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Monday, Oct. 9, 2000- Palomar College- Volume 54, Number 6

Aztecs mascot

'The Exorcist'

Coffee crazy

San Diego State in danger of losing its mascot to political correctness.

The horror classic gets a facelift just in time for Halloween.

Feel like having a latte? Pour a cup of joe, and read on.

Opinion, page 5

Entertainment, page 8

Focus, page 1.0

Governing board candidates face off at forum Laura Mitchell The Telescope

Thr ~e of the four candidates for the Palomar Community College District governing board met Thursday for a question and answer forum at the Governing Board room on campus.

Charles Duncan, Darrell McMullen and Howard Scofield answered 20 questions posed by ¡local talk show radio host and newspaper columnist George Chamberlin. Candidate Ralph Jensen, . the current governing board president and the only incumbent, could not attend the forum due to a work conflict.

The four candidates are vying for three available board seats in this November's general election.

Scofield is a business owner who served eight years on the board before losing to Michelle Nelson in 1998. Scofield emphasized his previous experience on the board, where he served as president, as an asset.

McMullen is director of finance at Vallecitos Water district and is vice president of the Palomar College Foundation. McMullen said that his background in finance and his work with the Foundation give him strong skills to bring to the governing board.

Duncan is a retired school administrator from the Glendale Unified and Community College district where he worked for 40 years. Duncan said that his experience in community college administration would assist him in analyzing information and contributing to the board.

Forum questions were submitted in advance by Palomar College employees.

When asked how they viewed COLAs (Cost of Living Adjustment) and raises, and if they were the same or different, the candidates agreed that COLAs and ra1ses were different.

"COLA comes from the state

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Palom.ar student dies Freak accident claims life of student pilot ¡ Sean J. O'Connor The Telescope

Susan (Suzi) Elizabeth Hasseltine, a freshman in Palomar College's aeronautical program, loved to fly airplanes.

On the way to her airplane at Montgomery Field in Kearny Mesa, Hasseltine was thrown from the golf cart she was riding in. She died the following day at Sharp Memorial Hospital, Sept. 7.

Her mother said she spent

almost every available minute in the air. She was 18 years old.

A class of 2000 graduate of Torrey Pines High School, she became a full-time student at Palomar in the aeronautics program this fall.

"I was just getting to know her," said Jerry Houser, Palomar aeronautics instructor. Houser said she was very well thought of. a great student with a lot of potential and was progressing very well.

She had taken two courses at Palomar while she was still in high school as part of her preparation to get her pilot's license at Pinnacle Aviation Academy

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Ernie Carson, second from left, addresses a crowd of protesters in front of the Rbrary on Oct. 4.

Classified staff protests CCE I AFT vies

for contract agreement; staff unity Tom Chambers T1rt Telescope

Carrying picket signs and chanting, about 100 Palomar College Classified staff and members of other local unions marched through campus last Wednesday, Oct. 4.

The informational picket, as they called it, was held to protest the current stalemate in contract negotiations between the Classified staff and the district, and the California School Employees Association's attempts to rep-

resent Palomar's Classified staff.

The demonstration was organized by the Certified Classified I American Employees Federation of Teachers Local 4522. the union that. currently represents Classified employees at Palomar. Classified employees include secretaries, groundskeepers, library staff, computer techs and Admissions Office staff.

Ernie Carson, the CCE/AFf president, told the crowd that he is working to negotiate a fiveyear agreement with the district that establishes pay increases and Cost of Living Adjustments, or COLA. But, Carson said, the talks are at a standstill because the college won't budge on one issue - holding the rest of the agreement up.

The sticking point has to do with the Public Employees

Retirement Supplement.

According to Jack Miyamoto, Palomar vice president of human resources, the PERS program is fully funded, and does not require employees to pay into the program. It does, however, require employers, like the college, to contribute some of the time.

When the directors of PERS require the college to pay, the college does, Miyamoto said. When PERS does not require any funding from the college, the money that would have been used for PERS is put into the college's general fund.

"In times when PERS is fully funded, we balance the budget on the money the district would have spent on it,"

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Search committee size causes disagreement Jennifer Jennings The Telescope

The search for a new superintendent/president for Palomar College is heating up.

Jack Randall, new interim sup eri n tend en t/ pre si dent, informed faculty and other staff at a recent PAC meeting to begin suggesting a make-up for the search committee. This search committee will be in charge of, among other things, recommending three to five final candidates who will be interviewed by the governing board.

The size of the committee has sparked a small debate among faculty and administration.

Anne Hohman, English professor and president of the faculty, suggested a list to Randall that includes 11 faculty members. In the list are the faculty senate president and vice president, the president and vice president of the faculty, and one faculty member from each instructional division. Hohman also included the suggestion of a co-chair, which Randall agreed to.

Hohman said she suggested

this amount because there needs to be accurate faculty representation on the committee. The new superintendent/president will work closely with faculty, so it is only fair the faculty has a strong voice in the process of making this decision.

Randall counters that 11 faculty members would make the committee too large, thus being inefficient in that scheduling conflicts are sure to arise. He believes the meetings would become too long and tedious.

At the Sept. 26 governing board meeting, Randall pro-

posed to the board a make-up for the committee which included five faculty members. The governing board agreed .with Randall's suggestion.

This outraged many faculty members, who voiced their dissent at the Oct. 2 faculty senate meeting. Senators were not only outraged at the number of faculty on the committee, but also the board decided to hire a search consultant costing over $20,000, the cheapest of the options.

The senate discussed many possible reactions to the decision. Among them mentioned was censure in which the senate sends its verbal disapproval to

the governing board, a vote of no confidence, in which they send a message to the governing board of stronger disapproval.

"It's unacceptable. We have to send a message," says Stan Levi, senate member.

Mario Mendez suggested the Senate excuse itself from the entire process, not having any faculty members on the search committee.

The final decision was to reiterate to the governing board their strong disapproval of the search committee make-up.

Chris Barkley will bring the Senate's reaction at the next governing board meeting.

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Camgus Beat Palomar • 1n Brief Pelfonnance Jam takes center stage The Theater Guild is sponsoring Performance Jam on the last Wednesday of each month. An open microphone will be set up at the Pavilion Cafe from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Anyone interested in performing for a live audience can hop on stage.

Singing, instrumental performance , poetry readings, dramatic or comedic scenes and dance routines are welcome. The first Performance Jam will be Oct. 25.

Various members of the Theater Guild are planning to entertain.

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Safe schools safer students Safe Schools, Safe Students, a nationwide non-profit organization, provides resources and workshops to schools, churches, and communities on how to combat and diminish hate crimes and racial attacks.

The organization feels there has been an increase in against minorities, homosexuals, and religious groups on and off college campuses across the nation.

The attacks range from physical brutality to visual symbols, like spray-painting a swastika in a public place.

Rod Beaumont, founder of Safe Schools, Safe Students, said, Safe Schools, Safe Students is taking on hate groups, supremacists, and others in the business of corrupting the minds of our children.

The organization points to a massive number of internet sites devoted to hate as a major reason for the increase in violence, as the World Wide Web gives the hate groups a platform that anyone can have access to.

Safe Schools, Safe Students hopes education and awareness of hate crimes, along with their effects and consequences, will help deter youth from turning to the groups.

For more information Safe Students, Safe Schools, a Web site can be found at: http.://www.stwnews.org/ Travis Usrey

Voting for your future made easy "Rock the Vote", the nation's leading non-partisan organization working to increase youth participation in politics and government, has announced an expansion of their online voter services.

In addition to allowing people to register online, Rock the Vote is now enabling U.S. citizens to request absentee ballots on their Web page: www.rockthevote.com.

Alison Fields, director of Rocl\# the Vote, said that allowing people to request an absentee ballot online, will increase voter registration among young people.

An absentee ballot allows a voter to choose their desired candidates and mail the ballot in if they do not want to go to the polls or figure they will be too busy to vote on election day.

Access to the request forms is expected to help college students and military personnel living outside their states of residence, and people living outside their abroad.

"In 1993, we learned that the under 20 voter can be an influential swing vote. In 2000, we hope that an unprecedented number of young people become involved in politics, making ours a system that works for everyone," Fields said.

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Student lvon Perez talks to Alexls Ciurczak a Public Service Librarian in the student union during the Job fair on Oct 4.

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Grade adjustment forms ·

'Bedroom Farce' opens at Brubeck The Howard Brubeck Theater opened the comedy "Bedroom Farce" October 6.

The play was written by Alan Ayckbourn, who has written over 50 plays.

The show features John DeCarlo, Michelle La Bombard, Armando Garcia III, Elizabeth Hannon, Peter Bahen, Hope Davidson, Chuck Hand, and Deborah Andreasen.

It will run October 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14 and 15.

For tickets and information call the box office at 760-7441150 ext. 2453.

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If you repeat a class to raise a D or an F, submit

a grade adjustment form to the admissions office to have your GPA adjusted.

Final exams December 11-16 Transcripts Rush transcripts are available only on a 48-hour turn-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.

Job search 2000 Palomar is now offering an Internet-based job search and electronic portfolio development class. This class will help you write a resume and get the interview you want. Class meets on fridays 12-4 p.m. from Oct 13 threw Dec 15. To register go to the ROP Office in AA-136 Help fight Breast Cancer Join the Palomar College Wellness Team in a walk through Balboa Park, sponcered by the American Cancer Society. The walk will be Oct 22. For more information contact JoAnne Giese at (760) 744-1150 ext.2109 or Josie Silva at ext.

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Want to have your club or campus infonnation listed? Contact Brooklyn Davidoff at the Telescope (760) 744-1150, Ext. 2450 or stop by Room TCB-1.

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Speak Out!

What is your favorite coffee drink?

Michael Bixler Undecided

"I don't drink coffee, I hate the taste."

What do you think?

Cast your vote at The Telescope Online, www.palomar.edu/telescope

Chris Edwards Zoology

"Cafe-au-lait."

Colin Larson Undecided

Kim Barrows Undecided

Christina Juarez Aviation

"Decaf, coffee makes me sleepy."

"Mocha."

"Hazelnut."

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Opinion Editorial Give classified staff what's theirs verywhere you look on campus, you will find members of the classified staff. They work in every department as secretaries or desk staff. They answer student questions in the admissions office. They keep the campus clean and operating in facilities. They fix computer problems.

The list goes on and on.

It is safe to say that if it weren't for the classified staff, Palomar College could not run. The district owes them a great deal of gratitude for the work they do.

Unfortunately, many classified staff feel they've been shafted by the district. They don't work under a normal contract; instead their pay is determined by a governing board policy amended at the board's will. When the college faces a financial crisis, classified staff are denied raises and cost of living increases, even though faculty and administrators always seem to get these things.

Currently, the classified staff is trying to negotiate a five-year contract with the district, but talks have stalled because of one issue concerning retirement benefits. Since the district refuses to even talk to them, the rest of the contract is being held up.

The Palomar College Governing Board needs to be fair to the classified staff - and all employees, for that matter. It has to be disheartening to see some members of the campus receive COLAs~ and salary increases, while the district sits on the deal with classified staff.

Palomar College needs to appreciate what the classified staff does for this college, and show appreciation with fairness in contract negotiations.

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On Sept. 30, staff members from The Telescope went to the Journalism Association of Community College's Southern Conference and received 18 awards for their work on this newspaper. Congratulations.

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Are you sitting on your seatbelt? oung people use their seatbelts more than older people.

And seatbelts save lives, 75,000 of them, over a five year period, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Yet wearing your seatbelt should not be the law. Any person with half a brain should have the common sense to just do it.

We see accidents, some fatal, on the highway every day. We see drivers swerving in and out of traffic.

Even on campus, we have to be super wary driving through the parking lots.

A recent survey by Response Insurance Services said that only 41 percent of young adults 18-24 use seatbelts. You would think that they, whose parents, teachers and police have lectured them on seatbelt safety, would wear them more.

These are young, stupid, inexperienced drivers, right? Wrong. This age group is more conscientious about this than any other group.

Maybe seatbelt enthusiasts from this age group have seen first hand what not using a seatbelt can do.

The loss of a friend, who would have survived if wearing her seatbelt, did it for me.

Maybe technological advances influenced them, like durrunies on television in automated crashes.

Maybe they watched the horrifying scenes of "Red Asphalt"' in cbiver education class.

There are fewer and fewer seatbelt users after this age group.

This insurance survey showed only 27 percent of people ages 2534 are likely to wear their seatbelts.

Most would assume that this age group would want to set an example for their children by always wearing

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Editor in Chief Douglas LeClair Opinion Editor Sean J. O'Connor

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Campus Beat Editor Brooklyn Davidoff

Donna Williams

Today, who has an extra 15 seconds to strap on a seatbelt anyway? their seatbelts. This is not the case.

Are they too busy to notice the dangers of driving without a seatbelt? Today, who has an extra 15 seconds to strap on a seatbelt anyway?

For some reason the number of individuals who wear seatbelts creeps up among the 45 to 60- yearolds to a whopping 30 percent.

Maybe they are beginning to realize that, although they grew up when cars did not have scatbelts, there is a good reason why they were put there.

Wrong again.

This study also shows that people 65 or older only use their seatbelts 18 percent of the time.

Is this age group just too dam stubborn? Until now I considered them the wisest of us all.

More than half the population in every age group refuses to wear their seatbelts. Who are they and what are their reasons for such stupidity?

We have all heard this one: Well, what if I get in a bad accident and can't get my belt undone to escape?

Okay, good thought, but if you get

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in that situation you aren't going to get very far unless you are conscious.

And if you want to avoid smashing your head into the windshield, which would keep you conscious, you better be strapped in.

Of course, there is the understandable disregard for the law that always exists. A law that forces individuals to keep safe is a pity.

Most laws like that don't work.

Human beings do as they wish.

Strapping on a seatbelt is a personal decision. The law obviously does not work in compelling people to use theirs. The ones who are willing to take an extra couple of seconds to buckle up do it because they want to, not because somebody else said they must.

What hits home is people's ignorance and avoidance of raw facts .

Facts prove time and time again that a seatbelt will save your life.

Try and count the times you have heard, "If only they were wearing their seatbelts !" If you have heard it once, that should be enough.

Since threatening pocket books with heavy laws and fines doesn't work to coerce people, maybe threatening their intelligence will.

If you are loved or if you have loved ones, you should buckle up. It isn't a matter of convenience. When someone sits in your vehicle, insist that the persons riding with you buckle up. And when you ride with others, politely ask them to do the same.

Saving lives is what seatbelts are all about.

To me, it is simple, put on your seatbelt for the same reason you don't smoke crack-because you are smart.

Williams is a staff writer and may be reached by e-mail at donnaleelee@earthlink.net

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A tragedy and an apology MIT president does not hide behind legal is-ms, takes responsibility for student's death TMS Campus

Had it not been for the impressive initials MIT, Scott Krueger would have been forgotten as just one more college kid who died of alcohol poisoning.

But because he attended one of the world's most respected universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Krueger's death in 1997 awakened many Americans to the dangers of excessive campus drinking.

Krueger and 11 other freshman pledges at the MIT chapter of Phi Gamma Delta allegedly were ordered to drink toxic amounts of beer, whiskey and other alcoholic beverages during a fraternity event called Animal House Night For Krueger, the night ended in a Boston emergency room, where his bloodalcohol level topped .40. He never recovered. His heartbroken parents drove his body back to suburban Buffalo in their family station wagon.

This tragedy added a novel concept to the national discussion of college boozing accountability.

It was one thing for MIT to agree to pay an almost certainly unprecedented $6 million in damages to Scott's family and a scholarship fund in his name. This came about before attorneys for the family even got around to filing suit against MIT for failing to supervise Phi Gamma Delta, a frat with a long local rap sheet for alcohol abuses.

More remarkable, though, was the public apology that MIT's president, Charles Vest, sent to the Kruegers.

Vest didn't hide in prophylactic legalisms. He wrote unambiguous words that must have other college presidents squirming in their soft leather chairs.

"Despite your trust in MIT, things went terribly awry," Vest told the Kruegers. "At a very personal level, I feel that we at MIT failed you and Scott. For this you have our profound apology."

Stonemasons should hammer Vest's words over the entrance to Old Main at every campus in the country. As it is now, too many college administrators have been trying to have it both ways. They support alcohol education programs strong enough to placate parents-but not so Draconian as to turn off potential students.

And when the piercing siren tells of yet another ambulance hauling away a deaddrunk student, the usual administrative stance is to blame whoever is handy-fraternity members, dormitory residents, maybe a bartender who didn't check IDs. To be fair, MIT has more reason to apologize than most U.S. colleges. The school is so short of dorm space that MIT allows freshmen like Scott Krueger to pledge, and move into, Greek houses soon after they arrive on campus.

That will change in 2002 when, goaded

by Krueger's death, the university will complete a new dormitory and require all freshmen to live in dorms.

But Vest''s statement shows that he understands a fundamental distinction.

Yes, colleges can't be expected to control the lives of young adults. Still, schools can and should make certain their students live in safe environments.

Nobody knows how many college students die each year because of alcohol abuse.

The best estimate - 25 or more almost certainly excludes many more deaths from auto crashes tied to alcohol.

Not to mention the fights, falls and rapes that excessive campus drinking produces.

For administrators, though, the message of the Krueger case is clear.

If you tolerate sloppy alcohol policies on your campus, be prepared to pay the price in more ways than one.

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Keep the icon: Go Aztecs!

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eople in this country need to get over themselves. We take ourselves way too seriously - to the point that we walk around looking for things to offend us.

This happened two weeks ago when the Associated Students at San Diego State University voted to axe the Aztec as the university's mascot. Led by the Native American Student Alliance and Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan, the students said the mascot was inappropriate, degrading, demoralizing and inhumane.

All this despite the fact that SDSU redesigned the logo three years ago to avoid offense. NASA and MEChA even approved the new design. Why the change of opinion now?

Time. Apparently the teachers at SDSU do not assign enough homework, because these students have too much time on their hands.

Given enough time, anything can be construed as racist Paper is white - does that make it racist? Newsprint is brown, and of lower qualityis that a bigoted message?

Many people have brown carpet - do they think they can walk all over brown people?

Ridiculous? Why, yes, it is.

Using Native American symbols and people to represent colleges and sports teams is nothing new.

Using white, or as MEChA calls them "Anglo," symbols and people is nothing new either- it's just not complained about The Irish community isn't complaining about the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, or the Boston Celtics. You don't hear Greeks whining that USC's use of the Trojans, or UCSD's use of Triton, is racist and inhumane. That's because it is not racist - and neither is the use of the San Diego State Aztec.

The Aztec logo plastered across the campus is anything but degrading. It is not a cartoon, it has no racial undertones and it certainly is not inhumane.

It's one of the best-designed mascots around - at least it's not Casper the Comet, like Palomar, who looks like a

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sperm wearing a sailor's hat But Casper is not Native American.

He does not have a constituency to complain about the way Palomar is inhumane in its treatment of stellar objects.

If he did, then surely MEChA would be marching right alongside the Native Comet Student Association to rid the college of such racism and bigotry.

One of the major complaints about Monty Montezuma is how he is portrayed at Aztec football games - wear-

ing feathers and throwing flaming arrows. NASA and MEChA say the display disrespects their religion. One has to wonder which SDSU students practice the religion of the Aztecs - sacrificing humans to gods and eating the leftover flesh.

Even if the man dressed as Monty on the field at Qualcomm Stadium is offensive, shouldn't NASA and MEChA talk to him about what he does at games? If it's that depiction of Monty that bothers them, why not work to change that?

Instead, they try to rid the entire campus of the icon and take it a step further.

The students voted to ban any other college or group from using Native American symbols or mascots at Associated Student sponsored events or in facilities owned by the Associated Students.

These students are wearing breeches nine sizes too big.

They think they have the right to not only tell SDSU what to do, but to tell any other college that comes to compete what to do as well. Of course, in their pompousness, they obviously know what is right and what should be allowed. This is political correctness at its worst Why are these students even attending SDSU? Certainly, if a university has chosen to degrade someone's heritage they would not even apply for admission. It seems hypocritical that NASA and MEChA students go to a racist institution.

Thankfully, the issue doesn't stop with the Associated Students - whose constituency, by the way, overwhelmingly supports keeping Monty Montezuma. The University Senate will vote next, and then ihe final decision will be made by SDSU President Stephen Weber.

Hopefully he is smart enough to end this nonsense and return the focus of SDSU to education - and maybe give NASA, MEChA and the Associated Students more homework assignments.

They need something better to do with their time.

Chambers is the Online Editor and can be reached at tommychambers@hotmail.com

Zero tolerance has gone too far fficials strip a young girl of her Olympic medals after fmding she was under the influence of cough medicine during competition.

School Administrators suspend a child for carrying a dangerous weapon. The dangerous weapon was a wallet chain.

Why do these things continue to happen around the country? It's simple. The reason is a policy called zero tolerance.

Zero tolerance is a policy which enables administrators and other people in positions of perceived power to control the actions and lives of human beings, as well as their instincts.

Don't drink. Don't smoke. Don't carry cough medicine, Don't wear wallet chains. Don't dress in certain colors or you may be considered an agitator. Don't bring strange exotic foods for lunch.

They may be considered controlled substances. Don't have opinions. Don't be human. That is zero tolerance.

The freedom that zero tolerance infringes upon is not one that was' given to Americans by our forefathers. Rather, zero tolerance strips human beings of the one freedom which can never be touched. That is free will.

Palomar College is in no way immune from this fascist attempt by pseudopowerful ones to restrict free will. On our own campus students are not allowed to drink, smoke within certain boundaries, or be suspected of the above or they are considered in violation of the zero tolerance policy and subject to disciplinary action.

Some may agree with the zero tolerance policy regarding drinking on campus and at any school functions because Palomar is a place to learn, not to have a good time. But then why do college campuses across the country have bars

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And who are these officials who make these decisions? Are they not human as well? They must be a group of government-bred androids ... set up in their student union and have never made public known any problems this causes?

Zero tolerance has gone too far.

Incidents continually pop up across the country of a child being suspended for some ridiculous infraction because they must be made an example of to other students that zero tolerance is no joke.

And who are these officials that make these decisions? Are they not- human as well? They must be a group of government-bred androids used to infiltrate society to make us the perfect human race.

If we are to give these people so much power, we should make absolutely sure that they themselves are capable of the perfection they ask of others.

When was the decision made that human beings must be perfect? All humans make mistakes and learn from them. Learning is what makes us human. So by taking away our free will, our human instincts, we are breeding a generation of lazy. oppressive, power-hungry leaders. If our children know that if they make a mistake they will be this severely punished, are they going to stand up for themselves and fight for their individuality when questioned? Why should they if they know nothing is tolerated?

And the young leaders we are breeding with these kinds of policies are the scariest aspect <;>f all. They know that in a position of power they will have control over actions of others. If power corrupts now, wait until these children come to office.

Even in the present, people wonder why leaders are so drunk with power. It is because of things like zero tolerance.

When society accepts zero tolerance it may be the most dangerous tin1e of our lives. Once zero tolerance becomes the norm those in power are not going to stop.

In fact, those in power did not stop when zero tolerance was the norm in Germany during World War II. The Nazis had a very strong zero tolerance policy.

There is so much talk these days about tolerance of others' faults and acceptance of all human beings. How can that happen when the trend is moving towards zero tolerance?

The basic fact is free will is the only thing government, school officials, even Olympic judges cannot take away. They can try with things such as zero tolerance, but always remember: You outnumber them. Free will can never be taken away, especially by a policy.

Jennings is a staff write.- and can be reached via e-mail at telescope@palomar.edu

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Should we have a contract only with¡ Pepsi?

Let them get Coca-Cola elsewhere Douglas LeClair Telescope Staff

mericans are generally lazy when it comes to things. With our country's free marketplace, thousands of different brands of similar types of products compete for our attention and to earn our brand loyalty.

This is the reason why companies pay so much money to get exposure to as many people as possible through television, radio, magazine advertising and sponsorships with schools and sports.

Soda manufacturing giant Pepsi-Cola captures a large audience of college students by paying to be the exclusive soda provider on campus. Sure we still have our choice of beverage, but most people would rather plunk down a buck here and

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receive instant gratification than drive off campus to buy a competing brand at a lower cost.

There has been a recent resurgence in movements to "protect" children in high schools and community colleges from corporate sponsors. But corporate sponsorship is at the heart of the American dream - companies can succeed, prosper, and compete in an open marketplace.

For a company to spend millions advertising and marketing a product consisting mainly of water, sugar and carbonation, and costs less than a quarter to manufacture is pretty ironic. However that is the American dream, for anyone to have the opportunity to succeed with their product or service.

We also receive the indirect benefit of

the soda company subsidizing some of the costs of the school, thereby keeping our tuition lower, and providing better resources for students. Pepsi also provides thousand dollar annual scholarships to excelling Palomar students.

Pepsi isn't here to force their products on us. Every day we are inundated with thousands of advertisements from all kinds of different products and we may not be as attuned to them since here we see the same soda machines and banners day after day, so Pepsi appears the most visible.

It is the convenience and placement of having their products in highly accessible locations tempting students to drop a buck for a quick caffeine jolt to pull them through that boring class that corporate

sponsors are paying big bucks for.

Are strategic alliances such as the one between Palomar and Pepsi infringing on my right to choose?

Of course not.

I shop at my local supermarket because they carry the brands of products I like, and if for some reason they dropped a brand, I have the choice to shop elsewhere.

But maybe I am just lucky that I happen to like Pepsi products.

Let's have a choice Kelli Davis Telescope Staff

hether to have a Pepsi or a Coke seems like a superficial question, but it becomes an important one when the Palomar College decides what soft drink you shall have or not have. The basis of this question is freedom, freedom of choice. And we are denied that very basic freedom.

There is no Coke here; haven't you noticed? Since Pepsi has an exclusive contract with the school, it is the only brand sold here. But the problem is, not everybody likes Pepsi.

In fact, I spoke to several students who refuse to drink it, period. People want choice, especially when it comes to food and drink. We're adults. When it comes to eating, we like to pick and choose. Our right to do so, though, is being compromised. Our options are limited.

When asked about this contract, the manager of the cafeteria, Pat Barrett,

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declined to answer my question of whether or not it did in fact provide cheaper drinks.

Instead, she pointed out several things to me: Pepsi has provided a the softball scoreboard.

They sold us a soda fountain at very low price. Is the price of Pepsi any cheaper here?

I'm not too sure. How many of you have benefited from the scoreboard? How many of you look up to it each day and say "Gee, that's a neat looking scoreboard".

But, how many of you would like to say, "What should I have, Pepsi or Coke?" We can have a scoreboard, we can have a soda fountain, but at what price? The writing's on the wall, fellow student , and it doesn't say Pepsi at a bargain price.

You've seen the machines. They rarely take anything but dollar bills. Then there are the soda dispensers in the cafeteria and the Pepsi machines all over campus.

Aren't they pretty?

Bottom line, we are the ones who pay for them. Our money sits in the machines and in the cash registers. Even if a contract were to lower the price the school pays for soda, some of us, if not most wouldn't mind paying the extra few bits for the drink of our choice. It's a right we have as working stu-

dents, not to mention Am-ericans, to spend our money on whatever we see fit to spend it on. In a capitalist society we spend our money in exchange for goods or services. And it's our choice to refresh ourselves when and however we want to. And if we have no choice over what we spend our money on, it is no longer capitalism, it's an economy run by the government or the institution. .

Let's face it folks, we're talking about soda pop here; but we cannot deny the underlying principle. I don't care what you drink. I do want you, however, to have a choice. I'm not writing this to try to convince you should drink Coke or that Pepsi is the corrupter of nations. What I'm concerned with is the hidden issue.

Though the argument at hand pales in comparison to almost all social issues, what this eventually comes down to is freedom of choice, the same freedom that lets you choose Sprint -over Verizon Wireless. It's the same freedom that lets you choose Cox at home over AOL.

This kind of freedom is universal, It may only be a soft drink, but it's also a monopoly. I want more freedom.

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Protest: continued from page 1 Miyamoto said .

Carson said he would like to see that money set aside for times when the college faces budget deficits to prevent cutting benefits or layoffs among classified employees. He points out. that through investments, the funds in the PERS program have grown, and won't require as much contribution from the college.

"The district position is that we've met our obligation (by paying into PERS)," Miyamoto said. "Classified employees are emolled freely in PERS." The other issue of protest took center stage toward the end of the march when members of CSEA showed up carrying signs that read, "Show Classified the $$$$$$$$$" - sparking arguments and booing from the CCE/AFf marchers.

The CSEA has collected signatures from members of Palomar's Classified staff to represent them instead of the CCE/AFf - if that happens, it will split the representation of Palomar's Classified staff, said Cindy Martinez, vice president of the CCE/AFf. According to Martinez, the CSEA is trying to represent Classified staff in Facilities and Food Service.

"By calling for a vote, they are splitting up the Classified," Martinez said. "Then we don't have the same strength. They would only have 45 people in their group - it would be the weakest unit at Palomar College."

But the members of CSEA said they think they can do a better job

of representing Classified staff.

"We're offering a collective bargaining agreement," said Carmella Wentworth, of the CSEA. "The (governing) board won't give these guys a contract.

We're a real union, we won't take no for an answer."

Wentworth said the CCE/AFf often sides with management.

She said Palomar is contracting out positions that were once held by members of the Classified staff, and has hired more parttime and student workers than ever before.

"That's a myth," said Martinez.

"If we were to side with management, we wouldn't be at an impasse we would have signed their agreement."

The CSEA represented Palomar Classified staff before, and was replaced by the CCE/AFf about 13 years ago, said Jean Ruff, who works in the Financial Aid Office.

"More people want CCE/AFf than CSEA," Ruff said. "We will fight tooth and nail to· stop them."

Martinez said the CCE/AFf is stronger because of its affiliation with other unions. ''The AFLCIO and the AFf are national organizations," Martinez said. "If we would ever strike, they would support us. Any deliveries to the campus made by union members would stop because they wouldn't cross the picket line."

Martinez added, however, that it is unlikely that Palomar's Classified staff would ever strike.

The picket began at 7:30 a.m. at the Transit Center. It lasted for about two hours as the marchers walked through campus to the library and the Facilities Department, before concluding back at the Transit Center.

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Forum: continued from page 1 based on the FfE (full time emollment)that we have here at Palomar," Duncan said. "A raise comes from that money plus any other money that · might become available to end up as a total raise.

The COLA goes toward the raise."

Duncan said he understood the faculty and staff at Palomar were looking at a COLA of 4.7 percent this year and a raise over and above that, if the money is there.

"COLA is bestowed upon us by our benevolent governor and generous legislature," added Scofield.

"A raise is something granted to an individual who has shown outstanding merit and job skill improvement. That's how I view the difference between the two."

Chamberlin asked the candidates under what circumstances they would recommend to the district that it place a bond issue on the ballot.

"Placing a bond issue on the ballot is just like you have to put your finger to the wind in terms of environment i'n which you see how the public feels at this time," said Scofield. "Bond issues are not popular because they raise taxes."

"We want to make sure we are not in competition with other districts," Scofield said, but added that Palomar was in desperate need of facilities, especially in the southern part of the district.

McMullen and Duncan agreed that bonds are needed but that the board has to be careful when they are put on the ballot.

All candidates are in favor of lowering the majority needed to

pass school bond issues.

Proposition 39, to be voted on in November, would lower the majority needed to 55 percent to approve bonds for repair, construction or replacement of school facilities and classrooms.

When forum questions were finished, the candidates addressed questions from the audience. One question asked under what circumstances would they support providing health benefits for adjunct faculty.

Both Duncan and McMullen answered quickly with a "No." Scofield said that it was an interesting concept and that he knows some adjunct faculty work over 30 hours.

"I think if they're putting in the time, maybe we can get the state to fund something like that," Scofield said.

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nter ainment The Telescope

As the saying goes, "the more things change, the more things stay the same.'~ Well, the same applies here; though the digitally remastered footage and newly added scenes have changed in the William Blatty film "Exorcist:· the Movie You Never Saw," the chills sure haven't.

The original "Exorcist," released in 1973 by Warner Brothers and directed by William Firkin, shocked and freaked the audiences of the time with its ghoulish story line, climactic music (a Ia "Tubular Bells"), and downright creepy special effects which were revolutionary for that time.

The movie is based on the novel written by William Peter Blatty, which he wrote after being inspired by a story he heard in a college lecture about a young boy who became "possessed" after his aunt died.

An exorcism is the act of expelling an evil spirit from an unappreciative human host.

Exorcism is practiced primarily by the Catholic Church and is not seen often nowadays. It is a subject shrouded in mystery and fear, the ideal ingredients for a horror flick.

The main characters include the innocent and naive Regan (Linda Blair) who stumbles into the evil spirit (or vice versa), her confused mother Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn), and the struggling priest Father Karras (Jason Miller).

The movie opens in a baking desert at an excavation site and then moves on to the house of the Linda Blair shows her scary face as she plays Regan MacNeil in the updated horror movie "The Exorcist." girl and her family, where the majority of the film will take place.

The dialogue of the spirit, couAfter some odd behavior and pled with the genius of voicenumerous medical tests it is over artist Mercedes decided that Regan may be posMcCambridge, is spooky and sessed. beyond human.

Enter two priests and begin the The squeals and shouts of a r---..:;;_---------, demon coming exorcism.

But this is not from the face of "The Exorcist," a 12-year-old it is "Exorcist: girl truly is one The Movie You of the scariest Never Saw," attributes of the was released movie.

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because of 12 that had been of removed to minutes never-before(out of four stars) shorten the film seen footage, to William along with digiStarring: Friedkin 's spectally re-masifications. tered sound and Ellen Burstyn The famous picture. "spider walk" is As soon as Jason Miller one of these the movie Linda Blair scenes; Regan, opened in the "under the influence" of theaters moviegoers noticed an amazing differthe spirit, walks upside-down, ence. crab-style, down the flight of For those who have not seen stairs in her home. the original, it opens with the Another scene in which the sound of ominous chimes playtwo priests discuss the theology of the possession was added. ing menacingly while the credits role.

The added scenes were trivial, The new release opens in the inconsequential events that neisame fashion, only the sound is ther slowed nor sped up the film. remarkably better (thanks to reThe movie is fantastic because it always will be fantastic. mixing and "Dolby" surround"The Exorcist" is a relic of the sound).

The result is chilling. bygone age of horror films based

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Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn) and Father Merrin (Max von Sydow) star in ''The Exorcist."

on deeper fears and built up by characters and brilliant acting; not just gory effects and edge-ofyour-seat-hide-and-go-seek with knife-wielding psychos.

One of the scariest features of this movie is the way we see the evil slowly seep into their lives and the lives of others around them.

We see how the horror affects

them as they suddenly come to grips with what is going on; and the struggle on their faces as they try to make it stop.

The movie, however, comes with a caution.

It's rated R due to some profane and inappropriate language, as well as actions, on the part of demon-possessed Regan.

Besides, who wants to hear

some teenager whimpering three rows behind you?

I would not suggest this film for children below the required age limit of an R rated film (17 years).

"The Exorcist: The Movie You Never Saw" succeeds in scaring the pants off the audience; just like it did 27 years ago, and just like it will 27 years from now.

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Friends develop Napster-like program for businesses Chris Farnsworth TMSCampus

While other people were using Napstf'r to download pirated songs, Randy Saaf had a bigger idea for sharing files over the Internet.

Saaf, then a first-year student at the UCLA Law School, wondered why not use the same kind of software as Napster to transfer files for business, not just fun? He called his friend Octavio Herrera who'd just been accepted to business school - and spun the idea to him.

The two, who met while working in software development at Raytheon in El Segundo, got so excited that each abandoned the security of an advanced degree.

Almost nine months later, Saafs idea has turned into InterFriendly.net, a company started by six friends who are betting their careers on an idea called "peer-to-peer networking," also known as P2P. They're not alpne.

Peer-to-peer networking is rapidly becoming the Next Big Thing in the tech world.

P2P networking uses software to create "virtual networks" across the Internet. Like Napster or Gnutella - the music services that enable people to trade digital sound files online P2P sends files over the Web between people who agree to share them. P2P software doesn't require a central server, which means it can tum any home PC with a modem into a network hub, accessible by anyone who is authorized to use it from anywhere on the Net. P2P got a stamp of approval in August from no less than Intel Corp., the world's largest maker of computer chips, which unveiled its own initiative to push the use of the technology at its Intel Developer Forum in San Jose.

In a keynote speech, Intel's chief technology officer, Pat Gelsinger, called P2P "the next computing r~volution. " Intel's

newest chip, the Pentium 4, due out later this year, is also aimed at speeding up P2P applications.

Intel joins a growing list of companies betting on P2P. Scour, based in Los Angeles, lets people trade digitized videos online.

Autonomous Zone Industries of Mountain View is testing a program that lets people earn money by renting their idle computer power over the Net. And eBay is reportedly looking into possible uses for P2P software on its auction Web site.

accommodate its eight employees.

The friends are in discussions with venture capitalists after a recent demonstration of the alpha version of their software at Harvey Mudd.

And - like many Internet startups they've hired a director of marketing: Cliff Goldman, formerly at Flashcom, the high-speed Internet service in Huntington Beach.

Despite the bigger names out there for P2P, the InterFriendly team hopes to cash in on the whole startup dream: an initial public stock offering, or an acquisition by a multibillion-dollar

"Everyone is getting into this now, and we had the idea six months ago," Saaf said. "Six months in the world of the Internet is a lifetime." InterFriendly.net started with just Saaf, Herrera and several other friends from Raytheon: Jason Neu and Ron Paxson of Laguna Beach and Stefan Kaczmarek and Jay Mares of Los Angeles. All except Paxson, 52, are in their 20s.

They incubated their idea at Saafs alma mater, Harvey Mudd College in Claremont. They traded the school a small equity stake in exchange for use of the campus' buildings, computer network and facilities during the summer lull.

Now the company has moved its headquarters from Laguna Beach to an office in Venice to

company, or maybe even their faces on the cover of Industry Standard magazine.

"We have the vision that private, business-to-business networks are the future," said Herrera, who serves as the company's chief financial officer. "We eliminate the need to know how to set up a network. Our software takes care of all of that." InterFriendly intends to give away a home version of its software, and charge businesses a licensing fee for a program with more features. The company also plans to advertise on its site, www.interfriendly.net which will launch in October.

But InterFriendly's backers and everyone else in the nascent P2P market - might want to hold off before buying any Porsches,

said Stacey Herron, an analyst with Jupiter Research, an industry research firm.

Napster has created an extraordinary demand for P2P services, Herron said.

"The pure popularity and controversy surrounding Napster only shows the desire for applications like this .... Consumers really like the idea of sharing ideas with their friends," she said.

However, there's a problem with P2P: No one's made a dime from it yet, and Herron's not sure anyone ever will.

"I'm not sure how they're going to be a viable business and how they're going to make cash off of it," Herron said.

"Look at Napster: Napster is insanely popular, and has millions and millions of users, and we're still not sure how they're going to make money and if they're a viable business." Saaf is aware Napster isn't bringing in any cash, but he believes InterFriendly will be different.

"Systems like Napster ... get all the press coverage, but ultimately, there's no future there, because there's no way to profit from them," he said.

"Our primary customer is the mom-and-pop shop. We are targeting businesses." There are still a lot of obstacles to success.

People are understandably nervous about sharing their files online. P2P could become one of those tech ideas ... that never catches on.

But even if the company doesn't become the next Netscape, or Microsoft - or even profitable - as Saaf and his friends hope, they've still taken a shot at the big dream.

"This is a technology that's going to change the Internet," Herrera said. "That's why we're here."

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in Carlsbad.

Hasseltine began her flight training at the academy at the age of 15.

She took her first solo flight and received her private pilot's license at 16, the earliest possible age to be able to do so.

She was in the process of getting her instrument rating and planned to become a flight instructor at the academy when the accident happened. She also worked as a part-time dispatcher at the academy.

"Everyone loved her," said George McJimsey, the president of the academy. "She was a very popular girl. It was devastating to us. She was a very vivacious person with tons of energy." ¡ Hasseltine was born in Denver, Colo. She moved to Solana Beach in 1990.

Reverend Richard Matson presided at a memorial service, Sept. 9, along the coastline in Solana Beach.

Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham (REscondido) presented a pair of Gold Navy Wings to her family. Cunningham is a former Top Gun instructor.

Hasseltine had flown many times, with Carrie Cunningham, the congressman's daughter.

At the conclusion of the service, McJ.imsey, leading three airplanes, executed the missing airwoman formation in her honor.

Family and friends are forming a foundation called, "The Spirit of Suzi Fund" to benefit needy airmen and brain-damaged children.

Donations may be made to Janet Hassel tine, 701 Santa Olivia, Solana Beach, CA 92075.

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Focus Coffee is more than just a buzz Jo Appleton The Telescope

It's early Saturday afternoon, and The Kensington Coffee Co. is abuzz with local patrons lining up for coffee.

Some people come with their favorite coffee mug to be filled for a discounted price. Some come with school books, and some come to just meet a friend and chat over a cup of coffee.

Whatever the reason, all add to the rapidly growing new "coffeehouse culture."

Some of these coffee houses have a warm and colorful atmosphere and others a European ambience.

Customers are encouraged to relax and enjoy their coffee whi'le lounging on large-cushioned armchairs and couches.

Complete with friendly faces and melodies of various foreign languages, you can't help but feel right at home.

The Kensington Coffee Co. is located in central San Diego just east of Hillcrest.

It has been the coffee spot for this small community for 16 years and during that time has marked many changes.

Like other popular coffee houses, Kensington draws a diverse crowd morning and night For example, it is Saturday and inside there are three students seated at a table, hands on chins, glasses on nose and pen to paper with coffee mugs near at hand.

Across from them on one of the long sofas is a man with his toddler reading a book. Outside there is another generation of people seated at tables with dogs on leashes, casually chit-chatting with neighbors passing by.

Some nights local artists come

and play instruments like the harp or guitar, or read poetry expressing their talents and delighting their patrons.

Although coffee is the main attraction, it is by no means the only one.

Many coffee houses now boast bagels, smoothies, sandwiches and even memorabilia such as gifts and greeting cards.

In The Living Room located near SDSU, students go to study and have dinner, since in addition to coffee they serve food.

"Night time is the busiest," said manager Mitch Quina.

"Primarily it's students corning to study, but people come to din~ as well."

On the other hand, at The Living Room location in La Jolla, the scene is a little different.

Mostly tourists and office workers go there during the day, but at night it's a popular place for couples to go and get acquainted with each other.

Here in San Marcos, there are two coffee houses that will satisfy your coffee cravings.

Couches and a fireplace create an atmosphere of comfort and creativity at the Mocha Market, located along Restaurant Row in San Marcos.

The other local flavor for your tastebuds resides near California State University San Marcos.

The Power Surge is a college hangout great for studying and catching up on your reading.

Both of these coffee houses are true contributors to the coffee culture.

Probably the most well known of all the coffee houses is Starbucks.

Nearly everyone has one within a ten-mile radius of their homes now. This chain of inter-

Tristan Nickeyrihe Telescope Matt Dewall and Benetia Patel are studying at their favorite hangout the Mocha Market in San Marcos

national coffee shops is taking the coffee drinking experience to another level.

Inside one of it's shops is a cornucopia of goods for consumers to indulge in.

From a seemingly unlimited menu of international coffees, to lollipops, to the latest board games.

Although Starbucks lacks the cozy at-home feeling of some other coffee house , the colorful modem decor is equally inviting.

Contemporary artwork decks the walls and soft jazz tunes flow out of unseen speakers.

All this affords the unique style and intrigue that Starbucks has become known for the world over.

Starbucks is also an important sponsor for various fundraisers like the AIDS Walk that took place Sept. 30. They sponsor art festivals, children's camps and church organizations.

At the end of the day, all the pastries that are not sold are donated to churches for distribution to the homeless.

They collect used books and donate them to encourage reading as well as many other com-

The rise of coffee from bean to mocha Douglas LeClair The Telescope

Coffee is a simple luxury that is taken for granted, yet its history spans a great division of proponents and adversaries. Every day in the United States 130 million cups of coffee are consumed.

History traces the first record of coffee drinking to the Mufti people of Aden in the ninth century.

Mass growth of the bean did not occur until the fifteenth century with the heavy cultivation of coffee in Yemen, where it still grows today.

Coffeehouse culture appears to be on the rise, but in actuality history says otherwise.

In the eighteenth century there were more coffeehouses in London than there are today. The total number was over 2000.

The fust coffeehouse opened in London in the seventeenth century; it was dubbed Penny University because a cup of java would run only one cent and the coffeehouse was an exchange of ideas, information and gossip.

Eventually, the London Stock Exchange grew out of the popularity and free exchange of ideas in .the country's first coffee house.

Courtesy of Michael L Smith Show n above is one of the many coffee farms in Columbia

Coffee has seen opposition from high priests and the Grand Vizir of the Ottoman Empire, who would punish coffee drinkers by dunking them in the river in a leather satchel.

A coalition of women called the Women's Petition Against Coffee, joined to battle java in the late 1600s;

The group believed that coffee leads men to trifle away their time, scald their chops, and spend their money, all for a little base, black, thick, nasty, bitter, stinking nauseous puddle water.

But it seems coffee's timeless endurance and popularity has come from its countless supporters, including early proponents

like Louis XIV and Pope Clement VIII. Even Napoleon Bonaparte raved, "Strong coffee, much strong coffee, is what awakens me. Coffee gives me warmth, waking, an unusual force and a pain that is not without very great pleasure."

Coffee was imported to America during its founding; in 1714 coffee seedlings took root.

Patriots took an immediate liking to coffee in rebellion to tea, whose image had been tainted by the Boston Tea Party, and it became synonymous with freedom.

It was also carried into battle since the Civil War, usually transported in the stocks of rifles.

While many might not enjoy coffee for its taste, its stimulant effect cannot be denied.

The main ingredient in coffee that provides the alertness effect is caffeine.

The average 7-ounce cup of coffee has about 90 to 175 milligrams of caffeine, compared to a 2 ounce serving of espresso which has 100 milligrams of caffeine.

Researchers have found that caffeine amounts in the brew differ highly, even with the same user making the same amount of coffee with the same coffee machine.

munity activities.

Indisputably, the character of today's coffeehouses is unique.

Everywhere people are seeking them as their preferred place for a good cup of java.

They have become inspirational places to get and exchange ideas, and homey places for friends to gather.

The good feeling you get when you visit a coffeehouse is an experience sought by both young and old.

The new coffee house culture is here, and by the looks of things, it's here to stay.

Coffee Speak Do you get confused when you go to order a cup of coffee these days? Here is the lowdown on the most popular drinks out there.

•Espresso concentrated coffee.

•Caffe Latte a shot of espresso, steamed milk and foamed milk.

•CatTe mocha freshly pulled espre so shot, quality chocolate blended \\ ith fresh steamed milk .md topped with whipped cream.

•Cappuccino breakfast beverage using less steamed milk and more foamed milk than a caffe latte, it can be ordered dry for extra foamy or wet for a more milky drink.

•Shot standard one fluid ounce serving of espresso.

•Single a fluid ounce serving of straight espresso, served alone or with steamed milk in espresso beverage.

•Double two servings of straight espresso.

•Short eight ounce bever· age.

•TaU a 12 ounce beverage.

•Grande a 16 ounce beverage.

0 Venti a 20 ounce beverage •Whip short for whipped cream.

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House questions safety of study abroad programs Caryn Rousseau TMSCampus

Collegiate study abroad program safety regulations were under fire Tuesday during a House Committee on Education's hearing prompted by the death of four students in India in 1996.

"We want to make it safer for other kids to study abroad," said Anne Schewe, whose daughter Sara was killed in a bus crash with three other students in India. "We just received this brochure and video that showed this wonderful trip. There was nothing in there about safety and risks."

John Amato, whose daughter Virginia died with Sara in India, testified before the committee on behalf of the families of the four students. Amato asked the committee to consider federal regulations that would make universities liable for the actions of the study abroad programs they contract.

"Our daughters died because Ph.D.s with no common sense were. making decisions for them," Amato said. "What I wish I had known was that the academic side of the universities was making these life or death decisions. Then of course I would never have sent my daughter on the trip."

The only way students will be safe on future excursions is if schools fear litigation, Amato said.

"The only way to fix programs is for systems to be in place where safety experts oversee the trip," Amato said. "We need a

federal statute that says let's talk about where you go when a bad thing happens."

Michigan State University President Peter McPherson disagrees with Amato, saying the threat of litigation would only close off certain countries from students.

"The quickest way to cut off parts of Latin America and Africa is to say to a university, 'You're liable for $25 million,"' McPherson said.

Michigan State University boasts the nation's largest study abroad program with more than 7,800 students participating in the past five years. McPherson

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said Michigan State requires students to have medical insurance and attend cultural orientation before they leave for abroad programs.

"It's not possible to protect all people from all dangers," McPherson said. "But it doesn't mean you shouldn't take every reasonable step to protect students."

Rep. Tim Roemer, D-Indiana, said the House is interested in the safety of American students abroad.

"I would call for study abroad programs to create and implement comparable safety plans and inform students and parents

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drive general awareness among higher education professionals, McPherson said.

Although Amato feels certain study abroad programs, including the Semester at Sea program that Virginia and Sara were on, lack quality standards he still did not discourage others from participating.

"We did the kind of due diligence any normal parents would do," he said. "We were excited for her. We all wanted to go."

No students who have studied abroad testified before the committee

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of risk before tragedy strikes," Roemer said.

McPherson said Michigan State has pulled programs in Zimbabwe in the past year because of dangers they posed to students. When asked about the current situation in Israel, McPherson said the school has taken precautions to protect students.

"We've watched carefully," he said. "We've very sure our students aren't anywhere near those areas." ·Michigan State plans to host a planning conference in the next year to review the quality, cost and security measures and to

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The Telescope •

Monday, October 9, 2000

orts Ex-tennis star Cotter finds her ·place on a different court • Cotter returns to the court to lead the team to a second straight conference championship Mark Schneider Staff Writer

As a kid Malia Cotter dreamed • of being a professional tennis player. She pictured herself standing on stadium court at the U.S. Open with the crowd chanting her name. She quickly forgot about that dream, however, when she started playing a game called volleyball. "I used to want to be a professional tennis player until I found volleyball and that was it," said Cotter.

While attending Torrey Pines High she accumulated an impressive list of accomplishments.

Besides making the first team all league, her team also won the CIF championship. In 1997, Cotter received the most improved player award.

At Palomar, she was able to help her team to a Pacific Coast

It was the evening of the I 00meter men's freestyle semi-finals.

It was the heat for the slowest qualifiers. A little known country in Africa had won the wild card for underdeveloped countries. It had established an Olympic committee three months before its team was due in Sydney. They brought four athletes, one whom was designated to be "the swimmer." Unfortunately, he had never swum a full 100 meters; his only practice had been in a 20-meter hotel pool.

There were only three men in this heat. Two false-started. It was now a one-man race.

Muhammad Abighari dove into the pool and started swimming.

It was evident to the crowd and to those at home, through underwater cameras, that he could barely swim. His legs dragged deep in the water behind him, and his arms and legs flapped just to keep afloat. This was going to have to be the race of his life.

As he turned to complete his last 50 meters, well behind record time, it became evident to those in the stands that Abighari was really tired. Characteristic of the Sydney fans, they embraced this underdog. The crowd started clapping, rose to their feet and continued clapping, encouraging Abighari to finish. Well, he did, and what a moment for this littleknown man from this littleknown country.

Later when interviewed by the

media, Abighari noted that the crowd was clapping and yelling so loud when he finished that he thought he had won a medal.

Well, it may not have been gold, silver or bronze but it definitely was a medal-worthy Olympic moment. -Noel Miller

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Before the men's 400-meter race began, I ran to the television to see the man with the golden shoes try to win a consecutive Olympic gold medal for the United States.

Out of the blocks Michael Johnson seemed relaxed; I wasn't. As I sat down, lingering in my mind was the Olympic games of 1996. Michael Johnson won the gold medal then, and I was with my uncle screaming at the television with joy.

At the start of this year's race, Johnson was behind, but I couldn't see him losing. Then I got sad because I thought he wouldn't win.

Johnson passed one racer, then another. Finally he started pulling away, alone toward the final stretch.

At this point I was standing, and my excitement filled the room. I was alone, but locked in my mind were images of tears running off Johnson's face in 1996. Looking back on the event, gold in 2000 was a perfect match.

-Ramin Falahi

Equatorial Guinea swim team this Olympics. I wasn't sure if I should feel sorry or laugh out loud at Paula Barila Bolopa and Eric "The Eel" Moussambani.

Moussambani barely succeeded in finishing the men's l 00freestyle race. Bolopa showed her stuff by finishing the women's 50-meter freestyle sprint a whole 40 seconds after the first finisher.

Both swimmers struggled early in the race, the diving-in part. For someone never having seen a starting block or an Olympicsized pool, it can be intimidating.

Lifeguards almost intervened when Moussambani dove too deep, and kept sinking. In an interview after the race, her coach explained,"It was a long way down. She wasn't used to that."

I have seen several interviews and both swimmers are in good spirits.

Photos by Arthur Anderson

Malia Cotter shown here taking a break from daily volleyball practice. Cotter (left} waits to bump the ball. Cotter is among the team leader in kills.

Conference championship last season. Along the way she won the Best Defensive Player award. . Finishing last season with a 23-1 record allows little room for improvement.

But Cotter believes this year's team could be even better.

"We have a lot more talent," said Cotter. "Our team is a lot more versatile this year."

Every athlete has injuries on

"It's the fust 50 meters I've swam," said Moussambani. "It was further than I thought."

An Olympic governing board had allowed them to compete as part of a plan to involve countries that had no previous swim team in the Olympic .

The duo had been training only six months prior to the Olympic Games in one of two 20-meter long pools that exist in their small country.

Despite not winning a medal, or even coming close, the two swimmers say they will continue training hard for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

That's what I call sportsmanship and determination.-Donna Williams

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some level. Malia Cotter is no exception.

Besides the inevitable small injuries, she had some major injuries in high school including a broken ankle her sophomore year and a back injury her junior year. These injuries have taken their toll on her body.

"It seems to be ongoing pain that never goes away," said Cotter.

Besides her plans to get a scholarship to a Division I college, she would also like to use her time with the Comets volleyball team to win a conference championship and advance past the first round in the state tournament.

What else might Cotter enjoy?

"Going to the Olympics would be cool," she said.

Another dream for her is to play professional beach volleyball. All future plans involve her favorite sport as she works toward her ultimate goal of becoming a college-level English teacher.

As she leads the Comets in the right direction there is only one thing that can be said about Malia Cotter, she has a bright future.

women's gymnastics. Hours later I was about to turn off the television out of sheer impatience when before my eyes appeared a Ukranian god. He was staring at me with piercing blue eyes that wouldn't let me turn away from the TV I knew fate had kept me watching TV for five hours that night. I found my reason for living. His name, Lenny Krayzelberg.

Krayzelberg took home three gold medals, one for the 100-and 200-meter backstroke, and one for the relay. But the most memorable part of the whole race was at the end.

Lenny looked into the camera and winked. I think he was winking at me.

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