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Monday, Nov. 6, 2000- Palomar College- Volume 53, Number 9

Voyage of

dis~overy

Boehm Gallery show exhibits painter James Aitchison's works.

Coming to California 'Nightmare' is back Student from Africa's Ivory Coast finds opportunity at Palomar.

Entertainment, page 6

Tim Burton's classic Nightmare Before Christmas returns to theatres.

Focus, page 9

Student government debates tapping its funds for repairs Mark Harris The Telescope

The Associated Student Government last week began debating an administration request to spend $15,000 in student funds to replace carpet in the Student Services Center.

Responding to a written request from Joseph Madrigal, vice president of student services, ASG Senator Melissa Denham is sponsoring a resolution to spend up to $10,000 from last year's ASG budget surplus to replace carpet in the sse with vinyl floor tiling.

Denham and co-sponsors ASG Vice President Rebecca Faubus and ASG Senator Nina Khaireddin presented the spending resolution to the ASG board for discussion at its Npv. 1 meeting. The resolution will be up for further discussion, and possibly a vote, at the ASG board meeting Nov. 8.

In a letter he delivered to the ASG board at its Oct. 18 meet-

ing, Madrigal solicited funding communication sources" to from the ASG "to tile the hall- acknowledge the ASG's donaways/walkways in the Student tion.

Services Center along with the In closing his letter, Madrigal C a r e e r tells the ASG Center." that their donaMadrigal tion "will make¡ estimated the a difference" to cost of the the Palomar project to be College commu$15,000. nity and "leave a " T h e legacy to memoS t u d e n t rialize your year services in office."

Center is a I\ F o 11 ow i n g focal point for Madrigal's presour students," - Melissa Denham entation, Bruce Mad rig a 1' s ASG senator Bishop, director student letter states. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - of "Because of the condition of the affairs, told the ASG board that carpet, students, potential stu- they could fund the request with a dents, and the community do not $15,000 surplus from the 1999leave with a good feeling of our 2000 ASG budget. facility, which also impacts their After the board meeting, over-all impression of Palomar Denham indicated that Bishop College." had expressed approval of Madrigal's letter promises Madrigal's request to ASG offiwall-mounted ¡'plaques or appro- cers. priate signage throughout the "Mr. Bishop is encouraging us Center'' and publicity in ..campus to spend this money for them,"

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Palomar student runs for Oceanside City Council Mark Harris The Telescope

Karin Braun I The Telescope Zeb NavaJTO at KKSM Palomar's radio station. He is running for a seat on the Oceanside City Council.

When Zeb Navarro went to the Oceanside city clerk's office to register as a candidate for city council, he took his parents and some friends. A knot of news reporters and photographers followed.

As he and his entourage left the office, an a sistant clerk told him not to bring his "dog and pony show" back to city hall.

To Navarro, a 19-year-old broadcasting major at Palomar, the incident in the city clerk's office is typical of Oceanside's city government. He believes average citizens get too little respect and too little help when they conduct business with the city.

"I'd like to see city government

become more people-friendly, more accessible," he said. avarro has become a fixture at Oceanside city council meetings over the last two years. He regularly addresses the council on issues that affect his Eastside/Balderrama Park neighborhood and the whole city.

Melba Bishop, former council member and deputy mayor, has observed Navarro in action.

"He speaks very well," she said.

"When he addresses the city council, his remarks are always wellthought-out. He's very strong."

And he has had some successes.

Navarro was outspoken in his opposition to the original Manchester oceanfront resort proposal. He objected to leasing city parkland to the developer, destroying a historic municipal amphithe-

ater, and relocating a popular community center from property adjacent to the development. He addressed his objections to the city council and organized opposition to the proposal. The developer subsequently modified the proposal to satisfy his objections.

When Navarro noticed that Oceanside had a senior citizens' commission to consider and make recommendations to the city council on senior-related concerns, he decided that the city needed a similar organization to work on young people's problems.

"I pushed and pushed at every council meeting for the formation of a youth commission," he said.

He finally caught the attention of Deputy Mayor Carol McCauley, who helped him write bylaws for the organization. The city attorney See Zeb, page 3

Associated Student ¡Government officers outline goals Mark Harris The Telescope

If Palomar's Associated Student Government seems to be everywhere on campus this semester, it's not an illusion.

Based on an initiative they designed during a September strategy session, ASG officers are conducting a public relations campaign to increase ASG's visibility and improve its image.

Shannon Gyde, ASG president, has made promoting student government her top priority.

"This semester we need to get ASG known, get the students involved," she said.

The problem of underappreciated student government is common to commuter schools, where students "go from their cars directly to their classes, then directly back to their cars," according to Bruce Bishop, director of student activities.

Bishop said that at schools like Palomar, "Students are not a captive audience. Campus activities, including student government, have to promote themselves."

ASG's initiative has three goals. The first is simply to increase students' awareness of ASG's existence. Suggestions are being solicited from the stu-

dent body for a new ASG logo design. The new logo will be applied to T-shirts and mouse pads, and the mouse pads will be distributed to campus computer labs. Also, Gyde is hoping to grab student attention with an ASG-sponsored karaoke machine.

"I want people to see ASG and know that we're out there," she said. "ASG has to become a positive thing."

The second goal is to make ASG officers recognizable as individuals.

Gyde wants students to feel that they can approach ASG officers with problems and sugges-

tions.

"We have to get out and be known for students to feel comfortable to come up and talk to us," she said.

To this end, officers wear photo identification badges around campus, similar to those worn by college staff members.

Officers' pictures are also on display in the student union.

ASG has also scheduled a newsletter for early November which will introduce the student government's officers and explain their responsibilities in detail.

The third goal is to get direction from the students. ASG will

hold a forum in November where officers will address the students and ask for feedback. Also, they will conduct a survey of student priorities.

"We need to find out what they want us to do, how they feel, their issues and concerns," Gyde said.

"Next semester I think we can focus on addressing those issues that concerns."

Gyde thinks the initiative is working already.

"I have students corning up to me every day saying, 'Hey, I want to be in student government.' Last year nobody wanted to be in ASG . Now it seems like it's become a positive thing."

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Cam us Beat Palomar in Brief Going home for holidays

Scholarships are available

International students who plan to leave the U.S. during the holidays must have their I-20s endorsed by Yasue O'Neill, international student advisor, if they intend to return.

The endorsement tells the Immigration and Naturalization Service that Palomar College expects the student to return to school.

The International Student Office asks that students submit I-20s for endorsement at least one week before they plan to leave the U.S. Information: 760-744-1150, ext. 2167.

Applications for the following scholarships are due Nov. 17.

For applications and details: Financial Aid and Scholarship Office, SSC, 760-744-1150, ext.

2366.

Louise Agee Bingham.

Nursing students with a 3.5 GPA. Must be enrolled in Nursing 117, 118 or 217.$300.

Mike and Mary Gregoryk. A full-time returning student.

Must be a single parent or re'entry student. $200.

Molly Harloff Memorial Nursing. A nursing student with a 3.0 GPA. Must be enrolled in Nursing 117, 118 or 217.$100.

Mary Lou Lyles Nelson Memorial Nursing. A nursing student with a 2.5 GPA. Must be enrolled in Nursing 117, 118 or 217. Must be a U.S. citizen, and a recipient of welfare within six months of the grant. $1000.

Resident Alien Language. A California resident enrolled in ESL 1, 102 or 103. $250.

Union Bank of California.

Minority and under-represented students with 2.25 GPAs. $500.

Zarakov-Opie. A reentry, single-parent student with a 2.8 GPA who intends to earn a counseling or psychology degree at a four-year college. $200.

Let's get outta here The Transfer Center has only four application workshops remaining this semester.

Students planning to transfer to a University of California or California State University campus can get help filling out applications and organizing other transfer related paperwork.

The last two UC workshops for this semester are Monday, Nov. 6 and Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m.

The last two CSU workshops are Tuesday, Nov. 7 and Thursday, Nov. 9 at l p.m. All students are required to sign up ahead of time.

Thursday, Nov. 9 SDSU will host an information fair in the Palomar student union from l 0 a.m. to 1 p.m. Interested students can meet with SDSU representatives to ask questions about admissions requirements, housing, testing, international students, disabled students, specific majors and more. SDSU does not make individual appointments, so this event can provide valuable information for students interested in attending SDSU. Information and sign-ups: Visit the Transfer Center, room SU-1, or call 760-744-1150, ext. 2552.

--Donna Williams

Catch a flick The Fall 2000 Film Series free movie this week is "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek."

Stars Betty Hutton. Preston Sturges' risque satire defied the censors by mixing screwball comedy and slapstick. USA, 1944. Not rated. Shows Nov. 9, 6:30p.m. in room P-32.

Bhutanese plays Concert Hour

Marianna Lampe I The Telescope Jigme Drukpa, the first Bhutanese musician to perform in the United States, lectured and performed for Concert Hour Oet. 26. Jigme is an ethnomusicologist and lecturer at the

Bhutanese Royal Academy of the Performing Arts. His performing abifrty and scholarly merit have been recognized by the government and royal family of Bhutan. He performs often at royal request for state functions and festivals. Jigme shared his ideas about music with a Palomar audience at Concert Hour as he performed pieces that date from the 8th. through 20th eenturies. This October, Jigme's U.S. tour included nine performanees. He has also been invited to give his lecture and performanee at the combined National Society for Ethnomusicology and American Musicological Society meetings in Toronto this month.

Stand and deliver Stand and Deliver will be presented at Brubeck Theatre in November. The play deals with racial issues. It is directed by Floyd Gaffney.

Performances are Friday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, Nov 12 at 2 p.m.; Thursday, Nov. 16 through Saturday, Nov. 18, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $16 for students and children, $8 for seniors and staff and $10 for general audience. On Nov 10 and17 two tickets for the price of one can be purchased at Brubeck Theatre box office between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. for that night's performance only.

Information: Brubeck Theatre box office, 1140 W. Mission Rd. or call 760-744-1150 ext. 2453.

--Erin Heid

New music plays concert hour This week' Concert Hour presents the SDSU ew Music Ensemble.

The ensemble is directed by Dr. David Ward-Stienman, a composer and professor of music at SDSU. Ward-Stienman directs SDSU's comprehensive musicianship program and teaches upper-division graduate composition. He has received many national awards and commissions for his compo itions from groups such as the Chicago

Symphony Orchestra and the San Diego Ballet.

Concert Hour is Thursday, Nov. 9, at 12:30 p.m. in room D10.--Erin Heid

Learn Spanish in central Mexico . Foreign Languages is offering Spanish classes in San Miguel de Allende in early January. Live with a Mexican family. Go on field trips. Enjoy cultural events.

Info meeting Saturday Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. in room F-11. Or call George Pesacreta, 7 60-7 441150, ext. 2265.

Campus cops catch flasher suspect Campus police and San Diego sheriff's deputies arrested a suspect for indecent exposure in parking lot 12 Oct 30.

The victim, a Palomar student, was walking to her car in lot 12 when she saw the suspect engaging in an alleged act of indecent exposure. She called 911 on her cell phone. The 11 operator dispatched campus police and sheriff's deputies, who arrested the suspect as he tried to leave campus in his vehicle.

This is the fourth similar case in three weeks.

S .peak Out! If you could date any famous person who would it be?

Paul Bahou Political Science

"Cherlize Theron.

But no matter what I say, my girlfriend will get mad at me."

Michelle Larime Undeclared

"Harrison Ford."

Marc Mitler Psychology

Salvador Cardoso Psychology

"Cindy Crawford."

"Jennifer Lopez."

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Many college students want to finish college with little or no money owed in loans. One way to accomplish this task is researching all possible venues.

Get organized and find out what programs are out there. The U.S. government is the largest single source of financial aid, according to The College Board.

Start by filling out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to determine eligibility for grants, scholarships, and loan programs through the government. The form can be found at the Financial Aid Office in admissions. The Financial Aid Office is available to provide applicant information to their options for financial assistance to help minimize the financial burden of a college education. Apply early,

because first-come is first-served.

The next step should be filling out a Board of Governors' Fee Waiver (BOGW) form. BOGW is a state sponsored program that waives enrollment fees for qualifying students. BOGW applications are accepted only through the first four weeks of a semester.

To qualify, you must be a California resident and must have completed a FAFSA application.

Another program available at Palomar College is Extended Opportunity Programs & Services (EOP &S). This program is very beneficial on a local basis. EOP &S provides benefits and services such as book vouchers, priority registration, parking permits, meal tickets and more. To qualify you must be a California resident and have completed less than 70 units and currently be a full-time student. To find out more about EOP &S visit their office at building TCA-1.

On campus there are other programs available like Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS), TRIO and federal work-study. The DSPS

Carpet: repairs.

ASG Vice President Renita Pitts, speaking against the resolution, said the ASG's budget surplus belongs to the students.

"Why can't we use the money for things the students ask for?" she asked. "Have the students asked for carpet?"

Pitts said the ASG board should find out what student body spending priorities are before it commits to spend the budget surplus.

ASG Vice President Trisha Carlson, speaking in favor of the resolution, said students heavily use the sse, so improvements to the building directly benefit students.

She added that since ASG's budget surplus is more than the $10,000 called for in the resolution, there would be money left over to fund student requests.

ASG Vice President Rebecca Faubus, speaking in favor of the resolution, said if the sse is not pleasant, or if the people who work there are not happy, prospective students will get a bad impression of Palomar and enroll elsewhere.

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then drafted, and the city council adopted, a resolution creating the Oceanside youth commission.

If Navarro has an overriding reason for seeking a city council seat, it is to make city government more accessible and responsive. "Whenever I have to talk to a city council person about an issue, or I need to ask them a question, I call them up and get their secretaries or answering machines," he said.

Not only are council members hard to find, he said, but they are out of touch.

"I live in Eastside. None of the council members know the problems we are facing. I don't think the city council is representative of the whole city."

Being accessible, he believes, means making the city council a full-time job. "I plan to be there from when city hall opens until city hall closes, Monday through Friday," he said. "I plan to be there full time to help out any citizens that have concerns about their city."

tion listed previously.

Go online for even more information to help in funding a college education. Many Web sites are available to locate scholarships and grants. One excellent site is FastWeb [www.fastweb.com].

This site is a comprehensive student resource network. The free site has information on over 500,000 scholarships worth over $1 billion.

Search engines are a good start in your search for financial aid, too. Type keyword; scholarships.

A schmorgasboard of information will appear.

For more information and help contact the Palomar College Financial Aid Office at (760) 744-1150 ext. 2366.

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Denham's resolution to fund $10,000 of the request was debated for about 30 minutes at the Nov. 1 ASG board meeting.

In introducing her resolution, Denham said, "I wrote the resolution, but I'm not fully in favor of it." She didn't explain her ambivalence except to describe other projects, not formally proposed, that benefit students more directly.

Madrigal addressed the board before debate began. He told the board that they should not feel pressured to approve funding for his project.

"Just because a vice president or administrator comes and asks for money, it doesn't mean you have to approve it," Madrigal said.

Madrigal added he was asking for ASG funds because he does not have money in his own budget to complete the project.

ASG Senator Wesley Tielens, speaking in favor of the resolution, likened ASG's budget surplus to a child's piggy bank. He likened Madrigal's request to a parent's request for money from the piggy bank to fund home

Building is next to EOP &S and Trio is in building TCB-4.

There are requirements even after being awarded the money.

Federal and state regulations require all colleges to establish a policy to determine whether a student is making satisfactory academic progress. This policy is the same as a student who does not receive aid. Basics are time frame (unit limit) and grade point average (must remain 2.0 or higher).

Student loans are also available if the free financial aid does not supply enough income to pay for costs. Contact Palomar financial aid office for more information on loans.

The Federal Pell Grants program is the largest aid program solely based on a student's financial need. Pell Grants can range from $400 to $3,000 for each academic year.

The dollar amount varies from year-to-year. The size of the Pell Grant is based on a family's financial need and cost of education. Grant money is money that does not have to be paid back if the student stays within regula-

But it doesn 't mean interrupting his education. He already has "a busy schedule with candidate forums and the debates," he said.

"Most of my classes right now are after 6 o'clock. I haven't missed a class yet. I feel that I can be a full-time councilman."

Is Navarro too young to hold a city council seat? Bishop, the former deputy mayor, thinks not. "If Zeb gets elected, this city will be in good hands," she said. "He's honest, he's intelligent. What he lacks in experience he would learn very quickly."

Although his campaign is being outspent by 6 of his 14 opponents - there are 15 candidates for 2 vacant council seats - Navarro is confident that he will win a seat. And if he does, he will take his dog and pony show back to city hall with or without the city clerk's blessing.

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Every two years the US government holds a special type of lottery, where the winners essentially receive green cards as their prize.

A green card allows a person to stay in America for as long as they wish. The person is considered a legal resident, but not a naturalized citizen. A green card differs from a visa, since the visa only grants a limited amount of time a person may spend in the country.

If someone is lucky enough to be one of the selected few to "win" the lottery, they are given a unique application, which is rushed through the system for attaining a green card.

Keep in mind that "rushed" in the bureaucratic sense means one

year. Normal green card applications can take up to 10 years to complete, and require an enormous amount of time and energy.

Foreign students attending Palomar may be interested in this lottery.

Applying for the lottery grants them legal residence status for one year (even if they do not win) while their application is being processed. Becoming a legal resident helps out with tuition costs considerably.

Ron Bonner, a staff member of the International Student Office said, "Foreign students pay $156 a unit (at Palomar), legal residents pay $11 a unit." It does not take a math major to see that is difference could be a large price savings.

Applications and more information for the green card lottery

are available in the International Student Office, located in the Administrations building.

The deadline for turning in an application this time was Nov. 1, but there is always next year.

Bonner said he received about 50 applications from students for the lottery. Winners will be notified between April and June of 2001.

The odds of winning may not be good, since the lottery is open to anyone seeking legal residence status in the United States, and the I.N.S. receives thousands of applications from around the globe.

Someone from Palomar did win a few years ago. He was from an Eastern European country and applied through Palomar.

However, details about him are considered confidential by the government.

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1n1on Editorial Is the $15,000 for students, or what? he door of the Associated Student Government office says "Students Serving Students." Student government memos, minutes and agendas also make this claim. Sometimes we worry about which side student leaders are on, and we hope they choose the side of the students.

Two weeks ago, Joe Madrigal, Palomar's vice president of student services, approached the ASG to ask for money.

Fifteen thousand dollars, in fact, to replace the floor in the Student Services Center (where Admissions and Counseling are located).

It just so happens that the ASG has $15,000 left over from last year and may spend it on Madrigal's floor.

Fifteen thousand dollars is a lot of money. It's 15 times the amount student groups are allowed to ask for a year.

It's about 20 percent of the student government budget, and could be put to better use.

Fifteen thousand dollars can buy more than 150 plane tickets to lobby in Sacramento for tax-free textbooks. It can buy 30,000 hotdogs and hamburgers to feed students at social events. It's enough money to make more than 200,000 flyers. It can buy about 15 new computers for a lab on campus. With $15,000, the pencil sharpeners on campus could be replaced with some that sharpen pencils.

But this money is about to replace a floor in a staff building. If this is the return students get from their money, we may as well give the entire ASG budget to the college to replace the floor in the other building too.

Student government leaders should know this is not good use of student money. Madrigal should know this too, since student activities falls under his shadow. Of all the people on campus to ask the ASG to fix his department's floor, it should not be Madrigal. Shame on him for even proposing it.

Which raises another question: At the end of last semester, the Student Activities Office told then-ASG Treasurer Alline Chan there was no more money. When student groups approached Chan for funds, she had to turn them down because there was, supposedly, none left.

Now, when Madrigal needs a new floor, $15,000 pops up - found by the Student Activities Office - left over from last year.

This could be coincidence. It may have been a computer error. It could be that once the books were balanced last year, there really was $15,000 left over but if so, why did it take until halfway through this semester to find it? Why wasn't the ASG notified so its members could spend the money on students? The fact is, $15,000 doesn't just appear.

We wonder about what's really going on with student money. Who keeps the books? How much is corning in?

How much is going out, and for what? If no one really knows how much is there, what's to stop someone from misusing it?

The student government should stop Madrigal dead in his tracks. If he wants a new floor, he can pay for it out of his budget like everyone else, instead of using the students' money. Not only is this a misuse of student funds, it stinks more than the Admissions Office - and for that, it should be stopped.

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~ Intolerance ecently, the issue of freedom of speech has been a hot debate at Palomar College.

There are many student groups on campus, with a wide diversity of opinions. We have everything from the Student Nursing Association to the Muslim Student Association. Each group on campus has a purpose they want to promote.

Part of the college experience for every student is to become aware of new ideas, not only in the classroom, but through the experience of the campus.

College campuses used to be known as breeding grounds for new ideas and free thought.

Promoting the expression of ideas and beliefs through rational, critical thinking is the foundation of our freedom. It is essential to preserve this freedom.

However, some students and faculty fail to recognize that preserving our right to freedom of speech means that we must tolerate views we disagree with.

The College Republican Club posted 28 flyers that outlined the differences between AI Gore and George W. Bush on issues that directly relate to college students Oct. 14.

Within a few days, two-thirds of the flyers had been tom down, and most of the remaining flyers had been vandalized.

As the president of the Palomar College Republican Club, I received two e-mails about the flyers.

One was a threatening e-mail from "a local activist" who, among other things, was determined to prove to me that the flyers were full of "lies" and "propaganda." She told me she'd get back to me within 24 hours with all of her "evidence and research." She never did!

Apparently, her evidence and research weren't sufficient.

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approval for this poster. Those with Gore stickers vandaRzed lt.

The second e-mail I received was from someone who admitted to vandalizing some of the flyers.

He then proceeded to taunt me.

He calls himself a "theocratic communist." What he proved, along with the local activist is that the rhetoric that liberals spew about being tolerant, diverse, and inclusive is just another lie, er, stretch of the truth.

What's so funny is the liberals who claim to be progressives aren't progressive at all. These defenders of the status quo stifle any idea they disagree with.

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Liberals are the most intolerant people you'll find. The politically correct campus authorities are no different. Some of the Republican flyers had been covered by stickers that said, "Educators for Gore." These were found on flyers near the bookstore and in the administration building.

In fact, it wasn't just the Gore supporters who vandalized the Republican flyers.

Supporters of the Green Party actively participated in defacing the flyers as well.

Republican flyer that hung on the Business building had "Vote Nader" written across them in green marker. Flyers for the Green Party hang all over campus, yet the liberal who hung them failed to receive a stamp of approval for posting.

The College Republican Club followed the rules, while the two liberal groups demonstrated their immaturity and intolerance. These groups remind me of something P.J. O'Rourke said.

"At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child - miserable, as all spoiled children are - dissatisfied, demanding, ill disciplined, despotic, and useless. Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats."

In the absence of any real issue, to promote the liberal agenda, liberal show their true colors when it comes to freedom of speech and tolerance.

Conservatives are more tolerant of different opinions and political ads than are liberals While those fearful that Bush will win in November resort to childish behavior, conservatives hold their heads high, confident that under a Republican administration, respect for the Constitution and for public decency will be restored in America once again.

Roncone is a staff writer and can be reached at broncone@prodigy.net

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Wen Ho Lee case stirs he nuclear fallout of the Los Alamos experiments in the Marshall Islands 50 years ago still leeches into the Bikini Atoll.

The fallout from the Wen Ho Lee case in Los Alamos is just beginning to seep out mnong the American people.

The New York Times ran a front-page story about China stealing our secrets March 6, 1999. The day after the story ·ran, two FBI agents, carrying a copy of the Times, knocked on Lee's door.

Does the Times tell the FBI what and when to arrest someone?

Never formally accused of giving the crown jewels of our nuclear arsenal to China but considered by the FBI to be a threat to national security, Lee was unceremoniously thrown into solitary confinement at the Santa Fe jail December 1999 until May. In the court of public opinion, he became known as the Chinese spy.

He was charged with 59 counts of violating security procedures at the Los Alamos laboratories.

In jail, the FBI reminded him of the fate of the Rosenbergs in the 1950s. They told him if he did not confess, he, too, could be put to death.

Is this America?

Lee maintained his innocence. He said on CBS "60 Minutes" downloading nuclear data was "part of his job" and, "I had never given .. .information to any authorized person."

John L. Richter, a science pioneer in Los Alamos, came to his defense before Congress. He said cases similar to Lee's led to being fired or a six-month house mest or a reprimand, but hardly solitary :onfinement.

In May, Robert Messemer, the FBrs :hief investigator who had convinced 'udge James Parker that Lee was a threat o national security, recanted his origmal .tatement.

The government's case against Lee :rumbled.

Stung by Messemer's retraction, an mgry Judge Pm·ker excoriated the federal ~overnment for its conduct in this case.

-fe apologized to Lee for his solitary coninement. He accepted time served as

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government that can hold • a person zn solitary in a case it cannot prove is either incompetent or malicious." punishment enough for his security violations.

Lee copped a plea for one count of the 59 charges.

Do judges usually take the president and attorney general and the energy secretary to task?

The Washington Post columnist, Richard Cohen, said, "A government that can hold a person in solitary in a case it cannot prove is either incompetent or. malicious."

He said either way you look at it, "It's a threat to all of us."

Alan Dershowitz, a Harvard Law School professor, said the whole case "stinks."

The players ran for cover.

contro~ersy Energy Secretary Bill Richardson said the government came out on top because it was going to find out what happened to the lost tapes.

Really? On top? He unilaterally declared victory.

Attorney General Janet Reno loudly disagreed with Judge Parker.

Methinks she protests too much.

President Bill Clinton said he thought all along something was wrong with the case.

What was wrong, Bill?

The New York Times admitted it jumped to conclusions too quickly.

The New York Times?

Lee was a made-to-order scapegoat. It made Clinton, Gore and Richardson look good. They could be anti-Chinese and collect money, too.

Morale at Los Alamos plummeted.

Asians, especially Chinese nationals and Chinese-Americans are now afraid of going to or staying at defense-related jobs.

There are about 30,000 students from China in this country now, the largest from any country in the world. They feel the sting of prejudice.

What memory will they be taking home?

Many Chinese scholars in China may think twice about corning here.

There is also the personal hurt among Chinese-Americans, added to a sorry history of discrimination.

It is now not Lee who is being put on trial, but the Ju<>tice Department, the FBI, the executive branch of the federal government, The New York Times, and the uncritical press which blindly copied them, not to mention the Constitution itself.

One positive result of the Lee case is that the Chinese community is now aroused enough to become politically vocal. For too long, they have been unobtrusively quiet, hoping that troubles just wouldn't come their way.

They are finding the only way to defend themselves is to become politically active.

The only man now left standing in this whole sordid affair is Wen Ho Lee. O'Connor is Opinion Editor and can be reached via e-mail at shnlin@aol.com

Letters to the Editor Nader raiders cast their vote for future

How Indians see what is sacred and religious Dear Editor,

Dear Editor: You have to admire Ralph Nader supporters.

What they are fighting for is not to win this year's election, but to establish the right to be a major player in the next election.

To do that, Nader must secure 5% of the vote in order to qualify for federal matching funds.

I see the Nader movement as a healthy one, worthy of attention. In my youth we had the Vietnam War. Today, the youth are apathetic about their future and Ralph Nader's Green Party gives them a voice and offers them something to fight for.

Without 5% of the vote, the Green Party will continue to be a minor voice in the wilderness of today's political arena.

Nader voters should not be swayed by the scare tactics of AI Gore.

You are fighting for principle here and the right to be a major player in the next election.

I say stick to your guns Nader Raiders!

Sharon Feldman

I am writing to clarify some important issues about the site we are excavating on campus.

The Telescope article has me saying the following: " ... 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."

This is not what I said.

In response to a question about whether it was a "sacred site," I said that to many Indians all sites are sacred because they are part of their cultural heritage.

I said there is as yet no information to suggest the site was an important religious ceremonial site or that local Indians view it as such. Part of the problem is the tendency for Westerners (including Americans) to view the world in a compartmentalized fashion, i.e., because I said it is not sacred, the artifacts therefore have no "religious" significance. Indians do not use the term religious in the same way that we do; it is embedded into many aspects of their lives and their use of the land.

Since we have not yet finished the excavations, and since we do not know what artifacts are in fact in the ground, one cannot say the artifacts have no religious significance.

We may find an eccentric crescentic,

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for example, which is considered a sacred object by many Southern California Indian groups.

We may find an eagle burial which is also highly significant to Indians.

Finally, while I did stress that all archaeological sites are viewed as part of the cultural heritage of Southern California, I did not minimize its importance by using the word "merely." In fact, some Indians would prefer that archaeologists not excavate any sites for any reason.

The ethics of the archaeological profession are sensitive to this and state that one should not excavate a site that is not threatened by development, i.e., don't excavate a site just to excavate it.

Help to preserve at least a portion of the Indian cultural heritage.

Philip de Barros Head of Archaeology Program

The Telescope welcomes all letters to the editor. Letters must be typewritten (no more than 300 words) author's name, major and phone number. The Telescope reserves the right to edit letters for space and not to print letters containing lewd or libelous comments. Letters must be received by Monday at 3 p.m. to be considered for publication the next Monday. Letters can be dropped in the newsroom in TCB-1 or mailed to:

TheTelescope Palomar College 1140 West Mission Road San Marcos, CA 92069 Letters can also be sent via e-mail to telescope@palomar.edu

Brooklyn Davidoff

The Padres strike out And sell out too must admit, I'm a baseball fan, or more correctly a Padre fan. I went to 16 games in the 2000 season.

Most of those were in field level seats because I want to see almost every detail of every play, and I want to see our team.

Sitting up close to them is a rush.

Years ago, I was disappointed when we didn't re-sign Kevin Brown. I got more upset when the Padres gave Steve Finley away and decided Joey Hamilton's time had come to go. I thought as long as we have Tony Gwynn and Greg Vaughn everything was ok.

I'm not gonna name all my other favorite ex-Padres but Mark Sweeney was one of them. Then Sweeney and Vaughn were on their way to the Reds. I can't help but wonder, who's gonna be here to play in our new ballpark, if that ever gets built. We even lost Dave Stewart, our pitching coach.

Well, this year, we Padre fans have yet again another off-season of crossing our fingers and being angry about upper managements decisions.

In case you have no idea what I'm talking about. the Padres bought out Tony Gwynn's contract. He is 40, and he only played 36 games last season but he was batting a solid 323. average. You'd think after spend ing 19 years with one team Gwynn would receive more respect that that. But I guess not.

The Padres paid Gwynn $2 million rather than his 6 million that was in his contract for the 2001 season.

If you look online on the Padres Web site there is no mention of this at all.

Tony's lOth annual Celebrity Golf Classic is advertised and you ·can read the Tony files.

However the stingey buyout your contract part was not added to the updated page. Ironically enough on the padres Website a fan actually asked Gwynn what he would do if the Padres didn't resign him. "We'll find out because I have no decisions to make until they decide what they're going to do. If they pick me up I'm here. And if they don't we'll see.

I don't know I like it here. I love it here."

We probably won't be seeing one or more players next season, at least not in a Padres uniform, Brett Boone.

Humm. yeah I could see why anyone would want to get rid of him. Well, he's a great offensive player, and he even plays solid defense.

With a combination of Boone and Ryan Klesko in the outfield together, why would anyone want to keep them on the same team? Beats the hell out of the Padres management.

So the Padres bought out Boone's contract too, giving him $250,000, instead of his $4 million option.

Sure, I was upset when we got Boone and Klesko because I liked Wally Joyner and Quilveo Veras. But I think that was the smartest trade the Padres have made in years.

The Padres should have learned from their off-season of mistakes last year.

They don't need younger players. They need leadership among the ones we have.

They need seniority in the clubhouse and on the field. They need to work on their relationships with players, because if Mr. Padre Gwynn can get bought out why would any respectable player want to come here?

The Padres don't offer a stable career for anyone.

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

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Entertainment Boehm Gallery exhibits 'Spirit Explicit' Aitchison paints mystery into his expressionist art Sean O'Connor The Telescope

James Aitchison's exhibition at the Boehm Gallery, "Spirit Explicit," is comprehensive and challenging.

It is comprehensive because the 57 paintings and drawings in the gallery point to the range and evolution of Aitchison's style and vision. It is challenging because his work is highly abstract and draws from different historical periods and styles.

Aitchison is a Califurnia painter. He studied at Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles and at the La Jolla Art Center.

This exhibition covers Aitchison's journey as a painter over 36 years in places like California, New York, Ohio, Maryland and Europe.

Aitchison explains how the human figure has emerged with increasing frequency in his works during the past five years.

Viki Cole, the director of the Boehm Gallery, said, "I think it is very important for students to see a complete body of work."

"You can see the artist emerge.

The work becomes more sophisticated," Cole said.

She said it is easy to tell the early work from his later work.

The earlier work is more vernacular but the later work is more cohesive.

Harry Bliss, the retired director of the Boehm Gallery, said when a person looks at Aitchison's work he or she is on a "voyage of discovery."

Bliss said both he and Aitchison were educated at the same time, the late '60s and early ' 70s, and have been exposed to the same influences. He thought Aitchison's work is expressionistic, fanciful and full of light and colors.

"You have to use your head to find out what he is trying to say.

His paintings are sort of like puz-

zles that you are asked to solve," he said.

He said Aitchison paints "fragments of things." It is difficult to nail down what the artist is trying to say. Even the offcenter titles are designed to "extend the mystery."

Aitchison's artistic journey causes him to look at bits and pieces of what he sees and how they impress him. He does not attempt to display a photographic image. And viewers will see something different in each of his paintings every time they look at it.

For that reason, many peopk like to have one of these paintings in their homes, Bliss said.

There is always some new discovery in them. Bliss was impressed by Aitchison's rich palette.

One of the paintings Bliss found interesting was "Saint Frank," an oil on canvas. The modern Saint Frank doesn't look at all like the traditional Saint Francis, dressed in his brown monk's robe and cowl, with a small bird delicately perched in the palm of his hand.

The new Saint Frank is dressed in modern working man's clothes. Two oversized, almost unmanageable but lovable, dogs accompany him. One was howling; he was petting the other one.

Aitchison's version of St. Frank was contemporary, mirthful and humorous but in no way was it meant to be irreverent, Bliss said.

Another painting which he said would attract people to the exhibition was "Rising Crumb," Crumb was a celebrated underground cartoonist in the Bay area in the 1960s, especially known for "Zap," a cartoon viewed for its social commentary. The painting shows Crumb dead and alive.

"If you look closely, you can see his erection and resurrection," he said. Bliss said Aitchison may

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James Aitchison's "Rising Crumb" displayed at the Boehm Gallery. This and other of Aitchison's art¡ work can be seen at the Boehm Gallery until Nov. 16.

have another interpretation.

Another such painting is "The Anasazi Nightmare."

The Anasazi tribe disappeared from the Southwest many years ago, but their spirit goes off into the darkness. In the painting, Aitchison depicts the dead body and the departure of the -Spirit, Bliss said.

While he makes use of traditional, biblical and mythological figures, his techniques are quite modern. He uses bright colors.

His style is also atmospheric, dreamlike and intuitive all of which show the influences of the 1970s.

Gorky, Picasso, Kandinski, and others influenced him. "He uses an abstract,

expressionist style," Bliss said Aitchison has a studio in Oceanside. He will give two lectures at the gallery on this exhibition, Wednesday, Nov., 8, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. and Thursday, Nov., 9, lla.m .- 12 p.m.

"Spirit Explicit" will continue in the Boehm Gallery through Nov. 16.

'Stand and Deliver' questions race issues Lisa Lipsey The Telescope

Latino students are standing up on stage to Deliver a message: Racism in education is real and needs to be addressed. '"Stand and Deliver' raises some important questions about our educational system and racial discrimination," said Producer Michael Mufson.

Mufson has been teaching at Palomar College for six years, specializing in theatre.

He is producing "Stand and Deliver" in conjunction with "Speak Out," a special series on racism in education.

"Stand and Deliver" was adapted for the stage by Robert Bella from the screenplay by Ramon Menedez and Tom Musca.

"Stand and Deliver" tells the true story of Latino educator Jaime Escalante, played by Vincent Baca, and his math students.

The high school he teaches at has severe problems with gangs, drugs and dropouts.

"Where others see the students as hopeless victims, Escalante sees the hopes and dreams of

immigrant's children.

This Oscar-nominated drama tells the compelling story of Escalante's quest to inspire these forgotten kids to achievement and excellence," said Mufson.

Director Dr. Floyd Gaffney is a retired professor from UCSD's theatre department.

In addition to teaching theatre, he headed up the Black Studies Program t UCSD. Gaffney has also directed many shows throughout the United States and at the _Old Globe and San Diego Repertory Theatres.

Mufson and Gaffney hope that "Stand and Deliver," a play with a large Iatino cast will help draw students of color into the theatre.

"This powerful theatrical presentation is the springboard for our "Speak Out" discussion of racism in education to be held November 14 at 7 p.m. in the Howard Brubeck Theatre.

"Stand and Deliver" runs November 10, 11, 16, 17 and 18 at 8 p.m. and November 12 and 19 at 2 p.m ..

For further questions and ticket information contact the Howard Brubeck Theatre at (760) 744-1150 ext. 2453.

Jaime Escalante (Vincent Baca) points out an item to students played by Melissa Fransico, Irving Martinez and Carmen Solis in the play "Stand and Deliver."

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Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' re-released to anticipating fans It's a lot to try to squeeze into one song, and thus the bit becomes choppy and confusing.

It's back. Tim Burton's musiAt the end of his song the other cal cult-classic "The Nightmare main character, Sally, the rag Before Christmas" was re- doll, chimes in a few lines about released for the Halloween/ how she knows how he feels; an Christmas season on Oct. 27. emotion that is never fully Originally released for explained, nor ever brought up Halloween in 1993, it is the exact again. same film now as it was then.

Jack eventually finds himself No sequel, no new footage, no in Christmas Town, where he previously unrediscovers his leased goodies dream to bring to lure or entice Christmas back any one but the to Halloween true die-hard Town.

Burton fans.

After trying The movie unsuccessfully that was a big to recreate hit in the early Christmas, he '90s has decides to returned to be a make a brandmediocre one in new kind of the new millenRating: Christmas all nium. together and Directed by share it with the Henry Selick, world, glVmg (out of four stars) written by Santa Claus a Caroline vacation.

Thompson and reeren by: The plan has created in it ups and Tim Burton Buena Vista studowns and dios, the story some very takes place in funny scenes as the fictional land of Halloween a host of Halloween creepies try town. to make Halloween jolly and The plot is simple enough, Christmas scary at the same though at times cumbersome time. with the occasional misplaced There are some undeniably musical outbursts. hilarious scenes in this movie.

One such scene is titled aptly One such scene takes place as "Jack Laments," in which we dischildren around the world open cover his unhappiness at being their "Christmas" presents. only the Pumpkin King. It becomes to find twisted and demented overwhelming as they also try to versions of traditional gifts. include in his solo a longing for Some problems remain companionship, for something though, lingering in an awkward new, and for people to under- aftertaste from the original stand him. release. Along with the clumsy Kelli Davis

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Jack Skellington sings to Sally in the re-release of Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas.

arrangements of songs, there is little to no real plot developed between characters.

Take, for example, the two main characters Jack and Sally.

Throughout the movie, they have little to no interaction.

Yet, in the last three minutes of

the movie, they suddenly "click" and discover they are soul mates; it takes all of 20 seconds for this realization to take place.

It would have been nice to see a little bit of dialogue between the two, something to establish a relationship.

Also prevalent throughout the flick was the sense of "Boo! Aren't I creepy?" as the movie makes a desperate grab at frightening, but only manages to clutch onto kind of spooky.

In a somewhat exhausted attempt to be evil, one gets the feeling that the writers may be trying a bit too hard.

However, the movie is geared at a younger audience, being rated PG, and most likely has a greater effect on children age junior high and younger.

It cannot be ignored, though, that "The Nightmare Before Christmas" has some excellent footage and graphics.

Still nothing that wasn't in the first production, it is none the less quite amazing.

Burton teams up puppets, claymation and a of computer graphics to create a very viable and realistic world.

It is definitely a huge jump forward in technology from the clay stop-action ."Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" of the previous generation.

Aside from the misplaced songs, the soundtrack is really quite good.

I can almost guarantee that you will walk out of the theater humming at least one of the songs.

The movie is not spell binding, nor does it send chills up the spine of good-hearted Americans.

If you are looking for a movie that will scare you into sleeping with the light on, this probably isn't your flick.

But if you are looking for some interesting animation and a fairly funny story, then Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" is a good pick.

'Two Family House' is a full house of nothing problem with Conway is his role is redundant.

Conway's part is excessive and There aren't any special effects offensive, such as when he urior even any fancy costumes in nates in Visole's presence. It "Two Family House," just a conseems as if the character comfused story with an odd cast of mands attention, but the dialogue actors, who make for a long and scenes drown out the film. night.

Nothing is gained from the charThe saxophone plays nicely in acter; he's there and then he's the background as the names of gone. the characters are displayed. As It's strange. Watching Conway the music fades, the voice of a and hearing the narrator doubles crucial character is introduced. the boredom. Luckily, Conway "Two Family . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , leaves the film House," uses this about halfway character's voice through. to guide the film.

Another This technique strange is nothing new sequence m and really gives "Two Family the film an ordiHouse" is the nary feel. birth of the Michael baby.

For Rispoli plays some reason.

Buddy Visole. the baby is the primary charRating: black. acter.

K e I I y Visole is an Macdonald Italian-American plays Mary (out of four stars) who dreams of O'Neary and owning a bar she is not Starring: with live enterAfricantainment.

American.

Michael Rispoli This bar creThe baby's ates the crux of color creates Kelly Macdonald the film. Visole controversy, wants to tum a Katherine Narducci causing confubroken-down sion and starthouse he owns ing a deviation into the bar. from the film that takes over the But once Visole goes to the displeasure created by the drunk. house, he finds a young pregnant Now it is this controversy that wife and an old, dirty drunk still stops the film from being living there. enjoyed.

The drunken old man is Jim Suddenly there is a crazy O'Neary, played by Kevin drunk paired with a young beauConway. The drunken man's tiful wife; capped off by a black aggressive mood toward Visole is baby, to whom the baby's paterfelt. nity is unknown.

The acting is belligerent, loud, These strange occurrences are in-your-face, and rude. The not explained in the story, nor are Ramin Falahi The Telescope

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they set up logically, making the film cluttered with confusion and boring.

Nothing about the baby's color is relevant in the story. Mary gets treated differently because she gave birth to a black baby, such as being called disrespectful names.

These scenes were also unnecessary, keeping the story from being interesting.

Macdonald, involved in the beginning scenes with Conway, creates the only escape from boredom in this mixed-up drama.

Macdonald takes on a disposition of postpartum depression, mixed with anger at the world, worthy

of an Oscar nomination.

Her acting accurately represents how a mother with problems would feel and act.

Her eyes created her different moods with ease. It only takes a simple glance to be drawn into Mary O'Neary.

Watching Macdonald partially takes away the los created by the story.

More laughs instead of a crazy drunk and over-used issues of race could have changed the film's flow.

Rispoli shows the remnants of a tough Italian guy in the film, but Director Raymond De Felitta displays an imperfect character.

Rispoli's acting is good. He

showcases a charm and verve for life that make the character interesting, but in the end, the film just doesn't please.

Estelle Visole. played by Katherine Narducci, brings a strong feminine presence to the film. But Estelle's dialogue, which is mostly arguments with, or about, Visole, is all too common.

It's like walking in someone's house and hearing an argument a couple is having about a house.

Leaving the scene seems right, an impulse that comes up while watching "Two Family House."

If not for Mary O'Neary, the film is an ultimate bore.

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Vincent Pastore and Michael Rispoli ponder life in general (or that fine looking redhead) in "Two Family House." Rispoli looks like a dropout from a ''Godfather" movie.

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Above: B-Real

The National Orange Show Events Center In San Bernardino, California, played host to the 3rd annual Cypress Hill "Smoke Out" on Oct. 7th, 2000 Fans of all races and ages flocked to Southern California, for the event.

The music festival got bigger and better.

In its short, three-year history this festival has built a reputation for attracting some of the biggest names in the music industry.

This year Dr. Green thumb featured Cypress Hill, SX-10, Long Beach Dub All Stars, 311, System of The Down, Pennywise, Redman, Erik Sermon, Gangstar, XZBIT, Dilated Peoples, Medusa, Limp Bizkit and many others.

They helped celebrate in front of the largest hip hop party ever.

The "Smoke Out" lived up to its name; chronic aroma filled the air from beginning to end.

Over 65,000 peaceful fans enjoyed the all day festival. It was 14 non-stop hours of live acts, playing on four gigantic stage areas; psychedelic laser shows, massive munchie gardens and a fierce fireworks show for the grand finale.

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Focus Student from Ivory Coast follows family to California Part one of three Palomar College has 318 international students from 48 countries. Starting with th1s article and continuing in the next two issues, three international students will be profiled.

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Alia Fakhry followed the lead of her brother and sister, and is taking classes at Palomar College, far from her home in the Ivory Coast.

She said she will stay in the United States longer than she expected because of civil unrest in her home country.

When Alia Fakhry left home for Palomar College this summer, she knew she would be away for awhile. But the way things have gone back home since she left, she expects this to be a longer trip than she had planned.

Fakhry, a freshman at Palomar, graduated from the Community International School , Abidjan, Ivory Coast, in May. Like most of her 25 ICS classmates - mostly children of U.S. Embassy personnel and African Development Bank employees - she headed to a U.S. college after graduation.

Fakhry's choice of schools was easy - her brother and sister are Palomar alumni. "They loved it here," she said. But the west coast location leaves her far from her high school friends, most of whom enrolled in eastern schools.

Fakhry shares a house in Rancho Bernardo with her brother, Faycal, and sister, Fatme. Faycal, a 1999 UCSD graduate with a B.S. in computer science, is a Web site designer. Fatme is working on an undergraduate degree in psychology at SDSU. Fakhry is undecided about her major. "Either graphic design or visual production," she said. "I want to do visual production, but it's really hard to find a job after, so that's why I'm undecided.''

In the meantime, she is working on her general education requirements. This semester she is taking religious studies, art, counseling and ESL. She also works 15 hours a week in the cafeteria.

Faycal drives her to and from school every day. It's an arrangement she intends to change as soon as possible- as

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She hasn't made many American friends at Palomar, she said. So far, at least, she prefers the company of her fellow international students. She is a member of the International Student Club and attends their meetings regularly. "We all stay together.

We share different cultures and languages," she said.

She has plenty to share: Born in Ivory Coast_of Shi ¡ i Muslim Lebanese parents, she speaks French and Arabic as well as English. Her father emigrated to Ivory Coast 35 years ago, but maintains close ties with his family in Zrarieh, near Tyre, in southern Lebanon.

Ivory Coast is a former French colony on the west coast of Africa. Until last December, it was an island of calm - if not a model democracy - in a region of turmoil. A military coup in December was intended to correct the inequities between the Christians in the south and the Muslims in the north, but failed to do so.

Recent elections were flawed, according to Uni ted Nations,

Organization of African Unity and U.S. observers. The military dictator disqualified his rivals from running, then declared himself the winner.

When he refused to call for a new election, he was deposed.

The remaining factions then began fighting among themselves. A shaky peace is in place, but Ivory Coast is looking more like its dysfunctional neighbors than its old. stable self Fakhry laments the upset condition of her country. Her parents have returned to their home in Lebanon, leaving her uncle to take care of the family businesses in Ivory Coast.

During the violence following the election, her uncle had to barricade himself and his family in their house in Abidjan.

But she is confident that her country will return to normal, and her fami ly will be reunited there. "As soon as the election is over, everything will go back as it used to be," she said.

"I don't believe it's going to be bad. It's not like Nigeria. It's totally different. Everything's going to come back."

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Playstation2 has n1akings of another holiday craze Deborah Lohse TMSCampus

Around this time in 1983, parents around the country were beating each other up to get their hands on a Cabbage Patch Kid. A perplexing shortage in 1994 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers spurred many Toys R Us stores to ration them one to a family.

And two years ago, savvy collectors pocketed $150 or more in markups by stockpiling the Furby.

Here we go again.

Thursday, Sony's hotly anticipated Sony PlayStation2 became the latest, most expensive inductee into the Hall of Fame of hot, hard-to-get pre-Christmas items that inexplicably grip the country in a frenzy almost every year.

Even though the PlayStation is pricier, more technologically advanced and more adult-oriented than Elmo and the Ninja Turtles, it has all the elements of Christmas crazes past, marketing experts say: a highly fortuitous mixture of advertisingstoked demand scarcity and savvy marketing that doesn't insult its audience.

"Part of what feeds a frenzy is the lack of supply of a product," said Melissa Williams, an analyst with Gerard Klauer Mattison in New York. "The only difference with Sony is the order of magnitude."

That alchemic mixture is expected to torpedo the PlayStation - $299 price tag and all - past other year-2000

holiday "It" toy contenders such Furbys and Cabbage Patch as mini-scooters and electronic Kids were reportedly changing dogs like Poo-Chi. hands in privately negotiated "It's no surprise that there's deals for three times or more their one hot thing again this year," retail value in the days leading up said Ron Goodstein, a marketing to Christmas. Sony's consoles, professor at the McDonough meanwhile, are being priced over School of Business at $900 on eBay. Georgetown University. In addi"I don't think I need to make a tion to the scarcity value, caused big ad here," said one seller in his by a shortage of parts industry- eBay posting. "Better get while wide, Sony "did a good job of you can." advertising before the release," Pent-up demand leads nicely he said. to another component of a The hysteria began respectable frenzy: finding a few Wednesday, as throngs of largely "early adopters" to proselytize male, 20-something enthusiasts the virtues of the snazzy games stacked up outside Krnarts, Wal- and keen graphics. Hype over Marts and other stores to be Cabbage Patch Kids and Tickle among the lucky 500,000 recipi- Me Elmo got fevered after Amy ents of the first of a batch of 1.3 Carter and Oprah Winfrey, million consoles Sony plans to respectively, were seen toting photo courtesy Sony Computer Electronics release by Christmas. them.

Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 2 is an intriguing middle step in the evoluAlthough toy marketers freIn that regard, Sony's got a tion of video games - somewhat like the first fish to pop out legs quently walk a fine line between great foot soldier in Scott Ong, a and awkwardly scramble onto the beach. underestimated demand and ere- 23-year-old San Francisco elecating fake shortages - a charge trician who spent Wednesday product buzz going. "These are two little girls gushing "We're that rang with each announced night traveling the Bay Area to the kids who are going to be into Barbies." Once they sound"retirement" of popular Beanie â&#x20AC;˘ find a store with available game seen as cool," he said. "All of a ed that false-sounding note, Babies - experts say it's "con- consoles. He started at the San sudden all the parties are going "nobody believed them anyveniently true" that component Francisco Metreon, visited two to be at their house. If the prod- more," he said. parts are in scarce supply for the stores in nearby Colma, Calif., uct delivers, it's going to spread One thing that clearly sets Playstation, along with other and landed at 3 a.m. at a Santa demand."

Playstation apart is its cost. electronic gadgets.

Clara, Calif., Krnart, on a tip Experts said Sony also helped "Probably cost has become An earthquake in Taiwan cut from a friend, and was rewarded tip itself into a full-fledged craze one of the ingredients of a supplies of one particular two hours later with a ticket, with its marketing campaign, craze," said Charles Panati, Pokemon Game Boy game last number 15, entitling him to one which doesn't overreach into the author of the book "Panati's year, helping feed that frenzy, of the 20 available systems when realm of corny or manipulative. Parade of Fads, Follies and some said. the store opened at 8 a.m.

Instead, they feature movie-trail- Manias."

PlayStation is also following "There's 500,000 of these in er-style snippets of the games Although Panati and others in the fine tradition of the Furby the country and I have one of themselves, rather than presenting say next year's "it" toy could and Cabbage Patch Kids by them," said a triumphant Ong. an obvious "isn't this cool?" com- easily fall back to the more norcommanding a steep black-mar- "It's kind of a rush thing," he said mercial script. mal $30 to $35 price point, "if ket markup by enterpri ing types of the adventure.

Goodstein recalled that Mattei it's a little more than mom and who have gotten their hands on a Goodstein said people like flopped with a Barbie commer- dad can afford, it's all the more few hard-to-get products.

Ong are vital to keeping a good cial years ago that ended with desirable," he said.

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orts NCAA Basketball players group seek Shutting out the competition a piece of $68 pie Dick Jerardi TMS Campus

PHILADELPHIA - They have been called the world's largest unpaid labor force.

They are the approximately 4,000 collegians who have a Division I men's basketball scholarship.

At the end of every season, the best of the best are put on display in the NCAA Tournament. The gigantic tournament television contract generates 93 percent of the NCAA's annual revenue. A new contract with CBS worth $6 billion over 11 years begins in 2003.

(((The NCAA) is one of the most profitable non-profit organizations in the world."

-Broderick Hicks, SBC member

On the 318 campuses where Division I basketball is played, there are more and more "student-athletes" wondering aloud just why they are subject to such stringent rules when they are the labor that makes so many other people so much cash.

• Coaches can come and go as they please. Administrators can negotiate giant TV contracts.

Bureaucrats can make rules nobody understands.

The players just play.

Within the last year or so, those administrators and bureaucrats have made noises about changing some of the guidelines for coaches. The coaches weren't happy.

So the National Association of Basketball Coaches went to the players and suggested maybe they should form their own group, so that their long-silent voices could be heard.

Under the auspices of the NABC, the Student Basketball Council was formed earlier this year. The NCAA was not happy.

Why would it want the unpaid labor force to have a voice in issues that affect them? The NCAA itself always decided such issues - in the best interests of the "student-athletes," of course.

Approximately 80 percent of the SBC's 48 members met last month in Dallas. Earlier, many of them had spoken via several conference calls.

Duke's Shane Battier, a frontrunner for national Player of the Year, ran the meeting. All 31 conferences have SBC representatives.

Changes are coming. The players just hope that somebody, anybody, will listen to them.

"It would be nice if they would make their financial statements public so we know where all this money is going," said board member Broderick Hicks, a junior at Wake Forest. "They want to monitor what's going on among us. We need to monitor where the money we're making for them is going.

"There can't be a double stan-

dard. They can watch us, but nobody watches them. They're one of the most profitable nonprofit organizations in the world."

When the NCAA began suspending players such as St. John's Erick Barkley and Michigan's Jamal Crawford last season for accepting "illegal benefits" while in prep school, a red flag was raised. Why is the NCAA involved before players even get to college? Should it be involved? Somehow, a benefactor helping a kid through prep school violated the NCAA's "amateurism" rule.

When the NCAA decided it understood what was right and what was wrong about summer recruiting, another red flag was raised. How would it know?

What would it know?

The NCAA was and is concerned about image. It is concerned about protecting the fiefdom it has created.

It worked that way in 1906 when the NCAA was formed . It works that way today.

These days, big-time football supports entire athletic programs.

Basketball supports the NCAA. The players would like a piece. They understand a ton of money is transferred from CBS to the CAA, and they're not getting any of it.

"We may not pay tuition, but it's not free," Hicks said. "I think the whole free education thing is just to pacify us and the public. I know the schools don't want to pay their athletes, and I don't think the schools should. I think the NCAA should. That way, they can monitor and make sure nobody's getting any more than anybody else." · This month, the NCAA's Basketball Issues Committee is set to meet. Unlike last year's 27member panel, which had no active coaches, this 16-member committee has five active coaches, including two of the most high-profile men in the sport, Duke's Mike K.rzyzewski and Kentucky's Tubby Smith.

What will come out of this is anybody's guess. The NCAA, at least, acknowledges the coaches should have a voice. The players are another step removed from the process.

When the SBC's executive council met for the fir t time at the Final Four in Indianapolis, Battier was elected chairman.

He's smart, articulate and committed. And he knows the issues.

"The rules are so rigid," Battier told ESPN.com. "We need rules, but there should be some leeway. Anything to further education, as long as it's a third party who is sincerely worried about the individual's academic standing, should be allowed.

There shouldn't be anything wrong with that. It's common sense, but there seems to be less common sense now than ever before."

The players know all about the $6 billion.

"We were trying to figure out ways that some of this money could actually be seen by some of the players," Wilkins said.

"Like, where is it going?"

A very good question.

Meanwhile, the bands play on.

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Palomar's Eric Maguire keeps the ball from Imperial Valley defenders in Wednesday's game. The Comets shut out visiting Imperial Valley in a 4-0 victory.

Playoff chances even bigger this season Height won't be an issue this season, team looks to return to postseason play Mark Schneider The Telescope

The fall semester is half over, but for the Palomar College men's basketball team it's only the beginning. It's the beginning of long practices, long road trips and running until they vomit.

However painful it may seem, this is what it will take for the Comets to continue the success they have become accustomed to.

Although 30 students tried out for this year's team, second-year coach Virgil Watson has narrowed it down to 14 players, six of them red-shirting.

With an overall record of 1515, and a conference record of 93, Palomar won the Pacific Coast Conference Championship last season. To add to the success, the team also earned a berth in the

Men's Basketball PREVIEW state playoffs. They were not able to advance past the first round, but they are expecting to make a return trip this season.

Watson and his team of assistants consist of John O'Neill, Dave Turner, David Morris and J.J. Santa Cruz. They believe that with the experience of last year's championship run, the returning players are more prepared for the challenges of a new season.

"Our guys are a year stronger," said Watson.

After losing Dante Carey (San Francisco State) and Grant Brittian (Arizona State), the Comets are counting on return-

ing players, along with the upcoming freshman to pick up the slack.

Last year's team was full of talent but they lacked height, something that won't be a problem this season.

Five players are 6-5 or taller.

Leading the team is Eric Walton who stands 6-8 and is practically unstoppable in the paint.

Anthony Bolton, 6-6, was a 1999-2000 all-conference selection last season. A sharp shooting guard, Bolton is considered amazingly agile for a man his size.

They have also acquired Lamar Abbott, 6-4, a freshman out of Vista H.S. and a force in the lane. Sophomore guard Charlie Mercado, 6-2, also an all-conference member last season is a deadly three-point shooter anywhere within half court.

Chris Featherly, Reshawd Cobbs, Patrick Freeman and Ryan Meier are also expected to make important contributions.

The Comets have a long season ahead, and the team has a long way to go to get back into the state tournament. From the looks of it, once they get going they are going to be tough to stop.