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College to hold free career workshops

CAMPUS CALENDAR Tuesday, Nov. 20

The Palomar College Career Center will be hosting a free thiee-session workshop- for students, faculty, and staff, "Navigating your career in a tough economy."

The workshops will foc'us on helping people in transitions with their careers, networking resources and many other tools for having a good career. They will . be hosted in the Student Services Center building in the governing boardroom on the San Marcos campus.

The first of the workshops will begin Nov. 20 from 1 p.m. to 2:30p.m. and will continue on Nov. 27 from 5:30p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The last workshop will be on Nov. 29 from.11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

For more information contact Eddie Tubbs at (760) 744-1150 ext. 3125.

FREE RLM SERIES The weekly film series will be showing "La ,Moustache." The French film tells the story of a middle-aged man who impulsively shaves off his moustache, then can convince no one he ever had one. The airing begins at 6:30 p.m. in Room P-32.

MUSIC FESTIVAL Palomar College will host an electro-acoustic music festival. The musi~ will be computer-generated sounds with the "intermedia" of electro-acoustic music and visual art. The festival, directed by Madelyn Byrne, will cost $5 for general admission and will begin at 8 p.m. in the Performance (Room D-10). Tickets can be purchased online at www.palomarperforms.com or by phone at (760) 744·1150 ext. 2453.

FREE CAREER WORKSHOP Palomar College will host a free career workshop titled "Navigating your career in a tough economy." Learn the newest, most effective networking resources and strategies to find the "hidden job m~­ ket." Discover tips to deal with uncertainty while maintaining balance and confidence during a transition. The workshop will begin · at 1 p.m. in the Governing Board Room (SSC).

· Campus police to raise cost of fines The Associated Student Government met Nov. 14th to discuss the following: • The Police Department will not only raise the parking permit fee but also the fines. They will also raise the one-day pass from $3 to $4.

"They're going to raise them anyway," said ASG president Jesse Lyn. • ASG is looking to recruit new members. The ASG has amenities other Palomar groups don't receive, including staff parking permits and starting next semester they will begin to get paid for their services.

"Our goal is to have a full staff by February," Lyn said.

• The Spring 2007 Welcome Week celebrations. The two-day celebration will be held on Jan. 22 and Jan. 23 in front of the Student Center. They have decided on a multicultural theme celebration.

Thursday, Nov. 22 THANKSGMNG BREAK Classes will not be held from Nov. 22 through N~v. 24.

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Palomar College student Heather Schraner checks out information at abooth during Phi Theta Kappa's Health Fair on Nov. 6. The fair was held in front of the Student Center.

The Palomar Fashion Club will be attending the Thread Fashion Event on • Dec. 2 in San Diego.

The event is a showcase for hundreds of fashion designers and vendors from the United States and the United The Governing Board held its monthKingdom to show off their designs. ly meeting on Nov.13 to discuss the folEvents will include a mini runway lowing: show throughout the day with dj's spin• ASG president Jesse Lyn was sworn ning music. Shopping will be available in as the new board trustee.

• Bonnie Ann Dowd, Academic as fashionistas check out the designs.

There also will be 15 artists' designs in Technology Resources Coordinator, the art exhibition. introduced a new council at Palomar, The show costs $7 with RSVP and is the ICOC. $10 the day of. .

• SDG&E gave Palomar College a Doors open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at check for $131,513 for the integra,ted the Aerospace museum in Balboa Park. energy efficient building design. The For more information contact Jenny . check will go into the Energy Bowman at 760-415-0213 or go online Conservation Fund said Palomar to check out the event at College President Robert Deegan. http://www.threadshow.com/sandiega/.

"This is unheard of," Dowd said.

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• Prop 92 is very important said board member Nancy Chadwick. We need to support this prop and let voters know about it she said.

"It's useful to get this information," Chadwick said.

• The Fire Relief Fund raised $46,000 in 16 days said Richard Talmo, director of the Palomar College Foundation.

"We needed to do something right away," Talmo said. · There have been 100 campus donors as well.

"I was amazed by grounding support from the community," Deegan said.

"When we're done with ours we'll reach out into the community."

• There is a new director of Human Resources, Debbie Allen, for Palomar College.

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FRtE CAREER WORKSHOP Palomar College will host a free career workshop titled "Navigating your career in a tough economy." Learn the newest, most effective networking resources and strategies to find the "hidden job market." Discover tips to deal with uncertainty while maintaining balance and confidence during a transition. The workshop will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Governing Board Room (SSC).

Wednesday, Nov. 28 FREE RLM SERIES The weekly film series will be showing "Heavenly Creatures." The film tells the true story of an infamous murder. The airing begins at 6:30 p.m. in Room P-32.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT ME£11NG The ASG will hold its weekly meeting at 1 p.m. in Room SU18. The meeting is open to the public.

BLOOD DRIVE The Palomar Health Center and Phi Theta Kappa will hold the American Red Cross Blood Drive from Nov. 27 through Nov. 30 at the Health Center from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. To make an appointment at (760) 7441150 ext. 2380. ·

Tlusday, Nov. 29 CONCERT HOUR Pianist Michael Sellers' all Chopin program will be featured at 12:30 p.m. in the Performance Lab (Room D-10).

PAI.OMARPI.AYMichael Mufson's directed play "Gas," will run through the week at 4 p.m. at the Howard Brubeck Theatre. The play, which challenges the sustainability of our technological society, will run in conjunction with the theme "How Campus Explorations Technology Drives Social and Cultural Change." Tickets can purchased online at www.palomarperforms.com or by phone at (760) 744-1150 ext. 2453.

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The new Associated Student President said she will use her college and life experience to guide her in her efforts to settle the¡ on-going issues that affect Palomar students.

"I am thrilled to have this opportunity," said ASG President Jesse Lyn. "I am prepared for the position."

Lyn is the former vice president of the ASG and has stepped into the position of president due to the resignation of former ASG president Michelle Eichelberger.

Lyn was sworn in during the Nov.12 Governing Board meeting.

She said that as vice president of the ASG, she had already established great working relationships with important figures at Palomar, who are great resources and have offered their assistance.

"President Robert Deegan, Vice President Joe Madrigal and Bonnie Dowd have told me they have an open-door policy," Lyn said.

Lyn has also established a good relationship with ASG members.

"There is mutual respect between the ASG," said ASG senator Stephanie Loscher. "We work well together."

Lyn said that Eichelberger always kept her informed about the status of issues as well as what went on in meetings. She added that she has worked closely with Eichelberger.

"She was a dynamic president," Lyn said.

ASG senator Tanisha De la Torre said she is confident that Lyn will be a good leader. She said that Lyn gets lUHN j'()

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Palomar student Josh Olghin donates money during the college's Firestorm 2007 event on Nov. 9. The event was held for Palomar students, faculty and staff who lost their homes during the 2007 wildfires.

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Palomar College held Firestorm 2007, a fundraising event, for students, faculty and staff who lost their homes during the 2007 wildfires on Nov. 9.

"The best of Palomar has come out," said Palomar College President Robert Deegan.

More than $1,000 was raised during the ohe-day fundraiser said Associated Government President Jesse Lyn. The Palomar

College Foundation will match the money raised during the event, she added.

"That was really a great thing," Lyn said. "We didn't know what to expect."

The total amount raised by the ASG, Office of Student Affairs and the Foundation is $18,000. The Office of Student Affairs has donated $5,000 for textbook recovery, Lyn said.

Phi Theta Kappa, the Archaeology club and the cheerleaders volunteered their time to help fundraise . Volunteers for

the event asked for monetary donations in exchange for a hot dog. There was no specific set donation price, Lyn said.

F'We accepted pennies, nickels, dimes and dollars," she said. "A guy even gave us a $20 bill."

The fires have left 20 Palomar College students and 15 faculty and staff without homes, Lyn said.

"It was our district that was on fire," said Neil Kovrig, counseling support specialist, during the Governing Board meeting Nov. 13.

Palomar College performing arts professor Michael Mufson showed a video collage during his campus explorations presentation "Technology's Unseen Hand" on Nov. 7th in ES-19.

He gave global warming a different spin with an artsy presentation.

He used the video and other artistic mediums to communieate his various points about the out-of-control nature of the global structure, especially the world's economic systems.

His presentation began with him turning out the lights and jumping on the table in front of a multimedia projection that displayed pictures of wars and natural disasters around the world.

"Michael has quite a flare for the dramatic," said Jasmine Woolley, a student of Mufson's.

Mufson's first point dealt with the nat_u re of the global macroeconomy.

"I remember being really intrigued with the concept of _the invisible hand," Mufson said. He explained the invisible hand is the pattern in the fluctuations of a pure capitalist economy. It is the way that the economy has principles that it follows, he said.

He said one of the principles is, "based on my own self interest," he said. The American drive to make more will cause competition. _ "Competition will naturally evolve," Mufson said.

He added that the evolution and fluctuation is "the invisible hand" in the economy. In order to clarify this point, he showed a graphic of JURN Tl

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Palomar reporter dies in NorCal car wreck before she drowned.

Her body was found at approximately 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 11, when a passetby noticed tire tracks leading off the road. She was discovered without her walU.S. Highway 101. let and investigators had to run Consequently, she her license plates and veered off the right side MORE COVERAGE match fingerprints to of the road, traveled confirm her identity. down an embankment, Remembering Wiltsie and fellow staff writer lost in . and was turned upside Telescope reporter down into a roadside accident Rigo Hernandez creek near Orick, Calif decided to take approximately 45 PAGE 10 advantage of the long !niles north of Arcada. weekend by spending time in the COURTESY PHOTO Evidence on the scene ¡ sug- San Francisco area with friends Taarna Wiltsie, a staff reporter for The Telescope, died in Orick, Calif., after she lost gests Wiltsie attempted to kick control of her 2007 Toyota Corolla and crashed into an embankment on U.S Highway 101.

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Taarna Renee Wiltsie, a fourthyear Palomar College student and reporter for The Telescope, died Nov. 10 in a single car accident in Northern California.

Wiltsie, 19, was on her way to Springfield, Ore., to visit her mother and stepfather, when she lost control of her 2007 Toyota Corolla traveling northbound on

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THE TELESCOPE I MONDAY. NOV. 19, 2007

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OUR VIEWPOINT

News more than words on paper . Af;; journalists, we live life in a different way than many. We are fortunate to see more than most people by living life through our interviews and the stories of others.

We get to experience second-hand the trials of those around us, allowing us to see and gain insight to what life may bring, but never having to fully feel the impact personally.

On Nov. 10, The Telescope went from covering the news to becoming the news, as one of·our own reporters passed away in a tragic car accidenL Taarna Wiltsie, a 19-year-old student at Palomar College, an aspiring journalist, a daughter, a sister and a friend to many, lost her life far too young.

Whenever someone who is a part of your daily routine loses their life, it forces upon you looming questions about life and meaning.

You begin to wonder, how you would feel if it were your child, sister or friend.

You think about how they lived their life, their good and bad decisions, the things they were fortunate to experience, and the things they never will be able to experience.We start to compare our lives and question if we would be satisfied if our own life was to end tomorrow.

Some of us didn't get to know Taarna that well- she was quiet and kept to herself most of the semester.

We knew that she was passionate about what she believed in.

She may have been quiet, but never too quiet to stand up for what she thought was right. We knew she was crazy about proper grammar, and often caught our spelling errors, and she loved Harry Potter.

Here at The Telescope, we have a very static environment. There aren't many of us, so when one leaves the entire vibe is changed.

We may not have known Taarna well, but we knew when she was here and we can feel the change now that she is gone.

Death is never an easy thing to deal with, but there are always lessons to be learned from it, otherwise a person's purpose could be lost.

You can never be sure what others will take from a person's passing, but in this instance it is .a cruel reminder that tomorrow is never promised.

Take advantage of experiences that life throws at you, because you never know if the chance will come again.

No one ever really knows why things like this happen in life. The problem with coping is we think we should have the answers, when the reality of it is all is revealed in its own time, for life is a mystery.

It is important though, in these circumstances to find the balance between remembrance and dwelling. You should first deal with your feelings and find emotional freedom, and through that an acceptance of ongoing life. · The hope in Taarna's death is that she will touch more lives through lier death, that everyone who came into contact with her will spread her unique spirit.

Many find it hard to say goodbye to those they lose abruptly, but if we never say goodbye, how can we say hello when we meet them again? · The presence of those lost is like the wind - we do not need to see it to know that it's there. " Taarna's death was sad and painful for many, but it's like Billy Joel once said, "Only the good die young."

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In memory of Taarna Wiltsie The Telescope staff shares their personal experiences with Taarna On Nov. 10, Taarna Wiltsie was in a fatal car accident on her way to Oregon. She was a first-semester staff writer who piCked up the trade well.

Returning this semester, I saw her sitting down but didn't notice her. It wasn't until JACC that I really got to meet her, In between competitions, me, Taarna, and a few other staff writers went to the Cal State Fullerton Billiard hall to shoot some pool. She was on my team and picked up well op the smack talk. She definitely made the three guys look like saps.

When we got back to school the next Monday. I stepped out to have a smoke and Taarna came out just to talk. .She told me she works at Henry's.

I told her I work at a bowling alley.

She started talking about how the whole staff should go bowling.

She then went on to her next class and that was the last I saw her.

She was just starting to come out of her shell and talk to people. In her mind she saw The Telescope as a group of people she could hang out with and talk to.

No doubt Taarna would be successful in whatever she did. She was excelling at the paper and the future looked bright for her. But it is all potential unknown.

In news writing, the end of a story is supposed to be catchy and bring everything full circle, but it's hard to be catchy when a story ends so abruptly. This is how I end her story:

"It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live."

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Marcus Aurelius Restin Peace Taarna. You may be gone but the impact you made on those around you isn't.

-Anthony Schwartz Staff Writer

Taarna was a truly incredible person who was taken from us just as we were starting to discover her natural talent as a writer.

I was looking forward to watching her grow with The Telescope, as both a journalist and a person. I am deeply saddened that I will not be able to witness that.

- Elliot de Lisser Photo Editor

This issue is dedicated to Taarna Wiltsie, July 1, 1988Nov. 10, 2007 Taarna Wiltsie was so quiet when she first entered The Telescope class this fall semester, I worried she would dislike the oftenrowdy nature of our close-knit staff of editors and writers. I watched Taarna observe her chatty classmates and tried to read her expression. Was she happy here? Or was she secretly· weighing her withdrawal options?

The weeks went by and still she stayed, writing an array of exceptional stories. She had a gift for the written word. She excelled at writing reviews, which is among the toughest kind of story to write.

What's more, her copy was virtually perfect. She has immaculate grammar skills and would argue with me over changing even one word. I respect a writer who puts so much stock and time into her work.

Certainly, The Telescope benefited from her presence, but I still couldn't tell if she enjoyed the class or . just tolerated us to be able to write.

I got my answer in an email she

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wrote the day before she died. She said she believed in the paper and wanted to come back as an editor in the spring. She saw an opportunity to help The Telescope and its readers by giving more of her time and considerable talents to its service.

The long-awaited answer to my question was bittersweet, but I am grateful The Telescope had her for as long as we did. And I am saving that email as a reminder of the caliber of Taaroa and other students here at Palomar College.

-Erin Hiro Journalism Adviser

Taarna was a wonderful and passionate woman. She had a quiet exterior but when she had something to say, she said it with confident and sincerity. That was one of the things that I appreciated most about her. She was independent, strong-willed and wasn't afraid of what others would think of her.

Taarna shined with her unique spirit. She did what made her happy and she was always dedicated to her work. fm so thankful I got the opportunity to meet her. Taarna will always be remembered by those who where lucky enough to have known her.

-Ashley Ward

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The Telescope welcomes all letters to the editor. Letters must be typewritten. under 300 words and include the author's first and last names, major and phone number. Phone numbers will not be published. Letters can be e·mailed to telescope@palomar.edu or delivered to the newsroom in Room CH·Z The Telescope reserves the right to edit letters for space and grammatical errors and not to print lewd or libelous letters. Letters must be received one week prior to the newspaper's publication to be considered for inclusion.

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With violence becoming p~ of everyday life, more Americans seem to be less affected by it COLLEEN PAROLI THE TELESCOPE

Violence in America is widespread. All Americans are touched directly or indirectly by violent acts. · Violence stems from early child development in dysfunctional families.

Children learn emotional and social skills from their parents and peers that develops their personalities.

When children witness domestic violence or are physically abused, they are more likely to be an abuser themselves. They are learning that violence is a normal pattern of behavior.

A child's exposure to violence is broad.

Children see it in their schools, their neighborhoods and their homes.

Daily news is rife with reports of child molestations and abductions, war in foreign lands along with murder, rape and robberies also heighten a child's perception of potential violence.

TV in the home is a great source of visual violence for children. According to probe.org, the average child watches 8,000 televised murders and 100,000 acts of violence before finishing elementary school.

That number goes on to double by the time the child reaches age 18.

TV and video games bring hitting, kicking, stabbings, shootings and dismemberment right into homes on a daily basis, a level of violence unimaginable a few years ago.

TV violence affects both adults and children in subtle ways. .

While we may not personally feel or observe the effects of TV violence, we should not ignore the growing body of information that suggests that televised.imagery does affect our perception and behavior.

The body count in violent movies we watch are staggering: 32 people are killed in "RoboCop," while 81 are killed in the sequel; 264 are killed in "Die Hard 2," and the film "Silence of the Lambs" deals with a psychopath who murders women and skins th~m .

We are surrounded by violence every day, but perhaps we are too blind to see how it affects us. TV has become an advocate of violence. Movies, video games and television series all contain violence.

Even families living in so-called "safe" neighborhoods are concerned about violence.

They may feel safe today, but there is always a reminder that violence can intrude at any moment.

Polly Klaas and her family no doubt felt safe in Petaluma,· Calif. But on Oct. 1, 1993, she was abducted from her suburban home during a sleepover with two friends. If she can be abducted and murdered, so can nearly any other child.

Being a victim of physical abuse and/or sexual abuse family heredity factors, use of drugs and/or alcohol, poverty, severe deprivation, , marital breakup, single parenting, unemployment, create the foundation of a violent person.

Adolescents who observe abusive relationships at home may repeat that behavior in dating or other relationships.

Despite stereotypes men and older persons of both genders also can be victims of partner

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opportunities available throughout the county. The Red Cross is also a good source of information and assistance for those who were displaced by the fires.

To learn more, go to www.sdarc.org or call (858) 3091261.

Another good source of information on volunteer opportunities is www.volunteersandiego.org. This site contains huge listings of volunteer positions. Some of these ipclude assisting with wild life survey to determine the population. changes and problems caused by the fires.

Another is assisting with the California Winter Games Ice Hockey Tournament. In addition there are the normal food distribution types of po~itions usually associated with the holidays. No matter what interests you, there is something for everyone.

The opportunities listed on these sites only begin to scratch the surface of all 'the ways in which you can help. Many churches and synagogues as well as other religious organizations do charity work. Some have a general programs of community service as well as more intensive activities during the holidays.

Even if you are not religious, these are great ways to get involved. In addition to all this, there are the usual homeless shelters, nursing homes and hospitals, which can always use help during the holidays as well as the rest of the year.

There is always a way to help and there will always be the need for help. It is important for socially responsible people to do what they can to give time and resources if they actually care about making a difference.

There are benefits to be gained as · well as given. These go beyond the normal feelings of satisfaction most people get when they give help.

Volunteer service goes well on resumes as well as college applications. In addition, it is an excellent way tb meet interesting people and get into some very interesting activities. Best of all, it's ·free. Unfortunately it is also unpaid. However, the intangible benefits as well as the non-monetary gains in experience and skill make it well worth the time.

Anyone who can volunteer should volunteer.

The wildfires not only caused and intimate violence. a great deal of suffering and Organizations like the Anti-Defa:mation tragedy, but also a huge outpour League and the Southern Poverty Law Center of compassion and giving. report that "hate crimes," hate-motivated vanNow, in the aftermath of the dalism, cross burnings, bombings, beatings, flames, there are many who still and murders have been increasing at an alarmneed help. ing rate in the United States.

These are not limited to those Even more disturbing is that people under affected by the fires. In addition 21 commit half of all hate crimes in this counto those displaced by the fires, try. Between May 1990 and May 1992, over 200 there are the normal numbers of serious hate-crime incidents occurred in the homeless and poor in need of nation's high schools alone. the basic necessities of life.

Bullying is one of the most underrated and Also, humans are not the only enduring problems in schools today and is a ones in need of help. Many anireality in the lives of all children, whether they mals were displaced as a result are bullies, victims or witnesses. of the fires. These add to the Remember the Columbine High School masnumbers of animals that are norsacre in 1999, in which two tee;nagers who were mally in need. bullied at their school in Littleton, Colo., Volunteers are required to killed, 12 students and a teacher, as well as, provide this help, which governwounding 23 others before killing themselves .. ment institutions are not always Bullying was offered as a motivating factor for _capable or efficient at providthe shootings. ing. The areas in which the servOn April 16, a student at Virginia Tech ices of volunteers are needed University shot at 50 people and killed 31 peoare much more diverse than ple and himself after he chained the.doors of a what you might think. classroom closed so that the victims were People are needed to do tasks unable to escape, making it the deadliest from counting how many anischool shooting in U.S. history. mals are in the burn areas to The student had been diagnosed with and helping others learn English as a ·treated for a ·severe anxiety disorder beginsecond language. This is not ning in middle school, and he continued what most people think of when receiving therapy and special education supthey think of volunteering. port until his junior year of high school.

However you want to do it, it is While in college in 2005, he had been not hard to find a way to conaccused of stalking two female students and . tribute to society. was declared mentally ill by a Virginia special For all those with the time and justice. the resources, volunteering can What's wrong with our society today? When be a way to stop just complainwe read or see violence it seems like it doesn't ing about the problems we see worry us because we don't know the person or and start taking active steps to people so it doesn't have any impact on us. fixing them. Even if you do not Why don't we care? have the time or means to give, Have we become callous to what happens to it is important to remember that our fellow man and woman? there is need for help every- · Recently we have had two bomb threats on where. We must remember that our own campus. This hits too close to home .. even though the fires have been As we have experienced, America is no longer put out, our social responsibility immune to these kinds of acts. This is not a mu~t not be forgotten threat to be taken as lightly as it once was in As stated earlier, there are volour society. unteer ' opportunities everyWe don't reali.ze how violence in our society where. There are also opportuniis affecting us every day of our lives with subties to fit all types of interests. conscious fear and anxiety. · The Red Cross is the bestWe can't change the whole problem of vioknown as well as one of the most lence in our society, but we can make a start by successful volunteer agencies. showing patience, recognizing and respecting They offer a diverse range of volpeople with different backgrounds, perspec<mteer opportunities. tives and ethnicities.

These are not only to assist Parents must teach their children from prefire survivors, but also the homeschool through high school to learn and pracless and impoverished members tice important skills, such as anger manageof the. community. There are ment, cooperation, respectful behavior and problem solving.

These skills can help decrease children's negative and violent behaviors, fighting, namecalling and stereotyping into adulthood.

Parents watch what your children are viewGo to www.the-telescope.com to leave your comments on ing on TV and the Internet. Talk to your child everyday about" their day, set good examples, our stories or post on our message boards. You can also and show patience. .

Children learn emotions, reactions and drop aletter to the editor off at our office in Room CH-7 social skills from their parents. Children that or send it via e-mail to telescope@palomar.edu. observe and exist in family violence grow up to be. violent adults.

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, arrival, he panicked.

"It was 12 a.m. and I called her and she didn't answer - the GONT!NUF.D FROM PAGE 3 phone calls wouldn't make it through," said Hernandez, who before Wiltsie dropped later was informed of Wiltsie's Hernandez off at Humboldt death via her mother. ·"I kept State University to continue on calling her every hour and there to Oregon. was no answer. I had a bad feel"It was a planned trip," said ing."

Katrina Rogers, Wiltsie's mother. · Rogers said she shared the "We had it same fear planned for when repeated ~'tarted two or three attempts to months.

We reach Wiltsie were going to failed.

I have an early "I had been Thanksgiving trying" to call 1\fy 'first dinner. We had her all night," · food planned thought.~ Rogers said. and th~ guest "The last time I room all set up talked to her for her and was a little I were really, before 8 p.m. really excited She had just about her comgotten on the ing." road, coming by Hernandez from Humboldt said Wiltsie State to visit left him off at us. She talked the university to me and - Rigo Hernandez sounded very around 7 p.m.

Telescopereporter determined ... I on Nov. 10 and began her scheduled five-hour tried to call her in an hour (from that time) and she didn't answer trek to her mother's residence.

"I told her to call me as soon as and I kept calling all night." _ she got there," Hernandez said.

When Rogers still didn't hear "She said I won't call you, I'll text from her daughter at around 7 you because you'll be sleeping." a.m. the next morning, she said When Hernandez didn't she scrambled to find out inforreceive confirmation of her mation on what transpired.

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shaking and crying. couldn't · believe it. were, 'This is my fault, this is tny fault .. shouldn't have let her go herself. ' '

"I got on the internet and we still hadn't heard from her so I checked the California CHP," she said. "I figured if something happened to her it would be on the accident list. There was a possible fatality listed in the area where I thought she might have (been)." .

Rogers received a call from an investigator with the Humboldt County coroner's office at approximately 10-a.m.

"It was like I kept having these

bad feelings that something was Hernandez said when he first really, really wrong," Rogers said. heard the news. "I couldn't "She wasn't calling us back and I believe it .. ·My first thoughts felt like something was wrong were, 'This is my fault, this is my . fault. I shouldn't have let her go and sure enough it was."

Hernandez said Wiltsie faced by herself."' harsh weather conditions that Hernandez, who later returned night, including heavy rain and to the scene to spread flowers in limited visibility. Hernandez also the creek, added that the roadadded that the specific stretch of side creek was roughly five feet land Wiltsie was traveling on can deep. cause confusion due to the single . A service will be held Dec. 8 at lane merging into two.

2 p.m. at Palomar Unitarian "I started shaking and crying," Universalist Fellowship in Vista.

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Although the waves constantly come and go, they are not always predictable, he said. Likewise, the economy is not always predictable, he said.

There are times of great recession and depression, he said.

"The governments must do what they can to get control," Mufson said.

In addition to the "invisible hand" in the economy, technology has its own hidden hand, he ·said. However, it · manifests itself differently than in the cyclical nature of economics.

"Technology evolves exponentially," Mufson said.

He said that technology and the economy have intersected like never before in the modern world. The cyclical nature of economics is being overridden by the exponential evolution of technology. He said that this rapid

expansion has lead to a "push for a constantly growing economy."

This would lead to a greater gap between the rich and poor, Mufson said.

"As our economic power grows, democracy seems to shrink," he said.

Because of this, influence does not come as much from the people, but from "a culture of lobbyists."

This constant expanding economy's consumerism is out of control, he said.

The speaker dramatically consumed nearly a whole bucket of popcorn and then dumped the remainder on his head. He claimed that this kind of outof-control consumerism contributes to global warming as well as other global problems. He maintained that it is the responsibility of normal people to do what they can to change this.

"Do I act as a consumer or a citi-zen?" Mufson asked.

He ended the presentation with a video of swarming rats and asked, "Are we rats or are we humans?"

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Palomar's radio station, KKSM, as well as promoting through the ASG Web site.

Onc.e we have enough people we will make events larger, Lyn said. She would like to extend events to include night students at all of the MICHELLE HIGGONS ! THE TrLESCOPE Palomar campuses, she said.

Jesse Lyn, new president of Palomar's Associa'ted Student Government said "I want to leave the ASG she will use her real world experiences to succeed as president. with a full board for the and will pick up where incoming president," Lyn Eichelberger left off. She said.

Lyn is also vice president said the smoking ban is curCONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 rently at the union level and of leadership for Palomar's things done and is always on going through the Strategic honor society, Phi Theta top of it.

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Kappa, as well as the regionDe la Torre said that being The next step is to inform al vice president 'for Nevada involved in the ASG teaches everyone of the designated and California areas qf Phi you how to work with other smoking area locations on Theta Kappa. people who do things in dif- campus.

She said that she has ferent ways. She said that Another goal the ASG will attended Palomar on and off Lyn has a "take-charge atti- push forth is assuring that for 20 years and that she will tude" that can be miscon- transfer students who do not complete her classes in strued if people don't know obtain an Associates of Arts · Spring of 2009. her, but that she feels com- degree are still allowed to "I've had careers, business- · fortable working with her. walk in commencement, Lyn es and kids during that "She has come a long said. time," Lyn said. "In summer way," De la Torre said.

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Jay-Z goes back to ·his roots with new album streets.

Where · last year's "Kingdom Come," which was Jay-Z's return Jay-Z is in a unique position. after more than a two-year hiaAside from his post as president tus, failed in lack of motivation, of Def Jam and his incredible for- "American Gangster" reinvents tune dating Beyonce - Jay-Z his legend.

Jay-Z sounds in mid-90s form could choose to never rhyme again and still would be consid- on "American Dreamin'," which ered one of the greatest emcees samples Marvin Gaye's "Soon I'll ever. . be Loving You Again" to perfecLuckily, for hip-hop fans, he tion. The track arrives early in the can't seem to leave the mic alone. narrative, as Jay-Z laments his On his second atteq1pt at a life's aspirations, only to come to post-retirement album, a·distressing realization.

"American Gangster," Jay-Z tries "Momma forgive me," he urges. his hand at a concept album for "Should be thinking about the movie bearing the Har\rard, but that's too same title. far away."

It's been said that After 10 albums, Jay-Z was offered an remaining relevant is a task, as seen in last early viewing of the film, which immediateyear's tracks "Minority ly sparked his creative Report" and "Beach flame. The movie Chair." But now Jay-Z is harked back to the 37ar his hungriest since JAY-Z 1996's "Reasonable year-old lyricist's ventures in Brooklyn, N.Y. 'American Ganster' Doubt." selling drugs at a young As if "American age - back when he Gangster'' weren't OUT OF FOUR STAAS was known as Shawn addicting enough, the Carter. second single ."Roc From there, an album was born. Boys" is Jay-Z at his finest and . "American Gangster" chroni- should have replaced "Black · cles the tale of the central charac- Magic" as the album's first single. ter - a blend between Frank Live horns and a '70s soul samLucas (portrayed by Denzel ple have Jay-Z declaring that Washingt.on in the film) and "This is black superhero music ShaWn Carter - though Jay-Z right here, baby." clearly depicts the differences Yet while Jay-Z prospers solo, between the two. the album wanes with a surprisHe has also acknowledged that ingly useless guest spot.

On "Hello Brooklyn 2.0," Jaya majority of the album is based specifically on scenes from the . Z's effortless flow and unique film. wordplay is enticing, but the On the true album opener tracl< falters with a halfhearted "Pray," Jay-Z makes his first ref- attempt from Lil' Wayne. The erence to the movie, claiming he New Orleans rapper serves up a COURTESY IMAGE "moves Coke like Pepsi, don't deplorable Ja Rule-like raspy Jay·Z, also known as Shawn Carter, has been making hip-hop music for over adecade now. matter what the brand name is" sing-song verse, raising the quesOn the Neptl.iries engineered "I Despite being a concept album, and shares his accounts of how tion as to why he's even featured Know," Jay-Z tackles the crazy Jay-Z steps out of character on his business was handled on the on a track concerning Brooklyn. the dazzling "Ignorant -" and connection with heroin and its the No-ID produced "Success." user, comparing it to a real-life With the later, Jay-Z is joined relationship with creative wordby former foe and Queensbridge play "I'm your prescription, I'm your physician, I'm your addicemcee Nas for a lyrical feast.

On the superior "Say Hello," tion," and "That black rain will Jay-Z tal5es aim at AI Sharpton take away your pain. Just one and his recent anti-hip-hop night, baby take me in vein." remarks with "Tell him I'll Even with the album being remove the curses/ If you tell me pulled from the iTunes store (so our schools gonna be perfect/ the album could be purchased When Jena 6 don't exi~t I Tell him only as a whole CD), "American that's when I'll stop saying 'b--!"' Gangster" debuted at No. 1 on Jay-Z jumps backs into charac- the Billboard charts and moved ter on "No Hook," asking "Please Jay-Z into uncharted territory don't compare me to other rap- tying Elvis Presley for the record.

"Ainerican Gangster," once pers. Compare me to trappers.

I'm more Frank Lucas than again, proves Jay-Z's significance Ludacris. And Luda's my dude, I to hip-hip and confirms he is at ain't trying to dis. Like Frank his best when he reminisces of Lucas is cool, but I ain't trying ro his years on New York City street comers. snitch."

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Like his last verse of the album '~Blueprint" and "The Black states, "When I bid you Freddy Album"), he's at his best with the Adu, prodigal child, you're not COURTESY IMAGE production of '70s soul beats and ready for the future," a proclamaRoc-a-Fella records, cofounded by Jay-Z, released the album 'American Gangster' Nov. 6. strings. tion that couldn't be more true.

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Rare eateries dish up delectable food MELISSA CASTON THE TELESCOPE

Quality food, a happening atmosphere and affordable prices are what draw people to restaurants. Finding a good restaurant to eat at in North County shouldn't be a problem, but finding the .little-known hometown restaurants that aren't everywhere is a little more difficult. Here are a few · possibly unknown eateries most anyone would enjoy.

Capozzoli's Pizzeria & Restaurant, 3195 Mission Ave., Suite 12, Oceanside, 92054 "Nostra Casa e Vostra Casa," meaning "our home is your home," is what is felt when dining at Capozzoli's. Located on the comer of Mission Avenue and Douglas Avenue in Oceanside, this Italian restaurant is famous for its Penne Milano. Offering Italian favorites from bruschetta and calamari fritti as appetizers to the classic spaghetti and meatball dish or a Joe's Wacka-Doo pizza. Leaving Capozzoli's hungry is a rare event. The restaurant offers a large drink list, including 40 wines and a variety of beers.

Decently priced dishes range from $8 to $20. Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, and closed on Mondays. Catering, banquets and to-go menus are also options.

For more information call (760) 433-5400 or go to www.capozzolispizzeria.com.

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Tom's Burgers Famous Family Restaurants can be found throughout San Diego. Even though Tom's Burgers has grown, they still maintain the family-oriented vibe and inexpensive menu. homemade soups, sweet potato and hand rolls including the $1.19 for a side order of eggs to enjoy or for a couple on their first french fries, crab cake benedicts California roll. Open seven days a $8.19 for a steak and egg dish, the date. Open Sundays through · an d fresh h omemad e crnnamon wee k fr om ·11 a.m. t o 9 p.m., you menu is packed with a variety of Thursdays 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and . rolls. One of the-favorites on the can get more information by call- options. Burritos, omelets, sand- Fridays and Saturdays from 11 menu is the stuffed croissant, a ing (760) 450-0646 or going wiches, pancakes, salads, burgers, a.m. to 10 p.m. Call (760) 729combination of scrambled eggs, _ online to www.the fishjoint.com hot dogs, zucchini fries, ice cream 0903 for more information. ham, tomato, cheese and ·avocado sundaes - the list goes on and on. With such cheap prices, you on a fresh croissant served with can't go wrong at Tom's. Stop by country home fries.

Lunch Pipe's Cafe, ·121 Liverpool options include clam chowder, Grandpa . Allen's and grab a burger Fridays and Flippin' Pizza 215 s. El Dr., Cardiff, 92007 hamburgers, sandwiches and Restaurant and ·P ie Shop, Saturdays from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Camino Real,· Encinitas, CA Pipe's Cafe is a small surfer coconut shrimp. Open from 6:30 950 W San Marcos Blvd., # J-K, and Sundays to Thursday.s, 6 a.m. 92024 spot right across the beach in a.m. to 2:30 p.m. everyday, ·san Marcos, 92078 to 10 p.m. Call (760) 752-7774 for Flippin' Pizza serves up some Cardiff. Pipe's opened in 1995 Curbside is a favorite for Vista Grandpa Allen's is . not only more information. of the best New York-style pizza and serves up tasty meals for residents. Entrees range in price known throughout San Marcos in North County. You may know breakfast and lunch. The place is from $7.00 to $9.95. Call (760) for the pies and desserts, but for Flippin' Pizza better as Knockout packed with locals every morning 630-2747 for more information. its eggs benedict as well.

Pizzeria, which have locations in waiting to get their breakfast Fidel's Norte Mexican Oceanside and Carlsbad. They Grandpa Allen's is a great place burritos and the amazing hot to go for a friendly atmosphere Restaurant, 3003 Carlsbad have the same exact menu but chocolate. On the small lunch and an awesome breakfast. Blvd., Carlsbad, CA 92008 just run under a different name. menu you can expect to see salThe Fish Joint, 514 s. Coast Opened in 1990, the breakfast This modem Mexican restau- Flippin' Pizza keeps it simple ads, sandwiches and burgers. Highway, Oceanside, 92054 and lunch diner is open every rant offers any traditional with a small menu. Flippin' only Pipe's is open everyday from 7 The Fish Joint Oceanside weekday except Wednesday from Mexican dish a person could ask serves 18-inch pizza pies, but you a.m. to 3 p.m.

Grotto is one of the newest sushi 5 a.m. to 2 p.m., and on the week- for. Fidel's in Carlsbad is moder- can also buy them by the slice. hot spots in the area. It is a quaint end from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Prices ately priced ranging from $3.60 They also serve specialty pizzas restaurant with amazing pieces range from under $5 for senior for a quesadilla appetizer to such as Porko (pepperoni, of art on the walls and surfing _ dishes to $10.95 for entrees. Call $13.80 for its famous fajitas. sausage and meatball), TKO Curbside Cafe, 307 Main St., videos on the TVs; it's a laid back (760) 591-4558 for more informa- Opened in 1960 as a barbershop (onion, garlic and meatball) and VISta, 92~84 . atmosphere for all to enjoy. The tion. with snacks and beer, it was con- Whitestone (ricotta, parmesan Curbside Cafe IS a. smaller - menu is to die for with a variety verted into Fidel's in 1978, as a and mozzarella cheeses with garbreakfast-and-lun~h-onentated of house rolls such as the Mary family place welcome to all. lic). Also try the delicious garlic restaurant t~a~ IS consta~tly Anne. for $12.95, which gets its Some of the favorites of patrons knots with a slice of pizza or the packed both mside and outside. name from Mary Anne in _ Tom's Burgers Famous are the chimichangas and the cinn-a-knots for dessert. Flippin' Curb~ide'~ excellent appeal is a "Gilligan's Island," to the chef Family Restaurant, 1205 W albondigas soup, which is a deli- Pizza is open everyday from 11 combmanon of the quality of the selections like an order of fish San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos, cious Mexican meatball soup. a.m. to "whenever they run out of food and the excelle?t service and chips for $10.95. The Fish 92078 With a nice outside patio, a full dough." For more information the emplo~ees proVIde. The Joint offers a variety of appetizTom's menu is huge and inex- restaurant and a full bar, Fidel's visit their Web site at www.flip menu consists of more than 50 ers, salads, vegan rolls, sashimi, pensive. Ranging in price from can be· for the whole family to pinpizza. com

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·Staff reporter had passion for journalism, friends TelesCO:Qe writer remembered as a kiria and can'ng person · JOHN SCAFETIA 'HE TEl ESC()J'E

'"J'"'aama Renee Wiltsie left a ~ mark everywhere she went.

W4ether by pen, personality or punctuation, she was admired by those around her.

"She was strong willed and very · smart," said Katrina Rogers, Wiltsie's mother. "There were social interactions, etiquette and doing things the right way (which) were all very important to ner." . .

Wiltsie, 19, died in a one-car accident Nov. 10 while traveling to Springfield, Ore. to visit her family. She was traveling through Northern California with friend and fellow Telescope reporter Rigo Hernandez, when she left Hernandez off at Humboldt State University.

"Taarna was sweet and very kind," Telescope reporter Melissa Caston said. ''She was very shy on the outside, but once she let you know more about her and let her see what she was about · - she expressed so much happiness and joy. She was just really special and she knew what she wanted in life."

Wiltsie, who grew up . in and around San Diego County, went to high school at Guajome Park Academy in Oceanside until her sophomore year. Following her first semester of the· school year, her mother started a home school on paper and Wiltsie earned her high school equivalence certificate when she turned 16. The following semester she enrolled at Palomar, where she spent nearly

four years.

Wiltsie had a passion for her major, journalism, which was encompassed by her love for language _ going as far as to carry a dictionary in her car.

"She loved grammar and she loved words," Rogers said. "One of her favorite things was the PBS radio show 'A Way With Words.'

She even interviewed Richard Lederer for a paper she did for one of her classes.''

In November, Wiltsie joined the rest of The Telescope staff in the semi-annual Journalism Association of Community Colleges conference, where she participated in the team feature and copy editing events.

"She was really excited about the journalism conference," Rogers said. "She loved to write.

She had this incredible drive and a sense of humor that was really sharp."

Caston recalled Wiltsie's deterruination the night before the copy editing competition.

"When she came to bed at 1 a.m., she opened up her dictionary · and she was studying copy editing," Caston said.

Despite being on The Telescope staff for just one semester, Hernandez said Wiltsie had a bright future writing for the paper. , ''She wanted to be a big part of The Telescope," Hernandez said.

"The whole- time we were up there she was talking about it.

She wanted to get to know everybody. She cared so much about everybody and was so passionate about everything."

Rogers said her daughter spent a great deal of time talking about

he'~S~~:~s so excited," Rogers said. "I spent an hour or two talking to her Friday, the day she started up from California. We had maybe a two-hour long discussion about how she was hoping she would get the editor position with The Telescope next semester.

She really wanted that. She was just so excited and so nervous that she might not get it."

The loss of Wiltsie has already been felt throughout The Telescope staff.

"I am heartbroken to lose such a talented and interesting student," said Erin Hiro, The Telescope's journalism adviser.

"Taama was reserved at first but as the semester wore on, we began to see her for who she was - a smart, funny and courageous person."

When The Telescope held its Nov. 14 class- three days after the tragedy - sadness swept through the hour-long session.

"When we had class Wednesday, we could feel the emptiness left by her absence," Hiro said. "I already miss her."

Hernandez echoed the sentiment.

"She was a life-changing person," he said. "She genuinely cared about everybody and that is so <l!Jlazing. You don't see that everyday with people."

Hernandez recalled a moment in the weeked drive· when the two headed into Orange County to fill up on gas.

Wiltsie turned to Hernandez and asked, "What do you value in life?"

"That threw me off," he said.

Hernandez said she continued, "People should know what they value in life so they can have time to pursue it."

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Telescope staff reporter Taarna Wiltsie, who passed away Nov.ll in a Northern California car accident, had love for grammar and had aspirations of becoming an editor next semester. wanted in life," he said. .

Rogers said that Wiltsie also · Aside from devoting her time to was never one to hold a grudge caring for friends, Wiltsie spent and cared deeply about everyone most of her free time watching she met. her favorite television shows "She was probably the most for"The Office" or "Curb Your giving · person I ever knew," Enthusiasm - reading a good Rogers said. "She couldn't stay book or watching movies. angry with anyone for more than "She was nearly obsessed with a day. She would say it just doesHarry Potter," Rogers said. "I n't make sense to stay mad at peocan't even describe that. I think ple. She cared really deeply about she was probably the biggest fan people and she just loved making connections with people." this area has ever had."

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Holiday Favorites Recipes to make your Thanksgiving Day unique Meanwhile, prefrozen spinach, thawed 1 tablespoon olive oil pare the spinach: if using fresh, 1 cup onion, diced Thanksgiving Day is this week 1 cup carrots, shredded or wash, pat dry, de-stem (optional), and chop. If and menus are being prepared in diced homes across the county. Most · 1 cup mushrooms, sliced usip.g frozen, thaw, drain, and squeeze out families will stick to the tradition2 cups ricotta cheese al turkey, mashed potatoes, green 1 teaspoon oregano excess water. Combine beans, and pumpkin pie as has vegetables, spinach, salt been the tradition for thousands 1 tablespoon pepper ricotta cheese, oregano, a of years. Here are a few options tQ dash of salt, and pepper in 2 cups Alfredo sauce mix that traditional Turkey day 1 pound uncooked lasagna . the bowl. Set aside. Preheat menu up. noodles · oven to 350. Spread about 1 cup of sauce in bottom of 1 cup mozzarella cheese, gratSpinach lasagna, aka the baking dish. ed lasagna Florentine Line with lasagna noodles, Heat oil; add onion, carrots, then spread about a third of ' Serves 8-10 people and takes and mushrooms, and saute, stir- the spinach mixture on the noo1- hours to prepare and cook.

1 pound fresh spinach (pre~ ring frequently, until onions are dles. Add 1 cup sauce, then. about 5 minutes. another layer of noodles, then a ferred) or 10 oz package of soft, third of the spinach. Repeat with sauce, noodles, and spinach.

Top with the rest of the sauce, then sprinkle with mozzarella; Cover with aluminum foil and Season-themed drinks to hold you over while dinner cooks bake for 50 minutes. Turn off oven, remove cover, and leave SHAHRAZAD ENCINIAS lasagna in warm oven for anothAND KRISTINA MORENO er 15 minutes, until brown and THE l£LLSCOPE bubbly. Let stand for a few min. utes, and serve.

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1 can kidney beans 1 can green beans 1 can yellow/wax beans 1 medium onion, sliced very thin · 2 scallions, chopped thinly 1-cup cider vinegar 1-cup honey (or corn syrup)

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1 ozVodka 1 oz Hard apple .cider 1 oz Fresh pressed apple juice 1 oz Simple syrup 1 oz Lemon juice Shaken till well chilled, strained into a martini glass rimmed with pure maple sugar. Garnished with an apple sl1ce.

Baileys Caramel Apple Pie-tini 1 3/4 oz. Baileys with a Hint of Caramel 1/3 oz. Smirnoff Twist Green Apple Vodka 1/3oz. Applesauce Dash of Caramel Syrup Pour the applesauce into bottom of glass and float dash of caramel. Shake all other ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker, strain and float on top of the applesauce and caramel. Garnish · with a slice of caramel apple.

Hot Buttered Rum 11/2 oz. Dark Rum 1 tSp. BroWn Sugar 1 t~p. Butter Fill with hot water or milk. Stir well and top with Nutmeg.

Wines that pair well with traditional Thanksgiving dishes Riesling a white wine that can either be extremely dry or fairly sweet. Pairs well dishes that contain an array of spices, making it perfect for a Thanksgiving meal. Try a bottle of 1999 Central Coast Gainey averages about $9 a bottle.

Beaujolais Nouveau is red wine that is released on the third week of Nov. every year. The exception to most wines, as it is best when not aged. Strong notes of tart cranberry that pair well with roast turkey make this wine pair well with the holidays.Try a botde of J Drouhin's 2007 Beaujolais Nouveau, averages about '$20 a bottle.

Golden Baked Chicken

8-10 pieces of chicken with skin on 1 cup instant mashed potato flakes 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 tablespoon parsley flakes, dried 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon garlic sa_lt 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon seasoned pepper 1 cup butter, melted In a bowl, combine the potato flakes, Parmesan cheese, parsley, paprika, garlic salt, onion powder and pepper. Dip chicken into melted butter then into potato flake mixture. Place op well greased/sprayed baking sheet (with sides). Bake at 375 degrees for 50-60 minutes withbut turning.

Vegetable Au Gratin 6 zucchinis, cut into serving size pieces 6 carrots, cut into serving size pieces 1 head cauliflower, cut ihto serving size pieces 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated Boil vegetables (in separate pans) in salted water until about ? tender. Drain each one and place in buttered casserole.

Vegetables -should be cut to be desired serving size, not too small.

Cheese sauce for Au Gratin 1 stick butter 1-quart milk 6 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon Tabas~o sauce · Melt butter, add flour and stir uritil flour is mixed well. Add milk slowly, stir until thickened.

Add salt, pepper and Tabasco.

Add one-cup cheese to sauce, stir well and pour over vegetables in the casserole dish. Sprinkle the remaining one cup of cheese.

Sprinkle with paprika and bake for 25 minutes on 450 degrees.

Potato casserole 6-8 potatoes, cooked, peeled, and cubed 1 can cream of chicken soup 1-pint sour cream 1 cube butter, softened 1 cup green onions, chopped 1 lb. Sharp cheddar cheese, grated Topping: 1 cup corn flake crumbs 1 cup butter, melted In a large bowl, combine the cubed potatoes, soup, sour cream, butter, onions and cheese. Mix thoroughly and put into a buttered 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Mix the corn flakes with the butter and sprinkle over potato mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Four·bean salad 1 can Garbanzo beans

Drain · and rinse all beans.

Combine with onions and scallions. Blend vinegar and honey thoroughly and pour over vegetables. Refrigerate at least four hours .

Deviled egg.5 12 eggs hard-boiled 1 cup Miracle Whip Salad dressing ·1 teaspoon prepared mustard, optional 1 cup sweet pickle relish · 1 teaspoon salt Cut eggs in half and remove the yolks. Mash with a fork and then add the rest of the ingredients. Mix should be slightly moist. Spoon about 1-2 tablespoons of the filling into the egg whites or use a pastry bag to pipe the filling into the whites. Sprinkle with paprika, if desired. Cover and chill for at least one hour.

Apple crisp 6 medium apples 3-4 tablespoons sugar cinnamon Topping: 1 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup flour 1 cup oatmeal Peel, core and quarter apples then place them in a greased casserole dish. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Mix all topping ingredients together until crumbly. If mixture is too dry, add more butter. Sprinkle over apples, until all apples are covered. Make more topping if needed. Bake at 375°F for 40 minutes. Serve warm with vanil~ la ice cream.

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COMET SPORTS

SPORTS ON DECK Tuesday Nov. 20 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL The Comets will play Fullerton at 5 .p.m. at the Dome.

Friday Nov. 23 MEN'S BASKETBALL The Comets will compete in day one of the Thanksgiving Tournament · at the Dome.

Saturday Nov. 24 MEN'S BASKETBALL The Comets will compete in day two of the Thanksgiving Tournament at the Dome.

Sunday Nov. 25 MEN'S BASKETBALL The Comets will compete in day three of the Thanksgiving Tournament at the Dome.

Wednesday, Nov. 28 WRESRING The Comets will play Citrus College at 5 pm.m at Citrus College.

Friday Nov. 30 WOME~'S BASKETBALL

The Comets will compete in day one of the Cypress Tournament at Cypress College.

Saturday Dec. I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL The Comets will compete in day two of the Cypress Tournament at Cypress College.

WRESRING The Comets will compete in the Southern . Regional ~t Santa Ana.

Sunday Dec. 2 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL The Comets will compete in day three of the Cypress Tournament at Cypress College.

Tuesday Dec. 4 MEN'S BASKETBALL The Comets will compete in day one of the Riverside City Tournament at Riverside City College.

Sunday Dec. 4 MEN'S BASKETBALL The Comets will compete in day two of the Riverside City Tournament at Riverside City College.

For updated Comet scores, go to www.the-telescope.com. ·

Chargers' 2007 mediocrity not coaches fault This season everyone · is was a huge franchise mistake play by LaDainian Tomlinson, wondering what happened to but it is not exactly Norv Phillip Rivers (looking like a the San Diego Chargers.

Turner's fault for mediocrity in rookie) and the team not having The Chargers are beginning 2007. · a No.1 receiver isn't helping the - to seem like anything It was not Marty's Chargers once potent offense fault when Chargers' win games. Antonio Gates can't but a threat in the AFC because of a rough wide receiver Eric do it all on his own if Rivers can start to the 2007 seaParker fumbled a punt even get the ball to him. return and handed the son. Most fans and And what happened to the experts believe it's the ball back to New Chargers once fearsome coaching staff to blame England in Patriots defense? The Chargers' pass for the dismal start but territory last January, and run defense are now ranked and it wasn't Marty's 25th and 21st respectively. what is inducing the Eric fault when Chargers' Overall slow start is inconsisdefensively the BenneH corner · back Drayton Chargers are ranked (wow, get tent play by the Florence decided to head butt ready for this) 27th after finishChargers leaders on the field.

The 2006 campaign for the Patriots tight end · Daniel ing in the top 10 'in 2006.Surely Chargers ended against New Graham on third and 13 to give you can not entirely blame the England on a day that every San the Patriots an automatic first guys on the sidelines with head Diegan dares not remember. On down and set up a New England pieces for letting teams pass Jan. 14 during the divisional field goal. It also wasn't the and run all over them. playoffs it was the players on coaching staff's fault when With Rivers now ranked in the the field who blew a dream sea- Marlon Mcree decided to return bottom 10 of NFL quarterbacks son for San Diego. The players an interception that he fumbled it is not going to be easy for an are the same reason another back intG the Patriots' welcom- offense to help its team win Super Bowl run seems less like- ing hands rather than going games, especially when the down. ly now than in the preseason. defense is giving up an average Those plays translate to this of at least 20 points a game.

The firing of former head coach Marty Schottenheimer season as well. Inconsistent Critics say Turner needs to

put the ball in Tomlinson's hands more but L.T is averaging, 20 touches per game, which is one less carry than he averaged during his MVP campaign.

The dismal performances and low rankings are there in front · of you. The coaches will continue to get scrutinized but the players are the ones at fault for the Chargers' mediocrity this season.

With center Nick Hardwick on the sidelines .the offensive line has not been able to provide Rivers enough time.

The Chargers barely survived the Colts after almost blowing a 23-0 lead but you can't· blame the unsuccessful outings entirely on the coaching staff (which most critics and fans tend to to).

If the Chargers want to compete with the AFC, Rivers, Tomlinson, the wide receiving corps and the defense will need to. improve. Turner is not the one who needs to be stepping up.

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Palomar defeated Riverside College 62-42 to open up tournament play and then lost 61-50 to state No. 6-ranked Fresno City College Nov. 10.

Fresno beat state No. 2ranked Orange Coast College 71-70 during the finals of the tournament.

Palomar lost to. Orange Coast 63-55 in the season opener Nov. 7.

Gonzalez scored 23 points against the Pirates. Nikki Boone scored 15 points and 10 rebounds and Haley recorded 12 rebounds for the Comets.

Men's soccer moves forward to playoffs Palomar beat San Diego Mesa 4-1 Nov. 12 en route to finishing second in the Pacific Coast Conference and receiving a berth m the Southern California Regionals.

Comets' Steve Bryson led Palomar with two goals and an assist.

Palomar's George Ramirez and Bobby Covarrubias each scored a goal. Paco Felix had two assists for the Comets and La Salle Durio also recorded an assist.

Comets football to host SoCal Bowl

Women's volleyball downs Jaguars The Comets defeated Southwestern College Nov. 12 in four games (30-24, 30-16, 24-30 DAVID HAMILTON 30-25).

Comets' Lei lyon Myers looked to find room to run against Golden West during a52-49 victory Nov.lO. Palomar's Audrey Green recorded 18 kills and Stephanie Amber Johnson.

Women's soccer Haley had 12 kills and four Velte scored her third goal in season comes to halt the second half off another Parra blocks for the Comets (12-9). assist. atCuyamaca

Comets men's basketball routed in season opener

The Comets lost their season opener to Irvine Valley 100-67 Nov. 9 on the road.

Palomar's co-captain Chris Holloway led the Comets with 19 points, 15 of which were three pointers.

Marco Yuzawa added 13 points for Palomar.

The Comets lost 2-1 to Cuyamaca Nov. 12 as their season came to an end with the defeat.

Palomar's Kylie Garcilaso had 10 saves. The Comets finish~d 12-7 and 8-5-3 in PCC play.

On Nov. 9 Palomar defeated San Diego City College 3-1 thanks to Felicia Velte's hat trick for the Comets.

Velte's first two goals gave Palomar an early 2-0 lead with assists from Alexis Para and

Women's basketball wins two of three at Tip-off Classic

Palomar defeated Solano 7454 as Comet's co-captain Sabrina Gonzalez scored 19 points during the third-place game of the Mt. SAC Tip-Off Classic Nov. 11.

Comet's Katie Girten scored 18 points and Alison Haley

Palomar came up on the winning end of an offensive battle in a 52-49 victory over Golden West Nov. 10.

Palomar's Joey Erickson finished 12-23 for 191 yards and four touchdowns in his first start after starting quarterback Hunter Wanket was injured with a fractured collar bone.

Leilyon Myers (shown left) rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns for the Comets.

Tobias Shanks caught six passes for 95 yards and two touchdowns.

With the victory the Comets finish in a tie for second in the Pacific Coast Conference and will host Ventura in the Southern California Bowl.

Five Comets were selected to the All-Mission Conference American Division, middle linebacker Mike Bethea, defensive end Mao Lefiti, cornerback Michael Wright, punt returner Kyle Hill and Myers.

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Covarrubias first attempted to head the ball in, only to bounce it off the right post. Covarrubias In the 2005 and 2006 seasons, regained possession and shot in Palomar men's soccer team fin- the score. ished in second place both "We needed someone to come times. Both years they were in and take the pressure off looking up the standings sheet Stevie (Bryson)," said head at San Diego City College. coach Carlos Hernandez.

But now in the home stretch "Stevie's been carrying us all of the 2007 season, Palomar is year long. Now that he's not getlooking down at the ting it done, we need Knights after the COMETS 1 ., someone to step it Comets beat San Diego . u TS 0 . up."

City 1-0 Nov. 7 at Bryson recorded Minkoff Field. the assist on the Covarrubias "That's how we play (San goal. It was Bryson's seventh of Diego) City," sophomore mid- the season. fielder Paco Felix said. "When Hernandez said the effort of we play (San Diego) City, it's his defense was amazing this late like a brawl. It's usually a one- in the season. point game."

"I think that's a little bit of pasThe Comets moved to 10-6-5 sion we were missing," on the season and 5-2-3 in con- Hernandez said. "Somehow we ference play. The win ties the just lost it a little bit. We just season series record between needed to get our feet set" both teams at 1-1.

In the last 15 minutes, San "Last time they beat us 3-1. Diego City pulled its goalie and They kicked our (butts) pretty the Knights were putting up a hard," Bobby Covarrubias said. full front in Palomar's field.

"We just wanted to come out, "We were trying to keep the hit them hare! and get the win." ball away from the middle The only goal came in the because I felt that was where 75th minute of the game from they were the strongest," sophomore Covarrubias. Hernandez said. "We would ANTHONY SCHWARTZ '\'HE lELESCOP!:.

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pass the ball outside ana it would come_back to the middle.

That was driving me crazy."

Comet goalie Joey Vella played all 90 minutes, making four saves and recorded the shutout. For his efforts, Vella received an honorable mention for Pacific Coast Conference player of the week.

"I-just thought we got the win righ~ now and we just got to hold onto it," Vella said. "They were jamming it down our throats. With defense like this, I don't have to worry."

The win was the first of three wins at the end of the season as the Comets made the postseason push. On Nov. 11, the Comets were told their late season surge earned them an atlarge berth in the Southern California Regional playoffs.

Steve Bryson earned Pacific Coast Conference co-player of the year honors and is joined by midfielders LaSalle Durio and Paco Felix and freshman defender Brian Bernetskie on the All-PCC first team.

"In the end you got to focus on what you do and concentrate TIM STANCZAK 1 THE TELESCOPE twice as hard," Hernandez said. Palomar's Steve Bryson attempted to take control of posession against San Diego City "I hate concentrating." defender Ryan Nevarez during a1-0 victory Nov. 7. Bryson finished with one assist.

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Comets rout Cenitos night.

"That's what they were giving us,' O'Neill said. "In Palomar's mens basket- the second half they came ball team used the three- out and took away those point shot effectively in its threes."

104-90 non-conference vicFor most of the first half, tory over Cerritos College both teams were trading shots. Palomar Nov. 9 in the Dome.

104 did it by way of The game was the COMETS 90 the 3-pointer season home open- JAGUAR er for the Comets. while Cerritos UP NEXT "We were a lot relied on twopoint field goals more disciplined Palomar vs. Mt. SAC and free throws, this game than we in the Thanksgiving at the first Tournament were which they got a Palomar at 7 p.m. game," head coach lot of. The John O'Neill said. ATSTAKE:Lastseason Comets ended the Comets won the tourwith 30 personal "We played a lot of nament2-0duetoforfeit. smart ball and did~ fouls compared n't try to gamble to Cerritos' 20.

"We can't take those fouls too much."

The Comets, who lost home so we might as well two days earlier in the sea- foul while we can," son opener at Imperial Holloway said. "We don't Valley, went 17-for-30 on mean to play like that. It's three-point shots against just us playing aggressive Cerritos, scoring 14 of defense." them in the first Palomar went on a 14-3 scoring run to finish the half alone. ¡ "That's just our offense," first half up 57-45. sophomore guard Chris The 5-foot-5-inch sophoHolloway said. "If it's an more Marco Yuzawa scored open shot, the coach nine points in the first half, expects us to shoot it. If not all coming on three pointhe's going to take us out of ers. He also had a tie for the the game." game's lead in assists with The Comets scored 14 3- Theo Overstreet - both point shots in the first half had six. alone, compared to four Yuzawa finished the field goals, and finished game with 15-points to with 17 3-pointers on the lead the Comets. He said ANTHONY SCHWARTZ THE TELESCOPE

he thought he did well, but more importantly, that the team got along well.

Holloway had 13 points while going 3-for-4 on three-point field goals.

"It was all thanks to the team," . Holloway said.

"They helped me out and I was able to knock down the shots."

Holloway was more of a standout for an in-game incident. His effort could not be questioned as he leaped four seats into the stands going after the ball in the first half.

"I was just trying to get the ball," Holloway said.

"They threw a pass. I knew I could get but I didn't know how far out of bounds I was."

Freshmen Bradford Thompson-Young and Amir Fisher rounded out the Comet scoring leaders finishing with 12 and 11, respectively.

Josh Firmes led all Comets with seven rebounds for Palomar with five in the second half.

"In the five years I've been here, this is the most athletic team," Kjeldsen said. "How far that gets us against other teams we're not sure."

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