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,Music and the Internet combine as we approach the next millennium. Arts &

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Monday, Sept. 13, 1999

The National Champion Comets come back to defend the title.

Palomar College -

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Volume 53, Number 2

San Marcos, CA

Bishop chosen for student activities head Speech instructor to be interim director through Spring 2000 Tom Chambers Ediror in Cl1iej

Follett to take over Bookstore Dustin Schwindt Fearurc Ldirrn

After review ing several lease proposals the Board of Governors has decided that operations of the Palomar Collegq Bookstore will be turned over to Follett. a private book retailer. Ac;c;ording to Vic;e-President of Administrative Services Jerry Patton the hoard approved going ahead with negotiations but an offic ial agreyment has not yet been reached. "We are making sure that everything in the request for proposal is met," Patton said. During the spring semester a task force wa~ formed consisting of faculty, studcnb and bookstore employees responsible for drafting a request for proposal (RFPJ that would be responded to by private book retailers wanting to lease the bookstore.

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The Palomar Bookstore will receive a facelift and remodeling job when Follett Books takes over. According to Patton, because the committee spent so much time on the RFP. they are being extra careful before ~igning an agreement. "We're going through the proposal line by

Transfer guarantee 1 0ffered for SDSU Amy Bolaski Cov,·t:diwr

Beginning this month. students will be able to guarantee their 1admission to San Diego State Univer~ity for the fall of2000 using a transfer agreement guarantee (TAG). Due to an inllu:X of applic;ations to a campus that's already over-crowd€d. SDSU has provided the opportunity for all Region I 0 (San Diego and Imperial County) community colleges to offer students guaranteed admission. The TAG is designed to give priority to transfer students who attend '>Choob that fall into Region I 0. which includes Palomar. SDSU was declared an impacted campus in the spring of 1999. and raised the minimum GPA required

to transfer from 2.0 to 2.6. The school has the highest enrollment of all schools in the California State University system and raised the GPA in order to limit enrollment. In an effort to provide its area community colleges with priority transfer, SDSU initiated the TAG program. Palomar already maintains a simi Jar contract with the University of California at San Diego, (UCSD) which is also called TAG. Director o f the Transfer Center Tim Hernandez says, "This is a great move on behalf of Sa11 Diego State in terms of public relations, but it is abo great for students to know the rules of the game ahead of time." The program will enable students who wish to attend SDSU to

see TRANSFER, page 5

line comparing what we expect with what they interpret,"' Patton said. Some of the things already agreed upon by the board and Follett deal with the level of service that will be

provided and the pricing of books. As far as service is concerned, Patton stated the board expects Follett to have the books students need on the shelves when the rush to buy books begins at the beginning of the semester. "Follett already agreed to supplying the education centers," Patton said. Follett also has agreed to putting $278,000 into remodeling the bookstore and is offering a web-based service that will allow students to order the hooks they need. Students can either have the books sent to their home or to the bookstore where they will be ready for students to come pick them up when the semester starts. As far as pricing, the bookstore under its present management is oper-

Palomar speech instructor Bruce Bishop will be the interim Direc;tor of Student Activities through next spring, a hiring committee decided last week. The committee was fo rmed over the summer to choose a replacement for Jim Bowen, who retired in July. Bishop has taught at Palomar si nee 1977. and has chaired the Speech Communic;ations department since 1995. Associated Student Government President Buddy Rabaya, who was on the committee, said it was Bishop 's exper ience and knowledge of Palomar that made him the likely candidate. Bruce Bishop "He has real New Interim Student been Activities Director active with the

"I have celebrated and embraced the diversity of the community college environment fior more than 20 years. "

faculty. . " Rabaya said, "he'll also be good with the students." Bishop is currently in his second term as President of the Faculty and served as President and Vice President of the faculty Senate in the past. "As a classroom instructor and member of the Palomar College staff," Bi shop wrote in a letter to the hiring committee, "I have celebrated and embraced the diversity of the community college environment for more than 20 years.·· The hiring committee looked at three candidates for the position that will expire at the end of the academic year, when a permanent replacement will be hired. Vice President of Student Services Joe Madrigal said Bi shop will bring a lot of energy to the student activities office. "His enthusiasm is contagious," Madrigal said. Rabaya looks forward to working with Bishop. '· A lot more doors will be opened for us (the students)," he said, "He'll bring a sense of humor instead of downness." The Governing Board will finalize the decision in the Sept. 14 meeting, and Bishop will start Sept. 15 .

see BOOKSTORE, page 3

PIC card used for debit in campus labs Shigehiro Kondo Sraff Wrirer

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Palomar student Jason Gray ads money to his new PIC debit card in the library.

This fall Palomar 's student identification card, or PIC card, can be used as a debit card in computer labs and copy mac;hines on campus. With this new feature, students deposit money onto their cards and printing fees are deducted from that amount. So far, debit devices have been installed in the library computer lab, the English lab. and the Career Center. For promotional purposes, $2 has already been credited to each newly purchased PIC card. When the $2 credit is exhausted, students can deposit money on their cards at dispensers located on the first floor of the library and in the Counseling Center. However, it is not mandatory for students to purchase a PIC card, which costs $5. Students without cards can still use the debit service when printing documents. Instead of buying a PIC card, stu-

dents can purchase a 50 cent card for use in the labs . Chris Nguyen, coordinator of the PIC Center. is expecting the new debit feature to provide students <.tnd staff with more convenience. '"It (a new P[C card) would save a lot of time for students and the departments because we can use an ID card more like a credit card." he said. Nguyen also emphasized the advantage of a PIC card over a 50 cent card, saying that an lD feature will make life easier on campu~. He said the procedure of checking out resources from the library will be done more quickly by using a PIC card. Shay Phillips, a lab technician at the library, said that although there ~eems to be some confusion among students about how to use their cards, he likes the new system. Instead of manually handling printing fee s, as he used to. the computer now handles it all. Before the new system was installed

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Campus Beat

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PALOMAR IN BRIEF TRIO program open for students It is not too late for students to apply for the TRIO, a federally funded educational program. TRIO offers many services such as tutoring, counseling, student success workshops and overnight lending of laptop computers. Students in low-income families and disabled students are eligible to apply for the program. First generation college students, neither of whose parents has a four-year college degree, may also apply for the program. Students interested in the program can pick up an application at the TRIO office. The TRIO office is located in the TCB building Room 4. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday. For further information,call (760) 744-1150, Ext. 2761.

Rumiko Takeya Campus Beat Co-Editor

Egypt's skies at planetarium The planetarium is sponsoring a lecture, "Egypt's Eternal Skies," which looks at the astronomical legacy of Egypt. The construction of the pyramid was based on observations of the rotation of the sky around their North Star , Thuban. Egyptian religious beliefs were also tied to the stars in the sky. The planetarium show will be held on Sept. 17. The planetarium features lectures on the first three Fridays of each month at 7 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for students with PIC cards and for children ages 5-12. Younger children are not admitted. Seating is limited. Early arrival and reservations is recommended. Call (760) 744-1150, Ext. 2833 for more information.

Sean O'Connor Campus Beat Co-Editor

Faculty art and photography at Boehm Gallery The Boehm Gallery is now exhibiting the art and photography of the Palomar College faculty and staff. This exhibit has attracted wide attention in the past and it promises to attract even more attention this year. The Palomar Art & Photography Faculty Exhibition features a variety of works by more than 50 artists currently teaching at Palomar. The art includes painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, ceramics, sculpture, computer art, blown and flat glass, jewelry, metal work-

ing. mixed media construction and assemblage, computer art and more. The Boehm Gallery is located in the Performing Arts complex. The photography and art exhibit continues until Saturday, Oct. 2. The gallery is open Tuesdays, I 0 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays, I 0 a.m. to 7 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The gallery is closed on Sundays, Mondays and all school holidays. Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public.

Shigehiro Kondo Staff Writer

ASG election packets due The Associated Student Govenment election is around the corner. There are I 0 open positions. The open positions are six for senator, one for executive vice president, one for treasurer, one for vice president of social events and one for vice president of state affairs. Students can pick up election packets in Room SU-21. Packets are accepted until noon on Sept. 15. The ASG election will be held on Sept. 21 and Sept. 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Student Union.

Rumiko Takeya Campus Beat Co-Editor

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Students can gain mentoring experience through the Palomar Peers Program. Palomar students chosen for the Palomar Peers Program will advise high school students and maintain contact with these students throughout the year. They also help in developing workshops and presentations for high school students. Peers may also represent Palomar College at career fairs, school visits and other programs and assist in the planning and presentation of special events for recruiting high school students. To be eligible for the Peers Program, students must have at least a 2.8 grade point average and be enrolled in 6 units during the semester. They should be able to provide their own transportation. The rate of pay i $7 per hour. For additional information, please contact Barbara Anaya at 744-1150 Ext. 2960.

Sean O'Connor!Rumiko Takeya Campus Beat Co-Editors

ANGER MANAGEMENT

CAMPUS CALENDAR

This workshop is offered on Sept. 18, from 9:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. in Room E-9.

COUNSELING FAMILIES OF PROBLEM GAMBLERS

ASSOCIATED STUDENT GOVERNMENT

This workshop will be held on Sept. 18, from 9 a.m. to 4:30p.m. in Room A-14.

Meets Wednesdays at I p.m. in SU-18. Agendas are available in the ASG office, SU-7.

INTER-CLUB COUNCIL

This workshop is offered on Sept. 25, from 9 a.m. to 4:30p.m. in Room E-8.

Meeting on Sept. 14, at 12:30 p.m. in SU-18.

To register or to get more information about these workshops, contact Palomar College Community Services at (760) 744-1150, Ext. 2702.

INTER-CLUB COUNCIL

UNIVERSITY VISITATIONS -SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY (SDSU) This workshop is offered on Sept. 20 from 9 a.m. to I p.m. in Room SU-I & 3. For more information, contact the Transfer Center at (760) 744-1150, Ext. 2552.

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Officer training will be given on Sept. 19, in SU-18. _ Club officers are required to attend. Club guidebooks, calendar, yearly planner and student guidebooks will be distributed.

INTER-CLUB COUNCIL The ICC will be holding an opportunity drawing for a reserved parking space on Sept. 20. Tickets cost $1, and can be purchased at the Comet Center in the Student Union. Money raised will be used for student scholarships. Phi Theta Kappa Meeting on Sept. 15, at II a.m. in SU-21.

VICE PRESIDENT OF STATE AFFAIRS Moody Wasif resigned because of scheduling conflicts.

GOVERNING BOARD

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT K. J. Tosaya re. igned because he changed schools. Linda Allen weas apppointed as interim Executive Vice President.

VICE PRESIDENT OF SOCIAL EVENTS Elaine James resigned for personal reasons. Adriannc Corona was appointed interim Vice President of Social Events.

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Board meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Governing Board Room. The meetings are open to the public. Next meeting is on Sept. 21. - Interested in submitting club or campus information? Contact Rumiko Takeya or Sean O'Connor at (760) 744-1150, Ext. 2450 or stop by Room TCB-1.

Speak Out! Where did you buy your textbooks and how much did they cost?

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MULTICULUTRAL AND DIVERSITY ISSUES OF PROBLEM GAMBLING

Sara Durben Studio Art

Gary Dador Physical Therapy

Miho Tanaka Graphic Design

James Charpentier Fire Technology

Alline Chan Sociology

Joshua Webb Engineering

"[paid $200 and I am taking 14 units. I bought them at the Palomar College Bookstore. I'm satisfied."

"It costs me $159 for 12 units. [ bought them at the Palomar bookstore one week before school began so that I could get all used books."

"It costs $150 to $200 for 15 units. I bought all books except one at OffCampus Books."

"I paid $250 for 15 units but I had some text books from last semester. Some are new and some are used. I bought them at the Palomar bookstore."

"I paid $183.60 for 12 units. I purchased them at the Palomar College Bookstore. I do not feel like going off campus ."

"It cost $375 for 20 un its. [bought some at the campus and some at OffCampus. The campus bookstore costs a little bit more but it wasn't bad."

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Palomar competes in BOOKSTORE: blood marrow driVe Follett coming to Palomar Michael Paisner four people are scheduled to receive bone marrow before the end of November. The bad news is Palomar will compete against that at any given time, there are MiraCosta College and Cal State 3,000 people waiting for a match. San Marcos in a contest for life. Some of these people die every The three colleges are challenging day. each other to see who can add the The registry process is simple most donors to San Diego Blood and takes only a few minutes . Sank's bone marrow registry on However not Thursday, Sept. 16 everyone qualfrom I 0-4 p.m. in ifies. Sayers the student lounge says potential I (SU-19). donors have to Buddy Rabaya, be between the 1 president of the ages of J 8 and Associated Student 60. They must '"'overnment, is the not have any chair of the event. serious health says Rabaya problems su<.:h t· Palomar should as heart discoast to an easy win. ease. cancer, or · "In the past, they've diabetes. They I got about 700 names between the both of Hazel Sayers mu st also be free of infec1 hem. They're thinkDirector of the San tious diseases ing that we should Diego Blood Bank Bone such as HIV get about I ,000 because of our blood Marrow Center and hepatitis. Donors must donor numbers," also be no Rabaya said. more than 20 percent over their This is the first year Palomar has ideal height/weight. Sayers says competed against the other two this is not usually a problem chools. "That would really get because, for example, in her case. a Palomar some recognition,'' 5-foot tall woman would have to be Rabaya said. The Associated over 180 pounds. You must a lso be Student Government is sponsoring willing to donate to anyone in need the event in conjunction with Phi - you cannot choose a recipient. Theta Kappa. Sayer explained that after a short "There is an under-representaquestionnaire is filled out, the tion of ethnic minorities," says prospective donor gives about two .Hazel Sayers, director of the San tablespoons of blood. The donat1on Diego Blood Bank Bone Marrow is sent to a lab where it is screened Center. "There are a higher number for four out of the six markers that of Blacks and Hispanics in need of tissue can be typed for. It is then bone marrow." Sayers says that entered in the database and joins right now there is good' news and about 3.8 million records. If a bad news. The good news is that 'Veu·s Editor

"There is an uder-representation of ethnic minorities. There are a higher number of Blacks and Hispanics in need of bone marrow."

donor matches a potential recipient. more tests are done to check for compatibility. If all tests match, the donor is called in and asked if they would like to continue the process. If the answer is yes, a ll phases of the donation are explained along with a film showing the actual process and a talk with someone who has donated before. The donor is then required to wait 48 hours to make a fi nal decision. Sayers says that although there is no serious pain in donating, discomfort equ ivalent to a strained muscle or a bruise can last up to four weeks. Someone from the San Diego Blood Bank stays with the donor throughout the extraction. Once the marrow is collected from the donor, it is hand carried by the blood bank representative to a previously scheduled plane flight. When they arrive at the destination, the donation is delivered to the nurse on duty at the patient's room. The marrow is given to the recipient exactly the same way as a blood transfusion. Sayers says, "It's very anti-c! i mactic." The national program does about I 00- I 20 transfers a month." Says Sayers. The San Diego Blood Bank has done 140 over the last eight years. More information about bone marrow transplants, as well as biographies and pictures of people waiting for marrow can be found on the blood bank web site: www.sandiegobloodbank.org, or call 619-296-6393. For those who would like to get screened o n a different day, Palomar can sti II get credit by calling 800-479-3902 Ext . 197 to arrange an appointment.

ating at a 23 percent markup rate. "We want to make sure Follett doesn't exceed a,. 25 percent markup,'' Patton said. Patton also mentioned ~that with a switch to Follett, there would be a stronger emphasis on used books. As far as how the time line will work with faculty book orders. that is one of the items that still has to be negotiated. Patton is hoping all remaining items will be settled by the deadline date. '·November I is the date we want to have the agreement signed and the transition started," Patton said. This is not the first time Follell has taken over a campus bookstore.

At MiraCosta College's Spartan Bookstore. Follett has been in operation for over a year and a half. Walter Santina, the bookstore's manager said that most of the changes have been for the good. " With Follett having 680 store's nationwide, buying power has very much improved," Santina said. This increased buying power is one of the reasons for the increase of clothing, software and music CDs available at the Spartan Bookstore. Another difference made by the change to Follett is the amount of used books avai Iable to students. According to Santina, before the

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lease, only 25 to 30 percent of the books sold at the bookstore were used, but now that number ha~ risen to 50 percent. ·'Follelt ha~ access to a larger inventory of used books," Santina said. As far as fisca l performance. Santina has seen a significant change for the better wi th Follett. "College bookstores are notorious for having rollercoaster years." Santina said, "The college found it more beneficial to balance a straigh t income fro m Follett." San tina expects that the transition at Palomar wi II be very smooth with respect to the management. " I wouldn' t see any positions changing when they switch to Follett," Santina said, "Follett doesn't have a bullpen of employees to bring in and replace people with. They depend on employees working there to make the transition smooth."

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music Variety really is the spice ÂˇOf life, according to MP3 Evan Blewett Ar1.1 & E111erwinmcnl Ediwr

ans of the increasingly popular MP3 format of music ought to be happy. Their favorite types and styles of music are becoming more and more avai lable. There are thousands of legal songs in MP3 format available freely on the Internet that have the permission of their copyri ght holders. Releasing a song as an MP3 is becoming an increasingly popular method for smalltime artists to get noticed. Currently artists like Ghost in the Machine, Red Delicious, Kristin Banks, Montana Rose, and Micronaut can be found all over the World Wide Web in various MP3 Top 40 listings. To listen to an MP3 song on your computer, you need a player such as "WinAmp" for the PC or " MacAmp" for the Macintosh. Both of these are available for free at the offical MP3 website, http://www.mp3.com. A myriad of other MP3 download sites are a lso out there. While surfing on your favori te web browser you might find "The Bum Bum Song", made famous by MTV host Tom Green.

Other artists with more recognizable names are also venturin g into the MP3 market. David Bowie will be releasing his upcoming album on the Internet first, two weeks before it's scheduled to hit stores. Starting Sept. 2 1, fans can download Bowi e's 22nd studio album, titled "hours ... ", only through the existing We b sites of participating retailers. and not through Virgin's site or Bowie's site. Th is move follows a similar release made by Public Enemy back in June, giving the public a chance to download the record before it's official release. Others like I 0,000 Maniacs, White Town, and They Might Be G iants, all have music available on the web. Additionall y, the band Soul Coughing releases a new MP3 file on their wbesite every month. Pop stars Alanis Morrisette and Tori Amos have signing on opening acts with MP3 files for their curre nt tour, "The 5 and 1/2 Weeks Tour". These artists include Chlorop hyll, Greta Gaines, Lotusland, Ray Lane, and SciFi Lullaby. A compilation CD of these opening acts is also available for purchase.

Portable MP3 players break into the lllarket Tom Chambers Ediwr-in Chief

sers of the MP3 audio computer fi le format used to resort to illegally copying songs and tracks from a compact disc onto a computer. Nowadays, those form er felons can breathe easier. Since then, the format has gone from underground to retail stores. New incarnations or MP3 players and recorders are portable like their CD cousins - and can be purchased at most electronic stores as well as on li ne. One of the most popular portable players is the Rio, from Diamond Multimedia. It comes with 64 megabytes of memory and costs $250. The Rio can record new MP3 files and play them in any order the user wants. Other players cost less, but offer fewer features . The Pontis Mplayer3 costs $ 195, but on ly has 16 megabytes of memory.

Portable MP3 players have advantages over portable CD players. MP3 players don't skip when bumped or moved. Use:s don't have to cany additional disk with them, the files are all stored in the player. The player connects to computers where it downloads MP3 files and stores them in its memory. Players are even being made for cars. The Empeg Car Player offers up to 28.2 gigabytes of memory. and starts at a cost of $950. Car players get even more expensive - the Impy3 Car/Home player runs a( $1300. Potentially someone coum have a music collection of over 800 wngs in their pocket or car. MP3 is an aud io compression format that uses a 12: I compression ratio. It takes a 50 megabyte CD wave file and compresses it to 4 megabytes without losing the sound quality. The "official" MP3 Web site, www.mp3.com, lists and reviews a variety of portable players, and offers free software for desktop computers .

Potentially someone could have a music collection of over 800 songs in their pocket or car.

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TRANSFER: SDSU offers transfer guarantee plan an academic program that meets eligibility requirements, and lhe long wait for an acceptance ;notice will cease to he a concern. Anyone interested in the TAG ,rrogram is encouraged to visit the Transfer Center. or to make an ;appointment with a counselor. :Though transfer and eligibility :requirements may seem a bit confusing, Hernandez says that the iggest benefit of using the TAG is that ·'students will get a clear picture of what is required of them." Students who wish to sign a TAG contract for the fall of 2000 must do so hy the end of September, and for the spring of 2000, the end of June. To sign a contract. students must _1wve a GPA of 2.6 or highe r, have

completed at least 12 transferable units, and make an appointment with a counselor. In order to enroll using the TAG, students must complete 60 transferable units. the last 30 of which must be completed at a Region I 0 college and meet all CSU eligibility requirements. During the month of September TAGs will be available only for the fall of 2000. Students interested in a TAG for the spring of 200 I should contact the transfer center. and the deadline for a spring TAG will be June of 2000. Walk-in appointments arc always available during the Transfer Center's regular hours, and it limited amount of scheduled appointments will be offered.

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PIC CARDS: ID used for lab debit printing l"ce~ wc1:C handl ed over the front desk manually and the I 0 cent a-page charge v.a~ not strict ly enforced. The new system doesn't print until students slide their cards through the reader. Before printing, the total fcc is displayed on the screen and students arc given the option to print

or not. Black and white copies cost I 0 cents a page and color copies cost 50 cents a page. ~guycn said there is future plans to expand the system so students can usc their cards at more places on campus. "'We just met some people from the bookstore and cafeteria. We want them to join us in a way that we can allow students to use an ID card to purchase books and food," he said.

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EDITORIAL • A breath of fresh azr t is about time. For years the As-sociated Student Government at Palomar College has been a self-serving body, i~terested in leaving a name for itself at the expense of the students it was supposed to serve. It doesn't look that way anymore. Thanks to new ASG President Buddy Rabaya and what looks to be a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed crop of perspective student leaders, we are beginning to see changes that we feel will make a positive difference. Meetings are efficient from beginning to end. Rabaya reqmres ASG officers to bring well thought out reports to his meetings. He insists that all student government goals involve the students. At the same time he is quick to praise those who are putting forth the effort, and gently guide those who are not. And he is not the only one. When several clubs needed bulletin boards, they went to Shannon Gyde, vice president/chair of the Inter-Club Council. Rather than make

excuses, Gyde ordered the bulletin boards the next day. It may seem small, but to us it is a step in the right direc· tion. Action is taking the place of talk. Rabaya discovered the fees collected from the ATM in the Student Union, a building actually owned by the students, were going to the faculty. Rather than whine, he met with bank officials. Things are changing. We are seeing results. Senator Melissa Denham is working on making it easier for visually impaired people to get around campus. Senator Shalina Mahendra is working to improve transfer guarantees with fouryear schools. Meetings are being held in the cafeteria, a public forum, for the first time ever. Unsuspecting students are actively being recruited from their lunch trays to give their input on various issues that affect ·~h®ll. In days of old we heard "We want to leave our mark on Palomar." Now we are hearing, "We want Palomar to be a better place for the students."

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Volume 53 Number 2

E dito r- in-Chi e f Tom Chambers N e w s E ditor Michael Paisner

Adve rti s in g M a n age r Jan Dorsey

C a mpu s B eat E ditors Sean O'Connor Rumiko Takeya

Di s tribution M a n ager Tara Hebert

Opinion E ditor Patricia S. McAvoy E nte rta inme nt E dito r Evan Blewett S p o rts E dito r s Anthony Saavedra Mike Stevens Featu re E ditor Dustin Schwindt P h o t o E dito r s Johnny Rabago Mikael Wiley Copy E dito r s Amy Bolaski Sean O'Connor

In s tru cti o n a l A ss i sta nt Daniel Kwan P h o t o j o urn a li s m Advi se r Paul Stachelek J o u r n a li s m Advi ser Wendy Nelson Staff W r ite r s Janise Del eon, Anne Hathaway, Shigehiro Kondo, Courtney Adams, Joel Christoffersen, Sean Johnston, Nancy Seuschek, Samir Roy, Bre ndon Fischer, Tiffany Hendren, Derian Messard P hotog r a phe rs lchiro Tokashiki , Jessie Diliberto, Jennife r Gordon , Sean Colburn, Jessica Ten nis, Chris Weedon , Robert Burns, Jason Hunter

O nline E dito r Tom Chambers

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I distrust large corpo rations. When I think of large corporations, I think of a one-s ize-fi ts-all me ntality. I think of King Kong and Fay Ray a nd Dilbert. I think of ruthless business tactics, unfair busi nes s practi ces, ethi cal vacuums, robber barons and Microsoft. Not exactly soft c uddly ki ttens and warm fuzzy m ittens, or packages tie d up with stri ng. When I think of large corporations, I don't think o f my favo rite th ings. So, when I heard Follett might come to Palomar to operate our bookstore, I took a close look with my ja undiced eye (that is my green one). Who are you, Follett? It is true we are a large corpo ration, but we are sti ll famil y o wned. So we re the Borgias. " We are over 120 years old; the most experienced bookstore management company in the country. We manage 500 bookstores, from large universities to small private co lleges more than all .Qther contract , , management companies combined." .. Enoug h about you. What about us? Give us your "Three-Step Plan fo r Sc rewing Over the College." "First thing we do is buy yo ur inventory. T his gives you an immedi ate cas h flow. Then we wi ll commit funds toward necessary re modeling. We may make a few cosmetic c hanges, or recommend complete re novatio n." This is where we extract blood from turn ips to pay fo r it. Ri ght? "It is all at Foll ett's expense." I ass ume Follett's next move is to can every worke r in sight and te ll the m to "Have a nice day" as they are shoved out the ' in' door. Thi s being analogous to your view of customers. "We p lace the highest priority o n mai ntaining the continuity of your curre nt managemen t a nd e mployees.'· Your philosophy is heartwarming. Facts anyone? "Over 95 percent of all managers and staff choose to stay with Follett.'' Wha t about that prickly pear- custo mer service? "We we re the first to offer Textbook Reservation on the Internet and G ua ranteed Boo k Buy back. We created a Book Reservati on Program whi ch a llows students and faculty to order books in advance and pick them up pre-bagged at the bookstore. We have streamline d the bu ying process for students, eli minating long wait times that plague other bo okstores." All rig ht, show us the mo ney. " With o ur lease ag reement, we guarantee you an annual commission inco me." Okay, so nothing in life is ri sk free. I think we should take th is chance on Fo lle tt - even if they are a big corporati on. Size is not everything.

Sell ing to Follett makes no sense. Follett is in the busine ss of making money. Why would they buy a losing proposition and pay Palomar College fo r the right to do so? Maybe it is because they don't think it is a losing proposition. I do n't be lie ve it is either. For several years now, the employees have run the bookstore into the ground. Just like in other sectors of the govern ment, the cul prits here are pointing fingers and duc king for cover - pri marlly tryi ng to figure out how to save their j obs and secondarily trying not to look too bad. Now the jig is up and the college is trying to put a Band-Aid on the situation by sell ing to Folle tt and keeping these said same people on the j ob for up to three years. I' ve heard the employees, with tears in thei r eyes, asked the governing board to save their jobs. Oh, yeah .. r That's the best thing for everybody. Get a grip. T he bookstore is a money making machine. It is a profit center. Fire these losers arid ' get someone who can run it properly. How often do you see Barnes and Noble, Borde rs, or Bre ntanos close down stores? If they do, it is to open a bigger store down the street. Face it, they are making a killi ng. Look how many places sell books on the Internet. Even if they started o'ut' selling pretzels, they would have expanded into selling books by. now because it is so lucrative. All the bookstore management has do ne is wh ine about why th~y cannot get the job done. 'There is competition." "Book prices are high.'' "We have to order every book that every teacher req uests·.~· These are some of the excuses they have used in past issues of Tire' Telescope. Let's look at these. Competition comes mainly in the form of Off-Campus Books. Off-Cam pu s Books seems to be enjoying life the way it is. You do not hear them complain that Palomar College has a bookstore. High book prices? How come my speech class textbook was $54 plus tax in the bookstore, and $27 onl ine (plus $4 shipping - no sales tax). If I buy on ly one copy and save $27, why can' t the bookstore do it with hundreds of copies? Or do they? Instead of ordering dozens ·of different titles, why not make up a list of say-three books for English 100 and tell the teachers to choo~e one? T his is not rocket science, folks. When the bookstore did not have a title I needed three people gave me Internet sites that would deliver the book to my door within 24 hours for 20 percent less. It is time to take the bookstore out of the hands of the incompetents. Replace everyone involved in the bookstore fro m the very top down with people that can deli ver the goods on time, at a lower cost to the students and a bigger profit for the college. In the meantime, I'll buy my books on the Internet and my office suppl ies at Office Depot. There' s two reasons for thi s. rts c heaper. and I' m persona non grata at the boo kstore.

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o me years ago I had the occasion to meet Bob Jones, Jr., the president of Bob Jones University in Greenvi lle, Sou th Carolin a, while atte nd ing the America n Associatio n of H igher Education in Chicago . Of course, it was intrig ui ng to find a man whose father founded the university and who bore the same name as this institutio n of higher learning. As we talked , we wandered into the top ic of creatio nism and evo luti on. It was the first time I had ever e ncou ntered a creationist in the flesh and, whi le 1 knew of such peop le acade mi cally, I had never met one persona lly. It turned out to be q uite an expe rie nce for me . As we ta lked and disagreed , J had to adm ire the profo und depth of belief of the man who was also up to date on so many issues of higher education. I have long s ince adopted my own version of evolution and made it part of my world view. I was fascinated by the "vital force" of Henri Bergson who had written the book, "C reative Evol ution," in the second decade of the 20 th century. Later o n I was impressed by the work of Teilhard de Chardin , "The Phenomenon of Man. " He

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held that evo lution developed not so much from externa l forces pressing themselves on us, but fro m deep seated instincts and forces which came from within us. Nor d id I see any conflict with the 12 verses of Genesis which I understood to be Hebrew poetry, poetry that was both beautiful and profound in its ins ight which put me in a state of awe of the man who wrote the m. I have also come to see mankind - and womankind - in a state of on-going evolution at the present moment, a work in progress. We are participants in a developing and evolving drama. We are partners, co-creators with God , in understanding more of our past and shaping our future destitly which is, undo ubtedly, linked to the

exploration of the new worlds of the moon.( M ars and beyond. , I reve l in the idea that we a re creative: human beings and we can only be creative; when we confront the unk nown aspects of; ourselves and the universe, an echo of the; void and the deep, the chaos of Genesis. fn: the beginning, God was crea tive when co11-: fronted by the tohu and bohu, the Hebre'yV ~ words used in Genesis for vo id and darl<.; confusion or chaos. We become creative: when confronted with that same darknesL the work yet to be done. Or, as President: Kennedy put it, "God's work must trul y be· our own.'' I: God's work - my work , your work, our; work - isn't finished yet. T here's a lot to: 1 be done. Yes, I d isagree with Bob Jones and m any of my fellow Americans who hold the the9ry of creationism. I see no co nflict betweqn evolution and God 's creation of the worl41. But because of that encounter with Bdb Jones many years ago , I also hold a prJfound and abiding respect for those who hold a different viewpoint fro m mine.

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all me crazy, but I have always believed the most valuable part of my education would be the knowledge and experiences I will take with me when I "'inish, along with carefully honed communi;ation skills and a great sense of pride in my accomplishments. I think I was wrong. Important as these things are, my ability to navigate my way through a never-ending stream of paperwork, to meet a myriad of deadlines for forms and applications (some of which I have never hear f) and remain calm in the midst of unreturned phone calls and unanswered E-mail, these are the skills that will ensure that I make it through, and past, this thing we call education. Yes, I am talking about transferring, the goal of many a community college student. Elated as I am to have completed the 56 units ~quired to transfer, I have found that the '\fansfer process was a lot more detailed and ' t.lme consuming than I had thought. Give me .a final any day - trust me, it is a cakewalk compared to this. Before actually applying I made several trips to the Counseling Department, Transfer Center, and Evaluations. Although the counselors can be helpful, my little trek to f-:va luations was a result of misinformation g iven to me regarding the transfer of a class from a previous university I attended. Last spring I found myself enrolled in an English class I did not need because I was told the ',equtvalent . class I had already taken would not transfer. (Read: wasted time.) Being somewhat skeptical, I . contacted Evaluations to -double-check. They did, and guess what? I fUS told to drop my class, as I did not need it; my class did indeed transfer. It pays to do your homework. Once I managed to establish the fact that I was actually ready to transfer (read: more ', forms, more phone calls) I requested applicar bons from two of California's State , Vniversities. One I requested online, the other · through an automated (no human being) system over the phone. This was a big mistake. ~ thought I would take advantage of the leaps ,and bounds made in the field of technology .{Jere. Why I did not make a trip to the trans.1 fer center first, I could not tell you. ,Regardless, I never received the one requested on line, and the application I requested on the phone I received two days prior to the deadline. , Fortunately, I did have the presence of mind t9 pick up applications from the transfer center in case I did not receive the others in time. Good move. I was handed those in about three seconds. This was the only simple step taken. ~ Although the applications are not long, I spent several hours digging through ancient files to find dates of my current vehicle registration, driver's license renewal date, the history of my family back to 1900, well, you get the picture. I can proudly say that after several botched attempts I sent the right applications to the right schools with the right information (I think) in the specified amount of time. I even put stamps on the envelopes. I think. Although I am very excited about transferring and jumping back into the world of sleepless nights and coffee in place of meals, the entire process up to this point has been nothing if not frustrating. I sympathize with anyone making an attempt at this soon. I must say that 'this complicated step is certainly a big one, and one that I know will lead to a future guaranteed to be exciting, and of course, complicated.

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Science, God and education stupid, unscientific and archaic. When an opposing theory is brought up, it is quickly censured -just like Galileo. When I took Astronomy 100 at Palomar College, hen Galileo proposed that the earth orbited the sun, challenging the one test question asked, "If the universe began with view of the time that the sun orbited just gases and dust, how could stars and planets the earth, he was silenced and have formed?" Not wanting to regurgitate the forced to renounce his statement As it turns out, explanation in the textbook, I wrote that stars, planGalileo's theory was true and those who silenced ets and the universe in general could have been crehim have been judged harshly by history for using ated by God. The instructor marked my answer their own presumptions to dictate what others wrong, and wrote in his red pen, "There's no proof of this." might think. The truth is, neither theory can be proven by sciThe battle between science and theology has been waged for centuries and continues to this day. The ence. The scientific method requires that one Kansas school board has decided that students there observes something, then a hypothesis is made to will not be tested on the theory of evolution. In explain the observation. The scientist must then test response to the decision, many are calling the that hypothesis to see whether it is true. We cannot Kansas board ignorant, stupid, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - observe the beginning of the world, so we can only observe the unscientific and archaic - not too different from the words the Just like the Catholic results. Catholic Church used to describe Creationists believe everything Church in Galileo's Galileo. was created by God in its current time, science today form. Evolutionists believe that It is important to note that Kansas will not be replacing the everything evolved from simpler is based on a theory of evolution with any theorganisms into the more complex. ories of creation. In 1983, the theory that cannot be How can these hypotheses be Supreme Court ruled that cre- proven, and anything tested? By making more observaation theories cannot be taught in tions, observing more of the challenging that is world and finding more fossils by public schools, even if the theory of evolution is taught concurrent- seen as ignorant, stu- which both sides hope to prove their theory. The problem for evoly. To sidestep that ruling, the Kansas board has said they will pid, unscientific and lutionists is that the missing link, a fossil that would prove evolunot test on any theories describarchaic. ing where our world came from. tion, is just as the name says m1ssmg. The 1983 Supreme Court ruling So, why cannot the two competing theories be is really what the argument comes down to. Why shouldn't schools teach both the evolution and cre- taught together as such? It is sad that science conation theories, and let students decide for them- tinues to be censured as we go into the next millenselves? If the creation theory is so preposterous and nium. If evolutionists are so sure that they are right, ridiculous, would not students realize that? What and that creation is ridiculous, then they have nothing to lose in putting the two theories next to each are the evolutionists afraid of? Evolutionists fear losing their grip on science. Just other. Or are they not so sure, and just as the like the Catholic Church in Galileo's time, science Catholic Church did with Galileo, to keep their today is based on a theory that cannot be proven, power they need to use their own presumptions to and anything challenging that is seen as ignorant, dictate what others might think? Tom Chambers f:.ditor-in-Chief

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school philosophy that emphasizes profit. • provided overviews and emphasis of subject matter and removed the extraneous. • formu lated the exams wholly based on the homework, which is fundamental. • instilled student self-confidence, which is a very necessary step in the learning process. And, these are just some of the instructorinspired qualities of my math class that assured my success. Now, you may ask, who is this great instructor: Shannon Lienhart! James Cobar Mathematics

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preading like wild fire over the Internet ; via E-mail is the stirring prayer that was : delivered to the Kansas Senate by Joe , Wright, a minister. This prayer was far from ~ the politically correct prayer the Senate nor- ; mally expected. So much so, that some mem- . bers walked out in protest. In the weeks following, thousands of people : called the Central Christian Church requesting : copies of the prayer from as far away as India ; and Africa . . Paul Harvey, radio commentator : picked up the news and aired the prayer and he : too was flooded with responses. Whether or not the callers comprised the : right-wing moral majority or the "average" cit- ; izen, the prayer's stirring words were leveled at : society as a whole. As college students and stu- : dents of life, our minds should be open and · willing to take-in the message this prayer sends. This was more than a prayer; it was an admission of society's collective guilt. Where do we, as individuals, contribute to the problems facing our society today? How will we shape society's future? To achieve "We have endorsed equality have perversion and we, as a socicalled it an alterety, bent over backwards so native lifestyle. far as to put We have exploited our country and democrathe poor and called cy flat on its it the lottery. back? We have neglected The heart of the prayer the needy and addresses our called it selfcountry's lost spiritual equipreservation. librium and We have rewarded values reverlaziness and called sal. "We conit welfare. fess that: We We have killed our h a v e ridiculed the unborn children absolute truth and called it a of Your choice." (God's) Word and called it pluralism. We -Joe Wright. have worshipped other Kansas minister gods and called it multicultural ism. We have endorsed perversion and called it an alternative lifestyle . . We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have neglected the needy and called it self-preservation. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn children and called it a choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children" and called it building self-esteem. We have ' abused power and called it political savvy. We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition . We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the' time-honored values of our forefathers and · called it enlightenment." Whether we agree or disagree with each · declaration of confession, it is worth spending · time reflecting on each, searching our hearts and minds for the truths revealed from within each declaration and us. After our reflections and truths are revealed, it then becomes our responsi bility as an individual and as a society to act on those truths. One person can m ake a difference; h isto ry is full of role models.

Cute signs no relief to mess

oming back after a summer away from Palomar, I took in the sight of fences, ditches and construction equipment and quickly came to terms with the fact that I was going to be greatly inconvenienced this semester. I accepted that I wou ld have to start my commute even earlier to make up for the extra traffic and that my walk between classes would invo lve hurdling obstacles and weaving through a maze of detours. I was doing fine but when I came across some little yellow signs attempting to help me see the brighter side, I was quickly driven to do the opposite. I am sure you have all seen the signs ... "Detour to your future, " "Welcome to the diggin and happenin place," "Chaos is temporary, education lasts forever" and "We're digging for your future." I am sure that whoever put those signs up had the best intentions in mind and that there are some students who see it as a

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positive and optimi stic outlook on things . However, there are other students who are insulted by the notion that a little sign is attempting make them ignore the d isaster area they have to attend school in. These signs are just an addition to a long list of euphemisms that we as Americans a re constantly exposed to . Basically, the rational with euphemisms is that if you can take something that sucks and reword it to make it sound better, the original problem will magically disappear. I, fo r one, would rather see people

admit that things suck; instead of trying to cover it up, laugh about it. For instance, instead of these rosy signs around campus, put up some funny ones instead. "Welcome to Palomar where everything takes longer than it should," "Detour to hell," "We are digging for no reason at all. Doesn' t that piss you off?" or "Chaos is temporary, but your headache is going to last forever." These signs would be a lot more fun and would make many students feel that the people in charge of this school actually see problems a nd understand how they affect our lives. But chances are that such signs w ill never see the light of day a nd euphemistic lan guage will continue to prevail at Palomar as it d oes in most places . Whatever happens it doesn ' t matter to me because, for me, the chaos is trul y temporary, soon I will be detouring to Ch ico State.

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A lot has c ha nged for the Comets s ince last season's Co-Natio na l Champions hi p run. Al l-American running back Joe Hall is gone, as we ll as eight other firs t-team a llconference players. In most cases thi s would sig nal a re build ing year. Bu t tha t's not the · case for the Comets who sta rt the season ra nked No. I nati onally by the JC G rid Wi re. Head Coach Tom Craft is optimistic a nd pro ud of the early ranking, but unde rstands that champio nships aren ' t won in pre-season pol ls, a nd the Come t. still have to ns of work to do. "We've got to establi sh o urse lf over the next few weeks as a footbal l team," Cra ft said . " I thin k the ra nking shows that peo ple have respect fo r o ur foo tball program, but we rea lize that it d oes n' t mean anything (right now ). " As time goes on over the next fe w wee ks. that ra nking will mean something . But as of no w that is j ust a s ign of respect a nd nothing else." The fi rst test for the Comets ca me this pre-season whe n the defe nding c ha mpio ns sc rimmaged Long Beach C ity College. The last ti me the Come ts faced Long Beach was in the I st Down Bowl , where the Comets smoked the ir divisio n foe 34-6. There was no score ke pt in the sc rimmage, bu t the Comets had the ir way with the Vikings agai n. ''Right now we don ' t know how good we can be," Craft said. "We played well in our scrimmage, but the re is s till a lot o f work to do ." The Comets are inex perienced at ma ny pos itio ns, bu t there is no question tha t they are loaded wi th talent up and down the roster. On top of tha t Iist is 6-foot-5, 220- po und qua rterback Greg Cice ro. L as t season, t he huge sophomo re was battling for p laying time at the University o f Texas with Maj or Appl ewh ite, be fo re go ing

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down with a season-ending knee inj ury. Th is yea r he is a pre-season All-American. but he isn't being ha nded the job. Gabe Lujan is vying f'or p laying ti me as we ll a nd ha~ been equally impressive as the Comets have p repared fo r the season . C icero is expected to start the Sept. I I opener, but C raft isn't goi ng to make a hasty decis ion . "We' II p lay both of them (Cicero and Lujan),'' Craft said. "They a re both two of the fi nest quarterbacks tha t we have ever had ." The Comets w ill once again have a sol id gro und game as sophomore G ilbe rt Qu iro7 returns this season. Last year, Q ui roz rushed for 242 yards a nd five to uchdow ns, bu t will

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start the season as freshman Keiki M is ipeka' backup. At 5-foot- 11 and 200 pounds, Misipeka is a powerful runner out of the backfield. There is also a dog fight for playing time at the receiver position, where 6-foot-3, 215 -pound sophomore Nakoa McElrath seems to be the most potent weapon. There is experience on the offensive line, where sophomore AllAme rican David Moreno returns at right g uard, as well as sophomores Tala Tava le, Denn is Armstrong and

Chris Ross. Last year, the Comets' defense put them over the top, and that could be the case again this season . Sophomore All-American linebacker Dylan Robles wi ll once again be the anchor along wi th sophomore safety Garret Pavelko . "We definitely have a good defense again this seaso n," Robles said. The Comets' home o pener is Sept. 18 at I p.m. at San Marcos High School.

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