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Union contract issues remain

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For two years, members of the Palomar district and faculty union have struggled to finalize the union's first contract. Now, with only the most contentious issues remaining, the negotiators continue to look for a speedy resolution.

"It's going to take both of our efforts and creativity to find a solution to these issues," said

Jack Miyamoto, chief negotiator for the district.

Remaining issues include workload, class size, salary and benefits. Each of these is difficult to address because they closely affect the lives, performance and morale of Palomar faculty, said Mary Millet, co-president of the Palomar Faculty Federation.

"These are issues that affect faculty everyday," Miyamoto said.

In order to hasten negotia-

tions, the district asked the PFF to construct a settlement proposal which would list the teachers' bottom-line requirements to finish the contract, Miyamoto said.

"I think it certainly gives us a barometer to respond," Miyamoto said.

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Police plan for campus return

By Chanel Hachez

rom soldier to student, new Associated Student Government president Amador Soto said he feels his life's adventures have prepared him for leadership.

Formerly an artillery coordinator for the army, Soto said he decided to return to California after three years of duty to pursue his education.

"The army changed my life by making me realize what I wanted in life," Soto said.

Soto said he returned to Palomar with the discipline and leadership skills needed to head any group.

"I know when to lead and when to foliow," Soto said.

Soto is in his fifth semester at Palomar as a business major. He said he wants to transfer to San Diego State University within the next year.

"In the long run I would like to own my own business, have a family and eventually get involved in politics," Soto said.

Soto said he served as ASG senator last semester for the "challenge and experience." He said he ran for ASG president because he believes it is the most effective way to help students.

The district received the proposal packet Sept. 5, which Miyamoto reviewed and then presented to the governing board for further direction at its Sept. 9 meeting, he said.

However, "it is a little premature to say that a decision will be · made right now," Miyamoto said.

Negotiations have been in

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Students gather in front of the new student center, which opened after several delays. The grand opening took place Sept4.

Center opens with celebration

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Cheerleaders jumped into the air and students played old-fashioned band music as prominent figures from Palomar College's past and present gathered for a Sept.

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opportunity to give thanks Student Center.

Bruce Bishop, director of and praise to the people who student affairs , said the made this possible," he said.

"I'm glad we were able to event was intended as an -expression of gratitude for 'recognize that this is the cul. all the work put into the mination of the efforts of so many people." project.

"The building was actually Bishop presented comopen for two months before • SEE CENTER, PAGE 2 the 'opening.' This was our

The Palomar College Police Department, which currently operates off-campus, is moving their main office back on to the San Marcos campus.

A new building, consisting of interconnected trailers, will be constructed at the southwest end of the campus, between the Brubeck Theater and the transit center.

"I think it is a positive thing," said Sgt. Carlos Vargas, a threeyear Palomar police officer. "It is going to give the community a way to be more accessible to us."

The Police Department has been operating on Santar Place, about two miles from the main campus, for four years now. It was formerly on the main campus.

Plans for the relocation project were first announced by the Facilities Planning Committee in Sept. 2002. Initially, the project• SEE POLICE, PAGE 2

Fall enrollment stays steady

By Andrew Phelps

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Enrollment for the fall 2003 semester at Palomar is almost the same as last yea.r, said Herman Lee, director of enrollment services.

This could be due in part to statewide tuition increases and budget cuts for community colleges, he said.

As of Sept. 2, credit class enrollment at Palomar increased .26 percent from the fall 2002 semester, Lee said.

That's equivalent to about 100 students. Noncredit class enrollment increased .34 percent,

bringing the total head count to approximately 29,000 students.

Lee said students who have not paid their tuition fees, or those who have not paid the recent $7 per-unit increase, must be dropped by the college.

The state mandated a tuition increase for all community colleges this semester, raising fees from $11 per unit to $18.

The change came after many students had already paid their fees at the $11 rate, thus • SEE ENROLLMENT, PAGE 8

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memorative plaques to representatives from several groups he said were instrumental to the completion of the new Student Center.

These groups included the Palomar College Foundation, the President's Associates and the Lake San Marcos· Friends of Palomar College.

He presented another set of plaques, adorned with bricks he had saved from the original Student Union's rubble, to several individuals.

Recipients included College President · Sherrill . Amador, Jerry Patton, vice president of administrative services, Mike Ellis, director of facilities, and Marilyn Lunde, administrative secretary of student activities.

Amador said she was glad to see the project completed at last.

Bishop also awarded a plaque to former Palomar students Tom Chambers and T.J. Quigley, who were members of the Student Government that campaigned and finally got the votes necessary to build the new center in 1998.

The vote was for a studet fee that would tack on an additional dollar per unit to registration costs to pay for the center. The fee is capped at $10 per year, Chambers said.

Bishop gave· another award to Jim Bowen, the former director of student activities who was Chambers' and Quigley's student government adviser. · .The Student Center's opening was late. The original building that stood in its place

Photos by Melissa Conrey and Ben Burgeson.

(Above) From left to right: Marilyn Lunde, administrative secretary of student affairs; Jim Bowen, former director of student activities; former student government members T.J. Quigley and Tom Chambers; and Bruce Bishop, director of student affairs. (left) Students gather to eat and study inside the new Student Center.

was torn down in the summer. of 2001, with the ,new center slated to open in the fall 2002 semester.

However, numerous delays in the construction kept pushing the date further back.

Many students became frustrated with the pile of rubble that lay undeveloped for so many months. · "It took way too long," said Lily Williams, a marine biolo-

gy major.

During that time a set of temporary buildings were installed across from the old center to serve as shelter for students.

Nevertheless, Bishop noted that most students have welcomed the progress construction brought in spite of the delay.

"Most of the comments I've received regarding the new

Student Center have been positive," he said.

Bishop said students were particularly impressed with the building in comparison to the original Student Union.

"I see more people in the new Student Union every day than you would ever see in the old one except in the very worst weather," he said. "It's not uncommon to see every table occupied."

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mediation since September 2002 under the tiators tentatively agreed on criteria for sabguidance of mediator David Hart. Both groups batical leaves. A sabbatical leave is time said they believe his participagranted to teachers for persontion has helped propel the al growth and education.

Another resolved issue talks forward.

'W1 ., supposllllo focused on arbitration for "He had the ability to see grievances. An impartial party, what both sides are saying," try to mor1 ''"" •nd such as a judge, would be prosaid Ed Magnin, a PFF nego- ''"" logllhll on vided to rule on any grievances tiator. th111 issu11."

During spring semester made by teachers against the Hart stepped away for several - Ed Ma!!nin district.

PFF NEGOnATOR The district formerly months, allowing the groups requested the school president to meet face-to-face with the hope they might agree on more issues, or other administrator oversee grievances, Miyamoto said. Hart returned as a mediator Millet said. Having an outside party to make judgments would ensure fairness. in June.

"That's really important to faculty to "I think we were at a point where we did what we could do, so we called in the mediator," have someone neutral make that .deciMiyamoto said. During the summer the nego- sion," Millet said.

Negotiations have been clouded by complaints of bad faith bargaining that were filed with the Public Employment Relations board last September, said Mary Ann Drinan, copresident of the PFF. However, the district continues to be involved with backward negotiations, Drinan said.

For example, the district may make a proposal one day, and then change it later to something less favorable, Drinan said.

"We are supposed to try to move closer and closer together on these issues," Magnin said. · Miyamoto said he disagrees with the claim the district has put forth regressive proposals.

"That's not our intent and we don't think we've done that," Miyamoto said.

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ed completion date was in January, but it was pushed back due to the introduction of the master plan.

Drafters incorporated the new police building into the master plan, thus changing construction schedules to adhere to the plan.

According to former police chief Tom Plotts, the police initially moved off-campus to comply with Peace Officer Standards & Training regulations.

POST regulations are statemandated standards for police training organizations, which require a minimum of necessary materials and adequate space.

The old building did not meet these standards.

The department . needed accreditation from the state to patrol both the San Marcos and

the Escondido campuses.

Vargas said the new facility would not interfere with current parking, and it will occupy a space that is only used for trees and shrubbery now.

It is slated for regular operation by the end of the calendar year and will comply with all POST regulations.

The cost of the move and the new building will not have an affect on Palomar's budget.

"The funding source to move back on to campus will not come from · the general fund," Plotts said. "It is being generated from city redevelopment funds and property taxes."

The new San Marcos redevelopment contract sets aside a portion of property taxes that contributes to schools in the district.

That includes kindergarten through high school, as well as Cal State San Marcos and Palomar.

Though there has been no serious increase in crime rates at

Palomar College, Vargas said he expects the move back to the main campus will better serve the campus communities. He said any crime problems have not been cause for moving.

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Our Constitution is once again being put to the test. At the heart of the controversy is Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore's refusal to follow a federal court order to remove a two and a half ton stone monument depicting the Ten Commandments from the lobby of the State Judicial Building in Montgomery.

U.S. District Court Judge Myron Thompson ruled that the monument was an "unconstitutional endorsement of religion by the government..." and that its "primary effect advances religion." The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld this ruling.

Moore's refusal to obey these rulings has turned him into a hero in the eyes of Christian conservatives who have flocked to Montgomery to · show their support in the form of public prayer and by making death threats to Judge Thompson and others who oppose them.

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their sights on Melinda Maddox, one of the plaintiffs in the original lawsuit to remove the statue. She has received death threats, the windows of her home were s~attered with a pellet gun, her car was vandalized and her parents received harassing phone calls.

Moore and his supporters claim that this is a legal, not a religious is~ue, and that the Ten Commandments make up the basiS for our country's laws.

Look at the commandments and you can see how ridiculous this argument is.

Of the Ten Commandments only two of them are against the law; killing and stealing. Thou shalt have no other gods before me, thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vain and observing the Sabbath all clearly have religious and not legal implications.

Believing in other gods and using the Lord's name in vain are not only legal, they are rights protected under the First Amendment. Not committing adultery and honoring ones mother and father are certainly moral and not legal issues.

It is not up to the courts to promote religion.

Instilling moral and religious ideals upon citizens is up to churches, synagogues, mosques, temples and, most importantly, our parents. I do not kill people nor do I steal, not because I fear God but because my parents told me that those things are wrong.

It is Justice Moore's job to enforce the laws of the state of Alabama, not his Christian fundamentalist beliefs. By defying the higher courts order Moore has demonstrated his willingness to put his own religious beliefs over the law, thus proving his opponents case for them.

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Like a crazed stalker I called his work and cell phone five or more times a day, hoping he would pick up. I even tried using different phone lines in case he screened his phone calls.

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told to come in the following week.

That Monday I walked into the my magazine's office with boyfriend, Matt, who also wrote for the magazine, but no one was there to meet us. We began knocking on all of the doors, hoping that someone would answer. Then, while attacking my editor's door one last time, we noticed a shadow move through the bit of light coming from the crack beneath the door.

"Someone's in there," Matt said in a shocked whisper.

Bending down to look under the door, we saw a pair of shoes tip toe out of sight.

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I threatened legal action, I claimed I would go to the ·cops, I complained that I wasted my time coming there, and I pleaded for my money.

But my threats had little· effect on the executive director of the magazine. In a voice used to calm a EDITOR IN CHIEF JESSICA MUSICAR MANAGING EDITOR SARAH STRAUSE NEWS EDITOR ANDREW PHELPS OPINION EDITOR ADAM MARANTZ ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR DAYNA RHODE FOCUS EDITOR CHANEL HACHEZ SPORTS EDITOR ERIC GOODSON ONLINE EDITOR CHARLES STEINMAN PHOTO EDITORS WAYNE SHORT COPY EDITOR STEPHEN KELLER AD MANAGER KRISTIAN SMOCK INSTRUCTIONAL ASTS. TOM CHAMBERS JOURNALISM ADVISER WENDY NELSON PHOTOJOURNALISM ADVISER PAUL STACHELEK CARTOONIST TREY BANNON

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uing your customers, as a long-term strategy, is dumb - even if they bring misfortune upon themselves. And the users of file-sharing networks who were sued Monday by the music industry can't say they weren't forewarned. · The Recording Industry Association of America ran newspaper ads with big-name artists pleading with people to stop stealing music. It sent warnings to colleges and a thousand businesses. It dispatched instant messages to users of popular networks, Kazaa and Grokster.

But millions of Americans have continued to swap tunes illegally, assuming anonymity in · numbers. That was true, until industry culled through 1,500 subpoenas, and sued 261 individuals it claims are the worst offenders - those who posted hundreds of copyrighted songs on the Internet for anyone to take.

The suits are the unfortunate, but predictable response of an industry that failed to see the Internet until it stared it in the face. Since Napster first appeared four years ago and declared the death of the compact disc, music

CD sales have fallen more than 25 percent.

A generation of music fans don't think twice about copyrights, which they associate with overpriced CDs and parasitic studio execs.

The labels won't win back many of those customers until they make their full catalog of tunes easily accessible over the Internet, in formats that people want, at prices they're willing to pay. That's starting to happen - Apple Computer's iTunes Music Store and BuyMusic.com are offering songs from 49 cents to $1- but the offerings are limited. The music studios are still dragging their feet.

For now, the big labels hope to scare people straight, particularly parents, since copyright owners can sue children for theft.

Parents like Vonnie Bassett of Redwood City, Calif. As Sam Diaz reported in Tuesday's San Jose Mercury News, she faces potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for the songs her 17 -year-old son made publicly available on his hard drive.

The industry's message: Don't profess ignorance of what's on your kids' computers. Tell them using Kazaa puts their college fund at risk. · Along with filing the suits, the recording industry announced an amnesty program for all illegal downloaders. Remove all copyrighted files from your computer and sign an affidavit to that effect, and you'll be spared future action.

That seems like a fair proposal.

There are signs that the industry's anti-theft campaign is working to slow illegal downloads.

But with 60 million file sharers in America, litigation alone will prove futile.

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Iett!;a. ~>.·~DIIOR Ca.holic bclshing I recently read Mr. Adam Marantz1s oprnton piece regarding homosexual "marriages," and I take exception to one of the conclusions that he reached.

This issue does NOT haveso much to do with "separation of church and state" and the Vatican as it does with his desire to override, supersede and supplant not only natural law but Constitutional law with his own bizarre brand of, for lack of a better word, hedonism.

His attempt to use the new form of Catholic-bashing in

the pedophile priest scandal is a non sequitur with regard to hom9sexual "marriage".

Does this mean that all Catholic priests should be married to him? Or, can it be that he's just whining because he couldn't get himself elected to godhood like his heroes Nero and Caligula?

Please, Adam, do us a big favor. Save your venom for the genuine monstrosities that actually deserve it.

,-John F. Tashjian GRADUATE

Separation of church and slate has exceptiOns I am replying to Adam Marantz, who ~rgued for same-sex marriage in your August 25 edition.

First, let me say a few things in reaction to his com· ments, ,Mr.. Maranu ,sqid a poll supported homosexual relationS' between consenting adults. But polls also show a large majority opposed to Saiife-sex marriage. " Secondly, the autho~ used the term "homophobe" when referring to Justice Scalia and other conservatives.. As an English teacher1 I Jlm sensitive to the use of ·Ian- · guage with strong emotional content. ' Applying such a label does nothing to help in debating th~ issue; it is simply name-calling.

Maran~ then mentioned the opposition of President Bush to same-sex marriage and invoked the old rallying cry of separation. of church and state. But things ar,en't that simple here in ' the United States - we have chaplains .in the military, we have prayer in Congress, and "In God We Trust" is on our eoins. So, our Founding Fathers and those who have

interpreted their writings allow some mixture of church and state.

Finally, Marantz asked Bush to "not let his bornagain .Christian ideals cloud his g~q<l , ,judgment."

However, modern science started in the West because belief in God encouraged -early scientists to view the universe as a rational, ()rder~q ,place creat~d by a rationarsupreme being. ,so, belief in God does not automatically lead to cloudy thinking.

In the short space allowed here, l~ !would like to challenge Marantz's support for same-sex marriage.

Simply put, there is no such thing legally, culturally; socially, or linguistically as a marriage,that is not between a man and a woman.

Marriage has been defined by · the United States Supreme Court as "the union of a man and a woman."

Restricting marriage this way is not inappropriate discrimination.

Gary Zacharias JI&LISH DEPAR.TMEIT

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EW YORK- Grief still lingers in the heart of Manhattan, evident in the flowers tucked into the wire fence encircling Ground Zero, or in the hundreds of faded "missing" posters that still stretch across the wall of a nearby hospital.

But out across the rest of the nation, with the approach of the second anniversary of Sept. 11, Americans are showing that they're moving beyond that horrific day. They haven't forgotten - and. they never will - but they have settled into a semblance of normalcy, while at the same .time, embracing the realities of a frightening new age.

The shadow of terrorism has become a part of daily life. At the same time, Americans are preoccupied with nagging worries about the economy, rising gasoline prices and health care. The patriotic fervor that bonded the country in the immediate aftermath of the disaster ha"Ths hardened andtillcooled . . e country s remams very patriotic," says Carroll Doherty of the Pew Research Center in Washington. "But the idea of rallying around the president and national institutions the way people did in the fall of2001- that's faded."

After watching U.S. troops go into combat in two theaters -Afghanistan and Iraq - Americans appear to be reordering their priorities.

Several national polls have tracked a significant rise in the percentage of people who say that it is now more important for Bush to focus on the economy and jobs than on terrorism.

The shift in public mood is also illustrated by intense questioning of the U.S. Patriot Act, which raced through Congress just after Sept. 11 to give the Justice Department more powers to combat terrorists. It is now described by some as a threat to civil liberties.

As Americans move further away from "the horrific events of Sept. 11," says

Laura Murphy, a Washington lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union, they feel more comfortable about asking: "Did we go too far, too fast in the aftermath?"

The ACLU is leading the challenge to the Patriot Act. "In my 25 years of being Washington," around .

Murphy said. "I have never seen such a shift in public sentiment on a law."

At the same time, Americans have been permanently reprogrammed to hold the fear of terrorism just below the surface, waiting for a trigger.

National security has come to define life in many ways.

Travelers routinely, if not begrudgingly, take off their shoes and flash ID cards for the 49,000 screeners posted at the nation's airports.

Every American has become accustomed to life .in a world of color-coded terror alerts, monitored by a 7-month-old bureaucracy created solely to fend off terrorism: the 170,000-employee Homeland Security Department.

"If anything, we feel a little more exposed," said Sal Espino, a Fort Worth, Texas attorney who now routinely scans crowds for anyone suspicious. "I'm always looking for something unusual. You might say I'm a little bit paranoid."

Those directly affected by the tragedy, the thousands who were injured or who lost loved ones, have followed divergent paths since the tragedy. Some have found new direction in volunteer work - others are struggling to cope and are unable to contain their emotions as they prepare for the second anniversary.

Nikki Stem, a New Yorker whose executive husband was on the 94th floor of the north tower, concedes that most Americans are putting Sept. 11 behind them, sometimes to the point of showing impatience with those who still grieve. But for many whose lives were scarred by the tragedy, she says the pain is still fresh.

"It's like yesterday - you never forget it," she said. "It gets smaller, but it takes a

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Ahole in a tarp allows people to look through the fence that surrounds the continuing construction at Ground Zero, site of the Sept. 11, 2001 terroist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. long time to get smaller. I could fall in love with someone tomorrow, and I will always feel the pain oflosing someone dear to me."

In some ways, America's emergence from the disaster is like a series of concentric circles. Predictably, those furthest away . have been able to distance themselves, but at the points of impact New York, Pennsylvania, the Pentagon - feelings still run deep.

"Life hasn't resumed to a new normalcy for them," said Douglas MacMillan, founder and chief executive officer of the Todd A. Beamer Foundation, named for the passenger who led a revolt against the hijackers over Pennsylvania. "For those who were directly affected by 9/11, it's still a big hurdle."

Plaques and memorials dot the cityscape across Manhattan, where nearly 2,800 died in the attacks on the World Trade Center.

At Ground Zero, the sounds of jackhammers and

buzz saws mingle with other urban noises as workers toil in the excavation site that extends six stories below the surface. The wire-enclosed site, bedecked with flags, flowers and placards bearing the victims' names, draws throngs of tourists each day, though in fewer numbers than during the months immediately following Sept. 11.

A few miles away, hundreds of fading "missing" posters still adorn the brick wall of St. Vincent Hospital, held up by weathered, peeling tape. "Have you seen my daddy," pleads one.

The groundswell of unity that brought New Yorkers together has tapered off, supplanted by the grittiness of everyday life in the nation's biggest city.

Firefighters who, with police and paramedics were hailed as the heroes of Sept.

11, are angered by budget cuts that have¡ forced the closure of six fire stations.

This has eliminated jobs and nudged nearly 1,000

department veterans into retirement.

"Morale is very low, probably at. an all-time low," said Stephen Cassidy, president of New York City's Uniformed Firefighters Association. "It's devastating."

Firehouses openly display their anger at city hall with posters showing a fire hose tied in a noose, declaring, "Budget cuts are suicide."

Seemingly every firehouse in Manhattan displays a memorial to frulen comrades.

"Our brothers will never be forgotten," proclaims a plaque at Manhattan's Ladder Co. 5, which lost 11 members. Every few days, women in the neighborhood bring fresh flowers to place underneath the memorial.

Capt. Frank Coughlin, a 24-year veteran who plans to retire soon, said the station house has moved beyond Sept. 11, but the anguish hasn't disappeared.

"It's just dropped down a few levels," he said, "but it's there in everybody's soul."

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Palomar English professor Henrietta Moore began her teaching career at the age of 61.

"It is a dream come - true for me," Moore said. "But it feels real natural to me. It feels like something that I was meant to do."

Moore retired from Palomar last year as an Academic Department Assistant of American Indian Studies. She worked part-time as an ADA for 19 years.

During that time, she took two courses per semester at Palomar as well as Cal State San Marcos. She obtained a certificate in American Indian Studies from Palomar, and a bachelor's degree in literature and writing studies at CSUSM. When Moore was an ADA, she was comfortable and happy in the department. But she wasn't satisfied with what she was doing, she said.

"I always felt somewhat miscast as a secretary. It didn't seem like a good fit," she said.

Even though Moore felt that way, she always worked more than what she was expected in the department, Linda Locklear, a professor of American Indian Studies, said.

"This department has a very dose relationship with local Indian community and nationally with a lot of Indian organizations. So she took the time and involved herself in a lot ofthings outside of the department," Locklear said, "We always had a lot of respect for her."

After Moore graduated from CSUSM in 1999, she didn't plan to get a master's

degree. She was 59 years old and she thought she was too old, she said.

Moore's daughter suggested she apply to graduate school, but Moore kept putting off the application process.

Moore's daughter finally arranged the exams and paid for it.

"I was a little aggravated with it because it's real hard work," Moore said. "I studied a long time and it was really stressful to take the three-hour exam."

Moore applied to several universities.

But she didn't think she would be accepted.

"When I was a young woman, older people didn't go to college," she said.

- In the spring of 2001, the University of California Riverside accepted her and gave her a full scholarship.

"I was just totally surprised. It's like winning the Lotto," Moore said.

University of California Riverside also offered her a monthly payment.

She started to attend UCR in the fall of 2001, and she still worked as an ADA at Palomar. She was afraid about whether she would be able to handle both work and school, she said.

She worked from Monday to Friday, except on Thursday, when she went to class. It took her an hour and a half to get to UCR. She attended two three-

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"I was very stressed and rather scared about it because I was an old student in my class," Moore said. "But after I finished my first paper, I succeeded. I felt more confident."

Moore read four to five books a week to keep up in all seminars, and had to write a paper for each seminar, which was 10 pages for one and 15 pages for another, she said.

Moore's husband, Jack, took care of everything around the house during that time.

"I had absolutely not a minute to spare," she said, "So I go to school and come home and read, and just read all weekend. So I didn't vacuum. I didn't fix meals. He did all that."

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think of ways that I could help the students to get through English," she said.

Moore admits she got discouraged at times.

"But I just keep going. And you will get encouraged again. You feel so sorry for yourself for a while, just be depressed for a while, and then get up and go on," she said, "That's just what I have done all my life. Keep on going."

Palomar accepted Moore as an English professor in June. She started teaching English 50 and 202 this semester.

"I kept encouraging her (Moore) to go to the English department and find out if they have classes," Locklear said. "It is like such ~ success story. I thought it was wonderful."

Collins said, "This department is so proud of her."

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"She definitely was a leader. It was never easy," Collins said "But she pushed herself through it. And she did it."

Her second year at UCR, Moore was able to retire from her ADA position, so she went to school and started teaching English to -undergraduate students. She had never taught before. _ "I was very nervous. But I told myself that it wasn't about me. It was about the students. So I really focused and tried to

"It feels like I am at the right place," Moore said. "I am doing the right sort of thing."

"If you're a secretary or a waitress, there are not many opportunities for you to change that social status," Moore said.

"It's always difficult for them to go back to school. But it's possible. It's worth it."

Even right now, Moore is taking a class of American Indian language at Palomar.

"I love learning. I really do," Moore said.

Moore also.writes.

"I want to get my ~ork published," she said. "I hope it doesn't take another 19 years."

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"I am a student just . like Soto also wants to get ASG . anyone else. I work, study and more involved in student events, like Halloween Escape never sleep," Soto said.

He said he prides himself on and Club Rush.

"It is an his ability to work admirable and hard, listerr and ambitious goal to compromise. have ASG more He attributes involved. It's a conthese traits to his stant," Bishop said. childhood, to his Soto said that it's experience in the not only the ASG army, and to president that being surrounded by several people make decisions but the whole governwith different beliefs and attiment.

"I have complete tudes, he said. confidence in my "I most admire staff and that they him for his enthuwill do a great job," siasm for student he said. government and Soto said he has being president," several aspirations said Bruce -. Amador Soto rtOr Ch ange Wit · h In ' ASG Bishop, AS& PRESIDENT the student governadviser.

Soto promised ment this semester.

One of them is to get more student government will be more visible and available to students involved in the campaigning and voting process of the students.

He said he hopes their new ASG, he said.

He said he also wants to crelocation on the bottom floor of the new student center will ate better relationships with encourage students to drop in. · groups on campus. .

"ASG will be more visible to Soto and the rest of ASG are students not only because of preparing for a two-day the new location, but because I retreat Sept. 26 and 27. The -believe we have remarkable first of its kind, the convention group of students in ASG," will bring staff, trustee mem. hers, governing board memSoto said.

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Student government president Amador Soto (middle} works with student officers during their weekly meeting Sept. 3.

Students elected Soto in spring. He said he plans to make student government more visible to students on campus.

hers and other campus groups together to establish goals for the upcoming school year, Soto said.

Soto said assembling all components of Palomar's campus together to communicate and establish student goals would help create more visible

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complicating tuition collection.

"It's a little early right now,'l Lee said.

"We still have a number of students who haven't paid."

Lee said the number of students dropped because of nonpayment can have an important effect on total enrollment figures.

However, final erirollment numbers may not be available until Oct. 1.

The dropping process is not automated, making it slower than usual.

Lee said students are dropped one by one because he wants to make sure each student is treated fairly.

"There's all kinds of students who have extenuating circumstances," he said.

"If we just push a button, those students are wiped out."

Lee said the marginal enrollment growth could be. due to fewer class offerings this semester.

"We're limited to some degree on the number and variety of classes we can offer because of our budget limitation," Lee said.

Lee said the college plans to be "a little more selective" in the courses it offers" to maximize enrollment in the future.

At San Diego Miramar College, Full Time Equivalent Student enrollment - or the number of units taken in total - has increased 5 percent.

Total head count, however, has dropped 10 percent, according to Robert Garber, vice president of student services.

Additionally, the college had to cut 10 percent of its classes this year.

Garber said potential stu-

dents could have been scared off from enrolling. "(Students are) responding to rumors of cuts in classes or responding to talk about increasing fees," he said.

Before this year's enrollment decrease, Miramar College was growing 14-16 percent per year for three years, Garber said.

Alicia Terry, admissions registrar at MiraCosta College, said head count enrollment there is down 3 percent.

"I believe the reason we're down is not necessarily because ofthe budget cuts but rather because the late add deadline was shortened by one week," Terry said.

MiraCosta · recently approved a proposal to move back the add deadline - from Sept. 6 to Aug. 30.

Richard Robertson, vice president of student services at MiraCosta, made the proposal.

"It didn't make sense for

students to miss two full weeks and still be able to come into a class," he said.

"If a class is a 16-week class, it's a 16-week class."

Robertson said inner-college research shows students who added classes after the semester began were four times more likely to withdraw prematurely than those who registered on time.

The data from the research was enough to justify the change of deadline, Robertson said.

Terry said she also attributes the decrease to a mandatory cut in class offerings, which amounted to a 5 percent reduction overall.

Terry said she was pleased the college was able to fight the state to minimize the cuts.

"Originally, with the (state budget) cuts, we had a 10 percent reduction in course offerings," she said.

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"The retreat is really important to the success of the student government," Soto said.

Above all, Soto said he wants to help the student body receive all the advantages possible at Palomar. He said he

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"There was just no Every 12 minutes an American dies why a of breast cancer, according to the reason LYING DOWN American Cancer Society. Shelli healthy person like VERTICAL STRIP Put a towel or pillow under your Use light. medium and deep Douglass, ·am office specialist at myself should come shoulder and your hand behind your pressure, feeling in dime-size Palomar, chose not to be another sta- down with malighead. Examine your breast wrth the circles. Start in your annprt, opposite hand. move down to your bra line and tistic. nant breast cancer," haH an inch toward your nipple.

She's one of the lucky ones - one of 2 she said.

Cover the entire breast Though the progmillion breast cancer survivors in America. nosis for Douglass is Douglass said she knows the · facts good, she said she is about breast cancer. She can recite not out of the woods. them by heart.

Reminders of the Society disease always lurk.

The American Cancer reports breast cancer is the leading This month, one of cause of death in women between the Douglass' close friends lost her battle with breast canages of 40 and 55.

"Others just get so caught up with This year 200,000 new cases of cer. life's daily challenges that they keep Such news inspired Douglass to putting it off." breast cancer are expected in the reach out and become more involved United States.

Not all lumps are detectable by touch Another 40,000 people will die from with breast cancer awareness. alone, however. some form of the disease.

Douglass recommended girls as Library Manager Katherine Gannett Douglass said there are ways to young as sixteen begin regular breast said can attest to that. self-exams. avoid becoming another statistic.

Gannett said she conducted routine "Females between the ages of 16 and monthly self-breast exams, but it was She is a strong advocate of regular 85 need to be doing not until she went for her yearly mammonthly breast self-exams.

"I hadn't done a routine monthly mogram in February the malignancy breast self-exam for a 11 breast self-exams, was discovered. /le/t t1 lump the size of t1 and if they don't know Subsequent tests were positive, and year. I was just so Coneord gr11pe. Within 48 exactly what they are now Gannett is undergoing treatment busy," she said. doing, they need to for the growth.

"When I finally did hours my /He wt1s turned see their doctor or one, I felt a lump the Gannett said one of the problems their nurse practi- with the disease is that does not often size of a Concord upside down. II grape. Within 48 hours - Shelli Dou!!lass tioner," Douglass give clues. my life was turned "You don't necessarily feel sick or ill BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR said.

Douglass said sev- when you contract the disease," upside down." enty percent of all Gannett said.

She was diagnosed with malignant cancer and underwent cases of breast cancer are found Gannett recommended women pay surgery within ten days of having the through breast self-exams. attention to their body's signals, mainWhen breast cancer is found early, tain a healthy diet and exercise regulump detected.

Douglass underwent chemotherapy the five-year survival rate is 96 per- larly. cent, she said. followed by surgery.

She said she encourages females to "If you are not aware, it can happen combine monthly self-breast exams She suffered from various side effects, including incessant nausea, to you," Douglass said. "And it could with yearly mammograms. hair loss, fits of depression and mood kill you."

Both women credit the · support of Douglass said some women are shy their families as most important for swings.

"I had no symptoms at all before- about conducting monthly self-exams. helping them through their ordeals. hand. I had done everything right. I She said she believes they may suffer Douglass said the support she got had good nutrition, I was always very from a degree of body self-conscious- from her husband and young family active, I wasn't overweight, and I didn't ness. was inestimable.

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With one ann raised, check each breast with the opposite hand, feeling for lumps or thickening, moving in a vertical motion.

Check for changes with your hands raised, at your sides, on your hips and bending over.

However, Douglass confided that there was a moment she considered the worst.

"There was only one really deep, dark night," she said.

"My husband and I were sitting out on our back patio, the kids were in bed, and I thought, 'Oh my God. I could die. I could die."'

Mter their combined experiences, Douglass and Gannett are both heavily involved in breast cancer awareness activities.

Douglas& and Gannett both stress vigilance should start early and play a big part in women's lives.

"People say, 'Well, it's not going to happen to me,"' Douglass said.

"But the treatment; as bad as it may be, is not as bad as losing your life to the disease," she said.

Douglass and Gannett will be taking part in the "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" walk Oct. 19.

Douglass said they are doing their part in the walk to raise consciousness of the most preventable killer of American women.

For further information on breast cancer prevention and an explanation of how to conduct monthly breast selfexams, contact Pam Webb or Jayne Conway at Health Services. Call (760) 744-1150, ext. 2871.

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A flurry of goals in the second half of the Comets home opener broke open a tie game and pushed Palomar to a perfect 2-0 record to start the season.

The Comets used their team speed arid aggressive play to set the tempo for a second half the resulted in four ( unanswered goals and a 5-1 victory over visiting Compton College. · Head soccer coach Carlos t Hernandezbroke down the first half to his players, "I felt that we controlled play but we didn't convert on our opportunities, I just told the players to keep going and we'd be fine."

The Comets did control play in the first half, in terms of possession and opportunities. They constantly had the ball in pressure situations on Compton's side of the field, but little was made of it though, as the only scoring came on a penalty kick by J Gustavo Martinez that nodded the game up at one.

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During half-time Hernandez kept his players motivated, and in turn the players turned a tight 1-1 game into a laugher.

The second-half scoring began as Ismael Gandarilla drove the ball down the left side of the field and WIYIIIE SHORT I Til£ T!H SCOPE found Martinez freed up in the middle of the scoring box. Compton was Armando Galvan dribbles the ball while looking to give the Comets another scoring opportunity. forced to slide tackle Martinez to avoid the easy goal. But this gave Martinez his second penalty kick on keepers.

Hernandez gladly accepts.

Galvan's goals were highlighted by the game, which he converted to give "This team has a good mixture of the Comets a 2-1 lead that was the second one, in which he recieved talent and great chemistry, they never relinquished. a pass from Martinez have a chance to do something speat the top of the box cial this season," Hernandez said.

Armando Galvan 'This te11m h11s 11 good and quickly beat one put on a clinic for the mixture olt11lent11nd Although Galvan had a spectacudefender with a side lar game, Hernandez attributes a lot rest of the game. He was constantly pres- grHt themistry, they step. He then faced of the early success to Martinez, who the goal, split two finished the game with two goals suring the Compton h11ve 11 thllnee to do defense with blinding something speei111" defenders and and two assists. knocked in a slicing speed and explosive "He's kind of like our quarterback out there, he is always in the middle moves that found -Carlos Hernandez banana kick around MElli'S HElD SOCCER COACH the keeper from the of things and gets it going for us. He him deep in the left side of the goal. is our leader out on the field," defense with usually "It was fun today- this is what soc- Hernandez said. only the goalie to beat for the goal.

And beat the goalie he did, to the cer is all about," Galvan said.

The Comets opened up their seaThe convincing victory provides son with a 2-0 victory at College of tune of three consecutive goals that prompted Compton to change goal- optimism and expectations that the Desert on Aug. 29.

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Meaghan Norbeck avoids a slide tackle from Fullerton defense as she pushes the ball downfield.

Scoring zero goals in 90 minutes would rarely be called a success, but Palomar women's soccer coach Cern Tont sees it as one.

"I was very pleased with our performance today, the positives outweigh the negatives for our first game." Tont said. We were much more organized for our first game this year then last year.

Facing the Fullerton Hornets, the Comets fought the entire game , however neither team scored and the game ended without a goal on either side .

"I am a little disappointed. We expect to win, we worked hard and our discipline was very good in today's game." Tont said. "We had first game jitters, but our defense played well.

Comet goalies excelled on defense blocking numerous Hornet shots.

"Our offense was not consistent enough and we had five chances we could not finish. " "For our first game we did really well. We played great as a unit."

said returning forward Meaghan Norbeck. "As our season goes on we will only get better."

The Comets are looking to exceed last years accomplishments on the field. The Comets ended the season with a final record of 15-5-5 [9-4-1].

The highlight of the season came when the Comets defeated the 13th ranked team in the nation, Cuyamaca College. It was the Coyotes only loss in Pacfifc Coast Conference play.

"The advantage we have over last year's team is that we have eight returning players. We have never had that many." Tont said.

"It is an almost record amount for the junior college level.

That experince recently payed of for the Comets. They defeated the Mt. San Jacinto Eagles 5-0 on Sep. 2 and the Santa Ana Dons on Sep. 3.

"The mainstream of our team is coming back, which brings back experience." Tont said. "I feel like we are much stronger personel wise this year"

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side is always tough and that with the The only returning female budget cuts to the team is Kaitlyn Young, this season it who qualified · for state last is really diffiyear in helping the women cult to predict, finish second in conference however, he while the men finished third. expects the team Hoping that they will build to do well and on the success of last year, possibly qualify Coach Gerhardt finds himself a couple for state. with five incoming freshman With a rather for the women and over ten disappointing 2002 for the men. season behind him, Some of the incoming men's head soccer women Gerhardt points out as coach Carlos key runners this season are · Hernandez expects to Aurora Ramirez and Michelle better the 9-8-3 record Miller. last season handed them.

Incoming men he feels will Helping him achieve that make an impact a're Ben goal are four returning players Lupercio and Tyler Campbell. and a number of incoming hopefuls.

"These athletes are great.

Returners include a Japanese They are smarter . than the International student at midfield in Yohei average bear and are just Fujioka, goalkeeper Jose Gomez, defender great athletes."

Sam Roberson (returning from two years ago), As far as the outlook for and midfielder Cruz Caldillo. this season goes, Coach Coach Hernandez hopes that the foundation Gerhardt notes that the men's of veterans can serve as mentors to incoming

forwards Gustavo Martinez and Ismael Gandarilla.

Also joining the squad this season is SDSU transfer Michael Elenz-Martin at sweeper. "Last year we played very well defensively, we just had difficulty scoring goals," said Coach Hernandez. " The defense was last year's highlight.

This year we have already scored nine goals in two games.

The key to this season will be our chemistry now that we · have a lot of offensive weapons."

Hernandez is cautiously optimistic on the postseason possibilities of the team, but says the schedule favors Palomar. Two key opponents he notes for this season will be Mesa and Cuyamaca.

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With a 15-55 record last

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NAME: Tate Hess YEAR: Sophomore SPORT/ POSITION: Football/ Free Safety MAJOR: History FAVORITE MEAL: Home made ground beeftacos.

FUTURE GOALS: Wants a B.A. in History and to earn ateaching credential.

After College he plans on being a high school history teacher, and afootball coach.

HOBBIES: Likes to read, lift weights, hanging out with his family and girlfriend. But playing and preparing for football is his love.

FAVORITE ON-FIELD MOMENT: Playing in the CIF finals his junior year at Elsinore High School. Although they lost, he got to play in front of more than 5,000 people.

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seson, the team beat Cuyamaca 1-0 in the quarterfinals but lost 3-2 to Orange Coast in the semis.

"That was the highlight of last season," said Tont, in reference to their playoff appearances.

Coach Tont loqks for last season's success to follow the nine returning players on this years team.

Forward Meghan Norbeck, and Team · midfielder Captain Jeanette Ben, defender and forward Lisa Traveson, and left outside halfback Tamera Brough are all returning players.

According to Tont, some key incoming freshmen are forward Moniea Lee, sweeper Julie Russo from Orange Glen, and midfielder Bankley From RBV. "With two wins and one tie already, we're in very good defensive shape," says Tont. " ... But we're having a little difficulty scoring."

The key to this season, according to Tont, is for the team to remain injury-free.

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JCAB-CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES ASSN. PRESEASON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOP 10 (2002 Records) - 1.

PALOMAR, 10-1; 2.

Pasadena City College, 8-3; 3. College of the Canyons, 10-2; 4. Chaffey,10-1; 5.

Saddleback, 9-2; 6. Cerritos, 8-3; 7. Grossmont, 9-2; 8.

Long Beach City College, 83; 9. Moorpark, 10-1; 10. Mt. SAC, 4-6. .

Weekly Sports Calendar Sept. 15-21

Polls

Women's Soccer 17 vs. Mt. San Antonio 4 p.m.

J.C. GRID-WIRE PRESEASON NATIONAL TOP 10 (2002 Records) - 1. City College of San Francisco, 9-2; 2. Dixie State (Utah), 10-2; 3.

Pasadena City College, 8-3; 4. PALOMAR, 10-1; 5.

Butler County (Kansas), 102; 6. Grossmont, 9-2; 7. Tyler (Texas), 5-4; 8. College of the Canyons, 10-2; 9. Cerritos, 83; 10. Georgia Military, 11-1; JC FOOTBALL NETWORK.COM PRESEASON NATIONAL TOP 10 (2002 Records)- 1. Reedley, 12-0; 2. City College of San Francisco, 9-2; 3. Dixie State (Utah), i0-2; 4. PALOMAR, 10-1; 5. Butler County (Kansas), 10-2; 6.

Northeastern Oklahoma, 111; 7. College of the Canyons, 10-2; 8. Joliet (Illinois), 11-0;

Men's Soccer 16 vs. Orange Coast 4 p.m.

19 vs. Chaffey 4 p.m.

Football 20 @ Fullerton 1 p.m.

W. Water Polo 16 @ Southwestern 4:15 p.m.

M. Water Polo 16 @ Southwestern 3 p.m.

19-20 @ S.D. Mesa all day

Cross Country 19

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W. Volleyball 17 @ Saddleback 7 p.m.

19 vs. San Bernadino 6 p.m.

Wrestling No wrestling meets this week

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THE TELESCOPE • MONDAY, SEPT. 15, 2003

Palomar becomes new Nike school Bv Chane! Hachez

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Athletic shoe and apparel giant Nike has cut a three-year deal to sponsor all 19 Palomar sports teams and cheerleading starting this fall.

Palomar is now one of only 3{) Nike-sponsored teams in the United. States and the only sponsored Community college in Southern California.

"Nike and other companies are realizing the huge market we have at the community college level," Athletic Director John Woods said. "It is a huge compliment to our athletic program."

Woods said Nike s interest in Palomar was hightened by the 23 athletes with full NCAA scholarships Palomar sent off to division one schools last year and the football teams success.

"Nike wants to be associated with that," Woods said.T.hese students as well as staff have made it possible for Palomar to cut a deal with Nike, Woods said.

The agreement means large discounts for the school and exposure for a company that includes big name universities like Michigan State University and the University of Texas.

Woods credits Chris Keldorf, Nike's Southern California regional representative and Palomar's

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The Nike "Swoosh" WJl be the new logo on Paloamr sports equipment 1995 quarterback, for the sponsorship. After Palomar, Keldorf moved on to be quarterback for the University of North Carolina and was named 1996 Atlantic Cost Conference Player of the Year.

Keldorf cut the deal with Woods July 22; just in time to dress Palomar athletes with Nike's tradi-

tiona! "swoosh" logo for the new fall semester.

Currently Palomar receives about $40,000 a year from the college district for athletic expenses, Woods said. Coaches raise about $70,000 through camps, clinics and advertisements throughout the year.

"With the new Nike deal and discounts, it gives coaches more buying power," Woods said.

Although Woods said that Nike is not giving £alomar money rather they are providing an array of discount opportunities.Formerly an Adidas school, Palomar moved on because Adidas could not fully support all 19 Comet teams, Woods said.

"Nike wants to represent a community college with a reputation like ours," he said.

With the Nike sponsorship Palomar teams as a group will save up to $20,000 this year on athletic apparel and shoes, Woods said.

Nike not only gets to dress Comet athletes with uniforms and shoes, it will get advertising space in the college's football stadium and gymnasium.

"Nike is receiving free advertisement," Woods said.

California is home to 106 community Colleges, 102 of which provide athletic opportunities to their students, none of which, in Southern California, besides Palomar are being sponsored by Nike.

"They want to be identified with Palomar," Woods said "Nike has found a new market."

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Lawrence Letuli breaks the offensive line as he rushed for a game high 145 yards on 22 carries.

New season, sa01e result.s Bv Jon Sherlock

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The Comets football team got off to a rocky start Saturday before they bounced back and dominated the faltering San Jacinto team. After falling behind 10-3 in their season opener, Palomar came back with thirty-one unanswered points, making the final score 34-10 Comets. "It was a really rough game," said Head Coach Joe Early.

The Comets pounded the Eagles on all sides of the ball. "We wanted to be balanced and establish the run," said Early. And that's exactly what they did, hammering away at the Eagles for 160 yards. Through the air, the Comets also had the upper hand with 236 passing yards. The defense held the Eagles at bay, forcing four turnovers and holding the Eagles to just 158 total yards.

After playing linebacker at Montana State, Lawrence Letuli decided he wanted to transfer and play runningback at Palomar. In his regular season debut for the Comets, he didn't disappoint, running for 145 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries.

Letuli had runs of 19 and 40 yards.

Quarterback Matt Pound went 10-22 passing with two touchdowns on 173 yards with one interception.

Another significant player in Palomar's win Saturday was All-State receiver Caleb Spencer. Spencer caught for 105 yards and a touchdown. Also adding big game performances were receiver Adam Burke and cornerback Josh Hargis. Burke caught 'for 100 yards on four catches. Hargis had a big defensive game with an interception and two deflected passes. · Early in the first half, the Eagles jumped out to a 3-0 lead with a field goal. On the next drive, Palomar was forced to punt, but the Eagles fumbled and the comets recovered it at the Eagles 33-yard line, setting up the Ryan Lux field goal, tying the game at 3. Then midway through the second quarter, the Eagles' runningback Sirdonovan Palmer broke away for a 62yard run or a touchdown, bringing the score to 10-3.

"It was ·a long, ugly first half," said · Early.

On the next drive the comets responded with a huge 69-yard touchdown pass to receiver Adam Burke, car-

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Josh Hargis uses excellent position to snag the ball and steal the momentum from the game Eagles. rying a 10-10 tie into halftime.

"We wanted to regroup and settle down in the second half," Early said.

The Comets came out onto the field in the second half a completely different team. They shut down San Jacinto's run game and held them to only 22 total passing yards. On the Eagles' first drive of the half, Hargis had picked off a pass at the sidelines, but Palomar could not turn it into anything.

The Eagles went four-and-out and were forced to punt. The snap went over the punters head and safety Govi Hogan talked him at the 19[yard line.

The Comets took over and handed the ball to Letuli who took it in for a 19yard touchdown. The Comets' third

touchdown came when Spencer caught a 32-yard pass that he took into the endzone. Letuli and Tommy Fisher combined forces and drove downfield on the Eagles, leading to a 1-yard Fisher touchdown run. Then, on third down, Spencer set up the next score with an amazing one-handed grab and took it sixty yards downfield. Lux put the finishing touches on the Comet victory with a 40-yard field goal, making the final score 34-10.

Despite a rocky start, the Comets came together and dominated San Jacinto on all fronts. With this kind of play by the Comets, it looks to be an exciting season. They head to College of the Canyons in Valencia next Saturday at 7:00 pro.