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Construction on a new Student Center will begin in January of next year, said Bruce Bishop, director of student affairs. Bishop described a two-story, 15,000 square foot structure to be built approximately 30 feet west of the existing building.

Architectural drawing of Palomar's new student center.

"I come in here to relax and eat The demolition of the existing facility and construction of the new center lunch, or I'll go over to the library, but it's also a place for a lot of people with is scheduled for January 2002. ''We're going to be inconvenienced . disabilities to find a little social and we're going to continue to be ground," said Palomar student Glen inconvenienced for about a year," Hards. "I'd like to see another place Bishop said. During the estimated 10 set aside for that." months of construction students will be displaced. u SEE CENTER, PAGE 2

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students thildr1n er1ill1 symbol ollr11dom start club By Jan Harless

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A new interior design club offers students the opportunity to hone their design skills. Interior design student Juliette Mitchell organized an effort for accredited association with the American Society of Interior Designers. The result is the formation of an ASID student chapter on campus this fall. "ASID is a great mentoring situation," Mitchell said. "It's set up for students to meet professionals in the field." Aside from networking with pros, activities provide support for a designer's individual practice, education, community service projects, marketing and industry relations according to ASID. · "Students can intern with a firm, a theme park or kitchen designer," said Mitchell. In interviewing for a job Mitchell recalls being one of four finalists. The distinction of being an ASID member, she feels, got her the job. "It was hard to get a chapter at school and to meet all the eligibility requirements. I really wanted to start one," Mitchell said. The process took about a year of review by the San Diego professional chapter and the Department of Education to grant a student chapter at Palomar. The award letter was received this summer. The new ASID chapter met to establish goals on September 17. Former Palomar College student Stephanie Matthews, President of the San Diego ASID professional chapter, was the guest speaker. At least 20 interior design students received applications to join the ASID student membership for a $35.00 fee. An individual membership, although discounted, would cost $250. 111

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Professor records campus response TERRORIST ATTACKS PUT ON VIDEO TAPE By Sarah Strause

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Children at the Escondido Education Center's add a personal touch to a flag designed last week by their teachers, Nicole Hewitt and Molly Hodder. The instructors cut out the material for the stripes and the blue background while the children used white handprints to serve as the stars.

A professor at . Palomar is spearheading a project . to record the school's reaction to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. . Bill Jahnel created the living history project called, 11: Palomar "September Reacts and Remembers." "The purpose of this project will be to document the social and institutional history of the students, classified staff, faculty, and administration during this crisis and explore our experiences, concerns, fears, reactions, and predictions," Jahnel said in the campuswide e-mail he sent out. Jahnel will be conducting

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hree of Palomar's fashion design students won "Best of Show" and "Best· of Division" this summer in the Del Mar Fair's Industrial and Technology Education competition, advancing them as three finalists to the California State Fair. · Barbara Johnson Harper, Lois Ruiz, and Delta Sergeant all took first in the Del Mar Fair's "Best of Show" and "Best of Division" awards last May. They then advanced to the California State Fair where their designs were judged on the over-all concept of the piece, the computer drafting and comT!!!i TEtESCOP!

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puter design and on the actual general education and fell in ' love with the industry. piece itself. "The remarkable part about She has taken almost every it is that the design and pat- fashion course that Palomar tern work was all done on the offers, hoping to someday get computer," said Ruiz, Del Mar involved in fashion merchanFair's first place winner for dising and designing and sell"Best of Division" and third ing her own clothing. "I am really taking courses place winner at the California in fashion for my own personal State Fair. Ruiz entered an 18th century enrichment," Ruiz said. ''·I am corset and gown that she on a personal quest to explore designed using Scan and Scale, my talents and push the limits one of Palomar's computerized to see what I can do." pattern making programs. She Harper, Del Mar Fair's first worked on the design and pro- place "Best of Show" winner duction of her piece throughout took first place at the CA State the spring semester in ·an Fair for her 1930s "Madeleine advanced computer aided pat- Vionet" design. "I learned so much from this tern making class. Ruiz said she took one fash- experience and am totally ion course at Palomar as an elective while she was taking 1111 SEE FASHION. PACE 3

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Condolence.card captures student sorrow

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Condolence cards in front of the bookstore are offering students the opportunity to share their feelings about the recent terrorist attacks. These cards will be sent to Rudolph Guiliani, mayor of New york City. The idea for the cards came the morning following the attacks from Walter Della Santina, the bookstore manager. Santina thought employees and students needed to express their feelings. Santina also believed the condolence cards were a great way for students to get involved in their community. He thought there would be two cards filled out at most, but more than 40 pages of large butcher paper have been filled out. The bookstore staff was planning to compile .the pages into a single card to be mailed Sept. 28. Students have contributed poems, pictures and their emotional responses to the cards. "People are just using their talents, not only in their writing, but in every form of expression," said Donna Klimus, a bookstore employee. Student Cecilia Saldivar worried about her best friend's family in New York and her cousin m Egypt. He's in the army and she can't get a hold of him. Sadivar's second cousin is in

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Nursing student Nancy York adds her message to the condolence card for New York Clty outside the bookstore.

the National Guard here in the United States, and she can't get a hold of him either. Saldivar worries an attack could happen here. "This is a terrible thing. One day it will be over and we'll all feel safe again," Saldivar said. Saldivar wrote a ·poem expressing her feelings.Here are a few of the messages: "United we stand. United we fall. We must prevail. Our tears to you all in this time of mourning." -Anonymous

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private videotaped interviews over the coarse of the semester with any students or staff who are interested in sharing their reactions or emotions about the tragedy. These interviews will be done under the private setting of a faculty member's office or in a secluded spot on Palomar's campus, whichever proves most comfortable for each individual. In addition to the interviews, J ahnel will be accepting letters, copies of e-mails, and other documentation that reveal the tragedy's impact on the average individual. All of the interviews and donated documentation will be sealed for 10 years to preserve the privacy of the individuals involved and to allow frank and open discussions without

the concern of ridicule or negative responses. The living history project will be sealed and housed in -the library as a confidential historical archive until Sept. 11, 2011. "No voice is too small. No concern or moment is too trivial," Jahnel said. Jahnel has already received e-mails and letters that were sent to individuals on campus regarding the crisis and sends his appreciation to those who have already contributed and to those who plan to. Anyone who is interested in setting up an interview 01: donating written documents to Jahnel and the oral history project, please contact Bill Jahnel by email (bjahnel@palomar.edu) or call him at (760) 744-1150 ext. 3274.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone. God bless you. Be strong and hold on to your faith. God bless you!" -Amy Crouse "God bless America - my heart is hurting for all of you. But we are strong, united and we will get through this ... together." ~ Dain Case "What happened in New York is a world's tragedy. But together we come and we shall recover. Because that is what the spirit of our people do. This is a good time to show

that the little things in life don't matter. We now as a country have a responsibility to help all in this crisis." -Mike Robert "Through perseverance you will triumph. Together as a country bound by our freedom we will pull through. They can destroy our buildings, but they can't destroy our freedom and individuality. United we stand, one nation under God, with liberty and justice for all." -Anonymous

ASG elettions this week WHEN - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday &Wednesday WHERE- Student Union RESULTS - To be posted by noon on Thursday Various executive positions and senatorial seats are open. All students are eligible to vote and should bring identification to the booth. For more information, call the Associated Student Govemm·ent at (760) 744-1150, ext 2605.

Mike Ellis, director of facilities, plans the creation of a permanent patio between the Dome and the small parking lot nearby. The area will be tented and he is looking into heating the space during the winter. "The plan is to have everything ready to go by the start of the spring semester," Ellis said. The creation of the permanent patio will cost about $20,000 plus the cost of the tent rental, Ellis said. Another open area near the N building will be provided. Tables and chairs from the current Student Union will accommodate both locations. Food service carts are also being considered. About a third of the new facility will be upstairs, including the Student Union office, a 40 station computer center, a wide screen television lounge and couches and chairs. Plans call for a student government office, an international student office and new restrooms on the first floor. There will be elevator access to the second story. ~'The whole building is being desigiled so that if we ever wanted to, we could make the upstairs larger," Bishop said. He said that right now there are no funds for further expansion. Funding for the expansion comes from a bond against the collection of student activity fees. The measure was approved by the governing board earlier this year. The past six semesters have collected one dollar per unit, per student (to a maximum of $10 per student). Only students who attend class at the San Marcos campus contribute to the funding, Bishop said. ''We have no money in the project to do anything with food services," Bishop said. "We're still looking at a variety of ways of doing food services. That is an operation that's supposed to pay for itself." Bishop also said that he has committed his office to paying for the computer center. "We plan on doing that through continual collection and marketing of the student activity fee," Bishop said. Bishop said that students who use the lab will be those who support it throug:P. fees.

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"I spent $20. I'm only taking one class so it worked out that way. I bought my book at the bookstore on campus."

Brian Bartling PHOTOGRAPHY

"I haven't bought all my books yet. So far I've spent about $60 on photograp"b.y books at North County Camera."

Christine Cura PSYCHOLOGY

'"I bought them at the bookstore and spent about $200 or more."

Katie Rodrigues UNDECIDED

"I had a scholarship so I didn't have to spend my own money on books. The price was definitely in the hundreds."

Igor Balotsky COMPUTER SCIENCE

"I got them at the bookstore and spent about $350."

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aloma Seminar teaches web design

Child care center . Golf tournament supports scholarships has openings

Fiber exhibition opens

Palomar will be offering an Advanced Web Design Seminar on Saturday, Oct. 6, taught by Maureen Fitzpatrick. The seminar will be held at the San Marcos Campus in Room B-21 from 1-5 p.m. This seminar is geared toward increasing your knowledge of Web design by discussing and applying the use of HTML, JavaApplets, J avaScripts and Cascading Style Sheets. It is strongly recommended that you have some background knowledge of both web design and the creation of web pages. The only materials needed are a 3.5" IBM formatted floppy disk. For more information please contact Theo Brackett at (760) 744-1150 ext. 2586.

The San Diego and Imperial Section of the California Business Education Association is hosting a Scholarship Golf Tournament, Sunday, Oct. 7. The tournament is being held at the Lake San Marcos Executive Course between noon and 5 p.m. The cost is $40 without a cart, and $50 with a cart. Registration fees include 18 holes, a meal and automatic entry for the award and prize give away contests. The tournament is meant for all levels of players as well as those who would like to caddy or just watch. Food and refreshments will be offered after the tournament during the awards ceremony. The· proceeds for the tournament go to CBEA scholarship fund. For more information contact the CBEA at (760) 598-0898, or visit their Web site at www.cbeasdi.org.

The Child Development Center on the Escondido campus has openings for children between 3-5 years old this semester. The center is available for the children of students and community residentS. There are three different programs available. The half day program is from 8 a.m to noon and the full day is from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. There is also a preschool program available 2-5 p.m. The Child Development Center on the San Marcos campus is hosting an open house for the parents and everyone interested from 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. on Oct. 4. Children on the San Marcos campus are getting their school photos taken Oct. 2 and 3. The· children are between 18 months and 5 years old. For more information, contact the Child Development Center in San Marcos, (760) 744-1150, ext. 2575 or the Escondido Center, ext. 8155.

A new exhibit on fiber called "Outside the Box" will run at the Boehm Gallery Oct. 5-27. A reception is planned from 6:30-8:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5. "Fiber is a tactile experience," said Viki Cole, director. "Your clothes, carpet, life is fiber." Students are invited to touch the art during a walking lecture on Oct. 18. Techniques of the art will be explored. Over 20 California artists are participating in the exhibition. Complementary performances of music are planned for the reception and as a series during the month. Contact the gallery at (760) 744-1150, ext. 2453 for further information. - Jan Harless

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 "Getting the membership off the ground," is a primary goal for Mitchell. The member application process takes approximately eight weeks. Design student Frankie Hudson likes the ASID quarterly magazine and monthly newsletter, job fairs and internship opportunities that come with membership. "It will expose me more to interior designers and I'll get

a bette_r feel for what I'm getting Into," Hudson said. Classes offered by ASID help prepare designers for the licensing exam. They also offer assistance through their Web site including information on trends, specializing, and preparing a resume. To help encourage membership ffJ.culty has been supportive by making announcements, distributing flyers in class and attending meetings. Mitchell is currently running for chapter president unopposed. Her goals include fund-raising for a chapter scholarship and participating in the ASID show-

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excited," Harper said. "I am still jumping and shouting." Harper said she invested about seven hours total, spread out over the course of the spring semester on the design and production of her piece. She designed the pattern herself, scaled it into the computer using Scan and Scale, changed the dimensions to the proper size and sewed the final piece with the help of her

instructor, Anne Reiss. Harper, who has been sewing for 38 years. said this was her first experience with AutoCAD and is excited to continue with the program. "I love the class, am glad I took it, and am excited at what I was able to do," Harper said. Ruiz and Harper, along with other students in the fashion department at Palomar, are . anxiously planning their designs for next year's fair, becoming more excited about the fashion industry. "The designs are all very technical," Reiss said. "The girls all did a great job."

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case house. The showcase house is a decorating cooperative between professional and student members held twice annually. Each participant designs a space, such as a living room, from painting to accessories and the finished house is open to tour. In the past two years, Mitchell has attended Palomar part-time while developing her own interior design business. Officer elections will be held at noon on Oct. l in SU-19.

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tudent Government President Sean Weimer said at the .beginning of this semester that student involvement is his No. 1 priority. "If I could just cut down on the apathy, my term as president would be successful," he said. Judging by Weimer's own standard, this student government is failing. This week our esteemed student government is holding an election to fill its nine empty positions. Oruy eight candidates are vying for the nine Judging by spots, meaning w,;,~ students do not have a choice in own sltlndlln/, who will repre' ' this student sent us. Had IJOVII'IIIIIIIII is Weimer and company done someltiRng." thing to resolve the · apathy they claim to disdain, more students would seek leadership positions. Weimer set out to attack apathy by making stud~nts more aware of student government. Our leaders are required to wear name tags pronouncing their positions, and special Tshirts are on the way. As is typical of ASG, they are op~rating under the mistaken belief that by making students aware of their "importance" we will somehow automatically care. Apathy is not caused by lack of awareness. We don't care because our student government has yet to do anything substantial for the students. If Weimer wants students to be involved, he needs to do more .than 'give out ice cream sandwiches when students pick up trash. In the spring of 1998, more than 800 students voted in an ASG election that brought stiff competition for each open seat. It's no coincidence that the student government of the time was extremely active - passing the new Student Center ·is just one of its accomplishments. Last spring, a mere 129 students voted in an election that left most positions of the ASG empty. Then, as is the case now, student government members did Virtually nothing to make students "aware" of the election. They've made few posters, haven't held any forums, and hold press conferences without telling the press. Weimer should realize that apathy starts with student government. Our leaders need to give us a reason to care. When student government starts focusing on real issues and stops focusing on making us "aware" they exist, then we'll care and return to the polls.

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· pened. "What type of predicbehold! The great war has tion is that?" You may be askbegun! God ing yourself. Yeah, ask yourself help us we're that and think about it for a all gonna die! while and come back to the I just read article when you're done. Done? Okay - it isn't a prethis thing on the internet diction when you predict somethat said so! I thing after it happened, that's don't wanna' die, I have barely called an anecdote boys and even lived! I ... oh, that wasn't girls, or if you're so inclined, a· written by Nostradamus? It's a story. Nostradamus' predichoax? Oh, well then, when is tions were so broad and so baseball going to start up dateless and ambiguous that again? they fit any circumstance, even How do I say this with out you putting on your pants this cursing? You might as well coop morning. Oh, you think Nostra yourself up in a trailer park didn't predict that? He did. and watch QVC while eating Nostradamus really doesn't pork chops soaked in bacon have much going for him when grease served with a side of one factors in many of the corn flakes! It is people lilre facts. Fact: Nostradamus preyou that send even more dicted that the world would defenseless mindless people end in 1999, one of the few dates he actually gives. I don't than yourselves into a panic. Why would anyone want to have to tell you that the world facilitate a panic? Don't didn't end and ifl do ... I breath answer that, it's rhetorical. a heavy sigh for your kind. I do People are suffering enough have to tell you this: with the World Trade Center Nostradamus just kept predictcollapsing, why make them ing. He kept predicting on past more afraid with panicky the end of the world and into unsubstantiated rumors of pre- the following century. Hmm, dictions based on whimsy? that's good guy, but let's try a Aren't people afraid enough? little harder next time, 'kay? Long story short: look into it Don't answer that either. Even without Neil Marshall's yourself, don't be a sheep. If help, Nostradamus really got you believe whatever you read his prophecy on. He predicted and hear then: Sand gnomes Hitler and Napoleon. He pre- have invaded every major milidicted every major disaster tary base across the Unites that has ever happened in the States! Settle down, don't civilized world. believe me check it yourself. Amazing? Not really, seeing as all of these predictions were Fox is the Opinion Editor and can be made after everything hap- reached at satteliteloveyeah@hotmail.com

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Ed (Billy Bob Thornton) cuts the lack of hair on Jon Polito's head in "The Man Who Wasn't There," the latest in a series of artistic films by the Co en Brothers. Doris is a cold, calculating woman, and not exactly the type of wife you'd want to come home to after a hard day's . work. Considering who she's married to, though, it's tough to blame her for her faults. Ed has a sneaking suspicion that she's been having an affair with her boss "Big Dave," played with obnoxious humor by James Gandolfino of "The Sopranos."

Ed's dreary existence begins to become intolerable, and with the near certain knowledge of his wife's extra-martial activities he seizes an opportunity to blackmail "Big Dave." As you can guess, nothing goes as planned. What ensues from is one enormous plot twist after another, and just when things have worked out the Coens give you a swift kick in the head.

The movie is done entirely in black and white, which melds beautifully with the dark humor of the script, making the atmosphere compliment the content in a simple yet strikingly effective way. Joel Coen's direction combined with cinematographer Roger Deakins skillful use of low-key lighting make for a tasty visual feast. With th~ multi-textured settings cloaked in deceptive layers of shadow, combined with the complex narrative, it's obvious that the movie is an ode of sorts to the film noir movement of the 1940's. Despite how good the movie is, it's hard to predict whether or not the average ticket buyer will embrace the film. It doesn't contain any of the standard formulas of most studio films. There's little violence, no nudity, no foul language and Julia Roberts isn't in it, so it's difficult to gauge whether or not bovine America will want to see it. Oddly enough the film's been branded with an "R" rating, but for the life of me I can't figure out why. Of course the Coen name is known to hold a lot of weight with audiences so hopefully that will get the masses flocking into theaters. It would be shame if this movie flopped, especially when trash like Rush Hour 2 breaks the box office. Do yourself a favor and go see this movie. Trust me, you don't want to be one who wasn't there.

""Ballyhoo,, begins the Palomar fall season B" Christian Johnson

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he fall season has begun for the Palomar Theater Department, and the dramatic comedy "The Last Night of Ballyhoo," by Alfred Uhry, will be the first production. The play centers on the Freitags, a Jewish family living in Atlanta, Georgia in 1939. The family consists of one man and four women: Adolph, Boo (Adolph's sister), Lala (Boo's daughter), Reba (Boo's sister-in-law) and Sunny (Reba's daughter). Both Boo and Reba are widows prepping daughters Lala and Sunny for Atlanta's premiere social event for the Jewish community, Ballyhoo. Ballyhoo is a series of parties held at a country club around Christmas time where Jewish societies elite gathers. The final night of Ballyhoo is a debutante ball attended by many of the upper class adolescents and is viewed as a match making opportunity. With the threat of World War II at hand the issues of racism and elitist attitudes become apparent as the Freitags are forced to deal with their own prejudices, as Jews among Jews. Anyone who has a sibling or a roommate can relate to the fact that it can be hard living with other people, perhaps even harder when those others are your extended family. The rivalry between smart and pretty Sunny (played by Lauren Palazzo), and Lala (Melissa Murphy), who is also pretty, but klutzy and a little spoiled too, adds • to the comedic nature of this play. Complimenting them are their mothers, the short tempered yet socially ~J.mbitious Boo (Janelle Carta), and sister-in-law Reba (Frances Regal), who have become · so acclimated to southern society that it's hard to believe the family

is from German-Jewish decent (highlighted by the fact that they keep a Christmas tree in their living room). And then there's Adolph (Brett Sauey) who's just treading water as a bachelor in a house with four women who are more interested in the release of "Gone With the Wind" than what's going on at the 'arne time in Germany. "There's a lot of bickering going on, but it's not mean spinted at all," said director Pat Larmer. "The Last Night of Ballyhoo" does an interesting job of weaving several different themes together, such as racism, discrimination, and the typical American stereotype of being overly self absorbed andless concerned with what maybe happening in the rest of the world. It's interesting to compare the impending threat of WWII with the plays undertones of Jew against Jew discrimination in this otherwise lighthearted comedy. In the play, Jews of German decent are considered to be in a higher class than EasternEuropean Jews, referred to as "the other kind." This theme is brought to the forefront in the relationship between Sunny and Joe (John DeCarlo), a Jewish boy from Brooklyn, still very much in touch with his heritage, which happens to be from Eastern Europe. On the other end of the spectrum there's Peachy (Aaron Forrester), the young boy who's taken an interest in Lala. Peachy's a fairly shallow guy who's only purpose _ seems to be getting Lala to Ballyhoo and getting Joe upset every chance he gets. Playwright Alfred Uhry, who grew up in Atlanta and won the Pulitzer Prize for "Driving Miss Daisy," was commissioned to write "The Last Night of Ballyhoo" for the Olympic Arts Festival where it debuted in 1996.

"I sa!Y someone do a scene from it once and I thought that might be an interesting one to do," said Larmer when asked how this play came to be chosen for the fall lineup. "We try to present a wide range of roles for our students. It's very charming but it has verj serious undertones about discrimination."

The play is both funny and touching while giving an interesting view of the cultural melting pot of America. The Palomar production opens October 5th and will run through the 14th. For show times and ticket prices contact the box office at (760) 744-1150 ext. 2453

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THE TELESCOPE • MONDAY, OCT. l, 2001

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The women's Palomar soccer team returned to the field last Friday, after league officials canceled two scheduled games because of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack. The Comets are undefeated though the first six games so far this season. "We have been playing really strong this season," said Head Coach Cern Tont. "If we keep playing this tough all-around we should do well throughout the season." Palomar dominated the San Diego City defense throughout the game and came out with a 2-0. The Knights defense continually tried to get the Comets forwards caught in an offside trap and did so with some affect catching the Comets offside 12 times throughout the game. Palomar's Kim Kutchler had two break away goals for the Comets only goals in the game, both coming in the first half of the game. "We played very well as a team, we had formed great chemistry even though we hadn't played a game in nearly a week and a half, we passed the ball extremely well all day." Defensive fullback Andrea Jacoby said of the teams' play on Friday. The Comets controlled the flow of the game despite all its offside penalties and controlled the ball the entire. game it seemed.

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Palomar's Corinne Romero tries to catch up to a San Diego City player during the game that was held at Palomar on Sept. 21. The second half of the game saw the Comet's with a ball control offense and they went into a passing game to run down the clock. When the final whistle blew, Palomar came out with the 2-0 shut-out. "The upcoming three games will be the toughest ones of the year for us," said Jacoby. "Mesa are the

defending champs and .will have to be a lot more aggressive then we were today if we want to beat them." The Comets will be forced to play another game without its top player Candace Johnson because of an illness, it will be the second game in a row she will have to miss. "We're going up against the

defending champs (Mesa) and they are very tough and we will be missing Candace (Johnson) again, but we're up for the task we have in store for us." Coach Tont said. Palomar host Mira Costa on Oct. 5 at 3:15 p.m. in its next PCC match up. "We are up to the challenge," Tont added.

Palomar· volleyball gets shut-down by Orange Coast 3-0 • COMETS FAlL SHORT AGAINST PIRATES IN THE NON-CONFEIIENCE MATCH HELD ON SEPT. 1 I B Jason Kalchik

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On Sept. 21, the Palomar women's Volleyball team was unable to defeat visiting Orange Coast College. The Pirates, who are undefeated, won all three games and handed the Comets their second loss in a row, bringing their record to 1-2. However, the Comets came out strong and looked as though they would have no difficulty dispatching their opponent. Early in the match, in game one they lead the Pirates 11-7. Setter, Meredith Ballwey established the middle-attack early on, capitalizing on the Pirates relatively weak middle. Middle blockers, Brianne Dibble and Rhiannon Henry had several kills in the first game, but in the end their effort wasn't enough to take the victory. Palomar played a solid defensive game. Ballwey-who finished the match with 24 assists and had several blocks and digs.

while Outside hitter, Chie Inoue also made some spectacular plays on defense. She had several diving-saves, and in one rally she managed to dig three hard-hit volleyballs in a row. She also lead the Comets on offense, accumulating 14 kills in the three games. "We need to communicate more as a team," said Inoue. "that is the one thing that we really need to improve on." In the end it was Orange Coasts' very tough serving, consistent passing and refined ball-control that was too much for the Comet's to overcome. Pirates head coach said, "This was our best performance all season. We came in expecting a tough match, I'm .really pleased with how we played tonight." It is still very early in the season and even in defeat the Comets stayed in high spirits and ready to move on to their next challenge. Palomar host conference rival the Grossmont College Griffins on Oct. 3 at 7 p.m.

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Palomar setter Meredith Ballwey sets up fellow Comet Chie Inoue for a kill during a game.

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PLAYED AT HOME ON SEPT. 24- Palomar was led by Rosendo Orazco and Tim Conrey with one goal each. NEXT GAME: Oct. 3at Palomar 3:15 p.m.

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LONG BEACH 14

PLAYED ON THE ROAD SEPT. 22- Palomarwasledby Andy Goodenough, he was 24-30 passing for 362 yards. NEXT GAME Oct. 6 at Mt San Antonio College 1 p.m.

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GOLDEN WEST 18

PLAYED AT HOME SEPT. 26- Palomar was led by fan Reddish, he won his match 16-1 in the 149 pound weight class NEXT MATCH: Oct 3 at East Los Angeles 7 p.m.