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From his days as a member of Duran Duran to his current gig as a solo artist, John Taylor raps about his rock ...

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Corona wins ASG presidencv · • Election declared valid amidst candidate complaints Dustin Schwindt Staff Writer

Xavier Corona was elected president of the Associated Student Government for the 1998-1999 school year last week amidst complaints from two fellow candidates about alleged violations of election policies.

"I did nothing wrong," Corona said, "but some of the people don't know how to handle losing because they didn't put in the time and effort."

At last week's election committee meeting, complaints Xavier Corona were voiced that Corona had too many posters, and that he used ASG equipment to produce campaign literature. Following the election, the election committee met May 6 to discuss further grievances brought against Corona and other candidates. The four-person committee ultimately deadlocked 2-2 on a vote to invalidate the entire election. As a result, the election results are final.

During the meeting, a written list of grievances was presented to the committee by presidential candidates Loretta Murillo-Colton and Tom Chambers.

It was anticipated by both Corona and Election Committee Chair Katrina Baughman that grievances by Chambers and Murillo-Colton would be about Corona's possible campaign violations.

However, the paper~ presented by the two candidates listed only violations by the election commitTeresa Stalcup I The Telescope

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Record number of graduates Tempers flare over parking dispute in commencement ceremonv Natalie Petr()vic

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Michael Paisner · Copy Editor

More students than ever will be in attendance as Palomar awards 1,171 associate degrees and 430 vocational certificates at this year's commencement, scheduled for Friday, May 22, at 6 p.m.

Although the number of student s attending will set a record, the number of ·,degrees .has remained constant over the last three years . Dr. George R. Boggs, president! superintendent of Palomar College, will host the program.

The commencement address will be ',:;iven by George Mitrovich, founder of the City Club of San Diego and president of the Ecumenical Council of San Diego.

Erica Olvera, president of the Associated Student Government and student trustee on /.he district governing board, will address graduates.

In addition to the degrees and certificates, several college administrators will oresent

honors to past and present students, as well as members of the community.

Harold Scofield, president of the college district governing board, will confer the diplomas and · certificates.

J 0 s e p h Madri gal, assistant superintendent and vice president for student services, will give out the awards for honors and academic achievement to the class of 1996- 1997.

The college will also present several other honors.

An honorary associate degree in humane arts will be presented to Larry Lucchino, president and chief executive officer of the San Diego Padres.Lucchino has been a community leader in helping children, through education, athletics and health.

Tom Humphrey, a 1958 graduate of Palomar, will receive the alumnus award.

Humphrey went on to earn a masters degree from San Diego State University. He then returned to Palomar as a faculty member.

He has been with the college since 1966.

- Illustration bv Pam Winters

A dispute over the confiscation of a staff parking permit escalated into an emotional exchange April 30 that Campus Security says resulted in an officer being struck by the mother of a student.

The mother, who is also the wife of a faculty member, acknowledges that she got emotional and yelled at the officer, but denies that she hit him. " I just got upset and I started screaming at him telling him th.at I wanted my pass back and before I knew it he was calling security on me," she said.

The incident began when two officers noticed a male approximately 20 years old getting out of a car with a staff parking permit parked in Lot 11 . The man said that he was a student, and that he was using his father's staff parking permit.

They confiscated the permit and explained that use of the parking permit is for staff members only. They also told the student to park in Lot 12 for the rest of the night so that he wouldn't get a ticket. The student said he needed to get the keys from hi s mother who was in the library.

According to Campus Security Supervisor Mike Alleman , another officer, Tony Balderrama, was later patrolling in Lot 11 when the mother of the student flagged him down.

Balderrama said that she proceeded to ask where her husband's permit was. He said he didn't know.

According to a report written by Balderrama she became visibly irritated, yelled and said, "I can drop off books can't I?'' She then allegedly reached into Balderrama's truck and slapped him on the face, according to Balderrama.

"She did apologize for her behavior but not for hitting me" -Tony Balderrama Campus Security Officer Balderrama said after she hit him she walked to her car, and when he ordered her to stop she didn't. He then told her that if she didn't stop he would place her under citizen 's arrest. Balderrama radioed for assistance, and then attempted to block her vehicle with the truck, but she had already started driving away.

Alleman said Officer Eric Varela was near Lot 9 when he saw the woman drive onto Comet Circle followed by Balderrama. She continued driving at an estimated speed of 40 mph , ran both stop signs at Lot 12 and 13 and would not pull over, said Balderrama.

Varela then slowed down in front of her and ordered her to pull over, said Alleman.

According to the report regarding the incident, when Varela asked for her driver's license she responded, "Who are you, and

why should I give it to you?" Varela said he was investigating the battery of one of his officers, and gave her the option of talking to him or the Sheriff's Department.

The staff member's wife said she was on campus to return books to the library. Varela and Balderrama then explained to her that she could not use her husband's staff parking permits, and according to both officers she said she understood, but still felt she had a right to use it.

According to Alleman, Balderrama and Varela, when the woman was asked if she hit Balderrama, she said no. When asked again, she said no a second time.

Since the woman is the wife of a faculty member, Varela thought it was necessary to call to the scene the night administrator Robert Barr, director of research and planning. Barr spoke with both officers and the woman and they eventually agreed to give her back the permit.

"She allowed herself to get emotionally involved instead of using common sense," said Alleman regarding the issue.

"Balderrama was well within his rights to place her under private person's arrest, but he didn't do so because he didn't want to create any further problems for the staff member or his family," said Alleman.

"The part that bothered me the most was that she denied on several occasions that she hit me," said Balderrama, "She did apologize for her behavior but not for hitting me."

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IN BRIEF '1-0pening' class series for fall

"B loodsport II" and "Only the Strong."

This sport was formerly only available to San Diego residents who could make their way to the Mission Bay area.

Now Palomar Dance Instructor Patri~eann Mead and Capoeirista Elias Fonseca have brought their skills to San Marcos.

The fee is $50.00 a month and all Capoeira students can attend both San Diego and North County sessions.

North County classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 P.M. at the New West Ballet, which is located at 960 Rancheros Dr. All additional information can be obtained by contacting Mead at (760)744-1150 Ext. 2969 -Kristina King Staff Writer

There will be a learning community for fall , titled "The !-Opener: Moral and Spiritual Transformati on in a Crazy, Materialistic World" for any students interested in taking religion and philosophy and want to take the two classes simultaneously.

Students can receive six units for enrolling in either Philosophy I 00 Ethical and Political Values or Phi losbphy 130 Contemporary Phil osophical Movements plus Religious Studies 101 World Religions or Religious Studies I 05 Ways of Understanding Religion.

There are no prerequisites for any of the classes and the learning community fulfills the humanities requi rement for transfer to a CSU or a UC school.

To enroll in thi s learning community, students only have to enroll in section 701 6.

T he classes wi ll be held on Palomar College Athletic Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Association is looking for support from II a.m. to 12:50 p.m. with their North County Golf 'I he instructor for Religious Classic, auction and opportuninty Studies is Gene Sager. He can be drawing on May 15.

1eachcd fo r more information at There will be many items avail(760) 744- 11 50. Ex t. 2344. able including mounted posters The instructor for Philosophy will with signatures from Mickey be Peter Bolland. He can be reached Mantle, Willie Mays, Ted Williams at (760) 744- 1150, Ext. 5017. and Hank Aaron will be on hand.

- Melody Cruz ¡ Also offered will be several Campus Beat Editor signed Dream Team basketballs, featuring the autographs of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Scottie Pippen and Charles Barkley.

For the football fans, there will be Palomar College is offering a autographed footballs signed by readmg program which can help all Troy Aikman, Joe Namath, John students. It is titled "Read For Elway and Joe Montana.

Success."

The to urnament itself will include These classes can help students to golfing, dinner and the auction. read faster and finish reading The event will be held at the ass ignments in less time.

Meadow Lake Golf Course and If students want to increase their Country Club. The entry fee is $125 reading, concentration and compreper player and dinner guests are $15 hension'? If students have difficulty per person. understanding vocabulary in any of Lunch will be served at check-in the science classes these classes which is at II a.m.

111ight he able to help.

For reservations, contact Phil It can also help students who need Archuleta at (760) 736-4490 or Jll actice in spelli ng?

(760) 744-1150, Ext 2464.

The Paloma r College Reading -Dianne Karounos Ce nter offers classes taug ht by Staff Writer experi enced , certified readi ng instructors which focus on the following areas: spelling, fundamental reading skills, reading improvelllent. power reading, and in vocabThe Palomar College Preul ary. Anyone, interested should Medical Society is sponsoring two contact the Reading Center at (760) upcoming tours of two Southern 744 -11 50, EtL 2!i68.

California medical schools.

- Jeremy Hier Anyone is welcome to attend visStaff Writer its to the School of Medicine at University of California, San Diego and Western University of Health Sciences/College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in Pomona.

Capoeira Quilombo de San Diego The visits will occur after final has made its way to the North exams and the date will be deterCounty. mi.ned. For more information, call Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian Daniel at (760) 744-1150, Ext. 2450 Marti al :Art. developed by black or e-mail ~ l aves in' Brazil. premedical@ hotmail.com.

Capoeira has not yet gone main- Melody Cruz stream but is gaining widespread Campus Beat Editor recognition through films such as

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. Music students play in a rhythmic ensemble during the last Performance Jam of the semester on April 29 in front of the Pavilion cafe. The improvised instruments were a mixing bowl, a coffee pot, and a plastic bucket.

PATROL BLOTTER

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MEDICAL AIDE - On April 27 at 12 p.m. a student fell down in front of the Disabled Students Building, Student Health Services were contacted but no injuries were reported.

INFO ONLY - On April 30 a student contacted Campus Security regarding a complaint about another student because of harassment and stalking.

BATTERY ON SCHOOL PROPERTY - On April 30 at 7 :15p.m. the wife of a faculty member allegedly slapped a Campus Security Officer.

INFO ONLY - On May 1 at 2 p.m. a student came to Campus Security complaining that another student was harassing her. It is being looked into.

TRAFFIC COLLISION - On May I at 2 p.m. a student ran over an embedded rock in Lot 7-A with his vehicle. The vehicle appeared to have minor damage.

MEDICAL AIDE- On May 5 at 7: 10 p.m. Campus Security Officers responded to a Student Services to assist the nurse with a pregnant woman having stomach/abdominal pains. The student was transported to Palomar Medical Center for evaluation.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (AA) - Meetings are held on Fridays from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in room SU-31.

ALPHA GAMMA SIGMA - Meetings will be held every other Wednesday at noon in room SU-22.

CALVARY COLLEGIATE FELLOWSHIP- Meetings are held on Wednesdays from noon to I p.m. and Thursdays at 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The meetings will be held by the Clock Tower.

EOPS CLUB- Meetings will be held on May I and May 15 at 1 p.m. in room TCA- 1 in the conference room.

GAY AND LESBIAN ASSOCIATION (GALA) - Meetings are held every Wednesday in room SU-17 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

MOVIMIENTO ESTUDIANTIL CHICANO de AZTLAN (MECHA) - Meetings are held Wednesdays at 2 p.m. in room SU-17.

NATIVE AMERICAN GROUPS - The Native American Student Alliance (NASA) and T he American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) meet every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in room SU-15.

Both groups will meet together.

PAN AFRIKCAN STUDENT MOVEMENT (PASM) - Meetings are held every first and third Friday of the month. It will be held in room SU-16 from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m.

PHI THETA KAPPA - Meetings are held every other Wednesday at II a.m. in room SU-22.

STUDENT SUPPORT CLUB - Meetings are on Wednesdays and Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. and will meet in room SU-31.

THEATER GUILD - Meetings are held Wednesdays from 12:30 p.m. until I p.m. at the coffee shop in the performing arts courtyard.

TRANSFER CENTER - Transfer Center's hours for May 26 through July 3 on Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to I p.m. The Transfer Center is closed on Fridays.

UNIVERSITY WORKSHOPS - On May 11 the United States International University and the L.A. College of Chiropractic will be in the Student Union at 10 a.m. to I p.m. Also, May 11 the Transfer Admission Guarantee for UCSD at 1 p.m. in room SU- 17. On May 12 UCSD will be in room SU- 1 and SU-3 at 9 a.m. to I :30 p.m.

F.Y.INFO SUMMER 1998 REGISTRATION - Return intent to register card to Admissions by May 22 to receive a PAR appointment. On-campus registration from June 15 through June 19 will be held in the Admissions office not the Student Union. PAR appointments and class schedules have been mailed to students who returned intent cards by April 23.

SUMMER 1998 GRADUATION- For AA's and CA's. Deadline to apply is July 1 for summer graduation. However, there is no deadline for Cali fornia State University General Education and Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum applications.

Speak Out! What would you like to see in the new Student Center?

Ryan Llewellyn Broadcasting " I'd Ji ke to see some soda machines and a bowling alley."

Aimee ~ounds Undecided " I thinky.ie _need a bar."

Christopher Maue.

Radio and Television

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Craig Smart Computer Science

Cara Davis Undecided

" I'd like to see some pool tables, some kind of health food, vegetarian restaurants and maybe some li ve bands."

" Probably a place where you can eat indoors and study at the same time."

" Some more food choices like some M exican food."

" I went to a school in Colorado. and the center was like a mall. We had shopping centers, we had a food court and that's what I'd like to see."

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ASG Election Results

tee of ASG bylaws and election policies.

Chambers and Murillo-Colton stated that the election committee changed the election codes twice in seven days and that dif' ferent candidates were told different things concerning campaign rules and regulations.

The candidates also noted that that one candidate for vice Tom Chambers president of social affairs was disqualified from the election without a committee meeting.

There were further complaints about unapproved people staffing the balloting s ations, publicity rules not being .attached to candidates' applications and ballot booths not opening on time. · Election Committee Vice Chair Tom Chamberlain asked both Chambers and Murillo-Colton what solution they would recommend to resolve the issue. Both candidates recommended that the elections be declared invalid.

"The last time the election code wasn't followed by the election committee the election was declared invalid," Chambers said. Murillo-Colton added, "I would like to declare this election invalid until another one can be arranged and the school can be represented by candidates that follow all the rules and bylaws."

Baughman, attempting to address specific grievances, disputed Chambers' complaint that some people who staffed the balloting

ASG President Xavier Corona

Executive VP Oscar Lopez

VP of State Affairs Marisol Felix-Marques

VP of Social Events Elaine James

VP/ICC Chairperson Vacant

Treasurer Vacant

Senators Israel Cervantes Laura Lopez 8 positions vacant

Total number of votes cast 874 stations were not approved by the election committee.

Baughman said that the bylaws didn't state that approval was necessary.

Chambers responded by reading from the bylaws, "Balloting stations shall be established by the election committee and will be staffed only by persons specifically selected and approved by the election committee."

Baughman responded by saying that the people were approved to staff the stations, however after Chambers pointed out that the action did not show in the committee meeting's minutes. Baughman made one more attempt at explaining how the people were approved by mentioning a list of the names, but when asked for a third time by Chambers if the committee had actually voted on and approved of the people in a meeting, Baughman responded simply by saying, "No."

Later in the meeting, current ASG President Erica Olvera commented to the committee that if the election were to be declared invalid it would create too many problems and be too much work to have another one before the end of the semester.

In response Chambers said, "If you see something wrong you have to make it right whether it's a lot of work or not."

Brad Peterson, one of the students attending the meeting, agreed with Olvera's comments. "If the election is declared invalid, then there will be no ASG," Peterson said, "Restructuring of the bylaws should be entrusted to the ASG that has been selected for next year."

The committee finally decided to vote on the validity of the election and the election was upheld due to a tie vote of the members.

The committee then decided to not only adjourn the meeting but to adjourn the entire election committee.

"You live and learn," Mary Ogletree, one of the committee members, said, "I had the best intentions as far as elections were concerned, but I believe that if there is to be changes they are to be made with next year's ASG." New ASG President Corona expressed his surprise that no complaints were brought personally Loretta Murillo-Colton against him during the meeting. "I feel that the candidates who might have filed a grievance against me realized that I was neither in violation of the rules nor that I won the election in an unfair manner."

Erin Lewis SU1[{ Writer

In Fall of ' 97, a diabetic student named Loretta Murillo-Colton had a need for good drinking water at an affordable price.

ASG Treasurer Murillo-Colton met her need by filling a petition with 175 signatures from students on campus who felt the same way.

Murillo-Colton gave the petition to Pat Barrett, manger of food services and member of the Food Task Force. Barrett investigated the request and called couple of water companies for estimates.

Crystal Geyser accepted the proposal and donated 1500 bottles to Palomar's campus with no charge for the water dispensers.

The only thing that Palomar needs to pay for is the water it self.

"Palomar is the only school fro m here to LA that has water dispensers for college students," said A student takes advantage of the new bottled Barrett.

"I think it is a good idea but some water program available on Palomar's main campus. people don't know about this water dispenser or how to use it ," said "I noticed the need for good healthy water student Chris Lukas. for students on fixed incomes," said Students can now fill a bottle of water for Murillo-Colton 25 cents instead of the $1 or more for the The dispensers are in three locations on Aquafina water available in the soda campus; the cafeteria, the Snack Shack, and machines. the Pavilion Cafe in the Art Department.

According to Murillo-Colton her original "It's cool to see that you don't need an vision to have water on campus included ASG board to get things done," said ASG having the dispensers next to the Pepsi Executive Vice President Tom Chambers. machines so students can see that they have "Members are taking the incentive to serve a choice between the water dispenser then students." the water that cost a dollar or more.

-Additional reporting by Rumiko Takeya

Colleges hope to curb the growing problem of grade inflation 2.91 in 1986 to 3.08 in 1996.

In 1986, 47 percent of students had a C average. A decade later, only 35 percent fell in that range.

At Duke University, the average GPA rose from 3.0 to 3.3 between 1986 and 1994.

And in 1992, more than half of undergraduate students at Stanford University were getting grades of at least an A-minus.

Officials at Indiana University had similar scores to report. Between 1976 and 1996, the school found that its average student GPA rose from 2.83 to 2.96.

To ensure that a C remains average, and that average students get what they truly deserve, Indiana officials approved the Expanded Grade Context Transcript.

Implemented in March, school officials say it is the first grade-reporting system of its kind to be adopted by any university in the nation.

Chad Brooks College Press Serl'ice

Indiana University thinks it has found a way to fight grade inflation - considered by many to be one of the biggest problems plaguing higher education.

Giving students better grades than they deserve might enhance their resumes in the short run, but will devalue them in the long one, many experts say.

After all, what good are good grades if everyone gets them?

And if everyone gets good grades, what does that say about a university?

"I am a great example of why the system is failing," said Scott Hayman, a senior at Indiana.

"I get great grades and barely do anything for them."

It's clear that grade-point averages are on the rise around the nation . At the University of California at Berkeley, the average undergraduate GPA rose from

much more than the traditional information: department, course title, credit hours and grade. It also includes the instructor's name, the average GPA of students enrolled in a particular class and the overall GPA of students enrolled in a particular section.

The report also shows students how many of their classmates scored higher, lower or the same as they did.

Carr concedes that many of Indiana's faculty members don't like the new system.

"I must admit that when brought before the faculty, it did not pass unanimously," he said.

"There are many faculty members who want the right to give whatever grade they see fit."

Despite instructors' complaints, many students have embraced the more detailed reports."They really let you know how you did in comparison with the other people in your class," said Senior Jason Rosenthal.

Even with the new system, Carr said he

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Louis Goldman, author of "The Betrayal of the Gatekeeper: Grade Inflation," wrote that the trouble started in the 1960s, when professors gave students higher grades to help them avoid the draft.

Today, however, he cites several factors contributing to the current problem.

Among them is one Carr said he has observed at Indiana University: Teachers fear for their job security.

"The younger faculty is concerned, and they do tend to grade higher," he said.

"Students want to be challenged, but they aren't going to go into a class knowing that the highest grade they can get is a C." If given some time to work, the new system will wind up helping everyone in the long run, Carr said.

"Is the average student being put in a bad position by this," he asked.

"Maybe. But we have to think of the people we' re most proud of. This group will benefit the most."

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EDITORIALS ASG election problems are same story all over Once again the Associated Student Government has shown its incompetence in running elections.

It would seem to most people that running a community college election would be a fairly simple process. All you need to do is get the petitions signed, have a week-long campaign, follow the regulations for balloting and counting votes, and declare a winner.

As simple as all this sounds the ASG found a way to mess up all of it. From the moment the election process began there was controversy concerning when candidates could start campaigning.

After the candidates were allowed to begin their campaigns, rules were changed back and forth by the election committee concerning campaign specifics such as equipment use and the placement of banners.

Complaints that were brought to the election committee also were not dealt with in a consistent manner. For example, consideration of complaints about Xavier E. Corona's campaign conduct were postponed until after the election while Humberto Tamayo was immediately disqualified for a single violation of the publicity rules.

In addition, the committee chair spent more of her time trying to stop candidates and committee members from talking about the election than making sure that the election was run properly.

When the committee met on May 6 to discuss grievances, the committee chair admitted that she did not follow the election bylaws concerning the balloting procedures.

Due to this admission, and to other

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controversies surrounding the election, the candidates with the complaints suggested invalidating the election. When put to a vote, the election committee chose to let the election results stand.

So according to the election committee, the election wi11 remain valid. Sir.ce the new ASG is the one to benefit from the decision there is little chance that the elections will be disputed any further.

The accusations that were made toward those who campaigned and were not voted into office, saying that ~hey were being sore losers is petty, unprofessional and reflects poorly on next semester's ASG. The hope is that the new government will take the lessons learned from this year's catastrophe of an election and make the necessary changes to ensure smoother campaigns in the future.

Unfortunately,. after observing the unethical actions of the ASG presidentelect during his campaign, and the unwillingness of the other election winners to recognize the faults in this year's election process, it's difficult to have any sort of optimism about a change for the better.

Although idealism can sometimes be tiring and annoying, during times like this it becomes a refTeshing change.

Throwing out the election would have caused a load of problems and a mountain of work. to be completed in a short amount of time. However, that is just the sort of lesson needed to prevent future committees from treating the elections in such a casual and careless manner.

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Bidding farewell to paper, friends Once again, I am facing my computer screen while trying to foqnulatc the thoughts that are spinning in my head. This is the third semester I have been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to be a columnist.

It has been a unique and wonderful experience. I guess that is why I feel a bit morose about this being the last time I am writing for The Telescope.

I have picked on all types of topics to write about to try to give our 30 readers (staff joke) something to think about. I have not always succeeded and I have gotten my share of "hate mail," but what I learned from each new column was ultimately enough for me.

Last year, about this time, I wrote a column bidding departing staff members farewell and I thanked them for being so great, while I looked forward to another year on the newspaper staff. This year it is different because I am the one leaving.

I am finally moving on, but with mixed

gerber brain food emotions. On one hand, I am thrilled to be starting something new, because otherwise I might have stayed at Palomar for the rest of my natural born life. But on the other hand, I am leaving all that is familiar and safe to nte. It feels like I am lunging out into the unknown without a parachute on .

I also realize that I am neither the first nor the last person to go through this, but at the moment that is not helping me feel any better. Most of all, I am incredibly saddened to be leaving the outstanding staff at The

Telescope because they have become like my family.

We have pretty much been through it all together and they have taught me what true friendship and teamwork is all about.

The endless hours we spent together in a very small space was almost like a neverending party, minus the booze. We all constantly complained about how we needed to go home, yet no one ever left. There were hours of raging fq.1stration at the computers that were always unwilling to cooperate, and sometimes at staff members who were the same.

Despite all that, most of us kept coming back for more. The Telescope is just like an addiction. You always want more.

I will never forget the people I have met here and I hope I remain in contact with them for years to come. To all returning staff and to the outgoing staff, good luck wherever life takes you. Life is an amazing journey, and it is a one-time deal, so take advantage of it.

San Diego, Palomar .will be missed .

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THE TELESCOPE Friday, May 8, 1998

Volume 51, Number 22

EDITORS IN CHIEF

John DeCoursey Jessica Gleason MANAGING EDITOR

Annica Gerber OPINION EDITOR

Seanna Lee ENTERTAINMENT EDITORS

Daniel Kwan Bradd McBrearty

ADVERTISING MANAGER

Crystal Skufca ONLINE EDITOR

Cathy Hines PHOTOJOURNALISM ADVISER

Paul Stachelek JOURNALISM ADVISER

FEATURE EDITOR

Susan Deacon

Jessica Long STAFF SPORTS EDITOR

Richardson Miron CAMPUS BEAT EDITOR

Melody Cruz COPY EDITOR

Michael Paisner PHOTO EDITOR

Teresa Stalcup DISTRIBUTION MANAGER

Loretta Murillo-Colton THE T£LESCOPE

Beatriz Banuelos, Dana Bellafaire, Brooke Davidoff, Janise De Leon, Heidi Fischle, Antoinette Griffith, Kelly Hall, Jeremy Hier, Dianne Karounos, Kristina King, Erin Lewis, Steve Marcotte, Pat McAvoy, Summer Murphy, Natalie Petrovic, Brian Samaniego, Jason Schock, Pete Schrup, Dustin Schwindt, Mike Stevens, Rumiko Takeya, Ashton Taylor, Becky Van Doorn, Sonny Vasquez, Vincent Vigil, Pam Winters

welcomes all letters to the editor

Letters must be typewritten (no more than 300 words) and include the author's name, major and phone numb·er. The Telescope reserves the right to edit letters for space, and not to print letters containing lewd or libelous comments. Letters must be received

by Tuesday at 3 p.m. to be considered for publication on Friday. Signed opinions are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily represent those of the entire newspaper stat( Palomar faculty, staff, the Publications Board or the Governing Board.

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For the two of you who have ever read my column, it is with a heavy heart I announce this might be my last. When you are finished with the celebration, I will explain. I have family business I must attend to back in Virginia, and must depart in filial duty. The subject for my swan song is the "California experience" and how Palomar College has played its part.

First, locale. I am a big environment-type person. I mean, I really relate to my surroundings, and San Diego has been more than I could ever have wanted. My greatest regret is that I didn't have the federal reserve notes to explore every aspect: the deserts, mountains, alpine and so on. Being students, I guess you can understand the economics of which I write.

California is a big, beautiful place, and I am very sorry to depart. The big skies, the ocean foam, the chaparral, the hills, the semi-tropical flowers; it's better than I thought. My advice? Don't let the dev~lop­ ers ruin it like they did to northern Virginia (the infamous beltway area).

Before arriving here, my image of the state was stereotypical. Surfer parties, bikini babes, fun, fun, fun. I came to find out that during the work week, the beaches were empty except for a few sententious

pete's point surfers or retired couples. The people here are just the same as they are at Virginia Beach or Florida. They act and dress a little more freely, but in the end, they are doing the same things. Work and school. . I have had a wonderful time, and I hope to return as soon as possible. Delightful dog beach at Del Mar, funky Encinitas, quirky Lucadia, the hills of Vista and San Marcos, the city harbor. All of those are my kind of places. A little expensive, the wages could be better, but overall, there is a beauty to the place that inspires me.

Palomar has played a big part in my experience here. I got my first taste of college on the grounds of Thomas Jefferson's school, the University of Virginia. Mr. J. would have really approved of the "academic village" of Palomar (except for the fences).

Palomar students should understand how

ASG campaign tactics a turn-off I have been wondering if some of the ASG candidates-now ASG officials-felt more like telemarketers than politicians while they were on the campaign trail.

I definitely had been getting that same feeling walking around campus that I do when my phone rings and I happily pick it up, anticipating the newest guy in my life's voice, only to be greeted by a pesky voice urging me to buy this, donate that or take a survey for anything that inconveniences me.

I personally think that if I wanted to worry about which Xavier E. Corona I was going to vote for in between classes instead of sitting my weary body down, replenishing the lost fluids in my parched throat and slowly poisoning my lungs with carbon monoxide, I would simply make an effort.

I mean seriously, being hounded by these over-eager wanna-be Bill Clintons has done

nothing but make me dread those formerly treasured moments in-between classes. It is so annoying.

These people didn't even look my direction last week, and this week they run to me in slow motion with open arms saying "I was just thinking about you the other day!

We should kick it some time, que no? Oh, by the way, I'm running for King of the World and since were such good frie~ds, you should vote for me!" Whatever.

I guess that my point is simply this: It is really irritating when my friends and I have to run and hide when we see amateur politicians coming our way with the same looks in their eyes that a velociraptor has when it sees a lonely stegosaurus,phony campaign smiles painted on their faces and stacks of flyers in their hands.

- Kristina King

lucky they are to have exposure to a quality education at incredible rates. You best believe it is more affordable than anywhere else. And the education has a "real world" aspect that really prepares students. Suffice it to say, Palomar is an excellent deal. I appreciate what I have received from • Palomar and want to say thanks to all who have put it together.

This newspaper is just one example of a solid educational exposure, and I say the same for Graphic Communications, Radio and Television, the computer courses, and especially ROP. I am sure it is the same in the other courses I wish I could have tried: .· art, welding, design, etc. In fact, the biggest problem with Palomar is that there is so much good stuff, you could spend years here if you could afford to be an incessant apprentice. Students can be proud to say they came from Palomar College.

So, if the two of you liked anything I wrote, I appreciate it, and for Palomar, for help in making it happen. I also want to thank the computer labs for all the great word processing programs that make spelling a human possibility. I hope to return someday, and take those other courses that sound so tempting; meanwhile, off to another adventure. Thanks for reading.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, One day a year we show our real appreciation toward our mothers, on Mother's Day. That's not asking too much, considering all they have done for us throughout our lives. For one thing, they carried us around for nine months, through rain, snow or any of the other elements we're faced with here on Earth. In times of need they comforted us with a hug, words of wisdom, or motherly advice. I think it's not asking too much to show our appreciation for our mothers on Mother's Day. Jerry Albert Rehabilitation/l'herapy

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Two years, nine months and 60-plus bylines ago, I started writing for this newspaper. At the time, I had no clue what I was signing up for-blood, sweat, tears and some of the most fun days of my life so far.

Why this sudden bout of nostalgia? These are probably the last words I'll write for The Telescope, at least as a staff member. So much of my growth, as a writer and as a person,is a result of the time I put into these pages.

I was finally able to muster up the courage to find a real job, after being forced to break out of my safe, quiet world and meet people.

I received encouragement to start chasing my dream of working somewhere in professional baseball. I spent nearly three years of high school locked up in my room, listening to Yin Scully's static voice out of Los Angeles, just so I could keep score during all the Dodgers' games.

As far as I knew at the time, that was the closest I could get to writing about baseball-taking down quotes from post-game interviews, writing up mock articles and comparing them to what the L.A. Times ran the next day. During a semester as sports editor here, I realized there isn't much more to it than that, except, of course, it takes more courage to talk to real people, who might or might not like what I have to write.

I got to know my fiance as a result of some of those stories. Soon after I started my "real" job, where he also works, we were discussing our college majors. When I told him mine was journalism, more specifically, sports writing, he flippantly remarked "Girls can't write sports." I brought in my stringbook-a collection of all my stories-to show him otherwise.

He proposed six months later.

It's true, my academics have suffered due to all my time here. I know I've failed more classes than I'm comfortable admitting (that is, I've failed more than one), and I've dropped about 10 times more than I've failed.

This experience, however, is as realworld as newspaper writing can be. The only difference is, in the real world, they pay us to do this stuff, which is the unbelievable part. I only hope I won' t be sacrificing my enjoyment of the work for a salary.

This is not to say I'll be a hard core print journalist for all, if any, of my professional career-1 do see law school somewhere in my future. No matter what I move onto from here ... well, I don't want to start sounding weepy-eyed and gloomy.

The one thing I' II miss the most around here will be the people I've met. Since I started here, there's been nearly a 100 percent staff turnover--everyone's gone except our current Co-entertainment Editor Daniel Kwan. Get out of here now, Dan. Quick!

Thanks everyone, it's been real. Really.

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For the first time since I decided to major in journalism I have been seriously discouraged about my chosen field.

I've endured snide comments from family, friends and professors who roll their eyes when I say I want to make a career out of journalism. I must say I take it very personally. What irritates me is the fact that general consensus seems to be that it is entirely individual journalists' and their immediate organizations' faults for media's follies.

I know that true journalism is constrained to economics, but after having viewed a film about reporting in one of my classes, I know that what I knew barely scratched the surface. I know I am green and 1 have many years ahead of I me. I will stiUIJe a rookie on staff as my career begins-that is why I am here at Palomar. But I have a feeling I'm not the only one who is not entirely informed as to the real problems with media.

The real problem big business. Every major media affiliate is owned by one or more large corporations with special interests. Parent companies manipulate the first amendment which promises freedom of the press.

For example, an editor for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution joined the staff with the intent of providing the readers

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At some point in a person's life, he or she gets a few nicknames to live with.

Some people might think they're really cute or they sound better than their real name, so they use it for a big part of their life.

On the other hand, others may think their nickname is humiliating, and they prefer to avoid such embarrassment. Sometimes it's the object of other people's taunts, and they find it written all over bathroom walls.

That's how it is with Native Americanbased nicknames in sports.

Recently, schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District were banned from using nicknames and mascots based on Native Americans.

A federal judge upheld a policy ruling against fans of the Burmingham High School Braves. First of all, .I think the b,an on Native American nicknames, team names and mascots is fair. The judge had a lot of good reasoning behind it.

First of all, names based on Native Americans are to be respected and cherished.

Native Americans consider these names very sacred. I don ' t see why they should use those names on some overgrown plastic toy or furry character walking around a football field, or any other field . Please!

There are a lot of other names cute enough for those mascots. There are thousands of other names for teams to choose from without going into Native American based names.

Because of this ruling, paintings and logos at Burmingham High were taken down. Perhaps other schools should do just the same. It's insulting for Native Americans to have their names plastered all over the school along with some kind of cartoonish logo "representing" them.

My parents are both from the Philippines.

Even if I was born and raised here in America, it's my heritage and I'd be totally offended by having a school using the name "Pinoys" as a school's team name, or a "Pinoy" as a mascot.

I'm also offended by the term "Flip," another disrespectful nickname for Filipinos. We should have pride in the names based on heritage, so schools shouldn't just play around with them. ' Anyone sensitive enough to realize this would want to protect their rights under this ruling and would agree with it.

Sure, Native American names like 'The Braves" add spirit, strength, and life to a school's team. That's why people want to use them.

However, we have to consider Native Americans' feelings, and stop the use of these names.

It's their right to keep their heritage sacred. It's all part of honoring their ancestry. We'd feel the same way if we were in their shoes.

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with hard-hitting news that mattered to them. _His first major concept was to expose the fact that black citizens were being denied home loans far more than white citizens who applied with the same financial situation and social stature. The facts of the story proved that whites were '•approved 5-1 over their black counterparts. The story won Pulitzers.

Yet the attention it brought to a local bank, which many of the trustees and the publishers had interest in, resulted in a stern warning to the new editor. The editor refused to cooperate and avoid upsetting the owners of the papers, citing that it was his job to disturb the sacred cows.

Less than three years later, the editor resigned. Much of the newspaper staff followed him to protest with the public that overwhelmingly supported the editor.

This is only one of many incidents.

It angers me that if I do succeed in working my way up the ladder of this industry, I may end up resigning because of the inability to stroke the egos of big business.

Why do we praise the fact that the federal government cannot own media affiliates, while we continue to allow corporate interests to. dictate what is printable.

The current standard which supposedly provides for unbiased reporting is unacceptable. Perhaps public protest will prompt the government to do something about this legal crime.

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A recent decision by a federal judge in Los Angeles stated a high school using the nickname · "Braves" was offensive to Native Americans. Is it? If so, should all "offensive" nicknames and mascots be eliminated?

On behalf of all IrishAmericans, I am starting a petition to rename the Boston Celtics. I am proud of my Irish heritage, and it offends me that a professional sports team would insult my ancestors and me by putting such an offensive name across its jerseys.

That's a ludicrous demand, of course. The nickname "Celtics" is no more offensive to me than the name "Lakers" is to Minnesotans.

There are some groups, namely Native Americans, who would like to eliminate any and all nicknames and mascots they deem offensive to their ethnic background, even though these names were in no way given in an offensive context.

Let's examine this a little more closely. If all amateur and professional sports teams were forced to change all such nicknames, meaning those found to be insulting to any group or nationality, a majority of teams would need new names.

Take major league baseball: the Atlanta Braves anrl Cleveland Indians would be the first to go, obviously, but next we would have to get rid of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

That name should be offensive to all swashbuckling, treasure-stealing sensitive types of men. The Los Angeles Dodgers would have to go, because that name stems from the old Brooklyn "trolley dodgers," who would dodge trolley cars to get to games, and that name is an insult to all those pedestrians who risked life and limo to catch a baseball game.

The San Francisco Giants should 'find another name. We can't insult anyone who is overly-sensitive about being a little on the tall side. 1\.lso, the Anaheim Angels should change their name. Can you imagine being a member of the heavenly host, looking down on Earth and seeing some tobacco-spitting, foul-mouthed, over-paid athlete ·wearing your title across his chest?

In football, we'd throw out the Washington Redskins (who actually have a suit regarding this subject pending), New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings and Tennessee Oilers.

I've already mentioned the Celtics in basketball. What about the Philadelphia 76ers and the Golden State Warriors? And hockey? Remember the Quebec Nordique? Add the Los Angeles Kings, too.

See how if a few have to go, they all have to go?

Those people belonging to groups who feel they have been slighted should not be attacking these nicknames.

They should be addressing offensive behavior by fans such as that associated with the Atlanta Braves' - that eyesore "war paint," incessant chanting and the truly offensive "tomahawk chop" from their early '90s championship years.

That is truly insulting, to both Native Americans and regular ol' sports fans.

Simpson's latest interview a sham Hello, O.J. Simpson on "Hard Copy," whining about how you have to spend your nights alone. Shut up! If your ex-wife Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman weren't dead, by your hand (like I think), maybe you would be able to get a date to keep you company. But your reputation kind of scares people away. Don't ask me why.

How can O.J. even be thinking about himself? Nicole and Ron are dead, while 0. J. 's on TV, and he still sees his kids. He should be in jail, instead of talking about how he's gonna find the real killer. Is he schizophrenic or something?

I'm sure he's gonna (Un into a killer on the golf course one of these days. Not only is he going to run into a killer, he's going to run into the real killer- the one who killed his ex. Maybe he could at least pretend to care that Nicole's dead.

What's wrong with society these days?

A killer is on TV, stabbing reporters with fruit, a killer who a jury let go. A killer who was accused of stabbing his ex wife and her friend to death, stabbing a reporter.. .. See the connection?

Maybe I'm wrong, but now everyone wants to be like O.J. How many people led the cops around town, live on TV before this wonderful guy? Not too many. The past few years, it's practically a new sport. If you're at home and you're getting bored just turn on the TV, and you should see a good live car chase. It's even more exciting than Jerry Springer (sometimes).

Aren't there more important things for "Hard Copy" to cover than O.J .whining about how he has nothing to do at night

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when Jus tin and Sydney, his kids, are doing their homework or playing on their computers?

How about the news? There's an idea.

Don't give O.J. the satisfaction of being on TV anymore. I'm sick of seeing his face on my screen, and I'm sure that a lot of Americans agree.

Who would want to be one of O.J. 's kids? Wouldn't that be one of the scariest things in the world? On top of the fact that half of America thinks that your daddy killed your mommy, they make you live with him. I would question my safety, and probably my daddy's sanity.

Not only does he spend most of his time on TV complaining about how his life has changed since the trial and how hard a transition this whole thing has been for him to go through, he's out playing golf.

But when he is interviewed by these nice TV people he jokes about killing your mother.

He says things like, anyone is capable of killing someone. I would think that if someone I was married to, even someone

I cared about was murdered I couldn't joke about it, ever. Especially on TV, after I was put on trial for killing them.

Makes no sense to me. But this O.J. Simpson must know what he's doing. I mean he got away with having no emotion through his whole trial. This guy must be a great actor.

On top of that, he can casually talk about how if he did kill Nicole he would do it like this, and even on TV. No Fear?

O.J .should be the No Fear spokesman.

He could be in their commercials and magazine adds. I .can see their logo now, 0 .J. Simpson, murders, gets away with it, then confesses. He's got No Fear, why should you? Why, he's an inspiration to every criminal in America. They could write to him and ask for advice. He could make a lot of money if he went into jail and helped out other murders.

Then society would be a friendly and safe place! It would be just like Disneyland, only real and not-so-friendly. With real TV stars wandering all around your neighborhood.

You would see them in local fast food places. You and your friends would be eating, while watching them and asking each otheJ' if that's the guy from Court TV. When you see them harass someone in the food place, you could run over to them with your napkin and get an autograph!

If you're lucky maybe they'll tell you what they really did. And if you pretend like you're a reporter they might even show you how they did it. Wouldn't that be great fun?

O.J. get off my TV and get a life, because at least you still have one.

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This Hawiian dwarf tree fern, Sadheria cyatheoides, adds variety to Phil Morgan's garden.

Flowers like these rare yellow clivias help add color to the palm landscape. This partcular type of clivias is costly and difficult to come by.

Custodial Services Supervisor Phil Morgan has more on his mind than just Palomar's maintenance-he ¡ is a selfde cribed palmaholic.

Morgan's preoccupation with palm trees and his need to express himself as an artist have led him to grace the pages of the February i sue of Martha Stewart Living Magazine.

Shortly after buying a home in Leucadia in 1976, Morgan began to transfom1 a 50-by150-foot lot into a habitat for 200 palms consisti g of almost as many species.

"I took a trip to Bali in the early '70s and I wa~ knocked out by the visuals of the tropics. It really sparked my interest so when I moved back and began working at Palomar on the late shift, I had all day to work on the landscape," said Morgan.

Morgan explained how he began to learn more and more about palm trees and then joined the Palm Society and never looked back.

"Palm 'growing is a lifelong type of hobby.

Not a lot bf people have the patience for it," ,said Morgan.

Morgan lltteoded Palomar as an att major from J970-1971. He worked as a grounds keeper for Palomar while taking classes. He later returned after taking a break from school to become part of the custodial staff, working the late shift cleaning up the cafeteria.

Morgan has been a classified employee for Palomar since 1976 and became supervisor in 1988. ' Morgan said, "There really isn't much to my job here. It's along the lines of being mundane. My garden is what keeps my intellectually stimulated."

"It is a creative and artistic outlet for me," he added.

Morgan also jokingly pointed out that being a husband and the father of three girls often drove him outside.

Palomar has done more for Morgan than provide a paycheck and time for his garden, though. It was here that Morgan met his wife, Joanie, in 1970. The couple has three daughters who have all attended Palomar. And Morgan 's mother, Shirley Morgan has recently retired from working the main de k of

Palomar's library.

When Morgan was contacted by Martha Stewart's corpora~ion he was told they had heard of his work and would like him to submit some photos of his garden.

Morgan said his first reaction was that he didn't think he was Martha Stewart material because his yard was a jungle, not a cute Martha Stewart-like scene. But he sent some photos anyway and they called back and said that they loved them.

Soon after, a crew from New York arrived and began taking photos and interviewing Morgan. Four hours later, they said thank you and went on their way.

After the crew left, Morgan said he panicked a bit because he had talked nonstop and could not remeber exactly what he had said.

Then he decided to shrug it off because, according to Morgan, that's just the k.ind of guy he is.

Morgan was paid a few hundred dollars for his time but said he wt>uld have done it for free just for his 15 minutes of fame.

Martha Stewart Living's staff has not been the only notable visitors to have toured Morgan 's yard. It turns out that Morgan's hobby is quite an attraction for tours and photo shoots. Other visitors have been legendary surfer Greg Noll, world renown palm botanist Don Hodel, the French Palm Society (Fous de Palmiers), The president and vice president of the Palm & Cycad Society of Australia and the Southern California Chapter of Palm Society.

A large appeal factor of his garden, said Morgan, is that he loves to specialize in weird shapes and qualities that make palms hard to grow. He also likes to stay on the cutting edge of the palms that are available to him.

New highlights of his collection include recent specimens from Madagascar and Caledonia. "We're on the brink of many new palm variations becoming available for growth in California," said Morgan.

Morgan's personality and love for the tropics can been seen past the confines of his garden. He loves rattan furniture and quickly points out that it too, is part of the palm species.

Another feature on hjs home is a metal roof that allows him to hear rainfall. "It (the roof) gives a real tropical ambiance to my home. I love it."

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This Liuistana decipiens palm and other palms like it towers over onlookers.

Phil Morgan must dedicate a minimun of one day a week to his garden filled of plants like this Brahea nitida. Morgan said if he doesn't spend that day working, the yard grows out of control.

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and His Palms-Phil Morgan stands near Parajubaea cocoides, a palm from Ecuador.

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The pond is a recent addition to Phil Morgan garden. Morgan said this spot was just a hole in the dirt that he always said was going to be his pond one day. His procrastnation ended when Martha Stewart came calling. he wanted to have it completed before the photo crews arrived. lronicallv. the crew chose not to ohotoe:raoh the oond.

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Jazz leader departs Palomar, but not music a! finals.

Although they came in second, ll of the 18 members were chosen for the All-America band.

In the audience that night was an aide to General Spots, head of the Air Corps. He told Harvey that if all 18 "Men Of Note" enlisted in the Corps, they would keep the band together as a unit.

Weeks later, the band changed its name to "Airmen Of Note." Harvey lied about his age to get in and for the next four years, they performed all over the world.

After his discharge he returned to El Cajon, but not for long. "I stayed 17 days and then left for New York City. My mother never forgave me for that," he said.

He took a job doing copywork.

Montreal. He took two weeks money everybody's pay and went to England." Stuck in Montreal, he did what any flat broke musician would do.

"I worked in a cafeteria for a week to get enough money to go to Chicago."

The desire to do something musical got him on the road agam.

It turns out that in the Air Corps, he had been fixing everybody's instrument. It got him to thinking about going to school to get professionally trained in the art of musical instrument repair.

Harvey made his way to Elkhardt, Ind. He enrolled m the Conn Musical Instrument Company's repair school. Harvey quickly learned the fine art of instrument repair.

One day, a friend from the repair college talked him into going on a blind date. It was Jan. 6, 1951. The girls name was Alice. They dated for three months when something strange came over him. "I told her I was going to marry her. She laughed at me. We were married in August." Harvey added, "She's a neat lady."

He decided to settle down and raisea family. But what could he do to support a wife and kids? Once again, his musical hands held the answer. He took a then pregnant Alice to San Diego so he could go back to college. He majored in music education at San Diego State University.

His first teaching job was in Escondido elementary school in 1956. Starting pay was $3,700 per year, "And I was glad to get it," said Harvey.

Simultaneously, he took a job playing in the Murietta Hot Springs Hotel band. It lasted 22 years . "We did shows every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday night. Since we were dark on Mondays, I took a gig in a Hawaiian band at the Bali Hai m San Diego."

The owners of the hotel in Murietta also owned the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. They would use the stage and the band in Murietta to get acts ready for Vegas. " It was a small combo. We would rehearse for about an hour before the show and - ya' hoped," he says with a big laugh.

There he met stars like Buddy Hackett, Mary Tyler Moore and Don Rickles. "I was never one to be in awe of any one of these celebrities. People would ask me 'did you get an autograph?'- No, I didn't get an autograph," he says, mimicking a pesky voice.

During the day, he taught at four elementary schools. That lasted three years. Then Escondido opened a new junior high and Harvey moved in. The bands ranged from 70-80 members.

"The high school band director and I became good buddies - I fed him players. I gave him a fully balanced ninth grade band of 70 students every year for 10 years. Then in 1969, the high school band director took a sabbatical. Eventually, he decided not to come back. So, I was offered me the contract," Harvey said. He taught band and chorus at two Escondido High Schools for the next 14 years.

After teaching music for 30 years, Harvey started to think about winding down . "I gave up the high schoolers in 1983 - the minute I turned 55."

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He can't help it. No matter what he does, music comes out of his hands. If it has to do with music, his hands have done it.

Dick Harvey is the conductor of the Palomar College Jazz Ensemble. He took the job in 1985.

In June, he will retire from Palomar.

It marks the ending of a long career.

Harvey is a stately gentleman that listens intently when someone speaks. Harvey has taught music students for nearly 40 years. So why give up Palomar now?

"I turned 70 years old in January.

It's time to move over for somebody younger with newer ideas. I like the ensemble music that's being written now. I think the (Jazz) ensemble needs somebody that understands it better than I do," said Harvey.

Harvey discovered his musical hands at an early age. He was 8 years old when he started playing.

He grew up in El Cajon. When he got to high school, he formed a 16-piece swing band called "Men Of Note." They entered a contest in Los Angeles for youth bands sponsored by Look magazine. The group won the Western states division which encompassed 11 states.

First prize was an all expense paid trip to Carnegie Hall in New York City to compete in the nation-

He would take the conductors score and write out each musician's part.

"I had a pretty good hand. And I was taught by a guy who really knew how to write."

Then one day he got hired by Artie Shaw, one of the "Kings of Swing." The big band legend wanted him to play his sax again, so he hit the road with Shaw.

After a year and a half, Harvey hit a brick wall. "Shaw pulled a fast one on us in

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Dick Harvey explains more than just how to play while conducting a private lesson out of his office in Escondido. He teaches his students about musical scoring, too.

extra two years."

According to his best guess, he has started over I ,000 beginners on an instrument. · Although he's retiring from Palomar, he's not retiring from music. "Right now I'm teaching 50 private students, 31 of them beginners. I've done that for 10 years.

And I have a waiting list," Harvey · said.

Harvey prefers to teach youngsters. "I love it. I love to see the progress," said Harvey.

A great deal of Harvey's retirement will still be spent driving. He plans to continue teaching two days a week in two different high schools ;J in San Pasqua! and another morning at Escondido High School as a music consultant. On top of that, he has been asked to start teaching the jazz ensemble in San Pasqua! in the spring.

Harvey said there's only one thing left to accomplish at Palomar, ' "I want to have my old band director, Gene Vasher, at my last concert."

Vasher, 92, started Harvey in music over 60 years ago.

Two of Harvey 's students have gone on to achieve fame. "But to me, it's more important that people ~ make music part of their life, not necessarily their whole life," said Harvey.

Speech team finishes s~emester long glory. run with high ·marks Dana Bellafaire Staff Writer

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Every year like clock work, speech t~ams from colleges and universities from coast to coast gather together to get their point across throughout the semester.

This year is no exception with teams debating in competitions with high hopes of taking home some first and second place trophies.

Members of the Palomar College Speech Team had a great year.

"Already some of our students are fielding scholarship offers from four-year schools across the country," said Marc Newman, who coaches the squad with Ray Dahlin and Shelton Hill.

Newman added, "That's what happens when a team works this hard."

They started the 1998 season with sweepstakes victories in two competitions.

One of the competitions was The Sunset Cliffs (\lassies held on Feb. 6-8.

Point Lorna Nazarene College sponsored the competition. They hosted 65 colleges and universities from throughout the United States.

Palomar's own Joe Smith of Vista won first place trophies in informative and persuasive speaking, while placing fifth in extemporaneous speaking.

Taking second place in extemporaneous and informative speaking were Hillary Kelly of Oceanside and David Escobedo of Escondido.

Three debate teams advanced to the quarter finals .

They were Ken Corioso and Gary Micheloni of Vista, Jason Anderson · and Nathan Brisby of Escondido and Nichole Fox from Oceanside along with Kelly.

Cerritos College hosted the

Vinitsky-Tabor Invitational on Feb. 13-14. Among 25 colleges competing Palomar place first.

Escobebo advanced to the quar-D ter fi nals debated with Mandy Bouck of Poway, who placed fifth in a dramatic duo with Brisby.

Brisby and Kelley combined forces as a debating team and advanced to the ·quarter-finals before losing 2-1 to a team from Dixie College in Utah.

Ranking second, fifth and ninth in the field of 100 debaters were Anderson, Kelly and Brisby.

Coaches for the speech team prepared the squad for the U.S. National Championship held in Atlanta, Georgia April 5- 11 .

The team came out successful. , earning the tenth spot in the nation' for individual events and twelveth in the nation overall.

Some individual members excelled including Escobedo who ranked sixth in the nation and Bouck who finished seventh.

The purpose of debates is to inform people on the campus and in the area around them.

"Being on the speech team trains us to be critical thinkers and to think better overall," said Corioso.

There are numerous in these competitions every year, and members of the debate team must be. three time · winners to enter a com- ) . petition.

Every student enrolls in six units per semester to help pay for the funding in order for the debate teams to be able to travel to various ,) competitions.

Financial support is also given through donations made from local · businesses.

With the debates· over for this semester, Erica Riedner, an iner.-, preter for the speech team said, "We did very well as a team this year."

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& ENTERTAINMENT Ex-Duran Duran bassist prepares for solo career

CD REVIEW

• John Taylor to start solo, West Coast tour in San Diego

Artist: Notice Album: "Middle Class" Label: Accident Prone Records

Stephanie Cruz Sta_ff Writer

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John Taylor is best known as the bassist of the popular band Duran Duran in the 1980s and '90s. He is on tour promoting his new solo career while working on a solo album. He will perform May 21 at 'Canes Bar in Mission Beach.

(out of five stars)

Notice posts a fast-paced CD Ashton Taylor Staff Writer

Courtesy of TriStar Pictures

"Middle Class," the debut album from the band Notice, is one that could define today's punk sound, but there is room for improvement.

Notice is a young group that has created a fast-paced, energy-packed album that is strong from start to finish.

Unfortunately, the album has trouble escaping the simple trap of , mediocrity that so many punk bands of today fall into. Many of the tracks on this album are good, but seem to be stuck in a certain type of similarity.

The album was released on Accident Prone Records a few months ago. Both the lead singer and owner of Accident Prone are ~currently Palomar College students.

"Middle Class" opens up strong with "Surrender," a heavy track giving the listener an idea of what is to come.

The third track, "Dinosaur," is a surprisingly versatile track which mixes up the pace of the album effectively.

The final track, "Again and Again," finishes the album well, providing a much needed touch of personality to the album.

This foursome is not short of talent and has put together a number of really tight songs.

However, in order for this band to truly excel,. they must learn to push the envelope.

Punk used to stand for doing things your own way. Somewhere along the line, this vision has been blurred. People now identify punk with a sound which seems to ,destroy what the movement was all about.

Notice has the potential to become a powerful foursome. Time will tell if they have what it takes to .bring it to the next level.

~Dean

'The Big Hit' hits its big-screen target Brooklyn Davidoff Stqff· Writer

Imagine a hit man who cares if people are mad at him, a hit man who wants everyone to like him.

Well you don't have to imagine it anymore. "The Big Hit," written

by Ben Ramsey and directed by Che-Kirk Wong, is a sit-on-theedge-of-your-seat movie.

Melvin Smiley (played by Mark Wahlberg, "Boogie Nights") is a hit man with two very close female friends. His fiancee Pam (played by Christina Applegate, "Married... with Children") and his girlfriend Chantel (played by Lela Rochon, "Waiting to Exhale") take all of his money. Since the Smiley character wants everyone to like him, he never asks any questions.

Wahlberg's character, like most men, has his tools in the garage, although most men don't have quite the variety of deadly weapons. These killers aren't mean, they're regular guys and you would want to be their friend (not just because they're killers).

Wahlberg plays the leader of the guys and his character is the type of guy who occasionally stores dead bodies in the bathtub.

During a typical hit mission, Wahlberg dives into the situation

MOVIE REVIEW Movie: "The Big Hit" Starring: Mark Wahlberg Lou Diamond Phillips Antonio Sabato, Jr.

**** (out of five stars)

while the other three hit men stand outside the door listening to the gun fire. When they are sure Wahlberg has killed everyone, they enter and shoot all of the dead bodies. An effective method for a hit squad? No, they're just lucky that nobody can kill Wahlberg, or they would all be out of a job.

Throughout the whole movie, Wahlberg has to deal with an annoying kid who works in a video store. He keeps calling because Wahlberg has an over-due video. The kid says things like, "If you don't return the video, we'll kill you." Little does this kid know, he is talking to a killer.

Cisco (played by Lou Diamond Phillips, "La Bamba") is another hit man who also takes advantage

of Wahlberg's insecurity problem.

Phillips gives Wahlberg the hardest assignments and cheats him out of his bonuses. Phillips' character is no help when Wahlberg tries to find ways to deal with the women in his life.

To make things better, Crunch (played by Bokeem Woodbine, "Caught Up"), Vince (played by Antonio Sabato, Jr., "General Hospital") and Gump (played by Robin Dunne, "The Hairy Bird") the other hit men get a side job to kidnap a rich industrialist's daughter, Keiko (played by China Chow in her acting debut). This great idea is not so great. Keiko turns out to be the goddaughter of the hit men's boss, Paris (played

by Avery Brooks, "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine").

This movie has a lot of stuff going on all the time; audiences will never get bored. The acting is great and the characters are believable. The soundtrack kicks butt and features popular San Diego local band Buck-0-Nine and another popular band, Save Ferris.

If you like movies with a few twists and turns, then this is one movie I suggest you check out. If not for the cast or the soundtrack, just go to see Phillips' and Wahlberg's butts.

Mills performs music with a message

Antoinette C. Griffith Staff Writer

Imagine listening to a relaxing jazz compact disc after a long day ··~.of work or school that has a mascu,,line melodious sound. The saxophone also fi lters through the speakers to your ears and you can feel the tension from your body start to disappear. Or you hear melodies that cheer and uplift your spirit.

If thi s sounds appealing . then Dean Mills' "Redeeming the Time" 1 · is a good CD to buy.

This CD has good composition, rhythms, upbeat and slow songs, and spiritual messages .

The song "Where Are You -Going?" shows Mills' instrumental lalents. · "It Was Always You" and other songs on the album let the audience feel compassion and spirituality Mills and the wide range of his ·singing ability.

Mills is a gospel singer who trav-

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Bokeem Woodbine, Lou Diamond Phillips, Mark Wahlberg and Antonio Sabato, Jr., play a quartet of hitmen in the stylish, action-comedy "The Big Hit."

els all over San Diego and Los Angeles to tell audiences the message of God's love, peace and faith at gospel events, concerts, and Christian coffee houses.

"Redeeming the Time" was encouraged and motivated by Mills' late wife.

"I came up with that titl e from having the gift the Lord has given me and all the time I let Dean Mills slip by not recording this album sooner," Mills said.

"Restoration" is his next album that will be released later this year.

"That is what the Lord is in the process of doing with my life," he said.

Mills said his desire for his ministry is to be an effective tool to reach those who normally do not listen to gospel music.

Mills' wife died last year. Mills' belief in God has strengthened him to deal with the loss and move on with his life, he said.

He said he will always love his wife, but he knows she would want him to go on.

Mills has shared the experience of his loss with his audience to help encourage and support others who have suffered similar circumstances and let it hinder their life.

Mills is origin ally from rural Michigan.

He began singing in his local church at the age of 15.

Mills was a music major in college and eventually moved to California to pursue a musical career.

Since then, Mills has shared the stage with various artist as Smokey Robinson, Najee, and Hollis Gentry, just to name a few.

Mills' voice combines jazz, gospel and rhythm and blues to create a unique singing style. He also

CD REVIEW

Could you tell me your reasons for going solo? Were you unhappy with the direction Duran Duran was taking or did you just feel it was time to go out on your own?

I was unhappy with the direction my own life was taking. Duran Duran was just a part of it. It was an incredible experience being a part of the band.

How does your new work differ from the work you have done in the past? What are your feelings about your work now?

I'm hoping it's going to be much more personal. The music that I write today is about my own experiences whereas with the Duran Duran work I was just part of a groove. Occasionally the songs would say something about the way we were all feeling or things that were happening to one or any number of us, but they weren't songs that spoke from my experience.

Two of the songs that I can feel a certain degree of ownership about that I can still play and I'm going to enjoy playing those songs because I love them.

Are those the songs you wrote for Duran Duran?

Everybody took a hand in the writing of all the songs for that band. A nybody can go out and claim a degree of ownership. I'm certainly not saying "Hey look I wrote this, I wrote that lyric and I wrote that melody." The songs are a part of me as much as I'm a part of the songs.

Would you explain the sound you are striving for with your new band?

I don' t really know yet what the new band is going to sound like. I know what songs we're going to be playing, but we are going to be reinterpreting a lot of older songs. I'm working on an album at the moment. It's reflective of my very broad interests in many sorts of music. I want and I think my audience wants a certain degree of familiarity. I don't really feel good about coming down to San Diego and playing a whole bunch of new songs. I think it would be too big a stretch for people to make and I'm not ready to do that yet.

How do you feel you've improved as a musician?

Artist: Dean Mills Album: "Redeeming the Time" Label: MiliDu Music

**** (out of five stars)

plays tenor, alto and soprano saxophone.

To obtain future concert information and/or the location of purchasing an album call (760) 635-0576.

CONCERT PREVIEW

There is a rawness that goes along with starting out. There's a naivete.

I loved the energy of the early Duran Duran records and the Power Station record . I can't really compete with that particular part of myself. I'm a lyricist now and I'm writing songs that are reflective of my life experience. I'm trying to interpret them with my own voice. I couldn 't imagine playing the kind of bass that I used to play when I was a teen-ager. I can enjoy playing them on-stage, but I couldn't imagine playing something like that today.

Who: John Taylor When: May 21 at 8 p.m.

Where: 'Canes Bar and Grill 3105 Ocean Front Walk Mission Beach Tickets: (619) 220-TIXS $12 general admission Info: (619) 488-1780 Ages 21 and up

How do the other members of Duran Duran feel about your solo career? Do you still keep in touch with them?

They were disappointed and it's never a good time to do something like this. Obviously, we've been so close for so long.

I had this conversation this morning. I haven't been. I'm really tempted to say, "Yeah, we're in touch a lot," but, no, we all lead quite busy lives and I live in another part of the world. We haven't found a shared serenity where we call each other up yet and say "Hi, how's your career going. Well ya know... " We haven't found that. We spent a long time together. It's like when you've been in school with somebody. On the leaving day you're "Oh my god, I'm going to miss you so much. We're going to talk everyday." But then it becomes every week and then it becomes every month. I don't talk to London very often. I wouldn't say there's animosity, but I'm sure they would like me to have stayed. It certainly would of made their lives easier.

Are there any hard feelings?

I don't think there can be hard feelings certainly between Simon and Nick and myself because I have dreams about our experience together and we have a very deep connection.

Do you still play bass or do you mostly write music now?

There are so many different levels that the songs have to be. It's got to sound good, it still has to have a good bass line, but it's also got to have some meaning to it and I've got to be able to sing it. It's got a whole bunch of criteria and it's like a whole new deal. It's like being a reporter for a newspaper and then becoming a novelist or something.

It's like you're doing the same thing that you've been doing, but suddenly you 're doing it in Technicolor.

You can't really leave the studio for a couple of weeks and then expect anything to get done when you get . back. Which is always something being in a band. We were always tripping over each other with our good ideas and you could go shopping for a few hours and come back and, wow, there'd be a lot of work done. That doesn't happen now, but I like that because it's more interesting than shopping.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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8, 1998

CAMPUS tALENDAR Natasha Wright, Amara Burke, Kathryn Wetter and Chantelle Hartnett preform in "Las Mujeres Fuertes," part of "May we have this Dance."

• "Annual Student Art Exhibit" What: A gallery exhibition of select pieces from over 200 Palomar College art and photography classes. Included arc works in drawing, painting, printmaking, airbrush, 2-D and 3-D design, photography. graphic design , computer art, ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, metalworking, modeling and glassblowing.

When: Through May 15; Tuesday 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday I 0 a.m. - 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday I 0 a.m. - 2 p.m., closed Sunday and Monday.

Where: Boehm Gallery, Palomar College Cost: Free Info: (760) 744-1150, Ext. 2304

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CINEMA

Photo courtesy of ,Palomar College Preforming Arts Dept.

Natalie Petrovic

• "Casablanca" What: This 1942 U.S. film is a Hollywood classic and one of the most beloved of all films. The movie tells the story of a man content to watch war from the sidelines until his lost love re-enters his life. The film stars Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid. Not rated.

This is the last screening of a movie as part of the Palomar College Whe.n: Thursday, May 14, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Room P-32 Cost: Free

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DANCE

Staff Writer

Palomar's Performing Arts Department introduces this springs dance concert, "May We Have This Dance?," directed by Patriceann Mead. "It's an evening that has something for everyone,"

What: Annual stucl\mt dance recital featuring a variety of dance styles, including ballet, modern , musical theater, tap and more.

Presented by the Palomar College Performing Arts Department.

When: Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May 16 at 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 17 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Where: Howard Brubeck Theatre, Palomar College Cost: Free

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• President's Concert What: Musical concert to honor graduating students, with music celebrating American composers, including Alan Hovhaness"Magnificat," performed by the Palomar Chorale, conducted by Dr. Joe Stanford. Plus, music of George Gershwin -"Embraceable You," selections from "Porgy & Bess," "Of Thee I Sing" and more, performed by the Palomar Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Robert Gilson. Dr. George Boggs, Palomar president/superintendent, will open the concert with a greeting.

When: Friday, May 8 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 9 at 8 p.m.

Where: Howard Brubeck Theatre, Palomar College Cost: Free for current Palomar graduates. Others: $9 general audience, $7 stafUseniors/military, $5 students Info: (760) 744-1150, Ext. 2453

Mead's piece titled "Las Mujeres and 16 at 8 p.m. and May 17 at Fuertes," (strong women) is a mod2 p.m. and 7 p.m.. Ticket prices ern pieced with an ethnic flare and are $9 for general audience, $7 soulful Afro-Cuban music from the seniors and military, $5 students CD "Santa Maria." with ID. Group rates are avail"May We Have This Dance?" is . able and you can reserve seats in coming to Brubeck Theatre at the advance. Call (760) 744-1150 San Marcos main campus May 15 Ext. 2453 or (760) 744-0136.

A touch of the finer arts at Palomar Rumiko Takeya Sta}Jwriter

• "May We Have This Dance?"

says Mead.

"May We Have This Dance?" is a collaboration of works from student choreographers and faculty, featuring ballet, tap and modem dances.

The perfom1ance includes 16 pieces, featuring a vast variety of music, style and imagination.

The Art and Photography Department is currently presenting its yearly exhibition, which is open now and will run through May 15 in the Palomar College

B o e h m Gallery.

The over 200 pieces in the exhibition were chosen from Palomar College's art and photography student's annual works.

The works were selected from over 14 categories.

The exhibition showcases artwork in a variety of mediums including drawing, painting and printmaking, as well as airbrush, 2D & 3D design , photography, graphic design , computer art, ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, metalworking, modeling and glassblowmg.

The Boehm Gallery is located in the D-Building, west of the admission office. Admission to the event is free a nd open to the public.

The exhibit hours are Tuesday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. , Wednesday and Thursday I0 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday I 0 a. m. - 2 p.m. For more information, call (760) 7441150 or (760) 727-7529, Ext. 2150.

The yearly Art and Photography exhibition in the Boehm gallery.

The Display is currently running, and will stay open until May 15.

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• Songs my Mother Taught Me

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What: A musical concert on Mother's Day. Performed by the Palomar College Youth Chorale and the San Dieguito Boys and Girls C lubs' North Coast Singers Ensemble.

When: Sunday, May 10 at 2 p.m .

Where: Center Theater at California Center for the Arts, Escondido at 340 N. Escondido Blvd. in Escondido.

Cost: $9 general audience, $7 staff!scni ors/military, $5 students Info: Palomar College Box Office (760) 744-1150, Ext. 2453 or CCAE Ticket Office (800) 988-4253

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• Music Student Honor Recital What: T he performance is part of Palomar's weekly Concert Hour on Thursdays. This is the last Concert Hour for the semester.

When: Thursday, May 14, at 12:30 p.m.

Where: Performance Lab (D building) Cost: Free

• Dick Harvey's Farewell Concert What: The Palomar Jazz Ensemble will perform at the retirement concert for Dick Harvey who has directed the Palomar Jazz Ensemble for 14 years. Harvey's former student, jazz saxophonist Miles Osland, is the featured performer. Sec the feature story on Dick Harvey on page 8 of The Telescope.

When: Thursday, May 2 1 at 8 p.m.

Where: Howard Brubeck T heatre, Paloma,r College Cost: $9 general audience, $7 staff/seniors/m ilitary, $5 students.

Group rates available.

Info: (760) 744- 1150, Ext. 2453 or (760) 744-0136

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THEATER • Auditions for "Moon Over Buffalo" What: Palomar Co llege Performing Arts Department is holding auditions for the play "Moon Over Buffalo," a comedy by Ken Ludwig. The play will be directed by Pat Larme r.

Roles: four women and four men. Ages: 20s to 70s.

Audition Methods: Open call will be by monologue not more than three minutcs.•.Callbac.:ks will be by cold readings from the script.

Perusal copies of the script arc available for check-out from the Howard Brubeck Theatre gox Office, Tuesday throug h Thursday, noon - 6 p.m.

Audition Dates: Open call : Wednesday, May 20 at 7 p.m.

Callbacks: Thursday, May 2 1 at 7 p.m .

Where: Howard Brubeck Theatre, Palomar College Production Dates: July 10- 12, 17 - 19,24-26

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Covering all t he bases Greg Bochy Comet third baseman and relief pitcher Age: 20

HT: 6'2" WT: 180Lbs. High School: Mt. Carmel Bats: Right

Throws: Right Favorite Pro Team: Padres Favorite Pro Player: Ken Caminiti 3B- Padres Favorite Food: Fish Superstitions: Never s~eps on the chalk foul lines

OVERALL STATS G-IP-K-W-L-ERA l 0 - 32 - 37 - 5

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AB - H - HR - RBI - AYG 90 - 27 -

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Women's tennis standouts head for the big dance Mike Stevens Staff Writer

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• Greg Bochy 's versatility as the starting third baseman and ace relief pitcher have been key components to the Comets success D. Richardson Miron

Baseball is all Greg Bochy has ever known.

Whether he is taking extra batting practice, talking strategy, or coming in to close a victory for the playoff bound Comets, it is always on his mind.

So it is easy to see why the Comet utility-man deluxe has had no problem following in his father's footsteps.

Greg's father is Bruce Bochy, former player and now manager of the San Diego Padres.

And while for some young players it can be somewhat burdensome to have to live up to the pressures of having a father in the big leagues, Bochy says he feels lucky.

"It has been a Jot of fun," Bochy said of his father's employment with the Padres.

"It really is a good learning atmosphere for me, to be able to go down and meet the players and • practice with them. I've really gotten a lot out of it," he said.

The extra practice is showing up in his numbers with the Comets. So far this season Bochy has hit .300

with II RBI's.

But on the mound is where Bochy is considered his best. For most of the season Bochy has mainly been in a relief role where he has posted an impressive 2.25 ERA to go along with 5 wins and I save.

Being able to help the ballclub in two areas has made the freshman from Mt. Carmel all the more valuable to his team.

"Greg brings us a versatility that has helped our club immensely," coach Bob Vetter said.

"It is not an easy role to fill," Vetter said of Bochy's flexibility.

"But he has been able to cope with the pressure and play exceptionally well doing it." .

For Bochy it really doesn't matter where he plays, just as long as he plays.

"I don't really care if I' m•at third or pitching," Bochy said, "I just like to be on the field."

As the Comets' closer, Bochy has the always interesting job of recording the last out. Which most baseball fans know is always the toughest.

Bochy believes that he is blessed with the right mind set for this line

Bochy has been the Comets starting third baseman this season for the first eight innings. But has also helped on the mound in late inning pressure situations.

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of work, and that is why he has been successful.

"There is no doubt it can get really tense out there," Bochy said.

"You have got to have the right personality for it.

"Not everybody is cut out to be a closer, but I enjoy it," he added.

Bochy's blood pressure may be going up a little more in the late innings when the playoffs start tonight.

"Everything is different in the playoffs." Bochy said. "You have

got to step it up a little bit. It is just a different ball game come this time of year."

But Bochy believes that his team has a chance to do some big things when all is said and done.

"We have got a great squad here, and a lot of chemistry. We are really looking forward to doing well," he said.

The Comets will begin their playoff run when the first round starts today at home. First pitch is at I I a.m.

What's next for

Softball

Friday-Saturday May 8-9 at Sta~e Playoffs (Round 1) Home - 11 a.m.

Friday-Saturday May 8-9 at State Regional~ Home-TBA

Friday-Saturday May 15-17 at State Playoffs (Round 2) Location - TBA

Comet Tennis Men

Women

Friday-Saturday May 8-9 at State Tournament Claremont - All Day

Friday-Saturday May 8-9 at State Toumament Claremont -All Day

While the res t of the women's tennis team is hanging their rackets up and planning for the off-season, the Lady Comets two star players are preparing to play in this weekend's state tournament.

The L ady Comets placed a respectable second as a team in the Pacific Coast Conference this season, but only Allison Gerrick and Lado nne Wendell have q ualified to play in the singles championships.

Their exceptional play in the Southern Californian Regional Tournament last week at Santa Barbara City College helped propel the two standouts into the big dance that will take place in Claremont.

"All my pre-season goals were surpassed," women's tennis coach of 24 seasons Nan Haugen said of her squad's perfonnance.

"I was hoping someone would do well in the Southern California Tournament as well as the State Tournament," she added.

Just qualifying for the state tournament is a tremendous feat in itself as only eight singles and eight doubles players in the entire southern portion of the state can make

the cut.

Gerrick, who racked up a 20-4 singles record and Wedell, who displays a 14-3 mark, knocked off some of the state's most highly touted players to be able to attend the event.

Gerrick, from Rancho Bernardo High School, and Wendell who attended Vahalla High, teamed up together to win the PCC doubles championship.

"They are probably two of the top eight players in the state right now," Haugen said.

Not only are these two playing for state titles, they are also trying to catch the eye of the hordes of scouts from universities who attend these tournaments.

"Both of these players are very gifted, athletic and exceptional students.

"As far as I'm concerned it is my job to get them to play well and land a fu ll scholarship," Haugen said.

Gerrick's 3.7 grade point average as well as her top of the line game have already grabbed her several fu ll ride offers. Haugen expects Wendell to receive several offers as well after the state matches come to a close.

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After winning the Pacific Coast Conference title for the 13 straight season, lhe women's softball team is preparing for another playoff

run.

Tnere is not another athletic program at Palomar that has had parallel success with what coach Mark Eldridge's softball teams have done the last two decades.

Eldridge has amassed a 724-1 83-5 win-loss record, and bas won 17 conference crowns since 1978.

"Our number one goal is alway to win the conference and I feel very fortunate that our goal ha been met 13 straight years," Eldridge said.

Eldridge is entering the playoffs with an "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" attitude and preparation for the state dance will not be altered from the regular season, where the Lady Cometo; had a 34-5 record.

Palomar will host a four team tournament this weekend.

The winner of this tournament will go on to the State Tournament in Fresno on May

15-17.

The Comets, ranked third in the southern state rankings. have beaten every team n the tournament except Golden West.

Eldridge will be Jomg for his third state champ o'lships. He guided his 1989 and '93 clubs to the state title.

Catching On • Lady Come/ Corisa Chavez spends her lime behind lhc plate Rumiko Takeya Srtl/f Wnrer

There is no doubt in Lady Comet Carisa Chavez mind.

Even though she takes tons of abuse playing catcher, there is not another place on the field she would rather be. ··r love playing catcher," Chavez sa id. " It is easily the best position."

The Lady Comets are lucky to have her. So far this season she has batted .30 1 with 19 RBI's.

However, behind the plate is where Chavez is making her mark on the baseball diamond.

She has been playing the position for the last 15 years.

"It was kind of like 'throw me back there,' " Chavez said of her decision to play behind the plate.

For Chavez playing catcher just comes naturally. But she adm its that she must always be on her toes.

"It's a mental game. You have to be mentally tough, she said.

"When you're playing catcher you always have to be thinking," she added.

Chavez does not know her future plans just yet. "I don't know what is going to happen," she said.

"Softball is my life," he added.

"I love to play the game and I really want to play when I go away to school."

Chavez thinks that her team has a chance to do some big things in the state playoffs.

"We are working together as a team. Chavez said. "And that is what you have to do if you want to win.''

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