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Prez review kept private, despite outcry

By Sarah Strause

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Despite requests from Palomar staff and two governing board members, College President Sherrill Amador's goals for the this year will remain sealed.

At recent governing board meetings, faculty members asked the board to make Amador's performance evaluation public so they know what to expect from the president. The evaluation includes goals the governing board set for Amador.

The governing board extended Amador's contract in May based on her fulfillment of 11 goals set by the board last year. The board set eight new goals for Amador to carry out throughout the upcoming year, which will remain closed to the public, said governing board member Mark Evilsizer.

Rocco Versaci, an English professor at Palomar, said he would like to see the list of goals Amador is expect-

ed to meet over the course of the next year. "no confidence" in Amador's abilities as president.

"My tenure report is kept confidential, According to governing board member Michele but anyone can go online and access a Nelson, the board was advised by legal council to blank tenure report to see what is expectkeep the goals of the president confidential. ed of me," Versaci said. "All I'm asking for Section 6254 (c) of the California State is a list of performing skills."

Government Code governs confidentiality when a Versaci said as a teacher at the college, a board negotiates presidential goals and the pertaxpayer and a voter, he has the right to formance of them, Nelson said. know what the president's goals are for the "We cannot reveal that," she said. "It is not a college.

Palomar president matter of being secretive, her personal goals are confidential."

"It's puzzling to me," Versaci said. "It Sherrill Amador seems like it should be a public record."

Evilsizer said while he agrees Amador's performVersaci said because of the combative climate on ance evaluation should be kept private, "it just makes campus between staff and the administration, making sense to have your targets and goals shared. It gives Amador's goals public will give faculty and staff a people something to shoot for." gauge of where the president stands with the governEvilsizer said he plans to research the topic and ing board.

Last semester, the faculty and classified staff voted a SEE EVALUATIONS, PAGE 2

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Students air new format at campus radio station

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Palomar's student-run radio station, Comet AM 1320 KKSM, has transformed from a hard rock alternative music station to a more adult alternative.

It strives to "relate more to students and the administration," said Meg Banta, the station's general manager and faculty adviser.

Once only reaching for adults aged 18 to 25, KKSM has broadened its target demographic to 25-54 year-olds.

It's "music everyone can agree on," said student program director Zeb Navarro.

The new program spans across five decades of music. It encompasses music from the 1950s to today.

Kevin Pillow, promotions director, said the station has not lost any listeners with the format change, it has only increased its audience.

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Palomar radio and television students took home Emmy awards this year from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences event June 21.

Nine students were nominated in the Pacific Southwest Region, which includes San Diego County, Bakersfield, Palm Springs, San Luis Obispo, and Las Vegas.

Four students received the Emmy award,

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Student disc jockey Chris Apple broadcasts his show at Comet 1320 KKSM, Palomar's campus radio station. Programmers recently made changes to the station, including a more eclectic music and talk format.

Stones, the radio has opened to the community as well as the students.

"If local bands want to come in and be interviewed, they can," Navarro said.

KKSM has left behind its hard rock image, morphing into a station that will be a better

asset to the community and the college, Banta said.

"We are announcing events for nonprofit organizations weekly," Navarro a SEE RADIO, PAGE 3

win E111111y awards said RTV Professor Pat Hahn. The competition was for two-year and four-year college students.

Hahn said just being nominated is important. ''That means you beat everybody else," he said.

Paul Hut and Jordan O'Leary, cinema students at Palomar, received the award for their comedy film, "Sales Pitch," which was

The Palomar College Governing Board voted 4-1 to oppose Proposition 54, the Racial Privacy Initiative, at its meeting Sept. 9.

The initiative will appear on the ballot for the special California election Oct. 7.

The measure, with some exceptions, would prohibit state and local governments from classifying any person by race, ethnicity, color, or national origin in public education, public contracting or public employment.

It would bar public agencies from compiling or using information about race or ethnicity.

"This measure limits our ability at Palomar College to collect information that we need to use in terms of ensuring diversity throughout our educational system," said Nancy Chadwick, who voted to oppose the resolution.

Chadwick said collecting this data is essential to assess the needs of all the diverse groups in the community and create programs designed to promote educational opportunities.

The lone supporter of Proposition 54 on the board,

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Palomar students and staff donated enough blood for the American Red Cross to meet its goal of collecting 50 good samples the first day of a blood drive, Sept. 16 and 17.

Health Services and student organization Phi Theta Kappa held the drive which is the first of three this semester.

"We had a very good turnout. We are usually able to reach our goal at Palomar," said Elisa Striegler, hea~ registered nurse of the American Red Cross.

Striegler also said the college is a prime location to collect dona"Ptople 1hould don1111 tions.

"There are blood b«11use it tlln a lot of quali- IIIJI /irll., fied potential donors at - Danielle McAfee Palomar.

PALOMAR STUDENT Plus, we like to start people donating at a younger age," Striegler said.

On average, each donation process took 45 minutes, which included registration, a miniphysical exam and the blood donation.

Each volunteer produced a pint of blood. A donator's blood plasma (tlie liquid form) is replaced in a matter of hours, and red blood cells reproduce within a few weeks.

First-time donor Josh Jaramillo said he had a good reason to donate.

"During Sept. 11, I was mad at myself that I didn't donate. Just in case something big happens, I want to help out before it's too late," Jaramillo said. "I would definitely encourage others to donate too," he said.

Palomar student Danielle McAfee agreed.

"People should donate blood because it can help save lives," McAfee said.

Pam Webb, dii-ector of Health Services, said it is important to hold annual blood drives at the college.

"We hold this event because there is always need for more blood, and Palomar College makes it convenient to donate," Webb said.

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Palomar student Nick Alvarado donates blood at the Phi Theta Kappa blood cme Sepll6. Born premabn, Alvarado once needed a blood transfusion to Slnive. Now Alvarado gives blood in order to h~ others ike hinself, he said.

Red Cross places blood on reserve for Palomar College students, and that is important."

Volunteers may also donate Oct. 22, during Palomar's Health and Safety Expo.

On that day, the American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be located in Lot 11, in front of Health Services. A third drive will take place Dec. 2 and 3.

Qualified donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good

health.

Photo identification is required, and volunteers are advised to drink plenty of fluids and eat a good meal before donating.

Interested donors may schedule an appointment by calling Health Services at (760) 7441150, ext. 2380. Appointments will be honored first, although walk-ins are also welcome.

All participants will receive a limited edition American Red Cross T-shirt.

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"The overall goals that we have are good goals," he said. "They should be out there."

Governing board member Nancy Chadwick agrees that the goals of the president should be made public.

"I would hope the Superintendent/ President would have so much pride and so much respect for the community to share those goals and objectives," Chadwick said.

"One would hope she would feel comfortable doing so."

Chadwick said she respects Amador's privacy and does not expect her to reveal her personal evaluation, but she would like to see her reveal her goals as president.

"My motto is tell everything as soon as possible, to everybody," Chadwick said. "It shows how much pride and love for this campus we have if we do that."

Even though Evilsizer and Chadwick would like to see some of the goals open to the community, Nelson said because of the board's legal responsibility to keep them private, the board is obligated not to share them.

"Mr. Evilsizer sees this as something to be revealed, but that is not a possibility," Nelson said. ''We would be open to a major suit."

Board member Darrell McMullen said he agrees with Nelson. "Our attorney advised us not to," he said. "To me, this is a nonitem, a non-issue. Evilsizer brings it up in public, but it is not information to be made public."

McMullen said Amador hasn't said she would sue, but "she certainly has the right to, under the privacy act."

However, Evilsizer said the board publicly announced one of Amador's goals for this upcoming year at 1:23 a.m. at the May

However, the Grossmont-Cuyamaca 14 board meeting.

Community College District keeps its The goal, which was read by McMullen chancellor goals private. states, "The board directs the superintendAs for the faculty and classified staff entlpresident to focus on building relationvotes of "no confidence" in the president, ships and improving morale, with progress Evilsizer said he feels more people would to be monitored on an ongoing basis." support Amador if some of Amador's goals "Right there we've already publicly are revealed. stated one of her goals," Evilsizer said.

"More people would be able to get He said there was no negative response onboard," he said. made by the district's attorney about the However, Nelson disagrees. board's failure to keep Amador's goals "That really doesn't have anything to do confidential. with it," she said. "The board hires, evaluHe also said he plans to continue to push ates and signs a contract with the presifor the ability to announce some of the dent, the faculty does not." president's other annual goals.

Nelson said she feels members of the Evilsizer added that colleges throughout union are personally attacking the nation post their presithe president because they are dential goals on the "lt'l not 11 m11tt11 of unhappy that the college does Internet, so "it is doable" for Palomar. b1ing lltlltire. H11 not have the money to give them everything they want.

Tim Dong, president of PIIIDnlll go11/1 1111 "Dr. Amador is clear and she MiraCosta College, said tonlidentilll." has the data to back her up as even though his annual to what needs to happen finanevaluations are done in a - Michele Nelson cially for the college," Nelson closed session, he has the GOVERNING IOAID MEMIER said. "The loudest faculty that ability to release his evaluinterrupt, scream, boo and hiss ation results with the are using it as a strategy for approval of the governing board, although negotiations to discredit this president he has yet to do so. because they see her as the stumbling 'He also said the evaluations are generalblock to get what they want." ly of his personal performance as an Versaci said he believes Nelson to be misemployee of the college. informed about the situation.

However, each year his goals for the "My pursuit of the goals has nothing to upcoming year are presented to the board do with the contract negotiations," Versaci and the community. said. "I want to know what kind of vision As for Cal State San Marcos, presidenthe governing board members are setting tial evaluations are done every six years, for the college. and a brief summary of the results are "They can't just come out and say she made public.

(Amador) met the goals without telling us Southwestern Community College what the goals are," he added. "It seems District allows the public to review its dishonest." superintendent/president questionnaire, "The faculty sees it differently than Dr. which addresses accountability and the Amador and her staff," Nelson said. relationship with the governing board and Amador could not be reached for comment. community.

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KKSM is even reaching business offices in San Marcos and Carlsbad and becoming the station of choice for employees, said David Queen, music programmer.

Other changes for the station include Internet streaming, which will begin in October.

Anyone with Internet access will be able to hear the radio broadcast anywhere in the world.

Because the station's broadcasting license is in Oceanside, the station will also be broadcasting live Oceanside High School football games.

Broadcasters will cover the games every Friday at 7:30p.m.

Navarro said he plans to follow the team all the way to the California state finals.

The station will continue to

broadcast all of the Palomar College football games every Saturday, both home and away.

In the future, Banta said, the station could also cover basketball and volleyball games at the college.

In addition, KKSM will host a concert hour every day.

"Hopefully it will increase [the station's] visibility on campus. More people will know we exist," Navarro said.

The program will run in conjunction with the Palomar Performing Arts Department.

The new changes at KKSM will enable the radio station to reach more people in the community, Banta said.

Banta also said the radio staff has heard nothing but positive feedback from their listeners.

"People are calling up and saying they like our blend of music. We're playing music they don't hear on corporate music stations," Navarro said.

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Ralph Jensen, said he views the initiative as an attempt to counter the "Balkanization" of this country, which, he says is contrary to the ideals of the United States.

Jensen said he wants to see an end to the hyphens used to describe differing ethnic groups making up American society.

"My father came from Norway, and he didn't go around saying he was Norwegian-American.

He became an American and was proud of it," Jensen said.

Board chairman Darrell McMullen said he disagreed, particularly with how the measure applies to community education.

"Our core value is access and diversity. We can't verify we are doing a good job unless we have this information," said McMullen.

From an educational standpoint, management consultant and governing board member Mark Evilsizer said he agreed with McMullen's view.

AB an example, Evilsizer cited the example of dropout rates for North County Latinos, which is a higher percentage than for other groups.

If Proposition 54 is enforced, though everyone should he said that data would not be receive care with equal digavailable, so programs like nity and respect, every comOutreach, designed to keep munity's needs are not the Latino youths in high school, same. would not be developed.

Specific strategies have to be Michele Nelson, who also devised to prevent disease and voted to oppose reduce death the proposirates in commution, said it is "Our toll JIIIIUI is nities greatest at important that llttess 11nd dir11sitr. We risk. the data con- tlln't Jlltily WI 1111 Statistical tinue to be coldata provides doing 11 good job lected. the basis for ''We have to unless we h11r1 this these programs.

Proposition 54 know who is inlorm11tion." succeeding, could play a why they are - Darrell McMullen major role in BOARD CHAIRMAN succeeding and California's spewhy they are cial election Oct. not succeed7. ing," Nelson The issue has said. already attracted the attenThe proposition has been tion of President Clinton and opposed by virtually all of former Vice President Al California's health and educa- Gore, who recently appeared tional institutions. on television urging The health community's Californians to reject main objection is that elimi- Proposition 54. nation of data on diversity Of the six front runners for may have negative conse- California governor, only quences. republican Tom McClintock Susan Fleischman, is in favor of Proposition 54.

Medical Director of the "I do not believe a person's Venice Family Clinic and skin color should govern how president-elect of the their government treats California Primary Care them," McClintock said in Association, said even "The Californian."

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nominated in the Student Entertainment Program "I was just there having a good time. If I won, I category. It was produced for Cinema 125. won. If I didn't, I didn't," Lombardo said.

Students Andrea Lombardo and Donald Sinatra Sinatra said he had nothing prepared for an _were awarded the Emmy in the category of student acceptance speech. public service announcements. They produced a "So in a way I was hoping that I wouldn't win.

30-second and 60-spot entitled "Amber Alert."

I'm nervous in front of a large group of people," "Amber Alert" was the product of RTV 220 in Sinatra said. fall, 2002. Its title refers to the Amber Alert Plan, "But when 'Amber Alert' was called, I was which parents created in 1996 to better communi- shocked and happy at the same time," Sinatra cate information about missing children through said. the mass media.

When both students walked onto the stage, Lombardo said his project aimed to notify the Lombardo spoke about how thankful she was. public how fast children can disappear, how quick"I definitely thanked God, and just thanked ly the missing child response system can find (Sinatra) and my teacher, Linda Sabo. They really them, and how important it is to use the system in helped me a lot," she said. combination with sounds and "When I went up there, I gave images of missing children. credits to [Lombardo] because Lombardo contacted missing ''Anybody who works in she did most of the work on the children's parents to use their phoproject. I was just a director," tographs in the piece, including th1 industry, whether Sinatra said.

Danielle Van Dam's mother, whose tel1rision or film, knows Hahn said he is excited the studaughter was kidnapped and slain th1 Emmy IIWIItd. It's 11 dents were recognized in public. in February.

"Anybody who works in the "She actually responded to me, 11111 big gold s111rlor industry, whether television or and she decided it was fine to use th1m." film, knows the Emmy award," pictures of her daughter," Hahn said, "It's a real big gold Lombardo said.

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RADIO AND TELEVISION PROFESSOR Lombardo and Sinatra said this Lombardo said she had a hard time with her project. "A lot of peoaward gives them more confidence ple bailed out on me at the last minute. I did a lot in future endeavors. of work by myself," she said.

"I could do it again without feeling as insecure Sinatra, who originally directed another project about it," Lombardo said. that fell through, decided to help Lombardo with "It feels good," Sinatra said. He said he is the piece. pleased to see it on his resume. "(Lombardo) had two directors who didn't quite Lombardo said she hopes "Amber Alert" will be know how to direct, and they were a little afraid," aired on television.

Sinatra said.

"I definitely think that it could help people be Sinatra stepped in to replace the directors the better aware of the 'Amber Alert,'" she said. day before shooting began. "It was a very last Lombardo transferred to Cal State San Marcos, minute thing on my part," he said. where she said she wants to study to become a "I really didn't know how it was going to tum teacher. out," Lombardo said, "I didn't think that it was Sinatra continues to attend Palomar, and he going to win." works for Oceanside Community Television as a Sinatra also admitted he did not expect to win or director. He said he wants to work in television or even be nominated. film for a career.

The Emmy awards were presented to the winHahn said Palomar has won 17 Emmy Awards ners in a black tie ceremony at the U.S. Grant in the last 15 years.

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"Our students did a lot of hands-on work. We "It is a great night for the students because there teach the theory side but students also get practice are big-time television people," Hahn said. producing things," Hahn said, ''That's one of the "It is a great networking opportunity for them reasons we are so successful." because they get the chance to meet somebody who "Our students are very creative and they seem works for a television station," he said. to come out on top,'' Hahn said.

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The review came at a time when Amador was under fire from a large faction of faculty members, many hoping that she would not be rehired for another year.

Since the governing board has decided to renew her contract and simply given her the standard evaluation, the same faculty members want the review to be made public. Some claim that Amador and the board are conspiring to "hide something."

This claim makes no sense. Amador is not Wh•tthl •etUIIII hiding anything that every other president in thi1 e•11 l•ilto and faculty member in the school's history has- ''' ;, th•t Am•dor i1 not t11pon1ibl1 n't also "hidden."

There is no legal or to th1m. ethical obligation for the governing board to start publishing the private reviews of staff members. These reviews are there to help the staff do a better job, not to give the staff members' enemies more mud to sling at them.

Some of Amador's opponents concede that publicizing her reviews would not be proper, and instead ask that the governing board release the list of goals they set for her.

This is a blatantly sneaky ploy, however, as these goals almost certain,ly each correspond to an area in which the board found Amador deficient. This plan would not protect Amador's privacy; it would just be a more roundabout way of violating it.

Even the board members who like the idea of publishing the objectives they set for Amador decline to do so because such an invasion is simply not legal.

"We can't even pay the bills," observed board member Michelle Nelson. "How could we afford a lawsuit?"

What the accusers in this case fail to see is that Amador is not responsible to them. She is not an elected representative. These reviews · are not their business.

If they do not like the fact that the board rehired her, this is the wrong approach. They will not get anywhere begging the board to do something not in its power.

For those who do not approve of the governing board's decision, there is one simple choice: Do not re-elect this governing board.

Beyond that, all of this complaining will not do anything but take time away from issues where we can hope to accomplish something.

Food. service subpar staffing is due to low profits from the cafeteria. To you, I say: HA! Don't you see that this is part of their plan?

If Aramark actually wanted to increase profit margins, the obvious worst thing to do would be to decrease quality of service to an even worse level than it was before. (This is a well-known economic principle called "You have to have customers to make money.")

No, this is all part of a well-orchestrated campaign to prevent overcrowding by paying absolutely no attention to what's going on here.

As further proof, I submit to you the sorry state of Aramark's Java City. I recently went there to get an iced cafe mocha, and after a long wait .for the lone employee assigned there to make a hot chocolate (yes, one hot chocolate), I was told that they couldn't properly make an iced mocha. Admittedly, this is a pretty complicated drink, but the specific ingredients missing are a clear tip-off that special indifference is at work here. They were missing: • Ice - the frozen form of the most plentiful element on the planet.

•The cups used to hold iced mochas. They did not get these cups for a week.

Another time I went at lunchtime, and Java City was completely deserted. There was absolutely nobody there. I waited, and nobody came. Now, that is exceptional indifference.

Aramark, for your excellence in apathy, the students of this school salute you!

One year ago, when big-business lunchprovider Aramark first opened the new cafeteria at the San Marcos campus, I wrote a scathing column criticizing them for allowing the cafeteria to become more crowded than most rock concerts I've been to.

This semester, I am pleased to see that Aramark has taken my criticism to heart, and is now doing everything within its power to make people not want to go to the cafeteria. They have apparently achieved this Herculean task by a careful and deliberate scheme of not caring.

Possibly the greatest stroke of brilliance was dividing the cafeteria into several distinct sections, but never actually having enough people working to man all of these sections.

I wouldn't be at all surprised to learn that they've installed hidden surveillance cameras in the ceiling, so that the head honchos at Aramark can point and laugh at the poor sods waiting for burgers while the employees have decided to go run the taco stand. Or, even better, they can watch the helpless people as they stare at the door, hoping against fate that somebody anybody - will come ring them up while their food is still edible.

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''The state shall not classify any individual by race, ethnicity, color or national origin in the operation of public education, public contracting or public employment."

-Proposition 54

Pro: Everyone is American Con: U.S. not color-blind yet Proposition . 54 is a way for sification of medical research subjects California, the most diverse state in and patients shall be exempt from this the nation, to be the most ethnically section," regarding healthcare providers and also says, "Nothing in unbiased state as well.

If passed in the next statewide elec- this section shall prevent law enforcetion, "The state shall not classify any ment officers, while carrying out their individual by race, ethnicity, color or law enforcement national origin in the operation of pub- duties," dealing lic education, public contracting or pub- with crime data. lic employment." The same people Article 1, Section who abolished affirmative action in the 8 of the California state are at it again to help eliminate Constitution states, any and all racial preferences and seg- "A person may not be disqualified from regation in California.

It is absolutely silly to sit down and entering or pursuing a business, profill out a job application or a college fession, vocation, or employment application and be asked to state an because of sex, race, creed, color, or ethnicity. It is especially uncalled for national or ethnic origin." when the list has so many hyphens folIn a perfect world, no one would have lowed by the word "American." These to worry about such infractions. institutions might as well just put However, these injustices do occur. asterisks next to the names of people Colleges love to flaunt their diversity to who aren't "really" American. meet their own personal quota and businesses have an insatiable Who is American knack for hiring upper-middle anyway?

Whatever happened to the idea of It is •bso/utllysil/y class white males to fill their cushy corporate offices. being an American citizen? Either you are to ill •skid to Racial classification is a scam.

Some applicants aren't even born as one or you are st•tl •• ltll•iti"'. sworn in as one. Why •r• considered simply because of the small box they checked. all the subgroups?

It is time to start thinking Asian-American, African-American- can't anyone be a outside of the box. The state of full-blooded American citizen anymore? California is unique in that there is no Most of those against Proposition 54 majority race or ethnicity.

As the most progressive state, we claim that the passing of such a law would severely harm California's need to set the pace for the rest of the health care providers and law enforce- country and bring unadulterated equality to every citizen. Nativement.

I'll take it upon myself to point out American, Latino-American, Mricanthe fact that the exact verbiage to be American - the underlying theme is added to the California Constitution, if American and that is the only thing Proposition 54 passes, nullifies law that should matter. Proposition 54 is enforcement and limited medical for the greater good of the American people, no matter what skin tone or research.

In fact, it clearly states, "lawful clas- ethnicity they are.

rroposition 54 is a proposed amend- smoking, drug use, lead poisoning and ment to the California Constitution suicide are risks that affect communithat Californians are being asked to ties, not just individuals.

Proposition 54 will also make it vote into law at the upcoming election.

The new law would prohibit state and impossible for state officials and agenlocal gpvernments from classifying "any cies to track race and individual by race, ethnicity, color or ethnicity-based national origin in the operation of pub- hate crimes and lic education, public contracting or pub- make it more diffilic employment." Supporters of the cult for communiproposition say that it will help move ties to educate citius toward a color-blind society by mak- zens about hate. ing race irrelevant. This couldn't be fur- The initiative would also neutralize ther from the truth.

By banning the collection of certain basic civil rights protections already in demographic information Proposition place.

54 would have a negative impact on Upon implementation the state healthcare, education, law enforcement would track every form of discrimination except on the basis of race and ethand civil rights protection.

One of the opponents of Proposition nicity. Racial and ethnic discrimination 54, The Coalition For an Informed is the largest type of discrimination California, said "it takes away from reported in California and would be doctors, educators, scientists and advo- ignored under the new guidelines. cates powerful tools to identify and Passage of Proposition 54 would measure how well we're doing to treat, destroy Affirmative Action, which was educate, and protect all Californians. clearly the motivation of those who Race does matter in these instances. authored and support this initiative.

This proposition would also roll back We may wish to be race-blind, but the fact is that diseases are not. Race-based the progress that has been made to data can be vital in determining and improve and diversify California's edutracking diseases that disproportion- cational system. By hiding the success and failure of certain schools and ately affect various ethnic groups.

The passing of Proposition 54 would school programs the state's educational undermine efforts to stop the spread of system loses its accountability. Most diseases such as breast cancer, heart educators in California oppose disease, sickle-cell anemia, AIDS, Proposition 54 including the Palomar tuberculosis, cervical cancer and governing board, which approved a resAlzheimer's, all of which affect differ- olution in opposition to the initiative.

Governor Davis, Bustamente, ent ethnicities at different rates.

Race and ethnic groups experience Huffington and Schwarzenegger all differences in treatment, different rates oppose Proposition 54 with ultra-conof risk behaviors and respond different- servative Tom McClintock supporting ly to various prevention methods and the initiative. Liberals, conservatives messages. The proposed information and moderates should all oppose ban will make tobacco and other pre- Proposition 54 - it is bad for all vention programs less effective. Teen Californians.

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Nava's background in graphics has helped him create and produce his own designs.

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Nava photographs a model at a recent Lizardz Design photo shoot.

With a few simple images and his computer, Lisardo Nava spends hours conjuring up quirky art for his T-shirt line and six-month-old company Lizardz Design.

Having used lessons he learned in college to start his fledgling company, the full time graphic design student is considered a Palomar success story by several of his professors.

Despite current accomplishments, Nava, 25, hasn't always been the picture of success. Little more than a year ago he was more interested in the bottle than in learning.

During the spring of 2002, Nava spent four months in jail, doing time for his third DUI. With a belly full of tequila, he drove into a pole on Missio-n Ave. near Palomar College, hurting only himself in the process.

The shadow of drug and alcohol abuse has long haunted Nava, in fact he was launched into the world of gangs and drugs at birth.

Son of an addict and a dealer, Nava said he remembers seeing his coffee table scattered with lines of cocaine, crack pipes and other paraphernalia.

His father peddled methamphetamines and other drugs to migrant workers who labored near his Escondido home.

This harsh lifestyle soon worsened, when his mo1lher murdered Nava's father in front of him. Nava was six years old.

Shortly after, he was bounced from foster-home to foster-home until the age of 15. While in junior high school he began drinking heavily and often got in ¡trouble

with the law - twice for hittin.A: a parent, once for running away.

Eventually he met a 22-year-old w who became his girlfriend. She pers Nava to emancipate himself from th ter care system. He did so a year la "She didn't have to convince m much because I wanted to be free way," Nava said.

Within a few months, he dropped out of high school and started selling marijuana in Oceanside where he lived with his even w girlfriend.

"Looking back on it, it was one of the worst decisions of my life," Nava said.

While there he drank and dabbled in some Ow harder drugs - heroin, cocaine, psychedelic mushrooms.

Soon, Nava's partying bled ove11 other parts of his live. He was ofte for work, and sometimes stole fro . employers.

"I tried to get . away with anyt could," Nava said, shaking his "Looking back, on that, it was the v thing to do to support an addiction I Unable to hold a regular job, he t to growing and dealing weed full til 1998.

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"There's nothing like going on an eight hour binge," Nava said. "I was out of control - even when I would take a shower oman the alcohol smell would come out of my taded Efos- pores."

In September 1999, Nava got his first 1er.

DUI but the experience didn't faze him, e too he said. . anyHe soon started working for a liquor store called Marvin's Egg Market, turning his paychecks into bottles.

A year later, he took a graphics job at a small publication, the Penny Saver, and took classes that he rarely finished.

"I was trying to help myself but alcohol got in the way," Nava said.

- Lisardo Nava Karma finally caught er of Lizardz Design up with him, Nava said, when, in 2002 he faced trial for his third DUI, and a possible two and a half year sentence. ¡ into But several of Nava's friends and pron late fessors saw something in him, and decidm his ed to write letters to the judge to keep him from too harsh a judgment. ting I One of them is Palomar philosophy prohead. fessor and Nava's former neighbor ;vrong Zachary Seech. had."

"The judge was going to make a deciurned sion concerning his life - if she only had me in the negatives, well frankly that isn't very fair to Lisardo," Seech said. dr~s His sentence was shortened to four 1im to months plus rehabilitation. d.

The first day in the Vista County Jail a said was a wake up call, Nava said. Looking le. All out through a small window in his cell oking upon the rest of the world, Nava said he :ost"!r

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thought to himself, "There is my life taken away, and there is nothing I can do about it."

He decided then that he needed to change his life and applied for a rehabilitation center in Vista.

"He didn't want to be a 50 or 60 year old guy with an alcohol problem," said friend Colin Jones.

While in rehab, Nava returned to school with a new outlook, and tried to reapply himself.

Graphics professor, Anita Sugar said he is more focused these days. Sugar knew Nava before he went to prison.

"School seems really important to him the second time. He values his education more," Sugar said.

Nava now attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, and has been sober for about a year.

"The (meetings) keep me grounded," he said.

With his new perspective, Nava said he wanted to do more with himself, and six months ago applied for a business license to start his T-shirt company.

With the help of Jones, Nava is creating a T-shirt line that focuses on self-expression and individuality. They plan to open a sister company "Shameless Shirts," by next year.

"Everyday that I wake up is a good day now, and I work hard for what I have," Nava said.

Looking back, Nava said he wishes never to return to his former self. Despite some painful experiences, he is glad that they have brought him to this point in his life.

"It's all about becoming an adult and becoming a man," Nava said.

Son of an addict and a dealer, Nava said he remembers seeing his coffee table scattered with lines of cocaine, crack pipes and other paraphernalia

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"Anything Else" follows Jerry Falk (Jason Biggs), an aspiring comedy writer. Falk has problems beginning with his live-in girlfriend, Amanda (Christina Ricci). Basically, the only thing she does other than cheat on Falk is pop prescription pills. In addition, his agent, Harvey (Danny DeVito), is not so much of a has-been as a never-was. His newfound mentor, David Dobel (Woody Allen), is prone to destructive bouts of violence. And Amanda's mother (Stockard Channing) has just settled in their shoebox apartment, taking Jerry's writing study as her boudoir. Amid all his problems, his psychiatrist refuses to speak more than a sentence.

"Anything Else" lacks plot. That, in itself is a cardinal cinematic sin, but it's been executed successfully before.

The audience is forced to r - - - - - - - , - - , observe Falk's life, wishing they could intervene and make the iti""'JN~tw right choices for him. It's frus~ trating, not heart-breaking.

Annoying, not humorous.

Allen manages to pull an ·" 1 out of 4 "Emperor's New Clothes" scam. He throws verbose jokes at his audience, fully aware that nine out of 10 viewers don't know the meaning of the six-syllable words he used. They laugh because they want to get the joke. No one wants to play the unlearned fool. The same can be said of the nonexistent plot of "Anything Else." Allen expects his viewers to fill in the blanks. Like how we never understand how Dobel is elevated to mentor status after only one chance meeting.

Each character is so neurotic and socially inept that they blend together. What could have been an exceptional cast turns into Woody Allen with breasts and a sexual addiction (Ricci), Woody Allen as Gloria Swanson (Channing), or Woody Allen as himself when he was 21-(Biggs).

The only worthwhile elements of the film were the Billie Holiday soundtrack and sweeping shots of a post 9-11 New York City. Allen has somehow created a romantic comedy that is neither mushy nor funny.

Skip the flick.

"Cold Creek Manor" was supposed to be an edge-of-your-seat thriller. Well, the audience was on the edge of their seats - heading for the exit doors.

The movie dares to be considered a thriller.

The only thing remotely disquieting in this film is a shot of a dead horse in a pool. "Cold Creek Manor" can't even be called a mystery because the plot is as predictable as a teen movie. The characters are flat and underdeveloped. The cast is way too good for such a movie.

Cold Creek Manor features Cooper Tilson (Dennis Quaid) and his wife Leah Tilson (Sharon Stone), who decide that New York City is too much for them and their two kids (Kristen Stewart and Ryan Wilson) to handle.

So they pack their stuff and head out into the ' boondocks to find a more serene place to live. ( ' r /What they find is a ram0 shackle old mansion - a fixer0 upper to say the least- and, for some reason, the home they had always dreamed of. So they buy it, despite obvious misgiv- L...___::...:.._-"-"''-"-""'~ ings from the people in town.

Shortly after moving in, the family is visited by the eerie redneck Dale Massey (Stephen Dorff), the previous owner of the house, who has just been released from prison and wants his house back. Massey offers to help fix-up the house, but is soon dismissed after Cooper gets jealous when he sees Massey getting a little too chummy with his wife.

This is when the movie is supposed to start being scary, but all it offers is a house full of snakes and the remains of a child's braces.

Quaid gives a sub-par performance and Stone shows why she hasn't starred in a movie in three years. Dorff is the best part of the movie with his performance as the psycho killer.

Cold Creek Manor stumbles on with hopes of getting better, but it only gets worse. It leaves the viewer disappointed and wishing they had spent two hours doing something enjoyable like bowling. ·

There was a time when I didn't believe that a movie like "Lost In Translation" could exist.

Here is a film which is is incredibly realistic.

It focuses as much on the slow-paced moments of life as it does the notable, dramatic ones yet it still manages to be completely engaging the whole way through, conveying the intensity even during the quieter moments. It's pretty amazing that a film could be such an artistic representation of true life, yet come across so humble.

The plot is pretty straightforward - Bill Murray plays Bob, an aging actor who has taken a job as a model/actor for Japanese liquor.

While in Tokyo for a photo shoot, he runs into a young woman named Charlotte, played by Scarlett Johannson, who is unsatisfied with her recent marriage, although not .-----,.---, sure of the reason why. The two strike up a friendship, but it's 1-"""l~~rf far from your average "two different generations learning to understand each other" story.

Both characters (and the audience, too) are unsure of the L...___::..:.._==..:!J nature of their relationship. Is it romantic?

Sexual? A genuine friendship? The movie doesn't need to leave it ambiguous. Their relationship is a little of each. This is the true beauty of the film - it captures an uncertainty that everyone in some way can relate to.

The performances are excellent - Murray's role, for one, is truly Oscar-worthy. He perfectly illustrates the sorrow which Bob feels for his unsatisfying life and his confusion. He cares for Charlotte but is afraid that he may want to take advantage of her - and his fight with himself to keep their relationship simple and pure is one of the silent struggles in the movie.

Johannson is similarly effective- much of her character's frustration is at the fact that she is painfully shy and unable to express herself.

Director Sofia Coppola has achieved something few other filmmakers have - a warm, funny, exciting and humble movie which makes us feel like we are watching our own lives.

Celebrity candidates make circus of election Ever since Ronald Reagan made the gigantic leap from second-rate actor to third-rate president, Hollywood hacks have used political office in a pathetic attempt to revive their careers.

No political election in recent memory has been more of a circus than the current "California Governor's Recall," and even all these months after the madness began, it's still hard to tell how things will play out.

Any candidate is better than Gov. Gray Davis, but when you have among your choices a muscle-headed action hero, an angry virgin midget, and a silicone inflated porn star, it's hard to choose which of these candidates is best for the job.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has the best chance out of all the celebrity candidates, but if he picks legislation like he picks movie scripts we're going to be in for a whole lot of

trouble.

Arnold has been notorious for making bad career moves, and the idea that he might be making decisions for the rest us -well, it makes me uncomfortable to say the least.

If Arnold does make it, he'll be the second cast member from "Predator" to actually hold political office. His buddy Jesse Ventura paved the way, by becoming Governor of Minnesota.

Maybe in the next election Carl Weathers will get the chance to kickstart his dead career as well. just· never trusted I've Schwarzenegger- or his "crypt keeper" wife for that matter- and I'm not sure that further inflation of this couple's ego is really what Californians need. This is a recall not a "total recall"- and hopefully

Arnie knows the difference.

Ever since Gary Coleman announced his candidacy, voters have collectively asked themselves, "What you talkin' about, Willis?"

Coleman's chances of winning are so remote that the odds of him being offered an acting gig are actually much greater. If being in office helps him to lose his virginity - or keeps him from punching middle-aged women- than it might be worth it for him but I still can't see how it could benefit us.

It would be a different story if Emmanuel Lewis were running, but Coleman is just too pathetic and bitter to take seriously. Any amount of power is too much for this angry halfling. Coleman needs to be in anger management, or in jail.

Luckily, the governor's seat will never be within the grasp of his little sausage fingers.

Personally, my favorite candidate

is Mary Carey, also known as Mary Cook, who is a porn actress with a dream of uniting Californians in a bond of unconditional love. Okay, she's just a porn star hoping to boost the sales, but she's definitely the most interesting of the celebrity candidates - at least visually. How could you not feel patriotic when looking at a blonde in a red, white and blue bikini?

It's pathetic that celebrity washouts need to use political forums to boost their careers. By putting themselves in the spotlight they only take away from the seriousness of the issues.

This is supposed to be an election, not an episode of "Hollywood Squares," but you'd never know the difference if you were to watch the news.

In the madness surrounding this year's election, just remember that all politicians are liars.

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By the time students are of vomiting.

Symptoms can begin immedicollege age, they typically know ately following the sting or up to whether or not they are allergic 30 minutes later. to bee stings.

Fortunately, only one to two Many who are allergic carry a bee sting first aid kit at all people per thousand are allergic to bee or wasp stings, according times. the Department of to Reyzer said she encourages anyone who has been stung on Agriculture at UC Davis. campus to go to Health Services It is extremely rare for a person to die from a for evaluation. bee or wasp sting.

Once there, 11 Dri11k1 ., th1 bigg111 For a normal, students will healthy person to be treated eulprit ""'" it eom11 to accordingly. receive a deadly •ttltlding 6111 •ntl The stinger dose of bee venom, it would take will be removed and _ Marge Reyzer about 10 stings for ice packs or IEGISlERED fiURSE each pound of topical ointbody weight - or 1,500 stings at ment will be applied, Reyzer said. once for a 150 lb. person.

If the swelling is more severe, Reyzer said swatting at a bee the patient might receive an is the worst way to send it away.

Stay calm, try not to move, and antihistamine, and if there are the bee will eventually· fly away, signs of a true allergic reaction, she said. the student will be given epiIf stung away from campus, nephrine (adrenaline).

Anyone who suspects he or remove the stinger as soon as she may be allergic to bee or possible.

Stingers that are left in the wasp venom should go to a skin continue to pump their physician or an allergist for testvenom into the body for up to ing.

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Always seek immediate medTo prevent bee stings, it's ical attention if stung in the mouth or nose, because the best to avoid trash cans and swelling could block airways. not to walk barefoot on the If stung, one should also seek grass.

Avoid wearing scented peremergency care if he or she experiences difficulty in breathfumes, soaps, and hairsprays, and always check an opened can ing, tightness in throat or chest, of soda to make sure you're not swelling of the tongue, dizziness, hives, fainting, nausea or sharing it with a thirsty insect.

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When students return to campus after the long summer break, so do bees and wasps, who sting a handful of people year after year.

Eight students were stung during the first week of fall classes - four of them on one day, according to Marge Reyzer, a registered nurse at Health Services.

The bees and wasps are attracted to many of the same things as students- sweet, sugary sodas, brightly colored clothing and the scent of perfume, which mimics the scent of flowers.

Trashcans filled with candy wrappers, pizza crusts and empty drink containers are especially enticing to the sixlegged creatures that fly around campus.

"Drinks are the biggest culprit when it comes to attracting bees or wasps," Reyzer said.

"The students take a few sips, set the cans down in the sun, and then the insects arrive."

Reyzer, who treats students after being stung, said she notifies Facilities when a number of stings occur on the same day.

Then they can correct the problem, which could be to clear away trash.

In the four years Reyzer has worked on campus, she said there have been no emergencies due to bee stings.

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But as tensions with Iraq came to a head, Palomar cross country runners Rudy Uribe, Noe Ruvalcaba and Kenyon Ralph found themselves halfway across the world fighting a war in the Middle East.

Uribe's mother, Rosa Raymer, remembered the strange feelings she felt in the days leading up to his departure from Iraq.

"For a couple of days, I knew something wasn't right in the hemisphere," Raymer said. "I couldn't Bleep well. I was just walking around, and then I received the call."

The call, as told by Raymer, was made by her son - a corporal and infantryman in the Marine Corps Reserves who had been injured while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Uribe, a member of last year's cross country team, called to tell her he had been injured in the war, but would be returning home soon.

"Hearing his voice was enough to say, 'OK, he's hurt, but he's OK,'" Raymer said.

Joining Uribe in the war were fellow Palomar runners Noe Ruvalcaba and Kenyon Ralph, who are both lance corporals in the reserves. While Ruvalcaba and Ralph will be competing this year on the Palomar cross country team, Uribe will be forced to limit his participation with the team due to his injuries - for now, anyway.

Shrapnel wounds to his face, neck and chest have left Uribe scarred and beaten, but not broken, he said.

Despite the loss of most of the vision

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Kenyon Ralph competes at the Palomar Invitational earlier this month.

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Rudy Uribe practices with his former teammates on Palomar's Cross Country Team. Uribe is one of three cross country runners to recently return from the Middle East while serving in the Marines. Uribe cannot compete this season because of war injuries. in his left eye, Uribe plans to run combehind the scenes. As a diesel mechanpetitively again by at least next year. ic, his unit moved forward as coalition "I've been jogging a little bit, but I forces gained control of Iraq. can't go too long," Uribe said. "My right "We went from sleeping on the desert, eye is really good. I don't notice it that to tents, to abandoned Iraqi buildings to much anymore." airports," he said.

Uribe recalled the day, Aug. 18, on Having already seen such hostile which he was injured, earning him the environments elsewhere through other Purple Heart. military endeavors, Ruvalcaba did not "We detained some Iraqis," he said. have much difficulty adjusting to the "We caught them, detained them. We sights of the war-torn country. were handling their explosives and they ''I already felt sympathy for the peoblew up on us. It took out six of us." ple," he said. "' can see how it might be Once he receives his doctor's difficult for someone else, but I had already seen that type of thing before." approval, Uribe hopes to run competiRuvalcaba finds ways to have fun by tively for Cal State San Marcos, where staying active whenever possible. he plans to transfer.

With her son back in California While at Malibu High School, he not only ran track, but also was on the footnow, Raymer is extremely proud he went to Iraq. ball, swim, baseball and volleyball ''He gained a lot from it," she said. teams. He is described by friend and "He has held up to everything the cross country teammate Kaitlyn Young Marine Corps has asked ofhim." as easy going with a crazy side.

Also proud of Uribe is his sister, Recalling a time when the team was Sherri Scott, who lives in Del Mar. out of town for a meet, she described Scott, to whom Uribe how wild Ruvalcaba and owes his entire backUribe can be with a ~,, dn•inlll some ground in competimemory of the two suddenly jumping into the tive running, recalls lr•qi's • We wen ll•nthe first time Uribe pool of a hotel they were ran competitively in dling their explosives stopped at last season. a Carlsbad triathlon •nd they blew up on us.

While Ruvalcaba and two years ago.

Uribe screamed and It took out six ol us. 11 played like children in "' dared him into it, and he finished in the - Rudy Uribe the pool, the rest of the CROSS COUNTRY RUINER team could not resist top 10 of his age laughing. group," she said. "He found his hidden talent."

Young also had trouble containing Knowing he would be the first to vol- her laughter when thinking about unteer for anything, the first thing she Ruvalcaba's interesting habit of wearsaid to Uribe upon hearing that he was ing street shoes to practice. going to Iraq was, "Don't be a hero." "' don't even know if he has a pair of Though Uribe's injuries have affected running shoes," she said.

Though new to Palomar's team, pre-war plans to become a firefighter through the paramedic program at Ralph is already finding success at Palomar, he said he has no intention of Palomar, placing highest among the Palomar men two weeks ago, at the giving up on his education or his teammates. While continuing to run with Palomar Invitational. the team, he plans to enroll in late-start Ralph's memories of Operation Iraqi Freedom differ slightly from those of classes this semester.

Full of fire, as described by his moth- Uribe and Ruvalcaba. While Uribe and er, Uribe enjoys life outside of school ~ Ruvalcaba spent a lot of time in Iraq, Ralph was mostly confined to the and the Corps by engaging in a frequent neighboring country of Kuwait. jog on his own, snowboarding in the winter, and having fun with friends.

As a field radio operator, he was responsible for setting up and repairing Ruvalcaba is one of those friends. lines of communication between his and According to Ruvalcaba, he and Uribe enlisted on the same day, met in boot other units.

The younger Ralph was surrounded camp and have been friends ever since.

With the exception of maybe three by the military lifestyle growing up in San Diego. He said he joined the months, he says, the two have been roommates - from the boot camp bar- Marines because it gave him the chance racks to their current residence in to do something different, serve his country and gave him a sense of duty Solana Beach. and adventure.

While Uribe saw more action as an infantryman, Ruvalcaba was a player Although before this semester, Ralph

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Noe Ruvalcaba at Oceanside Pier. had never met Ruvalcaba, he had met Uribe one time at Palomar before the war - and ran into him on the battlefield. ''I saw him actually in Iraq, at one of the palaces," Ralph said. "He saw me and was like: 'Hey, do you go to Palomar?' It was kind of funny."

Teammate Young said if there was one word to describe Ralph, it would be dedication. "He always shows up on time, ready to run," she said.

That trait of preparedness and dedication appears to run in the Marine Corps gene pool. According to cross country Head Coach Hugh Gerhardt, all three of the marines are some of his most prepared and most conditioned athletes. Referring to the trio as a "coach's dream," he acknowledges them not only for their great athletic ability, but for their willingness to go beyond what is expected of them.

"Every year, I have a dinner at my house for the team, and last year- this was the first time I had ever seen this -Noe and Rudy just went to the sink and started doing the dishes," Gerhardt said. "And I'm sure Kenyon would have done the same thing if he was there."

Gerhardt said the discipline Uribe, Ruvalcaba and Ralph bring to the team is the best thing about the Marine Corps.

"I couldn't have better athletes," he said.

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PHOTOS BY CHRIS IIIII I THE UUSC:OPE

Left: Josh Hargis returns an interception for a 56 yard touchdown in the second quarter.

Above: Quarterback matt Pound drops back in the pocket and surveys the field for open Palomar recievers.

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The Palomar Comets were lucky to escape Cal State Fullerton with a victory.

In the game on Sept. 20 against the Fullerton City Hornets, the Comets were plagued with penalties and costly mistakes that not only kept the Hornets in the game but gave them a chance to complete the unlikely upset.

The Comets let the Hornets back into a game that was seemingly put away in a dominating first half performance that had the Comets leading 23-6 at the break.

But as the second half started, the Comets began to come undone.

Comet Head Coach Joe Early said, "We put ourselves in a real bind. We're young and inexperienced and have to go

escape with win through a growing process."

The Comets gave up 20 unanswered points in the second half, without the defense yielding a single touchdown.

The Comets suffered four second half turnovers, and accumulated 13 penalties that resulted in the loss of 110 yards.

The first miscue by the Comets occurred. on their first possession in a second half that was marred by mistakes.

Pound mishandled the center snap exchange in the end zone that the Hornets recovered for a quick touchdown that narrowed Palomar's margin to 23-13.

Next, following a strong drive by the Comet offense, the reliable Ryan Lux, who had connected on a 52- yard field goal in the second quarter, pushed a 30-yard field goal wide right. Keeping the score

at 23-13.

Then a blown route by a Comet receiver, or a bad read

by Pound ended with an interception that fell right into the hands of a Hornet defensive back, without a Palomar player in the area. The Hornets turned the pick into a field goal that brought them within seven at 23-16.

The next two mistakes came via the special teams.

With the Comets forced to punt, after their drive had been stymied by penalties that backed them up deep into Hornet territory. The snap to the punter skipped on the ground and bounced into the end zone., the Hornets once again recovered for the gametying touchdown.

The ensuing kickoff to the Comets was fumbled and recovered by the Hornets on

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The Hornets used the ever had. And we've had some turnover to kick a field goal awfully good corners," Early that gave them a 26-23 lead said.

He intercepted three passes with 8:59 left in the fourth · on the day, one he returned for quarter.

The Comets gave the a 56-yard touchdown in the Hornets little time to enjoy the second quarter. The other two were deep in Palomar territory, lead though.

After driving down the field and thwarted any chance for into Hornet territory, Pound the Hornets to capitalize on . looked to Gene Bass down the those drives .

"We had a lot of breakdowns, sidelines. But a linebacker in the flats got his hands in the especially in the special teams, air and deflected the pass that but we'll fix that. We're gonna the aware Bass snagged, and be fine," Hargis said.

Pound had his biggest day of quickly turned up field and sprinted for the game winning the season completing 23 of 38 passes for a season high 357 score.

The Comet defense then shut yards with three touchdowns down the Hornet offense forc- and one interception.

Lawrence Letuli remained ing a punt.

This time there would be no steady on the ground as he mistakes, as the offense effec- reached the 100-yard mark on tively drove down the field, and 26 carries.

The Comets face Saddleback was able to run out the clock on the game and any chance of a at Escondido High on Sept. 27 at 1 p.m. The game pits the Fullerton upset.

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Chie Inoue spikes the ball during practice on Sept. 22 in the dome.

The Palomar Comets women's volleyball team busted out their brooms for a little housecleaning Friday night with a 3-game sweep of the visiting San Bernadino Valley Warriors.

The Comets exacted their revenge on the team that eliminated them from the playoffs last year.

"We kind of had a grudge against them cause they knocked us out in the state playoffs last year," said head coach Karl Seiler The Comets won all three games by scores of 30-12, 30-21, and 30-16. The Comet team, outmatched, outscored and outplayed the Warriors in every aspect of the game.

"We weren't sure what to expect from them but we knew that we lost to them twice last year," Seiler said.

The Comets used their quickness, communication and precision to dominate the Warriors.

Big game performances came from Chie Inoue, Erica Arrechea, Kara Smith and Molly Grossman. Inoue led the team with 12 kills, while Arrechea and Smith each added seven kills of their own. Grossman led the team in assists with a whopping 32.

"I thought the Warriors would have better players," Inoue said. ''We expected a good game, and to have a closer score."

The Comets also had some help from the reserves as numerous points came from the bench players.

"We had some bench players in there that played pretty well," Seiler said. ·

In the first game the Comets clearly had the upper hand throughout the game, holding the Warriors to only 12 total points.

Early in the game, the Comets led by a score of 8-3, and that would be the closest the Warriors got, as Palomar went on a 22-8 tear to beat the Warriors 3012.

"We really played together and tried to beat this team after losing to them in the regionals last year," Smith said.

In game two the Comets came out a little too sure of themselves and ran into a few problems.

Throughout the first half of the game, the Warriors kept the score tight due to small mental errors by an overconfident Comets squad, but they bounced back and came together to finish off the Warriors 30-21.

"There was a lapse in focus and I kind of had to snap them out of it," said Seiler.

"We felt like we had the game won and got a little overconfident."

In game three the Comets came out gunning, taking an early 4-0 lead over San Bernadino. But the Warriors stayed true to their name, battling back to threaten a comeback, only to have their hopes obliterated by a much stronger, more powerful Comet team.

The Comets finished the Warriors off by a score of 3016, and complete the three game sweep of a struggling San Bernadino team.

"I expected to win, I always expect to win," said Smith.

The Comets head to San Diego Mesa College to play in all day tournaments on Friday and Saturday.