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Palomar shortens semesters and offers more options Julie Devaney

semester would allow Palomar to offer both a four week winter session in January and a 12Shorter semesters mean more week summer schedule which choices for students. includes two 6-week day Palomar College is considering Summer class sessions and an shortening its 17 -week semester eight-week evening Summer calendar to 16, resulting in added session. The eight-week sesclass choices for students and sion overlaps both six-week slightly longer classes. sessions.

The Enrollment Management "I think it is really just giving Task Force meets and brain- students . more choice," said storms this Christine issue about Barkley, twice a month. president of The task the faculty force is made senate. up of approxi"What I am 20 mately hearing is giVIng members, that many including stupeople are dents, faculty, very much in administration favor of havand classified mg more staff. options for -Chris Barkley, students to It is to make recommendapresident faculty senate have other tions for ways classes like we can better serve students and the winter session and the two also ways to increase enrollsummer sessions and in order to ment and better utilize our facildo that we need the 16-week ities, all those things rolled into semester," said Barkley. one. And try to find ways we Santa Monica Community can manage our enrollment and College made similar changes manage the increase," said 10 years ago. Pierce College Palomar Interim President Jack Randall.

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students more choice."

Julie Devaney/ The Telescope Calvin One Deer Gavin, director of Palomar's Gear Up program, helps a group of San Marcos Middle School students at Gear Up's After School Academy.

Palomar and Gear Up seek $2.1 million grant Julie Devaney The Telescope

Palomar College in partnership with the San Marcos Unified School District and the Boys and Girls Club of San Marcos are pursuing a $2.1 million grant through the U.S. Department of Education's 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant Program.

Palomar already helps to operate the federally funded Gear Up program at San Marcos Middle School.

Gear Up stands for Gaining Early Awareness and · Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. It targets the 6th, 7th and 8th grade levels.

It offers a variety of services and early intervention programs to help make college possible for students.

"This proposal is to compliment what we are already doing through Gear Up," said the Director of Gear Up/ Federal Student Support Programs at Palomar College, Calvin One Deer Gavin.

The Gear Up program at San Marcos Middle School has pos1t1ve outcomes on SAT 9 scores, attendance, student behavior and intreased awareness of "college knowledge," Gavin said. .

This is the second such collaboration between Palomar, the school district and the Boys and ·Girls Club.

"There is never enough of monies necessary for the work that we are doing to help all students," said Gavin.

In addition to expanding the After School Academy at

San Marcos Middle School obtaining the 21st Century grant will allow the expansion of Gear Up's after school academies to include sites at San Marcos Academy, Alvin Dunn Elementary and San Marcos High School.

The potential of this grant getting funded is based on a nationwide competition and the ability of the district partners to garner letters of commitment from local businesses, social service agencies and community organizations.

Gavin has written numerous letters asking for support for the community. Some at Palomar who have responded are, Trio, Upward Bound, Disabled Students Programs see Academy page 5

Summer school is a four-day week Daniele Boldt

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The governing board proposed to shorten the summer session.

This is in line with energy -saving strategies· during San Diego County's power crisis.

"It is essential to find ways to save energy as each day is crucial," said Jack Randall, interim president of Palomar College.

Randall said the change to a four-day schedule is a decision that will save energy, costs and will benefit both faculty and students.

Randall said he feels that conservation of energy will help prevent blackouts on campus and a depletion of electricity.

This summer, the college will remain open four days a week, Monday through Thursday, from May 21 through Aug. 19.

While students and faculty will have the same number of contact hours for courses, they will meet for longer periods.

Traditionally, the college has had a five-day week during summer sessions. There . will be two sessions this summer.

Five more officers hired, but some faculty unhappy Brooke Davidoff The Telescope

Palomar College hired five more community service officers March 14. Tom Plotts, the director of public safety programs and the campus police department, said there was a need for more visibility on campus. He also said there were increased calls for police escorts after dark The U.S. Department of Justice provided Palomar with an armed police force, beginning in spring of 1999. The director of campus security, Mike Alleman, said, "We are encountering more and more need for better law enforcement responsible for the various types of crimes that are occurring in our district, such as car theft, burglary,

personal theft, etc."

Back then Alleman stressed the the reason for the security department's increase was not the result of danger on campus.

Chris Barkley, president of the faculty senate, objected at the governing board meeting March 13.

She said there were other ways to handle campus situations. The first reaction shouldn't be, "Let's hire more police," she said. _ The new community service officers are going to be paid from parking fees. In 1997 the campus police made over $95,000 from parking tickets. The money they collect goes into two campuspolice accounts.

"If all they are doing is citing people without parking permits then we've over payed for parking

this semester," Jose Pesarillo a Palomar student said. "I've never seen the campus security at night here, but I do feel safe knowing that they are on campus somewhere," he added.

Plotts said there were a number of incoming calls due to the incidents at Santana High School.

"Although I recognize the need to reassure students and staff that Palomar College is proactive for their safety, simply hiring more police officers is not the answer."

Barkley said,"The problems with violence which have occurred on school campuses are more likely to be avoided by all of us being vigilant and aware of threats or depression on the part of students or staff and quickly reacting to these warning signs."

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Palomar hosts alumni reunion

Health Center offers HIV tests

Graduates and friends of graduates are invited to meet at Palomar the weekend of April 7 for the third annual Palomar alumni reunion.

The combination all day, allclass reunion and open house begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 7 with a continental breakfast inside the Friendship Pavilion between parking lots 1 and 2.

There will also be lectures, demonstrations, music , and a women's softball game between Long Beach City College, Cypress College, and Palomar.

The softball game as well as breakfast, lunch, and an evening performance of "Carmina Burana," by the Palomar Chorale & Orchestra, are free to those with reservations.

During the day, several facilities will be open and available for touring, including the Palomar Library, Wellness Center, arboretum, and the Boehm Art Gallery.

For more information, call the Palomar College Advancement Office at (760) 744-1150, ext.

2733.

The Palomar College Health Center has announced that it will be offering free and confidential HIV testing. This service is a cooperative venture between North County Health Services and the Palomar Health Center.

Testing will take place Mondays between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the San Marcos campus.

Appointments are required.

The testing procedure will be different than what most people are used to. It is a new testing method known as OraSure HIV. The nurse takes a speciallytreated cotton fiber pad that is attached to a nylon stick and inserts the pad into your mouth for two to five minutes.

After the sample is taken it will be sent to a lab to be analyzed, and the results will be sent back in about one week.

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The Palomar College Symphony Orchestra, along with the Palomar Chorale and the Grossmont Master Chorale, will present "Carrnina Burana" April 7 and 8.

The performance, which consists of both orchestra and chorus , will be held at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido Concert Hall.

"Carmina Burana" is a Romantic piece by German composer Carl Orff that features a very intense percussive style.

Tickets are available at the Palomar Box Office, (760) 7441150, ext. 2453 from noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday.

They are also available through the CCAE by calling 1800-988-4253.

Admission is $6 for students, $8 for military or seniors and $10 for the general public. · Seating is first come first served. No seats will be reserved. Group rates are also available.

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Casey Cornick talks to students Cornelia Hopkins and Stephen Haywood about marketing concepts for Internet designers, and multi-media specialists at Palomar's Career Day event held March 28.

Art scholarship deadline nears

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Palomar offers $4, 100 in Art Scholarships.

The Art Department will be awarding scholarships ranging from $100 to $1000 for the Spring 2001 semester.

Applications can be picked up from the rack located outside the Art Department office (D-14).

They are due, along with a copy of the applicant's current class schedule, April 9.

All applicants must participate in a judged competition: Samples of the applicant's art must be brought in April 12 by 10:30 a.m. to be evaluated by faculty.

Fallbrook Art Association is offering a $1000 scholarship to a student who is a North County resident majoring in fine art and planning to transfer in the fall of 2001.

Lake San Marcos Art League is offering a $100 scholarship: The Eric Johnson Memorial Scholarship will be awarding three scholarships of $500.

The Ceramics Guild is awarding three $500 scholarships for students interested in threedimensional art such as ceramics, glass, sculpture, metalworking, and more.

Contact Anthony Lugo for more information, (760) 7441150 ext. 2313 or Mark Hudelson, (760) 744-1150 ext. 2979.

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Graphic communications present·s annual career day Jo Appleton The Telescope

Palomar College's Graphic Communications Department hosted its annual Career Day Wednesday, March 28. Industry professionals gl!.ve speeches on different topics relating to the field that included multimedia, game development, electronic publishing, graphic design, job search and resumes.

Three simultaneous presentations were given every hour throughout the day to help students explore their future expectations in the graphics design field.

Graphics Communication director Neil Bruington invited YES-TV. com CEO Larry Hall to give a demonstration on Web design with Flash. The presentation taught participants how to get into the business of high profile Web sites using the Flash program.

The program is "developed by Macromedia and allows developers to stream their product, the Web site, to the user in real time," Hall said.

Casey Cornick, a job developer at the Career Center in Escondido, gave students marketing information for Internet designers, multimedia specialists and Web masters. The center is partnered with Palomar and is located next to the Escondido Center. The Career Center makes available free career services to students as well as community members.

Palomar student Keith Elsner, 36, said thr.

Career Day offered a lot of information he already learned in class, but he said he "gained a perspective of what's going on in the market today." .

Elsner 's friend, Ken DeWoody, a self-taught media graphics freelancer, said the job search and resume class gave creative information on getting a resume past human resources. · "Putting· it in a pizza box and dressing up as a pizza guy," DeWoody said, was one suggestet> way to do it. .

Graphics communication student Daigo Chiku, 22, said he felt the classes were informative but not what he was looking for.

"Most of the classes were for Web design. I was mainly looking for something about digital publishing," he said.

Visitors also had an opportunity to hear about the courses, the Associate of Arts degree, and certificates offered by the Graphic Communications department, assistant graphics professor Lillian Payne said. Classes are offered at the Palomar and Escondido campuses days, evenings and Saturdays, she said.

Speeches were also given on Web authoring, print services, pre-press, publishing and advertising.

For additional information about the certificate program and classes, contact Payne at (760) 7441150 ext. 3078.

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Speak Out! Do you think Palo111ar College needs 111ore security guards?

Dana Blackburn Undecided

· "No, we're old enough to take care of ourselves."

Rob Cruz Music

"I think we ' re fine, considering the minimal problems we have."

Wesley Tielens PreMed

Adam Herd Psychology

Angela Quinata Nursing

"Hell no, they intimidate the students, they should dress like clowns."

"No, I don' t see any problems, and I live right by here."

"We need more, I've never seen any around."

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The Telescope ·• Monday, April 2, 2001 State San Marcos,"' Barkley been done that show when you said. have the same class offered in She also said that classes stuthe short term and also in the continued from page 1 dents are not able to get into at regular semester length, stuthe university level may be dents usually do better when it's in a short term .. offered at another starting time and others have followed suit.

"The fastest growing colleges "We have become something here at Palomar.

"Well, we know we are going in the nation are National of a model," said Santa Monica to be growing because, of University and University of College Public Information course, North County is grow- Phoenix and both of them offer Officer Bruce Smith. "It works short term courses. My personal really well. It allows us to get ing by leaps and bounds and we opinion is that community colwant to make sure that we can more students in," Smith said. leges have missed the boat for Another change the accommodate that growth, so a lot of years by not doing more Emollment Management Task · that's why we are trying to manof this," Randall said.

Force recommended is to make age it," Barkley said.

"One of the proposals, if and "But we want to make sure the Monday-Wednesday classes when there is a the same length Palomar center in as TuesdayPoway, the initial Thursday classes which are 120 "The fa~test growing colleges in the draft of the educational program talks minutes long.

Friday classes nation are National University and the about offering all would be in 3- University of Phoenix and both of them courses on a short term basis Randall hour blocks.

"We are hoping offer short-term courses. My personal said.

Both Randall to get · this in that community colleges and Barkley agree place by 2002- opinion is 2003, but we have missed the boat for a lot of years there is very little opposition to these want to make sure proposals. we have allowed by not doing more of this."

Barkley said for enough dia-John Randall some instructors logue so that people feel comfortinterim president Palomar College might need to change syllabi. able making what "In the first year could be a considthat what we are offering is what of implementation, every faculty erable change," Barkley said. member will have to adjust," students want, in other words, "It's a win-win for everyone, Randall said. based on Santa Monica's experibecause the students rather than ence, having the option of a winThe latest recommendation having to go 17 and a half weeks ter session and having more taken in by the task force is to like they are now only have to give an exit poll or a 30-minute options for summer, so that you go to school 16 weeks to finish questionnaire, polling 15 to 20 can have a longer vacation and the same courses. Faculty are now teaching 17 and a half then just go to the second sum- percent of the overall population.

It would ask questions like "Why weeks can teach 16 weeks and mer session," Barkley said. did you choose to come to Barkley said that for people earn the same amount of Palomar?" "What would you like who really want to get through money," Randall said. to see that we are not offering?" college quickly it's ideal.

Barkley said one of the "They would actually have "What is it that you liked or didn't advantages of the changes is seven different opportunities in like at Palomar?" Barkley said. the fall starting time will then Randall said marketing will which they could be taking one coincide with California State be discussed at the next meetor two classes, concentrating University at San Marcos and intensely on them and getting ing. They will discuss the proSan Diego State University. through faster than just going posals in April.

"Psychologically students "We would like to start with won't be saying, 'Oh I have to fall and spring semester," d the semester changes beginning Barkley said. go back a week earlier than my Summer 2002," Barkley said.

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Those were not the only reasons for the switch.

If you've been hearing someBranch felt that the mix of thing different on your radio lately, don't adjust your dial. It hip-hop and alternative didn't gu together very well. is just KKSM's new format.

"Under the format we had, we Palomar's radio station, were cutting up the audience which is broadcast on AM too much," he said.

1320, has finished a format The task of actually changing change that added more adult the format took approximately a alternative to the station's playlist. • Previously, the sta- month, Branch said.

The biggest job involved in tion played alternative during the switch was screening new the day and hip-hop or rap durmusic. ing the evening.

This was a task that fell to the There were several reasons station's two for the music direcswitch tors, Ben ,which was Allen and essentially M a r k completed Camperell. last week. "Under the format we This was a The largest huge job, was the fact had, we were cutting simply that hip-hop up the audience too because of not does the amount sound good much."

-Rob Rranch of music that on the AM had to be lisfrequency, general manager KKSM tened to, said Richard Clements Clements, said.

KKSM's program director.

The station had over 1,000 AM does not have the range CDs that needed to be sorted or amount of bass that FM does, Clements said. Another big through and considered for plus in switching to a more play.

Normally, a change like this alternative format is the fact that there is a lot of local and would take the better part of a independent music that can be semester, but this was ·finished in weeks, Branch said. played, he added.

While its primary format is Alternative also allows for now strictly adult alternative, more variety within the genre, KKSM will continue to air stuClements said.

Rob Branch, KKSM's general dent-run specialty shows featuring different types of music, as manager, said that big labels often use college stations as well as talk, at times throughout the week. testing grounds for new alternaKKSM is a student-run radio tive music.

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ver been lost while driving in your car late at night alone? Who hasn't been in that position? I get lost all the time and if I didn't have my trusty cell phone who knows what kinds of bad things could have happened to cute innocent little me.

When I'm on my way somewhere I call the people that I'm on my way to see, so if I don't make it there they know something is wrong.

People talk about how driving with a cell phone is a hazard to the person driving and talking as well as other drivers. Lots of things are the cause of ·accidents. From talking to people in the car with you, to yelling at your children, even changing your radio station. Some drivers don't pay attention to the road, even when they are not on their cell phone.

Most people keep their cell phones in a handy place so that when they are driving and they hear it ring they don't have to look for it.

Cell phone using drivers are not stupid, they know like everyone else that driving fast and not paying attention to the road is not a safe thing to do. These people are not suicidal, and they are aware of the hazards. But you can't deny them the right to talk on their phone. When they want to.

It really only takes one hand to drive an automatic car, so the other hand can be used for the cell phone. And new inventions are created everyday, like the hands-free phones, and cell phones with head sets.

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Fifteen states have tried to pass bills and laws against cell phones. Hear that? They tried. The problem isn't that large, or it would have been passed. Drinking and driving, that was proven to be an un-safe thing, and because of that it is illegal in all states.

Technology has sprouted, and now people have TV's in their cars, computers and fax machines. Now these things should not be allowed to be used in cars.

That is one of the most distracting things I've seen while driving on the freeway. Looking at the car in front of you trying to figure out what they are watching.

Cell phones are great, and more than 85 percent of cell phone owners use their phones while driving. Which only goes to show that those owners don't see any huge risk in using their phones when driving. , If I'm stuck in traffic I'll call someone. Why not. Like

it's any more safe to play with my radio, or try to find my favorite tape.

During the rolling blackouts I called my brother at home while I was driving home from school to ask if the power was out at home. On my way to night school, which takes me at least an hour thanks to I 15 north traffic, I talk to people.

Attention spans are not a set thing, one can't say that if you weren't on the phone while driving you would be concentrating on the road. There are lots of things that distract people. From arguments they had thaf day, to stuff going on in the news.

This is America, the land of the free, the home of the if I want to talk on my cell phone while I'm driving, I'm going to. If the government restricts cell phone usage, what else Mathey going to rip from the hands of its citizens?

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eople jabbering on their cell phones while driving really tick me off, especially when they start changing speed in front of me.

The problem is that operating a vehicle needs the driver's attention, and talking on the cell phone while driving increases the chance of an automobile accident.

There is a lot of evidence that talking on a cell phone while driving increases car accident.

When the distracted driver reaches to grab the phone while driving 70 miles per hour, they will lose 100 feet of stopping distance.

People who talk on their cell phones while driving are four times more likely to have an automobile accident.

There are other reasons why cell phones should be banned from usage while driving.

People can minimize the chance of being in an automobile accident by choosing these advised actions: The driver shouldn't use their phone for social conversations, and should try not to answer the phone while driving. The driver should think about getting voice mail or e-mail. If there is a passenger in the car, the driver should ask the passenger to answer the phone.

Finally, if the driver doesn ' t have a passenger then the driver should consider getting a hands-free phone.

Cell phone usage while driving has become a serious problem in the United States. Fifteen states have tried to pass bills or laws restricting usage while operating a motorized vehicle.

Last year in Atlanta, two counties passed laws to limit cell phone usage. Last year in Ohio, the state passed a law banning cell phone usage while driving.

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Recently, the small city of Hilltown,. Penn. made 'l similar ban on the usage of hand held cell phones.

In 1997, The New England Journal of Medicine said motorists using cell phones are four times more likely to crash. NEJM said cell phone usage and driving drunk are equally dangerous.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is planning a public education campaign about the dangers of cell phone usage while driving.

The Harvard Center for Risk Analysis published a study in Medical Decision-Making regarding cell phone usage while driving.

In 1999, the analyst Mike Goodman assigned a crash risk factor using cell phones and took the factor and applied it to the 95 million cell phones in use.

Last December, the 95 million people using cell phones while driving jumped to 107 million users. After the study was finished, it was reported that 450-1000 fatalities have occurred each year since 1997 from cell phone usage.

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The NHTSA report says that an average crash costs American society $37,000. The average .crash has caused a multi-billion dollar problem that no one is trying to fix.

Air bag failures have killed 120 children and small women, and there was a huge government, industry and societal response.

Firestone tire failures have killed 150 people and the response was the same. Airbags and tires are an essential part of the driving environment.

The airbag and tire companies are working on ways of fixing the problems with them, cell phones are not important in the safety for driving, and it has become a problem.

Cell phones aren't a necessity for the car yet it kills 'more people than malfunctioning parts of the automobile. Why are we adding an extra problem in the car to worry about?

The best advice is, if you need to use the cell phone pull over.

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and Services, the Chemistry Department, the Matriculation Department and the Counseling Department.

In light of the recent school violence in the San Diego area, Gavin said, "These programs are intended to prevent violence in the schools."

The after school programs have family counseling components and subject specific tutorial labs, homework clubs, mentoring programs, field trips, cultural excursions, English language skills programs, adult education services and senior citizen involvement.

Gavin said that there are

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ninth graders, for example, don't feel connected, either High School, where they need a lot of help," Gavin said. who don't have the skills needduring the day or with the kids Whether the federal governed for high school, let alone oi in the class. But after school college. they can. You see we do pro- ment grants these monies or Gavin said a phrase after the gramming to connect one with not, we need these programs.

"We have a Santana large number of shootings------------------------latchkey kids.

"We was This is a bedroom need to create community and a culture of many parents are life after the working adults in school day." the family, or a In the prosingle pare.nt posal for the working two jobs w n e or two parents grant, Gear working two Up's new pro-Calvin One Deer Gavin jobs, in this comgram logo munity. Some are includes the director of Gear Up going to school key phrase and some are just "creating a the other," said Gavin. culture of safer school connec"In fact with this new grant trying to do it all and society tions," said Gavin. we will be establishing a very· has left the kids behind, Home "That was. another thing familiar mode of after school Alone - the movie with the about the shootings.

Kids programming at San Marcos famous phrase. And that's what these grants are taking care of

"... kids don't feel connected either during the day or with the kids or in class. But after school they can.

You see we do programming to connect one with the other."

lost children who are home alone or home with a lack of attention. Why not have schools open longer?"

They are just facilities that are in neighborhoods all around the country. Gavin said why not employ people to help kids?

"Hopefully this grant will allow us to do a few of those extra things," Gavin said.

He would like to be able to do an end- of- the-year report "to show our statistics and our proof," Gavin said.

The proposal written by Gavin was turned March 29.

Judged on a point system, some criteria that will be studied will include need, project design, strong partnership, a management and an evaluation plan, said Gavin. The grant will be awarded in the summer.

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rates to skyrocket like they have.

Meanwhile, the facilities office is developing a proposal for a grant from Palomar's facilities office is up the 2001 Energy Conservation against the challenge of reducing the Funding Proposal, a program set up by college's electricity use to do its part for the state that has roughly $55,000,000 the state's set aside for measures to community conserve enercollege gy. rewiring proPending a jects, said response, Ellis. from the "TwentyChancellor's six of the 107 Office to community determine colleges in whether comthe state have munity colalready subleges are mitted project -Kenneth Jay proposals," included in Governor -director of business services he said.

Gray Davis' Not all will directive, reducing the light use may be get funded, but that's an estimate of required to avoid penalties, said Mike already $60,000 worth of projects Ellis, facilities director. submitted for grant consideration, Director of business services Kenneth Ellis said.

Jay said no one knows for sure whether Palomar's proposal will be to rewire Palomar will be required to comply with all of the night lighting systems so the governor's mandate. He said, "The there are two levels of lighting Ellis bill appears to be geared to retail busisaid. nesses, there's a lot open to interpretaOne level would be operational tion." from dusk to 10:30 p.m. or long The statewide directive implemented enough to provide a safe lighted Feb. 1 requires businesses to cut outdoor access for students in night classes. lighting by 50 percent after business The second would be lighting for a hours. security level only. It would still meet It is said to be a way of getting people the required minimum levels. in the business community more aware The planning and facilities office of the need to conserve energy. spent thousands of dollars over the Businesses that refuse to comply may last 15 years upgrading and increasing face a fine of $1 ,000 per day. the lighting in the parking lots on According to a press release from the campus, including a recent $35,000 on facilities office in February, although parking lot 3 alone. electricity rates have skyrocketed all Now it's looking at spending thouover the state, Palomar has been able to sands more to rewire them to decrease hold its rates at five percent below the the lighting, for the greater purpose of 1998 tariff because of membership in a ultimately saving money overall on statewide electricity consortium. energy consumption.

Developed by the Community College Other preparations are already in League of California, the program's conthe works. It's been confirmed that the tract for discounted electricity rates will college will go to a four-day work continue until spring 2003. week during the summer, Ellis said.

"We have long-term contracts with Additionally, the facilities office SDG&E that we entered into a couple of has asked faculty and staff to turn off years ago. We're getting energy at reacomputers every night except sonable costs. We have seasonal variaWednesdays when they will be left on tions but the price does not change," said for updates and any changes needed.

Kenneth Jay, director of business serStaff is also being asked to turn off vices. lights when they leave rooms and There may be escalation clauses built offices. into the contract, said Jay. Rolling blackouts are expected to He added he would be surprised if continue. Palomar's police department there are because at the time the contract has an evacuation plan to avoid potenwas written no one suspected the energy tial disorder.

"We have long term contracts that we entered into a couple of years ago.

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Entertainment And the ·o scar goes to ...

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Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Darly Vega, Alexa Sabara as the Cortez family, prepare t battle the evil bad guys in the new motion picture release, "Spy Kids."

James ·Bond meets Barney 'Spy Kids' • IS more than another cheesy kid movie Brooklyn Davidoff The Telescope

Are you tired of paying money to see the same movie all over again?

Tired of feeling psychic when you are watching a movie for the first time, because you know what is going to happen?

If your answer is yes, then you should go check out Spy Kids, written and directed by Robert Rodriguez.

Remember when your parents used to tell you bedtime stories before they tucked you in at night?

Well what if the imaginary fairy tale stories they told you were true?

Such is the case for Juni and

'Spy Kids'

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Starring

Antonio Banderas Alan Cumming Carla Gugino Cheech Marin Rated 'PG' for action sequences and brief language

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Carmen Cortez (Daryl Vega and Alexa Sabara.)

They live in an awesome house on a cliff, overlooking the ocean. Juni has no friends but he pretends to have them for his parents, Georgio and Ingrid Cortez, played by Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino.

Juni is obsessed with a psychedelic kid's TV show that is a combination of "Pee Wee's Playhouse" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." The host of this wacky tripped-out show is Fegan Floop, played by Alan Cumming.

Carmen is a sarcastic little girl, who hates her little-brother. Both of the kids think their parents are boring. They are very believable and strong in their characters, they fight like brother and sister.

After mom and dad put the kids to bed, we get insight into their spy careers.

They were spies who were sent out to kill each other years ago, but they fell in love instead. They got married and had two children, and dropped out of their spy careers.

Banderas gets called for a secret mission because a lot of secret agents are missing, and he gets sent on a mission for the OSS to find them.

Gugino finds out about· it and insists that she go with him. They call the kids' uncle (Cheech Marin) to watch the kids.

The parents take off in their sporty SUV. It turns out that it drives under water, and that's pretty nifty. As it turns out it's a trap and the parents get captured by the enemy.

The Cortez house gets attacked, just as the parents under water are being captured.

The kids are shown a secret hideout in their house to hide in, and they also learn their uncle isn't who he says he is.

He is a spy also, and his mission is to protect the kids.

This movie is pretty action packed, and it's not cheesy. It has also got some neat-o futuristic inventions that I'd like to get my hands on.

The kids end up in a boat-like contraption on their way to a "safe house" they also knew nothing about.

This boat kicks butt! It's voice activated, it's got a huge window to see the beautiful and sometimes scary ocean life.

The boat also. has a talking bathroom, and Carmen discovers that her name is a password and it opens up lots of secret passages and doorways.

Meanwhile at Floop's castle or his movie studio are his co-stars for his show. They ate mutated Furby-like, marshmelloish Teletubbie things, who are really the missing OSS agents.

The Cortez parents are in line to become new characters in Floop's TV show.

After the kids get to the safe house and hide out, they make dinner. Also this movie has hitech food, kind of like space food. You put a bag into the microwave, and in a second you have a three-course meal.

Bad guys show up at the "Safe house" and the kids find jet powered backpacks and fly around.

They escape the bad guys once again.

We are then introduced to Floop's "Spy Kids," who are replicas of lots of children. The Cortez kids fmd themselves in a park surrounded- by children, and come face to face with the robot twins of each other.

The kids eventually get to Floop's castle to find their parents using a plane they take from their real uncle. Do they save their parents?

You'll have to check out the movie if you want to know. You should go see the new technology we might get to play with in the future.

Best Picture "Gladiator" (DreamWorks and Universal) A Douglas Wick in association with Scott Free Production Douglas Wick, David Franzoni and Branko Lustig, Producers Best Director "Traffic" (USA Films) Steven Soderbergh Best Actor Russell Crowe in "Gladiator" (DreamWorks and Universal) Best Actress Julia Roberts in "Erin Brockovich" (Universal and Columbia) Best Supporting Actor Benicio Del Toro in "Traffic" (USA Films) Best Supporting Actress Marcia Gay Harden in "Pollock" (Sony Pictures Classics) Best Screenplay (Original) "Almost Famous" (DreamWorks and Columbia) Written by Cameron Crowe Best Screenplay (Adapted) "Traffic" (USA Films) Screenplay by Stephen Gaghan Best Foreign Language Film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" A Zoom Hunt International Production Taiwan Best Cinematography "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (Sony Pictures Classics) Peter Pau Best Editing "Traffic" (USA Films) Stephen Mirrione Best Art Direction "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (Sony Pictures Classics) Tim Yip ·Best Costume Design "Gladiator" (DreamWorks and Universal) Janty Yates Best Makeup "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (Universal) Rick Baker and Gail Ryan Best Music (Original score) "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (Sony Pictures Classics) Tan Dun Best Music (Original song) "Things Have Changed" from "Wonder Boys" (Paramount and Mutual Film Company) Music and Lyric by Bob Dylan Best Sound "Gladiator" (DrearnWorks and Universal) Scott Millan, Bob Beemer and Ken Weston Best Sound Editing "U-571" (Universal and Studio Canal) Jon Johnson Best Visual Effects "Gladiator" (DreamWorks and Universal) John Nelson, Neil Corbould, Tim Burke and Rob Harvey Best Documentary Feature "Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertra~sport" (Warner Bros.) A Sabine Films Production Mark Jonathan Harris and Deborah Oppenheimer Best Documentary Short Subject "Big Mama" (A Birthmark Production) Tracy Seretean Best Animated Short Film "Father and Dat ~hter" (A CineTe Filmproduction bv Cloudrunner Ltd. Production) Michael Dudok de Wit Best Live Action Short Film "Quiero Ser (I want to be ... )" (A Mondragon Films Production) Florian Gallenberger Irving Thalberg Memorial Award Producer Dino De Laurentiis Honorary Academy Award Cinematographer Jack Cardiff

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Maximus (Russell Crowe) finishes off the gladiator champion on his way to Oscar glory. Crowe won Best Actor while "Gladiator cleaned up with five total Academy Awards.

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Anyone ileed a ·good World War II movie?

• Here is a list and basic plot summary of the greatest of the classic World War II movies:

James Rolfsen Hollywood has been dormant with the making of high quality World War II movies.

While straying from the gung-ho John Wayne films like "The Sands of Iwo Jima" and "The Fighting Seabees," they have opted to show the darker side of the war with "Schindler's List," "Snow Falling on Cedars," and "Tea with Mussolini."

While all these movies are great on their own, they don't compare with the sheer heroism and gallantry portrayed in the classic World War II films.

Two recent films have come out that take us back to such gallantry, "Saving Private Ryan" and "Enemy at the Gates."

• "The Thin Red Line" tried to achieve it but failed miserably.

And coming Memorial Day, Ben Afflek and crew will attempt to answer the modern day call of the classic "Tara!

Tara! Tara!" with "Pearl Harbor."

The Longest Day: This movie is probably THE most historically accurate representation of the Normandy Invasion.

This movie goes step-bystep into the makings of the largest assault of history.

Expect it to be very boring and monotonous, saving for the final 45 minutes, where the likes of stars such as, Fabian, Henry Fonda, and John Wayne storm into Normandy and cause ruckus and pandemonium.

Tora! Tora! Tora!: Very excellent representation of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

However, expect a lot of reading of subtitles, the movie delves a lot into the Japanese part of the attack (considering the Americans didn't do much but get caught asleep on the beach.)

Midway: The battle for Midway was the turning point in the Pacific theater. As with "Tara!. Tora! Tara!" expect subtitles, but not as much.

Also look for stars such as

Charlton Heston and Henry Fonda.

The Great Escape: Nothing like a comedic performance in the midst of a Nazi POW camp.

James Coburn, Steve Mcqueen, Charles Bronson and James Garner round up an impressive array of hooligans to aid their escape from the camp.

Look for a great motorcycle chase scene with McQueen.

The Fighting SeaBees: The Duke, John Wayne tackles the problem of letting history interfere with a hollywood made story.

Here's the spoiler: Wayne gives way to history and is killed driving a tractor full of explosives into a gas storage tank.

Very good story nonetheless.

The Guns of Navarone: Gregory Peck and Anthony Quinn star in a fictional tale of a group of British secret -agents infiltrating and destroying a heavy gun emplacement. The sequel, though starring Harrison Ford, was a sordid attempt on greatness

Courtesy Paramount Pictures Joseph Fiennes and Jude Law star in the release "Enemy at the Gates" in which Law plays the famed Soviet sniper Vissel Zaltzev.

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GOt I~ 69 shot in the rain · Golfer Devon Heid shot a 3under par during the March 26 four-way tournament at Eagle Crest Golf Course. The Comets placed second overall just three strokes behind Saddleback.

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Fresno Tournament March 24-25 The Comets 22-4 defeated Los Medanos 11-0. Pitcher Dana Jacob performed a nohitter game. Later, the Comets beat Bakersfield 4-1. A clean slate victory against Modesto 9-0 on a Bridget Starry's nohitter. In the championship game the Comets lost to West Valley 12-5.

WOMEN'S Swept Imperial Valley 9-0 Skye Boyd defeated Terry Vea 6-0, 6-2. Yoko Suzuki beat Kelly Zamarripa 6-love, 6-love.

SWIM Men I Women lose to Grossmont March 23 at Jessica Moody won her competition in the 100 meter freestyle with a time of 56:26.

Hillary Horman placed first in the 100 intermediate with a time of 104:72. She also won the 200 IM with a time of 220.94.

In the men's event, Micheal Bixler placed first in the 200 meter backstroke with a winning time of 207:83. Bixler also finished second in the 200 intermediate with a time of 204:32.

The Comets placed overall second with a score of 144-70 and the women 155-141.

.BEN'S 1'ENNIS Won 8-1 against San Diego Mesa March 27 Zac Markham won his match with a straight set 6-2, 6-3 victory against Olympian Eddie Acung.

The Comets are ranked 16th in the state overall.

Zac Markham and Matt Copland are ranked third out of over 200 doubles teams in the state.

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The Palomar College Pistol team traveled to Atlanta, Georgia for the NCAA pistol championships March 24. The four-man team overwhelmingly placed seventh in the air pistol competition.

"I wasn't aware of it at the time, but it shows that the little person could compete with the big schools," said Jason Webb.

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With a barrage of good hitting and near-perfect pitching, the Palomar college baseball team is once again alone at the top of the Pacific Coast Conference.

After a 10-4 victory over conference rival Grossmont College March 24 with a 9-2 record after their March 24, the team now has a season record of 9-2. Going into the game both teams were locked up with an 8-2 record for first place.

"It is the first time this year I've seen our ball club play with the intensity, focus and determination that I think this club needs during the course of the season," Head Coach Bob Vetter said. "Any time you go head to head with a club you're tied with in the conference, it

is going to be an emotional game and ers responded well."

Palomar was behind 4-0 in the fourth inning when they tied the game · of the fifth inning. During the rest of Palomar was in total control, and more runs in the remainder of humiliate the Griffins with the final Comets starting pitcher Jon Fleming eight strong innings allowing only three runs, while Kyle Floquet went three runs scored and three RBI's.

"Our team has established goals selves for the season and I know determined right now," said Vetter, playing better all-around baseball, have a ways to go,but I have seen come a long way during this season."

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The Comets men's volleyball defeated Mt. San Antonio in three sets March 23. Scores of 25-20, 25-17, and 25-17 to sweep the match.

Leading the Comets charge was Mike Minnich with nine kills and Jason Veach with seven kills.

Team members Steve Cummings, Jason Webb, Jeremiah Prough and John Cummings accomplished a task that no other community college has. They were invited to compete at a NCAA pistol event and placed.

Among the Comets, Steve Cummings competed in an individual event. And his 547 points placed him 13th overall.

"It was pretty cool. It was the first time I was in one of these kinds of matches," Steve Cummings said.

The Intercollegiate Pistol Championships were held at the Olympic Shooting Park in Atlanta.

"I am glad we finished like we did. I am happy it turned out in the end," Cummings said.

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On Tuesday, March 27, Palomar defeated Grossmont College in a tight game.

The win helped the Comets capture the Pacific Coast Conference standings (19-6 and 11-2). Two games ahead of the next contender, Grossmont (18-8, 9-4).

Palomar leads the conference in standings, but according to the stats on paper, Grossmoht leads in both hitting and pitching.

Grossmont has also led the Comets in home runs

by a margin of 23~5.

The team's leading hitter, Ralphie managed to score two runs and had RBI. There was no other player for Comets that scored more than Steve Guthrie tripled in the first inning and scored Palomar's first run in the game.

Pitcher, Eric Human allowed two walks and only four hits after the fourth inning.

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Academy and the University of Utah. Overall, the U.S. Military Academy won the National title.

The Comets were coached by former Palomar cross country and track and field assistant coach Warren Cummings. ''The only thing I didn't like about going to Atlanta was that all the other colleges stuck to themselves. No one interacted with each other," said Jerarniah Prough. · The targets in Atlanta were electronic. There were no real bullets or pellets shot.

"I didn't think we would actually do it. We didn't know what to expect at all," Prough said.

The team will not be performing in more college competitions until next season. They are practicing every day for three hours a day to prepare for next year.