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Student Gov't term limits to be examined

By John Asbury

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Governing board members and students are currently questioning the term limits of the student trustee on the Palomar College Governing Board.

The Associated Student Government bylaws and the governing board policy currently conflict.

Governing board policy states the position of student trustee comes with the election as ASG president. Students elect the ASG president on a yearly basis.

The ASG revised its bylaws last August, moving elections from May to December, effectively extending the term of ASG President Paul Charas for an additional seven months.

The ASG's election policy, which states the president holds office from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, conflicts with the governing board's policy. The governing board policy states the student trustee will sit on the governing board for a term of one year running from May 1 through April 30.

During its March 2 meeting, the ASG took the first steps in revising its. Among several issues the ASG will address are election codes and term limits.

"We're not asking to extend (the term of office), we're just asking to begin on a different date," Charas said.

At the March 2 meeting, student activities director and ASG adviser Bruce Bishop said he believes the governing board should change its policy to match the policy oftheASG. Bishop said he does not think there is any new

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Governing board president Nancy Chadwick (left) hands over the new contract for Julie ivey to sign. lvey was a key negotiator for the faculty during the last three-and-a-half years as the Palomar College faculty and Palomar College District went back and forth on the contract.

ac lty co • As bo11rd 11pproves de11/, professors rejoite 111 end of three-11nd-11-h111f ye11r b11ttle a milestone tonight," said board presBy Andrew Phelps ident Nancy Chadwick, wielding a TlfE TELESCOPE pen in one hand and the 166-page contract in the other.

The embattled contract for Chadwick stood up to sign the docuPalomar College teachers, after near- ment first, and Julie Ivey, the PFF coly four years in the making, finally president and a part-time professor, became reality March signed second. It was an appar8 with unanimous govent show of solidarity between erning-board approval. the district and the teachers, Palomar Faculty DISp~who have been mired in conFederation, the teach~ flict since the teachers unioners union, negotiated ized in August 2001. sizable pay raises and "When we first started the protected health benenegotiations, my hair was fits and workload. straight," said Ivey, who now has "For every campus, there is a auburn curls. milestone. And we are about to lay Jack Miyamoto, the chief district

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negotiator, pointed out that some teachers have become grandparents in the process.

"There's quite a few faculty members who spent volunteer hours doing this," said board member Mark Evilsizer. "The hard work and effort really paid off."

All five board members voted to approve, with an advisory "aye" vote from the student trustee, Paul Charas.

"I am very, very happy about this contract," said Charas, the Associated Student Government president. "I look forward to what's to come as a result ofthis."

The board approval brought warm applause from the audience. One elated teacher nudged a reporter and

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Women who shaped history to speak at event

By Jaime Harville

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Palomar College is honoring women who played a significant role in shaping American history March 16 in celebration of Women's History Month with a theme of "Women Change America."

• SEE CONTRACT, PAGE 9 Six women will tell their stories of life on the home front during World War II. Speaking times are from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and will take place on the San Marcos campus in front of the Student Center. · Associated Student Government Senator Malia Bassett is arranging the event. Bassett groups to "justifY' their budget needs. ''What bothers me is the word justi- said the idea came to fruition in January. She fy,'" Boyle said. "(The groups) should not said Palomar does something to celebrate have to go before student government women's history every year and she decided to members who are neither competent take on the project after completing a women's nor qualified to make those decisions." history class taught by Linda Dudik.

"I can do anything for Women's History Day," ASG Vice President Neill Kovrig was given time to respond to Boyle's said Bassett. "So I thought, 'What better way to honor the women who made our country than by remarks.

"I have not seen a more engaged inviting them to speak?"

Guest speakers for the event include Pat group of students involved with the ASG in the five years that I have

Student questions ASG budget policy

By Thomas May

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A student called on the governing board to repeal the Associated Student Government's budgeting control over $35,000 that is used to fund seven instructional programs at the board's March 8 meeting.

The governing board has given the money to the ASG for distribution to the programs since 1971.

The student, Donnie Boyle, said

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the ASG should not be allowed to make decisions regarding funds budgeted to instructional programs because of potential conflict of interest issues between ASG members and some of the groups .

A student who receives a failing grade, or has a poor relationship with an instructor involved in one of the programs may have to make a decision on how much funding is allocated, Boyle said.

Boyle said the ASG has asked the

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• Campus Visit: UC San Diego representatives will visit Palomar from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Room SSC-24A. • Campus Visit: Alliant University representatives will visit Palomar from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside the Student Center Patio.

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• Campus Visit: San Diego State University representatives will visit Palomar from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. outside the Student Center Patio.

• Campus Visit: Chapman University representatives will visit Palomar from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. outside the Student Center Patio.

• Campus Visit: University of Redlands representatives will visit Palomar from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside the Student Center Patio.

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rec1tal, Sean Reusch , trombone; Scott Sutherland, tuba. 12:30 p.m. Room D-10, free.

• Campus Visit: Utah State University representatives will visit Palomar from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside the Student Center Patio.

1j! 11 1jf) • Film Series: Zentropa (1991) Maverick director Lars Von Trier created this visually inventive and enigmatic film. In English and German. Rated R. Movie starts at 6:30 p.m. in Room P-32 and is free.

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• BOARD: Governing board hears concerns SJ 5,000 given to ASG CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

been here," Kovrig said.

Kovrig also addressed Boyle's assertion that the ASG was irresponsible and acted arbitrarily when they cut funds from four instructional programs last August.

Kovrig said he could not recall why the ASG chose to cut funds from certain groups. He added that the speech and debate team did not make a strong case to the ASG - therefore the $4,000 cut was not returned.

Kovrig agreed with one of Boyle's arguments - that the law that allowing the ASG to allocate funds to the instructional programs is outdated.

"Holding these instructional groups as part of our budget is archaic," Kovrig said. "It's a holdover from 1971."

Boyle proposed establishing a committee to distribute the money in the future , which would be comprised of faculty, administrators and students.

Boyle is also an editor for The Telescope, one of the seven instructional programs that receives funding from the ASG. "It is inherently dangerous to have one group control the funding for the group that is charged with reporting on that group's activities," Boyle said.

"There is a strained relationship between The Telescope and the ASG," Boyle said. "I don't think it needs to be this strained."

Kovrig said The Telescope often doesn't do its research, citing an opinion column written

by Boyle in the Feb. 28 issue, where Boyle wrote on Kovrig's absence from two Strategic Planning Council meetings.

"I had e-mailed my advisor, the ASG president and senators explaining the reasons for my being unable to attend," Kovrig said. "Had Mr. Boyle asked me or someone from the ASG, he would have known that."

Boyle said he appreciates the efforts of the ASG and what they do for the students. ''The times that I've spoken with (ASG President) Paul Charas, I've found him to be a sincere person," Boyle said.

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Governing board trustees (right to left) Darell McMullen, Mark Evilsizer, Nancy Chadwick, Michelle Nelson, Ruth larson and student trustee Paul Charas listen to a report giving by Chadwick March 8 at the Governing board meeting_

Boyle added that the senators 'Ibm Chambers, a former editor-in-chief of The Telescope, said are not only appointed by ASG he has also come before the gov- members, but by a committee erning board in the past to that includes two administrators.

"It is not permitted by their change the way the $35,000 is constitution," Boyle said. given out, but was unsuccessful.

"Last time I checked, in a "These are not clubs," Chambers said. ''This is not the democracy people do the votGlee Club coming for money. ing, not the government," said governing board member These are academic programs."

A faculty member asked how Mark Evilsizer.

College President Robert many ASG members are elected Deegan said he will by the students. investigate the issues Charas said 11 brought up by both that all of the Ltlst time I ehetketl ASG officers in 11 dllllotfllq people Boyle and Kovrig, and are elected and do the volin~ not the will produce a report on the findings. then deferred govnm111t. II ''This is a classic colto Kovrig for - Mark Evilsizer lege problem that we further explaGOVERNING BOARD MEMBER surely can resolve," nation.

Deegan said.

What followed The board was also presented was a free-for-all argument between Kovrig, Charas, with the new faculty contract, only five days after the faculty Chambers and Boyle.

Kovrig said the ASG presi- voted for ratification.

The board voted unanimousdent and vice-president are elected by the student body, and ly to ratify the faculty contract. the senators are then elected by The contract was then signed

by Chadwick, Deegan and facASG officers.

Chambers and Boyle both ulty member Julie Ivey, resultsaid the ASG senators are ing in a round of applause from appointed by the president and the audience.

"I want to thank everyone vice-president.

involved for the contract," said governing board member Ruth Larson. "I know everyone compromised to do the best for each other."

The contract had been in negotiations for nearly four years prior to the signing.

Director of Facilities Planning Mike Ellis said a public meeting about a proposed cell tower site to increase signal for the campus has been scheduled in which representatives from cell phone companies will speak.

The representatives will address health concerns residents and people on campus might have, Ellis said.

The meeting will be held March 16, from 6-8 p.m. in the Student Union.

Governing Board President Nancy Chadwick said she would like the representatives to address the appearance of the cellular antenna.

"The thing residents are going to wonder is, 'How is it going to look?"' Chadwick said.

The governing board also announced a change in the time of its future meetings from 7 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Embattled Harvard president releases transcript Summers' remarks were made Jan. 14 at a conference on women and minorities in KAT NEWS SERVICE science, sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Summers is a Lawrence H. Summers, the embattled Harvard-trained economist who served as president of Harvard University, released treasury secretary under President the full text of his remarks about the lack Clinton. of women in science and engineering posiThe transcript released by Summers tions at top universities. shows he suggested three reasons for Summers, who has repeatedly apolo- women's under-representation in academic gized for his remarks, bowed science and engineering posito requests from several 1111 I eould turn tions: A reluctance to sacrifice prominent female Harvard family life to devote oneself to professors to make public the b11ek the eloek, I a "high-powered" career; diftranscript of his comments. would h11ve spoken ferences in "intrinsic aptiIn a tense meeting, Harvard differently on tude," and socialization and faculty members told m11tters so eomplex. 11 hiring discrimination. "And in Summers his unwillingness my own view, their importo release the transcript - Lawrence Summers tance probably ranks in exactHARVARD PRESIDENT ly the order that I just made it difficult to factually address the issue. described," he said.

After reports surfaced about Summers' In making his remarks, Summers said he comments last month that innate gender was attempting to be provocative. And, he differences may make women less quali- said, "I would like nothing better than to be fied for top science and engineering jobs, proved wrong." the Harvard president found himself at "I will have served my purpose if I have the center of a firestorm. Critics, including provoked thought on this question and prothe presidents of Princeton, Stanford and voked the marshalling of evidence to conMIT, said such comments could reinforce tradict what I have said," he said, accordnegative stereotypes, while supporters, ing to the transcript. "But I think we all including conservative commentators, need to be thinking very hard about how to accused Harvard of sacrificing academic do better on these issues and that they are inquiry to political correctness. too important to sentimentalize rather

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than to think about in as rigorous and careful ways as we can."

Releasing the transcript, Summers apologized again in an accompanying letter to faculty members.

"If I could turn back the clock, I would have spoken differently on matters so complex," he wrote. " .. . I should have left such speculation to those more expert in the relevant fields . I especially regret the backlash directed against individuals who have taken issue with aspects of what I said." "... As I now know better than I did a month ago, the matters I discussed at NBER are the subject of intense debate across a range of disciplines. ... My January remarks substantially understated the impact of socialization and discrimination, including implicit attitudes patterns of thought to which all of us are unconsciously subject. The issue of gender difference is far more complex than comes through in my comments."

Summers' critics did not immediately respond Thursday.

Members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, who met with him Tuesday, are to meet again next Tuesday to discuss whether to hold a vote of no confidence in Summers, to ask him to resign or to seek less radical action, such as seeking changes in how the president operates.

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The Education Television Department's new live call in show offers all of San Diego County help with their math questions.

The San Diego Office of Education has partnered with Palomar College to broadcast the hour-long "College Mathline."

Math Professor Dan Clegg, who is commonly referred to as the "math guy," will answer questions on the air, Wednesdays from 5 to 6 p.m.

Tutors will also be available to take calls from 4:30 to 6:30 pm as well as answer e-mail questions received throughout the week.

The show began airing on Feb. 23 and will continue through May 11.

Broadcasting will resume next fall.

"The show targets the math needs of college students," said Bill Wisneski of the ETV Department. "It has something to offer everyone because all areas are covered -from algebra to calculus."

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Math professor Dan Clegg answers a question during a recent taping of Mathline.

In addition to covering college related math topics, the show also includes aspects of real world math. The first few episodes included problems

regarding employee bonuses, the calorie content of a meal and information on how to prepare tax returns.

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casted throughout the county, their math concerns. we want all viewers to underThe show also marks a new stand how they can apply chapter for the ETV math to everyday living," Department. The "College Wisneski said.

Mathline" is the first live call Clegg approaches the show in show that Palomar has with his self-described "math broadcasted . is totally cool" attitude .

Wisneski said in the future Clegg, who has been a profeshe would like to see more sor at Palomar shows of this for 10 years, said 11The show oilers 11 nature created to he likes the idea help students in of being able to w11ylot students other subjects. help a variety of to teteive m11th To expand this people gain a bet- help out olthe educational goal ter understand- tonveniente ol throughout San 11 ing of math.

Diego theit own homes. Palomar County, "A lot of what I would explain on the _ Dan Clegg need to find corshow is the logic MATH PROFESSOR porate and pribehind things, if vate underwrityou can see the sense of why ing to help with costs and things work the way they do , expansion Wisneski said.

The "College Mathline" airs math becomes more enjoyable and easier to understand," on San Diego's Learning Clegg said.

Channel Clegg said it is important To access the "College for students to have an alterMathline," call (888)-762-1489 native to the tutoring center. on Wednesdays from 4:30 to "The show offers a way for 6:30pm. students to receive math help Those interested can also eout of the convenience of their mail their questions to mathown homes," Clegg said. line@palomar.edu.

For those who may be hesiMore information about the tant to call in, Clegg said he show and other events is takes a casual approach to available on the ETV Web site help callers feel at ease with at www.palomar.edu/etv.

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Breedlove, Yaja Boren, Polly Felix, Lillian Swerdlow, Dr. Marian Hamburg, and Marya Kovrig.

Each woman will speak for about 10 minutes followed by an open forum where students, staff, faculty and community members can ask questions or recall past memories.

Dudik said her hope is there will be a lot of generation interaction.

Bassett said when she was studying at Rancho Bernardo High School, a similar celebration was held and she felt as if she was witnessing history first-hand.

"I hope students walk away feeling like it was a privilege to hear them speak and are inspired," Bassett said.

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Guest speaker, Breedlove will tell sto- camps during WWII. ries of her life as a "Rosie the Riveter" "A lot of times when we focus on women of WWII," Dudik when she worked in a defense plant in Kansas said. "We focus on the women who are in non-traCity, Kan. during the war. Ill hope studlllfl After graduating high wt1lk 11wt111eeling like ditional roles like Pat, but the traditional women have school in 1943, Breedlove it wtiS • pdrilege to wonderful stories." answered an advertise•nd Felix married into the ment placed by the North h111r them SPfllk 11 American Aviation Co. and •re inspired. military on June 29, 1943 found herself building Band followed her husband, - Melia Basset Jim, around from base to 25 bombers for 60 cents ASG SENATOR per hour. base until he left for Boren will give the audiEurope. During the time ence a deep look into the life of an Jim was away, Felix wrote to him every Auschwitz concentration camp survivor. day and saved each correspondence. The She was imprisoned in five concentration couple saved many items from WWII,

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Additional guest speakers include Swerdlow, who arrived in England on D-Day June 6, 1944 as a WWII nurse, Hamburg, who was a United Service Organizations officer who furthered her education after the war, and Kovrig, who was visiting Honolulu, HI the days before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and became a national figure by posing for numerous Coca-Cola advertisements.

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Judging by what gets covered in the news, Americans might want to rethink their priorities. >o!.-----, The public's fascination with stupid, trivill ial stories has been apparent during the last :& few weeks, as the non-stop flurry of dumb stories continue to reign and ruin the air- "' ~" waves.

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Jackson trial. For anyone who browses the array of news channels and local news broadcasts or skims through the heap of newspapers and magazines, hearing about the case is unavoidable.

Many prominent news broadcasts have been making the Jackson trial one of their top stories, just a notch behind the latest casualty numbers in Iraq or Social Security reform .

By feeding the public demand for "all Michael, all the time," Americans are getting information they want and not information they necessarily need.

Of course, most of us don't have the time or the attention span to devote our attention to a show like "The NewsHour" on PBS. Given the choice between watching old guys in suits talk about boring topics like the spreading of democracy in the Middle East for a whole hour and watching a half hour of brief segments with lots of stuff blowing up and famous people doing naughty things, most people choose the latter.

I fall victim under this tragedy myself. I don't have enough time to watch the news for an hour every night, so I also opt to watch one of the shorter broadcasts.

As a result, it seems that I know more about the Jackson case and Martha Stewart's release from prison than I do about the current situation in Iraq, genocide in Sudan or the crisis surrounding Syrian forces in Lebanon.

Off the top of my head, I can name five celebrities who may testifY in Jackson's trial, as well as the length of time that Stewart will serve under house arrest, but I cannot recall who the president of Syria is or why Syrian troops are in Lebanon.

The print media hasn't been much better. A recent issue of Newsweek had Martha Stewart on the cover, while stories about Iraq and President Bush's domestic agenda were pushed to the back.

Are celebrities' problems really more important than those issues? Is the fate of the world resting on whether or not Martha Stewart will bounce back from prison? No- but it's entertaining.

That's the reason why the news is like this. When you boil it down, the news industry is a business and businesses give customers what they want.

The customer is always right, they say. Since this is what people will watch, this is what people will get.

Someone might wonder why any of this matters. Is anybody really hurt by watching news about the "King of Pop" instead of international affairs?

Well, one ofthe most important lessons that we should have learned from 9/11 is that things that happen on the other side of the world are of equal importance to what occurs here.

This is a tough concept for many Americans to understand, since it often seems like we live on our own little planet at times.

The truth is that we are not alone in this world. If we choose to ignore the real important issues of the day, both here and abroad, it's going to come back to bite us in the butt - and it's not going to be pretty.

Sadly, there isn't much we can do about changing the media's coverage, but we can change the way we get news.

Seek out news that really affects people, and reject stories that are only there for entertainment or shock value.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to watching "Access Hollywood."

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Recently, Harvard President Larry Summers made some controversial comments on the subject of the lack of women in top positions in science.

His comments raise an excellent question: Why are there so few women in the highest levels of science?

There are many reasons, but the problem boils down to getting girls involved in science at a younger age and more frequently, in order to overcome a developmental difference between boys and girls.

Men and women have the same biological capacity for understanding complex science.

The difference is when these skills develop, according to University of California San Francisco researcher, psychiatrist and professor Louanne Brizendine.

Brizendine said that since boys develop spatial skills early, science comes more easily to them. While girls catch up by the teen years.

The trouble is, by the time girls' skills have caught up with boys' - the damage is done.

I, like many women, entered high school and even college fully believing that science was just for men. I was not interested in science because I thought it was too hard.

But when I finally got around to fulfilling my lab science requirement, I found it wasn't too hard at all.

Imagine my surprise - I aced a college biology class! Many other top students in the class were also women. Even the instructor was a woman.

Obviously, I was wrong about women's scientific abilities. Tracking down the original sources of my own misconceptions leads to some ways we as a society can get girls more involved in science.

The first source of inspiration was my family.

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FOCUSED ON PAlOMAR The Telescope is published weekly on Mondays, except weeks containing holidays or exams. Signed opinions are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily represent those of the entire newspaper staff, Palomar faculty and staff or the governing board.

They encouraged my avid reading and endless chatting as a child. I was developing the stereotypical female skills, language and communication.

Because this is the area that naturally develops sooner in girls, families don't need to overly encourage these skills.

Instead, families should try to make sure that girls play with building blocks and chemistry sets, not just Barbie.

Next in line of influences is early education. I remember a science teacher in junior high let me turn in a pitiful science project.

I was no dummy, but by accepting that low quality of work, my instructor let me know that the standard was low. She expected nothing from me - and that's what she got. Did I get a poor grade in the class? No. Teachers need to hold girls to the same standard as boys - especially in science.

They may think they are giving the girls a break, but these early teachers are the key to instilling a sense of confidence and ability in girls.

In turn, this confidence will lead to older girls having a continuing interest in science.

High school is the last chance before the challenge of higher education. At my high school, only one science class was required for graduation. The school offered several science classes as electives, but many students graduated having taken the bare minimum.

Students should be required to take three years of science in high school. This will give them a better idea of what their more mature brains will be capable of.

This will lead to a more balanced proportion of female college students involved in science, and eventually post grads and instructors too.

Families and educators need to work together to make sure that little girls get the encouragement they need early on if science is to become a more balanced field.

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Two local artists find ins iration beyond orders

By Jessica Halston

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Watercolor artists Charles Rouse and Gregg Stone have a flair for the obvious. Or, put artistically, a keen sense of realism.

Rouse and Stone share the bill at Boehm Gallery's "Border and Beyond" exhibition, which opened March 8 and runs through March 26.

The two artists are pairing up for the first time, brought together by a similar eye for soul, color and texture in the depiction of life around the Mexican border and other Hispanic regions.

"Everything is brightly colored," Stone said. "I want to inject the feeling of Mexico."

Both artists work from photographic reference and recreate these still frames in their unique brand of contemporary realism. The scenes from the streets of Tijuana and beyond depict a rundown yet rich culture. The sunlight hits sand-colored buildings filled with shapely women and laughing children. Everyone in these pictures seems hard at work either physically or in their mind.

There is a depth to each face that holds its own story.

Rouse's 1989 composition "Guatemalan Baby" shows a giggling child swathed in a multi-colored striped blanket, looking out at the audience as if the viewer was a loved one. Rouse captures these moments during his extensive travel. Now retired for four years, Rouse taught art at Palomar College for 22 years and ran a commercial art business for 45 years.

He said watercolor was appealing because of how difficult it is to work with.

''Watercolor had the biggest challenge," Rouse said. "I wanted something difficult, but I found that it's not as difficult as everyone says."

Stone's work is nearly identical to Rouse's both in composition and technique. His work "Sombrilla Roja" shows a man playing guitar in the middle of a street, the dusty scene creating an incandescent glow around its characters.

Stone began painting professionally in 1998 after recovering from alcohol addiction. During his time under the influence, Stone spent his days on the streets of Tijuana to avoid being arrested by United States authorities.

He now paints the people he lived among, as well as communities in Ensenada and Cuba.

Stone accents the watercolor paint with India ink, adding to the texture and depth of the work. "(Watercolor) dries quicker than oil paint," Stone said. "It has a luminosity that no other medium has."

Stone became interested in Rouse's work after observing his painting at the San Diego County Fair. Stone said he was captivated by how closely Rouse's work mirrored his own.

"He was the only artist ever to paint the Hispanic community," Stone said. "He's a virtuoso."

Stone became determined to present their work together and pursued Rouse through a series of phone calls and e-mails. ''We met purely by accident," Rouse said. "He contacted me after seeing my work, and I didn't respond at first, but we got to talking and it worked out."

While Stone makes a living as an artist, Rouse enjoys painting as a hobby and extra source of income.

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Palomar sophomore Thomas Anderson looks at the watercolor works of Rouse and Stone.

The artists' works will be on display at Palomar's Boehm Gallery until March 26. ·

Rouse wasn't as eager as Stone to make the show happen, particularly if the exhibition involved driving to Los Angeles.

However, Rouse said Stone's suggestion of the Boehm Gallery was a perfect arrangement.

"I feel really honored to be down there," Rouse said. "I used to go see all the exhibits when I taught at the school, and they had some important work displayed there."

Rouse's work sells for $3,000 to $5,000 and Stone's for $800 to $4,000, and both donate some of their paint-

ings to charity.

Rouse said he is currently experimenting with mixed media art, but has no plans for future exhibits. Stone's work is frequently shown in cultural centers in Mexico and will join the work of airbrush artist Victor Sepulveda in an upcoming exhibition exploring the life of prostitutes. Stone will be portraying the realist version of their lives and Sepulveda will depict the fantasy of their profession.

Admission to the Boehm Gallery is free. For more information, call (760) 744-1150, ext. 2304.

'Tommy' had great music, dance, sets

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"The Who's Tommy" is a rock musical that is based on the 1969 album of the same name. It was adapted to play format in the 1990s

by Pete Townshend, The Who's guitarist and songwriter.

"Tommy" is a story about a boy growing up in London.

At a young age, Tommy witnesses a traumatic event which pushes him into a catatonic state.

Growing up, he suffers abuse by various family members. His parents try all

types of cures for his condition, but nothing seems to have any affect on him until he discovers an amazing talent for playing pinball.

The stage setup for this show was extraordinary.

Traditionally, "Tommy" has a lot of special effects like trapdoors, pyrotechnics and a revolving stage.

The Howard Brubeck Theatre, however, doesn't have those capabilities. The cast and crew had to improvise and they did an outstanding job making space and manipulating scenery.

There were two sets of scaffolding, mirrored on the left and right sides of the stage. A platform spanned the stage's length with a live band set up underneath it.

There was also a screen was set up above the platform that showed visuals to help illustrate location and time of the scenes.

Another great manipulation of scenery was the use of mobile sets. Nearly all of the props and scenery were either on wheels or easy to

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Chell Beaumonte as a gypsy and Garney Johnson as Captain Walker, Tommy's father, perform one of the play's many musical numbers.

carry. They were set up with amazing speed by stage hands and actors. Even with all the action, it was not distracting and it helped the scenes flow into each other very well.

The choreography was very important to the way in which the actors interacted with the sets. They had to maneuver effectively around scenery and in some cases, place props on stage.

The dancing was well

coordinated- the ability to dance the same steps as everyone else without hitting each other or the sets was a well-practiced skilland it showed.

The vocals in this production were outstanding, especially by the lead Tom Zohar.

Zohar played the adult version of Tommy as well as the narrator. His British accent was believable and his voice was strong and clear, always on key.

Other remarkable vocals were duets by Krysti Litt and Garney Johnson, who played Tommy's parents.

Litt and Johnson's voices resonated in harmony throughout the show.

The live band was by far one of the most important aspects of the show.

"Tommy" is a rock musical, which means the story is told through song set to rock music. Without a good band, the whole production would not have the same effect on the audience.

In the case of "Tommy," the band was exceptional, not one note missed or one cue fuddled. If anything, the band was a bit too loud, drowning out some of the less powerful singers.

For the most part, however, the voices and live music blended well, giving the audience an incredible experience.

"See me, touch me, feel me, heal me," was the recurring refrain throughout the play.

Tommy tried to tell people to understand him and love him instead of always trying to fix him. That message was one of the strongest I have ever felt from any performance. It was felt through all of the senses, especially sight and sound.

"The Who's Tommy" was not a play to be missed.

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And in merely performing the warm up, you learn what instructor Gloria McCaine tells her students: ''You work every part of your body with belly dancing." ''You work on muscles you didn't even know you have," says Jennifer Barnes, 27, the recreation specialist at Maryland Heights Centre in Missouri, where she's been taking classes with McCaine for more than four years. ''You look at it, and it looks easy, but then you do it."

Classmate Annette Potter, 29, agrees. "The morning after class I'm aching like I'm 80 years old."

Potter recently joined the class with her sister as a way of helping her stay in shape after losing 125 pounds. "It's terrible to get on a treadmill and just run. It's so boring. This is fun."

A passion for belly dancing seems to unite most who take the classes, whether it's at a community center or a dance school dedicated to the art, such KATHERINE BISH I KRT NEWS SERVICES as Aalim Belly Dance, which offers classes at lois Marshall, director of Aalim Dance Adademy, performs under the stage name Salwa. The Arabic name for the dance is three St. Louis locations. raqs sharqi, meaning "dance of the East of Orient."

"The best way to describe belly dance is 'art in motion,"' says Lois Marshall, 49. Marshall, whose the very best dancers can layer one isolation on top formances. Advanced students perform at restaustage name is Salwa, is the director of Aalim Belly of another, meaning they are isolating their neck rants, health fairs and cultural shows. That's when Dance, which has 150 students. She has been belly muscles, their chest muscles and their hip muscles the fancy costumes come in. These elegant credancing for 27 years. ations often run about $1,000 and have beads and at the same time.

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San Marcos festival extols array of cultures in county

By Sa1·ah Foglesong

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Aromas from cultures around the world bled together to create a symphony of scents at the third annual Carnival of Cultures held in San Marcos' Walnut Grove Park.

Spicy scents from the carne asada booth combined with the sweet tang of apricot crepes from Hungary.

Nearly every person in view had some sort of food in hand.

"So far I've had a bratwurst," carnival visitor Mike Taupier said.

"We've been walking around smelling the different foods and looking at the artwork."

Cathy Crownan, who organized the event, said that the third annual event included representation by eighteen countries. She said the carnival was appropriate because San Diego county is diverse, but there are not many multi-cultural events in the region. She said she hopes for more countries to be represented in future years.

"It's a nice celebration of the diversity of culture in San Diego," Crownan said.

All booths at the carnival contributed color to the maze of informational displays on each culture.

One booth featured the origami artwork of Asako Aizawa. Aizawa moved to the United States from Japan 11

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Dancers at the Carnival of Cultures festival in San Marcos sample food. The celebration included booths hosted by representatives of eighteen countries.

years ago and was clear in her enthusiasm for sharing her art and culture.

Mikiko Seyller, a Japanese teacher at Palomar College, worked the booth, as well. Seyller said they attended the carnival in 2003. Both women said they were excited to be back again.

Kathleen Nohe was a part of the booth run by the group North County Scottish. She said the aim of their display was to educate people about Scottish heritage.

"If somebody thinks they're

Scottish, we help them find out about their heritage," Nohe said. "It gives them a little bit of a landed connection. It makes it a place instead of just a last name."

Kelly Escalona, who participated in the 2004 carnival, ran the Halau Hula 0 Ka'eo booth. She sold leis and other traditional Hawaiian crafts.

"San Diego is a mixing pot of culture, and everybody needs to know and respect everybody else's cultures," Escalona said.

Sandy Buczynski, one of Escalona's hula students, managed a nearby table, inviting visitors to the booth to sign up for hula classes. Several students performed hula dances for afternoon carnival audiences. ''You learn a little bit of dance and culture and food," Buczynski said of the hula classes. "Food is very important in Hawaii."

Another booth offered sign-up sheets for a different type of cultural dance - belly dancing. Sohaila displayed information on her classes and on Egypt. Although Sohaila's booth featured no music, it was alive with sound as scarves decorated with small metal disks chimed in the breeze.

"I want to let people know that Egypt is alive and well and don't be afraid of the Middle East," Sohaila said. "Egypt is not Iraq. It's far from it. When I get there I feel like I'm home."

Dancers from the Ballet Folklorico worked the lime and onion scented booth that sold carne asada. The students, who ranged from pre-school to high school, performed traditional Mexican dances.

Director Juan Lopez said they were performing and selling food at the carnival to raise money for their April trip to Arizona. During the group's performance, even the smallest dancer whirled into a coordinated blur of colorful fabric.

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weekend train to comparing modern cubism with old Spanish style.

The juxtaposition of new and old is at the heart of Barcenlona's style. Amid ancient gothic buildings bursts the amazing art nouveau work of Antoni Gaudi.

The Iberian Peninsula is a place of Gaudi was the Salvador Dali of architecmodern evolution. In Spain, the tragedy ture with his use of colorful mosaic tile, of civil war and hardships under General curling lines and boundless imagination.

Franco's fascist rule are recent history. It I've never seen anything like his modern cathedral, la Sagrada Familia, or his was not until the 1980s that surreal oasis of candyland-like buildthe centuries-old chasm here ings in the Pare Guell. A vibrancy between rich and poor began abounds in the air and the to develop into a thriving people of Barcelona, as in middle class. much of Spain, as if every In Portugal, since the colday they are thankful for lapse of its great colonizing their newfound prosperity. empire, redevelopment is These two trips remindstill underway and a lot of ed me of spending one poverty persists to this day. weekend in Mexico and the I spent last weekend in Portugal's capital, Lisbon, other in Canada - neither and was taken by the colone completely like home, both at very different orfully tiled buildings and supersized monuments.

by Rachel Keeler stages of modern developThe city has made great ment. Even my train rides strides in modernization under its new were like night and day.

To Lisbon, I caught the seven-hour democratic government, but its people often gave me the impression of a third- train from hell. It was this old rickety thing divided into eight-person compartworld country.

In search of a museum, I got lost in ments of cramped, deteriorating leather one neighborhood called the "Barrio seats. I was trapped in a cache with two Alto" for its labyrinth of steep, narrow drunken , smelly, loud, smoking streets. The area had a simple San Portuguese men. Our train left at 5 a.m. , Francisco-like charm, but I didn't take and by 7 a.m., they had downed several any pictures because the locals looked so beers each and at least one pack of cigawarily at me that it seemed they would- rettes despite no-smoking signs posted n't think twice about snatching a mis- in four languages. They slurred repetitively what little English they knew and guided tourist's camera.

While some Lisboans were very nice stumbled in and out of the compartment and spoke surprisingly good English (I all the way to Lisbon.

To Barcelona, I took a state-of-theonly learned one Portuguese word, "obrigado", which means "thank you."), art, high-speed wonder train. Its seats Portugal stands out in western Europe as glittered with cleanliness, comfort and privacy - nicer than any plane I've a country still trying to forge its way.

If Portugal is up and coming, Spain ever been on.

Traveling is one of the best reminders of has certainly arrived. After Franco's death in 1975, the country broke free of the disparity of the world. I sometimes forits tumultuous history and seemed to get, from the comfort of my American modernize overnight. In a couple of home, how different things can be everydecades, Madrid and Barcelona became where else. And now, as my final train as important to European culture as winds back through the night toward Salamanca, I feel a little homesick in spite Paris or London.

This weekend I ventured to Barcelona, of all these amazing experiences. I have to a city exploding with the celebration of remind myself that sometimes discovery art and new ideas. Barely off the train, I is more important than familiar comfort. rushed straight to the Museo Picasso.

The museum is a chronological study of Rachel Keeler is participating in Picasso's entire career with paintings Palomar College's spring study abroad from each era and some of his unique program in Salamanca, Spain. She will pottery. It also has the Las Meninas be corresponding each week in the series, an amazing 57-painting study of Telescope and on the Telescope Online Velasquez' masterpiece (which I saw a at www.the-telescope.com. Contact her few weeks back in the Prado museum) at rkeeler333@yahoo.com.

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Keeler stands in the Plaza Mayor in Salamanca. Major cities in Spain revolve around a central plaza.

Art nouveau architect Antoni Gaudi has several structures in Barcelona, including the modern cathedral Ia Sagrada Familia.

Keeler said the architecture in Barcelona is a mixture of gothic styles to more contemporary design.

Keeler embraces the Dali egg outside the Salvador Dali museum in Barcelona. Keeler also stopped at the Museo Picasso, a chronological study of Picasso's career including works from each of his periods.

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Palomar receives 'B' on smokinCJ report Br Chri s Re ddoch

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Palomar College recently received a "B" grade on its Tobacco-Free College Report Card. It was originally projected that the campus would receive an "F." The American Lung Association established this grading system in partnership with the Tobacco- Free Communities Coalition, and used it to evaluate 13 colleges and universities in the San Diego area.

The grading system took almost five years to develop with input from campus officials and student groups, and includes more than two-dozen grading criteria. Of the 13 colleges, seven received "F" grades, one received a "D" grade, three received a "B" grade, and two received an "A" grade.

Point Lorna Nazarene University received the highest grade, an "A+" for its smoke free policy.

"The college environment is very important to [deter] a key group of people who are at risk for developing a smoking habit," said Ross Porter of the American Lung Association. "If the environment is not conducive to smoking, it will discourage the habit."

One way for Palomar College to improve on their report card would be to make parking lots smoke-free, Porter said.

Although Palomar College's smoking policy is the same as the states, which prohibits smoking within 20 feet of any building, some say that this is not enough.

"We get quite a few complaints from students with allergies or asthma" said Jayne Conway, the director of Health Services. "They have to avoid walking in certain areas , because ... just walking behind smokers aggra-

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Student Andy Butteris smokes near the flag pole. Rec:ently the coUege recieved a "B" from the Lung Association.

vates their condition."

Conway once ran a cancer unit and after seeing firsthand the effects of tobacco use said she hopes in her heart the campus may one day be smoke-free.

While signs are posted reminding students of the college's smoking policy,

enforcement is limited.

"If you see someone smoking within 20 feet of a building you can remind them of the policy or call Bruce Bishop (student affairs director) .. . but it takes a while for him to get to the scene," said Conway; If Bishop receives enough complaints

about a problem area, it might be designated smoke-free said, Conway.

Palomar College has been working with the Vista Community Clinic, which has a grant from the state's Department of Health and Human Services to examine the effects of second-hand smoke and smoking on campus.

With their help, Palomar College has been able to offer smoking cessation classes free of charge for the first time. These classes are available to anyone interested in quitting smoking. ''We want to make people aware of how hazardous smoking is," said Jean Feeny of the Vista Community Clinic. ''We are not there to harass smokers, we just want to educate them about being sensitive to those with health concerns."

Vista Community Clinic and Palomar have held Great American Smoke Out events and promoted Healthy Heart Month. But the grant Vista Community Clinic received from the state, expires in June, and they may have trouble obtaining another one.

Not long after state attorneys general nationwide won major settlement against tobacco companies for billions of dollars , former Gov. Gray Davis used California's share to reduce the state deficit.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger "smokes cigars, although he hasn't sliced [funding] as much as we thought he would," said Feeny.

While a future grant may be hard to obtain, Feeny said she will continue to work with Palomar to support smoking education and increase enforcement of the current campus policy.

Palomar College will receive its second report card from the American Lung Association in May 2005.

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• ASG: Governing board and ASG looking into possible changes for term limit dates CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 language in the current proposed bylaws about the ASG president's term limits, but said it can certainly be added.

Several governing board members said they recognize the ASG as an individual body and are open to adapting changes to current policy if the ASG presents a substantial reason to do so. ''We are policy makers, not implementers," Governing Board Member Michele Nelson said. "We are open to any rational arguments to conform our policy to the ASG." "The ASG establishes their own rules and regulations and is not subject to the governing board," Bishop said. "Since it's at Palomar College, it's subject to the review of the governing board, but still operates with a high level of autonomy."

"I think it would be inappropriate for the governing board to establish procedures and policies for the student government," Bishop said.

College President Robert Deegan said governing board policy takes precedent, but the college is always open to adjust policy to student's needs.

Bishop said if the governing board's policy is not changed, Charas would have to step down in May as the student trustee.

Bishop said he has talked to Deegan and Joe Madrigal, Vice President of Student Services, about the governing board changing its term limit policy.

"If for some reason the governing board refuses to change their policy, then the ASG will have to revisit their election dates," Bishop said. "The two sides are going to have to come to some kind of agreement, because the two procedures have to coincide. Otherwise you got the ASG president not as the student trustee and I don't want that. In my mind, I think the ASG president should be the student trustee also."

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Mark Evilsizer said he supports the ASG, but he believes board policy should be maintained. He also said he questions the constitutionality of some of the actions the ASG has taken in changing its election bylaws.

"What the ASG did is a fair interpretation of the constitution. It's not the way it was interpreted last year," Bishop said, "but it is still a fair interpretation."

Charas is the only member of the ASG who was elected by the student body. Vice president Neill Kovrig was appointed after the seat was left vacant following the election. Senator Benjamin Cruz was also elected, but resigned in December. Currently there are 11 senators on the ASG, the most since Kovrig has been associated with student government Kovrig said.

Charas said that by changing the bylaws and moving the elections to December, there would be no question of an

elected representative transferring over the summer. He also said that by moving the elections, the new president would be able to launch programs immediately instead of waiting until fall.

If governing board policy does not change, Charas would then step down from the position of student trustee and Kovrig would take over. However, Kovrig will possibly be transferring to Texas A&M next fall .

Kovrig said he has yet to make a final decision on whether or not he will attend.

The ASG's constitution does not state a line of succession beyond the vice president.

Bishop said if both Kovrig and Charas leave, the remaining senators will nominate a fellow senator to take over the position on an interim basis. After the nomination, the ASG votes on whether to have a special election to name a new president or wait until the next election to fill

the vacancy, which is scheduled for December.

Evilsizer and Nelson said they would both support special elections in the event of a vacancy.

Charas said under current conditions, he does not favor the idea of a special election because there is a 90 percent chance of him staying at Palomar and he would serve as President at least through the summer.

"I don't see the point in spending money to elect someone for two months ," Charas said.

"Ideally we would like to have an election, but it wouldn't be prudent at the time."

Bishop said that it would be very easy to hold special elections, "Just schedule it and do it," he said.

He said that within 30 days an election could be held with very minimal cost, with a lot of the balloting occurring online.

"Ideally the president will be elected by the students at large," Bishop said.

• CONTRACT: Under new contract, full-time faculty receive I 7. 4 percent raise CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 whispered, "I've been here 32 years. It's nice to finally get a contract."

The union negotiated a 17.4 percent pay raise for full-time teachers, as well as per-hour raises for part-timers of $4 and higher.

"We (teachers) worked very hard for this money," said Faculty Senate President Katie Townsend-Merino, a full- time professor.

Medical benefits for full-timers remain uncut, after being threatened because of rising healthcare costs.

The number of workload hours will not

rise, but some class sizes will grow. Only large lab classes should see growth, however, and it would be marginal.

The college president, Robert Deegan, signed third. When the teachers unionized three-and-a-half years ago, Jack Randall was president.

Palomar has seen four presidents since then, including Sherrill Amador, who irked teachers when she sat at the negotiating table for the district. A majority of the faculty voted "no confidence" in Amador in April 2003, and she resigned midway through her contract in June 2004.

The PFF ratified the contract March 3.

In a 12-hour voting period open to duespaying members, 151 teachers voted to ratify and four voted in opposition.

About half of Palomar's full-time teachers are union members, and one eighth of part-timers are members.

According to a California law, teachers who are not union members will have to pay agency fees to the union to offset legal costs. No one in the PFF was yet able to estimate the amount of those fees.

"All faculty benefit from the contract, whether they're in the union or not," said

Paul Jordan, the union's chief negotiator, referring to those fees.

Outstanding faculty issues mostly affect part-timers. They have asked for equal health benefits and office hours, which they did not win in this contract.

"You don't always get what you deserve. You get what you can negotiate," Jordan said.

The contract is up for re-negotiation at the beginning of the 2005-06 school year, which starts in five months.

Donnie Boyle and Thomas May contributed to this report.

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"We thought it would be interesting to give students here a feel for what issues other countries are dealing with," Deen said.

Petrusek will also discuss the problems of invasive species in the Mediterranean Sea, such as the seaweed Calerpa taxafolia, which has taken over portions of the Mediterranean sea floor. Calerpa has also been responsible for closing areas of the local Agua Hedionda lagoon. Scientists said they believe Calerpa was originally released when someone dumped their aquarium into the sea.

Palomar's Earth Sciences Department found out about Petrusek through the oceanography textbook, co-authored by department chair Al Trujillo, which is used in the department's oceanography classes. Petrusek translated the textbook into Czechoslovakian for use at his university, Deen said.

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ColleCJe forums announced for March 16 & 18 Palomar College President Robert Deegan will host two college forums on March 16 and 18.

The forums will provide Deegan an opportunity to update the community on current issues and provide campus constituency groups the opportunity to ask questions and give feedback.

In an effort to accommodate faculty and staff members' schedules, Deegan arranged two forum dates.

"He wants to have an open policy of communication with everyone," said Deegan's administrative assistant Cheryl Ashour. "With the forums, he will communicate with people in a more personal way rather than sending e-mails and newsletters like most college presidents would do."

The forums will include discussion on campus facilities, enrollment projections, budget issues, Deegan's revised strategic plan, administration efforts to pursue a local bond measure and campus climate.

The first forum will be held March 16 from 3 p.m. to 4:30p.m. The second forum will be held March 18, from

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"It is a pleasure to welcome Deborah Stanley to the District," Deegan said.

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Steroids: maki "Chicks dig the long ball!"

It was a popular phrase Major League Baseball used following the devastating labor strike of 1994.

Now more than 10 years later the league is facing another controversy that could once again tarnish the pride of the z game and S alienate ... fans.

Baseball's dirty little secret is out and steroids are the new plague of America's pastime. Now the long ball is the last thing players and owners want to talk about as they try to save any remaining dignity for themselves.

Baseball can still be saved.

There's something special about watching the boys of summer. The mystique and history of the game have endured a century of trials.

But the game won't survive if respect for the game is tossed aside, and owners and players allow rampant cheating and drug use to continue.

Professional baseball is moving in the right direction.

In the last month they have instituted a much more stringent drug policy, testing every player randomly rather than just a handful at the beginning and end of the year.

Although several steps have been taken to crack down on steroid usage, it does not make up for years of

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San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds gestures during a press conference Feb. 22 at Scottsdale Stadium in Arizona.

neglect by owners and abuse by players.

In 2003, under the first steroid policy, owners refused to recognize a problem existed and conducted r andom tests to determine if 5 percent of players were currently on the juice.

Results proved that at least seven percent of major leaguers tested positive, although some players, including former San Diego third-baseman Ken Caminiti, claimed that as many as 40 percent of players were frequent users.

It is unclear exactly how many play ers have used steroids and exactly how long the abuse has gone on.

What is clear is that both

players and coaches have been aware of the problem and turned a blind eye.

St. Louis manager Tony LaRussa recently said that he was aware of steroid use during his time as manager at Oakland.

Yet despite being full y aware of the illegal substances, LaRussa did not confront players such as Jose Canseco or report it to league officials .

LaRussa and other managers have an obligation to maintain the sanctity of the game and preserve the foundation on which the game's reputation was built.

Canseco recently published a biography, detailing his experiences with steroids,

comet ROFILE NAME: Christy Knudsen YEAR: Sophomore SPORT I POSITION: Tennis I Singles

entitled "Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big." While Canseco is completely remorseless for his use of steroids, his primary concern now is to cash in on his book deal rather than trouble himself with the history and future of the game.

Not only is the current state of the game in jeepardy, but the record books are also turning into a mockery with the revelations of all-stars involved in the steroid scandal.

Fans were amazed by the prospect of living history during the recent explosion of offense and home runs, shattering 40-year-old records.

Although this wave of ath-

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HIGH SCHOOL: Escondido MAJOR: Math LIFE AFTER PALOMAR: Christy is transferring to the UC San Diego, and hopes to play on the tennis team.

Tryouts are during the fall semester.

FAVORITE MEAL: A carne asada burrito FAVORITE MOVIE: "Remember the Titans" HOBBIES: Softball, soccer, chatting on the computer and watching television.

FAVORITE ON-COURT MOMENT: Despite being the No. 1 player for the women's tennis team, Christy's favorite moments are when the team travels to different colleges.

MOST INFLUENTIAL ROLE MODEL: Christy credits her mother as her role model. Her mother has supported Christy from day one and attends every match.

letes displayed an impressive performance of power, in reality, it was all a sham.

Both home run kings Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds have both been implicated in drug scandals.

McGwire was criticized for using the formerly legal growth hormone Androstenedione, while Bonds is still involved with the steroid Bay Area Lab Co-Operative federal investigation.

Commissioner Bud Selig said the record books won't reflect any differences, even though past MVPs Caminiti, Canseco and Jason Giambi have admitted using steroids during their MVP seasons.

Major League Baseball should have conducted its own investigation long before it came to this.

Despite any advancements, it won't be enough until they also test for human growth hormones, which have similar effects of steroids. Penalties must also be much more severe, more so than the minimal 10 day suspension currently in place for first-time offenders.

By returning to the traditional sense of the game and ridding the sport of performance enhancing drugs , America's pastime will return to more than juiced home runs and actually display the raw talent of true athletes .

Mon. - Thu., March 21 - 24 Palomar Easter Series 10 a.m. I 2 p.m.

Tue., March 29 vs. San Diego Mesa 2 p.m.

GOLF Mon., March 14 vs. Saddleback at lijera Creek Country Club 7 a.m.

Wed., March 16 vs. Cypress College at Cypress Country Clubb TBA Mon., March 21 Irvine Valley Invitational at Oak Creek Country Club TBA Wed., March 23 vs. Riverside at Victoria Country Club 7 a.m.

Mon., March 28 vs. Riverside, Santiago Canyon and Irvine Valley at Twin Oaks Country Club 11 a.m.

Fri., March 18 vs. Grossmont 3 p.m.

Wed., March 30 vs. Southwestern 3 p.m.

Thu., March 31 vs. San Diego Mesa 3 p.m.

SWIMMING Wed., March 23 vs. Saddleback 2 p.m.

Fri., April1 vs. San Diego Mesa 2 p.m.

MEN'S TENNIS Tue., March 15 vs. San Diego Mesa 2 p.m.

Thu., March 31 vs. Southwestern 3 p.m.

WOMEN'S TENNIS Thu., March 17 vs. Cuyamaca 2 p.m.

Wed., March 30 vs. Irvine Valley at Oak Valley 11:30 a.m.

Tue., March 29 vs. San Diego Mesa 2 p.m.

SOFTBALL

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Wed., March 16 vs. San Diego City 3p.m.

Mon., March 14 vs. Irvine Valley 6 p.m.

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Palomar's Shohei Kageyama reaches in to assist the Comets in their victory over the Long Beach Vikings.

The men's volleyball team recently defeated El Camino College 3-2 March 4, bringing the ranking to 3-3.

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The men's volleyball team defeated defending state champion Long Beach City College Vikings 3-2 March 2 at the Dome.

The win brings 2 the Comet's Pacific VIKINGS Coast Conference COMETS J record to 2-3.

In three of the first four sets, Palomar reached game point only to have Long Beach comeback and end each set with a point battle.

Palomar's head coach Alan Ursillo said the fight the Comet's had would fit the tone for the rest of the season.

"The guys can do extraordinary things when they put their mind to it," Ursillo said. "To beat a past state champ, it says a lot for the team."

Equally bad serving kept the score back-to-back throughout the first match. Long Beach ultimately overcame Palomar 26-24.

"We have a hard time putting games away," said Comet's middle-blocker John Girton. "The last couple of games we have been up 2-0 and let the teams hang around."

Ursillo said Girton became a superman for the team and ended the game as kill leader.

"Girton is valuable not only as a kill leader, but as a primary passer," Ursillo said.

"He was our whole offense," said left outside-hitter Chris Allmaras. ''We ran our offense through him."

Kill leaders included Erik Joller with 17 kills and Kevin McColloch with 16.

The Comets held an early 16-8 lead in the second set, and even though the Vikings crept higher in points Palomar defeated the Vikings 25-23.

"Our biggest strategy of the night

was taking them out of their rhythm," Ursillo said. "By doing that they couldn't use their big hitters."

Girton, McColloch and setter Nick Rubacky led the Comet defense with three blocks each.

Rubacky said Long Beach brought their entire team and then some to the game. ''They were loud and rowdy but we managed to keep out focus," Rubacky said.

Throughout the night, the Comets found themselves in close games. The third set proved to be no different.

The momentum continued to carry over when Allmaras, who played with an aggravated back injury, came up with many important blocks. The Comets went on to win 25-20. "(Allmaras) been working really hard in practice," Ursillo said. ''When a guy comes to practice every day, works hard and does his job, I'll let him play."

When the fourth set began, the Comet's were up 2-1 and the Vikings didn't seem to want to go down without a fight.

The Vikings jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. They put together an 11-0 run on the Comets and kept going until winning the match 25-10.

Allmaras continued his key blocks and helped give the Comets a needed push. "(Allmaras) totally stepped in huge," Girton said. "He definitely provided a huge spark and fired us up."

Palomar eventually finished off the Vikings in the final set with a 15-10 victory.

Despite the overall win for the Comets, rankings show the need for consistency.

"We need to be more consistent," Ursillo said. ''We need to close games out instead ofletting teams hang around. It gives them more confidence."

The next home game for men's volleyball will be March 14 against Irvine Valley College at 6 p.m.

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• Erieh Kemp isn' jusi HIIIIher's little brother'' 11nymore he dislikes speaking about his accolades.

"He's a real quiet guy, not the type to tell you what he's done," she said. "If he Having an athletic family back- receives an award, I won't know about it ground doesn't always guarantee suc- until someone else tells me."

As a freshman, Kemp batted .483 to cess, but it does provide a foundation win the Pacific Coast Conference batfor it.

Palomar third baseman Erich Kemp ting championship. All the while, he has built on that foundation to become a paced into the Palomar history books in key member of the Comet's baseball team. batting average.

He was also an All-State selection by That foundation consists of a father who has played minor league baseball, a the California Community College mother who was a Division I swimmer Baseball Coaches last season, as well as and an older sister who holds three being an unanimous All-Pacific Coast Division I national championship rings as Conference first team choice.

"He's a pretty good hita swimmer at Auburn ter," said sophomore outUniversity in Ala. "If he reeeives 11n fielder Terry Moritz. "He's ''My parents have always also a good teammate." been supportive," Kemp IIWIIrd, I won't know Living with good athletes said. "My dad, being an ex- 11bout it until someone wasn't always pleasant, player, has been great. He's else tells me." but never detrimental. coached me most of my life."

Kemp's father, Rod, - Lisa Kemp "In high school I was MOTHn 'Heather's little brother," played Division I baseball he said. "There was defifor San Jose State.

Mterwards, he spent a brief stint in nitely some jealousy at times but I the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, tried to do better, hoping to maybe creplaying for their single-A affiliate in ate some of my own moments. I love her because she always supports me."

Clinton, Iowa.

The toughest part in Kemp's life now Rod Kemp currently serves as an assistant coach for the Hemet High is not knowing where his baseball School baseball team, where Erich career will lead him.

Two Comets, catcher Dylan Parzyk and starred, earning All-Suncoast conferpitcher, Brandon Adams, are continuing ence honors three times.

"I think his work ethic is tremendous," their baseball career with Division I his father said. "When you present him schools and Kemp hopes to do the same.

"Dylan and Brandon are excellent with a challenge, he always works to make himself better. It's nice because you players," Kemp said. "They're a pitcher don't always have to force him to work." and a catcher though, and those posiKemp parlayed that work ethic, his tions are looked at more in the early athletic background and his talent into a signing period."

"I would love to play Division I but I Palomar single-season hitting record.

However, according to his mother Lisa, would be willing to play for anyone and

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Erich Kemp fields a ground ball during the Palomar Invitational Feb. 3 against Ventura College.

anywhere if it means I can continue to play baseball."

Kemp said he wants to be involved with baseball for the rest of his life, hoping to play for as long as possible, with coaching down the road as a

potential career.

"I believe that if you work as hard as you can, you'll get the best out of yourself," he said. "You can't be successful if you don't take care of your responsibilities."

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