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'1\vo weeks after a student government election that saw no contested positions, confusion remains regarding the exact nature and composition of the election committee.

According to Article V, Section 1 of the Associated Student Government bylaws, "The President shall appoint an Election Committee consisting of at least three (3)

members and designate the Chairperson of the Election Committee.

The Election Committee must be approved by a majority vote of theASG. The Election Committee shall be responsible for setting up the balloting station, counting the ballots and carrying out the general duties required at election time."

Previous elections had garnered allegations of biased elec-

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tion committees that were made up solely of ASG members.

In an effort to avoid this controversy, ASG decided in August to appoint Paloll).ar's two honor societies, Phi Theta Kappa and Alpha Gamma Sigma, to the election committee.

At its Aug. 29 meeting, ASG passed a resolution to have the honor societies chair the election committee, but no names were specified.

However, there is some

degree of confusion in terms of who exactly sat on this year's election committee.

Rebecca Faubus, ASG vice president of state affairs and chair of the election committee, said the total membership included six people: three from Phi Theta Kappa and three from Alpha Gamma Sigma.

The three people from Alpha a SEE ELECTION, PAGE 2

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Dr. Sherrill Amador instituted a new Strategic Planning Task Force, whose purpose is to develop and implement a strategic plan for Palomar College. · Headed by Amador, and supported by approximately 70 members, the committee will be "the foundation for all other levels of planning," Amador said.

The committee consists of Palomar's Governing Board, administrators, faculty, classified staff, students and members of the community.

"The broad spectrum of the college community gives us a better insight to how we look on the outside," said Linda Haltunen, a member of the task force.

As part of the development of the strategic plan, the task force will evaluate Palomar College through both an "internal" and an "external" scan.

The internal scan will focus on Palomar's strong areas and on the areas which need improvement from an internal view, Amador said. t will closely examine the students and the programs within the college itself.

The external scan, however, will revolve around the needs of the community and work force in relation to the college, specifically employer's needs, Amador said.

"It will look at what UC's and CSU's want from us and what high schools expect of us," said Amador.

Amador has created a writing team, consisting of seven members, including herself, to create a written statement of what the committee plans to do to implement the strategic plan with accordance to both the internal and external scans.

"It is a process to get everyone in agreement and clear as

Boehm Gallery houses unique art

Bv Julie De~an e' THE TELESCOP£ • A call is going out to all of the Palomar College community and beyond to participate in SpeakOut, a campus dialogue that will be exploring attitudes toward sexual orientation and gender identity.

SpeakOut 2001-2002 is sponsored by the Faculty and Staff Diversity Advisory Committee and the Performing Arts Department and is the brainchild of Michael Mufson, Associate Professor of Theatre.

This multi-event forum will continue throughout the fall semester and into spring and will include such mediums as performing arts events as well as poetry readings, panel discussions, debate, public forums and Internet discussion boards.

"SpeakOut uses Palomar's Susan Roberts looks at art woril by Deborah Yomg at tbe Boehm Galery's current exhibit, Caifonia Fibers "Outside The Box." Yomgs art woril is made from wi"e found in jmk yillls. See more and get infonnation on Arts &Entertailnent, page 8.

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CSU's accepting local seniors first

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Most Orange County high school students will have to get smarter or work harder if they want to get into Cal State Long Beach next year.

A new admissions formula designed to deal with the flood of applicants to the California State • SEE PLAN, PAGE 3 University system will favor sen-

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iors from high schools closest to the campus.

'We have many more eligible students applying to us than we can accommodate," said Alan Nishio, associate vice president for student services at California State University, Long Beach.

'We wanted to make sure that local students will be guaranteed admission."

With 23,000 freshman applica-

tions last year and an overflow freshman class this year of 4,500, Long Beach is one of the most popular and crowded universities in California. About 25 percent of its 33,000 students come from Orange County - and some 19 percent of this year's freshman class.

For fall 2002, Long Beach • SEE SENIORS, PAGE 2

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to where we (Palomar) are headed," said Haltunen.

"From this, we will be able to complete an educational master plan which will lead to a facilities plan for all of the campuses in the district," said Amador, "It will be a 20-year plan."

Once the writing team devel-

ops a written document defining the plans that will be instituted by the Task Force, the committee will decide what their priorities should be. The strategic plan will then be broken down into individual years in which it will be implemented.

The committee will evaluate their progress, annually, and print out a public document stating their success and failures for each year.

"The action piece of it will be significant," said Amador.

The Strategic Task Force has

met twice so far, and are "in the beginning stages," said Amador, "We have a lot of work to do."

According to Haltunen, the first meeting was a "kick-off' in which Amador introduced the idea of the strategic planning committee to the participants and initiated the process.

The committee discussed · Palomar on an internal level during the second meeting and underwent an internal scan of the college.

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Nursing student Linda Olson chats with student Elsa Mcintyre about the Dental Assisting Program as student John Montgomery leans in for a closer look. Over 20 Palomar programs were represented at the Oct. 10 Major's Fair in the Student Union.

Gamma Sigma Faubus named were Derek Lewis, Michelle Southard and Rhonda Wallace.

The three Phi Theta Kappa members were Faubus herself, ASG President Sean Weimer and ASG Senator Eamon Kavanagh.

Of the six committee members Faubus named, Lewis said he was never on the committee, Kavanagh said he couldn't remember whether or not he was and Weimer said he couldn't remember attending any election committee meetings.

Lewis, president of Alpha Gamma Sigma, said that while he was briefly involved with the ASG elections last semester, he was not involved with the election committee this semester.

"He [Lewis] wasn't on the committee per se," Faubus said. She said that as president of Phi Theta Kappa, Lewis was a sort of"ad-hoc" member.

Kavanagh, ASG Senator and ICC representative for Phi Theta Kappa, said he wasn't sure whether or not he was on the election committee.

He said he is on a number of

said Haltunen.

The task force's next project is to revise Palomar's mission statement, which states what Palomar stands for and will then incorporate it into the future of the college.

The Strategic Planning Committee will meet every other Thursday from 2-4 p.m. and discuss the future of Palomar.

"One of Amador's strengths is planning," said Haltunen, "She will help us move forward and accomplish our goals."

committees, and that he would have to ask Faubus whether or not he was on the election committee to be certain.

Faubus said that Kavanagh was on the committee, but didn't formally attend any meetings because he had class.

Sean, Weimer, ASG President and vice president of Phi Theta Kappa, said while he was sure he was on the election committee, he didn't know if he actually attended any election committee meetings.

Faubus said the election committee met initially on Sept. 5, and met every Wednesday after that at noon the same time as Phi Theta Kappa meetings.

However, Rhonda Wallace, Alpha Gamma Sigma member, said that she only remembered going to two meetings: The final member of the election committee, Michelle Southard, was not available for comment.

The lack of a solid election committee resulted in problems on Oct. 4, the day ASG election results were posted.

Faubus said that the election committee had decided to withhold the exact number of votes for each candidate out of fear of embarrassing candidates who might have received fewer votes SEE ELECTION, PAGE 3

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retains the automatic admission policy only for seniors who go to high school within a fiveto eight-mile radius of campus, apply by Nov. 30 and meet the standard CSU entrance requirements - ·a sequence of 15 classes and a top-one-third standing in their class.

In Orange County, two public school districts - Huntington Beach High School District and Los Alamitos Unified - as.well as Cypress High School fall into

that priority zone, as do six Los Angeles County districts.

For the first time, California high school seniors outside the zone won't automatically win a place at the Long Beach campus simply by completing the basic CSU requirements.

Instead, they must compete with other students based on an index of their SAT scores and grade-point averages.

For students from outside California, admission will be subject to even tougher stan-

dards. For now, communitycollege upper-division transfers are not affected.

"Students who are within the top 15 percent oftheir class don't need to worry - they'll get in," Nishio said. "For the students who are only in the top one-third, if they want to go to Long Beach, they might need to study harder."

April Pflug, head counselor at Kennedy High School in La Palma, said she's warning students who want to

go to Long Beach that they have to do better.

"Naturally, it's not gqod news for our students, but the campus can oruy take as many students as they can accommodate," Pflug said. "There are just a lot of students (seeking admission to college) right now."

CSU officials announced last week that 11 of the 23 campuses are overenrolled for this year, with 2 percent more students than the system is funded to accept.

The changes are part of the expected "tidal wave" of students emerging from the state's high schools as a result of population growth.

Unlike Long Beach, Cal State Fullerton has no plans to tighten freshman admission standards, officials said. Although CSUF this fall broke the 30,000 mark for the first time - with 30,357 students enrolled - the campus is trying to keep its • SEE SENIORS. PAGE 3

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"I don't think so.

Depending on the countries but they shouldn't exclude everyone."

Matheus Gui•araes COMPUTER SCIENCE

"Security should be tightened. They should really check better but they shoudn't go over the edge."

Guy Warder RADIO AND TV

''That's probably reasonable. I don't think anyone will get pissed, they'll understand."

Sebastian Mattern RADIO AND TV

Erica Garcia FASHION DESIGN

''Yes. Right now there is no tracking where the students go. There should be a system for that first."

"I don't think so.

That has nothing to do with t}le terrorism, students just come here to study."

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• CAL STAR: Local sbtdents get priority doors open to all by expanding offerings at its Mission Viejo, Calif., and other satellite campuses, as well as offering more online courses, Associate Vice President Keith Boyum said.

CSU trustees said last year that they were concerned that overcrowded campuses would not be able to serve students

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diverse resources to investigate a tension that divides our community. Our series of events will bring people from different perspectives together for stimulating art and real dialogue," said SpeakOut organizer Mufson.

Mufson wants to see the whole campus talking to one another.

"My fantasy vision is that the whole campus will get engaged in a dialogue on a topic that is of concern to everyone, whether they think it is important or not,"

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unable to move to attend college.

At the most popular campuses, such as Long Beach and San Diego State, out-of-town students can keep out deserving local students, trustees said.

The system of local priority was approved as one method of ensuring that locals have access to a four-year public university.

Besides the Orange County high schools, the Los Angeles County public school districts that now have priority at Cal State Long Beach are ABC, Bellflower, Downey, Paramount, Compton and Long Beach.

than others. All candidates running for positions were elected.

Marilyn Lunde, secretary for student affairs, said that she could not release the numbers without the consent of the election committee.

When asked to provide minutes or an agenda for the meeting where this decision took

Mufson said.

"These kind of tensions effect your life whether you realize it or not. Like anything that is under the surface, if you just pretend its' not there eventually its just going to explode at you," Mufson said . ''My idea is to create a platform to showcase the complex points of view that are involved in any ofthese issues," he said.

Mufson said he hopes that through these different forums that some people will open their eyes, others will hear some new things and some people will change. ''The tension surrounding gender differences is everywhere, so the project must be inclusive ere-

ating a safe platform for diverse even extra credit. voices to speak openly, it should Community involvement is also stimulate dialogue in as really a key component particumany places as possible, from larly students, Mufson the coffee shop to the lecture hall said.Mufson said they are hoping and beyond," Mufson said. for people to suggest and or Some of the questions that will . organize panel discussions. They be investigated are "Is it safe to are also asking for volunteers to be different on campus?" "Do tra- be panelist. " Currently we are seeking ditional notions of masculine and feminine still dominate our atti- partners to participate from tudes and behaviors?" and "How the community at large: studo we include those on the mar- dent body, faculty, and the gins and allow them to reach staff of Palomar and other their full potential in a diverse educational organizations."

The participants may be society?"

The Speakout project would organizations or individuals, like to see faculty participate who wish to contribute," said by having discussions in their Mufson.

The performing arts events classes as well as related assignments given and maybe that are already planned

place, Faubus said that none had been kept. She said she had been told by Lunde that the election committee was not required to keep minutes or post agendas.

Lunde said she had been told before that the election committee was not required to post agendas.

Both Faubus and Lunde also said the election committee was not required to meet unless there were specific problems with the election.

include three plays: Shakespeal'e's Twelfth Night, Christopher Durang's "Baby with the bath water" and Bent

by Martin Sherman.

All three have underlying gender diversity themes. Panels will to be set up around these different events.

Also The Queer Project: an original, mixed-media collaboration will make its debut in May 2002.

Interested participants should contact Michael Mufson in the Performing Arts Department at 760 744-1150 ext. 2456 or mmufson@palomar.edu Speakout also has a website at http://speakout. palomar.edu.

palomariN BRIEF Palomar to start e-conferencint Palomar College has begun a digital meeting forum known as E-Conferencing funded by a $11.5 million grant from the Chancellor's Office. The focus of the project is to develop a system where faculty, campus administrators, staff, and students can schedule important meetings and attend them regardless of location through the use of phones and computers.

The project is directed by Sherilyn Hargraves, the manager of Palomar College's ETV. Contract proposals are being accepted for an E-Conferencing Services Provider through Oct. 29, 2:00 p.m. The position will require the service provider to operate and maintain all servers for the project.

Teleconference training sessions are held on Wednesdays in October from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Palomar Library Conference Room. The topics for upcoming meetings will be General Meeting Skills (Oct. 17) and Meeting Documentation, Evaluation, and Conclusions (Oct. 24). Each session will feature guest experts in the field of meeting and time management.

Seating is limited to the first twenty persons.

To submit proposals contact the Office of Counsel, Contracts, and Special Projects at (760) 744-1150, ext.

2697 or 2110.

For information about the project contact Charles Mawson, Project Manager, at (760) 744-1150, ext.

1527, or check the web site: www.ccceconferencing.org.

-Christian Johnson

Plan ahead for PAR Students are encouraged to see a counselor to be prepared to register for Spring, and to ensure that they have proper transfer credits and eligibility.

PAR registration begins in November so it is best to make an appointment now with an academic counselor to map out future classes, particularly if transferring to the university level.

There are a required number of units, and specific courses that must be taken in order to transfer. It is best to plan ahead for those classes to be sure that all the requirements and possible prerequisites will be met.

Applications for transfer to California State

Universities and Universities of California are already being accepted for Fall 2002, and PAR registration begins November 27 for Spring 2002.

The Counseling Department is open Monday Thursday, 7:30a.m.- 7 p.m., and Friday 7:30a.m.- 4 p.m. To make an appointment please call (760) 7441150 ext. 2179.

-Colleen Kelly

R••brance t1ee honors cancer victims In honor of Red Ribbon Week and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Palomar College will be purchasing a tree of remembrance to be placed on campus.

Continuing the five-year tradition, the tree will be placed inside the Student Union Oct. 24.

Ribbons will be made available for faculty and students to place on the tree with names of loved ones who have died or been stricken with breast cancer.

Campus Police and outside organizations will be setting up booths addressing other social awareness issues such as HIV and drunk driving.

Oct. 25 the tree will be moved to the second floor of the library, where it will remain until the end of the month, after which it will be planted in the San Marcos campus arboretum.

Palomar College Health Services offers breast exams for students on campus and referrals offsite for mammograms.

For further information about Health Services programs or the tree ofremembrance call (760) 744-1150, ext. 2380.

-Christian Johnson

the performance lab (room D-10).

Patrons coming from off-campus can obtain a guest parking pass and directions at Campus Police.

-Jan Harless

Transfer information available now Transfer Center is organizing a college fair outside the Student Union Oct. 22 from 10 a.m until 1 p.m.

The event will feature 38 universities, including state, independent and out-of-state universities. Students are welcome to stop by to ask questions and to learn more about the colleges they are interested in. For more information, contact the Transfer Center (760) 744-1150, ext. 2676 -Mirva L<'mp!ainen

CSU, UC acceptint applications Application to transfer to the Cal State University system began this month and ends Nov. 30. The UC system application period is from Nov. 1 to Nov. 30.

Workshops for assistance with the application and transeript review are scheduled as follows: CSU, Oct. 15 and 25 and Nov. 15 and 29. UC, Oct. 18 and 22, Nov. 8 and 12.

The workshops are the only opportunity for assistance and tend to fill up quickly.

The Transfer Center is located in the Student Union Building, Room SU-1 and SU-3. ·Jan Harless

Concert Hour features jazz trio "Finding Your Voice" is the theme of Concert Hour, Oct. 18. The jazz trio of Bob Boss, guitar, Marshall Hawkins, bass and Marguerita Page, vocal, perform.

Concert Hour is provided each Thursday by the Palomar College Performing Arts Department. The program begins at 12:30 p.m. and ends at 1:20 p.m. in

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he first week of October saw another Associated Student Government election, and once again it saw an extremely low voter turnout: a mere 140 students voted out of the nearly 30,000 that attend Palomar.

This is a symptom of a bigger problem the absence of cohesive leadership fromASG's election committee and misinformation from the Office of Student Affairs.

The election committee, which is supposed to run the election, was once again the subject of much confusion. Rebecca Faubus, vice president of state affairs and chair of the election committee, listed six committee members. Two of the members, Sean Weimer and Eamon Kavanagh, are both ASG officers.

Neither of them remembered going to a single meeting, and Kavanagh wasn't sure if he was even on the committee.

None of this, while certainly problematic, is the end of the world. As they are fond of saying, ASG members are learning to be leaders, and it's expected that they'd make mistakes.

The real problem is that this is not the first time there have been major problems with the election committee. Previous elections were marred with allegations of election committee disorganization and bias.

These former election committees were staffed by entirely different student governments. The one constant in all of this has been the Office of Student Affairs, whose director is supposed to advise the ASG and serve as a member of the election committee.

It is clear confusion exists even there.

Marilyn Lunde, secretary for student affairs, served on the election committee this semester. Lunde said she told Faubus that the election committee did not have to meet or post agendas and minutes. Lunde said that she had been told by "somebody" that the ASG election committee was not required to do either.

When pressed, Lunde was unable to recall exactly who told her this. However, all subcommittees of public legislative bodies that have members outside such bodies are required by California law to post agendas in advance of any meetings.

Since Faubus said the committee had three members who were notASG officers, the election committee is subject to this law.

It is understandable if student leaders are not well versed on California's public meeting laws, but it is inexcusable for Student Affairs to be feeding ASG false information without being able to confirm from where this information comes. Furthermore, Bruce Bishop, director of student affairs, is a professional parliamentarian and he should be very well acquainted with these basic concepts.

How can we possibly expect ASG to do its job if its advisers are not doing theirs? A problem with one ASG administration is the fault of that administration - problems year after year are the fault of those advising ASG. ASG is not without blame: if Student Affairs isn't going to adequately fulfill its job as an adviser, it falls upon our elected officials to venture out on their own, and to fully understand their own bylaws (which requires the appointment of an election committee with at least three members).

After all, to truly represent the students, ASG should not be at the whim and call of the administrators in Student Affairs.

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lap me in the face. As hard as you can. Now I know I'm not right in front of you so slap yourself in the face and pretend it's me. I want you to do this because I need clarity.

It always seems to work in the movies.

What is it they say? I needed that. Is that it? Yeah, I think so. That always seems to clear things up for the people on the great allpowerful flashing screen. So slap me/you in the face, maybe it will help.

Why do I need clarity so much that I would have you slap yourself? That's a good question I can tell those summer classes paid · off. I'll tell you why I need clarity: I don't understand relationships, to be more specific, I don't understand relationships with women.

Recently I spent a whole night playing Nintendo with a woman.

The whole time "Marble Madness" droned out its humming soundtrack all I could do was think, what next?

Where do I go from here?

Where is my clarity?

I thought I was ready for clarity in second grade. I had worked up enough courage to kiss a girl named Danielle on the cheek. But when I did she told on me to the teacher. No gratitude, no mutual respect.

Where were the dinners, the shared apartment, the walks in

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the park late at night after but there isn't a rulebook on Sure there's dessert at Ceshelle's? Movies relationships. had obviously lied to me. All plenty of drivel revolving there was for me was a teacher around how to trick the opposaying that if I did it again I site sex into sleeping with you. would be introduced to deten- But there aren't any facts. I tion (which would later become need cold hard facts, like when to lean over and kiss her on the a very close friend of mine). mouth during While your the movie or cheek is still at what point red from the I'M NOT SAYING I you should slap I ·want to DON7 UNDERSTAND stop talking. tell you this: I WOMEN. NO, THAT'S Is that your don't have the A GIVEN. BECAUSE I DOUBT voice in the answer to this ' UNDERSTAND MEN. EVEN distance I caveman I' hear, already question: how HElL I DOUBT I UNDERtelling me does it work? STAND MYSElF.. II that these are It being the the things left defining up to instinct thing, the actual creature of relationship, that when dealing with the force that draws two people humans there are no cold, hard facts? Well you can eat your and holds them together.

"It" is a very small word, very instinct I'll take that book I've inadequate for what it conveys. been looking for. You know, the I will die before I learn the book that tells you at exactly answer to how relationships what point you should say good work, I know that now. You night.

For now I play it safe. I should know that too. I met a man in New Hampshire that mean, come on! I don't have said that there isn't an answer. the book! So instead of kissing He happened to be a bit crazy good night I shake hands. And and living in a shack by a lake instead of proceeding clearbut I believe him none-the-less. headed into any association I'm not saying I don't under- with the opposite sex I stumble stand women. No, that's a and trip like that wino named given. Because I doubt I even Gershel who J?UShes around a understand men. Hell, I doubt hand cart full of filthy blankets I understand myself. "Why did and invariably smells of I just do that," I find myself Tequila and the white hand of saying all the time. I just want death. That's how I hope I am to know what the basic layout remembered in the end, a wino is of a relationship with a of relationships with a handwoman. I just want the bare cart of filthy blankets. facts.

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Response to student government criticism The Telescop e has fa iled the students Dear Editor: With regard to you critical analysis of the Associated Student Government's president, Sean Weimer, and his attempt to encourage wider participation of the students at Palomar College.

Your unjustifiable personal attack on Sean, who hils been in office for one month, shows a complete lack of understanding of the function of the student government at Palomar College and therefore leads the casual reader of your student newsletter to the conclusion that your efforts at informing the students falls short of all expectations.

It has been my experience that college newspapers have traditionally poked fun at all leaders on campus. However you, the editor of our college newspaper have crossed over the line between constructive criticism and a personal vendetta. Your responsibility is to report facts , not biased personal observations. Your position is to bring students together in a unifying positive manner, and to encourage a sense of achievement of all concerned.

It is my considered opinion t hat you have failed the students of Palomar College miserably.

- Eamon H. Kavanagh ASG Senator

Time to drop the personal attacks Dear Editor: I just read the latest issue (10/1) of this institution's only rag. I categorize The Telescope as such because, like. the National Enquirer, it prints half truths and utter nonsense!

I realize that there is responsible people who write credible articles and occasionally do your little paper some sense of justice. Then there are those amongst your staff that do your paper, as well as your reputation, a disservice.

Your repeated attacks on the ASG sound more akin to a personal inventory shopping list or one of self disclosure. The style

is always the same: one of sarcasm, cynicism, and derogatory phrases full of unjustified criticism! You sound like a child whining, and never offer a viable alternative let alone a compliment.

Stop dragging around your inane feud with the ASG for it is starting to look like an albatross around your neck that you seem to enjoy wearing! I happen to be acquainted with some of its members of whom you relish firing barbs at, and I can tell you that everything you stated in your editorial is erroneous! I have seen these people working their tails off.

So I ask you, what are you doing? It seems to me that you are regurgitating last year's news as well as all the previous year's and merely change the names and numbers.

If you have a personal agenda concerning the ASG, save it for your diary. Stop taking potshots at your target while hiding in the shadows.

Why on earth do you keep picking on students in the ASG? I never see ydU do this to clubs, committees or students in classrooms? There really is no difference between them all except for your expectations that the students in ASG are somehow professional leaders.

-Stuart Old Accounting Major

Student leaders have been successful Dear Editor, It was both interest and dismay that we read the editorial m the Telescope entitled, "Vote? Why Should We?" The article decried the ASG's general performance and the specific activities of ASG President Sean Weimer. This we found particularly perplexing, due to the following observations and experiences: 1. Over the summer, Weimer represented the students of Palomar College before the governing board on curriculum issues. Indeed, The Telescope's failure to mention of his advocacy was most curious, · since the Telescope was highly critical · of the Faculty Senate's moves to. undo the governing board's

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decision in its editorial of The Telescope, too Sept. 17, "Faculty does not hard on new leader s have final say."

2. After the tragedy of Sept.

11, a faculty-led meeting that Dear Editor: I am appalled at the headline was held to culminate in a candle light service on the and subject matter of the Oct. 1 editorial. I have never seen or one-week anniversary looked impossible. But to our surheard of a media entity urging prise ASG had already led the ANYONE to not vote. way by leading a memorial President Weimer's quote service at the flag pole that about apathy should have encouraged The Telescope to join Friday. Weimer's organizational ability helped to give in this effort. He did not say he direction to the entire camwanted to eradicate it as this pus community and he cer- would be impossible. He said he wanted to cut it down. This editainly deserves acknowledgement. tori~ was written at the sixth 3. Weimer and the ASG week of the semester. It is good have been crucial in forming our faculty does not make such harsh judgments of its students the petition drive first to the so early in the semester. legislature and then to the In those few weeks, Weimer Governor to restore critical facility and technology fundrecruited eight students to join ing to the campus. the ASG, all but one of which Such accomplishments then ran for election. This was would be suggestive of a sucno easy task because the stucessful term for any student dents are hesitant to join an government; that all of this organization that is being conhas been accomplished before stantly attacked in the press. midterms of the first semes- After the Sept. 11 attack, Mr. ter on campus is attributable Weimer went to several meetto the dedication and hard ings to encourage people not to work of the students who start racist attacks and led a have given up their time to prayer service at the Clock serve student government.

Tower. Meanwhile he was coordinating a massive letter writStudents who chose to serve on student government ing campaign to Gov. Davis, promoting an extremely successful often maintain work, academic excellence, and other 'blood drive, collecting money for extracurricular activities the Red Cross, attending many without any personal expeccampus meetings, writing all the agendas for the ASG and tation of reward beyond ensuring the college is better chairing all its meetings,. as well home for all its community, as being vice president of Phi but most specifically, its stuTheta Kappa. dents.

The Telescope's editorial The two bastions of stustates there was nine empty dent activities are often its · positions wrong! The student government and the Telescope editorial states that student paper. That the latter Mr. Weimer requires members should take an antagonistic to wear name tags to promote pose to the former, without their "importance" - wrong! due consideration of The college asked the ASG in Weimer's and the ASG's the fall of 2000 to wear these many accomplishments in a name tags so we could be more time of crisis and sorrow, visible during the first three seems unfortunate, and, ultiweeks of school. mately, counterproductive to ·The ASG has done nothing aiding the students who could BUT focus on the real issues benefit from these fine groups and if The Telescope would focus working together. on being a real newspaper and investigate before castigating, then maybe they could work - Bill Ja hnel with the STUDENTS LEARNAssistant Professor ING TO BE LEADERS while - Yvonne Ande rson they learn to be journalists!

Associate Professor - Rebecca Faubus - Linda Dudik-Latulippe ASG Vice President Prof«>ssor of Slate Affairs

considered for publication the next Monday.

Letters can be dropped in the newsroom in TCB-1 or mailed to: The Telescope welcomes all letters to the editor. Letters must be typewritten (no more The Telescope than 300 words), include the author's name, Palomar College major and phone number.

1140 West Mission Road San Marcos, CA 92069 The Telescope reserves the right to edit letters for space and not to print letters conLetters can also be sent via e-mail to: taining lewd or libelous comments. Letters must be received by Monday at 3 p.m. to be telescope@palomar.edu

Travis Bla lock

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oes any~ne else ever feel that certain foods get a bad rap? There are two specific foods I am thinking about . For one, there are some foo ds out t here t hat people won't even consider trying simply because it either looks nasty or people all talk about it like it was dog food or something. My first example is sushi. When most people think of sushi they basically cringe.

Ewww, raw fish, that's gross.

But what I have come to realize in the past few years is that sushi is awesome.

No, I don't go out and mack down some big ole honking piece of raw fish , sushi extends much further than that. In fact, I hardly ever get something on the menu that has raw food in it. Sushi is a type of food that is not only some of the most artistic looking food in the world but also some of the most flavorful and diverse. No matter what tastes a person has there is always something on the menu that they can indulge themselves in.

My friends and I frequently visit our favorite little sushi spot in the heart of San Diego's downtown called Sushi Deli.

It's a small, quaint, and tastefully decorated place that serves up some of the best sushi rolls I have ever had.

Don't worry for all of you vegetarians out there; they have plenty of dishes that cater to you. In fact, one the best items on the menu is their Shauna Rolls which contain sweet potato tempura, avocado, and cream cheese. Sushi places offer the best in all around dining from their amazing soups to small palette warming appetizers to the biggest and best main dishes one can imagine, not to mention that a couple can usually eat there for well under $20.

The other type of food that I believe needs a little more respect is all that greasy fried up food that you all know you would love to dive right into but won't simply for health reasons. Yeah that's you that I am talking to, miss or mister I need to lose a few pounds so I am only eating tofu and vegetables for the next year. Get over it, if you really need to dr9p some weight, exercise, but don't take away something that you absolutely love.

From the people who eat fat free cheese or whole- wheat bread when they only like white bread, or even people that really like soda but suffice for an incredibly nasty Tab. It upsets me most because I can't eat food like this anymore.

When I see people ordering a side salad at a r estaurant instead of some onion rings it makes me want to slap them upside their face. The majority of chefs get into the business because they love food and because they want to share what great dishes they can make, so to see people not ordering foods that they want to eat makes me incredibly upset.

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SKATEBOARD PARADISE

By Jan Harless

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By Travis Blalock

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When an activity has an impact on society in such a way as skateboarding has, equal repercussions will be returned in full circle. It may seem that society deems public skateboarding as a crime. City laws have been passed with the intention to ease the disturbance of this sport but at a considerable cost to the skaters.

Once recognized as a game or activity only young kids engage in, skateboarding has truly become a full forced sport appealing to a range of ages. Competitions have gone from small scale to very, very large, especially with the addition of ESPN's X-games in June of '95.

Names of professional skaters such as Tony Hawk and Bob Burnquist are as equally recognizable as that of professional basketball and baseball players. Yet even with all the recently gained popularity of skateboarding it is still illegal on the streets of California.

As penal code 640a and b states, "Any of the acts described in lower subdivisions is an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and by community service for a total time not to exceed 48 hours over a period not to ·exceed 30 days ....

Skateboarding, roller skating, bicycle riding, or rollerblading in any system facility, vehicle, or parking structure."

The largest problems with skateboarding, spurring on the creation and implication of this particular law, are the damage to private property and the high liability of injury to the skater. Not aiding their cause, skateboarders have been labeled as disrespectful and downright abusive towards law officials, says Poway City Manager Jim Bowersox.

With a bad reputation and laws against them, skateboarders are still out on the streets day after day in search of remote low traffic areas where they can skate in peace. Business parks, empty parking lots and school campuses after hours seem to be some of the more popular spots for skaters to show off their art form.

"Most times we are yelled at and . chased by security guards, stopped by police, or reprimanded by people in our neighborhood," says 21-year-old Palomar student Sean Sprigle. Sprigle and his younger brother Andrew, 17, are avid skaters and skate illegally almost everyday.

"I have been one of the luckier ones out of the guys I skate with. I have only gotten one $20 ticket and my board taken away like 7 or 8 times," Andrew said.

For people like the Sprigle brothers who choose to skateboard in public places, skating can become a major

financial burden. According to prices at K-5 boardrider shop in Carmel Mountain a new deck can cost anywhere from $29.95 to $52.95. The most popular brands of skate decks such as Blind, Zero, and. Flip are usually around $4 7. K-5 also offers a package deal that includes every part of a skateboard for $129.95. So the next time the law upholding police officer takes away a board the skater definitely feels a dent in his wallet.

The financial upside to skateboarding is that the youth of today can actually win sponsorships from different skate companies by simply demonstrating their skating skills. Wavelines Surf Shop sponsors Andrew Sprigle. He receives free boards, jackets, shirts, and stickers in a monthly package. He won his sponsor"· ship by creating an amateur video of himself skating, and merely submitted it to the store. Companies that offer sponsorships like these not only make the sport more affordable to the enthusiast, but also give them a goal to work toward and a means to chart their improvement.

There is an alternative to illegal public skateboarding, surfacing in 'the early '90s, and offering a more advanced orientation for trick maneuvers called skate parks. Since Tony Hawk's childhood skate park, The Del Mar Skate Ranch, opened in 1984 more and more parks have opened up all over the country, including the Qne Hawk sponsors in Encinitas, the YMCA Magdelena Ecke Skate Park. These parks offer a well planned, safe, and legal place for all people to come to, no matter what skill level. The only downside of these parks is that they could cost skaters anywhere from $5 to $25 depending of where they go.The exceptions to this are three free North County parks located in Carlsbad, Oceanside and Vista.

Most quality skate parks are busy during peak hours as well, deterring skaters from taking advantage of the facilities. .

Sprigle and his brother said they only . attend skate parks maybe once a month because of the cost and because it's hard to find ample time to get their money worth out of the parks. Skaters all across the world dream of having a skate park in their backyard, or close to there, but in reality having to commute to one is just enough deterrent to keep their art form confined to the streets where they continue to gain a bad reputation and get in trouble with the law.

Introduced as sidewalk surfing in the '60s skateboarding has evolved to become not just an extreme sport but also a culture that continues in to the new millennium.

Pioneers like Tony Hawk mix with "gromitz" (kids eight and under). They share baggies fashion and hairstyles, publications honoring a language all their own, ana recreation in and around San Diego, the hub and home for skateboarders worldwide. New parks seem to pop-up all over the region as pros work with city hall to create off-street skate parks that are both fun and safe.

One of three free municipal parks in North County, Carlsbad has 15,000 square feet of lighted space, open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

Included are curved and flat ramps, 260 linear feet of pipe coping, two pyramids, a pool and two stairways.

A beginner's area is also provided.

Safety gear (helmet, knee and elbow pads) is required. Call (760) 4342824 for a free brochure.

Directions: El Camino Real to Faraday Ave. east. Go to the end of Faraday. Left on Orion Way, immediate right onto Orion Way. The skate park is located on the right side of Orion Way. The skate park is located on the right side of Orion Way between the Safety and Service Center and Fire Station #5.

Oceanside's skate park is "free, no matter whether you're a resident or not," said Erik Jones, recreation leader. Pads and helmets are required and available on loan: The park .is half a city block in size and can house up to 65 skaters. The new paved and wooden obstacle course has played host to Willy Santos and Andy MacDonald as well as other pro skaters. A section for beginners is a highlight. Park hours are 10 a.m. to dusk. Have questions? Call (760) 535-1513.

Directions: I-5 to Mission Avenue west, to north Myers, turn right.

Park is 1 1/2 blocks on right at corner of Pier View and Myers, west of the railroad tracks An endless free ride is possible at the small-scale park in Vista.

Skaters can ride the 12-incli jam rail, four-foot high pyramid, Bower box, 4-5 foot bowls, fun box and other obstacles.

"This park's a little smaller than the other ones, but it's welldesigned, it flows really well," said Tony Muscarella, 20. The park is supervised with hours from 10 a.m. to dusk. Safety gear is required.

Phone (760) 639-6151. Directions: Hwy. 78 to Escondido Ave. turn • SEE SKATE, PAGE»

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1- Artists lecture ·in 'Outside The Box'

By Jan Harless

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Viki Cole, director of the Boehm Gallery, describes her time between shows as "frantically P.Ulling down the last show, repainting walls, regrouping, sending art back to artists-we just catch our breath and then it starts all over again."

The latest transformation is California Fibers "Outside the Box" exhibit, continuing until Oct. 27.

"Outside the Box" represents that which is not confined," said Cole, "that does not fit into the shape or the form of a cube." Many of the over 20 artists with work on exhibit attended the reception and discussed their art.

"I do a lot of work that's based on mythology," said Carol McKie Manning, whose "Wyrd Sisters" depicts the three witches in "Macbeth. "It was really time consuming and I don't know ifl'd ever do it again, but it did work," she said.

Christie L. Dunning created an inter-active exhibit called "Wrinkled Rea soning. " What appears to be a briefcase full of colored paper is really an unbound book.

Slip into a pair of museum gloves and read the book by sliding each page out one by one, reading it, and putting it back in. The topics are thought-provoking questions from A to Z beginning with "What if...?"

Fine, copper wire is Deborah Young's favorite material found in junkyards.

"A piece is all about transcendence," said Young, "transcending its former use of the wire, getting from here to there, not just a spiritual transcendence, but for me, always more of a psychological transcendence, overcoming what's here-all of the work is about that."

Performing arts artist in residence, Peter Gach, has planned a series of Bach piano performances

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Hilga and Joel Boehm view junkyard wire artwork by Deborah Young at the preview of Palomar's "Outside The Box" art show. to complement the viewing of the fiber show.

He sees the music as "a kind of sonic weaving." Cole stated "I want to try to parallel all the arts at Palomar. It's wonderful using the space for both."

Everyone is invited to touch the art during a walking lecture at noon October 18.

Artist and California Fibers president Polly Jacobs Giacchina lead!> the tour free of charge. "I've asked the artists to give me samples that I'll be able to hand to you. You can feel , touch, examine." Techniques of the art will also be explored.

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Ellen Speert admires artwork by Diane Cage at the Boehm Gallery's "Outside the Box."

Kattan fails in his starring debut 'Corky

By Christian Johnson

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In the coming days, when people ask me, "How was 'Corky Romano,' the following comments are what I'm going to tell them.

With all of the promising movies released this season, the fact that people will be scammed into actually paying money to see this one is, in some countries, a crime worthy of losing the ability to bear children.

I'm not going to lie and say this movie had absolutely no redeeming qualities, but I will say that most of these qualities you can see in the movie's trailers. Not all, but most.

Here's an abridged version of the plot: Chris Kattan is a comedian that one day forgets to take his Rit alin and gets discovered by Saturday Night Live creator, Loren Michaels.

Michaels thinks, "Hey, this spaz would be good on my show," so he hires Kattan to appear regularly on SNL. After a few seasons of not taking his pills and acting like a monkey over and over again, someone at Touchstone pictures sees Kattan and says, "Hey, we just blew some

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Corky Romano (Chris Kattan) shows his best side to two of his FBI coworkers. money on a moderately funny to st eal the case evidence."

Kattan says "okay," and another script that would be perfect for SNL alumni gets to be a movie star. you.!"

Peter Falk, from "Columbo" "It's about a klutzy veterinarian who is the son of a crime boss who's fame, plays Pops Romano. I was about to go to trial. Although his never a really big fan of "Columbo" family has rejected him for most of either, so this isn't a good nail to his life, Corky is now their only put into the coffin of his career. I hope. So they plant him in the FBI will give him this, he played a sick

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and dieing man, and man did he look like he was sick and dieing.

Corky's illiterate brother Peter is played by ·Peter Berg from the T.V. series "Chicago Hope." Now, Berg is a good actor anci was as good as one could be in a movie of this caliber, but it's always a shame when good actors are accept lame parts.

Corky's other brother Paulie, the gay one, is played by Chris Penn.

That's right, the brother of Sean Penn. If Touchstone really wanted to make this funny they should've got Sean to play the gay brother.

Vinessa Shaw plays Kate, the token hot chick. From this movie, it's impossible to tell whether or not she's talented. But her presence was defenitely better than not having her there.

Now for the box office prediction, people are going to go see this movie no matter wh at I say and it's going to make a little bit of money, very little. But after about two weeks when word of mouth spreads, the ticket sales will bottom out and we'll see it out on DVD in about three months.

Spend your money as you will, but if at the end you feel like you've been robbed of $6-$8 of your money and an hour and a half of your life, well, I told you so. ·

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Sick and twisted films infect .San Diego

By Christian Johnson

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Out of a cauldron of politically correct media, trying to shove what's "good" and "wholesome" down your throat comes the alternative of Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation.

The festival was the typical collage of new and disturbingly creative toons, along with the return of some old favorites.

The new films to look forward to include "Eat" by Bill Plympton, which is a demented ·view of a typical restaurant.

Of the musical variety, there's "Hello, Dad, I'm in Jail," by Christopher Simon, and "F*#@ Her Gently," by Spumco, featuring music by the novelty band Tenacious D. A past favourite with some new material is "No Neck Joe." Only moderately funny on it's own, it's one of a few films that call for audience interaction, which triples the fun.

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Ascene from Don Hertzfeld's "Rejected," one of the films featured at this year's "Sick and Twisted" festival. the crowd shouting along. ents "Behind the Music That of the two stars are especially Bookending the show are Sucks," featuring shorts on enjoyable if you hate their two spoofs of VHl's "Behind Britney Spears and Eminem. music.

For those who love seeing the Music." Heavy.com pres- These fictionalized biographies

children's stories twisted into something totally disturbing there's, "Harry Pothead and the Magical Herb" and "Choke, Spot, Choke."

"HaFry Pothead" gives us an idea of what our kids might really be learning from books.

"Choke, Spot, Choke" is a new spin on "Fun With Dick And Jane," replacing all the wholesome goodness with a kinky couple and a drug-addicted dog.

However, the most popular short is clearly "Rejected," which debuted at last year's festival. Compiled of advertisements that were not accepted, the piece is undescribable and, of course, hilarious.

While not as funny as Spike and Mike's more tame regular festival of animation, the sick and twisted show is darker and more avant-guarde, and definitely gets more hype. The show is currently running in Riverside at University Village Cinemas and in La Jolla at the Museum of Contemporary Art through Oct. 20, and at AMC's La Jolla 12 through Nov. 17.

Admission is $8.

'California' try to make being old hip and fail miserably

By Krislian Smock

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Do you pine for the pretentious, sentimental Glam-rock that plagued the late 1980's?

Do you own every miserable volume of"Power Ballads," and pray that the Bullet Boys would get back together? Well I can't raise the dead, but what I can offer you is the next best thing, "CALIFORNIA." The band makes their selftitled debut on Trauma records, and I'm still feeling the trauma from having to sit through it.

This album is strictly by the numbers. There's nothing original about it whatsoever. From their scruffy-voiced front man, John Gregory, over-dramatizing his simplistic lyrics, to the gruelingly boring guitar solos, its every element reeks of "the Hair Band" era that was mercifully put out of its misery years ago.

Every track is so generic that you actually get the feeling of having heard it all before ... and it wasn't good the first time.

The band's first single, "Kid from California" is everything you'd expect from the likes of Great White or Mr. Big. The lyrics are pure trash,

but that doesn't prevent Gregory from singing them with all the whiny emotion he can muster. "So lonely so hard don't get crazy/ I don't want you scratching my car/ So hungry too proud... the kid from California."

What the hell is. that suppose to mean?

Well, the answer is that it means nothing at all, despite how heartfelt Gregory presents it.

Let me assure you that the music accompanying these lyrics is about as meaningful.

The band may be talented enough to play their instruments, but what they end up arranging sounds like nothing

more than a second rate cover band.

Every track is completely canned; it's just so tiresome to have to listen to simple riffs you've heard a .thousand times before.

Every song has the mandatory guitar solo, which has always been so popular with the "Hair-rockers" of yester-

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year. The solos are indecipherable from one another and may as well have been sampled from any "Bon Jovi" album.

The photos accompanying the liner notes have the band posing with their guitars as if they were soldiers with machine guns slug over their shoulders.

The band looks to be in their early forties, but they're trying their hardest to conceal that from us. You can tell that they've traded in their hair extensions and dangly earrings for a more fashionable "alternative" look.

It's fairly obvious that the record company is dressing them now, and I have a sneaking suspicion that the Goo Goo Dolls might be doing their hair.

Don't be fooled by these deceptive tactics, they're just trying to sell us the same old crap dressed up in a new marketable wrapper.

Do yourself a favor and stay clear of this album. If by some chance you're a masochist and you like to subject yourself to this type of nonsense just go out and buy an old Tesla record ... at least you won't feel so dirty when you're done listening to it.

The members of "California," led by John Gregory (center) strain their faces to look like young alternative superstars.

'Don't Say A Word' a difficult ·puzzle not worth solving

By Colleen Kelly

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As you sit in the theater attempting to enjoy your. popcorn, the overall feeling of "Don't Say a Word" is, "When is this going to be over?".

In the latest fall letdown, the filmmakers attempt to build up their plot by slowly piling puzzle pieces into the viewers lap in the hopes of weaving together a complex and thoughtful plot.

Unfortunately the result is a stack of pieces that never quite get assembled into a convincing finished product.

The pieces thrown at you are

haphazardly fit together, with some tossed to the side and forgotten about, while others are jammed into spots where they clearly don't fit. The result, a hodge-podge of information that lacks symmetry and any real intrigue.

This "race against the clock" thriller begins when the daughter of a highly esteemed child psychologist is kidnapped. Her ransom is a sixdigit number locked away in the mind of a seemingly catatonic mental patient (Brittany Murphy).

The entire film takes place in the span of one day, and is set in a gray and

dreary New York City.

With only a day to crack the code and essentially "cure" his patient, the doctor (Michael Douglas) tries to unravel the secrets of the girl's past.

Miraculously, he is able to figure out in just a few short hours secrets that no doctor in ten years has discovered.

Michael Douglas plays Dr. Conrad, and succeeds in turning what could be an interesting character, into another hohum typical Michael Douglas character that lacks any real emotion or believability.

The villain, typecast veteran Sean Bean, offers us the same

nasty character he has played in "Ronin" and "Goldeneye", with the same tired antics of old.

Famke Janssen turns in a slightly more believable performance as Conrad's wife, with a surprisingly refreshing performance by Sky McCole Bartusiak as their abducted daughter.

The highlight of the performances offered in this film is given up by Brittany Murphy, who plays Elisabeth, the catatonic patient, who does a good job with the bland script.

Jennifer Esposito plays the detective trying.to unravel the

clues behind the dead bodies that are piling up in the morgue. Oliver Platt plays a colleague of Michael Douglas.

It is never revealed why either of these characters are even in the film, other than to make the movie have a longer running time.

They leave the viewer to wonder what the director, Gary Fleder, might have left on the cutting room floor.

With it's lack of believable characters, mismatched subplots and overall disappointing story line, "Don't Say a Word" is a definite "wait until it shows up on HBO" movie.

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right to Eucalyptus, turn right again between city hall and library at parking area.

The Encinitas YMCA is home to the top 10 vert (vertical ramp) skaters in the worldMagdelena Ecke Skate Park.

The comingling of professional and amat e u r skaters creates sold out sessions at the popular 32,000 square foot park.

Try the 13-foot high by 80 foot wide vert ramp at this most photographed facility. Call for hours at (760) 942-9622.

Directions: 1-5 to Encinitas Blvd., turn left (under freeway), take first left to 200 Saxony at hilltop.

Mark Rankin, owner of the Escondido Sports Center "rockn'roll" pro shop and concessions says the park was named best in the state in 1997, the year it opened. The metal-faced surfaces of the 20,000 square foot park pro- able to do special events, a pro vide a "flawless, smooth and shop and concessions and let fast ride," said Rankin. A $15 the kids skate free," said park membership card entitles the owner, Shawn Crook. Open to bearer use of the skate park, skateboarders, in-line bladers hockey and soccer fields. and scooters, skate "IB" Safety gear is required and Tuesday through Friday, 12 to wrist guards are recommend- 7 p.m. and weekends 11 a.m. ed. "The kids do some really to 7 p.m. A membership is crazy things! " Rankin said. $10, two-hour sessions are $3.

"Without protective gear, we'd Phone (619) 423-7950. have the paramedics here Directions: 1-5 to Coronado more often." For more infor- Avenue, turn right, head west mation call (760) 839-5426. . to 425 Imperial Blvd.

Directions: 1-15 to Via Rancho Newly organized "Next Cup" Parkway east to Mary Lane, amateur tournaments opened turn left to immediate left and closed their season at parking lot.

Mission Valley YMCA. The "Curb Banez" Imperial 50,000 square foot facility Beach skate park is the place houses "one of the largest vert to be when it rains. The park ramps in San Diego, a miniis both indoor for street skat- ramp for beginners, and is ing, and outdoor with three open to BMX bikers also," statvert ramps. "Our goal is to be ed Anthony Malta, skate park

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Ahigh-flying skater shows off his moves on the ramp at a local skate park.

Sunday skate 9 am. to dusk with two, four-hour sessions at $5. each and a shorter, last skate of the day for $3. Call (619) 884-7316. Directions: 15 south to Coronado Bridge to

Tidelands Park, turn right after the tollbooth at Mullinex Ave. Be prepared to sign a liability waiver before skating at most parks. All supervised parks require safety gear.

Some parks rent or loan equipment. Fees vary beginning at $3.00 per two-hour session.

Call ahead for times, days and fees.

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Daily skate sessions are 11 to 2 pm, 2 to 5 p.m. and 5 to 7:30 pm.

Call (619) 281-7885.

Directions: Hwy. 8 east or west to Qualcomm exit north, turn right on Camino del Rio north, and head east two miles.

Robb Field Skate Park in Ocean Beach has a complete street skating set up. For a $5.00 .day pass ride the handrails, steps, volcano or five-foot pools. The park is located 1/4 mile from the beach on the San Diego River.

Phone (619) 525-8486.

Directions: 1-5 south to Sea World Drive/Sunset Cliffs Blvd. West, to West Point Lorna Blvd. Turn right to Bacon; turn right again to end of parking area ..

On the fringe of San Diego county in Temecula is the Ollie House (named after a skating feat). The two-story indoor facility offers street to vert practice for all ages and abilities, amateur to pro. Ride the ramps and rails, like the 12foot vertical half-pipe, with the purchase of a two-hour session. Ollie House has a monthly calendar of events.

Call (909) 699-1145 or try the web site, www.olliehouse.com for further information. Time spent at Ollie House might also include the use of a game room with ping-pong, video games, and air hockey or lounging in the upstairs observation deck. It's all fun," said Eric West, 20. "It's a good place to ride, keeps kids out of trouble." Directions: 1-15 to Rancho California, turn left.

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By Katherine M. Skiba for women, published the report advocates policies from a JudeaIRT CAMPUS Christian perspective. His take last year. on women in the service?

In World War I, 33,000 WASHINGTON - Women Overall, he women wore make up about 14 percent of the favors U.S. armed forces - flying heli- the uniform; in WOMEN HAVE women in the copter gunships, helping propel World War II, DEMDNSTIATED THEY military; 400,000 did, nuclear-powered warships, colCAN PERFORM IN A "They have according to the lecting intelligence, and yes, served for the report, which VARim DF CIRCUMSTANCES. serving up grub in chow lines. said these num' ' As the new war rages, it's a OUR MILITARY DEPENDS DN last couple of centuries:" safe bet that women have key bers take into THIS VITAl PART DF OUR But he account all roles.

FORCE." thinks the females in the That's due, in part, to changes -Catherine Abbot post-Gulf enacted in the early '90s in the armed forces lT. COL. AT THE PENTAGON War changes In aftermath of the Persian Gulf then. affecting War - new rules ushering Vietnam, the women were count of women women aboard combat ships and serving in-theater was 7,000; in ''back-door approaches" to intecombat planes.

Women still are prohibited the Persian Gulf War, it was grate women "where I don't think they belong." Namely, in from a handful of military spe- 41,000. combat. cialties, including Special Forces, He'd take women off combat WOMEN TODAY and are sidelined from U.S. operships and aircraft while mainations under way in Afghanistan Lory Manning, a retired Navy taining exclusions from special where Osama bin Laden, suspected mastermind of the Sept. captain who spent more than 25 forces and from direct-combat years in the service, was one of functions. In the Army, that 11 terror attacks, is believed to the report's authors. means infantry, armor, cannon be hiding.

"The military couldn't operate field artillery and short-range How Afghanistan's religious Taliban leaders subjugate without women today," Manning air-defense artillery. women stands in stark contrast says, pointing out that their genPOTENTIAL PROBLEMS to how the United States and its der is hardly new news anymore.

Women were aboard when a military regard them.

McGinnis cites a variety of There, women must be covered Navy surveillance plane made from head to toe ·in a burqa, a an emergency landing in April on reasons, beginning with physiogown covering their entire bodies China's Hainan Island; they logical differences. Women on except for small mesh panels were aboard the USS Cole, average have only 70 percent of over ·their eyes. Women may not struck by a terrorist blast last the cardiovascular fitness of men work. Schools for girls are illegal, October and among the casual- and 50 percent _of their upper body strength, he said. and teachers in underground ties. ''We're talking about readiAltogether, 194,820 women classrooms risk being jailed, ness, not equal opportunity," he were on active-duty as of October whipped or hanged. said.

"If an F-14 or and F-16 2000.

Women are not to leave their Stansfield Turner, 77~ a retired (fighter jet) is shot down, guess homes without a male -escort; they're not allowed to wear lip- three-star admiral who led the what, a woman becomes an stick or nail polish. Those who CIA under President Jimmy infantryman and has to conduct Carter, recalled a seminar he herself accordingly." lacquer their nails are said to According to McGinnis, if gave a year ago at the Naval War risk having College.

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Our . military has an employment opportunity on 1 depends on this vital part of our not push to get into every military role submarines are part-time basis, to relieve full time force," Lt. Col. Catherine Abbott assistant. The employment will be t. said from the Pentagon, one of small and cramped, after all, and one to two days a week from 8 a.a the targets of the suicide-terror there are privacy and accommoto 5 p.m. The location is in Rancht dation issues. Still, he confesses: attacks.

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It's his view that women for extended periods" - sexual haven't been completely intetensions inevitably would arise.

He pointed, too, to studies grated into every aspect of the showing women in the military armed services because a fair are more likely to suffer injuries number of Americans remain such as pulled muscles or broken ambivalent about their roles. bones and said the Gulf War "There's a discomfort with the indicated that women needed reality that women can be killed medical attention more often because of traditional notions than men did. that men fight wars," he said. . "Their frequency of lower-back "What happens if a female problems, foot problems, men- American service person is strual problems, other types of dragged through the streets of problems, far surpasses that of an Afghan city, the way we saw Americans dragged through the men," McGinnis said.

"You don't have an equal streets of Mogadishu? How is the opportunity to survive in com- American public going to react to bat," he concluded, "if you aren't that?"

For his part, he doesn't buy the as strong as the enemy."

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Nancy Duff Campbell, co-presFrom Lindsay: "I know men ident of the National Women's who would wet their pants at the Law Center, takes a different first incoming round, and I'm view from McGinnis. She would probably one of them."

Both sides of the debate· agree have every position in the military open to women providing on one thing: Should the U.S. Supreme Court revisit its 1981 they qualified for the specialty. ruling that adult men - not "By excluding women wholesale, you're saying even if the best women - must register with the person for a job is a woman, U.S. Selective Service, it might you're excluding her." decide differently today.

The court said then that A LOOK AHEAD because women were excluded from combat service, Congress James M. Lindsay, a foreign could make only men to register. policy expert at The Brookings Today, "there's a lot more Institution, agreed that women women in the armed services ... serving in.a far greater range of in the military have moved from the sidelines closer to central specialties, and most significantbattlefields. If the war the U.S. is ly, they are serving in combat, preparing to fight relies largely while still excluded from ground on commando-style operations, combat," said Campbell, of the women are less likely to be women's law center. involved, even in logistical sup-

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On Sept. 28, 1960, in what he had declared would be his final home game, the 42-year-old Ted Williams homered to deep rightcenterfield at Boston's Fenway Park. Williams then announced that he wouldn't play in the seasonending series in New York. The best hitter of his time had homered on his final at-bat in the big leagues.

Barry Bon.ds isn't retiring, but he might be leaving town. He will become a free agent next month, and despite his professed allegiance to the Giants and San Francisco, he could be tempted to leave for a few of the several teams that have a higher payroll, giving him a better chance to achiev.e his unfulfilled dream, the World Series.

It's possible that when Bonds wrapped up his record home run season Sunday, he also wrapped up his San Francisco career. He enhanced both in the first inning.

He waited and waited on a 3-2 pitch that looked like a knuckleball from Los Angeles right-hander Dennis Springer, who specializes in the pitch that former Dodgers second baseman Jim Gilliam so accurately called "the dancer." Then Bonds hit it on a high arc over the rightfield wall at Pacific Bell Park.

Bonds and the crowd reacted not with joyous surprise, but with that of an expectation happily filled - as if Tony Bennett had just left the stage after singing, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco."

It was his 73rd homer. Bonds smiled and clapped as he watched the ball while he trotted to first. At home plate, he kissed his son the bat boy, 11-year-old Nikolai. He received greetings from his team- · mates in the dugout, then bounded out of the dugout for a curtain call for the sellout crowd.

"You couldn't dream of it," he said a few days ago. "You couldn't dream of putting up a kind of year like this. When I look at all those numbers eventually and see what I really did this year, I just hope 30 home runs or 40 home runs won't be a bad year."

Bonds didn't come close to a 74th homer. In the subsequent three atbats, he singled, popped out and flied out. He received one more standing ovation, but a mild one, on his final at-bat. Maybe the Giants fans don't want to believe or can't believe that they were seeing Bonds' final Giant at-bat.

It used to be that the homer recordfell slowly, and one homer at a time. Babe Ruth hit 60 in 1927, breaking his own mark of 59.

Ruth's record stood until 1961, when the Yankees' Roger Maris edged him, 61-60. Maris' record stood for more than 35 years, growing mythological and not facing a serious challenge until 1998, when St. Louis' Mark McGwire broke it with nearly three weeks left in the season.

McGwire hit five homers in the final three games for 70.

After Bonds broke McGwire's

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Barry Bonds circles the bases after he hits his 72nd home run of the season off of Dodgers pitcher Chan Ho Park Sept. 5th.

record Friday night by going from Most towering of all, a combined 70 to 72, Willie Mays said in an on- slugging and on-base percentage of field ceremony that he'd like to see 1.378- one tick shy of Ruth's record Bonds hit a few more, to make the of 1.379. record harder to reach.

And - as always in Bonds' Bonds didn't start Saturday, career - no World Series. because he Bonds smiled when was · drained he heard the invitaand the YDU COUlDN'T DREAM tion. But inside, he Giants had to feel an old, DF PIITTING UP A KIND had been eliminatfamiliar cringe - the DF YEAR liKE THIS. ed from playcringe of the nearoff contention WHEN I lDDK AT All THOSE miss. ' the night ' The invitation came NUMBERS WINTUAUY AND before. He was SEE WHAT I RW.lY DID THIS from Paul Beeston, back Sunday, highest-ranking YEAR, I JUST HDPIID HOME the in his familiar official in baseball stations of RUNS DR 40 HOME RUNS other than commisleftfield and WON'T BE A BAD YEAR" sioner Bud Selig. the No. 3 spot.

- Barrr Bonds Beeston delivered it GIANTS llFTfiELDER soon after midnight When the day began, Friday night, in a cerBonds already emony held by the was assured of Giants on their home breaking Ruth's single-season field to honor Bonds for breaking record for slugging percentage. McGwire's record that night This feat has at least as much sig- against the Dodgers. nificance as the homer record, Beeston told Bonds in front of the because slugging percentage meas- crowd that the commissioner was ures total bases of hits divided by inviting Bonds "to the opening at-bats. ·game of the World Series of2001 to Bonds slugged .863, 16 points throw out the first pitch, at which higher than Ruth's record. Ruth is time he will present you with the the only other player to slug .800. historic achievement award."

Here are the rest of Bonds' final If Bonds accepts the commissiontotals in what might be the most er's invitation to go to the World overwhelming season by anyone Series, he might feel a bit like not named Ruth (and perhaps Winston Churchill did when he including Ruth himself): addressed the United States 177 walks, also a record, beating Congress.

Ruth's 170 of 1923.

"My mother was American and A .515 on-base percentage, the my father was British," the British sixth-highest since 1900. The only prime minister told our country's players to have a higher on-base elected representatives. "If it had percentage since then are Ruth been the other way around, I might (three times) and Williams (twice). have made it here on my own."

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fter a third straight season of finishing under .500, the Padres have fans hoping that next year will be different.

Well, don't expect anything to change come time for Spring Training.

If there is a season next year (pending labor strife was ignored for most of the past season), the Padres will be fielding a team that'll be all new to longtime fans.

Phil Nevin had a great season. And with ~ ·turning down a 4-year, $32 million contract extension, he's a likely candidate to be traded to a team who can offer a frontline starter with experience, i.e. Shawn Estes of the Giants.

It's almost a joke how many talented players pass through San Diego on their way to greatness. Sure, Tony Gwynn stuck around, but guys like Roberto Alomar, Joe Carter, and Gary Sheffield can all show Tony their World Series rings. The one thing Gwynn failed to get during his career.

Now the Padres are irr a transition period... something that seems to be the one thing the Padres can't change.

Sure, the Padres have superprospects in the minors in third baseman Sean Burroughs and baseman could-be second Xavier Nady. But when are Padre fans going to start caring that the team that's fielded one season probably won't be the same the next?!

Sure, Bruce Bochy is a great manager. Still he can't be shuffling line-ups and rotations on a yearly basis. If there isn't any team chemistry, there's no hope of winning a pennant.

John Moores cries poverty due to his economic situation with Qualcomm Stadium and the raw deal that is the Padres next ballpark.

Preaching patience is one thing. But being baseball's ultimate tease is another.

If Kevin Towers is given a beefed-up budget to work with, he could very well be able to keep a team intact on a consistent basis. Towers has proven to be a shrewd evaluator of talent, whether· it's through the amateur draft or finding those players teams give-up on after two seasons.

The Padres, as an organization, need to stop playing for tomorrow and start investing in today. It's one thing to lose and make excuses, but winning more than makes up for it.

Beerman is the Assistant Sports Editor and can be reached at revwhite92@hotmail.com

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