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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

ELECTION RESULTS Candidates

Votes

Norma Miyamoto

24.3 percent

Mark Evilsizer

22.63 percent

Rose Marie Dishman

21.24 percent

Lee Dulgeroff

18.95 percent

Aimee Keith

12.95 percent

54, 399 votes

51, 216 votes

48,085 votes

42, 895 votes

29, 317 votes Anita Maag and Bob Wilson at the grand opening for Anita and Stan Maag Food & Nutrtion Center on Oct. 29 . Linus Smith/The Telescope.

‘Model’ food pantry opens to community

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like daughter

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Palomar College expanded its capacity to address the needs of students facing food insecurity, with the opening of the Anita and Stan Maag Food & Nutrition Center on Oct. 29.

The Nutrition Center, located behind the cafeteria in the SUQuad, was made possible through a donation from local philanthropist Bob Wilson, who last year, donated $400,000 to the project.

During the grand opening ceremony, President Joi Lin Blake recalled her meeting with Mr. Wilson where she, alongside former Phi Theta Kappa President Forrest Ponsot and Office of Student Affairs Director Sherry Titus, outlined the costs required to fund the project. She said that at the time, she believed he would donate at least enough to cover the cost of a commercial refrigerator.

However, when they met with Mr. Wilson, Dr. Blake said “we were sitting there, and he’s looking at the list and he says ‘well I was

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prepared to give you X amount of dollars’ and we were like ‘oh okay.’

Then he said ‘but you know this is a well thought out plan for your students, and I will fund the entire project, and I will give you some extra in case you go over budget.”

The urgency for the food bank has been made continually evident through studies done by the HOPE lab from Wisconsin University.

According to their most recent study, published in April, which looked at 43,000 students on 66 colleges campuses throughout 20 states, they found that 36 percent of students had been food insecure in the last month, 36 percent had been housing insecure in the last year, and nine percent had been homeless.

The Palomar food pantry has assisted in addressing food insecurities in the community on and surrounding the campus for 34 years. They have served 12,000 meals reaching 3,000 households in the area.

During her speech at the grand opening, Titus referenced a quote from a former Associated Stu-

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dent Government senator, Trevor Wilcox, who said that the hardest thing for students going to college should be taking classes.

Dr. Blake echoed this sentiment when she said “we’re committed not only to helping students reach educational goals, but to support the whole student.”

One of the main goals Titus aimed for in expanding the food bank was to take away some of the stigma that comes with not having enough resources by beginning an open about food insecurity.

Dr. Blake said, “We want our college to be an environment where students’ needs are met with dignity and respect.”

Working alongside Dr. Blake and the Student Government, Titus hopes to continue the expansion of the food pantry until it resembles a true farmers market. She plans to keep expanding the center into the SU-Quad area to resemble a farmers market.

“This represents all the good about our community,” Titus said.

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2 • NEWS

November 13, 2018

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California passed Prop 1 with it leading the polls with 54 percent saying yes and 46 percent saying no.

California is in the middle of a housing crisis where one in three Californians can’t afford their rent and housing costs.

Prop 1 will give the state $4 billion in bonds to allow the state to build new houses that are state owned for veterans, people dealing with disabilities and homelessness, working families, and others struggling to find a home.

Prop. 1 would also create an opportunity for people who don’t have a job or are homeless potentially creating 137,000 jobs and put about $23.4 billion into the U.S. economy.

The opposition of Prop 1 is that people believe the state can’t afford to borrow more money and buy bonds that later can’t be payed off with interest. With the state already in debt, they believe the better approach would be to allow private markets to add more supply to the economy.

Proposition 2 passed by a 61 percent to 39 percent margin.

The proposition allows the state to use up to $140 million per year of county mental health funds. The law has no effect on the state budget.

Prop 2 helps provide funds for supportive housing allowing coordinated care of homeless and mentally ill individuals who need treatment and housing stability.

The funds come from a 2 billion dollar fund that came from a tax on people with incomes of over 1 million dollars.

Opponents say Prop 2 will help homebuilders, instead of people with mental illnesses and counties drag their feet building affordable housing.

Proposition 4, which now authorizes the state to issue $1.5 billion in bonds to fund the construction, renovation, expansion, and equipping of California hospitals that provide healthcare for children.

The results were 57 percent in favor of the bill and 42.65 percent stand against it.

Voters in favor of Proposition 4 emphasize that these hospitals offer care to over two million children with severe medical conditions and life-threatening diseases every year; regardless of what the family is able to pay.

Those against this proposition illustrated that while many hospitals are non-profit, they retain earnings from the government. Opponents thus inquire why taxpayers should subsidize these investments when they arguably already provided government funding.

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Daylight savings may soon be a thing of the past, and clocks could remain consistent without any changes.

Proposition 7 won with a total statewide vote of 59.8 percent in favor, versus the 40.2 percent against the idea of repealing daylight savings time.

Out of these votes, San Diego made up 30.4 percent of all voters. Through San Diego votes, Prop 7 won at 69.26 percent versus 30.74 percent for a grand total of 508,993 votes.

California’s Prop 7 proposed daylight saving times be at the decision of the California Senate, where a two-thirds vote could abolish the practice.

Some pros for this proposition include a stabilized sleep schedule for those who need it most and increasing people’s overall health.

Arguments against Prop 7 include that while the day would still be light during the summer, it would be very dark in the winter, at times when children are going to school. Another con would be that the state still has to vote for changes to be made at all, even if Prop 7 wins.

Voters have passed Proposition 11, which requires private-sector emergency ambulance employees to remain oncall during work breaks.

A “YES” on Prop. 11 means ambulance service providers must require their employees to remain on-call during breaks, which will be paid at their regular rate. Employers will be required to provide additional training related to natural disasters, active shooters, as well as provide up to 10 paid mental health services for their EMTs and paramedics.

Those who backed Prop. 11 said it has the potential to reduce the response times to life-threatening emergencies by requiring crews to be routed to a nearby call. They believe that lowering the cost of emergency ambulance costs will save local governments tens of millions of dollars each year.

Licensed Paramedic, Daniel Iniguez, supports Prop 11 saying,“As a paramedic, I want to be there when people need help. Prop. 11 makes sure that when lives are at risk, emergency care will not be delayed and we are prepared to respond to nearly any disaster.” Their major backers include Californians for Emergency Preparedness & Safety and American Medical Response. Californians for Emergency Preparedness & Safety raised $30.1 million and American Medical Response provided 99.9 percent of the committees total funds.

Their major opponents are the California Teachers Association. State Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez argued, “I am strongly opposed to Proposition 11, which is misleading and wrong. Approving this measure means harming first responders and allowing powerful corporation to escape paying millions in wages to hard working men and women. I stand with my fellow emergency medical service workers in urging all Californians to reject Proposition 11.”

California Proposition 12 was passed by 61 percent of the 6.7 million voters.

The proposition mandated that the state allow for larger roaming space for farm animals based on square footage, not animal movement. The bill also bans the sale of veal from cows, pork from breeding pigs and eggs from chickens that are not kept in the appropriately sized area.

Prop 12 was met with 39 percent of voters saying no.

Those opposed say approved areas for farm animals would continue to be based on the animal’s movement.

The measure will begin implementation in early 2020 and will be fully realized by 2022. The California Department of Food and Agriculture and the California Department of Public Health are responsible for enforcing the establishment of Prop 12.

Unlike Proposition 2 from 2008, the state is able to enforce punishment for non-compliance to the new law. Violations to the new regulations are considered misdemeanors, with fines of up to $1,000.

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Anthropology incorporates drone technology ANA ACOSTA STAFF EDITOR

Anthropology Days were recently hosted to address the importance of the field in today’s changing environment.

At the event, booths that showcased different fields within anthropology were set up around the clocktower on Oct. 30. The booths included activities that touched on topics such as medical and biological anthropology, and archaeology.

Games such as “who is your cousin” and “human or not” were set up to quiz students on their knowledge of the similarities and differences between primates and humans.

Other activities demonstrated tool making demonstrations, such as flintknapping and atlatl demonstrations. Professor Jim Eighmey demonstrated how to use the atlatl, a paleolithic spear-thrower, to students that participated.

There was also a booth where students could create their own cave art with finger painting.

“It is our way for people to relate to past human cultures,” said Isabella Godshall, vice president of the anthropology club, “It’s also a way to educate people in a more interactive way.”

Professor Marlo Willows, a Biological Anthropologist, said that Palomar College is of the few colleges that offer certificates in Archaeology. The program is trying to collaborate with the Geography Department to utilize drones in future archaeological excavations.

“I took a workshop for teachers and drones,” Elizabeth Pain, the archaeology program coordinator said, “so I’m going to be incorpo-

rating drones into the archaeology program.”

At the booth that showcased drones that will be used at the future excavations, Mikela Garza and Neil McDowell-Horn both discussed how the technology helps students achieve with during excavations.

“It would support the program by helping students learn how to operate all different drones,” Garza said, “This is helping a lot of students in the programs so when they go out and get jobs, they’ll be able to know how to operate these kinds of drones already.”

McDowell-Horn added that “it’s going to help them (students) get a better understanding of where drones could be used but also to get hands-on with the actual equipment that people are using in the industry.”

During the excavations, the drone technology could assist with mapping the land to help plan the mission and also to get a better understanding of what’s on the land, and what the potential is for a dig.

On the last day of Anthropology Days, Pain mentioned a few of the classes that will be held at Palomar in the Spring semester of 2019. Classes include Introduction to Biological Anthropology, Intro to Cultural Anthropology, Intro to Archaeology, and many more.

“All of these different areas are seeing how we can celebrate Anthropology and diversity today,” said Willows, “that’s kind of the whole purpose of Anthropology.

What it means to be human.”

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Anthropology days educate students on the importance of Anthropology, allowing students to experience past civilizations, lectures, and current technology used in modern day fieldwork on Oct. 30 in the SU-Quad. Ana Acosta/ The Telescope.

PTK donates shoes to help victims of natural disasters ANA ACOSTA STAFF EDITOR

Palomar’s honor society Phi Theta Kappa is hosting a fundraiser where the Palomar Campus community can donate gently-used shoes to help victims of natural disasters.

Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is Palomar’s only Honor Society that works to recognize academic achievements amongst two-year college students. The society’s focus

is for its members to work towards advancing leadership qualities and skills.

Another focal point of the society is for members to work at bettering themselves by supporting their communities in any way they can. Every year, PTK works to find fundraisers and charities to work with.

According to the PTK VP of communications, Christopher Carson, the honor society helped raise over $500,000 last year to

help fund the newly opened food bank.

PTK is working with Funds2.orgs, an organization that specializes in shoe drives that will help support people who have firsthand suffered the outcomes of natural disasters. Funds2orgs (funds2orgs.com) provides the basic necessities for the drive with a kit that contains marketing materials and supplies for collecting the shoes.

PTK is hoping to raise

1,200 shoes by the end of the drive on Dec. 5. All of the proceeds raised from the shoes sent to Funds2orgs will go to helping fund Palomar Scholarships for students.

“You’re helping people who have lost everything,” Carson said, “a lot of times we take for granted something like shoes, something so simple and that small can make a big difference for someone who just lost everything.”

PTK is collaborating with the Associated Student Government (ASG) and other campus clubs to spread the word of the shoe drive. Campus clubs will be competing with one another to see which group can gather the most donations.

Whichever clubs get the most shoes wins the most points.

ASG President Amber Bancroft said students should get involved with the drive because “it’s giving

back to the community as well as supporting a student based organization here at Palomar College.”

Students can participate by dropping off their gentlyused shoes at any one of the following locations around campus: Veterans Office, Library 2nd floor, Star Tutoring Center, Reading Center, ASG office, and the Financial Aid office.

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Union County College, induction ceremony for students being admitted into the academic honor society for two-year colleges, Phi Theta Kappa. Courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.

4 • OPINION

November 13, 2018

The Rise of the Old White Man JUSTIN ENRIQUEZ STAFF EDITOR

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The anger of the old white fellow has been leading to the level of genocide against anyone that is not considered white.

Blood on the streets, the face of despair and the anxiety only degrades our society.

The level of hate seems only to be generated by our Twitter in Chief stirring the pot of fear and paranoia of the person of color next door.

The cause of distress is not of the man with the missing sandal trying to cross the border, it is the one being fed misinformation and sensationalism labeling progressives and working people “Communists.”

Donald Trump seems to be the core of our decaying democracy with his daily rants on immigrants, Muslims, the Democrats, women etc.

Take for instance the incident of a far right extremist who in a quest for attention, mailed bombs to popular democratic figures.

The response on Twitter by our cheeto faced president was: “Funny how lowly rated

Smell the facism protest sign. Photograph courtesy of Abhisek Sarda/ Flickr

CNN, and others, can criticize me me at will, even blaming me for the current spate of bombs and ridiculously comparing this to September 11th and the Oklahoma City bombing, yet when I criticize them they go wild and scream, ‘Its just not presidential.’”

This mere tweet represents a bigger problem with our way of thinking and the utter corruption within our ignorant minds.

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, the number of hate groups

in California are “75 statewide,” the most in any state in the country, this includes both left and right wing hate groups, nevertheless the number is alarming for our democracy and our country.

With this accumulation of extreme hate groups there seems to be a trend with Trump supporters in which they have garnered enough anger through Fox News to lust for blood.

For instance Robert D. Bowers who shot at a jewish synagogue gave remarks

when admitted to the hospital that he hates all Jews ironically the nurse that took care of him was Jewish.

The conservatives have enveloped to become a fascist right wing ideology that resembles the rise of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler.

Under Trump’s supervision the Federal Government is opening the door for this insurmountable hate to sweep the country.

The far right wing ideology has taken a hold in our three branches of gov-

ernment, further eroding democracy to the point of a complete bureaucratic fascist state. With corrupt politicians and the lack of solutions and an extreme voter suppression that will be run by a one party state.

To repel the fascist ideology is to remove legal bribery, abolish gerrymandering, and to give more direct democracy to the people instead of power to the elites.

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The Realities of Interracial Relationships ASHLEY ROMERO STAFF WRITER

Imagine having to take all of your belongings out of your home and pretend like you don’t exist for a few days. For couple Nicole and Mohammed this is a part of their relationship.

Nicole is White and Mohammed is Middle Eastern. They’ve been together for seven years but due to his parents’ lack of acceptance, Nicole must flee their apartment when his parents visit.

Pictures are taken down, clothes are packed up, and all signs of a female presence is suddenly gone. Once they leave she is allowed to come back home as if nothing has happened.

“It hasn’t been easy, my parents do not like it and that puts a strain on things,” Mohammed said.

One thing Nicole pointed out about their relationship was how much it has educated her.

“We don’t always agree but he keeps me open minded,” Nicole followed.

“I never paid attention to how minorities and immigrants feel to be here.

They are actually scared.”

She went on to explain that Mohammed encourages conversations about the

news, politics, and what his people go through. “Many of my old beliefs and values have been challenged.”

While Mohammed has maintained a close relationship with her family, Nicole has yet to meet any of his family.

He admires Nicole’s compassion saying, “It feels good to be with someone who is eager to learn more.

She wants to understand where my parents are coming from and my ethnic beliefs and values.”

He ended with, “If we all went into any kind of relationship with that mindset I think we would see a lot more positivity.”

Many times we overlook the misconceptions and negative attitudes that interracial couples face.

What isn’t talked about in the conversation of racially mixed couples is the discrimination, the hostility they receive from their own families for being interested or being with someone of another race.

Much of this comes from older generations, like the parents who believe dating in a different race is out of spite. Interracial dating seems to be a taboo for much of the older generations.

They believe in keeping tradition and staying within

their race. Many just want the best life for their kids and this includes marrying in their own race.

What they do not realize is their mindset can hurt those in mixed relationships. To believe that solely dating within one’s own race is the only way to have a relationship is unfair.

No one should be restricted to one group of people.

Dating someone of another race does not have to be a big deal. No one is trying to fight racism or make a political statement.

It is simply two people’s feelings towards one another.

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student, Erleta Aliu, is from Albania, a small country in Eastern Europe. Her family came to the United States when she was young and they still practice their cultural beliefs here in the states. One obstacle she faces is the fact that her boyfriend isn’t Albanian, he’s White.

Her family opposes her relationship and frequently ask her, “why is he not Albanian?”

Although she’s expected to follow the traditions of her culture she says she doesn’t want to have an arranged marriage, “how am I supposed to make a life-long commitment to someone I don’t even know?” She continued

Interracial family photo provided by Rythm_In_Life/ Pixabay

“It is hard to see my parents not accept him but I am happy and that’s what is important.”

Dating out of your ethnic group allows you to step out of your comfort zone and broaden your ideological viewpoints.

When people are hostile toward interracial couples, they fail to see the beauty that can form as well the toxicity of their own mentality.

Blending different cultures makes room for more experiences and sharing your beliefs and values. Love goes deeper than the color of the skin.

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Where’s dad going? The effect of family separation BETHANY NASH STAFF EDITOR

“My dad was detained in front of me on my way to school, it was the hardest thing to watch,” 13-year-old girl Fatima Avelica said during Senator Chuck Schumer’s border press conference.

This increases a child’s chance of toxic-stress, which is used to describe the effect of extreme childhood experiences have on their brain architecture and chemistry according to the DNA learning center.

It disrupted her family stability and any sense of safety that they felt. Now she aspires to go to law school to become an immigration lawyer.

“I never thought that any of my life I would have to experience seeing my father taken away from me. He has always been right beside me to help me in any struggles I had.

He was a person to sustain my family, now my family and I are living day by day to see what happens next,” Avelica said.

According to recently analyzed data of the 20102014 census, “5.9 million U.S. citizens children under the legal age of 18 live with an undocumented parent or guardian.” That is 5.9 million children taken away from the parents,

Photo illustration courtesy of Gerald/Pixabay Family seperated

from their safety, and from their childhood.

Children who have experienced having at least one detained or de-

changes such as crying, withdrawnness, clinginess, anger and/or aggression, anxiety, and a change in their eating .

academic journal about the distress found in Latino children who are U.S. citizens that experience the deportation or de-

“My dad was detained in front of me on my way to school, it was the hardest thing to watch.” ported parent were found to experience behavioral

From 2013-2015 an article was published in a physiological trauma

tention of a parent. They found that post-traumatic

stress disorder (PTSD) was much more prominent in children living under these circumstances.

These children are living under extreme levels of psychological trauma on a day to day basis, for fear of losing everything they have ever known. The conditions that take them

away from their childhood and forced to grow up and face the world that is trying to tear their families apart.

In 2018 we advocate anti-racism, equal rights, gun laws, the LGBTQ community, and yet we feel it’s okay to see a father walking his 13-year-old daughter to school and detain him. We are letting it be okay to tear families completely apart and let children grow up without their parents because of a few missing pieces of paper.

We are the ones creating mental health issues in children of deported and detained parents.

AmericanAdoption reported that there are 400,000 children living in U.S. foster homes with 100,000 of them waiting to be adopted, but we are going to add to the number of kids who don’t have their parents.

Nealy six million children have the potential to experience PTSD and toxic-stress because they are living with at least one undocumented parent. What is the world going to look like if 5.9 million families become separated by detention and deportation, I ask again, where is the humanity?

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Cause of death: Social Media KRISTA MOORE STAFF EDITOR

In this day and age of Instagram and Snapchat, it is easy to get lost in the social media world.

With this virtual world comes a harsh reality of how evil the world really is. Facebook alone has 2.47 billion users making it the most widely used social media platform.

On such a big network there are bound to be cases of people mishandling the power that comes while sitting behind a computer screen. This concept of cyberbullying has grown with social media as it has each platform has become more popular with young teens.

Kids are using platforms such as Instagram and Snapchat not only to get their daily news, but also to express themselves as individuals. According to hhs.gov, 94 percent of teens have a mobile device they use to access the inter-

net and 71 percent are on more than one social site.

Because of this high average teens are more at risk for cyberbullying.

In 2016 the theory that someone could sit behind a screen and push someone to their breaking point became a dim reality for one family. In an extreme case of cyberbullying, 18-yearold Brandy Vela took matters into her own hands in the form of a gun to the chest to end her misery.

The teen had been bullied online for a year before she took her own life, along with dating profiles that had her picture soliciting free sex. While many reports were made to the city and school officials, they continually expressed that there wasn’t a lot they could do. Along with the social media bullying, Vela’s attackers got a hold of her personal phone number sending her cruel messages even after she changed her number.

Forty-three percent of children have been bullied online and one in four have had it happened more than once according to dosomething.org, “one in 10 teens will tell a trusted adult about their issues. Smaller sights such as Ask.fm and Kik are another reason that the online community needs to be monitored closely.

Millions of users visit the site daily. Take for instance “Ask.fm,” which became one of the fastest growing social media sites in history. The site was first launched in 2010 and was originally used as a question and answer site. In the year 2013 at its peak popularity, the site became a breeding ground for bullies.

There were nine suicides connected to the website within a year. The site that was first praised for the way to anonymously spark a conversation around the world, came under fire for

Collage of digital networks courtesy of Tanja Cappell/ Flickr

the way it created gang like communities of people. Ask.Fm founder Mark Terebin ultimately blamed mass media and the users for the deaths.

It is social sites like this and their creators that

make the internet a terrifying place. People who fall victim to these sights are two to nine times more susceptible to committing suicide, and it is our job to put the tools and resources out there to help individu-

als. Those who are young and impressionable, fight their way through their inner darkness and back into the light.

KMOORE@THE-TELESCOPE.COM

6 • OPINION

November 13, 2018

Discouragement: My experience using Palomar’s counseling JEREMIAH TATOLA STAFF WRITER

“You’ll need to wait two weeks.” “You’ll have to look that up online.” “We’re out of time.”

These are all sentences students have heard when dealing with Palomar’s Counseling Center (PCC).

The first problem with the PCC is the fact that it’s almost impossible to get immediate help from your counselor.

When a student calls for an appointment, they are are scheduled two weeks into the future.

Regardless of whether or

not they need help planning their entire college career, or have a simple question that the secretaries cannot answer, two weeks is how long a student must wait for any help.

Despite the low transfer rates of students, it feels like the people who are supposed to be helping transfer are doing a better job at discouraging them, then aiding in the stagnant successful transfers Palomar boasts.

Another problem students are faced with when dealing with the counseling services on campus is the apparent lack of knowledge

about transferring to private, out of state, and international schools.

At the beginning of this semester, I personally set up an appointment to change my major and get information about the schools I was interested in transferring to and after waiting two weeks for the appointment, I finally made it in.

Changing my major was easy enough and my counselor was very helpful when I needed to nullify a couple classes that I retook. The issue I had, however, was immediately after getting that stuff squared away, I was

asked if I was attending a UC or CSU. I was not prepared for this question and mentioned the schools I was interested in, which are almost all out of state and private. My counselor, however, seemed adamant on giving me information about in-state universities, so we spent most of the time discussing what classes I would need for those schools.

Having none of my questions answered about schools I was actually interested in, I mentioned it to the counselor again to which they told me that we would have to look it up online but we were almost

out of time, so I should do it myself or make another appointment.

I was dumbfounded and discouraged. Not only were the questions I had been sitting on not even touched upon, but I was essentially told to do it myself even though I needed guidance through the treacherous transferring journey.

The final thing I was told to do was to make a “follow-up” appointment. Two. Weeks. Later. I would have to wait another two weeks for what? The same education plan for school I wasn’t interested in?

I decided to not make the second appointment because, not only am I one unit away from being a full time student, but as a commuting student, I also work part time in a city an hour away.

Students should not have to suffer because the counseling department is understaffed and ill-prepared.

If you feel like Palomar’s counseling services are a pain in the ass to work through and with, you’re not alone.

Please email me your stories and experiences at jtatola@ the-telescope.com JTATOLA@THE-TELESCOPE.COM

The Statue of Liberty does not have an RSVP sign

Migrants jump on a truck in order not to have to walk a part of their long way on Nov. 3, 2018 in Sayula, Veracruz, Mexico. Angel Hernandez/ DPA/Zuma Press/TNS)

Patriotic Statue of Liberty by Savhanna Vargas/ The Telescope

ANA ACOSTA MONICA NAVARRETE STAFF EDITOR S

President Donald Trump has deemed the migrant caravan as an “assault to our country”, utilizing false evidence to back his claims.

These migrants do not pose a threat to our nation because of the laws that protect us and them.

In the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula, 160 people arrived at a bus station to begin their journey away from the dangers of their homeland seeking asylum within our nation.

This trek is what many define as the American

Dream, finding asylum from the dark webs of violence and unemployment that invade their hometowns.

The plan of the caravan was posted on Facebook by a former politician and the news of it quickly spread causing the numbers to grow to nearly 1,000 immigrants.

These immigrants are seeking a better life away from the home they’ve known.

Since then, the caravan population has now grown to around 5,000 immigrants seeking better opportunities.

For those who claim the caravan is a group of invaders who will destroy America, they are sorely mistaken.

This caravan is proof that

there are people who still believe in the “American Dream.”

These children, women and men are risking their lives to travel thousands of miles to find a better life filled with greater opportunities.

The President stated earlier this week that these “illegal aliens will no longer get a free pass into our country by launching meritless claims in seeking asylum.”

The rhetoric conservatives have used to strike fear in citizens about the “illegal alien mob” is getting old.

Instead of the useless arguments that immigrants are stealing jobs, let’s instead talk about how immigrants are generating economic growth within the United States and only asking for an opportunity to escape the malevolence of their homes.

An example of the vast contributions of immigrants lies in the way you purchase your fruit. Small business companies benefit from using immigrant workers because they do not conform to the regular working policies implemented by the Federal Government.

As the caravan approaches the United States border, we must come to realization that these people are in need.

Enough so to willingly expose themselves to the dangers of the long trek they are determined to accomplish.

If we are really proud of being Americans as we all claim to be, we must take action to help others regardless of nationality.

Most of the president’s remarks have revolved around unwarranted or untrue statements. These statements seek to demonize these immigrants as vicious animals seeking to take advantage of the benefits America offers.

However, these immigrants are seeking help from people that have the resources and ability to make a change. Not only on a national level, but also worldwide.

As for President Trump and his supporters, they have a misconception of the resilience and persistence our people have in order to reach a better future not only for themselves but for those around them.

President Trump claims his justification for sending nearly 15,000 troops to stand guard along the Texas border is due to the threat that the “invasion” poses.

American’s should not be misled by Trump’s baseless claims. The determination of these migrants should not be mistaken as a violent move against the United States.

Trump’s cruel policies regarding immigrants and his efforts to portray refugees as threats for his race-baiting campaign is pushing our nation in the wrong direction.

Although President Trump and his supporters are doing everything they can to reject immigrants, this caravan symbolizes the determination of millions who continue to strive for better lives.

The caravan is helping to direct attention to the difficult proccess in which entry for refugees and other immigrants. There is now a greater importance being placed on working towards creating an effective path towards citizenship. This needs to be a priority now more than ever.

Immigrants that partake in the journey to be a part of the American Dream have historically been the core of America’s identity.

The way America treats immigrants has, and will continually directly affect the morality and values that were established in this nation so long ago.

How can our president sit in office while turning a blind eye to the true individuals that make up our nation’s greatness.

As a nation and as individuals, we need to unify and help those in need.

In support of these traveling families, The Telescope will be setting out boxes in front of the Student Newsroom for donations that will be sent to RAICES at the Texas border. RAICES is nonprofit agency that provides free to low-cost legal services to immigrants and refugees in Texas. We will be accepting clothing, shoes, toys for those affected.

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Aug 30: That’s What She Said Multimedia exhibition by Sien Collective, Montjoy, Redman, Filsoofi at the Boehm Gallery.

October 5: O’ Beautiful Directed by Michael Mufson and written by Theresa Rebeck. Performed at the Studio Theatre

October 6: Winds: Palomar Pacific Coast Concert Band Directed by Kenneth Bell featuring inspiring weather themed music at the Howard Brubeck Theatre.

October 11: Future Craft Contempary craft pieces created by the Allied Craftsmen of San Diego featured in the Boehm Gallery until Nov. 7.

October 19th: Noche Havana World Dance Festival The 21st annual dance festival directed by founder Patriceann Mead in the Studio Theatre.

November 27th: RIPE The annual art and photography exhibition created by Palomar’s faculty will begin Nov. 27 and end Dec. 11.

November 29: Sonic Sampler Student composers present original compositions in the Performance Lab D-10 Nov. 29 at 7 p.m.

November 30: The Children’s Hour by Lillian Hellman Directed by Francis Gercke and written by Lillian Hellman in the Studio Theatre Nov 30 at 7 p.m.

December 1: Winter Fantasy Palomar Chorale, Palomar Chamber Singers, Palomar Symphony Orchestra perform winter themed music in the Howard Brubeck Theatre at 7 p.m.

December 15th: Gifts Directed by Kenneth Bell, Palomar Pacific Coast Concert Band perform musical gifts in the Howard Brubeck Theatre at 7 p.m.

Palomar College’s performing arts has seen a semester filled with tackling controversial topics such as historical perceptions of women to light hearted symphonies inspired by wind. Fall is nearly at an end as the performance season delivers five new venues for the community to sample. Pictured here are all major events hosted by Palomar’s San Marcos campus.

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Cage-free eggs from Egglands Best used in a breakfast recipe. Photo illustration by Savhanna Vargas / The Telescope

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Are Cage Free Eggs Actually Cruelty Free?

ASHLEY ROMERO STAFF WRITER

When you read “cagefree” you probably picture chickens roaming free through green pastures in the sun. That is not the case.

Proposition 2 prohibits farm animals from being confined to the point where they cannot turn around, fully extend their limbs while standing, or lie down. However, farms have found a loophole around this proposition allowing them to inhumanely raise these chickens.

Rather than piling

chickens into cramped battery cages, farms keep them in crowded sheds or dirty pens with little access to the outdoors. “Access to outside” can simply mean the chickens can see the outdoors through a small hole or window.

The labels farms put on their eggs are intentionally deceiving because the government does not regulate any labels except those that are labeled organic.

When they are chicks, the farmers use a hot blade to cut off the tips of their beaks, without any anesthetic, to prevent injuries if fighting occurs amongst

the chicks.

Hens suffer from numerous disorders due to the overproduction of eggs. This includes osteoporosis, diseases of the reproductive tract, and bone fractures throughout their bodies. Lack of exercise also contributes to these diseases because of the lack of access to the outdoors.

Hens typically have a lifespan of eight to 10 years while those used for eggs only live 12 to 18 months.

They suffer from painful lung lesions and ammonia burns from urine and feces in the pens. Male chicks and older hens are

seen as useless because they are unable to lay eggs.

The males are ground up alive for cheap meat while the older hens are disposed of by using electric shock, being gassed, or thrown alive into dead piles.

According to Harold Brown, the founder of Farm Kind, chickens that are claimed to be “cagefree” have more stressrelated hormones in the eggs they lay compared to battery cage hens due to the large size of the flock which makes it harder to establish a pecking order.

There are no federal laws in the United States

that regulates how farms raise their animals. There are laws that govern humane slaughter and the transportation of animals but the use of battery cages is not prohibited in either one.

There are agricultural and animal cruelty regulations in individual states but often times their routine and common practices are exempt.

While many undercover videos have surfaced on the internet, it is still difficult to convict these farm owners of animal cruelty, because cruelty must be proven intentional by the

prosecutors. Most state statutes do not protect farm animals, thus making it rare for these lawsuits to be successful. In order for a conviction to occur workers have to be seen consistently beating and killing the animals.

In order to stop the suffering of these sick, starving chickens, we must stop supporting the entire egg industry. For those who love their eggs in the morning there are many vegan alternatives available that are just as delicious.

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One world, One dance, Una Noche PATRICK HARTLEY STAFF WRITER

Dancers swayed and rhythms thumped, as Palomar’s Studio Theatre was transformed into a 1950s style Latin nightclub for Palomar College’s 21st anniversary of Noche Havana: World Dance Festival on Oct. 19. The show was a celebration of the diversity of Palomar’s Performing Arts Department.

The night opened up with a Latin social dance class that was open to audience members of all levels. Students, grandparents and kids all joined in learning the basic front and back, side to side, steps and spins to the Cumbia style music from the energetic live band “Kimba Light.”

Next was the Popurri de Cuba, a fast paced blending of music and dance from Africa and Cuba. The resident dance and drum company

“Agogo” blended the sounds of African Conga drums with Latin rhythms. The dancers wore traditional colorful wide ruffled skirts and jumped and shimmied in proud display of Afro-Cuban style.

After that the Capoeira dance was demonstrated by Professor Elias Fonseca. The dances were a form of martial arts that were brought to Brazil by African slaves and disguised from slaveholders as a dance.

The show also included Hawaiian and Tahitian music and dance that combined chanting with native dancers. The Mexican Ballet Folklorico duet showed how the German Polka-style music was popularized in the state of Chihuahua at the turn of the 19th century.

Advanced student, Anna Lopez’s highlighted Irish dancing, while student Emily Martinez took us on a tour of the Middle East. Martinez

performed movements from Turkey and Egypt including the belly dance. “All of the faculty and professors are well trained, well travelled and it’s just a really good place to get a really good quality education in these cultures,” Martinez said.

Patrice Ann Mead, Dance Professor and Director of the World Drum and Dance Program came to Palomar in 1997 and built the department into one of the most comprehensive world programs in Southern California. “We incorporate a lot of dance forms. You can’t see your world if you only represent one culture, you have to be open,” Mead said.

Mead echoed the message of how the arts builds a bridge of inclusion. “People can find their niche and be exposed to things that would bring them joy, will bring them community, bring them a sense of belonging,” Mead said. The

Michelle Pledger dances the Mambo Cabaret with Palomar College resident dance company Agogo.

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Palomar Drum and Dance program brings all of those things without missing a step.

Agogo company dancer Michelle Pledger, talked about how Mead and the Palomar Performing Arts program have helped her. “It has really not only just built my confidence as a dancer.

But she’s an incredible human

being who’s just taught me a lot about how to be a woman with integrity.”

“Everything you see in the program you can study in the Spring” Mead said. “I hope my performance today can increase enrollment for that class so that it will not be dropped,” Martinez said.

The refreshing diversity of

styles and cultures kept the audience on their toes, while the family atmosphere kept everyone firmly grounded.

The show was a reflection of how the program has brought together many people and created a community.

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Michael Myers on the hunt for his next victim. Photo courtesy of cshepard651 / Flickr Commons.

Michael Myers, back to finish what he started MOVIE REVIEW

SAMANTHA COX STAFF EDITOR

The new “Halloween” movie puts a modern twist on the original made in 1978.

While the original’s main focus is on the heartless serial killer, Michael Myers, the 2018 version focuses on Laurie Strode and her family, who survived the killings back when they first began.

Strode is no longer the victim - she is on the hunt for revenge.

Myers is back on a killing spree, and Strode is

ready to keep her family safe.

There are many gory scenes throughout the movie, but the most terrifying theme is the harsh reality that death is inevitable when a serial killer is on the loose.

“Halloween” is a movie that everyone can enjoy, whether you have seen the previous movies or not.

However, there are some references to the older movies if you are a true fanatic of the old slasher film.

The cinematography is outstanding. Michael Simmonds, the cinematographer plays with lighting and audio/visual effects to provide the audience with a “visual treat.”

Before the second half of the movie, Myers had already killed more people than he did in the previous movie, creating even more room for terror.

In a world with advanced weaponry, Myers with a knife in hand is just as frightening as it was in 1978.

In fact, the audience was on the edge of their seats within the first 10 minutes of the film from several beheading and stabbing scenes.

“Halloween” combines both the new and old horror genres. With subtle comedic relief and chilling murder scenes, viewers are entertained from beginning to end.

Most remakes can’t beat the original - “Halloween” is an exception.

With new technology in visual effects and advanced makeup techniques, the new version is stomach turning.

“Halloween” portrays a strong feminist theme with the help of Jamie Lee Curtis’ character, Laurie Strode.

Strode is the strongest and smartest character in the entire film.

She uses her PTSD to prepare not only her, but her daughter to protect themselves against the dangerous world.

While reluctant at first, Strode’s daughter gains an understanding of her mother’s questionable par-

enting techniques by the end of the film.

Adam Graham, movie critic, noted “‘Halloween’ is proof that horror icons never truly die. To come back to life, they just need a little love.”

Perhaps more love should be shown to other old slasher movies, such as Nightmare on Elm Street, so that they have a chance to recreate something that both older and younger generations can enjoy.

The after-credit scene of Halloween hints at possible sequels of the movie.

Will Myers come back to finish his 40-year manhunt?

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Newest “Call of Duty” game leaves many fans torn GAME REVIEW

ALEX GARCIA STAFF WRITER

“Call of Duty: Black Ops 4” was released on Nov. 2, and there was a lot hype and excitement for the game, since it has been 3 years in the making.

Many people had high expectations for the game, since every time a new “Call of Duty: Black Ops” releases it really hits home on all fronts and leaves the gamer completely speechless with its amazing storyline and wonderful graphics.

I myself am a “Black Ops” fanatic, so I couldn’t wait for the game to come out as well. Every time Treyarch releases a new installment, they really listen to what the people have to say on how they can fix the game from the previous release.

Treyarch only wants the game to keep expanding

and grow the Call of Duty community.

When you first begin the game, you quickly find out that it is only a multiplayer game experience. There is no campaign, or story mode, for the gamer to play on their own.

This is the first time that there is not a story/campaign in a Black Ops game.

That was a big disappointment, because many of the people I talked to said that sometimes the multiplayer experience gets boring and repetitive.

Sometimes they just want to hop on and play the campaign, as most of the campaigns from the previous games were good and intriguing.

Now to talk about the multiplayer experience.

“Call of Duty: Black Ops 4” was bringing something new to the table, which was adding a mode called “Blackout.” Blackout is like any other battle royale game where you can play solo, with a friend or in a squad and take on the

One of the most prolific movements to come in the world of music in the past few decades was the Seattle grunge.

Through that, we got legendary bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden, to name a few.

But there were more than those bigger names. Bands that slipped through the cracks, and never made it to the big league.

Mudhoney Mudhoney formed in 1988 in Seattle, right before the peak of the grunge scene.

They’ve released nine albums since forming and they didn’t really see much success outside of the area.

They have a heavier sound as opposed to other bands in the scene, which makes for a more interesting listen.

Check out: “Touch Me I’m Sick” or “Suck You Dry.”

Super Deluxe If you’re looking for something a little softer this might be the band for you. Super Deluxe formed in Seattle after the first wave of the grunge movement, taking inspiration from those before them.

The band only lasted about 10 years (1995-2005), and never saw much commercial success.

Check out: “Famous” or “She Came On.”

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Promotional artwork for “Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.” Photo courtesy of FlickrCommons.

world.

Many people were excited to try a new mode that pertains to what is hot in gaming right now, as “Fortnite Battle Royale” has taken over the gaming world, so Treyarch made it their goal to keep up with what the gaming community is playing most. They also brought back “Zombies,” which was one thing

that everyone loves to play with their friends.

The other online multiplayer experience is like all the other previous games, but Treyarch brought back some of the old maps from previous games satisfying nostalgic desires of fans.

However, By them not having a campaign, the game lost a lot of people’s interest.

Overall, the community is spilt on whether this game was well done or not.

If you are a “Call of Duty” fanatic you will enjoy the game.

If this is your first Call of Duty you are going to play, I suggest you rethink your decision and maybe try another game.

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The last band featured came around the same time as Soundgarden and Mudhoney, forming in 1985.

After releasing their 1996 release “Dust,” they struggled to create a follow up, and the band split in 2000.

If you ever find yourself in the Seattle-Tacoma airport, take a stop at the Sub Pop store and say hello to Mark Pickerel, the former drummer, who works as assistant manager.

Check out: “Nearly Lost You” and “Dying Days.”

The Seattle grunge scene played a huge part in the rock and punk industry, and some of the most iconic rock bands in the world were born out of Seattle.

But, if you’re willing to dig a bit deeper into the scene, check out those three bands to get a feel for the different subgenres in the grunge scene.

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November 13, 2018

Golden state of mind: Warriors dominate the NBA ALEX GARCIA STAFF WRITER

Since the NBA, was founded in 1946 there hasn’t been a team more iconic than the Golden State Warriors.

They have proven that they are the best in the world right now by winning three championships in the last four years.

The Golden State Warriors are more than just another basketball team in the league, they have continued to show their dominance by winning the Western Conference three of the four times that they have gone on to play for the NBA championship.

They consider themselves not only a basketball team, but a family. It is clear that the Warriors players and coaches are always on the same page rarely yelling at one another.

If someone is slacking one of the superstars makes it their job to help out to assure that they are on the same page as one another. The team has a motto that they live by “strength in numbers”.

The Warriors had won a championship in 2015 and hoped to repeat in 2016, but Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers wanted to rewrite history and become the first team to come back from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals, and bring home Cleveland its first championship.

Golden State made a key acquisition in 2016 when Kevin Durant decided to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder and make his way

to the Warriors. Durant was heavily criticized for this, because earlier that year in the playoffs, the Thunder had almost beat the Warriors in the playoffs. It was perceived as if he can’t beat them, so he might as well join them.

Durant said, “when I had the meeting with Warriors franchise they praised to me the phrase Strength in Numbers and being a unselfish teammate. The team was not worried about who was the main star of the team was.

They were more concerned about winning championships and working together as a team.”

Durant really praised the organization for this because for once he felt that not all the eyes were on only him.

Everyone eventually learned that this was far from the truth and Durant came out firing strong, showing the whole league that he was hungry for his first championship.

He made it his goal to win his first in a Warriors jersey. He silenced all the doubters by helping lead the team to a Championship title and earning the honor of Finals MVP. 2018 rolled around and again for a fourth consecutive year it was Golden State against Cleveland for the NBA championship. Durant made his presence felt once again, as he exploded and led the team to their third championship in four years and winning Finals MVP for the second consecutive year.

The Warriors are the best team in NBA history because

they have a roster full of leaders who make it their duty to help each other out and make sure that the team is on the same page.

They have a team full of superstars and league MVP’s able to hurt you in multiple ways. Their most notable stars are MVP’s Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. They also have Klay Thompson and Draymond Green who are equally important and talented as the MVP’s. Curry has the record for the most three point shots made in a single season with 402 which broke his previous record of 286. Durant is unguardable in the way he can take a game over. Thompson just set the record for hitting the most three pointers in one game with 14 beating his teammate Curry who previously held it with 13. Green brings a lot of intensity and fire to the team. He is also the last line of defense for the team.

All of these men are NBA All stars, so even if one of the Steph Curry celebrating a three pointer courtesy of Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group/TNS players is having an off night surely one of the other supe Spurs. told him to do in the game. to attract other great players will step it up.

Kerr is undoubtably full of Also, Curry has great confi- of the league. Golden State Another thing that makes knowledge about the sport of dence in his game, that even will continue to get better the Warriors the best is their basketball. He gives the War- when he’s having an off night, and do bigger things makHead Coach Steve Kerr. Kerr riors a key advantage being Kerr lets him do as he pleases ing it known that they will do is a someone the whole orga- able to tell the team how to because Curry is that good. whatever it takes win. Curry nization believes in, and buy succeed and without any hesiThe Warriors greatness is believes that his team is only into everything that he has tation they will listen because attracting a lot of other big getting stronger and better. to offer. Coach Kerr played of Kerr’s veteran status. Curry superstars in the NBA. For The Warriors will continue to in the NBA for the Phoenix and Kerr have a relationship example, this off-season the dominate all the competition Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, like no other, when they’re on Warriors were able to pick that stands in front of them Orlando Magic, Chicago the court resembling a father up another five star player, and continue to win champiBulls, Portland Trailblazers, son relationship. When Kerr DeMarcus Cousins. If the onships. and San Antonio Spurs. He speaks to Curry about what’s Warriors continue to win, had five championships as going on the court he really the championships will speak AGARCIA@THE-TELESCOPE.COM a player with the Bulls and incorporates what the coach for themselves and continue

San Diego is and will always be a sports town RYAN DAVIS STAFF WRITER

“America’s Finest City,” a name coined by former San Diego mayor Pete Wilson, has been home to many professional sports teams over the years. San Diego been a friendly home to sports since the city’s first pro team, the San Diego Bombers of the Pacific Coast Football League, played at Balboa Stadium back in 1940.

The NBA moved out long ago and the NFL (“No Fun League”) decided to take its money-grabbing organization to Los Angeles two years ago. But even before the Chargers left, questions about whether or not San Diego is a sports town have been easy to come by as the city has yet to win a championship in any major sport.

Don’t let that fool you. San Diego is a sports town and always has been.

The San Diego sports teams of old didn’t leave be-

cause they hate the city or its fans or because of the team’s lack of success but instead left because they believed their franchises would become more valuable. For example, the Spanos family had their eyes set on relocating the Chargers to Los Angeles for a few years. They proceeded to alienate their San Diego fanbase in order to make it look like the fans in San Diego don’t care about the team.

In 2016 the Chargers moved to Los Angeles, turning their backs on their loyal fans. They finished last in the NFL in attendance according to Forbes and the team’s value increase was smaller than any other team in the league despite moving to one of the world’s largest cities. Moving out of San Diego hurt the Chargers’ value as they had lost the support of their fans down south. In other words, they are nothing without San Diego and its fans.

San Diego sports fans seem to always turn up to

Longtime Padre Tony Gwynn is remembered with a statue in San Diego, California. (Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

sporting events as made evident by the Padres and Gulls attendance numbers over the past few years. The Padres haven’t fielded a good team in years but fans still show up to the ballpark. San Diego

has never been last in MLB in attendance despite the poor product on the field. Gulls’ attendance is even better as they led the AHL in attendance in 2017-18 and have been top three in attendance

since the team’s debut in San Diego back in 2015.

Fans in San Diego are loyal to the teams that actually care about the city and its citizens.

The Padres and Gulls actively market themselves as San Diego teams and don’t stray from that model often. They know that they don’t have to try too hard as the fans will show up regardless, as evidenced by the steady attendance of both of the teams.

Aside from the Padres and Gulls, San Diego is also home to professional teams such as the San Diego Legion (Major League Rugby), San Diego Seals (National Lacrosse League), and the San Diego Fleet (Alliance of American Football). Although these teams are lesser-known and are new to the city, they represent the ever-growing nature of the sports industry in San Diego.

America’s Finest City has a lot to offer and may add another professional sports team if the stadium for-

merly known as Qualcomm is leased to a La Jolla-based investment group intent on bringing Major League Soccer to San Diego. If the stadium is leased to them, the MLS may decide that San Diego should be home to an expansion team which would give San Diego fans yet another professional team to root for.

If they don’t get the land and fail to bring soccer to San Diego, the fans won’t be too hung up about it. They’ll just continue on supporting the teams they have just like they’ve been doing since 1940.

San Diego is a sports town and the Chargers leaving may have sparked a golden era of San Diego sports. The city is bringing in all kinds of pro teams from a variety of sports and they don’t seem to be slowing down any time soon.

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Comets Corner with Mace Anderson INTERVEIW BY CHEYENNE CYR T: WHAT'S YOUR YEAR/MAJOR? MA: I'M A SOPHOMORE MAJORING IN CREATIVE WRITING T: WHAT GOT YOU INTO WRESTLING? MA: IT'S ONE OF THE OLDEST SPORTS IN THE WORLD AND IT REALLY TAPS INTO A PRIMAL COMPETITIVENESS. WHAT'S BETTER THAN THAT 1 ON 1 FIGHT? T: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MOMENT IN YOUR CAREER SO FAR? MA: THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED THIS PAST WEEKEND. I WAS WRESTLING A GUY THAT HAD BEATEN ME THE YEAR BEFORE. TOWARDS THE END OF THE 2ND PERIOD I FELT HIM BREAK MENTALLY AND I JUST PUSHED HIS FACE INTO THE MAT AND HEARD MY WHOLE TEAM GET EXCITED BECAUSE THEY COULD SEE IT TOO. I WON THAT MATCH AND WE WON THE DUEL.

Volleyball head coach Ken Seiler and sophomore setter Mikayla Seiler. Aubree Wiedmaier/ The Telescope

T: DO YOU HAVE ANY PREGAME MEALS THAT YOU EAT BEFORE A BIG MATCH?

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MA: A HAM SANDWICH WITH A PEANUT BUTTER THIN BAR. IT'S A RITUAL.

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T: WHAT SORT OF GOALS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE FUTURE? MA: I LOOK TO WIN A STATE TITLE THIS YEAR. THAT'S ALL I FOCUS ON AND I DON'T LOOK PAST THAT. T: HAVE YOU HAD ANY ROLE MODELS THAT YOU LOOK UP TO? MA: I HAVE TWO. MY HIGH SCHOOL CLUB COACH GARY GARCIA WHO'S DONE AMAZING WORK FOR WRESTLING AND THE YOUTH IN SANTA CRUZ. MY OTHER ROLE MODEL IS MY TEAMMATE, ERIC REYES. HE'S A COUPLE YEARS OLDER THAN ME AND HE HELPED ME A LOT THIS SUMMER NOT JUST WITH MY WRESTLING BUT ALSO FINDING MYSELF AS A MAN. HE'S SOMEONE I TRY TO EMULATE A LOT AS WELL.

Mace Anderson during the start of a match. Krista Moore/ The Telescope

In the game of volleyball the setter is often considered the position that could make or break a team. For the Palomar women’s volleyball that spark plug in the center is Mikayla Seiler.

Coming from a family of volleyball players, Mikayla naturally picked up the sport herself and followed in the footsteps of her father and coach, Karl Seiler.

She mentioned, “both of my parents played and coached so it’s kind of in the family.”

Coach Seiler is a longtime Comet himself, attending the school and then worked as an assistant coach starting in 1990. The Palomar alumnus took over the women’s team in 1995 and has been coaching ever since.

Seiler joked he’s been Mikayla’s lifelong coach but officially has been her volleyball coach for the two years she’s been at the school. “ I wanted her to get her own experience with another coach until she graduated high school, “Seiler

said, “then I said you can come play with me, which she didn’t really like at the beginning.”

Having a dad as your coach can have its perks as one can imagine. Mikayla said, “ I can be a little sassier with my coach so that’s kind of funny.” She also mentioned it has been a fun experience to see the coaching side of her father.

Like anything new, there is a learning curve and for this father-daughter duo, they have found that keeping the volleyball talk separate from home life has been the key to keeping everyone happy.

“She’s super stubborn,” Seiler said in regards to some of the harder aspects of coaching Mikayla, but the proud father couldn’t help but add, “She’s super smart so it’s hard for me to catch her.”

Mikayla agrees that being able to separate volleyball from family time has helped maintain their relationship. With a long commute from Murrieta, the pair has found that their car ride to and from school is

time to bond.

Seiler describes Mikayla as headstrong which poses challenges for the coaching side but he enjoys watching her grow as a student of the game. “She’s very accepting of coaching and she really wants to be as good as you can be in whatever she’s doing.”

In their two years together at Palomar, the pair has fallen into a rhythm keeping a balance of father and daughter, coach and player. “She’ll ask me a question and I’ll say do you want me to answer as coach or as dad?”

As a clear leader on the court, Mikayla shows her veteran status playing hard through every set always cheering on her fellow teammates and it shows she looks up to her father picking up the position as a setter just as he once was. Like any proud father and coach Seiler can’t help but beam when talking about Mikayla. It’s a father-daughter bond that will never be broken.

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Water polo captain leads team ANA ACOSTA STAFF WRITER

Kelly Rowan has been a student and athlete at Palomar College since 2016 but has been playing water polo for eight years.

“My friend’s mom thought I’d be good at it because I was very boyish and aggressive,” Rowan said, “I ended up really liking it.”

When it comes to juggling school and sports, Rowan mentioned that it can often be difficult to play the roles of a student and an athlete. Despite this, Rowan said that she’s

never had a difficult time with professors and that they’ve all been understanding with her circumstances.

The women’s water polo coach, Mandy Simon, said that as a captain Rowan takes initiative to delegate and lead the team. Simon said that Rowan makes sure that things get done efficiently, which helps hold the team together.

“I’ve known Kelly for a couple years, and she’s grown a lot as a leader,” Simon noted. “So, just seeing her develop in that way, I can see that translating into other areas of her life, whether that be a career or

a family, I think she is going to do well.”

Teammate, Haley Balch said that Rowan was the first person on the team she befriended, noting that it helped her transition to become part of the women’s water polo family.

“She’s well respected on the team,” Balch said. “It makes it really easy to have a center guide to know this is what we are doing, this is how we’re going to do it, everything like that. She’s a really strong authority figure for us.”

When discussing her future goals, Rowan mentioned that she’ll pursue water polo until she fin-

ishes at Palomar.

“This is as far as I’d like to go,” Rowan said. “If I go to a four year, I’d try it out and see how it goes, but I’m not really searching for it.”

A few of her hobbies outside of school and water polo include anything that involves being in the water, hiking or frisbee golf.

Rowan is currently pursuing a degree in Liberal Studies to become a teacher, and will also be taking a semester off school to receive a massage therapy certificate.

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Palomar water polo player Kelly Rowan. Ana Acosta/ The Telescope

12 • Sports

November 13, 2018

Comets fall sports season coming to a close TELESCOPE STAFF

two losses.

The Comets maintained their fourth place standing within the North Division.

Noemi Ramos, outside hitter and middle blocker led the team all season long. In the match between Palomar and Mira Costa, Ramos managed to land 13 kills and added four service aces.

The team closed out their conference in a match with Mt. San Jacinto on Nov. 2 with a loss of 3-0.

To end their season, the team will be attending the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference to play two crossover matches.

STAFF WRITERS

Another fall sports season has come to a close and with a handful of teams not eligible for playoffs Palomar athletics look ahead to the spring. Those who qualify will be fighting for a title in the coming weeks looking to bring home another championship to an already impressive athletic program.

Football Palomar football has exceeded expectations as they carried a 6-3 record into their final game of the season against San Diego Mesa.

The Comets have relied on a strong passing game, averaging 286 yards per game in the air as opposed to just 95 rushing yards per game. This one-dimensional game plan has worked surprisingly well as Palomar hasn’t had much trouble scoring all season even though they’ve been banged up since week 1.

“Even as dinged up as we are on offense, we’ve proven we can move the ball and put points on the board,” Coach Joe Early said.

Palomar’s quarterback tandem of Connor Curry and Shea Morales have combined thrown for 2,328 yards and 20 touchdowns.

Curry is also the team’s leading rusher, averaging 34.8 yards per game accompanied by five touchdowns.

Defensively, the team has been led by linebacker Chris Calhoun who has 76 total tackles on the season; 20 more than anyone else on the roster. He is also second on the team with two interceptions with one of those ending up as a defensive touchdown.

Due to two Fullerton forfeits Palomar has a chance to win the central title.

The team is gurenteed one bowl game to be played Nov. 17.

Cross Country

Lamar Raboteau runs the ball in Palomars 45-35 win over Cerritos Nov. 3. Krista Moore/ The Telescope

Soccer The Palomar Men’s soccer team won their final home game by a landslide with seven goals and no room for the opposing team to breathe.

Standout performances from midfielder freshman, Tyler Eldridge who scored a hat trick helped the team improve their home record to 4-6-1.

Forward freshman Bryan Covarrubias and Left Midfielder and Captain, sophomore Aaron Garcia helped share and spread the win by scoring two goals each.

The young team, containing only 3 sophomores, looks to continue to build their chemistry and their spirit on the field into next season.

Palomar Women’s Soccer have had a rough season to say the very least.

The team holds a record of 1-16-1 as the program begins to build its chemistry from the baseline up.

Kevin Barba dribbling in Palomar’s 7-0 win against Imperial Valley Nov.2. Krista Moore/ The Telescope

A highlight of the season would have to be their lone win, as the Comets took on San Diego Miramar on Minkoff Field, Friday, September 28th with a final score of 3-0.

The first goal kicked off in the 14th minute as sophomore forward, Alexia Bruzzi was assisted by sophomore Midfielder, Seika Nakatsuru. The 43rd minute presented a goal by center-midfielder Samantha Kaye-Toral assisted by sophomore forward, Yuliana Sanchez.

In the second half, Samantha returned the assist to Sanchez in the 84th minute. The final score 3-0 allowed the comets to clinch their first win of the season.

The young team with 14 freshman and 8 sophomores looks to continue to build their chemistry and have a successful season next Fall.

Water Polo Palomar’s water polo teams have struggled along

their 2018 season. Both teams ended their seasons losing in the PCAC (Pacific Coast Athletic Conference) tournament.

The men’s team ends the season with an overall record of 12-14 and averaged 11 points per game.

The women hold a record of 8-14.

Both teams fell short of being conference leaders with the men finishing at second place behind Grossmont They lost their final match for the PCAC title to Grossmont College by a score of 21-7.

The women ending at third place behind Grossmont and San Diego Mesa They lost to San Diego Mesa College in their final match also for the PCAC title by a score of 13-12.

Wrestling The Palomar Comets Wrestling team have had an efficient season and are staying hungry and preparing for the state duels.

Palomar’s Eric Reyes won by desicion over Mt. SAC’s Aaron Diaz 10-7 Oct. 24. Krista Moore/ The Telescope

The team has been dominating as of late, defeating Santa Ana, and Mt. San Antonio in convincing fashion.

Coach Brody Barrios said, “my team is staying hungry and we only keep getting better with each and every practice that we have.”

Barrios is also pleased how the team handles themselves considering all the strenuous workouts and practices they have always given him 120 percent.

The Comets are on a roll at the right time looking to keep the momentum going into their state championship match.

Volleyball The women’s volleyball team closed their season with a 4-6 conference standing.

The team went 6-15 in their overall matches.

Within the North Division, Comets went 4-6 in their conference matches. The team’s finishing streak was

Palomar cross country finished their season in 12th place out of 14 teams with 357 points. For the men Mario Travino was the only runner to qualify for the state meet. He placed 78th out of 193 total runners. He ran four miles in 21:19:05.

For the Palomar women, Sophomore Hannah Lopez led the comets running a 5k in 19:38:00 finishing 38th out of 177 total runners.

Other scoring runners for the Comets include Cassandra Ramos who finished 67th (71st in the overall race), Maia Chaffin finishing 77th, Jolie Beentjes finishing 86th, and Brianna Frain who finished 89th over all.

Golf Women’s golf finished the season strong in second place for the overall season with a 5-13 record. Standout golfer freshman Denise De La Cruz finished third among the PCAC women golfers averaging 80 strokes for the season.

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Sophmore Emma Thomas blocking a shot on goal in the Comets 10-4 loss to San Diego Mesa Oct. 24. Krista Moore/ The Telescope