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Monday, April 9, 2001- Palomar College- Volume 54, Number ·19

To the moon, mate!

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New movie blasts off with story of lunar landing.

Palomar golf team tees off fore victory at Eagle Crest.

Animation is bigger, better and here to stay.

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Sports, page 8

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Feature, page 5

New FW grade stirs opposing • • • op1n1ons

Who said white men can't dance?

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Students who stop attending classes late into the semester may be given an option other than receiving an F. The new grading system, which was proposed to the governing board at its March 13 meeting, will allow faculty members to

Wednesday, April4, Allen Tepper gives the students an eyeful while dancing to hiP-hoP OJ C4-Bomb (student Eric Merca,cfo). More dance and hoUse m..- will feature Wednesday, April 11th from 10:30a.m to 1:30 p.m. outside the Student Union during ASQ's ''Watma be faymouse., event.

Palomar's president search goes on Sean J O'Connor The Telescope

The presidential sea.r ch committee met at Quails Inn to interview 12 semi-finalists for the pos1t1on of superintendent/president of Palomar College, March 28-30.

Barbara Baldridge, a member of the committee, said they interviewed outstanding candidates.

Chris Barkley and Michael Rourke, both co-chairs of the committee, said because the

candidates were so strong, the search committee recommended six of them as finalists for the position.

The next step for the governing board is to interview these candidates, April 16-20.

On the last day of the interviews, the governing board will reduce the number of candidates to not more than three.

The consultant from Community College Search Services, Al Fernandez, will initiate comprehensive reference reports on these candidates.

This will give the governing board additional information for its deliberation.

Dates set aside for the final three candidates to talk to

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((This grade is _ more accurate in terms of what really happened in the class."

employee and student groups at open college forums are April 23, 25 and 26.

Each candidate will meet these groups in the morning and participate in an open college forum in . the afternoon.

The college forum will take one hour. The forums are open to the public.

Each candidate will make a 10 minute presentation and answer questions from the audience for the remaining 50 minutes.

Jack Randall, interim superintendent/president, will moderate the forums.

The governing board will choose the final candidates for the position April 27. · Two members of the governing board will then lead a team from the search committee for on-site visits to the campus of each candidate.

The new superintendent/president will be introduced to the community at a future date.

April 9 - 12

-Chris Barkley Faculty Senate President

give students who stop attending classes past the drop deadline a FW grade.

The FW grade, which still counts as an F as far as grade point averages are concerned, was proposed to the President's Advisory

Council and the Faculty Senate last February by Herman Lee, director of enrollment services.

Palomar had a WF grade (which was identical to the FW grade) as recently as the 1980s, Lee said.

However, the state abolished it.

Recently, the Governing Board of California Community Colleges brought the .FW grade back as a local district option.

Lee said his motivation behind introducing the FW grade to Palomar was to give faculty members more options.

He said many students stop attending classes after the drop deadline for reasons beyond their control, and instructors den't always feel it's right to fail students for that.

Chris Barkley, president of the faculty senate, agreed with Lee. She said that while an FW would have the same effect as an F on your GPA, it would be easier to explain it in a letter to anyone who was looking at your transcripts.

"This grade is more accurate in terms of what really happened in the class," Barkley said.

She said that in order to qualify for the grade, students would have to be actively participating in and passing the class prior to the point

see Grade, page 3

Student governm.ent elections are around the corner as shared governance.

Essentially, Palomar is made up of numerous committees that encompass a wide array of Associated Student functions at the school.

A student representative from Governrnent will hold its spring elections on April 24 and April ASG sits on almost all of these 25. All 16 positions are open for boards, and is given the chance to vote and influence what goes on. almost any Palomar student who "If you don't stand up for is interested in running.

To run, students need to pick yourself, you become a drone," up an election packet from the said Sean Weimer, vice president of state affairs. He encourStudent Activities Office. aged anyone who was interested Applicants must get 50 signatures from Palomar students in having a say in what happens before they can begin cam- on campus to run.

To be eligible for office, stupaigning. dents need to maintain a 2.5 There are six positions open for officers: President, GPA and enroll in a minimum of 10 units during the fall Executive Vice President, V.P. of State Affairs, V.P. of Social • semester.

Three of these units will be in Events, V.P. of Inter-Club a leadership class taught by Council and Treasurer.

In addition to those positions Bishop, which is currently listthere are 12 senatorial positions ed as Speech 197 A. The class i::. currently transferable as an available.

ASG plays a very important elective. role at Palomar, participating in the decision making process as a whole through what is known see Election, page 3 Stephen Keller

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Campus Beat Teacher's aide positions open

ArtWalk is held to fund local artists

In need of a job and interested in working with kids? Palomar's Child Development Center is taking applications for both full time and part time positions as a student aide for the fall and sunner.

The position involves part time supervising children, cleani~g, and assisting the teacher with each day's ciriculum.

The center serves as a preschool learning center and extended day program that runs Monday through Friday, 7a.m. to 6 p.m. for children of Palomar's employees, students and families within the community.

Applicants must be enrolled in at least six units at the college and also have at least six child development units complete. In addition, they must be working toward obtaining 12 units of child development.

Applications must be turned in

by May 1 for the summer 2001 semester and by early August for fall2001.

Fore more information call Laura Brown, the center's director at (760) 744-1150 ext. 2575, or the Escondido center ext. 8155.

A two-day event, called ArtWalk 2001, will bring hundreds of artists to six blocks of an area in San Diego called "Little Italy," April 27 and April 28.

The artists will be displaying works in sculpture, painting, dance, poetry, diama, film, photography, video, electronic imaging, architecture, and design.

The 17th annual ArtWalk will held on Kettner Boulevard and India Street.

Kids Walk will be held the same dates. The event will have activities designed to entertai~ children, including one-to-one mstructwn by artists in crafts and music.

Artwalk begins Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29 from noon to 6 p.m. It is free and open to the public.

For more information about the event, directions or parking ~ information, visit ArtWalk's website at www.artwalkinfo.com or pick up ArtWalk Magazine at most San Diego Starbucks, Barns & Nobles.

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Contest open for fiction writers Science fiction writers wishing to get a head start on their writing careers are in luck. The Writers of the Future Contest is accepting applications of any and all speculative fiction works, including science fiction, horror, and fantasy.

The contest was founded by author L. Ron Hubbard, shortly after releasing his book "Battle Field Earth" over 17 years ago.

Entrants have quarterly deadlines, as the contest runs four times a year, all year long.

Entrees are judged at an awards ceremony to be held in August or September, the best ones are published in a Writers of the Future Anthology.

There is no entry fee, but authors submitting must not have been previously published in a major publication.

To receive more information on the contest write to: Writers of the Future Contest, Box 1630, Los Angeles, CA 90078.

Kelli Davis

Walk on the wild side at Yosemite

Photo courtesy Melinda Marchuk I Palomar College Public Information Robert Call, senior library media technician, recieved the award for Palomar's "Classified Employee of the Year." It was presented on Cl-.ssifi.ed Staff Development Day, March 14.

College honors classified staff for .years of service Jo Appleton

The Yosemite Association is offering its "Field Seminars 2001," also known as "Learning Vacations."

'There are 51 this year, and are offered between February and October," Lou Carter, seminar coordinator said.

A two day hike learning about the habitat of the most endangered animals of North America in "Surviving on the edge: Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep" will cost $120.

Another is the Tuolumne Meadows Wildflower hike.

Participants in mid summer will take a five to eight milehike over a three-day period to view diverse Flora in the loftier zones of the park. Free Camping is included.

Other Programs offered include, "Stars over Yosemite," an introduction to Yosemite's natural history, "Raptors-Yosemite's Aerial Predators," and "Digital Camera Workshop," For more details log on to the Yosemite Website at www. yosemite.Org.

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Seven 20-year veterans were recognized:

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The classified employees at Palomar received • Cathy Hawkins, Payroll technician recognition last month f~r their dedicat~d ye~s of • Chuck Matanane, auto mechanic and locksmith service to the college dunng the annual Classified • Marsha Doughty, academic evaluator and advisor Staff Development Day" held March 14. . .

• Jean Ruff, financial aid specialist .

Robert Call, senior library media techrlicwn, • Toni Griffith, staff aide, emergency medical was named "Classified Employee of the Year." "I education think it's quite an honor to receive this award, • Elaine Collins, media specialist, academic especially after I looked and sa:v the ~roup _of technology resources employees that were nominated With me, he_ srud. • Max Cregar, instructional support assistant ill, art.

Library Manager, Katherine Gannett srud of Call, "He is the kind of employee that you would want to clone."

Thirteen 1 5-year veterans were Alonob with the award, Call received $1,000 ' recognized: prize and a reserved parking space for a year. ~e said he believes the award reflects the entrre library staff as a whole and added, "I don't work in • Marlene de Leon, staff assistant, educational television a bubble, any successes I have can be directly • Irene Tate, and Lenore Magsulit, financial aid attributed to them too." advisors Call is now the fourth library employee to . • Karen Warner, visual media specialist, art receive this award over the last five years, said • Rick Beach, maintenance electrician Gannett.

• Vandy Mcknight, admissions assistant Recognition was also given to classified • Cindy Shand, records assistant . employees who had passed five-year mil~stones in • Henrietta Moore, academic department assisservice to the college. LaVern Brack, mamtenance mechanic and welder, was honored for completing tant, AIS • Emmett Logan, custodian I .

35 years at Palomar. Rick S~c~ez, infoJ?:Iation • Debbie Brooks and Mike Barber, accountmg systems specialist, received a pm m recogrut10n of assistants his 25 years of service. No one reached the 30-year • Carol Gidner, senior office specialist, child mark this year. .

An additional 14 classified employees received development center • Becky McCluskey, accounting technician pins with two red rubies for 10 ye~s of service and five received pins with one ruby this year, for completing five years of service.

Speak Out! What do you think about 'Wannabe Faymouse?' ·(the student government's weekly talent show)

Amanda Reilly Computer Science

"It gives me something to do in between classes."

Jeremy Postma Undecided

"I think it's cool, they don't usually play electric music at college."

Becki Willis Photography

Roderick Frazier Liberal Studies

"It's entertaining."

"I think it's a great opportunity for students to get involved."

"I have no comment. I'm usually in class."

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Election continued from page 1

Once elected, ASG members have three key responsibilities, Bishop said.

First, all members need to participate in weekly ASG meetings, which generally run for about an hour.

ASG members must also hold three office hours per week, two of which must be during a specified time in the ASG office.

The last hour is to be spent

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when they stop attending.

Barkley also cited the recent shortening of the drop deadline to the middle of the semester as a reason for her support of the FW grade. She said there is now more time for circumstances to arise that make things difficult for students to attend class.

It is very difficult to get an F changed to a W after a semester is over, Barkley said. It requires an appeal process and dooumentation proving that a student had extenuating circumstances.

The FW grade would be left entirely to the instructor's discre· tion, Lee said.

Barkley said one possible problem arising from this would be that an instructor might possibly give a standard F in a situation where a student did stop attending class. She said this could possibly make it harder to petition for a change to a W.

"I understand things happen, but nothing short of death isn't tragic enough to make you go down to the records office and withdrawal from the class."

-Shelton Hill Speech professor

Shelton Hill, a professor of speech at Palomar, said he thought the FW grade was a bad idea. "It increases the bureaucracy and confusion over transcripts," he said.

"I understand that things happen, but nothing short of death isn't tragic enough to make you go down to the records office and withdraw from the class," Hill said.

Hill said that even if the grade were to pass, he would not use it, as he considers a student who stops attending class to have failed. "~f you stop going to your job and get fired, you don't call up and say, 'Could I have a Fired W so I can get another job?"' Hill said.

Barkley said that while instructors prefer students to discuss things with them, she understood it wasn't always possible.

Both Barkley and Lee expect the grade policy to be passed at the governing board meeting April1 0.

around campus, in an effort to "increase their visibility," Bishop, director of student affairs said.

Finally, each ASG member must serve on at least one shared governance committee of his or her choosing.

In addition, officers have very specific duties assigned to their positions, which include tasks like chairing committees.

B~yond the shared governance committees, ASG also has its own standing committees that ASG members may be appointed to. Such committees include the Policies and

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Procedures Committee or the Budget and Finance Committee.

ASG members must also maintain their 2.5 GPA. "ASG is a lot of work, but there are tremendous advantages," Bishop said.

Such advantages include eligibility for a $500 scholarship and faculty parking privileges for members who remain in good standing.

There are also less tangible benefits that may be more rewarding, said Rebecca Faubus, vice president of interclub council.

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"It teaches you how to be a leader," she said.

As for the actual process of campaigning, there are very specific rules that students must follow (outlined in detail in election packages) .

Students are not allowed to spend more than $100 on their campaigns, and there are limits on the number of signs and flyers that may be posted around campus.

Election packets may be picked up at the Student Activities Office in SU-2.

Signatures are due before noon on April 17.

ASG Elections WHEN: April 24 Be 25 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

WHERE: in the Student Union

Lack of affirmative action hasn't hurt California admissions Carrie Sturrock TMS Campus

The percentage of minority students admitted to the University of California has nearly reached affirmative action levels, according to figures released Tuesday.

In addition, the system admitted 10 percent more Californians than last year.

Of the students the UC system admitted for the fall 2001 freshman class, 18.6 percent were black, Latino, Chicano and American Indian.

That's a percentage point increase over last year and just shy of 1997's 18.8 percent, the last time the university used racial preferences in admissions.

UC officials believe outreach efforts and a new program that admitted the top 4 percent of each high school regardless of students' SAT scores may have played a role in the increase.

Asians are not considered under represented because of their high numbers.

Although admissions and enrollment figures tend to correspond, the makeup of the freshman class won't be known until classes start in the fall.

"We' re especially pleased with the high increase in under represented students who were admitted," said Dennis Galligani, associate vice president for the UC system student academic services. "Certainly we'd like to believe the investment in our outreach efforts is paying off."

Such increases in under represented minorities are not true of the university's mo t selective campuses.

While UC Berkeley saw nnder represented minorities increase to

nearly 16 percent of the total number of admitted freshmen, the percentage lags behind the 1997 level of 22 percent.

Overall, the UC system admitted 46,130 students who are Californians, a 10 percent increase over last year. Nine out of every 10 admitted freshmen are Californians.

For the first time, the UC system admitted the top 4 percent of each high school in the state regardless of the students' SAT scores as long as they had taken the required courses.

While the program appears to have increased applications 13.6 percent among under represented minorities at participating public high schools, UC officials haven't analyzed whether it

"We need to admit people for what they are, not who they are."

-Jack Citrin

UC Berkley political science professor impacted admissions increases.

"I do believe the (program) is a piece of it," Galligani said. "I don' t think it's any one thing but a combination."

In 1995, UC regents banned the practice of using racial preferences in college admissions.

Voters outlawed it one year later when they approved Proposition 209.

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It's beefed up outreach in lowincome high schools. The UC faculty is reviewing a proposal that would admit from the top 4 percent up to the top 12.5 percent of each high school graduating class regardless of students' standardized test scores, provided they spend the first two years at a community college.

Most recently, UC President Richard Atkinson has proposed eliminating the SAT as an admissions requirement, which many believe has hindered black and Latino students who consistently score lower than their white and Asian counterparts.

Some call it misguided to analyze the racial and ethnic breakdown of admitted students.

The focus should be on their academic qualifications, said UC Berkeley political science professor Jack Citrin."We need to admit people for what they are, not who they are."

UC Berkeley officials called their admissions 'data good news.

The campus admitted 8,707 students, 4 percent more than it did last year. Of that total, nearly 16 percent are under represented minorities.

While the African-American percentage stayed the same at 3.6

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Oginion The toughest job you'll ever love t was December 1988. I had been in the Peace Corps one year when the American ambassador to Liberia, West Africa, asked me, "Well , how is it going, Sean?"

I answered, "Rough. I'm finding it very Sean J. rough."

If my answer rankled him, he didn't show it. His answer was equally forthright and surprised me. He said he found it difficult too.

If the ambassador hadn' t asked that question, I would have forgotten all about that first year. By February, I stopped high drama. The dean was clearly worried. Others doubted it would ever come counting the days. about. The next morning we tried it withIt had taken a full year and two months to become adjusted. The next year was to out the ribbon. It worked.

That afternoon, we met the faculty. The become one of the most productive, document was picture-perfect. The faculenjoyable and exciting in my life.

I was assigned to the University of ty asked questions. They made suggesLiberia and charged with teaching a tions. The whole dialog proved to be a positive, uplifting experience. course, philosophical and cultural founThe faculty approved the degree. It was dations of education.

The other task was to chair a committee the first graduate degree in education for to explore the possibility of developing a the Republic of Liberia. It was destined to have quite an influence on the educationmaster's degree program. al leadership and affect the education of First the teaching assignment. I knew thousands of students the subject, having in that country. taught it for 20 years in the states. There were - - - - - - - - - - - - - The faculty applauded us enthusiastically. very few books in the It was quite a moment, university library. I frea moment I savor to quented the United this day.

States Information A few months later, Service and put the Liberia was in the Encyclopedia midst of a bloody civil Britannica to good use war. and called on my backPeace Corps told ground to fill out the us to get out of where rest.

I typed out my lec- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - we were staying. I was tures, meeting deadlines week after week leaving for Peace Corps about 8:30 p.m. when two inebriated soldiers, armed with on the small mechanical typewriter I had carried from the states. I photocopied the their M l6s, stopped me, so I retreated to my apartment, but the soldiers pounded lectures and put them on library reserve.

Many of the students made photo- on the door.

I was in danger. An American had been copies for themselves. We also had killed the night before. They might have "rolling blackouts." It didn't phase anybeen at my door for only 10 or 15 minutes, one. Out came the candles, and the lecbut it seemed like eternity. tures continued.

Fortunately, the neighbors contacted an Without doubt, those students were the best students I ever had in all my years of army officer who arrived on the scene and escorted me out. I often wondered teaching.

The second assignment was more chal- whether that officer, to whom I possibly lenging. The dean asked my counterpart, owe my life, survived the war.

Shortly after, the education faculty Dr. Henry Kwekwe, and myself to chair a committee to develop a master's degree in from the University of Liberia assembled educational administration. It meant study- outside of Peace Corps headquarters and ing catalogs from Africa, America and presented me with a beautiful statement Europe, conducting a national needs of appreciation.

Two or three days later, at 3 a.m. armed assessment, developing guidelines for Marines escorted the members of the admission and requirements for the degree.

It was a lot of work that didn't seem American community out of Liberia. We took a Swiss airplane to Geneva. One day like work.

The day before the 'proposal went later we were in New York. My Peace before the faculty there was a last minute Corps experience was over.

Peace Corps had given me opportunicatastrophe. We put our final 35-page document on a computer disk with the ties I never would have dreamed of in the idea of transferring it to stencils. A great United States. It was a fantastic experiidea, but, it flopped. The computer techni- ence, which I wouldn't trade for anything.

No matter how old you are-I was 59 cians thought it was impossible. when I signed up-if you are thinking of Two years of hard work were going down the drain. Then, the light dawned on joining Peace Corps, give it a try. me, a technologically challenged individual. Get rid of the ribbon in the printer.

It all seems so matter of fact now, but at O'Connor is a Co- Editor in Chief and can be reached the time we felt we were caught up in via e-mail at shnlin@aol.com

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"Without doubt, those students were the best students I ever had in all my years ofteaching."

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Race· still a major issue, even with individuality

William Leslie, philosophy instructor, wrote a letter to the Editor in your February 26th newspaper promoting the virtues of "proactive multiculturalism."

There are really two forms of multiculturalism that need to be addressed one strikes me as helpful while one rests on poor assumptions.

Philosopher Steven Yates says there is a weak multiculturalism with which I hope most of us agree. It says values are grounded in our common humanity the understanding, appreciation, and recognition of those who have been ignored or oppressed. It suggests there are moral goods like justice and liberty for which we should strive and uphold. I have no problem with this form of multiculturism. I hope all students encounter this in their classes here at Palomar.

However, there is also a strong form of multiculturism, according to Professor Yates. It claims that no single creature, thinker, or group has discovered the objective "truth" about anything because no universal truth exists. It also assumes all judgments can be reduced to a cultural prospective.

This form of multiculturism has some problems. First, it's self-refuting. How can someone state all is relative and there is no ultimate truth? Didn't that person just make.a claim that is true for us all? Secondly if a sociologist tries to say something about another culture, how can we believe it if all judgments are bound by that person's own cultural perspective? Another problem with this form of multiculturalism is its inability to condemn moral wrongs like slavery or apartheid.

After all, who are we to judge another culture like the Nazis in Germany if they believe it was good to kill Jews? In addition, strong ,multiculturism sometimes produces a kaleidoscope in public education - all sorts of obscure cultures, names, places, languages, history- that can drown out what is truly important and useful. After all, there are only so many hours in a school day.

Other problems include history being replaced with propaganda, facts being dropped in favor of fiction, freedom of speech being curtailed, and parental rights being swapped for government authority.

Yes, we should tolerate, appreciate, and honor other cultures. But we shouldn't become closed-minded to the possibility of objective truth, all in the name of inclusiveness, tolerance, and sensitivity.

RE: "Ditch diversity, indulge individuality," by Donna Williams, March 5.

It is somewhat alarming to see an educated person blithely change the meaning of words to suit the specific purpose of an editorial. The issue of individualism or individuality vs. groups or group identity is an important issue. I would be the first to agree that one should be able to assert one's individuality and not be defined solely by membership in a group.

However, let's not skip over the importance of racism in our society by describing the accepted version of the term as ."too elementary."

Whites do not see themselves as raced and are not comfortable with this concept.

But this is recent. In 1900, it was common for caucasians to speak of the German race, the British race, the Italian race, etc., but over the last 100 years the "melting pot" has worked for Whites.

This has not been the case for nonwhites. They have been racialized since the advent of the nation with Indians categorized as 3/Sths of a person and slaves as essentially nonpersons. Whites frequently complain they don't like being referred to as whites, but want to be treated as individuals. You often hear the argument that "we can't get over racism if we keep identifying people by race."

Whites can't have it both ways. We live in a culture that racializes non-whites into groups through the process of enculturation (growing up in this culture). In the 19th century, it was extreme. Asians and blacks were often legally barred from marrying whites. Because of slavery and concepts about racial purity, the one-drop rule or rule of hypodescent became part of our culture. White is the standard and all others are identified as separate.

Whites racialize non-whites in other ways. A person of color has to be concerned that their child may be discriminated against in school or by the police whereas a white person rarely even thinks of this. A black person may do something well and the comment may be "you are a credit to your race"; a white person will never hear such comments.

The way this society will rid itself of, or at least greatly reduce, the scourge of racism is through education about how race affects everyone in this country, not by denying its effects and not by ignoring it. You can't overcome race and racism without understanding it first, and most whites don't have a clue how racism affects people of color in America.

Philip de Barros Anthropology Professor

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, Stephen Lynch TMSCampus

Those were dark days in the technicolor world of anjmation, when Ralph Bakshi walked into the offices of CBS. It was 1987, and Saturday mornings were filled with "The Smurfs" and "My Little Pony."

He and his partner, animator John Kricfalusi, pitched a handful of ideas, all too kooky for the executives' tastes. Legend has it that Bakshi, frustrated, blurted out, "what do you want, crap like 'Mighty Mouse?'"

And at that, in just a few months, "The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse" was ready to air. But if CBS programmers envisioned a quaint return to a cartoon yesteryear, they were disappointed.

"The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse" lasted only about one season. Conservative critics accused the series of containing drug references, while CBS had trouble selling a Saturday morning "kids' show" that appealed to teens and adults.

Yet the revolution that "Mighty Mouse" foretold was soon under way. The movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" premiered a year later, reviving interest in wild, sexy cartoons.

Soon after, Steven Spielberg produced a "Looney Tunes" spin-off called "Tiny Toons," while Kricfalusi pitched Nickelodeon a groundbreaking series called "Ren & Stimpy."

Much has been made of the modern fascination with animation and the success of such shows as "The Sirnpsons" and "South Park." But the biggest changes are on weekday afternoons and cable channels.

We are living in a new era of cartoons, with shows such as "The Powerpuff Girls" and "Dexter's Laboratory" that are at least as good as the legendary "Looney Tunes" and MGM shorts of the 1940s and '50s. there's "Now, more comp~tition and more markets. That's what gives us the high quality," said Jerry Beck, who writes books on the history of animation.

By quality, Beck means a program that doesn't underestimate the intelligence of young people or the appeal of cartoons for adults. Like the classics of the film era, many of today's cartoons work on two levels.

A episode

Powerpuff Girls" called "Meet But to the good fortune of Tartakovsky, who worked at the Beat-Ails," for instance, had Tartakovsky and other animaHanna-Barbera with his Cal Arts enough comedic action to appeal tors, the impact of "Ren & friend, Craig McCracken, was "For a long time people were to any 6-year-old, yet almost Stimpy" proved greater than able to pursue his dream of "credismissing cartoons as someexpected. Though Nickelodeon ator-driven animation." every line in the episode was thing only for children. I don't from a Beatles song ("I read the canceled the show, it pursued Cartoon Network ordered know how that ended up happennews today, oh boy!"), which other original programs such as "Dexter's Laboratory," a series ing. Now people are accepting "Rugrats." Intrigued by "Ren & only older viewers would appreabout a scientific genius child and animation as a viable art form," ciate. It's the kind of Stimpy's" cult success, and the his sister Dee-Dee, which was said McCracken. cartoon parents can .ilf(IAII!IIII.__ renewed popularity of Disney's Tartakovsky's student film at Cal In that regard, there's good watch with their animated films, networks Arts. Then, in 1998, McCracken's news. If anything, the success of children with as started hunting for erestudent film, "The Powerpuff everything from "Ren & Stimpy" .._....,,.. ator-driven shows. much Girls," became a series. to "The Powerpuff Girls" has ment.

In a way, the Cartoon made making cartoons honorable Turner Broadcasting This Network animators have resuslaunched the Cartoon again and the young and hip are citated the mentalities of Tex is the Network in 1992. coming back, said Leonard way Though the cable chanAvery without tossing out budgMaltin, author of " Of Mice and things nel aired only re-runs at et limitations. The characters in Magic: A History of American used to be.

"Dexter" and "Powerpuff' Animated Cartoons." first, it eventually comFrom the earliest move more than a Hannamissioned original aniIn short, he said, "It's cool to days of animation, Barbera character, but not much. be doing animation again." mated shorts. That's how cartoons were meant for all ages. Bugs Bunny shorts ran before feature Palomar College stufetlls and staff are i1111iled to affend films. The best cartoons held their own against the best comedies.

When theaters no longer had to rent cartoons, demand dried up, and Warner Bros. and other studios closed their animation departments in the early 1960s.

Hanna-Barbera found that the .A. Secondary Teacher solution was in "limited animation," which saved time and money by using the same frame Single Subject Credential for a scene and only redrawing Art the head or mouth when characBusiness ters would talk.

The fact that the animation English was crude, and the writing startForeign Languages ed to degenerate, was of little Science concern. "Scooby-Doo" and other cartoons from this period Mathematics may be cult favorites, but they Music can be appreciated on no level Physical Education other than kitsch.

Social Science Later, syndicated cartoons, Teachers (elenJentary, serondary•, spedal educe_tkm) which were exempt from certain rank among the top ftftJ' largest a11d fastest growth federal content requirements, occupations In California. became advertisements for Elementary Teacher toy companies. "He~Man and the Masters of . the Universe" and "G.I. Joe" Multiple Subject were backed by Mattei and Multiple Subject CrossHasbro to sell action figures, with plots based Cultural Language (CLAD) around the latest sword or Multiple Subject Bilingual tank the company wanted Cross-Cultural Language to peddle.

After graduating from (BCLAD) Cal Arts in 1992, Genndy Tartakovsky, the creator Meet representatives from the San Diego of "Dexter's County Olfice of Education, CSU, San Laboratory," expected Special Education Teacher Marcos, UC Riverside and to suffer through this animated morass.

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Entertainment ' ' ' sorry I missed.

Though grainy and out of focus, you still find yourself The year was 1969. Across the holding your breath as Neil globe mankind stood poised on Armstrong takes that first heroic the brink of the greatest techno- step, and getting butterflies in logical breakthrough the world your stomach looking at the foothas ever known. · print, America's footprint, We were going to the moon. enshrined forever upon the surThis is the setting presented to face of the moon. us in the movie "The Dish."

Another factor that made the Set in the small Australian movie successful was the hilaritown of Parkes, it follows the ous comedy that managed to true story of three .Australian remain tasteful. engineers (played by Sam Neill, Amongst the wit were humorTom Long, and Patrick ous attempts to explain how a Warburton) who are NASA's thousand ton, multi-million dolonly hope of retrieving video lar satellite dish operated, and a footage of man's lunar landing. teenage Australian band's The plot lays out their triattempt at the United States' umphs, interspersed by many national anthem. tribulations, as they attempt to I couldn't help but feel that capture America's finest moment some of the characteristics of the on film for the whole world to actors themselves were somesee. what stereotyped.

Directed by Rob Stitch and.

I have never been to Australia, distributed by Warner Brothers, · but I wouldn't think it fair to por"The Dish" successfully remakes tray them as tea-swilling sheepthis historic moment and manherders, as this film tends to do. ages to bring in some wonderful It is also hard to get past Sam new moments as well.

Neill's improbable Australian Maybe it's because I'm a accent. hopeless patriot, or maybe I'm An all-American guy in real just a sucker for men with an life, he has a very hard time sucAustralian accent. cessfully maintaining the accent Either way this movie was of his co-actors. great.

These specifics, though, can Peppered · throughout the film be easily forgiven. was original footage of NASA's The movie vindicates itself lunar landing, an event I am with its smooth flowing, interest-

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Tom Long and Kevin Harrington try a little cricket praCtice on a multi-million dollar piece of equipment in ''The Dish.''

ing plot and well-developed characters, who manage to remain true to the personalities that they started with.

"The Dish" is an overall winner.

Young children will Jove the excitement of watching man walk on the moon While some parents will enjoy a step back in time and some great laughs along the way.

'The Dish'

**** (out of four stars).

Starring Sam Neill Tom Long Patrick Warburton

Rated 'PG-13' for ..-.. !~tr·on language (a lot four letter words)

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It is great to finally see Ashley Judd in a romantic comedy.

I think she is much better at it than in her previous roles, e.g.

"Double Jeopardy and "Kiss the Girls".

The movie's title, "Someone Like You" doesn't seem to have anything to do with the story other than the song in its sound track by Van Morrison.

I think they should have stuck with the original title "Animal Husbandry," the same title as the Laura Zigman novel from which the movie was adapted.

Sometimes I think the movie

'Someone Like You'

**

(out of four stars)

Starring Ashley Judd Hugh Jackman Greg Kinnear

Rated 'PG-13' for sexual situations including dialouge

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industry must think we are ignorant or something, so they have to come up with these inane titles.

The comparisons between the sex drive of cows and the sex lives of humans are hilarious.

Judd plays Jane Goodale, a New York talent booker for a talk show with Ellen Barkin as ·the talk show diva. (I loved Barkin's part, although smalL) Jane falls for the show's producer Ray, played by Greg Kinnear.

Hugh Jackman of X-Men fame plays Eddie, the office playboy, someone Jane would never fall for. She gives up her apartment to move in with Ray. Then Jane is jilted by Ray, and has to move in with Eddie.

Frustrated, brokenhearted Jane becomes fascinated with an article she reads about the mating habits of cows.

In an attempt to make sense of why she can not sustain a relationship and after intense research comes up with the "New Cow Theory."

It basically boils down to the fact that after a bull has had his way with a cow he has to move on to new territory.

Marisa Tomei is cute as Goodall's kooky editor, best friend and Tomei comes up with a wacky scheme for Jane to become a sex columnist based on Jane's new cow theories and the commonality of polygamy amongst men and the bovine community.

Courtesy 20th Century Fox

Jane Goodale (Ashley Judd) shares a little alcoholic beverage with Eddie Alder (Hugh Jackman.) Judd and Jackman star in the recent theatrical release "Someone Uke You."

There are some twists and surprises in the movie with actorturned-director Tony Goldwyn at the helm: Goldwyn had parts in "Ghost" and "Kiss the girls".

My main complaint is the ending. I didn't like i.t.

It felt rushed, and didn't seem to fit the rest of the movie.

I guess it just goes to show you that a top-notch cast can be ruined by a bad script and ending.

But for the most part I liked

the movie. It had a lot of laughs.

I'd like to see more of Judd in this type of role and I definitely want to see more of the hunky Australian Jackman.

It also makes me wonder will Kinnear ever be Mr. Right?

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Making a great movie moment Stephen Keller The Telescope

Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce) is a man with a "condition." He lives his life in a constant state of uncertainty, relying on quickly scribbled notes and Polaroid snapshots to tell him what he was doing just ten minutes ago.

You see, Leonard lacks the ability to create new memories.

His last real memory was of his wife, dying on the floor next to him after having been brutally raped by two assailants.

Leonard killed one of them, but the other hit him on the head and robbed him of ever being able to remember anything

again.

Leonard now lives to track down and kill this other man, a task made considerably more dif- . . ficult by the fact he can't remember what he was doing a few minutes ago.

His life is made possible through routine and habit, aided by his constant notes to himself.

Really important things he tattoos on his body.

But in a world where you can't be sure of anything other than what you read and what others tell you, who can you trust?

How can you really know anything?

Such is "Memento," the new film by writer/director

Christopher Nolan. It is a haunting, disturbing and ultimately incredibly fascinating descent into the mind of a man whose life is very, very unusual.

Nolan, who W(Ote the screenplay based on a short story written by his brother, takes an interesting approach to telling the story: we see it backwards.

Each new scene takes place before the one we just saw, throwing the audience into the· same sort of confusion that Leonard suffers through constantly.

The movie opens with Leonard putting a bullet through the skull of a man named Teddy (Joe Pantoliano). As the movie pro-

gresses we trace Leonard's steps backward, and suddenly we begin to have doubts as to whether or not he got the right guy.

From this point forward (or is it backward?) we are thrust into a world where nothing is what it seems on the surface.

Nolan takes this novel set-up and does wonderful things with • it.

He finds the humor in Shelby's condition, and also some real despair.

Pearce manages to take a character whose life is being reinvented every few minutes and • convince us that we're always watching the same character.

The other big part is that of a bartender named Natalie (CarrieAnne Moss).

Like everyone else, her motivations seem to change the more we know about her, but Moss pulls it off and displays a real range of emotions.

Above all else, the movie is incredibly gripping. It is a _film with a style that explores an otherwise standard story (revenge) in ·a manner far beyond the standard Hollywood fare.

'Memento'

**** (out of four stars)

Starring

Guy Pearce Carrie-Anne Moss Joe Pantoliano Not Rated

Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce) shows a little inked up skin in the not-so-forgetable new release "Memento." Pearce plays a revenge driven man with no short term memory.

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' Palomar's women's tennis team (10-5, 8-3) defeated San Diego Mesa college on April 3 with the score of 9-0.

"We definitely improved as a team," said Comets player Skye Boyd. "Everybody has pulled together. Right now we are third place and we are really pleased with that."

The Comets were led but a strong play by number one player Abby O'leary. She won her match 6-1,6-2 in straight sets against Olympian Julie Baker, while number two player Boyd paced her way to a 6-1,6-2 victory against Lynn Ruiterman.

"It was a little frustrating because it was so cold and windy," Boyd said. "The wind affected the way I played. I didn't play as well as I would've liked to even though I won."

BASI~BAI..L Palomar's Baseball (22-6, 14-2) hosted Southwestern college and kept its 10 game winning streak going with an impressive 9-2 victory.

"Our club is playing real well right now," said Head Coach Bob Vetter.

"Hopefully we can keep it rolling into the rest of the season."

The Comets were led by Gabe Bessey, who went 3for-4 with a home run and three RBI's. Justin also went 3-4.

Paul Sweeney came in on relief without allowing a run for Comet starter and winner Eric Human.

"I didn't really have my best stuff," said Human, "but I hung in there and stayed with it, but in the end we won and that's what matters."

Pitcher Michelle Martinez only allowed two hits while • striking out 17 batters in a complete game shutout on March 30.

The win was Martinez' ninth win of the season and sixth win in conference play.

"That's as dominating as the two years I've had her," said Coach Mark Eldridge." She (Martinez) kind of showed it in the first inning when she struck out the side," said Eldridge. But a humble Martinez down played her coach's praise.

"No, it was not one of my better performances at all. I could have done better," Martinez said.

The Comets jumped out to a 50 lead after the first inning.

Leading the attack for the Comets was Angela Blackmon's two-run RBI triple in the bottom of the first inning.

Naomi Centeno and Bridget Starry also contributed to the attack.

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compare this game with previous ones this season. "I was very happy about it today because Grossmont only had one loss in conference play, so to come right out and get a five-spot in the first inning was big," said Eldridge.

Palomar, with the win, upped

its conference record to 10-0 and overall record to 24-4.

"Well, I don't have a crystal ball, but it's gone pretty good for quite a while this year," said Eldridge on what is possibly in store for the rest of the Comets season.

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Palomar's golf team successfully beat Golden West, Cuyamaca. and Cypress with a total score of 380 to place the Comets' second in the conference on March 26.

Top player for the Comets is Devin Heid with an Par average of 72.5. During the match at Eagle Crest, Heid shot a Par 72.

Heid has shot four Sub-Par rounds. Palomar's school record is six.

"I definitely believe that both Devin Heid and Scott Oxandaboure are Division I prospects," said Head Coach Bob Lusky.

The Comet's played on the road in another match April 4 at Riverside's Victoria Club. Tigers beat The Comet's 371 to 375.

"We have lost two matches this year and we shot in the 370's," said Lusky. "We had score of 375 and a 374 and were beat with a score of 371."

Oxandaboure shot a team low of Par 67 at Riverside. His average for the year has been Par 76.5.

"The last two rounds Oxandaboure has shot a 73. I look forward to the team finishing well, especially if they keep getting better," said Lusky.

The Comets are ranked second in the conference behind Riverside.

Photos Jerry Hollie I The Telescope "I believe we will go to the So. Cal tournament, Scott Oxandaboure tries to get himpossibly the State Championships," said Lusky.

Devin Heid self out of a sand trap at Eagle Crest.

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Swim team makes a splash 200 IM with a time of 2:10.28, while John Montgomery took control early in the 200 fly and finished on top with a time of 2:13.92.

In the team relays, the Comets won both events.

The Palomar College men's and women's swim teams hosted Orange Coast rival Saddleback The team of Micheal Bixler, Danny Hoag, Jim Bixler and Bernie· Bermudez came in first in the College on March 30.

The men's team defeated the Gouchos 116-103, 400 medley with a time of 4:03.07, while the team while the women's team lost in its close battle with of Jared Downs, Bernie Bermudez, Conrad Vickery Saddleback 153-124. and John Montgomery came on top of the Gouchos "I was really pleased with the final outcome," · in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:29.07.

Palomar's Hilary Horman led the women's team said Head Coach Jem McAdams. "The men happened to win the meet and I think we competed real with two first place finishes. She won the 200 1M well against them in all of our events." with a time of 2:21.56 and the 50 backstroke in Palomar's diver Matt Rookus started things off 29.55, while fellow Comet Jessica Moody came on with impressive wins in both of his diving events. top in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:03.87.

Rookus came on top in the three-meter with a score Laurie Northrop won the 100 breaststroke in of 133.40 and in the one-meter event he had a 146 impressive fashion with a recorded time of 1:13.93, and nobody came close to Melanie Moore in the 50 score.

"Matt is working on harder dives," said fly. She recorded a time of 28.24, over two seconds McAdams. " He is coming along well.. I look for faster then the second place finisher.

In the women's relays, the Comet team of Jessica him to have a good chance to qualify for the state championships in both of the one-meter and three- Moody, Melanie Moore, Laurie Northrop and Hilary Horman finished a strong second in the 200 meter events."

The Comets then won the next four of the five freestyle with a time of 1:46.07.

"I was pleased with our overall performance," races. Conrad Vickery won the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:54.18. In the 50 freestyle Jared said McAdams. "We had a lot of season best times and we are working hard on improving towards the Downs recorded a time of 22.30.

Michael Bixler paced his way to viCtory in the conference championships."

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Arthur Anderson I The Telescope Laurie Northrop performs her breaststroke at Palomar's swim· ming pool against Saddleback March 30. Northrop won the 100 meter women's breaststroke with a recorded time of 1:13.93.