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THE Palomar College

Friday, Nov. 7, 1997

New programs for welfare recipients • Colleges to receive funding Melody Cruz Staff Writer

Palomar students on welfare will have to keep their eyes open for new programs being initiated in order to comply with last year's welfare reform legislation.

According to Paul Kelly, dean of vocational technology, California passed welfare laws that mirror the federal laws.

He said that each community college with welfare recipients will have a certain amount of money allocated to the schools to get the new welfare programs up and running.

According to the state welfare ·law, the first of the year will mark the required time that the adult of a single parent household will have to do welfare-to-work activities for 20 hours a week.

On July 1 of 1998, the hours will be increased to 26 and on July 1 of 1999, the requirement will be 32 hours a week.

Kelly said that San Diego County will be very much in tune with the "work first" theme.

The welfare- to- work activrties are within a broad topic of work training and the types of activities will include volunteerism and work study.

Students enrolled in a community college will be sent to a college by their appointed case manager, leaving Palomar with no control over who is sent to the • school.

Those who are working towards a degree that will help them in the work force will have to complete their degree within a year.

Students will also have to work with their case manager who will closely monitor their progress in their vocational study.

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Daniel Cook, Joshua Hranek, Kayla Safarik and Lauryn Duffer (left to right) were among more than a dozen children who received bags of candy that were prepared by members of Pan African Student Movement Club of Palomar last Friday. See story page 4.

WELFARE, PAGE 6

"You and the Nina, full speed ahead"

Prop 209 decision has no immediate impact Liz Bennett Staff Writer

Courtesy of Morgan

Palomar student Anthony Wiese sailed halfway around the world on a recreation of Christopher Columbus' Nina. The full story of Wiese's adventure and information on future voyages can be found on page 10.

On Nov. 3, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Proposition 209, but for the time being hiring procedures at Palomar and other community colleges will remain unchanged.

"In terms of hiring and employee selection practices, nothing will change_until we receive an advisory from the chancellor's office,'~ said Dr. Teresa Doyle assistant superintendent/vice president of human resources and affirmative action.

Prop. 209 bans the use of affirmative action or preferential treatment for ethnic minorities and women.

The chancellor of all California community colleges stated in a memo to Dr. George Boggs, superintendent/president of Palomar College that "affirmative action programs required by statute must continue to be enforced because Article III, section 3.5 of the California Constitution provides that a government agency may not discon-

tinue enforcing a statute until an appellate court has ruled that the statute is unconstitutional."

Education Code Section 87100 et seq. states that a community college must have a faculty and staff diversity program.

Also, Education Code Section 71028 requires that a system-wide goal is met when firms owned by women, disabled veterans, and ethnic minorities are contracted by community colleges.

Despite this, Doyle said that affirmative action programs are not likely in the long run to remain in place. "As affirmative action officer for this district, that trend grieves me a great deal, but it seems to be the way that we're headed,'' she said.

"Every decision that has been made since the first injunction that prevented the implementation of 209 has been in favor of 209."

Dr. Michael Newbrough, associate professor of social sciences anticipates other states following California's lead in reversSEE

PROP 209,

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2 CAMPUS BEAT

Friday. Nov.7. 1997

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CAMPUS BEAT PATROL BLOTTER

F.Y.Info 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 had to 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.

If you have moved, please update your address with the Admissions office.

Study abroad programs offered

Earn credits on Yucatan cruise

The Foreign Language Department has lined up two Spanish programs to study abroad for the month of January. The pro-· gram will be held from Jan. 4 - 17 in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico while the program from Jan. 1 - 18 will be held in Costa Rica. The classes offered in both programs range from Spanish 50, 105, 106, 235, 236, 296 to 205 in which students can earn up to 4 units of credits in Spanish. In addition, the program to San Miguel de Allende will also offer special classes for nurses and other health professionals. An informational meeting for the program in Costa Rica will be held on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 10 a.m. in room F-1, while the meeting for the program in San Miguel de Allende will be held on Saturday, Nov. 15 at the same time and place. For more information about the programs, contact the Foreign Language Department at (760) 744-1150, ext. 2822.

-Marc Lim

including the library computer catalog, SIRSI, used to find books and the SearchBank computer program to find magazine, newspaper and journal articles.

According to library staff this will allow the best utilization .of library resources which will save students a lot of time in the future.

While research papers for most classes are not due until the end of the semester, the library staff is encouraging students to start familiarizing themselves with the location of books, periodicals and other bibliographic materials . Not only will this save future hassles, but will also enable students to get the refrences they need in time for their papers.

Registration for the workshop is not required. For more information call Carolyn Funes at (760) 744-1150, ext. 2623.

-Daniel Kwan

Students now have the chance to sail the Western Caribbean to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula this Spring Break. The cruise will be from April 5 - 12 aboard the world-class ship, the Norwegian Star.

The cruise will also serve as both a language and culture program. Students will get a chance to study the Mayan Civilization and visit the ruins of Chi chen ltza.

They will also master basic Spanish for travelers and participate in cultural activities like Latin dancing and singing. In addition, Spanish 296 will be offered for a choice of 2 or 3 units depending on the hours taken.

Other excursions will also be offered ·during the duration of the cruise to the town of Cancun or the Honduran island of Roatan.

Students interested or seeking more information, please contact the Foreign Language Department at (760) 744-1150. ext. 2822.

-Marc Lim

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II th Annual San Diego Wildlife run The 11th Annual San Diego Wildlife Run and Walk will be held Sunday, Nov. 16 at Balboa Park.

The 5K run or walk begins at 7:35 a.m., and the lOK run or walk will start at 7:30 a.m . The event sponsored by Bazaar Del Mundo will benefit Project Wildlife. Project Wildlife is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of San Diego County's native wildlife.

All participants will receive a free T-shirt and free admission to the San Diego Natural History Museum, the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center and the San Diego Museum of Man. Free massages and more are also available.

Registration will be held at 6

a.m. at the corner of President's Way and Pan American Plaza.

Entry forms can be picked up at most athletic stores or by calling (619) 579-5083.

-Liz Bennet Staff Writer

Workshop on finding library materials Students have the opportunity to improve their research skills at two workshops sponsored by the Palomar College library. • Participants will meet on the library's second floor in the reference area on Wednesday, Nov. 12 from noon to 1 p.m. or on Thursday, Nov. 13 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The workshop will teach students how to use various tools

Speak Out! What makes you happy?

Nikki Quintanar Literature "Being a woman, having the respect of my daughter and knowing that I' II reach my potential."

Eric Fortin Undecided "Good friends.''

Sascha Bunster Business "Family, friends and vacations."

Victor Canseco

Art "Girls, church and my family."

Rosie Meneses Psychology "Being at peace with myself and others."

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Friday, Nov. 7, 1997

Left: Amy Hanna takes a break from designing a pumpkin to strike a witchy pose.

Above: Daniel Cook eagerly shows his bag of goodies to Joshua Hranek.

Right: George Holt, dressed as the Phantom of the Opera, scared up a first place prize.

Photos by Senada Lekovic

Students, kids howl over halloween activities Antoinette C. Griffith Staff Writer

Little Bo Peep , the Phantom of the Opera and Dilbert were among the "students" gathered at the Student Union in hopes of winning the Halloween Escape's Costume Contest on Oct. 31.

There were door prizes for scariest costume and ugliest, but the Phantom of the Opera, college grounds keeper George Holt, won for most original costume and Bo Peep. student Sara Applegate won for best individual costume.

The whole Student Union was cleaned out for several contests including pie eating, pu_mpkin drawing and the cake walk.

Palomar's KKSM radio station was also there conducting trivia contests and free compact disc give-a-ways.

There was special effort made for Children Development Program as the Pan African Student Movement (P.A.S.M.) bagged candied treats, gave them to the children and escorted them to and from the Student Union so they could be a part of the Halloween festivities.

Elaine James, president of P.A.S.M., said "We enjoyed doing this for the kids. I think some people forget we have kids right here on campus. We were glad to include them in the Halloween activities."

Participants said it was a really fun day.

"I like the school spirit. It makes me feel good to see people aren't just here to be some place, but they are happy to be here," said Andy Mingione, disk jockey

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Wes Dawson ~iiiiiiiiiiiiiii~ 1997 Homecoming

for KKSM. Because Halloween fell on a Friday this year, there weren't as many students on campus, and there was not as large a turnout as in previous years. Some students were not in the Hafloween Spirit.

"This is so dead, the mortician didn't even show up," said Palomar student James Everett.

And Palomar graduate Eli Champaign, who participated in Halloween Escape, said "I don't see as much activity this year as in previous years."

Despite the small turnout, according to Marilyn Lunde, secretary of Student Activities "Everyone in" the Inter-Club Council worked really hard to put this together. It came out very nice, and as long as they are having fun, that is all that matters."

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• Jim Bowen, Associated Student Government advisor, said he and three other ASG members attended the American Student Association of Community Colleges (ASACC) in Irvine this past weekend. He said there .were speeches about Pell Grants and financial aid. Students attended from Florida, Texas, Utah and Oregon. Next fall, the ASACC conference is going to be held in Daytona Beach, Fla. Bowen also announced that the San Diego State University Leadership Institute will be held next weekend.

• Erica Olvera, ASG president, asked any two officers to attend a computer-use policy meeting to learn .more about internet access. Olvera also mentioned that the Governing Board has concerns about student internet access to pornography and chat rooms when the internet is supposed to be only for educational purposes. The

Governing Board wants to create a policy directed at that problem.

•Executive Vice-President Ryan Zabrowski told the officers that they've been doing really good at keeping up with their office hours. He also discussed with the board and previous ASG president Berenice Arrezola the ratification of Article I0. The article will go back to the Policies and Prqcedures committee to be reworked and will be brought back to the board to be made into action.

• Xavier Corona, vice-president of state affairs, told the board that the ASACC conference was "a pitiful excuse for a conference." He said it was disorganized and he felt the only people voting on changes with the conference were Caucasians. He is also concerned about ASACC's financial statements being written too vaguely. He warned that if ASACC doesn't get its act together he is going to advise the board not to support

ASACC in the future. The next California Student Association of Community Colleges (CALSACC) meeting will be Nov. 20 at Cuyamaca College.

• Vice-President of Social Events Elaine James wondered why the new microwave hasn't been installed in ·the Student Union yet. She also said that the second microwave still isn't being cleaned regularly and is really dirty.

• Oscar Lopez, senator, visited Southwestern College to see the site of their future student center.

He said they will begin construction this upcoming summer.

Lopez mentioned that Palomar has a similar set-up outside. He passed around a picture of the projected center and a pamphlet about how to get a new student center started.

He announced that the Escondido Center wants a child care center and they are handing out surveys. He said that MEchA (Movirniento Estudiantil chicano de Aztlan) is holding their annual co-ed softball tournament on Nov. 22 from 9 a.m to 4 p.m.

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NEWS 5

MEET THE 1997 HOMECOMING COURT Melody Cruz Staff Writer

After a two-year absence, the Associated Student Government's Programming and Publicity committee has breathed new life into an old tradition.

Earlier in the month, an election was held to determine this year's homecoming court.

Four men and four women were chosen by the 346 students who showed up at the polls, a turn-out which beat the fall ASG elections by 32 votes.

Of these eight elected students, two will be picked to be king and queen of homecoming by a second election held during Nov. 12-14.

The king and queen recipients will be announced at the Homecoming football game on Nov. 15 at half-time.

The football game will be the pinnacle of Comet Week which will begin on Tuesday, Nov. 11 in the Student Union.

There will be activities such as poetry and acoustic folk rock.

A free lunch will be offered to participants on Wednesday, Nov. 12. A student rally and Palomar cheerleaders will give a demonstration of their routine.

Xavier Corona, vice-president of state affairs for the Associated Student Government, will be providing entertainment for students on Thursday and Friday.

Corona was also the person who proposed that nobody directly involved in the preparation of Comet Week should be allowed to run .

Corona feels this would create an unfair advantage.

Elaine James, vice-president of social events, feels strongly about a successful re-birthing of the homecoming court.

"It's been two years since we've had a homecoming court and I was determined to do this," James said.

Jose Cartagena, a representative for the programming and publicity committee, said that he wants students to realize that Comet Week could also be a creative outl~t for students who have original music, poetry, photography or any type of art.

Sharon Malone Business and accounting

Julia Herrera Spanish

Naima Rivera

"I am a 32-year-old single parent of a 6-year-old girl. This is my first semester at Palomar. I came back to school to get an education, a better job and my AA degree. I wanted to run for homecoming because I never had the opportunity to run before."

Atia Waheeda Tahomas

'J think I could be a very good leader and I like the idea of competition. I feel that being the homecoming queen is just as important as being the president of the student body. I have a good attitude and I work hard to reach my goals."

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"I believe it is an honor to be representing Palomar by being part of the homecoming court.

It's an interesting experience to do something new. I want to show people that we have a unity as a group. It doesn't matter who gets crowned as long as we represent Palomar in a good way."

"This is my first semester at Palomar. I never dtd the homecoming court in high school. I wanted to be a part of the homecoming court at college because it isn't a popularity contest here like it was in high school."

Child Psychology

'I am dedicated to my education, family, friends and my job. I am a full-time student and a part-time worker. I would like to represent Palomar and become a good role model for students. I also would like to be remembered as a good leader who would Enrique Salgado Architecture be there to help anybody in need."

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'It's important to get involved in school activities, and students need to support the athletes. Since I can't compete in sports anymore, being part of the homecoming court is my way to get involved in school events. If elected, I will be at all the events. I believe in integrity and dedication. If they tell me to do something. J'Jl either do it or die trying."

Zach Canizales

"I want to be a part of the homecoming court to support Palomar diversity by being a representative from the Native American Student Alliance (NASA). I want to have a more open-minded look on college and be able to live my life to its fullest.¡

WesDawson

Mechanical Engineering

'It's an honor and a privelege to represent the Ladder Day Saints Student Association. And remember: "Haz tu lo justa.

(Choose the right)."

Bryce Ashcroft Pre-Medicine

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WELFARE: Programs show promise Continued from Page 1 Boggs said, "The whole emphasis is to get people in jobs quickly and that's something that concerns me.

I want to see people get enough education to get a good job and not put them out into a low-paying job that they'll work at for a few months and then land back on welfare.."

At the present time, San Diego county has yet to pass a plan outlining their goals for welfare reform.

"It's better to come to Palomar and get schooling," Kelly said, "We want them to be successful.

Palomar's role is getting people educated and working with the students and the county."

In August of 1996 when Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work

Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, American Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) funds were eliminated and transTransitional formed into Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).Under the new law, every state has the power to use their block-grant without federal intervention.

Along with the redesigning of California's welfare system came the creation of the California Work Opportunities and Responsibilities to Kids (CaiWORK's) program.This program has funds that amount to $663,108 from the 1997-1998 state budget for California community colleges.

CalWORK's new recipients have an 18-month limit and current welfare recipients have a

24-month limit on aid . An exception to that rule may be if the county certifies that there are no jobs available.

If that is the case, the recipient will have to do community service as a replacement.

Transitional Assistance to Needy Families, the replacement for AFDC, will have funds for the 1997-1998 year amounting to $163,219 dollars.

This money will be available to Palomar 's AFDC recipients who totaled in at I ,426 students receiving aid during the 1995-1996 school year. Funds allocated for TANF will be used for several instructional and support services.

They include, but are not limited to, special classes, job preparation activities, counseling, career assessment and equipment.

PROP 209: No impact for Palamar Continued from Page 1 ing affirmative action. "Prop. 209 is constitutional," he said. "You cannot solve discrimination with discrimination, and more people of all races realize this.

Civil rights attorneys or socalled leaders will dig in their heals, go right to the extreme, and denounce anyone who disagrees as a racist, when all they have to do is look in the mirror to find them."

According to the chancellor's office for California community colleges, Prop. 209 can be expected to have an immediate impact on locally developed programs for specialized student populations not enforced by legal statute.

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FEATURE 7

FEATURE

Photos by John DeCoursey

Silhouetted on top a sand dune in the deserts outside Kuwait, Sgt. John Clemons tries to establish radio contact with the rest of Romeo Battery's artillery gunline.

John DeCoursey Editor-in-Chief

Hair is where it all began.

I was a Marine lance corporal with Romeo Battery, an artillery unit based at Camp Pendleton, and Sergeant John Clemons had just arrived to become the newest leader of Liaison. Liaison was the heart of the artill ery battery, responsible for keeping the gun line up-to-date in communicati on and target spotting. Our previous leader had fi nished his ti me in the Corps, so Sgt. Clemons was assigned to fill the hole.

Being at the beginni ng of my fi nal year, as well as being one of the se nior-most Marines of Romeo, I was of the my-stuffdon't-stink mental ity. As I walked into the Liaiso n office that Monday morni ng after formation, I was greeted with the shout of "Get a haircut !"

"Get a real job," flew fro m my mouth before I even bothered to see which of my Liaison teammates was being a pest. " What did you say? !"

I looked. I realized . I swore.

"Sorry 'bout that, I thought you were someone else," I said, and so began my relationship with my new boss.

Standing at just above half my 6'2" frame, Sgt. Clemons had to make up in vocal volume for what he lacked in physical presence. I quickly learned that regardless of whetheF he loved or hated people, he would still scream at them.

After choosing me to be his "personal radio operator," we were constantly dealing with personal differences. I was not looking to be treated like a recruit in my last year, but Sgt. Clemons had the gift of rank working for him.

On our first field training exercise together, Sgt. Clemons decided that all the radio communica-

LIFE AND DEATH IN THE

Romeo Battery Liaison at the end of what would be our last training exercise together. Clockwise from top are Sgt. John Clemons, Lt. Lucas Beebe, Lcpl. Shane¡Nicholson and myself.

Sgt. John Clemons admits he doesn't know where we are in the last photo taken of him.

tion skills I had learned in the last three years would now have to be done his way.

Every second he was poking his head over my radio, monitoring my moves and criticizing everything. I tried to deal with it, tried to remind myself that I would be out soon, but he bugged me one to many times.

As he distracted me with unnecessary corrections while I punched a lengthy message into a Digital Communications Terminal, I snapped and yelled, "Get off my back!"

I figured I would pay for it, but

Clemons and I would check out the local life together. By Marine Corps standards we shouldn't have been hanging out socially with each other because of the difference in rank," but we had developed an understanding that kept work and play separate.

Besides, no one else seemed keen on doing anything social with Sgt. Clemons.

It was during this deployment that Sgt. Clemons injured his eye on a training exercise. A laser used to pick out specific targets reflected back at him. However, the initial damage was so minimal

he just smiled at me and said , "Well, damn , DeCoursey. That's all I wanted to get from ya."

From then on , we developed a private understanding that when it was just us, the difference in rank would not be a distraction .

We gave each other professional and mutual respect, and in the process developed tolerances for one another 's personalities.

By the time Romeo Battery began a six month deployment aboard the USS New Orleans, we had cultivated a friendship.

At several port stops in places like Australia and Bahrain, Sgt.

that nothing was detected until well after we returned to the States.

When the InJUry to Sgt. Clemon's eye was discovered, it was so advanced that he had to undergo weekly visits- to the Balboa Naval Hospital. I was recruited by him once again , this time as his chauffeur.

"They take my eye out of the socket and put a constrictor band arou nd it so it does n' t rupture, isn't that cool?" He would recount every detail of every hos pital vi sit as we d rove home, pro babl y embell ishing to test my stomach.

Eventually the Marine Corps in fo rmed Sgt. Clemons that, because of the irreversible extent of the damage to his right eye, he wou ld have to be reassigned to another aspect of Marine work.

His days of citing targets were over.

T hen, with just two weeks left before being discharged, I was talking with my roommate when another Marine rushed into our room saying, " Did you hear what happened? Sgt. Clemons killed himself. " That was two years ago, and I still get the occasional feeling that he didn ' t really hang himself, that it was just a sick rul!lor.

But his grave at Arlington National Cemetery is not so easy to dismiss.

I never saw this coming. And as the Marine Sgt. Clemons had personally chosen for everything, Ifelt like I should have known something was up. Not a very realistic or well-justified reason for feeling guilty, but it proved to be enough.

Marines are sometimes attributed with a mythical leve l of strength that is far above average.

But this just isn't so.

Sgt. Clemons was both living and dying proof of that.

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Friday, Nov. 7, 1997

'Glass Nomad' lights the way at Palomar

Broadfield uses the same spray that Tiffanys used. Whereas they would wipe off the spray for a dulled look, Broadfield likes to leave it on for a shiny appearance.

Ed Broadfield triumphantly holds up one of his glass-blown lampshades.

Photos and Text by Amber Allison herever the winds of heat travel, Ed Broadfield can be found in hot pursuit of the opportunity to create and to teach. He travels most of the year all over the United States giving glass blowing workshops at schools and universities. Broadfield is one of two people who do this in the U.S. ''I'm what I call a glass nomad," he said. "I travel just like the gypsies did to make Broadfield puts. wax inside the glass, creati~g _the music, except my music is glass." flame and chang1ng the color of the glass on the ms1de.

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Before he went on the road, Broadfield was an assistant instructor in glass blowing here at Palomar. When the glass blowing studio began getting more requests from colleges for workshops, Broadfield took up the job. Last year, he traveled to 11 different schools all over the country. "I love seeing what's over the next hill," he said.

With a practiced skill, Broadfield blows air into a bubble of glass.

Broadfield is back at Palomar for a few weeks making Christmas ornaments. He gazes into the furnace, known as the glory hole, and chuckles, "It's called the glory hole because it used to be in the ground and if you fell in you went to glory." In a few weeks, the glass nomad will take off once again to put sparks of inspiration into the hands of others.

Broadfield places the finished lampshade with other works to dry overnight.

Broadfield has created a beautiful pair of lampshades to light the way.

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Professor's Polish experience insightful Jay Gallagher Staff Writer

Robert Frost must have had Elsa Singh in mind when he wrote the poem "The Road Not Taken." Ever since she earned her master's degree in social work from the Unive(sity of Southern California in the late '50s, she has always sought the less predictable and less secure pathways in life.

Last summer she spent her vacation explaining America to Polish school children.

Singh traveled to Poland as a member of Global Voluntee.rs, a non-profit development group based in Minnesota. Its self-proclaimed mission is to "wage peace" by establishing mutual international understanding.

Volunteers pay for their own transportation, meals and rooms when they travel.

"On a trip to Tibet last year I met a man who had been on this same program," Singh said. "He enjoyed it so much I kept the idea in the back of my mind. I decided to go because I like the idea of traveling and staying in one place . to get to know the people and providing them some service."

Singh started her community service career of working with teenage gang members in San Pedro in the Los Angeles harbor.

She mentored students in school, returned runaways to their homes, counseled pregnant girls and served as a liaison between juvenile hall and young offendCourtesy of Elsa Singh ers. She lived in the neighborPalomar Community Services Program Instructor Elsa Singh tours one of Poland's squares with some of her Polish students. hood and was always on call.

Singh recently completed a voyage to Poland with ¡Global Volunteers in which she and other volunteers taught school children in "Gangs had a little more honor Poland about America and its customs. The program was lasted for three weeks in August. in those days," she said. "When they had a rumble the whole gang Times and Jinda is a medical repworked at the YWCA until she were the cream of the crop."

Somebody would say something would fight. Whoever was standbecame a full-time mother to a resentative for Johnson and or give them the wrong hand sigWith no place to go and a rarely ing walked away, but now they watched television, Singh discovson and two daughters. All three Johnson. nal. Before you knew it, someone just drive by and shoot each was dead." of her children attended Palomar In 1969, the Singhs moved to ered her students could entertain other."

San Marcos. For the next 25 College in the early 80s. Today Singh left the commission in themselves better than young In 1959, she married Inder years, her husband worked, at Bill coaches basketball at San 1996 and traveled to Tibet and Americans. They choreographed Singh, a fellow student at USC, Palomar College, and became the Marcos High School. Varinda is China that summer. She picked elaborate Polish dances and perand they moved to the Imperial on the staff of the North County dean of student services. He died Elder Hostel Group, an organizaformed them in school contests to Valley. During her stay there she in 1994. keep themselves busy. tion that caters to people over 55,

Elsa Singh shows off some Polish bread she bought at a bakery in Poland. Singh spent her free time touring the country when she wasn't teaching the schoolchildren.

Singh began working in Palomar College's community education program in !976, now concentrating on older adults.

She taught courses such as "Exploring San Diego" which focused on interesting people and places. She also taught "The Joy of Learning" in convalescent homes.

"The main purpose of these classes was to stimulate thinking and provoke memory," Singh said. "We discussed current events a lot too."

In 1988 she joined the San Marcos Community Service Commission and worked on planning new parks, pre and after school _activities and youth theater productions. Unfortunately, she found even nice communities like San Marcos have problems.

"When I moved here 30 years ago you never would have thought about gang shootings," Singh said. "But with the influx of population, poverty and crowded apartments along Mission Avenue, we've had a couple shootings here. Gangs from Oceanside would come ir..

because the tour included home visits and talks about the local area by university professors.

"All the bad things you've heard about Tibet are true," Singh reported. "The Chinese are ruining the country, destroying monasteries and cultural sites.

Now they are over populating it so the Tibetans are the minority."

It was on this trip she decided to become a Global Volunteer.

For three weeks in August, 1997, Singh and nine other Americans taught conversational English to Polish high school students.

Her fellow volunteers included a mystery writer, an abstract artist, a retired minister, a pilot and a former priest.

"Our focus was to improve their conversational English," Singh said. "They're taught English by Polish teachers, but they want to hear Americans so they can get the accent down."

"It took a lot of preparation because these were very bright students," she said. "The average income in Poland is $3,000 a year. It costs $150 to come to this summer camp, so obviously they

"They liked all the modern rock singers too," Singh said. "And their favorite date was Michael Jordan."

Every other house she saw had a satellite dish. Her students were very knowledgeable about the United States and loved everything American. The first place they wanted to v1s1t was Disneyland, Beverly Hills and California beaches.

"Another thing I found so irtteresting about Poland was people of all ages enjoying each other's company," she said. "My students liked to be with older people. felt at ease with them and believed that's the normal way." Singh thought part of the reason was many of her students had grandparents living with them. "A seniors-only complex would be unthinkable in Poland."

Not many California highways lead to Poland with interchanges at San Pedro, the Imperial Valley, San Marcos and Tibet. Singh has taken this road less traveled and used her journey to make a difference in her own life and the lives of those ¡she as met.

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Wiese and members of the Nina's crew pal around the decks of the ship during a break.

' The Nina sits in the port of Mazatlan before continuing through the

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a{omar's Own Liz Bennett Staff Writer

Entering the Panama canal, crew members were surprised at the nar- rowness and length of time (eight hours) it took to cross the canal~

The 93-foot Nina, a replica of the one sailed by Columbus and his crew, sails across the ocean waters.

In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue, but it was in 1996 when Palomar student Anthony Wiese explored it too.

While he was in Oceanside for an oceanography field trip he saw the Nina docked in the harbor.

"I went on the ship and checked it all out and it said crew needed, so I talked to the crew. The only requirement was that you had your sea legs, and I already had that," said Wiese.

Wiese was in the navy for seven years prior, so he already had sea water flowing through his veins.

The ship was going to sail down to Mazatlan, then through the Panama canal, and continue up to Nova Scotia.

"I said what an opportunity, it also happened to be my dad's dream to sail with my mom and me on a sailboat to New York. It never happened, so I was able to do it for him," said Wiese.

The ship is owned by the Columbus foundation which is a nonprofit group of Ameritime historians and archaeologists. The ship was built in 1983, just in time for the SOOth anniversary of Columbus' discovery and for the movie "1492."

After the movie was made the goal of the Columbus Foundation was to make as many stops around the world as they could so that people could see a re-creation of history.

"When I caught up with the ship it had just come down from Victoria, Canada checking out all the ports down the coast. Oceanside was its final stop before going down to its

open dock tour.

"They said having much experience wasn't a big deal because not many people know how to sail a 15th century ship," said Wiese.

The commitment time was from December to May 1. Wiese took his college finals early to go on this adventure. It paid him $125 a w~ek along with trip expenses. The ship made its money doing dock side tours and having people come aboard the ship.

The ship's construction was finished in 1983 in Valencia, Brazil.

"It was chosen to be built in Brazil because that was the only colon) of Portuguese ship builders left that had "At night, w been untouched by the modern world. dolphins weJ They used their with their eli hands and other traditional methods of could go to~

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The ship was con- peaceful exp - Palo• trived from I0 years Ant of research archives from Portugal, Italy • • • • • • • • • and Spain. The researchers scuba dived in the Bahamas to see sunken ships for reference.

After all this research was put together the most accurate representation of the Nina was built.

The ship was originally built without an engine, but the producers of the movie "1492" wanted one. so they paid for it. The engine is eqtllValent to a 120 horse powered Mercedes Benz engine. It cost $500,000 to build the ship and the movie paid $400,000 for its use.

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total length from the bow strip to the poop deck. Columbus' original Nina had six cannons, while its replica only had one small cannon that the crew members fired for fun.

The Nina was made from four different types of wood from the Brazilian rain forests. · "It was sealed in the traditional Portuguese manner by crushing oyster shells and coconut oil together, and the mixture forms as hard as a rock. That was the old way of doing it, and they're · still trying to find something as good as that, but they can't," said Wiese.

J After some of the crew left, Wiese worked his way up to being second mate when the for 98 days of the six month, 66,000 mile ere talking trip. ~licks you A crew of eight 1 sleep with lived in small quarters and slept in rs a 'lery bunks. They had cperience." very little room for omar st.udent their personal items. nthony Wiese Everything was 11 • • • • • • • • buckled on the ship because of the rough waters.

"We had a saying, that if you don't how where something goes, then put it on the floor because that's where it will end up anyway.

"At night, when the dolphins were talking with their clicks you could go · to sleep with them. It was a very peacefu; experience," Wiese recalled . .Normal every day things, like eating and taking a shower, were now done how they were in Columbus' day.

Taking a shower involved dumping a:'' ucket of sea water over ones head.

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To eat, the crew had to catch fish either in a net or by spearing them.

Sometimes it was 10 days before the crew would see land.

The ship was visited by MTV as well as other media while it was docked in Mazatlan The crew members had every fourth day off, so they were able to explore the cities. In Mazatlan they could take a bus ride anywhere in the city for five cents.

"We got to see the Halebop [comet] at sea with no air pollution, that was such a spectacular sight. The sky is so lit up with stars at night that you don't really need lights," recalled Wiese.

The crew got some excitement one night when they heard, "All hands on deck." The first mate went against the captain's orders to wake him if there was anything that he could not handle on his own.

He thought he could maneuver around a large Cuban freighter, but he could not, and the whole crew was awakened, along with the captain, as he struggled to avoid a collision with the frieghter and get the Nina back on course.

The trip ended in New York after traveling from Oceanside, to Mazatlan, Acapulco and through the Panama canal, but the lessons that Wiese learned from the trip are still a part of his life today.

"You can learn many many things by reading a book, but when you're out there tasting, feeling and holding it in, it's worth it. · You can read and read and read, but when you do it, when you seize the day, that's what it's all about," said Wiese.

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Palomar student Anthony Wiese re-tars the Nina, a regular chore.

Mazatlan children crowd the decks of the Nina when the ship takes a break in the city.

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"Huh? What did you say? 'There's a big lug right inside me??"' Casper Van Dien is about to discover why calling these creatures 'bugs' is an ignorant understatement.

Christian Johnson News Editor

Run, everyone! Paul Verhoeven has planted a bomb in Hollywood and it goes by the name of "Starship Troopers."

One doesn ' t need to dig too deep for the plot here: the story takes place in Earth's future where human beings travel space regularly and have become aware of a hostile alien species of arachnids on a distant planet.

The bugs eventually launch a devastating attack at Earth and of course we retaliate by sending in a hybrid conglomerate military force of space troopers.

At the same time the movie focuses on Johnny Rico (Casper Van Dien), a rich kid who has had everything easy and doesn't quite know what to do with his life. He decides to join the military and finds that it's his true calling.

Van Dien's performance didn't exactly come across as inspired.

When times really get tough for him Van Dien tells you how he's feeling but you just don't see him feel it. Also, his character's rise through the ranks of his fellow troopers seems to happen a little too quickly for a rich kid on his own for the first time.

Van Dien 's co-star Dina Meyer did slightly better. Meyer's character (Dizzy Flores) is a tough seductress who's constantly in competition for Rico's attention .

Meyer's no oscar contender but she was more fun to watch than Van Dien.

Not to start off on a completely sour note here's a basic check list: the special effects were amazing.

The sets weren't bad either.

The shooting locations that Verhoeven chose worked very well. There was a lot of wonder[:.;! detail put into the battle scenes, in space and on the ground.

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Future shareholders in pesticide stock come face to fangs with one of the less attractive (and more aggressive) species of gigantic bugs looking to wipe out mankind in "Starship Troopers."

One great piece of eye-candy was a starship being blown in half during an invasion on the bug planet. Unfortunately special effects are apparently where 90 percent of the movie budget was . spent. The other I 0 percent seemed to go to shallow, overextended screen writing, recycled directing techniques and just plain awful acting.

Verhoeven, who was the director of "Robocop", ~'Basic Instinct"

and the not so well received "Showgirls," sadly reverted back to the tried and true Hollywood philosophy of "sex and violence sells tickets." A little gem he seems to buy into completely to the point of it becoming his trademark. Verhoeven couldn't resist sticking a sex scene in one of the most inappropriate of all situations, a state of war.

Aside from the sex and nudity there's also the subject of

Verhoeven's flagrant overuse of graphic violence. In films that center around war the usual blood and guts routine' is appropriate and expected. But there is such a thing as over-kill and Verhoeven gets away with murder.

"Starship Troopers" can be considered a compilation of every death, maiming and mutilation scene ever depicted in an action film. The more you see, the more inappropriate and gratu-

itous it all becomes.

Sadder still is Verhoeven's obvious rehashing of the "Robocop"-esque directing style, which was new and creative back when officer Murphy first burst onto the scene, but didn't quite work for "Starship Troopers." The reused technique was almost transparent, from the news briefs dually used to move the story along and as a peek into this futurIStic society, to the darkly comedic disregard for human decency.

The upside to the poor casting was Michael Ironside (as Jean Rasczak) and Clancy Brown (as Sgt. Zim). These two came off as believable military men. The rest of the cast were just too pretty.

By looks alone it is hard to believe any of them lived the action packed lives they seem to.

The best I can say for most of the cast is that they all might have a bright future with Aaron Spelling's productions.

What passed for character development in the movie was actually a needless overblown flashback. The two hour and 15 minute show would've benefitted by cutting the film time in half and developing characters within the main conflict on the bug planet. The most appalling realization is that Verhoeven really seemed to believe that sex, violence and good special effects were adequate substitutes for quality writing, good acting and a fresh approach.

The truth is that neither this review or any other will stop "Starship Troopers" from opening big: the movie has generated too much hype to stop the initial rush.

Just don't be surprised when crowds walk out of the theater feeling like they threw away their money and waisted two hours and 15 minutes of their lives.

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Diaz, McGregor make 'A Life Less Ordinary' Carla Van Wagoner Entertainment Writer

"A Life Less Ordinary" is like taffy - sweet and tasty but it takes too long to chew.

Coming off the high of last summer's hit "My Best Friends Wedding," saucy Cameron Diaz slinks in between both good and bad lines to shine.

Diaz portrays Celine the wealthy and spoiled daughter of large company boss. Some girls have too much time on their hands and not enough pairs of shoes in their closets to occupy themselves with. It seems that the poor little rich girl wants more than money, power or fame. She wishes for a real life, love and excitement. So what is a girl to do? Get kidnapped of course. And if things don't go according to plan, help out.

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor ("Trains~otting," "Emma") stars

:~ as Robert, the helpless janitor turned even more helpless kidnapper. Robert wants to make his life mean something more than what he has now including finding love. He lost his job, lost his girl and now he's on the verge of losing his sanity. McGregor plays Robert as if he's lived the lines.

There's a haunting gleam in his eyes that transcends celluloid and pulls at the audiences' emotions.

He has a few funny scenes with Diaz. In one particular scene the would-be kidnapper has to make the ransom demand. Celine has to coach Robert on how to place the call. The phone booth scene is totally hilarious . McGregor is going to be a big talent someday but for right now, it is too bad

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Finding a common destiny are Ewan McGregor, left, and Cameron Diaz. Both are in search of love and a hit movie.

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Cameron Diaz as Celine in the latest Twentieth Centrury Fox release "A Life Less Ordinary".

he's stuck in a mediocre film.

Likewise for Diaz who has great inter-action with her co-star Ewan McGregor. They make a cute on-screen couple.

The idea of helping two people fall in love, with a little divine intervention, has been done before. However, "A Life Less Ordinary" has it's own little twist when it deals with the acts of angels.

Cast as the angels who will do just about anything to accomplish there mission are Holly Hunter and Delroy Lindo. As O'Rielly and Jackson respectively they both do a fine acting job.

Hunter and Lindo are the most unlikely of comedic duos. At best they emulate the timing and comedic banter of Ricky Ricardo and Lucille Ball. But u_nlike Ricardo and Ball, these two don't

She is kidnapped, held for ransom and finds happiness in the arms of her kidnapper.

know when to call it quits.

As O'Rielly and Jackson, the intentions of these two seems less than angelic. They feed off each other like piranha both as actors and as characters. They work well together even if at times it becomes annoying to watch.

However, either actor could have been cast as the guiding force between Robert and Celine and the other unfortunately would not have been missed. Both were strong characters and probably would have gotten more laughs if they didn't have to share screen time.

This movie has humor from the very beginning. However somewhere around the half way point of the film laughable scenes become less laughable and more irritating.

It is not the actors, it is the script and the poorly written plot.

There are scenes that are supposed to come across funny but someone forgot to actually write them that way. Or it could have been the directors fault for not recognizing this.

Despite some highlights in the comedy, most of it falls flat.

Climactic scenes do not reach their peak and touching scenes lack any deep emotions.

Writer John Hodge must have forgotten to tell director Danny Boyle that there was an ending because it drags on too long. It's worse than the Energizer Bunnyit keeps going and going. And it has one of the hukiest endings there has ever been. Did someone forget how to end a movie?

If it wasn't for the likeable performances of Diaz, Hunter, Lindo and McGregor, the movie would not be worth seeing.

'Ordinary' actor on the brink of stardom lan Spelling College Press Service

Ewan McGregor truly, deeply believes in love. But the rising star doesn't believe in angels or destiny.

"I don't want to believe it's all mapped out," McGregor said. It would mean all of our decisions and choices in life are meaningless. If it's all written and destined, then you just have to sit and watch TV, and it'll all happen anyway."

McGregor, star of the new movie "A Life Less Ordinary" and the last year's hit "Trainspotting," said for most of us, destiny is what you make of it. "I believe every choice you make every day shapes and molds your future and sends you on a different path," he said.

Lately, he's been making some heady choices, and they've put him on the path to international stardom. The Scottish actor's first role was in the TV series, "Lipstick on Your Collar," but the buzz about him began with "Shallow Grave," exploded with "Trainspotting" and continued with "Emma," "Brassed Off' and "Pillow Book." Now, McGregor has his eyes set on America. After the release of "A Life Less Ordinary," he'll be seen in several other films-most notably the next "Star Wars " adventure, in which McGregor plays young

Obi-Wan Kenobi.

For "A Life Less Ordinary," McGregor has re-teamed with the "Shallow Grave"- .

"Trainspotting" director-producer-writer team of Danny Boyle, Andrew MacDonald and John Hodge.

"I love "A Life Less Ordinary," said.

McGregor. I'm so proud of it. It was so easy to work with Cameron Diaz. She's so much fun to be with and that gave it a real ease and naturalness, and you can see that on the screen."

As much as he enjoyed sharing the screen with Diaz, it was the opportunity to again work with Boyle that attracted McGregor to "Ordinary."

"Danny gets the best work out of me," he said. "I really believe that. I've never been better in any of my other films. There's something I feel about him as a filmmaker and, possibly, the way he feels about me as an actor, that just makes me love to work with him."

As "Ordinary" reaches theaters, it does so with a batch of other McGregor films nipping at its heels. Already completed are Todd Haynes' glam rock drama ''Velvet Goldmine," the thriller "Nightwatch," and-oh, yes-some throwaway thing called the next "Star Wars" adventure. And early next year, McGregor shoots an independent feature titled "The Rise and Fall of

Little Voice."

All the activity begs a simple question: Who is Ewan McGregor?

"I wanted to be an actor when I was about nine years old," he says. "My uncle is an actor. He used to come to Crief, where I lived. He wouldn't be wearing any shoes, and he'd have long hair. I'd say, 'Who's that weird guy?' He was so different from the people I was surrounded by. I think my wanting to act had a lot to do with that. I wanted to be different as well."

McGregor's been so busy as of late that he can't recall what his life was like just a couple of years ago. And when "Star Wars" warps into the picture late next year accompanied by a massive array of posters, lunch boxes and action figures with McGregor's boyish face plastered all over them- life as McGregor knows it will forever change.

Or will it?

McGregor insists that nothing, fame in particular, can stop him from staying out too late, downing a good drink or two or five, or spending time with his wife and their 21month- old daughter at his home in London.

"The attention hasn't changed me at all," he said. "I don't deal with it. The media and stuff, that's selling movies. It's a business thing - if it manifests itself for me when people come up to me and say, 'Nice movie'

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Ewan McGregor looks for love in "A Live Less Ordinary" and finds stardom.

or 'I liked you in "Trainspotting" or 'Can I have your autograph?'"

"I don't walk around all day wondering where I'm at in my career and what it is to be Ewan McGregor. I don't let all the atten~ tion bother me. I work in films and have a life as well."

And may the Force be with him as he tries to keep it that way.

True 'Friends' found at the Brubeck theater Natalie Petrovic Staff· Writer

"All My Friends Are Trombone Players" , well not really; my friends are the type of people who drop everything in order to pick me up when my car acts less than friendly.

Imagine looking forward to a Sunday afternoon spent listening to the sounds of Palomar's Brass Ensemble in the musical show "All My Friends Are Trombone Players," also featuring Bay Bones - a San Diego Ensemble of 12 trombonists. Then imagine getting into your oh-so-reliable car to get you to the Palomar College San Marcos campus, where the show is starting in a half an hour.

What is the likelihood that my oh-so-reliable car decided it was not going anywhere on this particular day? Pretty good, as I furiously discovered.

Guess who has to scramble to find a ride to the show that is now startmg m 20 mmutes? After much

fru-stration and agony trying to locate one of my friends, finally one of them came to get me.

Now it is five minutes after the show began. I'm sure you could imagine the sound barrier the driver broke in order to get me to the show. . Running to the Brubeck Theatre, we found the ticket booth closed, the doors locked and an unmanned refreshment booth. We arrived 15 minutes late.

An anonymous gentleman tried to open the doors with his set of a million keys, but none of them fit.

I thought I was going to go insane.

Then there was a sigh of relief when a woman in the lobby opened the door. She told us that they could not sell us anymore tickets and there was. no way to go inside and see the show.

There we were , at the show finally, and after what we went through, all we could do is sit outside and listen to the muffled sounds of brassy tones coming from those trombonists that were supposed to be my friends.

Palomar artistic events to be held Palomar continues to offer various events as the semester ends.

• "!!Shoemania!!" opens at the Boehm Gallery Nov. 14 with an opening night reception. Contact the gallery at (760) 744-1150 ext..

2304 for hours and dates. · • "White as Snow, Red as Blood: The Story of Snow White" will be presented at the Califo'rnia center for the Arts, Escondido on Nov

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21, 22, and 23 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 24 at 2 p.m. The Classic Grimm fairytale comes to life.

• "Music of the Season: A day for Dancing" brings together modern/ medieval works for chorus, woodwinds and dancers on Dec. 6, 8 p.m. and Dec 7, 2 p.m. and 7p.m at the Howard Brubeck Theatre.

For information contact the theater at (760) 744-1150, ext..2453.

Inside Entertaininent Melody Cruz Staff Writer

Drummer for Caroline's Spine, Jason Gilardi, took time out of their current tour to talk about life on the road, the beginning of his love for music and his famous morn. The band will be performing at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, Nov. 13.

The tour is in support of their new CD., "Monsoon."

How did you come up with the band's name?

The singer, Jimmy Newquist, carne up with the name. His personality is cut to the chase; no B.S. But it is based on one of his fictional characters about Caroline Kennedy who had a back problem.

He figures that the spine is a major part of the body but no one ever asks how the spine is doing.

When it was time to decide on a name it was the best on the list.

In a previous article lead singer, Jimmy Newquist said, "the band definitely wants to make it a point to come to Waterloo, Iowa" because of your song "Sullivan." How did it feel to play there on Oct. 8?

It was great. We pre-sold about 600 tickets, it was amazing playing in front of a huge new crowd and they've only heard that one song, "Sullivan."

We wanted to play there for a long time and the feedback was positive. I am very happy we took the time to go through Waterloo.

What are your influences as a musician?

Well since I am the baby of the group at 23 and I hit the '80s glam thing head on. I liked Tommy Lee from Motley Crue. A big influence is Kiss and it was incredible to open up for them; it was a dream come true.

I mean, Kiss was the reason I began playing drums. I was in awe of them.

Especially Paul Stanely (lead singer in Kiss), he was extremely supportive and nice.

Did touring for three years take its toll on you guys as a band and as friends?

How would As far as tourdescribe you ing goes it your new album became easier.

"Monsoon?"

We became Courtesy of Hollywood Records What is your tighter friends and became The members of Caroline's Spine are, left to right, Jason favorite sorig the more profes- Gilardi, Jimmy Newquist, Mark Hugh and Scott Jones. from album? sional. Also, we Well, this album is definitely our greatest hit in became tighter as a band and as people. Touring everything we've done until now. Everyone is was our life and we had no time off to go home. I happy with the song selection and the sound of the don't believe we have had one fight but there has album.

My favorite song from the album is been heated discussions. We're like brothers.

"Monsoon."

How did you feel tou':'ing Europe with What do you want to bring to your live Aerosmith and Bush?

We were the opening act at two rock festivals in shows?

I would like it to be fun again when you go to see Germany. There were seven or eight bands there like The Fugees and Kula Shaker. It was a great a band. Those '80s bands made it a point to have honor to play with Aerosmith and Bush, they were fun. They made it a circus with the lighting and all such nice guys. We met Gavin Rossdale (from everything. We're a band that has fun. We don't Bush) and he was a nice guy too. It was great get- just stand there. It's the same with the music. ting to play with heroes of ours and getting to meet Did it affect you personally and/or musically them. being Annette Funicello's son?

I began playing drums when I was five years old How would you describe your sound?

It's like a melodic train wreck. Lately, I've been and my family has given me nothing but support. describing the band as hard rock. We're not alterna- My mom was never a Hollywood mom, she was tive and we're not metal. We want to be like one of just a mom. I was never pushed into music or actthose '80s bands who would rock their butts off. ing and I've never got any slack for my mom We're a band who likes to play and has fun doing it. being who she is.

Buster's latest is a bust Jessica Gleason Copy Editor

The gravity-defying bouffant hairdo, the flashy polyester suit (complete with rhinestones and zebra prints) and a name like Buster Poindexter may give listeners a vivid idea of what kind of ride they are in for with this new CD. However, most won't guess that Buster's "Spanish Rocketship " will take a trip toLas Vegaswith a stopover in Spain on the way.

When the first song begins, the Latin drum beats and Spanish sound conjure up a peaceful image of drinking margaritas in the sand somewhere south of the border.

Unfortunately as soon as Buster busts out with his sappy, loungelike vocals and cheesy lyrics lis-

teners are immediately transported to a neon world, standing among old people and slot machines in a mile-long buffet line that serves noLhing but terrible Mexican food.

Some of Buster's bilingual lyrics may remind listeners of the loving life (and tequila induced) attitude of Jimmy Buffet and these songs are sure to get some wiggles at the poker table.

Songs like "Mean Spirited Sal" have certain appealing Congolike qualities even though it talks about some old gal who beats up her lovers with everything from a rusty razof to a sledgehammer and even has the audacity to pass him a jug of whiskey when he is "on the wagon."

Apparently in the next song called "Lay Down" Buster gets a chance to get back at the mean spirited women of the world.

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Where between oh baby's and ole's he hollers at some girl, "I'm gonna show you on the sofa, I'm gonna show you on the floor, I'm gonna show you with half a dozen people knockin' on the bedroom door."

For Buster Poindexter fans of the "Spanish music world, Rocketship" may be a nice of "Hot,hot,hot!" reminder However, I've never met a Buster Poindexter fan before and if I did I bet they would be the kind of person who uses ketchup for salsa.

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OPINION 15

OPINION

Are Presidential investigations worth the money?

• More tax dollars down the drain

• Power unchecked is power corrupted Christian Johnson

Michael Paisner

News Editor

Staff Writer

People that lean toward being half empty as opposed to half full would say that investigations into the private practices of the presidency are a waste of time.

On the contrary, it should be printed in the job description."! agree to uphold the constitution of the United States to the best of my ability and agree to full disclosure of my public and private practices."

When the president of the United States takes his oath of office he must realize two things; that he is becoming the leader of a democracy and renouncing 99 percent of the privacy his life once enjoyed.

There is a lot of responsibility put on the heads of leaders in a democracy, which is why not everyone can fill the role.

Our leaders must be honest, intelligent and progressive. But above all this they must be a moral pillar.

A leader is not held to the same standards as his followers. If that were the case anyone could be a leader. A leader must surpass the norm.

The president does not act alone in our system of government, but he himself does carry the most weight in deciding the path our country will take.

Although we may hold the presidP.nt up to a Christ-like ideal, as anyone will tell you, he is only human and is subject to the same shortcomings as any other person.

And so in a democracy we monitor our leaders in an effort to keep them accountable for (if not clear ot) any mistakes or misconduct in the use of his position.

Keeping the people we put in power accountable is not only within our rights but it is a responsibility as it is our lives they affect.

We question the decisions of our leaders, specifically the president, to keep them honest and to let them know that we are paying attention.

Whether we find evidence of wrong doing is only a possible by-product of the process.

Even more, we hope that we find none.

The investigations Congress conducts on our behalf are a necessary drill to keep those in power on their toes.

It's beneficial and it's necessary.

Last weekend, Republicans called off investigations of Democratic fund raisers.

Kenneth Starr has spent $30 million tax dollars investigating President Bill Clinton's role in the Whitewater land deal and has nothing to show for it.

Vince Foster, former deputy White House counsel for Clinton, definitely committed suicide in a park overlooking Washington, D.C. Period. End of that story.

This past Friday, Fred Thompson, a Republican senator from Tennessee, called off hearings looking into Clinton's alleged use of the White House to raise funds for Democrats. He said his committee has no more vital information worthy of public sessions. Thompson was budgeted $4.3 million, and has spent $2.6 million so far.

Foster is alleged to have removed records from the White House that would have implicated Clinton in the -Whitewater scandal.

He committed suicide in July, 1993. Some believe he died mysteriously. Three independent investigations concluded suicide. Can anyone guess how much this venture cost tax payers?

Anyone doing simple math would guess that it would make a lottery jackpot.

Bill Clinton isn't squeaky clean. A lot of our friends and family aren't either and that probably holds true for a lot of people.

Would it be money well spent if the FBI decided to investigate you for the candy you stole 17 years ago?

It seems that Clinton has the economy running smoothly. Unemployment and inflation are low. We are not at war, nor is there prospect of such. If you ask yourself the Reaganism "Am I in better shape than I was four years ago?" there is only one answer. A resounding yes.

This is not good for Republicans. It's hard to win opposing political seats when everyone is happy.

So the GOP has wasted your money trying to make Clinton look bad. There are people in our country that are homeless. Schools need money. Museums and arts programs are cut from budgets everywhere. Using money to distract the public from real issues has got to stop.

Is the truth worth the cost?

Are tax payers getting their money's worth from the on-going investigations of the executive branch?

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16 OPINION

Friday, Nov. 7, 1997

The Telescope

Staff Editorial

Keep quality a hiring priority Not all people are fit to be parents Annica Gerber Opinion Editor

The social system in America feels that children should stay with their birth parents despite child abuse, neglect, sexual molestation or what have you.

I think this is absolutely absurd.

Almost anyone can create a child. This, however, does not mean that the people who created a life are capable or even interested in of taking care of and providing for that child.

So wouldn't it make more sense, if the parents are not able or willing to take care of that child, to give up the child to people

On Nov. 4, the United States Supreme Court upheld Proposition 209. Palomar College, along with other community colleges, still recognizes affirmative action, even though it is dead.

It is a good thing for Palomar to hire professors and staff that will be sensitive to students' needs both sociologically and culturally.

At the beginning o{ the semester~ Palomar College hired 29 new faculty members. Approximately one third were ethnic minorities.

Ac~ording to Dil\11~ Michael, assistant superintendent/vice president of instruc~ tion, there was more of a selection of qualified teachers applying this semester than previously, which accounts for the

higher percentage of minorities.

Palomar is still using affirmative actionlike pqlicies for hiringpt:ocedures until they receive wotd from die Chancellor's office to act differently.

According to a Nov. 4 document from the Chancellor's office, "affiimative action programs required by statute must continue to be enfofced because Article Ill, Section 3.5 of ~e California Constitution provides that a government agency may not discontinue enforcing a statute until an appellate court bas ruled that statute unconstitutional."

This semester, Palomar interviewed 1,789 applicants for various jobs on campus. Out of those, 1,164 were Caucasian, 71 were African American, 142 were Hispanic, 123 were Asian, 14 were Filipino, 21 were

Native American and 254 declined to state their ethnic origins. It is from this pool that the new staff and faculty were hired. Palomar is to be applauded for recognizing that the need for hiring more minority faculty and· staff comes not because of the affirmative action program, but because of the diversity on Qur campus.

It is nice to know that in a world so full of prejudice, Palomar College is leadfug the way in saying that affirmative action is not the impetus for hiring minorities, qualifications are.

By hiring new faculty and staff that are not only qualified for the job but also a part of our diverse culture, Palomar is enriching the education of its students.

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who really want to be parents?

Take for example Susan Eubanks, the San Marcos woman who has been charged with shooting and killing her four sons and then attempting to kill herself.

She is only 33 years old and until recently had sons whose ages ranged from 4 years old to 14 years old.

According to an article in the North County Times, she had several stormy relationships and the police had to come to her home on more than one occasion for domestic disturbances. She ~as also divorced from her husband who at one time was charged with spousal abuse.

I don't think that this is a fit environment in to which to raise children, but unfortunately it seems common.

On Nov. I, an 11-year-old boy called in from a car phone claiming that he had been shoot by his mom. When the police arrived at the scene they found the woman dead, the 11-year-old boy seriously injured and another 6-year-old boy dead.

I am wondering if there were any indications that these two women might not have been fit mothers? It seems far fetched that any parent would all of a sudden flip-out with no prior warning signs.

And if in fact there were warning signs, why weren't the children immediately removed from the home? Is it because our social system believes that children should stay with their parents at all costs? When does the cost become to high?

People who are going to be parents should have to take a test and attain a permit to bear children. Since people today have to have a permit to drive a car and to build a house, why shouldn ' t something as important as becoming a parent have its own permit?

I know it is somewhat outrageous of an idea, but when I am bombarded, on a regular basis, with stories like these, I feel like the only measures that we have left are the extreme ones.

The statistics on child abuse for the United States as a whole are staggering.

According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, hundreds of thousands of children are battered each year by a parent or close relative and thousand of them die.

Furthermore, one out of four girls is sexually abused by the age of 14, and one out of six boys by the time they are 16.

This is not befitting of a culture that claims to value children as mucl) as our society does.

Heidi Fischle Contributing Writer

In October 1950, Chinese communist forces invaded Tibet. Forty seven years later, Tibet occupies a precarious position.

It stands as an example of opposing views on human rights issues between China and the United States.

Recently, the President of China Jiang Zemin, came to the U.S to meet with President Clinton. Two of the main topics discussed were trade relations between the two countries, upon which some agreements were reached. The other issue involved the differing views on human rights.

Over the past five years we have seen a steady increase in trade with China. These increased financial relations raise some sensitive questions, for government as well as individuals.

It has been made clear by China's President that any agreement on human rights is unlikely. How then, can the U.S. question China on its actio.ns? Does the government have a responsibility to acknowledge China's destruction of Tibet?

Does China have the right to eliminate an entire culture?

Due to our relations with China we are now in close contact with the near eradication of the Tibetan culture.

Nearly 40 years ago, the head representative of the Tibetan people, the Dalai Lama, was forced to flee with some 100,000 supporters and establish a government-in-exile in northern India. The Dalai Lama has since devoted himself to creating peace between China and Tibet, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his continuing efforts. Unfortunately, he has seen little success.

China refuses to allow the Dalai Lama to continue as spiritual leader of all Tibetans.

In fact, the Chinese government is attempting to end the 400 year lineage by choosing who they feel should be the leader. A leader who will follow their rules.

So far there have been numerous deaths among the Tibetans including Buddhist monks and nuns. As well as a number of unknown disappearances. Though there have been occasions when Tibetans have attempted to defend themselves using weapons, they are no match for the Chinese.

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Each of the monks and nuns take vows of non-violence, therefore they must not defend themselves using force. Many of their monasteries have been destroyed, and now one can see pieces of Chinese pop-culture in a once holy city. The regional capital, Lhasa, is surrounded by Chinese military and much of the cities population is now Chinese.

It is doubtful, even impossible, for the Chinese to wipe out Tibetan Buddhism. The tradition is carried on by people in various parts of the world, including the west.

In our country there are numerous practitioners, many of whom regard the Dalai Lama as an important spiritual guide. For these Americans, Buddhism is as much a part of their daily lives as the products in their homes labeled MADE IN CHINA. There are many factors to consider. At risk are economic gains for the U.S. How can we (as a nation and as individuals) create an environment where reJjgious freedom, human rights, and cultural diversity can co-exist peacefully with technology, industrialization and greed?

Is it even possible?

What will happen if it is not?

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Friday, Nov. 7, 1997

PETE'S POINT

Reaction to nanny's verdict amiss John DeCoursey Editor-in-Chief

Now is the time to stop wasting lives Pete Schrup SwffWriter

A local kid was recently sentenced to 35 years to life for murder. He was 17 years . old at the time of the shooting and the dead kid was 15 years old.

Between the killing and sentencing the gang member told the judge that he had become religious and had a new appreciation for the value of life. He was probably hoping that this would make his sentence less severe.

It didn't The judge ordered him in to a cage for the rest of his adult life. By the time he gets out he will be blowing out a whole lot of candles on his birthday cake.

He will miss but on everything from the pleasures of marriage, the joys of fatherhood, the satisfaction of working and supporting himself or helping out others in his community.

I am from the East Coast and there is the same violence out there. Kids killing kids.

It is a waste of breath trying to explain how stupid it all is. You wouldn't understand the rage, the pain and all the other rationalizations for acting like feral children.

They wouldn't listen to the tales of wasted lives. Like the one kid who is dead and the other wasting away in jail here in Oceanside. What's the point?

Both of those boys will soon be forgotten just like their families will be. If you have ever listened to the families of the victims, it is really sad stuff; it stays with them forever.

So where is <til this misery coming from? Is it poverty? Is it the rage from a untrained childhood? Or is it just random savage stupidity?

It is probably a combination of all those things and much more. But one of the biggest culprits of all are the ways certain media keeps encouraging drugs and guns.

The way they glorify violence as a solution for problems.

Strange crowd, they get hysterical about condors becoming extinct, but they promote the use of guns to blow off somebody's head. With such irrational values it is little wonder there are daily tragedies.

Violence is suppose to promote a revolution to overthrow some imagined cause of poverty. But all it does is get poor kids to kill other poor kids.

There is constant political advocacy to take away the guns. We probably need gang control more then gun control; but mostly we need image controL Like we do with porno, but for cheap thrill guns. In the end, if violence was not committed with guns it would be with knives, chains or clubs. It is the encouragement of violence, (and the fight over drug money) that's the problem. Guns are just a symptom of the disease.

If the guilty media parties would step back and look at what the drugs and violence are doing to the very people they are supposedly liberating, i.e.the poor, the minorities, then I think they would be supporting a ban on guns in the movies, on television and in the music industry.

Media has tremendous clout and it is very effective. I wonder if the image makers could be held liable for some of these wrongful deaths.

The cure for this social diseases is rather simple; ban guns from film, television and music productions.

OPINION 17

When the trial of English nanny Louise Woodward ended with a guilty verdict recently, it set off a shock wave of horror and disbelief that reached across the Atlantic all the way from England. In Woodward's hometown of Elton, England it seemed as though all 2,000 residents could not believe the trial's outcome.

They are appalled that someone who they know to be clearly innocent has just been found guilty of shaking a baby in her care to death .

Why are they so sure she's innocent?

Since the reading of the verdict, the radio airwaves and televised broadcasts around the globe have reported that the friends and family in Elton are writing letters and voicing protests like there is no tomorrow, all in the hopes of getting the verdict overturned.

What's worse, they're making Woodward look like a victim while citing the dead infant's parents as the guilty party; guilty because they weren't around.

Granted the parent's ignorant decision in choosing a teenager with little experience adds to the equation that equaled their baby's death, but they are not anywhere near being solely responsible. They did not hire Woodward to kill their child.

If Woodward did in fact cause the death of the Eappen 's child, (and the court ruling states she did,) than her young age and the

love of friends and family back home should not be allowed to save her.

Most people following this case have no prior knowledge of Woodward. We have never met her an_d did not grow up with her as a neighbor. It is understandable why those who have aie taking a huge stance in her defense, but it wouldn't be the first time that familiarity made people blind.

When the infamous White Bronco chase that led to the OJ. trial took place on Interstate 5, every overpass, every entrance ramp had supporters cheering and holding signs. They weren't cheering for the officers in pursuit, they were cheering for O.J. Where are the signs now that say "Free The Juice" and "We love you, O.J.?"

OJ. was found not guilty, and judging by the treatment he's gotten since, the majority of the country doesn't buy it Woodward was found guilty, and the response for some was an even greater level of shock. This sweet girl who was quiet and never hurt anyone could not possibly have done anything wrong. And to say she intentionally shook a baby to death, she could never do that Now, take away the familiarity and insert the facts.

Woodward was a teenager with little child car.e experience. She had dreams of becoming an actress and loved to be a part of a late night social life. As a nanny, her social life had to come second, and the

Eappen's attempts to curb Woodward's late-night outings were met with opposition and belligerence.

When the police arrested Woodward, they said that she admitted to "shaking the baby," and that she had been "a little rough."

In the course of the trial, as Woodward took the stand in her own defense, she denied having ever said this. It would be wrong to accuse someone of perjury, but anyone on trial for their life, especially a teenager, is bound to break the rules to save their neck.

The justice system is no better in England' than it is here; every legal system has its flaws so blaming the American court system for the outcome is just as pointless and unfair as blaming the Eappens.

If Woodward's friends and family are looking for an additional party to blame, then they should consider Woodward's defense team.

By rolling on an ali-or-nothing gamble that would either find Woodward guilty or acquit her completely, the defense foolishly blew all chances .of a lesser sentence other than life imprisonment What the people of Elton need to realize is that the fact that their love and care for Woodward does not make her innocent, it only makes the truth about the crime that much more horrifying, and that much bigger of a tragedy.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Reader declares 'I am not a cow'

excuse me, I'm going to get a cheeseburger with everything on it

In the Oct 24 issue of The Telescope, Pete Schrup wrote that anyone who eats meat is a cannibaL There is one major flaw in this: cannibalism is the eating of your own species.

I, for one, would like to go on record as saying I am not a cow. Nor am I a pig or sheep. I find it extremely offensive to be compared to any of these animals. I agree that animals have emotions, but art and music? To that, I would have to say no. To have art and music, a creature must have leisure time and more importantly they must have intelligence.

Most animal's brains are just to small for that Those with large brains ... well, let's . put it this way, I would never eat a dolphin or a gorilla. They are intelligent enough to have a culture that is not ruled solely by instinct In his article, Schrup said we should all stop being carnivores. Good idea. All carnivores step forward and be counted. Of course, there won't be many of them.

Carnivores are creatures who eat meat exclusively. Cats are carnivores, humans are omnivores. That is'we eat a mixture of meat and vegetables.

One more thing. I've never eaten and never will eat, a pet That would r~quire me to have a cow or a sheep for a pet, and that is not going to happen. Now if you will

Palomar has case of 'Jesusphobia'

-Tara Smith Computer Science major

There¡ has been recent discussion and controversy about "hate crimes" at Palomar and the problem of "homophobia" on campus. What constitutes a "hate crime?" What justifies adding "phobia" to a word?

A certain group on campus has defined this for us with their complaints of name calling, weird looks, bulletin boards being messed with and the "definite animosity" at Palomar towards them. Are they serious?

Try being Christian on campus! Have a prayer meeting, or even pull out a Bible here and you'll get not only weird looks, but also disdainful looks. Have "bigots!" written on your bulletin boards. Have your teachers misconstrue everything you believe, EVERYDAY! Have people snicker whenever you bring up God, Jesus or creation. Be called "homophobic," "old fashioned," "ignorant" and many other erroneous things in the school newspaper.

According to that certain group, these are all "hate crimes" and the school needs to go through "sensitivity training." However, I doubt that anyone here, including myself, is willing to say that Palomar suffers from

Jesusphobia. It's time to get off our politically correct high horse and come back to reality.

-Tom Chambers Biblical Studies

Columnist accused of unfair criticism I am responding to the warning from Ms. Gerber regarding the Promise Keepers.

First, the Bible verse "wives submit unto . your husband" does not mean "wives get your husband's slippers." Often missed by feminists, a verse following states "husband love your wives as Christ loved the church." The husband should be devoted to his wife and value her opinion at all times, but someone has to lead.

Second, their criticism of homosexuality is solidly grounded in Biblical verses.

Additionally, her "warning bells" went off for their disdain of "extramarital sex and pornography." Adultery should be condemned for what it is-a husband or wife breaking their vow and exposing ttJeir spouse not only to possible disease, but severe emotional scars.

Lastly, I would like to address their racial balance with this: I have been invited by minority men to attend meetings.

In conclusion I believe her criticism is unfair.

-Roger Herzler Business Administration

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Daytime meetings are the first Wednesday of every month, 1-2 p.m. in B-12.

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SPORTS Women's soccer must win last fOur For Rich

Richardson Miron Staff Writer

Entering the final stretch of the season, the women's soccer coach Cern Tont has his team in position to repeat as Pacific Coast Conference champions.

The Lady Comets have an impressive record that includes 11 wins with only three losses and one tie.

But despite the team's solid standings, they still find themselves with some hefty work to do .

In order to win the league, Tont's squad must go undefeated in its final four games.

The team stands in a three-way battle for championship with their two conference rivals, Mesa and Grossmont.

The race has been neck-and-neck all season long, and will heat up even more as each rival squares off with one another before the season ends.

In a league that is so competitive, fourthyear coach Tont still believes his team will come out on top once again.

"There is no question that we can do it," Tont said. "The balance between the top three teams is real close. But the way that we are progressing, I feel very comfortable with our chances."

"The good thing about this team is our chemistry, it really has been great. Our confidence level is extremely high and we are ready for the challenge," said Tont.

The Lady Comets won a crucial game at College Desert last Friday. The match was played on a hot and humid day, and Tont

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Lady Comet Jenny Lawlor launches a ball downfield during Palomar's conference match last Wednesday against Southwestern. The Lady Comets won 2-1.

was pleased with how his players battled through the extreme temperatures and pulled out a win.

"That was a very impressive performance, we created good scoring chances and we finished the job," said Tont. "Right now, we are playing very solid soccer."

As the season winds down to a do-or-die situation, the Lady Comets continue to rally around one another. According to sophomore mid-fielder Loraine Cota, the team's

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chemistry remains its best asset.

"We play really well together, we can just feel eachothers' vibes on the field." said Cota. "We all get along outside of the games and practices and that makes it better because we are all really good friends."

The Lady Comets continue their pursuit for the title in a must-win situation Friday, Nov. 7 against the first of their two rivals, Mesa College. The game is scheduled for 3 p.m. on their opponents' turf.

Unfortunately for San Diego sports fans, Padre pitchers and catchers don't report to spring training for another I 05 days.

Until then we will have to put up with the Chargers, who stuck the proverbial fork in their season, losing to those mighty Bengals Sunday in Cincinnati.

This game was as frustrating for me as it would be for a sky-diver, whose parachute sticks ...

I almost got nauseous watching this game unfold, as the inconsistent Chargers fell 38-31, to a team they had no business losing to.

The Chargers had numerous chances to win the game, yet found a way to blow all of them.

The coaching staff and the offensive unit were collectively unprepared, and the defense that had been so reliable was out to lunch as the Bengals continuously broke the Chargers' back in key situations.

Some may argue that the humiliation from the Chiefs game was the most devastating, but I feel getting beat by the lowly Bengals was easily the team 's poorest performance to date.

In fact, the only thing that was more disturbing than the Chargers play was the look in Stan Humphries' eyes after getting knocked out of the game on a late hit by Bengal linebacker Reinard Wilson.

The cheapshot gave Humphries his fourth concussion in the last two years.

I'm not a doctor, but I figure with all of the punishment that Stan has taken recently, maybe its time to hang em' up.

Every other week now, the offensive line buckles, and watches Humphries scramble for his life or get his head taken off.

If this keeps up, the Chargers are going to have to move Stan Humphries' locker to the local hospital, since he'll be heading there after games instead of the locker room.

One more serious concussion could not only end his career, but also leave our gutsy quarterback with permanent brain damage.

This situation couldn't be more serious. For Stan's sake, I hope he considers retirement.

With the Chargers' season in shambles and baseball so far away, at least I've got basketball to keep me happy.

The new NBA season is underway, so I'll call my shots now. The Bulls will three-peat as champions, Shaquille O'Neal will once again shoot below 50 percent from the free throw line, and somehow, some way, Rick Pitino will lead the Boston Celtics back to the playoffs.

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I bet you didn't know that there's math involved in fitness.

Well, you don't have to know trigonometry or physics, but it is helpful to understand a few numbers in order to keep yourself healthy and fit I hope that these figures add up to be a valuable total for your fitness program.

3-5: The number of days ~ach week that you should work out. How many do you do?

20-30: The minutes one should spend doing aerobic training those three-to-five days. It helps prevent heart disease, America's No.I killer.

22 - (your age X 60% ): The equation for your target heart rate. It's the number of beats your heart should work at during aerobic training. No one has to work at maximum effort.

10-20: The number of repetitions you should use for most weight training exercises. These build fitness and tone your muscles.

2-4: The number of sets you should perform of the repetitions. Start with two and progress to four.

1-2: The number of minutes you should rest between sets. Rest is vital to muscle performance.

48: The number of hours of recovery you should have between weight workouts. Time rebuilds the muscles to a higher level.

8-9: The number of hours of sleep you must get every night. You can't soar like an eagle if you stay out all night like some hoot owl.

The last number you shquld pay attention to is the number seven, because seven days, without exercise, makes one "weak."

Friday. Nov. 7, 1997

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Women's Soccer Friday, Nov. 7 vs. San Diego Mesa 3 p.m. - Away··

Men's Soccer Fr iday, Nov. 7 vs. San Diego Mesa 3 p.m. - Home··

Water Polo

Sports Football Saturday, Nov. 8 vs. Cerritos 7p.m.-Away

Men's and Women's: Friday Saturday, Nov. 7-8 - Southern California Championships at Belmont - Away

Winter Sports: Men's Basketball

Wrestling Friday, Nov. 7 vs. Phoenix College at Pheonix - 1 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 10, scrimmage vs.

Camp Pendleton - 2 p.m.- Home

Women's Basketball Women's Volleyball Friday, Nov. 7 vs. Grossmont 7 p.m. - Away'·

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Friday, Nov. 7 - scrimmage vs.

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