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Students w¡ant improvement to campus safety KARl STANICEK FOR THE TELESCOPE

As Palomar College student Allyson Topp sat in her night class, all of the lights went out in every building. Her teacher dismissed class, and Topp was left to walk to her car in the dark, by herself.

"My car was in the very back of the parking lot, I had a long walk ahead of me," said Topp, 20. "It was so scary by myself, especially at night."

A number of Palomar College students were asked if they felt secure on campus, most students admitted that there were times they felt unsafe.

All students agreed that more safety precautions should be taken to make Palomar a safer campus.

During the day, thousands of people crowd the halls of Palomar College. Student Ashley Marshall, 20, said she tries to take day classes because she feels safer.

"I go to school during the day because there are lots of people, and you always see security guards patrolling around," Marshall said.

Although day classes are more popular, some students are left with no other choice but to take night classes because of their work schedule.

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Campus Safety Officer Tim Rodriguez directed Robert Lee to the "CH" building from the Police Kiosk located at the San Marcos campus' main entrance last week. The kiosk is manned from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday as part of regular campus safety measures.

Scott Sommer, 20, said he feels safe on campus no matter what time of day it is. His opinion changed though when he thought how women felt about walking around at night.

"If I was a little woman, I wouldn't feel safe at all," Sommer said.

When students were asked what things could be added to the campus to make it a safer

atmosphere, they all agreed that more lighting in the halls and in the parking lots would make a great difference.

"I attended Texas A&M for a year, and one thing I loved about

the school was that they had hundreds of emergency boxes throughout the whole campus," Topp said. "If you felt unsafe, you could go to a box, press a button that would set off emergency lights, and be connected to the police in less than 30 seconds."

Karen Boguta, a campus police official, said that the Palomar College administration is working hard to make the campus as safe as possible.

She said while these safety precautions are developing, there are simple things every student can do to feel safer on campus, whether it's during the day or at night.

"Don't talk on your cell phone if you are walking alone and always be aware of your surroundings," Boguta said.

"And if you ever feel like you are in danger, don't hesitate to call campus police at (760) 7441150, ext. 2289."

The campus police provide an escort service to anyone who doesn't want to walk alone.

Boguta also said that students can get more information on campus safety by attending meetings during National Campus Safety Awareness Month.

These meetings provide all types of information regarding earthquake safety, theft and other crimes. Some of these safety tips will soon be on the campus Web site.

Trustee to run again to work Enrollmnentsurpassesrecord on funding, aiding programs for second time in one semester MELISSA RAYMOND THE TELESCOPE

Palomar is one of the least funded schools in the community college system. Why doesn't the community value education? Why aren't we willing to pay taxes as a community to fund education? These are questions recently voiced by

Ruth Larson, current Vice President of the Palomar Community College District Governing Board.

As a member of the board that controls fund allocation, teacher employment, curriculum, campus location and programs selection, Larson said TURN TO

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There are more students taking classes than ever before, with enrollment breaking previous enrollment records, according to school officials.

As of April 8, enrollment had grown to 32,496, surpassing the record in March with 32, 259 stu-

dents enrolled in at least one class at Palomar, It is difficult to determine the number of students taking credit classes compared to those taking non-credit classes.

"A lot of students will say they are majoring in something, but we are really not sure they are," said Herman Lee, Director of Enrollment Services at Palomar.

"There are 6,400 non-credit students and the rest are pursing credit programs; at least that is what they tell us."

Lee contributes three factors to the continued surge in enrollment at Palomar.

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sale and open house The Palomar Art Deparbnentwill host its semiannual art sale and annual open house of students' \\00< from May 1-3.

The showcase will feature a range of student artv.OO<, which will be on sale including glass, pottery, ceramics, jewelry and photography.

"These events send a great message that there are very gifted artists who haven't been doing art for a very long time," said Gallery Technician Jones Von Jonestein. "It helps to inspire other students:' Proceeds from the art sale will benefit Palomar art students and the cleparbnent.

The Art Open House also runs from May 2 to 24. The opening night will include demonstrations of glassblowing, wheel throwing, raku (earthenware) firing and a bronze pour: According to Art Director Joanna Bigfeather, 125 pieces for the gallery were selected by the faculty from the summer, fall and spring semesters.

"It's really an opportunity for the students and the general population to see how many directions they're taking as far as art and see what's going on in the course:· Bigfeather said.

The Student Art Sale will be held on the main campus between the Howard Brubeck Theatre and pari<ing lot 15. The hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on May L 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on May 2, and 9 a.m.3 p.m. on May 3.

The Art Open House May 2 to 24 will be in the "C" building on the Palomar campus. The gallery will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesdays and Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays.

For more information, contact the art department at (760) 744-1150, ext 2380.

Monday, April28, 2008 SKIN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH Health Services is offering Skin Screening exams through May 16. The exams are free for students and $20 for faculty. Call (760} 744-1150, ext. 2380 to schedule an appointment.

Tuesday, April29, 2008 FREE FILM SERIES "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...And Spring;· a Korean film on the cycle of life as a boy's instruction in Buddhism is complicated by love, lust, and violence, will be shown at 6:30p.m. in room P-32. The film will be in Korean and will have subtitles. Admission is free.

COFFEE NIGHT The Associated Student Government is hosting free coffee night on the Escondido campus in the lobby at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, April30, 2008 SPRING CAREER FAIR

ASG votes to allow student code violator to run for president The Associated Student Government discussed the upcoming ASG elections and proposed budget during a meeting April16.

The ASG voted unanimously to allow an Rob Fredrick, an eight-year military veteran, to run for president. The group debated whether the candidate should run for office this year, even though he turned in his resignation as a senator last year due to a violation of the student code of conduct policy.

Some said Frederick violated the rules and should not be allowed to run for the presidency.

Others felt Fredrick was found in violation of a poorly defined rule that stated he could not drink alcohol during a school event "I had some wine during dinner with my mako shark in Manhattan Beach, after the event had ended;' Frederick said.

After discussing Frederick's case, the board then turned to the budget VICe President Paul Barboa said that Palomar should not pay $500 for Constitution Day "since Constitution Day is a holiday mandated by the district, the college should not bare the brunt of the cost:' Objectors to the lack of funding for Constitution Day said it could be a fun time for students to learn about the Constitution.

The ASG instead approved a motion to

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The Graphic Communications department is hosting a career fair for students and community members to speak with representatives from four year and private universities. The fair will be located on the sidewalk area between the Student Services Center (SSC) Building, the Clock Tower, and the Student Union starting at 10 a.m.

Contact the Graphic Communications department at (760) 744-1.150, ext 2452 for more information.

Man-made oasis This image was captured by Brandon Magoski on atrip for his Landscape Photography cla~s last fall.

Just outside of Baker, Calif., the mysterious structure surrounded by water drew him m. This photo was voted "Best Landscape" by students at the Earth Day Fair on April 22. have the $500 redistributed into the InterClub Council.

In other budget news, Sen. Steve Ramirez expressed concern (J.Jerthe teachers' office supply budget Ramirez said there is no money trail that sho.vs what the money is being spent on Teachers argued that to keep track of exactly what is purchased with the budget v.oold be a full-time job and feel it cannot be tracked accurately.

The ASG also spoke about a new agreement that v.oold potentially create designated smoking areas on campus. The ASG will continue that discussion at its next meeting, which will be held at 1p.m. on May 1in room SU-18.

Student to compete at national contest APalomar student will be honored next month at the Aurora Foundation's fifth annual Aurora Foundation National Japanese language High School Speech Contest in Los Angeles.

Hannah Shipps, a 17-year-«1 ~schooled, high school student, was selected from a pool of

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three winners of various Japanese speech contests throughout the country. She is enrolled in Palomar's Japanese 201 class instructed by Kenneth Levin.

"I really don't know how to explain it but I really fell in kM! with the language and the way it sounds."

Shipps began learning Japanese during the spring semester of last year.

"In America, through speaking English you can say whatever you want but in Japanese there's unspoken rules and you have to think about the other person first. You have to adapt to this Japanesewayofthinkingand Ijust found it sofascinating," Shipps said.

On May 24, Shipps and 14 other contestants will compete by making a presentation in Japanese.

The choice of the five-minute speech topics is open. Judges generally base their decisions on the presentation and speech content. Also, contestants are also interviewed in Japanese by the judges.

The Grand Prize winner will be invited to the <7w'erSeaS students' Japanese Speech Award contest held in Tokyo, Japan this summer.

Thursday, May 1

Friday, May 2

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The ASG will hold its weekly meeting at 1p.m. in room SU-18.

CAMPUS EXPLORAnONS Religious Studies professor Kelly Harrison will host a seminar, "Religious Extremism and Technology" from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in room ES-19.

Thursday, May 1, 2008 CONCERT HOUR Directed by Madelyn Byrne. The Palomar Electronic Music Ensemble will perfonn starting at 12:30 p.m. in room D-10. Admission is free.

STUDENT ART SAL£ The Art Department will be selling student art through May 3 at the green-roof timber frame structure at the south end of campus between the Howard Brubeck Theatre and lot #15. Art will be sold 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. May 2 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May

3.

Friday, May 2, 2008 ART DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE Palomar artwori< students artwork will be on display for the public from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the C building. For more infonnation contact the Art Department at (760) 744-1.150, ext 2302.

To add an item to the calendar, e-mail telescope@palomar.edu or call (760) 891-7865.

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enrollment at community colleges is up; that tells me the economy is not doing well."

Lee added that the construction and mortgage industries are two closely aligned industries where a lot of students who work in those fields are being laid off.

That results in more people going back to school and taking classes in other fields.

"It's not just Palomar; it's a state-wide phenomenon," Lee said.

The opening of the Natural Sciences building in fall 2007 is another factor Lee attributes to the skyrocketing enrollment. "The opening of the Natural Sciences building opens more class sections for students to take," Lee said.

The Natural Science building is a 107,000-square-foot building that holds 10 lecture rooms, 20 labs and faculty offices. Anyone interested in biology, microbiology, chemistry, astronomy, geology, oceanography, physics, geography and aeronautical sciences will benefit from the new building. "The non-credit program at Palomar has gone bonkers," Lee said, referring to the third major factor he contributes to the enrollment surge. "There has been a major increase this semester in head count for non-

credit programs."

Non-credit courses are courses defined in the Palomar College catalog as those "designed to meet the special needs and capabilities of those students who do not desire or need to obtain unit credit." The classes do not count toWard a certificate, degree or transfer credits and provide developmental help and general education opportunities for those interested in basic learning classes, such as sewing.

target is met or if a school exceeds the growth cap. If the growth cap is surpassed, a community college may not receive the state funding to cover the extra enrollment.

"Palomar's growth cap is 1.1 percent for the 2007-2008 year," Bonnie Dowd, vice president of finance and administrative services at Palomar said. "If we grow beyond that, which based on our enrollment we will, we will get the extra funds if there are any unclaimed dollars."

According to Dowd, the state legislature gives all community colleges an "x" point for growth over the cap. If all districts meet the growth cap - Herman Lee and some more than Director of Enrollment Services for Palomar College the cap, each college would get the 1.1 perLee added that programs for cent. If a college were to grow to adults and the ESL programs a 3 percent cap, it would not be have seen a big increase as well. guaranteed the extra 2 percent ESL classes are English as a sec- funds. If one district makes the ond language classes and writing, growth then they would get grammar and reading "classes. funded, but if other districts did"Right now the biggest issue n't meet the growth cap, they is the state-wide budget deficit," would not get the extra money Lee said. "We are looking at and it would go into unclaimed severe cuts at the community funds, which would be re-distribcollege level. Course offerings uted to districts that did exceed may have to be cut and we will it. have to be very selective at what "We won't know until classes we keep."

February 2009 what will happen Community colleges receive for the 2007-08 year," said Dowd. money from the state based on "We only get anything beyond enrollment, according to Lee. the growth cap if districts The amount of money received- throughout the state don't meet depends on whether the growth it."

''State-\vide enrollment at community colleges is up; that tells me the economy is not doing well.''

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Palomar College surpassed its enrollment record this April, reaching 32,496 students. Herman Lee, director of enrollment services at Palomar, said the economy is partly to blame for the increase.

Writer raised a ruckus with criticism of military MELANA PRESTON THE TELESCOPE

Palomar students protested author David Solnit's presentation slamming U.S. military recruiting practices.

Advocating for what he termed "truth in recruiting," Solnit's presentation featured a satirical puppet show and a table with various pamphlets and information on a range of current political affairs.

The debate turned a variety of directions, although Solnit primarily argued against what he called "predatory and dishonest military recruitment practices."

Detailed in Solnit's recent book "Army of ·None," Solnit said some of these practices included failure by recruiters to clearly convey a contract clause of a mandatory eight years of military service.

Members of Palomar's military community, including troops, veterans and families of veterans, reacted passionately against the presentation. A minicounterdemonstration followed when Army sergeant and student Jessica Ainley sponta-

neously erected a large poster board in response to Solnit's presentation.

The sign featured statements like "I fight for their right to bum the flag" and "I fight for their right to do this" referring to Solnit's use of free speech as the premise for his presentation.

Ainley's sign also stated that the military taught her Mandarin Chinese. She felt that Solnit and his supporters were "implying that kids are stupid and don't know what they are getting into."

"I was a kid trying to survive working two jobs, almost homeless. I knew what I was doing when I joined the military. Now I can go to school with a 100 percent tuition reimbursement," Ainley said.

Student Tim Snyder who served in Iraq for two years with the Marine Corps supported Solnit's argument for post-military assistance, but said that "there are problems in the service maybe with aftercare and the V.A. but recruitment is not one of the problems."

Army drill sergeant Paul Bar boa said that the issue lies on

both sides. "The recruiter has a responsibility to explain, but the recruit also has a responsibility to know and understand what they are signing." Barboa also said "maybe they (the recruits) had been lied to about the food, but not the contract."

Solnit reiterated that the debate "is really not whether or not we support the military. The question is how and what does it mean to support our troops."

Solnit said that "we need to support our troops by fully informing them before they join, support them while in the military by ensuring that they never go to any war unless it's absolutely necessary and justified, and support the troops after they serve so they have adequate healthcare and not 1 out of 3 homeless vets."

Observing the dispute, Assistant Professor of Political Science Peter Bowman said "In a campus that has a mostly politically apathetic student body, for these students to show such passion and conviction on both sides, makes me proud to be apart of this campus and proud to be an American."

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Higher prices and fewer spots for students parking Palomar's parking situation has been pretty bad for as long as anyone on staff here can remember - but apparently the school officials don't think it's bad enough.

Along with the start of the 2008 semester will come a decrease in parking spaces and a $5 increase in the permit fee.

As it is students need to arrive on campus nearly an hour early in order to find parking and make it to their class on time.

Student parking lots fill up by 9 a.m. while faculty lots remain open throughout the day. Yet the school continues to take parking from the students and give more spots to faculty parking.

In spring of 2007, half of Lot 8 was student parking, but at the start of the fall semester Lot 8 had been tu~ed into a faculty-only parking lot.

The solution isn't to take all the faculty parking away, but it's silly to have a surplus of parking for them when students drive around for a half hour trying to find a space.

If the school intends to place classrooms in student lots in the fall and raise the price to park on campus, then they should take some of the faculty parking and tum it into student parking.

Students need to take responsibility for the parking situation on campus as well. For those who live close to campus, ride your bike or walk to school. Not only will it help eliminate the massive amounts of drivers stalking students walking back to their cars, but it will save some gas as well.

The Sprinter has also provided us with an opportunity to leave our cars at home if we live too far to bike or. walk.

The North County Transit District even offers to Palomar students monthly passes for $42, a regular adult monthly pass is usually $54.

These options will help minirilize the parking congestion down to those who really need to be parking on campus.

Construction is inevitable on campus but there are definitely more options that would not involve taking away more student parking.

After all we are paying for these permits. The permits that President Robert Deegan says pay for repairs and maintenance for the parking lots. So it is only fair that the school produces enough parking for the students who pay to park there, without having to circle Comet Circle for an hour.

On the bright side, while we are losing a substantial amount of parking during the construction, Deegan says that the goal it to increase the amount of parking spaces over the next few years.

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Ignore trash on the Web ASHLEY WARD THE TELESCOPE

YouTube has become a household name. People of all ages log on to their Web site everyday to view posted videos of just about anything.

What began as a place to share interesting, amazing and funny videos, has become infiltrated with horrific videos of fighting. The even more alarming aspect is the fact that a lot of the people fighting in these videos are high school and college students.

With the recent, infamous YouTube video of eight Florida teens beating a cheerleader, things have definitely gotten out of control.

The planned attack took place on March 30, when the 16-year-old victim came to 17year-old attacker Mercades Nichols' house where she was currently staying. Nichols' and friend April Cooper, 14, lured her into a room where they trapped her while Nichols, Cooper and four other girls vis-

cously beat her while Zachary Ashley, 17, and Stephen Schumaker, 18, videotaped.

The victim was left with damage to her left ear and eye along multiple bruises from the girls' punches and kicks. She also was left unconscious when Cooper slammed her head into a wall.

With the extensive media coverage on 路 this terrifying attack, most have seen the shocking video. It's disturbing that people - such young ones at that - would feel it necessary to gang up and attack someone so defenseless that the victim cannot do anything but take the beating - and have their friends videotape it.

What's the purpose? So they can go back to school the next day and brag to everyone how six girls beat up one girl. Well obviously one girl isn't going to stand a chance when she's surrounded by six girls and two guys, unless she's Wonder Woman.

Fortunately, the teens will be tried as adults. All eight face possible life in prison with

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charges of battery and kidnapping (which happened after the attack).

YouTube has seen an outrageous number of fighting videos come on to it's Web site.

When "girl fighting'.' is entered into YouTube's search option, over 70,000 videos of girl fights come up. Compare that to the search option "boy fighting" which surprisingly brings up a little under 40,000 videos. "School fights" brings up just about 30,000 videos.

These videos of violence are only encouraging YouTube viewers, mostly young adults and teenagers, that this type of behavior is OK. It gives them a chance to have their 15 minutes of fame, even if it is for the wrong reasons. Instead of having the only witnesses of the fight be whoever is there at that random moment in time, . now the world is a witness to their foolishness and stupidity.

Be the bigger person. Rather than being a spectator and videotaping this violence, break it up.

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Campus call boxes, called Blue Phones, are mounted at various locations across campus. The phones are placed on campus to give students adirect link to police in case of emergency. But the phone are old and there are no plans to update them.

School considers updates to emergency services ALEJANDRAJACKSON THE TELESCOPE

School shootings have become increasingly common in the news . It is a problem that has yet to affect Palomar College but with last year's bomb scare still fresh in everyone's memory, the subject of campus safety has become a real issue.

Many students on campus may be surprised to find out there are a number of blue emergency phones located around the main campus just for this reason. Blue phon~s are located in the Dome, the theater, the facilities building, the pool, the administration building, as well as in buildings ES, T, N, NB, IT, C and P. According to Karen Boguta, dispatch and records coordinator for the campus police department, these are "courtesy phones" for use by students, faculty and staff.

They do not connect to the campus police, but instead directly to the local police department and students cannot use them to connect to any other department on campus. Recently there have been a number of wiring and reception problems with the phones that have prevented many of them from working as well as they should, Boguta said.

"The problem has been attributed to the age of the system. They have been on campus for over 10 years," Boguta said. "So far campus police has been trying to keep on

top of the problem with regular maintenance and by dispatching repairmen as soon as a problem becomes apparent."

So far there have been no official plans made to upgrade the system, but with the prominence of the Virginia Tech shooting, which occurred one year ago this month, and other school tragedies, many schools in the area have been looking to improve their defenses. It may not be long before Palomar follows suit. In the past, campus police have tried to get the word out about the emergency phones and their locations on campus but there are still those who are not aware of them. Palomar student George Daye said that he never knew about the emergency phones but was "concerned about the waste of mone" when it came to repairing the ageing system.

He also said having them on campus did not make him feel safer, "I have never really felt threatened while I was a school to begin with."

As far as student Michelle Ross is concerned, the phones were no longer necessary in the new millennium, where almost everyone has some sort of communication device.

"We already have emergency phones, seeing as I always have my cell phone" Ross said.

For more information on emergency phones on any of Palomar's campus, contact Campus Police at (760) 744-1150, ext. 2289.

she feels that funding issues will be the biggest challenge in the upcoming years.

There are a few things she thinks will make the difference; communiCating with voters so that they understand the college's need for funds, political advocacy by connecting with the legislators and networking with local businesses to build partnerships.

"We don't have to do it alone," said Larson, who plans on running for another four-year term in November.

"My first motivation is to serve the students-to marry their needs with the college," she said.

According to Larson, the short-term focuses need to be: being responsible for the bond measure money and how it is spent, involving the community by open dialogue, and creating a campus to serve students.

"I think the college should come to the student," Larson said. She also wants to see the nursing program expanded to 200 graduates.

Larson's long-term goal is to be responsive to the community's needs. An example is the nursing shortage and its twoyear waiting list.

"We work for the community, we are hired by the community, are paid by the community. We serve the community," Larson said.

Students said the board could serve them better by adding more classes.

"I am taking half my classes here and half at Mira Costa, because they will offer the class and then they won't," said Palomar Student Carl Mitchell. "Offer what is required."

Another Palomar student, Tara Fetherolf, said she feels the same.

"Last year I couldn't get into a science class, because it filled up in like a week."

Larson said passing Proposition M and taking part in the hiring President Robert Deegan to be at the helm of the college are the things Larson is most proud of during her four years as a member of the board.

"When I came on it (the board) was divided. Now we are all united and unan-

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imous," Larson said.

The biggest struggle for Larson during her time on the board is the speed of shared governance. As a practicing dermatologist in Poway for 25 years, she is used to getting it done herself, but her time on the board has taught her the value and necessity of shared governance.

She decided to run for election to pursue her passion for education, she said.

"Running for the board was what I had to do to align with my values; I value education for all," Larson said.

"No place does it better than community college."

Former ASG President Neill Kovrig, who served on the Governing Board with Larson as the student government representative, said she has a different outlook than other board members.

"She has a sense of wonder about student accomplishment," he said. "By far a devoted public service, that's her ethos."

Though a weakness noticed by Kovrig is, "She gets worked up and attached to an issue."

In 2004, Larson educated herself with the needs of Palomar College and the students, by going to workshops and conferences and by sitting down with the students and listening.

She said by listening to students, there would not be the lack of student interest in the board and would be a more timely response to student and community needs.

"Her strength is that she works at the collegiate level," said Jesse Lynn, Student Trustee and ASG President.

"She stays abreast with what the students are about."

Larson received her master's degree at the University of Oregon Medical School, and her dermatology training at the UCLA Medical Center. As a board certified dermatologist, she is a skin cancer specialist and was awarded by the Consumers' Research Council of America in 2005, 2006, and 2007 with the "America's Top Physicians Award."

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Say Anything played at the House of Blues in San Diego on Aprill3 as part of its U.S. tour. Say Anything's last concert in the U.S. will be May 11 at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, Calif.

Say Anything wraps up tour with abang ALEJANDRA JACKSON THE TELESCOPE

control, the memory of this period in the band's history is never far away as members played "The The House of Blues was alive Church Channel," an ode of sorts with the glory of love on April 13 to Bemis' time in the hospital.

The night ended with an encore when Say Anything played the second to last night of its latest made up of crowd favorites, "Belt" and "Admit It!!" where U.S. tour. members from the The curtains opened CONCERT REVIEW opening bands came and revealed not only ·······-················-········· back out on stage to headliners Say SAY ANYTHING help sing.

Anything, but lights The night proved against a black backOUT OF FOUR STARS promising right from drop that shone like the start when openers stars over a battle scene Eli "Paperboy" Reed VENUE: House of that fans would recogand The True Loves nize as the cover for the Blues, San Diego took the stage. band's latest album, "In Reed and his interesting brand Defense of the Genre."

Lead singer, Max Bemis' King of 1950s soul would seem to be of New York shirt could have eas- out of place at any modem rock ily read King of San Diego. As he show but they proved themselves and the band tore into the first to be real crowd pleasers with song off "Genre," he started a songs that begged for audience sing-a-long that lasted for the participation and a charismatic duration of the hour-and-a-half front man with an Elvis-swinging set and never lost its fervor, even pelvis and James Brown's sense of as the band delved into songs showmanship.

The True Loves were made up from early on in their career, a move that at any other show of the standard guitarist, bassist would have alienated newer fans. and drummer but they were Watching Bemis truly in his ele- rounded out by something one ment, it was hard to imagine that doesn't usually see at a show; a he was the same man who three trumpet player, saxophonist and a years ago was forced to cancel a tambourine player.

It made for an interesting tour when a bipolar disorder and subsequent manic episode forced dichotomy seeing them alongside him to be committed to a mental Reed, who played every bit the part of the '50s band leader right hospital.

Even with his condition under down to his slicked back hair and

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vintage suit, unlike his band.

At first blush, one would the members of believe Manchester Orchestra to be poor showman. Mouthpiece, Andy Hull, almost appeared to have a severe case of stage fright. If he didn't have his back completely to the audience he would stare blankly at the back wall or at his feet.

This did not take away from the band's infectious sound, which combined Death Cab For Cutie's brooding intensity and the hard rock sensibilities of the band's punk contemporaries.

Ending their set with a reworked version of "Where Have You Been" that clocked in at just around 10 minutes, Manchester Orchestra more than proved that it knew how to bring the house down.

Even after Hull had stopped singing, the House of Blues was

filled with soaring synth beats and the pounding of drums that only intensified when they were joined by two members of the other bands and their drums.

Hull finally showed signs of life as he collapsed on the floor and continued to play while on all fours and hunched over his guitar.

When the song finally ended the band unceremoniously walked off the stage without so much as a parting word, a detail that did not seem to bother those in attendance.

Long after the curtains closed, the audience was still clapping and cheering. Had they not already been on their feet, they would have given a standing ovation.

With such a group of varied and talented artist taking the stage that night it's hard to believe that anyone would have walked away dissatisfied.

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Comedy 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' is unforgettable ANTHONY SCHWARTZ THE TELESCOPE

The creators of "Knocked Up" and "Superbad" score again with their latest film, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall."

Forgetting Sarah Marshall fits the genre of romantic comedy not necessarily meant for couples. The movie is filled with oral sex references, coarse .MOVIE REVIEW language and guy humor 'FORGrrTING that even SARAH MARSHALL' some women can appreciOUT OF FOUR STARS ate.

Even with STARRING: Jason Segel, its dirty Kristen Bell. Mila Kunis humor, the RATED: R moments of raunchiness add to the humor and don't take away from the movie.

It's not dirty for the sake of being dirty.

Judd Apatow produced "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" along with "Knocked Up," "Superbad" and "The 40-Year-Old Virgin." Apatow uses the same outline he has used in previous movies, getting his awkward friends with body issues as protagonists and matching them with attractive female costars.

"Forgetting Sarah Marshall" poses the question: how can a bad breakup be made much worse?

The lead actor in the movie, Jason Segel, has worked with Apatow in the past in "Knocked up" as a Canadian stoner. Not only does he star in the movie, but wrote the screenplay as well.

The movie opens with Peter Bretter, played by Segel, getting dumped by television star and longtime girlfriend Sarah Marshall, played by Kristen Bell of "Veronica Mars" fame. The exchange is made more uneasy with Peter receiving the news in

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Actors Jonah Hill (left) and Jason Segel star in the comedy 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall.' directed by Judd Apatow. The movie is about a bad break up that just keeps getting worse.

the nude, which the creators of the movie do not leave to the viewer's . imagination.

Peter is an unmotivated music composer who falls into the background with his famous girlfriend.

When he loses Sarah, Peter becomes even more apathetic and tries to rebound with a series of one-night stands.

To get his mind off the breakup, Peter takes a trip to Hawaii, only to find out his recent ex is not only

in the area, but staying in the same hotel with her new English musician boyfriend. Peter also encounters Rachel Jansen (played by former "That 70s Show" star Mila Kunis), an outgoing hotel employee who takes pity on Peter.

Throughout the whole movie, Peter gets support and advice from his stepbrother Brian, played

by Bill Hader of "Saturday Night Live."

Contrasting the sex-driven main

characters is Darald, played by Jack McBrayer of "30 Rock."

Darald is a newlywed on his honeymoon who is staying at the hotel with his horny wife. Darald has strong religious values affecting the sexual aspect of his vacation, saying lines like, "God would not put a playground next to a waste dump."

In "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," veterans of Apatow's movies like Jonah Hill, and Paul Rudd seem to

be pigeonholed as the vocal weed smokers who are appreciated for their ability to make a serious situation much more uncomfortable.

Underneath all the drug jokes and crotch shots, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" shows that even in a relationship's hardest times, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. The movie comes to a suitable resolution that gives hope to all awkward guys.

Chan and Ii strike again in fihn 'Forbidden Kingdom' CARY DARLING MCTCJ\MPUS

There might have been some people who, while watching one of "The Lord of the Rings" movies, had a particular light bulb pop up over their heads. "Hey, you know what would really make this great?," they thought. "Some kung-fu by a couple of aging Asian action stars!"

"The Forbidden Kingdom" is the movie for them - and their children. This "Karate Kid"-meetsTolkien tale, starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li as two martial-arts masters helping a shy, contemporary Boston boy ("Will & Grace's" Michael Angarano) on his quest to deliver a magical staff back in time to ancient China's Monkey King, is as predictable as Kevin Federline's career trajectory.

Angarano plays Jason Tripitikas, Some hardcore Hong Kong/Chinese film fans might take a good-hearted and bullied kid umbrage at the fact that two who collects obscure Hong Kong respected veterans of Asian action DVDs and lives in a fantasy world cinema like Chan and Li, in their of martial-arts action heroes. But his dreams turn to realicontinuing bid to gain ty one day when, while .MOVIE REVIEW traction with Western · · ···-·· audiences, have to play perusing DVDs in a support to a relatively 'THE FORBIDDEN cluttered Chinatown shop run by a strange KINGDOM' unknown American old man, he comes teenager. And Chan is across a staff with saddled with the worst OUT OF FOUR STARS magic powers. wig this side of the STARRING: Jet li,Jackie It turns out the staff Scarecrow in "The Chan belongs to the Monkey Wizard of Oz." RATED: PG-13 King, who, even though Still, for all of its flaws, he lived a few hundred "The Forbidden Kingdom" is pleasantly enjoyable, years prior, still needs it to defeat largely thanks to the action chore- an evil warlord. And so Jason's ography of the legendary Woo- adventure begins.

It's just too bad they didn't Ping Yuen ("The Matrix," "Kill Bill") and the sense of spectacle spend as much money on Chan's COURTESY PHOTO delivered by director Rob Minkoff rasta wig as they did on the special Actor and martial arts master Jackie Chan stars in action flick 'The Forbidden Kingdom.' ("The Lion King," "Stuart Little"). effects.

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and four customizable zones of illumination make the XPS 630 the best looking box of the bunch. It's also the only system with an ATI Radeon HD3870 Crossfire graphics array, which made it one of the top "Crysis" performers. The easy-toopen chassis makes the XPS optimal for upgrades, and the optical output delivers crystal clear audio.

Con: At only 320GB, the 630's hard drive is smaller than most of the systems here, and it doesn't have any SD card slots.

Price: $1,499.99, www.dell.com

Not everyone has the financial backing of NASA to spend on a state-of-the-art gaming PC. But are there modestly priced rigs out there capable of keeping up with power-hungry titles like "Crysis"? We kicked the tires and checked under the hoods of several PCs to find the perfect rig under $1,500. Most of these guys clock in with 2GB of memory, 500GB hard drives, dual core processors and a 512MB video card, which is plenty of juice to do some heavy lifting. So which one is best?

DellXPS 630 Rating: 8/10 Pro: The metal-etched case

Falcon Northwest FragBox

Rating: 7/10 The Pro: Fragbox's portable case makes it ideal for LAN parties.

And despite its diminutive size, the system still has enough juice to run power-guzzling games like "Crysis" on higher settings.

Con: If you liked the GameCube's handle, this might be the system for you, but be prepared for your friends to laugh at you when they see it. This thing is ugly.

Price: $1,499.99, www.falcon-nw.com Gateway FX7020 Rating: 6/10 Pro: The FX has more RAM than any other system (3GB), and is the only system other than the XPS to have an optical output. It's also $400 cheaper

than any other PC here.

Con: The cheaper price comes with a performance loss. The FX7020 finished next to last in our 3D Mark testing, and its AMD Phenom 9600 processor didn't fare well in PC Mark benchmarks. The cheap plastic case matches its price. While the 500GB hard drive is nice, it's loaded to the gills with junky programs.

Price: $1,099.99, www.gateway. com Velocity Micro Edge Z15 Rating: 7/10 Pro: The Edge's simple black box and subtle lighting earn it the second-best looking system award, which is a bit of a backhanded .compliment in this crowd. The system also performed solidly once we fired up

the games.

Con: Nothing about the Edge makes it jump out from the others. Its loud DVD drive can be a little annoying, but otherwise the Edge seems to sit somewhere in the center of this roundup.

Price: $1,499.99, www.velocitymicro.com

War Machine M1 Extreme Rating: 6/10 Pro: Sadly, about all the love we can give the Ml Extreme is its easily accessible case makes it ideal for future upgrades, and the system looks sturdy enough to withstand an assault.

Con: The case may be large enough to occlude the sun, and looks plain enough to be at home in a marine bunker. This metal monstrosity was the poorest performing rig in the roundup. It also loses points for lacking an SD card slot and having the smallest hard drive in the bunch: only 250GB. Price: $1,500.00, www.projectwarmachine.com

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·No-test option gives Wisconsin college adifferent look ERICA PEREZ MCTCAMPUS

Elizabeth Byers didn't really worry about having the academic chops to get into college.

She was valedictorian at Reedsburg Area High School and had a nice set of scores: a 4.0 GPA, a 29 on the ACT and a 1,980 on the SAT. · Still, when Lawrence University asked if she wanted her test scores to be considered, she checked the "no" box.

And breathed a sigh of relief.

"I was just sort of like, 'Oh! That's nice!'" Byers said. "So many kids are really great students and don't have great test scores. I have good test scores, but if they were going to recognize me for what I did in school, I wanted to take advantage of that."

Lawrence, in Appleton, Wis., is among a growing list of more than 750 colleges and universi-

ties that have some kind of test-optional admissions, according to FairTest, a Massachusetts nonprofit that opposes heavy reliance on the tests. The trend comes as standardized tests have faced increased scrutiny for possible bias against students who are the first in their family to go to college, minorities and nonnative English speakers.

Advocates of test-optional policies point to studies showing students who don't submit scores have lower average test scores than other admitted students, but get better grades once they enter college.

Critics argue standardized tests are essential tools for admissions officers who have to deal with grade inflation in secondary school GPAs and an increasingly murky definition of high school class rank.

When Lawrence went testoptional in late 2005, about a

quarter of its roughly 2,300 applicants chose not to submit scores.

About a quarter of admitted students were also non-submitters. A study of students admitted in 2006 showed non-submitters had lower test scores, but ended up with roughly the same GPAs as submitters at the end of their first term.

The school also experienced a 12 percent increase in applications when it went testoptional.

"This ends up being a good option for .. . the students who are doing very well academically in school but their test scores don't necessarily match up with their academic performance," said Ken Anselment, director of admissions at Lawrence.

Lawrence's results mirrored the findings of a 20-year study at Bates College in Maine, released in 2004. The school, test-optional since 1984, found

no differences in academic performance Qr graduation rates between score submitters and non-submitters. Bates also nearly doubled its applicant pool in the two decades after making testing optional.

"America is apparently throwing away some substantial portion of its future talent by relying far too heavily on its standardized tests as a screening system," said Bill Hiss, who led Bates' admissions office from 1978 to 2000.

Many test-optional schools are specialty institutions or have open-admissions policies.

Lawrence is the only U.S. News and World Report-ranked testoptional institution in Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design does not require test scores but it relies more on a student's portfolio.

Few flagship public universities are on the roster. Test-

optional has proven more attractive to small liberal arts schools. Some 32 of the nation's top 120 liberal arts colleges as ranked by U.S. News are on the list, according to FairTest.

The majority of selective colleges and universities including all University of Wisconsin campuses- still use standardized tests as one piece of the complex admissions puzzle.

"It's certainly not the end-all, be-ali factor," said Tom Reason, associate director of admissions for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. But it helps when high school grades and class rankings have become less reliable, he said.

And public universities have an added layer of responsibility to ensure fairness and equity.

"We need to defend the decisions we make, and having test scor:es can help us do that," Reason said.

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Avoid complex social discussions, if possible and watch for new information to prove misleading or unreliable. Stay balanced: solitaiy duties will ensure predictable results. Late this week loved ones may openly discuss yesterday's private social decisions: ask gently probing questions.

Health, vitality and social optimism are now on the rise. Many Librans are now preparing to bring new emotional rules into their lives.

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TAURUS (Aprii21-May 20) Family finances will this week require careful planning and open debate. Someone close may now wish to make large purchases or invest in a risky business project. Offer encouragement but advocate long-term research: home expansion, legal agreements and new career ventures will eventually prove rewarding. Late Friday some Taureans may experience a powerful wave of nostalgia or romantic sentimentality. Study all feelings or insights: vital wisdom is available.

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CANCER (June 22-..July 22) Social introductions are extremely promising this week. Over the next few days some Cancerians will encounter unique business opportunities in a group setting. Ask probing questions and follow all unexpected leads.

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Enjoy refreshing social and romantic overtures but expect past obligations to vie for attention. Before next week potential lovers may be quickly distracted or drawn back into repeated patterns. Wait for obvious signs before offering new promises. After Friday some Scorpios may be asked to act as family negotiator or business advisor.

Take your time: large contracts will require added attention.

SAGmARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) Roommates or close relatives may this week expect increased dedication to the home. A recent phase of misinformation between family members now needs to be actively resolved. Plan familiar activities and cozy moments of comfort: loved ones will appreciate your sensitivity and devotion. Late this weekend a compelling wave of nostalgia and social insight arrives. Study the comments of long-term friends and trusted relatives for valuable clues: much is changing.

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Practical or financial decisions will now help clarify family roles. Early this week expect loved ones to require more direction or business advice than anticipated. Areas affected are traditional duties or overwhelming daily responsibilities. Discuss all long-term goals, money aspirations and original career expectations. After Friday someone close may relinquish control of an important home project. Take time for thorough discussions and revised plans: a group effort is necessary.

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Women's track making strides in first season STEPHANIE TORRES THE "ELESCOPE

After a 20-year hiatus, Palomar has reintroduced the women's track and field program and the team looks to turn heads in the first season back.

Former Athletic Director John Woods told The Telescope April 2007 the school was working on creating a women's track program for the current spring season in an effort to be in accordance with Title IX. The team is coached by Jennifer Williams. Williams previously coached cross-country and track and field at Cuyamaca College for seven seasons, leading the Coyotes to five consecutive conference championships in track. Williams will also be coaching cross-country for Palomar in the fall.

Palomar football's defensive backs coach, Greg Taylor, is the assistant coach for the women's track team, coaching sprints, jumps and hurdles.

The team competes in the Foothill Conference. Other than football, women's track is the only team not to compete in the Pacific Coast Conference.

Williams said that in the beginning of the program, the team

was not even equipped with necessary uniforms and gear. The team practices at Mission Hills High School, but hope to practice at California State University San Marcos next season.

Williams said she doesn't like the team being at the mercy of another school on whether or not the Comets can use the field. The team had to cut an April 23 practice short because the high school needed the facilities for a track meet.

Despite the early problems, Williams is expecting a top-three finish in the conference.

"They're doing extremely well in conference," Williams said.

"They're like a family. They get along great and they do a great job."

One of Williams' athletes, 19year-old Caryn Ayala, said when she found out that they were recruiting women's track athletes for spring, she wanted to get involved and get back into sports again.

"I really ended up enjoying it," Ayala said. "I got hooked on the jumps and stuck with it."

Airica Morgan, a 22-year-old freshman at Palomar, said the main team goal is to be on top of the conference.

"If we can't be on top then we

would definitely want to be a name to reckon with," Morgan said.

Katie Dever, 19, mentioned that Williams is excellent at motivating their team.

"Coach Jen is an awesome coach," Dever said. "She just knows exactly what needs to be done and how to get it done. She's keeping us going toward our goals this season."

Dever has been making personal records in the 400-meter dash, but Dever's personal highlight for the season has been being scouted by a coach for the Paralympics.

Dever, who was born missing half of her left arm, said she is being scouted for multiple events and possibly for heptathlon.

"I didn't know what to expect," Dever said. "I went in this season about a week before we were supposed to compete. I was a little behind everybody but I caught up."

Palomar is looking to make a statement this season and the team is not going to put a limit on what the team can accomplish.

"We have a pretty strong team on our first year coming HUGH COX I THE TELESCOPE out," Dever said. "We all strive to do our best when we're out Women's track athlete Katie Dever recorded atime of 18.40 seconds in the 100-meter open hurdles at the San Diego State University Aztec Track and Field Classic April14-15. there."

SPORTS ON DECK

COMET SPORTS IN BRIEF Baseball team can't â&#x20AC;˘ move runners m loss to Grossmont Palomar baseball was able to generate hits but not at the right moments as the Comets lost April 22 to Grossmont 5-2 at Meyers Field.

Palomar recorded 12 hits in the game, but went 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left 10 runners on base.

"Tough day," coach Buck Taylor said. "We outhit them. We just couldn't hit with runners in scoring position."

Starting pitcher Bobby Shore pitched 3 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs. Tyler Hamilton came in relief of Shore who left three runners on base. Hamilton got out of the inning with no more damage done and went on to pitch three innings, giving up only one earned run.

Palomar's record dropped to 2218 on the season and 15-6 in the Pacific Coast Conference.

Palomar won the previous four meetings with Grossmont coming into the game.

Shortstop Tyler Saladino went 3-for-4 on the day, falling a triple short of the cycle. Saladino hit a ELLIOT DE LISSER I THE TELESCOPE solo homerun in the bottom of the Palomar's Andrew Jenkins pitched 1.1 innings April22 in the Comets' 5-2 loss against ninth.

Grossmont. The Comets finished the season series with the Griffins 4-1 with the loss.

Nearing the end of the season,

the Comets are heading toward the postseason. Taylor said the last couple of games could decide whether or not Palomar would have to play in a play-in game to get into the top 16.

"I guess our conference hurts us," Taylor said. "Our RPI is not that high even though we win a lot of games. We just got to keep grinding and keep winning games."

Monday, April28 MEN'S GOlf ~Empire Tournament at 7 am. at los Senanos Golf Club in Chino Hills.

Tuesday, Apri129 BASEBAll Palomar at Imperial Valley at 2 p.m.

Thursday, May 1 BASfBAI.l. Imperial Valley at

Men's volleyball falls in first round to Long Beach City The Palomar men's volleyball team was moved out of the California Community College Athletic Association state tournament after they lost April 22 to Long Beach City College 30-23, 30-26, 28-30, 30-28.

The Comets finished the season with a record of 10-9 and 8-4 in the Pacific Coast Conference.

Long Beach City has won two of the last four state titles.

Palomar's Casey Sawyer led the team with 15 kills while Ross Johnson recorded 14 kills. Garrett Payne led the team in assists with 33.

In the regular season, the Comets lost to the VIkings 30-24, 31-29, 30-28.

Palomar at 2 p.m. at Myers Field.

MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TENNIS Southern California Regional Tournament aU day through May 3.

The men at Riverside City College and the women at Santa Barbara City College.

SWIMMING State Chcmpionship

at Saddleback College aU day through May 3.

Saturday, May 3 WOMEN'S lRACKAND F1B.D Soothem Calfmia Pn!insalday at BcMsfiekj Colege.

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

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