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THE Palomar College
Friday, Oct. 24, 1997
Plus-and-Minus a Palomar possibility Melody Cruz Staff Writer
Palomar students may soon have to adjust to a new grading system which might give some students an academic lift while bringing others down. On Oct. 21, the legislative committee of the Associated Student Government held a seminar for students and faculty to receive more information about the longstanding plus or minus grading system proposal. Seven University of California and 17 California State University campuses currently use the plus or minus grading procedure. - If Palomar were to adopt this grading style, the current A through F letter grades would be eliminated and expanded into 12 different categories with pluses or minuses as an added option to the Jetter grade, with the exception of a "C-". The exclusion of the "C" grade
in the plus-and-minus system is because financial aid and scholarship students will end up on probation if they receive this grade, according to Xavier Corona who organized the seminar. The argument about this grading method has been around at Palomar since the mid 1980s, according to Dr. Michael Newbrough, a social science professor and advocate of reinventing the current system. "It's such an obvious benefit in the evaluation of students," Dr. Newbrough said. "It seems to me that, ultimately, it will become more universal. It's sad and that some individuals and groups find that a change toward more accuracy and fairness is somehow threatening to them." An article in the Oct. 6, 1989 issue of The Telescope that thenAssociated Student Government President John Weber vetoed the decision made by ASG senators
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Volume 51, Number 7
"Police Academy class 23-96 ... dismissed!"
Courtesy of Melinda Marchuk
Graduation ceremonies were held for the first Police Academy class to complete the new 14-month long Basic program initiated at Palomar in August 1996. For more on the grad· uation and the basic program, see pageS.
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Display spurs Wilson approves student fee decrease controversy Daniel Kwan Seanna Lee Staff Writers
• Mislabeled photo angers gay students Mimi Bowles Feature Editor
In celebration of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender History Month, a display featuring naked Barbie dolls, Skittles candy, and rainbow flags was set up on the first floof of the library, sparking a slew of controversy centering on who set up the display and why. Contrary to information provided in a photo caption in last week's issue of • SEE PRIDE, PAGE 14
CORRECTION:
A library display depicted in ~ photograph in last week's issue was created by Palomar's Fashion Department.
Many Palomar students enrolling next fall will carry a little more petty cash, just enough to see two movies. California's community colleges will reduce enrollment fees from $13 to $12 per unit, so a full-time student taking 12 units will save $12 a semester. Governor Pete Wilson recently signed Assembly Bill 1318, the' College Affordability Act of 1997, which freezes enrollment fees at the lower rates through the year 2000. The bill also reduces fees for the University of California system by $190 ($3,799 to $3,609) and the California State University system by $79 ($1 ,584 to $1 ,505). "This is the largest fee reduction in California state history," said Lt. Gov. Gray Davis who sponsored the bill authored by Assemblywoman Denise Ducheny (D-San Diego). "We are finally making amends for the outrageous fee hikes of the early '90s." Prior to 1984, there was no charge for enrolling in California community colleges. Between 1991 and 1995, community col-
leges fees increased from $6 to $13 per unit. Palomar officials are still waiting for orders from the chancellor of California Community Colleges as to how to implement the new rate for summer 1998 . _The legislation states that the fee will start in the 1998-99 school year; Palomar College's fiscal year begins July 1, 1998, a date well into summer semester. "The most recent interpretation is that for any class that starts on or after July 1, 1998, we will charge $12 per unit; but any class that starts before July I, we continue to charge $13 per unit," said Herman Lee, director of enrollment services. "You can imagine the kind of confusion that is going to cause students during that summer session," said Lee, referring to Palomar's late start, intercession and short term classes. "We have classes that begin just about anytime, so if a student takes two or three classes that summer, we could be involved with a situation of charging that student different fees. It also affects students who are on financial aid, the Board of Governor's Fee Waiver program, and tuition assistance." Lee said he hopes the chancellor's office will allow community colleges to charge the same enrollment fee for the entire sum-
mer 1998 semester. Fall 1998 fees will be at the new $12 per unit fee. Despite the fee reduction, Lee said Palomar's enrollment may not increase. "A few years ago, we thought going from $10 per unit to $13 per unit was going to hurt the enrollment and it didn't, so I don't think $1 is going to make much of a difference. With a strong economy, students are working more hours and taking fewer classes, so we're hoping that the lower fee will allow a student to take an extra class." Xavier Corona, vice president of state affairs for Palomar's Associated Student Government, said student lobbying contributed to the passage of AB 1318. "The government is trying show that they care about the community colleges. It's a way for them to give back to students, with the overfill of money in California at this time. It's only a dollar per unit, but those dollars add up," Corona said. After the 1999-2000 school year, Corona said he believes any initial fee increases will be marginal. "I don't think there will be any drastic increases because everybody understands we can't jump from $12 to $30 or $40. If they do try to make that jump, every student government throughout the state will fight this."
Friday, Oct. 24, 1997
The Telescope
2 CAMPUS BEAT
CAMPUS BEAT PATROL BLOTTER
Furniture display 'rocks' into the library
ACCIDENT - Oct. 15 at 9:20 a.m., a student's car hit a Wellness Center parking sign in Lot 3. PETIY THEFf - Oct. 15 between 9 a.m. and 9:40 a.m., a black wallet was stolen from the Wellness Center. PETTY THEFf- Oct. 17 at 10:20 a.m., a student's bike was stolen from the Wellness Center. ACCIDENT- Oct. 20 at 12:55 a.m., a Cadillac collided with a Toyota Corolla in Lot 9. No injuries were reported. The Cadillac sustained minor damage while the Corolla sustained moderate damage.
F.Y.Info DROPPING A CLASS - If a class is dropped through Oct.17 a grade of "W" will appear on a student's record . FALL GRADUATION- There is no deadline for CSU GE and IGETC applications. REPEATING A CLASS - If you are repeating a class turn in a grade adjustment form to Admissions. SPRING 1998 REGISTRATION - Intent to register cards have been mailed and must be returned in person by Oct. 30 to recieve a PAR appointment and class schedule by mail. PAR will start Dec. I and will continue through Dec. 19. This period will be the only telephone registration for Spring ' 98. PAR phase II will not be offered in the Spring.
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The "Cabinet and Furniture Technology Student Showcase" is now on display in the Ubrary.. Instructor Russ Filbeck put the display together and features works that won awards in the Del Mar Fair. Student Jim Isbell ignores the "do not touch" sign and checks out the chairs.
CORRECTION: The Campus Beat page photo for Oct. 17 was taken by Amber Allison.
Non-profit group opens new store
Red Ribbon week at Palomar
PALOMAR IN BRIEF
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that helps lowincome working families become homeowners. Habitat uses donated materials and volunteer labor to build homes. San Diego Habitat for Humanity is having its I Oth anniversary celebration and grand opening of Habitat ReStore, a building materials thrift store, on Saturday, Oct. 25 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. There will be music and entertainment by local artists, food and beverages, demonstrations of home improvement techniques and face painters for children. There will also be special announcements from local dignitaries, including Mary Sessom, mayor of Lemon Grove. This event will take place at the Habitat ReStore which is located at 3563 Costa Bella St., in Lemon Grove. For more information about this event contact Melanie Goodyear at (619) 465-7576. -Annica Gerber
Looking to _impress a potential boss? The Career Center is offering free resume workshops . The program consists of a one hour session where Palomar counselors and Career Center staff provide information on preparing and revising resumes. The workshops will have a question and answer session and are held every Friday in the conference room of the Counseling Center from 12:30 p.m. to I :30 p.m. The program will continue through Nov. 21, with the exception of Oct. 31. Register in person or call the Career Center at (760) 744- 1150 ext. 2194. -Christian Johnson
Palomar College 's Educational Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) Club is selling Poinsettia Plants just in time for the holiday season. They come in a variety of different colors: white, red, marble, jingle bells, monel and pink. The cost is $11 for three plants or $4 for individual plants. A donation to the Palomar College Food Pantry in addition to the cost would be appreciated. Orders must be in by Nov. 3 and the plants will be delivered either Dec. I 0 or II. Send orders to the Student Activities Office. For more information call (760) 7441150, ext. 2594. -Josh Martin
Earn up to 4 credits in Spanish while exploring a land of world renouned beaches, rainforests, and exciting history. Palomar College is offering classes that will take students to Costa Rica. Stay in Costa Rica from Jan. 1-18. Classes meet Jan. 5-16. As part of the curriculum, excursions will be offered to historical and cultural sites, museums, and botanical gardens . Cost is $895 plus airfare and registration fees. To find out more, on Saturday, Nov. I. An informational meeting will be held in Fl or call Professor Joel Rivera at (760) 744-1150 ext. 2260. -Mike Paisner
The week of Oct. 27-31 is Red Ribbon Week, an entire week dedicated to bringing awareness to Palomar students about drug and alcohol abuse. On Monday, students can get their red ribbons in the Student Union or SU-10. In the Student Union on Tuesday, students will have the opportunity to tell their own story about their experience with drugs or alcohol. Twelve agencies, including Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), will be in the Student Union to talk to students and hand out information. , On Thursday, students who attend the Escondido campus will receive a large Pepsi if they sign a pledge card. Students on the San Marcos campus will receive a free small Pepsi and a hot dog if they sign a pledge card. Students are asked to wear their red ribbons on Halloween with their costume. -Melody Cruz
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Tom Kidd Criminal Justice "Are you married?"
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Elaine James Buisness "Are you Christian?"
The Telescope
Friday, Oct. 24. 1997
NEWS 3
Fire ·fighter Academy burns off another class Graduates of 12th academy Thomas Achter Edward Charnock Pablo Cruz Derek Eastham Sean Garrahy Peter Grote Kent Hoopes Jason Jones Eric Kilpatrick Bryan Kistler Marco Maldonado Jason McDermott Michael Neal Jeff Pandis Matt Patrick Juni Reoh Brian Robertson Scott Schoenwald Jeff Shinn Andrew Stotts John Thompson Michael Vasile
The cadets of the 12th Fire Fighter Academy class stand for the applause of the audience at the end of the graduation ceremony.
Graduation Ceremonies for the 12th Palomar College Fire Fighter Academy took place in the Howard Brubeck Theatre at 6 p.m. on Oct. 20.
The ceremony marked the culmination of weeks of training which centered around the academy curriculum. Courses included fire preven-
tion, fire safety and fire control as well as a wide range of rescue scenarios that are geared towards preparing the cadets for possible real-life emergencies.
Twenty-two graduating cadets were honored in last Monday's ceremony. -John DeCoursey Editor-in-Chief
Seminar raises awareness on the impact of breast cancer Liz Bennett Staff Writer
October is National Breast Cancer Month, and to educate students a seminar was offered on campus Oct. 14 by Palomar colleges women's studies and health services. Breast Cancer is the leading cause of death for women between ages 15 and 55. Less commonly known, there are also over 500 known cases of men with breast cancer. One in nine women, meaning 184,000 women this year will be diagnosed with breast cancer. "Estimates are that 2.6 million women live with breast cancer; one million more have the disease and don't even know it," according to a flyer handed out by health services. "The chance of survival after there is a tumor the size of a ping pong ball is only 40 percent," according to Madeline Rodriguez, M.D., department chairperson obstetrics and gynecology at TriCity Medical Center. "Seventy-five percent of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer have no risk factors at all." Eighty percent of all breast cancer cases have no previous family history. "Breast cancer tumors usually start on the left side," said Rodriguez. Although there is no efficient cure right now, there are several studies indicating that some plant estrogens can help protect against breast cancer. The most commonly known is tofu.
Breast feeding and having children at a younger age is one of the speculated ways to prevent it. Although studies have found pesticides in breast milk. Treatment usually requires surgery, but some patients have opted for chemotherapy and radiation. Women who are known to have breast cancer in their family are especially encouraged to do regular self-examinations and get regular mammograms or ultrasounds. For all women it is suggested to get one once a year starting at age 40. "Uitrasounds in younger women is a much better tool than a mammogram because ultrasounds distinguish between liquid and solid, and a benign tumor is mostly liquid," said Rodriguez. "One of the main purposes of the workshop was to offer information on diagnosis and treatment of this disease, but also to urge the audience to be educated consumers when it comes to the various options women have if they receive this type of diagnosis," said Linda Dudik- Latulippe, women's studies teacher. Rodriguez also reminded the students that not every test is accurate, and that breast cancer can occur at any age. "If your family member had a tumor at age 35, you should start having mammograms a few years before that," said Rodriguez. "I personally have had a patient who was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 24." For women who have breast implants detecting breast cancer is technically difficult.
Breast cancer can be reoccurring and is often spread to other parts of the body. Mary, a speaker at the seminar, a nurse, and a victim of breast cancer found that it can happen to anyone. She exercised regularly and took good care of herself. She first discovered a tumor in her left breast during a routine mammogram. The doctors said it could be nothing because she was only 37. Shortly after the tumor was removed she was told she had a tumor in her left ovary. Right after that she began feeling severe pains in her right arm. After several more doctors visits she was told that she had a tumor on her right breasts that had also spread to her limp nodes, and that it was terminal. "I was so shocked that I fell of the table, and I thought I'd have to resuscitate my husband ," said Mary. After that she began chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Her children, then ages nine and 10, watched her lose all her hair and get sick, but since then Mary has not given up. She told the students attending the seminar to never give up, and to live life to the fullest. During the month of October the library will have a Tree of Remembrance on the second floor. Pink and purple ribbons will be available in the library to hang on the tree to honor a loved one who was diagnosed with breast cancer. The tree will later be planted in the Arboretum.
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The Telescope
4 EDUCATION CENTERS
EDUCATION CENTERS Pauma Center expands to Pala res~rvation
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Mark Eilinger Education Centers Editor
The Pauma Valley Education Center has been offering college classes to students at the Pauma Indian Reservation and its surroundings communities for over twenty years. Beginning next semester, the center will expand to a second location at the Pala Tribal Library, offering four classes and an 18 computer work station. This will double the number of classes currently being held at the facility. "The center will be expanding to the Pala Library thanks to the hard work of librarian, Loretta Smith, who was responsible in gaining funding for a new library at the Pala Indian Reservation." said Pauma Director Naida Garcia. The new library, which is currently under construction, will be completed by the end of the month and completely open in January, for the start of the spring semester. Classes that will be offered next semester at both campuses are History, English, Child Development, Math, ESL, Business Marketing, Computer Science and Traditional Cultural Stategies.
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A construction worker puts the finishing touches on the ceiling of the new Pala Library opening in January.
All classes are currently being held in the Pauma Complex. Classes being offered at the Pauma Center this semester range from History I 0 I to English As A Second Language.
125 students are enrolled in the four classes this semester. "Our goal is to keep expanding and reaching out to all the reservation and communities in the area," said Garcia.
The Pauma Ed. Center was developed to serve the nine Indian reservations located in the Palomar District. Classes are held are in the library of the Pauma Tribal
Complex. Each class is held once a week with classes offered Monday through Friday in the evening. The center also offers counseling and computers that are open to all students.
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Palomar student Lisa Pageo discusses job opportunities with Lynn Swanglin.
Escondido Center hosts Job Expo '97 Mark Eilinger Education Centers EdiTOr
Employers ranging from Hewlett-Packard to the Wild Animal Park wre available to talk to Palomar students and the public alike at the Job Fair and Education Expo '97 held at the Escondido Center on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The job fair sponsored by Palomar College and the Inland North County Career Center took place at the
Career Center and thePalomar's Escondido Education Center which is next door. Over 50 employers were in attendance to give potential employees the opportunity to fill out applications, arrange for interviews and answer questions. "We have had an excellent track-record hiring Palomar students," said Rick DeJesus, a recruiter from United Postal Service (UPS).
Participants also were able to participate in seminars and workshops discuss interview techniques, resume building and other job skills. Through the education expo, attendees could learn about many of Palomar's programs that are being offered at the Escondido Center. Some of the programs that were featured included the emergency medical technician (EMT), graphic design, and water technology classes.
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The Telescope
Friday. Oct. 24. 1997
NEWS 5
Police academy graduates first basic class John DeCoursey
Graduates of Class 23-96
Editor-in-Chief
Trading in one set of Blues for another, Chad Milby was discharged from the Marine Corps three days prior to last Sunday's graduation ceremony for Palomar's Basic Police Academy. Milby and 33 of his fellow cadets were the first class to go through the new basic program which replaced the college's reserve program. "Prior to August 1996.. we had a reserve program exclusively here from the Escondido site and that was comprised of approximately 350 hours of training," said Thomas Plotts, Palomar police academy coordinator. "Once cadets graduated from that program, that would enable them to apply to agencies anywhere in the state of California as a reserve officer, which is basically a non-compensated community service position," Plotts said.
POST UPGRADES PALOMAR Courtesy of Melinda Marchuk
According to Plotts, the Peace Officers Standards in Training Commission (POST) is the organization that actually licenses police officers in the state of California. Graduates of the reserve course would wear a uniform, badge, gun and all regular police officer equipment, but they would work as the second person in a patrol car primarily serving as a cover unit or a transport unit to a county jail. "That changed for us in August when POST licensed us to have a basic course, which has a minimum requirement of 664 training hours. When a cadet graduates from the basic course, they can apply as a reserve officer or a full-time police officer," Plotts said. But the mandatory training hours required by POST turned out to be just the foundation from which the Palomar Police Academy would build a more intensive program. "What we've done here at Palomar is incorporate as much of the two-year degree program curriculum into the basic curriculum, so in essence we've taken that minimum 664 hours of training and added our core components for the law enforcement associates degree program. So our basic program is approximately 1250 hours of instructional time, which is considerably higher than any other in the state," said Plotts.
MORE TIME, MORE OPPORTUNITY The new basic program is being offered on an extended format which means that it
Cadets-turned-officers celebrate their final dismissal at last Sunday's graduation.
is offered on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. over a time period of 14 months. For 25-year-old Milby, who was sworn in by the Oceanside Police Department the day after he got out o( the Marine Corps, the extended format was the only plausible route for becoming a police officer. "I would never have been able to become a full-time police officer without this program simply because I had to work fulltime during the day," said Milby. "Instead, I can come here at nights and on weekends. It's a long commitment that you have to make but if you can make the sacrifice you'll be able to pick up your basic certificate and become a full-time _police officer."
CADETS CONQUER CHALLENGES In addition to the sacrifices of time and effort which many cadets claimed to be the biggest obstacle, some of the personal victories felt with last week's graduation exceeded others. "Before I came into the academy I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and two ¡ months after my chemotherapy ended I showed up here the first day, bald with my bandanna on my head," said 22-year-old Sonia Guerrero, who has experienced a full recovery. "I wasn't bothered by the baldness factor
because I knew that their would be other bald people here: Marines. "On the first day of class, when we had to introduce ourselves to the other cadets, I told everyone I would rather run miles and miles, and do push-ups and sit-ups forever than to go through chemo again," Guerrero said. "And everyone here received me with open arms. They never once let me down or let me think about cancer, and that was an important part of my healing process. This academy was a 14-month healing process for me." William Funk, Alan Griffith and Matthew Kirst received associates degrees in addition to their basic certificate. "All of the cadets in the basic program graduate 12-credits shy of getting their AA degree," said the 27-year-old Funk. "Before joining the basic police academy program, I was a full-time Palomar student studying criminal justice. The credits I've earned during the academy fill out my requirements for getting a degree." According to Plotts, there is no comparison to the quality of training offered in the basic program. "These cadets have full-time jobs in addition to taking 20 credits in one semester, and some even have full-time families. These are people who know how to manage their time. "Police department administrators are getting wise and the trend is going from hiring recruit entry level officers to academy graduate officers, and that's what we have here at Palomar College."
Maria G. Amador Richard M. Americano, Sr. Edward I. Bugayong Michael R. Burnaz Myron J. Cleveland Daniel A. Dorrance, II John A. Essary Philip D. Falzarano Brian L. Farmer Seth J. Feinson William M. Funk Alan W. Griffith Sonia E. Guerrero Radek Horkel Shane A. Johnson Majohn M. King Matthew P. Kirst William M. LaVelie Kyle D. Liggins A. Todd Liverman Sean P. Madden Mark A.-Marquez Steven D. McCarthy Chad T. Milby Brian G. Redikop Francisco Rodriquez Daniel Rubalcava Jennifer D. Smith Peter Taddeo, Jr. Christopher D. Unger Justin B. Vitrano Randy J. Whaley, Sr. Stephan M. Wilson Wayne W. Wootton '
PALOMAR COLLEGE POLICE ACADEMY Applications for the August 1998 academy will be accepted starting in May 1998. For information on upcoming academies, please contact Police Academy Coordinator Thomas Plotts at (760) 7441150, ext. 3000.
6 OPINION
The Telescope
Friday. Oct. 24, 1997
OPINION SMOKING OUTLAWED: FREE-AIR OR UNFAIR? • Non-smokers want to breath free
• Smokers have a 'right to light'
Anton Orlov
Jessica Gleason
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Copy Editor
"Mind if I smoke?" "Care if I die?" Many of us have been passing those kinds of clues on to our nicotine usmg friends for. quiet some time now, but some of them are just too busy lighting a cigarette to listen. The quiet, yet clear voice of non-smokers has been backed up by a large number of researchers with an exemption of the studies conducted by the tobacco industry. The most recent research by the American Medical Association shows that non-smoking women living with a smoker face an 80 percent increased risk of lung ca ncer and those exposed only at work a 39 percent increased risk of cancer. Passive smoking is also a cause of such illnesses as pneumonia, asthma and other throat diseases. It is responsible for over 25,000 deaths in the United States every year. Exposure to tobacco smoke causes 150,000 to 300,000 serious respiratory ailments each year in children that are under 18 months old. Another study by the University of California Berkeley revealed that most Americans favor designated smoking areas in public places, while most college graduates are in favor of a total smoking ban. Recently our government has given recognition to those facts and as a result in many states smoking is now banned in public places. In many places, like Palomar College, smoking is prohibited within a certain distance from buildings. Yet in places like bars, where the exposure to cigarette smoke is at its most concentrated, it is still allowed. Not for long! Starting Jan. I, 1998 smoking in California's bars is going to be prohibited. By passing this law the AMA hopes to decrease the number of smoke related deaths as well as the number of smokers. It is nice to know that after Jan.!, people who don't believe in paying money to get cancer, can frequent bars without endangering their lives.
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Having the right to make individual choices has been the basis of today's society even before the term "politically correct'' came into existence. Smoking cigarettes is a choice. Going to a bar is a person's choice. Working in a bar is also a choice. However, for many California bars and taverns that may lose patrons after Jan.l, 1998 closing their doors permanently will not be a choice. Supporters of this smoking ban are attempting to give bar and casino employees the same protection against second hand smoke granted to employees of most indoor workplaces in 1994. Now they are focusing their anti-smoking campaigns on the one public place smokers have been left in peace until now-bars. Protecting the health of the cocktail waitresses and bartenders of California is a very nice intention and, of course, an important point. However, these employees may not appreciate the thought after some of them loose their jobs due to declined business. If state anti-smoking ordinance Assembly Bill 13 goes into effect many bars and casinos that do not have the funds or space to build an outdoor patio or meet strict ventilation standards will suffer consequences possibly, including lost jobs and revenue. It is pretty safe to say that bar employees, non-smokers included, are just as aware of the hazards of second-hand smoke inhalation as the rest of America. Yet they still choose to work in bars where smoking is not only allowed, but usually utilized to its full capacity. According to F.O.R.C.E.S., Fight Ordinances to Control and Eliminate Smoking, their has been much talk of civil disobedience among bar owners, patrons and employees. By blatantly ignoring the potentially new bill and lighting up anyways, perhaps the collective voices of all the lowly smokers wi II be heard. The non-smokers may be safe from second-hand smoke if this bill passes, but wait until they are up against a disgruntled drunkard in the middle of a nicotine fit.
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OPINION 7
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Promise Keepers too old fashioned Annica Gerber Opinion Ediror
The two words that I have heard rolling off of everyone's lips in recent weeks, and that fascinated me to no end is, Promise Keepers. My curiosity grew so rampant that it prompted me to do some research about the Promise Keepers organization and cause. This wasn't a very difficult task seeing how lately almost every large publication has been featuring an article about them. What I found out was rather disturbing. The Promise Keepers is an all male Christian organization, with a )Tlembership nearing 650,000, that came together most recently in a regional rally in our nation's capitol. One of their main objective is salvation for the nation and for themselves, through prayer, not politics. So I find it rather odd that they choose to congregate in the nation's capital when they claim that they don't see Congress as a source of salvation -they instead look directly to the Lord. Praying for salvation seems like an okay cause to me, but this, however, is not their only goal. They are also dedicated to "producing" men that are good fathers, faithful husbands and committed to honoring their promises. What could possibly be wrong with such honorable intentions? From my experience, if it sounds to good to be true, it usually is. There are several reasons why we, as a nation, should keep a watchful eye on an organization that has a great deal of political potential. First, The Promise Keepers have been told by the Reverend Tony Evans to reclaim leadership from their wives. This should be the first red flag, possibly indicating male supremacy. Secondly, the believe that homosexuality is a sin. Thirdly, they feel that extramarital sex and pornography is sinful as well. By this time some serious warning bells should be sounding off. The Promise Keepers, a predominantly white and conservative organization, also preach about racial harmony and reconciliation of all races. (Understandably many ethnic minorities are skeptical about this.) To be honest I am rather skeptical myself about their organization as a whole. Even more astonishing to me is the roles of the wives in all this. All of the wives that were interviewed were completely supportive of their husbands and their missions and not one of them seemed bothered by the Bible's allusion to the women "submitting" to the men. The women were also perfectly content with handing over the head-of-the household role to their husbands. Of course, everyday household decisions will be made jointly by the man and the woman, it is only major decisions that will be made by the man. This makes me cringe and I am sure that I am not the only woman that feels this way. Many of us have worked so hard to create and enforce equality between the sexes that when a movement like this comes along it feels like a devastating blow. I shudder to think what this country would be like if a Promise Keeper got into the Oval Office. We would probably regress 40 years and women would be back standing at the front door with their husbands slippers, anxiously awaiting his arrival.
Eating meat equated with cannibalism Pete Schrup Swjf Wrirer
I think people who massacre and eat animals are cannibals. I think it is only human cowardice that makes eating human meat cannibalism and eating animal meat supper. One of the greatest oversights of the scientific process is the connection between humans and animals. We call ourselves rational, even hi tech, but we simply can't see the beak in front of our faces when it comes to the correlation between human society and animal societies. I shouldn't say we, because many do understand this connection, sadly those perceptive humans are in a small minority. The people who are rational enough to understand the relationship, the kinship, between all living creatures are people who usually own pets. It sure opened me up. There are several big discoveries. First off is animal personalities, each cat and dog has their own and they are not generic. Some are extroverted, some shy, some grumpy, just like humans. A couple of years with cats, dogs, horses or birds, etc. and you begin to recognize gentle creatures that speak a language we don't understand. Moreover, they have feelings, moods, emotions and different degrees of intelligence just like humans do. True, their logical process is not as a~vanced but there is still a
common bond. Far more connects us then separates us. Another discovery is the similarities are not so relative. Some creatures considered very minimal, like reptiles, have obvious curiosity that suggests some elementary intelligence. Survival and reproduction is as emotional to animals as it is to humans, just unencumbered by the fear of death and longing for immortality. This would mean animals have love of family and possibly even social groups, love of species. Who knows there may even be abstract reasoning in animals that produces creativity in ways we are not even aware. That's right, animal art. Imagine some feral sounds as a form of animal music. (And they don't have to deal with mindless critics.) Considering that, maybe animals are superior to humans. In fact once a human is perceptive enough to understand the connection of human and animal then they experience a very basic consciousness expansion. Once that happens you will become a committed vegetarian, and a person who deplores animals being test subjects and so forth. There isn ' t anything radical involved, nothing far out or mystical, just being sensitive enough to understand the reality around you. Some people are very threatened by this, because basically it means switching from a carnivorous person to a herbivorous person.
Not only is meat a protein source for survival, it is also an enormous cultural and .economic force. Yet it is amazing how 'enlightened' people discuss being carnivorous like they used to discuss the acceptability and merits of slavery. What's wrong with eating animal body parts is obvious to intelligent humans. Do you enjoy a dead animal sandwich? A cow leg burger? However, there is so much evidence of resistance to the basic fact that animals are equal to humans in sensitivity that it forgoes discussion. Just think of a slaughterhouse. Mutilating animals for tests and drugs. It is really quite an appalling comment on the true nature of humans. In truth humans are bigots and animals arc their victims, just like any genocide. This goes beyond sensitivity to deep cultural forces. I think the intolerance of people who consume flesh is so deeply rooted it isn 't even recognized. I also think humanocentric intolerance is a form of oppression, just like the supremacists, socialism and slave owners. It is just unrecognized. I also think animal slaughter subsidizes violence and that carnivorous behavior is the foundation for war. Killing animals should be classified as a hate crime. Flesh eaters are the nco-cannibals whose difference is they consume pets rather than humans.
Media creates unrealistic ideal for women Heidi Fischle Comriburing WriTer
What is ideal ? Popular culture seems to give the message that a woman who is 5'8" and wears a size 6 is ideal. The problem is that the average woman is 5' 4" and wears a size 12-something has to give. In our society there is very little respect given to females. A generation after the feminist uprising of the 70's, we are still seeing the harsh realities of a culture based on inequality and male leadership. Granted, our chances for success are much higher now, but there are still double standards. The majority of these standards revolves around beauty, and is put into affect by our main source of culture, the media. We are inundated with images of what is consid-
ered perfection. From fashion magazines to videos and even radio we cannot ignore the message. Pornography is our main media category. Women are shown in violent sexual situations. They are completely lacking in female sensuality. Cosmetic surgery is the fastest growing medical specialty. Women are having themselves cut, peeled and getting fatty tissue sucked out. That fatty tissue stores sex hormones. When those are removed it effects estrogep levels and can even result in inactive ovaries. Whatever happened to wrinkles in ones face showing the reality of life? What happened to the sensuality of maturation? Not only are women altering their appearances with some hope of satisfaction, a large number are starving themselves.
Author Joan Brumberg states that " ... on some college campuses one in five female students is anorexic." It has also been found that up to six times that number are bulimic. Then there are the dieters. Not only do diets have a 2-5% success rate, many of them allow a caloric intake of 600 to I 000 calories, less than that of a woman in India, one of the poorest countries in the world. The only way to bring about a change is to disengage from the propaganda.Weight and beauty do not deserve to be the determining factors of people's lives. What about the saying, it's what's inside that really matters. It may seem flowery, but it may be our first step out of this mess.
The Telescope
8 OPINION
Friday, Oct. 24, 1997
Staff Editorial
Let's focus on the real problem: Homophobia Recently The Telescope has taken some heat from several groups on campus, including the Gays and Lesbians of Palomar and the library. The reason? A mistake we made in our last issue. Going by information received, The Telescope printed a picture of a display set up in the library in honor of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender History Month. G.A.L.O.P. had notified us previously that they were setting up a display and with the month half over, there was only
one display in the library honoring Gay and Lesbian History Month. We erroneously concluded this was the display we had been told about. The Telescope attributed the display to G.A.L.O.P., when in reality the display was created by the fashion department. The real issue, however, is not who set up the display, it is the fact that making a mistake has suddenly made us the campus pariahs. The Telescope is more than willing to concede we needed
Telescope accused of sloppy reporting I am writing to correct an error that appeared on the front page of the Oct. 17 issue of The Telescope. The caption under the photographs which appear with the S6mewhat snide headline "New! Lesbian Barbie and Coming Out Ken" wrongly ascribes responsibility for the library display to GALOP. No mention was made of the gay and lesbian literature from the collection of the Palomar College library which was also displayed in the same area under the banner entitled "Gay and Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender History month." The displays in the two small cases in The Telescope photographs are the class work of students in Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising. The two cases on the first floor of the library are the property of that department and the library has agreed to allow students in that program to use the library space for displays which relate to their design and merchandising work. Displays in these cases change approximately every week to give students as much opportunity to work in this field as p9ssible. I have been in touch with The Telescope several times to request coverage of the displays that are housed in the library. However, to date I have not been contacted
to have been more thorough. But we believe it is time to focus on the real problem the lack of communication between all parties involved and the homophobic attitudes that have been identified. The Telescope goes by information that we receive from our various sources, just as any newspaper would. We have been accused of being biased against gays and lesbians, but it seems everyone has forgotten all that we have done to help promote equality for everyone on campus.
by anyone from The Telescope about the display on the first floor of the library which appeared on the front page of The Telescope--or any of our other displays. Had I had the opportunity to speak with a member of The Telescope staff and discuss the library displays, I believe this error in reporting could have been avoided. The misinformation which appeared on the front page of last Friday's Telescope is sloppy reporting at best and may reveal a bias on the part of the paper against certain campus groups. I hope that this unfortunate error and lack of communication that led to it will not be repeated. -Katherine Gannett Manager; Palomar College Library
Student sets the record straight I would like to address the concerns of Tom Lazet in his Letter to the Editor in the Oct. 17 issue of The Telescope. The article on homophobia in the Oct. 3 issue of The Telescope was not meant to "single-out" or accuse anyone. It was meant to inform the students and faculty of the hate crimes and other forms of discrimination that have been been occurring for quite some time. Myself as well as the president and copresident of GALOP were quoted in that article and I can assure you that none of us made any accusations as to who may have committed these acts.
In addition to publishing stories highlighting health benefits for gay and lesbian faculty and staff, we have also profiled gay faculty and highlighted concerns by G.A.L.O.P. about hate crimes. Concerns have been raised about the fact that the pictures we ran focused only on the naked Barbie dolls and not the rest of the display. The reason for this was not to cast gays and lesbians in a bad light on campus, but instead because it was the most dramatic part of the display.
We hope that by informing people of the problem, steps might be taken to correct it. Also, 1 am a Christian and I do appreciate your invitation to listen to your band perform. I will ensure that the other members of GALOP are aware of the invitation. Thank you. Our club is open to anyone interested in learning about the struggles for equality that many Americans face because of their sexuality. We meet in room SU-17 from 5 to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays. -Deanna Peeler-Quayle ICC Rep. for GALOP
GALOP hopes others learn from mistake The pictures of the "Lesbian Barbie and Coming-Out Ken" was not a display created by GALOP. This misunderstanding has created a hullabaloo of misunderstandings. GALOP members were upset that this dis~lay was credited to our group. However, The Telescope, Katherine Gannett, manager of the library and GALOP has cleared up this unfortunate mistake. We, GALOP do not know what the displays represented nor do we endorse the display.
The editors make the ultimate decision regarding stories' placement and length. These decisions are not necessarily based on the story's subject, but rather which stories inform and serve the diverse interests of readers. We do not promote or decry any lifestyle or practice, but rather attempt to publish a newspaper that reflects the life and times of Palomar College. We regret that the factual error occurred and have apologized for it. Now let's focus on the real issue - homophobia.
The Telescope has apologized to our group and we have accepted. Hopefully all parties involved can turn this situation into a positive light. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender History Month is a national function promoted by GLAAD, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, to educate not only the homosexual community but the world about our history. Our display is now up in the library. It consists of the history of homosexuals, not sexual pictures of homosexuals or naked toys. Please take a moment to look over the display and the literature to learn more about the history of the homosexual community. The display in the two glass enclosed cases has absolutely nothing to do with GALOP. -GALOP Gay and Lesbians of Palomar
Opposition tears into gay beliefs "Lesbian Barbie and Coming-Out Ken" was a mistake in more ways then one. Okay, so it was done by the Fashion Department and not GALOP. Obviously it looked like more media support, more free advertisement for the gay community. More teaching of a learned activity (homosexuality). The display did not start with those intentions, but now it has become a runway for another mistake. The rationalization of a deviant master status. You have not yet accepted your label. Now, you make excuses, i.e., "I was born gay," or "It is natural." No, I don't believe it is natural at all, I believe it is a learned activity. Whether you remember learning it or not. If you don't remember learning it, then you assume you were born that way. I can't really remember much before I was five. My point is this was the first . Telescope I didn't take home with me. I don't support the continuous teaching that being gay is okay. Now, GALOP will put a display in the library, with pictures of men kissing and groping other men, women kissing and groping other women. Parents beware, you don't want your child learning something bad is actually good. If they don't remember learning it they may assume they were born with a thought. -Peter Mojica Sociology Major
The Telescope
Friady. Oct. 24. 1997
ENTERTAINMENT Pitt and 'Tibet' ascend to new expectations Carla Van Wagoner Emertainment Editor
What a better excuse to climb a mountain than "because it's there" and what a even better excuse to see a movie, because it is as epic as any Tibetan mountain. Brad Pitt ("Seven," "Legends of the Fall") portrays real life gold medalist and Austrian mountain climber, Heinrich Harrer in "Seven Years in Tibet." In reality, Harrer left his family in 1939 to search for glory at the top of a unreachable plateau, only to find that life is full of easier plateaus. Pitt's portrayal of the mountain
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Jamyang Wanchuk as the teenage Tibetan Dalai Lama.
man is first rate. It is amazing that he can maintain his Austrian accent throughout the entire movie. Most actors dfop their accents about as fast as you can say "Betty Ford Clinic," but not Pitt. Pitt creates a believeable character that is tough as nails yet vulnerable to his surroundings. Another treat to see is British actor David Thewlis born ("Restoration," "Dragonheart") as Harrer's companion and climbing rival, Peter Ausfschnaiter. Thewlis gives a strong performance as a man whose rivalry turns to friendship after a series of setbacks on the mountain trail. He needs to be on the screen more. His character is just as interesting as Pitt's, if not more so during key scenes. As the Dalai Lama, Jamyang Wangchuck shines as the young spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. Wangchuck attacks his role with enthusiasm and an innocence needed to convincingly portray the young monk . "Seven Year's In Tibet" is filled with brilliant colors, a wonderful musical score and an interesting story. Yet despite the richness in quality, it takes too long to tell a simple but epic story. It is two
Brad Pitt stars as Austrian mountain climber Heinrich Harrer in the true life story of a man who finds that life is one up-hill adventu~ after another.
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hours and 20 minutes in length and could have been cut to an hour and 45 minutes and still get across its epic feel. As it is now, it is three stories rolled into one film.
Although each story compliments the other, they leave audiences clamoring for more information about the lives of each character. Moviegoers will leave satisfied
with the performances and the look of the film, but they will be reaching for the history books in search of the true facts about Tibet, Harrer and company.
Fright night comes early for movie audiences
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scare its audiences. The method is: gather a bunch of hip teenagers and watch them get terrorized by a disguised murderer. Jennifer Love Hewitt ("Party of Five") heads a young cast which provides all of the stereotypical characters for a film of this nature. She plays the brainy, innocent girl. Other characters include a more beauty then substance victim, a typical, hot-tempered jock, and a soft spoken, nice guy. Hewitt's Julie is an upstanding individual who is the only character that really has any depth. Hewitt does a credible job of portraying this girl whose life is about to get turned upside down.
Sarah Michelle Gellar ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") plays Julie's best friend, Helen, the naive pageant queen. Gellar's job in this movie is to basically look pretty and scream a lot. Meanwhile there are Ryan Phillipe as Barry, the spoiled jock, and Freddie Prinze Richardson Miron Jr. as Ray, Julie's easy going boyfriend. The Staff Writer two don't hurt the film but Phillipe often overacts in his part, and Prinze doesn't realFor those who liked Wes Craven's hit ly depict his character with any passion. "Scream," there is a new thriller out that The story takes place in the old-fashioned will surely make you shriek. fisherman's town of South Port. With all of -In fact, the new slash and gash flick "I the dark, desolate streets this cryptic little Know What You Did Last Summer," folis a perfect setting for what is about to town lows the same recipe as "Scream" did to unfold on the 4th of July. After a night of celebrating and enjoying their last days together before these college bound students go their own direction, an accident happens. On the gloomy and windy path home, the group's car collides with a stranger mysteriously walking across the road. Everyone assumes that ~he wounded man is dead. So the four teenagers are forced into a dilemma . of getting rid of the evidence or the facing punishment-being charged with manslaughter. After some prodding and pleading, Julie and friends make the decision of throwing the dead man's body into a nearby port, hoping that this will make the situation disappear. The group then makes a sacred pact never to tell anyone about the incident. Fast forward one year from that episode, to when Julie comes home from college. This is when the terror begins for the teens who will have to deal with somebody who knows what happened a year back. Courtesy of Columbia Pictures Ultimately, however, writer Kevin Williamson doesn't live up to the expectaJennifer Love Hewitt (left) stars as Julie, the college student turned murder accomplice. Sarah Michell Gellar is Helen, the beauty queen who wrestles with tions he set for himself by his earlier work "Scream." "Scream" was fresher, had better a guilty consciences in the thriller "I Know What You Did Last Summer."
Movie Review
character development and wasn't as predictable. But make no mistake this movie still is exciting and fun in that good horror movie way. Director Jim Gillepsie, and producer Neal H. Moritz stay away from the gore that some of these movies embody. To most viewers this is a plus and the cliff-hanger ending that they use will scare the wits out of anyone. Overall, "I Know What You Did Last Summer," contains the same unique style as its predecessor and gives a bundle of spooks that will have you covering your eyes. But be careful, because the biggest spooks happen when you think it is safe to look.
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Freddie Prinze Jr. stars as Ray, a working class fisherman and an all-around nice guy, in "I Know What You Did Last Summer" by Columbia Pictures.
Friday, Oct. 24, 1997
The Telescope
10 ENTERTAINMENT
The 'World' dances across the Brubeck stage Natalie Petrovic Staff Writer
Under the bright lights of the Howard Brubeck Theatre on Oct. 17, nine groups of ethnic dancers gave a wonderfully rich performance steeped in culture and traditional costumes with " The World Dance Celebration ." Danza Oceolotl featured a "Fire Dance," from the roots of Aztec culture. This hot dance included sharp head movements making their feathered headpieces seem to dance as if they were separat~ entities. Head dancer Fe lipe Rangel gave "Fire Dance" a dramatic tone with his quick movements and dominant demeanor and captured the feel of an ancient Aztec heart. The stage can be a scary place to be alo ne on- it can SP.em as v<tf.t as a bottomless pit, swallowing an artist, but not to Palomar 's newest dance instructor Patriceann Mead. Mead devoured the stage with every move. Her solo performance " Echoes of Brazil , a Work in Progress" is stunning. The modern dance contained characteristics of ballet yet maintained a style all its own. The provocative dance was filled with leaps. twists, jumps and subdued still poses, that left the audience breathless in anticipation of her next move.
Mead was also featured in the ensemble consisting of II Palomar students. She and the · dancers performed "Cordao de Ouro," a warm, spellbinding and spirit-lifting piece. ·It was refreshing to see students on stage dancing like professionals. As five young dancers entered, dressed in kilts and other traditional costumes from Scotland, the Academy of Highland Dancing began their performance and were accompanied by a lone bagpipi st. They performed the "Sword Dance," a rarely done piece consisting of a Celtic dance interweaving pattern called the "Strathspey and Highland Reel." They knew how to captivate an audience with their quick feet and charming smiles. The Patnaik Sisters along with Guru Manoranjan Pradhan executed "Pallavi" and succeeded at mesmerizing the audience. This form of Indian dance was complex , consisting of quick eye movements and perfected hand gestures. They wore beautifully ornamented costumes and jewelry that jingled and chimed with their every move. Accompanied by five dancers, their second performance was far better than the first. This time the sisters gleefully danced hand-inhand to a happy tune all their own .
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Far from India and closer to home were La Fiesta Danzantes de San Diego. Their traditional Mexican polka "Sonidos de Chihuahua" gave a "down on the farm" atmosphere. Between the twirling, stomping and bouncing across the stage, who would, have known dancing could be this fun ? Angelika Nemeth brought new definition to the word "shimmy." Nemeth's intrusive performance of the Egyptian dance, "Raqs AI Sharqi " thoroughly gained the audience's attention. From the moment the curtain opened , she began to belly-dance her way across stage adorned in a gold and silver costume. Nemeth is extremely talented and disciplined, and her demeanor on stage is fascinating. She gracefully introduced us to Kuwaiti culture. Beginning with an introductory solo performance by Teresa Gomez, the Spanish Ballet of San Diego dazzled the audience with Flamenco dancing. With the use of heavy steps and erect body posture, Gomez perfected this dance tractionally done by men. What a feat. They're not quite the next Riverdance but the Liam Harney Irish Dancers do have some fancy footwork. Their "Progressive Irish Dances" performance was a threein-one piece consisting of "Celtic Thunder," "Wolfstone" and
"Nomos." Combining repetitious steps and the distinct rap of their tap-like shoes, the Harney dancers had choreography which never seemed to stop. With the intertwining of modern dances, tradi-
tiona! Irish dances as well as the solo performances, their set was tiring to watch . They provided an anything but boring end to a delightful evening.
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"Pallavi" is an Indian dance based upon Raga Mohana and means elaboration. It involves intricate interwoven rhythmic patterns with an emphasis on pure dance.
Delany Sisters are a delightful duo Michael Paisner Swf[Writer
For the first 15 minutes of the play "Having Our Say" the audience has to be thinking, "Who wrote this pablum?" Two sisters, I 03 and I 0 I years old, living by themseLves, vital , talkative, and full of spunk. At least make the sisters 80. Or 90 even. But over I 00? And both happy and healthy? Give me a break. But as this play at the Mandel Weiss Forum/La Jolla Playhouse grew more engrossing, the details the sisters revealed sounded more and more familiar. At the first of two intermissions, a look in the playbill confirmed suspicions. This is a true story. Sadie and Bessie Delany were born in 1889 and 1891 respectively. Their father had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation. In 1993, author Amy Hill Hearth sat with the Delaney sisters and wrote their story. It became a best seller. Camille 0. Cosby and Judith Rutherford James went on to produce the critically acclaimed play. Sadie (Micki Grant) is the more genteel, preferring to "calm the waters" in sticky situations, most of which are racist encounters or family matters. Bessie (Lizan Mitchell) prefers to meet these situations head on , never compromising her beliefs. It sometimes puts her in peril. How can two people of such different temperaments live to see the other side of a century? They agree on one philosophy. "It's husbands that worry you to death." Neither ever walked down the aisle. They also eat lots of fruit and vegetables and take vitamins and castor oil every day "It's disgusting!" says Bessie. Most important to them, however, is that they carry out their father 's dictum: '·Your mission in life is to help somebody." By the second intermission, it's magical how they keep the audience spellbound with both the family tale they are weaving, and the historic events they recount. They tell the story chronologically, fitting lots of little fragments together. It's like they are doing a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle, completing a beautiful picture as the fragments come together. Over the last two seasons, there have been many plays at the Mandell Weiss Forum/La Jolla Playhouse
involving ethnicity. Several of those plays were about my own culture, yet they were impossible to relate to. This saga is from a culture radically different than mine and yet it touched me from beginning to end. Does it tug at the heart strings? No. Toy with emotions for the sake of toying? No. It is told matter-offactly by two women who genuinely care about human beings. This play is so well written and acted, it makes people glad to be in the same world as Sadie and Bessie. Grant and Mitchell are like Cirque Du Solei! , where the interaction both verbally and physically seems choreographed and they make the impossible seem effortless. They take a superbly well written, interesting script and use it to invite the entire audience into their living room for an afternoon of light conversation . They do it with warmth, love for their characters, and a lot of humor. The audience hinges on every word as if they are historians in the presence of living history. They are. A parlor guest can't help but wish they could visit with the sisters for longer than the two and a half hours .
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Left to Right: "Having Our Say" starred Micki Grant as the 1 03-year-old Sadie and Lizan Mitchell as the 101-year-old Dr. Bessie Delany.
Friday. Oct. 24. 1997
The Telescope
FEATURE
FEAT-U RE KKSM Rocks Ptdouuw
A student's life at KKSM Michael Paisner
Antoinette Griffith
Staff Writer
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Rocki n' to the beat has taken on a whole new meaning on Palomar's campus. Now instead of just listening to radio programs, students will also have access to campus news. In two weeks, Palomar College's radio station KKSM plans to implement an hourly three minute news cast to expand and improve the station's broadcast while promoting the experience and education of the staff. According to news director Mike Paisner, the newscast will hopefully expand to five minutes next semester, something that KKSM has wanted to do for quite some time. Station Manager Rob Branch says that KKSM will continue to be financed from underwriting which will pay for the news programming. Branch explained that KKSM was actually donated to the college in an effort to give students the opportunity to learn from their mistakes and develop and hone their broadcasting skills. It is these opportunities that students involved in the program say benefits them the most by enabling them to get jobs in the broadcast industry. It is benefits like these that are rewards for Branch and have inspired him to update and expand the station. Branch helped to get satellite transmitting from Oceanside, which allows the station to reach over 500,000 people as opposed to just 5,000, and students have been given the responsibility of running the station. Also, KKSM has been ranked one of the top five in the country as the best college radio stations. It is Branch's own motivation and dreams that he uses to help encourage "his kids" to succeed in the broadcast business. "I like the excitement of being
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Radio student Doug Spurlock takes the airwaves at KKSM. The radio station is run by students in the broadcast classes.
there while the news is happening and being able to report it as accurately and fairly as I can," Branch said. "And this what I try to share with my students." As an educator to Palomar's radio students, Branch says he tries to give them the benefit of his experience. During his career, Branch has seen many changes to the broadcast industry. The most recent change is the program orientation because, according to Branch, broadcasting has turned into a business and changed from a majority of news reporting to entertainment. "Media is losing its substance. I think the media needs more in for-
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Students at KKSM try their hands at the controls. Learning the controls is only one aspect of radio broadcasting experience that students get while enrolled in the broadcast program.
mation and less entertainment," Branch said. Also there is a conglomerate of broadcasting companies that are buying several radio stations at a time, which tend to present only one version of the news and information , Branch said. "I don't mind biased views, but I want both sides. I don't want to be told what to think," Branch said. I don't mind a majority broadcasting corporation wanting to covey their opinion, but the public needs to hear all sides." It is this belief, Branch said, that he tries to explain to his students. He says he gets most of his ideas from his students and, in turn, he provides his students with ideas to help them make their own decisions. "I like watching them grow. It is fun to be able to watch them when they, for example, start out being intimidated and terrified by the electronic equipment and later learn how to master using it," Branch said. In addition to ideas, Branch falls back upon his own experiences to educate his students about life in the broadcast world. "News is about ¡getting people together for a common good, people that otherwise would not have know each other," Branch said. "I love my job so much , it's hard to believe I get paid for doing it. I enjoy working with my kids," Branch said. " I don't think I should take credit for their success. I'm glad to have been an influence in their life."
Why would anyone be crazy enough to drag themselves out of bed at 4:30 in the morning unless it is love? It is love. Everyone doing "morning drive" radio (weekdays 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.) says it's love. Dave, Shelly, and Chainsaw say it, Jeff and Jer say it, Howard Stern says it and everyone at Paloma,r College's radio station, KKSM, says it. I've been telling my friends that I was going to get into radio for about 3 years. At some point, I said to myself, "None of my friends are going to believe me anymore." I felt it was time to "poop or get off the pot." By the end of September of 1996, I was on the air. Tuesday afternoons from two until six I was the news anchor on Scott Tempesta's show. On the Monday before Thanksgiving in 1996 I walked in the front door to K..KSM. The Program Director (the PD -AKA The Big Cheese) buttonholed me. "Would you like to do morning on drive Mondays?" "YES!" I said, before I could even catch my breath. Man, I was the coolest. I'm going to have the best show at the station. Everyone will tune in to find out what's going on. To listen to my sparkling wit and personality. I'll be the next household word in radio. "Good morning everbodeeeeee. This is Michael Paisnemrrrr. On KKSMmmmmmm. AMmmmmm, thirteen twenteeeee." Months later, I listened to that tape. What a disaster. I ask the PD "Why didn't you get rid of me? I've heard the tapes. I stunk up the room - and the air waves." "Everyone starts like that," she said. "And besides, it's a learning institution. This is where you learn. You're allowed to make mistakes." I never once for a moment thought that she had made a mistake by giving me my first break. Now it's October, 1997. Next month marks the first anniversary of my show. The program has transformed itself. After several incarnations, it's now "The Mr. Happy Show". I haven't used my real name on the air since early this year. Most of the on-air personalities at KKSM are studying to become FM "jocks." They transition one song to the other
smoother than china silk. They have golden throats. They can move you from one tune to the next like a mother rocking a baby in her arms or get you as excited as a runaway freight train on a hot summer day. Even in December. Not me. I thrive on craziness, zaniness, and warped humor. I wonder at times if I'm understandable. I love to shred wacko groups boycotting Disneyland because they think "The Little Mermaid" is sexually arousing young boys. I love to jump on stories abourboneheaded criminals that destroy the money blasting into the bank vault, knocking themselves unconscious until the police arrive. I howl at cops that leave guns and money in a running van while they go into a donut shop (the van got stolen - and his bosses tried to defend his actions). All of these stories are true. I don't change the names to protect the innocent. I use the news as a weapon. A comedy assault rifle. It takes at least four hours to prepare the show. Most of the time, that's not enough. You have to scour the newspapers, surf the internet, watch 1V, and listen to radio. There's come~ dy everywhere. In commercials, in things people say, and ¡of course, in the crazy stuff that people do. Sometimes they do it right in front of you. So every Tuesday morning I get up at 4:30 a.m. It's the only day I jump out of bed as soon as the alarm goes off. After a year, my ego is starting to inflate. Everyone in radio tells me it's part of the job. The "Mr. Happy Show" is starting to get good. My plan is to practice until the Spring of 1998, and then send out a tape and a resume. That's how it works in the radio biz. Until then, you'll find me on one of the top five college radio stations in the nation; as ranked by the National Association Of College Broadcasters. K..KSM, AM 1320. Mr. Happy airs Tuesday mornings from 6 to I 0 a.m.
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Friday, Oct. 24, 1997
Bravura opens another chapter of awards Christian Johnson News Editor
Bravura, Palomar's annual art and literary magazine, has brought home several awards for this year's issue and continues to work for wide spread recognition. For the fourth year in a row Bravura has won the "Best of Show" at the Del Mar Fai-r in the literary publications category as well a "Special Award" for layout and design. It also took first place at the California State Fair. Bravura 1996 won the Award of Merit at the 1997 San Diego Creative Show, in which entries are judged for the previous year. "We did everyth in g except bind it." said Judith Stafford associate professor of Engl ish and coordi nator for the magazi ne. Bravura, which is compiled in the spring and released in the fall, is a publication for student art, photography, poetry and prose, and has been published for about 30 years. Stafford, who has taught creative writing and currently teaches Survey of Bib lical Literature, has been involved with the publishing of Bravura for the past three issues. Stafford is currently attempting to send copies of Bravura to all the college creative writing programs in California, and hopes to receive copies of their magazines in return. Stafford says she wants Palomar's art and literary magazine to compete with other school's and sees this exchange as a chance to check out the competition.
"It gets better and better every year," said Neil Bruington, director of graphic communications. "Each year we try to do something a little bit different." Bruington and photography instructor, Donna Cosentino assisted Stafford and the student staff of six with the visual and graphic design of the publication. Although the end result was good it was a long and hard road from beginning to print. The 1997 publication crew suffered from long hours and minimal staffing, and though there were ample photograph submissions to choose from, due to a shortage of art submissions Stafford had to personally hunt down quality pieces to -Neil Bruington print in the magazine. "We had hundreds of Director of photography pieces and we Graphic Communications had to solicit the art department," said Stafford. "I hung out over at their office and fo und out who the best artists were." In addition, the magazi ne's ASG fundi ng was cut from $2400 to $2000 this year. The rec laimed $400 was given to the Boehm Gallery to fi nance the building of the Pavi lion. "The ASG gave us $2000 to publish Bravura and it costs $5000," said Stafford. Traditionally the ASG grants about half of the cost of printing and the President's Associates of Palomar College provides the rest. Following tradition, the President's Associates of Palomar covered the withdrawn $400. Bravura is currently for sale at the bookstore for $5 per copy. Submissions for the 1998 issue are being accepted through the end of February, 1998.
"Each year we try to do something a little bit different."
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Judith Stafford, associate professor of English, displays the latest award-winning installment of Bravura,.
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• ASG President, Erica Olvera, congratulated Senator T.J. Quigley on making a good presentation about the student center proposal at the President's Advisory Council (PAC) meeting. Olvera also mentioned that the Faculty Senate voted unanimously to support the student center survey. PAC was also pleased with his report and plan to make it action on the next agenda. • Ryan Zabrowski, executive vice-president, gave a few officers a verbal warning for not doing their req uired office hours. • Xavier Corona, vice-president of state affairs, mentioned that at the recent California Commun ity Co ll ege Stude nt Affai rs Associatio n (CCCSAA) m Sacramento, Palomar onl y had
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Midway gives future garners a sneak peek Annica Gerber Opinion Editor
No quarters were required when the Palomar College Video Game Programming class went on a tour of Midway Home Entertainment on Oct. 16. The tour was lead by Michael Gottlieb, an associate producer, who had just transferred from their Chicago location which is their corporate office. He has been involved in the video game business since about 1981. "I started testing video games before I was old enough with child labor laws and everything," says Gottlieb. Palomar is one of a very limited amount of schools in the United States that offers Computer Science and Information Systems (CSIS 240), video game programming. The instructor for this class Ed Magnin is a video game designer and programmer who has worked for Midway Home Entertainment, formerly known as Williams Home Entertainment as a professional designer. He has designed and programmed games such as Caesars Palace - GameBoy for Virgin Games and NFL Football-Super
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Palomar students get to test drive Midway's "Off-Road Challenge" video game. The speedsters are, from left, Lester Roxas, Richai-d Stegman and Jay Coomes. Nintendo for Konami. Magnin is excited about Palomar's video game programming course. "We hope to expand the video game programming program here at Palomar to more than just a few introductory courses," said Magnin. Because of Magnin's hands on experi-
ence in the field he is able to offer his students a very real perspective on what working in the industry is like. He was also able to arrange a tour of the Midway facilities for his class, a very rare occurrence since so much of what they produce is confidential due to the stiff competition. According to Gottlieb making video
games is much easier today then it was when he first started in the business, however it still poses a challenge. The San Diego location is relatively small, employing only 80 people, compared with their Chicago facility which has some 1,900 employees, Gottlieb prefers the smaller facility. "Game development is not a circumstance where the more people you throw at it the more gets done," says Gottlieb. In the San Diego facility they do motion capture, and all their own sound. It is overall very similar to the making of a movie in Hollywood because Storyboards are drawn, sketches of the characters and finally models of the characters are made. "How are the characters put into motion?" asked Joe Spirito. Gottlied replied that that they use humans to create the motion for games like all the Mortal Kombat Series The tour was followed by a question and answered period where the Palomar class inquired about job opportunities in the video game business and asked technical questions that applied to some of the different games on the market.
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Palomar's award-winning speech team are (standing, from left) Andre Potgieter, Joe Smith, Kyle Zamora, Nick Tenney, Ken Corioso, David Escobedo, Gary Melichoni, Nathan Brisby and Jason Anderson. Seated (from left) are Quynh Pham, Stacey Miller, Mary Upchurch and Holly Ford.
Talk team takes the trophies John DeCoursey Editor-in-Chief
Being a smooth talker has its advantages as the Palomar Speech Team discovered when they mouthed their way to first place at the Raisin City Invitational, Sept. 26-28. Competing against 30 schools, Palomar speakers won 23 championship awards including first place in both the community college and university divisions. Several Palomar team members won multiple awards at the tournament which was hosted by Fresno State University.
Stacey Miller placed first, second and third in prose, after-dinner and persuasive speaking. David Escobedo won first, second and third in original poetry, oral interpretation and dramatic interpretation. Kyle Zamora captured the first and second place trophies in both the informative and extemporaneous categories, and was a debate finalist along with teammate Andre Potgieter. Potgieter also placed fifth and sixth in persuasive and impromptu speaking. Nick Tenney placed first and second in poetry and dramatic
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Friday. Oct. 24. 1997
PRIDE: Misinformation spurs controversy over gay display Continued from Page 1 The Telescope, the display was not set up by the Gays and Lesbians of Palomar Club on campus, but by the college's fashion department. "Two students from the visual merchandising class set up the first display," said Rita Campo Griggs, fashion instructor for visual merchandising. "The display was meant to follow the theme of Gay and Lesbian History Month." The problems began when students b~came offended by the naked Barbie dolls, and began making homophobic comments to the club, believing the display was set up by club members. "Monday, I walked on campus and heard students saying (expletive) faggot while looking at the picture {of the display} printed in The Telescope," Rachel Farr, G.A.L.O.P. president said. "This concerns me." The confusion about who set up the display came about because of little or no identification on the display itself, something Campo Griggs said was part of the assignment. "The students needed to develop a display on the library's theme and they did that to the best of their ability," Campo Griggs said. "Part of that assignment was to put their name and title of the class on the display, and that is something they will lose points for." Campo Griggs became aware of the controversy only after the display was taken down, and she was told that the naked Barbie dolls, two women and two men, had offended many students who felt that the display went too far. G.A.L.O.P. members say they were blamed for building the display. Campo Griggs said she doesn't feel the students who created the display intentionally tried to create an atmosphere of homophobia, and credits artistic expression for the naked dolls. "The fact that the dolls didn't have clothes on wasn't about sexuality, it was about openness," Campo Griggs said. "I don't believe
GALOP's Gay and Lesbian History display, which was erroneously accredited in last week's issue of The Telescope.
the students were trying to send a message they were not trying to promote and kind of sexuality." However G.A.L.O.P. members feel the fashion department should take the blame for not labeling the display properly and not approaching G.A.L.O.P. before the display was set up. "I think they need to say where the display is from and who set it up - by not doing this . it left a lot open for interpretation," said vicepresident Bethany Ross. "Putting up this display was going to promote homophobia. They should have absolutely checked with the club first and gotten our opinions." In response, Campo Griggs says that the display was not meant to create confusion or problems for the club. In fact, said Campo Griggs, the fashion department considers itself a "sister" to G.A.L.O.P. "I think if any department on campus can relate at all to G.A.L.O.P., it will be the fashion department because alternative lifestyles are a majority in our industry," Campo Griggs said. "The display wasn't anything done intentionally -· in fact one of the students who did the display leads an alternative li festy !e." This, however, comes a little too late for G.A.L.O.P. members. "If I came and set up a display with a white
Barbie holding a gun to a black Barbie's head, would that be ok?" said club member Lori from Oceanside. "The fashion department should have checked with us and asked, how can we help you?" In addition, club members say the factual inaccuracy of the display was also a problem. "The rainbow flag was wrong in the display," said club member Deanna Peeler. "If they were going to set up this display, why didn't they take the time to do the detail work?" Club members also claim that the display promotes stereotypical attitudes by presenting one Ken doll with long hair and one with short hair. Campo Griggs, however, doesn't feel that the display promoted anything other than artistic ideas. "I tell my students that the worst thing that can happen to a display is for it to go unnoticed," Campo Griggs said. "I don't feel that we were trying to promote homophobia. When I graded this assignment, I wasn't looking at the moral issue- I was looking at the artistic techniques." The confusion over the display has continued with the set up of another display set up by the fashion department, this time showing photos of two women and two men embracing, in addition to rainbow flags on top of coffee cups. Once again, however, the dis-
play was not labeled clearly and was attributed by students to G.A.L.O.P. Campo Griggs said the students who put up the display would once again lose points for not putting their names on it, but also said that the displays will not stop here. "The displays will keep coming as long as the library 's theme is going on," Campo Griggs said, adding that the displays are changed every week. G.A.L.O.P. disputes this claim, however, saying that they tried for two weeks to get the display removed so that one they created could be put up. G.A.L.O.P. members also claim they were invited to speak to the fashion teacher and when they arrived, were told she was in class and were essentially given the brush off. Campo Griggs disputes this claim as well. "I was never contacted about anything - if they spoke to anybody they spoke to another instructor. We were told someone would be coming in last Tuesday but they never showed up." G.A.L.O.P. members are hopeful that the library will move the fashion department's display in an effort to eliminate the confusion. In the meantime, however, the club says it will continue the fight against the perceived homophobia on campus.
GRADING: use of plus-or-minus system being considered Continued from Page 1 that the plus or minus grading proposal be activated at Palomar. " 'C' students have nothing to gain and 'A' students have everything to lose," Weber said. The current style forces professors to place their students into four or five categories which, in the opinion of several professors isn ' t fair or rewarding to students. Mark Vernoy, behavioral sci-
ence professor and faculty senate president said, "I've done both and I prefer to give pluses or minuses because it is more accurate and there are fewer borderline decisions made." Vernoy also mentioned that the grading system might hurt straight 'A' students the most while benefiting borderline students. Students who have become accustomed to having a 4.0 grade point average will have to avoid
receiving an 'A-' because their GPA will drop to a 3.7. Jim Bowen, director of student activities, stated a few of the problems that he felt were wrong with the proposal. "The problem is that wording in the measure is permissive. It lets each college determine whether or not to use the system. That's bad because we're next to a Jot of colleges and we might lose some students as a result of this. I believe
it's simpler to give straight grades ." Maryann Drinan, a social science professor and faculty president, is in favor of the alternate grading method. "Teachers often like it because it gives us an opportunity to reward people who are doing better," she said. But Tom Chambers, ASG senator, disagrees with Drinan's view. "It's not really rewarding or
fair to the students who do really well because the students who do 'C-' work are getting a break because they' II still get a 'C' ,"he said. Until the Board of Governors reaches a decision on this proposal in November, Palomar officials will await the go-ahead to vote on the issue, according to Diane Michael, assistant superintendent and vice-president of instruction.
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Friday, Oct. 24. 1997
SPORTS Are you tal kin' to me? Shoot:ing for t:he t:op Richardson Miron Staff Writer
Freshman defensive back Terrance Gray picks his next target, in this case the cameraman, during practice on Wednesday. The Comets' football team beat Orange Coast last week, 21-18. They play Fullerton this Saturday, Oct. 25 at La Costa Canyon High School at 1:30 p.m ••
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With last season's Pacific Coast Conference championship in his hip pocket, the women's soccer coach, Cern Tont, has reason to be confident. So far this season, the Lady Comets' play has justified the coaches confidence. The team boasts a record of eight wins with only two losses. The team is undefeated in league play with five victories and one tie coming against San Diego City College. "We've played well so far," the fourth-year coach said. "So if we keep doing that then we are very, very happy. We have got a real good program here." Tont is pleased with the fast start, but like any head coach he still sees room for improvement. "We have had some problems finishing. We still score a lot of goals, but for the chances and opportunities that we create I think we can do even better," said Tont. "That has been our main weakness." According to Tont, the team's talent will likely correct the problem. "We are very offensive oriented, and we play a very creative game of soccer," he said. The coach has been especially pleased with top newcomer Hiedi Harnsveld. The freshman out of
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Freshman midfielder Heidi Hornsveld, # 17, flies by a San Diego Mesa defender during the Lady Comets game on Wednesday. Their next two conference matches are against Cuyamaca on Friday, Oct. 24, and San Diego City at home next Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 3 p.m ••
Temecula High School plays midfield, and has led the team in goals and assists this season. "This team has great chemistry," Tont said. "It really is outstanding. The best that we have had yet, so we do have a lot of positives." Some talented returners who are also positives are goalie Alicia Davis, fullback Jaimie Jones and
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Loraine Cota, a skilled center mid-fielder. "Our goal is to win the Pacific Coast Championship every year, and I definitely think we are a top contender again," Tont said. The Lady Comets travel to Cuyamaca this Friday for a conference match at 3 p.m. before their rematch with San Diego City at home on Wednesday, Oct. 29.
Men's and Women's Water Polo Women: Tuesday, Oct. 28 vs. Grossmont- 3 p.m.Home'' Men: Friday-Saturday, Oct. 24-25- Saddleback Tournament at Saddleback
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