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Despite a heavy rainfall, the Associated Student Government held a rally Feb. 12 to get students involved in its protest over recent changes to the state's educational budget.

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them. Students interested in joining the protest could sign a petition declaring the budget cuts unacceptable, which the ASG would then mail to state officials such as Gov. Gray Davis.

ASG Senator Michael Robert and former EOPS club president Mike Dolbow took turns informing students of the cuts and calling them to the rally with a megaphone. Dolbow said he felt comyelled to join the protest after

seeing so many financially strapped single mothers who will most likely not be able to continue their education in the face of the budget cuts. "It wasn't enough just to get signatures," Dolbow said.

"We had to have a rally."

Robert said that he felt the protest was going quite' well in spite of the pouring rain, which threatened to knock down the tent where they were holding the rally. He said they got 150 students to sign the petition in the first half-hour of the rally.

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Leo Melena, the new president of the Associated Student Government, said he has a lot to offer to the student body of Palomar.

Melena became ASG president Dec. 11, 2002, after former president Sean Weimer resigned midyear.

"Leo stepped up during a difficult

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situation; he has done a remarkably effectivejob on bringing the group back together," ASG Adviser Bruce Bishop said.

Melena said he plans to "clean up" theASG. He said he wants to revise and modernize its constitution. He seeks to "adequately and appropriately represent the students."

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The Palomar Board of Governors acknowledged that potential layoff ■ SEE RALLY, PAGE 11 notices are being sent to all administrative managers. ''This is an action taken by community colleges across the state," said Board President Darrell McMullen at the board's regular monthly meeting Feb. 11.

Palomar President Sherill Amador said this was purely a contingency plan that comes as a result of the proposed budget cuts for the 2003-2004fiscal year, beginning in July.

"This is an unpleasant task, and I appreciate the professionalism of the staff,"Amador said at the meeting.

Jack Miyamoto, vice president of human resources, explained in a later interview that notices were being sent to 59 administrative managers and direcWAYNESHORT/ THETELESCOPE tors who are on one-year contracts. The notices must be sent by March 15 or the

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On Valentine's Day, student worker Rachael Nelson did not daydream about flowers or a romantic evening after work. Instead, she spent the day cleaning out her desk.

"I was hoping to stay there for a long time," Nelson said.

Nelson is not the only student worker being laid off this month. Students from several departments will also be loosing their jobs.

Some of the departments that have cut student employment include the mailroom, the warehouse and the career and technical training department, where Nelson worked. The mailroom cut three students and the warehouse cut one, said Diane Cummins, supervisor of business and mail services.

Ken Jay, director of business services, said a total of nine students are going to be dropped from Comet Copy and the Graphic Communications Department by March 21.

Also cut was the "Palomar Peers" program, which laid off five student ambassadors as well as two student

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The Palomar College Public Safety Training Program recently received an $87,000 grant from the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to integrate state-of-the-art computer hardware and software into the center's training programs.

Palomar College represents one of only five P.O.S.T. certified police training programs to receive such a grant within the · state of California.

"This grant supports our district's strategic plan of incorporating technology into the classroom to promote student success,~ said Tom Plotts, director of the Public Safety Training Program.

The P.O.S.T. Grant will provide the Palomar College Safety Training Center with 55 laptop computers, high-speed Internet access and the technology necessary to expand the local network within the Training Center classrooms.

More importantly, Plotts said, this grant will allow Public Safety Training Program administrators to implement a program known as the Testing Management System. This system requires the use of specialized hardware and software to manage essential test administration tasks such as authoring test items and administering tests.

The Training Center's current testing system uses an outdated computer system that is used to edit and generate paper tests. Older Scantron technology is then used to access student testing performance. Plotts said the T.M.A.S system will give students access to a Web-based, online

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ThePublicSafetyTraining Program received an$87,000grantforstate-of-the-art computer systems.Itis oneof twostate-certified policeacademies inthecounty. testing system.

Palomar College will act as the pilot test site for the T.M.A.S., which will be integrated into all 39 P.O.S.T.- certified, basic police academies in the state by 2005.

Access to Web-based technology will also allow Public Safety Training Program administrators to provide students with free, online access to the 41 required textbooks.

These books are required to pass exams to earn a Basic Police Academy Certificate of Achievement .

Currently, students must buy a hard copy of each book at a cost of $11 per book. Providing students with online ·textbook capabilities would offer savings of over $450. Plotts said online textbook capabilities will be

available to students by the The Public Safety Training beginning of the spring 2004 Center began receiving the semester. equipment necessary to open In addition to Web-based its technology-based police testing and online text academy earlier this month. resources, the technology The installation of this equipenhancements provided by the ment will be completed by the P.O.S.T grant will allow beginning of April. instructors to integrate multiThe Public Safety Training media technology into classCenter is one of two state-certiroom presentations. fied police academies within "Our goal is to allow instrucSan Diego County. The protors to upload their notes to a . gram is offered twice per year course-specific Web page and and run s Tuesday to Thursday make these notes available to evenings from 5:30 to 10 p.m. students via Web-based tech- Graduates of the program nology," said Jason Blacklock, receive the Basic Police police academy coordinator.

Academy Certificate of "Instructors will also be able to Achievement , earn 54 college incorporate the use of multimecredits and obtain the required dia technology , such as training necessary to be a PowerPoint, into classroom sworn police officer in presentation s."

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Melena said his first priority has been dealing with the budget cuts. He recently led ·an ASG rally against the cuts Feb. 12.

His second duty, Melena said, is to create more publicity for the ASG. "We want to inform students of what ASG is doing," he said. He said he also wants to get more students informed and involved on campus.

At the beginning of his run as ASG president, Melena admitted he was not delighted about the responsibilities the job entailed.

He said' he did not want to be "under the heat lamp."

However, he quickly welcomed the challenge, he said. "I had to step up and do my job," he said.

"I amthe driver in the car, with a load of people behind me navigating. I set the. speed, and I'm behind the wheel," Melena said. He said he has been preparing all his life to take such an active role in student affairs.

Melena, 20, has been involved in the ASG for three years. He first took a position as a senator in spring 2001. He served as executive vice president in spring 2002.

Melena said personality should not be a factor in the ASG. "Check your pride and ego at the door,"he said.

Melena said he possess great curiosity, a trait he shares with

his father. "I want to know everything ," he said.

Aside from English, Melena speaks Spanish , French and German. He said he plans to use them to his advantage later in life. Thus he has found what he calls his "perfect niche," political science. He said he does not necessarily want to be a politician, however. He would like to serve others in international relations, working with the United Nations.

Melena's other credentials include his role in th e Phi Theta Kappa honor society since fall 2001. He became vice president of fellowship for the Palomar chapter in spring 2002. Melena is also president of the Nevada/California region for Phi Theta Kappa.

"It has provided me support and created the framework for what I have done, what I do, and what I want to do," Melena said.

Melena is a candidate for the upcomingApril election for international He believes it will be a great achievement for Palomar to have one of its students at such a high level of representation.

Melena has acquired an A.A. degree in general studies, and he will graduate again in May with a second degree in Liberal Arts.

Melena has applied to UC

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Berkley, UC San Diego, and San Diego State University. ..Pending the results of the honor society elections, Melena may either transfer this fall or attend Palomar for one more year to serve as international president.

He described himself as "a renaissance man" and "a jack-of-alltrades." He said his only inspiration comes from the exemplary qualities of others.

Melena said he is the right person for the job. "I would like to think I have the most experi: ence here at ASG. I have studied the archives, read past meetings minutes, and have memorized the constitution."

"I have experience and knowledge," Melena said. He added he is not perfect and can make mistakes like anyone else.

"We are very proud of him," shop said.

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Two new governing board members, Mark Evilsizer and Nancy Chadwick, are hopeful that the Palomar Faculty contract will be in place soon.

"I think real progress is being made," Evilsizer said.

Both the trustees had declared the faculty contract to be their top priority immediately after being sworn into office in November 2002.

He said Jack Miyamoto's new role as district negotiator, as well as President Sherill Amador's involvement in the process, have had a positive effect.

"The negotiation process has been strengthened. I am hopeful that our first faculty contract can be completed soon," Chadwick said.

The faculty union backed Evilsizer and Chadwick during the election, who were elected for four-year and two-year seats, respectively. They are serving public office for the first time.

Evilsizer, who has over 25 years experience in operations and program management in the aerospace industry, was an adjunct faculty member at Palomar College before getting elected to the governing board. He has a bachelor's degree in business administration from University of Redlands and a master's degree in management from Claremont

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Chadwick, vice chairperson of the Oceanside Planning Commission, retired in January 2002 from University of California, after serving 23 years as an academic planner. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas, a master's degree in social work from Catholic University, and a master's degree in public education from Cal State Sacramento.

Recalling his days of teaching, Evilsizer said he had always_ enjoyed being in the classroom. "As a teacher, I experienced many rewarding times. The wealth and breadth of life experiences the students brought into the classroom created a rich and diverse learning environment."

"During my campaign, I learned how important this college is to everyone living in the district," Evilsizer said, vow-

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ing to work towards making Palomar a better community college. "Our reputation is highly regarded and cherished.

This is a trust I will work hard to diligently protect and sustain as a board member."

Chadwick said her chief motivation to be on the board was to continue to serve in higher education. "With increasing numbers of students trying to access higher education, it is critical that the community colleges offer the best possible educational opportunities. I wanted to support that effort," she said.

"It's been positive," Evilsizer said about his experience on the board. "I am learning a lot about the programs and services we provide at Palomar."· Evilsizer emphasized the need for students, faculty, staff and community members to have a voice in the governance of their college. "I encourage

these stakeholders to come to the governing board meetings to share their ideas. There are too many good ideas out there to ignore."

Calling the governing board members a group of "professional, dedicated individuals," Chadwick said she was proud to be part of such a distinguished group.

Besides the teachers' contract, issues that top Chadwick's list of priorities are handling enrollment growth and budget cuts. Preparing the college for the growing number of students would require a comprehensive educational and facilities master plan, she said. "I expect to have an active role in shaping that," Chadwick said.

In regard to enrollment growth, Evilsizer said the resolution passed Jan. 14 by the governing board would help the college handle the problem. The resolution supports equitable state funding for all community college students.

Calling it a "Robin Hood resolution," he said the college was lobbying through regional groups of community colleges to make the state halt this inequality in funding.

To avoid classroom cancellations, Evilsizer called for a thorough study of the market before offering the courses.

"Staff needs to work towards better scheduling and better course offering," he said.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 contracts would renew automatically. Other employee groups that may be subject to layoffs are under union representation, and those procedures will be dealt with through negotiations.

Several board members mentioned their visit to Sacramento earlier this month to discuss budget matters with legislators.

Amador also attended and discussed her frustration. ''Most disturbing to me was that no one wants to step up and make a decision about the budget," Amador said, referring to the state legislature. She said there is no news of any resolution to neither the proposed mid-year cuts nor the larger cuts, slated for next year.

Diane Lutz, vice president of instruction, reported another budget casualty at the

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meeting. She said the proposed reorganization of the five instructional divisions will not occur due to budget cuts. Instead, she said there would be some modest workload equalization measures among the divisions.

The board also approved 3-2 to launch the $1 million software upgrade to the school's human resources and student administration software. The vendor, PeopleSoft, has announced they will no longer provide support for Palomar's current software version beyond August, 2004.

Amador announced that a request for proposal will be issued soon for the new science building. She said Palomar's growth over the last couple of years has justified more building space.

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The program, headed by counselor Diane McAllister, sent Palomar students to 21 local high schools to recruit new students.

The layoffs come as part of a school-wide movement to accommodate mid-year budget cuts implemented by California Gov. Gray Davis.

"All of education is suffering. We are going to be facing a very critical stage in the next two years," said Joe Madrigal, assistant superintendent and vice president of student services.

The state legislature will decide upon the amount within the next few weeks, but the cuts may be as high as $4.3 million or as low as $2 million, said Jerry Patton, vice president of finance and administrative services.

In the 2003-04 school year, another $6.4 million may be cut from the budget.

To prepare for the cuts, college president Sherrill Amador asked all department chairpersons to review their budgets and to cut any non-essential spending from their departments, Patton said.

Travel, planned events, supplies and hourly student workers were cut, Patton said.

Student workers are not the only ones suffering.

"Everybody is going to be hurt, that's the reality," Amador said. Positions for 41 employees including faculty and classified workers will remain vacant.

Operating hours for some departments may be shortened, and remaining employees will have to work harder without the additional student staff, Amador said.

Hourly positions, like those taken by student

The complex will include a three story structure located north of the library, at a cost of $25 million.

Accordingto Mike Ellis, facilities director, the project should break ground July 1 and be completed in two years.

The funds were approved by the state last year, and the current state budget crisis will not have an impact.

In other matters, board member Ralph Jensen objected to a bad-faith bargaining charge filed by the Palomar Faculty Federation regarding an increase in employee's co-payment for prescription drugs from $1 to $5. ''Filing of this charge is petty and malicious, and in light of Gov. Davis' wholesale budget cuts, is unconscionable," Jensen said.

workers, are the most expendable.

Not all student workers on campus are threatened by layoffs, Patton said. Students who are in the federal work-study program are secure, because their pay is supplied with federal money. To be part of this program a student must be financially disadvantaged.

"The neediest students are being accommodated here at the college," Madrigal said.

Students who work in the cafeteria, which is owned

by Aramark, or at the bookstore, which is owned by Follet, are under a separate contract, Patton said.

Student workers in critical areas such as admissions and records will also be difficult to cut, because "they are an important part of the work force," Patton said.

Nelson, a first year student, did not expect to be searching for a new job in the middle of the semester.

Before the layoffs, she managed a job, a number of classes, and her 18-month-old daughter by studying on-campus and taking advantage of the Extended Opportunities Program & Services. Moreover, having both classes and work at the same location cut commuting, Nelson said.

Now things will not be as easy for Nelson. On top of the layoffs, EOPS is facing a 50 percent cut from its services.

The EOPS formerly provided disadvantaged students with services and materials needed for their education, such as counseling, tutoring, parking permits, bus passes, childcare, scantrons, book vouchers and college application fee waivers. EOPS also provided graduation caps and gowns to students.

The EOPS is now limited to providing only book vouchers. Disability services are also being cut, Madrigal said.

"We are not going to be able to accommodate as many of those students," he said.

Palomar Faculty Federation co-president Mary Ann Drinan said they "believe that all issues regarding benefits and salaries be brought to the negotiating table," and that the district knew well in advance of the possible increase.

Drinan also urged the school to adopt a collaborative approach to the budget cuts and to consult faculty. She cited an instance of student employees in the mailroom and copy center who recently lost their jobs without prior notice. During public comment, first-year student Jonnye Popick voiced concern for her friends, who were part of that layoff.

"Students that work on campus try to make a home on campus," Popick said.

"Vicepresidents get paid over $100 thousand a year, and we should cut them ."

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Without the help of EOPS, Nelson is unsure she will be able to continue attending school.

"Without my job, it's kind of hard to buy those things, and I'm a single mom, so I take advantage of whatever programs I can," Nelson said.

Nelson's future as a Palomar student is dependent on where and when she finds a job.

Patton suggested that students and staff write to their legislators about how the budget cuts are affecting them.

"The more they understand how devastating it will be to our students, hopefully the less they'll cut," Patton said.

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It's nice to see ASG taking action he typical consensus on a college campus is that student government is a waste of time - that's its a group of students out to expand their resumes while claiming to represent the interests of students.

But with looming tuition hikes and massive cuts to the college's budget, student leaders at Palomar are throwing off that old reputation.

Last week's rally - held for three hours in the pouring rain - is a prime example of what student government can do for students.

Faced with a $35 billion budget deficit, Gov. Gray Davis has suggested raising tuition from $11 per-unit to $24, while at the same time slashing the Allslud1nls amount of money shouldslopby THE Palomar receives

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All students should stop by the student Take a movie house, for government office and write a letter to example. I went to see "Adaptation" a few weeks Sacramento. When tuition goes up and ago, hoping to relax and services and classes at Palomar are cut, enjoy a nice flick. it's the students who will feel it most, and For the first three quarters of the film, I was thoroughly we need to tell Davis that he can't balance enjoying my movie experithe state's budget on our backs. ence. Then right as Nicolas Cage begin his climactic We hope our student leaders continue to monologue - "doodle-oo, fight the governor's plan, and consider doodle-oo, doodle-oo, doodlegoing to Sacramento to meet with state oo." Accompanyingthis digital symphony was the blindlegislators and lobby on our behalf. ing blue plasma screen of my We also hope students learn from this neighbor's Nokia. experience. Through student government Being the rational citizen that I am, I gave the middlewe can have a voice in Sacramento, but it aged man the benefit of the is only ours if we use it. doubt. He probably just

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keep up with Mr. Jones and has not yet read the chapter in the owner's manual concerning the "OFF" function.

I decided to ignore the distraction and enjoy my $8.50 - "Hello .. . yes .. . oh, hi!

How are you? ... no, I'm a the movies yeah, 'Adaptation' ... yeah, it's all right . . . Meryl Streep is · good, but it's kinda weird, artsy .. . here, you wanna talk to Barb?"

While this event did thoroughly tarnish my outlook on humanity, I still kept rational and decided to simply avoid public movie theaters.

Then I went back to Palomar for my first day of the Spring semester. By the end of my Photo 100 class, I felt that I was getting my $182 worth. And then, out of the darkness of the back-ofthe-room desks, the banshee calls - "doodle-oo, doodleoo, doodle-oo,doodle-oo."

Being the passive citizen that I am, I sent a resentful gaze to the back of the room and tried to give my attention back to the lecture. Had I been assertive, my reaction may have sounded something like this: "Have you not the slightest concept of common courtesy, you selfish waste of human life! My God, are you so pathetically dependant on your superficial

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relationships that you cannot disconnect from your social life for 50 minutes of lecture?"

As I am not assertive, I decided to write this opinion piece instead. But seriously, folks, is it that difficult to simply press the "Off' button during class?

And don't try to be clever by turning it on vibrate - we can hear that too.

Now I know what you might be thinking: "But Alex, what if I miss an important call?" This is a valid concern. Luckily, your service provider realized this dilemma and included a function that actually tells you when you have missed a call, providing a name and call back number. Isn't technology great?

Unfortunately, students continue to neglect this solution. For this reason, I call upon every instructor to take action against this plague of discourtesy, for I am only one man, and frankly, people don't listen to me.

If a student's phone goes off in class, give him or her a firm reprimand. If it happens again, kick that student out of class. You have the authority to do so. Please take advantage of it. It is unfair to the rest of us students who want nothing more than to enjoy a lecture without distraction.

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There 1s one avenue that would increase the amount we spend per stu. dent by 15 percent, or almost $700.

Consider how we might spend that additional money each year. It would certainly be nice to improve facilities or library services, employ more full-time instructors and upgrade technology. Both students and faculty would appreciate upgraded computer technology, something like CSUSM where every classroom has a laptop and projector for the instructor and the lab centers are equipped with late model systems with flat panel monitors. The point is that there is any num-

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lj Educating its citizens is one of the Have you ever heard the expression, /\ noblest tasks a government can aspire "you get what you pay for?" It means that \~ to. It increases participation in democthe quality of a product or service will ,; racy, increases the average income a generally correlate with its price. There is person makes and leads directly to an no reason to believe that the price, or cost, of a college education is any differ: ~ timh ptroCvale~c soc~e~yfor all. It is hsad,dthend, \1 a 11ormas government as eci ent. ~) ed to make it harder for its citizens to The state funding of California commuA get higher education because it's short a nity colleges is approximately $4,500 per : ~ few bucks, ' year per full-time student, which is · ;) Gov. Gray Davis' plan to raise commuamong the lowest in the nation. Despite ~ i nity collegetuition to $24 per unit from its the best efforts of faculty and staff, this meager funding inevitably means that (~ :o:\e~~ ~~;::~~~tte :~!tt~ not only is the educational quality at ::pr~~et;!c:~u~~:~n:~~:=~antly Under the governor's proposal for 0 the long run, Palomar not going to measure up to that On the surface, the plan seems fairly of a four-year school, but it will not meas- 2003-2004, UC and CSU students' tuition ,} ure up to even the average of community will be increased to $4,600 and $2,000, (~ sound, Last year, California was facing a respectively, representing about 20 per- \ 'i deficit of more than $20 billion, caused colleges nationwide.

Nationally, community college funding cent of the total annual cost. Nationwide, f.li largely by poor choices made by Davis duraverages $7,000 per full-time student. community college student tuition is '/4 ing the energy crisis as well as the nationCalifornia is embarrassingly and ridicu- approximately $1,500 and also repre- ; ~ wide economicrecession. In order to make lously low in comparison. In 1999, sents a 20 percent share of the total cost. 0 ends meet, the state had to cut spending But in California, community college ,) on a number of programs.

California ranked 41st in the nation in student tuition covers only 7 percent of h One of these programs is education. community college funding, The low funding levels result, at least the total. Increasing that share to 20 per- :\~ Education makes up about 53 percent of in part, from California's long-held goal of cent, about $35 per unit, would increase ;.J the state's total general fund expendiproviding college access to all. As a result spending by the $700 discussed above. ){ tures. The general fund is essentially the pool of money that the state legislature of that effort, we would expect the per- Our national ranking would rise from I centage of Californians who attend col- near the bottom of the pack to somewhere \ \ can redistribute how it sees fit on a yearlege to be among the highest in the in the middle. Our tuition would still be f)). to-year basis. Since so much of this money 40 percent less than the national aver- )( is spent on education, some of it was cut. nation.

These cuts could have been avoided As a consequence, our limited public age, 60 percent less than CSU and 80 per- 'ti funds are spread over considerably more cent less than the UC. with a bit of planning on the governor's The quality of our education at end, but that's not the point. students than may be the case in other Temporarily cutting some education states. This has resulted in a funding Palomar will continue to be second-rate level fully 35 percent below the national until the public (via the legislature) is ti funding is regrettable, but understandaverage and an educational experience convinced of the need to allocate more. ~) able. Government spending should be that can only be described as second rate ~0 ~e st~:: cu~t:!!!,~~~~~~~:~'t stop there. when compared to other states.

0 :.:U;e:!!~~fe~ increase to $24 per unit, while consider• \ The other favorite ploy of legislators, If California wants to maintain open ~,I when faced with an actual problem, is to access and quality education, it must ably less than the $35 proposed above, is \I increase spending. But the state budget still significant. However, low-income 1,., · raise more funds. In othel" words, they crisis reinforces the fact that there is far students qualify for a fee waiver, and , at · ~ realized they could increase taxes and less public money available than the pub- $24 per unit, we are still paying less than ;~ fees. They hit upon a fairly obvious soluhalf the national average. ,) tion: charge students more! lic wants to spend.

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What 's really galling about the fee increase is that this money won't be going directly back into the college system. It goes into the general fund, where it can be mismanaged by the same inept state government that got us into this mess in the first place. When students pay this higher tuition, they won't be paying for their school - they'll be fattening up whatever pork-barrel project anover-zealous assemblyman has decided to fund that day.

This is outrageous. College students are the ones, by and large , incapable of suffering new fees. In particular , the entire point of the community college system is to give a helping hand to those who don't have the time, money, or education to attend traditional universities. By increasing tuition costs, the state restricts access to education to the very group that can most benefit from it.

Many proponents of the tuition hike are quick to note that the state offers a fee waiver to those who can't afford school. In a press release opposing the hike, Community College Chancellor Tom Nussbaum wrote that he fears many students don't know about the waiver, and will just drop out rather than wade through the red tape necessary to qualify.

Nussbaum also notes that the fee increase is by a huge proportion, and says it would make more sense to step it up gradually. This is wise, as it's possible that students attending school will be unaware of such a large increase and won't have the money to pay their tuition when they register for classes next semester.

Cutting college funds and raising tuition is ultimately treating the symptoms of a problem while doing nothing for the cause. What we need is more education so that California can have a more robust, stable economy. This means more tax revenue and an eventual balanced budget. By.turning people away from education the state merely robs its future to pay for its present.

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alk to _the bus stop. Hope it comes on time. Board the bus and pay the fee. Change buses and hopefully be in time for class.

The trip to school for students who ride the bus isn't always easy.

Plus, the long ride , strange passengers and having to adhere to a schedule may deter many people from using public transportation .

But some students don't have a choice if they want to get an education. ''If you consider riding a bike from the back gate of Camp Pendleton to Palomar an option, then yes, otherwise, I would say there's slim and none for options," said Andrew Raiden a theatrical arts major.

Raiden's bus ride to Palomar can take as long as 45 minutes to an hour and 15 minutes. The same ride would take most people 20 minutes by car. Raiden however, doesn't have one.

"That's life," he said .

To pass the time while waiting for his bus, Raiden talks to other bus riders and friends or plays his Game Boy. Other students try to read or study during the ride.

Despite the hardships associated with bus riding , Raiden doesn't dislike it . He sees it as a. way to get around . It gives him a chance to see other people that rely on public transit for transportation ; he also realizes that it is cheaper than a car and less polluting.

Raiden has learned to be very tolerant of other riders while using public transportation. He also considers it a great lesson in patience.

"I go with the flow," he said.

He also said he wants a car, and he wants one now.

He's even been witness to some funny events. Once he saw someone walk into a moving bus, thankfully the person was okay.

Holly Ross, a computer science student, has also been in interesting situations. She and her daughter Victoria have to ride together sometimes. Her daughter is young and stares at the riders. Once she told a mentally disabled person that he talked slow. Ross realizes that her daughter is young and will say what she feels, but Ross still laughs about it .

Ross has been in other funny moments.

"Once a guy was real drunk and he kept burping. He was sitting

right behind me. He smelled like he'd been living under a bush all week," she said.

Ross attends school five time s a week, and rides the bus the majority of those days. Sometimes her family drops her off, but she has to depend on the bus when they can't provide.

It can be hard to rely on public transportation, however. Some days Ross misses the bus . This is particularly frustrating when she actually sees the bus drive past as she walks to her bus stop.

On those days, Ross has to wait a half-hour for the next bus . But will then miss the connecting bus that goes to her house. So she must wait an additional hour for the bus or walk home. It is all just part of the daily routine.

"Youhave to be determined to go to school," Ross said.

Along with Raiden and Ross, there are about 1,300 other people who visit the Palomar College Tran sit Center on any given day of the week.

The transit center began operating in 1995 after Palomar donated the two-acre site to North County Transit District . Michael Norton , director of public information at Palomar College saw its construction and has watched its progress . The transit center is helpful for both students and other passengers who ride the bus and need a way to get around , Norton said.

Jaime Paz is an automotive student who takes advantage of riding the bus . He is no stranger to driving , in the past he owned several cars. But after some thinking he decided he needed to save money. He sold his car to his father and chose to ride the bus instead. The money he normally spent on gasoline and car repairs is now going toward his bank account.

Also, his rent is cheap, the bus tickets only cost $1.50, and he said he believes his plan is working.

Paz seems happy to rely on public transport.

"I'm pretty much having fun riding the bus. It's a safe way to travel, it's easy access, and they (the buses ) can take me all around ," he said.

Paz uses public transportation to get to school and to see his girlfriend and son who live on the coast.

He. also likes that he can travel to Mexico.

The three students rely on public transportation to get to school and the rest of the county. They persevere through rain, boredom and delays to arrive at their locations.

Ross summed it up as her bus arrived at the bus stop, "This is my bus. Now the adventure begins."

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According to some Palomar instructors, the faculty is decidedly to the left of the political spectrum, although less so than that indicated in a national survey.

The American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think-tank, conducted a survey of 19 universities .and reported that 92 percent of the faculty in selected academic disciplines were registered Democrats.

"That statistic sounds a little high," said Terry Humphrey, chairwoman of Palomar's Behavior Sciences Department. Similarly, John Tanner, professor of history here for 34 years, said that 92 percent Democrats seemed high but that a figure of 70 percent would not have surprised him.

Interviews with several additional Palomar professors, who were generally aware of their colleagues political affiliation, suggest that the campus faculty does include relativdy few Republicans. Accordingly, the survey's results were generally in line with their own experience.

There was no consensus among the professors of the source of the imbalance, but they generally agreed that a political affiliation should not affect the quality of instruction.

"If the instructor is professional, it shouldn't matter," said Loren Lee, professor of Economics, adding that all sides of an issue should be presented.

However, English professor John Tagg said that an English instructor's world view will influence the selection of readings assigned as well as their interpretation. A situation that a student might not notice.

There W!J.S some disagreement over the issue of whether faculty should state their political beliefs in class.

Ml!ry Ann Drinan, department head for economics, history and political science, said she believes the goal should be that at the end of the semester, the students should be unclear as to the instructor's personal politics.

Others shared this nondisclosure view, while a couple thought some sharing of views in an open dialogue was acceptable.

Michael Newbrough, a political science professor, broke from his colleagues by saying quite firmly that "yes, they have to," and that when he was a student he always "wanted to know where (the instructors) were coming from." In fact, Newbrough was one instructor that his colleagues were aware of who regularly conveyed his political views in class, perhaps because his political science classes are more suitable for partisan discussions.

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A number of Palomar professors haveworriesaboutsharing vie~points withstudents, butmanystudents saidpoliticshasa placein the classroom.

considered politics off limits, students disagreed. Of a dozen students interviewed, by far the majority wanted their instructors to discuss political issues of the day. Second-year student Lori Stepard is taking Newbrough's political science class and finds the discussions "useful because it helps to explain things." Bobby Phimmasane, also a second-year student, said he believes that the instructors "should identify their party affiliation and then give their opinions." He added that they should relate current events to their class topics.

Another student said that "that is what instructors are for" while another said it was interesting to hear other opinions.

A different view was expressed by one student who said that Palomar was a school and not a church and that students could be too easily influenced by their instructors. In general, the students indicated that the class subject made a difference and that certain classes, such as mathematics or science, would not be appropriate.

Only two of the students, all but two of whom were in their second year, could recall instances of partisan discussions in class. However, Newbrough has a different experience and said that he receives e-mails all the time from students who are distressed at hearing partisan views expressed in the .classroom.

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so each semester about instructors' partisanship. Gary Zacharias, professor of English, said his son recalled an instructor who pushed his views pretty hard, but otherwise could recall no other instances in his 12 years here.

The other professors interviewed, all of whom have taught at Palomar for at least 12 years, could only recall isolated instances, if any.

Mark Vernoy,dean of Human Arts and Sciences, said he did not have an opinion as to why these disciplines attract more liberals. He was unable to recall a single student complaint concerning partisan instructors. But he shares the view expressed by several of the students and said "part of a liberal arts education is to help everyone examine their own political belief system."

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pring comes around once a year and it brings a different fashion style every time.

With spring breeze and sun-kissed weather, California's spring trend 2003 shows girly, flowing and lovely feminine style, and playful and comfy sports wear.

Floral patterns are easilyseen on many items,and a texture of frill will represent one of the remarkable features of this spring,said NancyGalli, professorof fashion.

Affectedby the feminine trend, many designers take a taste of a ballerina uniform,calleda tutu, in their latest lines. Clothes are not exactlythe same style as a tutu, but frill and flowinglace things are going to be popular, said fashion student Mika Osakabe.

This spring,fashionwill be coloredby soft pastels including pink, yellow, light blue and green, Galli said. Also, solid colors,like red, blue and black and stripes will be outstanding, said Marcy Nieves, a fashionstudent.

Linked with the kickback lifestylein California, sportswear remains a fashion icon, but this spring

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boostssurf and skateboardwears morethan the past.

Even famousbrand names includingChanel and LouisVuittonwill producesportswearfor this spring.

Chanel even has a customized surfboard, said Osakabe.Those casual sports styles are goingto be popular with pop stars like Jennifer Lopez,Avril Lavigne and Kelly Osbourne."She (Osbourne)has goodtaste and is reallyoriginal,"Osakabesaid.Their fashionstyles are used for a lot of fashionadvertisements like DickiesGirl.

Those styles are students-friendly:easy to follow and to coordinate,and not expensive.

"I saw a girl at Palomar who wore a t-shirt and a tie, which is Lavigne'speculiar style. It was really cute,"Osakabesaid.Atie is goingto be a keyitem during spring and even there is a belt made of a tie.

Baseballcaps will also get a glimpse,she added.

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fortablewhen I study,"Osakabesaid.

Instead of the drastic change in women'sfashion, men's fashion hasn' t changed much this spring.

Thanks to the warm weather and the location,a casual sports style leads Southern Californiamen's fashion.

Lowpants and baggyjeans are still goingto be popular in spring. .

A singer of *NSYNC,Justin Timberlakewill be an iconof men' s fashion,said Osakabe.He immediately takes an idea ofcombininga t-shirt and a tie, and also his fashionis in style as wellas original,she said.

Gallithinks that what makes peoplefashionableis a senseofindividualityand opennessmorethan name designersclothesor haute couture,high pricedfashion. For instance,she said you wouldn'tfind anybody in her late 60s wearing a miniskirt. "But certainly with a little bit longer,maybe even leather, you can still be updated althoughyour skirt wouldbe longer than many skirts," said Galli.

Because women'sfashion changes overnight and constantly,"Youreally can' t keep up with it. A lot of things are comingin and goingout," said Galli."But thingslike a femininelook,lightercolors,the softness.

That thing crossesover age. I think that is the most important thing."

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ou sit in your room, well into the crisp early morning hours.

Pale blue hashish smoke swirls around your reading lamp.

The empty beer bottles rest on your mohitor, the carpet, your guitar case. Reading these pages, you feel as giddy as a wild teenager fleeing from a grocery store as stolen cans of beer fall out of the twin thirty-packs that swing at your sides. dazed cattle out of the final days of the But as you read on, your mood changes.

The frenzy of silent laughter caught in your "American Century" and into a violent throat subsides, and suddenly a wave of unknown.

He pulls no punches in his assault. paranoia settles in. You begin to seriously Of our current president he writes, "To say consider the possibility of a pack of soulless, secret police officials kicking down your door that this goofy child president is looking more and hauling you away to some forgotten dun- and more like Richard Nixon in the summer geon for having the audacity to even purchase of 1974 would be a flagrant insult to Nixon."

Out of context, a comment like this may this vicious, subversive gibberish. unfashionably unpatriotic.

But You're reading outlaw journalist, Hunter S. seem Thompson loves America.

Thompson's newest There's no doubt about installment: "Kingdom of that. He expects more out Fear: Loathsome Secrets of our nation, but invariof a Star-Crossed Child in ably it falls short. His the Final Days of the view of its future is disAmerican Century." And heartening, to say the it's a wild ride. least. · I pre-ordered this book In "Kingdom of Fear," from Amazon.com in the he's both chronicler and early fall of 2002. In typprophet. . ical Thompsonian, deadHe delves into the past line-fretting fashion, it and brutally extracts the arrived exactly one month truth like some mid-evil after its scheduled surgeon, shredding each release date.

It was body of information and worth the wait. experience to bits in order Thompson is the father to expose its core. He also of "Gonzo Journalism," scans the horizon of and his idiosyncratic and what's to come. He projwildly-funny style has ects a grim, yet strangely earned him a large "Th,lasthallof th, 10th humorous future.

His underground following.

His other books include t,nturywills11mlik, a wild cynicism is almost charmthe psychedelic-drug partyforriehkids,eompar,d ing."The 22 babies born in romp "Fear and Loathing New York City while the in Las Vegas," "The Rum to what's tomingnow.11 World Trade Center Diary," "Fear and - Hunter S. Thompson burned will never know Loathing on the IN HIS NEW8CCK, Campaign Trail," "The "KINGDOMOF FEAR" what they missed," he wrote. "The last half of Great Shark" and his the 20th Century will account of infiltrating the seem like a wild party for Hell's Angels motorcycle gange, "Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible rich kids, compared to what's coming now."

Saga."

Indeed.

That said, I feel compelled to warn prospecWhether you're a fan of Thompson's previous work, practically everybody who reads tive readers that there are gaps of disjointed this book will enjoy it on some level or anoth- hysteria in this book that make little to no er-except, possibly, for people like Oprah sense whatsoever. At times the nonsense Winfrey, Benny Rinn, or Yosemite Sam. But threatens to corrupt and discredit the meaningful parts of the book. who cares about them anyway?

Thompson's generally known for this, for In his violent and fantastical tone, jumping between intrepid genius and utter Thompson attempts to capture the truth about many important subjects. Though var- madness. However, the essential threads of ied in nature, the topics he chooses to write logic holding the themes together in this book about typically contain a common theme: are particularly frayed, even for Thompson.

He jumps with a noticeable lack of fluidity innocence beheaded, or "the death of the from one topic to another - from one decade American dream." to the next. The re.ader should press on, He eviscerates the hyper-commercialism descending upon his beloved Aspen, Colorado. ruing to miss the gems of fiery insight and stomach moving hilarity that lie in wait for He captures the essence of the pornography · business of the 1980s, its nemesis - censor- the persistent.

This isn't his best work. No doubt his climbship-gone-mad - and the sordid bunch of "greedheads" working both sides of that $10- ing years have warped his sense of literary sucbillion-a-year stream of depravity and com- cinctness. But Thompson's flashes of literary brilliance have not dimmed. They are as bright merce.

And with a particularly vehement fervor, he as ever and this is a very fun book to read. It sets his penetrating gaze upon the lasso- will leave the positive-thinker cynical, and the twirling, Bush Administration herding us like cynic thinking positively.

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award. My best actress hopeful, Jennifer Anniston, who played a picture perfect role ollywood is gearing up in "The Good Girl" was overfor the 75th Annual looked by these four females Academy Awards on performances as well as that March 23rd. While this year's of Diane Lane's in the glorifield hardly seems deserving fied soft-core pornographic of a red carpet ceremony, one flick "Unfaithful". Hayek has bright note is that we won't gotten the most praise for her have to see or hear from role in "Frida" but Zellweger Russell Crowe. could sneak into the hearts of "Chicago" leads the pack the academy after the success with 11 nominations includof "Chicago". ing best picture.

The only Old rivals meet again in the competition it seems to face best director category as this year is "Gangs of New Martin Scorsese squares off York." There against may be an R o m a n thisy,ar'sfi1/d argument for "Whi/1 Polanski.

"Lord of the hardlysnms d111rring Neither of the of a Rings: The legendary Two Towers", r,d carp,Ic,r,mony,on, directors has but if last won the year's "Lord brightnot, is thatw, won't award and it of the Rings: bar, to sn or h,arfrom seems like T h e Scorsese is the Fellowship of lluss,/1 trow,." front runner the Ring" after winning couldn't win, the Golden I don't see anyway this second Globe for best director. The installment could take the least the Academy could do is award.

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Another "Perdition" star, Other snubs this year are Tom Hanks was snubbed from Robin Williams in "One Hour the best actor category by the Photo" and the likes of Sam likes of Jack Nicholson, Rockwell or George Clooney Nicholas Cage, Daniel Day- for "Confessions of a Lewis, Michael Caine, and Dangerous Mind".

Steven Adrien Brody. While Cage Speilberg's "Catch Me if You played remarkable dual roles Can" received a couple of in the drama turned thriller nominations but his other "Adaptation", Day-Lewis is and much more thrilling work the front-runner for his part in "Minority Report" is lost in in "Gangs of New York". the shuffle of the best sound The best actress category editing category. seems to be the tightest race All in all, a mediocre field as Renee Zellweger, Salma at best.

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Their only loss was against Mt. San AntonioCollege,when the Comets fell 32-23to the Mounties.

In his first year as head coach,Joe Early led Palomar down the stretch to an amazing season that concluded with a Mission Conference Championship.Early was named the MissionCentral Coachof the Year and his staff was named the Staff of the Year.

"As a first season, going 10-1 is a good way to start," Early said. "We proved a lot of peoplewrong."

The Comets ended the postseason with a nail biting 20-19 win over the Grossmont Griffins in the South County Bowl.The Cometstrailed 19-7 with three minutes left in the game when Palomar quarterback Roman Ybarra dove into the end zone to cut the deficitto 19-14.Then, with 1:30left to play,Ybarra fireda pass across the middle to Adam Burke who took it for an 80-yardtouchdown.

TwoofPalomar's running backs had an explosive season. Alex Thompson rushed for 1,101 yards, a 100.1 yardper0gameaverage and 11touchdowns.

"When Chris (Williams)is running good, it makes me work harder," Thompsonsaid.

And Williamsdidjust that, finishing the season with 1,065 yards on the ground for a 5.8-yardaverage.

Ybarra passed for 1,644yards on the season for 14 touchdowns. Wide receiver,Eddie Sullivanhad an incredible year, Early said. Sullivan caught 55 passes for 848 yards and 10 touchdowns.He averaged a hefty 15.4yards per catch.

On the defensive side of the ball, Brandon Bell led the teamin interceptions with seven picks,one of whichhe ran back for a touchdown.

Linebacker Sean Sovacoolhad an astounding 70 tackles and linebacker Andrew Dorseyfinished with 55 tackles and four fumble recoveries.

"Sean Sovacool surprised coaches and himself this season. He was an honorablementionAll-American,"said Early.

Defensive end Andrew Paopao led the team in sacks, recording 14.5 on the season.

As a whole, the defense allowedan

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average of 16 points and broke the national communitycollegerecord for takeaways with 45 (30 interceptions and 15 fumble recoveries).

Ten Cometplayers have been signed to universitiesthus far.

'This was one ofthe best sophomore groups that we've had," said Early.

Over the last two years the Comets' recordis 20-3.This was also the smallest sophomoreclass in years.

The followingplayers have signed on with four-yearschools:Punter Matt Kovacevich (Utah), defensive end Brian Nicholson(UNLV), quarterback Roman Ybarra (Idaho State), wide receiver Eddie Sullivan (Montana State), linebacker Andrew Dorsey (Portland State), guard Rory Canfield (Montana State), quarterback John Nielson (Kansas), cornerback Freddy

Above: Running back,AlexThompson rushed for1,101yards lastseason. Right: Widereceiver, Marlon Cartercontributed greatlyto theteam,asoneof Palomar's topreceivers.

Ellis (South Dakota State), safety Willy Tagoi (UNLV) and linebacker AndrewPaopao (San Jose State).

Palomar Collegehas had more players receiveDivisionI scholarshipsthan every high schoolin North San Diego County combined. for the past three seasons. The Comet football team is only lookingup for next season.

"Our focus is to go higher and not rest on our laurels. It's goingto be the sophomores'job to enlighten the freshman," said Early.

The Comets have proven to be a force throughout the years, winning three national championships, three state championships and 13 bowl games in the past 14 years. Twentythree Cometsfootballplayers are playing professionalfootball.

Assistant football coach John Hughes passed away Jan. 25 of Leukemia. He was 43 years old.

Hughes was on his way to visit family in Michigan when he became sick and was taken to a hospital.

"He got a common cold, and went to get antibiotics," Escondido P.E. coach and long-time friend, Tom Everest said. "They saw that he had no white blood cells, so the cold turned into pneumonia, and put him on life support, which turned into being put into a coma, and then he passed away."

Hughes was the linebackers coach, and most recently served as the football operations assistant.

He came to coach everyday, without getting paid. But that wasn't important to Coach Hughes, he wanted to do the thing that he loved, and that was the game of football.

"He'd show up everyday at practice, he would do anything you ask him to do as far as helping out," head coach Joe Early said. Coach Hughes first started coaching at Palomar in 1995, but played here in 1979 as a linebacke., He also coached at Escondido High School for 11 years.

The one thing that Coach Hughes wanted to achieve was to win two National Championships so he could give both of his sons rings. He was able to achieve one of his goals when Hughes won a national title with Palomar in 1998.

"Coach was a great guy, a terrific motivator," Palomar linebacker Brandon Bell said.

"He would always be putting us to work, he would always make us laugh, and he brought a lot to the team," defensive end Nick Badin added.

Hughes grew up a big fan of the Chicago Bears and the Cubs, his favorite sports player was former Chicago Bulls superstar Michael Jordan.

Hughes was a guy who loved to have a good time. "Biggest thing about John is you would always be upset at him for being late, but you couldn't stay mad at him, because he was such a nice guy, the way he made you laugh," Everest said.

A service was held for Hughes on Feb. 8, and hundreds of people showed up to remember the coach.

"He will always be remembered as a generous, humorous person, that will always stay with me," Early said.

Coach Hughes left behind his girlfriend of seven years, Dorothy and three children: John Jr. who was named after Hughes, Jordan, who got his name from Michael Jordan, and his daughter Journey.

Even though coach Hughes' death came as a shock to a lot of people, his legacy through all of his players that he coached will stay with them for the rest of their lives.

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BRIEF Services. Refreshments will be served, and all donors will receive an American Red Cross T-shirt. ''Because Palomar holds blood drives, if a student or staff member is ever in need of blood and if the blood is provided by the Red Cross, then the blood would be no Palomar College Health Services now offers a free cost," said Pam Webb, director of Health Services. program to help students, faculty and community Webb said blood donors should eat food before giving members quit smoking. blood. She also said people who are on antibiotics or who The "Breakaway" smoking cessation program is a recently got a tattoo or body piercing should not give six-week, two-part series that will meet on Mondays. blood.

Sessions will be held at the San Marcos campus beginWalk-ins will be accepted, but Webb says appointments ning in March. are preferred. For more information, students can contact The sessions are moderated in a group setting designed Health Services at (760) 744-1150 ext. 2380. to support the needs of each individual, leaving it up to each smoker when and how to end their addiction. The • - Drew Meyer entire program, including supplies, is free.

The "Breakaway" program is sponsored by Palomar College Health Services, Phi Theta Kappa and North County Health Services.

Those who wish to quit smoking may call Health Palomar will be accepting nominations for the annual Services at (760) 744-1150 ext. 2aso to reserve their seat Distinguished Faculty Award starting Feb. 21. The deadand schedule a one-on-one appointment with a counselor. line for nominations is March 7.

The award honors a different instructor on campus - Dayna Rhode every year that displays particular excellence in teaching.

Any interested person can nominate an instructor, but instructors who have won before are not eligible.

Nomination forms and submission boxes are located in the cafeteria, the Student Services Center, both the San The Health Services department and Phi Theta Kappa Marcos and Escondido libraries and the Fallbrook will sponsor the first blood drive of the semester Feb. 26 Campus Central Office. and 27 from 9 a.m. to _2:30p.m.

Contact Will Gullette in photography or Gene Sager in The American Red Cross mobile unit will be located in behavioral sciences for details.

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Student journal seekssubmissons Freehealth program aims _to break habits Bravura, the Palomar College literary journal, is smoking encouraging submissions from students for the 2003 edition.

Bravura is a student-run journal that publishes annually. Palomar students create the contents of Bravura, as well as edit, design and publish the journal.

Most of the students' work is in the form of short stories and poetry. However, photography and artwork is also published, as well as writings in a variety of languages.

To many students, Bravura is more than just a chance to showcase their art and writings. "Bravura is a representation of students' creative voice," said Dr. Rocco Versaci, English professor.

It is a way for students to share their cultural, political and moral values. It is also a vehicle for self-expression, he said. It is a means for students to share their views regarding current events that have impact on_their lives, ,or events they have strong views about.

"It is a barometer of what is going on in students minds," Versaci said.

Bravura is published as a magazine, as well as on the Web at www.palomar.edu/english.Information on submissions may also be found online.

Submissions may be placed in "The Box" in room P-2 or as an e-mail attachment to rverasci@palomer.edu. For more information, contact Versaci at (760) 744-1150 ext.

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Other students were less optimistic.

Erin Simpson, a technical theater major, said she didn't think the rally would turn out to be very effective. "I don't think enough students on campus either know about it or care," she said. Simpson, a mother in the process of moving out on her own with

her one-year-old son, said she probably will have to put off continuing her education due to the cuts.

Several EOPS and DSPS students expressed disgust with the severe cuts those programs . are receiving.

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Evilsizer encouraged students at the rally to make their stories known so that political leaders in Sacramento can hear about the people they're affecting. "If the message is seen and heard out there, the community members will rally and help our cause for equity in funding," he said.

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The Comets did everything to both win and lose against Mesa College on Feb. 12.

In a tight struggle the Comets came away with a 6459 win at the Dome.

One of the key heroes for the Comets was forward Jordan Fermaisco.

Fermaisco scored five points in under 45 seconds for the Comets; when they were down 56-54 with a little over three minutes left in the game.

• "My teammates found me open when (Mesa) was pressing at the end, trying to get a quick steal, and I looked up and got the ball," said Fermaisco, who scored a teamhigh 20 points in the game.

After taking a 36-24 lead at halftime, the Comets thought they were in control of the game.

The second half was a different story.

Mesa used a zone to stifle Palomar 's offense, and forcing bad shots for much of the second half .

The Olympians eventually took the lead 49-48 with 9:38 left in the second half with a 25-12 run using 3-point shots and inside play by their forwards.

That's when Palomar got its wake-up call.

"It was a game of ebb and flow. Back and forth. The first half, we were in control. The second half, things flip-flopped and (Mesa) was in complete

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control," said Palomar assistant coach Ron Guiles Coach Guiles noted that guard Isaiah Orange played a big part in the second half adjustments Palomar made.

Orange was used on the baseline to get free of the Olympian zone and scored the game-clinching slam-dunk for Palomar.

Orange had 14 points and 7 rebounds in the effort.

Coach Guiles noted that he thought the players for Palomar played well, but the coaching was so-so.

He attributed this to the adjustments the Comets coaching staff failed to make at the beginning of the second half.

With the win, the Comets remained in first place in the Pacific Coast Conference.

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The Comets comeback attempt fell short in the Dome, as did their chance to solidify themselves atop the Pacific Coast Conference.

The Comets found themselves on the short end of a 5560 loss to Southwestern who climbed into a first place tie with the Comets in Conference play with three games remaining.

"We just didn't play well," said Coach Moses. "It's really tough right now; we don't have enough ladies to run full speed during practice, unless the coaches get out there."

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But that was drawing the Comets within at Palomar," Said Moses.

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Duringer ever since. Nina Ferranini atop the Conference with one point with just under six sparked the · second half blew out her knee, and she three_games left.

Does Qualcomm Stadium hold a curse over the city of San Diego?

Sure, it's a nice place.. .if you can forget it's about 35 years old.

NFL comm1ss10ner Paul Tagliabue said San Diego shouldn't expect another Super Bowl unless there is a new stadium built.

Honestly, I don't blame him.

The the city of San Diego seems to think the Q is charming. Its charm is that of one of the last multi-sports stadiums in the United States.

It was a wonder when it was built.

But it has served its purpose.

Three Super Bowls since 1987.

Two World Series since 1984. And one huge fan in Bruce Henderson, (a.k.a. the local sports parasite.)

Thanks to Henderson's constant bullying of the San Diego city council, Petco Park was delayed two years. And if he has his way again, San Diego will be stuck with the Q and no professional football team to play there. . In an era of so-called "fiscal responsibility," nothing can get done in San Diego without lawsuits brought up by our aforementioned friend or another do-gooder.

Ballparks get delayed, convention center expansions get put on hold, no new Sports Arena in site and no guts by the city council to fork over $200 million to ensure the Chargers stay here and San Diego becomes a consistentSuper Bowl site.

It's interesting, the citizens of San Diego and its city council have no gripes selling land to developers to build more homes, which increases traffic. · But when you spend money on a sports franchise, it's considered the ultimate sin.

'Thou shalt not spend thy money for sports teams,' so says the Hendersons of San Diego.

'Thy city needeth a new . library ... books for the masses.

What is this tom-foolery you call · sports?'

Well, that "tom-foolery''is an economic asset of $120 million for one week every three years or so.

A new stadium is a source of civic pride. A new place to hang out and watch some football. A welcome change to our city's version of Joan Rivers and Michael Jackson.

People need to realize an NFL football team like the Chargers can't compete with a team like the Houston Texans, who have a stadium that's 35 years newer.

The Texans pull in revenue from personal seat licenses, numerous luxury suites, state of the art facilities, and an excess of cash from the naming rights to the stadium Sure, the Chargers get revenue from the naming rights to Qualcomm Stadium, but there are no PSLs, no luxury suites, no modern press area and certainly nothing state-of-the-art outside of the club level.

Qualcomm Stadium is a hindrance to progress. San Diego sports fans fool themselves into thinking they're 'up to snuff' with other cities.

The San Diego fan base is fickle at best and at worst basically non-supportive.

Sure, the Spanos' aren't the best owners in the league. But they are trying to put a winning football team on the field.

And the city of San Diego is killing all the progress made here by forcing them to find a new home.