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Lame-duck student gov't fails to pass new budget Outgoing le•ders pledge to edue•te new members on existing rese•reh

By Charles Steinman

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The Associated Student Government still has not finalized its budget for the 2004-2005 school year.

The ASG Budget and Finance Committee had proposed a plan in which they would recommend changes to the budget at the May 5 ASG meeting. The budget was tentatively approved April14.

However, committee chairman Ariel Zeballos said the process got held up at the office of student affairs, and the committee wound up not voting on any recommendations at all.

"It's a slap in the face," said Andrew Phelps, co-editor in chief of the Telescope and one ofthe key movers behind the committee's actions.

The budget planning committee originally intended to recommend that the student govMELISSA EWELL I TH£ TILESCOPE

• SEE BUDGET, PAGE 3

Clockwise, from left Welding students Catalino Alonzo, Chad Hanger, Jason Fell, Gary Good and Micah Hall and professor Jay Miller don a variety of colorful hoods during a practice weld in Miller's evening class May 3. Awide variety of projects await students with diverse skill levels.

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Confidence and concerns about tuition increase

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Student president elected; 80 vote

By Charles Steinman

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A fraction of one percent of Palomar College's student body elected a new student government pres1dent in an online-only election April 26-30.

Paul Charas beat his sole opponent by capturing 75 percent of the vote. Only 80 students out of about 29,000 voted.

The turnout at the polls was down 71 students (47 percent) from last year.

Outgoing Associated Student Government Senator Ariel Zeballos attributed the low turnout to the lack of action in the race- four people were running for three positions.

"The only ones who were offering a choice was the president position," he said.

Charas said he thought the low

turnout was because students had a hard time figuring out how to vote.

The only link to the online voting page on Palomar's Web site was hidden in a moving banner along with a dozen other items, he said.

Student Chad Bradbury said the election was under-promoted.

"I didn't even realize they were going on," he said.

Bruce Bishop, the director of student affairs and ASG adviser, said he was not disappointed with the results of the election.

"This is pervasive at every community college in California.

It is not at all uncommon that less than 1 percent of the student body votes," Bishop said • SEE ELECTION, PAGE 5

SKY'S THE U IT Avittlion eltlss ltlkes studlllts up high.

By Jaime Harville

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Outgoing Associated Sudent Government President Amador Soto swears-in Paul Charas, the newly elected president.

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With fee hikes at community colleges looming, Palomar College students have mixed reactions.

"Palomar is a great school," said business major Scott Harlan. "It sucks they are hitting up college students for money, but community college is still a lot cheaper than a state school and is still worth it."

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed a tuition increase of $18 per unit to $26, which could be approved this month in the state budget revision. Students with bachelor's degrees will pay a fee of $50 per unit in addition to $26. The state faces $22 billion of debt.

Jerry Patton, Palomar's vice president of finance, said the extra money students would pay would go to help other state

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The Palomar College governing ;/'~_, .. _~ ( ' '·.···~.·.· .......·. :>··.... .. ;• ' ; • . board met in k ~~,..,~Ph closed sessions ~l, ~Old April 27 and May 3 to interview candidates for the position of interim president In open session at the April 27 meeting, members of the faculty asked that a collaborative process be used to select the interim president, who will replace outgoing President Sherrill Amador.

"We worked really hard to get an inclusive process for hiring a president," said psychology professor Katie 'lbwnsend-Merino.

Board member Michele Nelson expressed concern about the time element of finding a temporary president.

"It is important to find someone quickly because three people at the top are leaving," Nelson said.

Amador and vice president of human resources Jack Miyamoto are retiring July 1.

Jerry Patton, vice president of finance and administrative services, leaves in July for another job at the College of the Desert.

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separate presidential search committee be allowed to look at the applications of the interim candidates.

"We already have this committee formed - why not take some members of that comCollege President mittee to help review Sherrill Amador candidates?" 'lbwnsend-Merino said.

"I reject the process happening here. I reject the idea the interim president could be named tonight," said Barbara Kelber, faculty president at the meeting.

Because no formal announcement was made about the job opening, faculty members questioned whether Amador has the legal right to appoint a successor.

"The governing board has the duty and responsibility to appoint a interim president," said Ralph Jensen, board president.

The board received a petition signed by more than 300 people who nominated retired professor Gene Jackson for the interim post.

Jackson has nearly 40 years of experience as an educator and administrator at Palomar.

Jackson promised strong, open and honest but non-confrontational leadership if appointed.

After the meeting, the board adjourned to interview the unnamed candidate for nearly two hours. Upon reconvening, Jensen announced that no decision had been reached and discussions would continue on May 3.

"We're looking into other options," Jensen

said. Privacy issues prevent further disclosure.

A story in the San Diego Union-Tribune two days after the meeting confirmed a campus-wide rumor that Louis Zellers, retired president of Citrus College, was the unnamed candidate interviewed.

"I don't know Mr. Zellers, except by reputation, but his reputation promises more of what has been tearing us apart," said Rocco Versaci, Palomar Faculty Federation co-president, during the open session.

Zellers retired from Citrus College in 2003 after leading that college for 18 years. He was embroiled in controversy during his tenure.

An e-mail message circulating the Palomar campus days before the April 27 meeting contained an opinion piece printed in the Citrus College Clarion in May 2001.

In it, the writer criticized Zellers for misusing public and student funds when the president approved an expensive, out-of-town junket for Citrus College managers.

"We are sensitive to how the prospective candidates will deal with the faculty," Jensen said.

At the May 3 meeting, the board met again in closed session to interview another candidate for interim president.

Jensen reported no decision had been reached, with more interviews to be scheduled.

In other business, the board approved Joseph Newmyer as interim vice president of finance and administrative services. He will take Patton's place in July. Newmyer has experience serving in several vice president and chancellor positions since 1976.

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Palomar College took a forrilal step in the search for its next president in April with the release of official application materials and a brochure on the college's Web site. The public will remain in the dark about the future leader until the governing board announces the finalists in September.

In January, a search began for the person who will replace outgoing President Sherrill Amador. She retires July 1.

In February, the governing board appointed a search committee with 23 voting members, headed by Berta Cuaron, vice president of instruction, and Rocco Versaci, co-president of the Palomar Faculty Federation. The committee advises the governing board on its findings.

Three open forums, where community members could voice their opinions about the search, were held in February and March.

Cuaron said all the information gathered from the open forums was considered in creating the brochure.

"All of that information addressed three areas of challenges, opportunities and personal characteristics that we would be looking for in prospective candidates," Cuaron said.

All applications for the position must be turned in to the search committee by July 1.

The college also hired an outside consultant, Carl Ehmann from Professional Personnel Leasing, to coordinate the process.

Ehmann, the retired president of Mendocino College in Ukiah, Calif., also faced criticism in 1996, when his personal secretary was hired as Mendocino's new public relations director.

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Carl Ehmann, a consultant from Professional Personnel Leasing, updates the Palomar College governing board at its Aprill3 meeting. Ehmann was hired for $23,000 to aid the search for a new president.

Versaci said the committee did not have a role in choosing the consultant; it was up to the governing board. Palomar is paying PPL $23,000 for the consulting. A consulting firm was also used to hire Amador.

The initial interviewing process is expected to end August 30, when the board plans to compile a list of finalists. The finalists will then participate in a public forum Sept. 13.

Until then, the applicant's names will remain confidential. "Many candidates may or may not want their current employer to know that they're applying," Versaci said.

Cuaron agreed. "It's a personnel matter, so the information that a candidate submits is confidential. Even committee members have to sign a statement of confidentiality in regards to the entire process," she said.

With the retirement of Amador and her executive assistant, Barbara Baldridge,

Palomar will make-do with an interim president for a three-month period.

The board is currently reviewing interim candidates in closed sessions. "We have a really excellent infrastructure, so an interim president won't have a direct impact on the day-today services we offer our students," Cuaron said.

The college will also have to find a replacement for Jack Miyamoto, the vice president of human resources, who will retire in July.

Jerry Patton, the vice president of finance and administrative seiVices, is also leaving in.

July for another job at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, Calif. The governing board approved Joseph Newmyer as the new interim vice president to replace Patton.

Amador announced her retirement November, 2003, after being embroiled in controversy for taking heavy criticism from the faculty.

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Student picked for important position on academic team

By Miko Kudo ·

"I've been reading for my entire life," Forshner said. "The last summer, Palomar student Michelle Forshner, within a week, I read five books. It was 21, was selected for a prestigious spot really fun."

Forshner said music is a big part of in a statewide academic team this her life, too. She plays the flute, guiApril.

Four times a year, USA Today hon- tar, piano and piccolo. She wants to ors 20 outstanding students through- pursue a career in music.

"I want to study music, not only out the United States. While Forshner was not one of the 20, she was named playing," Forshner said.

Forshner has lived in Vista since a member for the 2004 All-California First Academic Team, which is a group birth. She has no siblings, but growing chosen by honor society Phi Theta up she was surrounded by animals, Kappa, the American Association of including two horses, five cats, 21 chickens and 25 ducks , she said.

Community Colleges and USA Today.

When Forshner was 6, it was her "It's surreal, honestly," Forshner said. "I always wanted to make a dif- business to sell eggs to her neighbors.

Forshner's mother said taking care ference since I was a little kid."

"She deserves it. She worked really of animals balanced out Forshner's life hard," said Nick Fletcher, a Palomar and being an only child.

"It's a lot of work student. and it taught her Forshner's mother, responsibility," she Laurie, said she is "It's surrH/, honestly. I said. thrilled for her daugh- IIIWIIfS w11nted to m11k111 Forshner is set to ter - but it wasn't a diH11enee sinee I w11s 11 graduate this month, shock. but she hasn't decided "We know what she is little kid." where she will transcapable of," Laurie - Michelle Forshner ~ Sh 'd · said. lLL-aUFORNIAACADEMIC TEAM MEMBER 1 er. e Sal 1t depends on what taught Laurie scholarships she gets Michelle how to read and write when she was just 2-and-a- - but she really wants to stay local.

"I would really like to go to CSUSM. half years old.

"If you're a good reader in early age, It seems funny because I used to make you have a better opportunity to excel fun of the school when I was younger," in education," Laurie said. "It makes a Forshner said. "But it is local; it is a smaller environment. The teachers big difference."

Laurie said her daughter was really care."

Forshner is planning to major in hisbrighter than other children when she tory and journalism, and minor m was in an elementary school.

Now Forshner's room is filled with math and music. lS Fletcher said education thousands of books.

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In April, Palomar College student Michele Forshner was selected to be on the All-talifomia Academic first Team i1 a national competition by USA Today, the Phi Theta Kappa honor society and the American Association of Community Colleges.

Forshner's No. 1 priority, on top of family and friends .

"Everything else is secondary," Fletcher said. "(Forshner) is always available. She can do whatever she can for you no matter what takes," Fletcher said.

Forshner also receive d the Phi Theta Kappa Distinguished Chapter Officer Award in March, selected from 1,200 Phi Theta Kappa chapters in the United States, Canada, Germany, Guam and American Samoa.

While Forshner has received numerous medals and rewards in past years, she said her life became a full-time schedule to achieve her goals while in

high school.

"I was always pushing mys elf.

Sometimes I had to stop. I had to pace myself. I found myself realizing that I was missing the experience itself, rat her than an ultim ate goal," Forshner said, "because you are focusing on the end, not experiencing the now."

Now she enjoys every minute of her life, she said.

"I love being passionate," she said. "I love learning something. I love experiencing."

Forshner is also a staff writer at the Telescope, Palomar's student-run, weekly newspaper.

• BUDGET: Administrative miscommunication froze approval of budget amendments CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

ernment pass the same budget this year that they did last year.

But at the budget committee's April 7 meeting, Phelps and Telescope Co-Editor in Chief Chanel Hachez asked the panel for the more than $5,000 that had been cut from the student newspaper's budget in spring 2002.

At the same time, former committee chairman Ryan Bircher resigned from the ASG because, according to ASG adviser Bruce Bishop, he couldn't keep up the course load required to be on student government.

Bircher was replaced by Zeballos, who decided the committee needed to do a full examination of the academic programs that receive ASG funding.

"It's very difficult to figure out where to pull money from," Zeballos said. "We know that the Telescope wants more money, and we have to see how other groups are using their money."

Representatives from college radio station KKSM appeared before the budget committee and argued that the high cost of technology for running the station makes it unreasonable for the ASG to cut their funding.

"I would just like the ASG to keep supporting KKSM with more funds," said Zeb Navarro, the student program director.

Rocco Versaci, faculty adviser for Bravura, the school's literary journal that publishes once per year, also said his program could not afford to lose any money.

Zeballos said no one from the dance program responded to the committee's repeated requests.

He said most of the groups

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Andrew Phelps, co-editor in chief of The Telescope, speaks to Associated Student Government members at the May 5 meeting, while then-ASG President Amador Soto {left) looks on. Phelps, a key mover behind the ASG budget committee's actions, complained the ASG failed to follow througb with the final steps of budget approval. "It's a slap in the face," Phelps said. they surveyed were cooperative and ready to defend their funding.

Telescope staff members said there was no question about where the committee could find the money.

"What the staff is looking for is a restoration of money that is historically theirs," Telescope staff writer Ben Greenstein told student government members.

The ASG is responsible for delegating money to several student organizations. Since 1971, $35,000 of the bookstore's annual profits was reserved for seven programs known as the "sacred cows," which include the Telescope, KKSM, Bravura and

the dance program.

For years, $7,800 of that money had been dedicated to the newspaper. But in spring 2002, the student government surprised all of the "sacred cows" by cutting $5,300 from the Telescope's budget and dividing it among several of the others.

Several members of the newspaper staff protested that the student government had not given their program a fair chance to defend itself, but the ASG members said they did not believe the Telescope needed the money as much as the other programs.

"Out of all the clubs and organizations, the Telescope was

the only one that had a built-in source of funding," said Bishop, the ASG adviser, of the newspaper's advertising revenue.

In response to the 2002 Telescope staff's demands to know why the money was taken, then-chairwoman of the budget Carla Medina committee answered, "Why not?"

However, many felt the ASG's explanations were insufficient - including Zeballos.

"Too many questions that they (Telescope staff members) asked they weren't answered," Zeballos told the budget committee.

The bookstore has since been taken over by book com-

pany Follett, so the school no longer receives the "sacred cow" funding from bookstore profits.

However, Marilyn Lunde, secretary of student affairs, said Jerry Patton, the vice president of finance , normally gives the student government the money.

The student government already passed a budget this year in order to placate the administration. However, the ASG members passed it with the caveat that it would be amended after Zeballos' committee members finished their research.

Zeballos planned to have the committee vote at its May 5 meeting to decide what funding changes they would recommend to the ASG later that day.

However, Zeballos said Lunde would not allow him to put the budget recommendations on the agenda.

"I feel that Marilyn Lunde plays around a lot with things," Zeballos said at the May 5 ASG meeting. "We should have more independence."

Lunde, however, said she did not receive any budget recommendations, so she could not add it to the agenda.

"They don't come up here. I don't know how I could be influencing them," she said.

Zeballos said he was "very sad" to see the deadline expire for the outgoing senators to approve the budget revision.

He promised to relay the budget committee's research on to the next group to vote as soon as possible.

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Students learn to craft and play own guitars in class

By Erin Allen

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Students at Palomar College can learn guitar from the inside out - literally.

Palomar offers a guitar-making class in Cabinet and Furniture Technology, called CFT 130, which is one of the few available at a public college in Southern California. Students build their own steelstringed guitars working both in teams and individually.

It's a popular class, said instructor Jack Stone. So popular, it is impacted with students on a wait list.

The four-unit class meets for lecture and lab time on Thursday from 8 to 11:50 a.m. and 12:30 to 4:20 p.m. The production of the guitars is divided into two phases: the basic parts of the guitar are manufactured in teams, and then the students begin shaping, assembling and customizing the guitars individually by hand.

Stone made a few changes when he took over teaching the course more than two years ago. The changes helped keep the cost of materials between $100 and $140 for each student.

"We purchase raw materials off the shelf in town .. . and we produce more or less production-style," he said. "We buy the wood. We mill it down. Most of it's selected for its grain direction. Most of it's kilndried, some it it's air-dried.But we find high quality lumber at an inexpensive price by just selecting it out ourself."

Add a couple of hundred hours of labor, and the finished guitars are valued between $1,500 and $3,500.

The "urban trees" program is another low-cost option for· students to get exotic woods to use. David Dutcher, a student and resident of Rancho Penasquitos, is currently working with black acacia for one of his two guitars.

The California Department of Forestry offers the college a variety of trees that have been removed from the environment due to age, storm damage or other conditions. Instead of sending the trees to landfills or to be cut for firewood, the students can take it for woodworking projects.

Palomar has offered the guitar making class for

many years, Stone said. He modeled his course on the way he taught a similar class at Coronado High School.

"I had an idea back then that I could bring just a little different type of student into the woodshop in an inviting way," he said. "And offer something that a student, who might not otherwise take a course in woodworking, would then see it as an option. I did a kind of cross section into the classroom."

He is still getting a diverse group of students. The current class is filled with men and women, from retirees to students in their 20s and everything in between.

For some, the class offers a way to take their love of music and guitar to a new level. For others who don't know how to play, the class helps them polish their woodworking skills.

Stone estimates that between 15 to 20 percent have the dream of becoming a luthier for a living.

"I enjoy making guitars because they are the biggest challenge," said Bob Camp, a student and Fallbrook resident .

"I don't play, I just make them."

Another student, Gary Cook of Escondido, agrees guitar-making is difficult.

"Building a guitar requires so many skills you ought to have 10 classes before out tackle this," Cook said. "You can make a guitar, but can you make it play?"

Cook said the first guitar he made doesn't play. He is back in the class to refine his skill and is making two guitars this time.

Fundamentals of Woodworking, CFT 100, is a prerequisite for the guitar-making class. Students can take the class up to four times.

Stone recommends they plan to take it twice to finish their first guitar.

Many students repeat the class to make additional guitars or other stringed instruments, such as a violin or bass.

Stone credits the students for the success and popularity of the class.

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"A friend had built a guitar here - it was beautiful," Dutcher said. "I wanted to make one, too."

He is also repeating the class and working on a cut away - a style of a guitar body where the top dips, or cuts away, at the base of the guitar neck.

"The class really wouldn't be what it is without the students' input and their innovations," Stone said. "When I solve a problem with a student, I like to give them options," ~tone said.

• ELECTION: New president will not seek to fill empty senator seats immediately CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 "I would like to see more people run for positions, but it was not an atypical election," he said.

The other people elected in the race were Benjamin Cruz, who ran for vice president of social affairs, and incumbent senator Gabe Blanchette, who ran to continue his post. Both won by default.

With the low influx of members into the student government and a large outflow of student leaders departing after this semester, Charas did not have a quorum at the time he took office meaning the new ASG would be unable to take any action.

Consequently, Charas said, his first order of business will be to appoint new members into the student government.

Unlike many ASG presidents, though, Charas said he does not want to hurry to appoint many new members.

"I'm okay having just eight people for a while, rather than 16 people who halfass it," Charas said.

Charas' opponent was Sarah Hugo.

Hugo said her campaign was damaged by unclear election rules, which led to her getting much less publicity than Charas did.

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Bishop, who is responsible for overseeing the election as ASG adviser, acknowledged there were some complaints about problems with the election rules.

Despite the loss, Hugo said she still intends to apply for appointment to the ASG as a vice president.

"I'd like to stay involved," she said. "I just want to work with the rest of the ASG." The new president, however, said he was reluctant to appoint Hugo to another term in student government.

"She had quite a while to do some-

thing," he said. "No. Just no."

Bishop proposed a plan to the new student leaders at the May 5 ASG meeting that he says would help get more people into student government, as well as create more interest in the elections.

Under Bishop's plan, the ASG would abolish the practice of candidates running for specific offices. Instead, students would only run to get into the ASG. Once all of the student representatives had been elected, they would vote people into specific positions at their first meeting.

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Once again, the Bush family is demonstrating its collective ego and willingness to crush anyone who opposes them or speaks unkind words about their political failures and blunders.

Their current victim is film-maker, Michael Moore. Moore's new film, "Fahrenheit 911," is premiering at the Cannes Film festival in mid-May. The film criticizes President Bush's handling of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the war on terror.

The film was produced by Miramax Films and was set to be distributed in the United States this summer.

Disney, which owns Miramax, exercised a provision in its contract and has prohibited Miramax from distributing "Fahrenheit 911."

Who is responsible for this blatant act of censorship? Apparently Jeb Bush.

That is Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida. The same Bush that helped his brother, George W., steal the 2000 presidential election.

According to a May 5 New York Times article titled "Disney Forbidding Distribution of Film That Criticizes Bush," Disney is afraid of "angering" Jeb Bush.

Disney fears that by angering the governor they would be jeopardizing millions of dollars worth of tax breaks they receive from the state of Florida.

This is an example of political corruption and attempted censorship at its worst.

One thing that makes no sense is that much of the information regarding the relationship between the Bush family and the bin Laden family was made public during the Sept. 11 Commission hearings in April.

What the president is counting on is that most people do not have the attention span necessary to watch a Sept. 11 hearing.

What he is also.expecting, and fearing, is the attention that Moore's film will receive.

What will people think if they know that private planes where chartered by our govern-

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ment to travel around the United States picking up members of the Bin Laden family and flying them to Saudi Arabia?

During the days following Sept. 11, when the skies over America were "locked down" and no one could fly, the bin Ladens could. The is just one of countless questionable actions taken by President Bush following Sept. 11.

Moore won an Academy Award in 2002 for his film "Bowling For Columbine." The film detailed the events surrounding the Columbine massacre and included an indepth analysis of America's gun control policies.

The film was widely praised by liberals and criticized by conservatives. Whether or not you agree with Moore's political views, his talent as a film-maker is hard to dispute.

Moore does his best to tell the part of the story everyone else is afraid to, no matter who he makes look bad. That is why the Bush family fears him.

Bush owes us all answers about Sept. 11. In an election year, when the president is running on the notion that "he is tough on terrorism" and challenges critics to "look at how well he handled Sept. 11," a film like "Fahrenheit 911" could be very damaging to the the presidents re-election bid.

Sept. 11 was a defining moment in our nation's history. Much like Pearl Harbor, it unified the nation and made us all more patriotic.

But as Bill Maher observed, it has turned many into "patriotic sheep" afraid to criticize our leaders for fear of appearing unpatriotic.

Lies are part of every presidential campaign, but Sept. 1r should be the exception.

Americans should be questioning every detail about Sept. 11 and the war on terror. We should all e-mail Disney and Miramax demanding the _movie be distributed without delay.

While it is hard to keep politicians honest, film-makers like Moore move us in the right direction - toward the truth.

The president should be the first one trying to discover the truth and share it with the American people. Censorship in any form should not be tolerated.

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Friends should stay friends Some people say that the best lovers are friends. That may be true, but it isn't quite the same the other way around.

Friends should never be lovers.

Friends should never have sex.

Sure, that "friend" you've been eyeing may have a rock-hard body and play the main character in all of your fantasies, but taking a friendship to that physical level is always a niistake.

Out of the two friends one is bound to have romantic feelings. And eventually that friendship upon which your night of passion was based will bomb faster than William Hung's debut release.

Don't waste time fooling yourself into thinking your friendship will blossom into a great romance- it's a lose-lose situation for both parties involved.

For the one who thought the 15 minute romp on the squeaky, spring-ridden, pullout couch actually meant something, your thoughts of "love" will soon consume you to the point of insanity.

For the one who thought the same romp - which you usually remember as lasting a bit longer than 15 minutes -was merely a means to pop the sexual tension, you'll later find it would have been better to stay home and find satisfaction on the Internet.

The "friend" dynamic is vastly different from that of romantic relationships.

Openness and compatibility may be the same, but when two people are lovers the relationship quickly goes out of balancethe scales are tipped, boundaries are crossed and hearts get broken.

Unlike "friends," lovers play two different roles. Usually one is the caretaker, while the other is the dependent.

These roles are innate and can be seen in the evolution of both animals and humans. Invariably, one side tends to dominate the other.

Trying to create a separation of power is difficult. Friendship involves two people who find common ground. There is a balanced level of respect between friends.

There is no push-pull or give-take like that

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in a romantic relationship. uncomfortable in each other's presence, When friends hop in the sack, one of and who wants a friend they are uncomthe two will unconsciously create a fortable to be around? · power struggle because it For the one who assumed is normal for any romanthe sex was meaningless and Doll't w11111 tim1 just for fun, they will begin tic relationship. to feel guilty, because they One party will always fooling yours1H into assume there are deeper thinking your ltitndship have hurt their friend. They will start to tiptoe around feelings hiding beneath the will blossom into 11 conversations and situasurface, while the other will always try to shrug it off, ·g1111t rom11nt1 - it's 11 tions, always keeping in mind not to lead the other giving hints that there will los._lo11 situ11tion.•• friend on. be no more.

The pre-coital "friendship" then dissiFor the friend who wants to morph the pates as quickly as the smoke clears relationship into romance, it becomes a from the post-coital cigarette. Instead of manifested reality based on body lanwanting to rip each others clothes off, guage and inclinations. This friend will you and your "friend-lover" become over-analyze every move the other

not Ioven makes and every word the other says, creating a romantic scenario in their head -whether it exists or not.

This will soon become exhausting for both parties.

The friendship, which used to be a model of loyalty, trust and respect, will soon become one of bitterness, guilt and loss.

It is easy to mistake friendship for love. The line is very thin.

Many assume that starting romance after being friends for a while would serve as the perfect foundation. This sounds ideal because both parties already know each other well enough to be able to take the relationship to the next level - or at least into the bedroom.

It isn't that simple.

When the romantic interest of one friend is not reciprocated by the other, the friendship gets weighed down. The friend who wants more ends up feeling used as if the pre-sex "friendship" was only based on the potential for getting it on.

For the other friend, time spent with their friend-now-lover becomes frustrating. No longer able to act naturally after having sex with someone they truly care about, they can no longer expose all of their life to their "friend." Especially when it involves other romantic interests or sexual prospects.

This situation not only kills the sexual tension, it kills the friendship - breeding jealousy, distrust and pain.

The saddest part of this situation is that no one is to blame. It is not the fault of the friend who just wanted sex, nor is it the fault of the friend who wanted more.

Your "friend" may be hot, and you may have a connection like you've never had with anyone else. But sex has consequences. Whether positive or negative, sex should be thought of as more than just an action, especially when involving two people who truly do care for each other.

And for those that find casual sex to be their favorite - choose someone you can easily run from when things get too complicated. You should be telling your friends about · your escapades, not including them.

Heading for the promised land I heard a good joke the other day: Why does New months and there is no more Super Bowl and the way Jersey have all of the toxic waste dumps and the Padres and Dodgers have been playing, no California has all of the lawyers? Because New World Series. I'm stuck in slow-motion suburbia with a couple of pool halls and bowling alleys to Jersey got first pick.

The superficial attitude out here on the left coast has keep me entertained.

Still not reason enough? According to the U.S. really made me despise living in Southern California.

Census Bureau, the population per square mile in New Next fall I'll be attending Rutgers Jersey is 1,134. In San Diego alone it is 3,772. Talk University in New Jersey. Needless about a little extra room to stretch out. to say that I am ecstatic to finally The Census Bureau also reports that the cost of livleave this lackadaisical and overing in New Jersey is about 25 percent less than it is in priced hellhole.

California. Sure that makes minimum wage $1.60 I know all of the beach bums and less, but I made almost $20,000 last year at my fullskaters have their jaws dropped in time management job, so I'm not worrying about that. awe about the idea that someone Down the road I won't have too much to worry could be so happy about leaving the about either. Cost of living may be cheaper in state where, according to Kid Rock, "... the Jersey, but employers tend to pay up to 8 per cent women come equipped with scripts and fake breasts."

I'll really enjoy the actual change of the seasons in more than in California.

Basically, I'll need to make less money to maintain Jersey. Fall is the most beautiful time of the year the same standard of living, but watching the leaves change colors and probably end up making more in the descend from the trees. long run anyway.

California makes me feel like I am in a As if I'd get through my whole giant hamster wheel with the same weath- I •m eest•tit to rant without comparing gas er all year. I'd rather be freezing in a frigid lin•llyl1•ve this prices. With the national average six-month winter than deal with another currently fluttering around $1.80 California Christmas - shorts and a T- l•tk•d•isit•l •nd shirt during the day and jeans and a parka OVIIplited h11/ho/1. per gallon, the Jersey average per gallon is $1.67. at night. I like some consistency in my life.

As a matter of fact, I don't even Another advantage I'll have in Jerseydoing stuffi I might as well be at the center of the uni- have to get out of my car at the gas station. Jersey is verse in Jersey. Feasibly, if I wanted to jump in my car one of two states in the nation that have a mandatory full-serve gasoline law. I'll be saving a whole lot of and drive to a plethora of major cities, I could.

The Big Apple is only an hour drive away, Philly is money and a little energy as well.

I'm not giving up any luxuries either. You have the an hour and a half, Baltimore and D.C. is three hours beach and I'll have the shore. You have Vegas in five and Boston, though a stretch is only four.

Any concert, any sporting event, anything worth hours and I'll have Atlantic City in two.

You have smog and I'll have toxic waste. Okay, so it's going to see, I'll be able to see.

Here in North San Diego County, I get San Diego not entirely perfect, but I'll take a few extra fingers~ and Los Angeles, where the same bands come every six over $2.20 a gallon any day.

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ROAD CLOSED • Rottd trips provide 11 fun lesson in geogrttphy and eulture It is amazing how many people rave about how great Southern California is - it is the only place they ever want to live. These same people often put down places like Arkansas and Mississippi.

What is surprising is that when you ask these people if they have ever been anywhere outside California, many say no. This is a shame because America has a lot to offer.

For those who have only ventured out-of-state to go to Tijuana or Las Vegas, there is something you can do - a road trip.

A road trip does not mean travelling to a specific location by car. The purpose of a road trip is the trip itself, not the destination. These trips are educational and fun.

Whether you are into Civil War history or hip-hop music, you can take a trip that fits your interests.

A road trip requires preparation.

Preparation means having a good car, friends, maps, money, and a general idea of where you want to go and what you want to do.

Preparation is a must, planning is not. Planning everything ahead of time takes away from the whole purpose of

These trips also serve another purthe road trip. The purpose is to explore pose. It provides camaraderie among and have fun.

Those that have only seen Southern those on the trip. Sharing new experiCalifornia are in for a huge shock once ences can strengthen friendships and help new friends bond. they leave the state.

Be warned though - do not take a Though California has its share of deserts, driving through Arizona and trip with someone you do not like or New Mexico can open your eyes to all of even slightly gets on your nerves. the things deserts have to offer. Several days in a car can magnify minor Petrified forests and colorful rockscapes annoyances or habits.

Some of the most fun road trips are make what would otherwise be a boring themed. If you are interested in the drive more fun.

California also offers a variety of ghet- Civil War, there are hundreds of battletos. Though south central Los Angeles is fields across the southern and eastern deserving of the "ghetto" title, it is noth- portions of the country. A two-week trip ing compared to ghettos in Memphis, through the region can provide a once in Philadelphia, or New Orleans. a lifetime experience.

Skateboarders can travel across the Seeing the vast expanses that poverty covers in these areas is an eye-opening country going to skate parks and looking for good places to skate. experience.

People interested in hip-hop or any Arkansas is the butt of a lot of jokes.

But it offers more than trailer parks and type of music can travel around the far'ms. It is a beautiful state filled with country looking for night clubs and disforests and small towns populated by cover bands they would never hear of some of the friendliest people anywhere. otherwise.

These trips offer more People who think of than just fun. While you are Mississippi often think of the Ku Klux Klan or The purpose ol11 1011d having fun, you are also learning about our country's poverty. Many people in trip is the ttip itself, geography and culture. our geographically ignoCollege students in parrant country do not even not the destin11tion. ticular should take road know that Mississippi is trips. The earlier in life on the , coast, Which that you learn who and what are out coast? The gulf coast.

There is a small town on the gulf there, the better.

This summer, if you have a car and a called Pass Christian. It is a great town full of friendly people. Towns like this little extra money, take a couple weeks and see what's out there. Then you can exist all over the country.

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Retiring dean aboUt more than math and science

By Rachel Keeler

version of Institutional Review that the college uses today. Now, faculty and staff from each department conduct the Michael Rourke's eyes grew wide research, instead of a centralized comwith excitement as he pointed to fea- mittee.

This organizational change trigger s tures on the blueprints of Palomar more in-depth discus sion within College's future science building.

"The benefit to students will be departments about student learning tremendous ," said Rourke , who has and progress, Rourke said.

"He's very pro-student," said Jerry played an important part in the development of the building since he came to Houser, the interim Earth Sciences Department chairman. "He wants Palomar as a dean seven years ago.

Although Palomar recently received departments under him to meet stuthe final approval needed to proceed dent needs."

Rourke's retirement also comes in a with construction bids, Rourke will not be here long enough to see his work time of controversy, after professor come to life. He is retiring from his Daniel Finkenthal recently called him position as the Dean of Mathematics a corrupt manager as part of an ongoand the Natural and Health Sciences at ing professional dispute between them. the end of this semester.

Rourke said the controversy had "We're all grieving because he is going," said Katheryn Garlow, Dean of "nothing to do" with his retirement.

"As a division dean, you're always Languages and dealing with issues," Literature, who has Rourke said. "If I worked closely with "Now I'd like to go b1tk .nd were to wait until Rourke for the past two finish th1t flllllth I w11 there were no years. issues, I would Rourke's dedication working on, do 1 little pittretire." to projects like the new time t11thing .nd enjoy life." never The ES-9 computscience building, PeopleSoft registration - Michael Rourke er lab that Rourke RETIRING DEAN OF MATH AND SCIENCE helped to build and software, the ES-9 manage since its computer lab and othinception in 1998 ers and will continue to benefit students and employees alike serves as an open lab to all students, but its primary purpose is to provide long after he is gone.

College President Sherrill Amador students from each of his 18 divisions said Rourke's role in changing the with specialized math and science direction of Institutional Review was a software.

The Adam software, for example, is a strong point of his career at Palomar.

In the past, the review committee program that takes anatomy students thoroughly evaluated all parts of the through each structure of the human college every six years to determine body, layer by layer.

Rourke also worked to meet the student and department success.

This was a long and tedious process, needs of his colleagues. Part of his job the effects of which became outdated was to create tools for evaluating within each six-year gap, Amador said. data, and make computer systems Rourke developed a simpler, annual more user-friendly for faculty and THE UUSCOPE

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Michael Rourke, the dean of math and science at Palomar College for seven years,.is retiring this semester. Rourke is known for his work with PeopleSoft, the college's registration management software, as well as his efforts to reform the college's annual Institutional Review. staff, Garlow said.

About 2,000 faculty and staff at Palomar use PeopleSoft, the software that manages the college's student registration and faculty services. Rourke has created training materials and organized professional development activities for the use of PeopleSoft since he came to Palomar.

Now, after all of his contributions to Palomar, Rourke said, "It's just time."

It's time for Rourke to help his son finish high school, support his wife who works full-time, do some fishing and continue scientific research he began in pursuit of his Ph.D. in college, he said.

That research will take him to the Sierra Nevada Mountains to study Foxtail Pines. They are unique trees

that grow elliptical orbits pointing north to south, providing a true compass for anyone lost in those woods.

Rourke said it is important to him to retire now, at 57, while he is still young enough to hike at an elevation of 10,000 feet, where the pines grow.

Looking back on his diverse, 40-year career, Rourke said he has no regrets, only gratitude for the opportunities he's had and for those still to come.

Rourke began his career in the Navy in Vietnam, moved on to become a research engineer in Malibu, taught at Bakersfield Community College and finally served as a dean at Palomar.

"Now I'd like to go back and finish that research I was working on, do a little part-time teaching, and enjoy life," he said.

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College sponson popular·concert to appear more hip in tune with the young people in the community."

Veronica Turgeon, a psychology major, was one of a handful of students that won free tickets to the concert during the free raffle at the Student Center.

"I heard it advertised on the radio, but I was just sitting here when they came and my friends and I decided to go up there and get raffle tickets," Turgeon said.

"My speech class was cancelled so I came down here and it worked out perfect," she said.

The college will have a booth at the concert and representatives will hand out Palomar class schedules and pencils .

Additionally, the Educational Television students on campus are producing a 30-second commercial about the college that will air during one of the show's intermissions on the amphitheater's big screen.

Sabato said the opportunity to sponsor "Your Show 5" gives Palomar 175 mentions on 93.3 over a six-week period, as well as publicity on the concert's Web site and in the printed program.

She said the amount of publicity for this partnership makes more financial sense than airing two weeks of 60-second radio spots.

"I've heard a number of students say that they have heard that we are sponsoring the show on the radio," Sabato said.

"They are really excited that we are finally getting out there and doing some fun things in the community," she said.

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Palomar College teams up with the Aeropostale clothing company and Chicken of the Sea to sponsor Channel 933's "Your Show 5" May 14 at Coors Amphitheatre.

Palomar Communications Director Cindy Sabato said this is the college's first major outreach program in quite some time.

"Palomar has not needed to do marketing," Sabato said. "We've had our enrollment maxed out and we have plenty of students and not enough classrooms to serve the students that we have."

The new program is a response to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed tuition increase from $18 per unit to $26 for fall 2004. Sabato said the college may lose some students in the fall .

93.3 DJ Cabana Boy Geoff Alan was at the Student Center May 4 playing music and raffling free tickets to the concert, which features Hilary Duff, Jessica Simpson, Maroon 5, Black Eyed Peas and others.

"We're just out here giving away free stuff and having a good time," Alan said. "I used to be a student here too so coming back is a very cool thing."

Sabato said Palomar is sponsoring the event in an effort to expose prospective students to a hipper Palomar College.

"There are going to be students there from all over the county," Sabato said. "We want our students and our prospective students that Palomar is

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Chris Lykins took his first flight lesson with his grandfather when he was only 13 years old.

"It's easy to get into a profession that is in your family lineage," Lykins said. "My grandfather and my dad both passed on the love and the knowledge of aviation to me ever since I was four or five."

Lykins decided to pursue aviation as a career at a young age. Mter doing the majority of his flying in a small town called Faribault, Minn, he received his pilot license and moved to Vista, where weather permitted safe flying all year.

"At that point I knew I had to get the rest of my training somewhere that I could fly year-round." Lykins said. "Also, I read somewhere that there are around 650,000 licens-ed pilots out there and about three of them are in Minnesota. So if I wanted to get the best training I decided I should move out here."

A major selling point for Lykins to move to the San Diego area was his uncle telling him about Palomar's exceptional aeronautical science courses and specifically Jerry Houser, the aeronautical sciences department chair, who has been teaching at Palomar since 1980.

"We have had many students come through the aviation program here that I have tracked that work with major airlines," Houser said.

"It has been a very successful program for our students."

The aviation program at Palomar started in the 1960s when Kent Backart, a chemistry professor who liked to fly planes in his leisure time, started teaching a few aviation classes in addition to his chemistry classes.

That small step eventually launched the aeronautical sciences department.

Houser explained that there are basically two kinds of students that go through the aviation program. The first being the student who wishes to make a career out of aviation, be it piloting or operations and the other being the student who has a career that has a passion to learn how to fly and do so in their leisure time.

Rusty Friesen, 20, says that his friend who took Houser's courses suggested a career in aviation to him.

"He told me to come and check it out and I liked it a lot," Friesen said. "So I just kept doing it. I figured being a pilot would be a cool job making good money and doing something fun."

Houser said that there is good money to be made in aviation but it is a big investment. ''It is a bit pricey, but it pays off enormously in the future," Houser said.

Houser recalls a specific student who struggled financially through Palomar and flight school. After finally completing his required courses and tests, the student got a job with American Airlines and

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made $10,000 within his first month of work.

Derek Tarvin, 32, is the other type of student Palomar's aviation program attracts. Tarvin, who is in video game production, is taking Rouser's classes to earn his pilot license and make his own business flights to Los Angeles and San Francisco.

"I tend to travel a lot for my job," Tarvin said. "If it ends up that I keep this travel schedule up, I would consider getting a plane."

Tarvin had flight experience prior

to attending classes at Palomar, but was recommended to go to Palomar by a few of his previous instructors.

"I'm glad I took them up on it because I think he [Houser] has taught me some important things I never would have learned," Tarvin said.

The typical road map to a career in aviation, according to Houser, starts with the courses at Palomar and receiving an associate's degree.

After that, students attend private flight schools to get more supervised training and log time. Most student then become flight instructors

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themselves at these schools while attending a four year university en route to their bachelor's degree.

Lykins finished his flight school training at American Flyers in San Diego and plans to earn his associate's degree by the end of this year.

Though he had plenty of experience flying before he attended Palomar, Lykins credits Houser for a lot of his knowledge.

"He [Houser] took the most difficult subjects and put them into Lehman's terms," Lykins said. "It was wonderful how well he broke down the logic. He made me feel like I could step right into it with that type of knowledge."

Houser has a replica P-51 plane sitting on his desk. To the naked eye, it seems like a model airplane, but when its engine starts to fire up on cue, it's obvious that the plane is actually his office telephone.

"That sounds just like Jerry Houser to me," Lykins said.

Lykins is pursuing a job as an airline pilot, much like his grandfather and father, who have piloted Delta and Northwest Airlines respectively. He hopes to earn his four- year degree and possibly move back to Minnesota, where Lykins says it is greener.

"I wouldn't really mind being based in Minnesota. I thought it was awesome to wake up early and fly to Wisconsin for breakfast and then fly back to Minnesota and be at work by 11 o'clock."

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Many Internet related sexual encounCollege students are in a war zone, ters are anonymous and service providers fighting to stay healthy and untarnished maintain strong privacy policies for their from the relentless onslaught of diseases customers making it difficult to protect like chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, and people from infection or determine who is genital warts said Andrea Cugini; an infected, Mcfarlane said. adviser for Birth Choice, a pregnancy sup. "While AOL cannot comment on any LEW STAMP I KRT IEWS SERVICE port center in San Marcos. interactions that take place offiine, we Graduate student Teni Stoner of Ohio exanines a culture whie doing resean:h on green vegetables that may Most students are naive when it can speak to the measure taken to arrest the progress of hl!flles. Stoner cautions that she hasn't foiBid a cure for hl!flles. comes to the symptoms and causes of ensure that our members have a safe STDs, leaving them with a false sense online experience," said Katie Griesbeck, According to Birth Choice, college stu- 50,000 Americans; consequently AIDS of security. Consequently, students may an AOL spokesperson in their Corporate dents between the ages of 16 to 25 are is almost always a fatal virus. face new risks when it comes to con- Communications Department. "While more likely to become infected with Staying safe and seeking help tracting STDs, such as having sex with we do not pre-screen member-generated chlamydia and gonorrhea.

Most students who become a victim of people they've met over the Internet. content generally, we reserve the right to The diseases spread at a rapid rate STD's never seek out help because they "Young people are going to inherently remove inappropriate content. We also because people never realize they are trust other people - trust them enough encourage members to report an abusive infected. Many STDs, like chlamydia and ignore the issue, are not informed, don't to not give them a sexually transmitted content or communications gonorrhea, attack their vic- know about the health services and the disease. College students are at a stage that they encounter within "M01t peop/1 won't tim without leaving any type privacy acts offered at their schools Reyzer said. where they are going to drive fast, drink, the AOL community." of symptoms Cugini said.

"Most people won't admit it. They are smoke, test their independence and disThe Internet has •dmit it. Th1y •re More than half of women embarrassed and scared, but if you don't cover new, more serious relationships," become a major aspect of 1mb•11•111d •nd and up to one-forth of men face the reality of it, then you ignore it," said Marge Reyzer, Palomar Health people's lives. People will IUited." who have chlamydia don't Cugini said.

Services Nurse. "It's about not having not contract an STD have symptoms, according Neglecting the signs is neglecting the the experience' to see the end result. online, but those who par- Andrea Ci!!ini to the County of San Diego for a healthy life and increasopportunity Most young people don't see the conse- take in sexual activities BIRTH CHOICE REPRESENTATIVE Health Department. es the chances of spreading the diseases to quences of their actions." with people they met However, a few people online are at a greater risk of becoming infected with chlamydia have identified more people Reyzer said.

Modem technology, old-fashioned risks Many students think using a condom infected Mcfarlane said. symptoms according to the Palomar "It is natural to experiment with sex. will reduce the chances of becoming a vic''The Internet is a powerful tool.. . we Health Services. Women may complain The college experience is all about par- are concerned about America's youth. from pain when they urinate, bleeding tim to an STD, but this may not be so true ties, drinking and finding yourself," They're coming into their sexual maturity between periods or after sex, pain during in some cases Cugini said.

Cugini said. "Being away from family, in the Internet era," Mcfarlane said.

According to the County of San Diego sex, a thick, yellow, or bloody discharge getting it all out of your system - sex Health Department, genital warts, HPV, from their vaginas and pain in their 15 morton infected every year is the first thing most people turn to. pelvic area. Men may also suffer from herpes, and molluscum contagiosum can People experiment in college and even The Centers for Disease Control and pain during urination and a watery fluid be spread even when a condom has been young than that."

Prevention estimates that 15 million or pus discharge from their penis. used during intercourse. The virus will STD infections can occur anywhere, people each year are infected with "Young people think they are invinci- produce lesions or warts on the infected not just on college campuses, Cugini said. STDs in the United States; chlamydia ble. Nobody wants to think of the and can be spread simply by touching or "People who look for sex partners online being the most common infectious dis- worse case scenario - no one under- rubbing the contagious area. may be at a higher risk for sexually trans- ease among young women.

"There is nothing that is going to stands the negatives of sleeping keep you absolutely safe from STD's around," Cugini said.

Having multiple sexual partners besides abstinence," Cugini said. increases the chances of someone "Condoms are not fool proof, limit yourbecoming exposed and possibly infected self to one person."

All appointments are confidential and with a multitude of diseases that vary each establishment that offers sexual in complications, symptoms, and treatcounseling of any kind, including Palomar ments Cugini said.

Health Services, by state law must comply STDs like herpes, Genital warts, HIV with privacy acts even when a patient is a and AIDS are treatable, but will never minor said Reyzer. be cured Reyzer said. Outbreaks can be The health services at Palomar offer monitored and treated, but the virus will lay dormant in the victim's body, thus free, anonymous testing, pap smear testing for women, birth control, educamaking them a carrier of the disease.

Although there are medications tional resources about sex and STD's -difrers::_~'i?fr·,._v- .:Y C&Y" ,, available to reduce outbreaks, once and supply condoms for students infected with herpes outbreaks can Reyzer said.

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Dealing with lesions, warts and pelvic between $13-$15 for one prescription," pain are a few side effects of STD infec- Reyzer said Information provided by Birth Choice tions, but once infected with HIV and AIDS people are faced with the thought of forewarns people between the ages of 16 and 25 are at a greater risk of condeath Cugini said. tracting an STD. According to statistics provided by "With society moving so fast, the numBirth Choice, an estimated 40,000 JEIIIFEI MIDIEIIY I KIT NEWS SERVICE bers get larger and larger, while the ages Americans become infected with HIV Deesha Dyer teaches sex education at the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia in Dec. 2003. Dyer started each year. AIDS has killed nearly get younger," Cugini said. the Cover Your Lover program to raise awareness about sexually transmitted diseases.

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To the untrained eye, Palomar appears to be a place where students come to sit in class and listen to lectures. But there is a lot more to college than most realize. With nearly 30,000 students, Palomar is its own community and there is always a moment to capture-on campus.

From top left to right: Marie Liew finds a cool place to beat the heat on Monday, May 3 as the thermometer hit 91 degrees in San Marcos. Thomas Bixler practices for an upcoming meet in the Palomar College swimming pool April 28. Chris Parks studies for his Emergency Medical Technician final May 3 near the Planetarium. Professor Jay Miller welds a practice joint in his Welding 100 class.

Clockwise from middle left: Headlights of speeding vehicles stretch across Mission Road in the moonlight in front of Palomar's main entrance. Karen Sano adds finishing strokes to her composition of the arbor arch for her acrylic painting class. Russ Zigler helps his son Matt as they seal up Russ' engine for his race car. The two are taking automotive technology 225, which teaches students how to rebuild engines. North Country Transit District bus route 302 takes its final pass through the Palomar College Transit Center,on May 4.

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Palomar student Ashley Thorp contributed her painting, entitled "Jencon" for the student art show which runs at the Boehm Gallery through May 21. The exhibition features more than 200 works by art students.

Berg's unique perspective added much to his art, and even more to others lives, Ruez said.

Ruez cites Berg as an example of what students can accomplish "when one chooses tenacity over defeat."

The "Student Art and Photography Exhibition" runs through May 21.

The Hawaiian-themed open house when the gallery opened was not limited to just the Boehm Gallery.

"It's pretty festive, " said Mike Steirnagle, chairman of the Performing Arts Department. "It's also for students to find out what classes they want to take."

During the reception night May 7, all the art rooms were open and filled with even more work. There were even live demonstrations of stained glass, glass blowing,

jewelry making, ceramics variety of media and styles. and a bronze pour.

"We try to get a very The art show features more diverse body of work, very than 200 pieces on display. experimental and also very "The artwork is great. The traditional," Steirnagle said. students do wonderful With works ranging from work," Steirnagle said.

Keut Smolik's painting However, wall space 1s "Somewhere in Yosemite" limited in the gallery. a landscape of jagged burgundy trees "Each class gets a couple against a soft pieces selected "It is t1 two-y111t pastel sky - to -sometimes sthool, so we tend the naturalistic by the instruc- to bend mo11 to the photography of tors, someJack I skin, both times the stu- tttlditiontll. We'll the experimental dents will vote. t111thing moll of the and traditional It just are well reprelundtlmenttlls." depends ." he sented. said. "It's a - Mike Steirna!,!le Some sculpvery competi- PERFORMING ARTS CHllllirAN tures such as tive thing. "'mage" by Sherri Sometimes people get their Callans - a box of mirrors, feelings hurt because they money and barbed wire holding a compact, cell phone and don't get in."

The pieces that made it past bottles of prescriptions - deal the selection process cover a with hot topics. Some, like Arturo G. Ochoa's Nightmare Series, are darkly comical images depicting what lies under the beds of unassuming children.

Modern influences like Jackson Pollack and Gustave Klimt can be seen in some works, other pieces invoke many different cultures and traditions.

While "on occasion there have been some pieces -that raised some eyebrows," Steirnagle said.

"It is a two-year school, so we tend to bend more to the traditional. We're teaching more of the fundamentals."

The gallery is open from liLLY WILDMII I THE TELESCOPE 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Left: George Bamber's "Happiness" is among the works on display at the 'fuesdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Boehm Gallery's annual student art show this year. on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fridays and Right: "Nightmare," by Arturo G. Ochoa, depicts the monsters lurking Saturdays. It is closed under a young boy's bed while he sleeps at night Sundays and Mondays.

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The Dead keep Garcia's memory alive Bv Donnie Boyle

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This summer, music lovers in San Diego have more to look forward to than the usual collection of bands coming through on their summer tours.

On June 23, "The Dead Wave That Flag Summer Tour 2004" will come to the Coors Amphitheatre in Chula Vista.

After frontman Jerry Garcia's death in 1995, the Grateful Dead split up and each of its members became involved in various personal projects.

Realizing that there ~ 'The Dead' are three generations w of "Deadheads" I SHOWTIMES JUNE 23 (diehard Grateful Iii Dead fans) still want- ~ LOCATION ing more, vocalist and THE COORS AMPHITHEATRE guitarist Bob Weir, bassist Phil Lesh and percussionists Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann reunited in 2003 as "The Dead."

Many would argue that if the lead singer of a band dies, the rest of band should call it quits.

In most cases this is true.

An excellent example is the 21st Century Doors. A couple of years ago two members of The Doors replaced the late great Jim Morrison with former Cult frontman Ian Astbury. There is little doubt that Jim is turning over in his grave after hearing Astbury butcher his songs.

This is not the case with Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead. Garcia probably would have been the first to say that the band was not about him. It was about a collection of individuals performing together and interacting with the fans.

Another reason why The Dead will work without Garcia is he was a co-lead singer. He performed about half of the songs and Weir did the other half. In fact, one of the most recognizable Grateful Dead songs, "Sugar Magnolia," was sung by Weir.

Garcia's importance to the band should not be minimized. When the

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Former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir (left) and Phil Lesh perform in Atlanta during the 1998 Further Festival Tour. Many assumed that the loss of lead guitarist Jerry Garcia in 1995 would kill the band, but the Dead and their legions of followers, have proven that the Grateful Dead will live on.

Grateful Dead is mentioned, people will associated the band with Garcia.

With this in mind, the band's latest incarnation carries on Garcia's legacy and pays homage to him at every live performance. · The best way for members of The Dead to carry on Garcia's legacy is to stick to their roots. The band fuses rock, folk, blues, country, bluegrass and jazz into a unique brand of music that can only be fully appreciated live.

"Deadheads" are known for going to as many concerts as possible and buying every live album the band releases.

This would not make sense with most bands. Once you have heard a song performed, why buy it on another album?

The answer is simple: The Dead never perform a song the same way twice.

Their concerts consist of extended jams with a lot of improvisation. Band members improvise individually, but without hurting the overall effect.

This group improvisation is often described by fans as "the guys talking to each other." The end result is unlike any other music out there.

On this summer's tour, The Dead are continuing another legacy, one that has angered and perplexed much of the music industry for decades. They allow fans to record their concerts.

For years, "tapers" have attended concerts, even sitting in special "taper sections" where the acoustics are best

for recording. Those who do not want to go through the trouble of recording the concert can purchase every event from the 2004 summer tour on compact disc through The Dead's Web site.

Whether it is giving an incredible performance or getting the music to the people, The Dead, both the original and in its latest form, are dedicated to the fans.

As many "Deadheads" like to say, "The Grateful Dead are not just a band - they are a state of mind."

More information about "The Dead Wave That Flag Summer Tour 2004" is available on the band's official Web site at www.dead.net.

Tickets are on sale and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.

Former Talking Head shows genius on 'Grown Backwards' Bv Ben Greenstein

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David Byrne is known by most as the bizarre, quirky lead singer for the definitive, "weird" 1980s band Talking Heads.

What sometimes gets overlooked is that, in addition to pioneering robotic funk and goofY spoken-word experiments, Byrne is also an excellent pop songwriter who can bring tears to the eyes offans with his gorgeous melodies.

Byrne's previous solo efforts have been all over the map- ambient electronic experiments on "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts" and the mas'Grown terpiece "The Catherine Wheel," i! straight Latin music on "Rei Momo," ! Backwards' avant-garde classical on "The • Forest," horn-spiked Brazilian pop 1 1 on "Uh-Oh" and depressing spaceARTIST blues on "David Byrne."

DAVID BYRNE These albums all had their GENRE ALT·ROCK strengths and weaknesses, but never achieved as much success as the singer's groundbreaking albums with Talking Heads.

However, his 1997 album "Feelings," - with its amazing fusion of classical styles and hip hop beats and the excellent single "Miss America" - ended up becoming something of a counterculture hit, and set the pace for things to come.

"Feelings" follow up, 2001's "Look Into The Eyeball," was a colorful pop fiesta, which ended with the understated, pretty, "Everyone's In Love With You" - a song which recalled the Beatles at their most intimate. The new album is largely a continuation of this mood - songs like "She Only Sleeps" and "Pirates" have a playful, bouncy tone, but are at the same time quite emotional.

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piece with a subtle string or horn section. The opening track "Concrete, Glass, And Stone" is a classy ballad featuring an African percussion section, while the cover of the witty, bizarre, country band Lambchop's "The Man Who Loved Beer" is based on a dreamy, surreal violin part.

There is one track where emphasis on production takes over, and it's a real winner- "Lazy" is a bonus track at the end ofthe album, written with electro DJs X-Press 2, and is nine minutes of rhythmic bliss. The strings glide over an almost disco-esque backbeat, while Byrne turns out a seemingly endless chain of vocal hooks and witty lyric.s. While it seems a bit out of place after the restrained nature of the rest of the album, it is doubtlessly the best song present.

There are two other tracks that seem a bit out of place, yet are not nearly as effective.

Byrne gives us straight renditions of passages from the operas "La Traviata" by Verdi and "The Pearl Fishers" by Bizet. While Byrne has a surprisingly perfect voice for opera, this album doesn't seem like the place to use it. An album full of Byrne -sung operas would have been interesting, but here the pieces only serve to slow down the record.

Every other song is more or less in the same tone.

Some are more upbeat (the rap-like "Tiny Apocalypse"), some are slower and gloomier ("Empire"), and some are just plain goofY ("Glad" sounds like it was made up in the shower). Yet they all work together to create a surreal, re,laxing pop atmosphere, thanks to the consistency of Byrne's melodies and arrangements.

The record as a whole feels a bit more "adult" than an album like "Feelings-," which seemed to target a younger audience with its playful experimentation.

"Grown Backwards" is simply a collection of well-done songs, made for people who enjoy a good melody and good lyrics, and who aren't afraid of finding an unexpected South American drum circle in the middle of it.

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However, this is not the case with the newest attempt to bring the character to the big screen.

The goal here appears to be to pull the film in as many directions as possible, alternating between a mindless shoot-em-up, a Tarantino ripoff, a touching family drama, a crime movie and a goofy action comedy.

Of course, as is often the case, this varied approach simply does not work.

For those unfamiliar with the character, the Punisher is Frank Castle, an ex-cop whose family is murdered by a crime boss.

Castle, mistaken for dead, decides that a weak legal system is to blame for his

situation, and with arsenal of weapons takes to hunting down guilty criminals and murdering them.

In the books, he is a relatively interesting character the hypocrisy of a man who murders murderers is something of a launching point for philosophical discussions.

On film, though, it's hard to care at all about Castle (played here by newcomer Thomas Jane).

Part of this is due to the fact that Jane isn't a very engaging actor, but more of the blame can be placed on the script, which spends so much timebuilding up the story of the villainous Howard Saint (John

Travolta) that Castle's story feels more like a plot point than the center of the film.

Right from the beginning, the focus is on Saint's family - even after we are introduced to Castle, we see more of the Saints than we do of our supposed hero.

This is especially unforgivable as the Saints are rather boring villains, straight out of a thirdrate crime movie. We know that the Punisher must eventually kill all of these people, but why can't he kill them right at the beginning and then spend the rest of the movie doing something a bit more interesting?

Things pick up a little when Saint

hires a series of colorful hitmen (who feel as if they have wandered in from completely different movies) to track Castle down, but even then the film seems inconsistent and silly.

The musical passages which are used in each of the fights are a bit out-ofplace as well - there is no reason that the otherwise awesome duel with the giant Russian wrestler had to be set to opera music.

There is so much in the film that doesn't work. It's hard to focus on specifics, but a particular embarrassment is the attempt to add comic relief in the form of Castle's two geeky neighbors.

One has facial piercings; one is fat.

Neither is at all funny. They completely set off the pace of the film - as does a third neighbor (portrayed by Rebecca Romijn-Stamos), a love interest in a movie which really doesn't need one.

Many of the action sequences are good (not great), and the acting is okay (except for Travolta, who appears to be going for the title of"worst actor to ever have a comeback").

But the script is dreadful- the dialogue feels awkward, the plot is full of holes (why does Castle reveal himself to still be alive, when he could have more effectively taken out his enemies in secret?)and the dynamics of the film are completely off.

There has already been one Punisher movie made in the past - in 1989, starring Dolph Lundgren. While it wasn't a great film, it at least knew it wasn't one, and didn't try to be anything but a fun action movie.

This new film, however, tries constantly to be something more than a run-of-the-mill action flick, yet comes up empty.

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Following a year of waiting for approvals at the state level, Palomar College's much anticipated science building is just about ready to go to bid. · Approval of the high-tech lab with classrooms on the San Marcos campus has been held up for months due to the long list of government criteria, said Mike Ellis, facilities director.

"We've just received word that we've received the OK," Ellis said.

The State Departments of General Service and Finance often stacked one requirement on top of another when the college thought it was ready for construction, he said.

At its next meeting May 11, -the governing board is expected to give final approval to send the _ project out to bid.

Ellis said that, if approved, the three-month bid process would then give the job to any company who can support the bond for the project.

Unable ,to release an exact figure, Ellis' said the bond will be in the $25 r'ninion range.

Groundbreaking on the lab and classrooms is expected to take place in September, once the governing board approves the potential bid.

Other than receiving state approval, Ellis said the project is relatively unchanged.

"It hasn't changed much in the last year," Ellis said. ''We've just been waiting to go to bid," he said.

bids for new science building expected

The recent progress is a sign that the face of Palomar 1s changing.

Along with the addition of the science building at the north end of campus, the area is earmarked as the site of the relocation of all Palomar sports facilities.

These include new baseball, softball and soccer fields already designed and put up · for bid.

Athletic Director John Woods said there was initially a plan to do both projects together, but the hang-ups on the science building's approval convinced the athletic department to go ahead with its fields.

The athletic department's project has been on a standstill for a while, as well.

Woods said the bidding on Phase One, the construction of community soccer fields and the grading of the baseball field, is complete.

Phase Two is the grading of the softball field and construction of both fields.

Wier Brothers Construction is set to do the job for Phase One, and groundbreaking has already begun.

Woods said the start date on Phase Two depends on funding.

"In this budget climate, that's probably not going to happen with district funding," Woods said.

Additional money, Woods said, will-likely come from the private sector. He said there are a number of supporters willing to aid in funding of the fields.

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expenses during the budget crisis.

"Why should Palomar students pay for state expenses? We already pay taxes when we work," said Christopher Lansman, a Palomar student.

Lansman, who is a full-time manager at The Game Stop, said he believes the money should go toward education and not other state programs in disrepair.

Susie Follstad is a Palomar student working on her business transfer units. · "I think for people who are ~aying their own way to college, the fee increase is making it more difficult for them to achi~ve their academic potential," Follstad said. I Behavioral sciences ptofessor Andrea Ferentinos said, "It's criminal when there is a rise is school fees. I understand that costs go up, but they can't raise so much at a time."

Ferentinos said she believes the state should "increase school fees in tiny increments that are based on something measurable in a ratio with · the cost ofliving."

Juan Cervantes, a Palomar firefighter and paramedic student, said the fee increase is "ridiculous."

"The last time it went up, it was hard for students to pay, and now that it is going up again, paying for the fee increase will be inconvenient."

Other Palomar students don't mind as much.

"Even at $26 per unit, Palomar is still a wonderful bargain," said Nancy Spillane. "Education is a good investment."

J.J. Singh, a math major, said he cannot do much about it.

"I want an education. I wish something else could be done, but until then, I will bite the bullet," Singh said. · Hugh Gerhardt, Palomar's men's and women's cross country coach, said "community colleges are the best deal in dodge."

"Even with a fee increase, it is still a great deal," Gerhardt said.

"I kind of wonder sometimes that - with cheaper classes - if students sign up for classes

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and then drop them. Maybe people will become more into learning if a higher fee is implemented."

Patton said one rationale for higher fees is that more students should become eligible for financial aid.

"The legislature believes increasing fees will be OK because it's not difficult for community college students to obtain financial aid," he said.

However, for some Palomar students, becoming qualified for financial aid is not easy.

Lennie Devera, a Palomar nursing program hopeful working on her general education, has her hands full with family obligations.

With three children and a husband who was recently laid off from his job, Devera works full-time and attends Palomar approximately 75 percent of her time, she said.

Devera said she has fears about her future, too. Once she is admitted into the nursing program, Devera said she will not have the time for full-time work.

"If you have a family, $26 per unit is a lot of money," she said.

Harlan, the business major, said he comes from a low-income family, so he was able to receive the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. "Many students think it's just community college, but whether you live at home or rent, the programs are still there and available to the students," Harlan said.

Cer.vantes, Lansman, Singh, Devera and many other Palomar students do not qualify for any type of financial aid. They must deal with the fee increases and keep working toward their futures.

For more information about the proposed California budget and its effect on community colleges, visit www.keepthedoorsopen.org and www.ccleague.org.

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Reactions at Palomar College are mixed to the governor's proposed fee increases of $18 per unit to $26 for community colleges this fall. Some students say Palomar education is still a bargain; others will have to seek financial aid.

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Study Abroad trips to London available now for fall semester The American Institute for Foreign Study is offering a study abroad trip to London for the fall 2004 semester.

While in London, students can earn 12 transferable units toward one of the following courses: humanities, English, history and speech, along with a British life and culture course.

The program will run from September through December. No prerequisites are required to participate in the Study Abroad program, just a 2.5 GPA with a minimum of 12 units. Applications are due by June.

There are two housing options offered through the program. Option A is to live with a British family, which costs $5,645. Option B is a shared apartment with other students, which costs $6,625.

Not included. in the those costs is airfare, which is offered through the program for an additional $665 and a $97 department tax by the government.

Also not included in the price package is: textbooks, tuition and passport and visa fees.

The program also offers additional, optional travel programs. Before the start of the London program, a European pre-tour is offered that takes students on a tour of Paris, Bruges and Brussels.

A four-day tour of Scotland is also offered midsemester for a cost of $495.

Financial Aid is available for this program. For information on this and other Study Abroad programs, call (760) 754-1150, ext. 2167.

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The candidates will present their qualifications and reasons for pursuing a seat on the board.

The public will be invited to participate in a questionand-answer session following the candidates' presentations.

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The goal of this collaborative group, which also includes representatives from College Health Services, Student Activities, Phi Theta Kappa and Vista Community Clinic's Tobacco Control Program, is to create a healthier learning environment for the campus. They want to ensure that those who suffer from exposure to tobacco smoke can get in and out of buildings without having to hold their breath .. .or suffer from an asthma attack ... or develop a migraine or other adverse health effects. The primary method for increasing awareness is through sponsoring fun educational events in collaboration with Campus Wide days and other health fair type activities. Keep your eyes open for more great "give aways" at upcoming events! (Look for table tents announcing these activities!.

If you are interested in joining the coalition, or becoming involved in this initiative, contact Pam Webb in College Health Services at extension 2717 or Jean Feeney from Vista Community Clinic at (760) 407-1220 ext. 1265.

Notes on Hazards of Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Exposure to secondhand smoke can seriously affect the health of students, faculty and staff. The US Environmental Protection Agency estimates that secondhand smoke (SHS) kills approximately 53,000 Americans each year. The smoke emitted from a cigarette contains over 4,000 chemicals, of which 200 are poisons and 63 are carcinogens. SHS exposure is known to exacerbate existing health problems of non-smokers such as asthma, chronic bronchitis and allergic conditions. Unfortunately, exposure to SHS has increased due to rising rates of smoking among college students. While the daily smoking prevalence of college and university students is only 16%, nearly half of all college students (46%) have used tobacco products in the last year.

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THE TELESCOPE â&#x20AC;˘ MONDAY, MAY 10, 2004 The Palomar men's swimming team finished fourth in the Orange Empire Coast Conference championships, only five points behind second place finisher Riverside Community College. The men qualified five swimmers for the state championship meet.

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The Palomar baseball team missed on its chance to win the Pacific Coast Conference title for the second consecutive time, and fifth in seven years. The Comets are sitting in second place, and waiting for a post season birth and their opportunity to make a run in the California State Playoffs. The Comets are led by Head Coach Bob Vetter, and were paced by the PCC leading hitter, third baseman Erich Kemp, who led the team in hits, average and doubles.

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25 Led by Head Coach Ronnie Mancao and number one tennis player Michael Redondo (left), the men's tennis team earned a perfect 10-0 Pacific Coast Conference record and were 17-1 overall. Six members of the team qualified for the Southern California Regional playoffs.

The Comet softball team won its 19th consecutive conference title, while boasting the Pacific Coast Conference player of the year, Dominique Van Nortwick, PCC pitcher of the year, Amanda Martinez and PCC coach of the year, Mark Eldridge. The Comets compiled a 14-1 PCC record and 23-9-1 overall mark, and are awaiting postseason play.

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Should baseball test for steroids puts law-abiding athletes at a competitive disadvantage and encourages people to "juice" in order to make it.

Steroids are also detrimental to an athletes body. It makes bones brittle, and ligaments tight, as muscles grow beyond the rate of normal body capacity.

Steroid testing in Major League In a study done by USA Today in June Baseball is necessary to restore credibility 2003, there has been a 32 percent to a game built on statistical comparison. increase in the number of players that Statistics play huge roles in garnering have been placed on the disabled list over recognitions such as the Hall of Fame. the past 14 years.

The International Olympic Committee At the same time, the USA Today comand the National Football piled a poll with 476 out of 552 MLB playLeague realized this a ers responding. In the poll, 76 percent long-time ago, and began believed that they should be tested if the mandating tests to prove union would approve it. The reason mostthat athletes haven't ly cited, "to re-establish credibility within used steroids, creating an the fans and media." even playing field while Barry Bonds is one of, if not the best paying homage to athletes of the past. baseball player of all time. He is the Baseball is a sport built on its history, only player in the 400-400 club (400 and the pageantry of its legends. It is the home runs, 400 stolen bases), third on national pastime, an American sport that the all-time home run list behind Ruth has not only endured but also aided the and Henry Aaron, just surpassing his country through the hard godfather Willie Mays times of the past centurywith 661. and-a-half. The ball play- This is11n 1111 of g1111t But naysayers point out ers that have helped pl11yen llttomplishing the muscle mass he has establish and carry the gr111t f111ts, lind WI 1111 accumulated over the past league deserve better privileged to be 10 years, and say his crethan that. dentials are predicated on Wouldn't this be terri- Wlltthing it, but th11t's the use of steroids. ble: "Daddy, what's so good only if it isn't t11inted.

And if this is true, then about this Ruth guy, our his accomplishments second baseman has more should come under fire. home runs than him- and he is only 29."

Home runs are the most exciting part This is an era of great players accomof the game, but too much of a good thing plishing great feats, and we are prividiminishes its impact. leged to be watching it, but that's only if It can also change the face ofthe sport, it isn't tainted. as managers will be convinced to play The single-season home run record was Earl Weaver ball, not sacrificing outs to once the most coveted title in baseball. wait for the three-run homer. Then fans When Babe Ruth broke the record, he will be robbed of the other exciting held the lofty distinction until1961, when aspects of the game - stolen bases, hit Roger Maris bested his mark by one. and runs and suicide squeezes.

Then Mark McGwire became the home There is already enough technology run champ in 1998, accumulating 70 and natural supplements to aid players in dingers. This was a big event that drew their workouts. Lets start testing, and national attention and brought a lot of make honest athletes out of these guys. alienated fans back to the game after an That way, we can appreciate the guys of ugly labor strike in 1994. the present, while paying · homage to But only three years later, Barry Bonds those of the past. became the new holder of the title, accumulating 73 homers, with little fanfare.

Suddenly, this one-time prestigious distinction has lost its luster, with critics citing the use of steroids as the reason for these inflated numbers.

And that's not even pointing out the most obvious fact - steroids are illegal.

They're an illegal substance that athletes use to enhance their performance. It

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Maddux made fun of the fact that no one cared about how many Cy Young awards they had won for pitching because "chicks dig the long ball." The fact is · everyone digs the long ball.

The 1998 home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa not only brought old fans back, it drew the The current controversy surrounding steroid testing in Major League Baseball attention of new fans. Fans now come to needs to be viewed with one question in games expecting to see home runs.

Ballparks open earlier so that fans can mind: what is best for the sport? The watch batting practice. Everyone wants answer is simple - fans, fans and more to see 400 and 500-foot bombs. fans. Banning steroids will hurt in the long run.

Unfortunately hitting a baseball requires a great deal of skill, and hitting After the strike in 1994, fans were angry. home runs requires power. Steroids mean more power, and more power There were no pennant races to follow and even means more home runs. The don't ask, worse, no World Series. don't tell policy that has existed in baseMany fans said that D ball works. Look how popular the game they were through with is.

In Hollywood, actors and actresses baseball and would never come back. have plastic surgery everyday. Why? And they didn't - for a while.

After years of pathetic attendance, the Because pretty faces and large breasts sell movies. Well home 2003 season saw attenruns fill baseball stadidance at major league ballparks reach the In Hollywood, litton 11nd ums.

Most people knew that highest level since 11ttresses h11re pl11stit before the strike. Why McGwire was taking did the fans come back? surgery ereryd11y. Why? something. Did the fact Baseball analysts cite B1t11use pretty f11t11 11nd that people knew take anything away from the things like more international players and l11rge br111sts sell movies. thrill of watching him hit 70 home runs? No. themed ballparks as the Well home runs fill Because he was a likeable reasons why fans are b1111bllllst11diums. guy, a hero. coming back in such huge numbers.

Jump forward a few years to Barry Bonds' 73 home run seaBut they are missing the point. A few son. Why is Barry Bonds taking steroids fans may come to see a Japanese player or to watch the cap-races on the scoresuch an issue? Simple, because he is a jerk. It is bad enough that he is a jerk to board. But many fans come to see one thing - home runs. Die-hard fans the fans, but he does not understand the superstar-media relationship. There is appreciate all aspects of the game good pitching, defense, speed and situalittle doubt that his attitude toward the media is what led to the endless amount tional hitting. of Bonds-steroids stories.

Casual fans that are at a game for the Since the 1998 home run race, so much first time are not going to go home and of being a baseball fan revolves around tell their friends that the pitcher induced 10 groundballs in a row. They home runs. Banning steroids is going to result in fewer home runs. Current fans are going to talk about the home run are not going to stop watching if there that went 450 feet.

There was a commercial a few years are fewer homers; But the sport is going to have a hard time growing. ago in which Tom Glavine and Greg Kids like action. ,wmch is probably why basketball is so popular with their generation. A home run is baseball's equivalent of the slam-dunk. Baseball needs to find a way attract kids, home runs are the answer.

Mandatory testing for steroids might sound nice in an official MLB press release, but it is not going to help the game.

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A four run fourth inning was more than enough for the Palomar Comets to route the Grossmont Griffins 7-1, May 1 at home.

Andrew Thomson gave up one run and scattered nine hits over 6 1/3 innings and Travis Goset pitched shutout ball for 2 2/3 innings, striking out three batters GROSSMONT 1 m one PALOMAR 7 of the best allaround offensive and defensive performances by the Comets (19-14) this season said Vetter.

"You can't ask for much more than what Thomson gave us," said Bob Vetter, Comets head coach. "Then, knowing that seven of the nine batters in their lineup were lefties, Travis was sent in there and did a fine job."

The win against the Griffins came at an ideal time on the last legs of the season. The two teams came into the game tied for second place in the Pacific Coast Conference at 12-10.

The Comets moved a full game ahead of the Griffins (18-16) with only two games left on the schedule and a state playoff berth to be clinched.

Steve Tripp dives safely into Utird base May 1 at home, as Ute Comets beat Grossmont 7-1 to maintain second place in Ute PCC.

"We still have a game under protest, but the protest was upheld," said Vetter. "So we're hoping we won't have to make that game up. Otherwise I'd say we are in pretty good shape.

Starting the bottom half of the fourth inning tied at one, Comets' designated hitter

Steve Tripp hit a line drive up the middle that was dropped

by Griffins' center fielder Ryan Buckley. Tripp waltzed into second base on the error and shortstop Aaron Garcia drove him in with a single.

The scoring wasn't over there - after second baseman Joey Burke drew a walk,

Comet third baseman Erich Kemp hit a two out double to the gap in' right-center field scoring Gar~ia and Burke.

Catcher Dylan Parzyk then drove Kemp in with a single but was thrown out at second to end the inning and the offensive explosion.

The Comets added two more

runs in the fifth inning courtesy of a two run single by Garcia, who also missed a home run by inches in the eighth.

"We lost the last game, and we knew if we lost this game, we might be out of the playoffs," said Garcia. "So I think all of the guys played better knowing that."

Garcia made the lone Comet error on a groundball in the ninth inning in an otherwise stellar defensive outing.

"I just got a little under that ball, · but with all of the lefthanders they had, our second baseman Joey got a lot of balls and made a lot of good plays.

Our outfielders made some good plays as well," Garcia· said.

The Griffins' third baseman and PCC hitting leader Anthony Stabile was held to one hit in the game and was struck out by Goset in the sixth.

The game was the rubber match in the season series against the Griffins.

The Comets now hold the tiebreaker between the two teams and play their final two games of the season against San Diego Mesa College, who they've beaten twice in three games this year.

Palomar athletic facilities not up to par Anyone who has ever watched Palomar College sports for an extended period of time knows two things. · The first is that the college has and continues to produce some of the strongest programs in the state.

A softball team that wins the Pacific Coast Conference for the 19th straight season, a wrestling :a team that once I again sent a .. number of wrestlers to the state championships in 2003, a football team that is a major center of recruitment for NCAA schools - they all prove. one thing- Palomar College is competitive.

At least, on the field, Palomar is competitive.

Now when referring to the very fields and surfaces these great athletes compete on it's a very different story.

That's where the second truth about Palomar athletics emerges.

Cracked tennis courts with blades of grass waiting to be a hazard to both athletes' health and play, a track that·has been re-paved over the years to cover up its misgivings, and baseball and softball fields. that not only look they have not been watered for a year but that were ridicu. . lously placed baclvto-back - all 0: '.once ·aga'in ·.proof. of something else. ' ,-,-. -_ ·, · Palomar College has not been very grateful for the athletes who have given it a name.

Did I mention that Palomar is the only school in San Diego to play football off campus.

Athletic facilities, like the inside of the Dome (left) and the tennis courts (right),

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It must not be very important.

Wrong! It's extremely important. Having its own stadium, like every other college around San Diego, would not only increase attendance, but would boost morale, of both players and fans .

A sense of pride comes with being able to say the team romped out a victory at home.

The problem now is that home has been Wilson Stadium, · the same venue at which Escondido High students play at. Playing miles from the Palomar campus and sharing turf with a high school team is hardly something to boast.

Visiting the Grossmont College campus while covering a baseball game made me wonder one thing as I passed by their football field, that's right, THEIR field: Why is it that we

don't have a field of our own?

While they not only have one, but a gorgeous one at that?

A field of green, freshly cut and well-kept grass underneath lights and loud fans is a thought a Palomar football player can only dream about dreaming about.

New facilities on campus, or better yet, any facilities on campus, would not only complete our football program by giving them a place to call home, but would give both student- and non student-athletes something to be proud of.

Once again, it's extremely important .

As is the condition of our beloved Dome. · Though the floor still works (or at least it does now that, thank God, the school replaced it), the NC and heating don't.

I don't know how the Telescope manages to shoot

accidents, and a loss of recognition for the college.

Sooner or later the cracks in the tennis court will be too wide to patch up, a frivolous Californian will sue for tripping in the Dome, claiming she didn't see the bleachers, and baseballs will continue to fly by backstops into other fields during play.

While San Diego City College will soon be enjoying their new 2,500-person gym, Grossmont plays football on their beautiful field and MiraCosta, who hasn't even had a track team for more than three years, manicures its flawless track, the Comets will still be the away team on Saturdays in the fall. They'll IY continue to run on a lame excuse for a running surface could use a much-needed renovation. that is our track, and will still any pictures in there because· be shooting threes and spiking the lighting is absolutely hor- balls under a roof that doesn't look anything like the Sistine rid.

The acoustic on the ceiling Chapel - but looks like it was looks like something my puppy built at the same time. would leave for me to clean up Though Palomar College is and from the outside the thing on its way to building a new set doesn't look any better. of fields on the north end of An icon at our school, the campus where it eventually Dome was built on 1950's tech- plans on relocating all sports nology. It doesn't need to be facilities, it's already too late. replaced, just brought into the Students who balance a full 21st Century. load of classes and athletic comPalomar has been taking petition at the college level (and advantage of young athletes for do it well) deserve better. too long.

While there are a number of I understand that money improvements already planned doesn't grow on trees, but nei- in the Palomar College Master ther does talent.

Plan, e:ven the sports .informaThese athletes are giving a tion director. said it couhl .take lot to perform at the optimal up to 25. years to get .tl,.ings done. ·' - ,_; .._ level Palomar athletics has .long been known for, yet have Well, that's about 25 years too late for athletes like Ryan received nothing in return.

The time has come to pay the · Lux, Michael Redondo, and tax man, before poor facilities . Kyle Bickford.

Sorry guys. begin · leading to poor teams,

28.

THE TELESCOPE • MONDAY, MAY 10, 2004

• 1001-1004 Athletit Athievement Aw11rds he past year brought many accomplishments for both the individual athletes and the teams they were on.

A six-member panel of sports writers and faculty was assembled to recognize the be£t and brightest of the 20032004 sports year. Nominations were based on performance and coaches' recommendations.

rlooiJwDCY (IJ[J{1]0@D@ @{} filJCY J7@llfl Chie Inoue . Women's Volleyball

Coming back from a severely broken leg three years ago, she was named PCC _player of the year each of the last two seasons and was a firstteam all-state selection. She led the Comets to their first perfect conference record.

!li]@){}@ mf1Ju[j@]@ @{} UfJu@ )J@ll[f Ryan Lux Football

First-team all-American kicker that was recognized by the San Diego Hall of Champions for his academic and athletic successes. He helped lead the football team to a share of the Mission Conference title.

flj]@iljff~urill] Kenyon Ralph

Karl Seiler

Cross Country

AU.S. Marine Reserve that is currently spending his second stint in the Middle East. He is a beacon of encouragement for his fellow teammates and classmates through his courage and patriotism.

Women's Volleyball The women's volleyball team had its best season in program history. The women made it to the second round of the playoffs, and boasted the player and coach of the year in the Pacific Coast Conference.

The 12-0 conference record and 17-2 overall record earned the Comets a first round bye in the Southern California Regionals, where they fell to El Camino in five games.

Guided the women's volleyball team to consecutive Pacific Coast Conference tiUes and went undefeated in conference play for the first time in school history.

He compiled a 12-0 mark in the PCC and 17-2 overall.