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A65-ton crane hoists the James Hubble masonry artwork from its resting spot in the northeast comer of the campus near parking lot seven on Sept. 24. The arch has been located in the same spot since 19n. The solid concrete and brick arch was the backdrop for a Shakespeare production, "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The arch was moved to make way for the new Science and Technology building.

Groundbreaking for the building is scheduled for later this year. The artwork was relocated to the Arboreteum.

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In response to increased student demand, 11 English 100 classes were added to the main campus after the start of the fall semester.

The English Department is now focused on adding 17 more English classes for the spring semester, eight of which would also be English 100.

"We always want to be responsive to student demands," said Berta Cuaron, vice president of instruction.

Cuaron said she asked the English Department to look at adding classes over the summer because all of the English 100 classes had filled up so quickly after the start of registration.

"English 100 is fundamental to a student's success at this campus," said Neil Kovrig, vice president of the Associated Student Government.

Kovrig went to the Governing Board in July to ask that something be done about the growing number of students unable to access the English classes they needed for this fall.

As of Aug. 10, 1,273 of the 2,644 students who tried to enroll in English 100 were unsuccessful, according to Michelle Barton, director of Institutional Research and

Recent changes to the way students elect members of the student government are being challenged as unconstitutional.

Palomar student Cody Campbell sent a letter dated Sept. 22 to Student Affairs Director Bruce Bishop challenging changes made to the Associated Student Government bylaws.

"This stifles student free-expression and the acceptance of diversity," Campbell wrote. "This is not only prohibited, it is wrong. These types of actions are not in the keeping with the spirit of democracy and are contemptible to its ideals."

During a special meeting held Aug. 19 - four days before the fall semester began - student government members passed a number of election code reforms that eliminated three vicepresident positions and expanded the number of ASG senators from 11 to 14.

The changes also created a special committee that would appoint senators - instead of the former system of electing them in May and October.

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Students engage in a discussion and group work in a English 100 class. Due to student demand, 11 new English 100 classes were added. The class is one of four core classes needed to transfer Planning at Palomar.

As of Sept. 7, after the classes were added, that number was down to 1,022.

"When we first heard, it was not a happy picture," said Nancy Chadwick, a governing board member, "I'm much more comfortable now. It's much better than in August."

John Caterino, a student in one of the added English 100 classes, first tried crashing an English 100 class after he was unable to register in one over the summer.

But even after his teacher had all the

Comet Week returns to Palomar this fall, in an effort to spread diversity and student involvement throughout campus.

The week-long event is geared toward uniting students by celebrating education, school spirit and college life with music, food and fun for all, according to student affairs.

"It is going to be great," said Paul Groom, Palomar student activities coordinator. "There is going to be a little something for everyone."

Students can expect open mic moments with special guest speakers, an inflatable fun jump, jewelry and cultural gift vendors plus a mixture of live entertainment, said Associated Student Government Senator and Vice President of Social Events, Benjamin Cruz.

Each day will focus on a different aspect of the Palomar community.

Beginning with 'fuesday, Oct. 5, which will

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Using their school IDs, students can log on to the Napster Web site and download the software. Then, they can access thousands of songs without having to worry about police knocking at their doors.

They can put Napster on up to three computers and can create playlists on their hard drives, effectively turning their computers into their own personal radio stations.

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It beats constantly trying to outsmart the pirates, he said.

"We block a good portion of it, but some kids get around it," he said. "This hopefully will give them a legal channel to still get the music and still play with it."

For Vance Aloupis, who suecessfully ran for student government president last year by promising to bring N apster on campus, its also a matter of pride.

It was tough selling his campaign pledge to university brass, he said.

At first they said, "We really don't see any academic benefit to it," Aloupis said.

But he did some research and found that there is.

Napster has close to a million songs available online. Sure, the kids can get their favorites from Hoobastank and Coldplay, but they can also access older, more obscure songs- songs that might be taught in a music class.

"Instead of a student having to go to the basement of a library and listening to a scratchy record that's probably already checked out, they can listen to it here," Atkins said.

That helped the UM folks come around. That, and the fact that for eons college students have always been into music.

"We did a survey last February and March, and this is the numher one thing the students wanted to see," said Pat Whitely, a head of student affairs at UM. She was one of the skeptics, but not now.

"We're thrilled with it, and the students are really, really happy," she said.

Kevin Corrales, a 21-year-old senior at the school, said he likes being able to pick and choose.

"I'm basically sampling tons of stuff, so I don't have to buy it and later decide, ' I hate this CD," he said.

"If you like one song on a CD, then you can just buy one song."

Napster also has message boards where students can share thoughts on music with other students from their school.

Pennsylvania State University made headlines by being the first school to sign on with Napster.

An official there said the spring pilot program was so suecessful that they're now offering it to 83,000 students at 24 campuses.

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crashers submit essays as to why they needed and deserved to be in the class, no one got in, he said.

Caterino said it doesn't bother him the new class starts at 3:30 p.m. - he's just happy to have it.

"This was a major step. I couldn't have been happier seeing (the department) take that kind of action so quickly," Kovrig said. "I appreciate what they've done and I know students appreciate it."

Student demand for English 100 has always exceeded the number of classes the college is able to provide, Cuaron said.

The class is referred to as one of the "golden four," meaning it is a core requirement for transfer to any university. But unlike other core requirements, like math or critical thinking, there are no alternative classes for English 100.

The overwhelming increase in demand this semester is mostly due to the budget crisis, fee hikes and changing policies within the UC and CSU systems, Cuaron said.

Until last year, universities allowed students to transfer without completing all of their core requirements. Now, with the budget crisis, universities require students to have those classes completed and are accepting fewer students as freshmen, Cuaron said.

Recent fee increases have also forced many students to attend community colleges for general education because they cannot afford university costs.

Cuaron said instructional planners try to anticipate student needs in areas like English 100, but also focus on providing a balanced curriculum at Palomar.

"We're never going to be able to meet the needs of all of our students. So we have to

make choices. And we want to try and offer a comprehensive selection of classes in all of our departments," she said.

Planning Palomar's class schedule is a difficult task burdened by things like limited availability of teachers, classrdoms and the budget, Cuaron said.

All of the English classes added this semester are either before 8 a.m. or after 3 p.m. and many are in odd classrooms like computer labs or spread across multiple rooms on different days.

The SU-22 game room is being converted to an English class for the spring semester.

Ann Hohman, chairwoman of the English Department, was able to find qualified adjunct teachers with college experience to

teach each of the added English 100 classes this semester. But she said that task will be much harder for the additional English classes planned for spring.

No full time faculty members were hired this semester in the English Department, and none are on the priority-hiring list for next fall.

Hohman said students need to prioritize English 100 and be more flexible when trying to access the classes.

Many English 100 classes are offered at other Palomar campuses like Escondido and Pendleton that are much less crowded.

"If you think you have to take it at 9 a.m.

Mondays and Wednesdays at the main campus- rethink that," she said.

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Taylor Foste't prepares to take notes in instructor Steve Womizk's English 100 dass Sept 28. The class is held in the student government board room.

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repealed, because they violate the stu- said. "The language in the bylaws gives us dent constitution, which regulates the the authority to be able to change that student government and gives the body process, and that's what we've done here." its authority.

Bishop said that although senators are His contention is that in order for the actually appointed under the election election code reforms to take effect, the reforms, he still considered them elected, constitution has to be amended - which because appointments are ratified by the is only possible through a vote of the entire ASG. student body.

"They still are elected, they're just not elected by the students "The recent action to at large," Bishop said. eliminate elections for all 11 "It's all in how you intersenator positions, and pret the words." eliminate vice-president Campbell interprets positions is in direct violathe language as a violation of the PCASG (Palomar tion of the constitution, College and he said the changes Associated Student to student government Government) constitution," 11 should be put to a vote Campbell wrote. of the entire student Campbell wrote that the body. changes conflict with - Paul Charas "'lb adopt the changes Article III, Section II of the IS& PRESIDENT ... (requires) a change in student constitution, which PCASG constitution says, "The elected officers of the ASG shall consist of a President, not simply a new set of bylaws," he wrote.

Former ASG Vice President of Social Vice-Presidents, and Senators."

"The PCASG constitution states that Events and now-Senator Benjamin Cruz the positions . .. shall be elected," said student government members were Campbell added. "The constitution clearly not prepared to vote on the election dictates that these positions are not to be reforms during the Aug. 19 meeting. appointed, unless by procedures outlined Most of the members had just been appointed during another special meeting in such case for vacancies, etc."

Under the election reforms, senators are minutes before, and there was not real disappointed from a list of applicants by a cussion about the changes, Cruz said.

According to ASG minutes, during the committee composed of two student representatives -the ASG president and exec- first, six-minute meeting, Cruz, ASG utive vice president - as well as two President Paul Charas and Executive Vice administrators - the director of student President Neill Kovrig- the only three affairs, or his designee, and the coordina- student government members at the time - appointed five students to senator positor of student activities.

Bishop said the changes do not conflict tions.

"They joined in without any full awarewith the constitution, because the election process is not explained in the document. ness of how the system worked," Cruz "The language in the constitution mere- said.

Nine minutes later, the second meeting ly says that senators are elected," Bishop

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was held, and the budget and election ing them a reasonable amount of time to reforms were passed in 21 minutes. thoroughly research the change's effects," "The senators just showed up to the Cruz said. meeting, and, all of sudden, we got Cruz said, in retrospect, he agrees with slapped with this new system Campbell and believes the that's going to happen," Cruz 11A lot of thinfS ,,, student government should have put the election said. "And, again, everyone p•sSid, 01 bllnf just said 'all right.'"

J b 1 reforms to a campus-wide 11. vote since the senators Cruz, who abstained from P•SIIu, liOII tnl were new to the system. voting on the issue during the lln•tors lrln knlrt "Students don't even meeting, said he is "not th1y h•d th1 •bi/ity know that their own laws attacking the ASG, but the to put it to • h•lt way the bylaws were passed." or qu11tion it. 11 were changed," Cruz said.

But Charas said he Though Campbell didn't believed everyone understood - Benjamin Cruz say what he would do if the what they were passing and SENATOR election reforms aren't had a chance to read the repealed, his letter to revised bylaws.

Bishop threatens legal action.

"They wanted to pass it without even ~ 'II!.• ..__ *r-6--....Z-saying anything," Cruz said. "Nobody knew what to do, so everybody just agreed rM __f_ll_JU __J'I_j_'DftKIDIDIVII ______;__-"with what the president was saying." . "l got to have faith in them," Charas T~ read the old and rev1sed versaid. "If they had concerns they should s1ons of the student government have spoke up." ' bylaws, the constitution and the "A lot of things were passed, or being minutes of the special meetings passed, before the senators even knew where student leaders changed they had the ability to put it to a halt or the bylaws, check out the question it," Cruz said. "I didn't know that Telescope's Web site at I could actually speak out."

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It all comes down to the Fourteenth tutional on the grounds that it violates the "septo the Constitution, which specifiAmendment aration of powers" provision.

• "'' Despite the position one may take concerning cally states: "No state shall make a law which the pledge, what's in question here is the funda- shall abridge the privileges of the citizens of the mental principles of the framers of the United States."

Therefore, in the land where all are supposed Constitution, the same ideals that have stood more than 200 years. Wasn't this country found- to be treated equal, there is no room for discused to protect minority rights as well as those in sion of such a ridiculous proposal that is a waste During these times of fear, terror and uncer- the majority? of money and time. tainty, it's easy to lose track of priorities.

Finally on the agenda of wiping the Bill of Rights Although supporters make the case that God However, while the country stays gripped on ter- should be preserved as part of our heritage, that clean, is the renewal of the "USA PATRIOT Act," ror threat "yellow," those in power have slowly argument is hypocritical considering that the which will expire this year. Though virtually no one slipped away with the once-protected civil liber- earliest settlers came to America to escape reli- read the first PATRIOT Act, as it was hurriedly ties of the American citizen. gious persecution. passed in the days following Sept. 11. The nation was While the Constitution is Furthermore, "God" wasn't added to the forced to live with the consequences for the last three slowly dismantled by Congress pledge or our currency until 1954, once again as years and several cities across the country have and the "Gestapo" Justice part of a campaign to sway public opinion, to sep- passed resolutions condemning the legislation.

Department, the people of this The mind-work of Attorney arate America from the General John Ashcroft, the first nation will awake to see their "Godless communists ."

PATRIOT Act allowed the governrights have been done away Quite similar to this bill Whil1 th1 Constitution is ment unprecedented access to priwith, to better serve the ideals is the support by President slowly dism•ntllll by vate records, ranging from monitorand interests of the fanatical Bush for a constitutional right-wing of society. amendment banning gay tongr~ss •nd th1 ''l11t•po" ing of domestic e-mail and Internet On Sept. 23, the House of Representatives marriage. Elected officials Justitl D1,.11m1nt, th1 activity to phone taps and confidential medical records, all in the front passed a bill that would block the federal courts are actually using taxpayer from ruling on any case challenging the Pledge money to change the oldest PHPII ol this n•tion will for the ''War on Terror." of Allegiance.

However the American people and most sacred document •w•k• to "' th1ir rights Specifically dealing with the phrase "under in the country- for what? htwl bHn don1 IIWIIT with... shouldn't have to sacrifice liberty God," the house dubbed the bill the "Pledge Who cares what two people and civil rights for security.

Protection Act," in response to the challenge of a do with their lives as long As ridiculous as these measures San Francisco atheist in 2002. Although a U.S. as it doesn't endanger or have become, the most frightening appeals court ruled the case unconstitutional, affect anyone else? thing is that it's all reality. How far is this nation from the Supreme Court dismissed the case earlier If the concern is semantics and the use of the bowing down to an empire of fear?

If these renegade politicians go unchecked, the this year on a technicality. word "marriage," then fine , call it something Fortunately, the bill doesn't have a chance of else, - civil unions, whatever! Just so that those American citizens will have nothing to protect them. getting through the Senate. In fact, nothing involved can receive the same recognition by the This is the time where protection is needed more than short of a constitutional amendment could stop state and receive the same benefits of any other ever. Not from terrorists, but from the evil that has hijacked the government and the constitution. the Supreme Court from ruling the bill unconsti- couple in a legally binding agreement.

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It's difficult to agree with Michael Moore's political views. He's an angry far-left winger with a talent for distorting facts to slant towards his agenda, and it's hard to have any respect for him.

That being said, my dislike for Moore has nothing to do with why Cal State San Marcos was right in canceling his speaking appearance .

Being a state college, Cal State San Marcos is funded by taxpayer dollars. Prominent guest speakers such as Moore are paid large sums of money to come speak to college students (in this case, $37,000 for Moore), and the hardworking people of the state pay for it with their hard-earned money.

A state-run school cannot, by law, show a bias toward an ideology by only having one side appear in an election year.

As Cal State San Marcos President Karen Haynes - who made the decision -put it in an open letter post on the college's Web site, "This 'balance' in any pre-election appearance is not to be 'politically correct,' but rather it is necessary if we are to use state funds for the event. Simply allowing him to appear as proposed would be illegal, and as president I cannot allow that."

In this case, Haynes lacked the foresight to book a speaker with opposing viewpoints earlier. Had an ultra-conservative speaker been scheduled, such as Rush Limbaugh or Ann Coulter, this appearance would have gone forth without a peep from Karen Haynes. But that didn't happen. Haynes, seeing that trouble was lying ahead, acted in the university's best interest and avoided controversy as well as bad publicity.

Moore wants you to believe that this decision is unfair, and it violates his right to free speech. But Michael Moore was not cancelled because Haynes is censoring his liberal views; it is because he is so liberal that he cannot possibly be countered without having somebody else on the fringe of conservatism there to spew out another horribly mangled vision for America.

Political liberalism and conservatism are like flavorful herbs - good when taken in moderation, but leaves you with a sick stomach and a bad taste in your mouth when used excessively.

Michael Moore is one of those dishes with way too much garlic in it, and he's giving a lot of people heartburn. Let's not forget that we're talking about a guy who told Bob Costas he believes that the Bush Administration knows Osama bin Laden's exact location in Saudi Arabia and are delaying his capture so they can exploit people with the fear of terror. Baghdad Bob probably doesn't even believe that.

But again, if it was the obnoxiously conservative Michael Savage whose appearance had been cancelled by Cal State San Marcos, the decision would be just as right. Haynes would have taken similar action Mieh•el MHII is one of him or any other political partisan as those dishes with Wllf too with well. much g•rlie in it, •ntl he's Moore is right in one sense of his argument - that the decision was unfair. He had giring • lot of people already been rescheduled because of last year's h111rtburn. wildfires, and Haynes should have cancelled his appearance (or tried for a balance) months ago when he declared to the world that he was on a mission to kick George W. Bush out of office with his anti-Bush documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11."

Instead, Moore was led to believe he was going to speak at the college just before the election -just in time to try to influence some voters. This is, no doubt, bad manners by Cal State's administration.

But just as Haynes should have made the decision much earlier, Moore should have been able to see that his appearance at Cal State San Marcos was going to create some problems.

Moore is playing the "stupid victim" card. Stupid in the sense that he apparently didn't know that there would be a problem with him coming, and a victim because his rights were supposedly infringed. However, he is neither.

Michael Moore is an intelligent, crafty and talented director. Nobody makes politically motivated films as well as Moore does today. He had to have anticipated getting blown off by Cal State San Marcos, and if he didn't, he's more delusional than I thought he was.

As for being a victim, Michael Moore knows that it isn't right to only show one point of view, and he would certainly cry foul if Cal State San Marcos allowed a conservative to speak with no liberal counterpoint.

People need to understand that Haynes acted responsibly in her decision.

Although she could have handled the situation better if she had acted sooner, she eventually took the necessary steps to protect taxpayers and preserve Cal State San Marcos' reputation.

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Just when it seems like North County is the most conservative region in the country, something like this happens - and confirms it! The only bastion of liberalism in North County, Cal State San Marcos, fell victim to the close-minded Republican campaign to silence all dissent.

When college President Karen Haynes caved in to pressure from the likes of the CSUSM College Republican Organization and cancelled Michael Moore's contract to speak at the campus in October, she let down the students and dishonored the college.

Haynes issued a statement claiming that state law prohibited the college from spending funds for a partisan speaker. The student government budgeted $6,500 and the college was going to pay $31,000. She said that the only way it would be proper for Moore to speak is if a conservative, of equal standing, could be booked to counter his argument.

This makes no sense. Partisan speakers appear on college campuses all the time. Even so, why wasn't an attempt made to find a speaker? On his radio show, conservative Sean Hannity offered to come debate Moore and donate his fee to charity.

The truth is that no attempt was ever made to find another speaker. Haynes cancelled Moore's contract two days after the student government voted 12-3 to pay for the event. This was simply an attempt to keep Moore from speaking.

Haynes agreed to allow Moore to speak after the Nov. 2 election. By saying that, she is practically admitting that she did not want Moore's message heard on campus.

She did not want to lose the support of the conservative parents and businesses in North County. The problem is that parents and businesses don't get to control when the First Amendment does or does not apply.

Another problem with Haynes' statement is her claim that since the school first agreed to host Moore, over one year ago, he has become partisan. That is a joke! When they agreed to have Moore come and speak, they knew what they were getting. "Bowling for Columbine," wasn't exactly a pro Bush movie.

With the success of "Fahrenheit 9/11" this past summer, Moore has certainly become more well-known, but he has always been honest and forthright about his political beliefs and intentions.

In fact, the success of "Fahrenheit 9/11" was even more of a reason not to cancel his engagement. How often do college students have the privilege to meet and listen to someone like Moore? He is an Oscar-winning filmmaker and the most controversial figure of 2004. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many students.

During the five weeks preceding the election, Moore is traveling to over 60 cities in 20 states. This is part of his "Slacker Uprising Tour." It is Moore's goal to see a voter turnout of over 56 percent, which hasn't happened since 1968. He is targeting the most apathetic votWh111 they •gi'HII to lllwe ing bloc - college students.

Haynes has brought embarrassment to CSUSM tlotllf ftlllllllllli .,., , , and North County. Out of all the ultra-conservative regions in America, San Marcos bans Michael Moore. knlflwhtlt, . . , . , .

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Utah is a state that someone with a John Kerry bumper sticker or a peace sign on his car should go a few hundred miles out of the way to avoid. Utah is known for three things: skiing, Mormons and Republicans. But guess what - unlike San Marcos, Michael Moore is allowed to speak there.

Despite the complaints of campus Republicans, the student government at Utah Valley State College spent the bulk of its annual $50,000 dollar budget to bring Moore to campus this October. The school's president, a former Republican state senator from Michigan, demanded the school bring in a conservative to "balance" Moore's speech.

This is an odd request considering that past speakers have included several conservatives including U.S. Senator Orin Hatch, Alan Keyes, and William Bennett. All of these men were allowed to speak without a liberal speaker to provide "balance." Student government probably felt compelled to ignore the past and pay attention to Utah lawmakers who said they will penalize the school during the next legislative session.

The reason the Utah example is relevant and important is the end result Moore is speaking there. After all of the Republican protest and threats from politicians, students found a conservative speaker and are bringing Moore to their school. It is a lesson for everyone.

Aside from all of the threats and arguments over balance and timing, there are some critical factors being ignored. First, Moore will increase voter turnout - on both sides. He probably won't sway too many people. If he does convince some to vote for Kerry, he will also anger others to vote for Bush. People love to hate Moore.

So in the end, Moore is coming to the Del Mar Fairgrounds All Haynes accomplished is to cement North County's stigma as a place where closed-minded conservatives can flock to if they find Utah too liberal.

THE TELESCOPE • MONDAY, OCT 4, 2004

Students and teachers to voice free speech at Diversity Day The Palomar Faculty, Associated Student Government, Inter-Club Council, and Palomar Police will sponsor Diversity Day Oct.6 from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will held on the Student Center patio.

Diversity Day will be a celebration honoring free speech and tolerance.

The idea for the event came about in response to an incident of degrading speech, said English professor, Barbara Kelber "We tried to send an institutional message that denounces hate or biased speech," Kelber said, " The faculty also sends the message that they would like to hold up the ideal of free speech and tolerance in an academic environment."

Campus radio station KKSM will play music.

There will also be an open microphone where several faculty members will say a few words about free speech and tolerance.

Students are also invited to voice their opinion about free speech and diversity.

"We are going to hope for the good will of people to come up to the mic and say interesting things, but not offensive things," Kelber said.

A voter registration table will also be set up for anyone who has not yet registered.

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Teaching workshop to showcase future possiblites for students Students interested in teaching can get a lesson Oct. 6, when the Palomar College Student Services Center hosts a workshop on career opportunities in elementary, secondary, and special education.

Representatives from the San Diego County Office of Education, Cal State San Marcos, and National University will be present in the Governing Board Room on the San Marcos campus from 1-3 p.m. to discuss training and credentials, demand and financial aid for teachers.

"There will be a panel presentation of all the information and there will be time for questions at the end," said Renee Roth, Director of Career Services. The Transfer Center and the Future Teacher Diversity Corps join the Career Center in sponsoring the event.

Topics will include multiple subject credentials, multiple subject cross-cultural language, multiplesubject bilingual, cross-cultural language for elementary teachers and single subject credentials in art, English, speech, foreign languages, science, mathematics, music, physical education, and social science for secondary teachers.

Information on opportunities in teaching special

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education will also be presented.

For more information, call the Palomar College Career Center at (760) 744-1150, ext. 2194.

- Jessica Halston

"Beauty and the Beast" auditions to be held Oct. 6

- Casey Clampett

Palomar College Theatre Arts will hold auditions for "The Myth Story of Beauty and the Beast," on Oct. 5 at 7 p.m.

"This is a bold retelling ofthe classic fairy tale. It will delight younger audiences and appeal to more sophisticated theatregoers as well," said Michael Mufson, chairman of the Performing Arts Department, who will be directing the production.

The auditions will be held in the Howard Brubeck Theatre in search of actors, dancers and musicians.

Actors should prepare a one- to two-minute monologue, and dancers should prepare a movement presentation of the same length. Musicians must audition through individual interviews with Mufson.

Callbacks are Oct. 6 at 7 p.m.

Performers accepted into the cast will enroll in a two-unit class. Rehearsals will be weeknights from 7 to 10:30 p.m., Oct. 11 through Nov. 18.

Ten performances will be held Nov. 19 through Dec. 5.

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pus is (760) 744-1150 ext. 8105.

If students or faculty have any further questions or concerns regarding the shot, they are encouraged to contact either the health services office on either campus or their personal physicians.

For more information on the flu, visit www.cdc.gov/flu.

Racbel Keeler

Flu shots to be offered on San Marcos and Escondido campuses Palomar is offering flu shots for students and faculty beginning Oct. 1 on the San Marcos campus, and Oct. 4 at the Escondido campus.

Registered nurses will be giving the shots while supplies last. The price for shots is $10 for students and $15 for faculty.

According to the Center for Disease Control, 5 percent to 20 percent of the population gets the flu and more than 200,000 are hospitalized from the illness.

The flu shot is given with a needle. The flu shot is approved for use in people older than six months, including healthy people and people with chronic medical conditions.

Flu season can begin as early as October and last as late as May. It is recommended to get the shot in October or November but can also be taken as late as December.

Students and faculty can receive the vaccination by making an appointment with health services.

The number on the main campus is (760) 740-1150, fext. 2380, and the number at the Escondido cam-

Palomar honors breast cancer awareness month in October October is breast cancer awareness month and Palomar College is taking part.

Different events are set to take place on campus to commemorate breast cancer survivors, those currently battling the disease and those who have lost their lives to it.

The coordinators' main focus this year it to increase awareness in everybody, not just those who have been directly affected.

"Two goals that we have are to give people an idea of what breast cancers patients are going through, and also know what we can do to help a loved one or a friend," said Pam Webb, college health nurse.

Students and staff have the opportunity to place a pink ribbon on a remembrance tree in the library to demonstrate their support in the fight against the disease.

A new panel, titled "Breast Cancer Touches Everyone," will take place Oct. 21 in ES-21 from 12:30-2 p.m. Registered nurses, will speak about breast cancer topics such as the importance of selfexamination, what to expect once a doctor has made a diagnosis, and post-surgery coping methods.

Diana Dean-Nau, a breast cancer survivor, will be sharing her personal story.

- Casey Clampett

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highlight student government municate," said Palomar graduand student involvement. ate and co-owner of The Blvd Oct. 6 will center on diversity Wally Simpson. and special interests associated The Blvd will provide the with Palomar's student club music equipment, said Blvd coorganizations, and the week con- owner Jason Simmons. cludes Oct. 7, with "D.J. Van will more student-cambe mixing it up "We w11ntto provide with Top 40, offpus involvement. students with "The whole point the- wall Disco here is to keep stu- wll11terlf l11neies funk, a little deep dents involved," their int~rests." house and of Cruz said. "Don't course, he will - raul Groom take go h orne ear1y, get STUDENT lCTIYIES COORDINATOR always involved with requests," school activities.

Simmons said.

Student involvement will keep "This is about spreading the the college strong." voice of music on the college Live bands, featuring some campus."

Palomar students, will also perSimpson said he remembers form earlier in the day between Comet Week because it circu10 a.m. and noon. lated an energy through the "School itself is a huge build- school that allowed people to ing block and music is a huge meet new friends and visit force behind a student's ability with old ones. to express themselves and com"All the clubs came togeth-

er, people were involved and share interests," could Simpson said.

This year, ASG and the Student Affairs Office wanted to focus on each student's unique background and dedicate a day to diversity, Groom said.

Club rush and a variety of vendors will be present to honor diversity, student interests, hobbies, cultures and styles, Groom said.

"We want students to take some time out and enjoy themselves," Groom said. "We want to provide students with whatever fancies their interests."

"We will have a special selection that students will not find inside the cafeteria or any where on campus," Griffith said.

"We want this to be more than just your average week at Palomar. This is a celebration," Groom said.

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THE TELESCOPE • MONDAY, OCT 4, 2004

Students and teachers to voice free speech at Diversity Day The Palomar Faculty, Associated Student Government, Inter-Club Council, and Palomar Police will sponsor Diversity Day Oct.6 from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will held on the Student Center patio.

Diversity Day will be a celebration honoring free speech and tolerance.

The idea for the event came about in response to an incident of degrading speech, said English professor, Barbara Kelber "We tried to send an institutional message that denounces hate or biased speech," Kelber said, " The faculty also sends the message that they would like to hold up the ideal of free speech and tolerance in an academic environment."

Campus radio station KKSM will play music.

There will also be an open microphone where several faculty members will say a few words about free speech and tolerance.

Students are also invited to voice their opinion about free speech and diversity.

"We are going to hope for the good will of people to come up to the mic and say interesting things, but not offensive things," Kelber said.

A voter registration table will also be set up for anyone who has not yet registered.

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lao Clark

Teaching workshop to showcase future possiblites for students Students interested in teaching can get a lesson Oct. 6, when the Palomar College Student Services Center hosts a workshop on career opportunities in elementary, secondary, and special education.

Representatives from the San Diego County Office of Education, Cal State San Marcos, and National University will be present in the Governing Board Room on the San Marcos campus from 1-3 p.m. to discuss training and credentials, demand and financial aid for teachers.

"There will be a panel presentation of all the information and there will be time for questions at the end," said Renee Roth, Director of Career Services. The Transfer Center and the Future Teacher Diversity Corps join the Career Center in sponsoring the event.

Topics will include multiple subject credentials, multiple subject cross-cultural language, multiplesubject bilingual, cross-cultural language for elementary teachers and single subject credentials in art, English, speech, foreign languages, science, mathematics, music, physical education, and social science for secondary teachers.

Information on opportunities in teaching special

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education will also be presented.

For more information, call the Palomar College Career Center at (760) 744-1150, ext. 2194.

- Jessica Halston

"Beauty and the Beast" auditions to be held Oct. 6

- Casey Clampett

Palomar College Theatre Arts will hold auditions for "The Myth Story of Beauty and the Beast," on Oct. 5 at 7 p.m.

"This is a bold retelling ofthe classic fairy tale. It will delight younger audiences and appeal to more sophisticated theatregoers as well," said Michael Mufson, chairman of the Performing Arts Department, who will be directing the production.

The auditions will be held in the Howard Brubeck Theatre in search of actors, dancers and musicians.

Actors should prepare a one- to two-minute monologue, and dancers should prepare a movement presentation of the same length. Musicians must audition through individual interviews with Mufson.

Callbacks are Oct. 6 at 7 p.m.

Performers accepted into the cast will enroll in a two-unit class. Rehearsals will be weeknights from 7 to 10:30 p.m., Oct. 11 through Nov. 18.

Ten performances will be held Nov. 19 through Dec. 5.

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pus is (760) 744-1150 ext. 8105.

If students or faculty have any further questions or concerns regarding the shot, they are encouraged to contact either the health services office on either campus or their personal physicians.

For more information on the flu, visit www.cdc.gov/flu.

Racbel Keeler

Flu shots to be offered on San Marcos and Escondido campuses Palomar is offering flu shots for students and faculty beginning Oct. 1 on the San Marcos campus, and Oct. 4 at the Escondido campus.

Registered nurses will be giving the shots while supplies last. The price for shots is $10 for students and $15 for faculty.

According to the Center for Disease Control, 5 percent to 20 percent of the population gets the flu and more than 200,000 are hospitalized from the illness.

The flu shot is given with a needle. The flu shot is approved for use in people older than six months, including healthy people and people with chronic medical conditions.

Flu season can begin as early as October and last as late as May. It is recommended to get the shot in October or November but can also be taken as late as December.

Students and faculty can receive the vaccination by making an appointment with health services.

The number on the main campus is (760) 740-1150, fext. 2380, and the number at the Escondido cam-

Palomar honors breast cancer awareness month in October October is breast cancer awareness month and Palomar College is taking part.

Different events are set to take place on campus to commemorate breast cancer survivors, those currently battling the disease and those who have lost their lives to it.

The coordinators' main focus this year it to increase awareness in everybody, not just those who have been directly affected.

"Two goals that we have are to give people an idea of what breast cancers patients are going through, and also know what we can do to help a loved one or a friend," said Pam Webb, college health nurse.

Students and staff have the opportunity to place a pink ribbon on a remembrance tree in the library to demonstrate their support in the fight against the disease.

A new panel, titled "Breast Cancer Touches Everyone," will take place Oct. 21 in ES-21 from 12:30-2 p.m. Registered nurses, will speak about breast cancer topics such as the importance of selfexamination, what to expect once a doctor has made a diagnosis, and post-surgery coping methods.

Diana Dean-Nau, a breast cancer survivor, will be sharing her personal story.

- Casey Clampett

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highlight student government municate," said Palomar graduand student involvement. ate and co-owner of The Blvd Oct. 6 will center on diversity Wally Simpson. and special interests associated The Blvd will provide the with Palomar's student club music equipment, said Blvd coorganizations, and the week con- owner Jason Simmons. cludes Oct. 7, with "D.J. Van will more student-cambe mixing it up "We w11ntto provide with Top 40, offpus involvement. students with "The whole point the- wall Disco here is to keep stu- wll11terlf l11neies funk, a little deep dents involved," their int~rests." house and of Cruz said. "Don't course, he will - raul Groom take go h orne ear1y, get STUDENT lCTIYIES COORDINATOR always involved with requests," school activities.

Simmons said.

Student involvement will keep "This is about spreading the the college strong." voice of music on the college Live bands, featuring some campus."

Palomar students, will also perSimpson said he remembers form earlier in the day between Comet Week because it circu10 a.m. and noon. lated an energy through the "School itself is a huge build- school that allowed people to ing block and music is a huge meet new friends and visit force behind a student's ability with old ones. to express themselves and com"All the clubs came togeth-

er, people were involved and share interests," could Simpson said.

This year, ASG and the Student Affairs Office wanted to focus on each student's unique background and dedicate a day to diversity, Groom said.

Club rush and a variety of vendors will be present to honor diversity, student interests, hobbies, cultures and styles, Groom said.

"We want students to take some time out and enjoy themselves," Groom said. "We want to provide students with whatever fancies their interests."

"We will have a special selection that students will not find inside the cafeteria or any where on campus," Griffith said.

"We want this to be more than just your average week at Palomar. This is a celebration," Groom said.

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For Winona State University student Dusty Finke, taking notes in class used to be something of a circus act.

Finke carried a laptop and tapped out text on his keyboard, but he needed to sketch out charts and graphs, too. So he'd balance the portable on his knee while doodling at his desk using pen and paper.

That juggling act ends this fall because Finke has traded in his university-issued laptop for a new kind of portable called a tablet PC. The Windows-based computers incorporate touch-sensitive screens along with pen-like styli for electronic sketching and hand jotting.

Southeastern Minnesota's Winona State this summer is handing out more than 4,000 Gateway tablet PCs to freshmen and juniors in what is believed to be the most extensive such higher-education deployment.

The portables, which are to gradually displace non-tablet laptops the students have been

required to lease, begin formal use in the fall term.

Tablet PCs from the likes of Fujitsu, Gateway and Toshiba comprise only a tiny fraction of U.S. laptop sales. But on campuses around the country, the newfangled tablets may be on the verge of shaking up classroom instruction.

Mayville State University in Mayville, N.D., 20 miles from the Minnesota border, will issue the tablets to all 817 students for use this fall. Dakota State University in Madison, S.D., will hand out tablets to freshmen and sophomores, more than 800 students in all. Several other schools have tested tables.

Many who have tried tablet PCs say they have the potential to revolutionize campus computing even in their current, somewhat crude form because of portable-computing features that, the users claim, lend themselves particularly well to higher education.

Tablet users at Winona State, for instance, aren't giving up standard laptop perks such as keyboards and built-in CD-recording drives but are gaining new capabilities.

The students now have the option of scribbling notes longhand on their touch screens and converting the jottings into typed text thanks to the tablets' handwriting-recognition features.

Students also can record lectures and synchronize the audio with handwritten or typed notes for subsequent cram sessions.

Tablets introduce the concept of electronic notebooks, which work

much like physical notebooks but Microsoft OneN ote software someallow users to collect digital pic- times locked up. tures, audio, movies and animaThe tablets are "still buggy," said tions along with text. Students can Howard Sypher, head of Purdue's create a notebook for each class or Department of Communications, assignment. which has used them in publicTablets also eliminate keyboard speaking and communication-camclatter, which drives some students paign courses. "Students are frusand professors batty, along with a trated from time to time (due to) dreaded "wall effect" that isolates issues of reliability." laptop users behind their screens.

Colleges who buy tablet PCs The Gateway tablets in use at today "probably bought them two Winona State and Mayville State years too soon," said David convert from laptops to slates when Coursey, an eWeek.com correspontheir screens are swiveled 180 dent and computer-technology degrees and folded down onto the authority. "I am still making notes keyboards. on a piece of paper."

Mayville junior Jeremy Lund no Today's tablets are hobbled by toolonger types. "I've never been one modest screen resolutions that prefor handwriting notes," he said. But vent them from fully duplicating the now he's thrilled "to be able to look and feel of writing on paper, handwrite and change it over to partly because stylus jottings are type. Once you too coarse, Coursey believes. train the Users soon will see tablet, it's M•ny who ll•re tri1d upgrades that promise to very accu- t•bllt ,,, ,., tilly significantly enhance textrate." input and handwritingll•r1 till pot1nti•l to recognition Tablet-PC features. technologies, 11rolutioniz1 t•mpul A software upgrade does which include computing. nothing to diminish the a specialized machines' bulk, which version of Coursey believes is another Microsoft's Windows operating sys- problem that will temper tablet tem, have been only been available fever on campuses for now. since late 2002 and remain works in But Dusty Finke, Winona State's progress. As a result, they some- student-association president, times give student users fits. thinks his tablet is plenty portable At Indiana's Purdue University, and plans to carry it everywhere journalism students tested Toshiba because of its extra features. tablet PCs as notepad alternatives He'll encourage others to do the for scribbling notes at city-council same. "If students are paying for the meetings and other reporting- equipment," he said, "they should be assignment venues. But their using it to its full effect."

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There are few bands that can be said to define a generation. Yet, in 1994 the aggravated American youth got their first glimpse at a ! GREEN DAY groundbreaking i 'American Idiot' trio of Bay Area -.: misfits that would ; revitalize and (OUTOFFOURSTARSj Warner Bros. embody the rising Records punk genre. www.greenday.com Ten years later, Green Day still defines the fresh spirit of the Punk scene and with the new album "American Idiot."

They have taken the music to a level not seen since the era of classic rock.

Coming a long way from their first mainstream album, "Dookie," Green Day still has the same distinctive sound, but has matured considerably and so has their music.

They've left the poop jokes behind, and the substitute - self confused turmoil and political grievance - is warmly welcomed.

On their eighth original compilation, Green Day attempts an homage to the art of the rock opera, reminiscent of "The Who," "Queen" and "Pink Floyd."

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With many of the tracks blended together in a harmonic bliss of antiestablishment jams and deeply complex ballads, the album, as a whole, is captivating.

Also like the LPs of a lost era, this album is best experienced from start to finish due to the numerous repeat references throughout the record.

The band's distinctive sound is an invigorating change from the slew of mediocrity currently on the market.

Green day offers an original perspective outside the world of pretty boy angst such as, "New Found Glory" and "Good Charlotte."

They also don't lower themselves to the desperate tactic of indecipherable scream rock that currently qualifies as music.

Although the opening title track, "American Idiot" has been in censored radio release for over a month, it still grabs the listener by the jugular and doesn't let go for the rest of the CD. Like a backhand to the apathetic youth, Green Day sets the tone for an angry generation coming to grips with a dark future.

Following its path comes probably the strongest track of the CD, "Jesus of Suburbia." A five-part, 10-minute roller coaster of life in middle-class

America, where life isn't always as sweet as it appears.

Trapped in an identity crisis, one lyric reads, "The space that's in between insane and insecure, oh therapy can you please fill the void?"

Another track, "St. Jimmy," acts as the epitome of the defiant age, proclaiming, "I'm here to represent the needle in the vein of the establishment."

Not that this album is without angst, except it culminates in a much more developed form than a lot of emo currently out there.

In the soul-jerking ballad "Wake Me Up When September Ends," singer Billy Joe Armstrong discusses the transition of dealing with life's trials.

The lyric, "Drenched in my pain again, becoming who we are. As my memory rests, but never forgets what I lost," depicts the jading of a life into harsh reality.

As moving as the lyrics are, the subtleties of the music are also hypnotic.

While guitars rock the speakers for a sold segment, the tone interchangeably soothes into a ballad.

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and dynamics only pull the listener deeper into the tangled fable of the melodic drama.

If the album has any fault, it would be that some lyrics are too repetitive.

However, as much as the lyrics drive the album's power, some sections use the same lyrics to echo the same message.

After 50-plus uplifting and penetrating minutes, the anthem of good times and tribulations finishes strong with another five-part epic called "Homecoming."

As the group chants their mantras recapping the tales of the album, the music is overpowering, building to a climax and easing into the finale, "Whatsername."

The last track captures the theme of the entire album - "Forgetting you, but not the time."

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Hank Aaron believes Barry Bonds is better than Babe Ruth. With all due respect to Hammerin' Hank, a man who demands respect not only for what he accomplished but what he endured, he's treading on shaky ground here.

As a young boy, Jack McKeon actually saw Ruth play. He was so young his memory is fleeting. Still, the Florida Marlins' manager told a Bay Area newspaper that he can't fathom how Ruth could've been more dominant than Bonds.

Whoa!

We can expect the comparisons between Bonds and Ruth now that Bonds has Ruth's record of714 career home runs in his cross hairs. Bonds recently reached 700 home runs which is territory explored only by Ruth and Aaron. It's most likely that he will surpass Ruth early next season, which will spark a new round of debates about who was the greatest slugger in history.

Bonds certainly has Ruth's flair for the dramatic. The two monster home runs he blasted out of Turner Field in Atlanta, the first estimated at 467 feet, the second 462 feet, would' have been memorable even if Aaron had not witnessed them. But this was even better than that. Aaron was in the broadcast booth when Bonds smashed his first homer.

"I've never seen a ball hit that far in this ballpark," Aaron said.

Aaron went on to say that he would rank Bonds ahead of Ruth.

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Was Ruth better than Bonds? Was Bonds better than Ruth? There are different answers, but there is no right answer.

It's best not to throw around the term "greatest of all time." Here in the Bay Area, most people will tell you that Joe Montana was the greatest quarterback. But how many of those people also watched Otto Graham or Johnny Unitas? Jerry Rice is often described as the greatest receiver, but what if Don Hutson had played during an era where passing was more prominent? What then?

Muhammad Ali is widely considered the greatest heavyweight of all time, although we don't know what the outcome might have been had he fought Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey or John L. Sullivan in their prime.

Sugar Ray Leonard or Sugar Ray Robinson? The answer to that question may depend on what era you grew up in.

Someone who grew up in New York in the 1940s may believe Joe DiMaggio was better than Ted Williams. Someone who grew up in Boston during that same era may believe the opposite. A 35-year-old Chicago native may swear Walter Payton was the greatest running back in history. A 50-year-old from Cleveland would be just as adamant in his support of Jim Brown.

And so it is with Bonds and Ruth.

Many will be tempted to proclaim Bonds the most dominant offensive player in baseball history in the coming weeks, months and years. It's a convenient reaction.

It's not as if Ruth, who died in 1948,

is around to defend himself during a time that Bonds is in the midst of one of the greatest runs of offensive productivity in history. What he has accomplished in his limited at-bats is mind-boggling. Even Aaron admits Bonds has an "excellent" chance of surpassing his record of 755 career home runs.

Passing Ruth on the all-time home run list doesn't mean Bonds was the better player, however. Remember, Ruth did double duty. He is the only pitcher in history to pitch 10 or more seasons and post a winning record every year. He won 18, 23 and 24 games between 1915-17. His 1.75 ERA in 1916 led the league.

Remember that what Ruth did at the plate had never been so much as approached before. He hit 29 home runs in 1919. The second-highest total that year was 10. He broke his own record by hitting 54 the following year, which were more home runs than any other American League team hit that season.

Ruth broke Roger Connors' career record of 136 homers during his second season as a full-time outfielder.

When he hit his 700th homer, only two others had hit 300 or more. By the time he retired in 1935, he had more than twice as many career home runs as his closest pursuer.

We could go on, filling up page after page, but you get the idea: Ruth was as dominant as Bonds, and perhaps even more so.

Bonds' surpassing Ruth's 714 career home runs is a mere formality now, but that doesn't mean he was a better player, regardless of what anybody says, even respected baseball lifers such as Aaron and McKeon. Bonds vs. Ruth will echo through the ages, an argument that nobody can ever or will ever win.

COMETS SCHEDULE NAME: Thesslonias Watkins YEAR: Freshman SPORT/POSITION: Football, wide

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receiver, No. 89 HIGH SCHOOL: Perris High School MAJOR: Real Estate and Business FAVORITE BANDS: usher, Kanye West, Lil' Jon and Jay-Z FAVORITE MEAL: Fried chicken and corn bread with a cold glass of Brisk Iced Tea. LIFE AFTER PALOMAR: To transfer to a university in the South to be close to his family.

HOBBIES: Hit up parties with friends, dance, talk to the ladies and play Madden 2005.

FAVORITE ON-FIELD MOMENT: In his senior year at Perris High in Riverside, with the Panthers down to 4th and 15th, the quarterback threw Watkins the ball through two defenders. Watkins caught the ball, ran 20 yards, leading the Panthers to victory. "I love it when people depend on me for the big play," Watkins said.

MOST INFLUENTIAL ROLE MODEL: "My uncle Raymond! He gave me my first football and taught me how to catch.

He has been there for me and taught me how to work hard," Watkins said.

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Wed., Oct. 6 - at Imperial Valley, 5 p.m.

Fri., Oct. I - vs San Diego Mesa, 1:15 p.m.

Wed., Oct. I I - at Cuyamaca College, 7 p.m.

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Palomar athletes deserve our support Palomar College is home to some of the long enough to develop a connection best athletes in the state. Compared to with the school or the teams. many schools, our athletic program is in We should all realize that the players a class of its own. Many schools have are also students. They find the time to small programs or none at all. represent our school. We should do the We seem to have it r-----, same. You might have a golfer, pitcher, all. But why don't goalie or running back sitting next to more students support you in class. In fact, you probably have our teams? Everyone a Comet in at least one of your classes. should be wearing The Palomar athletic department Comet baseball caps !i maintains a Web site that lists all of the z 0 and T-shirts? team schedules. Try going to a football a Following and supgame or a water polo match. Get a few porting your school's teams can be a friends to go. Our players will love it great experience. and the other team will know their The athletes love the support and opponent has better fan support. getting involved creates more unity and Speaking of opponents, one of the reaschool pride. Going to games and sons Palomar sports might not get the matches is also a lot of fun . proper attention, is the lack of a true Community college sports are under- rivalry. That might change soon. rated. Many people think that fresh- MiraCosta is currently considering man and sophomores can't produce adding a sports program. high-quality, entertaining sports. The This could be the start of a great comfact of the matter is, every community munity college sports rivalry. Palomar college team is in the same boat. already has better academic and extracurUnlike pro sports, or even four-year ricular programs than MiraCosta. It schools, every team has some returning stands to reason that Palomar would also players and a lot of freshman. Even dominate them in sports. though their opponents' experience levels North County could become the are close, Palomar has a history of attract- hotbed of community college sports. The ing and producing quality athletes and constant buzz around campus of for the most part - they win.

MiraCosta defeats and Palomar domiWith this strong tradition of winning, nance would certainly increase interest more students should get out and sup- and school pride. And head-to-head port our players. The players are out matches would be huge events. For now there working hard, practicing and rep- we can only hope. resenting our school. We should show But Palomar students already have a them that we appreciate their effort. At reason to be proud. We have one Comet most schools, athletics are a big part of team or another competing almost college life. every day.

The problem with most community They aren't just playing for themcolleges is that they are commuter selves. They are playing for their teamschools. Commuter schools don't have mates, the student body and Palomar's the level of unity and school pride that status as an elite community college many colleges do. Since they are two- sports program. The least we can do is year schools, many students don't stay support them.

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THE TELESCOPE • MONDAY, OCT. 4, 2004

Football loses third straight game

By Matt Null

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Behind the legs of Saddleback freshman tailback Cheyne Verhagen and the arm of freshman quarterback Jake Buchanan, the Gauchos defeated the visiting Palomar Comets 36-17 on Sept. 25.

Verhagen finished the game with 133 17 yards on COMETS GAUCHOS 16 33 carries versus the normally tough Comet's defense. In the first half alone, Verhagen had 14 carries for 109 yards.

Buchanan led the air attack with 12 completions for 113 yards and two touchdowns.

The victory for the Gauchos was the first over the Comets since 1997. The loss moves the Comets to 1-3 on the season and 0-2 overall in the Mission Conference.

"It is never easy to lose. This team is not used to losing," said head coach Joe Early.

"Things aren't going our way, but we are going to keep plugging away."

In the first half, the Comets looked down and out as they headed into halftime down 200. Mter the 20-minute break, the Comets returned with much more enthusiasm and, according to Early, a restored pride in being a Palomar football player.

"I was very proud of how my guys came out in the second half," Early said. "I told them to look themselves in the mirror and take pride in the previous Palomar teams and how you play the game."

Quarterback Tony Paoli was on the sidelines trying to pump up a deflated team.

"We started out slow in the first half," said Paoli, who

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PalomaR linebacker Liumotumotuaagaileafi Suiaunoa tries to tackle wide receiver Jerard Rabb of Saddleback College. The Comets went into Mission Viejo to take on the Gauchos, a team they have beaten for seven straight years. The Comets lost the game 36-19 SEPT. 26.

completed 13-of-33 passes for 141 yards and three interceptions. "In the second half we tried to comeback, but we couldn't make it."

Wide receiver Anthony Johnson scored the Comets' first touchdown of the game after a Paoli pass from the 25yardline. Mter a leaping grab, Johnson dashed past two defenders and into the end zone.

With three losses in 2004, the Comets have already equaled their regular season loss total from the previous two seasons.

Similar to the previous two losses, turnovers and ineffectiveness for the Comets played

a large part in the loss to the Gauchos.

Late in the third quarter, with the Comets driving, Paoli dropped back in the pocket to deliver a pass, only to get the pass tipped by Gaucho's linebacker Zack Clarke.

Clarke then snatched it midair for the interception.

Heading for the goal line, he would then lateral the ball to teammate John Baggerly, who ran the remaining 22 yards for the score and a 29-7 lead through the end of three quarters.

On the next Saddleback possession, the Comets forced a punt on 4th and 20 from the 11-yard line, but Palomar safe-

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"We have had a hard time converting turnovers into points," Early said. "We have to fight through it."

Minutes later the Comets would score again as Paoli passed to running back Speed Anthony. Mter receiving the short pass from Paoli, Anthony made the most of it after breaking several Gaucho tack-

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The Palomar wrestling team erased an early deficit by scoring multiple pinfalls in a short period of time to defeat the Moorpark Raiders and record its first vicJO tory of the season COMETS Sept. 24 in the RAIDERS ll Dome.

The Comets rebounded from losing the first three out of four matches by scoring 27 consecutive points en route to a 30-12 victory over the Raiders.

"It feels good to beat a generally quality program in Moorpark, and to do it at home," said head coach Joe Ismay. "I feel that we improved mentally as a team."

Palomar showed no fear in overcoming the rough start to win the match. ""Every one of us gets scared," said wrestler David Corson. "How we deal with that fear is what makes us a winner or loser."

The early going favored Moorpark as Edward Randolph defeated Recardo Figueroa. J.J. Holt, who finished second in last year's state tournament, also defeated Comet Brandon Bautista.

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Comet A.J. Hagen, keeps Nick Dabit in a tangle. Hagen won the match 11-5, Sept. 24 inside the Dome.

bout to open the evening, Palomar's Dan Castro recorded a tiebreaking take down with only 10 seconds remaining to squeeze out the victory, sending the crowd into a frenzy and giving a much needed boost to the Comets.

"We started slow but Castro picked up the momentum for us," said team captain Ricky Newsom.

From that point the Comets domi-

les and jukeing one Gaucho defender as Anthony made the score 29-17.

To the dismay of the Comets, mistakes would later put the game out of reach as the Clarke interception and a Palomar fumble on the 7-yard line resulted in another Gauchos touchdown, putting the Gauchos up by 19, with only 2:35 to play in the 4th quarter.

"We gave up some cheap points tonight," Early said.

"You can't do that in this division."

The Comets' next home game is Oct. 30 versus Orange Coast College at Mission Hills High School at 1 p.m.

nated Moorpark as four consecutive Palomar wrestlers notched victory.

Stewart Cole, David Corson, and Newsom all won matches by pinfall.

Cole was the first wrestler of the evening for either squad to win by pinfall, dominating his opponent from the start to sustain enthusiasm from the crowd.

Team captain Newsom looked equally as .strong as his aggressive style was

too much for opponent Walter Mendez.

In a match mirroring that of Cole's, Newsom recorded an early pinfall and showed why he is one of Palomar's top wrestlers in 2004.

"I thought Ricky (Newsom) looked really impressive tonight," Ismay said.

"He has two falls this year in his two matches, and I just thought his opponent tonight had no chance."

Corson nearly shut out his opponent by points only to record a pinfalllate in the match against noticeably outmatched Moorpark opponent Steve Bouley.

Corson's bruising style symbolized Palomar's superiority in the upper weight divisions, which helped the Comets take control of the match and led them to a going away victory.

A.J. Hagen and Dan Almanza were also victorious in their matches, respectively.

The Comets next meet is the Golden West tournament at Westminister.

Palomar will be one of 12 schools participating.

"I want to see what we are going to look like for the rest of the season," Ismay said. "This meet will give me an idea of where we're at in comparison to some good teams, including Bakersfield."

Palomar's next home meet is Oct. 6 in the Dome versus Victor Valley. The Comets will then return to the Dome Oct. 13 to face Cerritos in the conference opener.