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Construction nears end Jason Sherrill Staff Writer

T.he Palomar College Facilities Department said the construction on campus is ahead of schedule. "Right now they are probably 90 to 95 percent complete with the project," said Mike Ellis, director of facilities. They expected to finish at the end of January, but they hit some rock during the digging that set them back five weeks. Still the crews were able to overcome the delay to stay ahead of schedule. They do not see it as a major problem. They came across less rock than expected. Ellis said all underground utilities have been placed and are operational. Construction crews are currently working on three lateral lines (pipes leading from the main line to the buildings); one in front of the facilities building and another at staff parking lot 10, along with an irrigation lateral in lot 9. Ellis said they are scheduled to be eompleted by March 15. With that completed, all that remains is the restoration process. This puts the project ahead by nearly a month of the original date of April 4, 2000. Not having any surprises during the construction has helped with being ahead. Ellis said that some brickwork and sidewalks between buildings P and F have been put off due to rain, but has not caused any major problems. As well as being ahead of schedule, some minor changes were made during the process of the project. They have been able to add to the project. "We have made some changes to our benefit, some additional sidewalks some wider, but all of those have been minor changes," Ellis said.

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Palomar's registration system will soon get a minor upgrade that wiU allow Internet access, said Herman Lee, director of enrollment. "We're hoping students will be able to apply, register, add, drop and look up closed and open classes (on the Internet)," said Lee. He added that faculty will also be able to get their rosters online. Palomar, which registers students for their classes exclusively by phone, currently uses Peoplesoft version 7.5 and will begin testing version 7.6 at the end of this month.

Douglas LeClair Staff Writer

Last tnonth Palomar board member trustees voted to continue with the second phase of a study to determine the cause of the air quality problems in the college's library. The air quality study, conducted by Applied Toxicology of Vista, will cost $15,000, while the initial phase ran $5,000. Palomar's Manager of Facility Planning and Environmental Health and Safety, Kelley HudsonMaclsaac, said the project has been broken up into phases as a "best

After being opposed by Palomar officials, the College Republicans have received approval to invite a political candidate to campus to speak - but the approval came one day too late. "I got a letter the day after it was supposed to happen," said Bridgette Roncone, president of the College Republicans. "It said we could have our event, but it was dated Feb. 4 and the event was supposed to be on the 3rd." Roncone said her club wouldn't be able to reschedule the room, or get the candidate to campu because of his busy schedule approaching the primary on March 7. "By effectively canceling him for Feb. 3, the college has basically eliminated any time for him on campus," she said. "What's the point of having a political club on campus if we can't have candidates come and speak? The whole point is to try and wipe out voter apathy and get people involved in what's going on in our district."

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"What's the point of having a political club on campus if we can't have candidates come and speak? The whole point is to try and wipe out voter apathy and get people involved in what's going on in our district." - Bridgette Roncone President of the College Republicans

The 90 members of the Palomar College Republicans were hoping to hear from Mason Weaver, Republican candidate for the 74th assembly district, on Feb. 3 at 1 p.m., but the event was canceled after college officials told Roncone she would have to invite all the candidates to the event. "I told her [ was under the impression Palomar College had a policy restricting anybody from coming on campus as a single candidate to talk about a single issue or their candidacy," said Bruce Bishop, interim director of Student Activities. Bishop said he called the district's attorney, who also said the College Republi~ans would have to invite all the candidates because the California Education Code prohibits communi-

way for control of costs." George Mozes, director of the library, learning resources and educational television, said, "I really don't know the real outcome yet, as I don't think they came out with a definite answer." Mozes said, "Applied Toxicology assumes that [air-born spores and mold] could be a problem, and need to do more readings to verify it." Applied Toxicology's initial phase included interviewing occupants, looking over records, and inspection of the building. Initial

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According to Stan Malley, director of information systems, the college will get version 8.0 in January 2001. Malley said it should be functioning by the third or fourth quarter, provided it is installed in time. Palomar bought new administrative software from Peoplesoft Inc., in December 1998 for $4.6 million. It was a three-fold package: student records software, fiscal services software, and human relations software, which included a payroll package. Although Peoplesoft had installed the fiscal services and human rela-

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ty colleges from using its resources to endorse a candidate for office. "I advised the student that she could have the event, but only if she invited other candidatesall the other candidates for the same office," Bishop said. "Otherwise, it would appear that Palomar College was endorsing the candidacy of one person over another, and we're not allowed to that." "The following week we were having a forum with all the candidates," Roncone said. "So it was kind of pointless. We wanted one of the candidates to come speak, one of the frontrunners." The college gave approval for the event after Dr. George Boggs, superintendentlpresident, see CANDIDATE, page 3

Kevan K. Wynn Staff Writer

The fate of a proposed multimillion-dollar bond to make improvements to Palomar College is still uncertain. Citing a need for an alternative source of funds, the Palomar College Governing Board decided late last year to investigate the feasibility of putting a bond on the November 2000 ballot. Last November, the college paid $17,500 to a Santa Monica consulting firm, Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates, to conduct a telephone survey of likely voters. After ht?aring positive arguments

about the bond measure, the six hundred respondents were asked their opinions of the college, whether they would support the bond measure, and how they thought the funds should be used. ''The survey was a good starting point," said Dale Wallenius, executive vice president of the Palomar College Foundation. "It showed us that people think highly of the college." While opinion of the college and reaction to the proposed bond were favorable among those polled, Palomar officials are still cautious. "There'll be another poll before see BOND, page 3

Support for Palomar bond A poll was taken of likely voters in the Palomar Community College District last November. Those polled were were asked question about a $170 million bond measure.

Should Palomar place a $170 million bond measure on the November 2000 ballot?

Source: Fairbank, Maslin, Maul/in & Associates

Campus Beat

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PALOIVIAR IN BRIEF Ed centers .1m prove Palomar College Education Centers have increased the number of services for students. In the Escondido Education Center, the Child Development Center is scheduled to open this spring. A new roof was added to the main building. A "Pay-forPrint" system has been installed in the computer labs. A Kurzweil work station will be installed to enable a book or printed page to be "read" electronically for learning disabled and visually impaired students. In Escondido and Pawna Education Centers, the computer Jabs have been upgraded. The number of eight-week terms was increased from five to six per year at the Camp Pendleton Education Center. All classes offered on the base now follow the Fast Track calendar. The Fallbrook Unified School District completed its renovation project, moving the Palomar College office to the front of the campus, increasing visibility and parking. Taeyo Kitagawa Staff Writer

Literary work wanted The Palomar magazine "Bravura" needs students' poetry, short stories and any other literary work. The English department puts out this annual magazine containing students' submissions of creative writing. All submissions are to be dropped off as hard copy in the English department's box (P2) or a 3.5 disk in MS Word or .txt format, or submitted on their Web site http://english.palomar.edu. All written work must include name, phone number, and e-mail (optional) by March 20th. Submissions will not be returned. Katie Thompson Staff Writer

Study abroad Two informaiton meetings concerning foreign travel study will be held March 4 at 10 a.m. One to three credits in Spanish 50 are available for those who attend the Weekend Spanish in Ensenada, Mexico. The information meeting for this program will be held in room F-1. Twelve transferable credits of general education are available for those who attend the Semester in London, England. This information meeting will be held in the Governing Board Room. The programs are not limited to current Palomar College students. Finincial aid in available, and those : interested in Ensenada may call John Erickson at (760) 744-1150 ext. 2347, or e-mail him at jerickson @palomar.edu. Those interested in London may call 760-744-1150 ext. 2822. Lindsay van Hoorebeke Staff Writer

Singers, musicians play Palomar's Spring Concert Hour will include four performances this March. The first presentation, "Primary Colors," will take place March 2. (Bill Bradbury, synthesizers; Merry] Goldburg, p ercussion; Deborah Small, visuals.) Music of Eastern Europe will be performed March 9 (Marian Liebowitz, clarinet and Karen Follingstad, piano) followed by "From Mozart to Mitchell: 9 . Degrees of Separation" (Cheri Sasson, soprano) March 23. , Finally, Palomar Chamber Singers (Dr. Joe Stanford, conductor) and Palomar Women's Choir (Karen Bryan, conductor) will take place March 30. All performances will be in the Performance Lab (Room D-1 0). The concerts will begin seating at 12:20 p.m. and will conclude at 1:20 p.m. Admission is free. Lindsay Van Hoorebeke Staff Writer

Actors sought The Palomar Perfonning Arts Dept. is looking for actors to participate in an open audition for their upcoming production, "Les LiaisonsDangereuses" (Dangerous Liaisons) on Monday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. Open call will be by monologue ranging from one to two minutes, and will take place at the Howard Brubeck Theatre. A n;cent hcyadshot is also required. Callbacks will take plac~ the f<?llowing evening at 7 p.m. The audition is open to all members of the community. Rehearsal times are Monday through Friday from 7 p.m. to I 0 p.m., excluding Spring Break. The show is to be performed on April 21-30. Auditioners need not be enrolled at Palomar College when they try out, though all cast members will receive college credit. For more information contact the Howard Brubeck Theatre Box Office at 760-744-1150 ext. 2453. Evan Blewett Staff Writer

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CAMPUS CALENDAR Alpha Gamma Sigma (AGS) -Meets on Wednesday at noon in Room SU-22. American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Room SU-28.

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Associated Student Government (ASG)- Meets Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Room SU-18. Criminal Justice Club- Meets Wednesday from noon to l p.m. in Room NA- 1. Club Success - Meets Wednesday at noon in the Counseling Center.

"Focus" requests art submissions

Gay and Lesbian Association (GALA) -Meets Thursday from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30p.m. in Room SU-17.

"Focus," Palomar College's student portfolio, is seeking rutists for the 2000 issue. This year, the magazine is expanding the variety of art submissions. Along with art, photography and graphics, Ned Bruington, director of graphics, is also looking for furniture technology, theatre arts, interior/fashion design, and 2D and 3D designs. Submissions may be made in the following formats: artwork with maximum of 8.5 x 14 inches, 35 mm slides or Jru·ger transparencies, or PhotoShop/TIFF files (no larger than 10 inches long at 300dpi., PC, or Mac). February 14 is the tentative deadline. Katie Thompson Staff Writer

Inter-Club Council (ICC)- Meets Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. in Room SU-18. Latter Day Saint Student Association (LDSSA) the Institute of Religion.

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MEChA -Meets Thursday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Room SU- 17. Native American Student Alliance (NASA) - Meets Wednesday from 3:30p.m. to 4 :30 p.m. in Room SU-28. Phi Theta Kappa (PTK)- Meets Wednesday at ll a.m . in Room SU-22. Palomar College Comet Club- Meets Thursday at 4 p.m. in Room SU-28. If you have information for a campus club or campus event and would like to see it included on the Campus Beat Page, Call Nancy Seushchek at (760) 744-1150, ext. 2450 or stop by The Telescope office, TCB-1, at the top of campus.

F.V. INFO ADDING A CLASS - Registration and adds for semester-length classes is not permitted at this time. Refunds are also not permitted at this time. Only registration in Fast-Track, short-term or open-entry/openexit classes is permitted. Jf a class is closed, secure a permission code from the instructor. DROPPING A CLASS - Drops without notation or grade are not permitted at this time. The last day students may drop a course with a grade of "W" is March · 10. Instructor permission is not required. M ter March 11, no drops will be allowed . Classes that last less than six weeks may be dropped during the first half of the course. Drops can be done on the PAR line, (760) 741 242 1. CREDIT/NO CREDIT GRADING - To change grading status, complete the CR/NC grading form in the Admissions Office during the first 30 percent of the course. An instructor permission code is required. The deadline to change grading status is Feb. 17. AUDITING A CLASS -The deadline to change from credit to audit status is Feb. 17. Students must complete an application for audit in the Admissions Office, and obtain the instructor's and the Dean's signature. A $15 per unit audit fee will be charged. There is no deadline for original registration under audit status. SPRING/SUMMER GRADUATION - Students . planning to graduate with an A.A. or a certificate must : apply for an evaluation of their records. The deadline to apply for May graduation is March 1, and July 1 for August graduates.

·Speak Out! What issue or candidate will compel you to vote March 7?

Shannon Daugherty Undecided

Mike Carter Undecided

Ned Maino History

"I haven 't given that one a whole lot of thought yet. But I do plan on voting."

"I'm not voting because r don't know enough about it. I think you should be older to vote. I don't feel ready."

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Dane Connor Business "For me , Bush."

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Max Hubbard Undecided

"I'm not a very good person to ask because r m not registered to vote. I don' t want to do jury duty."

"I'm not going to vote just because I haven't been following it and I don 't know what's going on."

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tions software in the corporate world for many years, its student records software was relatively new. , Because of that, early versions of the student records package had problems. When Palomar implemented the system for summer 1999 class registration, some students were frustrated by invalid class codes, student identification numbers that

indicators pointed to spores, mold or airborne moisture from card catalogs as the culprit. Hudson-Maclsaac said, "The second phase of the study will [encompass] biological testing ...The methodology of testing air quality improves each year, and we are going to do biological testing and water/moisture analysis to determine if there is moisture leaking into the environment." "Employees who seem to be having the most concerns, such as itchy eyes and headache seem to be working in places where many documents that might have mold are located, such as the first floor," said Palomar spokesperson Mike Norton. "But with all of the tests done in the library, we have never found an identifiable problem. Even without evidence of a prob-

didn't work, and system crashes. Some of the problems arose because Pcoplcsoft originally designed the package for 4-year universities, requiring Palomar to tailor the system to its needs, Malley said. The college has experienced fewer problems with the program this semester. "We know there are some limitations," Malley said, adding that version 7.6 will address some past issues. "We are learning what it can do and can't do."

lem, we have done everything we can to improve the quality of air, and the district has spent over $1 million to rectify that problem." The air quality, a widely-accepted ongoing campus issue, has not been solved through renovation of the library, reinstallation of the library's air conditioning system, changing windows, and cleaning air ducts. Mazes said, "As far as we are concerned, we have done everything in our means to do. We remodeled the library, and ripped out the air conditioning system to increase the power of ventilation. [The situation] has improved, yet some in the library are still complaining." "It's not just the library but we are concerned about the environment in all of the buildings. We don't see this as any specific crisis right now. It's an ongoing process, about keeping the environment in our classrooms." Norton said.

BOND: the governing board votes in May, June or July," Wallenius said. "Out governing board will look at the initial poll, they'll look at the second poll, they'll look at possible endorsements, what we've done in the public information phase of the campaign" before deciding for or • against putting the measure on the November ballot. According to Wallenius, the exact • amount sought is still uncertain. "We've been looking at figures from · a low of $75 million to a high of $175 million." The final amount will be determined by what the public seems willing to support. Projects under consid: eration include a new science building, expansion of the athletic facili. ties, increased lighting and parking,

and updating various safety measures. Sixty percent of survey respondents were definitely or probably supportive of a $120 million bond, with thirty percent definitely or probably voting against the measure. Though Wallenius states that he is unaware of any vocal opposition to the bond, either at Palomar College or within the community at large, he entreats opponents to consider the accompanying increase in taxes a worthwhile burden. "As far as the tax increase is concerned, on property tax, it's a very small increas·e and a small investment into the future of our leaders, our students," Wallenius said. "Community college has proveq that we can really stretch a dollar. A dollar goes a long way at a community college."

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Laura Mitchell Staff Writer

The Palomar College Republican club and the North County Republicans for the Restoration of the Constitution co-hosted a Republican primary candidate forum Feb. 10 at the Old Richland Schoolhouse in San Marcos. The forum included U.S. Congressional Republican primary candidates for the 48th district seat made available by the retirement of U.S. Rep. Ron Packard, R-Oceanside. Judicial candidates for the 44th, 46th and 26th districts, also spoke. Republican winners of the March 7th primary are generally considered a shoo-in for the November general election because of the high percentage of republican voters in the district. The 48th Congressional district includes some of Laguna, all of Dana Point, and San Clemente in Orange County and Camp Pendleton Marine Base and Oceanside in San Diego County, and Temecula in Riverside County. The 48th Republican primary candidates include defense researcher Kim DeBow of Oceanside, teacher Mark Doman of San Juan Capistrano, math teacher William Griffith of Oceanside, businessman Darrell Issa of Vista, small business owner James Luke of Temecula, lawyer Kevin Mahan of Valley Center, electrician Ed Mayerhofer of Mission Viejo, state Senator Bill Morrow, of Vista, retired Marine Corps Colonel Joe Snyder of Capistrano Beach, and physician Don Udall of Newport Beach,

Mayerhoffer and Morrow did not attend but Morrow sent Richard Huckle as his spokesperson. The candidates introduced themselves and spoke for five minutes. DeBow said that she supports school choice, will work to build bridges and that "the right to life will not be bought or sold." Doman said that campaign finance was out of control but that he couldn't be bought. He said that he "infiltrated" the left as a student at UCLA and that he was most incensed by "the Marxists that teach on campuses because they're getting a free ride." Griffith said he would work to eliminate the inheritance and capital gains taxes once and for all. Issa promised to serve out every term he runs for. He said that after 20 years in the technical field he has a lot to offer. Luke, who ran against Packard in 1998, said that he was running for one reason, ''I'm sick and tired of politics." He said that he would work to eliminate the Internal Revenue Service and the national debt. Mahan said that he brings a common sense approach to family law and he can bring that same approach to congress. "We're taxed too much, but a tax cut right now would not be good. It would stimulate the economy and (Alan) Greenspan will hit us with higher interest rates." Snyder believes that the federal government has no role in education. He said that he is

strongly against the IRS and that we need to get rid of it once and for all. Udall said that, if elected, he would work to eradicate the IRS. Each candidate was then asked where they stood on state Propositions 26 and 22, and their position on gun control. According to the Voter Information Pamphlet, Prop 26 "authorizes local voter approval by majority vote, not the current two-thirds, for school construction and improvement bonds and property taxes in excess of 1% to pay bonds." Prop 22 "adds a provision to the Family Code providing that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." The candidates were uniform in their answers to the questions. All of the candidates were opposed to Prop 26. DeBow added that she supports local control. Luke said that he would like to eliminate the Department of Education altogether. All supported Prop 22, many using the same wording "I believe in the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman." Snyder added, "The bible says Adam and Eve, not Adam and Bruce." Griffith took an even stronger stance saying "homosexuality is a frontal assault on our society." All candidates were against gun control. Udall added, "we need to enforce the laws that are in place." Mahan said that he's a National Rifle Association member while Doman and Issa support the use of gun locks.

74th state Assembly Republicans show differences Laura Mitchell

Republican primary candidates in the 74th state Assembly race attempted to out-conservative each other Feb. 10 during a dinner forum at the Old Richland Schoolhouse in San Marcos co-hosted by the Palomar College Republican club and the North County Republicans for the Restoration of the Constitution. The March 7th Republican primary race is important because the winner is expected to win the general election in November based on North County's large number of Republican voters. The 74th district encompasses Carlsbad to Del Mar on the coast, and inland, parts of Vista, San Marcos, and Escondido. The 74th Assembly seat is available this year because conservative Assemblyman Howard Kaloogian, R-Carlsbad, is being forced out due to term limits. The 74th Republican primary candidates include Escondido city Councilman Keith Beier, Encinitas Mayor James Bond, Escondido police detective George Durgin, Vista city Councilman Ed Estes, Escondido city Councilwoman June Rady, talk show host and columnist C. Mason Weaver, and Escondido school board member Mark Wyland. Rady did not attend the forum. "I wish it could get ugly, down and dirty," said Weaver before the dinner. "Everybody's playing nice."

Weaver, endorsed by Kaloogian, said that he considered Estes his biggest competition. He added that a lot of Democrats will vote for Estes "only because he's the most democratic (Republican) in the race." In 1996, Proposition 198 created the Open Primary in California enabling a registered voter to vote for any candidate listed on the primary ballot, regardless of political party. "It's unfortunate," said Estes in reference to Weaver's remarks about wanting to get ugly. Estes said that he didn't understand why Weaver considered him to be his main competition citing Weaver's conservative stance and his more moderate position. "We're very different." Beier, who up until Friday the subject of a recall effort that failed due to lack of valid signatures, stated that he is guided by five principles: smaller government, lower taxes, enforcing laws that encourage personal responsibility, private rights, and embracing the ideals of the private sector - not government programs. Bond stated that he is running to get things done and is proud of all that's been accomplished in Encinitas since he's been a member of the Encinitas city council. Durgin said that he will have an open door, open mind policy for his constituents and that he will work to bring local dollars back from Sacramento. Estes said he has been a pragmatic, problem

solver with his work on the Vista city council and that he will take that same pragmatic leadership to Sacramento. Weaver talked about his service in Vietnam and a disabling injury when he returned to the U.S. where "someone dropped steel on me. Someone tried to kill me!" Weaver later explained that his comments refer to a 1971 incident on the Naval ship The Gompers that was never prosecuted. He added that he has moved on from the incident and that he doesn't want to make it a part of the race. Wyland addressed the audience eariler in the evening before leaving to attend a school board meeting. He stated that through his family business, Pinetree Lumber, he learned how to produce results. Wyland also said that North County has a major transportation problem and that he is all for the Escondido to Oceanside rail line. Moderator Michael Newborough, a Palomar college professor who advises the Republican club, read a question asking if the candidates had received any Political Action Committee money. All candidates stated they had received PAC money except Beier and Durgin. Weaver had the longest list of PAC contributors. Durgin said that he is running a grassroots campaign and is only accepting contributions from individuals. Beier said that he has not accepted any money from PACs because "they expect something in return."

When the event was scheduled in July, the former student activities director had retired and Bishop was not hired into the position until September. The College Republicans received approval from Marilyn Lunde, student activities administrative secretary, Roncone said. "She [Lunde] said we cold have the event, but we have to say on the flyer that it's a College Republican meeting with guests invited," Roncone said. "If they're going to have something like there's nobody there [as Student Activities Director] they've got to be accountable to that," Roncone said. "It's not my fault that I was mis-informed by Marilyn if nobody's in that position. I did everything according to what she said, there was never a problem until two weeks before it was supposed to happen." Bishop said one of his main concerns was the fact that the meeting was public. "If I had found out that a candidate for an office had been invited or had appeared at a regular meeting of a campus organization, I don't think I would be concerned about that," he said. "But when it became a public event, when they announced it to everybody, at that point my concern was raised and I suggested that perhaps it was inappropriate." Roncone disagrees. "I don't think that's a problem," she said. "First of all, you can't have a closed meeting. You can't close the doors, it's always an open meeting. Any meeting is going to be public. Then to say we can't advertise it is ridiculous because we are advertising for the club. How can the college say we can't advertise when speakers come? It's totally putting infringements on our liberty. We should be able to say who's corning to speak at our meeting." Weaver has spoken to the College Republicans at Cal State San Marcos, Roncone said. ' "They booked a room, we listened to him for

about an hour, and there wasn't any problems," she said. "They posted flyers everywhere." Roncone also said political candidates have been on campus in a public setting in the past, including Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante in fall 1998. Bishop said the event with Bustamante was a problem. "My recollection was there was a controversy surrounding the appearance last year by Cruz Bustamante when he was invited as the sole candidate for his position," Bishop said. "I thought as a result of that incident that the college had adopted procedures that prohibited a single candidate form corning on campus." However, Bishop could not recall the procedure that was developed. "Either the policy was made or the procedure was developed or the concerns were shared, whatever. I really don't know what happened afterward," he said. "I just remembered something had happened, it seemed to me something had happened." As a result of this event, the college is asking the Attorney General what the guidelines are for inviting political candidates to campus and Bishop added a section to the Policy on Symbolic Expression, which was approved by the Governing Board last week, concerning political candidates. ''This gives the district the right to say that if you want to invite a particular political candidate, we have restrictions on your ability to do that," Bishop said. "Feel free to invite your candidate to your club meeting, but please don't use Howard Brubeck Theatre for that and don't publicize the event." The new policy also states that flyers must state that they were not printed at district expense and that the event does not constitute a district endorsement of the candidate.

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CANDIDATE: continued from page 1 sought a second legal opinion at the direction of the district's lawyer. "There was basically two arguments," Boggs said. "One being from the education code and the other on the side of free speech - the free speech argument was more compelling." The off-campus attorney felt the event would not constitute a significant use of district resources to be considered an endorsement. After hearing from the off-campus attorney, Boggs directed Bishop to give the College Republicans approval in writing for the event. Roncone said she scheduled the event last July in order to secure the room and get approval. It wasn't until two weeks before the event that the college voiced opposition when she announced it at the Jan. 19 Associated Student Government meeting, where she also serves as vice president of state affairs. "I mentioned it at the ASG meeting because it was a speaker pertaining to politics on campus," Roncone said. "Knowing that most of the students on ASG have no idea who their assemblyman is, or who their congressman is, I thought it would be good for them to hear what the issues in our district are." Bishop said that was the first time he had heard about the event. "I inquired if they had received permission to do this," Bishop said. "I was assured that they had, knowing they hadn't come through my office for that permission - which is required by district policy and procedure."

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Editorial Administrators need to consult policies, not make them up

ules, regulations, policies and procedures are developed to give everyone the same guidelines and boundaries. But recently at Palomar College, those guidelines haven't been known by those who enforce them, and administartors have made-up new guidelines as they go. Last July the president of the College Republicans, Bridgette Roncone, scheduled an event with Mason Weaver, a candidate for the 74th state assembly seat. She gained approval from the student activities office and booked the Governing Board Room for Thursday, Feb.· 3 six mouths in advance. Roncone was told by the student activities office that if she called the event a club meeting with guests invited, everything should be okay. Two weeks before Weaver was scheduled to speak at Palomar, Roncone announced the event at an Associated Student Government meeting, at which point the interim student activities director. Bruce Bishop, told her the club could not hold the event without inviting the other candidates - as per college policy. The California Education Code prohibits any community college district from endorsing any ballot proposition or candidate. But a student group, inviting a candidate to its meeting, is far from a district endorsement. Bishop said he thought the college made a new policy or procedure requiring groups to invite all candidates for events on campus after some problems arose with the appearance of Cruz Bustamante in falll998. There is, and was, no such policy. When Roncone asked to see it, none was presented. Nor have there been problems inviting candidates on campus before. In 1998 Bustamante spoke to students in a highly publicized event, in 1996 Pat Choate, Refonn Party candidate for vice president, spoke to students, and in the 1960s Ronald Reagan spoke on campus as a candidate for governor. Bishop said he was concerned that the event was going to be public, that once Roncone invited others at the ASG

meeting it became a public meeting, and not just of the College Republicans. Accorcting to Bishop, student groups can invite whomever they want to their meetings - they just can't publicize it. What? Where's that policy? It was being added to Bishop's new policy on symbolic expression but was not in effect at the time. After Roncone pu hed the issue with the student act1vities office and the college's lawyer, the college sought a second opinion. The off-campus lawyer sided with Roncone and said the meeting does not constitute a district endorsement of Weaver - something that should have been obvious all the while. Bishop gave Roncone a letter rescinding the district's opposition to the event dated Feb. 4 - one day after the event was supposed to be held. Where are all these policies coming from? Where's the policy that says a student group has to invite all candidates for an office when they invite one? Where's the policy that says a club can invite candidates, they just can't publicize it? Where's the policy that says an event with a candidate can't be public? The interim student activities director isn't even sure they exist- he was going off his recollection of what happened after a candidate was on campus in 1998. He said he doesn't really know what happened, just that he thought "something had happened." It's wrong for administrators to pull these policies out of the air. When a pohcy qr procedure is made, it goes through ca.mpus committies and is written down. ColJege administrators have notebooks with these policies and procedures in them. If an administrator isn't sure about a policy, they can look them up instead of making up policies as they go! We have to wonder if college administrators even know the policies and procedures they use to govern the college - or maybe think we are too stupid to realize when they pull new rules out of the air.

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Volume 53 Number 12

Editor in Chief Tom Chambers Carnpus Beat Editor Distribution Manager Nancy Seuschek Tara Hebert Opinion Editor Amy Bolaski Entertainrnent Editor Evan Blewett Feature Editor Sean J. O'Connor Sports Editor Richardson Miron Photo Editors Robert Chavis Sean Colburn Copy Editor Michael Paisner Online Editor Tom Chambers Advertising Manager Janet Dorsey

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Journalisrn Adviser Wendy Nelson Photojournalisrn Adviser Paul Stachelek Staff Writers Joanne Appleton, Michelle Bigler, Mark Brown, James Gritton, Janis Jaeger, Kimberly La Florey, Douglas Leclair, Arlene Martinez, Laura Mitchell, Bob Odie, Jason Sherrill, Matt Simica, Katie Thompson, Lindsay Van Hoorebeke

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ut down Feb.l5, 2000 as a day of shame in American history.

On this date, the prison population in the United States topped 2 million prisoners. The United States now has the largest prison population in the world. Estimates are we have 500,000 more prisoners than China, even though China has four times the population we have. And who is imprisoned? Nearly 50 percent of those incarcerated are poor, innercity blacks caught for the non-violent crime of drug possession. Blacks make up 12 percent of the U.S. population. The Los Angeles Times points out while almost all groups consume the same percentage of drugs, blacks represent 75 percent of those imprisoned for this crime. A black male has a 1-in-3 chance, a Hispanic a 1-in-6 chance and a white person a 1-in-23 chance of spending a year in jail according to a study done by Loic Wacquant in "Imprisoning the American Poor, From Welfare State to Prison State." Ex-convicts cannot vote. About 1.4 million adult blacks cannot even exercise their voting privileges for a lifetime, a great loss to the black community's voice. David Cole, a Georgetown University law professor, wrote in his book "No Equal Justice" that in the city of Columbus, Ohio black males represent 90 percent of drug arrests but blacks are less than II percent of the population. Cole maintains we are now engaging in "a policy of mass incarceration." The safety net has given way to a police

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dragnet. One reason blacks and other minorities are arrested and sent to prison in such alarming numbers is that they "fit the profile," a thinly veiled form of racial prejudice. Has our practice of profiling created a police state for the inner city residents? I think so. We do not have to look far for an illustration of mass arrests. Look at the L.A. pol ice scandal. Up to 100 arrests may be reversed because of L.A. police practices. This would never take place in a white middle class neighborhood. What's even more foreboding is that taking care of prisoners has become big business for privately mn correctional companies like Corrections Corporation of America or Wackenhut Corrections and for some small communities. In other words, there is a vested interested in keep prisons filled so that jobs and other monetary perks do not disappear. Most of these small communities welcome the prisons as cash cows. Eric Schlosser in "The Atlantic Monthly" calls our prison system, "The PrisonIndustrial Complex." California alone built 2·1 correctional facilities since the mid 1980s. These facili-

to the. editor ' Dear Editor: This is in response to an opinion article written by Amy Bolaski who is listed as the Opinion Editor for the college's student newspaper. Eligibility for federal and state financial aid is based solely on a student and his or her parents ability to pay for a college education. In fact, Federal law prohibits the administration of federal aid based on ethnicity. The federal application form, "Free Application for Federal Student Aid" does not contain any question regarding ethnicity. This form is utilized nationwide by 2-year public institutions and by 4-year private and public institutions. In addition, the federal and state programs as well as Palomar College strongly demonstrates in its policies that students would be afforded equal educational opportunities regardless of sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin or disability. On the matter of private scholarships or outside organizational internship programs, it is unfortunate that she feels that how private citizens choose to use their funds is discriminatory. Financial Aid Offices have no control on the selection criteria established by these outside organizations and private individuals. For every white student feeling he or she is being discriminated again, there is also a minority student on the other side of the coin that feels the same way. We cannot change the beliefs or attitudes of individuals who choose to provide their private funds to students from a specific group or class. Please be assured that those of us who are the administrators of federal, state and institutional programs diligently work towards ensuring that ALL students are given the opportunity for a college education. There are still potential students out there who are less fortunate than others, that in addition to feeling that they are being discriminated against, also perceive themselves as outside of the privileged class to be given the opportunity for a college education. Life is indeed not fair at times. However, we all cannot continue to blame others for our unsuccessful attempts against those on the other side of the coin. We should acknowledge that the glass is half-full and not half empty. There will

ties have a staff of 39,600, most of whom~ correctional officers. t~ California now has the biggest prison sy9'1 tern in the Western world. It houses mor~ · inmates than Great Britain, France:" Germany, Japan, Singapore and tll~ Netherlands together, Schlosser said. ; But there are paradoxes. New York State has a low number of prisoners, but is rela:11 tively crime-free. Minnesota has the fewest" people in prison and the highest rate of college graduates. . We have managed to make our streets 1 safer, but in the end this growing dragnet may engulf more and more of us. A conser- 1 vative estimate is that we are increasing o~r total prison population by 50,000 a year. ~~~ Every year, 500,000 prisoners leave~ 1 prison. Most of these have not received any' treatment for drugs or for mental illness. ' Some estimate the illiteracy rate for thes · . • I pnsoners as h1gh as 70 percent. For many, ff_ not most, it is a turnstile transaction. TheY find it difficult to get jobs and they end up irt ,, prison again. In effect, the promise of opportunity, lif~,. 1 liberty and the pursuit of happiness that ~Y, hold out to immigrants and to our scho"pl' children is being denied to too many of our fellow citizens. '' ' Is this the Promised Land? Is thl;J America, "the last, best hope of mankind?'!: Is this the best we have to offer? '' 1 Surely, we can do better. A whole lot 1 '' better.

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always be someone who feels that the grass is always greener on the other side regardless where he or she stands.

Mary S. San Agustin Director of Financial Aid & Schol.itrslzip

Ethnic requirements not meant to ·exclude whites Dear Editor: It is unfortunate that your disappointment .about the Boston Globe intern position has Jed to vastly overstated and incorrect pronouncements about ethnicity and financial aid. Let's take the statement that you "are not considered in need of money because I am white" and that this has Jed you to "accept the fact I won't receive any consideration for financial aid, excepting loans." While there are scholarships designated for certain historically underrepresented groups, to state that all grants are minority-based is patently untrue. For example, Pel! grants are open to anyone based on income criteria, not race. There are no university financial aid applications used at Palomar College which require one to state one's ethnicity. I suspect the same is true at San Diego State. First, I suspect you have misinterpreted the Boston Globe ad. I have read countJess ads for academic employment and have never seen an ad intended only for minorities. At most, there may be a statement that women and minorities are "encouraged to apply," but that does not mean the job is reserved for them. I seriously doubt the ad said "only" minorities were encouraged to apply. The fact that "whites" were not on the list does not mean that whites are being discriminated against; the phrase is there to show that minorities will be treated fairly and given a good chance of being hired if they are qualified. lt was meant to counteract a common situation of the past where it was either stated or known that "minorities need not apply." Second, the data on the effects of affirmative action programs clearly show that white women have benefited far more than minority groups when it comes to actual hiring. Twenty-five years ago most faculty at most universities were mostly white males; today, females make up a substantial and increasing number of the faculty. Many businesses and universities found it easier (more acceptable?) to increase diversity by hiring more (usually white) women than by hiring

minorities. Third, your article reflects a common view (encouraged by politicians who play the race card) that the big problem is reverse discrimination against whites, not racism against minorities. This was wellillustrated by a current San Diego County supervisor's statement that the passage of Proposition 209 "leveled the playing field," as if racism was a thing of the past. The purpose of affirmative action (as opposed to quota systems -13 and they are not the same thing, despite statements by many Republican politicians) is to increase the pool of qualified applicants with the hope that over time more opportunities will be open to both women and minorities than has been the case in the past. It is an attempt to redress a long history of discrimination based on white privilege. Now, some whites are crying foul because they don't want to lose their privileged position. I, too, feel that quota systems are ultimately counterproductive because of the ill feeling that th~y generate, but please do not label all efforts to help historically underrepresented groups (including women) "quotas" or "reverse racism." Please do not misinform your readers by saying that grant-based financial aid is only for minorities. In doing so, you do a great disservice to your community by promoting the very divisiveness you claim to abhor. Philip deBarros Associate Professor of Anthropology

Students, staff not stopping for cross walk Dear Editor: I have a problem. I am a student and I rely on the buses. I have to walk through the parking lot to get to my bus. Well, there is a stop sign for cars to stop so students can cross to get over to the buses. Well either they can't read or decided that they don't need to stop for pedestrians. Staff and Students; please stop for us poor people that don't have cars and that have to walk through the parking lot to get to our transportation. Another request: PLEASE cut back those bushes on the right hand side next to Palomar's Transit center. I don't complain but I have been hit before by a driver that could care Jess. I don't want that to happen again. Jennifer Knapic Child Develpment Major

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find it amusing when a liberal labels the conservative viewpoint as convenient. While it is certainly a simple viewpoint, it is hard to imagine it being .:onvenient. Conservatism is, besides libertarianism, t~e last struggle for self-reliance and rugged individualism. Self-~overnance apd moral discipline are its key values. These are the foundations of conservatism and do not require one of lax intellectualism to abide by them. One needs not a c.bnvenient getaway from reality in order to be conservative. Imagine the convenience of waking up one day realizing that it is another day off. You don't need to go to work. It's a holiday. What are you celebrating? Unemployment. But how shall you (and your family) eat? "Don't worry, because the federal government's Department of Agriculture will mail you food stamps by certified mail or yo'u can pick them up at your local Women, Infants and Children, Aid to F~milies with Dependent Children, or other Welfare Centers. ' What about money for pleasure? Don't ,(lOrry, because the federal government will mail you a check. But what if you h~ve kids? You'll get money for them, too. But taxes! Won't a lot of your income go to pay for government social programs and other agencies, bureaucracies, and commissions? Nah, you can live tax-free, so den't worry about all those bothersome tax torms and such. Just sign these forms so we know where to mail the checks. • Not too complex a lifestyle when you think about it. Of course, sometimes you might want a little more, but if you work 6r somehow come into income exceeding I tpe level requirement of "poor," you may ·jot get government "assistance" (read: ~onvenience).

But there are ways to get more. Just make sure you point out that you can't fend for yourself and you need the help of <;>thers. That's all there is to it. Really! Watch out for those evil conservatives, I 'hough. They might make life less convenient for you. Just keep playing the race card or the kid card. They're sure winners. ; Of course, life isn't so convenient for ~he rest of us, or even "people of color" "fho choose to succeed (that is, regular, formal Americans). We pay for the lifestyles of the unwanting impoverished: he liberal viewpoint's constituency. ! Not all poor want to live poor, but they ~an't exist without subsistence. They need fhe government because no one else cares bout their excuses. And even though the poor are in the liberal's constituency, it is fhe conservative camp that welcomes any person who seeks to escape poverty. J It is conservatism that defends the freedom from government to pull oneself out of poverty. Conservatism does not reward you for your efforts or congratulate you on aI job well done. It lets you realize that rour reward is freedom and the congratulation is the benefiting of American society. It allows for the demanding of respect that successful, hard-working folks attain. It lets one hold his chin up as he does not seek assistance from anyone else - he is his own person. Name a proud impoverished soul. Name a respectful beggar. Point out the willing-to-work bum who ' polds up a sign all day as his full-time job. i If the poor seek jobs, then let them seek jobs. Do not hinder their progress by ~hrowing money at them and keeping them l:lown and unmotivated. Don't make life so convenient for them. The business of handouts only profits those who hand out. j They get re-elected and they make the salaries. The poor thank him for not mak~ng them work to live. He's a hero to them. Conservatism would never do this to bomeone. The party of slavery is indeed ~iberalism. The shackles of oppression :come from those who keep the poor - and ;more importantly, the working poor from ;truly exiting their state of poverty. : Only a large government can keep these people down as it assures them that "the :check is in the mail; don't worry." :convenience, my friends, is not hard :work. . Taxes are the root of all evil as they fund 'the government machine, the denier of kreedom. And note that it is liberalism that :needs an expanding government to cater to rlts constituency, the poor. Let's end conve,11ience and minimize our government. I I

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'Hackers' cause loss of confidence in e-tailers Douglas LeClair

to the destination you request. In a company have a legal right to proDenial of Service attack, the perpe- tection if their telephone order line ust recently, some of the trators flood a server with hun- is crammed up with people who World Wide Web's high traf- dreds of thousands of packets of have no intention of purchasing a fic sites have fallen victim to data, to the point the server cannot product, leaving busy signals for so-called "Denial of handle the load - usually causing those who do? Internet retailing is cheap, which Service" attacks. Sites like Yahoo, server crash, or productivity loss. It Buy.com, and eBay suffered server is basically equivalent to a busy is why we have seen an influx of startup companies on the Web. outages for several hours in con- signal on a telephone line. Mischievous Denial of Service With the low overhead, these comsecutive days. The problem is that newspapers, attacks do not steal sensitive infor- panies should be affording their television, and other media have a mation, nor do they harm con- own security to maintain conneclove affair with words like "hack- sumers in any way other than tivity of their Web sites. As the government imposes more legislaer," "e-commerce" and "security." inability to access a Web site. In addition, this issue is not a tion on Internet trade, we will see All of a sudden, Internet security is again thrust in the forefront as new one. "Denial of Service" Internet security firms being musPresident Clinton, Attorney attacks have been an issue on the cled out by the big guy, and little General Janet Reno, and heads of Internet nearly since its inception. startups unable to compete. As a public, we need to adapt to powerful Internet companies. This Free simple tools are widely availpropagation of disinformation able on the Internet that allows per- Internet commerce, and not to be about the repercussions of the petrators to commit similar attacks so fearful of it that the government attacks is tucked away in the last - although possibly not to the steps in and imposes laws because people are led to believe the Web is paragraphs of the story, below the scale of the most recent ones: a "scary evil place." Why should the government step blaringly large "Consumers Lose Sure, there are disreputable comFaith In Internet Commerce" polls. in to so-call "bolster" our faith in Before making a judgment, one e-commerce? Is similar protection panies and users on the Internet, should examine exactly what a allotted to traditional businesses? just as there are in the "real world." Denial Of Service attack is. If your local K-Mart is crowded Nevertheless, we should not conInformation over the Internet is with people who do not want to fuse how the Internet works (or can sent in segments of data called buy anything to the point it blocks be abused) with using and conductpackets, which are then routed out people who do, is that cause for ing e-commerce on the Internet. (usually) the fastest way possible protection for the retailer? Does a Staff Writer

ou know who you are. You are the person that goes to a Mexican restaurant and orders a frozen strawberry margarita because it sounds tougher than ordering the daiquiri you really wanted. You are the same person who bought a pair of Timberland hiking boots because you wanted that more rugged and outdoorsy look that a pair of Nike walking shoes just doesn't give you. You are the same person who has owned those boots for two seasons and has never set foot on a trail, other than the wilderness loop at the local city park. You arc the pretentious soccer mom who has to look tough and can't drive a minivan to haul your 2.5 kids around town. Instead, you buy a 19-foot, 3.5 ton, gas guzzling, two-wheel drive land-barge, and I, for one, can't stand you. You claim that you are driving it because you need the extra cargo space. If this is the case, get a van. They are cheaper, smaller and more environmentally friendly. You say that you want to get a four-wheel drive vehicle for when the weather is rough. I understand this. You wish to spend at least $10,000 more on a vehicle to get to the store in a blizzard, only to find that no one else could · make it and the store is closed. That's a useful feature. The real reasons why you want to have a land barge are as follows: You want to be in a vehicle from which you can see over everyone else on the road except the bigger trucks. You want to be able to safely run everyone else off the road except the bigger trucks. You want to survive any accident by killing everyone else on the road with a smaller car and have 27 cup holders, two TVNCR combos, six independent headphone jacks, three computer terminals and a small kitchenette for you and your family of five wherever you go. I can understand the need for a vehicle like an SUV if you are towing large things on a regular basis. I can understand the need for a SUV if you arc constantly doing work that demands four-wheel drive like my father. He is a forester and goes out into the woods on a regular basis. I can even be understanding of someone who lives in a rural area in the northern latitudes where the roads aren't plowed as often in winter. But the maj ority of people who own SUVs are pretentious wannabes who have never seen a dirt road, much less taken their vehicle off-road. Get over yourselves. You don't need all of that space, all of that ground clearance, and just because you are bigger does not give you permission to run other people off the roads. And we sure don't need you putting more pollutants into the air with your poor gas mileage for something you don't need or use for its intended purpose: going off road.

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The Telescope • Monday, Feb. 28, 2000

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And the rest ••• On Feb. 15 at 5:30 a.m., actor Dustin Hoffman and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Robert Rehme announced the nominees for the 72nd annual Academy Awards. Although many fine films and performances were given the Oscar nod, it is unfortunate that so many must fall by the

wayside due to the limitations of the selection process. What follows is a sampling of choice performances from the previous year that were not recognized by the ASPCA, but perhaps should have: Fight Club (for Best Picture) Perhaps the extreme violence was just too much, but did that stop "Saving Private Ryan" from being nominated, or ''Braveheart" from winning? This flick features Edward Norton and Brad Pitt as a pair of guys who form an underground boxing club and eventually go on to lead an anti-establishment guerrilla movement. It's gritty, humorous, poetic and visceral all at once, and finishes with a surprise ending that blows the story twist from "The Sixth Sense" clean out of the water. Magnolia (for Best Picture) Though heavy on the running time (at just about 3 hours), director

Anderson's follow-up to "Boogie Nights" sets the interweaving scene for a handful of Los Angeles residents who are all connected by relation or happenstance (like a feature film version of the Kevin Bacon game). This daisychain of humanity scores on every dramatic level as the cast, ranging from characters like a lowly drugaddicted simpleton to a dynamic yet twisted guru of how-to-be-macho rederick (Tom Cruise, who did incidentally get a Best Supporting Actor nomination}, ebbs and flows as a single unit toward an outlandish yet scientifically bemusing finale. Toy Story 2 (for Best Picture) Before 1992, no one had thought it possible for an entirely animated feature film to receive a nqmination for Best Picture. Then along came "Beauty and the Beast," a film that proved that everybody is fair game. When the original "Toy Story" was

dous critical acclaim, it came as a surprising disappointment when it failed to pick up a nomination. One might think the Academy could redeem themselves the second time around with this even better entry; a comical and touching story about the eventual loss of childhood as seen through the eyes of forgotten toys that features some of the best computer animation since ... well, ever. Pixar, however, had no such luck. Jim Carrey in "Man on the Moon" (for Best Actor in a Leading Role) The story has been told on virtually every talk show out there. No one actor this year seems to have put as much research and study into his characterization this year more than Carrey for his amazing recreation of late comedian Andy Kaufman. This most recent snub

falls on the heels of last year's, when Caney was passed over for "The Truman Show," a decision he lampooned when presenting at the award ceremony that year. Reese Witherspoon in "Election" (for Best Actress in a Leading Role) As the conniving candidate for the local high school's student election Tracy Flick, Witherspoon shines through with pert cuteness hiding a hellacious schemer. Hugo Weaving in "The Matrix" (for Best Actor in a Supporting Role) Who knew in a movie filling with eye-popping special effects and a mind-bending backdrop would lie a sinister. breathless performance as well? Australian actor Weaving played Smith, the leader of a trio of sentient computer programs close on the heels of the hero. Weaving's cold disdain for the computerized

world of the Matrix, as well as his self-existence inside of it, capturEs the deeper meaning of the movie and gives his villainous portrayal Of Smith an almost human streak. Philip Baker Hall in "Magnolia" (for Best Actor in a Supporting Role) Hall's command portrayal of a' beloved game show host, hiding the terrible secrets of dying from cancer and failing to claim forgiveness from his estranged daughter, touches at the heart of tragedy. It's truly an event to watch. Other notable notables: Wes Bentley m "American~' Beauty" (for Best Actor in a Supporting Role) Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Flawless" (for Best Actor in a Supporting Role) Mena Suvari in "American Beauty" (for Best Actress in a Supporting Role)

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Director Curtis Hansen, known for his directing in 1987's "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle," and "The River Wild," brings us his next movie "Wonder Boys." A wonder boy is someone who has had great success early in life and then has to face the fear and insecurity of forever living up to himself. Grady Tripp (Michael Douglas) is a washed up writer that teaches English at the local university. Jan1es Leer (Tobey Maguire) is an isolated and confused student in search of guidance from his idol Mr. Tripp. The film also stars Frances McDormand, Robert Downey Jr., Katie Holmes, Rip Torn and Richard Thomas. This 105-minute, R-rated film takes you on a wild goose chase through the parallels of the two lead characters.

As the one time wonder boy Michael Douglas struggles to finish his second novel, a 2,600 page opus, the fear that he will never prevail as triumphantly as he did his first time i~ the only thing· holding him back. Besides the fact that he can't manage to prevail in his career, he isn't doing any better in his ·love life. He is in love with Sara Gaskell (Frances McDormand), who happens to be the chancellor of the college and married to the head of the English department. Leer, a young gifted writer in the mirror image of Tripp in his prime, is lost. In search of direction, finds his way into the hands of Tripp's editor Crabtree (Robert Downey Jr.), who is hoping his novel will save his own cmeer. Downey's character is a flamboyant homosexual that fancies transvestites and soon finds himself lusting for the young author. The story revolves around the university's "Word Fest'' literary festival where the best of the

best literaries come together. Tripp feels the pressure of greatness surrounding him. With the stress of the festival and his love life gone wrong, he remains at wits end even when driving around in a stolen car with a trunk large enough to hold a transvestite's tuba, a homosexual's suitcase and the head of the English department's dead dog. Just when things couldn't get any worse, Gaskell breaks the news that she is carrying Tripp's baby. The movie then takes an upturn. Tripp's novel blows away in a gust of wind and suddenly things come together in his life. Crabtree finds his place back on the map thanks to Leer's talent. This meandering story leaves you wondering what will happen at the next turn. The movie is a whimsical comedy; there is rarely a dull moment. It's a coming-of-age story about a guy in his 50s. You can experience the essence of this movie regardless of what generation you're in.

• Sex-and-fantasy formula IS hottest • thing in syndicated programming Terry Jackson College Press

It's a formula so simple any TV executive can grasp it: Create a drama set in a mythical land or a glamorous locale. Fill the screen with cartoonish bad guys, dinosaurs, sorcerers or computergenerated special effects. Then cast one or more gorgeous women with strong wills and martial arts skills in lead rolls. Oh, and by the way, make sure the women regularly show plenty of skin. More than a half-dozen syndjcated dramas are successfully using a sex-and-(mostly male) fantasy mixture. And more such programs are in the wings. ''This is really a hot trend right now because of the success of shows like 'Xena: Warrior Princess' and Pamela Anderson Lee's 'V.I.P,"' says Bill Carroll, a vice president at Katz Television Group, a New York company that advises local stations on programming. "Success breeds imitation." At last month's meeting of the National Association of Television Program Executives in New Orleans - a marketplace where producers and syndicators pitch their shows to

local stations - two new tough-gal action series were among the hot properties. "Queen of Swords," which is set to debut this fall, stars Tessie Santiago, a newcomer fresh out of the University of Miami, as a swordwielding heroine in 19th century California. "Sheena," based on the tales of the queen of the jungle, will also debut in the fall, with former "Baywatch" bathing beauty Gina Lee Nolin in the lead role. Industry hopes for those shows are based on strong ratings among young men for "Relic Hunter," ''The Lost World" and "Cleopatra 2525," three similar shows that debuted this season. "Relic Hunter" stars Tia Carrere as Dr. Sydney Fox, an Indiana Jones-style character who searches for rare and missing items. ''The Lost World" is a dinosaur-filled drama that counts among its stars Rachel Blakely as Marguerite, a buxom adventurer, and Jennifer O'Dell as Veronica, a kind of Tarzan in a push-up bra. And "Cleopatra 2525," which is set in the far future, features Gina Torres as urban guerrilla Hel, Victoria Pratt as her side kick Sarge and Jennifer Sky as Cleopatra, a 21st century su·ipper whose body was frozen when her

cosmetic surgery was botched. The path for those shows was paved in part by "Xena," now in its fifth season, and "V.l.P," a fantasy private-eye drama that first aired in 1998. "Xena" stars Lucy Lawless and "V.U~" is headlined by Pamela Anderson Lee, who got her big break on "Baywatch," which in one incarnation or another has been a popular fleshy drama since 1989. [f you've never seen any of these shows, it probably means you're outside the target demographic ages 12-34 - or you're not surfing the channels when most of them air - weekends or late at night. What you're missing is entertainment that, judged by prime-time network standards, reflects the show's low-budget and skimpy plot format. Production is done in Australia, New Zealand or Canada, where costs are low, and action, not intricate dialogue, is the hallmark of most episodes. Nonetheless, as many as four million U.S. viewers tune in weekly, and that very loyal audience is nothing compared with the huge international following some shows have. "Baywatch," which was such a hit in Germany that it .made David Hasselhoff an international icon, is reportedly seen in 144 countries.

None of these dramas try to be ''ER" or even "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer." A recent episode of "Xena" centered on a dark ages "battle of the bands" contest. "Most of these shows are done somewhat tongue-in-cheek," says Carroll, the programming consultant. "It's played a little bit over the top, and that helps the show do well when it's translated for other markets. "And it doesn't hurt in terms of male viewership to have a young lady, scantily clad." Not surprisingly, those who criticize these shows as plain old T &A wrapped up in flimsy action plots won't get much support from the series' stars. Rachel Blakely, an Australian who plays Marguerite on ''The Lost World," says that it would be wrong to dismiss the women characters in these dramas as bimbos with overexposed attributes. ''These characters arc definitely sexy, but they're also independent women who don't have to rely on men to get the job done. There's more sass to them," says Blakely, whose Marguerite survives in a land time forgot by wearing a series of See TV, page 7

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Governing board approves parking fine increases; planetarium system at almost $500,000 Laura Mitchell Staff Writer

The Palomar College governing .board unanimously approved parking fine increases and the purchase of a projector system for the planetarium costing over $450,000 on Tuesday, Feb. 22. The parking fine increases went into effect immediately. The largest fine is for illegally parking in a handicapped space. The handicapped parking violation was $275 and is now $300. The $20 fine for no permit increased to $30. Yellow and green zone fines increased from $20 to $25 and the fine for parking in a red zone

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increased from $30 to $60. The biggest fine increase is for using fraudulent parking permits. Fraudulent parking permit cash fines increased from $20 to $75. Students will still have to purchase a parking permit for $25 and will be suspended. In addition, students now have to complete on-campus community service. "I have no sympathy for people who use fraudulent permits," said governing board trustee Robert Dougherty. Dougherty proposed an amendment to set the number of community service hours at 40 but the proposal received little interest from the rest of the board members. With no discussion, board memmuscles and is "more natural." "Most of the girls in Hollywood have their boobs done. They aren't natural. My character has to be natural," she says. O'Dell sees all of these new action roles for women as liberating. "Most of the action stuff goes to men," she says. "Now we're allowed to have fun." And if a lot of guys tune in just to see barely clothed women cavort? "It doesn't bother me. How can anybody not love being a sex symbol?" she says.

bers approved an almost-new planetarium projector system costing $457,937.50. Part of the money for the projector system will come from a $100,000 donation from the President's Associates, an auxiliary group to the Palomar College Foundation. Auction of the current system, estimated at $20,000, and Planetarium ticket sales, approximately $6,000 a year, will be applied to the cost of the new system. The balance of the cost, to come from state ongoing instructional equipment appropriations, will be financed over a five year period. "Our current system is 37 years old," said James Pesavento, Director of the Palomar College Planetarium. "It's very difficult to replace parts, the system's almost obsolete." The replacement system is a Digistar II projector that has only been used as a demonstration device for trade shows. The system includes a new product warranty from the manufacturer, Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp. of Salt Lake City. Palomar College has the only working planetarium in San Diego county that offers public shows. Sail Diego State's planetruium, at 55 years old, is 18 years older than the unit Palomar is replacing. The planetarium at the Reuben H. Fleet Space Center in Balboa Park has been broken for at least a year. Palomar currently has public plan-

etarium shows on the first and third Fridays of each month. Ticket prices are $3 for adults and $2 for children and students. Pesavento said that he didn 't know if they would do more planetarium shows once the Digistar is installed. It is hoped that the Digistar system will enable the college to expand it's astronomy class offerings. Currently, 12 sections of Astronomy 101 are offered in the spring and fall semesters with about 45 to 50 students per section. But almost all of the over 500 students who take astronomy classes each semester are using it to meet general education requirements. "We have very few astronomy majors," Pesavento admitted. The Digistar should arrive sometime in the fall, according to Pesavento. Actual installation will take only about a week but site preparation, such as upgrading electrical wiring and redoing the console area, will be needed. ''The Digistar is state-of-the-art," said Pesavento. With this unit, we can do anything, he added. We can zoomin on a galaxy, go back in time to see what the skies looked like millions of years ago, or millions of years from now. The high-ticket purchase did not go out for competitive bid because there is only one manufacturer of the Digistar II System and only one available at the discounted price.

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If you arc thinking about transferring to another college after you finish at Palomu. ~Y place to go is the Transfer Center. The Transfer Center has every college catalog available on CDROM. It also has Internet access to college Web sites and on-line applications and can tell you about articulation agreements with four-year colleges as well as graduate schools. It has access to your records and can give you transcript evaluations to determine your transfer eligibility status. The center is mainly a walk-in service facility. No one will try any

high-pressure salesmanship on you to lure you in. The Transfer Center provides students with information with regard to general education requirements at Palomar College as well as the requirements of the colleges you may be transferring into. Tim Hernandez, director of the Transfer Center, said new students often do not know what the Transfer Center is. He said some students come in looking for bus passes. Others think it has to do with transferring "into" Palomar College. Not at all, he said. It has to do with transferring "out of' Palomar College into other colleges or universities like San Diego State University or

California State University San Marcos. Hernandez said a steady stream of students visits the Transfer Center during the day to get all kinds of information about their programs, courses, and majors in different colleges and requirements. Some students spend quite a bit of time there. Others get the information they want and are gone. Hernandez said up to 4,000 students visit the center each year. The staff of the center also conducts workshops, visits high schools in the area and always participates in the semester orientation program. One such workshop is taking place on March I at 1 p.m. in the Governing Board Room.

Former Palomar College students who are now at the University of California at San Diego are coming to the campus to discuss their experiences in transferring from Palomar College and what they encountered there. Hernandez said the largest number of students transfer into California State University at San San Diego State Marcos, University and the University of California at San Diego. There are also many students transferring to private colleges. He maintains regular contact with these by phone. Many representatives from these colleges also visit the campus to recruit students Colleges have different rules about what they will or will not accept, he said. Usually, these

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tract, they will be guaranteed admission to some state colleges. Hernandez said it takes the aver'- ' age student four years to transfer from Palomar College to other col- , leges. Some can do it in two years, but they are a minority, Hernand~z· said. Usually, these students do n~t' need remedial courses and take IS: semester hours each semeste~. · Some students also come with Advance Placement courses. ., The Transfer Center is open. from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday and Thursday and from 8:30 a.m: · to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and from 8:30 to 1 p.m. Friday, The Transfer Center is centrally located. It is opposite the bookstore and abuts the cafeteria. Ther~ ' are several signs telling you where ~ it is. It is difficult to miss.

requirements change from year to year. Recently, the changes have been taking place from semester to semester, Hernande~ said. Hernandez said many students do not understand the rules about what constitutes a California resident as far as the colleges are concerned. He said 30 out of the last 40 transferable hours in a community college now usually satisfy this requirement. The application deadline for fall acceptance into state colleges and many of the private colleges is in November of the previous year. The early deadline surprises many students, he said. Palomar College also has a Transfer Admission Guaranteed (TAG) program. If the students follow that pattern and sign a con-

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to take math in order to transfer to SDSU next year. Johnson has been having trouble with math. Ventimiglia explained to Johnson some colleges required courses to be completed before they would make a commitment to the students about their admission. Others allowed students to be in the process of completing courses. He also said USD requires a 2.7 GPA and SDSU has a

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had been very helpful. He thinks many more students should take advantage of it. •Chris Morel walked in. He was interested in a program at CSUSM and SDSU. Ventimiglia asked him a number of questions about his professional aspirations. Morel then asked Ventimiglia questions about the nature of the psychology programs at San Diego State in contrast to the pro~ grams being offered at San Marcos. He also asked questions

about the busine~s programs at both institutions. Ventiiniglia answered bis questions. Morel has been to the Transfer Center several times. •Mkkey Pucko, originally from Croatia, was talking with Jose Fernandez a staff counselor at the Transfer Center. S)le was asking him about transfer policies in general and about a graphics design course she was taking. Would it be transferred to California State University at San Luis Obis~o?"

After looking at several docu-r; ments, the~ answer camt¥"back:; "'Yes!' There were several ques· tions back and forth. ;r •Across the room, Paw Hanegan~ theatre arts maje>r, was searching ·the Web sites '{)f YaleUniversity and New York UniversitY ,with Dagmar Rqyer., transfer education adviser. They went over several language and. humanities' requirements:' )iRoybt\. advised Hanegan to write to these universities to get more iriforma"' tion. >~ '*

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beauty, the structure, the harmony. Everything sang. "I can see the movie in my mind's eye," he said. "The symphony began to play. My heart it seemed at the time - was pounding." Math gave Devlin a ticket out of Yorkshire and intellectual opportunities he could only dream of. "Education literally saved my life," he said. "Most of the people I used to know in Yorkshire lived extremely hard lives. Most of them are dead now." Devlin is happy to spread the gospel of math to anyone who will listen. On a bulletin board in his office hangs a quote by William Butler Yeats that reads, " Education is not filling a bucket but lighting a fire." Devlin breathes the power of those words. "Mathematics is like a pair of spectacles," he said. "It allows you to see things that would otherwise be invisible. It gives you access to the whole world we live in. "One of the ironies of the Information Age is that mathematics became so good at doing things, that it hid itself and became invisible .. . and I think it's kind of a shame."

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·Life tin1e .ban for ."McSorry" "I'm not going to pretend to be an expert on hockey. I've never played the game and to be honest I've never even ice skated. But what Boston Bruin defenseman Marty McSorley did last week (Feb. 21) appalled me, and it left me feeling as if the game may need serious changes. For those of you who haven't seen "McSorry's" cheap shot yet, let me explain what happened. · "McSorry", who has been an -enforcer in the National Hockey :League for over a decade, got into ;~ typical throwdown with Vancouver Canuck Donald Brashear during the first period of ' the Canucks 5-2 win. At the time the skirmish didn't seem like a big deal. McSorley and Brashear duked it out. Brashear landed more good shots and seemed to , win the fight. No big deal... "McSorry" got his clock cleaned a couple times. Who cares, right? Wrong. "McSorry" was going to be looking for revenge and what preceded was one of the biggest acts of cowardliness in the history of the sport. With only a few seconds remaining in the game, "McSorry" . stained the entire NHL with a ·malicious blindside slash to the ·head of Brashear. The hit sent .Brashear to the ice and knocked him unconscious. He laid motion)ess before he was placed in a neck brace and carted off the ice. Brashear has since been diagnosed with a concussion and is expected tu miss up to three weeks of action. I've never been one to criticize the fact that hockey players feel it is necessary to fight. In fact, I've defended it before because it seemed to me that this was the only way to actually protect players from an incident just like this. Fighting was the answer so that guys wouldn't be trying to decap. itate opponents when play got a little rough. It may not make sense, but I thought that the fighting was actually . keeping guys from serious injuries. Plus fans love it. And I'm no different. Watching thugs like "McSorry" and Brashear box is pretty cool. But after this incident, it may be time to clean the sport up. Something needs to be done, because hockey players are getting away with criminal acts that normal people would go to jail for. I know that banning fighting is never going to happen, and I'm still not convinced that is the answer entirely anyway. But I think stricter punishments need to be enforced and a message needs to be sent that serious unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated. "McSorry", who is third alltime for career minutes in the penalty box and has served seven supensions in career should never hit the ice again. As of press time, "McSorry's" suspension hasn't been announced. But if I was commissioner of the NHL I'd ban him forever. I know he has been a good player in the league and he has apologized for his actions. But he needs to be an example. The NHL needs to make everyone in the league understand that this can never happen again. Because if it does, somebody could die.

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WING It's time for conference play and the Comets division is up for grabs STORY BY ARLENE MARTINEZ PHOTOS BY WENDY ]ONES

Top: Outfielder Chad Stewart swings away. Stewart is a candidate for player of the year in the Pacific Coast Conference. Right: Comets greet outfielder Nate Bestul (No. 28) in the dugout after a run during the Comets nonconference season.

aving lost his entire starting pitching rotation, Comets Head Coach Bob Vetter has the task of putting together a new and inexperienced staff. Sophomore pitchers Nate Meza (Fallbrook) and Scott Honsowetz (Carlsbad) are the lone returners for the Comets, however, both spent the entire 1999 season in the bull pen. Joining them to the rotation are newcomers Lucas Beck (Poway) and Ashley Dunlap (Ramona). "Pitching will be our biggest challenge," said Vetter. "We lost four quality pitchers." Second baseman Matt Obregon (Orange Glen) is optimistic about the pitching situation. "It's a great staff. There is no question that the talent is there. "They just need to mature. It is tough adjusting to college ball," he said. Hitting could help offset the young pitching staff. Last season Obregon led the league in batting average with a .400 average. "He is an excellent contact hitter," Vetter said. "When his stroke is on, he's a tough out." Center fielder Chad Stewart (Carlsbad), an all-state selection last year hit .396 last season. Power hitter Steve Guthrie (Poway) will play third. Vetter sees the strength of the team to be the defense. "I see tremendous potential in the field. It's one of the finer defenses we've had," Vetter

said of his squad. Shortstop Gera Alvarez figures to provide strength up the middle. Alvarez, who has signed to play at TexasTech next season, brings range and agility to the field. His .347 batting average in 1999 ranks him among the club's leading hitters as well. "He's an outstanding and complete player," Vetter said·. "He's excellent defensively and offensively." Alvarez may be called to the mound to close games out, as he appeared in nine games last season and finished with a 2.70 ERA . At first, Gabe Bessey and Jordan Messer will battle it out. Outfielders include Justin Jennings and Victor Yoshida in Outfielder Adam center. Thompson, who verbally committed to Masters College next season, will start in right. He is backed up by Nate Bestul and Carlos Balderas. Ryan Larson will start at the plate and Gregor Connors (Poway) will back up. Vetter has been pleased so far with his teams performance during the pre-season. "We've hit the ball well. Starting pitching (has been) good. It'll definitely give us some confidence and momentum going into conference play," Vetter said. The team brings a 5-4 record overall to conference play. The Comets next home game is March 2 against Imperial Valley at 2 p.m.

Top: Southpaw Ashley Dunlap throws some wicked stuff. Dunlap is the only lefty in the Comets starting rotation this season. Right: Nineteenth year Head Coach Bob Vetter looks on during a game last season.

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to tee it up! North County is a hotbed for golfers and the area is loaded with courses to choose from •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••• •• STORY. PHOTOS, & ILLUSTRATION BY RICHARDSON MIRON

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olf is on the rise. Just look at the interest and turnout at the two pro tournaments that hit San Diego County last month. Without question, the game's popularity is shooting through the roof and not just with the old timers in plaid pants. College students are quickly catching on to the sport that used to be considered an old geeser game. Why after all these years golf is gaining momentum is open for debate. Some say it's the Tiger Woods effect. And some say it's the fact that techno}ogy is making the game easier and more fun for people of all different athletic abilities to enjoy. Luckily for North County students they live in one of the best places in the country to play the game. This look at golf courses in the North County draws several conclusions: 1) North County has tons of top of the line facilities to choose from, no matter what your skill level. 2) Maderas Golf Club in Poway is without a doubt a masterpiece. This incredible course stole the show during this research. Maderas is located in the beautiful rolling hills of North

{Top) Cal State San Marcos student Sean Horan swings away on the 5th hole at Maderas Golf Club. {Right) Horan lines up a putt on the 18th.

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Poway and the course offers players just as much scenery as it does challenging golf holes. Maderas Facility Manager Ray Metz knows he has something special and he· is even trying to get the Professional Golf Association's attention . "We are currently talking to the PGA and the Senior PGA about possibly hosting a TV event," Metz said. "We are proud of this course and we think it's ~ great golf experience." Metz is right on, and it shouldn't be long before the PGA notices. Maderas, however, isn ' t the only place to swing your sticks. Carmel Mountain Ranch Country Club and Ramona's Mt. Woodson Golf Club are two courset that players of a higher skill level will definitely find enjoyable and challengmg. Escondido's Eagle Crest Golf Club and the nearby Twin Oaks Go1f Course in San Marcos are also good for players of the intermediate skill range. And for those who are just starting their golf career, Encinitas Ranch Golf Club and Lake San Marcos golf course are great places to get acquainted with the game.

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Maderas Golf Club

Mt. Woodson Golf Club

Carmel Mountain Ranch C. C.

17750 Old Coach Road, Poway CA (858) 726-4653

16422 North Woodson Drive, San Diego CA (760) 788-3555

14050 Carmel Ridge Road, San Diego CA (858) 451.-8353

COST: Weekdays • $85, Friday-Sunday • $115

COST: Weekdays- $49, Friday-Sunday- $75

COST: Monday·Thursday • $40, Weekends • Vary

ABOUT THE COURSE: Wow! This is the cream of the crop as golf courses go in North County. Maderas is located in the rolling hills of Poway, and its seHing is truly extroardinary. The course turf is in remarkable stu.pe, and the greens are exceptionally smooth and true.

ABOUT THE COURSE: A tremendously beautiful golf course that offers players just as many breathtaking panoramic views as it does quality golf holes. Accurate shots are need· eel to score well, but without doubt this course lives up to its reputation as one of the best around.

ABOUT THE COURSE: This winding track rolls through all kinds of terrain and offers golfers a tremendous challenge. This is a good course, but only if you are a decent golfer. If you hack, you had bettel' stay away from this doozy of a golf course.

COURSE RATING: Eagle

COURSE RATING: Birdie

COURSE RATING: Par

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INTERMEDIATE & BEGINNER COURSES

Eagle Crest Golf Club 1656 Cloverdale Road, Esamdido CA (619) 737-9762 · COST: Monday-Thursday- $40, Fridays • $45, Weekends • $60 ABOUT THE COURSE: Eagle Crest is a course that golfers of all levels will enjoy. Every club in the bag will be utilb:ed, and the holes are a fun chal· lenge. Shown here is the course signature hole (No.6) where this beautiful waterfall guards the green. The course also offers Sky Caddie. COURSE RATING: Birdie

Twin Oaks Golf Course

Fallbrook Golf Club

1425 North Twin Oaks Valley Road, San Marcos CA (760) 591-COLF

2757 Gird Road, Fallbrook

COST: Weekdays • $44, Weekends • Vary

CA (760) 728-8334

COST: Weekdays • $25, Weekends - $35

ABOUT THE COURSE: The front nine on this course are as good as it gets. Very beautiful and a really fun place to play, There isn't a ton of out of bounds areas and the greens are fairly true.

ABOUT THE COURSE: Lots of quirks that wiD make you scratch your head on this course. For tho~ with the common cold in golf (aka: the slice), this course plays tougher than it should. The greens aren't great either.

COURSE RATING: Birdie

COURSE RATING: Bogey

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Encinitas Ranch Golf Course 1275 Quail Gardms Drive, Enci11itfls CA (760) 944-1936

COST: Monday-Thursday • $40, Friday - $46, Weekends - $55 ABOUT THE COURSE: The best way to describe this course is a fun place to play. There isn't much danger at Encinitas Ranch, so golfers can score well. Opened in March of 1998, trees aren't really a factor yet. Encinitas Ranch's sig· nature hole is No. 16, and it was rated as one of the top 10 in the county by KUSI• COURSE RATING: Par

Ocean views are offered on 14 holes at Encinitas Ranch*