The Telescope 54.08

Monday, Oct. 30, 2000- Palomar College- Volume 53, Number 8

Backing Bush

Meet the candidates Trick or treat

A call for college students to vote in the next election for George Bush.

Your guide to each of the governing board candidates up for election.

Start your holiday by visiting one of San Diego's haunted houses.

Focus, page 10

News, page 3

Opinion, page 5

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Students find artifacts 1n dig Ramin Falahi The Telescope

Professor of Anthropology Phil de Barros and a team of student archaeologists at an oncampus dig are uncovering artifacts they didn't expect to find.

Since the initial digs on Sept. 9, excavations have been focused on the north end of campus. An archaeology firm, Gallegos and Associates, proceeded with the test excavation, finding a piece of shell dating from about 3500 years ago.

Gallegos found the site to contain artifacts from American Indians living in the San Diegiuto Archaic period, ranging from 3000 to 8000 years ago. But the students are revealing artifacts such as the rim of a bowl, that are from the Late Prehistoric period, spanning the last 800 to 1000 years, de Barros said.

The Indian group occupying the territory before 3000 to 5000 years ago are Hokan-speaking Indians. The Hokan-speaking Indians in some way merged with the Shoshonean-speaking Indians who came in the last 3000 to 5000 years. The Luisefio Indians in San Diego are descendants of the Shoshonean Indians.

There isn't exact information to

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Asa Philbum and Scott Hensiek sift through dirt for artifacts in the wash screen area of the archaeological dig.

place each artifact with an Indian group, but archaeologists said they think the findings from the Late Prehistoric period can be linked to the Luisefio Indians because the site is in former

Luisefio territory, de Barros said.

Recorded in the 70s, the site is not sacred, nor do the artifacts have religious significance to the Indian groups. The artifacts merely signify the Indian groups'

cultural heritage, de Barros said.

Associate Professor of American Indian Studies Patricia Dixon has contacted the Pauma See Artifacts, page 7

Air problems continue Jo Appleton The Telescope

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Palomar College student Steven Peny broadc:asted his show S&M from KKSM's studio with his mother.

KKSM DJ dies Sean J. O'Connor Th e Telescope

Patti Whitman DSPS

Steven Perry, a Palomar College radio and television major, died after a brief illness Tuesday, Oct. 10 at the age of 21.

Perry started his own radio show with his mother, the S& M show, which played every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Comet 1320 AM, the college's radio station. S & M stood for Steve and his Mother. It was a music and talk show.

Rob Branch, associate pro-

Transit District may drop 320 Palomar bus

fessor of communications, called Perry an inspiration whose manner in overcoming obstacles helped others keep their own problems in perspective.

Branch said, "Steve was one of those shining assets that a radio station or any institution likes to point to with a degree of pride of ownership."

He said Perry's dedication to learning and teaching communication skills and his tenacity were "interwoven into our fiber."

Tim Ulman, professor of forSee Perry, page 7

After spending $1.5 million on a retrofitting program for the Palomar College library, the district is now spending thousands more to try to figure out what could be the reason for the poor air quality that is still a growing concern.

Manager of facilities planning/environmental health and safety, Kelley Hudson-Macisaac, said several library employees have suffered symptoms related to poor air quality since 1983.

Seventeen years later and the problems still aren't solved.

Manager of Library Staff and Services, Katherine Gannett, said that library workers have had symptoms such as burning lips and nose, coughing, headaches, scratchy eyes and a heavy feeling in the chest.

Between 1993 and 1994, as a result of students and library staff complaining of symptoms, the district began a project that cost $1.5 million to improve the building's heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), system.

Those early studies revealed that the HVAC system wasn't working properly and a new one was installed along with new carpet, paint and lighting, said Gannett.

Glenna Mitchell, senior library technician and employee of 14 years, said before the retrofit there were times when she was ill with symptoms but not to the point that she would have to stay home from work.

"I went to the doctors and he said there was nothing wrong with me, which is hard to believe

when your eyes are watering and you have a metallic taste in your mouth," said Mitchell. "Since the retrofit there's been a great deal of improvement, but some days I still get allergy-like symptoms."

Another library employee of 27 years explained how the staff was subjected to tests with doctors as far away as San Diego. By the time they arrived there most of the symptoms had cleared up and there were none to justify the workers' complaints.

She added the one thing that has improved is that now people believe the workers complaints are legitimate. " o one believed us, they just thought we were silly women and that it was all in our heads," she said. "We heard that one person in administration commented that we are "hysterical, pre-menopausal women."

"Obviously something is going on here," Gannett said. After the completion of the 1994 remodel, there were no complaints until about 1996, then they steadily increased over the next two years until they became more common.

"Sometimes staff will say that it's really bad here in the mornings, especially on Mondays," she said.

Library employees are urged to fill out forms when the building is bothering them to record the symptoms and complaints that they have. "Fewer forms have been turned in," she said. "It's not because people are experiencing fewer symptoms but more likely that they're tired of filling out forms everyday." She said she gets See Air quality, page 7

Students who rely on the bus to get to Palomar College will have to take more time to do so if the North County Transit District follows through on its plan to cut the 320 express bus route.

The NCTD is considering cutting the 320 route's stop at Palomar, forcing many students to take the slower 302 route.

The 302 route makes the same stops, but takes side streets and makes more stops along the way.

If the changes are made they would be implemented in the next year. The NCTD is holding an open house in December to review the proposed changes.

"The main reason for discontinuing the 320 from Palomar College is to make timed connections at Vista and Escondido, and maximize the mobility benefits of the express service all along the corridor", said Stephan Marx of NCTD. "I want the 302 and 320 bus, it breaks up everyone piling up on one bus," said Palomar student Jennifer Knapic.

Marx said if the NCTD finds most riders are going to Palomar from Vista and Escondido, then the change is worth making.

There is a 20 minute difference if a student takes the 302 compared to the 320.

NCTD said they are concerned about the delay so they proposed there be a 15 minute peak hour service on the 302 during school and rush hours, Marx said. ¡Renita Pitt , executive vice president of the Associated Student Government said she was told it would take 15 to 20 minutes, when the ride actually took 25 to 30 minutes to get to Palomar.

"It makes a big difference to the students on campus, when the extra time is infringing on your schedules, classes and time," Pitts said.

Knapic and Pitts are lobbying the NCTD to keep the Express route.

There will be an express connection from Vista to Palomar College to run non-stop between these two transit centers during peak hours and will be timed to meet other buses at the Vista Transit Center, Marx said.

The Vista to Escondido express trips can be completed in 30 minutes if the Palomar stop is skipped, Marx said.

Palomar College is the longest deviation on the schedule because of the time it takes to travel from the transit center to the freeway.

Because of street patterns and traffic in the area the trips from Escondido to the Palomar on the 320 are slightly faster than the 302, Marx said.

The 320 relies on the riders and by eliminating the Palomar College stop, it improves the travel time and the riders of the district, Marx said.

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Cam us Beat Palomar • 1n Brief Hallo.w een escape· Halloween is on Tuesday.

October 31, and this year the InterClub Council will present a fun-for-all day filled with games, costumes and prizes in the Student Union.

Need some quick cash? Dress up in a costume and compete in the costume contest to win a cash prize. A cakewalk will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Win afree cake, but only for as long as the cakes are left. The ICC will also have games for everyone to play and will give out prizes to the winners. Join in the fun and have a Happy Halloween. Info: 7600-7441150, ext. 2601.

--Sheena Prosser

Free flick The Fall 2000 Film Series free movie this week is "Run Lola Run." Stars Franka Potente.

Lola has 20 minutes to save her boyfriend's life. Germany. 1999.

Subtitled. Rated R. Shows Nov. 2, 6:30p.m., room P-32.

School pix The children at Palomar College Child Development Centers are getting their pictures taken Nov. 7-9. These school photos will be the first ones for the children in the Escondido campus since the center was founded January this year. Some of the children, however, have previously attended the Child Development Center in the San Marcos campus, which was established in 1973.

Nov. 7 and 8 will be the days for San Marcos center's photos. The Escondido center's day is Nov. 9.

The children at San Marcos are from 18 months to five years.

They are divided into six classrooms. In Escondido there are two classrooms, consisting of children aged two years and nine months to five years. A photo will be taken of each class and also individual photos are available when requested. --Mirva Lempiainen

Remembering the Dead

Day of the dead exhibit in library The Palomar College library is hosting a Day of the Dead exhibit from Oct. 12 to Nov. 15.

The exhibit shows the Mexican holiday and the history of it on Nov. 1 and 2.

On Nov 1 and 2 deceased family members are remembered with home altars decorated with home made statues made of food and drinks.

The statues and offerings they place on the grave sites are more commonly skulls, flowers, cut paper, toys and candy.

The Mexican families take time to visit the graves of their departed family in remembrance of them. The exhibit in the library has books, recipes and information on the Day of the Dead.

Information at Web site: http://daphne. palomar.edu/muer tos.--Mark Brown

Aitchison exhibit in Boehm The Boehm Gallery is now hosting an exhibit, "Spirit Explicit," of the paintings and drawings of James Aitchison, a California artist, who has exhibited in galleries across the United States and Europe.

Aitchison has more than 50 works in the exhibit. He uses oils, charcoal, pastels and mixed media on paper, linen and canvas. The largest work on display is 92 inches by 42 inches; the smallest is 17 inches by 14 inches. Aitchison says the human figure has emerged with increasing frequency in his works during the past five years.

Aitchison has exhibited at the La Jolla and San Diego Art Institutes, Oakland Museum and Arts College International. His gallery is in Oceanside.

The exhibit runs through Nov. 16.

Information: 760-744-1150, ext. 2304.--Sean O'Connor

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Myles McLaughlin ponders the Day of the Dead exhibit in the main display cases on the secw ond floor of the library. The exhibit nms through Nov. 15.

New office on library third floor Plans are in the works to build a new office in the library. It is being built for the new information competency librarian, Jennifer Paris, who is currently using the reference workroom as an office. According to Mike Ellis, facilities director, the campus is short of office space.

Some offices are being occupied by two people where, one person will have it have it in the morning and another in the afternoon, Ellis said. To meet with this office shortage, they look at

places they can put offices without really impacting other areas, according to Ellis. However, Katherine Gannett, library staff and services manager, believes that a concern here is that we are losing student space. The office will occupy the south end of the third floor in the library, and will be put in where some study carrels exist right now. This means fewer space for students who need places to study. The size of the office will be about nine feet nine inches by fourteen feet four

inches, according to Ellis.

Although, the facilities planning committee has approved the project, Gannet says they don't know for sure when the office will be built. The cost of the office was estimated to be $8000, but is now expected to cost closer to $3000. Funding is still pending. According to Gannett, the financing for this project is at the discretion of Diane Michael, the vice president of instruction.

--Sheena Prosser

Speak Out! What are you dressing up as for Halloween?

Penie Preston Business

Joe Leuher Undecided

Tim Mateo Radio/ Television

Ryan May Undecided

Tara Schmitt Communications

''I'm going to be a ·banana, because it's my favorite fruit."

''I'm going to be a 70s pimp, with an afro.

It's the way to get the ladies on Halloween."

"I'm going to be Mr. T and shave a ph at mohawk on my head."

"Something cheap that doesn't absorb sweat, because I'll be working in it all day."

"We're all wearing pajamas for work. I'm going to wear flannel and slippers."

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Harold Scofield Personal Age: 44 Marital Status: Married, 20 years Children: Michael 33, Brian 30, Candice 26 (wife's children from previous marriage) Educational back~round Clairemont High School.

Some college - Palomar, last 10 years. Trade school, TV repair.

Civic Oq:anizations Two years on Palomar's Foundation Board.

Political Experience Prior offices sought: Lost Palomar governing board seat two years ago to Michelle Nelson in close election.

Prior offices held: Served eight years on the governing board.

Two years on the San Diego County Central Committee of Republican Party.

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Career Experience Business owner from 86 to present R&D Machine, Inc. of Poway Machinist.

Contact info rndmach@ pacbell.net

Ralph Jensen

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Personal Age: 55 Marital Status: Married, 34 years.

Children: Erik 32, Anne-Marie 30.

Personal Age: 59 Marital Status: Married Children: Matt 31, Marsi 29, Marui 27, Marshall 25, Michael 24.

Educational back~round BA in Political Science from USC in '66.

Teaching Credential from National Univ. in '89.

Civic Or~anizations Kiwanis Club of Valley Center Knights of Columbus Political Experience Prior offices sought: Never lost an election.

Prior offices held: Two prior terms on Palomar's governing board. Four terms on SD County's Republican Central Committee.

Career Experience Long term assignment as only teacher in one room classroom on Palomar Mountain, grades K-6. CEO of Anchor Gold, a Canadian mining company. Contracts and procurement in aerospace industry for 20 years.

Contact info rgjensen @yahoo.com

1. What are key issues coming up for the governing board?

1. What are key issues coming up for the governing board?

Hiring of the college's president is the most important issue, then we need to expand accessibility to the college.

This district is so large. We need a center on the I-15 corridor in the Fallbrook area and we need to expand the souther part of the district, probably Poway.

Our most important task is selecting a new president/superintendent. We also need to take into account long range planning. It's been projected that by the year 2015, Palomar will have 50,000 students on campus. There's no place to go but up. We also need to develop our Poway and Fallbrook satellite campuses.

And then there's the Vanguard College issue. We've been a lead in learning paradigm.

2. Why are you running for governing board?

Educational back~round Bachelor of Arts degree in business from San Diego State University, 1965. Masters of Business Administration in government management from California State University, San Marcos, 1996 Civic Or~anizations Vice President of Palomar College Foundation. President of San Marcos Rotary Club.

Member of San Marcos Unified School District bond advisory council.

Political Experience Prior offices sought: ran for Palomar College governing board six years ago.

Career Experience Director of Finance, Vallecitos Water District for the last 12 years. Part-time faculty at National University. Director of Finance, Fallbrook Public Utility District. Naval Officer, 4 years during the Vietnam War. Contact info dnmcmullen@ home. com

1. What are key issues coming up for the governing board?

The big issue is the selection of a new college president, that's the immediate issue. Over the long haul, there's tremendous growth in this area. Palomar needs more facilities to be able to handle the extra people and extra demand to the institution. And along that line, where will the money come from?

2. Why are you running for governing board?

To serve the community.

3. What do you want voters to know about you?

Read my ballot statement.

From ballot statement: I served on the Palomar College Board ... I see the need to come back and serve the people of North County.

A successful community college equates to a successful community. My experience as a trustee and a businessman will be of great profit for our community in the operation of Palomar.

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2. Why are you running for governing board?

It fits in with what I did when I decided to become a teacher.

Since two incumbents have dropped out, we need experience on the governing board.

3. What do you want voters to know about you?

I have always been a fiscal conservative. I'm looking to strike a balance. We're¡ there to educate students but I want to make sure we invest our money wisely.

4. Why do you think there are only four candidates running for three open seats on the governing board?

4. Why do you think there are only four candidates running for three open seats on the governing board?

No idea. I know that Rita White wanted to run again but ran into some problems with the deadline.

The first time I ran for the governing board, there were three open seats and 12 candidates. I really don't know why only four candidates are running this year, especially since no incumbent is running for two of the three seats.

I'm part-time faculty at National University and my daughter's a teacher. I've always felt strongly about education.

3. What do you want voters to know about you?

I'm a fiscal conservative with mature judgement. I'm not just a new kid on the block. I have board experience and have been on the receiving end of board decisions (Vallecitos Water District board of directors).

4. Why do you think there are only four candidates running for three open seats on the governing board?

I don't think there's any apathy.

Historically, incumbents get reelected. I saw this when I ran for Palomar's governing board six years ago against two incumbents. When both incumbents won, I decided to wait for an incumbent to step down before running again. This year, the two incumbents who stepped down did so at the last minute.

Charles Duncan Duncan was not available for an interview at press time. This information is gathered from existing data provided by the canaidate.

Personal Age: Marital Status: Married, 49 years. Children: four children, four grand-children Educational back~round Associate of Arts degree from Glendale Community College. Bachelor of Arts degree in education from Occidental College. Master of Arts degree in educational administration from California State University, Los Angeles.

Civic Organizations Member of Palomar College Foundation.President and board member of Kiwanis. Little league baseball and softball coach.

Political Experience Prior offices sought: Prior offices held: Career Experience Educator and administrator for 40 years at the Glendale Unified and Community College District (majority of time as director of human resources).

1. What are key issues coming up for the governing board?

Selection of a new college president. Continuation of a strong staff. Campus building renovation and replacement.

2. Why are you running for governing board?

I am a candidate for the board because of my strong belief in public education. I believe the community colleges offer the best exposure to future opportunities in life and I wish to be a part of Palomar's continued success.

3. What do you want voters to know about you?

4. Why do you think there are only four candidates running for three open seats on the governing board?

Remember to vote!

Tuesday Nov. 7, 2000

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1n1on Edito rial Anyone but Jensen f all the offices and propositions before votes next week, the race for the Governing Board of the Palomar Community College District isn't likely to garner very much attention. After all, it pales in comparison to voting for the next president.

But there is a reason to make sure your vote is cast for the governing board, especially for students.

Ralph Jensen, the current president of the board, needs to go. Jensen's attitude toward students is deplorable and does nothing but hurt Palomar College.

When the board was deciding how many students should be on the committee to pick Palomar's next president, Jensen laughed away the thought of having more than one student.

He shut the issue down, making excuses about the inability of students to contribute.

When the issue was brought up again, he brushed away the possibility of student involvement, saying that only 300 students voted in student government elections.

Not only did Jensen have his facts wrong, his focus is wrong. Palomar College is here for the students.

The goal of everyone involved should be to make this institution the best it can be for the students, whether students vote for student government or not. Jensen, however, seems to have the students at the bottom of his list.

For a member of the governing board to suggest that students aren't able to contribute to the college is an embarrassment. Jensen is obviously ignorant of the quality of students at Palomar. He clearly doesn't respect the thoughts and opinions of students, and he doesn't deserve to continue on the board.

Why would anyone want leadership at the college that looks down on the students? How can the needs of the students be met when members of the governing board regard them as incapable of contributing to the college? We don't want a board that looks down on the students, and neither should anyone else.

Not surprisingly, Jensen skipped the candidates' forum and didn't write a statement for the county's voting guide. He may be hoping he can skate through the election as the incumbent without revealing his contempt for the student body.

But his record and his attitude show it.We need to get rid of Ralph Jensen, and his disregard for students. Go to the polls next Tuesday, if even to just vote for the governing board, and cast your ballot for anyone but Jensen. Through his actions and his attitude, he has lost the privilege of leading Palomar College.

The editorial board of The Telescope endorses this position.

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Libertarians want very little government

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oday there is a trend among voters that supports smaller government.

This is why the Libertarian party will win my vote in November.

Unlike Democrats and Republicans, Libertarians do not want to run your life. They want to give responsibility back to you.

Who gave the government the right to take money from your paycheck? Is the government abnormally smart or better than the average individual? Are they more willing to give to the poor, or plan responsibly for your future?

Most certainly not. In fact, as we have ali discovered, they are much more likely to misuse your money.

Politicians who tell voters anything they want to hear have perpetually deceived the American people.

They blurt out impossible promises, whine about fiXing every problem in America and constantly shift their beliefs to fit a particular audience.

Libertarian candidate Harry Browne leaves responsibility and regard for the future in the hands of the people.

The Ninth Amendment states, 'The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.''

This means government cannot take rights away from you that are not specifically declared in the Constitution.

You have the right to privacy. The right to say what you please. The right to put whatever substance you want in your body. The right to protect and defend yourself. The right to keep the money you earn and use it as you please.

The 1Oth Amendment says, "The powers not delegated to the United States Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

This means the federal government has no authority in any busi-

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People tell me voting Libertarian is crazy, extreme and dumb. ness not specified by the Constitution.

So, the federal government has no business in education, welfare, health care, or retirement. Those are only a few of your constitutional rights. The federal government tramples on them daily.

Harry Browne would like to follow these and other laws that are clearly written in the Constitution.

He does not want to distort the whole Constitution by enacting useless laws. He doesn't want to rewrite it by proposing useless amendments.

He wants to put power back into the hands of the people, so they can run their lives as they see fit.

When our founding fathers wrote the Constitution they were well aware that big government is inherently corrupt.

Thomas Jefferson said, "The problem is not the abuse of power; it is the power to abuse." That's why the founding fathers tried to tie down all politicians with the chains of the Constitution.

If our founding fathers could see the huge, crooked government today they would roll over in their graves - twice.

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People tell me that I believe too strongly in the human race. Since humans cannot think for themselves, the government must do it for them. And that the people really do not make a difference anyway.

Then, the government continually tells me that I am not compassionate by stealing money from me and giving it to others. They also tell me I am stupid. They pile on rules and regulations that tell me how to live.

It's no wonder people feel powerless. They are downright angry at politics today. When a human is so often ripped off and lied to, their character slowly slips away. They eventually give up.

When I proudly announce that I vote Libertarian many people tell me I am wasting my vote. They remind me that it's Bush or Gore, as if I'm not aware.

They say to make a difference, voting for the lesser of two evils is better than voting for somebody with no chance.

People tell me voting Libertarian is crazy, extreme and dumb. But that is what many whites thought of Martin Luther King Jr. when he fought .against segregation.

Maybe that is what most men thought of women when they fought for their right to vote.

The list goes on because I'm certain the entire world thought that about sending a man to the moon.

And, sure enough, history tells us that is what most of this country thought about the brilliant men who wrote our constitution.

So, I'll cast my wasted vote knowing that one day I might be part of a long list of people who did great things for this country.

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Why college students should vote for Bush P

oliticians like to talk about the future. Every electi~n year we are bombarded With ads, speeches and · sound bites about "our children."

These grandiose dreams of a better country for future generations often get lost in the workings of government bogged down by the bureaucracy in place. Once elected, our leaders tend to · fall into a system that perpetuates itself.

Bill Clinton spoke about "our children" in 1992 and 1996. He said he cared about the future. He promised middle class tax cuts. He promised to save Social Security and Medicare. He promised to reform education. But not much has changed.

Americans, young and old alike, are locked into a system that's about to implode. Medicare is expected to go bankrupt within the next decade, and Social Security faces a similar fate. And our schools continue to fail.

To those of us who are the future, the current state of things looks pretty grim.

One has to wonder if Washington will ever change. Will we ever find leadership that really does look to change the system for our betterment?

This year we are faced with a clear choice between the policies of the past and a vision for our future.

Despite what many people think, Vice President Al Gore and Gov. George W. Bush are not the same. This election is not a matter of picking the lesser of two evils. It's about choosing between the policies that have governed this nation for more than 50 years, and overhauling a system that's about to die.

Gore would like to continue on the current path - a path set by Franklin Roosevelt and paved by Lyndon Johnson.

He sees the government as the facilitator of our livelihood. But the world is a very different place now.

The solutions of the 1940s don't work for the problems of the 2000s. We aren't coming out of a depression, and the lines between social classes are becoming more unclear everyday.

We have the strongest economy in our

Tom Chambers

This year we are faced with a clear choice between the policies of the past and a vision for our future. history. Unemployment, poverty and crime rates are all down. This generation, our generation, doesn't need the government to take care of us, we have the tools to do that on our own.

To continue the social programs brought about by The Depression as they are keeps future generations trapped in an inefficient system with no guarantees of ever seeing the return.

Gore, himself, seems trapped in that system - calling any changes "risky" and "dangerous.'· He, himself, is too afraid to wean Americans off the government, even if it would be beneficial.

The vice president knows Medicare and Social Security are about to go bankrupt. He knows the outcomes of our education system arc poor - lower than

most developed countries. Yet, he is opposed to major changes.

Bush sees the future. He realizes that with the strongest economy in history, the people of the United States don't need to be coddled by the government.

He also sees the opportunity, and the need, for change.

With surpluses projected in amounts most people can't fathom, we have the chance to save Medicare and Social Security. We have the chance to fix our schools. We have the chance to renew the American dream.

Bush promises to stabilize the social programs that retiring Americans rely on - and to reform them for the future. He wants to give us the chance to pick where our retirement funds go.

This is taboo to Democrats like Gore, who see the government as the mother pig suckling her piglets. They don't seem to realize that people, not the government, know what's best for them.

Bush also sees this as an opportunity to reform education. To release us from a failing system. He says he expects schools to produce learned individuals, and if not, they shouldn't be supported by the government.

Bush is an outsider with only six years of government experience. He doesn't have the mindset of a bureaucrat. He has no reason to fight for the status quo.

This election is about much more than which candidate looks better on television, or shows more wit during a debate.

It's about our future.

One candidate is stuck in the past, the other sees the future. One wants to keep the failing systems of the government, the other wants to give people the opportunity to build their own future.

College students should vote for Bush, because we are the future. It's not only our children that will have to live under the policies of the next president, it's us.

We need a president that supports us, not the government.

Chambers is the Online Editor and can be reached via e-mail at tommychambers@hotmall.com

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am old enough to remember when MTV used to play music videos and only music videos. But lately MTV is trying to appeal more and more to a significantly younger audience and cater more towards only lifestyle shows.

The majority of these shows rode the wave of success after popularity of shows like "The Real World" and "Road Rules."

"Jackass" is MTV's latest achievement in the vein of Tom Green-esque over-the-top reality humor. This show is a horrible influence for teenagers.

It mixes the appeal of extreme sports people pushing each other off ramps in shopping carts: kayaking down cement stairs,jumping off a 20 foot roof onto a trampoline into an inflatable pool - with reality shows people running around like they are insane on a golf course.

They walk around with a pseudoerection in public, and crashing a karate lesson mixed with just plain gross-out over-the-top humor being turned upside down in a full port-o-potty and swal-

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lowing a goldfish and then puking it up into its bowl.

Sure I was lured like many others to tune in to this vile television program.

The curiosity of the grotesque things Johnny Knoxville does is comparable to the mesmerizing wail of. a barker at a circus sideshow.

The show opens with a tongue-incheek warning message that viewers should not attempt the stunts displayed.

Oddly enough, the stunts in the show are performed without protective gear, with reckless disregard for the actors' safety and without showing the consequences for their actions.

It is shows k e "Jackass" that are propagating a disregard for p~ople's own bodies and for other's property.

But what do shows like Jackass say about our society?

That millions of people will tune in to watch less intelligent actors. do stupid things to possibly harm themselves and others, or to be utterly grossed out.

MTV's newest creation seems like reality television programs taken to the extreme. In one particular stunt, participants set up a scam to have an actor play a blind man who uses his cane and

Rather than impose rules and laws, we should be more aware of what we watch and why we watch it.

then he pretends to drive away.

Of course, since he is without sight, he backs up . and hits the parked cars behind and in front of his parallelparked space several times. He finally breaks free from the confines of the spot and jets down the street only to hit a pedestrian on a bicycle who is also in on the scam.

All the while, onlookers cannot believe what is happening.

In another "gag," a person dressed in football garb from head to toe hides behind a minivan at a fast food drive through.

Just as the lady in the drive through window is handing the person in front of them their food, he runs down the drive through lane, intercepts the food, and spikes it down in front of the car doing a touchdown dance, while a secret camera rolls.

I taped the debut program and following episode on my VCR to watch it again with a more scrutinizing eye, and I was sadly disappointed that the show relies primarily on shock value interspersed with quick no-thinking attention-grabbers to hold the audience's attention in-between the stupidity.

I am not an advocate of censorship. I think people should become more discerning about what they watch, to in turn force programmers to offer television content of higher quality.

Every time you flip on the television imd keep the channel on with shows like these you are supporting their continued existence.

Rather than impose rules and laws, we should be more aware of what we watch and why we watch it.

In this case MTV is assuming the "Jackass" is us for wasting our time watching this show.

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Today, we have a lesson on assassination iolence in schools across America - it's practically a sport in some schools. What I'm about to tell you is all more shocking.

Two weeks ago a Los Angeles teacher was fired.

What does this have to do with anything, you are probably asking yourself?

Well, hold on, keep reading. This teacher assigned his class to plan an assassination of someone whom they wanted to be killed.

The students were to list the reasons they wanted their choice killed. Students also had to include how they would keep their plan a secret.

To say the least, I was a little disturbed.

How can we expect the youth of America to grow up into responsible adults when people like this man are teaching them?

A juvenile male went into his old elementary school with a gun Oct. 24 in Peoria, Ariz. Dressed in fatigues with his daddy's 9-millimeter in hand, he held a teacher and classroom hostage.

After the Columbine incident teachers across America were asking themselves "Can this happen in my classroom?"

Workshops were organized to help teachers recognize problem students, and reach out to help them.

Teachers should be looked upon as role models or mentors. Their purpose is to guide. To inspire students, help them realize their dreams and reach for them.

But to help students to plan an assassination? What was that teacher thinking?

The assignment supposedly had something to do with Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum."

I'm not familiar with the story, but I really don't understand how planning for an assassination would help students understand the story.

In history classes students don't draw outlines of more effective concentration camps. Or choose people to put in the gas chamber.

How do people like this get their teaching degree?

More importantly, do we the American public want kids being taught to assassinate people? How is this kind of homework going to benefit anyone?

It might help those students planning to pursue a career in assassinations. But for the normal students in class, this assignment was a bad idea.

High school and middle school kids are smart these days, and with technology at their fingertips they can gain vast information on anything.

All they have to do is log onto a Web site and copy instructions on how to blow stuff up, how to make a bomb.

The Columbine incident was planned over a year before Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris executed their plan. Young people make bombs on their own, they can get guns on the street with little effort. · Do we really want teachers grading students on planning assassinations? I'm sure the comments on their homework will help them become better killers.

But shouldn't the educators be leading students in another direction for their future, possibly a positive one?

Is this really the kind of education we want for the children of America?

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Brooke the Focus Editor and can be reached by e-mail at brooklynglitter@hotmail.com

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Propositions: what are your choices?

Will you vote on November 7? n September 1996, when polled by the Pew Research Center of the People and the Press, 89 percent of citizens in the United States said they were definitely going to vote in November, a presidential election year.

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Only 49 percent of those legally eligible to vote actually cast a vote in 1996 presidential elections.

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roposition 36 states if convicted for roposition 38 reverses current pracresently, two-thirds of a vote of the the first or second time for the posP P tices of the state keeping staying unin- P local electorate is required to get session of drugs, probation and treatvolved with private and religious schools. school bonds to repair, or engage in new ment should be imposed, not imprisonment. Judges can order job or literacy training or counseling.

If treatment is successful, the charges- would be dismissed. It is estimated the state and local governments will save upwards of $190 million.

Proposition 36 pertains to drug possession only. Selling of drugs is still a criminal offense.

It would allow up to $4,000 per pupil to parents who want their children to attend a private school.

Initially, it would cost the state up to $1 billion. lt may result however, in up to $4.2 billion in costs or $3 billon savings in the long term, depending on the number of students who would transfer to private schools.

construction or replace school facilities such as classrooms for many school districts.

Proposition 39 would lower that percentage to 55 percent of the local electorate so thaf these funds may be more readily available to school districts.

It could result in costs of millions annually. but may mean longer-term state savings.

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he war on drugs i a fiasco. Drug any California schools are in a state of hose who favor Proposition 38 say a addicts in need of treatment have T yes vote enables all parents to choose M disrepair because it is so hard to get a T two-thirds vote of the local electorate. filled our jails to the extent that we now the best education for their children. have the largest prison population in the world.

In many prisons, there is no treatment for addicts. Drugs are available in prisons in spite of all security measures.

Many come more addicted than they were when they went in.

A year in prison costs $ 25,000. It costs $4,000 for treatment.

Proposition 36 will grant mandatory, court-supervised treatment for first and second time offenders for simple drug possession only. It does not cover drug dealers.

Schools would be accountable to parents and students. Advocates of school vouchers say California rartks at the bottom of the country in reading and math.

Over 30 percent of those attending ninth grade never graduate from high school and California's education system has a record of waste.

The schools. have been failing for a long time. This is. one way of addressing that failure. California would save any difference between the $4000 expended and what the state now pays for student tuition in a public school.

Some classes are held in trailers, cafeterias, libraries and gyms.

Proposition 39 provides for watchdog committees to undertake two audits a year.

It also requires school administrators to produce a detailed list of school construction and repair projects.

Proposition 39 requires more than a simple majority to get any school bonds passed.

For an average California home, the tax increase would be less than $100 per year.

Approval may mean reduced class size and repair of classrooms.

CON In 1996, Clinton won with the votes of only 24 percent of those eligible to vote.

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roposition 36 decriminalizes heroin roposition 39 does away with 121 ccountability seems to be the main and other hard drugs, including heroP P years of constitutional protection area of concern.

A in, crack cocaine, PCP, date rape drugs, In voucher schools, teachers need not be which requires a two-thirds vote to methamphetamine and others.

It puts potentially violent drug abusers on the street, even though it says it deals only with non-violent drug users.

It weakens the law against date rape drugs.

It says there are no longer real consequences in using illegal drugs.

certified nor are they accountable to any state agency.

The voucher schools are not required to meet meaningful educational standards.

A private school cannot stay private for long if it takes public money.

It may not mean better teachers, smaller classrooms or higher standards.

approve local bonds.

There are no property tax limits and could lead to higher property taxes.

It may lead to 30 year homeowner liens, higher rents, and lay the highest tax rates on the poorest districts.

In 1978, property taxes were 2.6 higher than now. It's possible these taxes double or even triple today's plateaus.

Letters to the Editor Confessions of a Republican Dear Editor: I read with anticipation Sean O'Connor's "Confessions of a Democrat." Being from Massachusetts and raised as a Kennedy Democrat, I was anxious to read another person's reasons for wanting to distance oneself from the current democratic ideology.

By today's standards John Kennedy's statement, "Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country," is a conservative ideology.

The Democrats have swung this concept to have us ask, "What can the government do for me?" as demonstrated by their billion dollar entitlement programs.

Bill Clinton has disgraced the Democratic Party.

His lies to the American people began when he promised us "the most ethical administration in the history of the republic." He has sold the Lincoln bedroom, then technology secrets to China for campaign contributions. He demands more gun control laws, then releases terrorists from prison, convicted of nearly three dozen federal firearm laws, with apparent motivation of garnering the Puerto Rican vote for his

wife's senate seat.

What can we say of the character of a man that would let his wife go on national television to blame his political woes on a "vast right wing con piracy"? Clinton was prepared to stick to this story until his DNA showed up on the "blue dress."

From AI Gore, we have continuous fabrications.

"I took the initiative in creating the Internet" illustrates the extent to which he can embellish the truth. His own staff has warned him his "looseness with the facts risks damaging his credibility."

He vows to go after the tobacco industry while accepting campaign contributions from them.

He denounces Hollywood, then collects multi-million donations. "No controlling legal authority" sounds too much like "Clinton-speak."

How do Democrats justify their support for this party?

Does it take infanticide to question the ethics of your party?

Don't be sad you feel compelled to change party affiliations, Mr. O'Connor.

This is not your father's Democratic Party. Your letter embraced an ideology of decades past. I wish you enlightenment in choosing the next president.

Robert Lazarz Aeronautical Science

Enough, enough, incompetent Dear Editor: If you need any help at Palomar, you won't get very far. In my opinion, there is one word that sums up the systems at Palomar College, INCOMPETENT. I don't know what's going on "behind-thescenes" at Palomar, so I've tried to be patient and understanding.

But enough is enough.

I am a full-time student with a part-time job and work study. I depend heavily on the promptness of the financial aid checks because like many other people, I need to pay rent and other expenses.

But due to a computer error, I was told I could not receive a check scheduled for September until December.

They offered me a Steinberg Loan which was for emergencies and, of course, I applied for it. I was already two weeks late in rent. They said I would get a call in a few of days. I asked for the name of someone in case I didn't get a call. They said, "Don't worry, you'll get a call." I'm dealing with Palomar, so, of course, I didn't get a call. I didn't get an answer until a week later and I was denied the loan because "rent is not an emergency expense." I asked for the person in charge,

but I got, "She's on vacation, would I like to make an appointment Why not put me out of my misery?

So I cannot pay the rent, I am already three weeks late. Thank you, Palomar College. I am getting evicted because of your mistakes, in which I have to pay the consequences. I was also told, "We're doing much better than we were last year. Our checks are actually on time."

On a side note, I am transferring after a year and a half of G.E. classes. Tom Chambers is right. The Transfer Center is the only place to get things done. I'm sorry for those who are still stuck here because of misguidance and ignorance.

Kitana Mai The Telescope welcomes all letters to the editor.

Letters must be typewritten (no more than 300 words) author's name, major and phone number.

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City proposes new housing construction next to college Jo Appleton The Telescope

The City of San Marcos issued a notice of intent to Palomar College Aug. 21, outlining a proposal to build 193 single-family houses that would be located next to Palomar just east of Comet Circle.

Interim President Jack Randall said the date for the housing development has not been set, but there are many concerns being expressed already regarding its impact on the campus and the surrounding environment.

The housing project would pose a problem for students who use Parking Lot 9 because developers want to build a road that would run between it and the rest of the campus, Randall said. This would mean that students parking there would have to cross a road to get to class. The proposal includes plans to partially develop the dirt road that currently

runs between Borden Road and Mission Road.

"There's a list of major impacts at the district level," said Mike Ellis, director of facilities. He said that if the undeveloped road is built it would open up right next to Palomar's Borden Road entrance, and stoplights would have to go in to control the increased traffic.

Ellis believes the grading and drainage system of the new housing project would be a problem too.

"With the current topography, the drainage would dump onto Palomar's property, leaving it our responsibility to clean up," he said.

The new playing fields that are in progress on the northeast side of Palomar will be complete in about six months, and there are fears about the potential noise and light pollution. They will be lit at night with 80 foot pole

lights, Ellis said.

If the project is approved, the Governing Board may have to plan for some type of buffering to go between school activities and the housing development to help cushion noise, said Kelley Hudson-Maclsaac, manager of facilities planning and environmental health and safety.

"It first has to be approved for a boundary change from an agricultural zone to a residential zone," said Macisaac, "And it would be subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act or CEQA process."

She said biologists and archaeologists would be brought in to do surveys of the area to make sure the housing project doesn't interfere with any plant or animal life that already exist.

Macisaac said there are many natural resources like coastal sage, native plants and possibly even endangered species in the Palomar area.

"The land developers definitely have some environmental issues that they'll have to mitigate," she added.

Ellis said that Ben Echeverria, Palomar's contractor, helped put together a response to the city's notice of intent, airing some of the comments and concerns that board members have about the housing project. They are still waiting for a response from the city's planning commission but overall don't think that building single-family houses so close to the college would be a good idea.

tery did not exist in the Archaic period. The spear pieces were not part of the tools used by American Indians in the Archaic period. Spear-type tools were mt~de by Indians in the Late Prehistoric period, de Barros said.

The pottery, spear points, and hearth were found close to the surface, another factor suggesting they come from the Late Prehistoric period. Artifacts from the Archaic period would have come up in deeper digs, de Barros said.

The excavations are about 20 centimeters in depth and 1-by-2meters in diameter, said Craig Kieculff, a student in Anthropology 250. The students have found lots of charcoal as they sift through the ground, said Mary Borvitz, a student in Anthropology 250. Many fallen pieces of rock,

or trash that comes from tool making, have been found, Kieculff said. The students have found some obsidian, which is a black glass corning from a volcano, de Barros said. A rock used for cutting has been saved in a plastic bag, Garnsey said. The students have also revealed part of a large stone used for grinding seeds, de Barros said.

The site goes farther south than Gallegos initially expected. There has been a lot of construction on and around the site. Therefore, the southern end and eastern edge are extremely damaged by landscaping and will not be excavated, de Barros said. Electrical pipes are in the way of some of the digging.

Students are working around all the construction, Jones said. To prevent any further damage, a large fence has closed off the site, de Barros said.

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Indians, who are descendants of the Luisefio Indians. The tribe has been invited to witness the excavations, de Barros said.

The remains of a cooking area were discovered. The hearth was found with large chunks of charcoal that remained intact. The fact that the charcoal stayed well preserved says the hearth came from the Late Prehistoric period.

Artifacts from the earlier Archaic period would not have had large chunks of charcoal present, de Barros said.

The students came across five pieces of pottery remains, said Jeanie Jones, an advanced student in Anthropology 250. Along with pottery, the remains of several dart and spear points have been revealed, de Barros said.

Pottery was present among Indians living in the last 1000 years. archaeologists know pot-

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Air quality: continued from page 1.

a couple of forms a week as opposed to what she used to get, wtllch was six or seven a week.

The staff has also been encouraged to take fresh air breaks.

Kelly Patrick, library media technician of the last nine years, said prior to the retrofit students would complain of a metallic taste in the mouth, drowsiness and eye irritation. "Not a lot," he said. "Usually upstairs in certain areas on the third floor."

Since Gannett has worked in the library, about five years, there have been no student complaints about the air quality. She said that's probably because most students aren't aware the air is bad.

In l998 Applied Toxicology was hired to conduct an indoor air quality study. "Phase I included an assessment of all that has been done to remedy the problem to date, as well as employee interviews and [a] visual inspection of the building," said Macisaac. Three boxes of documents were evaluated. Phase II involved testing, she said. They tested for moisture levels, bioaerosols, and volatile chemicals, like formaldehyde and acetic acid.

According to Applied Toxicology's reported findings, several locations around the building showed signs of poor water drainage. Also, the research company advised a complete HVAC ventilation design and upgrade.

Phase I cost $5,000, said Macisaac and Phase II cost about $14,000.

Macisaac said originally several factors were thought to have contributed to the problem. The library was built below grade after large blocks of granite rock were blasted out to build the lower level, which means it's underground .

"Originally. the air intake for the first floor of the library was located at street level, Comet Circle Drive," she said, and added they have since relocated the air intake. At one point a cogeneration plant, an electric generator that gave off exhaust fumes from a diesel motor, was

located near the library.

Macisaac said it was removed after being found to be a suspected contributor to the poor air problem in and around the library. Also, large trucks that use the narrow fire lane for deliveries to the cafeteria and library must now stop their engines instead of idling and emitting additional exhaust pollutants, she added.

Gannett said that the air quality could be affecting everyone, but the more sensitive people have symptoms.

One of Macisaac's concerns is that once someone is sensitized to something it takes smaller amounts to produce symptoms. "They can be reacting to small amounts beyond our capability to measure," she said.

Like before, Macisaac believes it's a combination of things that are causing the bad air quality in the library. She said that partitions are a problem. "Air supply is calculated to circulate air; partitions disrupt air distribution and you get pockets of stale air in certain¡areas. Fans help, but it's hard when you keep throwing partitions up without regard to air flow." Paper decomposition contributes to the dust found in the library too, she said.

The occupancy load in the library has gone up with the increase in students attending Palomar, Macisaac said.

Together with the addition of the new computer lab increasing students in the building, it puts added stress on the ventilation system to perform its function of exchanging air effectively.

"Phase III involves more sophisticated testing and further evaluation of the HVAC system," Macisaac said. The district is looking at a potential addition to the library, she said and added that that is a separate issue from the air quality study.

"It's a complicated process to try and home in on things that may be causing the problem," said Gannett. "It's discouraging for me and more discouraging for the staff with symptoms."

Correction: In the article EOPS returns book aid to students article it was unclear the amount EOPS students under 11 1/2 units received.

EOPS Students from 9-11 1/2 units receive $187 .SO and students with 6-8 1/2 units receive $125.

It is the policy of The Telescope to correct any mistakes and apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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eign languages, who taught Perry Latin for three semesters, also praised him.

"Steve was a very good student, dedicated and intelligent, a real pleasure to have in class.

He was greatly admired and liked by his fellow students" Ulman said. Ulman especially liked Perry's sense of humor.

Ron Haines, the director of the disabled student programs and services, said, "Steve never made an easy choice."

He said working at the radio station was hard but he "wanted to keep at it until he got better."

Steve also took Latin "not because it was easy, but because it was hard but fun."

Haines said Steve reminded him "life was not about taking the easy way out. Life is about taking the challenging route."

Perry was diagnosed with mus-

cular dystrophy when he was 7years--old.

At the age of 10, he was confined to a wheelchair.

A _sports .fan, he kept statistics for the Vista High football team for four years. He continued this work as the board operator for Palomar's football team.

His mother, his frequent companion on campus, said he didn't let anything stop him from accomplishing his goals. She said one of his defining qualities was his sweetness.

Many people at Palomar commented on his positive attitude, his patience and his sense of humor.

Perry was born in Dallas, Texas, May 27, 1979. He lived in Vista with his parents, Yvonne and "Alan Perry, his sister Shannon and brother Brian, for the past 15 years.

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Entertainment Projector reaches for the stars Planetarium debuts new digital system Kelli Davis The Telescope

'Drum and Dance' set to wow Palo ar Erin Heid Th e Telescope

he rhythmic beat of drums echoes through the air.

Dancers in their flowing skirts move to the music in synchronized moves. The dance and celebration sends bursts of excitement and rhythm into the air.

This is the scene at Palomar's World Drum and Dance Ensemble's new show, "Drum and Dance Espectaculo".

The show celebrates Cuban and Brazilian traditions in dancing, along with the rhythmic beat of drums matching the dance moves.

There are a variety of different dances performed, including traditional dances with flowing skirts, a type of rain dance with sticks, and a belly dance.

The costumes and props add authenticity to the dances. One of the dances includes the swirling of skirts along with specific footsteps to make them twirl.

Rain sticks are also used where dancers maneuver around each other in circles with the sticks, hitting the floor and hitting other dancers sticks together.

Another major part of the performance is the beat of drums.

There are six players, including the instructor. The beat and rhythm of the drums is synchronized with the dance moves. The bodies of the dancers and the beat of the drums are combined to move and flow together.

The way a drum is hit also plays a major part in the synchronicity of the dance. Along with different dancing sessions, there are differ_e nt types of drums played. The musi-

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Photos by Natalie Schrik I The Telescope Skirts and hands fly when Cuban and Brazilian traditions meet. "The Drum and Dance Espectaculo," presented by the Palomar World Drum and Dance Ensemble, performs Nov. 3 and 4, at 8 p.m. in studio six on the main campus.

cians change drums throughout the performance, creating a different sound effect and changing the mood of each dance.

A variety of drum techniques are used. The musicians play different drums and use both their hands and drumsticks. They also play on the base of the drums, to create a loud, booming effect.

The director and choreographer for the show is Patriceann Mead.

The music director is Mark Lamson. The dancers in the show are Patriceann Mead, Lydia Tonantzian Contreras, Shantelle

Hartnett, Liesa Johnson, Marlene Martinez, · Erin Meyes, Pheobe Scarborough, Tabitha Scarborough, Ketura Scarborough, Sara B. Larson, Yuka Yoshihara, Jasmine Penano, Regan Osoteo, Evangelina Gonzalez, Molly Grupe and Rosalva Nunes. The musicians are Mark Lamson, Kenneth Bordwell, John Long, Linda Donahue, Phyllis Rock, Arnold Cantong, Jesus Molina and Phillip Baum.

"Drum and Dance Espectaculo" will take place Nov. 3 and Nov. 4, at 8 p.m. in studio six on the San Marcos campus.

The sky's the limit for Palomar's new projector, the Digistar II. In an attempt to bring outer space a little closer to home, it was a four star achievement by the peo- ple at the Palomar campus Planetarium.

The doors opened promptly at 6:30 p.m. for the inauof gural performance Palomar's new Digistar II Projector System. It took place in the Planetarium and ran until approximately 8 p.m.

The walls in the dome are painted entirely black, in order to enhance the effect of the show. We took our seats in the comfy theatre-style seating that surrounded the round room. The lights dimmed and the show began.

The Digistar Projector is · basically a video projector capable of producing threedimensional effects on a domed screen. It projects pictures from stored memory of stars, constellations and planetary orbits onto the dome-shaped ceiling.

We were given a small tour of our neighboring constellations, and even a view of the route of Haley's Comet. The director of the Planetarium, Jim Pesavento, narrated the presentation.

What at first began as an astronomy lecture turned into a ride through outer space. The projector, able to keep track of thousands of points (stars), could project onto the ceiling any area in the sky at any time of the day or night.

But more than that, it could then travel around that area - zooming past stars and planets and through constellations.

At times, the show was absolutely nauseating. Since the screen took up the entire ceiling, it look as though we were actually propelling through space, dodging stars · and planets, and around a simulated Mobias Strip (the never ending circle).

The last demonstration is a small, simulated Halloween scare, a short journey through a graveyard and a haunted house. Ambushed all the while by ghosts, bats, spooks and demons, and serenaded by Halloween theme music, it is quite an unexpected scare.

After the show, one feels a little dizzy and disoriented, but nonetheless spellbound at a glimpse of our vast universe through the lens of the new Digistar II Projector.

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Local band rocks the pop scene Lisa Lipsey The Telescope

"In this circus, no one gets out of here alive." The lyrics to Square Go's newest song, "HiFive," sum up the band's philosophy. "Being in a band (or life in general) is often times like a circus with all the flashy lights, girls, parties and music," explains singer and co-songwriter Martin Coughlin. "Make the most of life cause it won't last."

This local British Pop/Rock band features the talents of four Palomar College students: Englishman Scott Mitchell and Scottish Brothers Martin, Gerald and Paul Coughlin. (American Drummer Ed Wiley is on loan until he transfers to a school of music.) Square Go is Palomar's European Invasion.

With their creative talent, it's clear that all four guys, before birth, snuck out of the womb to play guitar. Square Go didn't begin rehearsing together until March 1997. They chose the name Square Go from the Scottish film, "Train Spotting."

"A Square Go is a one-on-one fist fight," Martin said.

The band has been together for almost four years, so they have done some growing up.

"When we were younger we used to be a rowdy bunch, but now we've mellowed out."

The band is proud of the fact that they have strong bass lines and three songwriters/ singers.

The sound of Square Go varies depending on which Coughlin brother is singing lead vocals.

Square Go's lyrics reflect the attitude of the band. They are real, everyday guys who are out there having a good time. They primarily sing from three genres: rock, pop and hip-hop. Some of their inspiration comes from bands like the Beatles, Rage Against the Machine, Limp Bizkit and Matchbox 20.

The members of Square Go are definitely entertainers. In particular, Mitchell stands out in concert with his trademark shoeless performance and crazy energy displayed in between his intricate bass playing.

"The three front guys are by the microphones, so they're limited in their movement and the drummer is stuck behind his kit, so I have to be more of the energy," Mitchell explains.

In between classes and jobs, Square Go has made a name for itself. With about 300 shows to date, the band has performed all over California and in Phoenix, Ariz. They have also self-released two CDs: "Different Skies" and "Sunshine." Fans can hear some of their songs or purchase their CDs on MP3.com or by e-mailing Square Go at squarego@hotmail.com.

Currently, Square Go is taking some time off to write songs for a new untitled CD to be released in early 2001. As for the future, fame is not a big issue. Still, the group wouldn't mind making a career out of performing. The band members plan to perform as much as they can, and enjoy being part of this circus while it lasts.

Natalie Schrik I The Telescope Square Go performs at The Twister Cafe in San Diego. Front row from left to right: Paul, Gerald and Martin Coughlin, back row from left to right: Scott Mitchell and Ed Wiley.

Square Go'~ classic style revealed on demos Usa Upsey The Telescope

"Sunshine," a four-song demo CD, reflects the current sound of Square Go. The crowd favorite, hip-hop style song "Sunshine," has an upbeat bass line played by Scott Mitchell. The powerful lead vocals are sung by Paul Coughlin.

Lyrically speaking, "I Wouldn't Change a Thing" is my favorite on the album. It's about time a group of musicians passes on a positive outlook. "I wouldn't change a thing, I couldn't anyway.

Everything I've done has made me what I am today." The band knows that change is inevitable

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"Different Skies" contains fourteen songs, and shows where the band began and how they have developed. The classic rock-style song, "When You're With Me," has Martin Coughlin on lead vocals and a beautiful harmony sung by Paul and Gerald Coughlin. Listeners will definitely hear the Beatles influence in songs like "Don't Slip Away." On this CD "Girl With A Mind (She's So Hard to Find)" clearly demonstrates the band's talents with Gerald's awesome lead vocals and Mitchell's olid bass playing.

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Monday, Oct. 30, 2000

Focus Melissa Case The Telescope

Every year around this time a strange phenomenon seems to occur. Thousands of places around the country suddenly become "haunted," and people everywhere flock to see them.

Most haunted houses today are far from the old cliches. There isn't anybody dressed in bed sheets or objects floating around on strings. Today's haunted houses have opted for more horrific scenes and gruesome monsters.

A few of the bigger haunted house have even gone hightech. Frightmare on Market Street in downtown San Diego has added a 3D section. Viewers receive 3D glasses to see the special pictures pop right out at them.

The Haunted Hotel, another of San Diego's largest haunted houses, specializes in the scariest of movie villains and monsters waiting to frighten all who dare to enter.

Most everyone will agree that they go to haunted houses because they want to be scared.

What is so fun about being scared anyway?

Some people like the challenge-they don't actually believe that they can be scared. Others say that it gives them a feeling of accomplishment.

Melanie Vrettas had a much simpler answer. "It's just the spirit of Halloween,'' she said.

Either way, haunted houses seem very popular.

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The Whaley House, a historical museum in Old Town San Diego, is listed as one of 30 ghost houses by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Nowak, a security guard for Frightmare on Market Street, estimated that between 2000 to 3000 people would show up that Friday night.

One woman said that she had

Mirva Lempiainen The Telescope

How about spending a day as George W. Bush orAl Gore? Now is the perfect time for that, after all the second biggest commercialized holiday of the year, Halloween is here.

Besides the presidential candidates and the continuing best seller Bill Clinton, the new costume favorites include Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Scream characters, hippies and genies, said Linda Metcalf. She and her husband Robert own three Spirit Halloween Superstores in San Diego county, located in Mission Valley, Fallbrook and Oceanside.

Newer costumes are already sold out, she said.

In total, there are 100 Spirit Halloween Superstores throughout the USA, 80 are company owned and 20 are franchises.

Linda and Robert Metcalf started their franchise in 1993 and admits, Halloween is a major business which grows every year.

Still, she said, "it's not Christmas," although she claims Halloween is the second biggest retail holiday.

Metcalf also knows the reason for Halloween's success. "People love to be somebody else for one day." There are some traditional

outfits that remain popular year after year, such as pirates, ghouls, Draculas, gorilla suits and Frankenstein. fairy tale characters, like Snow White, Cinderella and Batman are also popular.

The Spirit Halloween Superstores open Sept. 1 each year and are open seven days a week for two months. The biggest rush hits three or four days before Halloween.

On Nov. 1 there is a sale at the stores, although there isn't much left, Metcalf said. She doesn't feel it's too early to start in September, because people will already be shopping around and getting ideas.

Metcalf added that every year they get a lot of new customers as well as repeat business. Their

stood in line for three and a half hours but that it was well worth the wait.

If you are looking for something a little different, there are also houses in San Diego that

people claim really are haunted.

The Whaley House in Old Town was declared "the most haunted" by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in the early 1960s.

Those who dare can tour this

and many other "haunted'' places in San Diego on the Ghosts and Gravestones Tour presented by Old Town Trolley Tours of San Diego in conjunction with the San Diego Historical Society.

locations change annually because of temporary leases, but people can get on their customer list to find out where the Spirit Halloween Superstores will be each year.

Although Halloween is only a one-day event for most people, for Linda and Robert Metcalf it is a full-time job all year long.

They start the Halloween preparations in January by ordering products, doing inventory, booking billboards, advertising and

looking for locations.

During the Halloween season, she and her husband work 80 hours a week. After that they spend a few months of welldeserved vacation before starting the whole thing all over again.

Customers also seem to appreciate what the Spirit Halloween Superstores have to offer and instead of dwelling on the commercialization of this holiday, they enjoy it to the fullest.

"It's like a big thing for me."

Carolyn Hodge said. The energetic young woman was looking for accessories to match her devil costume at the Spirit Halloween Superstore.

In her opinion Halloween is

overpriced but not too commercialized. "I think it's fme. I've never had a problem with it," she said.

"It's a killer and should be totally celebrated," Oceanside's Spirit Halloween Superstore worker Aleana Morrison said about Halloween. She said the average family spends about $200 on costumes and the average person $45-$60.

Some people even decorate their homes for hundreds of dollars, Morrison added.

Commercialized or not, Halloween is obviously a favorite holiday for many people and thus its value is counted in the feelings it gives, not the money spent.

Mirva Lempiainen The Telescope

After a whole year's wait Halloween is back to haunt us. But what is the story behind this weird celebration that inspires people to decorate their homes with carved pumpkins and cobwebs and dress up as witches and vampires?

The autumn rite that was the ancestor of Halloween began about 2000 years ago among the Celts in Ireland. It was called Sarnhain after the God of Death. It was believed that on the last day of October, Sarnhain would allow all the dead souls to visit their old homes on earth.

Believing that many of the spirits were evil and brought bad luck, the Celts left their homes for the night and gathered in fields. They built huge bonfires to scare away the bad demons and

also to celebrate the year's harvest and the beginning of winter.

Eventually the Celt religion was replaced by Christianity, and around 800 A.D., November 1 was declared All Saints' Day. The day was known among people as Allhallowmas. The evening before became All Hallow Even, which was then shortened to Halloween.

In the 1800s immigration from Europe to America brought along Halloween traditions from different cultures, which then mixed together and changed. Some people in America called October 31 "Hell Night" or "Devil's Night" and started making jack o lanterns, carved pumpkins lit up by candles, to keep the ghosts away. Also, Halloween was known as "Mischief Night," the night when you can play tricks on other people.

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Monday, October 30, 2000

orts The silver comes home Olympic medalist Kathy Sheehy was back at the pool last week, returning to duties as the Comets assistant water polo coach Arlene Martinez The Telescope

Water polo debuted as an Olympic sport in the 1900 Paris Games. For the next 22 Olympics, women were fans, wives and moms to the top male water polo players.

On the 100th anniversary of men's water polo, women's water polo made its first appearance at the 2000 Sydney Games.

"A dream come true," said silver medalist Kathy "Gubba" Sheehy about making the first women's water polo Olympic team. Unwilling to wake from the dream, she stayed more than three weeks after the Games ended, making the rounds and enjoying her new celebrity status.

"It's awesome to medal, to be a part of the Olympic family," Sheehy said. "It's sad, not getting the gold, but a good feeling at the same time."

It was only fitting the gold medal game included the host country's team. Australia faced the U.S. team, beating them 43 with just 1.3 seconds left in the game. The eagerly anticipated game drew more than 17,000 spectators.

With that crowd, the

women's team broke a 100year men's water polo recordmost fans in attendance for an Olympic water polo match.

Sheehy and her teammates stayed at the Olympic village, along with 10,000 world class athletes from around the world.

Sheehy found it difficult to describe.

"It's one of the most incredible scenes. Ethnic people, cultures come together in one village," she said. "Everyone's speaking different languages, and there's all different kinds of athletes."

It is a.. village of top notch athletes, a gathering incompa.t rable to any other sporting event. Not only does a country bring its finest competitors, but for many, it is the first time an athlete will compete for country honors.

It's awesome to medal, to be a part of the Olympic family. (The village) is one of the most incredible scenes."

-KatV.y Sheehy "There was a lot of comraderie in the U.S team," said Sheehy. According to Sheehy, team from the U.S. spend the most time together, and offer a great deal of support.

Before competition, the

mood was somber and mellow, said Sheehy. Athletes sacrifice everything and go about their business seriously. But after competition?

"You've trained all your life.

After your event, it's the biggest party of your life,"she said.

For Sheehy, the party, and the water polo, continued. She traveled to Perth in Northern Australia. She played polo, and her newfound status gave her some individual notoriety.

"Everybody saw the game and everybody knew I was in the Olympics," said Sheehy, "Being separate from the team, something. I haven't done in two years, was kind of nice."

For two years the team had practiced together up to six hours a day. Sheehy commuted on weekends to her home.

In Sydney, Sheehy was recognized individually, a new experience for her in the team sport of water polo.

Less than two days after her return from Sydney, Sheehy · was at practice, returning to her role as an assistant coach for the Palomar's women's water polo tei!ffi.

At practice, her word is solid.

After all, her training methods and techniques got her to the Olympics.

Head coach Patti Waterman jokes, "We've been trying to get the girls to do those same drills all week. Now that she says it..."

Sheehy looks forward to returning to Australia, and playing a season of polo at Tom Chambers/The Telescope Perth.

After that, Sheehy plans to Kathy Sheehy displays the silver medal Team U~A won in women's coach water polo. water polo, the first time the event has been in Olympic competffion.

Cornets take the sting (and flight) out of Hornets

Marianna Lampe/The Telescope

Palomar's No. 2 gets past Hornets defenders in last Saturday's 52-12 home victory.

Mark Beerman The Telescope

Two weeks after a humiliating 14-37 defeat to Mt. San Antonio College, the Comets took out their frustration on the Fullerton College Hornets.

Lead by quarterback Andy Goodenough, wide receiver Deondre Alexander, and a defense that took no prisoners, the Comets decimated the Hornets by a score of 52-12.

"For the first 40 minutes of the game, we played extremely well. We had great

tempo and I think coming off the bye week that was our emphasis. We went back to fundamentals and skill work and practiced at a high tempo," said Palomar head coach Tom Craft.

The first Comets drive saw Goodenough go 4-for-5 in passing for 37 yards, ending the drive with a 17-yard touchdown pass to Deondre Alexander.

An interception by David Dixona and the Comets offense went back at it with Goodenough hitting on all four passes for 55-yards, topping it off with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Tyson Thompson.

The Hornets tried to get back in the game, but a relentless Comets defense, led by linebacker James Goins and cornerback Jeff Jackson who each had a key sack on the Hornets quarterback, dismissed the Hornets first real drive.

Palomar was once again deep in its own territory.

The Comets defense took any hope of the Hornet getting back in the game by relegating them to zero or negative yards on nine of the Hornets first 17 plays on offense.

After the Comets got the ball back, they used a fake punt on fourth-and-long to set-up their third touchdown of the first half with Goodenough hitting Alexander on a 27-yard touchdown pass.

Palomar entered halftime with a 21-0 lead.

When the second half arrived, the clouds above Chick Embrey Field were dark and ominous, symbolic of the Hornets chances of getting back into the game.

The Comets stormed to a 45-0 lead early in the second half, using interception returns for touchdowns by Alec Wisecup and Marco Chavez before the Hornets responded with a score of their own.

Goodenough was replaced early in the third quarter, finishing the game with 21-of30 completions for 213 yards.

The Comets ended the game with five three-and-outs and seven sacks.

One of the surprises of the second ·half were the booming kicks of place-kicker, Cesar Hernandez. Hernandez had a field goal in the second half, but what the crowd noticed were his high and powerful kickoffs.

Tom Craft.

"I think there was a little bit of a lull once the game got out of hand. Overall I think both sides of the ball and special teams did a good job today," said Coach Craft.

Palomar 52, Fullerton 12 Key stat Freshman quarterback Andy Goodenough threw 21-of-30 for 213 yards in ~ust a little over two quarters.

Record 3-3 overall, 1-0, league.

Remaining games •Saturday, Nov. 4 at Saddleback .......................................?p.m.

•Saturday, Nov. 11 vs Santa Ana

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Home games are played at Wilson Stadium at Escondido High All games are broadcast live on KKSM-AM 1320 Radio.