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DATES YOU SHOULD KNOW

Childhood education center to be completed by Fall KIRK MATTU THE TELESCOPE

The Child Development Center will be seeing a new addition to their program within the next academic year.

The Early Childhood Education Lab School that was meant to be housed in a temporary structure over 30 years ago will have a new permanent location completed in Fall 2015, Palomar Spokeswoman Laura Gropen said.

The project has been 10 years in the making and is an exciting development, Pam Keinath, coordinator for the lab school said.

“It’s going to be a pretty exciting experience and a lot of hard work to get there,” Keinath said.

The new lab school will have three, single-story structures. Two of the three buildings will be instructional spaces holding seven classrooms and a nap room.

The last building will be primarily for administrative purposes, containing faculty offices, a conference room, kitchen, laundry and an extra classroom. The school will also have an outdoor shade structure, an amphitheater and five play yards.

Spanning over 70,000 squarefeet and budgeted at $13.1 million, the new lab school is funded by a 2006 voter-approved construction

Construction continues at the future site of the Early Childhood Education Lab School at the Palomar College San Marcos campus on Jan 27. The project is funded by a district bond passed in November 2006. • Casey Cousins/The Telescope

bond, Prop M, Gropen said.

Prop. M is a $694 million bond that has funded current and future buildings on campus such as the Planetarium, Humanities Building and the Teaching and Learning Center.

What sets the lab school apart from other preschools is that the lab school serves as a practicum site for their learning experiences where there are regular observations from students on campus with the opportunity to interact with the children,

Keinath said.

The lab school is open to families within the community and has the capacity to enroll 100 children in their educational program.

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District shifts leadership toward diversity CHRISTOPHER BULLOCK THE TELESCOPE

The newly appointed governing board president of Palomar College is the first Latino to hold the position over 20 years.

At the last Governing Board meeting of the Fall semester, John J. Halcon, who has served on the board for the last two years, was named Governing Board president.

As Governing Board president, Halcon said he hopes to improve diversity among Palomar students and staff, as well as the upper division of faculty. During one board meeting last semester, he, along with Vice President of Instruction, Berta Cuaron, openly campaigned to have a Latino/ Latina as the new School President.

“We want to ensure that those who graduate from Palomar have viable skills to succeed outside of school while improving the quality of our education,” Halcon said.

Taking on diversity has never been an issue for Halcon, who has based his career on focusing on making sure higher education is available to everyone.

“Like the rest of the board members, for the future we want ready access to students as far as them coming in and out of campus; making sure that it’s affordable for students to attend,” Halcon said.

Before being elected as a trustee in 2012, Hal-

Newly elected Governing Board President John Halcon • Photo courtesy of Melinda Finn

con started his college career at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. While there, he earned his master’s degree in Inner City Education, after completing his bachelor’s degree in Chicano Studies and Sociology. After Loyola, he attended University of California Santa Barbara, where he earned his doctorate in Programs of Organizations and Policy and Bilingual Education.

Halcon keeps a busy schedule, as he also is a professor at California State University San Marcos. On top of being a teacher, he is currently Secretary of the California Faculty Association, liaison to the California Teachers Association and serves in the Representative Assembly of the National Education Association.

In his time as a professor, he has also coauthored a book with his wife, Maria de la Luz Reyes, “The Best for our Children: Critical Perspectives on Literacy for Latino Students.”

He has also published articles in the Harvard Educational Review, Bordos, the Journal of Latinos and Education, among many more.

Nancy Chadwick, a longtime member of the Governing Board and current trustee, said in an interview that while she has only known Halcon for a couple of years, the experience he brings to the board is impeccable.

“He is a person of high education and brings that perspective, which is important,” Chadwick said while adding, “He is also very concerned about maintaining high quality education in the public sector.”

Chadwick said she hopes that Halcon, along with the rest of the board, can usher in a new era of diversity to Palomar, not only with the students, but the staff as well.

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Donate blood at the Escondido campus

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The next Blood Drive will be held on Feb. 4 from 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Parking Lot 1 at the Palomar College Escondido Center.

Sponsored by the Health Services Center and the EMT Club, this event helps to ensure that there is blood available in the event of lifethreatening emergencies.

All donors will receive a T-shirt from the American Red Cross. Appointments can be scheduled by contacting Paige Brusso at 714926-1379 or paige.brusso@gmail. com and additional information can be found on the American Red Cross website at www.redcrossblood.org

African American event will be held on campus

Campus clean up will kick off semester

Mission 2B Clean and Green Kick Off event is coming up.

Campus clubs will assemble teams for a chance to win money for their club. The clean-up event begins at 10 a.m. on Feb. 5 in the Student Union to complete various tasks to earn points for their club.

Teams gather as many points as possible, and at the end of the Spring semester, teams will win money for their clubs based on the amount of points earned. Teams can have three to five students who are members of a club that is recognized by the Office of Student Affairs.

The teams can participate in the M2BC&G events throughout the semester to earn as many points as possible. OSA is sponsoring this event. The winning team will get $500 for their club, second place will get $400, and so on till the fifth place team.

The mission of the event is to keep the campus clean all semester long, as well as boost the campus recycling program.

Teams must register with the OSA and teams who perform a clean up tasks during the Kick Off event can earn up to 250 bonus points!

Sexual Responsibility Week starts Feb. 9

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching and love in the air, proper information about sex and sex related topics is crucial.

Palomar College Health Services Centers and Vista Community Clinic are kicking off Sexual Responsibility Week with an informative event, perfect for the month of February.

Come and learn about reproductive health, sexually transmitted infections and safer sex from 5:45 p.m.

tive will answer questions for students interested in transferring to CSUSM in the fall, as well as provide further information on upcoming deadlines for admission into the university.

In addition to this event specifically catered to students preparing to transfer, there is a chance to learn about cross enrollment.

In order to schedule a one-onone appointment with the representative, call the Transfer Center at (760) 744-1150 ext. 2552 during their business hours of Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Kevin Glen Drake demonstrates turning a spindle on a lathe during the Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Hand Tool Event hosted by the Cabinet & Furniture Technology Department on Jan. 23 in the Industrial Technology Center Building.• Stephen Davis/The Telescope

to 6:45 p.m. on Feb. 9 in Palomar’s Escondido Center Main Lobby.

For more information, check out the Health Services website at http://www.palomar.edu/ healthservices/ or contact Lenka Schanka at (760) 744-1150 ext.

2380 or lschanka@palomar.edu.

Free HIV testing is also going to be offered in the Health Center by appointment. With Sex comes great responsibility, so come and learn better ways to be responsible at the Sexual Responsibility Week Event.

Weekly Concert Hour introduces percussionist

Concert Hour will be hosting the Nathan Hubbard Quartet on Feb. 19 at 12:30 p.m. in the Performance Lab in room D-10.

Nathan Hubbard is a percussionist. His group features various instruments including, violin, vibraphone, electric guitar and cello.

All work performed is original, and they perform a variety of styles and pieces according to the Palomar Performing Arts website. The concert is free to attend.

Doors open at 12:20 p.m., and the event runs until 1:20 p.m. Seating is on a first-come first-served basis, so arrive early in order to ensure seating will be available. Late arrivals can be admitted during the first performance pause, at the house manager’s discretion.

Guest parking passes are available for patrons visiting from outside of campus, and can be found at the campus police station, according to the Palomar Performing Arts website.

Those interested in attending can consult the performing arts website,www.palomarperforms. com, or call (760) 744-1140 x2317, for more information.

Get answers about transferring to CSUSM

Students ready to transfer to a university have the opportunity to meet with a representative to help answer questions.

A representative from California State University San Marcos will be available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 18 at Palomar’s San Marcos campus. The representa-

Throughout February nationwide, several groups and organizations will be celebrating the importance of African American heritage and culture in the United States.

On Feb. 19 Palomar College will also be participating in honoring the culture and heritage of African Americans and their contribution to our community.

The Associated Student Government will be hosting events and displays on campus featuring guest speakers, a display designed by the ASG and additional arts and entertainment provided free of charge for the student body. There will also be snacks and refreshments provided to attendees as quantities permit.

For more information, contact the ASG at (760) 744 -1150 ext.

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HIV testing available at both campuses

If you find yourself short on funds and can’t afford the fees at doctor’s office then don’t add to your stress.

You can sign up for HIV testing on campus and get some peace of mind. Palomar College Health Services will be hosting free and confidential HIV testing at the San Marcos Campus on Feb. 4 in the Health Center building from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Testing will be provided by Vista Community Clinic and all who participate will receive a free incentive according to Palomar’s website.

Participants should make an appointment by calling the Health Center at (760)744-1150 ext. 2380.

For those who frequent the Escondido Campus, free and confidential HIV testing will be offered again on Feb. 9 at the Escondido Health Center from noon to 3:30 p.m.

Anyone wishing to participate should call the Escondido campus at (760) 744-1150 ext. 8105 to make an appointment.

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Palomar College crime log: • Jan. 13 - Hit and run accident at 2:10 p.m. in • Jan. 12 - Petty theft at 5:25 p.m. at Campus Police Parking Lot 12.

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• Jan. 13 - Petty theft at 5:32 p.m. in Humanities Building.

• Dec. 19 - Towed vehicle at 8:07 a.m. at Transit Center.

• Jan. 12 - Suspicious person at 11:39 a.m. at campus bookstore.

• Dec. 18 - Property vandalism at 5:15 a.m. in MD Building.

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Program on campus provides resources for student success SHAWN THOMAS THE TELESCOPE

First generation, low income and disabled students can benefit from a variety of services offered by the TRIO/Student Support Services Program at Palomar College.

Supporting 225 students each year, TRIO provides participants with access to computers, printing, calculators and recorders, according to Patricia Rodriguez, staff assistant of the program. TRIO also assigns counselors to students and assists with obtaining textbooks.

The list of services is long. Participants of the program are given the opportunity to visit colleges and universities that they are interested in attending. They are in close contact with the sister program at California State University San Marcos, which allows many students who choose to transfer there the chance to continue to be a part of the program.

In addition to visiting potential colleges and universities, TRIO students are taken on various trips to different museums and exhibits. Last year they went to the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, and this past fall they took a tour of the Body Exhibit in San Diego. They are currently in the process of planning a trip to take place this year, but have not yet decided on a location, Rodriguez said.

The program’s advisors also work with students throughout the transfer application process. They inform eligible students about different scholarships that they can apply to, help them complete all necessary forms, and make sure that they meet all of the deadlines.

What began in 1965 as just three programs making up TRIO, it has

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The Faculty Senate’s retirement transition plan, handed out by Chair Greg Larson, was vocally denied

by Deegan at the Governing Board Meeting.

According to Deegan, there already is a transition plan in place and it is not the job of Faculty Senate to be providing a plan. “(This is) the first I’ve heard of a transition plan,” Larson said.

Faculty Senate members disagreed that this was not their job because it effects all faculty and staff with so many people retiring at Palomar.

“It is laughable (the administration) would suggest it isn’t our business ... it is a faculty matter,” Faculty Senate member Barbara Kelber said during a Jan. 26 meeting.

The Faculty Senate-proposed transition plan states because of all the extra work that will be put on faculty once retirees leave, they want to be compensated in some way, “monetary and otherwise.”

Laura Gropen, Palomar College public information officer, said the Faculty Senate does not plan opera-

grown a great deal. There are now eight programs under the nationwide TRIO “umbrella,” according to Rodriguez. Student Support Services is one of the eight.

The program was established at Palomar College in 1984. Since then, their primary goal has been to assist members of the program on their journey to obtaining a bachelor’s degree, while also encouraging students to complete their associates degree, or certificate program. About 60 percent of students in the program leave Palomar College with an associates degree, certificate, and/or transfer to a four-year university, Rodriguez said.

Students involved in the program are given a place to meet, hang out and get to know each other. It is somewhere participants feel like they belong, “a space for them to grow and continue building,” according to Rodriguez.

“They feel like we create a family environment on campus,” Rodriguez added.

After students have left Palomar College, they usually remain in contact with members and staff of the program. According to Rodriguez, they try to touch base with alumni at least once a year. There are also events that allow alumni to return to Palomar and share their experience.

Palomar students that are interested in becoming a part of the TRIO program, can find the application on the website, http://www.palomar.edu/ triosss/.

They are also encouraged to stop by the office located at TCB‐1 on Palomar’s San Marcos campus, where applications and additional information are available. Applications are accepted throughout the year.

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tions of the college.

“There is a process in place already for (positions) that become open,” Gropen added.

Hiring committees are put in place and move forward as a shared governance. She added that it was nice some employees have given so much notice in advance.

This will help put hiring committees in motion earlier to replace key positions. The position of vice president of instruction will be hired internally as an interim position and vice president of human resources will be hired from the outside as an interim as well.

Gropen said Vice President of Student Services Adrian Gonzalez will chair the committee to fill instruction and Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services Ron Perez will chair the committee to fill human resources.

Other members of the college who have announced early retirement are Wilma Owens, dean of Career, Technical, and Extended Education and Norma Miyamoto, dean of Arts, Media, Business, and Computer Science. Owens’ position will be filled internally.

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Social media class offers skills for future careers DIANA CAVANAUGH THE TELESCOPE

Construction site for the Early Childhood Education Lab School at Palomar College on Jan. 22. The project is funded by a district bond passed in 2006. • SethJones/The Telescope

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“It has a very strong community element because members of the community can take advantage of having their children in those programs,” Gropen said.

Challenges faced by the current lab school are the lack of administrative space and a kitchen, Keinath said. These challenges will be addressed in the new building as well as in improvements on security.

Currently, visitors to the school enter by unlatching a metal gate into the yard where staff and faculty become aware of the presence of a guest with the ring of a cowbell attached to the gate. The classroom buildings are then surrounded by another set of fencing where a second gate needs to be opened to reach the classrooms.

The new lab school will have only one entry into the center

where further access into the site will be given based on the approval of a staff member at the entrance, Keinath said. This new entry will better ensure that visitors will have proper approval to enter the center and will better ensure the safety of the children.

Other improvements include the ability for students to observe classrooms without interfering with the dynamics of the class.

The classrooms will have a separate room where students will be able to observe the classroom through a video screen. This will prevent changes to a group that would occur whenever a new visitor is introduced, Keinath said.

A 15,000-space parking structure will be erected on the current lab school once the new center is completed. The structure will expand on the parking spaces currently available and provide spaces near the heart of the campus.

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Workshop offers assistance for English language learners PETER BRIGHT THE TELESCOPE

English Learner’s Friday is a short seminar put on by the English as a Second Language department every Friday in the Humanities Building.

The students come from all places, but they mutually desire a better understanding of English; the perfect environment for a lecture style class with one-on-one help.

The overall goal of the program is to provide more instructional support to language students, ESL and ELF coordinator Lee Chen said.

“They learn in class, but some topics don’t get taught.”

As well as providing lessons on a range of different topics for students, the program also accommodates all levels of English learners. The program has been up and running for three semesters now.

Mike Rouse, one of the ESL tutors who was on site during a Jan. 23 Friday seminar, said the lessons benefit students in a multitude of ways, such as expanding on what the professors start with in class, and providing an environment that encourages learning as a whole.

Rouse also commented that he sees pronounced improvement in students who come every week. The importance of repetition in language is not to be taken lightly. These one

to one-and-a-half hour weekly classes can really make the difference.

Chen remarked that there are only 15 Fridays during the semester on which these meetings can take place. Friday was chosen to hold this event because there are typically less classes that day, as well as the ESL computer lab is generally open.

Funding for the ELF program comes from the state-run Basic Skill Initiative program, as well being included in the budget to support tutors.

Rouse said he expects anywhere from 15 to 35 students to show up to the average lesson; more students attend when the more important topics are covered.

“It’s very useful,” Maryam Mousaui, a student from Iran, said.

“The most useful thing is the community.”

Maryam attends the lessons with a couple of other Iranian students.

She remarked that they make the same kind of mistakes, so being able to work together helps her spot those mistakes.

ELF is held every Friday in the Humanities building ESL computer lab room H-118 starting at 11 a.m.

The lessons are free, and there is plenty of room. The public is invited to stop by.

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Your social media skills can lead to course credits at Palomar College as well as career opportunities in the emerging fields of E-Marketing and Social Media Marketing.

Palomar first offered an E-Marketing program as an associates of science degree major or certificate of achievement in Fall 2013.

Coursework provides students with skills needed to be competitive in the fields of marketing and advertising. A Social Media certificate program will be added in Fall 2015.

Professor Mary Cassoni, who has taught business classes at Palomar College for 10 years, developed the E-Marketing program during her recent sabbatical. Cassoni visited local businesses and spoke with experts in a range of fields to understand how “companies are integrating digital marketing into traditional marketing,” she wrote in her sabbatical report. Cassoni then collaborated with Palomar’s Computer Science and Graphic Communications departments to design a program that encompasses advertising, marketing and technical skills. The process to develop the new curriculum took 18 months to complete.

Currently, E-Marketing is such a dynamic and evolving field that Professor Cassoni reviews and re-

vises the required courses each semester. New courses and specializations are being considered. Business internships are coming soon.

“I want internships to be part of the E-Marketing program,” Cassoni said.

One course, Social Media for Business listed as BUS 152, was new this last Fall semester. Professor Cassoni teaches the hybrid class, which meets on campus and has an online component. The course provides students an opportunity to learn how to effectively market a brand across social media platforms, whether that brand is a business or the student himself/herself.

“I want to grow my photography business,” Gail Edwards, who is earning both the E-Marketing and new Social Media certificates said.

He has already seen an increase in inquiries from using social media skills learned in BUS 152.

Professor Cassoni is “unbelievably surprised” by the broad range of backgrounds and levels of experience that her Social Media for Business students have. Some had not used Facebook or Twitter before while others are tech savvy.

A pre-class survey showed that just 11 percent of students were taking the class because “it’s a requirement for my degree/certificate program” while 41 percent said the course “will help me with the small business that I plan to own.”

Palomar student Steven Wood worked as a communications specialist before returning to college to refine outdated skills. He will complete the E-Marketing Certificate in three semesters and be among the program’s first graduates. Wood has accepted a job with a public relations company.

“The technical skills from the graphics communications department are huge,” he said. He also said he gained a tremendous amount of confidence in his ability to manage social media platforms.

“I will be able to develop a cohesive communications strategy for a company,” Wood added.

Professor Cassoni teamed with journalism professor Erin Hiro and the journalism department to develop curriculum for the Social Media Certificate. Several courses overlap E-Marketing certificate requirements.

“More companies and organizations are starting to hire experts specifically for the task of social media web development,” according to the website journalismdegree.com.

Although Social Media careers are relatively new, they are expected to exponentially grow according to the website.

Learn more about the class on Twitter at #BUS152 and @marycassoni.

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Let the regifting begin: Six disappointing albums of 2014 LOS ANGELES TIMES (MCT CAMPUS)

PHOTO SERIES ON DISPLAY THIS MONTH Top: Palomar Photography Professor Robert Barry (right) discusses a photograph on display Jan. 23 at the Hearth Gallery in the San Marcos Community Center with Dean Norma Miyamoto (center) and Photography Professor Donna Cosentino. The photography exhibit consists of photographic works by students in the Palomar College Photography Program and will be on display at the Community Center until end of February. Bottom: (l-r) Stephanie Durham, Brandy Sebastian, Devin Hamilton, Professor Donna Cosentino, Dean Norma Miyamoto, and Lucas Spenser pose Jan. 23 at the reception for the Enlightened Lens 2015 - Palomar College Photography Show at the Hearth Gallery in the San Marcos Community Center.• Photos by Paul Nelson/ The Telescope

Gifts: You want to love them. Or at the very least, you simply want to be surprised by them. Like full-length albums.

In this stream-everything, download-now era, we are appreciative of those artists who still believe in the long-play format. The album may not be as hot a gift as, say, a FurReal toy, but it’s an old standby we’ll forever love. That’s why it pains us when an artist disappoints, especially an artist we already love or want to see take on new challenges.

Since no holiday season is complete without regrets, here are some of 2014’s albums we’d like to see returned.

Jack White, “Lazaretto” (Third Man). When the musician’s newest record came out, many were quite taken with it. In fact, The Times review described it as a “confident, brash, inventive collection featuring songs that lock into the psyche after only a few listens.” The problem: Less than a year later, the door to our psyche has apparently been left ajar, because we haven’t had much of a desire to hear Lazaretto since. What we’re left with now is an album that over-thinks its every move and just leaves us cold. So much for our internal security system.

Despite a deep admiration of White, there are surely people who need this way more than we do.

Chris Brown, “X” (RCA). Not many entertainers can match the fiercely talented but oft-embattled artist’s polarity. Appreciating Brown’s efforts without conjuring his many troubles is nearly impossible. Take “X,” his latest No. 1 album, for example. The album arrived more than a year after originally intended because of a string of legal woes including a stint in rehab and jail. During the album’s lead-up, it seemed like Brown wanted to press reset and divulge something about his recent turbulence. Instead of bringing listeners into that darkness, though, he opted for less challenging material: brazen sex jams, anthems and club bangers. Meaty self-referential substance? No, Brown wanted a sexy dance party. Tracks like “Fine China,” “New Flame” and “Drunk Texting” are jams, sure, and the kid has a strong

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We have certainty for uncertainty JOEL VAUGHN THE TELESCOPE

We habitually create in ourselves a sense that we know the world around us, rather than holding to our own uncertainty. It’s rare that we admit to our own lack of knowledge, rather we constantly build realities that complement our own ambitions of how we want the world to be. This want isn’t even predicated on a sense of moral right but rather on being intellectually right about our own preconceived beliefs.

As a culture we don’t see humility as an ability that we possess.

Is this belligerent need to be right beneficial though? Yes and no.

When it comes to denoting a sense of self confidence, it is. Rather than holding back because of uncertainty, many of us throw ourselves at a task until we accomplish said task. In order to accomplish a goal you have to lie to yourself about knowing that you will be able to accomplish said goal, then mercilessly commit to being able to achieve that goal, and in the end hopefully do so.

This incessant commitment to our own self validation, when it comes to achieving personal goals, is a necessity; however, in cases where we use our own sense of self righteousness to validate our own assertions we close ourselves off to the rest of the world.

This assumption of validity can be seen as responsible for our tendencies to doubt beliefs that are not our own, to dismiss beliefs that are not our own, and in extreme cases seek the destruction of beliefs that are not our own.

In the end what really matters is the restraint held when it comes to our natural proclivity to fill in the gaps in our knowledge.

Do we allow ourselves to be thrown into the depth of our own ideologies as has been done with our commitments to success or do we allow our excess of ideology to bond us to them?

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The Black Keys perform in Orlando in December. The Los Angeles Times named the band’s latest album one of the worst of 2014. • Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS

ear for hits, but you’d heard it all before ­— on his last album, and the one before that.

Future Islands, “Singles” (Thrill Jockey). The video is great, yes: Samuel T. Herring, frontman of the Baltimore indie-rock band Future Islands, getting down — way down — in a late-night television performance that went viral on the Internet. Solid song, too, in “Seasons (Waiting on You),” an effective retread of melodramatic 1980s synth-pop somehow made even more moving by Herring’s tough-guy growl. As the opening cut on Future Islands’ fourth album, though, “Seasons” leads quickly to disappointment: nine more tracks in the same claustrophobic neo-New Wave mode, only minus the soaring melody and the mock-heroic lyric that elevate the band’s breakout hit. No wonder Herring and his mates called the record “Singles” — they know where they’re strongest.

Damien Rice, “My Favourite Faded Fantasy” (Warner Bros.).

The singer-songwriter has a killer press story. He’s reclusive, occasionally difficult in interviews and often outspoken. Yet when it comes to his arranging skills, especially on this, his first album in eight years, Rice should be considered armed (often with an

acoustic guitar) and extremely dangerous. He knows his way around the instrument, yes, but took the wrong lessons from the anythinggoes alt-rock-era, jamming songs with unwarranted effects (Raindrops!

RAINDROPS!) and using symphonic flourishes to signal false importance.

Why false? As a lyricist, he never stops telling us how hurt he is, and it’s often the result of his own bad self. Next time, lose the references to waterfalls.

Black Keys, “Turn Blue” (Nonesuch). After releasing one of the best rock albums in recent memory with 2011’s “El Camino,” the Black Keys returned with “Turn Blue” — a midtempo breakup album that made it clear the raucous joyride was over.

The duo’s ninth album is so smooth and polished one could skate across it in socks, but why bother rolling out of bed when the energy levels here barely register above interesting? Laden with predictable blues hooks, classic rock song structures and lines you already know, “Turn Blue” is heartbreaking for all the wrong reasons.

Flaming Lips, “With a Little Help from My Fwends” (Warner Bros.).

Never mind, we weren’t expecting anything worth hearing from a bunch of grown men who insist upon using the word “fwends.”

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Monday, Feb. 2, 2015

Discover the Lost Abbey in San Marcos STEVEN BURIEK THE TELESCOPE

A 25 foot beer fermenter stands at the entrance of The Lost Abbey brewery in San Marcos. Engraved on the fermenter is a crucifix, which depicts the four elements necessary to create beer. On the four flanks of the cross, ontop is a seed of yeast, on the left are hops, while the right flank dpicts wves of water, and the bottom flank shows grain. • Photos by Steven Buriek/ The Telescope

“A place for Saints and Sinners alike.”

Embark on a crusade through Rancheros Road to 155 Mata Way, Suite 104 and you will stumble upon The Lost Abbey Brewery. This local brewery in San Marcos welcomes all to join together and partake of exceptional craft beers.

Before Lost Abbey opened in May 2006 it was the location of Stone Brewing Company. Stone moved in 2005 to a new facility in Escondido. One of the co-founders Vince Marsaglia, who along with his sister Gina Marsalia owns and runs Pizza Port had a vision of creating a Belgian style brewery “The Abbey that never had a home.”

This vision was accomplished when first lead brewer from Lost Abbey, legendary Tomme Arthur created the first Belgian style beer at Solana Beach Pizza Port in 2007, the “Dubbel Overhead Abbey Ale.” A beer that propelled a chain reaction of many new Belgian inspired beers for the brewery. Lost Abbey takes pride in being a Brewery based predominantly on Belgian styles.

The brewery’s reoccurring motif on beers and environment plays on the age-old dichotomy of Good vs.

Evil. Brews incorporate names such as “Witches Wit” in reference to a witches being burned at the stake, and righteous names such as “Devotion Ale” pertaining to worshiping one on the most high. This concept fabricates an Armageddon within the brewery’s walls.

At the door of this sanctuary you are welcomed by a 25-foot wooden beer fermenter, carrying the emblem of Lost Abbey, a crucifix. It holds one necessary ingredient in each flank required

Brewer Jon Jimenez, 22, caps kegs for a new line of beers, the Hop Concept. The first set of beers will be the Hop Freshener series.

for the creation of beer. Hops to the left, barley bellow, a seed of yeast on top, waves of water rightward, and a Celtic knot in the center representative of the culmination of all ingredients.

Decor in the brewery is on point, and in line with their motif. Diabolical and gruesome paintings of devils, coupled side by side with gleaming priests and heavenly worship. There is no conflict between the two, more a sense of coexistence. Lack of seating in the brewery gives the feeling of being in a large tasting room, and makes for a much livelier ambiance.

Many who are familiar with Lost Abbey have been confused on the relationship between Port Brewing, Lost Abbey, and Pizza Port. Adam Martinez, marketing director for Lost Abbey cleaned up the confusion with a statement “Port and Lost Abbey are the same company. Pizza Port is a different entity owned by Vince and Gina Marsaglia. It’s kinda like kissing cousins,” Martinez said.

“Port Brewing is more West Coast, hop-centered beer. Lost Abbey is more Belgian inspired,” said Sam

Shaler, 24, a bartender at Lost Abbey.

Frank Jonston, a regular since the beginning of Lost Abbey, shared why he enjoys coming into a smaller brewery in comparison to large-scale breweries such as Stone. “Stone just got too big, valet parking, and all the prices went up.” Furthermore he commented on the prices offered Lost Abbey. “There’s no tax on beers. I love that,” Jonston said.

Above the threshold of the barrel room there is a sign that says In Illa Brettanomyces Nos Fides, which translates to “In the Wild Yeast We Believe” Lost Abbey prides itself in the use of these wild yeasts that help to produce complex flavors and sensory compounds in their Belgian style beer.

This week Lost Abbey will be highlighting and rereleasing three recreated beers. Cuvee de Tomme, a Bourbon Brandy aged sour. Track 10, Bourbon Barrel aged Serpents Stout with vanilla, coffee, and cocoa nips. Brandy Angel Share, a Brandy English Barley Wine.

SBUREIK@THE-TELESCOPE.COM

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Your Role:

Join the Palomar Community. Respect yourself, faculty, administration and your peers. Participate.

Your Associated Student Government is currently accepting applications for Senator and Delegate positions.

To learn more find us in SU-104, SU-102 or online at www.palomar.edu/asg/

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7 reasons Tinder is just wet kindling STEVEN BURIEK THE TELESCOPE

For those who aren’t familiar with the app Tinder, it is an online dating app that matches people in close proximity using your location and Facebook profile so as to inhibit creation of fake profiles. Name, age and any information you wish to share is posted to a profile.

Based on the picture and profile viewed you may swipe left to reject, or right to accept the person. If both individuals swipe right, it’s a match!

You are then opened to a messaging room where either person can commence in conversation. The rest is up to you. Despite the ease of meeting people, it comes with seven challenges.

1. Tinder is the epitome of shallow.

The whole purpose of the app is to cast judgment based on what you like or dislike in an individual, it is based on solely physical appearance. Men are like dogs on Tinder swiping right on all the tasty-looking bones. Beautiful women understand that many men don’t have the time or guts to approach them in person. Tinder makes it easy, a word most commonly connected with shallow. Those in search of a hook-up perk up the brassiere or pump up the biceps. Any chances of “love at first sight” are not made in a day-to-day setting, but are manufactured in cyberspace without depth or a story. Just “we met on Tinder.”

2. Photos are deceiving.

There is much trickery and false advertising in the photos and portraits posted on Tinder and social media as a whole. Users want to be viewed favorably so as to get as many “swipes right” as possible. Nothing is seen through the human eye, it’s not organic or natural. Photoshop, Instagram filters, Wonder Woman bras and meticulous lighting on lack of curves and muscles give impressions

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that are not reality. The realization comes when you meet your “match” at an absurdly well-lit coffee shop and find out what’s beneath the headshot.

3. Beware of attention whores.

Beware those who look for a boost of confidence or need to feed their ravenous egos. They may not even be on the search for a relationship or casual encounter. They merely enjoy the fact that there is someone in pursuit of them. The spotlight is exhilarating, but the human emotions on the other side mean nothing. There will be very little genuine connection or conversation, and time will be wasted filling their narcissistic tank, leaving you running on empty.

4. Communicating online or through text is a whole new monster.

Tinder is all fun and games with messaging, and keeps you on your toes with clever things to say. Sooner or later the pick up lines will run out. Some carry the skill of texting or messaging exceptionally well, but when met in person are not as laxed or competent in dialect and word

play. Who really wants a relationship that is only exciting through a device?

There are facial expressions and body gestures that commit a wider understanding of a person’s personality.

The actual feeling of presence can be electric and compelling, or they can take you to dullsville with their uninspiring aura. These are the things that you find entering a face-to-face interaction from the beginning.

5. All time is spent on the app.

Spend it on the playing grounds.

Tinder is a scapegoat for you not to put your pride at stake. We are an online culture, the technologic generation that has lost touch with practicing real human interaction. We prefer uncomplicated and unchallenging dating rituals, which promise ease of access without chance of error or disappointment. Picking up a man/ woman the old-fashioned way, simply put, shows a lot more “balls.” Not to mention it shows a powerful display of dedication proving to the person they are worth it.

It proves they are not just a split

decision made on a whim with a swipe of your TinderFinger.

6. It’s a market of buy and sell.

Sometime you don’t get what you bargained for.

We have all been shopping on Amazon for some miscellaneous object we have use for. Summary claims it comes with a 100 percent guarantee of satisfaction. When it comes in the mail our anticipatory smiles quickly turn into frowns of disdain. The same sad story comes with Tinder.

A woman will strictly state she’s not into hook-ups, so naturally the man is a perfect gentleman attaining trust and security. His desirable attributes are sold through messaging.

When successfully granted a date, he goes for more than she bargained for at the end of the night. Tall tales are told, and time is wasted.

7. Addiction to the app can leave an empty void.

First you check Facebook, then Instagram and when there is nothing left to satisfy you through those social

medias - Tinder is the last resort. Almost like a fatal last cry for attention or recognition. Whether it is a casual encounter you seek, or a search for true love, it is an easy fix. Like a drug that keeps you coming back for more. The difference between drugs and Tinder is you don’t have to pay for it. What happens when your phone dies at last call at the bar? Those hooked will most likely not pursue the attractive individual across the way.

They will go home to charge their phone, and continue swiping. Of course there are millions of lonely people on Tinder, but I believe successful human interaction cannot happen through apps like Tinder.

Social presence is key, connection through emotion, face-to-face, and interpersonal exchange in initial acquaintances. If you believe in that, look up “Social Presence Theory.”

Stop swiping and apply yourself in the real world.

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Not eating healthy is just an excuse people make SUSAN WHALEY THE TELESCOPE

Often the most important thing to a college student isn’t getting good grades, finding time to fit in studying and sleep, making new friends or preparing for the future. It’s food.

We all like eating, especially without bursting our college-student budget. Eating on a budget is difficult, but the myth that healthy food costs more than junk food is just an excuse.

It is an excuse because it’s pure laziness. It takes more time and energy to go grocery shopping and cook, but in the end it makes all the difference. Feeling good after eating a balanced meal results in better sleep and better focus for studying.

This is the most important time in our lives to be eating a good diet because it sets us up for the entire day. If we put junk in our bodies, then we feel sick all day and wonder why.

Complaining about the cost of food gets a college student absolutely nowhere except closer to a louder and angrier stomach. The food on campus is a horrible choice for any

A shopper selects vegetables at the Vista Farmer’s Market on Jan. 24. • Claudia Rodriguez/The Telescope

student. Yes, it is convenient and somewhat tasty because of all the fats and oils in pizza, burgers and Subway sandwiches. However, in no way is it cheap or all that healthy.

Those options will run a student close to $10 on one meal if you count getting a drink and snack as well.

Even going down the path of choosing a salad cost $6.

Spending so much money on food on campus and not eating healthy is a double negative and not the kind that equals into a positive.

Daily options for spending less money and eating good: -Eat breakfast at home before

school such as oatmeal, granola or eggs.

-Bring a banana and nuts/seeds for snack throughout the day at school.

-If you’re at school for longer then make a sandwich to bring.

-Always bring a water bottle.

There is a water bottle re-filling station by the Student Union. If you have trouble drinking a lot of water then put some lemon or cucumber slices in to give it extra flavor.

-For dinner instead of getting fast food on the way home from school make a homemade pizza. Dough, sauce, cheese and veggies can be

purchased for $10-$15 at a natural grocery store.

We are so used to rushing around.

We rush to school, we rush to our next class, we rush to work and we rush through our meals as we shove it down in our cars while driving to one of our many destinations of responsibility. We need to slow down enough to actually finishing chewing.

Without eating a balanced diet, simply surviving college is all that will emerge. But, surviving college isn’t enough, that’s how we gain the Freshman Fifteen. Although, at Palomar the mantra should be that

“no matter what age or semester you’re in, you will gain 15 pounds eating on campus everyday.”

Eating healthy on a budget requires more work and more time which is difficult for a busy student, but not impossible. If eating healthy is a serious goal or New Year’s resolution you made, then you can find a way to make it happen. It may be stressful at first, but after time it gets easier to budget and plan meals ahead of time.

1. Find a local farmers market to go to every week. On off days, go to the grocery store for things you may run out of. Buying too many vegetables and fruits in bulk will only result in produce spoiling.

2. Buy grains, beans and granola in bulk. Get lots of different herbs and seasonings to mix the flavor up.

3. Prep food in advance and place in fridge so when it comes time to make meals throughout the week the hard part is already over. This can be simply making a big pot of rice or quinoa, marinating meat/tofu, hardboiling eggs, chopping veggies and fruits into to-go snacks.

SWHALEY@THE-TELESCOPE.COM

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Palomar needs better food An army moves on its stomach, or so goes the old saying.

We’re willing to bet students are similarly reliant on food.

It’s no secret that a nutritious and healthy diet is important for a successful life. It is especially important for college students who are, let’s face it, pretty prone to unhealthy habits.

Full time students will obviously be spending a lot of time on campus. If the long-lines in the student cafeteria are any indication, a lot of them don’t bring food from home.

In this case, the college should provide adequate, healthy food choices for the staff and students who can’t get their food from elsewhere.

The food provided by Aramark, the foodservice and catering company that supplies the campus, is certainly not atrocious.

It’ll do in a pinch for the starving student who has exactly five minutes before his or her next class.

But it could be better.

For one, the food is certainly not the healthiest. There are too many processed foods, too many fried items and the most convenient thing to eat is the pizza.

Even the salads are typically tossed in large amounts of dressing. It’s slightly frightening to think that there could be students who eat it everyday.

The food is also overpriced.

Everything is more expensive than it would be at any other store or restaurant.

We get it, we’re paying for convenience. But it’s unfair to take advantage of college students who are probably fairly broke.

Furthermore, Aramark’s offerings on campus are definitely not the most varied. For a campus of over 20,000 students, there should be more than three or four different varieties of food.

Imagine being able to get Chinese food on campus. Imagine being able to eat anything other than pizza, burgers or Subway.

The food supplying situation is complicated at Palomar because the school has a contract with Aramark. Even the Jamba Juice is a franchise owned by the company.

All the food has to be Aramarkapproved.

Maybe the Aramark contract was the best way to go. Whether it was the cheapest, most convenient or provided the best food.

But there had to have been other options.

We think school officials should consider trying to get student feedback on the food, its quality and its pricing. If the feedback is majorly negative, then maybe it is time to reconsider this contract.

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Monday, Feb. 2, 2015

Is it time to cut back on caffeine?

AMBER ROSARIO THE TELESCOPE

Countless hours spent writing a research paper, pulling a fervent allnighter in hopes of making a deadline, impromptu naps out of desperation.

The culture of college, which now exists, asks us students to put our bodies through strenuous behaviors like never before.

It sounds impossible to do but many of us do it without question.

Pushing ourselves to achieve academic excellence by any means necessary.

Stress, bills, multiple jobs, final exams, textbooks and paying rent are just a few of the things we juggle. It sounds impossible to do but many of us do it without a bat of an eyelash.

We all have different ways of making this happen. However, for many students what gets us through our hectic day is coffee. The words college and coffee go hand in hand. From the viewpoint of many of college students the common caffeine dependency is greatly justified.

Naysayers may disagree. It is often said that this generation of coffee enthusiasts are only clinging on to coffee as a fad. Coffee houses like Starbucks and Coffee Bean have been popping up everywhere. According to Starbucks they have 20,519 stores throughout the world. That is a lot of coffee and a lot of people flock to Starbucks for their daily cup.

In hours of academic desperation coffee can appear as the only solution.

The dangers of ample and cheap coffee consumption are often overlooked.

The social act that drinking coffee has become exposes many young adults to the negative effects it can have. With the stresses of college many can’t go a

day with out a cup of coffee, or three.

The caffeine content in coffee makes it really easy for it to be a college student’s quickest fix, a fix that can be hard to shake.

Cady Sagon of AARP online shared that coffee can “increase anxiety and disrupts sleep patterns, leading to a vicious cycle of restless sleep, relying on caffeine to help with daytime fatigue, followed by more insomnia.”

Sleep is a sacred thing to college students. That is why it is not hard to see coffee critics’ concern. Yet, this is what happens when coffee is consumed in mass amounts. The social fad of coffee has made this negative effect come to fruition more frequently. It also puts people at risk for it’s other effects such as irregular heartbeats, stomach issues and a greater risk for high blood pressure.

However, staff at the Mayo Clinic state that about four cups of eight ounce brewed coffee is a safe amount to drink. So, for us college students searching far and wide for energy to make it through our next class a quick trip to the local coffee cart is not a death sentence.

About a dozen coffee stops are located in a reasonable radius from Palomar College. Places like this provide us college students with a great source of incentive to navigate these busy schedules. Crazy coffee consumption is irresponsible. However, coffee in the appropriate dosage is a godsend.

Dr. Rob van Dam of the Harvard School of Public Health lays out why coffee isn’t just the sugary confection that it is sensationalized to be. Van Dam expresses that “… consumption may protect against type 2 diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, liver cancer, and liver cirrhosis.”

Illustration by John Lucia/The Telescope

Coffee cannot only be a great preventative addition to your life but it can jumpstart any day. Even just the aroma of it can ease the daily grind of a college student.

Coffee helps some of us students focus or cram a last minute study session in. Many say they are in happier moods after their first cup. Coffee is one of the very few natural aids that can help with attentiveness, physical performance and memory.

The use of coffee by college students is completely understandable.

Caution needs to be taken with the amount we consume. Consuming too much can drown the wonderful benefits of coffee out.

So when your local coffee house is crammed to the brim with students studying and conversing with one another, don’t roll your eyes. Think about how a cup of coffee is a provider of solace for many of us who are gearing up to battle the challenges of academia.

AROSARIO@THE-TELESCOPE.COM

Police violence is evidence of larger problems CHRISTOPHER BULLOCK THE TELESCOPE

As the saying goes, “Those who do not learn from history...are doomed to repeat it.”

You would think by now that race would not play a part in how we treat certain people, but it turns out we as a society we were wrong.

And it is because of the unfortunate deaths of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, and Michael Brown, Jr., all of whom are African American, that we are reminded of this all too true fact.

It’s not that these people were killed, it was how they were killed that is the most concerning. Over the last couple of years, race-influenced deaths at the hands of seemingly untrained police officers (in the case of Martin, a neighborhood watch volunteer) have shown the country that we have not learned at all from the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

On Feb. 16, 2012, Martin, a 12-year-old from Sanford, Fla., was shot in the chest and killed by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer. According to reports, Zimmerman called the Sanford Police to report a “suspicious-looking black male” walking

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down the street. Even though he was told not to pursue, Zimmerman decided to take matters into his own hands. The ending result led in a scuffle and subsequently, Martin’s death.

On July 17, 2014, in Staten Island, N.Y., Garner was walking down the streets with his friend, minding his own business when he was approached by an plain clothes officer. Garner told the cop to stop harassing him, and proceeded to walk away, when he was caught in a chokehold from behind by New York Police Department officer

Daniel Panteleo. The entire incident was captured on a cellphone camera, with Garner telling the cops nine times, “I can’t breathe,” while being subdued. The cops waited seven minutes before attempting CPR, then called an ambulance to the scene. He was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital.

Not even a month later, on Aug. 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo., Brown got into a scuffle with Darren Wilson, an officer who was on watch patrol. Brown was shot reportedly 10 times, including four times in the head. He had barely turned 18,

and had just graduated high school months before.

It’s fair to note that in the case of Garner, he had a criminal record.

And in the cases of Martin and Brown, they did get into a little trouble in their childhood. But all three share the same stigma: they were African-Americans who were targeted simply for being who they are.

In all three cases, the purported shooters were all acquitted with little to no punishment. Zimmerman walked, Panteleo was only stripped of his badge and gun, and Wilson, while not punished, “resigned” from the Ferguson police department after the decision was made to acquit him...not before.

With the amount of protests and rioting that have occured in the wake of their deaths, it seems like we have repeated history. And while the violence is not as bad as it was in the 1960s, I still have to ask one question: when does it end?

People are who they are, I get it. But when does a color of a person’s skin justify how they should be treated? It shouldn’t and unfortunately, in the cases of Zimmerman, Panteleo and Wilson, they didn’t get the message until it was too late.

CBULLOCK@THE-TELESCOPE.COM

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‘Je Suis Charlie’ doesn’t represent free speech MIKE PETERSON THE TELESCOPE

Freedom of speech is the lifeblood of democracy.

Without our ability to accurately and truthfully share information, freedom will eventually wither and die.

Last month, an attack on French weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo left twelve people dead. The publication often had content that was critical of the far-right wing and religion, particularly Islam. The two gunmen who entered Hebdo’s office were Muslims.

Since this assault, thousands of people across France and the world came out in favor of free expression with a simple mantra: “Je Suis Charlie.” (“Je suis” being French for “I am.”).

Like most trends born in the Internet age, this simple phrase took off across the world. Plastered across social media sites, it soon became a global trending topic.

Not surprisingly, many activists were also quick to deride and criticize Islam. This isn’t constructive.

We have to look at these things in perspective.

Many of us probably imagine ourselves advocates for free speech.

Few of us would agree with limits on what can be said, especially in our digital age.

But consider how much free speech is already limited. In France alone, there are legal restrictions on free speech. Hate speech and advocating for political violence are both banned.

These legal restrictions aren’t bad ideas. Non-constructive, dam-

Participants of a solidarity event entitled Je suis Charlie Hebdo (I am Charlie Hebdo) mourn near the French Embassy on the Pariser Place in Berlin on Jan. 7. 12 people were killed in a shooting attack at satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris. Photo courtesy of MCT Campus.

aging and demeaning speech can be dangerous, sometimes emotionally and physically so.

But we have to realize the double standard. We only like the idea of free speech when it doesn’t offend us. We only like it when it’s about “them” and not “us.” This dynamic isn’t healthy.

For example, there are certain cable news networks in America that consistently come out in favor of one religion over the other. They publicly praise Charlie Hebdo’s satire of Islam while turning around

and viciously attacking if anyone every says a bad word about Christianity. This dynamic isn’t healthy.

We exist in a global culture that claims to be above discrimination due to race, gender or religion.

But we are still divided, we think of the world through the lens of what separates us rather than what brings us together. That dynamic isn’t healthy.

What we need is a better understanding of cultural differences. We need critically-thinking individuals to draw conclusions about the world

rather than just blindly believing whatever they’ve been taught. We need to expand our focus to include all races, creeds and religions.

Being critical of religion is okay.

Intelligent discourse on belief systems and different ways of living is important for both sharpening and questioning our beliefs.

Being offensive simply for the sake of being offensive, rather than for purposes of discussion or question-inducing satire, is not okay.

We need to be more tolerant of each other and intolerant of social-

ly-constructed divisions. Being critical about religion may be offensive, but it should not draw the type of reactions we’ve seen.

The problem isn’t a lack of free speech; it’s a lack of intelligent things to say.

There are vast and complicated issues in the differences between cultures. Making it an “us” versus “them” issue and reducing complex arguments into a three-word saying isn’t productive.

MPETERSON@THE-TELESCOPE.COM

There’s a problem with foreign language textbooks FAYE NOUROLLAHI BYLINE SOURCE

It has been the burden of college students for decades: the price of textbooks. But are these prices really being controlled by supply and demand, or are there other forces at work that make these books so expensive? Are expensive textbooks really the best way to teach at Palomar?

One type of textbook has a particularly painful price: foreign language books. For a basic Spanish class the pre-packaged set of textbooks costs $239.25 at the Palomar College Bookstore this semester - but the codes they include for online content can only be used once.

This means that if a student who has previously taken this class is willing to sell their used copy of the textbook for less than the price of a new edition, it generally does not include access to the online content that some classes at Palomar require and thus forces all the students to buy the new, more expensive textbook.

This does not seem like a fair deal for students. Spending over $200 for a set of photocopied papers, an online access code, and a dictionary seems a bit pricey, especially considering we live in a world with Google Translate and have access to a language laboratory at Palomar for additional learning materials.

Quite honestly, it feels as if this scenario is taking advantage of the

It feels as if this scenario is taking advantage of the students.

Photo courtesy of MCT Campus.

students, and professors could easily remedy it if they truly wanted to.

For example, they could stop asking the Bookstore to pre-wrap the textbooks in cellophane. In all other classes students are free to pick and choose which books they want to purchase (or not purchase) for the class, but the Bookstore is intentionally removing this choice by physically binding them together. Also, these books are packaged to include the entire class series. If a student has already taken one of the classes (perhaps at another college), they are still forced to buy the books for the whole series.

Surprisingly, the Bookstore is not to blame for these high costs. In keeping with the Spanish textbook example, the single book (of photocopied

papers with access codes) is online on Amazon for $182.99, which is not much better than the Palomar bookstore price.

So it comes down to the professors.

Why require such an expensive set of textbooks for a general requirement class? Beginning language classes are taught in every high school, and it is hard to image a high school spending over $200 for a textbook per student taking Spanish.

In fact, it seems Spanish textbooks are the most expensive of any language class at Palomar - the new versions of the textbooks required for classes in Arabic cost $74.61, for Chinese cost $123.19, French is $218, German is $203.95 (though some German sections do not even require a textbook),

Italian is $203.25, and Japanese costs $90.99. The textbooks with codes to online content are much more expensive than without.

It seems hard to image that the prices of these textbooks accurately reflect the information they contain - does Spanish really cost three times as much as Arabic to learn? We live in Southern California, where there is an abundance of Spanish-speaking populations. Surely the Spanish professors could find less expensive learning material for their classes.

So what can students do?

Perhaps students could ask professors to offer students the ability to buy the access codes separately from the textbooks, or not require online access for classes completely. This

way, it would be possible to buy used copies of the textbooks, and it would certainly save the students some money. Also, perhaps the professors could look into alternative textbooks to teach though. If they were to shop around, perhaps they could get a better deal.

While language professors are certainly not the only instructors who require expensive textbooks for their classes, they do have far more flexibility than science or math professors when it comes to teachable classroom material. While a math teacher needs to cover certain topics and provide problem sets, there are many ways a language professor can teach someone how to communicate.

By using handouts, Blackboard, YouTube, Google Translate, and other free online teaching tools, they could easily supplement lecture information without breaking the bank, and their students would certainly appreciate it.

FNOUROLLAHI@THE-TELESCOPE.COM

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Monday, Feb. 2, 2015

Since when has winning become a crime?

CHRISTOPHER BULLOCK THE TELESCOPE

When I was a young kid playing sports, I was taught that if you work hard, you will be rewarded.

Apparently, that is no longer the case, as we see coaches being questioned and punished for their teams being overly talented.

On Jan. 5, Arroyo Valley High School girls’ basketball coach Michael Anderson lead his team to a victory over Bloomington High School. It’s not an issue that he won, but it was the matter of how. The final score was 161-2, with his team leading 104-1 at halftime.

In an news interview, Anderson admitted that he didn’t expect his team to be that dominant.

“I’m not trying to embarrass anybody. And I didn’t expect my bench to play that well,” Anderson said, then added, “I had one (bench) player make eight of nine 3’s.” After the game, Bloomington Coach Dale Chung expressed disappointment in how the game became so lopsided.

“People shouldn’t feel sorry for my team. They should feel sorry for his team, which isn’t learning the game the right way,” Chung said.

According to Chung, Anderson’s team used a full-court press the entire first half.

When school officials learned about the score, they promptly suspended Anderson for two games.

This isn’t a typo. He was SUSPENDED for WINNING. Since when was that such a big deal in high school sports?

ESPN radio personality Colin Cowherd referred to this in his radio show, “The Herd with Colin Cowherd.” He defended Anderson,

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while slamming the parents and coach of the team who lost for complaining.

“The kids ... they got over it 15 minutes later,” Cowherd said. “You know who couldn’t get over it ... the parents, who want their kids to have fight and grit but are afraid of the process to get there.”

This is another lesson I learned as a kid: sometimes you have to learn how to lose to learn how to win. By losing, you get the motivation to work harder not to get beat.

On Oct. 3, Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Wash., beat Mount Tahoma High School in a football

game 91-0. Lincoln, coached by former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna, had recently won a game 62-0.

Kitna told the News Tribune that this game was difficult for him to coach primarily because he didn’t want to rob his starters of playing time in the first half, but didn’t want it to seem like he was rubbing it in.

“It’s hard because on one end we are trying to preach our guys not to play according to the scoreboard ... for our kids, we want them to play hard all the time, winning or losing,” Kitna said.

Mount Tahoma Coach Ricky Daley, in the same story, showed a

professional attitude, while praising Kitna at the same time.

“I know Jon from before he was a head coach, I know he’s a good man,” Daley said.

“People are going to question (the score), but what are you going to do? Just give us the ball back?

They had a lot of short field and that just made it much easier for them to score. We’ve just have to work on a lot of things,” Daley added.

I agree. If your team gets beat up 91-0, and the other team is doing all they can to make it easier on you, then you deserve to lose. Kitna benched all his starters at the end

of the first half, did not blitz from the second quarter on and did not throw a pass more that five yards in the air. And the other team STILL couldn’t score.

Another example of this is a high school baseball game that was played last May in John Day, Oregon. On May 23, Grant Union High School defeated Prairie City 65-0.

After Grant Union had a 41-0 lead going into the third inning, Coach Brian Deleney pulled all his seniors from the lineup, inserted junior varsity players, and stopped advancing bases on passed balls.

The team also did not steal a base the entire game. The game was stopped after five innings, with the mercy rule being put into effect.

For those who don’t know what the mercy rule in high school baseball is, after five innings of play, if a team has a lead of more than 10 runs, then the game must be stopped.

Prairie City Coach Mark Woodbury, who graduated from Grant Union and was a member of the 1990 state championship team, felt the Prospectors did all they could to not embarrass his team, without completely giving up.

“I want everyone to know that Grant Union was not running up the score on us,” Woodbury said.

“Don’t get me wrong, I still want to beat them. But that day wasn’t today.”

I can say this much. Yes, there is such a thing as piling it on. But when a team is so successful that they are being punished for being successful, I feel that is going too far. Sometimes you have to lose some to win some.

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Reaching the 1,000-win club is a big-time achievement at any level STEVEN MARCUS MCT CAMPUS

Duke’s basketball team will try to give Mike Krzyzewski the 1,000th victory of his coaching career Sunday when the Blue Devils play St. John’s at Madison Square Garden.

A victory would put Coach K in an exclusive club of coaches in four-year colleges sponsoring the sport.

Harry Statham, who has coached at Division II McKendree (Lebanon, Ill.) since 1967, tops the 1,000-win list with 1,085. Danny Miles, at Oregon Tech (NAIA), is second with 1,016. Krzyzewski is next, with Herb McGee of Philadelphia University (Division II) at 998.

In women’s basketball, retired Tennessee coach Pat Summitt is the all-time leader with 1,098 victories. Rutgers coach Vivian Stringer is second with 929 wins.

Statham said members of the select club, given their diverse locations, are not likely to meet anytime soon.

“I don’t know that we’re all going to go out to breakfast,” he said.

His 1,000th win earned local recognition, and he’s happy for that. He knows that Krzyzewski probably has made more in a year than he has in his career but said, “I think that if you’re in it for the long haul, like many of us, you’re not there for the riches.”

Miles coached with Billy Donovan and Roy Williams in 2011 when the three were involved with the U.S National team, but he did not yearn to join their fraternity.

He said a coach once told him, “Big time is where you are at.”

As for the disparity in salary, Miles said, “I’ve always made enough to get by. I’ve coached against some of the guys who have been there, or are there or have done that.”

Miles, who said he will retire after the 2015-16 season, beat Rollie Massimino’s Northwood (Florida) team for the NAIA championship in 2012. Massimino, who started his college coaching career at Stony Brook, guided Villanova to the NCAA title in 1985.

McGee used to travel to Long Island to play then- C.W. Post.

When the former NBA draft pick started his career at Philadelphia,

Two Duke fans hold up a sign near games end as the Blue Devils beat St. John’s, 77-68, as Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski won his 1,000th career game at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. Photo courtesy of MCT Campus.

part of his job description included cleaning tables in the school’s cafeteria. On one road trip, the team’s pizza order did not include beverages.

McGee had the bus stop and crossed the median on a busy

roadway to get sodas for the team.

Athletic director Tom Shirley was on the bus at the time. Said Shirley, “He comes back on and says, ‘You think Mike Krzyzewski does this?’ “ McGee said he does not know

if his success translates to Division I because he has never coached at that level. “Do I have confidence in myself? Of course. Do I think I could do it? Of course, or I wouldn’t be doing it.”

The all-time leader for victories at any level of college basketball is 79-year-old Gene Bess, who is in his 45th season at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Former Knick Latrell Sprewell was his most famous player. He has plied his trade in not the best of conditions.

There was no home court until 1983. In 1979, the year he won the NJCAA title, the team practiced in a facility with only one usable backboard. The other had been vandalized and there were no funds to replace it.

Bess makes no comparison to his victory total and those in the upper echelon of the sport.

“I have great respect for those guys,” he said. “They are impacting huge numbers. I’m doing it here on a considerably less medium.

“It’s good to have those numbers because there are always people sniping at the head coach. All I have to say is look at the numbers.”

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Comets football sends six players to four-year schools

The Telescope file photo. • Stephen Davis/The Telescope

Comets baseball looks to soar to #1 spot ZACHARY WATSON THE TELESCOPE

Palomar’s baseball team will hit its 36-game regular season off on the road to face off against Orange Coast, the divisional rivals who are ranked No. 1 in the nation.

Thirteen out of regular-season games will be played against teams ranked in Southern California’s top 20: These reputable rivals include Orange Coast, Santa Ana and Southwestern.

Head Coach Buck Taylor said that the focus is always on the next game, and they’re always striving to play well and continue to get better. “(The) ultimate goal is not to win championships. I would rather transfer every kid than win championships,” he said, adding that part of his success includes a “good culture in the locker room.”

It will be the Comets final season in the notable but archaic Myers

Field. Taylor said the team will be relieved to finally play in a state-ofthe-art baseball facility that will be located on the northern end of the campus near Borden Road. Myers Field will be converted into a parking lot.

The Palomar Comets started off the 2014 season going 0-4 against some tough opponents. Midway through the season, they strung eight wins together with some big victories. Late in the season the Comets caught fire with 15 consecutive wins, and then won another in the first round of the regionals against the Hancock Bulldogs that resulted in the state’s longest, active winning streak.

The season abruptly ended though when they lost two in a row to the Bulldogs in the regionals.

Coming off a fourth consecutive Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Championship, the Comets finished the 2014 season ranked No. 19 in

the nation with a 28-9 record. The Palomar Comets are ranked No 2. in Southern California by the California Community College Baseball Coaches Association, right behind the Orange Coast Pirates to start the 2015 season.

The Comets have some big holes to fill in the roster this year with the loss of big hitters such as AllState First Team shortstop Dennis Morton, and PCAC Player of the Year, Dillan Smith. Catcher Francis “Frank” Christy should see a more important role this season as he finished with two home runs, 19 RBIs and had the third most at bats on the team as a freshman.

The team will be missing ace pitcher Zach Wilkins this season. Returning left handed pitcher, Jake Barnett, will have to fill that role. Barnett is more than capable as he finished with a 2.51 era, an 8-2 record, and pitched 72 innings last season as a freshman.

The 6 foot 3 inch, 220-pound

Christy said the team does not rely on one or two big hitters like himself, but the lineup is “stacked with speed and power.” He added that the team is is “feeling great” and “more prepared” this season.

He said that part of the success of the team is how tight-knit they are.

“We’re all good friends,” he pointed out.

Barnett, a starting, left-handed pitcher, also likes to divert most of the attention off himself and toward his teammates.

“I feel really confident in how we work as a team,” Barnett said. The “coaching staff knows the game really well, always making the right calls.”

He added that there is not a lot of pressure on the mound for him.

“I like it and I trust my defense,” Barnett said. “They do most of the work, and I have confidence in Big Frank (Christy) behind the plate.”

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Palomar College PCAC Player of the Year Kali Pugh. • Paul Nelson/The Telescope

Palomar’s softball team is looking to rebound from a disappointing end to their 2014 season, when they were eliminated in the CCCAA Super Regionals.

The Comets, lead by Coach Lacey Craft, finished with a 33-6 overall record (including a perfect 18-0 in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference), but lost to Santa Ana and Cerritos in the Super Regionals, losing out on a chance to defend their state championship from 2013.

This season will present some

challenges for Craft and her squad.

Only five players are returning from last year’s team, including PCAC Player of the Year shortstop Kali Pugh and All-American Community College First Team outfielder K.K. Fronda. But, that isn’t deterring Craft from having a positive outlook.

“We’re gonna be a little younger, but we have really good talent, and should continue to improve as the season goes along,” Craft said.

With ten freshman on the team, the Comets will definitely be tested, as they have one of the

75 athletes named to PCAC Fall All-Academic Team

toughest schedules in the state.

Among the big games they will be playing this year are home games against the nos. 2 and 3rd-ranked teams from 2014, Mt. San Antonio College and Santiago Canyon.

Despite the influx of freshmen, Coach Craft is set on one solitary goal: winning the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference.

“Our first priority is to win the conference,” Craft said, “and if we can do that, I think we have a good chance at making it to the state championships.”

Palomar College’s Athletic Department has a lot to brag about this year, as 75 of their student athletes were named onto the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference’s Fall All-Academic Team.

To qualify, a student-athlete must be enrolled in at least 12 semester units and finish the semester with a 3.0 grade point average. Twelve of the 75 athletes finished with a perfect 4.0 GPA, including football offensive guard Luke Davis. Davis, a freshman engineering major, finished with straight A’s while taking 23 units.

The breakdown for each team is as follows: FOOTBALL: 22 athletes MEN’S WATER POLO: 10 athletes WOMEN’S WATER POLO: six athletes MEN’S BASKETBALL: three athletes WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: four athletes MEN’S SOCCER: one athlete WOMEN’S SOCCER: five athletes CROSS COUNTRY: six athletes WRESTLING: seven athletes WOMEN’S GOLF: two athletesFor a complete list of names, go to www.palomar.edu/athletics.

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Softball prepares for tough season CHRISTOPHER BULLOCK

In the last month, Palomar College has had six of its football players commit to four-year colleges to continue their next step toward becoming professionals. Five of the players came from this last season’s Patriot Bowl-winning team, while one of the players from 2013 made his commitment.

Wide receiver M.J. Bailey, who tied for the team lead this last season with 6 touchdowns while leading the team with 855 receiving yards, committed to NCAA Division II school Idaho State University. His running mate, receiver Damon Nolan will be moving on to Baker University, part of the NAIA. Cornerback Javante O’Roy, who holds the team record for longest interception at 101 yards, has committed to Division I Texas State.

Defensive tackle Joe Naoala will be moving on to Division I Montana State, while linebacker Austin Wolfff will be continuing on at Division I Portland State. Deep snapper Jared Sargent, a member of the 2013 team, will be going to Division II Azuza Pacific to continue his studies.

UPCOMING PALOMAR HOME GAMES FEB. 3

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FEB. 7

Men’s baseball vs. Orange Coast 2 p.m. @ Myers Field

Women’s tennis vs. Saddleback 2 p.m.

Men’s basketball vs. San Diego Mesa 6 p.m. @ The Dome

Swimming - Waterman Festival Day 1 12 p.m. @ Wallace Memorial Pool

Men’s basketball vs. Grossmont 6 p.m. @ The Dome

Swimming - Waterman Festival Day 2 9 a.m. @ Wallace Memorial Pool

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Monday, Feb. 2, 2015

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

COX RELISHES HER ROLE AS A TEAM LEADER

FERN MENEZES THE TELESCOPE

It all started with watching her father play basketball. Then he started teaching her, and as the old adage goes, “The rest is history.”

Now Keisha Cox, standout guard/forward for the Palomar College Comets, is ranked 12th in California with a scoring average of 19.6 points per game (ppg), and has lead the Comets to a No. 6 ranking in the California Community College Athletic Association’s state poll.

Cox originally started playing basketball at the age of four. She said that when she first started playing basketball in San Marcos she was the only girl on an all-boy court. As she got to middle school and then to Mission Hills High School, she started seeing more female players.

Besides winning, her favorite part of the game is practicing.

“Just having fun and coming out here during practice,” Cox said. “Making our practices as fun and competitive as they can be without us getting hurt.”

This seems to be her modus operandi for basketball in general. She keeps it fun and keeps her teammates motivated.

Her teammate Tessa Balcom said “She’s a great teammate. She’s really inspirational on the court. I’ve never had a teammate so talented, she’s like the best player ever.”

When speaking of her teammates, Cox said she likes that they are all on the same page saying “we want to win but not just win – we want to have fun and we want to help each other out.”

“When it seems like it’s not going good we all just click, we have a vibe, we all know each other,” Cox added.

Teammate Daijon Sumptar credits Cox with the team’s efforts.

Palomar Comets guard/forward Keisha Cox •Environmental portrait • Belen Ladd/The Telescope

“She motivates me to do better. When she’s working hard that makes me want to work harder to help her,” Sumptar said.

There’s more to Cox than just basketball, however. Although it is a big part of her life, she said she loves being able to inspire her siblings, her teammates and be a role model for young people.

As she got better at basketball, she said her friends all wanted to come watch her games. Then she said that slowly the little kids just started looking up to her, and she realized their respect and admiration made her want to be a better person.

“She’s really talented and her energy and her skills rub off on other people, Keisha has no problem stepping to the side and helping you out as a teammate,” teammate Ashleigh Barnes said.

Cox said she is a big family person. Her little brother is playing basketball and she loves to coach him.

Her sister is playing soccer and running track while another brother is playing football.

According to Cox when they’re not playing sports they’re watching it on television, usually ESPN. The Cox family day of rest is Sunday.

“We just usually hang out, eat something good and watch movies,” Cox said.

Her favorite movie is “Love and Basketball,” starring her favorite movie star Sanaa Lathan.

Currently, Cox admits to being into Linsanity, a documentary about the pro basketball player Jeremy Lin. “The story is about all his downfalls and he just kept God as his number one agent and he became a better human being.”

She said she likes R&B music prior to a game because it relaxes her. Her other source of relaxation is a water turtle named Stewi that is 10 years old.

Freshman guard Melissa Allen said people may not know that there is a funny side to Cox. “I love that she is probably the funniest person I’ve ever met,” she said.

She’s really inspirational on the court. I’ve never had a teammate so talented, she’s like the best player ever.

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STATS BOX

19.6 Points per game (ppg); ranked 12th in the state

62 Steals; ranked 12th in the state

8.2 Rebounds per game (rpg)