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English instructor Rocco Versaci via e-mail, she decided that Palomar College was the school for her. "I decided to come to Palomar and be a part of it," Colombara said. Bravura magazine is Palomar College's literary journal which features collective literary and art works of Palomar students. Bravura magazine, which dates back to the 1960s, is completely student run by
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The number of students taking classes at Palomar College reached an all-time high this semester, rising from 27,904 last fall to 28,772. ''Enrollments are going up all over the state. This is not unusual," said Mike Norton, director of public information. Norton said when enrollment as a whole is on a rise, it is normal for spring numbers to go up as well. College officials expect the number to continue to rise
because late-start classes are still available. "I'm quite sure that we'll break 30,000 this spring," Norton said. Norton said Palomar has basically become a year-round school with high enrollment in both semesters, as well as increasing enrollment during summer sessions. Palomar's increase, nine percent over last spring, is the second largest enrollment jump among all 25 colleges and universities in the county behind San Diego State. While there are many factors
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to an increase in the school's population, Herman Lee, director of enrollment services, said most of it is due to the fall of the economy. "Many students here have part time jobs, and if the economy is good they work more and go to school less," Lee said. While students may think that the campus is over-populated, Lee disagrees. "The mornings at Palomar are much more crowded than the afternoons and nights." Classes are more available later in the day, and class sizes are smaller.
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Palomar recently received a $10,000 donation as part of a program with San Marcos Middle School to help increase reading skills among its students. The money was donated by the Cox Kids Foundation in January and will be used on an "Accelerated Reader Program" for all 1,500 students at the middle school.
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The online registration also has some advantages compared to the Phone and Register system, such as being able to view your schedule while registering. "When you see it, you'll get more accurate data," Lee said. He said that many students complain that their permission codes don't work when they use PAR. "It must be something they're not hearing on the phone," he said. The college is also working on adding a program to search for open classes, Baker said. Students could just type in the class they are looking for, and the program would give a list of open sections. Right now students still have to type in each class section separately to find out if there is space, Baker said. Celina Villalobos, a student
at Palomar, said she has viewed her schedule online but didn't know that it is possible to register for classes through the Internet. She said that next semester she will definitely use the new system because she can actually see the information in front of her. ''You can't really get a confirmation on the phone," she said. . Shingo Inoue, an international student from Japan, also¡welcomes the online registration. "PAR is trouble," he said. Inoue said that his call once ended up at the Financial Aid Office, when all he wanted to do was register for classes. Students can use the online system by going to Palomar's Web site at www.palomar.edu and clicking on Student Services. Students can use the online registration at the same time that they would normally have their PAR appointment. Although semester-length classes can no longer be added, Fast Track classes are still open.
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The students are also responsible for the publication and design of the magazine. They are trained to design the layout of the magazine, using Quark XPress, a computer program which helps create, design and deliver highimpact publications, Versaci said. Bravura is also published online, so the students are responsible for the web design as well. Versaci and Smith added the online version of Bravura in 2000 to increase access and to expand the representation of student voices, Smith said. "It's (the online edition) an evolving project. We're trying to create a literary and creative writing culture that will expose a different group of students to creative writing,i Smith said.
The students enrolled in the course not only design the magazine, but are also allowed to submit their own works. However, their works are also voted on by the group and each student is limited to one publication within the magazine, said journalism major Robynne Mugar. This assures the diversity of student voices and prevents any students from dominating the magazine, Mugar said. "It's not really about who's the best, it's about having different voices," Mugar said. For student Crystal Sorenson, her experience with Bravura has been incredible. "It is amazing to see the talent on campus," Sorenson said. Sorenson's first publication in Bravura appeared in the 2001 issue. "I was really "'The proud," she said. Promise of a Mother's Smile' (Sorenson's publication) is really emotional, about my mom, it allowed me to transcend my feelings," Sorenson said. "Bravura gives voice to
ideas, creative and otherwise, that are essential in a world that increasingly devalues creative thought and exploration. College should be about ideas and Bravura operates in that spirit," Smith said. For more information regarding Bravura magazine and submissions, contact Rocco Versaci at rversaci@palomar.edu or call (760) 744-1150 ext. 2971, or check out the web site at www. palomar.edu/english!Brav ura.htm. The deadline for submissions for the 2002 issue is March 8. Submissions can be submitted to either "The Box" (a drop box in room P-2), or as an email attachment to rversaci@palomar.edu. Text submissions should be delivered on a floppy disk (MS Word or plain text) and as a hard copy. Graphic submissions should be copies-no submissions will be returned. All submissions must contain the student's name, telephone number and e-mail address.
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Instructional librarians Carolyn Funes and Jennifer Davis, helps students learn to search the Web, access information for writing a paper, create a bibliography and even set up an e-mail account. Workshops for free money are scheduled "The workshop is open to all students so there is no need to sign up for the class. It through May. Jean Ruff, who has 16 years of is great to know students can come in every experience in directing financial aid proTuesday at 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on the second grams, will be conducting the workshops. Ruff plans to give an overview of how to floor of the library to get help," Davis said. apply for federal and state grants. "Usually people come in to these workto the Free Application for Introduction shops with a specific idea or goal in mind, and it is our job to help point them in the Federal Student Aid and a packet of information will be provided to get students started. right direction," Funes said. "Some funds are still available for spring 2002, but this is not a speedy process," Ruff -Taylor Corlett said. "When applying for financial aid, . students need to be forward thinking, rather than expecting aid for the current semester." The next free workshop is March 4, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in TCB-3. For more information, contact Ruff at 744-1150, ext. 3282. Palomar College is now offering a scholarship workshop for those in need of finan-Jan Harless cial aid. The workshop is a free, non-credit, onehour class that helps applicants understand how to fill out the application and essay that is required for all scholarships offered through Palomar. The workshop also covPalomar is soliciting nominations for its ers resources such as web sites where annual "Distinguished Faculty Award." The scholarship information can be found. A free scholarship booklet that lists many award is given to faculty members that demonstrate excellence in teaching. of the scholarships available through the Any full or part-time faculty member that school is also introduced during the workhasn't won before is eligible for nomination, shop. The booklet is available to students and anyone (including faculty members and in the Financial Aid Office. students) may nominate a faculty member. "The workshop is open to students and There are separate awards for full and prospective students," said Renee Roth, part time teachers. The winners each receive financial aid counselor. ''Not all of the a plaque and $1,000. scholarships are need based." The deadline for nominations is March 7. The remainmg dates for the workshop Nomination forms may be picked up and are Feb. 27, March 6 and 15 from 4 p.m. to dropped off at the following locations: the 5 p.m. For more information contact the main desk of the library, the Student financial aid at (760) 744-1150 ext. 2367. Services Center, the Student Union and the -Christian Johnson Escondido Campus Library.
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Sytnbol of endless love lost By Donna Jackson
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Just another happy Friday at work and I'm typing away. Suddenly my face, limbs and heart feel like they just caught on fire. The burning sensation intensifies and deep inside my chest my heart pounds like the drums of an Indian war song. I pick up my things and dash to my car. Put the seat forward, look behind it. Look under the seat, the mat and all the cracks where it might have fallen. Then I begin to come to grips with a truth I was desperately trying to ignore. I think I just lost my wedding ring. I jump in my car and fumble nervously for my keys. I then race back to 7-11 where my symbol of ever-lasting love fell from my lap onto the pavement. This short car ride documents the first time I have ever hyperventilated. Driving, heated with fright, shaking like a leaf, hyperventilating - and now comes the tears. They begin to streak from my eyes and down my cheeks profusely like rain drops on a windshield in the pouring rain. Unable to deal with my own reaction I force myself to look on the bright side. Surely somebody picked it up and turned it into 7-11. That, of course, is what I would have
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done - that is what any decent, ... human being _. would do. J Looking I like a com- a plete nutcase, I jump out of my car and get down on my hands and knees to begin my search. But there is nothing; somebody must have turned it in. I go inside to ask the clerks if anybody turned in a ring. Feeling like an idiot I approach the cashier with red, teary eyes, pathetic trembling lip and all. Her response verified my nightmare: my ring was definitely gone. Nervously, I dial my husband to break the news. "It's just a ring," he said. And let me tell you - that response made all the difference. I began to think more clearly. I retraced my steps over and over in my head. I finally accepted my ringless fmger. Then suddenly I realized something far worse than loosing my ring just happened. My philosophy of life was questioned. Questioned and proved wrong for the moment. I believe that people are good. We are born good people it is our bad choices and weak spines that are ultimately responsible for turning us into liars, cheats, thieves and murderers. I also believe that what
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President Bush wants to dassify afetus as a child in federal programs to provide prenatal care for low-income women. Is it an attack on aborlion rights, orjust a trompedup word game?
resident George Bush recently made a proposal to give states the ability to give health care benefits to fetuses through the Children's Health Insurance Program. The proposal would provide health care for the fetus from the moment of conception. It also calls the fetus an unborn child while simultaneously prioritizing the unborn over the mother rather than simply offering more prenatal care for low-wage mothers. The wording of the proposal is questionable in its use of the term "unborn child" because by calling the fetus a child, the administration promotes the fetus' personhood in the eyes of the law. They have not been legally recognized as such. '' The renaming of the fetus would propel the notion that it is a life regardless of the mother's personal and private decision. Moreover, an anti-abortion ~end ment would be easier to pass if calling a fetus a child becom~s a common practice. If it were widely accepted by the states, then they would be more likely to pass an anti-abortion amendment if they already considered an embryo a child. The Human Life Amendment would recognize the fetus as a person and would ensure its human rights from the moment of conception. M~ny pro-choice organizations, like the National THE RENAMING OF Organization of Women, feel that THE FETUS WOUlD Bush's own antiPROPEl THE NOTION abortion agenda is ' IT IS A l/IE fueling the CHIP ' THAT issue, because he REGARDlESS OF THE could have easily proposed more pre- MOTHER'S PERSONAl natal healthcare for AND PRIVATE DECISION." women. Instead, he is trying to hide a step toward anti-abortion under the disguise of reform. However, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said the proposal is not the first vehicle used to give benefits for unborn children, nor is it really an abortion issue. "It is not only appropriate but indeed medically obvious that our approach to child health care must include the prenatal stage. It is the simple reason why prenatal care is so crucial - because the child has vital health needs from the time of conception," Thompson said. Also, if the fetus is given separate health care, it would be possible for a pregnant woman to be denied medical attention that could save her life if it harmed the fetus, as in the case of a pregnant cancer patient needing chemotherapy. According to the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League Web site, the proposal "reveals the administration's troubling belief that a woman is merely a vessel for carrying a pregnancy; in this mindset, her interests are always subordinate to the embryo's." Therefore, it would be a folly to pass the proposal because if the embryo begins to take on even a mild semblance of personhood, then the mother's right to abort the pregnancy would be swept away. An abortion could be more easily construed as murder. She would be killing another individual rather than removing a ball of cells . It is normally up to the mother to decide whether or not the fetus is a person when she decides to keep it. Otherwise, until the second trimester, the fetus is little more than a parasite that has imbedded itself in the uterine wall.
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Colonel William McNamara (Bruce Willis) confronts fellow prisoner Thomas Hart (Colin Farrell) in the World War II drama "Hart's War." Gregory Hoblit has proven himself to be an adequate director. If the occasionally preachy writing is ignored this movie is very watchable. The most interesting character in the film was not one of the
Americans, but Col. Werner Visser (Marcel lures), the warden of the camp. Although the film establishes him early on as a stereotypical, racist, blood hungry Nazi, as the movie progresses his character unfolds
into someone more shrewd and inward-thinking than expected. In a quick and harsh assessment of the film, one could say it's "Hogan's Heroes" meets "A Few Good Men." But it is worth seeing once if you like war movies.
Comedy troupe debut hilariously in 'Super Troopers' By Kristian Smock
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If you were to judge "Super Troopers" by the trailers, you might think that the film looks silly and childish, you'd be right. "Super Ill Super Troopers" is Troopers totally outra- i5 and ; : (OUT OF FOURSlliRS) geous infantile on 0 STARRINGJAY CHANjust about DRASKAR, KEVIN HEFFERNAN every level. RATED 'R' There are FOR MORECUCKON scenes in this palomar.edu/lelescope movie to offend everybody (one reason why I loved it so much). And while I'm sure it will get horrible reviews from critics worldwide, I happen to think it's the funniest thing to hit theaters in quite some time. And I'm not alone - the film managed to take an audience choice award at the last Sundance Festival. This movie could be easily seen as another raunchy gross-out venture in a long line of obscene comedies that have hit Hollywood since the success of the Farreley Brothers' "There's Something About Mary." The film industry has been
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cranking out countless imitations trying to recapture their moneymaking formula, but no writers have managed to pull it off as well as Canada's Broken Lizard comedy troupe. "Super Troopers" is the debut film by Broken Lizard. Like Monty Python and The Kids in the Hall before them, they reached a certain level of success and were able take their talents from the underground and bring them into the mainstream. Broken Lizard consists of five members: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske. The film was written by the troupe and directed by Chandrasekhar, and revolves around a reckless crew of highway patrolmen who have some unorthodox methods to handling crime on the border between Vermont and Canada. When pulling over automobiles, the troopers play a variety of games such as "repeater" (everything one patrolman says is mirrored by the other) or "cat" (the officer sees how many times he can say "meow" when talking to a motorist). The team consists of the senior offi cer "Thorny" (Chandraskar),
Mac (Lemme) and Foster (Soter), who act like rejects from "Animal House," "Rabbit" (Stolhanske), a rookie, and the hilarious Farva (Heffernan), a geeky and violent radio operator who is hated by the other officers. The highway patrolmen have an ongoing rivalry with the local cops, which increases when rumors spread that the state is going to shut down one of the departments. In order to save their jobs, the highway patrolmen must solve a woman's murder, battle drug smugglers, and try and stay out of trouble themselves. The plot to "Super Troopers" is pretty standard for a film of its type. But the storyline is more intended to hold the movie together while the actors assault the audience with one gag after another. The Broken Lizard pokes fun at drugs, sex, racism and, of course, cops; nothing is sacred to these Canadian boys. Think of "Police Academy" combined with "Cheech and Chong," except wittier and more fast-paced. It's true that this movie isn't for everybody, but fans of raunchy humor need look no further. If you're easily offended or your type of humor is more "tradition-
al," I suggest staying home and watching an old Jerry Lewis movie, but if you dig your comedy dirty run out and see "Super Troopers" as soon as possible.
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Mac (Steve Lemme) puts his new bulletproof jock strap to the test in "Super Troopers."
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PHILADELPHIA - Colleges usually act more like tortoises than hares when it comes to changing curricula. It can take a year or more to approve a professor's proposal for a new course. But many colleges resembled roadrunners after Sept. 11, scrambling to make courses on terrorism, Islam and related subjects for the spring semester. Professors also spent winter break tearing apart existing syllabi to make them relevant to the post-September landscape. And departments added extra sections of courses that once struggled to attract students. A week after the terrorist attacks, Ursinus College biology professor Robert Dawley started gathering data on bioterrorism. Then the anthrax scare hit. Dawley suggested to colleague Anthony Lobo that they offer a
new course on bioterrorism. "My initial reason was a gutlevel patriotism," Dawley said. "... What could I do to help? "I hope the students get an idea of the complex challenge of planning against bioterrorism," Dawley said. He also said he hoped the course might spark students to devote their careers to the issue. Like Dawley, professors everywhere are responding to surging student interest in topics that might have been hard to find on course lists last year. the University of At Pennsylvania, professor Stephen Gale's course on terrorism doubled to 30 slots. At Camden County College, professor Gene Evans now has two sections of his terrorism course. And St. Joseph's University, which dropped one section of "Intro to Islam" last semester for lack of interest, has both sections oversubscribed this term.
Princeton University has three new courses related to Sept. 11. Visiting lecturer Jonathan Marks, a British barrister, will teach "Lawful Responses to Terrorism After Sept. 11: A Human Rights Perspective." After reviewing international law, Marks expects students to research whether America's treatment of captured Taliban prisoners has been acceptable under international law and whether the law would allow for continued American military activity in the war on terrorism. "Faculty told me that Princeton students are quite inward-looking when it comes to political issues, so I structured the course to make them more outward-looking," Marks said. About 100 students slumped in the tiered seats of a Drexel University lecture hall the other day as biology professor Charles
Haas explained that a mere kilogram of anthrax; released during a 1979 accident at a Soviet Union weapons facility caused dozens of anthrax cases. Haas is offering a bioterrorism course for the first time. He eviscerated one myth for the students, saying it would not take a truckload of anthrax to effectively contaminate a reservoir serving 50,000 people. A quarter-pound would do. Describing how someone might spread the spores, Haas sounded more like the head of a cooking class: "A wet slurry would be fine . And it would be nice to minimize clumping." Graduate student Russ Green, 47, who works at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, took the course to learn what organisms could pose a threat for the facility. "I've gotten a sense of relief," Green said. "It's just a few organisms, and even these have
real disadvantages." Instead of inventing new courses, some professors made existing courses more relevant after the terrorist scares. St. Joseph's English professor Owen Gilman added a required text for his course called "Texts and Contexts" - Daniel Defoe's "A Journal of the Plague Year." Defoe's novel describes a plague that swept through London in the 1660s. "It's a superior story, looking at how people reacted," Gilman said. "Given the uncertainty that students lived through last fall, there's a lot of comparability." Gilman expects that students will get a better perspective on their experience when they consider how the London plague killed thousands, and survivors fell behind burying the dead, while the anthrax scare killed a handful and still heightened American anxiety.
Aspiring prophets go to schools for psychics By Tony Brid!!es
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TALLAHASSEE , Fla. Florida's attorney general has challenged psychic Miss Cleo to prove she's no fake fortune-teller. But how does a psychic prove t he power of prognostication? Try a certificate of aut hent icity. That's right, psychics have their very own schools and professional associations they say set the standard for anyone in the soothsaying trade. The spiritually inclined can learn metaphysical healing at seminars in Georgia, sharpen their Tarot skills at a school in London and apply over the Internet for a psychic's sheepskin. From classroom training in ethics to tests for accuracy in predicting the future , psychic overseers claim they're keeping the business honest. "We don't just issue papers, believe me," said Jean Sourant, one of the directors of the Southern Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp Meeting Association near Orlando, Fla. There are dozens of professional psychic and Tarot-reading organizations with Web sites on t he Internet . . Most offer certification -
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along with the usual pricey psychic hot lines. At the headquarters of the Association of Certified Psychics in Pahrump, Nev. , head seer Garth FarringtonHouse said the process is twostep. Applicants must tell t he future for a panel of "master psychics" with a passing grade of 75 percent accuracy. Additionally, the applicants must submit a minimum of four references from satisfied clients. "That, I think, is more proof than religion has," Farrington-House said. "There aren't that many true psychics out there, unfortunately." He said the association certifies about 80 percent of applicants. Meanwhile, the Florida Attorney General's staffers just want to know if Miss Cleo - who bills herself as a Jamaican shaman - is even from Jamaica. They suspect she may be nothing more than a paid actress. "We're not going down the road of ' What is a psychic,' " said Assistant Attorney General David Aronberg. "We're not concerned whether she can bend spoons or read minds."
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Palomar holds off Cuyamaca in double OT
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A single word can best summarize the Pacific Coast Conference Men's Basketball match up between first place Palomar and last place Cuyamaca at the Dome Feb. 6. "Frustrating" Palomar sophomore guard Aaron Abrams said following the 90-88 overtime victory. "This wasn't indicative of our team. We're playing a little banged up, but that's the game. No excuses," said Palomar head coach Virgil Watson. With the win, Palomar (ranked No.ll in California) jumped to 19-6 overall, 8-1 in conference play and kept alive its bid to win its first P.C.C. title since the 1999-2000 season; Watson's debut as Palomar's head coach. A majority of the Comets scoring came from its sophomores. Forward Lamar Abbott led all Palomar scorers with 18 points and eight rebounds, Guard Randy Randle did
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most of the damage in overtime scoring nine of his 15 points, with seven assists and two steals. Center James Johnson scored 14 points with six rebounds while Abrams added 12 points and a team high 15 rebounds. In a game that saw 22 lead changes, Palomar wasn't particularly sharp in the opening minutes of the game. The Comets struggled with Cuyamaca's ability to push the ball up the floor quickly. Watson made the first adjustment of the game by substituting four Palomar starters in an attempt to give the Comets a spark. "We've done that before. I believe that everybody on my team can play and wants to play. Sometimes we want to get some more energy on the court," Watson said. Palomar's offense responded by breaking Cuyamaca's full court press with a series of passes which translated into scoring opportunities for the Comets. Palomar called a time out with five seconds remaining, possession
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of the ball and trailing Cuyamaca by three; 65-68. The game appeared to be over. With less than three seconds on the clock Abrams caught an outlet pass, sprinted to the left wing and released a buzzer-beating threepoint field goal that delivered the Comets into overtime. "Obviously, the biggest play was Aaron Abrams knockin' down that three to send the game into overtime." Recalled Watson. Palomar dominated the fist four minutes of the first overtime fueled by defensive rebounding, which converted into a 7-0 Comets run. Momentum shifted when Palomar's Abrams fouled out and Cuyamaca closed within one point. The Comets led 82-81 with 13 seconds left in overtime. Watson gambled with the Comets next possession calling for a full court pass to Randle. Randle tipped the pass out of bounds and Cuyamaca was fouled on the ensuing possession. With four seconds left in overtime, Cuyamaca scored
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on the first of two free throw attempts as several players made a stab at the rebound as the clock -expired with the game tied at 82. "When I called the play where we threw the ball long to Rand.J_e and it went out of bounds, it was a play I shouldn't have called. That wasn't the right play in that situation. But our guys overcame that." said Watson. The second overtime featured four lead changes keyed by Randle's two crucial three-point field goals that put Palomar back in front for good. "I think that Randy Randle showed a lot of heart in that second overtime by putting the team on his back and carrying us." explained Abrams. With 31 seconds left, Johnson gave Palomar an 89-88 lead on a finger roll. 22 seconds later, Abbott sealed the double overtime victory by making one of two free throws following an intentional foul that gave the Comets the win.
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