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Dancers from the Thai Wat Buddhajakra Mongkolratanaram Temple in Escondido perform a traditional Thai dance Feb. 10 during "Taste of Thailand," a fundraising event for the Palomar group Toys for Thailand. The event raised about $18,000 that will be spent to help young victims of the December 2004 tsunami. This year, the group will make its third trip to Thailand.

Thai event raises S18,000 By Allie Page THE TELESCOPE

Palomar group Toys for Thailand's fundraiser "Taste of Thailand" spiced up Encinitas on Feb. 10. Toys for Thailand is a group ofvolunteers who raise money, toys, clothing and other supplies for children in Thailand who were orphaned and affected by the December 2004 tsunami. The "Taste of Thailand" event raised about $18,000. Tickets to the event sold out, and extra people showed up to support the event. More than 100 people attended, including those of Thai

decent, residents and Palomar students. "It's great to see that so many people in this world still care," said Palomar student Carrie Jarvis. The event featured several aspects of Thai culture, such as traditional music, dancing and food. Famous Thai chef Tommy Tang held cooking demonstrations and there were silent auctions and raffles. The event was styled after a typical Thai night market. "People cook all night, and then they switch in the morning to the day markets, where people buy their food fresh everyday," said Sai Diehl,

one of the announcers at the event. "Because in Thailand they don't store anything. They don't freeze everything. Everything is fresh." Toys for Thailand started shortly after the tsunami hit. Co-founder of Toys for Thailand Sasha Bilar, originally from Bangkok, said she still has friends in Thailand, and contacts them regularly. When the tsunami hit, she decided to go and help. The groups other co-founder, Judith Eberhart, went with her. On their first trip to Thailand, they had

Next semester's students will take science classes in brand new lecture halls and laboratories. Palomar's new science building in the north of the San Marcos Campus is 85 percent complete and on schedule to open in Fall 2007, said Chris Miller, the college's construction manager. The construction was originally scheduled to finish November 2006, but the deadline had to be pushed back six months. ''We've gotten past the point where you're going to have delays with things," Miller said. He said the biggest challenge coming up is the startup and testing ofthe heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Cranes lifted HVAC units onto the roof of the building during the winter break. "They're about the size of a semi-trailer,~ Miller said. He said the piping system Stf~~ BUILDING for the HVAC systems has been installed, but not yet connected. Miller said mechanical and electrical tests will follow the HVAC commissioning. He said electrical switchboards are being put in place and connected, and on a future Sunday the building will be supplied with power, which it doesn't yet have. The inside of the building is being painted and windows are being put in, Miller said. "A lot of the interior has been completed," he said. The building was originally called the "HighTech Science Building," but was changed about a

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Four clubs attend recruitment day By Jason Dunn THE TELESCOPE

Students had the opportunity to learn about and join four of Palomar's clubs by walking through the Student Center on Feb. 7. The Palomar College Republicans, MEChA, the PreMed Club and Phi Theta Kappa set up tables from about 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Center for this semester's Club Rush. "I expected more to be here," said student James Holloway, who manned the Palomar College Republicans' table. "I remember last year, this entire place was filled with activity." Administrative Assistant to the Office of Student Affairs

Marilyn Lunde said there are 17 clubs registered at Palomar this semester, but some of them, such as the Fire Club and the Dental Assisting Club, keep to their own circle of students. The Palomar College Republican's table had voter registration forms, free cups, pamphlets and bumper stickers available. Holloway said they had signed up seven new members at around 1 p.m. Pre-Med Club members were at the event in their white club Tshirts, and promoting the club. "It's for anyone that's interested in going into the allied health professions," said student James Gucwa, the club's vice president. He said they signed up a dozen or so people during Club Rush.

Club President Max Martinez said he recruited about 200 new members by visiting biology and life sciences classes and telling students about the club. "It's easier for me to go to them than for them to come to me," Martinez said. John Muniz of MEChA said the club has a high latina population, but anyone is welcome to join. MEChA had signed up about 30 new members as of about 12:30 p.m. "I'm sure more students want to get involved, they just don't know how," Muniz said. He said he thought more clubs should have been present. "People don't know about you unless you're out there," Muniz said.

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Pre-Med Club President Max Martinez (center) talks to Marisela Galvan while member Mercedes Martinez-Hannon looks on during Club Rush on Feb. 7.

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Palomar IN BRIEF

State tax forms available in library State tax forms are available in the library as well as booklets to assist people in filling out the forms. Forms 540 and 540A are available for residents and form 540NR is available for non-residents. Library staff members said federal tax forms will not be provided in the library. The deadline to file both state and federal taxes is April 15. State taxes can be filed online at www.ftb.ca.gov and federal taxes can be filed online at www.irs.gov.

Deadline for May commencement • ceremony neanng The application deadline for the spring commencement ceremony is Feb. 28. Students planning to participate in the ceremony can pick up an application at the Evaluations Office located in the Student Services Building. The office is open 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays.

Academic Evaluator Rick Herren said they can be mailed, faxed or handdelivered to the office. "We'll take them any way we can get them," he said. Applications for graduation can be downloaded at www.palomar.edu/admis sions/records.htm. They can be faxed to (760) 761-3551 or mailed to Palomar College , Attn . Evaluations Office, 1140 W. Mission Road , San Marcos, CA 92069.

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Health Services and Phi Theta Kappa, the honor society, will sponsor a blood drive for the American Red Cross from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Feb. 20 to 23. The American Red Cross bloodmobile will be in Lot 11 between Building E and Health Services. "We are in need of blood supply," said Maria Monsalud, a registered nurse at Health Services. "With just a pint of blood we can save a life." The American Red Cross requires blood donors to be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. Identification is required to donate. To learn more about the blood donation process and donor eligibility visit www.helpsavealife.org. All blood donors will receive an American Red Cross T-shirt. To make an appointment, call (760) 744-1150 ext. 2380 or sign-up at Health Services or online at www.givelife.org with the code PalomarSM.

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• Free Film Series "Ratcatcher," a film set in Scotland in the '70s about growing up poor, will screen at 6:30 p.m. in Room P-32. Admission is free.

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• Dental assisting orientation An orientation lor Palomar's dental assisting program will be held at 3 p.m. in Room S-11. The orientation is open to anyone and required lor admission into the program. • Inter-Club Council meeting The ICC will hold its weekly meeting at12:30 p.m. in Room SU-18. The meeting is open to the public.

• Campus Explorations English professor Sonia Gutierrez will host a discussion on Tomas Rivera's novel "And the Earth did not Devour Him" from 2 to 3 p.m. in Room ES-19.

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• Black History Month event The Associated Student Government will host a celebration of Black History Month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Center. • Concert Hour Palomar's Afro-Cuban/Brazilian drum and dance ensemble "Agogo" will perform at 12:30 p.m. in Room 0·10. Admission is free.

• Presentation on multigenrational classrooms Pamela Cox-Otto from the North County Higher Education Alliance will give a presentation on "Multigenerational classrooms - inside and ouf' at 8:30 a.m. in Room P-32. Admission is free.

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• Associated Student Government meeting The ASG will hold its weekly meeting at 1 p.m. in Room SU-18. The meeting is open to the public.

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literary jountal taking student submissions By Jason Dunn THE TELESCOPE

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Bravura co-adviser Carlton Smith (left) reads a submission aloud to student editors while co-adviser Rocco Versaci reads along. The journal accepts student submissions until March 2.

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Palomar students who write, draw or take photographs have the opportunity to get their work published in Palomar's annual literary journal, Bravura. Student editors are compiling the 2007 edition of Bravura and are accepting submissions from Palomar students. ''This is a first rate literary journal and it's produced by students," said Carlton Smith, English professor and co-adviser to Bravura. Bravura publishes students' stories, poems, photos and art. The journal is the product of ENG 137, a class about the history and production of literary journals. Co-adviser Rocco Versaci said the student editors get the final say about what is put in the journal. Everyone enrolled in the ENG 137 class is an editor for the journal and must choose submissions for inclusion and edit them. "I do it because it's a lot of fun, because I enjoy writing and I also enjoy editing," said student editor Karen Wooton. She said the students don't do much of what she called "forensic" editing- checking for grammar and punctuation, but their responsibility is more to select pieces for inclusion. She said there are three basic types of submissions - fiction, poetry and visual submissions. The class is divided into three committees, each deals with one type of submission. The deadline to submit is March 2. Wooton said not many submissions outside the class have been received. "Most people will submit it 11 p.m., March 2," Wooton said. In the meantime, the 25 students in the class are reviewing each other's work. "It's kind of like a karma deal," said student editor Israel Narvaez, of critiquing the other students' work and having his

own work critiqued in turn. Narvaez was part of a student committee that visited English classes to ask for submissions. He said most students had not heard of Bravura. "Everywhere we go, we ask, and no one really knows," he said. Narvaez said the only students who had heard of Bravura were those who had previously submitted work. "It's really like an underground thing," he said. Last year, 400 students submitted work to Bravura, but only about 85 were published, Versaci said. "More go on the online version, but not nearly all of them," he said. Bravura staff members are planning on a minimum of 128 pages for the 2007 edition. The advisers said the journal is paid for mainly from students fees and the college's general fund. When the journal is finished, piles will be placed in the Student Center and the library, as well as other places around campus for students to take. The student editors will also pass out free copies. "We should have them the week before finals week," Versaci said. Versaci said Bravura staff members are planning spontaneous poetry readings in the Student Center on some Thursdays to promote the journal. Student editor Jeff Roberts said he passed out the 2006 edition at the Student Center during the second week of school to promote Bravura. He said the journal takes a lot of planning. Cash prizes are also given out at the end of the semester to the first, second and third best entries for prose, poetry and visual art. Each first prize is $100, each second prize is $50 and each third prize is $25. There will be an awards ceremony and reading at 7 p.m. on May 15 in the Howard Brubeck Theatre.

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only four of which participated at this semester's Club Rush. The event is supposed to be a showcase of the clubs on campus and a way for Palomar students to get involved. It's a way to show students that there's more to Palomar than parking and going to class. This semester's turnout was dismal compared to previous semesters. A year ago, 13 clubs turned out for Club Rush and it was impossible not to notice the event. The four tables on Feb. 7 were easily overlooked. Palomar has 17 clubs registered with the Office of Student Affairs this semester. Kudos to the Palomar College Republicans, MEChA, the Pre-Med Club and Phi Theta Kappa for showing up .

(J Injured Comet accepted Thumbs up to Oregon State University for taking a chance on former Palomar football offensive tackle Una Smiley. Smiley signed an official letter of intent Feb. 7 to play for OSU and, despite a question mark over his football future after being shot, OSU will take him on. Smiley was shot Dec. 9 while on a University of New Mexico recruiting trip. The Comet suffered five bullet wounds, three in the right foot and two in the left, and is waiting on surgery. OSU has agreed to let Smiley take a red-shirt for the 2007 season and, pending the outcome of surgery, begin playing in the 2008 campaign.

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Thumbs up to English Professor Barb Neault Kelber and her team of Palomar volunteers who helped construct condominiums for low-income families Feb. 9. Kelber teamed the volunteers with Habitat for Humanity, an international organization that helps build homes for poor people. It's great to see Palomar helping the disadvantaged in its area. The volunteers worked a seven-hour day on a construction site in Escondido. More volunteers are needed for future dates. For information, e-mail Kelber at bkelber@palomar.edu.

(J WWII stories preserved Thumbs up to everyone at Palomar involved in digitizing the hand-written accounts of Pearl Harbor survivors. The Graphics Department and funding from the president's office are making it possible to record the accounts electronically before they deteriorate and are lost. History Professor Linda Dudik connected the college and the Pearl Harbor Survivors' Association, which has the hand-written stories on its membership applications. There are about 25,000 hand-written stories- a staggering pool of primary sources for historians to study. The college is helping preserve the lessons of Pearl Harbor for future generations.

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Parking lots at Palomar unruly By Alma Hernandez TH£ TELESCOPE

Evidently road rage isn't limited to the road and has expanded to Palomar's parking lots. Palomar students are rude when trying to find a parking spot. What ever happened to common courtesy? "Generation Y'' seems to have a different take on what being respectful of others means. When walking m the Palomar parking lots this semester just be thankful if drivers stop before they hit you. Apparently, reading and following directions is foreign to a lot of college students. They don't acknowledge the huge white arrows and drive in the wrong direction, talking on their cell phones while driving at speeds anywhere from 5 to 35 miles per hour. Some drive fast to show off their cars and others drive slow to flaunt their sound systems. From time to time, I come across cars that appear to be driving themselves, but when I pass them I see the seat has

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been adjusted all the way back so the drivers lie down as they drive. These people can barely see over the steering wheel, much less see a person walking behind or in front of the car. The sound of screeching tires annoys me and there is no legitimate reason to do this unnecessarily. People who brake hard only to draw attention to themselves are pathetic, and probably need therapy. When they drive off not many people think "Oh, that person is cool." Most people think "that person is an idiot." Earsplitting music commg from numerous cars at one time is stressful and irritating. What gets to me more is when it's not good music. So if people decide to share their music with everyone, they should make sure the music is tasteful. When students are in their cars trying to find parking they practically drive on the heels of the students who are walking across the parking lot. Drivers disregard the crosswalk and cut through

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the middle of groups of students. Many pedestrians are oblivious of what's happening anyway. They are distracted and don't pay attention. Some are on their cell phones; others are banging their heads to their iPods, or stuffing their faces with food. This wouldn't be a problem if they weren't staring at the ground while they walk. It's scary how they just weave in and out of cars. The combination of rude drivers and oblivious pedestrians can lead to deadly consequences, severe injury and trauma. Even if drivers are cautious, people always seem to come out of nowhere. There are many loathsome drivers who purposely step on the gas pedals of their huge trucks to intimidate pedestrians as they cross the walkway. It would be much safer for students if campus police were visible in all parking lots, at least during the early morning rush. It's amazing how a police car can bring out the good driver in all of us. As soon as drivers see an officer they hit the mute button, slow down and sit up straight in their seat with both hands on the wheel, I know I do.

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"My friend was looking for a spot and a woman on her cell phone backed up and hit her."

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"I went off the sidewalk because I wasn't paying attention and when I turned back on to the road I almost hit a car."

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Unlike much of America, I'm not a fan of most forms of reality television. So when "American Idol" began its sixth season last week, I was not among the more than 37 million people who watched. I suspect I'll watch the season's final show when the winner is crowned in May, but the road to the next Taylor Hicks is not one I'll travel. My colleagues say I'm missing good entertainment, as various oddballs and incredible talents meet on the "Idol" stage. This show is now ingrained in pop culture and not being an "Idol" insider definitely excludes you from the ~~rou office conversations the day after the show airs. But I'll take that chance. Now, if another William Hung shows up, I'll catch the re-run. Hung is the guy famous for being such a bad singer that it was actually entertaining listening to him squeak out "She Bangs." I suppose it's in the same category as watching the carnage as you pass a wreck on the freeway. But if the idea is to see mediocre performers getting skewered by Simon Cowell, I'll pass. For every Kelly Clarkson, there are thousands of singers as bad as William Hung. It seems that this would get old for viewers, but "American Idol" shows no signs of losing its buzz.

My question is why would people go through the humiliation of being really bad on national television. Does TV continue to be such a novelty that getting your face on the tube doing stupid things sets you apart from your neighbors? If you want to make a fool of yourself in public and need video to prove it, you can post your antics on YouTube. Reality TV isn't the only area capitalizing on this phenomenon. Everyday in America, radio disc jockeys find ways to embarrass some of their listeners and the participants seem to gobble it up. Someone in charge must think that contests, stunts and hoaxes drive ratings because many contemporary music stations have some variation. Do people wake up in the morning and decide that they want to be on the radio so badly 11 that they'll do anything the DJ says? Apparently so, and mostly it turns out to be immature fun. I don't get it, but that probably says more about my age than my sense of humor. "It's a chance to be a star for 15 or 20 minutes so they can tell their friends, family and co-workers they were on the radio," said Todd Lawley, chief executive officer of Peak Broadcasting, which operates seven stations in Fresno. He said the contests and pranks are "old-school radio" and it's questionable

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if they actually drive ratings. But sometimes the contests turn tragic. It happened in Sacramento, recently when the braintrust at a rock station dreamed up a contest to give away Nintendo's Wii, a just-released video game system. They called it "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" and asked participants to drink as much water as possible without urinating, according to "The Sacramento Bee." Jennifer Lea Strange, a 28-year-old mother of three, died five hours after the contest after drinking 224 ounces of water. The coroner said her death was consistent with water intoxication, according to "The Sacramento Bee." There will be lawsuits and a criminal investigation into this incident, and there should be. The Sacramento station, KDND-FM, has fired 10 employees involved in the contest, including three disc jockeys. You have to wonder what the people are thinking when they come up with such contests. Maybe the brainstorming session is like a frat party with everyone drinking and coming up with the first stupid thing that enters their minds. Even if the Sacramento contest hadn't become a tragedy, does it sound like good radio? Everyone sitting around drinking a bunch of water until they can't stand it doesn't strike me as something that would keep me glued to the radio. I know I'm in the minority on this, but I can't wait for the day when reality television and radio station pranks have run their course.

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year ago to the "Natural Science Building" after discussions with Dean of Mathematics and the Natural and Health Sciences Sara Thompson, Miller wrote in an e-mail. The building's 20 laboratories, three conference rooms, four classrooms and six lecture halls will have room numbers designated with the prefix NS. College President Robert Deegan has said the building will increase classroom capacity for the college by 20 percent. Miller said the building should be finished about the end of May or the beginning of June. He said furniture will be moved in before August. "Things are going well and we're very much on target to have the building ready for fall classes," Miller said. Two time-lapse cameras have been recording the building's progress. One is pointed out of a window on the third floor of the library, and the other is in the facilities area. Don Thompson, environmental health and safety facilities planning technician, said he had the idea of time-lapse photography too late for other construction projects he has worked on. "It's just one of those things I always wanted to do," he said. Thompson said the cameras take an image once per hour and the final product will be kept as a historical document. The camera in the facilities building was originally on the corner of the GJ building, but Thompson said the scope of the Natural Science Building was

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too big for the camera to capture. He said time-lapse photography might be used on some of the other construction projects Palomar has planned for the future. "This'll be kind of the groundbreaker on this," he said. The images caught by the

cameras go back to the laying of the building's foundations when workers encountered a large mass of blue granite. "We've had a lot of challenges that were thrown at us by Mother Nature in the beginning," said Kent Schafer, construction inspector. Schafer said the granite they

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encountered was particularly hard. He said another of Mother Nature's challenges was groundwater infiltration. Schafer's job is to inspect the construction work to see that it meets the plans and that it complies with the California building code. He said the project is now

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dealing with nothing out of the ordinary. "We're just facing the typical building challenges," he said. Schafer said the only thing the Natural Science Building lacks when compared to a major hospital is medical gas piping. "This is a very complex structure," he said.

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Federal funding provides degree programs for prisoners By Erica Perez MCT NEWS SERVICE

In some ways, Randy Gutierrez is like a lot of other 19-year-olds. The former varsity athlete is struggling through his first college history course with hopes of earning a degree. The difference is Gutierrez is behind bars at Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution near Plymouth, Wis., for sexual assault. He's one of about 150 young inmates in more than a dozen prisons around the country who are taking classes and could even earn degrees from Milwaukee Area Technical College- virtually for free - through a new federally funded program. "Now I feel like, obviously, I've got some time to learn and better myself when I get out," said Gutierrez, who will be eligible for release in 2009. The MATC program, called College of the Air, works much like an online class or a correspondence course. MATC sends instructional videos to prisons in

Wisconsin, Maine, Tennessee, Texas, Alaska, Minnesota and New Jersey through a satellite feed. At the prisons, inmates watch one hourlong video each week for 14 weeks. An MATC instructor sends assignments such as textbook reading, written papers and tests from Milwaukee. Students send their work back. The instructor gives written feedback by mail. Meanwhile, a staffer at the prison monitors inmates' attendance, sends their questions to the MATC instructor and proctors their tests. Students pay $10 per course. After they complete credits, students receive an MATC transcript that looks like they went to school in Milwaukee. Students who take enough credits can get MATC associate's degrees from behind bars. Those degrees would enable them to transfer to the University of WisconsinMilwaukee once they are released. MATC English instructor Mark Connelly has never had face-to-face contact with his students at Kettle Moraine,

but he knows their stories. He said he opens his e-mail inbox each week to find well-written essays about turned-around lives and dreams for the future. "I'm very impressed with the commitment of the students," Connelly said. "The depth and rigor of the writing in general is very, very good." MATC is one of several colleges nationwide that gets federal funding to educate young offenders. In Wisconsin, eligible inmates have to be younger than 26, be within five years of release and have a high school diploma or aGED. Each state receives part of a $23 million national pot for the incarcerated youthful offenders program. Wisconsin gets up to $1,500 per participating inmate each year to pay for the instruction. The state had 1,441 eligible inmates in May 2005. The federal funds aren't new, but MATC's degree program is. The college already had the instructional videos as part of an old program that broadcast

classes on public television. The TV courses had quickly become archaic in the face of Internet learning. MATC was about to phase them out when the Wisconsin Department of Corrections contacted the college. The state had access to federal funding to educate young inmates, but prisoners didn't have Internet access. MATC's videos seemed an ideal fit. The college became partners with Corrections Learning Network and Correctional Education Association to provide the classes through an existing satellite network. A one-year pilot program in five Wisconsin prisons proved successful enough that a dozen institutions in other states signed on. Now, MATC gets $325 per course from the federal government. For Gutierrez, getting an education is also about turning himself around. "People are going to look at you like you are a felon," he said. "It's something to show them that you can work and you can do just as much."

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only about $600 and were driven around in trucks to distribute the donations, Eberhart said. The following year they had about $6,000 and were able to collect school supplies and clothing for the children as well, she said. This year will mark the third year that the group of volunteers will go to Thailand. Eberhart said she has high expectations for what they'll be able to accomplish. "We will have lots more contacts, and more help," she said. Eberhart said larger organizations tend to mismanage their money and have a lot of overhead, but Toys for Thailand makes sure that 100 percent of all the profits made from both donations and fundraisers such as "Taste of Thailand" go straight to the children. "It's important to us that the money doesn't get lost anywhere because of red tape," Eberhart said. Bilar said it's important to make sure

Judith Eberhart speaks to the attendees during the event about Toys for Thailand, Palomar's volunteer group.

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the money gets to those who really need it. "Other people can't get in deep enough to make a difference. and that's what we do," she said. "We give a bike to a kid whose home was destroyed and they need to go to school, but otherwise, you know, they wouldn't be able to get there." More than 13 local Thai restaurants donated food for the event. Thai dancers from a temple in Escondido, under the instruction of teacher Nilubol Harris, performed several native dances. Two of the dances were the "lopburi" and the "chumnumphoithai" - meaning "the dance of unification," which showed the mixture of the Laotian, Malaysian, Indian and Cambodian cultures in Thailand. Donations to Toys for Thailand are tax deductible and can be mailed to Pam Grasso, Palomar College Foundation, 1140 W. Mission Rd., San Marcos, CA 92069. Checks should be made out to "Palomar College Foundation." Attendees sample food from 13 local Thai restaurants at the "Taste of Thailand" event on Feb. 10.

Celebrity Thai Chef Tommy Tang gave a cooking demonstration at the event, showing how to make Pad Thai. Tang has had several cooking shows on KPBS.

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Palomar student Nancy Williams helps construct the framework of condominiums for low-income families in Escondido. Volunteers spent Feb. 9 working as part of a project with Habitat for Humanity.

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Eight Palomar College students and two faculty members volunteered to build condominiums in Escondido for Habitat for Humanity on Feb. 9. Habitat for Humanity is an international organization that helps build homes for poor people. English Professor Barb Neault Kelber organized the project as part of Campus Explorations, which has the theme of "Work and Poverty" this year. "By volunteering for Habitat for Humanity we can link academic theory to real world practices and reach out into the community is significant

ways ," Kelber said. San Diego Habitat for Humanity is building the "Orangewood Townhomes" project at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Orange Street. Seven 1,350-square-foot, twostory condominiums are under construction. Volunteers met at the site at 8:15 a.m. for an orientation, broke for lunch at 11:30 a.m. and ended the work day at 3:30 p.m. Sources of volunteers for the "Orangewood Townhomes" include local colleges, companies, churches and other organizations. There are also independent volunteers not associated with a group, such as Donald Glimsdal, who comes from Minnesota each year to volunteer for a month. Habitat employees and expe-

rienced volunteers such as Glimsdal trained the new and inexperienced volunteers to perform construction tasks including roofing, framing , installing electrical wiring and fixtures, attaching a moisture barrier, and properly using hand and power tools. Palomar College can send twelve volunteers on Feb. 23, March 9, March 30, and April 20. Students and faculty can volunteer by e-mailing Kelber at bkelber@palomar.edu.

Palomar students Calei Wilcsek (left) and Nicole Luly install a panel below the second story of condominiums at the "Orangewood Townhomes" site.

Palomar student Alanna Bennett installs roof shingles at the construction site.

The construction site at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Orange Street in Escondido. Palomar volunteers will return and work four more Fridays this semester.

Palomar students Alexander Hoang (left) and Chris Damien (right) carry a 4 by 8 foot plywood panel through the site. The volunteers worked a seven-hour day

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"Watch out for the chicken poop," vocalist Laura Stranger said as she walked toward the front door of the mini-apartment she and her boyfriend/drummer Michael Richardson share beneath his parents' house in Fallbrook. "The chickens pretty much run the place," she said with a laugh. Stranger and Richardson, who are both students at Palomar College, along with bass player Paul Aguilar, guitarist Sean Fitzsimmons and lead singer Adam Traub, are the names and talent behind local ambient rock band The Burning of Rome. Stranger walked into their apartment, which is a world of literature, music, art, wildlife and miscellaneous memorabilia. The walls exhibited posters of The Beatles and The Shins, and next to Richardson's bed hung enormous floor to ceiling flags of Scotland and England, which he nailed up when he was 9 and was "just too lazy" to ever take down. The coffee table was stacked with books such as "How To Hang A Spoon," and Japanese children's stories could be found amidst the Andy Warhol art books and John Irving novels. Three, 4-foot fish tanks rested on tables against three sides of the room. Richardson is a marine biology major. There were a dozen books on marine life, and a rack of wetsuits in the garage. The room smelled of lingering cigarette smoke and Livingston red wine, and music by Os Mutantes, a Brazilian psychedelic band from the '60s, drifted from computer speakers. The room was a treasure box filled with trinkets from the past, present and all around the globe. It was much like their self-recorded debut album "Living in the Lie," which presents itself as an audible cornucopia of synthesizers, drums, world instruments and keyboard. Each member of the band appears to be more politically, socially and musically inclined than most college students. Traub, the band's curly haired founder is a walking encyclopedia when it comes to just about everything. Lovingly dubbed "a mad genius" by Stranger, Traub started The Burning of Rome almost two years ago. The band's name was inspired by a written account of the actual burning of Rome in 64AD by Roman historian

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local band The Burning of Rome rehearses "Dancing like a Dead Drunk Sailor" in drummer Michael Richardson's apartment in Fallbrook.

Livy. Traub's idea that America is the modem Roman Empire and that elitist wealth and an overall lack of morality will lead our nation to the same downfall, is the concept behind the group's persona. Musically, The Burning of Rome is reminiscent of '80s pop crossed with screamo and then distorted by synthesizers. Or like Panic! at the Disco, if Panic! were an '80s rock band that had schizophrenia. The Burning of Rome uses a synthesizer as an instrument and not just as an easy way to produce a beat. Traub said he believes the only reason other bands use synthesizers is out oflaziness. "In the 80s, [music] was much more methodical," he said, "Then After Kurt Cobain, it wasn't cool to be fresh anymore." At a time where rock has hit an all time plateau, and every group sounds like a clone of a clone of a really angst teenage garage band, it's hard to deny The Burning of Rome's individuality. It would be difficult to mistake them for another band because although their sound was created based upon that of every music genre imaginable, they can't be pinpointed, and that's the The Burning of Rome members Sean Fitzsimmons {front) and Laura Stranger {back) practice. way they like it.

'The Road' takes readers into unforgiving future By Devin l\1odenson

each other. The father finds himself forgetting normal things like the names of colCormac McCarthy's new novel ors and smells. "The Road" is simply astounding. "The Road" is a beautiful losing McCarthy is already one of the game where the players major American novelists of :e do their best and still are his time. His new novel is ;u 'The Road' overpowered by forces almost a distillation of his ~ by Cormac beyond their control. As previous works. :.c McCarthy author John Steinbeck Set in a post-apocalyptic often said, there is a America, "The Road" is a sweetness or pleasure in story of a father and son tryiMO'FOJRSTARS1 sorrow and sadness. The , ing to survive. despair and worry is McCarthy's previous novtempered by the father els have all taken place in harsh environments. His early nov- and son's love for each other. It comes down to minimalism. In els, set in the South, highlighted the an environment like this, life is mountains, rivers and the extreme whittled down to necessity. characters that inhabit them. Most of "The Road" revolves The later novels focused on the around the father and son's needs sparse deserts of the southwest, and were nearly a preparation for ''The food and shelter. In this future there are no new Road," a novel set in a world where so everything must be resources, it has become a winterized desert. found a bit of cornmeal from Emotionally, "The Road" is ripe with fear, worry, despair and desper- which rat feces must be sifted, a ation, but still highlights the love warm can of Coke found deep in a that the father and son have for cupboard.

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The father constantly worries over his son's frail form and always gives him most of the food they find. When they come across a starving man, the son wants to give him some food. The father doesn't want to help because they don't have much, but eventually agrees with his son's charity. This is all presented in an unusual way. "The Road" has no chapters or titles. The presentation is extremely minimal. It is composed of small episodes, or vignettes, ranging from a paragraph to several pages. The effect is one of a stoic Mad Max mixed with the existential and absurd prose of Samuel Beckett, or "Day of the Dead" mixed with "Waiting for Godot." The pair is always fearful of other

people. They call themselves the "good guys," and "carry the fire." Over the course of the novel, they only come across people a handful of times, and most of the time the people they encounter are either dead or dying. There are mentions of cannibalistic gangs and the dangers of larger towns and cities. It is reminiscent of the apocalyptic vision of George Romero. Mincing words aside, what you end up with is one great novel. Not COURTESY IMA&E only that, it is a quick read. It's not a book that people should wait to see as a movie. A movie couldn't match the beauty of the language.

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sexual eroticism. The song and dance beautifully meshed to Palomar College's Dance expose the hardships of homosexFestival, held Feb. 9 and 10, uality in the modern world. Palomar alumna, Heather shook things up in the Howard Dale, choreographed the dance Brubeck Theatre. Molly Faulkner, Palomar pro- for the Opus Mixtus Post Jazz in "Confederate fessor, directed the program and Ensemble Letters." The bluegrass music did not fail to entertain. Mesa College inaugurated the from the South set the time as festival on a good foot with an the early 1920s. Dale's choreograupbeat performance, "In/Out ... phy turned drunken debauchery Space." Aulani Chun, Mesa into an elegant art form through College instructor and choreogra- dance. The intertwining of the pher, coordinated dancers to per- dancers was remarkable. The most technologically form through a wooden frame advanced dance perconveying an interformance in the festichangeable ease Palomar val was "Caged," by through time in space. Dance Cal State San Marcos The performance Festival dancers. They used became intense when pairs of dancers simulcamcorders, videos, screens and lights to taneously jumped !OI.ITOfRJJRSTARSI illustrate the issues of through the moving modern man in a frame, creating edge-ofthree-part piece. Their the-seat excitement. Faulkner choreographed the dance was more of a skit than Palomar College dance perform- anything else. The first part was ance "Working Poor." The dance humorous, but socially conscious worked in partnership with the with a focus on racism. The perCampus Explorations theme of formance was also informative, Work and Poverty. Students explaining miranda rights as well danced to music with a voiceover as the proper process for collectof current social economics in Los ing evidence. It ended with a monologue on how love is similar Angeles. If there was an award given for to being caged. The strangest performance of the choreographer who raised social awareness the most, it the night was "Common," by would go to Joei Waldron. He Lower Left, a female duo. One choreographed two, very power- seemed to think she was playing ful dances for the Axxiom Dance guitar while the other made Collective. His first dance in the strange faces and movements. festival, "Wmdows Within," was Not so much dance, not so much a male duo that expressed homo- of anything but my eyebrow TliE TELESCOPE

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San Diego Mesa College dancers perform "In/Out... Space" in the Howard Brubeck Theatre at the Palomar Dance Festival.

raised in disdain. The best part of the performance was when it ended. On a better note, MiraCosta College didn't disappoint. "Love Exits Torn," was the most sexual dance of the night. David Massey, MiraCosta College professor and choreographer, did a masterful job coordinating this piece. "Ain't She," was a one-woman show from San Diego State University. Patricia Sandback,

SDSU dance coordinator and choreographer, and choreographer Ahmiel Semien had one of the most hilarious and racially aware performances. Semien made use of the whole stage, performing stereotypical female dance moves. She danced to a song that had few words, but many messages about black women. The final dance of the night was by far the most fun and intriguing to the audience.

"Dances of Freedom," revealed many different dances from African American culture. Waldron choreographed dancers to the "Rize Suite," from the "Rize" soundtrack. He incorporated modernized indigenous tribal dance to Krumping, a new style of dance that has become popular. The knockout final performance by Axxiom and Palomar dancers was a triumphant end to a great show.

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Young adults traveling world By Jay Clarke

who is 26 and lives in Canton, Mass. ''You also learn to handle unexpected sitTracy Ann Foley loves to travel, and uations by yourself and you test your limits." she does it the old-fashioned way Hostels are the lodging of choice for backpacking. But her travel style - and those of other college-age people today most backpackers, and they too have - is definitely cutting-edge. changed over the years. Unlike the backpacking travelers of "Today's hostels have Internet cafes earlier generations, who stuck mostly to and WiFi. Old barracks-type places are Western Europe, Foley travels far afield. falling away; new hostels provide indiShe has trekked through Eastern vidual rooms or those that sleep four at Europe, Asia, Australia and New most," Palmer said. Zealand - and so have many of her Foley said she paid an average of peers. about $20 per night in European hostels, Visiting such nontraditional destimi- much less in Asia. But she also splurged - $40 - on one tions is a growing phenomenon among today's young travelers. Yes, they still in Italy that she saidwas nicer than a love the old favorites - London, Paris, hotel. Amsterdam and Rome - but then they Most students visiting Europe travel reach beyond. by rail, but pricing has become more conThey head for Eastern Europe, espe- voluted this year. Where once there was cially Croatia, say editors at the popular a single Eurailpass, now there are Let's Go student travel guidebooks. They dozens of options, one of which is that go to Africa and Asia, to South America the issuers may change prices during the and Oceania. Thanks to cheap fares, year. In addition to the basic Eurailpass, they're as likely to jet around a continent as take the train. They book their most European countries now offer their trips online, not through a travel agency, own railpasses, so there are dozens of and they keep in touch with home via passes out there. Result- young traveltext messages, not postcards. ers need to have a very good idea where "Not only are today's youth more tech- they want to go before committing to a nologically savvy than most adults, they rail pass. are also more likely to be willing to travPass prices for 2007 have increased el to places that may have intimidated slightly from 2006, perhaps 1 or 2 perolder generations," said Debbie Gibb, cent. For young people planning to visit marketing director of the nonprofit a few countries, the Eurail Select Youth Student and Youth Travel Pass is a good option, as it offers Association. travel between three to five bor"We've seen a large 11Not only •re dering countries. Sample prices growth in nontraditional - one person riding trains to tod•y's youth more three bordering countries for travel - adventure and volunteer travel," said teehnologie•lly five days within two months, Kristen Celko, vice presi- s•vry th•n most · $264; 10 days travel, $397. dent of marketing for Prices are higher for more countries and more days of travel. STA Travel, one of the •dulls, they •re Rail Europe's Web site, largest youth-travel com- •lso more likely to panies. "They go to Costa be willing to tr•vel www.raileurope.com, also lists special promotions and links to Rica for a conservation project, to Africa to help to pl•ees th•t m•y sites such as www.myisic.com, in orphanages, to China h•re intimid•ted where students can obtain the 11 all-important student identity to work with pandas." older gener•tions. card, which gets them discounts The helping-others trend extends to spring to museums and other facilities. - Debbie Gibb MARKETING DIRECTOR OF break. This kind of travel is best for STUDENT AND YOUTH "Today's kids are more TRAVEL ASSOCIATION college-age people, as few chilconservative than the dren go on independent trips anywhere. They travel in super1990s partyers," said Michael Palmer, executive director of vised groups, and their numbers also are SYTA. "There are fewer party trips, on the rise. "Kids are traveling at an earlier age more educational and multipurpose trips. I have a 21-year-old daughter who than any in the past - even under 10 went on spring break to New Orleans to years old," Palmer said. Eighth graders do Katrina cleanup. There are more of are the highest in sheer numbers of young travelers, he said. Most under-18s those kinds of spring breaks." Altruism may motivate some, but travel domestically, the favorite destinawhether it's spring or summer, many tions are Washington, New York and travel for no other reason than to enjoy Orlando. Two forms of educational travel for colthemselves and get some cultural exposure in the process. legians haven't changed much - semesThat's the point behind tours from ters abroad and seagoing schooling. Contiki, which takes more than 100,000 Many students get their first taste of young people abroad annually to desti- foreign stays when they take a semester nations that range as far away as of courses at a European university. Australia and as exotic as Egypt. But Typically, this is offered by many Europe is by far the most popular locale, American schools and comes between said Frank Marini, Contiki's president. students' junior and senior years. Semester at Sea, which has been offerContiki is different from most collegeage programs in that its group tours ing educational cruising for many years, take participants aged 18 to 35. takes up to 700 students on each ofthree "It's about half and half older and long voyages per year. Around-the-world younger, with the average age about 25," journeys are given in fall and spring, a Marini said. shorter voyage to one region in summer. Packages include lodging, transportaClasses are held on board every day at tion, most meals and a lot of free time. A sea, but students get to explore ports of two-week European Discovery trip, call all over the world. The prestigious which goes to London, Paris, Lucerne, University of Virginia is its academic Venice, Florence, Munich and sponsor. Amsterdam, starts at $1,550 in the off Costs are high - $17,000-$18,000 for season, Marini said. the longer voyages, said the company's Most people aged 18-26, however, Lauren Heinz - but she says Semester travel independently, Palmer said. Many at Sea offers a lot of financial aid. Next are like Foley, who has traveled with summer, the ship will do a 65-day voyage companions but doesn't mind going it to Latin America, its first to that region. alone. 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Playoff hope revived with final shot defense was a little shaky; we don't usually have to rely on one player. We relied solely on Danielle (Levasseur) Palomar Women's basketball guard tonight." IVC had its biggest lead of the game Danielle Levasseur was at a loss for words, after she watched her game at 13 points with about five minutes winning three-pointer bounce off the left in the first half. The Comets finalrim and rattle into the bottom of the ly showcased their offense powered by net to defeat Imperial Valley College Levasseur in the final minutes of the first half, erasing a 13 point deficit. 60-59 on Feb. 10. "It was amazing, you can't really Kelli Brull and Sabrina Gonzalez also describe something like that," helped ignite the Comets' offense Levasseur said of the ,..------..., adding 14 and 13 points ARABS 59 respectively. Comets' guard game-winning basket. 60 Jade Simmons also proved to The win was the first in COMETS over three years against play a key role in the victory the Arabs, which also keeps Palomar over Imperial Valley. in the thick of the playoff race. "Jade Simmons stopped the Palomar's defense held up for the player that killed us last game," Titus last ten seconds of the game, and said. "That was key to the win." when the game clock ran out, the The second half was a different Palomar bench rushed on to the story than the opening minutes of the game. floor and the whole IVC came back team celebrated at "We never lost our and kept things close center court. with the Comets "We never lost our tonfitlente, we w•ntetl it throughout the rest confidence, we want•ntl we w•ntetl to win." of game. With one ed it, and we wanted to win," said - Danielle Levasseur minute and seven Levasseur, who was PALOMAR WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GUARD seconds left in the game, Palomar was also honored before down 59-57. tip off, as one of the Levasseur then made the crucial Palomar sophomores who took part in three-pointer to take the lead at 60-59 their last home game. The start of the game was a with ten seconds remaining. With the pressure on Palomar's forgettable one for the Comets. OSCAR MIITINEZ I THI TELESCOPE Palomar quickly fell behind 6-0 in the defense, the Comets held up and opening minute of the game. stopped IVC, the No. 1 team in the Comets guard Jade Simmons (No. U) puts up a shot in a thrilling 60-59 win over Imperial Turnovers made matters worse for Pacific Coast Conference. Valley on Feb. 10. The victory was the first against the Arabs in three seasons. "We just kept our heads in it and the Comets, who found themselves kept fighting back," Levasseur said. to make the playoffs. great team win." down 15-4. "We still have to take care of our ''We never put our heads down, we The win keeps Palomar in the hunt ''We turned the ball over way too business. kept it up," Gonzalez said. ''We have We still need to win our last for the post-season. There is still work much, they picked off at least five or six passes and that is just terrible," been down by much more and we just to be done for the Comets, who must games or we are out for sure," Titus Head Coach Sherry Titus said. "Our know that we can come back. It was a win their final two games of the season said. "It's exciting, I'm just excited." 8y E•·ic Bennett

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Co01et Comets baseball falls to Riverside, splits doubleheader

The Palomar men's basketball team dropped a Pacific Coast Conference matchup to first place Imperial Valley 81-77 on Feb. 10. Kris Petrovic led the Comets (1611, 10-4) with 17 points and seven rebounds. E.J Ross added 16 points.

After defeating Riverside, the No. 2 team in the nation, Feb. 7 the Comets dropped the second meeting of the season against the Tigers 7-5. Palomar catcher Zane Chavez went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the loss. On Feb. 10, the Comets lost the first game of a doubleheader, 8-7 to Ventura College. In game two, Palomar rallied from a 13-7 deficit to grab a 15-13 victory. The Comets 15-hit attack was led by Andrew Hayashi (3-for-4, three RBis). Palomar's Feb.13 home matchup vs. Orange Coast was rained out. The game will be made up Feb. 22 at Meyers Field.

Comets softball earn first victories of the season The Palomar softball team swept a doubleheader from Victor Valley on Feb. 7, defeating the Rams 16-1 and 13-2. Ginalee Davis went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBis and Rachel Wright was 3-for-4 with two doubles in the opener. Sapau LeeNoa threw a five-inning one-hitter. In the second game, Jade Fa'asua powered a grand-slam and Jerica Fa'asua hit a two-run homer. On Feb. 10 Palomar (2-7) dropped two games, losing to Cypress College 10-1 and College of the Canyons 6-4.

Football ~layer overcomes shooting, s1gns with Oregon State Former Palomar football offensive tackle Una Smiley, who was shot Dec. 9 during a recruiting trip at the University of New Mexico, has committed to Oregon State University. Smiley will be considered a redshirt player in his first season with the Beavers, as he continues his recovery on his foot that was hit with three bullets.

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Palomar's Shanthe Mandrayar serves to her Riverside opponent Feb. 6. The Comets lost to the ligers 5-4.

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Palomar baseball's starting pitcher Nick Vincent threw his first complete game of the season Feb. 7 against the No. 2 team in the country, Riverside. The Comets won the game 6-1, as Vincent's only miscue was a first inning home run. The right hander, who will join Long Beach State University next season, pitched three complete games in the 2006 season and garnered a 9-2 record. He was second-team All-State and a first-team All-Southern California selection last year, after striking out 82 batters, and gathering an ERA of 1.51.

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Comets brush back top ranked tigers By John Srafelta

everything working in his favor. "He was on 100 pitches and he's on seven days rest," Taylor To be the best, you have to play said of his decision to let Vmcent go the whole game. "After the the best. That was Palomar baseball eighth (pitching coach Tyler head coach Buck Taylor's Kincaid) came over and said, 'Who do you want attitude less than a 1 out?' and I said Nick's week before the regu- TIGERS going out in the ninth. lar season began, as COMETS 6 He was able to get it his Comets stared done." down one of the Vincent toughest non-congave up just ference schedules one extra-base in Southern hit in the form California. a first So when ~~vs.~ of inning solo Palomar stepped homerun to on the field Feb. 7 Tigers' third to take on baseman Matt Riverside, the No. 2 Who: Santa Ana College Clark. From team in the country What: Non-conference game there, Vmcent and the No. 1 team Wilen: 2p.m., Feb. 20 allowed only in the state, they Where: Palomar basebaH field three hits knew a statement At stake: The Comets finish up their all singles. needed to be made. non-confl!n!IICe schedule against the "I come m Their point every game, couldn't have been Dons, before heading into a~ thinking I can clearer, as the Pacific Coast Conference stretdt. Comets (4-3) Palomar defeated Santa Ana 5-4 in their beat anybody," Vincent said. stunned the visit- only meeting last season. "I just ing Tigers 6-1 at attacked their weaknesses. I Meyers Field. Riverside (6-2) was shut down wanted to go all nine. In the by a strong performance from eighth I was getting a little tired, but I wanted to finish it." starting pitcher Nick Vincent. Despite facing the highVmcent (1-0, 1.89 ERA) threw his first complete game of the ranked Riverside club, Vincent season, holding the Tigers to used his calm demeanor to his four-hits, while striking out advantage. "There was a little pressure seven and walking only two. "He's the same guy everyday," when I got on the mound when I gave up the homerun, but after Taylor said of the right-hander. "Every time he goes out there that it felt like just another he's pitching to win- pitching to game," said Vincent, who his strengths and the hitter's committed to Long Beach State University for the 2008 season. weaknesses." In the past Taylor has limited "I was pumped for this game his starters to six or seven since last week. When I hear innings in the first month of the that teams are better than us, it season, but he knew Vincent had just makes me pitch better. I just THE TELESCOPE

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Starting pitcher Nick Vincent threw a complete game four-hitter, as the Comets defeated Riverside, the No. 2 ranked team in the country, Feb. 7 at Meyers field. The victory moves Palomar to 4-3 on the season.

figure I have more heart than any other guy on the field." starting pitcher Tigers Anthony Carillo, who will join Vincent at LBSU, gave up four runs in five innings of work. Palomar grabbed the lead in the second inning as second baseman Ricky Imperiali led off the inning with a double and centerfielder Eric Rodriguez followed with a two-run homerun over the left field fence, his first of the season. "To be honest, I was going up there just trying to work the count," said Rodriguez, who was 2-for-2 on the day with two RBis.

"Good things happen when you don't expect it. Hitting is contagious. One guy starts it and the rest of the guys follow." The Palomar offense caught fire in the sixth inning when designated hitter Manny Alexander (1-for-3, 2 RBis) extended the lead with a two-run, two-out double. The Comets added a run in the seventh on a Riverside error and first baseman Guy Willeford (1-for-3) tacked on an RBI single in the eighth. ''That's something we haven't done all year," Taylor said of the timely hitting. ''The one thing we have done is when they score, we

score right back. We were able to respond today and I think that's the sign of a good team when you are able to respond and shoot down a team." Taylor added that even though Palomar was facing one of the top teams in the country, the Comets never lost their confidence. "I don't want to sound cocky but I didn't come out here expecting to lose and I don't think our guys did either," Taylor said. "They think they can play with anyone, and if this doesn't prove it, I don't know what will."

True home run king must be honored, not disgraced Spring Training games officially begin in two short weeks. Yet, as baseball fans everywhere put away their winter jackets and break out the shorts and sunscreen, the dark cloud of steroids that looms over Major League Baseball has prevented the sun from shining. The reality for MLB's rich history is grim. The controversy that has encircled the game for the past five years is undoubtedly tired and overplayed, but the facts are clearly set in stone. Barry Bonds has swindled his way to 734 homeruns with the help of his friends the "clear and the cream." Along the way, he has failed an amphetamines test, lied to a grand jury, cheated on his taxes and has flashed his ego all over ESPN. No big news there, right? I didn't think so. However, the San Francisco Giants outfielder stands only 22 home runs shy of breaking the all-time home run record of 755 and taking the final swing at baseball's already beaten image. As the game continues to be drowned in dishonesty, Hank Aaron, the homerun king, maintains his seat on the thrown, watching a record that once stood for integrity, turn into a laughingstock. Most fans should be infuriated, fuming, distraught and any other word that evokes anger. But now is not the time to rage, but rather to honor Aaron. Even though he hasn't trotted around the bases since the mid-70's, his legacy cannot be overshadowed and what he accomplished in the 197 4 season cannot be forgotten. At that time, baseball was a completely

different game. The strike zone was larger, the ballparks were more the size of national parks and, for the most part, the game was clean. Instead of federal investigations hanging over his head, Aaron had the daunting task of fighting racism and fending off the ghost of Babe Ruth. At the start of the 197 4 season, Aaron received constant death threats and hate mail from so-called fans who considered what he was attempting to be a sin; being a black ballplayer passing an iconic white player in what was a white man's sport. Somehow, Aaron still managed to keep his mind on what mattered, the game. Behind the shadows, Aaron was accompanied in the locker room by an armed bodyguard. He wasn't traveling to the stadium with a posse or sitting in the clubhouse on a $20,000 leather chair. He wasn't worried about collecting more zeros at the end of his contract or finding a way to avoid the media. Instead, he was focused on baseball. When he finally knocked No. 715 out of Atlanta Fulton-County Stadium on April 8, 197 4, Aaron knew he was the home run king. He didn't need any justification. The record wasn't disputed and no drug test was needed to make it legitimate. He was the leader. If and when Bonds passes Aaron this upcoming season, fans must know that there really is no need for an asterisk or any other symbol to show the sluggers disgrace to the game. The record itself will be enough to justify Bonds' destruction of the sport. The only good that can come out of this

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Hank Aaron, the all-time home run leader at 755, is in jeopardy of losing his crown this upcoming season to Barry Bonds, the Giants slugger who has been accused of using illegal substances.

muddle is that Aaron will finally receive the recognition and praise he deserves. Fans will understand that the former Atlanta Brave, who played in 24 seasons, was an all-around player. He was arguably the best right fielder in the game, he never struck out more than 100 times in a season and he never needed to hit more than 47 home runs in a season to capture his

unimaginable homerun total. Instead he played the game the way it was meant to be played - clean. Baseball is a game of numbers and records. As the years pass, the gaudy number of 755 will hopefully be taken for what it is - a number. After all, it will be just a number that is passed this year, not Hank Aaron.

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Comet swimmers make waves at meet By Krislina Moreno

Waterman Festival were the 50-yard Butterfly, 50-yard The Palomar men's and Breast-stroke, 50-yard Backwomen's swim team kicked off stroke, 50-yard freestyle , and the new season Feb. 10 by host- the 100 yard Individual melody. The Festival differs from ing the annual Waterman most swim meets because its Festival. The Festival, which was for- overall winner is dependent on combined times of the different mally known swim styles, as the South of where in most the Border meets a swimInvitational, mer is only was re-named expected to perPatti for form a specific Waterman. A style. at professor "It's a good Palomar, type of match to Waterman was IIIIo: Saddleback College have at the start honored for her Wiled: Cenference meet of a season," 30-years of Wilen: 2p.m., Feb. 23 said head swim contributions Wllert: Paloma' pool Jem coach to community McAdams. "It college swim- At stile: The Comets eontille the helps the coach ming all season, ~to improve on the incfi.. see who is good throughout ftkJal performances adieved at the Waterman Festn. in what specific California. events and then The meet was an all-day event pen- we can build from there." In the men's events tathlon, with each swimmer competing in all five events. Palomar's Drew McCracken The festival hosted over 80 finished third in the 50-yard swimmers in both men and fly, eighth in the 50-yard backwomen's events from seven dif- stroke and freestyle relay, and JOHI Gill I THl TElESCOPE ferent community colleges in fifteenth overall in the final Comet Travies Jensen (front} competes in the 200-yard medley relay Feb. 10 at Palomar. The men's squad finished second. standings of the tournament. Southern California. The events making up the Alex Smith finished ninth in the 50-yard fly and fourth in year and it's the one thing team," said Maggie Bohan, a the 50-yard back-stroke. about swimming. We just need freshman swimmer on the Kevin Smith was also among a base, because once we have Palomar squad. "I am excited to the top performers for Palomar, times, then we can set goals. " see what will happen this seafinishing seventh in the Standing out among the son." 50-yard fly, fifth in the 50-yard many swimmers in the Bohan was also among the back-stoke, fourth in the women's events was Palomar's top swimmers qualifying for the freestyle, and seventh overall Kali Pursehouse, who finished finals in the 50-yard freestyle. on the day. fifth in the 50-yard backThe Waterman event was the The men's team ended the stroke. Also making noise was first conference meet of the seaday ranked second in the over- Samantha Alderton, who son for both men and women's all standings. swim teams. placed 16th overall. "I am very pleased with The day ended with Riverside There were no Palomar everyone," said McAdams, who swimmers who placed in the College placing first overall in is the coach of both the men's top 10 for the 50-yard fly or the women's events and and women's teams. "Everyone 50-yard breast-stroke m the Chaffey College taking home JOHI Gill I THE TELESCOPE had a real positive attitude. It women's events. the top spot for the men 's Palomar swimmer Sam Alderton tests her skills in the 100-yard breaststroke Feb.lO. was our first real meet of the "I am really proud of our events.

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was getting all the hard ones, making those look good. But on the easy ones I just over-thought them and went long or Youth and inexperience proved costly went into the net." for the Palomar men's tennis team on After losing a close match, Anderson Feb. 8, as they were defeated by the had to regroup and get ready for his douvisiting Riverside Tigers 9-0 in a bles match. non-conference matchup. "Kyle (Anderson) did dwell a little bit The Comets (0-2) didn't win a single too much on his match, but then you set, let alone a match against the highly can get him to think 'I went out there ranked Tigers. and battled one of these top guys in ''We've got the first couple - .-- - -.., their conference and gave him 161 5 9 matches under our belts and a run for his money," Hayden we've done pretty good," said COMETS 0 said. Comets assistant coach Tyler Shane Sanford also put up a valiant effort, losing 7-5 Hayden to his team after the loss. "(There is) no and then 7-6. reason whatsoever to get "I played the best that down on yourselves." I could," Sanford said. With the only sopho-1..... "They just won." Head Coach Ronnie more on the team, ~- ~ Frank Veltri, out for __.~ !::J Mancao said at the academic reasons, the '-1 · beginning of the season Comets fielded a team that this would be a entirely of freshman Who: QvssmontColege rebuilding year for the against one of the llhll: Paeilic Coast Confen!nce game men. state's premiere teams. llhlll: 2p.m., Feb.20 However, the Comets felt that if given a couple "Anytime you get a sit- llherr. Grossmolltc.lege uation like this, they'll At stake:After...,...thefirsttwe more chances, the outexpose the inexperience matdleseftheseason, theCometswl come may have been difour guys have," Hayden face aGriffin tMn that swept last year's ferent. said. "You could see the seasen series, 2.f. "I told Kyle I see him nervousness in some of beating a guy like that in three or four more our guys, who didn't get off to quite the starts they wanted to." matches," Hayden said. "You see him The Comets did show promise in their again, I think it's a different ball singles match from Kyle Anderson, who game." lost 7-5 (7-5 in tiebreaker) and 6-4. The Comets went into doubles play "I felt I was hitting pretty good today down 6-0 and failed to win the overall and pretty consistent," Anderson said. "I match. The men lost their three match-

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Palomar Shane Sandford lost both of his matches Feb. 8, as the Comets were shutout by Riverside 9-0.

es all by scores of 8-0 in pro match scoring. "We'll probably work really hard on doubles strategies," Hayden said of the Comets' future matches. Hayden added that he realized they had tough competition. "Those guys right there would be top

dogs in any conference, and we battled them," Hayden said. "The curve is pretty steep now." Hayden said he sees talent ready to be utilized in the games to come. ''We can only get better," Hayden said. "We've got a lot to learn, and a lot of strategy to figure out."

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I STEPPING OUT OF THE SHADOWS • N1w sDIIbllll tDIIeh 111k1s Drlr IDr IDng-timl tntln11g1r M11rk Eldridg1 with th1 st1m1 winning 11llitud1 By Er·k Bennett THE TELESCOPE

cia Maumausolo is no stranger to the coach she is stepping in for. Taking over the helm from a legendary coach, Maumausolo knows all eyes will be on her to keep up a tradition that started more than Z5 years ago. Maumausolo recently took over the reigns of the Palomar College softball program from head coach Mark Eldridge, who was the only coach the Comets have ever had. Eldridge led the team to three state titles and more than 1,000 wins. On and off the field, Maumausolo has had her fair share of pressure, including hitting the game-winning home run in the 1999 Women's Professional Softball AllStar Game. And now, she shares an office with the man she replaced, Eldridge. Guided into softball by her father at the age of six, Maumausolo grew up with four sisters who were all active in sports, including softball. "We were always pushed just because we were playing next to each other all the time, and being the competitors that we are," said Maumausolo, who grew up playing volleyball, softball and track and field. "My sisters and I were always pushing each other to be that competitor." A Mt. Carmel High alum, Maumausolo was named the 1992 CIF San Diego section softball Player of the Year. Recruited by several schools for her various sports, Maumausolo chose to continue her athletic career at Cal State Northridge, because she said they were recruiting her for both track and field and softball. She played the two sports for five years at Northridge, where she became a three-time Division I All-American and set a Western Athletic record of 46 homeruns. She was later inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2000. Then, the VIrginia Roadsters drafted Maumausolo and her professional softball career began. Maumausolo said about her transition

from college to pros: "I don't think that anything at that magnitude is easy. I trusted myself and my preparations." While playing professionally she was named an All-Star and on that night something special happened to her. "You wouldn't believe the story ifl told you, but it was a life changing experience what happened that night," Maumausolo said. "The game was all tied up in the bottom of the seventh and the first pitch I hit out and we won," said Maumausolo, about her All-Star MVP moment. After her pro career ended, she decided to take a coaching job as assistant coach at Palomar, where she would assist Eldridge. "The experience I had under Eldridge is one that I will never forget," Maumausolo said. During Eldridge's career at Palomar his teams won 26 Mission Conference and Pacific Coast Conference championships, including the last 21 PCC titles, and three state championships. With Eldridge's long reign over, he recommended Maumausolo to take over as head coach. "After working with her for two years, it was obvious," said Eldridge, who still teaches at Palomar and will coach the inaugural season of women's golf in August. "She has the know ledge, experience, the ability to motivate. She has all the qualities to be a good coach." Eldridge knew that Maumausolo was the right person for the job all along. "We have a great program," Eldridge said. "If anyone is interested in keeping it up at the top level, that would be the logical person to hire and I did want

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Scia Maumausolo enters her first season as head softballcoach, after having a successful playing career.

that and I believe she can keep us up there." Even though she is replacing the most successful softball coach in the state of California, Maumausolo said she feels no pressure. "He (Eldridge) has allowed me to be me," Maumausolo said. She knows she will be asked several times on what she plans to do to fill Eldridge's shoes. "I'm not here trying to fill shoes. If

you were to ask me in 30 years then that would be the accurate statement," Maumausolo said. "There is no way shoes need to be filled right now." She added that she is confident in her own abilities and believes she has a strong team this season despite losing half its roster, and she added the pressure is non-existent. "I deal with what I do have and I'm going to be as successful as I possibly can," Maumausolo said.