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Fees not going to construct new Student Union not built with a strong enough foundation," Boggs said. Boggs says that a second story Students at Palomar College on the current building would will not be getting a new building involve a complete re-engineering for the Student Union. In Spring of the current Student union and of 1998, students voted for an with the projected budget would annual fee that would go toward just not be possible. building a new Student Center. "lt's just a matter of how much Instead, those fees will go to either money is available," Boggs said. remodeling or adding on to the According to Vice President of current building. Administrative Services Jerry Erica Olvera was president of Patton, it is projected that collecthe Associated Student tion of fees will result in a $2.5 Government million hudget for (ASG) at the time the Student Center. of the vote and District Architect now serves as an Marlene lmirzian ASG senator. says that this $2.5 Olvera says that million will go she and the other toward the project members of stuhudget which is not dent government simply fo1 conat the time had a struction but goes vision of a whole to pay for permits new building and and fees as well. that students who Currently, a voted for the fee committee of stuexpected the same. dent~. faculty and "I think it betrays staff are meeting to the students' trust discuss how the us," Olvera Ill project budget will said, "It's like we be spent. "Until we advertised somereally understand thing that's not what the students going to happen." want, we have no Director of idea what the - Bruce Bishop design will be.'' Student Activities Bruce Bishop, like Director of Imirzian said. many others, So far the comStudentActivities thought that a secmittee has disond story would be added onto the cussed remodeling or adding onto current building. "It was because the current building but because of in various publications and discuslack of funds a new huilding has sions related to the student center not been talked about. we saw artists' rendering of a two "Even if we can only recondistory building," Bishop said. tion the Student Center at least Now that Bishop has been more we're doing something,'' Rabaya actively involved in the planning said. of the Student Center he has a Rabaya was not a student when more realistic view on the issue. the election occurred but has "It is now pretty obvious that the noticed two discrepancies between amount of money generated by what was promised by ASG and this fee is not sufficient to pay for wtat is happening now. a second story." Bishop said. One discrepancy deals with Dr. George Boggs says that it ASG's promise of a new building would not be possible to have a and the other deals with financial second story added to the current Student Union. "The building was see CENTER, page 5

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Cars, busses and trucks wait in line at the Twin Oaks Valley Road I Highway 78 interchange in San Marcos. Work began to expand the overpass in August and is expected to take about 21 months to complete.

Work starts on Twin Oaks gridlock Tom Chambers EdiTor in Chief

Palomar student Heather Donlon spends 20 minutes a day wa1tmg in her white Chevy Cavalier at the interchange of Twin Oaks Valley Road and Highway 78. For several years, motorists have sat in long lines waiting to get to Palomar or Cal State San Marcos. "The traffic is always backed up," Donlon said. "People don't know what to do at the stop signs. I'm surprised l haven't gotten into an accident." The traffic nightmare is about to change. An $11.6 million project was started in August to replace the infamous bridge with a wider one including new freeway entrance and exit ramps. Students at Palomar and Cal State San Marcos, along with North County residents, couldn't be happier. The volume of traffic on

Highway 78 has doubled in the last 10 years and continues to increase at a rate of 12 percent each year 50 percent higher than most other state highways in San Diego County. The City of Constru.etion San Marcos, • Area Palomar College, Cal State San Marcos and the Chamber of Governments, succeeded last June Commerce tried for years to get - getting $5.1 million from the the state to prioritize the project state for the project. The rest of on the two-lane overpass that conthe money needed to complete the nects the university, downtown improvements will come from San Marcos and Palomar. sales tax and local funds. The coalition, working with the "This is something that I San Diego Association of thought would never happen," San

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Marcos Mayor F.H. "Corky" Smith said at the groundhreaking ceremony. The 21 month project will replace the existing bridge with a four lane overpass. The plan calls

see BRIDGE, page 5

"It is now pretty obvious that the amount of money generated by this fee is not sufficient to pay for a second story."

Palomar seeks call boxes Patricia S. McAvoy Opinion EdiTor

Continuing its efforts to ensure student safety, Palomar College is planning to install emergency call boxes on campus. Fifteen remote telephone columns placed around campus connecting directly to campus police will be placed throughout the San Marcos campus. "Our number one priority is to protect students and facilities on campus,'' said Tom Plotts, director of public safety and police. "Students have substantiated a need, we will establish a fund and install the equipment," Plotts said. However, he said, no specific date is set for installation because information is still being gathered.

Emergency call box systems can operate on phone lines or radio frequencies. In a recent report to the Governing Board, Director of Facilities Mike Ellis said the college is looking at call box systems from three companies. "We're leaning toward a duel system," Ellis said. "Because of the cost of installation." The estimated cost of an initial system with duel communication capabilities is about $88,000. The Facilities Department hopes to keep the costs down by using the new phones lines installed during the infrastructure project and by installing the boxes themselves. The telephone unit's design, which is capable of a duel system,

has the telephone recessed into a round illuminated column making it easily visible, displaying "emergency" lettering and a strobe light that is activated when the telephone is used. The phone operation is "push button, you talk," Ellis said. The ease in use, the highly visible column and placement in parking lots and other higher risk areas on campus should provide more safety and convenience for students, Ellis said. "Boxes placed in parking lots will save students from having to come all the way from parking lots to call for help," Ellis said. Also, the blue strobe light will alert campus police and security

see CALL BOXES, page 3

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A construction worker sprays water on fresh cement on the west end of Comet Circle. Comet Circle has been closed from parking lot 12 to lot 15 for construction.

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Palomar has new police chief Palomar College recently appointe'd a police chief for its new police department. Thomas Plotts took over duties in the police department on Oct. 1. Plotts is in charge of campus securit;r and all instructional safety pro~r'ams.

Plotts was the coordinator for the pelice academy for three years. He ~tlso worked as a police officer and as' a background investigator for t National City. ~ Plotts said he wants to make students more aware of campus escort services and of the roving patrol on crtmpus. He would also like students to become more acquainted with the campus crime prevention club. .' The new position of police chief combines the duties of the former 4ampus security director and the J?,ublic safety coordinator.

Rumiko Takeya Campus Beat Co-Editor

:Photos wanted fpr for spring show

The Boehm Gallery's hours are: Thes., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wed. and Thurs., 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Fri. and Sat., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Shigehiro Kondo Staff Writer

Get ready to register for spring classes If you are planning to take spring classes, make an appointment with your counselor now. PAR registration appointments will be mailed between Nov. 24 through Nov. 29 and registration for spring 2000 begins Dec. 6. Students will receive spring class schedules by Nov. 29. The counseling office is located in Student Services Center. For more information and an appointment, call the counseling office (760) 744-1150, ext. 2179. Rumiko Takeya Campus Beat Co-Editor

Wednesday is volunteer day

The photography department will cpllect student work to be showc.~sed in the Palomar College Student Photography Exhibition r 2000. , 'Many areas of photography will be snown, including photojournalism, creative landscape, portraiture and commercial photos. :vincent Vigil, curator of the exhibtit, will be accepting any photo~ .graphic process, including comput~r images and photo sculpture. : The exhibit will be held off-cam~us in February 2000. • "Right now, our main concern is ~ollecting the work," Vigil said. ~ Current Palomar photography stu~dents may submit entries to the •photo department Nov. 11 through :Dec. l. Devon Mussard Staff Writer

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The artistry of East and West is

~oing to meet at the Boehm Gallery ~n its next exhibition. : The gallery's new exhibition, "East 'Meets West-Art Quilts & Glass," • tfeatures quilts of the Manhattan :Ouilters Guild and the 't'ontemporary Quilt Artists of San :Diego as well as art glass of region~ I glass artists. More than 30 artists participating at this showing. Quilts and glass showcased in the exhibition are all recent original pieces with a unique and experimental use of the materials. '"East Meets West" starts Nov. 5 and goes through Dec. 10. There will be a reception on opening day at the gallery, from 6:30p.m. to 8:30p.m.

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Phi Theta Kappa and Alpha Gamma Sigma are sponsoring Volunteer Day. They are asking local organizations to come to Palomar to recruit student and staff volunteers. . These organizations will be in the Student Union Wed., Nov 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rumiko Takeya Campus Beat Co-Editor

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Majorie Walsh ponders her next steps as she studies applications to four-year colleges.

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PALOMAR COLLEGE COMMUNITY SERVICES Outdoor Photography-Nov. 6, 9 a.m. to 4: 30 p.m., Escondido Center, Room 404.

Get tutoring in library Free tutoring is available for students at the Tutoring Center on the frrst floor of the library. Thtoring is available on a walkin basis only. No advance sign-ups or reservations are accepted. Students must have their PIC number ready and register at the center before receiving services. Thtoring is limited to 30 minute sessions but students may sign up for more, if needed, allowing one hour between sign-ups . Student and non-student tutors are available for assistance in most transferable courses. These include basic subjects such as math and English as well as humanities and the sciences . A posted schedule lists tutors, course availability and times. The Tutoring Center hours are Mon. through Thurs., 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sat., 9 a.m. to noon.

Devon Mussard Staff Writer -Interested in submitting club or campus information? Call Sean O'Connor or Rumiko Takeya at (760) 744-1150, ext. 2450 or stop by the Telescope office in Room TCB-1.

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.

How to Put Your Business on the Internet-Nov. 6, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. San Marcos Campus, Room Q-12.

DROPPING A CLASS No drops are allowed from Oct. 16 through the end of the semester. An evaluative grade of(A,B.C.D,F) or "I" must be given.

Vegetarian Cooking-A Vegetarian Thanksgiving (Sun)-Nov 6., 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., San Marcos Campus, Room ES-10. CAREER CENTER Resume Writing Workshop-This workshop is Nov. 5, 12, 19 in the Counseling Center Conference Room from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. -To register, call Career Center (760) 744-1150, ext. 2194.

AUDI TING 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.

LIBRARY Internet Workshop-This workshop is offered Thursdays in the library's computer lab from 12 p.m. until 1:15 p.m. Repeat workshop as often as needed .

FALL 1999 GRADUATION The deadline to apply for an AA degree or a certificate has passed. There is no deadlme for CSU GE and IGETC.

ASG Docket Buddy RQbaya, president, requested the introduction of legislation to set up a microphone in the Student Union. This would allow ASG members to periodically remind stu dents to discard their trash and police their area. Bridgette Roncone, vice president, state affairs-reported that Governor Gray Davis is proposing legislation that would require students in community colleges to peiform community service work in order to earn an Associate of the Arts degree. Shalina Mahendra, senator, reported that a petition circulated requesting extended library hours during finals week. Dr. George Mozes, director of the library and Educationa Television, requested I 50 signatures. Mahendra said over 270 students have signed so far. Juan Fuentes, senator, reported that schedules will be distributed two weeks late anc Phone And Registration will begin one week late. Correction: a national phone company volunteered to add pay phones around campus, not emergency call boxes as previously reported in the Oct. 18 issue of The Telescope. -Michael Paisner, News Edit01

SPRING 2000 GRADUATION The deadline to apply for an AA degree or a certificate is March 1. SEJ\.IESTER GRADES Summer 1999 grades are 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 4 71 -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.

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What book have you recently read?

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Brooke St. Onge Nursing

George Soltero Economics

Rachel Pearse Studio Art

The Dark Half by Stephen King. There are two sides to every person. He was a twin who had absorbed the other one. It was spooky."

"Night by Eli Wiesel. It was about the Holocaust. I didn't know the details of the Holocaust."

"To Kill a Mocking Bird. I love that book. It was told from the viewpoint of a child. I read it out of school."

"A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking. A very interesting book. It was about the universe. He explained astronomy without many equations.';

"I like reading the Bible. I am reading Romans which is the core of Christianity, salvation by grace and Christ dying on the cross."

Paul Serio Business "Pelican Briefby John Grisham. I like books about law and social issues. It was 500 pages and pretty interesting throughout." Photos

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CALL BOXES: continued from page one personnel locate the person calling faster, be added. ''Everyone is saying we need the ·system, it's just funding," Ellis said. "The bottom line is if the district bas money." Financing will come from the parking fees and from the college's general fund, Plotts said. Placing the new units is not a problem, Ellis said. The infrastructure project added large underground cables to accomodate future hard telephone line demands. Accessing the cables will not require any trenching or tunneling, making future installations easier and less costly. In the meantime, there is plenty to do until funding does become available, Ellis said. The best locations need to be agreed on, proposals from the bidding companies need refining to Palomar's exact needs and bidders' references need verifying. ..It is critical for longevity m to have a good operational system,'' Ellis said. "It will be relied on a long time."

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Colleges jazz up essay questions to show some personality Ralph Vigoda College Press

Folks who remember the college application essay as some variation of "What person has influenced you, and why?" - a question that inevitably led to compositions that began with, "My father (or mother) is the greatest person I know" - have not looked at the process recently. This fall, as students begin filling out their forms, they are confronted with requests to prove whether toads can hear, to make predictions about the biggest news story on New Year's Day, 2010, or to write about problems they could encounter in a two-dimensional world. No, it's not that college admissions officers are devising new and diabolical essay questions to torture high school seniors. In the last half-dozen years, officials say, colleges have been jazzing up their essays for a number of reasons: easing the tedium of reading thousands of similar responses, thwarting Internet services that sell cookiecutter essays, and-- in a bit of subtle marketing -- showing off a little of an institution's personality. "We've been accused of asking boring questions, and that's why people write boring essays. So if we ask a pointed or quirky question, that will help them," said Parke Muth, assistant director of admission at the University of Virginia and author of "Writing the Essay: Sound Advice from an Expert." Like most schools, Virginia offers a selection of essays. One is "What is your favorite word, and why?" Another: "Make a hold prediction about something in the year 2020 that no one else has made a bold prediction about." "We want students to get turned on by one of the questions instead of dreading it," Muth said. "Most people look at this process as one of fear and uncertainty. If you give them choices, chances increase that they may say, "I can't wait to write about that.' " Muth decries what he called "McEssays:" five paragraphs that are grammatically correct and free of spelling mistakes, but arc stultifyingly generic. "Remember," said Lee Stetson, Dean of

Admissions at the University of Pennsylvania, "when you're reading 18,000 essays, it's a challenge. We want to stimulate them to write something interesting to us."

Asking good questions In the late 1980s, Stetson said, he and his Penn colleagues went on a retreat at the Jersey shore to discuss, among other things, improving the essay question. From that getaway, this question was devised: "You have just completed your 300-page autobiography. Please submit page 217." Stetson said 70 percent of Penn's applicants pick it over two other options. "What we're trying to do is allow them flexibility to get to the kind of person they are through the essay," Stetson said. "It lets us find out a little bit more about how they think, what their priorities are, what they're interests are, and how they've learned about life by the age of 17. It's all part of the package, to learn more about applicants so we can make better decisions." It is also a way to let colleges brag a little, Stetson adds. "It's (a student's) chance to hopefully be impressed with the fact that we're asking good questions," he said. "If they're more stimulated by the questions, it reflects well on the university." The University of Chicago annually changes what its admissions counselors call their "quirky questions." This year's quartet includes one in which the applicant is asked to create a television pilot program unique to Chicago. "Remember," the student is told, "this is Chicago, so it is better to err on the side of intellectual pretension than on the side of pure silliness." Another essay option has students comment on the philosophy of 18th-century social critic Georg Lichtenberg who wrote "Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc." "The essay is weighted quite heavily here because it shows you how a person thinks," said school spokeswoman Jennifer Loevy. "A person might not have the best grades or SATs scores, but might be an incredibly ere-

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Editorial ASG spectators on new student center In light of all the recent buzz regarding the new student center, it's time to question what the students, and especially ASG members, are going to do to ensure that it truly becomes the students' building. After all, students voted for a special fee in 1998 to pay for the construction of a new student center, not a renovated one. It appears Palomar stu~ dents do not really know, or care, what is being proposed by the ASG representatives, the Facilities Department and the administration or where their $10 per year is going. The ASG posted renderings of a new student building on campus during the election process, renderings that led many students to believe that their $10 was going to build a brand-new two, or possibly four-story building. With a proposed budget of $2 million for the project, it is unlikely the building will closely resemble what was advertised. The $2 million is

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budgeted not only for construction costs but for fees, permits and all other costs associated with the project. Is it enough for what students thought they were getting? Probably not, according to the center's planning committee. Furthermore, what are our ASG members doing to ensure the building meets students, expectations? It seem they are just spectators. Only two ASG members are on the student center committee with input from no other students. The ASG has voiced concern over the inconvenience of moving things around during the building phase, but where is the concern over getting it built? It's time Palomar students get actively involved and voice their opinions regarding what's being done with their money and their building. If students don't, they will have no right to complain the student center was built to meet someone else's expectations.

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hnology today has reached just about very person and every aspect of our lives. Or has it? Some segments of society may still choose to reject aspects of technology, however educators refusing to incorporate innovations in tedmology, course material and teaching methods should reconsider or they may become obsolete. The business side of education has not been allowed to lag behind, if for no other reason than to control the exchange of information so necessary in business today. So how can educators be allowed to abstain from using technology to teach the leaders of tomorrow? Is there not a teacher or teaching method that could withstand improvement? Today, students are more likely to be bored in the classroom because technology has permeated their lives. They have had to embrace technology to keep current in their world. College educators not willing to understand this phenomena stand to lose students attention This will result in reduced class attendance, participation and ultimately poor student retention of course material. Educators in K-12 have witnessed similar problems. They are attempting to adapt according to the students' needs lhrough innovations and by bringing more computers into the classroom for younger and younger students. Through computers, they are opening the "window of the world," the Internet, to their students. Changes this big immediately cause two problems for college teachers. The first is that it takes a long time to educate students in computer disciplines. This isn't news. This leaves colleges, especially community colleges, to bring students lacking

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technology education up to speed. Costly and time consuming, but not impossible. The second problem is bored students. Students who grew up with computer technology need stimulating curriculum. This will require educators to seek new ways of presenting course material, not merely adding

"The CNN Newsroom (web site) is a free instructional program for teachers to bring the world into the classroom." http://turnerlearning.com technology to the educational mix. It will take a more innovative and proactive approach because somehow instructors will need to find a way to keep today's students and future students tuned in to learning. It may seem like teachers are left holding the bag, but in reality, innovators in education have been working to find solutions for the melding of instruction

and technology for some time. Web sites are springing up that are devoted to finding answers to this issue. One site is th, UWired program and the Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology at the University of Washington. Its article, "Rethinking Faculty Support" by Mark Donovan, addresses the situation. The primary goal is to "develop strategies that will lead to the wide-scale adoption of effective uses of technology, not just the transformation of a few isolatecl courses." In the article, Donovan discusses a discovery in the University Libraries' survey that more than 90 percent of faculty use Email to communicate with students, although they do not consider themselves technically savvy users. This information helped those involved in technology realize teachers mar be ready to take advantage of computers and that innovations do not need to be complex to be beneficial. Another site that could prove a valuable resource is the CNN Newsroom. It contains "a free instructional program for teachers to bring the world into their classroom," according to the site's headline. These sites and hundreds more are the future in education. My point--educators beware, future lesson plans must be linked to technology. As classroom instructors, you must be willing to combine innovations in technology with classroom education in such a way as to be interesting and understandable. Sooner or later there is going to come a da · when such innovations become mandatory in all fields of study. Will you, as educators be ready?

Melting pot myth or reality?

t seems just about everyone is into the millennium game. We are picking highlights of the 20th century, underscoring them as markers worthy to note. One movement I would like to recall as a 20th century benchmark is the AfricanAmerican "Roots" movement which took place in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. The movement transformed AfricanAmericans' lives and the lives of all other Americans much more than anyone could have possibly imagined. At the beginning of the 20th century, immigrants from southern and eastern Europe flooded into America. They were urged to become part of the melting pot. Of course, the melting pot was a myth. They were told to assimilate and become the ideal Anglo-American-clearly an impossibility. The ideal lasted until the early 1970s. Some southern and eastern Europeans bought into this myth, even as laws were passed in the 1920s to make sure no more immigrants would be allowed to enter the United States, much less to melt into society. Chinese and Japanese immigrants were shut out much earlier, in 1882 there was the Chinese Exclusion Act and in 1908 the Gentlemen's Agreement. Asians who emigrated and then had children here in the United States were also denied American citizenship. (One bright spot, however, were the Native Americans. They became citizens in 1924 because they were no longer a threat.)

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M elting pot? Did we really mean it? Some Europeans may have thought they could pass as Anglo-Americans, but the whole idea was preposterous for people of color. People cannot change the color of their skin. Marcus Garvey, a West Indian Black living in New York saw Black pride- the opposite idea of the melting pot- as the key to living in America. His ideas can1e to fruition in Alex Haley's book "Roots" decades later. In 1965, while conversing with a colleague about the civil rights movement, I made the observation that African-Americans should stress their cultural identity. Two days later I heard the words "Black is beautiful," and a short time later, "African-American" was the new identity tenn. Almost overnight, the word "negro" was obsolete. Soon, African-Americans were sporting afros and cornrows. Many of us heard about "soul food" for the flrst time. Some took to wearing dashikis and other African attire. Others were studying Swahili. Much later, we celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Black History Month. In the early 1970s, the series on Kunte Kinte in "Roots"

mesmerized the largest American audience in television history. The movement did not stop there. Now it is common to have multi-cultural studies at college, covering not only AfricanAmericans but many other ethnic groups. This movement has touched every part of American society. Because of the "Roots" movement, the probability of sending Japanese-American·, to an internment camp is now unthinkable. The same goes for the mass deportation of Mexican-Americans, which happened after the Zoot Suit riots in Los Angeles during the 1940s. Lynchings, thankfully, are a thing of the past. Today, hate crime culprits are brought to justice promptly. And ethnic jokes? They are now considered unacceptable thanks to the "Roots" movement. Affirmative action or fairness to everyone - which I do not equate with a quota system - is more the norm in jobs, housing and colleges. We are now paying more attention to the civil rights of gays and the rights of women-all thanks to the "Roots" movement. All of us are richer in our cultural experiences because of the changes wrought by the "Roots" movement. We are now more American because we celebrate diversity. And the melting pot in the 21st century? Intermarriage is taking care of that now. Thanks to the "Roots" movement, we will be living in a different America in the 2B~ century.

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center are it is one of the goals of the committee to get the student center construction under way as soon as possible. When they get their plans established we will go to some sort of lending agency and pay off the loan with the fees," Boggs said. Along with a loan there has been talk of a possible bond measure going on the ballot that if passed would result in more funding for the student center. "We're currently studying the possibility of a bond issue," Boggs said, "It's something we're surveying the public about right now." Although extra funding for the student center would be a benefit Rabaya is concerned with what a bond issue would mean for the students. "We can get a bond but what that means is that we would have to share the facility with our community," Rabaya said. "If they're going to do that to get more money, they have to be willing to let the public use it," Patton said. If a bond is put on the ballot it will not be voted on until November 2000. Patton says that the commit-

tee cannot plan for extra revenue to become available but should be prepared in case it does. But, at present, the planning committee has only a $2.5 million budget to work with and there are some people who are dissapointed about what that means for the student center. "''m very dissapointed with it because the students are having the funds collected but were never shown a model of the building," Rabaya said. "The students got burned because everything wasn't disclosed to them when they voted," Rabaya said. Bishop disagrees with Rabaya's assessment of the election. "I don't believe anybody was intentionally mislead," Bishop said, ''This was a real attempt on the part of very enthusiastic students to provide something to the student body." Although dissapointed, Rabaya, like everyone on the committee, is attempting to make the best of the situation. "All I can do to fix the problem is let students know what is going on," Rabaya said.

Student activists push anti-smoking campaign Tallahassee Community College. Students and alumni from each of the three campuses are helping to develop programs and ad campaigns to encourage changes in state legislation and school policies that could make Florida's campuses tobacco-free. The group is also working to increase the number of students who successfully kick their smoking habits. Through its ties to a state agency - the Florida Health Department - the group hopes eventually to receive financial support from the federal government. Group members said they'll continue to build on initiatives that have curbed smoking among Florida's middle school and high school students, while at the same time, developing entirely new and age-appropriate tactics to reach col-

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BRIDGE: Work starts on Twin Oaks bridge continued from page one for a looped freeway entrance from northbound Twin Oaks on to Highway 78 that will alleviate traffic coming from the growing Cal State San Marcos. As construction continues, Palomar officials suggest avoiding the interchange all together by getting off the freeway at San Marcos lloulevard and using Knobb Hill to get to Mission Road, just east of Palomar. San Marcos hopes to build out the area surrounding the interchange with business parks and residential areas as well as

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This CD exudes sexy. The title of the album says it. The three 'Part fold out packaging says it. Tori Amos sings it. Not the run-of-the-mill overt sexy of a breast job in a too tight rubber top close~ap. Amos has more class. Her type of sexy is the Joose fitting average looking version that some-

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Tori Amos ''To Venus and Back'' Rating:

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how gets under can•t stand it. In There is, thing about this double can't stand in a bad way. Amos showcases her taJent: the studio and on the stage with effort The ftrst disk is an new dio work. The second CD is live. The three-way fold out paper container separates the two disks with a booklet tucked completely into the middle, not hanging out of it. Very sexy. This is the type of music you put on while working or studying. You don't have to pay a lot of attention to it to get really strong feelings from it. Perlect for a dinner party or when you have a date over and you want the music to subtly impress but not overshadow the conversation. She uses a lot of effects and a lot of sounds. Overall, this is a great

est se album. I do have one big complaint, however. There isn't a big difference in the tempo of the songs to keep it from getting long. Most of the music is medium tempo, surrealistic, with no or low-key percusThere is not . . vanance m fr~ng to song to ORa.. a stimulating variety in movement, but each song is dramatically different, with an energy all its own. Amos shows versatility in her song writing talent, then squashes it by keeping everything within a small space on the metronome. Another complaint-we get intimate with Amos' breathing patterns. Maybe it's part of her style, maybe she can't help herself, but we hear every breath she takes, both in and

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out. It gets wearing. This is trying to "Josephine", we get a slow song with be sexy, anf if you're trying, you're a little percussion, and then finally in not sexy. Listening to each song '•Riot Proof', a rocker with a kickindividuaJi', however, reveals some ass beat. From here on the album diamonds. really starts to take off. This con"Bliss" starts the trasts with what almost every proalbum with a hard ducer up until now has done-start hitting, typically big and put your weaker stuff toward Tori Amos sound. the end. Not so for Amos. In "To Not strong in form, Venus and Back'', we star~ out on a but it is excellent. space trip and come back to Earth for The next song is a rock and roll landing. "Jaurez." Here she The live album is good, but it is uses a lot of musical really more of the same. It is diffitextures, with her cult to contrast the live version to the vo1ce woven so studio work. It's basically more of closely into the music that you can- what is on the first disk. not tel1 what she is saying without Tori Amos fans will love this the aid of the booklet. This is an album. They'll say it's inspired and awesome, surrealistic cut. that it's genius. Not to say that I'm The next four songs demonstrate not a Tori Amos fan or that I don't my complaint. "Ethereal" plaintive love this album. I just want to hear medium temps tunes with nothing to her speed it up, slow it down, and make you want to tap your toe. unlike her, leave me breathless when Finally, as the album wears on into she gets done.

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discs, "Core" and "Purple," which Arts & Entertainment Editor released a pent-up caused Despite lead singer Scott energy Weiland's Weiland's legal troubles, the Stone when addiction Temple Pilots managed to fight past heroin the negative push and make a went out of control course correction toward the com- two years ago. Weiland was pletion of their fourth studio album. The group's strong effort comes jailed earlier this in the form of the simply titled, year (he's due for "No. 4." It harks back to the head- possible release in March) after viobanging sound of their first two lating parole by failing to show up Evan Blewett

for a drug test, but not before finishing this rock-as-catharsis reunion CD. In this new album, the snakebitten Los Angeles quartet offers a reminder that innovation sometimes counts less than perspiration. If "No. 4" bears marks of the turmoil that has over-

taken the band, it also rocks with an extra measure of determination, as if the band were pushing to shake those demons. From the jagged-edged "No Way Out" ("I'm suffocating I but I'm holding on"), to the country-ish "I Got You" ("I got you to paint the roses on my grave") and the incense-and-candles psychedelia of the Doors-like "Atlanta," Weiland and STP are in peak, battle-scarred form.

Everything But The Girl reaches clubland Amy Bolaski Copy Editor

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Everything But The Girl "Temperamental" Rating:

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English duo's Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt, who form the British pop band Everything But The Girl, released their ninth studio album, "Temperamental," in September. Though still infused with the sometimes melancholy steady beat reminiscent of their previous albums, its latest release is an ode to the dark thumping bass beats of clubland. Many of the tracks are built around a fairly simple mellow

house beat and several contain a very distinguishable jungle rhythm. The album follows the trend set by many other pop artists and bands who have made the transition to a more synthesized, electronically based sound in recent years. This album is Euro-disco pop at its best, replete with a more modern, turntable-based sound. There isn't a lot of original material here. The beats are standard and the mixes are nothing groundbreaking. What works best for the band is Thorn's throaty vocals and the

blend of lonely, emotionally rich listen on a long drive home than the lyrics that EBTG has always done dance floor, but there are a few well. "How much of yourself do tracks that inevitably will be mixed you give away after someone's left and heard in the club scene. your life in disarray? .... Get into me, "Temperamental" is a nice effort, I'm into you ... " ("Lu1laby of though it is certainly lacking the Clubland"). intensity of hits like "Missing", the The track "Five Fathoms" is an thumping, very popular mix from infectious, infinitely danceable "Amplified Heart". If you're looking tune, probably the best the album for something to move you, or somehas to offer. It is also one of the few thing you can move to, pass on this tracks with a bass beat that works one. EBTG fans should definitely well; this isn't an especially high- pick it up as Thorn and Watt prove energy collaboration. Most of the they still do what they do best with tracks are better suited for a good "Temperamental."

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ew offense set for basketball Anthony Saavedra Co-Sports Editor

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A pair of Comets work on the new ''triangle" offense implemented y new Head Coach Virgil Watson.

Palomar's men's basketball team will have a new look when it starts the season Nov. 13. New Head Coach Virgil Watson has implemented a new offensive system that is currently use9 by the Los Angeles Lakers. Phil Jackson petfectcd the system with the Chicago Bulls. and it helped them win six NBA championships in eight years. The offense is designed to have players form triangles as they move, making it harder for defenses to double team the best scorer. Despite this, the Comets will not come into the season trying to get the ball in the hands of one guy. "The offense is set up to take what opponents give you." Watson said of the "triangle" offense. ·'Different guys are going to score." This could be tough for the Comets, after losing their top three scorers from last season. Ryan Meier, John Ryan and Deldrc Carr left Palomar after finishing in the top nine in the conference in scoring. The loss of top scorers has left Palomar unsure of how good they will start the season. "We're definitely a work in progress," Watson smd. "We have good guys that are getting better daily." With Watson not taking control of the team until August, and the Dome being refurbished through midSeptember, the team has had little time to practice. This has made the Comets' development start slowly. 'This process we're going through is geared to playing our best basketball at the end of the year," Watson said.

Top returnees for the Comets will include AllPacific Coast Conference guard Partick Freeman. Freeman was Palomar's most consistent player down the ~tretch last ~cason. He averaged 11.6 points last season. with a high of 28. Handling the ball will be sophomore point guard Dante Carey. "Dante will give us good leadership from the point with speed and quickness up and down the court," Watson smd. The only other returning players on Palomar's roster are Chris Krucsch and Josh Coe. Coe came off the bench last season to give the Comets a three-point threat. Despite a limited number of minutes on the court, Coe averaged 11.7 points per game in conference play. From beyond the three-point arc, he made nearly 43 percent of the three point attempts against Pacific Coast Conference opponents. Palomar freshman class includes talent from all over the continent. Forward Kenyon Jones comes from New York. Guard Randy Randle prepped in Chicago. And forward Pierre McDowell played his high school ball in Canada. Texan center Withe Jones will fill the hole in the middle. The Comets have also brought in some local talent this year. Chris Featherly, Charlie Men.:ado, and Anthony Bolton all played for San Diego County high schools. Despite the lack of experience, Watson still feels that his squad can improve on last season's 15-16 record, and first round loss in the playoffs. The Comets open their season Nov. 13 against Eastern Arizona at 7:30p.m. 111 the Dome.

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Top 'lewcomcrs include Erika Hern.mdct, Heather Wilson and l01·gan Kukpatrick. H,'rn..ndu is a forward from Rancho Bt ena Vista High School who acco1ding to Titus, has been well coached < nd already has a full rcperto rc of post moves. W1Json is a versatile player from S.111 Pa~qu, I \Vho hnngs quickness to the lmeup. "She ( Wil-.;on) runs well, is pretty good fn'm Ol ts1de and she's not , ft:ud to 'Jla) the post," Titus said. "ller hl' t traits .tre her quickness nd \\Oik ethtc. ·

Sophomore guard Kyoko Higurashi reaches out for a pass, as a teammate tries to defend her in a recent practice. The Comets start the season Fri., Nov. 12 at home, against Arizona Western College.

One of the potential sleepers on this team is Nicole Prodigalidad from Temecula Valley High School. "Nicole needs some experience but she is very quick and she's going to be a spark," Titus said. With such a quick team this year the Comets will look to score in transition and run some full court defense. "We' rc going to try to run a full court press most of the game and we will look to push the ball and score

early in transition," Titus said. Loolang at the Comets schedule, it is extremely top heavy in comparison to the the past, with many more games than usual in the months of November and December. Two tournaments, and smattering of three game weeks and even a couple games on back-to-back days highlight the preseason. Although this is not the ideal way to start a season with mostly new players with only high school experience, it could prove helpful in

terms of conditioning and figuring out a set scheme before the conference games begin. "I know we arc going to do a lot of things better than last year and our main goal is to increase on last years record we set with I 0 wins," Titus said. ''Our other goal is to stay together as a team." As far as the competition goes, San Diego Mesa will remain a powerhouse and last year's conference titleholders, Southwestern, is in somewhat of a rebuilding stage.

The rest of the conference is pretty even other than that so the Comets have a golden opportunity to make a strong showing. "We still have a lot of work to do and I think we will be pretty competitive," Titus said. "It's been encouraging because they are working hard. I think it is going to be an exciting season." The Comets host Arizona Western on Nov. 12 and Moorpark on Nov. 13. Both games start at 5 p.m.

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former C'omet running back Joe H.tll i~ makm~ IllS pn:scncc felt at K< nsus ::-,t,ttc. Hall ~t.uted the season as the fifth tankC"d Wildcat's third-string running b:u.:k. early in the season, he on y can 1cd the ball a few times c1 game, but stt llmanaged to rack up )ards lnjl nes lu the Wildcats' top two t ulbacks Dm id Allen and Frank

Murphy meant that Ilall would finally get his chance to start against Utah State on Oct. 16. The 6-foot -2-inch, 300-pound Hall promptly galloped for 195 yards and two touchdowns . The Wildcats destroyed the Aggies by a score of 40-0. The next week Hall proved his performance was not a fluke . He rushed for 112 yards on 27 carries, as the Wildcats romped on the Oklahoma State Sooners, by a score of 44-2 1.

Opposing defensive backs, and some linebackers, bounce off Hall when they attempt to tackle him. "It's my job now to give away," Hall told the Associated Press. "The shoe's on the other foot. I'm not happy about David and Frank getting hurt. But I just wanted my turn, and now it's here." According to Head Coach Bill Snyder, Hall should continue to sec action in the Wildcats' backfield, even after Allen and Murphy return later this year.

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NCAA Division I defenses have had trouble stopping former Comet Joe Hall. He has ran for 444 yards and four touchdowns.

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S tewart's legacy will last for years When the world lost Payne Stewart last Monday, we all lost not only one of the greatest golfers of our time, but we also lost a great person. Stewart spent the last 17 years as one of the top stars of the PGA. He. stood out on the course. You knew when you were watching him. You knew he was something special. At the suggestion of his father, Stewart adopted the style of a bygone era. Known mostly for his trademark knickers and golf cap, Stewart proved on the course that he was more than just the clothes. When he burst onto the PGA scene, he took it by storm. He won two tournaments during h is first two years, but struggled after that. His father died from cancer in 1985. He blew a large final-round lead at Pebble Beach in 1987, after which he refused to talk to reporters. Things were looking down for Stewart. Just weeks after his loss at Pebble Beach, he managed to win at Bay Hill. He donated his $108,000 paycheck to help pay for cancer victim's families living in Orlando. Stewart showed his generosity again when he recently donated $500,000 to help benefit underprivileged youth in Orlando. Once again, things were going good for Stewart. He won his first major in 1989, when he shot a 31 on the back nine to win the PGA Championship over Mike Reid. Stewart came from behind to beat Scott Simpson in an 18-hole playoff at the 1991 U.S. Open. But he would soon slip again. In 1994, his life would change. Stewart fou nd himself ranked 123rd on the PGA Tour money list, after never finishing higher than 25th during his first eight years on the tour. Fellow golfer, and friend, Paul Azinger was diagnosed with cancer. But, Stewart would rise up again. He found religion and put his life. and career, back together. Eleven times during his illustrious career, Stewart finished a tournament on top of the leaderboard. His career winnings totaled more than $11 million. And he was in the midst of one the finest years of his career. In 1999, Stewart continued his excellence. lie ranked third on the money list, just behind Tiger Woods and David Duval, with just over $2 million. Just six weeks ago, Stewart helped lead the United States Ryder Cup team to a near impossiblecomeback victory. In June, he battled Phil Mickelson until the final hole to win his second career U.S. Open Championship. Off the course, Stewart personified the average American. He came from the heartland, Springfield, Mo. He attended SMU in Texas. He enjoyed cigars, cigarettes, and rum. He listened to Jimmy Buffett. He loved his friends, family. and children. He was not built like an athlete. He was Joe Average. In honor of Stewart, the PGA postponed Friday's round of its season-ending Tour Championship in Dallas. Flowers were left in both the locker and parking space Stewart was to occupy. "There is an enormous void and emptiness I feel right now," Woods said. There is an enormous void anr" emptiness felt by everyone. Payne Stewart will be missed .