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College mourns passing of Dean

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Sara Thompson, dean of mathematics and health services at Palomar College, passed away Sept. 29 after battling breast cancer. She was 53.

Thompson· earned her master's degree at San Diego State, then began her teaching career at Palomar in the 1980s. She taught life sciences and, for a time, served as the vice president to the Faculty Senate. · Before becoming dean of mathematics and the natural and heal~ sciences in 2004, she was th~ chair of the Life Sciences Department.

Thompson played a pivitol role in the planning and construction of the Natural .Sciences Building, which opened this fall. .

A memorial service for Thompson was held Oct. 5 at the Howard Brubeck Theatre, where several friends, family members and colleagues paid their respects.

Monday, Oct.15 · FW SHOTS Health Services ~ be offering flu shots by appointrilent at 8:30 a.m. in Health Services. The cost is $15 for students and $20 for adults and will last through October.

To schedule an appointinent call (760) 7441150 ext. 2380.

Tuesday, Qct.l& COMET DAYS The annual event, sponsored by. the ASG, will run through Oct. 17 in front of the Student Center. Among the activities planned include a performance from local rock band Pitch Michael, a dunk tank and a "Kiss the Pig" ·event.

FREE FILM SERIES The weekly film series.will be showing "Spellbound." The 1945 film starring Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman, follows the story of a man suffering from amnesi~ · w~o carries a deep, dark secret and a psychiatrist who is determined to help him unlock it. The airing starts at 6:30 p.m. in Room P-32.

Wednesday, Oct.17

Studentgov't to host annual Comet Davs

. POUTICAL ECONOMY DAYS Political Economy Days, a two-day program of guest speakers, will lecture on a variety of political, economic and historical topics. A combination of Palomar faculty, faculty from local universities 9-11d community leaders will b~ among the speakers.

The event begins at 9:30 a.m. in the P Building.

Palomar College will be celebrating Comets Days Oct. 16 and 17.

The Associated Student Government will host the annual event, which will take place 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days in front of the Student Center.

On Oct. 16, local rock band Pitch Michael will perform and a dunk tank will be set up for students and faculty.

The ASG will host a special event on Oct. 17, dubbed "Kiss the Pig," which will give students the opportunity to do just that. _ · Campus clubs and athletes will also be present to raise money alongside a group of vendors.

CAMPUS EXPLORATIONS. The weekly series continues with Jose Esteban and Teresa Laughlin's lecture "Flattened by Globalization.

The lecture will begin a 2 p.m. in ES-19.

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The governing board held it's monthly meeting Oct. 9 to discuss the following: • Hawthorne Machinery Company gave Palomar College two checks for $10,000 for the Diesel Technology program. In return, ~alomar gav~ Hawthorne representatives an appreCIation plaque for supporting the program in the past.

• ASG president, Michelle Eichelberger, gave a presentation about tHe dangers of second handsmoke and the need for designated smoking areas on campus.

"It's a huge, huge problem," Eichelberger said.

Governing Board . Member Ruth Larson said she couldn't be more thrilled .about Eichelberger's smoking plan.

• Director of Grant Funded Student Programs Calvin _One Deer Gavin dis0

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ton key Los Angeles composer/pianist Steve Lockwood performs in front of acrowd in Room D-12 on Oct. 4.

Flutist Emily Hay joined Lockwood to play at the weekly Concert Hour:

cussed the success of Palomar College -grant funded student programs.

Programs such as TRIO and GEAR UP are part of the grant.program.

"We're very appreciative to be considered a part of Palomar," One Deer Gavin said.

• The importance of Proposition 92, the Community College Initiative, was discussed. The initiative will lower unit prices from $20 to $15, beginning next year. Nancy Chadwick, a governing board member, stressed the importance to draw attention to the initiative.

"We've got a lot of poweriif opposition/' Chadwick said.

Poly-Econ Days return Oct. 17 and 18.

Political Economy Days will return to Palomar College Oct. 17 and18.

The two-day event will explore a variety of current issues concerning

economics, history, political science, anthropology, multicUltural studies, philosophy, and more.

Different speakers will lecture about the specific topics in Middle East, immigration, borders, war, leader~hip, globalization, economics, the envrronment, California and conspiracy.

There will be more than 20 speakers.

On Oct. 17 the event will go from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. On Oct. 18 the event will run &om 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

The event is open to the public.

Because of the class sizes there will be limited seating during each lectll!:e.

Priority seating will be given to students.

Political Econbmy Days is held every semester with different speakers addressing different topics. · For more information contact Loren Lee at (760) 744-1150, ext. 2419 or email llee@palomar.edu or Peter Bowman at (760) 744-1150, ext. 2416 or e-mail sbowman@palomar.edu.

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CONCERT HOUR The BoJ:> Weller Trio, an equal parts pianist, composer and percus~ionist, will perform in Room: D-10. .Weller will perform - music from his recent album " ..And Lovely'' with drummer Tim McMahon and bassist Dave Marr: The performance begins at 12:30 p.m.

POLITICAL ECONOMY DAYS Political Economy Days will hold its final day at 8 a.m.-in the P Building. Lectures will cover a variety of political, economic and historical topics.

Saturday, Oct. 20 PALOMAR SYMPHONY The Palomar Symphony, conducted by Douglas Bruck, will perform Franz Schubert's Rosamunde Overture, jean Sibelius' Karelia Suite and -Franz . Joseph Haydn's ·symphony No. 97 on its opening night. The performance begins at 8 p.m. at the Howard Brucbeck Theatre. Tickets are available at www.palomar performs.com or by calling (760) 744-1150 ext. 2453.

Sunday, Oct. 21 PALOMAR SYMPHONY The Palomar Symphony's second performance will begin at 2 p.m. at the Howard Brucbeck Theatre. Tickets are available at www.palomar performs.com or by calling (760) 744-1150 ext. 2453.

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CAREER WORKSHOP The Career Center will host "Navigating Your Career in a Tough Ecorio~y"

by Sue Arth. Learn the newest, ~ost e~ective networking resources and strategies to find the "hidden market." The workshop begins at 5:30 / p.m. in the Governing Board Room in the Student Services Building.

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Football field fails to fall in college's plans Palomar's master plan does not include new stadium· MELISSA CASTON THE TELESCOPE

After years of speculation surrounding a stadium deal for Palomar College's football team, the Comets still .a re left wondering whether they will ever return home to the San Marcos Campus.

"It gets a little irritating at times, but I got used to it," said Comets running back, Donnell Fulfor.d. "We have to go on the bus and we have to leave earlier even if it is a home game."

Ranked No. 7 in the nation, .No. 6 in Southern California and first m the Mission

Conference, the Comets are the lone team in their conference without a playing facility on their campus. They are also the · only Palomar athletic team, besides both golf teams, to participate in their respective sport off-campus.

Currently, practices are held on a part of the soccer field, softball field and the outfield of the baseball field.

"We can't get the whole team em the field to practice together," said head coach Joe Early.

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Robert Sanchez and Mila Kolyvayuko work at the controls of aPCTV broadcast inside the station_'s new remote vehicle on Oct. io.

New vehicle has college stations on the go.

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Palomar College's TV and radio stations · are taking their shows on the road.

A joint venture between RTV and PCTV, which serves the ~ college's radio (1320 KKSM AM) and television stations (PCTV-Cox Channel 16), has acquired a remote vehicle that will allow both stations to broadcast from a variety of locations off campus.

"We raised money to pur-

chase the vehicle," K.KSM general ·manager Zeb Navarro said. "Pat (Hahn) bought the vehicle, but to get it wrapped with the KKSM logo and the logos of Palomar College TV and Palomar College, we actually sold advertising space .on the vehicle itself."

I2i Reprographics, the same company that has worked on vehicles for the likes of FOX6 San Diego and KGTV, will wrap the vehicle by Oct. 20 with the station's .logo.

"That was one of the main purposes of this," Pat Hahn,

associate professor of communications, said of the truck donning 'the station's logo.

"This is two-fold; we give our students great education, great real-world experience .with this and at the same time, it's a rolling billboard."

Navarro said with the station's insignia apparent, more of the campus community will notice both departments.

"It's going to give us more visibility, _because our logo is going to be on it," Navarro said. "It's a wonderful place TURN TO VEHICLE PAGE 15.

Statewide iniative·could reduce Breast cancer awareness-infonns unit prices from $20 to $15 · RIGO HERNANDEZ THE TELESCOPE ~

Students will pay $15 per unit if Prop 92 passes next year, which is' $5 less than this years cost.

The proposition is a statewide community college initiative that would also establish a minimum level of state funding for community colleges as well as give more autonomy to the community college chancellor from the governor.

The college has already started · · · · · suppornng t h e Imtmtive, sm'd Palomar College President Robert Deegan.

"We'll ' continue to· raise funds and promote the initiative on campus and in the community," Deegan said. .

The initiative is set to go for the February 2008 ballot. A coalition of community college leaders submitted over 900,000 signatures in January to have the initiative become a ballot item.

Palomar is supporting a reduction irt enrollment fees because it

will save students money and allow them take as many units as they want, Deegan said. · · C~mmunity· college tuition went down from $26 to $20 last January.

"If it happens it would be the first time we had such a reduction in such a short time," Director .of Enrollment Services Herman Lee said. ·So far most student reactions art? positive toward the initiative.

"College kids need. all the help they can get," said Sean Sobasc, a · "I can sign up for musiC maJor. more classes. There are classes that I want to do like auto shop, that I just don't have the money . for." · The college would be more accessible to students if it were as inexpensive as possible, said Caitlin Munson, a psychology major.

The initiative would also limit tuition from increasing more than the cost of living Deegan said. '

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Palomar students and staff worked together to spread the word about Breast Cancer Awareness month. Phi Theta Kappa and Health Services teamed up to inform students about the precursors to the disease.

"I do what I can to educate, ab~mt breast cancer to stude~ts, said Joyce Paarman,_ pro~,e~t nurse f<_>r H~alth Semces. It s happerung m~re and more to young women.

Palomar College celebrated B~east Canc~r Aware_ness Month With a few Informati~mal tables set up alopg the mam walkway d~y~ted to the malady, Oct. 3..

I ve had several young la~es come up a!ld say they were diagnosed with breast cancer," Paarnian said.

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Two Palomar students learn how to identify the precursors of breast cancer at an awareness event sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa and Health Services.

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he National Breast Cancer Foundation estimates that 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. Of those 200,000 women, 40,000 Will die.

October is breast cancer awareness month. Now is the time to find out what you need to know to keep yourself healthy and away from high-risk activities and behaviors known to cause breast cancer.

A big misconception has generally been that breast cancer is only affecting women.

This is a very dangerous misapprehension. It is estimate4 that 1,700 men will be diagnosed this year With breast cancer, and of those 450 will die.

Sure the numbers aren't quite equal with the women, but a life is ·a life nonetheless.

Students are probably asking themselves, "Why should we care about this now?" Many Palomar students are far below the high risk age, but the fact is, young or not, the choices we as students make now are huge deciding factors in how - . _ our futures play out.

Take, for instance, high-fat diets and moderate alcohol intake.

These are two factors that can bump a person into the high-risk bracket for breast cancer.

The majority·of breast cancer occurs in women over 45, but it is unlikely that at that age they are eating pizza and beer for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It's the actions we take now that can . come to haunt us later in life.

Other high risk factors include: • Having one or more first-degree blooq relatives who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.

• Giving birth to a first child at an older age, or never giving-birth. .

• Some studies show that smoking cigarettes or excessive exposure to second-hand smoke may be linked to the development of breast cancer.

• Other studies show that there is a link between oral contraceptives and the development of breast cancer.

Even for those of you not at high-risk, do something to help out those who are, or even better, those already suffering from it.

Everyone knows about the three-day walk, but if you cannot afford to sacrifice three days, there·are many smaller alternatives.

Go home, hop on Google, and find some local fundraisers.

Take care of your community, because you never know when you may need them to take care of you. _ · But start with yourself. Make conscious decisions to better your chances to avoid breast cancer. Take early precautions and _ avoid high-risk activity.

Start screening yourself early on. Check your breasts once a month for any changes or abnormalities, and get a clinical exam_ ination every three years starting when you're 20.

It may seem like it's the total anti-college lifestyle, but try and keep a low-fat diet, cut down on the drinking and smoking and _ get up and exercise. . _ · It won't kill you. In fact, not doing it may.

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History repeats .itself in Burma WAYLAND BLUE THE TELESCOPE

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For the last several decades, th.e military government of Burma (Myanmar) has engaged in extreme brutality and oppression against its citizens. · Genocide against the tribal · minorities of Burma, mass rape of ethnic women and the destruction of tribal villages are just part · of the military junta's injustices.

The government routinely uses people for forced labor and as land mine sweepers. In addition, the junta mercilessly suppresses any opposition by the Burmese citizens.

In 1987, government forces killed 3,000 . demonstrators.

Many of these were students taking · a stand against the junta's injustices.

Now, 20 years later, protests are rocking the streets of the major cities and are lead by Buddhist monks and students.

Impoverished citizens who are angered about the government's recent decision to raise the price of fuel by as much as 500 percent are joining them.

This move by the government has made it even harder for ordinary citizens to survive.

The government began to crack down on the peaceful dissent, as Burmese police beat, imprison and even kill protesters.

VOLUME 61 NUMBER OS Tne Telescope is published lltimes per semester. Opinions expressed in the newspaper are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily represent those of the entire newspaper staff, Palomar faculty and staff members or the governing board trustees.

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f.lllTOR IN CHIEF I JOHN SCAFffiA .

NEWS EDITOR I SHAHRAZAD ENCINIAS UPUilOll EDITOR I STINA MORENO -EN'i'EI\TAllfM:ENT fJJ!TOR I ASHLEY WARD fOCUS EDITOR I ALMA HERNANDEZ SPORTS !:.'lll'l'OR I ERIC BENNETT Pll!ITO EDITOR I ELLIOT DE LISSER All MlJ-IAGER I DOREEN SCHULZ Of'flCf; MIINAGl;ll J ANGELYNA HINKLE DlSTil!BUTION J\tl\NAGER I DIANA BATES !NSTRUCTIO!IAL A!iS1'S I CHARLES STEINMAN TOM CHAMBERS !OURl!AlJS~I AllV!SER I ERIN HIRO PHUTOJUURNALJSM l.JlV!SER I PAUL STACHELEK

Even going to extremes like policies." breaking . into a Buddhist It is possible for the US to use monastery and beating a monk its global influence and especially its trade influence in.this area to to death.

It ·may seem unlikely or even prompt, the surrounding nations impossible that we are capable to put pressure on the junta to of doing anything to aid the change its policies.

The junta is already weak Burmese people -in their strug-because of bad economic poligle for freedom.

However, ill the modem time cies that have led to the decay of technological and communi- of 'the nation's infrastructure .• cation globalization, we can do Added to this is the nation's ·much more than we may believe . . Buddhist religious establishIt was cell phones and blogs ment's excommunication of the that made the current protests military and the government.

In a country as deeply religious possible. It was also the use of communication technology in _ as Burma, this will have a tremen- the form of Myspace that dous effect. helped make the immigration It may only take the internademonstrations of last year pos- tional support of Burma's nationsible on our own soil. al movement toward freedom to If enough people care and are pressure the military to telin- · aware, it is possible to lobby local, quish control and allow the demostate and federal governments to cratically ·elected government to take action. take its place. Then, just as the Although it is unlikely to be USSR fell, so to will the eorrupt acceptable by the nation, we like- junta of Burma fall. _ ly do not have the resources to Most. importantly, whether commit to another war, nor would · we can pressure our governit be necessary. What is needed is ment to take action or not, it is the support of the neighboring important for us as the leaders countries of Bunita. of the future to be aware of In the words of Scot Marcie, int~mational even a far off deputy (;lssistant secretary for nation's fight for freedom.

In a globaliZing world, nothing East Asian and Pacific affairs of the U.S. State Department, in tes, is far away anymore. We cannot timony before the Senate Foreign say it does riot affect tis: Relations Committee on Oct. 3, It's our choice if we .want to "China probably has the mo_st allow injustice and evil to influence on the regime and its continue:

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MONDAY, OCT. 15, 2007 I THE TELESCOPE

WEB COMMENTS lit up over

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Get with the West Coast

smoking ban Comments on our Oct. 1 story about proposed designated smoking areas on campus.

A smoke-limited (better yet smoke-free) Palomar is just the breath of fresh air that this campus needs.

Smoking is an incredible risk to not only the smoker's health, but to everyone near the smoker.

Secondhand smoke is a huge problem on this campus. I can't stand it, and there are a lot of other students who would prefer to not breathe in your toilet bowl cleaner, rat poison cocktail (Sounds yummy!).

The city of El Cajon recently passed a law that bans smoking in ALL public areas within the city.

Praise and accolades to the El Cajon City Council for being bold enough to protect the health of the city's citizens. If only San Marcos would pass a similar measure, then we wouldn't have this issue.

Smoke yourself to death in the comfort of your own apartment.

Don't smoke us to death in the current discomfort of the campus that we call home.

- Corey Bruins I like how the student government and the president of Palomar are already set on making Palomar a smoke-free campus, completely ignoring complaints from students and threats to leave Palomar, and while listening to the frantic people like Corey here. You have way more health affecting pollutants in the air than cigarette smoke to worry about. Too bad it's nice and convenient to be prejudice and bend the truth so that you can call smokers names.

What is going to keep people from smoking where they want to if campus police isn't stepping up and enforcing the 20-foot rule to begin with? Why isn't campus police being held accountable?

Mter all, isn't it their job to enforce campus policy? They'll be given authority, but we won't hold them responsible to use that authority the way it's meant to be used?

Which points out the only issue I have with people smoking on campus: The 20-foot rule, as long as this is enforced, I have more than enough room to avoid someone's smoke. I wasn't given a brain with the ability to process 100 trillion instructions a second so I could have such a great difficulty in figuring out how to avoid people I don't want to be around that I have to kick them off campus.

-William Roush "I like how the student government and the president of Palomar are already set on making Palomar a smoke free cam-

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what West Coasters do.

In concluding, John also mentions that we still are nowhere near the fans that he claims the East Coast teams have, and he warns us. Ha ha. Like a game of rock, paper, scissors, Raiders kill Patriots, whatever a Patriot is, and a Padre wears his "Sox" on his feet, not on his uniform.

"Sox" are meant to be worn and thrown out, just like yesterday's garbage. Please, go back east and whine some more about something you could do nothing about. Or, be a West Coaster and get with our program. Until then, you should catch the next flight out of paradise and go back to Pleastantville.

-Adrian Allen

What John Scafetta had to say in the Oct. 1 issue about West Coast fans being nonresponsive to their home teams and dull; having to wait for a clap, jump or stomp sign to appear on the Jumbo-tron to pop up is a bit dramatized.

He stated that we West Coast fans arrive to the games in the third inning and leave before it's over. All right, he obviously isn't from here and hasn't lived here for a while. Look, you live in the part of our wonderful nation that has the best weather, gorgeous women and the worst traffic. We leave early, but we can't blame the old lady for forgetting her glasses at home and mistaking the 75 threats mph sign for 45 mph. The point This semester by far has is, nobody in California wants been the most ridiculous since I to be stuck in traffic for hours started attending Palomar and hours. We leave, but grand- College. Our safety has been in ma holds us up from getting question on more than one there on time. We still would occasion thus far, and it's startlike to get home before the ing to become very irritating. A clock strikes midnight. vast majority of us at Palomar Bottom line is, not all West have a purpose- to better ourCoast sports fans are bandwag- selves by receiving a quality on jumpers. As Scafetta men- education at one of the better tioned, "Pats" fans are there community colleges in all of early, and stay after, even if San Diego County. That they lost. Our fans are hands becomes increasingly difficult _ down loyal, and would go so far when someone calls in bomb as to stab an opposing team's threats and toys with law fan to death just for cheering enforcement and even going as for their own team. He's right, far to threaten a child developour fans do need to toughen up ment center. and fight more th.an we What kind of person are you? already do. You want us to start What is your problem? Do you stabbing more opposing fans, have any idea how much you just to prove our loyalty to inconvenience others by doing whom, the East Coast fans? such a thing. I hope you come to Please, stab someone first, terms with what will happen to East Coast fans, then we can you when everyone out there is talk about loyalty. looking for you.

Another thing mentioned is In case you didn't know, for a that when East Coast teams great deal of us this is our secwin, the town wins, and when ond home, we will not sit back their team loses, so does the and let this absurd crap contintown, or as Scafetta says, "fal- ue. So when the time comes ters and the city crumbles." I and you find yourself in handwould rather take the rougher cuffs, understand that nobody fans who show up late or don't will be there for you when you clap until told, than the "loyal" to face the piper. Especially East Coasters that clap not when you threaten not just we when told, but on pure emo- that roam around school taking tion, yet still remaining soft and care of our business, but the always whining about some- kids that we expect to be safe thing. Never would I swap a while we do what we have to warrior for Charmen Ultra toi- do. Do yourself a favor, tum let paper. West Coast fans have yourself in and just maybe we'll more to do than let what a team be the slightest bit more symdid over the weekend dictate pathetic for all trouble you our moods during the week. We have caused. don't whine; we move on. That's -Chris Meyer

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pus, completely ignoring complaints from students and threats to leave Palomar, and while listening to the frantic people like Corey here."

Over 60 percent of students surveyed support some type of limitation on campus smoking.

Moreove~ many students have made complaints about asthma attacks and other related concerns. If you ask me, the ASG is being plenty responsive to the will of the students.

"You have way more health effecting pollutants in the air than cigarette smoke to worry about. Too bad it's nice and convenient to be prejudice and bend the truth so that you can call smokers names."

Argumentation fallacy what is the relevance? Does the existence of these other air pollutants make the threat of second-hand smoke any less real?

There is no truth bending to the dangers of second-hand smoke, unless you are a smoker and you want to bend the truth for your own comfort.

A big factor behind the proliferation of these pollutants you speak of is due to the relative lack of heavy industry regulation over the last several decades. The ASG is trying to create pre-emptive regulations (for now, on the local campuslevel) to avoid a longer-term more serious problem.

-Peter Bowman

The food stinks Comment on our Oct. 8 story about students' agitation about food prices and service on campus.

Totally agree with this viewpoint. Once I got a cup of coffee

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from Java City that tasted like gym socks had been soaking in lukewarm water for a couple of days. Yeah, that gross. Some people like to nourish their bodies when they eat lunch. Palomar food is totally sub-par.

-A fly on the wall

Threats are

serious? Duh Comment on our Oct. 8 story about the ongoing investigation into recent bomb threats.

Well well, my hat is off to you, Palomar staff, sort of. rm sorry, but do you think we are in high school? "I hope he might see what a serious crime this is and not do this again," he said.

"Calling in a bomb threat, where he is threatening small children, is not something that is humorous or funny ..." REALLY? Obviously this person knows this is a serious thing.

I suggest a money reward, People always talk when money is involved. I personally want to see this attention-deprived, immature person behind bars without a penny's pay.

Speak up people, that's why you have vocal chords. Think if something did happen, if it happened to your mother, father, sister or friend. But of course, this was probably a group of people saying, " Dude, do it!" because unlike the typical "loner" kids who act instead of threaten, this person was clearly doing this to be accepted and "cool," Isn't that something we learned in middle school? "If your friends tell you to jump off a cliff, you're going to do it?"

-Cardiel

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61 NEWS Palomar.hosts Latino youth event motivating kids to stay in school ALMA HERNANDEZ PfE Tt;LESCOPE

Latino boys from across North County gathered at Palomar College on Oct. 6 for an educational endeavor.

Encuentros held its fourth annual conference, "Your Future Begins Now," with more than 600 boys in attendance.

"It was a success," said Encuentros board member Lisa Montes. "People came together to make a difference in the lives of Latino boys."

The Encuentros leadership of North San Diego County is a non profit organization whose primary focus is to encourage education and self respect ¡ among Latino boys since its foundation in 2003.

North county boys ranging in age from middle school to high school were invited to attend the Encuentros conference in an effort to encourage them to finish high school and explore career options, Montes said.

Tables were set up to provide students with information on the resources available ranging from financial aid to tutoring.

Montes said the boys really enjoyed the psychology workshop where they were able to feel a displayed real brain.

Another student's favorite was NBC 7/39's Artie Ojeda and Univision's Ricardo Vela's workshops, Montes said. She also said the boys had a chance to work inside Palomar's newsroom.

Montes said she was impressed with the interaction the boys had

with the speakers. 'This was the exact intention of the event, to expand their concepts of career options, she said.

Ricardo Paz a Vista high school senior said that the "Journey to becoming a lawyer" workshop motivated and reassured him about his interest in a law degree.

"I want to take on the world right now." Paz said. "I'd rather do this than anything else on a Saturday."

Montez also emphasized the local concern about 70 percent of boys in the Vista Unified School District don't earn a high school diploma.

"These kids need to know someone cares," Carlos Von Son, foreign languages professor said. "That there are people willing to help them all the way."

Von Son gave the welcoming speech. He spoke about the struggles he endured while trying to obtain an education in Mexico compared to the amalgam of opportunities Latino boys have available to them today.

"Look at you, you're all beautiful," he told the students. He referred to the boys as seeds that will blossom with education and lead the way for more Latino men to succeed.

"I was moved to tears," Associated Student Government President Michelle Eichelberger said, about Von Son's speech.

"There was such a sincerity ...you can feel his heart."

Former Palomar student Amilcar Chavez said that he admires Von Son's ability to go out of his way to help students. He

MONDAY, OCt 15, 2007 I THE TELESCOPE

JUSTIN HARRIS I THE TELESCOPE (Top) Carlos Von Son speaks to agroup of Latino men during Encuentros. Palomar College hosted the event on Oct. 6.

(Right) Student file out of the Dome and into various workshops during the Encuentros event. said Von Son is the reason he decided to become an educator.

"Von Son is an inspiration to many, he will help anyone who seeks it," Chavez said. "I want to do for kids what he did for me."

It is essential for boys to explore career options early on so that they have a plan by the time they get out of high school, Chavez said.

"It's great for them to see what they can do in the future." said Monica Salazar from Univision's promotions department.

Montes said the event cost over $25,000. Univision, NBC 7/39 San Diego, Palomar College and other local businesses made it possible.

Web site will track grievances against professors KAVITA KUMAR MCT C!,HPUS

Students at the University of Missouri's four campuses soon will be able to lodge complaints on university Web sites about professors who they think have discriminated against them based on their viewpoints.

Ombudsmen have been designated at each campus to help resolve such issues arid keep a record of all grievances to be compiled in an annual report.

University of Missouri academic leaders recently briefed the Board of Curators on these efforts. Some curators have been asking questions in the last year about how the campuses handle intellectual diversity in light of media reports about academic freedom.

The issue became a hot-button topic in the Missouri Legislature last spring follow-

ing an at Missouri State University in which a student, Emily Brooker, said she faced hostility from her professor when she refused to sign a letter supporting gay adoption. The case became the subject of a lawsuit that the university settled out of court almost a year ago.

In response, the Missouri House passed the "Emily Brooker Intellectual Diversity Bill" that would have required universities to report annually to the Legislature about how they teach all sides of controversial issues. But the bill never made it to the Senate floor.

The bill listed almost a dozen ways in which colleges can increase intellectual diversity, including tracking grievances against professors.

Curator David Wasinger, who has been prodding the university to address intellectual pluralism, hailed the recent efforts as a "great start" to addressing the "deep-seated

problem." He said it also sends an important message to the Legislature that "we can mind our own score."

Faculty leaders questioned whether a problem existed but said professors are mostly open to the reporting mechanism.

Tim Farmer, president of the Faculty Senate at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, said there such efforts have had a slight chilling effect on some professors who worry they may get in trouble for what they say in class.

"When we talk about monitoring what faculty say, people get nervous about that," he said. But he added, "I think people are taking an open-minded view on it as long as it doesn't change what they teach in their class."

The Missouri Faculty Council passed a resolution that suggests boilerplate language about intellectual pluralism and where students can go to lodge complaints

that could be printed on course syllabi.

Frank Schmidt, president of the Faculty Council, said he hopes that doing so will help diffuse the controversy.

Moreover, he said he thinks it will show that viewpoint discrimination is not much of an issue in the classroom _ and that if it does happen, there are steps being taken to addreso; it.

"I don't think it's a problem at all," he said. "If it were, I'd hear about it."

A report to the Board of Curators several months ago said there had been just one recorded grievance at UMSL, in which a student complained that a faculty member did not value his work because of his politics. In that case, a grievance officer ruled in favor of the student. The report added that most complaints are handled more informally by department chairs or deans and are resolved before coming to a formal grievance.

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each other isn't an option,· which doesn't help our team as a whole."

Early said a lack of on·campus fadlities hurts the football program when recruit· ing new players.

"Recruiting is hard for us beoouse athletes want to go to a school with state of the art fields," Early said.

Due to the lack of a field, Palomar players,· coaches and fans travel to Escondido High's Wilson Stadium for the home games.

The stadium can hold more than 1000 football fans.

"It's tough," starting quarterback Hunter Wanket said. "We would get a lot more support if we had a field here.

We're not complaining, and we

know we aren't getting .one .this year, so we just don't think abdut it that much."

In previous years, the team has played at both San Marcos High and Mission Hills High in San Marcos, which are both a closer proximity than Wilson Stadium.

"We have a good working relationship with the San Marcos ·unified school district," said Palomar President Robert Deegan. "This was prior that they made arrangement to use Escondido. That's a decision made by the athletic director and the football coach." · In 2005, the Comet football program started a fundraiser, named the "Comet Campaign," to raise money for an artificial turf field.

The field would have included bleachers, a press box and a scoreboard built, but talks of the fundraiser have since faded.

"I don't even know if any money was actually raised," "Early said. "I know there were flyers and posters around cam· pus but I have no idea if any was raised." · · Deegan said that there are currently no plans to construct a stadium and if one was to be built, the monetary cost of the stadium would not match up with the revenue gained from individual home games.

"We are only playing five or six games a year," Deegan said.

"We're going to have to have outside funding for that. If, indeed, there is a campaign to do that, then certainly we want to explore that."

Proposition M, a $694-million facilities bond measure passed in November of 2006 which pays for new buildings and renovations at the San Marcos campus, does include a new practice field but not a stadium.

"It's a very expensive proposi-

difference," Lee said. "There large increase in head count are a lot of factors to students but I do see an increase in full time student enrollattendance."

CONTI NUED FROM PAGE 3 Proposition 98 was enacted ment."

The second part of the ini- in 1988. It establishes a minThe $6 million would be · tiative would create miniabout six percent, which mum state funding. '' "It could be as · , means there's more money commuch as $6 million ing into the colmore dollars to -C. Palomar," said lege to provide better services Nancy · Chadwick, Goverrung Board · · and more classes, . Deegan said. member.

Others seemed . · Sobasc said he has hopes for the skeptical to the proposal. $6 million; "Pm in the music "Sure it's good for the students now but . department and maybe not for the - Robert Deegan we need more Palomar College President money. This (the · community, how are they going to pay for initiative) would it?" asked David Carson, a imum annual funding level hopefully send more money Palomar student. "With for K-14 (K-12 and coiilii}.uni- toward us." taxes?"

MiraCosta College is also ty colleges). Palomar gets its Carson wasn't the only one funding public based on full- pledging support to the iniwho isn't sure about the ini- time, enrolled students. If the tiative though they are not tiative. initiative passes Palomar affected by proposition 98.

"I hope there is no back- would still get a minimum The third part of the initialash hom it," said Greg funding if enrollment drops tive Deegan explains would.

Dennis, an accounting stu- in other public school.

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"It will not affect k-12 in issues so the state. chancellor "Enrollment-wise I don't their founding," Deegan said. has more authority over the . know if it's going to make a "vyhat I would expect is not a hiring."

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After a2005 campaign to raise money for a·new football field, talks of a new playing . surface soon faded away. Currently, there are no plans to construct a field. tion and it wasn't included in the "It's not part of Prop M and voters · facilities master plan that was put aren't big on supporting football together in 2003," Deegan said. stadiums at community colleges."

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Threats push school to work on communication College takes serious look &t how tq notify ·students and faculty in emergency situations SHAHRAZAD ENCLNIAS THE TELESCOPE

wo bomb threats and a campus-wide blackout in September prompted college officials to review the college's emergency comm~nication plan.

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They discovered that Palomar has seri"The school needs to set"UP a _better comous gaps in its system of getting vital infor- munication system," said Sean Selway. ·marion to students, faculty, and staff.

"The students need to know."

"We need to do a betDuring the blackout, t~r job in communicathe janitors . passed out tion," said Palomar flyers and taped them on President Robert doors, to tell students Deegan. "We're going to First of a five part series examining about the situation. ·ty · tp 1 c 11 0 upgrade the resources secun Issues a a omar ege Besides the flyers, the we have for better communication." only other fbrm ·of communication was During the first bomb threat, Sept. 13, between the students. half of the campus remained open and "The school president came into my class unaware of what was going on. . and told us about the blackout," said Frank "We weren't allowed to use our radios," Cuevas. "It was official."

Deegan said. "We had to use runners."

Deegan said the campus is exploring new Everything from the F and B buildings forms of communication, such as text- messouth was completely evacuated for hours. saging, e=mail, electronic signs and While those on the north half of campus installing phones in the Natural Sciences ·remained unaware about the evacuation, Building. .

During the second bomb threat, Sept.l9, "Each incident is different and you learn students noticed another communication from it," Deegan said.

San Diego State and Cal State San lapse.

"It's_ kind of scary that I didn't know Marcos implement a text-messaging system what had happened · to inform students until the next day," ' ' all ult'i.. about such emergencies on campus through said Kathleen Berg.

But at least the comtheir cell phones munication wasn't as "The more communi-' cation options we have, chaotic as the . first bomb threat incident _ Joe Hewitt the better," Cuevas said.

Palomar student "Communication is Deegan said. This time, the school used the important." ~marquee on the side of the SU building to The school's communication deficiency inform students, Deegan said. has upset many students.

"We had to wait to have the appropriate "We'r~ all adults," said Joe Hewitt. ''We should know what's going on." info," Deegan said.

The bomb threats weren't the only probPhil Hoerr was on campus for all three lems to spark communication questions incidents and doesn't agree with the hanfrom students. The first problem happened dling of the situations. _ · during the blackout Sept. 3. The campus "The school is terrible with communication," Hoerr said. closed for three hours.

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d · we're a We should know what's going on.''

He believes the school should put in a public address system on campus. Palomar student, Dean Takao, also offered the PA system idea. .. . "EveryC>_ne could hear what's going on at the same time with a system," Takao said.

"Most high schools have one, so maybe we should."

President Deegan said he has thought ·about the idea, but the problem with the PA is. the cost of placing-one on campus.

The funds to install a PA system could be allocated from Prop. M funds, a facilities bond approved by last voters November, Deegan said.

"There's all kinds of systems, but it's important to . know what works," said Palomar Police Chief Tom Plotts.

An emergency p r .e p are d n e s s workshop will be held Oct.l7 irt .

Anaheim, Deegan said. He has invited faculty, staff and student lepders to partici~ pate in the· one-day coUFse. The workshop will cover preparedness planning, mitigation, response skills and recovery operations.

"I will provide resources for all possioilities of improvement," Deegan said.' "This is to show our commitment to ongoing communication improvements."

Next ·in the series: A look at campus crime rates over time.

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the tree of remembrance.

"You can remember a loved one;' said Catharine Gannett, Palomar College library manager. · The tree will be in the library for the rest of the month of October for anyo~e to add names of survivors as well as • This year, an friends who have estimated 192,200 died Gannett said. women and 1,500 The table in front men will be diagof Health Services nosed with invasive had pamphlets, breast cancer.bookmarks, and fly. ers edifying stu• Approximately dents, staff and fac: 40,200 women and ulty about the can'400 men will die of cer. There were also breast cancer this breast imitations for year. students to feel and learn the physical • Breast cancer is warning signs of the leading cancer breast cancer. The site among nurses also spoke to American women students walking by and is second only the table to educate to lung cancer in them about the _illcancer deaths. ness.

Caitlin Munson, • When breast Palomar student cancer is confined said she wished to the breast, the there · were more five-year survival events through out rate is over 95 perthe month to inform cent. more students about the cancer.

SOURCE: The Susan G. "One day isn't Kamen Breast Cancer going to impact the Foundation students," Munson said. "Prevention is the most important stuff."

Women should know what a lump feels like in a breast, said Paarman about the four different breast models, it is a sign. She also said it is very important for everyone to give themselves a breast exain because breast cancer doesn't discriminate sex, age or race. The Susan G. Komen Breast cancer Foundation believes that approximately 40,200 women and 400 me~ will ·die of breast cancer this year.

"Women need to be educated, that's why we're doing this," said Phi Theta Kappa member Pulkit Kanotra. "Everyone should know;" The second table located near the Associated Student Government offices offered the official pink ribbon breast cancer awareness symbol in different forms of stickers and pins. Phi Theta Kappa sponsored the table.

"The cancer that affects younger women is stronger than that of an older woman," Gannett said.

She said . she is a breast cancer survivor.

Gannett was diagnosed with cancer in June 2003.

The messages from the tree will be put on a sash for the Palomar College representative to wear during the Breast Cancer 3-Day, Gannett said.

Costco employee's who are cancer survivors or know victims or survivors of the cancer donated the silk Remembrance Tree.

For more information about Breast Cancer awareness contact Health Services at (760) 744-1150, · ext. 2380 or Director of Health Services, Jayne Comyay (760) 744-1150, ext.

2671. For more information about the Remembrance Tree contact. Gannett at (760) 744-1150, ext. 2613.

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ENTERTAINMENT

_THE TELESCOPE ~ MONDAY, OCT. IS, 2007

'Compleat Female Stage Beauty' finishes flawless who played the women's lead role in the Shakespeare play Othello.

Although the Howard The lead role of actor Brubeck Theatre didn't Edward Kynaston, played show to a very fUll house, by Sean LaRocca, was ·perthe Oct. 6 performance of formed with much passion.

"Compleat Female Stage · Throughout the play he is Beauty" was as beautiful faced with many difficult as a sunny day at the situations-losing his job to beach. the first female - All of the TH£1'\TER REVIEW actor, losing his getting actors played. - - - - - - - lover, booed off stage their role· to the 'COMPLEAT fullest and it and getting beat FEMALE STAGE up. showed.

BEAUTY' "Compleat Each scene is Female Stage shown with heartby Beauty," felt emotion.

OUT OF FOUR STARS Actress Alyssa Jeffrey Hatcher STARRING: Sean and directed by LaRocca, Schindler, who Kelli Harless. played the role of Pat Lamer, is a Jared Sp~ Chad shined Maria, play about about Patterson and others the time when with her characOct.5-14 ter's tenderness women first Howard Brubeck Theatre and compassion. began to take the During the play, stage and · the Maria takes care effects it had on men when they were no of Edward and is always by longer chosen for the roles his side during his rough as women. times.

"Compleat_Female Stage She also keeps to herself, Beauty" didn't focus very · so she doesn't pursue her· much on the fact that crush · on Edward. Even women began acting, but it though ·his character is basically followed the life homosexual, he stills stands of a popular male actor her up for two other girls ASHLEY WARD

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when she ·gets the chanc-e to go out with him.

The most vivacious and colorful performance of the evening was by Rachel Robinson who played Nell Gwyim.

She was hysterical, exuberant and definitely stood out from the crowd. character Robinson's filled the audience with laughter by dancing around stage practically naked behind a gold shield and also later by singing a song with the chorus line "No balls at all, no balls at all," which stuck in my head -long after I left the theater. · One of my favorite parts about ."Compleat Female Stage Beauty" were the beautiful costumes designed by Ken Imaizumi.

The Shakespearian-style gowns and men's dress clothes weren't like the usual cheap-looking thrift store clothes that are often used in most college plays set in that time period.

The attire in this play looked very authentic and brought a greater sense of believability to the entire show.

Along with the Shakespearian culture comes British accents.

What can sometimes be a huge struggle for actors, the accents were pulled off brilliantly by each and every member of the cast.

The only aspect of "Compleat Female Stage Beauty" that I believe could have been done better. was the character's make-up, also done by Ken Imaizumi.

It looked a bit strong on some of the actors, making them look overdone. With the bright stage lights their pale faces looked washed out and their rosy cheeks looked a little too clownlike.

Although the make-up was a little much, "Compleat Female Stage Beauty" was still a wonder. fully casted and extremely put-together play.

The storyline was smart and kept the audience interested the entire two hours, which. can be hard to do.

BRANDON MAGOSKI ! THE TELESCOPE "Compleat Female Stage Samuel Pepys, played by Sean Hannify, started by reading from his journal. Beauty" . struggles with

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Kelli Harless, who played the first female aCtor Margaret Hughes, performed a piece for her 'Othello' audition.

finding your identity and what makes you happy. It's all ·about going after your passion and what inspires

you know matter wh? you are.

One of the characters from "Compleat Female

Stage Beauty" said it best.

"Who we are is what we do, without what we do, who are we?"

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From left to right: Bruce Blackwell (as Charles II), Rachel Robinson (as Nell Gwynn) and Sean Larocca (as Edward Kynaston), performed ascene from 'Compleat Female Stage Beauty,' which ran from Oct. 5-14.

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·Rapper/producer NUMBIZ mixes Latin flair

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Education has been one rapper's secret to his success.

"My education has helped me out a lot," said Carlos Rodriguez, who also goes by his stage name, NUMBIZ. "Otherwise I would have been taken advantage of."

The 26-year-old Pm~rto Rican artist is in his final year at Cal · State San Marcos as a., business major.

"I accidentally got into · rapping," Rodriguez said ..He started by making beats and sending them out to different labels and people. He began to accompany his. beats with his rapping. He said, laughing, that no one really cared for his beats, but everyone asked about his rapping.

"I've written my music my whole life," Rodriguez said. But he never expected to become a rapper, he said.

He is also a successful entrepreneur. He has a production company, Music Money, with a friend. The company has worked with producer DJ Rek and San Diego rapper Lil Rob. · Rodriguez has also partnered up with another local artist from Oceanside to create a group, LPLD (Lost Product Latin Division).

"We sound like no one else," said Raul Cervantes, Rodriguez LPLD partner, 21, he also goes by his stage name BLAZE. "It's just a whole new sound we bring to

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LPLD has an album coming out Cervantes was born in Mexico Jan. 1, 2008. and grew up in Oceanside. He "Our idea is to dominate the Tuesday, 30 said he grew up dancing to the whole year," Rodriguez said.

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More · info: www.livena For more information go to hop. · tion.com "I was voted most likely to be a www.numbiz.us or supersta~ . in high school," www.myspace.com/blaze313k.

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Little known film 'King ·of California' wears the crown TAARNA WILTSIE THE TELESCOPE

"King of California," a limited release. gem, stars Evan Rachel Wood as Miranda, the 16-year'old daughter of curious Charlie (Michael Douglas). Writer and director, Cahill, delivers a script that is brimming with humorous dialogue and leaves the viewer with a sense of culmination.

Charlie is rri0v1E REVIEW released after 'KING OF his two-year stay in a menCALIFORNIA' tal institution and he comes ***~ OUT OF FOUR STARS back to find Miranda sup- STARRING: Michael porting her- Douglas. Evan Rachel Wood self with a job RATED: PG-13 at McDonalds.

He immediately immerses himself in a hunt for the long forgotten treasure of a Spanish explorer seemingly buried beneath the local Costco.

This is one movie that definitely requires a suspension of disbelief.

Using the old journals and maps as clues to their fortune; the twosome treks past familiar landmarks like Chuck E Cheese's.

Though doubtful of its existence, Miranda joins the force of action while trying to maintain a sense of control.

Miranda was at a young age when her mother abandoned the family. This put her in a position where ·she felt responsible for her

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While Charlie was away, the times have changed. All of the surrounding land was bought out, leaving their old house in the midst of modem suburbia. This is a great representation of the rela~ tionship between father and daughter.

As Charlie shirks responsibility he cannot_understand his growing daughter who is learning to take things at face value.

Douglas plays a highly animq.ted role, and takes the character in a direction where you start to wonder whether or not Charlie really is as crazy as.he appears.

Often in place of a real explanation, Charlie will justify his point of view by brighdy saying, ''Look it up if you don't believe me."

With a history of disappointment that resulted from blindly trusting her father, she is tom between following the law and humoring her father's antics.

She climbs on board when he says, "I've done a lot of things in my life, but maybe I haven't done what I need to do yet. And maybe if I do this, I will."

There are some interesting visuals of the map as they approach the X-marked spot.

There is also one cartoon scene in the movie that was especially enjoyable simply because the technique was not overly used in

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It is unfortunate that moues sewage leading up to a climactic Even if you aren't doubled over "King of like this are hot ofteri widely Costco expedition. They aren't with laughter, searching for mere riches, they California" will leave you with an released.

Miranda and Charlie face are chasing their destiny. appreciation for its unique plot

The spookiest spots.for Halloween haunts MELISSA CASTON THE TELESCOPE

It's almost that time of the year; the time when pumpkins get carved, fake spider · webs get draped over houses, and witches, ghouls and goblins make their yearly debut. _ Halloween is only about two weeks away and haunted houses and parties are already lined up in areas throughout San Diego County "Last year a huge group of friends. and· I ended up going to this huge party, with bands ·and plenty of kegs, ,in the boonies of San Marcos," Palomar student Jon Purviance said.

Whether you're in the mood to go out with some friends and get all dressed up or you just feel like staying at home and handing out candy to trick-or-treaters, there are plenty of options to keep you busy during Halloween.

35th annual "Knott's Scary Farm."

It will be open from Oct. 17-21 ' and 24-31 from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and until midnight on open weekdays.

The haunt at Knott's offers over 1,000 different costumed creatures, numerous frightening shows and freaky rides for all to enjoy.

For more information, go to www.knotts.com/index.html to check out all the creepy thrills available.

SCREAM ZONE

The Scream Zone at ~- the Del Mar "Scaregrounds" opened Sept. 28 and will run through Oct. 31.

The Scream Zone consists of the Haunted Hayride, the House of Horror and the Chamber Tunnel of Terror.

For all terror-lovers, the House of Horror is the place to be.

Twenty-five rooms filled with creepy crawlers, mazes and monare ready for anyone over KNOTT'S SCARY FARM sters If you're willing to trav- the age df 10 to be scared out of el for your thrills, Knott's Berry their shoes.

Farm in Buena Park, has their . Watch out for spooky spiders A'A'

Admission can be broken down three ways. The triple haunt is for entry into all three attractions and costs $26.99. The Double Haunt is for the Chamber plus House of Horror or the Haunted Hayride and costs $17.99. For $13.99, you can choose any of the single haunts.

Go to ww'w.sdfair.corn/screamzone for more information.

HALLOWEEN HEAT The Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach is holding a "Halloween Heat" party for ages 21 and up on Wednesday Oct. 31 at 9 p.m.

DJs will be spinning '80s music and a band will be playing as well.

Admission is $20 in advance or $22 the day of the show.

You can get advance tickets by c;illing the Belly Up. at (858) 4818140.

and zombies while riding the open-sided hay wagon during the Haunted Hayride.

The Chamber is San Diego's longest Tunriel of Terror filled with monsters popping out around every comer.

The Screain Zone is open Oct. MONSTER BASH 18-21 and 24-31 from 7 p.m. to Southern Comfort midnight on Fridays and liquor and Dos Equis Saturdays, and 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. imported beer are sponsoring the on other weekdays when open.

7th annual "Monster Bash" in the

Gas Lamp Quarter.

It will be held Saturday Oct. 27 from 6 p.m. to midnight.

There will be a co"stume contest with a grand prize of $3,000. Ages 21 and are invited to get in their hottest costumes and listen to one of the many DJ s spinning or live bands. .

Pre-sale cost is $20 in advance and $25 the day of. Call (619) 2335008 for more information or check Ol-lt the Web site www.myspace.com/gaslampmon sterbash.

HAUNTED HOTEL San Diego's rock radio station 91X will be broadcasting live and handing out prizes from the Haunted Hotel in the Gaslamp District from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. every Friday night as of Sept 28th.

The Haunted Hotel is closed Mondays and Tuesdays except Oct. 29 and 30 and it is open from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Tickets are $13.99 at the door.

Contact (619) 696:SCARE .for more details.

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Paying dues with internships amount to ample returns College students could land jobs after graduation with work experience JESSICA MILCETICH MGT CAMPUS

on the first day is a great way to prove to your manager that you're ready to take on more responsibilities. If you do small tasks effectively and efficiently, your supervisor will trust you to handle larger jobs. · "You've got two or three months to make a good impression," said Rich Milgram, the CEO of Beyond.com, an online job· site. "Make sure. at day one you ·list out everything you want to accomplish over the (internship). Make sure you not only set · out to achieve

Internships are one of the best ways for college students to get their foot in the door at a job they hope to pursue after graduation, experts said. For many students, internships provide the chance to show a potential employer what assets they can bring to the company.

With 78 percent of today's college students actively seeking internships, MonsterTRAK, the student ' ' An division of that ymr achieve that Mons.ter.com, along the way. surveyed employers, stupersp· You have . to produce dents and recent graduresults that are noticed." ates to find out how students -Julie Goldthwait M a n Y can turn their Vice pr~sident of MonsterTRAK experts suggest looking internships into full time jobs. at the internThe survey found that one of ship as an extended interview. All the most important things of the work you do i& on display employers look for is relevant for- your supervisor over the job experience. So just having course of the internship. What that internship is a huge bonus you wear, how you act and the when it comes to the job mar- quality of work that you do will ket. speak volumes about what kind Bill Coplin, a professor at of employee you will be down the Syracuse University in New road: Use this to your advantage, York and author of the book "25 Ways to Make College Pay Off," Goldthwait said. Always dress a (AMACOM, $14.95) said 65 per- little bit extra professionally. Be cent of a company's interns are on time, or even a little bit early, and take initiative during the hired. · But students who can make time you are there.

"An intern might not have themselves stand out to an employer, by doing more than much experience but their perjust making copies and fetching spective does matter," Goldthwait coffee, are the ones that have said. "So if you have some sort of the best chance to be offered a suggestion or comments feel free to speak up and share that. It may full-time position.

"One thing is to always have a lead to a fresh perspective that positive attitude," says Julie the manager never really thought Goldthwait, the vice president of."

Keep track of the jobs you do and general manager of for the company, Milgram said. At MonsterTRAK. No matter what task you have the end of the summer when you been assigned to do, keep a sit down to discuss your internpleasant demeanor. Interns who ship with your supervisor, you make copies with smiles on will have plenty of details to shOw their faces are appreciated him or her exactly what you did· much more than those who over the summer, what projects moan and groan about the work, you worked on, what results you Coplin said · · got and how you most benefited Understand you have to pay the company.

"That's what will stick With the your dues as an intern, Coplin added. Offering to make copies management team when they . or do extra administrative work evaluate you," he says.

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Gutter balls getting you down? A few easy changes to your game could improve your score significantly.

We visited Waveland Bowl, a 24-hour bowling center in Chicago, where manager Ira Finkelberg showed us how ball <;hoice, grip and approach tan boost your game style from newbie to contender.

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With ball sizes ranging from 6 to 16 pounds, Finkelberg suggested finding the heaviest one you can roll with control and power against the 31/2-pound pins.

Plastic balls, similar to those provided by bowling cen· ters, create less friction and are good for players who roll a straight ball.

Reactive resin balls have hard rubber shells that grip the lanes and asymmetrical cores that steer it. Those properties give the resin ball amaz· ing striking power.

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Rather than rolling down the middle, Finkelberg suggests you approach the pins from an angle for abetter chance of scattering them_into each-ather for astrike.

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where we park it at and a lot of students pass by it. They can see that there is a radio and television department here, because a lot of people don't realize we exist."

The vehicle, which Hahn said he purchased for approximately $6,000, once belonged to KOTC (Oceanside) and will allow students to broadcast live from the portable TV and radio studio to a variety of locations such as the San Diego County Fair.

"Everybody is real excited about it," Hahn said. "From the outside it looks like an old truck. Everybody has been in the inside, including professionals who are just amazed. The inside has a lot of great equipment in there. It is high-end, cutting-edge, digital equipment."

The first radio and television remote will be on Oct. 20, when the stations will be a simultaneous broadcast of the Palomar College football game vs. Long Beach at 1 p.m.

"They are going to take the truck down there and the TV studio is going to be contained inside the truck," Navarro said.

"So all the monitors, all the camera feed and the switcher boards, will already be installed

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Students in the PCTV 220 directing class setup equipment outside the station's remote vehicle. With the truck, students will be able to broadcast events from avariety of locations off-campus.

in the truck instead of having to bring all the equipment from one of the classrooms down to the field and renting a U-Haul trailer to bring everything down there. We can just drive every-

thing down there and we are good to go."

Navarro said the vehicle has opened up many possibilities for both stations and will give students an upper hand with

working in different locations.

"The new production truck is a wonderful asset," RTV 180 professor Jon Chelesnik said.

"From the perspective of our sportscasting class, it allows us

to work closely with the TV production classes to produce game broadcasts with our students doing the play-by-play. It is invaluable real world experience for everyone involved."

Navarro added that the chance for the college to own a remote vehicle is extremely beneficial to the students and that Palomar is one of few community colleges to own their own mobile unit.

"I think the truck has the ability to bring more exposure to KKSM," said RTV 180 student Jason Golden, who will be broadcasting the play-by-play for the Oct. 20 game. "From what I hear the truck will be parked at KKSM events with signage all over it. It is my hope that the TV class can adapt a similar sports broadcasting class in order to cover the same events as the radio class."

The remote vehicle will be run and operated by students with faculty supervision and both the radio station and television program will split the use of the vehicle depending upon the events said station is covering.

"It's a wonderful opportunity for the students to learn how it is in the real world where you have to go out to remotes and you have to do a live audio feed or a live video feed back to the newsroom," he said.

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SPORTS ON DECK Monday, Oct.15 WOMEN'S GOLF The Comets will host a conference tournament at 11 a.m at San Luis Rey Downs Country Club.

Wednesday, Oct.11 WRESTUNG The Comets will play Victor Valley at 7 p.m at VICtor Valley.

WOMEN'S SOCCER .The Comets will play Grossmont at 1 p.m. at Minkoff Fteld.

MEN'S SOCCER The Comets will play Cuyamaca at 3:15p.m. at Minkoff Fteld.

Thursday, Oct.18 WOMEN'S WATER POLO The Comets will face Miramar at 4:15 p.m at VICtor Valley.

MEN'S WATER POLO The Comets will face San Diego Miramar at 3 p.m. at VICtor Valley.

_ Friday, Oct.19 MEN'S WATER POLO The . Comets will compete in day one of the Golden West Tournament all day Golden West College.

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An open letter to BALCO and friendS Dear Victor Conte, · orice again - this time with fiveThough the 2003 demise of your time Olympic-medal- winning and field runner company, Bay Area Laboratory Co- track Operative (BALCO) has long and Marion Jones. passed by, please allow · Mter years of refuting me to offer my congratut h e lations. perception that she had Your nnsswn was . used performance~ accomplished. enchancing substances, In the · late '90s, athshe came clean. letes flocked to your San I guess even the best of Francisco-based offices, JOHN liars can't always keep a and you provided them SCAFETIA straight face. with the top-of-the-line The 2000 'Sydney Olympics, which were fueled by "training" supplies.

More than four -years la~er, you her three gold and two bronze still have a profound effect on the medals, sparked a barrage of quesprofessional sporting world. The tions. · world-class athletes, who once It was at that time that Jones sat at your doorsteps beside her then-husband C.J. arrived for guidance, undoubtedly Hunter, an Olympic shot-putter, at reached their pinnacle. · a news conference. The meeting However, there is one slight prob- was called to address charges that lem. For all those who popped pills Hunter had failed countless at your desecration, stuck syringes drug tests.

As Hunter faced the 'Wrath of the in their sides and rubbed cream on what ever it is you had them rub public's inquiries, Jones sat there cream, fell calm and quiet. miserably.

Her husband was left to defend One could cmly wonder why. himself. Only did the later-accused, star Tim Could it be that in some way track-and-field what you were doing was 'Wrong? Montgomery's involvement, take Could it be that all the glory and away from the questions that later fame failed to outshine the truth? followed Jones.

She insisted that her then-Coach, Just ask one of your ·former clients.

Trevor Graham, presented her a On Oct. 5,. you made the news supplement from BALCO that was

labeled as flaxseed oil. She also stressed she had no clue that it was really the designer steroid THG. Yet, when Jones sat in the White Plains, N.Y court room more than two weeks ago, she continued to spew lies.

Jones · pleaded guilty to two counts to lying to federal agents, with one of those counts involving her drug use, and then hung up her sprinting shoes and returned all five Olympic medals - endirig her nine year career. .

I guess apologizing after seven years of lies and gaiping millions of dollars in endorsements doesn't always get you anywhere.

Just ask New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi or former Oakland Raider Bill Ramonowskiyou remember.them, right? · Your main objective at the start was to strengthen careers, yet why have almost all your athletes faltered?

You tried constructing a major metropolitan city for premier athletes in BALCO, yet ended up sitting on Atlantis.

Could it be that you, the self-proclaimed nutritionist cmd founder of the company, couldn't care less?

So what? Athletes were falling like a house-of-cards. You were raking in the big bucks.

When the two San Francisco

Chronicle writers Mark FainaruWada and Lance Williams wrote your eventual death-sentence in "Game of Shadows," you took it with a grain of salt.

In return for just four months of jail and four months of house arrest, you're now a free man.

Meanwhile, Bapy Bonds, the former San Francisco Giant and current free agent continues to wreak the benefits . . . err detriment of your company. :Now the latest homerun king with 762 homeruns has passed the legitimate homerun king Hank Aaron this season.

You provided him "The clear and the cream." He provided you notoriety.

But don't fret, although the latest chapters of your never-ending story is complete, your name will not disappear. · Mter all, you're chief client in Bonds has lied to a federal grand jury and cheated on his taxes. rm sure we'll be hearing his name in court soon.

Sincerely and with best regards, -John Scafetta P.S - I would also like to thank you for comp!etely ridding sports of its innocence .

Check out Scafetta's sports blog, "Covering the . bases;' at www.the-telescope.com.

WOMEN'S WATER PoLO The Comets will compete in day one of the long Beach Tournament all day long Beach Ciy College.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER The Comets will play Cuyamaca'at 6 p.m. at Cuyamaca.

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MEN'S SOCCER The Comets will play MiraCosta at 3 p.m. at MiraCosta College. ·

Saturday, Oct 20 MEN'S WATER POLO The Comets will eompete in daytwo of the Golden West Tournament all day Golden West College.

WOMEN'S WATER POLO The Comets will compete in day two . of the long Beach Tournament all day long Beach Ciy College. ·

WRESTLING The Comets will compete in the Southen1 Duals all day at Moorparit ·

FOOTBALL The Comets will play long Beach City-College at 1 p.m. at Wilson Stadium at . Escondido High.

· Tuesday, Oct. 23 WOMEN'S WATER POLO The Comets will play San Diego Mesa at 4:15 p.m. at San Diego Mesa.

For updated Comet scores, go to

www.the-telescope.com

Men~s water polo Palomar's water polo team defeated Santa Ana 13-8 and lost to Riverside 8-4 to go 1-l Oct. 5 during the Citrus Tourpament.

Bryant Garretson recorded three goals againt Riverside.

Alex Smith led the Comets (10-5, 4-1) with four goals in their victory over Santa Ana. Blaine Hensley, Garretson and Zach Flippo each had two goals.

The day before the tournament, Palomar, defeated Southwestern 20-12.

Michael Dean, Smith, Flippo and Zach Schroeder all notched three goals each against the Jaguars.

Goalie Kevin Plummer recorded eight saves and two assists. Garretson also added two goals, three assists and five KIRSTEN CAMPBELL I THE TELESCOPE steals for the Comets.

Palomar's Zach Schroeder attempts to score in a20·12 victory Oct. 4 against Southwestern.

Women's Water polo shines in Ventura The Comets allowed only three goals on the first day of the Ventura Tournament on Oct. 5 en route to easy victories over El Camino and Los Angeles Valley, 14-2 and 16-1.

Leading the attack. for the Comets was Natalie Pompa, who scored four goals in the victory over Los Angeles Valley. Ave Woods, Ashley Ammon, Milena Bkich, Katie Disher, Dani . Marschall and Sam Alderton all had two goals apiece.

Bkrich scored ·three goals against El Camino. Ammon,

Marschall and Disher each added two goals for the Comets. · On the second day of the tournament the Comets lost to San Joaquin Delta and Fullerton 11-9 and 11-6.

BkriCh scored the six goals in two games.

The Comets (8-11, 3-2) . defeated fellow Pacific

Coast Conference member SoutHwestern College 14-4 the day before arriving atVentura. · K~ely O'Neill scored four goals and Alderton recorded 10 steals. Kately Mascoto scored three goals for the Comets as Woods and Marschall added two goals each.

Comets' wrestling dominates at Santa Ana tourney Palomar tinished first at the Santa Ana Tournament on Oct. 6 and remains undefeated for this season with a 9-0 record.

The Comets outscored runnerup Santa Ana 144-122.

The tournament included 13 teams - eight of which placed in the Top 10 in last year's Califo:nia Community College state championships.

Louis Desantis paved the way for the Comets, outscoring opponents 48-16 and winning the 157-pound title against David Razo of Cerritos in the finals.

With the victory, Desantis remained undefeated on the season with a 13-0 record.

Palomar's Fidel Rojas placed second and Mark Ibarra placed third at 125 pounds. Lewis Gonzalez lost his first match of the season at 165 pounds and placed second.

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Comets run-out ot fuel in loss to Jets RIGO HERNANDEZ THE TELESCOPE

Palomar women's soccer came up on the losing end of a close match up with Miramar Oct. 3 in a· 1:0 loss.

Palo m a r .----------, made .it a COMETS O qilletfirsthalf _JET _ S________ l for PaCific UP NEXT C o a s t Palomarvs.

Conference Grossmont at · scoring leader 1 p.m. Oct 17 at Celina Graves Minkoff field.

(14 goals and 3 AT STAKE: Palomar will face the Griffins in a assists). crucial Pacific Coast The Comet'S Conference match up. offense, however, failed to feed off the success of their potent defense.

Miramar attacked throughout the whole game, but Palomar kept the Jets in check the entire first half and the ·majority of the second half.

"We ended up controlling a lot of what was happening, making them adapt to our style of Play," Cowan said.

The Comets .(8-5, 4 -3) defense shined against Miramar (8-4, 5-2). · "We had to put a stop to her (Graves)," third-year co-head coach Kim Cowan said.

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Amber Johnson worked the ball up field Oct. 3against Miramar in a1-0 losing effort.

"We put our defender Kerry (Sonnenburg) to help keep the flow of the game to go · from her."

"It was motivating to be the one cover.ing her," Sonnenburg said. "She is very strong, aggressive and bigger than me."

Palomar leading scorer Felicia Velte (7 goals) was shut down by Miramar, and Michele Cuaresma tried to distribute passes but found no openings in the Jets defense.

"We wanted to play more defensively and when I would

get the ball I would move it forward," Cuaresma said "We tried to counter attack."

Wjth a scoreless first half, the Comets knew they were in for a defensive show down a lot like much of their season thus far.

Nine of 12 games played so far this season ended with one or two goals scored by either team.

The Comets had their . best chance to open the scoring up in the 40th minute in the second half, but Amber Johnson's attempt hit the post and the game remained scoreless.

It was three minutes after Johnson's chance that the Jets knocked in the winning goal. The goal came on a comer kick from Graves that found the foot of Marisa Matkin. Matkin converted the goal which proved to be the winning goal.

"It could have gone either way," Cowan said. "They got their set pieces, and we got our set pieces and we just happened to sp-ace out for a second."

Jets' Shelly Morgan and Palomar's Kylie Garcilaso each played the full 90 minutes, and both notched seven saves.

Comet Shelbi Morales ~aid

they failed to keep it together in the last five minutes of play. Cowan said her team will learn from it and look to take the extra step as they continue Pacific Coast conference play.

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· Stephanie Morton headed the ball against a • • Miramar defender at Minkoff Field.

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It was on the right wing however, that the Comets were rewarded for their constant attack. Felix The Palomar men's soccer team received the ball outside the cannot seem to catCh a break as penalty area in the right wing; the Comets earned their forth tie dribbled past one defender and this season in 14 games then put the Comets in · in a 1-1 stalemate Oct. 5 COMETS 1 the lead, 1-0. with Imperial Valley.

ARABS 1 In one of, the few "We just took these chances Imperial UP NEXT guys lightly," said head Valley had, the players coach Carlos Palomarvs. were awarded .a penalHernandez. "They gave Cuyamaca at 3:15 ty for a foul in tl;le 34th p.m. Oct 17 at . h. h us a good lesson today. Minkoff field. mmute. T e s ot went It's a group of 12 guys high and to the right AT STAKE: Palomar will that showed up, .and faceoffwiththeCoyotesin side _ where Comets they wanted it more aPacificCoastConference goalkeeper_ Anthony than we did and when matchup.

Roedell made a leapteams play like that ing save.

The Comets lead 1-0 at the half. most of the time they are going to succeed."

Imperial Valley struck quickly In the first half the Comets dom- in the second half, scoring a inated field position. The Arabs goal off a corner kick and tying played the first half mostly on the the game 1-1 in the first two defensive side of the ball. minutes coming out of In the left wing the Comets the break. leading scorer Steve Bryson, "We didn't clear the ball and Francisco Felix, and Julian it ends up right on his feet. He Ducatenzeller were constantly -a had one on one with the goalie," threat making plays. said defender Bryan Bernetski.

"We played with each other for "It (the goal) was a combination a while, so we know how to play · of bad .defending and not clearwith each other. We looked for ing the ball." each other on the field," Bryson After the goal, Imperial Valley said. "We know we can depend on continued to stay back and deflecteach other. We know where we are - ed any ball that came its way. going to be (on the field)."

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LaSalle Durio dribbled the ball into Imperial Valley territory in aH tie Oct.5 against the Arabs. Palomar recorded its fourth tie ofthe season. us and it worked," Ducatenzeller "It's exactly what I told them at chance they got. And got to our· · said, "They kicked the ball out half time," Hernandez said. "If heads, and we should of finished and wasted time."

-you guys don't get it together they them off before that anyways," For the rest of the game the are going to come back and score Bryson said.

- Comets continued to attack but a · goal, and they are going to sit Hernandez said his team was were stopped outside the pe~alty back and defend it." the better one despite tying area.

The Comets defense did not the Arabs.

Felix came close to scoring sev= miss a beat except for on "The beautiful thing about eral times but the goalkeeper · one occasion. soccer is · that not always stopped his attempts. ''They scored with the one the best team_wins." " -

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Palo~ar dominantin second straight conference victory .

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"I'm still pushing through, but when it's game time and the ~drenaline is pumping, (my back) gets looser," Green said.

"Whether it is flaring up or not, I'm going to be stretching it." , The persistence of Green was not lost on her coach.

"She showed a lot of heart playing through it with that injury," Seiler said.

Varnes and Green both received help from setter Heather Reichel. Reichel had a big day at the position with 34 assists.

"I have only one job, so I think I did alright setting," Reichel said.

Seiler said he placed emphasis on team building exercises in the off-season "Playing-wise, we are still trying to find a rhythm. As a core we are really together. It's just a matter of translating it to the floor."

Seiler may feel like his work is not done, but the players can see the fruits of their labor translating into chemistry.

"We took advantage of our team unity and closeness," Varnes said.

The timing of team chemistry is momentous in the eyes of Green.

"We are coming together at the right time (conference play)," she said. "I don't think we've peaked yet, but when we do were going to get a banner right there (pointing to ANTHONY APODACA I THE TELESCOPE the rafters)."

As far as morale, Green sets Kimberly Carroll spiked the ball Oct. 5against San Diego City in a3-0 victory.

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"It feels like all our hard work in the gym is paying off," outside hitter Melissa Varnes said.

It took the Palomar women's "We practice at game speed and volleyball team just an hour it shows." and 16 minutes to win Varnes led Palomar its Oct. 5 match COMETS 3 scorers with 13 kills 0 "All I did was see · against San Diego City KNIGHTS · College, 3-0 __U _P_N-EXT - ,- the block and tried to (30-12, 30-16, hit positions on the 30-20).

Palomarvs. court," Varnes said.

"It was a good Cuyamaca at 6 p.m.

Audrey Green, the Oct. 19 at Cuyamaca match," head coach appointed enforcer of Karl Seiler said. "We . AT STAKE: Palomar faces the team, who was k,ind of needed a Conference offinaPacfficCoast dealing with · a back match with the match where we took Coyotes. Palomariscurrently injury, recorded 10 it to somebody."

2-Dinconterenceplay. kills in her roll of limThe Comets ited play. Seiler said improved their record to 6-7 on while Green was feeling pain the season while starting 2-0 in early .in the match, it did not the Pacific Coast Conference. affect his game plan for her.

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Sage Diessner and Stephanie Haley blocked an attempted spike against San Diego City as Heather Reichel looked on at the Dome. Reichel finished with 34 assists.

her sights high. "(Morale) can take us to state," Green said confidently.

"If you have a good attitude, work hard and translate it, you're better off."

In the second game, with the score 27-8, San Diego City -scored eight consecutive points,

making coach Seiler call a timeout.

"We don't coast in and think that the match is over," Seiler said. "We take one point at a time till the end."

The team rebounded, scoring three consecutive points to win the game.

Dark side of sports becOming ~ore visible LINDA ROBERTSON MCTCAMP!JS

Bill Belichick was. the Einstein of football until he was caught spying on opponents. Floyd La~dis was the heartwarming Tour de France hero until tests revealed that his miracle ride was fueled by steroids. Michael Vick was the dashing quarterback of the future until he was indicted for bankrolling a dogfighting ring that sent losing animals to gruesome deaths.

NBA referee Tim Donaghy conspired with gamblers. Tennis player Nikolay Davydenko is accused of tanking a match. Foinmla One racing team McLaren snat~ed Ferrari's manual. Barry Bonds' record home run ball - the holy grail of the game if hit by a nobler man - is now a goofball.

The dark side of the sports circus is always just behind the curtain. There has been game fixing, rules breaking, muscle enhancing, cocaine snorting, wife-beating, gun wielding, drunken driving and head butting.

A Hall of Shame for sports

would command as much square footage as its many shrines combined. Shoeless Joe Jackson would have an exhibit for his role in the 1919 Black Sox scandal.

Pete Rose's nickname "Charlie Hustle" would describe his baserunning and his betting. Mike Tyson, facing more jail time after his latest visit to court, would deserve his bust as a convicted rapist, ear biter and champion who blew it all. Even the fleetest feet - those of Ben Johnson in 1988 - were made 0f clay.

But throughout this scandalous September, the barrage of bad news about unethical and criminal- behavjor has not stopped. The guiltY are facing unprecedented levels of punishment: 25-year jail sentence~, career-ending suspensions, a $100 million fine.

Has morality in sports eroded to its lowest level? Has the integrity of competition been forever compromised?

Or does cheating, like destructive hurricane seasons, come in cycles? Do liars provide a periodic

but necessary backlash and deterrent? Will the asterisk hanging over so ·many accomplishments come down like a gavel or pop like a soap bubble? Will fans stop cheering or forgive?

"What goes on in sports is symptomatic of society and the corruption and deception infecting business, government and religion," said Richard Pound, chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency. "But sport is supposed to be on a different plane. If you're involved in sport, you make a deal to engage in fair play and be an honorable example. Too often lately, that deal's been broken."

As the stakes, salaries aqd prize money grow, so do the lengths to which athletes and coaches go in pushing the risk/reward ratio. An athlete such as Landis, the first cyclist to be stripped of the Tour title for doping, might convince himself t~at only first place counts.

"The obsession with winningand doing whatever it takes to win has reshaped values/' said

Jomills Braddock, a University of Miami sociology professor.

"Michael Phelps only wins six Olympic gold medals instead of eight and so he's fallen short."

But the axiom that sports builds character has always been pocked by contradictions.

"Athletes learn about discipline at the same time they learn it's OK to cheat if you can get away with it," he said. "It's OK for a lineman to hold if he can disguise it.

Strategies are taught on how to manipulate the rules and-athletes rationalize that 'everybody is doing it."

Belichick got caught in a scheme to secretly film the Jets' defensive signals on their sideline during a game. · He was fined $500,000 and the New England Patriots will lose at least one draft pick. · Yet cracking the opponent's code is' a routine part of strategizing in many sports. As a scout for the Rams, Falcons and Redskins, Melvin Bratton watched opponents' games from the press box and took notes. Instead of a cam-

era, he used binoculars.

Sports fans are as eager to forgive Jason Giambi as the American public is to forgive Paris Hilton. The key is admissiop and contrition.

"Every one of us is struggling with something, and we ljke to pull for people who recognize their own struggles," said Michael Irvin, a former Hurricane and Cowboy who kicked drugs and a fast-lane lifestyle and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer. "There's a much brighter light on athletes, and fans are very possessive. You've got to apologize deeply and sin· cerely."

Pete Rose has never come completely clean about gambling and he remains a pariah.

Bonds has been evasive, defen- . sive and defiant.

Mark McGuire could have used a Congressional hearing as a confessional, but retreated instead.

Belichick has said little, except that he "misinterpreted" the rule.

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