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ENTERTAINMENT

The Brubeck Theatre will be showing a new version of Robin Hood with all of your favorite old-time characters.

NEWS

SPORTS

Once again it's election time. Since there's only one office generating a contest, there won't be too much handshaking this time around. Are the new canidates up to the challenge? Page 3

Comets romp the Cerritos City College Falcons 35-3 in last weekend's football season home opener.

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Palomar to begin long awaited project Jessica Long Co-Editor in Chief

/ A project 10 years in the making is finally ready to commence with the goa l of upgrading Palomar' s aged and undersized utilitie s.

Director of Facilities, Mike Ellis said, "We're very excited about making facilities' workload a lot easier and a lot less disturbing to the learning process (here at Palomar) ."

The state funded project will be the first major constru ction on campus since the early l 960s when the plans provided for 10,000 stu dents. Current enrollment for Palomar e x c e e d s Mike Ellis 27,000.

The project which consists of a 90 day planning and surveying period followed by 10 consec utive phasing sites will be conduct ed throu gh a partnership franchise.

Palomar officia ls will work in conj unction with Parsons Engineering Science, Helix Elect ric, DJF Construction Company and Boyle Engineer ing.

The estimated time frame for the project is 585 days. The start day was Aug. 30 withthe approximat e day of completion on April 6 in the year 2000. The progress will be charted through wee kly facilities reports.

Construction sites on campus have been broken down into phasing areas so as not to disturb too much of the campus. As one phasing site is completed another will begin. Phase one, which is located on the South side of campus, will start no later than Nov. 30 . The entire phasing process will work in an upward direction on campus.

Each phasing process will be handled according to the area's needs, said Ellis.

Palomar 's downtimes will be incorporat ed into the construction schedules. For example, explained Ellis , when the water supply will have to be shut off, we' re not going to shut off the chemistry wing while classes are in session. That area will be worked on when classes arc not held.

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This is a map of Palomar College. The numbers represent the order in which the Facilities Department will begin construction. The first (1) phase of repair is scheduled on the south side of the campus, just east of the dome. The last two phases due for contruction (9 and 10) are on the north end of campus in parking lots 9 and 10 respectively. The project will not be completed until the year 2000.

Noi se nuisance will also be taken into consideration. Barrier s will be put in place to detour sound and construction will be scheduled around exam times.

"Our job here is about student learn ing.

It's critical that we not disrupt that. We have students, faculty, workers and contractors to take care of during this whole project," said Ellis. · Safety will be a large concern throughout the co nstru ction. Brian Jordan , Project Execu tive for Helix Electtic, said "We:re very familiar with the impact and dangers.

"All areas will be fenc ed in or barracked so no one will be able to accide ntally enter and get hurt. Our emp loyees are trained to not compro mise on safety. We' re very for ward and pro-active about that."

Ellis raised two points of warning directed at the work crews that will be on camp us in a preconstruction meetin g. One warning was that sexual harassmen t will not be tolerated.

The other was that in the course of removing trees as sched uled, workers may encounter angry bystanders who disapprove of the removals . Ellis said that the trees have to be removed no matter what and in the end the school will benefit with improved landscaping.

Ellis and other facilities personnel are taking precautions to ensure that students and staff are kept up to date on all construction progress.

Various accessible means on campus will be set up to inform bystanders including bulletin boards, a website and a hotline where Facilities Secretary, Judy Hopkins will be available to answer quest ions.

Facilities working on improving parking situation for students Jessica Gleason Managing Editor

Eve ntuall y the parking situation will get better .

Unfortunate ly, first it will have to get worse , Renovationof Palomar' parking lots is part of the majorinfra strllcture upgradeput into the workson Aug,30 according to the FacilitiesDepartment.Lot improvements will incl ude additional spots in most of the camp us' main parking lots but due to the ongoing construction a ll over campusas many as 50 spaces per lot could be lost in the meantimein order to house equipment and traHers.

The Jotdirectlyacrossfrom the WellnessCenter is one of many due ro have a majorfacelift. Preliminarystages of construction had been slowed due to the amount of work involved blasting granite boulders and transporting

the dirt off campus.Accordingto Directorof Facilities Mike Ellis the Wellness Center lot will eventually house 120 new slots, "It's moving a lot slower than we would like, but KellyJh,M</ Tlte Te/esclJf)~ because it is a prime parking locationit will be really nice With construction soon to begin, parking spots like this in whenit's done," said KelleyHudson-Maclsaac. manager unpavedareas won't be aroqndfor long. of facili ty planning and environmental health and safety .

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Corona eager to deliver what he promised voters Shigehiro Kondo

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The new president of the Associated Studen t Government , Xavier E. Corona, is anxious to get under way with many of the ideas that got him elected.

Corona is 25 years old and has been at Palomar for two years majoring in history and po litical science. While studying at Palomar, he has also been cons t antly invo lved in the ASG, serving as a senat or for his first se m ester and then as a vice president of state affa irs until last spring.

B es i de s Xavier E. Corona being the ASG president for this school-year, Corona holds the position of student trustee at the California Comm unity College Trustees (CCCT) which represents the 7 1 commu nity college districts in California.

He is also a member of the board of directors at the American Students

Association of Community College (ASACC).

Corona says although his roles as student trustee of CCCT and a representative of ASACC are important, his primary responsibility is to succeed as the ASG president. Corona bel ieves his efforts will help Palomar students more directly.

Besides those positions, Corona is also busy serving as a student trustee at the gove rning board, which is the legislative organization of the Palomar Community College District. As a rnle, every ASG president has to keep this position in order to report the students' opinions and grievances to the board.

In recent board meeting, he addressed the issue regarding the bookstore and the complaints of DSP&S (Disabled Student Programs and Services) students.

Corona is also enthus iastic about letting Palomar Students, know that the ASG officers are represent ing them and coming thruc for their best interests .

For example, he recently visited some internat ional students required classes and exp lained what the ASG is doing and also informed them that the intermationl students are welcome to run for the next student elect ion.

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Binge drinking still on the rise for college students Christine Tatum College Press Exchange

CHICAGO - More than half of American college students drank to get drunk last year, and the number of binge drinkers is virtually the same as it was four years ago, according to a study released last week by the Harvard Schoo l of Public Hea lth.

The survey of 14,521 students is the sequel to a 1993 analysis of students' alcohol consumption . Both studies were based on responses from random ly chosen students attending 130 co lleges across the country.

The latest repo rt, published this month in the Journa l of American College Health, shows that 52 percent of students drank to get tanked in 1997, compared with 39 percent in 1993.

Overall, the number of students who binge - defined as five drinks in a row for men and four in a row for women dropped slightly, from 44. 1 percent in 1993 to 42.7 perce nt last year.

Howeve r slight, that drop is basically the study's only bright spot, said Professor Henry Wechsler, lead author of both studies . The decrease, he said, could be attributed to a rising number of students who abstain from drinkin g altogether. Nineteen percent of students reported that they hadn't had a drink in a year, compared with 15.6 percent in the earlier study.

Wechsler said more students may be abstaining because they 're repu lsed by the behavior of their drinking friends and tired of vomit -filled bathrooms, un wanted sexual advances and latenight disturban ces.

That makes sense to Dan Meade, a senior at George town University who said his struggles with binging prompt ed him to quit drinking more than a year ago - a decision , Meade said, that has made his life "immeasurably better."

"I wou ld get so drunk I'd black out and not remember a thing I'd done," he said. "I had to make a lot of apologies to people for things I didn't remember. At first, my drinking was largely limited to weekends ... then it started to hurt my grades." Both of Wechsler's studies say the biggest beer-guzzlers on campus are in fraternities and sororities, where four of five of those students binge. While many fraternities have announce d plans to go dry, Wechsler criticized the one caveat usually attached: in the year 2000.

"Postponin g things until the millennium is not the way to handle the problems of today," he said .

While the study did not show which colleges had the most drinkers, it did indicate that binging students are more likely to be found on campuses throughout the Northe ast and Midwest.

Students at histori cally black and women's colle ges and commuter schools where few students live in dormitories tend to drink less, the study also indicated.

Identifying the prob lem of binge drinkin g is far simpler than finding ways to stop it, Wechsler said. And to make any change, everyone - including alumni who toddle back to "tailgating parties on campus so they can get intoxicated" - needs to assume responsibi lity in the fight against unhealthy drink ing habits, he added. Campuses shouldn't necessarily ban alcohol, just ensure that students of age are drinking responsibly, he said.

The crafting of new policies should be interesting, Wechsler said, noting that one in five students are frequen t binge drink ers, while another one in five abstain from alco hol consumption .

Falling betwe.en the two extremes is one-fifth of students' who binge occasionally and two-fifths who drink but do not binge. · ·

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IN. BRIEF Free meals to be given to kids The Child Development Center is providing free meals each day to children who are qualified participants in the federally funded "Child Care Food Program."

Children are provided morning and afternoon snac ks, breakfast, lunch, and a late afternoon supper.

The Child Development Center offers subsidized child care, which is based on family size and gross monthly income.

To qualify for subsidized child care, students must be taking two classes to equal a four hour day.

It is open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and is located on the main campus.

For more information, visit the center's business office or call (760) 744-1150 ext. 2575 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

-Janise Deleon Staff Writer

:spend spring studyingin Spain Students can earn credit while seeing the sights with Palomar College's Study Abroad Program during the spr ing semester in Salamanca, Spain Jan. 28 through April 23, 1999.

Students can earn 12 units of . credit at the Colegio Hispanico Miguel de Unamuno in Salamanca's university quarter.

Students can study Spanish language and Spanish culture through excursions and cultural activities in this program.

In addition, most classes meet general education requirements and are transferable.

The cost for this program is $4,230 per person, including grn up transfers, accommodations and laundry service, all meals, cultural a~tivities, excursions and field trips.

Not included are airfare, California community college tuition fee ($12 per unit for residents), books, schoo l supplies, pass port and visas.

For more information contact Mona Ayele at (760)744-1150, Ext. 2822.

-Rumiko Takeya Staff Writer

Furniture display shown in library Anyone who is interested in woodworking, can learn about Palomar's woodworking program by seeing the furniture exhibits on · display on campus .

The exhibition, which is showing chairs, coffee tables, clocks, tool boxes, a guitar, a ches t-on-stand, end tables and turn bowls is on the , second floor of the Palomar library .

The exibition opens Sept. 30 and is sponsored by the Cabinet and

Furniture Technology Department.

The Palomar library is open to the public at 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. every Monday through Thursday; 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and at 9 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. The library is closed on Sundays.

People who are interested are asked to call (760) 744-1150, Ext. 2545 for schedule of woodworking classes or Ext. 2615 for library information .

-Yukiwo Tara Staff Writer

New TV course to be offered Palomar College will offer a new telecourse titled "Digital Imaging with Photoshop."

The class will be offered next spring semester.

The course is now in production and will be taught by Neil Bruington, associate professor and director of Graphic communications.

The college is currently broadcasting 37 'TV College" classes on Educational Television (ETV), Three new classes were added this fall to the existing courses offered.

The classes are "Fundamentals of Nutrition·•, "Introduction to Fractal Painter 5", and "English as a Second Language."

The purpose of the college's TV program is to provide a solution for people on the go who need to fit college credit courses i11J:o their hectic schedule or for those who prefer to take courses without leaving home.

For more information on the Photoshop course or other TV college courses, call (760) 744-1150 Ext. 2433, or visit ETV department website @ et.palomar.edu.

- Janise Deleon Staff Writer

Workshop on garden creations On Oct. 24, Palomar will be offering a one day workshop titled, "Create Your Own Rainforest."

The workshop will be held at the main campus from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The costs for this workshop will be $49.

Participants will learn the garden ing basics that are necessary to create a personal urban wildlife sanctuary.

In addition to class room instruction, students can go on an optional field trip to view how instructor Leslie Celeste-Fukawa has app lied design and layout concepts.

She will also discuss landscaping for privacy, the use of fragrant plants, the use of ponds and foun tains and much more.

For more information, call (760) 744-1150, Ext. 2702.

- Melody Cruz Campus Beat Editor

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Students discuss benefits of joining various clubs on campus during club rush in the Student Union on

Wednesday, Sept. 9. M.E.Ch.Awas one of the many clubs that was represented at the gathering.

PATROL BLOTTER CRIME - On Sept. JO at about 1:40 p.m., two students were hit by an olive that another student threw at them. The two students that were hit suffered minor injuries and required no medical attention.

INFORMATION ONLY- On Sept. 8 at 11:10 a.m. a student suffered a diabetic coma in room F-9. He was taken to the Health Services Center and treated.

F.Y.INFO ADDING A CLASS - Only registration in short-term or openentry/open-exit classes is permitted. If a class is closed, secure the instructor's signature.

DROPPING A CLASS - Sept. 19 through Oct. 16 a grade of "W" will appear on the student's record . On Oct. 17 through the end of the semester , no drops are permitted and evaluative grades will be given.

CREDIT/NO CREDIT GRADING- An instructor's signature is required on the form. Deadline to change grading status is Sept. 25.

REGISTRATION- Only registration for late start or self paced courses permitted through Dec. 19. Last day to change audit status and grading status is Sept. 25.

FALL 1998 GRADUATION - Last day for students to apply for December graduation is· Oct. 1. There is no deadline for CSU GE and IGETC applications.

SUMMER 1998 GRADES - Call the PAR number (760) 471-2421 or on main campus pay phone press *92. Students can also access the college 's web page at http://www. palomar .edu/gradcs/. Your four digit pin number is your month and year of birth.

PARKING PERMITS - Required for main campus and Escondido Center. Parking regu lations are enforced.

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---------------------'j CAMPUS FLU SHOTS - Flu shots are available at the Health Services Center. The dates for the flu shot are Oct. 6, 7, I 3 and 14.

For more information, call (760) 744- 1150, Ext. 2380.

EOPS CLUB- Students can help support the EOPS club's nacho sale on Campus Wide Day, Sept. 25. The next club meeting will be on Sept. 30 from 12:30 p.m. to I :30 p.m. in TCA-1 .

PARALEGAL STUDIES CLUB - The first general meeting is Thursday on Sept. 7 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in room 8 - 1.

Refreshments will be served.

COMPUTER COURSES - Palomar is offering many computer courses on the Internet including , ·'Creating Web Pages," "Introduction to PC," ''Troubleshooting," ·'Quicken for Windows," "Microsoft Excel and Access," and much more. Students receive course lessons twice a week for six weeks. Interaction with other students or with the instructor is through e-mail. Students may work at their own pace and at their home or business computer. Courses begin in September and will continue through December. For more information , call (760) 744 - 1150, Ext. 2702.

OUTDOOR WATERCOLOR WORKSHOPS - This workshop is on simple brush impressions and will be held at the Palomar College Arboretum. The workshop begins on Oct. 3 through Nov. 7 at 9 a.m. to noon. The course costs $89 plus a $4 materials fee. Also, Ravy's traveling watercolors will be held in Palomar's Arboretum on Sept.

19 and 26, Oct. 3 and 10 from 9:30 a.m. to I p.m. the fee for this class is $79 plus $1.50 admission.

RESUME WRITING WORKSHOPS - Resume writing workshops will be held on Sept. 18 and 25 in the Counseling Center conference room from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. To sign up for the free workshop or more information, call (760) 744-1150 , Ext 2194.

HELP WANTED- Be a Palomar College Student Representative to local high schools . Work ten to fifteen hours a week and earn $7 per hour. Contact Barbara at ext. 2960.

-Interested in submitting club or campus information ? Contact Melody Cruz al (760) 744-1150, Ext 2450 or slop by room TCB-1.

Speak. Out!' ., Can you explain your parking strategy? How ., long does it take you to find a space and get to your class?

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Max Heinz Engineering

Erin Ellenbeck Pre-Med

Paul Erickson Psychology

Mahnoosh Arsanjani Business

Derek Wehus Diesel Mechanics

Lisa Brand Elementary Education

" I have a secret and I can't tell anyone. "

" I get here at IO a.m . and it takes me 20 minutes to find a place and about five Lo IO minutes lo gel in. I know I have to arrive about a half hour before ."

" I hunt for spots up front and get them within two minutes . Or I ask girls where lheir cars are at and I follow them. "

" I come from Twin Oaks so I come around the back and it doesn't take me too long to park. But it takes a long time to walk all the way here ."

" It takes me a coupl e of

" Jt takes me about 20 minutes to get here but [ leave my house at 7 a.m. to be in my class at 8 a.m. It takes me a couple of minutes to find a parking space."

minutes. I get here about 7:40 a.m. and there are parkin g spac es by th e end. "

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ecti([2n WithASG duties up for grabs, canidates step up Shigehiro Kondo Staff Writer

The end of summer marked the start of the new school year, and the Associated Student Government is ready to go with a new cast of officers.

The fall election of ASG officers will be held Sept. 22 and 23 at the Student Union. The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and every Palomar student who is enrolled in any class at the college is eligible to vote.

The open positions include Vice President/ICC (InterClub Council) chairperson, treasurer and six senators.

However, due to the lack of candidates, the only position which will be contended for among candidates is VP/ICC Chairperson. Candidates for the other positions are running without opposing candidates.

Peter Mojica, a candidate for VP/ICC Chairperson, Brent Melton for treasurer,and Buddy Rabaya for senator, have been serving the ASG as appointed officers for those positions respectively.

Despite this shortage of candidates, the Election Committee Chairperson, Oscar Lopez, was optimistic about the voter turnout for this election, saying there are more students during fall semesters compared to the spring.

The election results will be available by 4 p.m., Sept.

24, and will be posted around the Sudent Union by the next day.

Peter Mojica

Katrina Baughman

Running for VP/ICC Chair Major: Sociology/ Political Science

Running for VP/ICC Chair Major: Political Science

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"I want to share what I have learned and mistakes I have made through years as far as in school, and prevent new students from maing the mistakes I have made. I want to help make Palomar a positive place to come. "

"If elected for VP Chair, I want to make sure that there is a bond between the clubs and help the events they sponsor. Also, take the information from ICC meetings back to ASG, so the ASG can be in part of what's going on the ICC."

Moody M. Wasif

Salvador Marquez

Running for Senator Major: Biochemistry

Running for Senator Major: Political Science/ Journalism

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"The student government needs to be the positive and effective communicator for the students." Marquez said that hes interested in issues such as the on-campus bookstore, online-classes and facility problems .

"I have been serving on the ASG budget committee as a student member, and when elected, I will try to acquire better funds for the students activities and smooth out the budget process. "

Margo Hill

Buddy Rabaya Running for Senator Major: Psychology QUOTE:

"If elected, I will be the voice for the students by being actively involved in various committees on campus and also by working with the Board of Governors at Palomar."

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In the following, Corona discusses his responsibilities as the ASG president, ca.mpus-telated issues he's concerned about and hts strengths and weaknesses.

Q: First of all, I would like you to explain what the ASG is doing.

A: The Associated Student Oovernn,ent is an elected groupthat rep~ resents every single student on campus. It doesn't matter whether you are a nightstudent, a daytiroe•studeot, or even llP,. international student or an ESL student Welook out for thewelfare of students in every single area that they are allached to.

Q: As ASG president, how will you contribute to the activities of the ASG and als-0the students as a whole?

A: I ·willprovide the student government with. my leadership to help them reach their potential as student leaders to help their fellow students. And 1 will also help the ~tudentsby making sure that they represented and heard in every single

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Running for Senator Major: Political Science/History

Running for Treasurer Major: Business/Finance

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Hill has been a proud student at Palomar for three years and she has enjoyed her time here immensely. "I believe I will be responsive to the voice for our entire student body, " she said.

con:untttee on tb:iscampus; Also, it is not

accessible. ~ only locally but statewide and nationally so Q: It seems that not only among night that the studep;tproblems 'becomesolutions.

One thing I woul.d particularly like to do for students but also among day ~tud,ent§ r fbere student$is lo embed into not only the facul- ' is not enough awareness that the student ty but also the community that students government exists. How would you like to have right$ and need to be heard. People fix that? say. ••Jteis just a student." WeU, no.You j.

A: One of the ways that we are going to know a student counts for something and needs to be heard. tn short, establishing try to make ourselves be recognized ii by credipility .forstqqents is my main goal. wearing our student govemme,ntT-shirts on Wednesdays, so people can see that we.are Q: Do you have any particular issues you the part of the ASG. Also, we are going to would like to a¥ress duripg your term? be actively involved in numerous events on campus. So, I think that a combination of A: I'd like to see, me personally, that the making ourselves visual by wearing T-shirts parking lot in front of the WellnessCenter is and speaking in classes and speaking pubbuilt before rny~,term is up, and also that licly, and also the newsletter,afongwith cresafety and lighting are increased for the ating events that are sponsored by the stunight students. l know there has been a con- dent government, will help us. cern .apoutthat. J.'d *o .h!c~ to create more communication between the night students Q: Regarding the parking lots ~t Palomar, and the day students so that they are well many students are complaining that the fee aware of how the students are representing is high or that a space is hard to find. How them,'So,1'd like to create'a publication that do you react to those complai~ts? the night students can pick up and read.

A: I guess I agree to part of that. It is hard UnfortlmateJy,w~ don't have night office to find parking. Butthe .park±n~rate that we hou~ .,for the A$G mein'bers. To extend office·hours of theAS(l officers as far as 9 J>ayhere is pretty reasonable"comparea. to p.m. is in the works and something that will other corrununitycolleges. take ~ome thn~ to figure out, but the newsletters would be moredirect andmore Q: Do you think;'Palomar ihould build

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"I have quite a bit of background with numbers. It is my job to keep Palomar students informed of the ASG budget, where and why we are spending the money and where the money is coming from. "

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A: One of the problems that we have is A: Well, I believe it is the ability to be tqi;i accessj~(lity of m9re land. I have per- . sohally looked at differentlots of land with open-minded and to find solutions to the governing board members, and I think it problems. I think that is it.•. and lam is very ha.rd to build around Palomar understanding what is next. I guess. because a Jot of things are already developed. That is why it is very important t() me Q:Yes.What about y0ut' weakness? that we help build that parking structure in A: The weaknesses that l have are .that front of theWeJlncssCenter. .i,

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Q: How about the issue of the bookstore? 'there has been a concern that our on-campus''' bookstore might go out of business because of their financial problems.

A: 1plan to keep the bookstore open. 1f weitakeaway the bookstore and bring in A difftrentcompany, there is a possibility that the+students will not be served as well as theyare now. At least, right now, we have access to a lot. of different books, and it is essential for the education of students. So I plaihto bedn ,committeea. and to also helg. develop, differentideas on how the bookstore can increase its revenue from the red to breaking-even. Every dollar that is a loss coutabe spentin anbfiler area tohelp students.

Q: Letme ask you some personal ques-

t ama human,an'aJ w1I1 matcemistakes, even with my strengths. Even in what I think is my strongest leadership ability, I will make mistakesin that; tOQ. Sovmy biggest weakness is 'being . a human because l know l will make mistakes.

Q: Thank you: Finally.'<.to you bive anything you'd like to address particularly on.this occasion?

A: Ueel that l'Jl,l extremely lucky, for l have an incredibleboard that I am work-

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nitionto my ownboar4becmaseI know that I wjll not be successfulunless my ooatd .issuccessful.I. ~plan to do anythjns ~and e'verythingthatl can do to help them

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Campus construction ' snags seen1 endless After £1.Ninodet~ys. anda flu epjdemic, the long awaiting tearing up of campus is finally scheduled to commence... we hope.

Palomar existing structures have not been altered significantly since the early J960s. fn that time the student body has nearly tripled. Anything can reach an expiration date and Palomar's main campus cert,iinly is geiting sour. , .· , m

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Dear Editor, My name is Rachel L. Farr and I am the pre sident of the Gay and Lesbian Association [GALA] once again.

1 enjoyed your first issue and look forward to an exciting year of news and entertainment from The Tele.~cope.

Morever, I really liked the article on Marilyn Lunde. I agree she is a wonderful person, once you get to know her. Marilyn is an asset here and I have a great deal of respect and admiration for her. · I was deeply saddened to read of the suicide of Mimi. I had the opportunity to be interviewed by her last fall and was impr esse d with her professional ism and sensitivity that was needed on the particular subject she was dealing with.

She will be always remembered by me with warmth and I am grateful to have met her. It does make me wonder what I could have done to make a difference when a friend is hurting.

A few years ago my girlfriend committed suicid e and it chan ged my life.

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GALA meetings are every Wednesday Sp.m. - 6p.m. in Room SU - 17.

Rachel L. FaJT President , GALA

Dear Editor, 1 just can't believe it. If 1 didn't rip out her obituary I would probably never have believed it. "Ame lia Bowles, 20" it says. Twenty! I She had not even lc:gally walked into a bar, but yet her life was tough enough that she felt like ending it.

It just seems like a bad dream. I just don't understand how someone who worked so hard to succeed can ju st give up on life.

Mimi was my friend at Palomar. I spent a lot of time with that girl. Mimi tried to do and succeed at every thin g.

I was so proud of her. Mimi was willing to be anyone's friend and willing to help anyone.

Liz Bennett Former Palomar student

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EDITORS

Volume 52, Number 2

IN CHIEF

Jessica Long Richardson Miron MAN

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Jessica Gleason ENTERTAINMENT

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H~nce, the name 'Board' For us budding reporters, the start of a new semester means scoping out all the juicy dirt our institution has to offer. No, we here at The Telescope are not aspiring rag sheet corre9pondents. We just like to keep you, the reader, informed and enter tained.

One of the more tedious tasks we have to keep on top of is attending regular board meetings for various organizations on campus. At the risk of offending those who partake in these meetings, I must say that covering a board meeting is roughly as pleasant as the August/September heat wave we all know and love.

After a recent Governing Board meeting that l personally had to cover, I was not surprised to discover that my reporter's notebook was filled with as many drawing doodles as legitimat e notes. However, an hour and a half of sitting through motion after motion did not turn out entirely fruitless. As I sat there pondering why our classrooms aren't as nicely furnished as the board room

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By Jessica Long was, my ears cou ldn 't help but perk up when Associated Student Government President Xavier E. Corona delivered his report to the board.

What interested me most about his report was his boast to the board about how he persona lly has been working on reprising the Palomar enro llment app licat ion to include an ASG box where new students cou ld indicate an interest in serving on ASG. ASG would then rece ive a list of interested students along witti a means of contacting

them. Basically we are talking about a recruitment method. Well, I think that's a fine idea ...almost.

The part I don't understand is why ASG is providing itself with special treatment exc luding the very student body it is meant to look out for. If I ju st lost you, what I am trying to say is that there are so many organization, on campus most of which rely heavily on motivated studen ts pulling out the extra effort to maintain student involvement.

Why isn't our president trying to incorporate the rest of the organizations on campus?

If he truly has the best interest of the students in mind then maybe he should put in the time to work with other campus organi zations so that instead of shining a light only on ASG, he can do his job and shine a light on the rest of us. The thoughtlessness of working for self advancement is not a very good start, Mr. Pre. idenl.

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Please let me sin 1n peace .

"Fo r God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, so that whoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life." Some students may know this quote, and then others, like me, are totally clueless.

Well that was from the Bible, yes religion. And it's on our campus.

For those of you who went here a year ago and happened to walk by the clock tower, maybe you heard the religionpreaching Bible readers. For those of you who are new to this campus, don't be surprised. They have returned.

They arc unlike many religious students who walk around and offer you a discussion. I do have a prob lem with these guys who stand in the nice pretty grass near the clock tower and insist on screami ng Bible verses at the top of their lungs.

If the studen ts on our campus are interest-

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ed in reading the Bible they will either do it on their own time, or listen to religious people like these.

For the rest of the student body who may not be interested in hearing a Sermon at school, it is hard to stay away from the voice of re ligion echoing throu gh the halls.

This is not the way to com muni cate religion to others . It's not what they're doing ,

it' s how they're doing it. These are some of themost close<l-minde<l people I've run into. : A couple of my friends and I tried last : year to find out why they felt the need to : scream their religious be lief. They wouldn't . eve n talk to us. We've found you have no : respect for our beliefs. Why would we want w to hear yours? ' I understand they have the right to say : whatever they believe, but don't students : have the right not to hear about religion? If; students here are interested in a religion : they will educate themselves about it. And , I would, if I cared. But I don't. These reli- , gious preachers don't see that their yelling 1~ is making all of the non-religious students : eve n more non- religious.

Whether they are respected or not, most : of us have our own beliefs. If you start to : respect our beliefs, or lack of them, than we : will treat you with the sameconsideration . '

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The 'estimated time for construction is 585 dlys. There is no doubt in our minds that this will be a hassle and source of fustration for many parking spot seeking students but it does need to be done.

We know the facilities department and the administration have the best intent in mi,ndfor our campus. We just hope this lon~ awaited face lift doesn't hit~y more snags.

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As a returning student with a disability, 1 had hoped to find some improvements in the accessibility of our campus. Instead, I find the same problems.

For wheelchair users and others with limited physical movement, the Student Union could be improved at little to no expense.

Us ing a wheelchair, most items on the co unter are unreachable . Those who can stand but have limited upper body move ment or contro l have the same prob lem.

Would it be that difficult to place these everyday objects closer to the front of the co unter on a lower cab inet? That way all might reach them without having to find someone willing to stop and help.

Every physically disabled person, espe cia lly electric wheelchair users , must face the restroom nightmare. The few restrooms that display the handicapped symbo l, which is supposed to signify full access ibility, in my experience fall short. The best one is in the library, and even there someone fai led to realize having two doors to reach the interi -

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or placed an unnecessary barrier. People common ly bang the door into each other entering and exi ting. When this happens l am glad the wheelchair takes the hit and not me.

The next -best restroom is outside the Student Union , but this one has only one redeeming qua lity, its location . Taking into acco unt the building's age and its heavy traffic, improvem ents cou ld still be made.

This time, the first obstacle is the entrance door's width. If my chair were any wider, I

would be forced to enter through the exit door. This would caus e collisions with an unsuspecting able -bodied person rushing out the door.

Inside this restroom, there is only one marginally accessib le stal l and an ab le-bod - . ied person is usually occupying it though most, if not all, of the regular s talls are . empty.

So far, 1 have pointed out areas of diffi culty, but there are also some potentially dangerous areas. I recently found a class room that required whee lchairs to use a door that opened at the top of a night of stairs. This places the wheelchair inches from the desc e ndin g stairway . Peopl e knowledgeable of the Americans with , Disability Act (ADA) shou ld regularly eval uate every buildin g and classroom for safe ty and accessibility. l hope that the ADA laws will be followed in all future construe - 1 tion. There are 54 million people with dis- , abilities; peop le better get used to having us : I around.

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rts & ENTERTAINMENT DeNiro better than ever in 'Ronin' Shigehiro Kondo Staff Writer

Geisha, samurai, hara-kiri, kamikaze, etc.- Americans know quite a few of Japanese words.

But, Ronin?

The veteran director John ~rankenheimer ("The Manchurian Candidate," "The Island of Dr. Moreau") chose this unfamiliar Japanese word as the title of his newest action movie stari:ing Robert DeNiro.

In Japanese, ronin literally means .a drifting man, and it specifically _.refers to a medieval samurai who lost his liege lord.

However, the Frankenheimer's film "Ronin" doesn't take place in feudal Japan in the medieval age. It would have been interesting to see DeNiro in a samurai costume swing around a sword, but such casting is just unlikely.

The background where "Ronin" actually takes place is modern -day France during the post Cold War era.

Although, in such background, there is no place for the real samu rai, the main characters of this movie are all ronin of the contemporary version; they are former intelligence agents who, after the Cold War, found themselves without masters to serve.

Losing their steady jobs , they have become mercenaries who sell their expertise to the highest bidder.

A mysterious client hires those modern -day ronin to steal a briefcase before it is handed to Russians . The client, however , doesn't tell him what is in the briefcase.

To accomplish this given opera tion , an international team of

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retired int ellig e nce agents is formed. The operation appears to be a simple one for those Cold War warriors, but it turns ugly as betrayal and duplicity occurs among the team.

Although "Ronin" is a stra\ght forward action movie, there are some features which make it stand out from many other movies of the sort.

First and foremost, it has an exceptional! y fine cast. Robert DeNiro and Jean Reno play former agents who em bark on the operation as a team.

Although, I ikc other action movies , "Ronin" lacks the complexity of a plot, it is the exquisite

acting by these two veteran actors which make this film enjoyable even to the audience who may not particularly fond of action movies.

There arc some other noteworthy actors and actresses.

Sean Bean, the bad guy in the recent Jam es Bond movie ''Goldeneye," plays a British munitions expert; Natasha McElhone, who acted in "The Truman Show," plays an icy [rish woman; Stcran Skarsgard, who · was the math ematician in "Good Will Hunting, " is an ex-KGB computer expe rt.

In addition, Katarina Witt, women's figure skate champion in 1984 and '88 Olympics, makes a surprising appearance in the film.

Aside from this supreme cast, "Ronin" also features several excellent action scenes.

All in all, this is a action movie and have to present good actions.

Among all of the movie's action scenes, the car chases are especially breathtaking.

Although there are quite a lot of car chases, the most attention-grab bing one comes at the near end.

Lt features a high-speed race through a narrow underground bypass and onto an expressway, and above all, the race goes all the way against the heavy traffic.

Having a great cast and breathtaking action, "' Ronin" is definitely above average as an action movie.

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Palomar'sversionof RobinHoodcomes to Brubeck Janise Deleon StCl/f Writer

"The Outlaw Robin Hood", written by Moses Goldberg, is an epic based on the heroic folk tale of Robin Hood. Well, it's coming to Palomar's Howard Brubeck Theatre.

Compared · to the other versions of Robin Hood, this version is gritty and realistic. It's an epic based on heroism , courage , and history.

The play is categorized as dramatic, but it simultaneously has comedic relief. The setting takes place in the village of Nottingham during the Medieval era when families were drafted, taxed, and tQrured. People are conscripted into the army against their will.

The cast soncists of 3 assis tant directors and twenty six actors. Vincent Baca will be playin g the part of Robin Hood .

"We' re always doing some thing productive and Clayton Bailey (who's playing Arthur) is helpful to the actors with getting them into their charactors,"says Grant Water s who plays a guard and a fight captain.

According to the play 's director, Michael Mufson, this ver sion of Robin Hood is different beca use it' s main focus is not on the title character, but it 's based on other characters as well. And on how they strug gled . Muf son said, "The play ' s about class struggle; struggle of liberation of people who are very oppressed."

"The viol ence we actors encount er in this show helps us better find the intense emotion the charactors would be feeling in the situations we are in," Jared Myers who plays a cap -

CAST LIST ROBIN HOOD: Vincent Baca ARTHUR Clayton Bailey THE KING Chuck Hand DAVID Ryan O'Nan CAPTAIN Jarod Myers GUARD Grant Waters MIDGE Larry Marquez

Michael Mufson's production of Robin Hood is coming to Palomar.

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"Michael Mufson doesn't waist time, he interacts with the entire cas t, and takes time to talk to the individual actors," Myers said.

Whal also made this version different is that it ha s no Maid Mariann e and it authentically por trays the violence of old times . The play s setting is placed during the Medieva l instead of the Middl e Ages.

'This show wouldn ' t work if we

as a cast didn ' t click, and we could n' t act as an onsombel if we didn't know each other. I like working with older actors, beca use you are able to learn more from them than from actors your own age," Myers added.

As a result of changing the setting, it deplicts the lifesty le of the chara ctors in a very gr itty way and there is a very eve n ballance between the people of Nottingham," Mufson said.

"The sheriff and the guards are the problems in the play, they create conflict. It's differ e nt to be the autagonist for once," Myers added .

The play will have an origi nal , fun aspect before its actual performa nce. This will be a pre show set in a Medieval village outside of the theater. Pre show will take place 15 minutes before curtain , so. There will be dancin g and you can interact with the acto rs.

"As a result, our intention is to draw the audience into the world of the play," said Mufson .

And if yo u have see n one of Mufson's performances before you know they are directed in a way that get s the audience to exper ience the play as much as po ssib le. He wants his audi ences to leave the theater feeling like they were involved the production .

Performances take place October 2, 3, 8, 9, lO at 8 p.m. and Oct. 11 at 2 p.m. in the Howard Brubeck Theatre .

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KKSM offers broad range of local music Michelle Peace Staff Writer

Punk , alternative, rock, swing, ska, acoustic, and hip hop are just some of the styles of music that local , rising bands are playing .

But is there a place to regularly hear local music besides concerts and parties?

Ther e is! Palomar·s very own KKSM am 1320 (Cox Cable 92.3) is the home of The Independant Local Music Show.

This semester, the show is hosted

by Juli e Harris , the Assistant Musi c Director and Local Music Director at KKSM. The show airs Sunda y nights between six and ten p.m.

Harris attends both Palomar College and Cal State University San Marcos .

The reaso n Harris got involv ed with the station is because she loves music and was interested in ga ining experience in broadcastin g.

"Sa n Diego is a very elec tric music scene that goes beyon d Blink 182 and Jewel. The main purpose of my show is to expose and educate listeners on the various bands in San Diego and let them know where bands are playing so they can go support them ," Harris said.

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local music, interv iews band members, and keeps listeners educated on the latest "gossip" with the local bands.

Harris says that KKSM i~ "the most local music friendly radio sta tion in San Diego Cou nty." Band~ are interviewed all of the time .

In the past, listeners may remcm ber interviews with band members from The Inspector , The Good China, GT 350, The Rudies .

Buckfast Superbee, and Dilweed.

Also stay tuned this semester for inte rviews with Skanic, The Brandy Alexanders, and Hot Rod Lincon.

If you are in a loca l band and you would lie lo have your music played on KKSM, all you have to do is drop a copy of you r demo CD by the station or send it to: KKSM Local Music, Attention Ju lie Harris, 1140 West Mission Rd ., San Marcos. Ca, 92069 . For mo re information, call (760) 744- 1150 Ext. KKSM (5576)

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Teaching Nature's Course Sex! It's on all of our minds. The only differenceis that some people are more willing to share their thoughtsthan others,people like HumanSexuality InstructorBarbaraSchnelker Michelle Tillman Contributing Writer

She teaches one of the most popular classes on campus. By appearances she seems quiet and conservative but when she teaches, when she talks, she has a fiery spirit that immediately draws people toward her. One would think she would have trouble teaching Human Sexuality, but Barbara Schnelker is no ordinary woman.

She is a woman who seems to enjoy life. Her smile is warm and inviting.

Barbara says the best thing in life is having friends and she feels lucky to be paid lo talk. As she puts it, she has a big mouth and shares her personal stories with a lot of people. Her big mouth may be one of the reasons why her students Iike her classes.

Barbara Schnelker has a Master's Degree in Sociology, has been married for 12 years. and teaches Sociology 100 and Human Sexuality classes.

Surprisingly, this vibrant, intelligent woman suffered a stroke in June of 1992. Schnelker doesn't like to call it a stroke, she says "a burst aneurysm is classier." It changed her life. "Lots of things scare me now," Barbara said.

On the lucky side, Barbara became more familiar with computers. Her Power Point lectures and Clip Art help her students succeed, which makes her happy.

Apparently, her recovery was quick.

In 1993 she won Faculty Member of the Year by the FACC, a community college award.

When asked about her awards she simply said, "I've won so many," as if she didn't know where to begin.

When asked how she felt about the awards, her reply was . humble: after working "so hard for so long it's nice to be recognized by friends." She also said

Entrepreneurial Dustin J. Schwindt Feature Editor

When pursuing higher education it is necessary for most students to find some means of paying for that education.

Many students are lucky enough to be supported by their parents. For those not so lucky there is financial aid, but because that is usually not enough to cover the expense, most students have to work their way through school.

Peter Mojica is one of those students.

However, instead of working the typical retail, office or food service jobs Mojica has found a unique way to handle his financial burden ... He's running his own business.

Mojica is the owner of Moheka Ware U.S.A. a Christian clothing company that he started on his own and has successfully been running for the past year.

Mojica's business is not run from a specific location nor does he work in an office.

Mojica's office consists of a cellular phone that he carries with him constantly. He sells his product on the move and does his own advertising and promotions.

Mojica wasn't always an entrepreneur.

He graduated from Oceanside high school in 1991 and headed straight to Palomar for his first year of college.

After attending college for q couple of years Mojica made the decision to join the work force. He experienced the life of working and paying the bills for three years until he decided he wanted more out of life.

"I realized I wasn't going to go anywhere without education," Mojica said.

This realization turned Mojica back into a college student, but it took an inspirational sermon at a local church to tum him into a businessman. A pastor named Mike Murdock, who wrote "The Leadership

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(Above) Students sit in class during Human Sexuality Teacher Barbara Schnelker's lecture. This is one of Palomar College's most attended classes, evidenced by the standing room only. (Left) Barbara shows her winning smile after class.

"People want to know how to please theirpartners and they want to know about theirpartners...and when to have sex or not to have sex. " -Barbara

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Human Sexuality Instructor there was no award she didn't feel she earned.

Though she wasn't able to pick the one she's most proud of she did say she was told the Hayward Award, which she won last year is the most prestigious in California.

With a laugh, she said it was the only one to come with money.

Among her awards are a Faculty Service Award in 1991, the NISOD from the University of Texas for Excellence in

Teaching and the previously mentioned Hayward Award for Excellence in Education.

Also, this year Barbara was nominated by a former student on the National Dean's List for Who's Who of America's Teachers.

What Barbara Schnelker seems most pleased with is her teaching. She couldn't choose her favorite class between Sociology and Human Sexuality since it varies day by day.

Apparently this fall her favorite class to teach is the Human Sexuality class, but last fall she liked teaching her Sociology classes better. Unlike some teachers, she said the students rather than the subject detennine her favorite class .

Human Sexuality is one of the most popular classes on campus. Schnelker is known for making her students more comfortable with the taboo subject.

Student Donald Davis said Barbara has "a unique ability to approach a sensitive subject that would otherwise be difficult."

According to Davis, she can walk a fine line between clinical language and fun. Barbara says she just got used to talking about sex in front of others. She says she grew accustomed to it like a surgeon grows accustomed to surgery.

In observation of a Human Sexuality class, Barbara has a very frank, open, personal and honest approach to the subject of sex. "People want to know how to please their partners and they want to know about their partners," Barbara said when asked why Human Sexuality classes are so popular.

"People also want to know what to expect, the mechanics of sex, and how to choose when to have sex or not to have sex," Schnelker added.

Student Donald Davis gave the reason for the Human Sexuality class popularity as the need for individuals to fully appreciate and learn the differences between men and women.

Barbara Schnelker is a good teacher because she is more interested in her students than her subjects, but she knows how to get her students to learn about the subject.

Barbara Schnelker has a good attitude about her students, her classes, and above all she has a wonderful attitude about life.

spirit brings success to Palomar student Secrets of Jesus", came to Family "I also do promotions for the fire house in Fellowship Church in Oceanside, Mojica's Oceanside, the Shack (a local San Marcos regular place of worship, as a motivational club) and the Strand (another club in speaker.

Oceanside)," Mojica said. Along with these "He suggested we use whatever talents . promotions Mojica also manages a local God has given us," Mojica said, "I realized band named Swivel Hip earning a high perI had been given the gift of gab." Mojica, centage of the profit. after reading Murdocks, book was inspired With all the business activity it would to use his talent of selling. seem that he has no time for school, but Mojica had a friend named John Lee Mojica manages to take 17 units at Palomar w h o s e as well as mother was b e i n g willing to active in be Mojica's several manufacextracurturer. ricular So, after activities. filing a ficMojica, my· titious who won n a m e several license and awards registering wrestling with the in high-Peter Mqiitl Oceanside s ch o o l, Palomar Student C t y was a Chamber of member of C o m Palomar's merce, Mojica was ready to start selling state championship wrestling team in 1992. shirts.

After his years away from school and colMojica didn't want to join the ranks of the lege athletics Mojica is again wrestling for many failed small businesses so he took the Palomar. "I practice everyday of the week necessary precautions. and work the football concessions stand "I figured the best way to avoid bankruptevery Saturday," Mojica added. cy was to see a bankruptcy lawyer," Mojica Student government also occupies some said. of Mojica's time.

Using this logic Mojica consulted with He is currently vice-president and chairRoy Allen Jr., an attorney in Carlsbad and person for the ICC and running for re-elecan elder at his church. Using Allen's advice tion this fall. Along with ASG Mojica also and his own business sense Mojica has stays involved with such clubs as the managed to be a success instead of a statisCriminal Justice Club and Spirit Club, both tic. he considers worthwhile endeavors.

Moheka Ware U.S.A. isn't the only busiDespite Mojica's long list of business and ness venture Mojica is involved in. school activities his real passion lies with

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his volunteer work.

He volunteers 20 hours a month at Join Hands Save a Life, a preventive program in Carlsbad which targets youth who are susceptible to gangs and drugs. The program gives them alternatives through sports such as boxing.

"My passion is working with the kids," Mojica said, "That's what I'll never give up."

Mojica's conviction for working with youth stems from his own experiences while growing up in Oceanside and attending Oceanside Highschool.

"The school was between two competing barrios," Mojica explained, "There were times when bullets flew into our classrooms." These experiences and other lessons of life stuck with Mojica and drove to where he his today.

Because of his concern for the youth in his community, Mojica is studying to be a defense attorney so that he can work effectively with at risk youth.

"I want to give something back and keep kids from destroying their lives," Mojica said. Mojica knows that this kind of practice will consist mostly of helping people in a lower income bracket.

"I'm never going to get rich," Mojica said, "nor do I desire to."

But until his dream of becoming a lawyer is a reality Mojica will continue to run Moheka Ware U.S.A. Mojica attributes his success to many factors.

"I pay attention to my customers and I never misrepresent my product or myself," Mojica said .

But Mojica says that most of his success stems from his faith. "I spend a lot of time in prayer," Mojica said.

Internet • com.pan1es scouting for undergrads Diana Kunde College Press Service

Typical college students are snagging jobs less than halfway through a two-year curriculum in Internet publishing, training and commerce technology.

With Internet use exploding, there's a shortage of folks who can create, maintain and use Web sites to the best business advantage. Now colleges and training firms are rushing to fill the skills gap.

El Centro Community College, which offers a three-semester basic certificate in Internet technologies and a four-semester advanced certificate, is an early contender.

The school started with a digital imaging curriculum in 1997, then changed it this year to focus more sharply on the emerging commerce on LheWeb. "We teach people to be functioning members of Webmaster teams," said Ed Grundy, program director for the Internet curriculum. "It's an exciting are8-t You see the fire in the students' eyes."

Firms such as Novell and Microsoft have added Internet components to their training.

Four-year colleges such as Penn State University are also getting into the act.

Graduates will enter a promising job market, say the folks charged with recruiting people to staff Internet-related positions.

"Everyone has the exact same pain. We have to go through 50 interviews to find a couple of decent people," said John Pozadzides, business sales manager for GTE's Internet products and services.

Consider: In 1989, fewer than 90,000 people were online. By 1998, that number has grown to 51 million in the United States alone, with I 00 million expected by 2003, according to Forrester Research in Cambridge, Mass.

Business-to-business commerce via the Internet will reach $327 billion by 2002, Forrester projects.

The staffing problem lies in the fact that all this growth is relatively new dating from the emergence of the World Wide Web in the early 1990s, which suddenly made it infinitely easier to use the Internet.

Salaries are rising along with demand, although it's difficult to make comparisons in a field so new that job titles are in flux.

The term Webmaster, for instance, can refer to anyone from a technical designer to a vice president.

A recent survey by Internet World of Fortune 500 companies found 50 percent of Webmasters earning between $45,000 and $65,000 a year.

Eighty-four percent made at least $45,000, and 10 percent earned upwards of $95,000.

As Web sites become more complex, offering more features, they're being staffed by teams of people ranging from designers, writers and trainers to programmers and administrators of the systems that make them work.

Courses range from writing for interactive publishing to digital animation and Web-based marketing, among others.

Advanced certificate courses include Web . site maintenance and Internet scripting languages.

Virtually all faculty was recruited directly from the industry to teach part time.

Pozadzides of GTE and Harshaw of Sprint are among them.

Community colleges might have an edge in reaching the Webmaster market because they offer relatively short-term training, Harshaw said.

'They get the people trained and into the marketplace. There's such a demand they may be able to forgo the four-year degree or do it concurrently," he said.

No matter how they're trained, it's most important for newly minted Internet experts to understand that learning doesn't stop, said Mitchell Ahern, chairman of the Association of Internet Professionals.

"There's a lot of validity to doing a relatively quick, intensive study program. That will certainly help prepare you," he said.

"What I've discovered is that the industry is moving so rapidly, the most important thing _ for anyone to understand is that it has to be an ongoing process."

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Saturday9/19/98

Aries (March 21-April 19) This is a horrendous work-

Aries (March 21-April 19) This is a great day to clean

day. You won't have time to play, so forget it. You're going to have to get your enjoyment out of the work itself. Instead of fighting what you 're doing, really get into it Tau~ (April 20-May 2P) What a wonderful day for romance! You could fall ih love with a new person or someone you've known for years. It's also a great day for the kind of love that comes between parents and children. Money's a little. tight, but don't let that stop you. Do something to remember tonight.

Gemini (May 21~June21) It could be that you 're finally moving into the house you've always wanted. It could be that you've got the place fixed up and all the relatives are showing up for the weekend. It could even be both. Be preparedfor surprises and you'll have a lot more fun.

Cancer (June22-July 22) You should be able to learn and remember just about anything you hear. So find an environment where you can learn something you can use. For instance, get a book on a subject you've al ways wanted to master. Make the most of today . This doesn't happen very often, Don't blow it.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) You've put on the performance. now it's payday. Looks Jike money is coming your way big time. You're talented, and by now you should know where your greatest talent lies. It'.~the thing you 're get~ ting paid the most for now. Make the most of it.

Virgo (Aug. 23-~pt. 22} The sun and moon are both in Virgo today. and so are.lots of other things; This is going to be a good day for you. It's the perfect time for you to start new projects, and by now you've :finished up old ones. So get on it1 Libra (Sept. 23-0ct. 23) You're pushed to communicate in a way you've been resisting. You're an awesome communicator; that's your area of expertise. Bqt this is different. You need to talk to someone you don't want to, and possibly even admit you were wrong.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) The sun and moon are both in Virgo today, which is in your solar 11th house of friends and social activity. You could be a leader in a group project. If you don't already have one, get one started. Tell people what you want to accomplish and they'll be glad tojoin you.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dee. 21) Be careful today. Dress neatly, right down to your shined shoes. ~fake sure the information is at your fingertips, so you'll have the answer as soon as you're asked. You've been working toward this moment for the last few weeks, so you know wbat question will be .asked.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) There's a fabulous vaca-tion weekend coming up. If you already know the one you love, take him or her to a new location and romance will blossom anew. Just pack carefully. ff you're going to forget something, make sure it's easily replaceable.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb, 18) Other people's money is the focus today; that includes the money you owe and money owed to you . You need to figure out what's going on, so that's your assignment. ff you need help, ask a Virgo.

Pisces (Feb. 19•March20) The sun and moon are both in Virgo today. This could be a nightmare if you have a friend with thatsign. Virgo .isyour opposite, and often your mentor. Although you find Virgos annoying, they often give you the best advice. That's likely to happen today. Even worse, they'll be totally self-righteous aboutit.

Aries (March 21-April19)You're apassionate,-exuout your garage. The sun and moon are both in Virgo, the t.,erant person, with a tendency towar4 >Nildmusic and sign of cleanliness, tidiness, and serving others. How abstra<:t paintings. This is a marvelous day to begin many others in your household would like to use the either one of those art fonns. You need to be uninhibgarage for, say, parking the car? If you were to clean up, ited to be creative, but you also need a structu~e. they could do that, and .so cou)d you.

Tauru~(April 20-May 20) A wonderful feeling conTaurus(April 20-May 20) Love is in the air. Stop to tinues, and this new moon sets the scenefor a 1-0nger take a minute to congratQiate yourself, and your loved phase. You're lucky, whatever happens next-which ones. A beautiful experience of loveiS->totallynatural, but looks like .ifs going to be work. You'Jl be working not always easy to achieve. Jf you bad to overcome hard, but loving every minui of it, startingnow:' . obstacles to get to where you are, you deserve a round of Gemini (May 21-June 21) There are still things to do applause. around your place, and it looks like you' re a little nerGemini (May 21-June 21) Looks like companyitt yout vous about them. 'There's .qq need to beJtpologetic. house .,......l)oth people you love and people you're a little People accept you just the way you are.and thesame uncomfortable around. Don't worry. You're strong, goes for your living environment. Besides, they probdynamic, forthrigbt and gq()dlQ()king.You're alsofunny, ablydop•t even nqti<;ewhrijeyer you ~ink is WfQpg. and that's how you'll maintain.calm. "' Cancer(June 22:Jhly 22) You're probably throw the Cancer (June 22-JuJy22) Excellent learning conditions best barbecue in the neighborhood, or something else are in ect today, You'll rememberalmost everything about your place makes it warm and friendly, you d hear/SQ be selective. Try t6see both sides9f Bverybody who comes over feels li:ke ,family.M~ it the issues. You can do some creative thinking, too, rather a potluck and everyone can play. than merely absorbing information uncritically, then Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) The moon's in Libra and the repeating it. You eould wiµd Ufbeing;Jlfi expert. sun will be there soon., You':g. see th,e,focus cb g Leo (July23-Aug. 22) You've been perforrningmagniffrom finances to education. It's as ify.ou final t icently, so people are looking at you. Let people know your act together. But, now what? You'll have to learn what you can do for them. It's Saturday, so that. slows so.mething new. things down a little, bof if you're m:":show business, it ",.,Virgo(Ang.23-Sept.22) Looks like ttia(check.in the doesn't make any difference what day' it is. If you're not mail is finally going to arrive, and it's about 'time. in show business, maybe you should"Be. You're careful with your own money and evecyQne Virgo (Aug. 23-~pt. 2;2)):'btl ~hoult.f:be jn a p)~el0ll$ else's, today you're al!Qwed to ,Qe,tlambQ½ant. mood today. Romance is going well. It's easy for you to Don't worry. You won't do anything you can't afford. find words to express yourself. Peoi,Ie find you charmLibra (&ept.23-Oct. 23) The sun's in Virgo and the ing, intelligent, an4 darn gobq looking~ What m9re could , . moon's in Libra. Even better,:>, tne su:n•s. going' .1into ' y ,-.{(~ ,.,i:-;-.-»-- ', ' ' ¥ :-:. . ' . ;~• you ask for'! Pon 't even worry about thattight now.Just ··. · your sign within. the next couple days; so this isijust concentrate on what you've got, and savor it. the tip of the iceberg. You're getting stronger and Libra (Sept. 23-0cl. 23) Th~SUil'sinYJJ:go, 1:hemoon's more powerful. You're advancing to the next level, also in Virgo, conj-uncting Venus antf.Mercury. " This is and you}r,e aboutto have a relllly gdod.tirne, too•. another day to clean up old communic"ation. It'll be good Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) The moon's in t1bmand for you. Today, you'll remember details .andvow to get the sun will be there soon. Libra is in your twelfth things perfect house of hopes, fears, dreamsand private oonversaScorpio (Oct. 24~Nov. 21) Yout friends will be inspired tions. So you'll be having more of those over the next to talk a little more freely than before ..This will be going month. You're also pushed to take care of old busi~ on all day long andwell into the night. so it's a ~elous "·ness, in preparation for new projects. time for a parry, You'U not onJ.yenjoybeing tog~ffier,but Sagittarius (Noi 22-Dec.2t)•You couldbe 'wonied you might also find out what they really think, and chat's you won't be able to accomplish something imporalways interesting. tant. Fear not. Your chances of achieving your goals Sagittarius (Nov. Z2•Dec"21) You may get. quizzed ,, are good, especially if you ..put Jn a nagging correctoday on a subject you've been studying recently. Don't tion. You haven't goofed up, and you probably won't. despair. The examiner wants you to succeed. Knowing Just sail right on to victory. this ah~wJ of~' y<>uca,,Jigure out how to make the Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan.19) You're learning a g!'eat very bett of these conditions. deal, and you' re having so much fun, you might not Capricorn (Dee. 22-Jan. 19) All systems go, full speed be aware of it. There could t,e a test coming up, howahead, bon voyage and happy camping. You need to get ever. An authority figure will quiz you on what out and expand youhori:zcms. You don't take vacations you've accomplished so far. So take a few minutes to often, and you might have thought you couldn't afford remember the details. this one. Actually, just the opposite is true. You can't Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) The moon's in Libra and afford.not to. . , .

•· the sun's going there pretty soon. Ligr,a is i11your Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.18) Get your financial affairs in " solar ninth house of travel and higher education. order, and if you need help, ask for it. There's something Those are areas you can really get enthusiastic about. about finances that you usually find stressful. That'll be Today, you may get to test out your wings. Try someless so than norrnal ioday,Since conditions are pushing thing a little bit ,more daring than you:ve ever done you to learn more about that area of life. before.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Your mate or partner is driPisces (Feb. 19-March 20) With all the Virgo influving you nuts by ton,ti,puall)(,offerjng $Uggestion;$1 Jf this , ences gqing on right now, a~ntion to dptail is lmporperson would concentrate on his or her own act. you'd be tant. The problem is, you've had it with detail.' You delighted, but that's not likely. If you can manage to tum want to get into form and color. You want to be unintne focusfrom you to anything else, congratulations. It's hibited for a change, and you should go ahead and do a goal worth stri:Vingfor. " that.

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.Students master trig but often forget the little things Colleen DeBaise College Press Service

More than half of the students at the University of Florida cannot name a state · bordering Kansas, and students are more likely to name a cast member of the TV show "Friends" than they are a Supreme Court justice or the mayor of their home town.

Those are the results of a recent survey by the UF's student newspaper, The Independent Florida Alligator, in which staff members phoned 150 UF students at random and quizzed them on their general knowledge. To many, the results weren't all that surprising.

Although they may easily pull As and Bs on tho se tough exams , many college students are not as smart as they like to think.

When it comes to testing their CQ, or culture quotient, even college-educated Americans don ' t know a lot of basic world facts despite the fact that they've all been heard before.

For example, a poll by the Gallup and the National Geographic Society announced that Americans 18- to 24-years-old ranked last among their peers of nine nations in their ability to locate on a map places like France , Britain, Japan, Central America and the Persian Gulf.

"College students are so focused on what courses they are taking that they don't often look above their books," Sam Andrews , assistant dean for student services in UF's College of Education, told the "Alligator. " "That's not negative. There are many ·other things that can keep a student from watching the TV news or reading a newspaper, like taking to many hours , or having a job or a boyfriend or girlfriend," added Andrews .

But if you wondered how your CQ measures up, a new Princeton Review guidebook claims it can give you some answers.

"Culture scope: The Princeton Review Guide to an Informed Mind" is 712 pag es of trivia, ranging from architecture to religion, politic5 Lo war. And everything in between.

For instance, perhap s you'v e often wondered why aluminum doesn't rust, or why only the female mosquito es bite human s. Or perhaps you' ve watched film credits and wondered what the terms '"bes t boy" and "gaffer" mean. Do you remember what we got from the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, and who we got it from? And just how similar are we-genetically-to Doogie , the spastic monkey?

Michael Freedman, an author of "Culturescope," said the Princeton Review noticed " some surprising gaps in the knowl-

edge of our students" when doing education research a few years ago.

The Princeton Review book begins with a multiple choice "Culturescope Quiz."

College students can compare their answers with how thousands of their peers nationally surveyed by the Princeton Review did.

That way, readers can determine where their CQ rates.

Here are some results from the national survey: While 98 percent of college students could identify what the term NAFrA stands for, 43 percent knew Sid Caesar was the host of "Your Show of Shows," and only 16 percent knew the term "nickelodeon" refers to the first permanent movie theaters.

And , for those who don't know, thanks to the French, we doubled the size of the nation with the Louisiana Purchase.

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Sports fans have never had it better

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18, 1998

Comets prevail in season opener Richardson Miron Co-Editor in Chief

Ray Mcnutty College Press Exchange

DENVER - I never saw Babe Ruth hit a home run, or Ben Hogan hit a tee shot, or Rocky Marciano hit someone with a knockout punch.

And I wish I had.

I wish I had seen a baseball game at Ebbetts Field. I wish I had seen Knute Rockne's team play football at Notre Dame. I wish I had seen Jesse Owens dance on Adolf Hitler's swastika at the '36 Olympics .

But I was born too late.

That's not a complaint, though, because I'm a baby boomer. And that's the best thing that could happen to a sports fan.

Think about it: What other generation of Americans has been treated to so many great players and so many memorable performances?

True, we've watched helplessly as sports lost their innocence, becoming too much a of a business and not enough of the games we played as kids. But all nostalgia aside, these really are the best of times.

Mark McGwire hitting his 62nd home run to break Roger Maris ' record Tuesday night was only the latest episode of "The Greatest Moments In Sports. " Those of us old enough to remember the assassination of President Kennedy - no, Ted was never president - and watching the Vietnam War on television, but young enough to realize that Hanson is nothing more than the '90s version of the Osmonds , own a mental scrapbook filled with sports' best-evers.

On the basketball page, there's Michael Jordan, the most-dominant, all-around player in any sport and the direct dunking descendant of Magic Johnson, Larry Bird , Julius Erving, Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain.

On the football page , there 's Joe Montana throwing touchdown pass es to Jerry Rice; and Joe Namath guaranteeing the Jets' history-mak ing upset in Super Bowl III; and Lawrence Taylor redefining the way defense is played; and Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Earl Campbell, OJ . Simpson (when he did his cutting on the field) and Gale Sayers - all of them better runners than Jim Brown - rambling toward the end zone; and the Steel Curtain; and, of course, Lombardi's Packers .

On the hockey page, there's nol only the wizardry of Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, but there's the unforget table "Miracle On Ice" - the United States' stunning victory over the Soviet Union en route to winning the gold medal at Lake Placid in 1980.

On the boxing page, there's Muhammad Ali, who was born Cassius Clay and became the most famous man on the planet. He was, quite simply, the greatest.

On the golf page, there's Jack Nicklaus on the back nine at Augusta, willing putts into the cup and charging toward another green jacket. He, along with Arnold Palmer, made golf a major sport in America.

On the tennis page, there are Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe dragging their sport out of the country club and into the arena; there are Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova giving us a rivalry for the ages; and there's Pete Sampras , who, when it's all said and done, will be the best player ever to wield a racket.

On the auto racing page , there's Richard Petty roaring into the trioval at Daytona for his NASCARrecord 200th victory.

And on the horse-racing page, there 's Secretariat rumbling down the stretch at The Belmont, running away from the field and into history.

The soccer page? Pele came to America - and no one cared.

But we care about baseball. And we should. No other sport has given us so much , especially during the baby boom era.

Over the past 25 years, we've seen four of the game's mostrevered records rewritten: - Hank Aaron broke Ruth 's record of 714 career home runs and went on to finish with 755.

- Pete Rose broke Ty Cobb's record of 4,191 hits and finished with 4,256.

- Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig 's record of 2,130 consecutive games played and he's still going.

- And, now, McGwire has broken Maris' single-season home -record of 61.

What next?

Maybe McGwire will hit 70 homers. Maybe Ripken will play in 3,000 consecutive games.

All I know, is that these mile stones have been a joy to watch .

The Comets had a lot of question marks hanging over their heads as they entered the football season opener against the Cerritos College Falcons.

They had just received an old fashioned thumping at the hands of the No. 1 ranked Long Beach College Vikings in their only pre-season scrimmage and even head coach Tom Craft had his doubts about just how good this Comet team would be this season.

But the skeptics, however, got an alarming answer last weekend (Sept. 12), as the Comets trounced the No. 7 ranked Falcons 35-3.

"I think there are some areas where we really made some strides with our football team today, " said Craft after the blowout.

"The big thing is you want to see some improvement every week and we saw it in a lot of areas," he said.

The Comets dominated play from the get-go, as sophomore running back Joe Hall rushed 23 times for 156 yards with one score on the afternoon.

Hall's style of running, however, really shouldn't be termed as scampering, as the 6-foot-3, 270 pound third team preseason All-American tends to steam roll

Brandon Marshall tries to break loose after a second quarter reception.

The AllConference receiver led the Comets with eight receptions and 130 yards on the day.

Photos by Steve Marcotte / The Telescope

over defenders as opposed to running around them.

Craft had to expect a solid performance from his star Hall , but the effort from other players on the offensive unit is what encouraged the coach.

"Joe ran really hard today ...but our guys up front did a great job of recognizing their assignment and making their blocks," Craft said.

irrelevant.

"I think you get too enamored with your opponent sometimes ," Craft said, "Our focus was on ourselves and what we were going do to improve this week." 'fhe Comets also had an impr essive showing on the defensive side of the ball as they racked up four sacks, to go along with three intercep tions and two fumble recoveries.

Sophomore end Leni Suianoa led the way with three of the sacks totaling a minus of 2 1 yards.

Sophomore cornerback/running back Robbie Robinson , who transferred to Palomar from Pac- IO school Cal Berkeley, know s that the win was impressive , but still only counts for one victory and there is still a lot of football to play.

"It went really well today, but it is just the first ga me ," Rob inson said, "b ut hopefully we will keep up the good work."

The Comets will continue this road Sept. I 9, when they travel to Occidental to battle Pasadena City College. This will be the teams first meeting in the last two years. Kick-off is scheduled for I p.m.

Defensive Back Terrance Gray knocks the ball loose from a Falcon rusher.

Men's soccer team shoots high in '98 Mike Stevens

This week in

"I keep remindingthis team that everybodywants to beat Palomar,and they have the responsibiltyto defend the reputation we have established"

Sports Editor

After winning the Pacific Coast Conference for the past three seasons, the rebuilding season has finally arrived for Palomar's men's soccer team.

The Comets, who went 18-2-2 last season, started the season with two returners , 19 freshmen, and a pre -season hampered by injuries and losses to top ranked teams.

He ad Coach Carlos Hernande z remains optimistic about the race for the conference title, but is well aware of the huge steps that need to be made to get them there.

"This is probably the youngest team I've ever coached and we are not as strong defen sively as we have been in the past," said Hernandez , "but as the season progresses I am seeing a lot of improvement. " This improvement finally paid off on Sept. 11 in a 2-0 victory over San Bernadino Valley College at home.

This was the Comets' first shutout victory since last season, and an indicator showing the coaching staff the potential of their defensiv e unit.

"We aren't going to throw in the towel or anything, in these early games we are defint ely developin g the attitude we need to have," said

"l also thought our passing game helped compliment what Joe was able to do," he added.

The sophomore combination of quarterback Tony Alvarez and wide receiver Brandon Marshall was more than the Falcons defense could handle as the two teamed up eight times for 130 of the Comets' 189 passin g yards.

Marshall had eight recep tions including a 36 yard touchdown strike, while Alvarez hit on 16 of 25 pass attempts, three of which, made it into the end zone.

"We played good, espec ially since coming into this game they were the No. 7 ranked team in the nat ion and they showed us no love," Marshall said of the Falcons who bad mouthed the Comets in the Cerritos College newspap er.

In Craft's eyes, howev er, anything said off the field is

-Coach Carlos Hernandez

Ryan Jurisich / The Telescope

David Damwyk tries to loose his defender, Patrik Brodan during a practice last week. Damwyk and Brodan figure to be big parts of the '98 Comets, who are in a rebuilding year.

Hernand ez, "it's all slowly coming together and I really have a lot of faith in this team ."

The two returner s are forward Patrik Bradan (Czech Rep ubli c) and defender Jason Davis (Rancho Buena Vista).

Brodan was the Comets' leading scorer last season

as well as the most valuable player of the conference.

Top newcom ers includ e Matt Sullivan (Vista), Matt Cardoza (Escondido), Tomas Romero (San Pasqual) , and Gareth Atkins (Ramona) .

Palomar's sche dule isn 't easy by

any ¡stretch.

Santa Barbara and Santa Ana are two teams ranked in the top ten in the State and they are both on the Comet's horizon in September. Santa Ana eliminated the Comet's from the playoffs last season. Conference rival San Diego Mesa , as well as San Diego City College are also expected to be in the runnin g for the confere nce title .

"We have a really tough schedule and my goal is to be ready for the league opener. That is going to take a lot of coac hing and I welcome the challenge, Hernandez said, "I keep reminding this team that every body wants to beat Palomar, and they have the reponsibilty to defe nd the reputation we have esta blished."

The Comets trave l to Santa Ana on Sept. 23 and host Oxnard Sept.

26 .

SPORTS Football Sept. 19 at Pasadena (Occidental) - 6 p.m.

Women's Soccer Sept. 18 vs Cypress - 3 p.m.

Womens Volleyball Sept. 18 at San Bernadino Valley - 3:30 p.m.

Men's Water Polo Sept. 18-19 at Mt. Sac Tournament - All day Men's Soccer Sept. 23 at Santa Ana - TBA