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Forum held for board candidates

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By John Asbury

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Students Meredith Clark (left) and Nicole Peters listen as names of Palomar students who have died in recent wars are read at Diversity Day at the Student Center Oct. 6. The event, first of its kind at Palomar, focused on Tolerance and Free Speech. Students and faculty were invited to voice their opinions on a variety of topics. The event was part of Comet week which ran Oct. 5-7. The week-long event was geared toward unifying students by celebrating education, school spirit and college life with music, food and fun.

$85k raised at 14th annual college gala

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Music gets money back from ASG

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The Palomar College President's Associates raised about $85,000 at its 14th annual black-tie gala Oct. 2 at the Four Seasons Resort in Carlsbad.

The "Palomar Goes to the Moulin Rouge" fundraiser, which benefits the Palomar Foundation,was attended by 270 guests. The guests included business leaders, private citizens and Palomar College administrators, such as College President Richard Jones.

"Most of the money raised tonight will be used on scholarships for Palomar students," said President's Associates Chairman Bob Hahn, who was the MC for the evening's events.

"We offer five $8,000 scholarships every year."

San Marcos Mayor Corky Smith, San Marcos Councilman Lee Thibadeau and governing board members Mark Evilsizer, Nancy Chadwick and Michele Nelson also attended the gala.

Guests were treated to a gourmet dinner, live music from The Fabulous Mar Dels and a dance performance from Palomar performing arts students. There was also a live and silent auction.

Six of the seven candidates for the governing board introduced themselves to the community in a public forum at Palomar College Oct 4.

Three of the five governing board members are up for re-election Nov. 2 - Nancy Chadwick, Darrell McMullen and Ralph Jensen. They are being challenged by Joe Chirra, Howard Kuiper, Ruth Larson and Joe Stanford.

The meeting was sponsored by the American Association of University Women and moderated by AAUW member Vivian Doering. Each candidate made their cases as to why they should be elected to the three open seats.

Incumbents present included Chadwick and McMullen, who spoke openly about the future of Palomar.

"We can't slam the door on the students," Chadwick said as she spoke of open access to required essential classes. She also commented on the importance of reasonable fees to students and the obligation of the college to ensure guaranteed transfers to four-year schools.

McMullen said that the community and students should be the primary directive of

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football team to fly to an event, we've helped out The Telescope - all of this is designed to help the students."

There were more than 100 silent auction items, which included items ranging from dinner with the mayor

The Associated Student Government returned $1,750 originally cut from the music budget at a Sept. 22 meeting.

"This is great news for us," said department chairman Michael Mufson. "To be getting this money back in these tight times."

ASG President Paul Charas said the reason for the reinstatement of funds was that they learned more about the department and about some of the services they provide for the students.

"I guess it was an eye opener," Charas said. ''We saw how valuble they were to the community college as a whole and the students that they serve."

The ASG has not contacted the music department yet about the reinstatement of its funds. However Mufson said he would be discussing it with the music department during

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President's Associates Chairman Bob Hahn was master of ceremonies at the 14th annual Gala.

Hahn, who is also the president of First National Bank of North County said additional funds are also put to good use.

"The rest is used at the request of the college president for expenses that general funds can't cover," Hahn said. "For example, we sponsored the

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College looks to curb smoking

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A coalition of students, health professinals and college officals are spearheading a campaign to stop smoking on campus.

The American Lung Association cited Palomar and all the colleges in the county as high risk for lung disease based on a failing TobaccoFree College Report Card, said Jean Feeney of the Vista Community Clinic. She also said the set of criteria for the report card is under review by the Lung Association in an effort to improve the grades.

Young adults have the highest smoking rate of any group.

TFCC believes well-designed college tobacco control policies, coupled with strong enforcement and education about the policy, will help protect students, staff and visitors from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke and reduce young adult smoking in San Diego county.

College administrators have the lead responsibility to protect the health and well being of their campus community,' stated in a letter sent to Palomar college regarding the report card on March 3.

There is growing concern at health services regarding students with asthma and allergies dealing with secondhand smoke. Health Services officials said many students complain of health problems being aggravated by the smoke on campus. In early December, there will be a report on how colleges are responding to the health needs of their students, Feeney said.

Palomar student Marie Liew said if Palomar were a smoke-free campus, "It'd be healthier."

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Philip Blechertas smokes a cigarette outside the P building. Currently students may not smoke within 20 feet of any building.

Seventy percent of the students on college campuses don't smoke, Feeney said. The nurses at health services have started a nonsmoking program to help students quit.

There is a smoking cessation class from Nov. 1 to Dec. 6.

Palomar student coalition START, Students Taking Action Regarding Tobacco, has been raising awareness of the harmful effects of smoking for the past year.

START has set up booths around the Student Center for students to learn about smoking risks and secondhand smoke issues.

They have used incentives such as free food and giveaways Last to attract attention. spring they gave away free pizza to students who could recite the smoking policy.

Health services said less than 5 percent of the students know

the colleges smoking policy.

"What's the smoking policy?"

Palomar student Matt Reyes asked.

Jayne Conway, the director of health services, said she is dedicated to smoking issues on campus and wants students to have a healthy environment.

"I came from running a cancer unit, and patients asked me, 'Why didn't someone just shake me or say something?'"

Conway said. She said some of the patients asked her to help the young people.

Conway said she wants this to be an anti-smoking campaign and not a campaign against the students who smoke.

"It's not the smokers - it's the smoke," Feeney said.

Palomar student Ivy Basanes said she thinks since students pay to come here, students should have the right to smoke on campus.

There are currently smoking rules on campus that aren't being followed. Students are prohibited from smoking within 20 feet of the buildings, but many students are seen not following this policy.

Basanes said she thinks having designated areas on campus is a good idea.

Feeney said the smoke will travel with the wind and can still be inhaled by others that are far away. She said 45,000 to 50,000 people die a year from secondhand smoke.

The greatest open surface area on campus is in the parking lots.

When asked about the possibility of having to smoke in a parking lot, Reyes said, "Sometimes I smoke between classes and it'd be very inconvenient for me, because I'd be late for class everyday to take a smoke break."

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of San Marcos, a spa package and various attend the event. The $5,000 "Silver program and then transfer are more sucvacation getaways. Some of the live auc- Table" sponsors were the San Marcos- cessful than students who go straight to a tion items included an autographed based irrigation company Hunter four-year college."

Besides company representatives, some LeBron James jersey, a luxury guest suite Industries, The San Diego Union-Tribune at Petco Park for eight and a condo rental and Pepsi. Several other companies donat- people attended on their own to show support for what they felt was a worthy cause. on Kauai. The auction items were all ed $1,000 for a "Bronze Table."

"This function is a great benefit to the "We've been supporting Palomar College donated for the event.

Several student volunteers worked the for 18 years now," said Larry O'Malley of students," said attendee Joe Chirra, who is event, helping run the auctions by California Bank and Trust, a Bronze Table a candidate for the Palomar College govstraightening the tables and alerting sponsor. "Palomar College is a very impor- erning board. "It's also a great opportunitant part of this community, and we under- ty for members of the community to give guests when tables were closing.

Palomar's brand new All-Girl Cheer stand that students who go through its back."

Squad were also present at the gala, they sold raffle tickets to help support the teams activities.

"I know some of our girls are going to be able to participate on the team because of this fund raiser tonight," said cheer squad member Rindy Hardy.

Besides selling raffle tickets, the team also entertained the guests with a brief cheer show.

Following the show, somebody asked the cheerleaders why they weren't wearing uniforms, said Pam Grasso, advancement office and college foundation coordinator.

"The girls said that they didn't have any, and some of the guests in attendance began making pledges to help pay for the uniforms," Grasso said.

The difference after the pledges will be covered by proceeds from the gala, Grasso · said.

In addition to allowing guests to buy plates at the gala, companies sponsored IIELINDI FINN I FOR THE TELESCOPE Vista the event by buying tables.

Congressman Darrell Issa was the only Bob and Sue Gilson, both professors at Palomar perform a song on OcL 2 at the Four Seasons Resort. $10,000 . "Gold Table" . buyer, but did not

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Rebellion and self-expression are traits that help young people, especially college students, develop an identity and start to find their niche in society. However, there is one place rebellion and self-expression do not belong -American politics.

• Like it or not, politics, especially on a national level, are dominated by only two parties Democrats and Republicans. While there are numerous third-party candidates that seem attractive to young people, voting for 1M one will actually help secure victory z for someone else - often the person 0.:a they hate most .

Because young voters have a history of not showing up to vote, most politicians ignore them.

For those who are interested in politics, this can be frustrating. The natural inclination is to despise the wellknown front-runners and look for someone else.

This is a huge mistake! All you are doing is helping TREY BANNON I THE TELESCOPE one of the candidates you hate. Two out of the last three elections have been decided by voters who cast their bal- were halted by the Supreme Court, George W. Bush Nader's message, about helping protect lots in favor of a third party candidate. Both times, these won the election by only a few electoral votes. The Americans from money-hungry corporations that "protest votes" helped the candidate who was less election was decided by Florida's 25 electoral votes, exploit workers and pollute the environment, died which Bush won by about 900 votes. Green Party when his supporters helped elect Bush. appealing to the voter in the first place.

In 1992, independent presidential candidate Ross candidate Ralph Nader won 90,000 votes in Florida.

The problem is Nader's message sounds goodNader only won 4 percent of the popular vote especially to young voters. But in a two party sysPerot won 19 percent of the popular vote. Most of the nationally. But the votes he took from Al Gore swung tem we have to look at the big picture - who are people who voted for Perot were the election in Bush's favor.

Republicans who liked his fiscally we helping by voting for a candidate who can't win.

What is ironic is that the ideological conservative ideas and his promisMany will argue that Nader's 4 percent sent a 'Protest vtlffl' hl/p th1 beliefs of Nader's supporters were in direct message. es to wipe out the national debt.

What message? We are more interested conflict with what they ended up getting. in making a statement than supporting a candidate Perot also won the support of Ulndidllll who is less millions of young voters who were •PPHiing to th1 vollf The majority of Nader voters were young, who has a chance to do some good and support at liberal, anti-war, anti-corporation and least some of our issues? Bush is sitting in the looking for an alternative to strong supporters of the environment.

President Bush and Bill Clinton. in th1 Brst pl•tt.

White House laughing at that message.

What that 4 percent of the electorate did So the majority of Perot's 19 perAll young voters out there have to make a deciwas elect George Bush. For their efforts, sion - what do you care about? Do you want to be cent took away votes from Bush.

Clinton won easily! Democrat-haters actually helped they ended up with the most conservative adminis- able to say that you made a statement? Or do you tration imaginable. elect Clinton by voting for Perot. want to say that you exercised your constitutional AB far as the core beliefs of the Nader voter - we right to vote in a way that changed your country for The 19 percent Perot won was huge. However, it doesn't take that much to swing an election. The 2000 elec- are now involved in two wars and counting, we have the better? tion, is perhaps the greatest example in history of how seen tax-cuts for corporations and a climate that The numbers don't lie. Let's not make the same good intentions can result in devastating consequences. favors big business over the little guy and a hostile mistake again. In the event your vote is actually counted this election - make it count.

After all of the dust settled in 2000 and the recounts policy toward the environment.

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Raising minimum wage will shrink the Job market I was completely amazed at the lack of any form of economic reasoning in Rachel Keeler's "Arnold takes aim at California's Young People" piece. She claims that because Governor Schwarzenegger won't support a minimum wage hike, that he is expecting we young people to "take the fall" for the state's economic problems.

Is she so naive as to think that businesses will find the extra funds for the higher minimum wage in their profits? Would you?

Rather, businesses will find the extra funds for the higher minimum wage by

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cutting back on the number of jobs they provide and funneling those funds into already existing jobs. In short, those that have jobs benefit at the expense ofthose who would have gotten jobs if the minimum wage had been lower.

In economics we call minimum wage laws a "price floor", which, as anyone who has taken economics knows, cause shortages-a shortage in the total number of available jobs.

Hardly the policy of a "big business" governor! Actually, I would say it's the other way around; I would say it's the state legislature being used by "big labor" in an attempt to stifle competition. Just look at who supports the minimum wage hike: California Grocer's Association, the AFL-CIO, and other labor unions.

In any event, perhaps next time, before before Ms. Keeler uses demagogic bromides like "big business" to slight Governor Schwarzenegger, maybe she should do a little research.

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What are they thinking? compromise his or her dignity by spitting on the ground in front of everyone. Your own saliva is perfectly healthy to swallow, people! However, it's not healthy if you release it into the wild for everyone to be exposed to.

If you're going to spit, please do it in a trash can, toilet, tissue, even Dumb, rude people. Everywhere good old dirt - bury it though. Dop.'t you go, you can't avoid them. Palomar just leave it on the freaking sidewalk where people who wear sandals (like is no exception to this.

Don't get me wrong - most of the me) have to fear that at just the students I encounter are fine. In fact, wrong moment, their shoe, will slip my estimation is that these inconsid- and have a rendezvous with some erate fools make up less than 10 per- anonymous tool's bodily fluid.

And don't get me started about the cent of the population. restrooms on campus. Ladies, I don't However, with a stuknow about your restrooms, but the dent population of men's restrooms are seriously gnarly. roughly 30,000 stuWalk into most restrooms on camdents, that makes for a pus, and the first thing you'll notice lot of annoying people. "' c is the whole room smells like pee.

People who talk in E 0 Not only that, but there are massive class are annoying. = puddles on the ground around the toiI'm not talking about lets and urinals. people who occasionally Why, oh why can't you guys get your turn and quietly ask a classmate a pee in the toilet? It's not that hard, question.

I'm talking about the people in the just remember the golden rule is back row of the classroom - idiotical- ready, aim, fire - not ready, fire, aim.

I know we live in a time where ly thinking nobody will hear them because the back row is so far away, everybody is very busy. But you can loudly blabbing away about how wast- generously spare a few seconds to ed they got the night before and that adjust your equipment so that you hit the pot and keep the one hot chick they restrooms clean. talked to - "Dude, Oh yeah, and flush the you should have There is nothing moll toilet for goodness sake. tapped that."

Please? Just for us, norFirst of all, if you're disgusting th•n s11ing mal people who don't going to talk in class, somebody h•wk • loogie like the smell of urine? why would you talk I've found a few nice, loudly enough that on the sidew•lk. clean restrooms at everyone, including Palomar - notably the people outside of the ones in the new student classroom, can hear center and the library. you?

Apparently people who don't read Second, if you're going to talk so or study are the ones who miss. But loudly in class that everyone can hear you, why would you talk about some- for the most part, the restrooms on thing that you obviously don't want campus are pretty nasty.

I'd like to think that one of the people - especially members of the types of rude people described - the opposite sex, to know about you talker, the spitter, the anti-Annie like the fact you're a sexist alcoholic?

Something else that gets on my Oakley -would read this column and nerves is spitting. There is nothing change their evil ways, but I know more disgusting than seeing some- that's hoping for a lot.

So, normal, polite people should body hawk a loogie on the sidewalk, or know they're not alone with some of seeing a loogie lying on the sidewalk.

I've never been able to understand the problems they encounter with why a person would feel compelled to these rude people.

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Consider this classic example that went strutting down the sidewalk in front of me next.

She was wearing a tiny suction tank top separated from her low-slung jeans by about eight inches of belly popping skin being squeezed up and out of the jeans that were at least two sizes too On a recent Friday morning I situated small - even though she was skinny. myself along Palomar's main walkway And don't forget the v-shaped lower to do some research on the state of style back tattoo that appeared to be pointing down toward something that would at our college.

Good news first. Students have come a probably be revealed by the jeans if she long way from the Freshman-15 weight were to sit down.

Besides the fact that half-naked gain and prototype outfit - consisting of a women are probably lowering the male university -logo sweatshirt, GPA- it makes the women look cheap jeans, and tennis shoes. and desperate.

But the bad news is But desperate for what? l'm not some of them have quite sure what motivates these barcome too far. ren women that are appearing on Now I'm not really Palomar's sidewalks at assembly line referring to the men on rates. Do they want disrespect? campus. Aside from Objectification? Or maybe just attenboredom, I don't really tion from desperate men. have too many qualms about I'm not suggesting that female stuour guys' gear. There are essentially two dents revert back to the disheveled formulas for the male student style.

It's either T-shirt, baggy jeans and messes in poorly assembled clothing oversized tennis shoes (sandals if you're that some notions of feminism might a surfer) or the more quirky, under- suggest. I love style. Women who have it ground approach - tight jeans with are able to wield it in ways that make them look sexy, smart and empowered. accessories. No problems there.

There are some women at Palomar However, many of the women on camwho seem to underpus, who have shattered stand that concept, like the sweatshirt- and-badthe one that passed in jeans stereotype, now Wh•t works lor luring front of me next. Her seem to think that a back- in drunken men •t carefully manicured pack pairs well with a nightclubs is not so outfit paired designer miniskirt and stilettos. jeans with a knit Well ladies, it doesn't. lll«tire in cl•ssrooms. sweater and healed And unless you're going boots. She looked sexy, for that porno-schoolgirlfantasy look, you should consider stylish and confident.

I can only hope that as winter draws acquiring some campus appropriate closer we will see more of this chic, taiclothing.

Style is all about time and place. What lored look drowning out the skin baring works for luring in drunken men at night- madness.

But even on the coldest of days you clubs is not so effective in the classroom. are sure to find some diehard women As I sat watching students pass by, I saw one girl wearing a sexy lingerie- who appear unable to afford clothing type top with tight jeans. It would have made with enough fabric to leave anybeen a great outfit for weekend club- thing to the imagination.

As the crowds began to thin into the bing, but because she was at school, she had a huge, orange, vinyl book bag classrooms, a woman darted by in a hanging off her bare lacy shoulder. The four-inch long, Paris Hilton style, flapped miniskirt. I sighed and decided combo didn't work.

What you wear and when you wear it it was time for me to go home. I had also says a lot about your motives and enough Palomar style for one day, and my heels were killing me. what you think about yourself.

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r~O THE EDITOR Telescope coverage of student government unfair

ANDREW PHELPS I THE TELESCOPE

Comedian Bill Maher uses satire to inform people about politics and current issues while entertaining.

Politics make great comedy Although politics can be boring, com- for a certain cause or encourage young peoplicated and. sometimes irrelevant, the ple to participate in elections. latest trend in television is giving the Cable news networks don't help old way of business a quick kick in the either. There is very little news and a head. In this age of 24-hour news, a lot of the same statistics and theories growing trend of more and more politi- about political issues. cal comedy is emerging.

It's one thing to be informed, but Although some may claim this genre is these pundits spout off so much jardangerous to the voting population, it is, gon, that even the most avid news in fact, a refreshing change of pace that junkie can get fed up. offers new perspective to What makes these comedic shows so the issues facing voters. refreshing is that they have no agenFurthermore, politida. They are equal opportunists whose cal comedy also reachonly goal is to inform voters on both es out to those who sides of an issue in an entertaining are otherwise disenfashion. franchised by politics Shows like "The Daily Show" on Comedy and the government.

Central and "Real Time with Bill Maher" By presenting the issues in an enter- on HBO cut through the politically correct taining fashion, past non-voters are gibberish and lay out the facts. now becoming informed and active in Sadly, what actually qualifies as real the democratic process. journalism is often discounted as enter"Saturday Night Live" always seems to tainment. gauge the pulse of the political atmosBill Maher has, in the past, been a politphere. While SNL satirizes public figures, ical sacrifice. Maher lost his job on ABC it also sparks awareness and attention in due to "insensitive comments" following young perspective voters.

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Viewers can be entertained by the Yet, in the world of journalism, there's content, but then take the facts of each very little room for sensitivity. It's one segment and zero in on an issue that thing to maintain integrity and ethics, but catches their interest. it's the job of a good journalist to be unmerA recent study by the University of ciful in getting to the heart of an issue.

Pennsylvania shows that the most Thankfully, Maher has remained fearinformed voters are those who follow late less and continues to hold nothing back night comedy. when examining the matter at hand. He The study's finding does what so many shows that viewers of in the mainstream political comedy and media fail to do By presenting the issues in an refuses satire such as "The Daily to back Show," are 16 percent entertaining fashion, past dowh. more informed than non-voters are now becoming Most political those who don't follow press conferences informed and active in the any late-night comedy. are spectacles.

Considering the democratic process.

Many questions are majority of the audipre-screened, and if ence is made up of the a hard-hitting quesprime advertising demographic, age tion does come up, it'll be glossed over 18-34, politicians may wake-up when without any follow up. it comes to addressing issues relevant In a format like Maher's, if someone to college students. gives a nonsense answer, they'll be called This also comes in direct contrast to the on it. Not that he's looking for someone to comment by Bill O'Reilly that "Daily agree with him - in fact there is usually Show" viewers are nothing but "stoned- an equal amount of opposing viewpoints. slackers." Comedy Central also respond- Still, Maher won't let a subject go until it ed to O'Reilly's claim with its own study. has been fully addressed.

According to Nielsen Media Research, Although a person should not rely "Daily Show" viewers are 78 percent solely on political comedy for informamore likely to have completed four years tion, it allows for a broader perspecof college than the average adult - 54 tive of the issues. percent more likely than O'Reilly viewers.

With a healthy mixture of satire and Maybe now the so-called experts will accurate information, a person can see the think twice before generalizing an entire reality of politics and make his or her own generation. This is no way to gain support conscious decision from there.

The ASG is very concerned about the most recent articles that have appeared in The Telescope, highly critical of the recent actions of the ASG. Our desire to promote the ASG and increase participation and interest among Palomar College students is undermined by the mean-spirited reporting of The Telescope.

We are doing our best to serve all the students at Palomar and we ask for nothing in return for our efforts. But the frequent criticism and ridicule coming from The Telescope does not make people want to get involved in the activity.

The most recent action of the ASG to reform the election process was taken following three years of discussion and after the examination of other models utilized by other colleges .

ASG recognizes the modifications may not be ideal and they may not work at Palomar, but clearly the process that was in place was failing, and we needed to do something to address it. If the new process proves ineffective, then we promise we will look at it again and try a different approach.

Regardless , I promise the recent amendments to our bylaws were done with the best interest of the students of Palomar College in mind and with no self serving thoughts or desires .

We readily admit that we are not professional legislators. We know that, with the exception of The Telescope staff, no one expects us to be professionals and that most people at Palomar College, including our adviser, Bruce. Bishop, will allow us to make our own mistakes, learn from them, and correct them.

We wonder how The Telescope would feel if every action they took was criticized and ridiculed as publicly as they do their fellow students in ASG.

-Associated Student Government

Being religious is not a prerequisite for morality Kristan Barton's letter to the editor in response to Donnie Boyle's column "Bush Darwin and Jesus- The War on Science" is full of misconceptions. Religion is cer~ tainly important in people's lives for a variety of reasons - it provides a code of ethics for right living (but so do nonreligious teachings such as those of Confucius), it engenders social solidarity, and it helps us all deal with the potential tragedies and suffering of the human condition.

However, it is not without its faults. First of all, to clarify one point, Jefferson and the founding fathers were largely Deists who believed God was the creator but that he did not intervene in the daily lives of human beings, perform miracles, and so forth. Secondly, we cannot have true separation of church and state, if political leaders find it their duty to impose their religious beliefs on the rest of the country, e.g., President Bush's views regarding stem cell research.

Finally, Ms. Barton's use of the example of slavery with regard to religion, morality and the law is truly ironic. In both the United States and in apartheid South Africa, devout Christians found ways to rationalize the mistreatment of blacks and supported the laws that made this legal, often by considering them as inferior human beings or perhaps even other species. The Dutch Reform Church in South Africa was one of the most stout defenders of apartheid. While being religious may lead someone to lead a moral life that is considerate of others, there is no guarantee of any such result. There are also people who do not have deep religious convictions but nonetheless live their lives by the Golden Rule.

Just because you believe something does not make it true. This is the fundamental error in an a priori equation of religious beliefs with truth. There are passages in the Bible that condone slavery, advocate war and killing those who are not like "us," and advocate killing adulterers and children who curse their parents. Does this make it right to do so because the Bible says so? People are using their religious beliefs to defile and declare homosexuals as immoral and are ignorantly stating that they have simply chosen an immoral "lifestyle."

While more scientific study is needed, there is a considerable body of evidence that strongly suggests that many, if not most, homosexuals have been attracted to the opposite sex since they were children as the result of hormonal and/or genetic predispositions. They did not "choose" a "lifestyle." As one of my students once said, "Why would I ever choose to be a homosexual in a society that gives me so much grief over it?"

If we begin to equate religious belief with scientific knowledge, we are headed for the intellectual Dark Ages of ignorance and intolerance.

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the board. "The board must always be focused on who they serve," he said.

Another one of McMullen's priorities is a balanced budget for the school. While Palomar is funded significantly less than MiraCosta, he said.

McMullen said the difference was irrelevant. "It costs the same t o educate a student there as it does here. It's just not fair."

Incumbent Ralph Jensen was absent. Jensen's wife said he was hospitalized for diabetes.

Chirra introduced himself as someone who could bring much needed change to the board.

He called a rift between the governing board and the faculty over the faculty contract as irreconcilable differences.

Chirra said it was time for a divorce and that he could heal the rift.

"I can be more active in the community than Jensen and McMullen," Chirra said. "A more positive board can unlock patential."

Another challenger, retired teacher Kuiper, said he offers the board a perspective from the business world.

"Not everyone can be the boss, we have to work together," he said.

With a master's degree from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Business, Kuiper spent most of his career at Kraft foods and also has spent several years teaching and working to develop new curriculums. Kuiper says

he has first hand experience with students and he knows the value of education.

"It's great to have education, but you have to know how to use it," Kuiper said.

A teacher for more than 20 years, Larson, a practicing dermatologist, said she believes that her affinity for education will help her play a active role on the governing board.

"All my life, I've been either learning or teaching," Larson said.

Larson said her first priority is finding a new president to restore harmony and consensus among the board and the faculty.

"We have to be a team where everyone will be valued and respected," Larson said.

"We can find something fair to everyone." She said she also plans to gain funds from the community and the hospital district.

Also running for the board is Palomar music professor Joe Stanford. He says he looks forward to contract negotiations and establishing a positive relationship with the classified staff.

"Palomar is at a crossroads, I might even say a crisis of leadership," he said. "It's time for new leadership, and I believe I possess the qualities necessary for such leadership."

Stanford said he recognizes the work done by the board and believes they have the best intentions for the college.

However, he believes they often become distracted from their primary objectives.

JOEL IIIIVIIIO I THE TELESCOPE

Governing board candidate Ruth Larson gives an opening statement on Oct. 2. as candidate Howard Kuiper looks on.

Larson and Kuiper are two of the seven candidates running for three board seats.

"As the guiding light for our path, they often fall into the abyss of micromanagement and chaos," Stanford said.

Stanford also laid out a threepoint qualification plan for selecting the new president.

Stanford said primarily he would like an intellectual academic with experience in the classroom. Secondly, he said he was wants a people person who could reach out to all staff. Finally, he said he wants someone who doesn't micromanage and who can promote teamwork among the faculty and administration.

off with any one of these candidates," Kovrig said.

Townsend-Merino said she was happy to see such a strong turnout for the forum.

About 100 people attended the meeting, comprised of staff, community members and students. Also in attendance Interim President were Richard Jones, Professor Katie ASG Townsend-Merino , President Paul Charas and ASG Vice President Neill Kovrig.

Jones attended only as a spectator, but called the event "pre-election at it's best."

Kovrig said he was impressed by the meeting and said there was a great group of people to choose from.

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Ingram Ober holds a rather stark office for an art teacher, perhaps the barest in the Art Department hall.

Aside from a Styrofoam sphere left by the previous teacher and some art books strewn across the floor, it looks deserted.

This is Ober's first semester at Palomar, and he said he'll get to decorating his office once he feels on top of the six classes he's taking on.

But for Ober, art is not about what is hanging on the wall or sitting on the shelf.

"My interest in art is viewer interaction," Ober said.

"I'm not so interested in art that just sits there as objects."

Ober is a sculptor whose career has focused on interactive art- art with the goal of viewer connection.

On Oct. 23, Ober will be in Santa Monica making corn-

one of the best in North County.

Foundry is a form of sculpture that works in casting metal. Ober teaches three foundry classes, two sculpture classes, and an introduction to drawing class.

"He's very knowledgeable about the work that we do," said Ralph Berry, a student in one of Ober's sculpture classes. Berry said threedimensional art presents the challenge of working with dangerous materials like molten metal, something Ober has extensive experience in. "The teacher has to be very savvy with the manufacturing process," Berry said.

Ober says he is working to continue the growth of the already-thriving foundry program through contemporary mixed media studies involving new materials, digital installation and kinetics, a study of motion.

"Sculpture has left the pedestal," Ober said, a con-

dogs for the guests of Track 16 Gallery for a work called "Operation Corndog," which explores energy consumption .

He will also be presenting a 15 to 20-foot landscape surveillance tower that guests can climb at "High Desert Test Sites," an art show spread across about 50 miles of desert in the Joshua Tree area, on Oct. 23 and 24.

As an artist concerned with the experience of his viewers, Ober said teaching was the obvious next step in his career.

"What better way to have a constant audience of people you can help to see the world and experience the world as an aesthetically rich environment," he said.

Ober began teaching at Pomona College in Claremont, California where he worked for a year with their sculpture department.

Now he has come to Palomar to apply his talents to the foundry program here that is

JENNIFER SCHLIBICK I THE TELESCOPE

Ingram Ober is teaching six classes during his first semester, including three foundry classes, two sculpture classes, and an introduction to drawing class.

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Scheming wives, deceitful husbands, a bashful model and flamboyant transvestites. "Who's Under Where?" brought these characters to life at the Howard Brubeck Theatre on opening night Oct. 1.

The comedy was a strong effort by this group of aspiring actors under the direction of theatre professor Dana Case.

As the play opens, the audience is introduced to two women in a luxury hotel room, discussing an upcoming fashion show of their own designer line of lingerie for a rich, Italian prospective buyer. Meaghann Cobb plays Jane Pritchard while Fallon Forte assumes the role of Sybil Brunt. The actors manage to keep pace with the quick-witted dialogue, mastering subtly in their delivery of sharp jokes and bashful innuendo.

However, it's sometimes difficult for them to pass off the sophisticated, elitist role, at times sounding too rehearsed for a pretentious script.

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"He's got a different approach than most people have," said Ed White, a furniture design major and one of Ober's sculpture students.

"It's a really mind-expanding class."

Jack Townsend, an art major and sculpture student, agrees that Ober guides his students insightfully into the world of conceptual art.

Ober first introduced his ideas about interactive sculpture to the gallery scene in the form of performance-based work when he was in graduate school at Claremont Graduate Univeristy.

"I realized how much excitement and dialogue I could create just with a simple action," he said.

For one performance, he entered the room with an axe strapped to his back.

"You find that people have a certain perception about your work," he said. "Every single person has some idea of the mayhem that is going to ensue when you finally take that axe off your back, which allows in my mind for each one of those people in the gallery, whether they have an art background or not, to personalize that piece."

For "Operation Corndog," Ober created a self-contained cover-ed wagon that uses the vegetable oil for frying the corndogs to also fuel all of its systems - the fryer and even its glowing red and yellow sign that reads "Get Along Lil' Doggy."

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Donahue. Both Guiliano and Even while the two female leads are Donahue fully use their surround- the focal point, engaged in a solid ings to enhance their performance. string of dialogue, the men always The setting is pulled off by an draw the attention back to them, extensive set, despite being silent. equipped with a hal- ~ 'Who's Under Where?'

As both the men and cony and sliding glass i: women discover what !OJTorrcuRSTIJis: the other has been up doors, which play a : ; major role throughout STARRING BEAU ALLEN, MEAGHANN to, they realize it's in COBB, PARKER DONAHUE, their best interest to the production. As the ; ERIC FERNANDEZ, FALLON FORTE, two men enter from .,_ GREG GUILIANO, DEVIN UMSCHEID work together in planRATED BY JOHN ASBURY ning for the visit by the balcony, they master the art of physical - - - - - - - - - world-renowned fashcomedy that continues throughout ion designer Bruno Fruferelli, the production. played by Eric Fernandez.

Their strongest performance is The height of the show culminates through unspoken acting rather with Fruferelli's visit as the two husthan any exchange of dialogue. Their bands find themselves in drag, spoken parts have strength, but dressed in the lingerie. Fernandez's they're overshadowed by a series of performance is extremely convincing humorous, physical actions. These as an Italian designer. Not only does bits are similar to something in the he look and act the part, but he vein of "The Three Stooges" as they delivers what at least sounds like a either argue with each other or bum- string of authentic Italian phrases.

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build something that combined typical American consumerism with the use of alternative energy, two traditionally clashing concepts.

The tower, which Ober will present in collaboration with Los Angeles artist Chuck Moffit at "High Desert Test Sites," is also a model of alternative ways to deal with current power structures.

Instead of approaching consumerism, it looks at the downfalls of suburban sprawl that are especially prevalent in desert cities.

Many of these areas consist of homogenous housing gridded out from cookie-cutter shopping centers along the flat terrain.

The tower will be constructed out of recycled materials, and at the top will feature a Plexiglas mapping system that the artists and guests can draw design ideas on for a city that could inhabit the landscape they are surveying.

While the plans created will not be used for any construction, Ober hopes to identify the need for architectural vision and community design that embraces the desert environment.

Ober's art asks its viewers to consider the implications of energy conservation, and the need for shrewd progress as a global society. He said he wants to show his students how sculpture and the ordinary objects it investigates affect our lives every day.

Although his office remains bare, Ober is busy bringing his unusual take on the world of modern scul pture to Palomar.

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Still, the main focus is on Donahue and Guiliano dressed as women. Not only does it hold priceless comedic value, they also do an excellent job of portraying their female alter egos.

In fact, it was a bit disturbing how authentic they were. At times, the viewer actually forgets the two lingerie models were men.

Also present throughout the play is the skittish male model Sebastian, played by Beau Allen, as well as grabby security guard Roger Hodge, played by Devin Umscheid, who becomes obsessed with Donahue's character.

Overall the cast presented a strong performance. The story was slightly sluggish toward the beginning, but once the momentum began, it flowed smoothly and was well worth the wait. The entire second act was fast-paced and energetic. It was apparent that both the cast and the audience were enjoying themselves as they became deeper involved in the plot. This energy continued until the final scene and a well-anticipated climax.

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District, faculty close to contract deal

By Chrystall Kanyuck

new college president.

Currently, a Palomar employee The Palomar Faculty committee is deciding on finalFederation met Sept. 28 and 29 ists for the position and forto fine tune contract details. warding these names to the The PFF has been negotiat- board. ing with the Once the tentaPalomar tive agreement is Community ''I think tll•t WI will completed, it will College District for ll•r1 • n1w tontr•tt be put to a vote by a contract since the members of the blfDfl t/11 niW union formed three PFF. Only those p11sid1nt •11ir11." faculty members years ago.

"I think that we - Rocco Versaci who are part of will have a new FACULTY CO-PRESIDENT the union are contract before the allowed to vote on new president arrives," said the contract, with each person, Rocco Versaci, PFF co-president. regardless of part-time or fullThe governing board, which time status, casting a vote. has three seats open for the Only 46 percent offull-time upcoming election Nov. 2, is faculty are actually a part of responsible for appointing a the federation. Membership

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"With adjunct faculty, they may teach at several other schools where union dues are required, so the membership numbers (in the PFF) are horrendous. I'd estimate around 26 percent are members," Morrissette said.

Specifics of a topic are proposed by the PFF or district, reviewed, and if accepted, becomes part of the contract.

Once that happens, that topic is added to the list called the tentative agreement.

A tentative agreement is separated by subject. So far, the tentative agreement con-

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sists of 22 articles on a variety of subjects. Both sides have agreed on sabbatical leave requirements, contents of personnel files, grievance policies, re-hiring procedures and the standard of safety.

The biggest issue - pay, benefits, and hours worked have yet to be finalized. The governing board and faculty have long held opposing views on this issue.

The weekly contact hours is a calculation based on a multiple of students times the number of hours taught. The weekly contact hours are a measure used by all community college's to show faculty workload, said board member, Darrell McMullen.

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"Palomar is below the average. It is somewhere around 485 and the state average is 506," he said.

Both sides also have proposed a schedule of hours worked requirements that splits an instructors 40 hours per week into class time, office hours, evaluation time and other duties. This type of split allows the faculty members to be paid for hours worked at home and grading papers.

The district has proposed an article that would prohibit faculty from participating in any concerted refusal to work, or a no-strike rule.

The current, tentative agreement is available to view in the library.

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There is a potentially deadly health problem facing all young women. Yet most female college students have no clue what the Human Papillomavirus is or that it is linked to cervical cancer.

Young women are susceptible to a myriad of health risks throughout their college lives. HPV, in particular, targets the reproductive organs and is among herpes, gonorrhea and chlamydia as the most common sexually transmitted disease spread on college campuses.

"I have not heard of it, but I'm not concerned by it. You only live once, so I'm gonna have fun ," said Palomar college student Mako Wynne.

Most college students are not familiar with HPV's medical terminology, or its consequences.

"If you don't treat cervical cancer and it goes up into the uterus, they'll have to do a hysterectomy, and that's pretty much the end to any child-bearing," said Jackie Cotton a Health Services OBGYN at Palomar.

HPV is spread through genital intercourse. The younger a woman begins having sex, and the more sexual partners she has, the higher the the risk of her contracting HPV, said Palomar Health Services doctor Cecilia Cudal.

HPV, if untreated, can spread throughout the reproductive organs, usually resulting in cervical cancer.

"It is all about time. How long you wait to get checked or how long HPV has been attacking your body will determine if you get cervical cancer," Cudal said.

If a Pap test is inconclusive More than 2 million U.S. women annually get Pap test results that are abnormal or inconclusive meaning the lab couldn't tell if there are early signs of cervical cancer.

The follow-up options: • Repeated Pap tests: Three tests at 4-6 month intervals to see if there are suspicious cells

• HPV test: Cells checked for ''high-risk" strains of upv·, the sexually-transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer 'Human papillom.nims

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Still, doctors warn patients of the "HPV is a type of genital warts, very similar to herpes," Cotton said. slow manner in which HPV infects "Flat, round bumps can appear out- the body. Warning signs may not side around the vagina, but serious appear for several years after infeccases will spread deep inside the tion has taken place.

Although sex can be an intimate, walls of the cervix."

"HPV attacks the cervical cells pleasurable experience, it is also a and then spreads into the uterus. If responsibility, Infante said.

Doctor's recommend living a healthy not treated, it will not only cause lifestyle and keeping up with yearly infertility, but death," Cudal said.

Americans have more access to medical examines as vital parts of a resources encouraging medical aware- young women's development - physically and mentally. ness than in the past.

Men are also at risk Reports of women dying from cervical Am11ittms h•r1 mo11 and can serve as carriers of HPV. However, cancer or HPV in the •ttlll IO IISOUitll doctors encourage United States are women to practice safe rare, however not all 1neour•ging m1die•l sex and be proactive countries benefit from •w•11n11s th•n in about sexual education. the same luxury. lhl ,.,,.

"Concerning Consequently, women females , it is very are dying in countries important - if they like the Philippines at are sexually active, a virgin over 18, an alarming rate, Cudal said.

Students are repeatedly encour- or having sex younger than 18 aged by the media, school health they have to have a pap smear every services and their teachers to pro- year. This is a test to check for certect their health. But students vical cancer," Cudal said.

Doctors advocate awareness relatseem less interested in their health and more concerned about other ed to other forms of sexual activity too, like oral sex and anal sex. issues.

"I have heard of HPV, but I'm not Reminding young people that sex in exactly sure what it is. I am con- generally, can be dangerous.

"Students can get herpes from cerned with getting older and not regretting anything," said Christine oral sex, or serious infections from anal sex because bacteria spreads Meadows, a Palomar student.

Some men on campus, also from the anus to the vagina," said unaware of HPV, are more con- Cudal. cerned with staying physically fit.

Both Cudal and Cotton encourage "I have never heard of HPV, but as women to look beyond birth control far as health is concerned, I think stay- as a means of preventing pregnancy ing active is important," said Richard and buy their own condoms in order to protect their health.

Bradshaw, a Palomar student.

"Pregnancy is not the worst that Cervical cancer is definitely one of the most common medical problems could happen these days. With HPV t argeting college aged women, and STDs on the rise, women are at risk of becoming infertile, spreading Cotton said.

It begins with an abnormal pap diseases, death and just destroying smear and a phrase known in the their well-being," Infante said.

"Depression is more rapid among medical world as dysplasia.

"Dysplasia, in cervical cancer, is females, especially after they are an abnormality of the cells. It is a diagnosed with HPV or cervical canprecursor to cancer," Cudal said. cer," Cudal said. "Women tend to get "We can cure the abnormality by emotionally distraught when they sending women to the gynecologist become infected with any type of for a procedure called a colposcopy." sexually transmitted disease."

The female body is sacred, you A colposcopy allows a doctor to look inside the cervix and the uterus only get one chance with your body with a lightened magnifying tool to and women should not take it for look for dysplasia. If the cells granted, Cudal said.

HPV is rapidly spreading amid appear abnormal, then a biopsy is preformed. Pieces of the cervix are the college lifestyle, Cotton said.

Young women continue to overlook removed in an effort to rid the the realities of HPV, while the risk patient of all abnormal cells.

The procedure can be very painful of cervical cancer thrives, unnoticed.

"College women are living in a and uncomfortable, Cudal said.

HPV is present in about 90-95 war zone, struggling to balance percent of all cervical cancer the demands of college life," cases. Symptoms may lie dormant Infante said. "These days , girls for years before physically impact- need to be on their toes when it comes to their health." ing the body.

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Student runs for Vista school board

By Marwan Razouk

seats on the Vista Unified School District Board of When most children reach Trustees, which governs about adulthood, they look forward to 25,000 students and is responnew freedoms and privileges, sible for handling a $180 milsuch as buying cigarettes and lion budget. He's already served not having to worry about cur- on the board as a student reprefew. sentative.

Palomar student Cody How does Campbell answer Campbell is a different breed of critics who say his age will animal. affect his ability to govern?

Campbell, 18, is the "If you compare my record youngest person running for and the experience I have on elected office this November in the board (as a student reprethe state of California and one sentative) and various commitof the youngest tees to those of my candidates m "/ suppott wh•terer opponents, who recent American he w•nts to do, eren have essentially political history zero experience - I to run for any though we don't see think that you will eye-to-eye on elected office. see my position on "Cody's interest ererything." these issues is correct more often in politics goes - Sonya Campbell than not," back to the fourth MOM Campbell said. grade," said his The hot topic of mother Sonya.

"Learning about the presiden- discussion in this year's election tial election in 1992 lit the fire is the proposed plan to build under Cody," she said. two magnet high schools, which "I support whatever he wants will focus on specialized curto do, even though we don't see riculum. Campbell supports the eye-to-eye on everything," she plan, which would be built on a said. "Ifl didn't, it would be like 66 acre site on the corner of holding him back," she said.

Highway 76 and Melrose Drive Originally from Arkansas, and will be open to about 2,000 Campbell met then-President students in the district.

Bill Clinton at a young age and "Those two schools are has always been interested in designed to alleviate thousands politics and governmental of students from being overissues. crowded and packed in condiCampbell is one of seven can- tions that are not fair to studidates running for three open dents," Campbell said.

Campbell is the only candidate running for VUSD office to be endorsed by the San DiegoImperial Counties Labor Council, which represents 120,000 laborers from 115 different unions in the area.

"Cody Campbell is the candidate who best represents the views of the council of all who sought endorsement," said Jana Atkins, political director for the council.

Campbell graduated in June as class valedictorian of the Palomar Independent Study High School.

Campbell is a public administration major at Palomar, and said he hopes to transfer to a four-year school. Campbell said public service is his motivation.

"My ultimate goal is to attend law school, receive a law degree and become a public attorney, working with city and local governments," he said.

Campbell insists that his election is not just driven by self-promotion to further a political career, and he cites awareness in the specific aspects of the VUSD as his main point of interest.

For more information on Cody Campbell and the upcoming VUSD Board of Trustees election visit the California Department of Education website at cde.ca.gov or the VUSD site at vusd.k12.ca.us.

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Cody Campbell is an 18-year-old Palomar College student who is running for the Vista Unified School District He is a public administration major.

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"Keep the doors open! Full access for all qualified students."

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"Quality education leads to quality jobs."

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Tenor to sing at Palomar Jose Medina, internationally renowned tenor and Tijuana Opera's artistic director, is the featured soloist in the One World - Many Voices Concert on Oct. 23 and 24 at Palomar College.

Medina is a soloist with the Palomar Chorale in the Hispanic folk Mass, Misa Criolla, which will be sung in Spanish by the chorale. The concert is presented in the Howard Brubeck Theatre.

Performances are Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 24 at 2 p.m.

"Misa Criolla is based on Latin American folk music, particularly the rhythms and melodies of Argentina," said William Hatcher, who conducts the concert. "We are privileged to feature Jose Medina as tenor soloist. His expertise is rooted in Latin America and his critical acclaim in operatic roles and oratorio flourishes on three continents."

Medina, who made his debut as Rodolfo in La Boheme with the New York City Opera, has been lauded by critics as "an unusually fine tenore di grazia who uses his warm voice with intelligence and elegant phrasing."

Medina's career as an internationally renowned tenor has included regular engagements at opera houses in Spain, with performances in Jerez, Malaga, the Canary Islands, Cordoba, Opera Catalunya and Pampolona. In the United States, he has appeared at the Mostly Mozart Festival in Lincoln Center, with the New York City Opera national company and also in Chicago, Michigan, Dayton, and with

the Opera Pacific of California.

In Mexico he was featured at the Palacio Nacional de Bellas Artes and Teatro Degollado in Guadalajara.

A native of Tijuana, Medina has served as artistic director of Tijuana Opera since 2000.

There he has been stage director for productions such as Verdi's La Traviata, Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore. Puccini's La Boheme, Rossini's ll Barbiere di Siviglia, Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Orff's Carmina Burana, and Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci at the Centro Cultural Tijuana.

Misa Creolla, composed in 1963 by Argentinean composer and musicologist Ariel Ramirez, is a synthesis of popular and liturgical styles based on the Catholic Mass.

"This work has won unprecedented admiration in the Americas, and proves that indigenous musical forms can communicate the highest values of both art and folk music," Hatcher said.

The opening Kyrie is in the rhythm of the vidala-baguala.

This music, characteristic of northern Argentina, depicts the feeling of loneliness one has living on a deserted high plateau. The Gloria rhythm, the carnavalto, is from the same area, but evokes the sense of rejoicing in this part of the mass. The two sections of the Gloria are separated by a recitative which makes the cadence of the carnavalito more brilliant when it returns with a full rhythmic accompaniment.

The chacerera trunca, a folk theme of central Argentina, is the basis of the Credo. Its

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obsessive rhythm accentuates the profession of faith and the section ends with the final words of prayer which reaffirms the triumph of everlasting life. One of the most beautiful and unusual Bolivian folk rhythms, the carnival cochabambino, is used for the Sanctus. It has a subdued but marked beat.

The Agnus Dei is written in a typical style of the pampas.

As in the Kyrie, a feeling of solitude and distance is created. A simple recitative expresses the universal longing for peace.

The One World - Many Voices Concert also includes a collection of folk and art songs from Brazil, East Mrica, Korea, Kenya, Luzon, and from the Native American Tewa Indians.

Reserved seat tickets for the One World - Many Voices Concert are $8 for students, $10 for seniors age 55 and up, and $12 for general audience.

For tickets and information, call the Howard Brubeck Theatre Box Office at 7441150, ext. 2453.

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Mufson said the money cut would have been used to hire guest artists to perform with the students. He said if the money was not returned, the department would still have hired guest artists, just not as many, or the quality of previous artists.

"We'll get to have the quality guest artists playing with our student ensembles that we strive for," Mufson said.

Mufson said he would like to foster better communication with the ASG to discuss how the Music Department can better serve the needs of the student body and how to make the performances more accessible to all students on campus.

In a special meeting called on Aug. 19, the ASG revised its 2004 budget. In doing so, they cut $1,750 from the music department, $4,000 from the speech and debate team and an additional $300 from dance and drama.

"The discussion was made that we need to set aside money to set up a special account," said Executive Vice President Neill Kovrig. "For the purpose of expanding the amount of money available to other campus groups."

Kovrig said the money cut went into a special reserve fund.

"Right now the money has been set aside, it is not available per se, at this point," Kovrig said. "We are clarifying

the method and manner to obtain it, so that we could set rules in place for obtaining the money."

Students in the Music Department were unaware the money had been returned but seemed greatful that the ASG recinded on its previous budget cut.

"A lot of schools cut back on the arts," said student Josh Riggs. "It is good to see that even though they took the money away, they are now giving it back."

Riggs said that one reason he is attending Palomar is for the music program, and to have a place to practice with the high that quality equipment Palomar has is an opportunity most do not get.

"It is really good for the people who don't have the money or means to invest in a pro system," Riggs said. "They can learn it without having to spend $10,000."

Music major Jeremy Tackett said he is taking two music classes, which require six hours of lab time. He was told after the cuts that one lab would be closed on Fridays.

"I am only going here because of the class offered here," Tackett said. "It is an incredible setup, and to not have it open because of the budget is just kind of silly."

Tackett said the setup is exactly what the professionals use, and each station in the lab costs $5,000 to $7,000.

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Campus radio debuts sports talk program

By Jessica Halston

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"The Starting Lineup" debuted their vocal stylings on Sept. 7 after students spent three weeks of preparation in their sports broadcasting class.

The hour-long program, featured on KKSM AM 1320 on Tuesday nights from 6 to 7 p.m., focuses on local, regional and national sports news packed with features such as guest interviews, field reports, and the trivia spot "Five Question Mania."

"We start locally with the Padres, the San Diego State Aztecs, and we move on to regional and then national," said sports broadcasting professor Jon Chelesnik. ''We always try to include something to do with Palomar, either football, soccer or basketball."

The format of the show is the brainchild of this semester's students.

"They start from scratch at the beginning of the semester.

They format the show during the first class meeting, and they go live by their third week," said student program director, Zeb Navarro. "It gives anybody the opportunity to produce their own program."

The class itself meets from the start of the show at 6 p.m. until 8:50 p.m., but students involved in hosting that night's show meet an hour before the class starts to gather information and ideas for the night's programming.

"We have to decide rather quickly what's important and what people want to know about," said sports broadcasting

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Clayton Schminke (left) and Zach Stone begin their broadcast of "The Starting Lineup." The program airs every Tuesday night at 6 p.m on Palomar's student-run radio station, KKSM 1320 AM.

"We want to try to sound like student Paul Drivas.

The students are introduced a San Diego radio show," to lecture material after each Chelesnik said. "We don't want show and immediately begin to sound like a campus radio show. We want putting it to use the students to get on air.

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Chelesnik said host of The this hands-on strategy, mixed Football Network's Weekend All with a broader view of the Night sports talk show, as well sports world, enhances the stu- as time with XTRA Sports 690 out of San Diego . . dent's education.

"This is my first teaching Uob) and I love it," Chelesnik said.

"The students have taken such a personal interest in making the show successful."

Chelesnik chose KKSM after working alongside some of its alumni.

"I worked with four graduates of Palomar's radio program, and they were some of the best people out there," said Chelesnik, who also went to junior high school with the KKSM general manager Meg Banta.

"The strength is really the teacher, Jon Chelesnik," Drivas said. "He knows his stuff and he wants to help you out with

whatever you need help with."

Sports broadcasting student, Zach Stone said working with Chelesnik has been a great learning experience.

"Jon tells us what we did that was good and things we shouldn't do, but he always says it in a professional way," Stone said.

"It's constructive criticism and we learn a lot from it."

Banta said the show has provided an opportunity for different Palomar departments to bond over common interests, such as the show's relationship with the Athletic Department, and has reached a national audience via Internet broadcasting.

"We're getting calls from all over the U.S. , cities like Chicago and New York, from parents who have students that play sports out here and love the show," Banta said.

According to Chelesnik, lessons during class in interviewing will stimulate more on-air chats in the upcoming weeks. ''We're going to be interviewing current and former players and coaches, hopefully some who have ties to Palomar or North County," Chelesnik said. ''We want to get all kinds of people."

Chelesnik continued to say students will have more opportunities to practice live field reports in the spring semester, broadcasting from Palomar baseball games and maybe a longer show.

"It would provide more opportunities to learn," Chelesnik said. "I want these guys to be six or seven years ahead in development than students coming from other campus radio stations and they are."

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a closer look--

ELECTION 2004

Candidates list desired traits of college president The governing board recently selected two finalists in the race for college president, Richard Jarvis and Robert Deegan. Five candidates for the governing board at aforum Del 2gave the top three qualifications they would look for in a new college president if they are elected Nov. 2.

Five of the seven governing board candidates responded. Incumbent Ralph Jensen did not attend the forum, and Howard Kuiper declined to submit alist.

Darrell McMullen INCUMBENT 1. An effective leader with excellent people skills, proven in both the internal and external communities. An excellent listener who is not quick to judge. Well rounded personality.

2. Proven fiscal responsibility and understanding, with some bond issue experience.

3. A passionate advocate for the community college movement who puts the needs of the students first.

Here are the candidates' answers:

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Joe Chirra

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1. I want someone who knows and is "smart" about the primary role of the president, i.e., leadership and vision.

The president should focus on all the district community, and regularly meet and politic with all our elected officials in our huge district, especially local leaders as well as regional ones.

2. Someone with people skills. A president should have the ability to relate to all of our community. Because of the nature of our institution, with so many diverse, special people, we should have a very personable individual that values all of us.

3. Our president should know the theory and practice of academic leadership - including the technological basis of our process.

1. The president should know how to go out into the community and be a powerful advocate for Palomar College.

The president should spend a good amount of time developing support for the college among the diverse groups in the district.

2. The president should have strong people skills and be able to build consensus among the various constituent groups within the college.

3. The president should have a farreaching vision for the college that compliments the long-term policies of the governing board. The president should be able to develop workable plans that implement that vision and those policies.

Ruth Larson

Joe Stanford

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1. A good president would have vision and can articulate the vision and have others rally around the vision.

2. A good president would practice a consensus style leadership who listens deeply to all parties involved.

3. A good president would be an energetic and charismatic leader able to inspire and perspire.

1. We need an intellectual academic who has had real experience in the classroom and who understands what h appens in that mystical exchange between faculty and student.

2. We need a people person. We want someone who will reach out to every employee of this college and who will inspire us to be better than just average teachers, administrators and staff, and who can bring us to work together as a team to do our job.

3. We need a good, proven manager.

We want a president who will continue the planning system started by former President Sherrill Amador, and who will make the work flow as smoothly as possible.

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emale athletes have captivated the world with their extraordinary abilities for years, but the nature of marketing and the professional sports culture never present women as serious athletes.

There are still people who believe women have no serious standing in sports. Never recognizing the potential for women to successfully dominate in the sports circuit.

Instead, women are portrayed as sex symbols, overzealous divas or simply not making the grade.

Female sports lovers are not limited to exaggerated marketing tactics of women running around in short skirts during half time with huge breasts bouncing to the melody of''We Will Rock you," by Queen or posing nearly naked in the latest sports calendar.

Playing or watching, females have caught the sports fever. Proudly wearing the title, "sports fanatic."

Recently, my mom told me a woman had no place in sports, because women could never fully grasp the sports mentality and the nature of competition.

Nothing could be more ridiculous.

Although sports were historically a male-dominated atmosphere, women enjoy the competitive nature and personal satisfaction of winning just as much as men.

The media usually focuses on a woman's shortcomings or her shapely figure, but usually never the true feminine athlete.

Media is saturated with provocative pictures of tennis star Anna Kournikova. Ironically, Kournikova is never dressed in Wilson tennis gear or actually playing a tennis match, but locking lips with her famous boyfriend.

She has not had much success playing

However, the women's basketball league has proved to be a top-notch team dominating over several teams.

The media and professional sports culture has not given these athletes the credit they deserve.

Automatically, the media and sports culture has trained people to weed out the true nature of sports and hone in on sexuality.

This is evident in commercials during the Super Bowl, beer advertisements during sporting events and the obsession with sex in sports.

When most men see a woman playing a sport, they are more likely to think, "Hey, she's hot," rather than "Damn! She has an awesome lay-up."

Female athletes like wrestlers, basketball players and softball players are almost always labeled as lesbians because they enjoy their sport and play it well.

MARK REI$ I KIT NEWS SERVICE They are never acknowledged publicly as true, honorable athletes.

U.S. Women's soccer player Mia Hamm proudly accepts the gold medal during the 2004 Olympics.

Women tend to dominate during the tennis, but is extremely popular in pop woman's social status and capabilities Olympics in gymnastics, ice skating and broadened with co-ed sports. culture solely as a sex symbol. running. Where the media for once illusThe true spirit of athletic competition Women could now compete and inter- trates true sportsmanship at its best. appeals to both genders and can be act physically with men in more ways They never mention Michelle Kwan's than being scantily clad sports models cute figure, instead focusing on her skill equally valuable for either gender. and Olympic success. "' love to watch sports. Especially or overly emotional homemakers.

Sunday football games, there is someWomen have created a more rewardAnother female athlete, Mia Hamm is thing genuine about actually going to a ing and respectful standing among men usually portrayed as a true competitor, football game. All the people are yelling on the court and in the playing field. but still professional sports culture loses and rooting for their teams," said dieAnd they deserve to be recognized sight of the dynamic contributions hard Raiders fan Danica Carney. and appreciated. female athletes have made in the sports Since the signing of Title IX in 1972, Not only do women add a unique vigor world. women have became more involved in and charm to sportsmanship, female Powerhouse tennis stars Venus and the sports world and have been given athletes have leadership qualities that Serena Williams are always subjected to the opportunity to demonstrate their appeal to younger girls, encouraging criticism for their diva-like demeanor. I them to reach high and overcome gender People focus more on Serena Williams' athletic finesse.

Sports aided women, giving them a stereotypes. fashion sense, not her passion for her platform that allowed for new advanceTake basketball for instance. ments in all areas of life.

I have heard men complain about sport.

Women find pleasure in sports. They Medical and law degrees earned by women's professional basketball many are more than capable of playing an women increased nearly three times times. They whine, that a women's bas- exciting game filled with passion driven I over, since legislation was passed on ketball league is worthless and feel real competition and extraordinary athletic Title IX. The worldly perception of a basketball has no room for women. abilitY.

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FAVORITE BANDS: The Cure, The Beatles and The Doors FAVORITE MEAL: Mexican, good old carne asada burrito LIFE AFTER PALOMAR: To transfer to Long Beach or Biola University.

HOBBIES: Reading and painting, she enjoys reading books about creation, evolution and science.

FAVORITE CROSS-COUNTRY MOMENT: "During a meet against Huntington Beach, I was neck and neck with another runner. At the end of the course, I sprinted past her and beat her time," Wildgoose said.

WHY CROSS COUNTRY: She loves running cross country because it allows her to release her frustrations and be outside in nature. She enjoys the competition and the progress of improving her own running times.

MOST INFLUENTIAL ROLE MODEL: "My mom! She is a rad lady. She is so smart and really loving," Wildgoose said.

COMETS SCHEDULE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL Wed., Oct. I J - at Cuyamaca College, 7 p.m.

WOMEN•s SOCCER

Fri., Oct. 15 - at Grossmont College, 7 p.m.

Wed., Oct. U- at Mira Costa J p.m.

Wed:,r Oct. 10- vs Southwestern "ollege, the Dome, 7 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 10- vs Southwestern 7 p.m.

Fri., Oct 15- at Imperial Valley Jp.m.

Wed., Oct. 17 - at San Diego Mesa 7 p.m.

Wed., Nov. 10 vs Grossmount College 7 p.m.

WRESTLING

Wed., Oct 10- vs Southwestern J p.m.

Fri., Oct. 11- vs San Diego City J p.m.

WOMEN'S H20 POLO

Wed., Oct. I J - vs Cerritos at the Dome, 7 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 11 - vs Grossmont, J p.m.

Thurs., Oct.U -at Golden West, 7 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 14 - at Southwester College J p.m.

Thurs., Oct. U - at Miramar J p.m.

CROSS COUNTRY Fri., Oct. 15 - at Mount. Sac Mount. Sac Invitational time: Til Thurs., Oct. 18 - at Guajome Park Conference Meet 1:JO p.m.

Sat., Nov. 6 - at San Luis Obispo Regionals

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Thurs., Oct. 14 - at Southwestern 4:15p.m.

Thurs., Oct U - at Mira•ar 4:15p.m.

FOOTBALL Sat., Oct.16 - at lt. Sac 6 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 11- at Golden West 5 p.m.

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Football defeat leads to new loss record

By Matt Null

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For 49 minutes on Oct. 1, the Palomar Comets football team dominated the visiting Pasadena City College Lancers.

However, football is a 60-minute game, and the Lancers overtook the Comets in the 28 final 11 minutes COMETS by scoring 21 LANCERS 41 unanswered points to win 41-28.

"Going into the fourth quarter we were looking for a win," said head coach Joe Early. "Good teams find a way to win - we aren't there yet."

The loss is the Comets' fourth in a row, dropping them to 1-4 on the season and 0-2 in the Mission Conference. This is the first time they have gone 1-4 since 1989.

The victory, the second straight for the Lancers gave them their first winning streak since 2002. Before their victory over Cerritos College Sept. 25, the Lancers had lost 15 straight games. The 41 points by the Lancers nearly doubled their entire seasons total from their four previous games.

They had been outscored 89-45. The Comets have not faired much better.

They have been outscored 107-62 in the past four games.

"We just couldn't finish, that is our biggest problem this year," said quarterback Josh Somerville, who found out the day before the game that he was the starting quarterback versus the Lancers. "We just can't finish games."

Somerville replaced Tony Paoli, who according to Early, was out because of a bruised toe.

Early also said Somerville had a good week of practice, and with two weeks until their next game, it was a good time to give Paoli a rest.

"We didn't want to risk Tony getting his foot stepped on," Early said. "That would have knocked him out for the entire year."

It was obvious the Lancers were taken by surprise when Somerville took the ball under center as the game started. Without any game film

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Comet Josh Gomez catches one of two interceptions against visiting Pasadena City College Oct. 1.

on Somerville, the Lancers were unable to prepare for Somerville.

"I've been waiting to play for so long," Somerville said. "I was ready. I just wanted to get the win for the team."

Catching the Lancers defense offguard proved profitable as Somerville led the Comets through the first three quarters.

However, with three interceptions in the fourth quarter they dominated the Comets quarterback, taking the victory away from Palomar.

"They switched up their defense on us," Somerville said. "We had a lot of mental mistakes, which just killed us."

On the day, Somerville completed 24 passes on 39 attempts for 172 yards

with two touchdowns and three picks, leading to Pasadena touchdowns.

"Somerville did a good job, we just had a situation where we had more turnovers turned into touchdowns and you can't win with that type of performance," Early said. "It is really sad because it took away from a great day by Josh and it took away from a great performance by a lot of kids."

When quarterback Carlos Celis completed an 80-yard pass to Kris Riggins with only 13 seconds off the clock the Lancers landed their first play in the game.

The Comets would then answer back on their next possession with a 72-yard drive capped off with a 16yard run by Speedy Anthony. The five

and a half minute drive, the first of Somerville's college career saw the freshman go 4-4 on passing.

"I've been waiting to play for so long," Somerville said. "I was ready. I just wanted to get the win for the team."

Palomar ran the ball with success as both Dwayne Corbitt and Anthony shared the duties. The Comets faced third and short on three separate plays and were able to overcome and tie the score at 7-7.

The two teams would then trade punts back and forth until safety Josh Gomez intercepted a Celis pass and returned it to the 5-yard line.

However, an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the Comets placed the ball at the 20-yard line. After the first and second plays of the drive went nowhere, the Lancers were called for the pass interference took the Comets to the 5-yard line.

'1\vo plays later, tight end John Mulchrone scored on a 6-yard pass with 1:58 left in the first quarter.

The Lancers would tie the score on a Demone Boyd 4-yard run with 9:48left in the first half.

The score could have been in favor of Palomar, but the Comets were unable to manuver offensively after trying for two field goals. Going against the wind, kicker Enrique Leyva had the distance, but both balls sailed wide left, leaving the score at 14-14.

The Lancers also had scoring opportunities stifled. After taking over on the 23yard line, the Lancers drove 73-yards to the 4-yard line. However, Celis was sacked by linebacker Liumotumotuaagaileafi Suiaunoa leaving the game tied up as the teams went into the locker room.

The Comets' next game is Saturday Oct. 16 at Mt. San Antonio College at 6 p.m.

Currently the Mounties are 4-1 and are ranked No. 5 by in the Southern California community colleges coaches poll.

"We are going to watch film, prep just like we were 5-0," Early said. ''Nothing is going to change for us." ''We are going to give it our best shot, if it works it works, right now it doesn't seem anything is working for us ," Early said.

soccer yields to loss against San Diego Mesa

By Marwan Razouk

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The Palomar women's soccer team lost to the San Diego Mesa College Olympians 2-0 Friday Oct. 1.

The Comets faced the daunting task ?f. stopping the vis- COMETS 0 1hng confer~nce OLYMPIANS 2 leader, San D1ego Mesa, who had outscored opponents by a combined 30-3 upon entering Friday's home game.

"They're not one of the top teams, they're the top team," said first year head coach Jenny Lawlor.

The Comets had a promising first half before fading to the powerhouse Olympians in the second half.

"They came out with a lot of intensity in the second half," said defender and team captain Julie Russo. "In the second half, we got stuck chasing."

Palomar appeared confident in the first half as the two teams evenly battled to gain control of the match.

The midfield and defense for Palomar exhibited skillful playmaking in the first half, highlighted by a spectacular defensive play by midfielder Julianna Hernandez.

With the unbeaten Olympians on the attack, Hernandez intercepted a long pass on the fly, controlling it from left foot to right foot before knocking it

away with a header away from the Palomar net.

Hernandez never let the ball touch the ground and made the play while surrounded by three Mesa defenders, helping to keep the game scoreless going into halftime.

"I knew that I had no teammates around me," Hernandez said. "If I let the ball through, they would have scored."

The second half would prove to be a lopsided affair.

Mesa had chance after chance only to be denied by the Comets defense and goalkeeping.

Midway through the second half, Mesa exploded with a furious five minute flurry of action in the offensive end, scoring not one but both of their goals in that span.

Continuous pressure in front of the Comet net was the cause of the Mesa's first goal.

Palomar defenders were not able to clear the ball out of their own zone causing traffic in front ofthe net and resulting in a goal for Mesa's Amanda Burnett and a 1-0 lead.

The Olympians would add the game's second goal shortly after.

Mesa would turn defense into offense as several connected passes ended up in the back of Palomar's net, giving the Olympians a 2-0 lead and cementing their control of the match.

For the Comets, it was a loss to build upon, as no county schools have been

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The Comet women's soccer team battles for a lead on the ball against the champion San Diego Mesa College Olympians during the women's soccer game at the Palomar soccer fields.

competitive with Mesa to this point.

"I thought we played our most complete game of the year," Lawlor said. "We were patient, composed, and if we keep playing this way, we'll have a good chance at the end of the season."

Russo expressed similar sentiments.

"They're a big team," said Russo.

"We're skillful but it's tough when they're five feet taller and 50 pounds. heavier with that skill."

The Comets will go on the road to meet Mira Costa Oct.13 and Imperial Valley Oct.15 before returning home to face former head coach Cern Tont's Southwestern Jaguars Oct. 20.