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Tamara Weintraub, co-chairwoman of the election committee, carefully recounts votes in the Palomar Faculty Federation's first election before announcing the winners.

Faculty union elects first board Bv Jessica l\1usicar

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Members of the Palomar Faculty Federation's election committee met Feb. 25 to collect and count ballots for the first election of the teachers' union.

PFF members elected Bill Bedford, Mike Byron, Julie Ivey, and Tobi Rosenberg for the four part-time positions on the executive board. Judy Dolan, Daniel Finkenthal, Shannon Lienhart, and Carlton Smith will fill the four

full-time positions.

Dolan said, "I'm so thrilled!

The presidential seats were We can now move forward and progress." uncontested and will Dolan, like again be several other filled by curmembers on the newly rent interim co-president elected board, and partis currently t 1 m e PROiiRES~~= Dolan · an interim Professor executive Pl'F fXfCUTIYE BOARli\U MB£R Mary Millet board member.

Byron, and full-time Finkenthal, Professor Mary Anne Drinan.

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I'M SO THRILLED! WE tAN NOW MOVE FORWARD ' ' AND

Both the offices of the presidents and the executive board are evenly divided between full-time and part-time faculty.

The committee is divided this way so that it can provide better representation to all faculty.

For this reason, the election committee separated it into a two-part election with one for the part-time executive board and one for full-time.

Co-chairwoman of the PFF • SEE UNION, PACE 3

Campus remodeled for the disabled B Taylor Corlett

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The Disabled Students Programs and Services Department has reshaped Palomar's campus, providing easier access for disabled students in response to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Some of the accommodations include: registration assistance, adapted physical education, test accommodation, note taking assistance and counsel-

ing.

The ADA is a federal law that requires any buildings on college campuses to be in some way compliant for students with disabilities.

"The ADA has a group of people that come ofteri to thoroughly inspect the new changes at Palomar, while making sure old changes are up to date. The ADA's job, in short, is to make sure that the school is accessible to all students, disabled or not," said DSPS Director Ron Haines.

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Ron Haines, director of Disabled Student Programs & Services, leans on a railing.

Railings are among the federally-required sbuctures on-campus for disabled students.

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end April ~ because of construction costs, said director of facilities Mike Ellis.

School officials now anticipate that the main dining area will not be finished by the fall semester.

Although there are seven companies bidding on the project, none of the companies have made bids that are within the school's budget, Ellis said.

Before any bids were made, Palomar held a pre-bid conference with all of the competing contractors, whete they revealed the construction site, expectations of the new center and the budget, which is about $3 million.

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Scholarship applications due March 15 8} Christian Johnson

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Students who wish to turn in applications for one of Palomar College's scholarships must do so

by March 15.

"Perhaps many students don't realize financial aid is available · at the community college level," said Renee Roth, financial aid counselor. "We'd like to see more students use financial aid.

Approximately 8% of full time students utilize the financial aid services here at Palomar."

Most college students seeking financial aid limit their search to Pell Grant and Cal Grant, which draw from government sponsored funds. Both grants can be very lucrative, but are need based, meaning a students household income determines how much money they qualifY • SEE

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Palo111ar's radio station changes 111usic for111at native. Some of the artists currently in heavy rotation are Zero 7, Counterfeit (a local group), the Palomar's radio station, Avalanches, Gorillaz and KKSM, is changing its format to Oysterhead.

'We are trying to feature more alternative and alternative," emphasize the new local music.

Clements said.

Three new Melissa directors have Johnson, one of taken over the the new music position to directors, said change the once "We will still mainly local have local music II music based at any time." station into a H - Rich Clements KKSM PROGRAM DIRECTOR 0 WeVe r , that station Clements said, supports local 'We will have to music. The stabe more particular of what we tion is also aiming toward a more play on the air." modern-alternative format.

'We are still willing to work Rich Clements, program direcwith local bands who wish to get tor for KKSM, describes the staair," Clements said. He on the tion's previous format as "Local said not everything will be based ... suppose to be alternago on the air like allowed to tive ... very eclectic." He also said the music was some of the "very before.

Clements said Johnson, along weirdest of stuff you would not with the two other musical direchear anywhere else." tors Dave Lanni and Vienna The new format is adult alter-

WI ARE TRYING TO EMPHASIZE THE NEW ' ' AlTERNATIVE.

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KKSM music director Melissa Johnson listens while local artist Jason Mraz plays an in-studio concert last November.

Tutera, "have accomplished a lot since October, but there are still things to be done."

'We have increased out promotional efforts, and are looking

for a new promotional staff," Johnson said. The station is planning to start selling more to advertisements and coordinating promotional efforts from within

the station.

Overall, the station is getting a minor overhaul from inside out, though the format, for right now, is the largest of all the changes.

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Health services often new HIV tests

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By Chane! Hachez

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Open Auditions : "Bent" by Martin Sherman, 7 p.m.

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Baseball: Comets vs.

Southwestem 2 p.m.

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Boehm Gallery: Artist Reception- Diane "Spin the Stacey: Dreamer Free" paintings and ceramic sculptures 4-7 p.m.

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Concert Hour: "Schubert's Piano Fantasy in F minor" Peter Gach with Cynthia Darby 12:30 p.m., Room D-10

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Performing Arts: "Baby with the Bathwater" 8 p.m., the Brubeck Theatre.

Also shows March 8 & 9 at 8 p.m. and March 3 & 10at 2p.m.

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Baseball: Comets vs.

Imperial Valley 2 p.m.

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Planetarium: New Show- "Explorers of Mauna Kea" A look at the Keck Telescopes, the largest "light gathering" instruments Men's Volleyball: v. Santa Barbara 7 p.m.

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Softball: Comets vs.

Grossmont 3 p.m.

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Free Film Series: "Proof' [R] 6:30p.m., P-32 Concert Hour: "Polish Music Today" Marcin Niesiolowski

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12:30 p.m., Room D-10

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Men's Volleyball: v. L.A. Pierce 7 p.m.

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Music Concert: "Irish Inspiration" Palomar Chorale 8 p.m.,Brubeck Theatre Also March 17, 2 p.m ..

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Baseball: Comets vs.

Grossmont 2 p.m.

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Softball: Comets vs.

Imperial Valley 1 p.m.

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Swimming: Comets vs. Grossmont 2 p.m.

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Concert Hour: "Choral Music" Chamber Singers and David Chase

Palomar College's Health Services Center began a new type of HIV testing m February.

The free HIV testing is available at both the San Marcos campus and the Escondido center.

On the main campus, testing is done every Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. The Escondido center offers HIV testing every Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

This anonymous service is a cooperative venture between Palomar College Health Services and North County Health Services. Students are encouraged to make appointments, yet walk-ins are welcome.

The HIV testing is done through a procedure called OraSure, an oral specimen collection device which checks for HIV antibodies within saliva.

"Currently enrolled students who have paid a College Health Service Fee qualify for free visits," said Pam Webb, the college health nurse. She is one of a staff full of people ready to help students produce healthy minds, and bodies.

Nursing services are available during operational hours,

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Sham Frauzer {rigtrt) and leland Pratt look at a Health Services booth mamed by Marge Beyzer set up for National Condom Day Feb.l4 its. The Health center is locatand they perform an array of stress reduction.

Nurses give physical exams, ed between buildings B and E, different procedures. Health screening- blood pressure, prescriptions, and immuniza- on the northwest side of the hearing and vision, TB testing, tions. Pap smears, pregnancy campus. There is also one at and cholesterol testing are all testing and contraception are the Escondido center.

For more information call available at the Health Center. also available at the Health San Marcos Campus, (760) Counseling and education Center.

Appointments are needed for 744-1150, extension 2380, or are also offered on HIV, STDs, nutritional weight control, nursing procedures, nurse the Escondido Center, (760) alcohol and drug abuse, and practitioner and physician vis- 432-0624, extension 8105.

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elections committee, Tamara Weintraub led the count with three union volunteers, fulltime professors Colleen Weldele, Brent Gowen and part-time professor Wayne Tourda. Weldele and Gowen counted full-time votes while Weintraub and Tourda counted the part-time ballots.

Barbara Nicholson, a member of the League of Women Voters, supervised the proceedings.

The elections add a measure of credibility to the decisions being made by the PFF, because the membership feels they have had a hand in picking the new representatives, Weintraub said.

For each election, five candidates ran for the four positions on the executive board.

Weintraub described it as a close race with only one candidate losing in each.

"The fewest number of votes were in the twenties and the highest in the fourties for the

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executive board. Most were in the fourties," Weintraub said.

Immediately after the committee completed a recount, Weintraub announced the victors.

Rosenberg, who is a member of the negotiations board, said, "I'm really honored that they appreciate what I've been doing for the past couple of years."

"I'd like to praise all candidates for a race well run, it was close and I was impressed with the support," Weintraub said.

The election showed a 76 percent ballot return. There were 76 ballots received for part-time and 67 for full-time.

The committee counted 13 invalid ballots.

Ballots were mailed to all dues-paying members of the union.

The newly elected members will take office March 7.

Haines said the ADA's involvement on the campus provides DSPS with new ideas and methods on improving the program.

For example, in response to last semester's review, the old, round door knobs have almost all been replaced with the new flat quad handle, making opening and closing doors less of an effort for those with disabilities.

However, due to the cost, which is already $1 million and the time factor of the project, not all of the door knobs have been replaced, Haines said.

"People think, why doesn't the school do every door knob at once, but considering just how many door knobs we have to change, it is going to continue to be a arduous task," Haines said.

Also, in the future, all doors will have braille indications for the blind. Braille indications, the dots that the blind use to

read letters on a sign, are already on some campus doors such as the bathrooms and the library.

DSPS is striving to introduce one thing at a time, hopefully improving the lives of the many disabled students who come here, DSPS members said.

Haines also said the new Student Center will house some new facilities for disabled students.

DSPS, which is a division of Student Services, has also modified courses such as English, math and personal and vocational adjustment courses to comply with ADA standards.

The mobility service around campus is also more frequent and many more services are in the works.

Equipment at the DSPS building can also be used freely for the students.

"The logistics of the DSPS program is that it's affecting college students everywhere, whether it's new technologies, or the more practical approach like ramps to class rooms," Haines said.

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Softball: Comets vs.

San Diego City 3 p.m.

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Swimming Comets vs. Riverside 2 p.m.

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Men's Volleyball: v. El Camino 7 p.m.

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Music Concert: Peter Gach & Friends 2 p.m., Brubeck Theatre

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Spring Recess

If you know of any important events or dates to be listed please contact The Telescope at telescope@palomar.edu

IRS helps international students with taxes Betsy Mcintyre from the Internal Revenue Service is coming to Palomar to help international students fill out tax paperwork. The tax workshop will be held March 8 at 1.30 p.m. in the Governing Board Room, located at the west end of the Student Services Center. All F-1 visa students are required to file taxes, whether or

not they worked in the U.S.A during the year 2001.

The workshop will provide assistance for international students who worked on or off-campus last year and it will also cover other topics, such as tax treaties.

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

2167.

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Take time to build Student Center', correctly he new Student Center has the potential to be a building that ever,Y"one on campus can be proud of. However, it will not be this way if corners are cut and budgets are slashed just to finish construction a bit sooner.

It was recently announced that construction of the Center, originally scheduled for February, is going to be delayed until the end of April at the earliest. The delay is because no contractor could complete the project on time and within the school's maximum budget of $3 million.

In response to this, school officials are trying to find ways to cut costs.

They're also looking at other funding sources, but it's still unknown exactly what this means, and in a time of budget cuts, it's somewhat unlikely that more money is going to just fall into place.

The reality of the situation seems to be that the college had an unrealistic expectation for completion of the first phase of construction which was supposed to be finished next Fall.

While this is disappointing, the solution should not be to begin cutting the budget. Rather, the school needs to needs to make the smart move and delay the construction as long as is needed to ensure that the building is all that has been promised to students.

If the school keeps this attitude up, it runs the risk of getting a secondrate building, all in . the name of speed.

It is inconvenient to have a big hole where the Student Union used to be, but this is a temporary inconvenience which pales in comparison to the permanent reality of a rushed Student Center.

There's an old saying in the engineering industry that goes, "'Better, faster, cheaper: pick two." Since time is not of the essence in this situation - the temporary dining areas seem to be working fine "faster" should not be the school's pick.

This is a project that has been in the works for years. There is no reason why it should have to be rushed when completion is on the horizonif it takes until next Spring to finish the project correctly, then that's how long it should take.

We'll wait.

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s it just me, or does every woman at this school feel like they have a huge sign printed on their foreheads saying, "Please treat me like a piece of meat, because I love it?"

Well, if you are a female at this college, you probably know just what I am talking about.

And if you do, you have probably walked through the Student Union, where all the pig-headed guys hang out, the ones who seem to think girls like it when they hoot and holler at them.

It never fails. Whenever I have a quick break between classes and feel like grabbing a bite to eat or a cup of coffee, I can never do it in peace.

The other day my first class was cancelled, so I thought I would study outside by the flagpole and have a latte.

I sat down outside because it was a beautiful day. Of course, it hadn't even been five minutes when two guys walked by, stopped, turned around, and looked at me like I was a big piece of meat hanging from the window of a slaughter house.

Then, one of the guys looks me up and down and says "DAMN!"

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Yes - "Damn." What is that supposed to mean anyway? I mean come on, "Damn?" Don't you have anything better to say? Then they just stood there like they were waiting for me to say it back or something, but I didn't give them the satisfaction.

I guess because I didn't say, "Please get away from me," they thought I had given them the green light to continue with their rude comments.

So get this, one of the guys looks at me and growls - yes, like a dog! I couldn't believe it!

I couldn't help but burst into laughter, so he barked. No- I am not joking, he actually barked at me.

I don't know what he was thinking, I mean maybe he thought I would just leap off of the bench I was sitting on and throw myself at him, because it was such a turn on. I have no clue, but it definitely did nothing for me, except make

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me laugh at what an idiot he was.

It was seriously the stupidest thing I have ever heard.

So maybe this guy was just a freak, but every time I walk near the flagpole, I always see the same type of pig-headed, disrespectful guys harassing every girl that walks by.

Whether they are yelling rude comments at them or barking, they all just make fools out of themselves.

Girls, I know you know exactly what I am talking about, and I will say it for you, "It is not the slightest bit attractive!!"

So guys-unless you are looking for a one-night-stand at a trashy bar or a hooker standing on the street corner, please keep your comments to yourself, especially while you are at school. Unlike you, who just come to check out all the girls, most of us are actually here to learn!

And let me give you a little advice. No, we do not like it when you hoot and holler, I mean come on! Haven't you ever heard of"Hi, how are you?"

Maybe you should try that line for a change. You might not get so many dirty looks.

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By Chris Champine

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n President Bush's State of the Union Address, there were some surprises, namely the labeling of North Korea, Iran, and Iraq as the modem day "Axis of Evil". It wasn't surprising that these three nations were mentioned, so much as the way in which Bush refened to them.

Occasionally when we are watching President Bush speak, it is easy to forget that the rest of the world is watching as well, especially during a speech as prestigious as the State of the Union. In this year's speech, it was the labeling of these three countries with the "Axis of Evil" rhetoric that I take issue with.

I feel that the language "Axis of Evil", was at best grossly inesponsible, in that it compares Iraq, Iran, and North Korea to the former "Axis Powers" of World War Two: Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperialist Japan. Not only does it compare these nations, George goes so far as labeling these countries "evil".

I don't argue that these countries are not evil, but I certainly do argue that by refemng to these rogue nations as an "Axis of Evil", President Bush's administration threatens to usurp all that President Bush has previously done for the betterment of foreign relations, and the international communities.

First, when President Bush labels these nations as such, he isolates U.S. politics from the rest of the world, and in tum sets a standard that the U.S. Government flat out cannot live up to. By making the claim that all three of these countries have not only misbehaved, but worse still, are "evil," Bush intemation-

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ally labels us the "good guys" and sets a standard of righteousness.

Someone should have reminded his speech writers that the United States is a country whose economy depends upon the rest of the world, and therefore, its opinion of us. Someone might have reminded them that our international enemies would not only be multiplying as Bush spoke these words, but that now they have yet another tool by which to condemn us.

Bush, in speaking these words puts us on the side of not just good, but of near pe fection and righteousness. The question is; has the United States ever made international mistakes that

could be considered evil?

Certainly. Remember that nuclear weapons were our idea in the first place, and not only that, but we still have thousands of them stockpiled.

But when a country with suspect motivations decides it wants to learn how to build just one of these weapons, we call them evil. Is it just me that finds this hypocritical from an objective view? The fact is President Bush and his speech writers have pinned their own administration into a moral comer.

Specifically there are two more problems that will eventually develop as a result of the "Axis of Evil" rhetoric as

well. The first is upsetting the precarious balance our nation has found in the middle east, which is predominantly Islamic. Now, by calling Iran and Iraq "evil", Bush makes even more Islamic friends for America then his father did by setting up military bases in Saudi Arabia, and enacting trade sanctions on Iraq.

This little label effectively puts another big bullet in the Islamic terrorists' guns, which are already pointed at us. Secondly, by calling North Korea "evil", Bush threatens to further de-stabilize the relationship of North and South Korea. Last month North Korea and South Korea

were engaging in trade, and diplomacy. Now, as a result of South Korea being trading partners and friends with a country that called it part of an "Axis of Evil," North Korea has effectively cut off trade relations with South Korea. This not only hurts our friendship with South Korea, but it hurts the South Korean people who are suffering from a poor economy.

The last major problem I have with this rhetoric is that it really takes away our leverage in the Israel-Palestinian crisis. Now we no longer are an objective country by President Bush's own words, we are a nation that passes judgement. Even worse is that if we financially support countries like Israel (which we do), then we (by not financially supporting the Palestinians) make it's enemies out to be evil. This of course makes it impossible to effectively broker peace talks between nations that are either fighting countries we monetarily fund, or are friends with one of the three "evils".

We need to take a closer look at how the rest of this world views America, and our President's speech writers need to consider this when they write things such as "Axis of Evil" for our President to say in one of the most watched, and highly analyzed speeches of the year.

This language used only makes us more enemies, hurts our international friends, and even worse, it hurts us by setting a standard for ourselves that we shouldn't have to measure up to, and throws away whatever international respect we previously had for staying objective and being an effective broker of peace. Thank you, President Bush and his Dept. of Public Relations.

Pearl was killed because he was an American

By Mark Bowden

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o Danny Pearl is dead.

Flis killers offered various rationales for the murder of the Wall Street Journal reporter.

First they said he was a CIA agent, then acknowledged that he wasn't. Then they claimed he was actually an Israeli spy. Right - a Mossad agent who was born in Princeton, attended Stanford University, and was then assigned to work undercover at the Berkshire Eagle newspaper in western Massachusetts for five years. For what? To keep an eye on the golf courses and hiking trails?

Pearl was killed because he was an American. Flis executioners probably took additional pleasure in the fact that he was Jewish. Pearl was lured into their hands because, as a reporter, he knew there are two sides to every story, and he wanted to tell theirs. He wanted a better understanding of why a small group of Pakistani Muslims would conspire to plant four ounces of a powerful explosive in the soles of would-be suicide bomber Richard Reid's shoes and send him off to blow up an American Airlines flight between Paris and Miami.

It was a good story, an important story. It is what drives every reporter. Primarily, there is curiosity. Every good reporter is

driven by a desire to make sense of the world, to find out for himself or herself exactly what is happening and why. We learn through experience that what everyone thinks is true often is not. So you regard all secondand third-hand information with suspicion and seek out firsthand material with dogged intensity.

In my experience, one of the surest signs of the truth is the element of surprise. Things are almost never what we think.

Searching out the truth, seeking out both sides of a conflict, can be important work. Many conflicts in the world are grounded in misunderstanding and inational distrust, and many, if not most, can be resolved by better communication.

This is a guiding principle of pacifist theory, and a noble undertaking. It is not done only by journalists. It is also the work of diplomats, foreign aid workers, missionaries and even police, spies and soldiers. The truth is as valuable to warriors as peacemakers. So Danny Pearl's motives were in the best tradition of civilized society.

By all accounts, he was not a danger junkie. He was pursuing a good story from a hotel room in Karachi, a southern Pakistani port city that is not exactly a war zone. He arranged to meet a source at a restaurant. He probably knew that the people he was meeting were dangerous, but the

meeting was in a public place, and no doubt his contacts seemed friendly and helpful on the phone.

He would have gone to the meeting, and the one after it, probably convinced that everyone sees the value in telling their story, that everyone wants to be understood.

So he placed his trust not just in the people he was meeting, but in the inherent value of the work he was trying to do.

Flis captors had their own idea of how to tell their story. They kidnapped him and distributed pictures of him with a gun to his head. They made impossible demands of the U.S. government, then slaughtered him.

Cruelty ·and murder weren't enough for them. They chose to make a spectacle of the execution, videotaping it and sending it out into the world. The honific videotape is their answer to the hope that dialogue and mutual understanding can resolve all human differences.

They can't. Those who tried to blow up American Airlines Flight 63 and who killed Danny Pearl are implacable enemies of the United States and the Western world. They marked Pearl as a spy because their world view doesn't allow for a person like him, a Jew prospering in a secular society by pursuing his own talent and curiosity. Why seek the truth when it is already known? When all has been revealed? Why care what an

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enemy thinks or says?

Some journalists do seek out war zones - in part for the excitement, in part out of ambition, and in part because pictures and stories from such places are rare and in demand particularly since so many major American newspapers and TV networks have cut back on foreign conespondents.

Most journalists, even war reporters, are not like that. I am not, and everything I have heard about Pearl convinces me that he wasn't, either.

I have never been a full-time foreign conespondent, as he was, but I know what it is like to follow a story to a dangerous place.

To someone who doesn't do it for

a living, risking your life to tell a better story sounds like a foolish thing. But it rarely involves a knowing plunge into great risk.

It involves following a trail that gradually leads in that direction, knowing that you will back away if circumstances get too risky, but not wanting to abandon the thread out of timidity or cowardice. Because those of us who write stories love our work, and believe in its importance, we tend to go farther down that road than most people would. At heart, in means placing your trust in the basic decency of other human beings.

Most people possess that decency. The murder of Danny Pearl reminds us that some don't.

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pring break doesn't have to be just a week of slacking on the couch or aimlessly hanging out with friends. The more active you are, the longer the break feels. Some classic spring break destinations for Southern California college students are Cancun and Cabo San Lucas, not to mention Rosarito and San Felipe right across the border.

Council Travel offers a week of partying at Cancun or Copper Mountain starting at $990, including flights from Los Angeles, hotel accommodation and three meals a day.

Beer and wine are served at lunch and dinner free of charge. Th.e program consists of lots of partying, dancing, evening entertainment, sports-and other activities.

Mike Medina, manager of Council Travel, said many people get a group of friends together and go on a road trip to Mexico. "Most of the bars in Rosarito organize events. All the students need is a hotel. They can just walk from event to event at the beach," he said.

Costa Rica became a hot destination this year and Council's 150-seat trip sold out in 2-3 weeks, Medina said.

Agnes Bodzon from Council Travel said Cabo San Lucas is a typical spring break place. "They have quite a few good clubs and nice beaches," she said. "Everyone is pretty much having a good time. It's a nice atmosphere."

The Cabo San Lucas trip costs $499, including flights from Los Angeles and a Best Western hotel accommodation for four nights. There is still space available for the March 24 trip.

"There's always this misconception that if I book my trip late, it'll be cheaper," Medina said, adding that it's not true.

Spring break will sell itself, he said.

"The rule of thumb is to never wait until the last moment," Medina said. "You get leftovers." One of the pos-

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sibilities still open for students is Council Travel's Trip-On Europe package. Quick trips across the Atlantic have also become popular spring break getaways, Medina said. "They used to be a minority but not anymore." He mentioned that a lot of students from Palomar and Mira Costa College have reserved trips across the Atlantic.

Trip-On Europe takes care of airfare, youth hostel or hotel accommodation, rail passes and travel insurance.

For example, a four-day trip to London and Paris starts at $599, including a round-trip ticket from New YorkLondon/Paris-New York, three nights in London, a Eurostar train ticket to Paris and three nights there.

Another option is to check out Italy's fashion capitals, starting at $699. The package includes a round-trip ticket from New York-Rome/Milan-New York, two nights in Rome , Eurostar train tickets to Florence and Milan, two nights in Florence and one night in Milan.

"It just works really well for spring break," Medina said.

Anyone interested in traveling without spending a fortune should attend Council Travel's free seminar, Europe on a Budget. The seminar will be held at the University of San Diego at Maher Hall March 12 from 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. It will cover topics like discount airfare, how to get around, money, budget accommodations and helpful travel hints. You can also win a trip to Europe, rail passes, bus passes, books, Tshirts and more.

For more information, visit www.counciltravel.com or call Council Travel at (800)-2COUNCIL or (858)-452-0630.

If you don't feel like flying , spend it in a bus touring North America. Greyhound's Ameripass costs $177 for students and allows unlimited bus travel for seven days all over the continental United States and parts of Canada and Mexico. For round-trip reservations to one destination made three days in advance, Greyhound allows you to bring a friend for free. For more information, call Greyhound at (800)-229-9424 or for Ameripass call (888)GLI-PASS.

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ith spring break just weeks away, many of the most popular destinations with student travel organizations are sold out. Still, with a little creativity, and flexibility, yours can be a memorable adventure.

For an economical spring break destination, book a flight with Southwest Airlines to Miami/Ft. Lauderdale for $198 round trip. Travel Town and

Country (760) 737-2040 has the fare.

Go online to HotWire.com for a guaranteed lowest hotel rate. Choose a hotel with a free continental breakfast.

Nosh at all the happy hours. If your room has a coffee maker, you can cook your own meals - at least Top Ramen with veggies.

Although the hottest trips for spring break claim t.o be in the Caribbean or Mexico, fares are considerably higher.

STA Travel offers the best Cancun package for four at $629 each, plus tax and insurance. This includes seven

nights lodging on the mile-long party zone. Transfers, a welcome party, free happy hour food, free cover, parties each night and drink coupons are included. Sign up 15 friends for spring break anywhere and you travel free with STA (800) 781-4040.

A good package deal is Mazatlan with Student Adventure Travel l-800328-7513. The deal can be had for $439 round trip, and includes 7 nights lodging, air transfers, all resort taxes and spring break discounts. Be a student rep with SAT and you go free. For

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Five miles from the Las Vegas strip in Boulder is a room with kitchenette for $34.29 a night. Call Travel Experts at 941-6900 to book your stay.

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Gender confusion and psychological frustration are just two of the themes in the skewed comedy "Baby With the Bathwater," a play by renowned writer Chris Durang.

The play corresponds with the Palomar "Student Speakout," a community dialogue on sexual orientation and gender diversity.

Directed by Dana Case, the play focuses on a confused character named Daisy (Armando Garcia III), the child of two screwed up yet well-meaning individuals.

Daisy's parents, Helen (Erin McGathy) and John (Colin Simon), believing they would invade their baby's privacy by looking at him naked, never check his sex. Also, Daisy's mother's dreams of having a daughter drives her to raise Daisy as a girl.

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"The play has a great focus on gender issues because he is a guy named 'Daisy' that has to deal with issues of being treated like a girl in his childhood," said publicist Mea Daum.

"The play incorporates a mixture of absurd humor and moments of seriousness to discuss the state of a dysfunctional family and gender roles in America," said Case. · "I really love Durang's humor, (it's) very twisted," Case said.

The play held more meaning for her because of a connection between her own life and the main character.

"In terms of it being personal for me, I feel that life is a process, and I continually learn that I can make choices and make it really good, and that is sort of what he is saying," Case said.

"I've worked with Armando before, I love his work," Case said.

During auditions, Case observed that Garcia and Simon were the strongest actors to try out, and

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Helen {Erin McGathy, left) and John {Colin Simon, right) sit with their son Daisy {Armando Garcia Ill) and his nanny {Spring Roney, top) in Palomar's production of Chris Durang's gender-bending play "Baby With the Bathwater." the ones who most understood Durang's humor.

Both men share a love of the playwright's work. Case said it was difficult to pick the part for each actor. Originally she felt they should be in opposite roles, however she noticed their audition forms showed Simon's preference for the role of John, father of Daisy, and Garcia wanted to be Daisy. She decided to honor their wishes, Case said.

Garcia said that the Daisy role is

a challenge to his acting skills. "If I do well, maybe I can call myself an actor after all."

Garcia sees himself in Daisy through their shared quality of being disregarded by society. In Durang's play, the adults who surround Daisy overlook him, Garcia said. Similarly, Garcia feels he has been disregarded by society for parts and jobs because he is an "overweight Hispanic male."

"A lot of people judge a book by its cover; they think I look sloppy,

so I must be sloppy. Think sloppy, work sloppy, act sloppy," Garcia said.

Garcia worked with Case in the play "Bedroom Farce," where he played Ernest, a 60-year-old British man. "She's probably my favorite director because she took a chance on me long ago."

Case has worked for seven years in the performing arts at Palomar College. Johnny Rivera, who joins Case as the assistant director, has experience in theater and film.

Palo01ar concert hour continues with new 01usic Br Arriane Vaughan

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Music is something that doesn't only happen off campus. Every Thursday students and faculty can enjoy free musical productions.

Concert Hour is a music curriculum created for students and the community. It is designed to introduce a wide variety of musical presentations.

Concert Hour is an opportunity for students and community members to experience diverse types of music, at no charge. The programs vary from Motown revues, opera ensembles, to classical chamber music.

According to Mea Daum, the Performing Arts Publicity and Programs Coordinator, "The faculty feels it is important to provide a variety of different kinds of music.

The faculty helps to select performers through their professional affil-

iations," said Daum.

"Often times, performers will approach us and ask to perform at Concert Hour, we request a tape or CD from them and check them out, before scheduling the performances," said Daum.

Concert Hour February 21, featured the Early Music Ensemble of San Diego, including Elisabeth Marti, Constance Lawthers, John Peeling, and Phillip Larson.

The Early Music Ensemble of San Diego, donning full Renaissance costumes, performed an impressive vocal program consisting of madrigals and motets by acclaimed Renaissance composers.

Celebrated composers such as Josquin des Prez, and Francesco Landidni were represented in the program, some of these compositions were sung in an archaic Neapolitan dialect.

On May 2, ex-Palomar College

• UPCDMINI tDNtliT HOURS- Peter Gach will perform Schubert's "Piano Fantasy in F Minor" on March 7.

- "Polish Music Today," featuring Marcin Niesiolowski on March 14.

- The Palomar Chamer Singers with David Chase, on March 24.

- Randy Pile, classical guitarist onApril14. student and current adjunct professor Mary Jaeb will be performing.

"Mary Jaeb was a student here with a huge talent. She went on to study at University of Colorado Boulder, receiving her Bachelor's and Master's degree. She has returned to Palomar as an adjunct professor, and to perform for us with her splendid soprano voice,"

- The Brador Brass San Diego State University Ensemble on Aprilll.

- Madeiyn Byrne will present Computer Music on April 18.

- Classical guitarist Arthur Golden performs "From Bach to American Music" on April 25.

- Mary Jaeb, soprano will be featured on May 2. said Daum.

The doors for concert hour open at 12:20 pm, and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. The seating arrangement for Concert Hour is designed to accomodate about 200 people. The performances begin promptly at 12:30 pm, and late arrivals are seated during performance pauses.

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'Queen of the · Damned' is damned bad

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It's gotta be rock n' roll music, if you wanna dance with the Queen of the Damned.

And nothing gets Akasha's sexy belly shakin' like Lestat's meager attempt at debbil mUSIC.

That's Lestat as in the band,

led by- who else?- the Vampire Lestat, who has been rattled from a 100-year slumber by the wailing of amplified guitars and the promise of god-like worship.

Director Michael Rymer seems determined to use "Queen of the Damned" to make some kind of statement

about rock, pop culture and celebrity worship.

Exactly what that statement is gets lost in a gloppy mess of goo, blood and annoying sound effects. But fans of Anne Rice, upon whose work the film is based, will no doubt leave happy, sated by a few clever lines and enough retro, Goth-

oh-golly-oh-gee sets to outfit every hotel lobby in Soho.

And, as cold as it sounds, the film has the death of Aaliyah in its corner. The promising young singer - cast as Akasha, the titular queen - died shortly after the movie wrapped. No doubt legions of fans will flock to theaters to see her final film

performance.

Unfortunately, she was not quite ready to take on the role of the Mother of All Vampires.

Sure, she looks great strutting around in neo-Liz Taylor wig and skimpy Egyptian evening wear. But she also looks like the youngster that she was.

You want a Queen of the Damned? Try Tina Turner. Or e v e n Tina's onQueen of the screen ;:: Damned Ill double, Angela 5; (OUT OF FOUR SlJIRS) Bassett.

2 STARRING AALIYAH, " T h e ,.. sTUART TOWNSEND, Queen of VINCENT PEREZ t h e RATED 'R' Damned" FOR MORE CUCK ON palomar.edu/telescope needs a little more muscle, and a little more life experience, than Aaliyah could muster.

Nevertheless, she's the queen, she's been awakened somehow - by Lestat's music, and now she wants him for her king. Lestat is played by Stuart Townsend, who often looks more like Edward Scissorhands than the evil vampire he is.

Upon becoming a rock star, Lestat breaks the ultimate vampire code by "outing" himself and his brethren. In this jaded age, though, the only ones who seem upset by this are other vampires.

Journalists and groupies flock to Lestat as if he were the second coming.

Another even more muddled story line involves Jesse (Marguerite Moreau), a worker at an abnormal-psychology institute who finds herself helplessly drawn into Lestat's world.

By the time the big showdown comes - during which Akasha decides to temporarily stop demonstrating how quickly she can cook up a dish of vampire flambe - the only thing you might care about is why it is that every time a vampire appears, it sounds as though someone is cleaning his glasses.

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Rug Swept' another winner for Alanis Morrissette

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When Alanis Morissette emerged in 1995 - sounding like an old soul trapped in the body of 21-year-old - it was obvious she was more than just another flavor of the week.

True, some skeptics dismissed her as a post-grunge anger merUnder Rug chant.

But SW*!!Pt anyone who • bothered to :!:j! (OUT OF FOUR STARS) • listen to the ALANIS MORRISETTE entire Jagged Little Pill CD FOR MORE CUCK ON (not just the palomor.edu/teles<ope snarling ''You Oughta Know") discovered a songwriter who wrote about the pitfalls of love and life with uncommon depth.

Uncommon, at least, in the Hallmark Card-like world of rock lyrics.

Seven years and two albums later, she's still digging away at the male-female dynamic and uncovering nuggets of wisdom. "21 Things I Want In a

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As upbeat and quirky as "21 Things" is, she spends much of the CD exploring the same emotional minefield she navigated in Jagged Little Pill and its follow-up, 1998's Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie.

"Narcissus" is the flip-side to "21 Things," a no-holds-barred personality study of the egocrazed jerk she makes the mistake of falling in love with.

"So Unsexy" and "Flinch" studies the way certain men send her self-esteem reeling.

And "Hands Clean" - the CD's first single and its most intriguing tale - is sung in the voice of a male record-biz exec utive who's having an affair with his young protege: "If it weren't for my attention, you wouldn't have been successful," he says, spinning a web of mind games.

Is the song autobiographical or fictional? Morissette's not telling, of course.

But what makes her psychodramas worth listening to is the fact that they always sound as if they're written from experience. If only her music were as revealing as her words.

Although Morissette produced ·and wrote every tune on Under Rug Swept, the album still bears the print of Glenn Ballard, her producer and cowriter on Pill and Junkie. Most of the new songs sound so 1995 - lots of echoey drums, distorted guitars and hip-hop flavored drum loops - it's as if Morissette purposely tried to -retrace the blueprint of Jagged Little Pill, which sold 28 million copies.

The saving grace is her voice - a shifting instrument brimming with comic nasal twists and strange diction. The guitars and keyboards on Under Rug Swept might be stale, but Morissette's vocals make her lyrics all the more interesting.

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Alanis Morrissette' follows two blockbuster albums with "Under Rug Swept."

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Students produce Sept• .I I video

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that would shed some understanding on the day that changed our world forever.

"I am so proud of them and how professionally they handled this," said.Sabo. "They took on a heavy, convoluted subject and learned how to produce and direct at the same time."

Sabo encourages her students to approach television production critically, socially minded and professionally responsible.

There isn't much room in this class for loud-mouthed, antagonistic shock-jock tactics that are prevalent and often help ratings.

Veering from the Bill O'Riley style, producer Dave Dawson, said he analyzed a lot of coverage after 9-ll to see what worked the best. Fox and the major networks tend to use sets that are bright and flashy. Their graphics are busy.

Dawson emulated The Charlie Rose Show and Larry King who use sparse sets and minimalist graphics. "I decided It would be better to go as simple as possible. It would maintain focus on the discussion and nothing would be distracted from what the guests were saying," Dawson said.

The format has four segments in which journalist and Palomar instructor Roman Koenig leads a discussion with four different experts - a psychologist, an expert on Islamic studies, a historian and a law enforcement officer.

One of "911's" floor directors, Paul Dawson (no relation to Dave Dawson), said, "We looked for experts with a broad view who could give us perspective on what was an emotional subject for us."

Informative, educational and tasteful, "911 A State of Emergency," will last not just as class project and a sensitive exploration of the terrorist attacks but will be a reminder that media can rise to the occasion, be constructive and help people cope with what they don't understand.

ect and figure out a way to bring down the overall cost.

Other funding sources will be considered, Ellis said, but they do not know what sources will be used.

"If all goes well at the governing board meeting, April 12, we will officially award the contract to the successful company," Bishop said.

After the contractor is officially announced, a grace period of about 10 days will take place for insurance purposes, Ellis said.

As a result of the delay, the main dining facility may not be built and ready for occupancy by the fall semester, Bishop said. "It is better to have a facility we can afford and appreciate," he said.

The new Student Center, which will be a two-story 'building consisting of a new student dining area, a 40- station com-

puter lab, a TV lounge, and various offices will be funded by a variety of sources, Bishop said.

The main source of funding comes from the Student Center fee, which only applies to students enrolled in classes on the main campus.

For several semesters now, Palomar has collected $1 per unit, per student (to a maximum of $10 per student each year), Bishop said.

So far, the student activities fee has generated just over half a million dollars, Bishop said. The district plans to take out a 30year loan to cover the rest of the project cost. It will be paid off by the student center fee applied in up-coming semesters.

"We anticipate a collection of $150,000 a year from the Student Center fee to service the debt on the loan," Bishop said.

Another source of funding is

the international student fee, which comes from international students' tuition, Bishop said.

"They are contributing over a quarter-million dollars," he said.

As part of the project, a new international student center will also be built within the main Center, Bishop added.

The money generated from the student activities sticker, which acts as a student "entertainment card" for services provided by the school, will be used to offset the ongoing cost of the Center, Bishop said. The money will be used to maintain utilities, provide staffing and to provide the technical support and up-keeping of the new computer lab.

Funds to maintain the services of the Center once it is built will also be provided by contributions and profits from the bookstore, Bishop said.

endowments, scholarships become the next avenue. Due to the enormous variety of scholarships available a students search for scholarships they are qualified to receive can be a difficult one.

Palomar has created a single application to complete for any scholarship distributed through the college, as opposed to outside scholarships where each application is unique and may require a wide range of information.

A free non-credit workshop

has also been established to show students how to fill out the application and write the essay required to qualify for these scholarships.

"Not all of the scholarships are need based," said Roth, who also leads the workshop. "The workshop is open to students and perspective students."

The application process aside, determining if a student qualifies for any scholarship usually comes down to one or both of two criteria: The student's declared

major and GPA. Through the workshop students are also made aware ofthe scholarship scams that they might come across in their search. The hard and fast rule is that a student shouldn't pay money to get money. The course also provides six signs of a scam which are phi-ases to watch out for when receiving information about a scholarship opportunity.

For further information contact the financial aid office at (760) 744-1150, ext. 2367.

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What are you doing for Spring Break~

Marcus Harper

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"I'm going to Lake Havasu to drink beer and admire God's female creation."

Natalie Finrow UNDECIDED

"I'm going to Disneyland and San Francisco to see my best friend."

Katie Rutherford GRAPHIC DESIGN

"I'm not doing anything - I haven't decided on what to do yet."

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or about two weeks after Sept. 11 the media was extremely calm and reported with very little sensationalism. Shortly thereafter, it was back to business as usual: evilTailban-this, Jihad-that and a slew of good old cowboy sound bites: "We're gonna smoke them outta their caves" or "Osama can run, but he can't hide."

Linda Sabo's Radio and Television 220 class, however, took a different approach to the terrorist attacks in an hour-long talk show they produced last semester.

Instead of being reductive and painting the situation black or white, good or evil, the show, which is called "911 State of Emergency," grapples with issues that most of us were not thinking about several years ago.

Sabo said that in RTV 220 the students usually pitch ideas and end up doing four or five different shows that can be dramas, comedy skits or public service announcements.

But this semester she proposed the idea of doing one collective project

CENTER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 in sealed bids to Palomar College at 2 p.m., Feb. 25. From there, the lowest bidder would be selected for the project, said director of student affairs Bruce Bishop.

Because none of the contractors came within the school's budget, the decision to reject all bids and re-open the bidding process will be proposed at the governing board's · March 12 meeting, Ellis said.

"The downside is that it will delay the project for what we are estimating to be about two months," Bishop said.

The governing board will then review the timelines of the proj-

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"I'm going on a road trip with friends up north to see the sights and beaches."

for. Community college students have the added option of a BOGG waiver, which waives certain fees such as unit costs and student health fees.

However, for students who don't qualify for government grants or for those who have needs over and above the grant

"911: State of Emergency" is a video made by Palomar students. It is available for download on the Web at http://www.palom·ar.edu/communications/rtv.htm

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"I'm going to Corpus Christi, Texas, to party it up. There's a lot of hot chicks there."

• ASG appointed a new senator, Felipe Magallon. Magallon has been at school for twoand-a-half semesters.

He said he wanted to be on ASG because he

Assoei•t1d Stud1nl 6ov1rnm1nt wants to be a part of the activities on campus.

• The board approved allocating $250 to replace the old bulletin boards around campus with new tack boards.

The new boards will be large enough to accommodate posters and flyers.

"The bulletin boards are falling apart. It looks bad," said President Sean Weimer.

611 involv1d Associated Student Government meetings are every Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Room SU-18

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Wide receiver Larry Slaughter (shown above) will be one of two Palomar football players to sign with Eastern Washington. Feb. 6 marked the day letters-of-intent could be signed.

Athletes .sign with 4-year schools

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Palomar College's football team goes through this process every February.

It's when players get sniffed out and signed by four-year schools on national letter-of-intent day (Feb. 6).

The Comets usually transfer about 20 players to Division I-A or I-AA schools.

But this year the Comets only sent 13 play- DEONDRE ers to new programs.

The Comets' top-three football recruits have decided to play in the

Pac-10 next season.

Former Comets Andy Goodenough, Deondre Alexander and David Dixon all signed lettersof-intent with Pac-10 schools.

Goodenough, who was a JC All-American quarterback for the Comets last season, took his arm to Arizona State.

Alexander, the Mission Conference's leading receiver a year ago, inked with Oregon State.

Cornerback David Dixon, who originally ALEXANDER signed on with San Diego State, changed his mind and signed with Oregon.

Former Palomar coach Tom Craft

did manage to sway a couple of his Missouri State). old players to follow him to SDSU. Four other Palomar athletes Offensive lineman Gerald Sykes from other sports signed on with will play for the Aztecs four-year schools. next season. Offensive Baseball player Mark Engel (Cal Polytackle Damien Holman verbally committed to San Luis Obispo), Softball players Dara SDSU, but has not signed on yet.

Webb and Crystal Lee (Oklahoma State) and Other Comets who signed were: Andrew wrestler Kris Shirley Wojcik (Maryland), (Virginia) picked colleges.

Marco Chavez (Hawaii), Ray Holdcraft (Utah), Football player Sid Edrik Contreras ANDY GOODENOUGH (Louisville), Ryan Morris Bachman (SDSU) and (UNLV), Larry Slaughter and Tony softball player Bridget Starry Seau (Eastern Washington), Aaron (Jacksonville) gave verbal comVaeao (Northern Arizona) and mitments, but have not signed Graham Goodfield (Southeast yet.

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THE TELESCOPE • MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2002

Men's basketball gets share of PCC title COMETS END REGULAR SEASON WITH WIN OVER JAGUARS 8 · Beau Tres

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The Comets defeated Southwestern 87-68, Feb. 24.

The win ties Grossmont with a share of the Pacific Coast Conference title.

Palomar will advance to the first round of the Southern California regional playoffs in the community college championship tournament.

The Comets will represent the P.C.C. as the No. 1 seed by virtue of previously .winning both head to head match ups with Grossmont.

The Comets (22-8, 11-5 in conference) finished 10-0 at home and ranked 17th m California.

This marks Palomar's second conference championship in three seasons after winning the PCC title outright in 2000.

"We beat a good team tonight," Head Coach Virgil · Watson said.

"This team (Southwestern) beat one of the top teams in the state earlier in the season.

That's a credit to our young men."

Sophomore guard Aaron Abrams led all Palomar scorers with 18 points and sophomore forward Lamar Abbott and James sophomore center Johnson added 13 points and nine rebounds each.

"Everybody that came into the game contributed something," Watson said.

This was especially true for Palomar players coming off of

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Comet Phil Sutton tries to drive upcourt against Southwestern. Palomar captured a share of the conference title in the win and will be a top seed in the playoffs. the bench. Sophomore guard Phil Sutton supplied 12 points and three assists while freshman guard Jordan Feramisco chipped in 16 points.

The Comets never trailed as Southwestern managed only one offensive surge, pulling within two points of Palomar, 32-30 with 1:20 remaining in the first half.

Feramisco answered 15 sec-

onds later when he was fouled while completing a baseline 3point field goal. He converted the foul shot into a 4-point play for the Comets giving them momentum going into halftime.

Palomar controlled Southwestern in the second half with man-to-man defense, rebounding and a barrage of ball movement as demonstrated by sophomore guard Anthony

Bolton's 10 assists.

"I thought our execution was excellent. We need to get back to playing hard and being focused." Watson said.

In an effort to maintain team focus, Watson said that Palomar players would not be made available for interview following the win against Southwestern.

Palomar is set to host at least

one game of the single elimination state community college tournament that is comprised of 64 total teams, Half of the teams from Northern California and other half from Southern California.

Four teams from each region will advance to the State Championships hosted by the University of the Pacific in Stockton Ca. on March 14.

Lady Comets can't overcome size advantage in home loss 8)' Er·ic Wood Till TmSCOPE

The Palomar women's basketball team came up short in their final home game of the season Feb. 20, losing to San Diego Mesa College 64-57.

In a see-saw game with numerous lead changes, but the front court of Mesa proved the too much for Comets.

"They were much taller, bigger, and stronger than we are," said Palomar Coach Sherry Titus.

"We had two posts with four fouls and that really was a hindrance to us because we couldn't play the best defense that we wanted to. They pretty much scored at will at the post."

Palomar (13-15, 4-5 PCC) and Pacific Coast Conference Champs Mesa College (21-9, 90) both tried in the first half to establish their post game.

The undersized Comets quickly found themselves settling for perimeter jump shots while Mesa's big forwards and centers dominated the inside. the Comets However, matched Mesa basket for bas-

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Comets guard Christina Preciado dribbles inside the lane to get penetration against her Mesa College opponent Feb. 20. ket. Palomar freshman guard Christina Preciado displayed her playmaking by penetrating Mesa's defense and setting herself and her teammates up for open shots. Preciado finished the game with 16 points and six assists.

With solid play from Preciado and poor foul shooting by Mesa, Palomar led at

halftime with a score of 26-25.

In the first half, every basket seemed to be answered and neither team could pull ahead by more than five points.

Mesa's front court continued to consistently score, while the Comets received good balance from their offense.

Freshman Lacee Lovisa and Allison Strouse provided good

outside shooting, combining for 26 points in the game.

Cynthia Sorrell matched up against Mesa's big bodies and finished with 12 points and nine rebounds.

Trailing 60-57 with less than a minute to play in the game, the Comets had possession of the ball.

With the shot and game

clocks running down, the Comets couldn't get a good look at the basket and were forced to throw up an errant shot.

Mesa grabbed the rebound and sealed the victory with a set of foul shots.

Despite the loss, Coach Titus was happy with the effort from her depleted squad.

"This (team) right here has been a remarkable group," Titus said.

"They've stayed together and played hard, and they gave the conference champions this year a run for their money up until two minutes to play.. .I'm pleased," she said.

After winning the PCC title last season, Titus had higher expectations than the outcome of this season.

She is optimistic for next year, knowing that this year's team faced much adversity.

"We start four freshman, and several of our starters from last year were ineligible due to academic status," Titus said.

"So there's the potential of six or seven returning players that will be fighting for a starting position next year, and that's awesome for us," she said.