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Group pushes organ donation Aaron Krause College Press

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -After losing her best friend to cystic fibrosis last year, Indiana 1 University student Rachel Karess established an organization dedicated to promoting education and awareness about organ donation affiQng college and high school students. l(aress founded Life Goes On, which, in the year since its cre'ation, already has produced 10 student chapters, including groups on the campuses of Ball State and Depaw universities.

"I would love to increase the number of college and high school students who want to be organ donors so that less people (die while waiting for an organ transplant," she said.

"I think one of the best ways to look at this is: 'What if it were you (who needed a transplant)."'

Karess is often perturbed when people tell her about their fears of waking up in an ice-filled tub with a few organs missing.

To help clear up myths about organ donation, she and 36 members of IU's chapter of Life Goes On distributed 11,000 donor cards during Indiana's Sept. 18 game against the University of , Kentucky. ' Each volunteer urged students to seriously consider becoming an organ donor and to inform family members about the decision.

"Sharing your decision to be an organ and tissue donor is as important as making the decision itself," says a Web site for the Children's "' Organ Transplant Association, a Bloomington-based organization where Karess also works.

"At the time of your death, your family will be asked about the donation. Sharing your decision with your family now will prevent confusion or uncertainty about ,Jyour w1s h es 1ater. " Karess said the work she does is in memory of her friend, 20-yearold Brett Weinstein, who died while waiting nearly two years for a double-lung transplant.

Weinstein attended the • University of Florida and the ·u niversity of Miami before dropping out of school just before final exams in his freshman year to check into a hospital. He died short! y after.

"There are many myths out there that keep people from donating, which I find extremely sad," said Makisha Litten, a Life Goes On volunteer.

"Organ donation is very crucial to many lives, and if one person is saved by me giving up one afternoon to pass out flyers, than I would, and will continue to, give up my time to this cause."

For more information about Life , Goes On, contact: Life Goes On c/o COTA, 2501 COTA Drive, Bloomington, Ind. 47403, or call 1-800-366-2682. The organization's e-mail address is LifeGoesOn @cota.org.

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Dance dropped from Homecoming Michael Paisner News Edtlor

While most Associated Student Government members are disappointed there won't be a homecoming dance this year.

Stories varied as to why it won' t take place.

"They had three weeks to plan it, then dropped the matter when the student adviser said no," said Johnny Rabago, a member of the Programming and Publicity Committee, the group that plans the dance. "Then Tambia (Jones-Johnson, chair of the Social Events Committee) came in and said ' now there's not enough time.' Well of course there's not enough time now, but there was.

Mr. (Bruce) Bishop (student adviser to the ASG) pretty much put a stop to it - he put up a roadblock."

Not so, according to Bishop.

"I had serious reservations about having a dance this year. I had several objections. I told them if they could overcome my objections I would be happy to reconsider my position."

Bishop said he had a list of five to seven objections, his biggest being the limited amount of time to effectively plan, promote, and execute a dance. Anot)ler was a lack of attendance figures. Bishop said that he never got a response to his inquiries regarding attendance receipts or what expenses were

incurred in putting on the dance.

"A couple of people came to talk to me very informally and asked me what I thought about the dance. I indicated to them also informally that I wasn't convinced that it was a good idea. Then within a couple of hours I had six or seven students in my office very upset because they really wanted to have this dance. I said 'Well, the decision is not final."' Bishop then laid out his objections and asked the students to give arguments to counter them.

"That group never came back," he said.

Other ASG members, however, attributed the cancellation to different reasons.

"Everything we had planned for the week

was budgeted for, and we just didn't have enough funds for the dance," said Shalina Mahendra, member of the Budget and Finance Committee. "There was $1500 available, same as last year, but that's to spend on the entire Comet Week. This year, we have food, we have DJ's, we have a band," said Mahendra. Jones-Johnson also agreed with this explanation.

"We're having more things during the week and we're thinking about the night students, too. We're having food, a DJ, and hopefully KKSM at night for the night students. So (having activities) day and nightsee DANCE, page 7

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All-American Comet quarterback Greg Cicero, throws a pass at the Sept. 25 game at Mt. Sac College. The Comets won the game, 28·14.

Rabaya ready to rock.boat Tom Chambers Ediror-in-Chief

He is not your average community college student. In fact, he already has a degree from UCLA. He used to work in banking, and now he is president of the Associated Student Government.

Buddy Rabaya came to Palomar in summer 1998 when he was encouraged to get involved with student government.

"I was walking my dog through the campus and I wanted to take a golf class," Rabaya said, "and I couldn't sign up - the door was locked."

He went to then Student Activities Director Jim Bowen to complain.

"He told me there were positions open (on student government) and to run for office," he said.

Rabaya ran for senator that September and won. In November he became exec-

utive vice president after the current one resigned.

Last spring Rabaya ran un-opposed for president and has been 1n office since May. The president also serves as the student trustee on Palomar's Governing Board.

Rabaya says the year has been good so far. see RABAYA, page 3

Palomar College reduced its expenses by $1.5 million for fiscal year 1998-99 to avoid future deficits.

The cuts were made mainly in salaries and benefits, said Jerry Patton, vice president of finance and administrative services.

The college plans to continue cutting expenses in the 1999-2000 fiscal year as revenues go down.

Last spring Patton reported that if the college didn't increase enrollment it could be facing deficits in excess of $17 million over the next five years.

Salaries and benefits make up 86 percent of the college's $61 million budget. Being the main expense, Patton said the college looks to cut there first.

As full-time positions become vacant, the college is filling many spots with part-time employees to save money.

"We did not fill several jobs throughout the year," Patton said.

Employees have not been layed off, but as people retire and resign the college doesn't fill the position.

Last year Palomar had 12 full-time faculty retire.

The State requires community colleges to increase the number of full-time faculty positions at the same rate the student population increases. When student population decreases, the required number of full-time faculty goes down as well.

"We don't have a large turnover," Patton said. "But we have enough turnover that allows us to not fill positions and without having to let anyone go."

Community colleges are funded at $3,400 per full time equivalent student (FTES). The state adds all the units taken at Palomar and divides that number by 15the number of units considered to be a full time load.

That becomes the number of FfES. As the number of units taken at the college drops, so does its funding from the state. Palomar's enrollment has been flat in the past two years, dropping 1.6 percent this fall.

Patton's report last spring stated that if the number of FTES does not increase, the college could run a deficit of $17 million in the next five years. If the number grew moderately, there would still be a deficit of $12.5 million.

Palomar ended the 1997-98 fiscal year with $7.7 million. AL the end of 1998-99 the college's balance was $6.2 million- a $1.5 million drop. Patton projects that next year the balance will drop to about $3.8 million.

Patton is not concerned that Palomar's ending balance keeps dropping, but he said it is something that needs to be watched.

"If you go back several years, we've always been around $3.2 to $4 million," he said. "The reason our ending fund balance has appeared so high the last couple of years, is because we did capture some growth money back in 1996 and 1997 that we held in reserve because of trends we saw in declining enrollment."

Patton said he expects ending balances to stop dropping or the college will take more aggressive measures to cut expenses.

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Gallery displays best of collection Palomar's Boehm Gallery is exhibiting some of the best art selected from its permanent collection. The exhibition goes from Oct. 8 through Oct. 22.

The gallery's latest exhibition, "Palomar Collects-Selections from the Permanent Collection," showcases more than 50 pieces of art created by artists from around the world, such as Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Erte, Leroy Neiman, Leonard Baskin and others.

ArL shown in the exhibition include various types of media: drawings, paintings, sculptures, etchings, woodcuts and other print techniques, ceramics and assemblage.

Palomar Collects is free and open to the public.

The gallery is open Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The gallery is closed Sundays, Mondays and all school holidays.

Shigehiro Kondo Staff Writer

Get bargains at Comet Center Students looking for a bargain will find many deals on leisure activities at the Comet Center.

Students can purchase movie tickets, Magic Mountain, San Diego Zoo and the Wild Animal Park passes at a discount. The Comet Center also offers bus passes for both San Diego and North County students.

Movie tickets are $4.25, Magic Mountain Tickets are $23 and San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park passes are $29.

The Comet Center also sells monthly bus passes for $50. For disabled students and seniors, the fee is $12.50.

Students can also purchase Palomar College T-shirts and pay for locker rentals at the Comet Center. Locker Rentals are $10 with a $5 refundable deposit at the end of the semester.

For more information, stop by the Comet Center in SU-10.

Michelle Yates Staff Writer

ROP offers practical courses The Regional Occupational Progr(}m, a tax-supported public vocational training program, offers tuition-free courses regardless of income to all residents of California 16 years and older.

Some programs offered by ROP are: air conditioning, heating and

refrigeration, auto body repair and refinishing, computer operations, computer repair, desktop publishing, diesel technology, computeraided drafting, optical technology and upholstery.

Representative courses in these programs are refrigerant recovery, microcomputer applications, Internet, Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, Microsoft Office, LAN, windows for technicians, QuarkXpress, Illustrator, PhotoShop, Golive, and computer-aided architectural drafting.

Students are accepted into classes on a first-come, first-serve basis.

They must enroll in person at the ROP office, Room AA-136.

When students complete the courses, they will receive a certificate and a list of competencies they have mastered. These courses may also be taken for Palomar College credit, providing all fees are paid.

For further information, call (760) 744-1150.

Sean O'Connor Campus Beat Co-Editor

'Is the Big Bang Theory Dead?' .Johnns Rat>ago l1'1u 1'1!1tsc~

The latest Planetarium show asks the question, "Is the Big Bang Theory Dead?"

This hour long program explores the human desire to find our origins, ancestors and the beginning of life on the earth.

Using projections onto the dome which recreate a clear night sky on every side, the program explores answers to the ultimate questions: how and when did the universe form and how did it get to be the way it is today? With new technology, do we have a better understanding of the origin of our universe?

Evidence is offered to support the "Big Bang Theory" along with some possible options for the universe.

This show is offered Oct. 8 and Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. It is open to the public.

The Planetarium is located in Room ES-1 on the west side of the science building.

Admission to the Planetarium show is $3 for adults and $2 for Palomar students with a PIC card.

For children ages 5 to 12, the fee is $2.

Seating is limited. Early arrival and reservations are recommended.

For more information, call (760) 744-1150, Ext. 2833.

Anne Hathaway Staff Writer

-Interested in submitting club or campus information? Contact or Sean O'Connor or Rurniko Takeya at (760) 744-1150, Ext. 2450 or stop by the Telescope offie in Room TCB-1.

Palomar student Brian Rowe launched a water rocket In Instructor John Bryner's Physics 110 course.

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PALOMAR COLLEGE COMMUNITY SERVICES Sell more books Workshop is Oct. 9 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30p.m. at the Escondido Education Center.

The fee is $39 plus $5 material fee.

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

TRANSFER CENTER Representative visitation, San Diego State University (SDSU) Workshop is Oct. 18 from 9:30a.m. to 1 p.m. in Room SU-1& 3

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

DROPPING A CLASS Sept. 18 through Oct. 15, a student may drop a class with a grade of "W." An instructor's signature is not required. Beginning Oct. 16 through end of semester, no drops are pemutted and an evaluative grade will be given.

-For more information, contact the Transfer Center at (760) 744-1150, Ext. 2552.

CAREER CENTER Resume Writing Workshop--This workshop is Oct. 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5, 12, 19 in the counseling center conference room from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

AUDITING A CLASS An instructor's signature is required to audit a class.

There is no deadline for original registration in audit status. Changing from audit status to credit status is not permitted.

-To register, call Career Center (760) 744-1150, Ext. 2194.

ASG Docket Associated Student Government members elected last week were sworn in.

Inter-Club Council opportunity winner: The ICC parking space in lot 12 was awarded this semester to Theresa Ruff when her lucky ticket was selected.

Shalina Mahendra reported UC Berkeley cannot participate in the Transfer Acceptance Guarantee program. If students are accepted at Berkeley, they automatically gain entry to the department of their major.

President Buddy Rabaya reported there will be a homecoming king and queen this year.

-Michael Paisner, News Editor

FALL 1999 GRADUATION The deadline to apply for an AA or a certificate has passed. There is no deadline for CSU GE and IGETC. SPRING 2000 GRADUATION The deadline to apply for an AA or a certificate is March 1.

SEMESTER GRADES Summer 1999 grades arc not available on PAR and the Internet at this time. Summer grades can be obtained by submitting a self-addressed stamped envelope in a drop box in the Admissions lobby. Spring 1999 grades can be obtained by calling 471-9608. Students will be asked to use their birthdate as their PIN number. Spring grades are available on the Internet. Any discrepancies in grades should be resolved as soon as possible. 'v

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

Sarah Martinez Graphic Design "I would like healthy food. room."

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Deanne Tineo Graphic Design

Valerie Consiglio Communication

Jay Taylor Social Science

Thongphanh Savanh Undecided

Mike Whitman History

''I'd like healthier drinks, like smoothies. Not everyone drinks coffee.

Right now the place is kind of plain. No color."

"Better food and healthier food. Pool tables. Also a study room that is air conditioned with a copier and a fax machine."

"Billiard tables would be nice.

An interactive sound system with a juke box. Sofa couch also would be nice."

"I would like a big stereo system and a game room to play magic cards, chess.

I would like to have a TV with a VCR hook up to game systems."

"I am not concerned about it. I'm not here during the day. I would rather have a few more places to park."

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Q and A with ASG president

sc}tQot Without students there wouldn't be a school. and I don't think. students realize they are so

powerful.

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that's where it gets to be a joke to students.

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ASG's bigg~t barrier?

The past. Ttying to clean the ~late andregatning Q'Uf re:;pect, so people don't think we're a joke, What are your goals?

To empower the 1!\tudents.

l want to give ASG officers the ability to research stuff so they Mv~ the ammunition to be aware diattheir voice is very important, not just at our school but within

our communicy and at an different levels. .I think my .major goal is to know that one n1an's voice can JPflk~

a change, lt's a dominQ

effect if you're saying something that makes so!heone's wheels start turning.

I'm trying to fellowship out to people. I don't think they are , ' awate tbat someone is going to be their advocate and fight for their rights because past ASG's have

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been so self serving. l think the ASG is just a stepping stone. It's not anything.

You're the worker for the student.

You might not get a paycheck. but. the students are still counting on you to do a job.

The ASG is just a vehicle, the real power is the individual $tu· dent.

I want to wipe off the cobweb$ and unlockthings.lthinkstudents have not been aware of a lot of things. And I think to do this you're not always going to be the good guy, Wbat do you think of t}le Governing Board?

They support each other. If they disagree it doesn1t show. 1 like how Rita Wblt~..,. ((iover.oJng Boatd President) is pretty relaxed.

They've been very helpful •whenever 1've asked for infofD.'lll.~ tion.

Does the Governing Board take the St\ldent 'J.'ru/;itee sed.. ousJy? It depends on. bow you are. If you're in their hogging the conversation they won't listen to you.

If you want respect you have to look at other issoes than just student issues.

Students need to know that the student trustee is paid. Some just

sit there and don't say anything.

How do you combat apathy?

What ate you assuring for the student? It starts when a student first walks iuto admissions, If they are being treated well, they'll go the next step, if not they'll Walkout. Jt's like a custolller, you have to give good customer service.

It's the. same for ASG too. If only half of the ASG is handing out food, how can you expect students to be involved. I think the apathy goes with the burdles and barricades at Student Activities too. If there is always a barrier, student give up.

You've mentionM hurdles with student activities~ what are the hurdles?

There are a lot of policies and things that are outdated, they haven't been addressed for a while.

Do you plan on addressing

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What changes would yon like

to see in the ASG? I think we have too many vice presidents. I would like to have a president, a vice president and treasurer. Then have a senate, a legislature and a judicial to have checks and balances, be more powerful and involve more people.

I would like to see at least one more student on t.be Goverrting Board, and I would like to see the that the student trustee is not the ASG president I think thatASG officers should not have office hours - they should be out with the students.

I really think the average student has changed. The criteria for the ASG board is not like high school ASB. ASG is more tha" handing out food and putting on a dance. it's deeper. It's tnoJ·e going to individuals and being their voice.

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I think students stop at the hurdles. Like if someone is told they can't start a club, they stop there.

The ASG shoold be proactive and research it and go with them. not just blow it off.

What about hurdles witbln ASG? l think the biggest hurdle is that people don't realize how hard ASG positions are when they apply for them. They come from may~ 1,000 students at a high school. They come here andrepre· sent more dian 20,000 students and you're dealing with so many different people. In high school you're dealing witb only a certain age, here you're dealing With handicapped people, divorced people, whatever.

How do you think the student r~presentation fee should be used?

Students are our boss. They should definitely have a say on who travels. I would like to see officers that want to go on a trip go before ti)e students and get asl<:ed questions.

It's important to let students know that we don't officially touch the money, and I they should play a bigger part in how it's spent. I think there should be a committee with stUdents approving who gets to go whete- it's their rtioney.

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nThete's been some ttur<ll~. but '"th6y have been easily overcome)~ he said.

Rabaya sat down la.St 1\tesday to answer questions.

Q: Why did you run for president?

A: l rail because I knew that $tudentS did11't ~ee they had a voice. I'm not going to get any~ thing. out of this. When I frrst came here even to register was " chaos. The way the ASG office wa& run was just a joke.

I r~ to roa.k;e it easier for peo" t ple along the way. Outside. it does not work like it does here.

1 really thinl.e there's things ~ocked up in closets. I think there's things that haven't been addressed yet. l believe students run the

What kind of things do you thing ate 'locked up in closets'?

There's some people that have not wanted to change with techno,ogy.

The~e's never been an older ASG pr~sident, itbas always been younger. l thirtk the whole structure of the ASG has been shoved to where the focus isn't even what it

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What happened to the dance?

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alomar is not having a homecoming dance, but we're not really sure why. Members of the Associated Student Government seem to be confused as well.

Last year the ASG brought back the dance and more than 300 students participated. ASG considered it a huge success. So why aren't we having a dance this year?

According to Tambia JonesJohnson, the new vice president of social events, the money is being used for other Comet Week events. The events are to attract both day and night students.

President Buddy Rabaya says money wasn't the issue because ASG has money. He said there wasn't enough time to plan the event because Homecoming was moved up a month in the activities schedule, and there wasn't a vice president of social events.

And the question was raised: Does a dance benefit enough students to be effective?.

What's the story? Was it money?

Was it time? Was it effectiveness?

Or are all the reasons just excuses?

Rabaya is right when he says the ASG has the money to put on

the event. The Comet Week budget was increased by $500 to include the dance.

But he is wrong when he says there was not enough time to plan.

The student activities schedule is made in June. It doesn't take four months to plan a dance, in fact last year the dance was put together in about a week.

Also, the vacancy in the vice president of social events doesn't mean all social events stop. The ASG doesn't have a treasurer right now, have monetary transactions stopped? The ASG has plenty of people who could plan the dance, including a senator who was once the vice president of social events!

There is no reason the dance could not have been planned.

Would a dance benefit a significant number of students? Yes. Last year more than 300 students attended. This year it would have been bigger.

So why aren't we having a dance? Because somewhere the Associated Student Government dropped tQy. ball. They had the money, they had the time, they had the opportunity to impact the students - they didn't take advantage of it.

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Editor-in-Chief Tom Chambers News Editor Michael Paisner Campus Beat Editors Sean O'Connor Rumiko Takeya Opinion Editor Patricia S. McAvoy

Distribution Manager Tara Hebert Instructional Assistant Daniel Kwan Photojournalism Adviser Paul Stachelek Journalism Adviser Wendy Nelson

Sports Editors Anthony Saavedra Mike Stevens

Staff Writers Janise Deleon, Anne Hathaway, Shigehiro Kondo, Courtney Adams, Joel Christoffersen, Sean Johnston, Samir Roy, Brendan Fisher, Tiffany Hendren,Derian Messard

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Student Center hangs in balance

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magine a Student Union that houses health services, the vice president of student services office, a faculty lounge and more classrooms. Sound exciting? It shouldn't, but that may be what Palomar's new student center will be.

The Student Center Committee has finally started to meet and plan the new building, but the student voice has been nothing more than a whisper. Of the 10 people on the committee, only five are students and of the five students only one has attended the meetings.

Health Services has already requested that they be placed in the center, and more departments and services are sure to follow.

Of course, everyone wants new offices- but the Student Center is for the STUDENTS. Everything that goes into the center should be for the students and the center should be planned by students.

The people on the committee will say they are thinking about the students, but how can we be sure? In 1998, the student lounge was almost taken over for the PeopleSoft conversion, but a couple of vocal student

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government leaders stopped that. What's to keep the college from placing administrators' offices in the new building? Also, many of the rooms in the Student Union are now classrooms - not the meeting rooms they once were.

In 1997 and 1998 students were promised a new facility with a food court, more meeting rooms, a cyber cafe, a new game room and more. With these promises we voted to charge up to $10 a year per student to pay for the new building.

Now, Palomar may not even build a new center. The planning committee is thinking about just remodeling the old building. While it is legal to use student center funds to remodel the old facility, students at Palomar voted for a new building. To just remodel the

student union reneges on the promises made when students voted for the fee.

The only way to ensure the new building is centered on students is to have students plan it. Right now the committee has five student members and five staff members. Students should not just have an equal vote on the committee, students should be the majority.

After all, student money is paying for it.

Is the faculty paying the fee? No. Is the administration? No. Then why do they have an equal voice with the students? If it wasn't for the students, and the student government of 1997-98, Palomar wouldn't even be building a new Student Center.

It is doubtful that more students will be added to the committee, but students can still attend the meetings. In fact, students NEED to attend the meetings. When someone proposes an new office for the building, students need to be there to say no. Students need to be there to ensure that what we were promised actually is included in the plans.

The next meeting is this Thursday from 9 to 11 a.m. in SU-18. Pass the word.

We need to pack the room with students.

Tobacco industry, feds and Clinton 111akes for co111pro111ising positions Brendon Fisher

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products to children, although they actively sought to capture the youth market.

The allegations are based on thousands of documents subpoenaed for the state trials against 'big tobacco' last year. As expected, tobacco manufacturers were ready with their own press releases at the time of the Department of Justice's announcement. Labeling the claims the "height of hypocrisy" they have vowed to fight the suit and expect vindication in court. A more accurate translation would be they pray for relief from the courts. If the United States wins, the industry will have been dealt a slow but fatal wound.

Tobacco's counterclaims have merit though and the government could soon find itself in compro-

hen the government discovers an international drug cartel, it is expected that the appropriate federal agencies will pursue the criminals, confiscate and destroy the contraband and incarcerate the perpetrators. After all, taxpayers give tens of billions annually to fund the "war on drugs." It i s » inconceivable that congress would use tax dollars to subsidize cocaine producing plantations or protect dealers' profits with price fixing and strict import tariffs.

Unless the international cartel is the tobacco industry. Even though science has empirically proven nicotine to be more physically addictive than heroin, traditionally, the government has chosen to look the other way when it comes to such pushers as =~~;:=rffi"ftTffffFITfllmising positions. If tobacco manu-:-: 'facturers are found to be the conPhilip Morris, American Tobacco and R.J. Reynolds. Which is why the sud._,...,.-'""\Jftl..l!ii!!"J!!..\.:.I:Spiring criminals the suit claims, den about face by the Department of ·-~~......a!~:2~:the federal price support program (a subsidy for tobacco farmers Justice has big tobacco terrified.

Fulfilling one of the industries Illustration by Irving MartinedTile Te/e.\COfJe guaranteeing a Certain price for their crops) funded by tax dollars is worst nightmares Sept. 22, the United a moral outrage.

States filed suit against all of the major mine whether smoking causes disease; If Clinton really cared about the health tobacco manufacturers, the Tobacco • sponsored research that was designed Institute and The Council for Tobacco not to answer the question of whether of his citizens he wouldn't toy with lawResearch USA. If the United States proves smoking causes disease, promoted biased suits. He would have the FDA reclassify its claims in court, the financial outlook research that would assist in defending nicotine as a schedule one narcotic and for the industry as a whole as well as its lawsuits brought by injured smokers and have the DEA throw the Marlboro Man and legal ability to do business will be hard suppressed research that suggested that Joe Camel in jail. Instead, he gives millions of tax dollars to farmers in North pressed. Perhaps worst of all for the tobac- smoking causes disease; co industry is its declining public image.

• denied that nicotine is addictive despite Carolina annually to help perpetuate the cycle of addiction and keep the booming The Department of Justice alleges that the knowing that it is addictive; • failed to warn consumers about the economy rolling along. defendants: • made false and misleading statements effects of smoking including that cigaHow can the government expect to win a lawsuit when it provides a portion of the to create a false controversy about rettes are addictive; • refrained from developing, testing and money to grow tobacco crops in the first whether smoking causes disease, knowing that it did; marketing potentially less hazardous prod- place? This may be the furthest reaching case of the proverbial "do as I say not as I • made false promises that they would ucts; and, undertake or sponsor research to deter• denied that they marketed or targeted do" ever seen.

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Palomar marks Chopin's death Anne Hathaway Staff Writer

Peter Gach, Palomar College artist in residence, will perform a Chopin recital Oct. 17 at the Howard Brubeck Theatre. This date marks exactly the 150-year anniversary of the young composer's death. The program, entitled "Chopin's Legacy", includes "Four Impropmtus" and the "Third Piano Sonata in B minor".

Gach's influence in Chopin's native language and knowledge of Polish culture gives a unique insight to Chopin's work. This is particularly important when expressing a characteristic effect in Chopin Concert called rubato, meaning literalPrevie"W ly "stolen time."

"The artful use of rubato is key to expressing his music," Gach said, "It's important to capture the sense of elasticiWhere; Howard ty that's there."

Brubeck As a PostTheatre graduate scholar When: Sunday, at the Warsaw Academy of Oct. 10 Music, Peter at 2 p.m.

Gach lived and studied tn Poland for three years. He was privileged to learn from the emenent teacher and Chopin scholar, Jan Ekier.

His respect for the truth of Chopin's idea is strong.

He talked about " ...trying to get as close as I can to the original thought of Chopin and clear away the debris of 150 years."

The compositions included in this upcoming concert are taken from the Urtext, restored editions of Chopin's work. In the 150 years since his death, there have been many unauthorized additions to his works, each one further diluting and altering the composer's music.

Working from the original manuscripts in Chopin's own handwriting, Professor Ekier, now in his eighties, has worked for decades restoring the composer's original ideas.

Professor Gach explained the circumstances which Jed to the misunderstanding surrounding Chopin.

Because he died of tuberculosis, Chopin did not leave ·a large group of students who understood his style and could play it. His long protracted battle with TB meant he often could not play his pieces the way he meant them to be heard. These factors helped create a reputation which emphasized a "delicate, slightly feverish, pale, fragile kind of music." In fact, an authentic interpretation of Chopin reveals "enormous energy, power and presense," Gach said.

While respecting Chopin's intent, Gach's own interpretation is not frozen. He commented, "At the same time the interpretation is authentic to me as well. It is my individual experience of this composer's thought, but still with an authentic style."

Another misconception of Chopin is the label 'archetypal romantic composer.' Over the years critics have associated Chopin with overwrought emotionalism.

Professor Gach explained that since the 19th century many artists have performed his works with a phony sentimentality. An anecdote attributed to Chopin illustrates his views on the performance of his works .

Someone asked him, "In playing, should one feel with the heart or think with the brain?" Chopin answered that one should instead think with the heart and feel with the brain.

Professor Gach explained , "One plays with the totality of who you are as a human and that's why his music has lasted so long ... there's a certain completeness of the humanity of what he's doing. This is neither music that is just for the heart that is at its worst syrupy and sentimental, nor is it just for the brain a series of complicated chord progressions of mathematically worked out ideas, but it is a totality of both and in order to play it well, you have to think emotionally and feel intellectually."

Professor Gach has performed Chopin compositions more than 1,300 times in public over the span of his career. And yet, he said it is still not enough. Gach said he will never reach, in his lifetime, all depth of understanding of his pieces. He will never be bored by them or ready to put Chopin aside. He believes "that is the mark of greatness of this composer." Chopin is as relevant today as he was 150 years ago. Tbat is Chopin's legacy.

Peter Gach will perform Four Impromptus and the Third Piano Sonata in B minor on Sunday, Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. in the Howard Brubeck Theatre. Ticket's are $ 10, $8 and $6. For more information, call the box office at (760) 744- 1150 Ext. 2453.

"The Chopin Legacy''

Mr. Gibbs (James Schlarmann) and Mrs. Gibbs (Deborah Wenck) lead the funeral proces· sion as Wallace (John Slagle, far left), and the Webb family (from left: Linda Halldorsson , Keith Stevens, and Anthony Moreno) watch from the shad· Ichiro Tokashiki I The Telescope

'Our Town' brings back simpler times Dustin J. Schwindt Featttre Editor

In 1938. Thornton Wilder asked people to stop looking at the big picture and in tead take the time to look at a little town in New Hampshire that says so much more about our history.

From Oct. 1 to Oct. 10, Palomar College's Theatre Department is giving people a chance to reflect on the same little town with its production of "Our Town."

For those not familiar with Wilder's classic, "Our Town" IS set in Grover's Corners, N.H., and centers around two families, the Webbs and the Gibbses at the turn of the century. The play specifically portrays the youth, marriage and death of Emily Webb, the young daugh-

ter of the local newspaper editor.

Emily is played by Kirsten Smith who does a convincing job of pottraying the wild-eyed girl concerned with her prettiness and in love with the simple things life has to offer.

The role of George Gibbs, the love of Emily's life, is played with smart, goofy fun by Anthony Moreno. His presence captures the simplistic jovia lity of being young and full of life.

Noelle Watson turns in an excellent performance as the Stage Manager, the catalyst for the play's action. Her timing and ability to make a transition in and out of various side roles, such as a soda shop owner or the local church minister, gives the play more fluidity.

Keith Stevens plays the town doctor and George's father, Mr. Gibbs, a worka-

holic who affects some mannerisms of Jimmy Stewart. He loves and cares about his wife, Mrs. Gibbs, played by Toni Cafaro, a woman who wants more for herself than a simple:: small town.

Deborah Wenck plays Mrs. Webb, Emily's stern mother who maintains complete control of her household.

James Schlarmann plays the much easier going Mr. Webb, the town's newspaper editor who preciously holds a special connection with his daughter.

Humorous moments spot the drama, such as the sincere and comedic portrayal of the town drunk, Simon Stimson, played by Barry Hathaway, who handles the town choir with a powerful presence.

Also noteworthy is the seamless c hangeover from the town's main street to the wedding chapel for George and

Emily's nuptials. This scene bustles with activity as each character examines their own weaknesses towards the lives they have created for themselves.

The rest of the cast includes Evan Blewett, Jamie Cholaki, Linda Collins, Maria Collins, Joshua Dullahan, Jodi Lyn Estelle, Monique Fleming, Margo e Hill, Richard Kane, Steve Kirch, Chris Y Macalma, Jennifer Mandela, Katherine Mandell, Patricia Robler, William Savage, and Justin Snavely.

Overall, the Palomar Theater Department's portrayal of "Our Town" is consistent with the work originally put forth by Wilder. The ensemble cast works well together in helping people to, just for a moment, stop their lives to appreciate the· little things that really mean so much.

'American Beauty' explores life, love and humor in the modern family Movie Review

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Lester (Kevin Spacey) and Carolyn (Annette Bening) try to work out their differences as a dysfunctional family in, "American Beauty".

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Certainly the notion of a dysfunctional family isn' t anything new to us today. It's a given in our society that most families are in some way or another pretty screwed up. That institution has, in films and television, been a gold mine for satirizing.

"American Beauty" differs from most of these films in that it's not totally a satire of the American family, but a trenchant examination of how the effort to sustain the American ideals that define the nuclear family can actually be the harbinger of its destruction.

In "American Beauty", the Burnhams, Lester (Kevin Spacey), Carolyn (Annette Bening) and daughter Jane (a surprisingly effective Thora Birch) are the representation of American idealism gone wildly awry. Mommy Burnham's effort to create financial security, or "success," through her real estate business manifests itself as an expression of self worth, not just a goal. When she doesn' t sell a house one day, she literally slaps herself silly at failing and begins to cry. She has completely repressed her sexuality in the domestic environment and thinks she deserves special kudos for cooking dinner.

For Lester, success has ceased to be a goal, but rather a path to hell, both in the present and in the afterlife. He is on the verge of becoming the latest victim to corporate downsizing, but a sudden sexual attraction to his daughter's best friend Angela (Mena Suvari), and his various pornographic fan tasies about her, simultaneously give him a spiritual awakenin~. If he obsesses over his success he might tum into the frigid, perpetually bitter, ignorant, emotional vacuum that his wife has become.

Daughter Jane doesn' t have any problems outside the petty self-concerns of her parents and her growing attraction to the boy next door, Ricky (Wes Bentley), son of a fascistic ex-Marine father (Chris Cooper) and somnambu listic mother (Allison Janney). He films her constantly with his hand-held video camera, as well as everything else, in an effort to find beauty.

There is certainly an irony that rules this movie, which opens doors to insights about the constant fretting over the importance of family that today 's society continually fights to instill. The most appalling characters are the ones whose ambitions are actually positive

(and of course ultimately American). Carolyn strives for perfection and wants to be successful to maintain security for her family, but she constantly reminds everyone about her sacrifices and seems to equate happiness purely with materialistic gain. In the tenderest moment she shares with her husband, she wrecks it by reminding him not to spill his beer on their $4,000 Italian silk couch.

Carolyn is heartbroken to learn her daughter thinks that she, as well as Lester, is a repulsive freak. ln response, she slaps her daughter across the face and berates her for not appreciating what she has been given, for Carolyn had to struggle through adolescence in a duplex, not a house.

The perfection she strives for only breeds contempt in her fanuly, and her own failure just as often feeds her bitterness and frigidity. In fact, her drive is so extreme, she can only release her sexual desires with a man who shares as obsessive a drive as hers, namely the chief competitor in the local real estate market (Peter Gallagher).

The entire family has grown apart and ceased to care much about each other at all. Ricky's father also wants the best for his family but his strive for perfection is even more extreme than Carolyn's. His obsession over it has made a terrified zombie of his wife. When Jane comes over, the woman apologizes for the condition of the house, and Jane looks around, confused, to find a_ spotless dining room.

Ricky's father is also fatally flawed in his homophobic tendencies. Though he doesn't want to catch Ricky doing drugs again, he is even more deeply disturbed by the misguided notion that his son is gay. These two characters may be one note but their purpose in thenarrative goes beyond the mere function of cheap humor.

The last half hour isn't as adequately developed as what has come before Director Sam Mendes refuses to deepen his insights here, instead opting for a deliberately misleading, over-obvious, sitcom-style exposition, to create superficially suspenseful situations made only to get an "Oh-My-God" reaction from the crowd.

Aside from this flaw, Mendes manages to keep the audience on edge through his remarkable shifts in tone, and his flawless mise-en-scene, brilliantly rendered by Conrad Hall's photography. The performances from the entire cast are revelatory, and they perfectly serve Mendes' assertion that life in America isn't exactly beautiful.

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Bumper stickers truly American Shigehiro Kondo Staff Writer

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illions of Americans have a legitimate complaint about the abysmal lack of health care coverage. Full-time workers are seeing less benefits than before. For part-time workers, the trend remains the same, no benefits.

As a part-time employee at Palomar, I am ever so grateful to the powers-that-be.

They truly care for us. I don't like to brag, but I , will. Under the Palomar health plan, I'm entitled to one dollar of coverage per lifetime.

Sure, this alone may not impress you, but my deductible is only 90 cents!

But it gets better. According to the powersthat-be, there is only one doctor worthy enough for us-the eminent physician, Dr. Wacko.

When I told my friend about my benefits, he looked skeptical. Actually, he looked at me as if I had just swallowed a bug. I decided to get clarification on this matter so I went to the office of the powers-that-be.

There I was told in a very caring way, as I was gently and compassionately shoved out the door, that a dollar's worth of coverage can go a long way if one is a savvy consumer in the marketplace of health care. I'm glad health care is just a marketplace. because I have always considered myself a savvy consumer. At least since I have realized I can return a purchase of clothing to the store and not feel defensive when admitting it looked stupid on me. Especially when the clerk gets that look on her face that nearly screams, "Do you really expect us to scour the earth in a fruitless search for clothing that DOESN'T LOOK STUPID on you?"

Under the Palomar part-time employee health plan I'm entitled to and encouraged by Dr.

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Wacko to have a free initial physical exam. So I called the clinic's number, 0-R-G-A-N D-0-N0-R-S, and made an appointment.

It was unusually stormy that day. I was sitting in the waiting room admiring the lightning strikes when Dr. Wacko's When he dropped assistant came in. the human brain I tried to exchange he was carrying greetings, and it rolled but he avoided eye under the contact. He did grunt, furniture, he though. His seemed annoyed. mood was almost tense.

I say that because when he dropped the human brain he was carrying and it rolled under the furniture, he seemed annoyed. I hope he didn't think it rude of me not to help biro retrieve it from under the couch, but I wasn't sure what to do in this situation, having never encountered rolling gray matter before. Anyway, he quickly scurried away where I heard Dr. Wacko admonishing him to "hurry up'' and asking, "Are you sure you got

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Censor words, not your opinion

to the editor L 'Stigmata' review a travesty Dear Editor: (Re: Arts and Entertainment, "Stigmata" is a thorny thriller) I was quite shocked at such a favorable review of "Stigmata" and shocked more because of this movie's treatment of Catholicism.

In an age where a movie, book, article or anything else that takes potshots at Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Native Americans, African-American and gays/lesbians immediately receives the nation's ire, why then Hollywood and the media feel that it is okay to declare open season on Christianity in general and Catholic-Christianity in particular?

"Oh, I am just suppose to to turn

the other cheek?" that would be fine in the event that an immediate retraction of and an apology for, such libelous blasphemy were given.

I wonder, would the writer have given such praise to this travesty were it taking aim at Jews? At Muslims? Hindus? Homosexuals? I doubt it. I sincerely hope that this newspaper does not think that I'm trying to follow the advice of the movie' s poster blurb ("The Messenger Must be Silenced!").

Seriously, I am not. I simply wish to make known that I take strong exception at such "reviews" that give carte blanche to the last form of bigotry this country is still willing to turn a blind eye to: antiCatholicism.

John F. Tashjian

The Telescope welcomes all letters to the editor.

Letters must be typewritten (no more than 300 words) and include the author's name, major and telephone number. The Telescope reserves the right to edit letters for space, and not to print letters containing lewd or libelous comments. Letters must be received by Monday at 3 p.m. to be considered for publication the next Monday.

the 'normal' one this time?''

Later, Dr. Wacko personally apologized for the delay saying my time was "very valuable."

No one had ever told me THAT before. What a nice man. He offered me mocha cappuccino and jelly donuts, my favorites. While the storm raged on outside, 1 sat happily on the couch curled up with a dog-eared copy of a Mary Shelley biography. A woman who, Dr. Wacko said, was very dear to his heart.

I lost track of time, but a while later there was an especially long series of lightning strikes followed by the highly excited voice of Dr. Wacko from the other room, "It's alive! It's alive!! It's alive!!!!"

Anyway, things seemed pretty hectic at the clinic, so I only saw Dr. Wacko very briefly.

During the visitation, he measured me a lot and spent an inordinate amount of time staring at my head and asking me questions to determine my degree of "nonnalcy." He said it would require further study, but that "it looked promising.'' So, I was rescheduled for a follow-up visit.

I told my friend 1' ve heard the Palomar powers-that-be are considering adding the faculty to this very exclusive Dr. Wacko health plan. But it would only cover instructors at the top of lhe pay scale. My jaded friend looked at me like I'd swallowed an Amazon rain forestsize bug and said, "Don't you see a pattern here? The only people eligible for Dr. Wacko's health plan are those the power-that-be either doesn't care about losing, or the ones it would like to lose."

My friend doesn't understand. He can't feel the love.

t is about a 20-minute drive from my house to Palomar College. Although it is not a long drive, driving the same road often and viewing unimpressive scenery gets pretty boring.

However, there is one way to ease such boredom. I look for bumper stickers.

Some of the bumper stickers are really entertaining. Others are rather serious. They can be witty and ironic, too. A friend of mine has a sticker on his truck which says, "I love animals, they are delicious." It is a rather harsh statement for animal rights activists, but I like the way his sticker asserts his viewpoint with a bit of humor.

Whatever the bumper stickers' messages are, they firmly grab my attention and make my daily drive somewhat enjoyable.

Many bumper stickers make me laugh.

Some bumper stickers affirm my understanding of American people and reflect American's values.

I have been a foreign student, from Japan, for more than four years now and I have met various people here in the United States. I don't want to stereotype, but there are some distinctive characteristics American people share.

What all the bumper stickers suggest to me is an outspoken nature that, I think, many Americans have. Basically, every bumper sticker has its own message, and when people affix them to their cars, they are literally asserting their message to other people. The ubiquity of bumper stickers in the United States, along with my own experiences talking with Americans, convinces me of Americans' outspoken nature.

Of course, all the bumper stickers don't have obvious messages. Many ¡of them are merely logos of sports teams, drivers' favorite bands or organizations drivers belong to.

However, those seemingly innocuous stickers still have a message, that is drivers' favoritism to and/or affiliation with a certain group or organization.

Although it is not exactly a bumper sticker but rather an emblem, I often see a fish-shaped one with the word "Jesus" in it.

Also one, which is fish-shaped but has legs with the word "Darwin." These are not funny at all. They are unmistakably dealing with a serious matter, God and science.

When I see the fish-shaped stickers proudly affixed to a car, as if it was nothing, I can't help wanting to applaud this truly outspoken and even audacious attitude that the drivers have.

Affixing bumper stickers to cars or anything of a similar nature is perhaps culturally unique to the United States. In America, from religious statements to one's favorite sports team, almost anything can be a bumper sticker. I don't think there is any country where it is as widespread as in the United States. I can say for sure people in my country, Japan, aren't into bumper-stickers.

The Japanese tend to be shy about making or displaying their personal views in public, so Japan is no place for bumper stickers.

Although I like bumper stickers in general, there is one kind which I have some trouble. They say something like - my child was chosen to be the student of the month. It sounds to me like nothing but bragging and I don't appreciate this kind of bumper sticker at all. I wonder what the driver is trying to achieve by affixing such a meaningless sticker to his or her car.

I think to express one's opinion is a right, which many Americans cherish, and bumper-stickers must be an extension of this right. But, when people become too outspoken about themselves, they just get annoying to others.

For those who proudly display bumper stickers bragging about their children's achievement, I would like to offer an old Japanese saying: A competent hawk hides its nails.

Well, this is a saying from a country where humility is¡one of the most cherished virtues. I believe there is definitely some truth in it.

et me start by saying that I realize the right to free speech is an incredible gift, and in no way do I take it lightly. Not everyone has that right and those of us who do would do well to appreciate it fully.

That said, I truly believe responsibilities come with that right.

Perhaps I should explain- although we are all entitled to speak our minds as freely and audibly, as we wish (excepting slander) some of us speak them a little too freely and a little too loudly.

I've heard too many remarks around campus lately that probably shouldn ' t have been made in the manner they were. When I am in no part privy to someone's conversation and yet I hear the things I do, I must comment. Say what you will, but realize that unsuspecting others might not take too kindly to what you have to say.

Although we are all entitled to our opinions, is it necessary to state them to the masses when they might offend? Is it imperative that all t+he racial, sexist and religious slurs people make be communicated to those who really do not appreciate it?

I think not. I feel free to share my thoughts about the world in general, and everything in between, with those I know and trust. Even then, my remarks

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are often judged and questioned, mulled over and hashed out. That's the wonderful thing about friends; we can and should be able to express our feelings honestly, even when they aren't shared.

I have come to realize, however, It simply not everyone, not even most people, means I try to are going to do so with appreciate what I discretion, to have to say, and some may be guard my deeply offended. words a bit in This isn't to say I don't debate order not to things that are important to me alienate or state my others. thoughts when I feel it is necessary.

It simply means I try to do so with discretion, to guard my words a bit in order not to alienate others.

Of late, I've overheard some comments, in passing, which sounct' a

little something like this: "Homosexuals are responsible for AIDS; they'll be the downfall of us all."

"There are way too many Mexicans in our country; they're taking over and don't deserve to be here."

"This school has too many Asians around; why can't more people speak English here?''

"Those who believe in God are simply uneducated and idealistic; there isn't any proof and such beliefs are ignorant."

Excuse me? I find it hard to believe that people actually hold such opinions, much less feel free to express them in such a negative manner and loudly enough for the average passer-by to overhear. Truly, anyone who believes such things is entitled to their beliefs. But why express those beliefs in such an unfeeling way?

A campus as diverse as Palomar, one that is dedicated to the idea of multiculturalism and celebrates uniqueness, shouldn't be a place where individuality is threatened and people are made to feel inadequate. Surely, if one must say such things. there must be a more eloquent and less offensive way to do so.

So, feel free to say what you will and think what you like.

But, it might do us all good to think a bit before we speak, to censor our words just a little bit and to make sure that the ears our words fall upon are those we truly wish to hear them.

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Dance cut from Comet Week festivities

In the Sept. 20 issue, The Telescope should have reported that K.J. Tosaya transferred out of state.

we will be handing out ice cream on Monday, both day and night," Rabaya said. "All we did was hand out donuts (last year)."

One thing ASG members and their adviser did agree on was their desire to hold a dance at some point.

"The dance was a huge success last year. We had students coming to us and telling us they want to do it again," Mahendra said.

Last year, the dance drew over 300 students.

"I think it was the right thing to do (not to have a dance). I think we should do it later in the year," Jones-Johnson said.

Rabaya said, "We'd like to move it. Maybe a 'Sweethearts for Valentines Day' or a 'Rock for the Millennium' dance. " "I would ultimately like to see a dance take place, as long as it was scheduled far enough in advance to promote it properly," Bishop said.

Harvard officials want students to cheer up College Press

BOSTON (TMS) - Students at >flarvard University's law school have been grousing for decades about cutthroat competition; oversized classes and stodgy, aloof professors who seem more interested in research than teaching.

With the number of applicants to Harvard Law dropping 16 percent 1 ~ver the last five years and especially low marks in student satisfaction in U.S. News & World Report's rankings of the nation's law schools, Harvard officials have decided to address the gripes head on. They've hired a high-priced consulting firm to determine just how much of the nflattering reputation is myth and how much is reality.

The ultimate goal, school officials say, is to use' the study to create a more student-friendly environment. They've already started hiring more faculty and offering smaller classes to second and third-year stutlents. Now they're even entertaining talk about alternative grading systems that "would make fewer distinctions among students," said professor Elizabeth Warren, chairwoman of the school's Institutional

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that's more money," Jones-Johnson ;;aid.

Buddy Rabaya, president of the ~SG, said dollars were not an issue.

"Going to get the money isn't a big issue because we have the money," he said. Rabaya added that timing figured prominently in the decision to cancel.

"It was moved up a month from last year. Tambia only had a week -:from the time she was elected).

(Last year) they had a week to put it together, but the planning took two months," Rabaya said. He added that he is not disappointed there will be no homecoming dance. One reason cited is that now extra money that would have been used for the dance will be allocated to areas that he said will directly benefit more students.

"Last year, we handed out 150 hot dogs during Comet Week. This year, we're handing out 800. Also,

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For the last several months, McKinsey & Company, based in New York, has held about 30 focus groups with students, questioning everything from the quality of the school's gymnasium to the caliber of its tax-law professors. The consultants also are quizzing alumni.

School officials won't say how much Harvard is paying for the study - only that it's less than the $I million figure reported by the Harvard Crimson.

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Wrestling· pinned for good year • Good start has Comet hopes high Mike Stevens Co-Sports Editor

Much is expected from Palomar's wrestling team this season from Palomar's wrestling team.

After last year's stellar season, in , which Palomar's wrestling team won the Pacific Coast Conference title, the Southern Duals, and took second at state, Head Coach John Ismay will settle for nothing less this season.

"Our goal once is to be the state champs," said Ismay.

This despite the loss of last season's superstars Irvin Michael and Jason Bedsole.

So far the Comets have taken out the state's third ranked team, in Moorpark, and defeated Mt. San Antonio College on Sept. 29, with a lopsided score of 35-11. Palomar is cmTently ranked second in the state.

"We are definitely going in the right direction," said Ismay. "I feel good about our team, and we have a good lineup."

That lineup is anchored by returning standouts C.J Johnston at 149 pounds, Kevin Sanger at 184 and Bryan Pogue at 165.

Johnston was an All-American last year and Pogue ranked eighth in the state last season. Both are. expected to rank among the top wrestlers in California.

Top newcomers in Ismay's comer include James Guizar, who was a state champ for Imperial High School and weighs in at 133 pounds this season.

Other freshmen standouts are J.J. Roberts at 125 pounds, Josh Delfin at 157 and heavyweight Joe Vitromell.

"If your going to start for Palomar, you are going to place in state," said Ismay. "This team has a lot of heart and character and that means more than talent a lot of the time."

The Comets host Santa Ana on Oct. 6 at 7:30p.m. and travel to the Santa Ana Tournament on Oct. 9.

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Sophomore Mike Tomlinson grapples with an opponent from Mt. San Antonio College.

Men's soccer struggles to get offense going Anthony Saavedra Co-Sports Editor

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Carlos Corcuera takes a shot in a 3-0 loss to College of the Desert.

After a successful start to the season, Palomar's men's soccer team struggled against the College of the Desert Roadrunners Sept. 29.

The Comets' 3-0 loss dropped their record to 6-2-1, and 0-1-1 in the Pacific Coast Conference.

"I am very impressed with their team," said Head Coach Carlos Hernandez. "I knew we had to play a good game to overcome them."

And Palomar did not look nearly enough, according to good Hernandez.

The Comets' offense has showed signs of slowing, after getting off to a fast start early in the season.

"Defensively, we are playing well," said Hernandez. "But we are

not getting enough support from the offense."

The Comet offense had plenty of opportunities to get on the scoreboard.

In the second half, forward Tomas Romero missed on a shot off a two-on-one situation. Palomar also missed a shot that sailed over the goal.

Palomar players looked uncomfortable with each other, resulting in a lack of communication, and at times bickering between players.

"We need to work on team chemistry," said Hernandez. "As soon as we decide we're gonna play as a team, we are going to be talented."

The Roadrunners got off to a early l-0 lead in the first half. They made it 2-0 in the second half, when

NCAA basketball changes rules Wendell Barnhouse College Press

An NCAA special committee announced "practically idealistic" reforms for college basketball.

Making freshmen men's basketball players ineligible was not one of its recommendations.

Formed a year ago, the NCAA Division I Working Group to Study Basketball Issues met seven times.

The results of those meetings was distilled in 3 112 pages of recommendations that dealt with three topics: the educational experience, recruiting and the sport's image.

"What we were able to do was come up with a package (of recommendations) that will work," said Syracuse chancellor Kenneth Shaw, chairman of the committee.

"This committee was charged with examining the issues that have a significant impact on Division I basketball. What it produced has a great deal of merit."

The committee made it known it was considering a proposal to ma~e freshmen men's basketball players ineligible.

"There is a strong core of support for (freshmen ineligibility)," Shaw said. "But there isn't enough support to make it become legislation."

"Our proposals will greatly strengthen the academic environment." Among the committee's

proposals: Encouraging men's and women's basketball players to attend summer school before their freshmen seasons.

The players would receive financial aid for summer school, and the course work would be acceptable toward a degree.

The committee also made recommendations regarding recruiting, in particular the summer variety. A common complaint of coaches is that nonacademic people are involved with the summer camps and tournaments that showcase players.

To help eliminate that problem, the committee recommended that 10 recruiting days be shifted from the summer to the academic-year evaluation period.

"We considered eliminating summer recruiting entirely," ,Shaw said. "The dominant view was that we can reduce the summer-camp influence in the ways we've recommended."

In other recommendations, the committee proposed: Establish a Division I Basketball Issues committee to continue the effort of the Working Group.

Stiffer penalties for players who gamble, including the permanent loss of all collegiate eligibility for any student-athlete who attempts to fix the outcome of a game.

goalkeeper Francisco Sanchez was caught too far out of the goal.

COD easily kicked the ball past the diving Sanchez into the bottom right corner of the goal.

Despite giving up three goals, the defense looked solid.

COD kept the hall near the Comets' goal most of the game, setting up several shots for themselves.

"I have faith in these guys," said Hernandez. "They are talented and will get out of this."

The Comets' next chance will be Oct. 6 at home against Imperial Valley College. They travel to Southwestern College on Oct. 8. Both games are at 3:15p.m.

Comet of the Week Brotherton recorded 20 kills over two matches during the week o(Sept 20.

She also added three aces off of serves, and 10 digs to go with a .300 hitting percentage. The Comets won both matches, to improve their record to 5-0.

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Most of Europe made this state,.. ment after the United States Ryder Cup team defeated their European counterparts Sept. 26.

Not only did the Europeans choke in their defense of the Cup, but they had the audacity to complain about the way the American~ celebrated after their improbable victory.

The U.S. went into the final round of the three-day tournament down by four. To come away with a win, the Americans needed to win eight and a half out of 12 matches, a feat that had never been accomplished.

The Americans won on the 17th hole of the final match, thanks to a 45-foot putt by Justin Leonard.

That's where the trouble began.

The Americans, overcome with the joy of winning golf's equivalent to an Olympic gold medal, broke out I into celebration. The entire 12-mau team converged along side the green, hugging and jumping up and down.

The European team cried foul almost immediately. "Utter disgrace," "A horror show" and "Disgusting" were just a few of the headlines that ran in Britis•· tabloids.

"I could not believe what I saw on the 17th green," said Scotland's Colin Montgomerie.

Why not? Golf has been looking for emotion for a while now. No one complained when Tiger Woods . pumped his fist after a hole-in-ont. a couple of years back.

England's Mirror compared the scene to that of soccer hooligans.

Now I realize that golf is a sport rich with tradition, and it is known for being a rather stuck up sport.

But whenever a major championship is won, especially one li~ miraculous as this, some celebration is expected. And I'm rather positive no one was hurt or injured, unlike with soccer hooligans, during the jubilation.

Champagne was spilled, but my mom always said not to cry over spilled champagne, or something t,. that effect.

If the U.S. would have just walked off the course and not shown any emotion, then they would have been accused of not caring. After complaining about not getting paid for the tournament during the summer, that would ha\'..: been the first thing said.

If there were no celebration, what would be next? No pile-up near the mound after a World Series victory? Just a simple shake of hands after a game-winning 55-yard field goal to win the Super Bowl?

If the Europeans don't like tli; fact that Americans get emotional over sports, then maybe they shouldn't participate, because they just don't get it. People play sports because they have fun doing it.

Besides, there is no way .that any member of the European team wouldn't have been happy over . ) win like this.

Golf is already known for being a sport that frowns upon any emotion. The world of golf has a reputation of being for the rich only, and not for the common man.

And that is what the United States was during the Ryder Cup, the common man. The underdog..

The average Joe. Corning into the final round, they were David and the Europeans were Goliath.

And David did celebrate when he won.

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"People that come here for special events are pleasantly surprised by the quality of the wines," Schneider said.

The wines produced in Temecula have received awards not only locally, but internationally as well.

Mount Palomar Winery's Rey Sol, 1997 Le Mediterrane' Blanc and Rey Sol, 1997 Roussanne both received the Gold at the Riverside International Wine Competition.

Thornton Winery is typi~ c a I l y known for c h a m pagnes such its Brut Reserve and Cuvee Rouge .

Through the efforts of winemaker Jon "Mac" McPherson, Thornton is gaining more recognition with its wines as well.

Thornton's 1998 Grenache Rose won Best of Class and Gold at the New World International Competition and, according tq Schneider, wines are constantly being sent away for competitions. .

Mount Palomar's winemaker Etienne Cowper admitted that producing wines can be challenging.

"The Wine business is highly competitive," Cowper said, "We're competing against imports from Chile, Argentina, Austrailia, France and Spain so you have to have a good product."

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When most people think of the wine country, their mind drifts north to the famed wine country of Napa valley and Sonoma and Mendocino counties.

Others might think of Central California and the wineries that surround Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo .

Very rarely is wine equated with Southern California.

But Temecula Valley has given wine enthusiasts a reason to look south and is gradually gaining more respect throughout the wine community.

Temecula Valley is One of Mount Palomar Winery's vineyard workers dumps freshly picked located just 25 miles wine grapes into a bin as Vidal Perez, the vineyard foreman looks on. north of Escondido on The large wineries in the valley do pro- also hosts Interstate 15. duce a great deal of wine, but when it many special Due to its location between two coastal comes to tourism, Temecula's smaller events such as mountains, Temecula has been blessed family-owned wineries draw in a large its Summer with a climate very similar to France's number of visitors.

Jazz series Rhone valley, an area famous for One of the most popular small wineries and New it's fine wines. to visit is Thornton Winery.

Years Gala. Wedding Although Temecula "We get a lot of weekenders receptions and other banquets are also held has always had a from San Diego and Orange at the winery on a regular basis. favorable County," said Jan Schneider "People come here for the atmosphere," Mediterranean cliwho works in Thornton's ' Schneider said. mate, the grape marketing department.

Although aesthetics and entertainment producing poten"A lot of people are are a big draw to the Temecula Valley, the tial of the valley surprised that they actu- wine is what keeps people coming back. wasn't realized ally make wine m until the 1960s Southern California," when people Schneider said. working in Thornton sits on 20 acres Hollywood moved to of land although only six of the area and began these acres are actually growing grapes as a used for vineyard. hobby.

Thornton's other 14 acres As soon as it was include a large building discovered that resembling a French Temecula's climate was chateau that features an favorable for growing upstairs banquet hall vineyards, wineries began and an in-house bar popping up all over the called the hills to the east of town.

Champagne Today, Temecula has 13 Lounge. different wineries, each with Adjacent to its own distinct personality. the main buildCallaway is by far the biggest ing is the winery with over 750 acres of vineaward-winning yard. Like all the wineries in the valCafe Champagne. ley, Callaway offers tours and tastings The cafe is headed throughout the week.

by Executive Chef, Although some of the wineries offer da:iI y Steve Pickell who for six years in a row tours and tastings, the best time to visit has been the recipient of the Gold Award Temecula Valley is during the weekend for Contemporary Cuisine.

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The collected sediment ~s froxen in the neck of the bottle.

Champagne bottles are Once the cap is removed, placed at a 70 degree angle pressure force,'l the icy sed!in a rack for three to four ment out weeks.

Step Nine During this time residue Dosaee from the second fermentaA measured amount of sugar is tion collects in the cap added: to champagne before it i~ turning the rest of the corked, wired .and labeled champagne clear.

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Step Six

SW>ru! F'nnentatiQD The sugars placed into the cuvee take four to six week.s to turn into ~arbon dioxide and alcohol

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