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Board passes fee waiver for high school students

By Matt Null

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In a move to boost enrollment at Palomar College, high school students can now attend Palomar for free.

By waiving enrollment fees, Palomar President Robert Deegan said he hopes Palomar will gain 150 full-time students needed for the college to gain an additional $2.1 million from the state. Palomar receives $3,800 per full-time enrolled student from the state. The state community college average is about $4,100 per FTES. Deegan said if five students take three units each, the college would waive $390 in enrollment fees but would gain $3,800 for one FTES. Herman Lee, director of Enrollment Services, said the reasoning behind the fee waiver is to provide students the • SEE FEE

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Sgt. Frank Brito (left), Sgt. Mike Vafeados (Center) and Interim Police Chief Tony Cruz participate in a recent active-shooter training exercise on the San Marcos campus, March 24.

Campus police hold training p.m., was designed to teach officers and deputies how to deal with shooters on campus based on the Columbine and Santana High Huddled together and armed with blue plastic School shootings, said Cpl. Mike Strong of the guns, four Palomar Police Department officers Sheriff's Department SWAT team. crept between the buildings of the San Marcos · The training session, called Immediate campus searching for a mock shooter.

Action Rapid Deployment-Critical Incidents On March 24, buildings on the north end of for Schools, contains a new set of tactics to the San Marcos campus were blocked off with capture a suspect because previous tactics police tape and barricades to mark the training were not working. This new training allows area for the Palomar College Police Department officers to contain a suspect as soon as possiand deputies of the San Diego Sheriff's ble and prevent deaths, Strong said.

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President holds foru01s to discuss state of the college

By Donnie Boyle

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Palomar College President Robert Deegan spoke to an audience of about 120 faculty members, staff members, administrators and students during his first all-college forum March 16 in the Student Center.

The forums, which Deegan said he plans to hold once or twice per semester, included reports from the college's vice presidents and a question-and-answer period with Deegan.

Both Deegan and Joe Newmyer, interim vice president of Fiscal Services, discussed the importance of fighting for Palomar's share of state equalization funds.

"It was great to see the president talking about equaliza-

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• SEE FORUMS, PAGE 15

College celebrates women's history

By Thomas May

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Five women who lived dur· ing World War II shared their experiences with an audience to help commemo· rate Women's History Month 1n front of the clock tower on the San Marcos campus March 16.

Each of the speakers intro· duced themselves and then answered questions from the audience.

"A lot has changed for women since World War II,"

said Lillian Swerdlow, who was an army nurse during the war. "When I was married just after the war and had applied at New York University, the woman there told me that an education would be a waste of time, since I would probably have kids. I can't imagine somebody daring to say a thing like that today."

Marian Hamburg, another panelist, worked as a United Service Organization director during World War II and now has a Ph.D. in physical edu-

cation and health.

She received her Master's and doctoral degrees from Columbia University, and New York University, where she later taught as a professor.

Hamburg wrote one of the first curriculums for sex education at NYU during the 1970s.

"I became a target of the religious right and endured a lot of criticism," Hamburg said. "To this day, sex education is still a touchy subject

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Holocaust survivor Yaja Boren speaks dumg Women's History Day March 16. The event, orgarized by the Associated Student Government, honored a group of women who ived tlnugh Wortd War II.

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Palomar College Governing President Nancy Board Chadwick wants to fight for the underdog.

Chadwick and 18 other representatives from the 72 California community college districts are running for election to 10 open seats on the California Community College Trustees Board.

She is only one of two representatives from San Diego County in the race.

Chadwick said several districts are under-funded. She said she feels strongly that all districts should receive equal funds per student, regardless of size or location and is constantly lobbying toward equalization in the interest of all DOMINICK ULLOA I THE ULESCOP!i districts.

The majority of the state's Nancy Chadwick, Governing Board President, would bring more tban tbree decades wortb of experience to tbe state board of trustees. community college funds are currently allocated to schools 2002 and 2004 and selected as with state legislators.

Governing board trustee in the Los Angeles area. board president in December Palomar President Robert Mark Evilsizer said Chadwick Chadwick also outlined con2004.

Deegan said Chadwick is a is an ideal candidate to reprecerns about Chadwick leader among trustees due to sent Palomar and other underenhancing 11 arrived at her background and strong funded districts.

NIInty is v11y l11mili11t Palomar transfer admisafter advocacy.

"I'm really glad that Nancy sions to four- with the tommunity retiring from a "It will be nice to have a threw her hat in the ring," year schools, to/lege system 11nd the 30-year stint in Palomar voice," Deegan said. Evilsizer said. "San Diego partnerships needs ol the students. 11 the University "Nancy is very familiar with county is really underreprewith business of California the community college system sented on the state level, and and industry Robert Dee~an system. and the needs of the students." she will be a representative of and eliminaCOLLEGE PRESIO'ENT Ch a d w i ck Deegan added that equaliza- the whole (county)." tion of proalso served on tion would increase Palomar's Ballots are being cast by the gram-based various committees that pro- funding without having to add board of trustees from each disfunding. vided her with experience in more students. trict through April 25. If electChadwick was elected to the financial and capital planning "We'd just like to have the ed, Chadwick will serve a twoPalomar governing board in and has lobbied in the past average," he said. year term.

Office •••anage1· IIaiiied eiDployee of the year

By Mcghan Reid THE TElESCOPE

Diane Veach, a longtime Palomar College employee, has been named the Administration Association Employee of the Year.

Veach began her career at Palomar 27 years ago as a Music Department secretary.

Shortly after, she moved to the Office of Instructional Services, where she is now the office manager.

Veach was officially presented with the award Feb. 8.

Though Veach has been nominated for the award in the past, co-workers said it was her incredible leadership during the past 12 months that earned her the title now.

"We have gone through so many changes in this past year," said Berta Cuaron, Vice President of Instructional Services.

IRIS PORTILLO I THE TmSCOPE "From the implementation of new curDiane Veach started at Palomar in 19n, she was recently named Administration Association Employee of the Year. riculum, to filling the gap from employee absences, Diane has taken on many addi- took extra time to guide the employee and by staff members, a committee reviewed tional responsibilities. She has been help them feel comfortable with the job. the nominees and made a selection based tremendous in balancing the workload This was not the only role Veach took on. on the results of their findings. while staying on top of things."

The administrative secretary retired this Michelle Barton, Director of Institutional The instructional office is responsible for past fall. Veach became responsible for such Research and Planning was on the committhe coordination of class tasks as managing opera- tee that selected Veach. scheduling, curriculum tional budgets for "Diane is incredibly dedicated to the development and the ongo- 1 Instructional Services as well office, she goes above and beyond what is 1Jillne is intredibly ing support services that as reserving district facilities asked of her," Barton said. "She's everyoccur in classrooms. As office detfltllled to thl ollite. from outside groups. Another thing you would expect a really good manager, Veach oversees the She fHS 11bove 11nd employee was also gone this administrator to be, and she never has anymany projects that her staff beyond whllt is 11sked past fall on an injury-related thing negative to say about anyone or anymembers take on in the ol het. 1' sabbatical leave. thing." development ofthese responOnce again Veach took on Co-workers said Veach's willingness to sibilities.

- Michelle Barton the responsibilities that were help others has greatly affected those 01 Veach not only displayed ~W~~!J ~=~T~Lul~~f:~ left by the absence of the around her. She is not one to turn a queseffective leadership with employee. · tion or problem away. her management duties, she Cuaron and Human "She has such an incredible can-do attialso helped maintain office efficiency dur- Resources Manager Nancy Horio nominat- tude, even under the pressure of added ing difficult times of employee absences. ed Veach. responsibilities, she always maintains her "We had an employee leave in curricu-· Cuaron said she immediately typed up a cool and gets the job done," Cuaron said. lum, and Diane assumed major responsibil- recommendation for Veach. She did not "She is extremely reliable and it gives me a ities of this position until a replacement want the opportunity for Veach's recogni- sense of relief knowing that she will not was found," Cuaron said. tion to pass her by. allow anything in this office to fall through Once a replacement was found, Veach Once the nominees had been submitted the cracks."

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Counselor's art to be displayed in Italy

By Amelia Vincent TilE TEUSCOPE

Palomar counselor James Luna is the first Native American artist to formally showcase his work at the Venice Biennale, one of the longest standing, prestigious showcases of contemporary art in the world, and, up until the last decade, it had exclusively showcased white people, Luna said.

Luna was chosen to represent The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian at the Venice Biennale from June 9 to Nov. 6 as part of the 51st International Art Exhibition.

"The selection committee considered what the museum wanted to accomplish in its work with contemporary Native American art and, in particular, in its participation in the Biennale, and worked to select an artist that best represented the current directions and multifaceted interests of both the museum and the contemporary Native arts community," said Smithsonian curator Truman Lowe.

The Smithsonian National Museum of t he American Indian opened in September 2004 in Washington D.C. The architecture of the museum is organic and demonstrates how native cultures are unique, Luna said.

"This is one of the greatest events to happen for us because it's on a national level," Luna said, "There are a million museums about Indians, but there are very few run by Indian people."

Luna explained the message of American Indian contemporary art.

"We aren't necessarily in a different box- we should be included instead of excluded," Luna said.

"Through his performance and installation work, Luna has contributed important new perspectives and approaches to the practice of contemporary Native American art, expanding options for both his successors and his contemporaries," Lowe said.

"There's a movement of contemporary Indian artists in this country that has been going on since contemporary art started," Luna said, "Our art, though native based, meets the criteria for contemporary art."

Luna's art has been featured at many well-known museums, such as the

Whitney Biennial, the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the National Gallery of Canada and the Nippon International Art Festival in Japan.

"I'm one of the few Indian artists that have been recognized and then has crossed over into the mainstream, because I have been showcased in major museums," Luna said.

In addition to just showing his artwork, he has been critiqued, received publicity, spoken at universities and shown in textbooks.

"There are a lot of places that still haven't seen me or my work," Luna said, "so in some ways after 30 years of work I still consider myself one of the oldest emerging artists in America."

Luna's art comprises both performance and installation pieces .

Performance art uses time, space and the performer's body and creates a relationship with the audience, often including music, dance, film, sculpture and storytelling. Installation art uses any media, ranging from objects to technical elements that demonstrate the concept of the artist's statement.

For his show at the Biennale, Luna said he wants American Indian life to be better understood and will be honoring the story of Luiseno Indian, Pablo Tac, who was sent to Rome in 1830.

There are many misconceptions about Tac that reflect some the current views of Indians said Luna.

"He wasn't under captivity," Luna said. "When he got there he became an educated man. Most people don't think of Indians as educated people."

Luna said he wants to break down some of the stereotypes surrounding American Indian culture.

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world would be more of a peaceful place, because we wouldn't be in conflict like we are."

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American public, it is Wake up,' ·Luna said.

Luna is teaching people internationally with his art and locally with his counseling. "Over the last couple of years the Art Department has been sending me art students to counsel and I take great pleasure in being able to share my experience as a working artist and a counselor," Luna said.

"Looking at the arts as a career needs to be demonstrated as an option to students," Luna said, "And I learned that the hard way, so now I have something to give back."

Oceanography class hosts guest speaker from Europe

By Sarah Fogleson g

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Students and visitors to Palomar College received a European perspective on oceanography March 15.

Adam Petrusek, an assistant instructor and researcher from the Ecology Department at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, gave the discourse, which was part of the oceanography lecture series.

Petrusek's lecture, titled "Life in the Mediterranean Sea," covered marine life found near the island of Brae in the Adriatic Sea, which is part of the Mediterranean.

Petrusek and others from his his university use the island and its surrounding marine habitats as an outdoor laboratory for oceanography students.

Petrusek began his lecture by briefly explaining a few features ofthe Mediterranean that make it different from the majority of the world's oceans.

There is almost no difference oceanography student Christa between the high and low tide Groves said.

Rock space is at a premium levels in the Mediterranean Sea, he said. The result of vir- on the steep cliffs of the island's tually no tidal variation is that eastern coast, Petrusek said. the tidal zone is almost com- Pink and green algae cover the upper areas of the sandstone pletely eliminated. cliffs where light "I knew t here IS penetration was almost no stronger. tidal action 111t~ inllmting, Farther down, there," said bauSIIIivl by the sponges and cup Palomar oceanog- bltlth, so it~ niu to corals begin to raphy instructor take over.

Patty Deen "and I /111m more •bout the lire in The true red knew that would •ni•ls thllt 11 coral commonly mean there would the ot~t~n. used in jewelry be no littoral - Christa Groves 1 th e zone, but I didn't OCEANOGRAPHY STUDENT a so grows on rocky cliffs. In this put those together coral, only the to come up with the fact that there would be no skeleton is red; the animal polyps are white. Numerous tide pools."

The majority of Petrusek's polyps live in one skeleton.

"They are all living together lecture was made up of descriptions of marine life pictured in in a community in a nice communist way, but stable," his slides from the island.

"It's interesting, because I Petrusek said.

Petrusek said the time availlive by the beach, so it's nice to learn more about the animals able for the lecture was shorter that live in the ocean," Palomar than he expected, and he was

not able to cover everything he had planned. He said he had intended to discuss sea grass floors and the invasive seaweed calerpa taxifolia.

Madeline Aragon, a visiting Cal State San Marcos student, stayed after the lecture to talk to Petrusek because calerpa was the topic she had been most interested in learning about.

"It was all pretty informative," Aragon said, "but I was hoping for him to talk more about Agua Hedionda here and calerpa."

Staff members in Palomar's Earth Sciences Department learned about Petrusek and his work through its oceanography textbook, co-authored by department chairmen Al Trujillo, which is used in the department's oceanography classes . Petrusek translated the textbook into Czechoslovakian for use at his university, Deen said.

Petrusek worked in close contact with Trujillo to make

sure he translated the book accurately.

"He went through it word by word," Trujillo said. "He even caught a few mistakes."

Trujillo said he felt he knew Petrusek well by the time the book had been fully translated.

So when he found out Petrusek would be visiting southern California, Trujillo offered to let him stay with him in his home.

Petrusek and Tereza Kumstatova, who assists in marine courses at Charles University and joined Petrusek at the lecture, arrived at Trujillo's home after giving a presentation on jellyfish at a conference in Salt Lake City, and touring the southwest.

Petrusek and Kumstatova said they planned to go Scuba diving in the kelp forests the day after the lecture.

"Their dream is to dive in the kelp forests," Trujillo said.

"This is a dream come true for them."

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Police task force lacking student representation Palomar College officials should be commended for their decision to form a task force to determine the future of Palomar's Police Department. However, any group that has the ability to make decisions or recommendations that affect the entire campus community should include proper representation from every group on campus.

Unfortunately, one group is not being properly represented -students.

There are about 30,000 students at Palomar. They need to be fairly represented and play an active role in the decision making process. Yet there is only one student on the 24-member task force - and that student works for the Police Department.

When the Strategic Planning Council formed the task force in early February, members debated the makeup of the group for nearly an hour. Whether or not they s~ould include more than one student was not part of the discussion. Associated Student Government President Paul Charas was silent throughout the process. Every member of the SPC, especially Charas, should have recognized the need for more student representation.

When it came time for the ASG to appoint a student to the task force , they chose Senator Jimmy Cataline. ~ile Cataline is one of the more engaged student representatives, he is also a community service officer. His participation on the task force presents a serious conflict of interest.

Among the issues the task force will examine is the role of CSOs at Palomar. It will make recommendations concerning how many CSOs the department will employ, how many will be full-time versus hourly and what their duties will be.

The Poli~e Department already has two representatives.

Although Cataline is there to represent the students, the conflict is obvious - whom is he representing? The students the Police Department or himself?

Wh~n the task force held its first meeting March 17, members should have recognized the potential conflict and made an effort to get more student representation.

Students are the largest group affected by campus law enforcement. More of us get tickets, use safety escorts, ask for jump-starts and help unlocking our cars than any other group on campus.

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Kelley Hudson-Maclsaac, the co-chair of the task force said she would like to see more students involved in the process.

We agree.

First, we call on the SPC to reconsider the task force's makeup and allow for two or three student representatives. Unlike many campus committees, the recommendations made by this task force will affect everyone on campus.

Second, we call on the ASG to appoint students without potential conflict of interest issues, who will speak for all students. The ASG has the power to appoint any student to any shared governance body- they are not limited to ASG officers. The ASG should recruit students from other campus organizations to fill these positions.

Third, we call on the task force to make sure students are given the right to play an active role in the process, and that a proper number of students are allowed to participate.

Most importantly, we call on the students to get involved. If you want your voice heard, call your ASG representatives and tell them. Or call Hudson-Maclsaac, who said she welcomes and even encourages students who have issues to call her. If no one else will speak-up for us on this task force, she will.

The fact is, this task force has the power to do many things - especially make us safer and see to it that the services we need are provided. Allowing three objective students to represent 30,000 should not be an exception, -it should be common sense.

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Look both ways before gening behind the wheel Driving a car is not the same as ordering food at Burger King- you don't get it your way. In a fast-....---...., paced society, I'll admit, it's hard not to speed a little.

But traffic laws do exist for a reason, and taking a spin these days, I'd swear I missed the memo about doing away with rules and etiquette. Drivers don't understand common courtesy and safety, and it's a major problem.

A lot of people complain about traffic, but it's usually just that they got stuck in it. The incidents I'm about to reoort were oositivelv scarring.

I was in the far left lane traveling up Highway 15 near Escondido a few months back, and traffic started to clog up. I was surrounded by cars, but we all continued to move at the speed limit. I noticed a blue convertible sliding up on my right. The middleaged driver was sitting sideways in his seat, one leg stretched to the gas but otherwise completely turned, talking to this passenger.

I watched him in my mirror, my jaw halfopen in disbelief, until he was parallel to my car. Sure enough, my intuitions about his stupidity rang true as he moved swiftly into my lane, forcing me onto the shoulder.

Thankfully, the car behind me witnessed the whole scene and slowed to let me back on.

I rejoined traffic and watched as he pushed several cars around like Hot Wheels without a second thought - or really even a first.

I couldn't believe it. I'm lucky there was a shoulder because he could have pushed me right into a divider. I thought watching the road was just common sense, but I guess I overestimated his intelligence.

The highway situation can be challenging, but I've never been more frustrated than when I'm at a four-way stop. This is not a

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modem art exhibition, fellow drivers. Those red octagons with the pretty white letters say something, and let me tell you, it's very important.

When approaching a four-way stop, the rules are that the first person to come to a complete stop - when the car rocks back has the right to go first. If more than one person stops at the same time, the person to your right has the right-of-way. If you are on the right, you may pass go and collect $200 dollars. If you are not, please wait your tum.

It's a consistent problem, but two key occasions appalled me.

Nearing a four-way stop by my house, a student driver blew a stop sign. That's right - there was a teacher in the car next to her and they rolled right through! I knew then I had been wrong every time I called out an unsavory title for the other drivers at a fourway stop, because it turns out they weren't even taught the correct way to do things in the first place.

The second occurrence took place just down the street a week later as I was going to make a left turn. I came to a complete stop and looked in every direction. The coast was clear except for a police car in front of me that was idling toward the stop sign but was clearly still in motion. I advanced into the intersection - and the cop rolled through and almost clipped my front end. A cop! They give out tickets for this sort of thing. I wondered what it took to make a citizen's arrest and if there was such a thing as a citizen's ticket.

Here it is, folks . I know you're in a big hurry. I am, too. I might go five miles over the speed limit, but I don't endanger people's lives by being careless or ignorant. If the case is that you just can't be bothered with paying attention or the bright red of the huge signs frazzles you, take public transportation - I think I'm going to.

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Closing the door on open-mindedness â&#x20AC;˘ Proposed l11w would limit free speeth in to/lege tl11ssrooms Last November, conservatives across the country convinced the American people to vote with their hearts and not their minds.

Buoyed by the success of the anti-intellectual revolution that got George W. Bush reelected, State Senator Bill Morrow (ROceanside) introduced a bill that he says will increase "intellectual diversity" on college campuses.

"Senate Bill 5," titled as the "Student's Bill of Rights," is actually an attempt to limit the academic freedom provided to college professors. Morrow said this will protect impressionable students from indoctrination - both political and religious.

The fact that an elected official would even consider something as ridiculous as this should anger every student in the state.

What Morrow is essentially saying is that college students are "mature" enough to go to war, but not to decide if they agree or disagree with their professors.

That idea is especially amusing given the average age of a Palomar student is 27 years old. To clarify, you are "mature" enough to vote for the President of the United States in the last three elections.

However, Morrow is concerned that your English professor's constant jokes about how Bush says "theirselves" instead of "themselves" and his inability to pronounce the word "nuclear" will turn you into a liberal.

If passed, the state would legislate what professors can teach and how they grade.

The new law would require professors to grade based on "reasoned answers and appropriate knowledge."

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As Americans, that statement should of ideas they disagree with, they propose scare us. What is "appropriate knowl- changes in hiring procedures. They want edge?" And who decides? more conservative professors to be hired This would be a huge -to help foster intelvictory for creationists. lectual diversity.

Under the new law, if a Conservatives fosstudent answers a questering diversity tion on a geology test askwhat a noble concept. ing the age of the Earth For years they have and the student answers been whining about 6,000 to 10,000 years old preferential treat- the professor could not ment toward women mark the answer #11/1#11,,.,;,.. I ana m1nonues.

Now, just when it "wrong." looks like Americans That would be forcing a political or "anti-religious" philosophy are dumb enough to do just about anything, let's adopt hiring policies based on on the student.

Morrow and supporters of the bill go preferential treatment in order to "place" beyond attempting to limit the teaching more conservatives in higher education.

Even the w11y the bill is being presented is detept1ve. like m11ny retent _polities, it puts the "ton" in

What will they think of next - quotas?

Even the way the bill is being presented is deceptive. Like many recent policies, it puts the "con" in conservative.

For example, a "Clear Skies Initiative" that calls for an increase in pollutants and a "Healthy Forests Initiative" that calls for increased logging.

What logically followed was a "Student's Bill of Rights" that actually limits the rights of students who want to use their brains - for something such as learning.

It was also logical that such a bill be proposed by a politician from North County - the armpit of conservatism.

And what do conservatives do when someone disagrees with them? Silence them.

A debate over the bill was held at Cal State San Marcos on March 22. Morrow told his personal tale of commie-liberal indoctrination.

When he was a community college student he was forced to listen to his political science professor discuss the "evils of Richard Nixon," "the evils of the Vietnam War," and "the evils of Watergate." Isn't that terrible?

Imagine, the nerve of some professor talking about the most unpopular war in our nation's history, or the criminal activity of the country's president and his resignation.

That is terrible, a professor who discussed current events in a class about politics and government. No wonder Morrow is still haunted by the experience.

What is odd is that Morrow was subjected to this liberal dogma "15-20 minutes every class" but was able to think for himself and stay conservative.

Actually, in this case, as with most conservatives, he was probably closedminded and unable to think for himself - now he wants us to do the same.

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dents in California. It is up to us.

Call or e-mail your state senators and members of the state's assembly.

Let them know that you are attending college to learn - not confirm existing religious and political beliefs.

School violence fostered by bullying and social isolation This copycat element is becoming an unsettling It appears that he acted out of desperation. As if his It happened again. Another school shooting, in only option was to end his suffering - first by taking another family community with another 10 people trend with dire consequences.

In the last decade alone there have been more than out frustration against those who caused his pain, killed- while our society considers then by ending his pain altogether with suicide.

100 deaths as a result of school shootings. how to prevent it from reoccurring, On the Red Lake Indian Reservation, Weise didn't One prime reason these disturbed boys act out the they should be asking why it hapemulate Columbine, but like the Columbine killers, he way they do is caused by their isolation. pened in the first place.

In the lesser stages, what may be perceived as distoo was an outcast.

The most recent tragedy in Red Much of what occurs in the social cesspool of high ruptive or unusual behavior could be a cry for help, Lake, Minn. , led by 16-year-old Jeff z which is all too often ignored.

Weise, should yet again open the :z: school could scar someone for life.

0 Weise became such a social outcast and target of his Had anyone taken notice of his behavior, this may eyes of the American public. ... peers that school officials thought it would be best if have been prevented.

Weise was a troubled teen, removed Weise even posted threats on a Neo-Nazi Web Site a from his high school because he had difficulties he was delegated to a "work from home" program. year prior to the killings. Although the Instead of confronting Weise's probinteracting with other students. threats were widely known, they were not The victim of constant harassment, he opened fire lems directly, the school sent him away, only adding to the problem.

A person ttln only taken seriously. on his high school at random Living with his grandfather, faced t11ke so muth Nearly as important, the proper attenAn even more horrific incident took place six tion wasn't given to Weise. years ago at Columbine High School in Littleton, with a life of poverty and hardships, While schools may not have the Colo. when two angry teenagers, Dylan Klebold and including the loss of both his parents, 11ggrllv111ion before resources available to address a situation Eric Harris, unleashed a murderous rampage on Weise was completely isolated from his 1111 olth11t bottled classmates who constantly teased him r11ge is unle11shed. like Weise's, some parents are either their classmates, killing 13. absent from a child's life or parents are In its aftermath, politicians and school officials and called him a "loner." simply not paying attention.

While nearly everyone is subject to vowed to prevent such a hateful, random act of violence In either case, society must take note of bullying at some¡ point in his life, it from occurring again - they failed.

Primarily, they blamed violent video games and reaches unique levels for each person and each person this behavior as a sign of risk ahead.

Both the Red Lake and Columbine shootings were angry music from morbid rocker Marilyn Manson, deals with it in different ways. Depending on the they failed because they were focused on the wrong severity of the taunting, it could result in a more extreme pleas for attention.

In both cases, the shooters were misunderstood and target. severe reaction.

Transfixed on gun control and violence in the Instigators don't realize that what could be considered with no way to reach out for acceptance, they saw media, they were unable to understand the most as playful ribbing, may actually cause festering fury in the these violent acts as their last exploit to be remem~ bered and last chance to gain revenge on those who influential and common factor in each of these victim with unforeseen consequences.

While most people are able to move past the bully- dismissed them. shootings- bullying.

The signs are there, we just have to look for them. We A group of angry youth have been isolated, exposed ing, for some it can be the root for plotting revenge.

A person can only take so much aggravation before must not fear our peers, but accept them no matter how to hate rhetoric, neglected by parents and constantly different they may be. harassed for being different. This has provided them all of that bottled rage is unleashed.

When Weise reached his boiling point he first murdered Think of personally being in that position - somewith a dangerous outlet for their frustration.

Columbine may have set a dangerous precedent, his grandfather and his companion using two handguns. times the simplest act of kindness is enough to give spawning a series of episodes where teens with no He then used the same handguns to terrorize his someone hope. hope and nothing to lose could carry out similar school and kill five of his classmates, a teacher and a It takes a weak person to gain strength by degrading assaults. security guard before turning the gun on himself. others, and such actions usually have repercussions.

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letter&o THE EDIToR Biology professor should be recognized for work

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It has come to my attention that Dr. Roya Lahijani was denied tenure at Palomar College. I believe that this is a mistake.

I am writing as a former student of Dr. Lahijani, having been in her Biology 100 class in fall 2003. At all times, Dr. Lahijani exuded professionalism and passion for biology. She custom-tailored the class to emphasize the biomedical aspects, while not neglecting the general syllabus of traditional biology classes.

As a nursing major, this was of great benefit to me, as well as to the sizeable contingent of other healthcare profession students in the class.

On the very first day of class Dr. Lahijani clearly explained her expectations of her students, as well as making clear what the students could expect of her.

And what could we expect of her? That she would do everything possible, including going beyond her job responsibilities, to help the sincere student to learn and understand.

And what did she expect in return? Common courtesy - arriving on time to class, paying attention during lecture, demonstrating a desire to learn simple things, really; nothing that should not already be expected of college students paying for their education.

It is clear to me that Dr. Lahijani is a first-rate professor and would make an excellent choice for tenure at Palomar College. It would be a shame if the trustees of Palomar College do not see this as well.

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By E. Thomas McClanahan

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Two years after the invasion of Iraq: A slice of time marked by freeze-frame images and the endless words served up by the media, a moment still overshadowed by Jan. 30, when millions of Iraqis raised fingers marked with purple ink, and suddenly the idea of Arab democracy - utterly remote and unattainable for so long - flashed into the realm of the oossible. .r or au tne mistaKes ana errors ot the post-Hussein era, the Iraqi election and its regional aftershocks - is the hopeful harvest of President Bush's decision to bring down Saddam Hussein. A sampling of news blips from the last few weeks speaks for itself: A headline in London's The Independent asks, "Was Bush Right After All?" In New York magazine, columnist Kurt Anderson glumly acknowledges, "The people of this Bush-hating city are being forced to grant the merest possibility that Bush, despite his annoying manner and his administration's awful hubris and dissembling and incompetence concerning Iraq, just might - might, possibly have been correct to invade, to occupy, and to try to enable a democratically elected government in Iraq."

Syria's occupation of Lebanon suddenly looks wobbly. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says he will allow multiparty elections. Saudi Arabia permits limited elections at the local level.

To varying degrees, these moves were probably intended as mere gestures.

Yet they reveal deep apprehension.

They reveal autocrats thrown back on their heels.

"What's taken place in a number of those countries is enormously constructive," a senator says on ABC News. The speaker? Ted Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat. "It's a reflection the president has been involved," he added.

Sen. Joseph Lieberman, a Connecticut Democrat, tells The New York Times, "Look, this moment in the Middle East has the feel of Central and Eastern Europe around the collapse of the Berlin Wall."

Strategypage.com reports that "Iraqi popular opinion has turned against terrorism in a big way." The site says the tipping point came when Osama bin Laden named Abu Musab al-Zarqawi "prince" of Iraq, a move Iraqis interpreted as a Saudi ordering a Jordanian to kill Iraqis.

French President Jacques Chirac joins President Bush in calling for the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon.

Sen. Hillary Clinton travels to Iraq and says much of the country is "functioning quite well."

The peace movement, which learns nothing and forgets nothing, marks the anniversary of the Iraqi invasion with protests. But what are they protesting? lJemocracy't The tall of ::laddam Hussein'( If these people had had their way, Hussein would still be in power: no Iraqi election, no hopes for democracy in the Middle East.

"How odd," writes the columnist Victor Davis Hanson, "that conservatives, usually derided for their multicultural insensitivity and blinkered approach to the world abroad, had far more confidence in the Arab street than did liberals at home and Euro-elites who patronized Arabs as nice 'others' who were 'different' rather than oppressed by murderous thugs in the manner of ... Russians, Hungarians, Bosnians and Afghans."

A New York Times editorial opines that the "stains on the index fingers of proud Iraqi voters have long faded." Many Iraqis, the paper says, are beginning to feel disillusioned.

Really? Two days earlier, another paper reported a recent survey of Iraqis showing 62 percent believe their country is headed in the right direction, more than at any time since the American invasion.

Times reporter J ohn F. Burns reports clear signs that the tide may be turning against the insurgency: "Despite some notable exceptions, insurgents are attacking in smaller numbers, and with less intensity; mortar attacks into the Green Zone have diminished sharply; major raids have uncovered large weapons caches; and some rebel leaders have been arrested or killed."

Nothing is assured. Nothing is inevitable. The Middle East remains volatile. But events are moving in the right direction, and the strategy of fighting terrorism with democracy is making strides.

The last word goes to Iraqi blogger Husayn Uthman: "I don't care what your news tells you, what your television and newspapers say, this is how we feel.

Despite all that has happened. Despite all the hurt, the pain, blood, sweat and tears.

These two years have given us hope we never had."

Board should reevaluate professor's tenure I am writing to you today about the loss of a great professor at Palomar. The professor I am speaking of is Dr. Roya Lahijani in the Biology Department .

I h<:~. vt: ht:<:~.n.l Llla L M <:~.y zo w llll.Jt: h t:r la:st day of employment at Palomar and I, as a former student of hers, am truly saddened by the events that unfolded.

She lost her bid for tenure due to a rather broken and laughable tenure evaluation system at Palomar. Despite the best efforts of the students whose lives she has made an impact on to impress on the Board of Governors on the importance of reversing the tenure decision- our efforts have been met with resistance. Student support for Dr. Lahijani has been disregarded and even ignored. I still have not received a reply from the board or tenure committee to numerous e-mails I have sent on Dr. Lahijani's behalf - so much for the new and improved Board of Governors at Palomar.

I urge the Board of Governors to reverse the decision not to grant tenure to Dr. Lahijani and to prove they are not yet another "rubber stamp" board.

She has made a great deal of impact on my life and the lives of many Palomar students, and to see her leave the Palomar teaching environment would be a great loss to all the students at Palomar College.

- Steve Ruoe FORMER PALOMAR STUDE'ifT

Professor's knowledge valued asset to Palomar I am a former student of Dr. Roya Lahijani, having taken her Biology 100 class during the fall 2003 semester. I can only speak very highly of this professor.

Dr. Lahijani is very excited about biology and it comes through in her teaching. She was always available to help me during her office hours and at other times that were more convenient for me. Dr. Lahijani is a very thorough and demanding professor, but the thing that I most appreciate about her was that I always knew exactly what was required of me.

She was always well-prepared for both lecture and lab and expected the same of her students. With reasonable effort, students enrolled in Dr. Lahijani's courses will be very well prepared for higher university work and will benefit greatly from Lahijani's instruction.

After having other professors at the university level, I feel that Dr. Lahijani is a true asset to Palomar College. Any student who is fortunate enough to have Dr. Lahijani for their professor will not only benefit greatly from her professionalism and instruction in the classroom, but also her mentoring after the semester is over. I am very thankful for the opportunity to know Dr. Lahijani and benefit from her instruction and advice.

-Cindy Seal FORMER PALOMAR STUDEIIT

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Chorale sings 'In Style' in Escondido

By Dou!!las Panici

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In a darkening theater, your eyes aren't used to the lack of light yet. You start to hear a song that sounds like a lullaby that you don't understand the words to.

They sound dark, scary, and passionate ! 'A Matter of they j5 Style' sound cool. â&#x20AC;˘ If it's all Iii ;OuWFOJRSTARs: of these ,~.

PALOMAR CHORALE thingS, DIRECTED BY JOE t h e n STANFORDAND Ch a n Ce S WILLIAM HATCHER are you're listing to "Nachtens" performed by Palomar College's Chorale.

The Chorale performed "A Matter of Style" at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido March 19.

Accompanied by flute, harp and piano, the Chorale took center stage.

"Our show could have been called a violent contrast in style, because the pieces we have chosen are very different from one other," said Joe Stanford, the Chorale conductor.

Stanford, a retired music professor, has been the conductor of the Chorale for the past 39 years. He was the first conductor of the night.

My favorite song of the night was "Nachtens."

Written by Johannes Brahms and sung in German.

I don't speak German, but when I heard "Nachtens," I

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was on the edge of my seat the entire song.

The next song was "I Am In Love" and featured a solo performance by Renee Zierden.

She gave a terrific performance -her voice gently echoed throughout the entire theater.

Imagine a group of men outside a dorm window, with their hands air, ready to begin a serenade. A very romantic image for a romantic song.

Stanford set the perfect tone before the men of the chorale began singing "An Old Flame." The song resonated deeply with many in the audience.

"Can you imagine any female resisting that?" said Stanford after the song was completed.

The crowd reacted with laughter and applause.

After intermission it was time for the second conductor, William Hatcher, to take over conducting duties.

Hatcher is an adjunct music professor and former director of the graduate program at the University of Iowa, where he headed the chorale conducting program.

Hatcher's first song was called "Love and Shapes High Fantastical."

Of all of the songs performed during this show, this one-was unique. The

The Palomar College Chorale rehearsed in preparation for its performance "A Matter of Style" in Escondido.

song had several different parts.

First, the choir would sing, then there was poetry read by Barry Hathaway, who has experience in radio and doing voiceovers in advertising. The poetry selections were all from Shakespeare.

ance that I liked was, "If music be the food of love, then play on."

The final piece of the night was "Four Madrigals on Renaissance Texts," written by Grammy awardwinner Morten Lauridsen.

It took a long time to set up, because there were a lot

and it took some time before they were ready.

After the buildup, the song itself was a little bit of a let down.

In the end, Hatcher and the rest of the choir took their well-earned bows.

The ringing sounds of cheers and applause ended ~h..;,

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Irish literary icon James Joyce was banned from his homeland due to the perversity of his work.

His critics labeled him a heretic, but the new musical at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego "Himself and Nora" suggests that Joyce may not be to blame for his :. r-----....., vulgarity.

Joyce was !!!!! 'Himself and infatuated with Nora' his wife and r;c 10ur'}r~"tRs: muse Nora STARRING Barnacle.

MATI BOGART, KATE SHINDLE, FRANK The intrigue of MASTRONE their passiOn proved ample fare for Sheila Walsh's script, and director Jeff Calhoun's production was a whimsical and worthy tribute to the couple.

Musical numbers by Jonathan Brielle gave potentially dull plot points vibrancy.

The play follows Joyce's life from birth to death in a series of highlights, mostly focusing on his relationship with Nora. Nora was a sexy and strong Irish country girl who sent the conservatively raised city boy Joyce spinning on his heels. The pair met in 1904, beginning a sensational romance that spanned four countries throughout their lifetimes.

Broadway-veteran Matt Bogart tackled the role of Joyce with stunning vocal range and footwork.

Bogart has the chops for a musical and the sneer for lust, but comes up short on his Dublin accent. His inconsistency in pronunciation

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sometimes detracted from his overall performance.

The supporting cast breathed life and conscience into James and Nora's story, particularly David Edwards as a fire-breathing Catholic priest who critiques the couple's every move as the voice in Joyce's head. Edwards is the only character that seems to nail the accent.

The standout performance, how-

ever, belonged to Kate Shindle as Nora. The former Miss America has the bite and swagger necessary to portray the greater woman behind the great man, and her snappy comebacks and operatic voice are captivating.

The up-tempo number "Let's Have a Drink!" is the best display of the cast's abilities. Joyce carouses at a pub with his father, played

by Frank Mastrone, and local

townsfolk while on a visit to Ireland. He begs Nora, in the form of narrated letters, to write him steamy love notes. Nora, at home in Italy in a nightdress and robe, answers him derisively at first, but eventually succumbs to his pressures and proudly details her longing for him. Joyce nearly faints at the end of the song.

The script implies that Joyce used Nora's letters and her conversation to shape the characters in his books, making Joyce seem more like a lucky hopeless romantic than a skilled master of words.

Joyce carries on for most of the play, translating to most of his life, thinking he is a gift to society due to his talent. But even he realizes that he is nothing without Nora when she threatens to walk out on him.

Joyce's ego also proves the ruin of their two children: One becomes an alcoholic and the other becomes a schizophrenic.

Despite the perennial drama of Joyce and Nora's story, the production is touched with humor. The chemistry between Bogart and Shindle during their sexual banter is believable and playful. Joyce and Nora didn't wed until much later in life due to Joyce's distaste for religion, and Nora's constant nagging about wanting a ring is cheeky and charming.

The production comes to a close with a joyous celebration of Joyce's life - a fitting conclusion to a consistently entertaining play.

"Himself and Nora" runs through April 24. For more information, call (619) 23-GLOBE.

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Wild and wacky cartoons • Showe11se serves up shorts lor every t11ste from silly to serious, high-teeh to stiek ligures

By Thomas May

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In a diverse and dazzling array of animated shorts, The Animation Show 2005 has something in store for fans of all types !

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H•ERTZFELDTt.J Head" and "King of NOT·RATED the Hill" creator Mike Judge, and Don Hertzfeldt, who animation fans know as the animator of clever stick figure cartoon shorts that often serve up social commentary.

Hertzfeldt's long anticipated "The Meaning of Life" is the fmal short in the showcase, and it is perhaps his most ambitious project yet. Set to classical music by Russian composer Tchaikovsky, the 12-minute film opens with stick figured characters walking across the screen and repeating the !l"Beavls and Hutt-

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same line over and over, as if the statement sums up their life. The mood ofthe lines the stick figures repeat vary from depressed and lonely ("The saddest part is, she doesn't even know who I am") to simple and quirky ("I love fish sticks; I could eat them all day long").

"The Meaning of Life" goes on to explore life in other galaxies and ponder if aliens have the same complicated hang-ups that humans do, all while using dazzling visuals of outer space (which were amazingly created without the assistance of computers). The simple animation of the stick figures set along the backdrop of the complex space scenery make for a contrast that is extremely pleasing to the eye.

Another short that will entice fans of quirkiness is "Guard Dog," which attempts to answer a question asked by many pet owners: ''What the heck is my dog barking at?" The short follows a dimwitted bulldog with good intentions but bad judgment as he goes on a walk in the park with his owner, and attempts

to save him from such potential dangers as squirrels and birds. With each "predator" he faces, the dog imagines the dastardly schemes that they might try (among them is a gopher who digs the owner into a pit, dresses him like Ronald McDonald, and then unleashes an angry bull to attack him) and then barks to scare them away. The story is simple and very funny, and it ends with a darkly ironic twist.

Also on the more humorous side is "Hello," an Australian short detailing the courtship between a shy cassette player and his cute CD player neighbor.

Along the -way, the cassette player gains confidence after consulting an old phonograph for love advice. The animation has a unique style, and the story is familiar but told in a unique fashion.

Fans of more serious fare will enjoy "Pan With Us," a visual interpretation of Robert Frost's poem of the same name.

The film uses live action stills with dark, abstract images that beautifully illustrate the poem.

Computer animation is also showcased in two films: "Rockfish" and "Fallen Art." The animation quality of both of these films is excellent, and com-

parable to that of mainstream movies such as the ones made by Pixar.

"Rockfish" is an action-adventure set on a distant planet, where we find a muscular human hero and his cute alien pal riding in a hovering spacecraft and fighting off monsters. The film features visually stunning graphics of an amazing, imaginary alien landscape.

"Fallen Art" matches "Rockfish" in its computer graphics, but the plot couldn't be more different. This Polish film is a dark, disturbing story of a soldier who is killed by his commanding officers and photographed, apparently for artistic value. If this is meant to be some sort of allegory, my guess is that it represents an exploitation of real-life violence and death by the media. But that's just a guess, and it's quite possible that the cartoon doesn't mean anything other than what it is. As a whole, "Fallen Art" . is provocative eye candy.

The Animation Show will dazzle, stimulate, and delight its viewers. This is the second straight year that Judge and Hertzfeldt have released the annual collection of animation gems. Here's to hoping that they will continue to do so for many years to come.

• the I' raises questions about reality and illusions

By Ryan Leack THE TUES(OPE

Nothing is what it seems.

We've heard this all before sometime in our lives, but how often do we remember it? "Dot the I" is successful in taking advan'Dot the I' tage of its ! viewers, causing us to • accept what ~ (CVTCfWJRSTAHS) we see as real- I STARRING NATALIA VERBEKE GAEL ity, when in GARCIA AND JAMES the end it is far D'ARCY from it.

In RATED R award-winning director/writer Matthew Parkhill's first feature, we're taken on a strange adventure through the deceptiveness of our perceptions and the unoriginality of our experiences, as well as through a dramatic love story between three unpredictable characters.

In the beginning, Carmen (Natalia Verbeke) is about to be married to her boyfriend, Barnaby (James D'Arcy). While celebrating with her friends at a French restaurant, she partakes in an old French tradition where she is allowed to kiss any

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man in the room as a "farewell to being single." But when passion in her kiss develops, so does her relationship with the man, Kit (Gael Garcia Bernal).

Thus, the love triangle begins.

While we're not given a strong sense of each character through about the first half of the film, we begin to discover a little about them later on.

We see Kit in his poverty, struggling to pay rent. We see Carmen going from job to job, attempting to leave the pains of her abusive boyfriend behind in Spain.

We also see Barnaby, born with a silver spoon, a "big spoon" according to Carmen, having all the money in the world but no passion or purpose in his life.

At first the story seems typical - we have the perfect boyfriend, Barnaby, who treats Carmen like royalty, caters to her every need, and appears to truly love her. Then we have Carmen, who, in need for passion, runs off from time to time with her lover, Kit. As long as

she can keep lying to Barnaby, she seems safe.

When we discover the missing piece in the story, everything we thought was true no longer is. Now we must venture back to the beginning of the story to uncover what really took place.

When we do this, we dig ourselves into a gaping hole of perplexity and astonishment.

In the end, the movie takes a turn of surprising events which leaves us questioning reality. We find, according to Kit, that all of our experiences have taken place somewhere before in a movie, or someplace in the world. We see through the eyes of Kit's friends , Tom and Thea (Tom Hardy and Charlie Cox), that life is in fact an unoriginal movie.

With a script this complex, talented actors were a necessity to make the film work. In this case, Matthew Parkhill claims that he was "blessed" in finding the cast. Luckily for the viewers, we don't have to sit through bad acting.

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As for the format, Matthew Parkhill states that "you suspect that you're in a fairly generic movie set-up but then as the story develops you realize that what's really going on is something else entirely."

The truth in his statement is widely recognized after sitting down through the entire film. And it is the very truth

in his statement that makes the movie work.

This is a story comprised of three unstable characters desperately trying to find their own idea of happiness.

It is a worthwhile movie to watch for the clarity it brings to a well-known yet somehow forgotten phrase: nothing is what it seems.

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Europe rose and fell.

Now here we are in 2005. As I wander up gothic towers and down cobblestone streets, President Bush is trying to wrap up the spread of democracy in Sophocles, the classic greek play- Iraq. wright, concludes his tragic Oedipus · My editor forwarded an article to trilogy with these words: "For proud me about the South Orange County men who speak great words come in Community College District's decision the end to despair. And learn wisdom to end its study abroad program in in sorrow, when it is too late."

Spain. Among other reasons, they said Here in Europe, a place abounding it was because Spain withdrew its with history, when I read about troops from Iraq after last year's train ancient tragedy and the mistakes of bombing in Madrid. Why send stuthe past, I can't help but think of the dents to learn about a culture that old adage: History does not agree with the actions of their own? repeats itself.

In my humanities When I read this, I could not believe that people class, we learn about in academia could be the history of a city as so stubborn, so closeda succession of invaminded. sions. Take Seville, for As Sophocles writes, example, a beautiful the ancient greeks city in the southern believed true wisdom Andalucian region of was rational and flexible Spain where I spent - always open to differone weekend.

It was founded by the ent opinions. Because if we are too proud to Romans who managed

by Rachel Keeler learn from others and to leave a few artifacts from our mistakes, we before the Moors swept in. The Moors built some interesting are only destined to tragic demise.

If you consider where history has fortresses until the Christians came been - one tragedy, one war, one misand pushed them back in to Africa.

The Christians stuck around, sent take after the next - and you look at Columbus to America, and, after the where we are now, it is hard not to swishing of a few swords, built ask: Have we learned anything? It is immense monuments with the hard not to see similarities between the spread of democracy today and the American gold that returned.

The men who built the cathedral conquistador ways of the past.

In talking with Europeans about in Seville, the third largest in the world, said they hoped to build President Buah and the war in Iraq, something so grand that anyone I've received some resolute opinions.

My homestay mother, Regina, who saw it would think they were madmen. I saw it, and yes, I think speaks her mind with classic Spanish passion. She told me over lunch one they must have been insane.

And so, like the civilizations before day that if Bush were to come to them, the powerful empires of Spain, the people would throw toma-

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Keeler visited Lisbon, Portugal on a weekend trip. One of the main plazas in Lisbon contains a statue (above) of Don Jose, the Portuguese king during the time of the 1755 earthquake that destroyed the city.

toes at him in the streets.

She held up a piece of fruit in example and made some surprisingly strong gestures. for a devoutly Catholic woman. Because, she went on, when Clinton had his six, seven or eight women (counting on her fingers for emphasis), at least there was no war.

That week we had two outspoken students from Italy staying with us who jumped into the conversation.

Even in Italian, I understood the blunt statement one of them made: The war was not for liberty, but for oil.

She was so resolute, so frank that it

I wondered, have the people here finally learned from their history so shredded by presumptuous violence?

And if so, what is to become of America and its headstrong international policies?

I came to Spain to find education through diversity because I think that is what college is all about. But if you consider that Sophocles wrote those lines around 440 B.C. that still apply such an eerie warning today, I wonder what good they will ever really do.

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I asked my Spanish teacher one day what the people of Spain thought of Bush. They don't like him, he replied immediately. Why? Because the people don't like war. That was it - no more discussion.

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Julian is a slice of small-town America 60 miles east of San Diego along Highway 78. The journey to Julian is different each time of year: green, rolling hillsides stretch for miles in the spring and snow draped valleys in the winter.

Whether venturing out of the city for the weekend or settling down , the township has charmed visitors and residents since 11569.

"People love to touch history -it's here," said Julian Pioneer History Museum curator Edwina Silbernagel.

Julian was founded by drifting Confederate Veterans, including cousins Mike Julian and Drue Bailey. The town was home to San Diego County's only gold rush.

Following the gold rush, early settlers discovered the land created fertile conditions for growing apples. Growers took first place at the Chicago World's Fair and San Francisco World's Fair in 1893.

Julian residents Bud and Mary Farmer transformed the apple industry when they opened "Farmers," a cafe, in 1967 and began making apple pies that shot the town to fame.

Shops on Main Street in Julian began cloning their success with their own pies.

Julian locals hesitate to declare which shop in town has the best pie today, but a few surreptitiously mention Clarence's Cafe. Tucked away at the edge of town, owner Clarence Arroyo greets patrons at the door, offering homemade food and small town hospitality to visitors and locals alike.

Arroyo, whose son is coincidentally named Julian, came to the town in 1997 to escape city life and raise his family in a rural setting.

A lifelong cook, Arroyo opened his first location in 2003 .

Originally serving only meals, Arroyo was encouraged by locals to join the pie business.

"Apples really started this town," Arroyo said. "When we do pies, it's the best they can be."

Arroyo lost his home to the Cedar Fire in 2003.

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Main Street in Julian is home to several pie shops and old-fashioned stores like the Julian Cider Mill and Jack's Grocery and Deli.

Michael Byrd, owner of Jack's, said he knows most of his customers by name.

Clarence Arroyo (right), owner of Clarence's Cafe, converses with local customers. Arroyo lost his home in the 2003 Cedar Fire that destroyed more than 700 homes in Julian.

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"It was a disaster zone up here," he said.

Arroyo and other residents still speak in wounded tones about the destruction caused by the fires .

When flames approached the town from one mile in each direction, residents fled. A third of the town's population lost their homes, counting more than 700 residencies.

"Julian burned while we were gone," said Lisa Rapue , hostess of the historic Julian Hotel.

Though most residential

areas were left vulnerable, 300 fire trucks made a stand for Main Street.

"San Diego was not going to lose Julian," Silbernagel said.

Rapue said that business was down for about a year but is slowly returning.

Rapue is one of many .residents who find life in Julian irreplaceable. Although she moved away when she was 18, she returned a few years later to help her parents with the hotel.

Michael Byrd, a former Palomar College student, came to Julian 19 years ago to raise a family. He now owns Jack's Grocery and Deli, a bustling market with a meat counter in the back. Byrd said he knows most of his customers by name and enjoys the familiarity of the community. A German immigrant, Byrd converses in German with customers at length.

Across the street from Jack's at The Miner's Diner, server

Johanna Bennett plans on leaving Julian someday but is now content balancing work and classes at Grossmont College.

Bennett graduated from Julian High School with a class of about 60 in a school of 236 students after moving from Sa._ Diego. She said that leading a social life in Julian is the same as any other location, except for the small-town atmosphere.

"The big difference is dealing with mountain lions, not gangs," Bennett said.

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A child plays barefoot in the stream running by Borrego Palm Canyon.

Trails through the park vary in difficulty and length.

Wildflowers bloom in the spring in the AnzaBorrego Desert State Park. March and April are the best time to see the largest amount.

The path near Borrego Palm Canyon looks out over the town of Borrego Springs and surrounding mountains.

is that the terrain will take some time to cross. The guide said the path to Borrego Palm Canyon, which contains The desert is the opposite of a city in waterfalls, could take up to four hours terms of terrain: big buildings and to hike. She suggested a short path pavement don't compare to sand and toward the canyon following a stream mountains. In terms of distance, how- that only took about an hour.

The path starts out as cement and ever, the desert isn't far from the city Anza-Borrego Desert State Park lies gives way to sand sprinkled with fauna about 80 miles east of San Marcos. and cactus. The path is charted on flat Taking Route 78 across to the desert next to a clear blue stream. Brown-rock is tedious as the car fends through the mountains rise up to both sides, blockoutskirts of Escondido, but the road ing the sun for temporary relief at ceropens up into wide-open space before tain angles.

Wildflowers litter the trail during the long. Borrego Springs Road, the only turn off of 78, occurs after a winding spring - yellow sunburst buds and descent down the mountain from dime-sized purple petals. Deep pink Julian. flowers that look like tulips sprout from The view out the windows evolves patches of prickly cactus, and white along the highway - from lush green- bulbs creep out from hunter green ery to fire-damaged woods to orange foliage. Black stinkbugs and small yeldesert. low-and-black spiders occupy the land Borrego Springs Road dead ends into and brown butterflies take the air. a roundabout named Christmas Circle, The flowers become sparse further though there's nothing festive about the along the trail where some light climbmud-colored scenery. Stemming from ing becomes involved. The sun was the circle is the one-street downtown of starting to set at this juncture, and the Borrego Springs. shade lessened the need for constant The avenue is lined with drab build- water.

Reaching higher ground on top of ings. A rundown market on the corner sells bottled water and cheap sunglass- small boulders provided a 360-view of es and a natural history museum show- the trail. A breeze comes through the cases artifacts from the desert. There's narrowing corridor between the mounonly one sit-down restaurant and a tains as the way back starts to look small taco shop. longer to dry eyes and tired legs.

The park's Visitors Center is two The best advice to follow, in the end, miles from the town. The center offers

is wearing pants. A few unsavory run-

maps and literature on the aspects of the 600,000-acre park, and employees advise on which path might be best for the scenery each visitor is interested in seeing.

Asking a guide is a worthwhile pit stop. The paths look relatively short on a two-dimensional map, but the reality

ins with cactus could have been worse without the jeans. Lace-up shoes are also more suitable to the walk. Even on the short path, one bottle of water barely did the job.

For the best experience, be prepared and curious. The desert is a far cry from the familiarity of the city.

Most flowers have small buds, but white bulbs grow out of foliage near the stream. The trail is also littered with cactus that sprout pink flowers.

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HU HUSCOPI: "Since he's been brought up hands. I can't hear what is the without a voice, essentially, he most important point." doesn't take speech for grantVanderStoel said her duties ed," said Frank Cuevas, as interpreter go beyond the n a dressed up hotel ballroom Rupert's debate partner. "What debates. in San Diego, Jesse "Rupert" he lacks in actual voice he "He needs to have access to Dubler argued that babies on makes up for with body Ian- situations outside ofthe rounds, airplanes should ride in car guage. He's much more dynam- because it's there they discuss information pertaining to the seats, in order to prevent the ic and vibrant."

Rupert has impressed judges rounds," VanderStoel said. "It's frightful possibility of "baby missiles." with his economy of words and outside of the rounds where He was gaining an edge on plain, deliberate style, some- they critique, they give feedhis opponents - community col- times earning him perfect back, they speak to judges, they lege speech-and-debate stu- speaking scores. And it's a get insight into other argudents - despite an uncomfort- break for many judges who are ments." able echo in the room and the used to receiving arguments at But interpreters are not obnoxious din of a television 250 words per minute. "If I sign always nearby for Rupert's outside. that fast my arms will fall off," social encounters. In hotel He did not mind the noises, Rupert said. rooms, on walks and at chance t h ou gh , p 1 u s , meetings with friends, Rupert Rupert is and his teammates are confined because he "I'm just very tlltlt, 11nd I just more to a laptop or a pen and paper to could not hear them. $11f1Veryt/ling on my mind. blunt than chat.

And thlll's the Slime "Utilities his hearing Cuevas, Rupert's debate partRupert is deaf - the .,, c 0 u n t e r - ner, does not know sign Ianof_II deblller. II only deaf stuparts. guage. He is trying to develop a dent to com"Part of it fledgling relationship, commu- Jesse " Rupert" Dubler pete on the DEAF' SPEECH STUDENT is deaf cul- nicating with rnak esh ift signs P a 1o m a r ture," he such as a thumbs-up for "yes" C o 11e g e said.

"We and a head shake for "no." speech team don't add a lot of fluff. We get to Cuevas has his own name and probably the first in its 50- the point. I'm just very clear, sign, Franklin the Turtle, a speyear history. and I say everything on my cial sign that Rupert uses to He's winning competitions, mind. And that's the same qual- identify him. To make a turtle, too. ities of a debater." he clasps one hand over his fist "He's a born debater," said Cuevas, who was also a skep- and wriggles his Jason Hosfield, a senior debater tic at first, is wowed by Rupert's thumb out the on the team who helped show confidence. end.

"I was surprised," Cuevas his teammate the ropes.

Hosfield said Rupert faces said. "I'll be honest: I was two communication barriers: shocked." silence in a world of noise, as But using ASL in an Englishwell as ignorance in a world of speaking atmosphere does prespeculiar legal jargon. ent plenty of challenges.

"Honestly, my first reaction One member of the Rupert was, I felt kind of- not bad for Entourage is Denise him, but he didn't know what he VanderStoel, the interpreter was going into, being that coordinator for Palomar's debate is such an elitist, lin- Disability Resource Center. guistic activity," Hosfield said.

Like Rupert, she has been to Rupert, a 21-year-old who is every meeting, every practice, known only by his nickname, since the beginning knew he would raise some eye- because she must be just brows when he joined the team as familiar with the two months ago. material as he if she "I think they were skeptical must interpret it. at first," Rupert said, speaking After all, it's not through an interpreter. "They every day people use were thinking, 'You can't do it."' words like parameterBut Rupert wanted to show ize, topicality and that his deafness would not dis- indeterminacy. able him, he said, and it seems "Every argument he he has succeeded. makes in a debate is He has consistently advanced translated twice before it to semi- and quarter-final ever happens," said Brandan debate rounds at competitions. Whearty, a speech team coach At his first who helped tournament, c u 1t iva t e "Rupert was joking the he took first His dellfness is his deftness. Rupert into farther out the thumb is, place in a debater. the more outgoing I was impromptu , Despite that day," Cuevas said. "So an on-the-fly the extra that's pretty cool." speech event. layers, Whearty said, Rupert Whearty, who debated In the baby-missile debate, pulls off the arguments with for eight years and which unfolded March 12 and style and humor. became nationally he went on to win, Rupert aniThe 20-minute prep periods ranked, said Rupert has mated his arguments with furi- before rounds are chaos: a mess changed his outlook on ous movements and facial of coaches and teammates fling- the sport.

"I used to say it was expressions. His "entourage," as ing legal jargon and debate he calls it - two interpreters strategies. It's ''baptism by fire, " training people to get and a real-time captioner - VanderStoel said, as the inter- their voices heard," worked to keep up with him. preter tries to be the ears of her Whearty said. "I But in American Sign client. looked at Rupert the L~qgu_ag~,• .!1!1. gr;g_apic; •t.hJ~e- •••• ':S.ometiroe.s. fly~ . ye,ople• ..ar~ •• ~rs.t ·*p.~ .I .s,!lid t~at,_ .

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and he was laughing. I thought, well, I should re-think that."

He added, "It's teaching bright young people to express themselves as effectively as possible."

Barriers aside, Rupert once worried that his disability would play unfairly to judges.

He does not want any sympathy votes.

But Dewi Hokett, the speech team's head coach, said Rupert is treated like the rest of the competitors. She has talked to a number of judges about him some astonished by his deafness, but most astonished by raw new talent.

"He doesn't win because he is deaf; he wins because he is intelligent.

He wins because he is really good," Hokett said.

Hokett said she has seen students from other colleges perform with grace despite disability, like a blind man from Cerritos College who had to memorize oral quotations, and a Mt. San Antonio College woman in a wheelchair who won competitions • SEE RUPERT, PAGE 13

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despite the need for a constant Marcos campus, a job he said he assistant. loves.

"I'm convinced there's no such Rupert was born in Colorado thing as a barrier to this activity. but did not stay long. His mothRupert's disability shouldn't be er, who "wasn't exactly rich," seen as a barrier," Hokett said. took him around the country in a "There just seems to be no stoptruck camper. ping this guy."

His unusual name came from Rupert said he found his confia small town in Idaho called dence in his mother, who exposed Rupert, which he and his mother him to public speaking from an passed through when he was two early age. months old. She fell in love with "I have a lot of leadership the town and always wanted to experience, a lot of public speakgo back, so young Jesse would ing experience," Rupert said. "I have a new nickname until then. just feel comfortable on stage."

Rupert has never been back to He was born deaf, and that town. although he has cochlear Looking forward, Rupert is implants to hear some sounds, enthusiastic, something Hokett Rupert relies mostly on readcalls "infectious." He was recenting lips. ly selected to go to the national "I've always found a way to tournament in Philadelphia, communicate with hearing peowhere he will compete against ple," he said. "There's frustrathe best college orators in the tions, but I don't really get nervcountry. And he plans to return ous. I went to China, for examto the team next year. ple, for a month, without an Right now he's fine-tuning an PHOTO BY ANDREW PHELPS I TilE UUSCOPE interpreter with a hearing group. informative speech on cockroach "There was no ASL. I was lip- Student Jesse "Rupert'' Dubler prepares for a debate round as interpreter Denise VanderStoellooks on at the state championship March 3. pheromones. reading, writing back and forth.

Rupert has come a long way From that experience I've just from deaf to schools to main- alone reading books." ents. He said deaf students were from being thrown into the midstream ones and trying to find a Even though he found more graduating high school with dle of the season two months ago learned so much." encouragement at deaf schools, third and fourth grade reading - fresh-faced, unknown and His early life was a whirlwind place to fit in.

"I was depressed. I wasn't get- he didn't find the education he levels. of travel. He has attended at slightly trepid. least 13 schools and four col- ting the social development that wanted - a common complaint Today Rupert works in the ''Now I think everyone likes leges, moving back and forth I needed. At recess time, I was of deaf students and their par- Palomar ASL lab on the San me," he said. "You can ask them."

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for many. Some things just change slowly."

Another one of the speakers was Holocaust survivor Yaja Boren.

"My name is Yaja Boren, and I am a Holocaust survivor," Boren began her introduction to applause from the audience.

Boren was 12 when her hometown ghetto in Poland was "liquidated." Both of her parents were killed by Nazis, and she was left with her older sister as her only surviving family member.

"People all around us were dying like flies ," Boren said.

Boren was taken to Auschwitz, Poland with her sister, where she was beaten and tortured by the Nazis on a daily basis.

"After all that abuse, I was ready to die," Boren said. "I really wanted to just give up."

Boren eventually escaped from a camp after enduring five concentration camps and catching typhoid fever.

"I came today because I want people to know that all the horrible things that they've seen and heard about the Holocaust are all true," Boren said after the event. "I lived through it."

Boren wrote a book about her experiences during the Holocaust, titled "We Only Have Each Other."

"As a history professor, I have read thousands of books," said history professor Linda Dudik. ''Yaja's book is one of the best I have ever read."

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Pat Breedlove (left) speaks about her experiences as a factory worker during World War II during the women's history event March 16 as Lillian Swerdlow looks on. The event was organized by the Associated Student Government.

Two other panelists were Pat Breedlove, who worked in a defense plant during the war as a "Rosie the Riveter," the nickname for female war factory workers, and Polly Felix, whose husband served m George Patton's army.

One scheduled panelist, Marya Kovrig, could not attend.

"She was missed," said event organizer, ASG Senator Malia Bassett. "She would have brought some extra diversity, which is always welcome."

Kovrig's face appeared on numerous Coca-Cola advertisements during the war, and she visited Honolulu just days before the attack on Pearl Harbor.

One audience member asked each of the panelists what the

younger generations of Americans could do today to help improve their patriotism.

"I think a lot of young people are discouraged to vote by how divergent we are in our views," Swerdlow said. "I say, 'Thank God for our differences.' Please vote everyone - it's a wonderful privilege."

Breedlove agreed. ''You have no right to complain if you don't vote," Breedlove said.

"Teach love of this country," Boren said. "America is and always will be the most caring country for human beings."

Bassett decided to take charge of organizing the event after taking a women's history course with Dudik.

"I really felt obligated to do this after I had just taken the class with Linda," Bassett said. "Overall, I was really pleased with the way things turned out."

Dudik helped Bassett find and book the speakers, and also helped her moderate the panel discussion.

"When historians try to explain why we won the war, they usually cite industrial strength," Dudik said as she introduced the panelists. "But there was steel in the strength of our people, as well."

"I wanted to come watch and hear the stories, because these people aren't going to be around much longer, as sad as that is," said student Jennifer Miner, who attended the event.

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tion," said communications director Mea Daum. "He is keeping it a priority to make sure the college gets its fair share."

During his presentation, Newmyer said Palomar is ranked 63rd out of 72 districts in revenue per student. Last year, the college received just over $2 million in equalization funds.

"Th at $2 million really helped turn things around for this year," Newmyer said.

"Right now, Palomar would qualify for another four million in equalization dollars - but there are no equalization dollars allocated in the governor's budget."

Deegan said the state average for California is more than $4,000 per full time enrolled student. Palomar received about $3,800 per FTES. It would take another $4 million per year just to bring us up to the average," Deegan said.

Deegan also discussed the process for hiring consultants to help pursue a local bond measure. He said the goal is to have it on the ballot in 2006.

Deegan said he wanted to clear up misconceptions about what the bond would be used for.

He added plans include developing new campuses in Poway and Fallbrook and fully developing the San Marcos campus.

"I have heard some concern that we are going to become a multi-college district," Deegan said. "We are going to stay a

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Palomar President Robert Deegan speaks at a college forum in the Student Center March 16. Deegan talked to 120 faculty members, staff members, administrators and students about the need to place a bond measure on the November 2006 ballot

one-college district, but we need to make sure we do not neglect our education centers and the students who live in those areas."

Vice President of Instruction Berta Cuaron also discussed the need for improving the education centers. She said there will be a meeting in April to determine how to better utilize the Escondido Center. There are plans to offer more classes,

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during a wider range of times, she said.

Cuaron also discussed the need to upgrade one of the college's software licenses. The Blackboard program, which is used for online and several types of hybrid classes, is not sufficient for the number of students who use the program.

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Student Services Vice President Joe Madrigal said applications for the Board of Governor's Fee Waiver are now available online through Financial Aid and the Scholarship program's Web site. He also discussed the new cashier 's office located in Student Services. ''We have a window where people can pay for everything

at once," Madrigal said. ''We wanted to create a one stop shop for students."

Human Resources Vice President Jack Miyamoto discussed a new law passed by the state assembly that requires mandatory sexual-harassment training for all managerial and supervisory positions.

Training will begin in the fall. He also listed several open positions that are in the process of being filled.

After the forum, Miyamoto said he was pleased with how things went.

"Anytime you have a place were people can get together and have open communication it is a benefit," Miyamoto said.

"It was a great tone for the president to set."

Deegan also discussed the current climate on campus. He thanked everyone involved in the negotiation of the new faculty contract and said its resolution will have lasting effects on campus.

"Commitment to communication with one another and operating in good faith is key to having a working climate in the future," Deegan said. "I want this to be a place that people look forward to coming to everyday."

Deegan thanked all of the constituency groups on campus for their work since he came to Palomar in January.

"I am very optimistic about next year - about the budget, enrollment, growth - I think we are going to have a great year," Deegan said.

Iraq will be added to memorial

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Since the dedication ceremony of the veteran's memorial near the San Marcos campus flagpole on Nov. 11, two more soldiers, who were former Palomar students, have died while fighting in Iraq.

This brings the total number of former Palomar College students killed during recent military actions to 11.

The two soldiers, Staff Sgt. Gene Ramirez, 28, and Sgt. Rafael Peralta, 25, both died in November 2004 as a result of enemy fire in the Al Anbar province of Iraq.

Sgt. Ramire z was killed the day before the dedication ceremony.

Ramirez was on his second deployment to Iraq and was not required to return because he was his family's only surviving son. Despite the urging of his parents, he chose to return to Iraq.

Sgt. Peralta was wounded after being shot multiple times during a firefight.

Shortly after being shot, a live enemy grenade rolled into the area where the Marines were, and Peralta pulled the FILE PHOTO grenade under his body, absorbing most of the blast and saving the lives of the Governing Board President Nancy Chadwick and former Interim College President Richard Jones helped dedicate the Veteran's Memorial November, 2004. other men in the unit.

A third name might be added to the each month against the school records to ing donations for the wall, which recentwall, although the name of that soldier College Veterans' Services.

Honor Life Memorial Company will find any new students who may need to ly included repairs caused by vandalism has not yet been released and the addifrom skateboarders who used the wall as engrave additional names into the gran- be added to the wall. tion is still unconfirmed.

When the veterans memorial was ded- a ramp.

When asked about the soldiers who ite veterans memorial. The addition of "That's just like defaming a grave," have died recently in Iraq, Veterans' each name cost's about $125 along with icated in November, it included a ceremony with more than 500 attendees, a Tennant said. "I don't understand how Services employee Kirk Geno said "It's the cost of the Veterans' Day ceremony.

When Veterans' Services originally speech by Congressman Randy "Duke" anyone could do that. To me that's just war, and it's messy, and in these types of situations you have to do what you have compiled the list of soldiers for the veter- Cunningham (R-Escondido), more than like burning a flag."

The damage to the wall has been ans memorial, employees looked through one hundred flags, a Canadian bagpiper to do, but it's a hard situation. repaired and the wheel marks removed, Nothing is really worth the cost in lives, more than 25,000 names dating back to and a choir.

The total cost for building the wall but those who knew about the incident 1946, when the college opened. though."

The project took more than three years and the dedication ceremony was esti- said they are hurt.

"We'll add the new names on "We don't know who it was, but if I see Veterans' Day of each year during a to complete and with the assistance of mated by Tennant to be more than $15 ,000, which was largely composed of them, there will be problems," Veterans' smaller ceremony than the dedication the military.

Services employee Katherine Khaskin Tennant and her staff continue to contributions. ceremony we had in November," said Veterans' Services will continue collect- said. "I think its plain disrespectful."

Mary Tennant, Director Palomar check the names of the soldiers that die

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• TRAINING: Local law enforcement officers simulate active shooter scenarios CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

cers learned w·ere used in both Santana and Granite Hills High Schools by SWAT teams, and this training will help campus officers contain the suspect sooner instead of waiting for the SWAT team as in other shootings.

"Based on the old training method, there is no doubt sitting around doing nothing is not an option in a situation like this," Strong said.

Buildings on the far north end of campus, 11 in all, were the scene for an 11-hour course broken into a two hour lecture, exercises, and real-life scenanos.

Strong said officers are required to have a certain amount of hours of activeshooter training, and they were lucky to have a campus to practice on.

Strong said he asked Palomar Sgt. Mike Vafeados if they could use the campus for training during spring break, and this gave Vafeados and his officers a chance to learn the new tactics.

By training on the campus and with the Palomar College Police Department, Strong said it would help both departments communicate better if a shooting occurs.

The San Diego Sheriff's Department SWAT team has trained more than 1,200 local, state and federal employees in the POST-certified classroom, and Strong said that many

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Members of the Palomar College Police Department and the San Diego County Sheriffs Department prepare to carry out a mock active shooter scenario. Officers spent 11 hours working on various training exercises, drills and in-class lectures March 24, to prepare their agencies for a potential gunman on campus.

come from far away for this type of training.

"I've been a cop for 20 years, and this is great training, especially for the college," said Art Carlos of the Palomar

College Police Department.

Carlos said the tactics he is learning are updated and better than previous training he has had.

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opportunity to take collegelevel classes for advanced scholastic enrichment or vocational training.

"The enrollment fee waiver for high school students and minors is a long-term strategy," Lee said. "Although we may see some short-term, immediate effects, I anticipate the major enrollment effects will be seen next year beginning with summer and fall."

In 2003 a similar waiver was in place. However, when the college reached its enrollment cap, the waiver was lifted and the college began requiring high school students to pay tuition.

Since the waiver was lifted, the enrollment of high school students dropped from an average of 1,800 per semester to the 800 that are currently enrolled, Lee said.

Berta Cuaron, vice president of Instructional Services, said the classes in high demand from high school students include: Spanish, physical education, American Sign Language, counseling, biology, math, art and psychology.

Cuaron said demand from these classes has remained consistent with and without the fee waiver.

Deegan said he hopes the fee waiver gives the college a good working relationship with local high schools.

Deegan added that the fee waiver will allow students to experience college, so when entering as freshmen, they will know what is expected of them.

"When they do come to college, they will be ready to go," Deegan said.

Cuaron said she wants Palomar to be the first choice for high school seniors, and by attending Palomar before they graduate, they will get a feel for the college lifestyle.

"The fee waiver says to high school students that we are your local community college," Cuaron said. "I want them to think of us first for higher education."

The waiver was put into effect March 9, after the governing board voted 5-0 to waive the $26 per unit fee at its March 8 meeting.

The first classes available to high school students using the wavier were more than 150 fast track classes, which began March 28.

"This is a win-win situation with everybody involved," said governing board member Ruth Larson at the March 8 meeting.

High school students who wish to use the fee waiver must first get permission from their high school.

After a permission letter is received in the admissions office, the student can register for classes. · The fee waiver is not available if a student takes 12 units or more, which is considered full-time.

High school students registering will not affect students currently attending Palomar.

When registering, current students with the most units get priority registration, so incoming high school students will be placed in the same registration pool as new students.

Lee said he hopes the fee waiver will attract more students after the recent fee increases from $11 to $26 per unit.

"I hope this will reverse the negative effects on enrollment because of the increase in fees," Lee said.

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Bolstered by a dominant performance by right-handed pitcher Brandon Adams, the Comets maintained their first place spot in the Pacific Coast Conference with a 7-2 win against the San Diego City 1 College Knights KNIGHTS COMETS 7 March 17.

With the win, the Comets improved their record to 10-5 overall and 7-2 in the PCC. Sophomore Adams, who pitched seven innings, struck out eight while allowing two runs off four hits, including a solo homerun.

"I felt good out there today," Adams said. "My slider really helped me out and came through when I needed it."

After being down 1-0, Palomar's offense gave Adams an early five run lead with a series of hits in the first inning.

"It's huge, mentally, knowing you have some runs to work with," Adams said. "It makes you more aggressive as a pitcher."

Come the sixth inning, Adams did falter once by allowing a solo homerun to Knights shortstop Pedro Robles.

"I'd been getting him out all day," Adams said. "He made an adjustment and hit it well."

After a double steal by sophomores Kenoli Fonseca and Erich Kemp, the Comets added two runs in the eighth inning. The two runs came in after a single by right fielder Terry Mortiz.

Sophomore Mortiz went 2-3 with two RBis and a steal, adding to his team leading 15 RBis for the season.

Palomar sophomore center fielder Tristan Gale also had a standout game. ''We jumped on the pitcher and hit strikes," Gale said.

Gale hit 1-1 with two walks, two RBis and a stolen base. His average improved to .308 and Gale recorded his 13th RBI. "We know we're going to get

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Second baseman Joey Burke attempts to tag out San Diego City College outfielder Mike Reynolds. Palomar is ranked fourth in the Southern California poll.

picked off, but we stay aggressive on the basepaths," said Comets head coach Bob Vetter. "It forces mistakes for the opposition."

City College head coach Chris Brown said he gives credit to Palomar for taking advantage of runners on base. He said control issues by Knights starting pitcher Eric Billings also led to the loss ..

"It was the roughest day he's had," Brown said. "The only thing we could have done differently is score eight runs. We just haven't

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Billings control problems led to one wild pitch and six walks.

"His control opened the door, but we wanted to put it away sooner," Vetter said.

The Comets left 10 runners on base, including the bases loaded in the third inning. ''We missed opportunities with runners on base," Vetter said. ''We can't afford to do that."

Palomar struggled against Knights reliever Christopher Duke

who struck out six after coming in during the sixth inning.

After starting the season 3-4, Palomar have since gone 7-3 in their last 10 games. The Comets continue conference play through May 5.

Palomar is ranked fourth in Southern California by the California Community College Baseball Coaches Association. ''We're coming along, but we're not there yet," Vetter said. "This team can still play better. This team's best days are still ahead."

beats Saddleback; women sink

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In a spring break showdown, Palomar College swimMEN . m i n g GAUCHOS 8 7 a n d diving COMETS IJI team WOMEN split GAUCHOS 179 victo- COMETS 111 r i e s with Saddleback College March 23 at home.

Men's swimming out swam Saddleback 131-87, rising to 3-0 in the Orange Empire Conference.

However Saddleback's depth in the pool proved too much for the Comet women, who lost 112-179.

Starting off the meet, Palomar diver Kyle Kovar took an easy victory grabbing 295.15 points in the men's one and three-meter combo, while diver Kelly Gildea placed second in both the one and three-meter women's events.

Gildea scored an overall 114.80 and 101.85 points during the meet.

Sparking men's swimming with victories in both the 50-freestyle (22.34) and 100-freestyle (49.51) was Steven Via. "The feeling I get from winning motivates me to work

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Palomar's Mimi Franco displays her backstroke technique March 23 while competing in the 100-yard individual medley. The Comets men beat the Saddleback College Gauchos 131-87, while the women lost 112-179.

hard in the pool," Via said.

Comet Lauren Oshner led the women's swim team, placing first in the 50-yard backstroke (29.50), the 50-fly (28.21) and second in the 200-Individual Medley (2:20.88).

"I'm trying to make state in the 50-back, 100-back and 100-IM," Oshner said.

"That is my biggest goal - I want it!"

Oshner who is a triathlete

and a lifeguard said swimming is a major part of her lifestyle.

"I get nervous before every swim - no matter how big or small," Oshner said. "My teammates all make fun of me."

Sophomore leader Thomas Bixler turned in strong individual swims in freestyle and the backstroke.

Bixler won the men's 200meter freestyle (1:51.24) and

was runner up in the 200yard backstroke (2:01.49).

In the individual medley, Alissa Hansen and Amin Rahi took top honors.

Hansen won the women's 100-IM with a time of 1:09.51, while Rahi placed first in the men's 200-IM with an ending time of 2:05.77.

Ian Slover won the men's 500-freestyle (5:03. 78) and found himself runner up in the 1000-freestyle (10:25. 73).

Nicole Fraizer came first in the women's 100-breaststoke (1:19.11) while Christa Crouch placed second in the women's 100freestyle (1:00.16) and the 100-backstoke (1:10.73) .

Comet swimmers Rahi, Via, James Fenney and Ian Deans worked together to win the men's 400-medley relay (3:47.40).

Fenney said he is looking forward to the post season. ''Last year, I got second in the 200-IM at state - hopefully I'll win it this year," Fenney said. "I don't get nervous at all, I just try to win.

Whatever happens, happens."

Palomar men continued to stand their ground in the 400-freestyle relay. Bixler, Rahi, Slover and John Houx capped the victory for the men with a time of 3:30.24.

Despite their loss, Palomar women ended the meet with a win in the 200-freestyle relay.

Oshner, Fraizer, Crouch, and Alissa Hansen competed together with an ultimate time of 1:47.75.

The next competition for Palomar's swimming and diving team is April 15-16 at an all day event in the Pasadena Invitational. From there, the Comets will perform in the Southern California Diving Championships at El Camino College April 22-23.

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Which team has destiny on its side?

By B1¡ad Townsend KRT NEWS SERVICE

CHRIS LEE I KRT NEWS SERVICE

Arizona guard Salim Stoudamire pulls down a rebound against Illinois center Jack Ingram in second half of the NCAA Chicago Regional final. Illinois defeated Arizona in overtime, 90-89, March 26.

Certainly, there have been NCAA Tournament semifinal matchups that had more marquee sizzle, such as Houston-Louisville in 1983 and Houston-UCLA in 1968.

Both of those games pitted No. 1 vs.

No. 2 and featured some of the best players to ever don a college uniform.

But since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, there hasn't been a more compelling semifmal than IllinoisLouisville on Saturday. And with North Carolina meeting Michigan State in the other semifinal, several intriguing storylines could unfold in St. Louis.

First and foremost: Can Illinois (36-1) become the first once-beaten Division I men's champion since North Carolina State in 1974 and break the record for most victories in a season?

The problem is, just to get to the title game, the Fighting Illini must beat a 334 Louisville team that has won 22 of its last 23 games and is guided by Rick Pitino, the first coach to take three schools to the Final Four.

Is it possible to have two teams of destiny in the same Final Four, much less the same semifinal? No, technically, because fate and the NCAA don't allow for co-champions.

But try telling Louisville that it doesn't have providence in its corner after it rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat West Virginia on Saturday. Likewise, Illinois after its 15-point rally in the final four minutes of regulation to beat Arizona.

Both needed overtime to win, marking the first time in NCAA Tournament history that Final Four opponents are coming off OT wins. For that matter, with Michigan State's overtime win over Kentucky on Sunday, this is the first time three Elite Eight games went OT. "One thing a lot of older coaches say is if you're going win a national championship, you've got to win a close game, make a big shot, do something to have a

comet PROFILE NAME: Nick Vincent YEAR: Freshman SPORT/POSITION: Baseball I Pitcher HIGH SCHOOL: Ramona MAJOR: Undecided LIFE AnER PALOMAR: Nick said he hopes to play baseball for a Division-I school, either North of San Diego or out of the state.

FAVORITE MEAL: Lasagna FAVORITE MOVIE: "Tommy Boy" HOBBIES: Riding his motocycle in the desert or hanging out at the river.

FAVORITE FIELD MOMENT: While it may not be a favorite memory, one CIF game during high school stands out for Nick. He said they were beating Valhalla when the thir d baseman threw the ball down the line. Ultimately Nick's team lost the game.

MOST INFLUENTIAL ROLE MODEL: "My dad. He taught me everything I know and taught me to shoot high."

chance," exuberant but drained Illinois coach Bruce Weber said after the Arizona thriller. ''Well, we did it today. But Louisville did it also."

Many are of the opinion that the Illinois-Louisville winner will need a higher calling because neither will be the most talented team in St. Louis.

North Carolina may not be the best team among the Final Four, but it definitely is the deepest and most wellrounded.

On Sunday, the day after Pitino became the first coach to lead three schools into the Final Four, Tar Heels coach Roy Williams became the 12th to guide two schools to the Final Four.

And of course, most fans know this will be Williams' fifth Final Four appearance overall (same for Pitino). What they may not know is that of the 10 coaches with five or more Final Four appearances, the only ones without a title are Williams and Houston's Guy Lewis.

Will this finally be Williams' year? Or will Michigan State's Tom Izzo, in his fourth Final Four since 1999, trump Williams in the semifinals on the way to his second national title?

One thing is certain: No matter what happens, the Big Ten, with two teams in the Final Four (and another, Wisconsin, that made the Elite Eight) has silenced critics that all season said the league had slipped. Present company included.

And if Illinois and Michigan State win Saturday, it would mark the first time two teams from the same conference advanced to the title game since Kansas and Oklahoma in 1988.

And if it's Illinois-North Carolina in the final? It would be Kansas coach Bill Self's worst coaching nightmare, worse even than losing to No. 14 seed Bucknell in the first round.

It would mean having to watch the kids he recruited and still could have been coaching _ Illinois' _ face the coach who preceded Self at Kansas and set a standard that he has been unable to match.

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tom1t Kim K•Y' 1•rns spot on British N•tion•l Soltb•ll T1•m, h•s eh•ntl to pl•y in 0/ympitl order to qualify, Kaye said the team will have to make top three at the August games before traveling to alomar College freshman Kim Kaye Beijing in 2006 for the World has been playing softball since she Championships. was five years old. Watching her in play, Kaye seems full of nervous energy the 19-year-old's experience shows and anticipation about the opportunity, her left-handed pitch burns but she expressed some concerns about the stay. through every ~itte7 with the "/'VI bHn with thl same determmatwn that • • "I know it's going to be a shows in her face.

Com1t1, wh~eh 1111 little lonely, and I'll probably be a little homesick," Kaye's abiliti.es have earned thllmpionship flllm, her a s~mer JOb ab~oad. . but this il tOtll//rt on she said. "But I'm pretty She will be coachmg g1rls I good about that stuff, and and playing softball in II wholl niW IIVII." (the program coordinators) England for the British have been telling me that National Team.

- Kim Kaye I'll be staying pretty busy."

COMETS sonBALL PLAYER Kaye also said she's nervKaye will spend three months running clinics and ous yet excited about the giving lessons to the fledgling British challenges working with a new team team and will join their ranks for com- presents. petition.

"I really want to win," Kay.a Kaye is qualified for play in England "I've been with the Comets, which because her mother was born there. championship team, but this is 1-.nt:Attv·· Her mother moved to the United States on a whole new level." at age 3, but her roots in the country Comets softball coach Mark make Kaye eligible for dual citizenship. recommended her when he Kaye said the idea first came up when the position. Eldridge she was 16. Her family met a girl who Spanish National Team was playing and coaching overseas. summer and said he knew Kaye At the time, Kaye was oriented be capable of the job. toward choosing a college and wasn't "She's a very intelligent actively pursuing the opportunity to do she'll adapt very easily to the same. said. "I think she's an The wheels were set in motion for ball player all around." recent events when she visited George Eldridge will be facing off Mason University in Virginia. in the World Championsbips The softball coach at the school hap- Spanish and British National pened to have connections to the pro- meet on the field. gram in England.

Comets teammate Kelly ticJ!lmeJSj The British squad will be training said Kaye has a great arm for throughout the month of June prior to and encourages her teammates. a tournament in July and ultimately "She's very enthusiastic and the European Championships in the mined," Schmeiser said. "I think Czech Republic held in August. do a great job over there."

If the British National Team estabWhen she returns next fall, Kaye lishes itself as an international pres- be attending Oklahoma State Tn;·,~........<J ence in softball, they may even have an majoring in psychology and will co:r:~tc~!1·5 avenue to the 2008 Olympic Games. In to play college softball_._·-----_.;,.;,~;.,.;;

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Palo01ar pitcher throws no-hitter versus City College Bv Mike Olsen

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Behind a no-hitter from sophomore pitcher Amanda Martinez, the Comets softball team beat the San Diego City College Knights 8-0 March 16 at home.

It was Martinez' second collegiate no hitter. She went seven innings with nine strikeouts and two walks.

Currently her record is 12-2 on KNIGHtS 0 the season and 4-0 COMETS 8 in Pacific Coast Conference play.

"Amanda was in total control during the game," said head coach Mark Eldridge.

Currently the Comets are ranked No. 2 in the State behind Mt. SAC in the JuCalTransfer.com poll. The Comets trail by only one point to the Mounties, who have 73 points, versus Palomar's 72.

Mter a scoreless first inning by both teams, the Comets got on the board in the second when sophomore Ginalee Davis drove in a run with a single to centerfield, Davis then advanced to third after the Knights center fielder bobbled the ball. Rebecca Hazen followed up with a sacrifice fly to deep cen-

terfield that drove in Davis.

"I'm proud of the team," Eldridge said. " I started the backups and they did a good job playing solid all around."

Alicia Velencia hit a double to left field bringing in two Comets in the third inning after Sairey Hollibaugh led the inning of with a single.

"Today we used our aggressive hitting and speed rather than our power," said Eldridge~

With a 4-0 lead, the Comets put four more runs on the board in the fourth inning supplanting the win.

"We have been working on bunting with out lefties," Eldridge said. "They did good with the defense in your face which makes it more difficult."

Kim Kaye drove in two runs in the inning after two Knight players mishandled her single to right field, allowing Kaye to advance to third base. She would later score on another Knight error off the bat of Megan Smith.

"Jumping out on top early was very important," Vicencio said. "It's really hard to come back when your down, but when you get the lead it makes the mood positive."

With Martinez throwing a no hitter and a flawless defense the Comets went on to improve their record to 14-4 and

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Sophomore pitcher Amanda Martinez throws a strike during her recent no-hitter on March 16.

have won 12 out of last 13 games.

"It feels good to get good run support from the team," Martinez said. " It takes a big load off of me. All I have to do now is make sure I hit my spots and make sure my pitches are working."

The victory improves the Comets record to 5-0 at home this year. Their next home game will be April 11 against Mt. San Jacinto at 3 p.m.

Matt Null conbibuted to this story.