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By Donnie Boyle Tti"E TELESCOPE

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An investigation of the Associated Student Government and the Office of Student Mfairs revealed that the newly elected president was ineligible to assume office and allegations of election misconduct were unfounded.

A special election was held last spring during finals week, where ASG President Paul Charas and Vice President Neill Kovrig were both reelected to a second term.

An unidentified faculty member later called the results of the election into question.

College President Robert Deegan requested an investigation after receiving an e-mail by the faculty member, expressing concerns as to how the election was handled, said Joe Madrigal, vice president of student services.

According to a memo from Madrigal that was sent to the ASG, Deegan and the Office of Student Affairs, the faculty member claimed that advocating for candidates occurred m the Student Affairs office.

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Contractors have spent the past several months breaking through layers of granite with "rock-breakers" and explosives. Officials said the layer of bedrock was thicker than they expected.

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Construction vehicles will join the maze of cars crowding Comet Circle during the fall semester as materials for the new high tech science building are trucked onto the main campus.

San Diego-based contractors C.E. Wylie Construction will close the left lane near

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Lot 5 from the library to the construction site on selected dates to allow trucks on campus.

C.E. Wylie Project Superintendent Bruce Swanson developed a traffic plan to help reroute students into the right lane, but Supervisor of Construction Activities Chris Miller and Swanson encouraged students to find alternative routes onto campus.

Miller said both the Borden Road and Las Posas Road entrances are more convenient to students than the Mission Road entrance.

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Palomar College officials are making it clear that funds from a potential $500 to $700 million bond will be used to improve the districts existing facilities - and not solely used to expand territory.

"Make no mistake," said Palomar College President Robert Deegan. "The majority of the funds will be used right here."

With all of the publicity focused on the district's recent acquisition of land in Fallbrook and its pursuit of a bond, members of the college community were left asking - what is in store for the San Marcos campus? A lot, said college officials.

Several large projects, which are already part of the college's facilities master plan, will be undertaken sooner and possibly with more help from the state, said Facilities Planning Manager Kelley Hudson-Macisaac.

"One of the main advantages of having a bond, is it enables us to maximize and coordinate state funding," Macisaac said.

Macisaac said Palomar could potentially move up the state's priority list if it is able to match or provide more of the funding itself. Essentially, the bond would provide more leverage, she said.

Officials are hesitant to discuss details and talk about the bond in terms of"ifs" and "possibilities." A political campaign consultant has • SEE

Ethics theme of new program certain portion of their class time to participate in the new Campus Explorations program. In all, more than 100 classes are "flagged' with the Doctor, professor, lawyer, photographer, Campus Explorations logo in the fall semester's cashier, reporter, spouse, politician, parent and schedule. friend - these people all have someAlso, a Wednesday-afternoon semthing in common. They are forced to inar is being offered for students to make choices every day. discover how the things they learn, The driving force behind many of affect their everyday lives. These these choices is ethics. This coming / "connected occasions," as organizers year, Palomar students and faculty call them, are an effort to improve members are being given the opportu=--~--_.J the overall educational experience and aid in student success. nity to take part in a program that forces them to think about the decisions they make - and the "The Wednesday afternoon seminar will be a ethics and values behind them. huge factor in the program's success," said Dean "Ethics apply in every arena. There isn't a sin- of Media, and Business Pat Schwerdtfeger, who gle area where they don't play a role," said psy- conceived the program. " It will bring it all chology professor Katie 'Ibwnsend-Merino. "What together and give everyone a chance to see how people argue about is what those ethics are."

Dozens of professors have agreed to dedicate a

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The Associated Student Government began its first meeting of the fall semester with a new president and an overhaul of its election codes.

With newly elected Vice President Neill Kovrig presiding in place of ASG President Paul Charas, who resigned amid controversy in June, the ASG held its first meeting Aug. 3. Both Kovrig and Charas were reelected during a special election last May, .but following Charas' resignation, Kovng filled the vacancy as president.

Kovrig will appoint a new vice president at an upcoming meeting from six senators who currently serve on the ASG. .

and the college governing board.

In fall 2004, the ASG moved the elections to December, citing that the date change would increase student involvement. The move changed the term of the ASG president, who also serves as governing boru·d's student trustee.

This conflicted directly with California Education Code. Ed Code requires the student trustee to begin his or her term in May or June.

However, following a request from the college president and the governing board, the ASG held a special election last May to meet the Ed Code requirement. The ASG agreed Aug. 3 to uphold spring elections and scrap the proposal.

"This comes as a result from all the hassle we faced and the complaint of the governing boru·d," Kovrig said. "Nothing ever changed, we're going back to the way it was and basically following what the governing boru·d asked us to do."

Also left over from last spring was a proposal to change the name of the ASG. Several members argued in the past that they no longer wish to have the tenn "Government" as part of their title.

During the meeting, the ASG proposed to chan ge the name t o t he Associated

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Unfinished Business: ASG resumes spring elections and proposes name change In unfinished business, the ASG concluded revisions to Article V, the election codes section of its bylaws.

One controversial point of the bylaws was the date of elections, which had raised a dispute between ASG members

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"We don't govern anything," Kovrig said. "We advise and make recommendations - we don't make decisions for the individual lives of 30,000 students."

While ASG members already refer to the organization as the ASO, the nrune change cannot take full affect until it is approved as a constitutional amendment by 2/3 of Palomar students voting during an election.

Kovri.g said an election might occur in November in conjunction with the state's special election.

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New senators appointed The ASG also approved Article VI of its bylaws, which addresses vacant positions in office. The bylaws require appointments to be approved by a majority vote of the ASG and ratified after a two-week discretionary period.

The appointment process was approved as a constitutional amendment during the May election. Students voted 159-49 to approve the amendment.

During the Aug. 3 meeting, Kovrig and five returning senators appointed four new senators for th e upcoming year.

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m!rlt.lamEF@ Wichita, Kan. BTK serial killer Dennis Rader was sentenced to 10 life terms in prison for the murder of 10 victims in the Wichita area from 1974 to 1991.

Rader strangled and slashed his victims, then taunted police with letters revealing clues of his identity before being arrested in February. He signed his name, the blind, torture and kill killer.

Baghdad, Iraq The newly founded Iraqi government will attempt to draft their first constitution this week, after delaying a vote last week. Iraqi lawmakers differ on the role of women in the country, the process to claim oil wealth and the right of the Kurdish people to form their own province.

San Diego, Calif.

A giant panda cub weighing 4-ounces was born at the San Diego Zoo Aug. 2 It was the third panda cub born at the zoo. The cubs parents are on loan from China to breed in the United States. The zoo pays China $1million each year for each adult panda and $500,000 for each cub. Cubs are returned to China at age 3 when they begin breeding stages.

Crawford, Tex. The mother of a slain soldier finally left her post outside President Bush's Ranch. Cindy Sheehan had camped outside the ranch for two weeks asking President Bush to speak with her about her son's death and the case for war in Iraq. Sheehan left the Ranch when her 74-year-old mother suffered a stroke.

San Diego, Calif Hundreds of San Diego residents are calling for the removal of US Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham from office. Cunningham is under investigation by the US Attorney's office for buying a home in Rancho Santa Fe for $2.5 Million, allegedly using illegally obtained funds. A San Diego District Court filed a suit last month blocking Cunningham from selling the home.

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NEVE DEKALIM, Gaza Strip (KRT) Israelis responded with grief, relief and a deadly burst of gunfire Wednesday as their army sweptthroughGaza,carrying anguished Jewish settlers including children wearing Stars of David - out of doomed houses and synagogues.

Despite the ugly episodes and poignant images from Gaza, which mesmerized the nation, Israeli authorities declared the day a success as they moved swiftly to empty five settlements and predicted a full withdrawal ahead of schedule.

Authorities said an Israeli settler grabbed a gun from a secw-ity guard and opened fire on Palestinians in the West Bank settlement of Shilo, killing four, wounding one and raising fears of another cycle of violence.

The man, Asher Weisgan, lived in the West Bank settlement of Shvut Rahel and apparently sought to disrupt the Gaza withdrawal. He was arrested. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon condemned the action as "Jewish terror."

A spokesman for the militant Islamist group Hamas vowed revenge and said Palestinian resistance would continue until Israel also surrendered the West Bank.

Earlier in the day, another Israeli protester from the West Bank set herself on fire at a roadblock between southern Israel and Gaza. Police said she was bwned over 70 percent of her body.

Israeli military officials said they emptied the communities of Kerem Atzmona, Morag, Bedolah, Ganei Tal and Tel Katifa, and reported that at

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Israeli settlers pray and mourn in the Neve Dekalim cemetery in Gaza. The withdrawal will be complete within days. The pullout follows decades of violence in the region.

Cohen, an expert on Israeli least 583 of2,206 Israeli buildings in the area were clear of society with the Begin Sadat Center, a nonpartisan civilians.

Residents of Netzer Hazani research center near Tel Aviv, Israel. persuaded soldiers to give Stil1, much work remained, them another 24 hours to work particularly in Kfar Darom, out a deal to leave voluntarily.

Police also removed many another flash point and a place where settlers and their supresidents and activists from porters tried to torch two nearNeve Dekalim, though that large and militant settle- by Arab houses Wednesday night. Soldiers ment proved prevented serimore challenging. "It's impo11ible to damage Military com- w111th this - 11nd th11t ous and forced the manders had set intludes myseHdemonstrators Sept. 4 as the tarback into the get date for remov- without 111111 in the , , , II settlement. ing all 7,500 • - Ar·iel Sha1·on Earlier m Israelis from ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER the day, an Gaza. But with overwhelming force of Israeli more than two-thirds of the soldiers and police flooded into residents already gone, authorities hoped to complete the Gaza settlements, enforcthe evacuations of all21 settle- ing Sharon's edict to evict all remaining Israeli residents ments within days.

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Sharon described the scenes Israelis) are middle ofthe road on this issue and are deeply from Gaza as ''heartbreaking," and few disagreed. relieved that things are going Across the Gaza Strip, smoothly with less violence Israeli residents begged, than predicted," said Stuart

pleaded with and cursed at Israeli soldiers.

In Kerem Atzmona, sobbing children walked out of the settlement wearing Stars of David on their shirts, surrounded by soldiers. The scene evoked searing images of Jews surrendering at the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust.

A woman in Neve Dekalim briefly held two knives to her throat, threatening suicide.

Many activists retreated to the synagogue for a last stand and remained there as darkness fell. Others tossed eggs and paint at advancing troops and police officers.

Soldiers and police, four in each team, dragged away crying residents and screaming, kicking, flailing supporters. At times, the officers could be seen brushing away tears.

"It's in1possible to watch this - and that includes myself - without teru·s in the eyes," Sharon said.

Energy prices skyrocketing, slowing growth 8}' Kevin G. Hall KRT NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON DC (KRT)Skyrocketing oil and gasoline prices are sending inflation shockwaves through the U.S. economy, driving conswner prices up sharply in July and sloV~--ing industrial output, two federal agencies reported Tuesday.

Conswner prices jwnped 0.5 percent in July, the biggest monthly spike since April, according to the Labor Department.

Soaring prices of crude oil drove them up, as its byproducts - fuels, asphalt, fertilizers, chemicals - all got more expensive.

That, in turn, forces up the cost of everything from overnight package delivery to the manufacture of plant food.

Rising oil prices also are chilling industrial production, which grew just 0.1 percent in July, down from 0.8 percent in June, according to the Federal Reserve. High gas prices are slowing auto sales and thus auto production, which drove down the whole industrial index.

The new data confirm that inflation is a groV~-ing threat - the trend is worsening in August -but economists say it's not likely to sink the U.S. economy into recession.

It will curb growth, however. High oil and gas prices erode the purchasing power, and thus the confidence, of U.S. consumers.

That's sure to slow growth and possibly hobble what's been a robust U.S. economy.

"Where we are today is definitely going to lead to a weaker economy ... (but) it's not sufficient to derail the economy," said William C. Dudley, chief economist for Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York.

The U.S. economy has grm.vn at an inflation-adjusted annual rate of 4.1 percent over the past eight quarters and would have grown more if oil p1-ices hadn't started rising late last year. In fact, the U.S. and global economies have been growing so robustly because demand for oil is high and supplies are tight.

As high as today's fuel prices are - oil closed at $66.25 a barrel on 'fuesday, as regular gasoline sold at $2.55 per gallon, on average - they're still below record levels when adjusted for inflation. Gasoline would have to hit $3.11 per gallon to match the inflation-adjusted peak set in 1981. 'fuesday's inflation figures show how high fuel prices are rippling across the economy.

"We're seeing it already. If you look at Wal-Mart's nwnbers and strip out the effect of grocery-store sales, there are signs of stress behind the scenes there," said James Glassman, senior policy strategist for J.P. Morgan & Co. in New York. ''What many of us are concluding here is that ... because of

what is going on with energy, we will probably see a much softer fourth quarter."

Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, reported 'fuesday that its second-quarter profit rose only 5,8 percent, the smallest rise in almost four years. It blamed rising utility and transportation costs -both oil-related.

Wal-Mart Chief Executive Officer Lee Scott acknowledged in a statement that high gasoline prices are eating into his customers' cash.

"I worry about the effect of higher oil prices," Scott said.

If crude oil prices remain above $60 a barrel, experts believe the pain will spread. ''High energy prices will have a depressing impact on petrochemicals, metals and other energy-intensive industries and will contribute to the deceleration of manufacturing production this year and next," said Daniel J. Meckstroth, the chief economist for the Manufacturer's Alliance/Mapi, a trade group in Arlington, Va. If Americans spend more on gas, preswnably they should spend less on other things, but so far there's not much evidence of that.

"The conswner reaction to higher gas prices has been somewhat puzzling. There is no doubt that high gas prices cut into conswner income, but ... conswners are still spending and retail sales are growing more than expected," said Ellen Thlley Davis, spokeswoman for the National Retail Federation.

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Bush takes another swipe at science During the last week of July, right before President Bush headed off to Texas for a month-long vacation, he took a few minutes to discuss his plan for destroying science education and baptizing America's youth.

To be more accurate, it isn't really a z plan. Like most 0 Q Bush policies, it was simply a stupid comment that emboldened his supporters to take action.

In this case, Bush told a group of Texas reporters that he supported efforts of Christian conservatives to have intelligent design, or ID. given equal weight to evolutionary theory in America's science classes.

Intelligent design is just a toned-down name for creation science. And, this is just another case of Bush "sticking to his guns." Our "resolute" leader endorsed giving evolution and creationism equal time in science classes when he was governor of Texas. He is doing his best to turn America into Texas. Fortunately, the US Supreme Court is standing in his way - for now.

After decades of trying to violate the First Amendment and introduce the book of Genesis into science classes, creationists have come up with something a little more benign - at least on the surface. It is still the same argument, being made by the same people, for the same reason.

Intelligent design is a belief that the universe is so complex; it must have had an intelligent designer - the creator, aka God. In other words, it can't be explained - make something up.

Fortunately for creationists, someone already did. About 2.500 years ago, a few scattered groups of people wrote down a few myths that had been circulating by word of mouth for a few hundred years - science at its finest.

Even the arguments are the same.

Ridiculous analogies prove nothing other than the fact that the person making them does not understand biology.

For example, ID proponents love to argue that a watch cannot evolve from a few springs - it requires a watchmaker.

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the schools teach respect for science proves nothing. Is there a single sciand the scientific method? Let parentist who has ever proposed that ents send their kids to church to be non-organic objects evolved? Hence brainwashed to believe whatever the name - biological evolution.

One of the original ID propononsense they had pounded into nents argued that natural selectheir heads when they were kids.

While this debate is about scition could not explain how multience, it is also about religion. ple complexities came about in cerCreationists love to tain organisms.

His analogy was mock the idea of the separation of church that of a mouse- Bush is doing his b11t to and state. It is true, trap. The spring, turn Amerita into Texas. the words "separation the bar and the of church and state," trigger couldn't Forlunately the US have all Sup11m1 Court is standing do not appear in the Constitution. But that at appeared Thomas Jefferson guy once - could in his way - for now. interpreted it that they? Again, it is a mousetrap - get a clue! way. And, he knew a thing or two Intelligent design has actually about the Constitution. been around since the 13th century.

In fact, the First Amendment The theologan, St. Thomas Aquinas was created to protect religious came up with his "Five Proofs." institutions from encroachment by What was he trying to prove? The the government - not solely the existence of God. Great for a philosoother way around.

Instead of trying to force religion phy or religious studies class, but into public education, creationists not too helpful in a science class. should be thankful the government And, that is what the whole "credoesn't send science teachers into ation versus evolution" debate is churches to present "differing" points really about - science. Why not let

Cop bashers lack common It looks like cop bashing is back in style and it's more wrong and unfounded than ever.

Within a five-day span in :.-August, three Latino men ~ were killed in sheriffinvolved shootings in Vista, prompting the Sheriff's Department to call a commu- 0 nity forum to ease rising ten- :z: sions.

The forum was intended to address any concerns people might have about the ongoing investigation into the shootings, or anything else.

What ensued was an idiotic display of disrespect and hatred for law enforcement by the majority of the audience.

The panelists at the forum included the sheriff captain, Vista Mayor Morris Vance and San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis.

The gymnasium where the forum was held was packed. A few protestors held homemade signs that read, "Stop Police Brutality."

The audience was allowed to submit written questions, which the moderators of the forum read to the panelists.

Most of the submitted questions turned out to be statements - which were mostly ridiculous assertions, followed by an uproar of applause.

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of view. Sound ridiculous? It should!

But the same document that provides a place for children to learn, free from religious involvement, also protects the rights of religious institutions. lf not, isn't it equally valid to suggest that churches provide worshipers with alternative information? No one would ever suggest this.

And people should not force religion into public institutions either.

Bush's one subtle comment was enough to light a fire under the religious right and give credibility to what is in scientific circles, a joke.

Bush said ID and evolution should both be taught so that "people know what the debate is all about."

There is no real scientific debate, only political. Evolution is fact.

Intelligent design, just like its big brother - creation science - is religious dogma.

Bush and the Republican leadership should stick to screwing up big things - like Iraq and the Social Security, and let parents screw up their own kids. After all, isn't that what churches are for?

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This kind of paranoid criticism is not only One of the most outrageous "questions" was ''Is it the Vista Sheriff's Department's goal to kill all unfounded, it's also extremely dangerous.

If a community instills paranoia into their chilthe Latinos in Vista?" This received a thunderdren about police officers, what kind of message ous standing ovation.

"It is our goal not to kill anyone," Sheriff Bill does that send to kids? That they should run from Kolender responded. ''It is also our goal not to the cops because they're out to get them?

Instead of immediately blaming the deputies in get killed."

The crowd responded to this with total silence. the Vista cases, people should have been asking, They weren't interested in the facts of the case, "Why were these guys running from the police?"

Put yourself in the deputy's shoes for a moment or any kind of logical argument.

To hear it from the protestors, the sheriff and see what was running through his mind as deputies were bloodthirsty racists who shot the the suspect reached for something - which may or may not be a gun. men only because they were Latino.

The deputy is going to be thinking of his or her They completely ignore the facts: a) all of the suspects resisted arrest and ignored the family and kids. The deputy is going is be thinking of the many deputies that deputies' commands to stop, even have been killed by thugs in routhough they spoke English; b) one stops. The deputy might of the suspects was a gang member; ••• People should hare tine have even witnessed such a horc) another attacked the deputies b11n 11sking, 'Why we11 rific crime. with a dumbbell.

The truth is that the police put These guys were not completely lh111 guys running themselves in harm's way everyinnocent, as the cop haters suggest. f10m the polite?' day they work.

This kind of bashing has hapConsidering how many police pened elsewhere too.

In Los are attacked and/or killed every Angeles, a man who was high on drugs fired his gun at officers while using his 19- year, it's remarkable that they don't shoot more people. month old daughter as a shield.

It just goes to show how disciplined most offiThe cops fired back, killing the man and the · baby. This July 12 incident caused some to cers really are.

Those who bash the police need to stop and protest, calling the officers "baby killers," and think before they start calling them murderers. "racists" because the man was Latino.

THE TELESCOPE • MONDAY, AUG. 22, 2005

Tragedy gives perspective to life • experiences For many college students, the same mantras are recited to "make the most of each day" and "seize the future .., However, until this generation is truly faced with the realities of life beyond college and high school, it doesn 't quite have the significance it should.

Life is too short and there is more than class, parties and the other mediocre activities of suburbia. What this generation of college students does with their lives now will have an impact on how we remember this time when it's too late.

This past summer, I had the opportun ity to work with The Press-Enterprise Newspaper in Temecula. One story I worked on was the death of Riverside County Firefighter Chris Kanton.

What began as just another story soon became a life-altering experience.

Kanton, 23, was killed Aug. 6, when the engine he was traveling on hydroplaned off Interstate 10, east of Highway 60 .

Kanton and a team from Moreno Valley Station 58 were responding to a storm related call in Beaumont when the engine slid off the road and into several trees, killing Kanton and injuring two others.

Tragic, sure, but I didn't see how it would have any impact on my Th1 inlinit1 •nd life. p•inlul/11111n of Yet, the more I dl•th il th•t learned about what kind of person Chris was and 10m10n1 t•n I talked to those who II.VI 111111 /ill kqew him best, I felt a jull •1 quitkly ., personal investment in lhly .,,,.~. telling his story.

At the age of 23 , Kanton had done more with his life than anything I could possibly imagine doing by the time I graduate. While I had just turned 21, his death at such a young age made me reflect on what more I could accomplish.

Here was a man who dedicated his life to the safety and well-being of others and put everyone before himself. He made the ultimate sacrifice, leaving behind a legacy of humility and devotion.

Though I never met Chris - after attending his funeral and feeling a fraction of the pain that his family and thousands of colleagues did - I now wish I had We can all only hope to give half of what Chris Kanton did.

Each day we spend complaining about gas prices or stuck in that low-wage job is another day when we could be doing something to make a difference in our lives or someone else's. Sure it's not a race to finish college and start our lives, but in a way it is.

There's nothing worse than looking back at time lost and regretting about how it could have been time well spent.

Then again, life isn't just about "getting ahead ." Most important of all are the relationships we make along the way. The infinite and painful lesson of death is that someone can leave your life just as quickly as they appear.

Now Kanton's family must cope with the loss.

His parents, sister and wife of six months, Kathryn face a void that cannot be filled .

There is no way to understand the pain the family is experiencing, other than the fact that the son and husband they once knew is gone except in their memories.

With every loved one in our lives, one more day can make a difference. Don't hold back any thought or emotion that you might not get a chance to say later.

It's unfortunate that it takes tragedies like these to put the important aspects of life into perspective. However, if anything can be gained from this loss, it is the lesson to not wait for life to happen.

Value and cherish every moment so you may one day look back with achievement, not regret.

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Imagine the public outrage if it were discovered that Philip Morris developed a cure for cancer but used it to merely make cigarettes taste better.

While that is fictional, something very similar, and very real , may be happening to hybrid vehicles.

Right now there are more than 100,000 fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles on the road in America, most notably the Toyota Prius, Honda Civic Hybrid and the Ford Escape Hybrid.

Hybrid sales shot up a remarkable 81 percent in 2004, and, based on early projections for 2005, there appears no end in sight to hybrids' popularity.

Unfortunately, some automakers are offering models that fall far short of their potential.

The best hybrid vehicles use advanced technologies that blend gas and electric power to create fuel-efficient. consumer-friendly cars and SUVs .

While Ford, Honda and Toyota's hybrids set new standards for fuel economy, General Motors has short-changed the technology by introducing "hollow hybrids" that barely increase fuel economy 1-2 miles per gallon.

For example, the "hybrid" versions of GM's Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups use only conventional technology improvements rather than the full combination of gas-electric engines (these pickup trucks could easily reach 30-35 miles per gallon if GM had done a better job).

But GM is not stopping there. Its "Green Line" Saturn VUE and Chevy Malibu "hybrid " will be only marginally more fuel-efficient.

While mislabeling conventional cars as hybrids is disturbing , GM's plans to hybridize its massive Yukon and Tahoe SUVs in 2007 is a potential poison to the market.

GM officials call these vehicles "strong" hybrids, which may well be a euphemism for "muscle hybrids" - vehicles that use hybrid technology primarily for performance rather than significantly boosting fuel economy.

This obsession with performance is what led to our nation's dependence on foreign oil in the first place.

As a new report from the Environmental Protection Agency shows, leaps in engine technology over the past 20 years have been used almost exclusively to make cars faster and heavier, not more efficient.

True hybrids can play an important part in reducing both our dependence on foreign oil and the emissions that cause global warming pollution.

Our government should foster such hybrids.

New federal tax credits for hybrids are starting in 2006, which is a positive step.

But it could be better. For instance, the fourwheel drive Toyota Highlander Hybrid will actually get a larger tax credit than the more fuel-efficient two-wheel version.

"Gas guzzler" incentives like this could encourage hybrid buyers (and hybrid producers) to upsize their power and downsize their fuel economy benefits.

Everyone from auto executives and engineers to city council members and consumers has a part to play. For two decades we have been in the fast lane of foreign oil dependence.

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The Howard Brubeck Theatre was filled to the brim with the sounds of the Summer Concert Band blasting a patriotic tune. The song was almost too loud to enjoy, which is fitting for a march 'Suite Sounds meant to fill the listener with pride in America. §: of Summer' It was easy to see why the con- • cert opener was called "American 1; Su~~~~~~~:;?:and Fanfare," but I still don't see how 111 such volume and energy came , from a band with only 30 musiiOUTOFFOJRW!lSI cians.

Conducted by The band played an hour of Jonathan Ingber lively music by established contemporary as well as classic composers such as John Wasson, Clifton Williams and O.R. Farrar for their concert on Aug. 11.

Jonathan Ingber conducted, as well as gave excellent brief introductions to each piece. He enlightened the audience with the context of each composition, as with John Cheetham's "Silhouettes." Ingber said he chose this composition because it was more modern music, and because he wanted to challenge the musicians with a more complex

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The composition was in three movements, or sections, about St. Louis, Mo. The first movement, "Ead's Bridge," was stately and powerful, and Ingber said it was about a steel truss bridge over the Mississippi River. The second movement, "The Jewel Box," was romantic and sweet.

Ingber said Cheetham had a botanical garden in mind for that one. Finally, there was a busy-sounding travelingthemed movement called "Union Station," which Ingber said was about a train station in St. Louis.

The other pieces performed for the concert painted equally vivid images. "Bombasto," a circus march, brought to mind all the grandeur and fun of a three-ring circus.

Two pieces stood out as particularly enjoyable. The first was "Fantasia on Dargason," which was part of the "Second Suite in F" by Gustav Holst. It was a joyful jig of a number, and I imagined a party of jolly Irish dancers as the audience tapped their toes to the beat.

"Serenata," by Leroy Anderson was another spirited performance. It had a fun clopy beat performed by percussionist Stephen Marler, and a lighthearted melody to match.

The Summer Concert Band had only seven rehearsals to prepare for this concert, and only half the musicians of the ustial spring or fall semester, but all the pieces came together beautifully.

In all, it was a fun concert. I was pleasantly surprised at the energy of the music chosen, and impressed by the tight performance of the Summer Concert Band.

Portable video games are nothing special

By Billy O' Keefe IRT NEWS SERVICE

Back in the olden days - known also as last year - portables weren't expected to do much with the firstperson shooter genre. The technology just wasn't there to 'Goldeneye: pull off it Rogue Agent what PCs and con- : I Coded Arms' soles could

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Upon first glance, it's hard not to be impressed by "Arms," which looks as good as a console shooter and moves at a very fast clip. The futuristic motif is cool, even if the story is practically non-existent, and the randomly generated levels and long list of upgradeable weapons make for some impressive variety. You'll run into plenty of dud levels, and there's a feeling of sameness throughout the experience, but the unpredictability of it all is still a nice twist on the formula, especially during shootouts with friends.

Where things get awkward is in the controls. It's not Konami's fault - "Arms" allows you to customize

them any possible way you can imagine. The PSP simply isn't laid out in a way that makes playing a game like "Arms" feel very natural. You can get used to a scheme with time, but it will never feel as good as what consoles and PCs can offer.

"Agent," on the other hand, owes the DS for its success and is actually redeemed by its control scheme. It's a pretty straightforward translation of the extremely unremarkable console game of the same name, and many of the problems of that game - uninspired levels, stupid enemies and some frustrating hit detection carry over as well. But the DS' touch screen perfectly emulates a PC's superior mouse-and-keyboard control scheme, and having this kind of control not only on a console but on the go is extremely cool. Better shooters are on the way for sure, but for now, "Agent" is far more playable than it otherwise might be.

The Boehm Gallery will be exhibiting work by the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild from Aug. 27 to Sept. 23.

The Artists Guild is an association of San Diego artists that work to support local artists and art galleries.

The reception for the Artists Guild exhibit will be held on Aug. 27 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Many of the artists will be present and available to talk with students.

Arlist contact information will be posted next to exhibits to encourage student contact with artists.

Work in the exhibition will be judged and monetary awards will be given for first, second and third place winners. Artwork will also be available for sale at prices named by the artists.

Half-price tickets Tickets to all Palomar College performances will be available on the first Thursday of every month beginning Sept. 1 for half-price.

Student tickets, normally $8, will sell for $4. Community members may also purchase tickets at half price. General admission tickets, normally $12, will be $6. Senior citizen and Palomar staff tickets are normally $10, but will sell for $5. The box office will not limit the number of tickets purchased by each individual. Tickets are available at The Howard Brubeck Theatre box office which is open Tuesday through Friday from 12 noon to 5 p.m.

For more information contact the box office at (760) 744-1150 ext. 2453.

Tartuffe Auditions Auditions will be held for Moliere's satire "Tartuffe, or The Hypocrite" in the Howard Brubeck Theatre on Aug. 24 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Actors of all ages, genders and ethnicities are encouraged t o audition. Actors who are auditioning should prepare a two-minute comic monologue which uses both verbal and physical humor.

Copies of the script are available at the box office Tuesday through Friday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Free Concerts Every Thursday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. in Room D-10, there will be a free concert for students and community members.

Upcoming Performances: Sept. 1 - Steve Lockwood Ensemble. Original jazz compositions from a Los Angeles quartet.

Sept. 8 - Classical Ragas Music from North India. David Trasoff plays sarode; Abhiman Kaushal plays tabla.

Sept. 15 - A Musical Feast Delicacies from Handel to Barber. Mariko Kanamitsu sings soprano; Miho Gary plays Piano.

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Fees for items such as tuition, parking permits and fines, transcripts, student identification cards and activity stickers can be paid there.

The office, located outside on the south side of the Student Services office, is open Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m.

sources as well as discussions on the development of the religious practices of Judaism.

Describing the class, Shabatay said, "Particular attention will be paid to archaeological finds that relate to events described in the Bible, to the effects of the Babylonian exile on the development of Judaism as a 'portable religion,' to life in Judea in Jesus' time, to the relationship between Muslims and Jews in the Middle Ages, and to events that led to the rebirth of an independent Jewish state after 2,000 years."

The class is listed in Palomar College's fall class schedule under Judaic Studies, JS 100, Introduction to Judaism, class number 70355.

The course is 3 units, transferable and may be taken for credit/no credit.

all four-year universities require a UCSD pre-evaluation, which will take approximately six weeks.

Workshop sign-ups are being taken in the Transfer Center, SSC-24A or at (760)-744-1150 ext. 2552.

Workshops will be held the following days: Aug. 30 at 2 p.m.

Aug. 31 at 3 p.m.

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Sept. 2 at 1 p.m.

Sept 6 at 1 p.m.

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Sept. 8 at 1 p.m.

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Class explores Jewish history A course in Jewish history taught by Dr. Yehuda Shabatay is being offered this fall on Palomar College's San Marcos campus. Beginning Aug. 23, Introduction to Judaism will meet on Thesday evenings 6:309:20 p.m.

Covering the history of the Jewish people from biblical times to the present, the course will include readings from literary

The planetarium will host a monthly show that points out notable objects in the sky, starting September 2.

'The Sky Thnight" will discuss constellation patterns and mythology, and attempt to give the audience a better understanding of the San Diego skies.

The show is scheduled for the first Friday of the each month through December at 7:00- 7:40 p.m. and costs $2 for adults, and $1 for children.

Another show, "The Cosmic Calendar," will chronicle the history of the universe, including its formation, life on Earth, civilization and humanity as it relates to a cosmic calendar.

This show will also be held the

The deadline is nearing for students looking to sign a fall 2006 Transfer Agreement Guarantee with UCSD. In order to sign the agreement, students must attend a mandatory workshop at the transfer center and meet the minimum requirements 30-UC transferable units and a cumulative 2.80 GPA. All previous college transcripts and advanced placement exams must be on file at Palomar.

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isit any college campus bookstore and you'll hear the collective groan over steep textbook prices. Now students have a culprit at whom to aim their anguish.

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ting new editions on the market without making substantive content changes, " said Kate Rube, PIRG's It's the publishers, according to a higher education associate. report by the Public Interest For their part, publishers claim Research Group , a nonprofit con- extensive market research has sumer advocacy organization. shown that they provide exactly Publishers routinely add extra what professors seek. materials and re-issue new editions "This is faculty-driven, " said too often , unnecessarily pushing the Judith Platt, spokeswoman with the price of textbooks higher, according Association of American Publishers, to the report. a trade group repreStudents spent an senting all types of book average of $898 on "Publishll'l wouldn't publishers. textbooks this school "Publishers wouldn't year, up from about be doing this Hth1 be doing it if the market $642 in 1997. PIRG mt1rklt lllltltth didn't research didn't support surveyed 156 faculty, support it." it," she said. "This is 521 students and anawhat professors say lyzed the most widely - Judith rtatl they want." assigned textbooks at ASSOCIATION o~:=~=~~~~ The study finds other10 schools. wise, with 56 percent of Rising prices are due faculty reporting they rarely or in part to publishers' practice of never use the additional course publishing new, more expensive edi- material sold with about half of tions before curriculum changes textbooks. warrant it, and of bundling other And 76 percent of faculty said new materials such as CD-ROMs with editions are justified "never" to "half the books. the time ," according to the report.

"Publishers are increasingly using PIRG reviewed five textbooks gimmicks that inflate the prices of closely to see how new editions diftextbooks, including adding unnec- fered from previous ones. In one essary bells and whistles and put- instance , "Calculus: Early

Transcendentals, " published by Thomson Learning, the new Edition 5 published in 2003 hardly differed from the number 4, published in 1999, Rube said .

"When you compare these two books, the biggest changes are that a couple of math problems have been added and several of the sections have been rearranged. Edition 5 sells for around $130. You can get a used copy of Edition 4 for between $20 and $90 ."

But the release of new editions often leads to a dearth of used versions of old editions, Rube said, as campus bookstores stop buying the old edition back from students.

Book publishers say a combination of factors, including high productions costs and a limited market, lead to textbook prices .

"We're not talking about a mass market Harry Potter, John Grisham audience. It's limited," Platt said.

"It's simple economics. If it costs a great deal in terms of investments and time and resources and the mar-

ket is by its very nature limited, it's going to be expensive."

Some have argued that limited market is really a captured market, with students having little choice when it comes to buying books, but Platt disagreed .

"There are a wealth of choices already out there ," she said.

"Publishers offer professors and students a wealth of choices in selecting textbooks and ancillary materials . There's a continuum of price points from the lowest stripped down editions to fully loaded textbooks."

Students unable to find low-cost options should search online, or contact the publisher directly, she said.

THE l/111-UP Despite the wide range of options available to them, a recent poll showed that students still prefer to go to the campus bookstore to get books for their classes.

Cheaper college books available

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A little knowledge may or may not be a dangerous thing but it can certainly be expensive, as college students find out when they buy their textbooks. According to the College Board, students spend an average of more than $800 a year on books.

In response to students' complaints about these high prices, Pearson Education Inc., a large textbook publisher based in Upper Saddle River, is offering cheaper alternatives to the $100, 800page hardcover textbook.

The choices include Internet editions of the book. abridged softcovers, and editions that allow a student to buy only the chapters the professor actually assigns.

The Internet choice, called SafariX WebBooks, allows students to read a textbook, print pages, take notes and add bookmarks. It costs half the price of buying the book.

More than 300 titles are available on SafariX, including "Biology: A Guide to the Natural World"

by David Krogh ($45 for 150 days' access) and "The Psychology of Gender" by Vicki S. Helgeson ($35 .34 for 150 days' access).

The "alternate print editions" are priced 25 percent to 33 percent less than hardcover textbooks.

They include paperback and abridged editions, as well as editions with black-and-white instead of color illustrations.

In addition, the company will offer professors the chance to customize texts, including only the information actually used in the class.

Marina Bagh, 20, of Haledon, a junior at Fairleigh Dickinson University in TeaneckHackensack, N.J. , said Wednesday that she would welcome a chance to save money on textbooks.

A business major, she spends hundreds of dollars each year on textbooks - a cost that is doubled for her family because her twin sister also attends FDU. She especially liked the idea of reading her texts on a computer.

Tm already always on it. I take my laptop wherever I go," she said. "Rather than lugging the book around wherever you go, you could just log on and start reading it."

One potential problem, however, is that "some students can't afford a laptop," Bagh said.

The high cost of textbooks has been an issue for several years. A House subcommittee even held hearings on the issue last month.

Many students have responded to the high costs by buying their books online, especially at overseas Web sites, where the prices are sometimes lower. Others buy used books, either at a campus bookstore or online.

The Public Interest Research Group this year issued a report criticizing the high cost of textbooks. Among other things, the report suggested making texts available online, as Pearson is doing.

PIRG also said publishers put out new editions more often than is necessary, making it harder for students to save money by buying used books.

But representatives of the publishing industry said that new editions are often necessary, especially in fast-changing fields such as science and technology.

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Anxiety Trying to make new friends can cause some of the most anxiety ridden moments for freshmen: sitting in awkward silence in your first class, entering the dining hall by yourself for the first time or attending a floor meeting in your residence hall.

"It's difficult, but it's about realizing that everyone is in the same place. Breaking through awkwardness is easier said than done but realize that you are all away from home and no one is more uncomfortable than anyone else," said Jason Miller, director of the Counseling and Human Development Center at Kent State University in Ohio.

"The best way to counteract (anxiety about making friends) is (for students) to believe if they made friends in the past and functioned adequately in middle school and high school, they are going to be fine ," said Carol Hagans, assistant dean of student affairs and director of the counseling center at Butler University in Indianapolis.

Hagans advises students to "think about every statement in your senior yearbook - not just fluff. 'Here's somebody who believes in me. 'You have the skills and they will transfer. People think skills leave them and they have to start over. The good stuff is still there, you just apply it to different people. " Andrea Bonior, staff counselor at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., offered these suggestions for making friends: • When meeting someone new, ask a lot of questions. Make good eye contact.

• Seek out people with the same interests - that's why getting involved with activities is important.

• When having a conversation with someone, listen as much as you talk. ·The Center for Counseling and Psychological Services at Pennsylvania State University also offers these tips: • Be open to chance meetings.

Consider talking with people in classes, while studying in a study lounge or in your residence hall.

• Be willing to take risks. In any relationship one person has to initiate the contact. It helps if you give yourself credit for attempts to meet people rather than results.

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versity, and as soon as you hit campus - or even before - go to TheFaceBook.com, which is available at more than 800 colleges and universities.

Mader offered this advice for new commuter students: "Be outgoing, be open and say hello. Don't be afraid to be friends with everyone. There is no division between commuters and residents. My freshman year I thought it couldn't be done and it can. People are willing to help you get involved."

Getting involved

Getting involved in activities on campus through clubs or sports is one of the best ways to meet peo- Erie Goodwin. KRT NEWS SERVICE ple. What could be better than meeting people who share your passion for "Star Wars" or skydivopen to a new friend , but you can ing?

No matter what organization increase your chances of making strikes your fancy, whether it's the one if you are willing to begin.

Young Republicans, Habitat for • Be willing to try again if the Humanity, the sign language club first time doesn't work well. Just or intramural dodgeball, finding because one party felt tense or one an organization that interests you person didn't seem interested , will help you meet people, learn don't get stuck or discouraged and new skills or share your well give up. refined ones with a new group of friends.

Commuter life "Meeting people through activiStudents who commute to camties is great for shy people because pus everyday have to deal with of the structured setting. It's easy problems their on campus counterto meet people there rather than parts don't, such as traffic and parking. Commuter students also people ," said Ryan Barker, assis- walking up to someone after have the added obstacle of trying tant director of student affairs at class, " said Andrea Bonior, staff to make friends while spending a Syracuse University in New York. counselor at George Washington limited amount of time on campus. "There are opportunities through University.

Most universities have an open "The biggest challenge for com- programs. Students need to seek house during the fall semester muter students is to feel like they them out." belong on campus," said Jackie Barker suggested commuter stu- where all the student organizaMader, a senior speech - lan- dents should try to make connec- tions are available to answer quesguage pathology major at tions in class or when participat- tions and recruit new members.

Duquesne University in ing in a group project. Another This is a great place to see what Pittsburgh, and four - year com- option is to go online . Check out your university has to offer and muter student. communities at LiveJournal.com find out where you want to get "There are a lot of ways to meet to see if there's one for your uni- involved. If you can't find an organization that fits , most universities allow students to start their own.

Joining activities isn't for everyone. Another way to meet people is at campus events. Open mic nights at the student union, freshmen meet and greets and Saturday football games are all great places to make conversation.

"Go to any university - sponsored event possible. It takes the pressure off of you to initiate contact," said Carol Hagans, assistant dean of student affairs and director of the counseling center at Butler University.

Hagans said to go to an event even if it's not something you are particularly interested in because "you will be standing with people and laughing at the same thing.

CUI& NOUn I KRT NEWS SERVICE Just getting there makes the One way to meet new people in college is to form study groups with classmates. biggest difference."

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Marines come to Palomar ready to succeed Many Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton are enrolled at Palomar. With an enrollment office on base, and tuition assistance provided through the Marine Corps, Palomar is a convenient place for Marines to pursue a higher education.

Veterans may also use their Montgomery G.I. Bill, a program service members sign up for during their enlistment, which helps pay for tuition and other fees incurred while attending school.

When asked why they were The Few. The Proud. The taking college classes, some Scholars. Marines are all over Marines said they were finishing the world, from Iraq to Japan, a degree they started before they and now they are taking over the joined. Others said they want to local community colbe prepared lege. "Devil Dogs" by 1 for their exit day, angelic students '1 knew I w11s gening out from the by night, Marines 11nd I w11nted to h11ve 11 armed servicare double-timing it more tompetitive edge in es.''I knew I over to Palomar 11 College, according to the job m11rket. was getting enrollment office out and I - Alicia Downs to recordS. FORMER MARINE/PAlOMAR STUDENT wanted There were 698 have a more active duty Marines competitive enrolled at Palomar· last spring, edge in the job market," said and more than 1,600 veterans Alicia Downs, 26. Downs is a forwho attend Palomar, said Anna mer Marine who began working Woodcock from the Institutional toward her degree in the latter Research and Planning office. part of her military enlistment.

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There are many obstacles Marines face when trying to attend college. Training, deployment, duty, children, and spouses are just a few hurdles Marines must deal with.

However, taking courses during a deployment to Iraq was the most difficulty, Kelly said.

"Try studying by flash light with a red lens, in the middle of the night, with an M16 in one hand and a book in the other. All the while, mortars and gunshots are going off in the background," Kelly said.

Palomar's Veterans' Service Office supervisor Judy Duncan had some positive things to say about the veteran students she has worked with.

"Most of my veterans have very good grades," she said.

"They are older, they've been out in the world and are overall more successful students."

Downs is a mother of two girls, on career choices, their grades and wife to an active duty are also a reflection of the disciMarine. Downs said she also pline the Marine Corps has wanted to set a good example for instilled in them. 1b qualify for her children by going to college. the 'fuition Assistance Program, Marines like Marines Downs some- "Try studying by R11shlight with m u s t maintain times wait a few years to start col- 11 red lens, in the middle of the at least a lege until they night, with 11n M16 in one letter really know what h11nd 11nd 11 book in the other. 11 grade of they want to pur"C" or betsue for a degree.

- Sean Kellr t e r MARINE/PALOMAR STUDENT However, The military Marines lifestyle can creare taught ate a sense of structure for Marines, leading that average is never good them to be more decisive about enough. A key principle of Marine Corps leadership is to their actions while off duty.

Marines said having a plan is seek self-improvement, and preached to them by their supe- strive towards excellence, students say. riors.

"I always encourage my Ryann Preece, 23, a corporal in the Marine Corps said she Marines to study hard and take their classes seriously so they aspires to a career in nursing.

Preece said she feels her military aren't wasting their time or the background instilled the tools government's money. It's impornecessary for her to take school tant that they try to get higher than just a 'C' average," Gabtiel seriously.

"By the time I started taking Valdez said. As a corporal, Valdez classes, I knew I was really said he leads his Marines by ready for the time and effort col- guiding them towards their lege demands," she said. goals.

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been hired to survey district voters and the art facility possible," Deegan said. determine what voters will support and While the acquisition of land in to what level.

Fallbrook and the development of a Deegan said voters may be willing to satellite campus is part of the plan, less support the maximum property tax of than 10 percent of the bond would be $25 per $100, 000 of assessed value. spent on purchasing the land, said Vice However, he said the survey will deter- President of Fiscal Services Joe mine what the amount will be.

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"Right now we are tryProjects in the ing to see what type of 11 facilities master plan projects the voters will ligllt now we ,,., moving that could have high support," Deegan said. forw11rd to be preptlred for priority if the bond "Once that has been June. We Wllnl this to ll11ppen passes include a new determined we will have multi -disciplinary a better idea of the actu- liS quiek/yiiS possible. rr building, renovation al dollar amounts and of the S Building and - Robert Deegan a new library. timetables for these PALOMAR COLLEGE PRESIDENT The ES, LS and projects."

The Oakland-based CH buildings will be consulting firm , The Tramutola Group, removed to make room for the new discihas a history of success, Deegan said. plinary building and the current S They worked on successful bond cam- Building will be gutted and modernized, paigns for the Glendale and Long Beach Hudson-Macisaac said.

Community College Districts. And, the The high-tech science building, curPoway and San Marcos Unified School rently under construction north of the Districts. library, is the first new instructional "If the bond is successful, we can take building to be built at Palomar since a second look at what the needs are here 1970. on campus and do what we can to "Our focus will be on repair or improve the quality of classroom instruc- replacement," Deegan said. "Some of tion," Hudson-Maclsaac said. these buildings just need to go, they did Deegan said projects expanding and their job." improving facilities on the San Marcos The new S Building will house the campus would begin within months of nursing program, dental assisting prothe bond's passage. Deegan was able to gram and English writing and computget similar results when he helped get a er labs. bond passed for the Rancho Santiago The new library will be built were College District.

Staff Lot 11 and the B Building are now.

The facilities master plan was created The old library will be turned into a in 2003 and contains all of the campus' comprehensive student services center. future projects. However, Deegan said it Deegan said plans could go forward is important to stay flexible in order to to move all of the athletic fields from meet changing needs, such as technolog- the front of the campus, to the rear, ical changes and demand for new making room for a new road that will careers. encircle the entire campus and allow "We want to provide the best state of better access.

Preparation for the bond is still in the early stages and the governing board will have to make a formal decision directing Deegan to have a bond measure placed on either the June or November, 2006 ballot.

Newmyer said a decision is likely to come in February - the latest a measure can be placed on the June ballot.

"Right now we are moving forward to be prepared for June," Deegan said. 'We want this to happen as quickly as possible."

One of the considerations for deciding whether to pursue the bond for June or November may come down to politics.

The June ballot will feature a primary

election for the governor's race, which is sure to turn out a large number of Democrats, who historically support school bonds.

At the same time, much of the district will be voting for a replacement for Rep. Randy Cunningham - a race that will likely turn out a lot of Republicans.

It may be a wash. However, Deegan said he believes both parties will support the measure.

"I think everyone will see the value," Deegan said. "This is a college of opportunity. Everyone loves the classic American success story - and it happens here every day."

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Enrollment up for fall semester mailed its fall schedule, which also may have helped Rv Thomas May with the outreach efforts. He TI!E TELESCOPE said it is also important to retain existing students.

"The best way to grow is to The number of students keep the students we have, enrolled for the fall semester not just bring in new stuis up three percent from this dents ," Deegan said. time last year.

The board also passed a Palomar College President resolution that took away Robert Deegan made the comcontrol of $35,000 from the ments at the August 9 Associated Student Governing Board meeting.

Government. The Deegan said the ASG had historicollege will cally allocated the receive $3 mil$35,000 in funds, lion in additionalso known as the al funding from "sacred cow" the state if it money, to seven can gain and instructional prokeep 5.2 percent growth for grams at Palomar. These prothe period beginning July 1, grams include The Telescope, and running through June 30, Bravura literary journal, 2006. dance, , drama, music, and "I know we keep using the the speech and debate team. phrase, but I feel 'cautiously The funds will now be disoptimistic' that we can persed by the instruction achieve this goal," Deegan office. said after the meeting. "This The governing board also is a very exciting time at voted to approve a fee Palomar." increase for Deegan said 1 child care on he thinks much '1hf bill ny to grow is the San Marcos of the growth to kiiP fhl sllldlllls WI and Escondido has to do with campuses by the outreach lulre, 11t11 ji/St11bring in more than 17 efforts the col- new stud111ls. percent. The lege made this fee hike fall.

- Robert Deegan applies to staff PALOMAR COLLEGE PRESIDENT and faculty "We tried to acquire new members only students through various - child care for students methods, like recruiting in remains free. the Hispanic community, and Governing Board President we rescinded the fee for high Nancy Chadwick praised her school students so they can colleagues and others for attend Palomar for free," their work, and cited a July Deegan said.

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The governing board voted to change the way several instructional programs are funded. The board took $35,000 from the ASG and transferred control of the funds to the Office of Instruction. Also, Marry Tennant, who served as the adviser for Palomar's Veteran's Services department, retired after 21 years at the college.

hard work that everyone has Palomar College") that done is paying off." praised the attitude and Deegan also gave kudos to atmosphere reflected by the the staff for their work during administration. the summer.

"I'm proud of everyone and "There has everything that we have done 111 mlly do lore P•lom•r been an outstanding job to bring everyone t ogether," •nd rm proud of •lithe done by the staff 11 to get ready for Chadwick said. work th•tl did here. the semester," Chadwick - Man' Tennant. Deegan said. said she was VETERAN'S SERVICES ADVISER "The grounds also optimistic look fantastic." about reaching The board also honored the growth target.

Mary Tennant, who worked as "The numbers that the presVeteran's Services Adviser at ident gave today is just wonPalomar College for 21 years. derful news to me," Chadwick "Mary has a real heart for said after the meeting. "It our veterans and servicemen," just goes to show how all the

said Herman Lee, director of Enrollment Services.

Lee said Tennant refurbished Palomar's veterans' memorial almost single-handedly, and put countless hours of voluntary work into her job.

"I guess you could say that this line of work really chose me more than I chose it," Tennant said. "I am a military widow myself, but this position was sort of handed to me."

Tennant said she was grateful for her time at the college.

"I really do love Palomar, and I'm proud of all the work that I did here," Tennant said.

"I believe in the work I did, and I truly enjoyed it."

With Fallbrook site acquired, officials focus on bond gent on a proposed bond measure college officials are pursuing for a 2006 ballot in THE TELESCOPE either June or November. While the purchase of the site is expected to be less than 10 percent of the $500 million plus Palomar College officials will get bond, the college already made its first their first look Aug. 30 at what a per- payment of $200,000 in June. A second spective campus in Fallbrook might look payment of $300,000 is due in September. like.

During a special governing board The college may recover both paymeeting at 4 p.m., representatives from ments if the bond measure does not pass the LPA architecture firm will give a next year, Newmyer said. A subsequent brief presentation on a possible layout payment of $1.5 million will be due of buildings, parking lots and athletic immediately after the bond is passed. sites on the future campus.

Newmyer said $22 million would be Governing board members unani- spent on facilities and infrastructure mously approved the $52 million pur- during the first phase. Newmyer said chase of the Fallbrook site from the San classes would not open at the campus Diego based developer Passerelle LLC until fall 2009.

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The land will take one year to be develThe proposed SOoped once the bond passes, acre campus is located 1 Newmyer said. The land northeast of the '1'111 S•n M•nos e•mpu1 must be graded and 11 Interstate 15 and i1 Nlit•llyt•p,.,J out. equipped with utilities by Highway 76 interthe developer before it is - Darr·ell McMullen suitable for building. change. During the GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER One aspect of the site that next 20 years, the camhas been examined is its pus is expected to unique rectangle shape and serve as many as 10,000 students, College President location in an area of slopes and hills.

"It's not ideal, but it can be built," Robert Deegan said.

The college will now enter a due dili- Deegan said. "We wanted a site welcomgence phase, where officials will exam- ing a warm campus climate."

Deegan said the purpose of the camine details of the land and future development. pus is to serve a growing number of stu"We have to be serious on specifics dents in the northern part of Palomar's and see that it's feasible that the land district, which ends at the Riverside will serve the proposes we need," said County border, south of Temecula.

Joe Newmyer, interim vice-president of "It's very important that colleges fiscal services for the college. honor district boundaries," Deegan said.

The purchase of the site and the The idea of a campus in the northern development of the campus are contin- part of the district has been part of the lly John Asbury

college strategic master plan since 2003.

Governing board trustee Darrell McMullen said the increased number of students in the northern part of the district demands further expansion. He said current growth patterns could create a longer driving time to San Marcos.

"The San Marcos campus is basically tapped out," McMullen said. "We can go up in buildings, but that's not going to help traffic."

Fallbrook planning commission member Jim Russell said that the majority of the Fallbrook community is in favor of building the satellite campus. He said that though the planning commission has not addressed the issue directly, there has been no direct opposition.

"Kids need to be educated," Russell said. "Some problems may come up, but I'm sure the college will step up and solve any problems it would bring."

Architects are already working on how to layout and develop the 80-acre site. The site's unique rectangular shape makes utilizing the land challenging, said college officials.

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• INVESTIGATION: Complaints spark formal investigation into last May's student election CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 and not a password to log in and cast each ballot.

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Election investigation Deegan asked Madrigal and Director of Student Affairs Bruce Bishop, to lead the investigation.

However, Bishop said he abstained since some of the allegations were directed at his office.

"Any thought that the election was not done under the right conduct calls for an investigation," Deegan said.

Madrigal said administrative officials conducted the investigation, rather than students, because the material dealt with confidential student records.

During the investigation, Kovrig was the only candidate Madrigal was able to interview.

Despite at least four attempts to make appointments ·with Charas and challengers Cody Campbell and Melissa Hess, none of the other candidates participated in the interview process.

"I was very disappointed," Madrigal said. "They were given more than ample opportunity to respond."

Hess said she was unable to meet the appointment schedule due to work and unexpected personal issues. Charas said he had just moved to Temecula and could not meet due to his work schedule. Campbell was unavailable for comment.

Madrigal also conducted interviews with the Student Affairs staff, / including Bishop, Staff Assistant Marilyn Lunde and Student Activities Director Paul Groom. He also interviewed the ASG Election Committee Chairperson, Malia Basset.

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Findings show no misconduct took place Based on the interviews Madrigal conducted, he said in his final report that the allegations were unfounded.

"I did not find anything that would lead me to believe that the election had been compromised," Madrigal's report stated.

Madrigal concluded that no advocating for candidates took place in the Student Affairs office. His report did not address any alleged concerns in the ASG office.

Bishop said the faculty member's original concern was in regard to campaigning in the Student Activities office, which does not exist. However, Bishop said he did receive a call from a student, during the election, complaining of inappropriate action in the ASG office. He said he interviewed ASG members in the office at the time and they assured him no advocating for candidates was taking place.

Vice Presidential candidate Melissa Hess said her boyfriend and another friend went into the office separately and both times were told to "vote for Paul."

"I know for a fact that dirty things occurred in the ASG office," Hess said.

Hess said she does not agree with the results, but short of a new election, she vows to make student's voices heard.

Madrigal's report further stated that the online election was secure and passwords could not be used because of campus computer security issues.

He said votes were deemed certified resulting from the ASG Elections Committee contacting 25 students at random to verify they had voted.

ASG president ineligible Once the investigation was complete, Madrigal's report stated that the candidate elected president (Charas) did not meet all of the eligibility criteria and was ineligible to assume office.

Charas said he resigned the office in June because he would only be taking classes twice per

week. He said that as far as he knew he would be able to serve another term as President and when he ran for office he planned on being on campus more often.

"Palomar's a great school, but I'm not going to be there for the rest of my life," Charas said.

Madrigal said though Charas was elected, the Office of Student Affairs did not check his eligibility after the election was completed. Madrigal said he had not seen or heard from Charas since school ended last spring. He said Charas might not have understood the requirement that to hold office, the candidate must maintain a 2.5 G.P.A. every semester, not solely cumulative.

Bishop said that there may have been miscommunication between Madrigal and his office and the speculation of ineligibility was too hastily made. Bishop said that he indicated there

might have been some questions regarding eligibility, but no formal investigation was seriously conducted.

"Paul was absolutely eligible before the election," Bishop said. ''Whether he was able to continue in office was never seriously examined because he resigned."

However Madrigal said every effort was made to conduct a formal, thorough investigation. He said his report was the end result of that investigation.

Final recommendations Madrigal made a series of final recommendations in his report to suggest how election's could be better organized in the future.

Madrigal suggested future elections revert to a manual voting or hybrid process, which would include the online process. He further recommended that election results be withheld until an official eligibility of all winning candidates was confirmed by the Office of Student Affairs.

Madrigal said he considers the election certified and closed and recommends the newly elected Vice president, Neill Kovrig assume the role of president, in accordance with ASG bylaws.

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Miller is also encouraging students to seek parking spaces outside lot 5, where constructions workers are allowed to park. Facilities is also placing a temporary fence by the trees in the lot after students were caught jumping the fence into the construction area during spring semester.

"People were jumping the fence, and we just don't want anybody to get hurt," Miller said. "There's going to be an open trench from the P building to the south end of the site, so it's not even something they want to try this semester."

Miller is coordinating with other faculty on campus to help spread the word to students when an upcoming lane closure is scheduled. Announcements will be posted on the college's marquee, the "2 Minutes of News" banners, the new electric signs on the Student Union and in The Telescope.

Construction workers are finally moving out of the grading phase of the project, which was delayed four months by the discovery of impenetrable rock layers at the site.

"The soils report done at the start of the project didn't give us the knowledge we needed about the rock," Miller said.

After attempts at drilling into the rock failed during the spring semester, the college hired blast specialists Edick & Watt, Inc. of San Diego to break up the rock.

"Some of these rocks were the size of Volkswagens," Miller said.

The blasts occurred on Ftidays throughout July and required workers to stop all traffic on Comet Circle and clear the area around the site. After the rock was removed, construction workers had to fill the gaps with soil.

Miller said the original plan for the site was to blast the rock until it was the planned level of the building. But the college opted to raise the level of the building two feet to avoid the cost of further blasting.

Miller said the plumbing lines for the building are complete, but workers will be installing electrical lines by the P and W buildings to reach the site.

Though the construction will continue to raise noise levels on campus, Miller

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After months of jack-hammering and a few explosions, planners have decided to raise the elevation of the new-science building by two feet. Grading is in the final stages and actual construction will begin during the fall semester. Officials said parts of Comet Circle will be closed periodically to allow for safety during building material deliveries and other instances where safety is a concern.

said the disturbance is minor compared to the volumes caused by drilling during the spring semester.

"We're trying to find a good balance on the campus," Miller said. "We don't want to impact the educational function of the college, but we've got to get this science building built."

Construction workers will continue to use sound proof fencing to help block off the noise. Some spring

semester classes located near the site were moved to other locations on the campus to avoid the noise, but Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences Mark Vernoy said all classes will remain in their planned locations in the fall.

Facilities and Safety Technician Don Thompson set up a camera on top of the GJ building to create a timelapse presentation of the building process. The camera is aimed at the

future site of the front door.

"All I'm photographing now is dirt," Thompson said, "but it's about to get exciting."

Palomar College President Robert Deegan said the projected completion date for the project is now March 2007, moved back from the original December 2006 deadline. Miller said an exact figure for the project's budget is not available at this time.

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Casey Dunlap walked into her Calculus II class, looked around for a seat, and picked one next to a tall man, probably in his 20s.

This was her first day of class and the pressure was on. How would she, as a 16-year-old high school student, manage in a college calculus class?

"Is this seat taken?" Dunlap asked the man. She stood tall over him, with long, curly blonde hair, bright blue eyes and a smile that revealed her braces.

"No, go ahead," the man said, as the two introduced themselves and talked, waiting for the professor to begin class.

Dunlap is one of the 1,026 high school students taking classes at Palomar during the 2005 summer term. She has been taking advanced math classes for nearly two years now, mainly, she said, "to get a headstart." San Marcos high schools lack advanced math beyond AP Calculus and AP Statistics, according to their course catalogues, so students like Dunlap are forced to look elsewhere.

Other courses popular among high school students are physi-

cal education, math and hours per day. Dunlap said the Spanish, according to Palomar's extra work and time are "defiAdmissions Office. Admissions nitely worth it."

Diane McAllister, assessment officers said high school students tend to take classes during coordinator at Palomar, said the summer, so the courses do high school students attending not interfere with their other Palomar have advantages over those that are not. She said they scholastic priorities.

High school students at become better prepared for fullPalomar receive monetary time attendance and more advantages over the normal col- adjusted to a college curriculum. lege student. While they still College students, she said, are have to pay full price for parking given the freedom to either attend or drop permits and classes, a libbooks, high school "Being in t1 tltlss lull ol erty that is students are exempt from the to/lege students mt1k11 me not offered in high school. school's $26 per w11nt to IHrn mo11 This freedom, unit enrollment b~ttiUII they ,, till so she added, fee, according to teaches high the Palomar motirt1tlll." stuschool Admissions and - Casey Dunlap dents the selfRecords Office.

HIGH SCHOOl/ PALOMAR STUDENT discipline While taking required to classes during the traditional high school schedule, manage college courses. Overall, students like Dunlap are forced McAllister said, she wishes to spend a number of hours of more students would take after-school time in other class- advantage of the head-start that es. After a typical high school Palomar offers.

There are a few disadvanday, beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at 3 p.m., she took her tages, however, for high school Calculus II class two days after students at Palomar. McAllister school for two-and-a-half hours said high school is meant to be a each day. Next year, she said time to get involved in sports, she plans on taking three extra music and other extra-curricuclasses at Palomar, which will be lar activities. If students are four days per week, for three taking college courses after

school instead, they are missing out on some of the best aspects of high school life, she added.

Dunlap is one student who balances both college classes and high school activities.

Captain of her school's varsity dance team, Dunlap attends all practices, twice per week, and performs at all football and basketball games. She said she loves to dance, loves her team and is used to managing her time between activities.There are a number of students, however, who cannot find the time to balance their classes and other activities. According to the Admissions and Records office, 93 high school students dropped classes during the Summer 2005 semester. Allana Rickards, a 17-year-old high school student, questioned whether or not she could manage both her summer schedule and a college physics class, and said she would drop if unable to find the time.

College students may react differently when sharing classes with high school students, but McAllister said they tend to treat the teenagers the same as themselves. She said the younger students are doing the exact same work and accepting the exact same responsibilities

as regular college students.

Teachers treat all of their students the same, and they should all act accordingly, regardless of age, she added.

Kendra Noyes, a 19-year-old pre-calculus student at Palomar, said normal college students tend to feel uncomfortable when someone a lot yow1ger than they are is in the same class. She said high school students make her feel younger and bring back memories of high school.

"Being in a class full of college students makes me want to learn more because they are all so motivated," Dunlap said.

"Most high school kids don't want to be there."

Dunlap said, overall, she enjoys taking classes at Palomar, and will continue to do so during her senior year in high school. She said she hopes to someday become either a software engineer or a mathematician.

Until then, Dunlap must remain focused on her math class. Her professor walks to the front of the room, introduces himself and begins his first lecture. Dunlap breathes in deeply as she pulls out a pen and notebook, ready for her first lesson in Calculus II.

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discussion period will follow these issues are connected." each screening.

The program's organizer, Barb On Oct. 5, during Comet Neault Kelber, is the instructor of Week, there will be a discussion record for the Wednesday semion the play "Tartuffe," which nar and will be the speaker for will be playing at Palomar durthe first two meetings. She will ing that week. discuss "Critical thinking about The seminar is worth 1 unit ethical issues," on Aug. 31. and meets every Wednesday Kelber said she thinks ethics from 2-3 p.m. in Room ES-19. 'lb works well as an interdisciplireceive credit, students must nary subject. enroll in LC 197 (#74993).

"Tho many students walk out A few of the 100-plus classes of one class and don't see how flagged for participation include their next class is connected," Anthropology 125: Evolution, Kelber said.

Science and Religion, The Wednesday meeting will Economics100: Basic include guest speakers, panel Economics, Psychology 125: discussions and a film series.

Human Sexuality, Political 'lbpics include - ethics in the Science 110: Intro to World media, sexual ethics, ethics and Politics and English 205: the Constitution, environmental Introduction to Literature. ethics, business ethics and ethics Organizers and administrain the sciences and public educators said the protion. gram's main benefit Professors will be increased and experts '7oo m11ny students interaction between from related w11/k out of one t111ss fields will 11nd don't see how their faculty members and students. serve as Kelber said having speakers and next t111ss is eonneeted." a program, and a panelists.

- Ba1·b Neaull K('lbe1· topicthatconnectsall Kelber said ENGLISH PROFESSOR disciplines will help students will create a "healthy the have intellectual environment." opportunity to ask questions, Palomar College President share opinions and participate in Robert Deegan said he thinks all aspects of the progran1. the program will be beneficial "Getting involved is the key to and a success. making this work," Kelber said.

"It is wonderful - I think it "We want this to benefit everyone is exactly the kind of thing involved. The only way to do that that students are interested in is to make sure we all have a voice."

- and the type of thing we should be doing more of," The film series will include Deegan said. "And, the issue movies such as ''The Insider," " of ethics is as important as The Crucible," "Shattered Glass" any in the world today." and ''The Long Walk Home." A

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Telescope staH wins big '' Del Mar fair at various events.

Boyle won second place last year in the same catTII'E TELESCOPE egory, and has also won other SPJ awards - but there were also some first-time winners this year.

"It came as a total shock," said Opinion Editor The Telescope newspaper staff was recognized for John Asbury, who won an honorable mention for their journalistic achievements this summer with best Column Writing- his first SPJ award. "It's a multiple awards. great honor to be recognized at a regional level by The San Diego County Fair honored The professional journalists."

Telescope with a "Best in Show'' and three ''Best in Null was another first time winner.

Class" awards in the Community College ''I was really honored that I had won," Null said.

Newspaper category.

"After all the hours that my staff and I spent put"It's a big deal to win at the fair, especially since ting together the newspaper every week, it really thousands of people visit it every year," said former made it all worth it."

Editor in Chief Matt Null.

Null said all of these awards ''Winning Best in Show really are very significant. allowed us to represent Palomar "It~ g1111t when we get high "It is huge to win these compein a good light- and I'm proud of titions," Null said. "It gives us a that. It speaks volumes about mâ&#x20AC;˘rk1 from our peen in the lot of positive exposure, and how hard our staff worked, and indu1try." helps us recruit more people to how great our program is." our staff."

The judges graded various col- Donnie 8ovle The Telescope won ''Best in TELESCOPE EDITOR IN CBIEF lege newspapers by individual Class" for "Focus on School," sections - news, sports, opinion, sports, and news at the San entertainment, and feature.

Diego County Fair.

Each newspaper then received an overall score.

Other awards for SPJ were honorable mentions The Telescope and its staff also garnered several for best Feature Story by Chanel Hachez and best awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Sports Story by Null.

San Diego Chapter, which honors achievements by The Telescope publishes 22 issues per year and professional journalists from San Diego County. has a circulation of 4,000, delivered to the San. Winners are selected by journalists from across the The newspaper is entirely student-run with the country who evaluate the entries. guidance of its faculty adviser, Wendy Nelson.

The Telescope won second place for Best Overall ''This program has produced award-winning College Newspaper, first place for Best News Story newspapers for many years," Boyle said. "That's

by Rachel Keeler, and first place for Layout & why the program produces so many talented writDesign by Null. ers and photographers.

"It's great whenever we get high marks from our During the past few years, several Thlescope peers in the industry," said Editor in Chief Donnie staff members have moved on to professional Boyle, who won first place for Best Arts & careers.

Entertainment Story. "It was also awesome to beat Former Editor in Chief 'Ibm Chambers is now Southwestern (College) at the fair." the Editor in Chieffor The Coast News Group. Last Boyle said Southwestern is Palomar's biggest year's Editor in Chief Matt Null, now works for the rival in journalism competitions, and the two North County Times, as do former Editor in Chiefs schools have gone back and forth beating each other Andrew Phelps and Jessica Musicar.

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ast season was one to forget as the Palomar football program suffered its first losing season since l!J88.

"As a head coach - going through last year -If I didn't learn anything, it would have been a wasted year, " said head coach Joe Early after the Comets second day of practice. "Sometimes you have to reflect and make changes for the betterment of the program."

What is Early doing different in 2005 to prevent the same mistakes from rearing their proverbial ugly heads?

For starters, Early hired six new coaches, five of which have played at Palomar.

Including Early, and his brother Dan, the defensive coordinator, seven former Comets grace the sidelines for

every game. two decades.

"They have a vested inter"Last year we expected to est in what we are doing on win, but we lost focus ," Early the field," Early said. "They said. "There are not many propay attention to detail, and grams that have won like us, that has to translate to the it was frustrating. " players."

Winning will not come Early also easy for said the proPalomar in gram is going Sept. 3 at West Los Angeles the tough back to the Sept. 10 LA HARBOR basics. The Mission team is put- Sept. 17 ORANGE COAST Conference Sept. 24 at Santa Ana' ting more American Division , emphasis on Oct. 1 at El Camino' where little blocking , Oct. 15 at Riverside City' separates the tackling, Oct. 22 FULLERTON .. game awaretop and botness and tom.

Oct. 29 at Pasadena City • "Anybody overall fundaNov. 5 MT. SAN ANTONIO can beat anymentals.

Nov. 12 LONG BEACH CITY body-the difGoing back to the basics ference CAPS denote home games between winis what Early • denotes conference game hopes will ning and losdenotes division game restore the ing is a handful of plays in winning tradition that has defined any one game," Early said.

Palomar College football for "It's fierce."

2005 SCHEDULE

On the offensive side of the ball, an open competition at quarterback is developing, with sophomore Josh Somerville, who spot started last season and threw for 538 yards and three touchdowns, Chase Kelly, who Early said has been the most consistent in the fall camp and Travis Roger, a player that Early said gives the Comets a different dimension and can run the option.

"We are waiting for someone to take ownership," Early said. "After our intra-squad scrimmage and our scrimmage against Chaffey, we will choose a starter."

A key player to watch will be Isaiah Crawford, a Division I transfer from Colorado.

Early said Crawford, who is listed as a running back, will be used in a number of spots and is very versatile.

"We have a lot of game breakers this year," Early said. "We are very young, but also very athletic, and I see the players stepping up."

On the defensive side of the ball, Early said the team is quicker than last year and more aggressive.

"Scheme wise, we will be able to do things this year that we couldn't do last year," Early said.

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Top, the Comet football team warms up with running drills to improve their quickness on the field. Bottom, linemen practice their hitting techniques during their practice on Aug. 12.

Despite the optimism, the Comets still must perform on the field if they expect to make it back to a bowl game in 2005. Most of the new additions are unproven at the college level, and stability at the quarterback position is vital to the team's success.

Given that, and the perennially high talent level at Palomar, look for the Comets to return to their winning ways this season.

Games to be more exciting, coach says Joe Early has a message for Palomar football fans this season.

"We will be a fun team to watch this year," said the fourth-year head coach.

"This year we have gamebreakers."

Early ' s statement is based on what he feels are signific a n t upgrades at Joe Early the s kill HEAD COACH positions, such as running back, receiver, and tight end.

"Last year we had Speedy Anthony," Early said.

"Unfortunately, when you only have one gamebreaker. defenses can key in on that player."

Early will be adding some option plays in an attempt to further utilize the talent in the running game.

While posting its first losing season in nearly two decades, Palomar fielded an aesthetically displeasing team on the field.

In other words, they were boring to watch.

To get back on the winning track, the Comets must also improve on the weaknesses that plagued the team last season, such as mental mistakes and turnovers.

Nonetheless, Early expects a high-powered and fan-friendly offensive attack.

"Our fans will enjoy watching the team on the field this season."

-Marwan Razouk