 p.m. or at the Child Development Center Business Office from 7:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. For more information, call the Center Business Office at 744-1150, ext 2578, Monday through Friday, 7:15a.m. to 5:30p.m.
The Telescope wins 15 awards at state Palomar College racked up 15 awards at the state wide Journalism Association of Community College's competition. The Telescope placed third in the layout competition and won an honorable mention for headlines. Chris Gleason won a first place award for inside page layout and first place for on-~he-spot sports writing. Seanna Lee received an honorable mention for onthe-spot sports writing. Brian Wallace and Gleason received an honorable mention for a feature story. Wallace also won second place for photo illustration. Carla Van Wagoner received an honorable mention for on-tile-spot sports photo. Jeff Vize won first place for feature writing. The team of Vize and Steve Zivanic won fourth place for best news story in a series and first place for general investigative reporting. Diana Hooper won first place for best news story in a series. Daniel Kwan received an honorable mention, fourth place and first place awards for advertising design.
The Telescope
Friday. April 19. 1996
NEWS 3
ASG approves final budget for 1996-97 academic year • Officials address concerns by ICC, The Telescope Suzette Clark Staff Writer
The Associated Student Government finalized the 1996-97 budget at its April 17 meeting. At the April 10 meeting, the Inner-Cl ub Counci I and The Telescope addressed concerns about proposed methods for-funding student activities and possible budget cuts. Rachel White, adviserto the ICC, had asked that the ASG give the committee an $8,000 budget that wou ld enable it to organiLe campus events. The ASG opted instead to create line items within the Social Events budget. By creating line items for events that are becoming "traditional," the ASG hopes to avoid problems experienced in organizing these events this year. according to Marilyn Lunde. student activities secretary. ·'All th1s does 1s acknowledge that these events ex 1st. Any club can come to ASG and volunteer to coordinate them," said Lunde of the Social Events line item. Some of the events include, the Palomar College Pow-Wow. Earth Day, Women's History Month and Black History month.
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Adria club members Jim Rachel (left), Edward Agustin and Christina Wilkins perform the 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' song 'Time Warp' at the lip sync contest during the ICC's 'Battle of the Clubs' event April 17. The 'battle' pitted club members against each other in various competitions.
ICC members combat lack of participation at 'Battle of Clubs' Linda Isakson Sraff Wrirer
Scattered sounds of cheering could be heard in front of the Student Union as Palomar students, representing five clubs, engaged in a three-day competition. April 16, 17 and 18 the InterClub Council held its annual "Battle of the Clubs" which gives campus clubs an opportunity to compete against each other for prizes and trophies. This year, there are 24 clubs that sit on the ICC, yet only five clubs actually participated in the three-
day competition. The lack of participation was an issue with some club members . ''Its not as organized as it needs to be," said Senator David Espinoza of the Associated Student Government. Amid criticism for lack of participation, student Pedro Silva aid, "I think it has been really important for the school to show team spirit. It maintains the reputation of the school." According to Rachel White, ICC adviser, about $400 was put into the event. "I had no idea [about the competitions], I saw nothing about it," said
Stacy Androus. The schedule of events on April 16 included: musical chairs; romancing Romeo and Juliet; LipSync contest; crab soccer; strange and unique talent show; and tug of war. On Apri I 17, competitions were: Jeopardy; capture of nags; checkers of Tekken (arcade game); sailboat contest; hula hoops contest; a "blind" obstacle course; and Tower Assault. The games played on April 18 were Balloon toss; water bucket relay; tag-team dress-off; pie eating contest; and a football freethrow.
Citing her 'caring and dependability," Palomar recently named accountant Joni White Classified Employee of the Year. White was selected from a list of 40 nominees. She will receive a plaque, a $1.000 cash grant and a reserved parking spot for one year. "As fiscal services accountant, Joni is independently responsible for the complex Associated Student Government and financial aid accounting functions. as well as a multitude of other responsibilites," sadi Dr. Theresa Doyle, associate vice president for human resources. During the past year, White has also acted as manager of fiscal operations and director of fiscal services when these administrators were not on campus. "During this time, she had no
help or relief from her duites, said Doyle. ''Her dependability and knowledge earned the complete confidence, trust and admiration of both managment and staff." Co-worker Kiely Keane-Ait, who nominated White, said she could sum up the nomination in two words: "Joni cares." "Joni never White sends people away without finding solutions to their problems," said Keane-Alt. A resident of Escondido, White is currently working on a master's degree at San Diego State University.
-JeffVize
Pre-med club raises funds for WalkAmerica event The pre-med club has answered PresidentJSuperintendent Dr. George Boggs' challenge to raise more money for the March of Dimes WalkAmerica fund raiser than Cal State San Marcos. Many pre-med club members are working in conjunction with the Health Services to make the April 27 event a success. More than 15 members of the pre-med club have volunteered their time to fight birth defects. Some members plan to arrive at Holiday Park in Carlsbad as early as 5:30am on April27. They will
assist with registration duties, setting up booths, getting water for the runners, and anything that is needed to keep the event running smoothly. When asked why this event was so important to the club, Xavier E. Corona, chairperson for the pre-med club said, ''The club as a whole believes it is important that we support the research prevention of diseases and find the cures of existing diseases as well."
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STADIUM: New fields will benefit Palomar athletes, local community Continued from Page 1 opment Agency are the project's benefactor, but will allow the college to determine how best to use the money, according to San Marcos City Manager Rick Gittings. "The(redevelopment) agency and thecity's desire was to see additional fields available that the public could use as well as the college," Gittings said. "Gregoryk said, They see some benefit in being able to use some ballfields for youth soccer and youth baseball," Besides allowing the community access to some of the new fields, Palomar's students will benefit from the city's bequest. "I think it's a' big benefit for the students," Gregoryk said. "It's not often that someone hands over $2 million to do a major field upgrade for their benefit." Gittings said the $2 million came from growth and tax increment. "The important point is that the tax payer doesn't pay any more money as a result of the project. It's money generated in the community and kept in the community," said Gittings. Gregoryk stressed Palomar won't have to pitch in any funds for the relocation/redevelopment project. This means the city will be responsible for fields upkeep, Gregoryk said. "If the city wishes to use the fields, then they'll have to pay for the maintenance," Gregoryk said. Stadium upgrade was 'a must' Woods said that upgrading Palomar's athletic facilities is a must, saying some of the
"/think it's a big benefit for the students. It's not often that someone hands over $2 million to do a major field upgrade for their benefit." - Mike Gregoryk Assistant Superintendent I Vice President of Finance fields' sod and dirt goes back to 50 years of continuous hard use. The first joint project between the college and the city was building Palomar's Well ness/ Fitness Center, completed in 1994. Besides a new stadium, plans include a walking/jogging path and possibly several sand volleyball courts as well as additional parking. "They're going to take part of that (the practice football field near the Dome)," Woods said. "The track will be gone and the football field as it exists will be gone. On the north end of that field where the goal posts are, they're going to add another 150 parking places in Lot two. "Along with the facility, all the way around the perimeter of all the fields will be a walking/jogging path," Woods said. "We're going to put that up for the community, the faculty and the students." Woods said the new baseball field and a separate practice field will be located near the back entrance to the college near Borden Road. "Down below (where the current baseball, softball and soccer fields are), we will have the stadium, the softball field and other
practice fields," Woods said. Because the condition oft he current fields are so poor, the college has restricted public access to them. "There's a distinct lack of fields available for the community," Gittings said. "We will follow-up with an agreement with the college that will allow the community access to those fields during noncollege use time." Officials looking to get campus support Gregoryk said the plans are on the way to the facilities Master Planning Committee and then will go to the Educational Master Planning Committee for its approval. "We're trying to get the campus in tune to what's happening and to get their support behind it," Woods said. ''And so far it's been really good. "The renderings now are preliminary. We've seen one set of renderings, we modified those and now we have a second set of renderings coming. The development part of it is done at least." The city's $2 million 'giftlagreement' comes from special funds set up so it can
develop three project areas of San Marcos, one of which includes Palomar. Woods said the stadium project is long overdue. "Our (football) program has grown in popularity," Woods said. ¡¡we've been national champions twice. With that has come 10re people. We can't provide what they provided in the' 50s and I' m sure early '60s in this facility. We kind of outgrew it and it deteriorated. Nobody wanted to fix it, we tore it down." Woods said he blames California Proposition 13 (property value initiative) for some of the problem. "When Prop 13 hit all of the arts, physical education/athletics, we really got hit hard. We've not really been able to develop our facilities and maintain them to a college level degree program. The state changed its philosophy- physical activity and athletics was really seriously hit. Since then, honestly, we haven't recovered. Yet our programs have grown and we're (athletics) still a very popular commodity at our college. Our athletes are roughly 8 percent of the full time student population." Community, Palomar will benefit Woods said the project is a win-win situation for everyone. He believes that in addition to benefitting Palomar's atheltes and Physical Education students, the new stadium will help with parking for everyone at Palomar. ""I think everybody is going to be very cooperative and excited about the project and we're all going to work together to make this thing happen," Woods said.
Friday. Aprill9. 1996
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NEWS 5
Librarians report increase in student theft, vandalism
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Every school has its share of bad apples: students feeling a need to steal a favorite book or magazine from their campus library. And starting this semester, Palomar Library's new automation checkout system, has been able to pluck some of these bad apples from the barrel. According to library officials. students have been ripping and shredding the barcodes on library materials, trying to thwart the library's theft deterrent machines. "We just now have started using the (automation) system this semester," said Barbara Gray. a library clerical assistant. The long-awaited automation system speeds up the processing time it takes the library staffers to check in and out materials. ··we·ve waited for many years for this," Gray said. ''But it's been frustrating that students arc defacing property and try1ng to outsmart the system by taking that barcode ofT It's been a little disheartening.''
Thieves run into problems The thieves remove the barcodes from the front cover of hooks or the white dot-slicker from maga11nes. mistaken!: helle\ ing th1s all<m s the material to pass undetected through the front door detectors. However. th1s oocs not allo\\ for a dean getaway. because the harcodcs and white Jot-slickers arc nnl: !mentory control tools the library uses to keep trad of 1ts materials. The real theft deterrent 1s hidden inside the materials and the only wa) to remove it is to literally tear the item to pieces. "Without the barcode on the front of the book we can't check it out electronically," Gray sa1d. "It creates a massive expense and a large amount of time to research, generate another barcode and go through this whole process. It takes a long time and a lot of money to do that." All students are hurt The $300,000 automation system was set up last November and went on-line this semester. Hundreds of books and materials are still being barcoded and processed into the new system creating a large backlog of work for the library stall. Because of this. Gray said it might take a couple of weeks before the
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Palomar officals have recently reported an increase in theft of library materials. The pieces of paper at the top of this magazine mark pages that have been destroyed. staff gets a chance to reprocess items and put them back into library circulation. When they find some extra time between helping students and doing regular library duties, It takes a lihranan about a half hour to manual!: re-process each defaced Item. Other students who ma: need to usc that book for research or entertammcnt. could have a long \\ait to get a hold of that book or maga;ine . The library mmntaim; more than 600 different current magazines like Time, 'and has only one copy of each 1ssue. The library staff puts the wh1tc stickers on the front covers to let the staff. know that that particular issue is the most current. Magazines can't be checked out and so some students try to steal them, thinking that by removing the sticker and sometimes most of the front cover underneath, that they can pi I fer the magazine. "They think that that's what sets off the alarm and so they rip that part of the cover off or they remove the dot,'' Gray said. So many a potential the if is surprised to tear off the dot and then be caught when the alarm sounds. "We'll ask them some questions,'' Gray said, ''like do you have any videos, because the videos from Blockbuster (Video) will set off our
alarms and sometimes books from other libraries. sometimes the book store doesn't desensitize the merchandise that the students buy there. so we need to find out for them as much as for us to :ec. If they continually set ofT the alarm. we'd like to find out \\ hy . o they don't keep domg that and we can take care of the problem.'·
Librarians offer solutions Gray said that for the time be mg. the library staff will give students the benefit of the doubt. She said she had one student tell her he found pages of a magazine laying on a table and thought it was O.K. to walk out with (he material. When the alarm sounded. she stopped the student. "It was I 0 to 20 pages that he took from a magazine and it so happened that that was the part that would trigger the alarm," Gray said. Gray stressed students should practice library etiquette and to try to be courteous to fellow library users. She suggested that students photocopy articles or peruse them in the Reading Room. Gray also said students may read and copy many recent magazine articles available on CD-ROM discs on one of the many ProQuest computers in the library.
FUNDS: Letter may have caused bad blood Continued from Page 1 Executive Council meeting and circulated among Classi ficd and Administrative employees. causing some bad blood between the three parties. Members from the Classified employees and the Administration Assocmtion, feel the facultys' stance is saying they are better than them. Dowel disagrees, ··we arc not saying we're better than anyone," Dowd said, "we are the backbone of teaching students but we appreciate all of our support staff." Dowel said the faculty is consid-
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ering asking that disciplinary action be be taken against the employee who stole the letter. Dowd added the Facultys' discussion on the matter is with the Board on what it feels is fair for them, not against the two other groups. ''All we have done is given the Board our opinion of what we consider to be fair in dividing up the one-time fund money," Dowd said, "We are not trying to be disrespectful to any of our co-workers." Two years ago, the Faculty agreed to have the money split up on a per capita basis, however, Dowd
said the Faculty considered that as a one time deal. "That was an act of good faith on our part," Dowd said. "No one had been given a pay raise in five years so we felt it was the right thing to do." The Board will make a decision on the funds division at their meeting on April 26. All three parties have agreed to sit down on May 4 to "clear the air" and mend any hurt feelings from the negotiations over the funds. All three groups agree the Board should put a policy on one time funds in writing to avoid any problems in the future.
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"I want to express my a pprec iation to the fac ulty who made it possible for our students to make-up missed class time." said Coach Ray Dahli n. Also accompanying the team to competition were Palomar fac ulty members Jordon Mi lls and Ma rc Newman. There are no pre-requisites for joini ng the speech team. Speech I 00 is suggested but according to Dahl in, "all you have to do is wa lk in the door and say your name."
more complex. "I have agonized over this, and it is hard to make a call. I wonder how much effort the ASG must make to get information out there, and how much effort we should expect from students. There must be a balance." Maddock said she would create a task force to help identify new methods to address student apathy. Maddock also stated that the task force would address lind ways to combat apathy in regards to national and local issues. Presidential candidate Berenice Arrezola, who has served as ASG
secretary fort wo years, said that the apathy level on campus definitely needs to be addressed. "Victoria and David have really good ideas. But the president is here to conduct these meetings effectively so that the ASG (body) has the time and energy to focus on these issues." Arrezola said she plans to work with students directly to define her role if elected president. She also said that it was important to go to the ASG retreat held over ummer break with an open mind and create an agenda as a group. Another issue discussed at the
press conference was the cont inued problems the ASG and student groups have experienced with monetary requests since ASG made ICC a committee of ASG in September 1995. Jennifer Schmidt. candidate for vice president/chair ICC, acknO\\ !edged that there have been problems with the relationship betwc..:n ASG and ICC, and said it was time for it all to end. "The most important thing that needs to happen, is for us to work as one. We arc separated now. and this needs to change," said Schmidt. E lections will take place on April 23 and 24 in the student union .
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Berenice Arrezola Presidential Candidate
David Espinoza Presidential Candidate
Victoria Maddock Presidential Candidate
Major: Business Administration Semesters at Palomar: 14 Current ASG Position: Secretary
Major: Liberal Arts Current ASG Position: Senator
Major: Social Work Semesters at Palomar: 3 Current ASG Position: Senator
Xavier Corona Vice President of State A Hairs Candidate
Erica Olvera Vice President of Social Affairs Candidate
Scott Tyler Senator Candidate
Major: Biology/Humanities Semesters at Palomar: 4 Current ASG Position: Vice President of State Affairs
Major: Criminal Justice Semesters at Palomar: 8 Current ASG Position: Senator
Associated Student Government Elections Voting Days: Tuesday, April 23 and Wednesday, April 24 Location: Polls in the Student Union will open at 8 a.m. and close at 8:30p.m. both days What to Bring: Students are required to present either their Palomar Identification Cards or a picture ID along with stating their social security number for verification purposes
The Candidates President Berenice Arrezola David Espinoza Victoria Maddock VP of State Affairs Xavier Corona
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Treasurer Carolyn Livingston
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Carolyn Livingston Treasurer Candidate
Senator (10 positions available) Angela Alvarado Shawna Parkhurst Scott Tyler
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Executive VP no applicants VP. of Social Affairs Erica Olvera
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Jessica Dubroff was killed in a plane crash last week. A plane crash no different from any other-except for one slight quirk. Jessica, age 7, was the pilot. Jessica, who had hoped to become the youngest pilot to fly cross-country, was killed when her plane took a nose-dive shortly after taking off in driving rain. The first reaction of many was that people as young as Jessica shouldn't be allowed to fly. However, I do not believe this is the answer. The solution to this tragedy is not to bar children from flying. The fault was not with the age of the pi lot. The problem came from the thunderstorm which hit the area, accompanied by heavy rain, snow and winds gusting to 32 mph. Also, Jessica had only slept for two hours the night before. These conditions should have been noted by Jessica's flight instructor or her parents, and she should not have been allowed to fly. Planes crash every day. Even adult pilots make mistakes, misjudge weather conditions, or don't get enough sleep. This is why child pilots have flight instrutors, and dual controls. In fact, Jessica's flight instructor, Joe
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Reid, was probably in control when the plane crashed. If a person is capable of flying a plane, she should be allowed to fly, regardless of her age. Emphasis should be put on making sure the conditons are ideal, and that she knows how to handle the airplane rather than focusing on the age of the pilot. Plane crashes happen all the time. The only difference with this one is that the pilot happened to be 7 rather than 37. Flying a plane is risky. Pilots know this. People know this. They fly anyway. Reid and Lloyd Dubroff, Jessica's father. knew this. They knew the conditons were bad for flying, but they were more concerned with breaking the record than the safety of the flight. Outlawing children from flying is not the solution. It is an after-the-fact auempt by some guilt-ridden people to make themselves feel better. Responsibility has to be taken by flight instructors and parents in the first place. Flying gives children higher self esteem, and allows them to get a great sense of responsibility. The tragedies as a result of child pilots are few and far between . They should not outweigh the high points, especially since the fault was the weather, not the child. Of course our hearts go out to Jessica and her family. But the fact is, Jessica is the exception, not the rule. The bottom line is, most children pilots are every bit as capable as older pilots to fly an airplane safely. Reid and Lloyd Dubroff made a bad judgment call. Should all the perfectly capable child pilots be penalized because of this one bad call? I think not.
• Flying is too much pressure for a child Angela A. Logan Opinion Editor
When Jessica Dubroff, who is 7 years old, decided she wanted to become a pilot, her parents allowed and even encouraged it. That was their first mistake, and it ultimately lead to her death when her plane crashed. Their second mistake was overloading the plane making it heavier than is safe for a Cessna 177B airplane. According to investigating officials, her mother packed too many provisions, which they credit as part of the reason for the crash. Their final mistake, and also reported as the other primary reason for the crash, was flying in inclement weather. Add these reasons up, and you have a script for a major disaster. While it is true that giving kids exposure to many different experiences makes them well-rounded , they should be denied some experiences until they are emotionally and physically ready to deal with them. We don't allow people under the age of 16 to drive an automobile, and it isn ' t that difficult to learn how to do. Why then do we allow anyone, regardless of age or maturity, to fly a plane? Flying any size airplane is complicated. Some people can't handle memorizing the amount of information needed to fly safely, so they never get their pilot licenses. Obvi-
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ously, the flight instructor, Joe Reid, and Jessica's father had to help her with the complicated maneuvers. They even had to modify the cockpit so Jessica could see over the instrument panel and, at the same time, reach the controls. How many modifications should we allow people to make to accommodate children? It's obvious a plane is not built for a child to fly. Another factor that makes flying by children dangerous is, no maller how mature they are, they are not emotionally equipped to deal with the type of emergencies that can occur while flying. Many adults never learn how to cope with emergencies, and they panic. We can't expect a child to have more control than adults. Just because a child wants to break a record does not mean we should allow her to throw caution to the wind and do whatever it takes to get her name in a book and her face in the news. And, if she wasn't required to qualify like adults have to do, what was the point of the flight? If she- or her parents - wanted to get her name in a record book, she should have just tried to swallow a bunch of goldfish or jump rope longer than anyone else. At least it wouldn't have killed her. Jessica's brother, who is an old pro at the age of9, was supposed to fly a plane over her funeral ceremony, but was grounded due to bad weather. Finally, someone with a little common sense. Too bad they didn't use it before three people crashed and burned.
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"No. I think the kid was pushed, mostly by her mom, for the glory. The instructor should not have let her take off in that kind of weather."
"Yes. If they are qualified, children should be encouraged to pursue their interests."
"No. We need age regulations. Seven years is not nearly old enough to fly an airplane."
"Yes. I believe in fate, so obviously it was her time to go."
"No. How can a 7year-old fly an airplane, but I have to be 16 to drive a car?"
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Friday. April19. 1996
OPINION 9
Reporters need to use discretion Some Journalists go their entire careers without having to face the tough questionsthen there arc reporters like Terry Anderson. Anderson is the Associated Press reporter held hostage in Beirut from March 1985, until December 1991, and I had the privilege of meeting him last Friday. Fifteen members of The Telescope spent the weekend competing at the Journalism Association of Community Colleges conference which is held at California State University, Fresno once a year. Anderson was the featured speaker. While some of us journalists sit in front of our computers, the Andersons of journal ism are out there on the front lines risking their lives to bring human suffering to the attention of the entire world. These courageous people make it possible for the rest of us to offer opinions from the relati vc safety of our homes and offices. We should all bow down and be grateful. We have much to learn from them. As we remember the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing on this one-year anniversary, and also watch the FBI haul out countless pieces of evidence from alleged Unabombcr Ted Kaczynski's pitiful little shack, we arc reminded of both the good and bad sides ofjournalism. As Anderson stressed, we need to ask of everything we report, "Who will this benefit, who will it hurt, and is it worth it?" Then we need to act according to our answers. Unfortunately, many reporters choose to make their own rules. In the case of the bombing, media coverage caused an outpouring of sympathy and support for the survivors, victims and courageous emergency workers who risked their lives to make sure everyone got out. With the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo by Charles Porter IV of the firefighter carrying a fatally injured baby from the mangled building, the world was made aware of the horrors as well as the heroes of the hour. For a little while. the country was united by a sense of helplessness and hope. Then there's the Unabomber case. The collection of the evidence from Kaczynski's dilapidated dwelling has become a media circus. Television cameras are right there filming everything. Them an hasn'teven been charged yet, but reporters are calling him the Unabomber. Not once have I heard them use the word alleged. If the case gets thrown out because they•can 't find an impartial jury, the media will have themselves to blame. This makes us all look bad, from Anderson to this lowly rookie. Obviously, we learned nothing from the O.J. Simpson disaster.
I'm addicted and I can't log off Chris Gleason On/111e Ediwr
Hello. I'm a friend of Bill G. I never thought I could become addicted to computers. I always thought that kind of thing would happen to "the other guy," that! was smart enough to keep it under control. My first taste of the stuff came when I was but a mere child of 4. My parents had a "Pong" game hooked into our TV, and I can't tell you how many hours I spent bouncing that white dot across the screen. The world is full of wonders to a small child, but this ... THIS was Nirvana! I wanted more. My parents must have sensed the problems ahead- they disconnected the set and sold it at a swap meet. From then on it became a never-ending quest for my techno-fix. First it was the Apple lis and the Atari 2600 systems all my friends seemed to have, then my parents relented and brought a TRS-80 home, then a Timex Sinclair I 000, an Odyssey II, a Nintendo set. .. all these things were technical marvels I wasted hours upon hours tinkering and toying with. The hours stretched into days, then years. My
e-appetite was insatiable' My grades plummeted. My skin tone lightened. My waistline expanded. I had the worst case of Nintendo Thumb ever. Yet , I denied having a problem- I could quit playing any time I wanted! Besides ... who could deny the value of my achievements') I could rescue the Princess in a matter of minutes! I could knock out Mike Tyson in the second round 1 Destroying the Mother Brain was child's play' But it still wasn't enough .... I hit bottom when I purchased a Pentium computer last September. Now, not on Iy were games available at my whim, but also online worlds, chat rooms, web pages- a veritable e-universe, mine for the taking ... YES! THE UNBRIDLED POWER 1!! After two months without physical human contact, my parents called in a crisis-intervention team to take me away to the Bill Gates Clinic in Redmond, Wash. There, the doctors taught me the Twelve Steps to overcoming my cyber-addiction: I. Admit you have a computer 2. Believe in a higher-powered processor 3. Own your problem - pay off your smoking credit card'
4. Worship your Operating System, as you understand It 5. Make amends with your free time 6. Attend chat rooms - physical, not virtual -several times a week 7. Spread the word to your e-friends that there is life beyond the modem 8. Fear daylight no longer 9. Forget the address http://www. pizzahut.com - it will Sl!rve you no more 10. Know that Bill Gates is the Second Coming of Christ II. Repeat to yourself:· "I am not alone. America Online has 5 million members." 12. Buy Windows95 for yourself and all your friends So now I'm taking it easy, one day at a time, one step at a time. I pray for serenity, courage and wisdom. I know I have my problem licked. I no longer need electronic wizardry to get me through the day. Just a newspaper is all the information I need - especially this bit here about the sale at Com pUS A. .. on a Pentium 166 ... 64 Megs of RAM .. . 17-inch monitor. .. 2.4 Gig hard disk .. . Windows95! I need that. .. I wonder how much space I have on my Discover card ....
Letters to the Editor
Editorial was right about immigration I was pleased to see that the April I staff editorial treated a side of illegal immigration that the public rarely sees anymore. The words "illegal immigrant" are passed around so often, so people become desensitized to them, forgetting what they really mean. Webster's defines the word "illegal" as "prohibited by law; against the law." This means that illegal immigrants, those who enter the United States without federal permission, are breaking the law. This makes them criminals, yet we coddle them, worrying about their "rights." A currently popular battle cry is "if you do the crime, you do the time." Why is this slogan not applied to illegal immigrants consistently?
The editorial was also accurate in its claim that an increase in special privileges for illegal immigrants causes a "backlash of hate towards all people of Hispanic descent." The situation does need a solution, and it needs to be a solution that is fair to law-abiding residents of the United States before it is fair to those who live here illegally. Katie Montagna English
Fine for losing permit is justified In response to the "Instructor files lawsuit over lost parking permit" article of the April 12 issue, I am prompted to speak out against business teacher John Leahy. The
fine of $25 for losing a parking permit is not just to discourage teachers from giving the permit away. I believe it is more of a disciplinary action for the completely irresponsible act of losing a parking permit.In my opinion, the fine is absolutely justifiable, and rather lenient. A good alternative might be to deprive the teacher of a staff permit, and let him suffer with a student permit (this would also help with overcrowding in the staff parking lots). Given the responsibility it takes to teach a class of many students, can't a teacher be at least accountable for the simple act of keeping a permit in his car? Furthermore, why tie up the courts with these stupid lawsuits? Wil Polder Engineering
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'Winterbourne' breaks mistaken-identity mold • Ricki Lake and Shirley MacLaine star in innovative and hilarious film Kris Gest Swf!Writer
Warning: "Mrs. Winterbourne" is an intense belly-busting movie that may provoke serious side-splitting laughter and therefore is not recommended for the humor impaired. Giggle at your own risk. "Mrs. Winterbourne" is a Cinderella comedy about false identity and misguided passion based on the novel "I Married A Dead Man." Talk show host Ricki Lake, starring as Connie Doyle, finally returns to her first love, acting. Lake executes this contemporary role with all the grace and skill of a truly talented actress, and proves that her acting i~ now a step up from her debut film, "Hairspray." Shirley MacLaine co-stars as Grace Winterbourne. MacLaine affirms the fact that she is the ultimate established professional, and she acts out the role with excellence, spunk and major chutzpah. Lake stars as a hopeful 18-ycar-old who becomes pregnant and is kicked out onto the streets by a self-righteous and deranged boyfriend. In an upset frenzy, Doyle accidentally ends up on a train headed to Boston, and through a series of twisted events is mistaken for the deceased Patricia Winterbourne. Lonely and confused, Doyle naively assumes the role and finds herself entangled in an extensive web of white lies. She becomes stuck in an ironic set of circumstances in which she has to pretend to be someone she only wishes she actually could be. Doyle falls in love with the man of her wildest dreams, and the family she never had. The dilemma is that to keep them in her life she must continue the lies ... or does she? At first glance, some audience members may perceive the plot of"Mrs. Winterbourne"
to be a cheap and predictable take off of "While You Were Sleeping," starring Sandra Bullock. Although both plots do attract viewers with the familiar "rags to riches" theme, the intertwiningstyleof"Mrs. Winterbourne" far surpasses the basic and boring plot of "While You Were Sleeping." The outline incorporates several distinct angles which could have had the potential of losing viewers between the myriad of events. However, instead of scaring off the audience with immense details, this style practically reaches into the viewers' mind and jumbles it just enough to leave them begging for the climax , which means the viewer must stay until the end of the show. The producers of " Mrs. Winterbourne" have mastered the art of capturing an audience, the primary goal of every movie producer. In today's society , sex and violence arc overwhelmingly necessary to make a film successful and entertaining to the general aud1ence. It was refreshing to watch a movie that strayed from the norm yet stuck with the simple basics ; genuine humor, honest acting, and an excellent plot. Those who work for the film industry should use "Mrs. Winterbourne" as an example and cease the continual use of blood, gore, naked women, and men's butts in their movies. It is apparent that the industry is under the demented impression that sex and violence are the components that entice all viewers all of the time. The success of "Mrs. Winterbourne" should prove otherwise.
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Bill Winterbourne (Brendan Fraser) misidentifies Connie Doyle (Ricki Lake) as his brother's widow in the comedy about mistaken identity "Mrs. Winterbourne."
Johnny Cash revives Escondido Garofalo thinks less with no-nonsense concert of herself is more • Man in black pleases crowd at Center for Arts Peter Marro Contributing Writer
Johnny Cash and his family brought their brand of uplifting Americana to the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, April 14. The show started right at 7 p.m. with a single spotlight on the piano player. The band was full throttle when the "Cash man" walked on stage to thunderous applause. He opened the show with "Folsom Prison Blues" and never looked back with regret. To hear Cash sing it, prison is hard, but no big deal. His hair was all gray, he dressed in his traditional black clothes and he didn't use fancy props or grand gestures. He played his guitar and sang with a presence that comes from knowing his craft. He sang with such feeling that one knows he sings what he means. He did a tender version of "Ring of Fire" and a faster version of "I Walk the Line ." His voice was strong and clear, but
Concert Review Johnny Cash and the Carter Family California Center for the Arts, Escondido April14 sounded a little restrained. Cash is known for his faith in God and the whole concert had a feel of a "Sunday go to meetin' revival." Halfway through the show, Cash's wife, June Carter, joined Cash for three songs. Cash danced and Carter mocked him. They were having fun and so was the audience. When they kissed it was no Lisa Marie/Michael Jackson MTV kiss -they meant it. Carter brought her sister Helen and her daughter Roseanne on stage and the revival feel was in full swing. Everyone was clapping along with the songs and it was clear everyone respected this woman and her family. When
Cash walked back on stage there was no applause, but more of a feeling of" 'bout time you got back hurry up and join in with your family." The Carter-Cash family sang one religious song together and then the family left to scattered standing ovations. Cash sang one last good-bye song and was gone. There was no encore but as the mixed crowd of young rockers and old-as-dirt down home folk left everyone had a smile. The woman sitting next to me was missing three teeth and walked with a limp but I think she summed up the concert for us pretty well. As we were walking out she said. "He's great, he sings with such feeling and he is the only one who knows how I feel." Amen , sister. The concert hall at the Center resembles a opera house without the stuffiness. The seats were comfortable with plenty of leg room which added to the enjoyment of the show .
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Janeane Garofalo co-stars with Uma Thurman in the new romantic comedy "The Truth about Cats and Dogs." She's not stealing scenes from Winona Ryder and Ethan Hawke as she did in "Reality Bites" or getting the biggest laughs in the smallest role as Randy Quaid's blind date from hell in ''Bye-Bye, Love." Nope, with "Cats and Dogs," it's really show time-her face plastered on the poster, her name on the marquee. I'm shocked and amazed that I got to have a part this big in a movie. Why would anyone do that?" wonders Garofalo, as she sat for an interview at a Los Angeles hotel. "I haven't been offered a part that big since. Who knows if it will happen again. So, I was thrilled. Hopefully , it will happen again, but you never know. This could be one of those things where the critics go. 'Less is more. Less Garofalo is more .. , The sweet, but creampufl-light film cast Garofalo as Abby Barnes, a witty and warm vetennarian who hosts a popular radio talk show
called, appropriately enough, "The Truth about Cats and Dogs." Abby, who's short and admittedly rather plain-looking, is decidedly less popular on the romantic front. Then there's Abby's neighbor. Noelle, a tall, blonde and gorgeous woman who tends to stop traffic, especially if men are driving the cars. Noelle's a charming but daffy model who's dating a moron. When Brian (Ben Chaplin), a handsome photographer beguiled by Abby's on-air advice to him about a troublesome dog, tries to meet her, she arranges to send Noelle in her place. Thus, a Cyrano de Bcrgerac-1 ike plot is set in motion, and audiences are left to wonder-for an hour and a half, anyway-who will get Brian and if he can see both beyond Noelle's outer beauty and into Abby's inner beauty. So, was Garofalo scared to be THE star? "It wasn't scary, per se, but it docs cause me some insecurity . I'm as insecure as the next guy or gal,".admitted the actress, who lives in Manhattan's West Village. "I'm very glass-is-half-empty about it, and I'm expecting the worst, so that I'll be pleasantly surprised."
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When do cheesy special effects. poor production values, awful dialogue and bad acting actually help a mov1e? When the name of that movie is "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie." In the big screen version of the cult TV favorite, also referred to by an acronym, MST 3K Mike Nelson and his robot pals go after bigger game than ever: Universal Pictures' 1955 classic "This Island Earth." The film version is much the same as the cable version, with Dr. Clayton Forrester (Trace Beaulieu) subjecting his unwitting victims to some of the worst films ever put on celluloid. The subjects of these experiments are Mike Nelson (played amazingly well by Mike Nelson) as the human guinea pig (as seen when he drinks from a giant water bottle) and his puppetrobot pals: the sardonic Crow T. Robot (Beaulieu), melancholy but good-natured Gypsy (Jim Mallon) and the cflervescent Tom Servo
(Kevin Murphy): Dr. Forrester hopes to finally crush the will of Mike and his friends. thereby helping Dr. Forrester take over the world, using really bad movies. Through this simple - yet oddly disturbing premise, the writers of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Mary Jo Pehl, Paul Chaplin, Bridget Jones, Mallon, Nelson, Murphy and Beaulieu) tum ·out some of the best comedy writing of any show out there. Over the course of this movie they make over 500 jokes with topics ranging from politicians and commercials to Marxist dogma and Claude Raines. The only difference between the theatrical version and the cable version is that the writers, were able to spend more money for the bad special effects in the movie. The film is divided between the "host segments" with banter between Dr. Forrester and Mike and the 'bots, and the film segments, where the real fun happens. Like the cable show, this episode has a REALLY BAD movie at its center. The putrid pile of provolone
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offered forsacritice this time is "This Island Earth." one of the first color science fiction films, touted in its time as "one of the most imaginative, fantastic and cleverly conceived entries to date in the outer space field." Now it is just another bad movie, where an intrepid hero and scientist (Rex Reason) and his lady friend and colleague (Faith Domergue) get hand-picked by an alien (Jeff Morrow) to help out his planet. They try to escape, are captured, go to outer space, see a planet die, then come home. That's it. This is the type of movie ·'MST3K" was designed to ridicule. This movie docsn 't flow quite as well as other dreck shown on the cable show, due to editing. 'This Island Earth"doesn 't fit into the rest of the film, but it is still enjoyable. It would rank among the better "MST3K" cable, and even does the show one better by moving the camera around, and showing the audience - the rest of the Satellite of Love (Mike and the 'bots' spaceship)- instead of just the bridge and the theater.
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Business Administration major, Mark Boze, takes a risky jump in the Freestyle area of Snow Summit. The majority of snowboarders in Southern California are between the ages of 17 and 25.
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The humble whimper of snowboarders everywhere can be heard this week as their favorite sports season concludes. CollegeJlge students from all over have discovered the exciting adrenaline rush that surfing down a snow-covered mountain at mind-blowing speeds can offer. Snowboarders are a new breed of high-risk sports fanatics. Snowboarding is one of the newest forms of fashionable mountain sports. A snowboard is a board smaller than a surfboard and larger than a skateboard. It has bindings for boots which, unlike ski boot bindings, do not come loose when a boarder falls. Maneuvering a snowboard is as simple as Sir Isaac Newton's gravity: point the board down a hill and it will almost always begin moving. To turn, thesnowboardershifts their weight from one foot to the other. Jumps are accomplished by lifting the board while "jumping" over the downside of a hill. Snowboarding has be.c ome an addiction to many generation Xers, "I love snowboard ing because it gives me a chance to get away to the beautiful mountains with my friends," said Cody Lutsch, a computer sience major, " I used to surf, but now I know that nothing can
compare to the exhilaration of snowboarding." Most Palomar College snowboarders drive up to Snow Summit on Big Bear Mountian . Snow Summit offers snow boarders their own lounge with food, drinks. full bar. video games and continuous music, surf, skate and snow videos. Snow Summit's Westridge Freestyle Park is a favorite playground for advanced snowboarders with 6,000-footjumps, spines and other terrain features. ¡¡r usually spend about four hours everytime I go to Summit just in the freestyle park. That's where I can go crazy doing jumps and complex tricks," said Bruce Taff, major undeclared. Additional advantages to snowboarding at Snow Summit are the hal fpipes, two high-speed quad lifts, and convenient board rental. "I prefer to drive the long distance up to Snow Summit because of all the extra stuff like the free-style park and the snowbarders lounge," said Lutsch. The rental booth offers a full line of equipment including top name boards like Silence, Hub, Nitro, Lib and Joyride. A halfpipe (three words for those who don't know), is a place on the mountain where the edges are smoothed and snowboarders can
ride up the walls. Once in the pipe, boarders can perform different tricks and maneuvers. There are two half pipes, the Pro/Advanced Halfpipeand the Beginner Halfpipe, both are maintained by Summit's full-time maintenance crew. "The pipes are the best! I fully love to do radical nips and three point turns," said Taff. Snow Summit offers classes and workshops on snowboarding and certain techniques. Also, some of the top riders of the day, like Jeff Brushie, Damian Sanders and Neal Drake board on the cool white slopes of Summit. During snowboarding season there are about800 lift tickets sold on average. Once a boarder has their ticke t placed in full view, the journey up the 8,200 foot high mountain begins. One of four chair lifts carries the snowboarder to the peak, where they then choose a run to pursue. A "run" is the path or slope a snowboarder glides down. Many snowboarders go merely for the joy of the sport. "I like to go snowboarding because it is enjoyable and challenging," said Amy Smallwood, a Spanish major. Whether snow boarding is a trend or the newest drug of twenty-something thrill seekers, it can be said that boarders will never let their favorite sport vanish along with the melting snow.
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James Daugherty, Computer Science major, amazes onlookers with a difficult jump off the side of a half-pipe.
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• Orange Coast breezes through Comets, Griffins Orange Coast College's women's swimming team extended its mammoth streak of dual-meet victories to I 06 by besting Palomar and Gross mont April 12 at Wallace Memorial Pool. Despite Karlyn Neilson coming in first in the 50-meter and I 00-mctcr backstroke events and setting a school record in the 50-meter breaststroke with a time of 31:96, Palomar's SWIMMING women 's squad came in last in the meet, losDIVING ing to Orange Coast 172-118, and to Grossmont 158-148. The loss placed the lady Comets fourth in the conference with a record of 4-3. According to Patti Waterman, head coach of Palomar's women's team, Orange Coast is shooting for a No. I national ranking. Other notable showings in the women's meet came from Aubry Rust and Cindy Yankee, who scored times of 28:65 and 30:50 to come in first and second in the 50-meter butterfly, respectively, and from Yankee, Rust, Neilson and Christine Maginni, who finished first in the 200meter medley relay, posting a time of 2:00.97. Palomar's men's team fared slightly better, finishing second behind Grossmont ( 129-114) and ahead of Orange Coast ( 182-45). The victory raises the Comets' conference record to 5-1.
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Lake Elsinore Storm Director of In the professional sports world it's attitude Media and Public Relations that sells: Albert "Don't call me Joey" Belle throwing a baseball at Cleveland Indians' fans; the Chicago Bulls ' ace reboundcr Dennis Rodman taking personal pnde m head- 40 home runs m the mmors. Greene returned butting NBA referees; and football player to Lake Elsinore as an Angels ' all-star to play Brian Cox saluting fans with his extended an exhibition game against a split-squad mamiddle finger (a Ia pitcher Jack McDowell). jor league Angels team. "It's a great atmosphere for baseball," said Last season, fans shunned major league baseball for players' perceived prima donna Greene, who wore his Storm uniform for the attitudes during the strike-shortened season. game. ''And when you have a great atmoThe Lake Elsinore Storm, a Class A minor sphere like that it's good for the game, and . league team affiliated with the California · then you have players coming out and playing Angels, benefitted, being within one hour hard every day. That's what they do when you from both North San Diego County and Los get a good atmosphere." "Being a minor league team, we're notable Angeles. Last season, the Storm set a California to control the quality of the players that we put League single-game attendance record of down on the tield. That's up to our parent 7,945 at its Fourth of July fireworks night. club," Teats said. "We don't really have conThe average attendance for the San Diego trol over that, but we do have control over the atmosphere and how fun we can make people's Padres' baseball games was 14,673. At Lake Elsinore's Pete Lehr Field, or "The visit out here to the Diamond." Successful minor league clubs like the Diamond," it's atmosphere that draws fans. "We try to make the atmosphere as fun as Storm sell atmosphere by hosting events like possible," said Wayne Teats, the Storm's "Dizzy Bat Races," and hat and baseball giveaway nights. director of media and public relations. "We're going to have a series of 'Running "The atmosphere's great," said 78-yearold Enid Doric, a Storm fan. "We're rooting the Bases' nights, where we allow kids to for the 'old' Lake Elsinore team all the time. come down after the game and run around the I love the camaraderie and the friendliness of bases," said Teats. "We want people to have a good time everybody." Angels' power-hitting catcher Todd Greene regardless of whether it's a good game or a played for the Storm in '94; last season he hit bad game on the field," Teats added. "Even if
Lake Elsinore Storm •(909)245-IIITS • To get to the Lake Elsinore Diamond from North San Diego County, take 1-15 north . Exit at Diamond Drive, turn left and follow the signs to the stadium • Ticket prices: Box seats, $5.50; reserved seats,$4.50; general admission, $3.50; children under 12 and seniors, $3. you don't like baseball, you can still like coming out to the ballpark and having a good time." 'The price is right," said Doric. "I think that those who haven't been down here are missing something." This month, Lake Elsinore celebrates the second anniversary of its $16 million stadium, which opened April 15, 1994. Teats said this season fans won't get to see former Storm players like Greene or the Angels' 1995 first-round draft choice-and the first pick overall-Darin Erstad. "A lot of these players kind of emerge as the season goes on," Teats said. "Unfortunately we won't have the Greenes and the Erstads here this year, but it's kind of a 'wait and see just who we'll have,' and perhaps anybody might rise to the occasion." The first Storm player to reach the majors was pitcher Billy Simas, Who was traded to the White Sox and immediately called up. Last year, the Angels called Greene up for the last game of the season, but he didn't play. He will start this season at Triple A Vancouver with Erstad. "Every year we should start to see more and more players that come through here up on the big league roster," Teats said.
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complemented by their solid offensive attacks, resulting in a sevenpoint scoring spree, g-iving them a 14-3 lead. Another impressive block by Harris gave the Comets their fourth point, but the Rustlers' ace middle blocker Phil Domingo put the game away for Golden West, 15-4. The fourth game began with possession changing hands nine times. Golden West was the first to strike, dealing out four unanswered points. When Palomar came within three points, DeAllesandro once again became verbally abusive and started screaming profanity. The official proceeded to red-card DeAIIesandro. which cost Golden West a possession. ''He (DeAIIesandro) was abusive to our line judge," said McFarland. ''Nonnally that kind of stuff pumps our team up, but not this time." Palomar managed to pace Golden West. Yet after Palomar got as close as 6-3, the Rustlers pulled away and never looked back. Golden West out-scored Palomar 8-2 and easily finished the game for the victory. The Comets are currently 6-lO in the Orange Empire League and 7-11 overall. "The biggest factor for (the record) is our youth, inexperience and the fact that we are in such a good conference," McFarland explained. McFarland's player of the game was Higgens, who had I 0 kills and three stuff blocks. Setter Robert Masterson put forth a great effort. according to McFarland. The kiU leader for the game was Harris with 14.
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SPORTS ·Straight From The Gut Chris Gleason · Caminiti and Gwynn: Giants among men After months of careful, objective, scientific analysis and experimentation, I have come to the conclusion that Tony Gwynn and Ken Caminiti are gods. I'm not talking about some run-of-the-mill demi-gods of Ancient Lithuanian mythos, mind you, I'm talking about butt-kickin', head-stomp in', crop-destroy in' deities of the Roman, Greek or Norse tradition- wickedhuge men with thunder, weapons an<1 magic, and awe-inspiring names like "Mars," "Haephestus" and "Odin." Mythology books say that almost all deities and demi-gods are the offspring of something resembling a human and something that just isn't. Take the half-human, half-divine-livestock Minotaur for example: it was the offspring of a human woman and Zeus, who had cleverly taken on the form of a bull. (Note to all you lonely men out there: despite popular mythology, this IS NOT a good way to meet women.) This. of course, brings us to Caminiti. No. no ... I'm not trying to say that Caminiti is a lonely man, or that he took on the form of a bull to meet women. My point is Caminiti is human-like- albeit)arger- in most ways, but was born with a Howitzer attached to his right shoulder, instead of a human arm. (I wonder which side of the family it came from.) That's a property reserved by deities, pure and simple. I've seen Caminiti play, and no human on this planet could ever dive for a batted ball, fall on his wrist, spin up to his butt and fire a 120-foot strike to the tirst baseman in time to catch a runner with a step to spare. Only a small cannon can do that. Caminiti does that. Regularly. Caminiti is a god, Q.E.D. Another mark of god-ness is the ability to perform difficult tasks not once but continually. Hercules, a mere demi-god, performed the Twelve Labors - 12 tasks which were considered impossible by human standards. Atlas is said to be the god who holds the entire world on his shoulders. forever. That takes not only god-like strength, but a netherworldly consistency. (Imagine what would happen if Atlas Shrugged!) The hardest thing to do in sports is to hit a professionally-pitched baseball. To put it in perspective, they who do it well fail seven out of I 0 attempts. Maintain that pace over the full run of a season and you get ami Ilion-dollar contract extension. Do it three times and you achieve superstar status. Do it seven times and you have I ,000 hits more than most people who make it into the majors. Do it 10 times and people start talking about Cooperstown, the Mount Olympus of baseball. Most major-league careers don't last 10 seasons. Gwynn has done it 12 seasons in a row. He's poised to do it for at least another five seasons by his own count. His .3361ifetime average is the best for active majorleague players-and it'sclimbing. This isn't just consistency, it's inhuman. The man is three weeks short of his 36th birthday. To humans, it means time to retire. Proof, therefore, that Gwynn, too, is a god. Praise be to Padres 21 and 19.
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Comet first baseman Brent Baum made a diving catch of a pop-up by Southwestern right fielder G.J. Raymundo in the second inning of the April 16 game. The catch turned out to be the first out of a Palomar triple play.
Comets beat Apaches Seanna Lee Sport.< Editor
Some days, all it takes is a change of scenery to pull yourself out of a rut. Just ask Comet shortstop Carlos Fletes. Fletes, who had been batting as high as second in the Comets' lineup, was recently dropped to the eighth spot in the batting order ''to take a little pressure off him," said Coach Bob Vetter. "He's been struggling a little bit." He didn't struggle when he went to bat in the bottom of the seventh inning in Tuesday's game against the Southwestern Apaches. Palomar had just posted two runs to take a 5-3 lead. Fletes went to the plate with the bases loaded and two out, and proceeded to stroke a base-clearing double into center field-his only hit of the game.
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"It's a big hit for him," said Vetter. ''I'm happy for him, because he's had a tough time offensively during the year, but he's done a great job for us all-around." Comet right-hander Chad Cook shut down the Apaches for the final two innings to post a complete game six-hitter, giving the Comets an 8-3 win. "Today we finally got hitting, and Chad pitched ... a great game." Fletes said. "He's been pitching good the last few games. He's getting us all the plays we need." The game was the fourth of five between the Comets and the Apaches. and was the first Comet victory. Palomar is now in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference with a 9-9 record. Southwestern is in first. "This was a good win for this ballclub now," Vetter said, because the Comets finally coordinated their pitching, hitting and defense. "It's been awhile since we've been able to put all of that together, and I thought we put it together today."
• lfpdate The women's tennis team finished up team play with two wins last week, and is now gearing up to start WOMEN'S individual play in several tournaments. The Comets beat San Diego Mesa April9 by a score of 81, and shut out Southwestern 9-0 on April II. According to Coach Nan Haugen. the idea is to win the upcoming tournaments, but also to qualify for the upcoming Southern California Regional at Southwestern College. Katy Jennings, is currently seeded No. 2 in singles and doubles (along with partner Becky Conklin) in the Pacific Coast Conference. "In any other conference, Katy would be seeded No. I," Haugen said. but the No. I player in the state is also Palomar's conference.
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Men's volleyball loses in hectic match Chris Tribbey
Outside hitter Willie Harris took control of the game for the Comets when he blocked and A scoreboard on the fritz, disputed officiat- spiked three points. The Rustlers took possesing, and an irate Golden West head coach sion for good once they were up, 9-1 I. Meancapped the Comets' men's volleyball home while, the scoreboard still read 8-4 in favor of the Comets, and Rustlers season with a loss Wednesday night to the head coach Michael Rustlers, 4-15, 17-15. 4-15, 5-15. DeAIIesandro became a In the first game, Golden West-ranked little upset, yelling at the second nationwide among community colscorekeeper. It took offileges-jumped on the Comets first, building cials seven minutes to corup a 2-0 lead. The Comets fought back to tie rect the problem and the the game, but the Rustlers pulled off three in game continued with only a row to increase their lead to 5-2. Middle minor interruptions. blocker Crosby Tague pounded one home to Down by two, Palomar cut into the Rustlers' lead, 3-5, but those were BALL called a time-out. The all the points the Comets saw for a while. Comets came back to score Golden West cranked out nine points with Palomar receiving possession only twice. The four straight points, largely in part to middle Rustlers allowed Palomar no headway and blocker Bill Bedell and outside hitter Tim capitalized on their own great offense and Higgens, taking a decisive lead, 13-11. After calling time, the Rustlers came back Palomar's less-than-adequate defense, takonce again, answering the Comets' sudden ing a 4-15 victory. The second game was an all-out possession ·surge with three straight points of thei~ own and taking a game-point lead of 14-13. A war with the ball switching teams 41 times. Palomar took the lead out of the gate first, questionable call by the head official cost the Rustlers a possession which started a leading 5-2 I 0 minutes into the game. Golden West fought back and came within one, 5-4. slew of profanity from DeAIIesandro. A Staff Writer
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Palomar side-out and a block by Higgens tied the Comets up. When the ball hit line judge Tenessa Rooney out of bounds, the Comets found themselves with game point. Setter Sean Thomas put the game away for the Comets, 17-15. Between the match, DeAIIesandro walked past official Paul Kotas and said. "Learn how to [expletive] call the game," protesting the calls in the second game. The Rustlers broke the third game wide open early, scoring the first five points. With his team up 7-1, DeAIIesandro began questioning Rooney's impartiality as a line judge. The head official immediately Oashed a yellow card, warning DeAIIesandro to keep quiet. Rustler outside hitter Jeff Carluccimb joined DeAIIesandro. The official, without hesitation, yellow-carded Carluccimb as well. Palomar grabbed a side out and scored two points, digging in to the Rustlers lead, 7-3. Golden West then went on to prove why they arc currently the second place team in the Orange Empire League . · The Rustlers played exceptional defense.
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