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CoiiiCJe celebrates 60th anniversary educate the community about Palomar's history, what the school offers and how For those in North San Diego County · passing a bond would keep a 60-year who are not familiar with Palomar College tradition of excellence moving forward. - they will be soon. The college "This is a wonderful opporis turning 60. tunity to step back and look at With preparations for a $400 the wonderful and rich history to $800 million bond moving of Palomar College," said colforward and a full year of 60th lege president ~obert Deegan. anniversary events planned, "Other than 1946, 2006, with area residents will likely hear Palomar the bond and the anniversary, could very well be the most important year in the mentioned more than once in 2006. College officials said they hope to college's history." By Donnie Boyle

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Officials are planning several events that will mark the anniversary. The largest will be the college's May 19 commencement ceremony. Past administrators, faculty members, staff members and alumni are being invited to commencement and other activities throughout the year. "This will be a very special commencement this year," Deegan said. "It will showcase everything Palomar and its students have become." Deegan and others said the focus of this

year's celebrations will be on students. Student Government Associated President Neill Kovrig is taking steps to assure that happens. Kovrig is contacting former student government presidents and members for an ASG7 event that will celebrate the college's anniversary. He said he has already received conformations from members going as far back as 1950. "I think it's important to show everyone where students have gone and what they have done," Kovrig said.

1966 Palomar opens in Vista

College moves to San Marcos

Bohem Gallery opens The Dome opens

Anniversary

2003

1979 Howard Brubeck Theatre opens

2006

Student Center opens

1984 Library opens

.Welcome Week kicks off spring semester By Chrystall Kanyuck THE TmSCOPE

The Palomar College Associated Student Government and the Office of Student Affairs will welcome students back to campus Jan 17 and 18 with a celebration including entertainment, food and sports in front of the Student Center. Welcome Week activities will take place between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. ''We just want to create a fun atmosphere to welcome students back to the campus," said Student Activities Director Paul Groom. Groom brought musical acts to campus in the past. This time around, there will be two bands and a DJ. Appleseed, a local band, which Groom described as having a style similar to The Dave Matthews Band, is set to play two 45-minute sets in front of the • SEE WELCOME, PAGE 14

STEPHANIE TOMBRINCK ! THE TUESCOP!

After years of discussion and more than one year of grading and granite removal, the new science building's three-story steel frame was erected during winter break. One college official said jokingly, that he hopes there aren't any car accidents on Comet Circle when students and college employees return from winter break and are greeted by the massive structure for the first time.

Steel erected for new science building By John Asbury

by crane to the top of the three-story structure and bolted in place by two Construction crews reached a workers who shook hands to signify turning point at Palomar College completion of the steel framework. Jan. 10 as the final steel beam was ''This is really a major milestone," placed in the new high tech science said Chris Miller, Palomar's supervibuilding slated for comsor of construction activities. pletion in March 2007. Miller said the steel structure · Palomar construction marks 25 percent completion supervisors and crew of the site, which has undermembers from San gone digging, blasting and Diego-based C.E. Wylie S~;J'~BUILDING grading since work began Construction signed the Dec. 3, 2004. beam in an on-site ceremony with an As students left for winter break, American flag attached to the beam. construction crews began to erect The final steel piece was hoisted the first floor of the structure after

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months of setbacks due to weather and granite removal. Students will begin the spring semester greeted by the three-story structure, which bends around Comet Circle with a custom radius architectural design on the 107,000 square-foot site, said C.E. Wylie Superintendent Bruce Swanson. "It's magnificent how it fits this corner perfectly," Miller said. "Imagine if you hadn't been here for a few months - students will be blown away." • SEE STEEL, PAGE 10

Nursing tops list of jobs that don~t don~t requi~ a BA By Banks Albach KRT HEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON - (KRT) Some U.S. jobs pay living wages, are in fast-growing fields, have lots of openings and don't require bachelor's degrees. Most of them aren't glamorous, but they won't be offshored anytime soon either, according to a newly published analysis by the nonprofit agency Jobs for the Future. Among them: nursing, high-tech computer jobs, construction and truck and bus driving. "A lot of these industries are having difficulty finding reliable workers with the skills they require," agency official Jerry Rubin said. • SEE JOBS, PAGE 6

START SAVING GOP strips student lo11n money from budget.

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An informational meeting on a study abroad trip to Spain will be held at 1 p.m. in Room F-2. A second meeting will be held Feb. 4 at 10 a.m. in Room F-10.

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1992 Palomar students joined with the San Marcos land conservatory to launch a campaign geared at stopping development on the "P" Mountain.

STEPHANIE TOMBRINCK I THE TELESCOPE

Faculty Senate President and behavioral sciences professor Katie Townsend-Merino is leaving Palomar after 19 years. Townsend-Merino takes over as dean of behavioral sciences at Caiiada College in Redwood City, Calif.

Ethics program returns for spring semester By Thomas May & Donnie Boyle TilE TELESCOPE

After a successful debut in the fall semester, Palomar is preparing a new lineup of speakers and topics for the Campus Explorations program this spring. The program, with the theme of ethics, showcases Palomar professors, students and outside experts from various disciplines. Many classes in the spring schedule, are flagged with the Campus Explorations logo. This means the professor will dedicate a certain amount of class time to discuss how ethics relates to their discipline. · A one-unit · seminar is also being offered to "connect" class discussions and activities. The seminar is offered on Wednesdays from 2-3 p.m. It is listed as LC 197 "Exploring Ethics," section number 33818. Students can add until Jan. 29, but enrollment is not required to be able to attend the seminars. Campus Explorations is organized by English professor Barb Neault Kelber, who said students have the opportunity to ask questions, share opinions and participate in the program. "Getting involved is the key to making

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this work," Kelber said. "We want this to benefit everyone involved. The only way to do that is to make sure we all have a voice." More than 100 classes are participating in the program this semester, including Administration of Justice 100: Introduction to Criminal ~~ Justice, Communications 105: Human Values in the Mass Medi~, Economics 105: Economic History of the U.S. and English 135: Introduction to Creative Writing. Campus Explorations was the brainchild of Patrick Schwerdtfeger, dean ofmedia and business, who said the Wednesday seminars will be a benefit to students and bring together the program's message. Some of the topics that will be covered· at the seminars will be· "Police Ethics," "Ethics: Evolution, Religion, and the Study of Science," and "Ethics and the Idea of War." Palomar College President Robert Deegan said he thinks the program is beneficial to the students. "It is wonderful - I think it is exactly the kind of thing that students are interested in - and the type of thing we should be doing more of," Deegan · said. "And, the issue of ethics is as important as any in the world today."

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"Ethics and Media Issues"

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ColletJe anticipates approval of state funds By John Asbury

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Palomar College may soon receive up to $3.5 million in equalization funds if approved as part of the 2006 California state budget. The proposed budget was released by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Jan·. 10 and includes $130 million in equalization funds for Board under-funded community colleges. Palomar ranks 63 in funding out of the 72 community college districts in the state. The budget must be approved by the state legislature by July before Palomar would see its share of $3.5 million added to the college's general fund. During the Jan. 10 governing board meeting, governing board member Nancy Chadwick said she will meet with US Congressman Darrell Issa of Vista to try and assure the equalization funds remains in the budget. Board vice president Mark Evilsizer said the extra funding would enable the · college to hire more full-time faculty members and offer more programs to students. "It all falls in line with the goal of continuous improvement and being the best college out there," Evilsizer said. The governing board also heard a report on the textbook ordering and buyback process that has been under review by the college since October. Bookstore manager Walt Della-Santina and bookstore advisory committee chairman Bruce Bishop presented the board with information detailing ordering information and compliance by faculty and departments. For the spring semester, the bookstore requested orders to be placed by Oct. 10 to ensure all books were available by the beginning of sales on Dec. 27, Bishop said. Bishop added that the requested ordering deadline falls within one week to 10 days of all other community colleges in Southern California and the latest possible date to order books for the sell date was Dec. 1. "We need that entire period to process the orders," Della-Santina said. The bookstore uses the time from when orders are first placed to search the market for used books, Della-Santina said. According to the report delivered to the governing board, of the 1,567 titles available, 40 percent were used books and less than halfof all books wen~ purchased from Palomar students. Some board members have called for an examination of the ordering process,

PHOTOS BY DONNIE BOYLE ! THE TELESCOPE

Members of Palomar College's governing board listen to a report on textbook ordering procedures and discuss possible ways to improve the process.

Governing board members Ruth Larson (left) and Mark Evilsizer listen to a report presented by campus bookstore manager Walt Della-Santina on Jan.lO. The board is examining the college's textbook ordering process.

citing a need to provide enough books for students and lower textbook costs. Chadwick requested an online tool for . ordering to reduce miscommunication of orders, but Bishop said the option was not available from the Follett bookseller company, which operates the bookstore. "We need to get away from this horse and buggy system and stop all this paperwork," Chadwick said. "We don't want to tailorize the sys.tem, we need a process that is uniformly consistent." "It seems that if the system were consistent the system would improve," said governing board president Michele Nelson.

Another report delivered to the board detailed a series of change orders to remove excess blue granite found at the construction site of the new hi-tech and science building. Last year the board approved additional $990,000 to the rock. Facilities Director Mike Ellis said additional improvements for the project, including-granite removal and concrete footings have cost $558,932 and further projects expected to total $210,000 fall under the available funds. The board requested the report after a series of mounting change orders delivered to the board was questioned. Interim vice president of fiscal services

Carmen Fernandez said none of the change orders were duplicated. The meeting was also a farewell for . board members to several long-time college officials. Faculty Senate President Katie Townsend-Merino will take an immediate leave of absence after 19 years at Palomar to work as dean of behavioral sciences at Canada College in Redwood City. "I'm leaving with a heaVy heart. I feel like I've grown up here and never thought there would be a time when I wouldn't be here," Townsend-Merino said. "I've seen how good administration can support faculty and I know good will can accomplish anything." Townsend-Merino received a standing ovation from the board, constituent groups and audience members after a reading of accolades by college president Robert Deegan. "Katie has been a soldier and a warrior in her commitment to the college," Deegan said. "We're happy for her new adventure, but we're sad for Palomar College." Board members also welcomed Bonnie Dowd as the new vice president of fiscal services and John Tortarolo as the new vice president . of human resources. Dowd will assume her duties Jan. 17 and Tortarolo will begin Jan. 24. Dowd will replace interim vice president Carmen Fernandez who began in November and Tortarolo will fill the seat of 18-month interim vice president Jack Miyamoto .

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Have you ever known a legislator who didn't think his job was terribly important? Imagine the campaign slogan: "Elect me , because who really cares?" Or the direct-mail letters: "It'd be nice if you sent me a donation- but it doesn't really matter. " The very concept is ridiculous. But apparently someone forgot to tell that to Pennsylvania state Rep. Dan Surra. Surra, a Democrat, has been quoted in the news media as calling a committee on which he himself serves a "colossal waste of time." This "colossal waste" is the bipartisan Select Committee on Student Academic Freedom, established last year via House Resolution 177. For Surra, the committee is unnecessary because "I have never in my 15 years had anyone call me to TERREIIICE IIIOWICII I KRT NEWS SERVICE say their academic freedom has been abused." Shippensburg University in 2003. Policies like Penn State's, Lincoln's and IUP's Let's leave aside for a moment the obvious That's not allegory and hyperbole- those are two are widespread at Pennsylvania's public universiuntruth and striking arrogance of this statement. actual, concrete examples of Pennsylvania's flagship ties. That makes one wonder why Surra thinks a What is even more remarkable is that he made it university's trampling the Constitution. And there committee investigating violations of academic after hearing hours of testimony regarding actual are more. freedom is such as waste of his time. Or why St. violations of students' constitutional rights at Take Lincoln University, a state institution located Joseph's University professor Robert Moore told Pennsylvania's public universities, including his The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he "would like to in bucolic Chester County. FIRE alma mater, Pennsylvania State University. AM to IIIII "'- ,_ Slllll recently dubbed an appallingly see more data." On Sept. 19, attorney David _,, • unconstitutional Lincoln policy its How much more data does one need? Arms of the French, president of the nonparti- 1H1s Dlflll811 "Speech Code of the Month." state, including Surra's own alma mater, are enactLincoln has the nerve to define ing and enforcing clearly unconstitutional policies. san, Philadelphia-based pollq i1111111i., "lids of "verbal, visual or physical conduct In plain English, they're breaking the law, at taxFoundation for Individual Rights in •. , n or communication with sexual overEducation, or FIRE, gave the lead 11 'llfl ••• payer expense. FIRE has documented these abustones that the victim deems offenes in French's testimony, in a report to the testimony in Harrisburg. He told sive" as "sexual harassment." Legislature, and in incredible detail in its Webthe committee that in 2000, Penn State accused a The key phrase there is "that the victim deems student group of "discrimination" because in its based database, "Spotlight: The Campus Freedom offensive." Courts in Pennsylvania's own U.S. Third Resource." constitution it claimed certain rights to be "GodCircuit repeatedly have held that speech cannot be given." Investigating such things is not a "colossal waste And to this day, Penn State has an incredibly banned simply because the listener doesn't like it. . of time"- it's one of the central reasons legislative Lincoln's warped policy is much oversight even exists. And it's also Orwellian policy banning "acts of intolerance" - one broader and could be used to out- (lndi••• Unirmity of not "McCarthyism," as some particof which Surra himself would have committed had he law all sorts of speech that uniularly shrill critics have alleged. made his "waste of time" comment on campus. The versities have no business hnnqlr••i•J IHis • S/lffifie There is nothing liberal, conservagood representative's alma mater defines such acts restricting. Apart from that, it's ,;,,.;,, 011 tdlil'llllllirl tive or otherwise about making sure (which, it says, "will not be tolerated") as "an attitude, clearly unconstitutional. Pennsylvania's public universifeeling or belief in furtherance of which an individual •dion •nd its strHI111ts h•d that So is Indiana University of ties stop sticking the First acts to intimidate, threaten or show contempt for Pennsylvania's "Sign and Poster blttlf' IIIII mtitiz1 it. Amendment in the nearest paper other individuals or groups based on characteristics Policy," which outlaws "material shredder. such as political belief." The sooner the academic establishment and its that is insensitive to affirmative action issues." Got Calling a committee a "colossal waste of time" allies in the Legislature realize that, the sooner surely shows "contempt" for the "political belief' of that? IUP has a specific viewpoint on affirmative action, and its students had better not criticize it. So we can have some real reform. Anything less the folks who voted to create it, does it not? And one might argue a federal judge showed similar mucl;l for universities being dedicated to the search ought to be considered a scandal in the state for truth. IUP already has figured out that the truth where the Constitution was written and the "contempt" by - as French told the committee Liberty Bell still resides. striking down a nearly identical policy at is found in agreeing with its political viewpoint.

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IGOP gives college students the shaft San Jose Mercury News Editorial KRT NEWS SERVICE

Congressional Republicans made a self-satisfied gesture of fiscal constraint before heading home to hornswoggle voters into believing they're really worried about the federal deficit. The $40 billion in spending cuts, spread over five years, was barely a pinprick _ about a third of 1 percent of the federal budget. This year's budget deficit alone is $319 billion. The spending cuts will soon be swamped by $56 billion in extended tax cuts that Congress is poised to pass early next year, along with $27 billion in additional tax write-offs for the wealthy that took effect Jan. 1. In fact, $40 billion in cuts would be barely worth mentioning were it not so irresponsible. Bearing the brunt will be the federal. college loan program, which Congress instead should be increasing in light of soaring higher education costs and the fact that American industry is clamoring for a better educated workforce. Because of the cuts, students will be piling up several thousand dollars of additional debt and parents will be paying higher interest on loans - up to 8.5 percent. Lenders will no longer be able to subsidize new loans from the money they make. And, despite promises to raise Pell Grants- the foundation offed-

eral student aid- by $1,000 to keep up with rising costs, the grants will remain capped at $4,000. The $22 billion in cuts and restructuring will be partly offset by $3.75 billion in new grants for students studying foreign languages, math and science, plus $2 billion to forgive loans of special-education teachers and students who enlist in the military after college. But the net $13 billion cut marks the biggest hit in the history of the program. The House version passed narrowly with no Democratic support. It took Vice President Cheney, rushing back from the Mideast, to break a 50-50 tie vote in the Senate. Describing the vote as the only chance this year to "actually do something about deficit spending," Senate Budget Committee chair Judd Gregg of New Hampshire told senators, "This is our responsibility to our children.". Actually, Congress and the Bush administration have socked it to them. They have piled on a mountain of federal debt with an unbudgeted war in Iraq and a drug program for kids' grandparents. And now they have compounded this by pinching on college aid. Some high school grads will give up altogether on pursuing a degree, to the detriment of the U.S. economy in the future. The next generation is paying a big price for Congress' lip service to austerity. ·

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• JOBS: Community colleges provide training most high schools and universities don't CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

His group, based in Cambridge, Mass., winnowed Bureau of Labor Statistics data for 725 job categories to find the best shots. . It looked for jobs that paid $25,000 or more, were in fields with at least 20,000 openings a year, <?ffered at least some opportunity for advancement and had modest requirements for education and experience. Its report, "The Right Jobs," profiles these winners:

• Registered nurse Income range: $40,100 to $57,500. Projected annual openings: 110,119. Education: associate degree in nursing. Note: School admission is highly competitive but the acute nurse shortage is expected to double by 2015.

• Licensed practical nurse/ licensed vocational nurse Income range: $26,400 to $37,000. Projected annual openings: 29,480. Education: 11th-grade math and reading required for admission to a 12-month academic training program. Note: Easier to get into than registered-nurse jobs. Lots of jobs in long-term care. Can lead to an R.N. career. • Customer-service representative Income range: $20,960 to $33,540. Projected annual openings: 74,137. Education: high school or college plus training provided by employers. Communication skills matter. Note: The work- answering customers' questions in person, on the phone or via e-mail or the Internet _ is stressful. The turnover rate is often high and offshoring is possible. • Car/truck mechanic

Income range: $29,760 to $51,680. Projected annual openings: 21,579. Education: Entry-level jobs are available without much formal training, but vocational ~ chool certifications and degrees help win promotions. Note: Network administrators are paid the best. Help-desk support jobs are the easiest to land. •Building (Carpenter, plumber.)

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Income range: Carpenter, $26,180 to $45,560; electrician, $31,100 to $55,120; plumber, $30,540 to $53,820. Projected annual openings: carpenter, 31,917; electrician, 28,485; plumber, 20,511. Education: high school. Preapprentice training lasts 12 weeks; apprenticeship, three to four years. Note: Wages are 50 percent higher in unionized jobs, but they're tougher to get. A criminal record may be

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Students enrolled in Palomar's nursing program work on a real-life scenario last fall. The college is seeking ways to expand the program, which has a waiting list of more than 350 people. The program serves 36 students per semester.

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Income range: Car, $22,080 to $41,270; truck, $27,310 to $42,730. Projected aruiual openings: auto, 31,887; truck, 10,655. Education: high school. Training for those without high school auto-shop experience lasts six months to two years and costs $3,000 to $24,000. Note: Head mechaillcs at car dealerships can earn $100,000.

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. .. and need increasing Demand for registered nurses is growing faster than ror any other occupation; projected number of new jobs by 2012:

Income range: Truck, $26,020 to $41,610; bus, $21,870 to $39,510. Projected annual openings: truck, 62,517; bus, 25,000. Education: high school. Training programs usually run six to 12 months. Federal law requires interstate truckers to be 21 or older. Note: New federal regulations that limit daily driving time are expected to yield 60,000 new jobs. Many high schools and colleges aren't training for these high-growth fields, according to Rubin. Until then, community colleges will fill most of the gaps. "They are a tremendous resource," Rubin said.

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~~~~~ ~;~=~~y~l ~~parts from Concert hour At 12:30 p.m . on Jan. 26, Concert Hour will resume this semester in Room D-10 . Concert Hour is a free concert that is offered every Thursday and is open to all. "The Jan. 26 show features the Second Aven-qe Klezmer Ensemble who will play Eastern European Jewish music.

First Thursday Tickets to any Palomar College performance can be bought for half price on the ·first Thursday of every month. The first sale of the season is on Feb. 2. Tickets can be purchased at the Howard Brubeck Theatre box office or by phone at (760) 744-1150, ext. 2453. Box office hours are 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

Palomar dance festival Palomar College will hold a dance festival in the Howard Brubeck Theatre Feb. 3-5, with performances at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and a 2 p.m. performance on Sun.day. Palomar dancers will be joined by students from MiraCosta College, Saddleback College, Opus Mixtus Post Jazz Ensemble, Lower Left, Cal State San Marcos and SDSU. The students will be performing original choreography in a variety of styles. The performance is directed by Molly Faulkner. Tickets are $8 for students, $10 for seniors and staff and $12 for the general public.

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. Peter Gach, the Artist· in Residence at Palomar College, will be performing a trilogy of concerts in celebration of his 25th anniversary at Palomar. The first performance is at 2 p.m. on Feb. 12 in Room D-IO. He will play selections from Chopin on the piano. Admission is $10 at the door or $20 for the entire series.

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the spring semester with new exhibitions titled "Mixed Metaphors," by Kenney Mencher and "Life as I Know It," by Janet Mackaig. The exhibitions will be open Jan. 21 through Feb. 10 with a reception on Jan. 21 at 4:30p.m. Communications director of the Boehm Gallery Kylee · McDowell, said the gallery is trying something different than its traditional exhibition choices. "In the past we've been accused of being overly traditional," McDowell said. "We're putting a foot out there and showing pieces that are out of the ordinary." "Mixed Metaphors" is a collection of oil paintings by Mencher, a professor of art at Ohlone College in Fremont, Calif. Mencher's paintings display a dry sense of humor and some contain subject matters that . may be seen as vulgar or dirty. An example is his painting "Apocrypha," which depicts a woman in.her lingerie tied up on the floor in front of two men. Because of the risque nature of Mencher's work, it was censored in the HANG Gallery in San Francisco, and the Cal-STRS Gallery in Sacramento. On his Web site, Mencher said he strives for ambiguity in his work so that the viewer can take his or her own interpretation from the pieces. "(Mencher's work) is implicit, not in your face," McDowell said. Mencher uses vibrant colors in his paintings, combined . with realistic shading techniques to create lifelike figures and backgrounds. The scenes depicted may be less than realistic, however. A preview of

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"Art Amnesia" is an oil painting by Kenney Mencher on display as part of his "Mixed Metaphors" series.

Mencher's work can be found on his with 50 years of experience. She · Web site at www.kenney- uses a lot of animal imagery in her paintings, putting them in scenes mencher.com. Mackaig's series, "Life as I Know where we would expect to find It," features acrylic paintings that humans. incorporate painted-wooden cutouts. For · example, her piece "Where's Ken" features zebras Mackaig uses cutouts on her can- 'We're putting • foot - wandering around outside of a storefront. vases to create a 3Mackaig's use of D effect, but also out there •nd showing has some stand· pieees th•t •re out of cutouts; shading and alone cutouts that the ordin•ry. '' other mixed media gives are painted to look her work an element of like pe_ople and - Kylee McDowell depth and the illusion of COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR 3-D subjects. cheetahs. "Janet is an . The Boehm Gallery is accomplished artist with amazing open Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 foreshortening techniques," p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays McDowell said. "She can make a from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Fridays completely flat object look 3-D." and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 Mackaig is a professional artist, p.m. Admission is free.

New TV season brings surprises to fans By Pamela Sitt Kin NEWS S!I!IIICi

CBS has announced the cast of its coming "Survivor: Panama - Exile Island" (premieres 8 p.m., all times ET, Feb. 2). Here's the twist: The 16 castaways will start the game divided into four tribes - Older Men, Older Women, Younger Men and Younger Women. It sounds like the title of a selfhelp book, does it not? Or a Danielle Steel novel, which bodes well for drama. Yes, please! In addition, each week one castaway will be banished to solitary on a remote island. Hmmm, someone watch "Prison Break" much? The 12th season cast includes a retired astronaut, ~ yoga instructor, a karate teacher and a social worker. The Younger Women team includes girls named Misty, Sally and Courtney, and I hope they're ditzy and giggle a lot. Speaking of Younger Men, Older Women, Naveen Andrews of "Lost" recently learned that he's a baby daddy, the result of an "encounter" last year during a brief separation with longtime girlfriend Barbara Hershey. Andrews, 36, and Hershey, 57, remain a couple and have reportedly worked things out, which in Ross-speak means, "We were on a break!" In related news, producers are looking f9r partners in need of couples therapy for a new reality senes on Showtime called "A More Perfect Union." The show will follow couples as they work with sex and relationships expert Dr. Laura Berman at the Berman Center in Chicago. Interested couples can call (800)854-0018 for more information. Finally, Kristin Cavallari of "Laguna Beach" will reportedly turn up as a closeted lesbian cheerleader on an

upcoming episode of "Veronica Mars." I've only just forgiven creator Rob Thomas for letting Paris Hilton guest star on the show last season, but I'll take any excuse to say "closeted lesbian cheerleader" in the newspaper. Twice. ''The Bachelor'' Allie: "I'm definitely here to find a husband. Hopefully, the bachelor will be. that guy because, quite frankly, my eggs are ripe." Which is what every guy wants to hear on a first date. So long, Allie, and so long to our Ali too. Boo! (10 p.m. Mondays, ABC).

''Project Runway'' · The designers create party dresses for Nicky Hilton. Chloe: "Diana, that (dress) looks like Stevie Nicks." Diana Eng: ''What is Stevie Nick?" Right. Meantime, Santino dresses to impress Miss Hilton: "I'm wearing 5-inch stiletto pumps that I thought would be memorable." Which is weird, because, you know, Santino's already pretty tall. (10 p.m. Wednesdays, Bravo). ''The Gauntlet 2" Jodi, Robin and Mark get caught in a love triangle. Susie: "(Jodi) deserves better. It's a shame that somebody like Mark, who's 5,000 years old, is breaking her heart." I know, right? Isn't Mark, like, Eric Nies' age? Which probably makes him old enough to be Jodi's father. (10 p.m. Mondays, MTV). "The Biggest Loser: Special Edition" The Muha family lost more weight than the Samuels family, but really the biggest loser on this night was USC. I don't even like football, and I couldn't help flipping back and forth to the Rose Bowl. (9 p.m. Wednesdays, NBC).

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Stephanie LaGrossa in "Survivor Guatemala." _ "Gastineau Girls" Lisa and Brittny get paid to appear at a party in Puerto Rico. Lisa: "You know, I felt like I w~s being sold, like as a circus seal. I'm not Bozo the Clown who's out for party hire." Let me reiterate: Lisa and Brittny get paid to appear at a party in Puerto Rico. (10 p.m. 'fuesdays, E!). ''Desperate Housewives" Wisteria Lane is becoming more Melrose Place by the minute: Blackmail! Drinking problem! Husband-swapping! Tom: $ometimes, when I bend down to pick up the morning paper, I catch Bree Van de Kamp checking me out." Oh come on, Matt Fielding, obviously Kimberly Shaw knows you're ·gay. (9 p.m. Sundays, ABC).

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Percentage of work e-mailers who say they have sent jokes or chain e-mails. URCE : " HOW MUCH INFORMATION 2003 " BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKLEY CHICAGO TRIBUNE , MESSAGELABS , KAT '

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here's an old adage: No one thinks they're a bad driver. Here's an updated 21st-century version: No one thinks they send annoying e-mails. Plenty of us do. Consider these findings from the Pew Internet and American Life Project report, culled from Princeton University research conducted from 2000 to 2002: 23 percent of Americans who use e-mail at work say e-mail has added a new source of stress to their lives. 22 percent of work emailers say e-mail has caused inisunderstandings. 16 percent of work emailers say e-mail encourages gossip. E-mail has revolutionized communication. But it's still very much an untamed frontier. Welcome to the E-mail Offender Rehabilitation Program. We'll get you straight before you hit "Send" and offend again. Here are some common email infractions identified by "netiquette" experts: -! Do you send out jokes and "you gotta see this!" Web sites

to a wide range of people? PROBLEM! You've just distributed your friends' email addresses to people they don't know; exposing them to spam and viruses. Do you send out cute emails to your entire office or department? PROBLEM! You've just required your co-workers to sift through more e-mails and made it difficult for them to know what interoffice communication is important. Do you load up your emails with elaborate personal signatures that include favorite quotes or even graphics? PROBLEM! You've just burdened your readers with superfluous information that wastes their time. Around 31 billion e-mails are sent globally each day, according to "How Much Information 2003," the fact book sent out by the University of California at Berkeley. How many of those e-mails would have benefited from adhering to appropriate tone or structure?

Experts say there are three- types of e-mails with distinctly different rules- the close friends, office and publice-mails.

THE CLOSE FRIENDS E.-MAll:. Your spouse, your closest friends, your siblings, your parents: These are the people to send jokes and "you gotta see this!" e-mails to. Hard as it may be to believe, not everyone shares your sense of humor. Even this small group of people will not enjoy everything you send them.

THE OFFICE E-MAIL Don't add to people's workload. That's the main rule of e-mails sent out to a group of co-workers. Keep them short, sweet and to the point. Follow these tips: • Make the subject line factual and brief. • In clear, concise sentences, deliver the pertinent information within the e-mail. · • If you don't have an electronic signature on your e-mails, prov1de your name and phone number. • Proofread the e-mail several times before sending it out.

THE PUBLIC E-MAIL Occasionally we have to send out e-mails to all the parel')ts of the soccer team, or to everyone in the homeowners association. If possible, you might try writing your public e-rnails with a who, what, when, where structure. This can be extremely helpful to readers. WHO: All members of soccer team. WHAT: Team photo. WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 4, at noon.

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WHERE: Playing field 2.

Brandy L. Bourne contributed to this article.

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C.E. Wylie Construction Superintendent Bruce Swanson (left) and project inspector Kent Schafer sign -the final beam for the .high-tech science building's steel structure.

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Construction workers Kevin Malloy (left) and Eddy Romero hoist a flag as they bolt in the final beam.

Next, crews will begin to install the for removal and the project was extended concrete floors on the second and third an additional 62 days last fall ·to work floors . A redesigned sidewalk and stairs around the delays. Miller said the densiwill also be installed with surrounding ty of the rock prevented crews from infrastructure and plumbing, Miller said. removing all of it, and as a result, the eleTraffic on Comet Circle will be eased as vation of the building had to be n:~,ised an spring classes begin, with both lanes -additional two feet. "It's unfortunate the granite surveyed open for at least the first three days of the semester and during peak student traffic was too large and couldn't be broken hours between ~ a.m. and 12 p.m. Still, which has led to the increased cost of the Miller said students can expect to always building," said college president Robert see a crane at the site and occasional sup- Deegan. "In the long term, this will be a ply trucks blocking one lane, especially great facility and it appears that we're back on track here to be on top of things when pouring concrete. The McMahon Steel Company of San for spring 2007." Diego provided architectural designs in · The project was originally targeted for which the steel was pieced together on completion by November 2006 and since work began C.E. Wylie has spent $708,000 computer drawings. "It's built entirely on a computer before on the project. The new facility will house it actually shows up," Miller said. ''We life science and physical science labs and can physically put it together on the take the place of classrooms in the Earth screen and when it's not laid out exactly, Science and Life Science buildings as well we can look at the drawings and what we as some nursing facilities , Miller said. "It seems like we've been looking at a have to work with." Because of the unexpected discovery pile of dirt for so many months and most of a solid table of monolithic blue gran- people don't realize how much works takes ite, as .much as $990,000 was approved place underneath-it all," Miller said.

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College students will start heading back to class in the next few weeks, and the pressure to keep their grades up will start to occupy much of their time. But what many students may not know is that although summer seems far away, time is running out for finding summer internships and jobs. Connie Dietz, director of Cooperative Education and Work-based Learning at Wichita State University, said most summer internships have already been filled, but the time frame for taking applications varies from company to company. As a rule, Dietz said, students should start applying as early as the preceding fall for summer internships. Jennifer Camp, manager of college recruiting at Koch Industries, said Koch filled most of its 30 internship positions in October and November, but still has a couple left. Camp said that having a specific objective on a resume is what makes good applicants stand out. She also said that networking is the biggest help for students SEJeking int~rnships. "It's always good to have a .champion," Camp said. "Knowing someone

will give them a closer look at who you are." Jill Pletcher, director of Career Services at WSU, said that networking is also important when looking· for a permanent job. She said students should continuously work on building "people connections" that will give them as many options as possible when they are ready to enter the professional world. "Try to find someone who is already doing what you want to do ," she said. It is also important for students to work on writing, presentation and interpersonal skills, Pletcher said, which will help them succeed in both the job-seeking process and throughout their careers. She said students should continuously look at different job opportunities in their field because it will help them have a more specific idea of what they want to do so they can improve their skills accordingly. "You need to know what your options are_what are you good at?" she said. Students also shouldn't wait to hear back from employers before sending _out more resumes and should avoid the temptation to do everything online. "It's difficult for (students) to concentrate on things that are not related to school," Pletcher said. "It takes a long time to uncover opportunities, and that makes it difficult." She said students should make a weekly effort to explore job opportuni, ties. , , - . · •., , ,; . . . , . '·"It's. & -fuJHi:m.ajob ;loolqng) ~<?J a jpb," she said. - -~

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San Marcos The San Marcos City Council voted again?t development on San Marcos ridgelines, including the opposite side of Palomar's "P" Mountain. Developers had discussed possibly building homes on the property before the city instituted a protection law requiring planning commission approval for certain projects.

Tehran, Iran While the Iranian government works to further develop its m~clear energy, U.S. and European officials remain at a standoff in talks with the country to halt the program. Diplomats have called on the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency to assess if Iran has capabilities and intentions of developing a nuclear weapon. Iranian officials claim nuclear development is for energy purposes.

Jerusalem Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has shown signs of improvement since suffering a stroke Jan. 4. The Middle Eastern leader and U.S. ally remained hospitalized more than a week later, but doctors reported a normal heartbeat and also removed a tube used to remove excess blood from his brain.

Mina, Saudi Arabia - At least 345 people were killed during a stampede Jan. 12 during the Haij, an annual Muslim pilgrimage. Islamic pilgrims . were trampled to death after tripping in front of the crowds.

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WASHINGTON - (KRT) In tense exchanges with Democratic senators, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alita refused to declare that Roe v. Wade is settled law, stopping short of such statements that Chief Justice J ohn G. Roberts made before becoming a judge and that he reaffirmed during his confirmation hearings last September. Alita's reluctance makes it easier for critics to brand him as a justice who could help overturn the 33-year-old ruling, which extended constitutional protection to abortion rights. It could also cost him Democratic support in the Senate, already lower than what Roberts enjoyed. Roberts won 22 Democratic votes when the Senate confirmed him last September. Alita will almost certainly get fewer, though his Republican support appears solid enough to ensure his confirmation, barring any future stumbles. Democrats turned more aggressive in questioning Alito Jan. 11, his third day of testimony, zeroing in not only on abortion but also on his membership in the Concerned Alumni of Princeton. Alito listed the conservative group in a 1985 application for promotion while· a lawyer in the Reagan administration. At the insistence of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., committee chairman Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., agreed to review Library of Congress papers belonging to William Rusher, a founder of the Concerned Alumni of Princeton and publisher of the National Review, a conservative magazine. The group formed in 1972 partly in opposition to Princeton's decision to admit

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Supreme Court nominee judge Samuel Alito fields questions on policy and judicial precedent during his third day of Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings Jan. 11.

women. CAP members have also opposed expanded minority admissions. Alito testified that he didn't recall when or why he joined the group. He said he rejected the group's views on women and minorities. But he said he shared its support for keeping Reserve Officer Training Corps programs on campus. The New York Times reported in November that a review of Rusher's papers revealed no evidence that Alita played a major role in the organization. Alita fended off hostile questions with a low-key, unflappable manner, and most Democrats appeared reluctant to force much of a confrontation with him. The

most pointed exchanges came when they tried to nail him down on abortion law. Alita strongly endorsed the idea that judicial precedent merits respect by later courts, and he said several times that Roe v. Wade deserved the "respect" that other precedents get. He also agreed that Casey v. Planned Parenthood, the 1992 Supreme Court ruling that reaffirmed Roe v. Wade, was a precedent entitled to "respect" and that it strengthened Roe's authority. But when Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., pressed him go further, Alita to demurred, effectively refusing to state that the Supreme Court shouldn't

consider overturning Roe. "Do you believe (Roe v. Wade) is the settled law of the land?" Durbin asked. "If 'settled' means that it can't be reexamined, that's one thing," Alita said. "If 'settled' means that it is a precedent that is entitled to respect as stare decisis and all of the factors that I've mentioned come into play, including the reaffirmation and all ofthat, then it is a precedent that is protected." Alita repeated tha~he was unable to go further because abortion litigation is constantly coming before the court, and it would be inappropriate to commit himself on a question he may have to rule on, should he be confirmed.

House leader resigns amid investigation By James Kuhnhenn !!RT NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON _ (KRT) 'Ibm DeLay, the pugnacious Texas Republican dogged by ethics complaints, stepped down permanently as House majority leader Jan. 7, the first political casualty of a blossoming Washington lobbying · scandal. Maintaining that he has "always acted in an ethical manner," DeLay nonetheless told House Republican lawmakers in a letter that he was permanently stepping down because "I cannot allow our adversaries to divide and distract our attention." DeLay was forced to step down ternporarily as leader in September when he was indicted by a Texas grand jury on charges that he broke state campaign finance laws. But the final straw came last week when Jack Abramoff a once-powerful Republican lobbyist with close ties to DeLay, pleaded guilty to corruption charges. DeLay reached his decision Jan. 7 in Texas, a day after two House Republicans initiated a drive to keep DeLay from reclaiming his leadership post and to hold elections to replace him permanently. DeLay will keep a seat on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, which distributes government money, and plans to run for re-election. But the departure

from the leadership of a key figure in pushing President Bush's agenda for the past five years could hobble the White House in the future. DeLay's stepping down may be some help to House Repub~icans, ~ho've benefited ~?m DeLays tactical. and fun~atsmg prowess, but have also seen therr popularity plummet nationally amid headline-making scandals in which he often had a role .. An Ass~tated Pr~ss-Ipsos poll showed the Amen~ public favored Democrats over Republicans 49 percent to 36 percent for Congress. Democrats need 15 seats in t~e 435-~ember House of Representattv_es to .wm control. ~elay's restgnatwn fr?m the leadership threw the House mto an unpredictable phas.e that will test House Speaker D~nrus Hastert, R-Ill. . Hastert IS well regarded by his colleagues, but the H~u~e Re~ublican cancus was already st~ng wtth demands for greater ,le~dership changes. "We don t JUSt need new leaders, we need a majo~ course correction," Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., one of the two lawmakers who prm~p~ed t~e ef!ort to replace DeLay, srud m an mtemew Satw;day. . . Even befor~ DeLay reached his dect~10n, Rep. Melissa Hart, R-Pa., dem~ded m a statement . th"at the Rep~b.hcan House membership ~eeds the abtlity ~ reassess the leadership team as a whole.

Hastert, who abruptly canceled a foreign trip he was to embark upon Monday, said he would schedule leadership elections for · ~ the week of Jan. 31. . A top leadership aide, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the elections, said current plans are only to fill DeLay's vacancy, not other ill

leadership posts. A leadership fight could disrupt the • House's handling of some important upcoming legislative issues. Among them · are the renewal of the anti-terrorism P~triot Act, which expires Feb. 3, reductions in planned spending for anti-poverty programs and billions of dollars in tax cuts. DeLay, in a letter to Hastert, indicated that it was best for the party if he stepped aside. "The job of majority leader and the mandate of the Republican majority are too important to be hamstrung, even for a few months, by personal distractions," he wrote. Hastert, in a statement, said Delay's was "an honorable decision and the right decision for the House Republican Conference." Democrats showed no signs of relenting after DeLay stepped down. "By forcing out Tom DeLay, Republicans have addressed a party problem but not the institutional problem of corruption that most troubles the American people," said Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill. , the chairman of the campaign arm of the House Democrats. mi. ·)·.·.·..

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Student Center. The first set is at 11 a.m. and the second is at 12:30 p.m. on Jan 17. Another band will play on Jan 18 from 11 until11:45 a.m. A DJ is set to perform that afternoon from 12:30 until1:15 p.m. Several campus groups, such as the Transfer Center and the Financial Aid and Scholarship Offices, will set up tables to answer students questions, especially those who are attending Palomar for the first time. "I really like the idea of Welcome Week," said ASG senator Curtis Van Engle. "I remember what it was like - not knowing where to go or what to do - we want to help students and answer questions." Representatives from the Army will be on hand to barbeque for students between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The cost is subsidized by the ASG, so students will pay only $3, said Chen, Welcome Week Stephanie Chairwoman and ASG senator. ''When we had Comet Week, the barbeque was really popular with students," Chen said. She added that the Army may also bring a rock-climbing wall.

After the barbeque, the ASG will give away kettle corn. For students who wish to get more physical activity, volleyball and tug-of-war · equipment will be set up and available in the grass area in front of the Student Center beginning at 8 a.m. Chen said this is the first Welcome Week, and the ASG plans to continue the event in the future. In November, ASG members approved a budget item that set aside up to $8,000 for the event. "I want people to expect this event in the future," Chen said. She added that for future Welcome Week events, she would like to see the addition of more vendors, more campus groups, and possibly campus tours. "I'd like to create groups to help new students meet each other," Chen said. Van Engle said that although the ASG has been considering an event like Welcome Week for a long time, this year there was an added incentive to celebrate because 2006 is Palomar's 60th anniversary.

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New coach expects to continue tradition 0 By Marwan Razouk THE TmSCOPE

The Palomar College baseball program undergoes a major facelift for the upcoming 2006 season. In addition to the community college standard of high player turnover, the Comets will have a new manager and coaching staff for ~ Preview the first time in a quarter-century. Buck Taylor was named baseball manager at the end of last season, replacing 24-year veteran Bob Vetter. He assumes the head-coaching post after five years as an assistant. Prior to that, he was the assistant head-coach at his alma mater San Francisco State from 1994-2000. Taylor will attempt to fill the shoes of Vetter, who finished his Comet career 542-393-6 overall while leading last year's squad (34-11 ) into the state championship game. Vetter was also named Pacific Coast Conference Coach of the Year. "I'm very excited to be in this position," said Taylor of being the head coach. "If I learned one thing (from Vetter) it's patience. Be patient with the kids, make no rash decisions. If you're upset, sleep on it." On the field , the Comets will feature an almost entirely different team as last season, which saw 14 players from the state runner-up team advance to the fouryear level to play baseball. Only one regular position play-

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er, Cameron Penney (all-conference first baseman last season as a freshman ), returns. Nick Vincent is the only returning starting pitcher from last season. Vincent, a medical redshirt last season, showed promise early before being shelved with an arm

injury. Despite all the new faces , Taylor said he feels very good about his club and its potential for success. "I love the kids we have - we're athletic with good team speed," Taylor said. "I like our depth in that we have at least two good

players at every position, all of which are up for grabs. Plus, this is a good group of kids who route for one another no matter what." Palomar does have reinforcements arriving- four transfers with Division I experi_ence will be donning the scarlet and silver. Ronnie Loeffl& (University of Hawaii), James McLaughlin (UC Irvine), Jeff Tezak (Cal-St. Northridge) and Andreas Esquibel (San Diego St.) join the Comets. Tezak is a switch-hitting infielder. The other three are right-handed pitchers. Tay-lor said that of these players, the most highly scouted is Esquibel. Originally recruited by Palomar out of Vista High, Esquibel spent one season at SDSU playing for future Hall-of-Farner Tony Gwynn and has already signed a letter of intent with the University of Kansas. A new coach and a plethora of brand new players hasn't lowered expectations. !< J expect to compete for the conference, that's our first goal." Taylor said. "From there, we'll set other goals accordingly." The Comets will be tested immediately, giving fans and more importantly, the coaches, an opportunity for an early evaluation. Santa Ana College and Cypress College, ranked second and third in the Collegiate Baseball Coaches preseason poll for the Southern California region, will be Palomar's first two opponents. "We'll see how good we are after those two games," said Taylor, whose · Comets are ranked fourth. "We'll just have to wait and see."

With top stars returning, coach aillls for state By Abbey Mastracco THE TELESCOPE

Last year Al Ursillo was able to lead the Palomar College Men's Volleyball team to a second place finish in the state tournament. Ursillo is back for his second season as head coach with high expectations for this year's team. "The talent level is way up this year," Ursillo said. "We are so talented with the new guys. I'm very excited." Returning this year for the Comets are outside hitters Shohei Kageyama and Zach Wiggs, and middle blockers Christopher "Rick" Brazee and Jon Girten. Ursillo said he expects Girten to take on a more dominant role on the court this year. "I expect great things from Jon this year," Ursillo said. "I'll look to him to take over in leadership on the court." Girten was named to the all-tournament team after the statechampionship game with teammate Erik J oller. Ursillo credits Girten with much oflast year's success, along with former players Nick Rubacky, Kevin McColloch and Joller. New to the Comet's roster this year are Kyle Wynn, J on Larson, Ken Barnett, and Carlos Ramirez. Ramirez, a left side opposite hitter, has played at the Division I level, transferring as a sophomore from Ohio State, and was also a member of the Puerto Rican

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National Team. Ursillo mentions him and success of the team last year," Ursillo said . Wynn as players to watch. "Good success from last year generated word "We have four really good freshmen coming of mouth." in this season." Ursillo said. Following the success of last year 's proThough Ursillo is confident in his new gram, the pressure is on to go above and players, he also said they have beyond. yet to prove themselves. "It's a natural thing [tq feel pres~ure]. "I'm unknowing about the new . When you had such success as a player you guys in if they can play at the want to keep that level," Ursillo said. "The junior college level," Ursillo said. ba:r; has been set high, and we don't want to go "The team is smaller below that." in size ... but I'm "/ think they w111 Ursillo said it may be too excited about the newcomers ." early to tell how· this year's motiv11tlli to p/11y by Ursillo said the major difference team will do, but he expects this in this year's team is the competi- th1 SUtCISS of thl year to be as successful as last tion for each position. With a team t111m l11st y111t. Good year. "I would say greater than of only seven players last year, the suttiSS from l11st y111t or equal to [last year's success]." competitiveness did not exist. The Comets ended 2005 with gentllltlli word ol "This year the competition for mouth." · a 13-6 record and clinched the playing time and position is much Orange Empire Conference title greater," Ursillo said. "The lineup - AI Ursillo for the first time since 1998. was pretty much set when we MEN'S VOLLEYBALL This year, Ursillo said he hopes walked onto the floor last year. HEAD COACH to win the Pacific Coast This year the competition for Conference title, but said Mesa playing time -is just going to be a real dog and Grossmont want it too. fi ght." "I think Grossmont really wants to beat us." Another major difference in this year's Ursillo said. team is the player ages. Ursillo said many of Overall, Ursillo wants his team to have fun the new freshmen players are older freshmen on the court, and of course, to win. that took a year off and decided to play this "In the words of [Oakland Raiders owner] year. Al Davis, 'Just win."' Ursillo said. "We'll have "I think they were motivated to play by the fun, and just win."

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Comets look·.to make another run at state title By Matt Null

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After a milestone season in 2005, the Palomar College women's softball team has big shoes to fill in '06 . . Last years squad recorded its 20th consecutive Pacific Coast Conference title, placed second in the state, hit a state record 65 home runs and recorded head coach Mark Eldridge's l,OOOth career victory. This yearls squad will have to do it all without last year's state Most Valuable Player, Jamee Avii. The sophomore has accepted a scholarship to play softball at Arizona State University and has decided to redshirt this season. The decision will allow Avii to play three seasons for the Pac-10 powerhouse. "This is the best thing for my future," Avii said. "As far as playing wise, this will give me a chance at three national championships." Despite the loss of Avii, Eldridge said he feels this team will live up to the challenge. "We are a powerful team, a strong team and we will be tough to pitch to," Eldridge said. "We have nine girls that can swing it. With some good pitching, and good defense, we should be pretty good." This year's team will have a different feel from last year's. After having only one starting pitcher the past two seasons·, this year's team will feature at least five. "Pitchers are always at a premium and it's been a long time since we've had some established pitchers, and one with some four-year experience," Eldridge said. "They are all experienced and we feel good about that." Eldridge said he would start the season with a one-two combo of Janielle Nickels, a transfer from San Jose State, and Melissa Lerno from El Centro. On defense Eldridge said this year's team has more depth and will shuffle 11 or 12 players into the starting lineup. 'We will have more people rotating in this year," Eldridge said. "We are going with a more evolved roster and lineup, especially early in the year, trying to find that best combo to play with." This season already has one milestone. For the first time in his 28 years at Palomar, Eldridge had to cut players. "We just had an extraordinary num-

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Freshman outfielder Katie Souders slams a line drive at a recent practice. The Comets open up the sea~on Jan. ll at home versus Mt. San Jacinto College at 3 p.m.

ber of girls come out," Eldridge said. "It's just a weird year, tons of kids from elsewhere tried out and we had a lot of local girls try-out, it was just kind of weird." Eldridge also said the Comets have a good chance of clinching their 21st consecutive title. · "If someone besides us wins this league, they are going to have a hell of a team," Eldridge said. "I like our chances . I don't know . what those other teams have, but I know what we got and I know how hard we work. "If they can beat us, so be it, but I like our chances. The reality of it is, we are going to corrie out and play some ball." Another goal for the Comets is to reach the state playoffs again. "We got some good players back from last year and I feel like we improved our pitching," Eldridge said. "I know the sophomores and the coaches would love to pull it off this year. We expectto be there." The Comets first game of the season will be Jan. 27 at home versus Mt. San Jacinto College at 3 p.m.

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Top player to take year off After a freshman season where she was named Most Valuable Player for the state of California, Palomar College softball player Jam(le Avii has decided to take a redshirt season and not play for the Comets during her sophomore season. Avii recently accepted a scholarship to play softball for Arizona State University. She said by taking a _redshirt, she can play three years for the Sundevils, instead of two. Avii said she chose Arizona State for two reasons. "It is the Pac-10, the best conference in the United States," said Avii, who also had interest from UCLA and Oregon State, both Pac-10 schools. "And I didn't want to go too far from home." For head coach Mark Eldridge, losing his best player was bittersweet. "She was the best player I have ever coached," said Eldridge, who has been the Palomar softball coach for 28 years and has sent more than 100 women on to four-year schools. "But she was out of her league here and had nothing more to accomplish." Eldridge, who is friends with Arizona State head coach Clint Myers, helped Avii get the scholarship. Eldridge said he urged Avii to take the scholarship and the redshirt. "It's the best thing for her," Eldridge said. "It just opens the door for someone else to play third base." Avii said not playing will be a hard for her, but with her roster spot open, it will benefit someone else. ''Unfortunately for me I can't play this year," Avii said. "But I do think this is better for them and for me. It also opened the door for another girl to get another scholarship, just like I did." -Matt Null

College football coaches to debate combines The combines, which charge up to $400 for each athlete, have become popular with players and coaches. Players, who run 40-yard sprints, lift weights and have their heights and weights measured, like the fact they can get their numbers out to By Alan Schmadtke a big audience, particularly if there is KR'f NEWS SERVICE recent improvement to mark. Coaches are happy because the comWary of sapping control from high school coaches - or concerned about bines allow them to scout a large number making recruiting a longer, more diffi- of players in one location. Camps . are more hands-on. NCAA cult process than it already is - football's major-college coaches will consid- rules permit college coaches to hold or er how to handle combines for high work camps away from campus. Like school players at their annual conven- combines, such camps afford coaches a time and place to watch prospective tion this week in Dallas. 1\vo types of non-high school gatherings recruits up close. Both the comare becom- ' bines and the ing preva"I don't g1t inrolrld in tho11 camps effectivelent for athly limit the con(eombin11), but Hth1y gir~ letes hoping to play moll IXPOSUII to lhi p/tlfltS, trol that high school coaches Division I-A th11t's probt1bly t1 good thing." have on their football, combines - Pete Carroll athletes and on USC HEAD COACH the recruiting hosted by process. Some recruiting services and camps put on by I-A coaching college coaches are concerned about the staffs away from their campus. Both will football recruiting process becoming more be debated this week, according to coaches like the ones in basketball and baseball, planning on attending the I-A coaches sports in which high school coaches are less important than youth-league coaches meeting this week.

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general public. There was little controveror other sets of outsiders. "We don't want football to get like bas- sy over the top two teams (USC and Texas) ketball," University of Central Florida because they were the only two unbeatens Coach George O'Leary said. "We've seen after the regular season. BCS officials have said how that's they would gotten. We "W1 don 'I wtlnt lootbt11/to g1t like the need to get AFCA to /ik1 bt1skflbt11/. W1'r1 Slln control before it gets how th11t's gott1n. W1 n11d to increase the number of out of hand." g1t control b1lor~ it g1ts out coaches who of h11nd. " - Geor~e 0 ,Leary vote but Coach Pete UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDll coaches have Carroll isn't HEAD COACH been resistconas ant. cerned. • Will debate the merits of five years "I don't get involved in those (combines), but if they give more exposure to the play- of eligibility for I-A football players. ers, that's probably a good thing," Carroll Coaches in the past have supported it, said. "I think the bottom line is about the believing that recent increases in acawork load. Some guys don't want to have demic standards will allow players to go, but that takes away from the coach- more time to blend football and school. • Would like to stem the migration es that do want to go the extra mile and from Division II. Many schools are optoutwork the next guy for a player." Coaches could not do anything to ing to move to I-AA for more visibility. eliminate the combines. They can recc The NCAA is already looking at possi~ ommend that coaches be prohibited ble reconfigurations of Division I. Any NCAA proposals that come out of from attending them. They also can recommend coaches not be permitted to the convention are merely recommendations. They would not be voted on by work skill camps. NCAA leaders until at least February · Also this week, coaches: • Will deliver their first-year impres- 2007, according to the NCAA's legislasions.ofreleasing their Top 25 votes to the tive cycle.

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