Monday, Oct. 2, 2000- Palomar College- Volume 54, Number 5
No Gore tears
Meet the Parents
Comeback Comets
A democratic voter dissents from his party 's popular presidential choice.
Brilliant film combines the deadpan humor of Stiller and DeNiro.
QB Andy Goodenough has what it takes to hold onto win over Vikings.
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Opinion, page 5
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The Student Center Committee took a step toward completing plans for the new student union building at its Sept. 21 meeting, when it approved a preliminary work schedule, space list and architect's conceptual drawing. The planning process was delayed following the committee's Sept. 7 meeting, when Bruce Bishop, director of student activities, requested a computer lab and a television room be added to the plan. "I threw a monkey wrench into the process," Bishop said. His request was prompted by
tudent ' negative reaction to the lack of a television room in the initial plan. He said he also believed that students would find a student-run computer lab to be "a really. really good idea." It caused a two-week delay while Escondido architects Marlene Imirzian & Associates reworked the plan. The new television room will occupy 500 square feet - down from 1,220 square feet occupied by the television room!overflow dining area in the cutTent union building. The computer lab will occupy 1,000 square feet and accommodate 40 computers. Together, the two rooms increase See Union, page 7
Election turnout increases Affairs , Wesley Tielens, Vice President of Social Events, Rebecca Faubus, Vice Last week's Associated President/ICC Chairperson, and Denham, Nina Student Government election Melissa Khaireddin, Daniel Burke and had the highest turnout in two years, with 540 student casting Mark Salas, Senators. their votes. "I feel the election went well. The only challenged position The table was manned at all for executive vice president was times, and, available for stuwon by Renita Pitts who edged dents," said Senator Melissa out opponent Jose Seda by Denham." approximately 70 votes. Pitts said she hopes to offer "I had a strong opponent. It surveys to students to see what was a long and difficult cam- they want on campus, deal with paign," Renita Pitts said. Pitts · the freedom of speech issue, as campaigned from 8 a.m. to 8 well as the debate about EOPS p.m. during the election. "But book awards. Seda said "I felt good about most students didn't want to vote," she added. getting students out there to vote, The positions of vice president except when there was no consisof state affairs, vice president of tency on how people were social events, vice president/ICC allowed to vote." chairperson, and senator were "Even though I lost I feel I was unchallenged. successful in that I conquered Elected to ASG were Trisha one of my greatest fears - public Carlson, Vice President of State speaking," he added. Douglas LeClair The Telescope
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SDG&E employees investigated the cause of the loss of power on campus Sept. 25. A blown fuse caused the power Outage.
Power outage cripples campus Tom Chambers Th e Telescope
Palomar College students were left in the dark when the lights went out on the morning of Sept. 25. All the power ori campus was knocked out when a fuse blew on Palomar's main power feed at about 11 a.m. "I got kicked out of the library," Melody Essey said. "I was working on my homework [and] I didn't get it dope." Many students were busy working in the computer lab
when everything shut down, Essey said. "I need to do homework but the computed are all down," Gabriela De Casas said. "I had a class, but the room was so hot that after 15 minutes my teacher gave homework and let us go." For Janet Bonovich, the power outage included more than darkness. "The power went out 10 minutes into class and a fire alarm started going off," Bonovich said. "My teacher said, 'wait a minute, you can't
leave,' and finished her point." Many students congregated in the Student Union until the power came back on at 3 p.m. "The Student Union is nice," De Casa said. "With the skylights everyone's been kicking it in here." Not all students were upset by the lack of power. Kevin Brown, leader of the Newman's Catholic Community, said it improved on his club's meeting. "It allowed people who See Outage, page 9
Board changes eligibility rules for student trustees Laura Mitchell Th e Telescope
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Palomar student Jesus Santos cast his vote Sept. 27 during the Associated Student Government elections last week.
The Palomar College Governing Board approved a change in policy to allow the student trustee to live outside the district boundary - a change that came too late for Bridget Roncone, who was disqualified in the last spring student government presidential race because of where she lives. Addressing the policy change, Roncone encouraged the board to rescind the student trustees' residency requirements. ·
"It's absolutely what disqualified me," Roncone said in an interview before the meeting. "A Palomar student is a Palomar student," she said, referring to whether a student lives inside the district boundary or not. "I was disqualified because I live a few hundred feet out of the boundary." Roncone said she was very much for the policy change but added she would never become involved with student government at Palomar again because of the way her dis-
qualification was handled. Roncone added that she'll be leaving Palomar after the spring 2001 semester to transfer to a four year university. Roncone said she would still encourage students to become involved but she thinks Palomar's Associated Student Government is controlled by the student activities office. "Bishop is absolutely part of the problem," Roncone said, referring to Student Activities Director Bruce Bishop. "There . See Eligibility, page 8
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Cam us Beat Now, take a deep· breath..•
Palomar in Brief New Palomar
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services online
helpful resources
Palomar College has broadened its Internet services. Students and faculty can now enjoy E Services. Currently and previously enrolled students · can access grades, schedules and grade point averages. New and returning students can apply to Palomar College online as well as pay outstanding registration fees. Students can also view Palomar's schedule of classes. At the start of a semester and throughout, up to date information on class additions and cancellations are accessible. Palomar College faculty can obtain class, wait li-;ts, and permission code rosters without delay. Students and faculty can access the new and improved E services web page directly at. http:!I songs. palomar. edu/ eservices/esef\ ices.htm or b)' searching the Palomar home page at www.palomar.edu. E Services is in operation Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Saturday, 7 a.m. to Noon.
The Palomar Majors' Fair will take place, Oct. 4, inside the Student Union from I 0 a.m. to 1 p.m. Each department will have a table set up with information about different internships, transfer program opportunities, employment options, and the majors offered at Palomar. The career center will have a table with handouts telling students what questions to ask at tables and how to find the infor- • mat10n you need. The fair is sponsored by CalWORKs, an assistance program that provides programs to better prepare students for the work force. The fair will also include information on specific majors, Regional Occupational (training) programs, and specialized training offered at Palomar.
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Governing Board elections Candidates for Palomar College District Governing Board will hold a forum Oct. 5, 3 p.m., in the Governing Board Room, SSC. Event sponsors encourage all interested people to attend, meet the candidates and hear them speak. Four candidates Charles Duncan, Ralph Jensen, Darrell McMullen and Harold Scofield are running for three board seats. Jensen is an incumbent. Scofield is a former board member. The election will be held Nov. 7. Only residents of the Palomar College District can vote for board members. The forum is sponsored by Council of Classified Employees/American of Teachers, Federation Administrative Association and faculty.
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Campus classified workers to strike Palomar College classified employees - non-management, non-academic salaried workers ~ - will hold a demonstration on campus Oct. 4 to protest failure of the Palomar College District. Governing Board to approve their request for a cost-of-living wage increase. Starting at, 7:30 a.m. protesters will march from the transit center in front of campus, to the library, on to the facilities building, then back to the transit center. Palomar's classified employees are members of the Council of Classified Employees/American Federation of Teachers. When asked about the planned demonstration, Ernie Carson, president of Palomar's CCE/AFf Local 4522, emphasized that the demonstration will be an informational picket; it is not intended to disrupt the campus, nor is it a work stoppage or slowdown. Mark Harris The Telescope
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Kelly Crain, an engineer with the San Marcos Fire Department. shows Palomar Academy students how to use oxygen tanks.
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Campus Calendar Dropping a class Through Oct. 13 use PAR to drop a class. Grade adjustment forms If you repeat a class to raise a D or an F, submit a grade adjustment ferro to the admissions office to have your GPA adjusted. Final exams December 11-16 Admissions Office If you have moved, please update your address
with the admissions office. Transcripts Rush transcripts are available only on a 48-hour tum-around basis. Normal transcript time is about 2-3 weeks.
Palomar College blood drive Tuesday and Wednesday October 10-11 in the Student Union. Contact the Health Services at (760) 744-1150 ext. 2380. All participants will receive a free Red Cross T-shirt. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month November is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, you can honor a loved one diagnosed with breast cancer by placing a ribbon on the Tree of Remembrance beginning Oct. 2 in the Palomar library. Concert Hour Oct. 5 Colin McAlister will play "20th Century Guitar Classics." from 12:20 - 1:20 p.m., Performance Lab (D-10) admission is free. -Want to have your club or campus information listed? Contact the Telescope at (760) 744-1150, Ext. 2450 or stop by Room TCB-1.
Speak Out! Did you vote in the student government election last week? What do you think? Cast your vote at The Telescope Online, www.palomar.edu/telescope
Jeff Brennecke Undecided
Lauren Bezette Marine Biology
Dennis Schatter Computer Science
Kristina Luedke Child Development
"No. l didn't know anything about it."
"No, I go to night school so I didn't pay the attention . to posters."
"No, because I didn't pay my student representation fee."
"No, it's not important to me because I'm never here."
Sophia Righter Computer Science
"No, I was eating lunch."
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Opinion Editorial Code of Conduct proposal too vague ruce Bishop, director of student activities, is proposing changes to Palomar College's code of conduct. This document describing acceptable student behavior has been on the college's books for nearly 20 years. Why is it being altered now? Proponents of change say the main reason the changes are being made is to update the code of conduct document. They believe documents of this nature need to be updated to keep up with the changing times and altered circumstances. But is this necessary? Bishop's proposed changes of the code of conduct alter the "possession or use of any firearms, explosives, dangerous chemicals, or other potentially harmful implements or substances" to possession of "any type of object that can be reasonably assumed to be a weapon, or used as a weapon." That does not seem to remove any vagueness from the policy, but rather raises questions as to what a weapon is, and whose responsibility it is to "reasonably assume" what a weapon is? Under this new change, anything from a pocket knife to a screwdriver can result in similar consequences, even if there was no intent to harm someone with them. Instructors, in the proposed changes, are given more power to suspend or remove a student from their classes without giving the student a written notice. The new policy adds the consequence of "restitution." That means a student can be liable, or required to repay, any damage he or she may have done. Who is responsible for requiring students to pay and who decides how much? Is there a procedure for "due process" and procedures for an appeal? The newly proposed code of conduct seems to be even more vague with regard to cheating than the old one. At this date, exact changes are not available to students. Once the new code of conduct policy changes are passed, administrators will gain more power in deciding what constitutes a violation of the school's "Code of Conduct." Why? The statements in the new code seem to be vague and full of loose ends. We need more clarity and stronger statements about the rights of students. We recommend a more open look at this document with more involvement of students in the process of updating it.
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What am I talking about? Psychic powers. They exist and lots of people have them on various levels. My friend, Mike, and I have telepathy - that is when you can send a message to someone without talking to them. We are both clairvoyant. That means we can receive information about people we don't know and places we have never been to before. We also have precognition- that is when you know things are going to happen before they actually happen. Sometimes I'll think about something and then in a few days it happens. Sometimes I think I unconsciously make them happen, but I know I'm not magical. How does it work? Even scientist aren't sure. Mike and I can answer each other's questions without being asked. Yes, sometimes it gets freaky and almost scary. Would you like some examples? Okay, this happened in August of this year: My friend Emily and I went to Horton Plaza for dinner. We walked the mall to the restaurant and passed a table with a guy selling COs and a guy next to him playing his keyboard. I turned to Emily and said, 'The one behind the table is cute." We were at least ten feet away when I said this. Less than three seconds later the cute guy turned and looked at us, established eye contact and smiled. Emily busted up laughing and asked if I get everything I want all the time. Did these guys have the flowerpots in the mall bugged? I don't think so. We continued to walk and Emily told me this always happens to me, which I have realized.
Editor in Chief Douglas LeClair Opinion Editor Sean J. O'Connor
Monday, October 2, 2000
Volume 54, Number 5
Campus Beat Editor Brooklyn Davidoff
Brooklyn Davidoff She talked about an ex-boyfriend of mine from high school and how the day before we got together I told everyone that I wanted him to like me. The next day he kissed me. We got to Planet Hollywood and got seated. I looked at the busboy
Maybe I'll change my major to paranormal psychology. Is that transferable? and told Emily, "He is cute." She turned to me and said, "Don't start, you're already scaring me." So we ate and looked. He didn't pay any attention to us. Emily said something about how I'd lost my powers. As we got up to leave, the busboy walked us out, told us to have a nice night, and opened the door for us. As we walked out the door, this guy told me he'd see me at Palomar. I'd never seen this guy before in my life. Emily dragged me out of the restaurant with this look on her face like she'd seen a ghost. On our way back to the car, she said the music guys must have left. I turned to her and said, "No, they are just waiting for us to come back." I was joking, but as we turned the comer, there they were.
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We sat on a wall to watch them play and maybe check them out a little. So we were sitting and the cute one got up and walked over to us, told us not to fall off the wall. He smiled and walked back to his chair. To make a long story short, after the guy playing his keyboards was done, we talked to them for three hours. And the cute one took my phone number. I'm not saying his taking my number makes me psychic. And I'm not saying I get everything I want, but it happens a lot. I say things, then they happen and my friends get scared. "How did you know that?" In high school my friend and I walked by a classroom and I randomly said, "And Alex opens the door," and he did. He opened the door from the inside , not in front of us o we could see him. Another high chool event, I guess, was in the theater with my class and my two friends were standing on the stage with me. I stood center and said my high school fantasy's name twice. He walked in the room. "Did someone call me? I heard my name." He was just walking around campus. That's not normal. Mike and I discovered it goes in spurts. You could have 20 instances in one day and then go for a week with nothing. There is no way to control or predict it. Let's try my powers ... I know you are reading my article right now and either you think I'm delirious or you know exactly what I'm talking about, which would make you probably a little psychic too. Maybe next semester I'll change my major to paranormal psychology. Is that transferable? Davidoff is the Campus Beat Editor and can be reached via e-mail at telescope@palomar.edu
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Con.f es-s ions of a Democrat· am going to vote for the president this year. But I .don't think it will be for AI Gore. In 1968, I was in a mood similar to the one I find myself in now, but for different reasons. Belonging to the Democratic Party was bred into my bones. During the Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a father and savior to my family, no doubt about it. We were living in my grandparents' house until the welfare program of the 1930s, the WPA, came along, providing us with both food and lodging at a subsistence level. And like so many others, I wept openly when Roosevelt died. He led us through the Depression and World War II. For 11 years, he was the only president we knew. And Harry Truman - he had courage. He also had General George Marshall. Marshall helped implement the Marshall Plan in Europe. Through the Point Four program, Truman spread American technology and values to Europe and other parts of the world. Today, we are doing just the opposite. We are draining technical skills from Third World countries. It is . a sad end to the Truman legacy. Boston born and bred, I was proud that John F. Kennedy got his start in my congressional district. Although we had plenty of problems, there was an unquenchable optimism about him. He told us to take our work, but not ourselves seriously. Later, even though I was working far from Boston, I kept my old address to vote for his successor in that same congressional district, Tip O'Neill. Kennedy gave us idealism. When he died, I wondered how long the idealism would last. Johnson, no doubt about it, was a magician when it came to the legislative process: But even though he passed the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act, Affirmative Action and many other reforms, the fun was gone. Kennedy was dead. Kennedy's dream of getting a man on the moon during tl)e '60s came about. It came about because we developed science programs at all levels in our schools and colleges. Today, there is a mov~ment to import technicians for high-tech industries from other countries. Balderdash! We did it then. We can do it now. How many people Kennedy touched we
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will never know. Some 11 years after Kennedy's death, while on a Fulbright scholaiship to Ghana, West Africa, I took a long walk through the city of Kumasi. There I met an old man. He had a black African robe on, signifying he was a recent widower. I greeted him with a "Good day" in Twi, with one of the few African phrases I knew. He couldn't speak any English, but he was struggling to tell me something. I didn't get it at first, but after the third try, he got it out. Not clearly, but I understood it: "Kennedy." Somehow Kennedy had reached across the ocean and fired his imagination. Down through the years, I have thought of this African often. To him, Kennedy was America.
This time around I will not vote with the Democratic Party, and I feel sad about it. Later, I experienced Kennedy idealism in another way when I joined the Peace Corps. I spent two and a half years at the University of Liberia, West Africa. The experience was difficult, but I spent two and a half very productive and satisfying years there. The Peace Corps was another Democratic legacy. I voted for Eugene McCarthy, a vote,which brought down Johnson in 1968. I have never, thought this was a wasted vote, even thqugh Nixon became president as a result. In my judgment, Democrats lost the blue-collar working class at the 1968 Chicago convention. Nixon courted the ''hard hats" in the early 1970s, as did Reagan in the 1980s. AI Gore is still trying
to bring these union members back to the fold. Ralph Nader seems to be making inroads now with this group. Ever since the "Roe vs. Wade" decision, which allowed first trimester abortions,the abortion issue has kept the waters roiling. Pro-life Republicans attracted traditional Christians. Democrats espoused a pro-choice position. Many Democrats, like myself, felt uncomfortable about the issue, but wanted to avoid the horrors of back-room abortions. Besides, Democrats also stood for other social issues. It was not a litmus test. But I do believe the abortion issue weakened the Democratic Party. Introducing AI Gore as a nominee who might appoint Supreme Court justices, Tim Russert skewered Gore in June on "Meet The Press." After much wiggling, Gore admitted he changed his mind about when a person becomes a person. The interview raises questions about Gore's core beliefs. Is he holding his finger up to the wind? Does he believe what he professes? Does he have a core there? The abortion issue is not going away. The Supreme Court recently approved partial-birth abortions. There is now a bill in Congress to stay one step ahead of the Supreme Court. The bill prohibits the taking of life after the baby is born. We are not slipping down the slippery slope. We are there. A litmus test now? For me, yes. I'm drawing the line. No apologies. We have traveled a long way from the days of Roosevelt, who led us out of the Depression and World War II. Depression? Anyone who experienced this era lives with the fear it can happen again. Does AI Gore have any of the qualities to lead us out of another Depression? Or a scintilla of the courage of Truman? Or a hint of Kennedy's inspiration? Maybe his words "no controlling legal authority" say it all. My association with the Democratic Party has been a long one with a few ups and downs. But this time, I don't think I'll vote with the Democratic Party. I feel sad about it.
O'Connor is the Opinion Editor and can be reached via e-mail at shnlin@aol.com.
lmost three years ago a fellow student leader and I were talking about the state of student representation on this campus. The conversation was summed up when he said, "Student activism is dead." Since then I've been trying to figure out why - and after last week's governing board meeting I know. The voice of the students is not being heard at Palomar College. Not because the students are silent, but because those who run this fine institution have turned a deaf ear and aren't even willing to include students in the decision-making process. The board was deciding the composition of the committee that will choose Palomar's next president. Most of the discussion centered on how many faculty should be included. There are more faculty on the committee than any other group on campus. Faculty has five members students only have one. Community colleges in California operate under "shared governance." In this system, all groups at the college are to be at the table when decisions are made. Palomar College has been applauded for its use of this system. I asked why there was only one student on the committee and people at the meeting chuckled. Board President Ralph Jensen curtly answered, "We're operating as a republic here, not a democracy." He said one student would be adequate to represent the entire student body and changed the subject - obviously hoping the topic was dead. Whether or not it is a dead issue with Jensen, one student is not an adequate representation of all of us. As I continued asking questions, board members were closed to the idea of having even one more student on the committee. Instead, they made excuses. It seemed to me that their attitude was that Palomar students aren't smart enough, or committed enough to serve on the committee. Jensen said students might not be able to make committee meetings because they would have to go to class. Don't faculty members have class too? Jensen didn't seem concerned about faculty members making meetings. Board Member Robert Dougherty aid students wouldn't be as resourceful as the faculty. He recalled that 15 years ago, when Palomar was in the same situation, faculty members were able to contact the colleges where prospective candidates come from. Does he think students aren't able to use a telephone? Are Palomar students so unresourceful that they can't look up other student leaders to find out about candidates? One person in the audience said it might be hard to find students who can commit to eight month because they might be transferring next semester. Are these people serious? Do they really think that out of 25,000 students two can't be found to fill the spots on the committee? The amazing thing is that Shannon Gyde, the student trustee, was silent in all of this and gave a yes vote to the one.student proposal. The utter disregard, and disrespect, of students displayed by the governing board is enraging. As one staff member told me after the meeting, "We are all created equal, but some are created more equal." I doubt that all of the people ·who work at Palomar share the governing board's disregard for students. They will tell you they are here because of the students, even though the governing board is here for different reasons. Students can ultimately make their voice heard. Jensen is up for re-election in November, and students should go to the polls to replace him. We need a governing board that is here for, and listens to, students. We need a governing board that doesn't laugh away our concerns and doesn't ignore the reason they are there. Chambers is the Online Editor and can be reached via e-mail at tommychambers@hotmail.com
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Entertainment
Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo) shares a laugh with her fiance· Greg Focker (Ben Stiller).
Ex-CIA agent Jack Brynes (Robert DeNiro) gets intimidating in "Meet the Parents."
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For a movie with an anti-climactic title, "Meet the Parents" is hilarious. C'mon, they could have at least called it "Meet the Dad," because that is exactly who Greg Focker (Be_n Stiller) has trouble with. Robert DeNiro stars opposite Stiller as ex-CIA agent Jack Brynes. With a combination of DeNiro's deadpan delivery and Stiller's best comedic performance since "There's Something about Mary," you can imagine the abundance of just plain humor. Stiller plays a male nurse who has nothing going for him, except a steady girlfriend, Pam (Teri Polo), that he wants to marry.
Before he proposes, Stiller decides to meet Pam's parents. He gets along fine with her mother (Blythe Danner) but just
doesn't seem to click with her father (DeNiro). Everything Stiller does directly affects DeNiro's perception of him. DeNiro is a control freak who must know everything about his surroundings. DeNiro plays a practiced interrogator whose job was to break spies into confessing to the CIA. He puts this to good use by practicing his art on all of his daughter's boyfriends. Being under scrutiny this way completely disorients Stiller, and causes Stiller to try to present himself as a perfect choice for DeNiro's daughter. In doing this, Stille~ presents a person who is definitely not himself. DeNiro finds just about every little thing that would make Stiller a horrible choice for a son-in-law. He even puts him through a lie detector test. They even have septic tank humor that is becoming Stiller's
trademark. The laughs keep rolling as Stiller finds new and interesting ways to completely make a fool out of himself. He gets himself into a tangle deeper and deeper by trying to
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Starring: Robert DeNiro Ben Stiller Teri Polo
fix his messes. In fact, it seems that nobody He even stoops as low as spray · else understands what is going painting a cat so that it resembles on between Stiller and DeNiro. DeNiro's lost cat, Mr. Jinx. Even at the end when Stiller The movie is basically resting explodes into his characteristic on DeNiro and Stiller's shoul- ''I'm angry at everybody because ders. They handle it very well, in nothing is my fault" monologue, fact well enough to drown out the everybody looks at him like he is . poor performances from other growing a carrot out of his head . Aside from the horrible supactors. Director Jay Roach, whose porting players, there is essencredits include both "Austin tially nothing wrong with the Powers" and "Austin Powers 2, movie. the Spy who Shagged Me," did a It is simply a case of two comreasonable job of keeping all plete opposites playing off of each other's irregularities. other players out of the movie. Kind of like an Abbott and All the other characters just serve as necessary props and act Costello or Laurel and Hardy as springboards for DeNiro and sketch. Stiller and DeNiro could Stiller to bounce from. make a team as good as anybody Even though the movie is else out there. I'm pretty sure that a lot of about meeting her parents, Teri Polo is just. window dressing. money could h;lVe been saved by She has absolutely no character simply cutting out everybody but development in the story. Stiller and DeNiro. All we know about her is that Then they could have called it she is a teacher and she left a "Meet Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller." It would still be an self-made rllillionaire for Stiller. Everybody else acts the same extremely funny movie. way.
'Dancer in the Dark' stumbles short of excellent Ben Greenstein
ing), that is hardly a flaw. David Byrne, John Lennon), What I found to be the main Bjork transfers to the movies problem of the film was the remarkably well, giving her part "Dancer In The Dark," the new hand-held camera work, meant more personality than a shy, film starring Icelandic singer to give it a gritty quality. silent character like Selma would Bjork, is similar to her recorded I have always felt that such suffer at the hands ·of most work in that it defies categoriza- homegrown production values Hollywood actresses. tion. She received a Cannes Film destroy any potential for beautiAs with her albums, which ful images, not to mention give Festival award for this movie and feature interesting combinations me intense motion sickness. it is easy to see why. of jazz and electronic music, the If you are one of those people Although she has claimed that movie is in a style of i-t's own- who, like me, she has no alternating documentary-style found themdesire to do any segments with extravagant, selves suffering future films, I almost tongue-in-cheek song and from get the impresvertigo dance numbers, and still managsion from this after "The Blair ing to stay serious despite its Witch Project," one that even a unconventionality. then "Dancer" half-hearted The plot revolves around is probably not effort on her Selma (Bjork), a Czech immi- the film for you. part would be grant with a fatherless son. Which is . not anc~r ln e ar almost as fine a She works in a factory with her to compare the piece of acting. friend Kathy (Catherine two films Rating: Also, David Denueve) and has a passion for this one features Morse, who has movie musicals. rarely been anycharacter develIn addition to a secret (she has opment, a clasthing other than (outof tour sta,rs) a hereditary disease which is sic story, and a Hollywood slowly_ robbing her of her sight), creativity, all supporting Starring: she has been gradually saving up things man, manages which for an operation - not for her- · the former film to do the imposBjork self, though, for her son, Gene, was sible. heavily who is destined to suffer the lacking in. He makes us Cath~rme Deneuve same fate. 'feel both pity So, if the Her neighbor, Bill (David David Morse and contempt visuals bother Morse), is a policeman who also me immensely, for him. has a terrible secret, one which then why did I The other has been leading to a collapse of give the film such a high score? major advantage of the movie is every moral that he holds dear. Reason number one is the act- great music. Although the mood of ing. Unlike many talented musiAll of the songs were written "Dancer" is very much tragic cians who always appeared -like by Bjork, and are probably her (no! to mention a little depress- robots on film (David Bowie, best work since her 1993 album The Telescope
"Debut." With less of the overused electronics that have hampered her recent efforts, the songs all have natural beats - forming slowly into music over the rhythmic sounds of factory machines, locomotives or sketchbooks. The melodies are gorgeous as well - especiillly on the beautiful duet "I've Seen It All," with some of the most beautiful lyrics
ever written in rock music. Of course, "Dancer'' should definitely not be seen as an "extended music video" (a criticism which I'm sure it will face), but as a unique modern tragedy. Hopefully, it will follow in the footsteps of "Being John Malkovich" as another thoroughly innovative work of art which still manages to achieve massive financial success.
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Professor Carlos Gomez of the Foreign Language Department received a new heart from doctors at Sharp Hospital on Sept: 8. Gomez had been waiting about a year for the heart, Professor George Pesacreta said. Pesacreta, a Professor in the Foreign Language Department, has stayed in close contact with Gomez since the heart transplant. "I have visited him in the hospital and I have been a connection between Palomar College and Gomez," Pesacreta said. "I have taken pictures of him and anyone who wants to know how Gomez is doing can see me in the Foreign Language department." "This heart is his chance at salvation," Pesacreta added. There was a chance Gomez' body could have rejected the heart. For the first few days after the surgery, Gomez' condition was unstable and he was put on a respirator to survive. Gomez was then moved to a hospital room where he was totally isolated from human contact, except for doctors and nurses. This was
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the estimated cost of the new facility by $250,000 over its initial budget of $2.5 million. According to the work schedule approved at the meeting, construction of the student center will begin in May or June 2001, and will be completed before the start of spring semester in early January 2002. The new union building will consist of two wings: old and new. The old wing will be what is left of the current union building after the dining room, game room, and transfer center are razed. It will house the cafeteria, unchanged, a game room, reduced to 567 square feet from its current 824· square feet, transfer center, and space for associated student government activities. A new, two-story wing will be built in part of the space now
done to protect Gomez from catching any colds or viruses. Gomez has recently been released from the hospital due to the success of the heart transplant. "He's anxious to get on his program of physjcal therapy," Pesacreta said. Gomez will be able to resume his daily routine after about three months of rest and recuperation and will also be on a special diet During the three months, Gomez must stay away from interacting with anyone outside of his family and nurses. His home mu t become an isolated ·area. Gomez' professorial duties will resume after he has fully recovered. "He will be back next September. Me and other faculty are combining t0 teach Gomez' classes,"·Pesacreta said. Gomez has a wife and three children supporting him. He has been a professor for about 27 years. Gomez has written everal textbooks including "!Vamos Aprender!", an introductory Spanish book used on Palomar's campus. occupied by the dining room and patio. It will house the office of the director of student activities, international student program offices, ASG offices, Comet Center, a 1,000-square-foot upstairs dining room, a 6,000square-foot downstairs dining room, television room, and computer lab. In consideration for its occupancy in the new building, the international student program will contribute $250,000 to the cost of the project. Palomar College will finance the project with a bank loan. Students will repay the loan with the proceeds of a $1 per credit assessment (up to $10 per student per year), which along with the new student union, they approved in the April 1998 ASG elections. The next meeting of the committee is Oct. 2, 3 p.m., in SU-22. The architect will present a conceptual model of the new student union. The meeting is open to all interested students.
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Osaka College studentS visit Palomar campus Sean O'Connor The Telescope
More than 200 students from Osaka, Japan descended on Palomar College's campus, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21-23. The students were everywhere: visiting classrooms. touring the campus and gathering near the clock outside the Student Union. They were eager and curious. And like most tourists , they were armed with cameras and looking for a good time. But they were more than tourists. Their purpose at Palomar was far from just having a good time and taking pictures. There was a lot of work to be done in a short time. Their agenda was crowded, even highly demanding, over the three-day period. The students touched down at Lindbergh field at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept 20. They spent the night at the Doubletree Hotel. Jet lag or no jet lag, they were at the San Marcos Civic Center at 8:15 a.m. the next day, where Dr. Jack Randall, acting president of Palomar College, welcomed them. Here they also met with Palomar faculty and students. "We are trying to learn about the care and welfare systems in America and to have many exchanges between Palomar students and our students," said Hiroyuki Masui, director of the social welfare program at Osaka College. He was especially curiou about programs which focused on the care of the elderly population. He also wanted to know about our insurance J'lrograms. Masui told Randall there were about 200 social and welfare students visiting Palomar from Osaka College. Masui said Osaka College has a total of 1,200 students. In addition to social welfare and health welfare programs, it has programs in home care, medical office procedures, and mental health. Masui also told Randall that the students' knowledge of English was limited. Osaka College is about 30 minutes from Tokyo by high-speed train. Masui said Osaka College is like the American community colleges, but it does not · grant degrees. Randall noted most of the students from Osaka College were young. He told Masui at Palomar it was difficult to tell who was on the faculty and who
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Osaka students enjoyed a barbecue at the pavilion Sept. 21, during their visit to the campus.
was a student, since the student body consisted of people of all ages. After a barbecue lunch, the Osaka students toured the campus Thursday afternoon. The Japanese students visited such sites as Pan Asian Communities in San Diego, the San Diego Center for the Blind, Sunrise Assisted Living at LaCosta, Boys and Girls Club of San Marcos, Carlsbad Senior Center and Residential Services on Friday and Saturday. They also heard lectures on therapeutic recreation, geriatric care and gerontology, pet thera: py, chemical dependency, message therapy, long term care,
children's services and others. Japanese exchange students from the Palomar International Center acted as interpreters for the Osaka College students. The students from Osaka College finished the program Saturday evening, Sept. 23, at the Del Mar Hilton Hotel where Dr. Lisa Cox-Romain presented them with certificates for their participation. The Osaka students planned to pend three days visiting Disneyland in Anaheim and Universal Studios in Los Angeles before returning to Japan.
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Revisions proposed Governing board nixes student trustee residency to code-of conduct Travis Usrey The Telescope
On September 26 the Governing Board decided to eliminate the student trustee residency requirement. This means any student attending Palomar can run for president. The trustee residency requirement became an issue last spring when the Associated Student Government (ASG) elections for president took place. The requirement says that to become a trustee, who an elected president automatically becomes, the person must live within Palomar's district. The two candidates, Bridgette Roncone and Shannon Gyde squared off, Roncone corning out victorious, receiving 158 votes to Gyde's 115. After Roncone won, the administration disqualified her based on the findings that she did not live within the college district boundaries and Gyde took office instead. Last May the ASG, voted to
eliminate the student trustee residency requirement. The Governing Board, whose five members set policy for the college district, has the same rule that, as was said earlier, they decided to eliminate. An argument for maintaining the residency requirement is that, "people who live within the college district pay taxes which fund operations at Palomar,! Mike Norton said in a telephone interview last week. Therefore, electing a president who lives outside the boundaries would be allowing someone power who does not represent the public. Bruce Bishop, director of student activities gave another reason, "the student trustee is paid $400 a month by the college for their services". Money, which comes from taxpayers. The rule was originally created to ensure that the student trustee came from the district, which pays ~e taxes.. The opposition says there are deeper issues at work here, that the administration removed
Roncone on a small technicality because they wish to assert more control over the ASG. They feel that with president Roncone, the ASG would have received more power from the Governing Board and been able to accomplish more things. . The administration says Roncone was removed because rules are rules. Jennifer Jennings, former vice president, who resigned after becoming disgusted with the situation of the ASG, said in a quote to the orth County Times, "We merely serve as janitors to the administration. We do minor tasks assigned by the administration that rarely serve in the interests of the students or anyone else." Other elected ASG officers have resigned as well saying that the student government is a joke. However, with the elimination of the residency requirement, Roncone can now run for president legitimately.
U. of Wisconsin alters photo to promote diversity Matthew McGuire TMSCampus
In an effort to recruit minority students, the University of Wisconsin at Madison altered a photograph in recruiting materials to include a black student in a sea of white faces. The photo is on the cover of the 2001-02 undergraduate application and shows a group of white students cheering at a 1993 football game. The photo of Diallo Shabazz, a black student, was placed in the lower left side of the photo. The university's undergraduate admissions director, Rob Seltzer, could not find a picture that showed the school's diversity and eventually decided to add the 1994 image of Shabazz. University publications director AI Friedman's office then altered the crowd photo to insert Shabazz's head in to the picture, said director of university com-
munications Patrick Strickler. "It wasn't done to deceive prospective students but rather to more accurately portray the student body," Strickler said. The school's minority emollrnent is 9.5 percent, with about 2.2 percent of all students identifying themselves as black. The university sent out about 60,000 admissions applications with the altered photo, and has decided to reprint the entire run of 110,000 applications. High schools and prospective students that received the application with the doctored photo will be sent new applications and a letter explaining the "error in judgment," Strickler said. The public university will use private funds to reprint the applications at a cost of about $64,000. Officials at the school admitted to the altering when Anna Gould, a reporter at The Daily Cardinal, one of the school's stu-
dent newspapers, noticed a glare on Shabazz's head that did not reflect off any other student. "One of the faces stood out to her, and as she looked a little more, the face had a glare on it different than the rest of the photo," said the newspaper's editor in chief Andrew Wallrneyer. "We then checked the university's news and public affairs web site and found the original, untouched photos." Shabazz, a senior at the university who has never attended a football game, declined comment to TMS-Campus, but told the Associated Press that he hopes the incident will open discussion between students of color and the university on how to recruit minority applicants. "Diversity on this campus is really not being dealt with," he told AP. "People really don't care about the photo itself. People care about having more students of color on campus."
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Palomar College is currently in the process of revising its code of conduct. A Code of Conduct is a set and written collection of "rules and regulations for student behavior." Palomar's code is under going some changes. According to Bruce Bishop, the director of student activities, the current code is too permissive and vague and does not meet with California Educational Code standards. Having a code of conduct that is too vague or unspecific, said Rebecca Faubus, member of the Associated Student Government, "leaves it open to interpretation by the administration." The original Code of Conduct wa adopted in January of 1982 and Bishop said "hasn' t b,een looked at since"; leading to his belief that the original code is out-of-date. What is currently being worked on, however, is not a completely rewritten Code of Conduct. What is being developed is a series of proposals for changes to the original document in order to make it up-to-date. Some of the changes to the - Code of Conduct include: * The removal of the second penalty for violation "reprimand," which was a strong warning of judgment to the person committing the act. * For an instructor to suspend or remove a student from their class, no written notice from the instructor is required. * A suspension or removal by instructor cannot be appealed by the students. * The consequence of "restitution," or repaying for damage done, has been added. * Violations including, but not limited to, forgery, copying documents and cheating, are more
defined. * "Possession or use of any firearms, explosives, dangerous chemicals, or . other potentially harmful implements or substances" has been changed to "possession of any type of object that can be reasonably assumed to be a weapon, or used as a weapon." The new code of conduct proposal, prepared by Bruce Bishop, was approved by the Presidential Advisory Council and made available for distribution on Sept. 5.
Copies are currently being sent to representatives of all councils, including faculty, student government, and executive administration. It will then be made subject to revisions and suggestions by these councils and the general student body. This process is known as sending it through Palomar's "shared government model", in hopes that it will produce the most accepted document in the most democratic fashion. When asked what they thought about changes being made to the Code of Conduct Lean Ortega, a student at Palomar, said that she thought the changes were :t;ine, as long as the proposal were made available to all students for revision. Another student, Gordon Cook, said that "studet;tts aren't administrators, so why should they have a say in the administration". Students wishing to obtain a copy of the current Code of Conduct can find the condensed version in the Palomar Student Handbook. A full copy can be found in the Student Activities Office (SU-21). Copies of the proposed changes are also available from this office, and will be posted shortly in the glass case outside of the Student Activities Office (SU-7).
had connections at other schools. "They knew everybody everywhere," Dougherty said, refercontinued from page .1 ring to committee members who made phone calls to check on have been so many complaints candidates. "Students generally about Bishop and Marilyn don't have those kinds of connec(Lunde, Bishop's administrative tions." secretary) and nothing is done "I would like to point out that about it." this is a very confidential Later in the meeting, the board _ process," said Jack Randall, made light of, then sidestepped, a Palomar's interim president. "I student asking questions about don't know who's calling who the make up of an in-house here, but I hope that no one's search committee that will select calling anyone until we get down a rephicement for George Boggs, to the finalists." who left Palomar this past The board approved August after serving 15 years as Community _College Search Superintendent/President. Service to assist in the presidenPalomar student Tom tial search process and then Chambers asked the board why approved the make up of the inonly one student representative house search committee. The was on the selection committee. committee consists of five facul"Well, we're operating as a ty, two community members, republic, rather than a democra- t~o classified employees, two cy," governing board President "other" administrative employRalph Jensen said, prompting ees, one board member, one audience laughter. The student is Administrative Association representative of all students, he member, and one student. added. Council of Classified "I still don't think you really Employees/American Federation answered my question," of Teachers union members were Chambers said, asking for fur- also present with "Union Yes" ther explanation. signs and balloons. The application asks a candiPresident Ernie Carson said he date what he or she will do to is making preparations for a help student success, trustee peaceful demonstration on the Robert Dougherty said. The can- morning of Oct. 4 at the Palomar didates answer in written essay. Transit Center. Also, during the interviews, simCarson said he is also working ilar questions are asked, on a question and answer forum Dougherty added. "I think this is for the governing board candithe way to handle it." dates. The forum date has not yet Dougherty said that in his been determined. experience with the last presiA separate candidates' forum dential selection committee, will be held Thursday, Oct. 5 at 3 which selected Boggs, he was p.m. in the Governing Board surprised at the extent to which Room on campus. the members of the committee
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New bill curbs lecture note sales in Calif. Stephen Sharkey TMSCampus
A new bill signed by California Governor Gray Davis this weekend will prevent the practice of students purchasing their notes from online companies instead of attending class. The bill, written by Los Angeles Democrat Gloria Romero, is intended to prohibit the sale and distribution of lecture notes at institutions of higher education within the state of California. The bill arises in the wake of a
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couldn't make it to come," Brown said. The college officially canceled lab classes, according to the Instruction Office. It was left up to the instructors to continue lecture classes in the dark. Mike Ellis, Palomar facilities director, said moisture in the morning probably caused the fuse to blow. "The fuse was old, and with the moisture, it started tracking," Ellis said. "It melted the fuse and the box it is was in." The fuse was on Palomar's 12,000-volt main electric line from SDG&E, and the college had to wait three hours for SDG&E to come and replace it. Two other fuses on the line were replaced as well to prevent future problems, Ellis said. The outage was confined to Palomar because the college is on its own power grid, so the area surrounding the college still had power.
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Comets wide receiver Deondre Alexander gets past Long Beach defenders. Alexander scored one of four Palomar touchdowns in the 30-23 victory over No.14 ranked Vikings.
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and were penalized for a roughing the passer penalty, the Vikings set up shop deep in Comets territory, eventually getting a touchdown on a fourth down quarterback option play by Sanders. Trailing by a score of 7-0, Palomar responded. The Comets offense, led by freshman quarterback standout Andy Goodenough, drove down the field early in the second quarter and scored as running back Keiki Misipeka went off-tackle on an 11-yard touchdown run. The Comets then scored on an end-around by wide receiver Se'e Poumele and followed with a Goodenough to Poumele pass to head into halftime leading by a score of 21-9. The third quarter saw the Comets pound the ball on repeated runs by Misipeka and Josh Galea'i, eating up nearly half the quarter. At the start of the fourth it was
more Goodenough, hitting wide receiver Deondre Alexander on an eight-yard pass for a touchdown to make the score 28-9. The Comets added a safety after the Vikings long snapper fired the ball over the punter's head and out of the end zone. The Vikings, who had been dominated defensively the entire game by the Comets, made a change at quarterback by benching sophomore Clinton Sanders and bringing in freshman Jason Baughman. Baughman executed to near perfection, connecting with his receivers on long gains, and led the Vikings on two frantic scoring drives to make the score 3023. Palomar, after recovering an onside kick, punted the ball to Long Beach, but the Vikings couldn't find the magic that put them back in the ball game, and Palomar held on to win. "I thought our defense did a
great job today, they set the tone and we put (Long Beach) in a hole offensively," said Palomar head coach Tom Craft after the game. "The key to the game... was the third quarter. (It) was what we needed to establish the line of scrimmage, take control of the game, and have a long drive," said Craft. "I thought our third quarter was the ball game to us," he added. Goodenough went 15 of 26 for 168 yards and a touchdown in what was an accurate and efficient performance. "Craft is a mastermind and our line did wonderful, we had all day back there. No matter what defense they played, when we have all day, our receivers are bound to get open," said Goodenough. The next two weeks could very well dictate how the Comets season goes.
Olympics ·have offe.red 16 days of television torture and traullla Arlene Martinez The Telescope
MY LIVING ROOM (aka Sydney headquarters)---- NBC has outdone itself this year. Five rounds .o f diving. That says it all. Of all the events NBC decides to show in its entirety they choose to show dozens of participants and five rounds of the platform high diving event. NBC has stressed that the importance of the Games is the experience, not the medal count. This is how the network excuses jumping from one event to the
next, leaving viewers wondering what they just watched. But when an American wins the medal, as Laura Mitchell did in platform diving, we watch the whole tedious event. Would we still have been "treated" to so much diving if a Chinese diver had won the event? . The ethnocentricity demonstrated in Olympics broadcasts. has always bothered me. After all, unless the athlete is a medal favorite we probably don't know who they are anyway. This is one of the few times we can see the finest athletes in the WORLD. And all we see are Americans.
WEWANTYOU! Despite all the miserable coverage we have endured in these 2000 summer Games , we?re looking for your favorite Olympics moment. Send us a couple of paragraphs describing your favorite (or least favorite) moment. All submissions will be published (excluding those in poor taste), but we need them this Wednesday by noon at the latest. Please send your favorite moment to the e-mail address below or drop them l'>y the newsroom, TCB-1. Martinez is the Sports Editor and can be reached via e·mail at reese_errol@hotmail.com
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